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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24
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PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 81, 1888
Spring
Dress Fabrics

Sorry. but some of the Paris
stuffs didn't reach us in time for
last weeks exhibit. Still, one could
hardly have compassed greater
textile display. Enough of last
weeks favorites have gone to give
show room to the new, and so the
ever-changing show goes on. No
other store in the wide world shows
such variety of dress fabrics; no
other American retail store gathers
elegance with so little of waste.
II isn't strange that on matchable
goods our prices are least. And it
is equally certain that the absolutely
exclusive things are priced. in the
same common-sense way-cost Of
direct gathering and fair surplus Tor
the bookkeeping.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24
AROUND THE EVENING LAMP.

The members of the Teachers Bene
ticial Association have been actively
engaged in raising money to put the
treasury in good condition. 1t ia
hoped TO have the finances in such
shape as to pay death benefit, and
eventually, a sick benefit may be paid.
One OF the very successful workers for
the association is Miss Annie Raud-
nitzky, n popular teacher. Sometime
ngo Miss Raudnitzky sent out page OF
verses asking in a clever way for con
tribItionH ior tho association. That
the verses brought generous response,
appears from the following lines by the
same author:
Little leailet, tell the story.
Friends should know IL all around;
Not alone with empty glory .....
Is the art of rhyning crowned.
When ii brings, in eoodly measure,
Shekels 10 The treasury door,
Brings them freely. tOh. the pleasureD
Poets soul, what wouldst thon more?
Klondike mines are far and dreary.-
Foolish miners, why not rhyme?
Pleasant work 1t IL and CHEEKY,
Yields profit right ON time
Twenty dollars, snug and cosv.
Friends, you've paid for dubious verse;
Thinking, maybap, Ills quite prosy.
Might be better, might be worse"
Think you Swinburnes efforts finer?
Yet doubt his better pay.
Thanks u you from penny.a-liner,
Hearty thanks for I. b. A.
~
To announcing the "Quiet Day for
Women" that was recently held in this
city, local clergyman called it day
for quiet women
~
There ia log in the Ninth ward
which hsa been known to cat nctntc
parings not because he liked them, hui
to Keep them from being eaten by cal
of the same household.
49,
business man whose Office ia on
Shipley street was recently somewhat
annoyed by number of visitors who
came to look at the plaza with a view
OF renting II. Ito had not offered il
for rent and he supposed that news
paper had made \ mistake in an address
OF house that was for rent and thur
required him to make explanations.
*A*
Since the Maine explosion, a notice
able increase has taken place in the
number Of nowsboys. Instead of one
boy ar a corner, the pedestrian has a
group of them to pass, each eager Ia
dispose of hia papers. The additions
to tho ranks of the newsboys are doubt
less due to TWO causes; frat, the interest
In the Cuba Spain United States COM
plications and tho tremendous energy
displayed by Philadelphia and New
York papers in finding markets fol
their publications; and second, the
efforts Of newspapers to increase thsil
calculations. And 40 the boys arc find
ing il gond time in which to start in
business, with capital of from !
cent up. A Spectator.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

The death of Jacob Tome. ons of tho
best known citizens Of this part of the
country, which occurred at his home in
Port Deposit, Nd, yesterday week, ia
an event OF more than usual interest. 1t
was not entirely unexpected, despite
the short duration of his last illness,
as Mr.. Tome was in the eighty eighth
year of his age, TING Of life when the
final summons may BIZ looked for at
any time.
The interest in this man is death grows
from the story of his life, which shows
completely the possibilities opsn to
the boys and girls Ut the United States.
His origin was humble and the environ
ments of his youth seemed almost pro-
hibitory of advancement. Yet, by
reason Of q strong native intelligence,
an indomitable will, anil keen business
capacities, developed by careful train
ing, firm self-reliance and admirable
self-restraint, he rose to be great
business man, man Of enormous
wealth, director of important insti-
tutionsr and philanthropist whose
works will make his name known and
revered long after his remains have
crumbled into dust.
Such, in brief, WAS the career oil
Jacob Tome, this story of whose life is
told elsewhere in this issue. We recon-
mend it to tho careful attention Of our
readers, particularly to the boys and
girls to whom 1t should prove an in.
centlve to earnest work on those
straight, plain business lines, which
alone give promise Of success.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24
shonla b elyen an AUGMENTATION,


