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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17
Money Lost by Careless Methods.

Money Lost by Careless Methods.
Tuesdays session of the Levy Court
OF New Castle county afforded an in
stance of how loss is inflicted upon the
county by careless methods Of transact
ing business, and OF how tho law is
violated under the prelext Of ECONOMY.
thus atfording a precedent for later
violations In the direction OF extrava.
CANT and illegal expenditure.
The incident was In relation to the
proposals for furnishing planking for
WASHINGTON street bridge. Four-inch
plank had been specified, and proposals
for the same had been received, when
the Levy Court decided that 3-inch
plank would be sufficient for the pur-
puse. Here was time and money wasted
in advertising for proposals for 4-inoh
plank and waiting for the same. The
court should have known at first what
was wanted and asked for it,
In endeavoring TO remedy the matter,
the Levy Court, by majority vote,
directly violated the law which requires
proposals to be invited by public adyer-
tisement for all work or material cost
ing more than $500. A motion to
advertise bids for 3-inoh plank was
rejected, and Commissioners Chandler
was authorized to correspond with the
BIDDERS for 4-inch plank and ascertain
what they would furnish 3inch plank
for.
The transaction of itself is not one Of
weighty Importance, but 1t is signin-
cart of the methods of trausacting the
county business methods that have
resulted in extravaganza expenditures OF
the public money and an oppressive
increase IN the rate OF taxation. 1t is
full time for the Levy Court 10 abandon
such methods ard get down to sound
business basis.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17
a m,MINLEr MEmonIAL NrMnrF.

TINS October issue of the Book OF tho
Royal Blue, published by the passenger
department Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, is Mckinley memorial mum.
her, all its contents being devoted to
the late President. TIE contents com
prise an admirable composite editorial
on Mckinley; composite sermon; a
composite eulogy; the Presidents last
public speech, delivered at Buffalo on
the eve of his assassination, ami two
appropriate poems, 'At Rest" by W.
ID. Nesbit, and "Ungaided Gates - by
Thomas Bailey Adrich. The text IL
illustrated with scores of the Presl.
dents funeral, and the frontispiece IS
splendid photograph of Mckinley,
taken at the Executive Mansion shortly
after the President signed the $50. 600.
600 appropriation bill" for national
defence, In March, 1893.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was
the pioneer IN the line of artistic and
appropriate rairUad printing, and fol
long time was without competition.
while it has never had superior. And
the Mckinley issue of the Book Of the
Royal Blus is in keeping with tins repu
tation, both in the way Of appropriate
ness anu artistic execution.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17
DELAWARE err.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
Delaware City, Oct. 49,. Horace Murray
of Blackwell, Del, was drowned in the river
last night by hIakInga misstep and stepping
overheard. He was employed as bumper
on one o; the mud sco@s at the jetty. His
body has not heeu recovered.
Personal: Mrs. William Morris of Phila-
delphia spent yes ierday in toNn-The her.
and Mrs. v. L. SoTthrup entertained few
friends last evening very PLEASANTLY. Among
those present were Miss Nora Foard, Miss
Irene DAVIDSON. Miss Elizabeth penning-
ton, Mrs. A. A. Lofishd, Mrs. Harry Yates.
hessrs. i. A. bennington, Jr., and William
II. Hutton-Mrs. A, A. Lo1and is spending
few days IN hilhdelphia--Mrs, William
A. Jester, Mrs. Frank Jester, Mrs. f. a.
Pennington and Mrs. ]. II. Brewer are at.
at Dover.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17

The High School football tenn and the
Central Manual Training School team OF
Philadelphia played an interesting game
Tuesday afternoon Mt the Union street
grounds, resulting in tie. 8 to 8. The
seoIe was mnde in the first half. The
feature of the tRckliag was that of William
Brennan OF the High School team, assisted
by Dougherty. .r-4
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17

