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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
The House Far Behind I'm the Work of
the Session.

The House Far Behind in the Work of
the Session.
HARRISBURG, April 1.-The house will
go 1t alone this week The senate has adj
journed over the week, that the senators
may look after their spring settlements.
The house Is too far behind In its work to
adjourn. There are now over 1O0 bills on
the senate and house calendars, and not
less than 900 in committee that will be
brought out. The average number Of bills
passing the house finally last week was
only three day. Usually about 375 bills
are passed each session.
The appropriation, revenue and appor-
tionment bills arc still In committee, OK
cept the judicial apportionment bill. This
measure has gone through the house, and
will be read the first time in the seuate
next Monday. During the past week the
governor signed five bills. He has not yet
acted ou John Fow's bill to abolish tho
kissing Of the Bible in administering oaths.
This Is the only bill before the governor
awaiting bis action. The friends of the
measure believe it will be approved. The
resolutions calling for clerical correction
In the bills creating separate orphans
court In Schuylkill and providing for q
license for private detectives are still un-
signed. Up to date the governor has APP
proved fifteen bills, vetoed five and signed
twenty-five resolutions.
The boomers of n greater Pittsburg''
will make an effort this evening to secure
a special order for the annexation bills.
These measures have passed the senate
aud are ON the house calendar for second
reading, The anti-Quay county people are
opposing the bills, and the chances are the
Pittsburgors will not be allowed this priv
ilege Tho Baker Sweat shop" bill which
provides for eight additional factory in.
spactors, will come up on special order
for second reading tomorrow and third
reading on Wednesday. The pure food
bill comes up on Thursday for second
reading.
Governor Hastings will strengthen his
military family this week. Those who
profess TO speak by authority say ho will
appoint Major Everett Warren, of Scran-
ton, judge advocate general and Colonel
Thomas Potter, Of Philadelphia assistant
commissary general. Colonel Potter held
this position on the staff of Governor
Beaver. A successor will also be named
to Louis w. Read, of Norrlstown, SURGEON
general. Colonel Read has occupied this
position for twenty years, having been
originally appointed by Governor Hart
ranft. The governors personal friends
have man for this place and it has been
| decided by the executive to drop Read.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01
NOTHING NEW.

Thers Is nothing original under the sun,
Not an old thing yet ended. or q new
thing bsgun,
Aud the world Is revolving round. day
after day.
In the very same old d.fashioned round a.
bout way,
And since Eve was girl and Adam a boy,
There Is true love and false, and love mix.
ed with alloy.
But man in his nothingnsss tries To de
lace
What tue forces OF nature took ages to
to TRACE.
And he works and he worries. contempt.
bic ell.
And his motto is everyone here tor him
Till at last he succumbs. all forgotten
and lone,
The estate no lnherits six foot and a stone.
70 the sages who soan. with a far search.
lug eye.
This world 10 the same ss In ages gone by;
W. have Winter and Summer. and Au.
tuinn anu Spring;
Each season III turn its complement ts
bring;
There Is nothing that's new which In
thought eau summon
Not u thing 40 know, well, except new
womau.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

TARENTUM, Pa, April 1.-Two men
were held by the coroner's jury for the
murder of kcrney Sutton, Il non-union
flint glass worker, on the night of March
23. All five were strikers and will await
trial In tho county Jail Their names are
George McClclland leader of the gang;
Charles Orris, John Kuhn, Wilson Fields
and Harry Cook. Frank Scholes, brother
in-law of McClelland, to whose home in
Lawrence county the latter fled after the
murder, was held as an accessory after the
fact for shelterlnR u murderer from justice.
The evidence against the gang Is sal to
be conclusive.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

