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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
Will Come to Wilmington,

Tho Chester Times says:-Miss Tillie E.
Young one of tho Ninth ward school
teachers, has haudcd her resignation to q
Ninth Ward School Director, and it will
DO presented to tho board Oh Friday night.
Miss Young, who has been teaching thrcc
years, 1t Is as umed, is going to get
married and make her home in Whining.
ton. This will leave u vacancy in tho corps
Of teachers ard will make place for on.
Of the many applicants for schools Ms
Young has been u gool t,ach,r and nn
active worker in tho South Chester NJ. Il.
Church.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Berlin, Aug. 4--The congress of the
republic of Columbia, 1t is announced
in a dispatch from Bogota, the capital,
has unanimously resolved to deposit a
sum equal to 100000 as security for
the amount due the heirs of Signor
Cerruti. the italian subject. whose
claims against the government Of Co
lombia were decided in his favor by
President Cleveland as arbitrator.
The resolution, 1t is added, becomes law
in six days. 1t is further explained
that Italys demand for settlement
which was backed up by the presence
of some Italian warships at Carthagena
had not hitherto reached the Colom-
bian government in official form.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Pittsburg, Aug. 4.-The joint wages
committee of the National Association
Of Flint Bottle Manufacturers and
Glass Workers met here yesterday to
arrange the scale for the next year.
The workers made a demand for an ad-
vance of II per cent, but the manufac-
turers opposed 1t. claiming that half Of
the pots in the country are controlled
by non-union concerns and are being
operated 40 per cent lower than the
union factories.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Wilkesbarre, Aug. 4.-Rev. W. g..
Anderson was arrested and locked up
here yesterday charged with swindling
nearly hundred people of Cumber-
land, Nd, out of various sums Of
money. 1t Is said he represented him
self as an agent for a building and
loan association of Rochester, N. Y.
At first Anderson said he would 60 back
to Maryland without requlsition papers,
but later he refused. He will now be
held to await the arrival of the Cum
berland authorities.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Mr. r. B. Grceve, merchant of Chill
howie, Va, certifies that ho had consump
tion, was given up to die, sought all nedi
tried all cough remedies he could hear OF
but got no relief: spent many nights sit
ting up in chair; was induced to try DR.
Kings Now Discovery, and was cured BY
use of two bottles. Fer past three year.
has been attending to business and says
DR.. Kings New Discovery Is the grandes
remedy ever made, as it has done SO muct
for him and also for Others in his com
munty. DR.. Kings New Discovery i.
guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and Con.
sumption. 1t don't fail. Trial bottles free
at N. B. Donfcrth's drug store, Corner
Second and Market streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Paris, Aug. 4.-The police have thus
far received no instructions relative
to the arrest of Rev. p. F. Jernegan,
of the Electrolytic Marine Salts COM
pany, of Boston, Mass. who is wanted
in that city on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses Rev
Jernegan arrived at Havre on Monday
on board the French line steamer Ma
rarro and mysteriously disappeared
from the train on which he started for
his CITY
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
Texas Democrats DeadlOckod

Galveston. Tex, Aug. 4.-The Demo-
cratic state convention met again yes
terday and is still waiting for the re-
port of the resolutions committee which
Is deadlocked on the proposition of
territorial expansion. Congressman
Bailey is leading the opposition, and
1t is not expected that a report will be
reached for some time. In the mean
time the time of the convention is
taken up with addresses. 1t having
been decided not to make any nominal
tions until the platform has been re-
ported and adopted.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
$2.oo To Atlantic City and Return via
Baltimore & Ohio, r. K.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
pany will sell excursion tickets to ATTAIN
tic City, Saturday and Sunday August 9th
and It'll, good to return until Monday at tho
low rate of s2 % fer the round trip Unsur-
passed train service,
Tickets good On I'LL trains going and re-
turning. This arrangement will continue
during the month Of August.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Seattle Wash. Aug. 4.-The details
of another horror on the Valdez glacier.
In which Frank c. Fleming. of Chicago,
lost his life, are told by returning Cop
per river miners. now on the steamer
Oregon, in Departure bay In a dam
gerous place on the glacier, just after
his father had warned him to be more
careful, Fleming's foot slipped and he
fell 200 feet. Nearly every bone in his
body was broken and death was in
stantaneous. The remains were recov-
cred and buried near by. The victim
was 22 wears old
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
Going to RehC both.

