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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11
LOCAL DOTS.

The nurses and staff OF physicians OF
the Homeopathic Hospital had a flag
raising at the institution on MOI day.
Into the field ni cotton blouses has
come new white shirt waist, made oi
all-over embroidery. 1t is an exceed
ingly picturesque garment.
\ cement pavement is being put down
around the Institute Building by Archie
Reed 4 Bro.
Barney Salisbury vas Wilmington
visitor Yesterday.
the DO Something Society will give
a concert and stereopticon exhibition in
Ezion VI. f, Church, corner OF Ninth aud
Freii.h streets, this evening.
Tie Young Women's Christian Asso.
citation held their regular monthly meet,
ing last night.
Miss Belle Sieggin>on. Of New Castle
VIII" is entertaining Miss Lola Crawford
of this city. gave bnttcrcup party il
honor Of her guest on Monday.
Miss Eyalyn Heck, OF St. Andrew
choir. has resigned and accepted a posi-
ton IN a Philadelphia church. Mis-.
Heck l. possessed OF a rich contraItc
voice and is very popular both here anG
in Philadelphia.
Among the visitors at Camp Tunnel
Yesterday were the Misses MaBclIe and
Sophia UConnor. Josie Allen. Lena
pamb9rn and Margaret Carter.
Miss Emma Edwards OF Middlctnwn
is the guest oi relatives in this city.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11
pemocra,ic Execn,iye Commi,,ec.

Chairman Willard Salisbury Of the
Democratic County Executive Commit
zee has issued call for an election on
saturday afternoon. May 2Sth. between
and O'Clock, to select members of the
county executive committee in the differ
mt hundreds outside OF Wilmington, and
10 select delegates to Wilmington who
shall choose the Wilmington members OF
hat committee. The inspectors and
Judges to hold the election will be an
nounted later.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11
v. NC 4. Notes

Tie Bcwery Evangelist, Michael J.
Riley. will address the mems meeting al
the Association rooms next Sunday at
3.45 p. IN. His subject for the afternoon
will De The White Slave This is
one of Mr.. Riley's fayorife addresses
during which he tells the story OF his
lie Of thirty years on the Bowery and
of his conversion.
Mr.. Riley will speak at 1.45 p NJ, al
the Harrison Street NJ. T.. Church.
Seventh and Harrison streets on THE
Prodigal Daughter"
A reception will be given next Tues
day evening tn the lady friends of the
members, and elaborate preparations are
being made for the occasion.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11

Mr. and Mrs. William Lowe and son
James we're the guest OF relatives in New
Cast H. on Sunday.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11
UNDERGROUND WIRES.
Telegraph AMI Electric COMPANIES
Mast Place Wires Beneath
the Surface

The street and Sewer Department &C..
cl4cd last night that paper which had
been scrapd from the walls is building
material and ,tilt ash men are not re.
qnrcd to rrmOY" such rubbish.
{. :. Middleton, Fourth and King
,tf"ci-. a!lpna"d Ia the board ipr the
privilege OF stands in front # the stores
rented by him t. commission mon. The
request was mad" because oi the inr,u-
renience which it made t. the com.
mission men by tine two days Il week 81
market,
IN ar" light Wa asked To- be placed Il,
Fifth and Walnut streets.
The proposed improvements Of Brown
street seems t ." thoroughly >atlsfar.
tory To- all the principal land ownn,s Of
tina. distrit.
Mr.. Webster moved II at all cpmpa.
nIcs having ry". cad wires he rcuuiied
to place them under ground Inside oi
tBr Years IT," loDipu va~ referred to
H." ritv solicitor.
W." Webster also made a motion tia,
all trjrptnNir. telegraph and raiIvu,
companies wflc' have the privilege 81
running Alr". along IT," pnb!ln streets :.
bc pr ,hIbit"d irum cutting and trim
ming tr"s, aud that a copy u Hn urd,n
anc" prohibiting rIme BE- >pfi each and
every Company Tie penalty j. 500
fine for each and cT"ry ril"nsr.
\ portion 81 Thirteenth street. also a
portion If Eighth street vas reported in
a bad condition, and tic mpurt vas re-
f"rrcd to committee.
TIE hoard J.riInd I, nj. ir ,,;
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11
A CLEAN CUT.

