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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
And Stationery.

In times of prosperity and
active business movement, as
we'll as at all other times,
you should be careful that
your stationery is such as to
carry to your correspond ent
the impression that you not
only know what is proper,
but that you have the good
taste and good sense to pur-
chase it, if it is more expen-
sive than some other kinds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
They Rend Literature.

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While the friends and benefactors OF
''Ths Esmals ornhs on Saventh ard
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19


New York, Jan. 1S.-Choce steers about
steady: others weak. closing 1Oc. lower:
bulls steady; cows steady to 10c. lower.
steers, s47545.55; oxen and stags s3.4O@h:
tul!I. sS25d4 choice fat do. A2O@4.3o:
COWS, S1.s0I4.10. Choice veals weak
others steady: poor TO choice veals, $40
s.25: mainly s5as; barnyard calves. $35Op
S75; yearllngs. s2.S0M3.25: southern calves.
81 C2is. Sheep In light supply and stendy;
lambs active and 1Odl5c. higher; all sold; /;
medium to prime sheep. $S5O04.50; COM
mon to choice lambs, s4S7hG565. Hogs
frmer at SO 65dl4.
East Liberty, Pa, Jan. 1s.-Cattle about
steady; extra, s5.5Oa5To: prime. $3.50
5.4o common, $3.25d3a0. Hogs steady;
prime heavy, 50. 3.s0g8.s5; assorted mediums.
So $3.50: best Yorkers. So 370QaT6: light
Workers.. 50 36OQ365; pigs. s3.459s.6O; skips.
81. 50a3;, roughs. $2.5oG3.25. Sheep steady;
chaice wsthsrs. $4.45R4.60; common, $2.6o1,
$50; choice lambs. s5,lO1a.25; common To
good. sS.5OQ6. Veal calves. tS.50Q7a6. :
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
A Skating Sketch.

korner Kitch, Del. 1-l7-W
Deer Mr.. Edyter:-I thinked ME would
rite u and tell about mi ska,in. Me
an mi brudor went out the uder mite trie
our LUX an sea wat we could do skatin, an
gee wiz, the fust thing nowd didn't no
nuthin and still KEEP noin nuthin til al OF
STUDENT opened mi eiss an ther lac on
the brod of mi bak on the ise. trid 2
rize, but no sir, mi feto went frum under
me like u strek of gresed litnin an down
kun agin.
Mi bruder beln sum what OF fancy
scatter, seain the peculiar .predicment in
wich his inferor bruder was chnked inter,
hurled 2 the rescue, an with his crate
kindno.s Of bruderly luv an wild his big
rite arm, suceded In placln inc on mi fe.e
onco NOR. AS conseta wus bred In me
frum the very fllst day OF mi livin. did mt
dar Civ up. most always gave down, an
as belived in the moto "if u don't sucede
the fust time, tri it onos NOR" SO out i
went agln, an sir, wuld Il believe 1t. mi
fs:o WIS tryin 2 jump over tho tres, vile
mi he'd sudntly tux CRATE liknin 2 the ice
an be 4 Guild git mi hans on The bak of
mi he'd, kind OF kushin it 2 lite on,
ther wus q lump :here as big as hen cs.
l thinked i wuld leve it ther an sea if it
wuld huch, but 1t didn't, it jist kep gittin
worser an worscr. and it is still thar at this
present writin, worser an ever.
Itried it agin an agin, an every time1t
scanned me that mi fete wer in NOR OF
hurry than was, 4 every time snceded in
gainin q guds futin al was thinkin wus
becnmin an expert, goin little les an a
mile an hour, down wuld go agin an stop
with sch n sudenes at wuld senm to jar
me internally as wei as out ternaly, it wuld
even jar he Ice. thinked wuld tax
jar of 1t home oncet, but wus afrad
wuld fal an brak the jar As WIS gitin
so hurted by his time that wus fearful
wuld hav 2 stand IN 2 cat nj supe" got
lot of hoy an stuff an naked n pnd nm lind
mi bak wild it, wich proved 2 max falin
NOR comfortable. I wus told to fasen q
pure of scates Oh mi bak, wich did, 2 mi
sorro, uncet wus goin awful fast failed
an lit on these scales an started on q be
liner whole in the ice an culdnt git
stopped. 1 thinkcd was Goin about 4 mile
a mint IN Sided rite iHto the wet water
Nh coined HON nearly drownded duk, SO
mi kind frierds want 2 tax mi advise. II
II ar jist learnn 3 scate go wei paded, 4
cant sit down 2 eat mi super yet.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
= MERCER AND DREYFUS.
Ex-War Minister Stil Strongly In
sIsts on the Prisoners Guilt.

