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Middletown transcript., 1904-06-18
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Mr.. n. Davis, of near Cecilton, visited
Sassafras Wednesday.
Mr.. Alexander T. Laws visited Ches.
tertown relatives last week.
William Stradley, of Delaware City,
visited his family here Sunday.
Mrs. Thornley,. and daughter, Mrs.
Stidham. were in in Galena Wednesday.
Mr.. Benjamin Boyles, of near Middle.
town, visited his many friends here Wed
nesday.
Miss Myrtle Templeman, of Cecilton.
is visiting Miss Alice Dreka at "Water
Ledge"
Weare pleased to learn Of the improve
ment of County Commissioner William
B. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. H. Price, Of near
Warwick, visited Mr.. and Mrs. William
B. Davis Wednesday.
Miss Edith Mitchell and Mr.. Murry, of
Philadelphia, are being entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis P. Atwell.
Mrs. H. Crawford accompanied BY Mrs.
M. Perkins, of Philadelphia, were enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. j. Calhoun ON
Wednesday.
Middletown transcript., 1904-06-18
UNION REPUBLICANS WIN

AS was expected, the National
Committee has decided to place
on the temporary roll of the Con-
vention the. Union Republican
delegates. While this looks like
an Addick' victory, it is not con-
elusive. The National Commit
tee is made up of men selected
by the National Convention of
1900, which seated the Union Re-
publicans after a compromise
had been rejected, and Mr.. Addicks
is a member and has been for
four years. These gentlemen are
undoubtedly influenced in their
decision by the action of the last
convention and by the fact that
that action technically made the
Union Republicans the regular
delegates. The contest now goes
to the Credentials Committee of
the Convention, where the real
fight will be made.
Middletown transcript., 1904-06-18
COLLEGE 10 ASK APPROPRIATION

NEWARK, DEL, June 10th. The meet
ing which followed graduating exercises
yesterday was well attended and unusual
interest was manifested. The meeting
was called to order by L. P. Bush. Prizes
were offered by members in behalf Of the
association for all records broken at the
annual athletic meet in June.
A committee was appointed to confer
with the trustees of the college and the
Governor of the State, for the purpose OF
securing an annual appropriation for the
college. 1t was the sense of the meeting
that each member Of the association use
every effort to assist the college in various
ways. The association will make strong
efforts to secure money to build suitable
structure for gymnasium. This has been
real drawback for long time and has
kept down the athletic spirit at Old Del
aware.
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efficient discipline, which pre-
vents fires or qnenches them at
their start. This does not exist.
The men have not been trained.
They do not know their fire sta
tions. Nothing is done and moth
ing can be done but head for
shore.
"For lack of discipline the
boats were not lowered. For lack
of discipline the fire apparatus
was not sufficiently lowered. For
lack of honest inspection the life
preservers were rotten. None
concerned were worse than their
fellows. Disciplined and held in
permanent place and training
and the crew which dissolved in
panic would have stood to its
work and done it's duty to a man.
With rigorous and adequate in
spection and laws requiring
enough boats or fireproof excur-
sion steamers, the owners would
have done their duty by their
passengers. ALI men will be as
good as the law and public pres
sure require no better.
'If a disaster like this swept
the owners with damages it would
not come; but an ancient and ini-
quitous principle limits damages
to the the value of the vessel. In
ocean traffic there was once some
excuse for this when boats were
all owned individually. Even in
ocean traffic this is true no longer.
In harbor traffic no excuse exists
for this limit to punitive damages.
"Yet at every attempt to alter
the law the friends of ship own
ers in Congress interfere to pre-
vent a change. The owners of
harbor excursion boats are safe
from any loss above the value of
the vessel and this pays for itself |
in a few years. The law imposes |
no adequate precautions against
fire, requires no trained crew and |
leaves fire drills as they would |
be for permanent crew on a
long voyage. |
s'The awful result is tragedies
like that of Wednesday-all pre-
ventable. Certain under our pre-
sent statuary requirements and
inspection, but surely prevented
by adequate laws. ."-Phila. Press.
Middletown transcript., 1904-06-18

