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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-16
| CORTE PROVISIONAL
'uE Los ESTADoS UMHDoS
Cala contra el glardia Angel AriZmeldy
sTE GUARDIA NO TIENE
AVOCADO DEFENSOF
zsski.qos Ze carao.

Son cinco y todos declaran mas me
os que 10 vieron disparar; uno de ellos
6ice que 10 vi6 apuntar. Tai es la SIN
,esis de los testIgos de cargo cuya de-
rlsraciores no detallamos, por 10 igual
nue resultan.
Estos decIarantes son todos america
tos
7sstigos de descargo8
Antonio Simonpietri, Sarjento de la
policis municipal.
Dice que al llegar al Dep6sito con
sBHlow, este empez6 repartir trompa-
das que una de las que lie tir6 81 la
escape con ell baston que portaba, que
entonces sac6 un revolver y le apunt6 ?
Il gusrdia Arismendy que estaba q su
lado Sc lie echo encima para quitarseIo
V empez6 una lucha que fnG cuando sa-
ito el tiro que hiri6 Bijlow. Que al
caer este Sc qued5 Arizmendy con ell re-
y6Iver en- la mano. lie dio ell revolver &
reconocer vic que no pertenece d los
de Ia policfa, pues la que 6sta usa es de
Ia misma clase, pero tiene una caheza
Be caballo en- un lado y la palabra Coll
Ieu Ietras pequeilas y el que tiene la cor
,e es cor la palabra Coll, en- letras gran
hes ademas no tiene en- la cabeza sino
nna cotona; que ell revolver que usaba
Arzmendy era marca Smith que esa
poebe Sc 10 habfa dado otro guardia.
Re retira.
Doctor SaIjcrup
DecIara que fu6 llamado por Ell juez
para que viera Arizmendy, que tenfa
boa confusion en- la cara que dicho
gusrdia dice sc Ia hizo 3 jtow ade
nas tenla una mancha en- la mano de
rscha, por 10 que supone fa6 ocasionada
Bon el .usparo de un revolver, pues era
le p6vora.
Raasop CoI5n, g,eardia municipal
Dice estaba parade en- la puerta dete
hisndo al pdblico que querfa entrar y
pyo un pugiIato dentro despu6s son6
hn tiro. Que no sabe NADIA de 10 que
pas6 dentro.
GonzdLea, guardia municipal
Este reoonoce ell revolver y dice no
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-16

pertenecer La policfa, pues no tiene las
Enlsmss marcas que ell que usa este cuer.
70. Sigue mirando oil revolver en-
cnentra unas iniciales, que son en- IN
fado K. K. K. POGO mas arriba Z. p
cue no cree que ningan policfa puede
marcar un revolver porque no lie perte
nece. El Presidente lie pide su rev6l-
yer para reVisarlo con ell otro. El fiscal
le pregunts que 81 no estuvo como a Ia
una de la tarde de ese dia en- la carcel:
el lie dijo que sf, y volvi6 a preguntarIe
para que lie dijera con qui6n hablo lie
d1io que con un amigo que estaba preso.
,Julida Rodr5guez, 9uarol5a municipal
La declaration de este no merece ser
naeneionada.
Zaldo
Fue llamado a la carcel como inter
prete. Su declaration carece de impor.
cia.
Este5aq ,So5d
Dice vio cuando ell americana tir6
varias bofetadas los guardias, que ST.
incompetent en- una que fu6 dirijida 4 eI,
levanto ell palo para aguantar ell golpe,
y BIlow saco Ell revolver lie apuDto
Que entonces Arismendy sc abaIanz6
sobre ell americana quitarle Ell rev6l-
yer y en- Ia lucha sali6 ell tiro. Este ties
.igo 10 vi6 todo segdn 6l sc explioa.
Ef Fiscal lie pregunta que cuando.e ell vi6
81 revolver que0hizo, dice que como no /
e cogi6 miedo, no Sc fu6 para yer 10 !
lue iba pssar.
,Es llamado otra vez ell Marshal di-
,e' que como la una de ese dia VIC & |
IN gu9rdia hablando con Arizmendy,
40 saHe como Sc llama. Es llamado ell
sgardia Gonzalez y entonces 10 conoci6
7 aice ser ell mismo que vio hablando
,on Arizmendy.
Las declaraciones de esta causa fue
ON ampliadas aver tarde a peticion ifs
,al.
El tribunal acord6 dictar sentencia
10Y las de la mahana.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-16

