The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24
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IN >le}aery ~ Peter hiinast.
AZ Dover Yesterday was held memorial
1orficn In hCnor OF Peter Minuit, the
<cuudsz aadtlicA governor Of New Swed-
.<u thu tirst European coluny within the
Dre73nt boundary oil the State. The SER
x1d4 ives haid IN the Court House and was
4tt0htlad by the members OF the General
A4deutbly. the state judges; John Sey.
1n6pr Bipfe. DE- Charles j. Stlle and Fran
Oh 0looit Alien. OF the Pennsylvania
Historical Society; Dr. Joseph W. Hearn,
president; Richard Fisher, treasurer; W.
W Smithers historian; Professor rheo
phllus Parvin, William II, Lacy. DIR. d.
Nj Conner Warren Harper Edward A.
tTIce. Il. 4. Bye. Il. II. Hoffecker ami Colo.
mol Samuel A. McCallister, OF the Sons
OF Delaware; and a large number OF the
psopie Of Dover and other portions OF the
6tate
Rev. W. L. s. Murray opened tho exer-
cises with prayer aud the fret speaker
wac Rev. Cyrus Cort. u. D.. He spoke
Of the great men Of Delaware and declar.
cd II to be one Of duties oil citizenship to
reme mber the deede OF noble ancestry.
He said that little has been said aud even
less had been done to preserve the mem !.
DRY OF Peter Minutt, the first governor of
New Sweden, az the original settlement
was called. Although Miauits first vlslt
70 North America was made as a mem Der
and governor of the Dutch settlement at
New Amsto rdum and his second one as
J the ga.yarnor OF the Swedish colony on
rheassla ware, he was OF French Huguenot
ancestry.
Iinnit IL supposed to Lave left weael
In 1924 He wae governor OF New Neither
lands and built Fort Amsterdam in 1929
Before founding permanent settlement
In either OF these places he bought the
land from the Indiana and inauHurated d
policy of peace aud tatr dealing with them
eighteen years before the birth of William
Penn and WAS The founder OF civil gov.
eminent in this country.
DR.. Cort then alluded to the intrlgues
which compelled Minuit to abandon the
Dutch colony, his return to Sweden and
final return to America as the governor oil
New Sweden. the colony projected by
Guetavus Adolphus, making his settlement
at Wilmington In 1858 His career here
was lrief, but honorable. The Dutch had
established q trading pest at Henlopen In
1881, which had been destroyed by the
Indians, Minuit called u conference 81
the indians md made n treaty with ID n
at Christlansham. now Wilmington, Marcel
10 l6SS.a date to be remembered Hs one o
the most important In the history o.
Delaware
After arranging for peaceful rotations
between his colony and the ludiansl NJ lnu
It smiled for the West Indies on a trading
expedition, aud while on his way to Swed
en- accepted an invitation to visit u Dutcl
vessel which. during his visit was strucl
by hurricane and sunk, Peter Ahnuit be
ing among those who were lost in thu
wreck.
Henry c. Conrad followed Dr. Cort ant
ehe exercises were adjourned.
LOCAL DOTS.
While crossing Seventh street at Marke
yesterday afternoon tue year old sou o
Matthew Hayden was run down 10y wo
man on bicycle.
D.it Al
OF Plymouth which has been IN the Harla
anti Holingsworth Gompany's drydock 10
repairs cleared from this port yesterda
for Galveston, laxas.
The Reformed Hebrews OF this city bav
ohosen Rabbi Kom of of Philadelphia a,
pfstor of the new synagogue There ar
about forty members OF the new consre
CATION, which Will meet at Eighth an
Orange streets for he present
The Board of Education Of Atlantic Cit,
N. j.. visited this city on Monday and in
epected tho nsw No school house 4
Eighth and WollIstou streets. The boar
consists OF eleven members. all OF whoI
were PRESENT.
Mrs. Thomas f Morolart aattende
lodge meeting In Phadel 9nla to day.
Mrs. Alien II. Ainscow improved
health and strength. with her daught,
., Mabel, has returned home from AtianL
City.
Several fast horses have been entere
Tor the trotting rhces at Wawuset Park o
Thursday afternoon.
Nside.maer and Ilirzsl arc engage
Painting the letteI boxes Throughout Il
city beautiful rod color
CAPT. Joseph McNiullln died Mt his hon
In keni ( square Pa on sunday. age
o. years.
Mary Head Way will sneak at an Eva,
Rsllstic meeting to 10 held In the NJ