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Evening journal., 1893-01-17
TO MERGE THE COMMISSIONS.
Present street and Sewer. Water and
Park Boards.

A Bill Prepared for the Abolition OF the
Present street and Sewer. Water and
Park Boards.
1t is stated upon good authority that a
bill has been draWn, and is now IN the
hands of a member of the General
Assembly, TO abolish the Street and
Sewer, Water and Park Commissions Of
Wilmington, aud TO place the control Of
these branches ia the hands Of a commits
sion of five men,
The commissions which the pro-
motors of this piece Of legislation wish
to abolish are at present constituted as
follows.
Street and Sewer-Joseph L. Carpen-
ter, Jr., term expires April /, 1898; j.
Newlin Gawthrop, term expires April 1,
1895 Samuel Chambers, term expires
April I, 1897. The salary Of these men
is $500 a year
Water-William n. Porter term ex.
pires July 1, 1885, Thomas b. Smith,
term expires July 1, 1898; H. Il. PiclSels,
term expires July /, 1897. This commits
sion was created by an act passed by the
General Assembly on APcl lS, 1888 The
official term is six years and the salary
$500 per annum.
Parks. j, Wiley, mayor; n. K. BEN
son, president of City Council; Charles
Il. Thomas. chairman Of Finance Commit
tee City Council; Harry Palmer, chief
engineer; William NJ Candy, president
William p Bancroft, George H. Bates,
Hon. Thomas +. Bayard, Francis N.
Buck, George w. Bush. William Candy,
Henry A. DUPONT, j. Taylor Cause and
Dennis j.. Mention.
The men named in the bill to have
charge of these three important branches
of city work are Joseph h. Carpenter
Jr; William +. Porter, Dennis J Men
ton, Democrats; and Thomas B Smitl
and J. Newlin Gawthrop, Republicans
This leaves Commissioners Chambers and
Pickles out in the cold with all the mem
bers of the Park Commission.
The appointments are TO be made By
the governor after the terms of the mel
named in the bill have expired. Thii
plan, if carried out will rob the mayo
of much of his appointing power. Tn
terms under the bill are for two, -four
six, eight and ten years, and every sub
sequent appointment made by the gov
ernor will be for ten years.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
A DOWNPOURING EXPECTED.
STREET CORNERS MAY RING WI H
EvANGELlSTlc SONG.

Dwight L. Moody and Ira ID. sankcy to
Arrive at the clayton House on satur-
day-No Services in the Big Churohe
sunday Night.
The great eyangelists. Dwight L
Moody and Ira d. Sankey, will arrive in
this city next Saturday TO be in readiness
for the opening service of their great
revival at the rink. Mr. Sankey will
come from Brooklyn while Mr. Moody
comes directly from Chicago to Whining
ton Both will be entertained at the
Clayton House during their stay here
The rinlr is being fitted up this week for
the services The FIRST service will be
held on Sunday morning, although the
big opening meeting will doubtless be
that of Monday night
On Sunday night nearly all the large
evangelical churches of the city will
close to allow their congregations TO at
tend the rink meeting. This matter has
been made optional with the pastors by
the Ministerial Union and, as a result,
Grace, West, Central Presbyterian, First
Presbyterian, Delaware Avenue Baptist
and many others Of the largest churches
will be dark on Sunday night
AS the meetings at the rink grow In
popularity sit3 may be necessary TO start
evangelical me iings in all of the
churches and DIV Sc the Christian people
to remain at their churches and look
after the work there in order to allow
the unsaved Of thecommunity TO be cared
for. As Mr.. Moody comes mot to
bring the righteous but sinners to re-
pentance, it may be necessary not only
to have the church people stay at home
among their unsaved friends and work
there, but to have services for men only,
so that the ungodly may have no excuse
and not one sheen will be overlooked.
A well-known divine who is promi
nently connected with the Moody and
Sankey arrangements said that the great
revival would be so managed that, In
case the rink is filed to over
flowing, a special corps Of assistants
will be left with the evangelists
while the other workers viii repair tc
their churches and throw their doors
wide open to every unsaved man, woman
or child in the city, so that evangelisti'
songs and exhortations will re-echo Oh
every street corner in Wilmington.
Ministers will receive platform tickets
and visiting divines will be ushered q
front seats at every service. tt is in
tended to have the inquiry room force o
workers include only the ministers o
the city at first, to prevent the roou
from being overcrowded. The minister
say sthat earnest, prayerful, work a
home is now in order.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
Many We're Drowned.

