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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
BRYAN ON THE ELECTION.
Temporary Defeat but Permanent Gain
for the Cause"

NEW YORK, Dec. lin the December
number Of the North American Review
Mr.. Bryan has an article in which he dis
cusses the result Of the election as affect.
ing the status Of the silver question. The
Issue on which the election turned he dc.
scrlbes "as the greatest issue ever sub.
mitted to the American people in time OF
peace The declaration Of the Chicago
convention in favor of the FREQ coinage of
silver forced upon the people Of this coun.
try study of the money question in gem
eral and within the last four months
more people have been simultaneously en-
gagged in it's consideration than ever before
in the history of the world. The result of
this study Mr. Bryan declares to be ITEM
porary defeat but permanent gain for the
cause"
Mr.. Bryan regards 1t as significant
fact that the silver sentiment was strong
est where the question had been longest
considered that is to say, in the west and
SOUTH In Mr.. Bryan's opinion the cause
of bmetallism made more rapid progress
than any cause ever made in such short
time He expresses his assurance that tho
election can be by no means regarded as
conclusive settlement Of the question at
issue, The advocates Of free coinage are
convinced, he says, that they are laboring
in behalf Of large majority of the people,
not only here but throughout the world,
and they propose to continue their con.
test, confident that four more years of OK.
perience will convince many who have
thus far resisted argument.
This confidence, Mr.. Bryan says, is con.
frmed by the history Of recent elections.
Mr.. Greely was defeated in 1872 and yet
Mr. Tilden was elected in 1875. Mr. Blaine
was defeated in 1854, but Mr. Harrison
was elected in 1888. The Republican vic.
tory of 1888 was followed by the Demo.
cratic victory of 1890 and the election Of
President Cleveland two years later.
Mr.. Bryan counsels the successful party
to remember that thousands of Ropubli-
cans have been held to their party this year
by the pledge that it will try to secure in.
ternatiOnal bimetallism.
In regard to the gold standard Demo.
Gratis, Mr. Bryan Is assured that they can.
not do as much in 1900 as they have done
this year They have declared their affeo.
ton for Democratic principles, while they
spared no effort to secure the success OF
the opposing ticket 'They cannot" he
says disguise themselves again"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

New YORK, Dec 1.-President Palma,
of ths-Cuban junta, has received letter
from the camp Of General Calixto Garcia
giving details of the capture of Guaimaro
by the insurgents The letter says that
not only did Garoia's army capture the
town, but enough arms and ammunition
to ft out 400 recruits. General Garcia's
forces numbered nearly 5000 men. He
made u desperate attack on the fort, using
the two cannon which the insurgents had
with good effect. General Garcia says
that his men are in first class condition,
and have good supply Of ammunition.
He will not, as the reports have said march
westward to join General Maceo, but will
remain in Puerto Principe.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
Decided Against Broker Chapman.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The supreme
court of the United States has dismissed
the writ of error in the case of Elverton
h. Chapman, the New York broker,
charged with violation of the statutes in
refusing to answer questions put by the
senate sugar trust Investigation commit
tee two years ago. This makes it necos-
sary for Chapman to serve his sentence,
at least technically. He will doubtless be
promptly surrendered by his bondsmen--
and the case again carried to the supreme
court on habeas corpus proceedings to test
the constitutionality of the act on which
the prosecution is based.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence of the RErUBLICAy.
NEH srLE Dc

