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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
A SPIRITED DEBATE.
Appropriation For Military
Post at Manila Voted.
CUMMINGS STANDS BY The SOLDIER.
The Measure Provides $500, 900 For
shelter and Profession of Of
hcers and Mea ON Duty In
the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Some oi
the old partisan fire was injected into
the proceedings of the house yesterday
when the item in the urgent deficiency
Dill appropriating $5OO,0OO FOR a mill
tary post ut Manila, which the Demo
Gratis have been using as a text fol
speeches kopposition to the Philippine
policy OF the administration for the
last three days. was reached. Mr.. Can
non, in charge of the bill, confessed
That the appropriation was subject TO :.
point of order and II went ont. In lieu
thereof he offered an amendment 10
appropriate the sum for the "shelte,
ana protection of the officers and On.
listed men of the army on duty in the
philippines.
This the chair held to he in order.
and it at once became the subject Of Il
very spirited debate. in which Mr..
Richardson, the minority leader; Mr..
williams Miss, and Mr.. De Almond
EHoJ were ptted against the chairman
of the appropriations committee. Par.
1lSah applause rang out on each side to
cheer ON the Respective champions, and
there seemed to be Il solid line up ON
each side of the political aisle.
fut when the vote caIne to be taken
Mr.. Cummings. 4 New York Democrat.
voted with the Republicans, turning
hnEriy on his political brethren as he
did 50 and with clinrhcd fist in tlril
faces crying ou that he hoped he
nigh, be paralyzed when he refused to
vote to protect an American soldier
The vote on the adoption of the amend
mcnt stood yeas. 127; nays, 100.
Before he general debate closed Mr..
Watson paid a beautiful tribute to he
late President Mckinley.
Debate on The Philippine tariff bin
was not continued in the senate. no
member OF the body being prepared to
proceed with The dis 'llsSiun The bill
providing for the establishment of Il
department Of commerce was under
dl>r'iSSioh 70" nearly two hours. Little
progress was made with il. as while
The debate dist luH"d no objections to
the main features Of the hill there was
Il disposition on The part of the senate
I" Gir" il careful consideration and to
perfect the details of the measure.
III" Senlt" in executive session con
1lrm"d tl!c nomination Of NJ. 4. Otern
as governor of New Mexico. Senator
Morgan Spuk" again for more ,han an
h"ilr IN opposition to the nomination..
W men be concluded, the vote was tax.
en- without division.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
CINCINNATI SHOCKED
Packing House Reported Rob.
bed by Trusted Employee.
SHORTAGE NAY REACH 100000.
schrOth COmpany's Treasurer and
Secretary HAS Resigned After
Turning Over 4.2,0OO In Per.
sOnnl Property to the Firm.

CINCINNATI, Jan. % -SensationaI
reports are published here of an alleg.
ed shortage in the books OF Theodore
| Braemer, who resigned last Sunday
ils position as secretary and treasurer
Of the j. Il +. Schroth Packing com.
pany of this city. The story as first
published alleged a shortage of from
SlG0,00 to 100000, extending over a
period Of twenty years, and claimed
That Mr.. Braelner had turned over all
or his property and chatteis in trust
pending an examination of the books
by experts Braemer denied that there
was any defalcation, but admitted that
he had turned $4,000 in personal prop
erty over to Harlan Cleveland, his at
torney, and John W. O'Hara, attor-
n"y for the Schroths company. While
Braemcr talked freely about the case,
the scllroths refused to say anything,
ana Tue attorneys We're also leticent.
Braclner is forty five years old and
has been with the Schroths twenty
seven years, most Of the time receiving
va per week as bookkecpcr and in re-
cen years twice that much as secret;l-
ry ana treasurer. The firm did a bust
ness of about $1,oOO.GoO Il year. which
was handed by Braemcr
NO reports of similar character ever
created such Il sensation in this city,
MS Mr.. fl1lemrr always has been re-
Ear'rd as Il man of the highest bust
hess and social standing He owns one
OF the finest residences in the city. and
il is furnished with all that art can
supply.
In all til" sensational reports that
have been published no reference is
made TO him as Il fast mln or as hay
Ing any bad habits. such rs are usually
coupled with such sensations The al
torneys and other interested persons
viii give no assurance that The report
Of The experts on the examination of
the hooks will be made public when
"Ghp"r"d as they state that every
UNsSih)" difference has already been
adjusted satisfactorily by the property
thai Rrarinrr has turned over in 1riMl.
All those interested state that they OK
pcrtrl after the meeting last Sunday.
at which Rra"mcr resigned. that all
differences would he settled without
the matter ever becoming public.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
CUBAN POSTAL FRAUDS,
Government Presents strong Tcsti-
MOny Against &. +. W. Nicely.

