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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
ALLEGED SPANISH VICTORY.

Insurgents Said to Have Been Re-
pulsed at Esperanza.
Havana, Jan. A.-News was received
at II o'clock last night that dynamite
bomb had been exploded at Esperanza,
province of Santa Clara, shaking all the
buildings In the town, The Insurgents,
under Leaders Chucho Monteagudo,
Inglesito Solano and Romero Floren-
tino, entered the town under cover of
the darkness, and despite the firing
from the fort plundered four stores. A
part of the garrison turned out, and a
battle began in the, streets. The in
surgents, according to accounts receiv-
ed from Spanish officials, were attacked
with the bayonet on the front and rear
and compelled to retire, leaving nine
killed. among them three officers They
lost seven rifles and hundred cart
ridges. A dynamite bomb they had
placed under hardware store did not
explode. The garrison had one killed
and several wounded, among the latter
the chaplain. 1t is reported that the in
surgents had 20 wounded.
Reports from Manzanillo show wide-
spread revolutionary incendIarism In
the rich and fetlle zone along the coast.
The insurgents are burning the cane
fields on the central plantation Teresa,
at Ceiba Hueca, and the fire Is spread
Ing to the neighboring plantations.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
THE BETTER BARGAIN.
I Minister'S Story Of q shaky Pulpit and
n Church Pillar,

I Ministers Story Of shaky Pulpit and
Church Pillar.
II can remember very distinctly" the
minister was saying, when l was In very
truth passing through the wilderness Of
my calling, hoping every day and never
quite doubling that after awhile Canaan
would gladden. my eyes and give rest to
my weary mind and body, for I think
when o preachers row Is hard to hoe 1t
is very hard indeed My salary was about
$40 year and what I could pick up, and
the picking wasn't anything to boast Of
Tho bulk of what salary did get was paid
by o most exemplary Christian woman of
our congregation, who also very largely
met the other expenses of tho church,
but as size was rich for tho section In
which she lived the burden was not too
heavy.
"But the poor little church was nearly
as badly dilapidated as its poor little pas
tor, and after year Or two of preaching
in it the pulpit became SO unstable that
was afraid it would fall down with me-
and in order to reduce the strain upon 1t
to tho minimum restrained my emphasis
to such an extent that the congregation
complained Of my lack of animation. Up
on this went to see the main prop and
pillar of the church. told her what was
needed and what she already knew as well
rs ! did, but she shook her head
Well, can't preach in ID unless some
thing is done, said, with considerably
more emphasis than would have used in
the pulpit.
g tHow much will n oostS' she ask al
"'About $34
Thirty -four dollars9' she nearly
shrieked. Then let her voice fall. 4
guess, she said, we'd better change
preachers And for the year Or so staid
there l preached from tho pulpit steps. -
Washington Star
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24

A note concerning the peculiar phe
nomenon noticed in the melting of met
ais when under extended pressure has
recently been published by H. Bisohoi
of Wiesbaden. When metal is bedded
in mortar Of chemically pure alumni
ium oxide, thoroughly dried and then
subjected to the necessary heat, a con.
siderable retartlation in melting is no.
ticed. For instance, u rod of silver,
which should melt at 1880 degrees L.
when thus treated will not change its
form and melt together until 5, 1870 de
grees F. Palladium, which should melt
at 2,730 degrees b., shows no sign OF
yielding at 1890 degrees f. 1t would
seem that these rods Of metal, unable tc
expand while i'll the powerful grip Of
the aluminium oxide, which contracts
Oh heating, simply cannot melt as they
would under normal conditions.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Women strikers at New Bedford have
revolted against the leadership Of Har-
riet Pickering. of England.
Thomas Morrill,, a colored jantor, was
rescued by firemen from almost certain
death at blaze in New York.
Burglars looted the bachelor apart
ments at No. 1877 Fifth avenue, New
York and secured big plumber.
Evelyn O'Connell. bright little girl
of 10. has strangely disappeared from
her parents home in New York.
The New York commissioners decided
to hold Robert Gould liable to an as
sessment of 100000 for personal prop
erty.
Twentyyear- old Louisa Koenig, Of
New York, jumped into the river but
scrambled out because the water was
so cold"
Joseph Brinson and James Pryor,
colored, of Augusta Ca, vera killed by
the shot of an unknown assassin who
fired through a window.
A spectacle peddler has been chloro-
forming and robbing women in Hunter
don county, N j.. while pretending to
make an examination of their eyes.
Charles Thomas Parsloe, the actor,
famous for his presentation of my
Partner" in conjunction with Louis
Aldrich, is dead at his home In New
York.
Mrs. Thomas c. Plat, wife of the SEN
ator. whose condition caused her hus-
band TO make hurried return to New
York from Washington, is much im-
proved.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24

