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Evening journal., 1896-09-22
To-pAY,s COURT WORK.

The following sentences were impos-
ed by the Court of General Sessions:
James Crear, carrying concealed a
deadly weapon, ten days; John Robin
son, colored, larceny, one month;
George Collins, theft, twenty lashes
and one year; John Manlove, larceny,
one month; Alfred Derrickson, steal
ing shoes, fifteen lashes and six
months. REV" William Fisher was
acquitted of breaking and entering the
Forbes house. Robert Pennington and
Frank Brockson were admitted to
practice.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
TEsLA's GREAT VISION.

A sketch Of the famous electrician,
Nikola Tesla, printed in the Dispatch
of yesterday, concludes with the state
ment of his belief that the develop
ment of applied electricity will be the
emancipation of mankind; that the
labor Saving devices which may be
operated by the mysterious energy will
reduce the necessary hours of labor
and level the differences between the
rich and the poor. To that end he is
bending his energies and using his
wonderful talents for invention and in
yestigation. His purpose is a great
and noble one; his belief is sublime
perhaps some will say it is impractical
and foolish.
Il is a fact, however, that the achieve
ments of the era that began with
American independence and the un-
trammeled opportunity OF man have
made il impossible for twice as many
people to live comfortably within a
given area as before that time. The ca
pacity for production has been so en-
larged and the processes so cheapened
that the fear of over-populating the
earth has been forgotten and that, too,
in the face of the most rapid increase
of population within historic times.
We are all accustomed to note the
tremendous increase in population in
this country, a large portion of which
is due to immigration. but II is not sc
common to recognize the fact that tho
populations of the lands from which
our immigrants are drawn are increas-
ing more rapidly than they were a cen
tury or half century ago. Yet such is
really the fact. Great Britain, Ger
many France, Italy, Austria Belgium
and Holland, which were considered
crowded and in need OF new lands tC
which the surplus population nigh
emigrate, a century ago, now contain
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

The son of the late President Arthur
does not follow the advice of a father
who told his son to hold his tongue or
everybody would know he was a fool.
He lives in London and apes fashion
able life. During a recent visit to this
country he is quoted as saying: Il can
maintain a position there in keeping
with the dignity of the son of a Presi-
dent" He should have added an acci-
dental President who had the misfor-
tune to be the father Of degenerate
son.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

than the time of A. T. Stewart. There
was a time when this government,
from the President down TO the merest
page, was conducted upon business
principles-when officers under il were
men Of probity. Our first Presidents
appointed no sinecures. There may
have been a difference Of political opin-
ions, but there was none in political
honesty during the first years of the
republic. In a recent speech by Mr.
Bryan attention was called to the fact
that Andrew Jackson once said that
there were no necessary evils in gov
ernment, and that its evils only ex-
listed In its abuses He was right. Our
candidate for the Presidency endorses
this good authority, and further says:
That no man who understands the adj
vantage Of government will ever raise
his voice or hand against government
itself" This IS a kind Of logic that all
true Democrats will understand.
Political abuses have grown, owing
to a long period Of political corrup-
tions. Both OF the old parties were IN
delibly imprinted with them when the
Democracy took the stand that it did
In Chicago and cut loose from the sins
and abuses of the past. We stand now
for reform and return to the honor
and simplicity of the original govern
ment Of the country. Under this new
departure, honestly administered, the
people will have their rights as re-
CARDS the currency, the tariff, and
every other question which has been
involved in mystery in order to befog
their intellects.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

DO people generally comprehend
what a large variety is offered to them
this year in the Presidential way?
There are eight regularly-nominated
tickets from which to take a choice,
affording an excellent opportunity for
everyone to suit himself, viz: Repub-
lican, nominated at st. Louis; Demo-
cratic Gree silver, nominated at Chi
cago; Peoples party, nominated at st
Louis; Prohibitionists, nominated al
Pittsburg; National party, (offshooi
from Prohibitionists), nominated at
Pittsburg; Socialists Labor, nominat-
cd at New York, and the National
Democratic (sound money!, nominated
at Indianapolis. Surely this ought tc
be enough when we consider that the
country can have but one chief magis-
trate.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
POLITICAL VIRTUE POSSIBLE.

