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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
1he People Beaten.

The House of Representatives has re-
fused to consider the question of reducing
taxes. There was no other matter before
1t except that one. There were no differ
ences as to methods, none as to what taxes
should be retained and what abolished.
The plain naked question put to every
member was: "Will you consider bills TO
reduce taxation ?" and the House voted
"Non
Was such thing ever seen before? A
Roman senate registering the DEGREES Of
Commodus or Caracalla was not more
shameless than these representatives of
freemen refusinge even to consider whether
taxes could be repealed and the peoples
burdens lighteued.
What power is it that is able TO COM
mnnd the services of representative
without reference TO the ties of party or
The plain requirements of duty 2 What
power is it that can maintain taxes NO
longer needed, and the continuance of
which is menace to industry and COM
merce?
1t is plainly a power strong enough to
make necessary that those who mean 10
resist aud destroy il should be viRilant,
courageous and united.
The issue ia growing more plain every
day, II is between the people and those
who ARE enriched bv their sufferinRs.
New York had her share of disgrace
Yesterday, Bliss, Spriggs. Stahlnecker,
Merriman and Muller again left their
party and lined the tariff plunderers
How long must Democratic endure an
sssnc'ntion that brings Democracy into
pui hc disrFlh,te and cont, mpt
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
AGAINST TARIFF REFORM
TUE HOUSE STANDS UP FOR UT-
NECESSARY TAXES.
HY the VOTES 0I rwenty-six RecFe-
Ant Dem"c at> Iiss ssouse Of Ese-
p'e-entat vss D.ctFsrcs Against n
tsedactto,1 ofT~xes--A Gloss shnve.

In the House 0i Representatives Bt
Washington, saturday the motion III take
up the MUrri-on taria bill f,r c,nsiip,ssi
tion was defeated by yNie az idJ ss- ~
I54 nays. 1~ ny NIX D,lnvtras voted
in the negative, and slx Republicans ia
the affirmative. DdriuR the roll-eall alb
soluie silence reigned ia the House, and
many members with pencil in hand were
figuring up the vote. Messrs. Morrison
and Randall were apparently among the
least -..Srssted members, each leaning
back in his chair within few feet of the
other, while now and then pleasant re-
mark was exchanged between them. The
announcement of the result was received
with some applause on the Republican
side, but it was quickly suppressed.
The saddest man in Washington Satur-
day was Mr. Reagon, ,rof Texas. Mr. Nor
rison feels bad, of course, but his grief
Asnot to be compared with Mr.. Reagan's.
II appears that Mr.. Reagan had rcsol Ved
to take bath. The novelty Of the thing,
perhaps, or an interest in Mr.. Reagan
made his Democretio associates give him
heaps of advice upon the subject. One
Democratic statesman, who once knew a
man whose brother-in-law used 10 bathe,
told him that the best time was between
and o'clock in the afternoon, and with
blind confidence in party advice, Mr..
Reagan selected that hour. While the
vote on the tariff bill was being taken,
messenger who had been securing the
building for Mr. Reagan found him wal
lowing in one of the diamond-studded
Congressional bath tubs in the basement.
About one minute later Mr.. Reagan dsshed
into the House with his hair awry and
heartrending anxiety depicted on his
countenance, but he was too late, and his
vote was not recorded. How to explain
TO his constituents in Texas his failure to
vote for free trade and make himself solid
for the senatorship is what prevented Mr..
Reagan from sleeping last night. BE
dare not give the true reason, for to con-
fess that he really bathed would simply
kill him politically in Texas, where such
a thing is looked upon as frivolous. Itis
said that Mr.. Reagan has sworn soleu1.y
to never bathe again.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
JACOB AIOoRE'S FUNERAL.
Burial OF the Remains at GscGrRe
town YesteruRR.