OothuCi A4duldHi VI DutCii AtCChs
By the invitation of Industry Lodge,
of Bear Station, thirty members OF Ma.
tional Lodge, No. 80, I. O. @. F. attended
services held in Red Lion NJ. E. Church
on Sunday morning and listened to a
very able sermon by the pastor, Rev.
F. E. McKinsey.
A number OF our townspeople attended
the funeraIof Mrs. j. Harry Stewart for
merly Miss Moilies Riley of this town,
which took place at her home in New
Castle on Wednesday with interment at
Asbury Cemetery few miles below
here. Her death is very sad, owing to
the fact that she leaves husband and
eight children, the eldest being nineteen
years Of age.
Children's Day was observed in botl,
our churches on Sunday, and excellent
programs rendered at both. The bap-
tism of four children at the morning SER
vice of the N. E. Church was an im-
portant feature, and in the evening the
exercises were most interesting. The
children did great credit to themselves
in their speaking, and the singing was
very good. Mrs. Edgar Swan presided
at the organ. At the Presbyterian Church
the exercises were none the less inter-
esting. Assistant Superintendent j. w.
Carrow, Jr.. had charge of the pro-
gramme and is the right man in the
right place on an occasion OF that kind.
All did their parts well, which consisted
OF exercises, speeches, solos and singing
by the choir and school. The presenta-
ton of Bibles to each one who collected
g dollar was made by Superintendent T.
F. Clark, who made d beautiful address
to the recipients Swho were Is follows:
Little Misses Ursula Vincent, Adeline
McCoy, Elizabeth Clark, Masters Newlin
Buckson, James Mccoy. RAYMOND Car
row and Misses Alice Dashper, Marion
Hill, Ella Vincent, Violet Gray and
Myrtle Swartz. The solo by little Miss
Adeline Mccoy was very sweetly rem
dered. The collection for the day was
very good.
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THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNocENTs

'Fhe appalling disasters OF a
century are all outdone by We'd
nesday's terrible tale of the in
nocent dead, slain in childhood
by the most awful of ends. If
the sad, somber and sorrow
stricken record is thick with
splendid examples of heroic cour-
age, this cannot make us forget
that these lines are lost, these
children slaughtered, this five
hundred Rachels left mourning
for children that will not return,
not because such accidents are
inevitable - they happen no.
where else on this scale in civil
lied lands-but because of our
national habit of reckless disre-
gard of life and our lax national
Indifference to the legal safe
guards and honest inspection
which can and would make life
safe.
''Federal law is responsible for
the safety of men, woman and
children at sea or afloat on tide
water and Federal law is dis
gracefully inadequate.
'This is the cause and reason
of the pitiable and terrible
slaughter of the innocents on the
harbor excursion steamer Gen
eral Slocum Wednesday. Steam
boat inspection is fairly efficient.
1t has improved. It is better
than it once was. In the safety
of boilers and the efficiency and
condition of engines the statutes
require more than they once did.
Whether the inspectors who have
discretion in reducing the life.
boats carried exercised this dis.
cretion to leave this excursion
steamer with too few remains to
be known.
"But the risks of fire on ex.
cursion boats are left practically
unguarded. In the EYE of the
law the excursion boat is a pas.
senger steamer Boats and a
fire drill are required fairly ade-
quate for a steamer with a per.
manent crew. These excursion
boats have no such crew. They
have only "hands, hired by the
month, ignorant, untaught, with
out drill, discipline organization.
"When fire comes the boat is
helpless. Captain and engineer
will do their duty, as in this case.
|They display a heroism which
calls for unstinted admiration.
but lives are saved not by indi-
|gidual heroism, but by steady.
Il
Middletown transcript., 1904-06-18
ODESSA

