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Evening journal., 1902-03-22
KENNEY Is WORKING
HARD FOR HIMSELF
Former l. \. Senator Is the Accepted
Leader OF the Kent County
Democrats

Anticipating Democratic victory at the
coming state election the Democrats in
the lower part OF the state have started
to build their fences. OF all the men, for
mer United States Senator r. r. Kenney
is working the hardest, and according to
reports from Kent and Sussex counties
is making progress.
The mass Of Democrats there have ac-
cepted him as their leader and 1t Is not
believed that his strong rival, willard
Salisbury. Of this city. can keep him from
being the leader Of the Democratic party
in Delaware OF course there are some
Democrats who do not approve OF kenney
as the standard bearer Of the Delaware
Democracy. He is not leaving a stone un-
turned and is getting in touch not only
with the district leaders but the voters
themselves. lie is making It understood
that he is a candidate for United States
senator in the event of the Democrats
controlling the Legislature.
lie is trying to impress the voters with
the idea that they should not vote for any
man for the Legislature who will not
pledge himself to vote FOR Kenney
Unlike some Of the other aspirants IN
the Democratic party, who aspire for high
honors. he does not call a few leaders to-
lgether and tell them to get the rank and
dle into line. ,Konney is a different man
Besides giving instructions TO his lieu
tenants he gets out among the men him
self aud personally sees that the work Is
done. Recently he has been working II
Sussex county.
one politician. who has been making {
study Of the situation, said today: III th'
Democrats get the Legislature and refus'
TO elect Kenney to the United states Sen
late there will be- two vacancies. Kenne.
must be one OF the men named or Their
will be two vacancies. He has a stroni
hold on the people in tho lower part o
, the state and will have as strong hol
on their representatives.
John BiggsH will be fought hard by tn
Democrats who are opposed to the Della
, ware railroad.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
"ExceIsior" Revised


with apologies to the shade of Longfel-
The shades of night were falling fast,
As through the streets of Claymont
passed.
A jay, who thought he "cut some ice.
Who bore flag with this Device
The Senatel"
"Ch stayl" the people laughing said;
Pull down your vest! Go soak your
head"
He answered nothing, since he knew
Bay State was up notch OF two,
In Boston.
AS guides he purchased all for sale,
Save those who were detained in Jail;
Oh, when they saw his dollars bright,
They sang his praises day and night,
The BoOdlers.
Come back, you foOlsl" the people
said;
Alas! not all the fools were dead:
"Td follow you TO HI" said one;
Come on. Tra going lu9ty son,
said Edward.
He saw a Star that seemed to shine
Beyond the mountains rugged line;
He followed III with lusty shout;
a puff-the wind had blown it out
A candle.
Above. serencly poised in air,
lie saw a bird that made him stare
! It's loud defiant scream he heard
] pHi
the bird
The Eaglel
A blast from old New Castle fr0z
His shaking limbs, and stiffened thos
Whose hands were filled with wealti
of gold
That couldn't buy relief from cold
The blizzard.
From Kent and Sussex as they passed
There came a whOoping counter blast
They perished there, they say, abou
The very spot they started OUT
At Claymont
'Tis said the trail they never found
But lost they wandered round an
round,
/, tof each new pain they Jourheyed
They found it like the one before,
e But colder.
The morning 1Ound unem stiff and col
u Their fingers clutching heaps OF gol
. He perished in the sight Of home,
a But just as far as ever from
The Senate.
r Bill Parsons.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
ACTION NEEDED