There are many people of intelli-
gence, throughout the length and
breadth OF the country, who think
there can be no absolute purity in poll
tics. They seem TO imagine that the
government of the country cannot be
carried on without abuses which would
not be tolerated in the transaction of
ordinary business affairs. II is a fact
that our government bureaus employ
many sinecures, whose principal duty
is to draw their salaries-and they are
liberal ones-once a month. One Of
the most important Of these, employ
ing thousands Of clerks, is the New
York Custom House.
Many years ago, when that merchant
prince, A. T. Stewart, was handling the
greatest mercantile establishment in
this country with a shrewdness and
ability never before equaled, he is said
TO have remarked that he could con-
duct the business of the New York
Custom House as easily and as hon
estly as he did his own, and when ask
ed how he would do it he said he would
turn out, to begin with, three-quarters
OF the clerks and retain only those that
were capable and willing to work. Nc
doubt Mr.. Stewart was right. He would
have conducted the affairs of the Gus
tom House strictly on business princi-
pies, and the expenses OF the govern.
ment would have been less than one
quarter what they were under the sys
TEN then and now in operation.
But suppose We go still farther bacl
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

Bryan could not possibly have had a
heartier welcome than that accorded
him in Delaware. No matter whether
he meets with victory or defeat, he
must entertain the pleasantest mem
ories Of his short stay among us He
has made hosts of friends and no enc
mics and there was not a single Incl
dent to mar the pleasure of his Della
ware tour.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
cHAMpIoN sHOT oF THE WORLD.

Miss Annie Oakley writes: Myself and
many of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Co.
have given Aliens Foot-Ease, the powder
TO shake into the shoes, a most thorough
trial. and can honestly say that it does
al If not more than You claim" Il in-
stantly takes the sting out OF Corns and
Bunions. Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain
cure for swollen, smartng, aching. blis-
tered or sweating feet. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample sent
FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie
Roy, N. 7.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
At MAGIsTRATE KELLEY's.

The Columbia Baking Company, Of
Columbia, Pa, secured judgment
against the Philadelphia Baking Com
pany, OF Wilmington, for S9160; also
for goods delivered and bought,
amounting to $780,
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
TEACHERS ON A JAUNT.

Miss Estella Hansell, Miss Tillie c..
Graham, Miss Louise Finn, Miss Nora
Stuart, Miss Gertrude r. Robinson,
Miss Mary WEIGH and Miss Lulu A.
Mynich, all teachers in public school
No. 10, went on a little jaunt on Sat
urday. They went to Brandywine
Springs and spent the day very pleas
antly in the grove there.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
AT HOME.

Flashskin is at
home in the house
hold, shop, ship or it
brightens the bicycle.
Flashskin as a polish
ing cloth willsuccess-
fully undertake to
polish anything, be it
made Of wood, metal
or glass. It is su-
perior to chamoiS
skin at one-quarter
the price. Flashskin
is three-quarters lar
ger than any polish
ing cloth in the mar
ket. Price, two for
a quarter. Size, half
a yard square.
All pure Linen
Doylies withred, gold,
blue, and all white
borders at Sc. each
about half price.
Allpure Linen soft
finish Huck Towels
Ice. each, worth
I25c.
I'll e m S t i t C h e d
bleached German Da-
mask Toilet Towels,
25c. from SOC.
Bleached German
Napkins, 50 quality,
for $1.25 per dozen.
VIM. B. SHARP & co.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
coRoNER,s INQUEST.

An inquest will be held this evening,
at the office of Deputy Coroner Chan
dler, on the body of Dennis Murphey
the trackwalker who was killed yester-
day
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
VIM. B. SHARP
50 GO.
Fourth and Market Sis.

Special for Wednes-
day Twenty dozen
German Unbleached
for Men in
sizes 81, 10, 1Ot1, at
DC. per pair; regular
price, 124c.
We have left a few
Silk Velvet and Cloth
Wraps and Silk
Waists that must go
as our new stock of
Fall and w inter Coats
and Wraps are arrlv-
ing daily and we need
the room. They will
be closed out on
Wednesday at about
.one-third the regular
price.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

The first football match of the sea-
son next Saturday at Riverview, Sep
temher 20. Delaware School of Oratory
IS. Central Manual Training School, of
Philadelphia, for a silver cup.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
susPECTEp PICKPoCKETs
RESTED

Detectives McVey and Witsil arrest
ed John Whelan and Frank Edwards
at Dover, and John ID. Hanlon at New
Castle, who were acting in a suspicious
manner
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
nrArH nF RErTIE PECK.

Bette Peck, aged 6S years, died of
cancer. at the residence of her son-in-
law, Samuel Harris, No. 126 Market
street. x1EE
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
Orr non ICOLIEGE.

