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Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
NOVEMBER JURY PANEL

The following panel was drawn yes
terday for the general jury for the Nov
ember term of General Sessions Court
which will open on November 10Th:
Brandywine hundred-Jacob Barlow
James Dempsey, Sr., and Lewis Harvey
Wilmington-William H. Blake, Au'
gust Bierman, Frederick C. Mammele,
James NJ. Griffin.
Christiana-Joseph Russell, Edwin R.
Banks, w. Lewis Dilworth.
Mill Creek-Thomas McClary, Calvin
G. Talley.
White Clay Creek-Walter F. smalley,
William w. Cannon, William G. Cur
Tinder.
New Castle-George Allen Smith,
Frank 7. Csrmin, Joseph Mcknight.
Pencader-Arthur Atwell, William H.
Barnett.
Red Lion-William 7. Husfelt, j.
Fletcher Kane.
st. Georges-John West, G. Lindsay
Cochran, George T. Moore.
observation-disclosures J. Green,
Charles B. Naylor, James B. Cochran.
Blackbird - William L. Reynolds,
Mordecai Lerty.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
Tour Of the world

The Philadelphia Times Announce tha t.,
beginning with their Sunday issue Of Oc-
tober 2S, they will publish weekly a series
of articles descriptive of Tour of the
World by DIR. Edward Brooks, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction in Phila-
delphia, which will be illustrated by
colored photographs in the form of sup
plements to their Sunday edition. These
will be ten by fifteen inches in size,
printed on heavy plate paper and viii
illustrate the most famous and beautiful
scenes in a journey around the world.
Each one will be gem in itself
Such an offer has never before been
madeby any newspaper to its readers. Can
you afford to miss it? An early order
to your newsdealer for the Sunday
Times will Be your passport for the trip,
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
BLEW oPKM TKE skKx

Friday night burglars forced an en-
trance into the Smyrna depot by prying
open one of the Office windows. Trunks
and other baggage in the waiting room
were rified and the contents thrown on
the floor, after which the thieves turned
their attention to the large safe. A hole
was drilled in the door in which charge
of dynamite was placed. The door was
badly damaged by the explosion, but the
inner departments Of the safe were un-
harmed. The loud noise made by the
blast was heard by several citizens living
in that section Of the town and it ID sup
posed the maraudsrs were afraid to make
. second attempt to get into the money
chest.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27

Demogues as Bryan and Pattison
are willing to use any means to
secure place to be worn as a but
ton-hole bouquet.
Hereis an extractfrom speech
made by Bryan in New York a
few days ago:
/" We will soon find the army
here demanding the punishment
of an innocent man as the army
in France demanded the punish
ment of Dreyfuss, a man SO in
nocent that the President felt
that he must pardon him as soon
as he was convicted, because Of
the outraged sense Of justice ex-
pressed throughout the world. "
Here is another of like quality,
made in another one of his New
York speeches:
"Forts are being built near
every large city to use the army
to suppress by force the discon-
tent of labor"
No true American, with any
respect for himself, or any sense
Of honor for his people, could
listen to such drivel, without
feeling his face tingle with the
blush of shame, remembering
that that the man is now put
forth as a possibility for Presi-
dent of this, the greatest nation
on earth.
Some people are content with
saying that Bryan is honest but
dangerous. Any man who gives
utterances to such speech is a
fool. But Bryan is no fool. He
is a cunning Knave. When he
said those things he knew that
he was lying, and there is not
one intelligent man who does not
know that it is naught but "clap-
trap" with which it is sought to
deceive the ignorant and un-
thinking. It is an insult toevery
decent Democrat in America.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
EX-GOVERNOR PATT1soN has