MEssINA, Jan. 17.-The collision between
the Italian steamer San Marco and the
French steamer Algerie resulted in much
greater loss of life than was reported in
the first account of the disaster. The
two steamers collided Sunday night in
the straits of Messina and both sank.
II is no known that five of the per-
the fate of the others is not known and
it is supposed that they were drowned
Seventeen persons were saved from the
San Marco. Two of her crew are missing
and are presumably dead.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
GRAY FOR U. S. SENATOR
Wilbur F. Burnite State Treas
urer For Two More Years.
DULANEY REELECTED AUDITOR.

The Caucus Only Lasted Fifteen MIu-
utes-A BIN to Qualify Young Lawyers.
The Wilmington and New Castle Rail-
way BIu.
star corrospondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. 16-Twenty- Ave Demo
cratic members OF the General Assembly
met In joint caucus In the Hall of
Representatives to night, and. after
celebrating for fifteen minutes re-
elected George Gray, of New Castle
county, United States senator; Wilbur
f. Burnite, of Kent county, state trea
surer, and John p. Dulaney. of Sussex
county. state auditor. Senator Grays
term is six years those Of the other eau
Gus nominees are two years each.
The members went into caucus at 0. rs
o'clock. Senator Williams, of Kent
county was called to the chair. Senator
Pyle nominated Mr.. Gray; Representa-
tive Whiteman, Mr.. Burnite, and Repre-
sentative Hickman, Mr.. Dulaney. The
nominations were confirmed by acclama
tion, and at $3.50 o'clock the caucus ad-
iourned
There has not been such quiet caucus
for years. Those of four and six years
ago were In strange contrast with It.
There WAS no excitement and no other
names were spoken Of
Senator Gray was not in town, but he
was represented by his private secretary,
Charles i. McFee.
The general impression here is that
the fact that Senator Gray allowed him
self to be reelected does away with the
rumors that President Cleveland will
offer him the portfolio of the attorney
generals office in his cabinet.
The nominations will be confirmed to-
morrow. Senator Ross and Representa-
tives Hall and Pratt were absent.
The following well-known Democrats
were in town tonight: Governor Robert
j. Reynolds, Congressman John NV.
Causey; Receiver of Taxes John T.
Dickey. Patrick Neary. L. r. Cochran,
ST., n. r. Cochran, Jr., Peter l. Cooper,
John f Callahan, John f. Salisbury, ex-
Sheriff Amos Cole, ex-Sheriif f NJ. Dunn.
General r. r. kenney, II G. Carpenter,
secretary Of State d. T Marvel, Assist.
ant Secretary of State James II. Hughes,
Edwin r. Paynter, and Dr. Nathan
Pratt
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
rnr nnrhorlnr Yonnr oIrla.

Viola Leonard was held in 81 orc bail
for further hearing for harboring young
girls under age, and 500 bail for keep.
ing house Of illfame at 800 Tatnall
street. by Judge Ball. Louis Kline and
Samuel Richardson we're held under the
sum of 81, 600 bail for enticing young
girls to the above house. Both the young
men and woman were arrested at the in
stance Of Detective Hawkins and Hatton,
who have been working the case for some
time.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
HIstorical sooiety Donations.

The Historical Society of Delaware, at
its regular monthly meeting last even
ing, considered the advisability of
purchasing two volumes of the Colum.
bian Magazine and three almanacs dated
1898, 1901 and 1910, but no action was
taken The donations received were
volumes 10, IA, 10 and % of Niles's Reg
lister. by H. C. Conrad; ''rhe Seal Of the
United States; How it was Developed
aud Adopted. by the Department Of
State and Official Records Of the War Of
the Rebellion.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
Reilly Lyceum's New Omcers.

Last night the Reilly Lyceum, a strong
organization of Catholic young me1, held
an enthusiastic meeting and elected the
following officers TO serve for the ensuing
six months: President. Edward A.
Brandt vice president, John H. Sehl:
financial secretary, David NJ. Brown re-
cording and corresponding secretary.
James ]. Brady. The board Of directors
is; Frank A. Toner, Frank Groves.
David M. Brown, Frank J. Kirk, James
j. Brady.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
seidI Seats selling.

