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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14

paid, the point being that although
Keuney had not sufficient balance to
meet check when drawn, yet sub
Heouently the chuck was paid from his
account.
On June 4th. according to Mr.. Ross
figures, Kenney had balance of
1885,. 60 in Lis favor; but two checks
Tor $500 and 5000, mahe the actual
balance of 1854. "A.
In passing it may be said that the
dafencs excepted generally and seYerally
TO the testimony of the expert.
Ross testified to total oyerdraft on
June Sth, 1896, Of 81, 30l.a5 com
prising 40 oyerdraft Of s6l.45, checks
OF $3.50. $500, 5000 and $500, charged
up at difforent times.
On June 9th the individual ledger
showed balances in KeunHy's favor OF
S34.28; two cheeks bad mot been
entered, one of $500 and one OF S3OU;
so that the oyerdraft was S765. LIP.
On July LIST the individual ledger
showed balance in Kennsy's favor Of
s2Dl.0i; four checks aggregating $1,000
had not been entered; 80 that tne over
draft was 81, sos. 46.
On July 3D. the individual ledger
showed balance in Kenney's favor of
1912. 09; checks aggregating 81, 800 had
mot been entered; 30 that tho over
draft was 50. GIT. 81.
On September 23d the individual
ledger showed balance in Kenney's
favor of s240. CD; check for 5000 had
not been entered; so that the oyerdraft
was $3.50. 81.
On May 9th the individual ledger
showed balance in Kanney's favor of
80, 279. 80; eight checks aggregating
| 81, SIS. 10 bad not been entered; SO that
| the overdraft was S271. 08.
Next, Mr.. Ross made statement re-
garding the Anderson checks.
| On September 2lst the individual
ledger showed small balance in Keu-
ney's fnyur; il the Anderson checks
had been charged there would have
been an overdraft OF 1896. 60.
On September 30th the individual
ledger showed small balance in Ken
ney'B favor; il the Anderson checks
had been charged there would have
been an ovsrcfaft of $603. 62.
On October 10th the individual ledger
showed In Kenney's favor balance Of
s12S. DO; il the Anderson checks had
been charged there would have been an
overdraft of Sl4601.
On October 22d the Individual ledger
showed IN Kenney's favor balance oil
S42l.S4; il the Anderson checks had
leen charged there would have 6esn a
balance of Sl9l.S4.
On November 9th the individual
ledger showed in Kenneya favor q
balance OF 1874. 1o; il the Anderson
checks had been charged there would
| have been an oyerdraft of $3.50. So.
Vandegrift-W We're these checks, which
we're held out, afterwards paid2
| Russ Everyone Of them was made
good.
On cross. examination, Mr.. Ross said
all the checks he had testified to had
beBn raid afterwards, had been properly
charged and the bank lost nothing.
Between Juna Sth and June 18th
81, $40. ~ had leen deposited to pay
checks that had been held out In
every instance, except the Anderson
checks and the 5000 checks, Kenney
had paid them out OF hiH own account.
On redirect examination, Mr.. Rost
said, Notwithstanding the deposits made
between the dates mentioned, there
would have been an overdraft il chsckl
which had come in during that perior
hau been charged.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14

Although the attitude of tho Germans
is still irritating, Admiral Dewey is
managing them with great diplomacy.
He docs not expect any trouble with
thom.
The blockade hereafter will bo more
rigid. Only the supply ships of the
American and foreign fleets are allowed
to enter. The Esmeraldn, arriving from
Hong Kong yesterday with passengers
was stopped and ordered to sen.
The long expected refrigerating
steamship Uulgua, from Australia with
a cargo OF frosh beef. arrived and Was
welcomed enthusiastically by the sailors
and soldiers.
Tie Austrian cruiser Frundsberg ar
rived and saluted the Spanish flag first.
after which she saluted Admiral
Dewey's flag.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14
NEWS FROM HAVANA.


