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THE WILMINGTON DAILY REPUBLICAN. ■ ONE CENT WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1896. i ONE CENT. Spanish Pretender Will Abdioate in Favor of Hia Son Ian offioeb in bpsbu'b. army. The New Claimant to the Throno of Spain .... Is Described end Ambltlo for Russian Support. • Madrid, Deo. 16.—A dispatch to Tho fuiparclule from Romo says that Don Car los, tho pretender to tho throne of Spain, Intends to abdioate his claim in favor of , Don Jaime. ) Tho present Don CorlOB is the grandson of the original pretender to tho Spanish ihroue, also named Don Carlos, and is called by the Spanish legitimists Charlos '• |VII of Spain. His grandfather (brother of .Ting Ferdinand VII of Spain. ■K.l:*'* Ferdtuand was without male issue, annulling the Salic law of the 1 -untry, he named his eldest daughter, jX-abella, as his successor, Ignoring the claims of hie brother Carlos. ) The latter raised the standard of revolt An Spain, but was defeated. Iu 1845 he re mou uced hie claim In favor of hia eldest E known ne Curios VX Tho latter leaded In hie pretensions upon hia <h iu 18G1 by his brothor, Don Juan, nd In 1866 Don Juan renounced his claims a favor of bis only 'arlos, who, it is • Youth of Adventur< Disposition, Who Uopi \ , tho present Don announced, pro poses to abdicate In favor of his oldest ©on Jaime. i Don Carlos Is said to havo displayed o '.waning enthusiasm during the last few {rears over the olatms put forth (half to tho throno of Spain, lie is called in his he r £ 'i v W ^ DON CARLOB. Indolent, and since tho last Carllst bus come Into a fortune estimated at be tween $30,000,000 aud $30,000,000 upon the death of his first wife, who he Margue rite of Bourbon, daughter of Charles III, •Duke of Paruia. A campaign for th® of Spain would necessarily Involve 'the expenditure of a large amount of this ■money,and this would bo discountenanced S y the court of Austria, with which Don , 'arlos desires to stand well. Tho queen regent of Spain (Austria. |. It is said also that Don Carlos' present .wife, ,vtho was Bertha, Princess of Rohan, ,WOuld naturally discourage any effort to ■scare the throne of Spain, slnro, if ho jirere to become king, tne Castillian aris tocracy would be likely to decline to pay Aar homage as queen, on the ground that ahe Is not of royal birth. Don Carlos Is said to have been deeply afflicted by the elopement a few weeks ago of his second daughter, Princess El vira, with a Roman artist, a married mi named Folohi, and in a proclamation to this followers he disowned her. ! In view of the present activity of the fSaj-lists in Spain and Don Carlos' dlsindl »ntlon to lend himself to the plans of his followers, his abdication of his claims in favor of his oldest son, Don Jaime, has been predicted. The latter is past years old, and was educated in England and Austria. By express permission of the czar ho is serving £ cavalry regiment, and la said to have i of Russian support for his preten to t he throne of Spain. He is de scribed as a youth of an adventurous and Ambitious disposition. th ihduches® of whom ho married In 1894 und officer In a Bus Hr. Hrown Ha. fc HeirJ Of It. Lancaster, Dec. lo.—J^Hay Brown by the Associated l^ess corre spondent last night and questioned in ref ifrenoe to the printed report that he hail keen selected at attorney general by Pres ident-elect McKinley. Mr. Brown prompt ly and without reserve declared that he knew nothing whatever about the matter, printed iu a When asked wliafc he had heard w ♦hllftdolphia newspaper, whether he had had any Mr. McKinley upon the matter other communication pertaining to It, either with the presldeut-elect, with Na flnnal Chairman Hanna Mr. Brown returned a negative answer. rersatlou with any liny r •T5, Cleveland, Deo. 16.—Charles N. Cun Dinglmui, president of tho Warwick Eloc itrlc Manufacturing company, for whom u issued on Saturday, charging Arrei warrant him with forging the name of Judge E. |T. Hamilton taken 1» custody at his office In tho Book ken building yesterday. Cunulughnm make any statement a cheek for $75,000, ,Positively rofi Iwbatover concerning the matter. Many persons believe that hi® mind has bee unbalanced over business troubles. gingular Aooidonti a Funeral. f Wilmington, Dol., Dec. 15.—During the funeral servlcas Williams, a prominent cltlK®n of Hanford, «»that pi room wb the body of J. Frank yesterday, the floor of the they w way, and preolyltated the entire party a distance uf eight feet Into tho cellar. The •asket toll®! out. Soveral women fainted nud great excitement prevailed, but W*« seriously injured. being held gave broken open and the corpse ; Another Tolar Bxpertitt Pari®, Deo. 16.—Godart aud Suroouf, two aeronauts, are about to orgunlze a Boon expedition to the North Pole. first aag nested to them about three yours ugo by Walter Wellman, but tho Idea porarlly given up, owing to the attempt of J>"o>f«i;ijor Andre®. by nalloen. Wh.y state that the Idea r Killed by a Fall frou» Bor Horse. l Paris, Dee. 18.