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The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-18
NeWITT'S witch HszeI SAlVF

only by E Q. .DeWIrT & Co., Chicago
The 81. bottle contains "a times the 6oc. size.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
A REPUTATION.
How il was made and re.
tained in Wilmington

A good reputation is not easily
earned, and it is only by hard, con-
sistent work among our citizens that
Doan's S Kidney Pills won their wav
10 the proud distraction attained in
this locality, The public endorse.
ment of scores of Wilmington resi-.
dents has rendered invaluable service
to The community. Read what this
citizen says:
Mr.. Samuel Duling, carpenter and
builder of No, 407 West Sixth street
says:--"l had kidney complaint for
ten years and was often laid up with
it being at times so bad that could
only turn and move in bed with the
greatest difficulty. During that long
period | used many medicines but
never found any thing to answer the
purposes like Doan's Kidney Pills. l
got two boxes at Danforth's drug
store OH Market street and used one
and half. They cured me, Besides
performing what they promised 1t 10
worth mentioning that they ara
pleasant to take, cause no bad effects
on the system, in fine, they simply
remove the pain and you scarcely
know you are taking them.
For sale by all deaIers. Price SO
cents. EoSter-NlilUurn Co.. Buffalo.
n. y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-'Doan' s.
and take no substitute.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
KlTcHENER's REPORT.
Brief Summary Of Progress Of the
South African War.


LONDON, Dec. 11.-In q dispatch
from Pretoria Lord Kitchener reports
that the result of the weeks work is
81 Beers killed, II wounded. 352 made
prisoners. 35 surrendered and a large
quantity of supplies captured.
BY advancing tho line of blockhouses
In the eastern part Of the Transvaal
Lord Kitchener is now able for the
first time to carry out systematic and
continuous operations in the vicinity
of ErmeIo. Bethel and Carolina.
Columns have cleared the southeast
crn districts Of the Orange River Colo
ny and are now operating northward
of the Thabanchu line.
The Beers are still In force in the ex-
treme west of Cape Colony. They are
there commanded by Mari1z, who re-
Gently attacked Tontellboschkop The
Beers We're driven off, and Maritz was
severely wounded.
Additional drafts for the militia. yeo-
monry and the regulars are already be-
ing prepared for transportation to
South Africa. The British government
has decided to call out for the South
African service all reservists who have
not completed their twelve years OF
service.
The federal government of Australia
is also considering the sending Of fur
ther contlngents to South Africa.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
WATKINS
ACQUITTED.

Media, Dec. 1l.-Court opened in
the morning yesterday with the adj
dress of V. G. Robinson, Esq. for the
dcfendant.I Nathaniel r. Watkins,
the case began on Monday in which
the young man was charged with
shooting his uncle, Edwin p. William
son, with intent to will.
Mr.. Robinson made one of his char
acteristic speeches in behalf of his
client, and carefully went over the
ground and the testimony, arguing
that the young man was acting on
the defensive instead Of being an ag-
gressor.
District Attorney Smith argued
for the Commonwealth, and also
pointed out all the facts he believed
to have been proven.
Judge johnson in his charge, direct
ed verdict of not guilty in the in
dictment charging the defendant
with carrying concealed deadly weap-
ons, as the evidence showed he took
the revolver out Of the house with
the intention Of shooting chickens.
The jury was out about an hour
and returned with a verdict acquit-
ing the young man of the charges
against him.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
500 Reward, $40.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at leas
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being constitutional disease,
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly npon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the consti-
tuition and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have so
much faith In its curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that il fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address L. j. CHENEY, & CO., To.
iedo, Ohio.
Sold bv druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
Sons OF America.

Dover, Del, Dcc.-Spccial Organi-
ger Il. G. DAILY, of the National Patri
otic Order, Sons of America, has just
completed organizing new camps of
that organization through lower Della
ware. Mr.. DAILY has instituted new
lodges of the order at kcnton, Hart
ley, Willow Grove, lngleside, Seaford
Pennington and Pearson's Corner,
and is now about to institute new
lodge of thirty members in Dover, to
be known as Washington Camp, No.
s. This lodge will be instituted in
Dover at the Daily and Hutton build
ing, on Friday evening, December 20.
At this ceremony, ten of the National
Camp officers will be present. includ-
ing National Secretary Il. Il, Stees,
of Philadelphia. Besides the new
lodges which he has established, the
organizer has re-organized several Of
the weak camps, and predicts a most
enthusiastic future for the society ON
this peninsula. Mr.. DAILY is IA brother
of Alexander NJ. DAILY, of Dover.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
Ex-Slnyc n Slave Dealer.

