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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26

MILLvILLE, N. j" Dec. 25.--Mr. and
Mrs. William Chew, well known resi-
dents Of Berlin. this state, were taken
III with tho grip this morning. while
spending Christmas with their SON. cX.
President or Council Reuben Chew, ana
both died guddonlyl this morning, ..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26
A HOT CHRISTMAS.
Summer Heat with Turkeys Seven
Dollars Apiece
And THE FLOWERS I'm BLOOM.

That was tho Experience of the
American Troops Yesterday En-
camped Near:Havana-some of the
Regiments had Extra Spreads"
butWould have Preferred them Sea-
soned with a Little snow-General
Lee will Keep his Lean Bird Until
New Years to Allow 1t to take on
Flesh.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Dec. 95.-
AT II Christmas tree celebration at
Aught, small town in Usage county,
John Holloway shot and killed julie
Bolllot, one Of the oldest and most
prominent citizens OF Usage county,
the result Of long standing differences.
Holloway shot hIs victim Ave times.
He fled and has not been npprchendcd.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26
KEPT POLICE BUSY
Philadelphia's Ghastly Record of
Twenty.four Hours.
ENTIRELY OUT OF SEASON.

A Mixed up Shooting Array that may
Result In Triple Murder Flames
Claim four Victims During the
The Christmas Period, all OF tho
Deaths Caused by the Deadly oil
Lamp-othcr Incidents OF crlm-
inal Nature Include sandbasging
aud Robbery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26

LONDON, Dec, 25.-The Venice COR
respondent of the Times says:
"Don Carlos, who is In perfect health
desires me to deny absolutely the re-
mort that he contcmpl0tes abdicating,
on the contrary he says he Is more re-
solved than ever TO fuifit his role to
the end. He authorizes me TO assert
that he has asked no audience for the
pope and has requested nothing else OF
Mig hoifneRs" q"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26

dale by Eugene Dennis, an ls-yesr-cld
hoy. The brothers, accompanied ~
their father, attempted 70 enter the
store OF Dennis. Il is said. Intending
violence, whereupOn young ponnlt
opened fire on the Brantley8 with the
above result. The trouble was caused
by liquor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26

HARRISBURG. PA, Dec. 25,-st.
Patrlck's Pro-CHthedrOl, the church Of
the Bishop OF Harrisburg, Roman Cath
oIlc diocese, was ruined BY IRE this az.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Arrived; Ia
NoTmannia, Havre.
HAVRE, Dec. 25.-Arrlved: La Cham-
pagne, New York.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26

scooBA, Miss, Dec, ?5.-Thomas and
William BrOntley brothers, were shot
and Instantly killed last night at Enon-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26
JUDGE DAY TALKS
On the Arduous Work of the
Peace Commission.
NATTER OF COMPENSATION.

ridiculous Stories Anoat as to the
Sum to be Paid tho Commissioners
For Their scrviccs-No Truth in the
Much Heralded Report of f$1oo,ooO
Fec-The President Fixes the Com-
pcnsation-There were but two
Critical Points in the Negotiations,
Cuban debt and Philippine cesslon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26

The temperature Saturday, az observed
by c. SchnCpi druggist, corner Market
and Fourteenth streets, was az foiioWa;
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-26

Over the win of Wealthy spinstcr
of Chanbersburg, Pa-SIrs. Philip
Henry Moore, Of this City, One OF
the Bencflciarics.
The sun., 1898-03-10
War CRISIS
DRAWS NEARER
The Senate Unanimously Passes
National Defense Bill. ,ss4
~,~$i
SIGNIFICANCE Of THE MOVE
~'SsGs
The Mont go,i,ery Arrives at Hnvsna
-.,-s& q Il
and Americans Welcome the ~
-%q'f \
ship Which Goes to Replace 49,,
the Inflated Maine. 49,,
TORPEDO Under THE MANN


