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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

Examinations for end and 3rd grade Car,is.
Gates aIeS VIII be held in Dover, SATURDAY, De
GEMBER 18th, also SATURDAY, JANUARY 2nd
I aeachers VIII have an opportunity to work con.
till summer vacation.
l293L c. C. TINDAL, Supt.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all the read ers
of the TIMES.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

For handmade clear toys, fruits,
nuts, &C., go to Stevenson's.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

J. B. COOPER is having considerable
demand at his book counter.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23
FOR SALE.
NOTICE.

The Collins Beach Meadow COMPANY
have several acres of very productive land
which they would like to lease for money
rent or Oh shares
Apply or address
VIM. Ii. CHURCHMAN, Manager.
900, No. 100 West Fourth. St,
lZ9Im Wilmington, Del.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

The Steamer Ella has been bringing
heavy loads of merchandise.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23
Lamps and Trimmings.

0aq Lamps Hand Lamps Lanterns Lamp Burners Chime
"ckf, Founts BRACKETS Refecors Special pains to have
Ile DeSC lead flint chmneys, and the best burning
ur, oil the country produces
Goods
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23
Miscellaneous Goods.

o g O R Brushes Pocket Knives Table Cutlery spoons sc
mand 9 I&eks and myriad other things constant de
"hch every family have
Match Safes Potato Washers, Rice Egg Beaters Nut C &
4 rate holders Flour Dlges, Sticks Soar sd
OOnee FOl I'm Kettles Flower Brackets
Holiday Goods elsewhere
J. B. COOPER, Smyrna, DEL
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

ORDER your celery for Christmas
from Buchanan & Collins. Il
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

THE Ghost referred to in our last
issue kept itself quite retired last week
or if it took nightly perambulations, it
was in some more sequestered spot than
our streets. We did not hear of its
being seen but once, and that was by a
domino down town on Friday night.
It is said the latter widened the space
between himself and the unknown
object very rapidly. On Sunday night
1t was more realistic, in fact so mater
ial as to rap on the door of Mr.. Hoyle,
residing near the old Tan Yard. When
the call was answered and the door
opened, the black form of the myster-
ious visitor was seen retreating down
the street. The restraining effect on
the department of the Saturday night
crowd was not so pronounced as the
week before, though the streets were
pretty we'll cleared by eleven O'Clock,
and the stores enabled to close earlier.
If its nocturnal eXcellency will only
put in an appearance on Saturday
night to regulate the late business
habits, it can be readily pardoned for
the supernatural aspects of its visits.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23
Dry Goods and Notions

Beached and unbleached Musins bIaocll, ,
Needles Hose An& aog c9tton SIX Pn a"''"
and some other goods at COST t I Dress foods,
For HOLIDAY nd soo o1, GloSe out. Umbrellas :"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

THE B. NJ. s. K. club of young ladies
whose reception during the holidays
last year passed off with such eclst.
will be repeated this year under
equally favorable auspices. The re-
ception will be held at the residence of
Miss Beulah Jefferson, for which over
100 invitations have been sent. It will
come of on Moudsy night next, 28th
inst.
THE changed status of Smyrna Cir
cult, 6nancilly, composed of Bethel
and Severson's churches, on the With
drawal of Clayton to form 9 station,
has not been fixed yet. Bethel, strong
and self reliant, has not led OFF with lis
usual promptness Severson's however,
has, with its figures up to the equit.
able point
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

SAMUEL LoATMAN lodged a COM
plant before Esquire Cooper for being
struck on the head with a chunk at
the Chester House by Sam'l Wilds,
Saturday. Charge not denied, the
blow resulting, it was claimed, from
being called an offensive name. Fined
$500 and costs.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23
MEGEAR & son.
Main Street,

O0H IRN.A, DEL.
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THE following is the timetable of
the Steamer Ella for January:
DECEMBER.

