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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
THE WITHHELD DISPATCHES.
One Of Them Is From Stevens and II Mad,
Public Would Provo Boomerang.
New York Eyonlng Post

Ono OF Them Is From Stevens and II Made
Public Would Provo Boomerang.
New York Eyoning Post.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9g.-rhe Rcpub-
licans of the Senate Hawaiian investi-
eating committee are making a great
ado over the two dispatches withheld
by President Cleveland IN his message
on the Hawaiian controversy. 1t Is
understood that the dispatches have
been sent for by the committee. The
Presidents critics seem to think that
the President is not only too much Of u
coward, but too ignorant TO give up all
the Information bearing on the subject.
The President said in his message that
he deemed it wise to withhold the two
dispatches.
Should the Republicans insist on their
being sent to the committee, and the
President comply, they will wish that
they had accepted the Presidents ex-
PLANTATION. There is nothing in either
dispatch which this administration has
to fear reaching the public eye. One is
from Minister Willis. giving the Queens
verbatim reply TO Mr.. Willis PROPOSE
ton to restore her to the throne, in re.
turn for her promise of amnesty. Its
substance was given in the Presidents
message, where he says that the Queen
refused 10 grant amnesty. The only
reason for Withholding it was the fact
that there was some private information
in it not bearing on the main subject
The other dispatch, however, known
as No. 10, and which Republicans have
intimated was from Mr.. Willis, and
stated that he Ind fonnd TINT Rlnunt
had been msinformed as to the situa-
ton, is really from Stevens. If the dis
patch should be published, it would
raise the worst noise about Stevens ears
and those of the last administration
which has been heard for many day.
1t is not diplomatic document Its
gist does not have TO do with the
Hawaiian question, but with the
morality of the wife of one of
Willis diplomatic colleagues, the
minister from powerful European
country. 1t is a libellous docu.
ment, and should ever appear in
print would be likely to involve this
country in a very serious diplomatic
quarrel. Why Stevens sent it is not
known, unless he imagined that the
Harrison administration desired infor-
nation of the moral status of every
body with whom its representatives
abroad were compelled to associate.
Stevens certainly should have every
reason for wishing ltsuppressed, for the
sake of saving himself from an igno-
minious scandal as gratuitous assailant
of the good name of lady of high
social standing.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
GLADSTONE ElGHTy-FOUR YEARS OLD.

highlands Venerable Premier CelabrateE
the Auspicious Event in Good Health
and Excellent spirits--Showe of Com
Eratuiations.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-Mr. Gladstone is
S4 years old to-day. He is in excellent
health and this morning arose at an
early hour, looking strong and yirile.
The scene at his official residence in
Downing street throughout the morning
has been one of unusual animation.
The hourly mails are extraordinarily
heavy, messengers are arriving and de-
parting with bewildcring rapidly.
kilograms, messages and cards OF con
graduation, tho text Of some of which
will be printed later, are constantly ar
irving.
Already Queen Victoria, the Prince
and Princess of Wales and prominent
members Of both of the English political
parties have rendered their congratula-
tons. A large number of congratulai0ry
messages gave been received from
America, the continent and Australia.
Many Liberal societies have adopted
resolution Of feiicitation, copies of which
have been forwarded to the premier.
Mr.. Gladstone, after breakfast, at
tended personally to his letters, and at
noon presided at meeting of the cabi-
net. lie was deeply affected by the
warmth of the greetings and congratu-
lations of his colleagues.
Peals were rung on the bells at
Hawarden, near which place Mr.. Glad
stone has his residence, and few tele-
grams were received at Hawarden
Castle, where Mr.. and Mrs. Drew, SON
in-law and daughter of Mr.. Gladstone,
celebrated the day in quiet manner,
cHEERED IN THE COMMONS.
When Mr.. Gladstone entered the
House of Commons, this afternoon, he
was given a most enthusiastic welcome
by his supporters. As he passed up the
aisle to his seat, the Liberals sprang to
their feet and waving their hats cbeered
him again and again at the top of their
voices. The prime minister smilingly
bowed in acknowledgment Of their
vehement greetings.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04