There was a rush Of purchasers at H,
A. Bradfeld s yesterday when the sale of
seats for the Ferd Fullmer Clubs Seidl
concert opens. 1t Is thought that the
entire first floor win be sold this week
The club members are working earnestly
in the new and gigantic undertaking
and the anxious looks on their faces are
turning into looks Of pleasure.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
Iutensely Gold in PnrIs.

PARIS, Jan. 17-There is little abate
ment in the severely cold weather here
To-day heavy snowstorm is prevailing
and the ground is covered to such a
depth that traffic on the streets is at a
standstill. A number of persons have
died from the effects of exposure. The
rivers Seine. Loire, Loiret are frozen
over
Evening journal., 1893-01-17

sick and afterward assisted the fremen
in fighting the flames. The FIRE was not
extinguished until two stories of tn e
hospital were completed Quilted. 1t is
supposed that the fire was caused by an
overheated fue, the extremely cold
weather of the past few days necessita.
ting very hot fires in the furnaces.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
Runaway Team ooIIIdes wIth O..

Two spirited horses attached to a sleigh
and driven by Peter J. Ford, ran away
Yesterday afternoon on West Eighth
street Mr.. Ford was turning the cor
ner of Eighth and Union and the runner
of the sleigh was caught ia a frog of the
electric railway, upsetting the sleigh and
its occupants The horses started on a
run in Eighth street, and at Van Buren
they collided with a car. The horses
were slightly injured and the car dam
aged
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
CommlssIoners. short ses.Ion.

The Levy Court Commissioners met in
their chamber at the Court House this
morning, but the session was very short.
Word was received that Jack Frost and
carelessness together had put
Market street bridge in miserable condi
tion and the commissioners decided TO
adjourn until the afternoon and visit
the bridge In the interim.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
senator sherman oflers . Compromlse.

CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, Jan. H.
Senator sherman, from the finance com
mittee, has reported a bill to suspend
silver purchases after January 1, 1894,
and allow national banks to issue circu-
lating notes to the full value of bond de-
posted. It was placed on the calendar.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
ARescned Crer in pnrt.

LONDON, Jan. l7.-The Norwegian
bark Henrik Ibsen, Captain Nelson, ar
rived at Exmouth to-day from New
York. She landed the crew Of the Nor
wegian bark Saranak, Captain Morten-
sen, which sailed from Sheet Harbor, n
s., December II for the river Mersey
The Saranak capsized December 2l and
her crew were picked up by the Henrik
Ibsen
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
CarIisIe's Resignation Confirmed.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-The Worlds
special from Washington says; John g.
Carlisle has prepared his resignation as
Senator from Kentucky and viii send it
at once to Governor Brown at Frankfort
Having decided to accept the Secretary
ship of the Treasury, he thought it
advisable, for several reasons to retire
from the Senate at an early date.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
OnnY Re-Nominated.

HARRIsBURe, Pa. Jan. 17.-The Re
publican caucus this morning nominated
Matthew S Quay for United States
senator. The vote was Quay 146; Dalzell
1S; Goblin 1.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
CAUCUS NoMINeEs ELecTEo.

Gray. Burnite and Dulaney win Again
Serve the State.
Special dispatch 10 the Evening journal.
DOVER, Jan. 17-Gray Burnite and
Dulaney have been elected Messrs.
Pnling and McMullin, the Republican
me mbers, voted blank
The chairmen Of the Senate and House
announced their committees.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
The city's Old Documents and Books

The vault of the city treasurer
is filed with many old books
and documents which are of no
value. This afternoon the chairmen Of
the finance and law committees
of CITY Council viii make an inspection
Of the vault, aud ascertain what books
and documents are mo use, and have
them destroyed in order to give room
for other books, that cannot now be
placed there.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
oarIsIe Harris Appeal Discounted.

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 17-The court
of appeals to day affirmed the Judgment
of the lower court convicting Carlyle w.
Harris of murder in the first degree.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
Personal PARAcRApHs.

