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GAZETTE AND JOURNAL
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PUBLISHED EVEKY THURSDAY
N. E. COR. FIFTH AND SHIPLEY STS.
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EVERY EVENING PRINTING COMPANY
PRICE $1 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
WILMINGTON, THURSDAY, NOV. If)
Does It Itenew the Charier?
We print elsewhere to-day an act of
the last General Assembly—understood
at the time of its passage to be simply
and purely the routine "enabling act"
regularly passed at every session of the
Legislature—which Mr. Addicks claims
is operative as a renewal of the charter
of the Oxy-Hydrogen Company, with
all its powers, privileges and franchises
Intact and unimpaired for another full
term of twenty years. This raises a ques
lion that may figure in litigation, but,
looking at the matter from a common
sense point of view, Every Evening
iocs not think there is much in this
claim. To begin with, if this enact
ment does re-enact the Addicks charter,
it likewise necessarily re-enacts all
other privato charters which had not
expired on February 5th, 1891. Would
the législature have done this under the
guise of a simple enabling act? To ask
this question is to answer it, and any
court would take into consideration the
circumstances under which the act was
passed and the probable inteut of the
legislature in passing it. At this point,
it strikes us, parole evidence would be
. admissible to establish the fact that the
legislature regarded this simply as the
regular biennial enabling act and passed
it as such, and that to construe it as a
renewal of all existing private charters
would be to put upon mere verbal in
novations an interpretation not war
ranted by the language of the act and
the environment of its enactment and to
degrade legislation to the low level of
trickery and sharp practice.
Again—later in the session, a specific
act for the renewal of tho charter of the
Oxy-Hydrogen Company was intro
duced and, after due consideration,
legislatively disapproved and killed,
v Here is direct proof that the General
Assembly did not intend to renew this
charter in its integrity. Here is also
presumptive proof that the Oxy-IIyro
gen Company did not, at that time, re
gard the enabling act of February as a
valid renewal of its charter—otherwise,
why did they come to the legislature
subsequently with a special act for that
purpose ?
Furthermore, quite late in the session,
he General Assembly passed tlie fol
.owing—in fact, virtually passed it
;wice, the original bill having disap
peared under very suspicious circum
stances from the Senate chamber after
on the eve of its first passage through
, that body after having received the ap
' 1 proval of the House :
No person or corporation shall open or
excavate the bed of any street or highway
in any citv. town or village in this State,
for tlie purpose of laying or placing pipes,
wires or other conductors therein, without
first obtaining the consent of the duly con
stituted authorities of such city, town
village.
Now, while this provision of itself
would probably not work a revocation
of pre-existing rights—supposing any
private charter to give rights paramount
to the public control of streets and high
ways—yet it is adducible in further evi
dence that the General Assembly did
not knowingly and intentionly rehabili
tate the Oxy-Hydrogen Company in the
rights claimed by that corporation uuder
its original charter. And, taken i
nection with tho common sense view
that a private grant should not be con
strued to override a public
extent of taking possession of tho high
ways of a municipality for private
use contrary to tho provisions of
the charter of that municipality;
contrary to the public's inalienable
title in such highway (only to be
divested by the people themselves acting
specifically through their duly consti
tuted agents—as by a legislative grant
of right of way to a railroad
company, which is
con
to tho
canal
-necessitate tv
public and not a private enactment);
and contrary to the will qf tho inhabi
tants of such municipality
through their duly constituted local offi
!
expr;
—a common sense construed
of
public rights which has been u plield by
judicial decisions
private charter privileges—the provision
we have quoted ought to be sufficient in
any event to insure the people of Wil
mington the control, through their
Street and Sewer Department of the
streets of Wilmington.
Finally, the original charter of the
Oxy-Hydrogen Company does not
out until April, 1893, and if, in
meantime, any serious attempt is made
to extend its corporate life by such a
palpable subterfuge
paramount to
the
this, it will, we
think, be entirely within the power and
tho duty of the legislature of 1893 to
amend this enabling act
yoke vested rights—but protect the
community against such manifest mis
interpretation of its provisions as would
seek to wrest it from its obvious ham
to—not re
less intent to such a preposterous pur
the re-enactment of all the un
pose
expired private acts in existence.
Referring to Maggie Boningcr, the
Shelbyville, Indiana, girl who is dieting
for consumption,
the Baltimore Herald expresses a desire
this new remedy tried in that city,
where the supply of canines is practi
cally inexhaustible. But the remedy is
not altogether new. Thirty years ago a
newspaper paragraph went tho rounds
which contained the germ of this treat
ment. It
who had prescribed cod liver oil for a
consumptive Frenchman. The patient's
unfamiliarity with the English language
caused him to misinterpret the prescrip
tion as "dog-liver oil." He butchered a
dog or two; his wife tried out the oil;
tlie Frenchman drank and recovered.
Whereupon tho attending physicaa
tered in his note-book : "Mem. When
'treating a Frenchman dog-liver oil may
be substituted for cod-liver oil with
good results."
dog-flesh
:
the story of a physician
Horace on Highways.
From a special consular report •which
arrived by morning mail we learn that
our versatile young friend Horace
Greeley Knowles, United States consul
to Bordeaux, has boen at it again. This
time he treats of "roads and road mak
ing in France." Every tourist knows
that road making, and more especially
road maintaining, have been brought by
the French to a state of high efficiency,
and that many American cities would
be proud of a main street kept in
good order as many of the country roads
are there. Consul Knowles tells the
state department that the old Romans set
the example which the modern inhabi
tants of Gaul have profited by, and that
the finest roadways existing in France
to-day, the greater arteries of inland
traffic, wero built by the same
hands that constructed the Appiun Way.
"The highways of France," he notes,
remarkable for their durability,
evenness and cleanliness. They
swept and watered every day "—bear in
mind that he is speaking of roads, not
streets—" and kept in scrupulous order.
No rugged eminences or depressions jar
the nerves of the traveler riding
them. Neither dirt, decay nor rubbish
is about, to suggest neglect or ill care.
They
marvelous landscape of verdure and cul
tivation." Tho secret of these admir
able roads is very simple. First, they
are well built; secondly, they are well
taken care of. They are macadamized
with thoroughness; the material used
being usually flintstone, marble or
ophite, quarried in Brittany or the
Pyrenees. The stone must be broken
so that each pieco may pass through a
ring 2* inches in diameter. It is then
spread evenly over tho road, the in
terstices being carefully filled in with
smaller pieces, and a steam roller being
used to compact and even the whole.
