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Evening journal., 1901-02-11
POLITICAL CRIMES nE AnnlckS

Those persons within and without
the State who are evincing such keen
interest in the election OF two Repub-
iican United States senators by our
present Legislature should direct their
efforts towards convincing the Union
Republican members OF the futility OF
voting for Addicks any longer. and the
unfairness. to themselves and their
party and the people, OF permitting
him to use them merely for the purpose
Of continuing a deadlock and creating
a double vacancy. The Regular Repub-
lican members have manifested their
reasonableness in all things They
have stood ready at all times to elect
TO the Senate any two Republicans in
the State. provided they were honest
and capable men. On one side their
policy has been as broad as the party
itself; on the other. so narrow that
. neither Addicks nor any other political
adventurer could squeeze through tC
the United States Senate. Their polio,
has been good and true and patriotic
and it has the hearty endorsement o
the people. and especially Of Republi
cans. who love the good name and fai
fame Of their State and organization.
The Regular Republicans have cen
tered their fight against Addicks, an
for good and sufficient reasons. II
has been guilty Of several great pc
litical crimes against the Republca
party which condemn him in the eye
Of all good party men.
We have it on the word Of Henry
Cannon. Republican. who ran for Cor
gress in 1890, when Harry A. Richarl
son ran for governor. that Addict
contributed s12.5 to the Democrats
Kent and Sussex counties in that ele
tion and thereby elected Robert J. Re
nolds governor and John W. Caus
representative in Congress. Affidavi
made by reputable men are In existen
in which they swear that Addicks tc
them that he gave James L. Wolcg
$1,000 to use to elect Reynolds. that
had no interest in the Richardson's a
that. his contribution to the Democra
cause came "in the nick OF time"
save Reynolds.
In the election OF 1894 he elected
members OF the legislature Han
BAH. Browne. Morgan. Moore and R
bins-and in 1895 used them to de
lock the Legislature. lie defed
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
NEWSPAPER OPINION
siar Chamber Methnds Al Dover

Star Chamber Methods at Dover
From the Every Evening.
A most surprising piece of news from
Dover is the order given by Speaker
McCommons of the House of Repre-
sentatives to the clerk Of that body,
not to permit newspaper correspond
ents to examine bills after they come
into the clerks custody. While this
order will not prevent the correspond
ents gettingthe substance Of all bills as
they are read, il will hamper them
ereatly in their work. Frequently it is
advisable 10 print bills verbatim, and
then the correspondents must neces-
sarily have possession of the bills Ions
enough to make copies of them.
We venture to assert that no legis-
llative, reporter ever abused this privi
llegc, and no such incentive is behin(
j the absurd ruling of Speaker McCom
mons His action. therefore, seems t
be due to a desire to keep the people Il
the dark. as far as possible, with re
} spect to the doings Of the Legislature. 1
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
Obstructive Power of Addicks
From the New York Sun.

flOm the new YORK sun.
The offer Of the Republicans In the
Delaware Legislature to the Addicks
men, to vote for any two reputable men
named by the latter, has been rejected.
the Addicks men insisting upon Ad-
dicks. The country, therefore, will be
interested in knowing who the Addicks
men are. Here is the list:
Representatives. Shadrach Short.
Frank p. Ewing, David j. Long,
Thomas c. Moore II. S. Prettyman,
Jas. N. McCOmmons Senators.
Cornelius b. Hope, ]. Frank Alice.
James p. Aron Sylvester ]. Abbott,
John NJ. White, Webster Blalely,
w. B. Clendaniel. S. S. Pennewill,
Robert r. Layton, Isaiah J. Brasure.
We believe that there has never D. e~
such a development in politics as this
particular group Of politicians Elect
ed to the Delaware Legislature as Re
pubicans they turn up bound to Ad-
dicks so tight that they will not help
to fill Delaware's two seats in the SEN
ate with Republicans. The men oppOs-
ing Addicks have proved by the offer
recorded above that they are in no
way mere Republican factiOnists. Their
opponents prove that neither are they
Republican factionists. They are sim
pie Addicks men.
Six years ago the men who prevent
ed the election of a Republican, in Ad-
dicks interest. were but four. Since
then they have been multiplied four
fold. n ,in -.
There cannot be much need of specu-
lation as to what has been the multi
plier or as to who holds together the
multiplicand l..Er.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
GUARD The STATE PROPERTY