—The Baroness Leonlo, ^daughter of Baron Gustave de Rolhiahlld, rfMed yesterday as a result of a fall train fflier horse while hunting. Exhibition of Art. i Lover® of art will enjoy a visit to Cart mell'.s store at Sixth and Madison Btreots, exhibition twenty-seven nil paintings of marine and land scenes. Jfbe work Is thnt of A. C. Stuart, tho , eminent artist. Mr Cartntell Invites nbllo to his store to-morrow afeern from 9 until 4 on Wed vrhAie there rom % until 6, WunV.y. Wist Sider n lilo. f A warrant has been Issued for tho ar rest of John Le It la understood that (he when alleged that Jon to the house at the Invitation of the partis® concerned, after wheel quickly caused the charge of ires o will 1 estlng up for trial, ns li Ills wife cams d end caused Job his homo. The ci • iderable talk in the wc V hi® ha® en.l. Tho Mexican PUillciao 'Will send to any address u {$1 00) one dollar prepaid, (3 1 Jot!lee of XXX To-Co, the tin JBJnod Tonic. No agones. , Address, Mkxioan Mrdicinr Company 4l8 Fifth Avantie, New York. clpt of three large Moxlouu l THE FEDERATION OF LABOR. President Oompere' Report Tolls of the owth of ilie Organisation. Cincinnati, Deo. 16 —At the convention of tho American Federation of Labor, which opened here yesterday, President Samuol Gompors' report was the princi pal event of the day. Tho report says in pari: "We like a rose through countless thousands of but the sting of the thorn for their reward tffelr oonsolMlon enoircled with the wizard like Instruments, the result of the concentrated genius of ages, to produce the necessities and luxuries of life, still the struggle of life is most lntonso and often oxoruclatlng. Greed and Inhuman ity, providing they rise In wealth, are still regarded as human attributes of victory und respectability; inossos of the young aud the innocent may suffer and decay in the prooens, but this is of little concern, only that the end, wealth's possession by the few, is attalnod. "I would roeommond that the represen tatives of this federation be constantly at tho seat^of tho government during the sessions of oongress, to guard and further the legislation which our organization de mands In the Interests of labor. ,'Tho trades unions are the business or ganizations of the wage eurnors, to attend to the business of the wage earners. They must contend for tho tollers' rights and against tho toilers' wrongs of today, and fight for the full enfranchisement of la bor, not only at Che polls, in tho halls of legislation, but far more important than tho-re, In tho factory, workshop, mill, mi no and field." There are noarly 100,000 workers allied with the organiza tion than a year ago. country blossoming forth handiwork, yot number with j WORKED THE ENVELOPE TRICK. How a Swindler Sect t ed a *300 Diamond for *5. WILKKSBARRE, Pa., Dec. 16.—A well drossod stranger entered Heyer's jewelry store yosterday afternoon and asked t.o some diamonds. Ho purchased at 1200. Ho mint'd s short ia cash and de posited $5, telling the proprietor the diamond 1 put envelope aud he would 11 later. Whon he mado his second call the store he said that ho take the diamond. He pulled out a large roll of bills, and the proprietor, thinking he had sufficient funds to pay for tho stone, handed hi olope, whioh tho stranger put in his ovorooat pocket. The would be purchaser, however, had only $126. He offered a cheek for tho bal refused. Then he said he the , whioh would go out to the bank and get tho check cashed. He pulled from his pocket what was supposed to be the envelope containing the diamond and handing It to the jeweler said: "You keep this till I re turn with the balance of the money.'' Tho stranger then put his $125 in htn pocket and walked out of tho store. Not retu ing tho envelope pose of putting the diamond back in tho swindle lope left by the stranger contained a paste ring valued at a few cents. opened for the pur* tray, when it had been perpetrated. The discovered New Jersey's Anti-Liquor League. Trenton, Dec. 15.—The New Jersey Anti-Liquor league held its annual ' ing here yosterday afternoon, and olootod the following oificers: President, A. G. Lawson of Camden; secretary, DoHnrdt Bruon of Belvidero; treasurer, Ross Slack of Trenton. An address was made by Rev. S. Z. Batten, of Morristown. President Lawson in his address called attention to the faot that through the efforts of tho league the last legislature had passed a law prohibiting tho holding of elootlons In barrooms. He deplored the faot that two other measures advocated by tho or ganization had been defeated—those pro viding thut license applications should havo twelve signers, und that screens should not be used iu front of barrooms. Philadelphia's Religious Revival. Philadelphia, Dec. 18.—Tho religious revival which has beeu swooping this city months past under the leader ship of Rev. J- Wilbur Chapman, brought a close yesterday with two monster meetings, at which the principal speaker s Dwight L. Moody, who for time has boon holding similar ser vices in New York. During the season of revival thousands of conversions have been wk alone 1,100 made, and in reported. Yesterday's final meetings attended by that many more were unable tho Winter Giro 10,000 persons, nud fully gain ad building, rntttnnc In which the services oral overflow meetings • y tho servlcos will lie resumed. held, and sev •o held. In Jan The President's Ducking Trip. Georgetown, 8. C., Dec. 15.