NEW DECATUR. Ala, Dec. IL
Ben Milan. colored. an cX-slave, OF
Lawrence county IS under arrest,
charged with kidnapping negroes and
selling them as slaves to the white
manager of Tennessee" river island
plantation some miles below Decatur.
II is alleged that Milan would induce
negroes To accompany him TO the is
land with the promise Of securing posi-.
tions for them on the plantation at
good wages and that when they reach
ed there he would sell them in bond
age where they Were confined within
Sinni,.Ilns
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
stnmD Robbery suspect Arrested.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11,-Postoftice in
spectors who have been working on
the postoffice stamp robbery in Chica-
90 last October think that the arrest
of Charles Stokes In this city has solv'
cd it. A search Of Stokes apartments
ot fi5l Monroe street, Brooklyn, brought
to light Sl,2Gl stamps Of denomina-
tjons from 81 down to l cent Stokes
was arrested last M i in the general
postofiice building on suspicion of be-
ing an agent of the gang that tun.
nelcd under the Chicago postOtiicc
building and looted the stamp safe,
leaving behind them absolutely no
trace
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
Flood In New York Streets,

NEW YORK, Dec. 1l.-By the burst.
ing Of the water supply pipe in Madi.
son avenue last night thousands Of
dollars damage was done to the resi-.
dcnce section between Fifty-fifth and
Fifty-ninth streets and Madison and
Park avenues. Cellars and Easements
were flooded cars were blocked. sew
eral buildings, including the First Re
formed Protestant Episcopal church.
were undermined, and there Is danger
of their collapse. and the walls OF the
New York Central railroad tunnel were
weakened
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
Aged VirginiNn Dead.

ROANOKE. Va, Dec. l1.s-EX-Jndge
Robert Hughes is dead in Washington
county, aged eightyohc years. He was
for more than twenty-five years Unit
ed States judge of the eastern district
of Virginia and also was one OF the
strongest newspaper men Virginia has
ever produced With the late John NJ.
Daniel he edited the Richmond Exam
iner for a number of years. He also
edited the presidents organ during
Buchanan's administration and since
the war The State Journal. During his
newspaper career Judge Hughes en-
gagged in two ducls and was a second
in several others.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
A Tribute to the United states.

CITY OF MENlCO, Dee. 1l,-At the
conclusion of careful statement mad"
by John Barrett, "A United States dele
gate, before the committee on an inter
national court Of claims in the pan
American conference the cOmm!ttrn
unanimously adopted resolution that
is possibly the best tribute that hn@
vet been shown the United States il
the conference In the constitution Of
a board of Judges, each republic nam
ing three. from whom one to ti\
would be chosen for each particular
trial, according to its Importance, it
was unanimously agreed in order to
prevent an overwhelming Latin mem
bership of such board and to respect
the interests and laws Of the United
States that each American republic
should name at least one Anglo-Suxon
iuI@p
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
Tho RritiSh Eurmer's Hard Lines.

LONDON, Dec. 1l.--Robert William
Hanbury, president of tn" board of ag-
riculturc, bewailcd the misfortunes of
the British farmer in Il speech before
the Farmers club in London last night.
He contrasted the position of the Brit
ish farmer to that of the farmer in the
United States. WHERE he said, the gov
crnment assisted agricultural interests,
realizing that the greatness of the ma.
,jon depended upon the material pros
perity of the country. Mr. llanbury
said he considered that agriculture in
Great Britain had been deliberately
sacrificed fifty years ago to build up
manufacturing industries.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
POISON ANTlToXlN.
startling Revelations Before the 81.
Louis Inquiry.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-THE second ses-
sion of the tetAnus com mission, orgnn.
ised to fix the responsibility for thir-
teen deaths following the use Of city
antitoXn. was commenced yesterday
in Mayor Wells office. Martin Schmidt.
assistant city bacteriologist offered
most startling testimony. lie declared
that DR.. Amand Ravold, the city bacte-
riologst, had directed him on Oct. 3 to
prepare for distribution the serum So
cured from the horse Jim, which had
been shot the day before because 1t
had tetanus.
DIR. Ravold told me-" said Schmidt.
"that the serum could be safely used,
as the horse had not been affected with
telanus on Sept. %, when the dra wing
was made knew" the witness de
clared, that the serum was poisonous
and unfit for use on human beings, but
l felt that could not question Dr. Ra-
vod's order. So | went ahead and car
ried out the orders"
The witness repeated his recent as
sertion before the coroner that tie poi
soned serum was sent out to physi-
clans without having been first tested
on guinea pigs.
at was difficult to obtain good gul.
nea pigs said Schmidt. "All the avail.
able pigs had been used for tests dur
ing the summer and hence were not in
fit condition for antitOXin tests"
81 do not know of any tests or the
last drawing Of antitoxin being made.
II such tests had been made, | would
Lave known It,"
Schmidt testified that the serum was
kept, unlabeled in the icebox and that
the drawings of different dates were
known apart only by the memory OF
the colored janitor.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
FROM
NEW CAST LIZ

