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The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
Should be Named by Bank Commissioner.

At the next session of the Legisla-
ture bill amending the banking law
so as to give the Bank Commissioner
power to appoint receivers Of defunct
banks instead of continuing that power
in the hands of the District Judge will
be presented. The Bank Commissioner
knows better than anybody how the
greatest amount of dividends may be
derived from the assets and who is
best fitted to do the work. He would
then be held responsible for the wind
ing up of the affairs of a bank and
would give the matter his undivided
attention. Under the present system
the most glaring steals have occurred
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
VICTORY FOR THE MINERS
Attorney General Boyle Will Vigorously
Follow Up His Fort Scott Victory.

The most important battle ever fought
in the interest Of labor ever fought
in this country has just been won by
Attorney General Boyle. 1t was the
Crawford county scrip and screen case.
The issues involved affect every law
enacted in this country for the protec-
tion of the laboring man from the grind
ing and crushing process employed by
organized capital.
The case was originally begun by
County Attorney Widely, of Crawford
county, with the object in view Of en-
forcing the screen and scrip laws re-
Gently enacted by Kansas Legislatures
The case was argued in the same court
but before Judge West three years ago,
but the decision then given was that
the screen law was unconstitutional.
In this case Attorney General Boyle
rendered effective assistance in the pros
ecution of the case. Attorney Cliggett
and ex-United States District Attorney
w. r. Perry represented the mine op-
orators. Their contention was that the
law interfered with the right Of con-
tract, that the employment of men was
a purely personal matter, and that any
law restraining or interfering with this
privilege was an abridgment Of the
freedom of contract and the civil lib
erty of citizens. 1t was also cOntended
that it was class legislation because 1t
applied to but one class of citizens and
did not affect others at ALL All of these
points were made as strongly as the
ability of the experienced attorneys
FIN tho OTNorofnVac TUOII16 VNnruntf
Attorney General Boyle argued that
the law was constitutional. He made
an argument which was seven and one
half hours in length and covered the
ground in all it's details thoroughly.
He asserted that the State had the right
to exercise police power to suppress
fraud on any of it's citizens. That the
law was not class legislation because it
was for the benefit Of all individuals
affected by the evil legislated against
and for the protection of a great class
of people from poverty which would
come through continued robbery by
their employers. He said that the law
was not made to apply to everybody
because it was not the practice to leg
islate against shadows. 1t was there
AOlS a. AOt0lblAluIO ouDJCNI upOh WulCn w
legislate. He said that since 1400 Great
Britain had had statutes along the same
line and that it would be sad COM
mentary on free government to have
our courts hold that similar laws in
this country were unconstitutional.
If monarchy could suppress such
frauds there should be no question about
the power to do so under a free gov
erHment. Mr. Boyle read from the re-
ports of the Labor Commissioners of
many States to show that the screen and
scrip frauds were recognized by labor
generally and that the system was gen
orally condemned.
I'y agreement but one argument was
made in the two cases and the same
order has been made in the both the
scrip and screen case.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
or VITAL IMPORTANCE TO WORKINGMEN.

interview with Advocate General
police involved this
a
o
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
New Law Affects County Officers.

In an opinion, given out last Friday
Attorney General Boyle holds that the
new county salary bill which goes into
effect January IL affects officers whose
terms are not yet completed as well as
newly-elected officers. He thinks there
is no legal force in the argument that
election and qualification under the old
law Is virtually contract for two years
service at the salary then provided for.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
TEACHERS ARE COMING.
TWenty-ffth Annual Meeting Will be Held
December 1880.

