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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15

1t is announced that Robert H,
Wilson, editor of the Smyrna Call,
will be candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Representative in Con-
gress this year. Under the rule of
rotation the nomination for this office
goes to Kent county, and Editor Wilson
doubtless considers the field an inviting
one. One thing can be said in his
favor, at least, and that lie that he is
not hypocritical in his political con.
victions, cratic though they may be.
He docs not shout for free silver
coinage and at heart believe in sound
money and the gold standard, as so
many misguided politicians do, think
ing that thereby they are Excepting in
touch" with the people. Editor Wilson
believes in the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to |
as he believes in the Scriptures, and
heendorses Bryan and every line of the
nndemocratic Chicago platform. So he
will not, in his candidacy, sail under
false colors, and should he be nominated.
the people will know Just where to
find him, and so vote either for or
against him, according TO their con-
victions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15

Under the rule of Spain, Porto Rico
enjoyed free trade with the mother
country and with Cuba, and had repre- u,
sanitation in the Spanish Cortez. And
scheme of autonomy for Porto Rico
had been advanced by Spain when the
war with this country broke out as
result of which war Porto Rico be-
came territory CT the United States.
Now the trade of Porto Rico, both OK.
port and import, is taxed, and her
people have no representation what
ever in the government that assumes a
protectofate over them. Are the people
of Porto Rico any better off under the
rule Of this country? We're they not,
on the contrary, much better off under
the "cruel and oppressive rule of
SpainH
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15

Once more clear and bracing weather
conditions prevail, in pleasing contrast
to the depressing, muggy weather Of
the past few days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15

England's army is to be Increased to
600, 600 men. War is a serious and
costly business, and In the war now on
her hands Great Britain is evidently
determined to go to the extreme, cost
what it may. .s.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15

hhaiohs ihaJoflty .ss...s'.s..s....... "a
Now, with its absolute control of
the Republican voters in Kent and
Sussex counties, and the following it
has in New Castle, there is small doubt
that the Union Republican party, If
permitted to make the attempt, could
capture this coming February conven-
tion by about the same proportions that
1t dominated the Republican State
convention of May 18th, 1896. That
convention was followed by bolt of
the Republicans who repudiated Ad-
dicks.
1t is important, therefore, that it
should be clearly defined, before the
election Of delegates to the February
convention is held, whether Union
Republicans are Republicans within
the meaning and intent of the Repub-
lican State Committees call.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15


A dispatch from San Francisco an
nounces the arrival in that city of
eleven insane soldiers from the Philip
pines, who were sent en- to the govern
ment hospital at Washington, and says
that about thirty others are to follow
during the week. In all it is said that
250 insane soldiers have been sent East
within three months, AMI that 200
more are on their way home from
Manila. This is but another horror Of
our miserable war in the Philippines,
insanity-frequently worse than death
being added to the losses by bullets
and disease. Every life lost in this
war, every man crippled by wounds or
disease, and every man sent to the
living tomb of insanity, only serve to
add to the awful responsibility of the
Mckinley administration, which forced
this war without warrant of law, and is
maintaining it in defiance of decency,
right and honest public sentiment.
"We will gain as many silver Re-
publicans as we lose gold Democrats if
we talk out and fight in the open, T"
says the Smyrna Call, in advocacy of a
Democratic campaign on the lines of
Organism and free silver coinage. Oh,
yes, these "silver Republicans. They
were going to do wonders in the cam
raign of 1896, but they failed to mn
terialize. except in few sage brush
States out West-and even there they
have gone back to the Republican fold
while the loss of Democratic votes in
Democratic States proved disastrous.
Better fight Democratic campaign,
on straight Democratic lines, and there
will be more prospects of victory.
Information from Washington is to
the effect that the Psyne-Hanna Ship
Subsidy bill will not be pressed to a
passage at this session of Congress.
There is too much opposition to it
among Republican members, and Mark
Hanna is afraid OF the effect this Re-
publican opposition might have upon
the election. Ii will therefore be
allowed to sleep until next session,
and there is room to hope that then 1t
will be considered on its merits, in
which event its defeat is certain.
England's army is to be Increased to
60O,0O men. War is serious and
costly business, and In the war now on
her hands Great Britain is evidently
determined to go to the extreme, cost
what it may,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
The Republican state Convention.

