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Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
An UntimelY Death

J. Howard Spruance. son OF Jas. ".
SpTuance. who left Philadelphia for
Denver, Col, some FIVE weeks ago Al
the direction Of his physician, died
there on Friday last. There i some
thing particularly sad IN the death OF
Howard Spruance. He was the oldest
son Of his mother. partOok OF her family
characteristics. was ambitious, upright.
capable, and she saw in him the prom
ise Of comfort and usefulness. Several
years ago be entered the Office OF Cope
< >teWardsOu, architects, Philadelphia.
TO learn that business. for which he
showed especial sdaptability. He soon
won both the confidence and regard Of
his employers, and was destined, they
thought, 10 rise 70 the top Of his pro
fessiOn. Last Summer the scholars Of q
drawing class were made the PROPOSE
tiOn 10 compete for a certain drawing.
the one producing the best work 10
have the first name in the class. /;
was rewarded 10 Young SpTuance
Then a so prize I'D material to aid
| them in their profession was offered
and be won this also. This was in the
Fall. His love Of his work aud his am
4
/ Overtax his strength. for shortly after
this be was given the first premOnitiOn
Of a rapid conSumption-a hemorrhage
His physician finally told him his only
| hope was 10 20 10 Colorado. and father
he went. The regard IN which be wa.
held was eyinced in the fact that one
Of his employers sent with him to Den.
yer and stayed with him a week o.
more until his mother, who had stopped
in indianapolis, had arrived. He grew
worse instead Of better, and a pnysi
clan was called iii. who inquired who
sent him there. lie was told his ply
sician, and be replied. why did ht
send him out here 20 die" This iney
table event occurTed. a. before stated
on Friday, the remains reaching here
last evening. The funeral will tax.
place tomorrow afternoon. to meet a
the house at / O'Clock, interment al
/ Odd FellOwsi Cerneterv
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
..Eslned POLICY. Conderasd.

Insurance Commissioners Pra5f n his
biennial report takes strong ground
against the principls Of the valued
policy bills introduced BY Senator
RI hzrdsOu and Representative Down
ham. such q law, he says, places =
premium on generalization on the part
Of the owner. and OyeTinsuFsnce on
the part Of agents, encourages the ten
de1cy TO overiusuFa1es and incendI-
ari-m and will make i much more diff
icu.g and expensive 20 obtain insuF-
ance.
In ny opinion" he adds. nothing
can give greater encouragement TO in
cendlarism and fraud" These c0nclu-
si0ns he backs up by Ohio and WiscOn-
sin insurance statistics and extracts
from Pennsylvania, Michigan and Mas
saehusetts insurance reports DR.
Pratt also recommends legislation de
fning more particularly the scope and
limitations Of insurance features Of ben
efcial and charitable associations.
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
Smyrna and Vicinity.

