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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10
ATTORNEYS UPHOLD Mr.. KANE.
Give an Opinion to the Effect That Bond
Issue Is Necessary.

Give an Opinion to the Effect That a Bond
Issue Is Necessary.
The three attorneys conferred Monday
and Tuesday evening gave the following
opinion to the finance committee OF
City Council:
To the Council of the City of Wilmington
-Gentlemen: Your letter of the 10Th of
September has been received. In it you ask
the following questions:
/. Has the Board of Water Commissioners
the power to purchase land for reservoirs?
2. Has the Board of Wafer Commissioners
The power to purchase land for reservoirs
outside OF the limits of the city?
8. Has the Board of Water Commissioners
the power to purchase land for reservoirs
with the excess of moneys derived from
water rents, after paying the interest on the
water bonds and the running expenses of
said water worksy
We will CONSIDER the questions in their
order, and in reply to question one, we sab
nit the following;
The act OF the Legislature creating the
Board of Water Commissioners gives the
snid board express power to purchase lands
for reservoirs and on this point there can
be no doubt whatever. We, therefore, answer
the question in the affirmative.
In reply to the second question we submit
the following:
Section OF the act creating the Board OF
Water Commissioners gives the board the
express power to take water at any point on
tne Brandywine River, to take any other
wholesome water, and TO convey the same
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10
BONDS OF COLLECTORS.

Believed THAT DOnahoe and DicIey Are
Responsible for Investment Tax Money.
The bonds OF John 2. Donahoe and
Lewis DioBey, recently collectors of
capitation and Investment taxes in this
city. are on file ia the Office Of Clerk of
the laeaoe Winfield S. Quigley, A re-
port that the bonds cover only the can't
tption tag, OF which practically none
%as collected, and does not cover the
Investment tax, OF which Messrs. Dona-
hoe and l1ickey collected S15, 900 or
so, coo, does not appear to be borne
out by perusai nf the bonds, ss
The bond of Co lector l)onahoe OF the
Northern district, is in the sum OF
S2T, iis', aud mentions Mr.. Donahoe as
"oollector Of Investment and capitation
taxes in Wilmington, Northern dis
trict. His surety is the American
Bond and Surety 90.
Mr.. Diokey's bond is for s25, 900 aud
the bondsmen arc John L. Diokey,
Thomas Ii. Pennock and William Ma
loney.N
The bond OF each collector specifies
that ne will faithfully and diligently
collect all the rates and taxes according
tu the duplicate and warrant issued to
him, which he shall be required to col
lect, and "all taxes whatever which
shall be committed to him for col
lection. .
The Levy Court has given Messrs.
Donahoe and Diokey until Wednesday
| of next week to settle with it for their
collectors OF Investment tax. Nj. Dona.
hoe says he will not comply with the
Levy Courts order. acting under advice
of his counsel, Herbert II. Ward. II.
says that he has more than $40, 600 in
collections marksd against him and
that the money is deposited in the
Farmers Bank Jointly in mis- name and
that of the eurety company, awaiting
the action of the courts in the case ir
which the Wilmington Savings Fund
Society attached the money. The society
wants about $1,000 refunded. The col
leotor says he fears that should he turr
| tbs money over TO the county he will
be held liable by taxpayers who pait
ii to him,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10
THE JESSE JAMES BAND.

II Had Many Dime Novels, But Did Not
Possess Much Cash.
Special Correspondence CT Gazette and Journal.
Smyrna, Oct. S.-For some time the
jesse James Band occupied olubroom
on Market street. 1t is composed of
boys ranging from IA to 10 years Of
age, some of whom are sons Of promi-
nelt citizens. A few days ago the boys
moved to another building, and prepar-
ations were made to furnish the new
room in more elaborate manner. Not
having much cash, the boys took a
chair from the porch of the Rev. V.
s. Collins, lamp from the residence
of George Batsford, some picture frames
from the undertaking establishment of
j. b. Krusen, some oaps from e. q.
Walls and various other articles from
different sections of the town. Their
supply of cline novels was taken from
W. b. Start.
!. Saturday evening, the persons whose
belongings had been taken made raid
on the clubroom aud surprised num-
ber OF the members of the club. The
goods we're returned to the owners. and
it ia probable that no arrests will be
made, although there is strong feel
ing to invoke the aid of the law.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10
WORK OF BURGLARS.

