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teer troops are armed. The powder used with the small bore and repeating rifles was too powerful, and a special powder had to be procured. This is now coming in from the manufacturers and being turned into fixed ammunition in such quantities as to warrant the belief that should the war be continued, our soldiers would not be
 exposed as at the battle of Fl Caney through the betrayal of their presence through the binding smoke from the Springields
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The News Reaches the Fleet

With the Fleet Off Guantanamo, via Playa del Este, Aug. Il, p. m-The As- sociated Press bulletin announcing that the peace protocol had been agreed upon was the first definite news received here regarding the progress of the peace nsgs- tiations
 Nothing had been received from the navy department or from any other source.
 The dispatch caused the most intense satisfaction throughout the fleet. It is ex- pected that several warships will soon be able to go north, and the great fleet now lying here is in readiness to be distributed to the various stations.
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FURLOUGH GRANTED
To the Sick and Wounded Soldiers
 Transportation Furnished.

Washington, Aug. IA general order has been issued at the adjutant generals office granting one months furlough to the sick and wounded soldiers and transporta- tion to their homes. At the expiration of their furlough if fit for duty the soldiers must report to the nearest army post, camp or hospital for the purpose of being sent to their regiments.
 Those not fit for duty are required to report to the general of the army forward ing their furlough accompanied by the certificate of physician stating their oon- dition and probable time of recovery. Neither the cost of transportation, nor
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The Loan Sanctioned

Shanghai. Aug. 12.-A dispatch from Pekin dated today says that an imperial edict has finally issued, sanctioning the Belgian loan for the construction of the railway line from Pekin to Han-Kau, de- spite the protests of Sir Claude Macdonald, the British minister.
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Voted to Accent

New York, Aug. 1.-The New York Yacht club at a special meeting tonight unanimously voted to accept the challs nse of the Royal Ulster Yacht club to race for the Americas cup. A committee was appointed to select the yacht to represent the. club, to arrange the date and place of the race and all the other details
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communication of rations, while travelling, will be charged against the soldiers and sleeping car accommodations by rail and state rooms by boat will be furnished them. In lieu of rations the soldier will be paid $1.50 per day for the necessary number of days travel.
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yellow Fewer Preventative

Toledo, O., Aug. u.-Nelson G. Trefy of this city leaves in few days for Porto Rico under government contract to be- gin experiment on a discovery of yellow fever preventative. Trefy has satisfied the agricultural department. that a peculiar plan he discovered in South America and which natures Tn thirty days. will prevent fever infection in the vicinity where grown.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
Fleet of Tow Boats

Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-The first fleet of a dozen tow boats with innumerable barges of coal arrived today from Pittsburg. Other fleets are en route from West Vir- einia. It is estimated that oveN 10,000,0 900 bushels of coal are now floating on the upper Ohio, more than ever known in Au- gust. The river is thirty feet here tonight and Is expected to reach over thirty-five feet tomorrow night It has risen seven feet since last night.
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Angel Coming Home

Washington, Aug. 11.-Mr. James B. An gell, retiring minister of the United States to Turkey, has informed the state depart ment that he has taken his leave of the sultan, and will depart for home on the 18th inst. Minister Strauss, who relieves him, was at the state department yester- day, and announced his purpose of sailing immediately for his position at Constan- tinople
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Salmon 5 sason Over

Astoria, Ore, Aug. 1.-The salmon fish ing season on the Columbia river closed at midnight The seasons pack amounts to 315,000 cases which is 15,0O0 below the pack of last year.
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In the Midst of1Rl &rowd a large crowl qer-attr

