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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16

When the fighting began in the Wild
erness, in May, 1864, the bloodiest
month of the whole war, Mr.. Dana
was summoned, late one night when he
was at party, to the war department..
He hurried over, says McClure's Mdgi-
zinc, in his evening dress, and passed
President Lincoln talking very soberly
TO Mr.. Stanton.
"Dana," said Mr.. Lincoln, "you know
we have been in the dark for two days
since Grant moved. We are very much
troubled and have concluded to send
you down there. How soon can you
start ?"
"In half an hour" replied Dana.
In about that time he had an engine
fired up at Alexandra, cavalry eacort
awaiting him there, and with his own
horse was aboard the train at Maryland
avenue that was to take him to Alex
andria. He was just starting when an
orderly galloped up with word that the
President wished to sec him. Dana rode
back to the department in hot haste.'
Mr.. Lincoln was sitting in the same
place.
"Well, DANA" said he, looking up,
"since you went away I've been think
ing about it. don't like to send you
down there"
"Why not, Mr.. PRESIDENT" asked
Dana, little surprised.
"You can't tell" continued the presi-
dent, "just where Lee is, and what he is
doing; and Jeb Stuart is rampaging
around pretty lively in between the
Rappahannock and the Rapidan. 1t Is q
considerable risk, and | don't like to
expose you to it,"
"Mr. President" said Dana, ~ have a
cavalry guard ready and a good horse
myself. If it comes to the worst we
are equipped to run. It's getting late,
and want to get down to the Kappa
hammock by daylight. ! think I'll start.
"Well, now, DANA" said the Presi-
dent, with little twinkle in his eyes,
"if you feel that way, rather wish you
would. Good night, and God bless
you."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
He Deceived the People.



At Atlantic, H., on May eth, c. NJ. Ailor,
alias "Crip." Ailor, was convicted of de-
ceiving tho people by selling worthless
compound, which he represented to be
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and was sentenced
by Judge Macy to one year at hard labor
In the Iowa State Pcnitentiary. Ailors
methods were those of travelling fakir.
lie has been travelling through Missouri,
Nebraska and Iowa, making stands of u
day OF more in each town and representing
himself as an agent under salary from G.
|. Hood 4 Co, and selling his concoction
at 81 or 80 cents per bottle, giving with
each sale various other WORTHLESS articles.
Citizens OF Griswold, ia., became Suspi.
cious and ascertaining from druggist that
Ailnr's compound wOs not uoud's Sarsa-
parilla, but merely colorcd water, had him
arrested Three indictments were found
against him, the jury convicted him after
only so minutes deliberation, ami lie was
sentenced AS above. This incident sug-
gests the wisdom of purchasing medicines
only OF reputable dealers whom yom know.
Hoods SGrsaparilla Is never sold by ped,
oilers, and such Offering il should be at
once reported to the authorities, OF to c. |.
Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16

Col. William II. Morrison, says the
Washington Post, has spent u great part
of his career in hotels, and one of his
theories has been that the mind can be
so trained that hotel fire ought not to
distract the reasoning faculties when
presence of mind is needed. He i'm
pressed his theory strongly upon Mrs.
Morrison by instructing her how to act
If they were ever in hotel that was on
fire.
He and his wife were aroused from
their slumbers one night by an alarm.
The hote! in which they had their rooms
was afire, and there was great confusion
and tumult among the guests.
Now is the time to put into practice
what have always preached to you,
my DEAR said tine colonel Don't get
excited. Put on all your Indispensable
apparel and take your time. Don't lose
your head. Just watch me.
lie Gained Mrs. Morrison's anxiety,
handed her the articles necessary to her
toilet, put on his collar and cuffs, took
his watch from under his pillow and
placed it in his vest pocket, put on his
hat, and walked with Mrs, Morrison out
of the burning building into the street.
"Now, my dear" he said, when they
were safe, "don't you SEQ what Il grand
thing it is to keep cool and act with a
deliberate purpose in an emergency like
ths2 Here you are dressed, and over
yonder arc several ladies in complete
dishaOilie."
Just then Mrs. Morrison for the first
time glanced at her husband. "Iou arc
right, William" she said, sit is grand
thing to keep cool and act deliberately,
but If | had been you would have
stayed in the room long enough to put
on my trousers"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
SALVATION ARMY IN China
Another War in the Orient to
Be lnaugurated.
FONG FON SING WILL BE LEADER
The Time for Action Believed
to Be Opportune.
A Movement to Start from San Francisco
for the Evangeiization of chtna-Cap-
tain FoDg Fon sings Hopeful Views.


