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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

The twenty-thiid quadrennial Con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church came to close in Chicago,
Tuesday, after session Of unusual
interest and Important Tho Confer
ence is considered to have been one of
tho most noteworthy since the days
when Methodism was divided over the
slavery question, and has resulted in
many radical changes in tho laws and
polity Of the church. 1t was the largest
in tho history of the church, and its
sessions were attended by thousands,
Principal among the important actions
OF the Conference were the abolition Of
the time-limit on pastoratos, the rati-
fication of the equal representation
amendment as proposed by the Rock
River Conference, together with the
seating of the provisional lay delegates
the adoption of o new constitution,
subject to the approval of the various
annual conferences, including the sub
stitution OF the words clay members
for the term "laymen, thus permitting
the seating of women in the General
Conference, aud the election Of two
additional missionary bishops. There
was large amount Of routine business
which was practically settled in COM
| mittee.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

NDemocratic Party Rules Sustained.
Democratic primaries were held, Sat
urday afternoon, IN Christiana, Mill
Creek, White Clay Creek and New
Castle hundreds, for members Of tho
Democratic County Executive Com
mittee. In White Clay Creek hundred.
the distinct and only issue was whether
the Democratic party rules should be
sustained or ignored, and in the other
hundreds this question was also largely
in issue. And In each instance tho yer.
dict OF the Democratic voters was in
favor OF sustaining the rules.
Most significant was the result in
New Castle hundred, the home of Levy
Court Commissioned Henry NJ. White,
who insists upon standing for renomina-
ton, despite the fact that his candidacy
is plainly prohibited by the party rules.
Patrick McGrory, capable man and
a good party worker, was one OF the
nominees for member Of the county
committee. Ordinarily he would have
Eeen elected without opposition, as he
Is we'll qualified for the position, hut
he was looked upon rs being friendly
| to Levy Court Commissioner Whites
| candidacy, and therefore against the
PARTY rules. The Democratic voters of
New Castle hundred registered their
verdict in favor of the rules. and
| Andrew M. Gallagher defeated Mr.. Nc
Grory by majority Of six votes.
| Commissioner White is, therefore,
practically repudiated in his own hun
dred, as we'll as in White Clay Creek
hundred, which is part Of the Levy
Court district atlpresent represented by
him. The result of Saturdays prim-
aries, coupled with the result of the
hundred meetings at which committee
members were chosen, insures new
county committee every member Of
which is in favor of standing by the
party rules. Mr.. White will not be
recognized by this committee, and
therefore cannot become the regular
Democratic candidate for Levy Court
Commissioner, even IL he insists upon
standing for the nomination. The
committee will not consider any Of the
votes cast for him; in fact. will mol
place his name upon the Official ballo
at the September primaries. Of course
it lie possible for him to run as an indie
pendent candidate at the election, bu
this would do him no good.
The Democratic voters Of the fuu
hundreds where tina issue of the rule
was SO distinctively raised are to b.
congratulated upon the result Of thei
ballots. 1t would be- bad thing 70
the Democratic party of New Castl
county to have these rules repudiated
They were fairly adopted by oonven
ton Of the party, and 1t is conceded tina
.. they are very good rules To ignor
them in any one respect would b
, practically equivalent to their repudia
tion. And without rules, the party pro
cedure through the primary features q
the campaign would be difficult an
! perpiexing matter.
But the rules stand, and will be ad
hered to.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

Addicks Republicans Losing Ground.
The Addicks Republican organs are
in fever Of worriment over the per-
sistent efforts Of the Regular Republi-
can papers to show that the Addicks
Republicans are losing ground in Della
ware; that from comprising majority
Of the Republican voters of the State,
as was shown by the vote at the
election of 1896, they are now reduced
to the position Of the minority faction.
To be shown up as falling from the
majority faction to the minority faction
Of Delaware Republication would be
severe blow to the prestige of the Ad-
dicks Republicans. 1t might cost them
admission to the Republican National
Convention on even terms with the
Regular Republican delegation, each
delegate having half vote. And should
the convention reject the Addicks dele
gates, out and out, as was the case at
st. Louis four years ago, the Addicks
Republican party of Delaware would
practically fall to pieces.
I
the Addicks Republicans know that
they are losing ground in Delaware.
The figures prove this. In 1896 they
were in majority of the Republican
vote in the State, and also cast 81 per
cent of the Republican gote in the city
of Wilmington. At the municipal
election of 1899, the Addicks Republi-
cans, after a deliberate test Of their
own choosing, cast only 81 per cent Of
the Republican vote of Wilmington.
From 81 per cent TO 80 per cent shows
how the Addicks Republican strength
fell off in Wilmington, after the ex.
posture Of the scandaious Union Repub.
liean attempts at bribery and corrup.
tion during the last session Of the
Legislature. The figures of the Viii
mington election proved this beyon6
the shadow of doubt. Can it bt
doubted that the same forces tina
weakened the cause of the Union Re
publicans in Wilmington are also de
priving it of hundreds Of former SUP
porters throughout the State?
The Union Republicans no longe
comprise majority of the Republican
voters of Delaware. Their leaders an,
organs recognize this fact, which is ap
} parent to all who make an investiga
ton. Hence their desperate efforts t
keep up blutfing claim to continue
numerical superiority.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

