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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

true, they have beaten the record in tho
line of mail robberies, for the police found
in their possession three trunks and a
large vallse full of letters. This was
only their unassorted plumber, for it APP
pears that their custom was to sort the
stolen letters as fast as possible, destroy
all that had valuables in them and return
the others to the boxes. The amazing
feature of the case is that they had com
plete suits like those worn by mail mes
Bengers and large assortment Of KEYS to
street mail boxes; and that they main
tanned their system of robbery for two
years before they were captured.
During all that time complaints had
been pouring into the Chicago Office.
Postmaster Judd had been fling them
and putting his ''searchers" on the track
of the lost letters, and in each case proof
was given that the letters had never
reached the office. The trouble given to
the department and the danger to the
postmaster's official head may be mag
ined. In the captured letters were scores
of drafts for small sums, ranging from So
or So up to 300, but worry few for moro
than the latter sum. Their main aim was;
to capture the mail directed to insurance
offices, in which they were remarkably
successful.
u OF course, both men are innocent, y
according to their story, and the guilty
party is one Edwards" who cannot be
found; but rs the pictures of both men
are in the police books and the letters and
keys were found in their possession, their
innocence win be hard to prove. The au.
thorities express much surprise that SO
many letters containing drafts and bills
should be dropped in the street boxes,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Berlin IS to have next year an exhi
devoted to appliances for preventing
cidents.
Butcher, Painter, 4O6 shipley street
Natural gas has caused in Pensylv
m three years seventy-three fires, cos
$500, 600.
Leonard Heiss the Tailor, A E. Tbi
Wilder says that if you hold
breath while wasp stings you the
will become insensible to pain.
Corsets made to order. Good fit \
anteed. Mrs. J. r. Ward, 603 Shiple1
The first two heats in the Roch.
$4,000 race was little more TIL!
scramble.
Trunks and Bags at Yerger's, 4O7 I
ley street.
Butcher, Sign Painter, 406 Shipley
Susie S. can lower the 4-year. old
ting record over any fast track wheI
is fit.
Riding Saddles and Brides at II.
gers, 407 Shipley street.
Gliding on glass, 4O6 Shipley street
DR. f. G. Honeywell, 703 Market ST
Teeth extracted, 25 cents; with gas
cents. Good teeth So. so a set the besl
The PAGER Charley Friel nearly
from an attack Of congestion of
bowels last week.
Show Cards, Rucher, 4O6 Shipley 1
1t is said that there is a surf III
bathing dresses at the seashore.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

No more striking illustration Of the
power Of the press can be found than in
the Importance which is attached to the
editorial opinion Of the leading English
and Canadian papers ON the fisheries dis
pute and The Presidents retaliation mes
sage The American people accept the
views mirrored in their columns as an
index Of English and Canadian public
opinion, and do not feel the slightest con
Germ as to the ultimate result. The
power Of the newspaper to mould the
political views Of nation is very wen
exemplifed in this case. It is particu-
larly noticeable what an important part
the newspaper plays at the seat Of govern
ment in Washington, The leading journals
Of the country are carefully watched
by the nations law makers. both to note
the effect of great measures and to dis.
cover public abuses that need correction.
The influence for good exerted in this
regard alone, far outbalances all the i'm.
moral and degrading influences Of certain
papers that have been magnifed int,
such great proportions by misguided
though well-meaning philanthropists.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

Her armament will consist Of four
eight inch breech leading rites, six one
inch breech loading rifles, six six FOUNDER
rapid fire guns, six Hotchkiss revolving
cannon and four Calling repeater guns.
She is also provided with torpedo launch
ing tubes or guns.
The Baltimore was contracted to be
finished on june %, 1883. with penalty
Of $25 per day, provided she was not
finished on tho appointed day, for each
day she remained unfinished. Secretary
Whitney, however. extended the time be-
cause the government steel inspectors
retarded the work by rejecting large
percentage Of the steel TO be used. She
must be finished by Oct. 2S or the penalty
will begin
The Baltimore win DO fitted for a flag
ship. The a$miral's cabins will be
placed at the after end Of the berth deck.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27
1T TOWERS TO THE SKIES
a Twenty-eisht Story Building TO BE Built
at Minneapolis.

