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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15
A few words in reply to the
questions constantly asked
about Challis.

"A few words IN reply to the
questions constantly asked
about Challis.
You are nat to pay more.
The allegation, to put it.
mildly, is an error. The same
quality as those just opened
was 6oc last year, and two
years before that-it is ooc
now.
There are I2I varieties.
1t is not hyperbole to say that
it is the choicest sand richest
lot we have ever shown.
We've said the same Of each
successive exhibition for four
years and told exact truth
every time.
The French designers have
surpassed themselves this
year. Conventional, geomet-
rical things are out and fresh
air fancies are in. Carnations
behind the bars, pinks inn
prisoned in stripes. "Her
eyes dey vos Himmel blue"
you say as you look at a new
blue ground, unlike anything
anything else yet seen. The
cultivated blossom of the gay
parterre, and the wild flowers
Of field and wood are all levied
upon for the patterns while the
invention Of the artists shows
much originality in figures
and colors. Black grounds
with white figures, white
grounds with black figures,
gray grounds with many
figures, dahlia grounds with
purple figures. Surely the
most fastidious need not
despair.
Anderson's Ginghams fol
Spring are here in full assor-
ment and the already rici3
variety Of India Silks is mad
richer by daily additions.
john WANAMAKER.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15
NITIoN4L BANK ELECTIONS.

Directors were elected by the National
ban'Aof this city Tuesday, as follows
Union-Preston Lea, +. r, Bellah,
William NJ. Candy, ii. A. du Pont,
Dir. Jacob Derickson, Colonel Henry X.
du Pont, William II. Swift, William
du Pont, Charles G.. Rumford.
Central Samuel G. McClary, Jr.,
Phillip Plunkett, John Peoples, j. d.
Sisler, II. G. Robinson, II; F. Dnre, S.
G. Simmons, William NJ. Field, Benia-
min Nields, James A, Hart, Charles
Baird, Allan Speakman, A. A. Capelle.
Delaware-Ilenry G. Banning, Charles
Warner, Richard p. Gibbons, Edward
Bringhurst, Jr,, james H. lIoflecker,
,lr., Francis Hoffecker, Edward An
drews.
First National-Edward Belts, Sam'l
Bancroft, Jr, Z. James Belt, George w.
Bush, james G. McComb, Clement Is.
Smyth, Lewis G. Nandegrift, Charles
w. Pussy, Lewis 7. Bush, lr.,
Wilmington and Brandywine-G. S,
Capelle, William G. Pennypacker,
Thomas b. Smith, William II. Porter,
j. Newlin Gawthrop, 9. Wesley
Weldin, Thomas jackson, Alfred ID.
Warner, james Morrow
MIDDLETowN BANKS.
special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
MIDDLETowN, Jan, 14.-At q meet
ing held in the banking rooms of the
Citizens National Bunk Of this town,
Yesterday afternoon, the following We're
elected directors to serve for one year:
Henry Clayton, John A. Reynolds, Il.
Y. Biggs, James Culbcrtson, Thomas
Lavender, Andrew Woodall, Jacob b.
Cazicr, Joseph l}iggs and Nathaniel j.
Williams. Henry Clayton was made
president Of the board, John A. Rey-
nolds vicG-president and Joseph Biggs
secretary.
The Peoples Bank has elected the
following directors for one year; Or. j.
V. Crawford, w. II. Cochran, George
i. Townsend, George NJ. ID. Hart, Z. A.
Pool, Henry A. Rowland, G.. w. w.
Naudain, George +. Brady, John Diehl
T, G. Cruikshank, j. Frank Eliason and
Stephen Boyer.
FIRST NATIONAL or STAFFORD.
Special correspondence of Gazotto and Journal
STAFFORD, Jan. lathe stockholders
of the First National Bank of Seaford,
Yesterday elected the following direc-
tors: Philip J.. Cannon, Joshua IL.
! Maryil, Daniel j. Fooks, Joseph Neal,
Isaac X. Wright, John II, Kinder,
Samuel W. Kinder, William T. Records,
Michael Coulbourn. r. l.. Cannon was
elected president, D. j. Fuoxs vice
president and II. w. Baker cashier.
The deposits are S116,000; loans, $780,
600; surplus, $4,000; undivided profits
$1,000. A dividend Of four per cent
was declared.
NEWARK NATIONAL.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette ana journal
NEWARK, Jan. l4.-At the annual
meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Newark National Bank, yesterday, The
old directors We're reelected, John
pilling was elected president, in place
of joel Thompson, who declined re-
election, and ). NJ. Curtis vice president
Contracting Russia's Currency.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 12.-The Rus
sian government has ordered 100000
roubles worth of its treasury notes to bt
destroyed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15

