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Evening journal., 1899-08-30
strn,rhnrrr Cream

Fill china cases half full of straw
berries; then fill the cases up with one
ounce of gelatin dissolved in one-half
eupful of rich milk, sweetened to taste.
Set on ice until very cold. Serve with
whipped cream.-Good Housekeeping.
Evening journal., 1899-08-30
pApERs- -DRAwN uP.

nequisiuon papers were drawn M
yesterday by Governor Tunnel for B
G.. sill. who was arrested in Newark
n. j.. for the alleged embezzlement OF
500 from the National Building and
Evening journal., 1899-08-30

The Georgetown Union Republican
says that the Union Republicans are
nghting for principle" It has been a
common Impression in the past that
they were fighting for principal" and
that Mr. Addicks was receiving but
little interest on his political invest
ment
Evening journal., 1899-08-30

Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware and Maryland, showers Wed
nesday and probably Thursday; brisk
northeasterly winds.
Evening journal., 1899-08-30
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Various Matters of Interest
to Wilmington People.

All communications intended for inser-
tion IN this column should be addressed to
society Editor, care OF the Evening jour
nal Communications should be written
on one side OF the paper only.
Evening journal., 1899-08-30
ELECTRICAL EXHIBITION, WILL
MINGTON, DEL. - REDUCED
RATES VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

For the Electrical Exhibition, to be
held at Wilmington, Del, September 4
10 9, 1899 the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company viii sell on September 6 ex-
cursion tickets to Wilmington and re-
turn, good only on that day, at a single
fare for the round trip. from Harris
burg, BirdsborO. Princeton. Lambert
vile, Jamesburg, Writings, Atlantic
City, Manumuskin, Salem, Bridgeton,
and intermediate stations. and points
on the Maryland, Central and Della
ware Divisions, of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad.
No tickets will be sold at a less rate
than twenty-five cents.
For further information apply to
ticket agents.
Evening journal., 1899-08-30

w. r. McMullen, a Democrat of
Pencader hundred, wants to become a
member Of the Levy Court.
Coroner Vandever would like to
succeed himself.
Evening journal., 1899-08-30

PROF. J. II. SKIMAfDRHORN. No. 5os
Iatnan street, practical teacher OF guitar
music, Us now open for pupils. Also fol
evening engagements. Prices moderate
satisfaction guaranteed.
Evening journal., 1899-08-30

Invention by the Marquis OF Lorne.
The marquis Of Lorne has taken out a
patent for brake 10 be.applied TO the
back wheel OF n bicycle
Evening journal., 1899-08-30

Platt believes in fusion according
TO the Platt theory. No other sort
will do.
Evening journal., 1899-08-30

S. Cole, of Dover, was a guest at the
Hotel Wilmington last evening.
Evening journal., 1899-08-30

General Mercier has been the victim
Of a hold-up to public scorn.
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10 cents per mile for travelling expenses. are
rot in very good position to reduce car fares.
No member of the Legislature ought to ride
on a free pass: II makes IL more difficult
for him to deal with some questions which
arise concerning Observation-Disclosures
Herald
The opponents Of the township and county
reform measure, not desiring to appear too
bold, say they do not disagree with the
general sentiment of reform. but that the
present measures are too radical" The
present measure provides for nothing ex-
cept strict accounting TO the taxpayer.
measure whose sole purpose is to promote
honest government is not too radical.-Rich-
n.ond Item.
Mr. Reser, of Tippecanoe county. attacked
the measure for reform of local govern
ments yesterday in the House. Mr.. Reser
comes from that county where the County
Commissioners received pay for SIS % days
in one year costing the taxpayers of that
county So $50. 80 for services alone He comes
from that county whose county attorney re-
Gently sent out letter opposing the cur=
failing of the power of the County Commits
soners because, to paraphrase his state
ment, they certainly was good to me.
Probably they were also good to Mr.. Reser,
and that may explain his opposition TO
measure which puts them directly respon-
sibe to the people. No honest man can
afford to champion methods which permit
dishonest Richmond Item.
The attempt to fix the rate of passenger
fares on railroads by an act of the Legisla-
ture is the old perpetual motion problem
over again. What is gained for one class
will be lost for another, and the burden in
stead of being lifted will only be shifted
Increased expenditures must be met by in
creased revenues and per contra, dimin-
ished revenues will be met by a retrench-
ment in expenditures This will fall either
on the travelling public in curtailment of
their comfort and convenience. if not even
their safety, or upon the employees of the
railroad companies in a reduction of wages
In either case the result is greater evil
than the one sought to be remedied, and
the legislation becomes Useless if not abso-
lutely harmful-MOnticello Herald.
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A NEW CHURCH BUILDING
FIRST BAPTIST CONGREG ATOMS
PURCHASE COMMITTEES REPORT.
Spann Property, North of Church, to
Be Bought for $25,OOO-The
Church's Plans.

