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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04

II the book before us contains any important
contribution to American history. 1t ia the chap.
ter on Jefferson Davis. and II Is 10 this that VIC
would direct particular attention. No reference
il made by the author to Mr.. Davis's own de-
fence Of his actions. because the ~luttcr's point of
view was entirely different, hut IL Is acknowl-
edged that the 4" Rise and Fall ofthc Confederate
Government" is not only always clear and read
able, but IL scrupulously honest, il constitution
ally narrow and oncsidcd. 1t IL also pointed
out in n foot note that Mr.. Davis's brief
photographed sketch OF himself In Rcifori's
Magazine for January. 1890. Is worth read
ing for its modcsty OF statement, IL for
no other reason. Prof. Trent recognizes that
"A truthful, and, at tho same time. acceptable
estimate OF Jefferson Davis is difficult thing to
produce, for tho reason that there is still u deep
seated prejudice against him at the North, and
also among certain portions OF tho Southern
people, and because this prejudice and the near
ness of his time TO ours have vitiatcd much of
the material relative to his career that has been
thus far gathered, and prevented the gathering
of more. Mr.. Davis, In truth, has been made
the object OF so much unstinted abuse and go
much uncritical praise that It Is exceedingly
difficult to anulyzo his character md career
with the freedom from bias. with the candor
and the sympathy, that arc indispensable
for an historian and n biograpler. 1t
il certain, however. that tho prejudice which Ia
at present connected with Mr.. Davis's name will
gradually disappear and TINT the temporary alb
scnco OF material for the complete understands
ing of tho civil administration of the Southern
Confcdcracy will some day cease to cmbarrass
the student. Tho difficulty, however, of cs,I.
mating Alright Mr.. Davls's character and career
depends on causes moro dccp-scatcd than those
which have been mentioned. His character was
a very mixed one, and his career n very varied
one; IL IL also to DO noted that his person.
ality chiefly emerged in n period OF
stnrm and stress, when lurid flames OF passion
lighted up and distorted every figure that rose
above the confused and indistinguishablo masgea.
He lived and moved, too. In u society which
Southerncrs of this generation know only by
report; his ideals are not theirs at all, or theirs
only by II sort of sentimental inheritance. by
his position. IN line. he has come, rightly or
wrongly, to be regarded as tho representative of
n cause. Hence 1t Is all tho moro difficult to
judge him Us a man.
Prof. Trent, nevertheless, who, himself, by the
way, cannot recollect ever seeing a slave, and
who declares that he has never believed in tho
doctrine of States rights. per sc, undertakes to
give, in q few words. a general conception of
Mr.. Davis, rs u man and a statesman, before
proceeding to consider his career in some detail.
The author begins by announcing that no does
not consider MI. Davis u thoroughly great man,
and II Is added that he should not do so II Mr..
Davis had been President of the United States
instead of Lincoln, and had brought the war
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04

Prot. Houston points out that. even In South
Carolina during tho period under review. tho
right OF secession was more generally admitted
than was tho right OF notification. Such men,
for instance. us William Brayton and Langdon
Cheeyes rejected tho latter doctrine but un-
quallcodIy accepted tho former. LangdoE
Cheeves opposed nuilification mainly on the
ground of oxpedioncy. His proposal was 10
take measures TO secure the union OF the South
ern States ard to do nothing without their CO.
operation. on the ground that resistance by a
single State would BIO abortivc. Tho question,
M said, was u great Southern question: 1--WE
cannot. therefore. either in policy or justice. In
my opinion, net without seeking or awaiting
their cooperation. This is the more imperiously
our duty II we rely unon their cooperation In
any difficulties which may involve the employ
mont OF national force. /, therefore, deprecato
q separate State action upon the part OF this
State. Mt this time, as premature and impoIitic."
Whether or not Checvcs, before tho struggle
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20
DELAWARE AT TIE UNWILLING.