Tonight at the Auditorium Will open
what bids fair to be the most successful
engagement ever known in the history of
Wilmington. Tho Passion Play has met
with u cordial preliminary reception from
the church people and Clergymen. 1t is
not to be denied that tn, management OK
poet some to hold off from repugnance
due to lack Of knowledge of what tho
representation 10, but are satisfied that
these same conservative people, will be-
come the most enthusiastic supporters be-
fore tho week is over.
The representative of the Passion Play
ssyas very much pleased to have friend OF
one of Wilmington's oldest and most re.
spectcd preachers who died recently, in
form him that the reverend gentleman
never seemed to tire of speaking of the
grandeur and impressive effect this same
ing 1t in Philadelphia. Among the very
was Bishop Coleman. Rev. H. Ashton
Henry personally complilnented the rep
rcsentative on the way the matter was be-
ing worked up, being pleased with the fact
that it Is not attended with any extrava.
CANT bill posting, which would make 1t so
Objectionable.
The following letter was received from
DIR. Henry in reply to an Invitation to at
tend:
Many thanks for the courtesy extended
me for the lecture on Monday eve. hope
to avail myself of tho pleasure of hearing
1t, and expect to enjoy it, If 1t is rs l an
ticipate and us | read Of its SUCCESS in
Philadelphia"
With bost wishes, remain yours very
truly. II. Ashton Henry.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
A Cow On the Bridge.

A COW wandered on the high bridge
across the Brandy wine creek on the Balti'
more & Ohio railroad last night and stop
ped traffic for two hours. Tho amin al
fell between the tracks, with part of the
body resting on the North track and part
on the South, etfectually blocking trains
moving In either direction.
Joseph Phillips discovered the COW and
had he not notified tho railroad officials
when he did there might have been bad
accident. Phillips knew that the south
bound passenger train, due at the Dela-
ware avenue station at 7.B2 o'clock would
be along in short time, so he ran across
bridge, arriving at the station In time to
send a message to Carrcroft and stop the
train at that station. The New York ex.
press, leaving here at TAI o'clock, was
stopped at the Delaware avenue station,
until tho trouble could be Investigated.
Tho track supervisor and dozen men
worked to get the cow out, and finally de-
oided that it must be shot. This was done,
and the body was rolled off the bridge, and
fell with big splash, seventy five feet be-
low. Fhe stoppage Of trains on this branch
caused the delay of many trains on other
roads with which connection Is made. The
COW belonged to William Zeatly who has
farm on the north side OF the creek How
the animal got past the guards at the end
Of the bridge is n mystery, and mona
ged to walk as far as she did on the cross.
ties.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
SURPRISE PARTY.

A very enjoyable surprise party was
rendered to Miss Cora Peterson, at her
home, No. 1909 Shallc-oss avenue. by the
A. A, q. Club. on Friday night. The even
ing was pleasantly spent In playing parlor
games and singing. At u late hour tho
guests were invited to the dining room
where collation. was served. Among
those present were:
Misses Cora Peterson, Reba Hall, Ella
Peterson, Bessie Heck, Ethel Craig, Louisa
Warwick, Sallie Peterson. Mabel Heck,
Annie Grimes, Bessie Grimes, Alice Peter.
son, Jennie Wagner, Ailla Burns, Of Phil.
adelphia. Eva Smith, Lizzie Smith OF
Chester. Bertha Munviller. Lancaster,
Jean Mercer, Nattley Gray, Mr.. and Mrs
Peterson, Winfield Barnes.
Willie Campbell. Albert Davis, Howard
Witt Mr.. Wasllsmith, Alvlo Cam, Nil.
lard Bradford, Arthur Mile, Mitchell
Lopez and Thomas Leach, Philadelphia,
Earl Diggins,. Joseph Flannageu. Eddie
Flannagen, Dorrie Mccall, Harry Peter.
son, Charley McKenney. Walter Bonner
and others.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
BETRAYED BY FLAPJAcks.
A waiter VINO Dan Tell . Mans ocou
patton BY the Way He Eats.