John II. Neary, son of Patrick Neary,
the well-known politician, left to-day
for Princeton College, where he will
study law.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

for publication the following, his first
attempt at poetry:
Have you heard me friend, Mike
Byrne, the handsome Byrne?
For the Democrats he doesn't care a
durn-not a durn;
AS speaker he's a daisy, for he sets the
people crazy,
And when he talks they're ne'er will
ing to adjourn.
Last evening the Addicks First Dis
trict Committee met and received re-
ports concerning the blocking of the
several wards and the condition of the
voters in them.
A meeting of Eighth ward Republic
can voters has been called for tO-mor-
row evening by the Addicksites. 1t is
to ascertain just what voters are with
out tax receipts and take steps to pro-
vide them with them.
when will you meet to take action
on the regular Republican compromise
tender?" asked an Evening Journal re-
porter of j. Edward Addicks this morn
ing. "The Executive Committee will
meet tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
he replied. 1T is composed of DR.. G. r
Layton, j. Frank Alice and Colonel ID.
p. Barnard, with myself as chairman
and ex-Mayor Wiley as ex-officio
member" What will you do?" THAT
/ cannot say" he replied. There is a
strong suspicion that the reply made
through Chairman Wiley will be an
unqualified refusal to withdraw the
Addicks electors.
Last night the regular Republican
voters of the Fifth ward organized a
Mckinley and Hobart Club.
At Eden Hall tomorrow evening the
State Convention of the Honest Money
Democratic League of Delaware will
be held and arrangements made for the
putting in the field of an electoral and
Congressional ticket
Howell S. England will address the
Bryan and Sewall Silver Democratic
Club this evening.
Tomorrow afternoon the Democratic
County Executive Committee will meet
and resume its hearing of the Pyle
Stayton contest. There is no material
change in the situation.
Thomas n. Stayton says that he be.
lieves he was fairly nominated ant
that he is in the Senatorial fight to tn,
finish.
An Addicks Mckinley and Hobart
club will be organized in the Seventh
ward this evening. Thirty-fve mem
bers have already been enrolled.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
wAsHINGToN DAY.

At the High School yesterday morn
ing the celebration of the anniversary
of Washington's farewell address was
observed.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
THn suPERsTITIoNs on sCIENCE


We have no quarrel with the men of
science. for they do a great deal to
make life easier pleasanter and more
interesting. We cannot, however help
observing that they are among the
most superstitious OF mankind. Their
faith in chimeras, their readiness to be
run away with by words, their ten
dency to take the part for the whole
and to worship blindly and perversely
at their own little shrine is often per-
fectly astounding. Not only are they
sure that what they know not is not
knowledge-Of course, when we say
"they" we only mean the typical men
of science, and not the greater minds
who learn humility, not cock-sureness
from the sight of that vast ocean by
whose shore they pick up these pebbles
but they hold that science when ap-
piled to life is producing an absolute
| revolution in the world and altering
/ mans position in the universe. Only
/ let science have a little more time to
| apply its discoveries and the earth Will
| be a completely different place. That
| is the attitude of some OF the natural
| philosophers of the present day.
Now, with all due Difference to M.
| Berthelot, we are obliged to declare
| that this dream OF benehcent "Aulmi
/ MUM age" in which mankind shall sit
/ enthroned like a god with a sceptre
/ marked Chemical Process" in one
hand and an orb in the other inscribed
/ with the blessed words Electric Mo
| tor" Is pure superstition. He may
lcarry chemical process as far as he
likes; he may make mutton chops di-
rect from Selected fodder grasses" hS
may make his intestines shine like q
lamp. and photograph his brain think.
ing or his stomach digesting; but thii
will not make him a new man in new
world. II M. Bertholet could only SHAKE
off the cant of science for a moment
| would forget to wink and shut his ap
| prehensions up from common-sense o
| what men were and are" was not, il
| fact. among those "who would no
| know what men must be-" he woul,
see that all these things are in trutl
nothing but curious toys or else mer
pieces Of chinery-appliances 70
doing faster and more cOpiously wha
man has done slowly and sparsely be
fore. You may produce wilderness o
machinery and pile process upon pro
cess. but he mind of man remains un
touched and unchanged. 1t is not tn
perfocting Of the arts Of life or an
revolution in the trades OF the butcher
the baker, or the smith that will max
a new man in a new earth.
The great changes in the world, tn
1 revolutions that really count, tina
shake the globe, and do indeed leave
new man in a new earth, come whe
the spirit is touched, not when this G
that ingenious triumph is achieve
over matter. One word that is capabl
Of touching the heart and moving tn
conscience of mankind is more poten
: more prevailing, than the discovery {
q any trick, however strange and subtl
p for harnessing the lightning or brinl
p ing bread from earth and stones.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
DO YOU SMOKE2

