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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
The NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


stnn Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal.
New Castle, May Q. Several persons
have importuned the Trustees OF the
Greep 10 place benches on tho green
and Pom Square for the use OF the
neorle. But the trustees say they
do not think they will bother with
them, as the people OF this city are
unanrreciative and that many of the
benches were destroyed last year
Trustee Rogers SAID that ths benches
had been badly misused, and that the
poljce made no attempt to stop the
mischief; that boys were stopped from
playing mumbly peg on the grass, cut
allowed tic break the benches anu
mutilate them with knives ana Gig
rocks. He also stated that II he were
allowed the care Of the green's he would
have electric lights placed therein and
have a caretaker who would make
arrests and keep the places IN lroper
shape. Mr.. Rogers thought that the
tops should he removed from the
Burgie fountain and tho water turned
on.
The 10th anniversary Of the marriage
nf Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Campbell was
appropriately celebrated at their home,
No. 4U6 Harmony street, last evening,
by gathering of many friends, who
we're witnesses to the marriage cere-
mony. The presents received we're
numerous anG valuable.
The members Of Co. II, N. q. D.,
are working hard to make themselves
marskmen OF high order. Today
Sergeant Myers built the stand for the
FOO-yard range and the qualified marks
men at the z00.yard range will be en-
titled to shot at the new target on
Saturday. The following scores we're
made yesterday: 100 yards-Corporal
Beckett, Q. 3, 3, 3, Pill: Private
Patton. 2, 5, 3, 9, 5-l7; Private
Goudis, 2, 4, 9. +, Al. 200 yards
Sergeant Wise, 4, 0, 3, 4, 2-.12. The
wind of yesterday was against the
making of high scores.
George Morrison caught a 17-pound
catfish, yesterday, while fishing for
shad 1t WAS ons of the largest re-.
Gently caught here. Tho roe weighed
over four pounds. The fish was pur-
chaser by New York agent for 81. 30.
One man offered SO cents for the head.
which he wanted TO make soup out of,
but the agent SAINT it to New York,
head and all. ..r
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
Democratic Platforms.

To all who feel an interest In the
declaration Of political principles to be
formulated by the Democratic National
Convention which will assemble at
Kansas City ON July 4th, We commend
careful perusal Of an article from the
Baltimore Sun, under the heading
democratic Platforms, which is
printed elsewhere In this issue. 1t
contains some interesting political his
tory, and also some sound political
conclusions.
In tho citations from Democratic
platforms OF tho past made in this Sun
article, none is more suggestive than
one from the Democratio platform of
1884, reading as follows: 1.-THE Domo-
cratic party of the Union, through its
representatives In national convention
assembled, recognizes that as the
Nation grows older new issues are born
of time and progress, and old issues
perish. - This is sound and practi-
col conclusion, which the Kansas City
Convention may safely reatilrm, should
it deem any kind of reaffirmation neces-
sary, as now seems probable. Much
better will it be to reaftirm this modern
ard sensible declaration, than to re-
affirm the declarations Of the Chicago
platform OF 1896, which brought dis
aster to the Iarty.
BY recognizing the plain fact that
"old issues perish, y and that as 1.-THE
Nation grows older new issues are born
OF time and plogress,' the Kansas
City Convention may place tho Demo-
cratic party upon winning platform
this year. The new issues born of the
time and progress" of the Mckinley
administration are many and potent.
But il they are subordinatad to the
undemocratio issues of anarchy, re-
pudiation and free silver coinage, which
were born of the Chicago Convention
OF 1896, then there will be no hope OF
Democratic victory in the coming cam
paign.
Reafiirmatiou of issues that have
rerished will drag the Democratic
party to defeat. What It needs is to
array itself upon the right side of the
issues born Of the past four years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
An Impor.an, sarrrage ouallfleatlon.

