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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07
Return Their Thank

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Anderson return
their thanks 10 the members of Mt. Joy
Sabbath school for the part thsy took In
tho funeral service over the remains OF
their sOn Yeai erdaY.
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X OF p. Notes.

On account Of Monday Dec 26 usns oh.
bsryed on Christmas Day Washington
Lodgs, No, x, OF Z. Will not hold its rug.
lar convention that evening.
Tho annual election Of the lodge officers
WI I've hei" Oh the evening Of December
~
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07
Clerical brotherhood

j. II, Simons read paper on 'The I'm.
personality Of Christ's Humanity" at tho
regua monthly meeting of tho clerical
Brotherhood yesterday IGenerul discussion
on he pnnrr fOllowed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07

Tho committee havirg in charge tho In
tended alterations Of Old Swedo's Church
has awarded tho contract to Ferguson and
Brown OF Brooklyn whose bid of S2470
was the lowest. Work will now 10 COM.
menced In u few weeks.
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State Of Delaware, County Of New Castle, s.
l, Henry Bush, Cashier Of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best Of my knowledge and
belief
HENRY BUSH, Cashier
subscribed and sworn to before me this 9Th
day OF Dec. 1879. 80
CHARLES H. Scott,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest.
SAMUEL. N. TRUMP,
GEO. r. HOFFECKER
JAMES p WINOHESTER.
N,.lt Directors.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07

J. W. Aydon, William Pyle ]. W. Law.
son and Frank Carlisle, Of this city. will
attend the banquet Of the Sons of Della
wnro at Hotel Walton. Philadelphia, this
evening.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07
Aged Friends Recovery.

Miriam Spencer of Washington srreeS
attack OF pneumonia from which sho suf-
fered for several weeks. She Ia % yonrs Of
age, and membsr Of the SOoiotY OF
Ertapl,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup Is pleasant to
take. Children never object to 1t. This
medicine positively cures coughs and cold.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07
Oates for Third Street Bridge.
f!EEllNOS TO.NluHI,

Now that the Levy Court has placed
safety gates at Eleventh street bridge, new
gates will be erected at Third street bridge
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07
DOTS.

AT Buiis Cough Syrup il the Standard
semedy for throat and lung troubles. 1t
10 specific for grippe and bronchitis.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07

Thee 70 d Young horses. and iva cows
WI b. -G II trent Of :, idn,in's auction
! '' "' ttI mH Eius AZ J.! U'eioCk.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07

IL FIRST NATIONAL BANK" on
WILMINGTON. DEL. at Wilmington. in tho
State Of Delaware, at thsclose OF business
Dec. l. 1898.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. .$sO5, 400 s,
Overurdfts secured and unsecured. 1908
3. bonds TO secure circuatiOn.... 80, 900 90
Y. 8. Bonds to- secure U. 3 deposits 5000 90
prcmiums on U, y. Bonds.....:.... $3.50 %
Banking.houss, furniture and fix.
lures. "....... ....."............,.. 5000 90
stoeNs. soo', ietes. etc. ......,.. 2OOS97l
owned ...;.::....;;...:...:.....,,,. 10000
serve agents: :........... .......... 1885, 20
puorrom State Banks and Bankers 1888 AS
Dueirom approved reser70 agents. l09 138 81
Checks and other cash Items. SS518.
Exchanges for clearing house ...... l30l5 o.
No;ea u other National BaDks...... 2,5OOO
Fractional paper currency. nickeIs
n.G csnts. 1870. ,.....", 1855
Ls s~ssia money reserve 10 baa ak " XIX &
Legal tender notes.. 300 90 1855 60
urer Is per cent OF circulatfon) 2,25Ooo
Tota'..""" ".............,.......N4 3S,799 IS
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in............... $500 900 90
surplus iuhd ..........".. 100 10000
Undivided profits. less expenses
and taxes paid. ..................... 2O,GOG 3!
Due to other national Ganks....... ' y,SS O.
Dividends unpaid. ................... 10 70
crGHK ':,:,..:;,:.:...........$6459 1s3S
United States deposits. .....87, 1855
Deposits OF U discussing
lSoficera. l2,4S9 So 69b 7T8 Is
Total. .4as. 7sS So
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Short
Full Back
Box
Overcoats

