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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-12
Legislative Notes.

Senator George Gray and w f.
Smalley OF Wilmington, were in Dover
to-day attending the session OF the
General Assembly.
Hon Colin Ferguson was here to-day
and brought with him his canal revo
caion resolution.
Registrar Lee OF Wilmington. is here
6ghiing the Wilmington Board Of Gar
bage
Tomorrow evening a lobby Of vii
mington liquor dealers will come to Dover
to bolster up the liquor amendment Law
hill introduced into the Senate to-day By
Mr.. Moore.
fne appropriation to Delaware State
Hospital for the Insane will not exceed
$50, GOD The trustees ssk for 440. COO
for improvements, but the members OF
the General Assembly consider this ?
little high, and viii not vote more than
$50, coo
The Sussex county lobby on the Reho
both bll was SO noisy that Mr. Moore
gave notice OF an Act TO prevent the
LITTLE Creek hundred delegation from
turning over the State House
Mr. ball gave notice of an act TO in
corporate the Gordon's Height Club The
incorporators named are Michael B
Address, Charles G. Hsines, Harris &.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-12

Mr., McMulhn made an objection to
the bill to Incorporate the John IT.
Dickey Company this afternoon. and on
the rength Of his OBJ lection the bill was
referred back TO committee His obi q
ton was that the capital stock is limited
to 800 600. but Il makes no provision for
the lower limit. 1t has, he said, only
two incorporstors, and gives them power
to elect not less than two nor more than
seven directors Further than that. he
claimed, 1t did not specify the wares; il
simply specified ciolhing "and such olher
wares as the company may determine 2
further authorizing the company 60 e,n
ploy any kinds Of vehicles TO transport
goods and appoint officers or SCENTS, and
in conclusion said II locked to him like a
pedalar act on grand scale
The Senate this morning passed the
bill Incorporating the Laurel aud Roarln
Point railroad In Sussex county.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-12

CAYAN AUGH-in this city, on the 10th
I slant, John Cayanaugh, in the 331 year Of
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-12-25
THE VIRGINIA DEBT.

In London, last Friday, a ''largely at
tended meeting of the English bondholders
Of the Virginia debit discussed the new
settlement offered Virginia by the Olcott
Committee, and after much difference of
opinion voted by 80 TO Il to accept it.
Commenting on the result, the London
Times doubts whether the credit OF Vir-
ginia ard, indirectly, Of the railway secu-
rites, will he enhanced by this settlement,
and promises the thanks of the commercial
community to those hondholders who will
''stand out against this Ubiquitous settle
ment.'' Under this settlement, which
goes back to July l last, Virginia would
have $500, 600 interest to pay this year. 1t
is probable that the settlement will be
submitted to the legislature early in the
coming year, and we again advise that body
to be fully satisfied that noao and hereafter
Virginia's resources will meet the interest
before it takes any action upon it. There
is no hurry let the states fina ices be
carefully, deliberately and searchingly
looked into before any action whatever is
taken.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-12-25
.ITTEE.
IErOm the Richmond Times


The Committe on Asylums and Prisons
of the House of Delegates held their first
meeting yesterday afternoon in the hall of
the House of Delegates. Chairman Cole
man and a majority of the members of the
committee were present.
The first bill taken up was the one intro
duced by Mr.. George Wellington Koiner of
Augusta, providing for the employment of
female physicians of the asvlums in this
State. Mr.. Koiner was present to give any
information desired
The Char stated that he hardly thought
nat any serious objection would be raised
" reasonable men as to the purpose of the
bill. The bill was discussed in it's details
and some of the members thought that it
would not be advisable to define the duties
of these female physicians in the asylums,
but that such matters had better be left to
the Judgment of the superintendent of the
several institutions.
Objections were also raised in regard to
the clause placing the female physicians on
the same footing rs the male physicians.
Mr.. Koiner thought that if the duties of
the female PHYSICIANS were properly defined
III the bill a clashing of authorities would
I've prevented.
1T was finally decided to refer the bill to
Il sub committee of three to consider the
several points raised during the discussion
and prepare any amendments that might
be deemed advisable.
The Chair appointed as members Of the
subcommittee, Messrs. Koiner, Jones and
Rowe.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Speaker Crisp announced his committees
on Wednesday. G. Z. O'Ferrall gets the
craftsmanship of the Committee on Elec-
tions. Springer of ILL.,, that Of Ways and
Means, and Holman of Ind, that of APP
preparations. Mills, that OF Interstate and
Fore on Commerce; Blount, that Of For.
eign affairs; Hatch, that of Agriculture;
Herbert that of Naval affairs, and Outh-
waite, that Of Military affairs MI. Tuck
Ell of Virginia, was assigned to third on
the Committee on Public Lands, and sec
ident and Vice President.
The appointment OF Hon. Steven Elkins
Of West Virginia, to be Secretary of Wan
has been confirmed without trouble by the
Senate.
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IS would be to deprive the bill of its best