Spanish Reports Of Bombardment and
Various Other Interesting Events.
Havana, Cuba, July 13.-Following
are Spanish accounts of recent events
in Cuba;
noon, July 10th, the American forces
commenced I'm attack On the City of
Santiago de Cuba, by way of the
heigbta of San Juan and Juenu. They
opened q fire of musketry and artillery,
which continued for one hour. The
American fleet sim ultaneously bonn
barded the city, ceasing fire at p. m.
1t was without advantage to the
Americans. who did not gain ground,
while the Spanish forces maintained
their POSITIONS.
son July 9Th an American ship
lowered boat having on board an
officer and some men at Carapicbiye,
Isles of Pinea, and captured the
schooner Gallits, loaded with cedar,
honey, pigs, wax and fowl. The
schoonar's crew took refuge on shore
aud opsnsd fire on the boat. 1t Is
believed the officer in charge was
wounded. The ship fred 10 shots.
"A detachment Of Spanish troops
which was in ambush on the railroad
between Aiguin and Guira Melena,
Province OF Havana, has surprised an
inaurgent force, killing three of the
latter. A aearch of the neIghborhood
later resultad in finding traces OF blood
which led 10 a hut whore the troops
found an American citizen named
Pauline Torres Fundora and another
man. Thoy we're both made prisoners
on suspicion of having formed part Of
the inHurgent band.
"Spauish troops at Tierras Negroes,
Province of Matanzas. have been en-
gagged with the insurgents of that
neiehhorhood, killing five OF the
latter.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14

BLAECO Is BOLD.
Protests Against Any Peace Propositions
by the Spanish Government.

by the Spanish Government.
London, Eng, July H. "A special
from Madrid. published this afternoon,
says Captain General Blanco has replied
to the Spanish governments reiterated
geographically protesting against the
idea Of peace.
The captain general says the report
that the government has resolved to
negotiate with the Unitsd States has
bad deplorahle effect especially
among the troons. He adds that a
deputation of officers chosen by the
army had begged him to convey to the
government their protects against any
propositions for peace. claiming that
nothing can justify cessation Of
hostilities at present.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14

Lancaster. Pa, July Is. Aaron P.
Luiz, q ? years-olfl son of Harry W.
Lutz of Upper Leacock township. fell
into spring at his home yesterday
afternoon and was drowned. A sad
coincident is the fact tnat the accident
happened on his birthday and at
exactly the hour of his birth.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14
spAIN,s YIEW OF PEACE.
1t is Impossible Without n Spanish Victor
or Another Disaster.

or Another Disaster.
Madrid, Spain, July Is, noon--Ths
government continues its assurances to
the effect that the ministers are not
taking part 10 any peace negotiations
which may be proceeding.
The Correspondence independent
and semi official }, Gays:
"There Is an enormous Difference he
tween the concessions which Spain is
willing to make and the demands of the
Americans. Peace is impossible until
Spanish victory has lowered the pride
of the Americans or another dieaster
forces Spain TO make the most ample
concessions. "
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14

Associated Press Dspss;n by Spsctai wtrs%
Philadelphia. July 13.-Wheat, firm. Nc. higher;
Nc. 2 Pennsylvania red in export elevator, b21ss
63c.: No. red spot In export elevator, sl1saS2c.
Corn. firm, No for local trade. ACC.
Oats. firm: No. white. sln3l1ac,; No. white,
30a901Sc.: No. mixed, 2a5sa20c.
Bran. quiet but steady; winter in bulk, xf.Oia
l4b0. spring in sacks, s1a-b0a1s.
Refined sugars, unchanged.
Butter, firm: fancy Western creamery, I719c;
do. Pennsylvania prints,1 sc, id
EggA firm; fresn nearhy, l4c.; do Westerns
131Sc.; do. Southern, 1lalgc
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14