work can lie crowded into
q Coat for such reasonable
figures. The Popular light
color Coyerts, collars OF
same cloth, $40, So, Sis
and up to $25. The Coats
from $l2 are made Of
plaid back cloths. No lin.
ines to wear out except the
sleeves and shoulders,
which are of satin to make
them slip on easily. Black,
blue and drab smooth ker.
seys, with velvet collars to
match, at $40. Finer
grades also, rough Black
fancy Cheviot Coats at $l5
Satin lined all through
black and blue Kersey and
finest rough brown Chev.
lot Goats, at $40. All
these are short sc inch
Box Coats. Full stock of
the regular length and
stout Overcoats, all sizes,
Open evenings until .
o'clock.
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Park Guards. unlforml

~ Tho Park Cohtuaissionera havo eecure0
the now uniforms for the Park GuardA
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07

pEPORT or TIE CONDITION OF THE
u FIRST NATIONAL. BANK" OF
WILMINGTON. DEL. at Wilmington. In tho
State Of Delaware, at thsclose OF business
Dec | 1898
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19
WOULD Be FRIENDLY NOW
French Papers Made Wiser by the Spanish
War.

Paris, August 19.-American position
in the far east is attracting great atten-
tion. The Soleil says:
The Americans will quadruple the
value Of the Philippines and Manila will
become the rival Eof Hong Kong. The
United States will have a preponderating
situation in Chinese waters. There is no
market they desire more eagerly than the
Chinese aud though they have been fore
stalled by other powers they will assured
ly overtake their rivals by the rapidity of
their progress in that region and in the
coming breakup of the Chinese empire
the United States will not be content
with the worst fortunes for their
The Temps, while congratulating
France upon the role of peacemaker,
recognizes the fact that 1t is not always a
good thing to put,a finger between the
hammer and the anvil. The Temps says:
"The United States will not hear
word of intervention; and France has no
interests in compromising herself
gratnitously with country evidently
destined for more acUiye part in great
International affairs. t'would be artless
to count over much on Spanish gratitude:
Therefore the French watchword mould
be 'Messieurs point de sele. !"
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19
! MORE GERMAN ACTIVITY.

London, August 19.-The Singapore
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
.tThe native rebellion in the Philip
pines has extended to the Hemp provinces
in south Luzon. Heavy fighting occurred
at Taglatuan, Pillar and Ponsol, the
immediate cause being outrages commit
ted by the Spaniards at Taglatuan. The
Spanish also burned Pillar and massa-
cred 500 natives. The insurgents are con-
eentrating at Albay with the object of
cuttinas5T If the retreat of numerous Span
iards IN the Camarlnas province. I.
"a German cruiser has been carrying
dispatches from the captain general OF
the Visayas islands to the district be-
tween Cebu and Iligan and the Spanish
military depot in Mindanao. The steam
er Rosario, flying the German flag, has
also been transporting troops to Iloilo.
After the island of Masbate had been
taken by the insurgents the latter refused
to allow the German steamer Clara to en-
ter any ports under their control.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19

Such a day as yesterday the New Eng.
land Veteran firemen may not see again
for many year. 1t was a beautiful
August day, not too warm for marching
or working at the brakes. There was a
gentle breeze and clear air. Then
there were more companies in attendance
than at any previous muster Of the asso-
citation. And finally, everything passed
off pleasantly, according to programme.
and promptly.
What could have been much more
prompt than the starting of the process
sion. 1t was due to move at 10 O'Clock
and the well closed up ranks reached the
corner of High and Congress streets at
25 minutes past 10, after a journey Of
q mile. That was good record. and
it will stand to the credit of the manage
ment of the affair. And not alone by
promptness was the movement of the
procession characterized. The streets
through which it passed were largely
tree shaded, the route was but Two miles
in length, In qualifying contrast to the
six and eight mile marches often i'm
posed upon paraders without sense or
reason. This gave opportunity for the
spectators to mass themselves at con-
yenient points and there were no dull
minutes on unoccupied streets as 1t
marehe d.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19

