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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
NlCARAGUAN SOLDIERS KILLED
Fired Upon by q Mob While Trying to
Make TN Arrest.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13-The American
schooner George Whitford arrived yester-
day frola Corn Island, Nicaragua. The
Whitford brings news of an encounter be-
tween some of the natives and few Mic
araguan soldiers on July last, during
which four of the soldiers were killed and
two wounded. From what could be
learned aboard the Whitford it appears
that q lawyer named Russell, who is a
Jamaican, called on Governor Maxemo
Diaz in reference to lawsuit in which he
had been retained as council. The gov
ernor declined to examine the papers, as
they were not in Spanish, and this led to
heated discussion between them and
ended by the governor tearing to pieces
the lawyers papers.
This enraged RUSSELL and he proceeded
to lecture the governor severely. The
governor threatened to arrest him, but did
not do so, there being no one present at
the time except the governors secretary.
Russell defed the governor to do his
worst and orders were sent at once to
Bluefields for troops to aid the governor
in arresting the lawyer. Meanwhile Rus
sell had gathered about him several of his
friends and openly detled the governor to
arrest him. On their arrival the troops
were ordered to arrest Russell at once
Russell refused to surrender. and his party
I nred on the SOlulerS, klll1nB lOur anu
wounding two. The governors secretary
was slightly wounded as was also mer-
chant, who was riding on horseback
through the street.
Russell and his friends thought their
victory good opportunity to settle other
! grudges, so, with eight Others, they set
out to wipe the Nicaraguan officials from
the face of Corn Island. They ran up
! against the remainder of the troops, three
| i'll number. Two more were killed. The
only one left went into hiding leaving the
/ governor and his secretary TO the tender
| mercies of the jamaican and his follow
| ing.
Russell advanced on the government
hopse, and the governor and secretary re-
treated to the cellar and barricaded them
selves. In the shooting the secretary,
who was wounded opened fire with a
horse pistol, winging NJ Gale, one of Rus
sells friends. Then the rebels retreated
to the bush. From thence they made an
other onslaught, burning two government
houses and the pier.
On the following day Gale and several
others, presumably confederates, were
captured. Russell and Lincoln escaped in
a dory, but later We're captured at Port
Dimon. DinA emerged from his retire
ment and put all hands to Jail. Then he
resigned, leaving strong recommends
tion that the prisoners be sentenced to the
full penalty for the insult to Nicaragua.
In Central America this means death.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
COLD BLodDED MURDER
An English Hotel servant Kills His Mis-
tress, q Handsome Muiatto.

WINsLow, N. j., Aug. 13-Thomas Del
bridge, aged 30 years. an Englishman, shot
and instantly killed Georgeanna Spear
man, handsome rhulatto woman, about
43 years of age, at The Junction House in
this village yesterday afternoon. The
murder was cold blooded and deliberate.
Rothwell 81 White, proprietors of the
hotel, formerly ran house at a seaside
resort, employing both Delbridge and the
woman as servants and the two became
very intimate. A few months ago they
moved to this village and assumed the
management of the Junction House.
They brought the woman with them. but
left Delbridge behind.
Several weeks agp Delbridge turned up
in Winslow and was given odd chores to
do around the hotel. He then resumed
his intimacy with the mulatto woman.
Delbridge went to an upper room in the
hotel yesterday and carefully loaded a
shotgun, then went into the kitchen,
where his victim was working and de-
liberately shot her in the head, killing her
instantly. He then sat quietly down to
await his arrest. The woman was in
delicate condition and Delbridge's respon-
sibility for the fact is thought to have
supplied the motive for the crime. Del
bridge was locked up in the Camden jail.
He admits the shooting, but will not go
into details.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

Curdy, aged 90 years. of Stockton, was
found along the tracks of the Atlantic
City railroad in al unconscious condition,
and died on the way to a hospital The
physicians were told he died from injuries
received on the railroad but subsequently
found stab wounds on MeCurdy's arms
snd back. The police have arrested George
Bott, James Kelly and John Eehert, all Of
whom had knives In their Possession, on
the charge of causing MoCurdy's death,
and also Edward Spode. Edward Cox and
Charles Hewitt as Witnesses These Wit
nesses say that McCurdy tried to act az
peacemaker IN q fight at the notorious
house Of Bolts mother, and the suspect 6
set upon him and chased him 10 the rail-
raAd
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
Alleged Anarchists Acquitted.

