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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07


The annual report of the Secretary Of
the Interior shows that there were
966,Ol2 pensioners on the rolls at the
close OF the fiscal year ending June 30th,
being 1894 more than were carried on
the rolls at the close of the preceding
fiscal year. Among the number were
10 widows and 2 daughters of Revo-
lutionary soldiers; Sc survivors of the
war of 1912; 14,149 survivors of the
Mexican war, and 2,544 survivors of the
Indian wars of 1932.42. The total
amount expended for pensions during
the fiscal year was $156,740, 467. IA.
During the year there were 1872, 1888 PEN
sion certificates issued; 123,634 persons
added to the rolls, and $1,000 dropped
"from all causes" Wholesale frauds,
involving the allowance of hundreds of
fraudulent pension claims, were dis
covered at Norfolk, Va, and in New
Mexico and Iowa; and the stoppage of
payment of illegal pensions in these
three localities has saved tine govern
ment an amount annually nearly equal
to the expense Of the entire force of
special examiners. When it is remem-
bered that this work of examiners has
been in progress for but six months, and
that the payment of the pensions would
have continued for an average of
nearly twenty years, the immense saving
to the government can be realized.
The report says that the sole duty
and aim of these special examiners is to
get at the facts of every case examined,
and all examinations of witnesses rela-
tive to particular claims are made after
notice to the claimants, who may par
ticipate therein aud may themselves
procure witnesses for examination. The
work Of this division has largely in
creased and an additional appropriation
of 100000 has been asked to make il
more effective. There is some encourage
ment to hope that the pension expendi-
lures have nearly reached their maxi
mum in the confidence expressed by
the report that the appropriation OF
$165,000,000 for the current fiscal year
will be ample, and the expectation that
several millions of this sum will be
turned back into the treasury. For the
fiscal year 1895 the estimated expendi-
lures are $l60,oo0,o00; which may be
another indication that this enormous
pension flood has reached high.water
mark. Counting five persons to family
and putting the population of the United
States at 65,000,0OO, it is evident that the
average tax per family for the payment
of the pension fund alone reaches about
$l270 per annum! Suppose each head
of family had to fork that sum oyel
In a lump, instead of having it in.
sidiously drained from his pocket by
dribletsl
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

When tramps are arrested in Jackson
vile, Fla, the municipal court sentences
them to so many days labor in the street
cleaning department, and the Times.
Union remarks: Sat work the tramp is
curious individual. lie works as if
he were ashamed of it, and the way he
handles the hoe is something ludicrously
aesthetic. 1t cannot be said, however,
that he does not do his work well. He
does. His natural aversion to moving
holds him in one spot as long as there is
any excuse to ply the hoe there, and as
result the place is made remarkably
clean"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

Furs are cut up into such little pieces
for dress and coat trimmings that it is
no surprise to observe their general use
as hat garniture. Sable, mink, sealskin
and beaver are the favorites because of
their short maps, hut Persian lamb and
Astrakan will not down.
A round hat Of reddish brown felt is
shown in the accompanying picture. II
Is trimmed with narcissus blossoms and
cat tails with their leaves. Tho brim is
bent and the low crown is encircled
with velvet band. A peasant bow
with an upright loop is placed in front
and the back is trimmed with full
rosette of the same velvet. Under the
brim in front and at the sides are placed
smaller rosettes of the same.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

