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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
City Court Cases.

Before Judge Bail in the city court this
morning William Rowo was charged with
being drunk and acting in disorderly
manner. Flo was fined 80 and costs.
Frank Harkins was the prosecuting wit.
ness against John Jennings, on the charge
of disorderly conduct. He saw Jennings
throw knife and fork at Louisa Turner.
colorsd, while In Harkins' restaurant He
refused to pay her for all order, cursed her
and struck her with knife and fork He
was fined 90 and costs.
Thomas Mcguire was charged by Officer
Lyons with being drunk. He was rated at
81 and costs.
James Matthews had too much liquor
aboard yesterday ana was rated at 81 and
costs.
Annie D. Bowen was charged with az.
sault and battery on her father, Thomas
S. Silcox. Sto knocked him down at his
home and cut his eye against the piano.
There was scuff1e to get possession Of u
newspaper.
She claimed that she has been cruelty
treated and that her friends claim she Is
insane. She was recolnmitted, When or
aoer Sherry .attempted to arrest her she
sAlutsd him with q brick bat,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
GENERAL HENRY w. LAWTON.

GENERAL HENRY W. LAWTON.
with the channel buoys and the lights
were not burning. Colonel Kimball,
deputy quartermaster general, tele-
phoned the war department as to who
We're on board the Michigan. He was
informed that so far as the war de-
partment knew only General Lawton
and Major Jacobs, of the army, were
on board though possibly the trans
port might have some convalescents
from Santiago. Mrs. Lawton. the gen.
erals wife, is at the Grand hotel in
this city.
On the Michigan are the bodies of
Acting Brigadier General Wikof, who
was killed in the battle of San Juan,
and after whom the great camp on
Long Island was named, and Captain
A. M. Wctherell, of the Sixth United
States infantry, who was killed in the
assault of Santiago. The body of Cen
eral Wihoff will have military fun
eral at Easton, Pa, the generals for
mer home. The body of Captain Weth-
ercll will have military funeral in
Arlington cemetery, near Washington.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
WHY FLOOD LEFT JAPAN.
Declares That His Twin Brother Was
Financially Involved.

DccinfcS Inht HIS Twin brOtner vas
Financially Involved.
San Francisco, Oct. 19.-James
Flood junior partner of the firm Of
Flood & Co.. dealers in oriental goods.
and handling principally Japanese
mattings, with business houses in New
York and Kobe. Japan, is in the Ala
media county jail. Flood was pas
senger on the steamer Doric, just ar
rived from Asiatic ports. and was plac-
ed under arrest as soon as the vessel
was released from quarantine. The ar
rest was made on cable dispatch
from the United States minister at
Kobe, charging Flood with fraud. The
United States attorney has cabled to
Kobe for particulars.
The officers have learned that Flood
went to Japan few months ago to
engage in business with his twin broth
er, who is the most extensive dealer in
carpets and mattings In the Orient,
besides being identified with a bank
ing concern. Upon his arrival in Kobe
his brother turned over the business
to him and departed for the United
States, going to New York. Flood
found, it is alleged. that his brother had
become involved in financial difficulties
to the extent of between $1,000 and
100000 He would not state the nature
of the trouble. but said he had con-
suited with the best legal talent of
Japan, and it was on the advice of his
attorneys that he decided to follow his
brother to the United States.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19

Gambia, Oct. 17-Sevcn Mussulmans
who were tried and convicted of the
murder of British soldiers during the
recent outbreak here were hanged yes
terday. The gallows was erected on a
hill that could be viewed from the whole
sound Expecting that there would be
trouble. the British commander had
all the British troops and sailors under
arms. The seven murderers We're es-
corted ashore from the warship and
the bugles sounded lights out" be-
fore the drop fell. The soldiers were
obliged to repress horde of shrieking
women. The bodies We're left hanging
as an object lesson to the populace.
who were tremendously impressed by
the everlItiOn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19

