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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

A committee of representative citi-
zens Of Galveston, Texas, consisting of
W. O, Jones, mayor; M. Lasksr, presi-
dent of Island City Savings Bank; ].
D. Skinner. president Cotton Exchange;
G. ii. McMaster, for Chamber of Com
MERGE; r. g. Lowe, manager Calves
ton News, and Clarence 0wsley, mana
ger Galveston Tribune, has issued this
statement and appeal to the people Of
the country
A conservative estimate Of the loss
OF life Is that it will reach 5000 At
least 5000 families are ehelterless and
wholly destitute. The entire remainder
Of the population 10 suffering in greater
or less degree. Not single church,
school or charitable institution, Of
which Galveston had so many, is left
intact. Not building oscar cd damage,
and half the whole number were en-.
tirely obliterated. ~
y There is immediate need for food,
clothing and household goods of all
kinds. II nearby cities will oper
asylums for women and children the
situation will be greatly relieved.
Coast cities should send US water,
as well as provisions, including kero
sere oil, gasoline and candles.
This is heart.rending picture o
misery and suffering that should ap
peal with direct force TO every sympa
thetio heart in the country and brinl
forth ready and generous response.
| In the work of relieving the suffer
ings Of the unfortunate victims Of thi
great disaster, Wilmington shout,
have hand. 1t might be well to In
augurate the relief movement by
public meeting, called by the mayor 0
the Board Of Trade. Meanwhile.
any feel disposed to make contribu
tions Of money, Every Evening wi
accept and acknowledge the same, an
sec that the amounts are prompt
transmitted to one Of the sewers
agencies Of relief already in activ
operation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

Despite the large Republican MAORI
ties given by Vermont and Name at
the recent local elections in those
States, the Republican managers are
worried. In each State the result
showed Republican loss and Demo.
cratic gain as compared with sim liar
elections in 1896, and experts readily
figure 1T out that like change in
other States would give the country to
Bryan by large majority. But it is
not ut all likely that the other States
will show such ratio Of Republican
Losses aud Democratic gains. How.
ever, the Republican managers arc
worried, and wish that they coult
point to large Republican maiorities
in Maine and Vermont without such {
discount Of Republican losses ant
Democratic gains over the vote of 1896
They would feel much more comforta
BILE il the relations of losses and gain
were reversed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
THE SUSSEX CAUCUS.

Edward ID. Hearne and DIR. Edward W.
Fowler Named for Congressman.
Dover, Sept. II. The Sussex county
caucus made the following nomina.
tions;
Presidential Elector- William E. Can
non OF Boaford. W
Congressman for the Long Term
Edward d. Hearne OF Georgetown.
Congressman for the Short Term-Dr.
Edward Fowler Of Laurel, present in
surance commissioner.
State Treasurer Henry A. Houston,
Millsboro,
For State Auditor Isaac N. Fooks
and Walter Donoho we're placed In
nomination, bnt adjournment was made
without taking voto
For Insurance Commissioner l..
Sirman OF pelmar.
Paynter Frame presided at the Sus-
sax caucus and q. W. Hastings was
secretary.
An unsuccessful effort was made to
bind the delegation by the decision Of
Nav Castle county In the matter Of
supporting the candid ste for governor.
| There was much discussion nm the sub
| jccr, but no action was taken, d.
In addition to Or, Fowler, who was
selected, the following were placed in
nomination for Congressman for the
short term: DIR. K. g. Ellegood,, A.
| F. Folk and ". ". Knowles, but MI.
Knowles withdrew.
| Mr.. Hearne, nominee for tho long
term in Congress, defeated Charles W.
McFoe by rote OF 80 TO 20.
W. L.Sirman had a majority of eight
votes In the caucus for insurance com
missioner. the other names placed u
nomination being as follows: +. W.
ColbouIn, DR.. Edward Fowler, Walter
Donol,oe and s. j.. Wheatley.
An unsuccessful effort WAS mnde L
endorse the candidacy OF Thomas Dnvil
of New Castle county for attorney
| general
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
1Ae ra..lng q ,he s.errron.

