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Evening journal., 1898-05-19
A WEATHER pREnIcTIoN.

Clement Wragge, the government
meteorologist OF Queensland, Australia,
1iten called "inclement Wragge' and
wet Wragge," " is an Cdd genius. This
IS one of his weather predictions
What a grand meteorological opera is
in 'progresst All tine people of Aus
lalia and New Caledonia arc the au-
dience. Yet not all can hear alike the
gICat performance I'm it's tout ensemble.
Those in advance between Bundaberg
and Ballina win enjoy the stirring
music The sea, in sympathy, adds its
stcntOrian bass to the whirring Of the
wind, anon roaring around some cav
ernCus blum, then lashing the cliffs in
angry tones with supernal cascades Of
majestic beauty, while m0dulating the
sonata i'm turn to the kissing, soething
totes OF babblng foam. But our
friends in New Caledonia occupy spe-
cial fauteuils in the theatre of King
AeolUs. There. under their eyes will
Sana. the storm empress of the Pacific.
soon perform her marvellous evolutions.
and dance her widest step"
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
In SPECIAL SESSION.

COUNCIL MEETS FOR THE
|JSTMENT OF TAXES-FULL
|7D PRESENT.
Council met last night in special
to consider the adjustment OF
All the members were present
resident Lambson in THE chair.
assessor had not footed up the
|nent list it was returned to him
L purpose, and also to sbraighten
y errors in the list.
ell will sit again ON juno l, 2
FOR amy complaints thIat may be
regarding over or under ASSESS
On motion of MIR. Cleweil tine
g adjourned, as There was no
business to be transacted.
|lformal discussion took place re-
b the condition OF the city
AIN agreed that tIhey were in
'ape. Mr.. Porter stated THAT he
Deaiwane City yesterday and a
aleb offered him 10000 bushels
lter shells at a nominal price.
'unlcilmen were very much in IA
! procuring the shIells fer use on
eets, and the president requested
'ewell to communicate with Mr.
'an'd ascertain what his nominal
twas. If satisfactory They will
ise them. After some further dis
b as to THE city's welfare, Coun-
burned.
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
WILLOW WOOD TOR DUPONTs.

Chest tertown, Md, May ia large
lc.ce Of men is operating in Kent cut
ting willows under contract with the
Dupont Powder Company OF Della
ware. Every possible stick Of willow
in the county is being secured for the
contract. Willow trees OF from one to
four inches in diameter are preferred,
as the smaller growth makes the finest
quality OF charcoal for gunpCwder. AL
most the entire supply in the county is
found contiguous to mill ponds and the
fresh water courses Of streams. The
earlies accounts of the manufacture Of
gunpOwder state that the charcoal Of
willow wood was used. for the reason
that it is of fine grain, soft and easily
nnlYer. zed.
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
GUTHRIE WILL JOIN ROOSEVELT.
THE FORMER SOLDIER AND
SCOUT NOW AWAITING THE
CALL HERE.

THE FORMER SOLDIER AND
SCOUT NOW AWAITING THE
GAIL ITERE.
To-day's New York Journal says:
John Guthrie, Indian fighter, scout
and soldier, VIII fOrsal1e thIe path Of
peace after years of quiet and cast his
fortune with Theodore ROOseveltS IS
cowboy regiment. In him THE Rough
Western Rider" will have valuable
addiction Guthrie has been living in
Wilmington, Dell, for some years, but
at the first intimatiOn that There would
be IA band Of his old comrades go to the
front he wrote a letter TO the then as
sistant SECRETARY Of uhe NAVY. Offering
his services He 1eceived the follow
ing letter in reply:
Navy Department,
Washington, April 27, 1898
John Guthrie, No. COZ King Street,
Wilmington, Del.
My Jean Sir Don't you think you
are "a little too old for such service?
Othcrp ise your record would make
you a peculiarly good MAN, / wish l
could ee you.
Very sincerely yours
n. r.. ROOSEVELT.
Gutiie's early life is filled with rO-
NANCE and replete with hair-breadUh
escape from the Indians Wlhen q gem
eral lrfare against the red man was
being waged an along the frontier. He
was born in Delaware, filthy years ago
and when very young ram away from
home and Joined a wagon train ON ibs
way crossthe dangerous Kansas prair-
les This was in 1865, and before the
train lad been out from Wichita three
days it was attacked and tine young
man had his first taste of figlhting. His
conduct attracted attention, and il was
only O. short time after THAT he was 9
scout on the staff of General Crook
| For an lumber of years then Ihc driitet
around from fort to fort, always leadinl
| the scouts. Fort Laramie, Wyoming
first. and after that Fort Phil keal'ny
! At Fort Phil KeaTny, one hundred an,
eight whites were massacred by the In
dians. mAny OF them being brutality
/ mutiated. Guthrie was one Of the few
survivors. Fort c. +. Smith, Fort Reno
/ Horse Shoe Ranch AMID the Big Mcdl
cine Bow on the Big Horn river, wer
! other commands to which Guthrie wa.
attached. He was There Through al
! the campaigns until THE Indians wef
forced to reservations and pacilied. AT
ter THAT NE returned 10 his Old home
| Guthrie holds the Delaware champion
| ship for mounted r1emen. He will g
| Whenevcr the cain comes for him.
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
sEc1rRFD A uTEUTENANCY.

