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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01

of government and happily it is an
exception rather than the rule.
In all communities of any size,
this prevails more or less; but the
public must keep in mind that all
public conveniences are established
and maintained that the most good
can come to the greatest number,
and not for individual convenience
or benefit. If there is one child in
school of twenty who is disobedi-
ent, or who by willful acts causes
discord in that schools manage
ment, then that one child must be
debarred from the public school,
that the other nineteen may reap its
advantages to the fullest extent.
Parents should fully investigate any
of the difficulties that may arise
having due regard for the public
schools government and the rights
of the child to fair and equitable
treatment, and all things being
equal, they must insist upon ODE
dience. In many cases the pupils
department at school, but reflects
the character of its parent and the
home training received: but moi
always. We do not believe in cor
poral punishment in the sense i
was applied forty years or more
: ago: but a reasonable amount i
; absolutely necessary in some cases
: We distinctly remember our Onll
whipping at school, and the caus
r for it. To this day the memory o
= that christian gentleman who ad
ministered it is dear to us. and W
= were brought by it to a realizing
sense of the terpitude of our frs
E downward step in that direction
1 that has been an abiding inAuenc
for good. Parents must keep i
mind, that one disturbing infuenc
in a school, will destroy the goo
effect of the best efforts OF any tea
cher to impart knowledge. 1t
no part of a pupils school life t
question the rules for governmer
of public schools, and this must b
prevented always; and unless pupi
and their parents submit to thi.
. then they must be debarred frol
!, the schools, that others may get IL
= advantages beni6cently provide
y for them by the public school sy
:, tenn. This is the hard commo
~ sense fact which underlies all scho
government
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01

THE Rev. J. S. Willis wants
something else He first wanted
to be a Congressman at $1,000 per
year, and a private secretaryship,
and the Union Republicans gave
him that. Next he aspired to be
United States Minister to Guata-
mala, at a salary of $4,000 per
year with travelling expenses and a
secretary at a good salary; but Pres
ident Mckinley could not be in
duced to believe that his abilities
rated that high, and left him at
home. The milk in the Union
Republican cocoanut, SO far as fed
eral patronage went, was run out, so
Mr.. Willis took a new turn and
Topped to the "bolters," who threw
a bone his way hoping to draw 9th
ers with him, by giving him the
apprenticeship of the census fol
Delaware at a salary of 81 900
This was a great fall in price, bu
some of the Regulars" do say
even now that it was big money t.
: pay for so little result; but the lat
est, and possibly the last thing Mr.
Willis is asking for, is, the super
vision of rural delivery in Della
ware. It will pay something, an,
like Kippling's plea for "Tomm
Atkins, " it is "Pay, Pay, Pay"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01
CHARGED with Manslaunhter.

New Haven, Conn, Oct. SO.-Henry
Mcdonald Sedley, of New York, the
Sheffield Scientific School freshman
accused of causing the death of Ed
ward Corrigan, of Willimantic, a Yale
Law School student, was charged
with manslaughter in the city court
yesterday. after the former charge of
breach of the peace had been dis
missed. The hearing was postponed
to November u, and he was held in
bonds of $1,000, which We're furnished
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01
SOUTHERN RACE WAR
Fierce Battle Between Whites and
Blacks in Louisiana.
ELEVEN DEAD; MANY WOUNDED

