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with the United States of all the various differences between the two countries.
 
 The next year following the Creole inci- dent. 1S42 a squadron was rendezvoused at Norfolk to escort Caleb Cushing, member of congress from Massachusetts, to China to make the first American attempt at a treaty of commerce with the Flowery King dom. Another squadron then on the coast of South America was ordered to meet MT. Cushing in the Chinese waters at the port of Canton The squadron at Norfolk con- sisted of the brig Perry, the sloop of war St. Louis, the frigate Brandywine. and most important of all, the flagship, the new steam frigate Missouri. The Missouri was selected to carry Mir. Cushing. It was beautiful, and, for those days, magnificent, vessel The Missouri, propelled by steam, could wind it's way up the tortuous channel of the Potomac, and, to give eclat to the new venture in diplomacy, 1t was decided that the representative of tine United States should go aboard dn state at Wash ington.
 The Norfolk squadron got off together. MT. Cushing decided to send the sailing ves- sels around the usual voyage, while the Missouri should take him through the Med- iterranean to Egypt, thence he would choose his own way. The Missouri took fire at Gibraltat, and was totally destroyed. The first American minister to China was thus reduced to the necessity of taking pas sage to Egypt on a British ship. When he finally got to Bombay there was no American ship there but the Brandywine. He took passage in her and duly made Can- ton.
 Ching of the Celestial dynasty was gov ernor-general of that section of the central Flowe Kingdom. The American minister abruptly and peremptorily notified Gov ernor-General Ching that he had come dl- rect from the president of the United States with letter to the emperor, and that he was about to proceed to Picking to deliver 1t in person. "Deliver a lottdr in person to the august Emperorl' exclaimed the. .governor-general. "Neveri No nations envoy has come with such incompatible demand. Every envoy waits alt the nearest port on the frontier while the chief mag iss.ate of that province dispatches memo
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HoBsoN'S GRANDMOTHE
An C'1 Confederate Soldier Tells of Reception
 He and Comrade Met in 1865.

