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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
DIES Tx UCFIVE FIRE.
Loss 1F $I,OOO,OO0 at Wilmington
N. G. Yesterday Afternoon.

WILMINGTON, N. c., Feb. 2l.-A disas-
trous fire occurred in the business portion
of this city this afternoon, the loss from
which will probably exceed 81 900, 900.
The fire originated on the river steamer
Bladen, cotton laden, which set fire to the
wharf and sheds of the Clyde Line of
steamers. A high wind was blowing at
the time and the fire spread rapidly,
sweeping away the business houses on
Water street for three blocks, and many
valuable residences on Front and Second
streets. Among the buildings destroyed
were the First Methodist Church, the
offices of the Atlantic Coast Line, the
freight depots of the Wilmington, Column
hia and Augusta and the Wilmington md
Weldon Railroad the Champion Com.
press, two large grain. mills and saw-inill,
and the offices and warehouses of A.
Sprunt 4 Son, Worth Il Worth, Kerchnel
& Calder Brothers, S. P. Shotler 4 Go,
and others. The steamer River Queen
and the schooner Holmes were burned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
--S-s-s--
Not at Work on Another Rock.

Augusta (Me Journal, Feb. 20.
The second volume of Twenty Years
of Congress" will be given to the public
next week. Mr.. Blaine finished his work
upon it on Tuesday last. He began it
directly after the Presidential election,
November, 1884, and has worked without
interlnission for Ii months. He was en-
gagged for IA months on the first volume.
The second volume is considerably larger
than the first. The first contains 26 chap
tiers covering GAG pages, while the second
contains 30 chapters covering 724 pages
The rumors in the press to the effect that
Mr.. Blaine will Immediately begin the
preparation of another historical work
have no foundation in fact, We speak
by authority in making this statement.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

The Smyrna Ltecord is also cunning for
ex-Collector of Internal Revenue Beniah
Watson and asks that gentleman some
very bothersoine questions. We feel salts
fed that Beniab would never have written
that letter TO Senator Sherman if he could
have fortseen that it would have been
given the publicity that it has received.
Certainly there ought to be no dill
Guilty, without going into questions affect
ing lis competency, his management of
the business Of the office OF his moral
standing, in proving that Bcuiah has
been an offensive partisan indeed, and
there is really no excuse for delay on the
part Of the Senate in confirming John
". Causey as his successor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
Men Fatally ScaIded.

San FRANcrsco, Feb. 23.-As the steam
ship Mariposa, which arrived here yester
day afternoon, was leaving Honolulu on
February 18th, two tubes in the boiler
room became disjointed and five firemen
We're struck by scalding water and steam.
John Whitemarsh and Richard Carroll
were killed. Thomas Hanson, it Is
believed, was fatally scalded. The two
others were slightly injured. The killed
and the man seriously injured were left
at Honolulu.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

OTTAWA, ILL.,, Feb. 22.-At Homer, a
village few miles southeast of Ottawa,
Clarence j. Sears, over 80 years of age,
had some trouble with his wife upon the
subject of religion. He came into the
house last Saturday night with saw in
his hand and assaulted her. She begged
for mercy and ran into a bed room and
tried to fasten the door, but he forced his
way in and slashed her so fearfully that
she died in a couple of hours. Realizing
what he had done he tried to escape but
was captured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
Wilmington. thursday, Feb 25.l886

The annual meeting of the State Tenn
peranoe Alliance here last week accom-
plished some things, the outcome of
which remains to be seen. Most signih-
cant was It's deser,ion of local option and
its expressed determination to fight here
after for prohibition pure and simple,
even TO the length of carrying on
the warfare through the medium of a
third party. The controlling element in
the alliance, Of which the Rev. d. O.
Babcoek (immortalized by the Baltimore
Day's witty headline "a Babcock Extin-
guisher Wantcd''D was the mouth-piece,
upheld this plan of battle, although
other speakers pointed out that prohibit
tory legislation had only been attained
hitherto through the medium of Demo
Gratis or Republicans, while third-party
efforts had always been signal failures.
Through the preamble and resolu-
tons adopted runs the usual
vein of ingratitude for favors,
or If it pleases the members of the
Alliance better we will call them rights,
already granted by the State legislature,
and which they have strangely failed to
make use of as weaponsfor putting down
the illegal traffic in liquors. One of these,
which was held forth by temperance advo-
Gates as very effective weapon before it
was placed in their hands, was the pro-
vision making the display of sign, "a bar, or
other paraphernalia of o saloon prima
facie evidence of the sale of intoxicants.
'sGiye us this" they cried in chorus,
''and we will show you what
we can do" The Legislature COM
Piled with their prayer, and
what have they done2 The trouble
with the temperance men is that they are
full of talk but exceedingly weak
in action This weakness has certainly
been as noticeable at the polls
ON the occasions when they have put
tickets in the field in this State as in their
apathetic attitude regarding the enforce
mont of the restrictive provisions of the
fairly stringent license law we already
have. But if they wish to again stand
up and be counted on election day they
have perfect right to do SO and the
leaders of neither of the old parties will
seriously object.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

