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Evening journal., 1901-10-11
EWSPAPER OPINION
Congratulations to a Contemporary
rom the Washington Post.

Congratulations to a Contemporary
From the Washington Post.
The Post extends its congratulations
to the Philadelphia Inquirer ON the
heroic fortitude displayed by that virile
organ of Republican doctrine and poll
cies in standing up alone, faithful
among the faithless, in defense of the
government of the Quaker City. IN
dismayed by the fact of its solitude,
regardless Of its desertion by all of its
local contemporaries, 1t stands, as the
boy stood on the burning deck, whence
all but him had fed" and in its cheer
full tone there is no indication that it
feels like one who treads alone some
banquet hall deserted, whose lights are
fed. whose garlands dead, and an but
he departed" Conscious of the recu-
tude of It's intentions. believing in the
neral purity and business capacity OF
the citys rulers, our contemporary
stands erect and Ito thousand cir
cling foes breathes out a bold deli
ance." Confronted by a gigantic con-
spiracy, embracing all of its local con-
ltemporaries and a tremendous conjunc-
tion of reputable and potential ele-
lments. the Inquirer. although grieved
that they have conspired in the wicked
work of defaming their own town, Is
never despondent. Truth is mighty
and must prevail That is the blessed
maxim which braces up the spirit and
exalts the horn OF our gallant contem-
porary.
Nor does this picture of the In
quirer's immediate environment tell
the whole story of the conflict it is
i waging Into that malign conspiracy
lhave obtruded about all of the inflt-
ential newspapers in the United States
From ocean TO ocean. and from the
lakes to the gulf, the Republican
Democratic, and indepenent Journals
are crying aloud, as with one voice
lagainst the machine that rules Phila-
delphia. and urging the people of that
city to unite for its destruction. Even
the religious press sets up the same
D lshout. And when the magazines and
I reviews come out their voices are add,
4 ed to the chorus of denunciadOn ant
= the plea for reform. Turn the rascal,
out is the sentiment that greets tn,
Inquirer in all directions. And ye
= our contemporary is not afraid. Tn.
y lannals of journalism furnish no par
e allel to the courage and fortimde ex
g lhibited by this single-handed fighte
against legions. Will It win? Prob
lably YES. for the machine possesse
l. organization. sinews of war. and au
'el dacity. And although only one news
Is paper defends II. the defense is mas
~ terly. Again we congratulate tn
!, brave, solitary warrior.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
srRAIGHrENlNG A TWIST

BY this morning, the delectable Adj
dicks sheet has gotten its cue, and it's
readers are regaled with an editorial
which endeavors TO show that the Reg
ular Republican organization Is re-
sponslble for the retirement of Post
master Browne. We have little desire
to enter into Uhis matter, since any
discussion must be painful to many
persons, but we make ii our business
of exposing THE distortions of our CON
temporary. even though to do so en-
croaches to an alarming extent, on an
other matter.
Since this morning luminary
has thought proper TO engage in this
Kind OF warfare, it may not be out Of
place to state the exact truth Post
master Browne was chairman OF the
Regular Republican State Committee.
and as Regular was appointed to Of
ice. So long as he continued faithful
10 his organization and in close touch
with its members, there was not a sug-
gestion OF anything that would lead to
HIS retirement But after the decision
at the last National Convention, when
the Addlcks delegates were seated. it
began to be rumored THAT Mr.. Browne
was running after strange gods, and
soon the rumor grew into assurance.
He was then regarded as a follower OF
Addicks and supporter; he consorted
with men OF THAT persuasion and was
no longer regarded by anyone as a
Regular Republican. Then it was that
Mr.. Brownies difficulties began.
Now that is truth, and is an answer
to the special plea Of the Addlcks or
gan. but it does not contain the funda-
mental truth; a mans conduct is in his
own hands, and he alone is TO blame II
It does net measure up TO THE standard
required for a responsible Office. But
when one begins to affiliate with an or
ganization that has back of it neither
brains nor decency, it is not so much an
indication that he may be improperly
Influenced. as II is that his charactei
has already been undermined. A mar
IS responsible for his own acts, ans
when one begins to dlcker with Ad
dicksism, people have learned TO regar,
that. not so much in the light of wha
may result, as what has resulted.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
CONCERNING THE TOMB AND WILL
OF THE LATE JOHN M. CLAYTON

