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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30
A powerfni revival.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
Bridgeville, Sept. 20. "A greet re-
vival il in progress at the Metho,list
Episcopal Church, Last week 30 peu.
rle made profession OF religion, and
last Sunday evening there were IL moie
converts. On Sunday morning 40 per.
SIMS were admitted to membership. and
the sum OF 500, the remainder Of ths
church's indebtedness, was subscribed.
There will be special sermon OF the
OCCASION OF the mortgage burning. Tho
Rev. W. G. Rooms is pastor of the
church,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Bcreayed Widow-"I want something
short and simple for my husbands tomb
Stone
Deeer-- How do you like Resurgam%
lereaved Widow = What does that
mcan?'
Dealer--"I shall rise again.
Bereayed Widow-"No; make it Rest in
peace. Truth.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
Middletown, Sept. 20. Frank Ridge
way. colored. while in Wilmington yes.
terday, was robbed of an overcoat con.
tanning bunch of keys and other
valuable articles. lie thinks the coat
was stolen from his wagon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Mrs Virginia Baker. aged 65 years,
was stricken with apoplexy several days
ago and fell down stairs at her resi-.
denue, No. Alb West Fifth street. Her
condition has become serious and Mon.
day night she was taken 10 the Delaware
HOSPITAL.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30
purchnsa nfnEnrm.

Special Gnrresnondenceo t Gazeite and journal
Townsend, Sept 30. DIR. Martin Barr
Of Elwyn, Pa, has bought the John W.
Denney farm for 81, 500, The lower part
of New Castle county never yielded
larger crops of hay and grain than now,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Miss Ellen Bests and John A Bier
mann were married Tuesday at Sacred
Heart Church by the Eav. Father
bernard, assisted by Father Hugo
Frank Reichard OF Philadelphia was
best man and Mics Mamie Reste, sister
of tho bride, was bridesmaid.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

John Il. Mclean is eliminating the
silver question from the Ohio Demo,
cratic campaign, which he is managing.
Mr.. Mclean recognizes that the silver
issue is dead. and that dead issues will
not make political campaign successful
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30
Death Of .x-secre,orv pobsson

Trenton, N. j., Sept. 81. George
NJ. Robson, ex- Secretary of the Navy.
died to day at his home. in this city.
Mr.. Robeson was 60 years old, and lad
heen in failing health for several
moptbe.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

The Milford Chronicle reports con
dition with respect 10 the money for
the maintenance OF colored schools In
Sussex county that retlects much dis
credit upon those responsible -prnvid-
ing the report is true. II snyH that
the colored school tax collected was
turned into the general fund and used
for general purposes, so that the colored
school fund is now short about ST. 500.
Thsn the Chronicle proceeds:
The Levy Court has for years past
been getting temporary loans from the
Farmers Bank at Georgetown to meet
emergencies, and at it's spring session
directed the Democratic county treas
urer to effect a losu to maet this colored
school fund deficiency hut the Demo
cratic leaders in the Court House, who
largely influence the board of directors
of that bank, forbade this for the pur-
pose of annoying the Republicans and
causing dissatisfaction among the
colored people with Republican Levy
Court; but in this their plans have
failed ignominiously. The Levy Court
of Sussex county met Inst Tuesday,
anu directed county orders to BIO drawn
in favor OF Prof Roman Tammany,
the superintendent of county schools,
for 81, $50 30, and Immediately the tax
collectors paid into his hands more
than half OF the entire amount. This
makes Mr.. Tammany the real custodian
OF the colored school fund and re-
sponsible for its proper distribution.
This course was absolutely necessary
by virtue Of the fact that the present
Democratic county treasurer, under the
influence of bis party advisors, made
no earnest attempt TO secure the tenn
porary loan as directed by the Levy
Court
Until the other side of the story is
told this statement will have to be ac-
cepted with a great deal Of allowances,
as the Chronicle is bitterly partisan
paper of the Addicks Republican per-
suasion. Assuming it TO be half true,
however, it reveals state Of affairs
that should not be permitted TO exist
anywhere in the State.
In the first place, the tax for colored
schools should never have been diverted
from lis original and legitimate pur-
pose. Instead of being placed in the
general fund of the county. it should
have been applied directly to the
schools. Then the colored school fund
would not to-day be short to tho extent
OF 81, 500, as the Chronicle says il is.
In the second place, the county oI
Sussex should not be compelled Il
resort to the banks for temporary loans
for current expenses. The county now
has a bonded debt of $50, coo incurred
for the purpose OF funding floating
debts, and the practice of discountina
notes for current expenses is sure tc
create another tluating debt, eventually
to be converted by bond issue into
permanent burden. That the county
is put to the extreme resort of borrow.
ing money does not speak we'll for thu
management of the Republican Levy
Court
If the Chronicles story is true. tht
best thing for tho local management Of
Sussex county to do is to pay thu
colored school fund it's due and hrinl
the county finances down to a casl
basis Ha soon as possible,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Special CORRESPONDENCE II Gazette and journal
Camden, Sept 90. William NJ. Myer
and Miss Mary A. +. Chester of phila
delphia we're married at the residence Of
Mr.. aud Mrs. Rayomnd Taylor last Sun
day evening, the Rev. G. +. Sheppard
officiating.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

