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Evening journal., 1893-02-09

the ignorant will, there is fact which
must be recognized-3,0 900 people listen
20 Moody twice a day, not one day only,
but many days
Why is this2 Do these people come
out to see reed shaken by the wind2
Are they simply curiosity seekers, con
stantly hunting some new thingf
No, 1t is not that They seek Jesus.
Those people who attend the Moody
Sankey meetings are not selfshly seeking
wealth, aggrandizement personal or polit-
ical; they are not seeking any Of the
prizes of fame or glory. for which men
sometimes lose their lives in this world
and risk their inheritance in the next.
They love Jesus. who died on cross at
Calvary.
IL is no difference whether a man is
Moslem, heather, Buddhist, inhdel or
jew; he must be impressed with such q
spectacle, such phenomenon.
Any gathering of a large number oi
people is impressive. The assemblage OF
5000 daily, twice a day, for three weeks,
is extraordinary, astonishing, wonderful
II forces a man Of whatever faith, or Of nc
faith at all, to stop and think.
He thinks of the simple story of Jesus
Of Nazareth-the God Man who died OF
the cross Of Calvary.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
LAw-MAKlNe AND luNAcY.

Perhaps the most radical and inane, II
not insane, attempt TO manage the af-
fairs Of a silly people with paternal care.
is exhibited in bill introduced in the
Senate Of Wisconsin yesterday providing
for an Insurance Board, composed Of the
Governor Secretary of State, Attorney
Gen eral Insurance Commissioners and
five members from the State at large
who virtually become an insurance com.
psny doing business and taking all kinds
Of risks In the State
Having failed in various experimental
efforts to adjust the private relations be.
tween the insurer and the insured by
general public laws, theWisconsin solons
have determined TO violate the constitu.
tion and defy the spirit of all common law,
as well as the genius Of our republican form
Of government, in enacting a law declar-
ing that the people cannot take care of
themselves in insurance matters.
The government. has no more to do
with insurance than with gunpowder or
wheat four-the duty Of inspection.
Each person must see that he, for him
self and his family, are not blown up by
the former or swelled up by the latter
The manufacture and sale of both must
be in private hands. The same principles
aud axioms apply to insurance.
II Is foolish to try TO provide that a
man who will not or cannot read an
insurance contract, just as reads any
other contract, shall be coddled by the
state The people can take care of a
man Of that calibre in only one way.
Every state has provided public institu.
tions FOR him. Nothing but an asylum
is advisable OF practicable.
An insurance contract is similar to
any other contract. If man does not
understand it he must pay an attorney TO
explain it. If the insurance companies
will not comply with the contract the
courts viii force them to pay losses and
damages too The insurance companies
are as shy Of the courts as the insured.
They are less likely to obtain justice
from jury.
The only reason for any interference
from the Legislature, in such matter,
is that the legislators are either ignorant
or deceived as to the relations Of the
parties TO the contract they have ex-
ecuted.
The farmers, who seem to be the chief
complainants, are far more likely to be
cheated IN a horse dicker. They cannot
be protected in that; neither should
they seek to be specially protected in in
surance matters. They cannot be pro
tected from their own folly or inexper
lence in insurance or in horse trades
Evening journal., 1893-02-09

society In the awful fasco Of that at.
tempt to stamp out, abolish and expunge
the social evtl in New York city. Like
many such agents and detectives Of the va
iouss socities, including the societies en-
deavoring to suppress the liquor traffic,
he was, from the nature Of the case and
the demands Of his occupation, scoundrel
II was his business TO betray others and
be treacherous; how can he be otherwise
than treacherous even to those who en-
ploy himY DR.. Parkhurst is a good man /;
noble, courageous, generous, eloquent
preacher. He was misguided in his
theory, impracticable in his efforts and be
trayed by his agents. He attempted an
imp ossibility; and accomplished sicken-
ing, disastrous failure. He cannot
dig out sewer with silver
spoon he should not attempt to blow it
up with dynamite. One is too violent
and viii expose too much rottenness; the
other Is inadequate Dr. Parkhurst is
not responsible for the existence Of that
or any other vice; he has no special mis-
sion to cure it, His duty ends with his
influence to keep men and women from
being dehled by it or coming into con
tact with It. He made a mistake in at
tempting more than Jesus Christ did
go thy way and sin no more" Gardner,
the agent whom he employed, has been
demanding blaskmail money in exchange
for the security of those he was EN-
ployed to detect in crime and bring tc
the bar of justice. DR.. Parkhurst
should preach the gospel He should
not have put himself on the level will
scoundrel going about the slum
detecting vice. We know vice exists.
It is our business to keep away from it,
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
p HENoMENAL SLEEPER.