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Friday will be moving day.
The past week has been coal
weather.
The latest cure for frosted feet
comes from farmer near Breniord.
A NEw street lamp is to be placed at
the intersection Of Delaware and Fra
zer streets.
THE present board Of Town Com
missioners will hold their last meeting
this evening.
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON a prominent
member Of Union Church, died in
Townsend Monday.
PHILIP CLAYTON a prominent col
ored man, died yesterday near this
town, aged So years.
Ex- SHERIFF Robinson received yes
terday BY rail number Of cords OF
wood for his wood yard.
The "John Wanamaker'' clock at
the depot took cold Sunday. and has
been laid up ever since.
CHAs. II. REGISTER is building a
large stable and carriage house on his
lot at the rear Of bis dwelling.
The Young Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor has for its subject
next sunday evening "Blind Barti.
meus, Mark X, 1852.
Miss S. 3. COLLIss has Just received
the best line Of Trimmings for Muslin
/ Work, in EmbIOideries. Laces. &c. sbe
has ever had, at very low prices. 2
A. n. MCGAw Of Aberdeen. Md
has rented the new house Of John P
Hudson adjoining mis- own dwelling
and will move his family here in a few
days.
REV. JAs. HALLON an aged coloref
preacher residing in Smyrna, lost BIZ
VIE iast week. She was a woman o
strong christian character, and her IN
neral was largely attended
JoHE WrLKIssoS. painter and pane
hanger, who sold out bis business here
70 John Stephenson, moved his family
70 Philadelphia this week where b,
expects TO pursue his business.
JAS. II. MORRIS, shoemaker. who ha
moved his business from Mount Yer
non 70 Commerce street IN the RinI
building has found his work 10 90 in
crease on him az 70 require the service
Of additional wOrkmen.
The editor Of the Record who ba
found weekly sport in running bi
fingers through the gray locks Z
Uncle Eli," reached out last wee
and got handful Of A. q. C's. tn
youthful editor finds no sport !
pleasurable az playing iu a rich suit {
gray hairs.
VIM. s. COLPITTs, J. r. Donova
e and =. n Webb Of the Train ID,
spatcher's department and ]. q. Ions
] fellow. Of the Train Masters depar
I memt, including w. o. Merrick " MI
dletoWn, left Clayton to-day for Wael
ington 70 assist IN the railroad york I
the Inauguration.
/ Gro. y. THOMPsOH near town eas
s a reception 70 his friends Of the cOuT
! try and town on Monday evening
: bis residence near the "big OakD /
E commemOratiOn Of his recent marriag
There we're from forty 10 iftv persor
J present, fifteen Of whom were from n
2 town. The table was amply supple
Q with good things.
J. w. DAwsOH Of Philadelphia,
; travelling salesman, who has been VI
Q iting this Peninsula for the past twenl
j years, was taken sick at the Delawal
= House Q week ago with pneumoni
3 and died yesterday morning. II
n wife and daughter learning Of hisillne
came down 20 attend 10 him. and r
Z turned home on the evening train. tal
2 ing the remains wish them.
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27

PREsIDEST-ELECT HARRISON left
indianapolis on Monday after
noon, going directly through, and
reaching Washington yesterday
afternoon It was an ovation all
along the line, thousands being
at every city where the train
stopped indianapolis turned out
en- D.asse, without regard u past
politics. to honor their distin-
guished citizen in taking his de-
partuTe.
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27

The celebration at Newark on
Friday was a remarkable affair
for a town Of It's size, and doubt
less viii accomplish the object
desired-in making the place
known Il requires no little grit
for q town Of less than 2OOO peO-
pie % shoulder a debt Of $4,000.
and It shows a further courage in
adding $1,000 10 the debt in max
ing the fact known Enterprise
is always cOmmendahle, and
everyone rejoices that Newark.
50 picturesquely located, with in
teIigence. thrift and push all
about II. IS determined 10 take a
leading place in the municipal
tiles Of the State. But at this dis
tance from the festive scene Of
Friday It strikes US, as it has
others. that with the abundance
Of everything else, they could
we'll afford, in Difference to the
spirit Of the age, TO have dispens-
I'd with their immense flow Of
wine. II was an adenda that
brought no good and had in it the
I possibilities Of much evil Young
men who perhaps have been the
/ object Of much sOlicitude by their
mothers at hCme) in following the
/ example Of men in high positions
in sOciety-men holding places Of
| dignity In church, State, educa-
tors, large business trusts-did
with the example set before them
not only become hilarious. but
noisy. 1t is further stated that
one OF more lawmakers had to
be put 10 bed in Wilmington, and
/ it IS further known that men who
/ have suffered from the vice and
/ had broken off were thus tempt
/ ed again to return to their cups
/ Parents have more to fear from
the blight Of the drink habit thar
/ from anything else, and Just now
when the friends Of Delaware
College are doing all they can as
a State institution to commend
it to the attention Of young men
it lily becomes the citizens ot
Newark to give out the impres
sion that they, one and all, up
hold the habit Of social drinking
that has brought to many a horn,
the sting Of the adder.
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
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The SMYRNA TIMES.
.SmTTH0, DeI.,
"Wednesday Afternoon, FEB. q. 1889.

