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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

We learn from the Neros that g AZ Ion,
ARO as 1Si7 an American devised new
process for extracting the fibre of fax an
DER the old hand methods but we are
not told what the inventor did with hi.
discovery. The presumption ia that ht
sold 4 to the Russians to enable them to
Kill the business OF growing fax in Ire.
land. At any rate this branch Of agricul
ture has since then fallen of fully two.
! thirds In Ireland and has practically died
ont IN Great Britain. Now another al
leged discovery Of similar character is
Brought forward to bolster up the fax
schedule of the Mckinley bill. Yet here
We have been discriminating against the
hnen man fracture in this country until
20 have almost destroyed it without en-
oouraging anybody to go into the culture
VI Max for fibre. Sensible men ought
. 70 see at once that the Ameri-
can farmer will not fool with q crop
which the poor, down-trodden Irish
peasant, OF wnom we hear so often, can
Aot afford to grow; but we have, in the
face Of this convincing demonstra
sion, kept steadily on our statute books
Etnos 1883 ct least, and doubtless LONGER,
an import tax Of So per ton on fax straw,
$40 per ton on unhackied and $40 per
ton on hacked fax, and the House has
tsst voted to raise these figures; but the
more conservative Senate COMMITTEES has
etricken ont the proposed advance. Sup-
pose the reported invention will do all
shat Is claimed for it-tha. does not solve
the problem. This fax must still ba
grown for tible and fortunately, even if
we had the humid climate necessary to
theproduction otthis staple in perfection,
our farmers are not yet reduced TO thu
necessity of producing crop that requires
20 much labor to bring to perfection.
But enough of this folly. The injustice
OF the plea is the tin-plate swindls over
again. II there is some tin ore in ths
Eiaok Hills the whole country must be
Axed to pay few men for getting il out.
III somebody has discovered new
method ot treating fax, forthwith all his
oountrymen must pay an extra tax on
their linens and thread to encourage him
TO exploit his invention. And this after
our Delaware fishermen have been taxed
thousands of dollars on their RillinQ Irvine
year after year purely in anticipation OF a
still unborn infant industry. Under our
system OF protection gone mad the time
must soon come, if it has not already,
when tidings OF newly discovered |
natural resources or improved methods OF
utilizing the old ones will be received by
The Austrian people with regret, because
they will oe looked upon as the pretext
Tor putting the tax gathersrs' fingers still
deeper into their pockets.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

WORKING TIL WIREs.I
Western Union Rapidly Gsttin
Things IN Old Time Shape.

Western Union Rapidly GETTING
Things IN ola Time Shape.
New YoRE, July 21.-A large number
OF operators were sending and receiving
dispatches to and from all parts Of the
country in the Western Union BUILDING
this morning. AZ II o'clock superin
tendent Desly Issued the following bu'
Ietin;
al q. m.-Working from I95 aud Al
broadway to all points. The delay mo-
q principally with way stations In Net
York, New Jersay aud eastern states.
Forces nj depot officss in JerBsy City will
be called in to 1876 Broadway and the gen.
eral business will be done on good time
from now on"
The newspaper tube service will be 70
sumed tonight.
The wires doing the business Of the er,
changes are being operated from II
Broad street and 1876 Broadway.
swatm Of workmen nre engaged in
repairing the damaged building. It has'
not yet been decided whether il will be
necessary to rebuild the roof Of the stYuc-
ture which would be an Immense and
costly job.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

Last August toolherdy Investigators ali
over the country weru experipl sniinq with
the Brown aeqnard elixir, more il 4
spirit OF curiosity and b1aYsdo thai in
serious expectation of reallz nE any bens-
hciAl or Eeiuvenating effects thesegram
but few cases of blood poisoning put a
dampar on the OEazs aud public Interest
In the elixir fell of with such complete.
ness that the episode has pesn almost for.
gotten. Now Dr.. Brown Seouard mona
up again as che delivsssf II an add-gs5
before the Biological Society of Paris
concerning the reealt OF later egge,,.
menis With his elixir, made In En..snd
to which country 10 mad re.-9a.sd q,
avoid the opportunities uf hoyta o.
patients. some OF these latsr expeyi-
ments he claims TO have obtainsd q, lit.
factory resu.ts from the nss Of die sllSir
in the tveatmeut OF nervous and msIryial
diseases, rheunatisLu, Insomnia, heart
trouble, and even lepro y.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

