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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

In the United States senate Tuesday,
bills wers introduced b. Mr. morrill, to es-
tablsh an educational fund from the pro-
caeds OF public lands, and by Mr.. Farwell,
giving a pension of $4,000 year 10 the
widow of General Crook. MIR. George In
troduced joint resolution TO amend the
constitution so as to give Congress- power
for the suppression OF combinations in re-
straint Of trade or production" and "to
prevent transactions that create u monopoly
or increase or depress the price at COM
modlile. that are or may become subjeats
OF commerce among the states or with for
eign nations" Mr. Hoar gave notice that he
would not call up the Montana election CT 90
until Monday next. Toe antitrust bill vas
discussed, and q motion by Mr. George for
the reference Of the bill and amendments
to the Judiciary committee WAS rejected.
PentinK action on amendments the Senate
adjourned
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

A special sent from West Cnester, Pa,
Tuesday, to the Philadelphia Ereatng T'ele-
JrGph, said: "a young woman maize &
despeIGto attempt to escape from the villa
Maria Convent at this place this morning,
but failed. About o'clock this morning
she leaped from one OF the windows In tue
large convent building to tho ground, 10
feet below, and ran down the BOARDWALK
leading to the town clad only in her night
clothes and with nothing but her stockings
on her fest. After her ran Ave OF the nuns,
and when she had got n hundred yards
from the convent they caught her and
dragged her struggling and crying bitterly
back 10 the convent. The young girl cried
murder several times, but no one was near
to go to her aid. young lad VINO was
near was told by one OF the nuns that the
girl was sick and delicious, but this the
fugitive Indignantly denied. The girl YVES
about IS years OF age, and OF attractive ap-
pearancs. The affair has created u sansu-
tlon here, but no steps have been taken to
investigate the matter"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27
III q RAosnn KEFsR..
the Ohio Oyert;alvs-MuCh Appre-
bcnsIOn Created--A Ehrent med
kIMin SAMaes WORE .AnIieLY.

rhe Ohio OyerIialvs-Much Appre-
bcusLOn Created--A Ehrente med
Ram Causes Wore ,anEiety
CISoINNArI, O., March 24,-At 10 O'Clock
this morning tho 0nlo river measured So
feet ~ Inches, and was rising a. tho rate OF
two inches an hour. With no moro rain
60-foot river Seems inevitable, but with the
cloudy sky and the mid Temperature the
outlook Tor more rain puts moat serious
aspect on Effairs along this mighty stream.
Within an hour 1t will hays paased the
extreme point OF the flood OF fDW weeks
ago. The river is rising at oil points below
Pifaburg.
The experience Of 1883, when the river
reached &C feet inches, aad Of 1884. when
its HIGHEST food ever hneWn measured III
fact OF an inch, shows that very little
damage may be expectsh TO brl,k and
stone structures here. Many families in
this teEements and cottages al ing the river
front have been c impelled to 10 In upper
stories OF vacate their quarters entirely.
All the railroads except tina Chesapeake u
OHIO and this Kentucky Central have been
compelled to abandon the Central Union
d1pot and TO establish depots at points
which can be reached.
Mill Greek Valley IL again lake and for
the second time the farmers find their
spring work destroyed by water. Railway
freight travel Ia greatly Interrupted and on
some roads must cease To day within city
limits, Express goods will be carried,
however, so long ms trains can got within
hauling distance. In 1884 the nearest depot
fcom the north WAS Ludlow Grove and
Chester Park which points were reached by
canal boats.
Covngton and Newport are cnt on from
the city now rs far as street car traffic IL
concerned. The ferries are also Obliged TO
stop because they cannot fat landing
places. The casualty list began TO be- made
up yesterday when two men and a boy were
drowned oack OF CoviGgton by The capsIz.
Ing of Il tklff
suburb rs floods. A large district Is flooded
and residents are compelled to vacals their
houses,
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

Commenting upon the recent nesting
OF the business men of I3ostoa, represent
Ing 49 different mercantile associations,
which meeting unanimously decided that
what American ocean commerce needs is,
TO slightly paraphTAss the language of
President Bent Of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company, mot subsidies but freer OPP
portunity," the Philadelphia Forming
Telegraph says;
The state department has, since the Pam
American Congress was suggested and ac-
compiished, publiehei number Of PAM
phlets, aad o. bulky HOOKS even, 10 prove
that the way 10 gst South and G atrial
American trade IA to sub-ld'za ships to sail
20 and from their ports; but in one OF these
publications It is stated that 1.-THE most
danger us competitors that American CON.
merce has to contend with are the tramp
steamers that are not subsidized" Thus
The state department Itself proves that 1t is
not the alleged subsidized ships Of our
chief rival, England, which are most to be
feared, but tho admittedly unsubsid!zsd
ntaal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