Thus far the
to
immense garden paths, amid
process is apparently
identical with the macadamizing of
T in progress.
The point of divergence comes after tho
road is built. We pavo or macadamize
streets and then leave them, in great
measure, to tuke care of themselves, to
be cut into ruts by vehicles and torn up
by gas pipe, water pipe, sewer and
drain pipe layers. The French,
contrary, keep their roads continually
in first-class condition by unremitting
. Horace does not furnish
Broome street, this city,
the
any
figures on the cost of road making in
France, but Commercial Agent Loomis,
of St. Etienne, puts the
rage cost of
building such roads at $6,G00 per kilo
meter—about $10,000 per mile—and the
average cost of keeping them in good
repair at $440 per kilometer (about $650
per mile) per annum.
J. Alexander Fulton Esq., is barking
up the wrong tree when lie attributes
the defeat of his "equalization of taxa
tion" bill to tho capitalists of the Wil
mington press. It was snowed under
because the legislators of 1891 had to
much common sense to do anything else.
There are thousands of
Wilmington
this measure would havo fallen much
more heavily tin
of the press—
The
e earnt ra
whom the burden of
the "capitalists"
any other capitalists,
who would have
3 those
and worn«
felt its ill effects the most sorely
who have their little savings locked up
in building associations or deposited in
our savings banks. The capitalists
could, and in all probability would,
have called in their Delaware invest
ments and transferred them to other
states, but the small depositors whose
income would have been out down 25
per cent by the proposed egregious dis
crimination against local investments
would have had
other resource than
to grin and bear it. But the General As
sembly of 1891 was early to take Mr.
Fulton's measure ami Jii.s bill
a chance with the brainy men who sbaj
legislation.
fer had
Tlie chief of police of Kecskemet,
Hungary, treated a bellicose nobleman
to a little surprise the other day. There
had been some misunderstanding be
tween the latter, one Baron Matenelott,
and the chief, i
used which the haughty nobleman
siderod insulting to his dignity and
only to be wiped out by blood. He
therefore forwarded
which language was
con
challenge to the
chief, who, however, manifested so little
respect for the code that, ho nut only re
fused to receive tho challenge and sent
tlie baron's second off with a large
sized Ilea in his ear, but followed this
up by issuing a warrant for the baron's
arrest. When tho doughty duellist
heard of this unexpected turn of affairs,
he speedily lost all desire of
a
•lie law-abiding chief, either upon the
field of hon
in a police court, and
ilitury barracks,
sought refuge in tho
where he still lingered at last accounts.
Colonel Do
Piatt, tho well-known
nude a brilliant reputa
ispondent
2 recently, the founder of lid
ford's Magazine., died Thursday in Cleve
land, Ohio. At the time of his death
he was writing a life of
II. Thomas, which he had aim
ti"
as a Washington c
and,
leneral Co
plcted. lie served i
i early life as secre
1er Hon. John T.
tary of logath
Mason, United States Minister to Paris.
When tlie war of tho rebelli
out, Don Piatt volunteered as
broke
private
but wt
at once made a captain
rapidly rose in rank. As chief of staff
under General Sehende he freed the
slaves in Maryland,and the consequences
of this unauthorized act cut short his
military career. Colonel Piatt
in Cincinnati, June 19th, 1819.
The director of the mint, in his report,
recommends that Congress be requested
to appropriate $800,000 for the purchase
of a new site for the Philadelphia mint.
Director Leech does not specifically
recommend any particular site, but the
appropriation he asks for just meets the
estimated cost of the site selected by the
commission designated by the Secretary
of the Treasury last September. This
is bounded by Sixth, Seventh, Walnut
and Sansom streets, having Independ
ence Square on the east and Washing
ton Square on tho south, being, there
fore, in the heart of the business part of
the city and immediately adjacent to its
financial centre.
For the past two months the New
York Evening Post has boen making life
miserable for the Tribune editorial
writer who rashly assorted that the
McKinley bill had "opened within this
very year hundreds of now establish
ments which create additional demand
for thousands of laborers in the state of
Ohio alone." The Evening Post at once
called for a bill of particulars. No
answer. The Post expressed its willing
ness to bo satisfied with the names and
locations of a single hundred of these
Ohio establishments. No answer.
Then tho Post reduced its demand to
fifty. No answer. Finallÿ the Post
said it would accept ten as a starter
and allow the 7'ribune to furnish
the balance in instalments, from time
to time. Still no answer from tho Trib
9 . It has been like the standing chal
lenge propounded by Govcunor Camp
bell, from every stump in Ohio, for the
production of a single workingman
whose wages had been raised by the
McKinley bill. The governor found
lots of men whose wages had been
lowered, but it was a long time befo™
he ran across anyone with the contrary
experience. Finally, however, he found
laborer who, having been
kuocked out of a $0 per week job by a
strike had secured employment at $20
per week, as a Pinkerton guard, to de
fend his late employer's plant against
his fellow strikers!
Allentown, Pa., entered Inst winter
upou the samo plan of discouraging
tramps that lias been tried at New Castle
—requiring them to break stone during
their term of inprisoument— but the
Allentown discipline is apparently
limited to the winter months and to the
vagrants whom cold weather constrains
to seek the shelter of tho Lehigh county
prison. The experiment of last winter
proved
prior popularity of Allentown,
quarters, with these gentlemen of im
pecunious leisure, that the jail commis
sioners have just concluded arrange
ments for laying in a fresh supply of
stone for the approaching winter.
successful in diminishing the
winter
A Milford letter credits Mr. Darwin
S. Collins, who has been domiciled at
Pine Ridge, South Dakota, with using
"the Indian brogue
native.
have met to the
fluently as a
This is the first reference wo
brogue" of the
Dakotahs and it may prove a pointer
worthy tlie attention of students of the
aboriginal American tongues. We
mend the investigation of this "brogue
to the attention of Captain Le R
Brown as soon
I10 gets settled in bis
quarters at Pine Ridge.
If those Chicago anarchists should
succeed some fine day in their warfare
against constituted government and get
about two hours of real American
anarchy, of the New Orleans brand,
subsequent proceedings would interest
the most blatant of them
least in this world. Ther
more—at
mid be
more than four of them hanged in that
event and their executioners would not
stop to build scaffolds either.