A Republican contemporary tells the
following story Ok the miscsIrisgs o. a
combine with which the Tariff mad moth.
ing to do; that vas shrewd Esv in
which the Georgia dsaiers KILLED ,be
vaterme on trust Is sesma that the trust
decided to sell ths melons only at auctioa.
and big pro6t vas expected. Bat tht
dealers formed Iittl5 trust OF their own
and wien lie tifst lot OF ms,ous VIII IN
up there was only one bid and tnst q
very 10" one. The bidder attss making
tho purchase divided WITH tie otbsr
dealers, and tho W4termslon trust vas
knocked 4. A PECULIAR feature q, M
affair is, however, that the colofsd CON
mnnity near the melon patches didn't
take advantage Of 4 dark night aid Kin
of the trust before the dealers cot .heiy
work ia. Tho moon must have been
shining very brightly willis those mslsus
were ripen,nE."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

New York Herald.
lyon niust make yourself very Blaine
with Salisbury, Mr.. Secretary" said the
President.
Eyes, Mr.. Blaine, put in Mr.. Window,
"don't put too much confidence iD the
Lord"
Tell him your motto is Fiat Justitia,
Ruat Sealing,'n added Mr.. Wanamaker.
"But don't be over-B ehring," urged
the Secretary of War.
You remind me Of an old mathematioal
problem" returned MIR. Blaine.
"HoR% qusried omnes.
You are indulgiDg in the Puns
Asinorum, WAS tho reply,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

At recsrt Republican county conven.
ton in Kansas, Acknowledgements Fell
nade a speech in which he said: "The
Supreme Court OF 'he United States has
oyafFuled tho laws of on country, wbiea
have stood tue test for nearly 100 years,
and 4.7 put us within the power Of the
liquor traffic. While respect the man
dates OF tha Supreme Court or the
United States, consider thst / owe nv
hsat allegiance to the constitution and
laws OF my State" Hero is work Tor
Colonel Shepard and his million men.
Let him march right into Kapsas and nut
down this rebellion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

A Philadelphia Ledger special from
Norriatown, Pa, reporta that j. W.
Barker, Superintendent of the Norris.
town Carpet Mill, after having taken a
leading part in Republican politics in
his ward, announces his intention of
voting the Democratic ticket this fall
His change of heart is due to his opposi.
ton to the Mckinley bill, which, he pro.
diets in letter 10 the Daily Register,
will, should it pass, cripple the fabric
manufactures. In the event of it's pas
sage, he says the better grades OF cloth.
ing and carpets will be purchased abroad,
and the only domts,ics manufactured in
that line will DO such IS the better oIasses
will shun."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

LONDON, July I'm the house OF
commons tonight Mr.. Gourley, q Lib
erAl, asked whether there was any truth.
In cable dispatch stating that President
Harrison, replying to Lord Salisbury.
had declared the intention OF the United
States Government 10 deal summarily
with British seslers 10 the Bebring Sea.
Nir John Gorsi, in the absence of Under
Foreign Secretary Ferguson. replied that
the government had not received any re-
port that such statement had been made
by President Harrison. He ssld that tha
negotiations on the Behring Sea question:
continued.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

Rehoboth presents the anomaly in
p5laware Of a summer town managed b.
stock corporation, in which TIE few
who control the majority of tho stock
have the governing power. This eystem
Of government has not proved success.
With natural advantages that should make
Rehoboth one of the most prosperous
seaside resorts on the Atlantic coast, it
hHs gone on lsnguiating year nfter year
and there is little, If any, promise that it
will do better until it gets q town eharter,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