Hon. George II Bates left for Dover tbiz
morning on a business trip.
Hon. ". F. Causey, Of Milford has gone 10
Ohlcato o. an extended business trip.
Congressman j. W. Causey, Of Milford. uaa
here yest erday on hi way TO Dover He viii
not return TO Washington untn to-moEroW.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
FUTURE LEGISLATION.

Biils TO be Submitted To-day-Law-
Makers 60 waitz-Assembiy Gossip.
Tomorrow Representative Spruance
will give notice of bill TO amend Sec
tion A. Chapter 660 Vol xviii Laws Of
Delaware. 1t strikes out the clause
which makes II necessary for man who
holds the Office Of city solicitor Of Viii
mington to have practiced for five years.
He will also present a bill making the
salaries Of Detectives Wtsil and McVey
payable monthly instead of quarterly as
at present
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
eENERAL EIRE RECORD.

PEORIA. III an. 1.-THE power station OF
the Central railway company. Loss Sl0i,OuJ
with an insurance Of SsO,u0O.
ALBANY, n. Y.-Shoe factory OF Moses W
Dodge, and two other buildings Immediately
adjoining. Loss $4,000.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17
To Plead for Felons.

To Plead for Felons.
A merchant Of Delaware City named
Morris will come to Dover tomorrow
aud plead for the pardon of George
Henry Hutt and William Johnson, the
colorei men who are serving time for
the murder Of Noah Benson.
Mr. Morris was a member Of the coro-
ner's jury in the case and has always
evinced the liveliest interest in IL. He
will, with the governor 60 over the evil
dence in the case as published in the
EVENING JOURNAL. Peter L. Cooper, Jr,
counsel for the prisoners, has great hopes
Of securing full pardon.
The Electric Railway.
Peter u. Cooper, Jr came to town to-
day with the bill TO incorporate the Will
mington aud Newcastle Electric Railway
Company. The commissioners named in
the bill are Mayor Frank f. Herbert.
Howard Ogle, James B Toman DR.. Peter
Cooper EvanG Boyd, City Auditor Henry
II. Billany and Peter L. Cooper, Jr The
cap ital stock is placed at $10O,0 600,
divided into 0,00O shares Of $40 each,
with power to increase the capital stock
to a sum not exceeding $500, 600 The
company Is authorized to borrow money
TO an amount not exceeding $50, 90.
Two thousand shares must be subscribed
before organization shall be affected, the
commissioners named in the bill to have
control until the election of board Of
directors. The route of the ailway
through the cities is left for the City
Councils to fix; the company is visited
with power to cross all county
bridges, provided that public traffic
/ is not interfered with by the road the
Supreme Court OF any judge in vacation
shall appoint commission to assess
damages; the railway shall be kept at
standard grades with power to cross ali
railroad tracks. The company is
authorized to establish an electric plant
in New Castle to generate electricity for
lighting public aud private property.
The bill win be introduced to o-morrow.
A Legislative Ball.
The lovers of dancing are already agi-
tating Legislative hall to be held in
February. IL has, for years, been the
custom TO hold such ball and the pres
ent General Assembly win be asked to
give its support TO the project
Peaches and BlacIberries.
This evening conversation in the Sen
ate chamber turned upon the effect of
the extremely cold weather upon the
fruit OF the Peninsula. Some Of the
members say that the effect will be the
same as in 1881, when ali the peaches
were killed and the blackberries were
killed down to the snow line One OF
the Sussex county members of the
House says that the frost has already
burst some of tlte trees in that county.
Evening journal., 1893-01-17

The Caucus Only Lasted Fifteen MIu-
utes-A hin to Qualify Young Lawyers.
The Wilmington and New Castle Rail-
way BilI.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-26
TEXARKANA ARKANSAS SATURDAY EVENING" AUGUST 26 1893

uncertainty IS to whether the lOO-foot
public strip extends along the eastern
border of the original Cherokee strip,
which would bring it at the eastern
edge Of the Ossge reservation.
There is much dissatisfaction over
the location of the town sites as
changed at the last moment. Pond
Greek county seat has been put across
the river from the railway station in
a dreary sand plain and unspproacha-
BILE from the north because of the
treacherous quicksands of the Salt
fork. Kildare is out ON high plain
away from water supply, and Perry
has been moved south of Wharton to
within half a mile of the line of Payne
county, which will start a county seat
fight from the first day.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-26
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation,
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
ptyfcssion, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-26
GENERAL DISSATISFACTION.

