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Evening journal., 1897-01-04

not depend upon their allegiance in
1900, for they are sure TO vote to suit
themselves.
We are by no means certain as to
how 1t will be brought about, but we
feel that 1900 win not get here before
the Democracy will be reunited, and as
strong as ever in its past history. If
Mark Hanna wants to be truly "a
maker Of presidents" we warn him he
had better become a Democrat before
the advent of the new century.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
MANY OFF TO DOVER.

South-bound Delaware railroad trains
were crowded this morning with leg
islators, lobbyists and prominent citi-
zens who were bound for Dover to be
on the ground when the Legislature
meets tomorrow morning. All of the
members of the General Assembly, the
newspaper correspondents and num-
Der of lawyers and business men in
terested in bills to be presented to the
General Assembly went down to Dover
at S.13 o'clock. Others followed at
11.O4 O'Clock. Among the latter were
e. G.. Bradford. City Solicitor Harman
John Biggs and Josiah Marvel.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
TWENTY FIFTH WEDDING ANNI.
VERSARY.

Mr. and Mrs. William T. Wyman
celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary at their home, No. Sl4
French street last evening. These
were present: Mr.. and Mrs. Julian b.
Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Harper Carver,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Kirn, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. J. Bird, Mr.. and Mrs Robert Lidell.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shepperd, Misses
Maggie and Sohpia Caldwell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rathwyl Rambo, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Lyman, Mrs. Charles Messick,
Miss Lulu Hagey, Mr.. and Mrs. Sell
over and many others. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wyman received many valuable pres
ents.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
FEAR REFLECTION OF WAGES

The employees of the p, w. e B.
railroad shops are greatly exercised
over the fear that a reduction in wages
is imminent, and will be made within
a week. One of the employees of the
machine shop told an Evening Journal
reporter yesterday that he had been
notified that a reduction of so per cent.
would be made in his wages. and that
other employees would be reduced ac-
cordingly. This man had been making
SlS per week, and the reduction would
reduce his pay to 50 per week.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
WONDERLAND THEATRE.

Manager Dockstader promises the
best show of the season this week.
Some OF the leading lights of the
vaudeville stage are on the bill, includ-
ing the best dancing team in America,
the DAILY sisters, and number of
others equally famous Wonderland
gives big shows for the money, and
naturally does the leading business.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
4 REcoGNITIoN OF DEMOCRATS.

8 .RECOGNITION OF DEMOCRATS.
The Democracy is essentially na-
tional party. 1t knows no North no
South, no East, and no West. To as
sumo then, as our friends, the Repub-
licans do. that it has been swallowed
by the Populists in the main and by its
old-time enemy, the Republican party,
10 some extent, is a great mistake. De-
mocracy still lives, though to use an
army phrase, in a decidedly "demoral-
ized' condition. That portion OF the
party that favored McKinley's election,
solely on the financial issue, is Just
as strong in its Democratic principles
as ever. 1t never win be brought to
believe and aid in the power OF the
"trusts," nor will it admit the justice
of a tariff which taxes the coat on the
poor mans back to lower the taxes Of
the rich man.
So much for the sound-money Demo-
Gratis. as they are called Mckinley
could not have been elected without
them, and both he and his henchman,
Hanna, are aware Of that fact. As a
result, an effort will be made to control
their votes hereafter, or, keep them
in the Republican party" as the phrase
goes. Now the fact is that they never
were in that party. and il is not likely
they ever will be. so that Mckinley
who is already counting on a second
election, might about as well give NJ
his dream OF rewarding these men who
elected him with fat offices to preserv,
their loyalty to his Napoleonic self fol
the next four years, and bestow all hi.
'loaves and fishes" on his Republican
allies, who are so loudly shouting fol
them.
BY the way, who is the president
elect anyhow? A significant item ha.
lately gone the rounds Of the newspa
pers to the effect that Mark Hanna 4
receiving twice as much homage from
oifice-seekers as Mckinley himself. an,
If this is so, it would seem that tn
rank and file among the Republican
think, as many Democrats do. that tn
president-elect is only a figure-head .
be automatically worked by the grea
Hanna. The latter is evidently
modern Warwick. who expects histor
TO present him to the future world a
the presdent-maker,' just as hi
great prototype is known to the worl
as the "king-maker."
This scheme of buying up with pi
tronage enough Democrats to NAL
McKinley's election in 1900 sure
worthy the brain Of a Hanna, hut,
use homely phrase. lit won't wash
Democrats may go astray now and the
in these days of independent votin
but II they do, il is for what they
lieye to be principle They cannot
bought with offices. Perhaps Ham
would have better luck with the Pop
lists or the Prohibitionists. most
whom look upon public offices as q
acme of their desires. The scheme W
not work with Democrats. They I'M
take the Offices, but Republicans ca
Evening journal., 1897-01-04

