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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23
The National university.

II Is thought that the committee of
the National Educational Association,
which will meet at Columbia Uniger-
sity on the 23d inst, will unanimously
oppose the establishment of Federal
university ct Washington. This will
be d decision that ought to receive the
appreciation of conservative educators
all over the country. Apart from the
advantages that might he derived from
the opportunity to use the enormous
collection of scientific material and
information. in the hands of the govern
ment, there do not appear to BIZ any
valid reasons, other than those4of a
purely sentimental nature, for the
existence at Washington of an institu-
tion of the kind projected. The facili-
ties of transportation and communica-
tion between the scientific and educa-
tional centres in all parts of the world
are now developed to such an extent
that arguments in favor Of special loca-
tions for universities have lost much Of
their foros and reason. One OF the
strongest objections to n national uni
versity would be the tendency of such
an institution to promote the growth Of
materialistic thought. 1t would moi
be possible to teach in any of itt
departments, nor to exercise any in.
fiuence 10 the propagation thereof, any
code of morals having religion as Q
basis, and therefore its students coulc
only come 10 contact with the atmos
phere OF hard materialistic philoso
ply, with the morality of natural Law
as guide to ethical conduct. The in
fluence an institution of this kind
would have-if 1T should prove success
ful--over the dominating tendencies o
our national lIte-religious, scientiii,
and ecOnomic-would be very great, TOT
great, in fact, for us to permit it {,
come into being. The plan of multiple
universities, under which our educa
tional work is now conducted, is TO
better and more conducive to health,
composite national development. Wash
ington should be left to the governmen
and retired politicians.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23

The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Times advises the public
that Senator Cullom of Illinois has
discovered that man by the nams Of
Kasson, who of late has been advocat-
ing peculiar political doctrine known
as Reciprocity" is likely to become
famous. The senior Senator from the
Prairie State has taken cognizInce of
curious sentiment now developing
Though the Central West which ap-
pears to have for its foundation be-
lief that it might be well for this
country to oFen up wider and more
voluminous trade with the outside
world. This strikes US as very indis.
Greet move. Why should we desire a
foreign trade? Are not our own eggs
sufficient to keep this blessed country
going? The Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed
used to cynioally ask, "What is Reel.
procity?' But he. being more discreet
than some others. never answered his
own cynicism squarely--in public. To
our minds it appears to have been a
| pesky kind OF thing that had habit
of prowling about Protsctionists' quar-
ters aud punching the ''robber baruns''
in sore places, and otherwise disturb
ing their peace OF mind. Why the
thing vas not bottled up or chased tc
the woods long ago passes our under.
standing. just nuw 1t appears to have
perched itself on the top of the real
end of o certain palace car that is roll
ing around the country and to be exer
cising curious inArenoe overtime dis
tinguished occupant of the car. We feal
if it is permitted to continue its per
nicious activity that Congress will b,
Kassonized next winter, notwithstand
ing the callous and truculent attitud,
of the learned majority in the Senate
and in that event we may be assured
OF some unique exhibitions of politics,
somersaulting.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23
MRS. ANNIE E. KOLLOcK.

She Was One OF the Most Prominent and
Best Loved Women In Newark.
Mrs. Annie Evans Kollock, whose
funeral services are to be held in
Newark this afternoon at
O'CLOCK, was one OF the best known and
most popular women In that part OF
New Castle county. She was the eldest
child OF George q. and Mary Black
Evans and was born in 1853 She grad
uated from Delaware College In the
class of 1876, with the highest honors
of her class. She was especially pro-
ticient in mathematics and took the
gold medal prize in that branch of
study. She was married in 1880 to DR..
Henry G. M. Kol'ock. She had long
been member of the Presby terrain
Church and was leader in the relig-
ious and charitable movements Of New
ark.
With clear intelligence, lofty ideals,
gracious personality and unfailing kind
ness, her influence was felt by every
class in the community. As the wife
Of physician In large and varied prao-,
tioe she was brought into close touch
with the more humble as well as with
her own social circle of friends and 1t
has been the general remark since her
death that she was the hest loved
woman In Newark. She was ono Of the
founders Of the Newark New Century
CLUB. She was twice the president Of
that organization. Her illness was
brief-pneumonia quickly developed =
and her death plunged the town in
which she lived into sincere and general
mourning. Her relatives and family
connections include many OF the most
prominent people In the county. t
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23