Many of the Wounded Negroes Es-
capped to the Woods and swamps.
The Conflict Ragged For over Half
An Hour.
New Orleans, La. Oct 30-A spe-
cial to The Picayune from Balltown,
La, says that the race war between
the blacks and whites. which started
at a negro camp meeting at Duncan's
Chapel on Sunday, forms a story OF
blood uneQualed in the history of the |
Pearl river valley.
One white man is dead, another is |
now dying with bullet hole through |
his stomach, and a third white man is |
badly wounded. Nine negroes were |
killed in the bloody affray-fve men,
three women and one small child. A
dozen or perhaps more negroes es
capped to the woods and swamps with
wounds that are believed to be GER
tain death in the brush, away from
medical care.
No one is able to estimate the num-
Der of wounded negroes who escaped
the carnage behind the church. They
scattered in all directions. Some are
/ known to have been shot, but they
have not been found. The conflict
ragged for half an hour. Those at
distance say the firing sounded like
a battle between troops.
On last Thursday the meeting open
ed, with several hundred negroes en-
camped around the church, in tents
and rudely constructed shanties. One
day previous to the camp meeting,
when the negro Bill Morris had been
burned at the stake near Balltown
for an assault upon Mrs. J. J. Ball,
public feeling was at a high pitch.
Under these conditions the negroes
gathered at Live Oak. There was
trouble over a license, and Crear
. Lofts tent became the centre of con-
tention. Some trouble occurred on
Saturday evening, but there was no
bloodshed. 1t came up again on Sun
, day afternoon, when Constable Boon
and a posse rode up to Lofts tent
, with a warrant Lott came out, and
, is reported to have shouted, with an
J oath: zone niger has been burned
but a - white man will be next"
Wade Walker, one of the consta
ble's posse, was struck over the head
with a Winchester, and then the
slaughter began. The blacks fec
from the frail wooden church, for i
was no shelter from the rain of bull
|, let's Lott retired into his tent, shoot
t. ing and fighting. A torrent of Leaf
: was sent whizzing through the ten
d and through the church, while tn
negroes fed. For "a hours it looked a
!. if a general uprising would wipe on
the black race in Washington parish
:, The news spread like wildfre, and b
. Monday over 1000 armed men ha
reached the scene of the battle.
On Monday afternoon the nine NJ
N groes, who had been left in a hea
where they had died, were piled int
ID three unmarked graves, dug near tn
charred remains of Lofts tent houst
te There was no ceremony. At the sam
time prominent citizens held a col
is ference, which was attended b
Sc Sheriff Simmons. and a message wa
sent to the negroes.
IN DO you want any more?" was tn
X query.
NO" came the reply.
D., This had a quieting effect, peaC
ed again reigned and the negroes left tt
an country.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01

THE San Jose Scale has been re
ported in various parts of this Pen
insula, and this is alarming to fruit
growers. This insect pest is the
worst that the horticulturists have
to contend with; and as it increases
with great rapidity, it is necessary
that prompt action be taken to de-
troy every infected tree, shrub OF
plant. Each purchaser of nursery
stock must watch carefully that the
scale is not introduced to them
trough this source, and those not
familiar with it, or its destruction
should should write to Prof. San
derson, Delaware College, Newark
Del, for a pamphlet giving full in
formation.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01
Non.unlon Men strike.

Scranton, Pa, Oct, Csc. anton has
reached a unique position in the way
of street railway strikes. Because of
the discharge of two Of their number,
the non-union men brought here to
take the places of the regular en-
ployes who went out on strike four
weeks ago, have themselves inaugu-
rated strike. Eleven of them quit
yesterday morning and six more in
the afternoon.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01

TIE catching of Nolan Travis,
who murderously assaulted po-
liceman at Harrington and made
his escape into Old Virginia, by
State Detective Ratledge, was a
clever piece of work, for which he
has the thanks of the public.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01


FIRE has again, for the second
time in ten years, wiped out the
business part of Delmar, and the
sad part of all is the regret that
those now reduced to almost pen
ury, have twice in that town voted
down the proposition to have sys-
TEN of water works installed in that
town.. The fire of last Saturday
left but two small stores, and con-
sumed twenty-five dwellings. 1t
had its origin in a stable, and soon
swept away the great saw mills
with their piles of lumber, which
caused the flames to spread in all
directions. Fire engines, We're sent
from Salisbury laid her neighbo1
town, but without water, they were
useless on the scene. Delmar's
fate should bea warning to George
town, where water works have beer
once voted down; but on which
the people will again pass Their
verdict in a short time.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01

RopERT G. HoUsToN, ESQ, of
Georgetown, will pull the COllec-
tor of the Port Of Wilmington plum,
if Congressman Balls endorsement
will fetch it; if SO it pays in a
financial way to be a boiling Re-
publican.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01

THE public schools are a great
blessing to civilization and all
christendom. and we have become
so accustomed to reaping their adj
vantages without considering the
benefit derived even in a pecuniary
way, that most people take the
schools as a matter-of-course; and,
rather than aid in their govern
ment by wise consideration of the
conditions and the necessity for
parental cooperation with the tea
cheers and school commissioners,
they throw obstacles in the way of
wise enforcement of good rules, by
unreasonable objection to their ap-
plication to their children. This Is
a narrow and selfish view to take
Of a great privilege under our form
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01