Ex-Nar Minister Stin Strongly In
sIsts on the Prisoners Guilt.
Paris, Jan. 1e.--The Soir publishes
another interview with General Mer-
cier, who was minister of war at the
time of the condemnation of Dreyfus.
General Mercier reiterates his former
statements and reasserts that the bor.
dereau was certainly the work of
Dreyfus and not of Esterhazy who was
not aware of its existence until long
subsequent to the trial."
Under the plea of professional Sc
crecy he declined to explain how the
war office obtained the bordereau. The
secret dossier, he said, consisted Of
war ministry documents fully proving
the inferences deduced from the bor-
dereau The suggestion that 1t con-
tanned letters from q foreign sovereign
he characterized as "a pure invention"
as was also. he declared, the state
ment that M. Casimir Perier resigned
the presidency Of the republic on ac-
count Of the Dreyfus affair.
Regarding the motives that prompted
Dreyfus to commit the treason i'm
puted. General Mercier said
"Dreyfus was too fond of the So
ciety of women Of a certain class. Had
It not been for his reputation in this
respect he would have left the mill
tary college among the first three of his
class but owing to his known immoral
proclivties he was placed eleventh, I
think he resented this. and that his
treason was probably an act of re-
venge for it,"
Major Comte Ferdinand Walsin Es-
terhazy arrived last evening from Rot
terdam to testify before the court of
cessation in the Dreyfus revision In
quiry. Several newspaper men met
him at the railway station. but he de.
clined to be interviewed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19

Over three months ago Mr.. Duross o
Mt Cubn. purchased three or four COW.
Of W. II. Klair, giving his note for sixty
days Whom tho note came due he call Cd
and paid the amount, and made no com
plant whatever in regard to tie condition
Of the COVE, leaving Mr. Rair to believe
they were entirely satisfactory.
A wock or two afterwards, however, i,
seems the COW must have got her head
badly injured, as large lump developed
op each jaw, and sho rapidly lost flesh A
short time afterwards, Mr.. Duross again
visited Mr.. Klair and bargained for two
more cow, this COW to be taken in part
payment. on the representation OF Mr..
Duross that she was in as good condition
as when no first received her. On the fol-
lowing day Duross drove her to tho Klair
farm but Mr.. Klair refused to make the
exchange, saying he had been deceived and
MIR. Enross drove away leaving the COW
in tho road, MS sta ed in the REPUBLICAN, a
few days ago, If the facts ar0 as stated
above MIR, Duross will flnd that ho has
made IL mistake IN the course he has taken.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
MILITARY DICTATORs.
The Title Given to Our Military Gov.
ernOrs In Cuba.

Aabo AAtAo uiNSh " ouT WV
ernors In Cuba.
Havana, Jan. 19.-El Diario De La
Marina, La Lucha, El Pals and La Dis
custom, as well as other papers less in
fuential, indulge in editorial criticisms
of the United States military adminis-
tration, asserting that 1t tends to an
archy. They declare that each pro-
vlncial governor and each garrison
commander is a military dictator, act
ing Independently of the governor gen.
eral, and exercising administrative, leg
islative, judicial and even ecclesiastical
functions. AS a result of this system,
as these papers regard it, there is no
uniformity Of action in details and no
general code of administration for the
various localities.
On the attention Of Governor Gen.
eral Brooke being. called to an editorial
along these lines in La Lucha he replied
that the criticism was unfounded, as 1t
was quite untrue that there was no
uniformity of action. Exactly the re-
verse is the fact" said the governor
general. "The same general policy is
observed by the military administration
in all parts of the island"
Notwithstanding the efforts Of the
camp authorities to prevent the troops
from drinking. there are many cases
of drunkenness in the Seventh Army
corps every day. The camp extends
for miles. Cuban boys smuggle in bot
ties of aguardiento, two or three drinks
of which will do the mischief and rem
der man peculiarly susceptible to cer-
tain disorders. Two men died of al
cohOlism last week.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Senator Allen Prevents a Vote on tho
Nicaragua Canal BIN.