—President Cleveland, accompanied by his physician, Dr. O'Reilly, Captain R. Evans, of the battleship Indiana, and Captain Lamber :_j, of the Fifth lighthouse district, ar rived here yesterday morning. Thoy wore Immediately transferred to the United State® lighthouse boat Wisteria and_ vcyed to the hunting grounds of Gonerul E. P. Alexander, whose guest Mr. Cleve land will be while here. The shooting yes terday was unsatisfactory, the weather being entirely too mild to bring the ducks within range. A Youthful Father's Bulclde. Wilkkbbarre, Pa., Deo. 16.—Richard Roberts, aged 19, erbe, a woll known Welsh clergyman, ended his life yesterday by taking laud anum. The young wife only 18 years old und a child aged 3 years. Roberts had receutly contracted the drinking habit, and seemed unable to resist it. Ho large stores her®. of Rov. R. W. Rob loaves a young ® head clerk in of tile NUGGETS OF NEWS. Tho diphtheria epidemic about Hopoton, O. T., 1® spreading owlug to tho persistency of the faith c There is a persistent rumor in circula tion in Paris that the ambassador to Eng land. Baron de Courcel, I 1&9 resigned. A noted baud of baudlts, who have been operating along the line of tho Cherokoo nation, In the Indian Territory, have beon captured. The identity of the schooner whioh went down in Long Isluud souud last Thursday has been identified hands people. tho Freestone. All lost. A Jury for tho trial of Thomas Brain, Herbert Fuller, mate of Ihe barkonti who is charged with the murder of his cap tain, wife and second mate, In Boston yesterday. seoured Great suffering has been onnsed In the vallsy® of southwestern Washington by the heavy rainfall. Since Nov. 1 twenty Inchon of water havo fallen, or half the usual yearly fall. Old Friend's. W. T. Massey,'of ibis city, visited his old friend AbnorHollingBWorth, Ferris Reform school, beon intimate friends slnco early boyhood and havo always folt. coniklor able Intorest In each othor's nffnlrs. Mr. Massey Is In Ids 77th year and is carry ing hi® yoar® remarkably well. Mr. Hollingsworth Is two Junior but 1® suffering with a bad and hie friends good the .Sunday. Thoy b thr years Ills Id xious ho should toko of his health it ho wishes to bo •K and healthy before Spring Wo hope their expectation* may arrives, bo lealizetl. Allnlstoilnl Union. Tha Ministers of the various city mat yestorday igolloa churches of ing at the Y M. C, A. Ministerial Union. Aoblit fifteen d several who UB, and organ ed iti hearty sympathy with the movement hut could not ha present, sent regrets. The follmw Ing riffle Cb G. Buddlugton; vice president, Rev etary, Rev. Geo. L. Wolfe; treasurer, Lie?. T. J. Mason j execu tive committee, Rov. R. A. DaviUsou, Rov. F. IT. brlggs, Rev. J. D. 0. Hanna. were pre elected: i'raslddut, Rov. W F. Lewis; AGAIN FILED Two Were Made in (he Ewing Case Yesterday. Says the X-Ray Negative Showed No Rupture of the Foot Ligaments. famous Ewing to unsuccessful at tempts to non-suit tho action while it in progress iu Superior Court yesterday afternoon. From tbo time the ens beguu tho city has met with reverses until cry possible chance for tho defense getting tho verdict seems to have gone. But it is exceedingly difficult to to 1 what twelve men will (lo and if they should agreo that tho city wilfully and negligently allowed tho defect iu the Ninth 1st,there will in all prob by the array of tho city trial, which will for a The defense In tho age case made street gutter ability be a council for; time at least prevent Mrs. Sidney Ewing from recovering the money tbo ju*y may say will recompense her for tho injury re ceived. Should the verdict be for the city it is also probable that counsel on tho other side will light Just as zealously for another trial. Philemnm Chandler, who \v stand when court recessed at the hour, was first cross-examined by Mr. Knowles. in October because ho had passort that way during th accepted by the attorney. Tho witness could not say positively that the plates wore separated during the mouth of October. Ho was positive that ho had the plates separated twice upon which occa3siuii9 ho pushed the plates to gether. He was not put under examination. Ha! lam 11 Clements who had used Ninth street Orange and Shipley, blit unlike ull the other witnesses in that I 10 had riddon a bicycle along the side walk and gutter, which he said was In a dange condition, because of a break in tho plate, which covered It. When walking ho had frequently caught his heel between the lutes, which during August were open a space of threo lnohes. The plaintiff having exhausted Its sup o tho condition of the gutter prior too, and since the accident, proceeded to prove that tho plate had boon •the gutter by tho calling of J. H. Pierce and John B. Woodward, tho lattor declaring tho gutter hud been covered since 1871. Then Colonel M. Loach of tho Board of Education went on tho stand to visiting Mrs. Ewing at her home and noticing that she got about with consider able difficulty. This was tho lust witness for tho plaintiff, and after tho constitu tion of the city, city ordinances hearing tbocity's boundeu duty to keep the streets and sidewalks In good conditiou, Mr. Hiiles closed. Mr. Knowles, not profiting by his morn ing experience, opened tho case of the de fense by moving for a non-suit, taking tho ground that the plalutiff had not proven, ho believed, that the accident hud been caused because of the city's