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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
A SPIRITED CONTEST.
Election Rf Officers by the Young
Mems Republican, Club,


Meats Republican Club.
The annual election Of officers by the
Young Mems Republican Club, Friday
night, vas q spirited contest, and assumed
all the features Of hot political battle at
the polls. The main fight was for the
presidency, in which the young rushers
Of the club were pitted against tho older
members. The latter, by reason of their
greater political experience and ability to
manipulate votes, won clean victory
and elected their candidate, DR.. j. Paul
Lukens, with ease.
The polls opened at O'Clock, and vot-
ing was lively from tho start. There are
1888 active members of the club and 1874
votes were polled. This is the second
highest vote ever polled in the club, 1873
being the highest. The election was
marked by the appearance Of number
OF vest-pocket voters, who had been seen
and fxed in advance. Those who came
without tickets were bounced upon by
eager workers, who pleaded almost tear-
fully for their respective fayoritea. The
contest, however, was conducted with
good humor throughout. The polls
closed at 10 O'Clock, but IL WIS 11.20 be-
fore the ballots were counted and the re-
suit announced. Fully two.thirds Of the
voters remained until after the count As
the rulss OF the club require majority
vote to elect, there was no choice for the
offices of vice. president, recording score
tary and marshal. The result OF the
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13

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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
THE sIaHT g0is sPEAKBA.
Tariff issues are Catering Target y
Into nj. r.

WASHINGTON, DAG. 5.-The four principal
Republican candidates for the speakersliip
of the next House are taking time by the
foreIock. They seem to BIS apprehensive
lest an extra session in the spring might
catch them mapping. Ordinarily they
would not bs very active IN their campaign
year before the regular nesting OF the
next Congress; but, in the fear that Presi-
dent Harrison may precipitate the election
of speaker half year before the GUS
tomary time, they are all working at high
pressure. They do not content themselves
with personally s7eing all the Republican
members OF the present Houee who have
been reelected to the next House, but are
writing letters and having letters written
for them by other members TO the new
members OF the next House.
To-day Reed, Cannon a1d Burrows all
spent soma time in the Senate winniug or
trying to win the especial fayot OF the he-
publican senators. Burrows sat in tho Re-
publican cloak room md talked with every
body who came and wsnt, while Reed and
Cannon took senators aside and talked with
them on the sofa. Mr.. Mckinley saw some
OF them later on. II.
It IS now quite apparentthat the epenker.
ship fight is u tariff fight. Raed and
Mckinley and to some extent Burrows,
who were the leaders Of the Republicans In
the attempt to prevent tariff reduction last
ideas Cannon represents the western low
tariff Idea. That is why Cannon is SO con
fidant. II Is a reason, too, why 30 many
Republicans want an extra session. Their
chief purpose 10 10 Increase their majority
as soon as possible by admitting Republi
can territories and Republican contestants,
But the western Republicans, realizing
that there will DO no tariff reduction at this
| session, are anxious to secure tariff re-
| duction as early In the next session as pos
| sible.
The Republicans, as they see the prospect
Of an extra session grow brighter, put ayfy'
| from them all possible promises w She
| legislation of this session. III 10y can
have everything they want y tae sprln9
| they don't zee why they gho4a compromise
| on part of 1t in the wiass
Two new names been mentioned In
/ connection Hitk khe speasership.. One is
| N. p. Banks 81 Massachusetts,; the other
| Thonas,lx. Browne OF Indiana. Neither
WOMB suit the low tariff men. II
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
A SPECIAL PASSENGER AGREEMENT