Upper left sQ,are-1. An African amin
2. Encountered on the street. 5. A tribe OF
Indians.
Upper right sq'tdw-1. To observe. .. A
kind of fish, 5. A species of deer.
Middle Sq0drf--l. 10 lenthen out. Q. A
fastening for door. 3. Part of the head.
Lolper lett squdre-l. Made from wood
ashes. g. An affirmation. 8. To devour.
Lo6er right squared. A fairy. g. Shell
tered side of boat. 8. A reward.
No. 37--RiddIes.
When morn, first tips the eastern sky
My labor ia begun,
And when the sun is sinking low
My work IS not half done.
never am allowed to walk,
I'm always on the run,
strike dozen times each day
And yet labor on. ...
III.
| ought to know thing or two,
have two heads, you see;
move with quite rolling gait,
I've often been to sea.
What food and drink are offered me
i take without excuse.
But were asked to sing stave
I'd out and out refuse
No. 3s---Trlple Acrostio.
X o K
.. o o
O o
o o
The crosswords are read each way from
and including the middle line of stars, SO
that each word is three letters.
To The right Of Tie centre--l. A well-known
American dish. O. Indisposition. s To
clear. 4. To fasten. s. A title of address
TO the tJt ofne centre--l. The seed Of an
apple. 2. Atmosphere. 8. A word mean
ing river. 4. The end of anything, s.
What a little girl is sometimes called.
The acrostics, IN order from the left, mean
|. Supports. 2. Divisions. 8. Having
lived longer. The o's are all of them one
and the same vowel.
No. 39--Enigma.
am composed of 12 letters.
My 5-3-7-9-S-l0-i is commander.
My 12-6-i-l is a number.
My 2-ll-9-l is n small particle.
My whole will ever be associated with
the name OF Abraham Lincoln.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07


The Philadelphia Ledger explains that
while it is opposed to the Wilson bill,
and while it is unwilling to appear to
confirm, by silence, any impression that
it is the " organ " Of the administration
it "has always believed that no more
public-spirited, purer American has ever
occupied the Presidential Office than
Grover Cleveland" and that this faitn
and belief it entertains to-day as strongly
as it has ever done, for the obvious
reason that it has had no cause for re-
jecting the smallest measure of it."
Even though the President should ap-
prove the Wilson bill "the Ledger will
not, therefore, assume that he is insin-
cere, or that he lacks devotion to the
well-being of the people. We shall be-
lieve, continues the Ledger, "that his
judgment, not his public spirit nor his
high integrity, is at fault. This great
economic question is one with regard to
which the Ledger recognizes there may
be honest differences of opinion or con-
Viction, and we cannot assume that all
those who do not think as we do about
it are less sincere, less earnest for the
public good than we are, as the respect
which we ask for the sincerity of our
views we cheerfully give to the opinions
of those who disagree with u.s." This
is the attitude of an honorable champion
of the protective system.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

White and scarlet is favorite combi-
nation for evening gowns and festooning
of lace is much used on the skirts. Long
gloves are only worn with short sleeves
and then only long enough to meet the
sleeve. A buckle and an aigrette tied
to the hair by row of pearls makes a
correct theatre shat" All the Venuses
are wider at the hips than at the shout
ders-all but the modern one-and the
less hips she has the more goddess she
is. Waists are smaller than ever.
It would be very unwise to lay down
strict rules as to hats and bonnets now,
because the variety of correct models Is
so large. A perfect medley of shapes
and shades is seen, but the result is not
unsatisfactory for the reason that the
most desirable feature OF a hat is its
becomingness, and with many sorts and
colors to choose from il follows that
every woman of good taste should be
appropriately attired as to headwear.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07
A Reply to the Ledger.

The New York World takes tho floor
to say that " the indignation and trepi-
datlon displayed by the Philadelphia
Ledger over the Wilson bill, are ex-
planned in the environment of that ex-
cellent journal. 1t is published in. a
State whose over-protected manufac-
turers receive, as certain Republican
Senator once declared, the principal
part of the benefits Of our tariff and
who make huge fortunes every year
when the times are good That the loss
of any part of the bounties for which
these men have paid in large and re-
peated campaign contributions should
seem to them a misfortune is natural
But when the Ledger says that the re-
ductions proposed will knock away the
props which sustains American indus.
tries, its trepidation obscures its
memory. ....r
SIS ita part of the theory of Mckinley
ism that the older protected industry
grows the more props it needs2
"This was not the theory of Henry
Clay and the earlier champions of the
protective system. Their theory was,
and their practice conformed to it, to
reduce the protection as the industry
became well established. Mr.. Clay
would have been astounded at the prop
osition to sustain perpetually tariff
averaging nearly fifty per cent. In 1888
just 60 years ago, when the infant in
dustries were really young-Mr. Clay
arranged the famous compromise tariff,
providing that duties, SO far as the ad
valorem rates exceeded 20 per cent,
should be reduced one-tenth of the ex-
cess on the first of January in each
alternate year until 1s41. The country
prospered under that tariff, as it did
under the Walker tariff, with an aver
erage duty of 2ot per cent. There was
no call for AZ per cent props then.
Nor was such measure as the McKin-
ley abomination deemed necessary, even
for the purpose of raising a war rev.
enue, when the Morrill, tariff was
adopted, in 1860. The average duty
under that tariff was about 80 per cent.
If that prop was sufficient for protec-
ton and for revenue then, why is a Az
per cent prop required now, when the
infants are third Of century older?"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