TI10 Philadelphia North American
agrees with tho Ledger in condemning
the subserviency of the Pennsylvania
senate to base partisanship, while even
the Inquirer betrays dissatisfaction that
the senate should havo dismissed the
McCamant case without waiting to hear
the evidence.
no VER.
SpecialCorrmpondiMico of Gazette ana Journal
at. Nov. *13.—Governor Reynolds
issued his Thanksgiving proclamation yes
terday.
D.
The delegation of Diamond Lodge, A.
I . \\\. of this town, paid a fraternal vi
to the Wyoming Lodge last .night.
.ere initiated.
al convention of the Kent
.'us held in the M.
The
i
nihen
The 83d ;
County Bible Society,
K. Church at Wyoming
Tuesday*.
cipher presided.
An
dress of wele
ade bv Rev. A. W.
jen and responded toby li. M. Cooper
Camden. The treasurer's report showed
balance in hand at the begitit
year of $329.16, and collectio
year to he $149, the
■ •i
g of the
the
the
$12
dis
~ osed of after
The following c
serve the ensuing
I'\ Htoneeipher; Si-vnv
Treasurer, John T. Jak
Duck Creek. R. I». lloffeekiT;
Daviil S. Clark; Kittle Creek.
John Him
.'kersoti: North M
i; South M
the
is mil
■ere elected ...
'esidont, Rev. .1. !
R. M. Cooper. 1
ice-presiden'ts —
f
lliceri
: P
■ :
.
Eat
Dov
John B.
1er k d h
let-kill. T. B.
J. ti
'otirsev; Mispilli
„ , . Dr. J. D. West; Mil
ford. William R. Philips. Tin* next meet
ing " ill bo held ut Felton the third Tuesday
in November. 1892.
The
ighth annual meeting
• '•opaline Society of Delaware was
here yesterdiir .
Dr. I. M. Fliun i
minutes of the last
Secret arv Dr. T.
ved.' Thu toll.
f the
d<
the eh:
. The
■ad by
I up
-'hip a
for
ml
I: Dr. L. N. .■slaughter, Dr. Willi
Sherwood
1 M
Dr usill
Burl.
B. M. 1». 'The ollieer.'
■ve the
•oing
. j
'Dr. A. K. Frantz, Wilmington;
president, Dr. William
'. Kars
peak« Gity, Md.;
>, Dr. 'I
urer. Dr. L.W.I
I »id
to the .
-•»»putby,which...
D. < ., in June, 1892, Drs.
J. Hartner Rile;
A. E. Anden
eau Institute of
s in Washington,
. K. Frantz and
•s. Drs. John
• William
"Angina
alt.-nii
pap.-i
! reel y
I'
hi. h
T. O. » !
and Abuse of Morphine."
Ritchie of Wilmington,
paper on "Reflex Nerv,
next meeting will he held in Wilmington
the second 1 hursduy of November, 1 tvJ 2 .
' The Use
Dr. F. <i.
excellent
Thu
ad
s Trouble.
Special Corres;
Journal,
uehinery of the
is all out of
i.f « its, AMiv. i j.—The
wrecked tug Rüttler
the iron
of the boats
lug to Boston,
tug. The boiler will re
pier. It will be shipped i
ot the owners of tho wr
Hiked
'I
bubly used in ;
the tug with boiler in her sold 'at'aucti!
in a short time.
Charles M. Marshall has I
tin* contract
d
awarded
• uuIff the "day mark
of ' ape llenl.ipen, and he is
;husi
Philadelphia j
work. The i
with square base of 25
a point. It is required
December 1st.
The United »States government has
demi two new I mat house
Life Saving District No. 6 h
kept in each house
of wrecks. The h<
'ape Hcido
Cotton Patch Hill I
River Inlet. At euch house an extra
will be placed to keep u lookout f
sels in distress and signal the adjoining
life stations. The extra life boats will pre
vent the necessity of hauling the h.
the life stations long distances i.. __
wrecks. Ihe boat houses will ho connected
with life stations by telephone,
alertais for the
. .. feet high,
> led, and tapering to
•1 to he finished by
I h« f
he built in
which will be
to he used
>•8 will 1)0 lo
und the
Indian
life boat,
cated
«1«
■4
NEWA Kh.
Special C urruspondenctf or Gatsntte and Journal
Newark, Nov. 12.— Lust night about 8
o'clock the large frame ham of George I).
Medill took utire and within
more was totally consumed. The Medill
farm is only ubout a mile south of
and the blaze attracted a large number of
people to the scene, among them Mr.
Medill, who was in town at thetimu, mak
ing some purchases at the storo. When
he arrived homo the large straw rack
tuining ah<
Consumed and the double deck burn along
side was in flames. The latter eontui neu
about 46 tons of flue hay which for several
hours continued to bum furiously. For
tunute.ly all the stock was out in the field
ut the time, save some hogs which w
liberated by some ' * *
save them in
30 tons of straw,
■ighb
* to
meeting the fate Charles
Lamb tells of and becoming "cracklings."
All the implements were saved but it took
hard work to save the outbuildings. Tho
barn was insured in the Chester County
Mutual Company of Doe Run, Pa., but
for what am mut the owner could notât
the time t
tlie bay, Arc.,
was entirely Mr. Medill's, it being unin
sured. Tho origin of the lire is a mystery.
Yesterday morning, at 8.30 o'clock, just
before his departure, Captain Brown was
given a very happy surprise by Die college
cadets, who had assembled in the oratory
to bid him farewell and wish him bon
voyage. »Standing on the platform Cap
tain T. A. Bedford of Co. A, in 11 few ap
propriate words, presented to tlie cadets'
late commuiider a gold-mounted officer's
sword of most beautiful and chaste pat
tern, as a special mark of the rare esteem
in which lie wus held by the students.
The captain was completely surprised und
visibly affected to such a degree that it
took him some moments to recover. When
he did. he thanked the students most cor
dially Tor the gift, which lie would ever
preserve as a reminder of the good will
and esteem of tho cadets, und of his happy
association with them and the college.