Burial of the Remains At Sic0rKe-
town Yesterday.
The funeral OF Jacob Moore took place
yesterday week from his late residence in
Georgetown. The remains were inferred
in the Episcopal Church cemetery in that
town. The Rev. j. @. Kerr, pastor of that
church, conducted the services. The
funeral of MIR. Moore attracted to George
town large number of the most pronii-
nant men of the State, including Judges
Wootten and Houston, Secretary of State
W. F. Oausey, Collector of Internal Rev.
enue John w. Causey, A. p. Robinson,
John II. Rodney, John p. Salisbury, E.
L. Cooper, David NJ. Marvel and Daniel
J. Layton.
The pall- bearers were Governor Stock
ley, United States District Judge Wales,
W. O. Spruanoe, James Il. Lohand, An.
thony Higgins, George V. Massey, ]. H.
Hoffscker, Jr., Charles NJ. Cullen, II. W.
Cannon, Eli r. Sharp, James Pennewill,
II. p. Cannon. John NJ. Houston, W. W.
Rawlins, Beniah W. Truitt and L. T
salisbury.
The gathering Of people to mourn the
loss of the decreased was the most dis,in-
guithad one OF the kind that has sssem
bled III this State since the funeral Of the
late Judge William q. Whiteley in this
city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
cHARLEsroN's GRATIruDE
For the Groat Aid Given to It an tfs
Trouble

The executive earthquake relief COM
mittee of Charleston, 8. O., presented its
preliminary report to the city council of
that place on Tuesday night. It had re-
ceived 1854, ,258, little Delaware coming
by no means last, giving nearly as much
as Missouri and Mississippi, and more
than West Virginia and many other states.
The Netos and Courier yesterday said
"God bless the donors, one and all God
bless them from the men of means who
gave so literally, TO the factory girls and
little children who stinted themselves,
who denied themselves some little gratif-
cation on which their hearts had been set,
in order that their mite--blessing and
blessed-should bring hope and cheer to
desolate hearths and shattered homes In
this dear Charleston. Surely the city Is
sanctified by the universal goodwill of
mankind. No other city on the continent
has been so sorely smitten, and none other
has been so singled out as the object Of
tender graciousness and pathetic pity.
The old soldiers of the Union We'd with the
Confederate veterans in Fastening to the
succor of Charleston. The very tents
which had, years gone by, sheltered our
armed opponents, became arks Of safety
for the wives and children of the good
old rebels of this Palmetto City. 1ne
whole story will never DO told in fitting
terms. Nor tongue nor pen can ever tell,
in the beauty of its holiness, what solace
was given, what strength was inspired by
the knowledge that sectional lines had
been obliterated at last and foreveri that
the war was over; that the bloody chasm
was bridged by charity and love, and that
the only strife remaining was in the con-
test for supremacy in the benefoent work
of giving food to the hungry and shelter
to the homeless"
The total losses by earthquake were
$5, 000, 900; the total losses by cyclone in
1885, 81, 500, 900. Total loss, sc, 500 900.
Relief fund, $500, 900; loss Of corpora
tions and individuals, $5, ZOO, 900.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
sournE J4oxsoHs NEW MILL.
Which Is 60 store up POWER 60 Run
u Dynamo.

The Morning NeDs prints the follow
ing description of the new wind mill
which Squire John g. jackson has added
TO his Hookessin home
Squire Jackson accomplished many, II
not most, OF these things by way OF
amusement or recreation, and just now
he is perfecting machine TO manufacture
electricity for the purpose Of illuminating
lis house. He has constructed an impos
ing frame building by the side of his
Office and "gimorack" department, prob
ably SO feet in hight, with 7-feet cellar
underneath. This structure is surmounted
with turbine wind mill, and he expects
to secure sufficient power from the winds
which blow over Hockessin Valley to
make light for his house for at least four
or five hours each evening. To this he
has invented q machine for storing their
power, that is the wind mill will be
called upon to raise daily or nightly,
as the wind listeth two ponderous weights
of is tons each, and these weights in run
ming down, one at time, by means Of
powerful olock.woik, will run a little
dynamo, which will in turn produce the
electric sparks that are to illuminate tue
jackson home. Mr.. jackson assumes that
the wind will blow enough in each l2 OF
"a or S6 hours TO raise one IL not both of
these weights and thus enable him TO
conserve the power of all the mir currents
that may be moving during any one
perild. He calculates that one weight
wound mp in each "a hours will serve his
purpose. If the wind is good the mill can
easily raise both weights in siugle day
and thus earn holiday for the next day.
hn d faf rfF,1 NJ IA
says, is matter of experiment, which
gives him no concern whatever. He is
confident that it will work, and that wind
mills will then come into general use for
manufacturing electricity to light up
country houses.
But the outside of Mr.. Jackson's wind
conserving tower is also made to pay
tribute to his genius The building was
erected exactly on meridian line facing
due north and south. The south side has
been painted white and will be land
mark for passengers on the Delaware
Western railroad. On tue whiteness
thereof the astronomer has painted dial
with the Roman figure XII exactly at the
lower or outer extremity of the arc of the
dial Over this and from the centre, cir
cumscribed by the line of the dial pro-
jects q gnomen or style or pin, in plain
words, a stick which by the shadow it
casts tells the exact sun time of the day.
It is the manner, however, in which this
gnomen or stick is fastened that gives
value aud accuracy to its shadowy indi-
cations. 1t must be parallel with .he
axis of the earth, if it is to be of any use,
and Squire jackson gave his word that II
was "a nice bit of work" to adjust it.
Moreover the gnomon must incline at SO
degrees, AZ minutes and four seconds,
which is the latitude of Hockessin.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
ESCAPING PRISONERS.
They Scale the EIktom Jail WALL,
Rul arc Racanlurad.