SAN Francisco. CAL. May 1S.--Another
army Is about to invade China, but the
campaign will be conducted oil different
lines from that of the Japanese. The sal
walton Army is going to try to conquer the
orient and bring the millions OF Chinese
into the field of Christianity.
The leader OF the movement. is Fong
Fon Sing, u young Chinese who is mem
Der OF the Salvation Army in this city.
and who is employed as typewriter in the
office OF the Var cry lie said TO re-
porter
II expect that the army at the proper
time will send me TO China. TO go 10
China was the object that really led me to
Join the Salvation Army. l wanted TO do
something for my country along army
lines The late war, l believe has made
China open her eyes. As u result, the way
will be opened for Christianity, eiyiliza-
ton and other good things"
Capt. Fong expresses himself fluently In
English, but uses some expressions that
are peculiar.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
roM4N.a nIaArs lN A1AsKA.
There She is Politician aud is the
Family Einnncier.

There She IL Politician aud is the
Family finnncier.
Chicago Record.
NEWCASTLE, ISD., March 10.--Mrs.
dc Wore, principal of tho Presbyterian
school ut Sitka, Alaska, is visiting in
this city. To correspondent she said
"Alaska is essentially woman's
country. She Is boss there without the
shadow of u doubt Ii there Is q politi-
cal meeting to be held the wife tells her
husband 10 20 and catch some fish or
do up the chores then she sees to it
that two or three dogs are left where
they can get Mt the supper dishes, and
off she goes to pass upon the affairs OF
State, after having carefully locked the
doors of the house. When she returns
she knows that her good man will be
| patiently waiting for her and that the
dogs will have the dishes cleaned. 70
the Alaskan mind this method of clean
| ing dishes saves lot of bother, but it
has its drawbacks to the average Ameri-
can, especiallyif one is urged by the lady
of the house, who may happen meet to
you on her way home, to take dinner
| with her.
"The men are absolutely ruled by the
women. For instance, a certain woman's
| husband desires to take canoe and go
fishing. You would naturally suppose
that all there would be about it would
be to have his lines in order, jump into
a canoe and paddle away. Buthe must
first ask his wife for her permission,
then get the consent of his mother-in-
law aud of all his wife's female relations
within reach. That programme holds
good in every case, The wife, too, is the
financier of the family. She always
carries the pocketbook, and the husband
caunot spend one cent unless she knows
just what 1t is for, and then she uses
her own judgment, as one Of them
naiyely explained it to me, whether she
gives him anything or not. More than
that, after he has made purchase it ia
his bounden duty to report to the head
of the house, and he does it without
fail"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16

Anderson..... ..,...........lO
Ratledgos majority ........s......... 80
Messrs, Ratledge aud Stats are already
members of the City Council, while the
other nominees are new in the field.
PEOPLES PARTY TICKET
The Peoples party named the following
city ticket Saturday night; For Mayor,
Charles Beadenkopf; for City Treasurer
G. +. Sweeney for President of City Conn-
Gil, Charles l.. Norrls Assessor Northern
district, Joseph De Godt Assessor Southern
district, Henry ]. Garel. For councilman:
First ward, George ID. Derry; Third ward,
Thomas Dougherty; Fifth ward, John Is.
Fisher; Sixth ward, William II. Fountain;
Seventh ward Frank Thompson; Eighth
ward, Harry Vollmar; Ginth ward, David
w, Chambers; Tenth ward, Patrick j.
Dillon; Eleventh ward, Walter ]. john
son; Twelfth ward, Harry Hollis.
The announcement of the ticket by
chairman Richard Monck ELECTED warm
greeting from the assemblage, the name
of Mr.. Beadenkopf being specially ap-
plauded. The platform of the party calls
for municipal ownership of street rail-
ways. electric and gas lighting. Addresses
were made by Messrs. Sweeney, Vollmar
aud De Godt.
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Mayor DR.. Charles Il. Jefferis; fol-
President of City Council. jesse X. Baylis
for City Treasurer, ]. T.. 4. Fuekel; fol
City Solicitor, Robert q. Hartman; for AS
SCISSOR and Collector Northern District
Benjamin II. Rawnsley; for Assessor and
Collector Southern District Eugene NJ
Sayers: for Councilman, First ward
George O'Neill; Second. James Is. Steven
son; Third, Dennis +. Leary; Fourth
John d. Meaney; Fifth, John Guthrie
Sixth, -; Seventh, to be chosen
Eighth, john d. Groves: Ninth, Benjamin
n. Davis; Tenth, Francis J. McNulty
Eleventh, Henry Il. Smith; Twelfth
James B. oberly.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET,
For Mayor, Jacob II. Lewis; for Presi
dent of City Council, DR.. Abram Il
Frantz; for City Treasurer, Joseph X
Adams; for City Solicitor, Samuel A
Macalister; for Assessor and Collector
Northern district. Edmund Mitchell, Jr.
| tor Councimen First ward, Daniel Ross
| Second, William ID. Wilckens; Third
Francis X. Maguigan; Fourth, JOSEPH
Wigglesworth. Fifth, James w, Robert
son; Sixth, George NJ. Fisher; Seventh, ii
Wentworth Zebley; Eighth, Howard
| Stats; Ninth, Caleb s. Watson; Twelfth
james p. Ratledge. No selections hav
been made In either the Tenth or Eleventh
wards.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
He sho,Ynd Ills Ticker.