Spiritual Revival Progressing-Th Fair
Run at a Loss.-Omcials Re- elected.
special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb 9-Gracey Thomas, a
colored woman, living on Washington
street, this town has been sleeping
since last Thursday evening at 10 o'clock.
She is awakened with great difficulty
and given nourishment. She is about
80 years old. is large and feshy. The
case seems to puzzle the physicians.
A spirit of revival seems to have
struck Dover. Extra services have been
in progress in Wesley NJ f. Church for
over a month, while several have pro-
sessed conversion Last evening Rev.
Dr. T. f. Martindale, of New Castle,
preached and also breaches this evening
At Armory M. +. Church rival meetings
were commenced this week and many
have been converted.
Union Lodge, No z, A. +. A. NJ, Of
this town. will on Tuesday evening next
have limitations and will be assisted by
the officers Of the grand lodge of the
state. AT the close a banquet will be
given at the Capitol Hotel.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Delaware State Fair As
sociation was held here on Tuesday last.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year President, Daniel
NJ. Ridgeley; secretary, John B. Whar-
ton: treasurer. Lewis Schabinger; /;
corresponding secretary State Board of
Agriculture, Manlove Hayes. The board
of managers and directors were all re-
elected
Total disbursements for the year
s., 7,l7097; total receipts for the year,
Sc. los 45; Net loss for the year. S1l 80.
Mrs Kemerly Of Harrington is visit
ing Mrs Amos Cole
William Lee Cannon of New York is
visiting his parents in town.
Miss Eugenia and Virginia CahOon Of
Washington. d. c.. are visiting in Dover.
The next session of the Local Institute
Of the teachers will be held here on Sat-
urday next
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
DIED AT The ALMsAousE.

An Attractive Young Woman Ends a
wild Life in the Pauper Hospital.
A young woman giving the name of
Clara Webster and residence at 226
Orange street, was admitted to the
Almshouse hospital at Farnhurst on
Saturday, in the last stages of con.
sumption. She had been i'll with the
disease Line months. She said that she
had a sister in Washington and that
there was an insurance on her life for
$500.
She died on Tuesday and the body was
taken charge of by Undertaken Palmer,
of this city, who will bury the remains
at Brandywine Cemetery this afternoon.
At the Orange street house it was said
that the insurance policy was in posses
sion of the sister of the young woman.
whose real name was Katie Larry. The
madame of the place demanded that the
deceased's effects, consisting of few
trinkets and the clothes the girl wore be
returned TO her but the demand was
refused She had been sent to the aims
house because she was considered in 9
dying condition, it was said.
The young woman's sister was tele
graphed for and arrived in this city to
day She has charge of the remains. The
deceased was 26 years old and very at
tractive
Much mystery enshrouds the insurance
policy and its possession.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09

SENATOR PYLE has assumed com
mendable position in regard to
private bills la referring to certain
measure Of this kind he said; "It is
bill that is loaded l move that the
clerk read the bill That argument was
conclusive, fatal The bill gasped, CUR.
gled choked and died OF course we
sh uld be pleased to see every body happy
and wealthy, but not at the expense Of
the people. It is the theory aud the
practice Of the Democratic party that the
people shall support the government, not
the government the people. The com
monwealth Of Delaware should have no
paupers. rich or poor. outside OF those
Ane edi6ces within sight Of this city. on
the State Road. erected for their sup
port. It is well to bear in mind,
namely that the public provision
for citizens who cannot support them
selves will be increased when necessity
demands it. but until that time shall
have arrived every worthy, healthy and
strong minded citizen is expected 10
support himself This is especially the
ease now, with Democrats. We have got
possession Of the executive and legisla-
tive branches Of the general government.
and Of all branches Of the government IN
nearly all Of the states, chiefly by reason
Of the abuses fostered by the Republican
party In eontemptuons and scandalous
defiance of this principle. Pensions
tariffs and sinecure Offices have been used
TO support men who are too strong to
work. till It has become a disgrace to
draw pension, the tariff is openly de-
nounce5 As robbery and Office seeking
and Office. brokerage is public scandal
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
nIIss. nlYthe of nnIuth.