The Atlas Dredging Company Of this
city will commence work, deepening Viii
niington harbor, as soon MS the weather
permits. Dredging will be done from the
i. W. & b. railroad bridge that crosses the
Christiana. below the mouth Of the Brandy
wine, up to Market street bridge The
government expenditure on this account
is about $50, 900
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Dispatches from
the southern portion of Illinois state
that regular blizzard ragged all day
Sunday in that part of the state. Anna,
ILL.,, reports the heaviest snow storm
seen there for three years. Duquoine
reports eight inches of snow. The snow
will benefit tho wheat crop.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15
ALLIANCE W0NT HAZE INGALLS,.
They are Determined 60 Stand by the
Party's Nominee.

TOPEKA, KAN, Jan. 12.-Eighty of
the 81 Alliance legislators have arrived
in the city although the legislature does
not convene until noon tomorrow.
They have been interviewed by Chase,
the Peoples party chairman, who said
that all of them were opposed TO ingalls,
and would stand by the caucus nomineN.
Chairman Buchanan of the Republic
can central committee, still claims
Ingalls, certain election and bases his
belief on an alleged division within tho
Alliance ranks,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15

bunch as true bills, while the Republi-
can charges had been ignored by the
grand jury.
Judge Wales replied that the court
recognized no party lines and the terms
"Democrat and Republican had no
standing in the United States court"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15
senator ouay,s Force Bin.

Having helped to bury the Lodge
Force bill, Senator Quay now comes
forward with a Force bill of his own
which he introduced in the Senate yes
terday. The bill is not so complicated
as the Lodge bill, but it gets at the de-
sired point-"a bayonet for every bal
lot'-in more direct manner, and is
evidently the long-looked-for ENABLED
hand" with which Senator Quay de-
clared that the Republican party pro-
posed to hold every inch Of power it
gained at the Presidential election Of 1888.
1t was not prepared in time to prevent
the popular revulsion that attended last
falls election, but the warning con
yeyed by that interesting public event
was doubtless an intimation to Senator
Quay that unless the ENABLED hand" was
soon stretched forth the Republican
party would not only fail to "hold every
inch of power" but would be fairly
wiped out of existence at the election Of
1892.
Senator Quay's bill provides first for
the appointment by circuit court judges,
on the application of stem or more cit-
zens of any city or county in the
district" Of three supervisors who
shall take possession of the registration
books of the district and arbitrarily
purge them of the names "of persons
not qualified to vote.n Other sections
also require the local registers to "regis-
ter such persons only as the board of
supervisors decides to be qualified to
vote for representative in Congress"
Having thus provided at the outset
for placing in the hands of the Repuh-
lican party the power to determine
who shall vote, the Senator might
well rest secure, but he does not
propose to make any mistake in the
verdict Of those who are to be permitted
to cast their ballots. He also provides
for a similar supervision of the election,
and for a canvass and count that shall
warrant u Republican majority every
time without fail. This would seem
sufficient to make everything safe, but
as further contingency, the willy Sena-
has added to his bill the following:
When ii shall appear to the satisfaction
of the President of the United states that
! (in any locality the provisions OF this law
cannot otherwise he executed, il shall he
his duty and he is hereby empowered to
suspend there the writ Of habeas corpus
and to employ the armed forces Of the
| United States, naval and military, for its
enforcement and for the protection Of the
| officers whose duties are herein provided
| for.
There is nothing slow about Senator
Quay. His Force bill provides for the
registration, the casting of the ballots,
the counting of the returns, and the
suspension of the writ Of habeas corpus
in times of peace and the employment
of the military forces Of the United
States in order to make Republican
triumph absolutely certain.
The measure is SO monstrous in its
subversion of popular rights that only
its serious introduction iii the Senate
| prevents it from being regarded as Il
huge joke. II is impossible to conceive
of the representatives Of free people
voting for such bill. 1t should be
strangled at its birth.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15

