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4 * Evening Journal. u::l\ democr me n ulv new si* wi h IN THE STATE. EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY. JOURNAL PRINTING COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, FOURTH AND SHIPLEY STREETS, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. Entered at the Wilmington post office as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION. RATES, (In advance.) One year.. Six month.... Three months Une month... *3.0(1 1JM .7 5 .25 ADVERTISING RATES. Cards furnished on application. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7. 1898. DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES. FOR PRESIDENT. GROVER CLEVELAND, of New York. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, ADLAI E. STEVENSON, of Illinois. FOR SHERIFF, JAMES J. TONER, of New Castle Hundred. FOR CORONER. JOSEPH It. KIRK, of Mill Creek Hundred. FOR RECEIVER OF TAXES AND COUNTY TREASURER, JOHN T. DICKEY, of Wilmington Hundred. FOR COUNTY COM FT ROLLER, JOHN F. STAATS, of Appoqulnimink Hundred. Tub "blunt instrument" with which those murders were aeeomplisiied at Fall River was not blunter than the police and detectives are. Tn« astronomers are as susceptible to the winsome flattery of the newspaper reporter's pumping methods bn the soubrette —both talk very fluently when met by accident. Kvkiiv citizen should read carefully the replies of the New Y'ork Sun. pub lished in another column, to the man whoso contention is that tlio words bayonet and force are not to bo found in the Force bill. That tlie shadow is not where the substance is. A woman's jealousy is frequently In creased by a separation from her hus band. She does not philosophize, "I do not want him and 1 do not care who gets him;" but; "If 1 cannot have him no liody else shall". Because that is per fectly unreasonable Is, perhaps, the rea son It la a woman's way. renomlnation of Hon. John W. Causey is a just recognition of Ills good services and high character. Mr. Causey has been an act ive, conscientious and diligent representative of this common wealth in Congress. He^ deserved the renomlnation, ami true ' to its prin ciples of Justice and to its practice of recognizing the faithful ser vices of its members, tlio Democratic party has heartily endorsed him and rec onimeuded him to tlie people for re-elec tion. He will be re-elected. It would be impossible for the Republicans to nomi nate a man who can do the state bettor service at the next session of Congress. W« copy from the New York Sun a number of replies to the inquires of a man who asks questions tending to show that the Force hill is innocent of force and fraud. The Bun's replies show in the most startling manner that it is a scheme to perpetuate the Republican party. It does provide for force in authorizing the apiiolntmcnt of deputy marshals at the pay of $5 a day "to a number limited only by the dacity of a partisan marshal and a partisan Chief Supervisor of tho district in question" to be In atten dance aud prevent any obnoxious person from "attempting" to vote. It does pro vide for troops, a thing which has been often denied. Though the bill does not mention bayonets, it authorizes the use of United States troops "to keep tho peace at the polls." A man Is a fool who does not understand that this bill, which appoints partisan officers for life, places an appropriation of money at their com mand which Is permanent ami cannot bo withdrawn by congress, clothes them with authority to appoint scare ers to make a house to house visitation at the direction and In the pay of a partisan su pervisor and provides for the employment of United States troops "to keep the peace at the polls,'' is to be used for tho benefit of the party which passes such a measure. It is time wasted to discuss tho question with such a man. He either does not comprehend the force of the English lan guage or he is not sincere. The Force bill is an issue. The decisioi^of Hamilton Ewart, formerly a Republican representative from North Carolina, that he will vote the Democratic ticket because the Re publican party advocates the Force bill is a proof that the Force bill is an issue. It is an issue which no state, no com munity where the carpet-bagger and the venal negroes flock together, can afford to ignore. SU I society whose primary object is to asso date men of science for the purpose of Investigating fully aud impartially the most important questions of philosophy and science, but more especially those that bear'upou the great truths revealed in Holy Scripture. Two weeks ago the Lord High Chancel lor of England delivered