Qur<xnnes ANt eS -cAkkdStro to the Ike by the announcement that Me-- 'Mh'oli's band would give grand concert, which would be followed by dance
 After the concert dancing began, and 1t of the boy who did the shooting, walked up to Miss Emma Sullivan, who was danc- ing with another young man, and asked her to finish the dance with him. which she refused t do, giving as her reason that he was drinking.
 Cliff, it is alleged, was urged by his friends to again ask for part of the dance, and was again refused. He was snubbed the third time when the crowd, watching the procedure gave him the '1augh,' to use common expression
 In the meantime Cliff Cahoon and several friends who were with him, left the pavil- ion and a little later the quarrel between Walter Cahoon and Coughlan was re- newed.
 Coughlan Is said to have then attracted the attention of Walter Cahoon by saying something about what he would have done for Cliff Cahoon if he had been dancing with the young lady when the 'snubbing'' incident transpired
 Cahoon is said to have remarked that Coughlan would not have made the boast to his brother Cliff. Friends gathered around and urged the belligerents to fight. One or the other made the proposition to go out and fight It is not clear which one did this.
 large crowd gathered around the boys who were still quarreling when they reached the gravel walk on the north side then struck Cahoon with his fist and fol- lowed it up with several more licks and was closing in on him when Cahoon drew a 3S.calibre pistol and fired one shot, which took effect in the right side about four inches below the nipple.
 Coughlan made few steps forward and fell to the ground. Cahoon returned the pistol to his pocket, quietly walked through the pavilion and disappeared.
 Brought to the City
 Intense excitement was created by the shooting and large crowd soon gathered around the wounded man, who was taken in charge by his friends and brought to the city on the 11:45 car. He was taken to the Wilson & Brown infirmary, corner First avenue and Twenty-second street, where an examination was made.
 The bullet entered the abdomen about inches below the right nipple, passing through the liver and lodging in the back
 pr. Brown made a nasty examination, and pronounced the wound fatal, with ore chance in a hundred for recovery.
 He was perfectly conscious, and seem d to realize his condition. He requested that his sister, who lives in Memphis, be not- fled. Stimulants were administered, and at 8 o'clock this morning he was still alive. Coughlan resided in Avondale and lived . with the family of Mrs. Swine. Until re- gently he was employed at the Southern railway shops, and has borne good rep utation.
 Mrs. Brooks, his sister, who formerly lived in Avondale, but who now lives in Memphis, was notified of the shooting by wire last night.
 Walter Cahoon, the boy who fired the shot, lives with his brother Will Cahoon
 1Continued on Second Page.1
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offer Turned Down

Athens, Aug. 1.-The Greek government has declined an offer from the government of Nicaragua to purchase three of the largest ironclads of the Greek fleet.
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DANCE ENDS IN
 BLOODY TRAGEDY VIII COugh|an Fatally Shot By
 Walter CahOOnr A GIRL $ PRIMARY CAUSE caho'S g rOther Snubbed Three /ss s by Miss Sullivan. AS - HER TO DANCE WITH HIM Coughlan Laughed and Made Remark
 About What He Would Do. WALTER CAHOON TOOK IT UP The Crowd Urged the Fight On-Cough- Ian Was Shot in the Left Side,
 and No Chances For
 His Recovery.
CoughIan Laughed and Made Remark
 About What He Would Do.
WALTER CAHooN TOOK IT UP

A dance where all was as gay as a mar riage bell at East Lake last night ended in bloody tragedy. 4 young man scarcely 21 years of age now lying moaning on a cot at the Wilson-Brown infirmary, may be dead when this reaches the public. The other party to the affair is a boy only F years old. The primary cause of the diff ficuty was a girl.
 Will Coughlan, young white man about
 H years of age, was shot and fatally wounded at 10:45 o'clock last night at East Lake by Walter Cahoon 17-year-old boy as the result of difficulty which is said to have taken place between them few minutes before on the floor of the pavilion, where the dance was in progress
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France in the Deal.