Delaware was we'll represented in the
ceremonies attending the unreiling OF
the Washington monument in Philadel-
phia Saturday. Gov. Tunnel and staff
and 800 National Guardsmen comprised
the Delaware delegation.
Gov. Tunnel and staff went to Phila.
delphia on Friday and at once went to
their headquarters at the Hotel Walton,
where President Mckinley and the
Governors of Pennsylvania and New
Jersey had also taken quarters. The
troops went to Philadelphia Saturday
morning.
The First Battalion, composed of Cos.
A, U and K OF this city and Co. II. of
New Castle, and the S1cond Batta lion,
| composed of Go. b of Milford, L of
| Wyoming and G of Harrington, accom-
panied by the Regimental Drum Corps
| and Hyatt's Military Band, left this
| city by special train over the p, ". d
| B. railroad at 10. 10 O'Clock.
Col. |. Pusey WirEersham was in
command, and ON his staff were Chan.
lain Munson and Lieut.. Richards.
The First Battalion was commanded
by Lieut.. Col. Stevenson and Lieut..
Fox. The Second Battalion was com
manded by Capt Carton of Co. E anG
Lieut.. Harry V. Bootes. The troon.
presented splendid appearance ant
were credit 10 the State. 10 Phila
delpha they were quartered at Room
l96, City Hall.
There was some discussion in tht
Guard over the omission OF some OF tht
companies, which was necessitatsd b,
the small appropriation. According t.
the officers, there was no Intention Il
discriminate, and the stories that SOM
of the companies were being disciplined
are reported to be without foundation
Co. b, % members, who were not in
cluded in the order, paid their owI
expenses. while members of Co. +, VIII,
had BEEN invited to go in the othe
companies, declined to accept the invi
tation. .-.. #.
in the parade the Delaware contingen
had the extreme right Of line from tn
place of formation, Broad and Spruce
TO Twenty fifth and Spring @Garde
streets. where the regular troops TOO
the lead
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20
RIOT AT LAUREL.
A Serious Fight Between Colored Men
Several Persons Shot. -

A Serious Fight Between CoIored Men
Several Persons Shot. 'faH
Special Cnrresnonuence OF Gazette and journal
Laurel, May l7.-Last week about
100 berry pickers, all coloredian6 mostly
young men, were brought here from
Deals Island and vicinity to work for
the berry growers near town. On We'd
nesday evening many of the strangers
attended festival given by the local
colored people and several fights &C.
Cured. hut no serious damage resulted.
The berry pickers departed vowing to
return on Saturday evening, wher, they
said. they would be prepared to "clean
out" the local colored men.
About 10 O'Clock on Saturday even
ing the berry pickers came TO town and
met crowd in front of the postoffice,
and soon the two parties went to the
river bank, block away, to "have it
out. A were armed, and few
minutes after the battle ground was
reached REVIEWERS began to crack.
Between 30 ard 40 shots were fred
inside of five minute, when the berry
pickers reiterated.
1t was ascartaIned that on the town
side three or four young negroes were
lightly wounded, while one woman,
Mary johnson, a non. combatant, was
seriously injured, having received a
ball in the side. OF the pickers one,
man from Deals Island, it is said,
is lying in shanty fatally wounded in
the abdomen. Ira Melvin of the firm
of Melvin & King was struck on the
head by spent ball, and spent
ball also struck James Phillips in the
stomach.
There was much excitement among
the colored peopie, and more trouble il
expected, Each side swears vengeance
against the other. W
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20
Family Poisoned ny leo Cream.

Chestertown, Nd. May u. The
entire family of Wilmer Ford, living
on the Wilson farm, near Still Pond,
were seriously poisoned on Sunday by
eating ice cream. Mr.. and Mrs. Ford,
on Saturday, froze quantity of leo
cream. a portion Of the contents was
eaten on Saturday without bad results.
On Sunday MIR. and Mrs Ford, their
five children, ranging IN age from 3 tn
Il years. and four guests partuok of
tine cream, and were shortly taken
Gespel atey ill., DR.. j. W. Uric was
summoned and found the patients Ak.
ttemely, ana some OF thom possibly
fatally i'll. Nune of the guests were
in a condition to he removed to their
homes. So far there is no evidence
that the cream had been tempered with
between Saturday and Sunday. DIR.
Uric sent some of the cream TO Balti.
more for analysis.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20