1 a. Vbe measurement Of the distance of q
Hxed star 10 one Of the browning achieve.
inSniS Of applied mathematics, involving
exceeding patience and the most pains
taking accuracy in observation and
elaborate and critical calculation from
the data obtained Comparatively few
o. tho stars have been found to yield any
reliable data, because of their immense
distance. There ave several methods in
use for determining these distances, but
perhaps the most simple is that founded
on the apparent displacement OF the star
as seen from two different points of view
Its parallhx as IT. is called. II is within
every one's familiar experience that an
object few miles distant on the esrth'a
surface will he seen in slightly different
directions by two observers stationed q
hundred yards apart. With this known
distance of q hundred yards ns q base
line, by measuring the angles which the
object subtends to each observer, we
would get the data to calculate tine dis
lance of that object. Under such con-
ditions the calculation would be q oom-
paratively simple problem But in the
case OF the fixed stars, 30 vast 10 their
distance, that the longest nttainabie base
line must be taken and very neat allow
ancss be made for refraotion and other
properties of light and air. This base
line is tho diameter OF tbs earth's orbit
say 1856 900, 900 mies--which is ayailed of
by observations taken approximately six
months apart. Even with this enormous
base line, the psrallax is only fraction
OF second OF arc. A contemporary re-
ports that the distance OF the brightest
star OF the southern sky, Alpha Oentauri,
has recently been determined. The cal
make it about 2O6, 900 times the
distance from the earth to the sun; SO
that light which takes eight minutes in
coming % us from the Buu would be
three years in reaching us from Alpha
oentauri. In astronomical patlance this
places Alpha Centsuri at about three
years light distance, aud, far away ss this
may seem, makas this the nearest Of the
liked stars whose distance has been de-
ermined with any approximation to
accuracy.
!
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

Delaware county Republicans are hay-
ing monkey and parrot time trying to
nominate candidate for Congress. The
people Of that county are being RECALLED
with daily exhibitions OF the rottenness
OF Tom Cooper's political ring and the
corruption the boss has sown in bis
county. 1t has been proven that Judge
Clayton, President Judge of the
courts and member OF the ring,
mas written letters to liquor men
whose applications for licenses are
passed upon by him, ''suggestinRn
that they stick TO the machine. or courge
suggestion from such G source il com.
mand. 1t 10 also proven that money has
been used by Cooper'sstriends to debauch
the voters ia the interests OF the ring
The great mass of the voters are indiV.
nant that such condition OF Rfairs
should exist and are fighting against
Cooper with an energy and determination
which will unhorse this red headed apoils.
man of our sister county.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

"GustaVus, how many admissions did
we have at the games this afternoon 2"
Thirteen thousand three hundred and
six, a baby coach AMI q yellow dog" II
don't mean the official oount--how many
did we settle forS' "ob, see; 1868. I
Thought you wanted them for publica-
ton, not as a guarantee of good faith,n-
Phttddelphta North american,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24
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He Will Probably he Lynch.

SAVANNAH, GA, July 1g.-In the
Norton. Bird tragedy at Guyton, the
coroner's jury yesterday bvought in a
verdict that the killing OF William Bird
was justifiable homicide, but that the
killing of John Bird was wilful murder.
Young Norton In still at large, but rs-
ward has been offered for his capture.
The citizens held an indignation meet
ing yesterday afternoon and should
Norton fall into the hands of tho friends,
OF the Bird's lyrobing is probable.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

Tie lonesome widowsr of Lancaster
"avenew" is getting advertised possibly
beyond his nope or wish. As he is mo.
particular of wife of furren birth go
SIZE is fine soshable lively woman" tho
Staass-Zsitung kindly brings bis pathetic
sppef! to the attention Of Wilmington's
German laases.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24
Smashed the Colossu. % Rhodes.