The M. f. Church at Milton will be re-
opened on next Sunday. Tho devotion Of
the Forty Hours In Holy Cross Church
Dover. closed last evening.
John Emory, OF Milford has been SEN
tenoed to 80 days In jail for beating his
wife.
The Lswes Ice Company has accepted
the bid Of the Remington Machine Works
Of Wilmington, to furnish and put In po-
sition an artificial loo plant capable Of pro-
ducing7 tor per day. 1t will DO In opera.
tion by tho 10Th Of December.
The Supreme Court Of Delaware will slt
in Dover on Friday to decide the Mahlon
b. Foster embezzlemont case and other
appeals.
Herbert Fl. Ward Of Wilmington will
defend Editor H. Bateman noxt week In
the criminal libel case brought by Senator
Kenney.
Sheriff Shaw has sold tho property OF
Thomas 0. Culberth to Mary Culberth for
$780, subject to mortgage Of 50. zoo.
Denney Brothers of Pennsgrove N. J
who operate steamboat limo between
Philadelphia and Milford, with tbs steam.
or Enieavor, have purchased the steamer
Van Solver and have placed her on the En-.
deavor's run. The En- eavor will be used
to start no. line on the Chesape bay
between Baltimore and several Eastern
Shore towns.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
STILL UNREPENTANT.
Goldiors Who Were tSpread Eagled's
Are In the Guard House,

ARC Ill Lhe uuuTu HOUSE.
Middletown, Pa, Oct. 1S.-The three
Second West Virginia privates who
were spread eagled" at Camp Meade
because they refused to work on SIM
day are still In the regimental guard
house under heavy guard. The men
are manacled. and they will do police
duty until they promise to obey orders.
Lieutenant Colonel Moore is in COM
mand of the regiment in Colonel Cas-
tells absence. and he admits having
given orders to spread eagle" Mace,
Nose and Plank. He says they are old
offenders, and II they do not obey their
superiors he will repeat the punish
ment. Nose was "bucked and gagged"
recently for cursing an officer. Colonel
Moore says it is necessary to resort
to corporal punishment among the
rough element in the regiment to main
tain discipline. Some of the men in
this command were recruited in the
West Virginia mountains, and the Of
flcerS claim they are constantly causing
trouble. Charges Of conduct unbecom-
ing Il soldier will probably be preferred
against the men, and they will be
court marrialed.
Private Townsley, Of the corps re-
serve ambulance company. has been
placed in the guard house for trial by
court martial for neglecting Private
Essiss, of the First Rhode Island, who
died Monday In the Second division
hospital Of typhoid fever. Townsley
was nursing Essigs and on Saturday
fell asleep. The patient became de-
lirious and wandered around the hos
rital ward until TownsIey awoke and
placed him in his cot.
There is an epidemic of nostalgia in
camp. The men are more anxious to
get home since they were paid and are
taking French leave" by the score.
Only ~ men out of lG6 in the guard de-
tail of the First Maryland reported yes
terday for duty. Seventeen men are
absent without leave from one COM
pany in this regiment. The First
Rhode Island was paid Monday and
nearly half the boys left camp during
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
Found 1t Out Too LatA

Being an athlete. crack shot and
having plenty Of nerve, l went down
into the mountains of Virginia with a
satisfying conviction that could take
care OF myself. I acknowledge that |
had something Of contempt for the big
mountaineers who never had a days
training and who would be lost if you
took them from their native wilGs. I
met one Of them on the night Of my
arrival and listened to his advice be-
cause l needed his knowledge OF the
best fishing holes and not because
felt In need of protection. guess I
made him understand that could get
along without any native talent in my
employ. He said good deal about
snakes. but my own conclusion was
that he was looking for a job. Next
day I was lying half asleep under a
weeping willow, watching the clear
blue sky and incidentally listening for
the hum Of my reel.
"'kotched any fish, mister?' heard
from somewhere above me, and
recognized the voio0 Of my adviser Of
the night before. Just looked up at
him and smiled.
"'Powerful bad kentry fur snakes
he went on Jim Pixies had a couple
o steers killed with 'em. an the doc
tor haint no way sure how Sallie Bo-
net is goin' ter come out Ef was
you would move Jest little bit fur
ther from that air copper. case of
you'd happen to rile him woth yer
heel, he mout strike
II made backward spring, dropped
my tackle. lost ny bearing and went
on the bank into sheer ten feet of
water. There foundered around till
the native helped me out. Then
hired him by the day and it never
struck me till weeks later that there
was NO snake therS."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE. Oct. 10.

