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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20

to be defeated Every little, difficulty ev-
ery little disaster is to them source
of immoderate satisfaction and the char
acter of the work they are doing appears
in Aguinaldo's latest proclamation, where
he tells the FflipinoS some States of the
American Union have already risen in
our favor"
But there are other critics, who. en-
tirely convinced of our duty and respon-
sibiiity in the Philippines, are apprehen-
sive lest the Government NJ has m not aRpre-
ciated the. size of its Undertaking. They
forget the limitations of authority from
Congress and of good faith to Spain, by
which the Government has been embar-
Otis has not had larger army at his
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20

~ FORGE l. BAILEY, one of the
II proprietors of the Golden Gate
Il T Stables, % Golden Gate ave
" ! nue., tried twice Saturday to
kill himself. The moving
cause each time was the knowledge
that Florence Parker had committed
suicide early that morning by reason of
his refusal to take her back to his
protection.
For reasons best known to them
selves. the mother of the dead girl and
State Senator Bettman, whose relation
snip to the family is close. although
nowhere recorded in black and white,
tried to make it appear that Florence
Parker died from natural causes.
They appear not to have had the
slightest trouble in inducing DR.. Hill,
who holds the record for being the
greatest make-b believe that ever sat in
the Coroner's chair, to believe the same
way. They were not SO successful with
Bailey. He believed the report that
DR.. Levison, the family physician,
made to Coroners Deputy Gately, that
the girl had taken carbolic acid. A few
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20

y ALL HEADQUARTERS, VEL
LINGTON HOTEL, WASHING
TON, July 1S.-Algerism is at last
~ at an end. official ostracism, per
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20

They don't make Senators down in
Washington, do they? We make our
own Senator's"
was it necessary for him to resign
in order to continue his campaign
here?" he was asked.
L don't know about it he replied
slowly. "AI these newspapers, when
in combination, can ruin anybody"
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This Paper not
to be taken from
the Library.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
Nothing but Resignation
Left for the Secre-
tury Of War.
GEN. Miles IS AVENGED
Despite His Protests, the Man
FROM Michigan Has Gone
Out UDder Fire.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


The withdrawal of General Rus
sell a. AIger from the Cabinet is
merely a realization of what think
ing men have seen to be inevitable
ever since the explorations of the
scandals attending the character of
tn supplies furnished to the Ameri-
can troops in the Spanish war.
It was made clear enough at the
several Investigations that the troops
had suffered more from the character
of the food given them than from the
bullets of the enemy. The blame for
this was not traced directly to Alger,
but as the head of the War Depart
ment AIger was responsible. He has
paid the penalty in part for his re-
sponsibility.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20

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asphyx-
himself by
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20
PENIgs OLA pAk4oRIPRs.

A feldspar mine has been ,.opened
near Sylmar.
r. Herbert Martin will operate n
sash factory at Easton.
Mrs. New Miller is having a hotel
built at Princess Anne.
j. H. Preston & Co. will erect can
merry near Princess Anne.
John G. jackson has bought the Nc
Kelvey farm, near Elkton, for 90, 800.
The Maryland State Bar EAssociation
will meet at Ocean City on July 18th.
The Salisbury postoflce will be in
the second class in the new adjustment.
Gabriel NJ. Senderling has been ap-
pointed Justice of the peace for Blake.
Cecil county.
William d. Uhler has been appointed
general passenger and freight agent at
the Queen Anne railroad station at
Queenstown.
The wedding of Charles Edgar Dare
and Miss Mollie Reynolds will take
place on April Goth, at Maple Lawn,
near Rising Sun.
DIR. and Mrs. Benjamin B. Perkins,
formerly OF Chestertown, recently cele-
brated in Philadelphia the 50th ami
versary of their wedding.
The Rev. W. T. Hammond has bought
GO tents, each 14xl2 feet, to be used al
the local preachers campmeeting, which
will be held at Northeast next July.
Murray Vandiver, formerly collector
OF internal revenue for the district en-
nraclng Delaware, is candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Cover
nor Of Maryland.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20