foro I know little or nothing OF the
present status of The measure or OF its
provisions. Ny views 90 tho tariff are
so well known that It seems needless
for me to speak on the subject.
"Still. everybody wants to trade. and
everything pertaining to throttle and
embarrass trade is TO be regretted. The
general feeling OF the world is to come
to closer. kindlier and more beneficial
relation. All laws that tend TO friction
or that interfere with the dealing in
commodities disturb human inter-
course. Yel
81 want now TO be private citizen
and attend to my own business for a
little while. Except that ! am little
deaf. / don't know that l was ever in
better health 10 my life. I" And he
Looked ii.
The manuscript OF the Mayfower log
is believed to bo that written by vii.
liam Bradford, the fret Governor. 1t
was discovered in Loudop more than
bali century ago, after having been
missing for more than century. The
manuscript is OF great interest 10 this
country and its value cannot be esti.
mated. 1t will he placed in the archives
of Massachusetts as one of the Com
monwealth'e greatest treasures.
Fac-similes OF the precious volume
can be found In the rooms Ut tho
American Historical Society and the
Lenux Library in this city. The origi-
nal manuscript is hound in vellum. On
one cover is a somewhat obliterated in
scription in which the name of Mary
Bradford can be decipherea. As a
whole the manuscript 10 in an excellent
state of preseryation. 1t consists of
several hundred paees and cover the
history of the Plymouth colony from
l6U3 to 1916, With sundry annotations
and additions. Written on the fly
leaves is the following:
This book was rit by Goefner Will
liam Bradford and by him to his son,
Mayer John Bradford, and Gifen 10
his son, Mayer William Bradford, and
by him to his son, Mayer John Brad
ford-rit BY me, Samuel Bradford.
March 2. 1705. I"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20

a woman never really knows the
meaning of happiness and content until
she is the mother of healthy, happy
child. The health of rhe child depends
on the health of the mother, both
before and after birth. Most all
OF woman's weakness and partic-
ularly the weakness that most
strongly influences the health Of chill
dren, comes from some arrangement or
disease of the distinctly feminine
organs. DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-.
scriptiun will cure troubles of this
nature. 1t should be taken regularly
by every woman during the entire
period OF CESSATION. 1t gives strength
to all the organs involved, lessons the
pains OF childbirth and insures the
health of both mother and child.
Send 2l uBe cent stamps to cover cost
of mailing only, and receive free copy
of Or. Pierce's Medical Adviser. Ad.
dress, Worlds Dispensary Medical As.
| ISOLATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20
UHArMRs. DoEsEYsays.
Intends to Push the Case Against some-
body for the Death of Der Son.


Intends to Push tho Case Against SONG
body for the Death of ser' Son.
Mrs. Anna J. dorsey. the mother Of
Bernard Dorsey, for whose death the
grand jury adiudged Michael Mulgueen'
not guilty, was seen MONDAY morDiog at
Der home, No S3i Spruce street,. To
q reporter of The Gazette Mra Dorsey
stated that the 9uashing by the grand
jury of the indictment against Null
queen for the muri!er of her son WAS a
one sided affair. "Some one should he
prosecuted. If the hospital authorities
do bot push NJ ulqueen | intend to push
the hospital. Some one is and will he
responsible for tho death Of my sou,
who was my main support and had been
for the past nine years.
II am told that whisky men were on
the jury and they quashed the bill.
intend to sue them and shall follow
them for my support. am poor
woman and have no money else | Should
bave pushed II by hiring an attorney TO
aiu the States attorney. Tha case ia
not dropped altogether, as the hospitai
authorities must do something and that
at once. "
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20