The Chicago & Alton, Wabash West
ern and Missouri Pacific railroads have
made the following agreement regard
ing rates for special passenger train SER
vice:
The rate for special train for a party
shall not be less than the sum of forty
full regular tariff fares for forty or less
number of persons, and one additional
tariff fare for each person in excess of
forty; provided that the rates so made
shall not be less than 81 per train per
mile for the distance travelled: and pro-
vided further that a special tram shall
not be run any distance for a
less sum than $50. II is also
understood that for twenty
five persons or less not more than one
coach shall be furnished. and not more
than one additional coach for each
twenty additional persons. In case such
party desires sleeping or parlor-cars they
shall pay the regular sleeping and parlor-
car rates for such cars In addition to tbs
railroad fares.
The regular allowance of $50 pounds
of baggahe to each full ticket and seven
ty-tive pounds to each half ticket will be
transported free of charge. all excess
OF weight over this amount TO be charged
for at regular excess baggage rates. IN
less such excess is carried in special or
chartered baggage cars. Special or
chartered baggage cars on special
trsiUs shall be charged for at the rate of
p cents per mile for 500 miles or under.
Sla5 per car for over 800 and les, than
623 miles. and $50 per ear for 62j miles
or any distance over i35 miles. agreed
,horf-llne mileagcs 10 IL used. Ii Is I'M
derS,ood that short-line or agreed mile
age ), the mileage Of the shortest prac-
ticable route Via which tickets are sold
and trains run IN connection from start
ing point 10 destination No mileage
viii be allowed for baggage or other cars
furnished by private parties.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
CHICAGO'S LOSS OUR GAIN.

In its annual review of the business
of Chicago, the Tribune of that city en-
deavors to explain why there has been
such falling off in in the pork packing
industry. The fact is in considerable
part due, it says, to a smaller hog sup
ply. The labor troubles of 1886, (which
led to the building of many packing
houses at other points in the west are
charged with responsibility for some of
the decrease, and finally 1.-THE increased
competition among hog buyers has aided
the partial lack Of material in putting
up prices; for which reason given pro-
duction counts more in dollars than it
did the year previously, while what bus
mess was done yelled little better profit y
The comparison with the previous
year, as presented by the Tribune, is as
follows:
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
STATE NEWS.

Elmer Herald in his hurry to get a
gun out of a tent. on Grouse creek, Cow
lev county. where party OF hunters
were encamped. accidentally discharged
the gun the entire load entering his
breast, killing him instantly.
The Boomer BOYS have sold the Marion
Register to DIR. j. 4. Kirkpatrick. of In
diana. who will continue its publication.
while its former publishers will begin the
publication of new paper at the new
town of Horton.
1t seems that several cases of hydro
phobia have appeared in the county. and
il would be wise plan for our CITY mar
shall to keep an eve ont for vagrant ours
and kill them on sight.-Harper Senti-
mel.
The remains of sixtv-four soldiers who
died for their country in the Indian wars
were recently taken from the old bury
ing ground near Fort Larned. Kan. and
relnterretl III Fort Leavenworti. Only
two OF the remains out OF the sixty-four
were identified
\ Scott county man offers TO purchase
a car load OF seed corn. which he Will
distribute among the farmers. waiting
until harvest FOR his money from those
who are unable to pay.
h. r. Smith. of Lawrence, Is claimed
TO W. the largest strawberry grower IN
Kansas. He expects TO raise 10000 boxes
next season. aud says the strawberry
market was never vet overstockesi- He
raises great quantities OF raspoerriee also.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
B. H. BRIsTow AND JOHN A. JOYCE

Washington Letter Courier journal
With the exception of his hair and
beard taking ON a hue of silvery white
ness. General Bristow does not look day
Older then he did when Grant placed
him at the head of the treasury depart
ment.
Bristow is about the only one who held
a place in the cabinet of the great cap
tain that is today in the full enjoyment
of health, vigor and making a great deal
of money His law practice in New
York is as large perhaps as that of either
Roscoe Conkling or Colonel r. G.. niger
soil. and theirs is estimated at from $780,
600 to 800. 1000 year George S., Bout
well, of Massachusetts, who was
Grants first secretary of the treasury.
is practicing law in this city. though his
business is limited. While Bristow was
gazing through the French plate win
dows at the Riggs today, watching the
hundreds of people hurriedly passing by,
there passed one handsOme-faced man,
with prematurely snow-white hair and
moustache. In looking through from
upon those of the ex-secretary. They
looked in each others face for a few
minutes. There was a volume in the
look. The man on the outside was
Colonel John A. Joyce, the poet editor,
known to history as member of the ST.
Louis whisky ring. debosed from his
high pedestal by Bristow, whose vigor-
GUS prosecutions had caused Grant to
utter that famous phrase: ''Let no
guilty man escape.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
THE BURTON STOCK CAR.
The Effect of the Improved Car Upon
Kansas City's Market.
The following wall comes from Ka