rates would be to deprive the bill of it's best
feature. '
There seems to bebut one difference between
the rate-maklng power and the rate-approving
power, and that is that III the first case the
railroads must be the contestants in case of
an unfair rate, in the other the people must
contest. As to who is the better able to con
test let the people say. They have been con-
testing since raj roads were first built without
any redress for their grievances
Let it not be lost sight Of that this is no in
reference by the people with private business
OF property. They have granted extraordina-
~ rights and privileges to corporations, which
from their nature cannot be granted the indi-
vldual citizen, and they have granted them
under certain Well-defned and well-under-
stood principles, chief among which is the
power of the State to regulate the operation of
them, SO that the rights of the people may be
preserved and fostered.
Far be it from us to do ought that will in
any degree cripple or injure single railroad
in our State. We are dependent upon them
for our future prosperity, but let them
remember that they are equally dependent
upon us.
The Richmond Chamber of Commerce has
approved of this bill after long and laborious
work on the part of its committee, and they
have investigated the laws of other State
and their effect on the railroads of those States.
They have seen more miles of new road built
in Georgia since the appointment of COM
mission than ever before. They have seen
the Terminal system buy up the Central of
Georgia after the passage and operation of
the Georgia law. They have seen that Mr..
Inman and Mr.. Calhoun have praised that
law, and we have shown wherein it is harsh
law compared to the Kent bill
They have seen our State, whose unequall-
ed liberality granted this Terminal charter,
deprived of every advantage that the location
of its general offices within her borders would
have afforded, and those same advantages
poured like a rich libation into the lap of
another State, whose commission held the
most arbitrary and despotic powers ever
granted to railroad commission.
The Chamber of Commerce Of this city has
ever been the friend of the railroads, and
more than once has stood between them and
the passage of a bill granting arbitrary pow
erS to a commission.
They approve of this one because it contains
the essential principle of fairness and JUS
tce-the same accorded to any of its citizens.
Let the railroads beware. They may defeat
this bill, but the might and the right of the
people is but dormant, and will yet arise in
its majesty. CITIZEN.
1t will be a wise act in the railroads
and their friends and their representatives
in the legislature if they accept and sup
port the Kent railroad bill. The people
will not always be as patient and reasona-
bic as they have been in the past.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-12-25
THE LEGISLATURE.

The legislature ad burned Wednesday till
January 9Th, after passing the Apportion-
ment bill, which the Governor has already
signed. Very few changes were made, and
the only one in this section is that Freder-
lex is put in the 10th Senatorial district,
and Page in the 18th. Page is given q
f1oater delegate with Rappahannock, and
eects Senator with Clarke and Warren.
Various bills regulating the sale of liq-
uor, prepared by the Temperance Conven-
ton, were introduced by Col. Williams of
Augusta.
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The sudden death Of U. S. Senator Plumb
Of Kansas. at Washington Sunday morn
ing brings loss to the country at large.
He was not a Democrat, but Republican
by conviction; but he was one of that sort
of Republicans that if there were more of
them would arrest the decay now going on
in that party. He was fierce opponent
of the Force Bill last winter and fought
the Mckinley billion the firm and solid
ground that the former was q purely parti-
zan measure, which was SO unpatriotic that
in the end it would recoil on the party that
gave it birth, and that the latter simply
robbed the poor and Industrious to enrich
the already rich. He had genuine con-
tempt for Hoar, Edmunds, Dawes and the
other New England Republican idols, and
lost 10 opportunity to show it when pitted
against them in debate,
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DIED.

