The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-22

n DESPERATE Dattle occurred
among lot of horses at midnight
vt the Pennsylvania Railroad Sta
ti0n at Reading on Wednesday. A
car of Western horses we're being
unloaded, when from some unknown
cause. several of the animals began
fighting. A dozen were soon en-
gagged in biting and kicking each
other in a frig httul manner. They
then tell through an open bridge,
and a wrecking crew had to be call
ed out to remove the manned and
bleeding animals.
SOME friend of Princeton Univer-
sity has presented that institution
with a gift Of $780,, 900 to establish
a chair in political science. 1t is
supposed the gift came from ex-
President Grover Cleveland. Aman
is now beng looked up who is dis
tinguished not only as political
theorist, but practical politician.
We have plenty Of theorists and
politicians here in Delaware who
would gladly take the chair.
BIsHoPsTEAD last evening was
turned into a fairy scene. The
lawn fete was for the benefit of st.
Michael's Day Nursery. At 5 O'Clock
supper was served and several
hundred avaled themselves of the
opportunity to help along a good
cause. Quite a nice sum was real
lied from the sale of fancy articles
and admission tickets to the grounds
The affair reflected credit on those
hayinglt in charge.
THE firm of Barrett, Farnum g.
Co., a wealthy and influential
Board Of Trade concern doing
business in Chicago, ILL.,, who were
bearing wheat failed yesterday.
The firm had gone short of wheat
variously estimated from four to five
million bushels of the December OPP
ton. The price of December
jumped up per cent and when the
news of the firm failure was made
known on the board, wheat dropped
] u per cent. bushel.
THE burglars who broke into the
residence Of Samuel Chambers on
Wednesday night are the kind OF
men who should be placed behind
prison bars. Not satisfied with
robbing the house, they set fire to
It and if the fire had not been dis
covered by Mrs. Chambers, it is
more than likely that the house and
inmates would have burned up by
the flames. Areward should be Of
fered tor the thief or thieves and
their capture effected, if possible.
THERE was no meeting OF City
Council held last evening owing to
the members of Council being away
attending the Convention of the
National Association of American
Municipalities at Syracuse, N. Y.
All but three members attended the
Convention. 1t is to be hoped our
city fathers will bring home some
new and enlarged ideas that can be
put to some practical use in our
municipality.
Now is the season for the largest
ear Of corn to make its appearance
and the REPUBLICAN expects to
have several specimens of what our
agriculturalists can do in that line
on exhibition in few days at our
office. Even the big potato has been
with us for several weeks. Then
again we must not forget the biggest
pumpkins and guesses are in order
as to how many seeds its contains.
Bring along your big corn and
pumpkins.
ACCORDING to the opinion OF some
members of the bar in this city, a
father cannot legally publish in the
papers tor persons not to trust any
OF his children, as he, the father,
will not be responsible for the bills
so contracted. There are others
who take a different view OF the
matter, as by this means alone can
the parent be exempt from paving
bills contracted by his children un-
der age.
a VERY creditable display is be-
ing made by the Vacant Lot Guilt
walton Association, in the window
at No. AIS Market street. The dis
play is one that gives good object
lesson TO our citizens and shows
to what use the vacant lots can be
put if funds enough were on hand
to permit OF extending the work.
The Association has done wonders
with the funds at their disposal.
CHAs. WM EDWARDS, owner of
the Evening Journal, was Yesterday
indicted by the Grand Jury on two
counts for libelling Peter J. Ford
in his paper. The Journal called
Mr.. Ford everything il could think
of in numerous issues and now it
looks as if that paper would have
chance toprove the allegations made
from time TO time in court
IT IS now stated on the authority
Of President Mckinley that he had
TO intention of calling an extra ses-
sion OF the next Congress. If
Agulnaldo should surrender in the
next month, however, the President
might call an extra session, but in
no event otherwise.
To Observe Rally Day
Rally Day" will DO observed by all the
Presbyterian Sunday Schools on next Sun
Gay afternoon 1t ia the day de,igr atcd
by the General Assembly OF the church for
special exercises, and in this respect Is sim
liar to the children $ day of tho Methodist
Church.
All the schools are preparing special pro-
grammes of music and songs to Ue given
on Sunday. First Presbyterian school
has an excellent programme, while West
Church will have good music
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Held For Court
Maggie Powell was held in 5000 bail by
Magistrate Kelley last night for her ap-
pearance at court 1t is alleged that part
OF machine she purchased has disappear
81 Hence her arrest IN the th,rpa oF lrr