A local poet in Wilmington contem-
porary introduces himself to the public
with the declaration: 'I'm only a dog
of humanity, floating along with the
tide" 1t is seldom that one finds a
poet so candid.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
THE DECISION REVERSED.

In United States Court this morning
Judge Wales heard argument to tax the
compensation of the receivers OF the
Wilmington Dental Company. Gray
& Ward appeared for the general cred
itors. and Robert ID. Maxwell and
James II. Hoffecker appeared for the
receiver. The decision was reversed.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
CALVIN I. swAYNE ILL.

Calvin l. Swayne, the well-known
contractor. is dangerously i'll of typnoid
fever at his home. No. 622 Franklin
street. II was reported this morning
that Mr.. Swayne was dead, but the ru-
NOR proved untrue.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
Observation-Disclosures no MEET.

The Peninsula Horticultural Society
will hold its tenth annual meeting in
Milford tomorrow, and continue in
session for ten days. Congressman
Willis will deliver an address of well
come to the delegates, who come from
all parts Of the Peninsula. The re-
Spouse will be made by Professor
James S. Robinson. horticulturist of
the Maryland Experiment Station.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
BARGAINS

In Winter Underwear. Plush Caps and
working Gloves al Ross. No. 2lO Mar
ket street Large assortments, Lowest
prices The best values for the money
ever offered Headquarters for Knit
Jackets. Sweaters, Skating Caps, etc.
Agent for Domestic Sewing Machine.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
SCHOONER no BE SOLD.

United States Marshal Lannan will
sell the schooner John r. Rees, next
Monday on the custom house step on a
claim due the Spedder Marine Railway
Company, Of Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
A CuIfRCU GETs s5O0

Mrs William H. Huber yesterday pre-
sented 20 Father Hugo. pastor Of the
Sacred Heart Church, the sum OF $500.
The money win be applied to the
school fund, which now amounts to
s., 100
Evening journal., 1897-01-04

BENJAMIN NIELDS A DELEGATE.
Benjamin Nields has been appointed
a delegate to the monetary convention,
which meets at Indianapolis on jan
nary -
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
DIED.

MURPHY. her late home, No. S13
Kennebec street, Elizabeth Murphy,
aged 35 years.
Funeral will be held on Thursday
morning. High mass at st. Patrick's
Church at 9 o'clock. Interment in the
New Cathedral Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04

State Chairman Hugh C. Browne, ex-
Senator Anthony Higgins, Colonel
Henry A. Dupont, Henry G. Morse and
ex-Mayor Evan G. ShOrtlidge met at
Mr. Higgins office on Saturday evening
and had a long and earnest talk upon
the situation at Dover. Some of them
were in favor of eXerting the regular
Republican influence in behalf of Alice,
an Addicks man, but at least two of
them declared that they would never
have anything to do with anything or
anybody with which Addicks was con-
nected.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
NEW POST OFFICE NEARLY FIN
ICIIIrI

The wood work at the new Federal
building will completed the middle
of this month, when the government
inspection takes place. The building
has yet to be wired for the electric
lights, but this work will soon begin.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
oRGANIzATION To-MoRRow.

Tomorrow morning the General AS
sembly will meet and organize and
begin its labors, which will last until
the first or middle Of May. The eau
cusses OF tonight will determine the
course to be pursued by the Democrats,
who are apparently determined to Cr-
ganize both branches, and the AddiclSs-
ties and regular Republicans, who nope
TO secure the seating of J. Frank Alice,
the Union Republican claimant from
Kent county, and thereby control the
Senate and prevent partisan legislation.
Everything on the surface indicates
that the Democrats will adhere TO their
determination to organize both
branches at whatever cost. They are
determined that the Addicksites shall
money and the exercise of force to
which they resorted at the late general
election in Kent county. II may result
In a rump Legislature being formed Ey
the Addicksites and regular Republi-
cans, but the Democrats. while they
acknowledge the possibility Of their OPP
ponents taking such a radical step, do
not seem to feel that such a step would
result in any lasting harm either to
themselves or to the state.
We trust that both sides will keeT
their hot-headed advocates in the rear
and that whatever action is taken will
be done in decency and good order.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
ON THTRSDAY
THE l4th DAY OF JANUARY. 1897,
At o'clock. p. m,

