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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
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Brilliant Celebration of the Fifth Ami
versary by the Club Members Last
Evening.
The New-Century Club celebrated
Tuesday evening the fifth anniversary of
their useful and successful organization
in a most brilliant reception. The draw
ing-room stage was tastefully adorned
with palms and Towering plants behind
which was stationed Hyatt's Military
Band, which furnished music through.
out the evening. The members and
their friends thronged the building from
8 to 10 p. m.
The reception committee comprised
the president of the New-Century Club,
Mrs. Charles r. Miller, aided by the fol-
lowing ladies': Mrs. Samuel w. McCaul-
ley, Mrs. Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Mrs. @.
Wesley Weldin, Mrs. A. d. Warner,
Mrs. Benjamin Nields, Mrs. William w.
Pussy, Mrs. William M. Field, Mrs
Joseph IL. Baily, Mrs. Frances G. Gar
rett, Miss Edith N. Trump, Miss Jessie
b. Thomas, Miss Margaret s. Hilles.
The members and their friends were
received by the president, who, with
her associates, was stationed in the
west drawing-room. A continuous
throng of ladies and gentlemen passed
in during the receiving hour and paid
their respects TO the president Light
refreshments were served in the paIlors
on the second floor. They were served
by club members assisted by corps of
walters.
The reception is the second one given
by the club since the dedication Of the
building.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

The men employed by the Wheeling
Iron and Steel Company, in Wheeling,
w. Va, have accepted cut of SO per
cent from last years rates.
Two hundred wire drawers at the
Braddock Wire Works in Rankin. Pa.
have accepted second wage reduction
this time averaging 80 per cent.
Atkinson Bros glass factory. at
Hawley, Pa, after long fight with the
union, started work with non-union
men. The factory employs 200 hands.
John Dobson's blanket mills at Mana
yunk, Pa, resumed operations Monday
morning, giving employment to between
400 and 500 persons, at reduction of
10 per cent in wages.
The Ohio Miners convention, which
has been in session in Columbus, adj
journed Thursday. The local unions
are to yots on the question of whether
the present scale of wages shall be main
tanned or not
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
PHILADELPHIA AEFAIRs.

John Burk, aged 30 years, who was
shot during quarrel at Eighth and
South streets on January 9th, died last
Tuesday of his injuries.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany held its annual meeting Tuesday.
when President Wilbur and the Cd
board of directors were reelected with.
out opposition.
Thirty alleged disreputable houses on
Ninth, Race and other streets In the
neighborhood were raided Tuesday by
the police. The reputed proprietors and
"a inmates were bound over to appear al
court. Wv
John Cortiglio, convicted of murder
n the second degree for shooting
Carmlno Emerso, at Seventh and Alaska
Streets, was sentenced Tuesday to go
years in the Eastern Penitentiary.
oaverio Quintero, indicted with Cortiglio,
was acquitted.
Councils finance committee last Tues.
day agreed to report favorably an ordi.
nance to create loan of $4,000. OO0
Tor depressing the Reading railroad
tracks on Pennsylvania avenue, and re.
terred to subcommittee bill author
izing the work.
The report submitted at the annual
meeting of the Pennsylvania Society 10
Protect Children from Cruelty sIowed
tnat during the year OH cases, inyoly-
ing S,ooo children, had been inyesti.
gated. Convictions were obtained in l45
cases prosecuted.
The trial of Select Councilman Harry
Hunter, charged with election fraud IN
inc Third ward, was again postponed
tuesday, on account Of the illness ~
the defendant. DR.. Thomas q. Morton
was appointed by the court TO examine
Hunter, in connection with the latter,s
physician, and report when it was likely
the accused would be well enough -
appear IN court. Witnesses in the case
were notified to appear to-day, "s'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

Thomas Lawless, aged 20 years, died
at the residence of his mother, Mrs.
Catherine Lawless, at Henry Clay, on
Tuesday last. Deceased was an APP
prentice at the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company's works and was highly re.
spected by all who knew him. He was
of quiet disposition and very indus
trious, and much sympathy is extended
to his widowed mother. His funeral
will take place from the residence of
his mother, Friday afternoon, at $50
o'clock, to proceed to st. Joscph's
Church. Interment at 81. Joseph's
nenpterv
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
WATER CoMMIssIoNEns MEET.
Annual Report Submitted by Chief Engi-
neer }. A. Bond--changed the Hour Of
Meeting.

