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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

A GENTLEMAN OF this city has re
ceived letter from personal friend IN
Aspinwall, O. A., from which he quotes
read with much pleasure the EVEN.
ING JOURNAL that you kindly sent ~
aud was glad to see that You had given
our government "a whack. Our expert
encs on the lsthmus agrees with that OF
Americans on the Central American
coast. Our consuls do not cut any figure
in the way Of protection. and we never
think Of applying to them when we gel
into trouble
This Is not so much political matter
that we can afford TO take simply .
partisan view Of it, We disapprove OF
the weak and namby Panty attitude this
country has taken even before the Har-
rison administration came in. It Is pos
sible that President Harrison will take
frmer and more dignihed
course than Seer etsry Blaine has taken
because be has not the private and specu-
lative interests chat Mr. Blaine has, and
because he seems not to engage In ex
plotting any sort OF "superb diplomacy.
But 1t is a matter 10 which the people
have an intense interest outside OF Its
political bearings Our citizens abroad
should be protected,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON, AND
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.


PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AMI
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
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Lnnisaqoselpnia gexpressl IS. S. 100. $40 IA
20 90 ga, 10 q, 10 ID, ii 20 ii 81 II 81 0o
la snd ~ Is o.. IT, II. 80 s08. 70. 10
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y 15 ~ i q L m +d2 49, Y as. ISe, s0a, as
For Boston 1S y without NJ 70 II and 10 m.
For West Chester, via LamoKib az ava
10 a m. 2 IS and as pm % @n1
For Newark (Centre) aud Intarmadfa4.
stations, 40 am u 81 and 80 m
Baltimore and intermediate stations 10 "a
am. l2t6 II, 45 and 0e m and IL IL nirbt -
Baltimore and Washi shin, n , a.. "a ~ as,
70 Is, and i % m. u Go, y is. 20s AZ ~
'ec3, q, 20 ? m and L ~ night. - 49,
Trains for Delaware Division ieave for.
New Castle, 10, ll.2S a NJ. 245. $50 AS
o.l5, OO, 8 80 m, and u 06 night
For Rehoboth, 8.l5 a. m.,3 50 y. m.
Harrington, Delmar, ana way stations, 8 In
m. 4S m.
Express for Dover, Harrington and Delmar
ii IL a m and 12 Oh night.
Express for Harrington, so and OOp. m.
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SUNDAY TRAINS.
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~. b ~ and 10 81 p m.
For Chester texpress). ! 30. $50. qOa II a
y 3 II, So, 4 6. I 80 and Q ~ D m. = =.
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10, 20 and 10 80 , m. ~ -
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e.60 II 81 a m, 1910, l.39, 3 04, 4I0, bl7 6 $751;
bVo 70 II. 06. and 10 30 D IN.
For Boston, without change, 66pn.
FOR West Chester, via Lamokin. 8 % q m
For New Castle, 8 80 p m and IL o8 night.
For Cape Charles, Old Point Comfort anc
Norfolk, IL OF night. '--e
For Mtddletown, Clayton, Dover. wyoming
Felton, Harrington, Bridgeville, SeafOrd
Laurel and DelmAr, IL OF night,
Baltimore and Washington, AZ, 8 OIL 10 Ii 4
m, IL 065 %, IS 90, 40, 20 M ana Il 40 night
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mington lexpressl, 30, Z 20, Q 1911 Islam. Al
night.
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%, 10, IS, 10 03and II 80 D M.
For further information passengers are res
ferred TO the ticket Office at the station.
Trains marked thus ~ are Lirnitad Express
composed entirely of Pullman ] arlor and
Dining Cars.
OHAS. e, PUGH, j.. R. WOOD
General Manager. Gen. Pase. Agent.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05
weLL-kNowN PERSONS.