Lancaster, Pa, Oct. s.. Robbers en-
tered the office OF b. +. Hiestand &
Son at Marietta, last night, and blew
up three cafes, but secured less than
four dollars in cash. Checks and valua-
BILE papers we're left untouched
The shoe store Of b. q. Nipple, in
the same town, was also broken into,
presumably by the same crowd, but the
sounding OF burglar alarm scared
them oil before they secured anything
of value
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10
Elevated Road in chester.

The Chester City Council Monday
adopted the ordinance and agreement
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Go. for
the elevation of the tracks of the Phila'
delnhia, Wilmington & Baltimore rail
road through that city. An amendment
was made relieving the city of all
damage claims. The mayor will ap-
prove the ordinance. The Improvement
will mean the exPanditure Of 81, o0o, 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10
brakeman conner Injured.

George Conner Of No. ll35 Peach
street, a brakeman on the r., W. & B.
railroad, was injured Monday after
engine and car at the plant of the
Diamond Stats Steel Co He was moved
in the Phoenix ahuance to the
homeopathic Hospital, lie was not
seriously injured. '-Tt
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10

Samuel Hopkins died at the Homoe-
opathic Hospital Monday. He was
removed to the institution on Saturday
after being stricken with oonvulsions
Co.. where he was employed. He was
II years OF age.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10

The case of Theodore Lung rs. Charles
Il. johnson was before Chancellor
Nicholson today. Long bought from
johnson the hack line which runs from
.Middletown to Odessa, and claims that
johnson agreed not to start an oppo.
sition line, and that johnson violated
the agreement. The bill and answer
were read, and alfldayits were presented.
Charles f. Ourley eepresents Long,
and John II. Rodney, johnson. The
Chancellor took the case under advise
ment. The case of Gam vs.. Kumpel,
in which Gam seeks to prevent Kumpel
from allowing waste milk to run upon
Cams property, was postponed until
November 4th.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10

San Francisco, Cal. Oct. 8. The resi-
deuce OF Claus Spreckles, corner of Clay
street and Van Ness avenue, was entered
by burglars last night. They forced a
rear window while the family was at
dinner, went up stairs and gathered in
lewelry amounting to fully $1,000 in
value. No clue to the burglars has
been found.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10

special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Greenwood, Oct. s. AL. Potter,
color ed, insulted white man Saturday
night; and when the latter remon-
atrated, the negro drew razor. Then
a crowd assaulted Potter. and severely
beat him. The negro was arrested on
the charge of disorderly conduct, and
sentenced to pay a fine of s5. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10

The Philadelphia & Reading Railway
has appointed Samuel j. Moore to be
agent at Wagontown, Wilmington divi-
sion, vice W. L. Edwards; assigned to
other duty.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10
THE CONTENTION OF COUNCIL
JAS to Land Purchases by the
Water Department.
MUST RAISE MONEYBY BOND ISSUE
So Claims the Chairman of the
Finance Committee.

|Beotions of the Law Bearing on the SUBJ
Ject- Other People Hold Different Views
Why the Question Was Referred to Coun-
sel-The Auditor and the Department
Check.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10

Dover, Sept. Z, THE Maryland Bis
cult Co. nth capital stock. of 81, 600, :
900, filsd its certificate OF incorporation
here today. =. =. -.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10

could not see that democracy thc force OF
the future. ana one Of his chief efforts was 70
put ii down" Mr.. Arnold White. writing of
'En@laud and America: Strangers yet" eX-
presses the belief that the two nations do not
know on" another as well as they might, and
advises the diffusion Of accurate knowledge
"cSr,ciaIly by the reorganization of newspaper
correspondence which seems him less sa-
gstcious in it's iutcrprs tations than it ought to
De. Mr.. Choate's address ou Lin.oln is printed
in this number and there is some readable fic-
ton. IyrhaIs thu freshest and most diverting
constitution Of all is Mr.. Egcrton Castles essay
The SYir.t Of Romance in which a past
master Of the Art says many sound, persuasive
things. w quote lis acute remarks On what
romance is not.
Certainly il is not among the leaves of a
Fas ni"nable raie that We must look for the rich
blossom of Romance. nor among; the prickIy.
cactUslikc vegetation If the Story with "A PUG
pos, he 1t controversial, ieliSluus or social mu
enc Will ever accus" Mrs. Humphry Wards
clever books, for instance, of even approaching
the ron"ntic}; nor, certcs, among the flowers of
the N"W !iumur,
Again. the Konrucc Spirit flies tho vithcriug
;ltInos sphere of the PSychploGcll Study. anaIy.;i,
is Incompatible with enthusiasm. and the scalrcl
81 ltatonaliEm is 700 taily 10 the WayWar! lie
Of Fancy.
The morbid writer. again, the iicentious or the
modern "paSsiunaI' writer with his artificial
suffering and his incomprehcEsihle joy, ubpi-
oUsly can never soiZ" the romantic situation
that is left for the retiocnt, and strong, and
healthy. Nor yet viii the gallant Spirit suffer
itself be sliiled in the hazy story Of Occult
ism or to disguise its nature under the plausible
mask Of the Scientific Tale. The fact is that
Romance is above all things human, however
idealZed 1t yearns for the physical assertion
of life-that is, for freedom, strong passions,
strong emotion. But, To hc real Romance ii
must depict all things in life. even error and
crime, broadly and nObly: the SUTd!d can never
have much to do with it. without proving fatal.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10