Worcester, Mass, Oct. SO-Hon.
Henry Clay Hall, for 80 consecutive
years consul in Cuba and minister to
Central America, died at his home In
Millbury Yesterday, aged 81 years.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01

FOR SALE.-Black horse, l51S hands high,
weight 100 lbs; sound, good worker, cheap
for cash, or Will trade for cattle. Apply
I025-1 CHRONICLE Office.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01

RURAL delivery for Kent and
Sussex counties should be put into
effect at the very earliest date pos
sible, and no obstacle be permitted
to stand in its way. The people
want rural free delivery, and care
not who its superintendent or the
route agents may be. They prefer
capable Union Republicans, of
course, but Democrats and Regu-
lars are preferable to none. We ask
Mr.. Congressman Ball to name
someon for superintendent at once
if that will put it into effect and
get the routes in operation.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01

SMALLPOX is gradually making
its way all over this Peninsula j;
and, as it has assumed alarming
proportions in Philadelphia, all
Delaware towns must watch for
this loathsome disease and be ready
to stamp it out quickly. At Della
ware City, at a point west of Do
yer, and at Laurel, we'll defined
cases have been reported, and we
hope the local Boards of Health
will act promptly in all cases.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01
French Countess NaturaIlzed,

Salt Lake, Utah, Oct. 3O.-Louise
De Gardene Classe, formerly a coun-
tess of France, was yesterday granted
citizenship papers. Nine. De Classe
is related to the royal Bourbon family
of France.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-12

governor 6enefal Alien arrives
Newport News, Va, April 5.-Govern-
or Charles H. Allen, of Porto Rico, ar
rived at Old Point this morning from
San Juan on the auxiliary cruiser May
flower and tonight will leave for Wash
ington by steamer. The governor is
accompanied by members of his family.
The Mayf1ower left San Juan last Sun
day and had a pleasant voyage up the
coast.
The governor and his party disem-
barked at Old Point and tonight board
ed the steamer Newport News, of the
Norfolk and Washington line for WASH
ington.
Governor Allen stated that he would
see the president tomorrow, but declin-
ed to be interviewed on the subject Of
his reported resignation.
The governor made a trip from Porto
Rico to Washington and back some
months ago., coming and going by way
of Old Point.
Washington, April Ex-Governor Allen
of Porto Rico, who arrived at Hampton
Roads aboard the Mayf1ower this morn
ing has not submitted his resignation,
but this will be lone in person lei
he arrives in Washington, unless he
can be induced to change his plans.
The MayfloWer will not return to Porto
llCdll "dtSI u II ~ " oS
O~verhauled.'
That the report that Governor Allen.
of Porto Rico, is to resign upon his ar
rival in Washington is credited in the
island is manifest from the fact that
the people of the island are already
making representations to the president
regarding his successor. Wenceslao
Borda, who is chairman of the Porto
Rican commission. which recently came
to Washington to protest against the
Hollander tax law, has written to the
president on behalf of the commission
suggesting Francis H. Wilson, the
present postmaster at Brooklyn, N. z.
as a successor to Governor Allen. In
Offering Mr.. Wilson's name to the
president Mr.. Borda, who is in New
York, says he is obeying instructions
cabled to him by the executive COM
mittee of the Merchants, Planters and
Bankers Association of Porto Rico.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-12
DIS TRESSING TELEGRAM
Mr.. James Daegett was Killed by Elec-
tricity Last Night at Bluef1elds. w.
Vale had Left Wilmington Last
Wednesday After Attending His Sis
ter's Funeral.

