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GLAZING PYRES LIGHT
UP STRICKEN ISLAND
Thousands of st. Pierre Dead
Being Cremated.
cREWsoME SIGHTS IN STREET

Walls of Houses Crumbie at Touch,
Heat Was So Intense During Erup.
tion That Iron Rollers In Sugar Mills
Melted Like Wax.
New York, May 15-In the DESTROY.
ed city of st. Pierre the work among
the ruins is being continued in an un
satisfactory manner, says a Fort de
France dispatch to The Herald.
Inc dead are being burned, une
pyres being fed with petroleum and
tar Great fires are kept going, which
at night light up the entire island, and
which, being seen at st. Lucia, led to
the belief that Fort de France had
burned.
Although thousands have been burn.
ed, many still remain to be cremated
Searchers while walking through the
ashes often step upon what appears to
be a chaTed pillar of stone. only to
learn as it yields grewsomely under
foot that it is the trunk of another un.
fortunate.
Some of the walls of the houses that
still stand crumble and fall at touch.
Some idea OF the terrible heat that
poured down from Mont Pelee may be
had when it is known that the iron
rollers of the Prindle sugar mills were
melted as though they had been put
through a furnace.
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teO. N. Bragg'S Meat Market.
-MafEet Phone No. Sc

Market Phone No. Sc,
residence Phone. for night orders No. eOa
D nsVing opened a meat market in the
jW 1SLIoW Block, Jackson street, next
u9UF ui1 10 Wheatley & Ans'ey's store, /
'.t "n' ot ehaeayor to carry in stock ohoic-
Soro.stn y. western and native meats. fsh, etc.
TToliGallhg T1,a the patronage of my friends
,a allI serve all with courteous atten-
.iSIn .Vn ana prompt delivery. Parties de
vaai v',1g 10 sell choice beef cattle, calves,
sss ,Ss, of pork will find it to their inter
"' 10 call, or write to
GEO, NJ. BRAGG,
Americus, Ga.
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Tbr alb We are Ouly a lew brands OF the
r,aov we carry in stock. Send for catalogue.
HSilotner goods by the gallon, such as Corr
WtisEey Peach and Apple Brand1es, etc.
soid equally as low, from sl,25 gallon up
wards ,..
,Gorirrs by mail or telegraph win have our
1T5mpt attention. Special Inducements of
A-..A
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R. NJ, -NRGlA. WEBSTER COUNTY.
nj &in65Fy 65Fyslys iS"a moGIb66 having made application
oQt Sf Of eeaa,idre1 Of support Of widow and
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% the The CoUIf ooyJ required 10 show cause
sppis,9afst 9fst MondGavo ordinary of said county,
ASy5'q9 ASy56' a.. hoGid n6t 1n June 6o 1902 why said
~ 4S02 n NTl rI De9 granted This
L d THARP, Ordinary.
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The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
An Obstinate Minority In the
Vereeniging Conference.
A RUPTURE MAY YET OCCUR
Issue of the Conference by No Means
Certain In View of the Dis
cOrdant Elements to He
HarmCuixed.

PRETORIA, May 81. - The preya-
lence throughout South Africa of the
optimistic feeling in regard to the
peace negotiations Is hardly based up
on solid facts The protraction of the
conference at Vereeniging is not neces-
sarily hopeful sign. The delegates to
the conference, although they have
abandoned their hopes of securing in
dependence, still have many points Of
difference with the government, while
an obstinate minority continues to re-
gard the resumption of hostilities as
the best outcome of the present situa-
ton, and at any moment these points
Of difference may be accentuated into
refusal to continue the negotiations.
1t is most unlikely that those who
are in favor of peace will throw up the
sponge so long as a decent minority is
DESTROYS of continuing the struggle, and
all these dissonant elements must be
taken into account before it is possible
to give any sort of prediction as to the
issue of the present negotiations.
Forty-siX Beers, with their wagons
and cattle, have surrendered ut Bal
moral, Transvaal.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
Firemeu VIII Go Out Next Monday

Firemen VIII Go Out Next Monday.
Engineers Action IL Doubtful.
WILkESBARRE, Pa, May 27.-It is
still a matter of conjecture whether the
mines in the anthracite region will be
completely shut down next Monday
when the order issued by the executive
boards of the United Mine Workers
governing the hours of labor and wages
to be paid engineers, fircmen and pump
runners goes into effect. The operators
claim they will have all the help neces-
sary to keep the pumps and engines in
running order.
The United Mine Workers and the
officers Of the Stationary Firemen's as
sociatioll, on the other hand, claim that
unless the coal companies grant the
demands made upon them the great
bulk OF the engineers. tiremcn and
pumpmen will quit work. There seems
to be no question but that both sides
are straining every nerve to make the
best showing possible.
While the position that will be taken
by great many of the engineers and
pulnpmcn is not known, it is known fora
certainty where the firemen stand. They
will strike almost to a man, and the
operators will be compelled to secure
green hands to take their places.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
Praise For Lord auMcef0te.