an address to notable gathering of distinguished men, in which he says: / To some everything seems yellow; but " are things yellow for that reason? That ZJ'iTsÄülm I î r00f f c° m , A T,T utration to a slight balance of probability . .. does not jnstlfy the term "proof;" and one has perpetually to be on guard against the allegation that a thing TO CONTEST AGAINST ERROR. The Victoria Institute of London is proved because there is some evidence in its favor. T will not proceed, though I might, with a whole catalogue of words which modern sophists use either In a double sense or as involving the very f imposition which they profess to ish. The learned orator was referring par ticularly to error in religion, but his remarks are equally pertinent to political or any other system of error. It all pro ceeds from the same source. Krror In religious affairs proceeds from the devil ; error in political affairs proceeds from selfishness. The man who can believe that all things are yellow la-cause one thing is yellow, has the same sort of per versify or ignorance that the man lias who, in political economy, believes that all trades will be rich If he institutes estub laws by which one trade may get rich. Referring to the necessity for correcting errors at the present day, he say Among the many advantages intro duced by the facility with which printed matter might be circulated there is the ding disadvantage that error is correapon consulted as easily as truth. And error is ignorance, not knowledge. One great Roman poet denounced with bitter indig nation the poetasters of ids time who de graded tlie literature of his country. In our time we have the printing press, which Juvenal had not. Each period had its popular madness, and tlio tor rent of trash which each _ age,lq. turn produces In full measure is turned in 1-j.) T l«* » different directions. Though ithcae : remarks are - made in connection with those deprecating the advances made in imposing upon human credulity by certain tricks of spirit mani festations and table turning, they are not inappropriate in condemning the political errors of the protectionist school of modern political economy as taught hy Die counting room men who are beneficiaries of a system of legisla tion and whoso teachings are us false as the manifestations of spirits. These men add taxes as burdens upon the people and then display "manifestations" or price lists to show that prices have not been increased by the laws which they have made for the purpose of in creasing them, This false teaching that taxes imposed on the whole commonwealth, to make one man richer or one private industry prosperous, benefit the whole, is as pernicious as the doctrine that a few raps or manifestations, no matter how often they may bo proved to be false, demon strate that the medium Is in communica catlon with all ages ami conditions of de parted spirits. Tills is ail the more pernicious because, for reasons of the vnlgnrest and basest self-interest, intel ligent men who know the falsity of such sophistry can he induced to tench it. It is bad enough to lie In errer, but to teach a doctrine that a man knows to bo false is unutterably base. THE REAL ISSUE. The platform of the Democratic party of Delaware, adopted at Dover, is pert i nent to the times, dignified and conserv ative in expression—and brief. It is neither too long not too turgid to be' read. It is terso and comprehensive. It states the position of the Democratic party completely and concisely. It might have done that witii the ono important paragraph in which it says: They declare their faith in tho capacity of the people hr self-government, illus trated and maintained by the preserva tion of the rights aud autonomy of tho slates, as secured by the constitution. They protest ag saults made by tl ainst tho constant ns le Republican party on the Integrity of this right of local self government, and the invasion of the domain of tho state government by swarms of unnecessary officials who eat out the substance of the people and t( to corrupt and deliauch their politics, Esjieolally do they denounce the interfer ence of the general government with the elections and election laws of the state,as to this vital point: If the people of the state may not govern themselves they will have indeed lost tho right of self government. The hordes of armed mer cenaries, who,as deputy marshals, infest tho polls in the chief city of the state, perform no function oxo.pt to execute the partisan behests of local Republican bosses, menace the peace of tlie commun ity. aud illustrate the tendency of the Republican party to a reckless use of the centralized