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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
PITTsBuRo's CONTROVERSY.
Differing Official Opinions Regarding
the Social Evil.

PITTsBURd, Dec. 7.-Chief Brown. of
the department Of public safety, yester-
day sent to Mayor Gourley long com
munication III response to the last letter
from the mayor to him. In 1t he cites
the great reform accomplished by his
department, without advice or sugges-
ton from Mayor Gourley, quotes the le-
gal advisers of the city in support of the
ground that the ordinances Of councils
cited by the mayor clothes the police au-
thorities with discretionary power in
dealing with the social evil, sustains the
course heretofore pursued by the evil
dence of results here and elsewhere, and
finally insists that il his honor is bent on
experimenting with new theory or
policy, he shall give explicit direction
regarding the same, and assume the re-
sponsiblity for its success or failure.
Accompanying Chief Browns COM
munication is an opinion on the ordi-
nances cited, given by Assistant District
Attorney Fetterman. In it the latter
says: Neither You nor your officers
have any right whatever to invade the
house of any person of the city, where
it is quiet and orderly, without a war
rant; nor have You or your officers any
right to order the inmates OF any house
to remove from their residences for any
supposed offense. The ordinance under
consideration is a piece of remarkable
legislation. 1t goes far beyond the COM
mon or statute law in defining clrsnses,
and the indi5criminate enforcement of
it, i'll the power of ignorant or unscrupu-
lous men, would menace the most cher
ished rights secured to the citizcns by
the constitution of the state and of the
United States. doubt very much the
validity of the ordinance under consider
ation, and would advise you, in the en-
forcemont of it, that you give it the
strictest investigation and Keep strictly
within its provisions"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
The Weather.
Local rainsi southerly windsi warmer.

j. Cosgroye, of the inland revenue office,
Toronto, has been suspended for signing
call for public meeting to favor political
union with the United States.
The State Guard, one of the leading col.
ored military companies OF Richmond,
Va, unanimously decided to attend the
Inauguration of President Cleveland.
DIR. Il. o. Shakespeare, the well known
cholera expert of Philadelphia. thinks the
quarantine against immigration should be
maintained indefinitely in view OF danger
from cholera infection.
The engagement of Miss Grace Wilson.
of New York, sister of Orme Wilson and
Mrs. Ogden Goclet, to marry Ceca Barring,
son of a member of tie banking firm of
Barring Brothers. has been broken by the
young lady
The mysterious disappearance last Feb.
ruary of Robert II. Rankin, wealthy
stock raiser OF Monmouth Ills, has at last
been accounted for He was knocked from
the train, killed and robbed on the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy road at the
Burlington bridge on the Illinois side
Dan Waters, notorious river tough, has
been arrested foE completely in the murder.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Very Little Business Besides the Read
ing Of the Presidents Message

WASHINGTON, Dec 7.-The reading Of
the presidents message, presentation of
petitions and the introduction of bills
and joint resolutions occupied the whole
session of the senate yesterday. Vice
President Morton established what sew
eral senators thought a new departure
by laying before the senate the certif.
Gates as far as received from the several
states as to who had been chosen presi-
dental electors by those states to NEST
in the electoral college in January. The
anticipated fight on the anti-option bill
early developed in the shape of petitions
for and against that measure, but before
the bill could be called up as the un-
finished business of last session, Mr..
Sherman secured an executive session,
at which the presidents recess nomina-
tions We're referred to the appropriate
committees, and Immediately thereafter
the senate adjourned.
The attendance of members of the
house varied but little from that of Mon
day. Several absentees, however, had
arrived, among them being Bourke
Cochran, the Tammany leader and ora
tor. The desks of Mr.. Cummings. Of
New York, and Mr.. Pendleton, of West
Virginia, were conspicuous because of a
large basket of pink and white roses
which had been presented to each of
these gentlemen. The flowers given to
Mr.. Cummings were from sister of
Michael Davitt, the well known Irish
leader. The session was devoted to hear
ing the presidents message.
When the reading Of the message was
concluded Mr.. Cultivate Dem, Ohio
announced the death Of his late col
league, John g. Warwick, and asked
that an adjournment be had as a mark
of respect to the memory Of the deceased
congressman, and at 1:45 the house adj
journed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
A Non-Unionist Assaulted.