we desire 90 issue "a mole Of
warning 90 every member "a
flIe Delaware Legislature.
This State owns many tIlOu-
sands Of acres Of beach and
marsh land along ihe Atlantic
ocean i'm SUSSEX county.
Certain men. with an eye 10
business. sscssgss that sIse E4cgis-
Iature shall vote it away 10
them for a song.
The beach front Is something
like seven miles long, and i'm
time viii be worth hundreds Of
thousands OfdOEIars.
It lies between RehObOih and
Ocean View. and fIle beach IL
supcrb i'm many places. and es-
peciaIiy desirable from a mat
n'aI point Of view, for seaside
resorts.
The plan of the men who
want tO get hold Of slliS seven
miles Of beach is 10 Introduce
and obtain the passage of bills
''autilOrizing them 10 take up
certain marsh and beach land
belonging To the state and 20
acquire title thereto"
The law governing vacant
lands outlines their plan OfprO-
cedure afterwards, and IL the
bills pass the men who are
back Ofthem Will get for prRc-
ticnIIy nothing property which
they can make easily accessible
by building "a raiIrOnd track
extension from RehObOtll. and
then boom ID and wax rich ON
the proceeds of snIes and
rentals.
We urge oar legislators 10
guard iIis valuable state prop
erty against those who cOntenl-
plate making IA grab for IL.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
THR EVENING JOURNAL MONDAY FEBRUARY IL 1901

is fact that the great majority of the
people derive their knowledge OF mat
tcrs before the Legislature from the
newspapers and when Senator McCom-
mons attempts to deprive newspaper
reporters OF their sources OF infor-
nation. he is striking at the people.
Whether nc really desires to keep the
people in ignorance is a question, but
it certainly looks as though this was
his intention.
However, the newspaper reporters
may be depended to get the ncws
despite the arbitrary order of Speaker
McCommons, although they may he
put 10 extra trouble. We fancy that
the people who depend upon the news
papers for their knowledge Of lcgls'a-
tive doings will not relish any attempt
to restrict their sources of information.
And if they are deprived of news
thereby, they will be apt to let their
representatives hear from them.
As far as the House is concerned. IL
may be well to remind the members
that they can resclnd Speaker McCom-
mons order if they so desire. The
House is greater than the speaker or
any other one member. The House can
make rules and enforce them. Let
the House, therefore adopt rule re-
quiring the clerk to give newspaper re-
porters access to all bills and papers
coming before that body. BY doing
this the House will render a service to
the people.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
Red Men,s pow-wow all thIs week.
THE LITERARY WORLD

The February number Of the Ameri-
can Boy (Sprague Publishing Company,
Detroit. Mich) is it's WashingtOn's
Birthday number. Its front page tells
OF Washington's ancestry and boyhood,
and gives the famous story OF the
cherry tree. under the title, "A Boy
in the United States Congress-" the
writer. who was once a page. in the
House of Representatives, gives an IL
Illustrated account of his visit when a
boy to Mount Vernon, the home OF
Washington. Its stories ara: "A
Yankee Boys Romance" chapters XII
and XIII OF "The Cruise Of the Yacht
Gazelle;" chapters X and XI of Three
Boys in the Mountains" The BurTless
Chestnut" THE Passenger on the
Way Freight" Under Turning Points
in Boys Life" the editor writes on
Quitting School," Other articles are:
Madame Modjeska as the Boys
Friends" Boys and HousewOrlI;"
IAN Incident in the Life Of General
Washington:" February in American
History Under the head of What
Boys are Doing" are a number of inter
esting items. prominent among which
is a description of a locomotive built
I by two boys, and a model Of lake
steamboat cut out with a penknife by
a boy. Over two pages are devoted TO
THE Order Of the American Boy" a
national nOn-secret society for Ameri-
can boys. cnducted under the auspices
of this paper, giving plans OF organi-
zatiOn, proposed constitution, etc. A
/, page is given to Some Things That
! Boys Can Make" and a page to First
d Lessons in Electricity" Departments
are devoted to Boys as Money Makers
+. and Money Savers" The Boy jour
{ nalist and Printer" THE Boy in the
Home Church, School. office, Store,
Factory. and on the Farm; The
lAgassiz Association Of Young Natural
ists:" "The Boy Photographic" " Boys
s in the Animal Kingdom" The Boys
Library" Boys in Games and
n Sport;' "The Boy Stamp and Coir
Collector" and numerous priZes ant
= puzzles. Sixty-six Illustrations. 81
s year. Sprague Publishing Company
n Detroit, Mich -.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
Defeat Addlcks at Any Cost

From Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
II is still, "Addicks or nobody" The
anti-Addicks Republicans who sub
scribed to the compromise proposition
for the election Of Cannon and Ward
TO the Senate might have known in ad-
vance that such a way out of tho dead
lock would not find favor with the gas
man and his thick-and-thin support
ers. What they are fighting for is the
election Of Addicks. and nothing short
OF that will content them. What the
true and genuine Republican members
of the Delaware Legislature should bat
tie for to the last is the defeat Of Ad-
dicks. even If the State should be un-
represented at the next session OF the
Senate.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
CELEBRATED
HIS BIRTHDAY
Other Matters Of a Social
Interest
Notes as to the Whereabouts of
Wilmington People and
Their Friends
Pleasant Birthday Party
Special to the Evening journal.

Special 20 the Evening Journal.
Glasgow Feb. Am enjoyable birth
day party was given on Wednesday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton Mahan. of Glasgow, in honor
.Of their son, William. A pleasant time
was spent in playing games after which
refreshments we're served Among
those present We're the Misses Lucy
Johnson, Lena Cunningham, Nellie
Sentman, DOllie Burgess, Lizzie Shell
don, Susie King, Bessie Money. Marie
e. Dayett. Lena and Frances Bauer.
Grace Butterworth. Winnie Cot, Mel
lie Carpenter, Jennie Cunningham
Vinna Porter. Lizzie Cavender, Carrie
Thornton, Mamie Powell, Anna Dick
erson. Elsie Colt. Jennie Howell. Mary
Coleman. Lillian Laws, Flora Caven-
der and Florence Dayett, Messrs.
Joseph Ford Fred Armstrong, Ephraim
Sterling. John Walker. Isaac Roberts,
Lewis Vansant, Robert Armstrong.
Elmer Sentman. Willie Mahan, Harry
Cavender. Herbert Ward, Ira Duling,
Walter Sheldon, Benjamin Johnson,
CLARK Ford, ElwoOd Sheldon, George
Duling, Noble Biddle. Stanley Howell,
Eugene Coleman, Laura Fulton. Theo-
dore Laws. Wallace Money, Samuel
Snitcher. Thomas Howell, Andrew Lin
dell. Randolph Lindell, Bayard Ken
dell, George Sheats. Benjamin Butter
worth. Noble Bidwell and others
Miss Sue Ford and Miss Blanche
Smith, who have been visiting at the
home OF Mrs. James Ford. near Glas-
gov, left yesterday to make a visit in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Gilmore. of Mt Vernon, is Wis
iting at the home of Miss Sarah David
son. Of Falls Church, Virginia.
Miss Frances EliasOn. of near Glas.
gov, is visiting friends in Whining
ton.
Misses Elsie and Cara Paxson, o
Summit Bridge, are visiting friends il
philadelphia
Mrs. Caroline Schoolfeld and Mis-
Louise SchOolfeld. of Pocomoke City
are visiting at the home of j. Wilkins
lCooch, of COOch's Bridge.
Mrs. ]. B. Cazier. Of Mt. Vernon, /
suffering from an attack of the grip.
Boulden McMullen. of st. Georges
spent Thursday with Glasgow friends.
Mr. and Mrs Frank COOch, Of VIII
mington, spent two or three days c
this week at COoch's Bridge.
Cards are out for a silver weddin
Anniversary. to be held at the home
' Mr.. and Mrs J. W. Dayett Of Cooch
n Bridge, on February 10.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
Rounded Up Atlast
rom The Chester Times.