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aaefnooa b. EeEr- .. H9STEcEEs. Editor and
Pf1pfs.oF. e. saa9 f1.a, Del.
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The fraudulent Addicks bin, it
is stated, has received It's death
blow. The present Legislature,
it is plainly seen, IS made up Of
material that can be trusted
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
GlaTk'S No. | Seed Potatoes

The largest producers and finest cooking
Potato now raised, as early rs The Earlv
Rose, and will produce 500 bushels per
acre with 100 lbs. Of Russrl Goes Po.a,o
Manure properly applied per acre on poor
land The quality Is clear Of grub marks.
smon,n Tree from rot and true - name 81
per bushe1. All orders received sbs'l
nave prompt attention.
kussel Goes high grade Fertilizers con-
stantiy on hand, at reasonable prices.
j. r. WILSON. Agt.
leO4Sulo Smyrna. Del
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
Boot and Shoe MAKING

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citizens u smyrna ss q Maker ~ ..-- s5-.i,
% bots and >ho=S- Work g ~ --..
and E,a dispatch. His shop mas te-7
moved from Mount Vernon street 3. .---
merce. IN uart Of the Rink Building -
cupied BY B. B. Allen.
JAMES Il MORRIS
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
Phild., Pa, FEB. %, 1889.

PAUL MERGEN, writes.-"SufTered
from excess and youthful imprudence +;
been quacked for 10 years by so-called
specialties. DR.. Theel, 53s North
Fourth street, Philadelphia, cured me.
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
FOR SALE.

A Valuable Young HORSE, between
nve and six years old, good for road or
farm. Apply to
Rev. E. E. WHITE.
Ieozt4 Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
FOR SALE.

Two good MARES, one coming 3 wears
old, and the other eight. both with foal-
Also fresh Cow. Apply to
49,. JOSEPH r. JEFFERSON.
Ieozol4 near Smyrna Del.
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
For Sale-cheap.

l4 Spring Window Curtains. L ed
order; b good Window Screens. 8 single
Screen Doors ard Double Screen Doo-,
Apply 10
GEO. ". STEVENSON.
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
NOTICE.

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holders "f the Smyrna C-=a-.--.
tLnn held ~ the Office .t-l- ~-------- -
Tuesday, the Jth day OF March,
JAMES { ROBINSON -
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WAN TED statesmen.

l. canvass for The sale OF Nursery sock. A fun
llhe of leading sEeclaltics- salary ani expenses
peld 70 successful men No experiesce 'neee>-
sly NHle Tor terms stating age Mention
this paTer .febs]m2
c. |. B00THBY Nurserym4n. E4s, Park
- - III E0CHESrEe. y y
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27
FOR SALE.

The Subscriber offers for sale cheap and
on easy terms,
Deering Binder,
nearly as good as new.
Fine Driving Mare,
Gold Dust stock in foal.
Odd Mule,
Good worker.
Large Food Cutter,
either Hand or Power.
New Hay Rigging.
Drill and Wheel Cultivator
Apply to
JOHN P. HUDSON, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1889-02-27

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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04
rHn nusr r.rr..eu eoAas.a.s.
1t Broie Tie Ecraaa Ia afsnv Particulars
pills Taat EaIied og F.;sSsage.


PMS Tfat nsiied OF fssS-age.
WAsRISoTog, Aafca 1 Tee Fiftieth con
gress has brokea ste recsaa Is to Ia,
number of bills nteaane3, f;se nngnbe,
passed and tic number vysead. T.e naMhei
of bills and joint reo'rtioas intlsSIU,l hs,
been in round hunters 1909, nearly y pei
cent greater ilan ID amy ether congress Tht
number of bills introduced in the house wa,
-, $50 and in the senate 4, ,p00 OF this number
about half OF the house bills have been acteo
upon by committees. the number of eegniaitte
reports upon bills being 4, 40, though ia many
cases several bills of a similar nature are
covered by a single report.
The number Of senate reports is :, 2,6ti0. john
resolutions of senate and house, which hay,
the same hearing on bills, number 400 The
number Of bills aud joint resolutions which
have become laws during the Fiftieth con
grees is about 400, or a little less than lopez
cent of the entire number introduced, Of shcss
nearly one-third We're public acts, the re
mainder being private pension bills etc
President Cleveland has vetoed during thi,
congress $50 bills, and has allowed over 200 K
become laws without his signature. His tota
number of vetoes during his term is about 500
which is more than double the number of We
toes for other presidents.
The number of days of actual session of thi.
congress is SIG, which is in excess of any
other congress, and its long session exceeded
in length that of any congress which pre-
eeded it,
Among the important measures which have
been presented but failed to become laws are
the tariff bill, the tobacco tax repeal bill
coast defense bill, postal telegraph BILL in
terstate telegraph bill, Woman's suifrag,
bill, dependent pensions bill, educationa
bill, bill to forfeit railroad land grants
freedmen's bank bill, international copy
right bill, and the resolution to tax com,
pound lard and other adulterated food pro
ducts
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04
DRAINED BEroRn HIS WIFE.
Terrible Death OF a Man in Montreal.
Crushed by q Block of Ice.