New Castle, Dec, 1l.-Dame Ru-
NOR rode around New Castle yester
day in her old time chariot and the
result was that people began to fig,
ure how much money it would cost to
buy 100 houses at 500 each and to
spend 500 on each house, build sew.
ers and a water tower. But when
Dame Rumor was cornered she ac-
knowledged that the two prospec,ors
had been there and that was all to
the story. Men who own land in
New Castle believe in dollars rather
| than In sentiment.
The heavy rain on Monday night
left the roads in New Castle hundred
lin wretched condition.
The Christmas entertainment Of
the New Castle Nj. E. Sunday School
will be held on Friday evening, De.
cember 81.
Jerry Aylmer will sail for London,
Englaud, in about six weeks.
George Barr has accepted a posi-.
tion i, the machine department Of
the Lobdell Car Wheel Works.
Mrs. William Taylor of Twenty
fourth and Market streets, Whining.
ton, is here for few days as her
sister, Mrs. Thomas Gravel Is very
sick.
Charles Lank Is on the sick list and
is threatened with pneumonia.
Frank Moore has discontinued his
milk route and is now taking his
lmilk to Wilmington.
see those kncbby ties at Biggs.
Captain Leslie Truss will make an
effort today to straighten up the yacht
Tech which recently ran ashore be-
low Cofield Beach.
Choice selection Of umbrellas.
Biggs.
William ToppIn has taken posses.
sion of the mouse recently vacated
opposite the Knowles Woolen Mills.
The -opposite the Catholic
Church are being trimmed.
A well has been driven on the farm
now tcnantcd by Frank Moore and a
new windmill will be erected
The Co H basket ball team and the
West End team will play here on
Saturday.
Mrs. Postles received a severe
sprain of the ankle while stepping
from car at Third street bridge
yesterday afternoon. The bridge
was out of order and passengers had
to be transferred 1t was while get
ting off Car to walk across the
bridge that Mrs. Postles met with the
mishap.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
II Was n Strailiynrius,

GOSHEN, Dec. ll.-ln an old dwell
ing near Otsvillc a day or two ngo
"Beck" Duffy. noted fox Hunter.
found dilapdated and stringless vlo-
lin. He thought perhaps DIR. Theodore
Writer, an enthusiastic member of the
Nlinisink Historical society, would give
him % cents for it. The doctor IN
opening the instrument to clean out
the nests of mice and the cobwebS
was surprised to find evidences that 1t
was "A Stradivarius. II is asserted to
be one of the finest Instruments that
the old Italian violin maker ever turn
ed out and worth a fabulous price.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
S, Mitchell q Bankrupt.

Samuel Mitchell surprised his credi-
tors as well as his friends yesterday,
when he made application in the Uni
ted States Court. to be declared a vol
untary bankrupt.
The case was referred by Judge
Bradford to Arthur W. Sprllance,
the referee in bankruptcy for this
county, and a meeting will now be
called.
In his petition Mr.. Mitchell states
that he has liabilities of $2l. 900 and
assets of out $1,000, and that he is
unable to pay Off his liabilities. Mr.
Mitchell has been in business for a
number of years ard his credit was
good. The house is one-of the best
known in the city.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
LABOR FEDERATION DoINGs.
Chinese Exclusion Favored by Scrnn-
ton Convention.


