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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27

Stop! for thy tread is on an Empires dust |!
An earthquakes spoil is sepulchred below |
Is the srot marked by no colossal bust?
Nor column trophied for triumpha show?
None ;but the moral truth tells simpler SO,
As the ground was before, thus let it be-
How that red rain hath made the harvest
growl
And is this all the world has gained by thee,
Thou first and last of fields! King-making
victory?
And there was mounting in hot haste; the
steed,
The mastering squadron, and the clatter-
ing car,
Went pouring forward with impetuous speed
And swiftly forming in the ranks of war
And the deep thunder, peal on peal altar;
And near. the beat of the alarming drum
Reused up the soldier ere the NOR 1ing
star;
While thronged the citizens with terror
dumb,
Or whispering with white lips-"The foel
They come! they come!'
And Ardennes waves above them her green
Dewey with Natures tear-drops, as they
pass,
Grieying-if uught inanimate e,er grieyes-.
Over the unrsturniug brave; alas!
Ere evening to be trod6en like the grass
Which now beneath them, but above shall
grow
In its next vendure, when this fiery mass
OF living valor, rolling on the foe,
And burning with high hupe, shall nloulder
cod and low.
Last noon beheld them full of lust life,
Last eve in Bsauty's circle proudly gay,
The midnight brought the signal sound OF
strife,
The morn the marshalling In arms the dny
Battles magnificently stern array!
The thunder-clouds close DER it, which When
rent
The earth is covered thick with other ella,
Which her own clay shall cover, heaped and
pent,
Rider and horse-friend, foe-in one rec
burial bentl
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27

A dispatch from Washington says
that completes census Of the Philip
pines is matter which will be left for
future action and there seems to be no
purpose now to attempt one while the
war continues.
Each census enumerator who would
be sent out would have to he accom-
panied by battalion of infantry,
army men say. and II the government
should undertake. to obtain the popu-
lation of the islands now by the usual
census methods the task would prob
ably cover many years, occupy the
attention Of 100000 troops and then
probably be far from accurate. There
is no authority of law either for the
Census Office or the War Department
to undertake a census Of the Philip
pines.
A remarkably reliable census, con-
tanning many valuable facts, was
secured in Cuba and Porto Rico. Both
of these islands being then under mill
tary control the census was under the
direction of military officers, General
Sanger. of the Inspector Generals
office, being in charge of the work in
each instance. As the Philippines are
still under military control it il
obvious that any census that might
have been undertaken would be under
army officers, but military men declare
they have already as much as they car
attend to in chasing Filipinos, ant
could not spare time for acting a
census enumerators. While 40 genera
census of the Philippines would b
possible now, the War Department il
attempting to secure census of tn
Americans in the islands as far a
practicable, and also the militar.
census.
The greater part of the work il
being performed by Professor Phreye
who took the census Of San Francisco
and who is now acting under direction
of the Taft Commission. Some mino
reports have been received at the Wa
Department, but no details are eS
pected for several weeks, when th
department may be able to announce til
number of Americans in the Philip
mines.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
PENINSULA PARAGRAPHS.

Port Deposit Presby terians will erect
a line church next spring.
Edward Sheppard was killed at Zion
Friday. by falling from q tree.
Edgar Fontaine has been appointed
magistrate at PooomUke City.
u. F. Dutton has bought the Hop
kins farm, near Seaford, for 80, 925. 4
A pier for the Queen Anne's Rail.
road Co. will soon be constructed at
Lewes.
Joseph Wright and Miss Nina +.
Alridge will be married at Easton next
Tuesday.
Congressman Baker has recommended
Martin f. Lakeland for postmaster at
Principle.
Kent Lodge, I. o. o. f., of Galena
will celebrate its 50th anniversary
February 9Th.
A bar association has been organized
IN dorchester county. Judge Henry
Lloyd ia president.
James D. BlacKwood has bought the
George Campbell farm, in Cecil
county, for $4,000.
William Robbins of Cambridge was
severely injured Tuesday, by the ex-
P'NSAoa "a ihhb oinChot.
The wedding Of Theodore Hearn and
Miss Eta White will take place at
Salisbury next Wednesday.
st. Miohael's M. E. Church has in
vited the Rev. j. H. Beauchamp to
return as pastor next conference year.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Flowers Of
Centreville will celebrate the 25th
anniversary of their wedding next
Monday.
Cards have been issued for tho we'd
ding Of Thaddeus d. Phillips and Miss
Maud L. Bacon, which will take place
at Quantico January 9th.
The Rev. W. r. Mowtray Of Zios
and the Rev. George W, Townsend OF
Northeast have notified their cnngrega-
tions that they desire change OF ras-
torate next conference year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
Where Do the roor Come From9

