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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01

WE would rather see the old city hall
-aZed TO the ground and u new editce
erected on its site tIan TO do without prop
Dr. quarters for our police force and other
heads Of our municipality. Lct us have a
new hall at as small u cost as possible and
As soon rs the funds Of The city will per.
nit. The city needs more colnmodious
quarters for It's officers and Wilmington
Is rich enough to have building that
would b6 Il credit to The city and tho site
1t occupies il the principal business street
Dhe hundred thplsand dollars should be
ample to pro"Ide the necessary building.
The esteem ana regard in which Mr.
Pctcr j. Ford was helG by his einpluyccs.
was evtnccd last evening when they pre-
Bnted him with a silver service and pho
nograph. Few employers were hold in
higher regard by their employees than
Peter j. Ford. 1t must be very gratilv-
Ing to him to be the recipient of such good
feelings and must loave a warm spot in
his heart that his Efforts for their comfort
and chance TO earn living have been
appreciated by his employees.
ANOTHER landmark has gone Steve
Brodie of New York died last evening of
pneumonia. lie gained notorie.y by
jumping off the Brooklyn bridge into the
East liver and afterwards became Il Bow
cry actor lie has gone to his reward.
/. APRIL fool! Have you been made aware
Of the fact by the avatAge school boy?
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-01

ACCORDING to the new consti ution, then
charter of She city of Wilmington could
not be interferod with without majority
vote Of that body. Last evening the q3Ies-
hon was passed upon and the following
city councilmon voted for it,
Leary, OberRy, O'Neili,
Kane, Zebiey, Fisher,
Watson and Ilorris.
Those voting against i. We're:
Smith, Cannon, Heal9y,
Robertson and President
LeitCll.
City Solicitor Conrad was present and
explained the matter to City Council Il
begins to look now rs il the new city
charter would b. passed by the Legislature
As this action last evening endorsed the
ill and makes it possible for its pa sage,
- without the consent of City Couugil
nothing could have been accomplished in
;he matter. With the prospect Of war
with Spain and the passing Of the new
lily charter, tho news this morning is
startling 20 our Clti2rns.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
NOSTALGIA AMONG SOLDIERS.
1t Was Noted at the Time of the
NapoIeonic Wars.

Nostalgia. or homesickness, says the
Philadelphia Medical Journal apropos of
the two deaths at Santiago from this dis
ease is merely a form of melancholia.
Some races or peoples are supposed to be
especially liable 10 1t; the inhabitants of
mountainous countries, for instance, are
said to suffer unduly. Hence the Swiss
are said to furnish many examples. So
also rustics are more prone to suffer than
the inha bitants of towns.
The observation of nostalgia among
soldiers is by no means new or recent
Baron Larrey, the eminent military sur
geon Of the Napoleonic wars. wroce on
this subject in his surgical memoirs. In
our own country observations were made
in the late civil war. Calhoun wrote on
nostalgia as a disease of field service
and Peters noted this affection as among
the evils of youthful enlistments.
II is a remarkable fact that the some
what extensive literature of nostalgia is
almost entirely French. Many mouo-
graphs have been written in that Ian
guage on this subject. The American.
English and even German literature is
comparatively meager. This will seem to
be proof TO some readers that the
French have more of the NAL du paws
than other nations haye-just as they are
said to have more of the other psychoses.
But 10 our mind ii is rather an indication
that they have greater literary activity
among the curiosities of medicine.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
CERVERA'S STORY OF DEFEAT
1t Is Discussed by the Spanish Cabf-
net Saturday

Madrid, Aug. 21-The cabinet. at it's
meeting yesterday. discussed Admiral
Ceryera's account of the destruction of
his squadron.
Subsequently. a minister who was in
terviewed, described Captain General
Blaneo's attitude as pacific He added
that the evacuation of Cuba was likely
10 be lengthy proceeding.
The protocol merely stipulated that
commissioners should be appointed with
in ten days from the date of signing.
1t placed no limit on the time for evacua-
ton.
Captain General Blanco would retain
his post during the sittings of the COM
mission, but he was at liberty to leave
the island prior 10 the evacuation.
1t was certain that the transfer Of
Cuba 10 the United States would not be
effected by General Blanco.
The minister further said that the mem
bers of the Paris commission had not yet
been appointed. The commission would
not commence its work until after the
close of the Cortes.
Gen. Correa. minister of war. said he
had heard nothing more from the Philip
pines.
Duke Almodover de Rio. minister of
foreign affairs, did not acknowledge the
receipt of message regarding the pro-
tocol
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
a story of Watson.
(From the Argonaut.)