The Country's Debt TO President Cleveland.
We desire to call the attention Of our
readers to an article from the Balti
more News, which we reprint elsewhere
in this issue, concerning the debt the
country owes to ex-Mesident Cleve-
land for his sturdy and successful fight
against depreciation of the currency.
Few now remember the character of
the great pressure that was brought 10
bear upon Mr.. Cleveland to induce him
to withdraw his opposition to the free
silver heresy. Most of US are endowed
with such short memories soNquick
to be off with the old and on with the
new, and are so little imbued with
that deep sense of appreciation that en-
ables one to grasp the Significance Of a
simple act Of duty not paraded upon
the housetops, that we fear only a
small proportion of us recall the fact
that the present soundness of our cur-
rency is directly due to the refusal of a
man of fearlessness and sterling in
tegrity to place the interests of his
country below mere party expediency.
That now historic coterie of Senators,
who called upon thu Chief Magistrate
OF the Nation and begged and implored
him to yield TO the rising tide of cur
renoy initiation then swamping his
party, even going SO far AZ to threaten
him with political punishment il he
did not heed their debased advice, were
no doubt surprised to see him strike
face OF the Victorian desk ut which he
sat in his ollice in the White House,
while he rose to his feet TO face them
| In honest indignation and declare In
firm, unyielding voice: "Gentlemen |
will not do it. The financial credit of
the country must be preserved. - We
all know what happened. The infam-
Gus Sherman Act was res called and the
way opened for the Great Political
Chameleon, who succeeded him, to de-
liver equivocal speeches on the gold
standard from the front porch of his
house at Canton, Ohio. Those we're
stirring times, indeed, for the Hon.
William Mckinley. He had been an
ardent free silverite and had thought
free silver the great issue-the saliva
tion OF the country. But the intellect
ual giant, into whose executive posi-
tion he hoped to place his puny form,
had brought him up with round turn
and cracked the whip of patriotic duty
about his ears with an accuracy that
left no room to dodge. It must hare
been trying ordeal for the shifty Will
liam--not the change in his sentiments,
that was easy; but how to get down
from his silver pinnacle without hav-
ing the finger of scorn leveled at him.
Be it said to the credit of his skill he
succeeded. He came down by way of
''sound money" "a guod dollar, "a
currency that will circulate anywhere, I"
"tbe best money in the world" &c.
Oh, it was well done! 1t would have
brought tears Of admiration to the eyes
OF Mirabeau. But we must not forget
that the man who wrought the great
change. who rounded up the Republi-
can party and dictated to it its national
duty, the man who saved the country
from disaster and defeated the hosts OF
Organism, was Grover Cleveland.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23
EASTERN SHORE OF arARYIAHD.