To be exact in the discharge of ones
duties is always commenable, but to put
others to unnecessary trouble simply to
show ones personal authority is the
mark Of small mind, and sometimes
causes more serious results than in the
following amusing case reported by the
Baltimore Telegram:
A station master in North Wales, who
is not noted for his affaSility while ex-
amining tickets, came across cattle
dealer, well known in the district, who
held season ticket. The station master,
being aware OF this, usually allowed the
dealer TO pass without remark. On this
occasion, however, he ordered him, in a
not very polite manner, to produce the
ticket, adding, in severe tone;
"Mind. l want to see it every time you
stop at this station"
The ticket was produced and exam.
ined, and the station master passed on
looking very important and self-satis.
fed. A. few days later, as the early
morning mail train drew up at the
platform at 3 a. M, q passenger accosted
the solitary porter on duty, and asked
for the station master.
Tie is III peu, slIi leplleu tlo pSIbol
"Tell him | want him." said the pas
senger.
Inc porter at first declined to carry
the message, but on being told that il
was the station masters own wish, hi
disappeared, and returned, followed by
the station master, who was growing u
being brought out of bed in the cold
On going to the carriage he was con
fronted by his old friend, the cattlt
dealer, who handed him his season
ticket, politely asking him to examin,
it, at the same time reminding him tina
he had few days before expressed {
wish to see it "eyery time he stopped q
| the station.n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
ADELIGHrFUL EXCURSION.
Complimentary Jaunt of Conductors and
Engineers to Old Point Comfort.


A party of conductors and engineers of
the Maryland division of the p, w. Il Il.
railroad, accompanied by some relatives,
returned Monday from II complimentary
excursion to Old Point Comfort. The
excursionists left Wilmington at HOB
o'clock Saturday morning and journeyed
in the Pullman car Ulster. The locomotive
was in charge of Engineer james Morgan
and Fireman James 0akes and the train
in charge of Conductor Ernest Maddux.
At Cape Charles City the party attended
an OK roast and was entertained at Orion S
Hotel. Sunday morning the pleasure
seekers proceeded to Old Point Comfort
and visited the Soldiers Home, the Indian
school and other places ind dined at the
Hygiene Hotel. Some of the eXcursonists
continued on to Richmond.
The party had an exceptionally pleasant
outing. 1t included Mr., and Mrs. 5. L.
Monahan, MIR. and Mrs. w. IL. Morris,
| Mr.. and Mrs, w. V. Boughman, MIR. and
| Mrs. Richard Harrison and sister, Mr. ami
| Mrs. j. Booker and daughter, {. r. Sher'
burne, W. NJ. Shakespeare, Mr., and Mrs
| J. Frank Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
johnson, John II. Reagan, Mr.. and Mrs
| r. Fitzgerald aud daugnte, Mr.. and Mrs
| David Reeder, Mr.. and Mrs, Samuel Barron
nad daughter, Mr.. anu Mrs. u. IL. Far
ring. Mr. and Mrs. NJ. NJ, Shaw, William
Randolph, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. I. Phillips
| Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin L. Harrington
and daughter Mr.. aud Mrs James Hanson
and son, Mrs. Hukill and daughter, Mrs
| William Morgan and daughter, Mrs. C. Il
| Wyman and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Jane
| Frazer, Mr.. aud Mrs. James Restein ant
| MIR. and Mrs. Z. l.. Renniger.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16

Delawaroar, Saturday,

DelaWarohEt suturuuyf
In making provfion for the incum'
beucy Of the ofllceIof Governor during
the trial of contested election the
words of the Constitution PARTICLE 3,
section 14l arc; II the trial Of n con-
tested election shall continue longer
than until the thi II Tuesday of January
next ensuing the lection OF Governor,
the Governor Of the last year. or the
Speaker of the senate, or the Speaker
OF the House of Representatives,
who may then VI in the exercise of the
executive authority, shall continue
therein until 4 determination Of such
contested election" This clause of the
Constitution seems to us absolutely con.
elusive. Mr.. Watson is Governor and
Speaker of tie Senate. In the exact
language of the Constitution he is the
Speaker of tic Senate in the exercise OF
the executive authority"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
THE suRn wAe Es OF sly.