Government Presents strong Tcsti.
mOny Against &. r. W. Nicely.
HAVANA. Ian. 23.-The testimony
of the postottice inspectors Introduce,
by the government yesterday at the
trldls OF the charges growing out of the
Cuban postal frauds was to the effect
that c. +. W, Nicely. ex-clilef of the
Cuban postal SHrcau of finance. came
TO Havana practically bankrupt in De
cenlhcr. 1899. aud that between that
TIM" and January, 1900. he made de-
posts in the bank at Muncie. Ind,
amounting to Si3, 100 and that the bond
of $4,000 furnished by Nicely at the
time OF his arrest was forwarded from
his account with the Muncie bank To
the First National bank at New York.
Inspector Holmes testified that ccr-
tain deposits Nicely had made through
the president of the Muncip bank rep
r"S'ntrd ~ per cent Of the bills of the
lock box company which furnished
lEe lock boxes for the Havana roStof-
nee. Holmes also testified that his in
Vestl%a ton showed that Estes G. Rath-
bone lad not sent money from Havana
during the time that he was poStmus-
ter general of CUBA. that the paying off
or the mortgage upon his estate had
hern 'lnne prior to his going TO Havana
and that all Railhonr'S transactions
with the United States had been hon
orHnle aud above suspicion.
Inspector Sullivan WAS still on The
stand when the court adjourned. lie
SAID his Inspection Of the Havana post
htir" HAD not disclosed irregularities
and that it was the duty Of inspectors
TO r"p"rt upon the condition of the
l"fluiilc" to the postmaster general
and That the latter naturally relied
upon their reports. lie admitted that
ihUr! SpunsiNi.ity rested with the i'll
sprc'"rS lie also said that he was
aWal" That Rathhonc had written to
WASHINGTON asking that six good in
sFcc,nrS he Sent to Havana. only three
inspectors Were sent. and these had
not had sufficient experience to exam
ine int" the details of II large postoilicc
like that Ut lIAvalH
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
~ lsnED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY
THURSDAY. JANUARY, 73, 1000.
JUDGES Spruance and Grub and

JUDGES Spruance aud Grub and
Chancellor Nicholson, constituting
the Supreme Court of Delaware,
rendered the decision that Edwin
X. Cochran, lr., was entitled to the
Office OF Municipal Judge. Mr..
Cochran was Apo nted to this Office
by Gov. Tunnel, Oct. 22d, 1900. The
State Senate at the next Lesisla.
ture tailed TO confirm the appoint
ment. Gov, Hum appointed Philip
9. Churchman to the office March
.. 1901. Judge Cochr an was ousted
by Judee Churchman and now Judge
Churchman is ousted by Judge
Cochran, who appealed TO the SUI
preme Court OF New Castle county,
filing information in the nature OF
writ OF quo warranto, but the YER
dict was in tavor Of Judge Church.
man. Cochran counsel then ap.
pealed to the Supreme Court the ION.
nection being that the office in
question was not subject to confir-
nation by the State Senate and that
Cochran's appointment should hold
good for the tul. term
Two members of court were of the
opinion that Chancellor Nicholson
announced, while Judge Spruancc
dissentcd. The ma jority held that
the Municipal Court was :he power
o! the General Assembly either to
alter or abolish, a. its discretion,
by amending or repe aling the stat
utory prov sions upon which its en-
istence depended, SO long as such
power is not exercised Judge
Spruance in his dissenting opinion
eaid: "a am oil the opinion that the
appointment by the Governor OF
Edwin r. Cochran, Jr., to the Office
OF Judge of the said MunIcipal
Court, not having been confirmed
by the Senate, expired at the end
OF the session of the Senate next
thereafter and tina. the judgement
OF the Court below should be affirm
ed"
As we understand ii, this only
settles the Iudgeship until the
Senate meets next year, which il II
be Republican body, the Governor
can appoint aud the Senate confirm
1t being then in session.
The Judge appoints his clerk.
which will Gust Harry loslyn from
performing the duties OF Municipal
Court { ERIK. DeputyJudgc Sylvcs-
ter Townsend still continues as
Judge. being appointed to the posi-
ton BY Judge Spruance when the
position was created.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23

