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Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16

Requiring constables in New Castle
county to wear badges.
Appropriating $1,000 for the State
Board Of Agriculture, to make an ex-
hibit at the Pan-American Exposition.
Increasing the compensation Of the
Trustees Of the Poor in Kent county to
$3.50 daily.
For the further protection Of women
in settling estates.
Reorganizing the New Castle county
Levy Court on a seven commissioner
basis.
Appropriating 1925 for the burial q
INDECENT soldiers.
To amend the charter Of Milford.
Appropriating $1,000 for the observ.
ance Of Memorial Day.
Requiring veterinarians to register and
take out a license.
Appropriating $4,000 to tie State Col
lee for Colored Students.
Providing life certificates for teacher,
in certain cases.
Doing away with justices certificates
in the case Of colored persons applying
for marriage licenses.
Giving the Board Of Pardons power t
summon witnesses.
Readiusting the taxes to be paid an
nually by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company.
Providing for free ambulance servic
in Wilmington.
Abolishing the investment tax affidavit
Increasing the governors contingen
fund
Legalizing live bird shooting matches
Appropriating S124,OO0 to the Della
ware State Hospital at Farnhurst.
Making Saturday half-holiday in bank
in St. Georges hundred.
Prohibiting the erection Of frame build
ings on Loockerman street in Dover.
Authorizing the governor to appoint
shad patrol for New Castle.
The whole number of bills Introduce
in the Senate was 115 and in the House
$50, a total Of AIS. Sixty-eight Of tn
Senate bills and ITO Of the House bill
passed.
Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16
VIII Raein Trolley Work

Recorder of Deeds James Lord, OF Kent
County, Thursday morning received word
from the promoters of the Delaware Gen.
eral Electric Railway Company that they
had been financed and would again con,
mence work on the Milford-Woodland
Beach Road the first Of April and have
the road completed within four months,
They claim to have enough capital to
construct the entire line from Milford to
Woodland Beach.
Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16
ca1ifnrnia,s Rig Orange Crop

Reports continue to come in from all
over central California about the shortage
Of fruit cars and the inability OF the rail-
road companies to handle the big orange
crop. Many Of the large growers, it is
said, have already lost heavily, and il
something is not done in the near future,
tons Of marketable oranges and lemons
will 90 to waste. The situation is said to
be unprecedented.
Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16
EVIDENCE OF MURDER.

Fred Harrington, who was appointed
to look after the case by Coroner Bay
nard, found every evidence of foul
murder. He discovered bullet hole in
Hearn's right cheek, but no revolver or
weapon Of any kind could be found any,
where around. The pockets had been
rifed, and the victims wallet was gone,
as were his other valuables, and two FIVE
dollar gold pieces we're picked up from
where they had been dropped by the
murderer in his hasty work.
Mr.. Hearn was retired cabinet maker,
and has made money at his business.
While a prominent and well-known citi-
zen, he was wont to carry large amounts
of money, from 5000 to $500, about with
him constantly, and took pleasure in
showing his gold, and oft times in help
ing some poor person or good cause.
SUPPOSED MURDERER ARRESTED.
Daniel Bending was arrested on We'd
nesday on suspicion of having committed
the murder. Bending is brother Of
Thomas Bending, with whom Hearn
boarded; tracks near the scene of the
finding Of the body correspond with DAN
iers shoes, and drops thought to be
blood were noticed on the shoes. Bend
ing is an invalid, suffering from a cancer
on the face. Detective Barnard ]. Nc
Vey, who made the arrest, aud Deputy
Attorney General Robert H. Richards,
questioned Bending Wednesday after
noon. He denied any completely in the
crime. Twenty-Five dollars in bills were
found on him. After being arrested,
Bending was taken into the room where
the body of his supposed victim lay, but
he viewed the dead man with apparent
unconcern.
Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16
Reduced One Way Second Glass Rates to
%ha West via B q O. Railroad

Every Tuesday until April Both, inclu.
sive, the B. & o. Railroad Co., will sell
second class Settlers and Colonists tickets
to the West at greatly reduced rates
CoIonists tickets will be sold to Arizona
California, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico,
Texas, Oregon and Washington points
Fares to California points will be $46. so
For full particulars write or apply to H
A. Miller, P. A., Delaware Avenue Station
Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16
Notice to Farmers