SCRANTON, Pa. Dec. II The ex-
clusion of Cinnamon, japanese and
other Asiatics from American terrific
ry, ticket scalping, legislation and ad-
visibility of adopting a universal label
for union made goods were the princl-
pal questions that claimed the atten-
,ion of the delegates at yesterdays
two sessions of the American Federa-
tion of Labor.
The resolution advocating the exclu-
sion of the Chinese was adopted by
the convention with considerable hllr-
rah. but in the matter of excluding ma
tives of Japan and other Asiatlc lands
n snag was struck. and this part OF the
anti Mong0lian agitation was killed so
far as the present convention is con
cerned.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
Football Alone Paid,

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE re-
port of Treasurer Packard Of the Uni.
versity Of Pennsylvania Athletic asso-
ciation shows the total income from
athletics at Pennsylvania during the
year ending Sept. | TO have been SlIO,-
POI 45. Football was the only paying
sport, the profit being S50,Ol2, while
track athletics We're run at Il loss of
81, 400, and baseball lost 100.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
Nnnun,ent TO r, X. Beecher.

ELMIRA. n. Y, Dec. ia fine
monument erected by the citizens of
E!mira to the memory of the Rev,
Thomas Kcnnicut Beechcr. pastor Of
the Park church here for forty six
Years. was unveiled in Wisner park
in the presence Of 5000 people. Rev.
W r. Henry. y. d., presented the
monument to the city, and Mayor +.
II, Flood accepted it on behalf of the
municipality. The monument was de
signed by Jonathan Scott Hartley OF
New York. 1t cost $500.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
Coffin Rendy Twenty Years,

SYRACUSE, n. y, Dee, ll.--Philip
Kittle of VVysburg, built coffin for
himself twenty years ago, laid out the
programme for his funeral. made an
estimate of his funeral expenses and
paid them in advance. Yesterday he
was buried in his self made coffin, and
all the details were carried out as he
had planned.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
House Committee. Announced.

WASHI NGTON, Dec. II. - Speaker
Henderson at the session OF the house
yesterday announced the appointment
of the committees. Usually the com.
mittecs are not appointed until after
the holiday recess, but Speaker Hen
derson had the situation we'll in hand
when congress met, and, having COM
pleted the lists, he announced them.
The early appointment of the commit
tees should facilitate legislation con-
slderably. A general speech on the
Philippines was delivered by the ven
cradle ex-Speaker Galusha A. Grow
(Pa.). Mr. Burke Is. d. formally an
nounced the death of Senator Kyle,
and as a mark Of respect the house i'm
mediately adjourned. The adjourn
ment was until Friday.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
Increased Postal Receipts.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE state.
ment of gross postal receipts at the ff
ty largest postotfices in the United
states for November compared with
November of last year shows net In
crease of $4S2O1S, or over II per cent
as a whole. All but six of the offices
show Increased receipts, the largest OF
the exceptions being decrease Of -
per cent at Jersey City, N. J.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
A Tragedy In Hayerhill. Muss.

HANERHILL, Mass, Dec. II. = A
self confessed murderer, John ID.
Mutch, is locked up in the local jail,
having shot and killed James Oakes,
a shoemaker, with a revolver. The
tragedy occurred on the street, and
Mrs. Mutch, wife Of the prisoner, was
the only witness. The act is supposed
to have been committed in 4 tit of
jealous frenzy caused by Oakes' atten.
tions to Mrs Hutch. The story Of the
latter is very vague, She even refused
at first to admit that she had been II
witness to the crime. The police say
that Mutch had heard from many
sources of the attentions paid his wife
by Oakos and had been tauntcd with
the fact to such degree that several
times he had become temporarily de-
ranged. Last evening he met OakcS
and Mrs. Mutch and after an angry
talk with the man shot him In the
chest Oakss died OH the way to the
lUSDital
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
Six SatlOrs Drowned.

ABERDEEN. Wash. Dec. lion
Wednesday night the British bark Pin
more, Captain Jameson. owned by Clink
Bros. of Greenock. Scotland. bound
from Santa Rosalia, Mexico, to Port
land in ballast went into the surf at
the mouth of Raft river. north of
Grays HarbOr. The crew Of thirty
abandoned the ship and took to the
boats, one of which was capsized
shortly after leaving the vessel, ana
six men were drowned The other boat
reached shore safely after being out
for thirty six hours.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
TREATY AND CANAL.
Senate In Executive Session
Over the Former.
BILL INTRODUCED TO BUILD LATTER
Senator MOrgnn's Measure FnvOrs
Immediate Cons:ruction-AB bill TO
Protect the Presidential Sue
cessiOn-IIOuse Commuters.