Immense energy is being displayed
by Russia in the development of tho
Siberian Railway. The Exchequer is
about to open a further credit Of more
than S2,000,000 rubles for improving
the means of traffic and transport on
the western and central sections from
Cheliabinsk eastwards. The disburse-
ment of this large sum is thus divided
eight and three-quarter million rubles
during three years for traffic, 43, 900, 600
rubles during nine years for increasing
the speed of trains, and 81, 900, 900
rubles during four years for new rolling
stock. The assignment of such large
amount for improving a railway only
Just constructed is without precedent
in the annals of Russian railway enter.
prise. Meanwhile, the traffic on the
western section has exceeded all expec.
tation. 1t is so active that the light
rails, which are only eighteen pounds,
instead of twenty four pounds, to the
foot, will have to be changed. Every
thing was calculated for not more than
three pairs of trains per twenty. four
hours, whereas there are already eight
pairs, besides the biweekly express
from Moscow to Krasuovodsk
The last years traffic returns of the
western Siberian section show $50, OOC
passengers, nearly $50, 600 tons of goods,
and 400, 900 peasant emigrants. Last
winter, although 600 new trucks were
added and 1000 old one borrowed. there
was an accumulation of 1000 truck
loads of goods for which no means OF
transport could be found. OF the 400,
600 tons carried over tho railway in
1893 more than 800, 600 tons consisted oil
cereals. In the course of the next five
years it is expected that tho carriage
of wheat will be more than 800, 600 tons
annually.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20

Eugene Fowler of Laurel has patented
a bicycle stano.
The application for a license to sell
liquor at the Breakwater House, Lewes.
has been refused.
Tho Laurel campmeeting will bepin
on August 18th. A large auditorium
will be built meanwhile.
A window in memory Of the Rev. n
T. McColley is heing put in the Sand
Hill Methodist Episcopal Church.
Bishop Coleman will administer the
rite Ct confirmation in st. Paul's
Church, Georgetown, on May 26th.
ID. 3. Stewart, Theodore Jones and
John W.'Moore have been elected com
missioners of the town of st. Georges.
While working in his shipyard. nj
Bethel, q few days ago, former State
Senator John NJ. G. Moore caught one
OF his hands in planer, and had two
fingers amputated.
Register of Wills Causey of Sussex
county has granted letters as follows
On the estate Of Bessie G. Fury. to
John A. Kern on the estate of James
X. Russell, to William Russell; on fine
estate of Sallie NJ. Mason, to William
Russell; on the estate of Joshua q
Townsend, to Luke Townsend; on the
estate Of Robert o. Twilley, to Annie
Z. Twilley, and on the estate Of
Richard F. Hastings, to Edgar +,
Hastings.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20
sEBARh.

Newark, April 19-Tho new Iown
Council organized last evening, with
James Hossinger as president. u. W;
Williams was elected secretary and
treasurer, William ii. Russell assessor
and Alexander Perry supervisor OF
Streets Arthur HomeNood was elected
superintendent of the light and water
department, to succeed Jacob Shew.
George W. Murray rendered his resig-
nation as town policeman, to take erect
MAY LIST. The following committees
we're appointed:
Light and Water-F. W. Curtis, j.
T. Wilson. 8. B. Herdman.
Street Committee-,J. r. Wilson, j.
G, McGlauehlin. George w. Lindsay.
Town Building-H. 3. Wright, George
W. Lindsay, j. q. mclaughlin.
The following were elected members
of the Board of Health; President,
Prof William II. Bishop; Prof. +. ID.
Chester, II. NJ. Campbell, DIR. j. b.
Butler and John Pilling, Jr.
It is the desire of many of the ex-
members of Co. L that the company be
reorganized as part OF the N. u. u.
1t is thought good company could be
maintained here, many of the town
boys having had the advantage of mill
tary instruction at Delaware College.
joseph Hossinger, former captain of
the company. has correspondent with
Adjutant- General Hart in regard to the
matter, but has not received any
definite information.
George Chalmers and Miss Jane A.
Mouson were married Tuesday evening
in the presence Of a few of their friends,
at the home of the groom's father, John
| Chalmers, near this town. The Rev.
II. H. Mason performed the ceremony.
Miss Mouson is from Stirling, Scotland
and came to this country only few
weeks ago.
The Diamond State Ministries met last
evening TO arrange for entertainments
in towns throughout the State. 1t is
thought they will go to Now Castle
within few weeks.
Tho grocery wagon Of p. NJ. Sher-
wood was upset yesterday morning at
tho b. & 0. station. The horse became
frightened ut the cars.
DR.. Wolf and DIR. Purnell Of Della
ware College and Dr. Jetferies Of the
I. Il. Church went to Delaware City
yesterday, TO attend terrapin dinner
at the home of DIR. Ogie. DIR. 0gle is q
graduate of the college of the class of
'7s, and gave the dinner in honor Of
the surviving members of the faculty
of that time.
The Rev. II. F. Mason, DIR. N. Fl.
Miller and DIR. }. L. Vallandingham
attended the meeting Of the New Cas-
tie presbytery at Wilmington, yester-
day.
The friends of Hon. John Pulling
were pleased to see him on his porch
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Pilling has
been confined to his house for several
months, but has greatly improved lately.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20
A COSTLY blaze ~ LONDON,
The Upper Part of Hyde Park Court Quilted


