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Evening journal., 1893-04-11

THE arrest Of Fred. f. Bach the pri
vate secretary Of Senator Higgins. by
Charles W. Edwards, an applicant for
the Office Of Public Printer. was the
result Of scurrilous and infamous charges
made by Bach in letter printed In
trede paper. Among other things Mr.
Bach says that there is no crime. unless
1t is murder that Edwards has not com.
mitted- The letter is infamous through.
out. Even if the statements in It we're
true, no decent man would have issued
it But they embrace tissue of
falsehoods, misstatements and perver-
sions that no man who had anv char
acter TO lose would make. Even dates
and names, with which he onpbt
to be familiar are incorrect. The
charges proclaim themselves as false
they could not be true. But the
manner Of making them. and the
intrinsic falseness Of them, stamp Bach
as a man Of low degree and ignominious
character. No brave or manly man
could be induced to write such things Al
the request Of vulgar assassinators Of
character and no good man would credit
the statements Of man who would write
them. Several years ago Mr.. Sperry, who
had the best opportunity for knowing the
character of Senator Higgins's private
secretary, called him "snarling hound. -
The letter, on which this charge for
criminal libel is based, proves that Mr.
sperry did the dog, not Bach. an in.
justice We have frequently condemned
Fred. e. Bach's political energy, but we
could never have believed that he would
descend to piece Of low villainy for
personal malice. He is meaner thing
than we suspected, and God knows we
never expected him TO prove brave or a
good man.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

HERE are two arguments against
grade crossings which the most enthusi-
astic railway promoter will be able to
comprehend Two electric cars on the
Mention and Bellefontaine line ran into a
horse car of tho Northern Central line,
in st, Louis, yesterday. and eight
passengers on the latter car were
seriously injured Two electric cars in
East Orange, New Jersey going in op.
posite directions on different tracks. at a
curve crashed into each other, the whole
side Of both cars being torn out. Many
Of the passengers were cut and bruised. 1t
is not an argument worthy Of consid
Grafton that in the time of a
small community and fewer and
slower trains, certain privileges were
granted which cannot be granted now.
Such an argument is moss backed in itself
and unworthy of a man Of modern times
We are in favor of granting charters
freely TO all legitimate enterprises 30
long as they are not inimical to some
equally worthy public enterprise or
hurtfui to the public The B. & o rail-
way should not have been permitted to
come into the city at grade and there is
little doubt that the p. w. & B. will be
compelled, for its own safety and profit,
to build an elevated road through the
city within five or ten years. We say
this not that we love the roads less, but
the people more.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

IT is said now that Senators Hill and
Murphy and the New York machine will
not make war upon President Cleveland.
The EVENING JOURNAL said a month
ago that it would be foolish proceeding
for them, and that the inevitable result
would be that they would be run over
Tammany Hall and the New York ma.
chine have already showed their hands.
They made such war on Mr. Cleveland
at Chicago, in the face Of such absolute,
certain and overwhelming defeat, that
they are disoredited in national politics.
They not only fail to observe straws but
they are incapable Of seeing the entire
harmful Of hay approaching them with
the irresistible force Of a Western cy-
clone. Tammany Hall should be satisfied
with the management and patronage Of
New York. The club is neither fit nor
capable to enter national politics sena-
tors Hill and Murphy should attend to
their senatorial duties and support cor
daily and earnestly the national policy
Of the Democratic party and its admins
trati0n.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
oHAMpIoN oJAcKn MAuuEEE.
His Debut as an Actor In Wilmington
IN the "ISing of the Turf"


IN the "ISinG of the Turf"
Jack McAuliffe, champion light weight
pugulist Of the world, made his debut as
an actor at the Grand Opera House last
night, in the sensational racing comedy
drama in five acts, by Duncan b. Harri-
rison, entitled '"rhe King Of the Turf.
Jack" received rousing ovation
He assumed the character of Jack
Donohue, the hero, who is in love with
Bessie Leslie, a cousin of the villain.
The villain plots against Jack" but the
latter eventually overcomes all difficult
ties, wrests the lightweight champion
ship from Mickey Skellen, and wins
the hand of Bessie"
Three acts led up to the scene Of the
interior of the Coney Island Athletic
Club An exciting three-round "go"
took place between McAuliffe and James
Nelson, who WAS Mickey Skellen. In
the last act a real horse race came of
between two thoroughbreds
The play abounds in sensational eli
MAKES, and this fact, together with that
OF Champion Jack being with it, will
doubtless make the play successful and
profitable wherever it goes.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
PIGEON FLYERS RACING.
A Race From This CITY Next
Sunday.

