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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
Death of Nlmrod yyorraII.

Nimrod Worrall, aged s3 years, died
at the Minquadale Home Thursday.
His funeral took place Saturday
afternoon with inteIment at Lombardy
cemetery. Mr.. Worrall was at one time
a farmer and butcher and resided near
Newark,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
CENSUS ENUMERATORS WORK
Pamphlet of Instructions For
Their Enlightenment.
ENUMERATORS TO WEAR BADGES
Their Duties Lightened in Some
Districts.

All Information Obtained by the Enumera-
tors Must be Kept With the Greatest
secrecy-sNo Padding of Returns win be
ToIerated-The Pay for the Returns.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

Rebecca MoVey of Breck's Lime has
been granted letters ON the estate of her
father. the late Beniamin Mcvey. She
is the beneficiary under the will.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

Letters testementary on the estate of
John Sws eney of Brandywino hun.
dred have been granted to Mary Ann
Sweeney.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

The dealers who furnished the coal
receive the following amounts: Owen
j. Hession, $3.50. AZ; Howard M. Hayes,
s92. SO; McCah & Co., sl2; Harry A.
Brown, s24; H. T. Sergeant, s55. so !;
Charles Warner Co., s2s. 80; John NJ.
Solomon, sos; Michael j. Leonard,
$74.5 so.
Council accepted an invitation from
the Liberty Fire 90. TO attend the
election of officers of the department
and reception to be held at its
enginehouse next Tuesday evening.
John p. WEIGH, member of the com
pany, is the combination candidate for
chief and will, unless something un-
forseen develops, be elected, and the
company proposes to celebrate the event
on the night of the election. The
members Of Council will meet at Coun-
Gil chamber and proceed to the engine
house il body.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10
CURRENT FINANCES.

Treasurer Hamann reported balance
of S21. DAG. SO in the First National Bank
and S7,026.0S in the Union National
Bank to the credit of current expenses,
total of 1928, 072. 10; also, that his
receipts during the week were as fol-
lows: From Tax Collector Ssyers, $500 !;
Collector Lewis, s1.G02, Building In
spector Cassidy, Sl08. go, fees for April !;
Chief Boughman of the City Engineer
ing Department, 1856. 9c, fees for April !;
Chief Of Police Dolan, Sal. 90, dog TAX
for April; City Auditor Pyle, So, in
terest; Treasurer Kent of the 8. p. @.
A., s3l, receipts for April.
On the Recommendation of the finance
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

The finance committee will revise the
list and report later. 1t is likely that
some very material changes will be
made. The fixing of the tax rate for
next year will follow the committees
report, and will depend largely upon
the probability of receiving the Adams
tax money and also the settlement Of
the dispute between Council and the
Street and Sewer Departm emit concern
ing certain revenues. There will not
be any important increases in appro-
priations, except as to that for the
Board of Education and for the main
tenance Of the crematory. The latter
will probably be fixed at the figure
recommended, $4,000. Last year IS
estimate on this item was So, 500 The
plumbing inspectors office has been
eliminated from the estimated revenues.
The amount estimated from this source
last year was sl00. 1t is said the reason
for leaving it out this year is that there
is q probability of Council turning
the office over to the Street and Sewer
Department, with a view to having
that body pay the salary, which is
81, 800 year. How the Street and
Sewer Department will take this matter
is not known.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-10

Send for Our books telling all about composition Of
fertilizers best adapted for all crops. They cost you
nothing.
GERMAN KALI WORKS, o, Nassau ST., New York.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14
personal BALDERDASH.

or all the childish statements offered
In opposition to George d. Gears ap-
pointment to the Circuit bench that
which brings up the personal friend
ship between Judge Humphreys and
Mr. Gear Is the weakest. The criticism
OF Judge Silliman for forwarding his
resignation to the President previous
to making his action public is on par
with this same plea against Gear,
There are presidents both for mem
bers OF the bench being close personal
friends, also for the resignation Of a
Judge being withheld from the public
Ties of closest personal friendship
existed between the late Chief Justice
Judd and Justice Frear, The reslgne-
tion of the late Chief Justice was with
held from the publis for weeks by
Mr.. Dole. A close friendship exists to-
day between Justices Frear and Perry,
and so far as known none OF the
judges are sworn enemies nor are their
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14
End OF Convict Lease System.