London, Eng, April II. The British
metropolis, today, narrowly escaped a
calamity which might have rivallcd the
horrors witnessed at the destruction,
by fire, recently, of the Windsor Hotel,
in New York City.
Hyde Park Court, Albert Gate, one
of the finest and most fashionable of
the residential flats, overlooking the
famous Rotten Row, caught fire at
g. 30 O'Clock this morning.
The building, which is II stories
high, was built by the notorious Jabez
Spencer Balfour, the former member OF
Parliament who was responsible for the
collapse Of the Libertator Building
Association and other companies, by
which thousands of people were ruined,
and who is undergoing sentence of IA
years penal servitude, as a result of
his conviction on charges of fraud.
The fire broke ont in the lower part
of the building. and spread up the
elevator shaft with great rapidity. The
flames involved the upper stories before
their occupants were aware Of the
danger. When the alarm was raised,
the affrighted servants dropped from
the top windows to verandah on the
ninth story.
The flames were not under control
until | O'Clock, when the upper part Of
the structure was Quilted. All the floors
were supposed to be flre-rroof.
1t is considered lucky that the fire
occurred in daylight, as otherwise it
might have resulted in loss of life.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20

Mousseline de laine is imported into
Japan to quite large extent, says the
Japan Times of Yokohama, customs
returns for 1897 and 1898 showing
100000 and 100000 yen ts3, 1856, 600
and g, 9ss, COO worth, respectively. 1t
was for the purpose of supplying this
demand that three factories for the
manufacture of this special fabric we're
established since the termination of
the war. OF these, the one situated in
suburb of Tokyo is the largest,
having been established in March,
1896, by 145 leading capitalists in
Tokyo and Yokohama with a capital Of
LOCO, 900 yen ts49S, 000). But it was
on July LIST of last year that the bust
ness was actually initiated under the
supervision of French expert. The
shops employ about 300 operatives, and
during the last half year produced 666, :
24l yards of the fabric, besides 2S6, 52I
pounds of worsted. The fabric brought
$4,000 yen $50, 7l6) approximately,
the average selling price per tan being
about 4.60 yen 1920 per "a yardsl.
The daily working rate of the company
is said to be $50 tan (15,600 yards) of
the fabric and 5000 pounds of worsted.
Extremely limited as the application
OF the art of ribbon making still Is in
Japan, the Times says, and hence COM
paratively rudimentary, there exist
none the less three ribbon weaving
establishments-one in Tokyo, another
in Mayebasni, and the third in
Hamamatsu. The industry owes it's
inception, not to direct foreign tute-
lage, but to imitation of goods of
foreign make. Not possessing even tho
knowledge of properly handling the
ribbon machines sent from abroad, 1t
is not to be wondered az that tho
Japanese ribbons can not yet bear
comparison with the imported article.
Ignorance of skilfully employing
gassed yarns, as is done b, foreign
ribbon weavers, involve the use of a
larger quantity of silk, resulting in
the comparatively larger cost of pro-
duction. However. the home made
goods satisfy ordinary requirements,
and they are being employed for hat
decoration, and so forth, in growing
quantities. The average monthly out
put from the three shops is ! gross
rolls, or about 1900 yards. We are
told that foreign merchants residing
in Japan consider the ribbon business
here hopeful one.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20
IMPORTANT ARRESTS.
Two Notorious Mail Pouch Robbers In ~.
Custody of tho New York poItc. "e