The Republican State Committee
that is the committee of the Regular
faotion--has issued call for a Repub-
blican State convention to be held at
Dover on Tuesday, February 9th, at
l1u'clock in the morning. The election
of delegates is set for Saturday, Feb
ruary Gath. The convention will be
composed of 160 delegates, and the
superintendent will be as follows: First
district .tcity Of Wilmington), 40;
Second district rural New Castle
county,, SO; Third district tKent
county,, 40; Fourth distrlct) Sussex
county,, AZ. The convention is called
for the purpose of selecting delegates
and altsrnates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention, which meets in
Philadelphia on June 10th, and elect
ing Republican State Committee.
The unusually early date for which
this convention is called is great sur
prise. 1t is nearly four months in
advance of the National Convention,
and in the midst of winter, time of
year not conducive to full vote at the
primaries. However, the committee
had clear right to select this early
date, no matter how inconpenient it
may prove, or what may be the Interior
motives Of the committee, il any.
An important feature of the COM
mittee's call is the closing paragraph,
which reads: cat the said election of
delegates to the said convention, Re-
publioans only shall be allowed to
vote" The Regulars are the Republi-
cans, the prefix Regular" having been
. applied to their organization only for
the purpose of convenient designation.
Their organization has been recog-
nized, by the forms prescribed by law,
as the Republican party of Delaware.
The legal maine Of the other faction is
Union Republican party.
Now, the question may arise ut these
primaries: ''Are Union Republicans to
be considered as Republicans within
the meaning and intent Of this CALI"
If SO, it may have an important bear
ing upon the result.
On the 9th of May, 1896, an election
was held for delegates to Republican
State Convention held under precisely
the same auspices and the same regula-
tions as the coming convention will be.
The factions then were not divided into
separate organizations, as at present,
and both participated in the primar les,
with the following result:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12

vipers of remorse and despair coiling
around and biting their immortal spir-
Its. The church is not chiefly for good
ish sort of men, whose proclivities are
all right n who could get to heaven
praying and singing in their own home
1t is on the beach 70 help the drown
ing Those bad cases are the
cases that rod likes to take hold OF.
He can a v a big sinner as We'll as a
small sinner, and when a man calls
earnestly to God for help he will go
out TO deliver such a one. II it were
necessary, God will come down from
the sky, followed by all the artillery
OF heaven and a million angels with
drawn swords Get n hundred such
redeemed men in your churches and
nothing could stand before them, for
such men are generally warm hearted
and enthusiastic. No formal prayers
then. No heartless singing then. No
cold conventionalisms then.
Destitute children Of the street offer
a field OF work comparatively unoccu-
pied. The uncared for children are in
the majority in most Of our cities.
When they grow up, If unreformed.
they will outvote your children, n
they VIII govern your children. The
whiskey ring will hatch out other whis-
key rings, and grog shops will kill with
their horrid stencil public sobriety un-
49, AN ShaASh VI " iASCS oP Win
outstretched arms and infolds this dy-
ing population in her bosom. Public
schools cannot do il. Art cannot do
1t. Almshouses Gamma do it. Jails
cannot do it. Church of God, wake up
to your magnificent missioni You can
do it, Get somewhere, somehow to
work.
The Prussian cavalry mount by put
ting their right foot into the stirrup.
while the American cavalry mount by
putting their left foot into the stirrup.
1 do not care how o mou your war
charger If o only get there soon,
right stirrup or left stirrup, or no stir
rup at all. The unoccupied fields are
all around US, and why should we build
on another ans foundation? T.have
heard of what was called the thunder
ing legion" 1t was in 179, a part of the
Roman army to which some Christians
belonged, and their prayers, il was
said, were answered by und and
lightning and hail and tempest, which
overthrow an invading army and
saved the empire. And I would to God
that u churches might be so mighty
in prayer and work that they would be-
come a laundering LEGION before which
the forces of sin might be routed and
the gates of hell might tremble
Launch the gospel ship for another
voyage. Heave away now, lads! Shake
out the reefs in the f~oretopSail. Come,
o heavenly wind, and fill the canvas.
Jesus aboard will assure our safety
Jesus on the sea will beckon US forward
Jesus on shore will welcome us into
harbor.
Copyright, 1900, by Lou Klopsch.)
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
News of Captain shields and Mel

