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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
An Excellent Example for the DEM
ocrats of Delaware.


The platform apopted by the Demo-
Gratis Ct Indiana. at their State conven-
tion held at Indianapolis, Tuesday, is
attention all over the
country, by reason of the fact that it
cut loose from all the mischievous
doctrines promulgated at Chicago in
1896 and reiterated at Kansas City in
1900. In their place it promulgated
platform of living Democratic princi-
pies, which every good Democrat in
the country may freely subscribe to.
Naturally, this excellent Democratic
platform is receiving largo comment at
the hands of the press Of the country,
and we direct attention to an editorial
dealing with it, from the New York
Evening Post. which will be found
elsewhere in this issue. 1t shows in
forceful manner how encouraging and
inspiring tho platform of the Indiana
Democrats should prove to Democrats
throughout the country
And nowhere should the influence of
the Indianapolis platform have more
effect for good than in Delaware. Ap-
Piled to the Democrats of this State,
and coupled with good nominations
Tor all tie places on the Democratic
ticket, it should serve to unite every
element of the party in opposition &c
the Republicans and to insure Demo
cratic success no matter whether the
Republican party approaches the poll:
on election day with II united front, o.
divided into two hostile parties.
1t should be very easy for the Demo
cratic party of Delaware to follow thu
example of the Indiana Democrats
For, beyond the mere matter Of !
formal endorsement of the larty'
national platform and candidates, i
has never distinctively committed it
self to tho Eernicious doctrines of tn
, Chicago and Kansas Clay platform
that brought such disastrous aefea
! upon the rarity, All its specific declara
tions Fave hean Dem cratic and needle
, neither apology nor explanation.
, therefore las nothing to take back
All it has need do is to put forth
| plain, emphatic, Democratic declare
. tion, like that proclaimed by the Demc
3 Gratis OF Indiana, and it will common
r itself to every true Democrat in tt
9 State.
t The Democrats Of Delaware are no
. arranging for thoir State Convention
d which will be hela either in July {
81, -, A ? =
t 10 participate, and thus take art
t the construction of the platform, gil
Z heed to tho deliverance Of the Dem
. Gratis of Indiana, and govern themsolv
o accordingly. The Indiana platform
rs the golden opportunity OF Democrac
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
KENT UNIONS ARR WORRIED
They.Ask Regulars to Go Into
Common Primaries.
COMMITTEESEND FORMAL LETTER
Why This Request is Made in
Kent County.
The Unions Would Set Al The nominations
and the Regulars Would he Obliged To
support Unions declined to 60
Into Common Primaries in New Castle
Gnnnly.

The Union Republicans Of Kent
county want the Regulars to SO into
common primaries With them, rs is
shown by the following official iotter:
Headquarters Of tho Kent County Union
Republican COMMITTEES. Milford, Del, June
gth, t9U2-'ro the t,ent County Republican
Clomnittae--Ci entlemen: As the executive
committee of the Union Republican Com
mittee OF Kent County. we propose that our
respective county committees shall authorize
tho joint issuance of II call for a.eomnlon
primary, to clect delegates 10 county CON
Ventiun, for the nomination OF nil county
officers to be voted for ut the general cleo,
ton to be held in November.
That the delegates to aIid convention,
representing and being IONA titln residents
of their respective districts. shall have the
untramneed right and power to name its
own nominees by majority vote. as pre-
vided by our purity rules, and in the event
of failure, TO receive Il lHhlort'N vote OF the
delegates from tho representative or sena-
| torial district, the nominations shali be re
! ferred to the county convention for determi-
nation and thai all nominations shall ba
| Loyalty supported. An early answer to the
+! proposal herein made il requested, that the
| matter may be hid before the state Com
| mitien, which will meet Mt an early date.
Yours very RESPECTFULLY,
| George W. Marshall,
| Chairman County Committee.
4 Attest Thomas G. Moore.
! When the Regular Republicans of
| New Castle county made u proposition
! of common primaries to the Union Re-
! publicana, tho latter declined. In Kent
county it is different, and tho reason is
/ this:
In Kent county tho Unions are largely
| in the majority of The Republican
! voters, and in common primaries they
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
Another Atlantic ocean Record