During the recent political campaign
we were fairly surieited with stories of
Mckinley prosperity" the full
dinner pail, and other aphorisms that
would leave the impression that
throughout the width and breadth of
the country there was not single
human being who suffered for lack of
any OF the nscessaries of life. And yet,
10 the New York correspondence of the
Philadelphia Ledger yesterday We read
the following:
Christmas is usually an uneventful
day from the news standpoint Every
office and place of business is closed.
Every political and financial activity ia
suspended. Wall street is deserted as
on Sunday. The hotel corridors are
quiet. The clubs are tenanted only by
bachelors. Even the theatres suffer
from the Christmas cheer. Society flies
to its country houses Other folk spend
the day in their homes with family re-
unions and frolics with the children.
The chief times of interest are con-
nected with the city's efforts to feed
her poor. There are two days in the
year in which the poor are always sure
of their dinner -Thanksgiving aud
Christmas. There is something i'm
pressive in this effort of great city on
at least two days of the year to see that
everybody is happy. SO far as q good
dinner will mako happiness Today.
while the rich were enjoying them
selves in great house parties at Tuxedo,
Lakewood and other fashionable places
many of the city poor we're enjoying Q
feast by reason Of their bounty. The
most stupendous effort TO feed the. pool
was that made by the Salvation Army
which engaged the Madison Squar,
Garden as its headquarters, and serveS
over 90, 900 dinners. The Bowery Mis-
sion supplied 10000 dinners, Senate
I. ID. Sullivan about 5000, and tn
Evening World 6,000 There we're din
ners and Christmas trees and entertain
ments without number.
just think of it. Here are owe
10000 dinners furnished in one day t
poor people in single city Of thi
country, despite these bowling times Q
Mckinley prosperity.
Evidently, the Master knew muol
better than the modern politician
when he said, many years ago, 18th
poor ye have always with you"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
Up-river Steamboats,.

The Wilmington Steamboat Co. on
Monday purchased valuable wharf
property in Trenton, N. j.. where its
boats which will ply between that city
and Philadelphia will land. The com.
pany's up,river boats are to be named
the Quaker City, in honor of Phila-
delphia, and Capital City, in honor Of
Trenton, which is the capital Of New
Jersey. The boats will be somewhat
similar to those running to this city.
They will be twin-screw steamers and
triie smaller than the City Of Ches-
ter, 30 that they can navigate the
stream at all tides. The line is to be
put in operation early in the spring
and the schedule will be similar to the
Whining tom Philadelphia schedule.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
Get BACK to ClevelandIsm.

Says the Mobile, Ala, Register:
"All we have to say lie that if we want
to be party counting defeat, that PRE-
fsrs crazy notions to common sense,
that would rather remain out Of Office
with our quibs and cranks than in
office carrying out some right policy Of
government, all we have to do is to be
deaf to such admonitions as those adj
dressed to the party by Mr.. Cleveland. {"
There is truth in this; also founda-
ton for reflection.
1t can be recalled that three times
the Democratic party followed Mr..
Cleveland as its standard bearer, on d
clear cut Democratic platform. Twice
he was elected; oncs-in 188S-he was
defeated, but as the result of the mos
disgraoefui political trado that Tam
many Hall ever engaged in.
The lesson is, therefore, that thu
sooner the Democratic party of th'
country gets back to Cleveland Demo
cratic principles, the sooner will 1t b
assured OF chance of winning at tn
election.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
staff Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.

