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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15

Washington. Oct. 15.-secretary AL
ger said today that he hoped to make
visit to the ports occupied by the
United States in Cuba and Porto Rico
some time during the winter. when the
affairs of the islands become settled
under the United States authority.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15
Coal and Wood,

H. I. Sergeant, dealer in coal, wood and
Grain, 100 Maryland ave-, office Seventh
and King streets. Delmarvia Phone 64o,
Large Pea Coal for family use.
Large load wood fOr$1.50
B & Jacheoks given with cash purchases
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15

Col. John Wainwright has secured .
pension of IS a month, from March l2th,
1892, for Joseph Heisol Of St. Georges,
Del. late company B, 9th regiment Della
ware Infantry.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15

Stole Fortune In Government Bonds
Minneapolis. Oct. 15.-It has just
leaked out that a week ago burglars
broke into the office of the Consolidated
Milling and Hardwood company, and
after breaking open safe escaped with
$5S,O 900 worth of United States bonds
Of the recent issue,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15
American Laundry, No. elS W. Front st.

Dyspepsia Cured Shiloh's Vitalizer i'm
mediatsiy relieves Sour Stomach. Coming
nsy and liver ren,dy. Sold by N. B Dan.
forth, Second and Market strsetA
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15
Reroe sunk and Two Drowned.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-The barge Church.
hill, loaded with ore, In tow of the
Majestic, from Duluth, sank in the
rough water off Waukegan yesterday.
Captain Patrick Kane. of Detroit, and
Deckhand John Hansen were drowned.
The barge was valued at 10000
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15

A Baltimore Victim of Monte Carlo.
Vienna. Oct. 15.-The body of man
named Erard. from Baltimore, was
found at Condemino, near Monaco, on
Sunday. III one of his pockets was a
note saying he had lost everything at
roulette at Monte Carlo.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15
On the 0rldiron.

Delaware College and st. Johns College
football teams met yesterday and despite
of the rain and mud played agood game.
Neither side scored. The game was an in.
teresting one.
Tho teams lined up as follows:
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15
ADJUSTMENTS
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
MON BARS.

Robert B. Mantell and his excellent
company appeared at the Grand Opera
House last evening, in his famous play
"Monbnrs." The company was received
by a good sized audience.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15
ELRoY STOCK COMPANY.

ELRoY STOCK COMPANY.
1.-THE White Squadron" will open the
engagement OF the Elroy Stock Company
Monday evening, at the Grand Opera
House, and it will be presented with all Its
scenic and mechanical effects. The popu.
lar young actor, J. Harvey Cook, will ap-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15
commanding the militia here. and Ad-

commanding the militia here, and Ad.
jutant General Reece and Governor
Tanner at Springfield. The conference
resulted In the governor ordering Cap
tain Harris under no circumstances to
permit the imported negroes to land in
Pana. In an interview later Captain
Harris said:
IF any negroes are brought into
Pana while am in charge, and they
refuse to retreat when ordered to do
so, I will order my men to fire. All
armed guards will be similarly dealt
with. The governors orders shall be
strictly obeyed. If lose every man
under my command no negroes shall
Iandoin Pana" ~
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-15

DR. Bulls Cough Syrup Cures Broncnitis.
Why suffer when this wonderful remedy
can be had for only 25c bottle.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
The expected has happened a Paris.
TRUST THE PEOPLE

From the Selma Journal
The idea of attempting to create the i'm
preston that the people of Alabama cannot
be trusted with a convention to remodel
their constitution SO as to make it meet
emergencies that have arisen since the old
one was adopted for fear it may do some
thing unwise is the most absurd, undemo
cratic and causeless suggestion ever urged
against popular movement in the history
of the state. With precisely the same pro-
priety we might have urged that the last
convention which gave us our present con-
stitution should not have been held, and
by pari passu reasoning we might contend
that the legislature should not meet to pass
needful laws, but that the old laws were
sufficient, and 1t was dangerous for that
body to meet because they might do harm
through their additional legislation Let us
look at the matter In common sense light.
Let us realize the differences that surround
us and like a wise people go manfully and
inteligenty to work to correct them.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30

