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The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
DRESSING THE TREE.
How II Nny BE Done To secure thr
Best Effects

The Wuman's Home Companion
gives some hints on decorating Il
Christmas tree safely. 1t is well
known that when tapers are fixed
t. the ladrn branches, after the
gifts are taken off the lighteurd
boughs spring up aud often set earlt
Other ON fire. The mode indicated
here avoids all that,
"Fir>t," says the Companion, thin
cut the branches sufficiently TO al
low the gifts 10 show to- good ad-
vantage. Then with an anger bore
holes in spiral row about four
or five inches apart the whole leng' h
Of the trunk, Have some fiat sticks
prepared. an inch wide and half an
inch 1lirh, and Of varying l"ugt hS
sharpen one end. and insert them
according to their graduated length.
giving each 4 blow or TWO with a
hammer tu insure its being firmly
fixed. Paint them grc"n. Al the
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
.rninI stnrI, Shnres InNnhlC.

NEW YORK. Dec, L. .rh" court Of
appeals has handed down Hn opinion
huid.m@ that the shares Of stock which
GpCiLr Jones, part owner Of the New
York Times. held in the joint stock as
soriuiuu which published that paper
are ta\uhlc under the INHERITANCE tax
law aE personal property, This ease
mas been pending in til" courts for SoN-
crAl years and has attracted much at.
trntiml among lawyers. because the
question Of the taNahiitN of shares in
II JOINT stock ;S>uriatiuu IA personal
property has never been dccidrd in tEi.
country and hrcHUSo il they Were held
SO l1Xahl" til" same principi" would
cove, the shares Of stock in all the hiG
express runpani'S and other john stock
enterprises.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
STORMS AFFECT
THE RAILROADS.

Ihr Pennsylvania Railroad has
been still furril,r handicapped in
handling freight hy the severe
storms of the PAST tc" days, which
have ira tici}IE extended over the
entire -y>fru east OF pilt-hurE and
Erie As Il result til" movement OF
traffic has t'rn greatly retarded,
and the good work accomplished
several weeks ago in relieving the
congestion at different points, may
come to naught. General Manager
Hutchinson yesterday said that
Monday night was III" worst he
had ever experienced i'll bis long
years Of raIroading. kain and
snow had fallen att over the road,
On tn" Rochester. Buffalo a. tha-
tauuua divisions from i to ; inches
OF snow fell, greatly y lrtarding traffic
there. u, we'll a. through the moun-
tain regions. This, however. he
said, was Il, nothing compared with
the conditions that prevailed at
other POINTS uu the line. West of
icwietpwu rain and slCct prevailed,
the switches became unlckly frozen
up and in a number Of instances
he tuWtlluen We're compelled to
work their switches almost continu-
lily t" keep them from freezing up.
he tclcg graph sery1cc was a'so III.
errupscd, but not to the extent that
mig ht have been expected from th"
conditions. Superintendent of 7'clc-
graph Sehac'Tcr said that the lines
had been Interrupted at various
points. h!t by " clock yesterday
morning communication with Pitts.
burg iasI Dceu Ic.r>t DlishCd.
Fga'lng OIL ciaIs reported that
"l. tran movements were some
rli GiariyH, i was rot Of serious
@all'r, lrr system being outside the
ten a. i,IH Severe storm. The worst
!l,U5',g experienced was from broken
.ly!rLrduI vines, a numbcr Of which
wyrr blO"n dUWn
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
mo SIGN OF SETTLEMENT
England Does Nat Consider FnvOra-
b,, Arbitration propusml.