After-a few more graceful words of
çouragement and good advice, and u final
hamlgrasp uli around, he left for the 9
o'clock train, the students marching in a
body to the station, where many of the
town folk had gathered. As Die train
moved off tlie students again and again
gave the familiar college veil, 'De-l-a
ware! zip! boom! tiger! rah!'' But it was
given in Die triumphant tone und joy
s spirit so evident at a foot-ball game bv
V means, and the reason was
Tho loss
tliIli
ad in their sad faces. The cap
tain and Mrs. Brown will spend some «lavs
at the home of the latter in Marshall,
Mich., after which thecuptain will proceed
to I'ine Ridge Agency to take charge of the
8,000 Sioux Indians on the reservation.
Newark, Nov. 18.— The concert in the
college oratory last evening for the benefit
of the organ fund of the Presbyterian
Church was very successful in every re
spect. An audience of about 400 persons
attendance, from which the special
fund will he enriched about $76. The pro
gramme contained 19 numbers, including
piano ami vocal solos, ducts, quartets, Ac.,
by the following persons from Wilming
ton who kindly granted their services:
Miss Jackman, Miss Barnes, Messrs. H. R.
Triggs, W. N. Katun. Jr., W. D. Miller,
A. S. Bar roll, J. I'. Dlymer, II. Cameron,
H. Baird, R. M, Triggs, <;. Baird and John
Craig. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Nassau and
Miss Mason of Philadelphia also took
part, Mrs. Nassau's singing being tho
feature of the evening.
»Shadrack Johnston, colored,was arrested
here yesterday by Constable Colmary on
Die charge of the larceny of a horse and
carriage belonging to Charles Lewis, also
colored, lie was arraigned before Squire
Smith last night by whom lie was bound
over to the next term of court. The evi
dence showed that he hud taken tho horse
from along Main street
and hud driven it ve
cult
Saturday night
ecklesaly alter
which he deserted it, being intoxicated
probably at the time. A ye;
Johns!
same kind of
- .. -ir or two ago
nths in jail for tlie
served six
seapude.
The amount of the insurance held by
George D. Medill on the property destroyed
Wednesday night by fire wus$3, loo *
Die b;
ll N I
and 81,100
the contents,
both policies being issued by the Chester
County Mutual Company. The loss ♦ is
fully covered by the insurance.
The report of the free mail delivery sys
the past month shows a larger
total of pieces collected and delivered with
Dot exception of one month, than ever
before. The extra postage
■ than covered the cost of Die delivery
local matte
New
of the United 8
in Dak.
military instruct;
Nov. 14.—Lieutenant Brooks
tutes cavalry, now stationed
. hits lira
in the college here, to
and has notified
•ceptanee of the
«ist with his family
as soon as he receives his order from the
dens
mi Captain Brown,
ident Rauh of his
same. He will c
I*
■K
■ell belonging
g I es las
feck removed from a
•o, living
Id pump stock which had
' ;e for so years, to the cer
11 i ram M
:ar here,
been doing se
knowledge of the
The upper y?
f tho stock wt
th being i
proved pump.
Notwithstandingthe rumored insolvency
of the Knuuff Organ Company and Die
legal entanglements it has got itself into,
the factory here is us busy as ever turning
out organs for churches far ;
Sc:
week there will he shipped awav
New York citv the large organ foi
As there
1 with Die three manu
Michael-ft Ch
there.
' pipes conn;
, .
!
1 " ll "
els a
about
'ing pushed
i packing i
it will
ip;
:
:
par:
. ... another large
•h in Grange. N. J.
number of other e
New
1«
Ther
are quite a
hand.
, Nov. 17.—Yesterday a small
the works
work ;
of the Nonesuch Fibre Company here pro
to the starting of this industry
. cell. The company lias
organized in Wilmington with
the following officers : F. B. ' . lion presi
Dr. il. W. M
just bee
dent
. Vic-presidt
Dr. IT
t < -ooper, secretary
and I). P. Bernard, gei
capitalization of the
sum ot $100,000, in share's of $1
■st all of which i.
these r.
lierai manager,
company is in the
The
:h,
said to he taken by
\\ ilmingtomans and .
Mpitalist. About two
ow of Wilmington
•t h;
.. .. s ago Dr. M« Re
purchased the old
mill for $10.090
of the burned De:
j for the purpose of starting til
He spent several th
' " ft of
lild
s for the making of
' .ok
appat;
nli!,.
organize
ime slept and
thoroughly
lain idle and
•nths. The muiu
rhe company will he in Wilming
îern will make uu
properly here, though
equipped for its purpose. I as
d.s. rted for eight
•
1
. The
ies in fibre and turn
!
>r so a day,
tlie B. <& o. rail
■ effect Sunday,
changes here in
a. in. to 5.11, 5.25
The new
:
which
makes the following
south
nd trains : 5.16
.02, 6 3s p. m
rth bound tlie
16 a. m. to
:4 p. m. to
ni. Other
.to 8.05.
Billowing changes :
6.57
5 made :
"7. 8.07
2.29, 7.21 to 7.22, 11.06 to lu.86 p
trains remain as formerly. The most im
am and inconvenient change is in the
p- in., which conies 23 minutes earlier
and makes no connection from the Market
i
By the
an in lino there i
schedule
the I'ennsyl
, , 1 three changes : The
sul.-t express leaves here three min
earliur than previously; the Delaware
•ress reaches here ut 11.04 a. m. in
12.20 and connects directly with
•\ork and I'hiladelphiu express,
aching Newark ( entre at 6.51
three minutes later.
I'
the X
The train
p. in. gets i
V EST III.
Special Corresprudeuce oi. .azotto and Journal
C'i.ntrbvillis.Nov. 14.—The Novem
ber term of the circuit court adjourned
yesterday, after a session of two Weeks.
li.,
Th
principal cases concerned W. F.
, m and John R. Downes, both
churged with embezzlement and forgery
and both were discharged.
Joshua Öeney, a prominent and well
known farmer residing in the Sixth dis
trict of this county, died ut his home
yesterday at 10 o'clock from erysipeles.
lie w an Cl years of ago.
Pennin irti
MILFORD.
Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal.
Milford, Nov. 13.—While at work
the standpipe yesterday William Neary,
who has charge iff putting it up, fell from
a scaffold at the top of the pipe, a distance
of 20 feet, und sustained several severe
bruises about the body, hut
damage resulted fr
serious
the full. The work
ure putting up tho standpipe at the
of about five feet per day. When
completed it will be 1U0 feet in height.
