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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-27

In London the Salvation Army has taken up the
work that DR. Parkhurst and his society are en-
deavoring TO carry on in New-York. and having
marked out several metropolitan districts for in
vcstigation have sent elaborate reports to the DO
nce authorities. drawing thor attention certain
stated evils ana demanding that they should be-
removed The London police. however show the
sam" reluctance To cooperate with the Salvation
Army that manifested by the New York police
In connection with the efforts Of DR.. Parkhurst
Sir Edward Braddon the chief Commissioner
claims that he can only regard the Salvationist
officers private citizens. having no authority
whatsoever. and that. he To act on their
initiative. other equally we-ntentioned people
might be inspired thereby to dictate to him his
duty. with the result that the police would be badly
REGULATED and AT the mercy OF every impulse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-27

That members OF ne English arstocracy are az
4 rule long and hale and hearty even at a
ripe old age. 10 strkIngly Illustrated by the fact
that the widowed Duchess Of Cleveland mother OF
Lord Kosebery has just sailed from England for
the cape OF Cool Hope for the purpose OF visiting
south Africa. She IL eighty-thrre years of age.
ami II was only few weeks ago that she was
thrown out OF her phaeton. which she was
driving. Another member OF the nobility now
travelling In Natal for the purpos" Of recreation
and recupcratng his strength for the coming parla-
mcntary session Is the venerable Lord Ebury now
In hls ninety-thri year. Sir Harry Nerncy who Is
Of IN" same age. and brOthrr-in-laW Of Florence
Nightingale. Of nursing fame. distinguished himself
by winning footrace few weeks ago at the
county agricultural show at Buckinghamshire. and
still rides 10 hounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-27

Several members Of the European arlstocracy are
AZ the present moment In trouble. Count Thor
SZtary. OF Austria. and Count Richard Roedern, Of
Prussia. are In jail charged with swindling. So,
too. Is a German Dragon colonel. Baron Pressen-
TIN. who stands accused OF having made fraudu-
tent use OF power of attorney granted to him by
ms wealthy but rleb"ian wife 10 make away with
h"r fortune. This case attracts considerable atten-
ton owing 20 It's having been hitherto held that n
husband could not be held criminay liable for
any Onence oi that Kind against his better hall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-27

King oscar OF Sweden is once more coming to
H." front as an author. copies OF "A stirring poem
entitled Memories Of the Swedish Fleet" composed
by him. having just been placed upon the market
hy his Stockholm publishers. He has enriched the
literature OF his country by several fine poems
sides translating Tasso Goethe and Racine into
Swedish
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

the mortality from yellow fever at Bruins.
wick.
In tho estimates sent out from that
affected city no discrimination ia made be-
tween white and negro subjects of the
disease. and in the aggregates both races
are included.
II is well known to those who have
experience that there is q marked differ
cnce in fatality from yellow fever as it
affects these races. For illustration: In
the epidemic al Tampa, in 1887. DR.. Wall
reported that tho deaths among whites
were Il per cent; of the negroes hardly
one per cent"
Undoubtedly the marvellous absence OF
fatality among negroes and their color.
which concenls the Characteristic hue that
has given tho disease its name, arc the
chief reasons why the fallscious idea Of
their Immunity from yellow fever so long
prevailed.
have talked with many people here
and ON the way hither and have yet TO
meet the first "silverite" All join in
heartily denouncing the dilStoriness OF
the Senate.
This afternoon / am to accompany
Col. Milo Locke to Mayport, at the
mouth Of the st. Johns river, where
that well-known eE-Wilmingtonian is
constructing large jetties for the i'm
provement Of navigation. JUDGE.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

Democratic faith and teaching, re.
marks the Baltimore Sun, cannot be
squared with the silver-purchase fraud.
To tax 65,00O,o00 of people $4,000, 900
year to purchase metal that is not
needed and is not used as coin, at a
steady annual loss of that sum to the
government, simply to present it as
yearly bonus to handful OF silver
operators and spectators employing
only $1,000 persons all told, may be
good Republicanism-it certainly was
in 1890 when Mr.. Sherman proposed it
and the whole Republican party voted
for it. It may be good McKinleyism
and high protectionism; the principle
underlying it-robbing the millions to
enrich the millionaires-is the same. II
never was, it is not to-day, and it never
will be good Democracy, for the cardi-
nal principle of good Democracy is
summed up in these words-equal tax
burdens for all, special privileges for
none.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12
MANY BURNED TO DEATH.
Soldiers Penned in a Fiery Trap by
Their Barracks Burning,
Eleven Killed by jumping and 2s Known
to Have Been Burned to Death--O thers
May Have Been Lost.