all the depths and shoals Of taxation,
should not long ago have recognized it.
II is clear also, that, since the United
States cannot patent the discovery, all
other countries will be free and certain
to adopt it; and, as the exports and i'm
ports of all countries substantially
balance, tho one positive economic
effect of the universal adoption Of the
new scheme will be to create a recipro
cal exchange of tax burdens, which will
add to the expenses and complications
Of all international trade and practically
benefit no one. Again, if an importer
cannot recoup himself III the sale Of
his imports by including the customs
taxes in their price, it is certain that
there will be no material advance in the
prices of imported commodities, and the
whole theory of protection to American
industry through increase in the price
of imports by tariff taxation falls to the
ground.-DaVid A. Wells in January
Forum.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
AN ATTEMPT TO POISON THE CAR.
The story Seems Probabie-Poisoned
Fish ut an Imperial banquet.


LONDON, Jan. "A dispatch from
Vienna to news agency in this city
says that Cracow (Poland) newspapers
contain accounts of recent abortive
attempt to poison the Gear.
According to these reports, on the
124th anniversary of the founding of
the Imperial Order of ST. George, a
grand dinner was given to all those who
had been awarded the decoration. The
Gear, as the head Of the order, was
present and partook of the banquet.
The first course was but half con-
sumed, and the Gar ordered that what
was left be sent to the Nicholas Orphan
Asylum, where the children also ate of
the food. Later in the evening the Gear,
the guests at the banquet and the
orphans were all taken sick, and an in
vestigation revealed that the fish had
been poisoned The sickness in the
orphan asylum was officially attributed
to cholera.
The above story is very similar in
many respects to dispatch sent out
from st. Petersburg December 18th.
This dispatch stated that 40 persons
who had attended the banquet had been
made sick by eating OF pie made of
tainted meat, and that 10 of them had
died The sickness, it was stated, re-
scmbled cholera.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
FIRE IN 4 THEATRE.
The Globe of Boston, destroyed Tuesday
Morning--The Hanlon's Lose SEQ, 200 by
the DISTINCTION of nsnnerbn.n ---

AhH oAopG VI nOhtoHt 1uehuhy
Morning--The HanlOn's Lose $4,000 by
the Destruction of "superba.'
Boston, MASS, Jan. 2.-Fuur fire
alarms in quick succession from the
special box attached to the Globe
Theatre, soon after o'clock this morn
ing, caused great excitement all over
the city, and when the firemen reached
the building they quickly saw that they
had big job on their hands. =
The fire originated in the cloak room
of the theatre and its spread was most
rapid. Before the third and fourth
alarms were given, the entire centre of
the theatre seemed one mass of flames,
while the great clouds of smoke and
showers of sparks betokened the terrible
force that was at work underneath.
The theatre itself is practically ruined,
and while the buildings that face
Washington street are uninjured in
their fronts, the rear of all OF them
have been partially burned Hanlon
Brothers "Superba" was occupying the
theatre and John Stetson is the owner.
At 2.45 the fire was gotten under con
troll. The total loss is roughly esti-
mated at 100000, of which the greater
part is on the theatre. The Hanlons, it
is sand, sustain a loss of $4,000.
The theatre is leased by John Stetson,
and the bare property, including the
land, is assessed at 100000. The total
loss is roughly estimated at $350,000
1t is estimated that the Hanlon Brothers
who have had "Superba" on the Globe
stage for the past week, will lose about
$4,000.
The last theatre fire in Boston wa.
that which destroyed the Globe Theatre
May Both, 1873, and destroyed property
valued at over $1,0o0,0O0. The theatre
was rebuilt the following year.
This morning Mr.. Stetson said he
would rebuild, and he promises thea.
tire in every way superior to that de-
stroyed.
The Hanlons were to have CLOSED
their engagement at the theatre thi,
week, and the "Prodigal Daughter" wa!
to bave opened the coming week
Francis Wilson in "Erminie" anc
Thomas Seabrook in new opera were
also under engagement to appear soon
In Mr.. Stetaon's safe in his private
office were contracts worth many thou
sands of dollars and also about SIS, O0C
in money. 1t is not known as We
whether these will be found intact.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
Girls CJ0thiag.

