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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-21
THURSDAY, JULY a, 1908.
A Clean Campaign.

- ~sSon SohPosShs
The Smyrna Call, a democratic news
paper, says:
ut Is fairly presumable that we are en-
tering on u political campaign that will be
warmly and bitterly contested. There ex.
lists In advance OF party conventions and
declarations an intensely hostile party
feeling that will require Judgment and
temperance In Its direction. 1t Is hoped
that the fool will keep In the background
The violent blunderbuss should be pulled
In. Nothing can be gained by bluster and
ignorance and much may be lost.
The Call intends to argue its way from
the beginning to the end. That Is, it pro-
poses TO give reasons for It's expressions
II its reasoning seems defective, that can
be shown al d the Call will take it kindly.
NO pleasant words with the fool whose
f0Olery We arc not bound to tolerate. We
do MoJ venture any conjecture at the size
OF the Republican argument. We shall
be glad to have little OF any dimens ions.
Anything like Republican reason has long
seemed out Of season. But whatever is
said should be decently and respectfully
said. There is nothing Of force In SLAM
dsrous speech. Let US have clean CAM
paiRn. Let US give reasons for our faith,
and II we have no reasons let us say 30.
Let us not call ignorance and misrepre-
sentRtion reason"
We say amen to the above The REPUB.
LICAN does not believe In political CALI
paign of filth and the publishing of any
candidates private life since he arrived In
the world. Let us have a campaign of
education, a free ballot and fair count
and the Republican party will sweep the
State from centre to circumference.
GET together Republicans! For what
are the Republicans to get togotherP They
are not recognized as they should be by
tho present administrator What can DO
the matter with the Delaware Republicans
that they have been unable to got on the
right side OF the Administration? Are
they now being punished for their short
sightedness in falling to elect Republican
United States Senator? Is that the reason
why appointments which should have been
given to Republicans in our State, have
been rendered to Democrats, and Demo.
0rats who detested the present Admins.
tration and voted against the President
We should like to know why the Republi.
can party in Delaware is being treated rs
1t isp The party needs all the encourage
ment 1t can get and even then, 1t will be u
battle royal to win at tho polls this year.
This poll parrot leadership will not pro-
cure votes for the Republican party. 1t is
mere than promises the Republican voters
demand.
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1V REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE, COUNTY, DEL,

NEW CASTLE, COUNTY, DEL,
July 2, $685.
Upon the application of IdaE Hnw thorne and
Caleb c. Hopkins, two Of the Executors of los,
W. Derickson, late of Mill Creek Hd, in said
county, deceased it il ordered and directed by
the Register that the Executors aforesaid
give notice of granting of letter. Testamen-
tary upon the estate Of the deceased, with
the date OF granting thereof, by causing atlyer-
tiscmentS to be posted within forty days from
the date OF such Letters in six of the most pub.
lie places OF the county of New Castle, reilir.
lnEal persons having demands against the a.,
tate, t0present the same, or abide by an act OF
Assembly In such case made and provided; and
also cause the same to be inserted within the
same period IN the DAILY REPUBLICAN,, a news.
paper publishedm Wilmington, Dol, and to be
ontniued therein three weeks g. o. d.
-, Given under the hand and seal OF of.
! =. flee of the Register aforesaid, at vii.
I --' mington, in New Castle county afore
said, the day and year above written
CALVIN ". CR0SSAN Register.
NOTICE Noticcis hereby given that Letters
Tcstamentary were in due form OF law
grantcdunto the undersigned, on the 2nd day
Of July, A. d.. 1893, and that all persons
having claims against the estate OF the decca,.
cd must present the same duly attnsted. to the
said Executors On or before the Ind day
Of July, 1899, or abide the Act O. Assembly
in such case made and provided
IDA L. HAWTHORNE,
CALEB &. HOPKINS
Executors
Address Francis NJ. Walker. Esq. Attorney
at-lIaw Wilmington, Del jy8
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-21
GUNC0TT0N
yBXPL0DES
And Dem0lishes Another
Building Of the Du-
A- Point Company. H.

