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Evening journal., 1890-01-29
HusrLER HleeINs.

He Commits Breach of Senatorial ETH
quette and Has TO submit to Rebpks.
Senator Higgins of Delaware has com
mitted an awful breach of senatorial ETH
quette, and is being gently but persist
emily rebuked by his colleagues
There is an unwritten law Of the senate
that no member Of ii shall move an exec
utive session until he has been senator
for at least two years. Even then he is
not expected to make the motion himself,
but to suggest to one of the
older senators that he desires
to have an executive session
Then, if the senior statesman is willing.
the motion is made in due form. Senator
Edmunds is the man who is supposed to
govern the matter Of whether the Senate
shall go into executive session or not,
aud his right to rule is rarely questioned,
not more than is that of Don Cameron to
move to adjourn. Mr.. Higgins knew
nothing about this time honored custom,
and being man of considerable push and
energy. and accustomed TO manage his
own affairs, he upset all the traditions.
Senator Cullom had the foor and Mr..
Higgins asked him if he would yield to
allow him to make a motion. The Illinois
Senator, thinking that this was a request
of some routine kind, promptly yielded
the floor, and the Delaware Senator
startled his colleagues by q motion to
proceed TO the consideration Of executive
business. Half dozen Senators immedi-
ately hemmed and hawed and made sew.
eral motions, and Vice President Morton,
who has been thoroughly posted on
| the rules of the Senate completely
ignored Mr.. Higgins and his motion.
| The Senator became little nettled, and,
| flushing, repeated his request and
scowled at the Senators who were at
\ tempting to talk him off his feet They
persisted, and so did Mr. Higgins. he
couldn't understand why Edmunds
wagged his head at him, and he paid nc
attention to Senator Hoar, who elevated
his eyebrows and shook his spectacles,
and when one or two of his neighbors
attempted to whisper to him, he pushed
them off saying, "Wait minute till
make motion"
Mr. Higgins became quite annoyed at
the evident attempt to snuff him out
and insisted on his motion in such Wig
orous way that the Vice-President was
compelled to recognize it in order TO save
a row and advertise to the galleries that
there was a family misunderstanding
When the doors were closed the old Sena
tors read their young colleague les
son in the etiquette of the Senate
and told him that hereafter when he
wanted an executive session to wink al
Mr.. Edmunds and not to be so frisky
himself. Mr.. Higgins accepted his re-
buke in becoming humbleness. but says
privately to his friends that he thinks
Senatorial etiquette and courtesy for th'
most part are stuff and nonsense. -
New York Sun.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29
Astonishad At Ice.

The natives OF tropical countries are sell
dom 50 much astonished as when they are
first introduced TO snow and ice The con-
gealing Of water is phenomenon they are
slow to comprehend. A few months ago Sir
William Macgregor enticed several of the
New Guinea natives 10 the hitherto unscaled
summit of Mount Owen Stanley, the loftiest
peak in British Australasia. On its barren
summit, nearly a thousand feet above the
zone of vegetation, big icicles were found,
greatly to the amazement of the natives,
who were much startled when they touched
them and insisted that their fingers had been
burned.
A year ago, when Mr.. Ehlers assembled
Mount Killma-Njaro, in Africa, his native
porters, who had lived all their lives near the
base Of the great mountain, pulled off the
boots with which they had been provided as
they approached the snow line and plunged
merrily into the snow with their bare feet.
They lost no time in plunging out again and
lay writhing on the ground, insisting that
their feet had been severely burned. Some
of the Central African natives who have been
introduced into Germany mistook the first
snow storm they saw for a flight Of white
butterflies Lieut. Won Francois says the
mistake was a very natural one. One day
when he was ascending a tributary Of the
Congo he saw for the first time the air filled
with a great swarm Of white butterflies, and
he says the spectacle closely resembled a gen
tie fall of snow. Montreal Star
Evening journal., 1890-01-29
The Zoo and thn penaa,.t.

