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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
TWENTY-FlFTH YEAR AS POPE
Memorable Event in the Career of LIE
NIII lelnltliea hN IN nnn Pennle.

Memorable Event in the Career of Leo
Mi Celebrated by 10000 People.
Rome, Italy, Feb. 20. Pope Leo XIII
today began the 25th year of his
pontifcate.
Although the main celebration of
the jubilee is postponed until March
Sd, when the combined festivals of the
jubilee and coronation will be OBJ
served, the day was marked by the
singing of TIE Deum in st. Peters
and other ohservances.
The singing of the TIE Deum was
the most impressive service in years.
1t was conducted by Cardinal Rampolla
in the presence of "A cardinals and 40
bishops. The Pontifical Noble Guard
was present in full dress uniforms,
worn for the first time since 1870.
Three5 hundred representatives OF
Catholic associations. the Italian and
foreign representatives Of the religious
orders and 20, spectators listened to
the service. At the conclusion of the
TIE Deum the Pope appeared at a
window of his apartments and watched
the crowd dispense. He was saluted by
the waving of hats and handkerchiefs.
The Pontitf received congratulations
from all sides. He gave an audience
in the throne room to committee
which presented to him commemnra-
tive medal, replicas of which will he
distributed to pilgrims at the ap.
proaching celebrations
EPoCHs IN THE PoPE's LIFE.
In connection with the Jubilee of the
Pope the following dates in his memora.
BILE career may be recalled:
Born at Carpineto, then in the
States of the Church, March I'd, 1910.
Ordained priest December 31st, 1887.
Sent as nuncio to Belgium 1913:
consecrated as Archbishop of Damietta
February 10Th of the same year.
Nominated Bishop of Perugia Janu-
airy 10th, 1886
Created cardinal by Plus TX De.
cember 18th, 1853.
Appointed cardinal camerlengo Sep
TENDER, 1877.
Became Pope February goth, 1875
Crowned March Sd, 1873.
Celebrated the golden jubilee of his
priesthood, 1887.
Episcopal jubilee celebrated February
10Th, 1893.
Ninetieth birthday March I'd, 1900.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
LIBRARY PRIVILEGES EXTENDED,
New Castle County Residents May Draw
Books From the Wilmington Institut,
Erac Iihrary

New Castle County Residents May Draw
Books From the wilmington Institute
Free Library.
Ever since the Wilmington Institute
Free Library was made free in 1893,
the library has been essentially mu-
nlclpal institution and its privileges,
SO as legal rights are concerned, have
been restricted to residents of the city
OF Wilmington. When the library was
still a proprietary institution, stock
holders, whether residents in the CITY
or not, were entitled to draw books.
But with the conversion of the library
into public library this right was
surrendered. AS matter of fact, how
ever, the privilege of drawing books
on the part of stockholders outside of
the city has been continued. Not only
they have enjoyed this privilege, but
also considerable number of others.
This has been possible from the fact
that an equitable fee for these out of
town borrowers has been paid to the
library, not by the borrowers them
selves, but by friend of the library
Although very little public mention
has been made of the fact that library
privileges were extended to people out.
side Wilmington, there are TODAY 694
non residents who enjoy this privilege.
But this number is only small pro
portion of the total number of the
library's borrowers III, 706), and no
inconvenience is caused to city readers
from the fact that there is this number
of out-of-town borrowers. In fact il
would be easily possible to extend this
privilege to a much larger number Of
people outside of the city and the
librarian is not only authorized to ex-
tend this privilege to others outside
| the city, but is instructed to make the
invitation to residents of the county as
cordial as possible.
1t seems to the management of the
| library that if this invitation has wide
currency much larger number of resi-.
| dents of New Castle county would take
advantage of it. Every market day
brings to the city large number Of
farmers who come from homes contain
ing comparatively few books and from
communities having few or no public
| library privileges. 1t is to be hoped
that the field of the State Library
Commission will ultimately be so en-
larged that every hamlet and farming
community will enjoy the privileges O
| public libraries close at hand. As thu
realization of that hope is probabl,
rather remote, it would seem a pit,
that the privileges Of well stocked
| library, planted in the centre of larg,
farming community, should not be ex
tended to Il wider area. 1t is to b.
hoped that this invitation will b.
widely circulated, and be much NOR
| general taken advantage of.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
DEATH OF DR.. LOUIS LEWIS.


Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 20. DIR.
Louis Lewis. medical and surgical
authority, died in st. Vincent's Hos-
pital, New York, yesterday, after an
operation, and his body was brought to
this city today.
DR., Lewis was horn in England e.
years ago, and came to this country in
1883, locating in Philadelphia. He was
a graduate of the Royal College OF
Surgeons and the University of London.
He was also fellow in the Surgeons
Society of the Royal College of Sur,
geons and a member OF the British
Chemical Association. DR.. Lewis served
for short time as surgeon in the
British army, his commission being
signed personally by Queen Victoria.
He was editor of the Medical World,
the Medical Council and the Medical
Times and Register.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27

Word comes from London by way of
the newspapers of new cure for con-
sumption-the use of high-tension
electric currents, $4,000 volts or so.
The matter is exploited in the usual
fashion, To encourage the readers
imagination, he is treated to graphic
comparisons of the awe-inspiring
force" of $4,000 volts. 1t takes but
800 to run an electric locomotive or a
trolley-car. Only 1850 volts are used
in the electrocutions. The inference
is that the force of $4,000 must he
dreadful. 1t is not. One of Tesla's
really solid contributions to scientific
progress in this field was to produce
currents of enormous tension and great
frequency of alienation, and to show
that these are harmless as they pass
through the body. A man may.allow
Tesla currents, as they are called all
the world over, amounting to hundreds
of thousands and even millions of
volts, to flow through him and hardly
be aware of the fact. Indeed, where IL
shock from thousand volts may Ee
fatal if the quantity be sufficient, of a
million one may be unconscious. Above
moderate tension" the current be-
comes less and less painful and
dangerous, the higher the voltage,
until with the electro magnetic cur
rents of incredible frequency, which
we call light, they may act uron even
so sensitive a surface as the eye with
out harm. Harper Weekly.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
SCOTS GREY CUT UP
BY THE BOER FORCES

London, Eng, Feb. 20. A detach-
ment of the Scots Greys tScconi.Dra
goonsl, one Of Great Britain's crack
regiments, has been cut up by the
Beers at Kilpdam,
Major c. w. M. Feilden and Capt.
USHER were severely wounded, and
two men were killed, six wounded and
as captured.
The news was received this morning
from Lord Kitchener, in dispatch
dated Pretoria, Wednesday, February
10Th.
The Scots Greys formed part of Gen.
Gilbert Hamilton IS column. The latter,
while moving on Nigel, February 18th,
engaged force of Beers at Klipdam.
The Scots Greys became detached, and
were surrounded and cut off. Gen.
Hamilton was unable to dislodge the
Beers from their position, so he con.
tinued his march towards Nigel The
Beers released the Scots Greys who
had been made prisoners.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
FREE DELIVERY FOR DELAWARE,

Washington, Feb. 81. Rural free de-
livery routes will be established on
April LIST at the following towns in
Kent county, Del. Clayton, Walter
Ford and W. +. Whaley, carriers
Dover, D. H, Hancock, W. NJ. Geb-
man, Enoch Moore, j. w. Smith, w.
E. Cole and f. Y. Ware, carriers
FELTON,, I. P. Murray, j. 6. George,
]. W. Goodwin, Jr, j. f. Melvin, ii.
G. Lynch, J. w. Grier and Willis Pat
terson, carriers; Milford, j. H. Lynch,
j. j. Foulk and George Manlove, car.
riers; Smyrna, w. H. Carr and Walter
Maclary, carriers.
In consequence of the establishment
of these routes the postoffices at Black
iston, Cowgirl, Leipsic, Little Creek,
Pearson, Lebanon. Hazleville, Canter-
bury, Frederick, Bowers, Masten, Hol-
landville, Edwardsville, Sandtown and
Thompsonville will be discontinue.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS.
Report OF American ornithoiogists' Union
EMs to NNnrk of pnst Yenr.

