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The evening times., 1899-04-06
Clerical,
From the Chicago Chronicle, J.,

The recent attack upon the incrrancy of the
Bible by DIR. Goldman. Of New York, is merely
evidence that Methodist diyincs are going
the way Of their Presbyterian and Congresa-
tional brethren. like Briggs and Smith. Nor has
anyone the right 10 criticse them ii they show
the courage Of their conrictions-that is if they
leave the church and become ecclesiastical free
lanccs. like the late DIR. Swing Blu, they
shouldn't wait 10 hc thrown out. That is moi
honest. The clergyman who finds that he no
longer accepts the cleed of his church is morally
bound TO his connection with that church,
He can join another. join none at all, ac-
cording To his convictions. But if he be an hon
est man he won't remain in communion with
which he has no sympathy. Such course is
sailing under false colors. which in ethics as
upon the sea is crime that admits of no de-
fence.
The evening times., 1899-04-06
Significant Thunder
Hrom the pbiIaae,ph;, Ied,er

From the Philadelphia Ledger.)
Public opinion in the United States appears to
have little inclination ceIisure the blunt d-
plomacy by which ADMIRAL Kautz brought the
crisis TO Il head at Samoa. His vigorous action
was like a thunderstorm, which may do some
small damage at the moment. but clears the air
of the whole neislborhood and makes all con-
cerncd feel better after it is over. II taught
the tumutuous Slmosns lesson which they
will not soon forget. and it appears to have
had the same effect the German authorities.
who needed il more than the natives. Ii did
more good than harm in all directions
The evening times., 1899-04-06

The repeated assertion that the trusts
have been benefit to the country by 4
reduction of prices and an increase of
wages has been challenged by Governor
Pingree. He is in fair way to prove the
reverse, and will have 10 difficulty in
showing the pernicous influence of trusts
over labor.
The evening times., 1899-04-06
Not Sa, Busy.
T-.n. IL i,..A

Big Sister shouting TO Eobbic)- -Bliee,
You're ,-anted to do an erfan.i
Bobby (sl,ouiing back k)-Tt!f n.et..cr I can't do
it, now: TN busy.
Big Sister It's not mother VIA wants You; it's
father.
Bobby hastilr)AH right; tell him I'm COM
in.,
The evening times., 1899-04-06
History. AncIeut and Mod.rn.
From Harlem Lifc.)

Pretty Teacher Gntent the lcssonl-tnd vast
swsIm> Of flies descended ths land ami came
into the ho'ise> ri the Egvptians and covered
their coinc aud their tables aa,i all their fool
but timprcssively) there no hies on the
Children at lsrcal.
Small BOY Please, ma'au, there ain, no,s
The evening times., 1899-04-06

The German press continues to misrep
resent the attitude of the Berlin govern
ment in relation TO Samoan affairs. 1t is
by no means clear that Consul Rose will be
upheld in his mischieyous course. unless
the charge is true that it was the German
purpose to make Samoan administration
so expensive and troublesome that England
and America would sell out to Germany.
The evening times., 1899-04-06

1t is of depressing significance that the
charges and proofs of attempted bribery
at Harrisburg make no apparent difference
in the Senatorial situation. The fact that
men offered money for votes in favor of a
particular candidate has not caused any of
his supporters to abandon his cause in dis
gust. This indicates degree of moral
insensibility that is more alarming than
the offers OF bribes.
The evening times., 1899-04-06
\ Peculiar Application.
nIom Iiarrcr.. Wnek;rA

noctor-Dn You feel no better. Pa;rickg Did
YOU apply the prescription gave Yea your
back?
PairicS-Sis sar: hut The domriol thing
wouldn't shick till wolfe glued Il an and
thin it wore gf in wan day
The evening times., 1899-04-06

In spite of the insane effort of few
Democratic leaders to make an issue of
national expansion. there is reason to be-
lieve the public attention is turning more
and more toward var on trusts. In the
cities the question of municipal control of
various public enterprises is coming to the
The evening times., 1899-04-06
An Exception 4" the Rrl..

Fron: the Chicago Rccord-)
AIRY can hccorc rich by per-.,erin-. per
sistent effort
II don't know: I've never Vet nun across a
millionaire book agent
The evening times., 1899-04-06
Saving Himself Trouble.

1From IKE Chicago Po>t)
''Why do you say ,ha, you will marry only a
widow
We'll. think it Is the pari of wisdom 10 get
some who has already discovered that men
not angels.
The evening times., 1899-04-06
Conducive to Homicide.