right cable from Manila, July 10th to
the New York journal, says:
Admiral Dewey, early on July 18th,
dispatched the Raleigh and Concord to
take Grande Island, in Subic Bay, and
capture the garrison.
The cruiser ahelled the principal
points on the Island, destroying the
earth works and other Notifications and
laying the torpedo station in ruins.
They sent out a launch with a meg
sage demanding surrender.
There was no response and the Raleigh
finally sent a six-iiicn shell through the
commanders house. Tbs whits flag
was instantly run up on the ruins Of
the eRrthworks.
A landing party demanded absolute
surrender. The Spanish colonel, realiz-
ing his hopeless position, made sub
mission and gave up his sword. The
500 men comprising the garrison were
made prisoners and their rifles were
taken frnm them. Forty Thousand
rounds Of ammunition and one Hotch-
kish gun were also captured.
This victory gives the Americans
oontrol of Suhio Bay. The Spanish
were endeavoriug to protect it with
submarine mines and to maks it ready
for occupancy of the Spanish fleet. sup
posed to be on it's way frum Spain.
Admiral Dewey's possession of Suhic
Bay defeats Germany's supposed plane
to Interfere in the Philippines
Tho insurgents haye captured the
valuable merchant coast steamer named
Philippines. The native crew killed
tho officer OF this ship before her cap
ture.
The insurgents were using the trans
port in an attack which they contem
plated making on Grande Islana before
Admiral Dewey was called unnn-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14

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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14

| Jectinn. ~
Vaudegrift- State from your ex-
animation what you ascertain to be
the balance of Richard II. Kenney on
May 18th. 1896.
Gray-obiect.
Judge Bradford-I sustain that OBJ
| lection.
Vandegrift- Frum your examination
OF those books that are now In evil
,ience, and from comparison what
was the state OF the balance?
Gray-Object.
Judge Rradford-I sustain the OH
| lection.
| Vandegrift-What do you ascertain
to be the balance from an examination
OF the bonks?
Gray-Obieci.
Judge Bradford Objection overruled.
| SHOWING ovEEDRAFTs
The question having ut last been
allowed, Ross, the witness, answered.
that on May 18th. Kenney's balance
showsd an overdraft Of Ss2.t5 ut that
time cheuk from the Farmers Bank
for 5000 hud not been charged up,
which would have made an overuraft
of ut least 1862. %.
MIR. Bird objected to this evidence
on the ground that the indictment con
taired no allegation Of such an over
draft. The judge declared that the
government might SHOW an oyerdraft
of 500. 900 nnder count charging q
defendant with not having money in
bank to meet Ghecs.
Witness Ross testified that m May
l4th the total overdraft was S720; this
included checkH OF $3.50 and S2i0,
which were paid at later dates.
Senator Gray requested that the dia-
trict attorney bring out the dates on
| which the various checks were actually
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-10
THE PHILIPPINE PROBLEM.
Prof. Worcester Argues that Amer
lea Cannot Withdraw from Islands.

Prof. Dean G. Worcester of the Uni
versity of Michigan. has an article i'm
the October Century. on "Knotty Prob
lens of the Philippines" Prof Worces-
ter says:
Can we withdraw and restore the
islands to Spain? TO do so would be
to stultify ourselves i'm the eyes of the
world. We have gone to war to put "A
stop TO Spain's brutality i'm cuba. and
we have taken the position that this
end can only be accomplished by her
expulsion from the island We have
turned a deaf ear to her promises of
better things in future, and have said
to her that she must go.
But the Cubans have not been the
only Spanish subjects To suffer oppres-
sion. BY strange chance we have it
i'm our power to strike the shackles
from other millions OF unfortunates.
What, then. are we To do? Has not
every crime against civilization in
cuba been duplicated in the Philippines
"A hundred times? If the taxes levied
upon the Philippine natives in the past
have been heavier than they could
bear. how much would IL be now, with
the mother-country burdened with debt
as never before? Granting for the
moment that Spain would be able to
reConquer the islands, what would be
the fate Of thousands OF natives who
have revolted against her? Have we
any reason TO doubt that other scores
would be forgotten in the Black
Hole until they suffocated? That other
hundreds would be lined up on the
sea wall i'm front Of the Luneta and shot
down like dogs. while the bands were
playing and fair women applauding?
lis il an answer To say that cuba is
near and the Philippines are distant? =?
How many degrees of latitude and
longitude measure the difference be-
tween right and wrong True, we
might have thought IL hopeless To at
tempt the Improvement OF conditions
i'm the Philippines, had not fate placed
the power i'm our hands. Granted, II
YOU Will that We cannot right the
wrongs Of all oppressed nations, yet
can we refuse TO accept the response
bilty which the logic Of events has
thrust upon us? can We say TO Spain:
we will have no more OF your misrule
i'm cuba but the Philippines are a long
way off: take them back again. and be
sure TO treat them we'll III we were
10 do this could we blame our cynical
neighbors for suggesting that our in
tcrest i'm putting a stop To misgovern'
ment seemed To wanc when the
territory concerned did not happen to
be conveniently situated for annexa-
tion 10 our ownP IL seems almost un-
thinkable that we should ever put our
selves I'm such n position: but IL we
were disposed TO do SO. another ques-
tlon would arise. Is " I'm our power to
restore the islands TO Spain? The isl.
anders themselves would hardly be
willing parties Co such transaction.
H. ~ probable that she could again
subdue them? Her conquest OF the
ar, hipelago began i'm 1885, under Legas-
pi II should not he forgotten that I'm
the centuries which have passed she
has not been able 10 complete 10. At
the outbreak OF the present revolution
there were tribes IA independent Of her
| on cuba.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-10