Of health and strength renewed and of
ease and comfort follows the use of Syrup
of Figs, as it acts in harmony with nature
TO eilectually cleanse the system when
costive or bilious. For sale in soc. and 81
bottles by all loading druggists.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15
abanamakers


IhihADhhFmh a, Nluuuhyt 'dh. -, i0'As
The January announce
ments, intended only for our
guests and customers, have
brought sellers - importers
and manufacturers--in large
numbers. The crowds of
eager buyers told a convincing
story that here and now goods
could be moved at popular
prices.
Our new trade notions have
been admitted and admired on
both sides. Big operations
have been made. Shelves
and counters have been filled
and re-flled, and the public,
has made money.
To-day the Stationary Store
offers eight bargains in Note
Paper and Envelopes, the Art
Pottery gets 100 new bargain
pieces, the Muslin Underwear
is filled up, and so all through
the house.
The great Carpet sale has
money for you at present
prices. The chance won't
come again.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15

With the growth of the suburb Of
Silverbrook and its absorption into
built-up Wilmington will come, cx
nccessitate we may say, the degradation
of Silver brook 10 conduit for sewage.
This is so nearly inevitable that the
possibility Of preserving the stream per-
pctually from contamination is hardly
worth taking into consideration. The
pollution Of its waters may be delayed
for a time but with each passing year,
if the city keeps going that way, the
effort to keep the stream clear will grow
more difficult. It is the natural drain
Of that region and the day will come
when the interests of those whom il is
to serve as a sewer will outweigh the
interests Of the pulp works at the
mouth Of Min Creek and Of the
dairy farmers below the city. Whether
that time is already here or at hand will
be the question upon which the legisla-
ton now being sought through the
agency of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment will probably turn. But the ulti.
mate fate of the brook will be that
which other streams whose names are
being forgotten Lave undergone. Time
was when Stalcup and Shipley runs
I poured into the Christiana water as
clear rs that Of Slycrbrool. We read,
and there may be a few old inhabitants
who remember when Stalcup run was
even nayigable for small vessels as far
up as Second street. Flat bottomcd
scuws laden with building materials
could formerly hc brought up as far
as Sixth street The gradual dis
appearance Of Shipley run has been
recent enough to w within the recollec-
ton Of many Of our people. The con
version Of such streams into sewers is
one Of tile consequences inseparahlo
from the growth of tho city and every
body knows how difficult Il has been to
Keep even 81 large 4 stream as The
I3mndywine from being ruined fol
drinking purposes with the north west,
ward growth If tie city Here tho
greatest good If the greatest number
hus come in d compel the construction
~ an intcraepting sewer TO arrest the
drainage IF a largc section and 10 con
+ Wy the same Into the creek below tic
sources Of the public watcr supply.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15

the house.
The great Carpet sale has
money for you at present
prices. The chance won't
come again.
Womcn's Wrub Materials
Some of the richest and
most unique of this seasons
Long Wrap Materials go this
morning to the prices of ordi-
nary stuffs-or below. They
are the sorts many women of
the exactest taste have been
choosing from for months past.
Extra fine in quality, striking
in design, and made expressly
for the purpose. Some are
short pieces, some have been
a little slow. The quickener
has touched in good earnest.
Wrap Materials
Figured Bourette, colors, was $3.50
now $3.50.
Self-fgured Serge, 4colors, was $3.50
now $3.50.
Scroll Figured Camel Hair, 8 colors
was 81, now $3.50,
Large Figured Wrap Material, 10
colors, was $4,50and So, now $3.50.
Large Figured Camel Hair, colors,
was IS, now $3.
Soutache Scroll Wrap Material, 2
colors, was SO, now SO.
Leaf and Vine Pattern Wrap Ma
terial, 3colors, was So, now $3.50.
Camel Hair, Persian Figured, B
colors, was So, now $3.50
Figured Camel Hair, colors, was
$3.50 now $3.50.
Clodkinqs-
Striped Cloalying, 8 styles $3.50
grade at 81, styles, SO grade, SO,
Large Plaid Cloakings, colors, SO
grade at $3.50.
Soutache Cloaking, 3 colors, 81
grade at $3.50.
Black Cheviot Cloaking, diagonal
and stripe, $3.50 grade at 50.
Black Figured Cloaking, $3.50 grade
at So.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15

The auditors statement of the present
assets and liabilities of the City Loan
Association was as follows:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15

NHVIHI Ut NTIEAItV HIIu HUIITIIHI
NEWARK, Jan. lA.-At the annual
meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Newark National Bank, yesterday, the
old directors We're reelected, John
Pilling was elected president, in place
of Joel Thompson, who declined re-
election, and ). NJ. Curtis vice president.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
LIBRARY, SCHOOL, CHURCH.
Subjects Discussed by the Presby-
terian Alliance.