A report that has obtained some Gre
dence down the State, and which we
find referredito in a Sussex exchange,
is that there are over 5000 idle laboring
men in the city of Wilmington. We
do not know where such report could
have originated, but that it must be a
gross exaggeration is manifest on its
face. There surely cannot be, at lib
eral estimate, much more than double
that number Of workingmen, all told, in
this city, and everyone here knows that
nothing like one-half of their number
arc unemployed. The financial panic
through which we have passed has been
disastrous enough without magnifying
its results in this wholesale way.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

A swell little cloak for a boy four
months old was long, reaching to his
nurses knees and was made of soft
lambs wool. A cape fell over the arms,
the mittened hands showing Just below
the edge of il. Two rows Of seal skin
cut in half inch bands finished the edge
of the cape and the little turnover
collar. The cloak closed double breasted
with four big pearl buttons. The sleeves
were finished with band of the seal.
Cape, collar and cloak throughout were
lined with mode colored satin. A cap
OF heavy repped silk had band of the
fur about the face. 1t was very boyish
locking get-up, and something in the
bright checks and the CLINT of satin and
fine linen as his cloak spread at the
lower edge reminded of the wee thing
seen little before. That was a wee,
peeked little face lost in tiny and grimy
cap. Quite respectable white cloak
covered the child whom the mother
held closely. But for all the care she
gave as she alighted from the
car the edges of the cloak
blew aside. The baby was tied
into an old ticking pillow case, and the
poor little arms were bare under the
cloak sleeves. That is a fashion for
babies which though much followed,
should not be spoken of above a
whisper lest those well cared for become
restless IN their silk, fur and nainsook.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07
7pauamakfr s.

CATION of specialties. Many
things are exclusive = only
here. Many stocks are match
less = largest assortments.
The prices on great numbers
of things have never been ap-
preached for cheapness.
The Winter trade-zone will
be full of ozone and from to-
day forward the intense &C
tivity Of November will merge
into the greater intensity Of
December.
Large business will be as
inseparable from the great
chances put before you to-day
as are cause and effect, object
and shadow, sound and echo.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07
RAYAGE rs or TIVE GRIP.

Over 400 cases of grip have been re-.
ported within the past three days at st.
Joseph, Mo.
There are said to be more cases of the
grip at present in Denver, Col, than
there were in 1891.
There were 90 deaths from the grip in
Leayenworth, Kan, within the past
week.
The grip is reported 10 be epidemic at
Columbia, Pa.
The grip is prevalent in Bedford
county, Pa.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

Very narrow thread lace is found in
white and natural yellow on the edge
of black rufiles used as garniture to
gowns and hats, but if you haven't any
thread lace and don't want TO pay its
big price, you may use imitation and do
nicely. Henry VIII rufus of black cause
are made just big enough to pass around
the neck tying with long ends of MORE
ribbon. They are very deep and are put
on top of all the coat collars and come,
therefore, up about the chin of the
longest necked girls. The higher 1t
comes and the more miserable she is
with gauze getting into her mouth every
time she says word, the happier she is.
If you think that a paradox, it's because
you never wore ruff. FLoRgTTE.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