n LONDON. Dee. H. Judging from
! )tatpments given out by the foreign
y ,itirp. the Venezuelan situation does
/. not appear to be any nearer Il settle
Eneut. No suggestion has NCt been
sEalaic that Great Britain could even
3iatly see its way 10 submitting its
allaius 10 HrNtrHtton, aud th" foreign
sS:Siticr points mit thai NrncMl"IaS offer
sgN Hrtigitr J., extremely va@u". Pres
ssblrut Castro in he communication in
(Which he expresses his Willingness TO
H3rsot 10 arbitration provides no guar
Aintec thai the rights of British sub
s%lects in Venezuela will be respected
Y Bending the award. The foreign office
n klamS ihat some matters are impoSSi-
BE 10 arhitratr. inStanriuT the disrr-
4sbprrtrt.I treatment Uf Mr.. ilasghrd.
ssTBriiiSli minister 70 Venezuela, ana all
sSGs representations.
i# The Willingness uf Nri"2u"la to arbi-
x hate The financial claims, however,
Twill meet with no opposition in official
#tIjrrlcs in London No" is there any de-
kxklre to stir up urno". ion here by con
Il huliuy unnecessarily the present
s$lfncd compact with '.rrnany; but,
Ntuoting from II" foreign office. 'at
u the same tim" there i: not the slightest
sXlmciuHtiuu VI To let NvnrHuclA 90 unpun-
MShrd FOR her repeated insults and i'll
4slMe les. The offer to arbitratc comes
ke1y late in the day. We are not seek
sjng quarrel. but we must insure our
\ 3elvcs against II recurrence of the acts
u Fhiril led to The present situation
'ssE With the guarantee Of the United
Isz1tatcs. tn" foreign office says, arbitra-
.su in the Venezuelan matter would
Mn n immediate probability. but with
We word Of Il government hither-
tDA., liable arbitration is difficult OF
nceept even upon the points where
Slnternu relations admit Of such
AhHl nod Of settlement.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
aNOW URGED
I 10 AFR|TRATE.
=
IS 2rots1y ray AS English
anL. { man G Il nents
Tor A rs.
ACTION tULLOWS Meeting
italian Munster Announces
That Ills Country Has join
ed the Powers. Dewey's
Fleet In Readiness.

a WASllINh'rDN. Dee. II. IN" cab
J Fnet met yesterday anH discussed the
Il Venezuelan situation. IS Il result OF
4tts deliberations the secretary of state
4 SSstnt tclegrunlS 10 tn" i'iitrd States
at London ana Eoriin re-
that an answer be gi.cn t.
4Sthe proposal Of President Castro,
2gfransnittcd through Minister Howrn
and the state department. that the diff
erences between Nenezurla ard the
les be submitted to irliiration
A telegram was also sent to til"
american ambassador NJ Rome, pro
v)osiny arbitration to the Italian GOV
F, @erument and requesting Il speedy an
sSSwer
pl a rumor which lacks confirmation
1wus circulated 10 the effect that the
kHJniteu States has specifically called
kupon Great Britain and Germany for
an explanation Of the sinking of the
Venezuelan war vessels aud the BON
bardmant of the fortilicatiouS Of ru"r-
10 Csbello.
4 Such Il construction may have been
(placeu by the British and German for
eign Offices upon The note >rut last
Y Saturday informing them that the
n United States had not consented 10
I pny extension Of the rights Of block
lde.
& tIt may be said OH the highest au-
N th0rity that no matter what may be
u The outcome of the present NrnvZuala
aifiirulticN the administration will not
aM tecede one jot from the stand taken
sn the Monroe doctrine by President
Il Roosevelt in his message to congress
s# ,nd by the secretary Of state i'll his
n communication to Germany some time
ikigo.
t@t The Italian ambassador during the
fay called at the state department and
~ advised Secretary Hay that Italy has
Il Joined the allies in the operations
8g4 against Venezuela. lie requested that
N Nr. Bowen assume charge of the ltal-
z hn interests in Venezuela, and the sec
4! ,etary granted this request, subject to
the approval of Venezuela. Italy enters
\ the combination on the same plan as TO
NJ hbstenion from territorial seizures as
II sermany and Great Britain.
II ESTIMATED at between 2.OOO,OOa and
k000O0O boliyars, ltalys claims are
considerably in excess of those Of Great
n Britain, and the course of the Rome
n Government in not acting hastily in the
II natter has commended itself to the
Il Nate department.
III iDfsposition of the mru.Of-War of Adj
III piral Dewpy'S fleet during the hoi-
laws Is to be ale under the direction
s@ X the serretal If The navy in view of
be increasing complications arising in
II. tonnection wlth Venezuela and the
4srs Wishes of this government not to
II trnuSe suspicion unnecessarily by dis
Sss 1atching a large naval force to Nene-
9@A hclNn waters Admiral Dewey cabIcd
Y be department Monday in regard to
s% Nc orders for his fleet during the
l@ bhrismls holidays. orders are now
n preparation for th" various vessels
Ind will be forwarded to the admiral
b the next day or two.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
SiiMlm NhnNis IIrr EnY