Senator Allen Prevents Vote on tho
Nicaragua Canal Bin.
Washington, Jan. 19.-Tlie feature Of
yesterdays session of the senate was a
speech delivered by. Mr.. Bacon. OF
Georgia, in support Of his resolutions
declaring that the United States would
not assume sovereignty over the Phil
ippine Islands. Mr.. Bacon is one of
the orators of the senate, and as he
gave himself free rein. not coniining
himself to notes, he spoke strongly and
effectively. His peoration, in which he
pictured the horrors of some of Eng
lands methods of controlling her
colonial subjects, was a beautiful and
forceful bit of word painting. Fol-
lowing Mr. Bacon's speech the Mica
ragua canal bill was taken up. Just
as final vote was about to be called
for Mr.. Allison, of Iowa, exploded a
bomb under the bill by offering an
amendment providing that the secre-
tary Of the treasury should issue bonds
to raise money with which to construct
the canal The friends Of the measure
then consented to an adjournment.
The house yesterday passed quite
number of bills Of minor, importance,
most of which authorized the construc-
tion of lighthouses, fog signals, etc.
Then the bill to grant the Pacific Cahl"
company Il subsidy of 100000 year
for 20 years for the construction Of and
operation of cable was called up and
a very spirited debate. which con-
sumed the remainder OF the ds., fol-
lowed No conclusion was reached.
and the bill goes over indefinitely until
the committee can get another day or
until a special order is adopted.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
MRS. GAGNE LOCATED. ? e
She Had Donned Disguise to Escape
Her husbands brutality,

She Had Donned Disguise to Escape
Her Husbands Brutality.
Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE mystery sur
rounding the disappearance of Mrs;
Rose Wallace Gagne, the Evansville,
Ind, heiress, who came here and who
was inveigled into marrying George
Gagne, local character, after she
had been lured into Wabash avenue
resort was solved yesterday afternoon,
when the girl who had been posing as
her sister Gertrude confessed to the
police that she was none other than the
missing wife, Rose. She said that she
had married Gagne, supposing that he
really cared for her. She had discover
ed, however, that his sole object was
to get her money.
Her younger sister, Gertrude, was to
have come to Chicago, but Rose, dis
covering the real character of the man
she had married. wrote her sister not
to come She declared that Gagne had
treated her brutally, striking her and
once leaving her lying on the floor of
their room. She asserts that Gagne
endeavored to have her associate with
various disreputable characters, men
and women, and that her refusal was
the cause of his brutal treatment She
said that last Monday taking advan-
tage of the fact that Gagne went out
of their apartments leaving the door
unlocked, she donned short skirts, put
or false hair and left the place in this
disguise, and that she did not dare re-
veal her identity until she knew that
her husband had been arrested, as she
feared be would kill her
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
WARRANTS FOR RHODES.
The Philadelphia Builder Who Vic
timiZed His Friends,

The Philadelphia Builder Who Vic.
timiZed His Friends,
Philadelphia, Jan. 19.-Five warrants
for the arrest of William Rhodes, the
builder who disappeared some days
ago, leaving $30O,0O0 to $1,000 900 debts
behind, are said to have been issued
Three of these, according to the infor.
nation given, were at the instance OF
women. Rhodes made specially Of
victimizing women, 1t Is said, and
strange stories are told of his power
with his eyes In gaining the confidence
of those from whom he sought money
the tales conveying the idea that the
man exercised hypnotic power
Rhodes Is also charged with taking ad.
vantage of the feminine passion fol
bargains by offering fake mortgages at
a discount. he deducting 5000 for cash
on $1,000 mortgage.
The mans downfall is ascribed to
stock gambling, and an inordinate pas.
sion to be regarded as extremely rich.
He talked and acted on a Napoleon
scale, and made many people believe
that he was one of the wealthest and
most successful men in the city Ac.
counts differ as to Rhodes integrity ur
to the time of his failure in business.
Some of his acquaintance say that he
was all right until two years ago. meet
ing all his obligations and conducting
his affairs in businesslike style.
Others declare that Rhodes has always
been somewhat 'off" in his transac-
tons. The majority of Rhodes VIC
tins are old friends and intimates.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.
January 49, 1899.