At 2 o'clock. p. m,
The following described real estate, viz:
All that certain property beginning at
a stake at the northwesterly side oi
Marsh road at a corner of land late OF
John Fins, now of the Harlan ana hOi-
lingsworth Company's land. north bs9t de-
grees, west 42l feet to the middle OF "a
ditch dividing this from land belonging
10 the Wilmington and Northern itailrodd
Company: thence along the middle of SAID
ditch and by land of said railroad COM
pany. south 1864 degrees, west i4a ieet TO
the northerly side Of Birch street iit 30
feet wide; thence thereby south 3ll2 Dc
grces, east 5S2 feet to a stake in the mid
die Of Marsh road aforesaid, ana lhenCe
thereby north l4ib degrees. east i40 feet TO
a spike.and north 3fts degrees.east l5o rect
to the place of beginning, containing o.
100 acres, more or less.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of the Oxy-Hydrogen Company;
of the State Of Delaware ana 10 pe SOU
by WILLIAM r. FILM, Sheriu.
Sherins Office, Wilmington, Dell DC
cember 80, 1896.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04

Pennies and small change can be
had at the counting-room Of the Even
ing Journal.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
sHFRTFF,s SALE

SHERIFF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF
a writ of Levari Facas. to me directed.
will be exposed TO public sale. at the
Court House. on Market street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets in the city
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
AUDITORIUM,

Men and women out of employment and
willing to work can learn of a permanent
situation at good wages, by writing at
once to T.. V. H., Box lo5, Augusta, Me.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04

II is said that Mr. Hanna is worried
over the cares of the national govern
ment Is there any wonder? He has
taken the whole responsibility on his
shoulders
Evening journal., 1897-01-04

Thomas +. Bayard, Jr, left for New
York to-day to take a place among the
corporation counsel of that city Prob
ably no young man in the city has
more warm friends and well-wishers.
He has been for many years a notable
figure in social circles here, but has not
been at the bar sufficiently long to par
ticularly distinguish himself in the
profession of his selection, but in the
wider field which New York city af-
fords, with the association which his
Official life will give, he will doubtless
develop that legal talent for which his
family is so famous and of which he
should naturally have his full share, if
there is anything whatever in the
broader principles of the theory of
heredity.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04

All communications intended for inser-
ton in this column should be addressed to
Society Editor, care of the Evening Jour
nal. Communicate tions should be written
one side of the paper only.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04

So far as our observation goes, little
use was made of the leap year just
ended by the unmarried women of this
country They had the right TO POP
the question" but we have yet to hear
Of one who used it. Evidently leap
year" to all intents and purposes, is
going cut of fashion. The women
think more Of voting in these days
than they do OF marrying.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04

State Senator Robert J. Handy, Fran
els s. Bradley and Daniel F. Stewart
have been appointed by the Addicks
County Executive Committee to pro-
vide an executive committee for Chris
tiana hundred. The seven districts in
the hundred have never been repre-
sented on the county committee Next
Saturday the county committee will
meet and further consider the regular
Republican proposals for a compromise
for city election purposes, by which
means the regular Republicans hope
to get a foothold in the Addicks ranks
and shatter them.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
COLLEGE CLUB WOMEN.
They Participate in q Delight
full Celebration.
SOME OTHER SOCIAL DIVERSIONS

SOME OF THE ADJUSTMENTS OF
WILMINGTON FOLK AND THEIR
VISITING FRIENDS-BRIEF PER-
sONAL ITEMS ABOUT WHINING
TONIANS AND PEOPLE THEY
KNOW.
Evening journal., 1897-01-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

