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Evening journal., 1891-07-23
wElL-kNowN PERSONS.

President Diaz of Mexico is i'll from
insomnia.
Secretary Tracy is to go to Bar Harbor
about August 1. He will be accompanied
by his daughter, Mrs. Wilmerding.
George w. Childs is called "The
Printers Patron Saint" and the New
York Commercial Advertiser says he de-
serves H.
Elk Senator Ingalls, is reported to be
going with an autumn party for a tour
through Europe as far as Greece. and to
the Holy Land and Egypt.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Rathbone, for whom his new position
was created, is said to be yet without
special duties and office--oom.
Mrs Cleveland preserves a volu minous
scrspbook filed to the covers with no
tices of her husband clipped from the
columns of the daily newspapers.
The action of libel brought by Thomas
Sexton, one of the members of PRrliment
for Belfast, against the Edinburgh Scots
man has been dismissed with costs.
Secretary Foster enjoys the national
game, and Is frequently to be seen among
the audience at the Washington ball
grounds, where he applauds good plays.
NJ Marcy by arranging his own ap-
psratus, has succeeded in pbotogrsphing
the flight Of insects, the exposure OF the
plate being necessarily not over 1875,
000th part Of second
Professor Garner OF Washington is to
60 to Africa, it is announced, to scienti6-
cally study the language Of monkeys in
th,ir native state. In civilstion the mon
keys chief organ of speech is barrel
| organ.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
CAMDEN cAMP CONTINUES.
A Bad Bridge on the Grounds Cause
TroubIe-ThlrtY-t three Hogs KILLED.

Bad Bridge on the Grounds Causes
TroubIe-ThirtY-th three Hogs KILLED.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
novER. July 3-The roads aud the
bridge at Camden camp are in a very bad
condition A horse coming across the
bridge yesterday had the misfortune to
get one Of its legs caught In hole and it
is feared that the leg is broken. The
camp meeting is progressing nicely. The
attendance last evening and yesterday
was very good.
Rev. w. L. s Murray preached twice
yesterday, and Rev, E. L. Hubbard
preached last night.
William Frear, living near Rising
SUP, had to kill thirty three hogs that
had been bitten by q mad dog, this
week
Samuel H. Barker, foreman of "the
upstairs" at Richardson & Robbins fac
tory, met with painful accident yester
day morning, while standing on the
new elevator, sheathing 1t. He stepped
on loose board. fell several feet, and IN
50 doing his foot bent under him, causing
severe sprsin, DR.. Wilson dressed the
alkle
Mrs Greeley, .coIored woman, 7C
years old, fell dead at her sisters home
on Myrtle street last evening. Heart
disease was the cause Of death.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
STORIES OF THE DAY.
Terrible Struggle with death,

It was a hard struggle The life Of
one Of Gods creatures was about to be
sacrificed for the sake of the convenience
Of another. And the means of destrue-
tion was that employed by the most
stealthy and cowardly of assassins The
man who uses knife or 6rearm may be
a murderer, but the villain of the deep
est dye is he who destroys his victim by
poison. This creature he'd already par
taken Of the fatal draught. No top which
ever few from the most expert
spinner went around more rapidly.
Those about the spot stood awe stricke en-
watching the struggles of the unfortu-
nate creature, but they were heart
less and cruel, not one Of them offered TO
administer al antidote, The last moments
arrived and the creature fell motionless
on It's back dead. A sigh of relief escaped
the on-lookers and everybody resumed
work. It was only the death of fly
from poisoned paper.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

