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Proposition to Put Spanish Vessels
and Goods on the Same Footing
as Ours Rejected.

PARIS, Dec. G.--The Joint Commission
met at . o'clock this afternoon.
1t has developed that Yesterdays ses-
sion was of far greater importance than
generally supposed. 1t resulted in the
Americans uncompromisingly rejecting
Spain's requesj that, for a term of years,
the ships OF that country and its pro-
ducts be admitted to Cuban and Porto
Rican ports under the same regulations
and custems tariff as American ships and
products.
The Spanish Commission for some
days has been playing for time. The
Americans were anxious for decision
on the question CT coaling station in
the Caroline Islands, religious tolerance
in the Carolines, and the release of po
litical prisoners. The Spaniards were un.
willing to answer these points until they
heard what the Americans proposed to
do for their industries which had beer
built up by the Cuban and Porto Ricar
trade.
This is why Spain contended that the
articles of the treaty be disposed of II
their order, while the Americans wanteC
to first settle their pressing needs.
The session of yesterday was prac
ticaliy fight on the order OF procedure
Finally, the Americans yielded, and ther
the Spaniards proposed their shipping
and and commercial question, which thu
Americans rejected in its entirety. The
session then adjourned, with neither sid
in an especially amiable frame of mind
The sun., 1898-12-07

FINDING that public opinion was
against him William Simmons, director
of the Street and Sewer Department, last
night withdrew the ordinance presented
by him for paving sidewalks with asphalt
or hagstone.
Before doing so Mr. Simmons scored
the press for the stand they had taken in
the matter.
Mr.. Simmons evidently forgets that he
owed the press an apology for the stand
he had taken in this, one of the most
obnoxious measures ever presented by
the Street and Sewer Department
Mr.. Simmons was not catering to the
wants of the poor, but rather to the rich
property holder at the time he had the
ordinance passed on first reading.
1t was not the press that raised the OBJ
lection, but the working man who in all
probability merely owned the house that
he occupied with mortgage of from
$500 to 81 600 hanging over it.
1t was this class of people who had the
right to raise their objection to the ordi-
nance and it was their right to "kick"
against an ordinance that would have
been boon:to the rich property holder
whilst placing an additional tax on the
poor.
The press speaks the sentiment OF the
weak and oppressed. The press makes
The sun., 1898-12-07

In the discussion of the coming mu.
nicipa election the public must not lose
sight of the councilmanic selections.
The llw-making branch of the city
government should possess sterling quail
tiles, otherwise, in legislation affecting
the interests of the people, there is apt
to be contention and failure like the ex.
hibition given in one instance by the
present City Council, where there should
be harmony and success.
Why shouldn't the best men of the
city sit in City Council as lawmakers
There is no doubt but that every ware
in this city has men upright and cap
able, men fitted in every way for the po
sition of Councilmen.
Why are they not the candidates in
stead of the professional politician, wire
puller and statesman for revenue only
The answers to these questions lie large
ly with the people. If the people in ou
different wards stand solid the count O
the votes on election night would tell
different tale from what it general,
does. See to your Councilmen,
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SENATE AND THE TREATY.
Fifty Senators Are Counted for lts
Ratification, Twenty.fOur Against
and Fourteen Doubtful.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Senators inter-
ested in the question of whether treaty
of peace can be ratified at the present
session have made careful and un-
biased canvass of the Senate, which
shows that fifty of the ninety present
members are avowed advocates OF ratifi-
cation.
Those who are counted sor the treaty
are:
Republicans-Aldrich, Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Carter, Chandler, Clark, Gull
lom, Davis, Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Hanna,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Lodge, MacBride,
Mcmillan, Mason, Nelson, Ponrose, Per-
kins, Platt of Connecticut, Platt OF New
York, Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, sewell,
Shoup, Thurston, Warren, Wetmore,
Wilson, Wolcott and simons.
Democrats-Gray, Lindsay, Morgan
and Pettus.
| Populists and Silver-Cannon, Kyle,
Mantle, Stewart, Teller, Turner and
Heitfeld.
Those who are counted surely against
the treaty, twenty-six in number, are:
Republicans-Hale and Morrell.
Democrats-Bacon, Bate, Berry, CAT.
iery, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Faulkner,
German, Jones of Arkansas, McEnery,
Mallory, Mitchell, Murphy, Pasco,
Roach, Smith, Tillman, Turley, Turpie
Vest and White.
Populists and Pettigrew.
The fourteen counted as doubtful are:
Experimentation, Spooner and Wei
lington. 1890
Democrats-Mills, Daniel, Martin,
Money, Rawlings, kenney, McLaurln
and Sullivan.
Populists and Silver-Allen, Jones OF
Nevada and Harris.
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Wednesday, December Z, 1898.
GsoD morning! Do you buy in Will
mington?

