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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
A Day Ahead of the Almanac.

An interesting circumstance incident to
Magellans circumnavigation Of the globe
and discovery of the Philippines is that
every degree Magellan sailed westward
added four minutes to his day until,
wien he reached the Philippines, the
difference in time amounted to about 16
hours.
Curious enough, this escaped the notice
Of all. Elcano, the only captain who
made the entire circuit, wns not aware,
when he returned TO the longitude Of
his departure, that his ships logbook"
was about day behind "the time of the
port his long continued westward course
had brought him back to. The error re-
manned unnoticed also in the Philippines
till 1874 when it was decided to pass
over New Years day for once altogeth-
cr."
Thus it appeared that the Philippines,
instead of lying far to the west of Spain,
the direction in which the dscoverers had
sailed, might more properly be spoken Of
ms lying about eight hours east Of Spain.
When it is noon in Madrid, it is about
500 in the evening in Manila and about
710 in the morning at Washington.-Self
Culture
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
A MODERN CRuSOE.

How an Adventurous Yankee AC.
quireA an Island In the Pacinc.
The little island in the Pacific ocean
said to have been seized by Japan and
which the United States was very de-
sirous of acquiring is generally known
as Marcus island, but is also known as
Marquis or Marcus. of Weeks, and q
not untenable assumption is that it may
have at one time been the property or the
residence of nObleman of this name.
However this may be, it was uninhabited
for long time, and it might be unin-
habited even now if a wide awake Amer
lean skipper had not chanced to spy it
one fine morning few years ago as he
was cruising in the Pacific.
The name Of the skipper is Captain
Foster, and he is the commander Of
sailing vessel which plies between the
orient and Sun Francisco. He was max
ing one Of his usual trips on the day
when he landed at Marcus island, and
the result seems to show that he was full
ly justified in going for few hours out
Of his usual course. True, he found the
island uninhabited and barren, but then
he was shrewd enough to see that it
future, and consequently, as thle was no
evidence that any one owned il he deter
mined to take it under his own protection.
Having arrived at this decision, he re-
turned to his cabin and wrote polite let
ter to james G. Blaine, who was then
secretary of state, informing him of his
new acquisition and requesting permis-
sion to hoist the United States flag there
on. No American ever appreciated an
adventurous deed more than Mr.. Blaine,
and it did not take him long to send word
TO the modern Robinson Crusoe that he
was at full liberty to hoist the United
States flag from the most conspicuous
peak Of his new domain. This was well
come news to Captain Foster and few
hours after It reached him the stars and
stripes were raised on the island, and
there they have waved ever since, not a
single great power utteripg word of pro-
test, but all, on the contrary, tacitiy. if not
openly, recognizing Captain Fosters
ownership and the suzerainty of til
United States.
This is not surprising, for until recent
ly no one except Captain Foster seems to
have thought the island Of any value. 1t
is only five miles long and denseIy cover
ed with trees and shrubbery. A white,
sandy beach surrounds 1t, and near its
center is knoll rising 200 feet above
the sea. 1t is in 24.4 degrees north and
l54.2 degrees east and is near the track
of vessels plying between Honolulu and
Yokohama, being 2,7OO miles distant
from Honolulu and on the direct route to
Manila.-New York Herald.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
!, s,rns DnlaiAN AoIfArIot


lhe Gexernment Comedies . Point -
Is the Radical Ohteosors. 's' I
BrusseiS, July B.-in the chamber o.
deputies yesterday N. Van Den Psere-
boom reiterated the governments
strong desire to effect cancellation
and paeify the public mind He con-
tinued:
"The government considers there is
ground for entertaining the counter
electoral proposals suggested by. vari-
GUS members and submitting them to a
committee on which all parties will be
represented. The government, In the
meanwhile. is prepared to consider the
necessary steps to accomplish the de-
sired understanding"
M. Van Der Velde, Socialist, on be-
half Of the two parties of Leftists, sup
ported the ministerial proposal, which
he declared was equivalent to the
withdrawal of the government scheme
The country, he continued, has thus
achieved signal victory and is con-
WINGED that the only solution of the
existing party differences is an appeal
to the country, either through an early
SASStioA, uioooAutiOu VI ItIcTcuuuNl.
At a large meeting held in the
Theater Flamand last evening the
speakers exorted the populace to con-
tinue the fight for universal suffrage.
A number Of civic guards entered with
arms reversed. One of them said: I'VE
have ten cartridges, too many for
seven minister's"
The chief credit for preventing a
serious crisis is due to the moderating
influence exercised by King Leopold.
The situation was SO grave that some
Of the burgomasters declined to be re-
sponsible for orders II an agreement
were further delayed, and there was
every intention to declare a state of
siege. The king finally prevailed upon
M. Van Den Pereboom to withdraw the
unpopular bill.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
THE PHILADELPHIA REGATTA.
Philadelphiaus Themselves Capture
Nearly Every Event.