THE state authorities of Tennessee
have put themselves into the absurd
position OF debating whether they have
any authority to protect life and
property in the coal regions. In tho
meanti ne the coal miners, being less
conscientious, are running affairs to suit
themselves, without regard to the law. ~
Philadelphia Ledger.
Well. now, the Pinkerton fashion has
not become prevalent in the South yet.
The rich coal miners do not whisper to
the governor, "Send troops here, send
troops there, expecting implicit obedi-
ence. There are 900 miners objecting
to the introduction OF convict labor by
the bosses. The miners may be
wrong, and doubtless they are
wrong. but can Republican
protec;iOnist who loves the American
lsborer-for his vote and before election
Justify the bosses in introducing con-
yiet labor when they have protective
tariff on coal Of IS cents toni 1t is just
as well for the mine owners to lose
little money as for the men to lose
great deal Of wages.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
coLsuRNs CREAMERY CONSUMED.
Fire Destroys the New Building Be
low Delaware City-The Upland Club

Beaten
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, July 23-The
creamery of Arthur Colburn was entirely
destroyed by fire LAST evening shortly be-
fore dark
The creamery building was situated on
one Of Mr. Coiburn's farms, short dis
tance from this city, and was operated
by John Wirtz, who occupied the dwell
ing over the creamery. The origin of
the fire is supposed TO be from a spark
from the engine, although this is not
certain. Immediately after the discovery
OF the hre 1t became unc coutfolable and
the building was soon wrapped In flames.
With the greatest efforts part of the
machinery and Mr. Writes household
goods were saved. Word having besn
sent to shis city the Volunteer Fire
Department. was soon upon the grounds
ia full force. ard by drowning out the
vast body of embers that had so soon
wrought ruin to the building, all hands
tried to save some of the surrounding
b1ildings, snd succeeded
The building and machinery were in
sured But 1t is said that William
Wirtz had no insurance upon bis house
hold goods Il is likely that Mr.. Col
burn, who is abroad at present, having
sailed from Philadelphia for Europe last
Wednesday, the 18th Instant, will re-
builds as the business has been successful.
William Vail Of this city. who mas charge
OF Mr.. Colburn's business here, has been
offered room at the factory of Beck &
Pancoast, and it is quite likely the
creamery business will be operated there
until further arrangements can be made
Fer the past two nights, the X. G. K.
Of this city have been holding a festival
which has been well attended.
The Upland Base Ball Club Of Chester,
Ps. came here yesterdayand played a game
with the Atlas Club of this city. For the
FIRST few innings. the teams we're pretty
evenly divided, but during the latter
part OF the game the visitors weakened
and the Atlas team "did them up" in
great style.
Many PhiladeIphians are being enter
tanned for the summer at the Delaware
City House.
Alexander Davids visited Pawnee Bills
show at Wilmington yesterday.
Rev. David Howard formerly rectory
of Christ Church, this city, but now Of
Wilmington, vas in town yesterday.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
A Novel scarf Pin.

A young man who recently returned to
this city from Upper California went to
the Wild West show on Tuesday evening
wearing novel scarf pin. He had caught
four lightning bugs or fire flies. These be
lmpaled on long pin. He then stuck
the pin In his necktie The suffering
insects made good showing while they
lasted. During the entire evening they
could be seengetiing off their fireworks and
causing everybody whom the young man
met to take a second look at
such an unusual article Of
toilet. To an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter the young man from the wild
and woolly west" said Yes. we often
use them for scarf pins out in lower
Oregon and upper California But theH,
you must remember that they are much
larger out there
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
The Town UIenned ono.

What an array OF horses left West
Chester this morning for the Odd Fell
lows picnic at Birmingham Park There
Is not a horse left in West Chester to
tell the tale. All kinds Of horses were
scared up, because they were so scarce.
There were fine horses, poor horses, ring
boned, spawned, knockneed horses there
we're gay horses, bay horses and horses
that were not bay at all; big horses
little horses, horses that were great and
small, ugly horses, pretty horses, horses
that were lean and lsnk, wet horses, dry
horses and horses that would drink a
tank. And the wagons Old wagons,
young wagons, wagons that had no teeth
at all, broken wagons, sleigh bells and
bellies that we're both short and tall,
butcher wagons, baker wagons, hay
wagons, straw wagons and wagons that
had no straw at sll. In fact, there is
nothing left In flown to-day but carts
and carriers at the Assembly Building -
West Chester News.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
Mr. VIM nErea nllr-