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE feeling
between union and non-union men EN-
ployed at the Fishbach millsis extremely
bitter, and frequent quarrels occur be-
tween the two factions. While George
Hester, non-union puddler, was on
his way home he was attacked by three
men and beaten in shameful manner.
He was found lying on North Center
street at late hour, with blood flowing
from dozen wounds. His clothing was
saturated, and his face presented sorry
spectacle; his nose was battered out of
shape and both eyes were hidden by
flowed freely. The police are looking
for his aSsailants
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
SPRlNGER'S SCHEMES.
His Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution
CHANGE THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM
Divide the State Electors Between
the Parties in Proportion to the
Vote-A Single Term of Six Years
for the President.

Divide the State Electors Between
the Parties in Proportion to the
Vote-A Single Term of Six Years
for the President.
WASHINGTON Dec. 7.-Mr. Springer,
Of Illinois, is not satisfied to remain in
Washington for three months without
legislation of any sort resulting from his
energetic presence, He has begun al
ready to lay out work for congress. both
for this session and for the next. His
proposition to proceed with tariff legis-
laticn at once, so as to carry into com
pletion the general plan inaugurated at
the last session, is not apt, however, to
meet with the approval OF the committee
on ways and means.
There is one other thing which Mr..
Springer has in mind which he hopes to
succeed with and which he is going to
put his best energy into. AT the last
session he introduced resolution for
constitutional amendment providing for
the abolition of the electoral college and
for a change in the time of the meeting
of congress. This he proposes to press
to the front at once. His scheme is to
BiNN VdNi oldLC uo tlttb'uhl NOito
as it has meL bers and senators, as now,
but to divide the electors of each state
between the candidates in proportion to
the size of the popular vote received by
each the population being divided into
units.
Six Years for the President.
Congress- he proposes, shall expire in
December following the general election
and the new congress shall convene in
January following the election. The
term of the president he wants extended
to six years and more than one term pro-
hibited The terms of congressman he
wants extended to three years.
During the lust session he did not get
much consideration for these PROPOSE
tions, but he believes the present time is
opportune and that he can press it upon
the attention of the public and congress
so as to secure favorable consideration.
The committee to whom the resolution
was referred will hold meeting on Fri.
day, and it is expected that they will
take the matter up.
Mr.. Springer points out the fact that
there is dispute over one of the electors
i'll Oregon, one i'll Ohio, one in Kansas
and some tangle about the electors of
California, and says that with such
condition of affairs the country might
easily be thrown into revolution if the
result of the election were close enough
to make it depend on these votes. His
plan, he contends, would avoid the pos
sibility of any such condition of affairs,
and would render corruption very diff
cult.
A number of the leading Democrats of
the house are setting seriously at work
to get through congress at this session
the bill introduced by General Hooker
to change the time of the meeting of
congress from the first Monday in De-
oember to the first Monday in March.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

TRENTON, Dec. Judges Bogert,
Kruegar, Brown and Smith, the com.
mittee Of the court of pardons to whom
was referred the petitions of the jersey
City ballot box suffers, held con-
ference at tho executive chamber and
discussed the cases. The petitions were
examined, and the reasons assigned by
Judge McDermott why the men should
be released We're gone over. 1t was de-
cided, however, to make no recommen-
dation at once, but to visit the state
prison next Monday and subject the
men to IA personal examination.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
Smiths Possible Punishment,

CINCINNATI, Dec. 7.-Regarding Pro
fessor Smiths punishment in case he is
found guilty of heresy in the trial now
in progress before the Cincinnati pres
hytery, a leading member said: 1.-THE
prosecution does not ask that Professor
mpnicated, which is the highest penalty.
II does ask, however. that If the finding
of the preshytery is that if Professor
Smith is guilty as charged he shall be
prohibited from exercising the function
of minister in the presbytery.' His
conviction would not in itself cause his
removal as a teacher of theology, but
tho logical tendency, of course, would
be in that direction. The presbytery
cannot control the action of the Lane
seminary trustees.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