Bishop Coleman will go to Rehoboth to-
morrow, where he will remain for II few
days. On Sunday he will conduct services
In the Episcopal church at that place and
will return to ourcity in the early part of
the coming week Tho Bishop is enjoy
Ing good health and is ready to engage in
any good work, ithstauding the hot
and enervating weather. x.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
School Teacher Shot to XIII,

Wichita, Kan, Aug. AT Anadarka,
o. T.. negro named Barrett has been
killed while trying to enter the room
Of Miss Phoebe Stokes, a school teacher
of that place. Miss Stokes heard him
poking at window and fired five shots
Irto his body, killing him instantly.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

John Grie,cs, of Washington, DC. will
open the Bijou Theatre, on the 5th of Sep
temher,and will give continuous perform
aneps afternoon and evenings by burlesque
vaudeville and stock companies, in con-
ncction w ith ,heatres in Washington and
Richmond. The Bijou seomS to havo
been hooded" rs nearly every lessee las
thus far failed, but it may be the 'spelr'
will now be dissolved, and plo. Pei Gus
career be the result.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
Spain's vermont "NaNy.s -

Gibraltar, Aug. 4.-The following dis
patch has been received from corre-
spondent at Cadiz; ut is now an open
secret that not single fighting ship
of Admiral Camara's squadron is in
fit condition to go into action. The
Pelayos boilers have given out, the
firing gear and turrets of the Carlos V
are unmanageable, the Audaz Is COM
pletely used UP by the recent excur-
sion to the Suez, and the armaments
of the auxiliary cruisers are lamentably
defective"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Tho Best Satvn in the world fol Cuts
Bruises, sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhnum, Fever
Sores, letter, GhapEcu Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles ur nc pay required. IL
is gun.an eed to give porfoct satisfaction
OF money refunded. prico "a cants par
Lox, For sale bv n. e Danforth.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

towns are Arroyo. Saclllas Yiabucoa,
Salinas. Santa Isabel. Adjuntas. Penu-
Clas, Guayamala and GuayamO.
At Guayamo our soldiers found
bigger reception than that which was
given them at Juana Diaz. The large
Spanish garrison had been ordered out
Of town by the citizens and the Amer
lean flag was waving over the public
buildings, and not a man In the town
had opposed its being raised. The
bands were playing American airs and
the men and women fell upon their
knees and worshipped our soldiers The
mayor made Speech in which he
said that the day of deliverance of
Porto Rico had come. The enthusiasm
Of the people was unbounded
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Rev. f. H. Derrickson, of Mt. Pleasant
NJ E. Church, Brandvwino Hundred
went to the Camden Camp to-day by the
s Is train this morning, where ho is book
ed for u sermon. He is n native Of Sussex
County, anda thoroughgoin2 Methodist.
1t seems That tho lower counties furnish
their full quota of preachers and the Pen.
insula deserves the title Of tho Garden Of
MethodiSm."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
Typhoid Stricken Soldiers,

Atlanta, Aug. 4.-One hundred and
= sixty-siX sick soldiers brought from
the camp at Tampa, Fla, were landed
Mt Fort Mcpherson yesterday. Nearly
every man aboard the train had ty-
r!loid fever and was unable to rise
from his berth, and with very few
exceptions every man on the train was
carried on a stretcher to his ward in
the hOSDital
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
Gold Seekers Doomed to starvation

Victoria E. c., Aug. 4.-Word comes
ficm the north Of a desperate stampede
from the Copper river country to the
coast, the statement being made that
5000 men are making their way over
the Valdez glacier. and that many OF
them are doomed to starvation unless
the United States government sends re-
lief Dromntly
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
THE GRAVE OF BISMARCK
Site Selected For the Mausoleum
Creates Dissatisfaction.
AN ARTISTS VIEW OF THE DEAD.