Twenty eight stories hight Eighty
two feet higher than the stone towers of
the New York and Brooklyn bridge. Such
is to be the height OF building to be
erected at Minneapolis, Mimi. and yet so
exact are the calculations and so well
adapted the material that experts are sat
isfied the structure will be safer than an
ordinary six-story stone building The
supporting frame, which in this instance
is the chief part of the bnilding, is to be
a continuous skeleton Of iron and steel,
consisting Of laminated rivet-iron posts
and Orders, diminishing In size as they
ascend. and braced diagonally after the
manner of lattice bridge Orders. Outside
of this viii be the walls of stone and
copper; but the upper part of this wall
will not rest its weight upon the lower
1t win be supported by projecting shelves
OF iron. These will be concealed by the
stone, and the exterior finish will be very
handsome.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

Every industry is benefited and every
nan. woman and child IN the United
States made richer and happier
There is no question that we
can raise any quantity Of beets for sugar,
flax for linen, or have plenty Of salt The
State of New York alone has over 300
square miles underlaid with salt 100 feet
thick This is TO say nothing Of the
brines Of Syracuse and vicinity Probably
there is twice as much more rock salt and
brine in New York State This territory
would yield at the present rates OF salt
consumption 500 years supply. Thon
there are the enormous beds in Louisiana,
Virginia, Michigan. Ohio, Pennsylvania
and several other states, enough to last a
population Of 200, 000.0 900 souls 600, 600
wears
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27
TARIFF TALK.


Tariff League Bulletin.
Last year our importation Of salt was
valued at 81, 400, 900. and represented
about 400. 600 tons Of all grades. The
United States produced about 500. O00t
more, giving a total Of 200. 600 tons II
this imported salt had been made in the
United States at the same cost It would
have given employment 70 3, 900 men at $40
per month and the Government would have
had 800 600 less surplus The ratio Of
labor TO the population is TO So. there
fore this one industry would have
peopled town OF 5000 inhabitants But il
does not stop here. These 1000 people
must have coal. boots. shoes. clothing.
groceries and thousands of other things.
and would require s, 600 more people to
supply them: therefore we would have a
city Of 5000 inhabitants. Think Of
building a city like that every year from
one industry. But this is not half the
story. It is from salt that a large part
of our chemicals are produced. They are
nearly all imported Last year $3S, 000, 600
worth were imported If these were pro-
sduced here more cities would be estab-
hshed and the surplus further reduced.
The same is true Of fax, sugar, etc.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27
Death Of an Inventor.

Mr. James Boss the inventor and pat
entee Of the celebrated Boss Watch
Case died at the age of about 65 years at
his residence near Berlin. Nd. on We'd
nesday. He received a slight paralytic
stroke some time ago which probably had
something 60 do wish ais demise although
we are informed that il was caused by a
general breaking down Of the system.
Mr.. Boss was a matchmaker by trade and
was working at his trade when he con
ceived his idea of a cheaper and heavier
gold watch case. he carried ont his idea
and was rewarded by receiving letters
patent for il. Mr. Boss sold his patent
for what he thought large sum-re-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27
wELL-KNowN PERSONS.

Prince Albert Of Monaco is the fisher
man Prince Of Europe.
Wright Sanford. the New York Club
man. is dying Of consumption.
Edith Thomas, the poetess is TO assist
next season in editing st. Nicolas.
Autographs Of William II. have gone
up from 90 TO 100 francs in Paris.
Martin f. Upper has celebrated his
seventy eighth birthday anniversary
Walter Besant has just finished biog-
raphy entitled '.rhe Eulogy Of Richard
jeiferies
President Carnot of France win pass
the rest Of the summer with his family
at Fontainebeau.
Mahlon d. Spaulding. who ranks wen
up in the roll of Boston miilonaires. was
an Illinois farmer boy
All the rich presents which young Kali
ser Wilhelm SO freely dispensed at the
Court Of st. Petersburg bore the portrait
Of his grandfather
Queen Victoria visited Palisey on Thurs.
for the first time in her life. The British
Isles are little spots. but Il takes q long
time to get around them.
General Solomon. ex President of Hay
ii. arrived at New York from ST. Jago
Cuba. Friday morning. ON the Ward Line
steamer Cienfuegos. He was accompanied
by his wife and daughter and two sons
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