TIE MUSICIANS GUIDE.-Every
music teacher, student or music lover
should have this volume. It contains
2l2 pages of valuable musical informa-
ticL, with full description of over TO-
600 pieces of music and music books.
biographical sketches of over $50 COM
pOsers, with portraits and other illus
tratiOns. Also a choice selection of
new vocal and instrumental music and
other attractive features. Upon re-
celpt OF eight twO-cent stamps, to pre-.
pay postage, we will mail free, q COPY
of The Musicians Guide, also a sample
copy of BrGindrd's Musical World.
containing $500 worth of new music
aud interesting reading matter. Ad-
dress, the S. Brainard's Sons Co., Chi
cago, Ill.
JAMES POTTs returned OF a visit
from Washington Friday where he has
been living for over two years, and on
Saturday was arrested and taken be-
fore Esquire Cooper on the charge of
forgery at the instance of Emory Lum
1t is an old matter dating back several
years when the Steamer John +. w.
CERT was chartered for trip to Fort
Delaware. 1t was not a SUCCESS, and
an obligation was given for the char.
ter money having the names of James
Potts, Gale Jones and Emory Lum.
Suit was being pressed on Lum, and
he claimed his endorsement was a for
gerry, and hence the arrest of Potts.
The latter gave security, and the claim
is likely to be adjusted without any
further trouble. The signature of
Lum is thought by bank officers and
others familiar with his hand, to be
unquestiOnably genuine; he has writ
ten his name so often as security for
others that it is hard for him to keep
up with his own work.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

THE young men of Smyrna have a
dance in progress for tomorrow night
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

THE stock of goods belongingto Miss
Minnie Allen was sold by Constable
Weldon on Wednesday to w. A. Win
ford for 1924.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

JOHN B. COOPER bought load of %
turkeys yesterday, the larger part of
which are to go to the Hospital at
Farnhurst, of which he is State Trus-
tee. He supplied the institution with
its Christmas turkeys last year, and
they were pronounced the best that
they had ever had.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

DON'T forget the Dixies at the
Smyrna Opera House on Christmas
night. 80 cents admission reserved
seats without extra charge.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

DIR. PORTER, a ventriloquist of
FELTON,, was in Smyrna last week, a
guest of the Delaware HOnse, and
took in" several of our citizens with
his well concealed art, much to the
amusement of their friends. A parlor
entertainment il talked OF.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

THE Behmler Confectionery Store is
having large run of customers. The
window shows what Santa Claus has
inside.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

The ArlingtOn's Minstrels' show was
we'll attended at the Opera House
Thursday evening, and gave perform
,uce that pleased the audience. The
costumes were very handsome, and the
performance far above any show of
the kind performing here for years.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-23

WE have received at our office copy
of the Illustrated number of the Ches-
ter Times containing full description
of the business enterprises of the town.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
RIVER DISASTER.
Steamer Oliver Borne Burns to tho
Waters Edge
Thirty Persons Believed to Hass Per-
ishcd-The Registry OF tho
Boat Lost.

The New Orleans and Vicksburg
steamer, Oliver Beirne, was burned
Thursday morning near Miliken's Bend,
La, while en- route to New Orleans,
with n loss of probably twenty five
lives, for the exact number will never bo
known. The Beirne left st. Louis last
Wednesday, October 81. and was going
South to enter her regular winter BUSH
ness. running between New Orleans and
Vicksburg in the cotton trade. She had
small cargo of merchandise aboard
and some 700 bales of cotton and ITO
passengers, most of them deck passen-
gers. The boat had just left Milliken's
Bend landing at $3.50 a. M. and was but
short distance from the land when
the cry of fire was raised, the flames
breaking out among the cotton near the
engine The passengers were hurriedly
aroused. and when the flames were
seen, which spread rapidly, panic
broke out among them, and they rushed
around the deck in their night-clothes,
Notwithstanding the great cold Some
OF them. seeing the fire spreading, be-
came so frightened that they leaped
wildly into the river. Although the
flames enveloped the wheelhouse, the
pilot stuck to his post like hero
to the last possible moment and
headed the boat for the Louisiana
shore until she ran aground. thus
enabling many of the passen-
gers to escape with their lives, for
they had but a short distance to swim.
The engineer got out the yawl and
with it pulled up a number of persons
floating in the river. while others were
saved by clinging to the floating cotton
bales with which the vessel was laden
and number of which were thrown
into the river. Others of the passen-
gers chung to the boat to the last
moment but were finally COM
PEELED to spring into the river.
yawl in charge of the en-
gineer picked up number of them.
but thirteen are known to have lost
their lives and ten more are thought to
have been drowned The loss includes
the following: The two children of DIR.
ID. Worrell, of Baton Rouge, the moth
err escaping alive. Sam W Entricken.
OF New Orleans, son of the clerk. A
daughter of Mrs o. Adams. Mrs. j.
Wolbridge, of New Orleans, colored
nurse of Mrs. Frazier, of New Orleans.
Five cabin boys and two cham bermaids.
There were n large number of deck
passengers. but how many there were
1T is impossible to say, but probably 100.
The number OF them who are lost is
variously estimated at from four to
twelve, but it is not probable that their
names will be learned. The Oliver
Beirne was only four years old, and one
of the few remaining types of
the old-fashioned side wheeler She
was valued at 100000 All the books
We're burned, and no list of passengers
is obtainable
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
EARTHQUAKE.
Many People Killed snd Much Property
Destroyed In Japan.