Colonel C. Harrison Parker was no.
titled August 10 of his appointment as
president of the board of control Of the
Louisiana penitentiary, and will set
to work at once to organize the pcni-
Tertiary a State institution. The con-
yicts have been leased since 1865, and
the lease system has given rise to
great abuses and many scandals. The
constitutional convention ordered tho
Legislature to abolish the system as
soon as this could be done; that Is, as
soon as the present lease expires. This
is on March 8, 1901, but It is believed
that the lessees will be willing to sur
render the convicts cnoner, and the
tate will probably take control of them
on January Public Opinion.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14

ir Iainna Ub questions " ias ~ iHt
anduB u ths gunfit lnnusbutd b,
tE.| rHIsHHa .aiailHnf
IHffl iumrhIrts aHb Nt ufsI eau
af nHl uml me mHnsI iuhf
iismrhfsta hla aifn been Hssu. inir 'r
3 low partnership eith NJ iiautst Hr .
AZ Andfsvt bui ~ haf 80 10 'w
shown that ludfs Humphreys action
~ The hsnch nf thr attitude Of DE-
iormer israi associates In pfariieine
before bic court hoe been ininonr'd n
ibo ieasi b, their psisunol uf husln 81
relations such silly comment be- is
presented by the opposition to 81
Gear as reflection upon The interriN
of uUi unly Mr dear but every iudse
Who does nov or ever has occupied q
position ON the bench In Hawaii
but q few weeks have passed in 70
Judge Humphreys turned down a pc
tltion bearing the name among Other
prominent attorneys Of George u Gear
regarding the conduct Of the court "
this matter OF personal friendship cuts
80 much Of a figure ~ MIR Gears 90.
ponents suggest. the petition certainly
would have been granted
II is fast becoming apparent that the
opposition to Mr.. Gear Is prompted by
the personal luminosity Of one or two
/ individuals They dare not attack his
integrity and are Of necessity forced TO
suggest weak excuses and suppositions
which failing. as they must of neces-
sity fail to appeal TO the common sense
honesty Of the general public merely
cast into disreputc the motives Of those
who stand sponsor for such utteran"os.
There yet remains to be offered 1ne
honest. manly argument against the
appointment OF Mr. Gear to the bench.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14
Andree Message
OF Vast Importance

New York, Sept. 1.-THE harbor mas
ter Of vardoe, the most northerly o:
Norwegian ports, has sent to the Her
aid the following message:
"Vardoe, Wednesday.-A bottle from
Andree, containing note numbered
Ii3. has been found four miles east Of
vardoe."
Andree, when he started on his bal
loon voyage on July IL, 1897, TOOK with
him twelve dispatch buoys, each con-
sisting Of sphere Of cork twenty CEN
timeters in diameter, coated with a
thick coat Of paint, partly blue and
partly yellow, and protected by a net
work of copper wire. At the upper POI
ton was a copper stopper inscribed
with the words, "Andree's Polar EN-
petition, 1896" and a number. This
stopper closed cavity cut In the cork
to receive a tube. in which II was in
tended to enclose documents or mess
ages from the explorers. The buoys
were to be thrown out at different
points Of the voyage of the balloon.
A thirteenth buoy, larger than he
others, was to be left at the point II
the route that should be nearest TO The
geographical pole that could be reach
ed by the balloon.
The explorer also took with him
thirty-two carrier pigeons. Some were
expected to return to- Danes Island,
where they had stayed for more than
a month, but 1t was feared they would
never return to Sweden, as from Sritz-
enberg alone they would have 70 travel
a distance OF nearly $500 kilomcters IN
order to find their dove cote. From the
pole to Sweden would be $500 meters
Such distance, so far as Is known
has never been traversed by carrier
pigeons.
After these means OF conveying mes
sages have been exhausted Andres
would naturally have recourse to tbs
familiar method Of Enclosure in bottles
A message numbered 143. II the proper
sequence had been kept, would NEAR
that the voyagers had Travelled con
siderable distance on their journey.
Those who witnessed the departur,
OF the balloon from Danes Island est
mated its speed, travelling straight u
the north, to be from thirty to thirty
five kilometers an hour, at which rat'
1t would have reached the pole in lesi
than two days. 1t is, however, general
ly considered that 1t was DETECTED from
its course.
The translation Of the letter found Il
the bottle, II II is decipherable, ough
to contain some definite account from
the explorers of their experience, pos
sibly up to and after passing the polal
point.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14