annual report submitted by Chief Engi-
neer }. A. Bond--changed the Hour Of
Meeting.
At the meeting of the Board of Water
Commissioners, Tuesday evening, Chief
Engineer Joseph A. Bond submitted
his annual report, in which he stated
that there had been added 1856 new
meters, making total of 297. There
We're 1882 permits issued.
The Corliss engine during the wear
pumped 1.563, 1889, 1856 gallons of water
at cost Of $6.01 million gallons, the
Worthington pump, 149, 95i $40 gallons,
at a cost of $10.08 per million gallons,
and the water pump 1858, 940, O04 gallons,
at cost of $1.14 million gallons. The
cost OF pumping water from Cool
Spring reservoir to Rodney street reser.
voir was $500 per million gallons. The
average daily consumption of water
was 97.2 gallons. There are now in the
city o3.72 miles of pipe. The annual re.
port will be printed.
1t was decided to change the hours
for meeting from 7.30 Tuesday evenings
to o'clock in the afternoons.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

Special Correspondence OF Gazette ana journal
DOVER, Jan. 1.-THE court of errors
and appeals met in the courtroom at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. Chancellor
Wolcott presided and Chief Justice Lore
and Judges Grub, Cullen and Marvel
were present, In the case of .Grier &
Harris VS.. Zachariah Deputy of Milford
judgment was reversed on the admission
of evidence Of general reputation OF
partnership. In the case OF Grier s.
Harris vs. Perry Houston & Co., judg.
ment given by the court of Sussex
county was affirmed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

Contractor brown of tho cromatory to
Erect Factory for the Disposal OF City

Contractor brown of tho Crematory to
Erect IA Factory for the Disposal OF City
Night Refuse.
1t is understood that Contractor Brown.
the patentee and builder Of the new city
cremntory, proposes putting up factory
here for the purpose Of burning city night
soil.
These establishments exist in other cities
and are found to be of advantage to the
community. 1t is well known that one OF
the most troublesome and continually re-
curing sewage difficulties is that in CON
neotion with The daily emptying of refuse
by the sewers into the Christiana. It was
in reference as 10 what was the
usage on this head that Chairman
blanchard OF the House committee on
rivers and harbors made some close uucs-
tioning to citizens last saturday He
seemed 10 have an idea that the city is re.
sponsible as far as that goes IN regard TO
the quantity of refuse matter daily poured
into it by the city sewers.
Mr.. Browns project would be in tho
direction of attaching traps to the sewers
entering the Christiana, whereby the solid
refuse would be caught. The poudrette
manufactured therefrom is an extremely
valuable understandable product.
s-----
OF the 5000 men usually employed by
the Maryland Steel Company, at Sparrows
Point, Baltimore. but 500 are now at work.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
Levy COURT.
Delinquent Tax Commissioner Account
--Routine bills Passed.


--Routine bills Passed.
AT this Tuesdays session of the Lew
Court the following accounts of delinquen;
tax collectors were passed: II. ]. McWhor.
ter, st. Georges, hundred, collections
S24l.95. commission $685. John A.
Mitchell. Wilmington, collections S3S2.9S,
commission $SY.S3.
The following bills were passed Z. +.
Fraim, 50, 50; Every Evening Printing Co.,
ST.O4; Held d Co., $1,000: DR.. Il. Nj.
Hertel, So; DR.. ID. Stewart, IS; DR.. w. II,
Kuntz, $40; sheep killed on property of S.
y. Shalloross, 81; Crawford Rankin, 81. 90;
Hiram Pleusauton, $32 heating furnace,
S25.50; J. NJ. Solomon, 81; II. A. Miller,
s675; James G. Dillon, Sl.25; John
N. Newbold. $2l.35; Palmer Grant,
Sc; Peter Herdick, S53.05; Speakman
Supply Co., S2l.2i; P. II. Miller, 40;
Heinel Electric Co., S2450; Remington
Machine CO., $79.19 G. N. Comfy, SIS. 20:
Delaware Electric and Supply Co., 81. so;
5. G. Simmons, S65.66; Capelle Hardware
Co.. 50; q. N. Comfy. S20.75; A. Stevens,
Sl.50; expenses at Taylors Bridge, $50. 10;
Water Department, S10.65; Wilmington
Coal Gas, Sl39.05; same, S636.9S; Il, T..
Fraim, $780, J. p. Nields, SAIL; Delaware
and Atlantic Telephone Co., S4s; Pierce
Gould. SG6.17; Gilpin & Co., $3.50.
Court adjourned at noon.
At Tuesday afternoons session of
the Levy Court, John II. Rodney was
reelected attorney of the court to serve
for the ensuing year. He received the
full vote of the commissioners, Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
LINEN Napkins.