From the Chester Times.
The arrest OF the three young men at
ClaymOnt, Del, by Detective McVey.
is not only matter of great import
ance to the people of Claymont, but to
the residents of this city and county
as well. For weeks the upper end of
the State of Delaware and the lower
section Of Delaware county have been
the scenes Of burglarious expeditions
on the part of some gang whom the DO
lice, We're unable to discover. Houses
and stores were despOiled and many
articles of value were taken. but at
last the guilty men have been rounded
up and are now safely in jail, with the
confession of one of the members OF
the gang to convict all, and the addi-
ticnal evidence of finding the stolen
goods in the possession Of one of the
trio.
Fearing exposure and arrest the
burglars did not take the stolen proper
ty to the pawn shops, the usual recep-
tacles for stolen goods, but stored the
plunder in the home of one of the
members, where it has been found oy
the detective
IL 10 uisuly pIODdDle Lnat mucn OF
the stoien property belongs in this
city and the people who have suffered
will be asked to examine the plunder
to see if they can identify their goods.
One of the things that point to these
men as the burglars who operated in
the western section of this city and the
lower part of the county, is that for
the past two weeks no burElaries have
been committed. the police being SO hot
on the tracks of the guilty men that
they were probably afraid to operate.
One of the burglars is 4 c0lored
young man, while the other two are
white. both Of good families; but the
commission of crime on the part OF all
Of them is the old story of idleness and
bad company. One successful visit
with a good nights haul OF plun1er
served to lead to another and before
the actors in this dark drama we're
ware of it. all were criminals with the
doors of the penitentiary open to Ie-
ceiye them.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11

Special railroad trains are not rare
In these days when there are so many
rich persons and such a demand for
rapid transit. but a special train run
100 miles for the express purpose Of
getting beer to satisfy the thirst Of
victim of a railroad accident is some
ching new A special dispatch from
Prentice, Wis, gives the information
that Mrs. Anna Schmidt. an old Ger
man woman, was injured in the wreck
on the $500" road, near Rhineland, on
Saturday. When she regained con-
.sciousness on Monday she moaned for
beer The attendants gave her water,
but It did not satisfy her thirst she
must have beer. There was no beer to
be had in the neighborh9od and a spe-
cial train was made up and sent there
distance OF about fifty miles, for a
supply of beer to satisfy the woman's
thirst. The special went back with 3
case.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11

During the last seven months of the
present fiscal year the receipts Of the
Federal Government exceeded those
Tor the corresponding period last year
by SlO,24OOOO A comparative state
ment of the receipts and expenditures
sets forth that the total receipts from
I'll sources during January. 1901. were
s47520, ,2S6, a decrease of about $492,-
900 as compared with January. 1900.
The expenditures were S4O,109, ,7O7,
eaving a surplus OF $1411 900 for the
month. The public debt statement
shows thatat thec.oseof business Janu-
airy 81, 1901, the debt, less cash in the
Treasury, was S1.O94 ,595,S7S, a decrease
,or the month of sl,5954S2. A signin-
ant item in the statement is that the
Cuban customs receipts during 1906
were S16.Os4S76. an increase over 1S9!
Of over per cent
Evening journal., 1901-02-11

In a dispatch treating Of the sena-
torial tie-up in Delaware and Ne
braslSa, a Baltimore paper says: Per
5ons we're here to-day from the scenes
II both senatorial conflicts. and report
there is no prospect that either Ad-
dicks in Delaware or Rosewater in
Nebraska will permit any election un-
less he is one Of the senators. The
Republicans will have a large majority
in the Senate after March 4, and real
~ do not need the Nebraska and Del
aware men. But the people of Della
ware want two senators, whether the
republicans in Washington need them
CT not. and they resent the effort oi
Addicks to deprive them Of that repre-
sentation to which they are entitled.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11

has lived is considered. Aside from
a slight touch Of the gout he is rs
sound ss any man Of his age could ex-
psct 10 be. and look for ham TO &C.
cupy Englands throne for many years
10 come. OF my own personal knowl-
edge know the cancer stories are
false. and do not mind being quoted
10 that effect. There is no disputing
the fact that his early career has told
upon his constitution, but not so much
as to cndanger his life just yet awhile
This Us reassuring FOR the state OF
health Of Great Britain's ruler IS a
matter of International intcrest.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11