One day reynard approached a peasant
who was working in his field and said:
For some reason or other there appears
to be want Of perfect confidence between
the peasants and the foxes.n
EYES, replied the peasant as be rested for
moment.
''This makes it unpleasant for both Of us,
and have been delegated to see if we could
not come to some mutual understanding
II am willing.p
eYery we'll" continued the fox as he
looked at the sky to hide the twinkle of salts
faction in his eye. $40 prove your full CON
fidence in us leave the door of your hen
house open tonight. That will be proof
that you no longer regard US as thieves and
maraudersn
The peasant agreed to this, but while he
left the door open he set a trap just inside,
and when he arose next morning, 10! the del
egate was fast in the jaws
rs this keeping your agreement with meg'
clustered Reynard as the peasant approached.
''Was not the door openn
Eyes, but you set this trap insidel Release
me at once, and in future my dealings shall
be with more honest menln
"Gently, Sir Reynard, said the peasant as
he tapped him on the head with club; ''had
you kept to the outside you would never have
known of my trap. The fact that You were
inside proves that you wanted my poultry al
the expense Of my confidence
MORAL:
Give a thief opportunity to reform, bu
carry yonr wallet in your boot leg when il
his company. Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29
NEWSPAPER oplrior


Louisville Courier-Journal.
Governor Forakers testimony concern
ing the ballot-box forgery is photo.
graph Of as reckless and shallow poll
tician as has figured recently in American
politics.
Governor Foraker was four times
candidate for governor Of Ohio. In the
first contest he was defeated by Governor
Hoadley. Twice he was elected and
served, and last summer he was nomi-
mated for third term in Office.
In his public life he did moth
ing to commend him to the
American people. but he dominated the
Republican party in Ohio and defied all
his political enemies. He was a dema-
gogue of purest ray serene; a blatant
sectional agitator, and so extreme in his
demands for more pensions as to place
himself at the head of the
agrarian element among the SOL
diers. When Tanners resignation
was demanded, Foraker telegraphed
him to stick and the soldiers would stick
TO him. Because he possessed these traits
Of the demagogue; because he was
INSCRIPTIONS; because it was thought by
his peculiar oratory he could fir o the
Northern heart and array one section with
the other; because he was thought to be
as smart as he was inscriptions. he was
mentioned as probable nominee for
President in 1888 before the Re
publican National Convention, and
as certain of the second place
on the ticket in case the Presidential
nomination went to the East. This
mention" turned the head Of the little
charlatan, and, believing that Senator
Sherman stood In his way at the Chicago
convention, he resorted to the most
despicable means to separate the Ohio
vote from him This was the re-
doubtable Republican leader as he
appeared before his last nomina-
tion. Now for the latest exposure
of this distinguished gentleman,
as given in the sworn testimony before
Congressional committee.
There is nothing in recent-political his
tory quite so full of hypocrisy, malice
and treachery as this ballot box scandal.
It destroys the political fortunes of Mr.
Foraker, who seems to be both dupt
and a knave; governor selling his
recommendation to Office to a man be
could not trnst, TO induce him to obtain
a paper to which he had no right. This
would seem to be the lowest depths Of
political degradation, an illustration Of
the moral torpitudo Of an eminently sue
cessful politician which carries its OWE
lesson on it's face.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29

the marks Of his lifetime work are OBJ
liberated. He accumulated immense
wealth and built up two great businesses.
He did not build any more enduring
monuments and even those have
not remained to perpetuate bis
fame. The name of A. T.
Stewart is obliterated. So far as the
people of the present day know or care
A. T. Stewart died as be lived, a mean,
parsimonious, old Scrooge He left an
estate estimated at $50, 900, 900 and an
imbecile widow. Immediately after the
death Of the widow the heirs began suit
to break the will, and they have sue
coed ed in forcing Judge Hilton, who held
tine bulk Of the property, to make divis-
ion. Even the white marble mansion with
its gallery of famous pictures on Fifth
avenue is closed. The doors are BARRED
and the windows boarded. 1t stands .
monument Of useless millions. Stewart
lived selfish, narrow, miserable exis-
tence and the world is no better for his
life and no worse for his death. The
large hotel that he meant to devote to
working women was failure, because
he was too penurious to endow it and
too exacting and finical to allow it meet
the demands of those for whom II was
built. Stewart was rich man, only
that and nothing more.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29