Report OF american ornithoiogists' Union
us to Work of Past Year.
The American 0rnithologists' Union
has PiSued the report of its Protection
Copmitteei Recent investigations made
by the chairman regarding plume hunt
Jag on the Carolina coast, reveal the
fact that thousands of gulls and snipe
have been recently slaughtered for the
millinery trade The wastefulness of
this traffic is particularly emphasized
from the fact that the snipe used were
all edible game birds, the carcasses of
which We're thrown away, and only the
plumage saved. The wanton destruction
OF shore birds, such as snipe, gulls and
terms, will, in very short time, add
them to the already too numerous list
OF almost extinct wild creatures of
this continent, the buffalo, passenger
pigeons, fur seal, and. to some extent,
the salmon of the northwest coast.
The present need is money with
which to continue the warden system
during the current year, where it is
already established. 1t is extremely
desirable also that this system should
be extended to TIE coasts of North
Carolina, Florida and Texas, in order
to protect all the important breeding
colonies of sea birds along the Atlantic
coast from Eastrort, Maine. to the
Rio Grande To successfully carry out
the plans of the committee during the
present year, the sum of 81, 600 will be
needed.
This is said concerning legislation
IN Delaware for the protection of
birds:
1.-THE Audubon Society in con.
junction with the Delaware Game
| Protective Association. had the Ameri
| can Ornithologists' Union model law
presented as a bill in the Legislature,
where it was, as usual, referred to the
| game committee who made an adverse
report and recommended that the bill
do not pass. This necessitated visit
to Dover. Del, by your committee,
accompanied by delegation from
both of the societies that had the bill
| introduced. The result was that the
recommendation of the game com.
mittee was reconsidered, the bill was
recommitted to the committee, who,
after hearing our arguments in favor
Of bird protection, thus getting cleal
idea of its merits made unanimous
recommendation that the bill dc
pass. 1t was passed in the very last
hours of the session and became law
March 9th, 1901, by the approval Of
the governor. An additional section
was included in the law, at the re.
quest of the Audubon Society, to the
effect that the governor be authorized
toset apart each year, by proclamation,
q day to be designated as 'arbol
and bird day, and to request its
observance in all public schools, private
schools, colleges and other educational
institutions by the planting of trees
and the adornment of the school anc
other public grounds, and by suitable
exercises. having for their object this
promotion of arboriculture, and the
protection of birds and trees. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
THE SNOW STORM.


Announced by all the trumpets of the sky
Arrives the snow and driving FER the fields,
Seems nowhere to alight; the whited air
Hides hills and woods, the river and the
heaven,
And wells the farmhouse at the garden s end.
The sled and the traveller stopped, the
courier's feet
Delayed, all friends shut out the house.
mates sit
Around the radiant fireplace. enclosed
In tumultuous privacy of storm.
Come see the north winds masonry.
Out of an unseen quarry. evermore
Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer
Curves his white bastions with projected
roof
Round every windward stake, or tree. or
door;
Speeding, the myriad handed, his wild work
So fanciful, so savage; aught cares he
For number or proportion. Mockingly
On coon or kennel he hangs Parian wreaths ;
swan-like form invests the hidden thorn .
Fills up the farmers lane from wall to wall
Maugfe the farmers sighs; and at the gata
A tapering turret overtops the work.
Ana when his hours are numbered, and the
world
Is all his own, retiring, as he were not,
Leaves, when the sun appears, astonshed Art
To mini in slow structures. stone by stone,
Built u an age. the mad wind e night work
The ffelic architecture of the snow.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27

He speaks not well who doth his time de.
plore,
Naming it new and little and obscure,
lgnoble and unfit for lofty deeds.
All times We're modern in the time of them,
And this no more than others. Do thy part
Here in the living day, as did the great
Who made old days immortal So shall men,
Gazing long back TO this forthcoming hour,
Say: Then the time when men were truly
mem
Though wars grow less, their spirits met
the test
OF new conditions; conquering civic wrong !;
Saving the state anew by virtuous lives;
Guarding the country's honor as their own
And their own as their country's and their
sons;
Defying ieagued fraud with single truth;
Not fearing loss: and daring to be pure.
When error through the land ragged like a
pest,
They claimed the madness, caught from
mind to mind
By wisdom drawn from old, and counsel
sane;
And as the martyrs of the ancient world
Gave Death for man, so nobly gave they
Life
Those the great days, and that the heroic
age"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
Rronms Higher i'm Prize.

