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Middletown transcript., 1898-12-31
JOHN WANAI1AkER
&adies' Coat Sale
sSSS:SGSGse

Bargains in Ladies' and Childens Coats Every of per-
feet tailoring and newest styles. The price means
big saving to you Every garment has got
to 60 The following few
from among the many
special values for
this SALE
Ladies Imported All Wool Kersey Coat double breasted
box 'front.' braided front and finished with three of silk
stitching. Reduced from $40 and $I2 to $7.2O.
Ladies All Wool Kersey Coats navy blue and black,
some silk lined box fly 'front.' finished with of silk
stitching. Reduced from s. 50 to S4.24.
Ladies All Wool Kersey Coats in blue only, double
breasted fly 'front.' partly lined with silk, most beautiful
coat, reduced from $5.75 to 1924
Ladies Fine All Wool Cheviot Coats double breasted,
box 'front.' trimmed with braid others finished with silk
stitching and worth $3.50. Reduced to 2oS.
Chldren's Mixed Refers large collars trimmed with
BRAID only years. Reduced from $500 to 06c
Chdrens All Wool Refers, large sailor collars lined
with silk Repnced from $3.50 to $3.9s. Age to II
only.
ASSSSSSSS&Gk
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VIM. B. Sharp { Co
FOURTH and MARKET SITS
Wilmington, Del.

In the midst of stocktaking.
which means the same ashouse
cleaning to every housewife
Lots of work to be done and
finding overlooked goods that
must be sold to make room
for new arrivals. We expect
to finish work on Saturday
and have marked fer that day
lots of goods at very low
prices.
White Blankets, slightly soiled by con-
slant handling, the s6 ones for $780, the
S. ones fol 50; the $3.50 ones for $3.50; the
$3.50 ones for $1.5O.
Blankets slightly imperfect
and only Is pairs of them
the 81 ones for Soc each.
Wool Skirts.
Very few left of our large
assortment of these popular
skirt patterns of the 81 and
$l.25 grade-they will be
sold Saturday for Soc each.
Dress Patterns.
thirty-fve left, each pattern
containing ! 0 yards-they are
of satine, percale and wrapper
fannels. put up specially for
Holiday sales at 81 each. They
will be sold on Saturday for
SOC.
Remnants.
The Holiday selling made
lots of remnants They are
all sorted up, measured and
ticker ed for Saturday next at
&c per yard and up.
Underwear.
A small lot of our regular
standard Underwear will be
sold at the following reduc-
tions:
Ladies' heavy f1eece-lined Vests and Pants
white and natural grey-5Oc ones for 25c.
Ladies' "Oneita" union suits, white or
natural gray, 81 grade for soc. and the
75c grade for &c.,, and only limited
number at these prices.
Mems merino Drawers and Ladies' short
sleeve merino Vests. Our regular 50c
grade. II your size is in the lot, for 15c.
each on Saturday.
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THE WHITE MONTH AT WANAMAKERS

We shall sell half million dollars worth of goods during the first
five business days of eighteen ninety-nne
No American did such thng-ey time and
money better in Paris.
We shall do this exceptionally great January selling because you
will want to buy-not simply because intend to sell.
Planning for this sale has been going for of the year.
And the sale takes place January because January has anything
do with it. but because this the month the year when could
handle this business satisfactorily and economically
The sale is of things whe-and goods kindred to the white
During the holidays, usual took large additional selling
force Such engagements accepted terminate at Christmas This
WILL believe keep goody part of temporary
force still employed happy thing for the city and gratifying thing
to
But depends wanting to buyon making buying the
sensible, logical economical thing for you do. We shall not
do liberty will be full and complete But
prices white things less than you and knew themess
than get continual supplies for Makers had orders to be worked
through whenever other work slack We bought great lots goods
home and England France Germany and Switzerland wherever
goods Wanamar standard forced under
value
high standard of goods broad generous dealing
simply very much less than pay
The household needs in
Muslin Underwear
Muslns and Sheetings
Mems Shirts Collars like supplied during early
ua much under usual prices that your expenses Philadelphia
should be saved several times
Of muslin underwear alone have had million pieces made.
catalogue will be sent ask but is better to to
the this occasion you write for the book ask for Special
January Cogueand the helped by
ionng the paper in which you read this.
The Wanaker growing 1893 sales greater than
ever-smpy because it was profitable to you to buy here
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FOR MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA.