sumpt IT,: binding in red and gold is copied
from that Of the copy Of Soriano's Masses which
exists in the British Museum. The book was
dedicated to Pope Paul Y, and this example Of
Italian bndinl, in its best estate is adorned with
the Borghase coat-of-arms. Mr.. Cyril BaVen-
port. in his note on the binding, discoursos also
Of the symbolism involved in the priests hat
which forms part of its decoration. The shape
Of this hat is the same through all the grades
he says but the color in actual use is different.
ON books it is almost always shown in gold, and
thus by the number of tasseIs alone are We ah.
to say what the rank Of the owner The
tasseIs hang from the inner edge Of the brim,
one over each ear; th,y start from one tasscl,
from which drucn s Il series Of rows Of tasSclS,
each row having one more tassel than that
preceding it. An abbot wears tassels of two
rows. each having three tassels altogether; a
bishop has three rows, with six tassels' an arch
bishop four rows, with ten tassels; a cardinal
five rows, with fifteen tasses.'
Tho illustrations are all Of interest, beginning
with the frontlsYic,- plate after Sir Thomas
I.avrence.s beautiful portrait Of the little King
Of Rome, now ~ the possession "i NIsc"uht
Fisher We reproduce this ana the exquisite
Gainsborough, Mrs. Jordan" Among the Illus
trations to the delightful paper some Tn
known Portraits and Letters of the Wcllosleys,'
there is a fine reproduction Of the drawing which
Goya made of Wcllin ston under difficulties, bat
contriyed TO fill with the dukes character. Mr..
Arthur Waugh writing of The Poetry of the
South African Campaign" comes to the con-
clusion that il does not amount to much, a judg-
ment likely to meet with general approval. On
..Draw backs of Certain Games" Mr.. Andrew
Lang is very engaging Golfers will appreciate
the following remarks certain players who
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10

chapter. one prepares for some rhetoric and
one gets it. Also the reader is pleasantly sur
prisod to find stirring adventure and some leGti-
mate thrills III Mr.. Paysou's narrative. He
has gallant hero, and if his heroine is not SO
inviting il is at least possible tn fail back upon
the dramatic clements in the plot, which are
well invented and neatly handled. Though it is
a somewhat IuIid tale it has kind of crude
vitality, and may be commended To those avid
of historical fiction.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10