Eleven Killed by Jumping and 2s Known
to Have Been Burned to Death--others
May Have Been Lost.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 5.--The Newsky
infantry barracks at Roslavl, province Of
Smoleinsk, were buried last night. The
fire was discovered shortly after 10 o'clock
by non-commiss0ned officer. He gave
the alarm, but before all the men could be
aroused the flames had spread through
most of the building.
About 400 men ran out an their night
clothes. OF the 60 who were driven to the
roof and Obliged to jump for their lives II
were killed and eight were injured SO Sc
yerely that they will die.
Twety-three men and five non-commis-
stoned officers were overcome in the halls
or rooms by the smoke and were burned
to death.
Many other soldiers are missing but IL
has been impossible as yet to learn whether
their bodies are in the ruins or IL they
were merely injured and are being cared
for by friends in the town.
The fire is believed to have been started
by member of the regiment, as it spread
more rapidly than could have been posi-
BILE under ordinary circumstances.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12
THE MOORS BEFORE MELlLLA
They Build Entertainments and
Fire on the Spaniards.


Fire on the Spanlards.
Shots Fired Mt tho Spanish Steamer TAX
ing Away the wounded--Troops Elm
barking mt Malaga for Melilla.
MADRID, Oct. THE Moors have reap
peared before Melilla. During the night
they cut entertainments along the crests Of
three hills, al some distance from the fort,
but on Spanish territory. They have a
strong position. which can be.taken only
by charge across a stretch of open coun-
try.
As they are well armed, the Spuniarls
will hardly be able to storm the position
before receiving large reinforcements.
Many Of the MOors are still in conceal
ment and others are occupying the works.
The strength of their skirmish parties aud
the reports Of the Spanish scouts indicate
that the total Moorish force Is at least
l4,OO0.
There was considerable desultory firing
during the night. most notably when the
Moors occupied the Sidi Quariasch fortress
which, half-cumpleted. has been aban-
doned by the Spaniards. Tho first shots
were fired by the Moors.
Three Moorish spies have been captured.
A dispatch from Malaga says that while
the steamship Sevilla. which brought away
hHI NpAiiNtNu AlOlh NAClAlin. Mao
along the coast, she was fired on repeatedly
by the Moors. One sailor was wounded.
The Spanish gonboat Tarifa seized yes
terday afternoon a small vessel with a
cargo of rifles and flour, from Gibraltar,
bound to ports OH the Morocco coast. Al
though the vessel was flying the British
flag, her cargo was declared contraband of
war. and she was brought back to IA Span.
ish port. The government has requested
the governor of Gibraltar to prevent, as far
as possible. further attempts to ship arms
to the Moors.
The enthusiasm of both military and
civilians at Malaga where the troops are
embarking for Melilla exceeds all bounds.
The quays where the transports are moored
are crowded all day with thousands of
cheering men and women. The harbor is
alive with all sorts of craft, from which
excursion parties shout encouragement to
the soldiers aboard the ship, The bishop is
at the dock and he blesses each body of
troops as they embark.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

