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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
new SEA FIGHTERS
LAUNCHED TO-DAY
Kentucky and Kearsage Slide Into the
James River Without rIisl,ap.
CHRESTENED The KENTUCKY
But kentuckians Unoificiaily Christcned
Her With "Old Kcntuck'- Novel
Points Of Construction in
the Big Boats.

Newport News, March 24-Tho United
States Navy's most recent additions to the
battleships, kcarsarge and Kentucky were
launched here this afternoon in the pres
ence of Navy Department officials, Sunu-
tors and Representatives. and thousands Of
other spectators who camo from distance
The launch was by far the most successful
from others, it being the first time watel
has ever been broken over tho bow OF d
warship in the christening.
The water which Miss Bradley used al
the christening was taken from spring
ut Abraham Lincol1's X entucky birth
place. Squire Barker, of Christian, KY.
and friend each gave u quart bottle OF
water from spring OIL tho kentucky farm
on which Jefferson Davis was born AS
the vessel started on her way to the watsI
; ..y broke these bottles on her bow,
The vessel was christened, unofflcially
however by many Kentuckiuns who broke
battles Of Old Kentucky Boutboru over hel
bow.
Mrs. Herbert WinsIow, chrlsteped
the kearsarge. Lieutenant Winslow, her
husband Is tho only surviving son of tho
commander OF tho kearsarge. He hoistel
the flag on board tns Kearsearge, willie Mr.,
Ihomas Hall, of the Louisville Coulter.
journal staff. who secured tho name Ken
same ceremony aboard tie Kentucky.
The Monitor Puritan Is anchored near the
shipyard. The cruiser Brooklyn, which was
already in port, steamed up So where n
grand, view Of the launching could bs eb.
tAined.
The Kentucky and Kcarsarge are two of
the most peculiar battle ships In the
world. They are unlike In design and
battery arrangement to the most power
ful OF Great Britain's and Frances fiaht-
ers. and are possibly more powerful and
speedy than any other vessels of their dis
plaoeinei1t-~2eaS-
Ihey are strange-looking ships, with
thelr great super-poscd turrets, mounting
four thirteen-iuoh guns in the lower rur.
Pets and four oights in tho smaller ones on
eop, all Of which can be trained and fired
on target with two pressures of an cleo
erc button. The vessels have armament
and armor superior to some of The ID. 5O1.
ton battle ships abroad and their speed
Will probably be II knots, although tho
contract calls for but 16. They have n
greater steaming radius than most BATTLE
Ships and arc capable of hoayier dis
charge of metal than the bost ships now in
enc American naval service. ,s.. =,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24

Suffering humanity should be supplied
with every means possible for its relief II
Is with pleasure we publish the following,
This Is to certify that I was q terrible
sufferer from Yellow Jaundice for over six
EpopthS and 9 , was treated BY some Of the
no avail. DR.. Bell, our drugeist,
rscommendsd Electric .Bitters, and
after taking two bottles I was Entirely
cured. Inow take great pleasure in rc-
com mendlng them to any person suffering
with this terrible malady. / am gratefully
Sold BY N b. banaorth; Druggist
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24

Vienna, March 24.-In the lower
house of the diet yesterday DR.. Mayre-
der addressed an Interpolation to Count
Won Thun Hohenstetn, the president Of
the council Of ministers, asking what
steps he proposed to take for the pur-
pose Of getting the Austro- Hungarian
government to adopt a vigorous at
titude respecting the acquittal of Sher-
if Martin and the deputy sheriffs of
Wilkesbarre, Pa, who were charged
with shooting a number of the striking
miners, including Austro- Hungarian
subjects, at Lattimer on Sept 10 last.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
AnnthaI, HnlGun In Cnllfnruia In