THE charges of Samuel Bancroft against
the Levy Court of New Castle county are
serious. They charge crooked contracts,
Mismanagement, maladministration and
extravagant appropriations.
Such charges against the men who con-
troll the manageme Of this county's
affairs must not be allowed to remain
uninvestigated.
The charges are either true or Samuel
Bancroft lies. If they are true, the
people must know it and the men who
have thus plundered the peoples money
made to suffer. If they are not true
then Samuel Bancroft stands before the
public in an unenviable light as man
who will wilfully publish lies and his
paper, Erery Erening, will forfeit all
claims to decency in journalism, posi-.
tion for which it already bids highly.
The sun., 1898-12-07

WOMEN are now occupying positions on
Boards of Education in the most promi-
nent cities in this country. They are
filling the positions with great honor and
the results of their work show careful
study of the wants of public school
pupils. What the city of Wilmington
wants as bad as anything else is women
on the Board Of Public Education. The
welfare of the pupils attending the
schools in this city demands it. The
thing to be taken into consideration by
a Board of Education. Good school
rooms and ample school rooms must be
had. Not a child of the eligible age
should be compelled to stay home from
school because there is not sufficient room
in the schools for that child. Let the peo.
pie of Wilmington place women on the
Board of Education.
The sun., 1898-12-07
DAY'S EVENTS TNTHIS COUNTRY

i V Z
Willis +. Bissell, Of Buffalo, is sup.
posed to have jumped into Niagara
Falls.
The bodies OF twenty six victims OF the
steamer Portland disaster have been
washed ashore.
Samuel Flint, assistant superintendent
Of the Railway Mail Service, was killed
by locomotive in Oakland, Cal.
Fifty-two persons in an orphan asylum
at Versailles, KY, were poisoned, it ia
supposed, by tainted water used in cock.
ing.
The Hudson Powder Company's nitro.
glycerine house at Pinole, CAL, blew up,
killing the superintendent and four
Cinnamon.
The President sent to Congress the
nomination of Minister to Mexico Powell
Clayton to be elevated to the Ambassa.
dorial rank.
The House held brief session and ad.
journed out Of respect to the memory OF
the late Congressman Northway, OF Ohio,
and Love, OF Mississippi.
Max Lasar, the diamond dealer re.
Gently tried in New York on a charge OF
smuggling, has settled with the Govern.
ment by paying $4,000.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, offered a
resolution declaring that under the Con-
stitution the United States has no power
to hold acquired territory as colonies.
The cruiser Raleigh, which has been
with Admiral Dewey's fleet since it en-.
tered the harbor of Manila. has been
ordered to New York for repairs.
The Government has decided to prose.
cute the men who drove United States
Commissioner Bunting from Whining.
ton, N. c., during the recent troubles
there.
An explosion Of ammonia on board
OF the marine hospital ship Bay
State, in New York harbor, killed
one man and seriously injured fifteen
others.
Ellis Childers, ey.Treasurer of the
Creek Nation, and two accomplices were
sentenced to two and five years respect
lively for floating fraudulent warrants o.
the Nation.
The jury in the case of William A. T.
Moore, on trial in New York, charged
with robbing Martin Mahon by means Of
the badger" game, were unable to agree
and were discharged.
William H. Robertson, whose ap.
pointment as Collector of Customs at
New York in 1881 caused the resignation
Of United States Senators Conklinp
and Platt, died at his home at Katonah
N. Y.
A great gun plant will be built at
Newport News in connection with
the shipyards there by the English
firm of Vickers' Sons & Maxim, if the
negotiations now pending result satisfac.
torily.
The annual report of the operations Of
the Treasury Department was submitted
to Congress by Secretary Gage. He
again calls attention to the need of fl.
nancial reform and points out the ad.
vantages of an elastic bank currency
compared with the present system of a
fixed volume. He recommends the en-
actment of certain measures now pend
ing, which he belives would remedy ex.
listing defects
The sun., 1898-12-07
delivered shs Car.