Woman is often referred to by man as
doubling his Joys and halving his sor-
rows. " That may be complimentary but
it would seem TO be rather hard on the
woman. For in plain terms it means
that where things are going well with
the man his wife makes them go better.
But when things are going i'll with
him, he expects the wife to share half
his burden. And there's more truth
than poetry in this presentation OF mas
culine sefishness. Men don't appreciate
the fact that the strain of motherhood
alone 10 a burden bigger than all the
loads that rest upon male shoulders.
They see the wife grow thin, pale,
nervous and worn without thought
that she 10 over, burdened. Among the
pleasant letters received by Dr. Pierce
are those from husbands who have
walked up before il was loo late to the
crushing burdens laid uton the wife,
and in the search for help have found IN
DIR. Pierce's t'avoIite Prescription a
restorative which has given back to the
mother the heath of the maiden and
The maiden's happiness. ''Fsvorite
Prescription" always helps, and almost
always cures. 1t has perfectly cured
ninety-e gnt out Of every hundred
women who have used it when. afflicted
with diseases peculiar to. women.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17
THE ISSUE IN THE SGHLEY CASE.

Baltimore sun Correspondence.
IL is significant that in the whoIe
Sampson .Sohley controversy the line
between the factions has been sharply
drawn between The officers of those
ships which did the greater art Of the
sighting on July I'd and those whose
parts were not 40 prominent. Headed
by Admiral Sampson aud Capt Chad
wick, Whn we're entirely out of the
bate, rho list OF anti .schey witnesses
inclGde4 tho oiiiGUIs of the Maasnchu.
setts which WAS at Guantanamo GOAL
Ing; tho Texas, Whlch appears to have
played an incon4 iderable part in the
bate: tie Iowa which never got up
more than 0 or 10 i.nols speed (by Ad-
miral Evans 1wn etatement) The In
diana, which Was Jar to the rear, and
tho Marb!ehaad which was not in tho
light
The only oicer who was distin-
auished by mis- bravery and work in
this engagement, who has testified
against Admiral Schlay, was Comman-
der Richard Wainwright Of the Glouces
ter. The officers of the brooklyn and
tho Oregon, which ships did almost all
the work, ha 7e stuck by Admiral Sohley
In the face Of everything. Not an officer
OF the Oregon has been presented as a
witness by the Judge A Advocate. Capt
Cook today bore testimony as to the
gallant support rendered by the Oregon
to the Brooklyn, which was fighting
three Spanish ships alone.
The prosecution has endeavored to
establish that the Brooklyn lost much
time by the loop, yet she got around
quickly enough to find herself engag
ing three Spanish nrusiefs by herself, and
the other ships whose commanders have
testified as 10 thoir burning desire to
get into action and CLOSE quarters with
the enemy we're lar in the rear. 1t re.
NAMED FIR the Oregon to steam TO the
Brooklyn's assistance. Yet Capt U.
r. Clark of that ship has never been
dubbed "Fighting Charlie. :"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17
state Elections Next Month.

Eight States will hold elections on
Tuesday, November 9th, as follows;
Iowa, Maryland. Massachusetts,, Ne
braska, New Jersey, Ohio, PsnnsSl-
vania and Virginia. At the Pres.
DENTAL eection in November, 1909. all
SAGE Virginia voted for the Republican
nominee.
1t is probably that.these States will
vote in n like manner next month, with
the exception of Maryland. and possibly
Pennsylvania, In Maryland the Demo-
cratic party seems TO have regained its
former prestige and is in good fighting
trim, while the Republicans are divided.
A Senatorship is at stake, and once
more German is an issue, but he has
apparently paoified the Democratic
opposition that endorsed him few
years ago, and the Democratic Legisla.
ture that seems reasonably certain of
being elected will return him to the
Senate. This is assured by the fact
that nearly all of the Democratic nomi-
nees for the Legislature are friendly to
| German.
While Pennsylvania may not go Re.
publican it will certainly not go Demo.
cratic, but the fusion of Independent
Republicans and Democrats is so strong
that Ii threatens the ascendanoy of the
Quay machine, Notwithstanding tho
25s, 433 plurality given to Mckinley a
year ago. The Republican opposition
to the machine 10 very determined, and
with the assistance CT the Democratic
vote 1t may prove successful.
In New Jersey the Democrats are
putting forth the best fight they have
made for ten years, and Democratic
governor is not at all Improbable,
although it is doubtful II the party in
that State has yet recovered its old time
fighting power and voting strength.
But the Republicans are not 10 their
usual fighting trim, 30 while Demo.
cratic victory is not confidently OK.
peoted, it would not prove at all sur.
prising.
All the other States are expected to
vote as they voted last year, although
tho Republican ma critics may not
reach last years figures.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17
Newspaper Wants to Make Bets.


