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Evening journal., 1893-04-13
THAT HOUSE REPEALER.
Another Lease of Life for the Collateral
Inheritance Tax Repeal Law Granted
by Senator Records.

Another Lease of Life for the Collateral
Inheritance Tax Repeal Law Granted
BY Senator Records.
Senator Records gave his Collateral
Inheritance Tax Repeal law another
lease Of life yesterday by staving off for
one day tinal action on the House bill to
repeal his repeal
The vote by which the House bill to
repeal the Records bill was killed on its
first reading in the Senate was recon
sidered on motion of Mr.. McMullin on
Tuesday, and the bill was made the
special order of business for yesterday
morning at II o'clock.
Shortly after the appointed time Sena
tor McMullin called up the bill and
moved that it be put upon its final pas
sage.
A question then arose as to what the
exact provisions of the House bill were.
Senator Records contended that it not
only made legatees who were not blood
relations of the testator pay per cent,
tax on the legacy, but re-enacted thos,
portions of the law requiring distant
relatives to pay it as well.
Speaker Whiteman of the House drew
the bill and came into the Senate cham
ber- He said that the House bill left
the law in precisely the same condition
that it was in before Senator Record
bill passed. tax of per cent. on lega
tees not blood kin to the testator.
During this quiet explanation a hspp
thought struck Senator Records. H
objected to the passage of the bill
because it was killed on its first reading
and, consequently, had never been read an
referred to a committee. He declared tina
he had an amendment taxing all lega
tees
Speaker Houston ruled that the poin
was well taken and suggested that
motion for the second reading Of the bi
was in order Senator McMullin too
the cue and had it read by title. Speake
Houston then referred it to the Commit
tee on Revised Statutes.
This means that it will be reporte
back to the Senate unfavorably, as Senl
tors Records and.Pilling are opposed
the bill and Senator Williams is its onl
friend in committee. The indication
are that the bill will be passed even
the face of an adverse report of commi
| too
Evening journal., 1893-04-13

the destructive horror the lamps that
were burning in the stores set the
houses on FIRE and all is in ashes. Even
the depot building was not spared.
The night operators wife was killed
and the day operators wife was badly
injured. All wires are down and no com.
munication can be had except by way of
Vicksburg aud Jackson. The cyclone
swept the country west and east of the
fated village and killed many people
mostly colored.
1t is reported that a colored school
house on Indian Creek, one mile west OF
Robinsonville was swept off and about
twenty FIVE children are killed and miss
ing. The teacher, a woman, who mar.
rowly escaped with her pupils about
three weeks ago in the cyclone at Tunica
was killed
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
CITY NEWs lN RRIEF.

William Moore charged with being a
deserter frrm the United. States army, was
arrested in this city yesterday
Charles II. McWhorter was appointed
Justice OF the peace to succeed Magistrate
Groves. by Governor Reynolds on Tuesday.
The remains OF James Comegys. aged 9t
years, former resident of this city, were
brought TO thi. city and buried In the VIII
mingtOn and Brandywine Cemetery yoster-
day
John stann rd. champion lightweight
pugilis' OF Delaware. and Ned Cartwright, OF
Washington. met In this city yesterday,
10 arrange a II atch, but could not cohe 10
an agreement.
The transfer Of a lot is SKIS feet with two
story br ck house ected thereon, nortn slde
of Reed street. between adams anu Jac eson'
from hdwin w. jackson TO the Mutual Loan
Association was recorded In the surveying
nnnarlmnni This morning.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
WORLDS FAIR MEN ENERGETIC.

The Delaware Managers Are Making a
Hard Fight for the Additional ApprO-
priation of $500.
The Delaware Board Of Managers Of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition are
making a hard fight for the additional
appropriation of $500. President
Thomas B. Smith, Treasurer Robert w.
REYNOLDS and Chairman of the Executive
Committee H. c. Conrad came to Dover
Yesterday and had hearing before the
House Committee on Appropriations and
the special Senate committee
They insisted that the additional ap-
propriation was absolutely necessary.
Without it the Delaware exhibit would
prove practical failure The amount
would be needed TO meet the expenses
incurred during the exposition, and the
only source from which the money could
be obtained was the state The members
of the board could not be expected to
advance the money themselves as they
would have no assurance that they would
be renumerated.
II would, in their opinion, be shame
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
WORKING FOR FOUR COMMISSIONERS
Speeches From Public Men and Letters
From His Associates in the Board Ask
for Mr.. Carpenters Reinstatement.

