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Evening journal., 1897-06-02
MUST BIZ OF LEGAL AGE.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT WILL
DEBAR MINORS FROM HOLDING
IMPORTANT OFFICES.


DEBAR MINORS FROM HOLDING
IMPORTANT OFFICES.
The policy of the Post Office Depart
ment, as to the appointment of minors
in the post offices has been definitely
fixed, and they will be debarred from
chief clerkships and deputy postmas-
tershlps, except a few of the third-class
offices where circumstances urge their
peculiar fitness.
Even then they will not be allowed
to become acting postmasters on ac-
count of the legal declaration that con-
tracts made by minors are voidable.
This effectually bars them from being
even temporarily postmasters, so far as
the assumption of the real responsible
ties of that office is concerned.
The department regards it against
public policy and the interests of the
service to appoint minors, though ex-
cept as to acting duties of postmaster
ships no legal inhibition on minors
generally is cited.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
FET n THE EARTHouAKr.

Il felt the earthquake shock on Mon
day afternoon" said City Auditor Pyle
to an Evening Journal reporter this
morning. Il was lying on sofa, at
my home In Trenton Place, taking a
nap My head was facing the east. The
lateral motion from north to south
awakened me, and for about ten Sec
ons / was shaken sideways"
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
RoBBERIEs AT DELAWARE CITY.

A gang of burglars infest Delaware
City. Sometime yesterday the home of
David Steelman was entered and a
gold watch and chain two silver
watches and a pair of handouts were
taken. The thieves also visited the
home of J. e. Sadler and stole pair Of
gold cuff buttons and some silverware.
A visit was also made to the home OF
Samuel Hicken but nothing was stolen.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
NEW sToRE I'M SIGHT

Contractors are making new esti-
mates on the revised plans for the
handsome store-house that M. Megary
& Son propose to erect at Sixth and
Tatnall streets, the original estimates
being unsatisfactory. The building will
have a frontage OF 70 feet and a depth
OF 90 feet and will be five stories
high. It will be constructed Of stone,
with terra Gotta trimmings and copper
cOrnlcoa.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
cAN MAKE 5000 MATCHEs.

A Wilmingtonian in the employ of
the Diamond Match Company, or for
merly on that corporations payroll,
has invented machine for making s.
600 matches a minute. This is consid-
cred a remarkable record that promises
to be an innovation in the industry for
which Wilmington became famous
from the Behring Sea to the South Sea
Islands
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
READY FOR THE TRIAL TRIP.

The torpedo boat DUPONT, named III
honor of the late Admiral DUPONT,
which the Herreshoffs are building for
the United States Government, is near
ly completed and will have her trial
trip sometime this month. She is 175
feet inches on the water line, IL feet
beam, with a draught of about feet.
She will carry three 1S-inch torpedo
tube and four one-pOunder rapid-tre
guns.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
TWO CITY LOANS,

BONDS FOR $4,000 DELIVERED AND
$4,000 WORTH MORE TO BE PRE-
PARED.
A representative of Farson, Leach n
Co., OF New York, will receive from
City Treasurer Adams to-day the $15,-
Geo worth OF 4 per cent sinking fund
bonds for park Improvement and hand
over their check for the amount and
premium, amounting to s15,93750.
The $4,000 worth OF bonds for gar
bage crematory purposes Will be sold
about June a. City Council will pass
the ordinance tomorrow evening, and
the advertising for bids will follow.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
ACTING AS PASSENGER CONDUc-
TOR.

Ernest L. Maddox is acting in the ca
pacity of regular conductor on the Del
aware railroad in the absence OF Colo
mel ]. T. Layfield, who il with the con-
ductors' party now touring California,
and is having a great time.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
oLIYET MEsIcALE-

The singing class of Olivet Presby-
terian Church will give a musicale on
Friday evening next in the church un-
der the direction of Professor j. T. ely
mer. The proceeds are for the benefit
Of the church. The admission will be
20 cents.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
B. 90. EMPLOYEES DON WHITE CAPS

The employees in the passenger ser
vice OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
appeared yesterday morning in white
duck caps. The railroad formerly had
their employees wear these caps, but
several years ago substituted a black
silk cap. which was worn both Summer
and Winter.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
NEW VARIETY OF STRAWBERRY

The Candy" a fine variety OF tho
strawberry, probably the latest to be
introduced on Delaware fruit farms
began to arrive in Wilmington yes.
terday and commanded fancy prices
The Candy" is a big red berry and car
be easily told by its large green car
which nearly covers the entire berry.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
ME NEW CREMATORY.