TIE Princess of Wales has become an
adept In amateur photography. She
carries about detective camera.
Lord Lyttons health is said to be
seriously compromised, aud he thinks OF
resigning his post Of Ambassador to
France.
Baron Nathan de Rothschilt's hobby Is
photography. He commences his pleas
ure each day at 6 a m, and transdxes
many family scene and view.
The people Of sydney, New South
Wales, fail TO recogulze any dramatic
ability in John l. Sullivan's performance
and the Boston Boys" season there has
proved lamentable failure.
James B Hammond. known for bis
typewriting machines. is a martyr to
neuralgia 1t is impossible for him to
sit still for fvs minutes at time, and
for twenty years he has never been out
Of pain.
The, late Archbishop Magee one.
lamented that the law Of progress in
church ritual compelled him to walk 10
PROFESSIONS, and even TO stand in COLI
north wind while the choir sang &C
Paradise, o Paradise
Charles A. Peabody, Jr., William w
Astors counsel aud agent, says that Mr.
Aston has requested him to deny tn
newspaper reports that he Is to give n
his citizenship and reside In London per
manently. He may return to New for
this autumn and he may not come bac
for three years.
Miss Nellie Hayden Of Denver investe
84O0 in real estate in that city tbroug
the influence Of friends She was the
a saleswoman IN Boston dry good
house She sold her property reinyeste
her profits in suburban property and
now worth $40, $4,000 What an oppol
tunity fora young man out o. funds
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

IT is worthy Of notice that those insane
editors who are shouting loudest. most
frequently and most persistently that we
have tin nlata industry ara those man
of the least knowledge and Of the shah
best character. II we can make tin In
commercial quantities why should this
everlasting shout be continued II
we are making tin why. do
not some Of the mighty editors
Of respectable and digni6ed jour
ais hunt down the factories aud settle
the question: We could establish hot.
houses in the different cities and grow
bananas enough to show at bauquets
and 10 be exhibited by Snowman ans
commercial agent Mckinley on the stump
but that would not give US
banana industry in Ohio any more thar
the tariff will place the tin industry il
ST Louis II the commercial condition
are not favorable II the commercis
ronditIons ara favorable and the factorie
were placed at the tin mixes then the tin
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

THE birth Of a child to prominent peo-
pie Is always a matter Of interest, but
the entrance otthe unnamed Miss Cleve
land into the world is the most notable
birth within twenty years. There has
not been birth In any Of the reignine
families Of Europe which has caused 50
much comment or excited such universal
interest within a quarter OF a century.
And vet MIR, Cleveland is only private
citizen and Mrs Cleveland is a beautiful
and lovely woman. Il is one Of the tri
umphs Of this republican form Of gov
eminent that private citizen who has
done his duty as an officer in the highest
Office IN the gift Of the people is held IN
the highest esteem here, and conse
auently all over the world thereafter.
He needs no decoration no title, no pen.
sion. He has something better than all
the baubles Of royalty. something mo- {
honorable than pension even from 8
grateful people-admiration and respect.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05
REFORM OR QUIT BUSINESS.


REFORM OR QUIT BUSINESS.
There are few politicians Of the per
sistent irreconeilable type who are will
ing to traduce their own states and their
own people because OF a super loyalty
and hlgher-light sort Of patriotism to
the Republican party, which they regard
as the people than ordinary and sensible
people possess The patriots Of this
class are becoming extinct. They arose
with carpet.baggism and we're overthrow
with the Force bill. Some of them are
still alive, but none Of them are so
rampant, at least just now, as Senator
Chandler Of New Hampshire,
Senator Chandler publishes in his
newspapers, the Concord Daily Monitor
and the Independent Statesman,a farlng
advertisement OF bis book known as The
Book Of Bargains, under the heading
New Hampshire Slave State In the
advertisement he charges that the edi-
tors, lawyers public officials and promi-
nent members Of all classes in the state
are the slaves Of the liquor men and rail
road companies, bought with passes and
money, and that society 10 consequences is
degraded and drunkenness and crime are
prevalent.
Commenting on the remarkable ad
vertisement Thomas J. Walker, a
highly respected citizen OF New Hamph-
shire, directs attention TO the high
character Of the PEOPLE Of New Hamp
shire. the high standing Of the state and
the efforts Of It's people to attrack immi
grafton aud capital and then attacks
! senator Chandler as follows:
What shall we say Of man whom tn,
people have honored with one Of tn,
highest public positions within the gif
+ Of the state. who deliberately advertise
New Hampshire as slave stater' Is Il
possible that Mr.. Chandler is uncon
q scious Of the grave, objectionable Of
Tense he is guilty Of In publishing such
y libel on the good name Of the state an,
9 the people right at the time when ever
D | patriotic eitizen Of Nav Hampshire !
! bending every energy to the task Of I'D
n vertising the states attractions It /
! the strangest spectacle of modern histor
= and one OF deep humiliation for Ia
people Of this state that United State
o Senator, one chosen to represent th
3 state in National affairs, should delibei
r ately. day after day, week after weel
q endeavor TO create the impressio
/. throughout the country at large that h
people, those he IS supposed TO represent
are stepped ia iniquity, socially degrade
Is and generally unfit to associate will
Id honest persons. It seems simply II
D, credible We do not believe there 4
a another instance on record where
- United States Senator has advertised h
constituency in this way, and for III
II honor OF the United States Senate as
ns whole, We trust there will never
al another case like 1t while that body last
es We agree with Mr.. Walker that it
n "the strRngest spectacle Of modern time
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