Ffom tIic chicago New>b
Iariat Lcm-Poiner. What makes YOU think
crime is a-goin TO increase in th;, here camp?
Placer Pete-f seen in the paper thi, mornin'
that they was Eastern pcrt,s.er comm OCT
this way 10 give Lessons on the pianay
The evening times., 1899-04-06
Ecw 20 See EurOpc.


Alphon>c-N"n>ieur. ze scenery i mo-t bean
,iful hc-aic
Mr., smiti.-le>. ycs; there's lot, about it in
This book
The evening times., 1899-04-06
t;uphcnni>nl.

tfTom Judge-b
Attorney t;o witnessl-What i. the plaintiff :
reputation ior truthiulncS,?
Windshield, She i dre,,niakcr
The evening times., 1899-04-06

Fram the H,,tuu T,au-cfinil
We are informed HAT ..thclr srr fn,tuue. in |
whisky lust now. Doubtless Many fortune, /
have gone into it,
The evening times., 1899-04-06
MisprOnOuncri,

IFiom the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
What pronounced English accent h., has
''ile may have the accent. but not the I,roIirn-
Cis;ign''
The evening times., 1899-04-06
CURRENT HUMOR.
A. They Sn, Ia Chicnv,
In soak.

From the Cleveland Plain Dcalcr.J
What = plaaiaii-m:''
Stealing ! play"
The evening times., 1899-04-06
4 Hopele.. Cnu.e.

The spectacle OF the recorder OF the
spect for the memory OF the Alger Relief
Commission is painful as pure waste of
energy. Ii cannot be done. II the very
mild language used by Major Daily in
speaking of that Commission shocks the
recorder. it is appalling to fancy his feel
ings if he should hear the phrases COM
monty used when it is mentioned.
1t is true that its active members. Dodge.
DENLY. Conner. Woodbury.. and Beaver.
Cook. and Wilson. were all appointed by
the President. and that this would in most
cases entitle the Commission to respectful
mention. but the recorder ought to know
that the conditions are peculiar. If not
unique. The creation of the Court OF En-
Quiry is the Presidents reputation of the
Alger Relief Commission. 1t is clear that
the President was not satisfied with it's
work and its report, or he would not have
created another body to go over the most
important ground again, only in another
spirit.
This leaves the public free to speak OF
the AIger Relief Commission as 1t de-
serves, provided il can find words to ex
press its feelings and opinion. This has
become more difficult with every days ses-
sion of the present court. What the Amer
ican people think OF the Alger Relief Com
mission is not matter OF doubt and not
even an act of Congess or a decision of the
Supreme Court could restore the standing
of that body. For it was false to the Gov
ernment. false to the soldiers. false to the
President. false to the trust the country
naturally placed in il. More than that, II
was malignant in its perfidy. seeking to de-
stroy a faithful soldier who for forty years
had battled for his country. And the rea-
son was that in protecting his army from
wrong and danger he had made charges
against millionaire packers. who have not
scrupled TO endanger the lives of the people
in order to make unholy profit out of dis
eased cattle.
The recorders task is hopeless. The AL
ger Relief Commission did suppress re-
port and it suppressed many witnesses in
its firm resolve to protect the packers
from the just consequences of their crime.
The proclamation Of the Amer can Com
mission is received by the Fiiipinos in the
towns with favor. They express the ar.
however. that il will not be allowed to
reach the rebel army or that the misreprs-
sentations of the leaders will cause il 20 be
regarded as a trick To induce them to lay
down their arms. While there is no lon
ger the least reason to expect any fur
ther battles, it may be necessary to follow
it is completely broken UP and scattered.
The evening times., 1899-04-06
DEFENDS HIS VOTE,
Addicks Democrat Says His Ballot
Was to Make n Deadlock Certain