Philadelphiaus Themselves Capture
Nearly Every Event.
Philadelphia, July 5.-The peoples
regatta on the Schuylkill river yester-
day resulted in splendid exhibition
Of rowing. and the local crews carried
on the liens share Of the honors. The
most exciting event Of the day was the
senior eight cared shell race between
the Pennsylvania Barge club and the
Vesper Boat club, both of this city.
Vesper led by quarter length nearly
the entire distance, but as the beats
approached the finish Pennsylvania
closed In, and the judges decided it a
dead heat The decision caused much
dissatisfaction the general opinion be-
ing that Vesper had won.
In the finals of the Junior doubles
the Delaware Boat club, of Chicago,
was disqualified for fouling the West
Philadelphia club. The Institute Boat
club, of Newark, in the intermediate
singles, was disqualified for failure to
round the buoys.
For the eight and four oar races the
course was one and a half miles
straightaway and for the others three
quarters of mile and turn.
The winners in the finals were:
Senior four cared shell, Pennsylvania
Barge club, Philadelphia; senior single
shell, James B. Juvenal. Pennsylvania
Barge club; intermediate double shell,
Vesper Boat club, Philadelphia; junior
four oar gig, Crescent Boat club, Phil
adelphia; Junior single shell, Walter
Meyers, Bachelors Barge club, Phila-
delphia; senior double shell, Delaware
Boat club, Chicago; intermediate sin
gle shell, R. Harlfinger. Vesper Boat
club, Philadelphia Junior eight oar
shell, Vesper Boat club.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05

The head on collision on the
Philadelphia g. Wilmington trolley
line near Bellevue station on Tues
day morning in which fourtee per-
sons were injured, is the first acci-
dent to happen on this line. The
collision was caused by cars Nos.
305 and IS running into one another
going in opposite directions. From
particulars that can thus far be
gathered of the accident the motor
men are to blame for not using the
necessary precaution. Only one
Wilmingtonian was injured. all the
rest belonging to Chester, Philadel-
phia and points along the road.
Several of the wounded persons
were brought to this city and sent
to the Delaware Hospital, while
several others we're sent to the
Chester hospital. 1t is a miracle
that nobody was killed. With
proper care the accident should
never. have occurred, and the en-
ployees should exercise that care
and thus reduce accidents to a
minimum,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
Stone Tells Ancient Stories,

The wonder Of ages has been settled by
fragment of bas-relief discovered in
Egypt, which shows how the obclisks and
other large monoliths were transported
from the quarry to their site. The stone
is depicted upright on great galley, or
vessel, which is being towed by number
of small boats alongside
The method of detaching a monolith
from the mother rock is also explained
by n semidetached block in one of the
quarries at Sycne. After having been
hewn clear on three sides, a deep groove
was cut into the side still attached to the
rock, and holes were pierced, into which
dry wooden pegs were driven. The pegs
were then wetted and the wood in swell
ing broke off the monolth from the quar-.
Py.-Fhilndelphia Record.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
The Middletown Transcript puts