negligence; that there had boon no evidence to show tho existing condition of the gutter for a period of fifteen days previous to tho time of tho accident; that there had bee witness who bad said the plates were sep arated for a period of fifteen days previous to the date 01 the accident; that tho plain tiff had failed to prove constructive notice to tho condition of tho gutter. There fault where then negligence where there tho Ho kmuv tho plate was broke h. The direct bo two tho t ply of wi d testified fore there knowledge liability. The motion foil howevor, Chief Justice Lore, stating for tho court that he did that could bo to whether tho for tbo jury to was think tho suited. The question city was negligent decido. Not withstanding this dofoat, city so licitor Harman, submitted unotht tlon l'or a non-suit, by virtue of the statute found In Delaware law which exempts the city from all liability arising from defects In sidewalks unloss it is proven that the city caused the defect. The seemingly determined effort on tho part of tho city to non-suit tho uction caused Judgo Cullen to speak against tho motion,bo informing tho city solicitor that ho could ask the court's charge ou tho mat;er and then If not satisfied ho could take a writ of argued before another Harman resumed his seat, but bad ho done asked tho court to nll< and have the quest! •b. Then Mr. sooner than Mr. Elliott arose and tbo jury to visit the place which request was considered by Mr. Hillis ns tho most remarkable one yot proposed by tho defense becauf boon proven that the sidewalk had been repaired slnco Mrs. Ewing was injured. Or courso tho court agreed with couu®el for the plaintiff. it hail KNOWLE3 BEFORE THE JURY. Every effort to prevent tho case from going before tho jury having failed, Mr. Knowles wont before tho body, opening with the remark that it was useless to go into tbo case to coutrudict something that hail not boon provon, nevertheless they would, and with Increased feeling that justice Is often abused wl tho ouo In progress court and and responsibility dent sad and unfortunate the city is uot blamabln for it. Ho then stated tht 6 the defenso would prove that tho city had never been inform ed of tho condition of the sidewalk ■: that thurt plato; that the testimony of medical parts could not bo relied upon and an acci dent such as Mrs. Ewing suffers fn could not be caused as hod been stated, To break down the plaintiff'® testimony regarding the dangerous condition of tbo sidewalk. Mr. Elliott called City Engineer Wilson who explained another chart of the square and at the intersection of Ninth, Orange and Shlploy streets. Till® was far short of what tho city had expected, and the effeot of the testimony was destroyed entirely when he told Mr. Hiiles that thoro wore tree® nnil awnings in tho square which might have mad® the portion of the pavement whore the gutter , dark. He then left the stand. J. Nowlin Gawthrop, who was a streob and sewer dlreotor during tho year 1894, toetlflod that as such director ho had nev received Information regarding tho gutter, there any reoord iu tho office of like bo brought Into effort mado to attach blame tho city for s th Is, whon acci gut defect iu tho gutter that there lights such. ■ia,Tho witness know the plates wore broken and told Mr. llillls that lie did not notice the condition until Inst Saturday. Mr. Elliott wantod to know If the break such that would cause an injury similar to that which Mrs. Ewing suffer ed. but Mr. Hlllls bellevod it quostlon. and to pose export tho witness did not want export In the matter, ho did not answer tho question. Mr. Elliott did not insist answer and the ed tho witness to leave tho stand. cU MoCloskoy, whe rt Alii stroofc commissioner during 1994, and during Ills term of office had received numerous com plaints about dangerous gutter® aud side walk®, but had never plaint against tho guttor Th® witness had frequently guttor plate, but had uevor soon any de fect in It. The testimony was not altered by Mr. Hiiles in cross examination. Baird. Honry F Dure and Charles Whauu had passed the gutter frequently, pryor to the tlmo of t'ao accl dent, but saw no defect In tho plate. Dr. J. J, Jonos was called to contradict tho plaintiff's testimony regarding tho •gleal phazo of the case. He said ho hoard the testimony of tho plaintiff, and thought it a very Imprudent tiling tor Mrs. Ewing not to call in a physio;a til threo months after th® acotdsat. He examined th® limb with the X-ray photo graph, and said that It showed that tho leg was not out of shape. He eontradlot od Dr. Morgan, who said that there sign of roughnosg on tho bono. saying o such thing existed, at loast tho photograph did uot show It. He explain ed Ids testimony by tho us® of bones of the leg and foot. There was no sovoro in uuiure of the ligaments, X-ray did not show any. s still lu progress F reived any in question, gono tho Chari • a tl flarnmntion he said, m The examination when tho oourt adjourned. tho Mrs. C. C. Hanlon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley or No. 619 Plue street, died ou Saturday, at Mt, Holly, N. J, Importing Note*. Tho Singorly race track opened yostor day which mark* the beginulng of tho fifth and last week (>f tho Southern lug Association Inaugural meeting. Fine racing