A new element of discord has arisen
between the two Republican factions in
this State. Each is now endeavoring
to faston upon the other the blame for
the utter failure of the recent harmony
conferences.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30
Another rru,tla.s Conference.

AZ was expected, the conference OF
the harmony committees of tho two
Republican factions at Dover. Monday
night, proved fruitleas. The repro
Rsntatiyes OF the Regular Republicans
iatly reEused 10 accent the Addicks
proposition of State convention to DO
held this yoar, and to he composed Of
five delegates from each Representative
district of the State, as defined by tho
nsw Constitution. They coutentled
that it would be inadvsanie to hold
convention this year, and curtly re.
fused to give the slightsat countenance
to tho PROPOSED scheme OF representa-
tiun.
1t is not likely that any further over.
lures in the direction OF union of tho
two factions will now be made, ami
the probabilities are that the next
election will witness divided Repub.
lican party, with separate tickets in
the field, 1t is also likely that this
division will extend to county and
Legislative nominations. Tho Regular
Republican leaders, supported as they
are by tho favor of the national nd
ministration, cannot afford to give 10
to the Addicks scheme of representation
In State conventions, as by GO doing
they would virtually submit TO his
leadership and control of the party.
Indeed, it is not impossible that be
would defeat them even should he
Withdraw mis- representation scheme
and accept the old aprortionment, as
he carried the first State convention Of
last year in the face of representa- tion
that gays to New Castle county almost
as many delegates as Kent and Sussex
combined. But Addicks cannot Afford
to go into another fight for party con-
troll with the odls and the administers
tion both against him, SO he adheres
to his plan of district representation,
by which he would DO absolutely sure
of controlling the convention. The
Regular lenders, as before remarked,
will not consent to this plan, as
it would be equivalent 10 political
suicide on their part.
With this condition of affairs pre-
vailing, it will be the duty of the
Democratic party. in the next election,
to stand between tho people and the
evil Influence which now dominate tbs
stronger faction Of the Republicar
party--a faction that comprises fully
nine tcnths OF the party in Kent and
Sussex counties, aud was strong enough
in Kent county to poll majority Of
tho votes cast at the last slection, or
the face of the returns. Such puliti
cal organization, even though it is op.
posed by faction of its own party, 1.
a monaco TO tho cause of good govern
ment IN Delaware, and it will depenr
upon the Democratic party TO max,
the most potent fight against it. The
aims, and purposes, and leadership o
the Democratic party. therefore, SHOULD
be such as to attract the following o
all good citizens in the fight for homes
government that must be made mex
year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Special Corresucndence Gazette ana Journnl
B!ackbird, Sept. 90. Waiter 8.
Money has sold his farm ami stock
to his brother. law, John Carey Of
Atlantic City, and will remove te
Townsend.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

