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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-13
The Late Charles Baird

The virtues Of the late Charles Baird
were duly eulogizod at West Presbyterian
Church on Sunday morning, afternoon AMI
evening. Few more faithful men In tho
discharge of the various duties Of this life
have passed away. and the loss to West
Church. as we'll as to his home circle.
seems almost irreparable. He was one Of
the founders Of the church, as we'll rs Of
the Sunday school, and his services In their
behalf cannot DO overestimated, His as
socia:es unite In bearing testimony to his
worth as q Christian worker, his punctu-
Aity In attending every service. and his
liberal contribution to every enterprise.
HIS record Of faithfulness Of attendance
has few, IL any, parallels. as he was pres
mt at every comm union service since
Rastor Keigwin's connection with the
,hurch; the weekly prayer meeting was
rarely missed, and he was invariably at
DIS post Of duty In the Sabbath school.
OF the various eulcgies pronounced by his
associates none were more appropriate
han that of his brother. Isaac Baird who
ater abiding to the loss sustained by
him, as well as by the church and COM
munity, said, none should despond. as
God reigns, and it was the duty of every
true soldier, when brother falls In bat.
sle. to- press forward, fill up the vacan.
~ and press forward to victory
Charles Baird can be honored most &c sep
ably, by faithful effort to advance the
cause he loved SO greatly.
The Government loan Of per cent.
bonds will be issued the latter part OF this
month. The subscription Tor sso0,0Oo,OOo
81 8 per cent. bonds just authorized by
Congress, will be opened by the Treasury
Dspartment as soon as the bill is signed
trUthe President aud will close at p. IN.
July 14th The bonds will be in as small
denominations as $50 each, which will
make them popular loan with the people
By the terms OF the law, the allotment
will be peculiar The law provides that
the smallest subscriptions shall be hrst
allotted and the allotments made inversely
In accordance with the size of the sub.
scriptions The Treasury will print about
aOO1 900 subscription blanks and circulars
pf information. Persons having money
on deposit in the Trust Companies at per
vsnt will no doubt be glad of the oppor-
S1nity to withdraw their funds and invest
them in government bonds bearing per
I'M arpak
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-13

OUR marines had an engagement with
the Spanish army at Guantanamo on sat
urday, in which four men were killed.
The Spaniards charged UP q hill at mid
night and voley after vollcy was poured
Into them by our marines. The marines
were In swimming when the Spaniards at
tackled them, and picking up their guns, ran
in o camp with them on their shoulders,
ready for the engagement that resulted in
four of our men being killed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-13

ANDREW CARNEGIE, the steel king, in
thanking the Scottish Highlanders of IL
linois, who wanted Carnegie to equip a
regiment Of HishIanders for servcein the
war with Spain, said he did not think the
war would last long or even reach the dig
nifty of q real war Mr., Carnegie, who is of
Scotch origin, and is at present in England
thinks the war won last long, but it may
LertS.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-13
The Future l. 0Oks Brighter.

The passing of the bill approprlatine
lEOo, GOO to be used for the improvement OF
the Wilmington harbor by Congress- will
do more to boom the future Of Whining
ton than anything that has been done for
years toward the future success OF our
city. The Board of Trade aud Senators
Gray and Ksnney with the aid of Con-
gresham Handy are the men whom our
citizens have to thank for their untiring
energies in having the appropriation pass
I'd by Congress- Our shipyards will once
,apre take on their old time activity and
hundreds of men will be given employ
ment, which will add to the building up
81 larger stores in our city. 1t Is an ap-
preparation that long has been needed and
buddy for years. We lock for our city to
spain take one of its old time booms and
real estate gain some Of the losses it has
suffered in the last five years.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-13

THIS is the first day wnen the law goes
Into effect compelling the bakers to make
their loaves of bread l6 ounces instead of
ioand IL, as heretofore. The price Of the
bread furnished both State institutions
for the last six months, has been paid for
this in the face of the big raise that -four
took during the corner in the wheat mar
ket by Letter. The price remains cents,
but the consumer gets the difference in
weight, which some bakers say is hard
chip to them, when -four Is so dear.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-13