will bo given each day. Saturday at tho Polo Athletic Club New York, "Spike" Sullivan and George McFadden fought twenty rounds draw. The battle was fierce from tho be ginning, Sullivan did nearly all the load ing, but McFndlen had the better of tho dean hitting. Frank Abrahnll referee. In a ten-round "go" between Johnny Glynn, of this city and Jack Han uigun, of Pittsburg, Glynn received the decision. Join Maoo says that tho referees of the fight should stay outside tho prize ring and not help them to break thinks that ho must hereafter homo in tho country. Casper Leon of New York, and Jack Lynch, of Philadelphia, sparred twenty rounds before an uudieucu of about loot) people ut the Torrnoto Athletic Club, Saturday night In Toronto, Onto. Both appeared In good condition when stripped. Loon outpoints him after twen He his ty rounds. being caught In tho Brandy hue kera wiuu ne West Chester. J»eet| r .ff i.f the U. V. I». I„ At a called mooting of tho Union Vet Patriotic League, hold at their ball, jr Fifth and Market day evening, it sts, last Sat agreed tht suit of the late Prosldontlat election minated the duties of Die League for s organized, and the motion it ditch it ras disbanded. On It >tl< s imme diately re-organizod with the election of I). P. Bernard, president; B. I). Boglu, vice president; Charles G. Foster, secre tary; Robert Hauby, irons Tho executive committee was then ap pointed as follows: Messrs Jeffries, Boos ter, Barney, Gilmore and Bogia. Tho subjoctof attending the President's In referred to this committee, instructed ti embers the League augur and tho secretary w munlcato with present further objects of perpetuating soldier's organization. Mooting ad in their hall at 5th and Saturday evoniug Deo. journecl Market streets l'.itli, 189(5, at which business of Importance will !0 before the League. Mission Work. Reset Tho S. B. Mission. Seventh and Lom bard streets, Is doing a good work. Tho well attended, jre fed in tho morning Sunday meetings twenty-six •aud twenty-throe at night, eight at the altar in the morning. Several pro fessed conversion, and testified to tho o. Tho hearts of tho workers mndo gliul. Wo have eight or ton young men iu the homo who havo been converted in tho meetings. Wo try to give them employment until thoy can do bettor, very much attached to those men. have a boy 10 years of age who was brought hero by Mr. Stout. His step mother ts lying at tho point of death at tho People's Missson 117 Shipley street. Ho is getting along uloely and wo trust ho will become a useful man. This is the Lord's work and should bo supported by of you who help, by sending off clothing, his people. Will not thi able, oomo a donation of coffee, sugar, carpet rags, old Ingrain dor for carpet so as to give tbo pet, m employment. 1'lavlng RilllartlN. Tha handicap billiard tournament of Club opened last interesting game -between the Wilmington Whi night with i James H. Be-ggs, Jr., and Dr. Horace Betts. A number of tho club members . and although there i> pr*. remarkably large wlniH Knox Mr. Beggs, the s applauded frequently. S. M. Mr. Boggs's hand!cap that of Dr. Betts 120, but Mr. Beggs made before his opponent had scored 90. 70 for Beggs and 87 Throughout the contest .Mr. a nice, smooth game, and 170, id bis Tho final sco for Betts. Beggs played several occasions twelve. While Dr. Betts of clever shots, Ills playing Doth or regular To-night there promises to be Ing gume between E. G. Cook, who has to make 125 point*, while hi® opponent, W. II. Morrison, has 120 and number vadf hat of hi® opponent. interest score. WI Come. Tho annual banquet of tho Wilmington Board o! Trade will be gi House 12. Alvin R. Morrison, chal the Clay Tuesday evening, January of tho banquet committee, has received a letter from the Hen. Hilary A. Herbert, S'*cre •.reptlng the invitation La present, and Senator Gray, who will also bo present, will prob t.he honored guest from Wash ington to this city. A number of promi expected to be p and the committeo hopes to make thi of the moat elaborate and enjoyable of its Arran gome tary of the Navy, of tha board aMy esc* peoplo y pleasant the entertainment of the guests have Irely completed, but will bo of a very pleasurable nature. fo bee Farmer*' lust Arrangements have been made for hold jtings; Odessa, Tues t 1 p. ing the follow! day, December 15, "Swine." Bear Station, Wednesday, lGth, nt 7 p. m.; subject: "Poultry." Talleyvllle, Thursday. 17th, at 7 p. ing." Glasgow, Friday. 13tb; subject: "Small Fruit Cult : subject: : "Dairy Union, Saturday, d 14, At 10 19th. I-Iockessin, January 1? o.. m. Stanton, January 25 and 20, at 10 a. ©ting will •y the annual Newark. These meetings will Febr i. Ir bo held dressed by gooJ speakers. George Hooten after passlag a few days with relatives In our city, returned to his homo, near Newport, N. J , yesterday. In the Spring ho devotes Ids energies cultivating strawberries The b( many of tho In shooting ducks aud in those pursuits tho poorer cli to get enough to eat und wt about as nicely as laborers do i d other fruits, laid up, and prepared to engage ' -"ftt® By ;®, however, 8^33 manage nr, and live othor ClirlS ir salo at No. 105 lot of Christmas trees, d mistletoe, shipped II. L. Johnson has Madison st., a nict wreaths of holly from Virginia. He Fourth nnil Market streets, a lot of Christ und hoily. of tbo finest lot of holiday received I It is green* would invito him. city. Ha 11 and In 01 citizen® to Bliortif-Slio 3000 iba Havana Shorta for sale at S. IV. ooroerSeooud and Shipley streets, at 20 oonte a pound. City Market Cigar Fa a* ?. prop. Hoot h ll'iul 111 tho face, oil. Sold oy U. F. llou ton*. her Constipatl Ten, the great Blood Punfler.ru ' ervousiioss, IS ead N. B. Dimfortli. 