By the explosion Of ons hundred pounds
Of guncotton in mill Of the Z. !. DuPon
Company at Carney's Point Tuesday
night, a building vas completely destroyed
and half dozen men barely escaped with
their lives. The explosion was the second
one at the mills within two months the
previous one having resulted In the death
Of one powder maker and the serious In
Jury Of two others.
Tuesday nights explosion occurred ut
10 o'clock. The mills are running at night
getting out powder for the Government
and the rush since the war begnn has been
steady. The destroyed mill was one In
which guncotton alone was stored. 1t was
frame and steel structure in which the
high explosive was dried after 1t had been
manufactured. The drying Is done by
steam which circulate, through pipe
close to the explosive. The temperature Is
always sickening hot and to.this condition
was due the explosion. Half dozen men
had been In tho building five minutes be.
fore packing the gun cotton but SO stiff
ing was the heat that they left fearing
danger.
And no sooner had they reached the out.
side wood when the explosion occurred.
The metal roof was thrown high into The
air and the inflommable material quickly
consumed. Fears were expressed for tho
large number Of men In the other build
ings but the flames were kept within the
wrecked building thereby averting sec
ond and more serious catastrophe. The
loss will reach $780,
The Pennsylvania volunteers on guard
at the plant were very much disturbed by
the explosion fearing that spy had caus-
ed 1t. but the explanation satisfied them.
The work Of rebuilding the mill has been
commenced and will DO finished by next
week.
Il..lI = II.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-21
GR9B. & 0.

Scheuule In effect May Is, lSoS.
All trains illuminated with Pintsch
Express trains.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON, DEL
AWARE AVENUE STATION, FOR
NEW YORK. week days, s31S $3.50
1904 4. m; '1s.1s. '2s4, s3.6s s5.2i, IA,
'll.oo p. m. Sundays. '31s, 's.ss. sll.M q.
m; '3.6s '5.2l, IA, '1l.oo .. m.
PHILADELPHIA. week days, ss.la 64S,
$40. T.l6. 1.ab 'S.25. 's.3s. a45, s1oA, Hos
q. M; 'l2.1s. '2.S4. 246, 1853. AS, >tN, 60,
IA. sl6. 'n.N p. m. Sundays. ILL. 7s6,
~ .s'se' IA. sllA q. M: al5. 's.bs. 81.
$50. IA. SIS. '11.Oo p. m.
CHESTER, week DAYS. sala 6.N, &c.
716. 135. 1875. "9.3s, as. 1904. HOS q. M;
asa 245. as. s5.2l. $50, '74l. e.lB. s1l.0
.. m. Sundays. 1918. 735, $50. 's.ss, sfl.A
liza a. M; 2A5. 1853. '5.2l. $50. T.4l, S.lt.
ATLANTIC CITY. week days, r.1s a.
m: 'l2.ls, sz.A p. m. Sundays 7.Ss' a. m
CAPm MAY. week days. Gl5 a. M; 49,
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON.
'n.5s. '2oe. a04 $40. 4S7. 'SI7. 's.ol, eli
,. m. Sundays. '41s, ITO. sSA a. M; 'l2ss.
T.0s. 8.04. H57. 'sO4. oil D. m.
BALTIMORE AND WAY STATIONS.
10 a. m: 800 D. m. daily.
NEWARK. week days. ais. ITO. 'sA,
1l0l q. m; 1885, 2o4, '457, '617. 1872, ell,
1855 p. m. Sundays. AIS ITO. '8.3s q. M:
'l2.6s 500. 'A57. 7.s2. 's.ll p. m.
PITTsBURG. week days. 1894 a. M:
w.T p. m. Sundays, 1884 q. M; '457 p. m.
CHICAGO, daily, 1894 a. m: 'l57 p. m.
CHICAGO via. CINCINNATI and IN
pIANAPOLIs. 1884 q. NJ. daily.
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS. 1884 q
n: 'l2.8 and '9.1l y. m. daily.
TOLEDO AND DETROIT. 's.M p. m.
daily to Toledo and daily except sunda,
to Detroit.
NEW ORLEANS AND MEMPHIS via
BRISTOL AND CHATTANOOGA, 30:
p. m. daily. Through sleepers to Mem
phis and New Orleans.
SINCERELY ACCOMMODATION, weeA
days ITO .. m; 3.o4, 1882. loss p. m. Sun
LANDENBERG ACCOMMODATION
week days, ITO, 1000 q. M; 104. 4b7 p. m
Sundays, 1000 a. m; $50 .. m.
LEAVE MARKET STREET STATION
for
PHILADELPHIA. week days, 40 p. m.
BALTIMORE. week days. 6.S a. m.
LANDENBERa, week days, Gas. 81
.. M: 265 $40 p. m. Sundays. s65 q. H.;
G3e D. M.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOR WILL
MlNGToN. week days. 1885. $40, ITO. 500
600. 'lo.2S. 11.3O a. m: 'l2.2s, '1S7, Zoo 'ao7.
r2O. $50. '515 $40, 600. 63O '7.3O. 'S35,
1910. '1l.S5 p. m. Sundays. 1885, $50. 800.
ll.3o a. M; 1870. 'l.37. 200. 40. AN. go
'7.30. 1896. 1890 p. m.
Telephone No. 1888.
Rates to western points lower than vfs
any other line.
". M. GREENE, D. B. MARTIN,
Gen. Manager. Man. Of Pass. Traf1c.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-21
ESTABLISHED lS43.
Furniture Sample Sale