Dover. Del. April s.-Representativc
William +. King. OF Laurel. one of the
Democrats who voted for Addicks for
United States Senator on the closing day
of the Delaware Legislature, and who was
read out of the party by the State Central
Committee last week. together with Sena-
tor Farlow and Representative Clark, who
also voted for Addicks. has given out the
following statement
have received communications reading me out
OF the Democratic party, and am Informed tha:
| am TO receive papers asking TO resign my
seat in the Hou-e OF Representatives. | feel il
my duty tn make some reply to these people. who
are nothing more than play boys: who think. per
haps. that they the Democratic party of the
State of Delaware. ! absolutely refuse to sever
my connection with the Democratic party. a. I
understand il takes parties OF the first and second
part To complete this transaction.
also will most respect fully decline to resign
my seat in the House Of Representatives Of the
State of Delaware. ! know Of no reason why |
should resign. ] have violated no law. committed
no crime against the people Of the State: neither
have violated my oath of otice II might he
considered, il You please. crime against certain
seifstylsd bosses of the Democratic party. Ny
reason, heretofore has been stated, was to
make deadlock a certainty. and no i'll intention
toward the masses of the Democrats of Delaware
some Uf tht>c tps>t> WHO consider my actions
unpardonahie crime parading us large
stockholders OF the Pennsylvania Railroad and
threatening TO take The railroad passes from cer-
tain State officers because they failed agree
with them III certain local affairs. !. for one
say, Turn the iassals out"
L wish To further state that Deputy Attorney
Genera, Peter l.. tooper sent for me 10 go to see
him. and make ; statement relative to my voting
for United States Senator on March Is last.
went TO Mr. Cooper ard made a statement
ard said to him that ii he wished my service,
further in the matter wouid be with him. !
am willing to 20 before any court in the United
Sia.os in reference to being bribed
The evening times., 1899-04-06


principle nf hydraulic press. became irrcsisti
! BILE. First, the elasticity of the ice was seen
by the rising of circular mounds some six to
eight feet high. The bursting point at
last with report like explosion The water
escaped. but fruze again. Scores Of these
ice hiilucks are Ia be in few verSts ut HE
river.
Railroad men at Bloomington. H.. are marvel
ing over phenomenal occurrence on the Chi
oaso and Alton recently. sIys the ''St. Louis
Globe Democrat \ freight train WAS going
west the Kansas City division When near
Prentice. H.. of the cars thrown from
the track into the ditch. nearly fifteen teet from
the rail. The track no. injured. The coup
ling at both ends of the automatic.
and the Slipped out without hredAing those
on the two cars next to the deliiicd car The
two sections OF the dislnited train soon came to-
ccther again ard coupled automatically. The air
connection broken. but. although the train
stopped and the air again connected. the
trairncn did not miss the and it not
missed until the conductor looked over his train
at Rooiliute. The found in tlie ditch
next mornin. by the roadmastcr.
The popular belief that the Indians DOOM
cd race. and that they are rapidly diving of. /,
not sui~tantiaied lay the figures OF the special
Indian census that forms part of the last gen
cial census. says the Rochester Post Express
This ccnsEs gives the Indian population as 32.'.-
IGi. Of whom. however. only 1sJ.ii. are returned
iull-h!oo1cd indians. the rcnaindc. being tlo>s
who in various ways affiliated with the
whites. The Indians oi today are in narrower
diartcrs flan their ancestors, but they are
almost strong numerically ~ they were a
hall century ago. In 11e9 the Secretary estimated
the Indian population 5000. and in the TO-
lowing year Gilbert lrilay reduced this estimate
TO CD,O1J lut beth Of these estimates doubt
less lar frorn accurate. In lsJ1 Schoocrait re
ported the Indian population to lie s.22o. which
is cniy 6a. 7GJ above the fgures o. the last geE-
eral census, counting the mixed blood Thea
Indians are divided into nearly ninety tribes tha,
are recognized by the laws Of the United States.
and they are divided numerically among thirty
States and two Territories. one only feel
thrill Of admiration at the vitality of race
that has wcathered well century Of advcrsity.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-20
THE CITY
OFFICERS.
Democrats Announce the
Names of the Ones
to be Elected.

Tho Democratic mombers Of Council
were In caucus from o'clock Inst night
until o'clock this morning and it is now
said by the "knowing ones that the Slate
of city officers has been made. This Is the
slate which will in all probability go
through tonight without trouble:
Clerk of Council-James Thompson,
Eighth ward.
City Auditor-John Thompson. Second
ward.
Coal Oil Inspector Michael J. Kelley,
Tenth ward.
Meat nspector-Matthew J. Gala CHER,
Twelfth ward.
Clerk of the Market-Thomas Newell
Third ward.
Council ff--John Crozier, Seventh
ward.
Treasurer Clerlk-Stephcn Cook,
Eleventh ward.
Auditors Clerk-John Boughman.
Twelfth ward.
4 he slate is the best evidence that the
fight between the Councilmsn over the Of
flee has been bitter one. It Is u COM
plcte revolution and Democrats are
wondering hcw it happened. According
to It the unexpected has happened. John
j. Ryan whose election to the Coal Oil
Inspectorship had been conceded is shown
to have been defeated. But tho greater
surprise is over the authorship and Coun-
ellis clerkship. For the later position
Charles H. Ten Weegcs was believed to
have had the Llum in hand, but consider
able opposition developed against him yos-
terdav and 1t has evidently hal t' effect.
Mr.. Ten Weeges has hold office for yeas,
but the slate showsa scarcity { { politicians
of this brand. Kelley is the only one. His
selection Is of course due to Mr.. Healoy
who according to tho previous SLATE, was
crowded out The only wards that will
not be represented in tho Offices, arc the
First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Eighth and
Ninth.
The bowling out of Auditor Pyle at this
time Is regarded as tho worst mistake the
Democrats could have made.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-20
Mrs. Bond Dead.