Chauncy Olcott the popular singing
Irish comedian. will give the new comady-
drama The Irish Artist by Augustus
Pltou aid George Ii. Jessop at the Grand
Opera House on We'd nesday evening. The
scene 10 laid In AN Irish fishing village in
1915 ard tho plot is simple, although
there are plenty OF incidents. The chief
characters are Cormac. CroDin, his wife,
Eaurioe CrOnln his son, and Maggie
Cronln, his daughter. Cormac Cronln ie
a fisherman and 5muggler. aud his son
Maurice clover young artist. who has
been In London, 10 ignorant of his fathers
Illicit lrude.
lie discovers 1t through Paddy Blake,
an idiot boy with habit OF wandering on
tho rocks who has run across the secret
haunt OF the smugglers Maurice hunts
out the cave and overheard there conver-
sution from which hs learns that CormRo
is not his father. and that he is really the
eldest son of Sir Robert Deane uhwealthy
baroDet Cormao dlscovers him, and
hrdlnR hat be knows all, resolves to blow
up tho cave aud Maurice In 1t.
lie is foiled. however, and Maurice Is
restored to his rigbtful heritage. There
are several pretty little love episodes in
the play. and opportunity is given TO:
some of AIR. Olcotts sweet Irish songs
among which are my Beautiful Irish
Maid" called Back 10 Thee" katy
Malone" and OcUtt's Irish Serenauen .
Inc costumes aud scenery are said to be
very line
Ar Olcott has become very popular
with the public. His fine stage Irrsenoo,
his delightful singing and his ma los tic
acting maze him the leading Iiish como.
dian Of the day.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

HAwEsvILLE, Ky, April Professor
C. NJ. Bruner WAS burned to death In the
forest fire near Victoria. Ho was passing
through the woods on horseback. when he
was surrounded by raging fire In try
ing to urge the horse through the fire tho
animal was severely burned, and became
unmanageable aud threw IT'S rider In the
fall he struck IL sharp stake, which pene-
trated his side In short time he was
burned alive. Professor Bruner was a
member of the county board of examiners,
and was formerly "a member of tho faculty
of the National Normal university, of
Isbanpn O.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

MoNTcLAIR, N. j., April f.-Tho nomi-
nation of Mrs. Marie n. Marshall for mem
ber of the board of education by the Dem
ocratic primary in the First ward of this
town has been pronounced invalid by
Town Counsel Alfred s. Badgley. Under
the law governing Montclair, and which
Is known as the Voorhees, act, the pro-
noun she" occurs In every instance in
which reference is made to the eligibility
of the officer to be elected. Airs, Marshall,
the nominee, who is thus debarred is
prominent in the Women's Ts~a I'm
provement association.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

PHILADELPHIA, April l.-Samuel Dut-
ton, aged 30 years, u resident Of Chester,
Pa. was found unconscious on the side
walk In front Of 1921 Kater street, early
In tho morning. One arm was broken,
he was covered with bruises and was
severely injured internally, At the hospital
he revived sufficiently to state that early
in the evening he had been drinking with
Josephine Ibbetson, and finally went to
her room-the third floor front Of the
Kater street house, and had fallen from
the window. The physicians have lttlo
hope Of his recovery. The woman is under
arr..LE
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01
Death of Eminent nIen.


Jerome.-He was on the spot whore
Huss had suffered. There was liked rude
Image or ealgy. To this. as a stake,
jerome was chained, after having knelt
down, ana Tor few moments engaged In
prayer. When they were plaolns thr wood
around him he Gang a hymn commencing
thus:
Hail happy day. and ever to be adored.
when he'll was conquered By great
heavens Lord"
The executioner behind him, in order to
klndle the tirs. the martyr bade him couls
forward and light 1t before his face, lie
then said. 'lnto thy hands. . Lord, l
commend my eplrit," ana then prayed, ~
Lord GOD, Father Almighty, have mercy
upon me. and DC merciful to my Offences.
for ,hou knowest how sincerely / have
loved thy truth thus this noble man
died.
Patrick Hamilton. was told that his
life should 10 spared. II he would deny
the confession he msde. 10 thls proposal
he Replied my confession will not deny
Tor dread Uf lire, foE my confession aud
my BELIEF are In Christ Jesus. lie was
tied to the stake. the wood applied around
him, and the wood set aiire. IL exploded
some powder that had beeu placed among
the agots. but though three times kind.
led the flames made little progress. Dry
wood and more powder was added. This
man OF God suffered for nearly Blk hours.
The ilamGS Dlazed up at last; aud with
his dying breath, said: How long, Lord.
shall darkness cover this handr How
long wilt 1nou sulfer this tyranny of
men2 Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. "He
died Oh the 20th of February. 1928.
wtshurt his last prayer was this: 20
Thou Savlor OF the world have mercy on
mel Father oil heaven. / commend my
spirit into thy holy handel"
lDen turning to the people, he said.
II besseeh you, Christian brethren and
sisters. that ye be not Offended at the
word OF God. because Of the ufllcttous
and torments which you SOC prepared Icr
me. Consider and behold my usage; ye
siial not sec me change my color. Ihls
grim lire 1 fear not. know surely that
my soul shall sup with my Saviour to.
night, Tor whom suffer this"
Then he prayed Tor his accusers: II be-.
seech thee Father OF heaven to forgive
theil that have. through Ignorance or
from III evil mind, forged lies aaainet me.
l forgive them with all my heart" Wish,
art then gave himseif to the disposal OF
| tue executonere. II pray you forgive
me, sir" SAID one, 'for am not guiity of
your deathY 10 whom Wishart, kissing
| him on the check, said, LV' hero 10 a
token that forgive thee; my heart, do
thine Uillce." Ihus died this believer with
the above testimony.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