London, Aug. 12.-According to a special dispatch from Shanghai it is reported there that France has obtained China's promise to lease her the Man-Tai district of Foo Chow, together with the right to repair her warships in the Chinese government dock at Foo Chow.
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London Pnners Comment

London Aug. 12.-All the morning papers, including the supporters of the government, attack Lord Salisbury for weakness in deal- ing with the Chinese question.
 The Daily Chronicle says:
 What is to be the result, nobody can say. There is room for the gloomiest fore- bodings. Does the country realize that for the want of little foresight and firmness Great Britain may ere long be plunged into a colossal war? Such without the least doubt or exaggeration is the appalling pos- sibility."
 The Daily Mail says: 1.-The door is closed. The proudly boasted British lion does not exist in the Yang Tse valley. It is mis- take, and looking to what Lord Salisbury has done in Egypt. his failure in China is inexplicable."
 The Standard says: "These repeated hu- miliations are becoming intolerable"
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French Papers Significant

Paris, Aug. 12.-The papers are full of significance of the Chinese question.
 The Matin says: In China the geratest game in the world is being played and French intervention should be eficacious and decisive"
 The Soir has an article headed: War between England and Russia imminent"
 The Journal des de Bats says: England is now seeking arrangement with Rus sia. That understanding is impossible un- less Russia remains mistress of the north and England is insured her influence on the Yang Te river. In short the lines of the section are beginning to be marked which thN disruption would occur whenever China falls to pieces. Clearly neither France, Germany nor Japan could hold aloof from such an agreement"
 The article hints that France would sup port Russia in the event of war and says in conclusion:
 France will be content with the south- ern provinces bordering on Tonquin."
Evening journal., 1898-09-17
ooNpeNsEp pIsPArcHEs.

United Ireland. n newspaper estab-
rshed by Parnell, has ceased publica-
ton.
In the chapel OF the Hofburg Vienna
the public was permitted TO view the
casket Of the late empress Of Austria.
IL Is reported at Seoul that a high
Korean official had confessed TO order
ing the cook TO poison the kings food.
II is rumorod in Paris that General
MERCER. who was minister Of war wen
Dreyfus was sentenced, viii be retired
on half pay.
Or. Angel. retiring United states
minister to Turkey. I'm an interview IN
the London papers said that the powers
had a very difficult task before them IN
Crete.
The steamship Gloucester had n COLI
sion with the Gloucester schooner Alice
Jordan off Martha's Vineyard. Nine OF
the schooners crew were drowned and
seven rescued.
Two employees were killed and on'
was injured seriously in a wreck on the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad In th'
Black canyon. Colorado. The engin'
and car plunged into the Gunnisoi
river
Evening journal., 1898-09-17
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

A Bohemian, turning crank in the
process room in the Worton cannery
the other day, let the handle slip and 1t
struck him in the eye, knocking 1t Hat
and completely destroying the sight.
The corporation tax of Chestertown
has been fixed at 25c. on the 500.
Mrs. /. w. Newell. wife Of the pas
tor Of the colored church, at Concord
Del, has been canvassing through Do
yer for contributions to buy new furni'
ture and a bell for the church.
Aubrey Marchand, Of Alliance, Ohio
is i'll with typhoid fever, at Delaware
City, having been brought home from
Cuba in this condition. Mr.. MarchanC
is the son of the late Charles Mar
chand, formerly of Delaware City. Hi
mother is the sister of the mayor o
that town.
Evening journal., 1898-09-17
puN's REVIEW.
Price of whent Advances Three
Cents.