time on such frivolities. 1t was
strange thing that the first two prizes
should have gone to the first two compa-
MES to take the platform, but so it
was That tells the story. The first
company to play made better record
than was ever made at one of the annual
musters and no other came SO near it as
the company which followed. Lynn
and Cambridge set the mark too high.
Nobody could guess just how many peo-
pie went to see the playing. 1t is safe
to say there were some 5000 or 5000 people
on the grounds. 1t was not a specta-
Gle to inoite real enthusiasm. There
is too much division OF interest between
the spots when the last drops of water
fall and the end of the pipe and the work.
ers at the brakes to make it possible
for anyone to view the scene intelligent
ly unless he has experience and enthu-
siasm. The crowd was holiday crowd.
The baby carriage and the bicycle were
everywhere in evidence. On the side of
the hill under the shadow of the trees
as many people watched the clouds of
spray or idly gazed upon the men who
were pumping water Or gathered near
the scene to watch and criticise There
really WAS not much to criticise, either.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19
DEWEY TO BE MADE VICE ADMIRAL

Washington, August 17.-In view of
the substantial rewards given by the
President Of the naval officers engaged in
the conflicts off the Cuban and Porto
Rican coasts in the present war, officials
of the State, War and Navy buildings are
speculating as to what shall be done TO
satisfactorily and sufficiently express the
gratitude of the administration and of
the people for the magniiinent achieve
ments of the feet under Admiral Dewey s
command in Manila Bay. The general
consensus of opinion is chat nothing less
than the revival of the grade and office of
Vice Admiral for the benefit of the hero
of Manila will do. This must come by
action of Congress, butt the Secretary OF
the Navy and President may recommend
it, and it is confidently believed that they
will do so. There is no doubt that Con-
gress will speedily respond to such
recommendation.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19

out to do honor to their predecessors IS
well as to give pleasure to their friend,
the public They did not excel in ap-
pearance their neighbors of Deering eth
er for the Iatter had apparently been do
ing some practice marching. And the
Veteran Association of this city was
quite the equal of any other in it's appear
ance. 1t had right to the applause it
received and was entitled to more. One
noticeable thing all along the line was
that the men were clean and wide awake
and sober. The prize for the best ap-
pearing company might have been given
TO any one Of dozen of them. They
had been away from home and out all
night, many Of them not having been to
bed at all, but thsy were none the worse
for it when they marched up Congress
street.
What big men there were in line, soma
handsome big men, too. One innocent
spectator thought half dozen Of the
leaders of the Fall River company were
padded, but they wouldn't have gone
in that condition to work on the brakes
when the turn Of No. 13 came and they
looked just as big then. There were
some strong fellows in the Charlestown
and other organizations. IN certain
cases the percentage of gray-haired men
was much larger than in others, though
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19
BEFORE THE BATTLE.
:.
Attempt To Make spaniards SIR.
render Manila.

Hong Kong, August 1s.-A belated de-
| spatch from Manila, dated August ex-
plains that Governor General Augustine
has mot quite abdicated" and says:
"The Governor General only declined
to be responsible for tho consequences
when he found that Spain was not send
ing him help, he retained his position,
but practically washed his hands of the
fighting. A Madrid despatch construes
this as insubordination and the Gazette
will now pablish an order to supersede
| him.
"It is rum ored that confidential in.
structions have been given to his successor
to resist to the utmost, hoping to gain
the worlds admiration and, possibly, as
sistance in securing favorable termina.
tion.
"a telegram arrived Sunday ordering
the Americans to proceed Immediately to
extremities, whereupon General Merritt
allowing 48 hours for the removal of non-
combatants, but declaring that they
would begin the bombardment earlier If
the Spaniards made any attack.
"The governor replied Immediately
thanking the American commanders for
their humane sentiments, but saying that
they were useless, because he was sur
rounded with rebels and had no place of
refuge for the great number of sick and
wounded and women and children.
The governor thereupon convened the
consuIs, begging them to use their influ-
ence with the Americans to get them to
grant him time and facilities for the re-
noval of the refugees and suggesting the
use of the American troopships, but he
was unwilling to allow them food from
Manila. He seemed Indifferent to the fate
of the natives.
"The British consul made powerful
appeal to the governor to surrender.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department. weather
bureau for yesterday, Aug. Is, taken
p. M, meridian time, the observa-
tion for each section being given in this
order; Temperature, direction of wind
state of weather:
Boston, ,74.desrees, SW, cloudy; New
20 20 degrees, SE, cloudy; Washington,
~ degrees, W, rain; Albany, 70 degrees,
;, cloudy; Buffalo, 6S degreess-E,
cloudy; Detroit, 50 degrees. NE, cloudy /;
Ghlcago, "a degrees, N, partly cloudy: St.
paul, 20 degrees. N, clear; huron,
OAK, ~ degrees, S, cloudy; Bismarck, 81
degrees, $, clear; Jacksonville, 50
degrees. Sc, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19

