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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
SPAIN WANTS OUR AID
In Peacefully Ending the Revo.
luton in Cuba.
AMNESTY FOR THE INSURGENTS
Premier Canovas Declares That His Gov.
errinent VIII Grant to Cuba the Limit
of Independence Which Can be Granted
to a Province of Any Nation.

WAsHINGToy, Dec. 23.-Tho Post pub
lishes the following: 1T has been learned
from an authoritative source that Secre.
tary Olney and Senior Depuy De LONE, the
Spanish ministeV, have practically termi-
mated the negotiations on tho Cuban
!. question: which are to be submitted to
congress when 1t convenes on Jan. g.
The terms of the agreement are based on
the recent official communication from
Premier Canovas addressed to the secre-
tary of state. The premier states clearly
the terms which Spain will accord to the
insurgents, and practically asks the United
States to propose these conditions to her
rebaliious subjects.
In return for our good offices Spain as
spros this government that she sincerely
deplores the great commercial loss which
wo have sustained on account Of the Cuban
disturbance. She assures us that she is
even now considering Il reciprocity treaty
which wifi deal mainly with Cuban pro-
ducts, and which will be framed in such
advantageous terms toward this govern.
mont that our loss in commerce and in
the destruction of American property in
Cuba will DO most generously compen-
sated.
Premier Canovas says that Spain can.
not, of course, as self respecting and re-
spected nation, stand before the world as
having been coerced into measures by the
United States. She has freely granted all
that she now offers, and in the face Of
rebellion. But she accepts tho good offices
of the United States to act as mediator
and tog1arantee to tho insurgents amnesty
and the enforcement of the new reform
law which she is about to proclaim in
Cuba.
The form of government offered Is, the
Spanish statesman declares, the limit Of
independence which can be granted to q
province by any nation withoutabsolutely
seVerng tho bonds of union with the
mother country. Autonomy, as enjoyed
by the Canadians, can never be granted
III Cuba
What Spain is willing to grant the in
surgents if they lay down their arms, and
what she asks the United States to guar
antee, is TN act which provides for u coun-
Gil Of administration, which will control
all matters pertaining to the commerce of
the Indies and oil estimates upon tho gem
eral taxation and expenditures Of the
island, as well as its general homo govern
ment
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
Marshall Lost by Foul Tactics.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29,-At the Polo Ath-
ietic club last night there was to have been
twenty round go" at 1aS pounds be-
tween Spike Sullivan, Of Boston, and
Jerry Marshall, Of Australia Marshalls s
fighting was palpably unfair. He often
elinched and held on to his antagonist
until the refereo broke him away. He also
fell to the floor Of the ring without boing
truck, to avoid the rights and lefts of the
Boston boy. After being cautioned re.
peatedly by the referee. Marshall CON-
tinuad his foul tactics and tho bout was
stopped in the seventh round and the de-
cison given to Sullivan.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
Rial Sentenced to Death,

MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 99.-Tho
court martial on DR.. Rial, the organizer
of the rebellion, has ended. The prisoner
denied leadership, but admitted the au-
thorship Of the statutes OF the Philippine
league, and having been in constant rap
port with the active chiefs of tho insur-
gents, Dr. Rial was sentenced to Eo
shot. The natives have superstitious
reverence for Rizal, who, they believed,
possessed II superhuman quality giving
him immunity from death. Other lead
ers will be shortly tried.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
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NO RESPONSIBILITY FIXED.
b. 81 q. Trainmcn DID Not See Water
Witch Eicmen Until To Late to Avert
The Collision,

"The deceased came to hsdeah by being
struck by the locomotive of Baltimore and
, Ohio train No. 35 at the Union street
| crossing on the night of December "A,
| 1896 about ten minutes after o'clock"
| This was the verdict of Deputy Coroner
James Il, Chandler jury in the case of
| William Dougherty, the voluntee fire.
man who lost his life while on duty.
| 1t was a verdict con rary to the expecta-
| ton Of many, it being understood that
| the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany would be censurcd, but the tcsti.
mony yesterday afternoon was of such
character That no responsibility for the
terrible accident could bo placed upon the
company. just who is responsible was
not finally determined, as Stephen Neister
the driver Of the destroyed carriage is not
yet able to be about.
That the servants of the railroad com
pany did all in their power to prevent tho
accident was clearly established by the
witnesses themselves. Patrick Kcegan,
who has operated gates on the system ever
since the road was built, and who has
done duty at the Pennsylvania avenue
crossing for eight years. sworo that he
noticed tho accommodation train approach
ing the crossing and rs usual lowered tho
pennsylvania avenue gates. 1t is also his
duty 10 operate the Union street gates
which are seventy five feet up the track,
and minute after performing the first
duty began lowering the second gate
The watchman did not see the Water
Witch wagon until it was within u few
feet of the track.
Robert Jalnison, the watchman at the
Union street crossing was Oh duty with
his liant r I, as he had been for three wears
He noticed the hose carriage approaching
and warned the iiremen OF the trains ap.
proach. But bis warning was unheoded
and the accident resulted
Engineer William NJ. Robinson did not
SEQ the hose wagon He exclaimed this as
duo 10 the fact that it was his business to
look ahead and not to his side, tho appa
RI Us moving in the same direction as the
train.
ten the witness did see tho wagon it
was on the track and such short distance
ahead Of him, that it wa. impossible to
prevent collision. Firgman Robert NJ
Harrison, and conductor, Harry NJ White,
also gave testimony, which failed to lay
responsibility upon any one.
James Stewart and Jacob Maxwell, the
!iromen on the carriage with Dougnerty,
were so eager to reach the fire that they
did not notice the approaching train.
They admit they saw fla smau JamisOn
ut the ciossing with his lantern and be.
liovod the track was clear, They did not
louk toward the railroad before approach
ing the crossing
This was all the testimony heard and
the verdict as stated was returned.
NtTam L. Stetson was foreman Of the
jury.
"Our baty was sick and we bought one
bottle of DR., Bulls Cough Syrup, and
were well pleased with 1t. 1t did the baby
.. great deal of good. VIM. Thomp:on
NcEiGesport, Pa
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

OTTAWA, Dec 29-LeadinS French Ca
madam Liberals here see in the eXcom-
munication Of l. Electeur, of Quebec, what
must of necessity be u struggle between
the Liberal party and the hierarchy for
civil and religious liberty in that prov
ince. Those who are conversant with the
facts state that the articles in L'Electeur
for which the paper was communicated,
were written by priests. A new paper,
called lie Soleil has taken the place of
LElectour, and is quite as radical. LII
Patrie, Of Montreal, comes out in u def
ance of the Catholic church, in which it
calls upon i'll Liberal Catholics to revolt.
1t calls the oxcommunication the begin
ming of war to the death.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
Armor Plate Factory for ptttsbure.

PITTsRURG, Dec. 29-Another armor
plate factory is one of the new enterprises
of tho near future for Pittsburg Yester-
day charter was granted at Harrisburg
to the Wheelerr Projectile company, Of
Pittsburg. The new concern has Il capi-
tai stock of $3.50, 900, and the charter grants
the right to manufacture armor and ar
nor piercing projectiles, Capital from
England will be spent in enlarging steel
plant, and The company will manufacture
goods that will compete in tho markets
Of the entire world In sheffield, England,
there is an old stoel firm known the world
over as the Thomas Firth q Sons. Their
money will bo Invested in the new con-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
Absorbed by Adams Express Company.

HARTFORD, Dec. ~. 1t is officially
announced that on Jan. all Of the officers
of the United States Express company in
Connecticut Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, ami thirty Offices in New York,
will pass into the hands of the Adams Ex-
press company. The reason for this change,
it is stated, is that the United States COM
pany's leases with tho Philadelphia and
Reading and the New York and New
England Railroad companies have expired.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
An Old Bond Presented for Payment.

New YoEK, Dec 20. 9.--CorneIus Holden,
of Brooklyn, went to Mayor Strong's
office yesterday with IL coupon for water
stock of the city of New York, issued
March 5, 1776, four months before the
Declaration of Independence. The coupon
was signed by Benjamin BlagGic, clerk of
the board, and on the face of the note it
is specified that tho city chamberlain will
pay tho bearer four shillings on its pre-
scntation, Holdens wife came into pos
session of tho coupon through her father.
The comptroller is looking up the matter,
with view of finding n fund from which
tho coupon can DO redeemed. There is
only one other similar coupon known to
be in existence.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

DOVER, Dec. 2S.-Adjutant-Gencral Gar
rett J. Hart Colonel |. Puscy Wiekcrsham,
Licutcnant-Colonel Charles L. Stevenson,
Lieutenant Colonel Howard Simpson.
General R. L. Holiday and several other
military men met here to-day and dis
Cussed legislation for the National Guard
of Delaware, which will be asked Of the
next General Assembly.
Nothing definite was reached, but it is
probable that the military men will ask
for $4,000 e year for the proper mainen-
ance of the National Guard on a footing
with that of other states. Every effort
will be made to push the bill before the
General Assembly and as there is row no
dissension in tie guard it is likely that tho
Assembly will be prevailed upon TO do
something 70 beEeft the guard. The fact
that the militia was recently in service
may be used as an argument for the Ieces-
sity Ct properly supporting it.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
Death of a Veteran Engineer,

FREMONT, O., Dec, 29.-James r. Fran
cisco died here yesterday, in the SD year
of his age. He was one of the Oldest rail-
way engineers in the country. He operated
the John Bull engine. which was brought
fiom England in 1896, and was placed on
the Camden and Amboy railway to take
the place of horses that had formerly
hauled the cars That famous engine was
exhibited at tho Worlds fair.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
To be Built by English CAPITAL,

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Dec. 20.-Donald Nc.
Lean, protector of tho Pacific Short line,
which is built from this city to O'Neil,
Neb, but which was planned to be built
to Ogden, Utah, has returned to Sioux
City and says that he has absolutely So
cured all tho capital necessary for the
completion Of a railway line from Sioux
City to San Francisco Mr.. Mclean SAYS
he has completed every arrangement for
the Investment of $32 600, 900 of English
capital in the enterprise.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
Senator Thurston's war Talk.

OMAHA, Dec. Ex-senator Thurs ton
talked on war last night before u large
crowd, men bers of ths Chautauqua cir
Gle, and created considerable enthusiasm.
He daclnrod that he did not want war,
but there were worse things. A war that
had for its purpose liberty and justice was
Gods war, and worked out Gods pur-
pose in the destinies Of mankind Sena.
tor Ihurston said that he would cast his
vote for tho recognition of Cuban indie
pendence with the full knowledge that
such action was fraught with great dam
ger to our national peace. He seriously
apprehended that whsn this country
placed itself on record for Cuban recogni-
ton the Spanish ministry would declare
war on the United States, regardless Of
the consequences.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 29.-At the headquar-
ters of the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road company in this city Superintendent
of Transportation George E, Evans still
maintains that the CHhaba river bridge
wreck was the result Of II carefully plan
ned scheme OF robbers, and does not enter
tain the ilea that it was due to careless
ness on the part of the division suporin-
tendent or subordinates. He said no could
not sec how the wreck could have occurred,
exoeptas u prearranged affair The trains
move over tho bridge at o very slew rats
Of speed and it would take IL very serious
Lruin to ilImp the track.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The thermometer
marked Ii degrees below zero at Kings
ton, N. Y, and IA degrees below zero at
Gatskill yesterday The ice harvest is in
progress up the Hudson. Two tramps
were frozen to death at Eastport, L. l.,
Sunday night.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
THREE FRIENDS LEGAL FIGHT.
The Vessel Taken to jacksonville in Charge
of Revenue Officers.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec 29.--The Three
Fronds left Key West yesterday in charge
of Il revenue officer. On her arrival hero
sho Will DO placed under the guns of the
Boutwell, and District Attorney Clark
will indlct her for additional infractions
of tho neutrality laws, The case against
her for the trip to Cuba, and on which
she was released on $40, ,OVO bail, is in hear
ing in the United States court
Her attorneys are making a strong fight.
Colonel Coclrell argued that if there were
any action against the owners of the
Three Friends or others of the alleged ex-
petition it could only be in the nature of
a proceeding against them as pirates and
mGrauders. But" sald he, ''if we are to
procaed against tho people as pirates and
mallraders because they have fitted ouuan
armed expedition, we must go further, and
proceed against those Spanards who have
fitted out the same kind of expeditions in
United States ports. We have no reason
to discriminate between those of Spanish
subjects, who We're born in Cuba, and
those who wero born In Spain. They aro
all Spaniards."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

Lynohera Must be Indicted n! MURDER.
OwENsEoRo, Ky, Dec. 20, Judge Owen
yesterday, in charging the grand jury
gave special attention to the recent lynch
Ing of Holt. He required the jury to in-
vestigate tho matter Thoroughly and in
dict any person participating in the mob.
He said the jury could and must indict
them for murder. He made an order Civ
ing q change Of venue to Muhlenburg
county for the trial of tho accessories of
Holt, and ordered them sent to Louisville
Jail for safe keoping
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

LONDON, Dec. ga dispatch from Jo-
hannesburg, South African republic, says
that tho fight between the American mid
dleweight boxer Kid Mccoy and Billy
Doherty, of Australia, for the middle
weight championship and $1,000 side
(the gate money to be divided) was won by
Mccoy in nine rounds. Tho men were to
fight twenty rounds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
Train Robbers Captured.

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 90 9-lnformation
Is received by the Wel1sFargo express
here that the rangers have captured the
robbers who held up the Southern Pacific
passenger train at Comstock, Tex, Il week
ago They are in jail at Del Rio, where
their examination will take place. The
leader Of the gang Is said to be A. H. Per-
Vance, Of Del Rio, and the Others are three
stOckmen. who live in that section.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

Boston, Dec. 20.-Ex-Qucen Liliuoka-
lani of Hawaii, has left the Parker House.
where she had been staying during her
visit here, and during the remainder of
her stay she will occupy house in Brook
line. The ex-queen would have been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William Lee, ex-
cept for the Illness of the latter, which
made it impossible for her to entertain
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
Gar Opposed to Coercion.

ST PETERSBURG, Dec. 29-M. Nolidoff,
the Russian ambassador ut Constantine
pie, has warmly advocated u military oc-
cupatlon Of Constnntinople, and the
council has convened to discuss the pro-
ject. The majority of tho ministers were
opposed to NJ. Nelidolfs scheme, whers-
upon the car announced that he also was
opposed to active coercion.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
Mrs. BeeCher Crippled.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 24-At Stamford,
Conn, Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, who
had been recovering from her recent acci-
dent, was seized with fit of dizziness
when rising from her bed and fell to the
floor, breaking her hip. She may be forced
to use crutches for the rest of her life. She
is 81 years old.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

MALAGA, Spain Dec 29.-The fishing
smack Colon belonging at Fuengirola,
twenty miles southwest of this city, has
been wrecked in this Mediterranean, and
her crew of fifteen men drowned.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

PROVIDENCE, Dec, 29-Gregor Kierch-
baum and his wife were burned to death
IN their home at Joh3ston yesterday The
building was partially consumed by the
fire, which resulted from the explosion of
n hmm
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-In the six day
bicycle race, eight hours daily, the score
at the end Of the first day was: Maddox,
N147 miles; Waller, l47; Ashinser, 146;
hawson, IA; Hunters "A; Foster, 142;
BAL, Ill; Chapple, l4l Shock, 139; Al
berk 13O
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

The following transfers OF real estate
were recorded at the Engineering and Sur
yeyiEg Department yesterday;
The New Castle County Mutual Iusur-
Grce Company to s, Redmond Smith, lot
en- the north side OF Front street be-
;wesu Clayton and DUPONT, 10. 47gx75
feet.
same to same, lot On the north side OF
From. s:res: between DUPONT and Scott,
.ot "a 2X75, irregular.
Same to same, 10: on the southeast cor.
Eae q Secoad and Duloat stree's, lot 75x
iS2,S.
Sane to same lot on the east side Of
Ruth street between Second AMI Thrd,
lot 75x1S7S,
Same to same. lot On the nCrA
nsr Of Second and DUPONT gre,
ljQxlG7S.
Joel Mecsnnon to John W. Tarrart,
stable Nos 704 and 100 West Fifth street,
10. 4SxllT6h,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

Will send to any address on receipt of
(sl COZ one dollar prepaid, (3) three large
bottles Of xxx To.Ca, the Great Mexican
Blood Tonic No agents.
Address, MEXICAN MEDICINE COMPANY
4lS Fifth Avenue, New York,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
THE DEATH LIST GROWS
Twenty-four Known Dead from
the Cahaba Bridge Wreck.
WERE WRGoKERs REsPoNsIBLE2
QeoFge Il. Evans, superintendent of Trans
portatIon OF the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, Still Maintains That the Hor-
ror Was Not an Accident.

BIRMINGHAM Ala, Dec, 20. The death
list from Sundays wreck Mt Cahaba river,
whc.eiy Birmingham Mineral railroad
train drols,ed through o bridge 10 feet
high on the Southern railway appears now
to have grown to twenty-four. This in
cludes the death of w. d. Rast, bridge
foreman, who was killed in second
wreck, which resulted from collision of
construction trains at the scene Of the
first disaster SIX hours after the bridge
catastrophe.
Twenty-one bodies were taken from Ca
haba river, and since then 1t has been as
certalned that S, w. Tibbs and wife, who
boarded the ill fatod train at Gurnee for
Adger, nre missing. Tibbs and his wife
had been on visit to the latter's father,
near Gurnee. They went to Gurnee early
Sunday morning and boarded the train.
Since then nothing has been seen or heard
OF them, so far as can be ascertained.
Their bodies were not found, and their
absence can only be accounted for by the
surmise that they must have burned up
in the wreck. The railroad authorities say
that they have received indefinite in
quiries about the Tibbs family, but know
nothing of them.
There was little of the debris at the
scene of the wreck yesterday. Mr.. Bry-
son, who was listed among tho fatally in
jured, Is now numbered among the dead.
He lived for twenty-four hours in great
agony. He was frightfully mangled and
burned. When the train made its awful
plunge Mr.. Bryson did not at first go
to the bottom. He was caught between
the limbs of u tree, about twenty-five feet
above the river bed. The flames from the
burning cars below brought him to u con-
sciousness of his perilous position. He
managed to extrcate himself, and fell
bleeding and mangled to the river bottom
into two feet of water. He then pulled
himself underneath largo rock and, pro-
tccted to some extent by the running
water, he escaped the flames, but was not
able long to survive his injuries.
Several persons from Blockton, who
were early on the scene of the wreck, still
declare that twenty bodies were
taken out of the river, and that the rail
road authorities are still mistaken in tho
number killed. The Blockton people seem
to think TINT several bodies We're taken
away by friends before the relief train left
on its return trip with the dead and
wounded The railroad officials however,
ere firm in this statement, that only
twenty-0ne corpses were recovered. They
say all reports to the contrary are wild
rumOrs.
The fact still remains, however, that 1t
is impossible to know just how many pas
sengers were on the train, and who they
were or where they were going.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

The proper roasting Of coifccs is essen.
tial 70 their qualities. NJ. Aspin & Son
No. 9lG and 9lS Wost Fifth street, do the
work properly. Get yours from them,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

Lots Of home references in favor Of DR..
Slmms' White Pulmonic Balsam as the
great cure for sore throat and diseases of
lungs. 1t always cures and prevents con-
sumption, for coughs, etc, GO6 King
street,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

Karl's Glover Root Tea, for CONSTIPATION
ltsthn Res and II altor using 1t yon dorIt
say SO. return the packagn and get your
money Sold by n. B. naniorlh. .nd and
Market streets
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

Fine singing canaries at Pylc's Bird
store, 2ll West Eighth street. Also num-
Der of pet dogs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

Why Is 1t that NJ. Aspin g. Son, do
such big coffee roasting business? Be-
cause they do the work with improved
ovens and machinery.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

NJ. Aspin Il Son, will roast peanuts or
coffee to your satisfaction. Give thCm q
trial as they arc also importers and job
hers
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29
What Dr. A. Il. Salter Saws.

BUFFALO, N. Y.-Gents:-From my person
al knowledge gained In observing the effect
Of your Sill lohs Cure In cases Of advance 1
Consunpt on. | am prepared to say It Is the
most remarkable ltemedy that has ever been
brought to my attention 1t has certainly
saved many from Consumption, sod by
N. b. Hanfurlh, End and Market streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

c0cg hs liavnna Shorts for salo 4. ,
". c0ln"rStannd and Shplsy streat,, 4
20 saats Il .'uanI. City Market CignttIa
'ofY. II. Il. BovRpoS, pto3.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-29

A nice assortment Of candies at ]. p.
Almond IL Co.'S, Eighth and Market
streets.