W.snlNGroS, March ,!'--Peacr in G,la
or war with Spain. -
This is the alternative. Peace in t.ata
means the independence Of Cuba. ~
Spain has permitted the time. tOTslSa
when anything short df independents
would suffice This is practically unis
,versal opinion about Congress, and M3s
more than mere speculation. ~.s.ig
No doubt is telt that, the indcendcnce
Of Cuba II to Ike recognized by this tapv-
erninent. Whether this causes waF.<le-
lHnds npon Spain. >
Intervention by this Government Co
save the population from starvationA "
the first step towards broader interven-
tion to preserve life and property and to
save the island from becoming Il tMrlt'n
waste. a,
The conditions in Cuba have com.
PEELED spain to acknowledge the -nesRl
and proprcty of this Government inter:
veniny t" check devastation by starva''
ton.
The right Of further intervention, if
necessary. naturally follows. 'H'
The Maine disaster, and other injnrhs
ana lrFHhClops lhHIcleu upon 'h'S .'oN.
ernn'ert tlu.W been tue outcome Of the
condition III Cuba. 1t is held that ss
long US that c,ndilio continues we shall
not be free from this disturbance and
injury. ~
1t is regarded as essential that we, g
tu the root of the matter, and is felt that
va have full warrant in insisting tliHt
I he cause Of the trouble be removed.
The opinion Of the best informed men
in Congress is hat whichever is to hap,
zen will come within thirty days. 49,.
The sun., 1898-03-10

divers at work on the wreck, now in
possession OF member OF the House
of Representatives.
Arthur Buchanan, private secretary to
Representative Gardner, of New Jersey
told me today he had seen the letter.
lie would not tell me the name of the
Representative who has the letter, nor
the name OF the diver, on the ground
that it might get the diver into trouble if
it should be known he had written such
a letter.
The letter, according to Buchanan,
says the Maine was anchored over the
torpedo by the Spanish port authorities,
and az the tide fell she settled and ex.
ploded the torpedo, piece Of which the
diver says he found in the bottom of the
Maine. The letter says, in. conclusion,
that all the facts contained in it were
testified to before the Court Of inquiry
in Havana.
The sun., 1898-03-10
COMING CONVENTION.
Program OF the sunday School
Workers in the trl.lllleaaDnry
of Wilmington.

The program for the convention oi
Episcopal Sunday school workers in the
avhdt;,conry "f Wilmington, which
comprises New Gas, le county, to bc held
II, Trinity Church on Thursday, April
2l>t, has completed the order Of exercises,
which are n follows:
1890 o'clock II. M, holy communion.
address by the bishop: ll.W n'cIck.
"Tlm Spiritual Sidr." addresses by the
Rev. ". L.. Forsyth Of I'lliIadrl-
phia and .\vmI,ucon q. W. Dame Of
Smyrna; 80 O'Clock p m, discussion
"Tie Child's Share in Giving opened
by the R"v. II. T.. Dul'ring OF Phla,ieI-
phia and Archer Richards nl Wilmin.
ton: 3:m o'clock. discussion, "rhr Model
Teacher" opened by the Rev. l.. \.
Galley OF Philadelphia and Robert Adair
OF WiImingt"n: 40 "'rl,ck. question
box; u o'clock, "rIr Sunday. school,
What it is,and What il ought to be- adj
dlrsscs by the Rev. {. Ernest Smith of
Baltimore and Lrwrs II. Rednrr Of Pl it,
atclplia.
Tile convention will M open to ,rctors
sulErintrmlcnts. lrurlcrS and friends Of
the sch,ml>.
The sun., 1898-03-10
SIGNIFICANCE OF
PATRIOTIC SHOW
Apprehension Relieved By the IsclOn,.
ing Conduct Of Congress-.

Apprehension Relieved By the Isc,Un,.
ing Conduct of Congress.
A>mI>';mx, March '-All apprrlrn.
sionS have been relieved by the Mc,ll-
ing conduct and unanimous vote in bot |,
houses and the knowledge tha, the
President is in condition to make all
necessary preparation without the dc.
lays If coming I" Congress for every
little thing.
Further contrntnmnt is found in the
belief that II policy has been ina,g,lratr,l
which will result in the speedy final set.
tIcmeni OF the Irritating Cuban question
While the hope is entertained that the.
unprecedented action OF Congress, and
the display Of power by tins Govern
ment Will impress the Spanish Govern
m.ent, yet there is not much faith in the
ability OF Ssgasta I" control or resist
Slmnlsi, public sediment.
T." greater significance Of the action
nf Congl,'ss is that It was not the result
Of II nlo,wntary impulse, but was the
formal utterancc upon II policy m sup
port Of the President anu subnrlYrncc
"f party politics in this crisis ana is t"
continue milil the clos..
All danger Of hysteri.al action is re-.
gardcd As past and n steady and firm
policy is t" IN pursued.
The sun., 1898-03-10
TWO pl0RE
~ "., 81. T.,
Bppk lOO7EBS
q Il. ID. ..-- f.."
J.. r. MrGonigaI and Harry
I F. Ford Arrested at
= Dover. ~.
THEY WAIVED The HEARING
Mc|ionisal Owes $2,5oo aud Ford
$S50-More Arrests to
Follow shortly.
MIR. BoGGS Will TESTIFY
These Men Robbed 4 National Hank
Of Thousands Of DOllars-..The
Law Will be Carried Out ,..