Some 60 Parlor Suits that have done
duty as samples during the Winter and
Spring. will be sold at ] and ! off the price
to clean up stock. We shall have an en-.
tire new line throughout for Fall. 1t is
necessary to have them moved and we are
going to make the price accomplish this
end. They will be sold as they are; some
few show handling in the covers, but the
majority are practically perfect The uphol
stery is of our own and of the best. We
guarantee it in every way.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-21

Pensions Quickly Secured.
Original pensions intclligently prosccut-
ed; rejected pensions re-opened and sue
cessfully completed: dropped and reduced
pensions restored; widows pensions Sc
cured in from 40 to 30 days, by Col. John
Wainwright, expert pension attorney, I'd
floor, No. West Seventh street., Whining
ton, Del
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PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON A
BALTIMORE r. X.

| FHlLADcLfHlA Ia, WlAhl lNGlON AND
Schedule IN effect May 80, 1893.
s So7 Rsh!!sseslHSs'ts ss1Psssi iSds III. f.
To 81 - i ss; "a ! rn a iSP ' =. ."
Ac is 49, 1872 81 81? 5s saa ~ 94e p9a
!so. So s;sS, 1893, ill., lis H4 ga a. M m.
l.s7, 900. 45s s.O7. 6.57, and sos p: m.
M AcfSS ss ssa Ill., s s sSs ~ " and az 10
. For New York Through eapress,, la,
iss Is P.1 sin' ca cfr t Ps,ns tar 5 Ill I'll
PS,s eSnhse,,ns via Rrgaa stTee. i Staten
80 400 u.s. 10 and md 1 ts p 81 m, .0V' A
Fol. Boston without change, 1915 a. m
aI Fof =? Nesx !, * Center and intermediate
Baltimore and washington. ls5, aot
Ia ia i az T S;$ht :'s's 1S0' u.s. sill p n'
2i5, AS. $50 >. m, 200 night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street. f..
s IT, ~ 1 a. 5 g. 'l gs IL ~ e; SS az az
lilo, Ills p. m. and ids night: Wv. 100
4' i sls sSs ~ H. 81 ST. g. 1913 49, and
SUNDAY TRAINS.
r. 81 s$5 81 gss 5 aS4s ia a, RI H. 500.
IL; 40. SIS and 1910 p IN m. IT. '' '''
III S as - e. P Is "a S rs Rs
l,!,, 100, SIS. IFS and To- % p. m. " ~
!, F. For !, SeW York Ghroug!hl ieaxpress), LII,
~ 81 p'c9' a5 S sS5 49, 49, Is bnna
Stree, s4'onp rha sShsS" I s'7 ao FS I'll
q. m; 400, 4.5S and 10. 40 p. m.
For Boston. without change, GEL p. m
1918 a. NJ; Hos. 1s,4s, liz, rs. '.s'ii2. f.sS
81 p. m. and 1873 night.
Baltimore and intermediate stations,
leave rhilalelphia, Broad Street, 70,
1 Mlmi1n igs IA. 'et sSs e. 9 7s &C. III
Accommoda ton, ss5. s1e. 1925 a. m.,