Cupping and leecnlng. l0s k. Second.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-13

TINE sesqui.centennial which took place
In Reading last week, cost that city b.
tween $500 0)0 and 500, 900 This is count
ing the actual outlay for the various dis
plays and the cost of preparation, loss OF
business through closing factories and
stores and payment Of wages to those par
lioipating in the various parades. The
music furnished by the bands cost 5000
The citizens committee and city council
appropriated $4,000, which was used in
entertaining guests, providing the fire.
works display, and carrying out the official
program. This in city ths size OF Will
mington. Is it any wonder that city is
rapidly forging aheadf Something of this
kind would put some life in our city aid
bs the means of attracting attention here.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-13

Christ saw the city of Jerusalem. Talk
ing to the people about the conspicuity OF
Christian example, he said: "The world is
looking at you. Be careful. A city that
is set on hill cannot be hid" While he
was speaking of the divine care of Gods
children bird flew past. He said, BE
hold the ravens Then, looking down
into the valley, all covered at that season
with flowers he said, CONSIDER the Ill
les" Oh, my brother Christian workers,
what is the use of our going away off in
some obscure part of history or on the
other side the earth to get an illustration
when the earth and the heavens are full OF
illustrations? Why should we go away off
to get an illustration of the vicarious suf-
fering of Jesus Christ when Us near us as
Bloomfield, N j., two little children were
walking on the rail track, and n train was
coming, but they were on a bridge of tres
tlework and tho little girl took her broth
or and let him down through the trcstlc-
work as gently as she could toward the
water, very carefully and lovingly and
cautiously, SO that he might not be hurt
in the fall and might be picked up by
those who were standing near by? While
doing that tho train struck her and hardly
.'lohEl vi ntT 'N'lS was lciV " Eh'iSi i''''
. funeral casket What was that? Vicari-
ous suffering. Like Christ. Pang for 9th
RS. Voc for others. Suffering for others.
Death for others.
illustrations Near at Hand.
What is the use Of our going away off to
Ind an illustration in past age when dur
| ing the great forest fires in Michigan
mail carrier Oh horseback, riding on, pur-
alcd by those flames which'had swept over
100 miles, saw an old man by the roadside,
tislnounted, helped the old man on tho
Eorsc, saying, Now, whip up and get
awayS' The old man got away, but the
mail carrier persisted. Just like Christ
dismounting from the glores of heaven to
| put rs Oh the way of deliverance then
falling back into the flames of sacrifice for
others. Pang for others. Woe for others.
Death for others. Vicarious suffering.
Again, remark that sanctuary help
ought to come through the prayers Of all
the people Tho door Of the eternal store
Evening star., 1898-04-08

authority of specific legislation by tbs cor
tes can the sovereign alien>te, csde or sx-
change any Spanish territory or admit for
eign troops to Spanish territory. Thus the
queen-wfth perhaps her responsible agents.
the minister's shut of from acquiescence
in the American demands save by the au-
thorization Of the legislative body. which Is
not in session. 1t Is plain tkat the surren-
der Of Cuba necsssitates, in the mind of the
sovereign. the military support Of the pow
ers, yet she cannot admit troops to enforce
such a guarantee without a vote of the cor
tes, which would not be at all likely SO to
vote.
The joint note Of the powers, as far as
this country is concerned, Is q mere Incl
dent In the regular course Of events. Amer
leans are not concerned in the affair, save
that it suggests that the great nations are
In sympathy with the humanitarian mo-
tives of the President in seeking to put an
end to the intoferable conditions SO near at
hand. Yesterdays proceedings, indeed, only
served to make the crisis more certain.
Evening star., 1898-04-08
Ten Counts Against Spain,