Terrible Death of Man in Montreal.
Crushed by Block of Ice.
MONTREAL, March 4--William @. Suther
land, foreman of the City Ice company, this
city, was instantly killed under peculiarly
painful circumstances. About o'clock he
was engaged in experimenting the storage OF
ice in the company's warehouses in William
street. Blocks Of ice four feet long, three
wide and two in thickness were being hoisted
from sleds to the fourth story of the building.
Sutherland was directing this work when
his wife, accompanied by her two children,
in passing stopped to speak to him, and he
turned ON hearing himself addressed. just
then one of the huge blocks, when nearly to
the top OF the building slipped from the
hooks and struck the unfortunate man on
the head, crushing his skull to jelly and
scattering his brains and blood over his wife
and children. Death was instantaneous.
The unfortunate wife is temporarily insane,
and her shrieks could be heard for blocks.
She was removed to the hospital in the
ambulance with the dead body of her hus-
band
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04
GERMANY ANp SAMOA.
An Ahle and Pacific Successor to Knapp.
His Mission.

An Ahle and Pacific Successor to Knapp.
His Mission.
BERLIN, March The recall from Samoa
of Herr Knapp, the German consul has been
promptly followed by the dispatch of Herr
Stuebel, formerly consul general at Copenha-
gen, to replace him. Herr Stuebel, after am
interview with Bismarck, left for Hamburg
under instructions to reach Samoa by the
quickest route
Stuebers mission is a. special one Hisposi-
ton in the consulate service entities him TO a
better post than Samoa, but if his presence
there is followed by harmonized relations
with America he viii obtain higher rank.
1t is expected in official circles that complete
concord will be established as soon as Presi-
dent Harrison's cabinet shall take official
consideration of the incidents causing the
dispute.
The Borsen Courier, adversely criticising
the increase in the German squadron in Sa.
moan waters, asserts that the order for the
dispatch of the war ships was not given
through Bismarck but to the admirahty by
superior authority.
The Cologne Gazette lays the blame fol
the misunderstanding on Secretary Bayard
1t says it is hopeful that his successor viii
accept the friendly approaches of Germany
in the cordial spirit in which they are tend
cred. The whole tone of the semi-officia
press, when any reference is made to the
affair, is marked by an enhanced regard fol-
American feeling.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04
ANNAPOLIS. MD. MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 4. 1889.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

We Will insert in this column advertis
menfa OF Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Lost
FOUND, &C., not exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK. or less. for 25 Cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04
springfield Gamblers Raided.

SPRIsGFIELD, Mass, March A posse o.
officers Of the city police raided II. A.
Howarti's faro bank on Main street, captnr,
ing 4he fun layout and arresting eleven hnbi
tues OF the place, " ilo were conveyed Il
hacks to thtspolice station. They gave then
names as George Anderson, James FalIon
Ed McGrey, Frank Davis Frank Jones
George Smith, James McGrey, John Davis
joseph Beatsmath, James White, join
Renault and the proprietor, IL. A Howard
all gave bail The inmates refused to oper
the heavy door that guards the entrance te
the den, which Is located on one Of the uppel
floors Of Abbey's block, and the police shat
tered il with an Ak This is the second raie
made upon Howard's place within the pas
three years. each raid resulting IN several ar
rssE.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04
An Insane Bucks Bloody Work.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 4--News OF i
bloody affray among the Seminole Indiam
in the Everglades has just been received
from Okeechobee. "Jim, young buck, be
came insane and started ON the warpatk
through the village with Winchester rife
He first killed ''Waulxee Micco," chief of tbs
Miamis, sending a bullet through his brain
He next killed "Old Tiger and his sor
"Young Tiger The maniac then killer
two papooses. of his sister, and attackec
bucks, squaws and children unfortunately
"Jim" was finally cornered and shot dead
but not until he had killed seven Indians
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04
MAJ. Lydecker to be Court MartiaIIed.