New YORK, Dec THE five story
marble front building. No 30 Read
street, was almost wholly destroyed by
fire yesterday Boorum g. Pease, blank
book manufacturers; the Industrial
Printing and Binding company, and
Frank r, Walker, paper manufacturer,
who occupied the building, were burned
ont. Their stock is total loss. One
hundred thousand dollars will probably
cover the entire loss. A number of fire
men had a narrow escape ny the falling
OF the rear wall. Two were injured.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
Miss siarsden Exasgerntes,

ST, PETERSBURG, Dec. THE Russian
newspapers accuse Miss Kate Marsden,
of the Red Cross society, who is trying
to raise funds for the release of lepers in
Siberia, of exaggeration in her account
of the Iayages of the disease in that por-
ton of the empire. The papers state
that instead of 10000 lepers dying an
nually i'll the province of Yakootsk, in
Northern Siberia, there are only about
100 persons suffering with the disease in
the Mhole nroYincn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
TWELVE SAILORS DROWNED
Less Of Norwegian Baak, with All on
Board.


LIVERPOOL, Dec. IA very heavy
gale preyailssn this vicinity, and tre-
mendous sea is running at the mouth of
the Mersey river. Yesterday u bark ran
aground on Burbo bank. AS soon as her
headway was stopped the sea made
clean breach over her, sometimes COM
pletely hiding her from view with the
exception of her masts. Fifteen minutes
after she struck her mainmast and miz.
Eentopmast went over the side.
Shortly afterward the vessel fell over
on her side and was completely sub.
merged. Lifeboats put out for the bark
as soon as the vessels position was seen,
but their progress against the gale and
the sea was slow and the bark went
down before they reached her.
TIL lifeboats after long fight with
the wind and waves, succeeded in reach.
ing the scene of the wreck but not a
living person could be found, The
crews of the lifeboats learned, however,
that the lost vessel was the Norwegian
bark Drinningen, which was bound
from Fleetwood to this port There
must have been at least dozen men on
board
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dee. "A careful poll
is being made Of the two horses of con-
gress IN regard To the amendment of the
law relative TO the sunday opening of
the Worlds fair. 1t now seems certain
that the proposition 10 OPEN the fair,
with all machinery standing sill, viii
prevail by vote VI AZ least two 10 Gne.
Before this result is reached Il hard
struggle is expected on both sides, but
the advocates for opening are likely to
a,1unph iii tho end.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
George Could VIII be president

New YORK, Dee 7.-The executive
committee of tho Manhattan Elevated
Railroad company omitted its usual
weekly meeting yesterday on account of
the obseqnies OF Mr.. jay Could The
regular quarterly meeting Of the conf
mittee will be held on Tuesday next, and
it is said ON excellent authority that Mr..
George j. Gould will be elected to tho
presidency.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

SoeTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Dec. 7.-Tha
Bessemer rail milk Of the Bethlehem Iron
company shut down yesterday owing to
lackef orders. Abont l50men are thrown
out of employment. The converting
and blasting departments Of the mills will
shut down tomorrow. The machinery of
can he manufactured, and they cannot be
used for other work. The enforcedid idle
ness ef the Bessefner mill makes the win
ter outlook anything but bright for the
elnployes and their families.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Times gives
prominence to long and clever letter
written by Elizabeth Banks in reply to
the letters of Rudyard Kipling, who
continues in The Times his criticisms
OF all things American In her letter
the writer tells Mr.. Kipling that the
typical American is found in the cities
OF Chicago and St Paul and in Montana
and Dakota. "Then.9 she asks. Ibid
not Mr. Kipling see him in New York
when he dined and wined at his ex-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
A Brakeman Horribly MangIed.