They Scale the Elktom Jail WALL,
Hut are Recaptured.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journar
ELKToN, Dec. 20.-On Saturday morn.
ing about Q O'Clock William D. Dunbar, @
blacksmith, who has shop next to the
jail, happened to be at q distance in the
rear of the Jail wall. He was greatly sur
prised to see three men, one after an.
other descend from thetop of the wall on
rope half way down, and then Jump.
Knowing that they were escaping
prisoners, he notified the deputy sheriff
at once. The persons attempting to es-
cape were Bee Friday who is charged
with assault and battery on woman of
North East, Charles Bryan, q oolored
youth who stole clothing from Frank
Boyles, colored, and others of this town,
and George Wilson of Philadelphia, who
picked the pocket of citizen of Will
mington of gold watch during the last
Elkton fair.
Wilson as soon as he scaled the wall
made across the yards to High street.
The deputy sheriff started in pursuit and
caught him before he had gone quarter
Of mile. The other two ran across the
fields towards Gilpin's bridge and
Newark. Several persons in the neigh
borhood gave chase among them John M.
Dunbar, who was on horseback. He fired
three shots at the men from revolver
before they gave up. Bryan's hand was
bloody and it is said that he was struck
by ball, but it is likely that the small
wound was caused otherwise.
The prisoners are allowed the freedom
of the jail-yard for a short time while
their cells are being placed in order. In
escaping the men placed two iron bed
steads, tied together, on top of bench,
barrel and tub, and thus reached the top
of the wall. They then descended part
way on a rope tied TO the bedstead and
jumped.
The sheriff states that Wilson made
previous attempt to escape about the LIST
of November. Several small saws were
brought into the jail, it is supposed, by
the wife of one of the other prisoners, and
with these Wilson was engaged in saving
the bars to the window of hls cell. Paui
Read, colored, who was at that time in
jail under sentence of death tor the muir
der of William Green, alias Billy the
Joker" was told of Wilson's attempt to
escape by the latter, who proposed to him
togo along. Read informed the sheriff.
Wilson, after his return to Jail, for the
first time since his imprisonment, sent for
counsel.
The day WAS very disagreeable, and
had not Mr.. Dunbar happened to see the
prisoners escaping it is likely that they
would have gotten a coed start on the
officers. ...
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23

