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New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
- r IVES ENTERTAINED IN BERLIN.

Berlin. Dec g7-The Fair Commissioner Of Ger
many. DIT I.epald, gave dinner tonight in honor
of Halsev C Ives art director of the St Louis En-
nosjtion Those present were Commissioner
Rricker number of artists and the ofncials su-
,,eriutepding the art museums. among the latter
bair- Anton yon Werner Professor Julius Lesslng,
DR. Richter and Herr Wermuth. former Conmis-
,.r Of Germany at the Chicago Worlds Fair.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28


Mails Hawaii. China. Japan ard PStppns islands
No san Francisco here daily az $50 2.
10 December 80. inclusive. fer dispatch per $ 3
Coptic- - 81, -. t. 49,.
daily at $40 D. m 20 January - inclusive. Tor
dispatch per Glenogie
Mails for Australia (eXcept West Ausirals vnss1 u
1a-warisd Via FSiropel Ney-Zesland. FIJI Samoa asd
Hawaii via Francisco. close here daily a. $50
% m after December f13 and 20 January - in
for dispatch : Sonoma- tlf the Cunard
does not arrive connect with this dtspatch
extra maiIs-clOsng $50 a $50 n ard
$50 D m. sundays at 4+34 a M a. m and $50
m be made and forwarded until the
rival OF the Cunard ste; merJ
Mails 0r Australia Except Australia. which goes
via Europe and Zealand. which via san
Francisco an1 Fiji IslaEds lmatl must he specially
Addressed Vancouver and Victoria T. G.. close
daily $50 10 January tS inclusive. for
Mails for Hawaii Iapan China Philippine Islands
January IS Inclusive. for dispatch per > America
Mails FOR Tahiti and Msrquesas Islands via Fran
cisco. $50 . January ~.
ircb1stye for dfspatch ner : NaTlpoSa
Malls via Seattle close here daiiv
$50 IN. TO January -. nc.usiVefor dispatch
Mails Tor Hawaii Via san Francisco close daily
$40 .. January tie inclusive for dispateh per
MANS To- CFina and Japan and Victoria.
inclusive Tor dispatch per :. 3 Empress Of Japan
Merchandise = Postal Agency at shanghai can
not be forwarded Canada
Mails FOR Philippine Islands VIA San Francisco css>
$50 to January fZt. inclusive rcr
L. : Transport
Transpaciae forwarded port OF sailing dailv
ton 81 their uninterrupted fegistere
mail closes a q .. m. previous day
CORNEIICS VAN COTT. Postnastsrs
Postonce. New York. n. Y. December 70. 1907
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
MEMORIAL LIBRARY DEDICATED.

Derby Conn. Dec. 27.-Harcourt Wood Memorial
Library. which was given 70 this city by Colonel
and Mrs H. Hoiton Wood. of Boston, in memory
Of their SON. Harcourt Wood. whose death occurred
i,ere In 1897 was dedicated to-day. Colonel wood
,,aAs a nrasentation speech, and Mayor A. w
phiIins accepted the gift in behalf of the city
The library is of Colonial design built of granite
and cost $4,000
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
HOST NlNETY.FouR YEARS OLD.

Caldwell y J.. Dec. q. (SpeciaD.-There was
reunion OF the Condt family at the home of Ira
C,onait in Reseland near here. last night Mr.
,,ondit the host, Is. ninety-four years Old Ihose
who gathered at the reunion were surprised az me
vouthfuness of Mr.. Condit, who led the virginia
reel The only ,2randchild in the family, Dor0tny
Condit was christened by the Rev. CnarieS Con-
dft of Liberty Corners.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
FRANK M,kEE SERIOUSLY ILL.

Frank Mckee formerly partner OF the laIe
r,bo,les rJovt and at present manager of the sa-
- ,sodisou Square and Garrick theatres, is seri-
oDslv III All his home. in the Martinique, in west
7rbrtv-tbird-st 1t feared that appendicitis
,,orld deveIop A trained nurse is with him con-
stantIy Mr.. Mckee was at his once on ihurs rsu"S
and was taken i'll Thursday evening.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
THOMAS NAsTs WILL PRoRATED

NorristoNn. y. J.. Dec. 1.-THE will OF the late
Thomas Mast Consul General 10 Guayaquil, Ecua-
Cor. admitted probate in the Norris County
srrogste's Office yesterday. The document Is brlet
and by * the widow Mrs. Sarah Mast. receives all
tae property both real and personal, OF her dead
husband Mrs Mast IS named executrix of the
esaate. which is valued at $4,000
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
DR.. oEDRIcK HOME AGAIN.