EX-GOVERNOR PATTIsoN has
come and gone. No doubt but
that his short sojourn in Middle
town will linger in his memory
as long as life may last. The
overshadowing power and grace
and importance of Mr.. VIM. R.
Reynolds, the beau ideal Of St.
Georges Bryanized Democracy,
could not fail to impress him:
And If "Little Eddie +" chanced
to be around, staggering under
the title of Judge, his astonish-
ment must have been complete.
And these are their leaders
Shade Of Nathaniel Williams,
William Green and Henry Now
land!
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
Four years ago, September,

Four years ago, September,
26, 1896, Mr. Bryan said:
''If there is any one whobelieves
the gold standard is a good thilg,
or that it must be maintained, I
want him not to cast his vote for
me, because I promise him it
will not be maintained in this
country longer than / am able to
get rid of it."
September 4, 1900, at Zanes-
vile, Ohio, he said.
"The Democratic party stands
where it did in 1896 on the
money question.
October II, 1900, at Grand
Rapids, Mich, he said:
The Democratic party Is for
the free coinageaof silver at the
ratio Of 16 to | without waiting
for the aid or consent of any
other nation.
Buk Mr.. Andrew c. Gray, in d
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PORT PENN WAVES
Try Kumpel's Sausage and Scrappl

Try KumpePs Sausage and Scrapple.
Mrs. L. NJ. Brooks is visiting Philadel-
phia friends.
Mr.. G. P. Stidham spent Wednesday
in Wilmington.
Come with your 25 cents and get the
first election news.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kumpel spent
Sunday in Middletown.
Mr.. Ollie Voshell is suffering light
attack of typhoid fever.
Miss Jennie Yearsley has accepted
position in Philadelphia.
Mr.. ]. R. Conard, of Milford, is spend
ing sometime with relatives here.
Mr.. John Bender, of Middletown,
spent Tuesday with his son Elmer.
Messrs. G. w. Ingram and Joseph Ed
wards made brief visit here on Monday.
Mr.. Harry Bender who returned on
the sick list week is out and about again.
Mrs. John Wollen has returned home
after . week with Wilmington friends.
Go to Kumpel's for groceries.
Mr.. John Pratt and wife spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Camden relatives.
Mr.. John Robinson, of Smyrna, made
relatives q pleasant call one day last
week.
Saturday of last week being the last re-
gistering day called in quite few country
folks.
Mr.. George Lockerman, of Camden,
N. j., spent two days with relatives here
last week.
Mr.. John Bridgem, of Newark, is max
ing his daughter, Miss William Giberson,
q visit.
Mr.. Walter Moore after a delightful
visit with Princess Ann friends has re-
turned home.
Miss Eta Castelow, of Wilmington, is
staying week with her sister, Mrs. Nc
Coy Yearsley.
The Moore boys, James, Frank and
William made Wilmington a brief visit
one day last week.
s~Quite number of our people attended
the Rhoda Royal Shows at Middletown
Friday of last week.
Patrick Fahey and company of gentle
men of Wilmington, visited the "Silver
Run Road" on Friday.
The Government Surveyors are making
another general survey of the river chan
mel through Dan Bakers Shoals.
Mr.. C. P. Webb has accepted position
in Philadelphia with one of the large |
clothing firms. He left on Wednesday |
for his new field.
Messrs. James F. Moore, Samuel Ker-
shaw, e. I. Zachries, J. NJ. Evans and |
Albert Kumpel were attentive listeners
at sBryan's meeting in Wilmington We'd
nesday night.
Mrs. Laura Thomson, of Philadelphia,
home Monday after two weeks
pleasant sojourn with Mrs. James Moore
and family, near town.
Go to Kumpers for your gum boots.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
STATE FAIRS LAST YEAR

The managers of the Delaware State
Fair have decided to discontinue the
holding of the Fair any longer. For the
past ten years the association has had a
hard struggle to keep up with expenses,
and for two or three years previous to Last
and this year were unable to pay the full
amount of their premiums. This action
on the part of the association did not
meet with the approval of many of the
exhibitors, who would take their exhibits
each year to the fair and be rewarded
with nothing more than mention in the
papers, as consequence of which many
of the largest exhibitors ceased to bring
or send premiums to the Fair.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27