BROOKLYN, April 1.-The resignation of
President Norton OF the Atlantic Avenue
Railroad company, is said to be in the
hands of j. W. Seligman Il Co, OF New
York, the controlling stockholders. Tho
resignation, 1t is undorstood, is to take ef-
feet May l. His retirement Is a sequel to
the recent strike. Mr.. Norton was the
most bitter and unyielding opponent Of
the strikers, and the uncompromising at
titude which he maintained throughout
the trouble cmbittored tho public mind
against his road to the material decrease
of its earnings. The traffic on tho various
lines of the Atlantic avenue system since
tho strike is said TO have fallen over 40 per
cont
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

For the benefit OF those Who have beon
unable to take advantage OF the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad Company's tours to Wash.
ington. d. o., during the Lenten season.
that company has arranged Special
Easter Holiday Tour to leave New York
and Philadaiphia Thursday. April lS. 10
turning on the following Saturday.
The rates including acoomm odations at
Washingtons best hotels, arc 1880 from
New York and fll.50 from Philadolphlai
proportionate rates from other polnts.
Detailed Itinerary will be sent on appll-
cation to Tourist Agent, 1896 Broadway.
New York. or Room All. Broad Street
Station, PhiladslphIs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

The classes and lectures OF the New
Century Club for the coming week are Gs
follows: Tuesday 1880 a. m. current
events, Mrs. Alfred d. Warner. chairman u !;
Miss Bertha Linton Smith, secretary.
Thursday. ESQ and 800 p. M, physical
culture, Miss Esther Porter Instructor; q
eubtect. Money This afternoon Mile
dc Bonneville and the members OF her
class will give French 1ea.n at which
those invited will see how afternoon teas
are managed by society ladies in France
Also. as to the progress OF the eluss menl-
berS III the study OF the French language,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

Contrary to newspapsr reports of last
week the Friends Meeting. at Ninth and
Tatnall streets. was well attended and
highly edifytng on Sunday forenoon.
As of all religious congregations in the
city tue Friends are leaders In Religious
liberty, IL would be a public calamity for
tine meetings to be discontinued.
Tho same eloquence that has for atty
four years characterized the ringing gos'
pei speeches Of Brother Grant OF Asbury
was heard IN his Ioadership OF the Sunday
arteYnuen meoting at Sixth aud Iatnall
streets.
Evangelist Short preached on Sunday
with his customary eurnestness aud elo'
quence at Front and Madison streets. In
the afternoon there was Tree gospel
meeting OF remarkable power and ed!nca'
tlon.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

Robert Is. White. who tills tho farm of
his f4ther adjoining Sllverbrook, Christi
ana iiuudred, parcnased elght bushels OF
oats In this city on Saturday morning and
cent the Same out by Ills man. directing
hun to SOW them on d four aero lot. ON
the way out of our city, however. the
man stopped at q saloon, and after taking
a few drInks, proceeded to tie Held. und
insteal OF scattoring the seed over four
acres, sowed the elght Duehals on one
MIR. White was GunsI isra6ly provoked GU
discovering tho Dlundsr. but he could not
suppress o stDiie, when his sister.In -lu ~
Inquired Ii hs had nude the luau piok
up tho surplus sssi. John Barley Corn Is
cnsrk rkeaDiu vito this loss.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01
Anorhrr Addicl.. En,crpriso rrouhIed.