Professorvon Lenbach Declares Their
Was Nothing That Would Inspire
Painter to Perpetuate tho Seen,
With Brush.
Berlin, Aug. 4.-Ambasador White
sent the following cablegram yester.
day to Washington: Il am requested
to convey the sincere thanks of En-.
peror William and the German people
to the president and people of the
United States for their message OF
sympathy on the occasion of the death
of Prince Bismarck"
The influx of kilograms. letters and
wTeaths at Friedrchsruhe is unceas-
ing. Already the schoss overflows
with wreaths. and those arriving must
now perforce be placed in the garden.
1t is asserted that the family as
sembicd at midnight. after the emper.
ors visit. for silent prayers in the
death chamber and that then Prince
Herbert locked the room, where the
body will remain until. a provisional
repository is prepared In the park.
The site selected for the mausoleum
does not give universal satisfaction.
The North German Gazette COWS. "o,,,
attention has been d,rected ~ tbe foo,
that the site chosen 10 In q nototo
field and close IN q railway where
trains mas almost without ;nt.r,,i.-
sion. One would think the noise OF
traffic must be a disturbing element in
the vicinity of the Bismarck mauso-
leum. In the words of the poet Inland,
the resting place of the daad ,s wont
to be. the abode of s,,ence,"
Professor Won I,enbacb the n.;pt.r
thus desc,ihes To the I,nkaI Anza;eor
his visit TO Friedrichsrhuo.
1.-THE simple dwelling of the nr,nce
is quite untitled TO the SCENE of anv na-
tional or public ceremony in connection
with his burial Tbousands of letters
and telegrams. partly arranped and
answered and nart,v sim unonon.d
covered all the tah,es Mony wora
from soyereigns and illustr;ous narson.
ages. It would have been innoss,hIa
to admit anv but tho most inti,,ota
"The members of tho family, r,ar.
quite exhausted and confused bv tho
exc,tement as we'll os h,, tho,r .n,ro,,,
and their d;ficuIt;.s waro no+ di,,,;,
ished nv tho +s,oo,.n,s ~ +ho on,ro,.u
and hv tho divereence hot,yosr tho ~,
tentions of the daceasad and thoso ~
his majesty
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ed and the Faro looLod oe tho,,ah d.,
marck wero .hou+ to ,noo,r tt,ero -,a
noth,np that would Insn,ro L., a ,,airto,
a desire to nernetuate tho soara with
the hrusb Tha osnoot 90 ~, 49,
dead and his surrourdings saan,od ~
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
Blame Porto Rico Volunteers,

London. Aug. 4.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of The Standard says: The
Madrid press strongly blames the want
of loyalty the volunteers in Porto Rico
have displayed in allowing the Ameri-
can invaders so easy a walkover. In
deed, this behavior tends to diminish
the regret felt here at losing the island.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
Skaters Sanitary Report.

Washington, Aug. 4.-The following
dispatch from General Shafter was
posted at the war department at 1:lO
a. m. this morning: Santiago peports
for Aug. 2: Total sick, 1920; total
fever!, S,03S; new cases of fever, 594;
cases Of fever returned to duty, 7C5.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Washington, Aug. 4.-After the war
Is over big squadron will probably be
placed in European waters. That Is
the plan now under discussion among
the naval officials here. OF late years
the European squadron had dwindled
until only three ships, none ramored,
were kept there. Now it Is said the
squadron will consist of at least two
battleshps, an armored cruiser and
other vessels.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Valencia, Spain, Aug. 4.-The village
Of Mediana has been wrecked by cy-
clone. which killed many persons. Sew
eral houses at Hornillos have been en-
quilted by the foods and q number of
people have persisted.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
AguinaIdo's Prisoners Well Treated.

Aguinaldo's Prisoners Well Treated.
Washington, Aug. AIN response to
the expressions of alarm emanating
from Rome as to the safety of the
monks at Manila who have fallen or
may fall into the hands of Aguinado.
Consul General Wildman has tele-
graphed the state department that all
prisoners taken and held by Aguin-
aldo, including monks, are treated
with humanity, and that any report
to the contrary Is simply false.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
Wanted to Commit Suicide

Joseph GoT wanted to commit suicide
yesterday afternoon by jumping into tho
Christiana. He assaulted his wife and
another woman who tried to prevent HIM
He was finally quieted and returned to hi.
homo otter throwing some silver into tho
creek which the boys secured.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

W. s. Cooley has at his farm near
Booths Corner, Pa, u car lead of York
county fresh cows and springers which he
is ssellirg at private sale. Next Monday
will DO special sale day.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
Yale and Harvard Still Naval Vessels
PENNSYLVANIA FirSt's New Colonel.