The committee, of which d. NJ. Parry
is chairman, appointed by the First Baptist
Church to purchase the property of the late
John S. Spann, adjoining the First Baptist
Church grounds on the north. last evening
at a full meeting of the church membership.
made a report. The report states that the
committee had secured the property, the
church to pay So, eco for it, the heirs of
the late John S. Spann having reduced the
price from the original proposition, $50, co.,
to $4,000, which, in the judgment of real
estate men, was a reasonable figure for the
property Yesterday $500 was paid as earnest
money, the property to be paid for and
transfer made before April l.
Mr.. Parry stated that it was the intention
to at once begin the proposed improve
ment, so as to have the new church edifice
ready for occupancy by Sept. /, 1892 A
funds from every member of the church and
congregation who is willing to aid in the
enterprise. Mr.. Parry says it is expected
that within few days the plan for the
new church will be settled on the trustees
now having before them several plans from
Wh1ch to select. They will gather ideas
looking to one of the most commOdiOus
ana comfortable church edifices in the West
as lar as the ground and its location will
permit. Within a few days the committee
Will be named and the work of securing
FUNDS or subscriptions begun. Mr.. Parry
said last evening that if subscriber was
not ready to contribute cash an ARRANGEMENTS
could be made by which the subscriber
could pay monthly or annually so much
every year Tor i've years. Rev II. j. Villers
that the time had come for the church to
move forward.
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with a force of about $500 men, for San
tiago. 156 miles distant. General Shafter ex-
pected General Garcia to prevent this force
from reaching Santiago, and virtually
charged him with cowardice and inoompe-
tence because he did not Go so The United
States Bureau of Naval Intelligence has re-
Gently published the diary of Lieut.. Muller,
a Spanish officer who was at Santiago dur
ing the siege, from which it appears that
General Garcia, with much inferior force,
did fight and harass the Spaniards, contest
ing almost every inch of the way and fight
ing at every available point, and that it was
solely due to this persistent opposition that
General Escario's force did not enter San
tiago several days before General Shafter
was ready to attack the place. The diary
Of the Spanish officer shows that the Cubans
really made very brave and stubborn re-
sistance to the advance of the Spaniards and
prevented them from reaching Santiago in
time to be of any use. AS we are trying to
make friends Of the Cubans we ought to do
them justice.
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STATE PRESS OPINION.