Manila, October 8, via Hong Kong
The report of the capture of about
sixty men Of the Twenty-ninth United
States infantry on Martinique island
is confirmed through communications
from Macarthur and Kempff from
Martinique island, but details are
lacking. The Yorktown's relief column
landed at Torrijos on the Martinique
and marched to Santa Cruz which
was the proposed route of the cap
tured party, without encountering the
enemy or learning anything definite re-
garding the captives except hat they
had entirely disappeared.
Martinique is a small island within
forty miles Of IuZon. 1t is said that
the rebels have conveyed the captives
to LuZOn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
The Jump I'm Pork

Chicago, October October pork
jumped to 81 per barrel today on the
board of trade. The close at that fig
ure marked a rise since yesterday
morning of 81. The close yesterday
was at $3.50 and the opening today at
S14.2o The market went from the
opening in half dollar leaps to SIC and
from the last given figure jumped 800
on a single trade.
Sir Thomas Upton Il said TO be
long" 1900 barrels. having cornered
the visible supply here as well as 90
900 barrels not yet in sight. The price
was bid up today by shorts.
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Roers

London. October ga dispatch re-
ceiyed from Lord Roberts, dated Fri
day. October 5, says:
The number of prisoners captured
or surrendered is daily increasing and
must now aggregate nearly 1870 men.
Commandant Muller has surrendered 10
Clery and Commandant Dickson and
others are on their way to Pretoria TO
surrender a detachment of the Lon
don Irish e~ndeavored to surprise a
party of Beers near Boltfonstein, Oc-
tober 4th, but had to retire after three
hours fighting with six men wounded.
The Beers suffered heavily"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12

Picking Up Pins for Luck Common
See a pin and pick it up.
And all the day you'll nave 5000 LUCK
See a pin and let II lie.
You'll come TO want before you die.
No one believes those two short
adages-or IL he does he will not admit
as much People laugh al the very
idea that anyon In this day ms 3
could believe such nonsense let why
Is 1t that half the town will stoop 10
pick W n pin. no matter where 4 IS
found? Just a plain. everyday PIN,
and no one knows who its former owner
was or for what Il was used: NJ n
cares. it's a ptn-pick it up.
IL IS fancy and AT early training,
with the old sayings, which VII prompt
the action. Some pick up pins which
are pointing toward them. and others
pins that are headed toward them Some
pick up safety pins that are closed.
because they Will bring a letter. some
pick them up open to bring Il visitor.
a bent tin hairpin IS considered a great
find for luck. Theodore Roosevelt is
said never 10 pass a hairpin by. He
reserves his RICH. vest pocket for the
treasure. keeping II for two weeks.
when n must be replaced by another.
And yet Mr.. Roosevelt declares he Is
not superstitious. and he Will un-
der a ladder or Sit DOWN to table with
thirteen 70 prove his assertion
4 prominent Chicago business wo-
man. who has the haIrpin hobby and
confesses il, saves the outer pocket Of
her leather chateiaine for pins and
keeps them always. As a consequence
they always bulge out OF the top OF the
pocket and call forth many curious
m
The policeman who stands at the cor
ner Of State and Washington streets
has made a study OF the pin-gather-
ers, and he says they constitute % per
cent. OF the people who pass his cor
ner. He says there - no end % pins
dropped on the pavement near the
three crossings which he guards. but
that he can never find a pin and that
the sweepers never pick one up. They
have the pin habit as we'll as the other
people. but they never have an oppor-
tunity OF indulging Il. The pins are
all picked IS before the sweepers get
around. This policeman a watched
pins, n he says he saw one
stay on the pavement more than 20
minutes. He has seen people fall in
their eagerness to pick n up-one
poor tin pin at that.-Chicago Chroni-
Gle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Preparing TO Close the Paris Ex-
position.