Mary west.
REyEILLR.
uark tits the sunrise hour.
And ''reyeille'' echoes round,
Soon tho DRUMS quick beat and the tramp
of feet
Shall blend with the bugle's sound;
Now is the time for rising
To fight for God and the right
The cause of freedom pricing,
While there Is lifeIand light; sasadt
Armed for the field OF battle.
Where the martial strains resound,
While the lannon's bare thrillsthe startled
air,
And shakes the trembling ground;
Hark It's the hour for action,
And 'reveillei echoes round.
TAPS.
flights out | y is the signal,
All quiet the camps.
While, hush TAPS is sounding,
And ouly Gods lamps
Shine steadfast and silent
How dark are the camps!
The warfare is ended,
The battle is done,
And pea,ie has descended
With victory won
And rest followsafter
The good figAt' is done.
How hushed are the heartbeata
And closed are The eyes
That feel iiot--that see not
Sunset nor moonrise
Altar in tho heavens
How blind are the eyes!
Nay. not blind. but dreaming
In slumber so deep.
Its guise is but seemingly
Not dead--but asleep
From nightfall till morning,
Calm slumber and deep.
All, taps sound so sweetly at nightfall---st
| blest-- ~
It breathes that tho bird is all safe in its nest
The soul with her SavioT--the soldier a
| rest. lf4&, The Pilot.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31
railroad Accidents in Great britain.


The report Of the British Board Of
Trade of accidents, fatal and otherwise,
on the railroads Of the United Kingdom
during 1899 has Just been issued. 1t
shows that accidents to trains, rolling
stock, permanent way, &C., during the
year caused the death of "a persons and
injury to S91 persons. OF the killed,
IA we're passengers and 10 were servants
Of the companies. In the previous
year, 1898, there were 40 persons killed
and 745 injured. The statistics as to
collisions show that including acci-
dents in which no personal injury was
sustained, there were 50 collisions be-
tween passenger trains or parts Of pas
senger tfaips; II collisions between pas
senger trains and goods or mineral
trains; CD collisions between good
trains, parts of good trains, light
engines, 60. 81 collisions between
trains and buffer stops, 80. So cases
OF passenger trains or parts Of passen.
ger trains leaving the rails; and 257
cases Of trains running through gates
at level crossings or into other obstruc
| tions.
No less than l6 railway servants were
killed and SGT injured while coupling
or urcoupling vehicles. In other acct
dents caused by trains or the movemen
OF railroad cars, 5l2 servants of com
panies or of contractors we've killed ant
4,437 injured in addition to thos
already referred to. Altogether, tn
number Of victims amounted to 1924
killed aud 7,1o5hniured. The total 70
the previous year was LILO killed AM
6.3i3 injured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

The observations taken Of the eclipse
of the sun, on Monday, show that the
interesting event occurred two and one
half seconds sooner than the Nautical
Almanac said it would; also, that it
occurred fifteen seconds later than the
time predicted for it more than fifty
years ago. But there is little actual
difference between two and half
seconds on ono side and fifteen seconds
on the other, SO that the predictions
made with respect to the time that the
eclipse would occur are really marvels
Of accuracy. Y.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31
H1BITs or TINE P1RTRIDGE.
Curious Changes That Are Observed Ii
Different Seasons,