Looms are being "trid trad
died" all over Scotland and
Ireland and France and Ger
many on Linens that couldn't
be laid down in America for
retail to-day at what these fine,
clean, white goods may 90
Tor. We got them before flax
had taken an up jump of 80
or 40 per cent.
Ma6hins.
At So dozen.
w in. extra heavy and strong Ger.
man Damask Napkins, full range
of patterns.
At $3.50 dozen.
Large fine heavy German Damask
Dinner Napkins, pretty patterns;
well worth S3.25.
At $3.50 dozen.
~ in. extra heavy German aBarnes.
ley Double Damask Napkins,
the best wearing goods in tho
market; well worth 1925.
At $50 a dozen.
II in. full selvidge bleached Ger
give good wear
At 81 dozen.
10 IN, extra heavy German Napkins;
made of clean line yarns.
At $1.10 dozen.
20 in. Bohemian Linen Napkins
made of fine clean yarn. goods
that launder and wear equal 10
Napkins costing $3.50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

The Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company, Tuesday afternoon, elected
the following directors for the ensuing
year: Benjamin Nields, William Nj.
Field, Charles =. Fritz, James A. Hart,
A. A. Capelle, Henry +. Dure, ]. Davis
Sisler, Phillip Plunkett, Samuel g.
Simmons, William r.. Brinckle, DR..
Joseph II. Chandler, William p. Ban.
croft, William ]. McClary and John r.
Tatum.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

The Erie railway machine and repair
shops in Jersey City, together with seven
freight and three passenger cars, were
burned Friday night.
Louis Redwine, the assistant cashier of
the Gate City National Bank of Atlanta
Ga, who confessed to the embezzlement
of 100000, was Friday sentenced to
six years imprisonment.
August Sommerfield, who pleaded guilty
in Pittsburg to voluntary manslaughter,
son. August, by whipping him until he
jumped from a third-story window, was
sentenced Friday by Judge Ewing to
pay 800 fine and undergo one years i'm
prisonment in the workhouse.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

Special Agent Frank Stout of the s.
T. Q. O., has found homes for the fol-
lowing children: Edward Duckery, aged
8 years, with Matilda King, No. 304
East Fifth street; James Fl. Chance,
aged 10 months, with Jane Truitt, No.
304 East Fifth street; Florence NAV
Winchester, aged ID years, Charles
Platter, aged 10 years, and Joseph
Brooks, aged 8 years, with family ut
Mt. Pleasant, and Mrs. Platter, an old
lady, with family in the country.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

Building Inspector Daniel Dohl re-
turned Monday night from two
months trip to his native place in Ger
many. He reports the condition of
business pretty good in Germany, but
the workingmen do not get anything
like the wages there that are earned here.
The German people are expecting some
trade advantage through the lowering of
the tariff on imports from Germany.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

Our Congressional visitors have car
ried away with them such a knowledge
OF the industries and resources of Will
mington as they could not have other.
wise acquired, and there is reason to
trust that their short sojourn with us
may bear good fruit in legislation-not
this year, perhaps, but in the compare
lively near future, when, under the
benefeent influence of more enlieht.
ened laws, the harbor of the Christiana
shall reawaken to commercial activity
and American ships be engaged ia
transporting to other nations cargoes of
American manufactures in vastly
greater volume than such products are
now transported by the tramp" ships
of Great Britain and other foreign
powers. When that day comes we shall
need a harbor adequate to the COM
merce which Wilmington industrial
and commercial importance will com.
mand.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