from report of Committee on the State Of the
Country to the New York II. F. conference.
We believe that the following facts con.
stitute an Indictment demanding the ex-
pulslon OF Spanish rule from Cuba:
F1rst-Its destruction of commercial in
terests of the United States. already max
ing an invoice of millions of treasure
Second--Its insolent searching of our
merchantmen on the high seas aud repudi-
alton of claims for restitution.
Thtrd-Its cowardly insult to our honored
President by its representative to our ma
tion's capital.
Fourth-Its trivial treatment of interna-
tionai diplomatic relations
Ftfth--Its requiring the United States, In
obedience to humiliating treaty obligations
to police the seas tC prevent the extension
of aid to struggling patriots seeking aid.
Sixth-Its criminally permissive, If not Or
dered, destruction of the United States bat
tie ship Maine, with the loss of the lives OF
266 American defenders.
Seventh-Its barbarity and inhumanity In
the methods of warfare, with it's treacher-
ou.; murder Of men, its herding and starv.
Ing of aged men and women and children
sand in number; its ingenious and ex. ar
milating tortures of a people 1t has nei
ther the courage nor the vigor TO conquer
Eighth-Its sacriegious pretexe Of claim.
ing to be Christian nation.
Nmth-Its prostitution of the moral sense
Of our nation by obliging 1t for years to
look upon and bscome familiar with fend.
ish barbarism, SO near US that we can al.
most hear the cries of its victims.
Tenth-Its paralyzing power upon the
Christian civilization of the century by
holding IN darkness denser than that of the
middle ages, the Inhabitants Of the fairest
island of the ssa.
Evening star., 1898-04-08

take the entire Earbage and street sweeping
work. Thsre are no fnsuperabie obstacles
in the way of establishing here an ideal
system Of collection and disposal under the
auspices Of the municipality, thus creating
q standard for the country and for the
world. Whereas other cities are concerned
over the details Of collection and disposal.
the main concern Of Washington is to Sc
cure legislative authority to undertake the
work without dealings with contractors.
The development Of the motor cart and
other devices for the speedy ana economical
collection and reduction Of the garbage and
perhaps other forms Of urban refuse may
meanwhile progress so satisfactorily that
by the time the captal has obtained the
opportunity to do its own work along this
line many new appliances will be within
reach The motor cart proposition is emf
nently suited to local conditions, and the
development Of this device would be a de-
cided advantage for Washington.
Evening star., 1898-04-08

Peace? The people of the United States
have ever been for peace. This is not a
matter of mere assertion, but of history.
Let their nearest neighbors be called to
the witness stand-Great Britain, DEN
mark, Mexico and even Spain herself.
Toward all of these powers they have car
ried themselves with due regard for all the
requirements Of neighborliness and good
feeling.
Toward Spain, indeed, the American peo-
pie have exhibited unusual kindliness, and
even forbearance. For. in Cuba, Spain has
for gcoa many years been a very trying
and undesirable neighbor. Her colony has
been kept by her oppressive laws in a state
either Of terror or OF open mutiny, and
in one way or another the interests of the
UEfted States have been made thereby to
suffer most severely. But, though so often
SO intensely provoked, this government has
never interfered, but has trusted to Spain
to reduce her subjects to obedience by her
own means and in her own time.
If this government had ever felt the in
stincts of a land-grabber, it might easily
have gratifed them with respect to Cuba.
There has never been a day in our history
when We were not stronger than Spain
and could not have vanquished her in d
war over that island. We could have made
her continued and notorious maladminis-
tratien there the excuse for a quarrel. and
thus have grabbed up the island.
We have~neyer thought Of doing this.
We have no such thought or purpose now.
The question of territory for the United
States is not involved. The only question
involved is that, at last, Spain has made
herself so obnoxious, so much the enemy
of peace and progress and even humanity
in Cuba, that the interests Of the United
States require that she surrender her SOW
ereignty there. She has become nuisance
at our very door and we have resolved to
abate 1t.
The affair is distinctly our own, and we
Must attend to it. And we are ready to
attend to 1t.
Evening star., 1898-04-08
NAVAL Theorie. Approaching a Test