Investigation by the United States
Fish Commission reveals the fact that
an industry carried or more largely il
the Delaware River and bay than any
where else in the country is drifting
speedily to extinction. This is stur.
Reon fishing, which for years has been
pursued for the more profitable by
product the roe, from which cayiare,
a Russian so-called delicacy, is made,
The Fish Comm ission reports an ad
vance from 80 to Sl05 key in about
Is years, and decline In production
from l.94s kegs ip 1857 to an estimate
Of about 100 kegs 10 1850.
The sturgeon fisheries Of the Della
ware River have been famed for years,
but it is not generally known, Gays the
Baltimore Sun, that nearly oil the
oaviare which comes into this country
from abroad labeled and lauded in
foreign explosives, Russian and Ger
man most frequently, had crossed the
Atlantic once before in ordinary pine
or oaken oasks. That is the fact, how
ever, the fishermen apparently getting
better prices In foreign markets than
at homo, where, perhaps. the se'fsame
article would be rejected because II
wac not imported
Capiare, IA has been said, is pro.
duced from tho roe of the sturgeon, tbs
eggs being carefully sifted and ther
sailed for preservation and favor The
toothsomeness Of this dish, of course
is open to question, since it is "ilshy, '
and with the customary garnisbing o.
finely chopped raw onions, together
with which 1t is spread upon ry,
bread, IL ia not calculated to be ms
taken for chocolate eclair. But thos'
whose palates ii more than tickles vii
hear the duleful tidings from the Della
ware with impressive sorrow. 1t seem
almost certain that tho female stur
geon lie being rapidly exterminated AM
unless new source Of supply be fount
the mingled fragrance Of the caviar
sandwich soon will be fading memory
While it is fact that sturgeon ar
disappearing from the Delaware Rive
and Bay, they are noticed in larg
numbers in the Atlantic Ocean. A
Rehoboth it is a favorite amusemen
Of the summer sojourners to watch tn
big fish sporting in the water. The
leap up into the air to a height OF fiv
or six feet, and drop back with grea
splash, scattering waves Of spray a
around. Deep sea fishing for sturgeo
may give promise Of reasonably re
munerative occupation in the future.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

From careful study Of the election
returns of Vermont and Maine, tho
New York Evening Post comes to this
conclusion: The real moral Of the
Maine election is the same which the
Evening Post drew from tho voting in
Vermont last week, that the Republi-
cans can carry the country for Nc.
Kinley in November. by hard work,
but that they cannot repeat the scare
Of 1896 aud brighten host Of Demo-
crats into supporting their candidate.
Little heart is felt IN the campaign by
the maes Of voters on either side, and
no approach to the Mckinley nuiori.
ties OF 1896 is anywhere possible, while
il the Republican managers we're to
suspend the most earnest efforts tc
overcome the apathy which evidentl,
exists, the Bryanites might come ou
ahead next November"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

1t is not the wage question or the
suffrage laws, but nature that has de
creed the ultimate transfer of the cotton
manufacturing business to the cotton
growing States, says tho Washington
POST The process may he long, and
it may work many hardships but it is
hound to go on to completion, That is
one Of the great future events that
we're not foresuen by the political, moral
and physical forces which extinguished
slavery, and, in so doing, opened up
the great career on which the South
has entered. Massachusetts bore her
part in that patriotic work, and she
should not make wry faces over her 70.
ward,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

mated. and ID was thought that tho
time that thew might present another
name to the tonyention.
l'e'ore Gavin. Mr.. Salisbury made a
CT eeah in which he enid he would not
be bound by the decision OF the caucus.
as hia constituent, had instructed him
to rots for another man.
Tho delegates walking OUT left an
unsatisfactory condition OF affairs, but
az a large majority remained the meet
ing proceeded ~ ii nothing had hap
pehed and business went on uninter-
ruutpd &K E Z
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
+. KENT'S CAUCUS.