En ell Ateneo de Madrid han celebra
paisanas las sefloritas Maria y Lolita
Aspiroz. A peticion de sus admirado
res daran otro en- la pr6xima quincena.
En- dicho concerto fueron muy aplau
didas por la Ilustrada concurrencia de
aquel centro docente. Celebramos ell
] triunfo de Duestras compatriotas.
Nuestro amigo don Vicente Pagan
de Mayaguez, ha sido operado habil
mente por los facultativos Rasora y
Vadi. Ann permanece en- CANA.
Deseamos un pronto restablecimiento
al senior Pagan.
Ell No 4 del Bolettn Conaercial que sc
pubica en- San Louis, Estados Unidos,
10 hemos recibido.
Los premios que adjudicara Ell iurado
de los Jueg0s .fordIes de Mayaguez q
los que resulten agraciados, son los si-
guientes
10 F2or natural y diploma de honor.
20 Pe1esdmiento 0e Og0.
80 Ranao de. UioIetas dc plata dorao7a.
40 AzucenG de plata.
En- Sabana Grande sc ha constltuido
ell nuevo Comit6 del Partido Federal. |
He aquf los electos:
Presidente, don Arturo Rodriguez |
Cautiller; Vice presidente, don Ramon |
Garcia; Tesorero, don Manuel Maria
DAvila; Vocales: don Manuel Figueroa
don Manuel Peralta, don Rodulfo We
ga: Secretario, don Juan Bautista We. |
lazco.
Nos dice nuestro amigo don CUTLER
mo Atiles Garcia, que consecuencia |
de la aggression de que fue vfctima 1lti |
mamente al lado de su propia morada. !
ia corrido pellgro la vida de su esposa,
Ia cual habfa tenido un alumbramiento |
Ia noehe anterior. La autoridad Mill |
tar, al pedir ell senor Atiles gsrantfas y |
una licencia provisional para usar ar
mas, contestole muy cortezmente que
5sta tenfa que solicitarla de la Tesorerfa |
Insular, que ell no estaba autofizado
para poderla dar.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-16

"a. : todo. lOs ade aanes teatrales,
lC,lisays, es el ,. re.'a'- o,ts de los j6s
',o-e.. sOa..:' jusn dc NIFTY, Alido J olegan
bscc ain com moinaV' bnes de palabras
va sus secos' de' yotpndI; Ernest
aieunesse habls ma VIC todo el mum
~: -. Lsornsrd Garluis se acaricia, q fall
:. de bsrba, los fizoe de la melena, y
Isvey y We sigus prepara1 ao 70 teroer soue
- 90 so5u5i ctlebre so9 ato que principle.
! y, - :, 5inco ahos en- snar6s, del cual
= ~ Ia revistas han pnblicado los pri.
4 ,.ros 80 seis versos;
I'm el boulsvaEK g de Clychy, que es'
.,ua sucursar cturna de los grandes,
s5oalcvsres, Sc halla eCyrauoo, en- DON
i las caras On siempre las mismas:
rsras de arti7 Jas: Leandre, ell maestro
i Saucha, a pslc6logo del lapiz: Yon
fuc, el canbionero; D'Esparb6s, el cpl
narrador de la invasion francesa en-
Isnda; el mGsico Mulder, etc. "
rca de Cyrano, tres 8 cuatro cafes
:. que seran. medida que vayan
rendo, los dltimos, los dltimos, los
timos.
E. GOMEZ CARRILEo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-16
NOTECHAS

SupIiCamOs tOdOs los suscritOres
de cayey, reCOjan los recibos venci-
dos on 81 de lcbre. impOrte de dos
|frimestres, que nos adeudan, Y que
,s6 halan en- pOder de don Julio Ra-
mos, pues no pOdemOs rsmitir los de
EnerO y FebrerO, hasta no tener Ii :
qUidadOs los anteriOres.
Por no haber en- la plaza papel del
tamafio en- que acostumbra imprimirse
LA DEMoCRACIA nos vemos obligados a
pubicarlo en- tamano nenor.
. Pero no pOr ESQ sc disminuye la lee
tura, pues suprimimos ell folletfn de
anuncios Y empleamos en- todo ell peri0.
dico tipo menor.
Pronto recibiremos papel igual al
anterior.
TOdO anunCiO o Communicate que SO
inaerte en- este diariO deberA salts
facerse su impOrte pOr adelantadO.
Eu la pr6xima semana vera Ia luz la
lnCeresanLe UeOgFUItn Ue los ESt-t00S
U&idJos y Puerto Rico escrita por nues
tr2 amigo Cueyas Aboy.
Dioha obrita esta dedicada a la hon
rada y laboriosa clase obrera puerto
lPronto empezaran los trabaios de las
carreteras de Manatf a Areeibo do
.dicha villa Utuado. Costaran dicbas
'obrss muy cerca de 200, 600 dollars Y
,se oouparan en- elias mas de mil traba.
jadores.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-16