4 good place for DOWNCAST men. II your
wife falls to succeed in shortening your hair or
in shaving your whiskers, the place to te done up
hrowni.
WILLIAM K. SCENARIOS
iOoi@ King streets.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11
s,rinsham Nearly Completed.

he Harlan Il Holiingsworth Com
pany have nearly completed the torpedo
boat >tringham. The launch will prob
ably be private owing TO the present ar
engagements with the United States aid
Spain. Two OF the Government officials
visited the wards Yesterday afternoon to
inspect the torpedo boat. 1t will prob
ably br double launch as the Bay Line
steamboat is to be launched on the same
day
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11
Furniture DESTROYED

\ wagon loaded with furniture be
longing to William McElwee turned
over at the Highlands yesterday. The
wagon was heavily loaded and when it
tipped large lpoking-glass and two
rocking chairs were completely wrecked.
The driver escaped by jumping from the
seat. The 4ss will reach $50.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11
Real Estate Sold.

The house and lot Of Alice NJ. Reeds
at No. 504 Delaware avenue. was sold to
William :. Hilies Tor $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02

the Spaniards drinking water. After
the fight we found forty-SeVen dead
Spaniards that had tried to reach
stream to get water. They had dragged
themselves to it, and some were on its
banks when they died. We sent the
Baby McCalla-that is the name of the
Marblehead's launch-to the city of
Guantanamo under flag of truce and
asked the Spaniards to bury their dead.
We told them they might send men out
and they would not be interfered
with. They did not do it. We sent
them word again, but they refused to
bury their own dead. The buzzards
were about in swarms and the sight
was a sickening one.
THE treatment of the Spanish
wounded is terrible They leave them
bulance corps in their army, and their
soldiers are naked Their guerrillas
wear a roughly fashioned palm leaf
hat: another palm leaf is a mask. A
cartridge belt, a machete, a rifle and a
pair of shoe soles tied on like sandals
is their make up.
1.-The Cubans go about in the same
way and make no prisoners. They cut
the Spaniards' threats and smile. We
did not think much Of the Cubans at
first, but they are wonders. They go
through that brush like rabbits, head
down and machete ready. They come
back with Spaniard'S gun and equip
ments. Asked where the prisoner is
they say 'HispanioIa' and draw their
hand across their threats.
There is plenty OF fun in the Sttua-
ton and the Cubans furnish it We
gave them shoes. In a day their feet
were blistered and some had corns.
They have cut up the shoes until there
is nothing left but the soIes, and these
are tied on their feet When they got
the shoes they were pleased. That
night many Of them came back to
camp over the cactus in their bare feet,
carrying the shoes on their backs"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02
TRANSPORTS ARRIVE.
Plans for Fourth Manila Expedition
Slowly Maturing.