Postles for Elector, DAILY for Congress and
Candidates for other Places Named.
Dover, Sept. II. The Kent caucus
named the following nominations. Pres
idential Elector William g. Postles
Of Dover.
Congressman for the Long Term
Alexander NJ, DAILY. of Dover.
Lieutenant. governor DR.. W. F. Hoey.
Attorney General = Henry Ridgely,
Jr.
State Treasurer-J. NJ. Arthurs.
Insurance-C Commissioners William H.
Walker.
poLrED THE cArcUs.
Some opponents to the candiaa,y oil
Mr.. Ualy, headed by John h. Sauls,
bury, walked out of the caucus wher
it was found that DAILY would be nomi
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

Cambridge, Md, Sept. lin Cam
bridge to-day Mathew Creighton was
accidentally shot in the cheek by the
discharge Of an air rifle in the hands
Of Vernon Rea. A little grandson of
Mr.. Rea gave him the rifle to hold for
him without telling him it was loaded
and Mr.. Rea began to rlay with 1t,
with the result mentioned. The would
was not serious.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

Miss Helen Gould has purchased
700 army rations and sent them, by
special train, on the way to Galveston,
for the relief Of the sufferers in that
city. This prompt action shows that
Miss Gould is woman Of energy and
great executive capacity, as well as OF
generous impulses.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

Salisbury. Md, Sept. II, "A futile
attempt was made this evening to burn
the Catholic Church here. A bundle
uf papers and sacks were piled IN one
corner of an attic room and a match
applied. The fire had gained cousid.
cradle headway when discovered, but
was soon extinguished by some
passersby.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

The horrors of Johnstown even arc
exceeded in extent by the awful
calamits at Galveston and other towns
in Texas, as result of the terrible
hurricane. Tho dead are numbered by
thousands and tho property Losses will
mount into the millions. The situa-
ton is one which will call for aid for
the survivors, and the entire country
will be asked To respond to tho appeals.
And in the good work of relief, which
has already been started, the people OF
Delaware should not be laggards.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
Tho Democratic Ticket.


The Democratio State Convention,
which assembled at Dover Tuesday,
was a notable and an interesting gath
erlng. Unlike the conventions OF the
Republican factions, 1t was absolutely
/ free from boss dictation. No leader or
lesders could say do this or do that,
nominate this man or that man, and
await with confidence compliance
with the orders. The convention made
its own nom inatious, and, until the
decisive ballots we're taken, no one
knew what the result would be. For
this reason, the outcome Of the COR
yention was awaited with the keerest
interest all over tho State.
The ticket nominated by this conven-
tion, taken in It's entirety, is strong
and capable one. OF Mr.. Peter j.
Ford, the nominee for governor, it can
with truth be said that he possesses
elements Of both weakness and
strength, but his well-known ageres
siveness and his acknowledged pollti
cal sagaoity, will largely tend to
minimize the former and mako the
latter powerful factor towards sue
csss at the election. The convention,
by the Democratic rule Of rotation, con
ceded the nomination to New Castle
county, and when the caucus of that
county expressed its preference for
Mr.. Ford, the convention acquiesced
without question, and he was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
The candidate for lieutenant-goyer-
, nor, DR.. William II. Hoey Of Kent
county, like the Republican nominee
for this office, is not publicly known
outside of his bailiwick. He is n
prominent physician Of Frederick, who
stands high in his profession and is
we'll thought OF by his fellow citizens.
The nominees for Presidential Electors
are wel.known citizens and men of
prominence in the party. The nominee
for Congress for the full term, Alexan-
der M. DAILY OF Dover, is young law
yer who, by his own exertions, fostered
by an honorable ambition, has made
for himself ccmmendable record al
the bar OF Kent county and gained u
high place in the esteem of bis friends.
The nominee for the short term in
Congress is Or. Edward Fowler Of
Laurel, who, as insurance commits
sioner, which position he now holds
has shown that as public official b,
knows how to perform official dutie'
effectively, intelligently, and withou
fear or favor.
Peter l.. Cooper, Jr.. tho nomine,
for attorney general, was the logica
candidate for this Office, being ut pres
ent deputy attorney general, in whicl
osition he has shown himself to b
afable and efficient to marked dc
tree. For State treasurer, the nomi
nntion Of William L. Sirman Of Del
mar is peculiarly appropriate He i
honest and capable, stands high in hi
community, and has been honored b
election 10 the office OF Speaker of tn
Delaware House Of Representative;
Walter Donahoe OF Seaford. tho nom
noe for auditor, 10 good citizen an
in every way competent to administt
the office in q satisfactory manner. Fc
insurance commissioner the conyentio
made the very best selection possib
in naming Francis d. Baldwin Of Mi
Creek hundred. He is not only goC
citizen and sound Democrat, but
especially qualified for the duties
the Office lie is thoroughly familii
with the insurance business in all /
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

