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Evening journal., 1893-04-08
Wilmington, April 8, 1893.
EVENTS AT THE STATE CAPITAL
The Conway Election Passed on Very
Quietly-A Boy Choir for Wesley
church

me Conway Election Passed on Very
Quietly-A Boy Choir for Wesley
Church.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, April s.--John NJ. Oldfeld, one
of the Oldest and most respectable citi-
zens of this town, was buried at
Barratts Chapel yesterday afternoon. He
leaves wife and three children.
The old drying house opposite Tthc
station, the property of Mrs Eliza
Walker, has been torn down. VIII ich is
certainly an Improvement to that part Of
the town AS this is'next to the ice
plant factory, ii has been suggested that
some one start up some enterprise there
that will aid the town both financially
and materially
The election held here yesterday for a
successor to Minos Conaway. deceased,
was very quiet one, there not being
hundred votes cast in all
George A. Millington has had his prop
erty on South street greatly improved by
the addition Of large bay window, in
the front, adding both light and conven.
fence
A boy choir has been organized ia
Wesley NJ + Church this town and will
hereafter sing at the evening service on
Sundays instead Of the regular choir.
The boys are under the management and
instruction Of Mrs James l. Wolcott
Mr. and Mrs @ B. Pretty man enter
tanned quite a number Of their friends at
a whist party last event
Every body's Friend" il the title az a
drama TO be rendered by the Dover bra
matte Club on the 10Th lust. in the Opera
House
G. Long and family have removed to
Wilmington. Miss Lilard, of New
York city, is the guest Of Miss Viola
Rowan Mrs. DR., Waldrop, Of Chata-
nooga, Tenn, is visiting her parents
here, DR. and Mrs Caldwell. Mrs
r G Lewis, of Elkton, is
visiting w l. Cannon and
wife Misses Winnie and May Collins are
visiting relatives at Clayton. Miss
Sallie Ridgely is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Dr. Harrison near New York city. ~
Charles Denney. Sr., has returned from
au extended trip to Philadelphia "A c.
Collision was In Wilmington yesterday. -
William w. Satterfeld, of the Sentinel
Office, Lawrence w. Clark and Victor
Adams, Of the Index Office, are all con-
Gned to their homes by sickness.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
KENNARp & COS oPeNINe.

After Extensive Alterations and Addi-
tions, Patrons Are Invited In to In
spect.
One of the grandest openings that has
ever taken place in this city was that Of
the above named firm yesterday after
noon and evening Judging from the
throngs Of people that visited the hand
some establishment this event must
rave been ia anticipation for some time.
Elk ensiye alterations have been going on
here for the past two weeks, and there
have been added to the already extensive
store /, 900 more feet Of floor space and
100 more Of counter room.
They have also the largest show win
dow in the city, the dimensions of which
are 10 #. Gin by u #. This window
contains the latest things in spring dress
fabrics artistically arranged while the
upper window is filed with the newest
things in parasols of this years design.
One is almost dazzled upon entering the
door by the elegantly arranged pyramids
of goods, while here and there all over
the store are the choicest Of spring
flowers and ferns arranged to the very
best advantage. These, together with
the brilliant arc lights, made the scene
one Of beauty and one that will ever be
remembered by tie thousands who
witnessed it.
On the right of the store is shown a
handsome line of laces and fine imported
fans, from France and Austria, including
the new Louis XIV fans, little further
the notion department. Here Is shown
beautiful display of gloves, laces, of
embroidered aprons, hand embroidered
table centre panes and fine Duchess and
chiffon handkerchiefs. This brings us to
the dress goods and silk department.
Here is shown evening silks, plain and
figured, in all of the evening shades and
dress goods Of every variety. Also French
silk warp challies and silk ginghams. In
the coat department can be found the
latest novelties in jackets and capes.
In the cotton dress goods and linen
department on south side of store is
shown every thing new and desirable in
cotton dress fabrics.
Here abound in endless profusion, i'm
ported Dimities, dotted Swisses,-
both plain and printed, fine
chambray ginghams, French sateens,
etc. At the linen counter is shown
towels, napkins and table sets. In the
centre Of the store is the ribbon counter,
showing a large stock of the most desir
able things in ribbons
During the opening the visitors were
entertained at intervals with STRAINS of
sweet music rendered by instrumental
lists employed especially for the occasion
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
Its Song Is Like the Filing of Saw.