r. G. Dun & Co. report business
slowly gaining, and note that there has
been great encouragement during the
past week in the fact that November
payments are far more satisfying than
was feared. Legislative uncertain.
ties" they say, "weigh heavily, but
other loads many overlook. The past
depression, with trading and manufac-
turing failures involving more than
$235,00O,000 in nine months, besides
banking failures of enormous liabilities
and failures of railway and other firms,
involve continual embarrassmen,s
which men are prone to forget" We
should say so. That there is any
improvement at all, at this time
of the year, is encouraging in
deed, and must prove hard nut for
those protectionists to crack who have
expressed themselves so confident that
the attempt of the ways and means
committee to carry out in good faith the
tariff revision pledge of the national
Democratic platform would inevitably
augment the difficulties Of the situation.
In their judgment business should be
clothing itself in sackcloth and ashes.
instead of presuming to improve--even
slowly. As another encouraging sign
of the times, we note the following little
item from the Baltimore SIN:
The publication of the Wilson Tariff
bill seems to have had already stimulat-
ing effect on the industries in North Ala.
bama. Within the past three days the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company has
ordered three of its Alabama furnaces,
now idle, to blow in at once. This com.
pany has also refused to sell 100, 900 tons of
iron at present prices for sis months de-
livery to London bankers, as the market
is now advancing. The Gate City and
Birmingham rolling mills, which have
been idle for some months, will be put to
work at once. The blowing in of three
furnaces and the resumption of two roll
ing mills will give employment to 5000
men.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

The correspondence between Mr.. ]. ].
Van Allen and President Cleveland, in
which the former declines the appoint
ment as Ambassador to Italy and persists
in that declination against the earnest
desire of the President that he would
reconsider his decision, shows that an
eininently worthy and patriotic citizen
has felt constrained, in Difference to
public clamor which the correspondence
shows to have been unjust, to withdraw
his acceptance of an office which he
would have filled with honor to his
country. After reading Mr.. Van Aliens
frank, manly and Straightforward letter,
every reasonable man can only regret
that q gentleman oil such fine sense of
personal honor, patriotism and party
loyalty, and one SO well fitted to serve
his country as this correspondence
proves Mr.. Van Allen TO be, could not have
seen his way clear to take the office in
defiance Of his caiumniators. The peo-
pie will agree with the President in con-
sidering Mr.. Van Aliens declination as
convincing testimonial to his con-
spicuous fitness for the place.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

The city of Brunswick, Ca, which
for nearly three months has been isolated
by the yellow fever quarantine, has at
length been restored to communication
with the rest of the country. The cpl
demic has been knocked out by the frost
and the city is virtually clear of the
disease, although the appearance of
few new cases may be expected among
the returning refugees who have been
so long shut out from their homes. II is
stated, however, that all houses that
have been properly aired and fumigated
may now be considered safe. A recapitu-
lation of the epidemic gives total of
1908 cases that have been reported
under treatment; of which there were
1923 whites, $50 colored, and one China
man. The Chinaman died, and
there were AZ fatal cases among
the whites and only 10 among the
colored patients; maxim total
death roll of IS; the average ratio of
mortality being only 81 per cent. This
ratio is believed to be the lowest in the
history of any epidemic and certainly
speaks we'll for the skilful treatment of
the disease by the attending physicians.
Other elements to be taken into account
have been the good sanitary condition
of the city and the large number of
colored patients to whom the epidemic
was no more serious as rule than ordi-
nary attacks of malarial ailments. Most
important, however, has been the demon.
stration that the enlightenment of recent
discoveries and advances in pathogeny
has gone so far TO rob this disease of
its old-time virulence and to bring it so
much more under the control of the
intelligent physician of to-day. This
modern knowledge has enabled the
Brunswick physicians to save the lives
of patients in numerous cases after
black vomit, heretofore considered the
last and most dangerous stage of the
disease, had appeared.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

THE GAZETTE is requested by Mr..
Samuel Bancroft, Jr., to state that if
there is any truth in the statement
made in the Republican Glasses" of
the Sunday Star, Sunday, in relation
to him, that any such movement has
been made entirely without his knowl-
edge, or without even asking his CON
sent thereto.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