Subjects Discussed by the Presby-
terian Alliance.
Last night, in the parlors of West
minister church, was held the regular
monthly meeting of the Presbyterian
Alliance. The subject of the evenings
discussion was the relationship existing
between the public libraries, the public
schools and the churches, and the
Outstanding of tie world. Mrs.
S. B. Williams read the first
paper, on the library, which
she found to be an instrument
of both good and evil. Good books. OF
course, have a great bearing upon the
spread Of civilization and ChrlstlanlZ-
ing, but books are to be found in all
libraries which do no good to any one,
their arguments being all against
Christianity. ID. l.. Kiehle, state su-
perintendent of schools, handled the
school question. He argued from the
full and ~far-reaching in its effects
force, which is not characteristic
of true Christianity. He thought that
as great a percentage of the public
school. teachers are Christians as OF
church members. Then he dwelt upon
the training of children in all the i'm
p~ortant. though popularity considered
small virtues, as courtesy. punctuallty.
etc. The use of the Bible in the schools
he thought to be a purely local matter.
as, even without it, schools cannot help
being moral agencies. Rev. William
Kincaid talked of the work of churches:
He believed that the first concern of
churches should be the spiritual welfare
of the cities in which they are located,
because the cities are the nerve centers
of the human race.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
A COSTLY DOG.
He Causes a $4,000 Loss-The
Big Brighton Fire.

He Causes a $4,000 Loss-The
Big Brighton Fire.
A serious conflagration, which had a
unique origin, occurred at 7:30 O'Clock
yesterday morning. j.. e. Harper, II
of the proprietors of the Big Brighton
dry goods store, at 5l9 Washington
avenue south, had come to the store pre-
paratory to opening the days business.
He lighted a lamp and placed it on a
desk at the rear of the store. A watch
dog that had been chained in the room
during the night became restless and
jumped against a brace which was used
to bar the back door. The brace struck
the desk and the lamp fell on the floor
among a pile of papers. Mir. Harper
tried to SIN other the flames with his
coat but they spread so rapidly that it
was with difficulty that he succeeded
in reaching the door and escaping. AS
it was, his hair and beard were Slnged
and his right arm was burned. The
fire department did good work when the
alarm was given, but the damage to the
stock of goods by fire and smoke
amounts to at least SIS, 600, and the
building is damaged to the extent OF
about 81, QUO, and the fixtures $500. The
fire was confined chiefly to the rear or
the store by the efforts of the tiremen,
otherwise the entire stock would have
been destroyed. The insurance held by
the firm, which consists of j. G. Harper
and Christopher Harper, amounts to
1923, 900, so that the loss is fortunately
covered. The tenants living in the
upper story of the building were greatly
excited, aud a young girl jumped from
a window to a fiat roof below, falling
three stories, but was not seriously in
jured. Harper & Co. expect to resume
business in a day or two.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
WHO is BYAM?
He Is Said to Be Connected With
$4,000 Swindle.

He Is Said to Be Connected With
100000 Swindle.
CHICAGO. Jan. &c. Perry Byam,
''the youngest soldier of the rebellion"
and Henry Hart. formerly a wealthy
board of trade man, were ar
rested late last night on a charge
Of carrying on a systematic
swindling scheme. 1t is estimated that
the operations of the men have melted
them close to $50. 900, and that the num-
Der of their victims will exceed a dozen.
Byam bought a tract of land in East
Chicago, paid a small amount Oh it, and
secured an abstract of title, and began
to advertise desirable lots for sale. Hart
was the negotiatOr of the sales, or rather
trader, for most of the transactions were
In the way of swapping these lots for
saloons, grocery stores, etc. AS soon as
these properties were secured they were
mOrtgaged and the business allowed to
run itself. 1t was out of the proceeds
of the mortgages that the money was
made. The story came out through a
Mrs. Graves, of St. Paul, who says she
came to Chicago with Byam, supposing
him to be a single man and having his
promise of marriage. When she dis
with several children she told the police
of his real estate doings. Byam only re-
Gently came from st. Paul. He is well
known there in Grand Army circles,
and at one time was commander of Gar
field post. He is known by name in
every Grand Army post in the country.
his photographs having been offered for
sale everywhere. He Is advertised as
1.-THE youngest soldier Of the rebellion"
He went into the army when only nine
years and eight months old. serving all
through the war. He was a drummer
boy the first two years, and acquitted
himself so creditabiy that he obtained
honorable mention on several occasions.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
ADJUSTMENTS.