Il is time that rffis muddle over the
repayment Of tine moneys colleceed un-
der uhe Adams tax law were clearedup,
and we shall be surprised IL the Levy
Court does not soon take some de-
cided action i'm The matter. If There
must be a legal contest, let IL begin,
that we may see the end Of it as soon
as possible
Under the Adams tax law the Levy
Court appointed twopersons collectors.
Presumably these persons gave bond
and in all probability these bonds are
effective. The law was declared un-
constitutional, and considerable money
was left in the hands of The collectors.
This they have refused to pay over to
the county, and thus. as IL stands, the
collectors are the only benehciaries Of
The law
What can be done? First II should
be ascertained whether these bonds
were given and whether they are yet
valid. II so there is a plain remedy
A condition OF such bonds would be
the payment of the amount collected
into the county treasury whether the
act were subsequently declared uncon-
ftitutional or otherwise. The remedy
is to sue ont the bonds, and If the
money is secured, to reimburse the
claimants.
II the bonds are not in existence or
are Of non-efect, then there seems no
reason why the collectors may not bel
proceeded against individually. We
cannot believe that they wish to retain
money not their own. There are per-
sons who paid this tax who can ill-af
ford to lose it, There are widows who
under pressure abbreviated their in
come in order 30 comply with the law
whiCh they supposed to be valid To
withhold the repayment of that which
both in law and honor is theirs. is
crime on the part OF someone.
The Levy Court appointed these col
lectors, and they collected the money
by its authority; IL should nDw stand
between these people and THE collect
crs. IT the present Levy Court can find
no means Of bringing the collectors to
terms then let the claimants pool their
issues, secure competent counsel and
push the case in tine courts. The jug
glery wdfich keeps these people out Of
their own, Is a reproaoh to the fair
name on New Castle County
The time has come to settle thde
matter, and we hope that the press
will continue to agitate till something
is done We trust these bonds have
not gone in the same way of those OF
the former members of the Street and
Sewer Commission. Let us agitate.
since il seems It is the only way to get
things done.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
FOR PROTECTION |
Oh I'HR PRESIDE /
Attempt to Kill Hin Puni'
able by Death
Measure Passed Senate by a Vol,
52 to l5-HOuSe Passes Rive.
aud IarbOr Bill
Washington. March 22.-Two

Washington, March 22.-Two
portant measures were passed bv
senate yesterday, the bill for the
peal of the war revenue taxes and I
for the protection of the president
the United States. The revenue
was passed without division, and af
only one short speech. Mr.. Tillm
embraced tile opportunity Afforded
the consideration of the bill to prot,
against the repeal of the duty of
cents a pound upon tea.
The bill for the protection of
president was under discussion duri
the greater part of the session. n
Patterson, of Colorado, made an
tended speech in opposition TO it, a.
Mr.. Fairbanks supported it. All t
amendments to the measure were
jected and it was passed by a vote
50 to IS.
The bill provides that any persC
within the United States who sha
wilfully and maliciously kill the pres
dent or any officer on whom the duti(
of president may devolve, or any so
ereign Of a foreign country, or sha'
attempt TO kill any of the persor.
named. shall suffer death; that an
person who shall aid, abet, advise q
counsel the killing of any Of the pei
sons named, or shall cOnspire to az
complish their death, shall be impril
oned not exceeding 20 years; that an
person who shall threaten to kill Q
advise or counsel another to kill tn
president, or any official on whom tn
duties of president may devolve, shal
be imprisoned not exceeding 10 years
that any person who shall wilfully al
in the escape Of any person guilty @
any of the offenses mentioned shal
be deemed an accomplice and shal
be punished as a principal. The sec
retary of war is directed to detail froI
the regular army a guard of officer
and men 20 protect the president
without any unnecessary display,
and the secretary is authorized t
make regulations as to the dress, arm
and equipment of such guard.
The house yesterday passed tn
river and harbor bill, which has bee
under consideration throughout tn
week. Although several minor amend
mefts were adopted, not a single do
lar was added to the measure. and a
passed it carried exactly what it di
when it came from the committee
S6O.6SS.26I
Evening journal., 1902-03-22