Two OF the four cars built by the Jnok-
son 4 Sharp Company for the Wilming-
ton and Brandywine Springs Railway
Company were delivered yesterday.
They were cars Nos. 8 and 4. They were
placed on the street railway tracks near
the Third street bridge. They were put
in complete running order and were
found to be In perfect condition. They
were much admired by the crowd which
had collected. The other two csrs,
which are also completed, are still At tho
shops n
The sun., 1898-12-07

laws which benefit the weak. II nm
makes laws which tread on the poor
mans neck. The victory gained by the
people, through the press, over the effort
Of the Street and Sewer Department TO
force undesirable legislation on the peo-
pie of Wilmington demonstrates what q
union OF newspapers for the common
good OF the masses, can do.
THE Sun is pledged to uphold the
rights of the weak and oppressed and to
promote laws which shall bring about
the recognition of equality among men.
The sun., 1898-12-07
Heat Without Cost.

Attached to any lamp the Lex Radia.
tor will warm room the coolest weather.
Mailed to any address so cents, and if
not satisfactory return and get your
money back. Liberal terms to agents
Lex Radiator Co., Dept. +, 432 Market
St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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Oatsrsd at the Wilmingtoa Post Office %
Second Class natter.
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE 1867.
pELMARviA TELEPHONE. l24.
DusiSsss Office and Editorial Rooms,
No. 1903 East Sixth Street.
kschaSicaI Department, No. 1903
East Sixth Street.

THE SUN is published every day in
the year and is distributed throughout
the City of Wilmington and the State Of
Delaware by authorized agents. Sub.
scriptions should be sent to the publica.
tion office by mail or telephone.
The sun., 1898-12-07
Drunk and DisOrderly.

The only case before the Municipal
Court yesterday morning was that of
John Dnnn, charged with being drunk
and acting disorderly. He was fined 50
and sentenced to serve twenty days in
New Castle Jail unless the fine was paid.
The sun., 1898-12-07

HORACE CHEsLEY SWAMI, of 1913 Liberty
st. AN and M VI Wet il3th st New York and JOHN
LAWRENCE, Of $50 Nassau st., room 2OS5|. and
2 Eass 7sh st New York; persons having had
municate with Mrs. VIOLET lHEESMIN 80
West 9sth st., New York. Chicaer Ros,on y
Louisville Canadian and electrical paieps Dlesse
copy. sSa'0 ssNS'
The sun., 1898-12-07

Miss Carrie West, OF Middletown, who
has been visiting Miss Jennie Culberton,
at No. 8l5 West Seventh street, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Blunden and Miss Blanche Biles,
of Willow Grove, have been spen ding a
few days with Ar. and Mrs. Cooper, No.
6W Market street.
The sun., 1898-12-07
Cleveland in a Collision.

New York, Dec. 6--The steam yacht
Oneida, having on board her owner, T..
G. Benedict, and former President Grover
Cleveland, was in collision with trans
fer float off the Battery wall in the upper
bay today. The yacht, which sailed yes
day from Norfolk, had her bowsprit car
ried away. Messrs. Cleveland and
Benedict landed at the Battery and the
yacht continued on her way up the East
river.
The sun., 1898-12-07

BECAUSE the goose bon> is thick this
year, weather prophets predict hard
winter. a more certain sign OF trouble
is that the Delaware Legislature is to
meet.
The sun., 1898-12-07
PERSONALS.

FRANCIS HERBERT MAY, last heard Of st 1
tin stamping factory In Brooklyn, N. Y, son Of
George May, formerly Of Wellington Salop, and
late OF Camp Hill. Birmingham, England, Is re-
snare OF his mothers estate. HENRY MALE,
solicitor, S3 Colmore row. Birmingham England.
The sun., 1898-12-07
SENATOR QUAY'S TRIAL.
Both the Prosecution and Defense
Actively at Work for Next Mon
days Proceedings.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6.-Accompanled
bv his sons Major A. G. c. Quay and
Richard r. Quay, United States Senator
Quay came to Philadelphia this morn
ing, and after break fasting at Hotel Wal
ton, called on Rufus 4. Shapley and
spent several hours in conference.
Friends of the Senator said that plans
for his trial next Monday were being dis
cussed.
Di.trict-Attorney Graham is confident
that there will be no further dalay in the
Quay conspiracy case. He is devoting
himself energeticaIly to preparations for
the trial, which begins on Monday, and
as several of his assistants are giving all
their time to arranging the evidence in
the famous case,
Assistant District-Attorney Finletter is
doing the greater part of the work, and
he is likely to remain in his position
under the new district.attorney, his eff
forts will be of double value in the event
Of the proceedings extending beyond tbe
term of District Attorney Graham.
Talk on the Judge who will preside at
the trial centres on Judge Wilson. A
new panel of jurors cannot be drawn
unless the present list is exhausted.
ts satisfactory TO potn factions II
fcted.- Wilmington Correspond
kDhia InHuirer. dc
The sun., 1898-12-07