Trevor, Cal, March 2i.-A north
bound passenger train was held up at
Cross creek bridge, four miles south
of Trevor, about 1886 p. m. by two
train robbers, The express car was
blown UP with dynamite and was COM
pletely demolished. The mail car was
entered and the mail pouch contain
ing the through San Francisco regis
tered matter was cut open and all
contents taken. No one was injured.
The robbers had a buggy in readiness
near the scene, and they escaped.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
retirement. Commodore W. s. schley,

retirement. Commodore W. s. Schley,
chairman Of the lighthouse board, Is
regarded as most likely to succeed the
admiral should he be relieved. He is
an officer Of ability, tact and courage,
and was In command Of the cruiser
Baltimore, in the harbor of Valparaiso,
during the Chilean revolution. If he
does not succeed Admiral Sicard 1t is
generally understood in naval circles
that he will be assigned to the COM
mand Of one of the divisional fleets
about to be organized on the home sta
tion. Other officers mentioned as pos
sible successors to Admiral Sicard are
Admiral Bunce, commandant of the
New York navy yard, and Captain
Sampson. president Of the Maine court
Of inquiry.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
MISS BARTON LEAVES HAVANA.
A Brave Pennsylvania Ensign on the
(,putSeys Moutuomery

A Brave Pennsylvania Ensign on the
Cruiser Montgomery.
Key West, Fla, March 24-Miss Clara
Barton, of the Red Cross society; Cum
ner Morgan, of the Maine. and four
divers. with an unidentified body from
the Ill fated ship, arrived last night on
board the Plant line steamer Olivette
from Havana. Miss Barton went
through to Tampa. She said she would
go to Washington on brief visit, but
expects to return to Havana in few
weeks.
An act of heroism on the part of a
young naval officer became generally
known today. Ensign Roscoe Spear, of
the Montgomery, now lying in the har-
Dor, jumped overheard late the other
night in response to the cry of man
overheard" He was in full uniform,
but after few minutes found the luck
less sailor, who was unable to swim
and was being rapidly borne away from
the ship. After hard struggle young
Spear brought the almost ifeless man
back to the Montgomery, and both
were hauled in more dead than alive.
1t took several hours to revive the
plucky officer, who comes from Norris
town, Pa.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
THE SPORTING DUCHESS.

"Tho Sport ing Duchess" which ran S0t
nights in New York, III nights in Phila.
delphia and 92 nights in Boston. and which
has been played with immense success IN
many OF the other great cities, comes to
tho Opera House next Tuesday night with
its great cast and the oomplota Original pro-
duction. This will be tho greatest drama.
tic treat OF tho present season, and every
theatre-goer should take advantage OF this
oppo rtunity Of witnessing il, as this will
be the only time that ii viii bo present cd
in this oity,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
-------- ------ -------s----s------
Discovered By q Woman.

Another great discovery has been made
and that too, by lady in this country,
"Disease fastened its clutches upon her
and for seven years she withstood It's sovsr
est tests, but her vital organs were unlei-
mined and death seemed imminent. For
three months she ooughed inccssantly and
could not sleep. She finally discovered a
way to recovery by purchasing Of us u bot.
tlo Of Dr.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, and was SO much relieved on
taking first dose, that she slept all night
and with two bottles has been olutely
cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz."
Thus writes W.. O. namniek g. Co, OF
Shclby, N. Q. Trial bottles free at N, j.
DanlOrth's Drug Store. Regular size 900,
and Sl.0O every bottle guaranteed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
New B, and o. Locomotives

Tho B. and o. Railroad has received
from the baldwin Locomotive Works of
philadelphia, the last of tho largo order of
locomotives placed last fall. This delivery
tnoludsd twenty heavy locomotives, which
are now being broken In for service be.
sween Cumberland and Baltimore. These
iecomotives ara Of tho same style that the
mopvas power department OF the Balti-
More and OHIO adopted as tho standard
foaa. Ihsy nro OF the consolidation tyne.
with sl-ineh by a6.inoh cylinders. The ay-
serags lead they Will pull spproxilnates L.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIGHT


At the Opera House. Saturday night.
Photography Of motion Is Of such recent
perfection that there are still large mum.
ber of people who can hardly understand
the principle Of TO- The secret OF success
In the reproduction Of photographs Of mo-
tion is the high rate of speed at which tho
pictures pass the powerful projecting lens.
In showing the Verlscope pictures OF the
rbett-Fitzsimmon contest. over 40 pic
lures are shown In second. In tho pre-.
liminary, fiual scenes and the fourteen
rounds Of this contest over lS3. 900 pictures
are shown.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24

London, March 4.-The Vienna cor
respondent of The Standard says: II
am credibly Informed that Spain has
Informally inquired at Paris whether
France, as her largest creditor and
traditional friend, would, either alone
or in conjunction with other powers,
mediate at Washington, and also
whether it is possible to place a Span
ish loan In France"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
NEARING A CRISIS.
elimination Of the Spanish
e.. Trouble Approaching.
THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS.
Democratic Leaders Called Into
White House Conferences.
ADMIRAL SIOARD's RETIREMENT.