The staten Island Terra Gotta Lumber
Company, the larRest concern OF it's kind
in the country, went Into receivers
hands on Saturday. Chancellor Mugill of
New Jersey appointing Mr.. AddlckS and
John u. Inscott of Jersey City co receiy.
ers. MIR. Addicks is president OF the com.
paDy and owns 500. 900 worth Of its stock.
the rsusOn assigned Tor the appoint.
ment OF the receivers !s the need of
money to carry on the large and prolita.
ble business which Is pressing on the
company, President AddckE having re-
fuseu to furnish the money without the
assistance OF the required minor stocS.
holders The receivers were therefore
appointed with power to borrow money
and to continue tho business.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

Iseao s. Talley has purchased the Ga W
and planning mill. OF Carver and Simmons.
near THlloy's Crossing. H. 4 y. Railroad,
O short distance beyond East Lake, Bran :
dyw.ne Hundred, is pre pared to do ali
kinds of saving and planning ut reason
aele prle9s. Farmars who waut logs Gu t
Into boards ahould slve him a call. He
has also on hald d lot OF posts and kin l.
ling wood, which lie will deliver In our
olty at the lowest rates. His post office
address Is Caroroit. Mr.. Ialley IL an en-
terpristD9 man and Is ready TO do the
square thing by his customers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

When Court Crier heal opened the
Court this morning there was not pris.
oner In the dock for drunkenness, Joseph
Stoeckley and John Parker. both colored
pleaded guilty to the charge of assault
and battery on Lavinia Stoeckley and
Nellie NJ. Mcdonnell. City Solicitor
Elliott fooled tile Court by not teing
present and the witnesses 10 both cases
did likewise. Both cases were continued
until this evening
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01
Big Fish.

upon "a one hundred aud twenty pound
porpOise which is OF exhibition at tho
fish store OF I. A. Mcclure IN the Eighth
street market house. Tie first eonsign-
ment Uf Delaware shad, numbering over
one hundred and thirty-nine line specl.
men, and all kinds of other fish will Oe
found on Mr. MeCluro's stand to-day. You
should not let this opportunity OF gazing
op the big fish elip by.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

DrBItC SALE-Of huu4rhOld goods and
l. antique furuiiure " ~ he sold at Std,
ham AMI sons auction IODuA III East
Fourth street on Friday Afternoon. April
9Th at C'clucE six pat lur suits, ten bed room
su tS 90 tAT IS OF good carpets, uttio used
touDhes. lounges. il"luR eha, s. organ. aiis
board secretary, eNtens on tables, -iivetwdt
Nc Also one gThndihther's high cloct
Antique scST STetRUy. buTcAus. be8 Audironf
three mahogany bet-tehlS The ABOVE arr
ciea eau bt seen at the auction rooms on Az
and evening before sale. lhls IA q fine lot ot
goods Parties leaving the city.
Phone sj5 SEIDuAM & SONS.
mgl-Sl a2-l
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

United States Marshal Lannon on Sat.
urday served on i. Edward Addlcks tho
writ summoning the senatorial aspirant
to answer to The cnse OF Thomas H. Me-
Donnoll OF Quincy, Mass. vs.. the Bay
State Gas Company of Boston, which Is a
suit by stock holder asking fof a receiver.
This is the beginning of Mr.. Addieks'
business troubles at Boston. When the
papers were served on Alr. AIdicks he
said that not a single allegation In the
bill was true. Elo regards the action ''as
taken with the usual object" Edward G.
Bradford and William G. Spruanee have
been retained by the complainant
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

OMAHA, Neb., April l.--Saturday night
and last night rain or snow fell in nearly
every county in eastern and northern
Nebraska. A few places in tho western
part OF the state have not reported, but it
is thought it was general through the
thickly settled portion of the state More
timely rain never came, the greatest
anxiety being felt for the coming crop Of
Nebraska
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, April Wages to be
paid miners uf the Schuylkill region for
the last half OF March and the first half of
April will be . per cent. below the s. 80
basis. This is the same rate as last month
and per cent. better than Ia January. as
the collicrs have worked steadily and will
continue so for the first halfof April This
ratio foretolls better days than have been
experienced for some months
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

There were no services held at Mt.
Lebanon M. L. Church on Sunday morn.
ing. the former pastor, Rev. MIR. Sypherd.
having preached at st. Georges and bis
s1ccessor, Rev Mr.. Taylor, having failed
to arrive. 1ke Sunday school met at 8
O'Clock and under tue leadership OF James
Davis the session was quite profitable
one. 1t is hoped the coming year will pro-
tiuae good results.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

BERLIN, April Tho reichstag com
mittee on the anti-socalist bill passed Yes
terday the last six paragraphs, including
the clerical amendments, and adopted the
whole measure by IA vote Of II to s. The
Freisinnige Zcitung says the bill will
come back to the house in more drastic
form than the original, 1t is said in par
liamentary lobbics that the oloricals will
vote In solid phalanx for the bill, to please
the emperor. -
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

The interior of the saloon of Joseph
Bierman. Seventh and Madison streets.
has recently been reiitted and decorated
aud nov 1t Is the handsomest in the city.
Tho ceiling has been covered with gal
vanized iion plate while L. ID. Grunt had
decorated tho walls with artistic t1uches
of land and marine scenes. Joseph Is
fully up to the times.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01
7mE FIsHERmnN's RETURN.