From the Rockingham (N O Rocket.
 Reading of the late daring feat of Lieu tenant Hobson, am reminded of an incl dent in my own experience few days after the surrender of General Lee at Appomat- tox, nothing thrilling as to myself, but il- illustrative of the ''grit' that seems to have descended in full measure to the young lieutenant, whose name is now in everybody's mouth.
 I was passing homeward, accompanied by my friend and comrade, Bob Leak, in the wake of Stonemans raid. The people of Rowan and Davie know what that raid was. So vague and uncertain were the
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that no rescue of the ship could be under Taken.
 Arrived at Nassau, a negro pilot boarded the brig He learned at once the condition of the ship, and oficiously notified all the negroes of their liberty. News of the strange arrival went ashore. Presently the governor sent twenty-four British soldiers in uniform, all negroes, to the ship as guard; the quarantine officer came the British attorney general, three magistrates and the American consul also went aboard.
 The British law officers told the lie non- resisting negroes to go ashore free men. A cloud of small boats rowed by Nassau; ne- groes came alongside the Creole; a British magistrate paced the deck, ordering the 116 negroes to debark, while the twenty-four red-coat negroes, with fixed bayonets and loaded muskets. stood ready to enforce the order. The 116 negroes protested, but only four of the number succeeded in hiding away on the ship to avoid forcible embark ment. The attorncy-general and some of the magistrates in open boats joined in the shouting and handshaking with the libera- ted American slaves, congratulating them on their escape.
 ut HiHttetu HluiiuSciS WCiC HSlu UT - mock trial and the Creole was allowed to depart.
 Mir. Calhoun, in the senate, propounded the law of nations that, on the high seas, the ship was or the territory of the flag it floated, and when forced against It's will into friendly port was even there under It's flag as upon the seas. MT. Webster. secretary of state. notified the British gov ernn,ent that the Creole had been the vic- tim of an outrage in he port of profess edly friendly power, and called for redress. The British government sent Ldsd Ash burton over to make general settlement
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rad to Peking to discover the imperial will. As to a treaty of friendship and commerce, America has treated two hundred years al- ready with China. There has been no war only peace between them No treaty is now needed. The young queen, Victoria, has indeed treaty, and under it all other na- tfons traded, but the British treaty had been made necessary to close a war. The United States had no such excuse for de- mand4ng treaty and only set up it's de- mand after hearing that Great Britain had one"
 Ching had orders to "stop Cushing and soothe him.. Meanwhile Gushing flies into a temper when informed that the messen- gdr sent to Picking by the governor to learn the imperial will could not go and come in less than ninety days, so great was the dis tanee Cushing curtly refused to negotiate at Canton, still persisting in his right to treaty and his further right to proceed to Picking to deliver in person the letter from tho president to the empeeor
 Now the squadron from the South Amer fcan coast had not been heard from. Cap- tain Cooke, of the St. Louis, one of the squadron that had sailed from Norfolk had kept the ship three months at the Cape of Good Hope for some unknown reason, and finally turned her over to Lieutenant Kefth to go on to Canton. About the middle of May, 1844, the long delayed warships, Perry anu 0l lOulS, CdiIS iillo Poit at Soi'eoAi- The Brandywine had been ordered by Min- ister Gushing to enter the inner port and to demand a return salute of twenty-one guns ad permission to the American com modore commanding to pay his respects, in full uniform, swod on, in person to the goverlror-general. Ching.
 Ching protested and refused Cushing abotirded In threats and menaces. If the minister of the United States was insulted the result would be war, he said, and China ought to remember what she lost in five years war with Great Britain. Cushing told Ching he had come to overthrow in a peace ful way the antiqnated customs of China.
 Tsieng, the envoy to Picking, had travelled night and day, and by good luck arrived at Canton In the nick of time to arrest Min ister Cushing's armed expedition to the presence of the august emperor. In his re- port to his own government Mir. Cushing said: q have never disguised from myself the serious difficulties which might have to encounter in forcing my way to Picking. and If voluntarily admitted there, -the diff faculties were almost equally serious con- nccted with the presentation at court.'' Cushing would have gone to Peking be- fore Tsieng had time to return to Canton had the two xQuadrons put under him reached Canton as expected.
 The administration of President Tylc: was marked by a third Incident. involving the navy, of tragic interest.
 The United States rnan-of-war, Somers,
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reports touching Lees surrender that had preceded us, Bob and were the subjects of suspicion as we rode through the town. of Mocksville in the late afternoon of a day of wearisome traveiss4-e
 In the absence of proffer of hospitality on the part of any one, we accosted a gen. tleman on the street corner for information and direction as to where we might lodge ourselves and horses for the night. Evil dently anywhere further on'' seemed to suit the gentleman's purpose, if not our own, but he suggested incidentally that six miles below there Mrs. Ann Hobson lived, who, by the way, was a great friend to confederate soldiers.
 With the latter specification vividly inn pressed upon our minds, we rode just at evening twilight boldly into the spacious grove that fronted the beautiful embower- ed mansion as a background.
 Family Advances in Force
 "See. Bob, they're coming to meet and welcome us," said. as a movement from the house to the yard gate struck our anxious vision. That movement" as I recall, consisted of an old lady, one, or perhaps two, younger ladies, several chii- dren and a lot of darkies of various sizes.
 
 on each face in that group at the gate, which by no means was dispelled by our polite Good evening" as we rode up.
 And who are you?" queried the old la- dy, with flashing eyes, at once suggestive of wrath that needed no nursing ito keep it warm -s,s.asy
 "We are confederate soldiers was the quick response.
 "Oh, yes," came back at us with renew ed vehemence; "you think to palm your selves off as confederate soldiers, but you are miserable Yankees; that's what you are;" and before we could particularize the statement that i've left Lees army last Sunday, after the surrender" etc., she had called "Henry!' at the top of her voice whom at the same instant we saw mounted and dashing for us at gallop accom- panied by another horseman, both armed and ready for the emergency.
 The dialogue (not trialogue, for Bob had put me forward to do the talking) that im- mediately followed. partook of the nature of rapid firing" I proceeded to establish our credentials and that quick. After an energetic recapitulation of what had started to tell the old lady, as to division, brigade and regiment to which we had belonged n Lees army
 Why, mother" exclaimed her son Hem ry, "these boys are all right, for l find that while I was member of Barringer's brigade, they belonged to Roberts brigade in the same division of cavalry Misunderstanding Cleared Up So the sequel proved that Henry. having
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- THE HERALD BUSINESS DIRECTORY. =.