The town meeting called for last even
ing was held anti the bids for erecting tho
; shirt factory
contract awarded. The bids' w
f
opened
■ <
: Wilker
& Reynolds, $1,446.70; It. Jones,
$1,450; K. P. Morris, $1,483; James T.
Smith. $1,300; Samuel Ratcliff, $1,260. Mr.
Ratcliff was awarded the contract and will
begin work as soon as the foundation ban
be gotten ready. W. V. Sipple, James P.
Pierce and James II. Deputy we
pointed a building committee to look
after the work.
up
Milford, Nov. 14.— Almut 20
un hers
of Sakimas Tribe, 1. Ü. It. M., of this town,
went to Milton last evening to pay a fra
ternal visit, to Chippewa Tribe of that
The trip was a very enjoyable one.
lew schooner Maggie M. Keough
started for New York last evening where
she will be rigged and lifted for sea.
Resolutions of respect have been passed
. U. W. and I. O. It. M., over the
death of James Russell, a deceased brother
The
by A.
Milford, Nov. 16.—Master Willie Sipple
was given a pleasant surprise by a party
of his young friends on Friday evening.
Last evening R. P. Small drove a pair of
young horses to Harringt
midnight train. Arriving in that town ho
hitched them and left the team standin
but when ho returned they were gone am.
have not been apprehended at this writing.
The eclipse of the moon was watched
with interest by one half of our towns
people last evening. It was plainly visible
from t his point and might be said' to have
been perfect but for the occasional clouds
that floated before the moon.
Tho game law wuî
meet the
□
yesterday, and
bright, and early this morning gunners
went plodding from town into the country
in search of birds and rabbits.
On Friday evening Gen. and Mrs. Van
Vorst entertained about 30 of the young
folks from this vicinity at their home, two
miles west of town, a party from town
went out and a good timo was hail. The
home of the Van Verst's is a much visited
The general is an admirer of flowers
and he has one of the finest collections of
chrysanthemums in the lower part of the
State. Over 130 different varieties
be seen at his farm and they
fully selected.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Watte Betts
evening party at their home, a
from town.
gave
jw miles
Saturday night lost, which
•us attended by a number of
here wen
young
out in a
ami fro was a
folks. Those fr
large hack and the ride
delightful
Rev. II. L. Baustein began again
last evening to hohl evening services in
the Presbyterian Church. During the
heated term tlie.se services are always dis
continued.
Milford, Nov. 17.—William T. Parvis of
this town, late reading clerk of tlie Dela
ware House of Representatives, is
plicant for a similar position in the
• tonal house. He is strongly supported by
Senator George Gray, Governor Reynolds,
Secretary of State Marvel, Congressman
John W. Causey of this State, Senator
Arthur P. Gorman of Maryland, and sev
eral other well-known individuals both in
State and national politics. The nppoint
will lie made in February next,
is is well known in local politics as a
jrat, having take
part in the last campaign, and a few y
:o he was on the stump and traveled
up
Pi
staunch D»
•ti\
throughout the State.
Miss Agnes Smeallie entertained a small
party of her young friends
noon tea yesterday, at
brother, G
Gunners yesterday did
good success t hat was expected,
few remained out all day oil account of the
drizzling rain. Many were out in the early
morning but returned bof
The addition to tlie electric light plant is
completed as far as the building
itself is concerned
aft or
tho home of lier
* D. Smeallie, near town.
report the
1 in fact but
I the
gaged putting
up tlie ;
half completed amt
n feet in heighth.
, boilers ami
lines«
kostack
which is
when finished will he 6
The f
lut ions for the pump,
in plot ed and held i
•hinery as soon as it,shall
engine are 1
the m
arri ve here.
RI. li TON.
Special C.'nrrcH|tnn<i«i)i
Elkton,
1, tender.
Gazette and Journal
Mil, Nov. 13.—John Drum
I George Stuart, helper,
tlie works of the
Met ulloiigh Iron Company at North East,
attempted to play a joke on Hazel Benju
. a lad of 12 years, son of Johnson
Benjamin of that placu, by opening the
furnace and allowing the long flame to
vhile the hoy stood opposite. It,
pro veil more serious than they
the hoy was not only badly
frightened, but severely burned about the
eyes are so badly burned that
physicians have grave doubts as to whether
tally destroyed. Both
ested and given a hearing
; Magistrate Anderson of that place,
•ait for their appearance
of e.
of a 1*1;
head. His
igl
bef.
»1(1
I. i
at tlie December
Tin
pen ter, employed at the Dieben boat yards
at Elk Landing, while engaged this after
noon caulking the side of a largo barge
ar the deck, accidentally struck himself
with tlie hummer. The intense
■ lie fell headlong
■e of 18 font,
the ;
1 him to faint.
1 below, a disti
found hud a gash
s. He was attended by
t Bffis, and it is thought he will die.
I«
to the gl
l wilt
Dr.'c
».—George Dutton,
• <il the principal witnesses against
Alfred Stout, colored, who was to have
to Belair to-day fop trial for
the murder of George Dittiunre, and tor
murderously assaulting his wife. I'hrr.tiun
Dittmore, in February lust, was unable to
tvount of a recent injury. The
ore, luis been continued, and
s remanded to the
the Deecm
the 1 fill,
thut tumid the bloody
piece of handkerchief which exactly titled
to u piece found upon Die prisoner.
Several prominent citizens of this place
and vicinity lost considerable money bv
tho failure of tho Nutiomd Bank of Suit
Diego, Cal.
Im.
ak
B*'
case, th.
will, in all
Cecil county ;•«
her t
Dutton is th;
liability,
. which convenes
MIDDLETOWN.
Special Oorroflpouileuoe of Gazotto and Journal
Middletown, Nov. 12.—The wedding of
George Janvier und Mias Clara Muv Biggs,
celebrated at the homo of the bride last
evening, was a very pretty affair. It was
precisely 8.36 o'clock when the bridal party
entered the parlors to tlie strains of the
wedding march by Mendelssohn. It was
headed by tho Rev. Theodore Stevens of
Pot ta Ville, Pa., the bride's uncle, who was
accompanied by tlie Rev. W. V. Ixmder
bough of Salem, N. J., who assisted at the
ceremony. The groom was accompanied
by his best man, William Junvier, und
followed bv the ushers, Frank Watkins of
Odessa, J. Frank Biggs of Wilmington, J.