1t Is Believed to Have Been Recon-
mended by the Medical Examining
Board, and Commodore Schley Is
Mentioned as His Probable Success
sor-Miss Barton Leaves Havana,
But May Return-A Brave Pennsyl-
vanIan on the Cruiser Montgomery.
Monitor Terror Ordered to Key
West.
Washington. March 24.-The feeling
Is universal throughout official circles
that the elimination of the Spanish
crisis ia near at hand, with the report
of the Maine court inquiry only a little
while off, with the White House the
center Of long and earnest conferences
between the president and the party
leaders of congress, and with excep-
tional activity towards emergency
preparations in the war and navy de-
partments, there Is abundance of evil
dence that definite results regarding the
Maine disaster and the Cuban question
in general are about to be reached.
Among the presidents callers yester-
day were Senators Cockrell, Turpie and
Foraker, General Dan Sickles, former
United States minister to Madrid and
Representative William Alden Smith, of
Michigan, who has recently returned
from a trip to Cuba. The call of Messrs.
Cockrell and Turpie was regarded as
particularly significant, as they are rep
resentative Democrats in the senate
and their visit followed that of Senator
German on Tuesday. 1t was generally
understood that in the present emer-
gency the president desires patriotic
unity, without reference to party. Sec
retaries Long and Alger also conferred
with the president during the day.
Secretary Long did not think the
president would give the Maine court
of inquiry report any consideration at
late hour. 1t was more probable, he
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
Presented With a csna.

John y, Downing, a clerk in the emplov
OF the George w. Bush and Sons com psny
was pro5snted with handsome gold head
Cd cane by his fellow clerks In honor of his
Fellow clerks In honor of his thirtieth an
n.versary IN the employ. of the company.
speech. Mr.. Downing responded, and In
appreciation Of tho gift he invited his fei.
low-clerks to table, which was HSAcn vim
cdibles Lewis P. Bush also made a gpeeon'
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24

One or the vessels bears tho name knar
sarge, by special act of Congress, in com
memoration Of the ship which was wrecked
Oh Roncador reef and which conquered
the Alabama. The other was namei fo]
the State Of Kentucky.
Both are sister vessels, of equal tonnage,
batteries and armor Contractod for two
years ago last January, they were tho first
var vessels of great power laid down in a
Southern ship yard since the war. The
aexas was constructed at Norfolk, but in
lighting ability she is far ou; ;olassed by
both thess now additions to the navy.
with work rapidly pushed, both sh!ps
could bs ready for service by next Noyer.
Der, but it Is not probable that they will
pc completed before January l, the con-
tract time. When completed and in COM
mission each will have cost the govern
thent over Is, 100000.
A comparison OF these vessels with any
foreign battle ships built or building will
ID every case DO to the advantage Of the
United States shl s. The vessels carry
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
Lieutenant Mark Uncommunicattve.

jacksonville, Fla, March 2i.-Lieu-
tenant Commander Mark and party,
bearing to Washington the findings Of
the Maine court of inquiry, reached
this city at 7:45 last night, left at s
o'clock, and will reach Washington at
9:25 p. m. tonight. Referring to dis
patch from Miami in which he was
quoted as saying, ut looks like war;
it certainly does" he exclaimed: 1T
is utterly false. I have said nothing
of the kind. l don't talk about this
matter" One officer of the police re-
marked to a member of the party that
Florida was ready to send $4,000 men
to Cuba when they should be wanted.
"All right; maybe they will be wanted
down there before long," was the re-
ply. Beyond this expression not
word was uttered that could be con-
strued as an expression of opinion that
war was possible or imminent.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24

New York, March 24.-The negotia-
tions between Michael Morgan, of the
Morgan Towing company, with the
United States government for the sale
of the steel tug Dewitt C. WINS, which
have been going on secretly for the past
week, were completed yesterday, and
the tug was formally turned over to the
government. The price paid by the gov
ernment could not be ascertained. She
was launched last October from the
ship building yards of Neafie & Levy,
of Philadelphia, and cost $4,000. The
government is negotiating for the pur-
chase of the P. H. Wise and the r. c.
Veit, sister tugs of the Dewitt c. WINS.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
Death OF q Prominent PennsylyanIau

Lebanon, Pa, March 24.-George H.
Reinoehl, one Of the most widely known
business men of eastern Pennsylvania,
died Unexpectedly yesterday from
heart trouble and dropsy. He was the
head Of the extensive hardware firm
of George Krause &; Co. and of several
manufacturing concerns. He was
prominent in all Lutheran church af-
fairs in the state and for many years
represented his church at various syn.
pds and councils.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
Peace Society.

