Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-04-15


BY the republicans. will be cast for a third
party candidate as there is that Texas will
80 republican. It is simply dodge to Try
70 catch republican voters who belong TO
the farmers organization in the northwest
ern States
Only three democrats voted against the
bill for the admission Of cotton ties and bag
ging free of duty, which was passed by the
House Saturday afternoon, and yet it IS one
Of tie most illogical as wen as sectional
bills ever before Congress. It is a direct
blow at one established American industry
the IRON hoop and band mills-aud It
would, lift became law, create obstrue-
lions in the path of those whoafe trying TO
establish on a large scale the manufacture Of
jute bagging in the United States
Notwithstanding the covert opposition OF
nine tenths Of the democratic Senators and
the open opposition and sneers ola few OF
them. the very men too that conscience
should have kept silent, the bill appropriat'
ing 100000 towards helping to entertain
the members of the c. A. R., at the coming
encampmeut in this city was passed BY the
Senate. Only ten democrats had the nerve
to cast their votes against the bill when the
test came, and every one Of them represents
ex.Confederate constituencies. Here as lh'
hist. Berry aud Jones Of Arkansas SoN'
and Mills Of Texas; Blackburn IN Kentucky
Bate or Tennessee. Irby, the so-callea Far-
n,er,s Alliance Senators, from South Car
olipa colouitt. of Georgia Pugh Of Ala
bsma. and Vest of Missouri.
The worlds Fair Congressional commit
tees have l6een giving hearing both for am
against khe opening Of the exposition o.
: suudsf and as far as the arguments go tn
opuf6sition to Sunday opening has decided
.HE best of 1t. What Congress will do, G
Whether it will do anything is matter
II doubt; it would much prefer escaping r'
r sponsibility by doing nothing, but the pres
r. sure is becoming 50 strong that some actio
e may haye to be taken.
e Real estate spectators are everywhere
re shrewd lot but those of Washington shoSl
a be rated above them ali they have mac
millions by unloading ground bought for
song, upon the Government at fancy price
ed and they are still at it. At the last sessiC
ly Of Congress a bill appropriating the mon'
be to purchase site for the Washington q
rs Post Ofice on the south side of Pennsyivan
be Avenue the most disreputable part Of Il
n. city, became a law, and in due time Il
If aforesaid spectators received about thr
times as much as the square-about Il
! most unproductive property in TOWN.
" worth, and now engineers are searching
d a solid foundation, which they say can on
- be had upon forty-foot piles, and even tn
it will be necessary to cement the emit
bottom and sides Of the cellar, aud to pr
~ vide the building with powerful pumpi
Gu outfit to keep it dry.
~ A bill has been introduced in Congress
e. build new Patent Office in the same loca
Dr. ity, presumably on the same sort of found
he ton, at cost Of 100000 Now a wo
Of about that locality. Strangers to Washiu
les ton have heard so much about Pennsylvar
Avenue that it is natural for them to su
pose that it would be a perfectly prop
ire place 10 erect costly buildings, but as a M
nd ter of fact ii isH't Why? It is too low-l'
orl than three feet above ordinary high tic
70. and its dampuess and consequent unhealt
- fullness have cansed it to be abandoned
= higher ground. All of wqshiugtons larg
business houses, most eily Quaere or
On the avenue, are row on r anu I'stree
~ sYYlaauthe loss of business and consequ'
Tea lowering of retails have cause the forming
eat a powerful lobby, aided by both of Wa
vii ingtons daily papers, which own plants
a the avenues, to work bills through Congr
ey locating public buildings in this swan
section Congress should beware of
OF scheme,