THE bill refunding the direct taxes
collected from the several states during
the progress Of the war has passed the
Senate. Its main object is to put money
in the pockets of special attorneys and to
decrease the surplus. There is a scandal
IN regard to the Iowa claim alone
by which the lobbyist attorneys
who have been pushing the
bill will obtain fee Of $3.50, 600
There are other states concerning
which the scandal is as great and the
fees almost as large. The bill has not
been passed, because it was just and
proper, but It was lobbied for. Under
the bin the total amount to be returned
to the various states win be $15, 227,
632 Oh. This amount is exclusive Of tho
10 per cent. commissions which were
allowed to the states or to those who paid
the tax The amount which Pennsylva-
mia will receive under the bill is, also
exclusive Of commissions, 81, 654, I'll. 48.
This is larger amount than any other
state win receive except New York, whose
claim amounts to g., 213, 1905 SO. The claim
Of Ohio ranks next to that OF Pennsylvania
being 81. 1882, O25 80. Delaware will re-
ceive $40, 1898 and New Jersey
1882, 614sa. senatorlsherman says Of the
bill: 1T is simply to restore money to
some of the states who paid the tax, and
relieve other states who did not bear
their share of the burden" 1t keeps
money moving, pays fat fees and de-
creases the surplus. What more could
| be- wishedf
Evening journal., 1890-01-29
wELL-KNowN PERSONS.


Miss Nita Shakespeare, daughter Of
Mayor Shakespeare, Of New Orleans, will
be Queen Of the Carnival this year
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage and his wife
are passengers on the Cunard line steamer
Aurania, which sailed from Liverpool for
New York on Saturday.
The latest story by Professor Ebers.
the arch@ologic novelist. is entitled
Joshua. and its historic background is
furnished by Biblical incidents.
MINNIE Garnet, wife Of the President
of France, Is said to have taken great
fancy to Amelie Rives-Chanler. She
considers her the most charming American
she has ever met, she is quoted as say.
ing.
Sir Edwin Arnold has charmed the
Japanese. He was feted and cared for in
the most hospitable manner by that PEG
pie, and his addresses proved as interest
ing to them as to English or American
audiences.
Ada Ellen Bayly t"Edna Lyalr9, tn,
| English novelist wears a blue serge
dress, with plainest of trimmings" and
short brown hair, arranged with Puri-
/ bhiltldl olh pAAttt9s III cpodhAuA u6l
voice is low and SOFT
The dress worn by Mrs. Robert Ballan
/ tine at the wedding of her daughter
Roberta, to John o. ii. Pitney of Nor
ristown, recently, was, it is said, mad,
from piece Of silk especially woven fol-
the Empress of Austria. Enough wa,
manufactured for two gowns and ther
the pattern was destroyed Worth de
signed both gowns New York Tribune
w. A. Clark. Democratic senator -eleci
from Montana, is very wealthy man
BE is supposed to be worth nearl,
SEQ 900, 600 BE says: II operate colo
and silver mines in Montana, Idaho, Utal
and Arizona. operate copper mines il
Montana and lead mines in Arizona.
own a gold mill and silver mill at Butte
/ own a bank at Butte, and own news
paper in the some city"
The latest sensation in the way Of be
trothals is that of Mrs. Stephen Dana o.
Philadelphia, to NJ. Roberto Carries Esllinl
of Brussels. Mrs. Dana is the widow oi
the late Stephen Dana of Philadelphia
and sister Of Mr.. George B Roberts Of
Pennsylvania railroad fame. She is also
the sister of Countess CALI of Paris
The groom-elect is Belgian. They mel
at the Hatel Continental last September
! The marriage is to take place in Paril
a within two weeks.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29
A PntrIotic scnt.