LONDON. Jan. %. The Daily Chron-
irlc from an influential source learns
mat runors are current in India OF
coming trouble in Afghanistan. 1t is
alleged that Russia will utilize the win
Ter TO mass troops upon the norihcrn
frontiers in readiness to invade AZ
SIhnSthn as soon AS the snow nlplts on
the passes. Preparations are being
mad" on the British side The Punjab
llAh"uv"fS have been timed for the un.
usual season Of February and will he
IN war scale. Regiments are being
quietly massrd, oSienSibly to fight the
Mahi!d WaZiriS, hu, in reality TO be in
readiness for grav"r complications.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23

Newark, y j., Jan. -. Mrs.
Ida Miller. Of No.> Morton
street, dird in the First Precinct
police Ambulance this aftrIyuunun
her way t" ST, Elrnuba~ Hospital.
after having been struck hya train
"n ii" Pennsylvania Railroad on
the lhuma~ street crossing.
Mrs. Miller had for ion Years
supported herself. hrr invalid has
band and her family by taking
orders for commission merchants.
She Was "a her way hpur, and at
th" railroad crossing waited for a
freight TRAM to 90 hv, Then she
stared forward again. bit stepped
directly IN FRONT Of a Passenger
t'aM buunl for New Work..
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
THE DISEASE
AMONG HORSES.

Snow Hill. Nd, Jan. 22.-Dr. S
NJ. Gilliaud. of the Neterinary
School Of the University oil Pennsyl
vania and assistant to Dr.. Ravenel,
Pennsylvania State Pathologist
visited the farm Of Mr.. Francis
Henry Purnell. clerk OF the CourI
for Worcester county, near Iron.
shire. and made a thorough examl-
nation OF the premises and of the
food which has been fed 10. the stock
there, with view 10 locating the
cause of the disease which has
been so fata! 10 Mr.. Purnell' $
horses during the past week. lie
also made a post mortem exanina-
ton OF two OF the horses. He SAYS
the disease is undoubtedly the SO.
called cerebro-spin al mening lie,
which is not meningitis at ali. as
there is no inflammation OF the men,
inses, but that Il better name ior it
is forage poisoning or putrid sore
throat, which is really ptomain
poisoning for partially deslyed
vegetation or vegetation that has
gone through a process Of fcrmen-
tation.
DR.. Gilliand says no one has ever
succeeded in separatlngthe poison.
ing principle from the food, but
that he has Induced the disease BY
feeding certain food 10 ANIMALS at
the hospital. 1t is not cont agious,
and lie has not been able 10 induce
the disease IN we'll animals even by
the Transmission OF blood from ami
mails that were III with tn at trouble.
After making the examination
and treating the sick animals, DR..
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
that recommended by DR.. Aikenlc ad,

that recommended by DR.. Aikenhc ad,
of Easton.
1t consists of thoroughly cleaning
out the stomach Of the horse and adj
ministering large doses of strychnine
in quantities depending on the cond-
ton of the patient. The most pro.
noanccd symptom being a paralysis Of
the throat, he recommended admins.
tering the strychnine hyperdernically
as anything given through the mouth
is APPLY to partly get in the windpipe
and induce traumatic pneumonia,
which is frequent cause of death in
these cases, even before the disease
has run its course.
The day before DR.. Glliand was sum
moned to Mr.. Purnell s farm. lie made
a post mortcm examination at the ho-
tel OF horse which was one of IL that
had died out of one stable in Phila,
delphia from this same disease.
Mr.. PurnellS farm is one Of tha
model farms on the Eastern Shore,
and he has always paid special atten-
ton to the sanitary arrangements and
to the food which is fed to his live
stock. r
1ystery In an Unfrozen Pond. -
Still Pond, Nd, Jan. 22,-Though
all the other bodies Of water in this
section have been covered with ice
during the recent cold weather, Still
Pond, a small circular lake, from
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
necticlt and graduated in medicine

necticut and graduated in medicine
at Yale.
His unusual talent soon brough
him reputation and prominence
among his professional brethren
First he was elected to the pro
censorship of anatomy and surger,
in the Vermont University. Next
he was appointed lecturer on ma
teria medica and medical botany
iii Dartmouth College. The next
year he was chosen professor OF
the chair then vacated by Prof.
Robby, and occupied the chair,
the most important one in the
country, at the time when lie first
formulated his most remarkable
prescription.
In view Of the overwhelming
testimony to the value of Paines
celery compound that has recently
appeared from men and women of
national reputation, the picture of
Prof. Phelps is particularly inter-
esting.
Paine's celery compound makes
people we'll. 1t is the one true
specific recognized and prescribed
to-day by eminent practitioners
Tor diseases arising from Il debilit-
Ell nervous system. Prof. Phelps
gave 10 his profession Il positive
cure for sleeplessness, wasting
strength, dyspepsia, biliousness,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23