In signed communication printed
elsewhere in to.day's paper, Mr.. James
G. Knowles, q woll-known business man
Of Now Castle, makes very pertinent in
quiry with respect to the contract for
the sewer from the Jail at New Castle
TO the Delaware river, recently awarded
by tho Jail commissioners. According to
Mr.. Knowles, the commissioners gave
the contract to a bidder whose figures
were $500 in excess of the sum for
which another responsible party offered
to do the work. Mr.. Knowles also alludes
to the fact that the contractor Is putting
down the new sewer in the trench occu-
pied by the old one, thus avoiding the
expense OF digging an additional ditch,
but we do not see how this can be just
cause of complaint, as long as the new
sewer is bnilt in substantial man
ner and in accordance with the
requirements of the contract. The
other point, however, is very
important one, and his query deserves
an answer from the jail commissioners.
In awarding a contract for a sewer 200
feet long at price $500 in excess of
what another responsible party offered
to do the work for, the commissioners
should have sound and sufficient reasons
to justify their action. We know nothing
of the circumstances Of the case, and are
also well aware that the lowest bidder is
not always the best, but this very proper
inquiry, made by a reputable business
man of New Castle, is one that the Jail
commissioners cannot afford TO disre-
gard. The taxpayers of New Castle are
entitled to knowledge of the reasons
that guided them in their action, and
the columns of The GAZETTE are
open to them for any explanation they
may desire to make.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

One of the chief attractions of the
city Of New York-the most interesting
and attractive of the great cities of this
country-is the splendid new office of
the New York Herald. 1t is marvel
Of elegance and completeness, and, I'M
like the great office buildings in which
most of the metropolitan journals are
domiciled, is devoted entirely to the
purposes of the Herald and its after
noon contingent, the pink-tinted Econ
ing Telegram.
When the Herald managers decided to
leave the historic precincts of Printing
House Squsre and make bold stride
two miles further up town, the wise
acres shook their heads and gravely de-
clared that the Herald was making a
mistake. But the Herald never makes a
mistake, and before it was fairly settled
in its new quarters, the wisdom of the
change was admitted by all II is now
in the very heart of the business centre
OF New York, and in the midst of the
great army Of advertisers who daily
seek the columns of the papers to put
themselves IN touch with the public.
The new Herald Building occupies an
entire square-now designated very ap-
propriately "HeraM Square" -bounded
by Thirty-f1fth and Thirty.sixth streets,
Broadway and Sixth avenue. II is three
stories high, of magnificent proportions,
and most attractive in appearance. The
first door is devoted to the business de-
partments, the second floor to the
editorial departments, and the third
floor to type-setting and stereotyping
and other mechanical work necessary
to preparing the paper for the presses.
The latter are located in the basement,
and as the splendid printing machines
tower above the sidewalk, they are seen
at work daily by thousands, who gaze
through the large windows which line
the Sixth avenue front. 1t is one OF
the greatest sights Of the city to watch
these wonderful machines throwing off
the printed sheets more rapidly than the
BYE can follow them or the mind com.
pute their number.
Such, in brief, is the new office of the
New York Herald. Il is undoubtcdly
the finest newspaper building in the
world, and fitting home for a papel
that in the great newspaper field stands
without compeor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

The New York World gets off solid
chunk Of political wisdom in tine fol-
lowing:
Some of the shallow and callow Repub-
lican organs throughout the country keep
up the campaign pretense that the bust
ness depression is due TO the result of the
last election. Are not tariff and other
taxes just as high as the Republicans left
them2 Is not the treasury still suffering
from the Republican deficiency? is not
the gold reserve Just about as "Calico
Charlie left it? Are not compulsory silver
purchases still going on under law passed
by exclusively Republican votes and signed
by Republican President? What has
changed except the incumbency of the
higher offices and the purpose Of the gov
eminent in relation to the wrongs and the
evils which the people condemned? Too
many partisan journals are conducted on
the theory that the people are fools.
And one Of the shallowest and cal
lowest of these Republican organs is the
fanatical New York Morning Advertiser,
which is guilty Of this nonsense:
The Calhounists are learning wisdom il
seems. They have about concluded thar
| " won't pay to pass a free trade tariff
law just now. They say that il is risky
thing TO make change in the tariff which
will take effect just before an election, and
point to the defeat of the Republican party
following the adoption of the Mckinley
law to prove their proposition. After q
while they will conclude that they might
as well leave the tariff laws just as they are.
What nonsense this is, The Repub.
lican party was defeated after the
adoption of the Mckinley law, by
reason of this and other political in.
EQUITIES that have brought upon the
country the evils from which it now
suffers, and if the Democratic party
concludes to ''leave the tariff laws JUS
as they arc" will it not also be de
featedG" Of course it will, and mos
deservedly so.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