LONDON, May 27.-On vote in
the house of commons for the mainte
nance of British embassies and con-
sulates Lord Fitzmuuricc took occa-
sion to refer to the loss the country
had sustained in the death of Lord
paunrefote and quoted former Secre-
tary of State Olney's tribute to the
dead ambassador, which, he said, adj
mirahly expressed Lord Pauncefotes
chief actcristc-namely, a judi
cial temperament. James Bryce said
there had never been a British repre-
sentative abroad who had so complete
ly won the confidence and respect Of
the people of the country to which he
was accredited.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

New Castle, May 27.--Hargreaves
Shows drew the crowds yesterday
afternoon and last night The school
children had an object lesson and
they will be- able to write some very
interesting essays about what they
saw and heard.
Presiding Elder Robert Watt pre-
sided at the first quarterly confer,
ence of the Methodist church last
evening.
The Epworth League of one of
the Wilmington churches enjoyed q
trolley ride to Delaware City last
evening.
James B. Hance left this morning
for Philadelphia where he proposes
to enter the Presbyterian Hospital
in order to have the X rays used t
find out the seat of some inward
trouble.
The many friends of Mrs. Samuel
M. Ford will be pleased to hear that
she is getting along nicely at the
hospital in Philadelphia where she
has been for the past week.
There will be royal day on next
Saturday when two carloads of
Wilmington people will come over
and enjoy days golf on the Scott
links between here and Delaware
City.
Miss Genevieve Munson will en-
terrain a number of friends this
evening.
During the course of runaway
yesterday John NJ. Hance was
thrown from his wagon.
The heavy rain today is blessing
New Castle people will rally
around Mayor Boyd to prove that
droves of tramps We're lodged at the
New Castle jail.
Miss Alice Burgin, of Philadelphia
and Miss Wilson, of Claymont, are
visiting Miss Mary Shaw.
Mrs. Charles Hoffman is enter
tanning William j. Hoffman and
wife, of Wilmington.
Mrs. Henry Fulenwider, of Will
mington, is visiting her parents, DR..
and Mrs. j. J. Black.
Benjamin Schwatka. of York, Pa.
has been the guest of A. E. Gondis.
John H. Rooney has been en-
tertaining Robert Burton, of Balti-
more.
Miss Sarah Rooney is entertaining
Miss Flora Enos.
John Tobin and wife, Of Whining
ton, are guests Of relatives.
The monthly meeting of the trus-
tees of the First Presbyterian Church
was held last evening in the lecture
room.
A child of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Carlin, fell Last evening and sustain.
ed bad y cut head.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
WELCOMED At NEW York.
French Battleshlp Enters Port For
First Time In History.

NEW YORK, May 27.-The French
cruiser Gaulois passed up the bay and
off the Battery at 1910 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. She R,s escorted by
the United States BATH ships Kear-
sarge and Alabama ard the Olympia,
Admiral Deweys former flagship.
The Gaulois came from Annapolis
0Sd is here to participate in the RC-
chambeau celebration. She passed by
Governors island with crowded deck
and fired a saluting gun from 4 hull
cannon. Almost simultaneously the
Governors island saluting gun was
fired, and both sides kept it up for
some seconds.
The Gaulois' salutations were very
pretty, as she fired first from a huv
gun, then from deck gun and then
from a gun in one of the masts. The
firing drew big crowd to the Battery
wall, which was lined several persons
deep as the Frenchman passed up.
Captain Fournier, the Gaulois' com.
mander, ran up signal Of Thanks"
as he passed the Sandy Hook marine
operators, who had hung out a signal
of welcome"
The Gaulois is an 1900 ton vessel,
1856 feet long and has speed Of IS
knots an hour. She carries crew Of
G}2 men.
Launches were soon dropped, and in
a short time the official visits had
been paid. Soon after the vessels an
chored the dispatch boat Dolphin,
with the French visitors on board,
passed up the Hudson Oh its way to
West Point.
New York is prepared to receive the
French visitors when they return to
this city from West Point at $3.50 this
afternoon. They will be met at the
Battery by the mayors secretary, who
will escort them to the city hall, where
the official reception will be held.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
baltimore &UhE
RutROAD.

