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The herald., 1898-09-23
MEXICAN VETERANS
Elect Officers and Choose Place Of
MeetinR

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 22.-The Ma
tional Mexican Veterans association today
elected Gen. f. Fl. Hobson Of Greenville
XIV, president, A. l.: Ogg OF Indiana vice
president, Wilbur Smith, Lexington, KY.
ecretary-treasurer, and Alex Williamson
lie ,ngton, KY. corresponding secretary.
Indianapolis was selected as the next
place of meeting.
The pension committee submitted re-
port stating that, in view of the great ex-
tension of territory and untold added
wealth derived by the United States as a
result of the Mexican war, the veterans
feel that 1t would be but common justice
for the government to place every surviv-
ing soldier and his widow ON the pension
rolls at the rate of 81 per day during the
remainder Of their lives. The report was
unanimously adopted.
Resolutions were passed advising the re-
tention of the Philippines, the establish
ment of a republican form of government
in Cuba until such time as 1t might prove
a failure and the building of the Nicara-
qua canal by the government
The herald., 1898-09-23
BRITISH GUESTS
Received by the Denver Historical
Society

DANVERS. Mass, Sept. 22-The Dan
vorS Historical society gave an informa,
reception TO Hon. ard Mrs Joseph Cham
bec.ain and other guests in its rooms today.
The English ana American flags were in
tart wined over a picture of the battle of
Lexington.
Rev. A. p. Putnam, ID. D., made an adj
tresa Of welcome and Mr.. Chamberlain re-
sponded.
The distinguished guests were made hon
orary members # the society. In replying
to DR.. Putnams welcome, MI Chamber
lain said, in part:
II desire TO see federation of the Anglo
Saxon race. 1t Is coming nearer and
nearer. We are bound by common ties.
but We are continuously mi.und.r .tand'ig
each other The press, statesmen and
others have-I will not say maliciously, but
with persistent Observation-Disclosures Ms
apart.
Recent events have changed all tina.
and we are feeling better than ever iowa rds
each other.
IL am pleased 20 see he flags of England
and America in:ertw!ned over a picture ot
that historic scene. the battle of Lexington.
desire to see them always floating to-
ge:her
The herald., 1898-09-23
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS

! The French vessel, Vile de Fecamp,
foundered yesterday off Fecamp and her
crew of thirty-six were drowned.
A match has been made between Jack
DAILY of Wilmington. Del, and J. W. Cur
ran Of England, light-weights. The fight
is to take place before the Empire club at
Syracuse on October 18th.
Charles Gushenberry Of Colorado Springs
(coloredD shot and instantly killed his wife
and then committed suicide. The dead
man and woman leave three sons and two
daughters. Jealousy was the cause Of the
crime.
Cen. Lawton last night reported to the
war department ia new cases of sickness
and 2 deaths among the American troops
at Santiago. His dispatch follows: Sick,
1859: fever TAI; new cases, ia; returned to
duty, SO; deaths, 2
The president yesterday reviewed from
the portico of the White House detach-
want Of 300 members of the marine corps
which served at Guantanamo during the
w,r The marines had just arrived, and
thew marched direct to the executive man
sion. headed by the Marine band.
Hon Sherman Foar is Ill at his home at
Concord, Mass, with tsPioiu lever ne
had been sick few days with pneumonia
and was improving until yesterday when
typhoid fever developed. II Is thousht
he contracted the disease WINE ''S''iis ti'e
camp of the Unlteo o'u'es army Ill ''e
south.
The Chicago platform Democrats OF the
state of New York represented by about
one hundred delegates, met In legislative
session at Troy yesterday. perfected an or
ean,zation. adopted an ultimatum declar-
ing their reaffirmation that the Chicago
The herald., 1898-09-23
PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP
TO IMPORTANCE OF CANADIAN
TREATIES
Representatives Of Protected Indus
tries Besiege the American Com
missioners