The meeting OF the Christian Endeavor
Society Of Second Baptist Church Tuesday
evening Ia the lecture room OF the church,
was very largely attended. The programme
was Rn extremely entertaining and In
structive one and included the following
musical and literary renditions; Instru-
mental solo, Mrs. florence Fisher; sketch
OF the poet, Trnnyspn. was read by Miss
Bessie Gawthrop vocal solo, "The BROOK I"
Tennyscn's works, Miss sydney Wells
vocal solo, "Oome Into the Garden, Mud, 2
Miss Nellie Starr; reading, DORA" Miss
Nellie Blankin: vocal solo, "rne Bugle
Song" j. II. King; reading. Lady Char
lotte," Miss Nellie starr; recitation, "The
Cradle Song" Mics Elsie Beaston reading,
"Ulysses," Mrs.. Bunyon vocal solo, Made.
Line" Miss Birdie Conner. ---
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27
wns, WIN INC levy corr. 10 !,

Daily Republican,.
The levy court ls now brought face to
face with the people on the question OF
reducing this cost Of prisoners board IN the
New Castle jail, Opposed to the two thou.
sand solid petitioners to the lew court to
cut down the price Of board per day from
30 to 30 cents, will be counter petition OF
an uncertain number of persons gathered
up Ia Offices and saloons, though 1t will not
do TO say that there aTs not many good
citizens amongst them. What is petltioned
for aud what IL the ground OF remon-
strancel Tie answer to the first 10, that
the sheriff of New Castle county is allowed
BY the levy court SC cents day for feeding
each Of 40 prisoners on tho average, while
in the neighDoting county Of Chester the
sheriff is allowed 81 cents per day for doing
the sama work.
The difference seams 10 be that the sharIff
Of Chester county gives bis prisoners three
good, healthy meals per day at 81 cents,
while the sheriff OF New Castle county
only gives his prisoners two meals OF very
iadiffaEsnt food at 30 cents per day. This
is very material difference. While l4O
prisoners In Chester county would cost that
county f3,h22.75 per anlum, the same
number in New Castle at 81 cents per day
costs that county si5,33) per annum.
The difference between the two Ii aIl'-
307.25, against New Castle county. IL ,s
supposed that the sheriff of Chester county
has his profits II 81 cents, but tie saerifr Of
Nav CASTLE county not OILY has the anne
profits ~ the Chester county sheriff, but he
has I'll ,607,25 profits besides. All this
comes out OF tbs Taxpayer pockets. When
VS. LOOK at these figures gkAt Gre wa to
think OF the tax.ridden people OF New
Castle county that they did not long ago
rebal against it2
But what do the remonstrants say Well,
they point to precedent, and say you
wouldn't cut down on Sheriff Allen, would
Won, In the middle of his term, after he
fought for and obtained the Office with the
| expec alton Of getting the same compensa-
! ton as other sheriffs This Is all there Is
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

PTTTsBugG, March 2i,-rhs rivers are re-.
ctdiGg slowly, The mstks at 10 O'Clock this
morning indicating 20 feet, a fan Of ~ feet
since midnight, The weather Is bright and
lear, and as the water Is falliug at ali
points from Plttsburg 10 the headquarters
all danger OF disastrous Hood Is passed,
All mills along the bangs Of the three
rlysfs were closed d9wu today on account
o. water getting IN the furnace pits, but by
Tomorrow all will again bs In operation,
Atone the lowlands In Allegheny Cltv the
residents were busily engaged ia cleaning
house after the h3od and replacing the
effects removed yesterday to The npner
floors. Tne damage done by the high water
was small.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27


The strongest proof that the demand
OF the responsible men who pay the taxes
il making itself felt Is furnished by the
putting IN circulation of a counter petit
tion to the levy court to continue the ex-
travagRnt 3D-oont allowance for feeding
the inmates OF Nov Castle jAil. This
petition has not been publicly en-
dorsed by anybody; it has no known
sponsor; it has boon sent out, so
far rs the taxpayers arc in
formed, anonymously and without
Ysternity. Whoever may bs privately
responsible for it evidently desires to OBJ
tain, rs quietly An possible, the sigma
lures OF a few office holders, fsw per-
uonal friends Of the sheriff and the usual
complement OF impacunious hangers-on
who entertain the opinion that taxes are
levied and raised for ths bsnefi. OF a
favored few. II is y scheme to provide
members of the lsvy court with pre-.
text for disrsgardiRg toe voice OF
the taxi payers and cf the unsubaidizsl
press Of tho county; tbs yoIca OF the
Bubs.aatlai farmers a. expressed individ-
ually and tnr9ugh Their institute and
oranges; the voics Of leading citizens Of
Wtlminston speaking for themselves and
through their boAri Of trade. We chal.
ldnga the oirnllatosa o. this 3O.oanss
petition TO public comparison Of its
signers side By side with the names Of
taoss who have spoken fox reduction aud
retrencbment There are nearly 1000
Of the latter on the lists EVERY
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