laughed at the Republican caucus and
rcfuSod to permit them to participate
in it, he prevented the reelection Of
United States Senator Anthony Hig-
gins. invoked the intervention or a
Democratic acting governor to plaoc
the election of Colonel Henry A. Du-
Pont on a contestable footing in Con
gress. set up a lobby to corporate
with the Democrats. and obtained mni-
oient Silver Republican and Populiet
votes TO join with those of the Demo
Gratis to prevent Colonel DUPONT from
obtaining the seat to which he was en-
titled.
In 1896 he SGT M an independent
party and State ticket defeated the
Republican State ticket, elected a
Democratic Legislature which in 1897
sent Richard r. Kenney. a Democrat.
to the United States Senate.
In 1898 he set up independent leglsla-
tive candidates which he used ia 1899
to deadlock the Legislature. thereby
preventing the Republicans from elect
ing q Republican successor to United
States Senator George Gray. a Demo
crat
In June OF 1899 he nominated an In
dependent city ticket in Wilmington
and Elected the entire Democratic city
ticket.
In 1901. when two Republican United
States senators are at stake, he de-
mands to be one of them, and declares
that II he is not elected nobody shall
be.
That is the indictment framed
against him by the Republicans of
Delaware and the facts are so notorious
that he and his friends cannot enter
a plea OF not guilty.
Having committed these high crimes
and misdemeanors against the Repub-
lican party he cannot be considered in
any sense as Republican candidate
for seat In the United States Senate.
nor can self-respecting Republicans en-
tertaln for an instant any proposition
which embraces affirmative action by
them on his candidacy.
The Republican members OF the Leg
islature will vote for good and true
men for the two seats in controversy
They can do no more. they should do
no less. Having done that, and ex-
hausted every honest and creditable
means to effect an election, they will
have discharged their full duty to the
people, and the burden OF responsible
ity must fall upon those Union Repub-
lioan members who apparently see
nothing in the present situation but the
personal advancement OF this one man
who has been such traitor to his Re
publican pretensions.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
1.Hatchetn

Written for the Evening Journal.
Now is the time Of year
When poets sweat to find a rhyme for
"hatchet.'
Not only is it queer,
'Tis very. very hard
Said one perspiring bard
THAT George did not take some other
weapon.
II he had used a knife, l could have
KEEP on
But. as that thoughtless boy
A hatchet did employ.
I'm forced to stop right here,
For catch it, snatch it, latchet, patch
it, scratch it,
Are all the ryhmes I've ever Matched
that match it,
M. E. NJ. R.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
HANSA GIVES ADOICKSTTES
LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT

Special Dispatch to Evening Journal.
Dover. Feb. 11.-State Senator j.
Frank Alice went to Washington on
Saturday. His business there was to
see Senator Marcus A. Hanna, to get
him to intervene in the behalf Of J.
Edward Addicks in the senatorial
deadlock in this State. He received
little or no encouragement, and the
Union Republicans are desperately
worried in consequence
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
About Bridgeville Folk
speeIal 10 De Evenlng Journal.

Special 20 inc ENtnInb JOuIHdI'
Bridgeville, Feb 9.-William Willin
is sOjourning at Delmar.
Uncle Josh" was successfully rem
dered by the Bridgeville Dramatic
Club in the Reese Opera House, at
Harrington. last evening.
Colonel II. w. Viven, who has been
seriously i'll with the grip, is recover
ing.
II. C. Layton is confined to his room
with the grip
L. G. Welch, w. H. Hallowell
Charles r. Wiley. w. B. TFuitt and
w. w Knowles were at Harrington
last night.
Garrett Layton, a well-knOwn far
mer Of this section. is seriously i'll al
his home near town.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11
CONGRESSMAN RoFFIcKeRs SUCCESS

From Congressman Walter o. IIof-
fecker we have received this letter
which we are pleased to give space in
our columns.
TO the Editor OF the Evening Journal.
Sir: Speaker Henderson consented
to recognize me at the first opportu-
nlty when unanimous consents were
being had in the House, and under
this rule l called up and had passed
IN (Frday) afternoon late the bill
establishing a beacon light at Grubh's
Landing, Delaware, introduced by me
last month l had this bill also intro
duced in the Senate. and am informed
by Senator Kenney that It has passed
that body 1t now awaits only the
presidents approval and signature.
w. o. HOFFECKER-
We congratulate Mr.. Hoffecker upoI
the unqualified success which has at
tended his eflogt, and are sure tina
the people. and especially shipping
mon and mariners, will appreciate tn
work, for the light has been needel
for many years.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11

we are not surprised that the Re
publican members Of the United States
Senate are indignant over the senator
ial deadlock in this State. They, In
common with all other good party
men. recognize the evil which may
come from the Addicks policy OF "me
or nobody" And what makes them es-
peciary angry is that a Republican
national committeeman should be en-
gaged in the mad exploit Of preventing
the election of two Republican United
States senators.
Evening journal., 1901-02-11

In some Of the newspapers we notice
that Senator Blakely, Of this county. Is
credited with being the father OF the
anti-cigarette bill which passed the
Senate and has been reported unfa-
vorably In the House. This is an err
ror. Senator Brasure, Of Sussex county
antoduced the bill, and Senator Blake
ly had no connection with its intro
duction.