OF the Acadian owl, one of the rarest
of New England birds, Audubon says:
"This little owl is known in Massachu-
setts by the name of the saw whet, the
sound Of its love notes bearing great
resemblance to the noise produced by
filing the teeth Of large saw. These
notes. when coming, as they frequently
do, from the interior of a deep forest.
produce a very peculiar effect on the
traveller, who, not being awore Of their
real nature, expects as he advances on
his route to meet with shelter under a
sawmill at no great distance. Until
shot the bird in the act l had myself
been more than once deceived in this
manner"
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
The Restless Man.

OF all tiresome things a restless man is
the worst. Arestless woman cannot be-
gin to come up to a restless man. She
gets physically tired out after awhile and
must sit down. But man-he can go
on and on forever.
In cafes, railroad trains, theaters-in
fact, wherever men do congregate-there
also is the restless man, driving every
one distracted with his ceaseless tramp
ing. He goes up, and he goes down, but
he is never weary.-New York Herald.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
That Mock Murder Trial.


To the Editor Of the Evening Journal.
SIR:-In reading the columns Of your
paper last evening, | saw announced
that there would be a mock murder trial
held in church in this city. would
thank you very much II you would print
the following request in the next issue
Of your paper:
Reverend and honorable gentlemen.
you who propose having a mock murder
trial in q church Of Jesus Christ, in His
name | ask you not TO have It 1t would
only bring dishonor on His cause Read
Galatians AS Finally brethren,
whatsoever things are true, whatsoey er
things are honest, whatsoever things
are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely, whatso-
ever things are Of good report; if there
be a3y virtue, and II there be any praise,
think on these things" Does a murder
trial come under the head Of any Of
these You say mo" and your own
answer condemns you. Our young peo.
pie hear too much about jealousy, mur
der and all kinds Of horrible things
already, The church should endeavor
to bring lovely, pure and true things
before their minds myself am one Of
the weakest of those who love Jesus, but
could not pass by this contemplated
outrage of my Masters cause, without
saying a word in His favor
A SERVANT OF THE KING.
Wilmington, April 81 1893
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
For Cleveland, Against rammar

For Cleveland, Against Tammany.
Harper's Weekly.
We believe that the Re publican party
by its extreme high tariff acts. by its
Force bills, by its iecklessly adventur.
Gus spirit in the conduct of our foreign
policy, by the subordination Of the pub
lie interest to party advantage. and by
its demoralizing lavishness in the ex-
penditurel of public money, has shown
its incapacity TO understand and to serve
the specific needs Of our time. outlived
its usefulness, and thus forfeited the
confidence of the American people We
believe that the policies and political
tendencies represented BY Mr.. Cleveland
and his following in the Dem ocratic
party, which promise to give us a IA
lional tariff reform, a larger reform Of
the civil service, wise economy IN gov
ernment expenditures. a conservative
conduct of our foreign affairs, and
higher moral standards in our public
life, are in far better accord with the re.
quirements of our future developmeut
and that the triumphant nomination
and election of Mr., Cleveland against
the bitter opposition of the bad elements
in his party has opened a fair prospect
Of fruitful victory of good OF evil. Our
esteemed Maryland correspondent. and
all those who think as he does. NAV no y
understand how We can with perfect
consistency support and advocate that
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

JUDeE LocHREE Of Minnesota, the
'w Pension Commissioner, yesterday
|ited the Gettysburg battlefield and,
|th Secretary Hamilton Of the Memori-
Association, located the site for the
1000 monument of the First Mime.
ia Infantry It viii stand near the
bloody Angle, where Plckett's assault
8 repulsed, and in which the Mime.
aa regiment suffered such frightful
Is. Commissioner Lochren, who went
n AS first lieutenant, came out in com.
IND Of the remnants. 1t will not be
seessary TO settle the standing of the
~ commissioner in the army. The
IL who resisted the Pickett charge
IL not show any other credentials. OF
@lrse he is not a Raum or Tanner he
zoo dignihed for one, too honest foi
a other He may be able to correct
zne Of the abuses which prevail in the
psion Office, but what the people
#nand is reduction Of the list oil
~. 600 pensioners. in immediate pros
:, to about $50, 900 actual soldier.
worthy pensioners. That is 4
enlean task in more than one sense
NE ofieniye as well as tremendous.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
The Inorease Ion Milminrtnn

The Wilmington Board of Public
Education will 60 to Dover on Tuesday
evening to meet the two legislative CON
mittees on Education They will talk
over All equitable basis for the distrl.
button Of the school fund. The present
basis OF distribution is founded on the
census Of 1880 when Wilmington was a
small village The Wilmington men
believe that there is disposition on
the part Of the legislators to do JUS
tice to Wilmington and nohdiscr inmate
against the city as at the present time.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
SATURDAY. April 5. 1898.