QUEBEC, Sept. 22-The people Of the
United States are evidently beginning to
awaken to the great Importance OF the
results which may come from the work of
the International high commission now In
session In this city. 1t has become known
that tho Canadian representatives are urg-
ing that the treaty embodying CONNER
clal reciprocity be made, which treaty, 1t
Is held, would seriously affect nearly all
The great industries of the United States.
These industries are now being heard from
I'm a very emphatic way. During the pas
twenty-four hours the American commits
sioners have been besieged by Populations
OF Americans praying that no ironclad
treaty be entered into which would dis
turb, If not in many instances destroy, the
present protective tariff of the United
states. Today the farmers of the United
States put in their protest. and it was II
pretty strong one. They were represent
e5 by Aaron Jones of Indiana, worthy
master Of the National Grange, and N. X.
Bachelor of New Hampshire. chairman
of the national executive committee. They
were given q full hearing and will have
another audience before the commission
ers act.
est protest from Albert Clark president
of the Home Market club of Boston. He
said the organization he spoke for had
upward of 1000 men, mostly manufactur-
ers, and represented total capitol inter-
est of s7OO,0O0,oOO. He opposed commercial
reciprocity. He said that between two
countries having the same products for
exchange reciprocity was never success
fat o,I ha Tv,,;+a
each had something the other did not have
1t would be a different proposition.
Col. Aldace Walker, formerly of the in
terstate commerce commission, but now
chairman of the board of directors Of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
ksroke concerning the traffic bonding sys-
tenn. He believed the Canadian railroads
should be subject to the interstate COM
meroe laws and, in case Of violation
American traffic over the lines should be
suspended, instead of imposing a fine, a.
: done in case of viola ton on the part of
American roads,
Or. {. 5. Hamin Of the Boston Mer-
chants association opposed Col Walkers
scheme. lie insisted that the present bond
ing system by which United States pro-
ducts We're carried over Canadian roads
from one point to another in the United
States without duty was entirely ecuita-
bic and satisfactory. He desired no
change from present conditions.
| Another protest came from Congress
man J. w. Tawney of Minnesota in behalf
Of the lumbermen of the United States
lie presented to the American commission
printed memorial signed by $50 of H..
principal lumber firms in twenty-one
states, protesting against the reduction of
| duty on Canadian lumber
The herald., 1898-09-23
NEGRO 'LoNGSHoREMEN
Fire a Hundred Shots Without Hitting
ANYBODY

GALVESTON. Tex, Sept 22.-The Nal
lory Steamship line labor troubles broke
out afresh here tonight when the striking
negro 'longshoremen, NAKED and armed
with pistols, made an attack upon the
guard at the wharf. The police repealed
the attack with pistols. One of the at
lacking negroes was killed and one of the
negroes employ on thc wharf got a
scalp wound. The polio capt one OF
the mob.
There had been an ominous quiet in the
situation for several days, but six police
men We're guarding the sheds. The ne
groes made sortie in the shadow of one
of the sheds and overpowered the sentinel.
They announced that they We're after the
leaders Of the negroes employed at the
docks These negroes were asleep, but
they soon got to cover, and, although 100
shots were fired, but enc of them was
wounded.
The herald., 1898-09-23
ON THE DIAMOND
The Orioles Climbing Up Toward tho
Pennant

BALTIMORE, Sept 22.-The Orioles
equalled the previous record Of the season
for straight victories, held by themselves.
by taking the eleventh and twelfth games
from the Orphans today at Union park.
The contests were played in drizzle that
was almost continuous. At the end Of the
sixth innng ~ the second game the down.
pour caused suspension Of play. Score:
First game-Batimore, Is; Chicago, &
Second game-Baltimore, 3; Chicago, /.
phia-Phlladelp hit Cuppy al
most at will today, and won a dry, unin-
teresting game. Score: Philadelphia, Is;
Cleveland 3.
Observation-Disclosures held the Pittsburgs
down to three hits today, while the Cham
pions batted Gardner hard and won easily.
Score: Boston, s; Pittsburg, /.
New York-Hits when they were needed
and errors by New York won the game for
the Colonies today. Score: New York, Q;
Louisville, 7.
Brookyn-The Browns and Trolley Dodg-
ers played ten-lnning game today, dark
ness stopping further trouble. Score:
Brooklyn, 8; st. Louis, 3.
The herald., 1898-09-23
GEN. SKATERS SPEECH
AT THE REUNION OF HIS OLD
REGIMENT
A Vivid Description Of the Santiago
Campaign and Resume OF
the Results