NEW YORK. Sept 17.-R. G.. Dun g.
Co.'S weekly review OF trade says:
Business IS passing we'll through the
difficulties that attend the winding up
Of a war. which are generally greater
than those involved while war Is I'm
progress The rush OF orders kept back
while war lasted by those who thought
it shrewd not TO take any chances has
lifted prices a little and caused n larger
demand for the time than can continue;
but, though il has passed, there rs ann
pie evidence that the consuming de-
mand is very large.
Wheat has come forward much more
freely. and the price has advanced 3
cents 1t is supposed that the advance
is largely due TO milling demand coming
upon a narrow supply Exports are
large. S.OO7,976 bushels. flour included,
from Atlantic and POI ,0j2 bushels from
Pacific ports and for two weeks 5.697
800 bushels from both coasts against
10. zoo. $50 last year. Widely differing
accounts of foreign supplies and de-
mands do not explain the market. but II
may be noticed that large -four con-
tract has been closed at Seattle fol
Russia, and receipts of wheat for tive
weeks Of September have been l4,663S9'
bushels against 1867. LOG last year.
Important cotton mills have stopped
and print cloths hold 2.06 cents, with
other cotton goods unyielding, but cheaI
material hinders operations for those
who have 60 sell goods made from high.
err priced cotton. Wooden mills repre-.
sent rather better orders, although
much machinery is idle, those who have
not old wool bidding much below the
current prices, which are so far main.
tanned that sales for two weeks have
been only $685.. 800 pounds against &c.,
CPS. 400 last year and iI0i5100 in thu
same weeks of 1892
The returns OF foreign trade show
! S35, 400 $50 excess OF exports over i'm
ports I'm August against Si0920,4i5 I'M
| der the extraordinary conditions n yea
ago. with the biggest export movement
ever known In August. with less thar
| 81 0O0, 600 paid by specie imports less ex
ports and liberal allowance for interes
and the like the country has addel
more than S23. ZOO. 900 TO its unliquidate'
demands against Europe. and 100000
gold has been started this way.
Failures for the week, ia I'm the Unit
ed states against 2Ol last year, and 2
IN Canada, against 40 last year.
Evening journal., 1898-09-17

FLOUR State and western quiet and
about steady; winter patents, S3.75q
4lO winter straights. s3.4OG3G0; Mime
sofa patents, S3.S0Q445; winter extras.
S2EO029O.
WHEAT-No. 2 red opened steady on
foreign buying. but later suffered from
realizing and big northwestern receipts,
December. g. I-16@6S9sc.' May, 6SM@
69c.
RYE-Steady: state. axe. No.
western 4Sc.. @. ]. f., Buffalo.
CORN-No. 2 quiet. but firmer on COW
ering and light offerings; December
34ssc.
OATs-Dun: track. white state. 23@
26c. track. white. western. 22@36c.
PORK-Quiet; mess. S9a9.50; family
Sli5odl2.
LARD Easier; prime western steam
$515, nominal.
BUTTER firm; state dairy, 1,
Glsc.. state creamery. liiA@i9isc.
CHEESE-Firm; large, white, lisc.i
small white. nc.
EGG+Firm; state asd Pennsyl-
vania. 17c: western. 1890.
SUGAR-Raw strong; fair refining
3 1s-16037sc,. centrifugal 96 test i'sc.
refined strong; crushed, i5-16c.; pow
dered. 5&c.
TURPENTINE-S Steady at 2lQd&c
Unsteady; New Orleans
2S633c
RICE-Firm; domestic. 5lsQ6Ac.; ia
pan. 57kG6isc.
Steady; city, $780, coun
try. 32s025sc
Steady; shipping, 25GS5c.; goo'
TO choice, 100000.
Evening journal., 1898-09-17

Bishop Lawrence. of Massachusetts,,
tells a good story on himself and Pn.si-
dent Eliot, of Harvard. Whom Phillips
Brooks was elected bishop & few years
ago, President Eliot met DIR. Lawrence,
who was then dean of the Episcopal
Theological School, at Cambridge. and
said to him: 1.-THE church has made this
greatest mistake of a lifetime. Brooks
was the pivot around which We re-
volved in Boston; now you have spread
him all over the state. Anyone would
have done for bishop" Years after
when Phillips Brooks had gone to his
reward, and Dean Lawrence had been
chosen in his pace, he met President
Eliot in the street again. The latter
was warm in his congratulations. My
dear bishop" he sad, Unjust congratu-
late you. The church couldn't have
made a better seg-cti-n. thought
YOU should have been the choice when
Brooks was chosen"
Evening journal., 1898-09-17
bCIAL AID Personal NOTES