No bills are discussed and passed before
the Christmas recess, and when the MEM
bers reassemble only two months of the
session are left. In that time the appro-
priation bills and perhaps the Hawaiian
bill, must be considered. The chances are
quite good that even the Hawaiian bill will
go over
The south has two reasons for desiring
an extra session. First and foremost 1t
needs a new quarantine bill on Memphis
convention lines, and it needs 1t quickly,
of building an interoceanic canal. The
four peculiar needs of Alabama that the
government can alone meet and satisfy,
are:
An effective quarantine; a Nicaragua
canal; slackwater in the Warrior; deep
water in Mobile bay.
The first-named is a matter of life or
death-of prosperity or paralysis-in the
south, and every southern member should
pull towards an extra session. The second
need is very important to the gulf states,
and its building should not be unnecessarily
delayed. The third and fourth really de-
pend upon the skill and activity of Ala
bama's senators and representatives. The
time is fast coming when they will have
to account for their failure in these re-
speets. If the coal and iron of Ohio or
Pennsylvania or West Virginia could be
given access to tidewater at a cost of
about three million dollars, would years be
spent, think you, in the accomplishment of
the needed work? No indeed. And yet
Alabama must wait Alabama needs a
man at Washington who will show what
navigation in the Warrior means-what it
means to the naton-what it will do in the
building up of an export trade-what 1t will
do for the new navy.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30

IS the harbor Of Panso Pango, Samoa, in
latitude Il s. The easternmost is Calebra
island. just east of Porto Rico. in longitude
50 w. The westernmost.. taking no account
of the alleged British cession of a coaling
station IN Socotra, is the island of Balabac,
in the Philippines, in longitude III e.
Thus the American flag ranges over 50
degrees of latitude and 17S of longitude-not
quite a fourth of the distance around the
world one way, and a shade less than half
the other. 1t is not quite correct to say
that the sun never sets on the American
dominions, for in winter it does. But in sum-
mer the mopning sun in the Philippines and
the evening sun in Porto Rico are shining
at the same time, not to speak of the con-
tinuous performance sun which shines over
Point Barrow for weeks together. 1t we
considered Soerotra American territory,
then there would never be a minute in the
year in which some portion of our soil
would not be in daylight.
1t is a pity that Daniel webster could not
be living now. How he would have enjoyed
the privilege of expanding on the globe
circling American power the eloquence he
wasted on the British drum-beati
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
NON-FREEZING WATER PIPE

From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Germans, who are so far ahead of
many nations in a certain class of techni-
cal skill, have Incorporated into their
plumbing practice a non-freezing water
pipe, which will save an incalculable
amount of annoyance and profanity in a
single winter. The purpose of the invention
is not only to prevent the water from being
frozen, but to provide an opportunity for
it's expansion by cold Into the iron pipe,
as far as it is above the ground, there is
inserted a second narrower pipe of thin
sheet tin or lead, which is filled with an
elastic substance, such, for instance as
rubber. This insertion remains unaffected
by the ordinary pressure; but if the water
should be frozen by extreme cold the elastic
insertion is compressed by so much as the
volume of water is increased by the freez-
ing. With the coming of the thaw the in
sertion expands again to it's original circum-
ference. The object of the tin or lead
around the insertion is to prevent an I'M
pleasant taste or odor being impaired to
the water 1t is said that water pipes pro-
vded with such an insertion have with
stood cold test of 40 degrees centgrade
while others that were not so provided in
variably burst at that temperature.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
Postal Business Grows.