ROEs WA 1on o& FaALADELfh1As
The Republican city conventions were
held Wednesday and proved the most har-
monious gathering Of the character in Phil
adelphia during the past four years. For
the first time since the Mayoralty contest of
four years ago all factions were united in
support Of the same ticket, and candidates
were nominated without the least show OF
opposition, as follows
Mayor
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3SSS3SGGGSGe
A WONDERFUL BLANKET SALE.

Wonderful because includes odd lots from auction
in Philadelphia sold for Spot Cash. from prominent
facturers at less than the first of production The
greatest blanket bargains placed upon
Io4 Gray Blankets sec pair, instead of 75c.
1914 Gray and White Blankets 50c pair instead of ST.
1914 Gray Wool Blankets 81 SO pair, instead of $3.50.
1914 Fine All Wool California Blankets $3.64 pair
instead of $500
cotton covered on one side with figured skane and fin
ished throughout possible manner S5 instead OF
$L75.
J. 3. MESSICk.
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SAMUEL H. AsHBR

City Solicitor
JOHN Z. KINSEY.
Magistrates
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BRIGHT SIDES OF
HISTOY,

BY. E. Fl. House.
A series of amusing episodes of history,
ancient and modern, told in an entertaining
way. It will awaken new interest in tn
important branch Of study.
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A STORY FOR GIRLS,

By LauravE. Richards.
No writer is more welcome to the young folk
ofto-day than the author of Captain Janu-
ary,n and this is one of her best efforts.
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TRINITY BELLS.

By Amelia E. Barr.
A delightful historical romance for girls,
dealing with Life in Old New York, and writ
ten by one of the most spirited and conscien-
tious American authors.
Middletown transcript., 1898-12-31

This magazine for boys and girls is without
a rival in its field. The features for the COM
ing year will gain for it host of new friends.
A few leading attractions are:
A New Henty story
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VIEWS OF SENATOR DAVIS.

st. Paul July Ex-senator Cushman X. Davis
chairman OF the Senate Committee on Foreign Re
lations arrived home from Washington Just IN
time to he welcomed by the news from Santiago
He said:
1t is a great victory for the American arms Tbs
fall of the city is a splendid accomplishment and
carries forward finely the operations planned by
our Strategic Board me result amply vindicates
sparing conflict which must have resulted in
the Spanish possession beyond dispute
This clears the way for the projected move upon
Porto Rico. which trust will begin at once II -
perhaps more important In its consequences than
the Siege OF Santiago. Porto Rico is a much more
desirable possession than cuba, more heathful and
the land Is pleasant. 1t includes three thousan nd
seven hundred square miles exceedingly fruitful
and capable OF prosperous development. ! have no
doubt Porto Rico Will be ours
We entering upon era The flag will
not be lowered from Hawaii. and the fate OF the
Philippines Is linked with the destiny OF the Renuh
lie. This Nation In the near future is TO become
the leading factor In International polltioa We
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THE WAR AND THE EXCHANGES.

London July 15-The settlement on the STOCK
Exchange here is over. The surrender or san
.tago de cuba materially improved the tone or
business. which IS expanding. notably In the
case Of American securities and Spanish tours
Later In the day business was depressed by
the announcement OF the publication or the
royal decree at Madrid suspendins constitu-
tional rights throughout the Peninsula. span
ish tours declined 10 31i4. after opening at 3Sk.
Paris. July 15.-Prices on the Rourse to-day
opened Arm. on the near prospects OF peace,
Spanish fours leading. subsequently business
was quieter though prices were well main
tanned Toward the close Of the day there were
large realizations OF Spanish fours. due to the
receipt OF the news from Madrid of the puolica-
ton ~ the royal decree suspendng constitu-
tIonal rights Other sections were little affected.
Berlin. July 15-The prices Of American Sc
curities became hrmer on the Boerse to-day ow-
ing 10 the surrender OF Santiago de Cuba. and
Spanish fours advanced considerably on large
repurchases International and local shares
were 0uiet.
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KTPLJNG ON SHAKESPEARE.
HIS ORIGINAL THEORY OF ONE SOURCE
OF THE TEMPEST"