MERCHANT TAILORS. The Peoples Tailor. 1927 1st Ave. Ii. sAs PLUMBERS.
 Ben F. Barbour, 31s N. 2oth St. RESTAURANTS. Pauls Restaurant, IA 18th St. SEEDS.
 Amzi Golden Go. .. "A, STOVES AND RANGES. Estes Stove Co.,, 1919 2d Ave. .A SALOONS. Custom House Saloon, 1877 2d Ave. W Southside Saloon, 100 South 20th street. UNDERTAKERS. The Erswell Co.,, 112 18th St. x. WALL PAPER AND ART GOODS.
 | w. D. Colby, 2Q23 1st Ave.
 | WHOLESALE LIQUORS.
 H. Barnard. Sd Ave. and 18th St.
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the food drink. Its use means palpable increase in fiesh-from 1 to pounds a week. Malt-Nutrine is prepared by the fasuom tpsretw-hm hm hm hm hmhm nm famous Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn, which fact guarantees the purity, excellence and merit claimed for it.
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ABSTRACT co.
 Alabama Abstract Co.,, FOOT 1st Ave. BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS. Smith & Montgomery Book & Stay Go. w. H. Owings, 2l05 2d Ave. BICYCLE DEALERS.
 Riddle, Ledbetter Cycle Co.,, 31-c3 2oth St. BARRIERS.
 N. Taccone, 109 18th St. Haircut, Shave and Shine 25c. N. 20th St. CEMETERIES.
 The Erswell Co.,. 112 18th St DRUGS.
 ]. L.. Parker, 1913 1st Ave.
 Wilmington & Lynch. 1906 1st Ave. FURNITURE.
 Ben M Jacobs 6 Bros, 2011 lst Ave. H. Herzfeld, 113-115 18th St.
 J. W. Trigg, PIP 2d Ave. JEWELLERS.
 E. Gluck, 107 goth St.
 Harry Mercer. 2oaS 1st Ave.
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Tone up your whole system for the sum- mer season by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. whole system.
The sun., 1898-10-04
LOCAL DOTS.

Deputy Recorder of Deeds Edwin A.
Read will leave on Thursday for Denver
Col.
Charles E. White has returned from
Baltimore.
Andrew G. Gray went down the state
yesterday.
The Water Witch Fire Company held
a meeting last night.
The Jackson & Sharp Company has
completed several cars for a London
underground railway.
The clearings in the local banks last
week we're $704 ,23S.
Orphans Court and Court OF Chancery
will be in session here tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward have been visiting
Mrs. Elwood Wilson OF New Castle.
Stamp Clerk Mark L. Garrett is spend
ing his vacation at Atlantic City:
Jacob Lienberger, of Smyrna, is the
guest Of friends in this city.
Miss Jessie Lungren is entertaining
Miss Marie Watkins, OF Beaver Valley,
Pa.
The Hilles w. C. I. U. will hold a
meeting at 7.45 o'clock this evening, at
the residence Of Mrs. Benjamin Smedley
on Sixteenth street, in the Highlands.
Robert Wardell has been elected cap
tain OF the high school second football
team.
The Rev. J. d. C. Hanna, .. d.,
preached at the revival services at First
NJ. p. Church last night.
Miss Estella Macklin and Fred Mack
lin spent Sunday with Mrs. Jacob Saun-
ders OF New Castle.
Edgar and Ernest Haynes Of this city
visited their parents at Smyrna on Sum
day.
George w. Dame, rector of st. Peters
P. Z. Church, Smyrna, will probably
become head Of St. Andrews parish in
this city.
Peter L. Cooper, Jr., is in Georgetown.
The old officers were reelected last
Saturday at the annual meeting of those
interested in the Home for Aged
Women.
The sun., 1898-10-04
MEETING OF RETAIL CLERKS.
Permanent Organization Erected
Last Night and Merchants
Were Present,