patton BY the way ne Eats,
There is a waiter in Dearborn street
restaurant who has discovered the SOL
ence Of reading mans occupation by
his manner of eating. He can look into
the calm eye Of customer engaged In
disarticulating "ham and" and de-
ternine with wonderful accuracy
whether the man Is scissors grinder or
State street merchant.
OF course one must be close observer
to do all this, and it isn't everybody
that is afforded lunch counter for a
field Of study, Yet IL the student will
avail himself Of opportunities while
seated at the mahogany board he will
find that when the business man is at
the table some habit acquired in the
daily pursuance Of his profession will
DO sure to show itself.
For an instance, the banker may come
in and order wheat cakes. II he does,
the waiter declares he will invariably
dip his fingers III the water and run
over the cakes to see il there is mis-
count.
The gambler will look around,to see
If any one is Watching and then palm a
slice Of bread. If he orders fiapjaoks, he
is sure to slip them one by one from the
bottom as he eats them. The clothing
salesman will hold his flapjaoks up to
the light and feel the texture, while the
keen observer will notice that the jew.
eler, upon ordering pie, will hold 1t to
his ear, shake it and then listen, after
which he will lift off the top crust with
the point Of his knife and examine the
insides.
During an interview the other day
the waiter stated that he called his new
science "eatistry."
II have not mastered my science
yet" said he, land seldom day passes
but that I learn some new point Oh,
it's great study, and I think in time
1t will take its place along with palm
istry and phrenology and other kindred
sciences.
Have you ever made mistake in
judging o man. ocoupationp"
"Only once, and that could hardly be
called mistake, for I made no decision
as to the mans business ! confess /
was stumped. The fellow came in and
ordered his dinner. OF course gave
him glass Of water. He looked at 1t
with some surprise and said, I didn't
order that.
1T costs you nothing, says I, and
you don't need to drink it unless you
want to-.
"He thanked me, and what do you
think-he broke his bread into it and
then ate it with spoon. didn' know
what to make Of it, and for the life of
me I couldn't determine what his bust
ness was When be was leaving, I tap
ped him on the shoulder and asked him
outright what he did for q living.
"'Why, says he, I'm milkman. ,"
Chicago Inter. Ocean.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
A Criticism on COleridee.

My opinion as to the Lecturer Is that He
possesses great reach of mind; That He
Is wild Enthusiast respecting the OBJ
jects of his Elogium; That He is some
times very eloquent, sometimes paradox
ical, sometimes absurd. His voice has
something in it particularly plaintive and
interesting. His person is short, Thick,
his countenance not inspirited with any
Animation. He spoke without any Assist.
ance from manuscript and Therefore
said several Things suddenly, struck off
from the Anvil some of which were enti-
tied to high Applause and others Incurred
mental disapprobation. He too often In
terwove Himself into the Texture of his
Lecture. formed an Acquaintance with
Him; that is, generally spoke to Him ut
the End Of the Lecture-with which He
appea:ed much pleased. He was in some
respect, told Him one day, like Abelard.
birmingham Letters, 17sOls43.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
AN OLD GOVERNMENT DIE.
Used by Lawyer a. a Paperweght For
Years.


Used by Lawyer as Paperweisht Fo,
Years.
In the course of lecture at the Ap
prentices' library A. E. Outerbridge
Jr., related an interesting incident tina,
serves to show how much more careful
Uncle Sam is in the destruction Of ole
dies for coins than he used to be. "Somt
time ago." said Mr.. Outerbridge, 81
was visiting the office Of friend who is
lawyer, when noticed upon his, desI,
little metal object, covered WITT three
or four coats of red paint, which was
apparently IN use as paperweight. II
was government die for silver dollar
Of 1909, and for my friend to have 1t IN
his possession was penal offense. He
did not know what it was until told
him, and he informed me that it had
been around the office as a paperweight
as long as he could remember--40 years
at least. gave him a silver weight in
Its place and informed the authorities
at Washington Of the circumstance, also
forwarding my friends affidavit as to
what he knew about 1t.
cat that time, though all dies were
supposed to be destroyed when discard
ed. the system was rather lax and they
sometimes found their way into the pos
session Of junk dealers Iagreed to turn
over the die upon condition that it
should not be destroyed, but kept in the
numismatio collection at the Philadel
phia mint, and that l might borrow 1t
at future time to illustrate lecture.
The conditions were agreed to, and ]
have brought the die with me tonight
to show to you. I had to write very
formal letter to get 1t, stating the pur-
pose for which 1t was to be used and it
must be returned tomorrow morning. {"
philadelphia Record.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
Mr.. SMITH BURIED.
Impressive Service at His Late Home
This Afternoon by Eminent Dlvlnes.

