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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-09

The Anti-saloon League of Terre
Haute, Ind. finds little support among
the iabpring class in its movement for
q strict regulation Of saloons, and fall
ure Is probable.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

New Castle, Aug. 1.-The monthly
meeting of City Council was held last
evening, Mr.. Reynolds the only alb.
sentee. The session was brief. 1t was
decided to have Clerk Eckles write to
Secretary G. p. King of the trolley
line to learn the cost Of changing the
aor light from Sixth to Fifth street, on
Delaware.
Councilman White was instructed to
look after the repairs to the drain in
front of the property of Ira Lunt, where
the drainage has been covering the
land of Robert Morrison.
The bill of Robert Ferguson, S32, for
repairs to pumps, was laid over until
he prepares an itemized statement of
the work done.
George P. Wolfe of Wilmington was
allowed $l00 as per agreement of the
former Council as the donation of the
city toward the prospectus Ideal New
Castle" recently published by Mr..
Wolfe.
Orders for police officers salaries
were drawn. Electric light bills for
six months, amounting to Sl,040, were
ordered paid The city yet owes for
nine months of lighting. The old
Council, which went out three months
ago, owed years lighting, or 81, $50.
1t was decided to notify the electric
company to present new bids for light
ing the city before May LIST, 1900. The
gas company was directed to do like
wise.
The following bills were ordered paid !:
R. Il. Watts, hauling fire engine to fire
on Model farm, 81; New Castle Water
Co., 50; Henry A. Dennison, 81. So
The city treasurer reported the fol-
lowing receipts: From Mayor Boyd,
fines and licenses, $40. So; James f.
White, tax collector. for city purposes,
81, i3T. 80; for school purposes, s73s. 49,
Adjourned.
The monthly meeting of the Trustees
of the New Castle Commons was held
last night. Those present were: Presi-
dent Black, Messrs. Mahoney, Rodney,
Ferris, McGrory, Shaw, Wise, Daily
and Hance.
The semi annual appropriation OF
$3.50 due the New Castle Water Works
Go. for water to July LIST, was ordered
paid.
The insurance OF 81, OPS on the burned
barn of the Model farm was reported
paid. The acting committee was in
sVrucLbu 10 reDullu az cOSt OF 81, UUU.
Mr.. Rodney reported that Thomas
Pagan had paid $3.50 on account OF
Peter A. Fagan's debt of s497, for rent.
| The special committee on land CON
domination reported the finding of the
sheritf's Jury on the Farnhurst strir
of land wanted by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co.. and stated that the rail.
road company had 60 days in which tc
make the settlement. The company has
deposited $500 in the Farmers Bank in
Wilmington.
MIR. Rodney stated that the deposi,
was made according to law and that il
was the property of the Trustees of tbs
Commons. He also stated that the
trustees could recover the S1,O0(
awarded for the land, whether the rail
road company took it or not.
The following bills were ordered paid
j. I. & l.. E. Eliason, s206 40; Barney
Rodgers, SO 80; Edward Handy, 50. IS.
Adjourned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

The monthly statement OF the govern
ment receipts and expenditures, to be is
sued at Washington, will show a
deficit for July Of about So, 51S, 900,
which is slightly in excess Of the esti-
mate made by the officials u month ago.
The total receipts for the month will
be about s4s, 054, 259, as follows: In
ternal revenue, s2s, 322, 574; customs,
SIG, 971, 454; miscellaneous, 81, 760, 800.
The expenditures will be about $685.,
573, 000 Internal revenue will show an
increase of about So, 600, 900 over July,
1893, and customs an increase of about
100000. For July, 1898, the total
receipts were s43, SAT, 10S The ex-
renditures during the same month were
$74, 1853, AIS, showing deficit Of about
$50, 200, 900. During that month the
expenditures on account OF the war
alone were about S35, 900, 900, which
amount has been reduced to about
$40, 800, 600 for the month Just closing.
1t is expected that the expenditures
in August will be heavy on account Of
payments to returning volunteers and
the cost Of equipping and sending out
others.
Thus the foolish war is adding enor-
mously to the national expenses. And
what good can over come of it?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