1t Is not generally known that all
that is mortal of John NJ Clayton
Delaware's former statesman and law-
yer, lies entombed within the conse-
Grated grounds surrounding the Pres
byterian Church, in Dover. To per-
petuate his memory there is ahandsome
monument erected at a cost of "a 900.
The tomb is OF white marble, rec
tangular in shape, with a solid base six
feet highl over which are four large
columns in ihe Gothic style. over all
a massive marble roof is raised.
Inscriptions and emblems setting
forth his varied attainments and oc-
equations as statesman. jurist and
farmer are on it. One inscription
reads as follows: "Wiuh a mind ever
employed in the most exalted labors,
he had a heart overfiowing with the
tenderest affections"
About his tomb are buried his family
and relatives, numbering eighteen in
all.
IL was in this church that the Della
ware State Constitutional Convention
was held in 1892. at which Mr.. Clayton
made his great record as a lawyer,
statesman and cOnserver of the inter
ests Of the people of Delaware.
In his will Mr.. Clayton made pro-
visions for the erection of this tomb
and its care by ceaving a legacy of
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

Ernest Seton Thompson has estab-
lished a cult; il may be designated as
hunting with a camera" The man who
goes after game with a rifle is made
to feel the vengeance which is visited
on the murderer. Well, Mr.. Ernest
Thompson has been arrested for shoot
ing deer out of season. He denies the
charge, saying that HE simply ran the
deer down with his dogs, in order to
get a set Of antlers for Mrs. Thomp-
son. Thus the great author and pro
tector of animals protects himself, and
disproves a charge Of cruelty. Doubt
less he took a series of photographs
showing the frantic efforts OF the deer
to escape. and the cruel death it re-
ceived at the hunters hands. 1t is to
be hoped THAT if the photographs ap-
pear in the magazines, Ernest Seton
Thompson will appear in the act of
setting on the dogs.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

$4,000 to be invested perpetually for
that purpose. One of his requests was
that a willow tree should always grow
near his grave. There is now no will
low there. the old one having died and
none either having been planted.
1t is not generally known, further.
that Mr.. Clayton left a Testimonial to
the Christian religion. His will read
as follows:
Il leave to my friends and relatives.
as well as to all others who may think
my opinion of any value. this testi-
monial. that the religion taught in the
New Testament is thebest that has been
offered for our adoption, both for this
world and for that which is to come.
and that Jesus Christ was the true
Messiah and will remain forever the
Redeemer and Saviour of fallen man.
Let my humble testimony stand in
favor of the Christian religion. l am
deeply-thoroughly convinced of it's
TRUTH"
Mr.. Clayton also bequeathed to the
following friends and relatives 500
each for the purchase of MORNINGS to
be worn in his memory: James c.
Douglas, Joseph P. Comegy's, Mar
garet A. Comegy's. w. H. Peterson,
William d. Lewis. Morton McMichael,
and Thomas M. Rodney. He also be-
queathed as a memorial 5000, to be in
vested in silver plate to George p.
Fisher
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

Which is the criminal, the man who
In public Office loots the treasury, SELLS
franchises, employs every method OF
eNtortion, or the man who denOunces
These acts? In two great cities the
parties in power have been guilty Of acts
whidh compel public Indignation and
loathing. Specific acts have been
brought TO light showing tine existence
of a network OF corruption. How are
these charges answered? you are in
juring the city You are traitors to
your parity You would do no better
were you in our places" Suppose a
preacher should be guilty Of breaking all
tIhis commandments, would 1t be a SUI.
dolent defense for him TO lift his hands
to heaven protesting against his re-
moval on the ground that 1t would in-
jure the church?
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

Paul Reveres ride, once historic. has
been supplanted. Caesar Rodney's pill
gwmage on horseback from Dover to
Philadelphia is obsolete. Coming gem
erations of school children will recite
poems OF another tenor. and inspired
bards will pour forth impassioned
stanzas on Vanderbilt's ride. Wednesday
he drove a coach from New York to
Philadelphia and return. It was a Won
derful feat. as attested by the lengthy
newspaper reports. We are left In the
dark as to what he came for, or why he
returned, but then the motive Of great
ness is not always known to medi
ocrity. To the average mind there arr
more important rides taken daily. al
when Peter Smith drives into KIM
street with load of garden sass. Blu
this is wrong, Vanderbilt brough
Chollie, Reginald and De Puyster, AM
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
song