Paris. October 6.-The exposition has
been Shorn of one of the most pictur-
esque exhibits in the departure OF the
majority of the Orientals and Africans
attached to the colonial section in the
gardens of the Trocadero. Although
the weather Is still fairly warm the
OrientalS have been snlyering with
cold and demanding their return home.
Consequently nearly all Of them have
been packed off to their native lands.
While some people are still asking
that the exposition closing be post
poned there is no chance of their ap-
peals being granted. h exposition
will close November Sth. Many MEM
bers Of the American commission have
already sailed and the directors are
occupied with the task of arranging for
the return of the exhibits.
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polluted and the system thoroughly con-
taminated by this deadly v~irulent poison.
Then a sore or ulcer appears on som
part of the body; it may be small ard
harmless looking at first, but as the can
cerous cells form and are deposited by
the blood near the sore, it increases IN
size and severity, with sharp shooting
pairs. No matter how often the sore is
removed by the surgeons knife OF flesh
destroying plasters, another comes and is
worse. The real disease is in the blood,
and the treatment must begin there. The
poisoned blood must be invigorated and
purified, and when this is done cancerous
cells can no longer form and the sore will
heal naturally and PERMANENTLY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Revenues of the Philippines

Washington, October s.-The war de-
partment today made public a state
ment showing the revenues in the
Philippines for h first seven months
of 1900 TO have been "a, 7S2, 0S0. an in
crease over h corresponding period
of 1899 Of $2.095. 335. The customs re-
ceipts for the period named in 1900
were 1882, 245 and the internal revanue
receipts 1896. 101. The postal receipts.
beginning July 1st. were deposited in
the treasury and for that month
amounted TO $40. 845.
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4 Monster Devil Fish

Destroying its victim. is a type of
Constipation. The power OF this muir
derous malady is felt on organs and
nerves and muscles and brain. There's
no health till it's overcome. But Dr..
Kings New Life Pills are 4 safe and
certain cure. Best in the world for
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels.
Only % cents at r. Il. Bellamy's.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12

Mrs. Sarah NJ. Keesling,
14I Windsor Ave-, Bristol,
Tenn. writes ~ am II
years old, and for three
years had suffered with a
severe form of Cancer on
my jaw. which the doctors
said was incurable, and
that / could not live more
than six months. Iaccept-
ed their statement as true,
and had given up all hope
Of ever being we'll again,
when my druggist, know
Ing Of myconditio recon-
mendcd S. S. s. After tax
S~- feU hoftleS fb~ co~@
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Fishermen Attack spanish Gunboat

vigo, Spain. October 6.-The fisher
men of Cangas. who are in conflict with
those Of the neighborhood Oh account
of industrial rivalry, fired on the Span
ish gunboat Vasco NuneZ de Balboa
as thai vessel was leaving the port to-
day and many were The
naval commandant of the port was also
attacked. The government a de-
cided to send a wal vessel to the scene
of the trouble.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
More Persons Sent to st. Helena

Island of St. Helena. October s-The
British transport Idaho landed about
two hundred Boer prisoners here yes
terday.
General Cronje and the Other Boer
prisoners are preparing a big celebra-
ton Of Paul Krugers birthday tc-mor1
row.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
Death Sentence COMMITTED

Washington, october 5-Private
Frank Miller, Company /. Twenty-thIrd
United States infantry. was convicted
by c~ourtmartial at Cebu. 2. l.. of the
charge of criminal assault and SEN
to "be sho TO death with mus
kerry"
The president committed the sentence
TO twenty years imprisonment.
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strengthens the body and builds up the
general health
.nr 49, .a;rt ssud .or nav fras
book on Cancer, and write to our medical
department for any information or advice
wanted We make no charge for this ser
vice. Your letter will receive prompt and
careful attention, and will be held IN
strictest confidence.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, GA
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12

