The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-27
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At meeting Of Iudu stry Council
. No. 25, Junior Order of Unitet
American Mechanics teld on Tues
day night the followinti officers
we're elected: Jr. Past Councillor,
John Jester; Councillor, George
Knause; Vice Councillor. Vim. II
Cannon; A. r. Secretary, John
Henry Stewart; Warden, A. Ben
nett; Conductor, Harry Hance; In
side Sentinel, George Irons: Out.
side Sentinel, Robert Vantine
Oh haplain. VIM. Ahern; Trustees
Is months. John Jester; 6 months.
George Knause.
Industry Council is in a flourish
ing condition.
On the Battery Park on Satur-
day afternoon. "lkev" Charlton 9
famous reserves will meet the New
Castle base ball club. The batting
order of the Baum will be as fol.
lows:
Koenlg, 2b. Hebner. lb.: Charl-
ton, c. f.. f.;Goncrman. IS. Willis. |. I.
Hoeher, c.. Crauey, 30 T.; Spaagler.
r. f.; McGee, p.
The farmers in this section ate
beginning the wheat harvest.
The Board of Health should take
immediate steps to have the foul
smel!iug cutters cleaned out.
A valuable cew belonging 10
John Blackburne, died yesterday.
Members of St. Johns Lodge.
No. 2, A. f. A. NJ. and som. visi.
tors enjoyed a delightful time last
evening at lodge banquet. a
E. X. Elk;nton's pleasing essay
at the High School commence meut
! follows:
"Thc word navy signifies S the
whole collection Of the ships o! war,
belonging to IA country or to a
monarch.
AT no time has man loog nav-
gated the waters before his evil
passions have brought him into
contention and war. 1t is not
enough that murder should stalk
the earth aud make it drink in the
blood OF him to whom It was given
as peaceful heritage, but the
ocean has been too often crtmsoned
with carnage. The beginning OF
naval warfare arose in the earliest
ages. from the peaceful occupation
oil trading We are told thai the
Phoenclans to retain their trade,
would conceal the course OF naviga.
ton by which they reached distant
countries aud would pluncer every
foreign vessel and crew they met
with IN desire OF gain. The earl-
est account Of naval warfare . OF
one Erythras, who made himself
master OF the Red Sea and its
commerce. driving out the Eyylp-
tans. The most noted battle of
ancient times was between the
Greeks and Persians at Salaniis
before the Christian era. ?
| Compare their tlat.ooltom barges
or galleys propelled by oars, with
the splendldly naves OF today. The
seven great sea powers today are
Great Britain, France, Russia,
the United States. Germany, Italy
and Japan. OF all the naval bat
ties in modern times the most fierce
ly contested. took place 10 our Rev
olution, between the British II Jig
ate SeraXss, in which her COM
mander. Paul Jones, the founder
OF our American navy, made him.
self ia nous and the Bonne Homme
Richard. The battle oil the Trafal-
gar not many years afterward. be-
tween the combined French aud
Spanish fleets and British has
promineut ut place in history.
"Nelson nailed to the masthead
of Victory the immortal words,
England expects every man to do
his duty" and went down to his
death with "Thank God l have
done my duty" on his lipa The
battle of Lake Erie in 1872 resulted
in a brilliant victory. We are all
familiar with the picture of Perry
a mere youth, standing 10 his boat
sword 10 one hand, and the battle.
flag of Lawrence, Don't give u p
the sbip," IN the other, steering for
the Niagara, which he reached uu-
hurt Our navy has kept pace with
our national prosperity. 1t is an
admitted fact that our models are
copied by ali Europe.
THE most important contest Ia
| AZ h
tween the ironclad Merrimac and
Monitor, off Newport News, Va,
on which probably hinged the fate
of the civil war. Speaking of this,
the names OF the prominent naval
officers come t. mind, Porter. Far
ragut, aud our brave Delawarean.
dupont, OF whom it is said he never
fred gun without a prayer to the
Almighty.
"Fame would tail to tell OF the
heroes OF the late war. Dewey,
Sampson Sehley, Hobson, S:gsoee,
Philip and many others have be-
come distinguished in the -annals
OF the American navy.
mo disciplined army of Europe
will ever dare face volunteer
army of American freemen. From
the work shops and all the walks OF
life, one fuger lifted against our
flag msans a response from l,OOO,-
600 OF soldiers. who will march to
the front and stay there; For that
reason we do not need a standing
army, but we do need disciplined
navy. TO reach us the powers OF
Europe must cross oceans that sur
round us aud history proves that
no maritime power can do us aay
harm as long 'as'we have at sea
the men behind the guns.
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