THIS is the open pocketbook season of
the year, and the wise storekeeper
should remember it and keep his an
nouncements prominently before the
public.
The sun., 1898-12-07

THERE is still political free list"
among the taxpayers. The fellows who
do pay must pony up for those who do
not.
The sun., 1898-12-07
Water Commissioners Meet,

A meeting OF the Water Commissioners
was held yesterday afternoon. The only
business transacted was that of inspect
ing and passing orders for the payment
of bills.
The sun., 1898-12-07

UsHER-Ms. Robert Usher marie An.oinette,
please tas ! send @ address TO DUER, STRONG 4 JAR.
The sun., 1898-12-07
raR WEATHER FORECAST.

The indications for today are that
fair, slightly colder weather will
prevail. Tomorrow, fAir with slight
temperature changes.
The sun., 1898-12-07

WANTED The address of N. Cameron. who
formerly lived in 2sth St. Address STONE, i20
The sun., 1898-12-07

MRS. MARION Il. LUCEY, nee stcrne. vbe
lived at 4Os West 4sth st., in 1894, will hear q
something to her benefit, BY calling or com.
AGENCY, S72 Broadway, "
The sun., 1898-12-07

BROOKS, companion Willie W. and blond n
Red Bank, please send address M, Deal, NJ.
The sun., 1898-12-07

WILL John Tregoning communicate with
Nassau st.. New York y
The sun., 1898-12-07

IL lanes A. PRosPIN, formerly OF l,l52 srd ave.
nieatinS m ieath so%eing % TO MS advantage BY COM
The sun., 1898-12-07

GkEENE.Informaton wanted of relatives
or friends of James and Robert Greene hScths.s.
born in Middleton, Cork, Ireland; in psintins
business IN New York or vicinity; James dieS
about ls65 Robert 1875. Address c, IS .HersH
The sun., 1898-12-07

WILLIE, the First Citizen, keeps the
lonely vigil while the sickly boom how
ers between life and death.
The sun., 1898-12-07

Many OF the local church choirs are
preparing Christmas music.
The sun., 1898-12-07

BE A MAN Physical Wig
~ and mental &C.
tivity restored perfectly by the use Of
Ialbots Tonic. This purely vegetable
preparation corrects the errors Of youth.
enlarges the organs, and positively bene-
fits the whole system. Sent securely
sealed in plain package for One Dollar.
Address TALBOTS DISPENSARY. Roy
81 Wilkes-Barre Pa. I'M
The sun., 1898-12-07

WILLIE! Will he? No, the sad answer
comes with every fresh wind that blows
from Bear Station.
The sun., 1898-12-07

rs, in passing, have wrought Sc
Ple changes in political condi- e
b matter OF fact the conditions orr
caucus nominations are en- Or
tent now. Then there were no hi,
les on the subject in Republi-
rules. Now there are rules
Subject adopted by Republi- W W
Convention, representing all ~ ~;
Ilican voters who had voted for "A
Ial Republican ELECTORAL ticket :,
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The sun., 1898-12-07

we're unable to carry Kenney any longer
at the bank?' On February 5, 1897"
"Iow was this?' Il had withheld
the deposit slips before and the mistakes
could only have been discovered by call.
ing in all slips. entered the individual
ledger slips. After that date | carried on
She defalcation by adding up the totals
and changing them"
"Then YOU told Kenney this would
soon end?" "Yes." "What did yor
say?" That it would only be ques
tioD of time when the thing would be-
come known. kenney said that he re-
GREETED the affair very much. Kenney
said that he was out Of the wood anC
was sorry that he could not help me al
We had stood together so long"
What do you mean by out Of the
wood" " II mean that he had pait
his checks and his acts were covered up. )
"Was the prospect of yonr flight dis
cussed by kenney and YOURSELF" Eyes
in 1896. During the dull months in tn,
banks business toward the end of tn,
year it made it hard to carry this larg'
assortment Of checks"
when did you leave Dover?' "Ol
May 30, 1897" "When was your las
interview with Kenney prior to your de
parture"' '"That afternoon after tn
bank closed which was at 3 o'clock,
leaving Dover little after 5 o'clock
Then had talk with him during tn
morning"
"Did the defendant draw up certain
papers executed by other parties, in vie,
of your departure?' eyes. they wer
relative to certain parties obligations L
me and it was done for the possibility G
saving out Of the wreck something 70
use after I was gone"
Here the witness. was shown certai
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-15
MARKET REPORT.