is Bessie Kuntz spent Thursday in
delphia
y. Henry Hay, Of Philadelphia, is
! ing his sister, Mrs. Cnauncey p.
bmb, at the Buttonwoods.
rs Mary Proudfit is visiting her
k,lmother, Mrs. Mary Smith.
III DUNCAN will spend a few days
his parents. He has been in Read
nd New York for some days.
Is Alice Hay, who returned from
ipe on Thursday, where she has
h spending the Summer, will make
home here in the future with her
Il Miss Emily Rodney.
and Mrs. George Albert, of Will
ston, have been the guests Of Mrs.
4 beth Refs.
Els Laura Knause, who has been
ng her parents, has returned tc
bington.
Evans, Mr.. Lloyd and Mr.. Fox
been the guests Of George NJ
at Dobbinsville.
trick Kelly has returned from &
to Old Point Comfort and Hamp-
4 va. While there he saw his father
William Simpson, who are bOtl
he Soldiers Home, at the latter
They were both very well.
IN. George Gray, wife and tive
ihters, sailed to-day for Paris
were visited yesterday by Mrs
Cooper, Misses Nan Cooper ant
.tage Black, of New Castle.
5. David Kee is visiting Mrs
S Hushebeck.
lcomb Baxter, of Wilmington
s I'd New Castle friends on Thurs
might.
E an H. Jemison. Of Washington, d
visiting his mother, Mrs. Gardi
JemisOn.
$. Harper, of Chester. has bee
ng Mrs. William r. Finn.
e. Watts has purchased two neV
ss from a Philadelphia firm.
liam Kirk has accepted a posltio
.e Knowles wooden mills, as split
I'm Coffman, who has been travel
through the State of New York, los
his travels.
liam Martin will shortly NOV
the house he now occupies. to IN
vacated by William Rossell, o
h Fifth street.
omas Mason is much better tn
week.
Evening journal., 1898-09-17
cL1MAx OF A COLLEGE DRINK.

CLIMAX OF "a COLLEGE PRANK.
The head Of a noted college was the
posseesor Of a very clumsy, old-fash-
toned vehicle, to which he was very
partial, and which he constantly used
in riding through the streets Of the
town, to the disgust Of most OF the stu
dents.
A plan was formed among some OF
the boys that on a certain night they
would remove this offensive vehicle
from the coach house to a woods about
half a mile from the college. Their
intention was to rum the carriage into
The thickest of the woods and under
brush and leave it there.
But the principal by some means
learned or suspected their Intention
Accordingly, in the evening, he quietly
went out to the coach house and, well
wrapped up, crouched in a corner q
the carriage and waited.
Soon the boys came. very stealthily
| ANU M4luOuL 4OohAAb AlANb NA| NN.AAeAN
began their operations very quietly
and in whispers with many Hush,
and Take care" and Look out" they
succeeded in getting it out of the house
and yard into the road. There they
were sil right, but they were puzzled t.
find the thing so heavy to haul, and
amid grumbhngs and puffings AMI
paintings, varied occasionally with !
strong expression of disgust, chey sue
ceeded in reaching the woods, the prin
cipal listening to their complaints ans
rather enjoying the situation.
Having, with some difficulty, backe'
the carriage into the brush, they bega-
to congratulate each other on the sue
cess OF their maneuver. she cd gan
tleman, letting down the window I
their surprise and alarm, very Quietl
said:
Now, young gentlemen, just TAX
me back carefully, If you please. -
Spare Moments.
Evening journal., 1898-09-17
IMMENSE CROP OF PEARS.