HOTTEL.-On Saturday, Dec. 10Th, at Mt Scion,
Mrs. Susan Hotel, widow of the late Capt. Jos.
F..Hottel OF The SD Va. regiment of Infantry,
aged about 73 years. She first cousin of
Capt. James Bumgardner and j. Alex. Bum
gardner, and an aunt of Edwin +. Surber.
WHlTE-On Monday, Dec. 14th, of la grippe,
Maria White (colored) aged seventy five years.
She was an old family servant of Mr.. j. W.
Churchman, and had been with his people for
more than twenty-five years.
WARREN.-Dec. 14th at her home seven miles
from WayneshOro, Mrs. Life Warren, wife OF
J. E. Warren and daughter of Samuel Yount
aged u years.
LORRAINE.-At" Woodla wn, !" his home in Au-
gusta county, Dec. 18th, in his 10Th year,
Richard Il. b. Lorraine. Interment at Rich
mond Dec. 2ist.
BAYLOR Ron Dec 10Th, suddenly, at her home
Mrs. Louise Baylor, widow of the late George
Baylor, and sister of the late Rev. Christian
Beard, in her 73d year. She leaves six children.
FISHER.-At Richmond, Dec. 10Th, Leroy Dam
gerdeld. infant son of Edward H. and Lily
Daingerfield Fisher.
REPASS.-In Wythe Co, Va, Dec. 14th, Mrs
kepass, mother of Rev. J. c. and Rev. S. A
Repass.
CRAIG.-Nea ear Fishersville, Dec. 22d, Mrs. Belle
Craig, widow of the late James Craig, age 81
years
MASINCUP.-1n Middle River, Dec Dist, A. H.
Nasincup, aged 63 years.
SHULTZ.-Near Greenville, Dec 2lst, Mrs. Mar
garet Shultz, wife of j. HI. B. Shultz, aged Il
years.
SHELTON.-Near Middlebrook, Dec. goth, VIM
Shelton, aged 80 years.
KIRACOFE.-Near Sangersville, Dec 2lst, VIM.
III. II. Kiracofe, age 81 years.
WEBB.-At Mt. Scion, Dec. 18th, Miss Bette
Webb.
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MAR RIED

SMITH-THORNTON.-O Wednesday, Dec
sd. by Rev. j. NJ Shreckhise, at the residence
OF the BRIDES parents near Spottswood in thi S
county, Lemue Il. Smith, of Botetourt, to NJ SIS
Mary A. Thornton, daughter OF Annanas
Thornton.
LUPTON-MCFARLAND the Westminster
church, Baltimore, Dec. 22d, Chas. f. Lupton,
of Harrisonburg, to Hiss Margaret Mcfarland,
of Baltimore.
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List of Letters

Remaining in Staunton Post-office Dec "a, 1891
which if not called for in Is days. will be forward
ed to the Dead Letter Office, Washington.
LADIES' LIST.
Armstead, Mrs Fannie; Parton, Martha:
ackburne, Mis- Sallie G.; Bowles, Loula M ;
Brown Mrs Mary f; Branaman, Mrs Mary; Col
lins Molle; Dams, Louisa A. Darlington. Lizzie;
Garrison. Mrs Ellen; Gardner, Minnie c; Glib
bons, Mrs Jennie; Griner Efie; Harris. L A;
Harris, Sarah; Harris, Ellen; Harris, Fannie:
Harris. E M; Hendley, Calista Henderson, Han
nah; Holcman, Lizzie; Jefferson, Lizzie; Jewel.
Mrs Sidney; Jones, M; Johnson, Mrs Julia; John
son, Georgiann; kemper Susie; Kinney, Nellie
Lewis, Mary; Lee, katic, 4 Monroe. Emma, col
Monroe Minnie Lee; Patterson, Syntha; Poin-
dexter, ocy; Robertson, Leddice; Scott, Annie
b; Sheppard. Mrs Carayne; Smith, Bette B:
Siymers, Annie; Tate, Fannie; Thomas, Mrs
Eiiza; Wallace, Ada; Washington, Mrs Susan:
Walton, Ida; Williams, Hettie; Webb, Mrs
Charlotte.
GENTLEMEN'S LIST
Bush, John w; Coffman, H w; Eckert, Frank:
Foster, c w; Gardner, Watt E; Graves Milton;
Harris, A Nj Holmes, A M; Jackson, John; Kir-
erburger, NJ; Laws, Daniel; Miller, A K: Minor.
VIM; Nedfar, schirds; Pitman, Frank; Porter, j
l.; Scoflield Geo. Sutler, ] l.; Smith. H c: Trim
bic, Chas W; Ireiber. NJ z; Williams G e.
EDWARD MCMAHON, P. M,
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In offering Mt. Mills the second place on
the Ways and Means Committee, where he
had once been chairman, Speaker Crisp
made q blunder. Whether MI. Mills did
not also make blunder in not accepting IT
will be seen hereafter. But in neither
case, and in no case, is there going to be
any division in the Democratic party over
Crisp's OF Mills blunders. Speaker Crisp
is on the right track, as far as he has gone,
to give the Democracy victory in 1892. In
1883 Tariff Reform would have swept the
field had not the Republican orators been
able to unroll before Northern audiences
a panorama Of ''rebel brigadiers" at the
head of nearly all the committees and ''con-
trolling the sword and purse strings" Of
the Nation. With this changed IN 1892,
and if the Democracy will content itself
with puncturing the Mckinley bill at it's
wool and like weak points by special bills
passed and sent to the Senate, victory
ought to be pretty certain.
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TlNsLEY & MORTON, Proprietors.