Washington y J. Dec. 27.-Dr Thomas = De
,riol 1h4 surgeon with Lieutenant Peary on the
nedition to the Arctic region, has fully recovered
from, the operation appendicitis which was per
formed in St Lukes Hospital, Philadelphia, on
November Is. He is now at his home mere. -
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
AGED COUPLE MARRIED.

I,.tontown y j. Dec. q tSpeeiaD.-Gilbert Pol
ta1,rs .sr seventy-eight years old. ard Mrs.
Phcebe Richardson. sixty-fve years old residents
of this place. have announced their marriage 1t
took place on Christmas Eve. the Rev r. NJ stan
tor NJ this place performing the ceremony The
- " s widow of twelve years and the groom
u,idnyer of two years. Both own farms mere.
They will live or Mr. Poihemus's farm
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

tI,yhest temperature yesterday, Is degrees lowest ~
aaa n, average for corresponding date of last year
&C yersre for corresponding date Of last twenty-five
aai 90 %forecast-Falr continued cold day; MondaH
,,ersasinR coudiness and probably rain or snow" tesh
srest 10 northwest winds. becoming Variapis
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
PROMINENT. ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

aSTOR-state Railroad Commissioner Frank NJ.
Baker of owego. MANHATTAN-President Will
;em r r Harper of Chicago University, and II. D.
1,,.hatt Of the Massachusetts Institute OF Teen
nolopv MURRAY HILL-Professor c; c. Clark.
ir Of Yale University. tlGIOKiA-pT: hopeas : :
Porter. of London. WALDohf~"' D. Noii'oie - -
Buffalo.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
IT'S BAD TO READ TOO FAST.

IT'S BAD TO READ TOO FAST.
ns YOU may overlook the little advertise
ments m the narrow columns The little ad-
yertisements the narrow columns look
small, but the offers they represent are. In
some instances. big a house
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
THE PASSING THRONG.

Texas did not share in the general agricultural
nrosneriv that reigned in the Southwest this year
according TO Ewen Na1le prorni-
EAuI1RE nent lunberman Of Austin, but
OK pops managed to come out even in other
IN TrxAS fields of industry. lie told all about
il at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yes
tardav .aTh., corn crop of Texas YVES total fali-
ure this year said he. and the cotton crop "as
almost failure. This will necesstate the Danhs
carving over the farmers for another year me
nrosnects for next season good. We have haa
three monshs OF rain. and now that the ground ,
frozen and will retain the moisture. the iateiy so"'
crops will have good chance wheat j. i"e
Grown much in the Lone Star State corn ana cot
top feinp the chief things raised General business
has been good The great question that now asi-
fates Texas farmers is the boil weevil ms h'te
insect attacks the boil or the cotton plant before
natures and eats aut the interior of It, conVeh-
tion was held in Dallas recently to consider ways
and means TO step fnroads of this evil II was
DECIDED to ask ,; ne s asi and Ike game for
period of five years These birds eat the insects.
of Of game farmers didn't. have much trouble with
crop consuming insects
oklahoma is in earnest about getting into the
sisterhood of States. is shown by her keeping
delegation of fifty men al
OKI.AHOMA'S Washington to watch Statehood
FIGHT FOR legislation. William Austin.
Srr aT.FHOOD member of that delegation. spoke
about it yesterday at the Murray
Hill Hotel Oklahoma is going to get IN the
Union of States or know the reason why, ne as
serted "and things look favorable for us just
now On December convention was held at
Claremore at which were over five hundred deie-
gates from all parts OF Oklahoma and lndlan Ierri
| tory 1t was decided TO lay all facts relating 10
our desire for Statehood before Congress and 10
send delegation TO capital. to stay there until
| a vote was taken by Congress.
Together with Indian Territory we have an area
of 10 COO so,,are miles Oklahoma rich in soil and
| Indian Territory rich in minerals. Single state
hood ins1res large taxable values and hence lower
/ taxation. We are opposed to the omnibus DILL
which will defer Statehood. We have concluded
reatias with the several tribes of Indians i'm Indian
| Territory and they will be well cared for or
! course Congress reserves all rights TO oversee
/ Indian affairs. We believe ought to have state
hood for these reasons because il is right guar
anteed by the treaty with France az the Ii time
| o Louisiana Purchase we nave a iiilIoIi
/ citizens ve have SOIL resources and climate ana
have sufficient taxable property to support state
| government without excessive taxation
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
ENGAGED.