Mrs. Mary ]. Bond the wife of Joseph
A. Bond, chiet engineer of the water de-
partment died ut her husband home No.
5o6 West Fifth Street yesterday afternoon
after lingering illness from stomach
trouble.
She wns born In West Vicsnt township
near Phoenixville, Chester county, Pa,
and was the daughter of Norris Marris, d
prominent resident there. She received
bor education In the private schools, and
later ut the Pennsylvania Female College
at Trappe, Montgomery county.
In her early life Mrs. Bond taught
school In Chester county, and on August
25, 1916 she WAS Wooded to Mr.. Bond, who
was connected with Wilmington firm.
They conducted a school In Phoenixville,
and later became allied with tho faculty
of the West Chester Normal School Mr..
and Mrs. Bond returned to Whining.
ton in 1876 aud have made there residence
hore ever since.
Mrs. Bond prior to and during the civil
war, was greatly interested In the anti
slavery movement, and sho lent valuable
assistance to tho friends OF the slaves.
1t is noteworthy that at her fathers farm
wns one Of tho stations of the "under-
ground railway" as the system by which
slaves were aided to escape, and then
cared Tor, was called.
Mrs Bond was also a member of the New
Century Club and also Of the Friends
meeting OF Wilmington.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-20
ALGER GOES OUT
His Resignation in the Hands of
President Mckinley
F:
AID 1T WILL BE ACCEPTED
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn in
Temporary Control.
GOSSIP AS TO THE SUCCESSION.

No Official Information as to Who Will Be
Called Upon to Enter the Cabinet, But
the Names of General Horace Porter, Gov
ernor Roosevelt, General Harrison Gray
Otis, General Corbin and Assistant Sec
retary Meiklejohn Are Again Brought
Forward by the Political Gossips.
Washington, July 20-Secretary AL
ger yesterday rendered to the president
his resignation of the war portfolio.
The resignation will become effective
Aug. l. though it was rendered "at the
pleasure of the president" Gossip has
begun already as to his successor, but
is entirely speculative, for, notwith-
standing the reports that Mr.. Alger
would not long continue at the head
of the war department. his actual resig-
nation came suddenly and unexpected
ly That 1t would come by the end of
the year was generally believed, but so
little was it expected at this time that
some of the cabinet officers, when the
news first became public, were in
clined to regard the announcement as
premature, the announcement that it
was actually in hand coming to them
in the nature of a surprise. Formal ac-
ceptance of the resignation has not yet
been made by the president, but will
be in letter to be written within the
net day or two.
No official statement as to the cause
of the resignation was DrOcura BILE
either from the president or from Sec
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-20

|
retary Alger, neither of whom would
talk on the subject. Nor was the let.
ter of resignation obtainable at this
time. For the present nothing will be
made known officially concerning the
severance of the official relations be.
tween the president and his war min
| lister, but later on the official cores
pondence closing the latter's career as
chief of the war department doubtless
will be given to the press.
The closest inquiry falls to elicit any
information as to the intentions of the
president respecting the appointment
of successor to Mr.. Alger as secrc-
tary of war. Names are mentioned,
but they are only those which have
already been suggested with more or
less of plausibility in the press dis
patches without securing either con-
firmation or denial from any well in
formed persons. The members of the
cabinet were all disinclined to talk
about the succession, though one did
remark that the president had made
no mention of name to him, and he
believed that no decision had yet been
reached. He also conveyed the impress
sion that no appointment would be
made Immediately but that MI Meikle-
john would be allowed to direct al
fairs for some time to come Among
the names which have been mentiOn-
ed from time to time in this discus
sion when talk of Secretary Algers
forthcoming resignation has been rife
have been those of General Horac Por-
ter, of New York, now ambassador to
France, Governor Roosevelt, of New
York, General Harrison Gray Otis and
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn.
The name of General Corbn has
been mentioned in connection with
an ad interim appointment, pending
the selection of a permanent occupant
of the office. but an officer close to the
general said there was no basis for the
report. There was some talk also that
General Corbin might be given the
portfolio permanently, although this
was regarded as improbable, even
among General Corbin's friends. There
would he precedent for such a course,
however, as in the case of General
Schotield's cabinent service.
The transfer of Attorney General
Griggs from the department of justice
to the war department has been sug-
gested by those who are figuring on
Secretary Algers successor today. 1t
is urged that the largely increased
legal questions which are constantly
coming before the war department as
a consequence of our new possessions
make ii desirable that its executive Of
ficer should be man of legal at
tainments ana experience. In this same
connection the name of Hon. Elihu
Root, the we'll known New York law
yer, is mentioned. General James II.
Wilson, of Delaware, now in the vol
"nteer establishment and governor of
.he province of Matanzas, Cuba, is also
spoken Of General Wilson was "A well
known soldier in the civil war and
since has been prominently identified
with business enterprises.
Adiutant General Corbin was seen
during the evening, and while not
wishing to discuss any of the facts con-
nected with the resignation expressed
his personal regret at the turn of af-
fairs. He said:
FL feel great sympathy and great
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-20
Transfer OF Properties s