The tin plate craze is much like any
other mental epidemic, it attacks the
mind when in weak state, in what the
doctors term receptive condition for
disease.
As old, infrm and constitutionally
frail people are liable to succumb to the
extremes Of heat and cold more readily
than young, active and healthy person,
so the minds of those who have been fed
on the various foolish vsgarIes Of the
tariff tirkers without doing any inde
pendent or wholesome thinking for
themselves are liable TO this hysteria Of
tin plate prosperity.
They fondly anticipate that tin plate
mills and the tin plate scheme are going
to envelop the world in some sort Of all
pervading benefcepce and muni6cencs
that will cure poverty and avert all the
other ills Of life.
Not many years ago there was belief
in England that two bits of wood crossed
in peculiar manner was an effectiv,
cure and preventive Of disease Those
who accepted the craze, many of whom
were intelligent and cultivated people,
could not conceive of the ridicule theii
arguments, their facts and their stats
tics Of cures brought upon them. They
met the reasoning by the BaconiaI
method with plying sympathy for th
wilfully blind person who would not ad
nit their one idea. Their belief was S,
firm in the efficacy Of crossed sticks tha
many died for it,
| We have had, in this country, the blu
glass craze, which passed througl
various stages of mania till it finally dis
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

TIE only thing that can be done about
this tin plats srszs is FIRST TO keep the
crank out Of the lunatic asylum and
allow him 10 state sll Of the benefits
which are to result and then corner him
with few pointed questions about the
cost Of this tin plate industry and the
actual advan tsges it brings 70 him, his
nelghbOrs, TO this city or to neighboring
cities, and then prod him with its cost.
He viii be likely to be insulted at such
questions, just as the man who believed
in the efficacy cross-sticked pauacea, the
blue glass cure and the elixir Of liz e re
juvenator was insulted when one de
manded what he did not have-facts
and commonsense. a tin plate crank is
an object Of pity, he is an enthusiast If
not downright fool, There is no sense
and no reason in him as there Is no sense
and no reason in religious enthusiast,
a spiritualistic enthusiast, Chri stian
science enthusiast, free silver or a sub
treasury enthusiast In each case the
craze is the evidence Of some weakness.
A man himself may select his choice Of q
weak mind, weak intelligence, weak
reasoning faculties or weak morals. The
enthusiasm is an absolute and incon
troyertible symptom Of weakness some,
where.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
Big Crop Yields Reported.

A letter from Havre de Grace about
the fine crops in that Heighborhood, says
1.-The wheat is standing the test of the
thrsshing machine, and is satisfactory ia
quality and quantity. Corn is
is growing well, and with anything like
seasonoble weather from now on tne
crop will be a great one. Tomatoes
promise an abundant yield. and Second
district Gamers are preparing to pack
them. Fruit is abundant, while berries
are plenty and good.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
Blaine's Political Health.
Baltimore Sun.


1t will strike any person who reflects
at all that politics enters largely into
these contradictory statements. We do
not know wherein the truth lies between
them. but Il is evident that the friends OF
Mr. Blaine are looking forward anxiously
10 his restoration TO health. aud are,
perhaps, making him out better than he
is, while the friends of Mr. Harrison
take much more gloomy view Of his
case, and under the plea that ''the truth
ought to be known, blnntly declares that
he Is suffering from fatal malady There
is to us something brutal In this declara
tion with its accompanying details, and
whether true or false must cause pain
TO Mr.. Blaine's family and also, to Mr.
Blaine himself, who is admitted to be of
very nervous temperament But
politics are remorseless. With MIR.
Blaine a well man, his nomination to the
Presidency would perhaps be foregone
conclusion, and Mr.. Harrison s
aspirations TO a second term would
probably be defeated.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
Politicians at a Picnic.