In his renort to the corporation of the
Delaware Hospital, which held its an 9.
nual meeting on Monday, President
Tilghman Johnston of the board of
trustees, dwelt upon the necessity of an
increase in income or decrease in ex-
penses at that institution. Already the
hospital has been forced to encroach on
money which preferably would remain
as a part Of the endowment fund. This
has been due to the failure OF the an
nual subscriptions and donations to
gether with the receipts from patienta
to meet the running expenses.
The hospital must, Of course, conduct
it's affairs in business way and cannot
with any more safety than private
establishment eSpend more than it's in
come. Tho necessity is, therefore,
grave, involving as it does curtail-
mont of it's usefulness, unless il re-
ceives measure of support from the
city or county. A glance at the annual
report shows that of the 343 patients
last year, 300 we're free patients, be
sides the ], T26 treated In the dispen
sary. These are figures which indicate
that the city and county are largely in
debted for the services of the institu
ton.
Neither the city nor the county car
sfford to allow curtaiIment of it,
services through lack of funds ant
should aa matter of public polio,
give it aid in proportion to its benefi
to the public.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

1t is clearly evident that the new
charter for Wilmington, now pending
in the General Assembly, will, il passed
at this session, be nothing more than a
deal between tho politicians of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties. The
admirable efforts of the commissioners
who prepared the charter, to arrange a
law that would give the people an
effective and purely non partisan system
OF government, are entirely lost sight
OF in the struggle of those elements al
Dover that alone can give the charte,
life or defeat it completely. And those
elements are looking solely to the
political advantages that the new
charter may promise.
This being the case, there is nc
doubt that the public interests will be
best served by the Legislature taking
no action whatever upon the new char
ter. The city can better afford to worn,
along another year under existing con
ditions than to take the risk of such
charter as trading politicians may i'm
pose upon them.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

Washington, March 22.-Bils were
opened 10 the War DEPARTMENTS Burea U
OF Ordnhnce to day for supplying 470, !.
0oo pounds OF Brown prismatic powder
Tor the sea coast Qualifications guns.
Ihers were only two biddsrs. the Cali
iornia Powder Co ami the du Pont
Powder Go. of Wilmington, Del The
former CONCERN offered to supply the
powder at the rate of 32. 175 cents per
pound. Twenty-ore days after receiy-
ing the contract they will begin de.
livering the powder at the rate Of %, 600
pounda weekly. The du Pont Go, bid
at 32. lT5 cents per pound for that TO be
delivered at the powder nrseoai az
Dover, N. j., and 81. la cents per mound
for that to be delivered at the Benecia
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24
AFTER PARDON.
Senator Quay Working for the Release OF
Captain Hart.

seh"bof quay horklns Tor the Neleaso OF
Captain Hart.
Washington, March %. Capt. John
d. Hart. the Philadelphia who has
now started to serve in the Eastern
Penitentiary his two years. suntence for
completely in the steamer Laurada' q
filibustering expedition to Cuba, will
soon he free man, il Senator Quay has
any influence with President NJ Finley.
The Senator has interested himself in
Capt. Hart's case, and day he circu-
lated a petition on the floor Of the
Senate appealing to the President to
pardon tho unlucky Philadelphian.
Every Senator but enc signed il and
Mr.. Quay will personally present it to
the President.
The petition states that while the
verdict of conviction was sustained by
the Circuit Court, yet Presiding Judge
AcEeson filed a dissenting opinion
which declared that tho case against
Capt. Hart had not been adequately
proven. 1t submits that this ,iisssntiny
oplniun raises an uncertainty as to the
unlawful character OF the expedition
and further that tho requirements OF
JUSTICE have been fully satisfied by the
imprisonment aud other hardships in
connection with the case already under
gone by Capt. Hart.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