Tragic Death of state Senator Peter II.
MorrIssey of st. Louis, Who Was Fatally
shot by His Mistress While He Slept-A
Lending Politician of Diareputable
Record-The Murderess Crazy.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, May 13.--State Sena-
tor Peter r. Morrissey was shot and
instantly killed at $50 o'clock this
morning, by Maud Lewis, his mistress.
The tragedy was enacted in her room
on the second floor AT No. 2719 Wash
street. DIorrlssey went to the house at
a very late hour and had retired when
the crime was committed. The woman
had been mentally unbalanced for some
time, according to the statements of her
neighbors. She is supposed to have
been insane ut the time.
The first information the neighbors
had of the tragedy was from the woman's
screams. They ran in and found her in
a frenzy of grief and terror, and bowling
over the body and calling on "Pete" to
"come back" The first witnesses On the
scene could gain no information from
her as to the precise manner in which
| the murder was accomplished but every
thing indicated that Morrissey was
| asleep when he met his death. The
weapon used by Maud Lewis was an
old bulldog revolver of 3S-calibre. Two
shots were fired, one entering the mouth
and the other penetrating the brain
through the left eye. Death was instan'
tancous.
| RAWLINGS OF THE MURDEREss.
AS soon as the neighbors ascertained
that Maud Lewis was the principal in
the tragedy they sent word TO tho -Four
Courts and Detectives Jim Smith and
John Howard were dispatched to the
place. They were unable to get a
coherent statement from the woman
whose rawlings became more violent and
desperate every minute. They had her
sent to the City Hospital in a patrol
wagon and permitted an undertaken to
take charge of the body.
his POLITICAL CAREER.
The deceased was born in st. Loui.
August 18th, 1855, and was educated Of
the st. Louis University. In 1885 he
was elected to the Municipal Assembly
and at the time of his death he was Q
member of the Missouri State Senate
elected BY the Democrats. His bushes!
was that Of saloon and lodging house
keeper, Morrissoy, with his father
mother and sisters lived in rooms owe
his saloon, southeast corner of Eleventh
street and Clarke avenue. Hc was
I. single man. ..a
p" VIOLENTLY CRAZY.
At the City Hospital soon after MauC
Lewis was received there, it was STATED
that she was violently crazy, though
whether her condition was due to re
, morse for her act or antedated tn
crime, could not then be ascertained.
t Maud Lewis is 25 years old, and wa
born and reared in St. Louis. She i
: said to have come of good family. Sh
was in tile City Hospital from Angus
2sth to September 10th of last year, suf
, fering from hysteria.
Morrissey was notorious as a crooked
+ worker ut the polls. Ten years ago h
was indicted for ballot.box stuffing, bu
! the influence of the leaders of the part
! kept him out of the penitentlary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
DELAwARBINDusrR1IL HOME.
Annual nesting and Election OF omcers-
Building Committee.

The annual meeting of the managers Of
the Delaware Industrial School for Girls,
was held Thursday afternoon at the build
ing, No. Sis West street. The officers
elected were President. Mrs. Il. Z. Marks;
Vice. presidents, Miss Margaret $. Hilles of
Wilmington; Mrs. NJ. Il. Smithers of
Dover. and Mrs. +. +. Sudler of Bridge
ville Recording Secretary, Mrs Margaret
Kent Corresponding Secretary, Miss Alice
Il. Snythe; Treasurer, Miss u! p. Bisseli.
Mrs Ferdinand l.. Gilpin and Mrs. Edward
Bringhurst, Jr., were elected members of
the board of managers.
The building committee was ordered to
secure plans for new building and sub
init them to the board Of managers as
soon as possible.
A board of trustees was organized with
Samuel Bancroft, Jr., chairman.
The report of the past year was read by
the treasurer. The total outlay for rent,
fuel. gas, provisions, clothing, house fur
nishing and education was Sl.S19.S2. There
are now Ia in the family. During the year
there have never been less than II girls.
Mrs. Lewis G. Vandegrift, chairman of
the industrial committee stated that the
girls were ready to do any kind of sewing
for the public. for which the charges
would be most reasonable.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
4PECULI4K CASE.
The Mother of nn Incorrigibie boy Asl
to Have Him Sent TO the Reform Schoc