IsI-yDAN-IORIMER-Th engagement OF Miss Kath-
! crime r. LNrner. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jorrner o Scranton. Penn. TO Mr. George W. Suydam
of New-York. been announced.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

should be real DAILY by all interested as eh4"s'S
may any timeJ feo2 will
Foreign for week ending January ,fs as
turomptIy all the General FOsll'
follows; Parcels Post close hour carrier '
closing time shown below r-.-o;,, =rs-
Regular supplementary mails close AZ bie5 es
half Iate closing time SHOWN o-np~
snt tbat S1nnIementarv Malls Europe ana tenrsl
America via Colon close hour later at Foreign sd
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

The following official record from the weather Burean
+s the changes temperature for the last twenty
for hours in comparison with the corresponding date Of
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

JUST REMEMBER.
One matter not to forget to-day - 10 ioek
over those Little Ads. OF the People.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

In this diagram the continuous line shows the changes
- n,essure as The Tribunes seEfrecorons
line shows the temperature as
cars.d by the wslther Bureau
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
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NEw-YORE CITY. .. -
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extra postage In ~aa't'0H "
n eb1ys-
THE TRIBUNE viii be mailed Cuba. Porte RICO
Hawaii and the Philippines without Expense Tor 1o
eigu postage ,--..-u-..f
THE TRIBUNE viii be mailed az tns i''
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tribune Subscription Rates.

THE TRIBUNE will be sem BY mail any address IN
this country or address changed as often
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oeaer before leaving convenient. hand them
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Many 3 cents TRI-WEEKLY. cents
WEEKLY FARMER 8 centst
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For the District Columbia, Delaware NewJersey and
Eastern PENNSYLVANIA. fair and continued cold to-day:
increasing coudiness and Monday with probably
rain or snow by night: variable winds.
Maryland, fair and continued cold today except
districts increasing csoudiness and
warmer Monday with probably rain by night;
variable winds.
For Eastern continued cold to-day.
increasing coudiness cold Monday. with prob
ably northern portion and rain OF snow
in portion; fresh west 10 northwest winds be
coming variable
Western Pennsylvania, and warmer to-day >
rain or snow and warmer Monday; variable winds.
Nsw-York. to-day. except fair IN
portion: cloudness and
Monday probably by night variable
winds.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