Schedule in effect May Is, 1902
| All trains illuminated with F,ntsch
light.
~ Express trains.
Trains leave Wilmington, Delaware
Avenue Station, for
NEW YORK, week DAYS, t52t. $40.
1858 a, NJ: sl2,o1. .25t n 70 tRoyaI Linn
iitetD, .7.42 +lo.55 D. m SUNDAYS .5 yG - 40.
sll35 a. IN; -2.56, *5.ly IHuyul I.imitrd,.
~. tlO.55 u, m.
PHILADELPHIA, week DAYS, *.j26 i 20.
.t45 40, 500, $40, .l05s 1887 a. IN :
tl..21, *2.5;, 3l5, u IS, s5.l9, Roval Limited,
6. 40, *7.42, 900, *lo55 D, m Suudays. III %.
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.lg2l, e. Sc and IS. 10 y. m. ,Roval LimttedD,
SUNDAYS. 72o a. M u 70 n m. ,E,v,i
Limited,
Cane NAV and Ocean Citv. week a,vs
q. AZ A. NJ, .256 o. m.
Sea Isle City. week davs. .645 m
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Baltimore and wav stations week d,vs
IS a, M: 330 n. IN. SUNDAYS ,u, m
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Newark. week aavs .1A G55 sea-
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Cincinnati and ST Louis an ~ ~,
=, "a 80 Il n n, daily,
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
CABINET COUNCIL TODAY.
London Still Confident Of Early
Peace Announcement.

London still Confident of Early
Peace Announcements.
LONDON, May 27.-trhe Daily Mail
this morning says the cabinet council
to be held today will decide upon
points of detail, mostly of financial
nature, which have been raised by the
Beers in the peace negotiations. Great
Britain's decision In the matter will
then be communicated to the Nereeni-
ging conference by the delegates at Pre-
tOria, says the paper, and, being the
best Obtainable terms, they will almost
certainly be accepted. The results
should be announced officially either
Thursday or Friday of this week, prob
ably OH Friday, the day upon which
King Edwards birth is celebrated.
Peace is quite certain, says The Daily
Mail, and the delegates at Pretoria are
only engaged in endeavOrng to gid tie
pill for the Vereeniging conference to
swallow.
The Daily Mail says further: Our
dispatches from Pretoria assert that
between Lords Kitchener and Miner
in South Africa and London.
Lord Kitchener, although he is still
full of energy, is much aged in appear
ancc as ii result of the severe and con-
tinuOuS strain which he has undergone.
The consensus of opinion is that the
recent negotiations have proved Lord
Kitchener to be Il great diplomatist as
well as a great soldier. 1t is difficult to
appreciate the magnitude of the diff
cuitics Lord Kitchener has had to con-
tend with The Bocr leaders are all
deeply Impressed with his personality
and trust him implicitly.
ut is understood that Lord Miner,
the British high commissioner in South
Africa, has gracefully admitted that
the ultimate credit for the accomplish
nlellt of the great task is due to Lord
N hpnpr'
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
The Fund Grows

The fund for the beni6t Of the VIC.
tins of the maddog still grows.
Ii the attendance at the, benefif
concert tonight at Dockstadsr' q
Theatre is what is hoped it is thought
that the fund will be fully completed
The concert deserves hearty support,
for an attractive programme with
interesting features has been pre-.
pared. The concert will start ABOUT
8 O'Clock and tickets will be sold only
at the door. The price will be TWEEN.
ty.fve cents toeach part Of the house
and in view OF the attractions and
the low price of admission the attend
ance should be large.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27