Tax second delay that President Ear.
rlson has made with the Canadian rec
iprocity conference has excited a deal Of
adverse comment. The first delay was
elthera dscourtesy to Secretary Blaine
or a snub to the Canadian commission
ers. Perhaps It was both Whatever ii
was, 1t has never been fully accounted for.
Either Secretary Blalns had not notified
the President that the commissioner
we're coming in order that the President
trip might be planned accordingly or the
President used his trip as pretext to
escape the political entanglements
Of the reciprocity scheme, which,
II 1t means anything, is directly ad.
verse to protection The announce
ment now that this conference will not
be held on the 18th OF October, a da
agreed upon to suit the President, is &C
companied BY the explanation that Mr.
Blaine win not DO able to attend IT, There
are several reasons for believing
hat President Harrison Is MOI
cordially In favor Of free trad
with Canada and there is strong sus
picIon that the success Of Mckinley
canvass for the high tariff and tin plate
In Ohio would not be enhanced by tbs
recommendation Of free trade with
Canada just now. These things throw
shadow OF suspicion on the scheme Of
reciprocity with Canada which relieves 4
Of much Of the political glamour witt
which the "brilliancy" Of Mr.. Blaine en-
veloped IT,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05
GASOLINE. Acle Rk ANo A CANDLE.

Special Correspondence EvnN1Se JOURNAL.

They Cause Flames 10 shoot Prom a Store.
A Preacher Cast Into Prison.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETowN, Oct. 5.--The people of
this town were greatly excited by the
cry of fire. about $50 o'clock on
saturday night ana short time
atterward people were running
from all directions to a. Q. Jones' S
grocery store on Bread street, where the
tire was. The alarm was given and the
hose company soon arrived there, but
could not do much good as several men
had, by hard work with buckets
Of water, nearly extinguished the
ire before much damage was done. The
ire was caused by BERTHE Gem, a clerk
who was drawing gasoline in the rear of
the store by the light of candle. The
oil ran over the measure before he knew
II and reached the lighted candle. which
was sitting on the floor. In an instant
the whole barrel of gasoline was ablaze,
and the clerk ran In the store. The loss
is thought to be about $40 to Mr.. Jones
and $l5 to George w. ingram, who OWES
the property.
William johnson, colored preacher,
living near town. was arrested on Satur-
day afternoon for disorderly conduct az
the National Hotel. He arrived &C the
hotel about ! o'clock and in company
with other colored men soon got drunk
and began chatting and making a big
noise. He was asked several times to
stop making noise but would not do
so, and Mrs. Alexander Maxwell
sent for officer Craddock, who came at
once, and grabbed johnson, and after a
lively tussle arrested him After John
son was placed in the lookup, a large
crowd of people stopped there and list
ened to him preaching to be released.
he will be sent to the jail at New CRs,ls
this morning for assaulting the officer.
Albert Kumpel of this town will
shortly open a meat store at Odessa.
Nearly all of the farmers are seeding
their corn ground.
The Clio Company of Odessa is ship
ping 800 cases OF corn from Baker
Brothers to Philadelphia.
Harry Johnson spent yesterday. with
friends in Philadelphia.
William F. Metten, foreman of the
Transcript, spent yesterday with friends
In Wilmington.
George Layone of washington, Pa, IL
visiting friends on Main street.
Great Excursion to Washington Wis
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Excursion tickets will be sold October
and g. valid to return until the 7th at
half rates.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