farmers personal property Is assessed.
He may dispose OF it month thereafter,
but is required 10 pay tax on II, at the
original valuation, II he remain in that
county for four years. A poll-tax payer
only refusing or neglecting to pay bis tax
within certain time is dropped from the
list, and the law prohibits the assessor
from placing that name on the list for the
period of one year therefrom, even If the
taxable wishes 1t there, excusing him from
paying taxes the succeeding year, thereby
placing increased burdens on property Of
every species. II is estimated that the
taxes thus misplaced, taken of of one
citizen and placed on another uniustly,
amountsto thousands Of dollars annually,
Every citizen, OF whatever station, should
be Obliged to pay his own fsir-handed
share toward the support Of the govern
ment whose protection he enjoys.
We are paying for collecting taxes from
o to 10 per cent. II la better done in
some other states for 8.
The present mode of assessing for
school purposes Is unjust TO large class,
many Of them members Of the order.
They frequently pay on few hundred
dollars worth Of farm stock more tax than
their landlords pay on q 81 200. farm.
have enumerated few, probably the
most important items, that bear heavily,
,unequally and unjnatly on our olaas. LIDO
non wtsh 60 ha undsfsss1Ci 81, 81 Sihe dowa
our little State, ind the maaapement Of
affairs; In many ways they are excellent,
but hive made these criticisms and com
parisons in order to show, il possible,
what can be donb to ease the almost over
powering burden placed on agriculture. Z"
This State Grunge has never taken
action in regard to the subject Of tenn
perance. l think the time has come
when this should ba no longer deferred.
This body should be heard from, with no
uncertain sound, and place itself on re-
cord against this giant evil.
1t is with great pleasure, we can an
nounce the organization Of subordinate
grange, Cereal No. Sc, of the town of
Kenton, and the organization Of Sunny
side No. z, of Bridgeville, and welcome
to our deliberations, their chosen repre-
sentatives.
There is no task TO which this body can
apply itself, with more prospect of
strengthening and building up the order,
than adopting some plan, by which the
subordinate oranges will be stimulated to
renewed efforts.
There is room and good material for
doubling the number of oranges and the
membership in This State, and trust we
may be able TO put on foot some plan by
which such contamination m.y be
reached within few years.
The prejudice which has existed in the
past against the organization by those
engaged in other occupations, ia fast melt
ing away, If not already gone. The grange
is recognized as power for good in the
State and nation.
Iu returning to you the gavel, the
insignia Of my rank which your prefer
ence has placed in my hands for the last
four years, desire to thank you one and
all, for your uniform courtesy and kind
ness through all our connections, and
bespeak for my successor the same
measure of sympathy and support you
have 30 kindly bestowed upon me.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
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TWO OF THE ROBBERS CAUGHT.
A man who Was an the Frain hden-
aAties Them

FoRr WORTH, Tex Dec. l6.-The Fort
Worth 4 Denver pay car reached here
from Vernon about midnight, and tie su-
perintendent brings word that while at
Vernon he received a telegram from Sum
set that Sheriff McOlain, at Montague,
had arrested two men in a dense piece OF
timber not far from Red River aud had
every reason to believe they we've two OF
the train robbers, the taller two. The
sheriff asked that Mr.. Frost send
men at once to identify the
men who are in Jail. Frost at once went
TO Sunset and sent Mr.. Bellows of that
place TO the county seat by hor'e to see
The men. Bellows was on the tain that
was robbed aud had good view Of the
men. The two men answer the descrip-
ton fully. -
II is the opinion of the officials that
Frank jackson, the leader, is in Indian
Territory. There were five men in the
posse making the arrest. They came upon
the two men early yesterday morning and
soon had them on the way to Montague
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
Is ABB Bnxzard Innocent ,

LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. 14.-Abe Buzz
zard, the notorious Welsh Mountain out
law, now serving 13-year stntence in
the Eastern Penitentiary, is believed to
be an innocent man. The fact has just
been brought out by the death bed con-
fession of the wife of James H. Jacobs,
who murdered his brother-in-law, Ellis
worth Quigley on Saturday night. Five
years ago Mary Goodenerf was single
woman. She subsequently met Jacobs
and year later they were married. Just
about this time numerous burglaries were
being committed in various parts of the
country. Buzzard was arrested as the
leader of the gang and was promptly sen-
fenced. The chief witness against him
was Mary Goodenerf. The later died a
short time afterwards aud before her
death she confessed that Buzzard was an
innocent man, and that her husband was
the guilty person. She said she swore
falsely in order to shield the man she
loved. An effort will now be made to
have Buzzard pardoned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
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JAMES 4. B4YARD.
Ills vigorous Denial OF n Newspaper
Statement.
HIaxv yoris uynyId enaciaI


New York World Special.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I6.-It appears from
the Arizona papers that Secretary Bayard's
son, who is secretary OF that territory,
has exposed himself to local newspaper
criticism. The following card from him
has recently been published;
PREsooTT, Nov. 15.-To he Editor of The
Courier: During the past three weeks there
has appeared In the Journal Miner u series
OF articles stating that 1t had been reported
that had been heard to say "thatI thought
more OF an Indian than O poor white," and
calling upon me to affirm or deny this state
ment. As / am not In the naDit OF noticing
anonymous newspaper attacks, have mp
to this timei made no reply to this charge,
and had II not assumed the form of direct
assertion should have continued to treat
1t us believe all such irresponsible attacks
should be treated, with silent contempt, I
find, however, in the Journal Miner OF the
18th, the following:
"As Secretary Bayard is too much upon
his dignity to say whether or not he said he
thought more OF an Indian than a poor
white man We will state that hs did, &C."
II answer to this charge desire to state
that 1t Is entirely and absolutely untrue; in
short lie out OF whole cloth, and that un-
less this charge is Immediately Withdrawn
by the editor OF the Journal Miner L shall
institute prosecution for malicious libel
against him, and II the two unknown per-
SONS, by, whose authority this statement is
said to have been made, will make an affl.
davit to the fact, shall proceed against
them criminally. Very respectfully yours,
JAMES A. BAYARD.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
Strike ON n Rarra.

