The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-24
STATE NEWS OF A DAY. g.


chaplalns or moral instructors in peniten-
| tiaries containing more than 500 prisoners;
permitting cities of the first class to make
street cleaning and garbage contracts tor
periods of not exceeding five years. placing
billiard saloons and pool roomaIinder the
control of the mayor and making them pay
annual licenses A bill was introduced
making an additional appropriation OF
100000 for the Worlds fair commission.
An amendment was attached to the road
bill providing for an appropriation of 49,
100000 year to be paid to the various
counties for road purposes This aroused
much opposition. Bills passed second
reading; Permitting courts of common
| pleas upon application to appoint boards
of arbitration to settle labor disputes be.
tween employers and employees; to prevent
owners of stations from practising decep-
tion or fraud by proclaiming or publish
ing false pedigrees of their animals.
Tho Evangelical Church Legal Fight.
MAucH CHUNK, Pa, March 4-In the
Carbon county court yesterday new and
Interesting question was raised in the liti-
| CATION between the two wings of the Evan
gelical association. The point ssas brought
out before Judge Dreher in an argument
on motion for an injunction to restrain
the trustees Of the Evangelical congrega-
tion in Mauch Chunk from granting the
use of the church edifice solely to the
Dubs faction. Hon. Edward Harvey, and
ex-senator Craig, argued in favor of the
| motion for the Bowmanites on the novel
ground that the trustees have no legal
| right to admit one faction into their church
| to the exclusion of the ether. Judge
| Dreher's decision will be awaited with in
| terest.
Pennsylvania's Arbor Days.
HARRISBURG, March Ex-Governor Pat
| tison last night issued proclamation
designating Saturday, April Is, and Satur-
| day, April 90, to be observed as Arbor
days in Pennsylvania. The selection of
either of the above designated days is left
| to the discretion of the people In the var
ious sections of the commonwealth. The
| governor says in the proclamation: Let
the people lay aside for season the hab
itual activities of the day and devote suffi-
cient time thereof to plant forest, fruit
or ornamental tree along the public high
| ways and streams, about the public school
houses and on the college grounds, in gar
| dens and on farms"
Living with a Broken Neck.
BETHLEHEM Pa, March 24.-Mark Gels
| singer, aged Is years. of Centre Valley,
| five miles from here, has been living nine
| months with broken neck Last July
| while swimming he dived and his head
struck stone. He was rendered unccn-
scious, and when he regained his senses he
was able to talk, but he could not move
| his limbs, and has been helpless since
| This week the boy was taken to the
| Hahneman hospital, Philadelphia, where
| an operation was performed. He will re-
| cover.
Death from q Hand Shake.
BRISTOL, Pa. March "a. Dennis O'Leary,
| aged 93, died from the effects of q hand
shake. OLeary was stopped by friend
few days ago, who grasped his hand ard
gave it a hearty shake. In doing so he
sank his finger nails into the ball of
O'Leary's hand. Soon the hand began to
swell, and the swelling increased so much
that his shoulder and arm became twice
their normal size. He suffered intense
pain, and nothing could be done for him.
Hartranft's Soldiers in Reunion.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, March 24-Yester-
day was the first day of the reunion of the
Third division, Ninth army corps, known
as Hartranft's division. The day was
given up to regimental affairs, reunions
being held in several halls throughout the
city, and in the evening a camp fire was
held in the court house. The reunion is to
celebrate the twenty-eighth anniversary
of the battle of Fort Steadman
Cost of Electric Lighting.
PHILADELPHIA, March 24-Philadelphia
pays more than any orher city in tho state
for electric lighting. the price being SO
cents per night for each arc light. All other
places pay less than 20 cents per night Al.
legheny pays 1873 cents; Lock Haven, 20
cents; Sunbury, 17& cents; Huntington,
1927 cents; Connellsville, Milton and
Weatherly, IL cents, and New Brighton, 16
cents Many other cities pay between 20
and 25 cents.
West Newton's Horse Thieves.
GREENsBURG, Pa, March 24-Robert
Clark the young man who stole horse
here the other day. and WAS captured at
West Newton, was held in 81 900 bail after
hearing yesterday He said that young
man named Neff, of West Newton had
planned the stealing, and the two were to
divide the proceeds of the sale Neff has
been arrested and was also held in $1,000
bail for court.
Riot in n Street Car.
READING, Pa, March 24-Four drunken
men boarded street car and became very
boisterous and unruly. When ordered to
leave the car they refused to go, and
skirmish ensued which involved all the
passengers. Conductor Hanf and tho
driver and several of the passengers were
severely beaten. Thomas Booking, Benja-
min Adds and William Carter We're ar
rested on suspicion.
Destructive Fire at MorrisviIle.
AMBLER, Pa, March PA destructive
fire broke ont at Morrlsville, Bucks county.
The fire originated in Wildman's carriage
works, and the brick and stone building
was completely destroyed. The loss is
large. The borough is without fire APP
paratus and an engine from Trenton had
to be sent for to save adjoining property.
Rendins's street Railway nIagnases.
READING, Pa, March a.--it is now defln-
itely stated that the money to build the
electric railways in this city will come
through +. w. Clark g. Co, bankers, of
Philadelphia. They will take the securi-
ties Of the Reading Traction company, and
will virtually be in control of It,
River Miners Strike Continues.
MoNoNGAHELA, Pa, March 2L-About
sixty delegates, representing the river
mines, met in conference here yesterday
afternoon, and, after careful survey Of
the situation, determined to continue the
strike until the So cent. rate is granted by
the operators.
Arrested for Desertion.
WASHINGTON, Pa March Add Brown,
who was arrested at Canonsburg and taken
to Pittsburg last week on a charge of big
Amy preferred by an alleged former wife,
Is again under arrest at Canonsburg on
charge of descrtion. He was held in 5000
bail.
Priests Golden Jubilee.
PHILADELPHIA, March 24.-Rev. Francis
Pila, celebrated the golden Jubilee of his
ordination to the priesthood at St Eliza
beth's convent, AndslIsia, yesterday, ard
the convent chapel was crowded with
friends of the priest
Rob" said Horace Greeley to the Hon
Richelieu Robinson, II always knew you
were q fool, but now will bet s. on it and
stake the money" A weser offered with