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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28
Flag Raising.

The mill hands employed at the woria
of the il. & Il. Company. had a flag rails
ing at II 80 o'clock yesterday. The flag wa
raised by Mr.. WIN. johnson (Alias Bush
rod an old war horse Of the sixties. As the
flag arose the Star spangled banner" waa
sung by those present, led by Mr.. Ehlers.
The speaker, Mr.. Frank Tadman, was then
introduced by Mr.. Medholt, who delivered
the following brief address: my fellow
citizens, another flag added to the glory OF
our country flag that must be respected
by all nations, Il flag of beauty, flag Of
Liberty Woe to those who would dare I'd
insult that noble flag. The Dsspotio Mons
archy of Spain has dared to insult ''OuI
Flag, 'and we as loyal citizens of our glor-
ious country, Will stand shoulder to shoui.
der and defend 1t. propose
three cheers for the glorious stars and
stripes which were given with will.
The Flag Is a beautiful one, measuring
lOx Is feet. The money FORTS purchase was
donated by the men employed in the West
mill, and few Of their friends in other
departments of the works Privilege waa
granted the employees, by Mr.. Morse ia
have the flag put on the building; he was
also willing to furnish the flag, but the
men wishing to show their patriotism, pre-
ferred to purchase 1t themselves, provided
the firm would furnish the pole, to which
MIR. Morse consented. The pole is also q
beauty, being of oregon pine So feet high.
The flag was raised on the west end oi
West Mill faolng tine railroad, SO that II
can be viewed by those travelling.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28
Down State Items,

| The lC.year.old son Of William Bur.
rows, of Little Creek had his skull fractur.
cd by II falling treo.
Fruitland Grange, which Is composed OF
farmers will picnic in the Camden Union
Camp Grounds on May Il.
By the up,etting of bucket Of hot
water 4-year~ola child OF Farmer Kim
mey. near Petersburg, Kent County, was
scalded to death.
The Sussex County Woman Christian
Temperance Union has elected these Of
tlcers: Mrs. Annie Fisher, president; Miss
Ida Kinder, secretary; Mrs. Annie Carey,
treasurer.
The residence Of 7. r. Smith, Of Lincoln
City, was robbed last evening, while tho
family was absent, the thief securing n
box containing money and valuable
papers. d.
Members of the Legislature are discuss
Ing tho probability Of negotiating n lnan
to meet the heavy expenses TINT have re-
Gently been placed upon the State. One
plan Is to negotiate temporary loan OF
80, 600 and permanent loan of s3n.Duu
The following sentences have been i'm
posed In Kent County Court; Mac Ross,
larceny, SIX months and IS lashes; Will
liam Sturgcs', for stealing two hats, three
months and 10 lashes; John Cookie. for
larceny Of n basket of apples, one month
and 10 lashes; John johnson, larceny,
three months and 10 lashes.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28
Brief BOMBARDM ENT
The New York, Puritan and Cincinnati
Shell Matanzas Forts For
Eighteen Minutes.

or MatanZas, April 28.-The New
York, the Puritan and the Cincinnati
bombarded the forts at the mouth of
Matanzas harbor yesterday afternoon.
There were no casualties on our side,
but 1t is believed that the hail of iron
which pounded in the forts must have
caused loss of life to the Spaniards,
though nothing is known definitely.
The engagement commenced at 1857
and ceased at lis. The object of the
attack was to prevent the completion
of the earthworks at Punta Gorda. A
battery on the eastward arm of the
bay opened fire on the flagship. and this
was also shelled About IL eight inch
shells were fired from the eastern forts,
but all fell short. About five or six
shells were fired from the half COM
pleted battery. Two Of these whizzed
over the New York, and one fell short.
The ships left the bay for the open sea,
the object of discovering the where
abouts of the batteries having been ac-
complished. In the neighborhood of
300 shots were put on land from the
three ships, at a range Of from 1000 to
1000 yards.
Rear Admiral Sampson. when asked
If he was satisfied with the result said:
"Yes. | am. l expected to be-"
The half completed Spanish earth
works and battery were apparently all
ploughed up by the shells.
All the ships engaged showed excel
lent craftsmanship throughout the en-
gagement, and when they were firing
at the shortest range nearly every
shell took effect. The forts which were
bombarded were on a low lying point,
and We're considered merely earth
works. They did not make a good tar
get, yet when the big guns were fired
at the shortest range portions of the
fort could be seen flying in the air at
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28
TERR0R'S RICH PRIZE.
A Valuable Cargo Of Bananas and Wine
.,,. and Seventy Thousand Dol
! y lars in Cash,