Staff Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
New Castle, Dec. &c. Richard W.
King, late superintendent Of the local
trolley lines, was presented yesterday
with handsome diamond Ting by the
employees of the lines of which he has
lad charge for nearly three years. The
presentation was made by Conductor
James Ulough, who expressed the SIN
cere sorrow of all the employees and
their best wishes for his prosperity in
his new field.
Mr.. King, in reply, said: II wish to
thank the employees of thu road for the
handsome gift and say | shall always
appreciate it. The choice is an excel
lent one. Words are too feeble to ex-
press the feeling of gratitude that l
feel toward zach man ON the lire. l
am proud of the fact that in receiving
this token from the meu that possess
one OF the greatest gifts that man can
haye-the respect and esteem of his
employes-and in return for this most
muniticent Of gifts ] can only say the
men, one and all, have my highest
esteem and oFinian. | thank you, one
and all, again, for your kindness. /
bid you good-by and wish you each
many merry Christmases
The leading question of the day is !:
"Who will be chief warden at the
county iail?'' The position, it is re-.
ported, will be filed by Theodore
| Francis, while John Barnes may hold
the office of deputy sheriff.
| The Christmas entertainment of Inn
manuel P. II. Church will be held on
Friday evening.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27

The Levy Court Of New Castle county,
Thursday afternoon. By a vote OF 3 to 2
"a non partisan vote in that two
Democrats and one Republican voted
in the affirmative and one Democrat
and one Republican in the negative
allowed the notorious claim OF Mayor
Evan @. Boyd of New Castle for the
alleged commitment of tramps to New
Castle jail. The proceedings attendant
upon this action will be found fully
reported in our local columns.
A feature of the affair that taxpayers
may congratulate themselves upon is
that the determined opposition of
Commissioners Gallagher and Scott
resulted in reducing the audacious
claims to the extent Of 1904, which
they would have lost had the original
claims beer allowed at their face
amounts. There is some consolation in
this.
Another feature of the unsavory affair
is that the amended bill of 81, 300 was
endorsed by two sworn aifidaSits, by
Sheriff Taylor to the effect that the
commitments, ''all and each of them,
represent q real and actual person com
mitted and received into Jail by me
that there are no false or fictitious
names;'' and by Mayor Boyd to the
effect that each ard every one OF the
COOS commitments by him to Jail Of
Migrants and tramps represents real
person. committed to iail by the sheriff
that there we're no real or fictitious
names.'' II the facts sworn to in these
afidavits are correct, then the city O.
New Castle has established for itself {
remarkable record. For its size it i:
the greatest resort for tramps in tn,
world.
However, the episode is now closed
unless the county comptroller shall
refuse to approve the warrant, in whicl
event the Levy Court will have to pas
it over his objection. The people o
New Castle county who may still be
lievs that they have been swindled
even by the limited allowance, hav
but themselves to blame. The entir
transaction, in all its absolute illegality
was laid before them months ago
together with other evidences OF gros
sxtravagances in the county govern
ment. But they did not appear to b
stirred to the slightest extent by tn
revelations. On the contrary, one {
the chief promoters of extravaganza
the county government has been re
elected to the Levy Court, and one {
the chief beneficiaries of the tram
commitment gold mine elected to ii
Legislature, TO assist in making Law
To- the people.
Ferbum sat sapienti.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
A Plea for the Filipinos.

The following petition is now being
circulated in New York City and will
probably Re spread broadcast through
out thescountry for signatures:
We, the undersigned, who voted for
the re election of President Mckinley,
hereby urge upon Congress the adop-
iion Of policy towards the Philippine
Islands in accordance with the princi-
Piles declared in the following para
graphs of the joint resolution of Con-
yress regarding Cuba. paesed April
18th, 1898:
Resolved, That the people of the
island of Cuba are and of right ought
to be free and independent.
That the United States hereby dis
claims any disposition or intention tc
exercise sovereignty. jurisdiction, OIL
control thereof, and asserts its deter
animation, when that is accomplished
TO leave the government and control o
the island TO its people.
The movement, it will hs observed
is confined to those "who voted TO
the reelection Of President Mckinley, ,
and If it shall receive large mum
Der of signatures, as is altogether prob
able, 1t ought to have pow erful effec
in influencing the attitude of the ad
mipistration towards the people of tn
Philippine Islands.
There Is no doubt that thousands c
those who did not vote for the re-elet
tion of Mckinley, and thousands {
those who "tooK to the woods on til
day Of election, would also sign
petition Of this character. However,
petition signed by those who supporte
Mckinley at the polls will prove moi
effective, and we wish the movemeI
every success.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
pENNSyLv WANNA RAILROAD.