a Race From This City Next
Sunday.
The Young America Pigeon FLYING
Club, Camden, had its second race sun,
day The order of winning was Wbe-
land, first; Even, second; Adams. third
Mcheon, fourth. The next trial will be
from this city next Sunday. The club
challenged the Messrs. johnson. Hensel
and Liusenmaier, of the Columbia Club
to race from Chester, but the Colum.
bias are not ready now but will be little
later.
The Belleyiew Clubs birds in training
Tor the naval parade work are coming
steadily An inexplicable loss in SIM.
day s flying from Claymont was the old
stand by, George w. Mason. It's record
In 1892 was 400 miles in the day and so
miles in good time. The distance Satur.
day was eighteen miles. The owner
Mr. Senderling. is sure that IL returned
and was caught by a cat, but althoueb
the premises have been oarefullv
searched there is nothing to show for Il
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

Those people have been relegated 10 the
ranks of cranks and sympathetic old
women. The prison reformer is a practi.
cal man. or as Samuel J. Burrows. writ.
ing for the New England Magazine.
says:
lie must be a student Of the social and
moral problems which enter into the
large and difficult subject Of crime and
us treatment How complex and mys
terious many of these elements nre only
those who have attempted to arasp them
can understand. Indeed, on many of
the questions involved in this subject no
one can be dogmatc We must
wait for further light and ex.
perience. If there be some disadvan.
tage in the contradictions Of the
criminal codes Of the different states
ana the prison system attached TO them.
Ihere Is some advantage in the fact tnat
Inherent states are making different
experiments along different lines con.
cerning the reduction of crime and the
treatment of the criminal. If there Is a
VIDE diversity Of practice in prison
administration in the different states. il
may be said that prison reformers have
come TO general and even warm and
POSITIVE agreement concerning the fund
amental principles Of prison reform
ihese principles may he briefly stated as.
hfst, the protection Of society. and
second, the reformation of the prisoner.
as 10 how these principles are to be
appled and these ends attained, prison
authorities differ; but that these are the
agree.
There are a great many crude ideas on
the subject Of crime and its punishment
They result from poor concep-
tions Of the object of punishment
namely, tho protection Of society A
great many persons indulge the error
Of considering the criminal first and
sympathetically That leads them to
eondone Nhe crime and offer protection
to the criminal instead of to society.
Being lawbreaker, and, having to the
extent of his crime, deliberately for.
feited and Idefed the law, he has no
claim upon either the sympathy or the
consideration of society. He is an out
law.
-'"W nv olatbm OF reform has been |
discovered. The criminal Of to-day ia
usually the criminal Of tomorrow.
Worse than that, criminal parents pro.
duce criminal progeny.
For any but capital crimes the almost
universal punishment is Imprisonment.
and there is a tendency in some com
to abolish the death penalty
even for the most revolving crimes Of
murder and rape. This plan has not had
sufficient trial to determine its value-its
success in protecting society or in re-
forming the criminal. There is no
doubt that execution protects society
from the particular criminal, whether it
acts as a deterrent upon others nobody
knows it is supposed TO be the most
powerful deterrent ever conceived.
There is, however, no means of knowing
The value Of a life, or even of long
-erm imprisonment, for either the pre-
vention of crime or the reformation of
The criminal There are theories and
statistics But there are crimes and
too.
So far as we are Informed we are salts
fed with the drastic and harsh methods
We know nothing to tempt us to mollify
punishment. Crime does not even de.
'rease, much less stop.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
Rev. Thomas A. King at Chicago.

Rev. Thomas A. King, Of Baltimore.
was installed by the Chicago Society of
the New Jerusalem in its new church.
~ Ohicago, on Sunday, Rev. Mr.. King
Is Wen known among the Swedenbor.
slans IN this city having preached In
me New Jerusalem Church here on sew.
eral occasions. He is a brother of George
~ hing foreman Of the EVENING JoUR.
NAL composing rooms The salary con-
heeted with the new charge is So, 500.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
PHaNIx PasPARINe FOR FREDERICK.