A large woods picnic was held at Old
Baltimore, historical place on Bush
river, five miles from Perrymans, yester-
day, and 1000 people were present, includ
ing nearly all the candidates for office in
Hartford county The proximity of the
primary election Is causing all the candi-
dates and their friends to use the most
vigorous efforts to secure the nominR-
tions There was, therefore, consider
able political e1tlusiasm among the men
present Those not Interested in politics
amused themselves by dancing and
watching athletic sports.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

Half a dozen sturdy. dressy
stuffs are going into Mems
Made to Order Sack Suits at
$I6. .5o-among them good
blues and grays. Better at
$22. so and $25-a saving of
$40 on the average merchant
tailor prices. 10 colors of Clay
Serges at $50.
In Mems Ready Made Cloth
ir g live trade means broken
sizes. That means the rous.
INCEST Of bargains to the men
who are wideawake enough TO
get them
Here are 62 Mems Business Suits al
$40 from $13 80 and $15-only
large sizes
65 odd Goats, all sizes, at SO so; have
been So TO $40.
175 Wash Vests slightly soiled, al
SOC.
% Back and Blues erge Suits stout
sizes, at $40 from S12 and $i4.
Near Thirteenth and Market streets corner.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

THE ardent and hopeful perseverance
with which Quay has been sittin' up
o'nights a waitin' to thrust in his resig-
nation, is thoroughly understood and the
same 10 the language Of the counting
house has been passed to his credit, as
the bookkeeper said Who tossed bank
rupt creditors worthless note in the
deadbeat book
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

THE way to argue with tin plate
crank is to make him argue against him
self Lead him on to commit himself
head over ears to the tin plate method Of
making the country rich aud pros porous.
and then ask him to reconcile that with
the sugar method Of making the country
rich and prosperous. In one case we
have cheap sugar. in the other dear tin
In one case there is a tariff for protec
tion Of an industry which did not exist
In the other case there is free trade ia an
Industry which did exist. II one
plan will make the non-existent tin In.
dustry, the other plan should destroy the
existing sugar industry. The crank will
say that bounty is paid to sugar; why,
then, should not the bounty method be
used with tint There is something wrong
somewhere
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
RAILROADS.
pHILADELPHIA, TTLMINGTON AMI
Il BALTIMORE RAILROAD.