Tho Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment,
after serving with bravery and dis
tinction in the Philippines for more
than year, arrived at San Francisco
Tuesday, but bearing the dead, in
stead of the living, body of their gal.
liant colonel, Alexander l.. Hawkins.
Col. Hawkins was seriously i'll when
the regiment left Manila, and he died
at sea two days after leaving Yoko-
hama. Preparations were under way
to give the regiment a tremendous re-
ception on its return to Pennsylvania,
and political as well as personal honors
awaited Col. Hawkins, as the Repub-
licans of the State were prepared to
nominate him for any office to be filled.
Now the JOY of the welcome will be
tinged with sorrow. What is there in
this war in the Philippines, no matter
what the outcome may be, that can
compensate for the loss of brave
American soldiers and gentlemen like
Col. HawkinsY
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

wilmingtonians Having a Pleasant Tim
ut That Resort.

mt thht hfboFts
Cape May Point, N. j., July 81.
For one week, have been enjoyin
the rest which is sure to come to tho
who come to this place. For situation
it is most beautiful and indeed lovel
being at the juncture of the Delawa
Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. 1t is n,
place for social functions: but +
the tired and those who need quiet ar
rest, this beach cannot be excelled.
My room faces old ocean, and as
now look from my window, l can
the great sand pile and the Cal
Henlopen lighthouse lat least twpI
miles away; also, the beautih
little town of Lewes and some of Ii
large buildings at Rehoboth. OF cours
the atmosphere is very clear; othe
wise, such view could not be bad
The bathing grounds here are deligh0
full, and most Of the guests at Il
hotels and the cottagers enjoy this chi
luxury of seaside life. What luxur
what blessing to ride upon the wav
of this ever turbulent tide. But thd
who do not keep within certain boun
must pay for their daring. Last #
day, two women ventured out and
in hole, and were pulled out by Of
who CHANGED to discover their dange
This fact is true relative to all innoce
sport. 1t must be enjoyed within d
bounds of our own strength--physic
or moral--to rescue ourselves, or dang
and often death are the sure result
keep within the bounds of III
strength to rescue myself, and eyd
peaceful shall be the current Of th|
life
The Sabbath was beautifully and I'd
ligiously observed by most everybodl
here, each going to the church of III
own selection. Besides the churd
services, there was u song and praiA
service conducted in the ball room d
the Hotel Carlton in the evening by
Mr.. Worrell of Chester, Pa. What
delightful and beneficial use to max
of this place of innocent t9) amusd
ment.
There are about 100 guests in thi
house at present, most Of whom com,
from Philadelphia, but Washington
Chester, Wilmington, Lancaster ant
many other cities are, of course, repre
seuted here. Winfield s. Quigley and
family and Miss Lucans of Wilmington
are here for long stay. Mr.. Quigley
is devoted to fishing, and generally
has fine string of the finny tribe tc
bring to the hotel. We do not ask him
if he caught them all. The manage,
ment of the Carlton is very good; the
table and service are entirely salts.
factory. Indeed, do not understand
how such rooms and meals can be
served for such prices. A better corps
of walters never served in any dining
room than the young women who ave
here. Many of them come from vii.
mington, and guess that accounts
for it.
If you will permit me to be kindly
remembered to all my friends, Through
your columns, ! will close for tia
present, and go take a dip in the
briny deep.
Francis Burgette Short.
Hotel Carlton.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