With the candidates for governor,
encouragement and insurance com.
missioner on the State ticket, New
Castle county cannot complain Of lack
Of recognition at the bands of the
Democratic State Convention. Kent
and Sussex are not SO liberal towards
New Castle, as a general rule.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
rresident MoKinIey, In his long lettel

President Mckinley. in his long letter
of acoertance-it includes 10000 words
-desotes three fourth OF it to tho sub
jeot Of imperialism. And so, despite
the manner in which the Republican
leaders and organs have endeavored to
belittle this subject, the President
shows that he believes the declaration
of the Democratic platform that il is
1.-THE paramount issue Of the cam
uaiGn."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

No boss or bosses ruled the Demo-
cratic State convention at Dover, Tues
day. The outcome was the will Of
the majority of the delegates, as ascer-
tanned by roll-calls and other tests of
sentiment. No one man dictated the
nominations, as was the case with the
Union Republican State conventions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

The Mill Creek Sunday school Asscia-
tion will hold confeie once ut Ebenezer
NJ, Il. Church on September Goth.
Methodis,s, presby and Baptisis
will be presented.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

Brigadier- General Joseph Wheeler
was retired, Monday, having reached
the age limit of GA years. Gen.
Wheelrr's military service during the
past few years has been able and hon
orahle, and fully entities him to q
place on the retired list.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

The Rov. Aloysius Green is expected
to take charge of Newport ID. Il. Church,
Sunday. September 23d. The Rer.
Ralph T. Cuursey will, go to Seabring,
Ohio.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

The Republicans carried Maine at
Mondays State election, Of course,
but the returns show Democratic
gain of about II per cent and Re-
publican loss of about 90 per cent over
the election of 1896. But. according
to the evidence of past elections, this
really Indicates nothing, so far as a
bearing upon the November election is
concerned. In past years Maine has
given small Republican pluralities in
September and heavy ones in Novsm-
Der, But it shows that the issue Of
imperialism is not bringing any
strength to the Republican party. This
was also shown in the result of the
Vermont election, and is no doubt Civ.
ing the Republican managers consider.
able uneasiness. Maine's Republican
plurality yesterday is something be-
tween 30, 900 and $1,000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
TIL, nnmneratie Platform.

Tie platform adopted by the Demo-
cratic State Convention at Dover TUGS.
day. the 'uil ,est OF which is printed
in the ropvention proceedings In
arcther pa:t Of this issue, Ia decla.
,ation tina; should commend itself to
tbs careful consideration Of the voters
OF Delaware.
In It's opening section the platform
fatitiss the pIhtfrrn and epnorses the
nom nations Of the Democratic National
Convention, as was to he expected but
In every other respect it refers to State
issres only. It very properly oon,mfnda
Inc ndmirahle administration Vt Gov
error Tunnel. II fayors a change In
the system of registration by which
citizens will not BIO subjected to the
trouble Of getting registered bien-
nially, but will secure their votes in
definitely by a single registration, the
biennial sittings of the registers 10 be
only for registering new voters and
those who may change their resi-
dences, and striking the names of the
dead from the lists. The proposed
change would be coed move, but the
recommendation that the registration
fee be abolished is open to question.
This platform also favors liberal appro.
priations for the public schools, re
form Of our State tax system, improved
methods Of auditing public accounts
fair salaries for all public officers ant
the diversion OF oil fees Into thu
treasury, good loads, and water i'm
provements for Wilmington and thu
State. 1t gives promise o! good gov
ernment under Democratic admins
tration. and emphatioally opposes
bribery and other forms Of corruption
at elections. II denouuces the shame
full corruption of voters by the Union
4 Republican party as appalling ant
"overshadowing all questions Of ordi
nary public policy" and pledge
Democrats to protect the treasury o
the State and the honor and propert.
OF her people.
Such is the State platform of tb
, Democratic party Of Delaware in III
, present campaign. 1t is broad enoug
! and strong enough for a majority Q
the citizens to stand upon, with entir
, assurance that it will amply sustai
their own integrity and the honor an
, good fame of their State.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1900-11-09
PROF. SCHURMANN ANSWERS
SENIOR AGUINALDO'S AGENT