Two more Of the looters OF the First
National Bank OF Dover are in the tolls.
j. r. McGonigal and Harry +. lForl
were arrested yesterday morning in
Dover by United States Marshal Shor;
and Deputy Clark. j.,
Hon. Fl. 4. Richardson, president of the
bank, swore out the warrants Tuesday
and the two United States officials went
to Dover that night where they re-
manned until the next morning.
j. r. McConigal is Il prominent mcr.
chant Of the State Capitol lie is charged
with obtaining $2,5OO from the First
National Bank Of Dover.
II. +. Ford stole $50 from thu. institu-
ton. Mr. William n. Boggs will testify
that those two gentlemen gave their
bonds for these amounts.
Mc'ionigal and Ford were ar,agned
befo,e Commissioner Smith about TT
o'clock Yesterday morning. They waivc,
Il hearing. Mc(ionigal was held in S4,O))
bail and Ford was required te give
$500.
McGonigal's hulid-nan is J. Mcdaniel
OF Dover, and Robert J. Reynolds.
OF the same place, went upon the bond OF
Ford.
The charges against these men are the
same as in the case OF Cooper, Cole,
Clark and Butler. That is, they are
charged by president Harry 4. Richard
son with aiding and abctting Mr.. William
y Boggs in the unlawful en,bezziement.
abstraction and wilful misappIic.tion Of
the funds Of the First National Bank Of
Dover. II
The cases Of MctionigaI and Ford will
come up at the April term of court along
with those Of the other four bank looters.
and Mr.. William y. Bnggs.
Tire bonds Of Mc(;0nigal and Ford
were amongthe collaterals given Richard
L. kcnney with which to placatc the
American Surety Co.
Kenny never paid the Surety Com
pany. Mc(innigal and Ford owe Mr..
BnggS the respective am nntS, $500 and
$3.50. =,
Mc'i 'nigal was br,lyht to this city on
an early train. Mc(ionigal was Il wor.
ried ::lnan. When the Federal building
was reached thu bank lootrr was taken
before the Commissioners. where he
pleaded MT guilty t" the changes. His
bail was fixed at Si,OO AMI Joseph Me-
Daniel, of D,vcr, accrptr aS his bon Is
man.
About II o'clock Deputy Marshal
CEr k uslrlpd Ford in and ii pom being
araigncd that gentlemen also pleaded
not guilty and was held in S2,5OO. FIX.
Governor Reynolds is his bnndsn,n.
Arrests IN tie case have II II ,ct c,a.e'.
Others will b. made shortly and all
the acconpliccS Of Mr.. William y. Bnpg>
will bc in the tolls. Ford. Just before
his departure from this city yesterday,
said:
81 waived hearing for much the
same reason the others did. who were
brought before the commissioner on the
same charge as was.
II don't deny that had certain deal
ing> wit It'ggs through the First Ma
linlml Bank. but that vas in lS31 and
had no connection with the dcfaIca,inn.
"rhe warrants for the arrest Of the
wn read like the ones issued for Cooper.
ole, Clark and Butler.
The sun., 1898-03-10
ONE CEN r
CONFIDENCE ABI'SED.
An Inmate Of the COImcd Indus-
trial Home SkipS with Doodle
..., t:.. D.. T.!
ol ..., and Papers. .,