Mr.. /. Greenland, OF Aberdeen, Md,
is in town this week.
Mr.. Cyrus P. Keen was a Wilmington
visitor last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. O..B. George, of Camden, N. j.,
is the guest Of Mrs. A. E. Appleton.
Miss Louise N. Corbit is spending some.
time with friends in Plainfeld, N. J.
Mrs. Theodore Long spsnt few DAYS
with her son in Wilmington this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Cleaver were Will.
mington visitors Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Rev. aud Mrs. R. L. Hallett were
guests of friends at Barclay, Nd, this
week.
Miss Viola Cleaver was the guest of
Miss Hattie George, near McDonough,
last Sunday.
Miss Helen Brady, of Middletown.
spent this week with her sister, Mrs
F. B. Watkins.
Miss Rachel Whittock, of Greenyille.
is visiting her cousin, Miss Catharine
Whittock, near town.
Mr.. Leonard Rhodes, wife and two sons
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph A Rhodes.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Tucker enter
tained their son, Mr.. Richa I'd Tucker,
wife and daughter last Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Lightcap had as her guest
part of last week, Mrs. Charles Dickerson
and Miss Ada Roberts, OF Middletown.
On next Wednesday evening all men,
bers of the P. o. s. of A. Washington
Camp. No. IL, are requested to be present
as there win be an election of officers.
The Red Men Of this town will attend
the morning services tomorrow at st.
Pauls M. E. Church in body Rev. ].
NJ. Arters will preach special sermon to
them.
On Tuesday evening jolly crowd, con-
sisting Of about eighteen young people Of
this town went for strawride. They
visited the neighboring towns giving
them plenty of music with sleigh bells
and fish horns. They returned in the
wee small hours after very pleasant
ride, and all are ready to 60 again at the
first opportunity.
The Tuesday Evening Club" held
their closing meeting last week at the
home Of the President, Mrs. J. C. Corbit,
at which about 75 were present. A
drama tThe Burgl ar's Alarm" was given
by members of the club. Music both
instrumental and vocal was INDUCED in.
After very interesting program recep-
ton was given by the members of the
club.
Children's Day in the NJ. E. Church
last Sunday proved to be complete sue
cess, the illustrated sermon in the morn
ing preached by the Rev. j. M. Arters to
the children was very entertaining and
much enjoyed by the older people as
we'll as the children. The Sunday
School had charge of the programe in the
evening which was well rendered. Too
much praise cannot be given to those
who took part, and their leader Mr..
Joseph g. Brown.
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xIDDIErowH, DEL, JUNE IS, 1904.
RULE 10

The County Committee last
Saturday by a vote of 56 to A
decided to. retain Rule 19, which
prohibits certain county officials
from being candidates to sue
ceed themselves. This is a re.
markable close vote, and the ma
jority was made up of two class
es, those who are honest in their
opinion that the rule is a good
one and those who are opposed
to the candidacy of a certain Of
fetal. The insincerity of the
latter was shown in the PROPOSE
tion offered to abolish this rule
after January 1st, 1905. The eff
feet of this would be to shut out
of the canvass this year, the pre-
sent Clerk of the Peace and Pro-
thonotary, but the great major
ity of the committee refused to
seriously consider the idea. If
the rule is a good one for this
campaign, it is good one for the
next, and for all time.
Of course, we do not believe
now, as we did not believe before
the action of the County Commit
tee that the rule is a good one.
The reasons have been stated be-.
fore and as the decision of last
Saturday is binding probably for
this and the next campaign, no
good can come of discussing the
matter.
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Mrs. sotkin Fighting For Liberty

Mrs. Cordelia Botkin. Of San Francisco,
appears to have unlimited financial re-
sources. After fighting her conviction
for murder for five years, she was again
convicted. Yet she is to continue her
fight, and in August motion for new
trial will be argued. She has spent 5
years or more in Jail, yet she appears to
have the faculty of securing assistance
from some outside quarter.
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Mems Blue Serge Suits, $40.

You know as well as anybody that Blue
Serge suits are the popular apparel for Sum-
mer wear. You must have at least one. We
want to impress upon you that these are not
the ordinary kind, but suits that sell regular.
ly at $15-very best workmanship-perfect
fitting-single or double breasted-trousers
have loops-special at $1,000.
Middletown transcript., 1904-06-18
Mems Outing Suits, $7.75.

Here's the ideal suit for those trips or for
vacation wear-and for business wear, too,
for that matter-at price that will certainly
prove bargain revelation to every man that
comes to our store. These are not the ordi-
nary factory made two-piece suits, made
cheaply and sold at a low priceffbut highelass
suits with an exclusive style cutand fashion
swing to them that any tailor would be proud
of.
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one Far. For The Round "Trip

Account Republican National Conven-
tion, at Chicago, Ills, June 21-24, the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
will place on sale Ecursion Tickets to
that point on June l6 to 20, inclusive,
good returning until June 20, 1904, inclu-
sive.
Call on Ticket Agents for full infor-
nation.
Middletown transcript., 1904-06-18

Low Rates Coach Excursions to St. Louis
Worlds Fair Every Thursday via Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad
Only $17.00 round trip. Tickets good
going in day coaches only, limited to re-
turn ten days, including date of sale.
Train will leave Wilmington at 1. II p. m. +,
June 8, l6, %, and 80. Tickets on sale
at ticket offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-03
WARBURTON'S ACT
 FULL OF MYSTERY
NO MOTIVE GAN BE AscRIBED FOR THE TAKING OF HIS OWN LIFE BY CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE MAINE.