pect the farmer in a busy season 10
neglect his crops to engage in fixing
the roads, and frequently, too, he has
worked out his full appropriation in
his first efforts.
AS has been said. road-making
is science, and the present
methods are unsatisfactory and
extrayagant Outside of the turn
pixies near Wilmington there is no
bodybuilding that may be called per-
manent A road riaE be plowed
and put in order, onltNt5 have the
work repeated the next season. In
New Castle county there is a variety
of soil. and there is much stone suit
able for road-making purposes. But
there is a problem not met with in
Kent and Sussex; the hills whidh
abound here. In the two lower coun-
ties The land is level, but the drainage
problem amounts to little, since the
coil being a sandy loan, allows the
water TO percolate through in very
short time.
The greatest problem there. is the
sand which allows the vehicles to cut
through making travel very laborious.
And yet, even There. there are beds of
clay and gravel which might be util-
lied with benefit.
Another difficulty is that under the
system now in vogue the money is
apportioned to the various districts
with little regard for the necessities Of
each. A road that needs the expendi-
ture OF a Thousand dollars. gets a
hundred, while the road THAT needs
nothing also gets its hundred. The re-
suit is that there can be no real inn
provement In the finst, and THE second
is injured. There should be some sys-
TEN which will allow the expenditure
of the sum necessary at given point
even though the other uhorouglhfares
have TO wait
There will never be any material
Improvement until the roads OF the
State are under the supervision of a
engineer. He, together
with his assistants. should go over the
various roads and make estimates to
the respective Levy Courts, and these
should grant their appropriations to
be spent under proper safeguards. We
do not need to pay large salaries to
board Of politicians, but we do need
a scientific road-maker.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22

This garbage matter is not a pleas
ant theme. but this is the time to set
tie it. The warm weather lis approach
ing when neglect will cause unpleas-
antness. if not M-health. The PROPOSE
tion to have houEeholders place the
garbage receptacles on the pavement
ready to the hands OF the collector is
most absurd. Il is safe to say they
VIII not do il. Think ~ the look of a
street with a row Of these receptacles
on the sidewalk; think of the offensive
odos regaling our noses in passing
Think cf the days, and perhaps weeks
Of waiting for the collectors and imag-
inc what such a system would mean II
this matter Of collecting garbage is
neglected this summer as it was last
we give notice that we shall give tn,
matter daily treatment.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
challenne For Airship Race.

Chicago, March ga challenge for
an airship race in Chicago, to be held
as a preliminary event to the 100000
aerial steeplechases at the St. Louis
worlds fair of 1903, was sent last
night to Santos-Dumont at Paris,
France, by Theophilus Williams, Of
Chicago. Rules and regulations SINH
lar to those that are to be in vogue
at the st. Louis fair grounds will gov
ern the contest. Several successful
tests of the Chicagoan's machine are
said to have been made.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
New Piano.
OUR NEW
Knabe and Mehlin

is an ornament in the finest
furnished parlor and are in
the very front rank of artistic
pianos.
The Fischers and Crowns
we're never so rich in tone and
handsome in case design as at
present.
The new Robelens, Linde-
mans, Franklins, Durands,
Haines and Schuberts are the
very best that money can pro-
duce at our price, ranging
from 5000, $3.50, $275, $500
and upwards.
We allow full value for your
square piano or organ on
account of any new piano Sc
lected. Terms cash or monthly
payments, So to $40 per month.
The Harmonist is the per-
lection of piano players, easiest
of operation and perfect in
effects.
Seeing is believing.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22

The Levy Court evidently means
business, and its resolution yesterday
giving Uhe tax collectors until April
10 to pay the sums due from them, af-
ter which time, unless they comply
with this order, they viii be compelled
TO defend a suit in court, is proper.
This action is probably necessary for
the protection of the collectors, them
selves, as under the custom which has
prevailed in the past collector who
collects promptly makes himself sud
denly unpopular. II 1T is once known
that these officials are required to ac-
count for these taxes by certain date
the collector will be subject TO no rea-
sOnable criticism in using all means to
collect them. But it is necessary that
the Levy Court should rigidly adhere
TO its rule once it has been made.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
CLEVELAND NOT TROUBLED
Ex-President Ignores Rryan's Criticism
of His Recent Letter.