Under the head of "Up Goes Pig
lron," the Jacksonville Times Union
says In spite of the wreck and ruin
advertised to follow in the wake of
Democratic tariff reform, now that the
reform bill has been announced and is
reasonably certain of being passed, the
slight changes that have been made in
the industrial situation have been for
the better, not for the worse. Carnegie's
companies are preparing to capture the
iron and steel industry of the country,
and it looks as if Mr.. Rockefeller pro-
poses to take hand in the business as
a competitor. He is preparing to buy
the steel plant at West Superior and
will build other works large enough to
make himself the rival of the great iron
and steel king of America.
And at the south the outlook Of the
iron and steel business is equally, if not
more, encouraging. The Nashville
American, In the same issue that pub
hshed the decision of the Democrats of
the ways and means committee, also
puolisneu the statement that tue len
nessee Ooal, iron ana railway Company
hau maze anotner ADVANCE OF 20 cents
per TON on pig IRON On the subject Mr..
Shook says: "The general outlook of
.he iroh traue IS surprisingly encourag
ING a lew uays ago MI. Baxter, Inc
presiueht OF inc company, reported that
ne ilau SOFA oo'Vuo IONS Since then the
company mas SOFA an auoitonal So,ooo
IONS AZ an advance OF 20 cents over the
price palu ior the oo,oVo TONS VI this
ao'o o IONS American consumers took
lo'ooo tons' aad LONDON bankers took
io'ooo TONS as an investment THESE
foreign purchasers aiso authorized an
oler ior tne output Oh iour OF the COM
pany 5 furnaces LOT SIX months at the
same price, winch would amount to
1Vo,oVo TONS, as an investment The
oner was oeciineu' as the company feels
connaent tnat IRON Is going hlgner'"
Mr. shook also SAID; we have sold
-NNfSSS $500 - N'SAA ~SA @NeN'S NSh'SAJ y ;
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

EIGHTEEN long counters for
Dress Stuffs only
And the fixtures behind
them heaped as even Ue never
before had them.
Take but ten minutes at a
counter and three hours will
be needed to make the Dress
Goods rounds. But even then
you'd hardly have a nodding
acquaintance with one in ten
of the stuffs.
Very choicest and rarest
goods are as plentiful accord
ingly as the medium priced,
and in the buying seventy-fve
or even fifty cents often does
the last season work ola dollar.
At zoe. a ya1a.
34-inch Half wool Serge, navy blue
only; regular Bic. quality.
1t 25c. a ya,U.
36.inch All.wool Cheviot, navy blue,
black, brown ane gray mixtures;
regular 50c. quality.
At .3Ic. a Ya,t6.
36-inch Fancy Striped Cheyiot; regu.
lar Soc. quality.
1T 5Ie. a .yara.
36inch All-wool Alma Cloth; regu-
lar SOC. quality.
At SOC. a yard.
52.inch All-wool Ladies' Cloth; regu.
lar 75c. quality.
HI 75c. a ya'ra.
52-inch Cloth-finish Hopsacking,
eight mixtures; regular 81 quality.
1T $500 a yara.
46-inch French Cancels. Hair; regu.
lar $3.50 quality.
At SI.25 a yara.
4S-inch Silk.and-wool Pin Stripe;
regular price, 80.
At $3.50 a yaya.
4s-inch Notified Cheviot, all.wool;
regular price, SO.
Black Goods as well as
colors. This half dozen repre-
sents scores
HI size. the yard.
3S in. Black Storm Serge.
Never sold less than Soc.
HI SOC. tie yara.
az in. Wool Check Henrietta; black;
dice pattern.
Never sold less than 81.
At 75e. the yard.
45 in. Black Wool Henrietta.
The regular 81 quality.
HI 85e. tile yard.
so in. Black Diagonal Cheviot.
The regular price, SLIPS.
1T ST tile yard.
so in. Black Cheviot.
The regular price, $3.50.
1T $I.25 the yara.
o. in. Black Serge Cheviot.
The regular price, SITS.