Paris edition Of the New York Herald.
al. IL del has rendered real service to
mankind in connection with the famous
Colossus of Rhodes. For centuries that
impertinent statue has been flung, SO to
speak, in our faces As au evidence of the
vast superiority OF ancient over modern
engineers, and thousands of unhappy
school boys have been compelled to com
NIT to memory its impudent proportions.
Now comes NJ. Eitfel and demonstrates
with slate and pencil that no such statue
ever existed nor ever could exist. There
never lived an engineer who could have
placed bronze statu standing sstride OF
the entrance to the port OF Rhodes, for
the simple reason that the weight of the
body would infallibly have crushed the
legs. Let us hope that M. Eiffel will
pursue his good work and demoliHh the
aggravstlng hanging gardens of Babylon
and prove that the exasperating temple
OF Diana at Ephesus was about the size
OF an ordinary Methodist Chapel. We
have been sat upon long enough by the
engineering imposters OF antiquity, mot
one Of whom ever dreamed OF making q
statue like that of Liberty Enligh tening
the World" or tower like that built by
NJ. Eiael.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

The confession Of hr. Beaie, the
chaFgea publicly made and the challenge
detiAntly thrown down by Mr.. Chambers,
the vague danunciations INDUCED in by
ex-solieitor Turner, and the loose talk
one hears en- the street, all go to create
tne uncomfortable feeling in the public
mind that there has been more oorrup.
ton in our City Council than has vet
come to the surface. This is 8 bad state
OF sfalrs. A stain upon the honor Of his
city cannot but bring feeling of shame
to every seli-respeoting citizen. II
there has been any more wrong doing II
ought to be exposed. II there has not
been, then it is time for the tongue Of
scandal to take rest. There is lesson
In this wretched business for the men who
elect our Oouncilmen. Theirs is the duty
to use the ounce Of prevention which is
better than the pound of cure. Thew can
do this by insisting on the best available
candidates, by scrutinizins more carefully
the character and qualifications of the
men who may seek nomination, BY
using their best inhuance On tbs
PTimeries and by refusing to support can
didstes whom their Judgment deems I'm
worthy. There need be no question Of
party IN this, but simply the bringing to
bear by the Votera pressure that shall
constrain both parties to be more careful
in the future to put forward the ittest
who can be persuaded to serve
the city in this capacity. 1t is at the
primaries that this work OF reformation
shonld begin.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24
Good Lawns &C.
Neat Challis &c.

I
Good Lawns &C.
Neat Challis &c.
Ioc Chambrays at &c.
That's the way Cotton
Dress Goods prices are all
leaning. These Striped Cling.
hams at &c started the season
at 10; those strong, wear-tlIi-
you-are-weary Seersuckers,
brown and white, are lust,
down from ray to 1oc. Here,
are choice Scotch GlnShams
at I8c from 2sc.
Outing stuf1s, too; a won
derful range Of handsome
f1annelly patterns at 8 anG 1oc
II you haven't tried you'll
be surprised TO see how little
ice will keep a Puritan Re.
Irlgerator close to zero. The
cleanest, simplest, best Re-
frigerator.
UPrights, 1913 to $25,
Sideboards, SI4 to $4s.
Ice Chests, $3.50 to sac.
Carry the Mosquito Can
opy with you, If you please.
Here's a $3.50 Turnover
Gauze Canopy-oo Inches
deep, 9 yards sklrt-that YOU
can slip Into the trunk almost
like another dress.
Think of a Sad Iron that
stays kissing hot all day long.
Think of the steps and back
aches saved, and tie better
aOorE done. It's Mrs. Water,
mans. So as for family size.
IoHN WANAMAKER.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

There are better arguments to offer Tor
the defeat Of the Federal Election bill
than those based upon threats Of boy.
cotting northern trade, argues The Phila.
delphia Ledger; better ones and not a
few Of them, waioh North and South can
use more wisely and effectively they
are those otfratsrnitY reason and Justice
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