West Chester, May 19.-Smed.ey ID.
Butler. the 1S-year-old son Of Con-
eressnan Butler, Of this place, has re-
.-lved The appointment OF lieutenant
-ls man ines. fer which he passed exami-
rlstion at Washington, ID. c.. on Tues
day. end has already reported at the
ticrraci1s There for duty. HI was deslr-
Gus OF securing a West Point or An-
napo,is appointments, but his father re
fused to assist him. Ldarn.ng that
there we're twer.ty maItue Leutenants
TO be oppoinIted, he quieltly entered thu
c1gtes by way Of examination, amid
out of 300 candidates he won FIRST hon
ors. lie is a grandson Of eX-Congress-
man Darlington, of this borough.
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
cHAPLAIN PIlcHARD ILL.

Dover. May 19.-Rev. S. n. Pill
chard. formerly OF the Wilmington
Conference. who was recently appoint
ed chaplain in the United States Army.
and has been stationed az Fort Bayard,
New Mexico. has not gone to Cuba, as
was reported. Mr. Pilchard has been
suffering severely from rheumatism for
the past six weeks and has gone to Hot
Springs. Arkansas, for treatment. His
wife and children are expected 10 ar
rive here about the last of the month
to stay with Mrs J. NJ. Wilkinson.
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
lEW CiSYLE EEBS BO7Es

lge" Ralnley is engaged in clean
4t THE CUTTERS on Chestnut street
Hpairing the road. A cartIOa.d OF
of sbcns will be obtained from
il and the bad spots filled in. The
ghas done work OF this nature be
and been highly cOmpMmented by
,lty officials for the manner in
it was done.
/ electric company is still work
repairing the track bed, and in a
time hopes to halvs the worst
in the road put in good shape.
!. Robert Wright, Of Fifth and
lony streets, who has been i'll for
asst week, is dangerously ial at
ut, and there is NO hope Of her
lTy.
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

DR.. q. II. McC1be's ban, at Days
lscro. was destroyed by lightning dur
Hlg The recent storm.
Because Tie failed to get the neces
sary permit from the Town Council OF
Dover. Richard Colt cf th@t place, was
yesterday fined s. and COSTS for cuO ing
down a tree in front of his home.
The congregation of uh1 Preebytenian
Church. at ST. Georges, is preparing 20
c,lsbraGe THE two hun1redth amri Vcr-
saIy of The founding OF the odiice on
NAV %.
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
iH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

hnett Square, May 19.-The an
commencement exercises of the
.al High School, Of East Marlbor
township. were held in Odd Eel
4 Hall, Unionville, last night
! was a large attendance. County
intendent, Professor Frank 3
Twas present and made an address.
presented the diplomas. Profes-
r. II. Green, Of the West Chester
hal School, was also present and
A., an address. The following was
irogram: Prayer, Rev. ]. NJ. Ruth
ID: motto Grafton, Row, Not
q +" ~ Agnes McCue; essay, Mod
+ locks" Anna Harvey; oration,
II q All Ages" Hannah Alexan-
,fion, "The Monroe Policy, Ed
stivey: prophecy and valedictory,
lla Fl. Webb
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
.wANT no BE IN sERVIcE.

