The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-28


Let's look ahead for comfort which is what when say
prosperity.
THE forthcoming session Legislature held January
will be memorable for its lack of divorce business For the first
time years. will have exclusive charge of matrimonial
complications may be- therefore, that the Legislature will
have time to attend public business The Wilmington charter
will he good thing for it to practice
THE dangerous railroad crossing Third will day
be the terrible accident Indeed the fact of the tracks of
the W. B. R. R. running grade for long stretch through
the town. and particularly through that part the town.
rage With the certain prospects Of death at that point delay
raising the track murder and nothing less:
reported that the Hudson river disaster the New York
Central Railroad has alarmed travellers and essened the business
Of the road Perhaps has, but the effect will be shorved
Such accident does not happen in twenty years. and will
probably not happen for another twenty Besides railroad
safe to travellers it is Immediately after disaster
which keys everybody the road responsibility and
precauton than
The of the London leave doubt
failure Of Senator Wocos mission induce England again
take silver They might have been politely han for
example, the Globes fling President Mckinley having failed
to adjust his proposals the limitations Of sense and
the St. James Gazettes threat of greater hostility the
future diplomatic relations Of the countries but this unfriendy
spirit only to emphasize the hopeesnes of any pres
attempt win England from the gold standard Frankly
it does not look at this time if the commission would get
any practical results the continent, either Germany and
Austria will doubt send delegates international conference
but they will stand with England vital questions without
them nothing vital can be DONE
SINCE immediate big single sckers has perforce died
out yachtsmen have gradually been giving their atten ton
smaller and smaller types We have had boats of
Wasps TONNAGE last the thryoters the avote
and the greatest promise tor the coming sport rest
upon the knockabout class which be cargged and
about twenty-five feet all.
given but few yachmen to be able build man and
handle defender but every fond of the get lots
of sport and pleasure out of small boat With the increase of
smaller boats their proper classification and recognition in yacht
clubs prizeists there has been developed very hardy
amateur practical saiore who handle their craft with intense
rivalry and constantly increasing knowledge and skill The gen.
valries of the hyfooters last will doubtless
greatly multiplied and the coming knockabout class
in which every yacht club is greatly interested.
Every should know how sail boat every boy should
know how SWIM The catrigged knokabou be splendid
training school for those who have hitherto neglected nautical
educaion.-Tle Herald.
THE forthcoming report of the Industrial Statistics of
Pennsylvania will show that that last year there were
sxtynne Strikes involving directly o14 men, Indirectly
1870 which is to strike for days The dura
ton from single day than three months SO that the
total of days spent deness the result Of labor disputes
3264, which that if blessed with longevity
enjoyed in ancient Biblical me undertake make up
for the time so lost he would have work every day. Sunday and
Monday tor more than 1856 An dozen of the strikes
were successful nearly dozen partially all the
failures The money loss not stated in the information hand
but so far the strikers concerned it worth counting
Of te were coal miners aboers about mines; they
ed while strike and that all they could do when at work
it would hardly be worth while consider what they lost Chaos
and Old Night had again. and shoulders the thought
OF what the present would have been had that of
nued had the people not been encouraged by the change of
mnstration and policy to venture forth boldly than they
did last In the pig iron industry excluding clerk hire and
the cost of management the daily wage 81
the number Of days worked 49,