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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05
SAILED orER THE MINES.
Steamers Periious Voyage Through the
delaware Channel.


Delaware Channel.
A special from Delaware City says:
Embedding tho warnings Of the patrol
boats about Fort Delaware, two large
steamers Friday afternoon went safely
through the channel near the submarine
mines.
Persons on shore and on the patrol.
boats were in terribs state Of sus-
pense as the steamers approached the
mines, and expected them TO be blown
to atoms.
1t was more by good luck than any
thing else that the steamers escaped.
Fortunately, only the first section of
ths mines mas been laid, the bad
weather of the last few days having de.
layed the work.
Men on the patrolboats saw the
steamers, the names of which could not
be ascertained here, coming up the river
at good rate of speed.
The patTolboats went toward them
the steamers were signaled several times
10 stop, hut no attention was paid tc
the signals. Tho patrolboatH then gave
chase, but as they approached the minet
they stopped, and with bated breath
the men ON them watched the steamers
go through the narrow channel without
accident.
Other ships, it is said, are paying ne
attention to tho warnings of the patrol
boats, and the officers in the fort ant
on the batteries are kept in fear les
the boats be blown up ny the mines. L
ia the rule to place pilot on the boat
from the patrnlboats, who knuwa thu
narrow channel AMI can guide the ship
through the channel. Hereafter if |
vessel does not stop when the signal il
given a blank cartridge will he fired a
her, and il this is unhoeded a solid sho
| will be fred.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05
CAPITATION TAX OF 50 CENTS
Fixed by tho Levy Court Friday-ousstio
A tn Tho Phil 1nN.

Fixed by tho Levy Court Friday-ousstion
A to the Poll Tax.
The Levy Court Friday morning fixed
tho capitation tax at 80 cents. This is
the frat tax levied under the now law
as passed by tho General Assembly.
John II. Rodney, the attorney OF the
court, was in conference With it con-
corning it's position on the capltation
and poll tax questions. Tho capitation
law does not mention the poll tax, and
says that the cHpitatlUn tax ahnil be
collected by the county collector in
each hundred In this city tba county
collector IL lIorace q. Eettsw, but the
poll tax collectors are Lewis 7. Dickey
and John +. Donaboe, and under Mr..
Rodney's reading of tho law Mr.. Ret
few would lle tho one to collect the
canitation tax.
The law does not reruul the poll tax
law, but il would have relieved the
Levy Court Of problem II IL had done
40. Mr. Rodney seemed to favor the
wiping oil Of tho poll tax assessment by
the court. 1t is possible that the new
law will be SO amended ms to allow the
| abolition of the poll tax assessment.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05
SOLDIERS 10 Dr. Ess WOUNDS.


A System by Which 1t Is Hoped That
Many Lives May Be Saved.
Orders received recently from the
war department by a New Brunswick
firm call for tho delivery of several
thousand packages known as "the first
help for wounds. These packages con-
tain bandages, ligatures, surgical cotton
and dressing material, sealed within u
waterproof cover and ready for use.
With them, in the absence Of sur
geon, u soldier will be able to dress q
wound. The surgeon general of the ar
my, DR.. George N. Sternberg, believes
that under system of treating wounds
intelligently by the soldiers themselves
the percentage of mortality will be
greatly reduced. Exchange.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05

