Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-05

SIN computing the equivalent ad
valorem duty on manufactures of
woolens," said Mr.. McKinley's COM
mittee in reporting his bill to the House
on April 2lst, 1890, "the combination OF
both the specific duty, which is simply
compensatory for the duty on the wool
used, Of which the wool grower receives
the benefit, and the duty which protects
the manufacturers, makes the average
resultant rate OF the wooden goods
schedule proposed Oils per cent"
As the schedule proposed is the one
that went through and is now in opera
ton, this is the average rate of protec.
ton to wooden manufacturers as Off
cially computed by Mckinley himself,
From the same report we learn that
the average rate of protection which
was in operation before the passage of
the Mckinley bill was "only 67.15 per
cent" The word "only" in this con
nectioE sounds sarcastic, but it 10 used
i'll all seriousness in the report itself.
Mondays news from New Castle is
that manufacturers enjoying an average
protection OF 91.7S per cent have given
notice that they are about to cut down
the pay of their weavers from 70 to 20
cents ON a specified amount of work, or
about Z per cent. This is where the
workman comes in. How does such
protection" benefit him?
Tho Philadelphia Ledger says that
The north magnetic pole and the utility
Of sending out an expedition to its
vicinity Will be under discussion to-
night at the meeting of the American
Geographical Club in New York. The
magnetic pole, as is well known, does
not correspond with the geographical
pole, and can be reached with compare
lively little difficulty. From year TO
year its position varies, and the cause
and extent Of this variation is of great
interest not only to scientific people, but
also to mariners. The variation of the
compass Of course depends on the rela-
tive positions of the magnetic and geo
graphical poles. These constantly
change their relative positions, and
these changes have been closely studied
for the past fifty years from various
observatories, but it is now well known
that only careful study of the subject
in the immediate vicinity Of the pole
will determine some of the questions
raised. Among the most important
studies on this subject We're those made
by Professor Bache at Girard College"
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Representative Bynum, who has Just
returned from the Indiana convention.
is reported as saying that Cleveland is
the almost unanimous first choice Of the
Indiana Democrats and of his party at
large; that he islands for everything in
the Democratic party, and the opposi.
ton TO him is entirely from the politi-
clans and they will not oppose any
longer but will rally to his support after
the people have spoken at the Chicago
convention" The New York sun
affects 70 be concerned over an mag
mary ''insidious" attempt to rescind the
two-thirds rule in Cleycand's interest
If the Sun were not wilfully blind it
would see that everything now points
to Cleyeland's nomination being made
unanimous on the first ballot and that
TO talk about danger to the two-thirds
rule is nonsense.
The Sussex journal, in considering
the uncertainties connected with the
prospective extra session of the Legisla-
ture says; Halfway and temporary ex-
pedients may serve to relieve us of the
present tension in court affairs, but they
Will not Ieove an adequate remedy. Our
only help is in new constitution. We
want q system that will not place us
under the necessity Of passing pension
law. We want Il system that will not
require three judges and all the machi-
merry of the court 10 try 25-cent
chicken thief. We want system that
will not render it necessary for whole
moutan to labor to bring forth a mouse.
We want new constitution"
Postmaster Stewart Of Wilmington
was On Saturday elected delegate to Che
approaching Republican State conyen.
ton, Another episode Of the election
was 4 bout at tisticulTs between two
letter carriers which eliminated in q
general fight in which a trio Of county
constables took a disgraceful part. 10
our thinking, however, the purnacious
craftsmanship Of the letter carriers Is a
smHll matter in comparison with the
contempt for civil service reform shown
BY tAcir superior If Postmastcr-aeneral
4 Wamimakor should send his baltimore
inspector 10 Wilmington lie would dis.
coyes more here ii week than an III.
yesiisating committee could wAitewash
III ycar.
The telegraph informs us that Jesus
Gampeche WIG lives in suburb Of the
Mexican capital has just celebrated his
l3ith birthday anniversary This ven.
cradle relic OF antiquity came originally
lrem spain, and exhibits documentary
evidence TO prove that he was born in
li99 As eoroboratiye testimony, II q
iated that the oct5genarian priest Or
the churcll Gampoche attends renlem.
bers Campeche as m old man when no.
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