New Castle taxpayers are beginning to
look out for three good mon to succeed the
three retiring members of City Council.
The election does not take place until the
second week in April. But the taxpayers
arc tired of being buncocd rs it were.
There Is no use of allowing the taxes to
accumulate to such an extent that the
owners Of ths properties see their invest
ments decreasing In value.
The City OF New Castle is disgrace to
tho people in charge. The streets are in
wresched condition and no ono seems to
be in control. But the same old ways are
to remain and tho same crowd continues
10 rule and ruin. Ths Delaware Iron
Works, tho Knowles Mills, the Cotton
Mills aud o her properties are obliged to
pay taxes. New Castle Is benefited not
cent by the telegraph md telephone COM
pnnies.
II a man dies in Christiana on Sunday
the undertaken at Now Castle cannot bs
called by telephone. The undertaken has
long distance telephone and Is obliged to
pny for it but he gels no scrvico from the
telephone from Christiana on Sundays.
II man is robbed or murdered the
police cannot notify tho Wilmington ro-
lice unless the telephone company gets
paid. Tho Telegraph oilico closes Mt s
o'clock ut night aud II message from q
dying relative in Philadelphia be sent to
hau e. n ha
local Office.
The property owners have no say. The
telephone and telegraph poles went up In
front OF the best residences in the city.
They were put up in every direction and
yet New Castle receives no taxes An Of
fort will bs made this spring to elcot three
members Of City Council who vii! vote to
Lave all tho telegraph and tels-
phone poles within tho city limits taxed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ries were tendercd
royal sereuade last night. The usual
number of piecos were in the band.
Every one who possibly can do 80 should
go to the entertainment In tho Opera
House this evening. A high class enter
tnlnment will be given for tho benefit Of
the High School library fund.
Dr. George A. Hartcr of Dv,,ware Col |
legs will lecture in tho High School on |
Friday afternoon.
james Doris who had been visiting in |
New York fortho past two weeks, has re-
turned home
All eyos are turned towards Dover. Tho
New Castle Representatives arc expected
to vote for man who can and will be
elected United States Senator to succeed
Senator George Gray.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
The Question of EXPRESS Rates

The Merchants Association OF New York
has been making an attack OH the express
companies and the Pathfinder Hallway
Guide takes up tho feht to Set the express
compsnie, right In tho eyes OF the public
In the infancy Of the express business the
rates. wns pretty high but in many
parts OF the country 1t bns been reduced
ia one half first freight rates. Although
the Merchants Association tells us that
the expire, comvanie have failed to re-
srond iD any way to economic measures
IN the promp delivery of merchandise or
In thu reduction of rates Selecting six
prominent cltes, we find the rates from
Boston to be as follow:
Rules In iorc0 III 1875, to Chicago, H.,
q 80 now e. 90; 10 Cincinnati O., S4.0D,
now So, TO toluinbns, O., ~ b0. now s.; to
Indiauapoii-, Ind. H5o. now S2.25; to
Louisville, Ky. S4.b1, now S2.6O; to st.
Louis, Mo. S5 30. now t3.
We have been requested to give the
above facts to the realer, Of the Daily RE.
PUBLICAN for their ,,ernsnl when they feel
disposed kick on the rates asked to-day
by the express conpSntes In comparison to
10 what they were In 1876.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
DISCREDITED IN WASIIINGTON.
Alleged Acts of German Consul Would

Alleged Acts of German Consul Would
BE n Treaty Violation.
Washington, JAN 19.,-The situation in
the Samoan islands is realized here
to be full of gravity. For some time
past there has been an exchange of
correspondence between the three gov
ernments party to the treaty of Berlin
respecting the choice Of a successor to
the late King Malietoa, and some
friction developed owing to the strict
adherence of the United States gov
ernment to the terms of the treaty.
The statements in the dispatches from
Apia are not regarded here as conclu-
sive, for the reason that they are In
conflict with the provisions of the
treaty. If, as reported, Raffel, the
president of the municipal council at
Apia, and the German Consul Rose
seized the supreme court and pro-
nounccd themselves practically dicta-
tors. 1t is said here they have violated
the treaty absolutely.
The chief justice. under the treaty.
is made the court of last resort under
any circumstances, and moreover the
treaty provides distinctly that in case
of any dispute between the natives
themselves or between the foreigners
In Samoa, that dispute shall be referred
10 the" chief justice, and his decision
sail be final. Therefore 1t is scarcely
believed here that the president of the
council would thus deliberately violate
the plain treaty provision.
The report that the three consuls
have joined in a provisional recognition
of Matanfa could not be reconciled with
the open disagreement with the terms
of the treaty as to the choice of king
that such action would involve, the
power of settling disputes of this char
acter being, as already stated, solely
lodged in the hand of the. chief Justice,
whe by the way, is in this case an
American.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
I FIGHTING IN SAMOA.
Forces Of King Malietoa Defeated
by Mataafa.
BR1ToNs PROTECT FOREIGNERS.