If you are going to need American or
Page Fence this Spring you will make a
big mistake unless you put your order in
without further delay. This is the great
est year the country has ever known for
Wire Fence, and the factorys are now far
behind with there orders and if you put
off buying you will surely get left. 1t is
also the opinion of Wire people that the
prices are going to advance. Measure off
about what you will want and call at our
Office and we will give you the very
lowest price possible. We have in stock
for you to see all the different sizes of
Hog and Fence Wire, also Barb Wire.
Leave your order and we will put the
Fence up when ever you say. We ask
no settlement until after the Fence is
up. We buy in car load lots and have
now orders booked for over 5000 rods.
Respectfully yours.
]. F. McWHORTER & SON,
MIDDLErowN, DELAWARE.
Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16
( Gard az Thanks

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl. Emerson and all
others CT the bereaved family Of the late
Mrs. Mary WI Vail desire to express
their thanks and gratitude to their many
friends for the many kindnesses extended
them during the illness and death oi
their beloved mother.
Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16
NrDDIrrowN, DEL, MARCH ls, 1901.
SOME EFFECTS OF cAETEEN-cIos1Na

SOME EFFECTS OF CANTEEN-cLosING
If Chicago newspapers speak
the truth the evil effects which
were anticipated from the aboh-
ton of the military canteen have
shown themselves with signal
promptness at Fort Sheridan,
the important regular army post
in the vicinity of the Illinois me-
tropolis. The 'Inter-Ocean" re-
marks that if the estimable per-
sons who induced Congress to
sweep away the canteen could
have visited this post last week,
when the first pay day under the
new system occurred, they would
have reason for modifying their
ideas to a marked extent. 1t
says:
"They would have found all the
old and several new saloons Tiled
with soldiers drinking and gam
bling in the company OF vile
characters Of both sexes. Later
in the night they would have
found in the Fort Sheridan bar
racks more drunken sleepers and
more men absent without leave
than have been recorded TOR
years. For some years the dlt-
ference between pay day. and
other days has not been visible
to the ordinary visitor. Soldiers
who liked beer were able to get
it in reasonable quantities at the
canteen at any time, and few Gel
ebrated pay day with a debauch
On Thursday, however, such
men focked to the Highwood
saloons, and many of them spent
their months pay in a night.
Disorder was general and lights
were frequent" ;"
There is no ground for ques
tioning the essential correctness
of this picture. What has beer
seen at Fort Sheridan is likely tc
be witnessed at all other posts
where considerable number
of troops are gathered and where
drinking places and disorderly
resorts are within easy reach
General Otis has been loudly
quoted by the opponents Of tn
canteen in their successfn
assault against that institution
Now the former United State
commander in the Philippines i
reported as saying:
"I was strongly opposed +
the army canteen when first pro
posed, but from investigation
found that it worked SO mucl
better than I expected that | wa
compelled to endorse it. Unde.
that system the profits went t
buy delicacies for the men
tables. Now the men spent
more and the profits go to tn
owners Of private gin-mills."
This calls attention to phas
Of the question about which httl
has been said. While the car
teen, according to the testimon
Of an overwhelming majority 9
army officers, distinctly promote
temperance, order and disciplin
it had another important, if inc
dental result, in furnishing
fund from which all the soldiers
whether they were beer-drinke1
or not, were able to purchas
many comforts and luxuries fc
their mess-tables. This sourc
of income is now Obllterated, an
it is asserted that President Nj
Kinley and Secretary Root hav
been anxionsly consulting wit
military officers in the hope
finding some way to make I'll
\ deficiency good without burdel
ing the Treasury too heavily.
Just how this is to be done doe
not appear. But it is alread
evident that Congress made
serious mistake when it voted
destroy the soldiers club in r
sponse to the demands Of we
meaning citizens who were total
unacquainted with the practic
conditions and necessities
army life.
Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16
MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY

