Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-28

DOVER, March 22.-E,dward Atkinson ma,
% VERY hiVh authority for the rest of TIL
clvlllz1d world. but hts admonitinns hay,
no weight with this General Assembly
DDespite his letter, the advice OF Iueutanc,
commits Toner Pratt, the experlenes o
otner states and the unnnswgrable arpu
tnents "a to the unwsdom Of thl4 Kind o
ieBlslaiioo to which the members have bat
their attention directed the Richardson
falued Policy bill went through thu
sSsnate without opposition this morning
MOI only thai, but SENATOR Riehard.on saw
nat .y ny one OF his fellow members won 1
nave favored tho bill bad the roll beel
,ailed. And the Indicators are that thl
nouss VIII follow the Seuaie's example
me trouble Ia that almost eve'y member
iss some constituent who, having sntf ret
rom ME, has had trouble In getting hi,
insurance adjusted. Furthermore, the mem
osis are ineredulous ms to this Legislation
driving foreign companies from the s ate
MISUNDERSTANDING the evid mes that the pusI
ness they get &c N Delaware Il q meft
DaRatello to such corporations aa the Liver
nooi, London and Globe, tha Hartford, th,
Hltna, and others, and the testimony ii
commissioner Pratt that these cumpanie.
nave paid ont IN n lawate during he pas
Tour years 10 per cent more for losses thar
NNNJ "A'o ieeoNSl lur premiums,
AGAINST CHEAP BEfF.
Then Farmer loro upon the stand:
Granger at each shoulder,
Let out speech that to''k by storm
Inc heart OF each beholder.
Qnite ueieR OF Nsw CASTLE county
farmers and bn ohers, under tho lead arshiI
OF the Hon. CHARLES ID. Lore, who mas.
queradet on this occasion as horny.
nanned tiller CT the soil, entertained the
Legislature during the noon intetmissiou
WIN gruesome horrors of poisoned and
emnalmed Chicago beef and appeals for q
SUN more radical pplcatton OF the RI.
pnohean idea OF high protection. b sides
VIZ. Lore thsre were present Jossph p
Ohand!er. Amos Sharplesa, Alorzo Newton
hauoen sa'tetthwaite, William P. WIer
John Day, Ahram Palmer. Edward Yer.
non, Lewis Dllworth, the Rsv. n. Il,
Mcdowell, Egeert Glare, William II,
walker, Joseph Dsrrlekson, Robert McGul-
Tough. Samuel Mccoy, Lewis Miller, W. A,
Wilson, Joseph Husbands, Archibald Arm.
strong, Jason Dsvis, William Thompson
Michael Mundy, W. d. Talley, James n.
carpenter, w. Flynn. q. W. Ely. Thcs. Halt,
L. W. Tatley, W. Oranstou, W. q Tailey and
Atwood Weldin. Notwithstanding the OBJ.
st'nAts persistence Of members cf the GEN
eral Assembly tn surviving and keeping 10
good physical condition, when Dover
diet OF Chicago beef should have killed
them weeks ago, the delegation made a
strong impression and Representative
Whitemau claims that the bill only lacks
two. votes of going through the Honse.
And II 1t ever gets through the u use the
hsnate Will pass 1t with ease. Mr.. Am.
strong made point against the measure
When hs put an intermediary to Mir. Wier,
substantially as TO whether Tho old Gould
monopoly was not ah' u as hostile to the
pocket books OF home cattle raiaers rs any
UhicaSo monopoly we'll could be-; uues-
ton which Mr.. Wier answered honestly In
the affirmative. Mr.. Lore, who, although
no was careful TO state that he came
here not as lawyer. but as farmer,
Is alleged to have received "a fee for drew.
tpg this very bill, opened his speeeh with
the insinuation thar, though the Chicago
men do not buy up legislators "they take
very good care Of the lawyers and OF lie
press" He did not go TO the length OF some
OF the other speakers ia denounclng
Chicago beef as unwholesoms and nauseat-
Ing, but admitted that come OF 1t Is or very
good qnallty. He insls'ed, however, that
one-half of the worklngmen OF Wilmington
would not knowingly buy 1t. any more than
they would buy oleOmArgarine for butter.