Resoloed, That this Farmais' Institute
endorse the present movement TO hava the
prisoners board at New Castle jail reduced
from 30 to 10 csnts per dqy,-Ulantmously |
adopted by the meeting in this city on |
Satlriay afternoon.
Resolutd, That this Pomona Orange |
heartily endorse the course which tina
puolic press is pursuing In lts advocacy OF
mea ures looking TO reform In onr county
and local government. Adopted MT Newark, |
March 9th. Tne county papers which hAvs
spoken in advocacy OF the quitting down o.
the cost OF feeding criminals and tranps 20
a more reasonable figure number, basttes
EVERY EyESIsa, the Deiuibdrs Farm aud
Home Daily Republican, Delmpdre Ledger
buaduu Sidr and Middlatown Aetc Era
WHEREAS, We farmers and Taxpayers
assembled. do not thiak 1t costs the people
engaged In farming the sum u 10 cents per
day as living expenses; therefore,
Res0LUed, That we, the Diamond State
Grange, NO. 2, do recon mend to your body
the Importance OF reducing the Co.'S OF
feeding the prisoners N our county JAIL to
that um.-Adopted at stanton, Mateh 7th.
The saving TO the taxpayers of this
county by the reduction asked for by the
Farmers Institute would.be about 81, 000
per year. This would be equivalent to
14,2S5 bushels of corn at 50 cents, or
New Castle jail there Is an average of l40
prisoners. Dover Jail has an average OF
only 81 prisoners, and it ia obviously
cheaper per head to feed 140 men than to
iced 81, yet the farmers of that county
are insisting that the levy court
Of that county shall reduce the rate to
20 cents. The old rate III that county
hassbeen 40 ceuts. The levy court has
recently cut down the allowance TO 80
cents, "but, says the report Of the COM
mittee appointed by the Kent County
Farmers Institute, Eve quote from the
printed report furnished by the chair
man, J. Alexander Fulton, Esq }, "bus
even this is too high AZ present prices,
and should not exaeod 20. The actual
cost, your committee is informed on re-
liable information, do9s not exceed 10
cents per day, aud 10 cents a day for
profit on each prisoner is surely enough.
And your committee has the offer of
competent and responsible man who will
undertake the contract to feed and care
for the prisoners as we'll as they are now
fed and carsd for, for IS cents day, and
pay the county $500 year FOR the use
Of the JAIL
II "a prisoners oan be fed az cost OF
10 cents per day each at Dover, cannot
140 prisoners be fed for 10 cents per head
at New Castle Aud IL ne cents day
profit on each prisoner is surely enough"
in Kent, with 81 prisoners what is the
matter with New Castle with lao prison
ers As to the offer reported by the Kent
county farmers, EVERY EyENIsG has the
offer, in writing, of responsible and
competent man who is thoroughly in
formed, being himself an ex.sherif CT
this county, to ''take your jail and board
your prisoners from this day or any day
that you may name for the sum Of Is
cents per day each, and will give good
freehold security in the sum Of SIS, 900
for the faithful performance Of the CON
tract"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

A tariff bill must be pratty rank when
the New York Tribune cannot swallow it.
Such is tar Mckinley bill. II proposes
some changes TT which even the Tribune
kicks. The proposed duty on hides and
advance in duty on linReed oil are the
recipients of this f'gi6uae's heaviest kioks.
tIhe duty on hides" it reminds McKin-
ley, 4was taken otf by o Republican Con
greso in 1872. The imports have aosroely
increased at sll since that time. AT this
port, where most OF the hides arrive, tho
imports last year were hardly 10 per cent
larger than they were in 1871, before ths
duty was removed. This seems con
elusive evidence that the home producer
doea MT suffer from foreign comp titlon
and the supply OF American hideBactually
marketed has increased during the same
period l24 per cent, judging from the
number of oxen and other cattle reported.
u can hardly Re believed that the hcms
producer will be benefited, under auch
circumstances, by the imposition OF a
daty watch would apparently help no
body 30 much as the rich combination Of
beef-psckers at the west, while it would
seriously AFFECT the cost of materials for
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