4 De la propiedad de don Fermin
Morer barrio PsrtuGusz, ham desa
parecldo en- la noche del II del CO .
irrlente. un caballo y una yegua GU
vas senas son las siguientes:
Ei caballo, ba1o claro, alzada 6
paso largo, trota, PsIado ell espinaso
La yegua, colorado 6 / alzada, al
Sunas manchas en- ell pezcueze de
arestin, de paso
FL lndlviduO la persona que de
lntofnes del paradePo de dichOs AMI
males, a don Pedro Auffant. sara
gratl1cado Febrero Is.
Gratis LECCIoNEs DE IN
Giles. = Como conse
guirlas Dirigirse a FRANK G. KELLEY.
n'. 3, calle del Comercio, Ponce.
H02'0S de desp0chO. II m. 4 las 2
p. m, menos los sabados.
Febrero l5 de 1900. 2-3
Tabaco en- Rama Superior tiene
venta Vicente Usera.
Plaza Principal numero % Ponce.
EnerO 25 m q.
Julio G. de Arteaga. Pianista pro-
fesor. Lecciones d domisilio en- su
resldencia. Piano, solfeo elemental Y
superior, Armonias etc., calle del Sol,
2, Oeste, altos. FebrerO IA.
DOCTOR j. p. LAAOUTTE
C1RUJANO DENTISTA
calle del Castillo, numero 90.
Preclos sumamente modicos, segun
llsta ultimamente publicada
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-16
Dice La Goceto

4 Dice LA Gacetd.
<Ei plazo prefiado para psgar La con
tribuc6n impuesta favor de las escue
las (School-tax), que determine ell pa
rrafo | de la Orden General No l76, ha
termiDado ell 10 de Diciemb,e de 1899,
considerandose Gesde esta fecha en- ade-
lante como contribution atrasada. Sc
invita- las personas que tengan ell de-
Der de eumplimentsr ell pago de este
impuesto 3 que 10 hagan expontanea
mente en- las respectivas Oicinas de los
| Colectores Recaudadores de Rentas
fnternas; pu6s, 4 contar desde Ell dfa 10
de Febrero en- adelante sc cobraran q
domicfiio con un 20 p.S de recargo;
del cual, ell 10 p.S sera d favor del
apremiador y ell resto a favor del Te-
soro IusuIar.1
Ha fallecido en- esta ciudad de modo
tragico, don Manuel Sagredo, laborioso
y honrado padre de familia. Su muer-
te ha sido muy sentida, por las amor
males circunstancias que la motivaron,
y por Ia orfandad en- que quedan su
esposa hiias. Esta tarde Sc verifcara
ell entierro. Para dicho acto invitan
la familia deudos del fnado. y las 10
gias mas6nicas existentes en- Ponce.
La siguiente croniea que copiamos de |
nuestro colega Le Correspondencia, no
necesita concentrates:
<La vecina de Toa Alta Maria Darfa
Rodriguez ha estado en- estas ofcinas
que Sc viene de Toa Alta
porque es impossible la vida allf ante los
desmanes de las turbas desenfrenadas
Esas turbas desenfrenadas son las de
los republicanos triu,JanteS en- Toa
Alta.
The San Juan NeaoS, que publica nues-
Jro querido colega ell DiarjO de Puerto
Rico en- su primera plana con las ini-
ciales r. del ", ha tenido en- Ponce
simpatica resonancia.
Es un gran aTtfculo.
Recordamos a la autoridad local que {
nace un mes, 81 NAL no recOrdamos, que
acord6 ell Ayuntamiento sacar remate
Il arbitrio del Dep6SitO de AIaintaIes, y {
l6n no sc ha publicado Ell pliego de con {
liciones.
Han sido exhumados en- ell cementerio 8
lie la Capital los restos de dona Josefa |
Quintero Hernandez, viuda del inolvi-
liable don Jose Julian Acosta.
A tan piadoso aoto asistieron todos r
os miembros de la familia Acosta.
Anoche entire diez once fu6 estro b
)eada una muier en- la calle del Castillo L
,squina al Quartet. Momentos despu6s i
lpareci6 la pareja de ronda. No sabe t
nos 81 ell guapet6n fu6 habido. u
Baio la direction de nuestro amigo :
: correligionario don Ramon Miranda
Iparecera muy en- breve en- Fajardo un I
,eri6dico federal.
Sea bienvenido ell nuevo colega.
Sc nos queja ell cochero Carmen Qni-
e., que aver las cinco de la tarde,
uatlo soldadcs amerieanos ocuparon su
oche por espacio de tres horas; y i las
,cho de la noche 30 solo sc negaron d
,agarle sino que lie rompieron ell coche. 6
Estos abusos deben reprimirlo las an
oridades americanas, pues seguir asf
busando de la paciencia del pdblico,
ualquier dia va a ocurrir aquf IN con-
Licto grave.
Dichos soldados, segGn sc ncs dice,
on los oapataces encargados de las mu
as.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-16