Jacob II. Adams, of Laurel, to-day
assumed the duties of his position as
prothonotary of Sussex county. Ed
ward f. Hearn, of Laurel, has been ap-
pointed his successor as justice of the
peace and notary public.
In an interview given at Washington
Hon. John p. DOnahoe said: Il
have good reason to believe that the
Court of Appeals will decide in favor
of the Democratic senator and repre-
sentatives from Kent county, and mat a
Democratic United States senator will
be elected to succeed Anthony Higgins.
In that event the Legislature will elect
Willard Salisbury, although the politi-
cal friends of Senator Gray and of eX-
Senator Bayard will lend their aid to
x-Chancellor Wolcott, of Dover, a
man every way qualified for the sena-
torship. We all realize, however, that
Addicks will spend money to accom-
plish mis- object; but it seems most
likely that Senator Gray will soon
have a Democratic colleague"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-09
CANNON MUST STAY.
Judge Gunster Refuses to Grant a New
Trial to the Man Who is Making
a Martyr Of Himself.

James Cannon, the stubborn old man
who has been in the county Jail since
June 1894 for contempt of court i'm
refusing to sign a deed as directed by
Judge Edwards, win likely have to stay
there till death releases him unless he
changes his determination or his attor-
neys figure out some way of getting
around the difficulty without COmprO-
missing court or the headStrOng pris-
Oner.
Recently Attorneys l. II. Burns, Rich
ard Busted, ir., and John F. Scragg at
tempted to have a retrial of the Can
nOn-Riel case on the grounds that the
verdict was secured by accident, mis-
take or fraud and hoped to show that
the imprisonment of Cannon which
was consequent upon the verdict must
necessarily fall, also, being hYpOthe-
Gated on accident, mistake or fraud.
At the last term it was alleged that
neither Cannon nor his attorneys had
consented to the form in which the case
was tried-an amicaDle ejectment-or
the framing of a conditional or mould
ed verdict, such as was found. There
fore they contended a new trial should
be granted and Cannon released dur
ing the pendency of the proceedings
Yesterday Judge Gunster in a lengthy
| opinion declared that there had been
no evidence adduced to sustain the
| charges of fraud" accident on mis-
| take" that even if the judge had erred
| i'm directing a conditional verdict the
| error could not be corrected now; that
| it is strange that council sat idly by
and neglected to call the attention of
court to the alleged error. In conclud-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-09
PLAN NOT FEASIBLE.
That Seems to Be the Opinion OF Experts
About the City Owning an AS
phalt Repair Plant.

Select Councilman Chittenden's idea
that the city may save two or three
cents per square yard by maintaining
its own asphalt pavement repair plant
has received a setback.
Mr.. Chittenden introduced in councils
sometime ago q resolution directing
City Engineer Phillips to investigate
the matter and report to councils. To
that end Mr. Phillips communicated
with a number Of city engineers and
makers of asphalt laying machinery
and also addressed a letter of inquiry
to the editor of Municipal Engineering.
The letter to the magazine editor con-
tanned the query: can you name any
cities which do their own asphalt pave
ment repairing and have their own as
phalt repair plant?" In the current
number of the periodical quite an cS-
haustiVe answer is gives as follows:
Careful inquiry shows that no city Of
Europe or America owns an asphalt pay
ing plant, the word plant meaning fac
tory large or small, for preparing as
phalt paving mixtures for sheet asphalt
pavements or for asphalt blocks. These
plants are owned by many companies
and contractors.
st. Louis leases some melting and mix
| ing kettles, operated by hand and IS
making some repairs with city employees,
| We are unable to say whether these re-
pairs are successful or not, nor whether
| they are economical or not, because we
are told that the cost of labor, materials
and superintendance is not fully tabu-
| lated, nor do definite reports or plans
| seem to be kept, showing whether or not
the repairs are from time to time made
| over portions of streets previously re-
paired within a year or two by the same
employees. Hand repairs of streets pavet
| with asphalt should be avoided because
machinery is needed to produce a homo
| genous mixture
Asphalt mastic sidewalks are sometime,
| laid in Europe with success by city en-
| ployes, but the mixtures are softer ans
the work easily done by hand.
| Similar answers were received from
the makers of asphalt laying machin,
cry, although in some cases it was in,
| dicated that a repair outfit could hI
made to order, II would cost from
IS, 900 to $4,000 and would require tn,
employment of two experts asphalt me
chanics and other employees SO that fol
labor alone the cost would be approx
mately $l5 per day.
Mr. Phillips win probably send a com
| munication to councils on the subjec
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-09
SlEVEKING SICK.
Great Pianist Left His Bed to Fill
the Scranton Engagement.