Inc tnlrty-nICH annual meeting Oh Jhe
Kansas State Teachers Association will
be held at the State capitol, Topeka,
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
December 2S to 3O
The officers of the association are:
President, ]. r. Peairs; first vice pres
ident, ]. H. Jackson; second vice pres
ident, Geo. ID. Knipe; third vice presi
dent. Geo. b. Sipe; secretary, H. p.
Butcher; treasurer, J. N. Wilkinson.
Executive COmmittee.-J. e. Peairs,
]. H. Jackson, Geo. d. Knipe, Geo. B.
Sipe, and State Superintendent VIM.
Stryker.
Railroad Secretary.-S. F. Wright
Committee on Entertainment l..
Field, chairman.
Following is the revised programme
in full, as given out Monday:
GENERAL MEETINGS.
Tuesday Evening, December 2S, at 3
o'clock, In Representative Hall - Music,
America Invocation by Reverend Long.
Address of welcome, by A. w. Dana,
Topeka. Response, by L. d. Ellis, Bur-
lngton Music "The Signal Resounds"
dudley Buck), by Modoc Club, Of To
peka. Presidents address, by ]. Il.
PEARS, Lawrence Music Chorus OF
Spirits and Houris" (from Shelley's
"PrOmetheus Unbound Dudley Buck),
by Modoc Club. Announcement Of COM
mittees. Music. Social
Wednesday, December 20, at o'clock
a. M, in Representative Hail.. H.
Jackson vice president, will preside. .
a. M, music 9:10 a. m., Lecture, "Cul-
ture and Efficiency" by DR.. w. ~ Hail
mann. 10 a. M, Relation Of Kindergar-
ten to Primary Work." by Mrs. e. Da-
IIodgdon, Kansas City, EfRe Jean Green,
Mound City; Helen M. Eacker, Kirwin.
1880 a M, Defective Eyesight in Chill
dren," by Doctor Minney, Topeka. 11;1O
a. m, Psychology of Number" by
Mamie e. Dolphin, Leavenworth. Dis
cussion, by M. A. Bailey, Emporia; T.
s. Johnson, Beloit; e. NJ Wood Bald
win. Il NJ, miscellaneous business.
Wednesday evening, December 20, at
o'clock. in Assembly Hall, High School
building or Grand opera house. Music.
Invocation. Music Lecture, Evolution
of the Coming Man" by DR.. David Starr
Jordan. Music.
Thursday, December 30, at o'clock
a. nL, in Representative Hall.9 a.
m, music, piano solo, "ReYel of the
Witches (Holst), Gertrude Haulenbeck
$40 a. m, report of committee Of twelve
on rural schools-(a) Supervision" by
F. p Smith, Lawrence. (b) Supply of
Teachers" by A. r. Taylor. Emporia.
General discussion. Music, Spinning
Chorus from THE Flying Dutchman"
(Wagner), by Riley County Teachers
Quartette- Wilhelmia Spohr, Delpha
Hoop, Louise Spohr, Gertrude Lyman:
Gertrude Haulenbeck, pianist. 1910
n. m, Saving of Time" by E. B. Smith,
Great Bend. Discussion by L. M.
Knowles, Marion H. F. NJ Bear, We'll
lington; e. w. Myler, Moran. 1880 a.
m., why are Boys Not in the High
SCHOOL," by o. e. OIin. Discussion by
l.. C. Wooster, Bmporia; w. M. Fisher,
Arkansas City; N Mcdonald Usage
City. 11.40 a. m, "The Necessity of Art
in the Public Schools" by Mrs. M. M,
Miller, Topeka. 12 M, presentation Of
flag. Presentation Of banner. Music,
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
Not a State Coal Steal.

Mine Inspector McGrath has filed his
report relative to the coal steal in Leav-
enworth county. In it he refers only to
coal taken from under the Missouri
river as stated in a recent Advocate
article. He finds that a reasonable roy
atty on the coal taken out would amount
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
State Alliance Meeting.

The State Alliance will meet at Lin
coin Post hail. Topeka, on the morn
ing OF January for two-days' ses-
sion. An open meeting will be held on
the evening of the 9Th. The program
will probably be ready for the next issue
Of the Advocate.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08
Mr.. Bryan on Nebraska Election Returns.