this city. he appealed for larger
representation of the leople in the
national House of Representatives. and
his appeal was instantly needed. Thus
was his ever keenly watcbfuI of the
rights of the people, in whose hands
was the destiny of our government,
then and now.
Masterful as were his military cam
paigns, his civil administration com
nands equal admiration. His foresight
was marvellous; his conception OF the
philosophy of government: his insist
ence upon the necessity OF education,
morality, and enlightened citizenship
to the progress and permanence OF tho
Republic, cannot be contemplated even
at this period without filing US with
establishment at the breadth OF his
comprehension ana tho sweep of his
vision.
His was no narrow view OF govern
ment. The immediate present was not
his sole concern, but our future good
his constant theme OF study. lie
blazed the path of liberty, He laid the
foundation upon which we have grown
weak and scattered colonial govern
ments to united Republic whose do.
mains and power as well as whose
liberty and freedom have become the
admiration of the world. Distance and
time have not detracted from the fans
and force of his achievements or
diminished the grandeur Of his life
and work. Great deeds do not stop 10
| their growth. and those of Washington
will expand in>- influence in all the
| centuries to follow. -
The bequest Washingtoa has made
| to civilization is rich beyond COM
| putation. The obligations under which
| be has placed mankind are sacred and
commanding. The responsibility he
| has left for the American people to
preserve and perfect what he accom-
plished, IL exacting and solemn. Let
us rejoice in every new evidence that
the people realize what they enjoy and
cherish with affection the illustrious
heroes of revolutionary story whose
valor and sacrifices made us a nation.
They live in us and their msmory will
help uB keep the covenant entered into
for the maintenance of the freest
government of earth.
The nation and the name Of Wash
ington are inseparable. One, is linked
indissolubly with the other. Both are
glorious, both triumphant. Washing,
ton lives and will live because what be
did was for the exaltation OF man, the
enthronenent of conscience. and the
establishment of government which
recognizes all the governed. And so,
too. will the nation live victorious ovel
all obstacles by adheriug &c the i'm.
mortal principles which Washington
taught and Lincoln sustained.
An grafton by William W. Porter o
the Pennsylvania Society of the Cin
cinnati followed, and then Majol
Wayne formally presented the statue
to ths city Of Philadelphia. 1t wal
receied by Mayor Warwick, by whom
it was at once transferred to the Fair
mount Park Commission, and accepted
by President James McManee.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20
WANI The MuLQuEEN CASE REOPENEu.

Surgical stan of the Homeopathic hospital
JOIN In Latter to the Attorney-Generai.
The surgical staff OF the Homeopathic
Hospital at a conference Monday night
agreed upon protest TO be sent TO
Attorney General White, demanding
that the case of Michael Mulqueen,
charged with killing Bernard L. Dorsey,
10 which the grand jury had ignored
the bill against Mulqueen, be reopepeu.
Following is the letter: $50. ~
'.To our great surprise we learn OF
the ignoring of the case against Michael
Mulqueen. How long since has it
become justice to call only witnesses Of
one side? We have been expecting TO
be called upon to tell what we knew,
as outlined by the attending surgeon
before the coroner's jury, whose tosti'
mony was sufficient to bold Mulqueen,
but deemed 10y the grand jury of no
account, and neither was the testimony
of any one of the number OF Others
acquainted with the circumstances
thought Of sufficient Importance to
admit Of the attorney general to sum
mon any of us. We have learned from
rumor that there was nonsensical
statements afloat. but would scarcely
imagine that the State would listen Ia
less than full statement from both
sides. 1t matters little what tho object
or circumstances may have been iD the
| ignoring. the facts are that there was
no means known TO us used to find the
facts, save summons of one Of opI
number, who was returned non est. Sc
far as the community will tolerate thii
injustice we can with them submit,
but when the insinuation is made thai
Dorsey met his death by improper
treatment by any of us or the institu
ton we represent we rot only court ar
investigation and reopeninR Of the. case
hut so far as We are able demand II. ;
The Philadelphia expert who per
formed the operation is said to hav,
joined the surgical staff in the letter
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20