SEVEN years age under ruling Of che
prosperity department Of the government
importers we're required to pay q duty
of 40 per cent on salmon net Irvine
They protested that the ruling was wrong
and that they should pay only 25 pei
cent and now they have been sustained
BY a recent decision and the difference
win be paid to the importer
Now II the statements Of th,
protectionists are true this difference
should be returned to the English ex-
porters II the consumers do not pay
the tax surely the importers do not
The importers have sold their stock will
the 40 per cent. duty added, hence, i
they receive now 10 per cent. rebst
they will have windfall Of several mi
lion dollars beyond their widest expects
tions OF profits.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

to witness the efforts of United States
Senator to create the impression that the
people Of his own state are degraded and
unfit for association with decent people
But this case Of Senator Chandler Is not
the only ona which should excite the
humiliation Of Mr. Walker Delaware
has senator who asserts that the people
OF this state are all that Senator Chand.
Ter says the people Of New Hampshire
are. and adds that they are "dlsloyal
besides.
AS we said this class Of politicians are
dying out, and Chandler, Foraker and
Higgins must either reform or so out Of
business
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05
LEMON ELfXIR.


Pleasant, Elegant hehhpie.
For biiiousness and constipation, take
Lemon Elixir,
For feyers, chills and malaria, take
Lemon Elixir,
For sieeplessness, nervousness and pal
pitation of the heart, take Lemon Elixir.
For indigestion and foul stomach, take
Lemon Elixir
For all sick and nervous headaches,
take Lemon Elixir.
Ladies', for natural and thorough or
ganic regulation. take Lemon elixir.
/ Dr. Mozlsy's Lemon Elixir will not fai
you in any Of the above named diseases
all of which arise from torpid or dis
eased liver, stomach, kidneys or bowels.
Prepared only by DR.. a. MOTLEY, At
lanta, Ga. SOC and 81 per bottle, at drug
gists.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

New York Recorder.
history shows no successful method
81 snppressing intemperaucs by law Ii
ID 4 moral evil, to be reached by general
methods. There can be no effective en-
aetment that will not abridge the liberty
ofsthe individuality Of the citizen. No
freeman will assent to the surrender Of
hisEindiydual rights a potent measure
would demand merely because his neigh
Dor was given to the cups. AS well ak
every man to to go about in straight
Jacket be auss Insanity now and then af
ficts an unfortunate friend. lntemper-
ance is vice, perhaps disease AS
vice or disease 1t cannot be reached
nv law
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

phie this morning, where he has &C
eepted position in the office of large
cigar factory
Thorn pson has superior pickles
John D. Stops. the young man who
was recently licensed as local preacher
ny The ~. e. Quarterly Conference, has
entered Dickinson college, and is making
active 81 ogress in his studies He In
tends to remain there until graduated.
+. Il. Gulick has Joined the NJ E. sun
day school orchestra and will play second
yio1fn
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05
No DUTY NECESSARY ON TIN.
II Tin Can BE Made Oheaply Protec
tive Tarih f. Folly

IL Tin Can BE Made CheaplY PrOtec-
tive Tarln Is Folly.
We find a sensible letter in the Dover
Sentinel, as follows:
"It is,perhsps, hard to disagree with one
who has given courteous reply to your
questions, but this Is my position in refer
ence to the reply OF rariif cannot
see that he has answered the difficulties
at all. My point can be Illustrated
In this way. Let stand for the
old price OF tin. We could not, or did
not, make tin at dollars per box before
the Mckinley bill was passed how can
we make lin st dollars per box after
the bill has pssseof
III labor could not be had to make tin
at dollars per box before the bill was
passed how can II be bad to make tin at
dollars per box after the bill has
passed.
III It required pauper labor to make Il
at the old price before the bill was passed,
will 1t not require psuper labor to make
it, at the same price, after the bill has
passedg
"rhe simple truth Is that Wales has ad
vRntages in the making Of tin that we
have not. Wales has cheaper iron,
cheaper tin and cheaper labor than WI
have; il mas thePlauts already ia opera
tion, and the Welsh know how to do the
work. No tariff that was ever devised
can equalize these advantages any more
than tariff can make Il profitable FOL
Canada TO compete with Delaware Ia til,
peach business. Canada can raise peaches
in an artificial way. and we can MAKE
tin, IL we do not regard the cost, but doe
such laundering pay When people wer,
not civilized, the farmer made his owl
coat; now he inds it much cheaper I,
buy IL The money he pays for the Goa
is not thrown away he gets a coat tina
be could not make for himself with twlc
tie labor. Just so is commerce between
nations. My position is simpl
this: If tin can be made as cheaply Il
our country as it csn be imported, Their
is no use Of protective duty on it; IL /
cannot, then 1t is better to buy It, An
this is common sense, without any lopg
6ne-spun theory about labor. balance Z
trade, diversified industry, or any oths
haze or moonshine.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
HOW rhey won That Victory.