The Broom Manufacturers Associa-
tion of the United States, which held
convention in Chicago, Ill.,, has
raised the price of all brooms % cents
a dozen. The manufacturers have CON
ferred with broom corn brokers, and
were told that less than ID per cent of
this years crop was still in the hands
of farmers, and that there would be no
new crop for eight months The
dealers had previously advanced prices
20 per cent to meet the situation, and
at the convention hard fight was
made to make the advance so cents a
dozen, THIS was deemed too radical,
however, and the executive committee
of the association was empowered To
make further advance up to the limit
OF 50 cents a dozen, in case the situa-
ton should require such action.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
FROZEN FAST TO WAYS.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 90 The new
steamship krconland was launched at
Cramps shipyard this afternoon.
The tallow on the ways had frozen,
the kroonland stuck to such an extent
that it was necessary to use powerful
hydraulic jacks in order to Slide her
into the water.
She is Of the same type as the Vader-
land and ICELAND, and is a sister shin
to the Finland, in course of construc.
ton at Cramps. The contract speed
is Il knots an hour, and the boat is
$50 feet long, G6 feet wide and AZ feet
deep. LOADED, the craft will have a
displacement of 10000 tons, with ac-
commodations for 300 first cabin, go
second cabin, and $50 steerage passen-
gers. The Kroonland is the largest
vessel thus far built in the United
States, and the third of the quartet of
twinscrew vessels constructed for the
International Navigation Co. e New
York-Antwerp service.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
MATTER OF TAX SALES.
An Agent Holds That Money Could Have
Been Collected without Holding the
Property for IL

An Agent Holds That Money Could Have
Been Collected without Holding the
Property for 1t.
A real estate man, representing a
non resident owner of property here,
expressed objection Thurday morning to
the method of advertising property for
sale for back taxes. In the case he
knew of, the owner claimed to have
had no notice of bringing suit and was
able, moreover, to pay the taxes. On
failing to do so, an attachment upon
the rent would have realized enough to
settle the tax bill, and at comparatively
little expense. But under the method
of having seach made of the title and
advertising the same by posters, the
agent held that on tax bill of only
S1s, it would cost $50 or more to collect
it. The additional 800 must be paid by
the property.
When Receiver of Taxes Horace G.
Rettew was asked about the subject,
he said that most of the delinquents
occupy the houses which are to be
sold, and hence attachment for rent
would not operate. He had, however
tried the method of attaching rent and
was very glad to secure the tax money
without resort to sale Of the property.
Numerous tax sales are set for March
Sth,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
NEW STEEL PLANT.
Arranging to Begin Operations at C,ifto,
Heights, Pa,

Arranging 70 1tEh operations At t'lttnIt
Heights, Pa.
The Robinson Steel Co., which is
being formed by William F. Robinson
of this city. has rented foundry at
Clifton Heights, Pa, where arrange
ments are being made to begin the
manufacture of steel according to a pro
cess which was developed recently by
Mr. Robinson and others. The process
has been patented and the patent is
controlled by syndicate Of which
Mr.. Robinson is the head. Steel is to
be manufactured from cast iron, and,
according to Mr.. Robinson, expert
ments show that the process is com
surpasses the expectations of the pro-
moterS.
The company, which is composed
chiefly Of Wilmington and PHILADELPHIA
capitalists, will, in all probability, be
formally organized next week.
The Clifton Heights plant will, for
the present, turn out only steel billets
but later plant for the manufacture
of articles of steel will, in all proba-
bility be added. Sufficient orders have
already been received to warrant the
company in beginning operations as
soon as the necessary alterations to the
foundry can be made. The company
has received requests from several
cities in Pennsylvania and other States
to locate plants there in connection
with other similar industries, but, for
the present at least the works will be
concentrated at Clifton Heights. The
main Office of the company is in Phila-
delphia, where the chief market now
is. At one time the promoters hoped
to have the plant in this city, but il
was deemed advantageous, for rea.
sons best known to the promoters, te
rent the Clifton Heights foundry in
which, to begin operations.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
ACCIDENT TO G0ASTING PARTY.
A Young Woman Killed and Several PEI
sons Injured Near Pittsburg