THE Presidential candidate OF
the Democratic Populist party,
together with other leading men
of the combination, during the
present campaign, have been
very profuse in their quotations
from Lincoln, in whose steps, it
is not unlikely, Mr.. Bryan's van
ity leads him to think he is fol-
lowing. Indeed, the Bryanized
Democratic stump orators and
press as well, have sought to i'm
press the country with the idea
that Bryan is a latter-day ex-
ponent of Lincoln. But the Nea0
York Journal. the chief Demo
cratic organ, seems not to be i'm
pressed with the good taste or
the enternal fitness of that sort
of thing, and therefore enters
its protest, which we publish in
another column. And thereby
we are reminded of something
we once heard said by an emin-
ent Methodist preacher in a con-
trovercy with his brethren as to
the propriety of placing an en-
blem of the cross on church spires.
He said that the people of whom
he was once pastor, placed high
on the spire of a new church
which was dedicated, weather
cock, blazoned and FURNISHED.
He said to them, Brethren, I
believe in the cross, and rever-
ence its emblem wherever it may
be, whether in the prayer book
Or on the church spire, but cross
Or no cross, for Gods sake pull
down the weather-cock." The
cock would be a very
fitting emblem for the Democratic
party, and Bryan its true apostle,
but for Gods sake don't cam
pare him with Lincoln!
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
REMOVED TO MIDDLEToWN.

DIR. Jerome Humphrey Hardcastle,
formerly Of Cecilton, Nd, announces his
removal to Middletown, DEL, and offers
his professional services to the citizens Of
Middletown and vicinity. DR.. Hard
castle viii occupy the residence Of the
lste DR.. w. F. Kennedy.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27

THOSE who remember the ter
rible days and years of the civil
war, and the rawlings and rant
ings of those who were too COW
srdly to go into the Southern
army and fight like men, but re-
NAMED at home and damned
Lincoln and his hirelings in
blue" whom they said would set
up an empire, and thus end every
semblance of the liberty for
which our fathers had fought,
bled and died; and then, how,
after the war was ended, and
4ha honor of the flag maintained,
the million or more of fighting
men in the field, each took his
way to the plow, the counting
room, the law Office, the machine
shop, or whatever his vocation
NAV have formerly been, viii
not be much alarmed as to Bry-
ans predictions concerning the
little band Of brave men who are
now fighting in the far off Islands
- the Sea to maintain the honor
a their country and the flag,
and but for the traitors at home,
1vonld have long since ended the
var, and now be at rest in the
,,,,rsuits Of peace. And every
ane of them who has been killed
irriug the past Six months, met
: e.. {. ssfo 1 the fact that
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
won nj. su;.

Mr.. Emil o. Hass, of Chester, brother
Of Lewis M. Haas, Of Mt. Pleasant, was
awarded 81 100 in his suit against the
Chester Traction Co. at Media, last sat
urday.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
Republican State Ticket.

Republican State Ticket.
For Presidential Electors,
CHARLES W. PUSEY,
of New Castle County.
MANLOVE HAYES,
of Kent County.
DANIEL j. LAYTON,
of Sussex County.
For Congress-Short Term,
WALTER o. HOFFECKER,
of Smyrna.
For Congress-Long Term,
LEWIS HEISLER BALL.
of Wilmington.
For Governor,
JOHN HUM,
Of Wyoming.
For Lieutenant Governor,
PHILIP L. CANNON,
of Bridgeville.
For Attorney General,
HERBERT Fl. WARD,
of Wilmington.
For Auditor of Accounts,
PNRNETI, r. NORMAN. JR..
of Sussex County.
For State Treasurer,
MARTIN B. BURRlS,
of Middletown.
For Insurance Commissioner,
DIR. GEORGE W. MARSHALL,
Of Milford.
County Ticket
For Clerk of the Peace,
WINFIELD S. QUIGLEY.
For Prothonotary,
FRANK L. SPEAKMAN.
For Receiver of Taxes,
HORACE G. RETTEW.
For Comptroller.
GEORGE D. KELLEY.
For Sheriff,
SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL
For Coroner,
JOHN L. FRICK.
For Levy Court.
9Th District FRANCIS H. LAT
\ TOMUS.
For Senator,
HARRY G.. ELLISON.
For Representative,
ROBERT S. CARPENTER.
For Inspector,
3D. District--ALFRED. G. COX.
4th District--JULIUS W. CLAY
TON.
For Road Commissioner,
THOS. E. CLAYTON.
For Assessor, .
HOWARD DICKSON.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27
NIDpLEEowE, Dzl., oCTOBER, y, 1900.
REPUBLICAN, TICKET