listen to some OF the debates fhefe
is one man esq e,ially want to you
hear. We were boys together, with
! much the same tastes and ambitions,
and l imagine about the Same degree
of ability. However, he had no friend
to assist him to an appointment and
went West. Have you been inside
the Capitol YETI"
"No, sir"
"Ah, then it will be a treat. You
should 20 over and study the
building carefully whea you have
liesure. am sorry cannot spare
the time to 20 with you myself,
but l must he back to my desk by
two. We wil!remain in the gallery
a half hour, then go down to the
Lunch room and wait Slor Senator
Starke's appearance. Unless
there is something unusually i'm
portant before the Senate he will
be there for his customary cup oil
coffes. This way; we will take the
elevator.
Arriving at the gallery floor. Mr..
Cory led the way to door marked
Preserved Gallery" where he
showed a card OF admission to the
doorkeeper
a tall, white-haired Senator was
making speech ia favor OF the
canal bill, and ths boy almost held
his breath IN his anxiety TO hear
every word, He had often dreamed
Of being 10 the presense OF this
august body Of men who guided
the destiny of the actual realiza.
tion OF the dream filled him with a
strange feeling Of awe.
Presently the white haired man
sat down and a wiry, alert Senator
from the other side arose. The boy
felt light touch upon his shoulder,
THAT is the one Mr.. Cory said,
II want you to listen to what he
says. He is one of the bestspeakers
in the Senate"
It was nearly an hour later when
they descended to the main floor,
The boys face was still flushed.
We'll, what did you think OF
HING asked Mr.. Cory.
The boy drew long breath.
1t was grand" he answered in a
hushed voice, grand! hardly re-
allied man could know so much
and say it so we'll"
And yet that man was below me
in school for years and usually be-
low me in our classes" said Mr..
Cory, thoughtfully. The difference
with lis was that he kept on grow
ing and l stopped. And he is still
studying and growing, a sort of hui
man dynamo" Mr.. Cory looked at
his watch and than began to button
his coat.
Il am sorry that I will be unable
to present you to Senator Starke,'
he said, "but my time is up. How
ever, | will take you to the lunch
room and you can speak to him
when he comes in. 1t will be all
right"
But the boys face had grown
thoughtful. Suddenly his shoulders
squared and his head became more
erect.
THANK YOU" he said slowly, ''but
l don't believe it will be worth
while. guess I'll go back to the
farm
(The End.)
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
Death of Hon. II. {. Mccormick.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, May 81
Hon. Henry Clay Mccormick, formerly
congressman from the Sixteenth Penn
syvania district for two terms and at
torney general during the administra-
ton of Governor Hastings, is dead. The
cause of death was acute Bright's dis
ease, complicated with blood poison
ing. Mr.. McCOrmick's illness was Of
less than weeks duration, as only
last week he was at State Senator
Cochrans country home in Virginia,
and he attended to business after his
return, He was tifty-cight years of
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
French Mission at Niagara.

BUFFALO, May 27.-The distin-
gushed guests of the nation conpris-
ing the members of the French mission
who participated in the ceremonies in
cidept to the unwilling of the statue of
Court de Rochambeau at Washington,
accompanied by ambassador Cambon,
Nine. Cambon, members of the staff of
the French embassy and the presi-
dents commission. spent pleasant
day at Niagara Falls and again turned
toward the east, leaving for West Point
at 5 o'clock in the afternoon over the
West Shore railroad.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
Cam den Camp

Dover, Del, May 26.-The p o.
spects for a successful season at
Camden Camp are now very bright
and tent holders are already begin.
ming preparations for spending two
weeks in the grove. At the annual
tent drawing, held on the grounds.
twenty-three tents were selected by
the persons in attendance. This is
only a small number OF the tents.
but the others will be selected as the
season progresses.
The abandonment of tie camp
meeting last session was great dis.
to many persons who
regularly spend two weeks Of camp
on the grounds, no matter what
other vacation they have. 1t was
also disappointment to many others
whose only outing is the tenting AT
camp. The camp meeting will be
under the leadership OF Rev. W. b.
Guthrie, pastor Of Magnolia NJ. L.
Church.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
Fatal BOILER EXDloSiOn

HOUSTON, Tex, May IA boiler
exploded early yesterday at the home
of Millionaire John H. Kirby, where
private theater and natatOrium were
being built. Engineer Harry Woodland
of Memphis and Assistant Charles
Coughlan were instantly killed. The
end of the boiler went through a Sec
ton Of the Kirby residence, and the
sleeping inmates narrowly escaped.
Much damage was done.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
Deadly Current In TN brells,

Cambria, Va. May 20 Fra ut
Hester, a farmer. while drivi o.
Mrs. Akers and her child to shell
ter from an approaching storm, to
day, was struck by tolt Of
lightning, which ran down The um
crella Mrs. Akers was holding over
him, and passed down his back,
burning the flesh aud rassine
thence through his boot to the bug.
gy. The horse was killed. the
buggy, was demolished and ito
three occupants were thrown To
the ground. Akers came up and
found his vile and child little
hurt and Hester apparently dead.
1t ia now announced that kester
viii recover.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
A Caterpillar Hunt.