O. Corbit, Jr., of Philadelphia, and Frank
Davis of Odessa.
The maids in attendance upon the bride
were Miss Hester Jones of Middletown und
Bucher of Sun bury, Pa., and
Mias Mury Stevens of Pottsville, Pa., maid
of honor. Tho bride entered the purl
leaning on tho arm of her father, W.
•e Biggs. She wore a handsome gown
of white faille Français and crepe,
trimmed with orange blossoms,
bridal bouquet w
vulley und
Directly utter the ceremony a wedding
supper was served in the spacious dining
of the Biggs mansion, an orchestra
performing as the sumptuous repast was
being discussed. A formal reception fol
lowed tlie supper and at midnight Mr. ami
Mrs. Janvier left by the Norfolk express
for Old Point Comfort. Va., where
they will puss u few days. They will
side in Philadelphia, where tho groom is
encaged in business.
'there were fully 300 guests in attend
ît, including many well-known Dela
wareans. The presents
and of unusual beuutv. valuod in tho ug
1 «tout 1^14
Miss I.
B
en truin,
The
made of lilies of the
numerous
SMYRNA.
SpecialGorresponiteuce of Gazette and Journal
Smyrna, Nov. 12.— Mrs. Jennie A. Gear
hart received this week a draft for $2,(KH)
from the Ancient Order United Workmen
through Mizpuh Imdgo, No. 10, A. O. IJ.
W., of this town. JJer husband had been
a member of tho order for about 18 months
and had paid in about $30.
William A. Taylor of Thoroughfare
Neck, died at tho residence of Frunklin
Collins,
his 79th your.
Daniel Ford,
killed last week
seven feet live inches fri
Collins' Beuch, Tuesday, in
Hoffecker's mill,
eagle that measured
tip to tip, and
weighed 13 pounds. It was in the branch
and seemed to be deaf from old ago. Mr.
Ford got within 10 feet of it before it at
tempted to fly.
Smyrna. Nov. 14.—Tho liro which de
stroyed tho bum of Mrs. Lydia Golfs
property yesterday is supposed to have
been of an incendiary origin. It is re
ported that a strange negro wus seen leav
ing the building shortly before the flames
were discovered. The three c
escaped with their lives
burned. This is the third time the out build
ings
it passed into t lie possesion of the Golt
family.
Hog cholera is spread!ng rapidly through
this section.
ws that
severely
this farm have been burned since
Smyrna, Nov. 17.— Tho 33d annual meet
ing of the Local Preachers' and Exhortera'
Association of the M. JO. Church, Wil
mington Conference, will be held here
commencing Friday evening, November
20th. The following programme has been
arranged: At 7.30o'clock Fridav evening,
tlie Rev. John B. Roberts will preach;
Alternates Revs. W. T. Hammond, C. A.
Foster. Saturday morning at 8 o'clock
devotional exercises will he hold after
which au address of welcome will be given
bv Rev. Herman Roe, response by Rev.
Dr. Simms, followed first by a report of
Die work. &o., during the last six months,
will be given by the members. A volun
teer discussi
will next follow on the
subject: "Were tho disciples first ©
verted at Pentecost, or did they there
an enduement of the Holy Gli
only ?" The Rev. T. Numbers will open a
discussion of "What is the relation of the
I'rotustunt church to the following sub
ject« and what lier duties: Tlie liquor
traffic, public profanity, foreign immigra
tion, political dishonesty und Sabbuth
deseerution." A memoriul service will
then be held. Comment will follow
1. Corinthians, 15th and 85th. "And with
what body do they come forth?" opened
by Rev. H. Roe, "What roeognitmon is
due local ministers by Die regulur minis
try?" discussion to bo opened by Dr.
Offering of any member or
r the good of the association.
8.30 a prayer service
, lovefeust;
nreuching by the Rev. ]•'. C. J'earson, 1».
D., of the nutiouul association; alternates,
D. Green and J. R. Dill. At 2
the afternoon u children's meeting will be
held; at 7, prayer service, and at 7.30.
preaching again ny the Rev. F. C. I'earson;
alternates, Dr. Him ms and R. Midford.
The funeral of Isaac il. Furies
place yesterday afternoon from his lute
residence, on South street, at 2 o'clock.
His remains wero interred in the Odd
jemetory, whey they wore fol
■il by a large concourse of friends and
relatives. The Rev. W. S. Robinson, D. D.,
of Newark, N. J.. a former nastor in this
town, was present add officiated by re
quest; Rev. W. W. W. With.
81 m ms.
brotherf
Sunday morning
will be held; a
'clock i
Follows
assisted.
Smyrna. Del., Nov. 18.—A very pretty
• wedding was solemnized vèsterduy
afternoon at the residence of tlie bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Furies. About
60 invited guests were present. The house
was tastefully decorated with choice pot
flowers, the blinds drawn and lights burn
ing throughout. At 2.15
strains of Mendelssohn's
played by Mr. C. Virgil <i
bridal party entered. The contracting
parties Miss Elizabeth Hastings Fariekof
this town, and Elmer M. Welti),
train dispatcher's office, Cluvt
ceded by the ushers, Dr. Bartholome
Furies
N. Weld. 1
o'clock
redding march
the
Ion. the
of the
. pre
;
William E.
Benton
and J. R. Douovi
of Philadelphia,
of Clayton, fol
lowed by the maid of honor, Miss
oimway of Marydel, passed in,
taking their plages under 11 floral umbrella,
immediately in front of a large lemon tree.
The marriage nuptials were perl,
the Rev. George S. Conoway of Mary del,
an uncle of the bride, after which the
couple received the congratulations
Diet "
•d l.v
friends.
\
•antiful repast was
At 8.45 the bridal
i old
l t ho guests.
id a »bower of ri
couple
bIh'i's. took u carriage for Clayton where
tbev hoarded tlie north-bound
wedding tour. Tho presents were
otis, among which was a handsome clock
I by J. R. Donovan. A. Shel
drake, \V. /. Onley, John Barkley, J. B.
Vandever, E. F. Cosden, C. li. Mahoney.
T. F. Fury, II. W. Grant. F. I). Strickland,
1'. c. Metz, fellow railroad employes.