A large hotel will be erected at Love
Point, Caroline county.
John Pennewill has been appointed
station agent at Bishop.
The Bryan farm, near Denton, has
been sold to John W. Clark for SO, 600.
John II, Nssbitt has bought the Alex
ander Wilson farm, in Cecil county,
for 81, 600.
The Rev. Harry Taylor has been
elected chaplain at the Caroline County
Almshouse.
Miss Rena Bungard has been APP
pointed assistant postmaster at Chesa-
peake City.
!. Alfred Il. Pilchsrd has bought the
John l. Payne homestead, near Snow
Hill, for 80, 600.
The State encampment or the Mary
land National Guard will probably be
held at Queenstown.
William A. Wilson, John T. Patterson
town commissioners at Perryville.
The wedding OF William T. Gardner
and Miss Lillian O. Powell will take
place at Princess Anne June Attn.
The Rev. Robert g. Hamilton Of
Palmyra, N. Y. has accepted an invi.
tation to become rector OF Somerset
parish.
Articles of agreement have beer
signed for the sale OF the Cambridge
Democrat and News Juns Let to Sewel
M. johnson and Earl W. Orem.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal.
New Castle, May %. John S. Adams.
who has bean sentenced to one year .
Imprisonment on the charge Of forging
the name OF jerome b. Bell OF the Sun
day Star. was placed in the jail yester-
day afternoon. He stated to Sheriff
Mcdaniel that it would prove lesson
and valuable one to him as he was a
victim Of the morphine habit and his
incarceration for one year would cure
him. He would have had no complaint
to make had the sentence been made
two years in place OF one.
The musicale and minstrel entertain
ment for the benefit Of Emmanuel Epis-
copal Church will be given In the
Opera House on Tuesday night next in
place VI the armory, as stated. Artistic
posters from the brush of Miss Hay are
seen in the windo vs. of several srores.
DR.. William ii. Kuntz left yesterday
for Denver, COL, TO see his daughter,
Miss Bessie Kuatz, who has been i'll
for several days
John u. Barlowe. colored, indicted
by the grand jury on the charge OF
larceny and who had failed to report
yesterday when his name was called at
the Court OF General Sessions, was
taken through this city last evening by
Deputy Sheriff Francis. He was
caught near Augustine Pier.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23
STAFF TIDE GAUGES,

The Philadelphia Maritime Exchange,
with the cooperation of the United
States Coast and Geudetic Survey, has
established staff tide gauges to Indicate
the height of water at the following
localities on the Delaware River /:
Miffiin Bar, on the naval magazine
wharf, near Fort Miffiin; Schooner
Ledge, two gauges, one on the princi-
pal wharf at Chester, and one at the
wharf of the United States Pipe Line,
to the southwark of Marcus HOOK.
These gauges are boards nine inches
wide and about IA fest long, painted
alternate white and black blocks one
foot in length. In the black blocks are
white figures, and in the white blocks
black figures showing the height in
feet above and below the zero mark.
The bottom line of the block is the
reading for the figure In the block Tor
all figures, both above and below the
zero mark; that is to say, II the figure
"2'' shows above the water on the part
below the zero, IL means that the tide
has fallen two feet below the average.
III the figure IS" abovs the zero shows
just over the water, it means that the
tide has risen five feet above the aver
age low water. All of the gauges are
on the outer faces of the wharves and
read zero at mean low water. The
average rise of high water above the
zero mark at Fort Mifilin ia g. i feet.
At Marcus Hook and Chester the aver
age rise is SO feet. The zero CORE
spends with the depths given by the
aoundings on tho charts published by
tho United States Coast and Goodetit
Survey
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23
LEFT WIFE And TOOK CHILD
Walter c. Daniels of Newark
Has Deserted His Home.
SKIPPED WHILE WIFE WAS AWAY
Took a Check for $1o7, and
Had 1t Cashed.


Walter O. Daniels, clerk 10 the store
of Petor Sherwood at Newark, has left
his home on Chapel street, that town,
and has taken HE 5-years old son, ALL
mond, with him. His wife remains at
the Chapel street home, much broken
in spirit by his conduct, ara grieylng
for the loss of hcr son. She has the
sympathy Of the community.
Last Friday, at the suggestion Of her
husband, Mrs. Daniels came to this
CITY to see dentist. While she was
away Mr.. Daniels packed trunk, took
the little boy and secretly left the
house. Before leaving Newark, he
secured check for s107 on the Will
nington Savings Fund Society, payable
to Mrs. Daniels order, and according to
the woman, forged her name as indorser.
He succeeded in having the check
cashed at the Newark National Bank.
When Mrs. Daniels returned to New
ark che found that her husband and son
were missing.
They went to New York, for she has
since received q letter from he- b US
band, dated in that city on Friday last
lie says he took the child because he
could raise il hest, and he tells her be
so took the money. He declares that
she will never see him again and that
he proposed leaving Tor Boston last
Saturday morning.
In the course of tine letter, Daniels
says that he has no complaint against
his wife except that she was not kind
to his people when they visited them.
An effort is now being made to ap-
prehend Daniels aud recover the child.
Daniels is % years old. He came from
down the State, haa lived IN Newark
about six years, and had been married
about the same period.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23