NEioHl AIBDHtutJ
Aboard one of the ships under Watson's
command there was bo'suns mate
named Fuller. who had the call through
out the whole navy as the champion pro-
fame man. One morning a gun drill Capt.
Watson himself was experimenting the
exercise. One of the wooden cartridges
became jammed In the breach OF six
inch rifle. He would not permit any of
the gunner's mates around him 10 attempt
to loosen the cartridge, but essayed the
job himself. He tugged at the fammed
cartridge and broke his finger nails over
1t, and still it would not come out. The
skipper mopped his forehead and looked
at the gun. "Confound it ALI" he broke
out. where's Fuller? Send me Fuller
somebody" Fuller" said Watson. TRY
and get that dummy out of that gun .
Watson retreated to the starboard side
of the quarterback. Fuller made two or
three claws at the wooden cartridge. but
IL would not come out A gunner's mate
could nave gotten IL out in a jiffy. but
uIler was not in that line of the service
he tugged away. but it was no go. Fuller
spat on his hands and made one more trv
Inc dummy did not move. Then Fuller
mopped his forehead with his neckercbief
clapped his cap on the back of his head
ana opened up. When Fuller finished he
mopped his forehead with his necker-
chief again and walked over to the COM
nlanding officer, who was looking over
the starboard rail, apparently thinking
deeply. Fuller saluted. IT'S stuck prop
er. sir, said Fuller; Il can't get II
adrin Well" said Watson, ''I didn't
think you could. Fuller; but / needed
You. Thanks You did very well. Co
forward"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
Montana Heard From.
From the Bozqman. Mont. Ch-onisIe1

(F'rom the BOZeman, Mont, th-1 nlCle-
Montana is a great State
Her live stock. wading around in grass
reaching 10 the withers, makes meat for
thousands
Her agricultural products are so abun-
dant that extra land must be secured
by farmers on which TO build granaries
The highways are often made imDass-
able because farmers are obliged 10
shock their grain there. There isn't
room in the Overburdened fields.
And while the ground is covered with
fat stock and grain so thick that gar
ter-snake cannC, get into 1t, it is only
necessary to scratch underneath and get
gold silver, copper. coal. iron. sapphires,
and other minerals and metals
Her wealth is as illimitable as the prom
ises of the politician and as boundless
as a dead AK Ore-wagOn- One hundred
millions of dollars viii be her yearly
production of minerals. This is why we
are seIf-contained: this is why we are
proud of Mon ana and though pleased
TO hear it praised. yet not 50 overly
anxious that we solicit testimonials from
those who have been cured of living in
the overcrOwded East This Is why we
hold our heads up over our place in the
Union. and. confident of our standing,
don't care rap for the opinion OF those
who think we hibernate in the Winter,
fight Indians in the Summer, and are
still ignorant of the fact that the Maine
was blown up and that the country is
engaged in war with the Spaniartis.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
A Paris Police Edict.

Correspondence London Telegraph.)
Paris, Aug. 5--Since the first of the
month all the venders of vegetables, fruits
and flowers are compelled. by police
edict, to stick in the center of their bas-
kets big metal plates with their names
and addresses well displayed thereon. The
order was complied with, but as a sign of
protestation the market people placed
mourning coronals around the plates.
They have furthermore signed big pc
tition for the repeal of the edict.
They maintain that they are thoroughly
we'll known to the inspectors and to ev-
erybody who has any connection with the
Halles Centrales, and that, therefore. It
is ridiculous and futile to make them dis
play their names and addresses in the
manner ordered. The venders however,
have a deeper grievance still, which may
have some weight with the prefect of po-
lice. They say that the plates will form
invaluable indications to the busy and
enterprising burglar.
In most instances, husbands, wives. sons
and daughters are occupied in the morn
ings at the markets, and while they are
thus employed their residences are at the
mercy of the prowling manipuIators of
the Jenny or pince monsigneur The
situation is accordingly serious and the
market people intend to agitate with en-
ergy in order to dispense from exhibiting
the obnoxious plates
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
MANILA'S PATRON SAINT.
The Legend of ST. Francis the Tear
fuI
From the Nineteenth Century.)