The new crematory, which is being
built at the foot Of West Liberty
street, is assuming shape. The walls
have been raised to the second story,
and the work of putting in the furnace
has been begun.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
GOT FULL JUDGMENT.

Harry Fairlamb, through his father
brought suit in Magistrate Kelley's
court yesterday against the Peoples
Furnishing House for s35.75 for wages
due. He was awarded the full
amount.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
BOARD AND ROOTS.

BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
ELECTION.-An election for members Of
the Board OF Public Education in Will
mington will be held on
SATURDAY, JUNE II. 1897.
Polls will be open at y o'clock or thirty
minutes thereafter, and close at D. m
Members to be elected and places Of
voting are as follows
First ward-One member for four years
Polls No, p school house, Second street
near Washington.
Second ward-One member for four
mont and Lobdell streets
Third ward-One member for four
years. Polls public school house No
Jefferson street below Third
Fourth ward-One member for four
years. Polls, No. l school house, French
street above Fifth.
Fifth ward-One member for four years.
Polls, No. 8 school house, Eighth and
Wollaston streets.
Sixth ward-One member for four
years. Polls, No. 5 school house, Walnut
street, near Twelfth.
Seventh .ward-0ne member for four
years. Polls, No. school house, Eleventh
and Washington streets
Eighth ward-One member for four
years. Polls No. school house, Sew
enth and Spruce streets
Ninth ward-One member for four years
Polls, No. II school house, Twenty-second
street near Market.
Tehth ward-One member for four
years. Polls, No. 10 school house, corner
Third and Harrison streets
tEleEenth Ward-One member for four
years. Polls No. 10 school house, corner
Oak and Harrison streets
.IWefth ward-One member for four
years. Polls, No. p school house, corner
Fifth and Scott streets.
L. b. JONES, Secretary.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
NEWELL GOES TO INDIANAPOLIS

John Newell. of this city. who has
been playing third base for the Reading
Club since the beginning of the season,
has left for Indianapolis to Join the
team at that place The Indianapolis
team is leading in the Western League
race.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS for New Castle County
I9an. In accordance with a resolution
OF the Levy Court of New Castle county,
Delaware, passed on the above date, pro-
posals are hereby invited for the pur-
chase of one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars OF bonds of New Castle county.
TO be issued to provide for funding the
debt of the said county and authorized
by an act of the Assembly, passed at
Dover, May 2S, 1897, in sums OF one thou
sand dollars each. Ten thousand dollars
to be redeemed each year beginning De-
eember l, A. ID. 1910. Interest payable
June and December 1. rate not exceed
ing per centum, registered.
Bids must state rate of interest Bids
will be received at the office of the county
treasurer until the close of business June
ii, 1887, and will be opened June u, 1897
at 10 a. m. The right to reject any or al
bids is reserved.
HORACE G. RETTEW.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
OFFICE, SEVENTH AND KING.

H. T. Sergeant. coal aid wood. Larg
wood, $3.50 load. Phone 545.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
GASOLINE STOVES RENTED.

NAoVI1IlNL STOVES RENTED.
. IL 1T is not convenient for you to buy q
Gasoline Stove at once. we will rent you
stove for from 20 to 40c per week, ac-
cordlng to style. AS Gasoline will cost
only zoc.t per week, you can see that you
VIII save enough from your coal bill to
more than pay rent OF stove besides hav-
ing cool house all the time.
Gasoline Stoves repaired
GASOLINE, FIVE GALLONS, SOC.
-. HUTCHINSON'S,
sixth and King streets, Wilmington, and
i'll Delaware street, New Castle.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02
REWARDS.