Annie Pixley in her new play ''Afiss
Blythe of Duluth" will be the attraction
at the Grand Opera House, ON Saturday
evening. IL has been two years since
Miss Pixley's last appearance In this city
and her return will doubtless be greeted
by crowded house. The play is from
the pen of William Gill, author Of "In
Paradise. The plot Of the piece is sim
pie, and IL Is told in a direct manner.
An ex.convict who is masqueradng
under title is assisted by his unserupu-
lous wife in swindling a rather weak
husband. Not only does the rascal sue
ceed in obtaining money from the hus-
band, but the adventures makes the
poor fool believe that she is in love with
him, and for a time turns his affections
away, from very mild. but very loving
wife. OF course Miss Blythe of Duluth
succeeds in putting the schemers to
flight, ana In baking their little game
she has the assistance of a manly West.
erner who is finally rewarded with the
hand and suddenly acquired fortune of
the facinating Bessie. Matinee. Miss
Blythe of Duluth; Saturday night,
"lhe Deacon's Daughter.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
"a MAD nnrrain. .

James T. Powers and a splendid com
pany of comedians viii present "a Mad
Bargain next Monday evening at the
Grand Opera House and one of the
brightest performances Of the season is
promised. The piece, it is said, is on
much higher plan. than the ordinary
string of specialties we have been get
ting under the name Of farce comedy
Ia fact, when it was first presented in
the East, it was given ON its merits as a
comedy alone, without the introduction
Of even song The press sang its
praises in a high key, and some critics
went so far as TO compare it with "Box
and Cox" the standard English farce.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09

TnE result Of the McComb case and
the mode Of reaching 1t is one argu
ment, at least, in favor OF legislative
divorces. While in the courts this case
was a perennial sewer Of scandal It
was depressing, sickening, notorious
vulgar The public could not avoid IT,
stopping ones ears and holding ones
nose failed to prevent some knowledge
OF the pruriency. In the Legislature IL
has been suppressed. The act permit
ting the agreement between the parties
to become perm anent has been passed
quietly without lifting the lid which
prevented the fumes to escape from
confinement. The divorce has been
granted and the public now is done with
the matter. It is to the interest Of every
body to prevent scandal In this case
the superiority Of the legislative
method is obvious.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
The Lost Paradise.

1.-THE Lost Paradise" which comes
to the Grand Opera House tomorrow,
is a remarkably strong play, and while
IL has romantic love story for its
theme, it deals, in wholly interesting
manner, with one Of the vital issues OF
the day, the question of capital VS..
labor. The author has not placed him
self in the position Of Offering offense
by an attempted solution of the problem,
but lac has handled the question earn
estly and in a way TO cause both EN-
ployer aud employee to do little Just
thinking. He has also avoided the dan
ger Of making his arguments preachy or
tediously exhaustive; instead, setting
forth with q tenseness and skill which
commands the appreciation of every
class Of theatre goers.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
WANAAIAKER's

and scarlet: there are Crepons
alert with shimmering color;
there is a nameless novelty,
luminous with shaded stripes,
fluffy silk on the face, soft wool
on the back; there are opal
escent stuffs; there are nebu-
lar stuffs; there are stuffs with
colors that suggest Arctic ice
and the light of the midnight
sun. And they are all Silks
and Woods of the latest Paris
cult.
Among them are feather
weights, elastic stuffs, solid
stuffs. The rare ones are in
little pieces-only two or three
Dresses of kind.
Cottons, Woods, Silks call
in vain to-day-to-morrow
they may get a chance, pro-
vided the charm of the en-
bodied Gree of the Novelties
is broken.
Hypnotized advertiser-for
Novelty Dress Goods, but not
for other stuffs.
oHN WANAMAKER.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
Academy-"Irish Aristocracy."