The Media american, Ton oooper's
paper and personal organ, declares zone
Office at time" lisa good motto. ooopsr's
individual legend should r,Gd, I'm all
all the time"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24


Under the head Of make it . Caucus
Measure" the Philadelphia Ledger urges
that the Reed machinery, which has
proved 80 effective in facilitating bad
legislation be diverted for a short time
to measure OF such wholesome public
ooncsrn a. tho exclusion OF lottery matter
from the mails. II this were done the
neiarious operations OF tie Louisiana
Company would be practically confined
to the people of that State. As It ia.
much the greater pgrt OF the $2S 900 900
annually flowing into the Golfers OF this
powerful orsaniz ,;ion OF gamblers Ia
drawn from tins peopls-aud generally
from among the poorest and most igno.
rant OF the psople-ot states which have
enacted laws against lottery schemes.
To a very great extent these wholesome
laws are nnnulled by tbs neglect of the
government 70 excluds tue Louigiana
Company utterly and totally from the
mails. No less than five different bills.
drafted to accomplish this exclusion.
have been introduced in the House and
referred 70 the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads. There thew
have remained-two of them sincs
laat December. They have not been
called mp because 'they 40 not
bills which actually demand Immediate
attention, which is to say they are mat.
ters OF general concern, and not strictly
party measures how the Ltdses suggests
that Reed select the best and strongest OF
these aa.i-Iottery bills, make it party
measure" hold q caucus on it snd put il
throngh--"and should it be- passed,
though without debate, even the old par.
hsInsnsarisns would not be likely &, OBJ.
jsot." The Significance of this uttersnoo.
like Blaine's condemnation of the Nc.
Rinley bill, li.a 10 less in who says ii than
in the ironical md cutting language in
which it is oonv1tsd.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24
wouidn'l Rear an InvestIrntlon

Woninn't Hear AN Investigation.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, July GA num-
Der OF conductors OF the Chicago Il Alton
railway, makiug their headquarters at
Reed House, Slater, Kansas City, and st.
Lonis have been discharged and IL ia said
that Others will also 20. The company
has hsen doing sorne detective work that
has resulted in the conclusion that a
number of situations should be az once
vacated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24


One of the peculiArities of the little
war that Salvador has kicked up with
Guatemala Is that nobody sesms to have
q clear idea of what it 10 all about. The
alleged explanations that have been given
only serve to render the origin of the
trouble more inoomprehensible, Both
these republics were represented by del
eeateB in the recent Pan.American Con.
gress, and the most important proposi-
ton formulated by that body was the
recommendation that all troubles arising
hereafter among any of the republics
OF this hemisphere be settled by
arbitration; or at least that the
resources OF arbitration be OK.
hausted before proceeding to hoatiiities.
This being the case what business have
Salvador and Guatemala to 20 to war in
this preoipitate and inexplioable manner?
Why don't they call for arbitrators I?
What is the sense in spending so much
time in getting up a mutual keep.the-
peace combination OF nations il the first
two members of that combination TO get
mad are going to kick over the traces
and fly at each others throats in this
way? We suggest that the other and
bigger republics in this new friedsns-
bund club together and send detach-
ment OF police to Central America to ar
rest the contestants and bind them over
to keep the peaes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

A cynic says that the meek may inherit
the earth, but he is blamed sure they will
never get possession Of it unless they do
II lot of hustling.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24
aFanamakfr's
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, July 81, 1880.
Closed at P. M. Saturday.

Once more a good supply
of the Women's Black Silk
Gloves with the patent finger
ends. No wearing out now
where they used to go first.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24
pLOrrrso ,AeAfysr BxAztu,
Discovery OF "a Plan 10 overthrow
The gsOYeruuenI.

BvnNos AYREs, July 22-The city ia
greatly agltated in consequence OF the
discovery Of the plot to overthrow the
government. The place is garrisoned by
1000 troops and 5000 armed policemen.
The Boursa 10 demoraliEed.