A rich society lady told her servant, II
wish couli b. Al strong, healthy ana fniI
Of l!ie az you are@ The lesson ii plain.
The Rirl had plelty Of exercise, an con
I'll utlonal huhlth aud coutentmsnt. Riches
will not buy health. always, but broken
down women can find suTe relief In DIR.
Pietce's tayniitaP Prescription. lisa power
iul, invigorhttnF, restorative tonic and
nstylne. and imparts strength to the whole
system In general, and to the uterine organs
hnd appaudnges In particular. For run
down. lebilltated ana fseble women Gan.
orally II ;the creates. earthly boon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

A duty on hides, says tine New York
lti5aae, "would ssriously 4Hsyt the cot
Of materials for leather and boot and
shoe establishments naar the seabossd,
which uss foreign hides largely and e1-
part a considerable part Of their prod.
nets" 80 that tariff taxation does ia
crease the cost of raw materials and,
necessarily, She cost Of The manufactured
product. There has been SO much
lodging Of this axiom that s. ia Just IS
we'll to have it settled by so good Rspub-
lioan authority Rs the Tribune.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

ThsTeIn1st be something very rotten with
the execution OF justice in Marion county,
Mississippi, when the transfer Of Kilrain,
the prizs fighter, from prison cell to
the generous hospitality OF d wealthy
patron OF the ring hinged merely oa the
siat OF the check that the jai! comnis-
piouers cared TO extort from Charles W.
Rieh. In New York city ths vAriens Of
ludlow street jail have gotten themselves
into very serious trouble, and properly
so, for much less hain0us distraction
OF iuslics.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

A Joint meeting Of the German Library
Association ind Of ths Do aware Sanger.
hnnd was held Tuesday evening In German
OF Sl,i06 10 Tor the past GEAR aud expensss
Of s574 50, Plans for the alteration 81 the
hall we're exhibited by George Rsss. The
cost Of the work Ia comfortably with these
( ms would be about $4,000 II was de-
~ fhat 1t would bn better to erect a new
p pe or walt until the adjoining prop
". nuld be secured. A committees to en-.
irg' tbs stage, by the addition OF 10 feet
Charles ietter. ]. D. Kur,z and Frederlck
sHsiss,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

The GAZETTE is indebted to the cour-
tesy OF Senator Higgins for o copy OF a
Commercial Agent Hawss' (ot Richen-
berg) report on sugar beet culture in
Bohemia, just issued from the govasn-
ment printing Office. From q hurried
glance we note that seed, soil, culture
and climate bsiCg all right, the nearness
Of the factory is very important oonsid-
GRAFTON to the beet grower. settegsst
shows that when beets are bringing 25
cents per liz pounds at the factory, the
cost of transportation by rail 100 miles
or by country road ~ miles eats up the
whole selling value. 1t should be con-
sidered that the country roads of Ger
many are apt to be inoompsrsbly supe-
rior to most American roads. This may
partly explain the unsatisfactory results
Of the experimental sugar beet growing
in this county several years ago. The
manufacture OF beet sugar, the report
further shows, oan only be sue
oessfully carried on on large
sosle. A middle.sizsd factory re-
quires about 800 workmen; should be
near to copious supply Of good water,
handy to cheap coal, have facilities for
pfoftsbly marketing its prodaot, and,
most important of all, be in the imme-
date neighboihood OF the plantation, not
only for the saving in transportation cost
o. the bests, but also, since the factory
only runs about five months in the year,
sit 10 necessary, in order to secure per-
manent help, to employ the laborers in
the field also" Professor yeith, who has
travelled extensively in the United States,
is quoted as saying. Raising beets on a
large eoAle, ss is the case with grain in
America, 10 impossible, as labor is dear
and it is impossible to get sufficieSt help
! for few weeks work. think the plan
adopted by Claus Spreoksls, in Califor.
mia, is the best. Hers SINAI! farmers, who
do their own work with little help, rAisa
the bests and sell them to the factory. A
better plan would be for numbsf of
suoh farmers to form an association and
erect q factory them7elvss. We Rnd suct
associations in Germany and they Ok
very we'll"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

A New York Herald special from New
castle oD-ryne, England, reports; The
great shipbuilding aud engineering Arm
of Palmer 4 Co., whose headquarters are
at Jarrow, have been budding new fur
naces and they have imported the neoes-
sary bronze castings from Philadelphia,
the goods being delivered in Jsrrow at a
cost Of . half penny pound less than
the prioa for the same articles would
Rave been il they had been bought from
an English firm According 10 ''prptec-
Ton" argument what wretchsdiy low wages
thai Phtladelphia manufacturer mnst pay
his employees when he osu ship hronzs
castings across tns ocean and then under
sell the British manufacturer in the lat-
ter's home markell We do not know
that the Philai4iphia man takes advau-
age Of the tariff to squeeze his American
CUSTOMERS, but the import duty Of 40 per
cent al yalorem on foreign bronze mus.
DO big standing temptation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27
,r,. s,,un,,on N, zanxlbar.