TIESDAY-At $50 a Itaiv direct per : So : a.
Il, NisuO 1maiI must be directed per 5 . CllOa uA
S1iIan0' J. csffic
WEDNESDAY-At 3 a. m. for Europe per ; . 49,
via Queenstown mail be directed pst.,s,.I =
CeItic''): at $50 a. IN. for Europe per = :
phia Southampton. r..t,-
THCRSDAY-At for France sWltzeIlaHus T5i
Portugal Turkey. Egypt Greece. Britlsn lhuit
and Lorenzo MarqIez, La Cha % a
Favre nnan FOR other parts Of Europe must De
Champsgne'G Ca
SATTRDAT-At a. m. for Ireland per : = J.
Queenstown other parts OF hurCp7
must be directed per Saxonia y 81 49, a.. az
for Frrope krooniand. via SOuthainpIOl. 81
yg0 a. m. for direct. = Anchorl@ Viia4
must be directed Archoria D.
PRINTED NATTER ETC-This steamer taxes frllleI
Papers. and Samples for germany
onIv The of mail matter for otner paT's
OF Europe be by this ship unless speeiSAS
directed her
4.er the closing Supplementary Transat antlc
Mails named above additional supplementary Mails ar
Gyrred on the piers OF the American, English trenel
ana German steamers. and remain open untu "lthh
Ten minutes OF hour Of sailing OF steamer
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OFFICES:
oW GsS 3FeE9 ofcHo l4 S4 srSsaway or Amsr
II san bistTSt lsla TesgEsPh Gs1se Est
NEWARK nFANc1i oSFIcE-FTsderieS n s0mme'. No.
AMER1cANs aBso.p win TIE TRIsTSE I T-;.E, at ss
sS6sG cosS Z 2 m %H E9 T4EM 3. New 6oa *
AperisaH EzDTsss Company 6c. SS Iadrass Circus
Ionao4 0Sa Scs q of" THE convenient
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5eh5 WsaamaRsr MnnISs Co = Rue d Esur'-.
5s9 II soFsys,s FiFsss.r .a'''"@an
Continental Hotel newsstand
Brentane's 81 avenue de ropsra- ss :, r,,s Serbs.
nSs 9des5 ne g. cd and Nos and Via
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BREMENeAmeriean Express Company. No. BahnhOf
GENoA-American Express Company. No IS Via San
ANTWF:T:P. BELGIuaI-American Express Company .
sTINBaY TRrR4NE en- hs r the reading Of the
vs,aE gy ssz9y .'is a. Th fondon 1%s1s and
Paris Exchange Bankers Baslldon House NC, ~,
Howard "R Hotel Norfofk Fr1Ssnl1nsTt ,,,..,
ieeds Midland HossI S5s rsdfo aland Hotel
shankiin Hotel ISL Of Wight: queens Hotel Lppsr
Norwood; Norfolk IIotet BTighton; Royal Pier Hotel
scoTI,AND-st. Enoeh Hotel Glasgow; station H0's'
eIBRaLrAR% FART ss0i4i Hetei 1u5' cseii
d'AIaon Grand Hotel de rSthenee. Hotel au Palsts.
ITALY AND snErTH OF FRAN',F-Fioteel Me'rI FIosI
Metropole Rome: de rIermitage Monte C'G; -
oyafI Tot Rome: Hotel Rome
Ment0ns. t4d- Hotel eulrinsi.
Italy: Palace Nice: Cosmopolitan. tan EtoT
Krafts de Nice Hotel de Ia y ne Elo
ence: Hotel CaIia Cannes Hotel Beau ste Csri es,i
Savoy Hotel cten7a; Eden Palace. r3 S5enpa. SrsnI
HcteI Hotel Royal Daniel Venice: Sasn1 So1
Hotel. Venice: Hotel De Ia Vile Flo'eneeF 49,
Hotel. San Reno. Italy: Hotel Royal san heni''
~IOtel Savoy R0ssanigo, naples 5-,t-,-
E(RPT-CheZfreh Pa4e. Cairo Shephe@Fu AiOte4' N'-'
Grand Continental Hotel. Cairo
BRTSSELS-Ie Grand Hotel
GEsRMANY-Nassauer TfOf Hotel WiesSaden haiserl
Auguste Victora-Bad. Wesbldsn; Etotel StIus1;
Nuremberg: Hote! Stephsnie. Baden Baden Fio'si
Bellevue. Dresden
AUSTRIA AND SWITZERI.AND-Hotel Bristol VIENNA
The Ranr La Znrch Ga. Hotel NationaL lhcerne-
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an relative TO suosT
Advertisements THE TRIBUNE New-1orS Clty
by Postofce osder. express money ofoss 1s' -
regisert ttes.
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MAI1s FOR SOUTH I'D CENTRAL AMERICA VEST