The Middletown Transcript puts
the question properly in the right
way about the coming together Of the
two Republican factions: The Re-
publican party has thrown away
success at the polls by division for
six years. Will it continue to do
30? When the rank and file rise
above the one man authority, then,
and not until then can we have
unity and harmony. This may all
be so, but as a Republican 1believe
that if there is the right kind of a
spirit manifest by the party leaders
the nomin atoms will be 80 made
that both factions will have repre-
sentatlon on 1t, and instead of de-
feat will come party victories. But
as long as both factions evince such
hatred towards each other and call
each other such pet names that it is
enough to make the average man
turn from the party of his affilia-
tion, and :either stay away from
the polls or vote the single tax
ticket.
The only way to get together is
for representative men from both
Republican factions to meet to-
gether and not throw up in each
Others teeth what is history and is
the means of defeating the Repub-
lican party year after year. The
result ot the last city election should
be enough to open the eyes of the
Republicans of this city and State.
Without united party it is impos-
sible to be successful at the polls.
1t is for the leaders to choose sue
cess or defeat.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
H0dd SURPRISED TAMMA,lH.
'the Wigwam's Love Feast Becomes a
LIZ i,aue Silsra,s Ia flora

'fhe Wigwam's Love Feast Becomes q
Hcwlng silver Demonstration.
New York. July 6.-Tammany Hall
celebrated Independence day as GUS
tomary at the Fourteenth Street Wig
wan. The gathering was remarkable
for its unexpected features. There was
dearth Of prominent men, ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland. ex-senator David b.
Hill, William Jennings Bryan and ex-
Senator Murphy failing to make ac-
acknowledgement Of, the, invitation to at
tend. Ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas
created sensation by the manner in
which he introduced the name Of WILL
lam ]. Bryan and the Chicago platform
to the meeting, the mention Of Mr..
Bryan's name and reference to the
Chicago platform being received with
tremendous applause, which was long
continued. The boom that was launch
ed for Augustus Van Wyck had very
Indifferent reception. y
Governor Hogg received hearty
welcome and started out with few
remarks that seemed to please Tam
many immensely. After few mo-
ments Governor Hogg began philip
pic which set the house In an uproar.
The applause began when he asserted
that next year the Democratic party
would declare for free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio Of 16 to l..
Men who had appeared to be half
asleep woke up with a start and join
ed In the applause. When the speaker
promised a plank in the platform of
next year in which imperialism would
be denounced the applause broke forth
anew.
1t was very evident that these utter
ances were not only astounding to the
Tammany leaders, but displeasing, and
the displeasure became more apparent
when the speaker in his speech ex-
claimed in this great contest we
want the aid of united Tammany--the
greatest local political organization on
earth. We want you to close up ranks,
to settle your local differences, If they
exist, and to go arm in arm with the
stalwart bread winners Of the south
and west to victory next year, under
the leadership of the chivalrous, the
dauntless, the matchless great Ameri-
can, William Jennings Bryan"
AS the last words fell from the lips
of the speaker the audience was carried
away in an outburst of enthusiastic
applause. Cheer after cheer arose, and
what had started out as TammaEy
love feast became a bowling silver
demonstration.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05

St. Louis, July 5.-Mrs. Grace Miller,
the young wife of William Miller, a
grocer, was shot to death yesterday by
her husbands clerk, Eugene Donnely.
After the woman had fallen mortally
wounded Donnelly leaned over and
kissed her He retreated with cool
warning to the frenzied husband, who
had witnessed the farewell caress, not
to follow on penalty Of his life. It Is
believed that Donnelly was infatuated
with Mrs. Miller and that the killing
was done in spasm of jealousy. DON
nelly surrendered himself at a police
station several hours later. He claim
ed he had shot Mrs. Miller purely
through accident"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
To Carry Coal From Haytl,

Fort Scott, Kan, July 5.-John
Forbes has just received big con-
cession of mineral lands in the West
Indies and is organizing stock COM
pany of large capital to develop them
He claims to have discovered vein
of coal 80 feet thick in Hayti. His
company will proceed to develop the
coal land, under the belief that the
coal can be shipped to New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore cheaper
than it can be shipped there from
Pittsburg. The coal is 18 miles from
the coast and railroad will be built
to transport it to water. Forbes says
there is sufficient coal in this deposit
to supply the southern states of the
Union, Cuba, Porto Rico, Jamaica,
Central America and Mexico.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
CAsTELLANE's CRITICISM
or the Prince of Monaco For Offering
Hospitality to Dreyfus.