Their Annual Convention at Dover Con-
cluded Yesterday.
Special Correspondence IF Gazette and journal
Dover, April 30.-At the convention
Of the Delaware State Sunday school
Association, yesterday morning, officers
as follows were elected: President, ii.
S. Goldey; Vice Presidents, one for
each county, d. W. Harlan, John IL,
Iioffecker anu j. b. Gilchrist; Stats
tical Secretary, Aubrey Vandever; Re-
cording Secretary, 4. " Lang; Assist
ant Secretary. Henri A. Lindsey
Treasurer, Edgar a. Finley; Executive
Committee q. ii. Cautwsll, S. III.
Baynard, Walter o. loffeclser, Charles
Baird, L. f. Cauaey. @. S. Morgan, W.
K. Crosby, j. Ii. Appleby. the Rev.
Frank Moora. j. +. Anderson and g.
T.. Tunnel; Finance Committee, S. IL.
Baynard, p. b. Ayars. 4. II. II. Mes
singer. Neal Comfy, John S. Collins,
Alfred G. Cox and j. Ii. Appleby
Superintendent of Home Department,
the Rev. V. S. Collins; Superintendent
OF Primary Department, Mrs. W. X.
Crosby; Superintendent Of Normal
Department, Mrs. Lottie BrockHon.
The statistical secretary reported that
there are ola Sunday schools, 3, 10;
officers and teachers and "a, 99S scholars
in New Castle county, 93 Sunday
schools, l,l47 officers and teachers and
s. al scholars 10 Kent and III Sunday
schools, 1850 officers and teachers and
13 256 scholars in Sussex.
Medford II. Cahoon made an address
| on Sunday school Music.
Services in memory of William Rey
nolt's, late international superintend
emit. were held.
This Rev. E. Morris Ferguson, gen
eral secretary of the New Jersey Sun
| day school Association. conducted the
Sunday school workers conference.
In the afternoon, addresses az follows
were made: Primary Unions" Mr..
Ferguson Hons Department, W.
S. Prickptt; 1.-The Relation Of Young
Peoples Societies to the Sunday
school, " the Rev. ". l.. S. Murray,
ID. d. What Can the Sunday schools
| do to Promote the Cause of Temper
! ance." the Rev. Alfred Smith, d. ID.
AT night, it was announced that lGt
delegates, representing % schools, wert
present. A financial shortage, amount
ing to $50, was made uE. DIR. Me
Curdy made an address on "Our Work
and Our Reward anu DIR. Watt madt
one on Enthusiasm in tho Work. >
The convention closed with an address
| by President Goldey and the adoption
of resolutions of thanks.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05

The charm of the accompanying de-
sign for foulsrd gown lies in its col
oring-geranium red and white-and
it's simplicity, the only decoration being
the turn-down, squRre-cut revers of the
waist, which are attached with carved
ivory buttons, and the tiny iocssys
over the sleeves. The waist is low cut
blouse, open over chemisotte of fine
white cambria. Dainty under bodices
of this kind made OF very sheer cam
brio, are notable feature of this
seasons imported gowns, and the ma
terial enters largely into tho trimming
of nuns yelling and barege dresses in
the form of narrow rufiles, made with
tucks and banded with tiny velvet rib
hons. A heavy quality is also used for
plain skirts finished simply with very
broad hem, to be worn with shirt. waists
of wash silk. A softly drapsd collar
and red satin girdle are the final
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05

trees could be cut and log revetInent
made, about four feet high, and the earth
thrown up against it from the outside.
During the war head cover was obtained
by what was known as "head los" placed
few inches above the top of psrapet to
allow of firing under. 1t was supported
on long skids, 90 that II struck by can.
non ball It would slide down over the
heads of the men instead Of falling on
them.
Trenches to be strongly defended should
have two men for about every three feet in
length-one man In the firing line and
one in reserve to provide for casualties and
act as support.
For different soils, the thickness which
will resist tho penetration of modern rife
bullets is for sand IS inches, loan "a
inches and clay 40 inches. AS factor of
safety an additional one-third should be
added to these figures in the construction
of intrenchments
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05

Harrisburg, April S0.-Governor Has
tings has refused to issue warrant for
the extradition of George B. White OF
Bedford on the requisition of Governor
Black Of New York. White is under ar
rest in Philadelphia on the charge of
defrauding the Central National bank of
New York out Of $4,000. The governor
recently declined to grant requisition
papers to the attorneys of several Bos-
ton banks from which White is alleg-
ed to have obtained large sums of mon
ey under false pretenses. Extradition
papers We're issued to the Boston au-
thorities for White five years ago and
subsequently revoked because Of their
delay in arrestinG him. -,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05

touches to the corsage, the back of
which ia plain with a little fulness at
the belt.
The snug untrimmed skirt is a seven
gored model in sheath form, three yards
and three quarters wide at tho hem. Ii
lie hung over foundation skirt of the
Same cut made of the soft weave black
taifeta so well adapted to clinging
effects. Fills or ruches of black silk
musin would transform this simple
model into an elaborats French toilette,
to which could ne added contrasting
sleeves of black muslin and girdls Of
blnuk velvet which are both new items
OF fashion. The proper cut of the gown
can be obtained only from the cut pat
terms furnished by Harper's Bazaar,
where it is published.
Quantity of material-Foulard silk,
10 yards; tatfeta lining, II yards; cam.
brio for guimpe, ll5 yards.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05