Naval Theories Approaching a Test.
If war should result from the present
strain in the relations of this country and
Spain it will be watched closely by the en-
tire world. Except the brief struggle be-
tween China and Japan, under abnormal
conditions of inef1ciency on one side of the
case, there mas rever been naval cam
paign fought out with the terrible agencies
OF modern warfare. Practically everything
in naval construction and armament is diff
ferent from what 1t was a comparatively
few years ago. The guns arc more power
full, the armor is more capable of resisting
the impact of heavy shells, the explosives
used in the projectiles are more destruc-
tive, gunnery Is more advanced, the en-
gines are moro powerful, the vessels
swifter, the torpedo system is more nearly
perfect. The list of comparisons might be
continued at great length. The plain view
OF the case is that the modern naval fight
ing machine is an unknown power, and it
Is recognized that all former plans of sea-
fighting are useless under present condi-
tions. The ranges of guns are 50 different.
and the speed of the ships SO much greater
that the area of a fight will necessarily be
larger than heretofore, while there is
general belief that the mortality of such a
fight is sure to be greater. So it is that all
the world will watch this affray, If the
misfortune of war should fall upon the
two nations. Many theories are sure to be
upset after the record of the various en-
gagements has been written. New devices
are certain to be proposed and perfected
and indeed the history of naval develop
ment may show a startling change from
the date of the American war with Spain.
Whether this development will be in the
direction of larger OF smaller ships 70 man
can foresee. Changes. however, are con-
fidently to be expected, for experience al
ways develops possibilities for profitable
amendments in any system based largely
upon theory and but slightly on practice.
Evening star., 1898-04-08
Telephone Competition In Newark

In those cities where competing tele-
phone companies have obtained a foothold
the branches of the Bell Company have
gone to all lengths to crush out the opposi-
tion and so preclude. if possible, the chance
of reduction of rates such as usually fol-
lows rivalry. In the city of Newark, N. j.,
a rival company recently obtained such a
large number of subscribers, by offering
low rates and excellent service. that the
original corporation was driven to the
straits of enlisting the sympathetic CO.
operation of other large concerns. The ex-
press companies were brought into the war
and lately notices were served by the
agents of the three large express compa-
nies in Newark requiring that the instru-
ments maintained by the rival telephone
organization be removed forthwith. ac-
cording to orders from the various head
quarters. The merchants of that city are
concerned in this move, for it takes from
those who subscribe to the rival telephone
service the opportunity to communicate
speedily with the express offices in the
transaction of their business. There is
some talk of court proceedings in the name
of the patrons Of the express companies,
but this does not seem to be well founded.
The best remedy for the situation Is to ap-
ply Sucn pressure on the local council or
the state Legislature as to create new legal
conditions that will force the old company
to bring it's rates down to the point of rea-
son. 1t is experience, however, that the
devices for crushing out opposition such as
the Bell Company has just employed in
Newark operate as often to stimulate the
rivalry to check it. The patrons of the
telephone service are quick to discern signs
of inequity and If there is a material dis
crepancy between the two scales of rental
prices there can be no permanent post
poRement of the day when the patronage
of the cheaper service will greatly outnun-
Der that of the more costly and will sue
cessfully withstand the squeezing processes
so frequently invoked by the old corpora
ton. Meanwhile the citizens of Washing
ton are awaiting the final passage of the
District appropriation BILL with it's rate
reducing paragraph
Evening star., 1898-04-08
An Ambition,

The person to be envied most
In this eventfM life
Is not the one who counts his gains
Afar from storm and strife;
Nor yet the potentate who wears
A crown upon his brow;
1t is the man who stands around.
And tells the others how.
And If the project find success,
The benefit he'll share;
And II 1t fail, he'll simply say
Twas none of his affair.
He joins the triumph every time
And dcdges every row,
The man who simply; stands around
And tells the others how.
I would not be a warrior great
Nor hold a sceptered sway;
l would not be a bard to wake
Emotions grave or gay.
If fate would graciously consent
My choosing to allow,
I'd be the man who stands around
And tells the others how.
Evening star., 1898-04-08
Tn. President Of the United States.