The Media American holds that the
decision of Judge Clayton in the case
OF Professor Shortlidge works not only
an unmerited hardship upon man
whose reason has been totally dethroned,
but that it is furthermore q hardship
which might have been avoided without
any infraction of even the letter of the
law. Upon this point the American
directs the attention of the Judge to a
decision of the Supreme Court, which
differs from Judge Clayton's interpreta.
ton of the law in case involving
virtually, the same principles, adding
IF Judge Clayton had given an ex.
haustive examination to the whole
question, we believe he would have
reached different conclusion, and we
hope and pray, in the interest Of
humanity, that any defects may be
brushed aside and that liberal construc.
ton may place Professor Shortlidge
where he can find proper care and
treatment"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
Three Delaware Post,nasters.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-The following
postmasters were appointed to-day: Della,
ware-J. w. Daggett Cooch's Bridge, New
Castle county, vice Mary Il. Cooch, re.
signed; d. ]. Barwick, Greenwood, Sussex
county, vice y. t. Herring, removed; W. j,
Eliason, Mt. Pleasant, New Castle county,
vice j. L, Eliason, removed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

Congressman Deltzhoover has been
hearing from his constituents. The
Young Mems Democratic Society of
York, Pa, held meeting last week
and passed resolutions denouncing him
for "joining with the Republican mem
bers of the House in the partisan and
unpatriotic effort to arrest tariff reform
by preventing a quorum for considera-
ton of the Wilson BILL" which action,
they say, was betrayal of the Demo-
cratic party, contrary to the well-known
interests and desires of the people of his
district, and contrary to the plain duty
OF every Democrat. Whereupon, the
resolutions "call upon our member,
elected as Democrat and solemnly
pledged to tariff reform, to stand by the
Democratic administration and the
Democratic ways and means committee,
or resign his seat.' And the Demo.
cratic State convention, assembled at
Harrisburg Wednesday, made the same
demand in the following resolution:
We denounce as crime against the
business interests of the country, against
the prosperity of the people, against the
welfare of the workingmen, the efforts of
the Republican minority in Congress to
delay and to prevent the settlement of the
tnriH question. We call upon our repre-
sentatives in Congress so to act and vote
as to promptly determine this issue in
accordance with Democratic promises and
Democratic professions.
There is no room for Mr.. Beethoven
to further shirk his duty or to pretend
to any uncertainty, hesitation or vac
cillation in the face of instructions,
fresh from his constituents, so explicit
as these.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

The gentleman from Maine (Mr. Reed)
has said with perfect truth that there is
no such thing as charity in commerce.
agree with him. The contest of COM
merce is the contest for cheapness. In
commerce the survival of the fittest is
the domination of the cheapest, and
that being SO, we believe that because
we can produce the chief staples and
necessaries of life in this country cheaper
than anywhere else, as the great re-
public of antiquity accomplished the
military conquest of the world, the
providence of God has ordered that this
country shall complete the economical
and industrial conquest of the world
But, in making hatconquest, the widest
facilities must be given to production;
and, believing as we do, and as you
concede, that to cheaper production is
to enlarge it, we think an abundant
production furnishes a better field for
the trades unions to claim for labor q
larger reward than q narrow production.
We believe that if we can increase the
productive capacity of this country
$500, 100000 year, there is no law of
Sod or man that will prevent the
lahorer getting his share of that increase.
We believe, on the other hand, that if
you restrict production, you may keep
the profits of the manufacturer as large
as they are now, but you must neces-
sarily reduce the profits of labor.-Hon.
B0Rrke Cochran
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
M0rseilLes Spreads.

If you know what these
prices have a right to be you'll
wonder why the maker lets
them go. Two sorts:
We'll made, fast back, full
bleached, pretty, new patterns, al
$1.65 each.
2.Best quality made in America.
hne close back and face, hand.
some patterns, at $3.50 each; regu.
larly $3.50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
To Fight to a Finish,

OHestsI 1llno5 IUeSuHy.
Joe Brown, the clever lightweight
colored pngilist of Chester, has made d
match for finish fight with Eddie
Mcconnell of the Warren Athletic
Club of Wilmington, Delaware. The
stakes, which amount to $500 a side,
have been posted together with side
bet of $50. Brown is at present in fine
condition,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

State Commissioner for the Worlds Fair
Thomas b. Smith, announces that the bids
for proposals for purchase of the Della.
ware Building at Chicago will not be
opened until Saturday, January 9th. This
j. week later than the time originally set
I9r the opening OF the bids. The object of
Chicago bidders.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
Trying to Influence Employees.