ing the civil war. Mcclellan was the first
general to conclude that it was better to
dig than die. He was laughed at by the
know it alls Of the war department when
he sent back requisition for spades. He
had hard time getting them too. But
when Grant took up the problem of cap
turing Petersburg he followed hIcClellans
tactics. He sent back for spades. He got
them, too, by the carload. His rifle pits
finally won the day.
Since that time the spade wagons have
been an important part Of tho United
States army equipment. So we'll did the
veteran troops learn the value Of their
trenches that upon hating, after days
march, near the enemy they Immediately
set to work to intrench. No orders were
necessary. In fact It was often difficult
to have them delay enough to have q
proper line marked out. II no tools were
at hand, bayonets, tin cups and iackkniyes
were used-the trenches must be made.
Our example was followed and the wis
dom of our methods demonstrated by Cen
eral Skobeleff and others in the Russo
Turkish war of 1878. Captain F. V.
Greene, then our military attaohe with the
Russian army, wrote of the march 81
Skobeleff's division from Plevnn to Con-
stantinople: @
every man carried an implement Of
some kind. His division marched with
these on their backs from Plevna to Con
stantinople. They were heavy, they vera
uncomfortable, they were in every VIZ
inoonvenient, but each man had learned
that his individual life depended upon his
musket and spade, and he took good carf
to lose neither the one nor the other"
or course to stop and dig ditch is moi
SO heroic as to lie down with your trusty
rife In hand in face of the enemy, but II
is a heap safer.
The simplest form of shelter for FOL
dier in open country is shallow trench,
which will furnish from the excavation
sufficient earth, when heaped upon the
side toward the enemy, to screen the SOL
dier from view and to protect him from
bullets. This Is commonly known as q
rifle pit or shelter trench.
It's length depends upon the number Of
mon to use it. The earth taken from the
trench and heaped upon the ground in
front will make mound 10 inches high
and 81 feet thick, allowing protestion
against small arms fire. A log laid in
front OF the trench and the, earth thrown
over and sgainst 1t adds greatly to the
protection. A trench Of this kind can be-
made by troops with intrenohing tools in
about 80 minutes. In an hours time this
tronch could be made 1S inches deep
throughout, allowing men to kneel In FIR
ing and still be protected.
In about two hours, IL the soil Is not
difficult to dig, the trench can be made $
feet wide, giving mound of earth 3 feet
high and enabling mon to stand erect in
the trench while firing. The first trench
offers no obstruction TO an advance Of
cavalry or artillery over tho ground, but
the two latter would.
In rocky or marshy ground, whore a
deep trench would either require much
labor or be impractioable, the necessary
earth for the breastwork may be obtained
by digging shallow trench on eaoh side.
In tiInbered country, If time be allowed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05
AVESGIsG TROLLEY plcTIms.


Mob Resents the ISiliIna of One Child and
Fatal Injury of Another IN Chicago.
Chicago. ILL.,, April 20. Five ears-
old Vincent Prinz was instantly killed
by North Ashland avenue trolley car.
last night. and his brother, Paul, 4
years old, fatally injured.
After the accident the angry neigh
bors chased the motorman and conduc-
tor, Charles johnson and John Nolan,
to the Clybourn Place barns. Then,
returning to the scene of the accident,
they shattered the windows of the cur
with stones and clubs. 1t was necessary
to call the police to quell the disturb
ance.
The motorman and conductor gave
themselves up and wero later released.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05
Why the Soldier of To-day
Must Fight in a Trench.
EARTH AS A GOOD PROTECTOR
Spade Wagons a Part of the
Army.
THE SHOVEL AN IMPORTANT FACTOF
The Unpleasant vigor of the Modern Rifle
Bullet, Which Pierces Steel or Oak. but
Is stopped by Earth. Makes Intrench-
ment Necessary.

