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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-29

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Hours. Of which No Man save the Two
Participants Has Any Inkliug Allison
Knows How to Keep silence, Too.
INDrANAroms, Jan. 2g.-Senatm Alison
has goue back to Washington, after twenty
four hours spent IN Gen. Harri on's house,
from which he did not stir except to take
short walk around the block.
There is not a soul in indianapolis who
knows what has been the outcome Of the long
conclave. There is not a soul, either, who is
not thoroughly at sea in speculation upon the
subject, If Senator Allison has not consented
TO take up the reins OF the treasury depart
ment it has not been for lack Of urging
Before his departure Gen. Harrison laid
upon him a double injunction, to utter no
word regarding the matter, one way or the
other, and TO be guarded against saying any
thing that could be construed in one way OF
another concerning IT,
Senator Allison went 10 the depot only a
few minutes previous to the departure Of his
trnin. He was panopled in silence and 10 all
efforts 10 extract information from him
touching the outcome Of his visit was mute
His journey here he said, was at Gen Har-
rison's request, and he did not feel at liberty
70 say anything about what had taken place
during his stay
The rumor was mentioned to him that be
had, during his incarceration at the Harrison
home, been slated in some quarters for secre-
tary Of state. He broke into hearty laugh
and said: ''Nell, that is good, very good
When asked If il might be stated upon his
authority that he was to be secretary Of the
treasury the senator answered quickly; No,
sir; all have TO say about my vnat 20 Gen.
| Harrison is that 1t has been a very pleasant
onen
When he Ind gone through the gate and
boarded his car a gentleman followed him
and secured, upon the strength Of introduc-
tory recommendations, some more specific
statements in relation 70 the cabinet matters.
In answer 20 the question how soon the COM
| position OF the cabinet would be made known
Senator Allison said he did not know, Of
course, but that, in his belief, some very mo-
mentous responses would come 70 Indianapolis
| within a weeks time.
The very plain intimation that the cabinet
proffers have been made tends to confirm all
statements regarding the vast confidence Gen
Harrison puts in Senator Allison and the be-
lief that the latters long visit here was for
the purpose of counsel, not merely 10 give him
an opportunity TO say yes or no 10 another
offer Of the treasury portfolio. Taken alto
gether, his speedy denial of the question re-
garding the treasury, his amusement az the
suggestion that he was TO be secretary OF
state, his admission that state questions like
that of the Samoan trouble had been dis
cussed furnished material for the gossips out
OF which 70 frame prophecy that Allison is
20 be secretary Of state and not Of the
treasury.
Ex-Governor Albert G. Porter ays that be
has received information from a source in
which he places implicit faith that Warner
Miller is 10 be in the cabinet He refuses tC
give his authority, but says that it Is unim
peachable He believes that Mr. Miller will
be secretary Of the treasury.
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NOTICES.


N-OTICE.-TN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
IN act entitled, IAN Act Concerning Pri-
vate Corporations" passed at Dover, March
Ia A. d.. 1883. notice is hereby given that
an application will be made TO the Hon.
Ipnatius G. Grubb, associate judge Of the
Superior Court Of the state Of Delaware resid-
ING in New Castle county, on Saturday, the
9tf day Of February, A. D., 1889. at 10 o'clock
in the morning. at the Court House in
the city OF Wilmington, for the incorporation
Of a company TO be called "Speakman Supply
and Pipe Company" the object of which is to
carry ON the business of manufacturing. buy
ing. and selling supplies Of every character
FOR machinists, engineers, railways, mills,
steam and gas-titters and plumbers. and to do
all other things relating TO said business.
LORE & EAIMONS.
Attorneys for Proposed Incorporators
NOTICE. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE
~ that will apply to the General Assembly
al its present session for a divorce from my
wife Anna NJ. Morrison.
Signed. THOMAS II. MORRISON.
Wilmington, Del, January 2s, 1889.
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Secretary Rayard Is Extremely sIud,