In speaking of the insolyent Chester
County Guarantee. Trust and Safe De-
posit Co., the West Chester Local News
says: 1.-The receivers of the trust com
pany have much to look after, and since
assuming their otlico have had several
rather odd experiences. For instance,
some months ago they went to Kansas
to look up the possessions of the COM
psny, and among tine places visited was
the over doomed city OF Wichita. where
thousands of dollars Of good Chester
county money is hopelessly buried in
real estate. Imagine the surprise OF the
receivers when they ran across partiea
industriously engaged in stealing the
trust company'a houses'-de liherately
raising them ON wheels AMI pushing
them off. One house iu particular had
been jackod up and moved part way
across the street and the receivers Just
got there in the nick OF time, and caused
il to he returned and placed in as good
condition az before Disturbed. I"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

We print in this issue communion
tion from MIR. Henry Ridgely, Jr., of
Dover, author of the new Educational
bill now before the General Assembly,
In which he gives full and compre
hsnsive summary of that measure We
invite attention to the communication,
and ask that it be read by all who feel
an interest in the subject Of public
education.
AS the bill is very long one, cover
ing about eighty printed pages, and
therefore cannot we'll hs published com
plete in the newspapers of the State.
MIR. Ridgely has done a good work in
preparing an intelligent summary of the
measure and laying it before the public.
Certainly, mono can be considered more
competent to perform such task than
the author, who is fully conversant
with not only the language but the in
sent and purpose of the measure.
The general effect of careful reading
of Mr.. Ridgely's communication will,
we believe, be to create favorable
impression Of the bill. 1t aims to pro-
vide for sound and effective system oil
public education throughout the State.
1t leaves the source of authoritative
action, as heretofore, With the people at
the school elections, but combines all
the functions of school government into
concrete and effective form. And il
offers no loop hole by which the people
of any community could. il they were
go disposed, evado their responsibility
of providing adequately for the educa,
tion of the children in their midst.
Of course, it would be idle to claim
tLRS Mr.. Ridgely's measure is perfect
and should be adopted without change.
The General Assembly. however, may
be expected to give it careful attention,
and in the details of reading and con.
sideration before passage will no doubt
detect whatever errors and insulficien
cies may exist, and make all desirable
changes that may suggest themselves,
But Mr.. Ridgely has given them com
prehensivs basis upon which to work,
and the result ought to be Legislation
that will accrue to the lasting benefit Of
the cause OF public education in Della
wars.
We hope, therefore. that Mr.. Ridgely't
communication will be generally ant
carefully considered by readers OF Thi
Gazette. II is full of interest, and thu
subject it deals With is OF the utmost
importance to all good citizens,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24
D0rER posrsr4srERsHIp.
Several Candidates in tile Field But M
body Has "a sure Thing.

Several Candidates in the Field But No
body Has "a Sure Thing.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
Dover, March 80 The term of Thomas
M. GoOden, as postmaster Of Dover,
will expire about August let, and, as
the Office pays salary of 1000. there
are several candidates ana much mis-
sinnary work is being done in their be-
half.
Tho principal persons mentioned are
u. Mihlin Wilson, Union Republican,
who was one Of the Mckinley electors (;
Capt ThomRe Draper and j. W. Casson
of Dover, and Capt. William Blocksum
Of Little Creek.
Tho contest now appeurs 10 bo be-
tween Messrs. Wilson, Draper and Cas-
son, while any one OF the others who
are out for tho position has a fighting
chance, on account OF the peculiar
situation.
The Regulars believe that Mr.. Cas-
son, who ia identified with their
faction OF the party, will bu the man,
claiming that he Is backed by Col. du
Point.
Ihe Union Republicans say that Mr..
Wilson has as good chance an Mr..
Casson, as the President would hardly
care to ignore one OF the men who yotud
for him in the electoral college. Mr.
Wilson ia popular among men of all
parties here. and j. Frank Alice, State
chairman OF the Union Republican
committee, in discussing the situation,
said 80 out of every LOO Republicans in
Dover would like to ses the plum fall
to Mr.. Wilson.
The new postmaster will have the ap-
pointing OF two assistants, but it ia
likely that one OF them will be John
Mccoy, who has been tha poatmasters'
chief assistant for number of years
and haa the run of the office.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24
HINTS TO BUY AT HOME.