The North German Lloyd steamer
Kronprinz Wilhelm, which sailed from
Now York June Sd for Cherbourg and
Bremen, arrived ut Plymouth, Eng
land, Monday, after q passage of five
days, II hours and 80 minutes to Eddy
stone Light, at an average speed of
90. So knots per hour, which is the host
eastward record for speed thus far
made across the Atlantic. The distance
is 3,095 miles.
Tho highest previous SPEED record
was made Ly the Deutschland, of tho
Hamburg American Line, in July last
year, when she logged 3,0s2 miles be-
tween Now York and Plymouth at an
average speed of q. 81 knots per hour.
The best previous record of the Kron.
prinz was 1927 knots an hour. The
Deutschland made the voyage in 5
| days, II hours and minutes. The best
previous record of the Kronprlnz was
| 5 days, IL hours and Al minutes. The
distance over the long route from New
York to Plymouth is between 3,0s:
and 5000 miles. The Deutschland
made hor record over the 3,0S2 mile
course, and her daily record from Jul,
18th to July 18th was 49,, 557, 551
544, $50, 40l knots. The record for the
distance steamed in any one single da!
on the North Atlantic passage is 60
knots, made by the Deutschland OF
July Both last year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
with Brutal Ersnknes..

Most Of the imTerialistic newspal ers
conceal their real sentiments toward
the Philippine Islands and their people
under guise OF having their real
interests at Leart, but there is no such
false pretenca on the part of the San
Francisco Argonaut. With brutal frank
ness it says:
We do not want tho Filipinos We
want the Philippines. The islands arc
enormously rich. But, unfortunately,
they are infested by lNilipinos. There
are many millions OF them there, and
it is to be feared that their extinction
will be SLOW. i i Tho develop
ment of the islands etnnot be success
fully done while tho Filipinus are
there. Therefore the more of them
killed the better.
No doubt other organs of Imperialism
would say the same thing if they were
as truthful as this San Francisco paper.
Out on tho Pacific slope the ex-
pansionists look with more greedy eyes
upon the Philippines than do their
fellows Of the East, as they expect tc
reap the lion's share of the loot thai
they SEQ waiting in these islands fol
their ruthless hands.
1t is WE'LL however, that one imper-
ialist journal has the etfrontery to tel
the truth about this matter. The other
may protest, but they cannot impai
the force of this frank, though brutal
declaration.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
scored a Tender Spot.

Miss Rebecca J. Taylor, young
woman clerk in the War Department,
has been summarily discharged from
her position because she wrote a letter
to a Washington paper in which she
severely criticised the stories of cruel
ties in the Philippines, and also Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Memorial Day address,
in which he defended the army. No
doubt this young woman clerk should
have refrained from rushing into print
and criticising the administration
while holding an Official position under
it, and yet it should be remembered
that it is one Of the most glorious and
inviolable rights of the American
citizen to write for the press. However
the petty action of the department in
Furnishing the fair critic with summary
dismissal shows how tender the ad-
ministration is upon this point But
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root,
snstead of being so savage, should heal
In mind the old admonition: "Tht
blood Of the martyrs is the seed of the
church. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
EASTERN sHoRE or MARYLAND.

The tax rate of Kent county has been
fixed at so cents on the $500
Warwick Methodist Protestants will erect
a church on Il lot donated by Richard b.
Merritt.
The salaries ofsthe postmastcrs at Princess
Anne and Crsheld, formerly 81, jOO, have
been increased to 1000.
Talbot cnunty's tax rate has been fixed at
IS cents on the SlGo. The assessed value of
the property is Sa,m,G6.
II. Spencer Matthews has been elected n
town commissioner ut Oxford, and james
N. peregoy hn5 bfcn elected bailif1.
Miss Emma Hill and G. Ii, Stewart will
be married nj the BRIDES home, in Bulti-
more. Juno 18th. Mr.. Stewart resides ut
Denton.
The wedding Of Miss Alice Jones and
! Ormond ". Downes will take place at
| Cynwyd, Pa, June 1oth. Mr.. Downes re-
| sides at Denton.
| Cards have been issued for the wedding of
| Miss Mary LoEise Robinson and John w.
| station, which will take PLACE Mt Greencastle.
Hill.
The grand jury Of Dorchester county has
indicted state senator William +. Apple
garth on charges of violating the loea
option law and embracery, tho lattei
offence being an attempt TO influence Q
court or jury by Other means than evidence
|
has given bond for his appearance nj tht
next term of court.
Centreville's tax rate has been tiXet
at so cents on the $lO0.
John II. McColloy Of Lewes has beel
granted pension of $40 per month.
The tax rapc Of Queen Anne's count.
has been fixed ut 80 cents on the 500.
The local preachers campmeeting n
Leslie will begin July sd, and con
, tinue until August 9Th.
; i. ii. Coulbourne, 4. r. Crockett
and h. Benson Dennis have been re
elected town commissioners at Chris
, field.
: Miss Josephine Russell Bates of DelG
ware graduated from Bryn MaWr 90
lege Thursday with the degree {
i bachelor of arts.
, Father O'Neil, who has been assis
! ant priest at Easton for year, la
n been appointed priest at st. Thoma:
|, Church, Woodberry.
. A national bank has been organize
Q at Chesapeake City. Joseph H. Stee
= probably will be president, William
y Evans vice president and John Banl
cashier,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
IN GEN EEL.