Some one writing IN THE London Spectator
the other day about Landscape and Litera
ture" asked the following question: But
whence came tine vision Of the enchanted island
In The Tempest? 1t had no existence in
Ghakespeares world. but was woven out of such
stuff as dreams made Of" Mr.. Kpng.
apropos of this. writes the following letter to
THE Spectator
Nav I cite Malone's suggestion connecting the
play with the casting away Of Sir George
Somers on the island OF Bermuda In 1903. and
further may be allowed TO say how it seems
TO me possible that the vision was woven from
the most prosaic material from nothing more
promising. in fact. than the chatter Of half
upsy sailor at a theatre? Thus:
A stage manager. who writes and vamps
plays moving among his audience. overhears a
mariner dscoursing TO his neighbor Of griev-
Gus wreck. and OF the behavior OF the passen-
natural contempt. He describes. with the
wealth Of detail peculiar to sailors measures
taken to claw the ship off lee shore. how helm
and sails worked what the passengers
did and what he said One pungent phrase-to
be rendered later into: What care these brawl-
ers for the name Of King?'-strkes the man.
ayers ear, and he stands behind the takers
Perhaps only one-tenth OF the earnestly de-
iivered, hand-on-shoulGer sea talk was actually
used OF all that WAS automatically and uncon-
sciously stored by the Inland man who knew all
inland arts and crafts. Nor ii is too fanciful TO
imagine a haf-turn TO the second listener as the
mariner, banning his luck as mariners will.
saws there are those who would not give a dot
TO a poor man while they viii lay out ten to
see a raree-show--a dead Indian. Were he in
foreign parts now ne is In England. he could
show people something In the way Of strange
Ash Is 4 10 consider too curiously to see a
drink ensue en- this hint Che manager dealt
but little In his plays with the sea at first hand.
and his instinct for new words would have been
walked by what ne had already caught, and
with the drink a sailors minute description OF
how ne went across through the reefs to the
island Of his caamty-or islands rather, Tor
there were many? Some you could almost carry
away In your pocket. They were sown broad
cast like--ke the nutshells on the stage there
MANY islands. in truth says the manager pa
tiently, and aftsrward his Sebastian says TO
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Troops TO GO TO HAWAII.
DEFINITELY SETTLED THAT COLONEL h""-
RER's MEN ARE TO GARRISON
HONOLULU.

Washington July II (SpeciaD Major-General
Merriam. commanding the Department OF call
fornia. to which the Hawaiian Islands were at
tached this week. has been ordered 20 proceed
70 Honolulu. accompanied by his aids, for the
purpose Of making n hasty reconnaissance Oh
tho islands with view to recommending the
location Of permanent military establishments
and reporting upon the most urgently needed
,ortiocations He will leave San Francisco next
week with the 1st Regiment, New-York Vol
un,eer Infantry. Colonel Barber. which has been
definitely selected for guard duty AT Hohoiulu
for the next two months at least.
This regiment was on its way across the con-
tinent under orders 10 join the fhilppne
expediton when Hawaii was annexed, nut IL
was promptly chosen az the first American mill
tary force to occupy the new possession ana JUS
orders were modified to that extent. General
otis however recommended that the Sth Cali
,ornia Volunteer Infantry he sent to honolulu.
and the New Workers begged that they might
continue to their original destination me fresi-
dent decided to-day. however. that Colonel
Rarhcr and his men were better htted for the
service required at Honolulu. and directed that
,ho,, sbould be sent there for n time. at any
rate with promise OF sending them suisse
ouor,,v 70 the Philippines. should additional
q
axnccted to remain in Hawaii more than two
ar three weeks and NJ will then leave Colonel
p.rher IN charge with supreme military juris-
dlctlon.
Mator-General Otis will leave San Francisco
nm the Puebla accompanied by the Peru. next
Monday for Honolulu. and will remain there
about ten days awaiting the arrival Of the sec
ond section Of his fleet destined for the Philip
mines His force In these two vessels Will ag-
gregate l. son officers and mel mostly Regulars.
Including a squadron Of the 18th Cavalry, two
light batteries e the 9Th Artillery. detachments
OF the I'd Heavy Artillery. and the Signal Corps
and Uospital Corps well as several compa-
MEG Of the 14th Infantry with the recruits for
two battalioas Of the 18th and Odd Infantry. and
n number OF enlisted men belonging To the lst
North Dakota 1st Wyoming and LIST Idaho
Volunteers
All these men will he landed Mt Honolulu for
nearly a week. and go into camp ashore. thus
breaking the monotony Of the long voyage
across the Pacific
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GERMANY AND AMERICAS SUCCESS.