Wilmington win Compete FOR 40 Hand
some Prize at the Maryland City Ceio-
bratiOn.
at a meeting Of the Phonix Steam
FIRE Engine Company at the engine
house last evening, three officers were
appointed to take charge Of the com.
pany arrangements at the meeting Of tie
Frederick, Nd, iiremen on June z. 8 and
y. They were as follows: Chief Marshal
h; q Sherwood. Company Marshal G..
w. Blest, Assistant Company Marshal
W. Buck.
The Phmnix men will 60 forty strong.
equipped in heavy marcIin order a
band will accompany them. The
comllpany's favorite driving horse Dolly
will contest for prize.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

FHE collapse Of the strike Of the
'orers and mechanics at Chicago will
welcome news to all fair men. It
3 the disgraceful act Of few leaders.
2 wsges in Chicago are high, the hours
lrt, the work plentiful. The strike
b unreasonable and unjustifable in
Try particular. Ordinarily we prefer
take the side Of labor against capital
.ause we always prefer the side Of the
ak or the oppressed; but we never
Iocate or palliate senseless injustice
4 criminal folly. Not more than one
f Of the men obeyed the orders Of the
hers. The idea Of striking now so as
risk the timely opening Of the fair
, worthy of some Of the men who
Re gained unwarranted influence
png the labor organizations. No
Sc can ever thrive under such leader
}. Yiliainy does not promote justice.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

"A spelling bee win be given IN Fuwortb
III. p. Church. tomorrow evening. for ~
dement, OF the congregation.
Extra Service win ho beld at Flsmere.
Nsdnesqay Thursday and Friday evenings of
sals Week. Preaching by Or. Marks, Rev
- tr...-t... ~
camp No. ;, p. o. $ OF A.. was hold laef
night and the propositions Of four candidates
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

TIRE Treasury Department was advised
yesterday that SO, 400, 600 in gold had been
withdrawn from the New York Sub.
Treasury for shipment to Europe to.
day This large shipment reduces the
free gold held above the 800. OCO. COO
reserve to 50 0OO,OOO The late admin.
istration and its apologists may satisfy
themselves with excuses for this condi
tion; but excuses cannot alter the fact
that a condition exists which never
existed before The gold reserve is
maintained as pledge for the payment
Of the paper currency at the rate Of one
to three. IL was by this pledge that we
we're enabled to return to specie pay
ments and place 'greenbacks" paper
currency issued to carry on the war
at par. II there should obtain any doubt
that the Treasury were able to redeem
these paper promises with gold they
would depreciate as they deprecated be.
fore. Owing to the conduct of affairs by
the last administration and the Repub
lican party-their extravaganza and
their system Of taxation-this depre-
citation is within S26C0,0CO Of the
safety limit. If the government we're
bank or a financial corporation its credit
would be lost or seriously impaired by
this condition. In the case Of a bank or
an insurance company the stock, with
an abnormal depreciation from 500, OOO.-
COO to only q per cent. surplus, would
likely depreciste below par or become
worthless, and its manager would be
in the penitentiary
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

usr as it had been determined that
speedlest ship was the safest; that
quicker the voyage between Queens
and Sandy Hook. the more certainty
fe is Of accomplishing it, a new diff
y and danger appears in the tre-
idous tension on the shafts. Within
last two years, five frst-class ships
8 teen disabled by broken shafts. It
possible that the Naronie may have
d sunk in consequence Of the whip
4 and slashipg Of a broken shaft
Be arc tons Of metal alloyed with all
. skill and experience of modern
bee. TO resist tho tension of the great
b i1 has TO perform, but still il
kB The iron is not strong enough,
|Its character changes so under the
- - s.:s..s4 ss.:s..s4 1t snaps like glass Evidently
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

SEVERAL clergymen made use Of
ereopticon views-one Of live lamb-in
'aching religious truths on Sunday.
he clergymen should have their animals
arefully labelled when introducing
'em. Mistaking a goat or donkey
'r the worthy man himself might make
Fkward complications.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

Chill has reorganized her Cabinet under
partial law. France and Chill might
AIRY on a Cabinet. changing contest at
be Worlds Fair for the prize Of a United
tates Cabinet which had four-years
ltting record.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
Machinery on a draw Brot.n.

The Market street draw bridge is of
again The sagments on which the
bridge Is turned were broken on Satur.
aay, and, as consequence tranfers across
the christina have to be made by wav of
Third street Two machinists of the
Remington Machine Company were
onsily engaged this morning, repairing.
ing the break
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. Mary Ann Gray an aged colo1ed
woman, was buried at Frederick. Satur.
day. She was the daughter of the late
Ezekiel Young, who donated the prop
erty on which the first colored church
was built, after that religious body
secured a bishop.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

SUNDAY was gloriously bright Sun.
~ Monday was almost blue. So it is
ways;
just little sunshine,
just little rain;
just a little happiness,
just little pain.
The pathetic and plalntive voice Of the
instrel made the song famous, more
cause it was true than because It was
autiful Bat it is both.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

