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The record-union., 1896-02-01

English's Condition Growing Worse.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 31-Hon. W.
II. English was not so well to-day, and
his condition seems to be gradually
growing worse.
The record-union., 1896-02-01
STORMS In AUSTRALIA.
Northern Portion Of Queensland Visited
by a Tornado and Floods,
Causing Much Loss of Life ana Great
Destruction of Property.

Scarcely Building In the village OF
Townsville, seaport on Cleveland
Bay, That Escaped Damage-several
Coasting Vessels Missing, and 1t is
Believed They Have Either Found-
cred or Been Driven Ashore, and
That All on Board Were Lost.
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EXECUTED ON THE GALLOWS.
Two MurdererS Suffer the Death Penalty
In Northern Coast States.
One Hanged at Albany, Oregon, the
Other at Kalama, Wash.

Lloyd Montgomery, Who Was Exe-
cuted at the Former Place, Con-
fesses just Before Taken to the
GaIows That He Killed His Father
and Mother and Daniel McKercher
The Murderer's Neck Broken by
the Fall Through the Trap.
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THE AMERICAS CUP RACES.
Report Of the Committee Which InVeSti-
gated DunraV0n'S Charges.
The Assertions of the Britisher Com
pletely Disproved.

The Venezuelan Commission Engaged
in Examining Documents Relating
to the Boundary observation-disclosures
ment Expenditures the Past Month
Greatly in Excess of the Receipts,
the Deficiency Being Nearly Three
and a Half Millions.
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HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The House
to- day, in Committee of the Whole, en-
tered upon the consideration of the bill
making appropriations for the District
of Columbia for the year ending June
SO, 1897, and after acting on some of its
schedules the committee rose and the
House took a recess until 8 o'clock for
the consideration of private pension
hills
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

The Board of Trade will hold q dinner
some time in January to which State,
county, city officers and prominent busi.
ness men will be invited. Tho dinner was
decided upon at the regular meeting of
the board last night, at which time 1t was
also decided to retain its membership In
the National Board and will send delegates
to the meeting to be held in washington
on January 26 The president will appoint
tho delegates. Tho board unanimously
adopted the resolution Of tho Trades
League Of Philadelphia, declaring itself
in favor of so amending the Constitution
of The United States that man cannot be
President for two consecutive terms and
favoring the Chief Executives term being
extended to six years.
A representative of tho Fairmount Con.
struotion Company, which built the rail-
way between New Castle and this city,
called attention to tho opportunity given
Wilmington people to invest in stock Of
the road.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04
A Wonderful Entertainment.

Manager Dockstader will have at his
Wonderland Theatre all next week Il re =
markable attraction in Miss Virginia
Knapp who has been before the American
public for tho past fourteen years as u
woman possessed of wonderful psychic
force, and the most successful mind
reader of the day. Miss Knapp met o
party of newspaper men and physicians in
tho Clayton House parlor yesterday after
noon and for over IN hour mystilled and
entertained them. Her exhibitions Of
psychic force was indeed interesting and
was marked by the absence of anything
that favored fake.
She illustrated her great strength by re.
sis.Ing tho strength of six men, and ma =
In /: it impossible for any number of men
to push from her open hand an ordinary
billiard cue.
At the young woman $! Invitation one of
the strongest guc t took q common chair
up in Iii arms and commenced to hug 1t
with the grip of bear. Miss Knapp then
simply laid her tugers against the edge Of
the chair, when 1t became charged with
the psychic force or something else. At
any rate the newspaper man began to
stagger under his apparently heavy burden
and upon sitting 1t down said that 1t
weighed just one ton. Fcats without
number, illustrating the possession of
btIIlO EClillEhADlC lpieC, WSlo
different members of the committee be-
ing used rs subjects.
4 remarkable exhibition Of mind read.
ing was thon given. Miss Knapp was
hen blindlOldel and during her absence
from the room half dozen gentlemen
hid different articles She returned blind
folded and in each instance she led her
subject to the spot where the article was
hidden almost without hesitation and mp.
pearcd to know just where the article was
In another branch of mind reading
which was termed mental transference
Miss Knapp performed an act which five
gentlemen had agreed upon, 1t was to
place certain hat on piano.
The act was agreed upon privately, yot
the young woman took subject and
placing her right hand on his forehead
and his loft hand in hers, performed the
act to the astonishment Of the guests
Miss Knapp Is a young woman, u littlc
larger than the usual run of her sex, yet
apparently no more muscular than any
healthy woman would be. She is the pos
SCISSOR OF pair of frey eyes and a myster.
ious power which gives her an apparent
muscular force Of several strong men.
This she demonstrated In many ways.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04
TnIRTIErH ANNivEHSARY.
OF Attnenicnt Methodist Episcopal Church
of CIayn0nt,