The most important question before the
Legislature is that of township reform.
Anything calculated to block the way of
proper legislation on this subject VIII be
looked upon by the people with suspicion.
Richmond Palladium.
The Legislature will be derelict of duty if
it fails to act in accordance with the will
of the people and enact a law reforming
the township and county management. Inc
press of the State must continue to agitate
the matter.-Muncie News.
The state school trust is buying choice
flowers to adorn the desks of champions Of
its cause The lobby of the trust is on hand
at the Legislature but the taxpayers ana
tine school children of the districts of the
State are not Noblesvllle Ledger.
If the Legislature could see things as the
people see them there would be fewer laws
to burden our statute books and all laws
would be palmer and more easily under
stood. Furthermore, there would be, If the
people could have their way, fewer oHlces
to be filled at the expense OF the taxpayers
-Kokomo News
The two questions of educational reform
and county administrative reform will occu-
Ply the attention of the Legislature this week
Both are important so both have been
pretty thoroughly discussed by the press OF
tie State, and the legislators have had OPP
portunity TO learn public sentiment pretty
thoroughly If they care 10 do so.-Elkhart
Review.
1t is possible a few railroads might be able
to stand a reduction of ear fares to ? cents
per mile, but it would drive others into the
hands of receivers and result in the reduce
ton of wages on all lines. There IS some
relation between receipts ana wage rolls IN
the conduct of railroads, as well as IN other
enterprises The members OF the Legisla-
ture many perhaps most or whom riding
on free passes, while the state allows them
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tended to make it possible to parole prison.
ers serving stated terms
No. 16S. Senator Campbell. Specifying
public offenses and their punishment: ju-
dietary.
No. I6s. Senator Corr: Providing for the
taxation Of building and loan association
stock In the hands of the owner and no.
where else; building and loan association.
No. 40. Senator Gochenour: Authorizing
county surveyors to act as road supervisors;
roads.
No III Senator Hubben: Preventing dis
elimination in rate of charges on the part
of telegraph companies; corporations.
No. l72 Senator Johnson of Madison:
Regulating trusts and trade combinations;
No. 173 Senator Lambert To exempt
from city taxation all unoccupied and un-
plated lands within city limits; cities ana
towns.
No. ia. Senator Lambert: Concerning ju-
dicial districts; judiciary.
NO; 10. senator Beich: ProVldlng Tor a
board of sinking fund commissioners in cit
les; cities and towns.
No. lie. Senator LEIGH: Concerning the
Incorporation of cities of from $4,000 TO lOO,-
600 population; cities and towns.
No. III. Senator Nusbaum: Providing
that telegraph companies shall not charge
more than II cents for any message of ten
words and u cent for each additional word;
newspaper rates to be 1-3 of a cent for each
word transmitted in day time and 10 of
cent a word at night; corporations.
No. us. Senator Shea: Reducing the Pc
riod of limitation for the distribution of es-
tates of decedents from six to three years;
judiciary.
No l79. Senator Shea: (By reques) Fix
ing the time when the terms of county OFF,
GERS begin; county and township business.
No. 1S0 Senator Winfield: Providing for
the payment Of the claim of Clifford Kirk
rat~iok for paving in front of the arsenal:
claims.
No. ISL Senator Winfield Placing the un-
expended portion of the appropriation made
for the Chickamauga National Park Asso-
citation for marking the spots on which In
diana soldiers fought, amounting to 81 2oS:29.
at the disposal of the commission, 70 enable
it to complete the work; military affairs
No 49, Senator Drummond: Fixing the
time for holding court alternately in Mar
shall and Fulton counties; organization OF
courts.
No. 1888 Senator Newly: Abolishing The
office of truant officer and putting the work
of that official on the township trustee;
county and township business.
No. 1874. Senator Ryan: Extending the
powers of the State Board of Medical Reg
istration and Examination; public health
The president handed down several House
bills which were referred. as follows:
No. So: Authorizing and empowering pros
ecuting attorneys and their deputies TO adj
minister oaths; judiciary:
No. 54 Concerning civil proceedings; jul
dietary.
No 81 Concerning taxation; county ana
township business.
No. 1O7: Fixing the compensation of BALL
ifs; judiciary.
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The Marion Club ball. which is the great
social event of the club, will take place
at Tomlinson Hall Tuesday evening, Feb a..
The committees are endeavoring to make
this one surpass those of the past. Tickets
can be procured on presentation of invita-
ton at the Big Four ticket office, the club
house, or from members of the entertain
ment committee. A large number of sena-
tors and representatives are hauling up
their dress suits for this occasion. The
committees are as follows:
Entertainment. G. ROthschild, chair
man; William X. Cooper, Thomas e. Pot
ter, George II. Bachelor, Albert w. Moore.
Reception-Charles w. Fairbanks, Albert
j. Beverage, William A. Ketcham, William
William j. Henley, Jesse Overstreet, John
w. Bowlus, Robert Fl. Bryson, John G.
Ruckelshaus, Oscar ]. Mansfield, Frank 70.
Fuller, Thomas j. Carter George b. Sloan,
Charles o. Roemler, Ernest L. Abbott Otto
E. Birk, Schuyler A Haas, Chas. A. Book
walter George b. Elliott, James w. Fesler,
a: Whitcomb, John Fl, Grail. John S.
Wright, William A. Hart, James r. Henry,
Robert A. Brown, Francis e. Baker, Chas.
s. Hernly, Americus c. Daily, Maurice fl.
Young, Charles p. Benedict, Jabin l.. Had
ley Patrick J. Carton, George II. Evans,
James M. Noel Cash G. Hadley, Bert Uhl,
c. j. Clark, Charles G. Lohnman Eugene
Saulcy, Charles N. Elliott, Frederick A..
Joss, William II. Schmidt, viii G. Beach,
Frank r. Sherfey, Charles De Hass Clinton
L. Hare John G. Kirkwood. William H.
Schrader, Edwin Logsdon, VIII A. Bogar-
dus, Merrill Moores, Edward W. Smith,
Carl c. Hartman, Michael l.. Jefferson.
Floor-Thomas e. Potter chairman; as
sistants, Arba I. Perry, Harvey. Martin,
William K. Cooper Fred r. Charleton,
Cole. Armin c. Koehne. William H. Sea-
ton. George f. Null Caleb n. Lodge, r. w.
90 Orla
niger. Edward II. Schmidt, George c..
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BILLS NOT PREPARED BY MEMBERS.