Buffalo, n. Y, Nov. 5.-Prof. Jacob
G.. Schurmann. who passed through
this afternoon en- route from the west
to Ithaca, furnishes the following re-
ply to an open lteter addressed to him
by SiXto Lopez. an agent of Aguinaldo:
Mr.. Sixto Lopez's open letter of the
3D. inst, addressed to me, although
have not yet seen 1t except in the news
papers is gratifying proof of the cor
RICHNESS of the report of the Philippine
commission. Mr.. Lopez. by his decla-
rations, confirms all have said of the
promising educational possibilities, in
the Philippines and of the admira BILE
character of the educated Filipinos,
few though they are. who may be
taken as II type of the promise of the
future. Nor does Mr.. Lopez deny that
the masses of the inhabitants of the
Philippine islands of all tribes and
races. are uneducated and ignorant.
Furthermore. by silent acqucscence
in the report of our committee, Mr.. Lo-
PEI acknowledges that the majority of
the Filipinos either desire American
sovereignty. as is the case with the
men of education and property. or ac-
quiesce in ii. or are Indifferent to it.
and that the demand for independence
originated with the ambitious Tagalog
insurgent leaders. who have diffused it
with fire and sword. aided by atrocious
misrepresentation of the aims and
purposes of the United States.
Lastly. Mr.. Lopez does not question
the finding of our commission that the
inhabitants of the Philippine islands
are marked with great racial and tribal
differences, by immense varieties of So
cial conditions which range all the way
from the civilization of Manila. down
through all phases of barbarism to the
naked savage of Mindnnao and north
ern Luzon, by IA bewildering multiple
ity of languages which are mutually
uniptelligible by dense ignorance on
the part of the masses of the people:
by the absence of union and concert,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1900-11-09

Mansfield. o.. Nov. "a vigilance
committee of men and boys captured a
Dowie elder. Mark Loblaw of Chicago.
accompanied by IA woman. presumably
his wife. here about noon to-day. Il. ii.
Leiby. local Dowieile. who was with
them. was chased to Il swamp ana
made his escape. Loblaw and the wo-
man were taken to the Erie depot and
after being held there for two hours
We're compelled to buy tickets for the
next town.
Meantime another elder, who refused
to give his name, was also brought in
by n citizen and deported on the same
train. Both men We're kicked and
cuffed by the crowd. which numbered
several hundred. before the train ar
rived. While the unknown elder en-
deavored to make n speech from the
rear platform of the train he was pelt-
ed with stones and gravel
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1900-11-09
DIRE PREDICTIONS
FOR GREAT BRITAIN

London. Nov. 5.-The reconstruction
ofythe British cabinet and the climax OF
rowdyism which marked the home
coming of the City Imperial volunteers
We're the topics of the week. The seri-
Gus weeklies frankly nlmit the shame
fulness of last Monday nights mob
rule, for which the return of the City
Imperial volunteers from South Africa
was the excuse. The Speaker declares
the "degrading influences of the last
twelve months have left neither self
control nor self-respect in the populace.
fed daily on n diet of sensationalism
and passion"
As an appropriate conjunction of this
self-analysis and confession of at least
temporary degeneracy, the National Re
view publishes striking articles forclbly
pointing out Great Britain's dire need
of political and economic reconstruc-
ton, the inadeuuacy of both the navy
and army. ms. nj present organized. to
meet possible and even probable emer-
gencies. and the inability of the coun-
try to cope with II sudden invasion.
These come from the pens of English
authorities which are neither historical
nor ignorant. George j. Goschen, the
retiring first lord or the admiralty, II is
said. has let the British squadron in
the lar east De OutnnlnDereu ny tHe
Germans. and the British fleet in the
Mediterranean is asserted to be far
below the necessary strength. without
coal stores and basis while the home
dock yards are congested with reserve
ships that cannot he kept in order
and an effective mobilization al short
notice is ont of the question. Captain
Cairnes with convincing detail. exposes
how comparatively easy ii would be
for France TO land several hundred
thousand men in England basing his
belief on the landing of American
troops near Santiago, and marching
them into London before the whole mo-
bilization scheme could be put in ac-
ton.
Throughout these articles there is the
evident conviction that Great Britain
must soon fight one of the great pow
ers. The shadow of that struggle al
ready overlies the land. which is not
moving hand or foot to meet the pend
ing crisis,