Mr.. Bryan has carefully studied the
Nebraska election returns, showing that
the silver cause has gained in that State.
He says:
In 1886 the fusion electors, represent
Ing the Democrats, Populists and Silver
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-08

to $47,S42. The coal really belongs to
the government, as 1t is taken from un-
der navigable stream.
Evening journal., 1897-12-14

been transferred to the Troy New
York; Conference. and will leave on
Monday for his new charge, which is
said TO be q very desirable appoint
ment. Rev. Mr.. Nelson, of that con-
ference, will be transferred to Galena.
Miss Ida Sharp, Of Harrington, who
has been in the Philadelphia Jefferson
Hospital under treatment for appendi-
citis, has returned home. The use of
the knife was not necessary, the ice
treatment was used successfully.
The second semi-annual convention of
the Cedar Creek hundred Sunday
schools will be held tomorrow at
Staytonyille, five miles from Milford.
L. b. Springs, whose fine residence,
at Brenford, was recently destroyed by
fire, is erecting a new residence on the
site of the one which was burned.
Work on the last section CT the
sixty-mile road Of the Queen Anne
Railroad Company, between Queens
town, Md, and Lewes, Del, will be
finished by Christmas.
e. II. Rodney, while driving across
the Delaware railroad near Harring-
ton, was struck by a train yesterday
afternoon. The wagon was demolished,
but the man and horse were unhurt.
The farmers living in the vicinity Of
Fleming's Landing are loud in their
denunciation of the New Castle Levy
Court, as that body has been unneces-
sarily slow in having the drawbridge
at that point repaired.
John f. Salisbury, the godfather of
hA II "a Inv Iatf l..k L.. .lI
right and will be enforced
Manlove Ferguson, OF Dover, has en-
tered a confession of Judgment in the
sum of $3.50, the amount of consta-
bles fees for serving a summons in a
suit for debt, instituted by Ferguson
against a neighbor about eighteen
month ago.
Milford folk are talking about an in
cident that occurred during the Sussex
County Teachers Institute there last
week A young woman teacher board
ing at the Windsor Hotel, tried to blow
out the electric light. Being unable to
blow 1t out, she wrapped a skirt around
it, but the skirt would not stay, so she
tried to fan it out, and in her exertion
struck it and it broke. She succeeded.
Agent Stout Of the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals, was
in Lewes again last week and as a re-
suit OF his visit the graders on the
railroad have been compelled to allow
a large number of their mules to rest
until the sores on their backs and
shoulders have healed. The colored
drivers take poor care Of the mules and
work them hard
John Jewell, of near Laurel, while
out hunting, climbed a fence carrying
his gun, which exploded and killed him
instantly.
Evening journal., 1897-12-14
eLAMEs oARMEN,s wIFE.
Claim That the New Haven Thief Was
Not the Principal Onender.


NEW HAVEN. Dec. 14-Attorney
Martin Conlon, counsel for Frederick
Carmen, who was arrested for a series
Of burglaries from cars OF the Adams
Express company in this city, Is au-
thority for the statement that Carmen
Is the tool OF his wife and mother-in-
law, and they induced him TO commit
the thefts. which extended over period
Of two years.
Carmen was given n hearing In the
police court, and his case was continued
until Thursday next. He was placed un-
der $4,000 bonds. The wife OF the ac-
cused man and her mother. Mary Bo-
han. We're also arrested, charged with
theft, and they will likewise be tried
Thursday
Carmen at one time worked for the
express company and by means Of a
key he then secured he has been able
to unlock the express cars and secure
the booty. Mrs. Carmen admits that
at one time she stood guard at the
front door OF butter and egg store on
Congress avenue while her husband
brought the plumber out the back door.
The police have also ascertained that
he committed two burElaries at Ar
lington, N. j. Carmen is about 30 yearN
old, while his wife is several years
Younger
Evening journal., 1897-12-14
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