It might be well for Mr.. Reser, and per-
hans a few of his colleagues to examine
and see who has written many of the
important laws of the State before con-
demning bills presented for enactment on
the ground that they were proposed by
individuals not members of the Legislature
1t is within the limits of truth to say that
the best laws of this State have been pre-
nared by persons not members Of the Gen
eral Assembly, and that that body has re-
spectfully recognized such course as wise
one to pursue In 1897 John Rice Jones and
John Johnson proposed what is often called
the Revised Code of 1907 and the terri
torial Legislature enacted 1t as a whole,
having them $3.50 for their services. Ben
iamin Parke prepared the Revised Statutes
Of 1924 at the request Of the Legislature,
and was paid 81, coo for his services. Samuel
Bigger and George H. Dunn prepared the
Revised Statutes of 1S4S which were enacted
in single bill. The constitutional con-
vention of 1850 recognized the habitual fail
ure of the Legislature to both prepare ana
enact reformatory laws and provided In the
Constitution for three commissioners whose
duty it was to revise, simplify and abridge
the rules, practice, pleadings and forms OF
the courts of justice" The General As
sembly was given the power to require them
ito reduce into a systematic code the gen
eral statute law of the State" The three
commissioners appointed for these pur-
noses were Walter March, George w. Carr
and Lucien Barbour They prepared nearly
all the statutes appearing in the Revised
Statutes of 1852. In 1879 the General AS
sembly provided for three commissioners
whose duty it was made, among other
things. to prepare bills for the next meet
ing of that body. The persons appointed
commissioners by the Supreme Court were
James S. Frazer, John Fl. Stotsenburg and
David Turpie. They prepared our present
civil and criminal Codes our crimes act,
our decedent's law. the drainage laws and
the election and tax laws of 1881. The same
objection to laws prepared outside the Cen
eral Assembly was then made to these as is
now made. The present school law, the
present Australian ballot system law and
the present tax law were prepared outside
OF the General Assembly Inc las wv i"'7
were prepared by some gentlemen who had
never been members of the General Assem-
bly,, and in many things these laws are
models of legislation. These are only few
instances of laws prepared outside the Leg
islature.
AS a general rule reformatory legislation,
even that of highly beneficial character
does not have its initiative with members OF
our Legislatures; on the contrary, it has its
origin with disinterested citizens who have
naught at stake except the welfare Of the
State. and who often see their efforts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-20
MIR. robin.s Prize-winning Chickens.

William Tobin. of the fire department, will
have one of the big exhibits at the poultry
and pet stock show at Tomlinson Hall next
week Mr. Tobin recently exhibited his white
leghorns at the Chicago show, which is the
biggest in the West, and took all the pre-
miums His success encouraged many of the
breeders of prize winning birds in Chicago
to enter here as they were assured that they
would find warm competition. Chicken fam
ciers, if they have high scoring birds and
good Judges, prefer to enter against the best
poultry they can find The Chicago exhibit
win be a big one and comprises half dozen
varieties of chickens.
Two entries of golden and silver pheasants
were received yesterday. These birds are
among the most beautiful of the
feathery tribe. In the pet stock de
partment there will be a display of cats
and rabbits in addition TO guinea pigs,
squirrels and weasels The exhibit of Ham
burgs and Polish will be larger than last
season These varieties are not bred extern
siVely i'm this country but chicken fanciers
say that there are some specimens In In
diana which win Outclass any in the United
States. The poultry association has ex-
tended an invitation to the members of the
Legislature to visit Tomlinson Hall next
week and will tender them a reception on
Tuesday evening.
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Blurton Mans wonderful Powers.