- bALIlMORE RAILROAD.
July 10, 1891.
r,,IIIa1ns Iralns VIII leave Wilmington as follows
Phtladelphia lexpress), l 55. 2 Is, 420. 6SI 7H
ii w "a Y; 4 a4QT 70 a i % Il 81 1l5l am
. oASccommodstien Ss 8 IS, 8 55, 7Os. 10, 03Am.
u ~, =, 45, 4 30, B ~, Z 40, and 10 SOpn
For Chester (expressj. I55 IA. IN
8 80, 800. S7. II a. Ii 81 a m. iSes. 5lH. 5B.
6 a, q. 10 and 9l2 D m
1873 10. 225. AZ. S5 s1 % an Ia "A no 5o'
- New Hork, %, %, ~. 30 q So, 81, iUI7.
b1b 81 II II "a 81 S az y lSiss, g. S@, %,
For BOSTON. without change. s 58pm.
For West Chester, via Lamokin, 35 and
8 10 m, 2 25 and as m
For Newark (Centre) and intermediata
stations, 40 a m. IL "a and 90 D M
Baltimore and intermediate stations. 10 Is
m, ~ g. 2 A, 45 and % p IN and 12 I3 night.
Baltimore and Bay Line, % D "a,
Baltimore and washington, V, s.9l, sIl,
10 -, and II 90 m, u o., u 10. 2CS, A.24, 528,
1913, 40, 20 p m and ~ aq night
Trains for Delaware Division leave for:
New Castle, ID, ll.23 M 40. 3.50, 4aS
SL5, 7oO, . % p M, and u % night
For Rehoboth, S.l5 m.,3 90 p, m.
Harrington, Delmar. anu way stations. 10
Express for Dover, Harrington and Delmar
Express for Harrington, 80 and 90 p. m.
Express for Cape Charles, UI0 fvInS Com-
fort. and Norfolk. II ls q m and II el night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad street, for WI.
mington, (express) 50,7 20 ~, 81, 10, 10 20.
lu %, II lS, m, +l2 35. 30, 02, Oh, OIL, Al
6e 30, 607, 8 57, z 40, II 10, II 30, p m, ana
IL night.
Accommodation, 8 25, T4o, 1898, 1855 q n,
SS 22s, TO- %, 4e, ~, 80, 10 %, 10 20 sne
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Philadelphia (exprese) IS, S. 40,
30, o., II 81. m, %, 04, H. So, 8 O6, O6
10 and IL pm.
Accommodation. 200, 500, am, 2lC,lA
TO- 8 20 and 10 80 D m.
For Chester (expresel. b6. 50, 90Q IL 81
. ) IL 3 SO, O6, Z 30 and IL m.
Accommodation. ", 10, h N, IL 10, 40,
10 20 and 10 30 D m.
For New York (express), 65, s55, 490, TOO
$50. ii 81 q m, 1910, L29, 3 04, 4 10, GIT 80,
9 GO, f6 p, 7 06, and 10 80 D m.
For Boston, without change, 58pm.
For West Chester, via Lsmoktn. % a m,
and 2 pm.
For New Castle, Q 50 p m and 12 O8 night.
For Cape Charles, Old Point Comfort and
Norfolk, 12 OF night.
For Middletown, Clayton, Dover, Wyoming,
FELTON,, Harrington, Bridgsvtlle, Seaford.
Laurel and Delmar, IL Oh night.
Baltimore and Washington, 4 40, 8 Oh 10 10
IN, " O6,6 %, s6 O3, 40, 20 m and IL 40 night
Baltimore, only O6 m and u 10 night.
Leave Philadelphia. Broad street, for VIII
mington lexprese), 80, 20, 2 I0,l1 Is a m, Al,
5 os, e67, 40, 8 36, IL Is, II 30 IN. and IL G
night.
2 O5, 9 10, 8 38, 10 Band Ii 3S . m.
For further Information passe ayers are re-
ferred to the ticket oitiCe at the station.
Trains marked thus ~ are Limited ExrresR,
composed entirely Of Pullman arlor and
Dining Cars.
CHAs. e. PUGH. J.R. WOOD,
General Manager Gen. Pass. Agent.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
The Weather.

Indications for the Middle States to
day Generally fair; slightly walmer ;
southeast winds
New York Herald Forecasts. - The
Manitoba cyclone has row moved to
Lake Huron, whence it will Inrsue an
easterly course, attended by local rains
In the lake region, extending eastward
o-night. decided "cool wave" will
overrun the Northwest to-day. but a
wave Of exceptional heat and sultriness
will probably advance from the Central
States over this section to-day and to-
morrow. Temperature rose in the
United States yesterday; the chief mini
mum reported wss 40 degrees Fahrenheit,
at Northdeli, Vt; the chief maximum
In the evening was IS. at Indianapolis
The exchanges OF the Wilmington banks
at the clearing house to-day were: Total,
$l77, 462 25; balance, t27, 1928.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

of political favoritism against the Street
and Sewer Commission, and II the commits
sioners are satisfied that they are acting
for the best interests Of the city without
fear or favor to any one we cannot see
any reason why their plans should not
be vaguely outlined at least.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

THERE seems to be no good reason whv
the Street and Sewer Commission should
not indicate, at least, what streets they
intend to pave or repair. 1t is likely that
some objections might be made to any
plaus. The objections # valid and sensi
BILE should be considered and acted upon.
II not SO they could be treated
with the same contempt which
animates Mayor Wiley and Jester
IN treating the sensible objections
which have been urged against the po-
litlcsl appointments to the non partisan
police force, There have been no charges
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

THERE must be no legs at Ocean
Grove, or'if those necessary loeomotors
cannot be dispensed with or abolished
they must be concealed What a shock Il
must give a pious fraud to see neat pair
Of ankles It is all very well, however for
Ocean Grove to fence itself of for that
sort Of prurient apprehension Of PhSrl.
ssical prudery so that healthy, whole
some and pure minded people may
avoid it.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

NINE policemen we're required to cap
ture one man in Fall River, Mass, who
had shot girl through the foot. II
three men we're to 60 on a rampage the
Fire DEPARTMENT would have 20 assist.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
ExecutIon ny LIrhtnlne.