| CHICAGO, Sept. ga special dispatcf
| 70 the Tribune from Constantine, Mich.
gives the following speech made by Gen
| eral Shafter at that place. where he went
| to attend the reunion OF the Nineteenth
Michigan regiment, OF which he was colone
| during the civil war. General Shafter saic
that when the fleet first left Tampa 1t was
attended to land twenty-five miles from
Havana and march on that city. When
however, the fleet put back because Of the
reported proximity of Spanish squadron
word was received from Admiral Samp'
son that Santiago could be taken IN TWEEN
ty-four hours, and the army sailed for that
point.
| General Shafter then described In his
| own characteristic manner the campaign
at Santiago. After reaching the point III
his story where the Spanish general OIL
fered to surrender, General Shafter con-
| cluded as follows
II said Toral might march out, salute
his flag before taking 1t down and fire guns
and any other ceremonies he pleased. anu
would observe what forms pleased
$50 they took down their flag. fired their
guns and Santiago was surrendered. II
was beautiful and dramatic. When we
raised our flag the officers took off their
hats and our guns saluted
"a lot has been said about lack of sup
plies. Men who go to war expect TO DC
short rationed sometimes. You old soldiers
here have often had much less TO eat thaf
the soldiers ever did at Santiago My COM
mand during the civil war often drew corr
on the cob for meal.
"rbe men had coffee, bread and meat
Sometimes they had to pound the conet
in the rag. but you all did that. Some OF
the men complained. but they are good sol
,iers in spite of that, and fought ike ne
roes when called on. A large number OF
men died.
."Terts could not be put up because the
man we're In the trenches and tents could
oo+ be nitched upon the firing line.
eve STAYED longer than we expected af-
for tho surrender. but had to stay; the
honor If the government demanded 1t. and
we STAYED. Five hundred men came down
every day with sickness, and some days
COCA
But we had brought the war to close
bo canture of the fleet prevented fresh
troops from being brought over but II dio
nj ston the war The surrender Of Tor.
ais army did stop 1t.
"People say we should have made the
campaign In the summer What else could
he done? We had to end the war and end
Il quickly There was less loss of life by ion
ner cent than any similar invasion Napo-
leon returned from Egypt with only a
remnant of his army. OF $4,000 men Eng
land sent to this country in the war of the
revolution. 1900 laid their bones down to
bleach In the soil of the country against
which they fought.
"Our campaign would have been fright.
| fully disastrous If 1t had been long"
The herald., 1898-09-23
MILL POND VICTIM
Is Most Positively Identified for the
Seventh Time

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Sept. Pat an
Inquest held this afternoon by Coroner Do
len IN was fully established by relatives of
Miss Emma Gill of Southington that the
body found In Yellow Mill pond was hers.
Her father and three brothers fully identi-
fled the remains and the coroner has issued
an order permitting the body to be exhumed
and taken to Southington for interment.
Undertaken Curtis of Stratford denies
that Charles A. Plumb of that town, now
under arrest for completely in the crime
has had the use of any wagon or team
owned. by him for the last three months.
Plumb is still in custody but what evidence
the police have I'd connect him with the
crime they refuse to divulge.
Late this evening the police arrested
Harry Guilford, son of DR.. Nancy Gull
ford. as he was attempting to enter the
residence of his mother. Superintendent
Birmingham refuses absolutely to say a
word concerning the case.
The herald., 1898-09-23
KRUPP ARMOR PLATE
Proves Superior to Any Other Ye,
Made

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-An importan,
and interesting test of armor plate manu-
featured by the Carnegie company was
made today at the Indian Head proving
grounds. Two distinct tests We're made
one of a twelve-inch Krupp plate, repre-
senting a group of arnor intended for this
government and the second of a tve-!nch
plate treated by what is known as the
Harvey process, representing armor in
tended for the Russian government. The
tests were thoroughly satisfactory. In
the opinion of the naval experts the six
inch plate tested several weeks ago and
the twelve-inch plate tested several weeks
ego and the tweve-inch plate tested to-
day practically establish the superiority
OF the krupp process over any other and
prove the superiority of the plates tested
over any plate yet tested abroad
The herald., 1898-09-23
ONE YELLOW JACK CASE
IN THE DETENTION CAMP AT
JACKSON, MISS.
Refugees From Mexico Greatly Exag-
gerate the Situation-A Warn
ing Note From Cuba