u 8 sssl led him into one damaging lneon-
sistenoy. He argued that, white the policy
OF the Chicago packers is 10 temporarily
undersel home produced beef until they
have driven the latter out Of the market
aud obtained the monopoly. when they will
put the screws on; yet, although
they have nearly suoceeded in DEW.
ing out home produced bbet III
this State, the Wilmington consumer
has been paying right along, at retail, about
the same prices that hs ha4 paid eva since
the war. And, while thus tying to demon
atrate that cheap beer AM dsAr heef are
pee and the same, he seemed oblvious TO
The vide opening he left for the question
II meat brings ut petntl In Wilmington
market now as good prices as ii did before
Chicago bsef WAS Introduced, what Is to
prevent the New Castle county farmer from
and marketing ht4 own beef
70 at good advantage ne ever ? Notwi,h.
ltanding, as stated above, there Is q grave
LANCER that this upiust measure will 20
through the House unless the co sumeTs
iroute themselves and let 'hslr voice be
leard with no uncertain sound, aud that
promptly. And men who hold 1t just.
liable 10 shin premature yellows stricken
peaches to Wilmington eonsuu ars are 20
'tranRely concerned for the health OF those
ame consumers that they will vote 10 pro-
cot them from the pestilence.laden aud
bHet OF Chicago.
IS THIS ALL RIGHT?
Tine following bill, introduced by Dr..
Richardson. appears to he all right, but
While the Wilmington Council IA endeAvnr-
nR to nut the wires under ground, critical
crntiny o. such measures Is advtsahs:
Re II enacted, Sc. That if any person shall
Tilfully loosen, injure or destroy any lamp or
amps, wheresOever the same may he situated
r located In this State, belonging 10 any cpr-
'oration, company, firm, individual or ind-
lduals engaged in the business of manuiac-
uring or generating electricity for lighting
purposes, or shall wifuiy place any obstluc-
ion or distractions of any Kind ON or against
ny wire or wires belonging to such corpora
lon, company, firm, individual or individuals
sed for conveying currents nf electricity for
ublic or private purposes, or small wilfully !
remove, injure or destroy any pole Of
oles, croSstarIns, wires, insuIat0r5, Cennec-
ons or appurtenances whatsoever belonging |
hereto, belonging to such corporation, COM
any, firm, individual or individuals, either |
efore or after the erection Of the same, or |
hall obstruet or in any way Interfere with |
uth corporation, company, firm, individual or |
ldlviduals, their agents, employees or work |
ION, In their work OF erecting, repairing or |
Improving the poles, line or limos along amy I
me, alley, street or public highway, when
for 30 erecting, repairing or i'm |
rowing has been granted by the proper |
authorities, he shall for each and every such |
lence be deemed guilty Of a tnisuemeHnnr |
nd upon conviction thereof shnil he fined not I
rs than $40 nor mora than 81 q. onc4halt of I
10 iAlt III IslAli CfANb sHdil Nv pau W
rmer and the other half to the State.
the Bailsr In4pection Oil, which went
trough the House to-day, has undergone
, many changes rs 70 tear no resemblance
J Its original sell. II Rpplies now Only to
rm AMI saw mil boilers III rural New
astle and Kant such boilers shall DO in.
,ected annually by an inspector, 10 each
,unty, appointed biennialy by the COVER
Or; inspection fee. 90 Tns engineers who
10 these boilers must pass q satisfactory
and hold a certificate Of COM
9tency
Mr.. whltemans INDECENT insane bill
issed the House today. 1t applies to
ose patients cared for at the States sx-
snse. Some sueh are 10 Philadelphia ia.
ltutions. As New Castle has now com
cd ious and we'll appointed asylum, this
oney may as well be spent at home.
ierefore the governor Is required by This
II, upon the written request of the Ttus-
es OF the Poor OF either county, 10 recall
y such patient from an outside lnstitu-