San Francisco, July 2.-The steamship
Acapulco. from Panama and way ports
has arrived here.
The Umatilla, from Puget Sound and
British Columbia, also reached quaran-
tine and the City of Panama is expect
ed from Central America within a few
hours.
1t is understood that these three YES
sells will be taken by the government
Tor transport purposes.
The City of Puebla and the Peru are
rapidly being fitted up and the depar-
ture of the fourth fleet to Manila is ex-
pected to be set for July 10.
The idea of sending each shin off as
has not been favOrably considered and
the next expedition will be similar to
those that have preceded it, although
the term fleet" is variable and may in
clude anything from three to fifteen
vessels
Major General r. S. Otis has an
nOunced no definite plans in regard to
MS own departure. According to pres
ent indications he will not go until the
nnal fleet sails through the Golden
Gate.
One hundred and four recruits for
batteries A and D Of the Utah artillery
have arrived at Camp Merritt. They are
IN charge of Lieut.. WedgWOod and are
not equipped The men were received
at the ferry by the ladies of the Red
Cross society and given breakfast. They
then marched to camp and waited in
the hot sun for some one to furnish
them with tents.
The Alger light artillery battery will
probably move over to the Preside to-
day TO Join the forces at Camp Miller.
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to Corning, Kan, Monday; Mr.. Walp
will return in few days but Mrs. W alp
is going to remain several weeks.
Miss Beuiah B. Tatman of Dallas,
Texas, IS visiting in the city, the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. Thomas S. Lyon, at
1884 College avenue
Mrs. D.. H Reery and daughter, Miss
Lulu of Ogden, Utah, are visiting Mrs.
r M SPivey and daughter, Miss Mar
cia.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Greenwood have
gone to housekeeping at PIP Western
Miss Edna Frazier has returned to
her home in FL Dorado after a visit
with Miss Grace Foulks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blanch, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. B. Tyler and children, Miss
Green and Miss Emma Banks are go
ing to drive out to the Coultis farm this
evening to remain until Tuesday morn
ing.
Miss Musette Renwick and Miss EN-
ma Beronius went to Kansas City to-
day for a two weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Quinton and Mr.
and Mrs. Smith are going to spend
Sunday at the COultis farm.
Miss Louie Smith is going to Salina
Sunday for two weeks visit
Miss Anna Squires has returned from
a two weeks visit in Lyndon, Kan.
Mr.. Charles HOge has gone to his
home in Olathe to spend the Fourth.
Miss Jessie Lewelling spent part of
this week in Topeka with friends.
Miss Cora Huff is coming up from
Garrett to spend a part of next week
with Miss Gertrude Willett
Miss Sue Stevenson is going to leave
Monday for Nashville, Tenn, to attend
the G. Z. convention.
Mrs. G.. w. Smith and children are
going to St. Louis Saturday to visit
relatives before joining Mr.. Smith in
Mexico, where they expect to spend the
summer
Mr.. and Mrs. N. s. Campbell went to
Horton today to spend the Fourth with
the family of DR.. Campbell
The following young people are going
to ride to st. MaTys on their wheels this
evening and remain over the Fourth
with Miss Anna Henrietta: Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcneil, Miss Mabel Horton, Miss
Dolly Zimmerman, Miss Anna Bauman,
Miss Ada Carter, Mr.. Chute, Mr.. Bert
ROehr, Mr.. Charles Decker, and Mr..
A. Fellows.
Misses Mary and Clara Crane are
spending a few days with friends and
relatives in Kansas City.
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BODIES MUTILATED.
American Marine Says Dead Soldiers
Were Chopped Up

New York, July 2.-As soon as the
Panther, which is now at the Brooklyn
navy yard, receives her armament it
is expected that she will join the new
flying squadron Of Commodore Watson,
which is being formed to harass the
Spanish coast The Panther will carry
complement of 284 sailors and
marines. The battery will consist Of
six 5-inch and four rapid-hre guns.
1t was from the Panther that the
first body of troops, consisting of 500
marines, was landed at Guantanamo.
man on the Panther who was present
when Surgeon John Blair Gibbs was
killed told the following story of the
killing:
Surgeon Gibbs was shot while dress
ing q wound The bullets were patter-
ing about like hail. Gibbs had cleaned
the wound of the man and was dress
ing it when he was struck The bullet,
a AIauser, mushrooned. 1t went in at
right Where 1t went in the hole was
about the size of a lead pencil. Where
it came out it was as big around as
tea cup.
He was leaning over at the time
and fell forward on Ills face. When
picked up he was dead.
The stories that our men were not
mutilated is wrong. I know what I
am talking about Sergeant Smiths
body was mutilated. His heart had
been cut out when we found him. He
was so chopped up that all we could
do was to bury him where he lay.
The day of the last fight Captain
E4iotI's men closed up a well that gave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02
sPANIARDs JOIN oUBANs.
New York Junta Has Reports of Sue
cessful Battles.

New York, July 2.-According to adj
vices received here by the Cuban Junta.
General Diaz, in command of the Sixth
Cuban army corps in Pinar del Rio.
had recently a battle with the Spanish
troops in the western part of the prov
ince IN which he came off victor, tax
ing a great many prisoners. The Span
1Sh loss was heavy, while the Cubans'
loss was less than fifty men.
After the battle half the company of
soldiers from the Spanish garrison
marched into the Cuban camp with
their arms and ammunition and offered
their services, giving as reasons for
their desertion i'll treatment on the part
of the officers and insufficient food.
General Diaz has with him about
5000 soldiers, well armed and equipped
and large number of reconcentradOs
who are without arms. The food sup
ply is very short, however and it is
with great difficulty that frequent for
aging expeditions keep the camp partly
supplied with food. There has been
much suffering among the reconcen-
trados, but it has been greatly aIlev-
lated since they left the cities and
Joined the insurgent armies.
Four Spanish spies were caught in
the Cuban camp and after a speedy
trial by court martial they were sem
fenced and promptly shot. The Span
ish prisoners are kept under close guard
but are fed and well treated. Hitherto
IT has been the practice to release the
Spaniards captured, after depriving
them of their arms and ammunition,
but it is now the purpose of General
Diaz to keep the prisoners in order
that they may be exchanged for Cubans
and United States soldiers taken pris-
oners by the Spaniards.
The battle which resulted so favor
ably for General DiaZ's forces was one
of the fercest enga genents which have
taken place in Pinar del Rio and lasted
the greater part OF a day Both sides
fought in guerrilla fashion, but the
Spaniar1s were finally forced to with
draw before the heavy and constant
fire Of the Cubans. Nearly all the am
munition in the Cuban camp was used
up and the insurgents will be in poor
condition for another fight unless they
can obtain new supplies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02
PREPARING TO MOVE.
Everything Being Put inReadiness for
an Advance From Camp Thomas.