2nd and Murkot %e Karl's Clov Philadelphia, Doc. 14—Flour in light do id; wiuter super, $3.ttU:©3.20; do. extras, f8.ao@!J.60; Pennsylvania roller, 4.50; ilo. do., Htraight, *4.6U.«j>4.75; , clear, *4.l»@4.50. Whe OOGHW^o. Cor firm; Deoember, dy; December 27 VgWUjo. Oats dull; December, !i»?i($24!*o. Hay steady for good; choice timothy, (14/ty 14.50 for large bales. Beef steady; b«ef hams, 50. Pork dull; family, $10,$10.50. Lard linn; western , $4.20. Butter dull; creamery, 18®21o; im itation, do., Il(gl7}jjc.; factory,7® 12c.; Elgine, 81c.; New York duiry, ll(Z|20c.; do. creamery, prints, whole 3s1®29o. Cheese quiet; New York largo,T'^lO^o.; fancy small, YX«W0J4e.; part skims; 0H®7o.; full skims, 2$, QUo. Egg® wohIc, Now York and Pennsylvania, fresh, 13*s(^20o. 15®22c.; fancy h • ale, 25o.; print* Jobbing nl Live Rtocli Markets. Nr.w Yonx, Doc. 14.—Steers steady; top rough® slow; dry cr. a shade eesiur; stot!rs,$4.1&$4.75;*tug*audo $2.9lK$4.85; bulls, $2.20^; dryo Calves steady, but *1< $2.25'i}2 75; western calve®, $2.75®4. Bhoep firm for desirable grades; lumln higher, except for ■y heavy; shoep, $3.fHX?li.S5; lambs, $4.oU(® 5.50. Hogs higher at (!).50(^4. East Libukiy, Pa., Duo. 14.—Cattle active, higher; prime, 14.50^4.70; fnedera, $8.tW@3.90; bull*, stag® and owe, (ft$3.40. Hog® Hteady; prime plge, 70; best light York £03.86; prime medium weights, $8.55®8.60; com felr Yorkers, f3.60jfcl.56; heavy hogs, $8.IVX^S.40; roughs, ag to quality, 13 20(91. Sheep steady, prime, $9.60^11.70; fair, |2.50jfcJ; com mon, 12(93.50; ooiumon to good lambs, 18.60(9 4.60; veal oalvee, $6.60®0.tt ( grad**® a trifle fir N $125*92.60. b. . $8.00 f il» A Maniao Italian Beata Hia Father to Death. BARRICADED IN THEIB CELLAR, The Mnrderc Brother Finally Capture Who Cat'a Hole Through the Floor the Cellar. and His Insane Mother and by a Posse, VINELAND, N. J., Doe. 16.—Yesterday afternoon a orowd of armed down tho door of the homo of Luigi Jorio, out through to the cellar, and after a ter rifle struggle captured Antonio Jorio. who had brutally murdered his father. In the cellar with the murderer mother and brother, all Insane with re ligious frenzy. Until recently tho Jorio family ing happily, but the death of a youngoi turn the minds of them all. Since that time they have been exhibiting religious frenzy constantly and in all places, and a few wholes ago two of th« of whom was Antonio, rested and sent to jail. They chargM a day or wo ago, and 1 Luigi Jorio, inourred the wrath of Auto Indulge Id battered hit 11 v dimmed (US' tho father. nio by refusing any longer the Insane and boisterous religious Vices in which the family had been indulg ing for months past. Antonio, in his Insane rage, yesterday afternoon seized a club and attacked hit father. He dealt the old blow had fallen he planted his foot and pounded his head Into a shapelesi mass. Crowds of peoplo but none dared interfere to lifo. Finally two of the spectators secured guns, and at the sight of these Antonie fled to his home. a terrifls tho head, and whon his fathei his chest the murder, the formed, and a crowd ol surrounded tho house. A posse fully armed But the place had been barricaded, and It was necessary before effected to batter in the door. The Jorio family in the cellar, the trap door of whioh had been fastened down from below. Then entrance oould be heard shrieking and praying neoured and a largo section ol tho floor cut away. Half prepared for any emergency, dropped down Into the dark hole where the crazy ltaltaus had taken their stand, and after a terrific struggle managed to bind the murderer, Antonio, down with ropes. He then hoisted up and carried off to jail, along with his Insane mother and broihor. Altom Santa Clans Causes Fire. Altoona, Pa., Doc. 15.—Valuable prop erty in the heart of the business section of deetroyod by fire last night, this city eutaiilng a loss of $100,000. A boy playing Santa Claus In M. Morrow's dry goods store, at the corner of Eleventh avenue and Twelfth street, dropped a lamp, and in trying to extin guish it set fire to neck. He pulled the cotton garment hastily off and throw It down upon soma decorations In the window. Instantly the wihdow was ablaze and a few minutes later the fire ■tore, driving the clerks out. Tho fire spread to several adjoining buildings be fore it suffer losses. of tho windows of F. oottou about his sweeping through the subdued, nud eight merchants .Mexico's Concession to Americans. City of Mexico, Deo. 15.