when the shareholders in the old
days." says the st. Louis Globe Demo
crdt, r., "cracked their whips in Con.
gress over the peoples heads, they
aroused feeling of indignation out Of
which great party, which crushed the
insolence of the slave power, sprang
into being. The Shareholders, however,
represented nearly half of the country,
while the silver kings represent less
than one-sixtieth of the nations popula.
ton, and hardly one-thousandth of its
wealth and business"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

One of the peculiarities of the American
people is their improyidence. They arc
industrious and capable, and in good times
earn good wages, but they spend their
money with the prodigalitv Of princes,
They are sovereigns and like TO live as be.
comes the people of the blood royal
Morning Net5s.
And yet only few weeks ago our
neighbor printed statistics of the de-
posts in savings banks, for the express
purpose of proving the economy and
frugality OF the American working peo-
pie, This was its argument at that time
to sustain the principle Of McKinleyism,
to which it credited the ability Of the
people to accumulate these handsome
savings through economy and careful
living. Now, in order to excuse the in
dustrial depression and tue distress that
prevails in spite of the continuance of
the protective system, it charges the
American working people with extrava-
giant improyidence. But that's the way
with the average advocate of high pro.
lection. Any argument will answer,
just as "any port in astorm" will satisfy
the storm-tossed sailor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

Upon the question of the right of the
majority to insist upon forcing vote
upon any vital measure, ex-senator
Edmunds, in an interview with a
Washington correspondent, said /:
"Fhere ought to be means of enabling
the majority of any responsible de-
Lucrative body to declare its will after
a minority shall have had "a fair and
liberal opportunity of stating its views.
The very idea OF government neces-
sarily implies this. Otherwise it would
be the negative government of a
minority, but, constituted as the two
houses of Congress are, the larger House
cannot give to all its members, or to
any considerable portion of them, the
opportunity to speak on any question,
and must, of necessity, then have very
effective means of terminating debate
and coming to decision. In the Senate
it has been hitherto different. The
number Of Senators is small, and prob.
ably always will be if the United States
preserves its unity in its best sense. II
is small enough to permit, except in ex,
IRENE emergency of public peril, every
Senator who wishes to speak on any
topic to give his full views honestly and
without intention of postponing deci.
sion. think it very important to pub.
lie interest that the full and honest
liberty of debate for the sake of the
subject, but not for the sake of prevent.
ing action on the subject, should
be preserved. If rule can be framed
which shall preserve this just anc
necessary liberty, and at the same time
exclude factious and revolutionary op
position to the will of the majority o.
the representatives of the States, it Ger
tainly ought to be adopted"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12
TO FIGHT THE usroM.


United States Glass Company WIN Here
after Treat with Its Mon Only rs Indi-
viduaiS.
PITTsBuRG, Pa, Oct. 10.-The United
States Glass Company, the largoat glass
manufacturing concern IN the country,
whose employees number over 2, 500 men,
has announced its purpose of no longer
recognizing the American Flint Glass
Workers Union, and to hereafter treat
with It's employees only 40 individuals.
Notification of this decision, in the form
of circular, will be sent to-day to
former workmen, giving them an op.
portunity to accept positions under tile
new conditions.
The circular announces that the com.
psny intends starting three of its fac.
tories on basis whereby they will be
enabled to meet competition now exist
ing in the trade. The old workmen
have until October 10th to get in.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

Chicago made another record, Mon.
day, with an attendance of full 700, 900
people at the Worlds Fair, in celebra,
ton of Chicago Day. This far exceeds
the attendance of nearly 100000 at the
Paris Exposition on Paris Day, even
though Paris has population of ovel
100000 from which to attract great
crowd. 1t is also announced that the
great Fair is now completely out of debt
Truly, Chicago has good reason to feel
proud, and the rest of the country tc
congratulate itself that Congress had
the wisdom and foresight to place the
great show in the keeping of the bust.
ling citizens of the "windy city"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