OF "Irish Aristocracy," which appears
at the Academy of Music TO morrow
night and Saturday afternoon and even
ing the New York Daily News says: "As
variety performance It was a success.
Pat Kaine. In the role Of an aristocratic
lrishman. was good. while Frank Carroll
caught the gallery gods and carried them
with him through the entire perform
ance The curtain went mp and discov-
cred 10 the audience two old cronies
Muldoon and Mulcahy, getting over the
effects OF terrific debauch This was
well performed. and appealed for COM
mendation 60 quite number of inter
ested spectators, who had themselves
been through the mill aud knew how
truly IL represented their experiences
The danciug was very good, and the per-
formance, as q whole, fulfilled its mission
Of keeping the house in roar Of
laughter.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
Hvnnotized advertisers.

HypnotlZed advertisers.
You think Immediately of
such as reproduce our adver-
tising. They are many and
are self-hypnotized; that or
plagiarism must explain the
general appropriation of our
daily news of goods. De
scriptive words may be taken.
The only copyright on our adj
vertising is the other mans
self respect. But the goods
described remain-ours until
you take them.
We think of our own hyp-
Noticed advertisers. The hyp-
motto power is in the goods at
the novelty Dress Goods
counter. Our news gatherers
are under their sway. The
power is cumulative-every
hour stronger with the increas-
ing varieties and quantities,
the impulse to describe these
goods is intense. The way to
do it hedged by the very beauty
of the stuffs themselves.
They are exclusive-here
only. This season more than
ever it is our privilege to con
troll and to offer a collection OF
fine Paris Dress Stuffs that
surpasses our own best past,
and so complete that other
Dress Goods dealers cannot
imagine it-they cannot get
access to the styles until
we show them.
The counter bears a mass
of beauty. They are black
Grenadines with bayadere
stripes, run-a-rounds, of We
lour Russo veined with gold
Evening journal., 1893-02-09

A PROMINENT lawyer IN Wilmington
once said a creditor has absolutely no
remedy against dishonest debtor in
Delaware" That is a startling state
ment and we are 10th to believe it, but
we have no reason to doubt the compe-
tence or the veracity Of the lawyer. The
bill Of Representative Gam is likely in
tended to remove that defect and tempta-
tion to dishonesty. It has been the GUS
tom for several years past to use the laws
enacted to protect debtors under the
old system Of doing business, to cheat
creditors under the modern system. In
an important case which has been before
the courts recently the property Of
the insolvent debtor was passed by
title from his possession without con-
sIderation, to the possession Of friend
and the creditors were left, IN the inso
lent phrase OF the street, ITO whistle for
their money" II Is not only possible TO
do this, but the man who knows he is
insolvent and about to fail may buy
merchandise up to the very hour Of
closing his doors. and use that to settle
the claims Of some more persistent or
more friendly creditor. Justice and
equity require that all honest creditors
shall share alike in the distribution Of an
insolvent estate The laws Of Delaware
should not be used te defeat justice and
do violence to equity.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
VETS ELECT OFFICERS.
TO be Preserved-open Camp Fire and
Banquet.

Records Of the Old Delaware Soldiers
TO be Preserved-Open Camp Fire and
Banquet.
At the afternoon session of the thir-
teenth animal encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic in the Masonic
Temple, the following officers were
elected: Department commander. B. d.
Bogia. Post No. q senior vice depart
ment commander ]. B. Simmons, Post
No. 49, junior vice-department com
mander, c. n .Dodd, Post No. %; de
partment chaplain, Jacob Lamplugh, Post
No. 1 !; medical director, Dr. e. G. short
lidge, Post No. 13; council of ad
ministratioD, j. NJ Banthem, Post
No. 13; Charles w. Solloway, Post No. 2;
John Devinish, Post No. / John J. Jolls,
Post No. % John p Donahoe, Post No.
%; delegate at-large to the National
Encampment, Samuel ]. Wood, Post
No. alternate, Moses Bullock, Post No.
13; delegate to the National Encamp-
ment, John W. Jolls, Post %: alternate,
Joseph S. Booth, Post No 2.
A committee was appointed to secure
the necessary legislation for placing the
records of Delaware soldiers in proper
shape.
Speeches were made at the camp fire
which was held in the Sheridan Post
rooms last night, after which the
veterans were rendered banquet in the
parlors of William G. Farra
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
Grinding ont Lnstice.