In comment upon tho report that
when Sir Julian Pauncefuts, the British
Ambassador at Washington, returns to
his post he will bring with him some
important suggestions for tho new
treaty Of arbitration which, il seems, ID
now being prepared, and which he Is
anxioua to SEQ contaminated, as a com.
plete rounding out Of his diplomatic
careGr, the Philadelphia Ledger says
" 1t really looks az il tho Britiah
government we're DESTROYS of making an
arbitration treaty with Va, and, if SO,
il nation with tie reputation for peace.
full wishes that ours has should not
hraitnte 70 meet it in the same spirit. )"
Nor would 4, if tho people wsre repre-
sented in Congress by patriots and
statesmen, and moi by iingoea
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Here is an 'honest confesson'i with
respect to Republican debauchery Of
the suffrage in this State. Ii ia from
an editorial in the Middletown Trans
cript in opposition TO tho Addicks sys.
ten of representation in Republican
State conventiuns "What is worss
yet, al east one half Of the 3, 100 10.
publican votes polled in Kont in 1851
were bought. DR. Caleb r. Layton is
authority for the statement that GG
per centum OF our voters have never
learned to mark their ballot. Why
not Because they wished to lot tho
voters assistants know how they voted
in order that they might get price
for their votes?''
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Neat nice, painless, safe. quick, sure
]. Il. Woods Unique Pile Cure.
Postal sent to Bellevue, ...
Brings circular quick to you,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

The Sussex journal denies that this
country had the experience of free sit
yer coinage to certain extent under
the Bland-Allison act of 1873, hecauss
the silver coined under that act was
bought and paid for by the government,
The Journal would have the govern
ment take ths metal of the silver
miners and coin it into silver dollars
for them, free of cost. This would proye
a rich bonanza for the silver miners.
but costly business for the rest OF the
people. BY this plan, the siIyoritos in
sist, the bullion value of silver would
be enhanced TO the magical figures OF
81. 20 per ounca-no more, no less-yet
they cannot explain why ii was that
while the government was buying silver
to the extent of $1,000 coo per month,
the market value OF thu metal stoadily
declined. ''Let the government com
Hll the silver product, = they cry, "antl
it will BIO worth SLIGO per ouuce',-no
more, no less. Such arc the unrcas1n
able contentious of the Sussex journal,
1t is one Of the papers. by the way.
that refer to the act that omitted silver
from tho coinage as the crime Of ~, y
and want silver restored to its old
place under the Constitution. . But.
under the old regime. tho government
coined only about eight million silver
dollars, all told, up to 1873, period
fF ahpttf niubt,t
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Gambling Influences Prevail in New Jersey
Tuesday the people of New Jersey
voted upon the acceptance or rejection
of three amendments TO the State Con-
stitution, one of which read as follows:
No lottery shall be authorized by the
Legislature or otherwise in this State,
and no ticket in any lottery shall be
bought or sold within this State; nor
shall pool selling, book making or
gambling of any kind he authorized or
allowed within this State: nor shall
any gambling device, practice or game
Of chance now prohibited hy law be
legali2ed, or the remedy, or penalty, or
punishment now provided therefor be
in any way diminished.
The object OF this amendment was TO
prohibit gambling in the State. The
law already does this, but it was do.
sired to incorporate it in tho Congti-
tuition, and thus put it beyond tho
power Of any Legislature either to ro.
peal the law or render it ineffective.
But the moral forces Of the State OF
Now Jersey we're rot manifest in
days voting. The vote was light,
but there was no doubt that every
friend of gambling was hard at work
aud against the amendment. Az are
suit, it was defeated by about 8, O00
votes The evil element Will accent
this vote as an endorsement of gamb.
ling, and there is small doubt that New
Jersey will soon become tho paradise
OF gamblers, as Of ynra.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Tho trouble with the Republican
factions in this state is that each
wants the urpcr grip when il comes o
choosing delegates TO thu State con.
,sntiou. This is the rock upon which
they split
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

The lamentatio accident on tho Bal.
timore 4 Ohio railroad near this city,
Tuesday, ahowa the danger Of grade
crossings, particularly when they are
uoguarded. iono Should 10 left vita
out sufficient protection; hut it would
90 far better to abolish all.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

The big new ocean steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse has broken tRe
record on her maiden trim. Over a
5000 knot course she came from
southampton at an average hourly
speed Of 2l.3o knots, and lowered the
time between ports | hour and lG
minutes, The new record which she
creates is a'daya % houra Is minutes
from the Needles, OF Southampton, to
Sandy Hook lightship The previous
record held by the American line
steamship ST. Paul was days 81
minutes. Not only has tho biggest
ship in the world heaten the Southamp.
ton record, but she has also TO tho
credit of her maiden trip the fastest
single days run. On the nautical day
ending at Noon yesterday she resled Off
oGl knots, exceeling by two knots the
fastesi days run hy the Cunard line
steamship Lucania. 1t is expected
that the big ship will make even
better results on future trips.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