When Senior de LONE impeached the
character and sincerity Of the President of
the United States the country resented 1t
with Indignation The Spaniard had to go.
His presence here became from that mo-
ment intolerable to the American people.
Senior de LONE was tricky Spaniard.
He had been charged with duties of extra
ordinary difficulty at this capital, and had
been straining every means at his COM
mand to carry his ends He had not Of
Tended in public, but in private letter,
which the sleepless zeal of his Cuban an
tagonists had exposed to public view. But
he had offended. He stood convicted Of
not only a gross violation of all official
propriety but of having uttered libel in a
personal sense against the head of the ma
ton. His condemnation was immedia te,
and his expulsion from the country-for
practically he was expelled-was applauded
by all the people, who signified In that way
their fullest respect for and confidence in
their chief executive.
How stands the American citizen In COM
parison with Senior de LONE who follows
the Spaniard in his impeachment of the
President at this critical time in the coun-
try's history? What shall be said of him
who brings charges of a grave personal ma
ture against the President of the United
States founded solely upon the most fla
Erantly irresponsible gutter gossip? What
Is to be produced by 1t but SO much upon
which the enemies Of the United States
abroad may feed? Who will be the first to
snap it up but the Spaniards themselves?
Who will point to it most triumphantly as
confirmatory of all that he himself has said
but Senior de LONE. who, for a similar Of
fense. had to pack his traps and leave?
The country will answer these questions
in good time. The man in the White
House was never more worthy of the re-
spec1 and confidence of all the people than
he is today. His latest step is best of all.
His reply to the note of the European pow
ers could not more perfectly have met the
occasion. A better blending of courtesy,
tact, taste, and firmness it Is impossible to
imagine. All honor and support to the
President of the United States, who in war
will be. in peace he now is. the repre-
sentative of all the people, North, South,
East, and West!
Evening star., 1898-04-08
Cum Europe Gu.rantee the Dxn..ty.

Cnn Europe Guarantee the Dynasty:
The powsrs having presented their formal
notes to both the United States and Spain,
expressive of the hope that the present diff
ficuities might yield to further negotiations,
there is nothing for the m to do save In the
lire of bringing such pressure to bear upon
Spain as will persuade her to accede to the
American demand for the absolute inds-
pendenc. of Cuba The situation in this re-
spect is somewhat peculiar. The queen re-
gent, it Is well known. hopes for such a So
luton of the difficulty as will preserve the
dynasty OF her son. whose trustee she now
is There Is some suggestion that Europe
may guarantee the preservation of the dy-
nasty in case the government yields to this
rountry. gives up Cuba and facss an angry
populace at homo This means the virtual
establishment of a protectorate over Spain
by the six powers signatory to yesterdays
Identical note. Can such protectorate be
created?
1t L; practically certain that Great Brit
Ain would not enter any such agreement.
But even were the other five nations to
proceed toward the establishment of a guar
Antseing protectorate there are serious diff
eulties to be considered. No mere moral
force would suffice in Spain to preserve the
strain between the crown and the people,
An armed force would be essential This
onust be composed OF soldiers from the con-
tributOry powers, forming practically an
army OF occupation Republican France
contributing men and arms to sustain mon
archical Spain would be an edifying specta-
Gle. Germany would havs grave difficulty
In persuading her people into acQuiesce ence
in this plan. Russia Is only slightly con-
cerned. and her powers are now sorely
taxed in connection with her efforts to
break through the Chinese wall to the Pa
cific. Austria, the only one Of the powers
directly interested. has such troubles of her
own that 1t Ia gravely questionable whether
there could be any safe suggestion to the
end Of furnishing a prop to q trembling
dynasty elsewhere. Italy is not seriously
70 be consider I'D In the premises.
An even more substantial obstacle to a
successful guarantee occurs in the form oi
certain provisions Of the Spanish constitu
ton. These items provide that only by the