$50, REWARD will be paid II the pocket
book be returned as taken from No. 1921
Will be paid II information leading to its
recovery Is produced.
Evening journal., 1897-06-02

First district-Thomas f. Nc
Evilley, James b. Vernon.
Second district-Henry S. Reynolds,
Michael j. Callan.
Third district-Martin McGrath,
John A. Mahoney.
Fourth district-Charles T., Estley,
Andrew A. Cahill.
Fifth district-Clarence F. Pyle, va
cancy.
ELEVENTH WARD.
First district-w. T. Conner. r. L.
Plumley.
Second district-Edward F. Duffy,
Wilburt Dill.
TWELFTH WARD.
First district-Michael f. Long,
Harry C. Adams
Second district-Thomas H. Rile,
Thomas Hamilton.
Third district-A. w. Brilely, John
S. Smith.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-07-09
View, Of . Veteran.

Among those who have spoken in this
vein is Russell Sage. veteran financier.
who is cautious in statement and not
prone to rush into print for the cXpioita-
tion of his views on current matters. II
think. he said. shat we are going to
have steady progress toward far better
times. do not look for any boom. hut
gradual Improvement from now IN. The
ra!lroads are getting more traffic. and
they are working more harmonious.y. The
settlement of the tariff question vii! he n
great "elief to the business community.
After fhe rates of duty have bccn agreed
upon and n bill passed we can settle down
With the assurance that we shall, not be
again disturbed by tariff measures for at
least twenty-fonr years. The properties
in which ! am interested are doing we'll
Yes. l think there is every reason to he-
!!eve that we have long ago passed tho
turning point"
This sentiment is widespread. anil
though there may he some INSCRIPTIONS
politicians who would block tariff legisla-
tion until after the fail election in the
hope that thereby the opponents of the
Republican party would hc able TO gain
some political capital and advantage. it is
possible that better connsels will prevail
and the bill will he passed sooner than
was eXpccted.-Albany Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-07-09

act. signed two days before his retirement,
was the morrill," tariff act. thoroughly
protective measure. whose passage was
made possible at that time because of the
fact that large number of the Southern
Democratic members of the Thirty sixth
Congress had withdrawn. leaving Con-
sress in the control of the Republican
party. which thus placed tariff act upon
the statute books two days before the in
'augnration of Lincoln.
President Lincoln. who wns inaugural
ed March 4. 1861. signed his first general
tarih act on Aug. of that year. and this
was followed by the passage in July. 1862.
ana June 3. 1864. of other tariff inca sures.
TO which his signature was attached.
Grant. who became President March 4.
lS'0. signed on July II. 1870. his first
general act relating to revenues. by which
the infcrna! revenue taxes were reduced.
this being followed by another reduction
on June G. 1872.
PRESIDENT Hayes. who was inaugurated
March !. 1877. signed no genera! tariff
legislation. the House being Democratic
IN the first Congress under his administra-
non and both branches Democratic in
the latter half of his term.
Inc GartieldArthur administration.
which began March 4. 1881. did not wit
ness me enactment of any general tariff
legislation until March =. 1883. two full
years after the Inauguration.
Cleveland's first term was not marked
ny the completion of any general tariff
legislation. the Mills bill. which passed
me Democratic House in 1SSS. failing in
me Senate. which was so closely divided
l'olit'cally that it was found impossible
10 pass through it n measure satisfactory
20 me administration. the substitute
winch was adopted by the Senate being
rejected ny the House. where the Demo-
cratic divisions on the tariff question. now
so strongly marked. was then beginning
to make itself apparent.
benlnmin Harrison's term began March
i. 1881. and the first general tariff act
passed under his administration was sign
cd Oct. i. 1880. eighteen months after his
Inauguration.
Cieve!and's second term. which began
March 4. lS!G}. with his own party in con-
troi in both branches of Congress. did not
witness the completion of its tariff meas
ure until Aug. 2S. 1894. nearly eighteen
months after he took the oath of Office.
"A study of the above history of the tar
III from the beginning of the Government
down to the present time will indicate to
those who have been inclined to criticise
what they assume TO be the slow action of
Congress that instead of its action being
unusually tardy. it has been unusually
l,rom?t. and especially so in view of the
fact that the party in control of the ad-
ininistrntion controls only one branch of
Congress. condition under which it has
seldom been possible to pass n tariff meas
'lre. even in much greater length of time
than has been or is likely to be occupied
III the present instance.
GEORGE MELVILLE.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-07-09
Can't BE Fooled Every Time.

