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Evening journal., 1890-05-08
LsITeR OF SENATOR CRAY.
He Explains Why He Could Not Deliver
an address on County Reform.

tie Explains Why re Gouid NOT Deliver
an Address on County Reform.
In accordance with the resolutions of
Saturday. thore was a reeting Of the
Young Mems Democratic Club last night
to appoint the committee under the fol
lowing resolutions offered by Andrew g.
Wilson ON Saturday.
Whereas, The necessity for a reform in the
mode Of governing our county Is of great in
terest to the general public; and
Where IS, The Farmers Alliance of New
Ca tie county has taken an active interest
looking towards such reform; and
" hereas. The Young Mems Democratic
Club feels this to be matter of public con
Germ and not confined to party; therefore be
Resolved. That the committee to be ap-
| pointed by this club be and is hereby author
| lied TO communicate with the president of
| the Farmers institute o New Castle county
/ requesting that he suggest 10 that body the
appointment Of committee to confer with
| this committee upon the preparation of a bill
| or bill carrying ont the suggestions presented
and adopted by this club al this meeting.
the following committee was ap-
| pointed: Andrew G. Wilson, chairman (;
Horace G. Johnson, William l.. Wier
Lewis G. Yandegrift and j. Travers
Jones.
The following letter was read
SIR: | regretted my inability to
meet tbs Young Mems Demo
4 tLhLiC 0iuU Oh EhbuIQAy INSu'
ing last. Ny engagements in
death Of Senator Beck, made it quite i'm
possible for me to be present.
The machinery of our county govern
ment, which we have inherited from our
ancestors. undoubtedly may be improved,
and adjusted to the modern conditions.
which now render it in some respects
| awl ward nd nav q dv IL has under
Dem ,cratic control IN the main served our
county well, and consulted the interests
of the taxpayers by the economies which
distinguish our party from its opponents.
Still it may be improved, and while doubt
full as to the expediency of reducing the
number and not representing each hun
dred in the Levy Court, | am, on the
whole in favor of the scheme propounded
by the resolutions adopted by the club on
Saturday evening last. | especially com
mend the creation of the Office of comp
troller, by which responsible audit of
county expenses may at all times be had.
| am also in favor of the resolutions com
mending ballot system, identical with,
or assimilated to the so-called
Australian system, by which the purity,
Independence and integrity of the ballot
may be measurably secured, and the
work of the corruptionist' and boodler be
made more difficult. | am writing hur-
riedly. but as / have just read in the
papers the resolutions adopted by the
club, do not want to occupy doubtful
position in regard to them. Yours very
truly,
GEORGE GRAY.
United States Senate, Washington, May
s. 1890
Evening journal., 1890-05-08

without stultifying itself or abusing men
who are as intelligent, as patriotic and
as ready to practice all Of the virtues Of
the Christian civilization as any people
in existence. The Telegraph says:
When II ccmest to the crime Of murder the
various sections Of the country don't have
much to boast one over the other The news
Of the day reports a tragedy ia Georgia, an
other in Indiana, another in Kentucky. ar
other in South Carolina while Philadelphia
Jury has Just convicted Of murder in the first
degree a man who ought long since 10 have
been put where he could not slay his fellow
Tuen. Ii IS no wonder the Southern papers
fly back al us every now and then, comparing
crime IN the North with crime in the SOUTH
II is "a very unhappy kind of warfare. Better
let it alone Let eacn section take care OF lts
own criminals and II viii have its hands more
than full.
Crime assumes frightful mien every
where, at all times among all peoples A
calm view of the matter will show, any
man who is open to conviction, that the
white people of the South have the
purest Anglo-saxon blood in the United
States; that they possess the splendid
traits common TO that race TO marked
degree; that they exhibit record ei
social and political excellence not sur
passed by any people in the world. that
their record of crime and Of insanity viii
com pare fayorably with the record ot
any other people
In view Of these facts the caution Of
the Telegraph is particularly timely
now. when the majority Of Congress pro
poses to apply an electoral law in th'
South on the theory that the people ar'
more lawless than in other states.
The theory is not true. A careful
reading Of the dispatches. or a comparison
OF statistics will prove that the South il
freer from crime than any other section
It will show that the horrid crimes
against women scarcely ever occur ex
cept among the negroes, that the famil.
altar is remarkably sacred that propert,
and life are particularly safe. 1t is vel
to consider this subject of comparative
crime, at this time with honest manli
ness aud without low partisan bias.
II surely is not necessary TO malign 1
brave and chivalrous people for the pur
pose Of increasing the number of Repub
lican Representatives in Congress.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08
THz Chester Times saws:

Between Quay, Clarkson. Reed, Ingalls,,
Platt dudley and few other Republican
patriots. the average Democrats lot is not
hflariously happy.
No, the style of statesmanship ex-
plotted by those exponents Of boodlerism
hate and vulgar partisanship is humilia
ting. Those fellows are not any credit tc
the party Of Lincoln, Sumner and Conk-
ling. Ne can conceive how Q
man can adhere to the party which
has forsaken its principles. lost its virtue
outlived its usefulness. been abandoned
by such men as George W. Curtis ano
that is held together by the cohesive
power of money, but we cannot conceivs
how q nan can have praise for such mer
IS Quay, Clarkson, Platt and Dudley
Reed and In alls are men Of ability
perverted ability. It's true, but stil
asliuy. 1t is impossible to conceive how
s partisan even can rank those othel
fellows a. patriots, II they sre patriots
Evening journal., 1890-05-08
THE renial ,Iipe Halford i IN Indian

THE genial 'Lige Halford is in Indian
npolis mending the fences for the Har-
rison candidacy in 1892. The following
instance is an evidence Of Mr., Harrison I
unpopularity. Mr.. HAlford met NJ. M.
Cummings. one Of the most prominent
Republicans in the city. Its pretty
cool out here, remarked Mr.. Halford.
Yes, it has been pretty cool .sround
here ever since Hsrrison's Administra-
tion began, replied Mr.. Cummings, who
turned on his heel and walked away
This incident reflects pretty accurately
the prevailing sentiments respecting tn,
President among the Republicans every
where.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08

A FEW days ago Mr.. Buchanan, Mem :
Der Of Congress from Virginia, addressed
a letter to the Postmaster General in re
gard to change Of post office IN ms
district. In answer he received com
munication from J. s. Clarkson, First
Assistant Postmaster. General, In which
that official states that an application for
change OF name and site Of the
post Office in question has beer
filed in the department, but haf
been referred to General Malone, our
referee for his recommendation" Gen
eral Malone resides 800 miles from tbs
post office, and on honest and respectable
grounds could not have anything mor'
TO do with the name of the post Office
than Quay has. 1t is q small business
but that is no reason why they brinl
Malone into it, adding disgrace to small
Evening journal., 1890-05-08
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
A Problem IN wages.

FroDiem IN wages.
Boston Herald.
Assuming that a community Of 100, 900
workers can produce in a day, by the
labor of ten hours. wealth TO the value
Of $500. 900. then II their labor is cut
down 70 eight hours a day, they must
either work harder OF more skillfullY
n the shorter period, or there
viii Be one-hfth less Of wealth
TO divide among those interested
10 = its production. There is no
way 81 getting over this. At the present
time the wages earned are paid, and the
capitalist receives his returns from the
gross sum Of production. If this sum
u cut down IN any way, a loss is inevita-
bic either on the side Of the capitalist or
wage Garner ior on both sides. While IS
divided among 6vs men viii give each
I apiece. there is no process Of arithme-
tic By whieh 81 divided among Eve men
viii produce the same result.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08