The Retail Grocer Clerks Association
held a meeting last night at No 612
Shipley street and effected permanent
organization.
The following officers were elected:
President, Howard Turner; vice-presi-
dent, George Arnor; treasurer, William
Coale; financial secretary, H. Baltis;
secretary, Frederic Wallace and assistant
secretary, C. Fl. Thompson.
The association appointed committees
as follows: Committee to wait upon the
retail clerks; committee to secure perma-
nent quarters for the association and
committee to draft set of bylaws and q
constitution for the government of the
clerks.
There were several merchants present
and as is usual with the employers aid
the employees on all Occasionse and are
interesting themselves in the permanent
organization of the Clerks Association
There will be another meeting OF the
organization next Monday evening and
a large attendance is expected for the
new laws will be adopted and other
business of equal Importance will be con-
sidered.
The meeting last night was full OF en-
thusiasm and was we'll attended and
every chair IN the house was filled.
This banding together Of the clerks is
not for the detriment Of the merchants
but for the advancement of both EN-.
ployer and employe and will work ad.
vantageously to both in many ways.
After the full and complete organiza.
tiop 10 atfacted the eveninps of the as.
sociation will be spent in the discussion
Of improved systems Of clerking and
views of the members will be exchanged
and the tendency will be to improve the
present system Of clerking to wonder
full degree. .
1t is probable that the association viii
decide on Monday evening at theil
regular meeting night, as that night
seems to be popular with the charter
members Of the organization.
The sun., 1898-10-04

CAN your book keeper convince you
that your advertising has netted you
profit since January lst? Can he show
you that every dollar you have paid out
for publicity has returned with a Six
cent growth upon it? II not your adver-
tising appropriation has been spent un'
wisely. Advertising has reached the
place where it is recognized as a learn
able profession and profitable one. The
average merchant is too busy watching
the details OF the business he kno'rs to
master the details Of profitable publicity.
It is this fact that enables advertising
experts to wear diamonds and fine linen.
Wilmington has reputation OF being
''easy money" in the advertising world.
Nowhere else are programs, cards.
dodgers, folders, posters, hand-beoks'
guide books and souvenirs more literally
patronized than right here in Whining
ton. They may have been good mediums
for some advertisers. Did they pay you!
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LEVI T. MANN requests us to say that
the statement in the SundoV Urrald,
which is copied by the morning Sun,
that he did not get vote in the district
over Third street bridge, and that he
was counted out for Mr.. Vandever, is a
lie from beginning to end. On the con-
trary, he received 81 votes, and he is
satisfied that the count was correct
Mr.. Mann intends TO be candidate
in 1900, and he believes that when
he receives greater number Of
votes than any other candidate, he will
be declared the nominee for the office OF
coroner. The Democrats who are writing
about the Republican nomination are a
set of scalawags and invariably tell
downright lies when they will serve
their purpose better than the truth.
Neither Messrs. Mcdaniel, Stidham,
Bradley or their friends, will be misled
by their vile misrepresentation and
they will not initiate in the least against
the election of Mr.. Taylor for sheriff.
Daiy Republican,.
The Sun reprinted the Mann article
published in the Sunday Hrald, credit
ing the same to the Herald. There is q
great difference in copied and "re-
The sun., 1898-10-04
INSUFFICIENT ROOM.
Superintendent Harlan Confirms
Statment That More Schools
Are Needed.

Superintendent of the Public Schools
David w. Harlan has informed the
Board of Education that more room is
needed ior the school children in this
city and suggests that in order to get the
little ones off the streets that the board
find suitable building which can be
rented, conveniently located, two rooms
will be opened therein for primary
scholars, as there are enough children
applying at Schools Nos. 3, 0 and Is to
warrant the opening of the rooms and
employment OF teachers.
Such building to be of use to the
board must be located somewhere. be-
tween No. 8 school which is at Eighth
and Wollaston streets, and No. Is,
which is at Fourth and Harrison streets,
and it is Mr.. Harlan's desire that the
location shall be about half way between
the two schools.
From any who may have a suitable
building Mr.. Harlan would like to
hear, as he is anxious to make provision
as soon as possible for the children who
cannot now be accommodated.
He hopes to be able to secure rooms
that will seat 80 children each, and in
order to do SO each room should be al
least 20x3O feet. If it is not possible tC
find two rooms and one can be obtained
the one will be opened and another one
opened when an opportunity is offered
1t is estimated that there are nearly
100 children now applying for admis
sion, but the exact number will not bt
known until today. Some of the origina
applicants have been provided with seat'
and an effort is now being made to as
certain Just how many would attend i
suitable rooms should be opened.
Some time ago Chief of Police Dollar
called the attention OF the Board Of Edu
cation to the fact that there were tO'
many children running the streets dur
ing school hours.
The board then opened rooms that hat
heretofore been vacant in the publi
schools, but it appears now that the,
were not enough to meet the demand
The body should take cognizance Of tn
situation as it now exists and provid
immediate facilities for those children
for whom there is no room.
The sun., 1898-10-04
Doubtful Fishing Trip.