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 22.-The Board of
Health officials announced this morning
that one case of yellow fever had appeared
In the detention camp. The patient Is a
white woman, Clara Reese, who lives Just
across the street from the building where
the man kilgore died. She had been iso-
lated and under close surveillance for
forty-eight hours and the case Is dag
nosed as very bad one. The detention
camp now contains thirty people who
have been exposed, and is surrounded by
six guards. The Gordon was doubled i'm
mediately after the announcement of the
case, and there is little danger of a spread.
No Ground for Alarm
FORT WORTH, Tex. Sept. 22.-Dr. Anon
Harkoll Of San Luis Potosi. Mexico, passed
through here today en- route East He
saws reports of yellow fever in Tampico
have been very much exaggerated by refu-
gees from that city. The health authori-
ties have just concluded a searching inves-
tipation al Tampico and found that while
there have been few deaths from yellow
fever. there are no grounds for alarm. The
malady is very mild and Is principally con-
fined 20 lower classes. who pay but little
attention TO persona. cleanliness. He stat
ed that tourists from the United States
neel have no fear In visiting Mexico, as
the yellow fever to be found in that coun.
Try IL confined to the coast towns and ia.
removed from the principal inland cities
Not the Real Thing
MERIDA, Mex. Sept 22.-There have
been no more deaths from yellow fever
There have been many cases Of fever in the
interior towns, but mainly Of an intermit-
tent character which at first deceived the
experienced doctors.
Cuban Reports
HAVANA, Sept. 22.-The annual harvest
of victims of yellow fever which has be-
gun should warn the American govern
ment against sending troops here before
November l. Many soldiers in the army
of 40 900 men camped within five miles. as
nearly as can be learned, are down with
various kinds of fever, some of 1t being
yellow fever. The number of deaths yes
terday from fever of all kinds was csti-
mated at thirty. The largest number of
victims of any distinct class are the Amer
lean and English residents.
A Case From Cuba
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-The United
States transport Seguranca, which reached
Montauk Point yesterday from Santiago
de Cuba came up to quarantine today. f.
Isaacs, the civilian passenger sick with the
yellow fever, was transferred to Swinburne
island All the other passengers. mostly
convalescents from the army in Cuba. ard
the crew will be held a Hoffman island for
observat ton.
Mr.. Isaacs developed yellow fever on the
third day out All the other sick on boarc,
improved during the passage.
The herald., 1898-09-23
Odd Fellows Drill

BOSTON, Sept. 22-Fully 5000 Odd Eel
lows. with their ladies', gathered at the
baseball grounds today to watch the prize
drill of the Patriarchs Militant. Canton
McKeen, NO Is, of Terre Haute. alone
appeared and was awarded the first prize
of 500. One of the interesting ceremonies
held during the day was that in Music
hall, when the grand dedication of chival-
ry. an honorary degree of the Patrarchs
Militant, was bestowed on eleven distin-
guished members. including Grand Patri-
arch ]. 7. Dornan of California.
The herald., 1898-09-23
Drawing for Coursing

The drawing of dogs for Sundays cours-
ing match at Agricultural park took place
last night, resulting as follows:
Libertine-Little Cripple, Lille B.-Uncle
Sam, Lady Agnes-Rag Baby, Red jack
Hard Luck, Fleetfoot- Ormonde, May Day.
Crow Dog. Moloch-Kitty Scott. Turk-La
Tosca, Grazer-A. B. c., Fannie
BLY,. Innocent Daisy-Romeo, Bruno Chick
Stage Mentor-Little Dick, Orpheum Lass
John Mitchell, Sir Jasper-Lirio, Doncaster-
Beau Brummell.
The herald., 1898-09-23

The state department has received from
Minister Conger at Picking information
that DR.. William p. Martin has been ap-
pointed to the important post of president
Cd the Imperial university of China. re-
Gently established by imperial decree. DR..
Martin Is citizen of the United States,
but went to China as missionary about
forty years ago, and has passed most of his
life since then In that country.
The herald., 1898-09-23

Fred Green of Cleveland knocked out
Billy Kennedy of San Francisco last night
at Cleveland in the eleventh round The
contest was to have been 90 rounds to a
decision, but Green had the better of the
battle all through and in the seventh round
knocked his antagonist down twice. The
purse was 5000.
The herald., 1898-09-23
Spanish Hopes

Commissioners have been instructed TO en-
ergetically maintain Spains indisputable
sovereignty over the entire Philippines.
This is based on the protocol and "histor-
ical reasons"
The herald., 1898-09-23

Stanton post. G. A. R., will celebrate the
battles Of Chickamauga and Antietam this
|evening at Kramer hall, Fifth street. Ac-
connts of those famous engagements from
bo.h sides will be given by Union and Con-
federate veterans.
The herald., 1898-09-23
A Chilean ultimat1na

BUENOS AYRES, Sept. PEI Temp
says Chile has given Argentina five day:
in which to accept unrestricted arbitration
Ct the boundary dispute between The two
countries.
The herald., 1898-09-23

The Christian Endeavor union rally under
The auspices of the good citizenship and
social committees will be held this even.
ing at 7:3O at the First Baptist church.
Flower street.
The herald., 1898-09-23
French Wheat Crop

PARIS. Sept. 22.-The French wheat crop
is estimated at 123.0o0,000 hectolitres, the
largest since 1874. when the yield was 1856,
COO 900. This will render France independ-
ent of foreign importations of wheat.
The herald., 1898-09-23