The Mother of nh lncorrigibie BOY Asks
to Have Him Sent TO the Reform school.
The mother of William Thomas
Woods, a 10years.old boy living on
Maryland avenue near Bird street, APP
pearcd IN municipal court on Monday
and related TO Judge Ball how her son
had been connected with several petty
robberies and how he and crowd OF
boys of various nationalities, with which
he associated, took delight in attacking
children who were carrying dinners and
upsetting their buckets and baskets. She
said the boy was incorrigible in the ex'
IRENE and asked Judge Ball to commit
him TO the Ferris Reform School.
The judge granted the request and
the boy was imprisoned until he can be
sent out to the school. The lad was
present and heard his mother giving his
pedigree. He remained silent and
seemed rather pleased at the Idea OF
being returned to the reformatory, he
having been there before.
William Reed was arrested on Satur'
day on charge of assault preferred by
Amelia Crawford. Both parties are
colored. When William was put on
trial on Monday Amelia denied tina
there had been any trouble and alst
that she had asked for the prisoner
arrest. Judge Ball dismissed the cast
aud had demerit mark placed opposite
the woman's name, after he had reprl
manded her for her queer actions.
John A. Harris, who was arrested a
the instance of the Board of Health AM
charged with maintaining nuisance oil
Tatnall street between Front and Second
was represented by L. L. Wales, Jr
who reported that the nuisance had bee
abated and accordingly the case was dis
missed on payment of costs. Il
Minor cases were disposed of as fol
lows: Alexander Bonney of New York
drunk, Sc and costs; John Clark, dis
orderly conduct, discharged on paymer
of costs; Amos Trump, drunk and dis
orderly, 81 and costs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16

JyANT MORE VAC ES.
a Demand for the Old Rate Made by the
CarnesIe's Steel o.. Employees.

Carnegle's Steel 90. Employees
PITTsBURG, Pa, May 11.-A com,
mitteo OF six men, representing laborers
and all persons employed at the Car
negie Steel CO. 5 Edgar Thompson fur
naces at Bradaock, have made a de-
mand upon Superintendent Morrison,
that the wage rates in existence prior TO
the reduction at the beginning Of the
year be restored. The men stated that
they represented every branch of the
furnace workers and considered that they
were entitled to the wages formerly
paid.
Superintendent Morrison did not re-
ceivo the men very warmly and they ex.
pressed dissatisfaction. They stated
that the employees expected an answer
from the company by Wednesday next
but did not know what action would be
taken in case the demand is ignored.
About ! 500 men are employed at the
nine furnaces, many Of whom under
took an unsuccessful strike against the
scale now in effect during March.
Superintendent Morrison refused to
give any Information as to what the
company would do in regard to the de-
mand,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16

This is suggestive dialogue given in
a recent Atlantic Monthly by Miss Isabel
+. Hapgood, the welI-known translator
from the Russian. She was talking
with one of the Russian monks of the
"holy city" Of kief "Where do you
come frOm?n he had opened fire. with
his most bewitching glance. Prom the
best country on earth" as 1t Ger
manyg" The general idea among the
untraveled classes in Russia is that all Of
the earth which does not belong to their
own emperor belongs to Germany, just
as nyemetzky means German" or for
eign," indifferently. mo; guess again,
said. "France?" "No; further away"
"England, them" "No." "Hungary?"
Evidently that mans geography was
somewhat mixed, so | told him.
"AmericaP he exclaimed, with great
vivacity. ayes, indeed, it is the best
land Of all. 1t is the richestp
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
NO JAR AMoxe TnE BlnEcrons.

MsssrE. Chambers and SinInons see no
Reason why an Agreemfnt Should Not
bs Reached Upon an APPOINTMENT.
The usual Monday Morning meeting
of the Street and Sewer Directors was
held this week. Col. Moore was not
present, and the topic bf an appoint
ment to succeed that GENTLEMAN when
his resignation was formally III hand
was touched upon.
In reply to a question from the repre-
sentative of THE GAZETTE, President
Chambers said; "Wc certainly will be
able to agree on an appointment when
the time arrives for Felecting another
director There is NJ jar between Mr..
Simmons and myself.I
CHANGING across tol Mr.. Simmons that
gentleman remarked: 81 think so,
don't see why we catnot agree"