SieVeking, the great pianist, was
greeted by an enthusiastic audience
at his second appearance in Scranton
at the Frothingham last evening. The
enthusiasm, however, was needed to
make uptO Il certain extent for the feel
ing of loneliness inspired by the large
proportion of empty chairs that We're
visible about the house.
Through his manager, SieVeking
asked the Indulgence of the audience,
stating that he had left a sick bed in
order to fill the Scranton engagement.
To the average listener the illness of
the artist had no perceptible effect
upon his playing.
The audience last evening was made
up largely of amateur and professional
musicians Of this city and Wilkes
Barre, who thoroughly enjoyed the
marvellous exhibition of versatility,
technique and artistic sentiment given
in the performance.
1t was announced at intermission that
owing to the illness of Sieveking the
last two numbers of the programme
would be omitted Yielding to the ap-
pause given, however, the great artist
played the full number Of selections on
the list.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-09
CITY ASSESSORS
WORK IS FINISHED
Assessment for 1897 is 3,070,959 More
Than II Was Last Year.
ENTIRELY NEW CANVAS is MADE
There Was n Radical Departure in
Not Being Guided by the ASSESS
ment of lS96-- Eighth Ward Shows
Per Assessment the Work Cost the
City Si,l0O.

The board of city assessors yesterday
finished the compilation of the city as
sessment for 1897. A study of the fig
ures is interesting in view of the fact
that in making it there was a radical
departure from the methods of preced-
ing years 1t was made by house to
house canvass and with pronounced
disregard of the details of the previous
year.
The 1897 assessment shows a total val
uation of buildings, lands, occupations,
horses etc, to the amount of $23, 252, $40,
or $3,OIO,959 more than the grand total
of the assessment of 1896. The accom-
panying table shows in detail the as
sessments by wards of the more import
ant departments. There were in ad-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-09
CITY NOTES.

A special meeting of the managers of
the Home for the Friendless will be held
this afternoon at o'clock.
Regular meeting of the Central Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union this
afternoon at o'clock. Everyone wei
come.
The Board of Associated Charities of
Scranton will meet this evening at s
o'clock in the poor board room, munici-
pal building
Typographical error caused The Trb-
,une to say yesterday that the convention
of the Third district Republicans will be
held March 2 The item should have read
March l6,
5. q. Barker & Son will open retail
store for the sale of the Barker bicycle
in the board of trade building about
March 20, 1t is their intention to carry
a fun line of ladies', gents and juvenile
wheels, sundries, etc.
The first of series of Monday after
noon prayer meetings was held yesterday
afternoon at the Young Women's Chris
tian association rooms. Mrs. T.. II. Rip
pie led the meeting. The attendance was
as encouraging as could be expected for
the first meeting.
Miss Florence Richmond will direct Il
musicale tonight at o'clock at the
Young Women's Christian association
= ~,
Miss Florence Richmond and Harvey
Blackwood will assist in the programme.
Both gentlemen and ladies are invited.
Mrs. Margaret Barry, of Archibald, who
was charged with receiving goods all
legged to have been stolen by Mrs. Mar
Earet O'Hara, yesterday went before al
derman Wright ana made an affidavit to
the effect that she was wholly innocent
Of the charge of receiving stolen goods.
The Delaware and Hudson company
paid yesterday at the White Oak colliery
at Archibald, and the Jermyn mine at
Jermyn The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western company made no payments
yesterday Today the employees at the
car shops, the Brsbin and the Cayuga
mines Will be paid.
Thirty-seven deaths from all causes oc-
CURED in the city last week according TO
the records of the board of health de-
parmeut. The number is slightly above
the normal mortality rate. There We're
y new cases of measles reported ana
of diphtheria Eight new cases OF
measles We're reported yesterday.
At the meeting of the Methodist Epis,
"opal ministers in Elm Park church yes
terday morning Rev John Da9y read q
paper on THE Sabbath of the Worlds
History The paper was quite extensive
|ni the reading of 1t took up most of tho
boe. y brief discussion followed, seV.
"a OF the ministers speaking in compl
''rtary terms Of Mr., Dayys effort
n petition Of Assistant City Solicitor
j. Davis court yesterday granted per
Ion to have published the notice O
Intention to apply for viewers for tn
'nteenth Sewer district. Heretofor
v1s necessary to serve each propert!