NORA Hay trabajos que no se EXPIRE
san porque son convencloRaIes.
VeriGcado ell canje Sc rejira ell Gre.
naio por la tarifa antigua, puhlicada ell
Is de Diciembre de 1898.
VQ Bo FL Presidente, Angez Adg1araG.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-16
DOCTOR J. p. LAMoUTTE
COn0uniCadO

Sr. Director de La DEMoCRAcTA.
Sfrvase iusertar en- su ilustra 10 liza
rio Ell acuerdo del Gge,nso de Ioneter0s
Ell cual Sc rejira por los siguientes pre-
ciOs:
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-16

l Bocoy para miel. ...... 5 100
aztlcar.. O.5O
compueeto O.3o
miel O.35
Ierson 0.80
Bocoy de ron ....... 2.Oo
, ARGOS de hierro.. > 1875
, apretado ..... 0.06
, Paquete ARGOS limpios 40
centGvos, millar. 1890. 500
, Tonelero en- ell almac6n 8
pulguero o....... 25O
AeoFoo ......... 800
, Bocoy reducido pequeflo lao
100 Bocoyes rellenos. 1900. 1900
100 Barriles .> $50
l Ierson cOmpuesto. ... O.25
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-16

del Board 0f On deggCa'ste''s OF NeaO
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
DelaWareanS In ChClrO.

The list Of Dclawaroans who are getting
along nicely In Chicago Is gwen III u leu
ter from Chief Justice Charles Is. Lore
who is IL delegate to the General Methodist
Conference being held in The windy city.
Miss Josephine Fogy daughter Of !. \
Fogg aud y niece If he late j. Taylor
Cause. Is q teacher in a kindergarten in
the Chicago schools.
A daughter Of J. Mark Pedrck, late Of
Wilmington now the wife of MIR. PEN
nlngtuu, il Il society favorite.
Mr.. Edward lioaglanJ aud formcly sup
etrntcndent of our Streets Is now manager
Of the Gas Light Company Of Chicago.
Edward jenkins il stu Of Howard .Jenk-
ms formerly editor and proprietor Of the
Daily Commercial Is manager and part
owner of he II. q. Paist EleU' rical Supply
Company and Is on tic road to fame and
riches.
George NJ. Sterno nephew of the late
Cyrus Sterne IS tho senior member of tbs
large packing products firm Of George NJ.
~torne and Company with II business run
ming out on all the great railway lines
conterlng IN Chicago.
Simeon W. KIM a former Whining
toTian Is lawyer Of some distinction and
enjoys n large and lucrative practice
William II. DrOubcrGur who twenty
ago was one of Tho agents at the Opora
House in this City, i. travelling over the
West for il large book es abiiShmenL and
is engaged in educational lines. IIe ,nas
lately taken unto himself wife
Mr.. and and Mrs. Latimer Watnal Of
the we'll known Tatna!lS of Wilmington
are here enjoyng good health and % tho
road to wealth, Mr. Ta;nnll Is tho man
ngcr of a largo business coac.rn and is
we'll thCnsht Of.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
SUPERIOR
COURT,