Mr.. ANDREW H. GREENS scheme for
consolidating the cities Of New York,
Brooklyn, Yonkers, Jersey City, Long
Island Hoboken and several other towns
and cities is not only an appeal to ma
tional vanity, but plan for heading of
Chicago The name proposed for the new
city is Manhattan. which is recommends
as more euphoneons than the hybrid
name New York, and distinctively
American. The aggregated city would
contain over $500, 900 souls. Thus il
would be the metropolis Of the New
World in population, in trade and in Inn
portance. It would be the rival Of Lon
don in size, and would be very much
larger than any other city In the world
The Boston Globe says
Here is a great community entirely homo
geneous Ia its interests. living in two dihtreIl
statt s. three or four different counties. and
half-dozen different cities These communi
ties are identical in their interests, and are 81
working ogt common destiny. II they shoule
all unite under one municipality Ameries
won have for her metropolis. ~ the begin
ming OF the twentieth century, the largest CIT,
Ia the world
The first difficulty which presents it
self in carrying out Mr.. Green's scheme
S that of obtaining the consent Of th'
petty and selfish politicians who woulc
oppose the consummatiop because il
might deprive them of influence. Th'
second difficulty would be the invention
of form Of government which would b
representative, efficient, economical an'
responsible to the people. The presen
government Of New York doss not NEE
these requirements.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08
naftnOAfIk.
PHILADELPHIA, WlLMlNaTUN. AND
BALTIMORE RAILROAD

4 BALTIMORE RAILROAD
March I'd 1880.
Trains will leave Wilmington as follows
ln1'aaa.eiphia "a .e !expressl, 3D. o. 20 30 ~.
lSs9' u 90 80, 227. sos, IL, S. g 80 O6 and
:. .AaSecommodation aS 8 4O IS, 7O5. 10, 10 As m,
= Sor Se, Z sp W 90 A. 40 l0o, 45pm
y -, ~ Il ol m, IL 30, 505, s II, I % and 100a
:, Accommodation, $40 6 s.. 7O5, s 10. 1O4s,
II u q q m, u 80, 85. 100, 20 642. 10 and
! New Y York, s., 2sa4@, $50. s.. $50, low.
sos d So, . y. o6 % 3 and my "a IA "a q. g o.
"a oI y, meS5 q Snsster' via Laraolin, 40 ana
For Newark (Centre) and Intermediates
stations, ~ am, IL 81 and 6 30 o M
Baltimore and intermediate stations, 2d9
and ~ m and IL 10 night
Baltimore and Bay Line, S g nm.
Baltimore and washington. IS, SO4, e11a
70 Y, and Il 90 m, ~ 06, 81 ID, Is, 145'Esss
s6 07, 40. p p IA and ~ ~ night
Trains for Delaware Division leave for:
New Castle, 30 M, Il q, s., 8 20, 4 "a Tx
Georgetown, S 50 a m, $50 and 7OOpm.
Harrington, Delmar, and way stations, 9 q.
EXPRESS for Harrington, 8 80 and 7OOpno.
Express for Dover, Harrington and Delm1zia
| IL u a m and IL Il p m.
| Franklin City. 30 a m.
Express for Cape Charles, Old Point Cory
fort, and Norfolk, II u IN and u n m.
l leave IDllaURlpnltt. BrDhu Htittls huE
mington. (express) 80, 20. Z ~, 81, 10 ra
u ~, II 35, m, *l2 35, or, Ol, 0l, AL, 3 W.
y - %, 81, 40, II l6, II 50, m, and Il 70
| Accommodation. 8 25, $40, 10 %, Ii IS a m,
~ 22s, 10, 40. 3d. p, 80, 10 %, 10 40 and
/
SUNDAY TRAINS.
/ ,-g @-ladelphia express, IS, 2 81. %,
1 pm.
Accommodation, 7O0, sl5. 9lo. a m, IL 10.
/ % ~. -, 40 and 10 10, 10 45 D m
/ 06 and 10 60 p m.
| Accommodation. Z %. s Is, sl0am, IL 10. 25,
| 10 20, 40 and 10 45 p IN.
For New York (egpressl, So, 2 50. 90 %.
10, II 81 m, y, IL 81, 70 20, O6 and 10 dt
pm.
For West Chester, via Lamokin, s15am.
| For New Castle, ~ 10 night.
| For Gape Charles, Old Point Comfort a1I
| Norfolk. IL OF night.
For Middletown, Clayton, Dover, Wyoming.
FELTON,, Harrington. Bridgeyille, Seafora
| Laurel and Delmar liz Ol night.
Baltimore and Washington, 46 5 o4, 10 u G
m, IL 06, 25, +6 o., 40, p and IL 40 nigha.
| Baltimore, IL = m and ~ l3 night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad street, for Wis
mington expressl, co. 20, II la IA, Oa, % ~,
81, 4O II 10, II 80 p M. and IL 03 night.
Accommodation, 5 35, 10, 10 2o, q m, II g,
2 %, TO, 8 35, 10 40 and II 80 m.
For further information passengers are RS
ferred to the ticket Office at the station.
Trains marked thus +) are limited expreHgs
upon which extra fare Is charged.
| CHAS. E, PUGH, J. r. WOOD.
General Manager. Gen. Pass Agent.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08
LISTEN 70 this dsioyal cry of the Phil
adelphia Ledger in condemnation of the
five minutes rule of the House Of Reed .