London. July 1.-THE Berlin correspondent OF
"rhe Daily Telegraph says:
THE Germans are beginning to fear that the
military successes Of the United States Will re-
suit in further economical barriers against
Europe DR.. Sartorius. professor OF political
economy at Strasburg University. has published
n pamphlet strongly opposing tariff be
tween Germany and America on the ground
that Germany would gain little from It. He
suggests rather n removal OF the German pro-
hibition against imports OF American cattle and
beef as the basis OF commercial modus VI
vendi to induce the United States to conclude
n reciprocal treaty.
cordial reception the general belief being that
ruropean commercial coalition against the
United States Is a necessity"
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SPANS HLTTERACT.
f. J. Dillon in The Contemporary Review

Modern languages are unknown I'm Spain 70 a de-
gree which has to be realized before IL can be be-
lieyed Politicians. statesmen physicians Journal
lists courticrs and even merchants are content with
speaking their aonOrOus lanRuage-aud can
very seldom express themselves In any other I
have seen Englishmen and Frenchrnen in the for
eign department Of the Central telegraph office
wandering dsconsolately hither and thither unable
10 find single official cOnversant In any degree
with the French tongue. The Liberal Government.
Of Senior Sagasta having introduced censorship Of
foreign kilograms such as has never been practsed
In Russia. at Its wits end TO find pa
bic Of reading messages written In German, and
finally ~ WAS decided that they should go as they
were. uneXamncd. frequently Identical
kilograms, one u which In French and the
other in German. handed IN at the telegraph office
ard OH the following day learned that the French
message had been suppressed by the censor and
the German telegram transmitted without remark
and modern languages has left It's abiding mark on
the ruling classes In Spain and to a large extent
answcrable for the irreparable calamities which
have overtaken the brave patient and noble minded
people. IL is dangerous for one blind man 10 lead
another, but II Is utterly alamitous when the
slightest leader has visions and is under the de-
lusion that he can And these are exactly tho
relot lions which ever since the days OF Queen Isa-
bella have subsisted between :he rulers and tho
ruled. The results thereof writ large I'm every
page Of contemporary Spanish history. in every
step Of successive Spanish governments In the dan
gerOus mixture OF wanton rigor and unpariotic
license which was meted out to the colonies In the
parayzation Of all hea thy enterprise in the PENN
sula in tho neglect OF national interests tho
stepmotherly treatment OF the army and navy.
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ROCKS OF THE WEN.