The aim and purpose Of the Republic
can party and Of every true Republican
should be to elect to the Legislature
men Of integrity, who will uphold the
administration and enact laws that
will assure the continued progress Fl
the Territory and the welfare OF its
every citizen. These aims cannot be
fulfilled by a disgruntled dictator re-
fusing to play provided each and every
individual does not bow to his will
which he considers supreme.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14

II the so-called minority party de-
sire to destroy all prospect Of harmony
ia the ranks. they are free to keep on
with their campaign of misrepresenta-
ton. Votes have been cast and there is
absolutely no occasion for party diyi-
sions either in framing the platform
or naming legislative candidates. A
continuation of the present scheme OF
Misrepresentation on the part of OF
gans speaking for the so-called minor
ity can secure only continued division
with the minority assuming the re-
sponsibility for division at the polls.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14

Superintendent McCandless by his
frequent trips to the other islands is
doing more to place the outside dis
tricts In close touch with the depart
ments and secure recognition for their
needs, than has been done for several
years. One of the most serious Difficult
ties in connection with the administra-
ton OF the present centralized form Of
government is the long range at which
the heads of departments have actei.
A complete understanding of the needs
OF various communities cannot be OBJ
tanned except by personal inspection.
Even Hilo is amenable TO reason when
some recognition is given of its needs.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14

Mr.. Swanzy voiced the sentiments OF
a long suffering public when he direct
ed the attention Of the Chamber Of
Commerce to the condition of the tele-
phone system. Since the amalgama-
ton of the two companies promises %
improvement have been constant and
the excellence of the system has been
steadily growing worse. Now the sys-
TEN has reached the point where 1t
takes long to get a number and II Is
impossible to "Cuss central over the
phone" The general public cares
nothing about the name or character Of
the system or OF the personnel Of the
company or management The tele-
phone has become an established In
sttution and all that Is desired is that
It shall be maintained with degree
of perfection that at least will not re-
tard or interfere with the transaction
of business.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14

Already legislative candidates Of the
other islands are beginning to hle
their papers preliminary TO entering
the contest of November. When the
final line up is made II is likely To
be found that the number of candidates
has increased in larger proportion
than the voting population.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14

why is IL that the gentlemen who 50
Historically denied charges Of favor
itism In the courts should be the hrst
&c raise the cry Of influence Of per-
sonal relations when an attorney
against whom they hold a grudge Of
personal spite is mentioned for a
iudgeship?
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14

Every political boss takes defeat
hard and does not hesitate to misrep-
resent any man who cast vote against
dIllntor rule.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-14
STARTLING FIGURES
IMPORTS OF CHAMPAGNE
into the United from January
TO Inly Ist: 1000:

Compiled from the oficIa Custom House Records
MACRARLANE 4 CO., LTD, Sole Agents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-08
To Keep Glasses On.