The following wall comes from KAN
sas City:
No further reductions in freight rates
to the southwest, as far as Kansas City is
concerned, is apprehended by railroad
officials here Rock bottom seems to
have been reached.
The threatened live stock war. it ap-
pears, ends in threats. AS railroad
man puts it, the Rock Island has con-
tracted with the Burton car works to
furnish them certain number of palace
live stock cars, and these cars are al
ready building in Wichita. This be-
ing the case, there is nothing for the
other roads to doubt to follow suit. In
fact, it is an open secret that several
roads in addition to the Rock Island have
made UP their minds to put on improved
live stock cars, without an expense to
cattle shippers. 1t is case of ''musts
with them, or lose the business, as there
is nothing to gain in cutting down
rates.
1t is a question whether the new pal
ace cars will work to Kansas Citys adj
vantage. At present all cattle from the
west and southwest stop at Kansas City,
and the dealers have the ''pick' of the
stock, the remainder going to its desti-
nation. With the advent of palace live
stock cars. there would be a tendency to
ship the cattle through to the east with
out selling any bv the way.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14

While the matter will probably end
Just there, if the claims of Colorow and
his band of Indians for damages they
sustained at the hands of the whites in
Colorado last fall shall be paid by the
government land in view of the reasons
set forth in his report upon the matter
bv the Indian commissioner. it is proba-
ably right that the government should
pay the clains) such action should not
be taken as precedent for the future.
A state should be held responsible for
losses entailed by reason of the conduct
of its citizens and officials towards for
eigners. whether individuals or corpora
tons. where such citizens and officers
cannot be made amenable to the law, as
in the Colorow incident. The merits of
this case make it similar. as far as the
losses of property is concerned, to the
great Pittsburg riot several years ago.
The damages sustained by the railroad
companies at that time, amounting to
more than twelve million dollars. We're
laid against the city, county and state
and payment enforced. And there was
less provocasion on the part of the In
dams in the Colorow affair than the other
named
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
cannot b'

1t is stated that enough measures have
been already introduced in congress since
its meeting to occupy the attention of
that body for two solid years, and that
fully 10000 bills We're introduced before
which the transaction of public business
in congress is Kindred by the introdnc-
ton of bills which serve no other pur-
pose than to block the calendar, and
which die with the session. is becoming
a serious evil and it should be speedily
rOrrectel
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
A FREIGHT CLEARING HOUSE.

SIlcdSo ines.
A scheme is now on foot to establish
what might be termed railroad freight
clearing house transfer for the benefit of
shippers through Chicago. Richard J.
Murphy, an enterprising young man well
known in railroad circles, is at the bottom
of the scheme. and is backed by II. Fl.
Kohlsaat and one or two railroad men.
Negotiations are now pending for the
purchase or lease of strip of land lying
ing between the tracks of the Rock Island
and the Belt Line railroads in the
Town of Lake sufficiently large to per-
NIT the erection of commodious freight
transfer station. 1t is expected that
shippers will eagerly accept the advant
ages of such system as is proposed.
The old method of teaming from one
depot to another can be wholly dole
away with, and the cost of storage ma
terially lessened. Freight cars can be
switched into the yards from any line
and switched out to any other road, thus
saving the trouble and expense of hand
ling
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
Kansas Against the World.

NEWTON hansan-
We put Kansas against any state in
the bright galaxy OF the American I'M
ion OF states. for the mild and salubri-
Gus climate. the rich and fertile soil.
the thrifty and prosperous citizens. the
multiplied thousands of miles of rail
roads. the hundreds of beautiful towns,
the most fiourishing young cities, the
finest cattle. horses. sheep and hogs
that ever walked the earth. and above
all. the dearest and prettiest women
that ever graced any nation. who adj
minister to the joys and happiness OF
man amid the sunny smiles Of this
SUNNY land.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
AFRAID OF COMPETITION.