Newspaper Wants to Make Bets. -,
The appointment OF postmaster for
Wilmington has put the Smyrna Call
In a sporting mood, and it desires to
win money on the Presidents next i'm
portant appointment to Federal oilico
in Delaware by making 1t the subject
Of a wager. In its Issue of today the
Call says:
I'VE will wager 500 that President
Roosevelt will appoint collector of
the port of Wilmington within ninety
days from this date.
1--WE will wager sl00 that he will
be Republican with no faint Of Ad-
dicksism.
3-We will wager 800 that Robert
@. Houston OF Georgetown will receive
the appointment unless Congressman
Ball withdraws his name and recon !.
mends someone else.
Now, the first question naturally in.
cited by this proposition is: How did
| the Smyrna Call become so wealthy as
to recklessly make betting oifers aggre
eating $500? Will not its opulence
cause less fortunate contemporaries to
feel Jealous?
Now. as to the motive for the offer.
Does the Call regard it as such sure
thing that the bet will not be taken,
and therefore that it will not be called
upon to put up the money? In other
words. is it "bluIlingg"
1t must be admitted, however. thai
tho Smyrna Call seems TO have such q
"sure thing that there is little proba
blity of any Of the sporting fraternity
calling its bluff"
But in behalf of sound newsrapel
morals We protest against our Smyrn;
contemporary resortirg to the method
of the sporting fraternity in order tt
emphasize it's confidence in its noIitica
foresight.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17

The widespread crop failures IN
Russia presage famine which the
government is taking measures to pro.
vide for by giving work III the constitute
tion of railroads RENTING taxes and
closing liquor saloons There is some
thing CHASTITY In the matter of de!iber-
ate preparations for famine, but there
can be no doubt of the wisdom of such
course. And wher it comes, the rest
Of the. world will no doubt help Russia
TO mitigate it's horrors.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17
CHARTERS ISSUED.

Dover. Oct. 10. Certificates of incorpora
tion were fled here today as follows:
1hu Nicaragua Steamship Co. OF Dayton,
o., to churter, lease, own and operate steam-
ship lines between Galveston, Tex, and
Central, south America and Mexico. Capt
tai stock, StOOdCO.
Newton Investment Co. of Newtonyile,
Mass, to acquire mines and mining rights.
Capital stock, $4,000.
The Streeter Iaud Go. of Chicago. H..
to improve lands on the Fueteta River in
Senalo. Mexico. Capital stock, So. 0U0.
The Fueteta Valley Co., 10 acquire mines
and lands along the Fueretn River In hlexico.
Capital stock, 5000.
renewal Of the chnrtar of tile Whining.
ton Coal Gas %. was also filed here today.
Dover, Oct IL. Certificates of in-
corporation we're filed here today,as fol-
lows
The Atlantic & Pacific oil Co. of New
York City, to bore and prospect for oils
and oil lands capital stock, II, 900, 600.
The Blackburn Face Brick and Tile
Co. of Cleveland, o., to manufacture
bricks and tiling OF all kinds capital
stocs, $4,000
The Manhattan Steamship Co. of New
York, filed its certificate OF having maid
in its entire capital stock OF SI2, 079.N
Dover, Oct IL. Certificates of in
corporation we're filed here yesterday as
follows:
The Alabama Coal, Mineral and
Lumber Co Of Reading, Pa, to ac-
quire coal and mineral lands in jackson
county, Alabama; capital stock, $20t,-
600.
The Delaware Charter Trust Title
and Guarantee Go. of Dover, to secure
certificates Of Incorporation and do like
business; capital stock, $50, 900.
The Bureau Can and Manufacturing
Co increased ita capital stock from
$3.50, coo to $500, 900.
Dover, Oct. 10. "A certificate of in
corporation was filed here yesterday for
the Pulling Coal 90. of Belair, v. to,
uIchase and acquire coal and mineral
lands; capital stock, $50, 700.
A certificate of payment of entire cap
ital stock OF tina Dominion Develop
ment Go. of New York, 300, 600. was
also filed.
Dover, Oct. 16.-A certificate OF incor-
posntitn was fled here yesterday for the In
dependent Salt 90. of Cleveland, o., to
Manufacture and IniIe salt and other
minerals; capital stock, 100000.
The Union Surety and Guaranty Co., a
foreign CORPORATION, seeking 10 do business
in Delaware, filed its certificate here yester-
Gay. Its authorized agent in Delaware Is
Charles Fl. Maull, Lewes.
The incorporators, OF the United States
| Filter Co., chartered today, are Charles j.
Roesch, William Roesch and Robert j.
Byron of Philadelphia.
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17
Trained sunday-sohool Teachers.