Our worldngmeu generally should not
lose sight Of one thing-that 1t will re-
quire much caution md circumspection,
while banding together to secure even
handed justice for themselves, not to
override the matter to the extent of need
lessly alarming employers and driving
work away from this city. The following
illustration will show what we mean.
The proprietor of one of our business es-
tablishments has job in prospect
that would give employment to
gang Of men until June next
He has named price for this
job which is acceptable to his Gus
toner and the latter is willing to sign the
contract to-day. But to bring this work
to his establishment, the Wilmington EN-
ployer says he has figured so closely that
an advance of 25 cents per day in the
wages of the men engaged on it would
entirely wipe out his margin of profit.
He states that he has explained
the situation to his men and
they have advised him to go
on and close the contract and
promised to stand by him, which would
seem to an outsider to be assurance
enough. Still he does not feel altogether
safe, for" says he, "if the organization
to which they belong should order them
to go out, they will do SO. And, if I say
to my customer that 1 will do his work
at the price stated subject to the proviso
that he will protect me ii am obliged to
raise the wages of my men, he will
decline to sign the contract" We give
the substance of his language as given by
him to us, and, in the interest of the
workingmen of Wilmington, we bring
this phase of the labor problem before
them. How best to secure fair days
wages for a fair days work all around +,
and yet, at the same time, steer clear of
such disquieting influences as will tend to
discourage legitimate enterprise is the
great question which they have to solve.
And its solution should be entrusted to
conservative and experienced leaders,
who have lived long enough for their
Judgment of men and measures to have
we'll ripened.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
POLITICAL.
Senator Gray opposes The Blair
Educational BILL i'm the Senafe-


Educational Bill i'm the Senate-
In the United States Senate, Tuesday,
during the discussion of the Blair Educn-
tional bill, Senator Gray of Delaware ad-
dressed the Senate. He said that the gov
ernment within the legitimate sphere OF its
action stood erect, efficient and omnipo-
tent. Its power was plenary and complete.
1t had no powers that We're uncertain or
were dependent upon permission OF prince
potentate or political organisms OUTSIDE Of
itself. Its Just pIwars could bh ilssslttl
everywhere ana against all opposition
Why, then, seek to introduce confusion
and disorder into this admirably-ar-
ranged and wisely-constructe system
of state and national governments
Consent could moi confer jurisdiction and
the consent of % state could not enlarge the
constitutional sc Ipe of the Federal power
That could only he done by constitutional
amendment in the proper way. If d field
of jurisdiction was denied to the general
government and retained to the states, you
could not enter il by force, you could not
assert your authority in inyitum that would
be admitted. Was II not just as much ultra
wires to enter by stealth, or by reason Of
the negligence, or the passiveness of those
to whom it rightfully belonged. There was
no precedent properly to call for u bill Of
| this character. Education in the states was
not not wholly outside of the jurisdiction of
the United States government but eXclu-
Sively in that of the several states
Mr.. Gray admitted that the persons most
entitled to be called authorities coniiicted
/ US to the scope OF the general welfare"
| clause of the constitution but believed the
| weight of authority to lie decidedly with
| those who did not believe that clause capa-
| bic of the Interpretation claimed for II by
the advocates of tho bill now before the
| Senate.
In conclusion Mr. GRAY sniJ. 81 trnst II
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

Few men have made themselves so
widely and popularity known as John B.
Cough, the talented temperance lecturer
whose death we report to-day. He had
been on the rostrum for more than forty
years and still had not worn out his well
come in any city or town of America
Up to the beginning of the present year
he had lectured 1857 times to audiences
numbering in the aggregate over 1000, 900
people. Yet in early life this rarely
gifted and successful apostle of temper
ance had nearly filed drunkard's grave.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 20.-A special to
tho Nelos from San Antonio, says: "News
was received from Floresville last night
that the safe of the postmaster of that
place had been broken open and robbed.
One thousand dollars in cash and $500 in
postage stamps were taken. Three men
are under arrest on suspicion, but no
money was found on them.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

