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, 1898-09-21
MILL POND MYSTERY DEDPENs.
But Another Positive Identification Is
Announced.

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 20.-The
head of the victim of the Yellow Mill
pond tragedy win be kept preserved in
alcohol for an indefinite period, await
ing identification. The rest OF the body
has been buried in the town farm.
Police Superintendent Birmingham
and Detective Arnold have gone to
Meriden to look into the disappearance
of a young woman from that place.
"A. d. Van Kuerin Of the staff of the
governor Of Connecticut, called at the
morgue last night, and after a long ex-
animation positively identified the sew
cred head as that of a young woman
who stopped at the same boarding
house in New Haven that he did two
years ago. This is the sixth positive
identification Of the victim of the muir
der,
, 1898-09-21
NOMINATION.
Conceded Today in the Republican
Convention at Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. Ex-Governor
,Pingree's denomination tomorrow by
the republican state convention is con-
ceded by the crowd of delegates, party
leaders and candidates gathered in the
hotels today. 1t is freely admitted by
even the conservatives Of the party
that the governors strength with the
people compels the support of the Re-
pblicans, including those who do not
approve generally Of all the governors
acts. Tomorrow's convention will be
asked to specifically indorse the gov
ernor's ~favorite measure, the Atkinson
bill to increase the taxation Of rail-
road and other quasi public corpora
tons. which bill narrowly failed Of pas
sage in the state senate last session.
, 1898-09-21
A PLEASANT
Mckinley Makes an Unan.
nounced Visit to Fort Meyer, Va.

Washington, Sept. 20.-Presideut
Mckinley this afternoon made a per-
sonal inspection OF the hospital at Fort
Meyer, Va. Accompanied by Adjutant
General Corbin, the president left the
White House ait 1870 p. m. and drove
unannounced to the fort. He proceed
ed directly to the hospital and intro
ducing himself to Major Davis. the
United States army surgeon in charge
Of the hospital, informed him ne had
come to make an inspection OF the In
stBtution and pay his respects to the
patients and those in charge. Major
Davis, attendants and patients alike,
were surprised and gratified at the hon
or done them by the president and he
was afforded every opportunity to
make a thorough examination of the
hospital. The president passed an hour
and a half in the various wards and de-
partments of the institution, going
from cot to cot and extending a per-
sonal greeting to each one OF the near
ly 400 patients. Major Davis presented
him to each of the assistants, surgeons
and nurses, and. consequently, the
president talked informally TO the con-
valescent patients. The president care
fully inspected the kitchen and ex-
amined the food supplies Of the hos
~t&ny -aktontc A. %hA Nnnhn1,SA1nr -
, 1898-09-21
THE NEW EVIL OF TEA-sMoK1NG

iI1L NEW EVIL OF
Physicians in various parts Of the
country report an alarming growth Of
tea-smoking. The habit is contracted
by those whose nerves are disordered,
who cant sleep, whose digestion is i'm
perfect, whose liver is out of order, who
get the blues" and feel their strength
departing. 1t seems strange that SUI
ferers from the above disorders should
not cure themselves with Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. This is a medicine
which whets up the appetite, regulates
the bowels, steadies the nerves and in
duces sound sleep. Those who take 1t
find that 1t cures dyspepsia. and there
Is no bad taste in the mouth in the
morning. no feeling Of weakness after
the days work is done. It 10 we'll worth
a trial.
, 1898-09-21
for their imprisoned husbands. broth
ers aJyd fathers made a scene indescrib-

