Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-21

the United States and the Italian gov
eminent, growing out of tho Malta /
lynchings at New Orleans, have been
adjusted to the satisfaction of both ma
tions, is matter for general congratula-
ton. PROFESSIONALLY in this case most,
if not all, of the victims deserved the |
fate that was melted out to them with |
the approval of the whole community
which they had sought to terrorize, and
the dose of mob justice was extenuated,
If not morally justified, by the proved
Inability of the local authorities to cope
with the emergency. Still, there was
some reason for the Italian government
to take offence, just as we probably
should have done had u few American
assassins been thus irregularly done TO
death in an Italian city, and there was
in some sense precedent for the pay
ment of damages by this government,
not as matter of obligation
but purely ex gratia, in the
case of a former New Orleans riot IN
1850, in which Spain was tho com
plainant and the Spanish consul, Senior
.Laborde, the aggrieved party. In that
case, however, the official character OF
the consul formed an ingredient Of Sec
rotary Webster's willingness, while dis
claiming any responsibility or obligation
under the law Of nations, to recommend
that q just indemnity be paid, as
purely voluntary reparation. In the
case of the Chinese victims of mob at
Rock Springs, Wyoming, in 1884, Sec
rotary Bayard, while still more explic-
lilly disayowing any national obligation
to do SO, suggested that "it may reason
ably be a subject for the benevolent
consideration of Congress whether, with
the distinct understanding that no pre-
cedent is thereby created, or liability
for want of proper enforcement or
police jurisdiction in the territories to
grant pecuniary relief to the sufferers.
Neither of these cases stood on the
same footing as the Malta lynchings,
wherein the victims were shot down
and strung up, not as ltalians-as a
matter of fact some of them were
naturalized American citizens-bGt as
public enemies whose death was de-
manded in the interest of that law and
order which, inherent in the people at
large but usually delegated to regularly
chosen agents, a considerable portion Of
that community felt necessitated to take
back temporarily into their own hands
because Of the iong-standing failure of
their constituted agents to administer
that justice which the public safety, in
their opinion, imperatiYely demanded.
Still, viewed coolly and dispassionately
the lynchings, though practically the act
Of the whole city, were legally unjusti-
fable and nc discredit attaches to the
implied admission of this embodied in
the expressed willingness Of this
government to render such reasonable
reparation therefor as it has shown a
disposition to insist shall be allowed by
Chill in the event Of similar moral re.
sponsibility being shown to have at.
tached to the injuries inflicted upon
American sailors in Valparaiso.
~ - PAudCAt II tHls progressive agt
to go very slow on predictions of iii,
impossibility or improbability Of any
thing. Only few days ago a scientific
journal Of authority demonstrated tina
aluminium could never be counted upof
to compete with brass or copper, lie
alone iron, in the fabrication OF utensil
of everyday, since it was apparent tina
its minimum cost of production coul(
not be gotten below about 80 cents
pound and that, except for few
special and limited uses, would Be d pro
hibitory price. Now comes tho news o
the incorporation, under the laws q
Colorado, Of the American Aluminium
Company, with a capital Of $2.000,00C
to exploit new method OF producin
aluminium, the discoyerer of which, Ed
ward g. Broadwell, tells the Philadelphi
Leelger, ''at close pushing we can sell I'll
metal at a profit for Is cents pound.
The new corporation does not howeve
IS we gather from the Ledger artiel
contemplate cutting prices down to tn
figure, but only "to put aluminium o
the market cheaper than copper col
sidering the relative weight Of the tM
metals Being 81 times lighter tia
copper, aluminium at 35 cents per POM
will compete with copper at 10 cent
The new process is described bY tic il
ventor as based on combination
chemical and electrical methods, md
which he claims to be able to make 81
pound OF commercially pure aluminu
with an expenditure Of but one cle
trical horsepower, instead Of a2 tim
that power as heretofore required to i
complish the same result. 1t is report
that the new company will erect
100000 plant, at some site yet to
determined, but convenient to adequa
water power, with productive capaci
Of 5000 pounds Of aluminium per hot
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Delaware's "rolc Of barbarisn
comes in for another good word,
proxy, this time from Judge Cowing
New York city. Frank sumner, i
Of seventeen, arraigned before the il
tice, pleaded guilty, with unabash
cffrontery and an impertinent smile,
charge Of forging the name Of Ef
Rinderman, retired druggist, to
check. Judge Cowing declared htns
at a loss what to do with the you
reprohate. eff send You to the Elm
rcformatory," said he, y am afraid y
Will edrrtlnt MI 0f tba wanna i,,en IN