PARIS, Aug. i3.--The trial of the thirty
anarchists before the assize court ended in
the acquittsl of all but three of the &c
cused The verdict was that the charge
against the prisoners of belonging to a
criminal association was not proven.
Artiz, Chericotte and Bertani were found
guilty of robbery and of having been in
illegal possession of weapons. All the
others were declared not guilty of the
charges against them and were discharged
from custody. Artiz was sentenced to
fifteen years imprisonment at hard labor,
Chericotte to eight years, and Bertani to
six months.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

BERLIN, Aug. 13,-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of The koenische Zeitung
says that much i feeling was caused by
the czar's refusal ht the time of the Grand
Duchess Xenia's marriage to declare an
amnesty for miner criminals. Since the
wedding many anonymous letters threat
ening revenge have been received by the
czar The st. Petersburg police have been
notified from Paris that several of the
ugliest French anarchists have left Paris
for Russia. French detectives, who know
the faces OF the most desperate French an
archists, have been stationed at the en-
trance of the Pettrhof palace.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

DENvEE,sAug 13 -The:ast relay bicycle
rider reached this city at 1037 last night.
The time consumed In carrying the mes
sage from Washington to this city, dis
tance of 2,037 miles, was six days, ten
hours and thirty seven minutes, a gain of
thirty-seven hours and twenty-five min
utes over scheduled time, breaking all
records. George NJ. Mccarthy was the
last rider. At Sand Creek he took the
mes sage and covered the necessary five
miles in the remarkable time of twenty
minutes. A. ID. Black took the bag from
him and delivered to Governor Waite a
message from President Cleveland and
to General McCook one from Greely.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
Toronto to Join the Eastern League.

wILKEsBARRE, pa, Aug. 13.-The board
of directors of the Eastern Baseball League
met in this city yesterday. An official
communication was received from the
management of the Binghamton club,
stating that the stockholders of that club
were ready to throw up their franchise.
Walter Burnham, of Toronto, Can, said
he had been in negotiation with the Fing-
hamton management for the transfer OF
tho club of that town to his city, il the
league would grant a few days grace to
complete the deal Burnham was given
the necessary time. Binghamton will play
the scheduled gauhes until Toronto il for
mally admitted
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

PARIS, Aug. 1s.-The cooks. stewards
and attendants on the Transatlantic line
steamships have gone on strike at Havrs.
The employees allege that the cause of ths
trouble is the poor quality of the food
supplied to them while the vessels are IN
dock, and other grievances. On Saturday
100 men on board the steamer La Tour.
aine quit work. Their places were hlled
by other men, and the vessel sailed for
New York on her schedule time. The
company states that the strike will mot
cause any delay.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
CHINESE NO MARKSMEN
Japanese Warships Uninjured by
Their Shots.
BUT THE JAPs WE'RE REPULsED.
Most of the Shots from Chinese Forts Fell
Short of the Vessels Aimed at or Went
Far Wide of the Mark-No Chinese
Vessels Participated

Most of the Shots from Chinese Forts Fell
Short of the Vessels Aimed at or Went
Far Wide of the Mark-No Chinese
Vessels Participated
SHANGHAI, Aug. 13-The Japanese
squadron that attacked Wei Hail Wei FRI
day, particulars of which were cabled the
Associated Press, consisted of six vessels.
1t is not definitely known how many of
the fleet were men-of-war. The warships
drew up in line of battle Off the port and
opened fire early Friday morning. There
were no Chinese warships in the vicinity,
and the engagement was entirely between
the Japanese men-of-war and the forts.
The whereabouts of the Chinese fleet was
unknown. The forts, however, were able
without much difficulty to repulse the at
tack. About fifty shots were exchanged,
but no material damage was done on
either side. The soldiers manning the
guns of the Notifications showed them
selves to be lamentably deficient in marks
manship. Most all of their shots were ill
directed, the shells either falling short of
the vessel aimed at or going wide of their
marks.
When the fleet withdrew it proceeded to
Port Arthur, which place it attacked Fri
day evening. Little, il any, damage is re-
ported TO have been done at this latter
place. The operations are regarded as
having not been attempted to capture
either Wei-Hai-Wei or Port Arthur, but
simply ruses on the part of the Japanese
commander to ascertain the exact position
and strength of the Chinese guns at the
two places.
The Chinese official report of the en-
gagement ut Wei-Hai- Wei states that only
twenty five shots were exchanged between
the Japanese warships and the forts. The
report adds that one of the Japanese ships
was hit three times and another one once
The fire of the warships did no damage te
the forts.
On Thursday last two small Chinese
gunboats were sighted going at full speed
in the direction of Tientsin.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
iCEBERGS.