PN hilary C%a Of BazI must ss
arssted per bIs hjlaTy }Iom a5 pbIadepRa Fl a
oo ,sqpPementaRTly do.l Rl,i io;9 sS a" so4 ,
sef8 iSr pdTts pHr s. 1liahca Colon letter mail
m az IL m for Arseutine Fusuay Pa-asusy, per
sailor p PriTSs Sans. at ESQ - 2on ? M swaTd and Wind
Islands III Etsh ~ o Dgh sT ad GTsnsa Grenada ana R
cad must be diree5ed per = s i MaganS 6 y al fn S
Iostoa: a. 1l:so m for bahamas per steamer
WEDNESDAY $50 for Fortune Tsana a.r' Port
Prince 9 obE 6srs az Sa s must be directed per-
Fandria AZ II m for cuba 1 4u9aIaP C2nPscse Pe ne
6jhSr parts MeTIco mus be directed e.s per :
$ : RavensdaIe lmaiI must be directed per $ :
ssm2sf k9TSnsdals ga9so m a rom rom PhiIadeIphia
TURSDSTAs aTazj Asr 5rers a. 1s TS para and Manaos
FRIDAY-At y N, lsuppenets'a r}rzs6s Al ~ m FOR
Rexico per $ $ seneca. via Tampico tmail must oe
ssTrR6AY%A5 dFsI95 pE a. M Tor Pernaeueo santos a1a
- $40 pTa1I % must BE- directed per BeIlaggo'D at
for Bermuda per : 3 lI,no1' ~ ssuSpementsrv
Porto Rico per S,o :: and Venezuea per 5 : ZuIia
$50 a. M Ior 4 az ',srtaesns must he directed
Der : Zua'D: at $50 m lsupplene1itary , 49,
sera and Cireytown per Valencia mail FOR Cos,S
Rca be directed per $ Wa aifTe TTsTana AZ 10
m for g,i SEGa & per Prins VIM III tnaii for
m eaa5es t9r Hss PEI trinidad British Guiana
T93.t Gao he directed per Prins VIM. H1 a. 70
u M for Grenada and Trinidad Maray9 ,9,,, az
Il 80 ?. m. Bahamas. Per steamer rom Manu.
Florida.
Mails for Newfoundland BY rl t. N99 IN s. sydnsg sS 'nd NJ
Snon1ec1ing close here Monday. "Wednesday anl
vtrrJsvI Mails FOR Miquelcn. by rail 10 Boston ann
f5Srce nv steamer at this Office daily az so p ~
MI scr cuba by Port Tampa. Fla and
tanca bv steamer. close at this Office daily except
-rt,,r-dav IN connecting closes are
on Ifondavs Wednesdays and Saturdays Mails to-
Mexico city overland unless specially aidTessel
bc close this office ia eNcep.
S,Tpdav AZ 80 D. m. and 1t;3O D. m, sundays F.
- ~ ana ~ 40 o m. Mails for Costa Rca- Seu1e,
p.,sto C'9rtez and letter Guatemala by si
10 New Orleans by steamer close az tns
ofscs daily. sunday at tlS0 p m tnd tIi,s.
- M sundays st II ?. and f1l-So tconllecilnS
rioseS here Noldavs T113o D. for Belize PUERTO
Cortez ard letter mail for Guatemas. and TUESDAYS C
Costa fca
n. previous csy- r
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
Evening journal., 1902-07-26
DIR. l. II. BALL NEVER MADE
A. l. HUDSON, JR., PROMISES
Smyrna Union Republican DeROuncCS Story Published in
Wilmington Sun That lie Had Been Promised
POStmEterShp as a Lie

wished for a united Republican party
In Delaware, but never did he mention
TO me anything about his denomination
for Congress. nor did HE request any in
fluence TO help him. or make me any
promises OF any kind"
DO you thirl1 the Union Republl-
cans will endorse DR.. Basil for Con-
gress?"
mot at frst. but II the Regulars hold
out for him. believe the Unions will
fall into line"
The Suns article has created consid-
elRble amusement here in the Union
Republican ranks, for Mr.. Hudson is
not an "out and out" Addicls man. In
other words, he has little use for Ad-
dicks and his methods, but votes tho
Union ticket. He would not receive
the backing Of Addicks leaders here
because he is opposed TO Addicks. FIX
Postmaster Thomas Jefferson and
Joseph Reynolds have the local" ma
chine back OF them with the odds in
favor OF Mr.. jefferson, hence little ere
dence is placed in the Suns attack on
DR. Ball.
Evening journal., 1902-07-26
Special to the Evening Journal.


Smyrna, July 26.-Yesterday after
noon your correspondent interviewed
A. L. Hudson, Jr.. in reference to the
statement published in the Wilmington
Sun THAT Congressman Ball had offered
him the postmastership here II Mr..
Hudson would use his influence to
have Dr. Ball renominRted for Con
gross. Mr. Hudson positively denied
ever having received such a promise
from DR.. Ball. In talking over the mat
ten the following conversation took
place:
al, see you are slated for the post
mastership here"
$50 / see by the Sun, but ! would
prefer to learn that piece OF news from
some other source"
do You mean by that that you have
not had an offer from Congressman
Ball. as stated In the SUM-"
81 emphatically do, neither directly
nor Indirectly. That story is untrue in
It's entirety. absolutely false | win also
add that Du. Ball has said TO me he
Evening journal., 1902-07-26
ALLEE DENIES THAT
TROUBLE EXISTS In KENT
Names Districts in Which lie Saws Six
Republicans Will Be Elected to
Legislature
Special to tho Evening Journal