Princeton. N. j., March 22.-EK-
President Grover Cleveland was yes
terday shown dispatch from Lincoln,
Neb., which said that w. j. Bryan,
commenting editorially in The Com
moner upon Mr.. Cleveland's recent
letter to a Mississippi editor, De-
pounces him as "a traitor. migrate and
political nOnenity."
Il am not at all troubled about it, +"
was the only comment Mr.. Cleveland
would make.
The ex-president was asked what
he thought of the prospects of pulling
together the Democratic party for the
next presidential campaign, and re-
piled: 81 don't know much about it,
but there seem to be some efforts in
that direction. would not care to ex-
press any further opinion on it at
present"
Evening journal., 1902-03-22

Senator Quay is spending most of his
time at his Summer home in Florida.
He rarely appears in his seat. But his
people do not mind a little thing like
that He was not elected TO the Senate
TO legislate, but TO look after the proper
distribution of spoils and to run the
State machinery. He does this and
thus comes up to the full measure Of
all expectations.-Dall News
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
Conference on Cuban Affairs.

Washington. March pa confer
ence on Cuban affairs was held in this
city today between Governor General
Wood and the president and the secre-
tary Of war. Mr.. Palma, president
elect of Cuba, was invited to confer
with the president in regard to the
proposed transfer Of the government
of the islands to his charge. General
Wood was specially summoned to
Washington by the president to ar
range for the transfer.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
NEWSPAPER OPINION
The Study Of EtymoIogy
From the Philadelphia Telegraph.

I IOIH UlV FHIIdutIphla IeIeBraph.
Some years ago etymology was
dropped from the course of study In the
public schools. The precise reasons
given at the time for this action have
passed from memory, but not the gem
eral regret that was expressed both by
parents and a large number of teach
ers. Time has not reconciled either
to the loss of This important study.
One principal Of recognized ability and
who il at the head OF one of the large
and most progressive schools, recently
oppressed the hope that a concerted
movement would soon be undertaken
tor the restoration of etymology 10
the curriculum. There Is scarcely a
doubt that an overwhelming majority
Of une principals will voice TINS senti-
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
Erne pefeate eardner.

Chicago. March 22.-Frank Erne was
given the decision over Gus Gardner
of Philadelphia, at the end Of six
rounds last night. The fight was
Ernes from the start, and the issue
was never in doubt. On the strength Of
his recent victory over George Nc
Fadden, Gardner was thought to have
a good chance with Erne, but he put
up a very poor fight. He was through
out on the defensive, and it was a de-
cidedly inferior defensive at that.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
w.althu M.rohant Goes 10 IAN.

Jefferson City. Mo-. March 22.-In
the federal court here yesterday
Judge Phillips sentenced Thomas A.
Brady. a wealthy merchant, to 30 days
in Jail and fined him 500. for selling
chop tea" at his store, which is also
the postoffice, at Pay Down. Camden
county. Brady fought the case hard,
on the ground that he sold the bitters
for medicinal purposes. but the jury
convicted him.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
WALLED ANp pAY ON rRIAL
Former Admits That Eleven Filipinos
Were Killed.

Manila, March 22.-The court-mar-
tial appointed to try Major Littleton
w. T. Waller and Lieutenant John H.
A. Day, of the Marine Corps, on the
charge of executing natives Of the
Island of Samar without trial. after re-
ceiving a communication from General
Chaffee, yesterday decided that it had
jurisdiction in the case and proceeded
to try the accused officers.
Major Waller pleaded mot guilty
to the charge of murder, but admitted
that IL men had been killed.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
ROBELEN PIANO CO.
no Market St. Wilmington, Del.

fads more exhaustively, but the subject
leads into so many mazes that ones head
is in a whirl ere he has gotten fairly
started. Yet. it is easy to discover what
is the genuine out pouring of ones nature
and what is only "a fad.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22