Funeral service over the remains OF
Thomas B. Smith was held at his late
home. No. Ola Jefferson street this after
noon in this presence Of q large gathering
Of bereayed friends who included many
prominent business and legal men. The
service was quiet. There were no flowers
to show the loving esteein in which the
deceased twas held Everything was as
calm as tho life the deccased had led.
The body rested In handsome casket
Of the chancellor pattern. 1t was lined
with white silk. The handles were solid
silver and Of The extension design. The
casket cover bore plate with the inscrip-
ton Thomas B. Smith 1S3e-lS9s" The
casket case was Of solid oak and borea
copper plate containing tho name Of the
deceased
The service began at 2 o'clock. Rev
Henry Baker Of Grace Church was In
charge. He spoke foelingly of the deceas-
ed and was followed by DR.. George w.
mer paster Of Grace Church here and an
old friend Of the deceased.
Rev. George A. Lattimer Of Philadel-
phia. who years ago was pastor Of Calvary
Episcopal Church, and another old neigh
Dor and friend of Mr. Smith also spoke.
Rev. Wesley G. johnson prayed. The
Grace Church quartette, composed of Mr..
anu MIS-. ln0maS Benson, MISS ElllOtb
and William Todd sang several selections.
The procession left the house at 4 o'clook
and moved to the Wilmington and Brandy
wine cemetery where interment was pri-
yately made.
The bearers were j. Taylor Cause,
Thomas Jackson. Andrew G. Wilson,
George s. Capelle, William 4. Porter,
Preston Lea: Henry Evans and G. Wesley
Weldin.
= The board Of trustees of Grace Church,
held special meeting yesterday morning,
and adopted the following resolutions,
which will BIO sent to the family of the
deceased.
1--WE, the members of the board of trus-
tees Of Grace NJ. Il. Church, desire hereby
to express our profound sorrow at the re.
cent removal by death Of our friend and
fellow trustee Thomas B. Smith.
I'VE recognize in his death great loss
to our board, and the church; loss that
we share in common with the bereaved
family and the entire community. Most
sincerely do we sympathize with the fam
lily Of our dear brother, and we earnestly
commend them to God, that Diviee com.
fort and grace may be given in measure
sufficient for their ncedsn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
4 COLOSSAL BLUNDlR'
Who Is Responsible for the Loss OF the
State of Louisiana to the Republic
can Party.

The result of the election In Louisiana
last week Is giving President Mckinley
serious concern.
The total Republican vote cast was less
than $500 At the state election last fall
the Republicans polled more than 81, 00o.
Letters have boon pouring into the White
House in the past few days in which 1t la
asserted that the collapse Of tbs party Is
due~to tie appointment Of the notorious
Demas to be Naval Officer at New Orleans,
and the threatened appointment Of his
equally discredited associates, Wimberley
and Cohen, to be Collector and Surveyor
Of the Port respectively.
1t was with these men that Mr.. Hanna
made his doal to secure Louisianas dele.
gates for Mckinley.
G. c. Duson, wealthy sugar planter OF
Louisiana. q Republican, but not an &C.
tive politician, had conference with
Secretary Sherman yesterday.
1.-THE Republican party is virtually wtp.
ell out in our state" said Mr.. Duson. "Ac-
cOrding to law, ills necessary for politi-
cal organization to secure at least 10 per
cent of the votes cast at an election In or
der to be given place on the ticket at the
next election, except under very disadvan.
tageous conditions. At the election last
week the Republican ticket received only
about half the required number"
Secretary sherman asked why the revolt
had occurred. Mr.. Duson said chat the
course Of the Administration in appoint
ing such man as Demas had caused the
Republicans Of influence to surrender
from sheer disgust.
why don't you lay this matter before
the President?' Mr.. Sherman asked.
Mr. Duson replied that he was not an
active politician, and that he thought the
President knew all aboutit.
The venerable Secretary Of State shook
his head and said that he could not under
stand why such condition of affairs
should DO permitted to exist.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
EUCHRE PARTY.