Speeches From Public Men and Letters
From His Associates in the Board Ask
for Mr.. Carpenters Reinstatement.
Andrew G. Wilson, Receiver of Taxes
John I. Dickey and Patrick NeaIy were
in Dover yesterday in Joseph l.. Carpen-
ter, Jr 8, behalf They presented to the
committee the bill adding Mr.. Carpenter
to the Street and Sewer Commission aud
did effective work in Mr.. Carpenters be-
half.
Mr. Wilson had letters from Commits
sioners Gawthrop aud Chambers favor
ing the replacement of Mr.. Carpenter.
He got them for the purpose of disprov-
ing Commissioner Enoch Moore's asser
tion, made in the meeting yesterday,
that Commissioner Chambers did not
want Mr. Carpenter added to the com
mission The committee decided to
make favorable report on the bill to
day. Under 1t Mr.. Carpenters term Is
fixed at three years.
When your correspondent asked
Colonel Moore what he had to say about
the letters he said:
GAN have to say about il Is that Mr.
Chambers has changed his mind.
To a man up the tree it does not look
as If Mr. Carpenter were out Of the
woods in the House. 1t only requires
eight negative votes to kill the bill, ane
Commissioner Moore, after canvassinl
the members and counting noses declares
that he has eleven against Mr.. Carpen
! far
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
TOWN OFROBNSYILLE SWEPT AWAY.

Wiped or the Face Of the Earth by a
Double Visitation of Cyclone and
Fire.
MEMPHIS, April 13-The town Of
Robinsville, Miss, was wiped off the face
of the earth yesterday afternoon by a
double visitation of wind and fire. Owing
to the fact that the depot and telegraph
office was wrecked and the wires blown
down for mile the details of the disss
ter are meagre, but enough is known to
show that North Mississippi has been
visited with a second calamity as ap-
palling as the one that laid waste
Tumics and Kelly's short time ago.
Fifteen Negroes Killed
So far as known the only white per
son was Mrs. Emma Lusk, wife of E G.
Lusk, night operator of the Illinois Cen
tral Railroad, who was in the depot when
the cyclone struck the town.
Lournea, daughter in-law of George w.
Foster, was injured about the arms and
it is said that twelve or fifteen negroes
were killed.
That Funnel-shaped Cloud.
The cyclone struck the town shortly
after o'clock. The cloud that marked
the approach Of the aerial destroyer was
funnel shaped and seemed to grow out Of
the west. Driven in. doors to seek shelter
from the downpour Of rain the luckles'
population of the doomed village, nun
bering 300 souls, could scarcely realize
their impending danger before the rap
idly revolving cloud struck their dwell
ings.
Rain in a Twinkling.
It was gone again in a twinkling bu
in that brief instant every house O.
structure of any kind Whatever will
the exception of the residence of Colone
G. L Robinson and Mr.. West were raze,
to the ground and the material Of whicl
they were constructed scattered over !
wide area.
Flames Licked Up the Debris.
To add to the horror Of the situation
the ruin of the business portion of tn
village caught FIRE from a Chinese lsun
dry and the flames licked up the debri
of the dwellings that the storm had lai
in waste The wires are all down an
the foregoing is all that can be obtaine
tonight.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
THREW HERSELF UNDER THE WHEELS

A Pretty Young Woman Hurls Herself
in Front of an Approaching Elevated
Train.
NEW YORK, April 13.-At l. 40 o'clock
this morning well-dressed young
woman hurled herself from theFourteenth
street station platform of the Third
avenue elevated in front of an approach
ing train and was crushed to death by
the wheels of the engine The body
was badly mangled.
The identity of the woman has not
yet been established. The deceased was
about % years of age, a brunette and
rather prepossessing in appearance.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
THIS BILL MAS MANGLED.
when the House Got Through with the
Pharmacy Bill Its Father Would Not
Have Known IL.

when the House Got Through with the
Pharmacy Bill Its Father Would Not
Have Known IL.
The Heuse bill regulating the practice
Of pharmacy went through the Senate
yesterday, but so dishgured that its
father would not know It,
When the bill FIRST came here IL pro
vided for an appropriation of 5000 and
examinations Of druggists and assist
ants by the State Board of Pharmacy.
The House cut the appropriation down
TO $l00
Senator Pyle reported the bill favor
ably. On motion of Mr. Pilling the first
section, carrying with it the appropria-
tion, was stricken out.
The members from the rural hundreds
then objected to the other provisions of
the bill, saying that many Of the drug
gists, who had been in business for
Years, would be unable TO pass such a
rigid examintion as the board would i'm
pose.
Mr. Pyle then came to the rescue. He
was willing to have the bill apply tc
Wilmington. In that city many doctors
kept drug stores. When they went out
they left the compounding of drugs tC
boys, thus endangering the lives oi
people at large He was willing to have
the bill apply to Wilmington and would
amend il that way.
With that understanding Senator
Williams moved that the vote by which
the frst section was killed be reconsid
cred. His motion carried and the bill
was recommitted.
In a short time Senator Pyle amended
the bill, striking out the first section
and making the other provisions appl.
to Wilmington. In this shape he re
ported it and it was passed.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILS

bout HigginsvlIle, MO-, Where Eight
Persons Were Killed Outright.
HIeeIEsvnLE. Mo, April 13.-In the
,ath Of the storm between Msyview and
exington, eight persons were killed
outright and three more will probably
die from their wounds and twenty-five
we're wounded.
Those killed outright were Mrs. Mary
Lake and two brothers, two children Of
William Walker, Hugh McElroy, Mrs
A. d. Kelly. Joseph Breuggen. Mrs. John
Breuggensis reported killed but no def
mite Information was obtainable. The
fatally injured are Mrs William Walker,
Daisy Stanford, (colored) and Mrs.
William Willisms.
Physicians were summoned fromHiggins
vile, Lexington and Dover to care for
the wounded, and the whole country
is filed with carriages and other convey
ances from these places, for removing the
stormstricken people to hospitals.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. George Ireland, Of this city, Is on a
two weeks visit TO friends in Boston.
William A Faucet and j. w. Faucet, OF
GEORGETOWN. were in this city yesterday.
@. Vandegrift will attend a meeting OF
the J. .. u. A. NJ. at Dover this morning.
Mckenzie Downham, Of Georgetewn, cher
Once at Washington, has resigned.
John A. Todd, of this city, left for Chicago
this morning TO take charge OF the Harlan and
HollingswOrih COmpany's Exhibit at the
Worlds Fair.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
TAX RECEIVER DICKEY'S BILL.
He Appears Before the Senate Commit
tee on Revised Statutes and Pleads for
the 81 800 Clerk Hire Clause.

He Appears Before the Senate Commit
tee on Revised Statutes and Pleads for
the 81 800 Clerk Hire Clause.
Receiver of Taxes John T. Dickey had
hearing on his amendments TO the Five
Commissioners law before the Senate
Committee on Revised Statutes yester.
day afternoon. This bill allows him
$1,50O a year for clerk hire. AS the
matter now stands the receiver gets
81, 600 a year and pays for all the clerks
be employs This makes a big hole in his
salary and makes his pay for collecting
all the taxes comparatively small.
The bill now before the Senate
lengthens the timesl for rebate on the
taxes. On taxes paid during July,
August and September the rebate is
per cent. October and November. per
cent. face value of pill during Decem-
ber; per cent added in January per
cent in February; 3 per cent in March !;
per cent in April and per cent in
May At the present time 8 per cent is
added after December /. In addition to
this the bill fixes the receivers Office
hours at 10 to 10 a N and Q to p m,
instead of 2 to and to sp m, which
keeps the Office open one hour longer on
each day prescribed in the law.
The hearing was held in one corner of
the Senate chamber Senators Williams,
Records and Pilling, constituted the
committee
Senator PilliDg objected to the amend
ment which closed the Office at night
but said that he thought that the re
bates were all right The COMMITTEES
decided to report the bill favorably, with
an amendment cutting the clerk line
allowances down to 81 900.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
EQUALIZATION OF TAXATION.
Contradictory Reports OF the Divided Tax
Commission Came Too Late.

Commission Came Too Late.
The enlarged Committee on Revised
Statutes to consider the question Of
taxation held a meeting yesterday after
noon. The Fulton bill taxing all inter
est bearing securities was considered for
a time, and then the discussion drlfted
to the bill passed by the House two
years ago, and killed by the Senate.
This last bill was also drawn under
Fulton auspices The committee did
not arrive at any conclusion.
The fact of the matter is that no tax
bill will be passed this session. One
may get through the lower branch, but
it will be killed in the Senate. The
contradictory reports of the divided tax
commission were handed in too late for
any practical use. The session is draw
ing to a close and the sentiment seems
to be to follow the advice of Commis-
sioners Martin and Candy, and let the
present system severely alone. There
may be some juggling, but no presto
change"
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
A Town Of ,4OO wiped out.

YPsILANTI, Mich, April ia report
has Just reached here that the town of
Saline, in Washtenaw county, nine miles
south of here was wiped out by a cyclone
last night. Saline is on the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern Railroad and has a
population of 200 or /. 400
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
JACK is COMING EAST TO FIGHT.