Published every Friday. Price 81 per year; ST
orsix months, and so cents for months-inyari-
ably in advance.
Transient advertisements 10 cents per line each
Insertion. Contracts for longer terms made at
the counter.
Local circulation in Augusta. Rockbridge, Rocking
ham, Allegheny, Highland and Bath Counties.
Gives general and local news stories and mis-
sellany; reliable commercial reports.
H. G. TINsLEY,
A, S, MORTON.
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bill passed with no delay. Every objection
to its becoming a law melts away upon
little more than q casual glance. There
can certainly he no valid reason why woman
should not minister to woman, but the
temperament of the sex is a strong argu-
ment in it's favor. When Mr.. Koiner in
troduced this bill, he introduced measure
which heartily meets the approval of nine
tenths Of the people in Virginia.
PROCEEDINGS IN TILE HOIISE COM
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THU WOMAN PHYSICIAN REFORM
~ VIRGINIA ASILUNS.
IT WILL PREVENT SCANDALS.

From the Basic City Advance, Dec. 18th
The Advance was among the first papers
in Virginia to advocate the appointment of
female physicians i'll the female wards of
the insane asylums of this State, and to en-
dorse the action of the Board of Directors
Of the Western Lunatic Asylum, in elect
ing Miss Haynes to a position On the med
ical staff Of that asylum. Mr.. Koiner of
Augusta county, has introduced bill in
the House of Delegates, which provides for
the regular appointment of a female phySi-
clan in the asylums of the State and max
ing such appointment obligatory on the
Board.
There should be no opposition to such a
bill Sympathy for the poor unfortunates
and just consideration for the claims OF
afflicted humanity, should shield this bill
from all objections. The practice of ap
pointing male physicians alone in the
female wards, is a custom which will be
more honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servance. 1t is not ereditable to the South
that it has been so slow to adopt this need
ed reform in the management of it's humane
institutions.
Neither the asylums of Virginiaor North
Carolina have escaped scandals which grew
out Of the absence of female physicians.
Charges of immortality have been made and
sustained in one OF more cases. Aside from
the advantage which comes from the ten
der ministrations of those who best under
stand and most appreciate the soothing in
fiuence of love and sympathy, there are
duties to be performed in the female wards
which belong to a trained female physician
by right of sex and simple modesty.
The profession Of medicine has more than
once been disgraced by the conduct of it's
members. More than once has proof been
offered that the august body, comprising
the medical staff of lunatic asyluns, is not
always free from corrupt men. Hints of
improperly have escaped more frequently
than patients, and an air of scandal has
lowered around asylums in this and other
States, that, whether true OF not, renders
the presence of female physicians moral
necessity in the future.
The public demand this reform. The
friends of the afflicted females in the asy-
lums Of Virginia will be suspicious of
wrong-d doing until the permanent presence
of an educated lady physician, protected by
law from unfair treatment and unjust dis
examination, is assured beyond the posi-
bility of prejudiced action of misinformed
Boards.
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A DISGUSTING MARROW MINDEDNESS.
From the Norfolk Ledger. Dec 18th