The engineer, fireman and deck hands
of the Brandywine Granite Company's
barge No. 2 struck on Saturday evening
for an advance in wages from $25 per
month to $50. The demand was refused
and the men left. The barge was nearly
loaded at the time and was to have left
for the Fourteen-foot Bank light yester-
day morning. The strikers were four in
number, and their places were supplied
with four tramps from the police station,
one Of whom claimed to be competent
engineer. With the new crew the barge
set sail for the bank last evening. She
was illuminated with the Edison electric
light.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
THE B. q o,s VIEW BRANCH.
A New Line About TO be Constructed
Esetween Media and OE,eAtrr.

Between Media and Obehter.
A dispatch from Chester, Pa, says
The Baltimore & Ohio branch is o GER
taiuty. Many people thought TINT the
project had been abandoned, but the
right of way agents have been busy buy
ing up land on the route. The road after
leaving Media will go down Drum Creek
to Leiperville, where it will cross the
main line then under the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore to the south side
Of that line, which it will follow to q
place where part Of the Readings Chester
branch has been lately constructed. II
will then take the line of the Reading to
Front and Market streets
'The object in securing route so far
into town ia that the Baltimore d Ohio
people can bring seashore excursions to
Market street pier, where they can take
the boat. 1t will also make connection
between the new road and the Phila-
delphia & Reading for local freight. II
the Reading had allowed passengers to be
carried over the part leased from the
Pennsylvania, they would have subjected
the company TO forfeit of 800, ,0G0.
The new route obviates this by running
parallel with the Reading until the section
built by the latter since the lease is
reached"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23

The Pail Mall Gasstte announces that
'the widow of the late Mr.. Astor It.
Stewart, the millionaire, has died"
A huge iron reservoir is being built at
a remote spot in the outer harbor Of ANS
rdam for the storage Of petroleum. II
will be nearly 80 feet in diameter and of
the same depth, and is calculated to hold
I, 94o, 900 gallons
A youpg man of 90, one of a party Of
hunters in Colorado, left camp to go out
snd set bear trap. He did not return
in due time, and search was made for
him. 1t was six days before he was
found, and then it was seen that in setting
the trap both hands had been caught In
it, and thus he had been held until he
WAS frozen to death.
A mound near Liverpool, Ill, was re-
Gently opened and several skeletons of
very large men were found. The skulls
were 90 large that they would go over an
ordinary mans head, covering II to the
shoulders. There was also found srrall
steel anvil, perfect in form, and so hard
that Ale made little impression on il.
Also set OF false teeth, of copper and
ivory, large enough for a giant, and Of
excellent workmanship.
Ed Avery of Synhaven, Va, shot q
deer the other day and was STOPPING over
cutting its throat when another deer, q
big buck, rushed at him from behind,
striking him with great force, and
knocking him heels over head down q
hill. The buck followed up the attack,
and for half an hour man and deer fought
with desperation. Avery succeeded in
breaking the bucks leg and shortly after
his brother came up with o gun and
killed the pluolky animal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-23
A stroke Of Fsarnlysls.

George Crompton has been stricken
with paralysis of the lower limbs at
Thirty ninth street and Woodland avenue,
Philadelphia, and removed TO the Phila
delphia Hospital. He gave his age as 3s
years, and bis residence as Wilmington.
Orompton formerly lived at Rising sun.
where he has wife and two children
living now. He is a stove moulder by
trade, md seems to be subject to attacks
Of temporary paralysis Of the lower limbs.
About three years ago he was seized with
an attack at Fourth and Broome streets
during q snow-stoim and nearly froze to
death. He had several similar strokes
before that. About three years ago he
left Rising Sun, and his wife has not
known where he was since that time.