New Castle came in for its share Of the
high tide yesterday. Reports received
here tell of considerable damage to the
banks between here and Delaware City.
At least zoo feet of the cnt off railroad en-
bankment was washed away. The lower
section of New Castle was badly flooded
and some Of the people had to move part Of
their furnitnre. The wharf Of the Salem
Navigation Company was completely COW
cred and the banks seemed to sway with
each dash Of the water.
The major Reybold came down the river
in hurry as she reached here nearly an
hour ahead of time. She had both wind
and tide in her .avor.
Tho wedding of George Korn, of this
city, and Miss Ella Deean takes place this
evening.
The ceremony takes place at tho home
of the bride at Summit Bridge and will
Chesapeake City. Tie young couple will
reside in their handsomely furnished home
on south Fifth street this city.
John j. Satterthwaite. of Wilmington,
came here yesterday for days cunning.
William Rainey rowed him up the river
across the marshes and succeeded in bagg-.
ing 70 rail birds. James Winchester aud
Charles Cross OF Wilmington, succeeded
In bringing down nearly 200 birds and an
Otuer Ruun6t udu lUS VI tue llttio uohuVloS
to his credit
Joseph Bowman, colored, was committed
to Jail last evening by Mayor Lambson
for term Of ten days in default of 81 fine
and costs. Bowman was before the court
q few week ago but upon promising to be.
have himself was given q chance,
He has created general disorder opposite
the residence of Peter Toner When remon.
strated with Bowman cursed both Toner
and his wife. Mayor Lambson will do
everything in his power to preserve order.
The Prospectus Committee Of the Com
mercial club held q meeting last evening.
The Brotherhood Of st. Andrew held an
intereresting meeting at the parish house
last evening
The treasurer and acting committee Of
the Trustees of the Common held meet-
ing last night to consider tho constabss
charges for conducting the Fred Miller
sale.
Heating, Cooking and ollstoves, 81. 50 up
S,oops.
Miss Cccella Boyle has returned home
from Wilmington. where she has been the
guest of Miss Mary Duffy of Lombard
street. On Monday night Miss Duffy gave
n reception to Miss Mary Carroll, of
Charleston. S. g.. who Is her guest
The Single Tax Club will hold house
warming this evening. An invitation Is
extended to all. The Democrats will not
be allowed to trample dowu the grass near
the postoffice The poor Democrats will
hold an open air meeting instead Of one
In the OperR House.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
OUR FLAG IS THERE.
ihe Stars and Stripes Raised in
Porto Rico, U. S. A,
A QUIET, DIGNIFIED CEREMONY.

The Work of the Evacuation Commits.
sion Now Over, and the Reports VIII
Be Forwarded to Washington-The
Americans Worked without Delay.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Oct. 19.-
Promptly at noon yesterday the Amer
lean flag was raised over San Juan.
The ceremony was quiet and dignified
unmarried by disorder Of any kind.
The Eleventh regular infantry, with
two batteries Of the Fifth artillery,
landed in the morning. The latter pro.
ceeded to the forts, while the infantry
lined up on the docks. 1t was a holi-
day for San Juan. and there were many
people in the streets.
Rear Admiral Schley and General
Gordon. accompanied by their staffs,
proceeded to the place in carriages The
Eleventh infantry and band, with
Troop H. of the Sixth United States
cavalry, then marched through the
streets and formed in the square oppo-
site the palace. At 11:40 a. m. General
Brooke, Admiral Schley and General
Gordon, the United States commission
ers came out of the palace with many
naval officers and formed on the right
side of the square. The streets be-
hind the soldiers were throngcd with
townspeople. who stood waiting in
dead silence. At last the city clock
struck the hour of 12, and the crowds,
almost breathless. and with eyes fixed
upon the tiagpole. watched for devel-
opments. At the sound of the first gun
from Fort Moro Major Dean and Lieu
tenant Castle, of General Brooke's staff
hoisted the Stars and Stripes. while the
band played the Star Spang!ed Ban.
ner."
All heads We're barred and the crowds
checred. Fort Moro, Fort San Cris-
tobal and the United States revenue
cutter Manning, lying in the harbor,
fired q guns each.
SenOr Munez Rivera, who was pres
ident of the recent autonomist council
of secretaries, and other officials of the
late insular government, were present
at the proceedings.
COngratula lions and handshaltinS
among the American officers followed.
Ensign King hoisted the Stars and
Stripes on the intendencia, but all other
flags on the various public buildings
were hoistcd by military officers. ST.
multaneously with the raising Of the
flag over the captain generals palace
many others We're hoisted in different
parts of the city. S.'tf -s.s>' 'es'
The work of the United States evac-
uation commission is now over, and all
the reports will be forwarded to Wash
ington. The labors of the party have
terminated with honors for all con-
cerned. The American commissioners
worked without the least delay. and in
the most thorough and effective man.
ner.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
EMPEROR WILLIAM IN TURKEY.
Speaks of "the Excellent Relations
Between the Sultan and Myself.'