A.. Il. Cossatt is Not to bs Displaced ms
President But There Are to be some
Very Important Developments shortly.
Philadelphia Times yesterday,
Third Vice. President s. M. Provost
of the Pennsylvania railroad said Tues
dny that the statement OF the dis
placement of A. }. Cassatt as president
OF the road Is utterly ridiculous and
has no foundation whatever. 1t IS the
customary Pittsburg story, and must be
accepted as such. How such matters
originate | do not know, but they
come out, and this is statement OF con-
ditions that Mr.. Cassatt will likely
reply to himself. "
Within a year the Pennsylvania rail-
road management has covered the con
troll of the Baltimore x Ohio, the
Chesapeake & Ohio and the Norfolk u
Observation-Disclosures Il Ohio having
mileage of 2,240, Chesapeake & Ohio
l,444, and Norfolk & Western LODI.
The management OF these interests-the
Pennsylvania-having direct reEre.
sentatinn on the board OF directors, has
led to the statement that new Office
was to be created for President A. j.
Cassatt, bringing the four roads under
| his care.
After his denial of the Pittsburg
story ,eserday, MIR Provost said:
"There will be some very important
| developments shortly, but what IS con-
| templated is not on the line Of the
statement made public today. Penn
| sylvania management does not follow
any practice that tells what has been
decided upon until the time comes to
make it iudiciously known. Mr.. Pre-
| vost would not say anything further.
An executive official of the Penn
sylrania railroad said yesterday Third
Vice. President S. NJ. Provost will not
succeed Mr.. Cassatt, az there is no in
tention to do away with Mr.. Cassatt ;
none in the least, his powers will be in
creased.
Pennsylvania has acquired three
great tidewater lines within year. The
accession of mileage amounts to 5, 235.
The Pennsylvania operates 4 993miles oil
road, and the absorption Of these line:
brings the mileage up to 10. 22S This
10 itself is vast system, and President
Cassatt must be relieved in some way.
How to divide the power is the ques
tion under consideration.
"Mr. Cassatt will have a new relation
to the Pennsylvania, but 1t will be on,
that reaches the four systems in which
Pennsylvania is concerned. 1t is en-
tirely likely that at the next meeting
Of the board of directors Mr.. Cassat
will be elected chairman OF the com
bined boards, and that he will be giyel
absolute control Of the management a
supreme executive. He will contro
the several properties and have the de
Gliding voice in the management,
las chairman of the combines
! ards--Pennsylvania, Baltimore
Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio and Norfolk
Western-he will be at tho head of th
greatest railroad combination in tn
country. with most singular RESPONSE
, bility. The interests involved amour
to $40, 100000. The traffic over tn
lines in coal and freight aggregate
sos, coo, 900 year. What there is j
] passenger traffic l cannot say. Mr.. Gas
satt will occupy q peculiar position
but he will not cease to be president c
the Pennsylvania.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
BASEBALL PITCHER INJURED.
William H. Stevens of Smyrna Has Bonei
in His Right Hand Splintered.

William H. Stevens of Smyrna Has Bones
in His Right Hand splintered.
William II. Stevens, q we'll known
baseball pitcher, who is a resident of
Smyrna, had his hand SO badly injured
Tuesday that only heroic treatment
will save it, and it is doubtful whether
he will ever be able to handle base
ball skillfully again.
While walking along the street q
fight occurred and negro so agra
waited him that he struck the negro a
terrific blow in the head. The negro
did not appear to feel the effects OF the
blow very much, but Stevens hand
was complete wreck, being literally
mashed. Several of the bones were
splintered. He is under the care Of
DR.. j. W. Clifton.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
MARINE NOTES.

The fishing steamar Kestrel, which
went ashore near Lewes Tuesday, has
been floated.
The British steamer Phosphor, loaded
with petroleum, is aground near
Thompson's Point.
The Merritt Wrecking Go. hos con.
tracted to float the schooner J. Howell
Leeds, which Is ashore at Assateague.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
bishops Farewell to Aged charges.