BALTIMORE, Jan. 20.-The Suns Washing
ton correspondent had an interview with Sec
retary Bayard on the Samoan question. Mr..
Bayard says the question for Americans to
consider is whether we shall continue to main
tain neutrality as between Mataafa and the
Germans, or assume the role Of belligerents to-
ward Germany in behalf Of one of the two
claimants 70 the throDx. Thus far Germany
has given us absolutely no cause for war.
The flag which was burned in Samoa was not
hoisted in assertion of American rights.
There is nc analogy between the eases Of
Samoa and Hayti.
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Suicide Suspected.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.--James A. Draper, one
of the proprietors Of the Empire soap works,
of st. Louis, disappeared last week while on
his way east to visit his father at Pawtucket,
RI Word was sent to police headquarters
that his travelling bag had been found ON the
steamboat Rhode Island, of the Stonington
line. The steward of the boat remembered
having seen Mr.. Draper ON board. 1t is now
believed that he committed suicide by throw
ing himself overheard in the sound. 1t was
said that Mr.. Draper was financially en-
barrasspd
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TRENTON, JAM Ex-senator Everett, Of
Hunterdon county, last night introduced a
bill in the senate repeating the present jury
commission act, the object being TO secure inn
partial selections Of jurors, free from political
influences. Senator Bakers bill providing
pay for grand jurors was lost, 10 TO IL, il
being argued that improper persons would
seek to be drawn because Of the fee, and that
the sessions would be necessarily prolonged
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-29

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 29.--Joseph A. Moore
is still here in spite of all stories to the con-
trary, and spends his time quietly between
his city residence and his farm II is said the
Connecticut Mutual companys losses by his
operations win aggregate 81 100000. The
idea Of collusion strongly prevails in business
circles, and Moore's escape from arrest thus
tar is accepted as one of the strongest indica-
tions 10 warrant that suppositon.
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WASHINGTON, Jan President Cleye-
land has conimuted the sentence Of James
d. Fish, formerly president Of the Marine
National Bank OF New York, who. Is serving
ten year term at Auburn, n. Y. Under a
conviction in April, 1875, Of misapplying the
funds Of that bank, to five years and six
months The time win expire May II next
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new YORK, Jan 29-The general term of
of the supreme court has handed down de
cision affirming the verdict Of the circuit
court Of $4,000 against Millionaire Coffee
Merchant Charles Arbuekle m the breach OF
promise suit brought BY Clara Campbell, Of
1rOntcn. D.
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Winter Weight Underwear

Look at these prices and then
come and see the goods.
Swits Condos finest Shirts and
Drawers, $500.
Swits Condos finest Shirts and
Drawers, $1.40.
Swits Condos finest Shirts and
Drawers, $1.25.
Arabian Fleece Shirts and Draw
ers, $l.15.
Real Camel's Hair Shirts and
Drawers, $1.40.
Real Camel's Hair Shirts and
Drawers, Slip.
Fine Red Shirts and Drawers,
S1.75 and 81 .25.
Fine Red Shirts and Drawers,
S1.l0 and zoe.
Fine Red Shirts and Drawers,
40c.
25c AND soc NEGKWEAR
All the latest shapes and colors.
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BosToN, Jan. 90 - The schooner yacht
Gitana, while leaving Fisle's wharf for Glib
raltar, was considerably damaged BY fouling
the steamer Italia lying at the end Of tha
pier The Gitana viii be docked for repairs
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-29

NEW YoRK, Jan. 20 Mrs Gen Harrison
dined at the Gilsey house last evening with
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Mckee Patrick Ford was one Of the early
callers, and later Gen. sherman cailel and
passed some time with the distinguished vis-
ifor
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-29

NEW YoRR, Jan. 29-Mrs. james G. Blaine,
Jr, has signed a three years contract with
Daniel Frohman and win make her debut in
October in a new society play with an excep-
tionaily strong company. she Is to spend the
lime before thar date in study and prepare
ton.
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MORE WHITE CAP NONSENSE.
The Mayor OF New York Receives a Warn
ing-Others Notified.