Then do not forget to ask for "City
Market" manufactured by II. +. Bour-
don End an dShipley. Forsale by dealers
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
HELPED HIMSEIF-

Officer Lucas arrested John Callahan
for stealing FIVE baskets of peaches this
morning, belonging to Charles Dor
shell.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
IN A SOCIAL WAY.
What Wilmington People Are
Doing and Thinking About
IN AND OUT OF THE CITY.
WILMINGTONIANs WHO ARE EN-
TERTAINING FRIENDS AND
OTHERS WHO ARE RETURNING
VIsITs-OTHER SOCIAL MAT
TIERS.

All communications intended for inser
ton In this column should be addresse
10 Society Editor, care Of the Evenin
Journal Communications should b
written on one side of the paper only.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

double the population Of that time, and
are not over-crowded
This wonderful change has been
wrought by the Invention of labor-say
ing machinery, by the development Of
applied steam power. The contrast of
wealth and poverty has not been abol-
ished by any means, but the poor have
been made TO enjoy some of the com
forts that could only be afforded by the
very wealthy a century ago. The dis
covery Of new applications for electri
cal energy has already added materi
ally to the worlds resources, and il is
as certain as anything human can be
that this power will develop in many
more useful directions in the future
1t is probable that it may do vastly
more than has been done by steam to
support aided population, if not to
wipe out the differences of wealth.
Robert Fulton's invention for the ap
plication of steam power for useful
purposes to produce from a given area
the necessities and comforts for a
doubly dense population, but il has
made accessible vast regions that were
formerly inaccessible. II has made it
possible for all the people of the earth
to exchange commodities; it has open
eel lNt lultilOI VI the american tOull
nents to the world and is rapidly OPEN
ing the almost unknown regions of Af-
rica and Asia to production and com
merce. The Siberian railroad alone
made possible by this American inven
tion-has opened to settlement a region
capable, with present devices, of sup
porting a population twice as great as
that the Russian Empire contains at
present
But all that steam has done to adj
vance civilization and contribute to the
wants of mankind may be eclipsed by
the young giant-applied electricity. 1t
is possible that discovery of processes
for generating the current direct from
coal and means of conserving the gen
Grated energy may so cheaper light
heat and power that all mankind may
be supplied with the necessities and
comforts of life almost without labor
That is Mr.. Tesla's thought. To those
familiar with what has been accom-
plished In the field of applied electric
| ity it may seem like a hazy dream OF
| the unattainable. But to Mr.. Tesla
deep in the mysteries OF a wonderful
energy that seems to pervade the whole
universe, it is the distinct perception
of that from which he is divided by
only a thin veil. and which he might
view face to face If he could but find
the means to rend the curtain.
the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

Don't miss the tandem race, first
ever seen in Wilmington, at Riverview
September 26.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
WHAT MR.. WHILEY sAYs-

Charles W. Whitley, of Lewes, United
States consul to st. Etienne, France,
and who has many friends in Will
mington, is here on leave of absence.
He has the following to say about the
chief topic of the day: "In France the
people hardly know a Presidential
campaign is going on in the United
States The agitation for free silver by
the United States is of little conse-
quence to the Frenchmen, for they hold
scarcely any American securities" /"
Speaking of the characteristics of the
city in which he is situated, Mr. Whitley
says: "St. Etienne is famed for the
manufacture of fancy ribbons. In plain
ribbons the silk mills of Paterson, n.
j., have come to supply our home
wants, but in the finer goods the
French taste still asserts itself and
distances competition"
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

Last evening the Addicks First Dis
trict Committee met and received re-
ports concerning the blocking of the
several wards and the condition of the
voters in them.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
MIR. SHORT AND MIR. BRYAN.


