The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-08

aress. President Mckinley is
standing by the Pension Commits
sioner. The old soldiers deserve
all Uncle Sam can give them, but
hundreds are dra wing pensions who
have no just claim on the Govern
ment. Although the war has been
over for SO years, the pension roll
is larger than ever and has been
increasing year after year.
A BOAT ride on the Delaware riv-
er Yesterday on the Steamboat En-
deavor finished up the festivities OF
the Municipal Electricians Con-
vention which met in our city on
Monday. Everything has been done
BY our citizens to make their stay
among us as pleasant as possible;
the city has been theirs and they
could do as they wished. They one
and all speak in the highest terms
OF the open handed hospitality OF
our citizens and our well paved
streets.
THE Wilmington and BrandyWlne
Springs Railway Company has
adopted new system of danger
signals. Each car carries a red
bulls eve lantern on each end, so
that if the electric current should
leave the cars in darkness by the
Jumping Of the trolley pole, it would
avoid head on collisions. This road
is using every precaution to avoid
accidents, having been fortunate
thus far in not injuring single
passenger carried over the line.
UMPIRE Robert Emslee had re-
ception from the hoodlums at Brook
lyn Yesterday that he will not soon
forget. He gave close decision in
favor of the Boston in the ninth in
ming and had to be rescued from
the grounds by squad OF police.
A riot also occurred at the base ball
game Yesterday between St. Louis
and the Cincinnati teams, in which
Umpire Latham was mobbed and
but for police interference would
have suffered bodily injury.
THE weather prophet has most
surely favored the Grand Army and
the public this week. The weather
has been such that the different
parades have been enjOyab affairs
Such large crowds have never been
seen in Philadelphia, it is said.
Hundreds of Wilmingtonians have
witnessed the pageants and the
railroads and steamboats, have done
big business. From present APP
pearances the hard times have gone
and the people have money to spend.
Two cent street car fares be-
came arealty in Chicago yesterday.
The Chicago General Electric Rail-
way began the sale of i tickets
for Is cents on its branch lines,
which are two miles long. The
purchaser is not entitled to a trans
fer to the main line, that requires
an extra fare. In large city like
Chicago, with short line the Com
pany can make more clean money
than the street car lines in our city
at 5 cent fares, with transfers
thrown in.
ANDREW ]. HARKINS showed yes.
terday at Dover, that he could dc
some fast running, successfully
running down a man named Coles
Tlournoy, whom it is SAID. is charg.
ed with attempting to pass d forged
check on Liveryman l.. +. LotlandD
As thief catchers, our police force
contains some OF the very slicics
IN the country, and that is the rea
son that thieves should steer cleal
oil our city.
IT IS reported that a large bridge
building Trust is about to be form
ed, including the Edgemoor Iror
Works in the deal All the prlncI
pal bridge companies had then
representative at a meeting heic
yesterday in New York, which talk
ed over the proposed price and The
amount OF stock for which the com
pany would be capitalized.
OWING to the suspicious c'rcum
-, stances in connection with the dealt
of 4-year-old Sarah TOIson. Coloret
who was found dead in Il smal
stream Of water near Newark, OF
Monday. the body will be taken up
The coroner will investigate tn,
rumor that the child met a yIolen
death, as there was but seven niche
of water in the stream where it
lifeless body was found.
To show how easy one word vii
alter a paragraph and make tn
paper publishing it appear rldIcu
lous, although employing a proc
reader and exercising every care,
paper published an account Of
wedding and ended by saying 80
large number OF relatives and friend
attended the funeral. I hat on
word caused the people a goo
laugh.
JAMES J.. DALEY foreman Of tn
4 philadelphia Ledger, which postlo
he has held for over 20 years, die,
yesterday at his home 1928 OXtor,
street, aged 50 years, Of apopleXy
He was well liked Ivy al! who kne,
him.