Yet the spectators were not SO enthus1-
astic as they might have been expected
to be. Somehow we have come to take
these public demonstrations very quietly.
That is unfortunate, because the march
| ing columns misses the stimulus OF the
greeting which all feel and all hesitate
| to express. Some of these companies OF
veterans which did receive little cour-
tesy and compliment from the sidewalks
yesterday were very graceful and warm
in its acknowledgements. But the march
ing men had no occasion to complain of
any lack Of interest as they went by.
Not only did the men attract interest,
but the machines which they accompa-
MED. For there was good deal of varie-
ty in these. They were preceded by the
handsome modern apparatus of the Port
land and Deering departments. The
visitors had in line tubs of at least nine
different makes, and those manufactured
by the same concern were Of different
| classes and styles. There were a dozen
Button machines and about half as many
of the Zimmerman make with four OF
Jeffers manufacture and six or seven
| other shops were represented. These care
| fully guarded machines, we'll polished
and as rear perfect in condition as
| they could be made were polished up,
decorated and seemed ready to BATTLE
against any fire the world ever saw.
Some were graceful, some seemed clum-
sy: all were fit and the ordinary man
could no more judge of the power and
reliability of one of them by its looks
than be could pass upon the relative
fighting power of battleships by looking
at their paint.
Looking at the procession as it went by,
the handsome appearance of our own
men, the tiremen of today, who turned
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19

glorifying the heroism hitherto shown by
the Spanish, but demonstrating the hope.
less of further resistance. The other con.
suls endorsed his appeal, with the ex.
ception of the German consul, who said
| that, as military officer, he should hesi-
tate to assert that the Spaniards had done
enough yet.
To-day the consuls will visit Admiral
Dewey to convey the governors request
but it is probable the rsply will be toe
late. 1t ought to have been made long
ago.
''rhe rebels made q final effort to
capture the city on Tuesday but failed.
The Americans are preparing to act to
avoid trouble in entering the town.
! There has been slight fighting for four
days and it is reported that twenty
Americans were killed and sixty
wounded. This lighting is purely pre-
liminary In consequence of the Ameri-
can ultimatum the governor ordered the
trenches and he suspended an officer at
Malate for disobeying his orders. There
is still little firing at night.
"A spanish commercial deputation to-
day waited upon the governor and begged
him to surrender, saying that otherwise
they would be utterly ruined. The civil
members OF the council of war favor a
surrender, but the military members do
not q care GM 70 endorse such a request.
"Offcers tell me they realize the futility
of resisting the Americans who. with
their superior guns can keep at long
range and kill everybody, without loss to
themselves with probably dozen shells.
"Ihe British consul promptly arranged
for four launches under white flag, to
remove, British subjects, and also for one
launch for the Chinese. Swans of
Spanish and native halfcaste women and
children are begging to be provided with
means for escape.
" 1t is believed that the American
gunners have been ordered to spare the
churches owing to the fact that thousands
OF persons have taken refuge in them.
The ex-governor is trying to secure pas
sage on a German warship."
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19