Bllthe and brown October, give me
,eave to sing!
| have sung for April in the eager
spring;
March and June and August sang l
with a Will;
Now you come, and find me singing.
singing still.
When I tracked the speedwell to her
covert cool,
Saw the May-how'r's yellow brighten
ing marsh and pool;
When / knew what impulse stirr'd the
silent sod,
From the Tyre 1 offer'd childish thanks
to God
Summer with her roses, set my
thoughts in tune
Where's the heart can sorrow all the
days Of June?
Like a laughing minstrel through the
months / went,
Laughing now, l greet thee, all my JOY
unspent.
Blithe and brown October, with your
opal rain.
Happiness and beauty brim the world
again.
SO go On singing, lonely as I wend,
Singing unaffrighted, singing to the
end.
Pail Mall Gazette
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

It is said that England is maintain
ing an army of $4,000 men in order to
put down the Beers, and it is yet call
ing for recruits. Whatever may be
said OF the causes leading to the out
break of hostilities. all must admire
the wonderful resistance to English
subjugation. A mere handful of men
without support from any outside
quarter, without even recognition, have
endured hardships, and fought en-
gagement that make Themopylae
pale into insignicance.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKER.
Members Of Christiana Hund
ciatinn Discuss Interesting ,

Members of. the Sunday Sell
citation OF Christiana Hundred .
third ANIMAL convention in the I
ian Chapel in Elsmere yester,
noon and last night. The. Rev
Franklin opened the meetif
praise a nd promise service. i'm
after which an Executive Comm
appointed TO look after matters
suing year.
Addresses were made as
How to Make Hundred Assoc
Success :" the Rev. w. Il. l.
Can Country School Success.
duct a Cradle RollT" Mrs.
Chandler; "A Home Departna
+. w. Lang; Leading Sc
Christ" Professor IL. S. Goldo
of intemperance," George w. I
ward Woodward was elected pr
the association.
In the evening NJ. w. Vans
song serviee. Aubrey Nandever
a question box. and the Rev. j.
of Red Clay Creek, made an a
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

Military men who have been famil-
lar with the workings of army life
since the Civil War, speak in the high
est terms OF the negro soldier. During
the Rebellion the first regiments where
lhey were employed did loyal service,
and their conduct did mudh to lessen
the prejudice against their enlistment.
Subsequently i'm our Indian trou-
bles. no troops were Drawer, or per-
formed the duties Of camp life more
faithfully and oheerfully. An army Of
hcer informs us THAT I'M Cuba and in
the Philippines their subordination was
perfect, and that under all circum-
stances they retained a soldierly bear
ing. Under proper conditions there
are no more loyal or patriotic citizens
Jhan THE black men.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK
Cnndnctor Vas EuuaI 10 EmergencY

According to a current story, there is
conductor on Market street car
Who sizes up TO an emergency. He is
from the Emerald Isle, and his equa-
nimity under all conditions remains
undisturbed.
Some nights since, according to the
story as told to tine Wayfarer an Off
cial Of the company boarded his car.
Glancing up at the register he saw that
but ten fares had been rung up, while
there were eleven passengers.
Said he: You have but ten fares
rung up"
That's roight, sol" said Dennis.
But there are eleven passengers,
said the official.
Indeed" said the Irishman, "anC
you're right entoirely."
Then stepping in the car he shouted
Say, there is ten fares and clever
passengers, so one Of you gentlemen
will have to get OFF. b"
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
Peace Office Clerks Honored

Friends OF the Clerk Of the Peace and
his assistants. yesterday made a dona-
tion of fruit to the unmarried clerks
ond vegetables to the married ones.
The fruit consisted of grapes, peaches;
onions. string beans and peppers COM
prised the varieties of vegetables.
The fruit no doubt was delicious and
the married men stood by with mouths
watering while the single men devour-
ed It. The married men will enjoy
their part OF the treat on Sunday. The
Wayfarer bein ga married man, was
presented with a share Of the Yege-
tables.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
GROCERY NEWS AT LYN

busy atIIIHB DULItTl zUC.
Park Creamery. 35c. lb. Pure
12c. lb. Good mixed tea. 35c. 1
cots. 10c. lb. Jelly glasses, 81
20c. dozen. New tomato cats
gallon. Mixed mustard, 10C
Best -four. soc. sack. Good
2Oc.. large stock. Right prices
service. All phones. Stores,
and Fourth streets; King AM
streets.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
FRIDAY. OCTOBER II. 1901
FRAPPED