Communicated.
81 think that one OF the best means
to augment the trade between Viii
mington and the vast stretch of pro
ductive land constituting the Peninsula
is to cite instances wherein down State
people who meditatsd dealing in phila-
dolphia were prevailed upon to stop off
in Wilmington and SEQ for themselves
the desirable facilities of trade afforded
by our city," remarked a prominent
citizen this morning. 81 know OF q
young married couple in Lewes who
were about to furnish their house from
cellar to garrett They designed going
to Philadelphia. but when they learned
that they could buy an excursion ticket
to Wilmington, and when they arrived
here could secure another excursion
ticket to Philadelphia, the aggregate
cost Of transportation being az cheap az
through ticket, they decided to stop
off hero and see what our city had 10
stock in the matter OF furniture, carpets
and draperies. The result was that
they purchased all that they needed
right here, and sayed three or four dol
lars By so doing.
Now, as to our people buying things
in Philadelphia: l know of The daugh-
ter of prominent city official who
needed a spool of silk Of certain
shade. She went to one store and could
not get it. Without looking further
hare she boarded a train, went to Phila
delphia, purchased the silk and re-
turned home. This is an example of
tho manner in which our own people
are iniuring the city's trade. / know
Of woman who sent off by mail for a
spool of silkatine. She paid eight cents
for it aud tbs stamps cost three or four
cents more. The day after she received
it she saw the same thing in uue OF the
local store windows for three csnts. A
woman told me that she needad yard
Of dress goods to finish out on dress.
She went to Philadelphia, went through
all the big dry goods places there, could
not find what she wanted. came back
to Wilmington, and found it in stock at
the first store which she visited.
This better trade crusade must be
waged among our own people as well as
among the people down the Peninsula. ="
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24
The Trading Stamp Nuisance.


The State Senate, Monday, with
scant courtesy, defeated by an indie
finite postponement the bill to abolish
the trading stamp business in this city.
Both Of the Senators from Wilmington
voted to kill tho bill, which ia only
another evidence of the fact that fire.
quently the people are not Justly repre-
sunted by those elected to serve them
in the Legislature.
In all reason, the Senate should have
followed the action Of tbs House upon
this measure and voted to make it
law. 1t has been conclusively demon
strated that the trading stamp bust
ness is nuisance aud detriment. 1t
is based upon no sound principles, and
is, moreover, species Of lottery. 1t
serves no good purpose, and there ia no
reason why it should he permitted to
exist. The Senate, however, haa
graciously consented to give 1t life, and
it will no doubt continue to flourish
until other means of wipins it out of
existence may be discovered and put
into effect.
Meanwhile, it would be we'll for the
business people Of Wilmington, who
are almost unit in opposition to the
trading stamp nuisance, to continue
their agitation of the matter 1t may
be that thoy can induce the Senators
from this city eventually to look with
favor upon their petition, and in the
end vote for ths bill which they sc
ruthlessly sacrificed yesterday. The
cause il good one, and it will do DC
harm to keep up the fight to the last
minute.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

II IL 10 DO hoped that tho State Sen
ate will look with small favor upon the
Adams Tax bill. and accord the measure
which passed the Houss. Tuesday, the
same fate that was bestowed upon it's
predecessor. 1t is an unjust measure,
aud ought to he defeated.
One feature alone of the Adams bill
should he sufficient to secure its defeat,
and that is the provision taxing savings
fund societies. II will he pour en-
couragcment for people to save their
money aud lay it by In savings bank,
il the state is to step in and impose
tax upon the money thus saved. The
result of the Tux would he that the
bank would have 10 cut down the rate
of interest allowed. thus imposing a
loss unon the depositors In the viii
mingtUn Savings Fund there are uhout
10000 depositors, whose savings will
average about 5000 each, and the Admins
Tax bill proposes to tax these IL. 00C
depositora for having been frugal enough
and careful enough 10 save this much
money.
The Senate will do we'll to defeat this
unfair measure OF taxation. 1t is an
imposition upon the people, and nc
sound reason can be advanced in its
favor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24
OYER IN PES ssYLVIRIi.