Curious Changes That Are Observed In
Different Seasons.
"There are many odd and interesting
things to hp said OF quail, which Is
lspown throughout n large part OF this
country as the partridge, observed a
naturalist to writer in the Washing
ton Star. "For instance, one cannot
fail to notice the almost complete
change of habits OF this bird which at
tends tho transition from one season OF
the year to another. In the spring and
summer the once shy Bob White be-
comes tame. No longer In fiocks the
bird turns up everywhere under your
feet in the folds, especially If you
haunt the vicinity OF his nest and
brooding mate. You frequently see him
running along by fence or even ven-
turing out into the road, while his
CHEEKY, sweet song--for it is song
albeit OF but two notes--rines out again
and again on the summer mir
$50 tame and regardless Of her own
safety does the female grow 10 the nest
ing season that not infrequently she
win allow herself to be almost trodden
upon before leaving the nest, and l
have known late breeding birds in grass
|
nests until cut to pieces by the relent-
less knives of II moving machine.
Young quail are perfect little NEGRO.
mancers, Almost as soon as they are
out OF the shell they seem to have the
power of making themselves invisible
at the wave Of wand. The ground
may be as bare as a floor, but some
how they manage to vanish utterly
from the eye. And this is a trick
which they do not entirely forget as
they gIow:older. 1t takes sharp eyed
| sportsman to see bevy OF luail before
they rise. even il the dog Is pointing
right at them, and the grass is as short
is 1t is on the lawn.
by August Bob White begins tc
| take on a different character altogether
fiom that he has displayed during the
spring ana summer. He then ceases L
perch himself in conspicuous places anc
sing for the delight Of himself and bis
friends, both feathered and unfeathered
He no longer makes exclusions into ex
posed and dangerous localities, nor doe
| he trust to the friendliness Of ever.
human being who comes his way.
"Gradually he begins to assemble hi
family and nearest relatives into {
little community, conducted on tn
simplest communistic principles, ant
he is animated by one all-pervadirg de
sire--to get through the terrible opel
season without being brought to th
griddle.
"Unless forced to migrate by lack o
food ooyey always sleeps within 10
yards of the nest it was Matched in
and this, although it may have fed al
day several miles away. The sleepin
is done in huddled ring, tails in
heads out all around, and so closel
punched that a good-sized napkin vii
cover it. Instinct probably lies bac
Of this ring making, Thus the sh
creatures hope to escape surprise fror
creeping yermin, minks, weasvls, foxNs
and, in fact, all other enemies whic
steal upon them in the night"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

Public sentiment should compel Coz
eress to pass, before adionrning, says
the New York Herald, some simple
messuro for the abrogation Of somo OF
tho more annoying taxes imposed for
war PURPOSES. Unless this is done we
shall almost certainly have money
pinchr in the autumn, with the Secre'
tary OF the Treasury resoiting to the
usual crude expedients to get funds oct
of the Treasury using money wiung
out OF the peoples pockets 10 the pur-
chase of bonds at high premiums and
handing over millions of 1t in the shape
of interest to bondholders months
before il becomes due to them.
The continuance Of the war taxes Is
another matter that will seriously
bother the Republican party during the
campaign. These taxes are burdensome
and In many cases positive nuisance
Congress could in one week." says
tho Philadelphia Ledger, pass an act
| to wipe out the vexatious stamp taxes,
which yelled but 50. 600, 900 pei annum
but even this petty relief will not be
forthcoming, because Mr.. Grosvenor and
others like him deem it necessary to
provide large surplus for Mr.. Bryan
in the event Of his election as Presi'
dent. Such plea for the surplus is
| the height of absurdity."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

In old English times, when each
family was obliged 20 slit its own
-four, 1t sometimes happened that
an energetic man would turn this sieve
so rapidly rs to cause it to catch
fire. The style of sieve used In
those days was called tense" and
and it became customary saying that
lazy man would never set the tense on
fire. Now II happens that the name Of
the River Thames is pronounced like
the name of this old -four sieve, and
after many years, when the old
fashioned tense was forgotten, it was
thought that setting the tense on fire
meant setting the river on fire, and that
is why today We say that stupid per.
son will never set the river on fire. =
Ladies' Homo journal
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

Our losses in the Philippines have
reached 2,029 killed and 2, l52 wounded,
total OF 4,1s1. To this total of actual
casualties must be added the hundreds
who have been enfeebled by disease aud
the enervatirg climate, and who win
probably never again bo sound men.
And this fearful price, with the end not
yet in sight and with an enormous
money expenditure to be added, we are
paying for a war aaginst people whose
only offence is desire to control their
own country and establish republlcar
form OF government.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

II matters little to Democrats what
the Republican factions may do, in
the opinion of the Sussex Journal Of
Georgetown. with n strong, COM
prehensive platform and good nomi-
nations and united 'front.'" it says,
democracy can win any day in Della
ware. Delaware is Democratic rs much
today as any tinie since tho war. 1t is
our own wrangling that has cost us the
Republican victories. This is notice
for all men to get together. " And very
timely notice this is, too. The advice
is good, and the conclusions sound.
Delaware is still Democratic, IL the
Democrats Of Delaware will only re-
solve to make 1t SO.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