From the Norfolk Ledger, Dec. l9th.]
Suppose it were true that female physi-
clans would have to be obtained ontside of
Virginia, should that fact prevent the State
from pursuing policy deemed by many to
be best for the care of those females who
have had the terrible misfortune to be de-
prived of their reason? And should Vir-
ginia be less liberal minded, either as to the
care Of its insane OF to the employment of
women than Massachusetts ? When, few
years ago, the. wrong doing at the Western
Lunatic Asylum was brought to light,
which caused such wave of Indignation
to sweep over the State. and the Board of
Directors Of that institution deemed it
proper to employ female physician, where
was one obtained From Massachusetts
But where did Massachusetts find the lady
whom the authorities of Virginia selected
from a number of applicants? From South
Carolina. What have State lines got to do
with the matter anyhow? If Virginia has
within her borders women possessed Of the
necessary qualifications skill and ability
let them be employed. but if she has not, let
her seek them elsewhere. The idea which
would seek to retard such d necessary
change as the one mentioned, because there
are no women in the State qualified for the
task, is SO narrow-minded and illibera as
to excite the disgust of fair minded people
ONE OF THE wIsEsT LAWS THAT COULD
PIE ADOPTEn
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From the Lynchburg News, Dec. Is.

The bill introduced in the legislature a
few days ago by MI. Koiner of Augusta,
to secure the appointment Of female ply
sicians in the female wards of insane asy-
lums in the State, seems to meet with very
general favor in all parts of the State. 1t
seems to us to be one of the very WiseSt
laws that could be adopted. There is al
ready ore female physician in the Western
Insane Asylum at Staunton, but such ply
sicians are needed in all the asylums of the
State Such a law exists in many other
States, and has worked successfully. 1t is
indispensable in Virginia, which should
never be behind in anything that elevates
and refines human nature. 1t is said, by
those who oppose the change in our sys-
TEN, that we would have to 60 North for
our female physicians. If that were so, it
would be only doing what we have been
compelled to do for long years in going
North for various things that are indis
pensably necessary. But the Staunton
VINDICATOR shows very clearly that Viz
ginia and the South are supplied with q
large number of female medical graduates
from the highest schools, and that we can
amply supply ourselves with such physic
ians without going to the North. We hope
Mr.. Koiner bill will soon pass.
EVERY OBJECTION TO THE LAW MELTs
AWAY.
From the Waynesboro Times. Dec. 1911
The move made by Mr.. Koiner to put
female physicians i'll the asylums of the
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-12-25

Prompt and careful attention given to all or
deis. Thorough instruction in Shorthand, da,
anu evening. may 1-tf
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OLlVIER'SHH =: =:
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Our stock Of Holiday Goods now on
exhibition, is worthy the attention Of
all intending purchasers. We have to
great extent left the lines usually
carried at this season, and branched
into novelties of various kinds. Our
stock of Porcelains and Fire China,
embraces specimens Of the finest work
Of all countries:
Limoges, After Dinner Cofees, from
France.
Bonn, Thuringia and Carlsbad
Plates and Fruit Stands from Germany
and Austria.
Royal Adderly and Glendower
Vases and Pitchers from England, and
from Japan we have specimens Of
Toxic, Banko, Monagi, Kumidzer and
other we'll known brands Of china.
Our Book stock is fuller, better Sc
lected, and contains more new books
than ever before. Beautifully bound
and illustrated Gift Books. Magnif-
cent collection Of Etchings. The
Poets in all bindings.
w. L. OLIVIER,
25 w. Main Street.
novN
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What Shall This Christmas Be :?

All the DELCACES of all that necessary arrange
myous emn that is needed for Tea Supper all that wish
Breakfast stock and ready the COMMOD
Gus baskets that continually coming We supply you gay
crowd thai always passing and out Wheat Smmsons s that
they have THE BEST THE INCEST, and the choicest of those
EDlBLES that connosems desire and ouskeepers ongfor.
you come to Wheat Summersons return home laden with the
choicest decaes of and invited guests will
and see u.s. Wishing merry Christmas and happy New Year
deo WHEAT e. SUMMERSON.
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MCH. HOLIDAYS
NEW SHOE STORE

In the Crowle Building Main St.,
Two doors above Dr. Wayt's and op. Y. MICA.
An immense line of Mems and Boys heavy
Winter Boots at prices that cannot fail to
please. Call and examine them.
tW Agents for the celebrated W. L. DOUG
LAS Shoes. nov est
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THROWING AWAY MONEY !!

This seedy individual, or any other reckless
and improvident man who throws away
money on worthless shoes, should go to the
not game of chance and whoever buys of
HOLIDAY is sure of drawing a good pair.
Quality is the first consideration and at
HOLIDAY the first quality may be obtain
nlacR
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From the Waynesboro Times. Dec. 1871
The move made by Mr.. Koiner to put
female physicians i'll the asylums of the
State is a right one, and we hope to see the