The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-01

HENRY CLEws g. Co. says: "We
have had another week OF reaction
airy movement on the stock ex.
(. change; no more So however, than
might be expected from the extra
ordinary activity that preceded 1t.
At one stage al the boom" the
weekly transactions ranged at fully
! 5000, 900 shares per week, repre-.
senting a money valuation OF about
TX billions Of dollars. For the
past week the sales have aggrega-
ted at the rate OF about $3.50, 900
shares Tor an un broken week. This
shows decline Of IS per cent. in
the volume of shares exchanged,
comparing the present with the re.
cent maximum oltransactions. The
current weekly sales OF $3.50. 900
shares are, however, largely above
the average of recent years. the
range for 1900 having been ?, 660,-
600 shares per week: 1899, $500.
600 shares, and for 1898, ?, 100, 600
shares, which shows that the cur
rent weekly business is l,O43, 900
shares Tor nearly 40 per cent?
greater than the average weekly
sales for 1900, 1899 and 1898. 1t is
thus evident that. great as has
been the reaction OF the last week
it is far from having exhausted the
vitality and speculative resources
Of the market Favorable factors
10 the situation: The Supreme Court
decision in the Porto Rico case;
Cubas acceptance OF the terms fsr
the islands government; the settle
ment of many of the threatened
strikes; J. p. Morsan's early re-
turn. He will leave for home next
week; his return will improve the
steel stocks The outlook ior the
romipg week Is for a more active
market and highe level Of prices.
THE election which is now taking
place will decide the political char
acter Of our city for some years TO
come. The voters in every ward
are conducting themselves in
very orderly manner, and no dis
turbance OF serious character
is appreheuded. Ii the Repubj-
cans act fairly and sQuarely Gee.
NJ. Fisher will be elected mayor,
David J. Reinhardt, solicitor, Chas.
II. Blaine, presidertof council, and
Seth H. Feaster, treasurer, by
handsome majority. A ma GRITTY OF
the members of City Conncll should
also be elected. OF course Geo. II.
Mccall will be elected assessor and
collector, and there is a slight hope
that Evan W. Gallagher may get a
majority Of votes for the same posi-
ton in the Southern District. We
trust that Republicans Will vote the
straight ticket in every ward for
every candidate and there Will be
no scratching or scuttling.
THE question whether persons
injured by jumping from a car that
is running rapidly is entitled dam
ages, is being discussed by.many
of our citizens. 1t is conteuded by
some persons that those who Jump
out OF car before it can be
stopped, do so at their own risk,
and the company is consequently
relieved oil all responsibility for in
jures that may be sustained. 1t
Is argued that all persons should
SIT still until the cars can be stopped
and then if il. ured they can re
ri n M nj
away Of any kind the true policy
IS to sit still, as in nine cases out
of ten persons who leave their seats
are more likely TO be in urcd than
those who sit stll. The question,
however, is one for the courts, as
there is certainly reasonable
doubt in regard 10 the matter.
AFTER the Washington street
bridge had been erected at a cost
of one hundred thousand dollars it
is found out that the structure
is hardly sale for street car traffic
without spending netting like
$4,000 Tor braces aud other iron
work 10 make it stable. The street
car company have laid their r alls
on the bridge but are not allowed
10 run over it until the bridge is
declared safe. Meanwhile the PEG.
pie on the Boulevard are being
greatly disconnected by the hold
ing up Of the car line. which they
feel should be allowed to have as
well as others 10 enable them to
reach the different parts of the
city IN quick order.
BE sure and 60 to the polls and
vote today Tor the whole Republi-
can ticket. There never was bet
ter ticket nominated by the Repub-
lican party than that which the vo-
tiers are today asked to support.
The candidate for Mayor, George
M. Fisher, is good, clean capable
man and will do honor 10 the city
If he should be elected, and there
are more than sufficient Republi-