Several policemen Of Wilmington went
to Delaware City yesterday on fishing
trip and came home last night. The
blue coats have been on still hunt for
fishing worms and shrimp for several
days with which to tempt the finny
tribe. They have never told anyone
what they caught and their names will
not be made public as officer Frank
Kane was the instigstor Of the trip and
doesn't wish any particulars made
known.
The sun., 1898-10-04
OHIO COMMISSIONER
SPEAKS FOR WOMEN
Says an Effort to Repeal Education
Law Failed, as Women Were
Valuable.

The commissioner of common schools
OF Ohio writes to the citizens OF Della
ware that women have proved valuable
in many localities in that state as men,
bers of school boards. He says that an
effort to repeal the act giving women this
privilege was defeated.
1t would do well for the people of this
city to study the law which commits
sioner Bonebrake encloses in the follow
ing letter
CoLUMBUs, Ohio, Oct. | 1898.
EDITOR The Sun, Wilmington, Del.
DEAR SIR:-Your letter of September
29tb, asking for an expression of opinion
upon the admitting of women to the
Boards of Education in this state is re-
ceived.
On April oath. 1894 the General As.
sembly OF Ohio passed the following
measure:
"AN ACr'
To secure voice in school affairs to
the women of Ohio on equal terms with
men.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, That
every woman born or naturalized in the
United States, of the age of twenty-one
years and upward, who shall have been
a resident OF the state one year, and of
the county, town, township or other
election district such time as the law
provides for men, preceding any cleo
tion held for the purpose of choosing
any school director, members OF the
Board of Education or School Council
under the general or special laws OF the
state, shall be entitled to vote or be
voted for at such election for any such
officer or officers.
SECTION 9. A separate box shall be
provided for the ballots of those voting
for any such office mentioned in section
one of this act.
SECTION 3. All laws relating to the
registration of voters shall apply tC
women upon whom the right to vote is
herein conferred, provided, that the
names of such women may be placed
upon separate list.
As this law was enacted too late to be-
come operative in the spring election o.
1894, its first trial was in April, 1895. A
large number of women took advantage
of the right conferred by the above mea
sure at the spring election of 1895, botf
to vote and to hold office as members o
boards of education of the state.
Since that year ! believe, though
have not the statistics at hand, that 9
less number OF women have voted eacf
year, speaking generally. In many com
mittees the measure has worked good
securing to the schools better board
members and larger public interest; ir
many more it has been practically deat
law. An endeavor was made last winte
to repeal the law, but the bill failed sig
nally. Speaking in general terms,
would be inclined to believe that th'
law has worked good rather than harm
Courteously yours,
LEWIS d. BoNEBRAKE,
Commissioner
The sun., 1898-10-04
CITY Court Gases.

Judge Ball in City Court yesterday,
disposed OF the follow ing cases: John
and Rachael Saunders, colored, disorder.
ly conduct, John dismissed Rachael
fined IS and costs; William Fitzpatrick,
drunk and disorderly, IS and costs;
paddy" Dougherty, drunk, S and
costs; Nathaniel Turk and Edward Car.
son, drunk, 81 and costs each; Edward
Butcher, drunk, took pledge for year;
Maxwell Dixon, drunk, sent to Farm
hurst; Matthew Kennedy, disorderiy
conduct, dismissed; James Lee, runaway
boy, committed to Agent Stout, OF S. 7.