Various hysterical writer's are ming
columns in various newspapers with
comments, deductions and alleged
developments of the political campaien
in Delaware. Most.of this gossip IS as
tedious as it is unreliable; but little of
1t possesses sufficient interest to repay
for the trouble of peiusal.
As fact, the political campaign in
Delaware is Just opening. and although
1t promises to be one of unusual in
terest, it has not yet reached the stage
when it can be detailed with accuracy
or depended upon to furnish the basis
for reasonable conjecture. 1t will be
several months before the primaries are
completed and the tickets prepared for
the consideration of the voters at the
polls.
At present, there are four political
parties In the sld--Democratic, Regu-
lar Republican, Union Republican and
Prohibition and the latter has nomi-
mated full State ticket. The Regular
Republicans and the Union Republic
cans have held their first State con-
yentions and elected delegates to the
Republican National Convention, which
meets in Philadelphia next month.
Both factions confidently claim recogni-
tion at the hands of the national CON-
mittee and the convention, and at
present 1t cannot be foretold which
faction is deceiying.tself. A conjecture
that finds many believers IS that the
convention will adopt the expedient oil
admitting both delegations, giving tc
each delegate a half vote. This will
not be satisfactory to either faction,
but it will be more consoling than q
fat rejection.
The Democratic State campaign ha:
progressed no further than the calling
Of the State convention, which will bt
held in Dover on June 18th. In Nov
Castle county Democratic primaries
have been held and new Count,
Executive Committee chosen. In Ken
and Sussex. counties preparations ar,
under way for county primaries ant
local organization by all three Of tn
parties.
The State conventions for the nomi
nation of candidates for Congress an,
State offices will be held by the tw
Republican factions during August AM
by the Democrats in September. Th
primaries of the Republican factions 70
legislative and county nominations vii
be held during the latter Fart Of Angus
and by the Democrats on the seoon
Saturday IN September. Similar pr
maries will be held by all three Of th
parties in Kent and Sussex countie
late in August or early in September
The Single Takers may also have Stat
and county tickets, but this has not "
been determined.
After the nominations are made, til
campaign will be lively until the da
of election, period Of about eigf
weeks This is plenty long enough fl
effective campaign work.
The political situation in Delawai
at present is as above stated. Frol
now until the nominations are made i
principle features will be the struggl,
of the various aspirants to places upc
the tickets of the three leading partie
These contests will no doubt be vel
interesting, but it will be some weel
yet before they become at all exciting
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

After applying for a pension for O
number of years. notice has been re-
ceived of the grant Of pension OF sl2
FER month to Jacob Longacre, this city,
Mr.. Longaere recently died. He was
for q number Of years resident OF New
Castle. Hannah Smith of Marshallton
has been granted an original widows
pension of So poI month. The pension
bears special accrued interest under an
act of May 18th,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

Edwin r. Cochran, Jr., filed the peti.
ton of William Fisher of Dover in the
Federal Court Tuesday asking that he
be declared voluntary bankrupt. Fisher
who was formerly a carpenter, has liza
bilities of about $4,000. The matter was
referred to George M. Jones of Dover,
referee in bankruptcy for Kent County,
and next Monday morning at 10 o'clock
the creditors will hold meeting in his
office.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31

The bass season opened In Pennsyl-
vania yesterday. The Brandywine has lost
its reputation almost entirely as bass
stream, and there are few of the fish to
be taken in IT., says the West Chester
Local News. Those which are captured
will be found to DO of small size, and
there is little sport awaiting the man who
visits the stream at any point
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31
Democratic rarty,s predicament.

oeHocIattS farty'b GreuiCament.
The predicsment in which the Demo.
cratic. party of the country finds itself
10 the present campaign is thus force
fully portrayed by the Philadelphia
Ledger:
The Democratic party for the first
time in many years, or during its long
life, has now to confront on the eve Of
Presidential campaign not the up-
substantial theory but the material
condition of being dominated abso-
lutely by one man, from whose con-
trolling power it can find no means Of
escape. There is convincing reason for
the belief that at least three intelligent
Democrats out Of five are dissatisfied
with the candidacy of Bryan, and
would be gfatitied if Organism, IN
cluing the free silver folly of 16 to /,
were dead and buried beyond either
the chance or. hope Of resurrection.
But the other two-fifths, who are
largely Of the South and West, are de-
termined that the next national candi-
date shall be Bryan or no ono, and the
Chicago platform or nothing. The ma
jority is held by the throat by the
minority, and SO will the convention
be held. The Bryanites declare that il
the Kansas City convention does no,
nominate him they will bolt it and
nominate him elsewhere as their can.
didate.
1t would be good thing IL the
sentiment Of the majority of the Fart,
could assert itself at Kansas City, ant
repudiate Organism and all that i
implies. Such an action would assur,
Democratic success at the election
whether the Populists bolted or not
The Democratic party has delicate,
both the Republicans and Populist
before and can do 1t again.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31
prring tbe administration ~ pros

During the administration of Prosi.
dent Harrison, the ordinary annual ex-
penditures of the government averaged
1861, 291.323. Under President Cleve-
lands second term they averaged
$500, as, SAC. But under President Me.
Kinley's term the average has increased
to s514, $50, 254. This shows the money
cost of our policy of benevolent as
sanitation" in the Philippines, OF our
educational government in Cuba, and
Of our colonial exnerimept in general.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31
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