or the Prince of Monaco For Offering
Hospitality to Dreyfus.
Paris, July 5.-Comte Boni de Cas-
tellane, who married Miss Anna Gould,
has addressed communication to the
Prince of Monaco, sharply criticizing
the prince for his recent letter to Nine.
Dreyfus inviting her and her husband
to sOiourn at his chateau after the
prisoners acquittal, of which the
prince himself is confident. The
comte, who charges the prince with
interfering in an affair in which you
are In no way concerned" says:
"lf. as a foreign sovereign, you
thought you could influence French
officers in the grave verdict they are
about to announce, | beg you to note
that we do not stand on an equal foot
ing, as none of us would condescend
to call to account prince who is under
tutelage.
You are, perhaps, a relative of Drey-
fus by marriage, but in that case it is
premature to triumph. II, on the other
hand 1t is as a protector of gambling
houses that you intervene. permit me
to tell you that Dreyfus himself would
dispense with your services"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
He Dayed Lew Wallace,

Shortly after the first success OF "Ben-
Hur" Lew Wallace had occasion to go
over to London md one day picked up a
piratcd copy Of the novel at n railroad
newsstand. To his anazcmcnt he found
the subtitle left off, preface intcrpolat-
cd and one of the chapters rewritten. or
course he boiled with rage. and as soon
ms possible he called on the publisher.
That gentleman coolly admitted his
crime and told Wallace he thought the
amended form better adapted to the Brit
ish taste, doncherknow. His gall was so
stupcndous that the novelist was awcd
and welt away without spilling his gore.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
KANSANS TIRED OF WARFARE.
Funston Says His Brave Soldiers Want
to Come Home,

puuStOu ShSs hls bFtNe SOluIoFS "uHt
to Come Home.
Topeka, Kan, July 5.-Believing
that the Kansas soldiers in the Philip
pines have done their full duty, Briga-
dier General Funston has written to
the governor and other state officers
and friends in Topeka suggesting that
intercession with the president to have
the Kansas regiment sent home at once
will be appreciated. General Funston
is very careful in his communications
to convey the idea that the Kansans
are not making themselves liable to
the charge of insubordination in this
matter by making this request, yet he
says:
"They have stuck to their posts,
every man of them, and are entitled
to relief. Now that SO many regular
troops are here, | believe the Kansas
boys would like to get home. Not a
man of them has asked me to take this
liberty. l simply do it because ! am
sure the men will appreciate it, They
have been at the front constantly, and
bear the marks of the rough cam
paign."
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05

ErcH the Laurel IRE other towns
down the PeninsulA have been agi-
tated over their inadequate water
supply in case ef q FIRE, and have
been looking around and making
arr angements to put their townain-
to such shape that FIRE when it
shall come can be fought with
water thrown by a modern steamer
and not tall back on the old fashion
methods of using a pump and
buckets to extinguish the flames.
An ounce of prevention is worth a
mound of cure.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
sALE.-BT VIRTUE OF A
writ of Levar Facias. to me directed,
will be exposed to public sale at the
Court House on Market street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets. in the city
of Wilmington, New Castle county,
State of Delaware.
ON WEDNESDAY,.
THE 12th DAY OF JULY, 1899,
at2 O'Clock p. m..
lhe followinr descrihed real estate. vi

the following described real estate. viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel or lant
v ith two.story brick house erected thereon
situate in the city Of Wilmington aforesaid
bounded and described as follows, 70 wit:
Beginning ut point on the westerly side of
Van Buren, street between Chestnut aud Reed
streets, and at the distance Of 32 feet from the
northerly side of Chestnut street; thence ives
terly and through the middle OF the division
wall between this and the house adioinidg on
the south and parallel with Ch"s nut street 62
feet End q iaches to the easterly IL Of an alley
z feet and inches wide rum. from Chest.
nut to Keed street thence nortG ely along sail
alley side parallel with Van btren street II
feet to a corner thence easterly parallel With
Chestuut street and through the middle Of the
party wall dividing this from the house adjoin
Ing ON the north 62 feet and y inches to the
said westerly side Of Van liuren street, and
thence thereby southerly 10 feet 10 the place
Of beginning. be the contents thereof what they
may. With the free use and privilege of ths
above mentioned 2 feet inches wide alley In
common with others entitled thereto, forever.
Seized and taken in execution rs the prop
erty Of Frances A. Grant and Charles W.
Grant, her husband, and tits and to be sold
by
JOHN E TAYLOR, sheriff.
sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Delaware.
June "a, 1900
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
Life Convict Pardonea,