Key West, Aprll 2S.-Still another
prize steamed into the harbor yester-
day. She was the Ambrosio Bolivar,
a little Cuban coasting steamer taken
by the monitor Terror off Cafdenas.
The Boliver looked like a toy boat as
the prize crew brought her in. and her
capture by the great monitor was a
curious sequel to the achievement Of
the Mangrove Tuesday in taking big
Transatlantic liner, the Panama.
But the Juvenile Spaniard was richer
than she looked, as 1t was learned when
$4,000 Of silver specie was found stored
away in her. beside valuable cargo of
bananas and 800 casks of wine. She
was bound from Port Limon, Costa
Rica, for Havana by way Of Cardenas,
with seven passengers and a crew Of
ten. Needless to say the Terror had no
difficulty in making the capture. One
blank shot sufficed to bring her to, and
Carpenter Luther D. Martin, with u
party of marines, was put aboard to
bring her to Key West.
About the time this capture was
made the Norwegian steamer Ito, Cap
tain Bryde, from Philadelphia for Car
denas, with 1000 tons of COAL attempted
TO run the blockade and land her cargo,
but she was summarily turned back to
Key West
The monitor Terror on Sunday took
a little prize news of which was first
learned yesterday. the Spanish schoon-
er Saco, with cargo of sugar. Pay
master Sampson and three men were
put on board as prize crew and order
ed to bring her here.
Incoming boats report the blockade
situation unchanged and all peaceful
about the Havana division of the fleet.
A story came from Cardenas, however,
on good authority, although otherwise
uncontirmed, that the torpedo boat
Foote, which drew fire from the Ma
tanzas batteries a few days ago, was
fired on again Tuesday by three gun
boats and two torpedo boats that were
layirg mines in Cardenas harbor.
The cruiser Detroit had lively two
hour chase after a mysterious gun
boat Monday night. A torpedo boat re-
ported Spanish gunboat to the west
ward" and little later the battleship
Iowa signaled the Detroit two Spanish
gunboats to the westward" The De-
troit started at once on the search, but
after thoroughly securing the waters
she found no trace of the enemy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28
SPANISH FEELING IN LONDON.
A Straw showing the Trend of Popu-
lar Pooling Against Us.

A Straw showing the Trend of Popu-
lar Feeling Against Us.
London, April 2S,-The trend of En-
glish sentiment toward Spain is be-
coming so pronounced as to be a gen.
orally recognized fact All resident
Americans, even American diplomats
are compelled to admit it. Although
the governments friendly attitude is
unchanged, it Is questioned whether a
majority in parliament Is not now
Spanish in its sympathies. although a
week ago practically unanimous par
tisans of the United States.
A straw indicating the direction of
the wind is shown at popular music
hall in London, where nightly pictures
of the American and Spanish warships
are shown by the kinetoscope. The
American warships are only moderate-
ly applauded. the Spanish most en-
Enthusiastically.
The expected fight off Manila Is
awaited in England with the greatest
interest. first because 1t may have con-
siderable political significance, and Sec
ond because 1t is the first instance of a
modern squadron fighting so far from q
well equipped base. ,''
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28

Colonel Ferree informs us that instead
Of his having only forty men as stated in
the REPUBLICAN he has 10 reputable rneh
enlisted and also % emergency men OIL
rolled to go anywhere to helppuuish Spain
for her insolence and cruelty.
Orderly Boyle, No. sol Shipley street.
and for further information parties are
referred to him. Colonel Ferree also desire,
to capture or secure the loan of ten calvary
sabros for training supplement of West
Point Drill exercises. We hopc some
patriotic citizen will furnish him with tho
necps slry weapOns,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28
Physicians and Nurses For the State

The Board of Managers of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital yesterday rendered the
services Of the hospital physicians, surge.
ons and nurses to the State for the care of
the sick and wounded soldiers in the fol-
lowing letter.
"Ebe w. Tunnel Governor Of Delaware
Dear Sir: Ata meeting of the board OF
managers of tho Homeopathic Hospital,
held on Wednesday. April ~, 1898, 1t was
unanimously resolved to tendor Sho ospi-
staff Of physicians, surgeons and nurses to
the government for the care of the sick
and wounded soldiers. Il. w. Mondin-
hall, pre- ;dcnt Mary Davis Sisson, cor
responding secretary"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28