Count Leo Tolstoi has greatly inn
proved in health, and Monday he
spent q few hours out Of doors,
DIR. Guy +. Benton, president of the
University of Iowa, has been elected
president of Miami University, at OK
ford, o.
Tho Rev, Giermind Hoyme, presi-
dent Of the United Norwegian Church
of America, died in Eau Claire, Wis,
MONDAY.
Charles Earring, aged 10 years, of
Mt. Laurel, N. j., was killed Fri
day at Moorcstown by Pennsylvania
railroad train.
United States Minister Charles 3.
Hart is preparing to return to his post
at Bogota, having satisfactorily met
the complaints that had been made
against him.
William Armstrong, 10 years old, oil
Richmond, Ind, saturated bis clothing
with kerosene, and, after igniting it,
fired u bullet into his brain, dying
! instantly. He had long been suffering
| from rheumatism.
Alexander G. Humphreys of Now
| York has been elected president of the
Stevens Institute of Technology, al
Hoboken, N. j., to succeed the late
Henry Morton. Mr.. Humphreys is {
civil engineer, and graduated from
Stevens Institute ia 1881.
Whitelaw Reid, special envoy of thu
| United States to the coronation Of
King Edward, presented his credentials
in London to Lord Lansdowne Mon
day, and at night Mr.. and Mrs. Reic
were present at dinner given by Lort
and Lady Henry Cayendish- Bentinck
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
A TIMELY RESCUE AT MARCUS HOOK.
Captain Edward Heacoclt Docs Heroic
Work To save Capsixed sailors.

Captain Edward Beacock Docs Heroic
Work 10 save Capsixed Sailors.
Three venturesome members Of the
Diamond Club at Marcus Hook started
out for u sail Sunday afternoon. They
had not Como far before interested spec
tators along the shore saw they were IN
Trouble. The wind was blowing half a
nalo OIL shore, and although the men
in the sail boat, when they caught the
full force OF the wind, made desperate
efforts to put back to land, they found
it impossible to do 50. An unusually
severe ruff of wind capsized tho tuck
I'm and threw the occupants into tho
Wator, where they chung to tho up
turned boat and commenced battle
for life, while tho wind blew them fur
Their from shore, at times getting under
tho sail, raising it high in the air only
TO throw il down with terrific force on
the mon in the wator, half drowning
them and breaking thcir hold on the
| oft.
While this terrifying struggle was
going on, Capt Edward Heacock who,
when the craft upset had sprung int
| his boat, was bending to the oars with
all the skill and strength he is capable
| of in what appeared to be a desperate
| and forlorn effort to reach the men be
fore they sank. Signs Of relief went
from the spectators which now linec
the shore when the captain was seen tc
reach the upturned boat and pull tive
OF the men into his boat, ut the samt
time giving the third man needed sup
port until picked up by another boa
! which had put out much later and ar
rived on the scene in time to help II
the rescue.
Capt lIeacock is famous for thu
many difficult rescues he has effected
along tho Delaware River, and received
tho hearty congratulations of the spec
tators
II was afterwards learned that one o
the men in the capsi2ed boat is MON
her of tho Chester police force, and tn,
other two we'll known baseball player
of that town.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12

The Lewos shirt factor will be considera-
bly, enlarged.
Tho wedding Of Miss Laura Joseph and
Jaues 4. Marsh will take place at George
town Juno 18th,
Laurel campmeeting will begin August
22d, and continue two weeks. The Rev. II.
O. Turner will have ministerial charge.
A license has been issued at Georgetown
for tho marriage of Miss Ellie NJ. Pettyjohn
and Earl Tindall also, license for the
marriage of Miss Mollie b, Darrickson and
Frank II. Hickman.
Register Cnusey of Sussex county has
granted letters of administration on the es-
tate of Nancy NJ. Hopkins TO Woolsey O..
Hopkins; on the estateaofsF Thomas B. Taylor
to JAY Williams, and on the estate of Joseph
Neal to Henry w Baker.
Lewes is preparing for an elaborate cele-
hration of the Fourth of July. The pro-
gramme is as follows: Morning, tiremen's
parade, followed by bag, tub and running
| races, jumping tests and climbing d CREASED
pole; afternoon, horse racing and baseball
! night, fireworks.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
GOOD Work ny the GRANGE.