GilIiand made thorough examlna-
ton Of the stables, water supply
!! and food, and advised Mr.. Purnell
that the sanitary condition was ex.
celient. and that he considered il
useless expense TO even dlsiEtect
it. He ordered the horses TO be
put back at once in the stables
where they had BEEN standing.
The water supply, which comes
IRON deep driven well. he pro.
nounced tirst-class. He made a
minute examination OF the hay, corn,
lodder and bran. and pronounced
them to be tirst-class, The corn,
which the Maryland State Veter.
marian is reported TO declared dam
aged. DR.. GilIiaud said was whole
some and good, and directed that
those OF the horses that were well
enough to eat corn Lc fed par
tlal ratio Of it with their bran.
DR.. A. W, Smith, veterinarian
OF Snow Hill, spent several days at
Mr.. Purnell s farm during the pres.
ent outbreak, and fed his cwu
horses on the same corn that has
been IN use there ior the last Eve
months, and his horses are in per.
feet he alth,
Dr. Gilliand said that while the
trouble was undoubtedly. in his
opinion, pomaip poisoning from
food, yet the corn and forage there
were first class, and that he wa.
Inclined to suspect certain folder
that rad been brought from a ten
ant farm. His only ground Of sus.
piciop, however. was that it had
only been iced during the last
three weeks, for. IN appearance
and as far as he could ascertain,
mat also was all right.
Since January Ii three more horses
have died and five have taken the dis.
ease. Some Of these last were very
i'll when Dr.Gilliand arrived, but none
nave died since his treatment was
ADOPTED, which is about the same as
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
PENNsyLvANlA FLOODS.
Heavy naias swell the Streams ana
Cause Disaster.

Heavy naiAs swell the Streams anA
Cause Disaster.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-Heavy
rain has caused the Schuylkill river to
overflow it's banks, and from various
nearby points reports have been re-
ceived that the water IL steadily rising.
At Manaynnk, n suburb Of this city,
the river is twenty feet above normal,
and many of the manufacturing estab-
lishmeAtS-along the banks at that place
have suffered serious damage. The riv-
er drives through Paramount park are
under water.
Eight of the cOllierieS in the Halle
ton district which had recently resuln-
ed operations after being idle since the
HOOD in December are closed down
again because OF the high water in the
workings rs n result of the rain.
DR.. Francis Clemens, .Jr., of paOh,
near West Chester. Pa. was drowned
in Ridley creek. In company with his
brother he was returning from a visit
to pnticnt, and while attempting to
cross the stream. which had been swell
en by the rain. his carriage was over
turned and lis occupants precipitated
into the creek. DR.. Clemens was swept
away. and his body has not vet been
recovered. His brother was rescued by
n farmer who heard his cries for as
sistance.
A Pottsville N'a) dispatch says that
the rain has swollen the Schuylkill riv-
er ana its tributaries, many of which
have ovcrflower their banks. The wa
ter is gaining in many of the inner
workings of the mines. and it is feared
that the damage of December will be
repeated. Portions of the electric rail-
way to Orwgsburg arc washed away,
and traffic is temporarily suspended.
a dispatch from Lancaster, Pa. says:
al! the streams 6Nthis county are ont
of their banks some being higher than
for twenty-five years A number Of
small bridges were carried away The
river is slowly rising.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23

Excepting its handful o
magnificent statesmen and its mill
tary heroes says the most recen
writer upon America, "the people
owe more to Dartmouth's physi
clan-tcacher than to any man.
"ln every walk of life, among
the highest ofliceholtlers at Wash.
ington, in the homes of the best
people in the large cities, among
the everyday folks Of the country
families in comfortable circumstan-
ces, families that live from hand
to mouth, and could not, if they
wished, afford the services of any
but an ordinary physician every
where ! have met people to whom
Palmer celery compound has been
a blessing.
The story of the life-work of
this giant among men has been
often told and is familiar to most
readers. The likeness above is
prof. ably the best portrait OF him
yet printed.
1t was the world-famed discov-
cry by Prof. Phelps Of an infal-
liblc cure for those fearful ills that
result from an impaired nervous
system and impure blood which
has endeared the great doctor to
the world, and made his life an era
in the practice Of medicine.
Prof Phelps was born in Con-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
Pr"minent Manufacturer Dead,

fAH'TttkEr, X. L.. Jan. 23.-llezc-
klnh Commit, an inventor and promi.
nrnt in the thread manufacturing in
duSlrl Of this country, is dead of old
h.-" lie was born in Dudley. Mass.
June Is 1927. He invented n Iunrlinr
for dressing sewing thread and wind,
inI spool cotton and ii 1888 organized
the c"nant Thread company If Paw
ttck't. which was later merged into
The j. T. Coates Thread company, of
which concern he was treasurer and
general ,uanAGvr
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23