Among those present were: Mrs
B. Karies. Dr. J. G. Kune. Miss;
, Miss Fannie
and Nellie Burthol;
Sehwt
thole
z. Miss Laura Buch
•w. Philadelphia; Harry I'yle, Wil
mington; Mrs. ('listis Burton, Mis» Annie
Burton, Millsboro; W. T. Duvott Mr.
an. Dr. B
Mrs. W. Co|,ms. Miss Webb. Mrs. Kilts
1 daughter, Miss I
ii* Siden
I. Rf
Do
lie and daughter, Marydel; Wil
Furies, wife and sou, B. V. Weldm
and wife. Walter D. Hoffeeket
111
and wife.
Mrs. Ilerm:
Hazel, J. Kd. Hoffcek
;
wife, T. L. Mason and wife, Mrs. I'eter 8.
Collins, Mrs. II. 1». Boyer, Charles
dy, Alex. Faries, Miss'l.en
Ke
lie;
Mrs. Laura Temple, Abel S. Furies, Miss
Maggie I, eifert v, Miss Flor
Luther Trtmx. Willard Weld.
so Beck,
Ml, Miss
, Miss
, Miss
Rebecca Lee, Miss Mabel Thump:
Kate Kennedy. Miss Kate Cl
:e Hazel, Miss !•'
th Collins, Miss K
I .
■nee Hall. Mi^
I
Weldon, Miss
■<i. peek, Miss Dell Lippincott, Miss
Robert P. Mason, \vh
mday evening for drunkenness t
'calment to his inotiu r
■as arrested
v.
I ill
1 p'aeed i
the
town lock-up, was given a In uring yester
day morning before Squire Cooper,'ut the
conclusion of which lie wus held in $pn.ii
keep the ptucc. Failing to lind a bonds
Dover jail. While in
squire's office some one told him he
could get his liberty by telling where he
got tho bottle of whisky which wus found
his person the night before, at which
he replied : "i'll
divulge that."
■s Legates, son of Conductor Legates
of the Smyrna branch, broke his ;
lay morning, lie was playing with
his sister in the yard and in jumping over
a fence to get out of her way, fell, sustain
ing the injury.
The Rev. R. K. Stephenson left Monday
morning for Chattanooga, Tenu., to at tend
tlie Nut tonal Epworth League convention
as a delegate.
The .Smyrna House was the scene of a
bloody riot Saturday night last, between
to and 11 o'clock, which came near ending
tho life of one of the participants. Drink
ing and playing billiards had been in
dulged in all the evening until a discussion
arose, which ended in all the cues being
broken on the heads of the players. This
gymnastic exerc'
an he
i!
in jail before I'll
J
•as indulged in until
turned all the lights out. When
the police arrived on the scene all was
Fire Near Smyrna.
Special OorroHpondeueo Gazotto and Journal
Smyrna, Nov. 13. —The barn, stable,
shed tind all outbuildings on the
farm of Mrs. Lydia Golt, widow of
John Golt, about half a mile from here,
were destroyed by fire this morning,
between 2 and 3 o'clock. Nino head of
horses, all the cattle on the place except
three co wb, a lot of poultry and sheep
were burned to death and wagons, car
riages, harness, farming utensils, 800
bushels of corn and this year's crop of
wheat, fodder and hay were consumed.
Two of the horses burned belonged to
Mr. Catts, who has been at the farm
seeding hay and who expects to lease
the property next March. Citizens of
Clayton hurried to the conflagration
and prevented the flames spreading to
the farmhouse. The fire is supposed to
have been of incendiary origin. The
loss is estimated at $2,500 and the in
surance, amounting to $2,300, was
placed by the Kent County Mutual In
surancu UouhHjUur»
A'JCtF CASTLE.
Spec al Correspondence Gazette and Journal.
Nkw Castle, Nov. 14.—While the Wil
mington prisoners wero being brought
to tho jail yesterday afternoon,
of them, as ho was ascending the steps,
evidently not liking the appearance of the
building, suddenly broke loose from the
officer's hands niid started
Market street., and was in a fuir way to
escape when the officer drew his revolver
and Ural u shot after the fugitive. This
unpleasant reminder convinced the pris
oner of his mistake, and lie stopped und
again captured and taken inside.
op
Nkw Castle, Nov. 16.—Several large
parties of gunners left here this morning
for different places. Mayor Hanson, J.
Jones Hudson, Alexander B. Cooper, H.
L. McKee and Theodore Hanf journeyed
toward North East, Md., while another
party, including H. A. Dennison, B. F.
Blackburn, Arthur Wise and Abraham
Dennison, went toward Mermaid.
Lizzie Russell, a well-known colored
character, became drunk in Wilmingt
on Saturday night and coming homo on
the midnight train raised considerable dis
turbance. Sheriff Simmons, who happened
to be on the train promptly arrested the
woman und on her arrival in this city she
wus lodged in jail.
The funeral of Mrs. Abigal Cripps took
place yesterday from her home on Har
mony street, services being held at tho
houso.
As Die north-bound express passed here
Saturday afternoon, while taking the
mail off the crane tho i
shattered and the pieces thrown
in every direction. Though a crowd of
small boys were standing about at the
time, no one was hurt.
tlie
Nkw Castle, Nov. 18.—Two well-known
citizens, both building contractors,
in a dispute which ended in one of
them being brutally beaten yesterday
less than
Kttged
afternoon. The parties we
Harry McCauliey and William D. Ball,
who nave been rivals in the building trade
here for years.
The light oci
where Ball wa
contest, bruised
tumxl on Market street,
found shortly after the
1 bleeding and in
unconscious condition. MeV'uuliey w
arrested and hud a hearing before Mayor
Hanson last evening. The prisoner
represented bv Alexander B. Cooper, Esq.
W it nesses testified that McCauliey was the
aggressor and invited Ball to an alley
where the affray took place. The prisoner
was held In $300 bail for his appearance at
court.
An alarm of lire w
Dobbinsville at ö.f
One of tiie houses in Hungarian Row hud
caught lire from a defective Hue and aided
by the brisk wind the flames rose high
ir and it looked for a time as if
•ther serious conflagration would result.
The residents of the locality turned out
strong however and soon had the flumes
under control. Meanwhile tho Lenape
Fire Company had started for the scene
but its services were not required. Sixty
dollars will cover the damages.