Republican National Ticket.
For President,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
of Ohio.
For Vice President,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
of New York.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-27

Secretary Root has promised to make a
speech at a big Republican meeting in
Youngstown, Ohio, next Thursday.
That is the only speech he intends to
make during the campaign.
Gilpin observer., 1900-02-15
shippers OF Live stock Must Pay Fal,y.

Topeka. Kan. Feb. 12.-The State
Supreme Court in the case of the Atchl-
son, Topeka " Santa Fe Railway Com
pany against l. l.. Campbell. has hand
ed down II decision holding the act of
the last Legislature requiring railroads
to furnish free transportation to ship.
pers of live stock to be unconstituton-
al. The court was unanimous, and Its
decision rcverScs both the Appellate
Court and the Scdgwck County Dis
trict Court.
The court says: This is n depriva-
ilon of property without due process of
law, and n denial of the equal protec-
ton Of the laws and is. therefore. un-
constitutional ana void, under the four
tccnth amendment to the constitutions" I"
Gilpin observer., 1900-02-15
More Money for Colleges.

Chicago. Feb. 13.-A half million
dollars in addition 10 large sums he
has already given to the cause of ed
ucat.on Will be contributed by DR.. ID.
K. Pcarsons of Chicago. beginning on
March l. among fourteen colleges and
educational institutions throughout the
United States. The gifts will average
generally $4,000 to each college.
Among the colleges TO become bene-
hciaries of br. Pcarsons' philan.
thropy are: Colorado College, $4,000;
Mount llolyoke Female College. Mass
nchusetts: Nankton College. South Da-
kota and Mckendrie College. Lebanon.
Ills. These Will receive SJo.O00. Each
has received n former donation from
DIR. Pcarsons.
Gilpin observer., 1900-02-15
SITUATION AT FRANKFORT.
Most of the Militia Sen. Home and Courts
VIII Settle Dispute.

Frankfort, KY. Feb. 12.-All day
long troops have poured out of Frank
fort on special trains, and tonight only
the soldiers from Covington, Newport
Lexington and Morgantown are cal "
ed In the capitol square.
Adjutant General Collier said this
afternoon that only IA few companies Of
infantry would be kept on duty here
for short time, to do police work
around the capitol square and guard
the public buildings. They would, he
said, interfere in no way with the ac-
tions of the members of the Legisla-
ture.
The members of the Republican Leg
islature We're expected to arrive from
London late this afternoon. but word
was Ight that they had spent the
day in an excursion to Cumberland
Gap, and would not, for the most
part, arrive until tomorrow morning
Louisville. Ky, Feb. 12.-It is re-
ported tonight that the Republicans
will this week seek to bring the con-
test for the offices of governor and
lieutenant governor before the Federal
court.
Former Governor Bradley. chief
counsel for the Republicans in the ap-
plication before Judge Taft to restrain
tne state election commissioners from
proceeding with the tests for the min
or offices. was in town this afternoon
in consultation with leading Repub-
lican lawyers. The case involving the
minor offices comes up tomorrow al
Cincinnati and ii Is believed the other
case will also be taken before Judge
Taft. though it is not likely anything
will be done until after Tuesday. on
that day applications of the Demo-
Gratis for an Injunction to restrain
Governor Taylor from interfering with
the Legislature will come up in the
Circuit Court NJ Frankfort. II is ex-
pected that n temporary injunction
Will be granted. The case will then be
taken to the Court of Appeals. the
state court of last resort. Upon wheth-
er or not an appeal to The Federal
court will lie depends the Republican
hope of relief from that quarter
Gilpin observer., 1900-02-15
Pistol Record broken.