During the last session Of tho Legis-
lature, when an attack was made upon
tho management of the Water Depart
ment and an effort made to regulate
aud reduce the rates charged for the Use
of wator by the arbitrary process of
State law, many untrue and uniustifi
able statements were advanced in sup
port of the movement. II was charged
that the Water Commissioners were ex-
travagant, and as a specific feature of
this charge it was shown that they had
purchased largo consignment Of water
pipe for which the city had no i'm
mediate use, and that the cost of haul
ing, damage by rust, &C., would more
than offset any saving that might be
promised by the low price Of pipe at
the time of the purchase.
At the meeting of the Water Com
missioners, Tuesday afternoon, it was
stated that this purchase of pipe was
about exhausted, and that it would
have been we'll had the quantity pur-
chased been several times as much as
it was. The price of pipe at present is
$40 per ton higher than it was when
this extravagant" purchase was made
by the Water Commissioners. The city
saved several thousand dollars by their
foresight and had they been several
times as "extragagant" as they were
the saving would have been that much
greater.
This incident is one Of many that 90
to prove the folly of attacking the
present management of the Water De.
partment, or of interfering with it to
the slightest extent SO long as it is con-
Quoted on tho lines that have been
strictly followed over since William L.
Porter and his colleagues took charge,
about fifteen years ago. 1t has been
the best managed of all the depart
ments of our city government. and is
now in a splendid state of efficiency. II
is valuable property, and today, il
put up at public auction, would sell for
more than enough to wipe out the
city's entire bonded debt of more than
two million dollars. This is more than
twell enough,' and it is always held
to be good policy to ''let we'll enough
alone"
If the people had no more evils in
their local government than the "ex.
trapagance" and "mismanagementn Of
the Water Department, they would be
fortunate indeed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03
STAFFORD WAS D0WNED.
Cambridge Ballplayers Won Tuesdays
Game by a score of to 2.

Cambridge Ballplayers Won Tuesdays
Game by a Score of Z to z.
Cambridge, Md, Aug. 1.-Three
hundred Cambridge people went on
an excursion today to Seaford, Del,
to see the Cambridge boys defeat the
Seaford Club Z to 2. Never before was
80 much interest manifested IN tn is
part of the State about a contest.
Spectators were there from Princess
Anne to Wilmington and from Cam.
bridge to Ocean City and 1000 persons
were on the grand stand. Seaford had
secured players from the cities and was
confident Of victory. The first of the
game was watched with breathless
interest, but it became apparent after
awhile that Seaford was outclassed at
every point and had hired the wrong
players. Brown and Manner were the
battery for Cambridge and Townsend
and Marine for Seaford.
On the arrival ut home of tho Cam
bridge players they were met by 1000
people with brass bands and horns. A
supper specially prepared for them was
served at Col. Graly's hotel at 10
O'Clock. The same clubs will play at
Cambridge on Thursday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03
why County Government is Ex.ravaran,.

why County Government is Extravag ant.
The Middletown Transcript is much
impressed with the miserable con-
dition of New Castle county's finances,
as revealed by the recent report of the
county auditors. 1t gives the following
as one Incident going to show why our
county government is so costly and in
efficient:
There is too much winking at the
peccadilloes of 'the boysn who are in
politics for what there is, and has
been, In it, Recently one who has
bought lumber for the public for years
for bridges, &C., was told that 1.-The
Road Commissioners are laying this
year but one-half the price for lumber
which was paid last year for the
samen and he answered with sheer,
What of it2" No more such fellows
as he are wanted in places Of public
trust ii honest and economical use of
the public funds are to prevail. The
price Of lumber has not fallen one-half
what it was last year, nor can the ex-
cessive prices of ''jobs' in every de-
partment where practiced be any more
reasonably explained than by the con-
Tossing answer, what of it?''
Owing to the manner in which the
business of the Levy Court is con
Quoted, it is hard to ascertain the
facts connected with the detailed dis
bursement of the county funds, but
there is no lack of rumors of contracts
for material being given to certain
favored parties at rates 80 to 100 per
cent in advance of the ruling market
quotations. Every such contract is a
robbery of the taxpayers to the extent
of the excessive rates allowed.
Tho conclusion of the Transcript as
to the means Of effecting reform is /:
"Let the financial policy of the city,
the counties, the State be as far re-
moved as possible from partisan
politics. What say the people?" This
would largely remove the evils from
which we now suffer. But even il the
financial affairs are continued on par
tisan lines, there is no reason why
these lines should not be honest ones.
However, we hope tho discussion OF
the subject will result in attracting the
serious attention of the people to mat.
tiers that concern them so intimately.
As the Transcript we'll says: ''This is
the time for such discussion, rather
than during political campaign"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