A this MORNINGS session OF STU
perior Court the case of John Nc
Carly. who is applying for liquor
license for the saloon, No. 105 Mar
kct street was returned e. T..
Cochran, ]r represented McCarty.
A remonstrance was entered by w.
S. Prickett, claiming that McCarty
had violated the liquor law by sell
ing alter his license expired.
The case of Margaret Aspin VS. Charles
p, Cornell was continued The cas-, Of
|. Preston Thom,s VS.. Sarah Ann Thorn
as was set led with Judgment for the
plaintiff for sl5Oo. Pbeoba Brunstein VS..
Mary Roberta Black, Which is u case for
the recovery OF tho ground rent was con-
tinued on account of the sickness of
material witness as was the case OF
SGhwar'z and SchaYrin VI. Jennie Gray.
The three ca es of 2. Richard HDdg5on
d. b. a. VS. String Brozor ana Company p.
b.. Judgment was granted for d. b. a.
Stephen G. Singleton Jr,, VS. Thomas Fa-
gan aud Thomas Davidson vs.. p. w. e Is.
II. T. Company was continued Tbs
case OF William Kendall VS. William Win.
dali constable was continued.
The Court In hanc adjourned until Sep
TENDER 10 Court Of General Sessions i'd
journod until next Thursday Mt 10 o'clock.
a jury was drawn to try the casa OFT
Kendall vs. Windell was discharged I'M
til next Monday morning ut 10 O'clock.
The balance of the jury was discharge.
for this term Of court.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
COUNCILMAN I
GROVES KILLED.
The Foreman of the Elec.
trio Marble works =
Meets Death While
at Work.

Jonathan Groves foreman at Davidson
Electric Stone Works WAS killed this
morning. Daniel Palmer had been at
work on large stone in the inner room
Of ths works at tho northeast corner Of
Fifth ond Shipley streets. Wishing some
assistance to raise the large block he went
out for the foreman. Tho latter went di.
rect to the room and wheu Palmer came
In he found him lying at the end OF tho
stonS by the wall.
His face was mashed in and the suppo-
sltlon Is that the big jack slipped and
struck him blow that he died soon after,
wards. The Phoenix ambulance was
summoned but the Injured man died be-
fore he reached the Delaware Hospital.
The body wa. tlkon to the morgue and
later removed to his lato residence at No.
720 kirkwood Street. His sorrowing wife
is PROSTATE with grief. He Ia survived by
a wife, three little girls and u boy.
Mr.. Groves had been employed at the
Works for fifteen years During that
time he was respected by his employers.
the men under his charge aud all who
came In contact with him He WAS elect
cd member Of City Council last June
and since then has performed the duties
aD active worker In tho Ancient Order oil
United Workmen and was an active mem.
OF Wilmington Lodge No. l.
Deceased was II son Of tine late James
Butler Groves who for many years was
sexton Of Old Swedes Church, He was
81 years of age. Tho flag on the City Hall
was placed at half mast ai soon as nowa
was learned. City Council will hold q
special meeting tomorrow to take action
on the death of Mr. Groves.
Meanwhile President Alexander and the
other members Of Council are at tho
service of tho grief stricken family. This
Ia the third death In the Groves family
during year. First his father. then n
child and now the loved husband and
fathor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
A Peculiar Transaction.

About two weeks ago Mrs. Alice Ches-
hir colored called upon Il. j. Colvin of
No. 9oG Freuch street and asked him TO
identify her SO that she could get SO
check cashel,
Colvln has been engaged as a c aterer
and Mrs. Cheshire had been employed by
him. The check was drawn by Thomas
Hall on Sprague's National Bank. Brook
Ign, N, Y. Colvin went with Mrs, Ches-
hlro to the Equitable Guarantee and
Trust Company and the money was paid.
In due course Of time the check came
back and Colvin paid tho money He con.
suited the authorities and Chief Dolan
gave him letter to Chief Dewey of New
York. Detective Sergeant Robert II Gill
pin was detailed on the ease. Charles ID,
Cheshire was summoned into court to an
sWer such questions as might DO asked.
Finally William II, Lathrop offered to
make good the amount of tho check. Ac-
cordlngly he gave $40 in cash and note
for $50 thus covering the amount Of the
note and Colvn's expenses. Cheshire and
his wife are well know here
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
Todd Is. Hall Mt the Y. A. c. A..