-
sons Injured Near Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 21.-At Will
merding, last night, in a bob-sled acct
dent, a young woman was killed and
four other coasters were badly injured.
Dead Miss Mary Purseley, aged 10
years, of Turtle Greek, neck broken
and skull crushed.
Injured all of Turtle Creek Miss
]. Margaret Jones, aged Is years, bad
scalp wound, face and breast cut and
limbs bruised; William Rath, arm
lacerated and leg badly cut Miss
Frances Chambers, aged II years.
scalp wound, arm and face lacerated
and body bruised; Misc Alice Burns,
aged 10 years, head III, right cheek
cut and body bruised.
The remainder of the party, consist
ing of three boys and u girl, whose
names could not lie learned, were badly
bruised and cut by being dragged
along the ground. The party were
coasting down Glenn street, a steep
thoroughfare, which was coated with
ice. The sled, which was being guided
by William Rath, got beyond control,
and at the corner of Margaretta street
dashed in to sewer drop. Miss Purse
ley's head was wedged in the uprights
of the drop. She was dead when taken
| out.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
Heonr,l.brcalsin., K,,,,

Lancaster, Pa, Feb. 20. The second
section Of the Buffalo express on tho
Pennsylvania railroad made record
breaking run for this the Eastern
division on the trip from Harrisburg
to Philadelphia last night. The train
left Harrisburg at 1856, arriving here
at 5. u, and had three minute stop.
Philadelphia was reached at 9. 81, MAX
ing the run of los miles in 105 minutes,
including the stop here, or an actual
running time of l02 minutes. The train
consisted of five Pullman coaches, and
was in charge of Conductor Charles
Eberly, With W. S. Goulder as engi.
neer,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 20.-Calvin G.
Burt, aged so years, lawyer and at
one time private secretary to Gen.
Lewis Cass, died here yesterday. With
Gen. Cass he travelled around the world
in 1910, and at Paris the two were in
itiated in the Egyptian Masonic Rite
of Memphis. Mr.. Burt introduced this
rite in this country, organizing lodges
in nearly every State. He practiced
law in Chicago, and was elected judge
there. He accumulated considerable
property there, which he lost in the big
Chicago fire. He then moved to ST.
Louis. He is survived by widow and
two daughters.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27

Vincennes, Ind, Feb. 20.-F. W.
Roberts, an electrician, created SEN
sation in suit against Matthew Kelly
and Dallas Tyler, charged with caus-
ing the downfall of Richard Davis. a
former bank cashier, by unfair ganb-
ling schemes, He testified that at the
direction of Kelley he placed a new
battery in the saloon, and adjusted
two saucer magnets under the bar, by
means of which device, it is alleged,
Davis lost $50, 900 throwing craps.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
PURCHASE of Coal Lands.

Pttsburg, Pa Feb 81. The Buffalo,
Rochester a. Pittsburg Coal and Iron
Co has just closed deal with Indiana
county farmers for the purchase of
4, 800 acres of coal lands. The price
paid was 300, 0o0. The tract purchased
is situated in Brush Valley and Center
townships, about six miles south of
Indiana, on the projected line of the
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg rail
road. It consist of three veins of six,
ave and four feet.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
swimming Record Lowered.

Chicago, Ill, Feb. 20. Howard F.
Brewer of San Francisco lowered the
American swimming record for GOO
yards by 50 1-5 seconds last night. He
made the distance in s. 25, defeating E.
Carroll Schaetfer of Philadelphia, the
amateur champion of the United
States, and Fred Wenck OF Yale Uni
versity. Schaeffer was beaten by Is
yards, and Wenck by the length of the
tank. The race between Brewer and
Schaetfer was close up to the 26th lap
of the tank, but after that Brewer was
never in trouble.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
Thirty Horses Rescued

Firesin the stable of A. G. B. An
derson, ash contractor, Lancaster ave
nue. west of Union, about IL. 80 o'clock
Thursday, caused loss estimated at
500 to $3.50. Officer Flynn, who turned
in the alarm, and Sergeant Kelleher
and Officers Massey and Riley rescued
the 80 horses. Five of the horses in a
hack building were released after the
officers tore out side of the structure.
officer Flynn was kicked on the right
hip by one of the animals. 1t took the
firemen an hour or so to put out the
fire which was in the hay lott.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
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Booth Tucker to be Here.

Commander Booth Tucker, accom-
panied by party of % Salvation Army
officers, will conduct special service
in the Grand Opera House, Saturday
March LIST, at 8 p. M The commander
will deliver the celebrated lecture en-
titled Dramatic Scenes of Love and
Sorrow" illustrated with striking
views and living tableaux The golden
minstrel, Adiutant Taylor, and the
Welsh nightingale, Lieut.. Dot Graham
will also be present.