The New York Herald of Sunday de-
voted the better part of two pages 70 a
story of our famous Herreshoffs aud
pictures of the members OF the family
their home, shops and the like. The
story is particularly happy in that it
doesn't hinge on the marvei of a blind
boat builder" Every time an out Of
town paper takes up the Herreshoffs
they always speak of the blind boat
| builder" and the family most con-
cerned have come to be decidedly weary
of the appellation. Moreover. no "blind
boat builder alone ever built the Vigi-
liant or the Defender. nor will one build
the new Americas cup defender that is
to meet Sir Thomas Liptons Shamrock.
two daughters, three uf the former and
one of the latter lost their sight in early
childhood. The rest can see as well as
anybody, while it is to the keen intel
lectuality OF the stricken members OF
the family that the deluson that every
Herreshoff must be blind is traceable.
As matter Of fact. OF course, the boat
building business is confined to min
ority OF the family membership. The
head of the concern is blind. but Capt.
Mats" vision is perfect. as is we'll
the larger work that the Herreshoffs
now turn out. The Herreshoffs as boat
builders were locally famous before the
late Edward Burgess was ever heard OF.
That young designer sprang into fame
with the Puritan. built to defend the
Americas cup against the Genesta.
Burgess repeated his successes i'm the
Mayfiower and again in the Volunteer.
but when on the next occasion of an
international race the Herreshoffs en-
tered the competition with the Vigilant
no boat to approach her in every quail
ity had ever been launched. Nobody in
Rhode Island was surprised at the sue
cess OF the Herreshoffs. We knew they
would do IL. Capt Nat" beat the
Vigilant with the Defender, and he will
beat them both with his new commits
sion--and, doubtless the Shamrock, too.
shoff he can be confidently relied upon
10 Outrun and outpoint anything else
that floats.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-10
WHAT SHALL IT BE CALLED?
Another Name Suggested for the
Library at Washington.

The name Of the big library that was
originally organized for the use OF con-
gress. and is now housed i'm the finest
building ever constructed purely for H.
brary purposes, every now and then
becomes a subject OF dispute. The Ii
brary growing up as reference libra
~ for the members OF congress natur-
ally took the name Library of Con-
gress." but there are many reasons for
believing that statesmen early I'm the
days of the Republic looked upon that
collection OF books as a National Ii
brary and favored n broader name
than the one now given Il.
when jefferson sent his library Of
600 books TO Washington after they
had been purchased by the government
for So. 200 he forwarded a catalogue OF
these books. which he marked "Catal-
ogue Library of the United states -
This name indicates that jefferson
looked upon the library as National
institution. and not merely az Con-
Rressional library. IL Is not unlikely
that an effort will be made I'm the near
future to change the name of the big
collection Of hooks 10 Library OF the
United states. "-Nashington star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-10
LOW FARES IN SWITZERLAND,
Tickets for $ll.Ss VIII Keep rIan
Going Fifteen Days.