JOHN VYTAin \ Tale of the Lost Colony. BY
William Farquhar Payson. 12mo, PIP. 39. Har-
per Bros.
The title of Mrs Fraser's novel suggests that
the book will be dominated by one person of
more or less unsatisfactory ways. But the in
discretions with which the story deals are pretty
generously distributed There are, to begin WITH
two very black sheep Sir George Marston and
his brother Francey- When either was in funds
the other had an unerring scent for the find.
and always dropped down him in time to
help him spend it. When both were quite in
solvent they went their different ways, living
friends living on credit-'keepinS their end up,
as they would have put it-with gallant i'm
pudence which generally helped them to pull
through. As rufans go they were not ungen-
erous to friends in distress. mindful perhaps Of
future gratitude" They true to their nat
ures from beginning to end specous rascals il
ever there We're such in human society. Flirt-
ing lying. sponging, making trouble for their
friends, they proceed Cheerfuy along their
paths, and two women who portrayed
having some sense, allow themselves To be i'm
posed upon by the pair with inimitable faulty.
Nina Carysford becomes Mrs. Claude Dollhouse.
but continues to adore the wicked Sir George
and tragedy ensues Becchey Herapath, her
cousin and chum who is in some ways so win
some that cannot but resent the authors
unkindneSs in giving her name TresStbly
suggestive of a water cure only makes matters
worse when she attempts To mcddle with the
lovers. Her own husband, whom she hates.
comes to anything but edifying end. she
moons over Claude when she ought To be writ
ing the plays and novels that She is fitted to pro-
duce, and altogether. by the time gets
through with a Little Grey Sheep" one is dis
posed to ask why much scampshn, IS and
general unpleasantness should be put into the
form of a novel ostensibly for the exhilaration
of mankind.
Having asked the question one is compelled 20
admit that by some mysterious process Mrs.
Fraser has contrived to make her story very
perhaps it is III" gift for Characterization which
crops out here and there: perhaps it is the plot:
perhaps it is the frequent exhibition of a true
understanding Of human nature. At al events
the tale is read. and with all its GeIuerits, is
enjoyed, Mrs Fraser may not /, able 10 paint
a broadly impressive and permau, ntIy satisfy
ing picture Of life but At any rate she is never
duh She has a touch Of her own. and ~hiIe It
does not place her in the first rank it lifts her
considerably above the average.
The first pages of John Vytal" are a little
discouraging. 1t is not to yesterday that
take you now but to a day before innuulerabIe
yesterdays across the dead sea of Time to a
haven mutdblr. Yet immortal. For tn" Eliza
bethan era is essentially of the quick. although
its dead have lain entomhed for centuries"
Thus the tale opens of that colony on the Isl
and OF Roanoke off the Vrsinian coast, Which
has contributed some romantic pages To his
tory. 4 quotation from Marlowe, one of the
characters i'll the book, is at the head Of each
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10

history or science, hut did not approve Of money
Being demanded 10y novc.isjs and poets Their
work, he declared. costs th,n nothing All they
require is paper ink and pens. Tie exercise of
the imagination is pleasure, not 4 labor
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10
ToLsTors GIFT TO THE WORLD.

Tolstoy has yeh"n.eIily reasserted his re-
solve TO make a present Of his new books to the
world as fast as he produces them. He goes
even a little further than William Morris, who
thought that people should be paid for works Of
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10
"IWE ANGLO, ,Sl.NON."
A GOOD NUMBER OF THE ENGLISH
QUARTERLY.

THE ANGLO SAXON REVIEW. Quarterly
Miscellany Edited 10y Lady Randolph Spencer
Churchill ,AlrS. George CORNWALL -WrSt). Vol
VII peccmher 1860 Royal octave, PIP. 30. G.
L. putnam's Sons.
This number Of The Anslo-SaXon Review is
one Of the very best thus far published. The
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10

Sir Thomas Browne died in 16S2. but the ereC
tiGn Of Il memorial statue in his home town OF
Norwich has not Yet been achieved. Nearly
So 500 however, has been collected for the pur
pose. and statue is 70 be placed near the
church in which he lies buried. The physicians
grave was raVaged long ago and his oddly
shaped skull is in the Norwich Museum
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10

cannot be accounted for. except the hy
pothesis of Original Sin:
The players are Of the kind addressed by
Burns in an unpublished stanza of Scots wha
hae.''
Scots Wha tread in Freedoms track,
Scots Wha WhuStlc We Whack,
Wull ye pit your divOts back?
Never You or me,
\ divot davoch? is the portion of turf cut
up by the enthusiastic Wiclder of the iron. This
he i requested to restore to its original posi-
tion; but. if a son of freedom. H. does not com
ply with the base interfering suggestion.
JuIge O'Connor Norris in a learned essay on
Napoleon, declares that he was not statesman
Of the highest order. He did not understand
the tendencies Of his age. lie detested popular
ideas and movements. as was perhaps natural
for eyewitness of the Reign of Terror. but he
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10
FICTION.
THE MISCHIEF WORKED BY A LOVABLE
SCAMP

a LITTLE GREY SHEEP Novel BY Mrs
Hugh Fraser 13mo. pp 403 Philade lphi,. j. g.
LippinCOtt Company.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10

JOHN VYTAi. Tale of the Lost Colony. BY
William farquhar Payson. l2mo PIP. 3l9. Har-
New-York tribune., 1901-03-10
"BRIDGE."
a CONTRIBUTION TOWARD TIE C0DI-
FICATION OF ITS LAWS

BRIDGE WHIST: ITS WHY'S AND WHERE
ttk>S. progressive and clear method Of
explanation and illustration Of the game and
TOW 10 play il successfully. by G J. Mclrose.
= IN illustrative hands printed in coloiS l.mo.
pP xiv "a Imported 10y Charles Scribncr ;
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-03-22
TOPEKA CAPITAL is SOLD
Four Oldtime Capital Men, Headed by
Arthur Capper Owners.