power of the general government, while tlie desperate and revolutionary attempts of the last Re publican congress and President Harri son to increase aud extend this interfer ence ami to control from Washington every polling place in the United States by the provisions of the infamous Force bill, was defeated by tlie courage aud patriotism of the Democratic minority, and met with the indignant oondomna tion of the people at the polls. There is no security against a repetition of this attempt e'xcept the defeat of the presi dent aud party who made it. •ml In the language of Whitelaw Reid, there are one hundred McKinley bills in one Force bill. All matters of taxation, great or small, no matter how unjust, no matter how burdensome, no matter bow fraudulent, sink into insignificance in comparison with this bill for the aboli tion of state governments and perpetua tion of the Republican party. The Democrats can make their canvass on that one issue against this party of centralization, the party which has lost its majority among the white Anglo Saxon people of the North, and which is engaged in a desperate effort to lay tribute for funds on the manufacturing class to buy the venal class and to com pel the laboring class to prevent and save it from suffering the just fate of a minority party or from giving up any of the power it has obtained by unfair means. The real issue in Delaware is, shall we have negro rule! That contention was emphasized in the nominating elections of the Republican party on Saturday. Tlie brila-d negro bruiser held the balance of results we have Martin instead of Clark, Conrad instead of Jolis because the a negroes dominated the polls, With a two years'trial of Republican ism here we have had five riots and four lawsuits. We have increased taxes and incurred deficits in the country and eitr finances. We have had nothing, what a . . over - of economy or of efficiency to recommend the party which came in call I iug "for an examination of the books" power. As EVENING JOURNAL, and proposing to reform both city and county affairs. The real issue is.duwu with the carpet bagger negro conspiracy. TIH-: GERRYMANDER, HOW A WELL KNOWN POLITICAL TERM WAS COINED. It Is Eighty Years Since the Wonl Was First Used, but the Practice It De scribes Is Still Young and Popular with the Various Parties. Elbridge Gerry (G hard, as in Garry) was a patriot and h statesman, a sig of the immortal declaration and the in ventor and sponsor of the "gerryman di-t." Ho was governor of Massachu netts in ISIS,and Ins party majority was dangerously am nil in the legislature, so he cut Essex county into two districts in a way the Federalists despised. A wit said it looked like a salamander. "Say rather a Gerrymander," said another, and the word was born. Weitster recognizes it ami defines it as popularly understood. Governor Gerry that same year of 1813 was elected to the vice presidency on tlio ticket with James Madison, and in 1814died suddenly in his carriage in Washington city. Hut the gerrymander sfilj (Jiungji (.Rq rpoent decisions of the supreme ootirAof 'Michigan lay down legal''principles which promise to make an end of it soon ns they can bo applied elsewhere. For several years after Gerry's perform ance little was heard of Iho practice, but since the larger states became polit ically close and fluctuating it inis flour ished amazingly. Ohio presents a beautiful field for the manipulator. The curious way in which a lino of counties ruled by ono party runs across the state, while a line of op posite politics runs parallel or nearly so, makes it possible to cut ono way and make two-thirds of the districts Demo cratic, or the other way and make two thirds Republican—all on the same vote. The result has been that for the last twenty years or so the state's delegation in congress was often of opposite poli tics to tlio sta>u generally. ■I :i.i IhAVCRmiu (MESBugJ II } I!i % -■ - j 5\ \ t / THR ORIGINAL GERRYMANDER. Indiana behaved herself fairly well till the legislature of 1873 decided to drivo Dan Voorhees out of congress. It put his county of Vigo in a district which began fifty miles north northwest of Terro Haute and ran off southeast nearly to tho Ohio—in shapo somewhat like a leanback chair with a footrest. Tlie result was that the people got gry ami soon after chose a legislature which »ent Daniel to the United States senate, and there ho has remained since. Tlie "shoestring district" of Missis sippi was long famous. Following the windings of the Mississippi for the length of the state, it was 420 iu' les long. As the negroes showed a marked tend ency to concentrate in tho bayou re