The following is being sent around by
the Republican politicians and handed
to all the employees at the industrial
establishments in this city:
send postal card to your member Of
Congress to-day, urging him to vote against
the Wilson Free Trade Tariff. The sole
cause of the hard times and its attendant
misery is the Wilson Free Trade Tariff,
Defeat this and the wheels of trade and
industry will quickly revolve as usual. The
free traders don't like postal card protests.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
Death of Gustav schaefsr.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
NEW CASTLE, Jan. II. - Gustav
Schaefer, a resident of this city and
proprietor of the bottling establishment
in Wilmington bearing his name, died
yesterday of typhoid fever, after long
illness. Deceased was about 80 years OF
age and leaves many friends in this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

The Wilson bill provides for q duty Of
35 per cent ad valorem on cuffs and COL
lars, being only per cent less than the
Republican tariff of 1888, which was In
force up to the enactment of the McKin-
ley bill. The collar and cuff manufac-
turers of Troy, N. Y, who are now
making such an cutlery over this matter,
went before the Mckinley Congress and
lobbied through a raise to So and 70 per
cent, OF course in the name of protec-
ton to American labor. But did they
then go home and raise the wages of
their employees? Oh, no; they knew q
trick worth two OF that. As soon as
they were secure in their additional
" protection they proceeded TO cut
down wages 10 per cent? A strike was
the result, and, eventually, yielding to
public sentiment, the men were taken
back at the old wages. Now they are
urging the prospective passage of the
Wilson bill as pretext for 35 per
cent cut in wages-the wages which
were not raised by the Mckinley tariff
but were only held, at the cost of a
hard struggle to the workmen, at the
point where they were under the 40 per
cent tariff of 1883.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
DOacn PHIOacs.

Imported satin covers, en-
broidered and pulled. Filled
with good down at $500 in
stead OF 5000 to 5000; a few
at $3.50 instead of $40.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

The Gun and Rod Club of Whining.
ton will have shooting match with the
Riverside Gun Club Of Charlestown.
Nd, at the latter place Saturday, January
goth, at II o'clock, noon. Blue rocks to be
used. Sweepstake after match. Admis-
sion free. Shooting grounds at the
depot.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

A largely-attended and enjoyable con-
cert and ball, for the benefit of the substi-
tutes, was given last Monday evening in
German Hall by Delaware Sengerbund,
Arbeiter S@ngerbund and Wilmington
Turngemeinde.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
'RIoE 81 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
AZ our thinking the opinion of Attor.


To our thinking the opinion Of Attor-
ney-General Stockton of New Jersey,
and the accompanying message of Gov
ernor Werts, bear the stamp of an
honest determination to interpret the
law fairly and with a view of bringing
about an early and satisfactory adjust
ment of the deplorable middle that par
tisan Encouragement has inflicted upon
the Senate Of that State. The opinion
and message state, in effect, that the
Democrats are technically right in their
contention that the Senate is a continu-
ing body, and that the holding-over
Senators havo charge of the prelimi.
naries to the organization thereof; but
they unite in stating that precedent
requires heseating of the members-elect
who hold the proper credentials, and in
recommending that this precedent be
followed, leaving contests to be decided
afterward. This is plain implication
that the Republican members-elect
should have been admitted, solely on
the face of their credentials, provided
there be no irregularity therein, and
that The Democrats acted wrongly in
refusing to admit them. On this very
point the governor significantly says :
at would thus seem to be the common
law of the legislative bodies mentioned,
established by uniform custom and
precedent, that q claimant presenting
credentials regular in form and attested
by proper authority, should, in the
first instance, be seated thereon" If
this does not mean that, in the
judgment of the governor, the holding
over Democrats who, by virture of
their being the majority of the holding
over members, technically controlled
the preliminaries Of the organization
should have admitted all the members
elect whose credentials were straight
which would of course have made the
Senate Republican-and then have made
their contests in the full Senate-if
Governor Werts does not mean to
say precisely this, we certainly mis-
apprehend his language. And this is
what makes us wonder why the Re-
publican press is jumping on him SO
numerically.