isn't it strange" said Mr.. Burton,
while in reminiscent mood, "how dis
coveries are made? OF course, that
is general statement, but to the case
in question. ! wear glasses, as you
know, but found great trouble in
keeping them on. They were contin-
ually following the laws OF gravita-
ton and falling to the floor. The
trouble was that did not have a
bridge Of size, and spent money and
time experimenting with different
kinds of springs and claps and nose
pieces, but all proved failures. Now.
the other night had an idea Chats
all right, l am guilty Of an idea once
in whitley that if would put some
powdered rosin on my nose that would
hold 'em for a while, SO accordingly
hunted up my friend, the violinist, and.
getting some rosin, made test. Was
1t success? Why,I can turn q hand
spring backward and those glasses ara
still doing business at the old stand
Richmond Times.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-08
ss,22s.s2o ;47s1, os7.22 ;7,s5s. s57.22

Efforts are now pending looking to
the collection of this Indebtedness.
out of an indebtedness OF about
$lS0,OOO,0O0. more than one-half OF
which consisted Of accrued interest,
the government has realized in cash.
or Its equivalent, the sum Of $124,42
67O.95. within period Of less than
two years. No other administration in
the history of the United States has
ever so quickly, so thoroughly. and so
satisfactorily enforced the settlement
OF large claims held by the govern
ment against business corporations,
nor has any similar settlement ever
previously been made by the govern
ment to such good financial advan-
tage. The claims were due. The
President insisted upon their collec-
ton, and this was done in a prompt
and business-like manner"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-08
RAILROAD SETTLEMENTS.

ment. papers were prepared for an ap-5
peal. Then the reorganization COM
mittee came forward with an offer to
increase Its bid to $50,000,000 instead
Of $45,7 54 ,o59.99. Subsequently. to set
tie all points in dispute, the re-organ-
ization committee decided to abandon
this second bid and to increase the
minimum amount to be offered for the
property to $5S,44S.223.75. being the
total amount due the government on
account Of the Union Pacific road, as
stated by the secretary of the treas
ury, including the sum of $3.50
1926 cash in the sinking fund. Such
an amount was bid by the re-organiza-
ton committee on November l. 1897,
and the sale was confirmed by the
court on November 8, 1897. After the
confirmation Of the sale the whole
amount was paid into the treasury
of the United States in convenient in
stallments. thus relieving the govern
ment from any loss whatever upon
its claim for principle and interest
due upon its subsidy, and bringing to
a final and most satisfactory termina-
ton one Of these long-standing and
troublesome questions.
In the case Of the Kansas Pacific
indebtedness, by decree Of the court
an upset price on the sale of the
property was fixed at sum which
would yield to the government $780,
600. The reorganization committee
in conference with the government
declared its purpose of making no
higher bid than that fixed by the de-
cree of the court, so that the govern
ment was confronted with the dam
ger of receiving for Its total lien upon
this line, amounting to nearly $13,-
100000, principal and interest, only
the sum Of $2,500.000. Believing the
interest Of the government required
that an effort. should be made to OBJ
tain larger sum, and the govern
ment having the right to redeem the
membranes upon the property,
which were prior to the lien OF the
government subsidy, by paying the
sums lawfully due in respect thereof
out Of the treasury Of the United
States, the President, on February 8,
1898, authorized the secretary of the
treasury to pay the amounts lawfully
due upon the prior mortgages upon
the eastern and middle divisions of
said road.
Then the reorganization commit
tee Of the Kansas Pacific offered to bid
for the road sum which would realize
to the government the whole amount
Of the principal of the debt-$6, 800, 900.
1t was believed that no better price
than this could be obtained at later
date If the sale should be postponed,
and it was deemed best to permit the
sale to proceed upon the guaranty
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-08
CHAPTER VI.