the number of grizzly old officers
was very noticeable throughout There
was a great deal of difference in the
marching of the vario1s companies as
might have been expected. The large
companies usually showed more of the
effects of drill. The Charlestown and
Springfield and South Gardner, Mass,
AID Salem and Lynn and such associ-
ations naturally have had practice which
the weaker and in many cases younger
bodies did not possess. Some companies
drew their apparatus. the James W.
Plaisted being moved along in that way,
while others had horses to do the work.
They all went smoothly. OF the abun-
dant music sometimes confusing to the
marchers by the liberality with which
bands and drum corps were scattered
along the line, of the drum majors,
amateur and professional, of the scenes
near the reviewing stand and other
features mention is made elsewhere.
All that is aimed to do here is to speak
of the general appearance of the line as it
passed along.
Probably many were surprised at the
youthfulness of some of the veterans. -
When these organizations were started
the men were veterans like the machines.
Of the latter there could be no doubt to
any who saw them. They were relics
and there was no doubt of their genu-
iness The big and handsome Pittstield
Mass, company brought machine built
considerably more than 40 years ago.
The Newton people had one still older
and SO did half dozen others. The
Zimmerman tub the Roxbury men brought
was 56 years oldand few of the men
who mado 200 feet lacking five and n
half inches with it were born when it
was huilt. But Sinea man will wear out
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19
BOSTON 4.30.
Hospital Train Can't Reach
Here Before Eight.

According to special dispatch received
by the PRESS from its Boston CORE
spondenu, tbs Maine hospital train can.
not arrive in Portland much before
O'Clock this morning.
The dispatch was dated at 2.s0 a. m.
and is as follows:
"Boston, August 1919. 80 a. n.y.
Maine hospital train has not yet left
Worcester and cannot arrive in Boston
before 4.3o. 1t will 60 to Portland by
the Western Division"
A despatch from Col Printable re-
oeived two hours earlier wocld seem te
indicate that the train was already in Bos
ton, but there must have been some mis-.
understanding oocasioned possibly by
error in transmission.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19
pERsECUT1NG sPANIA RDs.

Ponce, P. R., August 1s.-The natives
show disposition to persecute the
Spanish residents and several minor riots
have occurred here. At Yauco last night
the natives threw stones and bricks into
Spanish shops in retaliation tor outrages
committed within the Spanish lines. The
military have been ordered to suppress
these demonstrations and punish the
offenders.
General Miles and staff went to General
Wilson's headq uarters at the front today.
They were escorted by troop of cavalry.
The personnel of the commissioners fol
Cuba and Porto Rico are highly com
mended.
General Grant will join General Brooke
tomorrow. The German warshi p Gelel
arrived here today.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19

that suggests something. An out Of
town spectator yesterday afternoon who
tried to cross from the hill to the Hns
where the playing was going ON. and
saw the filthy, green, stagnanb waters
in the little pools, exclaimed: "Do they
call this a parkP I thought it was q
dump" Before these men come again
some things will have been changed.
But the most of those who entered the
Oaks about noon did not stop to notice
chose matters. They were bent on buss-
ness. Playing began without much de-
lay. Dinner was sentimental affair and
tbs veterans had not come here 10 waste
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-19

Washington, August 1S.-The war de-
partment today made public the despatch
of Gen. Merritt giving the official story
of ManiIa's fall and also the text Of the
Significance of the instructions sent Gen.
Merritt requiring the insurgents and
others to recognize the authority of the
United States in the territory occupied
by our forces. These dispatches were
about the only positive development
of the day. Nothing has been heard
from Gen. Merritt as to the casualties last
Saturday except that he estimated the
killed and wounded, at &C. Another point
on which officials are without definite
INFORMATION is the extent of our present
authority in the Philippines. Under the
protocol the United States was given the
occupation of Manila with the bay and
barbor, until a permanent disposition of
the Philippines question was reached.
But according to press dispatches which
are SO circumstantial as to be credited
in most official quarters, Gen, Merritt
and Admiral Dewey received the capitu-
lation of the entire Philippine archipela-
go. There appears to be some doubt
therefore, even among officials as to
whether our present authority and juris-
diction are over Manila only as provided
by the peace protocol, or cover all the
Philippines as provided by the reported
terms Of capitulation to Merritt and
Dewey. There is a disposition to await
fuller official information before laying
down policy as to the extent of our
jurisdiction in the islands. Secretary
Alger said today that he had heard moth
ing of the surrender of the entire Philip.
pine group. At the same time the secre-