Tor their Imprisoned HUSBANDS, broth
ers aIl faehers made a scene indescrib.
able.
It was learned that a force Of twenty
tmen had been In the building. their pur-
pose having been to load $4,000 bushels
of grain during the night.
No one Of the entire number could be
seen in any part of the building and II
was impossible to reach them in any
way.
William Parks vas the first found.
He was twenty feet from the building
frfghtfully burned, and his clothes al
most entirely torn off. He had been
hurled from his place in the main room
through a window, and his agonizine
cries were most pitiful.
Another employe, John Carr, was
hurled from the fifth floor of the build
ing and was found bleeding and burn
ed. with many bones broken. He did
not long survive.
Fireman David Kemp and Charles
Keifer, the engineer, were found at
their places in the engine room. They
were wounded by falling timbers and
their faces were charred to a crisp by
the flames.
The little daughter of William Parks
was sitting at the desk in the office at
the time of the explosion and was hurl-
ed out of the door. She walked down
the elevation on which the building
stands and dropped down, to be ear
ried away unconscious, suffering from
wounds from which she cannot recoy-
err.
John Smith was fatally burned. He
was literally disembowled and was
taken to the hospital to die.
The missing men are doubtless all
dead. No trace can be found of any of
them, and as they were employed at
the top Of the elevator, their chances
for escape were but slight.
The heat became so intense that
twenty cars standing on the siding near
the building were added to the loss.
The fire department had a hard strug-
gle to W. other elevators and prop
erty.
The bridge across the Maumee river
was on fire several times, but outside
the loss Of the elevator, the damage
was slight.
Nh. Paddock, a member Of the firm
owning the plant, said there was be-
tween $780, 900 and 600. 900 bushels Of
grain in storage at the time. the most
of 1t being winter wheat. The property
and the grain Is an entire loss and will
reach $3.50, 900. The insurance Is $780,
900 on the building and the grain h
covered with $25s.OOO insurance. At
1890 c'cle,sk the flames were under
control.
Sept. 81, 3:1O a. m.-Superintendent
VIM. Parks and one of the unknown
men died early this mornig from their
injuries, making the total number Of
fatalities 10.
, 1898-09-21
EVACUATION BEGINS
FIRST DETACHMENT OF SPANISH
TROOPS WILL SAIL FROM
PORTO RICO.
Utmost Good Feeling Between Officers
and Men Of the Two Armies-Stars
and Stripes Are Already Waving
Over Two-Thirds of the Island
Sick Men Go First.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Sept. 20.-The
evacuation of the outlying positions &C.
cupied by the Spaniards began today.
Aguinaldo, San Sebastian and Lares
were abandoned By them and the troops
Of General Garretson's brigade and
the Eleventh infantry moved in and
hoisted the American flag.
The Spanish trops from the abandon
ed positions are being concentrated at
Arecibo, whence they will reach San
Juan by railroad as soon as transpor-
tation is available. They could not
enter the city before, owing to the
crowded condition.
Tomorrow the Spaniards will evacu-
ate the island OF Viesques. where a
company Of American troops, dispatch
ed from General Grants brigade, has
been landed. The Spanish troops from
the island OF vieques will remain at
Humacao until the Spaniards fall back
on the line Of the military road. Span
ish control is now confined to within
a line drawn from Humacoa to
Abonito. and from there to Arecibo,
less than one-third of the island.
The Spanish evacuation commission
ers. at the meeting Of the Spanish and
American commissioners today, Of
ficially informed the Americans that
they had been notified of the sailing
from Spain OF two transports intended
to embark troops here, and also that
400 Spanish soldiers will sail from here
tomorrow on a transport, which is ex
pected from Cuba.
The departing troops consist of 200
sick men and 200 members Of the En-
gineers' regiment. The meeting of the
commissioners was entirely without
friction, and it was owing to the good
feeling prevailing between our soldiers
and those of Spain that 1t was decided
to allow the company OF Americans to
land at the island Of Vieques before the
Spaniards left.
1t was decided today. in the interest
of order on he island, to allow Ameri-
cans to enter the Spanish lines and
vice versa in pursuit of m~aruauders.
This obliterates the neutral zone and
1t is believed 1t will result in une COM
plete suppression OF disorder at Utuado
and other places in the interior, and
afford protection to Spanish and native
settlers alike.
In spite of the tact that some Of them
have been d~isillusioned, the influx Of
American promoters continues. Most
OF them are at Ponce and unable to
reach San Juan, owing to the military
regulations. An agent of the American
Sugar Refining company is here and
many others seeking business oppor-
tunities, franchises and concessions.
All of them r fretting over unavoid-
able delays.
The condition OF the troops on the
island is not improving. Almost 5000
men have been reported sick. General
Brooke is doing all in his power to i'm
prove the condition of the soldiers and
afford them every comfort possible. He
has ordered every military tent on
the island to. be fitted with flooring.
, 1898-09-21
TEN MEN KILLED
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION THE
CAUSE OF A BIG GRAIN
ELEVATOR FIRE.
Houses All Over the City Were Shaken
by the Explosion-Five Hundred
Thousand Bushels OF Grain De-
stroyed, and the Financial Loss
Half a Million Dollars.