EXECUTION bJ lightning.
London Spectator.
OF every hundred EDgllshmen who
have read the accounts % the executions
by electricity In New York ninety disap-
prove the new method, and eighty are
puzzled to know exactly why they oisap-
prove. The reason nevertheless is OBJ
vious enough, and Is identical with
the reason for disapproving death by
torture Reflective persons do not disap-
rove Of painful death for criminals solely.
or even mainly, because the criminals
will suffer. There Is no reason II their
crimes are sufficient, why they should
not should not suffer, and in state or
ganized on purely scientific principles.
they probably would suffer in degrees
carefully graded according to the degree
OF criminality, some murderers deserv-
ing only death, and some a death pro.
tracted for quart r of an hour. The
excuse, the just excuse, for rendering
the death of prisoners as painful as
those of other peope, is the convic-
tion that the spectacle Of slow death will
fully inflicted under the sanction Of law,
deadens the moral sense of the com
munity which iuflicts IL and thus makes
the criminal law an instrument for de-
teriorating instead Of improving the gen
eral conscience To tolerate torture
would on modern men have all the effect
of tolerating the arena, the gu ickest and
most effective method possible OF hu-
man debasement. The lnflction Of death
by electric shock has very nearly the
same effect There Is. It is true. on the
balance Of evidence, no torture, for even
il two shocks are necessary, which is i'm
probable, the suffering cannot last three
seconds and while the suffering In death
BY asphyxla may last fifty, the suffering
10 ordinary and natural deaths, say from
nnenrnnnla may last Eve thnnsand
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

THE message cabled from Paris that
Mrs. James Brown Potters parents
threatened to bring actions for criminal
libel against the authors OF the report
that Mrs Potter had married Bellew, is
more costly than alarming. Kyrle
Bellew should bring an action against
Mrs. Potter for damages Ia intsrrupting
his career as masher aud as an object
of silly girl alteration. Kyrles occupa-
tion win be gone II he does not break
away from Mrs Potiphar.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23
New PrInolnnl nhnsen

CENTREvHLE, MD, July 23.-Harry
Kes sting, son Of Hon Thomas j. Keat-
ing, has been elected principal of the
Oentreville Academy Mr.. Keating
graduated from the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity last June, and had years ex-
periencs in Hartford county before he
matTiculated at the university. There
were large number OF applicants from
various sections of the country.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

II the Democrats in Ohio send the Tin
peddlsr to quote Mckinley prices to the
prudent housewives, Mckinley viii not
be in it The p b. are not mlsled by
this idea Of helping > few millionaires
steal an industry from which they the
p b are not to derive any benefit. he
y. b. do not use money that way; 1t il
too scarce and too hard to get to be used
ii that sort Of donbtfnl charitF
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

FORAKER will not run away from the
senstorship II the Republicans should
offer it to him. Quay feels just the same
burning. self abnegating, devoted, noble
patriotism swelling in his breast he,
too will not run away.
Evening journal., 1891-07-23

ONLY partial and incomplete reports
have been received concerning the nature
and effect Of the agreement between
Germany and England, but what has
been learned indicates that Salisbury has
made q good bargain. He has obtained
assurances from Emperor William that
the Franco Russian projects against
Englauds possessions 10 the East will be
met with open German support Of Eng
land. An entente is thus established all
around, the arrangement aiming at al
AsiatIc as well as an European equilIb-
rum. If this was not the result OF the
visit Of the Emperor then his visit was
fruitless, which is not probable.