ZANZIBAR, March 25,-Mr. Johnston. the
Rr,Iisb consul, has arrived here. He says
that the crew OF this Reindeer we're boy
cottsd at Mozambique by orders OF the
governor and that the officers were fre-
gnently insulted. Many Britieh lndia SUB
iects are imprisoned at Mozambique.
CAPTAIN James Millward, the Republican
candidate, was elected mayor OF Yonkers.
Nsw York, Tuesday. by 800 majority. he
win be the fret Republican mayor In twelve
years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

On motion of Mr. Owens, $500 was
deducted from tais bill and the balance
allowed. This was the only reduction
made so far as the published minutes
show.
AS TO the jury lists this "a grand jurors
drawn to serve for the April and October
terms Of court ore solidly Republican,
while Of the 80 petit jurors only three
are olasaed as Democrats. Thesa are the
simple facts and they furnish THEN own
comment.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27
aganamakers


PaILApELPHIA, Monday, March "a. 1890.
Fournew varieties Of Scotch
Novelty Zephyr Ginghams,
made especially for us, came
LAST week. The assortment
covers twenty-six colorings;
portion are stripes, 20 inches,
at 40 cents; the balance AZ.
Inch borders at 65 cents.
jacquard figures and lace
effects in exquisite colorings
give the hue and style of silk
rather than cotton. 1t would
tax your credulity to tell you
all about our Glnghams.
ne make and sell tie best
Shirts t0r the money to be had
in this country.
That's the pith OF the whole
matter. Not a bit Of guess
work. We've seen every
Shirt that claims 10 be the
best; seen the outside, which
Is open to everybody, and the
inside, which only know-how
eyes and fingers can truly get
at. There's the test.
Il Isn't In the cloth for any
maker TO get up a better
Shirt than we can for the
money; our fault II we're
equalIed. We don't mean TO
be. We surely are not nows
! lust as our Shirts OF the past
led competition In the past, so
our Shirts Of TO day are in the
very front Of the front rank.
Crown, unlaundered. 75c.
Crown, Numbered, 9oc.
Conquerer, unlaun'd, 81.
Conquror, Numbered. SI.I5.
University, unlaun'd, SI.25.
University, launder'd, sI.4o.
To half tell the Handker-
chief story would fill columns.
You must mostly take 1t for
granted Our way Of hand
ling Linens you know
straight from the looms, moth
ing rubbishy, nothing but bgre
Linen that pretends to be
Linen. The gala for you Of
this way shows as well In
HandSerchiefs as anywhere.
Let four point the moral:
Mems. printed borders, fa'5c-not the new.
oct, hut think 81 the price!
Mcn's printed borders 2dr-handsome do
signs mud fresh,
Wrmen's printed borders and initials, 81 a
, duzeh-lacd To he kl,G0
! Wnmens WHITE hnmsttched, SOC n doz.-.
slightly, worthiul, every day Hand or
chief.
100 dozen 24-inch Bohe-
milan Napkins, pure linen,
az 20 a dozen. That's the
!, plain bald fact. A volume Of
. talk wouldn't say all. You
catch the spirit Of our Linen
doings ia those simple Nap
! kins They stand for a store
full Of Linens Of every sort.
German Table Linen for
instance, 70 inches wide, new
: patterns, eighty cents a yara.
8 PUT It beside any regular 81
/ quality outside.
J Busy man or busy woman,
/, what do you know Of books.
Next to nothing, very likely
: But you dny books just the
! same. Caught by a title, or
. a pretty binding, or a chance
!. NORTHUMBERLAND, nine times
= In ten. Oftener than not you
: get the book you don't want
!. and skip the book you ought
to have. Wasted money ID
the least OF it. Need you dc
! it, No!
t Suppose you had a friend
4 wise In books; with no pets,
? no enemies; clean, clear, can
9 did. A friend that every
y month picked up each new
q q book, got at the very pith and
E marrow Of It, and told you
! with judicial business pse,
= clsely what Its scope and
value were--and the fair price.
= What a treasure such friend
n would he. That's just wha,
!. Book News Is. 1t may be
!. yours for a pinch Of pennies
:. lilly cents a gear.