of CIay,nant.
On Sunday morning next at 10 80 o'clock
will begin tho thirtieth anniversary Of
Atonement M. Il. Church Of Claymont
Several of the former pastors of the church
will participate in the exercises, The pas
tors Of the church were:
WIN, NJ. Dalrymple, lS6s-6S; Joseph
Aspril, james G. Wood 1865 80; Valentino
Gray, ls69-7O; Albert l.. Hood, lS70-72;
Levin w. Layfeld, lS12-73; H. II. Bodine,
1s73-1 G. A. Campbell. lS7l-75; G. NJ.
Claugers, 1875; W. l. 5. Murray. ls15-16;
1877; A. D. Davis, lS7S-79; II. f. Plum
mer, ls70-sl: d. Dodd, lSSl-S3; j. N.
Rawlins, lsS3-S9; w. E. Tompkinson,
1SS9-9l Geo. f. Wood. 1s0l-95 Ed. H.
Collins, 1S95-06; II. NJ. Doughterty, 1896.
PROGRAMME.
Sunday, December 6-Morning, 10, 3d.
Anniversary Sermon, Rev l., W. Lay
field.
Afternoon, 2.3O-Sunday school at home,
Special Programme, Evening. 73o-Plat'
form Meeting; addresses, special singing.
Monday, December 7-Evoning 13O
Junior Epworth League; Address. Rev.
V. S. Collins, Special Singing by Junior
League.
Tuesday, December S-Evening, 7.3O
Ladies' Aid Society; Address
Wednesday, December 9-Evening 7.3O
Re Union; Pastors and People, Address
Rev. L. E. Barrett d. d. Rev. w. l.. S.
Murray, d. D. Light Refreshments.
Thursday, December 10-Evenng, 73O
Love Feast and Experience, VIM. Hopes
Leader.
Friday, December ll-Evening, 7.30 Ep-
worth League Rally; address Bright
Side of Life Rev. +. B. Short. Light
Refreshments.
Sunday, December 13-Morning, 030
Sermon, Rev. j. n. Rawlings.
Afternoon, ESQ Sunday School.
Evening 78O Epworth League, Special
Singing.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04
PennsylyanIa,s Child WORKERS.

HARRISBURG, Dec. 4-Factory Inspector
James Campbell has submitted to Gov
ernor Hastings report reviewing the
work Of himself and twenty deputies dur.
ing the fiscal year ended last Monday, In
which he suggests several changes in tho
factory law. MIR. Campbell believes the
factory law should be so amended that all
establishments employing men, women
and children come under its provisions,
thereby protecting all employees. Tho
number of inspections made during the
year outside of Sweat shops was 8,63B;
number of children between 10 and 16
years employed where inspections have
been made, 720l4 number of children un-
der l3 years dismissed, l6l. Tho total
number of persons employed in the 205i
''sweat shops inspected is li,469. or
these los are children between l3 and IL
wears and g. 4i9 women.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

A Bombay dispatch announces that the
rain has ceased throughout India.
Senator Allison is confined to his homo
at Dubuque, Ia, with severe cold and an
abscess of the ear.
1t is reported in Berlin that the emperor
and empress Of Germany will visit Jeru.
salem on Easter Sunday, 1898.
There is talk Of Queen Victoria visiting
Ireland In 1897 In connection with the cell
ebration over her reign having reached
the longest period Of any English reign.
The administration building of the
Training School for Feeble Minded Chill
dren at Vineland, N. j., was destroyed by
fire Wednesday night. Everybody escaped
In safety
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

PORT DEPOSIT, MD. Dec. 3-Whle two
coored youths were carrying kettle of
molten lead along Main street yesterday,
to be used IN soldering the joints of the
water pipe being laid by the Port Deposit
Water Company one Of them. James
Collins slipped and fell preciptaling the
boiling lead in the street. Some Of the
hot metal splashed on him and he was
painfully burned but the other youth
escaped.
The molten lead was dropped upon
sheet Of ice, which was instantly turned
into steam, and being confined by the
metal exploded with n loud report, throw
ing the metal high into tho air. Tho lead
descended in globules for radius Of
thirty feet or more.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