An Important Suffrage Qualification.
Tho Dover Index, 10 timely edi-
torial, calls attention 10 new and i'm.
portant suffrage qualification in Della.
ware, which becomes operative for the
first time at this years registrations
1t is contained in section ? of article
8 of the new Constitution, and provides
that no person who shall attain the age
of q years after January LIST, 1900, or
who shall after that day become
citizen of the United States. shall be
qualified to vote unless he shall be able
to read the Constitution in the English
language and write his own name,
The illiterate citizens of Delaware
who we're previously entitled TO qualify
for suffrage will not be affected by this
provision, as 1t applies only to coming
citizens. In this respect the Constitu-
tion of Delaware was not fashioned
after the Constitutions of Louisiana,
South Carolina and several other South
ern States, which made IN educational
test for suffrage, designed solely for the
purpose Of DISTINGUISHING the ignorant
negro vote. In Delaware that vote still
has tho privilege Of qualifying, but the
new provision insures that there will be
no increase hereafter in the illiterate
vote Of the State
1t is not expected that the provision
will restrict the vote to any great
extent. 1t applies to future raturalized
citizens and those who will hereafter at.
tain their majority. OF tbs latter class,
it is possible that few young negro
men may find themselves DISTINGUISHED
by reason Of their ignorance, but there
ought not to be many of them. During
the past thirty years much good work
has been done in the matter of provid-
ing school facilities for the coloretl
people Of Delaware and IL there is a
young negro coming q years of age
this year In the State who cannot read
and write, il is his own fault. His
Ignorance cannot be attributed to a
lack of opportunity for an ordinary
education.
This educational qualification will
have to be applied this year by the
officers Of registration. 1t is pointed
out by the Dover Index that the regis.
tration statutes passed in 1898 do not
refer to the matter. Nevertheless, the
Index says, sit is quite plain that the
registration officers aie bound to satisfy
themselves upon the subject, and in
case any applicant falling within ths
constitutional provision in question
does not possess the required qualifica
tion, then he is to be treated like any
other disqualified applicant, and the
cause Of his disqualification should b,
entered under the column headed Dis
qualified. ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
The Remedy That is at Hand.

Referring to subject that possesses
large interest to the people at both ends
of the State, the Sussex Journal of
Georgetown editorially says:
We have been calling the attention OF
the people Of Sussex county for four
years past to the shameful allowances
Of the Addicks Sussex Levy Court. III
the way Of road order steals. but the
voters seem hardened to the sin OF
being robbed. These very same road
order steals are in u measure RESPONSE
tle for the increased county debt and
the increase in the county tax rate from
30 to 60 cents on the s100, coupled with
higher assessment list.
The people should &c it that none but
honest, able and BUSINESS men should
be nominated to be Levy Court Com
missioners. These men who persist in
giving away the peoples money should
be pushed to the Background. The
very best men should be nominated for
Levy Court Commissioners.
As the Sussex journal is party
organ, it naturally looks upon the sub.
ject from a partisan point Of view.
But it gets at the bottom of the matter
when it urges that the very best men
should be nominated for Levy Court
Commissioners. This advice, however,
is pertinent to all parties, and not to
the Democratic party alone. In Sussex
county, the operations of the Levy Court
are controlled by members OF the ma.
jority party, and at times scant courtesy
is shown to the minority members.
Such course as this naturally makes
the majority party responsible for all
that is done. But tho people OF New
Castle county are well aware that par.
tisanship counts for nothing in their
Levy Court, and that party lines are
never drawn except when 1t comes tc
filling Offices, when the names of Dom.
ocrats only are considered But wher
it comes to expanding the money Of the
people in extravagant allowances, tbs
three Democratic members and the two
Republican members are unit. The,
are not bothered or divided by politics
The remedy, therefore, is the election
of good men to the Levy Court. Goot
men will conduct the affairs Of th,
county honestly, and to the best o
their judgment. We have no doub
that five good men can be found Il
serve in the next Levy Court of New
Castle, and they should be elected.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
chester's IsIckeiy Bridge.