superintendent Willard T. Smith, of
the New Castle county schools, was in
town yesterday.
J. II. Stoops is reported much better
to-day. His wife has so far recovered
as to be able to come downstairs.
A. B. Lancaster has resigned from
the position which he held in a Will
mington business house.
James G. Shaw, Jr., who is superin-
tendent of his fathers mills at Bridge
ton, n. j., spent Sunday at his home
here.
Theodore Francis and daughter, Bes-
sic, of Wilmington, were the guests of
Mrs. lRichard Eckles ON Sunday.
Miss Gertrude A. Kuntz visited viii
mingtOn friends last night.
Harvey Stewart and William Wilson
attended the production of ''Eight
Bells" at the Opera House in Whining
ton last evening.
Evening journal., 1897-12-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Major Jewett Wilcox. the well known
hotel man, died at Chicago.
Attorney Deuprey, for Durrant, says
that sensational revelations in the case
will soon be made.
over 1000 KlondilSe miners have stam-
peded from Dawson In search OF food
across the mountains
Actor Mansfield has settled out Of
court the action brought against him
by his dresser for assault.
DIR. Charles Butler president OF the
corporation Of New York university,
died In his nlnety-sixth year.
The annual meeting OF the National
Civil Service Reform league win be held
In Cincinnati Thursday and Friday Of
this week.
The annual report OF the American
Bible society, showing the circulation
Of 7G7.52s Bibles and an expenditure Of
1892. 2.292, is Issued.
It is semiohlcially announced In Ha-
vana that the Cuban leader, General
Sanguily. had written TO Blanco offer
ing his services TO Spain.
Evening journal., 1897-12-14
Mr.. Hepburn sustalned.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1f.-Exceptlng
the reporting Of the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
which Is TO be considered today, the
house did no public business yesterday.
The entire session was consumed In ad-
justing a personal dispute between Mr..
Hepburn OF Iowa and Mr.. Norton Of
Ohio. which grew out of a controversy
that occurred last week during the de-
bate on the pension bill. The point at
Issue was as to whether a certain word
used by Mr.. Norton, but which he after
ward disclaimed any intention Of using,
should appear I'm the permanent record.
Mr. Hepburn offered to withdraw a mo-
ton he made to make the record con-
form to the stenographer's report II Mr..
Norton would again disavow the word
on the floor. but this Mr.. Norton de-
clined TO do, and. after a long debate,
involving the practices of the house and
the amenities between members, the
house by a party vote-136 TO 121-sus-
tained Mr.. Hepburn's motion.
Mr.. Cummings OF New York intro
duced in the house a bill appropriating
$50 900 for a statue Of Admiral David
D. Porter in Washington. Mr.. Quigg.
from the committee on library has re-
ported TO the house favorably the bill
changing the name OF the Congressional
library 70 the National library. the IL
brarlan 20 be known as director.
Evening journal., 1897-12-14
Weather Probabilities.
Rain; easterly winds.
New York Markets.


FLOUR-State and western steady,
but quiet; city mills patents, S5.75a6:
winter patents. s4.s0Q515; city mills
clears, $5.40Q5.60; winter straights. $i5J
Q475.
wHEAT-No. 2 red opened firm on
better cables. but eased off under the
bearish government report; December,
97 5-16Q9716c.; May. 39s@9S%c.
RYE-Dulli No. 2 western. 5OAc.. c. J..
T., Buffalo.
CORN-No. 2 quiet, but steady with
wheat; May, S3S@34c.
OATS-No ? dull; track. white, state,
2SlkQ35c.; track, white, western, 2Sh0
S5c.
PoRK-Easy; mess. ss-25G9; family.
f1O5OG11.
LARD-Firm; prime western steam.
$4.65 nominal.
BUTTER-Easy; state dairy, 13Q21c.;
state creamery. 15G22c.
CHEESE-Quiet: large, white, Sep
tember. shQslkc.; small, white. septem-
Der, 969hc.
EGGS Steady; state and Pennsylva-
MIA. 21Q26c.; western. 20G24c.
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining 39sc. /;
centrifugal, 90 test. 15-16c. refined
firm; crushed. l1-16c.; powdered. SIC.
iTURPENTINE-S Steady at S2% Q3SAc.
Enthusiastically; New Orleans, 26
@s1c.
RICE-steady; domestic. 4lk96kc.;
Japan. 5q5hc.
HAx-ouiet; shipping, 4O@i5c.; good
to choice, 5OQ75c.
Evening journal., 1897-12-14
WOULD pIsRANp FIRST.
Soldiers Declare They WIN Not Wear
Prison Made Uniforms.