—Congress yes terday finally passed the conceesion ob tained by W. T. Pritchard, of this city, for the company known as the Mexican Southeastern railway, having headquar ters in Chicago. The road Is to San Geronimo, tional railway, to tho frontier of Guate mala, where it will join the Guatemalan Northern railway, and will tap the great coffee region of Tapachuln. The road will bo standard gauge and carries n subsidy of $6,000 per kilometre. from the Tohuantepeo Na Train Wreckers Sentenced. Detroit, Deo. 15. — John C. Bodewig and George W. Johnson, oonvlotedof ■piracy to wreck a mail train Trunk railroad during the American Railway union strike, in tho United States district court yester day. Bodewig in tho Detroit house of correction and to pay a lino of $3,500. Johnson's sentence was twenty months' Imprisonment in the houpo of correction und to pay a fine of $2,600. the Grand Battle Creek in 1894 sentenced by Judge Swand sentenced to two years od a Spanish Flag. Marcits Hook, Pa., Deo. 15.—This little town indignation against Spuin. Fully 2,000 citizens of the placo and of Chester held a pnrodo. Speeches In denunciation of Spain a denoument an effigy rigged up literally ablaze last night with made, and of Weyler at from many revolvers, and finally burned, together with a Spanish flag. In tense a polo, fired cltemont prevailed during tho demonstration. Cyclist Reading Taken Nrw York, Deo. 15.—James E. Reading, who finished third In the six days' bicycle which ended last Saturday ut Madl Square Garden, hospital lust night. His legs ohafed, and he has suffered great pains since the In the big a Hospital. taken to Bellevue severely •e His share of tho receipt® amounted to $ 600 . To RtoigHilio th® Cordage Trust. Cincinnati, Deo. 15.—Judge Taft, of the United States circuit oourt, issued ... der yesterday dissolving tho reoelversbip of John J. Wnterbury aud William E. Strong, United States cordage trust. It is said the affah '0 of the trust are In good shupo, aud a reorganization committee will soon beat work upon them. Gans anil Ward Viotorlons. San Francisco, Deo. 15.—Joe Gan®, of Baltimore, kuooked out Charlie Rochette, of San Francisco, In the fourth Jock Waqd,of Newark, N. J., the decision ovorffttUlny Anthony, of Aus tralia, in a ten round contest here lust night. The first pair fought at 1B3 pounds and the latter at 113. d.and awarded Earthquake Sliooka In Norway. Christiania, Dec. 15. — Earthquake folt yestorday at Laurvik, Kalstadt, in the province of Worml. The disturbances lasted about twenty second®. Houses shaken end furniture shock® tho south coast, and thrown. Jndgineat Against Fltzslmmona. San Francisco, Dec. 16. — Judgment WH® given yesterday in the superior oourt In favor of Jimmy Carroll, the lightweight pugilist, against Bob Fitz simmons for $907, for services performed lu training Fitzsimmons at New Orleans. Tho Blood! Tho Blood is always qulred to bo looked after. So u.'~ Simms' Blood Purillor, tho alwav._ and neverfailer In inildorstrong diseases of the blood. 605 King street. Dr. What Dr. A. 15. Mnltcr Save. Buffalo. N. Y.-o® y person ng tbo oireot of advance! to say it is tlie 1 In obsorvl nl !< owleJge b»i nr Bh'lJh'tU i of Consumption. I am pro; n.os*. renurtjble Items ly i It h . Daafertb, 2 nd an 4 Miriest at by I N luf Teething DlarrhiUA, Shiloh's Consumption U ethers/.ill. It H ding Cough out It. FL Mti right 1 b. lmfjrca. J anl Ma OABTORIA. Yfc* fid ilnile 4|utus II evsry view* W A IN Cl BA'S AID. Wllinlngit Anxious lans.l'oiiusylraitlnns u> o Tnho a II ami In Burned Weyler Iu i-fllgy. War Since the death of tho Cuban leader, Maceo, Wllmiug: ed than bas become pro In its sympathy for the struggling patriots. It has not escaped tho storm of indignation which has swept try at the cowardly as.sasil the nation of General Maceo. ganized The 11 ret a tempt to express Indignation Sunday night. hell near Fifth . the rooms of the Cu made A id g w Lombard s'.re*t3 ban Aid Club. who live in the eastern part of Wil mington. John Earner presided ICO persons were present. Short speeches were made by John Gillespie, Mark Fahey, John Keating and James Dugan. BRUTAL WBYLBK DENOUNCED. The speed Jatlon of youn§ d about stirring and filled with sympathy for the Cubans. The sly adopted resolutlo ing Captain-General Weyl ing the Spanish shown in the death of Maceo. A large number of tha club lug and denounc ethod of warfare ambers have declared that they oniy await the ac la regard tlon of Cong Cuba before they at of the club for the •Hie all side young men. Another meeting will be hell Su a few days. It was rumored the streets last evening that extraordinary Indue being offered to Cuba and Join the Insurgents. It also said that a party of Cuban erganlz her® endeavoring go to the Island Spain. Each man 1n this city go to form a band and fight against listing soldiers good pay guarantee of good fal'.h s to be paid in advance. Another to be made ou landing In , if they accepted the reported, mado officer® of the Cuban Army. I*, was *iid that a number of accepted the tempting offer, depart for the island In the The name® of the id $50 payment Cuba. Several offer, it was a bad already d would ■cloned, but It was said that a prominent of the number. Ralph De Soto asked if any the report®. n last night and dence could be placed ia He said) that tho report# duo to the recent that the offering of $50 wa; tlon when they we the aid of the sick tad Cuban Army. Besides It would be a vlola f the law. and the Cuban gympa uld not advise auy . and <of the q begging money for unded of the t kis Ut. th. Uw. Th® people of Marcus Hook showed their lia'-red of Captain-General lb® head of th® Spanish