The County Commissioners Of DeIa-
ware county had to face another mis-
fortune IN the matter Of the tumble
uown Ninth street bridge, Chester.
Lhey mad secured tho services of Arm
stfong y frintzenhoif to place false
work under the bridge and save it from
lalling INTO tho Chester creek. Tues
uay me men failed to turn up. The
county commissioners have been scour.
ing the country to get some one to take
INC fisk and guarantee the work of
saving the bridge, Tuesday night they
were still without mon who will give
the guarantee to save the bridge.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

In the course OF three recent engage
ments in the Philippines, sic Fill
pinos were killed, while the American
casualties were but four wounded.
What splendid progress in the great
Mckinley policy Of benevolent assimi-
lation." What occasion for pride and
qualification it furnishes to good Ameri-
can citizens. 1t is reproaoh to fight
such people, who, although physically
weak, will battle TO the death foi liberty
and government. And to think that
this governments of all the great nations
of the earth, should be the ono
guilty of such horrible slaughter of
brave and patriotic people, engaged in a
righteous cause.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

Here is curious bit of political in
formation from the Lewiston, Maine.
journal; only few days ago we we're
privileged to see communication from
a leading Pennsylvania politician, a
Presidential possibility, who declares
that Bryan will be unloaded at Kansas
City, and.that the Democracy will name
q man, friendly to the money power
and related, by all the ties Of historic
association, to the Democratic par ty as
1t was in the days Of Tilden and re-
form" 1t would be interesting to
know who this leading Pennsylvania
politician is" and how the UNLOAD.
ing" Of Bryan at Kansas City is to be
accomplished We fear this story will
be received with little credence, despite
the fact that Thousands of Democrats
would be pleased to see it come true.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

ID n f
The assumed success Of Mr.. McKin-
ley's war of "criminal aggression, " the
destruction by his hand of native
government 10 the Philippines, brings
US face to face with a proposed task
which we cannot perform and retain
the self government in which We have
so long rejoiced. To enter upon 1t in
wolves "a vital change in our insti-
buttons. To succeed in it We must
surrender the noble achievements of
our past, forsake the advanced ideals
Of our national life, and abandon the
ground which Washington pre.ompted
and Lincoln made ours. From the
address Of Edwin Burritt Smith Of
Chicago, In PHILADELPHIA, February
ed, 1aon
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

The suggestion Of Mr.. Joseph e. Hol-
land of Milford for the Democratic
nomination for Representative in Con.
gress, is bringing out much favorable
comment Even the Republican papers
discuss the suggestion and speak in
high terms of MIR. Hollands ability
and character.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

The Republican programme in Con-
gress, it is now said, is to sidetracls the
Ship Subsidy bill until the next SEES
sion. They are afraid of the effect it
may have upon the fall elections if
PASSED at the present session. The
people will, therefore, have the oppor-
tunity to pass judgment upon this pro-
posed scheme Of robbery by form CT law
when they vote for members of Con.
gress.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

Banks Brothers Of Stanton, who have
just completed an automobile Of thar
owl manufacturer, tested 1t Tuesday
81 ts,. success ,se' II will be given run
70 TINS city in few days. The motive
power is generated from gasoline.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

Mrs. A. Tannabaum OF peekskill, N.
y, was in this city Tuesday look
ing for her son, Max, aged % years,
who left home 10 years ago. He has
Eeen in the West and recently returned
and made an effort to find his mother
through the newspapers. So far as is
known he is not in Wilmington.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

1.-THE Filipinos, we are told, are
incapable CT self-gorernment.' But
they seem to be able to carry on q con.
test under the most hopeless circum.
stances, indefinitely, and we are more
interested in that lust now.n So Gays
the Philadelphia Public Ledger, and
there is very large truth and a very
wide suggestion in this little extract.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

james Lawrence Nichols Of this city
was graduated from the Westminster
Theological Seminary, at Westminster,
Nd, yesterday. His thesis was entitled
Preparation for the Pulplt.''
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