This marvellous edifce will be eighty
'eet square, and have a court yard in the
gi tius ny ~, - "l ~ ~ ou.ieiie
ranged that one may ride to any room
with but one stop on the way There will
also be two stairways chiefly intended
Of course, for occasions when all the in.
mates want to come down i'll a hurry, us
it is not supposable that sensible people
will walk up. 1t is believed, however,
that no occasion for dangerous hurry
will arise, as the building is to be abso-
lutely fire proof There will be no wood
work whatever except the doors and
windows The roof is Of iron. witch glass
dome in the center apex to light the inner
rotunda. Total height, 800 feet
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

Delaware Farm and Home.
Discussions heard recently on the cars
and in business offices on the subject OF a
suitable director for the Delaware College
experimental station reveals a somewhat
peculiar notion Of what specialist is.
The idea seems to prevail extensively
that a person who has made a special
study Of one subject is of necessity ignor-
ant on all others Such. however, is far
from the case. The specialist is one who
has given good deal Of time to one
branch of investigation to be sure, but
before he was qualified to undertake this
special work he must have had . thor
ough' education and have acquired an ex-
tended knowledge Of many sciences other
than his specially 1t is evident to all
who have given the matter any attention
that the results reached BY the specialist
are in direct proportion to his general
knowledge Of allied subjects.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27
wANAMAKER,s.

IS 4tlfsFt ftH -
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, August n,
Never a better time
Housekeeping Linens in
day, and never a better plac.
see Linens. No odds what
sort, SO its honest Linen. +.
coarse and good to fiji
Don't measure worth by p|
Genuine flax for less than
commonly pay for cotton
towy masqueraders. Let !
eyes and fingers judge. n
of our Linens are made to
order, and made to suit
Without dressing without.
of the loom tricks or fms.
tricks that put a good face
'CCi lilillS.
Shirtings Tablecovers
Sheetings Napkins
Pillow Castings Towelings
Three sample varieties:
Bleached Double Da1nask Tableclot.
Napkins TO match; in sets
81 cloth, SO napkins, SAFE
$40 cloth, SIS napkins. S525
S-l2 cloth, SIS napkins, 5000
S-l4 cloth, 5-s napkins, 1918
with full dinner size napkins G.
81 more
G4-inch Bleached German Table Lin
Same. 72-inch, Sc
h'ringed DOilies. Fine Double DamaI
borders, "A inches square, $3.50 I'D
have lately sold them at 81 to So.
The most eXtravagant thil
buyer of Linens can do i
pass our store.
Southwest OF centre.
School days near at \
Have you thought Of whaI
children will need? 81
Pencils, Drawing Mate
Exercise Books, Satchels,
with or without initials).
thing that viii make the s.
road easier or clearer.
have them all. A Che
street window full of SUI
tons.
Basement. east Of centre.
Now's the best time Il
cut, re-dye and refine Sea-
garments. Ready for you
cold day.
Desk on second floor, over middle Cl
street entrance
John WANAMAKI
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

ceiving as near as we can ascertain
about go 00e and royalty which amounts
to about $500 per annum. 1t has SO trans.
pred that Mr. Boss was unfortunate in
selling his valuable invention which is
now worth probably several million dol
lars. After learning of Mr.. Boss death we
visited the jewelry store Of Mr. John w
Vincent, in this town, and asked permits
sion to examine one of the Boss" cases.
Mr.. Boss was an active Republican, TAX
ing great interest in the success OF that
party. lie was a candidate for County
Commissioner last fall but was defeated.
Snow Hill Messenger.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

THE House Of Representatives has Is
sued orders for absent members to re
turn so that quorum may be secured
and regular business resumed. Leave Of
absence cannot hereafter be granted to
Represe natives unless they are on the
sick list The House has been substan-
italy without quorum for thirty days,
an objectionable neglect Of public bust
ness. An alarming increase Of sickness
is to be expected.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

FoR the week ended on Saturday last
and hereafter the Journal Printing Com
pany viii pay its compositors at the rate
of thirty cents per thousand ems, which
is twenty per centum more than the
Union scale and is also twenty per cen
tum more than is paid by our local after
noon contemporaries. The encourage
ment which the EVENING JOURNAL has
received justifes this step in its manage
ment. Every employee on this journal is
workingman and nearly every employee
owns few shares Of the stock Of the
journal Printing Company.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27
col. =. i. Martin and Reform.