HAZLEToN, Pa, Dec. 9.-The first fatal
accident on the Delaware, Susquehanna
and Schuylkill railroad, operated by ex.
State Senator Coke, occurred at Oneida.
William p. Wallace, brakeman, was
the victim. He was running ahead of
his train to make switch when he
Slipped, falling directly under the wheels.
A dozen cars passed over him. He was
horribly mangled and died soon after,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

TRENTON, Dec. 7.-piligent search is
being made by the police to discover the
identity Of the Young men who took
Maggie Hines, disreputable but tely
handsome young woman, 10 the out
skirts Of the city, stripped her naked
hnd slneared her entire body with tar.
The motive is said to have been revenge
for her exposure OF them when she was
triea aud sentenced to Jail for disorderly
conduct,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

BELLAIRE, O., Dec. 7.-Martin Flan-
nagan, Of New York city, was arrested
here i'll the act OF robbing the National
hotel. Ha had Iansaeked five rooms and
packed the proceeds into large trunk
aud would have gotten away if tho
officers had not arrested him at the
depot, He WAS taken to Jail and at
tempted to hang himself with his ms-
penders, When discovered he was nearly
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
Rotnsehild,s scheme Mi,harawn

BRUSSELS, Dec. 7.-The international
monetary conference resumed its sitting
yesterday, and NJ. De Rctlsehilds with
drew his scheme. The journal des De-
bats, OF Paris, whose financial editor
was on the committee to consider the
Rothsehild proposals, declares that tho
scheme was only slight modification Of
the project advanced ten years ago by
Professor Levi, German.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
Pefrer.s Linnor Thy scheme.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-senator PETER,
of Kansas, has a scheme for diyorcing
the United States from illegitimate
liquor traffic. In bill introduced by
him it is provided that no special Liquor
tax shall be collected by the United
States from persons not duly authorized
by the state laws to engage i'll the sale of
liquor,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
EThey Think Lizzie Borden Guilty.

FALL RIVER, Dec 7.-The vote of the
grand jury for the indictment in the
Borden case stood go to /. The mem
bers OF the jury, having been dismissed
for the year, are talking. Every one of
the twenty-one men WAS impressed with
the weight of governments evidence,
and all, except one, is positive that the
defendant is gully. One juror states
that the case could not have had Il more
complete hearing at a trial i'll open court.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
General Rosecran's Condition.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-The condition
of General William $. Roseerans, regis
canse his friends serious apprehension.
Nervous prostration. heart weakness,
and a stroke of paralysis of the arm are
destroying his vitality. As he is now 13
years old, il appears Il question OF very
short time when he will collapse en-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
Senator Gibson Nearing the End.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Dec. 7.-Senator
Gibson is still alive, and that is about
all. He is slowly but surely sinking,
and his relations and friends are calmly
awaiting the end. which is bound to
come soon. Tho dying statesman has
given Instructions regarding his burial,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
Death OF Bishop Wordsworth.

LeNpoN, Dec. l. The Right Rev.
Charles Wordsworth, D. c. b., bishop
OF st. Andrews, Dunkcld aud Dunblane,
is dead, aged Z.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
Pa4torqahlwardt Reelected.

BERLIN, Dec, THE reballot in the
Arnswalds- Friedberg district for mem
Der of the Reichstag took place vester.
day and resulted in the return of Pastor
hhlwardt, the anti,Semite, who is now
on trial for slandering Herr Loewe, the
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

SHAMoKIS, Pa, Dec. THE Sterling
mine, which caught fire through some
unknown cause, communicated to a
great mass Of coal, which is fercely
burning. The fire promises to be the
most disastrous in the Reading COM
pany 5 history. Carbon Run creek has
been turned into the fiery furnace.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
To proteot the oystcr p.1,

WAsHrNaToN, Dee. 7-Melnbers OF the
committees from the Maryland and Vir-
ginia Legislatures appointed TO settle
upon some agreement for the protection
Of oyster beds In the Chesapeake bay, ar
rived 10 the city last night, and are hold
Ing q meeting today.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

LEXINGTON, Va, Dec. I'm. L. r.
Lockridge's barn at Raphine, this county,
was destroyed by incendiary fire. Besides
large number of implements and heavy
crops, the barn contained seven head of
horses and Il dozen Jersey cows, which
Were burned to death, Loss, $1,000; no
INN rnNl1.e
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

HAzLEToN, Pa, Dec. IA fatal acci-
dent occurred on the Lehigh Valley rail
Foreman Gumey, tired to board mor-
ing train. He missed his footing, fell
beneath the wheels, and was deeapifated.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
The spanish Anarchlsts, senfence.