George Hearn, a retired citizen of Har-
rington, was found lying in pool Of
blood Tuesday afternoon, where he had
been murdered. At 1890 o'clock a
young woman, Miss Sadie Hickman,
chanced to pass through vacant lot
back Of the mills of Ezekiel Fleming,
and noticed a man lying, apparently
asleep She approached him cautiously
and beheld a a gllastly sight. She recog-
nized the man as Mr.. Hearn. Blood was
rushing from his mouth, nose and eyes,
the iawbone was broken and the left cal
gone. She notified the neighbors, and
soon the whole town was alarmed. Busi'
ness was temporarily suspended all the
afternoon
Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16
Mutual Loan Association

The annual meeting of the Mutual Loan
Association of Middletown, Delaware. will be
held in the Office of the Secretary, on Tuesday
purpose of electing President, Vice Presi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer. 10 serve one
year, and Three Directors to serve three years
29th Series Stock.
ALFRED @. cox, Secretary.
Middletown transcript., 1901-03-16
JOS. M. ARMSTRONG,
AUCTIONEER.
Special attention given to calling Public
Sales, Auctions, etc.
JOS. NJ ARMSTRONG,
Odessa, Del
WANTED.

Reliable man for Manager of
Branch Office we wish to open in
this vicinity. If your record is
O. K. here is an opportunity
Kindly give good reference when
writing.
THE A. T. MORRIS WHOLESALE HOUSE
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Illustrated catalogue 4c stamps.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20
NOTES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
A share Worth 5000, 600.


The sale Of an Adyenturer's share IN the
New River company, which supplies part
OF London with water is always IN event
A twenty-fousth part Of share is sold
without attaining the dignity of print but
when whole snare comes into the mar
fes this history OF the company Is retpld
In every paper Last week an entire
share was knocked down by auction for
$500 900, w1lish represented q falling oil
In the prices as dhe last sold realized
S642 ,000 bus al that timc consois were
worth ITO. while the present price is
gyk. Tho New River company da,es back
400 years when Sir Hugh Myddelton with
his tILends undertook 10 supply London
wiki waaer The task was too great tor
them and in 1912 the king OF England,
James L. came to their assistance, re-
ceiving in return haif the original shares
whtih numbered II. HIS san. Charles l.,
reing in need of money sold back these
shares to the company i'm return for
yearly income of s2500 This Is paid to
the present. day. Tho fortunate owner OF
a share in 1899 received dividend OF
$l4720, so that the new purchaser Will not
receive per cent on his bargain. The
conapany's revenue in the last twenty
eight years has increased from Sl,42l,Ol5
TO s3,11s,l25 These figures make dt easier
to appreciate what an undertaking 1t
would be for dhe county council to take
over ,he task OF supplying the metropolis
with water.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20
SOME PosTscRIpTs.


Great Britain still has $40 muzzls loading
guns in her army
The exports OF Great Britain arc practically
at standstill
Today the Christian religion is accepted by
practically Soo,0O0OoO people.
The estimated cost OF the war IA South
Africa is more than ess SIS 100,
The new French stamps are subjected 20
much untayoratle criticism in France,
Mere than 100 tens of mlstletoe were re-.
ceiced at British ports during holiday week.
The National debt Of the United States is
only about IS to every $3.50 Of its wealth
Great Bntains percentage Of the world Is
100. The United States share is s.S psr
cent,
The rural death rate IN Great Britain is 1s
per 1000 Ths urban death rate is asa per
1000
The bread eaters of the world require moro
than e,sooooo.ooo bushels Of wheat every
twelve months.
France consumes more vine than Germany
ehe United states and the United Kingdom
put together
There arc in Chicago 6S7l saloons. which
during the last annual period yielded in
revenues TO the city s3,lss.iTN.
During tho year 1900 there were built In
the United States and officially numbered by
tie bureau OF navigation llos merchant YES
sells
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20