Considerable excitement prevails in thi s
city among tho friends Of Cuba over a
cable message received in Philadelphia
from Captain Samuel Hughes, Of the
famous Philadelphia tilibustering steam
ship Laurada, dated Messina that 1t Is the
intention of the Spanish Government to
seize and confscate this ship upon her ar
rival In Spanish territory. The fact that
she is bound by charter partly to run out
Of some Of the Spanish fruit ports in he
Mediterranean gives color to the rumors.
Under the terms of tho charter the Lau.
rada must call at least two Spanish
ports, and that is what Is worrying the
owners of this craft and her master, Capt
Hughes. In shipping circles 1t Is not re-
gardcd likely that the Spanish Govurn
ment would either seize or confiscate the
Laurada upon her appearance in Spanish
waters and doubt whether such action on
the part of the Spanlards would occasion
any Interference by the American Govern
ment.
Tho probabilities are that Capt. Hughes
rather than risk his iife and the lives of
his crew will violate the terms Of his
charter and proceed direct to this port
from Messina.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04
Senator Quay snubs a Committee.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4.-The Philadel.
plia branch of the National League of
Business Men yesterday sent letter to
Senator Quay requesting him to meet
committee to confer regarding the United
States senatorship. Senator Quay's an
swcr, made verbally to the messenger, was:
"You can suy to Mr.. Blankenburg that at
public meeting held at Erie, Pa, on the
2sth ultimo, at which he was present and
non-protesting, one of the ab"ye named
committee, Mr.. James PollocASn speak
ing of the senatorship, said We are will.
ing to have one man like Quay but we
want one man who will not be away fish
Ing or drunk when important measures
are up concerning our welfare decline
to have any communication with the COM
mittee whatever, and you can give them
this rs nv reason
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

CLEVELAND, Dec. 4-Chairman Hanna
started for Washington at noon today,
and 1t is believed that upon the result OF
the talk with Senator Sherman, which he
expects to have, will depend the filling of
two places in the cabinet of President-elect
Mckinley. While Mr.. Hanna will not
carry with him an offer of the secretary
of state to Senator Sherman, he will at
least be commissioned to ask the senator
If he would accept the place If it was of
fered to him. 1t is said also that Mr..
Hanna was offered the treasury portfolio,
and that he does not desire to accept it.
His decision is withheld until he discovers
whether Senator Sherman would accept u
cabinet pONitiOn.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04
0RDihaNCE VOTED DOWN.
TheatricalS and Public Entertain.
ments will be Governed by an
Old Ordinance, Amended.

The city ordinances regulating theatrical
performances and every public entertain.
ment, cInae upin CT y Council st nictt;
all the members of t.Ia body wrro present,
and the ordinance's third reading was
accompanied by no opposition. But when
Clerk Morrison, read as the ensciing
clause, be in ordained by tho Council Of
Wilmington. Mr. McNulty opposed 1t
because there was ample Law ut present
and he objected TO piling ordinance upon
ordinances, but would offer an amendment
to the present law
.aMr. Fisher wanted to know IL n few
words to the present law would cause it to
be enforced. Mr. Robertson said he would
like to know what MIR. McNuty would
offer as all amendment Mr. Stats sug-
gested to call the ordinance UP for con.
sideration and then consider amendments.
Mr.. McNulty then spoke agan~,ind said
he proposed to insert in the old law the
words acts" and places Of public amuse-
the same as the law now offered.
President Baylis then put the motion to
strike out the cnactlng cluuse aud it was
carried by u vote Of seven tu ak, tho
members voting as follows:
4aa-Messrs. McNulty, Meaney, Smith.
Leary, Stevenson, Watson and Staats
Nay-Messrs. Zebley, Robertson, Fisher,
ONoill, Oberly and President Baylis.
Mr. NeNulty then presented his amend
ment and it received two readings after
which II was referred to the Law Commit
tee. Mr.. McNulty then had tho clerk to
read the law rs amended and the old law
will be Just like the one that failed to pass.
The law and Finance Committees sub
mitted an adverse report to tho communi-
cation OF the Delaware Industrial School
for girls asking that tax paid on their
property bo returned. The committee ex.
planned their action due to the fact that
they had not the power to return any but
an over paid tax The amount asked for
had not been overpaid but was desired to
pay the home managers for use at the in.
stitution.
City Treasurer Adams reported the bal.
ance in bank to the city's credit to be $50
465 Il; In each of the four depository
banks Sl2, $50; special fund for park pur-
poses, S43550 total S15l ,O5141
The reports were Edmund Mitchell, Jr.,
$500: Eugene NJ. Sayers $685. City Au-
ditor Pyle S2S. 10; Lewis Y. Grubb S65. 80:
dept sitory bauks: Lindley c. Kent sl9:
5. S. Adams Jr., $4O7. Al; James H. VIII
son sl4.s5. John MoMullin reported
having inspected s.25s quarts of milk dur
ing he month. The reports of Municipal
Court Clerk Adams and building Inspec.
tor Grubb were presented aud took the
usual course.
1t was reported that 43igl tons Of gar
bage had boen consumed at the crematory
during the month"; which necessitated the
use OF 37sO gallons of coal oil and 57s tons
Of coal.
Chief Engineer Welde of tho Fire De.
partment presented his monthly report,
which took the usual course. He asked
that 500 new manuals be printed, which
was ordered.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