Sizes for any Of them from
4 years up and at prices that
are simply absurd.
At So each.
Gretchens, Refers and
Jackets that during the
past week were up to SO,
some of them $40 before
that.
1t IS eaeh.
Jackets, Refers, listers
and Gretchcns that were
up to $40 early in the
season, some of them up.
to SI7.
HI $40 each.
Handsome listers, Walk
ing Goats, Skirt Coats,
r e efers, Pale tots,
Gretchens that were up
to $50, and early in the
season up to $50.
Same sort of prices all
through the stock.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
WORK BRISKlNG UP ALL AROUND.


An Improved Condition of Affairs In the
Kensington Carpet Mill District Comes
With the New Year.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 3.-Inouiry
through the carpet mill district of Ken
sington shows better feeling all
around, and an increased disposition on
the part of mill owners to resume, and
OF the weavers to accept the terms
offered them of a 10 per cent reduction.
Samuel White yesterday started his
Centennial Mills, at Front street and
Columbia avenue, on full time.
Dornan Brothers have about one-half
their regular force at work on three.
| quarter time. One of the firm said yes.
| terday: "We are putting our old hands
back to work as fast as we can get ready
to take them on, and have more appli-
cants than we can just now accom-
MEDIATE with work, but will soon be
ready for them all"
Other mills which have been running
with but few hands owing to the strike
are fast filling up. The weavers will
at Fourth street and Lehigh avenue.
MILLS THAT EMPLOY NEARLY 1000
HANDS.
YoNKERs, N. Y, Jan. 2.-The mou.
| quette mills of the Alexander Smith IL
Sons Carpet Company will resume to-
morrow morning, and it is expected
that work in the print spinning mills
and the other departments will speedily
follow. The Smith carpet mills have
| been Idle for six months, and gave re-
munerative employment to nearly 1000
persons and paid out for wages 100000
per month.
cARNEGIE's STEEL WORKS TAKE ON
LIFE.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Jan. 2.--The Home
stead plant of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany to-day resumed operations in
every department. About $500 men are
at work. Practically all the iron and
steel works in western Pennsylvania are
now busy and the condition of the
working people has frightened con-
siderably.
INDUSTRIES ARE AGAIN LIVELY.
SCRANTON, PA, Jan. 2,-The Scran-
ton Axle Company to-day announced
that 1t is about to erect large addition
to its works. The North Steel Mills re-
| sumed work after short shutdown.
The American Chair Company's works,
at Brandt, which have been shut down
for some time, also resumed work to-
day.
ALL WINTER WORK FOR 100 MEN.
CATAsAUQUA, Pa, Jan. 2.-Davies &
Thomas Springdale foundry and ma
chine works will start up next week on
full time on a contract for electric rail-
way castings that will keep 100 men
busy until summer
BETHLEHEM IRON COMPANY RESUME.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Jan. 2.-The steel
mill of the Bethlehem Iron Com.
pany resumed operations to-day, and
the billet millwill start up tomorrow,
giving employment to over 1000 men.
TO WORK SEVEN HOURS DAY.
HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 2.-The
Standard Rule and Level Company, at
New Britain, will start up again on
Monday with full force of employees,
working seven hours per day.
MACHINE COMPANY RESUMES BUSINESS.
COLUMBIA, Pa, Jan. 2.-The Wilson
Machine Company started up its works
to-day, after and idleness of several
weeks.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
SHE mas NOT COMPnOlMIs ED.
Miss Pollard Declares That She win Press
Her Suit Against Congressman BrecIsin-