In the Municipal Court this morning
James Muldoon was fned Sc and costs
for drunkenness and abusing prisoner
In cell. Jesse Jones, colored, for dis
orderly conduct was fined So Patrick
Dougherty and Thomas Harrison, for
drunkenness, SO and 81 respectively.
George Benson, who was alleged to have
committed assault and battery on Mock
Sing. was discharged
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
ADJUSTMENTS.
Grand Opera House-A Double BIN.

Grand Opera House-A Double Bill.
An audience Of good size welcomed the
appearance Of one of Charles Frohman's
stock companies at the Grand Opera
House last night in Frederick Lee.
maitre" a one-act curtain-raiser and "His
Wedding Day" three.act farce. The
unmistakable excellence of Frederick
Lemaitre emphasized by it's excellent
rendition. made the short one act all too
brief for the appreciative audience It Is
an exquisite play. Henry Miller in the
title role. an actor, displayed remarkable
versatility and voice as charming as it
was powerful. Emily Bancker as MAD
elaine an innocent young woman, as
anxious for histrionic honors as she is
ignorant Of stage duties, and Thomas W.
Ryley, as 'Lemaitre's' valet were fully
equal TO their parts "His Wedding
Day" is piece which depends
upon absurd errors and laughable
climaxes for popularity. As mirth
provoker it Is superior TO many plays OF
greater merit. The cast, was admirable
Henry Miller as ''Dick Wellington" the
prospective bridegroom, was as admir-
able In the comedy part as In the great
emotional work demanded of him IN the
curtain raiser. Harry Brown as the
hypocritical alderman and prospective
father-in law, Basil West, Thomas w.
Ryley and Harry Mills were all exceed
ingly clever. Miss May Irwin as the
actress who had captured so many
hearts, Mrs. Mckee Rankin as Dick S
landlady, Emily Bancker as Mabel
Faddicum, the bride-elect, and Phllis
Rankin as the brides sister were we'll
adapted TO their several parts.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09

THE people Of Idaho who are so excited
about the sham diamonds -quartz-they
have discovered, perhaps. never saw the
magni6cence Of brilliant and blazing
glory Of company Of farcecomedy
actors, all stars, doing special turns" +"
We don't need any more diamonds they
are too cheap now.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09
FAREWELL GOSPEL MEETING.
Arrangements Made for Two Big Praise
Services.

Services.
At special meeting of the Ministerial
Union yesterday it was decided to hold e
big farewell union meeting in the
Wilmington rink next Monday
night. The meeting will be
especially for the new converts
who have decided to flee from the wrath
to come during the Moody and Sankey
meetings. 1t is expected that this final
gospel and praise service will be the
crowning event of the long series of ser
vices. Every arrangement will be made
for accommodating the crowds of people
who are expected to attend. The Moody
and Sankey choir will sing.
Another extra meeting for which elab-
crate preparations are now in progress,
will be q children's meeting on Saturday
afternoon, beginning at ? o'clock, to be
conducted by Evangelist and Mrs I. f.
Pierson, of Baltimore, assisted by several
prominent Wilmington workers. 1t is
expected that from 1000 to 1900 chill
dren will attend this meeting.
Evening journal., 1893-02-09

The electoral votes will be counted by
the two Houses Of Congress to-day
1t is pretty well settled, however, that
Cleveland was elected and Harrison
beaten. If there were no other evidences
Of these facts the appointment Of Dem
ocrat to the Supreme Bench is sufficient
to show that President Harrison acknowl-
dges an awful defeat.