Dempsey Wires the Coney Island Club
That He VIII Meet Any i45-Pounder
Who Wants to Fight.
PORTLAND, Ore, April 1S.-Jack
Dempsey yesterday tslegraphed the
Coney Island Athletic Club that he is
willing to meet the winner of the Will
liams-Smith fight.
'I'm going East to fight, said
Dempsey, "and will meet anybody who
wants to fight at 140 to 145 pounds.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
Epworth spellInr Bee

A spelling bee under the auspices of
Mrs. Isabella Shewbrooks was given in the
Epworth NJ E. Church last evening
Several prizes were offered William
Mask succeeded in capturing the first.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
OPPOSED TO THE M. & o.
Strenuous Objections to the Company's
Using a Handsome Driveway

10 Nho N'HfA"1
Using a Handsome Driveway.
Senator Watson made favorable re
port upon the engrossed House bill to in
corporate the Middletown and Odessa
Electric Railway company, yesterday
afternoon. After the reading had gotten
well under way Senator Pyle remembered
that he had big remonstrance against
the bill because It authorized the com
pany to use the fine public drive between
the two towns.
Senator Williams said that he did not
want to jeopardize the bill but that he
would have to vote against it II the com
mittee insisted upon its passage
Under those circumstances the bill was
recommitted A delegation favorable to
it will come to Dover to day or to-mor-
row and try to explain away the objec
tiOns
Evening journal., 1893-04-13

to let the Delaware exhibit 60 by default
after so much money had been expended
They referred to the detailed statement,
prepared by Mr. Conrad, to show that,
while $400 or $500 might have been
saved, the expenditures had been, as a
whole, judicious and economical.
1t is understood that the House com
mittee agreed to report the bill with an
appropriation Of So. 500.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
pR. oAANDLER MARRIEO IN CAMDEN.
Miss Elizabeth Is. Sargent Of That city
Is the Bride.

DIR. Swithin Chandler, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Philemma Chandler OF this city,
was married last night TO Miss Elizabeth
B. Sargent Of Camden, n. j. The cere
mony took place at the home of the
brides parents in Camden, and was per
formed by Rev. w. @. Davis, formerly
pastor of St Pauls Church here.
The bride wore a gown of white silk,
trimmed with lilies of the valley, and a
tulle veil
The newly married couple will live in
this city, at 607 Delaware avenue, where
DR.. Chandler has his Office.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
presented with a snk Umbrella.

After the prayer-meeting in the Harri-
son Street NJ + Church, last evening. the
congregation rendered their pastor, Rev.
F. B Short a reception. Howard l..
George presented a handsome gold
mounted silk umbrella as token OF
remembrance
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
TO Investigate the death of Lord.

Coroner Kirk went to Odessa, this
morning to investigate the death OF
Victor Lord IL is likely he will issue
certificate from the causes as stated IN
yesterdays EVENING JOURNAL.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
separated for TWO Years

Samuel Congo, colored was arrested
this morning for desertion. His wife
Lena, charges him with having left her
two years ago aud failed to sup
port her during that period. He will
be arraigned before Magistrate
Monaghan this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
IRON lie VALLEY oE DEATH.
The Bin That Knocks Out Quack Den
lists and Unqualified Assistants.

lists and Inquhhneo Assiehaht7s
The House bill regulating the practice
of dentistry, which was killed by the SEN
ate on Thursday, was drawn from the val
ley of the shadow of death yesterday by
Senator McMullin. Senator Pilling
killed the bill on its first reading and
before its friends could get an oppor-
tunity to say a word in its defense. The
bill provides for an examination Of all
practicing dentists to test their fitness
for practice, and is aimed particularly at
ouacks and unqualified assistants. A
delegation in it's behalf viii be here in a
few days.
The bill was read second time, under
suspension of rules, and referred to the
Committee on Cities and Towns.
Gam Worsts NTeMullin.
Representative Gam was happy man
Yesterday. After one of the hardest
fights of the session, and with a hostile
Continued on Fifth Page.
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
TOWN COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
Not House Left Standing In Hamlet
of 800 Inhabitants.