Stldham and Jones went a-iishing,
Far away down the state;
They had four dozen good strong lines,
And half u ton OF bait.
Oh, yes. lhey went a. fishing.
And Tor whales they did prepares;
And made the generous oiIsr
Their llsn with their friends TO share
Now, boys, said they at starting,
Name the kind OF tish you like.
Said one, Bring me some oatlishi
Said another. Bring some pike.
Well bring Just what you wish. boye,
Said Slidham with grin,
As he thought OF the gooJly mess OF iish
That they would soon rope In.
They went down early In the morn.
And thought they'd stay all day.
When we ssked for Cur iish when they
returned
Oh. what do you think they say?
2 ''we didn't catch great big mess.
For the wind 1t blew too hard,
I. This is What the coroner said
AS be winked Lt his detective patd
Well. they did cal ch an awful loi.
For they went out III boat,
They had 10 bail the old thing out
To keep themselves atioat.
They came back home with big tin
can,
That would hold about fifty poun I;
When we looked into that iieh eau.
Oh. what do you think We foundH
We found tiny little pike.
Too young TO leave Its mother,
In littlede along ths side.
Hanged IL there wasn't another,
These two heartless fishermen
Had caught these liLtle llsh
That were 30 mighty thin aud small
You couldn't SEQ them on dish.
Then they had the nerve to say
The fault WAS In the boat
Jones he rowed The thing along,
Std bailed TO keep ailuat.
And when at last they did got home,
Std went home the back way,
And Jones swore they never went
But postponed It another day.
We'll, you should see thoee little fish,
That were 50 very ftcong,
That they made bllsters on Jones
hands,
Those fish two inches long.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

CHICAGO, April 1.-President Tracy and
Secretary Humphrey, of the Republicans
National league yesterday presented call
for the next annual convention of the
league, which is to meet in Cleveland on
Wednesday, June 10, at 10 H. m, and con-
tinue In session until its business is COM
pletcd. 1t is proposed to take three days
for this convention
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

Horace Burr and Charles III. Curtis.
wardens OF Trinity 2. Il. Church, have Is.
sued all appeal for funds for the repairing
and improvement OF the Old Swedes'
Church ana cemetery. Easter Day in
conservation OF the building, and IL Is
hoped that the improvements may be
made before this time at least. Su5scrlp.
tions will be- received by Charles III 4.
Curtis.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

A Especial evening course will be given,
for both sexes, any age, at Gvldey Com-
mercial and Shorthand College. Eighth
and Market. beginning April sth. two
nights week, at special reasonable
rate. Instruction entirely individual not
In classes Also individual business and
shorthand courses in day sessions. Begin
any day.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

The long looked for game of Busket
Ball was played oD Saturday evening al:
New Castle be.wssn the y. A. q. OF that
city ID h,Y. III. q. A. of Wilmington,
and resulted. IN favor OF the Y. NJ. q. 4. by
eoors OF 81 to Z. This game closes the
season ard the Y. III. Q. A. team have
won for themselves q name. having been
defeated only by the cham pions of Penn.
sylyania and by an exciting close margin.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

Some roRues visited The poultry house
of John II, Beason on the Phlade phIa
pike, near the top OF Penny Hill, Inst Fri.
day night aud carried of a lot OF his nnsst
fowls. They also called at the house OF
his nelghbor Jefferis and relieved him Of
about fifteen of his best pullets. Should
they call again they Will 10 given a warm
reception. Spring guns and steel ira ps
will make the visit uncomfortable.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-01

MOUNT VERNON, n Y, April Tho
houses Of Il, Birmingham and Professor
A. b. Davis were robbed Saturday morn
Ing, and the thieves were evidently OF the
same gang that robbed the houses of w.
r.. Lewis and E II. Norton, Jr., week
ago. In. all they secured about $1,000
worth of booty.