Speaks of "the Excellent Relations
Between the Sultan and Myself"
Constantinople, Oct. 10. - Emperor
William and Empress Augusta Victoria
dined yesterday afternoon at the Ger
man embassy. Replying to an address
presented by deputation of the Swiss
In Constantinople, who are under Ger
man protection, the emperor said his
policy in Turkish affairs was identical
with his grandfather's, which was now
bearing fruit.
1.-THE excellent relations existing
between his imperial majesty, the sui
tan, and myself" he observed, SHOW
how the two empires, despite difference
of race and religion, can remain on
terms of friendship for their mutual
advancement"
Subsequently .their majesties visited
the German school. S
The sultan has conferred the grand
cross of the Osnfanen upon Herr Won
Buelow, the German foreign secretary,
who accompanies Emepror William.
The sultan has presented to Emperor
William a magnificent sword and to
the Empress a diamond necklace of al
most priceless value. He has also au-
thorized German syndicate to con-
struct commercial port at Haidar.
opposite Constantinople. a concession
long sought by German promoters.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
SPAIN CAN NO LONGER DOUBT.
euba's Obligations Must Be Assumed
by the Cuban Government.

by the Cuban Government.
Paris. Oct. 19.-Spain can no longer
have any doubt regarding the ultimate
attitude of the United States toward
the so-called Cuban debt The Ameri-
can commissioners have declined to as
sumo any part Of it, by express treaty
of by contract. They also declined to
accept cession Of sovereignty to the
United States, for in that case Spain
would claim that such cession by its
own force would impose the obligation
for that debt
1t is confidently believed that in re-
fusing to accept the accession of SOW
ereignty the American commissioners
are acting also upon their anounce-
ment to the world in the intervention
resolutions disclaimlng any intention
to exercise sovereignty or authority
over Cuba, except for pacifcation. and
then to leave the island to the control
of Its people and Its people to the as
sumption of its obligations.
This position Of the commissioners
couples itself with the declaration in
the resolution that the people of Cuba
are by right and ought to be free and
Independent and good faith requires
the performance Of this declaration, II
being plain that, If Cuba were annexed
to the United States. while she might
be free, she would not be Independent.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
Daughters OF American Revolatioa.

Caesar Rodney chapter. Daughters Of
the American Revolution. has adopted tho
following resolutions:
"Our Heavenly Father, In His wisdom.
having removed LieutensutClsrke Church
man, only son OF our dearly beloved state
regent, Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke Churchman.
we the members OF tho Caesar Rodney
Chapter, Daughters of the American Rev
olution, being dssirous Of testifying our
respect for his memory and expressing
our earnest and affsctionato sympathy TO
the family who were nearest and dearest
to him, be it therefore
Resolved, That by the death Of Lisu-
tenant Churchman, the country has been
deprived of brave and noble officer.
"Resolved That we in this littio state.
have lost valued friend ono whose words
and actions were of the best. one to whose
beautiful character we would give sincere
tribute.
"Rssolved, That to those to whom be
was nearest, we give q sympathy which
our own sense OF loss, In the death OF 0ps Of
our heroes, makes tho deepor.
"Resolved, That those resolutions be en-
tered upon the minutes of this society and
a COPY OF said resolutions b ssnt TO she
afflicted family.
1t was unanimously decided to request
that Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Churchmau.
who Is national regent be reelected re-
gent for the state Of Delaware.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19

Paris, Oct. 19.-General Horace Por-
ter, the United States ambassador, gave
a banquet last evening at the American
embassy to the United States and
Spanish peace commissioners. Senior
Villaurrutia, Spanish under secretary
for foreign affairs, and a member of
the Spanish peace commission, was
prevented by indisposition from being
present The meeting Of the two COM
missions at the same table Is a nota-
BILE event here, and borrows special
interest from the prediction of the
Paris correspondent of the London
Times that the Spanish commissioners
would not meet their opponents at
dinner under the roof Of the American
embassy
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
MAKING GUN COTTON.