Seaford Review.
Why the citizens who voted for CON
stitutional reform one year ago should
support legislative candidates put in the
Geld by the party leaders, who were then
opposed Go convention. seems strange
TO us. Why have these leaders adopted
constitutional reform at the last momentl
Only TO feather their own nest The
party leaders now come To you with a cry
If you viii support our men we will give
You d convention All they care for IS TO
get their man into the United State Sen
ate The factions in Kent have split and
IL Democratic Senator has got TO be
elected, why not let him come from this
county. We have just as good men and
just as good statesmen in Sussex as they
have inkent The salisbury 5 have had the
calf by the tail for thirty years, should
not someone else have a chanceg Seaford
hundred has good man in Colonel f. l..
Martin. why not les him take Uncle Eli 4
place in the Senate He advocated con.
stitutional reform one year ago and is as
strongly in favor Of il to-day. We want
to vote for men who viii favor a change
In our constitution and not men who
favor this man or that man for United
States Senator. Old Sussex is entitled
to the senator and she made the first
break 20 make n new constitution, and
the citizens in Sussex should remember
that we have just as good stock in Sus
sex as they have in Kent. When you go
up to the poles TO vote to-day vote foi
men who win favor a convention and {
man from Sussex for United States Sena
I fnss
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

IT is especially & ratifying to Whining
tonians 10 learn that the opinion Of the
expert marine engineers ia that the
much praised floating palace steamer.
the City Of New York is by no means a
finished product and that the same
steamer built either at Philadelphia or
Wilmington would be far superior in
many respects Our vessels. they say,
cannot be excelled in fneness OF finish.
Wilmington has reputation second to
none for the excellence Of the vessels
that have been built in her ship yards
The sloop yachts Volunteer. Priscilla,
Mischief and Julia have al gained promi
hence as feet sailors. and the steam
yachts Alva, Electra, Susquehanna and
NourmAhal are models Of neatness and
speed The susquehanna in particular,
built on plans drawn by the Harlan arc
Hollingsworth Company, has won race,
from the ieetest steam yachts in I'll,
country.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

At the early age Of 10 he located in New
York city, which has been his place OK
business ever since, though his legal res
idence has largely been in Connecticut.
He was once a candidate for congress,
and ia 1884 ran for governor OF Connecti-
cut on the Ben Butler Labor ticket. Ho
Is president Of the Franklinite Steel and
Zinc company, and is otherwise inter
ested in steel aud zinc projects. His
ONCE IS ct CO William street, New York.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

Sing a song of Cleveland.
His pockets wrong side out.
Plenty idle workingmen
Standing all about.
English factories busy,
Having quite a boom;
India and Australia sending
Materials to consume.
Auctioneers quite merry,
Like boys just out OF school.
Western farmers burning
Wheat and corn for fuel.
English vessels bringing us
Goods John Bull has sold,
Taking back In payment
Our silver and gold.
Then wave the red bandanna
Made across the sea-
When we destroy the tariff
How glad John Bull will be.
Philadelphia North American
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

1904, when the
Haytians became Independent of France:
but as the eastern part OF tho island then
belonged to Spain there ara two little re-
publics, the eastern called San Domingo,
tho Spanish name for the whole island.
The whole island is 405 miles long, and
tho total area nearly &c, 0C0 square miles.
The two sections occasionally engage in o
''war Of races" that is, the Haytian
crmy slips up ON the Domingan. fires q
few shots and runs away, and vice versa.
In 1919 President Faustin Soulouque led
5000 Haytians toconquer Santo Domingo.
but President SantGnn net and defeated
them with 400. Il Is related than an
Englishnlan out hunting, not aware that a
war was in progress, walked between tho
two armies and GOT shot in the nose,
whe-supon 10 joined the DJningans and
completely roated tho lay sians. Tho
island confirms ove- 1,se9,c 600 e people,
three-fouatls colcrcd the aellSin1er
whites and mea.iEoes
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

but never saw ac-
tive service, hav-
ing been engaged
all the time in
raising and organ
izing troops, es-
pecially BY super
intending the
daft. Ec was
born in Hartford
in 1872, and is
therefore S6 years
cid, but is still in
Arm health Of
body and mind.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27
NEWSPAPER OPINIONS.
ronrth-class Man nIatter.