The Mayor OF New York Receives Warm
ing-Others Notified.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 20.-Mayor Grant re-
ceived a letter at the city hall signed "White
Caps, No. 90, City, II demanded that the
houses of i'll fame in the city be closed, the
streets properly regulated, housekeepers be
punished for throwing ashes into the streets,
wagons and trucks be not permitted TO CO
cupy the sidewalks, and that householders be
compelled to clear the snow and ice from the
walks. The letter concludes, ELSE we see you
at residence
NEWARK, n. j., Jan. 29.-Secretary Freer,
of the Law and Order league, received the
following in red ink:
NEWARK, Jan 20. 1889
Mr. FREER-Be warned ia time. II You con
tinue on your course as a spy aud informer your
just deserts will be measured out 70 you. The
authorities Of New Jersey are able 20 enforce .he
law without pragmatical scoundrels like you. II
You continue on your low, mean, contemplate
course your doom Is sealed. l. for one, do swear
that will kill you on the spot. WHITE CAP.
PLAINFIELD, n. j., Jan. 29.-Several per
sons in this city have received letters lately
purporting TO have been sent by White CAP
bands. Most of the recipients have been col
ored people, but some papers with the skull
and crossbOnes insignia have been sent t.
reputable white citizens. All of the commu.
ncations have contained admonitions 70 the
threatened parties to repent and mend Their
waVs
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Jack tho Ripper" in New York.

NEW YORK, Jan 29.--Police Capt Ryan
has received a notice. signed Jack the Rip
per- that the streets Of his precinct will soon
be filled with murdered women.
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FOE SAFE.

EOR SALE.-THE GOODS AND FIN
-I lures Of a country grocery store at stan
ton. Apply to JOHN 4. DICKEY. 6021S Mar
ket street, or b. w. DICKEY, Stanton. Del.
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SITUATIONS WANTED.

WTANrED.-A FlRST-CLASS MAN IN
~ livery stable and good driver wants EN-
ployment. Address A. b., JOURNAL Office.
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Merchant Tailoring Dept

s12 and S14 Pantaloons to order
for $500.
50 and SO Pantaloons to order
for $3.50
81 and IS Pantaloons to order for
$500.
So and Sc Pantaloons to order for
$4.OO.
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BUILDING LOT

by paying $500 for the deed and
so cents for the writing of it. These
lots are in New Jersey, between
Philadelphia and New York.
do this to make my stock sell so
much quicker, as / shall leave the
city. i will have auction sales.
Call and get your choice, as we sell
private as well as at auction. This
is a rare chance for you. In order
to accommodate ladies we will have
the rear door for private sale.
Yours,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-29

Our tales Of the past surprised the
people and ratified the dealers as they
have never been surprised and rat
tied before. This week there will be
another shaking up, and, if anything
the excitement will be the greatest
yet. We will commence operations
at once with most extraordinary
offer Of a splendid
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Weather Indications
Fair, colder; westerly winds, diminishing
in force.
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FORCED SALE

All my stock must be sold regard
less of cost, as the property has been
sold for a bank, and must be vacated
by the 25th Of March. / am COM
PEELED to sell my Stock, Fixtures,
Household Goods and everything in
the n. w. corner of Fifth and Mar
ket streets. A rare chance for every
body in need of
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Clothing, Furnishing Goods,
Household Goods, Stoves,
Furniture and Everything.

In order to sell these fine Over
coats and Suits, which cost me from
IS to $40, / will present EVERY
PURCHASER of a SUIT or OVER
COAT with a souvenir which is
worth having, emitting them to a
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-29
Fur Beaver OvercOat

which sold for SO; but it's late in the
season for us to have them on hand,
and it's just the time for you to have
them on your back. So we will be
sure to rid ourselves Of them by
offering them at
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1T HAS ALL BEEN FIXED.
So They Say, But No One
Knows How.
HARRISON AND ALLISON DID IT.