Columbus, o.. July 5.-William j.
Elliott, former editor Of the Sum-
day Capital, who was serving a life
term in the penitentiary for the mur-
der of Avert C. Osborne, connected
with the Sunday World, was pardoned
yesterday by Governor Bushnell on
condition that he would leave the
state. The murder was the result of a
shooting affray in this city on Feb.
20, 1891, during which William Hughes,
an innocent bystander was also killed.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
Fatal Fire In MemuhIS.

Memphis, July 5.-Fire broke out in
the establishment of the Memphis
Paper company late yesterday after
noon and caused the loss of one life,
the fatal injury of ex-Fire Chief James
Il. Cleary and the serious injury of
Assistant Fire, XII # James Ryan, be-
sides a propeis rs of about $3.50 900
The Gayoso h el, one of the Oldest
landmarks Of Memphis, was one of the
buildings totally destroyed, and while
the guests were all rescued some of
them lost valuable effects in the fire,
which burned fiercely for more than
six hours. An unknown negro was
crushed to death by falling wall.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
Alleged Counterfeiters Nabbcd,

Pittsburg, July 5.-United States
secret service agents arrested five men
here yesterday on suspicion of being
implicated in a counterfeiting scheme.
1t Is said that certain parts of the city
have been flooded with bogus dollars,
and secret service men claim that the
men under arrest know something
about it. One of the prisoners is sup
posed to have spurious coin with a
face falue of $1,000 hidden within a
few miles of Pittsburg. 1t is alleged
that those who made the coins sold it
at the rate of $3.50 for $10O worth.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
THE FAN.

Dear lady, never was gift more meet
Than yours this sultry day-a palm leaf fan.
The traveller journeying on from Karaman
To Cairo, southwark, scarcely feels more heat
Than we at home--there the dark sandaled feet
And the swart turbaned faces African
Scorch on their camels in the caravan
While here today men drop upon the street.
In curtained coolness Of this quiet room,
With half closed eyes, lean back in my chair
And, slowly tanning tread land OF dreams.
! seem to scent the Arabian roses bloom;
Soft gales Of Ceyion reach me from her streams
And Persian zephyrs stir the silent air.
Lloyd Miflin in Golfers Weekly.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
Mammoth nnilstones In Nebresko

Answorth. Neb., July 5.-A furious
hail and wind storm passed over this
part of the country yesterday. Hail
stones measuring ten inches around
fell breaking every window glass and
sash on the north and east sides of
the buildings. Limbs two inches thick
were stripped from the trees. Hogs.
cattle and horses have been killed and
many of those not killed have their
eyes knocked out. All kinds of crops
where the hail fell are completely de-
stroyed. 1t is feared some lives were
lost
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
Elkes Defents Gnrdner.

New York, July 5.-The bicycle race
meet at the Manhattan Beach track
yesterday afternoon attracted 1000
people, the principal event being a race
between Harry Elkes, of Glens Falls,
middle distance champion of America,
and Arthur Gardiner, of Chicago. The
distance was 25 miles, and the purse
$1,000. The contestants were paced by
motor cycles. Elkes won by one mile
In 47.32 AZ
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-07-05
Strikers VIII Appeal to the Courts.

TeTe Haute. Ind, July 5.-Fred Dill
cher, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the national organization of
United Mine Workers Of America, was
in the city last night, en- route for
Evansville. Mr.. Dilcher states that a
petition will be filed in the Evansville
courts, asking that deputy sheriffs bo
sworn in to protect the families of the
striking miners who are threatened by
non-union sympathizers. 1t will re-
quire the swearing in of 755 men to
effect the protection deemed necessary
and if the protection is not granted by
the Evansville courts the national Of
ficers Of the order will request the
governor to call out the state troops.