CARACAS, Dec. II. The Spanish
minister tn Venezuela, Srnur GHytan de
Ayala. and he Belgian charge d'ar.
fair"s, NJ Van der Hcydt have pre-.
scented joint letter TO !h" NenHu"lr
minister o! foreign a!fHirI in wh,'ll
they ask, in ease the 'lNiil2 Of other
foreign pow crS are paid by NrnrZugia,
chat the same treatment givrn these
powers b" accorded to Spain and Bot
GUM. General Hernandez reached Ca.
racaS al ) u'r!,rk yesterday afternoon.
lie was received at the railroad sta
tiGn with great enthusiasm by l,1JN Of
his pnrtSaIIS. who tried to uuiiaiMeSS
the horses attached 10 his ,:,rii:. ::r and
themselves draw the general III his tri-
umphai return TO IhiS city. 4; iii" grn-
erals request, however. the IvLp'" G"-
sisted lrom lhiS nld"dNu'.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
,CJrcs. Iusrs of ssubonjc Plague.

NEW YORK. Dee II. Three cases
of bubOnc plague are under treatment
in the Swinburne island hoSpital at
quarantine. The sufferers are the first
and second cooks and tn" second stew.
ard of the Prince line steamer Saxon
Prince. which arrived from Durham,
South Africa. Monday. When an in.
spectiun of the crew was made. three
were found to be i'll. \ thorough eX.
animation Of the patients convinced
Health officer Doty that they had all
the symptoms of the plague and they
were taken to Swinhurie island, where
cultures were made and taken 10 the
laboratory. The result of til" eXami'
nation confirmed the diagnosis made at
the inspection.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
Ne11 DcnAriMrc In NrlhOLis isIn.

pITTSBl'RG. Dec. Il. For the first
time in tn" history Of til" MethodiHt
church since the civil war important
commissions from the church north
and the church south hav" arranged to
hold joint meeting on interests OF like
importance to both branches. This will
Il commission of the church north Of
eleven members who have in process Of
preparation new hymnal for tho de-
nomination will meet with simjia",
commission Of eleven men from til,
church south at Nashville. Tenn. t"-
tho pn,posH Of considering tl" ad"p't1It
of In" same book for both branvnrS Ui =
the church.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
Mrs, Grants .'nneral.

WASlilNGTON, Dee. H. Willie the
final arrangements for he obS"uuirS Of
Mrs. Grant will not he made until att
er the arrival her" of General Grant
and other members Of th" family to-
morrow, il is settled that there will be
short religious services in this city and
that the remains will b" placed by the
side Of those Of her husband in th"
tomb al Riverside park, New York.
General Horace Porter, ambassador to
France, is president Of III" Grant Mon
umcut association, which has charge
Of tn" Grant tonIh at New York. ana
Secretary Root and General Grcnville
NJ. Dodge. president Of the Army of the
Tennessee, are wee presidents. Militia
rv huuorS will be- accorded tn" body of
Mrs. Grant in New York. \ committee
from the Army ur III" Tennessee viii
attend lh" funeral service in Washing,
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
FIVE CHILDREN DEAD
Terrific EAHlns,nn uR Gas Wrecks
II House and NiFIs Inmates.

NEW YORK. Dee. II. The five chill
SIREN of George pheiur%iA of Fort Lee
Trrr killed by IN explosion Of acrtE-
acnc gas ut his home.
The mother Of tho children is bower
iny between life and death at the En-
glcwOod hospital. She is rra@cd by
She loss of her little ones and injured
internally herself but the doctors hope
20 save her life.
The father is Il well 10 do manutttc
tur"r of stoves. II" hal.a iAnk Of the
gas in his cellar. II is not known how
It happened to explode. Iii" house
waS hrmOiShrd The children. who
Were playing in an upper ru"m, were
buried, and the ruins which "itomhGd
chem caught tire and roasted their
= bodies.
Fragments Of the building were
.ounl hundreds Of feet away.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
MORE WITNESSES CALLED
eiEcrs Take StiiI Another Day Be-
fore the strike Court.