| correspondence vi the lNEi BLlCAH
NEW CASTLE. D3c. 1.
| Among the passengers on the early
afternoon train yesterday was ex.Recorder
of Deeds James T. Shallcross. In answer
to the stereoptican question, What is
new?" the genial st. Georges hundred
farmer replied, why the newest thing |
know OF is that l am candidate for the
United States Senate. have been taking
to the Representatives and saying why
you people are all the time kicking about
the United States Senate being hive Df
lawyers.
"Now you have chance to redeem
yourselves by electing one Of your own
kind Yes, sir, / am q candidate for
United States Senator, but tho farmers
will back some lawyer and about one from
New Castle Kent and Sussex viii! vote
for q farmer when they vote for me-
Just then the brakeman called out New
Castle; the only stop at New Castle, and
SO no more of Mr. Shallcross's statement
could be heard
1t seems to be fight to the finish with
the city council. Last evening the lamp
committee of that body accompanied by
Mayor Boyd and Civil Engineer Wanger,
went to Philadelphia, to inspect the cleo.
trio lights In New Castle there are lots
of trees and the lights must be such that
they will shine through the branches
There is no use Of thinking that lit tie
incandescent lights will satisfy the tax
payers of New Castle, The gas company
has done everything possible in Its power
to give good service and still some are
complaining. They complain about the
deeds Of everyone, and are never satisfied.
Ii the electric railway company can
furnish better lights through the entiro
city at the same money then let council COL
slider the matter but they mustgo slow as II
contrast can be made only for one year and
suppose the gas company was given q
black eye and that the next city council
finds fault with the poor service of the
electric light then the poor people of New
Castle will be obliged to pay for the ex-
perments of the present council. But the
present city Council is sure to act properly
il the matter.
Mrs. John Megginson, who has been i'll
was reported better yesterday afternoon,
but became worse in the evening.
Company H. n. q, d. held full dress
drill last evening, Tney are getting in
trim for the inspection on Thursday
night.
The little fall Of snow had the tendency
to bring in the farmers teams with grIst,
to ba ground at S!oops' mill.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
YHE WESTERN STORMS.
Wisconsin Towns Threatened by
a Monster Ice Gorge.
FAMILIES DRIVEN FROM HOME.
There Have Probably Been Less Than o
Dozen Lives Lost Through the Intense
Cold Misunderstanding Through Snow
Drifts with Dynamite.

Dozen Lives Lost Through the Intense
Cold Misunderstanding Through Snow
Drifts with Dynamite.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Dec. IAN Ice
gorge formed at the mouth Of tho Chip
pewa, which caused the water to back up
rapidly Saturday night and Sunday morn
Ing On the lowlands below Durand the
rise was so rapid that many families had
to fec in their night robes to places Of
safety and leave all their possessions be-
hind them. The suffering among the
women and children was intenFe, and
many are reported to have frozen feot and
limbs. Those who could fed to the rail-
road track. There they built fire and
tried to protect themselves from the frosty
winds until relief arrived. An engine and
oonch sent out from Durand gathered up
shout forty or fifty Of those unfortunate
people, but SO fast was the water rising
that the train had to go back to Durand.
It is thought that some Of the people were
not reached by the rescuing party, and
possibly may have perished The bottoms
ara all under water and the stock and
produce are II complete loss. Dead domes-
tic animals can be seen about tho neigh-
borhood frozen stiff In the water. In most
Of the homes were stored the winter sup
plies and these were lost
Farms and farm buildings along six
miles of the Chippewa valley are under
water The fioCd Is being added to hourly,
and unless the gorge breaks this city will
be partly under water Easements of all
buildings on Spring street are flooded and
in several instances the lower floors are
under water. People living in or occupy
ing business houses in the lower part of
the city are hastily removing their per-
sonal effects to higher ground. In 1894
similar food occurred, causing a loss of
many thousands of dollars. A great deal
of railway property is threatened and
many highways and railway bridges prob
ably will be swept away.
Below tho immense gorge tho river Is
practically dry, and when the jam breaks
the body Of water in the reservoir must
carry destruction to the valley below, Eau
Claire has every reason to feel apprehen-
sion, us its danger begins when that Of
Chippewa Falls has passed. In four hours
yesterday tho water rose six feet when
there was temporary abatement There
was an average rise during the day of six
inches an hour, The gorge is five miles
long.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

CANTON, O., Dec. Lunch at the Nc
Kinley homo yesterday was delayed until
after the arrival of General Horace Por-
ter, Of New York. General Porter and
Senator Lodge were guests at the meal.
Tho stream of visitors, which began early
in the morning, continued during the af-
ternoon, and it was one of the busiest days
Major Mckinley has experienced. Aside
from members Of congress and other dis
tinguished visitors there wasan unusually
large number of people who made purely
social pn11u
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