From the Nineteenth Century.l
The patron saint of the city of Manila
generally is St Francis the fearful
San Francisco de las Lagrimas. Ac-
cording TO the legend, an image of this
saint in the house of a native at Dilago,
near the capital. was on one occasion,
when the city was in danger. seen to
weep so copiously that many cloths
were moistened." while with outspread
hands. it for three hours space be-
sought Gods pity on Manila. AS soon
as this miracle was made public the
saint was with one accord declared the
protector of the city. and his image re-
moved 10 the Franciscan Church within
the walls where it has since remained.
The anniversary of this saint is natural
ly general holiday. Toward sunset
thousands of vehicles issue from the
streets of Binondo, Tondo and the other
suburbs and cross the bridges to the
wide boulevard which encircles three
sides of the fortifications. terminating
at the mouth of the River Pasig.
Elegant victorias and landaus. drawn
by a pair of stout ponies. are filled with
mantilla-veiled Spanish beauties and be-
jewelled mestiZas; light carromattas and
calesas are brilliant with the trailing
sayas of their dusky Tagal occupants;
every available wheeled vehicle, indeed.
swell the stream of traffic flowing sea-
ward. Military bands discourse operatic
muic and greeting are intarchanged,
while the Manilenas inhale the refresh
ing sea breezes blowing in from the bay.
Ocean steamers lie out in the anchorage.
outlined in shadow on the smooth wa
ters, while the setting SUM- disappearing
behind the grand mountain mass of
Marivales, throws its dark, serrate,f
SUBMITS into clear relief against the
glowing western clouds. The eve. daz-
zled by this blaze of natural spIendor
turns for relief to the moss-grown. mel
low toned walls of the city-a city be-
longing in appearance to another age
with its moat, drawbridges and old
bronze cannon bristling on the ramparts.
from which now tnunders forth the
sunset gun. Every rein Is frightened.
every hat lifted in salutation to the
Angeius which simultaneously sounds
from every convent and church in the
city The short succeeding twilight
passes, the carriage lamps twinkle as
FAR as the eye can reach and the CAV
throng again wends its way homewar,i.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
4 Locust Plague in Africa.
(From Longman's Magazine }


The largest locust swarm 1 ever Wit
messed l find recorded in my diary under
date of September IS OF the same year
Being on that date at the Limbi pIanta-
ton, about six miles from Blantyre, saw
them passing. like a dense cloud. some
distance 10 the westward. Returning to
the mission on the following morning. 1
saw. as / find noted. the trees beyond
the NasOlO brown with locusts: the
stream full of them. and not fit TO drink"
IN fact, it was black and loathly-the
word may pass unchallenged this time
| remember being struck, some distance
OF, by the strange appearance of che
trees. They looked all brown and dead:
whereas. though this was winter, they
should. in those parts. have shown a fair
proportion Of green. / asked my ham
mock boys what they made of this unusu-
al phenomenOn-were the trees burnt or
WHAT they replied. "Dzombe." As
We drew nearer We saw them rOOsting in
the branches in ciinSiEg masses, almost
like swarms of bees. II was a damp.
chilly morning. with q driving Scotch
mist. and doubtless they felt no inclina-
ton to turn out Later in the day / find
the following entry: Went 10 MIOmba's.
saw Che Ndombo. who says the IOcusts
have eaten the mbelemende. They were
getting sharp set by this time.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
The Buzxacott Field Over,