Howard Coz, who occupies the farm OF
bis father-in-law, w. Finn, near Hoe.
kessin, Mill Greek Hundred. planted q
field with corn week ago to-day. As the
weather continues wet and cold some
anxiety is felt in regard to its proper ger.
mination. Other farmers had made ar.
rangemcnts to plant the present week, but
IS the weather has been 10 very unfavor.
able as tO Astsr shs work for another week
or two So long as tho cold weather con-
tinues the seed Is better in the bag than In
the ground.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28
DELAWARE
LEGISLATURE.
Several Important Bills
Were Discussed and
Amended.

Dover, Del, April 27 Tho Senate to-
day passed the bill regulating the admis-
sion Of patients TO an insane ward Of the
State Hospital, and to prevent the deten.
ti0n OF sane persons committed through
mistake or design. The Educational bill
came up for consideration, and several
speeches were made In favor OF the bill.
A surprise was sprung in the way oi
amendments, recommending striking
from the Board Of Education the Govern
or, Secretary of State and Auditor, and
substituting county superintendents. Ths
amendments We're advocated by SENATOR
j. NJ e. and w. Il. Moore and Alrich.
lhe House was engaged oil the morn.
ing on an amendment to the General Cor
poration bill 1t was finally recommitted,
and Will come up again tomorrow.
When the bill had been read with tho
exception of two sections some of thS
members objected to the amendment which
gave electric railway companies the power
to occupy county roads with the permis-
sion Of the authorities having control Of
tho same. This amendment was opposed
by Representatives Hazel, Cheairs, John.
son and Mccullough. while Repressnta
tives Donaldson and Dempsey fought foi
the amendment The Registration aot
was also taken up, and was on 10 third
reading whom the House adjourned.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28

At moment whom war and all Its ap-
pliances and aspects have au especial in.
terest, no doubt tho first thing turned to
in McCiure's Magazine for May will be
Rudyard kiplng's poem on the tor pedo.
In recent statement 10y Lieutenant G. II.
into t'.o navy a fresh zest, n new romance.
and possibilities more brilliant than were
existent before its adoption, Mr.. Kipling
has found an idea of just the sort he loves,
and developed thereon q poem in his
noblest manner-majostic in movement,
felcitous and dramatic in description. and
mystical and deep searching in sentiment.
1t Is truly great in its individual express
sions, and greater yet In its complete effect
and In, praacinp
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28

William Lawton last night resigned
from the Board of Education because of
business pressure. He thanked the board
for the honor conferred In electing him to
the eposition and regretted that he had not
given the schools more attention while he
Was member Of the Board. Mr. Lawton
succeeded Samuel Ii. Baynard three
months ayo.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28
Officers Elected.

Tho following officers of the Star Of
Delaware, No. |, Sheperds of Bethlehem
lnander, Lady Tuxbury; Aid TO Com
mandor, Lady FRENCH Vice Commando
Lady Laws; Mistress Of Economies, Lady
Wogan; Marshal, Sir Postles; Scribe,
Lady Brice; Treasurer, Lady Postles;
Accountant Lady Girven; Inside Senti-
mel, Lady Orr; Outside Sentinel Lady Ren
bel; Trustees Sir Bowen, Sir Rankin. Sir
postlpl
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28
TO KEEP OUT CONTAGION.
4 Rigid Quarantine OF Soldiers on Re-
turning From (uha

Washington, April 2S.--Surgeon Cen
rral Wynan. of the Marine hospital
service, Is perfecting arrangements for
an excellent system of quarantine pro-
lection against the Introduction of yell
low fever or smallpox as result OF
military and naval communication be-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28

John G. Peacock, of No. 5O7 Market
street., yesterday afternoon fell into the
creek from Fronch street wharf and had
1t not been for tho presence Of fellow
workman, who threw him rope Mr.
Peacock would have been drowned.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28
Colored Soldiers.

A movement is on foot to form regl-
ment OF colored mon from this State
Nearly two hundred men have signed
their names The headquarters of tho or,
sanlzaton Is at Dover.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28

Iiic Terrors '7Hcp, tl,a,. Dr. Ar.
news Ointment stands at the head as a
reliover, healer, and sure cure for Piles
In all forms. One application will give
con fort in a few minutes. and three to
six days application according to dircc-
tions will cure chronic cases. 1t relieves
all itching and burning skin diseases in
. day. 35 cents.--B7.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-28
The Delaware Mines.