ATLANTA, Dec Limited States Sena.
tor A. o. Bacon, of Macon, arrived in At
lanta yesterday afternoon, He said: "Un-
less opinion has changed very materially,
and do not think that it has, there is an
undoubted majority in the present house
and senate in favor of what somo might
call radical action-that is, the independ-
ence Of tho republic Of Cuba being recog-
nized by the American congress. lam in
favor Of tho Independence of Cuba, will so
vote, and believe that u majority will do
likewise if the offer is presented"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

TAMPA, Fla, Dec. 1.--Private advices
from Havana are to the effect that Weyler
will soon issue another tobacco order pro-
hbiting tho expectation of remedies to.
bacco from tho Island of Cuba This was
not Included in his other order and great
deal has been exported. Havana manu-.
facturers have petitioned Weyler to close
tho Cuban ports on this tobacco, as north.
ern and eastern manufacturers were buy.
ing all of 1t for expectation to this country.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
Charged with Criminal Malpractice.

LANCASTER Pa, Dec, DIR. Alfred W.
keene and Thomas and Harry McComsey
all prominent young residents of the
southern end Of this county, were arrested
last evening, the first named on charge
of criminal malpractice, and the McCom.
sey brothers and tho physician with con-
spiracy to procure it, The victim of the
alleged illegal operation was Eleanore
Huss, the l7-year-old daughter of Alfred
Huss, u farmer The girl died some days
ago, and on her deathbed she accused one
of the McComsoy brothers Of being her be-
traycr and implicated DR.. Keene. All
three have given bail for hearing. The
physician at recent term Of court was
acquitted of a similar charge
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
County Treasurer Held I'm,

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 1. While w. f..
COe, county treasurer, was at work in the
court house at midnight two men appeared
and compelled him at the point of n pistol
to open the vault. While one stood guard
all the valuable papers and contents Of the
inner vault were examined by the other
rObber. After placing considerable sum
of money in canvas sack the robbers
withdrew from the vault. Coe seized his
pistol and shot at the robbers. The latter
returned the fire, hitting the treasurer in
the back Of the head and inflicting a bad
scalp wound. The treasurer says tho rob-
bers secured $6 600
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
A Missing College Student,

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. l. - Frank
Flickenger, member of the sophomore
class at the Worcester Polytechnic insti,
tute, disappeared from the school two
weeks ago last Friday. and nothing has
been seen of him since then, although his
student friends have made nn active
search to ascertain his whereabouts.
Flickenger was one of the students who
was suspended recently for participating
in bonfire Oh the institute grounds, and
it was while he was under suspension that
he went away. 1t is thought that he has
either gone to Cuba to join the insurgents
or that he has gone west and joined some
theatrical COMPANY
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The president has appointed H. F. Mann
postmaster at Sunbury, Pa.
Heavy reductions in wages have been
announced in the shoe factories of Lynn,
Mass, and strikes are imminent.
An investigation is being made compre-
hending the tapping of the great gold
fields of Southern British Columbia by q
complete system Of railway lines.
The Schoenfeldt brothers, aged Is and
II, shot and killed Farmer Owen Hutch.
ings, near Silver Creek Neb., stole $50 and
escaped, but were soon captured.
Hon, John Scott, ex.United States SEN
ator from Pennsylvania and for twenty
years general solicitor for the Pennsylya-
mia Railroad company, died at his home
in Wegs Philadelphia aged 72 years.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-The divorce
case Of Nat c. Goodwin the actor, against
Delta n. Goodwin, who resides in New
York, was dismissed yesterday. The at
torneys for Mrs Goodwin wished tho
court to take some action against Good
win, because he had disregarded their SUBJ
pBna and started on Sunday for Port
land, Ore, with his company. An af1i-
davit from Goodwin was read, in which
he doposed he had filed dismissal Of the
divorce suit before Mrs. Goodwin filed her
answer and that he had paid her $4,000
in full settlement Of her claims for all
mony and support.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
Disease Leads to Suicide.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Robert E. Mar
shall, 81 years old, superintendent of the
Altoona division Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road shot himself at his brothers house
here yesterday. Mr.. Marshall was one Of
tho most valued young men in the Penn
sylvania service For some time he has
suffered from acute nervous troubles re-
sultng from overwork, and 1t is to this
that the tragedy is attributed He was u
son of j. w. Marshall. at one time a pro-
fessor at Carlisle college, Pa, consul to
Leeds during tho war, and assistant post
master general under President Grant.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