Everything 4u1SOda4AOSoA AL
an Advance From Camp Thomas.
Chickamauga Park, July To-day
has been another excessively warm one
at Camp Thomas, and the men have
again experienced trouble in getting
through with their field drills. The
work of paying the army was the main
feature of the day. A number of regi-
ments whose pay rolls have been check
ed and approved were paid before noon.
The work is now systematized and
hereafter at least six regiments a day
will be paid. The whole army will be
disposed of in a very short time.
Although the army now in camp here
has received no immediate orders to
move to the front, preparations for
such an event are going on.
Ever since the arrival of this army,
the Southern, Western and Atlantic,
Chattanooga, Rome and Southern and
Ala bama Great Southern have concen-
trated a large number of passenger
coaches at this point These cars re-
manned on the sidings in a rather pro-
miscuous order until today when the
two former roads began the work of
Strengthening out and making these
cars up into trains of one freight, three
baggage and nine passenger cars.
Major Nye, cOmmisSary of SubSiSt-
ence of the Chattanooga depot, is en-
gagged in preparing for a movement
of the army. During the past several
days he has equipped here a quantity
of travel rations," canned beef, hard
tack, canned salmon and other pre-
pared and cooked food, sufficient to last
the army for ten days. These supplies
have been Portioned out to the COM
nnisSary officers OF the park, so that
when the time comes to leave for the
front every soldier can secure his
travel rations'' from the regfmentaI
commissary and pack same in his hav-
ersack in q very few minutes.
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Notes and Personal Mention

Mrs. L. H. Mum is going to Bear
Lake the middle of July for a six
weeks outing.
Mrs. Aaron Jetmore is going to Col
oradO next week; she viii spend the
summer in Denver and Manitou.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Small are going to
leave Monday for Long Island to spend
the summer
Miss Nellie Lercher has returned
view.
Miss. Miss Grace Norris went to Kansas
OLeS Thursday for two weeks visit
MIS-. F. J. Shubert will leave next
months NpA0 VI
,, Mss Ida Gertrude Russell will leave
eI,,,,,-.y for the east to spend the
s summer; she win spend most of her
S SIllle IN Brooklyn, Buffalo and the diff
terent summer resorts.
ass Bessie Belle Little has gone to
ner nome in Manhattan; she expects to
~. p part o. the summer in Utah.
d Two months visit in the east
-1E' ana Mrs. George Walp are going
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02
ROCK ISLANDS QUOTA.
Will Pay $4,000 a Year to Support
the War.

Sans war revenue. It is estimated
that the new revenue law will cost the
road in the neighborhOod of $50. 900 a
year. Like all other roads, bills of
1ading viii form the principal item of
expense. The pay checks issued by the
road ru nfromS, 600 to 10000 a month
All Rock Island agents have been for
cent stamps for bills of lading. Five
hundred stamps were forwarded to the
agent at Wichita, and it was thought
that this would be sufh cient for the
Wichita office for some time Today a
telegram was received at the treas
urer's Office in this city stating that
the supply was almost exhausted, and
that more stamps would be needed
Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02
Two Camping Parties.