In the Battle the Casualties Numbered
Seventy-three--Alleg Violations Of
the Treaty by the German Consul
Discredited In Washington.
: Auckland. N. r., Jan. 19.-samoan
advices just received here say that
Chief Justice Chambers, on Dec. 81, de-
clared Malietoa Tanus to have been
elected king in succession to the late
King Malietoa. The chief justice also
y Sannounced that Tamasese had been
elected vice king. Chief Mataafa was
disqualified
The consnls Of the United States and
Great Britain and the captains Of the
German warship Fake and the British
warshp Porpoise met the German con-
sui. who refused to recognize Malietoa
Tanus. and declined to cooperate in
the dispersal of the SamOans, who
thereupon assembled in large numbers
at Mulinu, armed themselves and sur
rounded the municipality. Malietoa
Tanus and Tamasese mustered about
1000 men, well armed. but supplied
with defective ammunition. The Brit
ish and American consuls endeavored
to avert hostilitles. but they commenced
on Jan. ]. Malietoa Tanus and Tam
asese fought bravely. but 500 of their
followers were captured. Then, dis
heartened and outnumbered, the two
chiefs sought refuge on the British
warship and their followers sought pro-
lection under the guns Of the Porpolse
Mataafa's loss was 81 killed and
wounded, and Malietoa Tanus lost IL
men killed and wounded.
The foreign. residents were placed
under the protection of detachment
Of men belonging to the British ship.
and Chief Justice Chambers and his
family went on board Of her.
The followers of Mataafa looted and
burned Apia. destroyed the plantations
and pillaged considerably in the coun-
try.
The consuls later. however, decided
to recognize Mataafa and his chiefs as
provisional government. pending the
receipt of instructions from the powers
Afterward DR.. Rafael and the Ger
man consul closed the supreme court.
declaring that the power was vested
in them. The British and American
consuls then appealed to the captain
of the British warship Porpoise, who
landed force of blue jackets, and
Chief Chambers, under their guard,
took his seat.
Mataafa held aloof from these last
developments. The excitement contin-
ueS.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
Our philippines Postal Agent.

Washington, Jan. 19-F. w. Vaille,
Of Oregon. who on the acquisition of
the Philippine Islands was dispatched
to Manila as United States postal
agent to be in charge there. will shortly
be appointed director of posts for that
archipelago, with functions similar TO
those of an assistant postmaster gen.
eral here. He will have complete con-
troll. under the supervision of Post
master General Charles Emory Smith.
of the administration of the postal al
fairs of those islands.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
Funeral of Hiss Stuart

Tho funeral of Miss Margaret Stuart
who died on Tuesday night at her resi-
dence 6l4 West Fifth street in her ninety
fourth year, will take place on Friday.
Services will be conducted at IL O'Clock in
Trinity church by Bishop Coleman and in.
terment will be made in the Wilmington
and Brandywine cemetery.
Miss Stuart was n staunch church mem.
ber and was u member Of old Trinity
church at Fifth aud King streets. She
continued momber after the church was
erected on Delaware Avenue. but in late
years has been unable to attend on account
Of advanced age and illness.
She had been confined to her homo for
sometime and her death has been expected
for q week or so
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19

Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. 19.--Joel and
Charles Necessary, William Freeman
and Samuel Duncan, of Scott county.
Va, were the victims of a shooting af.
fray Tuesday night in the mountains OF
that county. The Necessary brothers
died yesterday, William Freeman is ia
tally shot and Duncan is seriously in
jured The four victime were trying tc
arrest an alleged murderer named WILL
lam Flannery. The latter's friends
came to his assistance and he escaped.
Fannery Is said to have killed one OF
the Hatfield gang,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-19
holding any office under the United
States or this state shall exercise the
office Of governor or lieutenant gov
ernor."
NEW STATE OFFICIALS.
Messrs. .Griest, Elkin and Durham Con
f1rmed by the Senate.

e'A ScsA Ss~. soSes AsAA AM uhA - VI SOu-
firmed by the Senate.
Harrisburg Jan. 19.-The senate met
last evening to receive messages from
the governor. Private Secretary Ger
wig presented communica ations from
the governor in which he announced
that he had appointed Israel W. Dur
ham. Of Philadelphia. insurance COM
missioner. to succeed James II. Lam
bert. and Thomas j. Stewart, of Mont
gomery county, to succeed himself as
adJutant general. The senate unani-
mously conhrmed these appointments.
Senator David Martin. was present. but
rcfrained from voting. AT Yesterday
mornings session of the senate WV.
Griest was confirmed as secretary or
the. commonwealth and John p. Elixir
as attorney general
Governor Stone yesterday forenoon
requested the resignation of Colonel
Lambert, commissioner of insurance,
As no reason was assigned by the ex-
ecuiive for the request and the term for
which Colonel Lambert was appointed
would not expire until May, 1900. he
declined to resign. The governor did
not reply to Colonel Lambert's letter of
declination, but sent in the name Of
Mr., Durham