News received from Guthrie aud
other points in Oklahoma Territory
oil tends to show that the publication
of Presideast Clcveland's proclama-
ton opening up the Cherokee
strip to settlement has aroused almost
universal indignation throughout the
Territory, creating both CONSERVATION
and open indignation among all class
es of would be, honest settlers
The booth system of registration is
the feature about which is oentered
the greatest interest and which is
most vigorously condemned on every
side,
While II was intended to Illustrate
the sooner and claim jumper, its ma
chinery is so arranged as to be an aid
to them in their practice. The regis
tration viii also afford means for
the sharks along the line to rob the
men while they are compelled to wait
day after day for a chance to regis
ter.
Tho proclamation provides that
these booths shall open only five days
before the opening. On an average
booth cannot possibly register to
exceed one man every two minutes,
or thirty an hour, making 240 per
day, There are nine booths, which
altogether can thus register but 216O
IN . day, or grand total Of 1880 in
| the Eve days and q half allowed them.
This IL the utmost they can do, and
there are more people than that now
waiting on tho line and ten times as
many moro coming,
II Ia certain that one of two things
must trsnspiro--thc booth hobby
must bc abandoned, or the opening
deferred several weeks, for the nine
tenths Of the people who failed to get
registered would never stand and al
low the registered tenth to enter the
land on tho opening day without go
ing in themselves and taking thing'
by force,
There are many conflicting state
ments and Inconsistencies in the proc,
tlamstion which will result In ipnumer,
able law suits, among them being ap
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-26
THE SILVER GEBATE.
McRas and Breekinridge Among the
Speakers Yesterday.


Both houses of Congress spent yes
terdSy in discussing the silver ques-
ton. In the Senate the speech of
Hill attracted much attention. He
dealt the President some hard licks,
and emphatically stated his convlc-
tions in favor of free coinage; at the
same time contradicted all his argu-
ment by saying he would vote for the
unconditional repeal of the Sherman
law. Senator Stewart made strong
plea for free coinage-in part he said
that the bill of the Finance Commit
tee to uncopditionally repeal the
Sherman law, was bill practically to
demonetizs silver. Ne man shall be
deceived on that point. The promise
in the bill was an insult to the intelli-
gence of the American people. The
people, he said, had come to the forks
of the roads, where they had either to
use their own money or submit to a
system Of cxtortion through the Ma
tionSl banks. The Sherman act had
not been executed according to its
spirit. II ii had been, it might have
done good; it certainly would not
have done harm. All that had been
done under il had been the issue Of
$14O,O0O,0OO loyal tender notes, which
had done much to sustain the bust
ness of the country. Without it the
panic would have happened long be-
fore.
McRAR FAvORs FREE COINAGE
BRECRINRIDGE AGAINST 1T.
In the House Hon. Thos. G. McRae,
the popular and able representative Of
this, the Third Arkansas district,
made a strong argument for free
silver coinage. Believed that the
parity of gold and silver could be
maintained by judicial legislation and
attributed the present depression to
the evils of the Mckinley tariff law.
Announced his position as being
thoroughly in accord with the Chica-
20 platform, and would vote for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the present ratio, if that was de-
feated he would support the other
Bland amendments. Hon. c. r.
Breckenridge also spoke, announcing
his position on the financial question
and same was In accordance with pre-
dictions made by this paper, and thus
makes him out traitor to Democra-
cy, as defined by the party platform.
He favored the unconditional repeal Of
the Sherman law, and the issuing Of
gold bonds to meet the present
emergency and declared his intention
to vote against the continued coinage
of silver at any ratio, and consequent
ly wonld not support the Bland
amendment. McRae and Breckin-
ridge are the only members of the
delegation that will speak on the sill
yer question.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-26

Don't give $3.50 for pants, whose
superior In material, make and finish
can be bought at StuarPs for So.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-26
Pure and Wholesome Quality

Commends to public approval the CAL
ifornia liquid laxative remedy, Syrup
Of Figs. II Is pleasant to the taste,
and by acting gontly on the kidneys,
liver and bowels to cleanse the system
oflectually, It promotes the health and
comfort Of all who use II, and with
millions It is the best and only remedy.