They como again, those monsters of the sea,
: The north winds brood, the children of tn,
cold,
iLong Tapped and cradled In white winter'
fold,
As worlds are graded in eternity.
.Lnlled by the storm, the arotic's euphony,
Launched In hoarse thunder from noun
tain mold
Upon the sea the viking sailed of old.
They come, the feet of death, In spring So,
FREQ.
Strange as the product Of some other sphere,
Tho huge imAginings the frost has wrought
Out Of the land of the white bear emerge.
Seeking the sunlight, from creations verge
6outhward they wander, silent as thought,
And In the gulf stream drown and disappear
w. p. Foster in Century.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

EAU CLAIRE, Aug. 13,-Mrs. William
Wallace, of this city, was brutally beaten
by masked robbers at the house of j. w.
Preston, a farmer of Wheaton township,
five miles from tho city. She now lies at
her home in a critical condition. She was
at the farm as n nurse for Mrs. Preston,
and about . O'Clock in the morning, while
asleep in the ground floor ROOM heard u
noise Mt the kitchen door. She arose and
went into the kitchen, and as she opened
the door was seized by two masked men,
dragged into the yard and beaten into in
sensibilty. The assailants then rifled the
house of all the money it contained,
abolit SSb
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 13-Frank b.
6hihley, principal of the Duke street
grammar school, and an educator of local
prominence, wRs shot and probably IA
tally wounded yesterday afternoon by
George Simmons, engineer, aged 81
years. While drunk Simmons accused his
wife of being Improperly intimate with
Shibley, the charge, 1t is said, being en-
tirely without foundation. After shooting
Shibley Simmons attempted to shoot his
wife, but the woman escaped.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

OMAHA, Aug. 1s.-All day yesterday
generous rains fell throughout Nebraska,
and the crop situation is improved. The
rains have extended into Colorado, South
Dakota, Kansas and Iowa. On the Union
Pacific rain fell west of North Platte.
Rain fell along the Burlington road a
several places, and along the Sheridan
line. This gives rain to large section Of
the farming districts that have been much
damaged by drought.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Aug. l3,-The heavy
rain which set in early yesterday morn
ing and fell all day put complete dam
per on the camp of the State National
Guards. All parades and other features
of the soldiers life in camp, outside of
those which were absolutely necessary,
were declared off Many thousands Of
excursionists booked to visit the historic
spot were kept away, aud Camp Craw-
ford presented n dismal appearance from
daylight until dark.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

CLEVELAND, Aug. 13.-U United States
District Judge a ]. Kicks has returned
from his vacation, which was spent in
Maine. When Approached regarding the
investigation about to be made of his Of
fetal conduct blythe Judiciary committee
OF the house Judge Kicks said: ~ have
no fear at all Of d full and fair investiga-
tion, and notified the attorney general
that courted it, / am confident that the
result will fully exonerate me from all
charges of fraud pr wrong doing"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
yIxllant and BIZ Ltnnnia Again Matched.

LONDON, Aug. 19.-It has been definitely
arranged that The match between the
Vigilant and Britannia for the 9l50 cup
offered by Lord Wolverton shall be sailed
on Wednesday, The race will be fifteen
miles to windwArd and return, as was
originally proposed by Lord Wolverton.
Mr.. Gould at first held out for race to
leeward and beat home. but he has
changed his mind and the agreement for
the race has been signed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

CHICAGO, Aug. 1s.-Thomas Nugent,
bartender, was horribly injured by an
electric street car yesterday. He was
waiting for a south bound car when an
electric car came along at high rate
Of speed and jumped the track. The car
struck Nugent and knocked him down.
His feet We're caught and forced apart to
such degree that the abdomen was torn
open. An ambulance conveyed Nugent
to The hospital where the physicians ex-
press doubts about his recovery. Nugent
is % years old.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

BELAIR, Md, Aug. 1s.-The tariff re-
form meeting OF Hartford county Demo-
Gratis passed resolutions indorsing Presi-
dent Cleveland and repudiating and con-
demning 'the obstructive and traitorous
action of our senators from Maryland in
congress, who grossly misrspresent their
constituency Al the behest of the sugar
trust and other com bines.n
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

OMAHA, Neb. Aug. 13-festerday def
nitely decided the course of the state
officers in reference to the presence of the
troops to keep tho South Omaha strikers
quiet. As all was quiet the Omaha Gnards
and -Thurston Guards were released, and
only three companies from the interior OF
the state will be retained for day or so
longer. Probably two-thlrds of the strik-
ers have returned to work, and the bal
ance will il they can secure positions.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

CowEs, Aug 1s.-Emperor William,
who came here on the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern to attend the regatta, paid
farewell visits yesterday to his personal
friends prior to his return to Germany.
He took lunch at the Osborne house, and
there bade farewell to the queen, his
grandmother. and other members Of the
royal family. His majesty last evening
gave dinner on the Hohenzollern. This
morning he left for home.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
Major worth's Court Martial.

OMAHA, Aug. 1s.-At o o'clock this
morning the court martial to try Major
Worth for ordering Private Cedarquest to
target practice on Sunday, contrary to a
military rule issued by President Lincoln,
convened. His friends are confident of
his acquittal. His defense will be that,
while he knew 1t was against military
Inv to require soldier to do unnecessary
work on Sunday, 1t was SO generally dis
regarded that he should not be made to
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
onlorsa oek. worhsrs ON strIk.

EvERsoN, Pa, Aug 1s-The latest ana
most important feature in the coke strike
is the joining of the colored men, who have
put new phase on the strike. At a
mass meeting at the opera house at Mt.
Pleasant over 900 colored men voted to
join the strike, and this morning they re.
fused to go to work 1t is believed othsis
will Join the strike today.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
prutn,ly Beaten by whttecaps.

GRANVILLE, w. Va. Aug. l3.-Forty
masked men raided the cabin of "Sisn
King woman of shady reputation,
dragged her out in her night clothes,
stripped her and gave her terrible beat
ing. While one man held her hands the
other thirty-nine took turns at giving her
two blows each with hickory switches on
her bare back. She was left senseless on
tho urouDd
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
TIL, w.,lm,n Relief PARTY or.

LONDON, Aug. ia dispatch from
Tromsoe, Norway, states that the sealing
vessel Malygen and fast cutter sailed
from that port for Spitzbergen, their OBJ
ject being to bring back the memb bers OF
the Wellman expedition. The cutter Is
under the command of Captain Bottolfsen,
who was master of the Ragnvald Jarl,
and who was the first TO bring authentic
news of the loss of the steamer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
split In t wo In a Collision.

BENTON HhRRoR, Mich, Aug. l3.-The
steamer Puritan, of the Chicago, st. Joe
and Benton Harb Dor Transportation COM
pany, ran into the Richmond and split her
In two. She was coming into the harbor
and was running close to the wharf at an
unusual rate of speed, when she struck
the tug, which was just leaving the dock.
The captain and crew got off onto the
river bridge before she went down.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
II Il "A
Vernon. !


Ton RfSYoRK, Aug ls-The many ru-
j. fsenf Eating to the probable appearance
80, stage of Miss Madeline Pollard re-
E'oR REM stamp Of authority when the
= street.cement was made she is TO appear
THOR II he management OF Nelson Roberts,
u locetI known theatrical man and until
man. Aely connected with Daniel Frohman.
1Non iiioberts says Miss Pollard will star in
u rAew American comedy drama, with a
~ ~ Wrong emotional role.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Aug. 1s.-Goyernor
Altgeld last night wired Hon. William
Springer as follows: Secure free sugar If
possible. Free bituminous coal could only
benefit New England and the seaport
towns and help few men who own mines.
The entire country west of New York
cares nothing about it, for our soft cold is
now sold at starvation prices for the
nliuerh -
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

CHICAGO, Aug 13.-Arrangements have
been completed whereby the famous trot-
ting stations Directum and Arion are to
meet in match race over the Washing
ton Park track In this city Wednesday,
Aug. 20, for stake and purse of $1,000.
Arion is owned by ]. Malcolm Forbes, of
Boston, who paid the late Senator STAN
ford sl25 600 for him. Bud Doble will
drive Arion and 0rrin Hickok will drive
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

BRISTOL. aug is.-rhe s-year.oIc
daughter of ". A. Renner, residing in
Hilltown tov aship, threw bottle of car
bolie acid In 1er little brothers face. The
children's M sther had been cleaning car,
pet and had Used acid. The boys face
was horribly eurned and he may lose the
sight Of both .aa
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
Murdered by a Negro Robber.

LITTLE Rock, Aug. 13--T. w. oHan-
nan, prominent resident of this city,
was murdered by an unknown negro at q
late hour Saturday night. Robbery WAS
the motive for the crime. The murderer
escaped. but bloodhounds were placed on
his track, and the report has reached here
that he had been surrounded several miles
from here. He will certainly be lynchcd
IL caaght
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

An ExpeneiS@ sunnay morning f1inz6.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, Aug. 13-A fire.
the origin of which is unknown, broke
out about 3 O'Clock yesterday morning in
Johnson's photograph gallery, corner Of
Main ard Church streets, and the flames
were not stayed until that building, tho
book and news store of ]. r. Zuck spd
the First Baptist church were in ru..
causing a loss of fully $4,000. The
stage of water in the standard grea
Handicapped the fremen. Miss M.
Bingham, q milliner, and Miss Emma
Mechling, friend who was sleeping with
her, must have perished but for John Fig.
mar. As it was. both ladies ran into ths
street in their bsre feet.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Nicholas Fredrick.
sen, naturalized citizen, formerly living
at Allentown, Pa, and Buffalo, N. Y, re-
Gently went home to Russia on visit and
was seized and sent to Siberia for evading
military duty. He got word to the United
States CONSUL, and while his case was be-
ing considered he escaped from his prison
and arrived on the Paris, from Southamp
ton,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
Probably n Q ACT of a Maniac,

BROOKLYN, Au &. lS-Thomas Holt, jan
itor of the Church of the Atonement, at
Fifth avenue and Seventeenth street, shot
his wife three mes last night at their
home here, and then cut her throat with
a razor. She died soon afterward. No
reason for the deed is known beyond the
supposition, strengthened by his recent
strange behavior, that he is insane.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
Death ] I Candidate Sloan.

INDIANA. Pa Aug. l8.-Senator Han
nibal X. Sloah, one OF the Democratic
candidates for large, died
at his home here Saturday, aged SO. It
had been know n for some days that he
could not possibly recover. His ailment
was quick consumption
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13

NEW BLOOMFIELD. Pa, Aug. 1s.-In the
criminal court Jay G. Aldrich was con-
victed of assaulting Editor Harry Hahn,
of Dunoannon, and sentenced to an i'm
prlsonment of six months. Aldrich struck
lain seven severe blows on the head with
brass knuckles
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
Lanoast.r,s water Famine.

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 1a.-This city Is
suffering from the second water famine
In two months, both having been caused
by the replacing of broken joints at the
pumping station. The electric cars were
compelled to stop running yesterday, as
they could get no water In their power
house, and manufacturers were warned
mot to use any water for motive purposes
TODAY
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-13
-Four prownea by an Ocean co,ii.lor

LONDON, Aug. 13--The bark Braekka,
from Hernosand for Rio Janeiro, was in
collision with the schooner Pilgrim, from
Port Madoe for Stettin, on Saturday
morning last, off Anvil Point. The
schooner was sunk and four members of
her crew were drowned. The Braekka
received Considerable damage.