The evening Republican., 1902-05-14

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CONGRESS- promptly appropriated
;wo hundred thousand dollars tor
he succor of the homeless aud
people Of Martinique. The
money is badly needed to give help |
10 those who escaped from the aw-
ful calamity Of being buried alive
beneath the sea of burning lava
which without moments notice,
rushed upon the thousands OF terror
stricken people burying them from
sight, It is one Of the igrsatest ca
lamities of this century. Those who
were fortunate enough to escape IN
stant death and found refuge III the
mountains, are dying of thulst and
hunger. All of the streams and
pools have been dried up by the IN
tense heat. America can always
be relied upon to succor the OPP
pressed and feed the unfortunate IN
times like these. The money will
never be missed from Uncle Sans
strong box. 1t will be the means
Of giving relief to hundreds OF home
less and penniless persons. Surely
the warning that for all to be pre-
pared as the world would be de-
stroyed by fire is not coming true
this year. The inhabitants OF tins
ll-fated city were not given much
time to prepare for the other world
as the burning lava rushed upon
them suffocating and spreading
ruin and destruction i'll It's hery
pathway.
In time, if the practice keeps up,
few men in the United States Sell
ate will be doctors, merchants "r
farmers. Twothirds of the Senate
is now composed OF the legal pro
fession. 1t la, been he ambition
of hundreds of attorneys to be call
ed Senators 1t has been repeatedly
claimed that the salary does not pay
an attorney with amy kind Of Il IL
crative practice to take the position.
But we never heard of an attorney
refusing the honor, with it's brGsar-
ly salary attached. Dozens Of the
Senators are able to practice their
profession and thus add considerable
TO their salary of $4,000 Il year. A
u. S. Senator gets considerahle pres
tice and is often able TO receive Il
bip fat retaining fte. Still we never
heard of any Of the Delaware Sena-
tors, all of whom have been Httnr-
news. getting rich, while holding TN"
office of Senator. Is there anything
in the report which has been gong
the rounds for some time. that only
LAWYERS can occupy tn" tW" S"na-
torial seats from Delaware III Wash
iuytOn! Business men would hay"
a good effect in the Senate especially
If more of them ohoidl lutrniH
their presence on that august body.
All the great men OF the country
are not attorneys. by amy means.
TIE three lower classes of prIa'
ware College have gone on Il strike.
They requested the Faculty to 1r-lll'
state the six students who had beer
suspended for haH!ng fellow stu
dent on Friday evening, The haE
ing consisted Of backing the harh
of one Of the students aud th"t
putting him bpUnHtIl Il hydrant. let
ting the Nu,rr run un INN. JI'
suspension of the students EE"
caused uUmentarytrirlio hetWerl
the ~ odd pupils uuI IN" Faculty
which. for the time will interfere
with tn" studies of students Wil'
signed the petition Ihr student
requested that those suspended b
given another huHlluG which wat
denied by the Faculty. who W1nl"'
the students to Withdraw their prtI
ton. but they refused.
TIE Shud fishermen Of New ta>
tie and Delaware City haN"had "n'!
a fairly prosperous #rH-ou this Yea
thus far. Will" the catches hav
not been large tn" prizes have b'"I
good. The fishermen hayr tn" NM
fortune to lose fathnnI~ of their net
by steamers running mt" th"uI an
cutting them in two. These boss"
have been heavy and trVurntl
putting the fishermen to the troI
BILE and expense OF having to men
their Sein~s.
tOMrLAiNT Is being made abDN
numerous rulUrca AZ well as whit
persons who ride on tho street rai
late at night. The language the
-, t,. lao. nj .nI Az
fame and indecent. The partl'
should take warning in time an
thus avoid making Judge Cochran
acquaintance. A few examples
this rOwdy element Will serve
a warning to others The unruI
riders should be elected and the
arrested.
The bids for gas lamps advertise
for by the Street and Sewer L
rectors shuts out practically ever
body but the Wilmington Ga. al
Electric Company. This compal
furnished the gas used by the We
bach company in its contract wi
the Street and Sewer Departmer
which has been cancelled by t
city authorities.
Now it is said that the Rev. NJ
Campbell did not preach Il serm
on Sunday in Dover on the Elm
Collins case, and Delaware murd'
in particular. The reverend gent
man is reported as saying, "Tl
e., ,,,,t, l, | vol
plain, practical straight g"sl
sermon. lie only mrntlned t
Collins rHoe Incidentally but |