The report of Postmaster General Smith
is one of the most interesting of the de-
partmental papers. He shows, to begin
with, how rapidly the postal business is
increasing. In 1880 there were $4,000 post
offices; now there are 73,OOO The gross
revenue rose in the period named from
thirty<six millions to eighty-nine millions.
The population had increased fifty per cent,
while the postal business had been nearly
trebled
dollars, or &c per cent. over the receipts
of the previous year. The receipts of the
postoffices are considered an excellent test
of the condition of business in the country,
and no one can read Postmaster General
Smiths figures without coming to the con-
clusion that business is climbing I'D the
hill of prosperity.
The postmaster general estimates the re-
ceipts of the current fiscal year, 1899. at
ninety-fve millions, and in 1900 he thinks
the receipts will pass the one hundred mil
lion mark, headed toward the billion point,
whatever that may be. Truly this is
great country, and every year shows its
rise to higher levels.
The absorption of Hawaii has not been
followed by an absorption of its postal SER
vice. That, as well as the service in other
newly-acquired islands, awaits the action
of congress.
The postmaster general urges an extern
sion of free delivery, both rural and urban;
he urges, too, the granting of further facil-
tiles in the delivery of special letters. The
money order business of the department is
growing rapidly. Nearly twenty-nine MIL
lion orders were issued last year, covering
exchange to the handsome aggregate of
1901 sos. sol.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
A. Larger Navy Needed.
Editor

Mlitarism is an evil that the republic
should avoid, but a larger navy is not mill
tarism. Naval officers. except a small home
staff, are kept at sea, looking after the
country's commerce, and protecting its
coast lines, of which the United States has
an abundance. We have, by the way, more
coast line than commerce, thanks to our
noble misunderstanding tariff.
If Secretary Longs programme be adopt
ed the United States will have fifteen first
class battleships built or building, thus
placing US above Russia and Italy and Ger
fighting strength our fifteen battleships,
newly constructed, would certainly outrank
the twenty-five belonging to France. No
naval expert would have much doubt as to
that Great Britain would have forty-one
first-class battleships, but no one in this
country desires or even expects to equal the
navy formed to protect an island home and
vast colonial possessions. AS John Bull and
Uncle Sam are and expect ever to be work.
ing partners, Great Britain should be left
out of the calculation. We need consider.
only France, Russia, Italy and Germany.
In the cruiser class we would, IL Secretary
of them except France. We would have
twenty-one cruisers, against twenty be-
longing to Germany, nineteen in Italy and
fourteen in Russia. France would have
To- We o1It
the world. We have too many monitors.
Our particular weakness would consist IN
the possession OF twenty-one fast protected
cruisers against forty-nine in France. Great
Britain has, 1t is true, one hundred and
thirty-one. Under Secretary Longs pro-
gramme we would be safe against Russian
or German or Italian aggression, but We
would not be able to cope with French ag-
gression IL all of Frances cruisers were in
good condition, well filled with guns and
gunners. The French nation is heavily
loaded with debt and troubles, and 1t is
indeed doubtful whether her fighting
strength is equivalent to the number of her
cruisers.
Otherwise, the Long programme, which
involves an expenditure of s37 900, 900 in the
course of three years, would put the United
States at the top of the list, Great Britain,
of course, excepted. conflict with the
motherland would be unnatural and mon
strous, and it deserves no consideration
whatever. We should neither prepare for
such a contest nor against it. Matricide is
not to our taste We have an all-sufficient
hostage in Canada against any unjust ac-
tion on the part of the motherland.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
HIS LIFE PASSED IN SEWERS