Soldiers Declare They VIII Not Wear
Prison Made Uniforms.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y, Dec. 14.-The
members of the Thirty-slxth Separate
company have announced that they
win never consent TO wear prison made
uniforms. They have passed no formal
resolutions TO that effect, for that
would make them liable to the charge
Of characterization and OF conduct un-
becoming a soldier. They say that
they will disband rather than wear
prison made uniforms. IL is probable
that the matter win be settled by the
men paying for their own uniforms.
The Thirty-slXth Separate company
has a membership Of nearly 100 repre-
sentative young men. The captain is
Major Austin A. Yates, who was for
one year president of the State Nation
nj Guard association. Mr.. Yates rep
resented this county In the assembly
for three terms and In the course of
his legislative career introduced a pris-
on bin forbidding the making OF skilled
labor products In state prison. Major
Yates views on the question at that
time are his opinions Of the present
time. and while he viii not be guilty of
an act unbecoming an officer. he says
that he win never consent TO his COM
mand being uniformed in prison made
fiothes.
orders were recently issued that the
entire guard should be supplied with
uniforms made In the state prisons.
Evening journal., 1897-12-14
ON The TRACK OF BOGGS

PRESIDENT RICHARDSON, OF THE
BANK, SAYS HE WILL SOON BE
CAPTURED.
Dover, Dec. 14.-IIarry A. Richard
son, president of the First National
Bank, talked freely yesterday of the
case of William n Boggs, the default
ing paying-teller of the bank, who stole
S107, 900, and about the probable return
of Boggs to this state to stand trial
and tell who were interested with him
in stock speculation with the money
taken from the bank.
President Richardson says: Il feel
sure that William N. Boggs will be
back soon, but he will be brought back.
1t is but question of time, for he can
not evade us much longer. In the
meantime every effort is being made to
get at the bottom of this matter. We
want Boggs and the men who we be-
lieve were connected with him. We
can give no particulars now, but when
our investigation is ended and we Sc
cure the information which we seek.
both BOggs and those connected with
him will be brought to the bar Of JUS
tice to answer the charges"
Mr.. Richardson said that it would be
unfair and premature to now give out
the information which the bank pos
sesses. 1t is able at present to prove
nothing. When asked if it was true
that checks drawn on the First Ma
tional Bank Of Dover for large amounts
by prominent citizens had been cashed
through the Farmers Bank, but never
appeared on the books of the First Ma
tion Bank, Mr.. Richardson said that
such was not the case, but checks were
cashed for amounts far in excess bank
deposits Of the people who signed them.
When asked If the directors of the
bank believed that others were con-
cerned with Boggs, he said yes, but
declined to name persons or amounts.
The story that the defaulting teller
is about to come back has been well
circulated about Dover, but it is not be-
lieved by his relatives here They do
not know where he is, and have no rea-
son for thinking that he will be back
James d. Boggs, the freight agent at
Dover station, said: Il do not know
where he is, and his family do not
know / do not believe that he will
come back. am his only half-brother
but his brother, who lives in Philadel-
phia, has written here asking by what
authority 1t was stated that win was
coming back. There was no authority
David H. BOggs, another half-bro-
ther, who is baggage agent at the Do
yer station, declared that 'fWill has
never written to us, and we know moth.
ing of him. Intmy opinion the whole
story is a scheme gotten up for politi-
cal purposes"
There are many in Dover who think
that the current stories have been cir.
culated for political purposes, and this
is the reason that bank officers, who are
spoken to in reference to the matter
always say that the bank will pursu,
its investigation along the line Of JUS
tice to the bank and it's depOsitors. Il
is generally admitted that several citi
zens may have a hard task to explair
away their connection with the de-
faulter There have been. however
men dragged into the affair who hav,
no connection whatever with the case.
Evening journal., 1897-12-14
nnI player charged with murder.