ridge.
GINeINNATI, o., Dec. 29.-"J. d. Pol.
lard and sister, Washington, d. Co. is
u scrawled inscription across the register
of the Palace Hotel. j. d. Pollard is a
brother of Miss Madeline Pollard,
whose name has been SO conspicuously
associated with that of Congressman
W. G. p. Breckenridge, from whom she
is seeking to recover $4,000 damages
for breach of promise.
Apropos of the story in circulation
relative to the alleged compromise of
her suit against Colonel Breckenridge,
and the fact that he was at the Grand
Hotel Wednesday, the visit of Miss
Pollard here just now is quite interest
ing. She and her young brother, who
is youthful looking smooth-faced lad
OF about 10 years, arrived the night of
the same day that the colonel got here.
Miss Pollard was assigned to room No.
IA of the Palace Hotel, and so fur as the
clerks of that hotel know. she has nor
left the room since her arrival.
Miss Pollard declared last night to a
United Press reporter that there is not
an iota of truth in the report that she
has compromised with Colonel Breckin-
ridge.
"rhe word compromise has not been
mentioned" she said. at has not been
thought of, it could not be under the
| circumstances. / am here on strictly pri.
vate business of nature not connected
with my suit, but do not care to dis.
cuss the object of my visit"
When asked if she had seen Colonel
Breckinridge while he was here she
hesitated, and then said that she had not
"Will you push your suitY" wa:
asked.
II see no reason why l should not"
was the quick reply.
Apparently Miss Pollard is contented
with her case, and the indications are
that she will push it until she is salts
fed that she has won it.
1t was evident from her demeanor tha
she and her young brother are en-.
deavoring to keep their identity con
cealed while in the city. ...
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
SWEPT BY A IIpbL WAVE.
A Steamship Submerged by an
Avalanche of Water.
Officers and Crew Compelled TO HnHg o
For Their Livos-- Twsuty-seven Mon lie
csiYe Severe Iniurler.

Officers and Crew Compelled TO HaHg on
For Their Livos-- 1,ysuty-se Mon Re-
ceiTe Severe Injurle-.
NEW NoRK, Dec. 3l.-"Look out for a
big wave r. shouted Captain Mills from the
bridge Of the Red Star Line steamer Rhyn-
land while at sea in gale on December
18th, on the voyage from Antwerp, which
ended by the vessels arrival ut her Jersey
City wharf this morning, four days over.
due. The next instant after the comman-
der's call his first and second officers, Dob
son and Kroger, and others of the crew on
the bridge or deck, were submerged be-
meath tidal wave fully So feet high. 1t
swept over the vessel, carried away one Of
the lifeboats and RATS and almost stripped
the steamship
As the monstrous wave swept over the
Rhynlnnd, which was then in longitude
II west, latitude 81 north, there was a
LAUNDERING noise, u crashing of timbers
and the steamer shook from stem to stern,
staggering under thousands Of tons of
water. The wave swept the entire length
OF the decks, reaching way up over the
bridge. When it had passed, Of the u men
OF the two watches, hardly one was in
sight.
HUNG ON FOR THEIR LIVES.
The officers on the bridge, at least 80 feet
above the surface of the ocean, had seen
the coming avalanche of water first, and
catching hold of the rail, were able to re-
sist the force of the crest. The seamen and
petty officers ON the promenade deck were
less fortunate. They we're swept along as
feathers, and were dropped on various
parts of the deck aft.
Quartermaster Theodore Very had been
swept over tho chocks of the port boats,
and but for the rigging would have gone
overheard, lie was found below on the
main deck with u severe wound in the
neck.
Doors and other parts of the vessel were
wrenched from their fastenings and swept
away, rs was the iron guard.rail of the
promenade deck for distance of $50 feet.
GATHERED UP THE WOUNDED.
The officers and the few men who were
able to pick themselves up started in search
OF the other men. They found the men
in various portions Of the vessel, some OF
them unconscious.
The ships surgeon was on hand and he
found 10 men requiring treatment, three
of them having sustained serious injury.
The carpenter, o. Castelyn, had his left
thigh fractured. He had been picked up
by the wave as the quartermaster had
been, and was swept against the forward
port shrouds, to which he had chung.
Seraphim Correwyn, a boy of l6, had his
left leg broken in two places and Henry
Moostyas, q sailor, was found to have a
fractured thigh. The others were badly
shaken up and burned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04