Trained Sunday-SchoOl Teachers.
Tie Sunday school teachers OF tine
Methodist Episcopal Church South are
to be trained, the officers of the
Sunday school Board believing that the
work of the Sunday school should be a
life duty and not hapha2ard matter
The teaching will bs conducted on the
Chautauaua plan, with the headquarters
at the Methodist Publishing House in
Nashville. The teachers OF each church
will be organized into a study circle,
and the members will be entitled to a
diploma on the completion OF the three
courses prescribed. Discussing the mat
ter, DIR. James Atkins, secretary of the
Sunday school Board, says:
''Under tho present order Of religious
education, in which almost tho whole
task OF Bible instruction has been
turned over to the Sunday school, the
work of the Sunday school teacher has
become msgnitied .beyou anything
dreamed of in the beginning of the
modern Sunday school movement. 1t
has come to stand alongside of the
ministry Of the gospel preacher. In
view of this, it is easy to see that the
vast obligations viii h it involves can.
not be discharged without some dsgree
OF special equipment. There are al
least three things about which the
Sunday school teacher needs to BIZ
thoroughly informed, These are: The
history, aims and methods of the great
movement of which he is part; the
Bible as the text book of his school
and the doctrines, polity, and working
! plans of his churcn.''
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17

New Castle, Oct l0-Two prominent
families OF Delaware and Virginia will be
unite1 during the coming winter, when Will
liam Budd of Newport News and Miss Vlr-
Rina Spottswood Cooper, the handsome and
accomplished daughter of Alexander b.
Cooper of this city, will be married. Society
Is all agol over the approaching wedding of
these popular young people, The ceremony
will be performed in the First Presbyterian
Church on November 18th.
Another marriage Of social mole will be
that OF Miss Lillian +. Seminar of Newark
and l.. L. Elinson of the firm of j. T. u
IL. Eliasou of this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17

So Also is the Question Of Width New Pro-
posals TO he Received for Washington
Street Bridge Lumber, But Not to be Adj
vertised for - ther Levy Court Matters.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17
The Illegal Charges on Account of
Warrants at the jail.

The Illegal Charges on Account of
Migrants at the Jail.
At the session Of the Levy Court,
Tuesday afternoon, Comptroller Kelley
presented veto message 10 which he
refused to allow charges in the sheritf's
bill Tor the quarter ended June Both
lost 'for the board OF Migrants or
tranirs committed to the county !ail by
Mayor Boyd of New Castle.
The reason cited by the comptroller
for his action was that the commit
ments we're made ont without any
hearings, and after the parties had
entered the Jail, lat some convenient
time. says the comptroller. This action
being contrary to law, the comptroller
refused to approve the charges.
The county comptroller thus officially
confirms the position taken by Every
Evening ever since the enormous bill
OF Mayor Boyd OF New Castle for about
81, zoo on account oi trampa committed
to New Castle Jail in u single year ohal-
lunged the attention OF the public.
The Gazstte then Investigated the
s,h,ao and sbom,d that ;na.,oa If
thoso mSaia,.Ia - snsn;n;or. 80,
,o,tmonts ha;no an,hori'ad hv Inw
INV move uos;t;noI,, ,son;hi.aa H. I.r,
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17
For Great Mckinley Memorial.