Preston Herring entertained number
Of his young friends at cord party, at his
home No. l4l2 Van Buren, street on Friday
evening.
Tho guests enjoyed game Of euchre,
and later In the evening collation. was
served. Among those present were:
Harry Dickinson, John Parker, Morris
Jacobs. William Boettger, Sanford Smith
y: A. Webster, and Harry Workheiser.
The first prize was won by John Parker,
and the BOBBY prize by Morris Jacobs. =;
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
A WISCONSIN BLIZZARD.


SthecASaT ATuhc ia w II WHuhoe blUcks
ed by Huge Snowdrifts.
Milwaukee, Jan. 24.-The most severe
blizzard which has visited this city In
years continued in Its fury until about
o'clock yesterday morning. Snow to
the depth OF IS inches has fallen, and
with the wind blowing at the rate OF
80 miles per hour great drifts were
formed In all parts Of the city, making
travel almost an impossibility. On sew
eral lines of street railway traffic was
at standstill early In the night, and
only the most important thoroughfares
were kept open with the aid of power
full sweepers until an hour before mid
night. when they. too, were stalled, SO
rapidly did the snow drift.
Railroad trains came in very irregu-
larly. and only passenger trains. each
with the aid of several locomotives, at
tempted to get through. those carrying
freight being abandoned. Every tele-
graph wire In the state was crippled,
and news from the outside world was
received over the long distance tele-
phone wire.
None of the boats of the differest
lines entering Milwaukee ventured out
during the night. So far as known no
mishaps in the line of navigation are,
known to have occurred.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
Free OF Charge to Sufferers

Cut this out and take it to your druggist
and get a sample bottle free of DR.. King s
New Dlscov cry. for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. They do not ask you to buy
before trying. This will show you the
great merit Of this truly wonderful RENE
dy, and show you what can be accomplish
ed by the regular size bottle This is no
experiment and would be disastrous to
the proprietors, did they not know it
would invariably cure. Many of the best
physicians are now using it in their prac-
tice with great results and are relying on
II in most severe cases. 1t is guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at N 3. DanfOrth's Drug
store. Regular size 50 cents and $1.0O.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24

The uamss of ". Boggs and wife on tho
register Of the Clayton HOUSE Saturday
night caused considerable excitement in
tho hotel and many people anxiously in
qulred whether the Boggs was the miss
ing defaulter OF tho Dover Bank. The
Federal authorities were notified Of the
arrival of Boggs, and preparations were
being made to secure him. Tho Mr.. Boggs
however proved to be merchant of
Rrnoklyn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
Boy Wanted.

Merchant Ito applicant for position
Are you a good penman and good
speller:
Applicant (who has recently gradual,
ed from public schools with high hon.
ors)-No, sir. cannot spell we'll, nei
ther can write legibly, but in physiol.
ogy, astronomy, geology and zoology
am an expert
Merchant testify to clerk in next
room)-John, send in some one with a
practical education. Minneapolis Trib,
ulb,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Two Youths Arrested For Firing Fodder
Stacks.

George Smart and William Taylor were
arrested by Officer Reinholz this morning
on the charge Of setting fire to two stacks
Of fodder yesterday, belonging TO George
Alder. The boys are aged about IA years
About Christmas Alder's hay stackswere
destroyed by fire. An investigation was
begun but nothing definite could be
ascertained. The lads will DO given a
hearing this evening before Judge Ball In
the Municipal court. Alder's place Is sit.
uated beyond Eleventh street bridge.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
Civil Cases,FOr Trial.

The list of causes for trial and argument
at the February tenn Of Superior Court,
which begins on Monday, February z, is
argument. OF the cases listed II are
against tho Wilmington City Railway
Company; 2 against Mayor and Council;
against the p, w. & B r, r. Co.; 6
against the b. g. p II. r. CO.; and Q
against the w. & n. X. r. Co. 1t is
probable that court will be in session II
tpoptb
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24

SEoriff Finn Saturday afternoon sold
Morris Grub house on Van Buren street
between Seventh and Eighth streets,
selzod as this property Of James L. Willis,
for $4,000
Arthur W Spruance bought the three
story brick dwelling at No. 800 BrOome
street, seized as the property OF John
Maaley, for s?00H.
Tho 1870 acre farm of James P Dixon in
New Castle Hundred was bought by James
Golf for $685. 90.
The sheriff did not sell the Kent build
ing. nor tho tho property of b. l.. Kont at
southwest corner Of Second and Shlpley
strcets