Tho school directors of A yondale have
received bids for building High
School, work on which is to begin
shortly.
While walking down tho W. 4 N.
railroad, Benjamin Naylor Of Rock Run
fell through the trestle work at the
grist mill pesr that place aud was pain
fully bruised.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

and Shipley streets and right OF way
across Newport turnpike, were also
decided. The city secured the con
domination OF East Seventh street
through tho Cleland estate, the north
cast corner OF Fifth and Walnut and
Coleman street through the England
urOrerty.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

Capt. ]. B. Wright OF Che schooner
John b. Ferguson, has bought ths
schoonnr Lulu ". Quillin, OF i29 tons
Bethel. Capt. Grant bennett Of the
schooner Alexander Mccullough, has
purchased from j. Dallas Mnrvil of
Laurel. the schooner j. Dallas Marvil.
The Maryil is vessel of l60 tons.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

In the course of an editorial alluding
to the municipal progress of New
Castle during the past Two years, the
New Castle News pays this tribute to
Mayor Boyd: "To whom does the
honor of 60 much push belong9 One
does not need to study very hard to sec
the hand of our present Mayor, Evan
6. Boyd, in it. lie has all along been
the primo mover in everything which
would bs Of benefit to, and help New
Castle; and the great fault to. day is,
that there are not more citizena like
him. II there were, progress would he
even more evident, and pronounced
than it is at PRESENT. .=
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

In printing list Of the grand ard
petit jurors for the coming term of
court in Kent county, the Dover Sen
tinel points out that tho entire list in
cludes tho names of but two Republi-
cans, and sarcasticaly supposes that
this result was due to an accident, AS
fact, however, it was due TO tho pres
ont partisan Hyetan Of drawing iuries
for our State courts. But it ia not con
siatert for tho Sentinel, party organ,
TO complain, for representatives Of both
political parties have been guilty of the
crime of packing the jury boxes for
partisan results in the drawings In
deed, the Republican majority of ths
Sussex county Levy Court once went to
the extent of refusing to allow the
Democratic minority memberH to place
names in the boxes of the hundreds
they represented, and filed These boxes
with the names of Republicans. The
fault is in tho system, and it should be
changed. A bill is now before the Lag
iblhbute proNiuluE ior Two Jury cuiuuils'
sioners in each county, one from each
OF the two leading parties. who shall
place All equal number of names,
selected from their respective parties,
in tho Jury hoxes. and draw the juries
therofrom. This bill should he enacted
into law. A like system is followed in
drawing iuries for the United States
courts, ami partisan iuries in those
courts have been unknown since the
change went into efTeut.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

AT the Federal Building Tuesdny
afternoon testimony wss taken in III
case OF the Charles Warner %. va the
steamship Larrada on ON action 10 re-.
cover 500 towago. oA W ie'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

Senators Gallery and McEmery of
Louisiana have expressed the opinion
that section OF the new Constitution
as prepared by the convention now in
session, is unconstitutional. This ia
tho section comforting suffrage. regard
less of other qualifications, on those
who were voters prior to 1868, together
with their sons and grundsons, the
purpose being to admit as many whites
as possible while excluding the negroes,
who, of couraa, could not vote in 1867,
prior TO the adoption Of the fifteenth
amendment. AS explained by the New
Orleans picayune, the members of the
convention are not concerned merely
over the expression of opinion by the
States Senators. they believing that
there are az good constitutional lawyers
ON the suffrage COMMITTEES as there are
in the United States Senate, but they
are alarmed lest the section in question
would be without defenders in the
United States Senate should it be at
tackled in that body. In these circum-
stances it has been suggested that the
convention fall back upon the under
standing' plan in Mississippi and
South Carolina, with the idea that that
plan would have at least four defenders
in the Senate-the Senators from Mis-.
slssippi and South Carolina-it being
understood that Senators Gallery and
McEmery oppose this plan also.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
Kenton, March 90. The name of
Nathaniel II. Leverage of Kenton, a
prominent Democrat. has been men
TONED aa a candidate for lazy courtman
from Kenton hundred.