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ASSEMBLY PASSES THE BILL.
1T WAS PUT THROUGH BY STRICT
PARTY VOTE.
AssEMBI lyman LAIMBEER VOTED WITH SEVENTY
SEVEN REPUBLICANS FOR 1.-THE SENATE
MUST REPAss THE MEASURE

SEVEN REPUBLICANS FOR 1.-THE SENATE
MUST REPAss THE MEASURE
fBr TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSIl
Albany July 15-The Assembly. after four
teen hours debate at II :55 o'clock tonight
passed the Senate bill authorizing Governor
Black to appoint a State Superintendent OF
Elections. with authority to name seven num-
bred deputies to supervise elections In the couh-
ties OF Ncw-York Kings. Richmond. Queens ana
Westchester This bill is generally known AZ
the New-York Elections bill. The Democrats
call II the Force bill"
Il was passed by the Assembly by vote OF
Is to 81 Assemblyman Laimbeer. Citizens
Union ana seventy-seven Republicans voted Tor
the bill Assemblyman Weekes, Citizens Union
Republican. refrained from voting. Assembly
men Seligsbe~g and Stewart, Citizens union
Democrats. voted. with ffty-nine Democrats
against the bill. II will have TO be passed by the
Senate again. since II was amended In the
Assembly.
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dence Of the officials only 10 disappear the
moment a warrant was issued for his arrest.
He turned up afterward In Tangfer and con-
r.ssed TO n. correspondent Of The Daily
News' that his name Fernandez. and that
he was a captain In the ID Texas Rangers.
HIS Spanish descent. he said enabled him 70
deceive all the Spaniards. while acting az the
confidential agent OF the United States Govern
ment
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POSED AS A WEALTHY MEXICAN.

London. July 15.--A dispatch to The Daily
News" from Gibraltar tells long story OF
pseudo wealthy Mexican. who was lionzed FOR
six weeks at Madrid and Cadiz, who dined with
Admiral Camara, who inspected the fleet and
the defences and in every way won the conf
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cannot retreat to our former policy o, isolSs,rth
In the domain of the Pacinc, ours u hem, Tho
the paramount power and cannot escape ~
responsibility. The future OF an unborn empm me
the West the furthest west that borders U" W.
East again. lies In our hands. ,,,,ty
| believe we shall be equal TO this responso,,,sv
We can take care OF all the possessions we ,nsn.
acquire and comfortably shoulder all the III me
do1s duties we NAV assume We shall nm, ,,iss
necessary resources OF craftsmanship. the quss"our
OF diplomacy. the strength OF ruersnip .'' in won
heritage The future broadens before US ~ ~ r,y
derful WAYS W. could not have foreseen W. s.rurs
20 10 meet its destinies. calm. confident AZ 10
in the might OF the Nation and the business ~
purposes.
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6earhers

DRIvArE TUITIoN.-4'y college sraduss'e .1ssnt.
long experience In coaching eoni,'Sneux " city.
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ACTION DELAYED Ok SOLDIERS VOTE Bill

Albany. July IS (sreciaD-The Senate passed
near midnight tonight the Soldiers Vote DILL out
,hen r.consider~d It's vote. owing 10 statement
bv Senator Nalby that ne feared the Dill was un-
institutional owing 80 IN" fact that IN" measure
dld not provide that a. notice by mall shouid De
Given 70 the chalrmen Of political committees when
the Secretary ~ STATE and tho County CLERKS were
rong % open the envelopes containing me oalo.S'
The Judiciary Committee then amended inc ol''
60 a. 20 provide that notice by mail or personally
should no given the chairman any member OF
tho state committees or the county committees or
meetings OF state comfy oficial. at when the
erv.lnt.s were 10 be handled. containing the sol,
dlers ballots The bill having been amended nna
s.,t,r ttpon II could not be taken without another
.ncrcoucv message from Governor Black. ana
therefore, further action upon the bill was post
poued until tomorrow ,.., 10000.
senator Johnson introduced resolutions express,
Ir, regret ror tho death ~ ex-senator Edmund
rt9.,,nor senator's Cantor and Coggeshal spoke
f..llngiy on the resolution. and the Senate thcn
adjourned c..- roxo,,.s h,ii "a
r,rdlny the equal apportonment OF election orlcers
from the senate and after ordering II 10 '"l'"
r.a,liug adjourned until tomorrow.
Tho Legislature expects 10 adjourn to-fno'ro"'
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