Dreaming under the weight of fruit
and with limbs breaking is an unusual
thing for an orchard in this section this
year. But such is the case on W.
F. McKee's farm, about four miles from
town, in the direction of DUPONT sta
ton. 1t is a rare sight to see such an
orchard laden with large Keifer pears.
Mr.. Mckee is probably the largest
grower Of this fruit in this section. He
has goo trees bearing and expects TO
market over 1000 baskets Picking
will begin the first Of October, and some
of the trees will yield ten or twelve
baskets, although they are not very
large, but each limb is simply a cluster
of fruit. Many people have an idea
that The Keifer pear is a worthless
fruit, but Farmer Mckee says they are
mistaken and he has ample evidence oil
his claim. When thoroughly ripe they
are good for eating or preserving. The!
are a business pear for the grower any
way. Mr.. Mckee has been offered q
cents a basket for his crop, but ex
p,cts to get 25 cents, which will realz
him a handsome sum.-Dover De!a
warean.
Evening journal., 1898-09-17
ERoM THE KLONpIKE.
city of seattle Returns with $780,
900 In Gold.

PORT TOWNSEND wash, Sept. II.
The steamer City OF Seattle arrived
yesterday from skaguay with 1850 Klon-
dilxers who left Dawson Sept. 2. The
amount OF gold brought out rs estimated
at from $50 900 to 5000 O0O
Leonard Winboldt, the purser Of the
river steamer Linda, committed suicide
by taking morphine while the steamer
was ON its way down the river He was
native OF London and was % years Of
age.
The following deaths occurred at st.
Mary's hospital at Dawson: A. Butan.
Canada: Thomas Tonnet. London;
James Sheehy, Virginia city, New
James Keys. Santa Rosa, Cal. The re-
Gently organized miners association held
its first meeting Aug 20 and drafted q
letter to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, appealing
to him for appointment Of commission
TO inquire into the manner I'm which
| Gold Commissioner Fawcett has con
Quoted his office, and also making spe
oihc charges against him and other ON
| clals.
The Salvation Army has Just complet
cd large barracks az Dawson and hai
already commenced taking care Of thu
sick and relieving distress.
Evening journal., 1898-09-17
DOVER FAIR CLOSES

NOT A FINANCIAL SUCCESS, AS
RAIN KEEPS MANY VISITORS
AWAY.
Dover. Del, Sept. 1.-THE state fair
closed here yesterday, the attendance
during the last day being better than
usual, but the association has not
made money this year.
The fair managers, when spoken to
in regard to the future Of the fair, hint
ed that they would again agitate the
matter of an appropriation from the
state. something which will be neces-
sary if the exhibition is to be kept
alive. The association has suffered Sc
verely this year, on account Of the bad
weather OF Thursday.
There was no political day this year
as formerly, the only prominent Demo
Gratis present being Senator Kenney
and John F. Salisbury, while the Re
publicans had d. NJ. Wilson and Johr
b. Wharton present. Three out Of the
four named are fair managers.
Evening journal., 1898-09-17
nrAENEss cANNoT ~ cURED

by local applications as lhsy e"', ~
'rbera a. only one way TO cure deafness
and that Is by constitutional remeeis55.'
Deafness Is caused by an inhameq con9l-
ton OF the mucous lining OF me hus la IN.
I'm Tribe When this tube is iniamed you
$3.50 n r,uobling sound or imperfect hear
ing. and when It IS entirely closed; Deaf
80 H. Tho result and unless the inilam'
nation can Zoe taken out and TINS tune ~.
stored TO its normal condiloh. neei l ~
az ten are caused by Catarrh, when Pc
nothing but an infamed condition OF th'
mucous surfaces. r g.,
we win give One Hundred bolidIs ~
that cannot be cured b. Halls Catarrl
cure. send for circulars free.
T. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. i5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Evening journal., 1898-09-17
THE STEAM YACHT MAY.

/, steam yacht May, owned by J. H..
street, of BOrdentown, N. Y,
ed here yesterday afternoon. The
on board was composed Of j. II.
street, G. A. Parsons, of New
/; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Lee, Of River
IN. j.; Mrs. West and l.. Thomp-
)f Bordentown. After visiting the
! a and Emmanuel Church the party
FOR a fishing trip outside the