A Conference which lasted Twenty-four
Hours, of which No Man save the Two
Participants Has Any Inlsliug Allison
Knows How TO Keep silence, Too.
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The interstate commerce comm sion has
filed an opinion in the case Of William T.
Rend, a Pennsylvania coal dealer, against the
Chicago and Northwestern railway company,
alleging unjust discrimination in the matter
Of coal rates that gives an unreasonable ad.
vantage 70 coal producers in Illinois The
commission held that the complaint is not sus-
tanned.
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plowed and lain off into squares. Thei
shade trees must be planted to shelter tn
coffee bushes from the sun. Every plan
tation is shaded. Banana trees are pu
out originally to protect the young plants
tor they shoot up rapidly and have lux
urious foliage, but for permanent shade q
large, quick-growing tree called the
bucuara, which resembles the sycamore,
is used. The coffee seed is planted in o
nursery and the seedlings are transplanted
to the field when they are about foot
high. They must be kept free from
weeds and have good deal of water.
A coffee plantation without irrigating
facilities is worthless, but after the bushes
are fully grown they are not so much
trouble or expense to care for.
The blossoms, which arc as autiful
rs those of the orange fowc', begin to
appear about the third year, and the fifth
small crop may be expected, but the
trees do not mature until the seventh yeal
and full crop will not be gathered be-
fore the eighth. A well-shaded estate
will last sixty or seventy-fve years and
bear fruit regularly. There is one plan
tation just outside the city of Caracas
which was planted in 1910, and another
that was planted at the end of the last
century. Both OF them are producing
luxuriously. Coffee is tough crop, is
never affected by bugs or worms or grass
hoppers, although the trees may perish
from thirst or the fruit may rust from too
much rain.
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auires peculiar soil and care and grows
best in the hottest and most unhealthful
regions, so that there is not much COM
fort in its cultivation. The cocoa plan
tations are found all along the coast OF
Venezuela and are more profitable than
coffee on account of their requiring less
attention, as we'll as because of the greater
value of the crop.
A cocoa plantation is set in quite the
same manner as a coffee orchard, except
that the young stocks may be trans
planted from the nursery after two
months growth. No preparation of the
soil is deemed necessary and no manures
applied. The young trees are
planted about fifteen feet equidistant,
which will accommodate 100 trees to tue
acre. Between the rows and at like
spaces are planted rows of the bucuara
tree. that serves to shade the soil as well
as to shield the young trees from the
torrid sun. Small permanent trenches
must be maintained from tree to tree
throughout the entire length Of the rows,
so that. at least once in each week, the
stream, descending from the mountains,
may be turned into these little channels
and bear needful moisture to trees and
soil. At the age of five years the plan
tation begins to bear fruit, and annually
yields two crops, that ripening in June
haing termed the cron of San Imam. and
that maturing at Christmas being known
as the crop of La Navidad. The aver
age age to which the tree attains, under
proper care, may be estimated at forty
years, during which period it will give
fair to full crops of fruit; but, of course,
it must be understood that, as in our
fruit orchards, new tree must be set
from time to time to replace one that
may be decayed or blighted. After
careful inquiry it may be safely stated
that the average crop of the cocoa plan
tation at ten years of age, and under
proper state of cultivation, will amount
to five or six hundred pounds an acre.
The fruit or seed of the cocoa in form,
size and color is quite similar to the al
mond. These seeds, to the number of
sixty or eighty, are fncascd in a pod,
that, except in color, is the counterpart
Of young muskmelon, being elongated
and ribbed in the same manner. Its color,
when green, is like that of the eggplant,
but on ripening it assumes reddish hue.
A popularity Of the cocoa is that it bears
fruit "from the ground up" the trunk
of the tree yielding fruit as we'll as the
branches. Upon ripening the pods are
gathered from the trees and heaped in
piles on the ground. where they are left
for some days to ferment, after "hlcn
they burst open, when the seed must be
shelled out. After light exposure to
the san, during which time great care
must be taken to protect them from tne
rain, they are packed and ready Tor the
market. Chicago Neaos.
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There are several kinds of coffee. The