WASHINGTON, March 4-The secretary Of
war ordered court martial for the trial Of
Maj. Garrett j. Lydecker, corps Of engineers,
on charges of neglect of duty in connection
with the work of constructing the aqueduct
tunnel. The court viii meet at the war de
partment March II. The detail for the couri
is as follows: Maj. Gen. George Crook; Cols.
H. NJ Black, Twenty-taird infantry. r. L
Dodge, Eleventh infantry; z. F. Townsend,
Twelfth infantry; J. M Whittemore, ord.
nance department; Alexander Piper, Fifth
artillery; G. b.. Conistock, engineer depart
ment; JIM Mendenhall, Fourth artillery
0. III. Poe, engineers department; Lieut.
Cols d. NJ FIagler, ordnance department
w. Z. Merrill, engineer department; G. l.
Gillespie. engineer department. Maj. George
3. Davis is judge advocate Of the court.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04
sared by ! vIgllant onlcer.

BUFFALO, March E-The three story bricl
dwelling No ~ East Genessee street col
lapsed. The occupants were warned in tim
to escape. An excavation in the lot adiofn
ing the building loosened tie walls, and abou
5o'clock in the morning Officer Walsh no
ticed some bricks falling out. He aroused th
inmates Of the house, who had hardly got on
before the building fell in ruins. But for tlil
officers timely waning several lives wouls
have been lost
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04
THE CROWDED CAPITAL
Enthusiastic Patriots Coming in by
Every Train.
THE PREY OF SPEGULAT0RS.
Beds at a Prsmiun,-Bow the Visitors
spent the sahbatls-I-sst conject-
ures OF the Cabinet Makers.
Elaborate Decorations.

WASHINGTON, March 4. - The city is
crowded, hut still they come. Every train
since Saturday morning has been loaded to
the limit Beds are at premium, no matter
where located The hotel corridors and
every spare corner is occupied with them
Every native seems to be speculating off the
sight seeing visitors Happy are they who
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04

PITTsBuRG, March "A sensation was ere
ated in police circles by report that Polics
Inspector George Stevens, Of the South Sids
district, had been arrested on charge d.
running young girl under promise of mar
riage and attempting to procure the commits
sion Of crime. The prosecutrix in the cas-
is Katie Best, now resident Of Jeanette
Westmoreland county, but formerly q resi-
dent of the South Side. A hearing will b.
had next Thursday. Stevens is under e3, ,OO
bail. Katie Best, the prosecutrix, Is about a
wears of are
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04

T 0ST.-At the n. A. Gymnasium at Ca
- det's hop on Saturday night, Feb. %. a
white saten FAN, embroidered, iyery handle.
Please return to officer in charge u S. n. A.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-04
Cables Cut.

PI7TsBURs, March "A Newcastle speeia
to The Leader. says: Some one, pro
.sumabls the Italian strikers at the Carbon
limestone quarries, cut the four hoistint
cables used in pulling the stone cars up th.
incline. This efEectually stops all work q
the quarries The loss to the company vii
be heavy. Several officers have gone to til
Quarries where, it Is reported. the striker
ere fighting.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-26
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

The train robbery on the Southern Pacific en-
pnasizes the need OF some such measure as that
now pending in Arizona, making train robbery
a capital crime. There is plenty OF opportunity
through which railroads rum TO encourage the
stoppage OF trains, and something further is
needed TO discourage its. +. BuRttin
France tried the experiment OF making
robbery capital crime and was compelled
to abandon it, because whenever a person
was robbed the robber made "sure work.
and put the witness out of the way, so that
robbery and murder became inseparable.
Still, great severity of penalty is advisable
for robbery, and in California to-day it may
amount TO life sentence for robbinp a
single individual. What we need greatly
in this State is State Constabulary system
to make detection and conviction of rob-
berry certain. While certainty of punish
ment is more effective than severity, as a
rule, in checking crime. the offense Of the
knight of the road demands both. The
bill of Senator Wilson, just introduced, is
commehdable. 1t defines train and stage
coach robbery specifically and makes the
attempt TO commit SUCH crime punishable
by life imprisonment. and where a humen
life is taken in the prosecution of such rob-
berry, it affixes the penalty of death to con-
viction for the robbery 1t ought to pass
promptly and become a law.