Dur'""s W ~" s'eW fbFR Police,
New York. April II. 1t was lcnrr,,
today that the police have in cust"Ju
two mail pouch robbers said To i.
notorious, They were arrested in this
city on Saturday. Tho last robha.s
credited to the men is the theft of
registered mail pouch at Buffalo. oa,ls
this morning. They give their namss
as Albert Il. Bell, 90 years old, of InO
don. CANADA, and Frank III. Smitb
% years old, of Chicago. They viii
probably DO handed over to the Bulyalo
authorities.
On Saturday, Smith went into
iewelry store in this city, and bought
pair OF diamond earrings, for S2,5, ils
gave in payment draft for s42l.e
on the First National Bank Of Wayerly
N. Y. After buying, he said he Womb
call later, and get tho change. Ths
jewelry firm discovered that the dratt
had been stolen on April 7th Or Sth, Al
Buffalo.
Smith and his companion were AZ.
rested. When searched, several drafts
aud checks on banks in this State vera
found ON the men. In trunk, was
found the full uniform of letter.
carrier, and the proceeds Of the mail
pouch robbery at Buffalo. Checks ma
drafts TO the amount of $4,000 wore
also found.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20
UOrER

Dover, April 49, Sheriff John b.
Wharton yesterday afternoon sold the
property of John W. Taylor, situated
at Kenton, TO Elmer II. Walker for
5000.
Chancellor John r. Nicholson yester-
day afternoon granted restraining
order to Henry Ridgely, Jr., counsel
for George W. Flach, on sale of per-
sonal property which was to have taken
place next Friday, but which is laid
over till April Goth.
John Freeman, colored, living on the
farm of Sheriff John B. Wharton, in
st. Jones Neck, while blowing around
u stump in one of the fields, ran into
nest of viper snakes, 10 in number.
Terry Lasage, the 2-years.old grand
child of james Jackson of this town,
died yesterday of diphtheria. Another
child is down with the same disease.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20
clas. Lerl.la,lon : ,eam.rnnr.

According to correspondent of the
London Standard the French law COM
polling employers to pay pensions to
the families of worlsmen killed or in
lured in their service is operating in a
way which was not expected by the
Socialist leaders who promoted the
measure. 1t appears that consider
able number of employers have decided
not to engage married workmen. the
financial responsibility with unmarried
men being very much less. Moreover
q good many manufacturers and con-
tractors have dismissed the fathers of
families they formerly employed be-
cause few accidents happening to
them would make a great hole in their
profits. In the case of married work.
man being killed, the Law of April 9th
last enacts that tho employer shall
lodge sufficient capital in the Caisse
des Depots ct Consignations to furnish
the pensions stipulated under the law
to be paid to the widow and children.
1t is plain that very few employers of
labor could afford to provide the capital
which would be required in the case OF
any considerable number of young mar
ried workmen being killed; whereas in
the case of an unmarried workman no
pension would have to be paid. 1t is
worthy of note, on the other hand,
that the president of syndicate Of
accident insurance companies has an.
nounced that these organizations are
ready to contract for the insurance Of
workpeople, on the basis of the risk
incurred in their employment, without
reference to their single or married
condition.
This is but another instance of how
class legislation frequently work.
against the very object it is intended
to secure.
Such results as these should prove
warning. We have had class legisla
tion in Delaware, and there will
doubtless be further demands IN thi
direction in the future. But, warned
by experience. the Legislature SHOULD
resolutely resist every such demand
Legislation for public interests alon
is the safe rule.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20

While vigorously thrusting the probe
into Boss Croker, the Mazet investiga-
ting committee, in New York City,
on Monday refused to investigate tho
actions of Boss Platt, SO far as they
may refer to city legislation and city
affairs. The refusal to put Platt and
his fellows on the stand was made by
party vote. This was an unfortunate
action for the committee to take It
causes its Investigations to assume the
form of an inquisition into the affairs
of Tammany, for purely partisan pur-
poses, and not that of rigid inquiry
into any and every matter that may
touch upon the subject of political cor
ruption. Therefore, the conclusions of
the committee will not be likely to find
favor with the people. There is no
doubt that SO far as political corruption
is concerned, Platt is "as deep in the
mud'' as Croker lis in the mire," and
committee honestly DESTROYS of ascer
tanning the full truth would not hest
tate to summon Platt or anyone else
who could throw any light upon the
subject.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20