WASH NGTON. Jan. 23-Thc an
nnlnl meeting Of the hoard of regents of
the Smithsonian institution was held
yesterday. Secretary Lnnglry's annual
report showed increased aid given re-
searches IN this country and in Europe.
special room FOR children has been
opened in III" institution building to in
telrSi the It'll" people ia natural hiStO-
rv. Professor Langley said the made
quincy OF the luslding for It's 5.Ouu.Ouu
specimens had assumed almost sean
dalous proportions. ana the health OF
It's occupants was breaking down. The
bolometrr and the galvanomctcr at the
metaphysical observatory. according to
the Scrr"1ary's report. have been SO i'm.
proved that less than II hundred mil.
iionlh of Il degree of heat now may be-
Recognized. and even further progress
Is likely
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23

liver complaint, neuralgia. rlleu-
matism, all nervous diseases and
kidney troubles. For all such
complaints Paine's celery COM
pound has succeeded again aud
again where everything else has
failed.
No remedy was ever so highly
recommended, because none ever
accomplished SO much.
Today Paine's celery compound
stands without competition for feed
ing exhausted nerves and building
up the strength of the body. It
cures radically and permanently.
The nervous prostration and gen.
eral debility from which thous-
ands of women suffer SO long that
it finally gets to be Il second nature
with them -all this suffering and
dependency can be very soon re-
moved by properly feeding the
nerves, and replacing the un-
healthy blood by a fresher, moro
highly vitalized fluid. A healthy
increase in appetite and a cores
pondins gain in weight and good
spirits follow the use of Paine's
celery compound.
Paine's celery compound is the
most remarkable medical achiev-
ment OF this generation.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,

The report of NE Havana sanitary
officer showed no ease Of yellow fe.
Yer in December last.
Cavalry was called cut to suppress
an anti Russian demonstration by
Poles at Lcmhrrg, Galicin.
A permanent organization was cf-
fected at Portland, Or. Of the Lewis
and Clark fair, TO be held there in
1908.
commemorative services throughout
IN" United Kingdom and r. Berlin
were held on the first anniversary Of
Queen tictoril'a death.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23

BERLIN. Jan - The subscriptions
from Nrr York bankers to the new ::
per cent loHlp IF ;Wn MU,u@ marks, n,
Witch III" elEpir" issues ll5.NuO OM
and Prussia lsI.GWWH marks. are
larger than the trl,lrre from any uthc,
foreign country. London subscribe
lightly, while France, H. lgium ;nu
Switz'rI:uh subscribed heavily t. TIE
loan, which was nvrr-llhsrritV,! siNi,
times This oNrrsubsrliption was tL
most phenomenal cvfn, in the financial
history 1T III" empire.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23
DIVORCE BILL FAILS.
Measure Recommended by Governor
OdrII Lest In the SENATE

nv NstNSrhGt
Od"II Lest In the senate.
ALBANY. Jan. 23.-The first of GOV
'rnor Odcll's bills to bc defeated this
session was the Elshcrg divorce bill
which failed in passage yesterday.
The bill embodied the rerOmncnda.
tlons made in the second annual mes
sage of the governor in relation t,
amendments of the matrimonial law
and had the Endorsement of the stat,
Bar association and the New York city
Bar association.
III" bill provided that in eases of alb
soluir divorce HE final Judgment ar lie
cree of divorce shall not be entered I'M
Ill six months after the conclusion Of
the divorce proceedings. unle,! IN III.
opinion IF the presiding justice il shal
he deemed necessary 10 enter the de
cree immediately.
Senator EiSlrrg said that the bill
was designed TO prevent subsequent
scandal and to l,lt SOP to divorce
niO!' Proceedings In his massage The
governor stated ihal some amendment
should lie ntadc 20 stop Illegal practices
ana +" further protect innocent parties
to diTcr'r Proceedings who became the
Victims Of divorce sharks
Senator Erackrr SAID mat the object
Of tho hl! was poisonous ana the enact.
ul"h1 Of such Il law roUid result in Nc
good. He h"urd thai the senate would
'hnu,Il il uul"
I'll" vote stood L.! to - sgs INST the
measure.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-23

IT 10 10 be hopsd thatosr c,tizens
wiz help all they can 10 make the
funniest % be held .ia our city next
June 4 SUCCESS: All the sub-com-
mittees have now been appointed
and they areexpected 10 60 10 work
to get everything in good shape to
show the visitors what Wilmington
can furnish ard their endowment,