40 official statement issued by tho
Sraaisl sn~ernmeut sheHs that il sant
to GabHi during the oishtesa months
from November, lsa5, u MaG, 1857,
l57, 099otlicers ard soldiers, 81 whan 81
were generals; 2l2,5i@ guns, III rannon,
Il mitrailleqges, cartridges by the mil.
lion, powder BY tho hundred Kilograms,
ana shells by this Thousand. such a
statement, compared with the results
actually accomplished N tho attempts
to suppress the rebellion, is practically n
confession of failure on the part q
Spain.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

1t is said that President Lille Of San
Domingo has issued decree forhidding
the aimittanco Of American and Moxi.
can money into san Domingo, and pro
6crihing its uso thnre. This decree,
which ia to take effect on October 9TH,
is aimed at tho commercial classea, VINO
have heen preferring American and
Mexican money to tina san Domingo
coin, which ia deprecated 10 value. A
San DOMINICAN dollar 10 worth about
thirty OF thirty.iye cents. President
Lille means to force the use 81 lis own
couptry's money, The incident Hergea
to show the folly Of FREQ ana unlimited
coinage Of silver.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Statistics for tho past year reported
by the secretary Of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, recently in $685.
sion at Springfield, ILL.,, are as follows:
limitations in subordinate lodges,
., 1877, 592; members relieved. 2,07G, COL;
widowed families relieved. 227. 9i0;
members deceased, 202. 22S; total relief,
s74, 35G, G6s. 76: total rocoipta, sla3,
PIT, 022. SO. Condition of tie Order
December 31st, 1886: Sovereign Grand
Lodge, Independent Grand Lodges
German Empire, Australasia, Den.
mark, Switzerland and Swe;lenJ, 81;
Subordinate Grand Encampments, So
Subordinate Grand Lodges. G6; subordi
nate EncampmentR. 2,G7l; Subordinate
Lodges, II, $50; encampment memhero,
l3l, Sgs; lodge members, s3l, MS; Re.
bekah Lodges, 4,5I3; sisters members
Of Rebekah Lodges, lGl, G79; brothers,
members Of Rebekah Lodges, llG SI2.
IhBse figures show the wonderful
growth Of the order Of Odd Fellows,
which Is now represented in nearly all
tho civilized countries of tho world.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

Only three per cont Of the population
OF Hawaii are Americans THIS DOES
not furnish woighty argument in
favor OF annexation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30

"Tf Mr.. DingleY's estimate Of total
revenue from his bill shall fail il tho
came proportion as his oBtiulata Of in.
come frnm the clothing clause has sd
FAR done, says the Nav York World
"simpla calculation shows thas tie
total receipts from the tariff duties this
year will NOT even pay the ponsinns,
which arc now estimated at about
sl47, 600, 600 g."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30


sellers merchandise that he can
not match.
The PRINCESS MAY GLOVES are
made to our order in Grenoble,
France. The skins are carefully
ehosen-REAL KlDSK1NS, mind you,
which don't go into other gloves to
sell at 81.
fhirty-six thousand pairs are here
"a complete line of the fall color
lngs and of black and of white.
More will come by steamship every
fortnight, but, for all that, we may
lack sizes noW-and-then. We are
Americas suppliers OF women's
good wearing real kid gloves al 81.
John Wanamaker.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30
The New
Dress
Trimmings
Are Ready

strung and twisted into novelty
pretty designs, and pearls treated
just like beads. There are revers
and panels and plastrons and yokes
and .collars-all fashioned ready for
use. If we simply gathered trim
mlngs as they are usually gathered,
there would be little to talk of. But
hosts of the richest things we show
are made exclusively for our selling.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11

l.trs Il. +, WmL, Ci,s CIyrs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11
Significance of Passes.