Toledo, O., Sept. 2O.-Ten men incin-
Grated and six more seriously injured
rs the result of the most disastrous fire
that ever occurred in Toledo.
The spontaneous combustion OF dust
in the grain elevator owned by Pad
dock. Hodge & Co., at 9 O'Clock. caused
this terrible destruction OF life and
o n OF those who were taken out after
the fire started were far enough from
deaths door to tell any of the de-
tails.
The dead are:
Samuel Alexander.
Fred Carrot.
John Smith.
Frank Van Housen.
William Parks.
Bert Wainwright
Harold Parks.
Grace Parks.
John Carr.
Unknown.
The injured:
Dave D. Kemp. Charles Keifer.
Charles Bookseller, Everett Smith.
within j. Parks. Peter Haas,
Barney WEIGH, Fred Pardigillis,
Ed. Elliott, Hamilton PARKS. W. c. Jor-
dan, AL. Baldie, and four Others, names
unknown.
Wfsliam J. Perks, the superintendent,
after being blown through the window
Of the lower story, was conscious dor a
moment and said that about $3.50 a ter
rible explosion occurred on the south
side Of the elevator, and that he knew
there were about twenty men at work
on the seven noors Of the great build
ing.
Besides those regularly employed at
the elevator the three children Of
Superintendent Parks were visiting
him At the time. One of these may
recover from his burns. but Grace. a
17-year-old girl. 10 burned utmost be-
ycnd recognition, and Harold. the third
child. has not been found. being either
blown to atoms q crsuated,
An over Toledo houses were shaken
BY The exploaion ~ b. N earthquake.
and windows were shattered for blocks
around. Very soo afterward flames
burst from all sides of the elevator. 1t
vas but a very few minutes till the fire
department Of the city began the work
Of rescue, which was rendered difncult
by the terrific heat Of the nre. The
river cut OF escape on one side, and
there the flames seemed TO be the less
fierce. The families Of a dozen men
who were known to be at work within
rnxhed IN the ananA And vrnunen calling
, 1898-09-21
HE LIVES WITH HIS SNAKES.
A Catsktl Mountaineer Who Prefers
Reptiles to Wife and Child.

Up In the Catskills lives one of those
men who have an affinity for snakes.
He prefers the companionship Of any
kind Of q reptile to that OF the most
genial "a or fascinating woman
Wherever he goes he carris with him
several of these pets, and on several
occasions has sem women into hys-
terfcs and made men nervous and angry
by taking from his pocket a shining
blacksnake or a poisonous %copperhead
and fondling 1t tenderly.
In q moment OF abstraction from his
devotion to snakes he asked a woman
TO marry him. and for some incompre-
hensJble easO she consented.
1t was mot long. however, until she
began to make objection to the numer-
GUS reptiles which the snake lover in
sisted on bringing into the house.
Trouble began and continued. The
sympathy Of the neighbors was with
the wife. They advised her to leave a
man who could be little better than a
spake himself to subject her to such in
dignities.
6he bore 1t until there was a baby in
the family. Then the fond father took
to wheeling the baby put in Its peram-
bulator and bringing 1t back surround
cd with snakes. This was too much
for the mother, and she left the snake
collector for good and all.
No one wanted to rent him a house.
70 he bought q little place of his own
and hves alone witch his snakes. The
villagers give the house a wide berth.
and the summer visitors hasten the
other wy when they e him. coming
down the street with a snake coiled
about his neck.
"Oh, yes. is a beautiful place."
nd . E4n who had just returned home
from \ two weeks visit there. "but I
wouIdn't 90 again as long as that snake
man lives there. He says the horid
things are harmless-as ii that made
any difference. The only compensa-
ton y that he has collected so many Of
the miserable things that there are few
y 1euut the country than there would
bssoeAerwks."-New York Press.
, 1898-09-21
POISONED WITH CANNED MEAT

POISONED WITH CANNED MEAT.
Nelis, Mich. Sept. 20.-Nearly one
tenth of the entire population OF Plain
we'll. a little village in Allegheny coun-
ty, Is i'll from eating canned beef at a
church social. Fifty-ive persons were
poisoned. Twenty are dangerously i'll
and four are expected TO die. the doc
tors having expressed no hope Of their
recovery. Those in danger are Mrs.
Ethel Clancy, Mrs. J. NJ. Travis, Mrs.
John Bishop and L. W. Souls.
, 1898-09-21

A movement is on foot among Penn
sylvania veterans of the civil war to
erect a memorial HAN to psrpetuate
the fame Of Governor Curtin. che war
governor Of Pennsylvania. Five thous-
and dollars was pledged At one meet
tns.
, 1898-09-21

A daily paper for " esass Per month
b % cheap that zoe cannot afford 10 b
without II
, 1898-09-21

Old papers 1t The Republican ONCE,
Is cents per hundred.
, 1898-09-21

ri. R.sub,ie.n only 80. Per month.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-09
A NEBRASKA SURPRISE.
Republican Governor Elected by .
Plurality Of 1000.