There are encouraging evidences that
great many Democrats realize that a
campaign for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of l6 to
/ will prove as disastrous to the Demo.
cratic party in 1900 as in 1896 And IL
they can do anything in the direction
of shaping the party policy they will
stssr clear Of the silver folly.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
Underwear

Take women's and chill.
dren's for granted and look at
some Of the mems.
Probably the newest thing
is the mercerized cotton.
Looks and feels like silk. Shirt
and drawers, 81 each.
Striped balbriggan, 81 each.
Plain balbriggan, from
France, 81 each.
Lightweight gray merino,
81 each. Maker wanted to |
cancel the order--said we'd
bought them too cheap. No.,
no!
Medium-weight mcrino, 81
made exactly as we wanted
them made.
By the way, that's the only
way to get good underclothes
these days. If you don't, the
shirts or drawers will be
skimped Oh made SO that they
are uncomfortable.
Crepe underwear is very
nice. Lisle-thrcad, $3.50 each.
Silk-and-lisle, $2.5o. From
Switzerland. 1t doesn't touch
your skin all over-leaves a
passage for the circulation Of
air. Then it gives-don't pull
when you raise your arm.
Cotton Shirt-waists
81.
Better planned than ever
before, and of better materials
and prettier designs.
No yokes to speak of; but
instead, the long gracefulwaist
with pleats from the shoulder
to the belt.
There are percale, white
pique, sheer black lawn, black
lawn with a fancy white stripe,
at 81.
| And many other styles at
sI.25 to $3.50.
Corsets
Lillian Special" $I.25.
There's nothing like the
Lillian for fit. We can fit al
most anyone with it, and do
it SO we'll that the corset feels
almost as though it had been
made to order.
The Lillian Special" has
French horn bones--next best
to whale-bone.
InIINr NfrhNrh rTT-i)
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
Corsets
Observation-Disclosures wedding

Announcement is made of the we'd
ding of Edward d. Crawford OF this
city. and Miss Hannah II. Chesterman
OF Camden, N. D., which took place III
Camden on April 18th, the ceremony
being performed by the Rev. J. w
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
Philadelphia. Monday. May l. IN

I1ulluICdS Vi ICCu ana raj
tan chairs and rockers.
Genuine old Andrew lad
son hickory furniture.
Silver birch with the love-
bark still on.
In fact SO many kinds thu
we haven't room to tell yo
all.
Reed and rattan rockers, !
to $II.5o-eight prices b
tween.
And the chairs: fifteen kind,
S2.75 to $3.50.
Settees, SIS, $I7, and $40
Maybe you like Morri
chairs--they're here in rattan
$3.50 and $40.
Upholstered summer tuynl
Mye-willow and rattan, with
denim and other fancy figured
cushions.
Chairs ss.75 to s22.
Sofas. $2i to $50.
Green rush ehairs-as cool
and as soft as grass, 81 to $40
Rockers, So to $3.50.
Grass cloM and ratai
eonthes, $3.50 to $1,000.
Sitter birch.
Chair. 50 and $3.50.
Rockers. Sc.
Settees, 80.
4And the "Old Hiekoyy"-
revived through sentimen
possibly, but very comfortable
indeed.
Chairs. $3.50 to sI75.
Rockers, S2.75 to A.75.
Settees, 1928 to SO.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

Robert Lee Hallett of this State was
one OF those who graduated from the
Princeton Theological Seminary NJ
Princeton, N. j., Tuesday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-03-21