Nobody finds fault because railroad
trains do not wait for tardy travellers
to arrive at the stations. and the new
movement to relieve theatre audiences
from the annoyance caused by belated
arrivals will be considered equally a
matter of course as soon as THE public
gets used to it. There is no intention
TO prevent the late comers from seeing
so much of the play as they may be in
time for, but the doors will be closed
until the end OF the act then ON the
stage In order THAT the audience in
the seats may not be disturbed by in
truders. ers.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
The conlugatIon Of nro pIngo

From the New York Sun.
Ping-Pong is a game of pygmy para
phernalia to which, however, a giant
may enjoyably set his hand, though
not necessarily with success. Although
a game of ball and bat, at ping-pOng
the greatest sluggers at either baseball
on cricket may easily bite the dust at
the feet Of the pet of the schoolroom.
Form" must be aquired by practice,
but the Sun can help educate its
votaries by presenting the correct in
Election of the present tense of the in
dicative mood Of the verb to ping
pong:
/ ping; We grovel on the floor;
Thou pOngcst; Ye tear your trousers;
He pung; They break Uhe furniture.
Local dialect may vary this some
what but what we give lis, we believe,
The ''veritaIble SanscTit"
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
Old Man Jealous Of pauahter.In.Law.

New York. March 22.-Joseph Lie
benguth. 40 years old, shot and dan
gerously wounded his daughter-in-law.
Anna Liebenguth, yesterday and then
shot and killed himself. He complained
recently that the young woman had
taken his sons love from him.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
SMOTHER A COUGH.

You can smother a cough
with your hand but you can't
,ure it that way. Some medi-
ines only smother coughs.
SCOTS Emulsion cures them.
Old coughs and deep-rooted
coughs can't be cured until
he Inflammation which causes
aem has been replaced by
lealthy tissue.
That is exactly the kind Of
.orough work SCOTS Emul-
ion does. 1t changes the
,ntire nature Of the throat and
lngs so that there is nothing
10 cough about.
send for Free Sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, a09 Pearl st., n. Y
Evening journal., 1902-03-22

General Funston's call upon Adjutant
General Corbin this week was hardly
what am eye witness from Funstons 5
home State would denOminate a love
feast" It was Corbin who said. in op-
posing the issuance of brigadier's
commission to Funston, Il make lieu
tenants out of better stuff every day"
Kansas City Star.
Evening journal., 1902-03-22
BiIlParSOn'S 'SCOIumn
Published Now and Then.

A prominent educator who has given his
life to the elevation OF the race states in
unqualified language that every man is
entitled to a fad. an- that in fact he is
badly Off without It.
A fad acts as safety valve through
which we may let off the steam Of discon-
tent IT takes the mind from the ceaseless
grind of our daily life, and allows a few
moments Of pleasurable respite.
To the aged It Is solace and helps TO
preserve the mental equilibrium. In the
pursuit Of a fad is perfect rest, since that
consists not in mere idleness but in a
diversion OF the mind into those channels
in which Il finds its real enjoyment.
The fad Of one person would be a bore
to another. know Of certain lady, for
instance. who when tired and worn out
takes peculiar delight I'm wrestling with
problems OF algebra. To the average per-
son this would be a torture unspeakable.
The fad OF some persons consists in
adjoining the person, and IL Is no rare sight
TO see a hundred dollar diamond on the
finger OF the ten cent man, which reminds
one Of bench-legged cur sporting col
lar with a gold name plate.
Fads may be divided into two classes,
those which serve to pass the time and
cost money. and those that are a pleas
ure. cost little and finally arc profitable.
Let us take two young men of the aver
age attainments; one has n fancy for dogs
and the other is fond OF music. Let them
indulge this fad for a few years and the
dog man will have degenerated and the
music lover developed in soul and char
actor.
Isn't Il strange that many men love
their dogs and horses so well that they
have no sentiment left to waste on their
wives and children. To love animals is
an indication Of good sensibilities, but TO
lavish our affection on them to the ex-
clusion OF human beings, argues that they
find in the animal nature something akin
TO their own.