Some people can be fooled once or
twice. but very few more than that. Mr..
Bryan in his speeches last fall asserted
that the forty-two million dollars neces.
sary to keep pace with the growth of pop.
ulation in the United States could not he
produced since the suspension of free
coinage of silver. and quoted Senator
Sherman in support of his theory that this
amount was necessary to be added to the
currency OF the country each year. He
was undoubtedly right in his quotation of
Senator Sherman. but both inaccurate and
misleading in assuming that this amount
of currency cannot be and is not added
to the circulating medium of the country
by means of its present facilities. The
coinage of the mints of the country in the
year which ends with the present month
will be. in round numbers one hundred
million dollars. three-fourths of it gold.
while that of the calendar year 1896 was
ninety-nine million dollars. Add to this
the fact that the money in circulation
to-day is $13S. .OOO, 600 more than it was
year ago and it will be seen that Mr..
Bryan's statements in this. rs well as
in many other things. were, to say the
least, misleading.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-07-09
Tariff Frospects Are Hcin;n..

The progress made by the Senate with
the tariff bill has given some impetus
to general business and has created a
more hopeful feeling in all departments
of trade. The matter is not entirely sen.
timental or at all partisan. The doubt
and instability which have plainly sur
rounded every commercial avenue and
which always exist while tariff uncer.
tainty lasts will in all probability soon
be removed. For the first time since
1887 the business of the country will be
in free and untrammeled position and
the favorable effect on credit and individ-
uni action canot be too highly estimated.
The manufacturer and the distributor
will he able to see clearly into the future
and the money lender and the money bor-
rover will he able to act Understandings.
The prospect has already caused some
activity ir the iron and steel trades. and
has given definite assurance in other di-
rections. The great majority of the
American people hope for and have con-
fidence in substantial results. The gen.
eral situation is ripe for the change,
Money is abundant at low rates. Price
is Oh level which practically guaran-
tees jud.cious operations,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-07-09

President Cleveland pulled down the
| American flag in Hawaii; President Nc
Kinney pulled it up again.
One-third of the Southern vote in the
present Congress has been cast for pro.
| lection.
Every days consideration of the Senate
schedules of the tariff hill brings them
more in harmony with those of the House
bill. and j. is probable that the bill. when
it goes into conference. will differ but lit
tie from that which passed the House.
The shades of the late Salnuc, ]. Ran
! da!l are now being invoked by the De,noc.
racy of that section which fought him
most bitterly during the closing period of
his useful career.
With one member of the Democratic
team pulling in the direction of free trade,
another towards protection. still n third
in favor of free silver and 81 fourth head
cd resoluteiy toward the god standard.
the observation-disclosures band wagon
is not making much progress.
The recent "silver Republican" confer.
cncc is said to have had as its real object
plan to unload Mr.. Bryan as the leader
of the silver cause. Mr.. Bryan has too
many "islns" and is to erratic to suit the
men who are putting up the money in be-
half of the silver cause.
| No subject is being more carefully con-
sidered by President Mckinley now than
the Cuban question. 1t has been the
cause of much anxious thought by him
from the beginning and there is good rea-
son to believe that his plans are well de-
veloped and will be recognized as wide
and satisfactory when they become
| known.
I'm - = AZ.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-07-09
tCon,inued from preceding psge.]
BUSINESS IMPROVING.
FRESH EVIDENCE FROM EVERY
PART OF THE COUNTRY.
Democratic and Republican Journals
Vie with Each Other in Assurances
of Returning Business Prosperity
Reports from All Directions.