Rev. J.. }. EIhers. project Of St.
J"scph's Colorcd Catholic Industrial
School, at Clayton, appears to be Il VIC
tim OF misplaced confidence.
Clarence Eastman. an inmate Of the
institution, has Disappeared having in
his possession several, valuable papers
belonging to the project which had been
intr'lsted to his care.
Eastman has been an inmate OF thu, in
stitution since last lecrnler and during
his stay showed considerable aptitude in
the work of getting out Il magazine pub
lisled for the benefit Of the home.
Wednesday OF last week he was sent to
this city for the purpose OF soliciting
subscriptions and has not been heard
from sincc, although he was to return
not later than Saturday night.
The project il fearful that Eastman
will use the papers in his possession for
some improper purpose. II is said Inc
has collected considerable money OH
subscriptions to the publication. ..
The sun., 1898-03-10
BILLS AND Contracts VOID
Bill in Legislature Prevents
Evasion Of Obligations.
eF
FISHERMEN rISPl'TE AGAIN
49,
Attorney General White Advocates
Uniform Ia.Si>Iat ion on Rights
'rNrw Jersey and nela-
ware Fishermen.

Special to THESuN
! DOVER, March S.-leLtorS in Kent and
Sussex counties cannot now evade the
payment Of their obligations by Skipping
into New Castle county. -r
In Sussex and Kent the law allows the
attachment Of a mans wages for debt.
In New Castle county except for board
such attachment conl1n not DC made.
Asa consequence there has been Il cer-
tain class OF people who have made u
practice Of contracting debts in the two
lower counties and then skipping to New
Castle county. where their wages could
N" be attached. E.,
To remedy this state of affairs Mr..
Adams introduced his bill providing that
such bills and contracts should not 10
rendered void by the change Of resi-
,lrncr.
.\ttorncy-(irnrra Robert White spoke
in favor ui II joint resolution which was
presented in relation to the dispute be-
tween Delaware and New Jersey tisher-
men over tie rights OF each to fish in
Delaware Bay.
The case is now before the United
States supreme Court.
lie advocated IL uniform legislation in
both State : on the matter which wonld
put II stop to the fight.
The question now is a> to how far tie
jurisdiction nf Delaware extends
The object OF the joint resolution is to
settle this point by appointing IL COM
mittcc Of three men to confer with like
committee from he New Jersey hgisla-
tuIr.
The men who are named in the rpso-
luton to represent DelawaIvs interest
are ex-senator Higgins, ex.Chancrllor
Wolcntt and Atlnrncv.';rnrlal White.
Mr.. White while of the opinion that
the law should Civ" superior rights in
the waters Of each State to the fisher
men OF that State was also OF the opinion
that the fishermen should be required to
pay license for the privilege Of using
state property.
The State should derive an inc, n.G
from, its property.
lie also stated that he had been in
formed by Attorney General Gray, Of
New Jersey. that Il similar resolution
had been passed by til" Legislature Of
that State.
The report oi the committee appointed
to examine the accounts ut The State
Auditor was read and approved and the
discharged.
\ substitute for the bin in relation to-
the payment Of the sum paid annually
fnr the purpose "f holding Il teachers
institute was offered and passed.
The substitute provides that the sMn,
ln paid by the State Treasurer instead Of
by the rl,>trrS "i the school found An
THE amount 500 was not
changed.
In the afternoon session Of the House
I he motion to adjourn came closely on
| he heels Of the lrasscmbing, but was
withdrawn long enough to allow l.. :.
Hopkins to give notice OF Il bill to e>tab-
li>h system Of free srh"nl>. Then the
nation was earned.
In the Senate the Wilmington llarbor
bill received its quietus Oh
he motion OF Senator Pyle, who asked
tha! discussion upon it hr indefinitely
post tpnncd
THE House joint resolution appointing
lp members Of the commission to settle
he fishery dispute was cnnclrred in
Nothing els'. OF any Importance was
done and the Senate adjourned until T."
morrow.
The sun., 1898-03-10
Exceptions Heard.

.Iul q Spr,lancr sat in clalnb rs in the
Court House yesterday morning lnaring
exceptions t" an admins, lat"r,s account.
,Wn,. CnllL N filed exceptions 10 the nc
count ot Mary Fenl'cssty, a,lmihistratrix
Of Thomas Cu,,don. Decreased. 'rhe Or.
phans' Court t,ati mi ttis1hcss for tran.
,actiom. The CUur, sits again next We'd
'nesday. ''
The sun., 1898-03-10
West Yard Raid.

