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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

In paper read before the Royal Prussian
Academy of Sciences it Is shown by Hertz
that the rays which proceed from the
cathode Of geissler are capable OF exciting
phosphorescence and wlt permeats thin
metal-it being thus possible, on finding a
sheet Of metal foil thick enough to be air
tight, yet thin enough to be permeable by
such discharge, to allow these rays pass
age into the open air by closing an opening
in a discharge tube with piece of such
foil.
This it seems, has been realized by means
of an ingeniously arranged apparatus aud
hammered aluminium plate 0.003 milli-
meter thick, and this plate forms in the
apparatus a shut 10 or window, which,
while quite impermeable to air and light,
allows the rays from a cathode at dis
tance Of IL centimeters to penetrate it FREQ
ly, the rays rendering the air family lumi-
nous. A halo OF BLUSH light surrounds the
window and Is moderately bright only on
its surface, a strong odor Of ozone being at
the same time recognizable.
Substances capable of phosphc.esceuce,
If held near the window, shine with their
peculiar light on the side nearest to 1t, but
all the phenomena of phosphorescence
cease IL magnet is SO applied to the dis
charge tube as to repsl the cathode rays
from the inner aide Of tho window The
atmosphere is q dull medium for the ca
thode rays TO penetrate. Coal gas is more
permeable, and SO is hydrogen. New York
Sun.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

PRAGUE, Feb. 13.-The judges trying the
members of the revolutionary secret so
ciety Omladina continue to have their
patience tried by their troublesome prison.
ers The disorder yesterday was con-
stant, and the judges were compelled to
order the court cleared of all spectators
This the prisoners bitterly resented, and
did everything they could to annoy the
court and block the proceedings The
counsel for the defendants at last with
drew from the case, and the accused would
not accept the services of other counsel.
The judges, in despair, ordered an ad-
journment. At this time the utmost con
fusion reigned. The prisoners retired
shouting: I'VE will not appear tomorrow.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13
BATTLE on NICTHEROY.
Real Fighting Between Brazilian
Insurgents and Loyalists.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS VICTORIOUS.

Nhe Rebels, However, Yielded Only to
Overwhelming Numbers, and Made a
Splendid Retreat-Governmsnt snt Troops
BUENos AYREs, Feb. 13.-Dispatches just
received here bring details of the battle on
Friday last between the rebels and the
government forces at Rio de Janeiro. A
general engagement was fought close to
Nlctheroy, the rebels landing at Armacao
end engaging the government troops at
close quarters. The engagement was 30
severe that Armacao. adjoining Nictheroy,
was almost ruined. The rebels, however,
were eventually compelled to retire.
Launches conveying the landing parties
left the Island of Conceicao at $3.50 a. M,
and succeeded in reaching the main land
without discovery Then in half an hour,
after heavy firing on both sides, the gov
ernment troops retired, leaving five OIL
GERS and forty men prisoners and six OIL
GERS and fifty men killed
AT O'Clock, reinfprcements of over n
thousand men arriving, the government
troops again advanced under n heavy fro
of rifles and machine guns, the Krllpp hat
terry, stationed on the Island of Caiu, op-
posite Ponta da Areia, also being en-
gagged
Admiral da Cana attempted to check
the advance of the troops by calling for re
Inducements of 100 men from the Island
of Conceicao, and by sending armed
launches from the cruiser Libertiade close
to the shore of the main land. These =
forts stopped the advance and caused
heavy losses to the government forces
Then the insurgents ammunition fell
hfRKsf HI. H...
ment troops slowly gained ground.
After three hours lighting the troops
were within half a mile of Armacao, anti
then Admiral da CANA decided to with
draw his sailors, finding it impossible Il
remain there on account of the overwhelm
ing number of the enemy. The Libcrdade's
armed launches continued to hold the gov
ernment troops in check while the insur
gents embarked at Armacao, the Aquid
aban covering their retreat The Tiber
dade's launches were close to Ponta dn
Areia, and received the brunt of tn,
enemy's fire.
II was II o'clock before the last of til.
insurgents embarked, after spiking tht
government battery of heavy guns at Al
macao. The insurgents loss was five Off
GERS and thirty men killed apd tweuty
officers and forty men wounded.
1t is impossible TO obtain correct returns,
but the government is supposed to have
lost fifteen officers and $50 men killed and
many wounded. Admiral da Cana has
bullet wounds in his neck and arm, but
they are moi dangerous.
Both sides displayed bravery; but the
sailors We're demoralized at the finish by
the large numbers of the enemy, and fired
wildly. Still the withdrawal was orderly
and without sign of panic. The govern
ment claims decisive victory and yester
day sent 1,iO0 men to reinforce the garri-
son OF NiClheroy. Admiral de Mpllo, with
the Republican is now at Destsrro.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13
THE WESTERN BLIZZARD.
II Has Worked Its Way Enst, but Its
Back Is Broken.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.--The storm cen
tral over Kansas and Arkansas Sunday
has moved northeastward to Ohio, at
tended by exceptionally heavy gales and
heavy snow in the lake regions, and heavy
rain from the valley to the gulf. Heavy
snow has also fallen in New England and
heavy rain in the middle and south Attain
tic states. A secondary development has
appeared off tho Virginia coast.
The temperature has risen in the west
ern and northwestern states and along
the south Atlantic coast, elsewhere it has
fallen. The temperature has also fallen
In the lake regions, the New England and
middle Atlantic states. A moderate cold
wave has extended over the lower Ohio
and lower Mississippi valleys.
Heavy snow and severe northerly gales
continue in New England and the eastern
lake region. In the middle Atlantic states
rain will change to snow, and probably be
followed by clearing weather before night.
Clearing weather is indicated for the Ohio
valley, and generally fair weather prevails
from the Mississippi river to the Rocky
mountains.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13
THE HAW Allan AFFAIR.
Further Correspondence Sent to
Congress by the President.
GRBsHAM-THURsTON INTERVIEW.
The Presidents Chief Adviser Declares
That He At No Time Declined to Give
Definite Answers to Questions Pro-
pounded by the Hawaiian Representative

Definite Answers to Questions Pro-
pounded by the Hawaiian Representative
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The president
late yesterday afternoon transmitted to
congress additional Hawaiian correspond
ence, including two dispatches received a
few days ago from Minister Willis, and
reply to one of them from the secretary of
state.
Mr., Willis first dispatch relates the par
ticulars of his refusal to participate in the
observance of the celebration of the first
anniversary OF the provisional government.
The second dispatch contains an additional
excerpt from President Dole's letter of
Jan. II to Minister Willis.
The letter relating to Gresham's and
Thurston's interview is dated Feb. Z, 1894.
In it Secretary Gresham writes to Minis
ter Willis regarding the statements mado
by President Dole quoting an interview
between Thurston and himself. He says
be had two interviews with Thurston on
Nov. II, which were very brief At the
hrst meeting Thurston submitted two
questions, one as to the authentity of the
letters published In the papers from Mr..
Gresham to the president and if IL was
the intention of the president to use
force.
To the first Gresham replied In the af-
frmative, and to the other that a cabinet
meeting was about to be held and he had
no time to talk with the minister.
AT the second interview Thurston called
by an appointment and the question about
force was repeated. Secretary Gresham
told him that no action would be taken by
Minister Willis which would imperil the
lives or property of the provisional gov
ernment, and if they suffered in any way
it would be in consequence of their own
acts or attitude. Thurston said the answer
was not satisfactory, and he wanted the
secretary to be more explicit
Gresham replied that he could not Bu
more explicit at this time, and add Ai
You can draw your own differences from
what have said and correct any fal,L i'm
pressions that have been created by what
has been published
The secretary says be answered the sew
eral questions from slip of paper on his
table. He did not say in either interview
that he was not at liberty to answer either
question.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

BELLEVUE, o., Feb, 13-Two freight
trains collided on the Wheeling and Lake
Erie railroad in the storm two miles west
IF this place Three men were killed. Both
engineers and one iremen were the vic
Tins. The bodies of all the above were
mangled and their limbs broken, The
rest OF the trainmen escaped without In
jury except severe bruises. The cause of
the wreck will probably remain mystery,
as both engineers are dead Freight No.
was running as second section OF passen-
ger train No 8, which passed freight No.
40 at Bellevue The presumption is that
the engineer of No. 2S failed to see the sig
nails she carried, owing to the storm, and
started out supposing the track to be
clear. The men killed are Engineers Con
nell and Stowell, Fireman McMullen and
Brakeman Johnson
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13
TERRIBLE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY


TELL CITY, Ind, Feb. 13.-William II.
Artmann, a farmer living about six miles
northeast of Tell City, yesterday killed his
wife and eldest son. John Eads and Will
lam Nagle were the first to reach the
house. They found Artmann lying on the
floor with his murdered wife and boy. As
soon rs they entered the house Artmann
jumped up and rushed at them like an in
furiated wild beast, and it was with great
difficulty that they overpowered him.
The family were eating breakfast when
the crime was committed. Artmann, in the
presence of his five children, stamped his
wife to death. Her left breast was torn
off, the collar bone broken and she was
terribly mangled about the stomach and
abdomen. Her left eye was cut out with
pocket knife. The Oldest boy, aged 12
tried to defend his mother and he suffered
the same fate. Coroner Labhard and his
deputy found the boy lying across his
pother, his arms around her neck.
His body was also terribly mnngled his
nose and face mashed, The mothers body
was found entirely naked and the other
children had fled TO neighbors' almost
naked and covered with blood
Artmann Is about 40 years old, over six
feet in height, and at present is u raving
maniac All indications point to religious
excitement as having caused his madness
and the horrible tragedy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

BRAZIL, Ind, Feb. 13.-Three men were
seriously-one probably fatally--hurt in a
drunken row at knightsville, little min
Ing town east of here, Fred and Jordan
Britton, miners attacked Thomas Guilt
fer and stamped and cut him up to such
an extent that he will probably die. The
fight soon became general, and man
named Evans received several dangerous
wounds. Deputy Marshal Barney Mar
tin in attempting To quiet the men was
assaulted and frightfully beaten. The
Brittons have not been caught.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

Bachelors of the present day have much
better time than those who lived in the old
days Of Rome and Sparta. In Rome, for
instance, the law forbade that bachelor
should be allowed to inherit any legacy
whatever, while in Sparta, under the rule
of Lycurgus, the bachelors were still more
hardly used, for they were not permitted to
have any part IN the government, nor might
they occupy any civil or military post.
They were also shut out from participating
In public festivals, except on certain fixed
occasions. when they probably would rather
have staid away, for then the women had
tand exercised the right to lead them to
the altars and there fog them with rods,
singing meanwhile scornful songs specially
written for the ceremony.-New York
World
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

WAsHINGToN, Feb. l3..-In list of NOM
nations sent to the senate by the president
We're the following: John Barrett, of
Oregon, to be minister resident aud consul
general of the United States to Siam:
Thomas r. Jerinigan, of North Carolina,
to be consul general of the United States
at Shanghi, China. To be eonsuls of the
United States: Adolph Billhardt of Ohio,
at Moscow, Russia: Arthur de Gina, OF
California, at Mnzatlan; John Malcolm
Johnstone, Of South Carolina, at Pernam-
buco, Brazil; Daniel e. Kennedy, of Mis-
souri, at Malta; Delaware Kemper, of Vir-
ginia at Annoy, China: Il. G. Mitchell. of
Arkansas, Mt New Castle, New South
Wales: George w Nichols, Of New York,
at Clifton, Ont. John NJ. Hudgin, mar
shnl for the eastern district OF Virginia.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Feb. l3.-Ed Lans-
dale, the young man who was connected
with the Downingtowu burglary gang,
has turned states evidence. Lnnsdale fears
the wrath of Ed Patterson, the leader of
the gang, who is still at liberty. His story
implicated the men now in jail in the rob
berry, being Henry Hilton, Rittenhouse
Henry, Seymour johnson, Ellct Brown
and ID. Goldman. Lansdale says that the
oath taken by the men was TO the effect
that any one who gave the thing away
should expect death.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. i2.-Flour dull winter
superiine, S2d2 10; do. extras, g.. .25l.a so; No
winter family, s2.5042 IS; state roller,
straight, s2s0l3lO; western winter, clear.
s2.15G3. Wheat dull, weak, lower 62Jsc bid
and 6ss4c. asked for February, Corn quiet,
ary. Oats quiet, steady, with $500. bid and
36l4c asked for February. Beef dull. Pork
easier; new mess, $l3.75914,25; extra prime,
sl3itl8.jO; family, SIS; short clear $l4.50lt
1859. Lard steady; western, $780, refined
steady. Butter weaker; western dairy, l8Isa
fc.; do. creamery, ls327c; do. factory l2l
l6c.; Elgins, 2'c.; New York dairy, 17d24c.
do. creamery, 156aic.; Pennsylvania cream.
cry, prints, fancy, Csc. do. choice, 25a27c .; do
fair to good, 2ld2io prints jobbng at 2saS2c
Cheese steady; large, ll74c. small. 1910
l2l6c; part skins, "a l0c.; full skins 2s3o.
Eggs Arm; ice house, 50 per case; western,
fresh, l7tec. per dozen; southern, l6taDl7Isc
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

DETROIT, Feb. BIB G.. Clark, one of
the footing clerks in the fraudulent cleo
tion return scrape OF 1898, is being exam
ined by the prosecuting attorney regard
ing his connection with the crime Various
testimony has just come to light tending
to show that he has boasted of having been
advised by Lieutenant Governor Giddings
to come to Detroit and get on the canvass
ing board if possible. Certain witnesses
say Clark told them that he used his pen
Gil, while bill clerk in the senate, in in
serting figures toswcll the affirmative vote
on the salaries amendment.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

TRENTON, Feb. l3.-Neither branch of
the legislature did any business last night,
but adjourned to participate in the cele-
bratiou of Lincoln's birthday, for which "a
committee of the house had made arrange
ments, An immense crowd gathered on
the floor of the chamber and in the gal
lerics There were but two Democratic
members on the floor, and not a Demo
cratic senator when the Republican SEN
ators marched in and President Rogers
took the chair
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
No Business of Material Importance
Transacted In Either BODY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-The Hawaiian
controversy occupied the principal time Of
the senate yesterday, Senator Gray, of
Delaware, opening his argument in de-
Tense of the policy of President Cleveland.
Early in the session Senator Cullom pre-
sented petition signed by 10000 wool
growers of the west protesting against the
free wool clause of the new tariff bill.
Senator Gray's speech was devoted entirely
to an attempt to prove the direct COM
plicity of Minister Stevens with the reyo-
luton.
The day in thes!house was consumed
wholly by matters relating to the District
OF Columbia and to eulogies of the late
Senator Stanford, of ca lifornia. Saturday,
March 0, at o'clock, was set aside for
paying tribute to the memory Of the late
Representative Houk, of Ohio.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The BIRTHS house of commons reassem-
hled yesterday.
John Galloway, head of the eminent en-.
gineering firm of Manchester, England, Is
dead.
Dir. Horatio Quincy Butterheld, prpsi-
dent Of Omit tMich.l college, died yester-
day of pneumonia,
f. A. Pusher, late United States consul
at ST. Thomas, Ont, under Harrison, died
ut Grand Forks, y. D.. last night
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

BHIpsfroN, n. J., Feb is.-The Citi-
Sens Municipal league are actively en-
gagged in n fight against Bridgeton's un.
licensed saloons, speak easies and drug
stores, Last week they caused the arrest
OF four persons, proprietors of places
wher. liquors were sold illegally. The
trtals are exciting as the lengue march
from their headquarters and are present
at the hearings in body, Nearly all the
clergy of the city are taking active part
with the league in trying to suppress the
Illegal irdfiic.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

QrINCY, Ills, Feb. 13.-A. NJ. Nannuken,
the railroad promoter indicted here for the
alleged forgery of the name of President
NJ. 4. ingalls,, of the Big Four railroad
system, to bond on which he was to re-
ceive $4,000 advanced by syndicate Of
Quincy capitalists was formally placed
under arrest in Blessing hospital yester-
day Bonds were furnished by two mem
bers of the syndicate he is supposed to
have defrauded Nanauken declares that
he did not see the bond, did not sign il
himself and did not know it was forged
when he negotiated it,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13
Fatalities of the Storm.

GUTHRIE, o, T., Feb l9-Reports come
from the Strip OF great suffering among
the homesteaders residing there. Several
persons, it is reported, have perished in the
storm, among them two families residing
near Cross. No particulars can be OBJ
tained. Hundreds OF head of stock were
frozen to death.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

GREENsBuRG, Pa, Feb. 13-Speclal ON
Ger May, of the Pennsylvania railroad ar
rested and sent to Jail Peter Matron John
Oystercamp, Henry Matron, John Her
man, Al Garland, Alex. Iutz, Frank Yer
man and 7. 5. Kelley, eight of the gang of
car robbers who have been robbing cars
and the farmers in this vicinity for the
past several months. They are all tough
characters, and have been terror to the
community for long time.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. l3-Clouds OF
snow have partly shut from view the house
at the Intake tunnel, one mile from the
shore. In the building q nineteen work.
men, at least they were there Sunday
night. Last spring at this place fourteen
workmen were drowned in an air shaft
under the water, to which they went for
safety when it was apparent the house
would be carried away. The building is
intact though the waves are washing over
It, 1t is more stoutly built than the shell
which succumbed to last springs gale.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

ROCHESTER, y, Y, Feb. 13--'rhe case of
Jacob Simon against David H. Friedman,
in which The plaintiff demanded SIS 900
damages for the aleniation of his wife's
affections. is now on trial before Judge
Ramscy. In the course of the testimony
1t came out that Mrs. Pitkin, one of the
plaintiff witnesses, had been approached
and had accepted bribe. Judge Rumsey
ordered the sheriff TO take into custody
Mrs Pithin, David H. Friedman, the de
fendant, and Mrs. Simon, the woman in
the case. and hold them each for the grand
fury, fixing bail at $500 in each case,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

PHILADELPHIA, Feb, l3,-A desperate at
tempt was made by thieves to blow open
safe in the Green Street Methodist
church, on Green street above Tenth. Had
they succeeded in their efforts they would
have been poorly rewarded, as the safe
contained little of value. For want of
sufficient powder the door remained ON its
hinges, but the explosion set fire to the
church and caused damage OF nearly
300. The thieves cscnnrd
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

MoNTcLovA, Mex, Feb 13-A terrible
tragedy was enacted on the ranch of Rafael
ScHerio, near here. The foreman of the
ranch was Henry Wallace, an American
who was married TO Severio's daughter a
short time ago. Juan Martinez. Mexi-
can, had been discharged to make room
for Wallace, Martinez went to the house
occupied by Wallace and his bride. He
attacked Wallace in bed and Il desperate
conflict ensued, Wallace being fatally
stabbed. His young wife came to his as
sistance and was also murdered lie then
set fire to the house and burned the bodies.
Martinez was Immediately arrested and
confessed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

BRInGEroS, n. J., Feb. ia difficulty
arose between Samuel Shaw and his tend
ing boy at tho Cumberland glass works
here, when Shaw, il is charged, struck the
boy On the neck with his blowplpc. cutting
dangerous cash. The pipe was hot and
had molten glass on it, and when physi-
clan went to dress the wound the glass,
when removed, brought pieces OF flesh
The wound will most likely prove fatal
Shaw was arrested
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

LONDON, Feb. l3.-The British brig w.
G. Gordon, Captain Payzant, from Hall
fax, Jan. 26, for st. kits, was abandoned
in latitude 40:4S, longitude 62:14 The ves-
sci was sighted by the British steamer
Cevic, Captain Nicol, from New York for
Liverpool, and the crew, after considerable
trouble and danger, were rescued by the
Cevic's boats and the vessel was set on fire.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

LONDON, Feb l3.--A dangerous crank
named Harry Carter was remanded at the
Bow street police station for being charged
with writing n letter in which he threat
ened to kill Queen Victoria. Carter wrote
that unless his demands were granted by
the queen ii would be either necessary to
send him TO Broadmoor asylum or he
would take her life Carter has already
spent nine years in lunatic asylum
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

VICTORIA, B. c., Feb. l3-I.atest news
from Samoa is that scarcely had the Brit
fish warships left these waters ere rumors
of disaifeetion were again rife The cause
is the proposed disarmament Of natives.
Thamasaga district natives favor the pro-
posal if carried out generally, but in other
districts natives declare they will fight
rather than have war implements i'm
pounded by any power, treaty or otherwise.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-13

The anniversary of Lincoln's birthda,
was generally observed til hout the
country last night by banquets and speech
making.
General McCook has ordered the troops
reealIed from the Mexican border and sent
back TO their garrison AT Fort Bayard, Nav
Mexiro. -i----''-