The Button Qnd) News says that the
Mayor Of that city has an infallible cure
for what it calls long and short growth"
The defect is said to exist in children who
either fail to grow as fast as they should,
or else develop Q tendency to grow faster
than the laws of nature and the mathemat-
ical proportions Of the human body justify.
The mayor of Button seems to have made
a special study of the matter for the News
says since he acquired the secret of con-
trolling nature, when he was nineteen years
old, he has measured and regulated no less
than $50 persons His services" it says,
''have been required in about twenty cases a
year, and he has measured babes. youths,
middle aged and the old, with equal sue
cess" His honor is so we'll convinced of the
truth of his theory and the efficacy of his
practice that he does not hesitate to say
there is no other infallible way of controlling
human growth. The secret of his success
seems to be partly a personal gift, for the
News says:
The child must be measured by person
who is endowed with the power to cOntro-
vert the malgn influence that oVershadowS
the babe. A common piece of Irvine is used
and the child is measured from head to
1901. Then the string Is wrapped in the
hinge Of the door iTH such a fashion that
it will wear as the door opens and shuts.
OF course a mystical incarnation goes with
the ceremony. When the string is worn out
the chile begins growing long or short just
as the nature of the case demands. 1t never
fails, so hundreds of people in Bluffton firm
ly believe to-day, and they can cite dozens
of cases to prove it-some cases. too, that
one would now be surprised to know were
once measured for such a reason. In one
instance child suffering from thin blood
to such an extent that it poured from it's
nOstrils had the flow ceased in IL minute and
half after measurement. In another case
one young lady set up q vigorous cry i'm
mediately after the measurement, ate a slice
of bread and began growing at once. Old
people and young people are also afflicted.
and one incident is worthy of note. An old
man living near the Huntington line was
i'll. Measurement showed that he was four
and one-half inches longer tnan the normal
size. Two weeks after measurement he had
been reduced sufficiently to be only an inch
and half over the correct length. He died
two years after from consumption, but that
was no fault of the measurement.
Without committing itself as to the truth
of the theory the Journal records these
statements in the hope that they may at
tract the attention of scientists.
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Auditor Jamison, of Tppecanoe county,
explains that the $615O.SO given as the SAL
aries of the commissioners of that county,
as reported to the state staustician, is an
error. The $3.50 is the salary paid the
auditor and treasurer, less the fees paid into
the treasury by the former, $5,SS7S0. To this
was added the salaries of the commissioners
for December, 1897 s262.50. These sums make
up the $6,15O3O. The compensation Of the
commissioners for the last fiscal year was
s., 1876, as stated by Auditor Jamison several
DAYS since.
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1t seems that the House came near making
a mistake in failing to pass the bill which
will enable injunction proceedings to be in
stituted by the State against alleged viola
tors of the law without giving bonds for
damages. 1t is possible that the scope of the
bill is too wide but the officers of sover-
eign State should not be obliged to give
bonds in order to enjoin alleged violators OF
the law whether in Roby or in the gas belt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-20

Those papers which apply to those sena-
tors opposed to the ratification of the Span
ish treaty the word Spaniards are not help
ing any cause and are not injurng the SEN
ators The only effect such epithets can
have is to turn people against the treaty, as
many will conclude that those who use in
sulting epithets da so because they have
no arguments. Senator Hoar is a conscien-
tlous and patriotic man and one who has
rendered the country too much honorable
service to be stigmatized as a spaniard. The
same is true OF other senators who oppose
the treaty. One thing which counts against
the opponents Of expansion is the violence
with which they assan those who favor it.
calling them imperialists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-20

In his speech in New York the other night
General Wood said that the province of
Santiago, which he commands, has been en-
tirely self-sustaining since Oct. l, and we
have been able to save $4,000 to do work
this winter" When he took command he
found turbulent population, but now he
says: The people are cheerful and con-
tented. have allowed them to hold public
meetings and discuss whatever they saw fit
without limit. and the result is that there
are no more public meetings and everything
is as quiet as in a New England village.
So much for American methods applied by
a man of wisdom and tact.