cexsion-IIOuse Committees.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE open
session of the senate yesterday was
devoted to routine business, such rs
the presentation of petitions. memo
rails and bills. The senate then went
into executive session on motion OF
Senator Lodge, who has charge of the
Hay.Pauncefote treaty. and adjourned
at 1:b5 p. m.
Senator Morgan introduced bill pro-
viding for the construction of the Nj
caraguan canal. The bill provides an
aggregate of $1S0,0OO,OOO, Of which
$6,OO0,00O Is made Immediately availa-
BILE and of which aggregate sum such
amounts as are necessary are to be ap-
propriated by congress from time to
time. The control Of the canal and Of
the canal belt is vested In board OF
eight citizens of the United States In
addition to the secretary of war. who
is to be president. The members of the
board are to be paid salary of $4,000
year each, and they are to be chosen
regardless of political af1iliation.
There is a provision authorizing the
establishment of regiment from the
regular army on the canal belt to
guard it properly, and courts also are
authorized contormable to the powers
granted by the governments of Mica.
ragua and Costa Rica. There also is
provision making three divisions OF
the canal during the construction, and
there is to be chief engineer and two
assistants OH each division. the chief
to receive salary of $4,000 and the
assistants $4,000 each.
Senator Gallinger introduced a bill
to protect the president vice president,
persons in the line of succession to the
presidency and ambassadors and for
eign ministers Before presenting 1t
he explained that the bill was prepared
by Hon. Edgar Aldrich United States
district judge of New Hampshire. The
bill provides for the punishment by
death Of any person who shall inten-
tiOnally kill or who, with intent to Kill,
shall assault the president Of the Unit
ed States, the vice president, persons
In succession to the presidency, EN-
bassadors and ministers of foreign
countries resident in the United States.
The same penalties are prescribed for
persons who shall incte others to any
of the foregoing deeds.
After number of nominations had
been confirmed Senator Lodge called
up the y-Pauncefote treaty and
made brief statement regarding that
convention. The senate then adjourn
cd in order to give the Democratic eau.
Gus committee all opportunity to hold
n meeting.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
ul,lIoud Submarine Sunk,

NEW YORK. Dec. H. The Holland
submarine boat Fulton, full of water,
is at the bottom of Long Island sound.
A diver is at work trying to raise her.
According 10 the report of the affair
given outSby the officials of the COM
pany, the sinking of tho boat was an
accident. No one was aboard of her,
and no one was injured
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
I,nnd For a Hospital Granted.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua. via Calves
ton, Tex, Dee. ll.-Prcsidcnt Iclaya
has issued decree by which the gov,
crumrnt of Nicaragua donates about
100000 square yards of land in one or
more lots situated on Ometepc island.
in Lake Nicaragua, to the United
STATES for use rs Il sanitarium for the
benefit of lahorcrs on the canal Inc
United States may appoint Il surgeon
TO select the actual locality Of the do.
mated land
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11

here. Ovcrstrect went to POwells still,
nine miles west Of here. to see about
some hands. The two men had some
words, and both drew their revOlvsrs
and commenced firing. From what
facts are at present ohtanable both
men cmptind their revolyers without
doing any damage. Powell then went
into the house and came out with
rifle. Both fired together. and each
man fell. OycrStreet was shot in the
forehead and Powell just below the
heart. OverStrert was killed instantly.
and Powell lived only an hour. Powell
was one Of thc largest operators and
owners of turpcntine lands In Florida.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
Rummage Sale.

The rumInage sale bsing held ut Twelfth
and French stree 8. by tho Missionary
society of Gilbert Prosby terian Church
will continue all this week aud open from
2 % lOp. m, Donations will DO called for
IL notice is sont to Mrs, q. q. jefferson
No, 1920 Walnut st,
Itching piles? Never mindsif.pi:yslc
have failed to cure you. Try Doan's
Ointment. No failure there. 50 cents,
ut any drug store.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
The German Crown Princes Illness.

LONDON. Dec. 1l.-Tru,h, referring
again to the reported i'll health of the
German crown prince. asserts his to-
tai collapse. resulting from his ardu.
Gus military training and Il severe
course of studies, necessitntcS his alb.
sence on an extended cruise in the
Mediterranean on board the German
imperial yacht Hohenzollern.