LONDON, Dec. 4.-The Chronicle discusses
the proposal Of The Daily Telegraph to
take public subscription for farewell
Christmas gift to Mr.. Bayard, the United
States Ambassador. The Chronicle, while
admitting The Daily Telegraph S generous
motive, declares; "The proposal is most
improper, because an ambassador repre-
sents the sovereign, and what is done to
MIR. Bayard is done to Mr., Cleveland. Let
us, in the familiar Anglo-Saxon way, give
him dinner. The most distinguished
gathering we are able to furnish would be
a greater compliment than subscription
placing him on u par with a popular
cricketer." Generous subscriptions are
pouring in for the proposed gift.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04
NEW CASTLE NEWS


The people Of Dobbinsville are greatly
agitated over the alleged attoppted felon.
ious assault on l5.ycar old white girl by
IL well known young white man, who has
since then left for parts unknown.
The probabilities arc that certain
young lady residing on Fourth street Will
get into trouble II she continues to desc
crate the graves in st. Peters cemetery by
carrying off the flowers.
Some of our New Castle girls were sur
priset yesterday afternoon when Preston
Vincent walked out OF jail. Ho had been
confined there recently in default of bail to
furnish So week for the support of his
child. At u session of the court this wet k
the weekly pay was reduced to ~, and he
having furnished bail to pay same was re-
leased. Vincent worked here for II time
and some Of the girls thought he was
delightful young single man.
John Il. Stoops last evening said no
was sorry that the trolley cars nre not
running because then he would have
big Christmas trade from Wilmington.
During the past three years he received
good trnde from that city. He says that
The New Castle merchants do not pay as
much rent in year as the Wilmington
stOrekeepers pay In month.
Then he cannot see why our New
Castle merchants cannot undcrscll all
most ali of tho Wilmington merct ants.
The wholesale trade has been immense
with Stoops this year and he left for New
York this morning to secure the fourth
instalment OF goods this season. He Is a
hustling business man and 1t is pleasing
to note the advancement Of young man.
During the first week in last July 1t was
stated in this column that quiet wedding
had taken place. Last evening David
Lemon, Jr of Wilmington, informed Mr..
and Mrs. William Downey that on July :,
no and their daughter Carrie were married
and that the young couple would go 10
housekeeping next week.
James Whltclock, brother Of William
Whitelock proprietor of the Gilpin House,
received pnralytic stroke on "Wednesday
night and another yesterday morning.
His brother and sisters, Mrs. Swan and
Mrs Btcon went to Philadelphia yesSer-
day.
The annual inspection Of Company II.
N. e. b. took place last evening.
The annual election Of officers Of Frien'-
ship Lodge A. o. U. W, was hold last
evening Harry Rothrock, Miss Virginia
S. Cooper, Mrs Challenger and Mrs.
Collins, represented the NJ. +. and Prcsby-
terian Sunday schools at the convention
of the New Castle County Sunday School
Association in Middlctown.
Extensive repairs arc being made to the
flour mills.
The Simmons Brothers of Wilmington,
are puttin;, in concrete floors at tho power
house of the electric railway.
Edward Wright, the colored murderer,
who is to hang on January /, is beginning
to recognize his position.
Many home has been 'ndcred sad and
desolato by tho loss of some dear petted
child This is II dangerous season for
children, and parents should keep Dr,
Bulls Cough Syrup handy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3.-Flour firm; winter
superfne, sSg325; do. extras, 50. !0i33.6O Penn
sylvania roller, clear, s425tgl.D: do. do.
straight, 81 601i15; western winter, clear, si.25
(gi.5O. Wheat dull; December, aj948olh4c.
Corn dull; December 2StG2Slsc. Oats steady
choice timothy, $l8 Id for large bales. Beef
steady; city fanily, so.50;9lO. Pork firm; fam.
lily, slOigl050 Lard steady western steam,
A.2O. Butter firm; western creamery, 1870
231ac. do. factory, 7d1lsc. Elgins, 2S1sc. imi.
tation creamery, ll@l61Ec.; New York dairy,
llG2Oc. do creamery, l5tG22o. fancy state and
western prints, wholesale. 2oo. prints iobbing
at 26G2ec. Cheese steady New York large, ~
@9ssc. fancy small, 7la(glOl4c.; part skims 81
@7c.; full skins, 2lSB3. Eggs firm; New York
and Pennsylvania, a2(G26c. western fresh, l5ls
M24c
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