Bishop L. j. Coppin Tuesday made
his farewell address to the aged iu-
mates OF the Home for Aged and Infirm
Colored People, Philadelphia. He has
for years been closely connected with
this home in his work, and his wife has
been one of the board of managers for
years. At the services held in the
chapel of the institution Tuesday
morning Bishop Coppin was the
speaker, and this address was his last
before he sails for his new field of
labor, In Cape Colony, South Africa,
The bishop formerly resided here.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27

Senator Hanna's present hopes Of
securing favorable action on the Ship
Subsidy bill by the Fifty-sixth Con-
gress." Gays the Philadelphia Record,
"are inconsistent with the fear ex-
pressed by him during the first week of
the session that IL he should fail to
bring the measure to a vote before the
holiday recess the chances Of. its enact
ment would BIO too small to be worth
mentioning. 1t Is most likely that
Hanna'a fears will prove to have been
better founded than arc his hopes.'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27
The puhiou. Cos. of war.

Commenting upon the money cost Of
our beautiful war in tho Philippines,
the New York World says.
Gen. Macarthur has recommended
the payment OF bounty Of $3.50 to
every soldier in the Philippines who
re-enlists for another term. And so
anxious are the men to return home
that no certainty is felt that even this
liberal bonus will suffice TO keep our
standing army in Asia up to the $4,000
mark at which Gen. Macarthur has
said it must be maintained. The
terms of the great majority Of all our
soldiers out there expire on june Both
next, and il they cannot be persuaded
to re enlist the necessity for enlisting
new men to take their place will have
to be faced.
Almost simultaneous announcement
is made that the British government
has been forced to multiply by four
the per diem pay of its mounted troops
In South Africa In order to recruit
their constantly depicting ranks. 1t is
thus made plain that to keep 10000
American troops in Asia and 2l0, 600
British troops in Africa, in wars which
the commanders In each case have de-
clared to be over, except as to guerilla
and bushwhacking operations, bounties
and greatly increased pay for the
private soldiers are necessary.
AS financial Investments wars of con-
quest are doubtful, even for nations that
| get their soldiers by compulsory enlist
ment, as Germany aud France do, but
for the United States and Great
| Britain, which have to buy their
services 10 the open market, in com.
petition with the peaceful industries,
they are doubly dubious. And ahead
of our own venture In Asia there looms
besides the spectre of another heavy
| pension roll.
And so it is that not even the offer
of money bounty will induce our
soldiers now in the Philippines to re.
enlist for further term of service.
1t is net the hardships that face
these men that induces them to this
determination. American men IN the
rast have faced every privation-have
dared death in every form--in the
cause of liberty and seIf.goyernment.
1t is the lack of patriotic principle in
volved in this war that drifts tht
spirit of patriotism from our volunteer
soldiers, and makes them sigh fol
home rather than return to the field o
battle. For such field of battle it il
"a deliberate slaughter of men wht
are fighting for independence, as thu
fathers of the United States O
America fought from 1776.
Wars of conquest seldom bring profit
And war for the suppression Of ever.
instinct of liberty and fiee government
such as the Mckinley administration
is now wagins in the Philippines-ca
never bring glory or credit to a countr.
such as ours.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27

A dispatch from Charleston, s. O.,
reports that the cottonseed oil mill in
that city has been completed and Is
now manufacturing oil from cotton
seed. The wheels were put in motion
] last week, and the mill is running day
and night. The mill was built BY the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company.
1t is said to be one of the finest and
most complete cottonseed oil mills in
,the'Eoutb, and is equipped with the
most improved machinery used in the
Inanuispsure Of cottonsesd oil.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27

On Saturday last the Delaware Demo-
crat of Georgetown completed the nine
tsenth year of its existence. The Demo-
crat is an excellent paper, and while it
is political it is not partisan. Its dis
cussion of political and other questions
is always marked by force, intelligence,
and clear perception of the issues in
volged. As the Democrat says: "In
all this time we have endeavored to
publish clean sheet in the interest of
the Democratic party and of good
government. That it has succeeded
all its readers will attest.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-27

For the twenty seven additional chap
lains provided by the Army bill now
pending in the House of Representa-.
tives there are over seven hundred an
plieations. This shows that q few
preachers would rather depend upon
Uncle Sam than upon the average con-
gregation for tkeir salaries.