From the London Mail.
Birmingham is on the eve of losing one
of the most remarkable public officers the
city has ever had. His name is Grubb, and
he has spent nearly fifty years in exploring
the sewers, good, bad and Indifferent, most
of them Indifferent. On an average Grubb
has trudged through six or seven miles of
sewers each day. and recokns that his
total tramp is close upon 100000 miles. Out
side this unique performance, however, his
career has been a notable one. There is,
perhaps, no other man in the world who
could spend so long period under circum-
stances unhealthy and say that he has
never had days illness. He has risked his
life over and over again, faced millions of
angry and hungry rats and thrived an
atmosphere which is certainly not better
than Omdurman.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
TO MAKE CUT FLOWERS LAST
rom the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Ph1ladelpnld LcuSSl.
Flowers treated properly can last and
even look well after six weeks, thus taking
from them their only reproach, and rem
dering them possible pleasures for the poor
est. Every night take them out OF tho
vases and thoroughly rinse the stalks under
the tap, removing with the fingers any de-
composed matter. Then place them to bed
for the night in basin of strong soaps'lds.
Be careful not to allow any water to
touch the blossoms, as this only fades them.
The soapsuds supply a certain amount of
nourishment. In the morning rinse the
stalks under water again, and as each bios
som is arranged for the day in the vase
of fresh water snip off the tiniest portion
of the stalk with a pair of scissors. Al
ways carefully trim away any faded por-
ton Food for the day is supplied by sui
phate of ammonia, small quantity of
which can be obtained from the chemist for
a few pennies. If he knows his business
he will be able to tell you that suphate OF
ammonia contains all the properties OF good
manure for keeping the blossoms alive. A
few drops in each vase are quite sufficient;
indeed If you use the soapsuds at night,
as well as the sulphate of ammonia in the
day. some intervals must be spent by the
flowers in nothing but clear cold water.
1t is possible to kill with Kindness remem-
Der. Put the flowers at night into some
dark, cool place, say scullery or pantry,
as it is not good either for the flowers or
the household that they should remain al
together in the living rooms. To revive
flowers, put them into warm salt water to
which has been added a few drops of sui
plate of ammonia. To keep a spray of ar
ranged flowers, place on damp cotton wool
under basin. This keeps the air away
and preserves the blossoms. The fragile,
delicate maidenhair fern is best treated in
this WaV.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
GIVES A FORTUNE TO CHARITY

Boston Telegram to the Chicago Chronicle.
BY the will of Edward Austin, who died
on Wednesday last, and which was offered
for probate today, more than 100000 is
given to charity and to educational insti
tutions as follows:
To the New England Trust company,
si00, 900 in trust; the income to be paid ito
needy aged men and women who had been
in better circumstances in early life, but
had become in want in old age" To Har-
ward college, 100000, the interest to be ap-
piled to NEEDY, meritorious students and
teachers to assist them in the pursuit of
their studies" To the Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology, 100000; to Radcliffe
college, $50, 600; to Tuskegee Normal and
Industrial school, 100000; to the bacterio-
logical laboratory of the Harvard Medical
school, $4,000.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
Governor Johnston and Revision.

Papers here and there in the state are
complaining that Governor Johnston is not
as enthusiastic and explicit over constitu-
tional revision as they had fondly hoped he
would be- Governor Johnston is undoubt-
edly in a waiting mood, perhaps he
should be. He impartially suggested in his
message the two methods open to revision,
the one being through a convention, and
the other by amendment; and he is now
waiting for the people by their chosen rep
resentatives to decide which they prefer.
If they decide to call convention, no one
will fight harder or more untiringly to elect
good men to the convention, and TO make
it's work acceptable to the democrats of the
state. He will be it's Jealous friend from
beginning to ending. He will work for it
early and late. Let no one harbor doubt
as to this.
But if the legislature should decide that
revision by amendment is the better
method, he will cooperate with it in carry
ing out its will. Undoubtedly Governor
Johnston sees some advantage in the
amendment plan. He knows that con-
vention would cost the taxpayers at least
$50 ,OOO and il suffrage reform could be ac-
complished by amendment of the present
Constitution, that sum would be retained in
the treasury.
If vote can be had in favor of a CON-
stitutional convention, an amendment can
certainly be carried; for no one would OPP
pose the latter, except those who might be
disfranchsed by it. Those who fear in
creased taxation; those who fear that agi-
tation of this nature would keep out capt.
tai; those who fear that there would be a
reduction in the number of offices; those
who fear an increase in the number of
offices-all these perhaps would oppose the
calling of constitutional convention, but
would favor a suffrage amendment. All
those in other words, who want less poll
tics and more money-fewer speeches and
more factories-less agitation and more bus
mess, would favor amendment rather than
a convention.
To Governor Johnston, who is bravely and
patiently trying to bring the finances of
the state into better condition, thereby ell
abling the state to do more for her bright
eyed, eager children in the way of educa-
ton, these considerations no doubt appeal;
but if the legislature, which is the people,
should decide that a convention is prefer
able, Governor Johnston will be found in
the front line of the battle. No one should
doubt this for a moment
The Age-Herald prefers a constitutional
convention but, like Governor Johnston, II
is ready to fight the peoples battle, no mat
ter in what form it may come The legis-
lature, fresh from the people and represent
ing them, is the sole and proper and suf-
ficient judge, and when 1t acts everybody
VINO desires to see the state put on a good
footing, should be in a mood to take hold
of the problem and carry it to a conclusion
that will rebound to the prosperity and
happiness Of the state.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
CONGRESS MUST ACCEPT NO EXCUSE
From the PHILADELPHIA Press.