The Pomona Grange of New Castle
County, composed Of representative
farmers, has already taken an influen-
tial part in the work of securing re-
form in our county government, and it
does not propose to relax its eirerts.
The resolutions adopted at its meeting
OF Thursday, which we're published in
Every Evening yesterday, will com
mend themselves generally to good citi,
zens and Taxpayers.
Those resolutions endorse the present
system Of managing the County Work
house, and protest against the attempts
of scheming politicians, to get the in
stitution under their control; commend
the attorney general and his deputy
for their earnest and efficient enforce
ment of the law,and approve the efforts
for u reform in the system of drawing
juries for our county courts
These are pertinent and practical
subjects, and the Pomona Grange pro,
poses to keep up the agitation along
these limos until every desired reform
is secured. As good citizens and heavy
taxpayers they have y material interest.
Success to them and to all others who
are striving to achieve the same results.
-
Tabulating by machinery is the --latest
device, the electric machine adding
columns of figures with accuracy. Wha
| neXt2
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.
Body ofan Unknown Man Found Along tho
i. ". 4 b. Eracl.a in Tnhh,s Cut.

Body OF an IinlSnown Man Found Along tho
r., W. \ II. Tracks in Todd's cut.
The body OF an unknown white man.
apparently about 60 years Of age, was
found Saturday morning at ), 40 o clock
alongside Of the tracks of the II, W..
4 d. railrcal near Toid's Gut Thomas
Burns, trackwalker, was the first to
discover the body which presented u
grucaome sight, with the top Of the
head crushed and almost cut off, and
both legs broken above the knees and
otherwise mangled. A small travelling
satchel was strapped about his mock.
The crew of train No. $50 was notified
Of the finding of the body and the CROW
OF train No. 352 took charge of the
body and removed it to the emergency
hospital at French street station, aftor
which it was turned over to Coroner's
Undertaken james I. Chandler
The clothing of the man was clean,
although old and much worn, The
undcrcoat was of good gray material,
trousers dark, the ovorcoat old and
faded, apparently ut one time u very
light brown. lie had no letters or other
articles that would lead TO his identi
tcGtion. In the caba were number OF
utenils generally carried by persons
touring throughout tho country, con
ssting of knives, forks, spoons, PEPPER,
salt and matches.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
TO RESUME RIVER WORK.
Deepening of the Channel of the Delaware
to he Pushed vigorously.

DeepBntnE OF the thhnnel o. inv bNi'a"N'
to he Pushed vigorously.
Philadelphia Pa, June 10. Orders
have been received by tho government
engineers here from Chief Engineer
Gillespie, at Washington, approving
their plans Tor continuance OF WORK
on tho 3O-fcot channel in the Delaware
River and Bay. Col. Raymond ana
Capt. Cosby are, in consequence, per
fecring the specifications tor improve
ments ut Rcedy Island. Bids Tor TINS
work will be asked for tomorrow, with
q view to resuming operations AZ once
md rushing the work with all possible
vigor. 49,, ,
lhe specifications call for tho exten-
sion of the present 3O-foot channel ~
| Reedy Island from width OF 4UO leet 70
| tho full width of 600 feet, as originally
planned by the government engineers.
| This viii require tbs dredging o. ahont
|, o01. 600 cubic yards. The successful
bidder will be required TO begin, dredg,,
ing within the coming two weeks, and
the mud from the river bod Will have
to be deposited within the bulkhead
built for this purpose, whereby keeay
Island will ultimately be materially
enlarged.
This work Is TO De ptlu lor oHS VI
the unexrended funds still at the dis
posal of the local office of tho Unitec
States Engineer Corps, consisting o
the sum Of Yl25.l0O, to which ma,
shortly be added nearly 575, 600, which
is still in dispute. This latter fund i
tn penalty mat the government claim
against the Virginia Dredging Co. TO
having been backward in its work a
Roedy Island, which was completed
last December. Ii the contention o
tho government is sustained the sum j
question will be added to the funds il
hand and the pending appropriation
under the River and Harbor bill, nov
awaiting President Roosevelt's sigma
ture.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12