Detectives Jones and Smith, VI the
T.. ". u b. X. r.. made II raid On some
t'amps in the West Yard, last night, and
arrested ten and bro,,gh, them to the
depot, after which they were taken TO
the police station.
The sun., 1898-03-10
Ground Broken.

Lynn n Phillips Yesterday afternoon
broke ground for the Sacred Heart par"
chial school al Tenth and Monroe
streets. The building will b two stories
in height and will c,'st about $500.
The sun., 1898-03-10
MONTGOMERY At HAVANA.
Spanish Soldiers Crowd the Piers, u u Il
Americans Welcometfr Stars
and Strtpes.a,,

IfAvANA, March 9.-Thy Montgomery
here this ,lnornil'eys Havana is
luiet vet, but soldiers are Hooking to the
piers to see the ship that comes to replace
the ill-fated Maine. fsssss'a
Salutes were exchanged ut 1890. The
cruiser will occupy the berth near the
Nizcaya and Nlnendo, vacated by the
Fern. : "N
Americans were out in force to well
come the Stars and Stripes.Ass-a,
The sun., 1898-03-10
Only Fight Dipithcria Cases..

At the present time there are eight
eases of diphtheria in the city. Pre-
vlons to the recent protracted stolln the
number had been reduced to three, then
1t rose to nine, hut as one patient re-
covered there are now eight on the list.
The sun., 1898-03-10
ELECTRIC RA|lWAY.MATTERS
Submitted to the
Minority Stockholders.
"a
ADJOURNED MEETING CALLED
The Proposal of the Syndicate
That Recently Secured Con.
trolling Interest in the
Local Railway.

An adjourned meeting OF the minority
Stockholders of the Wilmington City
Railway Company will be held at the
offices of Scott & Co., 6l2 Market street,
! this city, tomorrow afternoon in res.
F., ponsc to call issued by thu above firm
, yesterday.
! At recent meeting Of these stock
holders, Scott 4 Co. was authorized to
ascertain What tern , ron.a be arranged
BY the syndicate that recently secured
controlling interest in the railway here
As Il result of the power invested in
them the subjoincd proposition has Mcl
rwarded to the firm:
PHILADELPHIA. March $, lS'S.
Dear Sir: You are the holder OF 50 Is
shares OF stock Of the Wilmington City
Railway Company, Of record on the
books Of 1.-THE company, and We beg to ad-
wise you that We have made a proposition
through the Security Trust and Safe de-
p,sit Company, Of Wilmington to pur.
chase your said stock at Sl3 per share,
payable in the collateral trust per cent.
gold bonds, dated April l. lS!'S. Of the
Wilmington and Chester Traction Com
wny. Stockholders who desire to wall
themselves OF this offer must deposit
their stock-nn or before March II, IS!'S
with the Security trust and safe de-
psi Company, who will issue
their interim receipts. en-
changrablc for bonds and scrip
when ready for delivery. Scrip
will b. Issued for fractional parts Of
b"n,lS. which will b. exchangcablr for
bonds when presented in amounts Of
500 or multiplcS thereof. We have
agreed to buy this scrip al par, or sell
strip holders Il sufficient amount to make
their holdings upl $500. ut the same
price. We have also agreed to pay the
call Of 81 per share. due on March l5
lS!'S, rs well as all future calls which
may bc made upon ,hc stock deposited.
Tho. bonds Of the Wilmington and Chcs-
ter Traction Company will br secured by
AL the stocks OF the Wilmington City
Railway Company, th, Gordon Heights
Railway Company and tit" Chester Trac-
ti"n Company, which have been or may
b. acquired. I'll" new company will
control and operate the entire street
railway systems Of Wilmington and
Chester, and the connection to Lp
built.
Full particulars can br had on applica.
ton t" the Trust Company or to the
undersigned.
Yours truly.
+. ". CLARK 4 Go.
II the terms III the syndicate are ac-
crptrd by the minority holders imlnedi.
ate steps will l~ taken I" push the work
on the connecting link that will merge
the Chester Traction Company and VIII
mil gt"n Company, and will eventually
connect these cities by trolley with
Philadelphia and Washington. d. {.
According t" that. il you own eighty.
five shares OF stock nt $I:;. it would make
your holdings worth Sl,lO1," said one
Of the minority >lrkh"Idcrs Yesterday
"r.,al gives v"u two $500
bonds, leaving II balance Of scrip Of
SIO5. They will pay yo,, sIn, for ihn,
scrip, cy will sell you $30, worth
of scrip al til" same price that tnry
pay, to make up tn other 500 bnld,
1t is ais" possible that the company
will make an extension I" CnIirI'I
Beach
The sun., 1898-03-10
SENATE PASSES .....,
4, 4. THE DEFENSE BILE
i s:sust TitaqeeN lnifnut.,s THAT Roo
-... Delil,4,s.lteli and Acted.