Topeka, March 20-The deal which
has been pending for some weeks for
the sale of the Topeka Capital was
concluded today aud the new owners
will take charge at once. They are
Arthur Capper, proprietor of the Mail
and Breeze; Harold T. Chase, now and
for many years associate editor of the
Capital; w. b. Roby, circulation man
ager of the Kansas Farmer, and r.. l..
Thomas, bookkeeper for the Capital.
All of these men arc "oldtimers" on
the Capital, having been in its employ
from five to fifteen years each. Fred o.
Popenoe has been the nominal owner
of the Capital for the past two years,
but the deal for the purchase was
made with John r.. Mulvane, who has
had an equity in the paper dating
back to the proprietorship of j, X
Hudson.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-03-22
NOrthrups Grand Opening,

One of the most notable events in
commercial circles for years was Nor
thrups' Grand Opening last Wednes-
day. Mr.. Baird had been working on
the preparations for several days and
the display which the store made un-
der his direction would have done
credit to any city store. Especial at
tention was given to the dress goods,
carpet, furnishing goods, and shoe
departments, but everything which
should be found in an up-to-date
metropolitan store was displayed with
good effect.
To add to the pleasure of the oc-
casion Nave's Orchestra furnished
music allsday and evening and every
lady was presented with a handsome
painting as souvenir of the day.
the bad weather kept many people
away but there was large number in
attendance from Moran, Garnett, La
Harpe, Humboldt and the surrounding
country while lola turned outenmasse.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-03-22
]. V. CROUCH IS HERE
Street Railway Man Says Everything
is Lovely and Road Will be
Finished by August.

Mr.. Crouch arrived Wednesday
from Carrollton, Mo-, where he has
been most of the the time since leaving
here. With him is Mr.. n. b. Good
son, cashier of one of the Carrollton
banks, who comes to look at lola and
possibly place little money on the
race.
Mr.. Crouch is smiling and confident
and says nothing has occurred to dis
courage him in his plan to construct
the electric street car line and have it
in Operation between lola and La
Harpe by July or August. He could
do absolutely nothing until he has Sc
cured his charter and that was not
received by him until about the 10th.
With that he began figuring on mater
ial for track and equipment and says
he has managed he thinks get things
in shape so that everything will move
with a rush when he presses the
button.
81 built one road or started it, in
March" he said to a REGISTER re-
porter, land I learned right then that
better time could be made by waiting
for settled weather. So am going to
do that this time"
And of course the matter of bonding
the road cannot be attended to until
the construction is well under way, but
from letters he has had from several
parties who are abundantly able to
take the whole issue Mr.. Crouch feels
not the slightest doubt that he can dis
pose of them at the proper time with
out delay.
Everything is coming along all
right, he says, "and expect to have
cars running not later than early in
August"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-03-22
PHILIPPINE SCHOOLS
A COmplete System Will Soon be In
augurated There

Washington, March 20.-Quite Il
number of the acts of the Philippine
commission, as promulgated by the
military authorities in the islands,
have been received at the war depart
ment. One of the most important
that for establishing department Of
public instruction in the islands
already has been briefly reported by
cable from Manila. 1t provides for
general department OF public instruc-
tions, with central Office at Manila
under the direction.of general super
intendent, to be appointed by the COM
mission at a salary of $4,000 per
annum. Schools are to be established
in Ievery pueblo in the archipelago,
where practicable, and those already
established shall be reorganized where
necessary. The salaries of the divi-
sion superintendent and teachers and
the curricula for primary, secondary
and other public schools are to be es-
tablished by the superintendent. He
also is to exercise general supervision
over the entire department. There are
TO be ten school divisions in the
archipelago, each with division
superintendent, and there is to be a
superior board of the general superin-
tendent and four members to be APP
pointed by the Philippine commission,
who shall consider the general subject
of education in the islands, and make
regulations, etc.
According to the terms of the act,
the English language, as soon as
practicable, shall be made the basis
of all public instruction, and soldiers
may be detailed as instructors until
replaced by trained teacher. Author
ity is given to the general superinten-
dent to obtain from the United States
/, 900 trained teachers at salaries of
not less than $75 nor more than Sl00
per month, the exact salary to be fixed
according to the efficiency of the
teacher.