Pensacola Fla, April 2.-Complete mys- tery surrounds the suicide yesterday of Lieutenant Commander Edgar Townsend Warburton, chief engineer of the battle ship Maine. No cause whatever can be found as to why the officer should take his life and the only theory is that he was either mentally deranged or worried over the machinery of the Maine, or else the act was unintentional. The body was shipped today to Philadelphia for inter ment. This was done upon request of Mrs. Warburton, wife of the deceased From the dock where the funeral party landed to the train the body was escorted by marines and bluejackets together with officers of the Maine. The engineering force acted as pallbearers. Personal friends among the officers of the fleet were honorary pallbearers
 Small credence is given here to the re- port that unpleasantness existed among the engineering force and other com manding officers of the ship Commander Warburton was on most pleasant terms with all officers of the Maine, and was one of the most popular officers on the vessel A court of inquiry has been con- vened from among the officers Of the fleet to make thorough examination in- to the cause of death No letters or mes- sages were left by the deceased. nor did he intimate to any of his personal friends that he intended committing the act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-03
TROUBLE BETWEEN THE
 WHITES AND NEGROES
Attempt to Arrest Joshua Moore Re suits in General Fight, in Which
 Negro Is Dangerously Hurt.

Newborne N. C., April 2.--1rouble be- tween whites and negroes occurred at the James City mill of the Blades Lunl- Der company shortly before noon today. Deputy Sheriff Blackledge, assisted by Herman Stocks arrested Joshua Moore, a negro hand, charged with larceny. Blackledge went into the mill office, leav- ing Stocks with the prisoner on the plat form near by
 Moore then resisted, and Stocks drew a pistol. During the struggle, both fell from the platform, several feet. to the ground. The pistol was discharged and the ball lodged in the lower part of Moore's abdomen, inflickting q dangerous and perhaps fatal wound. The negroes commenced gathering, threatening the of flcer.
 Stocks then went into the mill office and telephoned to Newborne for a phy- scian for Moore. Meantime the riotous actions of the negroes increased. and Stocks left the office by the back win dow and went to the home of James Wiggs, a white employe of the mill.
 The negroes discovered Stocks where- abouts, forcibly entered. armed with scraps of blanks. brickbats and pieces of ron pulled him out into the yard and were beating him when Dr. Charles Duffy and Col. A. s. Holiday from New borne drove up. When the doctor went to where the negro was they made an- other treatenng demonstration. Moore was afterwards brought over and lodged in 1ail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-03
EMPEROR WANTED
 TO PRESERVE PEACE
JAPANESE ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS CALLING ON THE SUBJECTS OF HIS MAJESTY TO CARRY OUT THE ROYAL WISH.

Washington, April 2.-The Japanese minister has received a cahlegram from Tokio stating that just before the ad- journment of the diet the house of repre- sentatives passed the following resolu- ton:
 "The imperial declaration of war against Russia enunciating just and honorable principles. shows that his majesty has been actuated solely by desire to pre- serve the peace of the orient, and every subject of his majesty should exert him self to the utmost to obey the imperial will This house. moved by the same patriotic devotion that is felt by the whole nation, has provided the revenue desired by the government so that there may be no deficiency IF funds Tor prose- cutting the war and following up the great successes alerady attained by our navy.
 "The war has only just begun, and the time is yet far distant when a complete victory can be won and the peace of the orient restored. But this house will al- ways be ready to cordially cooperate in the measures necessary to bring about that desirable result. and will be pre- pared to grant all founds necessary for the prosecution of the war. In passing these resolutions, which are unmistable In conformity with the national will the house desires to urge the ministers of state to uphold the imperial policy and to bring about a speedy restoration of peace by taking all timely measures and devising plans to meet every eventual ity t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-03
TROOPS ARE MARCHING.
Every Day at Midday Russian Soldiers
 Take Walk.