Read this editorial from the New
York Times and then go of alone and
10 some thinking:
II seems that much political
Significance is attributed in Wash
ington to the appointment by the
President Of one OF the conspicu-
GUS opponents Of Addicks to the
vacant Postmastership OF Whining
ton. Del. We should say That the
significance was not so much polit-
ical as personal. Addicks is a
man who particularly raises the
gorge Of all decent American cit
liens. And we have no doubt that
the Presidents action has been
largely determined by mere nausea.
The United States Senate has
come TO be more or less flippantly
known as a "millionaire's club.
There Is too much truth in the de-
scriDton, and yet It is not wholly
true. It is not a club OF any
kind. seeing that, although it Is
constitutionally the Judge OF
the elections. returns and qualihca-
tions" Of its own members, yet the
right of peremptory challenge, Of
keeping out man because you
do not like him, has never been ar
rogated by senators. You must
have something substantial and
substantiable. legally substantial
BILE, to say against him. Even
Clark. of Montana, might have
got in il he had conducted his
bribery in a more circuitous and
subterranean fashion.
Doubtless the Senate would be
glad to blackball Addioks, II he
gave it a fair chance. For Addioks,
who has no other qualifications for
the Senate than his citi-
zenship and his sex. went
about, in cold blood, TO buy a sem
atorship, just as he might have
gone about to buy a steam yacht
He was not citizen OF Delaware.
But Delaware is a small State, and
he calculated that because 1t was
small it could be got cheap. The
speculator did not reckon upon
the State pride and civic virtue
that there may be even in a small
State, nor was he prepared to feel
how his business proposition
outraged every decent man in Del
aware. His subscriptions and con-
tributions have not yet landed him
in the Senate. in spite of the years
he has already been trying.
They have enabled him, how
ever to capture the organization" "
the Republican organization. But
when he reckoned upon the sup
port of the present President Of
the United States TO ratify his
more filthy bargain" he made a
great mistake. There is no man
in the United States who is by ma
ture more adapted to loathe Ad-
dicks and the political ways of Ad-
dicks. and TO give aid and comfort
to the political enemies Of Addicks
than Theodore Roosevelt. THAI
we believe to be the political sig
nifcance" Of the new appointment
of a postmaster of Wilmington
Del.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
NIeasnred a VeaaeI

Captain Peter B. Ayars, Deputy Col
lector of the Port, has returned from
Milford where he measured the two
masted schooner Robert John Beswick,
built by w. S. Abbott, of Milford. The
schooner's dimensions are: Length, so
feet beam, 26 feet; draught, feet;
gross tonnage, 1O5; net tonnage, so.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

All southern California cities look
forward to be supplied with electric
power from Kern River, where at first
$4,000 and later $4,000 horse power
will be obtained from an S00-foot fall
A harvesting machine firm in the
West has made an automobile grass
mower that cut twenty-five acres of
grass in nine hours, using a five-foot
sickel bar.
A competitor in the recent Paris
Berlin motor race. while making sew
enty miles an hour in cloud of dust,
struck an arched curve in the road
with his car. which leaped high in the
air and bounded back like rubber ball.
Plowmakers all over the United
States have advanced prices 10 per
cent
Many Western mining sections are
being supplied with electricity brought
from fifty to seventy-five miles.
Engineers say the use of oil in To-
comCtives throughout the Southwest
will allow of longer trains and greater
speeds.
Last year 500 1000, 900 feet Of lumber
were exported from the Pacific coast,
and 300 100000 feet sent East by rail.
1t is stated Of the 500 latest arrivals
from the Alaskan gold district OF
.F IA I
back as much money as was taken out.
UnquestiOnably this may be said OF
the whole Alaskan gold Development
it has cost the country more than it
has yielded in yellow meal.-Spring-
field Republican.
Last year England imported nearly
5000. 900 tons of wheat of the 100000
that we're consumed.
One Of the attractions of the st.
Louis Worlds Fair it is said, viii, be
an ariel globe, 700 feet high from stone
base to roof. At the height of 10 feet
will be a spacious roof garden about
1 900 feet in circumference. This space
will contain two restaurants and two
theatres. At an altitude of 295 feet
will be a huge coliseum, with walks
around the globe, giving a complet'
view OF the grounds. Below will b'
two regular circus rings and a race
track. Under the seats will be men
agerie, viewed from the circular walk.
a Japanese firm has leased an ole
! brewery in West Berkley, Cal, anC
proposes to manufacture liquors for the
Japanese residents of this country
Japanese beverages made here can b'
sold at a price much lower that th'
cost of the imported liquors at Sar
| Francisco.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