san Francisco. Feb. 13.-I. 10. Cor
man of the Golden Gate Pistol and
Rifle Club has broken the worlds If
ty-sliot record with pistol ut fifty yards
at the Shell Mound ranges. For sew
cral years Il. Il. Partridge of Boston
has held the record at 400 points. but
after having made four attempts to
break II Gorman succeeded. with n
score of Ill. Some time ago he broke
the 100-shot American record held by
Partridge. and he now claims TO be the
champion pistol shot at 100 and 30
shot contests In America.
Gilpin observer., 1900-02-15
THE TRUST coNFERENcE.
Large Attendance at the Chicago Meeting
-Suggcstions offered.

Chicago, Feb. 12.-To-night at the
close of the first days proceedings of
the antitrust conference called by the
National Antitrust League good prog
ress has been made with the set
speeches, of which Il, dozen or more
were delivered The resolutions com
mittee was busy this afternoon and to-
night, while the main body of the dele
gates We're listening to the speeches at
Central Music hall. A set of 'resolu-
tions were formulated by the commit
tee covering the following points:
Government ownership of all rail
ways and telegraph lines; the abolition
of all special privileges by Legislative
enactments; placing on the free list Of
all trust goods and direct legislation
by petition from the people.
The discussion in committee was car
ried out ON those lines. An amend
ment was offered for the taxation Of
all franchises, but was voted down on
the grounds that such action would
simply legalize special privileges. The
report will be offered tomorrow.
These remedies for the trust evils
We're proposed by the speakers at to-
days sessions of the conferences:
President NJ. l.. INSTRUMENTATION
ownership of highways, agitation to be
conducted through non-partisan organ-
iZationS.
all special privileges granted by law
government.
Captain William p. Black-By popu-
lar rule through the initiative and ref
erendum.
Mayor Carter II. Harrison-Through
legislative action and by executive en-
forcement.
Governor Lee of South Dakota
Transfer of the mines and means Of
communication from the few to the
many.
Jay d. Miller, Chicago-Repeal of
Special privileges and Il single tax on
land values.
DR.. George Sherman, Detroit, Michi-
gan-Direct legislation by the people.
T. Carl Spelling, San EranciscO-COn-
gressional legislation on the principle
of police powers of the national gov
ernment
E. W. Elliott. Troy, Kansas-Organ-
lied society must interfere and vested
rights in property go the way of vest
ed rights in government and human
beings.
@. b. Matthews, Buffalo, New York
Natural monopolies must be owned by
the government for the public good.
No franchises except by direct vote of
the people.
Alexander Delmar, New York-The
money of the country must be issued
and controlled by the government only.
Congressman William SulZer, New
York-Under the act of 1890, If en-
forced, every trust in the land will! be
destroyed. We need president with
courage to name an attorney general
who will enforce the act.
Gilpin observer., 1900-02-15

A British soldiers letter relates how.
at Glencoe, as he was about to transfx
an elderly Boer with a bayonet, his
ankle turned" and he fell. His op.
ponent, with dubbed gun, came at him
vengefully, but younger Boer inter
vened and averted the impending blow.
the older man, still implacable, strove
to accomplish his purpose, but the
pleadings of the younger prevailing, he
turned wrathfully away. His preserver
propped the Englishman against a
rock, refreshed him from his water
bottle, "and then" concludes the SOL
dier, "he gives me cigar and carries
me on his back down the hill. When
he gets to the bottom he puts me down
and says, They'll find you here all
right Then he shakes my hand and
bolts, and our patrol soon picked me
up" One hopes that the mercy and
humanity displayed by this chivalrous
Boer may be shown him, should his
needs ever require them.
Gilpin observer., 1900-02-15