Tonight the executive committee of
tho Delaware Peace Society, will hold u
5O7 West Third street. At the meeting Ii
Is expected that the attitude Of this govern
ment In the threatened war with Spain
will be denounced
Tho members are opposed to war and
some action may result by which the
society will approve and ask the govern
ments Of Spain and the United States to
setLl their difficu ties BY arbitration.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
Is This Your Hope7

IL is the hope Of every rerson suffer,
lpg from weakness or disease that he OF
she shall somo time be well. Hope never
hsie rts any man OR woman You NAV be
~. you may suffer. but thero is still hope.
why Is this! 1t Is because somc great
welfare. He has atudlod, he has invcsti. .
gated and ho discovered, Is DR.,
Greene his the rHad to speedy recovery.
You can consult DR.. Greene, IS West Iiih
St.,New York Clty,persopally or by lette..
free, and can DO treated at your home as
well as If you personally visited tho doc tor
II you are suffering writs to him at
once. "
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
IN HEART DISEASE IT WORKS LIKE

IN HEART DISEASE IT WORKS LIKE
MAGIC. "For years my greatest enemy
was organic heart disease. From unessiness
and palpitation It developed into abnormal
action, humping, huttering and choking
sensstions. DR.. Agnew's Cure for the
Heart gave instant relief. and the bnG
syHpton1s have entirely disappeared. 1t Is
REV. L. s. Dana. pittaburg Pa.--a7.
For sale at z, James Belt, COL Market 50.
and N. B. Danforth, Second and Matket
gtrantS
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
Held for Court.

Clarence Eastman was held In $500 fds
bis appearances at the next term OF court
to answer tho charge of obtaining money
hearing before Magistrate Daley.
On March 18 Eastman went to H. w,
Longfellow. the steward of the Pen and
Pencil Club, who has q boy at the Clayton
institution. He told him that the boI
wanted $2 so TO buy oornet and received
the money. The boy never saw 1t. Hg
Is alleged to have gone to the house of tho
relatives of Brother Joseph In Philadelphia
and told them that the man was dying Id
a hospital. When they went to the hoe-
pital he stole an overOoat.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
Monitor Terror Off For Key Vest.

New York, March 24.-Captain Lud-
low, of the Terror, which has been
anchored off Tompkinsyille, S. l., for
several weeks, received telegraphic
orders yesterday directing him to pro-
oeed with the monitor at once to Key
West. Active preparations for sailing
were at once begun. All visitors were
refused permission to board the moni-
tor. A navy yard tug came alongside
and put stores aboard, and sailors who
had been on shore leave came strag-
Cling aboard. Early this morning the
vessel sailed away.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24

Henry b. Seidel died yesterday at Wer-
nersvilie, Pa, whero he had been some
time for tho benefit of bis health. Mr..
Seidel was 70 years Of age and was former.
ly member of the firm of Seidel and
Hastings. Ho left Wilmington fifteen
years ago. A widow and five children
survive him. The children are Mrs. Ed
ward II, Candy of this city; William Seldel
Of Brooklyn, and Mrs. Frank L. Stewart,
of New York =
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
Washington News Via London

London, March 24.-The Washington
correspondent of The Daily News says
that President Mckinley declared to q
recent visitor at the White House: II
believe that there will be no war, and
I am determined to prevent it, If pos
sible by all the means in my power"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
ADJUSTMENTS
-. ~ GRAND OPERA HOUSE, 9t'fas
THE FOUNDING.