Two camping parties are going to
leave this evening for ThompsOnville
to remain over the Fourth. In one par
ty are Dr. and Mrs. Lyon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hunter, Miss Flora Bates, Miss Wilson,
Miss Smith, Miss Daisy Hayes, Mr..
VIII Carey, Mr.. r. E. Thomas, Mr. Al
Hulit, and Mr.. Otis Dalton.
The other party is composed of Miss
Eleanor Work, Miss Emma Dennis
Miss Santa Waters, Miss Fe Waters,
Miss Jean Frost Mr.. Dean Waters, Mr.
Milton Reitz, Mr.. Frank Cain. Mr. Ed
ward Dennis and Mr.. Ed Strong. The
party viii be chaperoned by Mr. and
Mrs. Ellis THOMSON
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02
MESSAGE ON AN EGG.
.ntic Marriage of a Labette
County Girl.
Romantic

Parsons, July 2-The marriage Of
Miss Maggie Ballentine, of Montana,
and Ernest Brown, of Kansas City,
Kan, the other day was the culmina-
ton of a romance worthy of publicity.
A bout five years ago while packing
eggs in her fathers store at Montana,
Labette county, Kan, Miss Ballentine
wrote her name and address upon an
egg. This egg with many others was
shipped to Kansas City and bought by
Brown & Son, and Mr.. Brown, l., hav-
ing charge of the unpacking came
across the egg so addressed, blew out
it's contents and kept it for a souvenir.
Three years went by when one night
Mr.. Brown dreamed of meeting Miss
Ballentine and so favorably impressed
was he that he wrote to the address
and received an answer. This CORE
spondence continued for a year, when
the young lady concluded she would
like to know more OF her correspondent
so wrote to friends in Kansas City to
have them make inquiries which they
accordingly did, resulting in them max
ing a mistake and sending descrlp-
ton of q red-haired, cross-eyed Grip
pied man who drove a delivery wagon.
Miss BalIentine was somewhat taken
aback but not daunted as she too had
had a dream in which her unknown
friend appeared as renned ana cul-
tured gentleman.
Months went by when during the fall
carnival she concluded to take a trip TO
Kansas City and quietly investigate TOT
nGrSelI Sne 1OEaLGQ MN DIS d HACoPCA
Gus merchant at 931 Independence ave
nue. and in company with friends
stepped into his store, and while buying
a few trifies glanced leisurely around
and soon espied her dreamed of Brown
assisting his clerks in waiting on GUS
toners.
As soon as an opportunity afforded
she accosted him on plea of wishing a
drink of water and while complying
with her request little thought he was
waiting on his future wife. After she
had thanked him and left the store with
her friends, Mr.. Brown puzzled his
brain as to who she was, and turning
to one of the clerks said: Il believe
know that young lady" and thinking
a few minutes it suddenly dawned on
him that it was his Maggie.
Going out upon the street he looked
to see if she was in sight but she was
gone, so consoled himself by writing her
q letter telling her that If she wasn't
in his store that day it was her ghost,
as she looked just like he dreamed she
would. Before this letter reached its
destination Miss Ballentine wrote to
Mr.. Brown telling him of her visit and
inviting him to return the same at her
home in Montana, Kas., which he &C
cordingly did on Easter. in honor of his
historical egg which he now has mount
ed with gold, and so agreeable was the
visit that the arrangements were then
and there made for the wedding to take
place on the brides birthday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02
USED POSTAGE sTAMPs.
War Revenue Stamps Early Ex-
hausted at San Francisco.

San Francisco, July 2-The internal
revenue Office was besieged by purchas-
ers of war revenue stamps, and from
the time the office opened there has not
been a minutes lull in the rush.
Owing to the small supply of the new
stamps forwarded from Washington
the demand for them cannot be met
and all orders were not filled.
The stock of new stamps gave out
early in the morning and by instruc-
lions from Washington, one and two
cent postage stamps were sold for rev.
enue purposes after they had been
stamped with the letters Il R."
The collector received word from
Washington that 10, 000, COO stamps of all
denominations were now en- route to
this city and in a few days the printing
bureau would be able to meet all de-
mandS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02
MOTHERS CONGRESS-.
Session at Salt Lake City Will Close
Tomorrow.

Salt Lake. Utah. July 2.-The big
session of the Mothers congress Of
Utah was held in Assembly hall, which
was packed. Some of the most nota-
bic speakers of the country were pres
ent to discuss matters pertaining to the
child. The star attraction was Mrs.
Ellen Henrotin of Chicago honorary
president of the general federal ton of
Women's clubs, who was warmly re-
ceived. Mrs. Mary z. Mumford spoke
on Education" Mrs. Ellen A. Rich
ardson of Boston, discussed THE Child
and the Country" the programme con
GLIDING with an address on THE Child
An Interpolation" by Mrs. Harriet
Holliar of Omaha
The congress will conclude tomorrow
with a literary session in the morning
a business session in the afternoon and
a. receDtion in the evening.