William T. Ryle, the Paterson IN. J.)
millionaire silk manufacturer, died at Cape
May, N. j., suddenly yesterday Of hem
orrhage of the stomach. He was 40 years
old.
The herald., 1898-09-23

There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union telegraph office for B. c,
Dick, Mrs. George A. Steel and Mr. Book.
The herald., 1898-09-23
The British Discount

LONDON, Sept. 22-The Bank of Eng
land has increased Its rate of discount from
az to per cent.
The herald., 1898-09-23

Walter Parker was in San Francisco Oh
Wednesday.
The herald., 1898-09-23

IICIf ICllOI. NV
this Christian age
and this land of
civilization tens
of thousands of
: women daily suf-
fer the slow tor
m e n is of ap-
preaching death.
The sun., 1898-10-10
V|NCEXT LEAPED FOR LIFE
Forced to Spring From the Sec
ond Story Window Of Burn
ing Dwelling.
TWO WOMEN BARELY ESCAPED
Frame House on Locust Street
Occupied by Lizzie Block son,
Her Daughter and Lodger,
Consumed Yesterday Morn
ing by Flames.

A small but almost fatal fire occurred
at an early hour Yesterday morning Oh
Locust street, in South Wilmington, in
which two women and one man had q
narrow escape from horrible death by
fire.
The house was tenanted by Lizzie
Blockson, colored, and her daughter.
Last night they had a lodger named
William Vincent, who slept upstairs,
while the two women were asleep on the
lower floor
The fire started presumably from the
kitchen stove. The smoke awakened
Mrs. Blockson, who was almost stifed,
and being unable to awaken her daughter
she grabbed her foot and pulled her from
the building in an unconscious condition.
Her screams had by this time awakened
the man who was upstairs. He jumped
out of bed and rushed to the stairway
only to see it in flames and his escape
cut off, there being only one stairway to
the building.
He jumped to the ground from the
front upstairs window and escaped
serious injury, but was almost suffocated.
William Pierce, colored neighbor,
ran to Liberty Fire Company and gave
the alarm.
The fire had gained too much head
way for the tiremen to save the build
ing, as it was double frame house and
as dry as tinder and was completely
burned out
Mrs. Blockson lost all of her furniture
and clothes, amounting to about $3.50.
The sun., 1898-10-10
Personal.

John P. Regan, who has been at
Saunton, Va, on business, has returned
home.
Mrs. S. A. Whiteman, who has been
the guest of relatives at Newark, has re-
turned home. -
Superintendent Barnard, of the p,
w. 4 B. railroad, is recovering from his
recent illness.
II. H. Ward, Esq. and his daughter,
Phoebe, are visiting Mr.. Wards father at
Hardwick, Vt.
S. L. Ocheltree and family, Of Della
ware county, Pa, who has been visiting
friends in this city, have returned home.
Mrs. Wilmer J. Ellison OF this city
and her guest, Miss Danforth of Wash
ington, are visiting friends at Summit
Bridge.
Mrs. John Palmer and Miss Alice Pal
mer aho have been attending the Epis-
copal General Convention at Washing
ton, D. c., have returned home.
Marion S. Richardson who has &C.
cepted a position with the John Steven
son & Company car works, at Elizabeth
City, N. j., left on Saturday for that
place.
Rev. Dennis j. Flynn, D. d., of St.
Patrick's Church, gave a lecture last
night in St. Malachy's Church. Philadel-
phia, on the subject "Intemperance and
the Rulers Of the World"
The sun., 1898-10-10
SINGLE TAX MEETING.
A Large C9pcourse of People Listen
to Addresses at Fifth and
Shipley Streets.

The Single Takers Of New Castle
county had one of the largest political
meetings at Fifth and Shipley streets on
Saturday evening that has been seen in
this city for years, barring presidential
campaigns.
Prior to the meeting parade, headed
by band, was given in which the
Young Mems Single Tax Club, the
Seventh Ward Club, and other Single
Takers participated.
Chairman Richard P. Cooper, of New
ark, presided over the meeting, and
when he announced Herman v Hetzel,
the Philadelphia Cyclone as one Of the
speakers of the evening, fully 1000 per-
sons congregated around the stand
which had been erected for the purpose.
The other speakers were A. H. Ste
phenson, a Quaker City importer; Frank
D. Brand, Alfred Il. Saylor; Samuel
Shupe, Daniel Lynch, Of this city, and
Aaron Hand, of Camden.
The transparencies carried by the Sim
gle Takers bore such inscriptions as
these: "Of What Use is Vacant Lot"'
idle Lands Make Idle Hands," and
others equally. bearing on the subject OF
Single Tax.