The shovel plays an important part In
tho warfare Of today. Intelligsntly used
It may win battle or save city. The
modern rifle bullet, sped by high power
explosives and having vigor enough TO
bore through two feet of oak after mile
Of flight, demands an antidote. The COM
mander who needlessly exposes line Of
men to such a fire is hesrtless butcher.
Nothing will stop such missiles quicker
and surer than earth. That is where the
shovel comes in.
The lesson is not new one, but its sp-
plication will be somewhat novel. We
learned to fight behind intrenchments dur
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05

Philadelphia, April SO-Dr John NJ.
Guiteras of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, who for the past few years has
been the Philadelphia representative OF
the Cuban junta, has been ordered by
the United States government TO go at
once to Tampa, Fla. whore he is to
take charge of the safeguarding Of the
American troops from the climatic dis
eases they will encounter pr Guiteras
is a government expert in tropical diS-
eases, especially yellow lever.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05
The Hart Case Settled.

An amicable settlement has been
reached in the habeas corpus proceed-
ing brought by Catharine r. Hart
against Mary Little, to obtain pos
session of her two uhil drun, and on Fri
day, in Quarter Sessions Court No. 2,
Philadelphia, Judge Wiltbank com
mitted the girls to the custody Of the
Women's Christian Association. Mrs.
Hart, who 10 the wife of Capt. John
ID. Hart, who is serving a sentence Of
two years for filibustering, has not
lived with her husband for some time,
she alleging that the captain deserted
her. ~. .....-.... ..=5..
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05

Sacramento, April 29.--"Bull" Nc
Carly Of Philadelphia, who was defeat
ed by Critic in a 90 round boxing con-
test Wednesday night, died last night.
He did not regain consciousness after
he was knocked out in the twentieth
round. Those who saw the fight cannot
understand how McCarty was fatally
injured. Critic left for San Francisco
early yesterday, but he and his train
ers will probably be arrested.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05

Bangor, Me-, April 30. FRANK Beal
of Portland and Summer Rich of
Vsasie, were drowned Shie attempting
to cross the PenobsGot River, above the
dam at Veasie, tu.day Both were
about 20 years old The boys were
padding across in a canoe, and when
about half way over the current carried
them down stream and swept them over
the dam.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05
JT'K4YE RELEASED.



Sing Sing. n. Y. April &c. John y.
McKane, the former Gear Of Coney
Island" completed term of five years
in the State prison here to day, and is
now freq man.
AS he left the prison ne was met by
his brother, Theodore Melkane, and a
party of friends, who accompanied him
home 10 New York.
McKane's crime was violation OF the
election laws.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05

The melody of music is divine, but il is no
more enchanting than a young girls face
made supremely beautiful by the use of
G!enn's Sulphur soap.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
CHAPTER III.