BALTIMORE, Feb. 23.-A large three
stored barn, belonging to James Vaughn,
three miles north east of Baltimore, was
destroyed by fire early this morning
together with quantity of dairy ma,
chinery. Damage $5, 900; insured. Forty
cows were rescued from the burning
building.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

The old proverb ga great cry and little
wool " finds apt illustration in letter
written by Gustav Schwab of New York,
to the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr..
Schwab shows that of the forty or fifty
million pounds of carpet wool annually
required for manufacture in the United
States, only five per cent is of home pro-
duction, and that this is an annually
decreasing quantity.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

The Science of Life >, Is a medical
work adapted to the wants and necessities OF
the young and middle aged of both sexes
There ls nothing whatever that the married or
single can either require or wish to know but
what is fully explained, and many delicate sub
1ects are scientifically elucldated, to which no
allusion even Is ever made In any other work In
the English language. We cali the readers at
lentlon to the advertisement In another column
of this paper.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

The GAZETTE is informed that the
commitment of MeDermott, the prescott.
ing witness against gambler Gallagher, to
Jail as witness is a proceeding without
precedent in this State. In no previous
instance, we are assured, has witness
been thus committed, except where the
offence which his testimony was required
to establish WAS an aggravated or capital
felony. The law is discretionary on the
matter, reading:
Such justice, and the city judge sitting as
aforesaid, shall also bind material wit
nesses for their appearance without surety,
unless he believe the witness will not AZ,
pear and that the loss of his testimony
ought not to be risked, in which case he
may require surety and may commit the
witness il 1t be not given.-City Charter,
SEC. Is.
Informers, or ''squealers,n are not un.
naturally regarded by many good citizens
as more or less despicable, but, in view
of the fact that the law encourages in.
formers, the administration of the law
ought to be such as will not needlessly
Cypress them. Only through such in.
struments, as rule, can such men al
Gallagher be brought to justice, and ii is
unfair to the law-abiding portion of the
community to so treat McDermott as tc
discourage others from following his ex
ample.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
A $40. 900 Isink Rurneh.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 23.-The armory
roller rink was destroyed by fire at /
O'Clock this morning. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000. Four tiremen were
slightly injured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

A curiosity of the recent London riot
was that its doings We're reported in New
York before the bare fact that riot was
in progress was known to some prominent
gentlemen in the Home Office in London,
not over half mile from Trafalgar
Square. Even Mr.. Chaplin, the state
officer responsible to the country for the
preservation Of peace, testified that he
only learned of the existence of the riot
through dispatch from his wife, at late
hour, though he was at the Home Office
for hours after the rioting had hegun.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

Another warning not to pass by re-
sponsible men whom you know to spend
your money with irresponsible men whom
you don't know, will be found in the
article which we reprint to-day from the
Philadelphia Times. Our own druggists
are selling the popular proprietary prepa-
rations at cut rates which are low enough.
We do not mean to say that these prepa-
rations could not possibly be sold for
less, but, considering that drug stores
are carried on more for making
money than for the fun of the
thing, we do not think that
the genuine preparations are likely to be
offered in Philadelphia or anywhere else
at any material "cut" under the prevail
ing cut rates of Wilmington So, if you
go away from home TO buy for 65 cents a
bottle of patent medicine that you can
get here for rs cents, and that you can
not buy direct from the manufacturer for
less than 81, don't blame any one but
yourself if you have a bogus article
palmed off on you. And if it is unwise
to dose yourself with genuine nostrums,
unless prescribed by competent medi-
cal man, it is little better than suicidal to
run the risk of swallowing bogus nos
trum for the sake of saving few cents.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

Prince Henry of Battenberg recently
got heavy fall while hunting, and
Queen Victoria has practically forbidden
him to hunt any more.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

Notwithstanding the opposition Of the
New Jersey senate it seems morally cor
tain that tile Baltimore & Ohio railroad
bridge across the Arthur Kill will be
built. When the Baltimore 4 Ohio
undertakes to go anywhere it generally
gifts thar" in the end though, like some
other large bodies, it moves with proyok.
ing sluwness sometimes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

Can be had for Coughs and Colds, or any
trouble OF the Throat than "BrotDn's Byon-
chial Troches." Price % cents. Sold only
in boxes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