The current Hdrpcr's Weekly devotes
dts editorial leader to an able summary
of President Cleveland's Hawaiian mes
sage, which it says, mo tair-minded per.
son can read-without coming to the
conclusion that the President and the
Secretary of State are absolutely right
in every position they have taken with
regard to this unfortunate business. No
state paper concerning a similar subject
has ever come from the executive office
that reflected more honor upon our
government, and of which every
patriotic American citizen had more
reason to be proud. 1t sets forth once
more in u plain, clear and candid way,
the well-established facts of the over
throw Of the Hawaiian government by
asmall band of conspirators under the
instigation Of the American minister
and with the aid of United States troops
facts so well verified by documentary
proof and all manner of conclusive evil
dence that the most inscriptions par
tisan mendacity has not been able to
obscure them.
"The government of Hawaii had been
stolen, and offered to the United States
in hot haste by the thieves" is the terse
but vigorous language in which this in
fluential exponent of well-consideTed
public opinion describes the transaction.
MIR. Cleveland, coming to office before
annexation was contaminated, and find.
ing the situation badly mixed, sin
obedience to the simple dictate of COM
mon withdrew the annexation
treaty from the Senate, and sent man
of high character and of known ability
and experience to Hawaii to ascertain
the facts. Mr.. Blount, the agent
selected, had enjoyed the rare distinc.
ton, when leaving Congress after many
years of service, of carrying with him
expressions of the highest regard from
leading members of both political
parties. No man ever thought of ques.
tioning his universally recognized in.
tegrity until, after a conscientious
endeavor to ascertain and with firm
determination to speak the truth, heltold
the whole story of the theft of q
country, and thus incurred the rage Of
those who found themselves baked il
The ubiquitous attempt to profit from the
disgraceful transaction"
Having thus informed himself, the
President has honestly endeavored
within the constitutional limitations O.
his power, to redress the wrong tina
had been done by the agents of thii
government. Frustrated in this en-
deavor to vindicate our national homo
and conciliate the differences in Hawaii
the President now refers the matter "tC
the extended powers and the wide dis
erection of the Congress" This is as
should be. The President and the Sec
rotary of State have done their duty
"Now let the inscriptions ranters ii
Congress who have SO wildly vociferateC
against the administration show wha
remedy they have to propose, consistent,
with American honor, integrity anC
morality" "Let the President rest as
sured," concludes the writer, "that, tn
demagogues notwithstanding, the Ameri
can people are neither fools nor knaves
Their conception of the mission an,
character of our government CORE
spends with his own. Their sense O
justice will stand by him and turn hi
severest trial into his most sigma
triumph"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
We find the following in an exchange


credited to the Pittsburg Post:
The Disston saw factory, at Tacony,
near Philadelphia, has reduced wnges,
giving as pretext for their 10 per cent
cut, of course, the Wilson bill. This es-
tablishment sells saws in Canada, Aus
tralia, New Zealand and Other foreign
countries, in competition with all the rest
OF the world, yet it pretends it cannot ex-
lst-its owners being millionaires-with
the tariff reduced to 25 per cent, without
reducing the wages of its workmen.
From which it appears that the Dis
stons, like the Baldwin Locomotive
Works and many other industrial estab-
lishments in Philadelphia, would fall
under the implied condemnation Of our
morning neighbor for finding the Amer
lean market "too narrow" But we are
also reminded Of another thing.
In its issue Of October 18th, 1888,
EVERY EVENING printed letter from
A.. j. Ladner & Brother, who were then,
and probably are still, running two gen.
eral supply stores-one at Eagle Pass in
Texas, and the other right across the
Rio Grande at Piedras Negras in
Mexico. In this letter these dealers,
with such facilities for comparison OF
prices at home and abroad, said:
Our shovels bought for our Eagle Pass
store cost lis about Sc per dozen, exclusive
Of freight. Our shoyels of the same class
and material cost us, laid down in Piedras
Negras, 1921 per dozen Another item
Agate hardware cannot be bought for de
livery anywhere in the United States for
better than 30 per cent discount. In
Piedras Negras we can buy the same
articles, from the same houses, at 60 peI
cent discount. The list is the same in both
cases. These are not the only articles
Disstons saws can be bought lat Piedra.
Negras) with All additional 20 per cent dis
count. =
Of course, on the Mexican side of the
river the Disstons had to cut prices L
meet the competition of foreign manu-
facturers-and they did this, thus demon
strating their ability to do without ami
protection whatever. The Wilson bill
gives them % per cent, which is, b,
their own showing, rs per cent NOR
than they need.