"Mademoiselle has the voice of a ros-
signol, announced Purrini.
cat home we always say she sings
like lark, remarked Aunt Mildred.
What is Il rossignol?"
81 know" said Mary, who was ca.
gerly thumbing an eloquently misused
pocket dictionary; "r-o-s-s-i-g-n-o-l-
nightingale %
II never heard a nightingale, y said
Aunt Mildred enthusiastically. 1.-The
question is, professor. will she be able
to sing i'll grand opera?"
Purrini rubbed his hands together
and lifted his eyebrows quizzically.
'Thcre are 1900 American girls in
Europe today" he affirmed, with APP
parent irrelevance "who are studying
for grand opera. If mademoiselle sue
ceeds it will be all the more a triumph,
will it not?"
81 always thought I'd like to sing
like Patti or a Melba,'' announced
Priscilla. ''It seems SO easy for them to
fire off those little roulades and then
dip down like swallows before the foot
lights and then run off the stage like
schoolgirls who have done nothing
whatsoever but amuse themselves. "
"H 'm-m!" murmured Purrini.
"a friend of mine told me that one
of the De Reszkes told her, cried Aunt
Mildred shrilly, "that the American
voices are the finest in the world Do
you think it is true, professors"
81 have never been in America, re-
marked Purrini evasively, "but it is
none the less quite possible -
"How nice these foreigners are"
thought Aunt Mildred, $50 suave if q
little noncommittal. Their manner is
far more elegant than ours To hit
straight between the eyes the way we
do at home is SO unpleasant.
Let me see, I" unused Priscilla out
loud "There will be the four lessons a
week at 90 francs lesson, and the die
ton lesson at 10 francs, and the French
lessons at francs, and ultimately the
acting lessons. Is that all, professor?"
"C'est tout, I" Purrini assured her af-
fably, with unconscious irony.
How many months do you think it
will take for me to perfect myself"
That depends upon the intelligence
OF mademoiselle. -
about year?" suggested Aunt Mil
dred encouraglngly
Purrini frowned suddenly and, fierce
ly. Then he remembered who and what
he was and concealed the flown with a
spasmodic grin.
Possibly, " he said
What is diction lesson?" question
ed Mary.
"Theart of learning to sing in French.
1t is totally different from speaking,
you know I"
II don't see why, +" remarked Aunt
Mildred obstinately.
"Mon Dieu, qn'elle est bavarde, cette
vieille!" muttered Purini as he turned
and showed them to the door "a Lur-
di, alors, mademoiselle!'
Yes, will come for my first lesson
on Monday" said Priscilla.
Il think, she said later, aloud. as
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portion; that Immortality is your birth
right; that a broader field stretches be-
fore you on the boards than off them.
Remember what I tell you ten years
from now, when your illusions have
vanished. Vanity lies at the root Of
your desire. You will lose woman's
best opportunity, wifehood and mother
hood, chasing chimera. You will give
your bloom for disappointment your
freshness for unattained opportunity.
your youth for mediocre notoriety.
Count on your fingers today the Ameri-
can girls who have succeeded on the
stage of the Grand Opera Ask them il
their life is not a Calvary" He stopped,
breathing heavily.
"The girl you speak of, 7" Priscilla
questioned gently, her eyes still moist
and her lips quite ashen-"who was
she?''
"She was my sister, said Storm.
mouth.
"Did she sing at the Grand opera?"
"No," answered Stornmouth, ''a
thousand times no. She spent money,
strength, time, youth and patience
waiting. Then she came home, crept
like a tired bird to my heart, and-you
know the rest. His voice was husky.
He drew one strong hand across his eyes
"Thank you, said Priscilla very
softly.
shall we walk little more?" she
suggested after a few moments stroll
up and down the deck "It is nearly
luncheon time am cold"
"Not word of this to any one, :" said
Stornmouth. Then, "You will not re-
nounce your plan?"
Priscilla shook her head. ST mean to
succeed" said she.
Stornmouth held out his hand. TWAS
large and firm and warm. 1t had a grip
like iron. promise, he said, "that if
what / say proves true you will recede
before it is too late; you will choose
obscurity instead of unworthy notorie-
ty."
IT will promise, answered Priscilla,
with light little pressure of her hand,
which, instantly withdrawn, reminded
Stornmouth in an odd fashion of bird
which fiuttered to its nest only to fly
away again, "that if to sing means I
must renounce one iota of my high
ideals I will go home. There is no
power on earth should induce woman
to accomplish anything whatsoever ex-
cept in SO doing she can cling to her
best womanhood. I" The young face was
very pure and beautiful The girlish
eyes were clear and true.
You are made of good stuff, % re-
marked Stornmouth specifically, "but
only time will tell. -
"You mean"-
Nothing If you were my daughter,
you should have remained at home.
Priscilla laughed little girlish rip
pie of intense amusement. dad be-
lieves in me, )" said she.
"Pshaw" cried Stornmouth. "Who
ever heard of father understanding
his daughter? 1t takes mere man to
understand girl. "
But dad IS mere man. %
No, he isn't" asserted Stornmouth
dryly. Hes judge of the supreme
court"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02

lhey hdd begun acdlking to and fro again.
and as full of promise when she began.
When she finished it was heartbroken,
strident. 1t Lad been torn in two by the
conflicting elements OF misery and re-
volt /"
II don't understand, - began Priscil-
la family.
Stornmouth turned and confronted
her sterply. Listen" he urged
Don't try to understand. Don't try
There is no slaughter OF the innocents
known today SO inhuman. SO utterly
worthy of a counter woman movement,
emancipated or otherwise, as that
slaughter of American song birds abroad
who think-God help them that the
world is not full enough of birds with
out them. T"
81 would like to try" said Priscilla
firmly.
Stornmouth eyed her narrowly.
"Try whar." he demanded
"Try to sing.
If you sing, he said, lyon viii
forget to laugh. Why not do both and
remain at homer"
Priscilla's eyes filled with tears
"They would all be SO disappointed, +"
she nlurmured, ''all my friends. "
: Stornmouth laid "a firm hand upon
her wrist. you are thinking he
urged, "that others have succeeded.
You are thinking that courage is your