ost Chester, May 19.-SecOnd Lieu
1t George b. Hopes, Of the Sec
hor Reserve Company Of State
1ds, of this place, went to Harris
a yesterday for the purpose Of hav-
vhe governor take the company at
) and place II at Mt Gretna, or
q place, for drill, equipment and
lpline, until it shall be needed for
&c service. This company was
vd to eighty-five men on the day
Accompany ], Sixth Regiment. n. G..
Oft here for Mt. Gretna. about three
AS ago. II has no arms as yet. but
Z are expected in a few days. The
5frs of the company are. S. NJ. Pax
Il captain; st. julien Ogier. first
pnant; George r. Hopes, second
tenant
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
GIAL AID Personal NOTES

:. Dell Case, the mother CT Signal
Wax Case. OF the Montgomery, re-
Z had a letter from her boy, writ
iwhile at sea, and mailed on a
.klg steatnler. In it Max states mat
both we'll and anxious for q
With the Spanish. Chief Engi-
,Reeves is on the same boat, and
a message to New Castle friends.
sltennnt c. p. HOlcomb spent yes
4 in New Castla He says camp
9greCs with him.
aeesnt w. E. Myers, from Camp
He'll. was a visitor in New CasG
,l&lay.
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
COMPANY G.

Company G contingent from
eft yesterday, amid was met on
ain by Captain Boyd with some
Ir more men he had procured
Wilmington and Philadelphia
lptafn heard THAT good men could
Ycured in Philadelphia, 50 he al.
vent up amid succeeded in picking
laerlal for what, 1T ils said, will be
best company in tine regiment
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
AssEMBLY's work YESTERDAY.

Dover, May 19-The General Assem-
bly yesterday disposed of most Of the
work which wals before 70. The Senate
U-esed the bills providing for uniform
registration in the state with some
aimendmen.ts in which the House ait
o1ce cOncurred. The House passed a
nm to provide a stenographer for the
courts of this state; to allow THE town
OF Milton to borrow $4,000 for the pur-
pose of making improvements. The
C,llv important bin introduced In the
Senate was one by Senator Stewart,
which Is to fix a uniform price foi
bread. IN tlhe House Representative
Haze1 introduced a bll to place a t.aX
on beer. The tax. will be so cents a
barrel
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
TU. s. 1APPOTNTMFNTS

I U. S. APPOINTMENTS.
lge Brydges Rodney has been
,ssiOned as adjutant OF the First
lon, Delaware Volunteers, .anc
ID Hughes adjutanlt OF the Thirl
ion. George B. Rodney Is rh-
john II. Rodney, and was born
B city. He entered West Point
3 time, but failed to pass The
al examination He is now EN-
. on this Philadelphia Record.
" is also an author, having writ
.veral short stories AMID "a book,
ID "In Bun and Biue." Hughes
son of Charles Hughes, who is q
man at THE Delaware Iron Com
. He is attending De,2lware Co..
and Is a young man Of sterling
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
.OVDMBNTs AT EDEN PARK.

.OVEMENTS AT EDEN PARK.
snslve improvements are being
lat Ed5n Park. The gate posts
I entrance are being torn down
be bank cut AWAY ON eallih siie
-arth thus removed Is being
F; i'm low spots In THE park. A
lent VIII be laid along in front
! enl5ire park, and the entrance
ialso paved. All THAT is neces-
low IS for Uhle eleobric companies
let a Waiting shed for THE accom-
lion Cf it's passengers.
Evening journal., 1898-05-19
II smnn nrrfier-

Willy Wilt-You thimply thet my
bwain on fret
Dolly Swift-Don't be worried, Willy,
II won't be much of a bleze.-up-tc-
Date.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
THE MONETARY COMMISSION BILL.