TUNIcA, Miss, April 13.-Ths down
train at 6 o'clock yesterday evening
brought the news that the town Of
Robinsonvill, ten miles north Of here
was completely destroyed by cyclone
at 430 o'clock yesterday evening
Not house is left in the town Of 300
inhabitants and, as finishing touch to
Evening journal., 1893-04-13
Later

Two oclock-Nothing particularly new
about the tornado. Work of clearing up
going on rapidly as possible at this time
of night. No dead bodies yet found. 1t
is thought some were killed. A few
probably fatally injured. Names unob-
tainable to night.
No Tornado Insurance.
Much excitement still prevails among
property owners of damaged property,
10 tornado insurance carried in city.
Result of tornado cannot be conceived.
Reports from residence portion of the
city are coming in. Many more dwell
ings down than at first supposed. The
loss of property it is estimated now will
reach 5000, 600 or more. The streets are
torn up and are blocked by fallen trees
Evening journal., 1893-04-13

It is known that Mr. Cooch will offer
an amendment providing that all ex-
tensions Of the Wilmington City
Railway shall cross railroads under
grade or over grade, in the same manner
prescribed in the Wilmington & New
Castle and Wilmington & Brandy wine
Springs Railway charters.
Representative Gam proposed to
amend the bill by cutting down the
amount to be borrowed from 81, 000 600
to 81, 900, ono. and the increase Of the
capital stock from 81 900, 600 to $4,000,
Os0
There promises to be a lively fight
when the bill comes up to-day.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-01-13
Lebanon Express.
II. n. KIRKPATRICK,
EDITOR = and Proprietor.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.


A tastily printe1 copy Of the
message Of his Exceilency, Gov.
Pennoyer, is before us. The Gov.
is as full Of advice as an egg is
of meat, The following is a brief
synopsis Of his recommendations.
1. Achange in the assessment
law.
2. The abolition Of useless
commissions.
3. a law fixing maximum rates
for railroad and telegraph compa-
nies.
4. A law empowering munich
palilies to fix maximum rates
On Ill monopolies.
5. A law authorizing the Gov
ernor to employ q prosecuting
witness.
8. A law givingto all State and
county officers ! fixed salary
Z. A general municipal incor.
p0rati0n law.
s. A change in the road law SO
as to have good roads.
8. Providing for the arrest and
punishment Of armed men in pri-
vate employ.
10. The massage Of an inheri-
tence tax Law.
IL. The enactment Of a law
similar TO that Of Washington, ex-
enpting homesteads from execu-
ton and attachment.
ID. Authority to School Land
Commissioners to Withhold from
ans county its school fund until
all the state taxes have been re-
ceived.
Is. The creation Of a State
Auditing Board.
III. No further Illegal approp-
ration ofmoney By joint resolution.
ID. Appropriation Tor fsh
ladder 1t Oregon City.
lis. 4 change in the law rela-
tilsg Nj the conveyance of crimi-
4 ami insane persons.
1T. Instructions to our Repre-
sens.atives In Congress to procure
al.;ropriati NJ ior a portags road 1t
hill DalIes ii the Columbia; =
secure the pass0gs Of 4 joint fsss
luton allowing Oregon Il ase the
interest On the Agricultural Col
lege funds for bstterInents Of the
college property; to secure an ex-
tension Of time in which payment
mas Be made BY settlers for lands
hin the forfeited limits; to vote
the free coinage Of silver; the
issuance Of the paper money # the
country by the Government alone,
alb enactment Of an income tax
law.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-01-13

Whatever may be the opinion
about capital punishment, one
thing ID certain, that # the law re-
curing it, under legal conviction,
cannot be carried into execution,
Il would be better to adopt q mild
er punishment if that step would
insure the conviction and prescrib-
"a punishment Of the criminal.
OF late one great difficulty has
baen 10 secure the convictions
where criminals are clearly proven
guilty. The ordinary juryman has
become sensitive on the point Of
voting man to be hanged, unless
be sees d chance for communication
of sentence. Governor Markham,
ii his message, states that the ra-
lid If executions to convictions Of
murders in the first degree, In
California, has fallen 100 per cent
between 1850 and 1850 to l6 pei
cent. between 1880 and 1890, while
se pafcentags Of life sentences has
IN from zero to 10 per cent.
rom this he argues that thy
no longer favors capita
ent. The same state q
gts in many other states
K, Pennsylvania ane
tempIating the sbol
tai punish neiit. y
n
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-01-13

The great intercollegiate chess
championship game contest, which
has lust ended, was a great success,
showing that the brain o. the
vs,stll eau excite the interest Of the
country as we'll as the orawn. Col
uatbia was the winner, defeating
Yale. Harverd and Princeton; but
then this the Columbian year.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-01-13

II ia surprise II people who
have investigated them that the \
and 4-celit denominations of the
Columbian stamps are much
sprettier than the two-csnt. II Is
odd that the most used should be
least attractive. Mr.. Wannama-
kerIs sense Of beauty needs culti-
yafi5i;Trlegram.