JUDeE LocHREN, the new Pension
Commissioner, comes into ofiise well
recommended, not only by politicians OF
both parties, but by the people, and the
people generally know good man when
they see him. Philadelphia Ledger
Every line that has been written about
Judge Lochren is a criticism upon Presi.
dent Harrison-a condemnation of ex
Commissioner Raum. How President
Harrison could have selected such man
as Raum is a scandal how he could keep
him is a mystery.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

A LETTER in another column protest
against the entertainment consist.
g Of mock murder trial is timely
I'd sensible. The proposed enter.
inment is shocking to contemplate
is gauged to cater to morbidly
apraved taste that will not elevate or
struct the spectators and auditors. or
$ove honorable to those who provide
e entertainment. There is no law. we
ilieve, to prevent such an exhibition
|it the sentiment Of the community
ould be used against it and should be
rhcient to prevent q recurrence if il
ould fail to stop a desecration Of the
|urch and a travesty upon the admin
ration Of justice.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

Thin Cotton Dress Goods.
When the blistering days
come the Organdies and Nous
selines and Batistes and Dimi-
ties and Dotted Swiss and the
dainty Linen Lawns and all
that airy brood will seem love-
lier even than now.
They couldn't we'll be pref
tier-or filmier.
How those exquisite color
ings get there so exactly is a
wonder.
Assortment at its very best.
Northeast of centre.
Awnings and Slip Covers.
The rush time isn't far
away. Willyouwait forthe jam?
Awnings of ordinary window
size, good material, galva-
nized iron frame, brass screw
eyes, put up, at SAYS each
and upward. Ask by postal
and we'll give estimates.
Slip Covers of Linen, Jac-
guard, Cretonns, Dimity,
newest patterns and shades,
at SIS and upwards for seven
piece suits. Made in best
manner and fit guaranteed.
We will store Draperies
and Curtains and insure them
against loss from moths or fire,
for 2H per cent of your valua-
ton.
We will clean Lace Curtains
and keep them until Fall with
out charge for storage.
Second floor Thirteenth street side.
All the wanted things for
the Summer bed are ready.
Light weight Summer Blankets for
Grip. single OF double bed
Dainty lightweight Cotton Comfort
ables
Old.fashioned Allendale Bed Spreads.
Light-Weight Pique Bed Spreads.
Hemstitcbed Irish Linen Sheets,
Pillow and Bolster Cases
Marsiles Bed Spreads, finest of the
American made goods So 80 each.
Other stores have called them
cheap at S.
Near Women's Waiting Room.
NHr - N.MAsHR
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
His Rerard For HimseIf.

The comfortable, well clad citizen was
going along Woodward avenue home the
other evening when a big, burly tramp
stopped him and asked for a dime. The
citizen looked him over and asked:
"Do you have no more regard for
yourself than to beg on the streets?"
"That's just it, boss" was the reply.
"It's because 1 have regard for myself
that l do. There's too many dogs in the
back yards. Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
Tmo Chnrnhe, cnntesl.

There will be spelling bee between
classes Of fifteen from Christiana and
Salem M. E. Churches in the NJ. E.
Church at Christiana on Thursday night.
Rev. Theodore Eiswald will be peda-
gogue. William L. Wier and Robert J.
Norris will be judges with power 10
select a third member OF the judicial
board. The pedagogue is restricted to
the use of words In common use.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
students After More Knowledge.