The War Department is quite right
in the stand 1t is reported to have taken
in upholding Col. Mills in his deter
mination to punish the mutinous
cadets at West Point. Some time since
when there was such an outcry over the
Booz matter the West Point cadets
relieved themselves of spectacular
profession, that they would abandon the
practice of hazing. The public accepted
it in good faith. 1t seems, however,
that some of the young Officers and gem
tlemen" at the academy have failed to
live up to their promises and have like.
wise been guilty OF other offences that
appear &c have been recently imported.
The superintendent has sentenced five
cadets to dismissal and suspended six
others. 1t is TO be hoped this will prove
a salutary lesson. We will keep an eye
on these sentences and see how many
the Hon. William Mckinley will
resoind when he comes in contact with
that political influence which the
cadets threaten to invoke in order to
have Col Mills removed. Y
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23
WATER DEPARTMENT.
The. Adams Tax Law-An Inspection of
Property TO BE Made.

The, Adams Tax Law-An Inspection of
Property 10 BE Made.
THE Water Commission Tuesday
granted applications of Nicholas
Fidance for service at properties on
Seventh street. and Of Edgar NJ. Hopes
for properties on East Twenty third
street. The weekly payroll of 81, 34S. u
was passed, and the balance in bank
was reported at SOB, 1862. Al. Hereafter
permits must be taken out by licensed
plumbers. M
Commissioner Pyle drew attention to
the fact that the courts decision that
the Adams tax law was unconstitutional
would deprive City Council of expected
revenue, and he suggested that the de-
partment turn over to Council some Of
it's surplus. No action was taken.
Commissioners Pyle and Belts are to
make an inspection Of tie departmental
properties tomorrow or later. Chief
Engineer Bond will accompany them.
the department is now repairing a
break in the South Wilmington main,
the break causing soant water supply
in South Wilmington. On Tenth street,
above Van Buren,, 12-inch mains are
being replaced by l6.inchm aims.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23
xDyrcB TO aARo1D.

Faith. Hope and Charity and Their ReIa-
ton to Some of the Problems OF Today.
Life.
''Papa, what Is a trustY'
"a trust IL q combination Of capitals
II do not understand what you
mean"
~ will try to make myself palmer.
A trust Is charitable institution for
the help of certain number OF mil
lionaires. P"
"But tell me. papa. The other day
my Sunday school teacher taught me
about Faith, Hope and Charity. Is
this the same kind of charity that is
In the charitable institution you speak
about?n
sit is, my boy. And not only
Charity, but Faith and Hope, also. y
"How is thatY"
sit is this way: When trust is
formed, they have faith in the govern.
rnent, hope that the public will be
fooled, and charity toward themselves.
"But aren't millionaires men who
are very rich3 And isn't charitable
institution for the poorg"
YES.
"Then why. should lot Of mill
lionaires wish to have charitable
Institution for themselves2' "
Harold, you are a bright boy, but
you do not know it all. shall now
confront you with an axiom.n 81
what is an axiomf''
when you are having an argument
with another man, and you feel that
he is doing you up, you make a state
ment and call 1T an axiom. Then you
win." ~
How NIGEL And now you must
answer my other question about the
millionaires. T" $500
Certainly, Harold. The more rich
men there are in the country the better
of the poor people will be- .,
''How do you know this is sof"
because IL Is an axiom. y
:'And is that why millionaires form a
trustY" Es
"That Is the reason. They know, by
creating such charitable institution
they are benefiting themselves. which,
according to our axiom, is really
benefiting the poor"
Nov see It all, Papa, and 1 think
more Of Faith, Hope and Charity than
did,"
''That's right, my son. Stick to
them all and some day you will be q
millionaire"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23
EASTERN SHORE NEGROES.
They Have not Old rImo in the ylllas