Frohie & Co IS store and dwelling,
as Lumberton, \. j., was destroyed by
tire on Friday night; loss, $1,000.
John Il. Doehring,, ex.city treasurer
Of Belleville, ILL.,, hanged himself in
that city on Saturday. He had over.
drawn his salary $500 and could not
settle.
Judge Gibbons, in Chicago, on Sat.
urday. decided the American Tobacco
Co. to be an illegal corporation, and
prohibited its agents from carrying on
its business within the confines of
Illinois.
A Boston dispatch says that Robert
Kemp. better known as Father
Kemp" the originator OF the "Olde
Folks Concert" whoae fame once ex.
tended throughout this country and
foreign lands, is dead, aged II years.
The dead body of n. b. Clark Of
Grand Rapids, Mich. member Of the
Michigan Bank Gnd Lumher Co., was
found on one of the residence etreets of
Milwaukee on Saturday morning. He
had been shot, presumably rs thugs. "
The body of Emma l.. Ritter, a
farmers daughter, who had been liy-
ing at service in West Chester. Pa,
for a few weeks past. was found in the
reservoir OF the Borough water works
Sunday. 1t is thought sac drowned
herself on Wednesday last.
A south-bound Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe passenger train went through
a trestle l6 miles south OF Ardmore, I.
T., Sunday morning, and fell down a
20-foot embankment, Fifteen pnssen.
gers and members OF the crew were In
jured, some of them fatally.
George Seidl and Bridget Crimmins
were found dead in New York CITY on
Saturday in the room where they had
lived. The man had shot the woman
and then himself. Two notes left on
the table showed that the pair had
agreed to die together. The woman
leftIH child six months old.
John Bloor, secretary of the Montana
Senate. was convicted at Haena on Sat
urday OF having secreted the "Salary
bin to prevent its passage, and the
punishment was fixed at ono years inn
prisonment. rhe bill would have cut
down the salaries OF the city officers
and the number and salaries of the
deputies SO per cent.
The dispute over the alleged illegal
occupancy of lands 10 Lower California.
within. the Mexican domain, 10y ths
Yuma Indians, has broken out afresh,
and Minister Romero OF Mexico has
made formal complaint, and called for
their transfer across the line to the
United states. The Indians claim that
they have absolute right to the land
and refuse to leave.
An elderly man with his throat cut
from ear to ear was found Oh the public
highway near Rsidsville, N. G., on
Saturday. He could not articulate but
wrote on slip of paper that he Wa f,
Cnaries Preston, public schoui
teacher, and had hecn attacked by two
young white men who carried him into
tne aepths OF the pine woods and cut
DIS throat when they found he had no
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20

John Sullivan of No. II East, Twenty
second street. was knocked down at
Fourteenth and Tatnall, yesterday
week by horse driven by colored man
named Walker, and badly trampled
Sullivan was crossing the street and
Walker turned his tenn out TO pass
another one and did not sea Sullivan.
After the latter was knocked down the
horse tramped on him in several places.
The injured man was taken to his
home in Walkers wagon, where he
was attended by DR.. Morgan, and be
was afterward removed to the I1omno.
pathic Hospital. Sullivan died Friday
night.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20
CAUSE or rnE rams FIFE.

A Combination Of Ether and Lighted Lamp
IN Cineinatoeraph Machine.
Paris, France. May Is. The origin
OF Who fire on May 4tb, at the Charity
Bazaar, seems to have been estab-
lished. A man named Bellac, an ON.
ploye of the cinematograph hopth OF
the fair, confessed yesterday evening
to hare accidentally caused the con.
flagration. 54 d.
Beliac explained that finding the
cinemstogrHph lamp burning badly, he
tried to fill it with ether. In order to
lie able to see better he struck match
when the vapors ignited and instantly
spread to the haDgings around the
apparatus.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20

On Saturday afternoon Sheriff Finn
solo the following propertios: 4 lot on
Pennsylvania avenue west OF Clayton
street, seized as the property OF Ed
mund p. Moody and wife, to George T.
Brown, for sl,76o. Two brick houses
on jackson street, south of Maple,
seized as the property of John Davis
and wife, TO j. l.. Smith, for 5000.
House No. 5ll West Third street ami
lot with dwellings, therenn, situated on
the eastery side of franklin street.
near Oak, the property OF f. II. GayieY
and wife, TO J. E. Smith for $500.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20
Mr.. BAYARD AT HOME.

He Deposits tho Log OF the Mayfiower
with the security Trust and safe Deposit
Company.
Hon. Thomas II. Ba, arc, former Am.
bassador to England, arrived in this
city from New York at !. so o'clock on
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Bayard at once went to the Office
of tha Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Co., and tbare deposited in the vaults
the famous log Of the Mayfiower. Here
u will remain until he arranges to
convey IL TO the Governor of Massa
chusetts.
After thus arranging for the safety of
his charge, Mr.. 6ayard repaired to his
old home at Delnnore Place.