1890. 2.32. 6.1O. s.3S and 1903 y. IN.
FOR THE SOUTH.
s Ell /. to IN; New oTiesns Msmphis, ran:
sleepers to Jacksonville. Port Tampa and
Richmond and Jacksonville. ~
Chesapeake & Ohio hallway, S.11 o. M.
daily. dining car. and sleepers to Ctn'
cinnati.
DELAWARE DIVISION.
For New Castle. S.13, llN a. M: ISL
For a' Le we p sis a. H.. 427 p. m. week.
days.
days
For Dover, Harrington and Delmar, SIX
Il % a: M; 4.27, SIS and 1l56 y. m. SUM-
FOR Wyoming and way stations, 2sl p
Express for Cape Charles. Old Pom,
Comfort and Norfolk. II :O4 a. M, week.
DAYS. and ll.5s p. m. daily.
" sTATEi%GSS IPlH!55fA$lB 5s!1 A"'A'
$50 a: m; daily, ,Pittsburs. Chicago, cin-
1; ln Louisville and st. Louis. tlin.
,l 49, sU COACHES ssly 'e s ?tsS"Es and chi
rhisax!Si Cleveland, TS.sio; c!nc'iIn%nHati;
s p s"d da #; f Pstur g sna cs ss
Nashville Via cincinnatD, ard St. Louia
~, ~ p. n daily, Pittsburg. Chicago
s'E p M daily. Ptttsburg, Chicago and
Si,eyslahd: and Toledo. except Saturday,
lg2l p. m: daily. Plttsburs. Cincinnati
Il20 p. m. daily, Pittsburg ami Chicago.
Cleveland. except Saturday.
'D Congressional Limited Express. All
Parlor Cars and Dining Car.
30 extra fare other than the usual Pull
nan charge.
=, Limited Express. Nestihule Parior
'ars, Nestibule Passenger COuches and
Dining Car No extra fare.
The Wilmington Transfer Company viii
all FOR and check baggage from hotels
M residences.
FUr further information passengers are
ercrred to the ticket agent at the sia-
ion. "
!. b. HUTCHINSON, J. II. WOOD
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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Wilmington & Nor. r. r,

Trains leave Wilmington (Fre.,ch Street
Station) for B. o. Junction, Moutchanip,
Wintcrhurn, Guyeucourt aranogue, Cossart.
Chalds Ford Junction, Pocopson, West Chester
Embreeville, Murtonyille, oatesville and inter
mediate stations, daily except Sunday, at IN
An 2 5AjJ and Q b. III. Sundays only ataoJ
II. ~. 2 Ii and 8 p. III.
For Waynesburg Junction, Springfield and
intermediate stations, daily. except sunday
at 10 n IN, 2. i and 90 p. m. Sundays only "a
sos a. M, g Is and p. IN.
For Joanna. Birdsboro, Reading and inter.
mediate stations, daily except sunday, al 10
a. m, and 2.l5 p III. Sundays only at s.j5 b n.
and Z. Ii p NJ. vi
A, q MCAUSLAND, Superintendent q
BOWEESS BRIGGS Gen. Pass. AGENT I
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Kennard
6 Co..
S. Il. STATS,
4O5 Market Street.
HOSIERY &UNDERWEAR