MCCORMICK, S. G., Dec. IAN alterca-
tion took place yesterday at Bethany
Church, near this place, between L. j.
Williams on one side and j. V. White and
L, D. White, brothers, on the other, in
which J. V. White was instantly killed
and L. d. White fatally wounded the lat
ter dying in few hours after the diff
Guilty. Williams was severely cut in sew
eral different places, Williams, according
to the evidence of bystanders, acted purely
in self defense. All were prominent peo-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
Handed In Thor designations.

LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. 1.-At n special
meeting of the board of inspectors of the
county prison yesterday Night Watchman
Frank Sharley and H. G. Brubaker handed
In their designations. These wero the men
whose discharge was recommended by the
grand jury on Friday last because they
had been allowing immoral women to
enter the Jail at night and associate with
the prisoners, as we'll as themselves
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

PERRY, o. r., dec. Later news from
the cyclone at Ralston, a small burg sixty
miles northeast Of here, on the Arkansas
river, Indicate that the storm was much
worse than at first reported The town is
wrecked w. F. McCagues two story
wooden building was blown bottom up
wards, fifteen people being imprisoned In
the upper story. The building caught fire
and the people were liberated by the use
Of axes. Two minutes after many pounds
of power and dynamite and other explo.
sives exploded. In oil twenty persons were
In
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

ADA, Mimi, Dec. Elmer Holts, aged
IA years, was frozen to death in the ter
ribls blizzard of last week. On Thanks
giving he and his father started with
team for the Poplar woods, fifteen miles
distant, to get a load of wood. On return
Ing they lost their bearings in the blind
ing snow and started on foot to look for
shelter. They became separated. The
eldor Holte succeeded In finding farm
house after wandering about all night.
Searching parties started out early next
morning to look for tho boy, but 1t was
not until Saturday that he was found,
frozen stiff. The father also was badly
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

Last night the Police Commission acted
finally upon the charge against police
officer Maurice Finn, who was alleged TO
have assaulted police sergeant George
Black at the Court House on the night Of
November 6. Chief Doan reported that
he had found nothing against the officer
The people of the Highlands again asked
for police protection, but no definite action
was decided upon. The police reported of
tho bad sidewalks and dark places in tho
city where lights are needed. The report
will bo forwarded to the Street and Sewer
Department..
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
A Market for American Wheat,

WASHINGTON, Dec. Limited States
Consul Horton, at Athens, in II report to
the state department, says that in conse-
quence of the bad wheat harvest in Russia,
which supplies nearly two-thirds of the
wheat used in Greece, prices of wheat are
very high tnere, and are still rising. He
is confident that there is u fine opening
for the Introduction of American hard
wheats into Greece, and offers to assist
would be exporters.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
Self Confessed Burglars Sentenced.

WILLfAMspoRT, Pa, Dec. flames Ray
mond, Frank johnson, John Leighton
and William White yesterday pleaded
guilty to six charges of burglary and at
tempted murder. The former two got ten
years and the others nine years each. This
Is the heaviest sentence ever pronounced
BY Judge Metzger.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

easy to take, very easy and painless to
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plaint, kidney troubles, dyspepsia, head.
ache, etc only pills to use with our
White Pulmonic Balsam blood purifier
and anti-dyspepsia powders. Depot 605
King street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
Yale Men Want Harvard Competition

New HAVEN, Dec. 1.-The Yale UNDER
graduates enthusiastically and with but
six dissenting votes, declared themselves
in mass meeting last night in favor of re.
suming athletic relations with Harvard
Tho count of the vote showed 631 in favor
of the prOpOsition
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

ROME, Dec IA consistory was held at
Che vatican yesterday, at which Canon
0iusessepi Frisco and Monsignor Raf-
faele Pierotti were created cardinals.
Neither Frisco nor Pierotti Is bishop.
They were personally selected by the pope
on account Of their unusually high theo.
lORioal attainm0ntS
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