Berlin, April Zone hundred thousand men and considerable artillery have crossed Lake Baikal since the outberak of the war. according to the Tageblatt' s military expert. Writing from Baikal under date of March 19. he says he found that the authorities had done everything imaginable for the comfort of the sol- diers upon the railroad, and the lake, and that the railroad equipment was admira- ble. All the bridges are steel with stone abutments, and are carefully guarded.
 A Japanese who was arrested at Omsk on March had in his possession the plan of the bridge there. The correspond ent says he is informed that the in- fantry leaves the trains at midday daily beyond Baikal and mraches along the road until overtaken by the next train following, thus partially overcoming the difficulties caused by the insuffciency of rolling stock, and at the same time securing patrolling of the roadway. The Cossacks, he adds, are allowed to march every third or four day for similar reasons and exercise their horses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-03
BURTON FILES HIS
 BILL OF EXCEPTIONS
Government Will Probably Have Fin ished Going Over 1t By
 Next Tuesday.

St Louis, April 2.-The attorneys for the defense in the case of United States Senator J. k. Burton of Kansas, who have been preparing a bill of exceptions to secure a rehearing of the case since his conviction in the United States court last Monday on a charge of receiving payment for use of his influence in behalf of the Rialto Grain and Securities com pany of St. Louis. completed the bill to- day and submitted 1t to United States District Attorney Dyer.
 Assistant District Attorney Norton said the government in all probability will have completed its examination of the document by Tuesday at the latest. It will then be returned to the defense, who will file it in the United States district court, along with the motions already filed for new trial, and arrest of judg- ment If these motions are denied, sem tence will be pronounced on Senator Bur ton. He will then be permitted to give a new bond pending his appeal to the United States district court of appeals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-03
ENGLISH MARCHING ON
 TOWARD ANCIENT L. HASSA

London, April 3.-Lord Curzon's recent speech at Calcutta was not warmly wei comed here, and at that time 1t was thought he had indulged in a dangerous wealth of oriental imaginary ideas, suit able for the consumption of native princess but eminently unfitted for peru sal at St. ePtersburg and Paris, in view of Great Britains determination not to be involved in the far eastern struggle. The government has done everything in it's power to belittle and keep quiet it's plans in regard to Thibet. Indeed, If the war be tween Russia and Japan had come earlier it Is quite likely that the Thibet expedi- ton would have been postponed
 Though apparently Colonel Younghus- bands mission Is aimed at destroying all alleged Russian influences in Thibet, th is not regarded as vital when compared with the paramount importance of keep ing clear of the Russo-Japanese war. It is regarded as likely that serious inter- national complications will follow this aI fair, but China's action in the matter will be anxiously awaited.
 Colonel Younghusband has seventy miles more to travel before he reaches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-03
BIG GOLD MINES EXIST IN GEORGIA
JUDGE w. w. MURRAY SAYS THERE IS NOT A RICHER FIND IN THE COUNTRY THAN AT DAHLONEGA.

Atlanta. Ga, April 2-The Constitution will quote Judge w. w. Murray of Hunt ington, Tenn, judge of the United States court of private. land claims, and a we'll known mining expert. tomorrow morning as saying:
 There are few people who realize the Dahonega gold belt of Georgia is one of the richest in the United States. In my opinion 1t is the richest in America. Georgia has never awakened to the vast amount of wealth that lies hidden under the old hills around Dahlonega, but the awakening will surely come. It Is begin ming already, and many predict in the future this field will make Georgia one of the greatest, if not the greatest, gold producing states In the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-03

Gyangste, where he has been ordered to stop to barley. before actually demanding entrance into ancient L'Hassa. 1t Is pos sible that he may not be permitted to proceed even to Cyangste, which Is l6O miles from L'Hassa But in any case 1t can be taken for granted that the gov ernment will do everything In its power to prevent a repetition of the bloody scene at Guru.
 Colonel Younghusbands escort, how ever, Is prepared for all eventualities, and If the step is considered advisable the force Is probably quite strong enough to reach l. Hassa, and there establish such control of affairs as might be considered necessary.
 Paris, April 2.-The British advance In Thibet is attracting widespread attention here the general view being that 1t Is due mainly to Russias pre-occupation In the far east The officials are inclined to share this oponion. One of the ambas- sadors said today:
 Tt is manifest that Russia's hands be- ing tied gives Great Britain an oppor- tunity to advance in Thibet. As part of the same diplomacy, Great Britain is re- establishing friendly relations with France, thus neutralizing any French op- position to the Thibetan programme