gion, the legislature of 1875 thought it would bo a good scheme to put all tho "black counties" in ono district and let the colored folks have it. They lost it, however, and now we read in the Congressional Directory that John M. Allen, of the First, received 2,786 votes, and Joseph H. Beeman, of the Fifth, tion." South Carolina laid out to licat Mis sissippi, and did it tho very first trial by making her famous Seventh district. Custom and county lines were disre garded, and "black townships" picked up litre and there from northeast Sum tor down to James island, then around a three-quarter circle almost to the place of beginning, the width of the »list riet on tho southeast being merely strip of beach between high and low tide. When Mr. Small represented this district ho joined ou to the almost equally famous North Carolina district of Mr. O'Hara, and thus these two col ored gentlemen represented a region some 600 miles in length and nowher wider than a county. Tho Second Arkansas district is other curiosity, and liko unto it are the Eighth Wisconsin, Third Maine, Nine teenth Illinois, Sixth Maryland. Second Alabama, Seventh Missouri, Twenty seventh Pennsylvania, and lost, but far from least, the Eleventh Kentucky, This last contains seventeen counties and is extremely Republican. In many of these coses, however, the peculiar shape of the state has much to do with the apparent distortion. It goes without saying that a way must be found to stop this practice. And yet tho strange fact remains that when every large state in tho Union was more or less gerrymandered tho net suit was just the same as if all had been fairly divided—that Is, congress had about the party in v ie rlty it should have had according to the popular majority. As was so ably shown by Senator Call, the disfranchised in one section offset by the disfranchised in other ac tions. an ever -, I, III 0,303 votes—"without opposi an i • U'i If A Peculiar Form of Salutation. Some of the African tribes have a pe culiar form of salutation which ought to have the effect of giving them remark ably formed hands. When they meet instead of saying "Helloi"or "Howd'ye?" they pull their fingers until the joints crack loudly. Tlie l*o(«nfc Mace. The all powerful mace of the national house of representatives will quiet unruly member when all else fails. Few persons know that this mace consists of u bundle of thirteen cliony nuis entwined and bound together with silver bands. Do Not Forget The lioats leaving Fourth street wharf at 4.16 p. in. Returns, arriving back at » p. m. This trip Is delightful. an WILMINGTON, DEL., I I Continued from First Page, lie meeting of citizens. The telegram read ns follows: Dbi mab, Del., Aug. 16.— To Slnnsbury .T. Willey, mayor of Wilmington: Town entirely burnt. Can't you send us something to oat? W. L. SI RM AN. The mayor thanked the citizens for their generous mid prompt response to the call and said that he knew that ninny liefere him hud left pressing business to answer the call Tor help. What must be done, however, must be done in a hurry. William Lawton moved that a commit tee be appointed to solicit subscriptions and send substantial aid to Speaker Birman at once. The motion prevailed and William Lawton, Daniel W. Taylor, Colonel Enoch Moore, ex-Mayer John P. Allmond and Anson A. Maher were ap pointed as the committee. Five Hundred Sent by Telegraph. On motion of N. K. Benson, president of City Council, it was unanimously de cided to send u dispatch at once to Speaker Birman, authorizing him to draw upon D. W. Taylor, of Wilmington, for $000. This was done in order that food for the noon meal might be supplied to the homeless people of the stricken town. Mr. Allmond and Washington Jones recommended that the committee receive subscriptions ofi flour, meats or auy other preivfcrtems -from-the- •merdunrhr of-Wil mington, and anybody else -who prefers to contribute them. On motion of Mr. Benson Mayor Willey was asked to con fer with the officials of the Delaware Railroad company and ask them to trans port the provisions to Delmar free of charge, as a contribution to the relief fund. Prompt and Substantial Uchiioiisch. Tri'asuror Taylor announced to the meeting t liât, while in the chamber he had received the following subscrip tions: Edward Heits. Mlliott, JohiiHun A ( II. Ci. Scott . Hca hi & Co. Mis« E. J. Uitimer.. 8 >5 no . 25 no . fl ('ll . 20 00 .' 10 «I S.J. Willey. 600 W. 8. Hilles . in («I George W. Hush ami Sons' Company .... 60 00 Charles Warner Company . Man William Lawioii. so no Washington Junes. 25.00 N K. Henson. 20 00 Delaware Terra Cotta Company. 26 no John P.Allmond. 26 in S. H. Barnard. 