The total number of passengers car
ried by the railways of this country
during the year ended June Both, 1898 ,ac-
cording to the official report Of the Inter
State Commerce Commission, was $780,
1921. Passenger mileage during the
year was 1882 ,s9S 1903, and the passen.
ger train mileage 81, 53s, 1888. The aver
age journey per passenger was 1889
miles, and the average number of pas
sengers per train for each mile run was
AZ. The number of tons of freight re-
ported by the railways as carried during
the year was 706,555,471. Ton mileage
was 8S,241 ,050,225. Accepting these
figures il appears that the average haul
per ton was 124.S0 miles. The freight
train mileage during the year was 4s5,-
402,S69, and the average number of tons
per train for each mile run was 1917
tons.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

The most discreditable feature, so far
as the attitude of the minority in the
Senate in the present case is concerned,
says the Baltimore Sun, is that their
only hope and expectation is, and has
been, to be able to bring a compromise
of some sort, at first, from the fears and
distress of the people, which were being
aggravated by delay and suspense, and
now from the discomfort, fatigue and
physical suffering of their opponents in
the Senate, whose wasted courtesy they
thus propose grossly to abuse and re.
pay. We believe that they will be dis
appointed. Their own course has closed
effectually the door to any compromise,
even if their had been the possibility of
a compromise which the House of Repre-
sentatives or the President could have
accepted, or that the American people
would have approved. They may sue
coed in lowering still further the char
acter Of the Senate by making 1t the
arena of physical contest which will
recall the self-imposed trials of DR..
Tanner and Succi. the great fasters, but
they cannot successfully defy the whole
country or defeat the will of majority
of the people.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12

The Democrats Of New York State
stepped on dangerous ground when
they nominated Judge Maynard for the
head of their ticket, at the behest of
Richard Croker. Maynard has never
had the confidence of the New York
Democracy, and before he became in
yolved IN the scandals now urged
against him he was beaten by ma.
jorlty of $4,000 when every other candi-
date on the Democratic ticket was
elected by handsome margin.
The thorough subserviency of the
party to Croker's leadership is amazing,
when 1t is considered to what disre-
putable ends that leadership has fire.
quently been directed. Some of Croker's
orders have been disgraceful in their
effect, notably his insistence upon
forcing men of scandalous records into
public place. Such an instance the
New York Eoening Post thus records:
The people of the State ought to concen-
trate their minds firmly upon this fact of
Croker's leadership. and endeavor TO realize
what it means for them. The nomination
Of a man like Maynard, whom the press Of
his own party do not hesitate to speak of
as acriminal, is proceeding which Croker
thoroughly enjoys, because It is most
completely in accord with his tastes. His
dislike Of Mr.. Cochran and ex-Mayor Grant
began with their refusal to put Sfannell, a
murderer, in office. Scannell has for some
years, in fact. been the supreme test of
Tammany loyalty. He was tried OH Mayor
Hewitt, and when the latter refused to ac-
eept him. Tammany had no further use for
Hewitt He was tried on Grant and Cochran,
and now both are out of favor because
of their inability to accept him. Mayor
Gilroy proved equal to the test by appoint
ing Scannell to office. and has proved equal
to it since by sandwlching Scannells name
among those of reputable citizens on the
committee to go to the Worlds Fair on
Manhattan Day. With 'Scannell's name
ON that list are those of other Tanmany
rascals, each sandwiched in with those of
reputable citizens. This is the Croker
system in politics-to make criminals as
acceptable for official and other honorable
places as honest and reputable men have
hitherto been. Maynard's election, brought
about, as Croker hopes it will be, by the
support of decent Democrats, because of
the harmonious" ticket, would be a great
triumph for this system, and if the people
Of the State are going to allow il to be
won. they ought 70 do so Understandings.
Last November the Democrats of New
York swept the State by majority Of
nearly $4,000, but this handsome margin
will speedily be dissipated by unfit
nominations and corrupt leadership.