hudson star: Last week the Mil
waukre Sentinel interviewed the
M 'mbers Of the legislature upon the
anti-pass proposition, and elected "a
hotch-potch OF cvasive and non-com-
INITIAL statements. Among the bold
est OF the lot was this one from Hon.
Marcus IL. Baruum, of Wausan. He
said: II feel that the legislature has
no more authority to dictate to the
railroads IN the matter Of allowing u
public officer to ride free on ears than
it has TO the farmer in the matter Of
giving a public officer a free ride in
his wagon Mr.. Barnum is "A re-
nowned orator, a reformed editor, u
retired judge and a constant defender
of wronged woman, yet he has given
one of the most speclous of opinions
upon this veNations pass question.
Suppose in place OF being mem
her OF the legislature, ne had been
chosen juror for Marathon county
To serve during the next term of
court suppose Immediately after
his selection some we'll known farmer
of the county, who in all the years of
the past, had paid NO particular at
teut.on 70 Mr.. Barnm and newer in
Vited him TO ride i'm his wagon before.
should send him "A cordial u,yffntIpu
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11

and best results Of these years; the
entire freedom OF the school room |
from abject fear and the rod; the
abolition Of seats in the school room |
which in the past were marked
"paupers for those too poor to pay
a small tuition - he rightly gave as
an evidence Of this progress, OF which
we are so Justly proud. One thing,
he said. we need in order to make our
schools altogether free is free text
books. He argued that free tuition,
free school rooms, free fuel and lights
implied free text books. The matter
of taxation for this purpose would
cut no figure, as it would only be
about 10 cents per capita; and II We
take the number Of enrolled children
as the basis Of assessessment it would
only be 80 cents per pupil. The rich
man without any children in school
has now to pay his share of the school
tax, and little tax to provide free
text books would not drive him into
bankruptcy.
We can only touch upon one other
point before closing. One of the adj
vances we have made, said the lee
turer, is the association OF ideas.
Here you see how the imagination
comes in. To show this he took the
word "corn," and showed how many
things it might suggest, and in order
that this might not be carried too far
he illustrated this idea in the most
delightful way. He showed how that
might cover every thing in sight :
"in heaven above or in the earth be-
meath" This association of ideas
might become fad that would end
in our overthrow, although within
bounds it could be regarded as one of
evidences of our educational prog
ress. 1t helped the child in every
way.
A much appreciated feature of the
evening exercises was the musical
numbers by Mrs. Cummings on the
piano and Miss Mary Shaw on the
violin.
Miss Underwood, whose name we
mention last, was not least in the
part she bore, as the presiding genius
of the institute, and clearly demon
strated that the county made no mi
take in electing her superintendent.
The attendance was very large, and
the verdict upon all the exercises Of
the institute Every good"
Following is list of teachers and
students in attendance:
MINERAL PoINT-Lou O'Dowd, |
Lillian Hosken, Eta Neal, Della
Ovitz, Elizabeth McGregor, Sarah |
Connaughton, Agnes Streletzky Gym
thia Thomas. Mamie Folliard, Julia |
Schamberg, Name Ralph, Lydia
May T.. Tregilgus, Anna |
Graeber, Martha Cummings, Mary |
McCabe, Gertrude Weidenfeller, Ed
ward McCabe, Jennie Bennett, Mary |
T.. Cooking, Will Blewett, w Brown,
John McMullen, Maggie r. Lynch,
Lizzie Thomas, Cecilia Horn, Bert
Bennett, Margaret O'Neill, Mile
Treweek, Nettie Jackson, Lulu Cock
ing, Dell O'Dowd, Roe Potterton.
Anna Collins, John McGovern, Oil
Yer Gray.
DoDGEvILLE-L. Mae Bartel.
HoLLANDALE-Rern Mulcay, |
Nellie Conner.
LINDEN-Paul Wander Eike, Rosa
Baker, Florence Baker, Ethel Os-
borne, May Osborne, Lizzie stephens.
EDMUND-Nina Baker.
REwEy-Laura Hughes, Grace
Hughes. w. w. kolb, John =. Davis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11
ZINE Fam For Rent.

My farm of 290 acres, in the town
OF Waldwick. known as the John
Little place, is for rent on good terms
to the right party. The place is in
excellent conditions we'll fenced; q
nice orchard; plenty Of plowland-
pasture. hayland and timber. Only
one mile ana a half from cheese
factory, and convenient to a school
house, For particulars apply 20 Alex.
Mcneil, Waldwick, or to me at Min-
eral Point.
5Wi M r.. MARY ALTON.