New York, Feb l5.-Money on call
nominally. "a II per cent; prime mer-
camille paper, a 4. Silver. 55N. Lead
$500. Copper, 10]s.
Chicago. Wheat, May. 999s a o91s:
July, $50. Corn, February. 29h; May,
30a "a 303S, Oats, February, 26S q
26&; May, 27ls % 274.
Kansas City.-Cattle, receipts, 10000;
market, best steady, others weak. Texas
steers, S3.25 q $780, Texas cows, 50. 40
@ 1925; native steers, 1918 q $500:
native cows and heifors. S2.05 @ S4.15;
stockers and feeders, $3.50 a $4.99:
bulls, S2.95 % S3.75. Sheep receipts
5000: market, strong; lambs, s4.60 M
S.. 45; muttons, $500 a $3.50.
Chicago receipts, $500; mar
ket, steady; beeves, $500 q $3.50;
cows and heifers, 81. 10 a $3.50; Texas
steers, $3.50 % S4 40; stockers and feed
ers, $3.50 @ $3.50. Sheep, receipts, ~.
900; steady to strong; natives $3 10 "a
IA. so; westerns. $3.50 q $3.50; lambs,
S4. so GD $3.50.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-15
The Odell BIN Goes Glim mering.

Washington, Feb. 15.-By vote of IL
to 3, the house committee on military
affairs refused to report favorably the
Odell bill authorizing any denomination
sect or religion to erect buildings for re.
ligious worship on any military reserva.
tion.
In the house, Mr.. Payne, (Rep. N. ~
chairman Of the cOmmitte on merchant
marine, called up the bill to amend the
navigation laws Of the United States.
Mr.. Payne explained that the bill had
been prepared by the treasury depart
ment and was designed to protect our
seacoast trade along the Pacific coast,
with Alaska. The bill passed without a
division.
Representative Cox, Dem. Tenn J,
from the committee on banking and cur
rency, called up the bill to "better con-
troll and promote the safety of national
banks" The bill provides that no nat
lonal bank shall make a loan to the
president or any other officer or emplOye
of the bank, until such officer or en-
ploye has submitted proposition for
the loan, in writing, to the directors and
it has been approved by majority of
them, and in no case shall a loan exceed
the amount permitted by the law. The
bill was passed.
The house has agreed to consider the
Loud bill relating TO sec0nd-class mail
matter, on March 1ss2 and 4.
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THE WEAVER STRIKE.
Looks Like a Failure and Will Fall Flat,

Lowell, Mass, Feb. 15.-From present
indications the recommendation Of the
conference committee, advocating gem
eral strike Of the cotton mills working
men will fall fat in this city. President
Kinsella, OF the Weavers union, says:
''There will be no strike here as long as
the professional agitators keep away
and allow us to manage our own affairs. ;"
The union of drawing-in girls, Wrappers
and spoilers, has decided it was advis
able to consider the recommendation
and that all effetts should be coneen-
trated upon the strike at New Bedford
for the present.
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AMERICAN FRUIT.
German DEGREES Regulating Imports
Penalties for CONFIRMATION.

e Berlin, Feb. i5.--The Reichsanzeiger
islabout 70 publish ~ Instructions Is
suea ~ The government for carrying out
the decree, regulating the imports of
American fruit. The Bremen senate
haaalEeady pn1 1lished instructions, going
into ehect ytet9rday, and other ports and
revenue stations Will follow auit.
CONFIRMATION Of restrictions ere pnn-
ishable BY con0acation 81 the eoods and
a fine OF 1,000 marks. Tnfr1rti0na of
police regulatiCns are punishstle by !
fne Of 90 marks.
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FOR SALE BY
n. B. CARTWRIGHT < BRO.
The Three Friends" Frieudless.

New Orleans, La, Feb l5.--The Fed
eral court of appeals today decided the
case of the government against the noted
tlibuster tug, Three Friends. The
decision reversed that of the lower court
and is therefore against the owners of
the vessel.
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FORTY LIVES LOST
In the Burning Of Steamer Clara Nevada
Bound for Klondike.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. l5.--The steamer
Islander brings news that the steamer
Clara Nevada. of Seattle, burned in
Lynn, Canada, and the 40 men on board
are supposed to have perished. The
Nevada left Skaguay for Juneau on
EahrlIarv +