! CLEVELAND, Dec. A survey Of the
contracts for new ships to be built on the
great lakes this winter shows that vessels
aggregating q, ,as5, 900 In value have been
ordered. Seven steamers and nine barges
are to be built with carrying capacity
Of draft Of sixteen feet Of over 81. 600
tons. This IL the more remarkable from
the fact that the season Of navigation just
olssed was very Improbable.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-Cables quote American
steers at 9lsGl0L.c. dressed weight; sheep at
s9Sl2c., dressed weight; refrigerator beef at
734&Slac. Veals quiet, grassers firm; veals
s4g7,25; grassers, s2259275. Sheep quiet
lambs weak sheep, s251836Sl5; lambs s4.24@
$40 Hogs weak at s86OG4l0.
EAST LIBERTY, Dec, 8.-Cattle steady prime,
A.50(947O; good, s4.s5g4.t0; bulls, stays and
cows, s2ta8,50, Hogs very dull; prime, 1850
3.60; best light Yorkors, @a.50g955; common to
fair Workers, s9.4O18.45; best medium. $3.50
heavy 81. SoGS 10 roughs, 2513. Sheep steady
prime, s3.6Og9.7O; good, kS8O93.bO; fair, $4,000
G.l0; choice lambs, sA75(95; common to good
lambs. s3.60G450 Veal calves, s5,50g625. ....
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

OMAHA, Dec. 4.-Cattle men in the range
country are IL little nervous in regard tc
the prospects. The direct damage to stock
from the storm will not be great il the re.
mainder Of the winter should be favorable.
In the old days it would have been little
less than q calamity, for the feed on the
range is now all covered with ice and
cattle can rustic nothing. What Nebraska
cattlemen are fearful Of is that they will
run out of feed before spring, and there is
little doubt but that many of them will,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-The sleet and
snow storm which prevailed in the south
for the past two days was of unusual SO,
verify for that section of the country. Sc.
rious interruption to telegraphic oommu.
nication has resulted, and the railroads
have also been unable to send out their
trains on schedule time. Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
report three inches of snow on u level
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04
Train Robbers May Get o Death Sentence,

NEVADA, Mo-, Dec. 4.-In tho trial Of
the Nassau alleged train robbers here
William b. Morris, Harry Vaughn and
William Rogers have been positively
identified by the trainmen The holdup
occurred on the Nevada and Minden road ,
two miles south of this place, on the night
of Jan. 6 lust. One of the robbers shot
Conductor Robert Trickett In the face,
but he was not fatally hurt. The men are
being tried under the law where the pun
ishlnent Is death for train robbery
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

Congressman Willis will contest the
seat Of l.. Irving Handy in tho next
congress. Yesterday ho served notice on
Mr.. Handy that ho would contest the seat
on the grounds of fraud and Irregularities
In tho election. He AYERS that voters were
intimldated and kept away from tho polls
in Kent and Sussex that he had 400
plurality In Kont county; that the party
the regular Republican ballots and that
the vote In Kent county was not convassef.
Mr.. Handy has not yet received his Ger.
tiflcate of election from the governor. but
his friends say that Mr.. Willis assumes
the Democratic candidate Is chosen by
serving him with notice of contest
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04

LONDON, Dec. Am official dispatch re-
oeived here from st. Johns, Antigua, cap
ital Of the Lesward islands, says that So
rious floods have occurred in the island of
Montserrat. Roads and bridges have been
destroyed. and seventy-flve persons have
been downsd. The Leeward islands form
. part of the British West Indian islands,
MOntserrat has m area of about forty
seven square miles and population Of
uaArly q C00
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04
IMportant to Pension Claimnnta

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Ex. .parte investi-
cations by the government in pension
GASES have been abolished by recent action
Of the pension office. This Is step Of great
Importance to claimants Of all classes, and
will be of great benefit to veterans, The
nction is in line with the policy Of Com.
missioner Of Pensions Murphy to give the
claimant to the benefit Of the doubt.