LISTEN 70 this dlsioyal cry of the Phil
adelphis Ledger in condemnation Of the
i've minutes rule of the House Of Reed
After sounding flourish " TIE party
trumpet over the superior efficacy of speaker
Reeds new rules, that were t1 enable the
majority of the House 10 control the business
OF the House.aud after ve months 1f dawdlinv
and idling-three af which have been under
the Reed rules the majority party in the
Federal House of Representatives haa been
struck with sudden spaam Of fpernici0as
activity Every thing now ia % be done
VII WIZ hep, rklp an4 JUMP, aeeofalnG " the
decree of the party caucus, ~ pronounced bv
the Committee on Rules. Measures II every
nature and description are % ga through hy
and whatever else the House "a to Be, 10 is 10
longer to be q deliberative body.
There are other criticisms that might
be made with equal justice land greater
pungency on the majority which started
so bravely months ago to attend to 'the
business Of the country" A. Speaker Reed
sententiously announced. Il Is the sf-
fort Of the majority now to hurry the
debate on the tariff bill IL order to shift
the responsibility Of its conglomerated
stiffness upon the Senate. The Republicans
cannot afford to pass the Mckinley bill
even with the accessions they have made
from the South and tbs new
Western states. They see that they will
be beaten at the next elections
and they are trying to prepare baked
meats for the funeral The action Of
the House has been scandalous, unjusti-
fable and full Of impertinent deceit Of
political tricksters The leading mem
bers of the majority have not showed an
appreciation Of the situation above th,
idea of a ward politician. They hav,
acted with the foolish intrepidity Of mer
who seemed t. believe that there would
not be an accounting, or with the reckless
ness Of men whe appreciate that this 4
their last chance.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08
ON TU UESDAl'
THE 18TH DAY OF MAY, 1890,
AZ 2 O'clock, ?. M,

~ 4 y tipths y. liss
The following described real estate. viz
All that certain lot of land with a brick
cotton factory thereon erected, situate in the
city of Wilmington, New Castle county, State
Of Delaware, bounded and described as
follows. to wit;
Beginning at the intersection Of the south
erly side of Thirteenth street, with the east
erly side of Poplar street, thence easterly
along the said side of Thirteenth street ~
feet inches to the centre line OF 9-inch
division wall; thence thereby southerly
parallel to Poplar street 81 feet inches 70
a corner; thence sOutherly about feet inches
to a corner Of the brick boiler house;
thence along the side Of said boiler house wall
soutberly parallel TO Poplar street Al feet
inches to another corner; thence eastsrig
palallel to Thirteenth street feet men 70
a corner, thence sOutnerly parallel TO fOpllaI
street 43 feet inches to a line OF land OF lhe
heirs of Samuel McCaulley, deceaseI; tbehce
| thereby westerly parallel TO Thirteenth strSet
Ill feet 9inches TO the easterly side of foptalr
street. and thence thereby northerly 80
| feet inches to the place Of beginning, De the
contents thereof what they may.
Together with all the machinery oI every
| kind contained in the buildings on the saia
I lot of land.
-iezed and taken into execution as the
i property OF klixebeth tusey, eNecntfiA 81
/ Joseph NJ. Pusey. deceased. ana h''la Deth
Ha-.s, w410M Y Loss{, - .s-2 ~ =, a.
. ''''' " ~ Al.VAN ALLEN, Sheriff.
A sherif's ONCE, Wilmington. April 70, 1880.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08