Dover Del, July 26.-In an interview
with Chairman j. Frank Alice, Of the
State Central Committee Of the Union Re
publicans, concerning the story that there
was trouble between the Kent county and
State leaders, and especially between Mr..
Alice and DR.. Moore, Of Smyrna, the
chairman said:
There's not a man I'm our party who is
not heart and soul in this campaign, and
venture to say not one but who would
sacrifice his own ambitions for position
and step of the ticket as our men did two
years ago. Why this very day. If the peo-
pie Of the senatorial district in which ]
am running for recollection, would make II
manifest that they did not desire me any
longer (and this viii make the third time
/ have stood for this nomination. why
would give way in a moment to the man
of their choice"
In reference to the claims Of the Demo
Gratis that they already have the Con-
gressman and two United States senators
assured, Mr.. Alice said:
-The triumph OF the Republican party
this year win be the greatest in history
In our State the Democrats viii be car
ried into utter oblivion. Talk about thom
winning; why, they have today no head
no organizations; no plans; no policies
they can only hope TO break dowR rather
than to build up. The Republican vote is
increasing Ndlg III tllc Nc-lAu hia1iiNA
of our State, as is its unprecedented pros
perity We shall elect thirty-iive Rcpub
lican Assemblymen to meet at Dover mex
winter. out Of "A possible fifty-two. Thes,
will stand together for the election OF tw,
United States senators, and for another
two years Of good. modern government
for our little State"
Chairman Alice further said, wher
asked to name the districts in which IN,
Republicans hoped to gain their six As
semblymen; A Republican win surely sue
ceed Representative Holcomb OF thl
Tenth New Castle; Senator Slaughter o
the First. Kent Representative Scotten
OF the Second, Kent; Representative Ilar
desty, of the Eighth, Kent; Representa-
tive West, OF Broad Creek, Sussex; Sena
tor Maull and Representative Warren O
the Lewos and Rehoboth district, SUSSEX
Every other Republican district will max
GOOd" "
Evening journal., 1902-07-26
spseIal to be EvenIng JournaI.

Smyrna, July Yesterday a vio-
lent electrical storm passed over this
section, and did considerable damage.
Fruit was blown from the trees and
corn fields were stripped by the hail,
the stones being as large as marbles.
Mrs. John w. Tucker was slightly
stunned at her heme In Commerce
street, and Charles Montgomery, while
turning an ice cream freezer at W. r.
Keith's establishment was knocked
senseless by The fiery fluid. Lightning
ran down the telephone wires az w. G.
Roes store. also at William Al. Lewis
Office. a number of persons In each
place feeling The shock No less than
twenty persons have felt the shock OF
lightning in Smyrna, and at Smyrnc
Landing during the past three weeks.
So many fearful electrical storms have
never been known here before
On the ". G. Wallis farm. three miles
from Smyrna. In tenure Of George W.
Mattiford. the large stahle was struck
aud In an instant was a mass or flames.
Two colts were In the stable One wns
burned to death. the other had both
eyes gouged out. the hair on one side
and one ear burned of before it man
Evening journal., 1902-07-26

Delaware City. July 26.--Govern-
ment officials yesterday tested tho eight
and twelve-inch guns at Fort DUPONT
and expressed themselves setif-l with
heir examination.
While the inspection WAS going on
no ono was allowed within the fort
When the big guns fired their proiec-
tiles the c0ncussiOn broke many win
dOws in this city. and the noise could
be heard in Wilmington, distance Of
fifteen miles.
The tests were to ascertain the exact
time in which the big guns could be
nred. reloaded and fired again. and TO
find out whether the carriages of the
eight-inch guns could stand under the
FIRMS. --.e twelve-inch guns are OF
he barbette type, and are not mount
al on disappearing carriages.
m the Government inspecting party
were Colonel Wallace Randolph, Ma
ors Charles Shaler. Albert Cummins,
J. d. Knight. Captains d. II. c. Lutz,
w. H. Coffin and r. =. Davis and J. Z.
Freeman. a civilian expert.
Tho firing began az 11.30 a. m. and
from then until 8 D. m. the rifles were
discharged every now and then Thir-
teen projectiles were thrown from each