SCRANTON, Pa. Dee. IL N0twih-
standing the fact that til" mime work
nrS announced Monday that they had
closed their case, with the exception of
calling one more witness, the entire
two sessions Of the strike commission
yesterday were consumed in hearing
three witnesses for the men. They were
John - IlHGtock, an Individual opera
tor: Rev. DR.. Peter Roberts, who is as
ssting the miners. and President sam
url t;umprrS Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor. Til" principal point in
Mr.. lladd0ck'S testimony was that h"
favored giving the min" workers CON
crsSions under certain conditions.
President HumpcrS testified AS an cX-
pert on the trades union movement. IL"
created Il stir when he strongly implied
during his examination that tn" coal
cOnpa!iicS are responsible in bringing
immigrants to the coal regions. When
one Of the lawyers for the coal cOmpa-
nics asked him if he knew it from per
Sunal knowledge. he said he could prove
il if Necessary.
rho miners made au0th"r attempt to
have the commission admit rs evidence
II Iar@" mdsS Of testimony tending to
show that the anthracite coal carrying
roads churgr rXtortiunatr and diScrimi-
mating freight rates and that Il monopo'
~ exists in The anthracite mining in
du+iry which keeps the wages of the
men 1T an rmHalurIIiy luW Level.
TN" commission again decided that
the rvid"ncr must be limited to the
scope Of the rommiSSiol
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
FRANCHISE IS GRANTED
View York Aldermen Vote For Bic
ppunSyJynHin Rnilroad scheme.

NEW YORK, Dee. 17.-The rennsyl-
vauia $lO,O00, 900 tunnel franchise was
passed >hy the board of aldermen last
evening by Il vote of 4 to -.
The fight was Il bitter one, each side
insisting that it had Il majority up TO
the roll call.
borough President Cantor and Alder
mcr Sullivan and Gaffncy led the op-
position to the franchise. which they
based entirely upon til" omission of the
"laUor clauses.
TIE lie was passed during the heat
of tie discussion,
Two minority reports against the
fraLchiSc We're presented To the board.
one rejected the contract as it stands,
the other WAS TO send il back to The
rapid transit commission with inStruc.
ton to insert the "labOr clauses and
providing that il the Pennsylvania rail
road refused to accept the amended
contract it WAS to be considered AS re-
ipClII
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
OFFICIALS CONFER.
Arranging for Advance of Pay for II. and
o. Employees.

A conference of Baltimore & Ohio
Uh1cials, representing all depart
meutS and dlvis OCS Of the syste m
was held in Baltimore yesterday, ou
the question Of general Increase In
the wages OF employees. The confer
encc will probably be continued for
several days, as each class OF cm
ployes is being considered in the
proposed advance,
Official announcement has been
made that the position OF Superin.
tendent Of the CMcagU division made
vacant by the promotIon Of d. D.
Carot hers 20 be General SuDeriutcn-
dent Of the Baltimore X Ohio South
western, will be filled by W, c.
Loree, brother Of President Loree.
The new official has been superin-
tendent of the Pennsylvania Eall-
road lines west Of pittSburG. with
headquarters n Columbus, Q.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
PLUMBERS WANT RAISE.
Local Union Workers Make a Demand on
Employers.

The local plumbers union has sent
letters to the employing plumbers
in this city demanding q new sched-
ule Of wages to take effect on May
1st of next year The latter de-
mands work day Of eight hours,
wages of So per day for senior
jculneymen and 50 day for junior
journeymen who shaIl become
senior journeymen one year after
completing their apprenticeship.
1t IT also demanded that for work
between > and II p. III. the men
shall be paid time ANA half time,
and for work on Sundays and legal
holidays they shall he paid double
time. For work outside the city the
men must be allowed the regular
pay, travelling expenses and board.
The employing plumbers have not
yet sent an answer to the demand.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
N~nrznrimn Shotn Wer" EHcrtJve.