Republican Governor Elected by Q
Plurality Of 5000.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov 9.-Scattering
precinct returns indicate a political
surprise In Nebraska, inasmuch as they
fore cast the almost certain election OF
Hayward. Rep. for governor by plu-
rality Of not less than 5000. This will
be reversal of the verdict of 1896 by
nearly $1,000. The count thus far is
wholly on governor so far as the state
ticket Is concerned, and as 1t is the be-
lief that Hayward is running slightly
ahead of his ticket it would make the
result on remaining state offices very
close. The most surprising feature Of 1t
all is the strength displayed by Re-
publican legislative candidates, the few
returns received showing them to be
even ahead of Hayward. AS these are
from but enc or two counties, however,
they fail to indicate assuredly the COM
plexion of the legislature.
At midnight Chairman Slaughter Of
the Republican state committee, sail:
I'VE have elected the entire Republican
ticket by pluralities of not less than
5000. and possibly to exceed 5000 We
Will have a majority of the legislature
on Joint ballot and will elect Re-
publican United States senator to sue
coed Senator Allen. We have elected
three congressman and probably four Of
the six" Il
The fusion committee made no state.
ment further than to insist that they
had carried the state and legislature.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-09

GOVERNOR-ELECT STONE.
gain on joint ballot In the Legislature
is probably between 20 and 80, but the
body which elects successor to Uni
ted States Senator Quay remains
strongly Republican. and the Quay
leaders claim that, notwithstanding the
fight against him. the senator will con-
troll enough members of the legislature
to insure his election II he decides to
be a candidate to succeed himself.
State senator's have been elected az
follows: District 2. George w. Holz-
worth. 4. J. Bayard Henry. 6. John NJ.
Scott. 8. David Martin. 10. Hampton
w. Rice. IL. J. P. H. Jenkins. IA. j. A.
Stober. Is. Henry G. Stiles. IS. 'Ja-
cob b. Kemerer. 20. James C. Vaughn.
%. 'Davd s. Lee. "a. ~ Henry Coch-
ran. rs. Edmund b. Hardenburgh. 20.
'Harvey W. Haines. "a. William A. Os-
burn. 49, John s. Weller 40. John r.
Byrne. AZ. Charles A. Muehlbrenner.
a. William Finn. 46. Alex. L. Hawk
ms. democrats.
Legislative returns from the state
thus far received show Democratic and
fuslonist gains Of 10 In the assembly.
I'oethStp hok yCk ACoiu iIohi pious
ably elect ten or fifteen Democrats to
seats now held by Republicans. The
Quay leaders claim that a majority OF
the Republicans elected will favor the
reelection of the senator.
The vote on the legislative ticket In
the counties where the Republican
opponents of Senator M. s. Quay
have fused with the Democrats is very
close. Common pleas Judges were
elected to fill vacancies In IL of the 81
judicial districts of the state. In five
of the districts there was no contest,
and the sitting judges were reelected,
as follows: Fourth district, Tioga
county. John l. Mitchell, Rep; Twenty
fifth district, Clinton, Cameron and
Elk counties. Charles A. Mayer. Dem;
Thirty-frst district. Lehigh county,
Edwin Albright. Dem; Thirty fourth
district. Susquehanna county, Daniel
w. Searle. Rep. Thrty-ninth district,
Franklin county, John Stewart, Rep.
In this city Judges Clement B. PEN
rose and William M. Ashman, Repub-
licans, Of the orphans court, were re-
elected unanimously, having received
the Endorsement OF the Democratic and
Prohibition parties.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-09

In thrse days of growing culture the
necessity OF high GLASS Ontert ainlnent and
lecture Mt IA 5mall cost so rs to DO within
tho reach of all is imperative. Talent costs
whether it be on tho platI orm or in the
Off e. Frequently the price OF tho talent
/, 81 very high ms to be beyond the reach of
many, In arranging for the Wilmington
tar Course we have secured the very best
talent In the country mad have com binel
in one course some of the very best in the
lines OF Vocal and In ,tru men al music,
uratory. and olocutiun. science and history
and travel, wit and humor. 70 accom-
plisb this the cost in money, time and
labor has been very grea'. But we have
put tho price Of the Course tickets 30 low
that every one can take ndvun tage of this
wonderful opportunity Every one inter
o ted in O city ought to strive to make
this great success and the quality Of
the talent should draw crowded houses
and make 1t financial success. The
Course will DO positively carried through
this year. For any information or for
prospectus and tickets send tc Rev. Edgar
$, Mace, 1l13 Z 18th street or at Box
Offica
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-09
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.
Which is Better. Try an Experiment Of
Profit BY Wilmington cltizsn,s s,
-
Experience.