The charges which the Smyrna Record
brings against the postnasters of Middle
town mud Milford should either be refuted
at once or the offending postmasters be
incontinently bounced. The charges are
grave and made in unmistakable Ian
guage. They are not such as the men
accused can afford to lie quiet
under, no matter who makes them.
The Record charges the Milford
postmaster with OBTAINING registered let
tiers and using the money they contain,
and the Middletown postmaster with EN-
bezzhng money given him to pay for
stamps. We know nothing of these ac-
cusations except that they have been pub
licly made, and, although two days have
elapsed, they have not been publicly dis
puted. The seif-evident fact that the stamp
money a postmaster in small town could
embezzle would hardly keep him in hair
oil and sloe.blacking is presumptiye
evidence against their having been en-
gagged in such mean and foolish business,
but silence will not be accepted as a refu-
tation Of the Records charges.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

APRZE ); !; &; !: 4: !;
away than anything else in
ao. u,..-.,s tliiS world. All. ~ either.
sex, succeed from first hour The broad r. I'D 4,
Ioftune opens before the workers, nbs o'rteiv
Maine. " ~ AususW,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25

1t was afterwards ordered that the re.
port and resolutions be printed in the Com
grtssioitdl Record, and thus the matter rests
for the present. The Senate then resumed
the routine business of the day and Mt 2
O'Clock took up the educational bill.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-02

Ing she atalfs one night and suiof
fvom adjoining Lady rDliu's, and
~. nndlnh ~ q geuIlemsn'a handkerchief
10 iAny N0lin'e room no noft morning,
npd uihnr Indications ihAt two pefanus
had occupied lhe room, were unifue The
witness II hrs original statement, Aho
commended, did not aNy that tWu ptfa1nh
hAd 1rpnpien thd room On the pcNAhirn
rNlerrFd ipi The wiinnaa only fpinpms
bHfrd ihln ihridcnt last wreck Nnkfip
every one ~ Misc llaar'a admissions nDa
der REORGANIZATION provoked aseitn
iugni gnt Hrns alton in view ~ their
damaging effect upon that side nf lhuuase,
Witch u largely bulii npnn what phe
hRd pfaA lousy stated Ia writing
The efoastKHminRllun ~ Miss ilapf
was continued "a notnN lonnth Belng
nakrd 90 confirm her statement that ihe
duke " Marlborough aud Lady Cola aat
tpnetho llka pair "a i0vpre on scat ia
faddinaian railway station, tlr wlinehA
elmpy said pbo WAS aura there was sea,
on Tho platform, Being referred % her
statement 20 ihU mAn servant, O'NaIil,
that Lady colin pssetd every alght At
Lolght court With tho dnke "a Mari.
borough, the wltUoaA dpniud that she ever
ioli ONelll any ppoh thing Ahe elmpiy
told him nshu thought sos
hsplyinE 70 sn inler0gatOry by the
judge, the WlinrFa said she believed the
duke ~ Marlborough and tie plaintiff
were together nightly when their bod.
rooms adlolnpd ~ Loish onut Outing sho
Easter Heaaon " 1897, but tho Witness
had NO teaaon 10 hUlisu thny waro 80.
gethcr ~ othur times
Tho Judge asked why hhn told Tho man
servant, u'heill, that they we're together
a. night While NJ Leigh enas. during tho
phfislman holidays " 1889 The wiihsas
answered hfhat cannot b0 sol"
THIS contradiction uauand sensation
After The fe0eas Mrs linar dld NOT ~
ones appear on The Witness stand Tbs
| Judge took hla seat aud waited i've min.
nlpa, when be- eeni iDf the young woman,
Miss haet oaniu r0npiaining OF iaininseB
iiNaumlnR her Place, sl.0 said Lady Colin
Campbell pAafNFHed d peculiar da0f kuy
~ had q tongue on bptn 6nda. 1hn Wit
ness lmaRlueh that ona enu was Tor tho
lofh 90 her nwa house donr sud lhn nihuf
I Inf that ~ ihn dnke Of Maflbbrunnhlh ron
ldqnee, Tho Witness said Lady Cells
hged preventive medicines and Fnt slpk
evcfy inns she usrd ihnfn, hat the witness
| dld not inter ifGm lhia thei nor mainisn
/ NRa hatilg3iy fnipu WI ha
I On0s while btpahinR Lahy coliu'H hair Ia
nor room n Laigh court some ono Tried
tho door 81 mo room nn1 ihuH went
away When al wdre leaving leigh
court al artist, BilEheury, thu witness
aRld tpgkG ~ hor ppglug fadg Colin inc
not taken r0tthu ~ hin az Hhn hRd n
40 maay Rentlnmon, bal 10 should hH able
Va MAXI up Tor lost iime, aa hg was g0lna
70 Paris VIII her. When ha said iliii
| ruYnHniy hpd bpnqnel Tor Lady Colin
| 'lhO Wltnofp dpniQl having sent lotlfI e
iihay Colin manaeiBR bur vi i ogp6auFe
A. adjournment vas taken
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-02
nolsnl. aoo.oasr 1nsI, oDarl,n