r. In Switzerland. where the railway
system is controlled by the government,
passenger rates have been reduced to a
basis that seems incredibly low TO an
American. There railway tickets are
sold by time and not by mileage. On
application non-transferable ticket,
good for fifteen days. will be issued to
"A person. The cost is'$1l.5S. During these
fifteen days the holder may travel as
much and as long as he likes over the
entire railway system.
The lake steamers are also available,
"a second class railway ticket giving the
right TO a first -class passage on any
one of the steamers. one may travel
for an entire year for $ll5. These tick
cts are vigorously personal, and each
has the photograph OF it's holder at
tached No baggage however. is car
ried free. No allowance IL made for
tickets unused. On the Franco Swiss
frontier all VeXatious questions, de-
mands and delays have been done away
with for members of the French tour
ing club Their bicycles are admitted
free Of charge. There is no longer a
charge for permit OF entrance. The
wheel is treated simply as ordinary
baggage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-10
WIRE-WOUND GUNS.
Some Facts About Their Range and
Effectiveness.

The first wound gun ordered by
the United States is expected to be de-
livered at the proving grounds at
Sandy Hook, New York harbor. some
time i'm October. This gun will be of
ten inches bore. 45 calibres in length,
and will weigh 80 tons. The contract
specifies a normal initial velocity Of
260O feet per second, or 800 feet per
second more than that required for any
hooped gun now in the United States
service. j. III. Brown, the inventor of
this type of gun. is confident that it
will stand q charge sufficient to raise
the muzzle velocity 10 29ss feet per sec
ond without material injury to It's
structure. From official experiments
already made at the Sandy Hook prov
ing grounds with an experimental hVe-
inch Brown gun, this initial velocity
appears not only possible, but probable.
These tests. says Cassiers 5 Magazine,
were made in December 1895, and
again i'm May, 1896. the first of the trials
giving velocities OF 1894 5000 and 30SS
feet per second. with average pres
sures of $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 pounds
per square inch, respectively The
difficulty with such velocities seems to
lie not so much in the strength of the
wire wound gun as i'm the erosive ac-
tion OF all powders, though particular
ly the smokeless variety, on the rihing
of the gun when high presures are un-
avoidably employed. Lieut.. G.. n.
Whistler, of the Fifth United States
Artillery. the engineering expert em-
ployed by the trustees OF the Brown
segmental gun. reports that in the UNI
lined condition of an experimental
cylinder, a slight scoring, following
the line of juncture of the segments
was noticed after a pressure of 43. 1873
pounds To the square inch. Since the
cylinder has been lined not the slight
est scoring OF any kind has been OBJ
served" AS the erosion is most serious
i'm every description of gun, toward the
breech. being caused by the gas of the
explosive forcing its way past the gas
check of the projectile before the latter
has expanded sufficiently to fill the
rifled grooves. the Brown segmental
guns will have a lining tube. inserted
part Of the way down from the breech
the rifiing in the forward end being cut
i'm the bare segments.
Quite recently the United States gov
ernment is said to have ordered twen-
ty-five five-inch and twenty-five six
inch quick-fire guns Of the Brown pat
tern for naval service. These guns will
also be forty-five calibres I'm length
and must stand tests at 2000 feet per
second initial velocity. The weight of
the five-inch gun is placed at 1000
pounds and the weight of the six-inch
at 1000 pounds. These guns certainly
do not show any gain in lightness over
British wire-wound guns. which are
the only ones now in existence with
which to compare them. For example.
the standard British q. II. wire wound
six-inch gun of forty-fve calibres
weighs 1856 pounds, as against the
1900 pounds of the corresponding
Brown gun. OF course. the Brown gun.
by employing higher velocities. may
obtain greater muzzle energy. but this
may not be practicable for the reason
previously given.