THE name Of Senator Anthony Hig-
gins on the Republican Congressional
Campaign Committee, signifies that the
Republicans will inaugurate a hustline
campaign in Della ware, and that u will
not be necessary for the Knowles's e
tourney to Philadelphia for arguments &
carry Sussex.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08

SPEAKER REED gave his keynote few
days ago, and now Mckinley has piped
away with quite a different notei next
Harrison will sound his note, and then the
Quay wanamaker. Dudley combination
will issue its more effective and more
intensely Republican notes. The Re
publican party has various key notes,
but it relies on Treasury notes for its
supreme effort. and the recall which
is urged BY the applause Of the pension
grabhers and tariff robbers.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08
BALTIMORE & OHEe
RAILROAD.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE Av. DEPOT
EAST ROTTNIf.

hASI bOD2Ds
NEW YORK, week days, .2is, s7c3.
40 % a m, *12 0s, q 43, IS Is, e 45 N.
new YORk, Sundays, p Is. Y 90 a n, ~ o.
PHILADELPRIA, week days, = Is, eUf.
y 90. 09. 80, *s 50, 90, 40 e, 10 23, Al g
70 46 7.0O. 50. &c 10 o. IN
PHILADELPHIA, Sundays, = 10, 700 y CO.
81 va 4 * = a. "a IA; a "a " y y, y z - g.
CHESTER. week days, = 10. Sos, I.0o, y CO.
Z 80, Is 90 90 10 q, 10 rs +1.25,a M; fl2.0fs
e9 z 49, 800. 4 10 +6.i3. 525. $40. % 4s 100,
CHESTER, sundays, s2ls, Zoo, 900, 76g,
o. i 20 a. tl208. loo, 2 4s, 500, 10, s5.i0s
4 2fI&Nffd x Il "a ri Cry ~ 2 n j.. week days.
2 ~ a. M, 2 43 Il 2 m, "a dgily 3lyi,,n
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON. IS a.
+s a., III As m; 24b "A 10, H5 Is. e 81. g II
an daily; 7.4O a. M, Y 10 N, daily excess
Baltimore and principal stations on Phiieg
delphia Division, % p. M. daily,
PIIISBURt, -s.47 a. m, +5.ib p. N. dsi,gq
eiNelNSATf /. And 4 % ST. IouIg i! IL Is 1si !. n
and IS 10 p. m. daily.
daily and ~ 70 a. m. daily except Mond6y.
LANDENBERG ACCOMMODATION week
days. Z %, II co, q. m; 2 45 and 55 p N. SUAs
TRAINS LEAVE MARKET ST. STATION.
For Philadelphia and way stations. week
p. m. Sundays, 40. 2 30 a m; u 43, So, 55p.En.
For Baltimore. week days, $50, IS %, q.
m., 2.86. . So = 50 m. Sundays, 80 m. 3 u
and "a 55 D m.
Baltimore and principal stations on Phila-
delphia Division, So p. n daily.
For Landenberg and way stations, week
days, 81 81, 10 %, IN; 2 S5. 50 m Sum
days, 8 25 a m; 4 55 p n.
Chicago, IS 30 a M, daily, except Sunday.
Pittsburg, $3.50 m daily except Sundays
LV. PHILADELPHIA FOR WILMINGTON
Daily +440, fs.l6, 1000 l.l0 a. m, lz.09 noole.
Lao, 800, % 40, F4.40, Il fto6, ESQ, T,40, s.ia
DAILY, except Sunday. .s8 is. 6 40 and 7.sB ak
Il 50, +4l0 and $50, II 30 pm. Sunday only,a u
q m, 8 70 pm,
Telephone. No. 1893.
Rates to Western Points lower than via AM
other line.
q. r. ODELL. q. o. sCULL.
Genl Manager. GENT Pass. AGENT
| WILMINGTON AND NORTHERN Raj >
w ROAD. Time-tahle. in effect Nov. 23 1885,.
GOING NORTH.
Daily day
tex Sunday Daily. only
Evening journal., 1890-05-08
n Was Her Second Husband, Thougl
She Was Not Divorced From the First.