In our news columns today will be
found an appeal Issued to tho people of
the country by the Mckinley National
Memorial Association, which was
formally organized Thursday in Oleye-
lana, Ohio. The purpose Of the or
gani2ation Is h. errct a splendid me-
mortal to President Mckinley at his
late home in Canton, Ohio "a memorial
in which tho entire country may have
just pride and which nay challenge
the admiration Of the world.
Inc RppeAl to the public asks for
money contributions to this worthy oh.
ject, and the people of all sections of
the country are asked to respond. This
score OF the work is national, and all
citizens will haze an equal interest in
the project, Notwithstanding that the
memorial is TO be erected ia little
city of Ohio. But that city was the
hons OF the lata President, and hence.
forth it will rank with Mt Vernon as
the abiding place of associations sacred
to the American people.
As it will be much better 10 have a
grand national memorial to McKin icy
at his, late home, than numerous in
different attempts at memorial in
various cities, the project OF concen
tratins. instead of ditfusing, the efforts
OF the peplle to show their res! ect for
their late President 10 deserving Of
commentator aud support. We hope
the reop'o OF Delaware VIII not be
lagGar Is IN he work. While their
proportiohate share OF the fund won d
make no sort CT showing in a local
effort, it will give appropriate repre-
sentation 10 the State in the result Of
the national movement
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17

Portugal is the most illiterate country
in Europe CT per cent of its popu!a.
tion cannot write. In Italy tbs proper
tion of illiterates is 10 per cent, in
Russia 36, in Spain 0, in Britain 31a,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17

The opinion of the attorney of the
Levy Court, H. G. Knowles, to the
effect that the Levy Court has no right
to maintain and repair roads that are
carried ncross private milldsms is an
important one, as the county has ex-
pended many dollars for such repairs
ana maintenance in past years. That
duty now deyolves upon the road COM
missioners of the various hundreds.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17


The Treasurer and the School Law.
State Treasurer Burris says that he
withholds the school appropriations
from certain districts in Sussex county
because. according to the reports certi-
lied to him by the auditor, in the man
ner prescribed by law, those districts
had failed to comply with the law that
makes them entitled to their appro.
priations. The contention of the Dover
Index was that the auditor had certified
just the contrary, and that the treasurer,
In Withholding the appropriations, was
making law unto himself.
But this statement OF facts by the
State treasurer needs explanation in
order to meet the situation. 1t is adj
mitted by the State treasurer that at
the time OF the passage of the law,
March 10th, 1901, the school tax had
already been levied and collected, the
assessment having been made the pre-
vious June. Manifestly, therefore,
those districts that had failed to levy a
tax equal to 300 for each white teacher
and $50 for each colored teacher, as re
CURED by the amended law. could not
possibly comply with the law until the
following June. when the next tax levy
was made. But Treasurer Burris holds
that they failed to comply with the
law, and withholds the appropriations
to the apparently delinquent districts.
Would not his contention make the law
an expost facto law, which is unoon-
stitutionalg And are the districts en-
titled to at least their dividends under
the old law?
The general opinion, We believe, will
be that tho Dover Index is correct, and
that Treasurer Burris, in his hair
splitting position, is virtually making
law unto himself. The Law does not
direct to he Gone what it il imposst e
to do. However, IL it requires de,
cision of the courts to settle the ques.
tion, the sooner such decision ia Oh.
tanned the better. 1t is not right tc
deprive the school districts OF theii
money il they are entitled to 1t by law.
Decorah-posten., 1901-10-22
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sere fralfiIte gggtefPler ilipe. Oen
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mo paa, at man meo geflaselie maa
bore %one til, at Sfilsmisierne BIZ
Der mere % mere aIinoeltge meo
oeruf r~einlterenoe ifirbneinansre
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iaooorne Eerioner. iom bar faaet
Sfilsmisie al upproige @rrmoe.