There are several kinds of coffee. The
"Caracas washed" is the best, and its
superiority is due to the fact that it is
treated with so much care while being
cured. All the pulp and extraneous sub
stances are carefully washed by hand
from the berry, and therefore there is
nothing to impair its flavor. When ripe
the color of the fruit is scarlet and it re-
yembles cherry in size and shape, but it
tastes very differently, being excessively
bitter and, rasping. A persimmon is
mild in comparison. When the fruit is
picked it is run through q crusher, which
breaks the skin and separates the pulp
from the seeds. Next it is put through
sort of separator and then stirred NO.
lenrly around in awhirling basin of water
to wash it clean; for it is essential to re-
move all the pulp from the kernel. The
Caracas washed coffee is then all passed
through the hands of women and girls,
who rub it and separate the large from
the small kernels, and take out all that
are defective. Then it is spread out on
cement floors to dry, placed in sacks, and
sent to market. Coffee should be at
least three years old to taste its best, for
when it is green there is rank favor
about it which disappears with age.
From three to five years old it is at its
best.
Cocoa, the chocolate bean, is an even
more profitable crop than coffee, and its
price is fixed-almosta as fixed as that of
gold. In some portions of the country
cocoa beans are still used as legal tender,
and in many of the smaller towns custom
ers at market have to take them in lieu
of small change, as they use rolls of bread
in Ecuador. Coffee was introduced into
the country from Arabia by the Francis
can monks, but cocoa was indigenous to
the soil and was used in large quantities
by the Indians for food at the time of the
discovery. 1t was. not liked by the
Spaniards at first, but was introduced in
France by the Franciscans, who were al.
ways very enterprising fellows, and the
French cooks at once adopted it into
great favor. Cardinal RichGlieu is: said
to have been the hrst chocolate drlnker
of any fame and to have set the fashion
Of using it.
There are two kinds, the native cocoa,
called Ell Criollo, and an imported plant,
called Ell Trinitario, that was brought to
the country from Trinidad and other of
the West India islands. The former is of
greatly superior quality and is scarce.
Not more than five or six thousands bags
are raised annually, and it is worth from
$32 to $35 gold bag of 10 pounds. Of
the Trinidad variety about hundred
thousand bags are raised, and it sells for
$1s or $40 bag. The native plant re-
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Death in q Letter.

Just little while ago an occurrence
took place on the other side of the ocean
which, while by no means without par
allel, is still matter that will interest
all who are fond of studying, in an anna
tcur way, the transmission OF disease. A
poor fellow died in London of typhoid
fever, and his wife sent to friend in
Glasgow letter conveying the news OF
his decease. While the fever at the
time was very prevalent in the neighbor.
hood where the London victim died
there was no sign of it in Glasgow then,
but three days after the receipt of the
letter the Glasgow friend grew sick with
all the typhoid symptoms. The doctors
who attended him so diagnosed the case,
and expressed the opinion that notwith-
standing the long journey between Lon
don and Glasgow the letter had carried
the germs of the disease.
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HOME OF A WEALTHY PLANTER.
The situation of a plantation also
governs its value considerably. The
healthfulness and the temperature OF the
location, its convenience to market, the
amount of water available and the
character of the improvements add to or
detract from the worth of the properly,
but the planter seldom lives upon his
ouinta for more than few months IN the
year, but must keep up an establishment
in the city, where his wife can have social
enioyments and his children an oppor-
tunity of attending school. There are
some plantations in the immediate neigh
borhood of Caracas which would not be
sold for twice the sum I have named, and
the incomes they furnish their owners
Justify the value at which they are held.
Venezuela exports 10O, 100000 pounds
of coffee, and at profit this year OF
from seven to nine cents pound, which
shows the magnitude of the business and
the wealth it is bringing into the country.
About onc-half of this product now
goes to the United States, where it is sold
for Mocha mostly. 1t comes so near
Mocha in flavor and appearance that none
but an expert can detect the difference,
and has almost entirely driven the
genuine berry out of the market. Three
or four years ago there was a plague in
Arabia, where the Mocha cofIee is grown,
and shipments were almost entirely
stopped. Then the merchants were
obi ged to find substitute, and the
Venezuela berry was so popular that 1T
has kept its place. Ten years ago there
were not hundred bags of Caracas coffee
sold in the United States annually, but
now the export, according to the authority
of Mr.. Boulton, the largest dealer and the
owner of the steamship line, reaches
nearly 5O,OOO,0OO pounds. Ten years
ago the house of Boulton was alone in the
trade. Now there are dozen houses In
the United States and several IN Canaoa
that make it their entire business.
The product is not increasing In Vene-
zuela, and that keeps up the price. Few
new plantations are being started. At
former prices, and when the government
was unsettled, it did not pay to invest
money in starting plantations, for 1t takes
about seven years to bring the trees to
the producing age. First the ground IS
cleared and burned over two or three
times to get rid of the brush; then it is