20 00 S, McAllister. 6 00 James Bradford Company. 20 (Id A F. Messlck. 6 00 Anson A. Maher. In mi Thomas Tat nail. 6 00 Charles H Seott .. 6 ml Chief of police (receipts). 10 00 hills F. Hh ks. 6 mi A G. Robinson.. ... 5 mi Mr. Taylor continued to receive sub scriptions in the council chamber long after the meeting adjourned. When the meeting adjourned the committee began its labors immediately. One Thousand Dollars on Hand. The provisions donated hy Wilming ton merchants will be sent down on th c 4.37 train to the burned town this even ing. Lute this afternoon a reporter of the Evening J, urnai, was shown the subscription list in the hands of Treas urer I). W. Taylor. It showed receipts of nearly $1 Those Who Are Helping. The call for aid is meeting with suc cess throughout tlie city. Everyone seems willing to help the sufferers aud the people are responding heartily. The donators and their donations ns follows as received up to 2.30"o'clock at the 1*.. W. & B, depot : Collected by H. L. Brown, 100 pounds of ham from Armour & Co. : 1 bag meal from George Johnson; 1 hag of flour from Mr. Connor; 1 bag of flour from W. G. Valentine; 5 pounds of coffee from D. Bubenzer; 1 bag of flour from H. FredmanjlOO pounds of flour from Fred Pflomor; 1 shoulder from James Riley; 3 boxes sausages from Mr. Powdermaker: 2 bundles of clothing from Mrs. Ran dolph ; 1 barrel of flour from Murphy Bros, ; one-quarter of beef from the Plucuix Beef company ; 4 bags of flour from O. J. Hcssion; 4 bags of flour from J. Hnnby. Sergeant Wigglesworth collected 5 bushels of potatoes. 1 case of cakes, 1 of crackers, 1 of tomatoes, 1 of peas, 100 pounds of salt, 2 bushels of egg plants and 2 bushels of squashes, 8 bags of flour and cheese. C. H. Gifford a box contaluiug f0 pounds of groceries. Thomas McClnry, 1 ling of flour, following articles were sent on the 11.IS train, consigned to J. Venables: 1 box of soap, IOO pounds of sugar, 24 bags of flour, ISO pounds of coffee, 5 pounds of tea, 1 box her ring; 1 dozen bags of salt; l dozen of canned beef; and one half bushel of beans ail from John P. Allmond. Messrs Hawkins aud Hatton have charge of the contributions at the sta tion. ire The SCENE OF DESOLATION. Homelri Men, Women ami Children View tlie Aithe« of Their Habitation«. Special Despatch to the Evening Journal. I) klm Alt, August 17.—After passing a very uncomfortable night, the inhabi tants awoke this morning to a full realization of the great calamity that has befallen them. With the first streak of «lawn the streets were alive with all classes and conditions of mankind, sober faces, of lifetimes of labor; weeping women aud curious sigbt-seers shouldered ono another in the general press. Tho scene is one of desolation and it is being viewed by thousands of persons. The insurance men are hero adjusting the losses. In one or two cases where there is no Insurance the work of clearing away the debris has been begun. Every building on the Delaware side of the line is down. The railroad company has begun work upon a temporary depot and hotel for the accommodation of its patrons >a{id homeless employes. Good order prevails and everybody seems determined to make the best of a bad job. Every train is bringing food and sight seers. und in a few hours adequate measures for feeding and sheltering the homeless will have been made. Those who are insured will rebuild im mediately. Many of those who had no in surance are so poor that they will have to move away. Tlie citizens are eagerly looking for the relief car from Wilmington. f this unfortunate town Men, expressing the with loss To Tour In Ircliuid. Sarah Carney, sister of Mrs. Maroouey of 104 North Harrison street. Mis«-» Annie Hannan. Maggie Gawey and Miss Mary McGath left at 1 o'clock this after noon on the steamer City of New York for Ireland. The young ladies will take in all the places of interest on the "green isle " aud will be gone about six months. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, THAT GREEK-GEEEK CASE. Long Siring of Testimony About the Conner-Brow Hull Today. Fight Heurd by Judge Andrew J. Conner and Fred Conner arraigned before the Municipal Court this morning for committing an assault on Patrolman Brown. Mr Sault, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and chief engineer of the steamer Richard Peck, now lying at Harlan's dock, was the first witness Mr. Sault testified that he the bridge and saw the fight. Officer Brown was crossing the young Conner used very indecent guage toward the officer. The officer told Conner to attend to his own busi ness. Then the offloei left. As Brown was leaving the said Brown was not doing