A certain Wilmington citizen some
what noted for lengthy and erudite
epistc.ary effusions. and whose oral ut
terances are both effusive and elegant,
deeply interested in the Delaware stu
aticn. and anxious that the President
should not go astTay for lack Of able
advice. sat down some weeks since and
indicted a brief epistle to the Chiel
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

Executive, of some forty pages. After
waiting for a few days for the contents
to soak into the executive mind and
take effect, he proudly iourneyed to
Washington to receive the need Of
praise. He returned, saying in elegant
French THAT he was trapped" Now
Lett us say to the unsophisticated that a
thing trapped is frOzen--a sort Of
frozen custard. You know.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
DELAWARE DAY AT FAIR
Governor and Legislators Were There
But No Exercise Was Held

Governor John Hum, his military
staff, Lieutenant-GovernOr Philip Can
non and almost all the members of the
Delaware Legislature visited the Expo
sition grounds yesterday to celebrate
Delaware Day. There was no special.
ceremony, previous arrangements hav-
ing been cancelled on the announce
ment Of the death of the President.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

sdhley. during the BATTLE Of Santi-
ago. acted like a commander-in-chief,
testifies one witness. Another says he
was frightened. There is a possibility
that some of these officers are trying
to transfer their own case Of rattles to
the shoulders of the gallant Admiral.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
Presented with Large Bouquet

As a mark OF their appreciation Of
President of Council Charles II.
B,aine's action in receiving the visiting
Chambers Fire Company, the Liberty
Fire Company presented him with a
large bouquet of flowers at last nights
meeting of Council. The flowers were
presented by Chief Engineer John p.
Welsh, and Mr.. Blaine received them in
a neat speech.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
Want to'Ride Free

Representatives of the city fire COM
panies will meet this evening to dis
cuss the advisability of asking the rail-
way companies to recognize the badges
of firemen as passes while going to
fires and allow the men to ride free.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

returned with them TO the blooming
town Of New York, don't ye know, with
never a mishap. Let us perpetuate the
event In marble.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
peIawAre,s Answer Nearlr Rsady

Attorney-GeneralW Ward and associate
counsel have about finished the answer
Of Delaware to New Jersey regarding
the fishing boundary line question. The
matter now is in the hands of the
printers and will be fled on October
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

So that Seventh street bridge was TO
be a twenty-four foot structure, after
all A great deal of speculation and
comment might have been saved by am
earlier revelation of that fact. II is
now up to the Every Evening to ex-
plain why the old Democratic Levy
Court entered into such a fool con-
tract. :,
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

A morning paper is giving President
Roosevelt much advice these days, and
yet There is a bare possibility that the
President is not a regular reader We
are led no believe THAT the Admlnistra-
tion VIII have its endorsement, if
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

Brother Croker intimates that he
viii talk no more till after election. He
has secured a Shepard and will allow
him to manage the flock Richard used
to be something of n prophet, but he
retired from the job after predicting
Bryan's election.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

1t is said uhat the Pan-American
Conference will restrict the right Of
revolution to an annual Indulgence in
THAT pleasant pastlme.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
Building a New Sewer

Workmen of the Street an4
Department are engaged in b
new sewer in Twenty-second S
tween Market and Lamotte str
sewer will drain school No. Il
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
Lille Braves.

ter-a-box "Purgers" are quitting the
field In whole battaliOns. DR.. Agnews
Little Pills at 10 cents a vial are dIiv-
ing them out at all points. Because they
act gently, more effectively, never pain,
and are easy TO take. Sick Headache
suctumbs to one dose. Large vials,
25 cents.-35.
Sold by Miller Drug Company and n.
b. Danforth.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
Mr.. EIIIott Captures Ooons

Levy Court Commissioner Isaac Ell.
lioctt has returned from lower Della
ware where he hunted for the rae
coon. Mr.. Elliott brought home with
him two fine specimens of the Sussex
county product and shortly will enter.
tain his friends with a genuine cooI
supper. t4a4.i
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

Samuel II. Robinson will conduct
the meeting in the Baird Memorial
Mission this evening.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

He had stolen several Kris.
From a gay Chicago Mrs,
And the lady, though she really was
astounded.
Said she'd waive all prosecution
If he'd make due restitution;
And the felony was speedily COM
pounded.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

AS children selfshness is taught us
by indulgent parents.
Evening journal., 1901-10-11
LOVE-MAKENG
WAS COSTLY

Continued From First Page).
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

Read this editorial from the New
York Times and then go of alone ana
do some thinking:
Evening journal., 1901-10-11

Entered at the Wilmington postoffice as
second-class matter.