and in a short time made a complete cure. Ihave
gained in flesh. my appetite is splendid, sleep is
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overcomes this de
~structive poison and
removes every vestige
of it from the system,
makes new, rich blood,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12
There are

never any eE-
ternal signs Of
Cancer until
blood is
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certificate. Sometimes that man, look
ing over his old papers, comes across
that certificate, n it is so suggestive
that he vows he wants none of the re-
ligion that h president and trustees
and directors of that oil company pro-
fesSed.
OF course, their rejection OF religion
on such grounds was unphilosophical
and unwise. I am told that many Of
the United States army desert every
year. Is that anything against the
United States government that swore
them in? And IL a soldier of Christ
deserts, is that anything against the
Christianity which he swore to support
and defend? How do you judge Of the
currency Of a country? BY a counter
felt bill? Now, you must have pa
thence with those who have been swim
died by religious ~pretenders. Live in
the presence Of others a frank, honest,
earnest Christian life, that they may be
Iattracted to the same Saviour upon
whom you hopes depend.
SOME REASONS FOR EXISTING.
Remember, skepticism always has
some reason, good or bad. Cor existing
Gothe's religion started when the news
came to Germany of the earthquake at
Lisbon, November 1, 1775. That 60, 900
people should have persisted in that
earthquake and in the after rising Of
the Tagus river so stir ed his sympa-
thies that he threw up his belief in the
goodness of God.
Others have gone into skepticisms
from a natural persistence in asking
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-11
No Right to UgIiness.

The woman who is loyly in face, form
and temper will always have friends,
but one who would be attractive must
keep her health. II she is weak, sick
ly and all run down she will be nerv-
2ns and irritable, If she bas consti-
pation or kidney trouble, her impure
blood will cause pimples, blotches'
skin eruptions and wretched COM
plexion. Electric Bitters is the best
medicine in the world to regulate
stomach. liver and kidneys and 70
puriry the blood. II gives strong
nerves. bright eyes, smooeh, yelyety
skin. rich complexion. Il will make
4 good-lookiug, charming woman Of a
rundown invalid. Only so cents at
Peoples drug storo and A. w. Fore
mans.
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road it is located and if not on the
railroad, your nearest and most
convenient shipping point"
Wagner Court Next Month

The civil docket of the WAGNER
court will set tomorrow morning
Tor trial, beginning on May 9TH.
Deputy Clerk Clayton Hunter last
evening received word from Judge
Thomas that he would be here to
hear the civil docket, beginning
On the above date The docket
will accordingly be set tomorrow
morning and the other necessary
arrangements made for the term.
The petit jurors who served at the
late term of criminal court held BY
Judge Gill will be recalled to try
the civil docket, which now con-
sists of about $50 cases.
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land enough Tor a military training
ground il offered the government
free of any cost. The insane asy-
lum to be given with its endow-
ment and 80 acres of land to
United States to be held for all the
time an asylum for Cherokee in
sane. All other public buildings
after 1906 are to be valued and
paid for by the United States.
The schools continue for the
present under the general super
vision of the secretary and the
special supervision OF the super
intendent of schools of the Chero-
kee nation, and the Supervisor ap
pointed by the secretary. The
land. reservations are the town
sites. the land occupied by the
public buildings, including the
high schools, the orphan asylum,
insane asylum, and school for
the blind, deaf and dumb, ceme-
teries, county schools, churches,
mission stations
The nation or any Of it's citizens
NAV sue the United States IN the
court of claims. Census roll to
be made as provided by Curtis bill
and Will date from April /, 1899.
No cattle to be introduced into the
nation except by permission -of the
Cnerok chief.
Tahlequah aud Vinita to be re.
cording offices for the registry OF
deeds One hundred and fifty
seven thousand acres of land to
be reserved subject to the decis-
ion Of the courts in the Delaware
case. AL, original deeds to be re-
corded free Of cost by the Dawes
COMMISSION 10 the allottee Towns
may borrow money on bonds not
to exceed ) percent Of the value
Of property The public debt TO
be paid All 70 become citizens OF
United States when deed is given.
LIB BELL.