Said well-known merchant and one
who is in every way calculated to
know Wilmington is ten-cent city.
never experienced it as much ms here
lately. The merchant who would secure
their custom must, as natural CON
sequence, keep this class of goods on
sale and if he sells enough at these
prices he will be able to pay expenses
and have a few dollars left for him
self. DAILY Republican.
What sort of talk is this to be coming
from newspaper that pretonds to have
the interests of Wilmington at heart?
1t is not only untrue, but altogether
uncalled for, and it is a poor apology
for newspaper that will voice such
an expression regarding the city whose
best interests it is supposed to pro-
mote. Wilmington is a progressive
community, and not a mere ten cent"
city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

The bonded debt of New Castle
county today is s666, 900, which amount
will be reduced $4,000 by payments
to be made this year. The debt is
divided as follows:
Court House loan, $50, 900; loan for
Trustees of the Poor, Sl37, 900; loan for
Washington Bridge, 800, 900; loan for
County Workhouse, 500, 1000; loans for
funding floating debts, $780, 200, as
follows; $780, issued in 1885, bearing
interest at the rate Of 8 per cent per
annum; 100000 issued in 1893, bearing
interest at the rate Of per cent per
annpm; $3.50, ZOO issued in 1897, bear
ing interest at the rate of A per cent
per annum.
From this statement it will be seen
that of the total bonded Indebtedness
of 1866, 600, nearly 4G per cent was in
CURED merely for the purpose of paying
off floating debts, contracted by mis-
management of the county's affairs; by
q failure to exercise care and economy
in. the expenditures, and by shame
less negligence in enforcing the col
lection of taxes due the county. The
rest of the debt, amounting to s3O6, 600,
is represented by the Court House
property, the almshouse property, tho
Washington Bridge and the expected
county workhouse, all-with the ex-
ception of the latter, which soon will
be-substantial holdings.
On the first loan for funding the
floating debt, $50, 1000, issued in 1885,
interest at the rate of per cent has
been paid for fourteen years, amount
ing to $500 per year, or $3.50 to
date; on the second, $50, 200, issued in
1888, at 3 Fer cent, interest has been
paid for six years, 5000 per year, or
$4,000 in all on the third, $3.50, 600 at
per cent. issued in 1897, interest has
been paid for two years, $1,000 per year
or Sl2, 900 in all. These interest items
aggregate to date the sum of s65, 900.
And they comprise an absolutely indie
feasible item of expenditure. In other
words, a decent and effective admins
tration of the county's affairs for the
past fifteen years would have obviated
the pretexts for creating these profitless
loans, and thereby saved the great
amount of money that has been paid
out in interest. When the people see
substantial results from the creation
of bonded debt, they are satisfied.
But nothing is more aggravating than
to be compelled to pay large sums of
money and get no good Of it.
Yet this is what the people of New
Castle county have been doing, are
still doing, and will have to keep on
doing for number of years. And all
on account of miserable mismanage-
ment of the affairs of their county
government. Will they give heed tc
these potent facts and make deter
mined effort to effect radical reform
at the earliest opportunity?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

Says the Philadelphia Times: "If
Addicks could only be induced to emil
crate TO that Arizona principality
which he has just purchased Delaware
might become politically virtuous once
moro" Very true. But then the
Arizona preserves of themselves do
not offer the attraction of a Senator.
ship to be had for the money.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

Says the Lewes Pilot: IF reform
movements we're always run by leaders
who inspired confidence in the people,
they would be more generally success
full; but when the would-be reformers
are as bad as the bosses it is not sur
prising that the people refuse to jump
from the frying pan into the fire. A
well-filled boss is sometimes lesser
evil than a hungry reformer. We do
not know what tho Pilot is hitting at,
but it must be admitted that there is a
great deal of sound sense in its remarks.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

The survivors of the First Delaware
Regiment, which served in the Civil
War, will hold reunion in Philadel-
phia, next Sunday. The Wilmington
members will go to Philadelphia on
the boat leaving French street wharf
at 7.30 o'clock in the morning.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

Henry j. Noblitt, aged 10 years, Of
Laurel, is visiting his stepson, JameI
y. Phillips. Despite his advanced age,
Mr.. Noblitt is in excellent health.
few days ago. he walked 20 miles.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