We are the acknowledged head
quarters for all grades of Fast
Black Hosiery, and light and me
dunn weight Underwear for Men,
Women and Children. We always
aim to please and cheeriul!y ex.
change or refund the money if
the goods are not satisfactory.
Ladies' Ribbed Vests low
neck, short sleeves and ribbed
arms, 10. l2!, 20, 25, 81 and
50 cents.
Ladies' Ribbed Vests
high neck, long and short
sleeves, %, 50and 60 cents.
Ladies' Gauze Vests
andDraWers 25 and SOC each
Mems BalbrigganShirts
and Drawers, Shirts long
and short sleeves, 25 and Soc
each.
Children's Gauze Vests
,nnd short sleeves 25c.
Boys Balbriggan Shirts
and Drawers Is and &c each
Children's Gray Mixed
Shirts, Drawers and PAM
taletts, Csc each.
S. Fl. STAATS |
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-21

THANK the Lord, that thelKenney trial
IL. fast drawing to close. The three cases
thus far tried by the Government have cost
quito pretty sum. the expenses running
up Into the thousands 1t is estimated by
the time all the men who have been in
dicted have been tried, the Government
will have spent over $4,000. This, with
what Boggs had taken, will make the loss
$4,000, of which not one cent will ever
be recovered. The punishment of the
men who are said to have aided and helped
Boggs to loot the First National Bank of
Dover, will be the only satisfaction the
holders OF the Bank stock will drive frcm
the trials. 1t looks, at times, us II tho
Bank directors were responsible for allow
ing such robbery Of tho Banks funds to
take place. Lot tho guilty be punished
The first expedition to go to Porto Rico
numbering several thousand troops under
command of Major General Wilson OF our
city, loft Charleston, 5. G., on Wednesday
evening. The commpnd consists of The
Second and Third Wisconsin, the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania regiments and two colnpau.
les OF the Sixth Illinois. The FRS two
regiments are on the transports Grand
Duchess and No. 80, respectively, and they
are at sea. No. 81 carrying the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania and the Illinois men, Is in
the steam and sailed carly to-day. The
expedition goes directly to Porto Rico.
Without doubt Major General Wilson will
give u good accoun: of himself.
IT Is time Wilmington with It's seventy
thousand population ,huuii have post
master. The present iLcumblnts term
expired more than ten day, ago and he ia
ready and anxious to hand over the pira-
phernaiia to his Republican sac es.o!. BY
all means, name the postmaster at once.
Don't ho, d w the ape pininiun. whan they
should have b en- made at least "A month
ago. 1t Is said II i, owing to the fight over
the postmaster that the Uppuin neat Is
being held up. We cant See huw this Is
going to clnc!tiatc any OF The fri ,nua of
the men who arc bound to DO disappointed.
No mistake should be IN Iue in maxi ug thi.
appointment and the man il is gwen to
should be the mean, Of strengt hcning the
party.
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Offices: 18th and Lombard, 9th and
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box. For sale by N, B. Danforth.
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Builds up the system; puts pure. rich
blood in the veins; makes men and women
strong and healthy. Burdock Blood Bit
ters. Atany drug store.
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THE ICE SEASON