They Have Hot Old Time in the village
of Quecnstown.
CentrevilIe, Md, May 21.-To use
slang expression, there was hot
time in Queenstown'' last night,
Negroes from all over Queen Anne's
county and from Caroline and Talbot
counties assembled with their dusky
maidens for grand picnic and cake
walk. y Pistols, razors and blsckjaoks
were on nearly every buck, together
with a liberal supply OF Queenstown
and Wye Mills whisky, When all of
these articles are placed at the service
OF the average Eastern Shore negro
there will be trouble. The Centreville
colored band was present to furnish
music for the cakewalkers. The leader
of the band, q tall, muscular negro,
was laid out on the floor of the ball for
dead, but his large amount OF Vitality
preserved him and today he is walking
the streets with his eyes and forehead
the only visible part Of his face.
During the fight he was shot through
the jaw and badly beaten. Women
screamed and some OF the more timid
men jumped from the second-story
windows and never stopped running
until their homes we're reached. Rnzors
and blackjaoks were used with telling
effect, Judging from the condition OF
some of those now In Jail. No one
knows who CAUSED the fight or who
fired the shot THAT took effect in the
jaw of the band leader. Yet the ofilofrs
of the law this morning about filled
every vacant cell in the Jail Mt Centre
vile with prisoners. Last night" so
said one of the negroes who was there,
1.-TWO constables we're In the hall when
the first shot was fred lhey inn
mediately had business elsewhere, rs
they we've not seen any more until
nearly everyone had left.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23

have other evidence to confirm 1t. The
attempt of the administration and its
followers to produce the impression
that the great difficulties our army had
to face and overcome In the Philippine
Islands, difficulties that had confronted
Spain for three centuries, we're due TO
the opposition in this country to the
policy OF expansion is one Of the most
shameless subterfuges to cover up the
truth We have ever mad the misfortune
to encounter.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23


Tho Cuban convention is still hest
tating over its acceptance Of the Platt
amendment. This is we'll. The longer
the matter Is discussed In Cuba and
the more the mass Of the people in this
country learn about 1t the better. No
reason eyists anywhere to hurry, ex
cept in the minds OF the administration
annexationists They, OF course, 'wou'd
like the matter settled at once, for
with the whip Of the Platt amendment
hanging over the poor Cubahs Il o
second stage of the annexation scheme
would BIZ well on towaru%a fruitful
close. The secretary Of the convention,
Senior Villuendas, struck the admins.
tration nail squarely on the head when
he said the other day, The Platt
amendment Is an ultimatum. In
other words, no recognizes the hopeless
ness of l,500,o0o people resisting the
expansive greed Of nation OF
76, 600, 600, That, we believe. was the
great awakening experienced by the
Cuban commissioners when they visited
Washington, rather than any surrender
TO the honeyed words and hypooritical
Establishments of the President and his
slippery lieutenant in the War Depart.
ment People of Latin Lineage are never
fooled by sugar coated words and Turing
smiles, but they readily enough ap.
preciate the logical force of physical
superiority. We really ought to feel
very proud OF the manner IN which we
have captured the Pearl Of the Antilles.
1t is true, we had to lie about our in
tentions when we first started out on
the quest, but that was merely little
matter Of detail to quiet overly con-
selections people until we got things
well in hand and may now be relegated
to the lumber room Of worn out diplo
matte devices. After Cuba consents to
wear the Platt yoke and attempts to
run free and independent" govern.
ment with n string to IL we may look
for interesting developments. When
the time comes for her to establish re!a.
tiuns with foreign governments and
they manifest disposition to question
the tangibleness of her national entity.
and prefer to deal directly with the
power that pulls the string, we imagine
there will be row, or some kind oil
disturbance, which will be hailed with
delight by the administration plotters.
They will at once shout, 1.-The very
thing! Now let us annex the Island, 2
and they will, as you will see.