The Middle Glass of the Boys High
School, has organized literary asso
citation aud elected the following
officers:
President, Harry Bonham: vice presi
dent, John Neary; secretary, William
Arnott; editors, Charles Highland and
John Donohue. The literary association
of the Senior Glass has elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing year
President, James MahaGy; secretary,
Charles Patterson; editors, Harry Van
SAINT and Ruilf Trutt critic, Miss Hare.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

AFTER a long and unutterably foolish
screed against the passage of a supple.
mental act to the reenactment of the
infamous tax laws of 1878" the Dover
Sentinel makes what 1t considers per.
sonal attack upon Representative viii
liam Salisbury, saying mark the ran,
William Salisbury, son of Cove Sauls.
bury--introduced this accursed, internal
measure, an encroachment upon the
liberties Of the people, disastrous and
oppressive The effect of the measure
Is to make the negroes pay their own
taxes and vote their own sentiments or
not vote at all. The Sentinel finished its
article by inviting mixed mob Of
white carpetbaggers and negro rioters
thus;
We commit and commend Billy to the
tender meIcies Of an outraged and indig
nant people,
Mobs are not fashionable in Delaware
now The Republican marshal with his
hiekory-spoke brigade has been quieted.
There is wise and cool man in the Pres
idential chair and clear.headed and
plucky man in the gubernatorial chair
There ars courts here also. Mr.. Sauls.
bury is not in danger. The Republicans
of old have gone out of date. Those
state constables served a good purpose
Let the heathen rage. He does not mean
any harm. He dares not call for mob.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

THE educational expert, DR.. ]. NJ.
Rice, writing for the April Forum, com
pares the public schools Of Chicago to
those of st. Paul to the disadvantage of
the former. Some of the teaching in
Chicago he stigmatizss as "by far the
most absurd" he has ever witnessed, and
urges the necessity for immediate and
sweeping changes in the system. The St.
Paul schools, in contrast, he eulogizes.
illustrating the benefit reaped there in a
short time by divorcing the schools abso.
lutely from politics II is not politics
alone which affects and deteriorates the
schools; it is more the lack of scholarhsip
among the teachers. The system
for selection of teachers in many citiesi is
bad. Men who are not scholars themselves
PROFOUND lot Of perfunctory questions
to applicants and accept them as
teachers according to the percentage Of
guesses they reach. The intrinsic
value and merit of the questions are
often doubtful, they are nearly always
more or less puzzling and ridiculous, and
they do not test scholarship. Tn,
real scholar was the oldfash-
Toned pedagogue of the genu.
described in the "Hoosier Schoolmaster'
under whom the witty and graphic Eg
glson learned the noble arts Of speak
ing and writing English. The poverty
of the systems Of to day is that they ar,
too systematic; that there are too man,
rigid rules, too little art, and no indo
pendent scholarship. A child is taught
as If he were parrot. by teachers who
are parroty.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
Trolley Line IN n shon

The Harlan and Hollingsworth Com.
pany are placing trolley wires around
its various shops. Trucks will be
equipped with harps and trolley wheels.
and on these material and tools will be
transferred The line will be completed
shortly This company is preparing for
shipment two cars Of old d-tlme design TO
be put on exhibition at the World !
Fair.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
REPaooF IN LOVE.

Because we are shut out from light,
Each of the others look and smiles
Because the arms and lips delight
Are past and dead u weary while;
Because the dawn that joy has brought
Brings now but certainty Of pain,
Nothing for you and me has bought
The right TO live our lives in vain.
Take not away the only lure
That leads me on my lonely way
To know you noble, sweet and pure,
Great in least service day BY day.
Wives and Daughters.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

The man who, after studying hun
dred women, thought he knew the sex
thoroughly, admitted, on intimate ac-
quaintance with the one hundred and
first, that he was densely ignorant of the
nature of any one OF them.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
nc oharItr chart. shipned.

The charts of the charitable institu-
tlons of Delaware prepared by George
Wolf of this city for exhibition at
the Worlds Fair were shipped
TO Chicago to day 1t was
intended to send them before but
shipment was delayed until chart of
the Sussex county Jail could be prepared
1t has been decided, however, to send the
latter sometime next week.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
FuneraI of I.nnc I,Ilnt.

The remains of Isaac Flint were buried
yesterday afternoon in the Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery. Mr.. Flint
was formerly resident of this city and
was an anti slavery advocate during the
late war He was a station master on
the famous underground railroad station
over which the abolitisnists of the Dor.
der states assisted fugitive slaves to
ESCAPE from their maafers
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

THE Plymouth Hotel at Chicago, which
was nearly completed, collapsed early
yesterday morning during the prevalence
of light windstorn. There may not be
any reason for undue suspicion against
the temporary hotels which have been
built in Chicago but some Of them have
not much reputation for stability. Wis.
itors whe intend to stay in Chicago for
one night only would do well not to
trust the safety Of life and limb in any
Of those temporary structures.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
In Politics 1t Is "Puli.