Rev. f. b. Short. who addresses Ad- |
dicks club meetings, has perfect right |
TO except to the utterances OF Hon. |
William j. Bryan. They were intended
for just that class of ministers OF the |
gospel whose salaries are paid by both
Democrats and Republicans, and yet
who so far forget their sacred calling
as to dabble In factional and partisan
politics for the sake OF cheap notoriety.
Mr.. Short may "file his protest" but he
cannot defend the position" that he
and some Of his brothers OF the cloth
have taken. The best thing that Mr..
Short and all other ministers can do
in the advancement OF the general
-weal and the welfare of humanity" is
TO do the work which the members
OF their congregation pay them to do,
which is to preach the gospel and up
hold the dignity OF the cloth by pre-
cept and example. Mr. Bryan owes
Mr.. Short no apology. Mr Short owes
Mr.. Bryan his heartfelt thanks for
pointing out to him his line of duty.
The Democrats and regular Republi-
cans OF Harrison Street M. e. Church
do not pay Mr.. Short to make political
speeches and to give to the cause Of
Audicksism the light OF his counte-
nance and the weight of whatever in
fluence he possesses. II every church
is to be made a stronghold of Democ-
racy. Republicanism or Addicksism,
according to the personal feelings Of
the pastor, we shall soon see church
members lining up along party and
factional lines We do not think that
the stability Of the government or the
chances OF Bryan will be strengthened
or shaken by anything Mr. Short may
say or do, but for his own personal
comfort we advise him not TO endeavor
TO engage in any controversy with a
man Of Mr.. Bryan's calibre.
Now that the regular Republican
State Central Committee has eaten
crow and recognized" the Addickslte
State Central Committee, will the Ad-
dicksites eat crow and withdraw the
electors they named at the Dover
State Convention? II seems to us that
the Republicans who started out early
in the Fall to eliminate Addicks anc
Addicksism are becoming such victims
OF the want-to-win fever that they ar,
in danger of being eliminated.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

A meeting of Eighth ward Republic
can voters has been called for to-mor-
row evening by the Addicksites. 1t il
to ascertain just what voters are with
out tax receipts and take steps to pro
vide them with them.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY.

Andrew Cahill has just attained his
twenty second birthday, and he cele-
brated the event last night by giving
a stag dinner TO six of his friends. An
enjoyable time was spent.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NoTEs

Mrs. B. r. veasey is spending two
weeks at Ocean Grove, N. j.
H. Lee Pennewill has resigned as
day clerk at the Hotel Jennings, and
is succeeded by Lewis c. Hammel
John H. Layton and Everett Hick-
man, of Frankford, were in Whining
ton last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Smith are guests
Of relatives at Rock Run.
Misses May and Ida Woodward, of
Coatesville, are visiting in Whining
ton.
Miss May Clark has returned to
Philadelphia, after a visit to Whining
ton friends.
Misses Edna and Marie Gheen have
returned from a visit to Kennett
Square.
John e. Sherwood is spending sew
eral days in New York.
Elwood Sharpe and family have re-
turned from a visit to West Chester.
Mrs. John H. Bennett has returned
from visit to Dover.
Miss Martin is the guest OF Miss
Hadley at Kennett Square.
Churchill Calhoun, of Seaford, has
been visiting in Wilmington.
Mrs. A. n. Keigwin has returned
home after spending the Summer al
Saratoga and Haverhill, Mass.
DIR. Caroline J. Richards has accept
ed position as resident physician anC
/ instructor in science at the Grange
| Place Cottage Preparatory School fol
Girls at Canandaigua, n. Y.
Misses Annie and Flora Walters, o
Philadelphia, visited Wilmington yes
terday.
DR.. o. d. Robinson, Of Georgetown
was in Wilmington yesterday.
Miss Hattie Rittenhouse, of Consho
hocken, has returned home after
visit to Wilmington friends.
Mrs. Margaret Wyatt Daniels, o
Philadelphia, spent yesterday wit
4 Wilmington friends.
Willard See, Of Georgetown, is visit
ing in Wilmington.
Miss E. F. Phillips is entertainin
Mrs. Emma Parsons, of West Creel
N. J.
State Auditor B. L. Lewis, of Han
rington, was in Wilmington to-day.
Miss Florence Dorsey has returne
from a visit to West Chester.
Frank NJ. Jones, Of Georgetown, wa
the guest yesterday of DR.. S. G. FREQ
erick, of No. GIT West street.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

Tomorrow afternoon the Democratic
County Executive Committee will meet
and resume its hearing of the Pyle
Stayton contest. There is no material
change in the situation.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

FOR SHERIFF.
JAMES B. TOMAN,
of New Castle Hundred.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

Howell S. England will address the
Bryan and Sewall Silver Democratic
Club this evening.
Evening journal., 1896-09-22

FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN
CONGRESS,
i. IRVING HANDY.
OF New Castle County.