Last night our city was shocked by
IA telegram announcing that our we'll
known young townSman, Mr.. James
IDaggett, had been killed by electricity
lat Bluefield, w. Va. The awful news
was brought by the following dispatch
to the young mans mother:
"Bluefield, w. Va, April 8, 1901.
Mrs. E. R. Daggett, Wilmington, N.
c.:
Your son James Daggett, was killed
tonight by a live electric light wire.
please advise what to do.
"~BLUEFIELD TELEPHONE CO."
The above was all the particulars
that could be learned last night about
this extremely sad affair. The news is
|doubly distressing, from the fact that
the young man was here to attend the
funeral of his sister, Mrs. B. r. Stone,
ON Tuesday of last week He left here
last Wednesday night to return to his
post of duty at Bluefields where he
has been manager of the telephone
Ivious to going there he was manager at
Radford, Va.
Simple words are vain to convey the
|depth of sympathy which is felt for the
Idoubly bereaved mother and family.
Such occurrences are heart-rendering
land there can be consolation only from
Him who tempereth the wind to 40
lamb"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-12

amend the resolution by adding after
the words ."1S93," the words "or any
other corporation or individual" Tho
resolution. as amended. then passed as
follows:
Resolved. That hereafter all sewers
laid by the Wilmington Sewerage Com
pany under its charter ratified March
9Th, 1893. or by any other corporation
or individual. shall be laid under the
supervision of The city engineer in ac-
cordance with plans approved by the
board OF health"
After further explanation by Mr.. Bel
lamy, the mayor read from the sani-
tary laws as to the approval Of sewer
Iage plans by the board of health and
requiring all sewerage work to be lone
subject 10 the supervision and approval
of the city surveyor, who he said was
Mr.. Joseph II. McRee. The mayor
stated that the charter OF the Will
mington Sewerage Company was not
an exclusive right. hat under the laws
it could not ertitle the sewerage COM
pany to exclusive right to the streets.
After the matter had been discussed
and Mr.. Bellamy had stated that the
amendment by Mr.. Bailey made the
resolution all the better, il was unani-
mously adopted by the board.
Mayor Waddell said ii was absolutely
necessary Cor the committee to get to-
gether at once to prepare their esti-
mates of expenditures in the various
departments 80 they could be SUBMIT
ed to the finance committee, SO hat
committee could prepare the budget for
the concurrence of the board of alder
men and the board of audit and fl
nance.
Alderman VonGIahn asked how long
the hospital committee would be in ex-
listence.
The mayor said it would not be long
before the walker Memorial Hospital
would be finished and then the board
of directors of the hospital, under Mr..
James walkers will would take charge.
Then he said the act of the general as
sembly made 1t obligatory upon the
city to appropriate $500 a year and the
lcounty 1900 for the maintenance of
the hospital.
Alderman Bailey asked to be ex-
lcused and left the railing in which the
aldermen sat. to walk out of the city
hall to meet another engagement.
City attorney William j. Bellamy
asked the board to act on a matter to
which he desired to call their atten-
ton. He said the superior court would
meet next Monday. and as several inn
portant cases are coming UP he would
like for the board to say whether he or
the city attorney just gone out Of Of
fee Shoul manag them. He said as
the city attorney he was entitled to all
the perquisities Of the office and he
hoped h board would agree for his
appearance in these cases. What he
asked, he said. was established by pre-
cedence. as in May 1893. the board
passed a resolution permitting City At
torney Iredell Meares to take charge
of all the back tax collections and h
cases in which the city was plaintiff
and defendant. He aid if these cases
were put in his hands Judge Hoke
would continue them till the next term,
so he could get ready to try them.
Alderman Bailey had come back af-
ter having gone out of the railing, n
when City Attorney Bellamy finished,
he moved to adjourn.
The board then adjourned without a
ldeSSerting vote.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-12
Cured of Cancer by a Miracle

Chicago. April 5.-A special to The
Chronicle from st. Louis says:
Sister Laura Kuhn, of st. Joseph's
convent. has apparently peen cured Of
a cancer after eighteen years of suf-
fering at a time when she was appar-
emily at the point of death from the
malady. The seeming miracle which 1t
is claimed was performed occurred on
st. Joseph's day. March 18Th, l. feast
of the saint. after whom the order was
named. 1t came to the end of a nine
days novena of prayer for the recov-
cry of h nun, participated in by all
the sisters of the convent.
She felt no relief from the sore which
affected her stomach until the ninth
day, when she awoke from sleep with
the exclamation. "I feel no pain" The
bandages which covered the ANGER
were removed and no sore remained,
only a white scar. Since then Sister
Kuhn has been doing her routine duties
and does not suffer from the cancer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-12