his duty hy not arresting Conner. Brown then went hack to arrest young Conner, when Andrew Conner, the bridge tender, caught Brown by the neck. Charles Kenney,of New York City, who is also employed on the Richard Peck, was also on iho bridge with Mrs. Sault! When the officer attempted to arrest young Brown, the elder Conner seized a heavy piece of iron and attempted to as sault Brown with it, but was sto Officer Brown testified that | going over the bridge a short time be fore 7 o'clock. He heard Andrew Conner remark ; were for the state. was on bridge when lan scene a hvstander pped. he v V. ,-is "Brown when are you going to Browutown?" He remarked that he did' not want to havb 'anything -to s'ày 'Us Conner. Mrs. Conner then httpçared änd told the officer he Was drunk.' Brown then attempted to arrest young Conner, when the father caught him by the neck. A scuffle ensued aud Brown had his finger chewed by Bridge-tender Conner. Mrs. Conner then took the policeman's club and threw it into the creek, Mr. George, the hatter, testified that he brought the officer into his store to wash himself and, hearing that the officer was drunk, ho made it his business to carefully investigate to see if he had been drinking. He positively stated that he could not detect the slightest odor of liquor upon him. strike had him under arrest, called him a vile name and that was the cause of the officer striking at him. William Griunago was called for the defense, and testified that Brown shook ids fist in Conner's face. The case was then closed, but, as tlie court had been sitting for four hours, argument deferred until tomorrow morning. He saw Brown at the elder Conner while ho Conner had was ATTEMPTED ASSAULT. Levi Until in a Bad Plight- In the Clty'i Court Charged With Attempt'd It ape. Levi Ruth, a respectable-looking white man was in the dock at the Municipal court this morning on a charge of at tempting to rape little Annie Grossman, the 0 year-old daughter of Bolomou Gross man of 109 Shipley street. Ruth was arrested last night by Patrolman Haines on a complaint from Mr. Grossman. Ruth was detained at the station house without bail until this morning. Little Annie was very timid when put on the stand and' told the story the court lira faltering voice. She stated that she to Shipley streets last Wednesday night. There had ''ceil a still alarm of fire during the evening Annie approached him and asked him where the lire was. Ruth told her to como with him and he would show her. _ Ho took her along Front street to French, where they stopped awhile. They then went up Front street again to Market. They stayed there awhile andRuth grasped her by the hand and took her over Market street bridge, side of the read, just below the bridge there Is a clump of bushes, Ruth en ticed the child into this place. He then attempted to commit the deed, it is alleged. Little Annie cried and wanted to go to her home, but Ruth told her he would go home with her. Ho then left her and she went to see one of her playmates, Ida Wilson, who lives a few doors above her home. She told Ida what had happened, but did not tell her parents. Bhe said she intended to tell them last night, but it had reached th ir ears before. Ida testified thal Annie came to play with her on Wednesday night and told her about the occurrence. She washed her dress for her before she went to her home. A number of other witnesses were ordered to be summoned and Ruth was held without bail until tomorrow morn ing. iiml On tho west Ruth says he is innocent of the charge. He says it is true he met tho child Wednesday night, but he did not at tempt to assault her. on Advertising a Dig Excursion. The Reilly Lyceum association will go to Atlantic City on an excursion. tomorrow Preparatory to this they will parade this evening, headed by the First Regiment baud. Tho association will form on Lord street, march down Bridge, Third, to Church, to Eighth, to Pine, to Sixth, to Lombard to Seventh, to Poplar, to Ninth, to Market, to Second, to Van Buren, to Front, to Pine and back to laird, when ranks will be broken. Pine to Front, to to south side, back to The Truckern Dinmlnseil. When the Municipal Court called today Acting City stated was Solicitor Cunningham that after examining the witness against the supposed Jersey "middlemen," ho could find no evidence sufficient to convict them. They all raised their own crops and were not acting as "mid dlemen." He therefore asked that the cases be dismissed, which was done. An Old Tank Found. While Street and Sewer department employes were digging a pipe trench on Market street near Eighth this morn ing. they discovered a large