Fourth-Class man Matter.
Phila. North American.
The pending Senate bill TO amend the
present classification Of mail matter by
merging all matter now comprised in the
third and fourth classes into one class
with a uniform rate Of postage Of one
cent for each two ounces or fraction
theref, is a bill to which there
can be no reasonable opposition, and
the passage of which would unques-
tionably be for the best interests of the
public. The existing classification is not
logical or systematic, neither Is 1t fair
for il discriminates without due cause in
favor of particular kind Of merchandise
against other merchandise equally de-
serving of liberal treatment The third
postage class comprises books and other
printed matter, upon which the rate of
postage Is / cent for each two ounces or
fraction OF an ounce. That is a
reasonable charge to make, burt when
we come to the fourth class, which
includes every kind of mailable merchan-
disc not otherwise provided for, the rate
is doubled and the public is compelled to
pay the prohibitive rate of sixteen cents a
pound. There Is no necessity for this. 1t
forms serious defect in postal service
Of which the country has otherwise good
cause to be proud. and it deprives our
people Of an accommodation Of which they
stand particularly in need. England, with
its Parcels Post, is far ahead Of us in this
respect, and there Is no reason why Amer
leans should not be furnished with postal
facilities equal to those enjoyed by any
other people There are, however, a mum.
ber of good reasons why the rate on fourth.
class matter should be reduced TO eight
cents pound and we hope it viii be
done.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27
MONDAY. AUGUST 81. 1888.

1T looks as if Eli Salisbury would end
his public career with the present term.
The indications are moreover that James
L. Wolcott Esq, win not begin public
career within the next six
wears. The outlook is that the next
United States Senator viii come from
Sussex county.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27
john ban WON'T mind.

New York Press
well, let us not be hypercritical It
is only two months or SO tin election, and
a candidate for the Presidency Of the
United States of America must needs do
something. somewhere, somehow, to give
himself a semblanee Of Americanism.
But John Bull don't mind t. He knows
that Grover Is his friend, and he does
not care a great deal what Grover does to
poor little Canada so long as he persists
in opening American mai kets 10 grea.
bg Britain.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

CORONER BARNH1L is a very busy
man It is entirely safe to assert that
not within the memory Of the oldest in
habitant has there been a season in which
there we're SO many violent deaths as
there have been this summer. A coroner $
inquest is Of almost daily occurrence. II
1t is not the car coupler or the car wheel
it is the fist or arsenic or a tornado,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27
LIE CRUISER BALTIMORE.


She Is Nearly Ieady to Lannch at CraInps',
Philadelphia.
The cruiser Baltimore is the latest
United States war vessel prepared for
launching. She is one of the largest Of
the cruisers authorized by congress, being
q twin screw vessel built of steel with
steel protected deck. She is $40 feet long,
4S4 feet beam, 1914 feet draught when
equipped, and 4,410 tons displacement.
Her estimated horse power is IL, $50, and a
speed Of 10 nots an hour is guaranteed.
Tho contract cost is 81 1926, coo. Her pro-
pelling power will be furnished by ten
triple expansion engines. in separate water
tight compartments. They are Of 10000
horse power.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

THERE is great rivalry between the
political managers in New York city, each
party endeavoring 60 outstrlp the other
in producing unique attractions for the
voter The Republican managers have
adopted a very ingenious method Of
spreading the doctrines Of protection
among the people They have hired
spaces Ia the street cars among the adver
tisements and propose to place there
great protection truths in neatly printed
forms This is intended, we infer to
offset the Democratic stereoptican. another
ingenious campaign device
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-27

The Presbyterian church at Rehoboth,
Nd, is not unoccupied, as has been
stated, but has recently been repaired at
al expense OF 81, 500, an1 services a.o
held there every two weeks by Rev. }: ).
Hawk OF Pocomoke City. The church has
q thriving and prosperous congregation.