In some of the Swiss valleys the in
habitants are all afflicted with goitrc
or "thick neck" Instead Of regarding
this as deformity they seem to think
it natural feature Of physical de-
velopment, and tourists passing through
the valleys are sometimes jeered by
the goitrous inhabitants, because they
are without this offensive swelling.
Thus form of disease may become SO
common that it is regarded as natural
and necessary condition OF life. 1t
is so, TO a large extent, with what are
called diseases Of women. Every woman
suffers more or less from irregularity,
liberation, facilitating drains, or
female weakness, and This suffering is
so common and so universal that many
women accept it as condition natural
and necessary to their sex. But it is
| condition as unnatural as il is nm
necessary. Tho use of DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription strengthens the
delicate womanly organs and regulates
the womanly functions, so that woman
is practically delivered from the pain
ana misery. which eats up ten years OF
her life-between the ages Of Is anc
45. "Favorite Prescription makes
weak women strong and sick womer
4 srol
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
WEDDINGS.

Prof. Hickman, principal of the High
School at Frankford, and Miss Mollie
B. Derrickson were married yester-
day week by the Rev. Asbury Burke.
In the midst of shower of rice and
corn tho happy couple left at l,30 on
the northbound train to return after
an absence of 10 days.
A pretty home wedding took place
at William H. Thompson's residence,
2222 Lammot street, last night
week. The contracting parties were
Miss Annie e. Thompson and Jacob
Il. Cook, both of this city. Refresh
ments were served and at a lato hour
the bride and groom went to their new
home, No, 3 New street. The marriage
was solemnized by the Rev. Asbury
Burke Of Frankford.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12

Special Correspondence Of Gazette ana Journal
Dover, June G. The Court of Chan
Gerry and the Orphans Court convened
yesterday. Returns of the sale of land
we're confirmed. Petitions for the sale
of land of Laura NJ. Mack, Robert f.
Blair, James IL. Mason and William
Hettrick were granted.
The prisoners in the Dover jail donned
new suits yesterday.
Diamond Lodge, A. o. U. W., has
elected the following officers: Past
Master Workman, W. $. Whratley /;
Master Workman, William w. Satter-
field. Foreman, Thomas L. Dunn ;
Overseer, Herman G. Taylor: Guide,
Andrew Mctann lnside Watch, Joseph
L. Bonsall Outside Watch, A. b. Magee.
| Postmaster Carson LAS received the
equipment for the FREQ delivery of mail
Mail boxes will be located at the follow
| ing corners: State and Water streets,
State and Fulton streets, State and
Clara streets, Governors avenue and
Loockerman street, Loockermaa and
Kirkwood streets, Cecil ard Kirkwood
streets, and Governors avenue anC
Fulton street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
VISITED WORKHOUSE.

The members of the Levy Court who
visited the workhouse Monday were
very much pleased. They were pleased
with the evidence of good management
upon tho part of the trustees, and also
with the ability manifested by the
warden, A. s. Meserve, in his work.
The levy courtmen saw John Lynn
and Henry NJ. White, who are serving
terms Tor securing county money under
false pretences. One of the visitors
said that Lynn looked rather badly,
but White locked we'll.
Speaking of Warden Meserve, one of
the levy courtmen said that he believed
Mr.. Meserve had the ability to manage
even u larger institution than the
county workhouse:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-12
NEWARK.


lN'-'f'
Newark, june 10. The following
will aduate from Delaware College
next week; Classical course, Alfred
Lee Clifton and Clarence Martin
prouse; Latin scientific course, Curtis
Calvin Cooper, Willis Fleming liar
rington, John WagstGtf Huxley, Jr.,
and Henry Arlington Conatablo;
general scientific course, Cummins
Elliott E5peallman; civil engineering
course, William L. Cooling, Harry
Cleaver Evans, Pussy Jones, George Q.
Mcdaniel and Herbert Rodney Tunnel,
b. NJ. +, electrical engineering course,
William lie Wis Fader and Henry Good
man McComb, b. M. +.
Alfred Hannum and Howard Maharty,
who reside near Newark, were arrested
by officer Murray last Saturday night
Horse blankets, lap robes, whips and
other articles, alleged to have Lean
stolen from vehicles in the hotol sheds,
were found in Hannum's wagon. The
men were arraignad ueforo Magistrate
Medill last night, and Hannum was
held in $500 bail for court and Maharty
| was discharged,