TIE tin.plated intellectuals Of the pro-
sctionist crank will be laboriously en-
loyed to explain that pearl button fail.
re Of kaldenberg & Co.. of New York.
failure for $500. 900 in so short a time
not a meerschaum.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

TWAS his finger that PaderewslSl cut,
lot his hair He might play the piano
With a finger or two less but he could
lot play upon the Imagination of the
.irls with less hair.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

NAY ROBSON had no trouble till she
attempted to dance with three legs.
Sow she is trying to obtain an injunc-
ion to prevent other girls from acquiring,
djusting and dancing with more than
wo legs.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

the speed Of these great vessels has
reached limit The strain on the shafts
is destructive to the strength Of the
metal of which they are composed. The
speed viii have to be decreased or the
shafts must be made Of stronger materials.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

SO soon as Lieutenant Governor shee.
han settles that little treaty of peace
With Cleveland he will 60 to Europe for
,est-perhaps for reflection.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

AN anonymous and emotional citizen
'ites to ask, Chow long will the Citi
.ns Of this Town Suffer their Children
be Manned and torn to pieces by
srthless dogs that Besiege this Placer
e cannot tell We do not know why
ruthless dogs should have any superior
vileges over valuable dogs and we
lnot comprehend how any humane or
ectionate citizens or parents can suffer
eir children or any other children to be
rlmed and torn to pieces by any sort
dog. We are densely ignorant Of all
4 postulates the astute writer has
smulated We are practically in the
edition of the famous feminine philos
per who said, Sometimes / think, and
pa again don't know.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
CRIME AND PUNlsgnrNT

One is more liable to be dogmaiic than
sensible in regard to prison reform
The real prison reformer to-day is not
merely a rose-water sentimentaljst
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

STANLEY depreeates the sale Of arms
Ind ammunition to the Africans. He
,ould not work his industries so well II
he natives had arms.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

PoRTEMoNIEs for this season are en-
arged, not for money, but to contain two
nandkerchiefs and bathing suit.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
Two Indictments Against Ponzo.
Laid to Rest in the Cathedral Cemetery.

Laid to Rest IN the Cathedral Gene etery.
The funeral Of Patrick Mealey, who
died on Saturday took place this morn.
ing from his late home, No 1926 West
Fourth street. Requiem mass was said
in ST. Paul's R. c. Church at o o'clock.
lnterment was made in the New Cathe.
dral Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

Mr.. BACH sneaked to New York to oh
In medium for the publication Of a
tter which no paper here would have
lbhshed. The paper he chose is dis
putable and its writer's have the repu
tion Of being venal Senator Higgins
ade fine choice when, from all the
light and respectable young men in his
rty, he selected Fred Bach as his con
ential agent and companion. UGH
makes one sick. Is it any wonder that
,laware Republicanism is disgusting?
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
ELECTION CASES QUASHED.
MORRISON AND cURRlNDER BILLS
NoLLE PROSECUTED.

U. s. District Court Convenes-Two In
dictments Against Ponzo- District
Attorney Recommends That Bills
Against Democratic Registrars BE
Dropped.
The April term Of the United States
District Circuit Court convened in the
Federal building at 10 30 o'clock this
morning. Judge Wales was on the bench
Eighteen grand jurors were present
aud answered to their names as follows
Levi a. Bertolette, Ethan b. King, Ben
iemin f. Hitch, William p. Peach,
Joseph p. Richardson, Benjamin p.
Dixon, l.. l. Sapp. Isaac Truitt,
Edward PleasantOn, Thomas Cardwell,
John 5. Prettyman, James P. Hayes,
Richard Ennis. John Fennimore, Jr.
John p. Mckee, Samuel J. Martin,
George w. Bright and Horace c. John.
son. Levi A. Bertolette was made fore
man.
Considering the Bills.
After being instructed by the courts
they retired to the grand jury room and
began considering the bills presented
by District Attorney Watson
They were that of p. T. e. Smith.
charged with altering the books of the
First National Bank with intention to
deceive. There is, according to the
charge, defalcation in his accounts of
500 500
Hannah Watson, alias Anna Daniels.
who went before W. Il. Voshell in this
city, and made a false affidavit in an
endeavor TO secure q pension on the
death of her alleged husband, who
afterwatd proved to be a brother.
John II. Fortner of Blackbird, who is
charged with having sold liquor without
having first paid government tax.
Isaiah Ponzo, charged with having
violated section of the act Of June Is.
1883, by mailing a postal card to a
woman with indecent and obscene
language inscribed upon It,
Two bills charging as many sailors
with rebellious behavior on the American
schooner Harry Ritter on the high seas.
A number of bills against election
officers which were continued from the
February term were also among them.
Morrison and Currinder Cases Dropped.
District Attorney Watson made a
motion recommending the true bills
found against Robert f. Morrison and
George W. Currinders at the February
term be nolle prosecuted. The recon-
mendation was accepted by the court
and the cases against them dropped
Petit Jurors Present Next Thursday.
The petit jurors have been summoned
for next Thursday when the evidence in
true bills found by the grand jury will
be taken
Two Indictments Against Ponzo.
The grand jury returned to the court
room at 70 %. Foreman Bertolette
handed Acting L S. Commissioner |
Mahaffy two true bills against Isaiah
Ponzo The jury was then discharged |
until o'clock.
This afternoon the other bills in the |
hands Of the grand jury win be con-
sidered
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
wANAmAKER,s.
FhfaielDhia. Tuesday. April II, less
The weather to-day is likely
to be clear.