From the Hopeful Young Man to the
Pastor-As / stand in the broad avenue
of life 1 find so many closed doors know
not which one to open. How can tell
which will lead me to success?
From the Practical Pastor to the
Young There's only one, and you'll
find it labeled push. Exchange.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

The living alumni of the University Of
Michigan are said to number twice as
many as the living alumni of any other
educational institution in this country.
Harvard is reported to be next, with
Yale a good third.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

which we consider wholesome and of
good promise in the national Democracy
and endeavor TO serve this very object
by waging determined warfare against
Tammany Hall, although Tammany calls
itself Democratic organization.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

NoTHER case of criminal, appalling
DIigence. on the part Of those who
d I the ssylum and those who did not
|Flda protection against fire, has
|nrred at Delaware, Ohio It was an
.ns asylum harboring thirty four
bates. When the alarm was given
Il were locked in their cells and the
nAsy was in another part of the es-
8Eahment with the keys. aud the su.
lassndent found it necessary to burst
A. doors Of the cells and drag the
|Azes ont. The establishment had no
|ns Of 6ghting the fire except by
|@saa manned BY attendants. 1t soon
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

FoR the purpose Of arrestink the dis
integration that is startlingly apparent
in the ranks of the Republican party
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts, has an antidote article in the
April Forum The Republican party. he
points out, has not undergone neces.
sa lily fatal reverse; but he insists on
the Importance of its duts as watchful
opposition while the Democrats are
addressing themselves to the apparently
impossible task of making good the
varying pledges on which Mr.. Cleveland
was returned to power He states that
some Republicans were timid, that
others were too enthusiastic and both
took defeat too much to heart.
AS tonic Senator Lodges med
icine may be excellent; but no
tonic can stop the constitutional de-
cadence and hysical ravages which have
occurred iu the party The disease Is
not ihe ordinary "misry in de back" Of a
lazy negro; IN Is the psresis Of royster.
Ing aud corrupt white man, who, having
reached the bottom of his purse squan
dered his partrimony, abused his friends.
swindled his neighbors, now contem-
plates a dissolution which he has neither
the courage nor the physical strength to
resist The party has been ruined by its
misspent energy its reckless debauchery
A tonic cannot save it, the death mark
is already upon IT,
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

became evident that the building could
not be saved, and all efforts were
turned to saving the inmates from
the flames. Crazy at all times.
the inmates became frantic They
rushed wildly from and again back into
the flames, and fought each other and
the attendants like wild beasts They
we're clubbed into insensibility before
they could be removed. A short time
ago a similar but far more fatal FIRE oc
CURED in frame building used as an
asylum in New Hampshire Who is
responsible for building such houses Of
infammabls materials2 Who is respon-
sible for maintaining them as FIRE traps?
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

PRESIDENT CLEveLAND has been very
deliberate in the selection OF Pension
eommissioner Lockren. He has not
|een anxious to do otherwise than oh
pin man who would be just and even
|gmpathetic with the old soldiers. and
Nne who would be fair and honest
Fith the people. Commissioner Loeb
Pc is a soldier and lawyer He has all
|he qualities, apparently that President
leyeland sought but it remains still to
Ee proved whether be has the courage to
\ ssaist the onslaught of million men and
aeir friends who are bent on looting the
reasury. 1t is a tremendous task, an
I Ewful responsibility.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
Robbing the Rows Of a Resort.

The old barn that for so many years
gave boys opportunity to watch the
games Of baseball that have been played
at Front and Union streets was torn
down this morning 1t was the property
of Miss Sallie B Davidson and was
condemned by Building Inspector Dohl
Evening journal., 1893-04-08

If the report that General E. S.
Bragg Of Wisconsin has declined the
mission to Brazil be true, then he is
he second man who has declined one
appointment after seeking another
The other man was Colonel Williams
bf Kentucky who applied for Federal
i sftice in his own state. There was no
Convenient vacancy in his own state so
Commissioner Morton appointed him TO
d agency in Kansas. Colonel Williams
brew Indignant, exploded and said he
Ngould rather be IN - well, any other
\ lace than Kansas He returned TO
Kentucky satisfied.
Evening journal., 1893-04-08
Saving md snendinr.

'I saved up S3Os last year." said Wal
lis proudly.
"And l suppose you spent it on pres
ents for your papa and mammal" asked
the visitor.
eyes" said Wallis. "That is, all but
So Of it. ."-Harper's Bazar.