From the American Kitchen Magazine)
Our War Department in spite of the
example set by European armies. be-
lieyes, and clings TO, the plan OF carrying
rations in bulk. with the necessary ovens.
pots. and pans for quick cooking in
camp. To that end II supplies the regi-
ments with company outfits of the Buzza-
colt oven, and the States are doing the
same for their militia. Massachusetts for
a long time has had ready the full COM
plement of these ovens, and 1t was the
work of a moment TO send the regiments
out ready for camp life.
The Buzzacott oven is a most ingenious
contrivance. composed of a nest of sheet
iron pans. with boilers and roasting racks.
1t is 3 feet long, feet broad and II
inches thick, Weighing lI5 pounds.
On the march the Buzzacott oven serves
as a crate, incIosing all the necessary
utensils-thirty-fi in number-for cook
ing for seventy-five men. These utensils
are specially handmade to permit the
rough and constant usage incidental to
field service. In camp the oven disgorges
the supplementary apparatus, and trans
forms itself into skeleton stove. 1t has
three large collapsable boilers, by the aid
of which it can cook fifteen hams to-
gether or one barrel of soup. Otherwise
employed. 1t can prepare at one time
fifty-five pounds of bread, 200 pounds of
roast meat or fish. and ninety pounds of
vegetables and puddings.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
An UntransIatabIe Phrase.

(FrOm the Boston TTaRscTipt.)
"What gives me most trouble" said
foreign military attache, lis trying to
translate your American language into
English first, and then into my own Ian
guage, so as 10 give my government a
correct understanding of the spirit and
character of your soldiers. / ind the
phrase get there for example. difficult.
When 1 saw your infantry going forward
against the opposing troops in the forts
and intrenchments, l said TO the officer
with me that the infantry should not at
tempt such movement without the artil-
lery You're right he told me, but the
bows will get there AT night. when we
were all so hungry, / ventured to inquire
if a further movement were contemplated
till your army was provisioned- Then the
officers who were gentlemanly. all
laughed. and said the army would think
about rations when they got there The
second day we met many of your wound
ed men coming back as we We're going
forward When the colonel asked them
about the fighting. so many times
heard them say We got there And
afterwards also heard those words used
very often. But ii is so difficult for me
to explain so my own people will under
stand it, what nature of tactics is get
there.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
Death of a Monster Tortoise.

rom the London Standdrd.l
We regret TO announce the death. at
the Geological Gardens. of the gigantic
specimen of Daudins tortoise CTestudo
DaudinD. after having been at the gar
dens little more than a year The ami
NAL will be preserved and mounted for
Mr., Rotehschilds museum at Tring 1t
is unfortunate that the tortoise should
have died just now, since from its vast
size and great age. which must be at
least two hundred years. ii would have
been of considerable interest to the for
eign biologists who will visit the gardens
during the congress To be held this
month. Nothing is known as to the cause
of death. The animal, however, has been
off it's feed for some time Under natural
conditions these great tortoises are said
to bury themselves at certain seasons.
just as the common European tortoises
do at the approach OF winter. and ii is
possible that the want of opportunity to
bury itself may have had a prejudicial ef-
feet on the animals spirits. Fortunately
there are still in the gardens other spec
linens of the same species in excellent
condition. though of smaller size.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
THE CEsSIoN OF TERRITORY.
Spain Holds 1t Does Not Mean Sur
render OF Sovereignty

London, Aug. PA dispatch to the
Times from Madrid says that instruc-
tions to the Cuban and Porto Rican COM
missions are being drafted by the minis
ters of the colonies. foreign affairs. war
and marine. They will be dispatched on
August 81.
The instructions will call attention to
the difference between the cession of ter
ritory and the cession of sovereignty. In
the latter case, ii is maintained here, the
building and public works are retained
until the new government has paid for
them.
There is much anxiety concerning the
Philippines. The words of the protocol
havo been examined with the aid of all
available dictionaries, both by the Span
ish ministers and the representatives of
several of the powers. 1t is the consensus
of opinion that in drafting this part of
the protocol President McKinley's aim
was TO keep a free hand until he had
time to collect information and to decide
upon a policy in the Far East.
1t is generally supposed that Germany
will not allow great territorial changes
in that part of the world without hay-
ing something to say on the subject
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
PARIS PEACE COMMISSION.
Persons Favored by Sagastn to Act
for Spnin.