Globe-Democrat.
The determination of the Dominion
government TO fight the Northern Pacific
in their endeavor to secure portion of
the carrying trade of the northwest ter
ritories has been made apparent in in
structionS recently issued to customs Of
ficers along the boundary line from EN-
erson east and west Although the
Northern Pacific has extended branch
line to the international boundary near
Emerson to connect with the partly
built Red River Valley railway. the peo-
pie of Emerson and other districts OF
Southwestern Manitoba are prevented
from enjoying the advantages of rail-
way competition by the refusal of the
government to permit customs collectors
to issue certificates emitting grain ship
ped east by the Northern Pacific to re-
enter into Canada free of duty. AS a
result the shipper at Emerson who wants
to send his grain to Montreal cannot use
the Northern Pacific, no matter how adj
vantageous the terms he can make re-
garding rates by that route may be, as
when it reaches the Canadian line at
Windsor or other lake ports it Will be
treated as imported grain and therefore
dutiable. There is no provision IN the
TcontracJ between the government and
Canadian Pacific providing for the
refusal of customs facilities to
parties desiring to ship grain over Ameri-
can roads. although under the terms of
the contract. the government did bind
themselves to prevent the construction
of competing lines for twenty years to
the boundary. In spite of the govern
ment. however. it is learned that the
shippers from the Emerson district are
making arrangements with the Northern
Pacific TO carry their grain to New York.
Boston or other United States ports for
shipment to Europe. thus divertlng the
trade that would otherwise go to Mon
treal.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
Ben Burton's Wives.

Dispatch from Atlanta
The last seen of Ben Burton. who left
five wives sitting in the Atlanta court
room awaiting his return, was in bat
teau crossing the Chattahoochee river
With him sat No. 6, whom he picked up
on his fight from the court room and in
duced to fly with him. Her father has
now joined the grand army of pursuers.
The abandoned wives held convention
in an uptown hotel last night and passed
order to run down their husband.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14

The condition laid by Mr. Villas upon
his acceptance of the interior portfolio.
to-wit: the removal of Commissioner
Sparks legal counselor. Lebarnes. was
not so unreasonable from his stand point.
arbitrary and unusual as it was. Villas
had not forgotten the veNation Sparks
caused Lamar and the administration by
his autocratic rulings. and he also knew
that Sparks was largely influenced by
Lebarnes. his counsel: with these things
staring him in the face. it is not strange
that a clean sweep of the whole outfit
should have been made condition pre-
cedent to Villas acceptance of the seere-
taryship. Meantime, Lebarnes has as
sumei the role of the cutie fish and.
aided by his personal friends, is muddy
ing the water around the ex-secre-
taryS gondola and doing all in his power
to prevent his landing upon the supreme
bench. 1t is detachable spectacle thew
worked up over the matter and would
be amusing, not TO say entertaining. if
it did not stand in the way of more inn
pertant matters that should have the at
tenticn of legislative and executive
officials of the government.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
A total eclipse of the moon will occu

A total eclipse of the moon will occur
on Saturday, the 2Sth inst, which will
be visible throughout the United States.
The moon will enter the earths shadow
at 1891 p. IN. The total phase will begin
an hour later, or 4:3l, and end at 500.
and the observation end at 1:09. The
entire duration of the eclipse. therefore,
will be about thirty-eight minutes, and
as it will continue during the twilight
and until dark, it will be a very beauti-
full sight, provided the weather is clear.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14

Princeton college seems to DE threat
ened with a condition something like
Plymouth church. The Princeton people
realize that it will be no easy matter to
find successor with all the term i'm
plies to DR.. McCosh, and they are 10th
to accept his resignation as president.
The Plymouth pulpit is still unoccnpied,
with no prospect of its being filled right
soon. There are some men whose places
cannot be filed by others, and their re.
moval creates a condition something like
the play of Hamlet with Hamlet left
out of the cast.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14