hS Weather Lo-udy IS likely
to be clear.
No stagnant spots Fin that
great Dress Goods stock.
Slow sorts and out-of-date
lots have no place in the col
lection. When a stuff begins
to lose step it gets a price
prick that sets it jumping.
And the Dress Goods man
doesn't often wait for a sort
to lag. Swings the blue pen
Gil very much as a good driver
the whip. Some of the best
things in the store get
touched in that way; some of
the best things that come to
the counters get price-whack
as they alight.
One of the newest comers, AZ in Me.
lange Cord, mixtures. at 75e inn.
ported to sell at S1.25.
Striped Crepe Summer eight) all
the best shades-tans, gray. green's
browns, navy blue, reseda. garnets
charming Cloth, one that will
make handsome costume at little
cost width 40 in, Zoo; imported
to sell at 81.
Serge, two qualities just opened, full
range of colors for now. Al in. 75e
40 in, Soc
Just as attractive all the way up the
line Of prices to $1.5 a yard.
The craze in Capes.
The modistes of two conti-
nents are in strife of emula-
tion that has run popular feel
ing to a white heat concerning
Women's Capes.
The Louvre and the Luxem-
bourg, the arts of the Middle
Ages and the Empire, the Di-
rectoire and the Restoration
have been drawn upon for the
styles so popular in Paris last
Spring, more popular last
Fall, most popular this Spring.
The French sent the styles.
The Americansimproved upon
them. Paris art modistes are
now showing Capes ala
Americaine.
Out of all this ferment in
Capes we have collected the
greatest Cape stock. The girl
Of II and her grandmother,
older sister, mother, will each
find the proper Cape, for the
stock is universal.
The prices are 81, SIS, So,
$40 and upward to $40. The
Berlin Military Capes at S.
and So are marvels of cheap
ness, the Black Diagonal
Capes at $40 to $40 are famous
for beauty and economy.
Our Wrap and Cloak stocks |
are not chained to the product
Of a single factory. We have
passed that provincialism. Our
stock is cosmopolitan-takes
he best of two continents.
second floor, Chestnut street.
Books in Sets.
In the great lot lately got |
rom the Receivers sale were |
| number of sets that may 90
1t surprising little. The com
are with our regular
ow prices.
Carlyle. 10 vols, SO from $3.50.
Carlyle's French Revolution, vols,
81 from S120.
Maeaulay's Essays, 81. 80 from 50.
Knights History of England 8 vols,
50 90 from SO 20.
Emerson's Essays, 2 vols, s5c from
81.
Rawlinson's Egypt, vols, $3.50
from So
Rawllnson's Ancient Monarchies. 3
vols, 81 90 from SO.
lrving's Life of Washington, vols,
$3.50 from 50.
Irvings Works without Life of
Washington, 6 vols, $3.50 from
S4.
Geo. Eliot, vols S2.75 from SO so.
Shakespeare CLARK and Wright's
text) vols, So 80 from So.
Thackeray, 10 vols. S. 80 from &c.
Dickens, 10 vols, $4 90 from 81. so.
Rambaud's History, of Russia, 2 vols,
81 % from ST. 80.
Thirteenth street side.
Ohm WANAMAKER.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

THE EVENING JOURNAL has
a special telegraph wire, giving
its patrons all the live tele-
graphic news.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11

THE delettanti Century club girl
now puts vanilla fiavoring in her tea.
Evening journal., 1893-04-11
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