The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-11
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SATURDAY. NovHMBER -. ,see.


SATURDAY. NOVEMBER u, ises.
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JUST now there is a very genera
demand for a new city charter.
The action of the Street and Sewer
Department in the railway contro.
wersy has set the people to talking
loud and long, and If tine charter
question could be submitted to a
popular vote, the -ma jority for the
Board Of Trade bill, reorganizine
the city government, would be over.
4 whelming. But it will be many
: months before the Legislature meets
and the Presidential campaign and
/. the fight for two United States
Scholarships from Delaware, will
engross popular attention. The
people should think more about
home affairs, which affect their in
/ terests more directly, but when the
excitement of a national election
runs high. and the Sen atorial can
didates come around to pledge the
legislative candidates to their sup
port, the Importance Of municipal
reform is forgotten There is still
another tact to be recalled and that
is, however good the measure may
be, the few who are content with
the existing system OF city govern
ment, as an easy and convenient
method Of carrying out their par
ticular plans, and those who now
hold Office and are unwilling to let
60, will organize for the defeat of
the measure. The lobby will be
called into service, sensitive mem
bers OF the Legislature will be seen,
and a sufficient number of votes Sc
cured to prevent the passage Of the
bill. We do not say this in spirit
Of hostility to the movement for
better city government, but in or
der that the public may know what
obstacles stand in the way OF the
charter bill and the kind Of oppesl-
ton that may be expected when the
bill is fairly launched in the next
General Assembly. Ii the people
are determined to change their To-
cal government, they must take
time by the forelock" and by thor
ough organization prepare to fight
for their rights.
HENRY CLEws says: The Stock
market is in a waiting attitude.
Buying is held in check by money
market conditions. Until these be-
come more favorable any bull move
ment is likely to meet serious resls-
tance. Funds are likely to return
from the interior more slowly and in
less amount than usual. industrial
and commercial activity insure
good demand for funds for some
time. The Treasury still absorbs
money, adding to general stringency
the only relief being its return
from the interior or the purchase of
bonds by the Government. This
latter device has been resorted to
before to counterfeit the i'll effect of
Treasury operations, and no doubt
Secretary Gage will buy bonds when
conditions warrantit. tbs useless
to expect the Secretary, an astute
financier. to undertake any method
purely for the benefit of speculative
operations. A fairly good interest
rate tor money just now is beneficial
as it is barrier against gold ex-
ports. The situation is so fayora-
Bile that excessive speculation might
easily be precipitated on the coun-
try, followed by violent collapse
later on. Money loaned on call in
New York Yesterday as high as Is
per cent. Callloan was made right
and left and stocks suffered Il de-
cline from to per cent AT the
close call money loaned as low as /
per cent. with plenty OF money OIL
fered.
Four boys in plainield. y, j..
locked a grocer in his store and
then amused themselves by M
harding the store with bricks,
breaking out every window light
The boys were arrested and ar
raigned before Il magistrate who
fined them $40 and costs each, The
magistrate said he would remit The
fine and costs if the parents Of the
boys would give each one Of them
sound whipping The father Of
one of the bows demurrcd against
his son, giving as his reason that
he was opposed to corporal punish
ment. The magistrate retorted,
"whip the lad or pay the fine. - The
father said he ouldrather admin
lister the whipping than pay the SO
fine and so the youngsters we're
whipped by their parents. The
news item says the boys viii, Tor Il
few days, eat their meals standing
up a, result OF the corporal pun
ishmeut inflicted There are Num-
erous incorrigIble boys in Whining
ton, to whom the same kind OF law
could be administered with salts
factory res uIts.
Gov TuNNELL has issued his
proclamation designating Thurs
day, November 50th, as Thanks
giving day IN TINS State. IN his
proclamation he says: AS another
year draws TO d close, we view with
pride and satisfaction, the results
Of our labors in the different walks
of life, the boanttul harYests Of the
products OF the soil and the indus
trial and commercial development,
we are prone TO centre our affections
in material gain and to exalt our
achievements above natures laws
and God $ merces. etc. He ends
up his proclamation with Let us
by generous acts and deeds OF char
ity. make that day one OF unusual
Thanksgiving to all. -
THE dispatches say that Cecil
Rhodes has been captured by the
Beers in Kimberly. Another des-
patch says that 900 Of the British
colder: were killed or wounded on
Il L.