Walter Scott tells the story Of a blacksmith
in the south of Scotland who disappeared
from the range Of vision Of the great novelist
and was found afterward practicing medicine
in an English city. The astonished novelist
asked the blacksmith il he knew anything
about the healing art and the latter ~eknowl
edged that he did not but trusted mainly
to ''two simplcs-laudanum es1 caiomel
''Simples with Vengeance said Scott
''don't you kill mere than you cufoF per
haps / do" returned the patriotic black,
smith, shut it will be long time before
make up for the Scots that the English killed
at Flodden."
Evening journal., 1890-01-29

Hitch on The limb Of an old cherry tree
Sang a ground robin, OK morn's early peep,
While just beneath b.s'. as snug as could be,
Nestled four dear little Dirdlings asleep
Tall DER their heads the red timothy rose
Just like forest the long grasses stood,
Safe from all danger the nest to inclose,
While the fond mother went searching for food
Oh, how each clamored and stretched up its beak,
Soon as she few painting homeward once more.
Down mid the cruises her darlngs to seek,
Laden with tidbits-a plentiful storel
Sometimes on tiptoe ventured to look
Down ut my pets in their snug messy nest
Praising the gold of each sweet open throat,
Stroking the down Of each fair glossy breast.
But, as one morning the meadow / crossed,
10. mother bird rent the air with her cries;
What could it means Had her darlings been lost
laying to plume their young wings for the skies
Searching read her wild notes OF distress
Jast DER the heads OF her innocent brood,
Some cruel vagrant reed trap had placed,
Frightening the old bird away with her food.
Quickly caught UP the treacherous snare,
An my heart bleeds as l tell you the rest
Mother bird came, but she found only there
-Four little skeletons starved in the nest.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29
New Castle ChippIes ON the wing.


Two chippies hoped off the noon New
Castle train to-day and skipped up French
to Second, to the west side of Market to
Third, to the right side Of Market street,
to Seventh, where they held consulta-
ton with young man. Thence they
disappeared. While on the wing, another
young man passed them and spoke, and
asked;
Where's Bessg'
s'Home.
When did you come over2"
Gust now.
How you feeling2"
Pretty good.
"can see you at 2 o'clock at Fifth
and MarketY'
Certainly"
Hold on can't be there then"
well come down to the train.
alright, what train are you going
over on?"
Twenty minutes of z"
Right, I'll be there.
Goodbye"
This conversation took place while the
three we're moving up the street. the
young man being ten feet ahead, and the
dialogue was shouted
One of the girls was taller than the
other She wore the regulation peasant
chippie cloak and large hat. Her
features were pretty, yet showed marks
Of much flying. Her companion wore a
sack of brown material with q fur border.
She wore red hair and a round hat and
several freckles. They, the girls, were
each i6 years old. The young man above
mentioned did not meet them at the
station as he intended, but they were
carefully lifted on board the train Il
New Castle by other attendants.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29

Indications at p. m. for Delaware and
Maryland: Warmer, generally fair
winds shifting TO southerly.
New York Herald Forecasts. The
cool anti-cyclone is moving from TIL.
coast southeast into the Gulf Stream
area. There Will be gradual recovery
Of temperature in the Central and
Atlantic States to-day, while depres
sion, now central near Lake Superior
advances east toward the St. Lawrence
Gulf. Temperature rose slightly in the
United States yesterday, except on the
Atlantic seaboard; the chief minimum re.
ported was s degrees below zero at st. Vim
cent, Mimi; the chief maximum, "a. al
Key West. On Thursday in this city
and section, cloudy to partly cloudy
warmer weather. and fresh to brisb
southerly winds viii probably prevail
preceded by rain and followed by clear
ing, and on Friday fair weather, will
slight thermal changes. The mild weather
will probably continue. with slight in
tsrfuPtions, Til next Week Al least.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29
TWENTY-hINTH DAY.
January Serial Sale.

The broad aisle of the cen
tire entrance on Chestnut street
was given over to Books yes
terday, and the sale will be con-
tinued to-day. They are books
slightly damaged outside, and
therefore the prices are re
duced all sorts of ways: some
of them are at only quarter
prices. The greater number
are for older people-a few fol
children. You may enrich
your mind and embellish YOU
book shelves for very LITTLE
money to-day.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29
CITY DEPARTMENTS
Business Relating 10 Water. Stree
Sewers and Health.