Into an Explosive.
Gun cotton is nothing more than
pure raw cotton, or ordinary cotton
waste. stepped in solution of one part
nitric acid and three parts Of sulphuric
acid. The nitric acid is the one which
renders the cotton explosive, the pres
ence of the sulpuhric being required
only to absorb the water, thus allowing
the other acid to combine more readily
with the nearly pure cellulose of which
cotton consists. After the cotton has
soaked in the acids for several hours
1t is taken from the pots and squeezed
through heavy rollers to extract all
the superfluous acid which 1t had not
absorbed. Then it is washed carefully
and thoroughly, still with the same OBJ.
ject of removing the free acid. II any
OF this remained it's tendency would bs
to cause chemical chances In the gun
cotton and decompose it.
After being washed, the gun cotton
is passed through machine similar to
that which grinds up the rags in pa
per mill. Here it is crushed thor
oughly and afterward washed again
until the last trace of free acid dis
appears when the cotton comes out in
the form of soft white pulp closely
resembling the pulp of which paper is
made. This concludes the process OF
actual manufacture and 1t now re-
mains only to convert the gun cotton
into the most convenient form for the
use to which it is to be put. II 1t in
to be employed in making powder it ID
dried and stored away in pulverized
form. but If it is designed for filing
torpedoes, it must be compressed to q
certain density and nodded into tho
shapes which will best enable it to bs
packed into the torpedo heads. These
shapes vary according to the design OF
the torpedoes and the method of pack
ing. Sometimes they are disks and
sometimes cylinders. fat squares or
cubes.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19

Trenton. Oct 19.-Speaker David o.
Watkins, of the New Jersey house Of
assembly. was sworn in as acting gov
ernor of the state at 2 O'Clock last
night. The resignation of Acting Gov
ernor Foster NJ. Voorhees, as senator
from Union county which carries with
1t the forfeiture of the acting gover-
norshp, did not arrive until that hour.
II was brought to Trenton by mes
senger. The oath as acting governor
was administered to Speaker Watkins
in the secretary of states office by
Senator Edward c. Stokes. Mr.. Wat
kns left for his home in Woodbury.
after the ceremony, and will return to
Trenton on Friday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
Assnciatei Charities.

Mrs Clark, president of the Associated
Charities, at the annual meeting of the
association last night reported that the
number Of applicants during the year was
525 all of whom were given relief. Mrs.
william II. Hill reported that 81 women
and children were given country outings.
The following board Of managers was
elected for tho ensuing year: Judge J.
Frank Ball, A. u. Warner, Charles Fl.
Scott, John s. RossclI, Albert x. Thatcher.
d. J. Renhardt, John NJ, Harvey, J. A.
Colby, Peter J. Ford. Alice X. Rel, Sarah
Dure, NJ. A. Barr, Mary D. Sisson, Annie
Bissell, Isabelle Beadenkopt, s. f. John
son, Emily *. Middleton, Elizabeth A.
BrInehurst Margaret H. Kent, Eleanor
Magarity, Emalen p. Warner, Frederic d.
Herbert, Thomas Slavery, Jr,, Chas. War
ner Jr
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19

New York, Oct. 19.-Miss Reubna
Walworth died yesterday after five
weeks illness, of typhoid fever Her
mother is Mrs. Ella Hardie Walworth,
directress general Of the Woman's Ma
tional War Relief association. Miss
Walworth was Vassar graduate.
When war was declared she left Il
school she was teaching and took
course in nursing. When the camp at
Montaul Point was established she
went there as a nurse and devoted her.
self to the care of the sick and wound
ed soldiers. She worked so zealously
and self sacrifcingly that she broke
down. ~. -.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19
RiotouS Soldiers in Virginia.

Newport News, Va. Oct. ia riot
occurred at saloon in Phoebus late
last night. Five regulars from Fort
Monroe were shot, one being killed and
another mortally wounded. No civilians
were hurt. 1t Is understood that the
men were shot by the proprietor or
employees of the saloon which is own
ed by P. F. Eagan. After the shooting
the soldiers set fire to the saloon. After
continuing their. threatening demon
strations for some time the riotous SOL
diers were taken In custody by detail
from Fort Monroe.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-19

Paris. Oct. 1S.-Fcrdnand W. Peck.
the United States commissioner to the
Paris exposition of 1900, gave a recep-
tion at his new offices yesterday after
noon. The rooms are beautiful and well
located. Among those who attended
the reception were the American and
Spanish peace commissioners. General
Porter. the United States ambassador,
the French director general of the ex-
position and the exposition commits
sioners Of the other powers.