Twenty years ago. in 1871. the country
w:s e,i>lrn,iacd in the gloom of II bust.
ness repression. consequent upon the pam
&c of 1873. There were plenty of prophets
who predicted tha. the times would never
get any better. and TIE MASS of Tie peo-
PIE were discouraged and about ready TO
cOncede that the prophets of evil were
right.
But in the fall of 1877 signs of improve
ment began to appear. The general the
0ry WAS that more hopeful feelin. was
induced by the approach of the date for
me resumption act to 20 into effect.
There was no doubt something in this
theory: nevertheless enty of States
men" We're found who asserted that re-
sumption would he n fai,ure. and that
business won.d he injured rather than
helped by the attempt to resume.
But in spite of ali the talk. the times
continued to improve steadily. They
were much better in 1878. and in 1879 the
rising 'iGe assumed the proport:on of
something like boom. Sone of our Min
ncapois people who carried real estate
through the period of depression. and
nearly broke their hacks doing so. will
remember that hy 1850 it was sa!ahie at
advanced and advancing figures. III the
next few years the prices of realty here
md elsewhere in the country reached the
highest prices ever known before or
since.
The history of this country appears to
show that panics and recoveries run in
nbout twenty-year periods. There was
the panic of 1873. followed by five years
OF depression: the beginning of recovery
in 1871: the full tide of recovery in 1870.
followed by period of prosperity lasting
until 1872. Then came the panic of 1893.
followed by the period of depression
which we are now experiencing. To
some there are MS yet no signs of improve
ment dlsccrn:b,e. while to others there is
already faint g!immer of dawn. Many
are looking forward to the passage of the
tariff bin as ;hc startin. poin, of a new
period of prosperity. But whether from
mat or some other cause or causes. it is
quite probable that history will repeat it.
self. and that in the fall of the present
year or the beginning of 1898. we shall
witness n notable Improvement. followed
by perhaps ten or dozen wears of :.rca,
prosperity.
The cycle is nearly conp.c.cd We
nave experienced nearly five years of de.
preston since the election of Cleveland In
1S''2. III IS abor. time for change in
tie natural order of thngs.-Exci,anse
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-07-09
The campniyn of calamity,.

To read the daily wailings nf the organs
of free silver and free trade vii! con-
vino" any fa:r-minded person that those
noisy journals have started in to fight the
calamity campaign of 1S9G nil over again.
They are preaching the Old pernic;ous dog
MAS of discomfort. disorder and disaster
with all the reckless rhetoric of the dem
"gosue and the anarchist. Processing
friendship for the cause of labor. they are
w:ckedly striving to arouse the working
man against his employer: pretending to
favor the restoration of prosperity, they
are deliberately trying to stife the grow
ing spirit of confidence in business en-
terprise: and. while osten: tiously mourn-
ing over the depression Of industry. their
who.e influence is being eXerted to make
il permanent aEd hopeless.
Such are the real purposes of the new
campaign of calamity. In furtherancc
of them its organs publish daily columns
Of dispatches TO show that trade and in
t!ustry are steadily going from bad to
worse. and that the condition of labor
is becoming more and more desperate.
To these prophets of evil the report that
:: factory has closed its doors. that fur
iiace has banked its fires. or that mill
has curtaiied its working force is n mes
H'Se VI JcS. ~ Story OF business failure
or abandoned enterprise is Il delight;
ta:es of id.encss and want are hailed
with glad acclaim. and every line that
tells of paralysis in trade. loss in capi-
tai and earnings or despair among those
who ;oil is eagerly welcomed and osten-
tat:ously displayed as fu.f..ment of
gloomy prophecies.
Back of this eager quest for evil tid-
ings is stealthful purpose to provoke
antagonisms between labor and capital
and thus undermine the foundation of
the rising structure of business pros.
perty. Good times mean death to tho
agitation for free trade and free silver.
The calamity organs know it, and this
knowledge is the inspiration of their
desperate attempt to postpone the day
of returning confidence and prosperons
business.
The intelligent masses of American
wage-carners fully understand the situ.
alton. Their condition is far from whot
it ought to be in employment and INV.
hut on the other hand it is much less
distressing than the mouthy oracles of
chaos would have it appear. The conduct
of the great body of workingmen under
the harsh conditions which now prevail
has been admirable in its patience, hope
fuiness and self-restraint. The attempt
of demagogues and chariatans to incite
disorder and strife in the ranks of labor
will receive its sharpest rebuke from the
E0rkinCnen themselves.