III Was Her Second Husband, Though
She Was Not Divorced From the First.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, May Son
April A, Walter Young of East Nant-
meal Township, died, leaving a valuable
estate. A short time after his decease
the register of will granted letters of
administration to his sons, Englebert
Young of Philadelphia and Walter
Young Of Birchrunville, this county
Mrs. Young, the widow, their stepmother,
objected TO letters being granted and
asked that the letters be revoked and
granted to her. She produced marriage
certificate which showed that in 1881 she
was married by Rev. ]. 7. Fry in Read
ing to Walter Young, ST.
The administrators admitted before
the register OF wills that the marriage
had taken place, but claimed it was
illegal, as Mrs Young knew that her
husband, Peter Roth was then living in
Six Points, o. 1t was admitted by the
lady that she had married Peter Roth in
1866 and he in 1876 went West in search
Of work, and that since 1877 she had not
heard Of him, and supposed that he was
dead. John II. Clair of Pottstown,
was present, and testified that he
had been in correspondence with Peter
Roth in 1886, five years after Mrs.
Roih's marriage with Mr. Young, and
that he had informed Roth Of her mar
risge, and that he had also notified her
friends that Roth was still living. The
register refused to revoke the letters OF
administration which he had granted t.
the sous. Mrs Young then announced
that she would sue the estate for wages
Evening journal., 1890-05-08

WE print letter from G. 4, X
stating that the Elkton w. Q. T. 2. Sc
reders are not prohibitionists first, last
and all the time, but Republicans With
an insignificant temperance annex. We
hoped better things of them than that
they would invite deception by the Re
publican party again.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08

THE fact that the Morning News does
not like certain well known Democrats
Is not preiudicial to them or TO the reso-
lutions with which their names have
been unnecessarily associated. That is
simply the effect Of Republican politics.
1t makes man hate everything good, as
the Devil hates holy water The fact
that the News has so much to say con
serning the personnel shows that it can
not make any argument against the reso-
buttons. The News objects to things as
they are. but objects with greater vigor
10 a proposed change.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08

THE Morning News objects to the
Australian ballot system because It is
new and to the resolutions Of the Young
Mems Democratic Club because they are
old. Ii is difficult to frame a measure to
suit the News. No doubt the editor
would object to the plan Of salvation for
the reason that he had heard it before.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08
coMPARAIIvE calMr

The Philadelphia Telegraph is Re
publican paper Of conservative tendsn-
lies. temperate language and sensible
political opinions ~ IL capable OF dltfsr.
ing from the Democratic theories Of
economy fnance and government
Evening journal., 1890-05-08
- 90 Ahn.n

Delaware City News
10 Is iust this feeling Of bold party in
dependence. displayed BY the EVENING
JOURNAL, that We admire ia its editorial
columns; above petty individual abuse,
ii Is purely, truly aud strongly Demo.
cratic, bold, fearless and Just to both
parties.
Evening journal., 1890-05-08

what Was Washing toni Wnas were
Franklin, Jefferson, jackson. Lincolnf
'Tis a burning shame TO hold such grovel-
ing ideas. Profit by the work Of such
men If you must, but do not praise them
~ patriots