cast CHARTERS. and her gold mines are
promising to be = source OF wealth Texas
is a grand State In variety Of resources
Is wen as in the vsstnees Of her area.
She gained 100000 population IN tho last
decade OF the century and is now far the
richest state below the thlrty~six.h paTal-
lei OF north latitude. She makes third
Of the cotton crop. her corn yield is now
an average OF t4o.ooo.ooo bushels yearly,
the fiocks and herds that feed or her
thousand hills and over her iliimitaoie
plains furnish many millions o. dollars
worth of beeves and muttons 10 the
Northcrn markets. Texas will have 90
10000 population in 1850 and be corrc-
spondsnsly as rich as she will be popu-
lous."
Our Chattanooga contemporary should
know that Texas gained over 5000 new
population during the past decade instead
of 400, 900. as the Times puts It. And the
influx 10 continuing IN as large volume as
ever. The Times should know, TOO, that
we are becoming great wheat State.
that we will soon be the leading rice
and tobacco State and that our trans
portation facilities are being added to
more rapidly than in any other state OF
the Union.
We can see here In the next Ave years
the most phenomenal progress ever Wit
messed in any American commonwealth
II only our own people will appreciate
aud promptly utilize their opportunities.
Conditions In Texas at this time ought
to shame every miser or mossoack ont
OF his hide. AS the Post-Dispatch sug-
gests we can make Texas in an incTedi-
bly, short time the envy OF all the other
States"--if we will
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20
WE ARE NOT DISCOURAGED.

The Houston Post works hard. increasingly
and Vito splendid intelligence for the prog
ress OF fioueton Under its persistent ef.
forts Us business men are being walked up,
and each edition OF The Post contains com.
m ~ from some one OF. moro q them on
greater Houston" Our advice has not been
solicited. but we can give you the panaoea
Which Will rid Houston OF her mossbAcke
and put her on the way 10 greatness. Inject
solution OF salt, the new elixir OF ife
into the brachial artery OF some OF youI
old moneybags who fatten OFT tho energy
OF the city without contributing anything "a
ats glory and greatness. II this faii, 10 re-
vive their sluggish hearts, let then DIS ana
be out OF the way as bad rubbish. Austin
Statesman.
II Is, OF course. always gratifying TO
The Post to note that even beyond the
boundaries of Houston ITS deep interest
in the welfare and future OF this city
is observed and appreciated. But what
Tue Post would rather see would be a
sim greater awakening in Houston than
has ever yet occurred to the necnst,y
for more concerted and general effort 10
utilize the opportunities which The Post
and Its contributors have so often pointed
out
There are faithful few in this city.
a kind Of old guard. upon whose action
all public enterprise aud progress have
mainly depended and TO whom the credit
Is due s0r whatever aas been 60 far ac-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20
The investigation Ends.
Austin Statesman.

Austin Statesman.
The legislative investigation OF Con-
gresham Bailey is at an end. The COM
mlttee completed the work Of taking tes-
tlmony yesterday afternoon and Will
make their report to the house as soon
as the stenogrlpher complies his notes
Members OF the committee give 1t out
that slld report will be complete ex-
onerad.on OF Congressman Bbiley. They
find that tlhere has been nothing in the
charge of corruption and fraud and
they will clearly vindicalte the distln-
guished Texan.
Mir. Bailey has been subjected TO rum
ming Are for months as a result Of this
investigation and the charges leading UP
to H. ana while ne has suffered doubt :
lessly both in spirit and flesh as result
thereof ne must realize that he is getting
nothing but fruits of the political world,
He should, and doubtleSsly does, accept
the situation as it has been passed UP
to him.
His friends rejoice at his successful
weatheriug of the storm and will con-
graduate him on the outcome of sthe in
vestlgalion which ne at all times duobe /
"a farce" The gentlemen instigating
the investigation are entitled to tine hon
esty Of their conviction that they were
right, but THE vindication of MIR Bailey
has brought the matter to termination
and with its close let every one forget
and forgive. The legislative work of
the session can now proceed undisturbed
and 1t is to be hoped that there will be
no more political sensations sprung on
the crowd
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20
THE OLD CRY OF "woLp":