how They Won That Victory
Newark Ledger.
Those who have taken interest enough
to read the report OF the proceedings be
fore the Levy Court In relation TO the in
vestigsting committee Of tax receipt
scandal will readily see how our Republi-
can friends had such a victory. ;
The action OF Mckee and Dough
erty, as collectors, brand them as
enemies to the party that helped them
TO places Of trust. traitor Is the most
despisable Of men, aud to all such there
should be melted out the fullest measure
or punishment II Mckee and Dougherty
are guilty OF the acts charged against
them. then their future Is as dark as
their treason was damnaole.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

NOBODY seems to have given thought
to the disposition Of Mrs Maybrick in
case she should be liberated from prison
Surely she would not be able to marry
respectfully again, aud surely the en-
thusiasts do not expect that she win be
a suitable person 10 bring up children.
It is diff suit to conceive what line Of in
dustry or what social standing she would
assume. But, Of course, the people wh'
enthuse in cause like this do not lool
into The future beyond their noses.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

WHERE did sll the money come from
that Postmaster Stewart paid for the
tax receipts3-Newark Lsdger.
II is good morals and excellent politics
to raise money to buy. but bad to sell
votes. This investigation is not intended
to find out anything not known before,
but to relieve the Levy Court OF the
edium OF ignorance or neglect in attend.
ing to their duties. II the Levy Court
did not know that their party had bought
the collectors and held receipts enough tC
prevent any delinquents then the court
did not Joy the confidence Of Their
managers.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

Providence journal.
The appearance of'colored Z emocrats
in the campaign In Pennsylvania Is
another happy promise Of the time when
there will De neither colored Democrats
nor colored Republicans, but just Amer
lean citizens who win belong to one
party or the other Ia accordance with
the judgments Of their brain aud not &C
cording to color classification Of the
aDidernig
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

Chicago News.
Here is queer state of affairs. The
Ohio Republican papers are attacking
Candidate Campbell because he is poor
man and caunot meet campaign expenses,
aud the New York Republican journals
are condemning CANDIDATE Flower because
h. u rinh
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

PREACHER MEssARos assumed dra-
matte attitude ina New York pulpit yes
terday and declared that mo man is
wise enough to know himself That Is
well, for IL every man knew himself the
world would be quickly depopulated.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

THE rumor that ex.spsaker Reed In.
tends to resign needs great deal Of
very positive confirmation His position
in The House will doubtless be uncom.
Portable to a degree, but he viii be get
ting s5. 600 per annum. A Republican
can stand q great deal Of discomfort for
8 good salary.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

THE indications are that Fassett Is
overriding the tiger business In New
York and Mckinley is OVERRIDING the tiu
plate business IN Ohio. There are fewer
tigers as there Is less tin than those ex-
cited orators would have us believe.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST

DEAF old lady(to tramp)-Want money
to get to New York; Where'd ye come
from, and how'd ye travel If We haint no
money! Trsmp-Madam, castigated
my itinerary from the classic Athens Of
America, Deaf old lady What's he say
John Henryl John Henry-He says be
beat his way from Observation-Disclosures
American
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

Mn CLEVELAND said "Thank you,
when the announcement was made, just
as II be were accustomed to six babies
every year instead Of one baby IN six
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

RAuM's thrift did not begin with his en-
trance into the pension office de tool
money for "sxpediting tobacco claims
though be knew that his services were
rnaaiaza
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-05

BRowN-"Old Cobwigger is remark
ably supers,iti1us for man Of bis intel
ligenoe. saw him pick up an old horse
shoe the other day" Merritt-"Yes. he
called 1t over that $4,000 vase in his
library. Brown-"Did It bring him
good iuckT. Merritt-"It fell down and
broke the vase. "--Harper's Bsz r.