Tho serious nature of the problem of
subduing the people of the Philippines
and compelling them to submit to the
authority of the United States is be-
coming more and more apparent The
longer our government continues the
mistaken policy of attempting to crush
these people, who are struggling val
iantly for liberty and Independence,
the more stupendous, as well as in
human, the task appears.
The news of Monday from the seat of
war is that Gen. Lawton, after a sue
cessful march through large portion
of the Island of Luzon. has been sum-
moned to return to Manila. To cor
respondent he said: "The present pros
pect is that 100000 troops will be
necessary to pacify the people of the
Philippine Islands.
To ''pacify" these people means to
shoot them down until they consent to
suppress their aspirations for liberty
and Independence, and accept the SOW
ereignty of the United States, which
has purchased them from Spain. And
to do this ignoble and cruel work will
require 100, 900 men.
Gen. Lawton also outlined the diff
culties in the way of sudbuing these
patriotic people. They are, he says,
"those of fighting guerillas in tropi-
cal country" He added that with his
brigade he could force his way from
one end of the island to the other, ii
he did not have to hold the territory
traversed, but leaving garrisons behind
would soon eat up his force. Such was
the situation that the British com
manders had to contend with during
the American Revolution, and eyentu-
ally they gave up the struggle.
The prospects of obtaining the
100, 900 men that Gen. Lawton says are
necessary to subdue the Filipinos are
not encouraging. The terms of many
of the volunteers are expiring and il
is said that not more than per cent
of them will consent to re-enlist, even
in the face Of tempting offer of q
bonus in pay for travel amounting tc
over $500 per man. They are tired OF
shooting niggers like jack rabbits, -
as some of them termed the slaughter
upon which they have been engaged,
They are tired of wearing out theil
physical strength in a tropical climate,
fighting people whose cause they
know in their hearts is Just. An
American soldier has small mind tc
oppose in bloody combat people who
are fighting for liberty and independ
ence.
There has been far too much trouble
and loss of life and money over thi.
miserable Philippines business. In
stead of endeavoring to supply
Con. Lawton with the 100000 mer
that he says will be needed t.
subdue these fighting Filipinos, i
will be the part of wisdom to end hos
tilities at once by an armistice, to b,
followed by complete abandonment
of the unjust and causeless war of con
quest upon which we are now engaged
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20

Secretary of War Algcr again asserts.
with considerable vehemence, that he
will not give up his Cabinet portfolio,
and with much confidence gives an in
timation almost positive assertion
that he will stay in Office until the end
of his term, unless he should die mean
while. He evidently feels that he has
such firm hold on Mckinley that the
latter will not dare to dismiss him, no
matter how cheerfully he would accept
his resignation. No doubt Alger knows
what he is talking about, but how can
President Mckinley look forward cheer
fully to the prospect of successful
campaign for reelection, next year,
with such milestone as Alger and
Algerism hanging around his neck? 1t
will swamp him, sure as preaching.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20
onAReED WITH BIGAmr.
When Wife No. 2 Found she Was Not t
Only One She Hat Dean Arrsated.

When Wife No. Pound She Was Not tho
Only One she Had Dean Arrested.
Frank Dean of Weldon, Pa, was held
in $500 bail for court by Magistrate
South at the Central Station, IN
Philadelphia Tuesday, charged with
bigamy. The allegation is that he left
his first wife. to whom he had been
married over 30 years, to marry pretty
young girl of about 90 years. Mrs.
Dean No. 2 testified that she married
the defendant on March 10th at the
residence of the officiating minister,
Rev. William Clark, No. 1870 North
Sixteenth street, Philadelphia. When
she learned of the existence of her pre-
decessor she Immediately swore out a
warrant for Deans arrest.
Mrs. Dean, No. l, who was accom-
panied by the youngest of her four
children, a pretty 15-years- old girl,
stated that Dean married her in Caro-.
line county, Md, January Goth, 1866.
He left her January 18th, 1893. Mrs.
Dean resides with her children in this
city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20

A young man claiming to be Ensign
Jacob A. James of the cruiser Raleigh.
spent Saturday night and part of
on Sunday in this city. He is reported
to be IA son of the late Edward II.
James, who formerly lived at No. ia
King street. The young man lived
with his mother in this city until 1881,
when they moved to Newberne, N. G.
When the war with Spain broke out
he was cadet.