For sale at u Jainss BGlt, COL Market ST..
md n. b. Danforth, Second and Matket
stre0ta
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-16
WHEEIER,s WISDOM.
When .'FightIng Jos' Talks He Usually
Talks Very Hard Sense.

when ''FightinE Joe" Talks he USnally
TnIks Very Hard Sense.
NEW YORK, Sept. l4.-Aiajor Gen
eral William r. Shafter and Major
General Joseph Wheeler returned to
New York to-day by the same train.
Neither general knew the other was
aboard the train, and they did not meet
even after their arrival in Jersey City.
General Wheeler and his party, con-
sistlng Of his son and aide, Lieutenant
Joseph Wheeler, jr.. and Major Beach,
Travelled in a private car. General
shatter, who boarded the train at
Washington, had berth in a sleeper.
General Wheeler was up and dressed
when the train pulled into the depot.
and on the way to the ferry he walked
past the car General Shafter was In
without knowing he was there. Cen
eral Shafter took later ferry boat to
New York. All he would say regard
ing his plans was that he would go to
Montauk Point tomorrow. He was ac-
companied by his wife,
General Wheeler was more commune
catlVe when questioned by reporter.
He said: 81 will return at once to Mon
tauk Point to resume command Of the
cavalry division. There are 1--WE regi-
ments of cavalry left at Montauk, the
First, Third, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth.
They will be sent to their various sta
lions as rapidly as possible"
General Wheeler denied that he had
said, in an interview during his Jour.
ney south, that President Mckinley had
observed to him that the war was not
over. Moreover" said the general
president Mckinley never used such
an expression in my presence. 1t Is
true that in answer 10 questions as 10
the mastering out OF volunteer troops
/ have expressed an opinion that con-
siderable portion OF the volunteer force
would be retained until peace is signed;
General Wheeler added that, In his
oplnion, the Cubans and Porto Ricans
will be found tractable to the wishes OF
this government II have learned" ne
said. you can accomplish nothing by
dealing harshly with Cubans, but by
reasoning with them you can get them
to do nearly anything you desire. They
will listen to reason. / do not belieVe
that a large standing army will be re-
GuIred either In Cuba or Porto Rico.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-16
RnuaH R1nERs HoLIpAY.
They take New York cay and Enjoy ti's
SiEIIIa,

They take New York cary md Enjoy tie
sights.
NEW YORK, Sept l4.-Members Of
that unique military organization
known officially as the First United
states volunteer cavalry and popularity
as Roosevelt's Rough Riders, were verV
much In evidence on the streets and in
the hotel corridors of New York to-
day. The troopers lost no time on being
mustered out OF service at Camp W.
koff, In making their way to town. a
number OF them hailing from Arizona
and wyoming went down to Coney IS
land on trolley cars. When on the
Brooklyn bridge they fred a volley
from their rev0lVers which caused
rush OF policemen from all over the
bridge, The men were allowed good
deal OF latitude.
Some OF the Rough Riders on arriving
in the city, went direct to the hotels,
some to the Waldorf-Astoria, some TO
the Hoffman and others TO the cheap
lodging houses. One OF the latter fell
asleep on the window sill from which
he toppled into the street, breaking a
leg, Much attention was attracted up
town be- the spectacle of three Rough
Riders and sailor 10 an electric cab.
The Rough Riders enjoyed the horse
less vehicle Immensely. The sailor act
ed as guide to places OF interest In the
tenderloin.
Everywhere the men went they were
treated with hospitality.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-16