Todd B. Hall, the Baltimore de-
tective and evangelist, addressed
the meeting at Young Men 5 Chris
tan Association Yesterday alter
noon. The BrandyWine NJ l..
Church choir rendered several Sc
lections during the service. Mr..
Hall was converted tWcntv-one
years ago at a meeting conducted
by the late evangelist Dwight l..
Moody, in the city of Baltimore.
lie said: II was sent to the big
meeting to capture a crook. but
Jesus Christ was 4 better detective
than ]. lie saw an old sinner and
captured him.
"lNrom that time, y Detective Hall
said, my battle against satan
commenced and have BACKED his
eve every day since. Nothing will
give the power orcrthe world, flesh
and the devil but an acquaintance
ship with God. 1t is lie of the
devil when it is said YOU cant be a
Christian and see this lite. Why
YOU can have ust dandy time. |
would not give three cents for a
Christian with a face that long
stretching his hands more than a
foot apart that would scare the old
fellow himself.
"Show me perfect piece of flesh
without sin and III cat him if it
takes years to DO it. If We did not
have to fight against sin all through
life the first thing we would know
we would have wings growing out
Of our backs and would be flying
away" Mr.. Hall spoke O! the up
lift and eXaltation Of Il close &C
craftsmanship with God, ard re-
lated numerous experiences of his
official career to illustrate his ad =
dress.
During the meeting George w.
Todd and Alfred Gawthrop eXhort.
ed all present to sign petition to
the Judges Of the Superior Court
that they refuse TO grant the appli.
cation OF Cohee & Hill. Slgners
were secured after the meeting.
Evangells. Charles n. Crittenton
offered prayer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28

hammet s7frenzied hosts and saved
Europe, allowing its civilization to
root and branch till it should bring
in blessed fruitage the civilization
Of this period. The war is justifi-
ed by results. The proud Spanish
Armada sailed from a catholic
port to a protestant shore, ostensi-
bly, to settle the question Of re-
ligious supremacy. 1t was ami
hilated upon the high seas. Eng.
lands colonies were found upon
protestant christianity, which
means ultimately religious liberty.
So results justify the act of war.
Finally, to us came the awful ca
lamity of the Civil War. The issue
was the cleaving of the nation.
No longer by mutual agreement a
land one and inseparable from
ocean to ocean, from the lakes to
the Q NJ, but nation dismembered,
weak and! important for the great
providential part she is to play in
the Federation of the Nations in
the parliaments OF the world. The
protest of Arms then determined as
long as we are nation that this
land is to be land Of united people.
Incidentally another question that
involved the country in controversy
and bred animosities and ha-
tired. the banc Of contention that
precipitated war the great ques.
ton of slavery, | say incidentally
it was settled and the Puritan
principle of religious liberty and
political equality was assured i'll
the liberation of 1900. 600 slaves.
| am not unmindful that at great
sacrifice OF human life this was
achieved. nevertheless if it could
not be had at less price we are
content to have it so, and say again
that the results lead us to assert
that the war is justified by the re-
suits. But in this we owe to the
veterans here and elsewhere.
debt that gratitude is too small a
sum to repay, but we can only meet
the high obligations BY a Christian
patriotism that will guard the heri-
tage that has come to us.
My dear fellow citizens ! covet
for you in the closing Of your lives,
not the praises OF men for your
valor in arms and hcroism before
dangers but along with it the con-
iident hope of good Soldier OF
Jesus Christ. Paul the apostle.
who in contemplating the close OF
his spiritual warfare said 81 have
fought good fight, | have finished
my course, l have kept this faith
henceiorth there is laid up for ME a
crown of righteousness.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-28
Ec,Ipse Of the Sun,

The people Of Wilmington had chance
this morning to soc the eclipse Of the un.
or course it was not total eclipse as seen
from here, 1t was the first great Solar
eclipse Of the sun visible In the United
States for eleven years. At Now Orleans
this morning and later at Norfolk the to.
tai eclipse could be discerned. The eclipse
was almost total In Wilmington. The
naked eye, smoked glass, colored glass,
and powerful lerzes were all In service
trying to see the eclipse. The people Of
Wilmington who are deeply interested In
astronomy journeyed to Norfolk on Sat-
urday and Sunday. This morning In this
city :the heavens seemed to be coming
earthwardly. The clouds had the appear
anCs of dropping towards him who was
looking heavenward today. Tho clouds
assumed peculiar graylsh color and later
became dark.
1t will be eightea years before another
total eclipse of the sun will be visible In
this country.
An astronomer In speaking of the sun
says:
1t is o., 900, 900 miles from the earth.
It's diameter 10 S66 0)0 miles.
Its bulk is 100000 times more than
the sarths was.
II all the coal on earth OH fire 1t would
not supply the heat given out by the sun
for only tho tenth part OF second.