LONDON, Dec. THE Times Madrid
correspondent reports that in the trial of
the ,Ierez anarchists twenty mine were
acquitted and the others were sentenced
to terms ranging frop twelve years to
life imprisonment and solitary eonfine-
ment
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

CONCORD, Mass., Dec. Hon. SIer-
man Hoar and Miss Mary Butteriek
were married in St AIMS church here
yesterday. The couple left Immediately
afterwards for Washington.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07
Lowest Priced Stock
Ever Exhibited In Wilmington.

This year, as in prece din
years, we have selected our
stock with great care; our high
est aim being to select nothing
which would not be useful to
the recipient of one OF the many
presents which row adorns our
counters in Excellence, Beauty
and Grandeur.
Our stock is now open and on
sale, and as prices are the lead
ing feature to govern trade, we
place them within reach Of
everybody. An early call to
purchase will give you a large
variety to select from, and
should you not wish to take
them home so soon we will store
them for you until you call.
In the centre of the room,
right at the entrance, we ell.
counter those beautiful tinted
glass baskets in blue and pink,
which are used SO much at pre-.
sent. We are selling them at
the astonishing low price Of III
cents.
We walk little further to
the counter which is "heavy
laden" with rubber goods, such
as rubber dolls, animals, etc
Our prices run from IS cents to
Is cents.
A little further brings us to
the counter on which is placed
toys of all description. Tin toys,
wooden toys, in fact almost any
thing that you want in the toy
line can be found here and our
low prices prevail.
We keep on walking and the
next we find is a counter filed
and packed with Bisque ware OF
every description ftom the
cheapest and smallest designs to
the Lilliputian life-size images,
which we have marked, just for
leader, at 81 a pair.
To the left of this we find
those elegant plush cuff, and
collar boxes which are fully
worth SOC, but our price, soc.
A little further back brings
us to the counter where thu
most astounding prices pre-.
vail in Manicure sets, dressing
cases, shaving sets, smoking
sets, albums, etc. Just imagine
when you can get beautiful
dressing case, consisting of a
comb, brush and glass, with
backs finely ornamented and
placed in an elegant brocaded
plush case, all for 5Sc; regular
81 goods. A visit to this des
partment will convince you thai
all are proportionately as low.
To the right of this counter
about one half of our mann
mouth room is devotcdto Dolls.
We have thousands Of them and
these are a few Of the prices:
An elegant BlsqHe doll, dressed In
different colOrs, 10 cents worth 80
cents,
An elegant Bisque Doll. ionted.
good stle, rs cents worth 50 eents.
An elegant Btsque Doll, dressed, 95
cents worth 50 cents.
An elegant Bisque Doll, extra large,
- cents worth S. cents.
An elegant KID body sleeping Doll,
80 cents worth TO cents.
An elegant Kid body, larger size, e3
cents, worth IS cents.
We have them from these up
to So. A careful inspection Of
this line means good selection
and a sure sale.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-07

A party of guests from well known
New Hampshire hotel deserted the piaz-
zas and wandered down into the mead
ows to view the splendors of mountain
sunset.
In the party were Miss B.. fasei-
mating girl Of sweet and twenty, her
mother and Professor X, an old So
journer and authority on all points of
interest in the vicinity.
81 should love to climb Mount Tecum-
sch. Have you ever tried it, professor
inquired Miss D..
"Yes," replied the oracle of West
c.; "it's tough tramp-oyer five
miles to the summit.
"oh, mamma, exclaimed Miss b
enthusiastically. Mount Tecumseh is
over five miles highl"-kate Fields
Washi,sZt
Trinity college, Cambridge, England,
has an autograph letter of Sir Isaac
Newton which the eurators OF the insti-
tuition bought in 1850 for ssio.