Harrisburg, Aug. 4.-Lieutenant Col
one J. Lewis Good, of PhiladelDhi', ',
was yesterday afternoon commissioned
colonel of the First Pennsylvania reg
iment at Chickamauga, by Governo, !,
Hastings. Colonel Good succeeds Col
onel Wendell P. Bowman. of Philadel-
phia, who resigned May u, owing to an
accident which befell him while the
regiment was at Mount Gretna. Ma
jor A. l.. Williams succeeds Good as
lieutenant colonel. and Captain Thomas
H. P. Todd advances to major
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Detectives McVey and Witsil last night
arrested colorcd man named Robert
Mason. Heis wanted by the Maryland
authorities to answer charge of attempt
I'd murder,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
80, - To Condemn Useless propcrty,

Coonels Enoch Moore, G. Parke Postle
survey, will sit at Mldetown today TO
condemn military property of the County
now charged to the quartermaster's lie.
partmcnt OF the regular army. Upon
completion of the work the board " i'll visit
the nrmory here and condemn such prof. =
erty rs is value'ess. This will not be before
Saturuay, howevcr
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

All kinds Of fresh lsh at 5 cents o 1und.
CLANS by hundred or qnart. All gods
telephone $40.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

Dyspepsia Cured. Shiloh's Vitalizcr I'm
mediatoy relieves Sour Stomach, Con- ing
up Of Food Distress, and is the great kid
ncy and liver remsdy. Sold by N. b Dan.
forth, Second and Market streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
Fifth Illinois Leaves Chickamauya.

Chickamauga Park Ca, Aug. 4.-The
list of regiments that have been des!g-
mated to constitute General Wade's
provisional force to do service in Porto
Rico includes the following regiments
encamped at Chlckamauga: First New
Hampshire. First Maine, First Ver-
mont, First West Virginia. Third Ten
nessee, First Arkansas and Fifty-sec-
ond Iowa. AS to when the regiments
to constitute General Wades force will
proceed to the front there was no ink
ling here today. The Fifth Illinois in
fantry, Colonel Culver commanding,
was the only regiment that left Chick
amauga yesterday. The regiment is
bound for Newport News to report to
Brigadier General Grant.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04
GRANTS TROOPS OFF.
The General Himself Expected to Leave
Newport News For Porto Rico
on Saturday Next.

Newport News. Va. Aug. 4.--The
first detachment of the Third brigade
First army corps. in command of Brig
adler General Fred D. Grant, embark
ed late last night. on the transport
Hudson for Porto Rico, and at o'clock
this morning the Hudson steamed out
of Hampton Roads. The troops on
board are six companies of the First
Kentucky regiment, in command Of
Colonel Castleman. Before they went
aboard the vessel the soldiers were
raid off. 1t is not known when the
other troops will sail. but 1t is not
probable that any other transport will
leave before tomorrow.
General Grant and his staff Will en-
bark on the auxiliary cruiser Yale on
Saturday if the present program Is
carried out. The Third brigade Is COM
posed Of the First and Third Kentucky
and the One Hundred and Sixtieth In
diana regiments, two troops and two
batteries of artillery from Pennsylva-
mia.
Colonel James Hamilton Lewis ar
rived here yesterday afternoon from
Chickamauga Park. He has been as
signed to duty on General Brookc's
staff. and will embark for Porto Rico
with General Grants expedition.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-04

There may be others but the Eag.es ex-
cursion to Atlantic City is tho best, Satur-
day, August 49, by The b. g. O. II. II.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-06