Is here. If you haven't placed your Or
der fo- the seasons supply, let us have il.
We guarantee you complete satisfaction-
MOI for one day, but for the whole sum mer
with pure, clean ice, manufactured from
pure filtered water.
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SHERiFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ of Levari FAcias 10 me directed,
VIII be exposed 10 public sale at the
Creek hundred, State of Delaware.
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TOIt III D'TV II,
Southern Railway.-7.3I p. m, daily,
sleerers TO New Orleans, Memphis Tam.
Springs.
Atlantic Coast Line.-1249 p. M. daily,
sleepers to Jacksonville. Port Tampa and
Macon; 1858 night. daily. sleepers to
Richmond and Jacksonville.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, S.11 p. M,
daily. dining car. and sleepers to Ctns
cinnati.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

ccssful until an attempt was made to
dive under a vessel at anchor, when
she fouled a cable and became coffin
again for her crew.
THE LAST ATTEMPT.
With faith in the future OF the
boat that could not be shaken the con-
federates raised her again. A brave
lieutenant asked permission Of General
Beauregard to attack the Housatonic,
q new war vessel lying in the harbor.
Consent was given, with the condition
that the boat should work upon the
surface with a spar torpedo, and that
the crew should be composed of voun-
teers. The attack was made on the
night of Feb. II, 1864 When within 100
yards of the Housatonic the torpedo
boat was discovered by q deck officer.
He was slow in giving the alarm, and
the delay in slipping her cable and
starting her engines was fatal.
While all hands were being called to
quarters and confusion reigned supreme
on the war vessel the little boat ex-
plodcd her torpedo against the side of
her bulky foe and knocked q hole in
her below the water line. Four min
utes later and the Housatonjc was
resting on the bottom of the harbor. q
total wreck. Five of her crew We're
killed, either by the shock or by drown
ing, and the others We're rescued from
the rigging. What became of the tor
pedo boat? She was never seen again.
She was either swamped by the inn
mensc column of water thrown into
the air by the explosion or she was
carried down by the suction created by
the sinking war vessel.
| w. Il. Macbeth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

Who are the Spanish? What is their
blood. their enthnography, their race?
We have no end Of history about Spain.
Philology tells us they are Latin. Their
language was once vulgar Latin, such
as the Roman spoke. But it was cor
rupted by the invaders from the north
and grew to be what it now is. There
are traces in the language of ancient
dialects which the Spanish got from
the Greeks, the Carthagenians and the
Phoenicians. The Goths took the Vul-
gar Latin which the Romans had left
and made the language of Espana. In
remote antiquity there were certain
Celts who mixed with the Iberians
Original inhabitants of SPAIN. Then
came the Phoenlcians and the Cartha-
genians and later the Romans and last
the Goths and the Visigoths. And there
you have the story of Spanish blood
and race. The Nandals conquered part
Of Spain and their section of it was
called Nandalusa (whence the modern
Andalusia). | do not think we can say
the Spanish have had any worse origin
than the rest of us. We have the same
ancestors, but the other Mediterranean
races have left Spain almost as far
behind as they have left the Mongols,
The Basques are not Of the same blood
as other Spaniards. Professor Mueller
in his great work, "Anthropology,"
says the BasQucs are the remnant Of
a distinct race, ana Professor Ernest
Haeckel says the Basques are descend
ants from a totally different ape-nke
man than that which was the father of
the lndO-Germanic tribes.
AN ANOMALY.
Before the age OF steam engines and
telegraphs, when Europe was semi
civilized, Spain was a great nation.
She was a strong savage among saw
ages. But this is the age not of cruelty
(and how cruel Spain has been and isD
1t is the age when 0mity not enmity
rules or is making to rule. For the
sake OF romance / would not like to
see Spain die. She is so full of color,
so anomalous, so alone i'm Europe. so
nObly fierce, so proud among nations
that have almost given up the savage
pride we had from the old times. She
is like dream glimpses Of Haroun-al-
Raschid, And yet, with all, there is no
more pathetic thing in all the world.
We are impressed when we see the
death of a man. How much more
should We be impressed as we look
thoughtfully and attentivey at the
quick respiration of dying nation!