A ing the butobe patriots in efilgy last night, thousand people Weyler, r, by burn of difencalesa Cuban Fully two ne borough is bo witness the denaoostra.il for ». time the Cuban sympathizers In full possession. Shortly after 8 o'clock the people began assemble in front of the Borough Hall. they formed a line of parade and ched through the borough headed by a band of d 4 9 Following just behind ai large truck drawn by tha proc» two white horses. On the truck was a { stuffed Image of Weyler. Hundred® of people were In the parade, all of them be ton of their voices. BULLETS INTO THE DUMMY. After the image was taken from tho placed on a pole and fired at the dummy of the After this truck It w volleys tho image w (1, saturated, with' oil. Spanish general. taken down from tha pole Then the torch was burned In applied and Weyier effigy. In further demonstration of their hatred toward the Spanish people the caught sight ol a Spanish flag oral eltlzo the truck. Instantly they grabbed it, ap plied the match to its folds and quickly it • broke Into a blaze, when, followed the bee'lng and jeering of the people, who by this time numbered fully two thous and. t d hich iralllng along behind INHUMAN WEYLER DENOUNCED. After the burning speeches were made by several prominent speaker®, spoke of tha Inhuman conduct of General Weyl They the Spanish people ward ed the murder tho u soldiers, den ral Cub ■ho we taken from d shot, and expressed of E Spanish prlso the hop® that Congress would take Imme diate action In the direction of pretesting against th® continued murder of defe less Cuban What handsome Overcoats thoy are, fine,all-wool Kersey cloth, lined with clay diago nal or fine serge, shoulder and sleoves lined with silk and for $10. York Clothing House, 111*3 Market Street, Max Ephraim, Prop. Ni EVERYBODY WANTS GOOD BREAD CLIFTON •' £ ; | | 1 | F F F FLOUR 1 MAKES IT. I Mothers of boys; batin' you better take a look at out Little Hoys' Keefers, 2 for 5.00. Now York Clothing House. 816 Market Street, Msg Ephraim, Prop. i Equipoise A LL styles Miller waists holidays. J. U. Ward, 006 Alai for the 66 ,t commeuciflg Wed Store open evonings until 0 o'clock, noaday, Dec. 15th. MITCHELL & BASH Del., Dec. 15,1896 Wilmington, The Role Of Santa Claus is that ofa Gift IVSaker These propensities are share'! by ali of us. We all take part in the jovousness, and help impart it to others. The stora is thronged with gifts that will make you aud your friends happy. The store news is best told by the store itself. Call around. GLOVES Buy the best gIovo3, at least the best you know of. You want gloves for gifts that won't rip, that won't pull, anil if they Ho. that you can get another for, that makes satisfaction both the giver and tho receiver. Pique and Glace Kid Gloves. The glace come either button or book. These gloves in any color guaranteed Cheaper kids if you want them. si. 00 HANDKERCHIEFS OnetbirTof the gifts given at Cbrisinna time are Handker chiefs. The 15c quality of embroidered onee—are selling at 124e. A salesman left hie case of sample kerchiefs hero— each ouo different and mounted on cards. His 39c quality— we're selling them at 25c. Silk Handkerchiefs, embroidered in colors 10c Silk Handkerchiefs, initial 25c, 39c, 50c, 75c. DOLLS The doll selling is phenomenal, assured, you have any idea of. Many Kiuds at 23c, 33c, 59c, Oar supremacy in dolls ia You get more value, more doll for your mou9y, than 75c, 9Sc,$l.G0 belter. COATS King AVinter is ceming with ifce real cold blasts now, von want to be prepared with good, warm garments. Big reductions all through the stock. The best coat uev«» that you have read tbi3 winter. The id.93 garmeuts reduced to $3.93. " 6.93 " 8.43 " 9.93 4.98. " 5.98. 11 8.98. " 12.98 A thousand Christmas Novelties for Holiday Gifts from 9.98. 1fif» fn <llf| K ' titore open uuti! 9 o'clock each evening until Christmas commencing to-morrow night. MITCHELL & BASH 219 MARKET STREET. Our Christmas Treat Simla Claus invites ali the children of Wilmington and vicinity to como WITH THEIR PARENTS to see him at the HEW STORE -OB N. Snellenburg & Co. Market anil Seventh Streets, WILMINGTON, DEL. Neat paper bags will be distributed to the children to-day, and Santa Claus will fill them with FINE CANDY, FREE at any time (EXCEPT SATURDAY, the 19th.) between De cember the 17th and 24th. TREAT FOR THRIFTY BUYERS. Know you anything better than a USEFUL PRESENT? An 1 what is more usclul than a good made Suit or Overcoat specially if the Dealer's Profits are all saved to you. , The saving prices on first quality Furnishings f r Men, Big Boys and Little Boys render the purchase ol these useful Gifts all the mote pleasing. Here Are a Few Hints. Fine Silk Neckwear, 25s and 3Sc. Steel Hod Umbrella, 95c and $1.50. Fine Leather Case Umbrellas, $1.95 and $2.75 Silk Handkerchief, initials, 35c. Linen Handkerchiefs, initials, 2 for 20c, aud 25c; Woolen Gloves, 25e and 50o. Kid Gloves 85c, $1, $1.50. Suspenders 25c and 50c. BICYCLES $100 M—H guaranteed wheels for men or women, $35. $75 Juvenile wheels for Beys or girls, $25, Hats, Caps and so forth at most interesting figures. Man's All-wool suits and Overcoats from $5 to $25. A notable amount of goodness iu All-wool suits and Ree fer Costs at $3.50. N.SNELLENBUR&CO. MARKET AND SEVENTH STS-