William Waldorf Astor is now
naturalized citizen of Great Britain.
Astor's ancestor came from across the
Atlantic and in this country made the
enormous fortune of the family. Now
Mr.. Astor returns to spend it.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

Vega this privilege will be concedet
which then will be s degrees from Ii
true pole.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

The yellow fever epidemic the at
National Soldiers Home at Hampton,
Va, is increasing, but there is no
doubt of the ability of the authorities
to confine 1t to the institution. There
is small danger of people outside taking
the infection.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

Governor Stone of Missouri, acting
chairman of the National Democratic
Committee. says the Democratic party
must cut loose from the Populists and
Free Silver Republicans next year, and
maintain its individuality. Good. And
if it will go further and cut loose from
free silver coinage and anarchy it will
elect the next President of the United
States.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

The citizens of Georgetown, in public
meeting assembled, have given serious
consideration to the question of pro-
viding their town with protection from
fire, A committee was appointed to
look into the matter of a suitable
water plant and the cost of the same.
The spirit of the people is that a
water system should be introduced as
soon as possible, 80 that the town may
no longer be at the mercy of any fire
that breaks out.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

The suspension of the Harrington
News was announced in Saturdays
issue of that paper, the reason being
that the venture did not pay. This
has been the experience of all previous
efforts to locate newspaper in Har-
rington. The fact of the matter is that
Harrington of itself does not possess
sufficient general business to support a
newspaper, and the other papers of the
State fully supply the needs of the
town.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

On the New York stock market only
1854, 1i3 shares of stock were sold
last week. an average Of 263, 900 shares
a day. There were 1874 different issues
dealt. of which twelve were sold to the
amount of 8l2, $50 shares. These twelve
stocks made net gains of 1sa7I5, tho
latter American Tobacco. The bank
statement was somewhat disappointing,
as it reported decrease of 81, 244, 475
in the surplus reserve to $40, 81, 125.
Loans deceased ss,33i, 500, deposits
s;l2, 739, 800 and cash "a, 429, 300.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

The testimony Of the soldiers who
have returned from the Philippines is
uniform and emphatic. 1t is: That
Otis is failure; that no substantial
progress has been made in the war !;
that it will take long time to sup
press the Filirinos; that the islands
are not worth a fraction of what it will
cost to conquer them. This is expert
testimony, and unprecedented. And it
ought to carry great weight
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03


Fourteen Councilman of Greater New
York are likely to go to iail--in fact,
they will go unless they quickly purge
themselves of contempt of court. These
Councilmen, with others, set them
selves up against law Of the State
which authorized and required certain
bond issues to pay for public improve
ments. The contracts were given out
and the work is under way, but thus
far there is no money to pay the con-
tractors, as the Councilman have per-
sistently refused to order the bond
issues. Legal steps were taken, and
the court issued mandamus COM
polling them to make the bond issues.
Still they arroeantly refused, and con-
tempt proceedings were instituted.
Then the Councilman moved, in order
to save themselves from Imprisonment,
hut the fourteen held out. They did
not think the order would "amount to
anything" Now they have been fined
500 each and committed to Jail until
they purge themselves of contempt of
court. This can only be done by apol-
ogizing and promising to vote for the
bond issues, SO that the length of their
terms in prison will depend upon
themselves. 1t is not likely, however,
that they will go to Jail. They will
quickly come down the tree. now that
they know that the court means what it
says.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

The boycott employed by the trolley
strikers at Cleveland has reached an
extraordinary stage. A physician was
warned not to attend a dying child
because its father was non union
man, but he disregarded the order.
Druggists have been admonished not to
sell supplies, and in all other channels
of trade the sale of supplies has been
practically interdicted. The commander
of tho militia threatens to smash the
boycott by enforcing the Civil Rights
law against dealers and hotel pro-
prietors, thereby compelling them to
furnish supplies. This state of affairs
is terrible, and ought not to prevail in
any American city. No doubt 1t could
have been avoided in Cleveland had
both parties to the controversy exer-
cised forbearance and common sense
and submitted their disagreements to
arbitration. But boycott of this kind
is as illegal as other forms of violence
and the law will soon interfere to sup.
press it.