Foremost among the worlds greatest
Medico-Chemist stands DIR. Slocum. OF
New York city. His efforts, which Tor
years had been directed toward the ais
covery of a positive cure for consumption,
were finally successful, ana alreaGy iilS
"nevU Scientific system of treatment" has,
bv its timely use, permanently cured
thousands of apparently hopeless cases:
He has demonstrated the dreaded DIS
ease to be durable beyond doubt, in any
Indisrutable facts prove that the Doc
tor's New Discoveries are a reliable and
absolute cure for CONSUMPTION, and all
bronchial. throat. lung. an chest trou-
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-06

them to whatever place they go after
they are dead.
Matthews, the muskrat man, has travel
led the Pacific Slope. He has been
cowboy, a miner, clerk, merchant;
has lived in Ossamattomie. Kan. tthe
home OF John Brown, has mined and mer-
chandised In the Rocky Mountains; has
had his pockets filled with money. and
has worked for his hoard-has been,both
on top and bottom.
These are his words: "I have been bless
ed In thousand ways more than L de-
serve. l represent the best people In the
world, and am worried because l cannot
do more for them" He made. to my
knowledge. a most effective fight for
Blackstone. l know what / am talking
about when ! say Matthews got votes
for Blackstone that 10 other man could
have gotten for him. We'll. good people
of Accomac, II you are all like your repre-
sentative here, i should not be surprised
to hear that some day some Of you, ike
Elijah OF old, Will be carried up In
chariot OF fire.
Matthews, / may never meet you again,
but / shall never forget you, and IN all
the sincerity Of my heart l say, God bless
you.
Here IL my friend and deskmate. Bill
| Churchman, OF Augusta He Is Ike every
| thing from Augusta-big, broad. and oil
| ford complexion. So far as ! am COM
| petent to Judge, II this Legislature Is
| weak IN anything. Il Is backbone; but
| Churchman Is not suffering In that way
| He is as tenacious of his opinions and as
sound in his conclusions as any man mere
| Old Nick himself, with an extra pair OF
| horns, couldn't turn him from the way
| ne IL going. Churchman has had q time
with two bills. He had a fence bill ne
thought would fill long-felt want but
he couldn't make the fence high enough
for Gwyn and the big cattlemen from the
Southwest; nor could he get 1t low enough
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-06
A Cure That Cures
Catarrh, La Grippe, Consumption,
And Other Lung Troubles.

all wasting-away conditions, and to bet
ter demonstrate its wonderful merits, ne
will send Three Free Bottles CThe DIR.
Slocum New Scientific System OF Medi-
cine), with full instructions, pamphlets
etc, to all readers of the Dispatch.
Simply write to DR.. 7. A. Slocum, Man
ufactnring Chemist, Slocum Building. New
York, giving name. post-office. and eX-
press address.
There is no charge for medicine or Cor
respondence-Advice.
Knowing. as we do, Of the undoubted
efficiency of the DR.. Slocum New System
of Medicine, we urge every sufferer TO
tale advantage Of this most liberal pro-
position at once.
Please tell the Doctor. when wrltinS
that Won read this generous offer In the
Dispatch. NH 4&b&wmhh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-06
o1,rsan Is a hard road to travel


~tf. was the old song. The new song
q, economy. retrenchment, and reform
:, enc hardest road that mon have ever
....4 90 travel" No man could make
,,o trip with backbone less than six
inches wide
am told by people here who are more
- less familiar with every session OF the
.-iSlsture since the war that no better
..,-Kers have been In the States employ.
r-e,s legislature has had most diflioult
..sk 10 perform-a task akin 20 that OF
-, ancient Hebrews-to make the tile
- rrick without the straw; to meet In
.-,ssed expenses with decreased revenues,
rr.v have done some pruning. Nobody
,,,6 10 he told why they did not Go more.
o~ the 18th OF February notice the state
mont OF Mr. Brenaman. Clerk Of the FL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-06

DELEGATE s. WILKINS MATTHEW'S.
morrow. He does not belong to the yell
low-dog type of gentleman, whose reoog-
milton depends upon their whirns or dys-
pepsia. Captain Featherston is easily
one Of the best and safest men here. He
is man Of ability, a gentleman away
from home as well as at home. When
ever he does anything mean, let me know.
I'll tell his people: but they will never
believe it. But l win tell them one thing
they will believe-he has seyen-inch
backbone.