CHIcAGO-A sharp advance at Liv-
erpool to-day and pressing demand
FOR the cash article here and in the
northwest at Increased premiums caus-
ed decided rally In wheat September
closed l7sc higher and December rose
%0kc. Corn left on unchanged to hc
higher. Pork declined 1919 Gl5c, lard l5c
and ribs 7l4c. Liverpool wheat shorts
were evidently very much alarmed, as
September delivery OF the article there
was l7Sd higher than It closed yester-
day before trading commenced here.
The alarm communicated itself to their
speculative brethren OF the same kind In
Chicago, the consequence OF which was
a rise in December OF nc bushel at
the start and l9c more In the next NJ
teen minutes. September shorts were
more cruelty dealt with, having to pay
from lie to FAC over last nights close,
during the time OF the above named adj
vance In December. Duluth was the
only one Of the western primary mhr-
kets that received anything like what
might be considered heavy receipts.
The daily repetition Of very small re-
ceIpts, however. outside OF Duluth, had
ut length Iaccrated the feelings OF the
bears TO a point they could no longer
stand The foreign demand for Amerl-
can flour was active. Chicago Hour
brokers reported everything offered 10
the continent accepted and Minneapolis
millcrs also reported heavy sales. New
York reported heavy acccptances OF
wheat offered from there and the ship
ping inquiry here showed an improve
ment. Minneapolis cash wheat id
vanced 2Hc bushcl and cash wheat at
Duluth 2Nc during the first hour, Liver
pool kept adding 10 the early advance
in September and finally closed with n
gain for the day OF 2EAd perennial. or the
equivalent OF 3hc bushel. Chicago
receipts were 1888 cars. against 35l last
year and at Minneapolis and Duluth 9it
compared with 90l n year ago. Advices
from Minneapolis were TO the eject that
The heavy rains OF the last few days
would cause smaller receipts At country
stations for q time. The total nj all
western primary markets was l.lll'OOO
bushels compared with l,i33,OO0 bushels
the corresponding day the previous
year. Atlantic port clcarances were
500. 900 bushels, The Indifference OF Par
IL and Antwerp rs shown By quotations
they cnbled TO the exaggerated bullish-
ness Of Liverpool md Chicago s2me-
W'lhl Cpoleu 'lt uINoI ~ tH' Jun" ~
for a time, but there remained so much
desire among shorts to buy on every 1T
tie concession that reactions following
the moderate declines were quick dur
Ing the entire forenoon, September
whent was difficult to buy and advanced
during the day from G5Iic at the open
Ing, TO &c and closed at G6iEc, against
GiMc yesterday. December opened 9sc
higher nc from 63c to 63hc. rose irregu-
lnrly to 62%c and closed at 6Sitc sellers.
Corn was In disgruntlCd and unre-
BponslYe mood TO the encouragement u
might have Rsslmilated from the
strength In wheat Spectators who for
monthS have tried to coax corn TO adj
cess and appeared to contemplate the
abandonment Of market 10 obduratelR
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-16

iear.sh IN face OF SO manR good aruu-
ueats FOR It's being otherwise Deem
Zoe f'sriad 10 hichnr ut 2s7s 2slfe. ad-
2arc,d 20 ESQ 29tc. sold on 10 29nc
lad closed ct 2glA62sac.
4 iairly active cash demand, together
With rally n wheat stesdied oats. The
buying enthusiasm. however. was
dampened by the indifference Of corn.
Nay began unchanged to lsc higher AZ
22isc. improved TO Exc. OF to d22hc
and closed at 22isc sellers.
Large hog receipts and l0Wer prices at
the yards sealed the fate OF provisions
for the day. Prlces were AZ good Etl6
decline. To begin with, these made the
matter worse. while the session pro-
crossed. Latest trading was at practic-
ally bottom prices Of the day. Deeem-
Der pork opened SC lower at IS 51a:
weakened to IS 47iE and left on at
IS 47lAGs co. December lard started Sc
on at 81 s2ls. and sold on to 81 s2li
buyers. the closing price. December
ribs began 71sc lower at - I'M and de-
clined TO 81 IS, the resting figure.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat, 175 cars; corn, $40 cars; oats,
$50 cars; hogs. 25.00O head
Tho leading futures ranged as follow:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-16

NEW YORK-The local market con-
tlnues to show irregularity, some de-
partments improving on increased de-
mand and scarcity Of sellers. while
others exhibit downward tendency un-
der larger offerings and Indifference OF
buyers. News on the whole was OF lndIt-
ferent purport. At the close the metal
exchange called pig iron warrants dull
at SC 75 bid and Sc 80 asked Lake cop
per quiet at $l2 % bid and Sl2 27ls ask
ed. Tin duh and easy at $40 90 bid aud
SIC 12is asked. Lead steadler at 81 90
bid and 81 O5 asked. Spelter quiet at
81 so bid and "a S7Is asked. The firm
naming the settling price for leading
western miners and smelters SIN quotes
lead at So So.