pie The blood was streaming down his
face. He stepped back a couple OF steps
n fred twice at Breeze before he
could get thirty steps Breeze ran n
few steps beyond Mr.. Marcus Gray's
store whirled sack and went into Mr..
Grays store where he died In a few
minutes. He did not fall as he ran on
the pavement Several persons wit
messed the shooting but they a away.
They would not talk after they re-
turned
A youth who saw the difficulty said
he heard Breeze and Harrison quarrel
ing over something that was said about
Bill Keeter. He heard Harrison say
Keeter was Id liar. and Breeze re-
Piled that Keeter could whip the man
who called him that. Breeze was n
friend of Keeter's.
A few days ago Keeter n Die man
Hardwick had a difficulty. and this
caused the bad blood. Yesterday in
n mayors court Keeter vas tried for
d~isoredrly conduct for assaulting the
old man. The talk about this trial
brought on the row.
Mr.. Marcus w. Gray. has a store
apout 80 feet from Mr.. Wilson's store
where the fight started. He said to the
messenger representative:"I was stand
ing on the pavement In front of my
store where the quarrel began. Breeze
anu r1arulSOn were both on the corner.
Breeze was sitting on a box. They
were arguing. Breeze got up and the
quarrel became more violent until. Mr..
wilson finally came out and told them
to go away. 1 heard Breeze tell Mr..
wilson. well I'll sit down. Mr.. Wilson
then went into his store. I heard the
word id liar pass. and saw Mr.. VIII
son come to the door again. Breeze
got up and made at Hardison and
struck him several times. I saw Hardi-
son step Jack and fire with a pistol,
l was right in the line of the shot
and stepped into my store door When
Hardison fired. Breeze wheeled ava
and ran. Another shot was fired as he
ran. He passed my o. a step or two
and suddenly turne back into my store
He held out both hands saying,
catch me-" He was falling and I
caught him by beth wrists as he held
his hands out. Both hands We're
clutched and in one he clutched an open
knife. Catch me" is all he said. He
never uttered another word and died in
two or three minutes. When 1 caught
him l leaned him against the counter,
L saw he was sinking down SO I laid
him gently or the floor. l took the
knife from his hand and "a it to his
mother. A rock was also found in his
pocket"
Coroner Stokes summoned a jury last
night n will hold an inquest this
morning at 10 o'clock at the home of
the deceased.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-12
Thanks, Many Thanks
For Your Liberal Patronage In Easter Trade.

40-inches wide at 12hc and 15c a yard.
Remnants in fine Scotch Lawn z7-inch-
es wide at sc. so styles in null house .
organdies worth 25c-my price 1e1sc.--
match it IL you can.
Tan styles fine black imported .re-
pons, worth wholesale SI25-my o,+oe
75c a yard. A nice line in colo r. in
Jamestown. 3S inches wide. sil'x and
wool I will sell you for SIPS p .r word.
A nice line of colors in all W oos Ina
trosses at CSC a yard. We ave them
in pink and light blue. best duality at
soc. I have the invisible h ook ard eve
for 10c a package. In spr' ing and snm-
mer Waists. / have ever ythinx ready
made n ready to we ar from 3sc TO
So. each. A big drive I'm ladies'. rrap-
.pers-twenty styles well made and
guaranteed to fit fro m eoc to s1.ss each.
The biggest stock c II ladies' underwear.
ever shown in tf city. nice tuck
front own as ow as 42c and up to.
$1.25.
Remember W trim all hats free OF
charge when you buy your hats and
materials from US.
Come to + h Big Racket Store for
anything yfJu want at the lowest prices.
r. S.-A big line Of Trunks and Rags
received today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-12

Sufferers from this horrible ma1ady
nearly always inherit it-not necessarily
from the parents, but may be from some
remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs
through several generations. This deadly
poison may lay dormant in the blood for
years, or until you reach middle life, then
the first little sore or ulcer makes its ap-
pearance-or a swollen gland in the
breast, or some other part of the body,
gives the first warning.
To cure Cancer thoroughly and perma-
lnently all the poisonous virus must be
eliminated from the blood-every vestage
IF it driven out. This S. S. S. does, and
is the only medicine that a reach deep
seated, obstinate blood troubles like this.
When all the poison has been forced ont
of the system the Cancer heals, and the
disease never returns.
Cancer beginsoften In a small way, y the
following letter from Mrs. Shirer shows /:
A small pimple came on my jaw about an inch
below the car on the left side OF my face. u gave