Transfers OF real estate havo been re,
corded at tho city registration bureau as
follows: Lots Nos. a4, o5 %. ~ and 2s Of
section IS of the Creston Land and In
provement Co., on the northwest side OF
Wc5t street, "a feet northeast Of Twenty
fifth street, by Alfred b. Moore to FloreDce
Il. Cieand; west side Of Willing street Ga
feet south of Sixth, by Sarah 4. Campbell
to Lewis S. Fell; No. 1906 Wost Fourth
s'raet, by Catherine Cahill to Bridg it
Lally; north side of B street IS feet west
of Hcald. by Sarah Jane Bruce to Agnes
Hamilton; No. 210 Lincoln street by Geo
Lodge, executor, to Richard W. Finch
west side of Bennett street 12S feet inches
north of Tenth, west side of Church, 1G0
feet 10 y inches north OF Tenth, east side
of Spruce street l:6 and 10 feet north of
Tenth, by the Security Trust and Safe
Deposit Co., receivJr, to Rose Barsl1y;
west sido of Orange street 1888 feet south
Of seventh, by Alfred l.. Carmichael to
George r. Carmichael; cast side of Jetfer-
son street % feet south of Twelfth and
wost side of Walnut ;0j feet south of Tenth
by Alfred D. Warner to Mary W. Mullen.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-20
AN AFRICAN
VISITOR.
J. R. Rusby Talks Interest
ingly Of the People and
Their Government.

j. Il. Rusby who lor four years has becn
in Soul b Africa, and was compelled to
leave because of all attack of "coast fever
was at the CLAYTON House yesterday after
noon. He talked interestingly of the poo
pie Of that country and their government.
While in the Transvaal Mr.. Rusby met
President Kruger. whom he says is far
above the Boers in intelligence About
TWENTY-FIVE per cent. of tho Boers, Mr..
Rusby said. "are ignorant and lazy. They
are so ignorant that they believe they can
mount their horses ani ride straight to
England. They do not know an ocean in
tervenes The average Boeris so lazy that
he will cult!vats about enough produce on
his farm to last for season. and no long
or. And produce brings good prices there
TOO. Why. If intelligent English or Amer
lean farmers were to locate in that country
thew would soon become rich.
"The Beers apparently havo no use for
the English President Kruger can speak
English but he has such a hatred for that
race that he always speaEs through an in
terpreter. But Americana always are cor
daily welcomed. They stand high In the
estimation OF the Beers. I think the gov.
ernment appropriates 1.2O0 pounds annu-
ally to buy coffee which is served to visi-
tors. This is custom of the country.
When stranger stops ut q hotel, he usu-
ally is awakened about o'clock In the
morning by a negro walking in his room
they do not lock the doors-and placing
cup of fresh coffee on stand for him.
The guest Ia supposed to drink the coffee,
and then retire again to sleep. The people
believe this custom ia beneficial to the
health. Tho Boar' you know. are of
Dutch descent and are great coffee drink
ers
''At the last banquet of the Americans
at Cape Town one hundred and twenty
five were present and of those eighty-fve
were commercial men. Any man with
good health and any business ability at all
can succeed in South Africa. 1t Is fine
field EWhere New York steamship
touched but once in three or four weoks
not many years ogo, two ships stop week
now. American products have como into
favor the e. and all other things being
equal are preferred by the residents 10 tho
English products.