Two young men in st. Paul fought "a
duel the ether day, and the son of Attor-
ney General Garland and the son of Sen
ator Jones, of Arkansas. fought another
IN Washington. The young men in the
Car north fought with swords, and the
southerners fought with fists But the
casus belli in each case was young lady
who didn't care rap for either of the
heroic young men.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14

A pistol may be a good thing to carry
around by kind permission of the mayor
at ordinary times, but At this juncture a
Winchester would appear to more properly
meet the emerSency.-kansas City Times.
Poor Kansas City! Can it be true that
that place is so completely under the ban
of the lawless that the great evangelical
daily quoted above should feel called
upon to advise the good, peaceable citi-
zen to arm for self-protection? 1t surely
cannot be
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14

The establishment of markets at Kan
sas City and Omaha has advanced prices
shipping the live animal. Chicago can
not. of course, maintain her position
undeFNSuch circumstances, and it is only
a question of time when practically the
whole slaughtering business now CEN
tered at Chicago will be transferred to
western points. and that Wichita will
speedily become one of the most impor-
tant, if not the chiefest. because of her
more immediate proximity to the source
of the live stock supply, is not doubted
for moment by those posted on the sit
uation.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14

The EAGLE would suggest to its Kan
sas City contemporaries that it would be
q good scheme for them to pool their
issues on the Oklahoma business and go
in unitedly and eXterminate the footpaGs
who are 'holding up the city ad lib
itum. The lives of the citizens are surely
Of greater worth than the possessions OF
The untamed red man.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14

Now they are getting mad up in ban
dit-cursed Kansas City. Just listen at
The Journal express its indig:
The people want protection. If the
people will not provide the proper means
hen officers are not obliged to serve the
people. If the gentlemen now in charge
cannot fulfill their trust, they had better
resign and let other persons try who
will not whine that somebody stands in
rhn My =
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14

Adelbert College, Cleveland, O., is con-
tempIating retrograde step in regard to
co-education. which may result in its
abandonment. or in the establishment of
an annex, where girls can be taught. In
view of the success of co-education at
all the higher class institutions where it
has been established. this is an uneXpect-
ed departure. 1t is admitted by the
authorities of the last institution that
the girls have shown equal scholarship
with the boys, and the reason for the
contemplated change by the authorities
is that the conservative young men" do
not like to study with their sisters, and
hence go to eastern colleges. This is a
very feeble reason, and will not raise the
standard of character for this institution.
Boys that shrink from mental contest
with their sisters, wonld add no honor to
any institution.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
The Deacon's Day Of.
Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta CoI.StltqfEon-
An old friend OF mine in New England
had been a deacon in the church for
forty wears. One night he got drunk
and tore up his native village. There
was a sensation. of course. The next
morning his preacher called on him.
The deacon met him and said: II was
drunI, last night: acknowledge it, "
Why did you do IL asked the
preacher. astonishcd that 50 stait man
should have done 80 dissoiute thing.
Wei. viii tell you. said the deacon.
Il have been serving the Lord fox forty
wears, and gust made mp my mind TO
take . dar OF tOmysalf
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14

The Atlanta Constitution has made a
discovery: "'UnCle Toms Cabin was a
beautiful and wonderful defense OF slav-
ery, as it existed in the south" Now is
the time for the "Uncle Toms Cabin
company. who are walking the ties up
north on their uppers, to go 20 Atlanta
and live in luxury the rest of the winter.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
Good Lord. Deliver EN-.

Emporia News
Mrs. Helen NJ Cougar has been en-
gagged by the Illinois Woman Suffrage
association to organize a movement to
secure municipal suffrage for women.
Mrs. Cougar will be assisted by promi-
nent Illinois speakers and the work will
be strictly non-partisan. Those at the
head of the movement hope to interest
all parties in the effort to secure muni-
cipal suffrage at the hands of the next
legislature
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-14
From Present indications, Yes.

Emporia Republican.
The two questions most troubling the
country just now being What to do
with the surplus and what to do
with the tramp" the Atchi5on Globe
suggests as a solution of both. to give
the surplus to the tramp and settle
the question once for ALL 1t might set
tie the question once but it would not
settle it for all. The same problem
would be staring the country in the face
again in less than year.