PUERTO tABt.LLn, Ncurzlriu,
Dee. l1.-lt has been lpArr ed her" that
curing III" hon!hArdm"iH of Puerto
thHrybdjS and tit" German cruiser Vi
meta that th" NharNLhis was struck in
the hUW by q shot fired FROM n cannon
Oh HE 'nla&a liruXEHl. The Ninrta Was
struck tWic" ~ the Venezuelan cam
non fire. The report which has been
in circulation hsr" thHt an officer of
rhc Niucta wal, killed during the BON.
hHrlmrui hy 4 ri''" hutrt tired from
til" sIiur" app"#> NOW 10 l." true.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17

BOSTON. lIer H. Mrs. Martha
Gregg was nurhcrou>ly assaulted ny
her husband. Rolrrt at their home. i
Sawyer street, and was taken to the
hospital in II dangerous condition. Aft
cr the assault Gregg walli"1! to til" pc
lice station and gave himself up. Gregg
SAYS that, although earning small
He says she talked money r"ntinnally.
and ItIarrcIs became frequent. During
an argument Gregg says he became cN
asprrat"d beyond endurance ami struck
his wife,
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
school. and Factories short of Fuel.

PROVIDENCE r. l., Dec. lI.-l'he
schOnl board ha, ordered closed all the
public srhouII which cAimnt be- prop
Iurly heated thrnUgh lack Of fuel. About
100 huiidingS come within IN" scope of
the order. AND D,OnU pupils will have Il
vacation Untit IAN, > in pIar" Of the
}iSunl one weeks vacation hr%tnnin@
ADec -. Shortage OF fuel has caused
! he Shutlowu Of the queen nyring
kompany. employing 2m' hands, and
the Clyde Print works, employing $40.
4rhc Morgan mtII, Al J"H>tnn are
Forced to StnI, the operation Of heavy
.marhu"rl h,rau>' ii The back Of sulii.
,'iDut steam uo"tr.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
Nirciujn Possibilities HpbbrI.

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. II. At Big
3,onp Gap burglars blew open IT," ,"'"
in the postoIli"" Lakirs about $''o in
stamps and 500 in money. 1h"}'"l
tered the room by boring Out a pane!
in the door. The postmaster had rr.
ccived large supply of stamps irom
the department which had not been
invOiced.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
Rnilrnnl Men Killed..

KINGSTON. \. T.. Dee. Il. -toillr-
lius ONIarn, section foreman. and John
Murphy, tlagman, wer" ground I"
pieces here by two freight trains Al the
Foxhall avenue crossing. They were
talking and stepped from one track in
front of another train. Their bodies
were tossed back and forth by III" two
trai ms
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
4 Mysterious Death.

ITHACA, ~ Y. Dec, H. Burt,
CowIcs, the irhigh Valley assistant
station agent ut l.crania. near ltlAra,.
was found doud with Il bullet lhrousht
his heart. Cowirs was sitting In his
usual chair, and near him lay gu"
without stock. Coroner Laird exam :
incd the body but came to II" r"nrinH
sion us to whether death resulted from
accident or not,
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
Gcrnuus Not In Favor of Arbitration

COLOGNE, bee. 1.-THE Cologne
Gazette" publishes II dispatch from Rcr-
lin which says it is doubtful if at The
nIr$ru, stage of the Venezuelan diff
Guilty arbitration can be considered by
Germany. Germany can afford 10 wait.
The dispatch adds, the outcome of the
situation that is very uncomfortable
for President Castro.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
A Itiiii.n.trrins Exncdition.

III IIE. Mont. Dec. iI.-lt is stated
ca what appears to be good authority
tla' n lilihuS,cring party is being or
~aniHcd here 10 - 10 N,upzllclA. 1t is
,Ail at lpl>t unc well armed company,
all crack shots and old mountain men.
will 20 south in a few days. A number
Of Spanish war Veterans and several
veterans Of the Frniun invasion of can
ada are among the men enlisted.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
GOVERNORS MEET
IhiriS-iiyc rra,iuCc* represented at
Nuuiiu--a Reception Gi>rn.