The effort for constitutional convention
eobs up o. course The corporations want
one bad. Hence all the lobb,es Will favor Il.
The people must be on guard. Defects IL any
IN the present constitution may be remedcd
by amendment. II mas been passed upon by
courts Of last resort until 'sonstituttonailtyf
now cuts smdll figure in court house debates.
This rs the reason that many people want a
constitutional convention. IL would take
quarter Of d century 10 get Il passed upon by
coUrts OF last resort, In the meantime there
would be much "fat tinketlng" with H. Tho
people ought to let their representatives know
that they DO not want the folly and expense
Of constitutional convention Texas
Farmer
Texas Farmer is simply one of that
crowd who are "hollering" wolf, wolf,
when there is no wolf These people
should adduce reasons against new con-
Stitution rather than mere alarmist
statements that have no sound bssls
whatever.
The Oft repeated declaration that II IS
the Corporations that want a new con-
shtution is purely o matter OF clumsy
demagogle or moSsback fancy.
WHIT proof is there to sustain such a
statement?
The demand for new constitution does
not come from the corporations at all.
The corporations are getting along ell
right. These very opponents OF new
constitution testify that the corpora
tons have waxed rich ana powerful.
O. but says the Farmer, there are no
constitutional questions IN the court,
any longer. NO? WAY. the two grea,
courts OF last resort are now at direct
cross purposes Oh constitutional quet-
tions' The multiplicity OF courts have
muddled constitutional law until tho best
lawyers don't know where we are att
Yes, but We can always get what We
really need through Constitutions al
amendments" argues the Farmer. Al
matter OF fact we rarely get what W,
need in that way. Hardly an amendmen
submitted to the people Is voted on by
majority Of the electorate. or intelli
gently understood by half OF those VIII
vote on it. Tho best amendments ar
oftenest lost.
But why keep up this kind OF tinkering
The frequency with which amendment
are submitted Is proof of tho demand an
necessity for extended constitutional re
vision, uf we had an up-to-date. broad
sauged constitution we should not nee
this tiukering. Possibly that is one res
son why some politicians are oppose
TO the rotorm--it might stand in the wa
of efforts TO manufacture agitation an
political capital!
The opponents of new constitute
should stop crying wolf SO much an
get down to the merits of the arguner
-clap-trap alarm is too cheap.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20
THE INVESTIGATION
The M;Fall Fiusco.
Austin Tribune.

Austin Tribune.
Just as predicted in the Tribune, from
time to time, the great Waters-Plerce
Oil company investigation, engineered
by the Hon. Dave Neral OF Travis coun-
ty, ended in a ridiculous iiasco' Hon.
Joe Bailey was completely vindieatea
and comes out of the ordeal stronger
with Inc people than ever. Tue case
never had any standing in the leslsla-
turs. where the wholte matter was cor
rectly looked upon as piece ot deina-
gogio claptrap drummed up by an IN,
experienced young man with more zeal
than discretion.
Neither Mr.. Bailey nor his friends nau
any fear Of the result OF the investtga-
ton ami they urged it, not only in the
irierest of Mr.. Bailey but in the inter-
est of Attorney General Smith ana
other State officers, all of whom nave
been completely exonerated
Mr.. Bailey's friends and the friends OF
all the State officers involved will rejoice
to know tnat &hey have been vindicated,
and that the roaring farce" ended IN
the total discontinue of it's sole orig
inator and promoter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20
GREAT is TEXAS;


Though the discovery OF the big oil
stream down In the southeast corner OF
the State should not prove 10 be the
bonanza in every respect that excited
imaginations have been already picturins
II, yet it has served a useful purpose in
calling attention again throughout the
country to the present condition ana re-
narkable resources OF Texas,
The press of the country has been
mAryellng, not only at the magnitude OF
this oil discovery. but at that OF Texas
production and possibilities generally.
The St. Louis POST Dispatch. talking on
this subject the other day. noted that
the State WAS 'already rejoicing in it's
prosperity but that now ut Will doubt
iess start on boom that VIII make IL
the envy OF all the other Slates.'
The Chattanooga Times stops long
enough to take cursory review OF the
bigness OF Texas In a variety OF direc-
lions and to predict Tor it a wonderful
future. Texas finds all kinds OF wealth
IN her great domain" says the Times.
THE last strike is the great oil gusher,
WHOM is well down toward the c,ast.
q spouter that beats all records in that
line. Texas has found excellent and
abundsnt coal in her western mountains.
good iron ore In the northern section.
great oil fields in the central and south