Col John P. Donohoe member of the
Constitutional convention left yesterday
afternoon, for Dover. When asked by q
representative of the paper what salary the
members would receive, he said he didn't
know But he added there are ten lawyers
members of the Convention and they arc
never known to work for nothing Others
also left yesterday so as to be on
hand early this morning when the
Convention called.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

Men who for years have been suffering
with q distressing affection of the back or
kidneys have been Immediately relieved
and permanently cured by the judicious
use Of Salvation OIL the greatest pain
cure Apply according to directions.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

Mr.. L. ID. Mitchell and George ".
NJ 'rgjor, spent Thanksgiving Cunning
for tho festive cotton tail over lii Mar5-
land They said they seen plenty Of
game, but were only successful in bring.
ing home with them two rabbit tells
done better, but their ammunition GOO
wet from the prespiraton from their
twenty mile walk. They promise more
game on their next trip,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
Ere ezlng " Gather II Here.

Another fall in the ttmperatura below
tho freezing point gave Wilmingtnnians
this morning, the first real taste of winter.
1t was a seasonable w!Come to Decem.
Der Water in the str, cts froze on tho
pnvements and CUTTERS and early pcdes
triauss found it safer 10 use the streets.
The cold spell will remain with us and
W II be welcome Clear weather will
Oh ,racterize the changes
Reports from different parts of the
country show the cold wave to be general,
The lowest temperature reached yesterday
WI at rnoe Alb rt in Alberta, n British
province in the extreme No'thwp-, 'arc
the thtl mOmetCr registered 32dcgrcG bs "
zero. Tho maximum tempglnt r-
corded was at Key West, 81 degrees, At
St Pe.ul the temperature WIS zero; at
Chicago, IL degrees: Pi'tsburg, 26; Gin.
cinrati,. %? Detroit 10; throughout Ten
nessee below the freezing point; Boston,
80; New York, 2s; Jacksonsville 4S and
falling rapidly, having fallen from ~ de.
grees IN the day, showing that the cold
wave is general throughout the country,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich, Dec. 1. - The
steamer City Of Kalamazoo took fire yes
tsrday, and is almost u total loss. Robert
Van Ostrand, of this place, and Joseph
Lang, Of Covert, were overcome by smoke
and burned to death. Van Ostrand was
single man, but Lang had family. The
origin Of the fire Is unknown
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

Mothers look alter your children and
see they do not Iiler with worms; You
will look after thea, right. when you use
Or. Simms' worm .ller, tho iirst choice OF
all medicines for worms, none Dettor. 25e
and 50c, COG King street,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
The l0ulhurd IlemnriuI.

At the meeting Of the Preachers AS.
sociation yesterday morning 1t was pass
cd as tho sense Of the meeting that the
Trustees of Epworth NJ. 4. church should
change its name to Hulburd Memorial
church.
A committee consisting of Rows. Barrett,
Morgan, Hanna. Tinker and Laytleld
were appointed to secure leading Metho-
dist divfnes to address mass meeting.
No discourtesy Is meant toward Grace
M 3. Church but with the name Of HUI
burd and Wilmington Methodism linked
together there are small signs of Epworth
Church going under the sheritf's hammer
fpr debt.
Every one must put his shoulder to the
wheel for the credit of Methodlsm in this
city and not allow the church to be sold.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
Bryan Gets a California E.ector.

SACRAMENTO, Dec, l. Final returns
from Santa Clara county, completing the
state returns, show that Martin, Bryan
elector, has defeated Flint. n Mckinley
elector, by 492, This gives Mckinley eight
electors from California and Bryan one.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

Patrick Roach fell down flight of stairs
his home, No. 1870 Reed street, yester
Ny afternoon and fractured his right arm
Fid Sustained number of bad contusions
tpoQt the head The injured man is at
he Homeopathic Hospital
Ladies' Ishe the Best. II you are troubled
1vh Consti nation sal,ow Skin and u Tired
yhg' fnke karl,s clover Tsa 1t is pleasant
= vike Sold by N-B. Danforth, sni aud
ir.iet streets