The assaults made upon the measure be-
fore Congress known as the Overstreet or
McCleary bill would lead to belief that it
is measure devised by bankers to corner
the money market. The truth is that no
banker had any direct agency IN the franz
ing of the bill. A convention of business
men, held in this city, impressed with the
Importance of putting the currency of the
Nation upon a broader basis, appointed an
executive committee representing all sec
tions of the country and both parties favor
ing sound money to act for it. That COM
mittee selected a monetary commission to
draft bill.
The chairman Of the commission was ex-
Senator Edmunds, one of the first lawyers
in the country, and a man who has been
connected with currency and banking. An
Secretary Of the Treasury Fairchild. of Mr..
Clevelands first Cabinet, was the next
member of the commission. For four years
he was intimately connected with the af-
fairs of the treasury, and all the matters
connected with currency and banking. An
other member of the commission was ]. w.
Fries. of North Carolina, who is at the head
of a great cotton manufacturing industry
in that State. Another member was T. G.
Bush president of the Mobile & Birming-
ham Railroad, and largely interested in the
iron indutries of Alabama Professor
Laughlin of Chicago who has been a pro-
lessor OF economics both in Harvard and
Chicago University, and a close student in
the field of finance for 4 quarter Of a CEN
fury, was the theoretical member of the
commission. All the others, with a single
exception. are or have been men of large
and wholesalers. There was not a banker
on the commission. On the contrary, a
large majority of its members are naen who
are borrowers of money and who want an
abundant currency the flow of which cam
not be interrupted by scares. This commits
sion was in session several times consider
ing the details of a currency and banking
bill which would, when made law, meet the
requirements of the business of all parts of
the country. AS the result of their labors
the monetary commission bill was given to
the public, and Representative Overstreet
was asked by the executive committee of
the business mems convention to present 1t
to the House.
Such are the facts Now, the Journal
would submit to its readers IL the mon
etary commission. representing the business
interests of every part of the Union and
having extensive experience in the business
and industry of the country, is not better
qualified to frame an adequate currency bill
than are those in this vicinity who have
criticised the measure in pamphlets and
found it defective because 1t looked to pre-
venting the evils of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and the use of the legal
tender paper of the country to cause APP
prehension?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31

Between the two candidates for Congress
there is every reason why Jesse Overstreet
should be in closer touch with the veterans
of the war of the Union than is Leon
Bailey. Mr.. Overstreet's father was a SOL
der in one of the Morton regiments. He
and all of his name in Indiana were Jealous
supporters of Morton during the war, rem
dering the cause faithful service. His father
is a member of the Grand Army. Jesse
Overstreet was brought up among veterans.
He has been a member of the Sons of Vet
Grams for years. If Leon Bailey could have
been member of the Sons of Veterans, he
has not awaited himself Of the privilege
In politics, instead of discussing principles,
Bailey has abused his opponents; he is
known to have vilified Garfield, Hayes and
Harrison Every soldier who has been a
Republican candidate for Office in Marion
county has been assailed by Bailey if he
were on the stump at the time. There was
never a Republican soldier candidate
whom he did not oppose If any sort of a
Democrat was running against him.
The records show that Jesse Overstreet
has led in pushing In the House more meas
ures urged by the Grand Army than any
other man in Congress. 1t was to him that
the bill requiring all pensions to be paid
by check through the postoffice was en-
trusted by the Grand Army. and it is due
to his persistence that it became law
Leon Bailey knows so little of veterans that
he declared against that measure. That
he has done so shows that he mistakes
for war veterans the thieves in dives who
robbed bewicered veterans at every quar-
terly payment.
In the last Congress, Mr.. Picker. of South
Dakota, who had charge of the bin making
pension a vested right. failed to get the
measure enacted. Mr. Picker was defeated
In 1896 by a ls-to-1 statesman OF the Bailey
variety. who had no interest in such lsgis-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31

lation Jesse Overstreet became the cham
pion Of the bill. In his quiet but persistent
manner he pushed the bill and it was passed
by the House. With that law, the name of
a pensioner cannot be dropped from the
rolls until at a hearing, of which he must
be notified, the bureau is able to prove that
he is not entitled. to pension. Backed by
such a law, a pension is as much a vested
right as life title to piece of real estate
without such a law. names could be
dropped by the hundred, as they were in
1893. No more important service has been
rendered pensioners and their families than
the enactment of the two measures named.
Some time since the Washington Post had
an article about congressman and the PEN
sion Office in which it was asserted that
among the representatives best known by
his visiting the Pension Bureau is Mr.. Over
street. During the last session he employed
a stenographer at his own expense whose
with pensioners. Every pension case that
has been referred to him by constituents is
a matter of record SO complete that upon
turning to the register he can tell its
status. On this register there are 200
cases. In one or two cases Mr.. Overstreet
where he has been asked to urge the pas
sage of bills to remove from alleged SOL
diers the charge of desertion which has
stood for thirty odd years, to the end that
they may get pensions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
A WORD WITH sOUND-MONEY
DEMOCRATS.