ST. CLAIRsYILLE. o., Dec. 14.-JaclS
Easton. a baseball player, has been ar
rested at Martins Ferry, this county, on
the charge Of numbering man named
Pitcher at Nassau, Rensselaer, county.
N. Y. last September. A reward OF
$3.50 was offered by the state OF New
York for his arrest. He played with a
minor league in New York in the sum-
mer. but Of late has been a millhand in
this county. He refuses TO talk.
Evening journal., 1897-12-14
New nond srrlem ror Man oarrIers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Postmaster
General Gary has amended postal regu-
lations so as TO require that after April
next the bond supplied by letter car
riers for the faithful performance OF
their duties shall be that supplied by
surety companies. At the present time
about half of the carriers have surety
company bonds and the other half pri-
vate individual bonds. By the death OF
bondsmen and for other reasons the in
divldual bonds are often found TO be
worthless, and the new system is be-
lieved 10 be I'm accordance with pracu-
cal business methods.
Evening journal., 1897-12-14
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Muskrat hunters are reaping a fair
harvest in the marshes near Milford.
Grading on the line of the Queen
Anne railroad is being done on the
Rodney field, near Lewes, at which
point the station will be erected, the
foundation Of which IS being laid.
The Georgetown jail now contains
twenty-five prisoners, and Sheriff
Johnson is in quandary what to do
with them.
The annual elections of the town
Of Milford will be held on Monday and
Tuesday, January and 4.
Bishop Coleman formally opened the
new rectory of st. Paul's p. T. Church
at Georgetown Saturday night and
Sunday evening delivered a sermon on
Wisdom"
Several members Of the Royal Arch
Masons of Maryland visited Elkton
and formed a chapter of Royal Arch
Masons, to be known as Chapter a.
Mrs. Mary E. Sidwell, Of the Ninth
election district, of Cecil county, has
filed a bill in the Circuit Court, asking
for a divorce from her husband, David
F. Sidwell, who now resides in Della
ware
An extra force Of men have been en-
gagged to work upon the tract of land
in Cecil county upon which gold is al
legged to have been discovered. Ship
ment of rock and sand has been made
this week to Philadelphia from Row
landville for the purpose Of assaying.
Thomas P. Jones. ST., has been ap-
pointed postmaster at CeciltOn, vice
George n. Davis, removed. The office
is a fourth-class one and pays about
$500 year.
The December term of Circuit Court
for Cecil county convened yesterday
and will likely be a short term Chief
Judge James Alfred Pearce, of Kent,
presides.
John Stevens, a farmer, living near
Bridgeville, has been gathering straw
berries from his patch every day the
past week. The patch has supplied
him with more than enough for the
family's use. He expects to make a
shipment to the Baltimore market this
week.
Plans are being considered for estab-
fishing a circulating library in Middle
town.
The new bell Of the Seaford M. e.
Church was rung for the first time on
Sunday. 1t cost $175, and weighs 1,40O
pounds 1t can be heard at a distance
of two and a-half miles.
Dover people are agitated because a
| couple of Mormons are preaching their
doctrine in Delaware.
Seaford citizens are asking capital
lists to go to that town and start up
factories of some sort.
A big flock of wild geese have made
their appearance on the banks of the
canal near Middletown.
The cornerstone of the new Metho-
/ dist Protestant Church between Delmar
and Salisbury, was laid yesterday.
While the extensive repairs are be-
| ing made to the Harrington M. E.
| Church, the members are worshiping
/ in the Opera House.
Thomas b. COursey, of near Dover
is 81 years old and has a petition in
circulation to better the ballot law and
it is being signed by Republicans and
| Democrats alike.
Rev. Frank Fletcher, pastor of Ca
lena Methodist Episcopal Church, has