Tom Sharkey played with ''Texas" Jim
Mccormick for thirty-eight seconds at
Hartford Thursday and at the end of
that time the lone star statesman made
dive FORWARD that shook the building
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-03-21


to bring us back. At the beginning Of
that drama Of life stood a cradle, at the
end of it will stand a grave. The first
act, welcome. The last act, farewell
The intermediate acts, banquet and bat
tie, professions bridal and funeral songs
and tears, laughter and groans.
1t was not original with Shakespeare
when he said, "All the worlds a stage
and all the men and women merely play
ers." He got it from st. Paul. who 10
centuries before that had written, I'VE
are made a spectacle unto the world and
to angels and to men," A spectacle in a
coliseum fighting with wild beasts in an
amphitheatcr, the galleries full looking
down. Here we destroy a lion. Here
we grapple with a gladiator. When we
fall, devils shout. When we rise, angels
sing. A spectacle before gallery above
gallery, gallery above gallery. Gallery
Of our departed kindred looking down to
see if we are faithful and worthy of our
Christian ancestry, hoping for our vic
tory, wanting to throw us a garland,
glorified children and parents, with cheer
on cheer urging us on. Oh, the spectacle
in which you and / are the actors! oh,
the piled up galleries looking down!
Scene: The last day. Stage: The rock
ing earth. Enter: Dukes, lords, kings,
beggars, clowns. No skord. No tinsel
No crown. For footlights: The kindling
flames of world For orchestra: The
trumpets that wake the dead. For APP
plause: The clapping floods of the sea.
For curtain: The heavens rolled together
as scroll. For tragedy: 1.-THE Doom Of
the Profigate" For the last scene Of
the fifth act: The tramp of nations across
the stage, sumo to the right, others to
the left. Then the bell Of the last thun-
der will ring, and the curtain will drop.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-03-21

The blow that did the business was a
straight left over the heart, although Nc
Cormick had been down just before that.
u =
Secretary Bassett of the League OF
American Wheelmen reports hat he re-
ceived last week III renewals Of league
memberships. One of these applications
came from Manila.
1t appears that Jim Clements. tho an
tlque receiver, had been gobbled up by
Earl Wagner during the winter season.
and he is down on the Washington clubs
roster for disposal A bat bag or !:
round of drinks will be about the limit
that the "once great" will bring
Louis Deal, the Pittsburgs' new catcI-
eer, played with the Meriden Comm club
last season. He will be given a thorough,
test by Manager Clarke to prove his fir.
ness for the big. league.
The choice for third base on the Or
phans lies between Mccormick and Brad
ley, with Wolyerton, third.
The building of the new boathouse at
Harvard, to replace the house that was;
destroyed by fire six weeks ago. will be
begun next week There is now enough,
money on hand to build a wooden struc.
ture.
by the Pittsburg team, did not want to
come East at once, and he was given per-
mission by the Smoky City officials TO
remain on the coast. Doyle may join
the Pittsburgs about the middle Of the
season.
Joe Bernstein, the clever New York
featherweight, who has not fought sin &c
he was knocked out by Kid Broad at
the Broadway Athletic club has been
matched to meet Oscar Gardner for TWEEN
ty-five rounds, within three weeks.
s
1t has been decided that the Yale-Har-
ward boat race this year at New London
will be rowed over the Thames river
fourmile straight-aWay course, as was
done annually from 1890 to 1895 inclu-
sive. Last year there was slight bend
in the course at the two-mile flag oppo-
site the naval station. This bend was
made because the course had to be adapt
ed to use by three crews. This year the
New London regatta committee has
agreed to arrange beforehand for quar-
ters for the crews.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-03-21
C0RBETT IS ACQUITTED.
Jury Finds Him Not Guilty Of
Shooting Rev. Cheney.
OUT BUT ONE HOUR.
Corbett's Alibi was Strong Enough
to Offset the Alleged Positive
Identification.

Racine, Wis, March 15.-[Special. /
The jury in the Corbett case returned
verdict of not guilty.
The jury returned to the courtroom at
lilo o'clock, after being out just fifty
nine minutes. One of the jurers stated,
after being discharged, that on the first
ballot the vote was II for acquittal and 1
for conviction. Tive ballots were taken.
After the verdict the judge thanked
the jury and discharged them. Corbett
shook hands with the jurymen and told
them how grateful he was to them ALL
He grasped Attorney Walker by the
hand and thanked him again and again
for saving him.
Corbett stated to a representative Of
the Wisconsin that he would go back to