Tor SpD1n.
Madrid. Aug. 2l.-Ex-colonial Minister
Moret Senor yillaurutia. Spanish minis
ter to Belgium Senor Leon Castillo,
Spanish ambassado' to France, and
Gems. Cerero and Bascarona, all of
whom are able men and who all speak
English, are favored by Senior Sagasta
as members of the Paris commission, un-
less party and political considerations
weigh in favor of others
The censorship is more vigorous than
ever on press kilograms, but 1t has
transpired that the government is annoy
ed by the fact that the authorities in
several of the provinces have discovered
startling traces of the Carlist propa-
ganda in the cases of thirty officers n
C4 alonia and Arragon All the Carlist
newspapers there have been suspended.
The impartial and other papers are
trying to represent that there is friction
between Spain and England regarding the
Spanish fortifications around Gibraltar
The correspondent says that ne has the
highest authority for stating that only
friendly communications have passed be-
tween the two governments. and that
there is no friction whatever. Spain has
explained that the Notifications there, as
in the rest of the peninsula, were
strengthened when American aggression
was expected
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-22
Siafter's Shot.

(From the Pittsburg Dispatch.l
Col Thomas II. Barry, adjutant general to Ma
lor General Otis, before leaving Manila. tod
good story of Major General Skaters shooting
in the days when he was a colonel nm tba Msv
lean border.
Il was Shafter's aid years ago when we were
Doth bronzinG under the hottest sun that shines
IN these States. Shafter was known as tba bas+
shot, not only in his regiment but in tho whole
country about One day officer from another
regiment not acquainted with Shafter,s abli+v
IN this line visited the post and soon made il
apparent 10 us that he esteemed himself ahout
as expert a marksman ever pulled a trigger
We secretly laughed at his opinion Of himself
and whispered TO each other, Just wait till Peeos
Bill gets after him.
well, his time came One morpino Sbs.o-
and started out to ride forty miles or uore
to another post, and the visitor asked 20 be al
lowed TO accompany us. We tIotted along easily
until about noon, when We stopped to eat cur
luncheon, which we packed with US AT that
time officers carried short carbines on such sorry
ice, and | had one strapped to MY saddle The
conversation drifted from the topc grapfy of the
country 10 craftsmanship. and the officer-call
him smith-said: Say, colonel, have you got
any shots in your regiment?
'Shafter smiled and replied; Have 1? Why.
I've got some men who discount the sharp-
shooters YOU read about. Officers too I'm not
much myself. but when you get back to the fort
III tell few of the good ones to show YOU
thing two"
Just then an antelope sprang up quarter Of
away, ana All seeing II at the
ment, reached fer their earbines. Shafter was
quickest, nd IN second adjusted the sights to
GOO feet and blazed away. Down came Mr. An.
teiope, and when we rode up to where he Law,
we found a bullet over his heart
smith examined the wound looked over the
earbine and then muttered, half aside Not bad
You say you're not in il with other officers in
your regiment. colonels
No.. said Shafter, I'm ashamed of myself
alongside of Them
"A couple Of hours later another anteIope an
peared but farther away. Smith fdgeted a mo-
ment, and then said eagerly: Colonel NAV 7
go after himY
Pshawi You wouldn't chase him on borse.
back at that distance exclaimed Shafter sa;1.
ing the weapon and leyeling il as he snoko spI
put lead in his head
He fred and we saw the animal bound u-a,,
Smith was gleeful. a little high. colonel Ia
shouted We galioped on. Reaching the n,ans @
where the game had been we were on a hiob re
ing piece of ground. and looking down ifty fast
Shatter pointed to dark object, and said. ouiet
Iy, 1 guess ! got the head
Sure enough the antelope was living dead
with bullet through his left ear Smith looke5
as dlsgusted as any man | ever saw
And the officers are betterY he oueried
Skaters eyes twinkled Lieut. Smith, he
replied. with assumed sternness Il want Won
TO say nothing OF this at the post / ought 10
have hit him in the eye and feel ashamed of
my poor aim.'
Smith. who had no sense of humor. was dumb
founded. For years after he spread the fame
OF Col. Shafrer as marksnan far and wide,