Business Relating 10 Water. Streets,
Sewers and Health.
The Water Commissioners held their
regular meeting last evening. Secretary
Grohe is sick, and Chief Engineer Bond
acted as secretary. The weekly payroll
$3.50 30 and the monthly 1924. 81 were
ordered paid An order for $5, 1870 was
drawn In favor of the Mayor
and Council to pay interest on
loans Nos Is, II and 81 City Treasurer
Griffith reported this balance in bank,
$41, 976 10. divided as follows Current
expenses, $50, 04S SO; special, 81, 029. 83.
The board approved of the agreement
with the Street and Sewer Department,
granting 1t the right of way through
Brandywine Park and also under the
forebay at the City Mill The agreement
relieves the Water Commissioners of any
liability Of damages which might result
to the sewer from an overflow of the
race.
Streets and Sewers.
The directors of the Street and Sewer
Department met last evening. President
Carpenter presided and all the members
were present. The weekly payroll,
1891. 80, was ordered paid. City Auditor
Newell reported $i63 80 collected for
liens. The engineers were directed to
measure Reed street, between Franklin
and Broome, and Twenty-fourth street,
between Tatnall and West, for grading
| The offer of Melvin and McCorkle for
the sewer on East Tenth street. free of
| charge, was accepted Assistant Street
Commissioners Dill win hereafter act as
| collector of 1iens when other work Is dull.
Board of Health.
The Board of Health met last evening
and the garbage contracts were ap.
proved. William II. Lees annual report
was approved and ordered sent to City
Council for printing. DIR. John,P. Wales
president Of the board, presented his an
nual report and it will be printed will
the secretary's report The health of the
| city is unexceptionable.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29

The Wilmington JOURNAL admits that
the Democratic scheme to deprive Re-
publican citizens Of their votes, sis q
little way we have in Delaware -
Chester Times.
If you have a good cause you can argue
it fairly and truthfully. ANY other
argument than one founded on fairness
and truth renders further contention
useless The EVENING JOURNAL never
admitted a Democratic scheme to
deprive Republican citizens of their
votes II any citizen in Delaware is toe
ignorant, too careless, too mean, toe
defiant to pay his tax he is by any one OF
all Of those qualities untitled for the
responsibility and the privilege
Of suffrage in Delaware. By complaining
and whining concerning just and equi-
table law the Republicans admit that Their
bribed negro voters possess one or all Of
those disqualifcations. The affairs Of
Delaware can be run without the bribed
votes Of such cattle, who can be bought
by wholesale. II they compose the
Republican party so much the worse fol
the party and SO much the better fol
Delaware.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29

Yesterday the Listener stood for a while 10
front Of the window Of bric-a-brac store,
where was displayed, among other things, q
figure Of lovely child seated in chair. II
was one Of those sort Of figures which please
everybody, and in the eight or ten minutes
that the Listener remained on the spot he
heard the following EXPLANATIONS from ladies'
Of the passing throng:
saint it poortyn
"Ain't it pootyi"
"Isn't it pr'tyin
'Isn't it prittyin
"Ain't it purrtyp
Saint it prurrtyf
saint it prootyw
sAin't it pruttyin
"Ain't it pittyp
'Isn't it pret-tyi"
How many more ways he would have
heard the word pronounced, if he had had
the fortitude to remain longer, the Listener
doesn't dare to think.-Boston Transcript.
Evening journal., 1890-01-29

No disappointment can be quite so in
tolerable as disappointment in ones self
Judge.
THINGS are getting pretty bad when a
Congress does not let its proceedings go
into the official records. -Courier-Journal
Ex-Governor FORAKER favors neither
natural gas nor coal. He wants to see
Wood burnt to all eternity. -Courisr-
Journal
IT viii be very painful to Senator Blair
TO see the surplus go TO subsidies and
other rottenness when he needs so much
for education. -Ceag.sr scuI -al
Evening journal., 1890-01-29

Don't suppose we think you
are forgetful because we print
something about Ginghams to-
day. You need to be reminded
that the only complete early
stock is here, and the same is
true of Gloriosas. And, besides,
the only worthy lot of Challis
at SIX cents is the line we
offer. In all these things your
personality may be expressed.
The Ginghams are in hun
dreds of styles, the Challis
hundreds of pieces, and the
Gloriosas every color and pat
tern made.