"Tbc Founding farce which achiev
cd run Of over 200 nights at Hoyt':
Theatre, New York, will be presented a
Opera House next Friday night for tht
first time In Wilmington. The principal
feature of the production will be the ap
pearance of the famous Cissy Fitzgerald
whose dancing in "a Gaiety Girl' al
Daly's Theatre created such q sensation
and who was largely responsible for the
tremendous success Of "The Foundling'
in the Metropolis.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
Lost SatchsI,

An alligator aatchel was lost en- Wod-
EEesday In going from this city to Hare's
Corner Among other articles 1t con-
ts,ned photographs of friends, that
hfo OF little value to any one but tho own
eri A Suitable re ward will bo paid on their
being left at thi of1eo
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24

Jas IL. Mssilligan of Brandywino hun.
dred. Ia q candidate for the Republican
nomination for the office of Sheriff of New
Sastie county. He has quite a large NUN
per Oh friends and the candidate who polls
hustle. 0 w
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
Union Christian Methodist Episcopal Mis-
sion, Front and Jefferson Streets.

Miss Louetta Sillitoe, the Gospel Singer
Of Newport, Delaware, will conduct spec
4ai evangelistio services in tho above Mis-
sion room every evening this week COM
commence 73O p, Ill. All are invited to at.
tend.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
VIII be Launched Soon,

:: The steel tug Gettysburg. being built by
the Harlan and Hollingsworth g ompany
will be launched from the Ways In few
weeks
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24

We have fine shad arrive daily direct
from the nets and we always sell as low as
the lowest. Oysters 25, 80 and 40 cents per
quart Goods delivered. Delmarvla
Phone $40. MsClurs's. corner Of Fifth and
King streets. ,.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24

Burdock Blood Bitters gives n man n
clear head, an active brain, a strong, viz
Of life. W." '"'V'0
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24

and ntn!t the machinery and boiler SPACES
| the deck Will be inclined at tho sides, and
tAlckness on tho slopes incroased to and
6inches. "A''
IN addition to tho arnor bsts, oo!fordons
lllleu with compressed, freproof American
corn-plth cellulose will ho workod tba an
tlre length Of the vessel in the region Of the
water line. - 'As
| throughout the vessels the use of wood
s reduced to minimum. The stateroom
| Dulkheads will be made of steel. covered
WIN cork sheathlng. Every attention will
% gwen to lighting, heating, draining and
yentilating- tho vessels in the inoss nm
proved and efficient manner All wood
mGterials ID, 1 Of every description will DO test.
Ell ny the electric fire. -proofing process,
as these ships will undoubtedly b, flag.
shlps, their complement will bo $50 PEI
in sons each, officers, seamen and marines,
ahey VIII be, driven by triple expansion
enslhes moving twin sorews, a collective
morse morse powor Of 10000 when making about
lsO revolutions a minute
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-04-28
MAY GO TO WAR.
League of American Wheelmen May Be-
come League of Fighters.


Will the League of American
Wheelmen turn from good road hob
bies and stand for "Cuba Libre?"
Will the west ride with the east and
present a punctureless front to the
I" other fellows?"
Down in Indiana, along the banks OF
the Wabash, there is much loyalty
afoat. The chief consul of the Indl-
ana division League Of American
Wheelmen lhas told Gen. Miles how
anxious he and other good leaguers are
to mix in struggle.
"I will raise five companies of league
men, each company to be made up OF
fifty riders, to be used in special SER
vice."
Chief Sherwood also says he has
several hundred unattached wheelmen
who are longing to make history
These men are willing to be trained in
special bicycl drills, andsare ready for
scout or courier service. And then
Mr. Sherwood goes on to tell that bis
men will respond for work here or
abroad, in fact, they will do-everythlng
their chainless activity directs.
Scattered all around Wisconsin are
wheelmen who are flooded with patri
otto fervor, who adore American
eagles and army costumes. They are
not content to allow their devotion
to the country to be manifested by
reading bulletins nor humming Star
Spangled Banner" The are ready to
enlist. And the wheelmen who can
we'll be clanDish if the majority insist =
they won't let their club colors trail
where other club colors belong. So if
the League of American Wheelmen
war cry spreads the Wisconsin division
will draw upon the youth from the
highways to make good showing.
The league is not alarmingly prosper
Gus in this state, but it is thought it
could set pace hot enough to attract
the frame owners.
There are 100000 members of the
League. of American Wheelmen in this
country. Of course some of these ara
women, who could not do much more
than stay at home and pay their dues.
They might form an auxiliary and
pump fresh air III the warriors tires,
throw a damp sponge about his neck
or pace him across the enemy's tape.