Velyril is the name by which a new
substitute for rubber and guttapercha
is to be known. 1t is to be used largely
for deep-sea cable insulation, to take
the place of rubber. The desira-
bility of such substitute being found
is seen in the fact that one cable re-
Gently laid required over 500 tons OF
rubber, or one-fifth of the annual out
put for its insulation. The new insu-
lator is a mixture o; nitrated linseed.
or castor oil, with nitro-cellulose. This
gives a homogeneous mass. the elastic
and other properties of which can be
modified by changes in the proportions
of the constituents. A good imitation
of Para rubber is secured by mixing
two pints OF nitrated oil with one pint
OF nitro cellulose. Castor oil Yields
better results than linseed oil. The
elasticity OF the product is 25 per cent
1t is said to be more durable than rub
Ser, and IL can be nodded under heat
and pressure or worked by dlssolving
in any suitable solvent, and then evap-
Grating the solvent. Velvril is claimed
to be superior to vulcanized rubber, in
that 1t is without action on copper. 1t
appears to possess many advantages,
but satisfactory information as to its
cost of production is not yet forthcom-
ing The purposes for which 1t is ex-
pected to be specially adapted are ma
chine betting, the manufacture Of port
manteaus, camping-out sheets, loin
cloths for horses, balloon materials,
hose and tubing, carding wire founda-
tions for spinning rollers. floor cover
ings, paints, enameled leather and fish
ing lines. 1t Is non-explosive, and not
more infiammable than other kindred
organic products.
Gilpin observer., 1900-02-15
eoERs ARE AGGRESSIVE.
Now Threaten Buller's Line of Communi'
cation-Pressing Kimberly.


London, Feb. 12.-The Beers are TAX
ing the aggressive all along the line.
Following close on the heels of General
Buffers third retreat at the Tuegla Il
force of burghers 5000 strong, under
General Joubert. have made an ascent
ON the side of the hills near Chieveley.
This gives the willy old Boer general
command of both bridges across the
Tugela and dominating the forts. This
makes LadySmith's relief from the Tu-
gela almost impossible.
Another Boer commander. known to
have been pushing his way through
Hlluland in the direction of Greytown,
has occupied Nkhandhlu. just one days
ride to Greytown, with the evident pur-
pose of cutting off Buffers communi-
cations, possibly following up the three
British repulses with decisive engage
ment in Natal.
Similar activity is apparent against
Kimberley. where the besiegers have
advanced their trenches to within 1000
yards of the city's outworks. Lord
Roberts presence at the Modder river
is regarded as indicating that the Brit
ish commander intends to attempt to
deal 4 crushing blow to General
Cronje's force at Magersfontein to re
lieve Kimberley, and then to invade
the Orange Free State.
Large stores and railway construc-
tion material are collecting at Me-
thuen's camp for the purpose of pre-
pairing for the invasion.
The war office has just issued the
following dispatch. dated to-day, from
the general commanding at Cape Town:
elements reports from Rensberg
that Friday, February 9th, the Beers
tried to turn his right flank, but were
beaten off and his position was main
tained. His casualties were small
Kimberley reports that the Boer
fighting was apparently increased Wed
nesday, February 7th. The next day
the Beers commenced the construction
Of trenches to the east, nearly parallel
to the glacis, and 400 yards from the
Premier mine.
"A native reported that he accom-
panied some Beers who left Mafeking
for Kimberley, carrying with them n
six-inch gun and quick-firing field
gun. The former opened fire on KIM
berley. Otherwise the situation is un-
changed