Jacob Wrigl
■led from
'clock last evening.
in the
prisoner before tho
mayor yesterday, charged with extreme
cruelty to a horse, officer IIetheringt
testified to finding the horse in a field
red to death. Wright claimed
lie had
almost st;
that lie was not responsible,
given the creature as a present to a colored
man, Joshua Malierd. Tlie case was post
poned until this evening, when Mahurd
pportunity to explain,
at the horse was worth $200 a
will be given
It is said
short time ago.
Heath of William (J. Hazel.
Special »Ntrri'HDoudeneo ut < utzette and Journal
Dovkii, Nov. 13.—William G. Hazel,
u prominent citizen, died at his resi
lience this morning, aged 70 years. Mr.
Hazel was stricken with paralysis about
in Philadelphia, and
ever since from the
been engaged in tho
since 18H8, as the
1 year ago, while
has been Buffering
lie has
lumber business c
firm of Hazel tte Pen no will. He leaves
four children— Dr. F. B. Hazel and
John 8. Hazel of Philadelphia, and
Clarence Hazel and Mrs. James Pcnne
will of this place.
effects.
in-mii or 1 .
s II. l''urloN. <
•lril C< rroHpoiniouue Gazotto and Journal.
Smyrna, Nov. 13.—Isaac 11. Faries
& Brother, died
sumption, lie was
old and had been con
"f the firm of Fari
last evening of
about 45 y<
fined to the house only a few days.
Wana mahrr's ._
.AiiKi.i'uu. November ltf, 1801.
Another Black Cashmere
has been a.hlecl to the long
l.upins bargain line —a 60
cent i/nality at 50 cents. Lupins
Cashmere is as standard as
wheat. There's no guess
work as to quality or finish or
fastness of color when it
marches under the Lupins
banner. We've told what an
unexpected happening this
price pinch in Lupins Black
Cashmeres was. It will soon
be a memory. The li»t :
iHtr. quality atSOo. *1.00 quality nt 85c.
T V, quality at fi5i:. jl. 10 quality at 00c.
hoc. quality at rSc. * 1.25 qualily nt $1.
There are many other very
desirable things among the
Black Goods. 1 lore are three :
42-incli Winter weight Mack
Crêpons at $8.00.
Rough effects in Camel's Hair
12 inch and
$1.50 for 41-inch width goods.
44 inch Serge, line, sightly and ser
viceable, at 75c., the usual $1.00
quality.
It was a happy and prescient
decision, made months since,
that Homespuns were to rule
the Men's Clothing business
this season. It has brought
fame and business to
Clothing store.
Two new styles, $ 18.00 and
$20.00 a Suit, go into stock
to-day. The 1 lomespuns go
from $13.50 to $30.00 a Suit.
That means style for tlie eco
nomical man, for the more
lavish man, for every man
wishing to wear 1 lomespuns.
Here is a big fact. Eor
boys 4 to 15 years wc show
seventeen full lines of Suits at
$5.00. Isn't that a powerful
Clothing text ? Reefers, same
ages, $4.00, in fast blue—
others $5.00 to $12.00.
As in one, so in all—the
royal stock in an imperial
store.
A neiu move in Hamburg
Embroideries.
Everybody that knows any
thing of Hamburgs knows the
following :
First —Hamburg has not
anything to do with produc
stripes at $1.2
:
OUI*
WanamaKers.
They are
ing the goods.
Swiss.
Second —The first of Janu
ary is the great time for open
ing new styles.
The novel departure is to
open new styles now , just
about fifty days in advance.
Four hundred novelties, all
exclusively for this market—
many of them exclusively for
our sales—are ready and more
coming. Ninety per cent of
our Embroideries come direct
from tlie makers in Switzer
land and therefore the value
of our statement as to exclu
siveness can be appreciated.
Many dealers sneer at Em-p
broideries on cloth cut Bias.';
The contempt arises from ina
bility to get them or from the
need of buying at- second
hand. On these goods we,
have a control that commands
the biggest and best variety,
Do you ask what we will
show in the Spring? Wait
until Spring comes. We'll
answer that question then, and 1
to your satisfaction.
Aprons. Takes three times
the force to sell them now that
it did a year or two gone; thej
demand has grown so. Our
own make, 20 to 80c.; im
ported, 25c. to $3.50. What
woman can afford the extrava
gance of making Aprons ?
Could there be a fitter stuff'
for Women's Walking Coats
than this rich English Melton ?
In all the stylish shades of tan
that are so much in demand'
just now. 58 inches wide $5,
60 inches wide $6.
There's a $3 Broadcloth
close by that oughtn't to be
overlooked—the best in the
market. If you find it in
other stores the price will very
likely be $3.50 at the least.
In all the right shades.
The store is alive with in
terest.
The encyclopaedia Britan
nica, l'eale's edition, presents
a new idea—how to buy it and
pay for it with a very slight
drain on the pocket. Of course
if you want it all at once you
can have the 25 volumes for
$37.00. If you want it on
easy payments we will sell
you Vol. 1 for $1.00 and give
you a Dime Savings Bank
with a register and calendar.
The succeeding volumes will
be $1.50 each. A dime a day
will save the price of the set
within the year. You can order
the volumes delivered as you
please.
Realize this : It treats of
250,000 subjects, has 20.506
pages, 10,643 illustrations, 671
maps and plans. The Amer
ican topics are treated by
fresh and full articles.
Special arrangements have
been made near the Thir
teenth street entrance to the
Book Store for selling the
first volumes, registering sub
scribers, and issuing Savings
Banks.
We struck it wisely in the
Men's Kersey Overcoats.blue,
black, brown and green at
$ 18.oo. it has been difficult
to keep sizes in all the colors,
but to-day they're here. An
other lot of Kersey at $25.00
are nearly related to the $18.00
sort—in comparative cheap
ness.
Black Cheviot Suits at
$io.oo. Some folks will show
the same at $12.00 and tell
you they are cheap and that's
true. But $10.00 is cheaper.
And the Boys' Overcoats !
If you fail to lie suited here
something must be wrong in
the service, for the goods
ample and right at all points,
and cheap.
The new Clothing store is a
great success—very great,
measured by sales.
This column lias not printed
much about Men's Hats
late, but nevertheless our Hat
Merchant has had his thinking
cap on. He has thought out
the best $5.00 Silk Hat and
$3.00 Derby, and any quan
tity of other grades higher and
lower. Eacii the best of its
sort and price.
Our Hat store is worth
are
Of
knowing. Maybe you know
it. Most men and boys do.
JoUN Wan AM AKER.