PniADnIpnn, ~ Dec, ), ~ I'M
poriant feature has enterod lgto th' con.
royeray between Tho maou glesemahgiao
tuforl and tho biowora 0yor the abolition
Of lhs apprentice system, Monday piRhpn
meotluR4 81 tbr lOesl aesalnG ies ~ kiaga'
blowers wefa held In Clsylan, hillvlllei
woodbury., Wiliamnt0Nn aud tiiaeabo. y
MY when u WIS decided thcy would
not strike, rs ordered ny TIE executive
b1afd az Distnct assembly no, ~,
knights ~ Labor bot would suffenGpi
melf chsrleta fhtnnr than 10 10 These
blowers wolk 10 Inc Win me nppfNp
tieap, ana under ibg reduction IL 0pRer
~ psr cent, according 10 the agreement
0ntrfud int0 win the manufacturer
s1fno yeths ago The respective phaf
t.fs III ~ assemblies wnfG Haet W Gene
rfnl Hfefelhfy Chariee " iitChiuan ~
qoseral headquarters u tals clty, yeslsf'
day
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-02
WANT TnrIn 0ws usiOs.

The AmsieeDsina AssDaIslisn ~ Iran am
steel wofAags y9ia ARaiusi = Jnaniiap
with ths H ~ ~
pi4guDna, "a, Dee, J 'lhpYoilag
returns regarding whetbof " not the
Amalgamaied Associate % u iron aud
Steel WGkerB bball ~ q bOdy Join the
Knights ~ Labor are GGmlhg into bend
quarters rapidly secretary Martin re-
lnAsa 10 say what ihs retains Indicate,
but from OibHr reliable sources. bOWs
ever, II waB learned that there ~ ~ iar a
pippopdetailnR weiq1ty against innrf
lion Win The hOifhp ~ Labor large
number ~ lDnaenila lodges voted alwnst
W y man against any speh ingya, hey.
nrai ~ fua smaller lodges bfn Inclined
~ identity themselves SIN ihg Knights
" Labor, ~ HAT, ie usa iheif own *
pfpesisu, "ihe conflict aRuiust eapitai eau
le more formidable % tbe part " labor =
While tho Rttui body ~ iag menibays
seem " baye been opposed ~ mnfeing
thn hmalgAmaian association ~ tiA
RuiabtH ~ Labor, ihn movement 70 Or.
RanifH INTO thp uDlOne IL hiill going eni
hua aiilla ibeef men 90 Dpt wlah 70
kbandDR "a independent nalup, they wisb
also " haSe iip advantages derived from
bsiag IN ibo hpiebig ~ Libof
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-02
nILAztLIaN AorE nMINpLr.

0as ~ .is WINES risada GETTY, -
~ Lguis,
81 LopIai NO, Dee mo ilrarii.
iaD noip eusen TUX au unprecedented
tgrn to-day 10 the United States district
eo0tt Joseph II Whita, wb6 has been
confined ~ tho ely iaii awaiting ifiai
~ thp charge % ulieIing forged cefil
llcaiFs pnfpeftlIg 70 30 Brazilian Treas
ny Notes, t0nt Tor mo district attorney
hpd intmatsd ne dsflte ~ @iihdraN hls
plna ~ no. RplliY agd i1f0w hlmaplf
uppu me inrfeg ~ tha CDnft THIS be-
dld iatff II tht day and ths lufy return
80 4 verdict VI guilty 10 was ZION ro-
msnaed p jail fe0lseeg bpipg deipffpd
trial ~ ~ Charles, Mo-, charged viii
ihe same gntasn u ~ thUuRnt DO WIN
receive iipht sentence, lpRsmuGh ~ 1n
fufHed stAtnH evidences