Miss Tanner is meeting with splendid
success in her Lyceum engagement this
week, large and enthusiastic audiences
being the rule. A ladies' and children's
matinee will be given to-day at 2:3O.
Comedy will reign supreme next week.
the management announcing the ap-
pearance of the two bright fdn-makers,
Gus |. Williams and John r. Kelly, in
their most laughable farce-comedy sklt
entitled "W. and l."
The reserved seat sale for the Slbe
rian lectures. by George KEENAN,, will
open tomorrow morning at the Grand
opera house. when course tickets for
the two lectures will be put on sale.
The first lecture will be %spIendidly Il
Illustrated, and the second lecture will
be on the prison life of the Revolution
lists.
Louise Dempsey's Burlesque compa-
ny had a larger house last night at the
Pence than was seen there Monday,
and elbow room was at a premium. the
entertainment is clean, bright and full
of hearty laughs. A matinee will be
given today. Next week Arizona Joe.s
company will produce "Black Hawks"
O powerful sensational drama.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
CUSHING'S FINESSE.
The Owner of Irish Jack" Has
Gone but Is Remembered.

The Owner of Irish Jack" Has
Gone but Is Remembered.
Mrs. Jane Cushing sued Peter VOL
ford yesterday to set aside a note and
mortgage which he holds against her.
She has been separated from her hus-
band, and claims that he made out the
instruments, using her name, and that
she had no knowledge of the paper
whatever. The note has passed through
several hands before coming to those of
Wolford's. Judge Smith finally decided
the case for the defendant it being his
opinion, from the evidence, that the pa
pers did not bear her signature, but
that she had ratified the mortgage by
making two payments of interest on the
note.
1t appeared from Mrs. Gus hing's evil
dence that she had given her husband
the money to pay a first mortgage of
$500 on her home, and he made the new
one of 5000 without her knowledge.
When she had paid the interest the hus-
band had informed her that he wanted
the money to pay some amounts due to
other parties, and she had paid with
that understanding. When the decision
was given against her she burst into
tears, and it was apparent that she had
many sympathiZers in the court room.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28

Yesterdays bank c~learings, S747. 1857.
M. W. Meagher spoke last night at Labor
Temple upon the graduated and legacy tax.
Louis johnson, an employee of the North
ern Mill company, died at the ST. Anthony
hospital yesterday morning as the result OF
an injury received Monday morning. His
skull was fractured.
Several council committees were scheduled
to meet yesterday. A few of hem audited
bills. The only one which had important
business to consider, the railroad committee,
failed 10 get a quorum.
A small blaze did about $50 worth Of dam
age in Boyd u Co. s hardware store on Sec
ond avenue north, between Hennepin and
First avenues, at $50 last evening. The
chemical extinguished the blaze.
There will be another free-for-all trotting
race, best three in five. one third mile heats,
on Lake of the Isles next Friday afternoon at
2 O'Clock. Entries can be left at Larmee u
Overlock's, 43 Fourth street south. There
will be a match race for 500 the same after
noon between Flanagan's Gray Bob and
Markets. John L.
The monthly entertainment occurs this
evening at the Central Y. NJ. c.. A. The pro-
gramme includes contributions by the follow
ing artists: Prof. Carl " Lachmund, sdirec-
tor; Miss Myrtle Wescott, the blind pianist;
Mrs. c. V. Lachmund. Miss Vienna Mel,
pianists; Miss Florence Austin, Miss Abbie
Thompson, Eugene Segelbaum and the La
dies club. yiOliuiSte.