There has been no time since the election
Of President Mckinley that Republicans
have not been frank in acknowledging their
obligations to the National Democrats of
the country for their efficient aid in the ac-
complement of that great victory for
sound money. In this State, in spite of some
Generalization in the Republican party on
the silver question and some defections from
our ranks, the sound-money Democrats
helped the Republicans to bury free silver
under a majority of 1881. of which 6,717
was in Marion county The straight vote
for Palmer in this county was 527, and in
the State 2145, while the number of sound
money Democrats who voted for Mckinley
was many times greater. In an editorial
the morning after the election the Journal.
speaking for the Republican party and in
the name of honest politics and true patriot
ISM" thanked the National Democrats "for
their services in behalf of Mckinley and
sound money" OF the movement itself it
said: mo movement since the war has
been more indicative of political independ-
ence or more distinct in it's recognition Of
the duty to put country above party than
the reputation of their party platform and
candidate by the sound-money Democrats
in this campaign" Among fair-minded Re-
publicans there has been no abatement of
that feeling since the election.
AS far as the money question is concerned
the situation is not materially different now
from what it was two years ago. The de-
feat Of free silver did not, as it was hoped,
end the agitation. In connection with other
causes it brought a restoration Of conf
dence and revival of business, and these
conditions have continued during a foreign
war. until now 1t can be said with entire
truth that the business prospects of the
country never were better Good business
sense would suggest that these conditions
should be left undisturbed, but that is not
the sense of Democratic party managers
They have forced the silver issue on the
country again in as threatening form as
that of 1896 There is no President to elect
this year, but there is a Congress, and if
the sound-money victory Of 1896 is to be per-
manent the legislative branch of the gov
eminent must be guarded as well as the
executive. Sound-money Democrats might
as well have voted for Bryan two years ago
as to vote for free-silver candidates for Con-
gress now, or for candidates for the Legis-
lature who will vote for free-siver sena-
tor. The election of a sound-money President
in 1896, which was recognized at home and
abroad as a great victory for right princi-
pies and for national honor and progress
was no victory at all if it is to be followed
in 1898 by the election of free-siver Con-
gress. Leaving aside war issues and all
other questions, the Journal confesses it's
inability to see how any sound-money DEM
ocrat who was sincere in his convictions
and who voted for Palmer or Mckinley
two years ago can conscientiously vote now
for free-silver candidate for Congress or
for candidate for the Legislature who will
vote for free-silver senator.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
HOW TO MARK BALLOTS.

There are three ballots this year-the
state. the county and the township. The
names of the candidates for representative
to Congress are at the head of the county
ballot. In the voting booth the voter will
receive these three ballots and a blue pen
Gil. While in the voting place do not hold
conversation with any one except the MEM
bers of the election board and the clerks,
and with them only to obtain instructions
about voting Do not intimate how you
will vote or make any alluson to politics in
the voting booth.
After getting ballots and pencil Of the
clerks, enter the booth. If you wish to vote
the straight Republican ticket, seek the cir
Gle which has the picture of an eagle in it
and make cross thus. x, within the circle.
Be careful to make no other mark in any
place on the ballot. On the left of every
name or the ballot is a small square. If
you vote the straight Republican ticket
the better thing to do-do not pay any at
tention to those squares, as your x in the
circle with the eagle votes for every Re-
publican name on the ballot. If, however,
you wish to vote for candidates belonging
to two or more parties, you must put a
cross thus, X in the small square opposite
the name of the candidate for whom you
wish to vote; but you must not make any
mark in the circle at the head Of the ticket,
because that will cause your ballot to be
thrown out. Be careful to put no other
mark upon the ballot than the x as above
described. To scratch a name or make
any sort Of a mark, or to tear even a cor
rer off the ballot, will cause it to be thrown
out
When you have marked one ballot the bet
ter way is to fold It, There is no rule for
this SO long as the ballot is so folded that
its face cannot be seen, and the initials of
the names of the clerks can be seen with
out opening the ballot. The folding will be
correct if, with the ballot printed side up
on the desk in the booth, the lower end is
carried to the top and even with it and
folded; repeat this process until the ballot
is two or three inches from top to bottom;
that the initials will show. Each ballot
must be folded separately. Having marked
and folded the ballots, pass out of the
booth, hand your ballots to the officer in
charge of the ballot box, return the pencil
to the clerk and pass out without speaking.
If a voter should accidentally mutilate or
deface ballot make mistake in mark
ing, he should return it to the clerk and get
auather