Something new ID al experiment.
Must be proved to be as represented. ,
Be successful at home or you doubt.
The statement Of manufactures Is not
convincing proof Of merit.
But the Endorsement OF a frlen H.
Now, supposing you had bad back.
A lame, weak or aching one,
Would you experiment on i,P
You will read of many So called cures.
But they come from far.away places.
It's different when the Endorsement
comes from home.
Easy to prove hat it Is so.
Eoms indo sement Is the proof that
backs every box of Doan's Kidney Pills.
Road this case:
Mr.. s. J. Davis. Oyster dealer of 8ll
West Fourth street, says:-"I con heartily
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills for kid
ney trouble. used them for II weakness
across the loinI and an aching in and
through the kidneys. Often. particularly
II caught cold. Isuffered severely not
only when on my feet but even In bed.
When the attacks were at their height
could scarcely sleep Mt night on account
OF tho excruciattng twlnges. l used doc
tors. prescriptions and various remedies
which SAW advertised but until l OBJ
tanned Doan's Kidney Pills ut Dantorth's
pharmacy l never used anything W ieh
gave me permanent relief. l happened
to read about them one day in Il Whining
ton paper where their u.e had cured Il
cas-, similar to mine. Thinking they
might help me Host no time in taking
the treatment. You may use my state
ment for publication and every one meet
as follow my calling will be only too
pleased to advise to uso Doan's Kidney
Pills II they had kidney complaint"
D0ac's kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents per box. Mailed
on receipt Of price by Foster Milburp Co,
Buffalo N Y. Sole agents for the US.
Remember the name Duan's and take no
other,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-09

VOORHEES, CARRIES new JERSEY
The RepAb1icaA Candidate Wins by .
=. Plurality Of 1000.


The Repablicaa Candidate Wins by .
!. Plurality Of ia, 900. a'
Trenton, Nov. s.-New Jersey has
been carried by the Repuhlicana. and
Foster NJ. voorhees,, the Republican
candidate. Ii elected by about N.ooo
plurality. ESSEX county, which was
concededly the fighting ground Of both
parties. has gone Republican by about
5000. and both houses of the legisla-
ture will be Republican. This will In
sure the election of Republican to
succeed James Smith, Jr.. Democrat in
the United States senate. Ex-Con-
gresham John Kean Is conceded to be
the choice of the Republicans as Sem
ator Smiths successor. The Demo-
Gratis have elected two of the eight
congressman, Salmon in the Fourth
district and DAILY in the Seventh.
The only state senator elected by the
Democrats Is McDermott in Hudson
county. This will make the senate
stand IA Republicans to Democrats.
Some irregularity In the printing Of the
ballots in Morris county may change
the result there and defeat Pitney the
ANePuUiedH SdHuiudte lOI TIE Stdtc SCH
ate, and also elect the Democratic as
sembly candidates. The assembly will
probably stand 40 Republicans to. 20
Democrats. This Is allowing to the
Republicans the two from Middlesex
county, which is very close The DEM
ocratic assemblymen elected are: Hud-
son. II; Hunterdon. 2; Monmouth, 3:
Salem and Essex each and Warren, ,.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-09

jority two years ago was nearly 1900.
All Colonel Roosevelt's associates on
the Republican state ticket are prob
ably elected with him. The returns both
from greater New York and from the
counties outside OF this municipality
are Incomplete. but enough have been
received to indicate heavy falling off
In the vote up the state. while the vote
In the city was well sustained. The con-
sequence is a falling of in the Repub-
ltcan plurality In the state from 1900
to the Appropriated figures given
above. Outside Of greater New York the
vote for Van Wyck is only about one.
NTH Of one per cent. above that Of
Porter in 1895. There appears to be
loss of four Republican congressman in
the Brooklyn district, the Second.
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth: and Con-
gresham Quigg, who had a majority
OF about 5000 at the election last year,
has been defeated by William Astor
Chanlor. In the Albany district, the
Twentieth. Glynn. DEM, has been
elected to succeed Southwick, Rep.