As an excuse for giving countenance to
the presence of Brigham H. Roberts, menu
Der of congress-elect from Utah, who is a
Mormon with three wives, certain congress-
men are inclined to give him credit for sup
porting his trio of spouses. What did they
expect of him? The oriental maintains
harem with plurality of wives, yet he
gets no credit at Washington or elsewhere
in civilization for generosity In maintain
ing a retinue of female dependents. No ex-
cuses for polygamy can be accepted by
congress. Mr.. Roberts and his plurality of
welded bliss should be shown the door not
only of congress- but of every home in
Washington.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
COUEASE
Edgar Montgomery In Harper's

George Edgar Montgomery in Harper's
Weekly.
1t is not that they never knew
Weakness or fear who are the brave;
Those are the proud, the knightly few
Whose joy is still to serve and save.
But they who, in the weary night,
Amid the darkness and the stress,
Have struggled with disease and blight
With pitiful world-weariness;
They who have yearns to stand among
The free and mighty of the earth,
Whose sad, aspiring souls are wrung
With starless hope and hollow mirth-
nho die with every day, yet live
Through merciless, unbrightened years,
Whose sweetest right is to forgive
And smile divinely through their tears;
They are the noble, they the strong,
They are the tried, the trusted ones,
And though their way is hard and long
Straight to the pitying God 1t runs.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30

Will Golson, the murderer of Chief Depu-
ty Sheriff Robert Warnock is still at large
and every effort is being made to effect his
arrest. Rewards for the murderer aggre-
eating $3.50 are offered this morning-s5OO by
Sheriff Frank p. O'Brien personally, $3.50 by
the governor, and $3.50 by private citizens.
This splendid reward should call forth the
best efforts of the most skilled detectives.
The sheriff's reward is especially generous
and worthy of his heart.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
EPIGRAMS FROM A CURRENT NOVEL
From Mrs. Folwer's Concerning Isabel


Carnaby."
The worst of women is that they are
always wanting to see what will happen if
they do certain things.
have succeeded in teaching her that
there is no one in the world but her, but
! have not yet taught her that there is no
one in the world but me-
I believe if she met the man in the moon
she would find out that he and she had q
lot of mutual acquaintance.
Writing is like flirting. If you can't do
1t nobody can teach you how to do it, and
of you can do 1t nobody can keep you from
ding it.
have often noticed that the people who
are ready to die for you never think it nee
essary to pass the salt
1t always seems pity with regard to
lovemaking that when people are old
enough to have learned the game properly
they are generally too old to want to play
at 1t.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
An Extra Session.

The preservation of the health Of the gulf
and South Atlantic states is tied up in
the squabble that is ION" in relation to an
extra session. A general and effective
quarantine bill cannot be passed In the two
months that are given to the consideration
OF bills in the approaching short session.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30

There are thirty-two senators and sixty
eight representatives In the Florida legisla-
ture. every one of them being democrat
The republican and populist caucuses have
been indefinitely postponed.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
A NEW RAILROAD
From the Elba Clipper.

A new railroad Ia being surveyed from
Columbia via Dothan in this direction It
is thought that the survey viii go a few
miles below Enterprise and Elba and ON to
River Falls. At this point 1t is thought
that the Central extension from Columbia
and the Central extension from Troy will
meet. The Clipper doesn't know what the
survey means. but It looks as II this whole
country will in few years be a perfect
net work of railroads.