Ihiriy-ii,c FraliUCc% H"prcS"nird at
Nuniiu--A Reception Given.
MANlIA, Ipr' Il. n h" governors of
thriy-iiyc prov in""s lav" assembled
here to receive instructions regarding
cpu>rl> work from Genera! Sanger, the
inSprrior general of tn" division Of ih"
Philippians; meet the ST. Louis rxp">i-
ton commissioners and discuss general
affairs win the government. Th" FRO
>nrilI goNcrnors will supervise the
census
Al reception held in honor of the
visiting governors Governor Tart said
they were the first Clrrtiv" rrpr"~rnta-
tive body Of l'iipiuoS which had ever
assembled and Informed them tilat th"
government was preparing 10 Import
carnhdoS to meet the pressing need
for farm animals. Governor lHfi urged
the G"NrrlorS to aid ln putting an end
to ladruniNm aud said lb" government
had determined to suppress il.
The governors will rnuHtn her" dur
ing the holidays ana VIII meet IN"
Philippine commission ana discuss the
land tan. forestry tax, rOHd building.
railroads. Ii" proposed bureau Of cngi-
nccrin%, etc.
The Irai by court martial of Captain
Rogers of the Invent v-Scventh infantry.
charged with using dt~r">prrlful lam
guHge 10 General Davis, was concluded
yesterday, The verdict is not known
but il j. louhtcd that the court took Il
srriouS view of The case. The HrcUscd
officer admitted that he iholghllrSSlr
used ohirrtionGh" langlIag" before
General Davis aiddr camp. denied any
intent 10 he liSrcsprclful and pleaded
fitness and disruulH cement at his ina
blity /" secure II leave of ai'Srnce in
eXlCnualjOu.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17

- 80 ~ s'.eE Tgt' Se'a 'zee'1& 7e5f
bsa-S
utor end the candle holder is firmi,

out"r end the candle holder is firmly
lNrd !
To the topmo>t branch before tho
tree j, pat up, attiy The "t hris' child"
tn" winged doll secured by slight
rubber bands under the wings, Gilt
paper stars and crescent, are pret-
ty, affixed here and ther" TO the
hough>. Gay silk and 'orlcton bags
tuIl Of nuts and carlY oranges and
%ppIre, bundles of stick candy tied
with ribbons, litrlr baskets and
cornurupia~ oI fig and rNjsius, gild-
e" walnnt> popcorn balls strings Of
popcorn 0ud cranberrir,. candy
canes. paper rhnius all these and
other things 'n"y will suggest VIII
decorate tree 50 prrrriIy that ths
,hljrrH for whose pleasure it is con,
struvtrd vii! forget, in th"tr delight,
thar it is no; weighted down with
costly gifts,
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
The Temperance Movement.

The temperance cOnvcntton will
meet in Dover tomorrow, t. consider
The question Of local option, or any
other plan looking to the suppression
Of the liquor trat1c.
The Wilmington delegates to the
convention, which is 10 he strictly
non.partisau, will leave here on the
Delaware road train at e2s clock.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
Will Push the work.

~ n A.ADELrHlA, Dec. 11.-Cap-
skafn John p. GreeIt, first vice president
"a the Pennsylvania railroad, expresses
\ iMself as gratiflcd with the action Of
3khe board OF aldermen Of New York
~ sanctioning the tunnel project. He
Md: I'VE will begin work AS soon as
ss) engineers are ready We will spend
100000 in three years. 1t Is i'm.
s3esibe to say nov how many men
MI be emnlupri .u ,w' work. The
" tAils VII. hu ' hy the en-
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
Novel Christmas rrescnr

Is guarantee income policy back
ed ny $50, 600, 900. 1t protects your
family if you die, saves your money
it you live and provides stated in-
come after term of years so you
can buy your future presents. Call
today. Vandever 4 Follensbee.
room 4ol. Equitable Building.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
Di.n,trOus Floods Threatened.

MIpDLETOWN, y. T.. Dec. IL
Great damage is feared as tn" result
of the heavy rainstOrm which has
prevailed here. Many business places
and private residences are Hooded, ana
the country roads have been rendered
jmpaSsablr through water alld snow.
Serious damage to the railroads IS
threatened.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
Discharged The Susprct,

Harry Lee, cOlored. who was at
tn" Delaware Hospital for treat tnent
for II gunShot wound, has been re-
leased. He had been shot while
escaping arrest at Havre tie Grace.
The Maryland authorities do not
want him.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
Italian Minister Leaves Post.

CARACAS Dee. 17.~-Thc Italian
minister to Venezuela, Signor de livh,
received orders from Rome to leave
Caracas this morning. He went on
board the aIan cruiser Giovanni Bau-
san at La Guayra.