KINGSTON, n. Y, May 27.--Hewitt
Boce, Il wealthy and well known resi-
dent of this section of the state, adj
vertiscd last Friday to pay 10 cents
for each fruit jar Of caterpillars which
are infcsting hundreds of shade trees
here. The jars were to be delivered
at his barn. Up to last night he had
paid out nearly 500 to 800 persons,
ranging from grandfathers to five
year-old children. He says he expect
ed So or So would cover the cost. The
caterpilIars were destroyed as soon as
paid for,
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
New Invasion Of NcmezHeln.

WlLLEMSTAD. Curacao, May 81
A reliable report has reached here
that a new invasion of the Venezuelan
frontier by Venezuelan revolutionists
is contemplated and win occur short
ly. The Venezuelan revolutionists
who contemplate this invasion are
said to have been assisted by the gov
eminent of Colombia with arms and
men. Four thousand men who will
invade Venezuelan territory are said
to have assembled at Cucllta, which is
situated in Colombia. but close to the
western frontier Of Venezuela.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
Killed His Sweetheart.

KANSAS CITY, May u. - Frank
Robinson, aged twenty years, shot and
killed his sweetheart, Gertie Rawlips,
aged sixteen years; shot and fatally
wounded his rival, Albert II. Fergu-
son, aged nineteen years, and shot and
fatally injured himself i'll an apart
ment in this city. Shortly before the
tragedy Robinson wrote Il note to his
mother in which he said that as Fer
guson had supplanted him in the affec-
lions of the girl he purposed to kill
them both and then himself.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
Rebels Wipe Out Turkish Troops.

LONDON, May ga dispatch to
The Daily Express from Cairo, Egypt,
says a report has reached there that
whole battalion of Turkish troops has
been annihilated by rebels near the sea-
port of Mocha, in the Turkish vilayet
Of Yemen, IN the southwestern part of
to have been carried away by the reb-
els as hostage. The rebels are being
Joined by numbers of Turkish troops
who are deserving
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
balloon struck by Lightning.

BERLIN, May PA military bal
loon was struck by lightning near
Augsburg, Bavaria, at an altitude of
800 meters. fhe only occupant of the
basket at the time of this occurrence
was Lieutenant Won Hitler, who was
telephoning his observations to soldiers
on the ground below him. When the
balloon was struck, it burst into flames
and fell rapidly to the earth. Lieuten-
ant Won Hitler had the bones in both
feet broken, but escaped further in
Jury.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
New Belgian Congress.

BRUSSELS, May g.-The final cleo
ton returns show that the new cham
Der of representatives will be composed
of So Catholics, 81 Liberals, 81 Social
lists and 2 Christian Democrats. The
government thus has Il majority Of
twcnty-siX as compared to majority
of twenty before the elections. The
new Belgian senate will contain 81
Catholics, al Liberals and Socialists,
thus increasing the governments ma
jority in this body by one.
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
BrandyWine p. D Items.

Mr. Henry Durnham has made
quite success Of the famous Hostel
cry at Blandywine p. 0. We wish
him well.
H. H. Luff and Son, contractors
and builders are very busy at present
They are very successful tradesmen.
III. G. Passmore, dealer and butcher
is very busy at present.
O. ii. Parry, the enterprisng store
keeper is making success of his
business venture, in the way OF shoe
strings. collar buttons, gum drops,
etc. May success attend him.
Mrs. Daniel Ry an met with a very
serious accident while out driving On
Friday last, her horse became fright,
encd at a road Scrapef and threw her
from the vehicle, sustaining seriola
decorations of the scalp. The atflict-
ed family have the sympathy of tho
entire community.
Curtis Talley, the well known far.
mcr OF Brandywine T. O. Del, is hav-
ing erected on his premises fine neW
Residence Of which he is justly proud,
What happened to Fl. H. Lutr and
son Oh Saturday? Does anyone knowP
Rambler
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
Special Service For Dead Diplomat.

WASIilNGTON, May PA special
funeral service over the remains Of
the late Lord Pauncefote, the British
ambassador, was held ut the embassy
this morning at II O'Clock. This was
intended for the family only, and the
attendance was limited to them and to
the staff of the embassy. DR.. Mackay
Smith, the coad jutor of the diocese Of
Philadelphia and formerly pastor Of
st. Johns Episcopal church, where the
ambassador wOrshiped, conducted the
services
The evening Republican., 1902-05-27
To he the Il aiser's Guests.

BERLIN, May y. - Emperor Will
liam has directed that Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin. General s. Il. NJ. Young
and General Leonard Wood shall be
his guests at the German military ma
neuvers next fall. More than this,
the foreign Office declares that the
emperor is very glad that the Ameri
can generals are coming to Germany.