-... IDelilp4,EMteG and Acted.
WAsuI>GroN, March 9.-'Thc Senate
passed the S5O,OOO,OOO Defence bill in
Just thirteen minutes. With greater
wisdom than was shown in the House,
the Senate rpfrainr.l from all debate. It
was reported just before the v,tc was
taken that one Senator was going to
object to the bill and vote against it. j
any lad such an intention he discreet ly
abandoned it. There was no sort Of "p-
position, and the rollcall, aS in tie
House. was merely for the purpose Of
permitting every Senator present to 60
permanently on record as having voted
for the measure. The bill will b. signed
by the President aS soon as it reaches
him.
The sun., 1898-03-10
AIltIl her Contract Received.

Another contract for II car Of tn" con {.
pOsite pattern, has been received BY the
Harlan \ Hollingsworth Company.
The sun., 1898-03-10

Miss Della Wilson Little, Of Britain,
Pa, is visiting friends in this city.
The sun., 1898-03-10

succeeded in swind,ing United states
firms out of will leach S4,O'N
When he w;ls placed under arrest
$aAOO in cash was'fuMnd fon ms person,
besides Sl5OOO in government bonds.
Bet ween them Mr.. and Mrs Tlbhclt
also wore about $l5,0m worth of dia,
mondS...
Under the laws Of Massachusetts,
where Mr.. Tibbrtt, will Of course bc
tried all of the firms swindIcd will b.
allowed their proratn share Of the
a,nounrs recovered. The norrc" goods
are now held in England by the bank
ing firms interested.
Mr.. Tibbett ais" represented importer
in Sidney and Melbourne. Australia,
and sone Of the goods were billed for
tlnes. parts.
Mr.. Tibhctt Is forty. four years Of aye
and sickness for the past three years
has given hiM at Wist"cratic appear
alcc.
His arrvo, has pleased the firms.
swindled in this city, and to, Mr.. Ward
has been gisen the credit, which he de-
serves in pursuading Mr.. Tiblst to re-
turn without rxtradition papers.
The sun., 1898-03-10
UNCLE SAN WANTS WAR>HlPS
Definite ON rs Already Made for
Cruisers Being lsuiIt IN
English Yards.

k'NDnN. !Ianl, !|--Tm indications
are that the United States Government
will not wait fnr the arrival here Of Com
nandrr Willard IL. Br,wnson in order
I" purchase walslIips. Definite offers
have already been made for ships build.
ing here, with the view OF f,Ustalling
Spain, which is supposed t" m bargain.
ing tor the same vessels.
The sun., 1898-03-10
Ret urnell From Europe.

Ernest i.el,rend and Thomas II. Savery
Jr. representing the Pusey 4 Jones Com.
pany have it'tnrned from a business trip
to Europe.
The sun., 1898-03-10
TORPEDO UNDER THE MAINE.
Startling statement From II Diver
Who II Working nt
Havana,

WASHINGTON, u. G.. March "a
letter from a Maine diver says that the
Maine was blown up by balloon shaped
torpedo.
The startling statement il said to- be
contained in letter from one of the
The sun., 1898-03-10
Arm Fractured.

Mrs. NJ. .Iaqncttc Of Washington street
tins city. slipped and fell in one OF Inc
rooms Of her wsiden'r Yesterday and
fractured her left arm.
The sun., 1898-03-10

4 few members OF the Hnrdy iurtly
Club were very pleasantly entertained
on Monday evening by Miss Cora
Edwards.
The sun., 1898-03-10
New Torpedo fss,,tt .

The Har!yM 4 llollingswortl Com
pany yestevhty commenced constructing
the torpedo bnat Stringlam for the Navy
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