Now when the sun began to sink
toward the west, Namarah called to
her maidens, and arrayed herself In
garments richly wrought and beauti-
full, as one that keepeth a great feast.
Her robe was all of white, embroid-
cred with gold, and the encrusted folds
fell heavily about the splendid curves
of her most noble figure. In her loos-
ened hair were twisted chains Of gold
that wrapped it in and out, and made
a light and darkness beautiful to see.
About her shoulders, which her robe
left bare, she wrapped scarf OF
golden tissue, through which her
cleaning neck and arms shone fair as
moonlight seen through sunbeams.
And when the maidens and all the
household OF Jephthah wondered to see
her SO adorned, she spake, and said
unto them:
IT go to meet my father Jephthah
and his host returning from victory"
And when they asked her:
How knowest thou that he hath
won the day. and is returning?"
She made answer, as the saying was:
@ "a; little bird hath told me.
And they knew not how true indeed
were the words she spake.
And as the sun sank lower and lower
and it began to draw toward evening,
behold, there fell upon the ears Of Ma
marah and her maidens the distant
sound of tramping horses and anon
the notes of a trumpet.
"They be notes Of victory; even az
thou hast said" spake one Of the maid
ems, while Namarah stood and listened,
GREATNESS and half troubled, like an
image of too perfect Joy. And Mama
rah said:
II will even 60 forth to meet them
Whereat her maidens wondered, for
it was her custom to await her father
within the house, feeling of timidity
ever preventing her from appearing
before the eyes of the soldiers. But
now there showed in all her bearing
a very noble pride, SO that she looked
no longer shy and trembling maiden,
but a woman and the daughter OF a
conqueror. There was most rich
hue OF roses on her cheeks, and her
great eyes blazed and sparkled, so that
Namarah looked that day being OF
such glorious beauty as none who
looked on her had ever seen before.
ITO be continued)
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-08


fault be made either 81 the payment
OF principal or interest Of either said
notes Or In any, part thereof. then all
Of the notes outstandin principal and
interest, Immediately became due and
payable, Notwithstanding any other
stipulation Of the agreement Of settle.
ment. VA NJ " 5 351 s;5
1T was further agreed that the pays.
ment Of principal and interest Of the
notes should be secured by the depos-i
it with the United States treasury OF
$57, 500 900 face value Of first refunding
mortgage per cent gold bonds. to be3
thereafter issued by the Central Pas
ciac or, its successor having charge Of
the railroads then owned by the cons
pany, such bonds to be part OF the
issue Of not exceeding 100000, 900 IN
all, and to be secured BY mortgage
upon all railroads, equipments and
terminals owned by the Central Pa
ciflc Railroad Company, the mortgage.
being first lien upon the property.
I'm pursuance of another provision
of the agreement, the four earliest ma IA.
turing notes were purchased by
Speyer & Co., March 10, 1899, and the
proceeds, amounting to $11, 762, 543.l =.
and accrued interest to the, date or
payment, $35,771.02, in all SILL 1885,
314.14, were received by the Treasury
March u, 1899, as part payment OF the
Indebtedness Of the Central Pacific and
Western Pacific Railroad Companies
The proprietors of the various COM
panies comprising the Central Pacific
system were subsequently conveyed to
new corporation called the Central
Pacific Railway Company, which latter
executed the mortgage and bonds pro.
yided for by the agreement OF settle
ment.
ION October Z, 1899, bonds were de-
livered to the Treasury Department by
the Central Pacific Railway Company
to secure the outstanding notes held
by the Treasury. The United States.
therefore, holds the notes OF the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad Company to the
amount Of SAT, O50, 172.3e. bearing inter-
est payable semi-annally at the rate OF
3 per cent per annum. and secured by
the deposit Of an equal amount OF
first-mortgage bonds Of the Pacific
Railway Company, thus providing, be-
yond any doubt, for the sure and grad
nal payment of the whole of this sub
gidy debt, and providing in the mean
time for the payment Of interest at the
rate of per cent upon the unpaid bal
ances. The United States, through the
settlement agreement thus entered
into will be reimbursed the full
amount of the principa. and interest,"
Of the Central Pacific and Western
Pacific debt. aggregating 1881
715.4S.
"The amounts due to the United
States March /, 1900, from Pacific rail-
roads on account of bonds issued in
aid Of their construction. were as fol-
lows: