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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

The other day when Newark grave
digger was preparing . grave for the re-
mains of John Rambo his spade struck a
hard substance. After carefully removing
the earth he found ths grave coptained an
Iron coffin with brass Inountings. Upon
investigation it was found that the coffin
contalhed the remains of q twelve year old
child wh) died in 1919. Upon removing
the slide the face of the child could be
seen through bhe glass as being in perfect
condition. The people of Newark were
excited when the news spread and large
numbers visited the cemetery to SEQ the
~ ai rht
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
VICTIMS OF RELIGIOUS MANIA.
II Results In Whole Family Going Ia
an Insane Asylum.

BowMANvILLE, Ont, Nov. 18.-A most
extraordinary case Of religious mania Is
reported from farm house near the Long
Sault There for number Of years resided
Elijah Rice, his wife and fifteen children.
The eldest son, Louis, aayears old, recently
became insane and announced himself as
the prince of tho Sand Hills" and do.
clared that Christ had appointed him to
reform the world. The manin extended to
the father, mother and the other children,
who neglected the farm and spent their
time In singing and prayivg.
Recently the father conceived the idea
that Louis was pursued by the devil, and
that 1t must be beaten out Of him. Louis
was knocked down with q leg Of q chair,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Rice and two Of the sons
pounded him into insensibility. When
this was accomplished they were satisfied
that the devil WAS driven out
Their next move was to celebrate the
feast of the Passover, and one Of the little
children was to be sacrificed Us the pascal
lamb" One Of tho sons, u mere boy, told
this to a clergyman, who informed the po-
lice, On visiting the farm they found
Rice and his son Louis suffering from In.
tense mania. and hnd them removed to
Kingston Insane asylum. The doctors
think that the other members will recover.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

An IndisBwho had been fleeoed bygam-
blers ut Halter Gap, Ark, shot and killed
two of them.
A furious blizzard prevailed In upper
East Tennessee, and fourteen inches Of
snow fell on Saturday
Theodore Doerflnger, notorious em-
bezzler, committed suicide In the Western
penltentiary, at Allegheny City, Pa.
Lehigh valley oolllers in:the Pottsvillo
pa region will work full time the bal.
ance of this month, except Thanksgiving
day.
In attempting to board q moving coal
train at Grardville, Pa, James McHalo
was struck and thrown down steep en-
bankment, sustaining fatal injuries.
Three men boarded q trolley car on its
way to Hoboken, N j., forced the motor.
man at the muzzle Of u revolver to go
ahead at fail speed, beat the conductor
into insensibility, robbed him of money
and watch, and escared.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

..Mr. and Mrs Stephen Barker went out
on their wheels yesterday afternoon and
when near the toll gate on the Concord
pike an accident to Mr.. Barker prevented
II further continuation Of the spin. Mr..
Barker struck stone in the road and was
thrown from bis wheel. He foil on his
left shoulder, which was dislocated. He
also received other severe injuries. He
was assisted to tho office Of DR.. James II.
Morgan, where the best attention was
given him by Drs. Morgan and Shortlidge.
then remov I'd to his home iu a carriage.
The patient is doing well to-day.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
KING MENELIk'S VICTORY.
Italy Makes Terms Satisfactory to the
Abyssinian Monarch.


ROME, Nov. 16.--Under date of Adisa-
beba, Oct 20, Major Vcrazzini, Italy's en-
voy plcnipotentiary to the Negus Mencik
Of Abyssinia has telegrnphed to the
Italian government as follows: Il have
today with great solemnity signed treaty
of ~cace and n convention for the release
Of S:a prisoners in Menelik's hands The
treaty provides for the restoration of the
status quo pending the appointment of
delegates by Italy and Abyssinia year
hence to determine the frontiers by
friendly agreement. 1t recognizes the Nb-
solute independence of Ethiopia and abro-
gates the Uccialli treaty. Italy undertakes
N the meantime not to cede the territory
to any other power. Should she desire
spontaneously to abandon the territory 1t
would return to the Ethiopian rule"
by the Uccialli treaty, concluded In 1889
between Mehelik and Italy, Abyssinia be-
came an Italian protectornte. The settle.
ment announced above by Major Vernz-
zlni is the outcome Of Italian reverses at
the hands of tho Abyssininns.
Major Verazzini telegraphs further as
follows:
"The treaty provides for the conclusion
Of further commercial treaty If neces-
sary. The present treaty will be commu-
ncated to the powers and ratified month
hence. The convention, after detailing
the arrangement for the release Of the
prisoners. provides that Italy shall indem-
nifty Abyssnia by sum which the nesus
leaves to Italys sense of equity for the ex-
penses incurred In the maintenance of
Italian prisoners"
Tho Negus Menelilk sends q dispatch to
Kink Humbert announcing the signature
to the treaty and adding: May God al
ways keep my friends" and expressing
the hope that it will make Nov. 90 a great
festival in King Humbert' family, "mem-
orable as Il day of joy for the parents of
the Italian prisoners. May God long pre-
serve the life of your majesty"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
OUR JAPANESE RIVAL
Pacific Trade Threatened by tia
Conquerors of China.
FREE SHIP BILL SHOULD BE PASSED.
MIR. Chamberlain, the Commissioner oi
Navigation. Says tho Control of Trans.
Pacific -rying Trade Is Gradually Slip.
ping Away from Us.


Navigation. Says tho Control of Trans.
Pacific -rying Trade Is Gradually Slip.
ping Away from Us.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Thc report Of
the commissioner of navigation for 1895,
after referring to the necessity for the pas.
sage of free ship bill, states that our
maritime rank on the Pacific is now
threatened by new rival, Japan, which
under liberal and progressive laws, has
just establisheda n trans Pacific steamship
line to the United States, and, with the
cooperation Of American capital, is pre-
pairing to extend rapidly the service. In
1880 the tonnage of American vessels en-
tering the United States from the ports Of
Asia and Oceanica was 2S3, ,395 tons and OF
foreign vessels 4l2,25l tons In 1895 the
American tonnage entering was 3Os, ,4Sl
tons, the foreign tonnage 657 ,2O8 tons.
The large and profitable carrying trade,
onco conducted between Asiatic and Euro
pean ports, which seldom entered Ameri
can ports has almost entirely passed
away We have already seen the Amcri.
can flag, the commissioner says, almost
wholly disappear from the mid Atlantic
save as borne by the mail steamers of the
American line, and the figures presented
tond to show that the carrying trade of
the Pacific is slipping from us Before it
is altogether lost Commissioner Chamber
lain suggests that congress inquire into
the conditions of trans Pacific transporta.
tlon, For the control of this trade the
United States enjoy obvious natural ad-
vantages. Within the last five years
Japan's seagoing steel steamers have in.
creased from thirteen Of 27,70l tons to
flfty-three of lO6, 1888 tons The number Of
American steel and iron steamers on the
Pacific coast is forty three of 6S, ,625 tons.
The report recommends an immediate
extension Of the act of 1892 under which
the steamships New York and Paris were
admitted to American registry and tho
steamships St Louis and st. Paul were
built in the United States Under exist.
ing law 1t is impossible to establish on the
Pacific mail service, even approximatng
our Atlantic mail service, on equal condi.
tions with those found necessary to the re.
cent creation of the latter. The report op-
poses at length the proposition to impose
10 per cent. additional discriminating du.
ties on all cargoes brought into the United
States by foreign vessels 1t points out
tha5 for over eighty years the United
States have followed the policy of recipro-
city In shipping. Every other maritime
nation of considerable rank has adopted
and now pursucs the same policy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
MARK HANNA HASN'T SAID
That He Would Not Accept u Position In
President NTcKtnley's Cabinet,

Anab Ae "ouIu NOt hccept u fOSitiOh III
President McKtnley's Cabinet.
CLEVELAND Nov l6.-Mr, M. A. Hanna
was seen yesterday by reporter, who
tried to get from him u statement regard.
ing the gossip connecting his name with
a cabinet position. Your name has been
used in connection with the secretaryship
of the treasury" said the reporter. will
you make an authoritative statement with
reference to itY"
"No, will not discuss 1t at ALL" was
the reply
But some Of the newspapers have said
that you had declared you would accept
no office"
Il don't remember ever having said any
thing Of tho kind"
"But you were SO quoted"
well, l can't help that" was the
reply.
This evening Mr.. Hanna will DO ban
quoted by II number of his friends at the
Union club. The affair is to be exclusive.
Nothing has been made public about the
program, and it is snid that no one but
the members of the club who arc invited
will be admitted.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
Gill Sent to Jail for Assault.

ELIZABETH, N. j., Nov l6.-Edith Behr,
a preposscssing young woman Of H. was
sent to the county Jail Saturday for COM
hitting an assault on two young men,
Harry and William Bloy. She was found
guilty of having kicked them, scratched
them with her finger nails and Of having
thrown stones Mt thom Miss Behr OK
pected to be- fined, but when Judge Nc
Cormick said no could not see Il single ex-
tenuating circumstance and sentenced to
three months in Jail, she gave wild
shriok and became hystercal. The assault
was committed while the mon were driv-
ing her fathers COWS to pound
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

VIM. G. Guthrie, the contractor and
builder of the Eleventh ward in company
with plas'ercr johnson, started this morn
ing on cunning excursion and the fields
and forests near Townsend will DO cleared
OF their rabbits and partridges in few
hours. MIR. Guthrie has a real rabbit
eye and can see his game at a long dis
tance where any exist or he cannot re.
sist the temptation to draw the long bow,
on every suitable occasion. The proof Of
the pudding, however, is in the ealing.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
Carelessness Costs Two Lives.

RIDGwAY, Pa, Nov. ia fatal nitro
glycerne explosion, three miles west of
Johnsonburg on Saturday afternoon, re-
suited in the death of Louis Stewart and
Patrick Donahue, two men in the employ
contractors A can Of the explosive was
carelessly thrown on the ground with suf-
ticient force to cause an explosion.
Scarcely any recognizable traces of either
man can be found, and pieces Of flesh were
found scattered for several hundred feet
around the scene of the explosion. The
horses and wagon used in transferring the
material were blown to atoms.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

New YORK. Nov 16.-A deperate prize
fight of seven rounds took place yesterday
morning near Union Hill, N. J. 1t was
between Tommy Kelly, Of Hoboken, and
Hugh McDonough, of Boston. More than
400 sports from Hudson county and New
York attended. Kelly had the best of tho
fight, and severely punished McDonough.
McDonough made three fouls in the sew
enth round, and kelly's second stopped
the fight. The referee left the ring with
out rendering decision. The fight was
mnds draw by mutual agreement pa.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

The Rev. Henry Van Rensselaer,, the
eminent Jesuit, Of Sixteenth street, New
York preached al all the services IN St.
PauIs Church yesterday. Father Van
Rensselaer, came TO Wilmington al the in
yitation Of the pastor of st. Paul's Church
to increase the membership Of the League
Of the Sacred Heart. After services last
evening the distinguished priest was. given
a reception At the Brownsor Library. He
expressed bis admiration for Father FAT
Ions excellent choir, ami especially com
mended the lecture course Of the Brown
son Library Association, as tending to
elevate mentally and morally the young
people of Wilmington.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
The Woman,
, The Man,
fa.. And The Pill.

She was a good woman. He
loved her. She was his wife.
The pie was good; his wife
made it; be ate it. But the
pie disagreed with him, and
he disagreed with his wife.
Now he takes a pill after pie
and is happy. So is his wife.
The pill lie takes is Ayers.
Moral: Avoid dyspepsia
by using
Ayers
CathartiC Pills.
-. o..
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
Powder Mill Explosion. No Fatalities.

MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, Nov. l6.-An ex-
plosion occurred Saturday afternoon at
(he New York Powder mills located on
the NesQuehoning branch Of the Central
Railroad Of New Jersey, about three miles
Above here, The mixing department and
the building in which the explosion oc.
CURED caught fire, aud spark few into
tho powder, causing the explosion. Thomas
Lager, one of the employees, and G. f,
Clark, the superintendent, narrowly es-
caped with their lives. The property was
damaged to the extent Of about 81 900.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
Out Mt Newport.

The glue mill is progressing rapidly in
size We hope it will be a great benefit to
this town.
We congratulate our friend Sheriff
Finn on having gained his Office after
hard light for 1t. We hope ho will be
pleased with his new home on the Della,
ware.
Mabel Sturgeon is improving slowly
after bad spell of diphthcria
VIM, Conlyn is now home from tho
Hospital and is slowly improving.
lookup and Judge will soon be needed
here so the town Bailitf will not have to
drive to town with his prisoners. He
wears star to frighten the boys off tho
corners.
There will bo an oyster supper for the
beheht OF the Methodist Church. Tickets
2J cents.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN.
NEW CASTLE, November l6,


On Saturday afternoon Jeremiah Corn
ish, ST., colored, one Of the oldest ,ied
carriers in the state fell off of scatfpld
at the new power house OF the Whining
ton and New Castle Electric Railway and
broke his left arm and two ribs
The scatfold was about IL feet high and
those who saw Corni,h fall were of tho
opinion that he had broken his nrci ~ he
fell head foremost. Fortunately in
his fall he struck one of the pla!f"rm sup
ports and thereby turned his body around.
Thomas Willis, the colored man under
sentence of death for child murder, Is con-
fined in cell No. "a, while Wright is in cell
20.
The Adonis football team came hero on
Saturday and lowered their color, 10 the
q A. e. lads by tho score Of 10 to 4. For
the home team Countiss, Lancaster anu
Montgomery played a great game.
Sheriff Finn moved his furniture to the
Jail on Saturday. There is going to be
trouble in the City Council over the new
charter of the city. Some of the members
OF council favor borrowing money to put
the streets in proper repair while others
are deadly opposed to the proposed schcmc.
Yesterday afternoon while driving on
the Wilmington road the single tree of
James B. Toman's carriage broke, and
his spirited colt ran away; after running
for half a milo the horse was brought
under control and then single tree was
borrowed and tho drive was resumed
Thomas P. Morgan returned horne on
Saturday from weeks cunning, In Cecil
county.
Jerry Cornish Jr. denies the reports
that he influenced colored men to vote
the Democratic ticket.
Thousands of people inspected the now
power house of the electric railway yester-
day. The centre wire has been placed in
position and before long the ding, ding Of
the trolly car will be heard on our streets.
Early this morning person not versed in
state affairs would have thought that
there was an insurection to see the large
number of men with guns parading our
streets. This Is the first day of tho gun
ming season and New Castle sportsmen
were alive to tho parts and proceeded to
the country to try their luck.
Salvation Oil the greatest cure on earth
for pain is universally accepted by horse
men and veterinarians as the ne plus ultra
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
Football and Whist.

There was but one football game In
town Saturday Of interest. 10 was between
the Warren and Upland teams. and was
won by the former by score Of to q.
Tho whist tournament will be resumed
tonight. The Wednesday and Friday
night tournaments are now In progress.
The players are: Wednesday,'C. B. Smith.
Q; T Byo, L. G. Kent. Victor Dupont.
Wilmer Palmer, f. L. Candy E. Y. Belts,
N. B. Danfortb
Friday, W. Pyle, J. Swift, W. D. Mode,
" H. Swift. George G. Lobdell, j. R.
Moore. W J. Scott, George Tatnall, +.
Pyle, H, NJ Taylor, William G. Mendin.
hall, II. Tatnall.
n Several Wilm!n gton players will be in a
whist game at Philadelphia ON Friday
night and have contributed toward u
prize. They are Clifford Pyle, H, L. Full.
enwder ]. 6. B1Aith and f l. kintz
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

PorrsvTLLE, Pa Nov lo.--James Kenna.
Martin Delaney, Joseph Clemens. Michael
Conroy, Michael Whalen and Michael
Brennan, the school directors of Blythe
township, who pleaded guilty Of gross
frauds against the school district In draw
Ing fraudulent and excessive orders the
sntlre board participating In numerous
"divvies, We're released Saturday on 81 900
bail, sentence being suspended until the
Both inst to give the defendants time to
settle up their affairs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

CIrY OF MEXICO, Nov. l6.-Several hum
dred doctors from the United States, Can
ada, Cuba, Porto Rico and Central and
South America have arrived to attend the
second Pan American Medical college,
which will be presided over by DR.. Chs
mona Mel Vrlle. noted for his criminal in
vestlgations. The program for the week
includes reception at the castle Chapul-
tepec by President Diaz and excursions to
with tourists
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
Urged for Secretary Of Agriculture.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 16-Charles B. Muir
roy, editor of The Price Current and super
intendent of the Cincinnati Chamber Of
Commerce, is being prominently presented
for secretary of agriculture Mr. Murray
has national reputation as statistician,
and his crop reports are accepted as au-
thorlty, everywhere. He is not politician
and has never been active in politics. but
is being urged by the business interests of
this city. 1t is quite likely, however, that
Mr.. Murray comes from state that will
preclude serious consideration of his case.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
The NIRher-Choynski Fight.

New YORK, Nov. l6,-Tom O'Rourke's
Broadway Athletic club will be the mecca
Of the sporting fraternity tonight. Peter
Mayer and Joe Choynski will box twenty
rounds, and it promises to be royal bat
tie. 1t is hard to pick the winner. Choyn-
ski arrived here a few days ago looking the
picture of health and strength and with
his reputation for gamcness has many
supporters, while the big Irlshman, known
to be hitter and rusher from the start.
has perhaps tho larger following, Both
mon have been training hard
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

HAVANA, Nov. 16.-No very explicit
news has been received from Captain Gen
eral Weyler, but it is known that after the
engagement of the Rubi hills he continued
his march into the interior Of tho noun
tains towards Soroa, and he succeeded In
penetrating to points which no other
Spanish columns have ever reached, He
has had several skirmishes with the in
surgents, Notwithstanding the advantage
Gus position which they hold in these
mountain stronsholds, but he has not sue
ceeded in confronting any considerable
force of the insurgents. General Weyler
is now ut Olea2a.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

NIAGARA FALLS, Nov. 16-A terrible
explosion shook this place on Saturday al
most to its very foundations Many
thought it an earthquake at first, but it
was found to be an explosion of dynamite,
in which two men were instantly killed
and several injured, one OF them fatally.
The doad are Haken Hammer, general
manager, Of Pottstown, Pa. Albert Rey-
nolds, colored workman. Reynolds un-
dertook to thaw out forty pounds of dy-
panite
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

Mrs Andrew Shellady in company with
her daughter and son.in. law Mr. and
Mrs, James Mackey and her grand son of
near Jenncrville, Chester County, Pa,
rode to our city, OH Sunday, in carriage
although in her s5th year, to visit her son
James Bayard Shellady, No. 40J Adams
street. it having been % years since her
previous visit. Mr.. Mackey returned to
his home in the evening leaving Mrs.
Shellady, and his wife aud sou to pass a
week in our CITY,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

PHILADELPHIA, Nov l6.-To escape the
conten is of an overlrned ladle Of molten
metal at the Midvale Steel works, James
Stott lenped into pit of red hot cinders
and was literally roasted to death. Before
his body could be extricated from the bed
of seething fire the Victims clothing was
ignited, and 1t was only with great diff
Guilty that the unfortunate man could be
gotten out at all. Stott was machinist,
az vears old
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

Deutschland which arrived from Hamb burg
Saturday night, reports that on Thursday
French fishing bark was met which
showed signals of distress The sailors
Iaid their vessel was the Massegen, from
Fecamps, and that they had been without
lsod for several aIys The boat was sup
pliaa with starasy
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
"The Sohomburgk Line Has Vanished"

LONDON, Nov. l6-An editorial in The
Times expresses confidence that the pru-
dence and Justice of the United States
will prevent any reckless or dangerous ap-
plcation of the new Monroe doctrine
The Chronicle says: "The Schomburgk
line has utterly vanished. 1t Is merely
absurd to pretend that Lord Salisbury
has not retired England S recognition Of
the Monroe doctrine will make it very
difficult for any other power to refuse to
recognize it. 1t is safe to say that the
United States has undertaken responsible
tiles that may press upon them very
heavily some day."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
Burglars Loot a Postoffice.

WILKEsyARRE, Pa,, Nov. 16-Daring
burglars blow open the safe in the post
office at Glen Lyons and got away with
about $500 cash. They secured the tools
they wanted by breaking into n blacksmith
shop, and entered the postoffice through
one of the rear windows. Several families
living near the postoffice were awakened
by thssnoise of the explosion and some
saw the burglars leaving the building.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16
Dangerously Ill from q Freak Bet.

SHARON, Pa, Nov. l6.-H. NJ, Baxter, Of
Greenville, made wager on the election,
and last Thursday night walked from
Jamestown to Gresnville. distance of
seven miles, in his bare feet and attired
only in his night clothes. Ho was over
come with the cold and his feet wArc badly
cut from the long walk. He is now lying
dangerously i'll.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-16

Joseph Crossan, of No, 23O Maryland
avenue, whilo riding on the platform of
West Fourth street car No. AZ, Saturday
evening, was jolted off as the car was
coming down the hill between Tatnall
and West streets and was severely injured
about the body. Tho police assisted tho
injured man TO the station house where
DR.. Hughes dressed his injuries and after.
ward sent the patient home in the patrol
wagon