tank several fact under the surface. It is thought that it was placed there during the revo lutionary period. It is in a remarkable state of preservation, considering its In terment of more than a century. Water Commissioners* Short Meeting. Water commissioners held a short meeting last night. The bank balance was reported as $83,770.03. POLITICAL NOTES. There will be a meeting of the Demo crats of the Third ward, Thursday even ing. August 18, over Flynn's market house, Madison street near Fourth street. Twenty-five officers were sworn in by ; he «tale department of Elections last even ing. A new voting booth model was sub mitted by J. D. Claypole, of Penusgrove, N. J. As a consequence, final action upon the kind of booth to be adopted was de ferred. 1892. NEW FISH COMMISSIONER. James J. Mulligan Succeed« Char lee £hu bert. Whose Term Hat Expired. Governor Reynolds has appo Representative James J. gan, and Democrat to he fish Charles Shnbert, whoso term has expired. Tlio salary of the office is $300. Mr. Mulligan's appointment will ho gratifying to lis many friends. He will donbtless make a very efficient officer , and make every effort to stock the streams of Delaware with game fish of all kinds suitable to its waters. inted ex Mulli h leading young merchant of Delaware City, commissioner to succeed Sympathy for Age. ' James Kenney, an aged man who had the appearance of being a grandfather and who lias appeared before the munici pal court many times for drunkenness, again appeared this morning. James is a very feeble old man and his plea for freedom touched the heart of the judge who released James upon his promise not to return for two months. James left the dock with a smile on his face. A Peddler .Misrepresent Frank Locke was charged with ped dling goods without a license. Detective Hatton arrested him. things which the detective swore he represented to be diamonds. The case was continued until tomorrow morning. \ ar lila YVares. He had some Somite' ff v yuKija'^'' *| I;d*e J&pWnH 'ViâflUt! snub who left here <m August 6 for their two-weeks cruise down the bay, caught 36 trout and two bushels of clams. 1892 AUGUST. 1892 Su. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fr. Sa. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 221 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MOON'S PHASES. 6:67 a. in. 1:37 a. ui. ©£& 8 <[ Quarter 15 ®Moon 22 ÎÂtSO Length of Today, Sun Rises... 5.U i.ra. I Sun Sets.... 6,6.1 p.m. Moon Rises. 12.05 p.m. ' Moon Sets.. 3.4» a. m. High Water Today. A. M. p.m. 1.34 2.0» 3.14 3.4» 4.2» 6.04 6.14 6.4» 6.24 6.6» 8.04 8.3» 6:SP a. m 8:2P a. in. Lewes. Kill's Hammock. Bombay Hook. Port Penn. 5Ioutliof Christiana. Wilmington. The Weather. [ByTelegraph to the Evening Journal.! "Washington,A ug, 17.—Forecast lillSp. m., Thursday. For Eastern Pennsylvania, Dela ware and Maryland: Fair, slight changée in temperature, variable winds; shifting to southerly. THE MARKETS TO-DAY. New York Si My MrClunx & Go., Open. Kiel) Am. Cotton Oil... 47U 471 4 .Mu S Hfg Co..HUM 14ittlj At. T. AS. Fe ... 3»»2 3«»2 C. ofN.J... C. * N W C. B. & Q .100 " 10' Chicago Gas Co.. K'><i C. 51. & St. P. CM C. Kck LAP., 8i * C. St. P. 51 A O. f3-)i C. C. C. A St. L.. 66 Col A Hlck'g V.. 3448 Del. A Hud .I3 m2 L. AN. «£2 Mu. Pac .... MM Nut Cordage.. LKvJ New England.... 37 X. Y. Cen .I HIM N. V L. K.2714 N. Pacific, Prof 60 Phila A Rag... Manhattan... , Union P. X. American Co.. 13$ Wabash Prcf. Western Union.. 11«! Inn W. A Lake E.31% 30% ■k IJiiotatious. Corrected Drokera. Low. Close' ins'.| « ■» idril 88)4 134 m" IBM L'TK 117 1U2'» il 2 84 . 8 4 Ml» v ■N •-I 34' i«w 6» 6» IBM IMK 6» 27?» WA 2 7 664 K 6844 ■4 138 : l i7 1 7 i I H 38' i 25 -, 5 g -■ i •r *-H* £ 1 » CbicMgo Markets. 76% 7flW Wheat—Aug • Sept. I Oct 8 8 i 7» Corn—Aug ... Sept... Oct.... ■v;'» :.r 62 61 5, 61% 61% 61 61 Dee !■ Oats -Aug... Bept... Pork- Sept .. Lard—Sept... SI r» *:■ IS 30 12 36 11 8 02 8 05 7 »5 11 I ■ Clearing House. The exchanges of t Do Wilmington banks at the clearing house to-day were: Total, 8124, 036 30; balances, 833.216.83. Philadelphia Clearing House. Tho exchanges of the Philadelphia hanks at the clearing bouse to-day were; Clearings. SU.U1JW6; Balances. 81,726,403. This Date in History—Aug. 17. 1483—Edward V and hi«broth er, the Duke of York (child ren of Edward IV'), smoth ered in tho Tower of Lon don hy order of their un cle, Richard III. 1C57—Admiral Robert Blake died; l>orn 1590. 1776— Battle of Brooklyn; de feat and retreat of the crocket? Americans. 1780— David Crockett, soldier, pioneer and statesman, born in Limestone, Greene county, Tenn.; killed at the Alamo, March 6,1836. Frederick the Great died at Siui* Souci; born 1712. 