The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-05

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TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER S. 1900.


TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER S. 1900
The work of City Solicitor Conrad
IA taking the names and terms OF
Office Of the mayors, whose portraits
the city has, is a commendable one.
It is pity the city has not a build
ing, where these portraits could
hang in the Council chamber. But
what is the use of talking about a
new city hall That subject has
been agitated time and time again
for the past twenty years, With the
objective point no nearer in view.
A city that can afford to build a
two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lar public school should be able to
erect a hundred thousand dollar
city hall. Still it seems like nom
sense at this time, to agitate the
matter, as the Court House, which
was erected some twenty years ago
has not been paid for and new
issue of bonds, to run twenty years
longer had to be issued this year.
Then the county work house, tor
which site has just been selected,
will cost 800, 900, and the Lord
knows when the funds for the pay
ment of the bonds will be forthcom-
ing. With a tax r ate as high as the
tax payers can stand, there is a
poor prospect of erecting a city hall
that would be a credit to the city
and respectable place to house
the police. The present cells are
not fit to contine dog in, let alone
a human being. This is matter
that the Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals should look into.
This is only one of many improve
ments that could be made to the adj
vantage Of the city and its citizens.
TO-DAY the twenty fourth annual
convention OF the Chapter General
Of America, Knights OF st. John
and Malta will convene in Eden
Hall. The session will last until
Thursday, when the election of Of
iicers will take place. This body
of men is very important one and
Wilmingtonians are to be congratu-
lated that they have selected our
city as their meeting place this year.
The city has regular holiday ap-
pearance, as with bunting, flags
and electric devices the city pre-
sents gala day look. In the even
ing, Market street looks very at.
tractive, made so by the numerous
electrical displays The city be-
longs to the visitors while they re-
main here. May they carry away
with them the most pleasant recol-
lections of our city and its people
THE spectacle afforded the audi
ence at the Opera House last even
ing, in the last act OF the ''Oneen of
Chinatown, is one of the things
that degenerates instead of elevates
the stage and those behind the foot
lights. That scene, as enacted,
could easily be cut from the play,
without detracting from the lesson
set forth, that of teaching the hea-
then Chinese the way to Christianity.
The influence as set forth in the
play, we are told, is a striking il
Illustration OF what the Cinnamon
are doing in damning the souls of
our young girls, who fall into their
clutches. The Chinaman's place,
with his dissolute habits and vices,
is across the water.
THE South furnishes another les
son, for the Clay county, Kentucky,
feud has started up again. A re-
port from Manchester says that
Mart Smith shot and killed Deputy
Sheriff Lewis, who went to Smiths
house near Manchester, to serve Il
warrant on him. Several days ago
Smith shot Deputy Sheriff Stubble-
field, in quarrel resulting from
the recent battle between the Phil
pots, Grlftins and Morrises, in which
five men were killed And these
men are all white. too In such a
lawless country, what man S life is
safe!
THE EXHIBIT of the Municipal
Electricians was opened last even
ing, when Governor Ebe ". Tunnell
pushed the button that set in motion
the numerous electrical appliances
in Pylc's Cycle Academy. Mayor
Fahey, after being introduced by
President Aydou, made few well
chosen remarks. The exhibit should
be seen by every citizen of Delaware
as it marks new force in the n.ne-
teenth century. Our citizens vel
come the delegates to our midst and
will do all in their power to m axe
their visit pleasant one.
To reach the people, you should
place your business announcements
in the REPUBLICAN. 1t reaches the
masses and is the best advertising
medium in the city. Try it and be
convinced that it has no equal. 1t
can be found for sale at the Union
News Stands at the P. W. u B.
and the Baltimore & Ohio depots
anu 1t al olhSI liz " 9luASio III IiiS
city.
TnE Philadelphia Record says
the Mayor OF Philadelphia will ask
for 500 policemen. The city has
grown considerably in the past ten
years and the Mayor considers the
city has not sufficient police protec-
ton.
The State Fair.
This 10 children day At the state Fair
at Dover md the management ia do ing
everything to make the day pleasant one
for tho little people The farmers are up
TO he timos with their displays and the
fai, OF 1899 will surpass oil former exhibits
This Atlantic cisy bass ball team will play
the Lewos club this afternoon whoa VIC
Clark and Billy LJach viii meet once
more, They met in royal battle array a
fjw yoars nso when Duvor played the New
Castle team. The game tomorrow will
bs between the Atlantic City aud SeGtOrl