1801—Fredcrik* Bremer born near Abo,InPin land; died 1865. 1803— Terrifie bombardment of Fort Sumter hy General Gilmore'« batteries. 1880-Ole Borncman Bull, violinist, died; born 1810. 1888—ITinco Muley and his escort of 200 cavalry massacred by wild Moors on tho border ol Morocco; grave complications rendering European control of Morocco probable. 1891-Tho Kennedys, president and cashier o! the Spring Garden bank, of Philadelphia, sentenced for ten year«, aud Lawrence, o! the Keystone bank, for seven years. DIED. BUKER--In this city, on th© 9th instant, Mmioh E., daughter orThomas J and Mary J. Ruker, aged 4 years and tt months. CRUM BAUGH.—On August 14, Caroline Cruinbaugh, infant daughter of J. H. and M. L. Cnimbaugh. DAVIS.—On 12th instant, Evan Daris, aged 56 years. HALL.—On August 13,1882. Jerome D. Hall, aged 2, years. „MURPHY- 1, thU city, on August 12, iwe, W illiam B„ son of Edward and Annie 51ur phy. aged 1 year. (■J ^ £ Hl DOLPIL—On the 12th in»t.,Marv Naomi, daughter of E. H. and Elizabeth Rudolph, aged » months. 8EVIKR.-Onthe 10th instant, George, son of Edwin C. and Kate C. Sevier, aired 4 months. STEWART.—On the 11th inst .Robert Stew art of Rising Sun, in the iiat year of his age. TA5 LOR On the 10th instant, J. Archie Taylor, at the residence of hi* parents. No. »12 Madison street. THOMAS McHUGH, WHOLSSAU5 LIQUOR DEALER, No. 13 Marsel Street. WUmiugtou Delaware Wilmington, Wednesday, August 17,1802. Meetings For This Evening. Warren Athletic Club. Hope Lodge. I. O. O. F. Oriental Lodge, K. of P. Delaware Lodge, D. O. H. Champion Lodge, K. of I'. St. John's Castle. K. O. E. Crusaders Castle, K. O. E. Ajax Lodge, O. of the G. C. Liberty Conclave, S. W. M. Mattahoon Tribe. 1. O. R. M. Germania Loan Association. Delaware I-odge, A. O. U. W. Blue Rock Council; L. of R. C. Delaware Council, O. U. A. 51. Eureka Council, Jr. O. U. A. M. Palestine Castle. A. O. K. of M.C. Naorat Rcbekn Degree Lodge, I. O. O. F. Woman's Relief Corps, Ü. 8. Grant Post. German 5Iulual Beneficial Society No. 2. Franklin Circle, Brotherhood of the Union. Wilmington Encampment. K. of St. J. and 51. Golden Gate Commandery, Knights of Malta , } lose you <to buy a wool- ■ r«»! it, and it gets warm tomorrow. You mayn't want it but a day or two now and then for a week, but every week after that you'll want it oftener. It's a good investment today. A better otic tomorrow. Do you know for how little we are selling woolen Suits? Store closed this evening at 6 o'clock. Strictly one price and If dis satisfied with your purchase we will return your money. 0 316 Market Street. MAX EPHRAIM. _ WABA MAKER8. __ Philadelphia, Wednesday, August 17,1893. The weather is to be fair. At the best we can only point to here and there an item in the great Linen stock. You must take the others for granted—always bearing in mind that Linen here never means anything but pure flax ; that all our Linens are bought at first hand and imported direct, and that no other retail stock of Linens between the ocean equals ours in volume or variety. Table Sets— Cloth 2jx2 yards (68x88 inches), 1 dozen 20x20 inch Napkins to match, $4 the set. Cloth 2x3 yards (68x104 inches) 1 dozen 2(5x20 inch Napkins to match, $4.50 the set. Colored bordered Cloths, 2x2J yards (70x88 inches), knotted fringe, with 1 dozen 15x15 inch plain fringed Doylies. $4.25 the set. Cloth 2x24 yards (70x86 inches), plain fringe, with 1 dozen 15x15 Inch Doylies to match, $3.50 the set. Towels— Hnck towels, Damask border all round, plain fringe, 23x40 inch S5c each. Hnck towels, with Damask and Dia per border, all white, 24x46 inch, 25c each' Huch Towels, all white, solid white tado border, 23x40 inch, 25c each. Hemstitched HuckToweis, 20x40 inch ; 25c each. -I Southwest of center. Easy, breezy Dresses for the two or three-year-olds. Style, comfort, economy have all struck hands in these things. Gingham Dresses, Oretchen waist, plaits and inserting of Swiss broidery. 00c. Gingham Dresses, Gretchen waist revere edged with Swiss, 75c. Flannelette Dresses with revere, $1: with plaited waist, deep collar trimmed with Torchon lace, $1.59; with Zouave Jacket, $1.75. Second floor, Chestnut street. John Wanamaker, em »3B AUGUST REDUCTIONS. We still have nice selections in our 81.00 lines of Neglige Blurts which we continue to sell at 73c. We still have a large assortment of our 81.60 and 81 36 Laundried Neglige Shirts which we have put in our S1.00 Line. Pink and Blue Laundried NegUge Shirts a specially, •l.OO. WYATT & CO •» 5Ien's Furnishers, 603 MARKET STREET. Onr LAUNDRY' is doing very line work. Collars and Cuffs IRc each.