Many People Killed snd Much Property
Destroyed In Japan.
private telegram, dated Hiogo, re-
ceived in London, Wednesday night
confirms the report made in former tel
egrams that n disastrous eartl gu AXE
shock has occurred in Japan. This tel
egram says that a severe shock was
experienced at Osaka, and that the de-
struction, both of life and property,
was very great So severe was the
shock that n number of houses were
thrown to the ground. and many of the
occupants were caught in the falling
buildings and crushed to death A large
number of persons succeeded in escap-
ing from their lettering homes only to
meet death in the streets, to which they
had fled for safety from the falling
debris There is no means at present
of estimating the total loss of life; in
fact, the details of the catastrophe are
very meager, as all the telegraph wires
are broken in the districts affected.
The above mentioned private dispatch,
however, states that it is known that
in Osaka alone the death list contains
the names of three hundred of the resi-.
dents of that city.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
A FOREIGN COLLECTION.
rm car Is Mt work at seven a. m.

THE car Is Mt work at seven a. m.
THE recent census Of Paris shows
that 4,5O7 citizens Of tre United States
reside there.
THEEE are about $4,000 physicians
and surgeons in the United Kingdom,
or one 20 every 1900 inhabitants.
THERE are no localities more CON
ducive TO old age than the English aims
houses. There are nine inmates in the
Camberwcll workhouse who have
reached ages varying from one hundred
and three to one hundred and eight
years
The British debt Is so large that n Il
were divided into 81 notes they would
completely cover the state Of Ohio three
times over II paid in penny pieces,
and each penny piled one above the
other, II would make seven columns Of
copper reaching 20 the moon.
GERMAN law OF compulsory insur-
ance on wage carners has been In oper-
alton for six months. with results that
are not regarded as satisfactory. The
pensions provided for by the measure
are not over $50 year, and IN order Ia
obtain them the pensioner must show
that be paid insurance rates for thirty
years ~ least
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
CONvICTS RELEASED.

Three Thousand Miners Surround tho
Briceviiie Camp-The stockade Burned
and the Guards Overpowercd.
Three hundred and twenty convicts
have been released at Briceville, Tenn,
and an immense stockade has been
burned. A battle has taken place be-
tween guards and miners. The fatali-
ties are yet unknown. A dispatch from
Knoxville, Tenn, dated Saturday a..
m, says: A gentleman just from Brice-
vile confirms the reports of the
release of the convicts. Three thou
sand miners surrounded the stockade,
and the guards gave up the convicts,
who were given citizens clothes and
the stockade burned The miners were
surrounding Gambia Stockade when he
left. They were armed with Winches-
tors. Not one was killed. One hun
drcd and forty-one convicts are already
released. A dispatch from Chattanooga,
dated Saturday A. m, says: Demon
Allied wires make it difficult to reach
mountain stations in the vicinity of
Briceville. The telegraph operator at
Clinton reports at 1:30 n m, that
heavy firing is going on at Briceville
He says that the convicts in the Branch
prison were released at o'clock by
miners. He says If any fatalities have
occurred. the news has not reached his
Office.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
BRONZE STATUE
OF Brighten. wickham Unveiled mt Rich
mond, Wa.

OF Brig. Gen. wickhsm Unveiled mt Rich
mond, Wa.
Richmond, Va, was filed Thursday
morning with strangers, including con-
federate veterans and military organi-
cations from various portions of the
state, drawn together to unite in a
demonstration in honor of Brig. Gen.
VIM. Carter Wickham, n bronze statue
of whom was unveiled at noon. The
statue was unveiled by Carter Wick
ham Renshaw, grandson of the gem
eral. Judge Il. w. Lacy, of the SUI
preme court introduced Gen. Fitz
Lee, who delivered the grafton.
at the conclusion of which a
military salute was fred The bronze
figure is seven feet high. 1t represents
Gen. Wickham in the full uniform of a
brigadier-general of cavalry, booted
and spurrcd The pedestal of granite is
nine and one-half feet high. On the
diverse Of the die is the inscription:
''Wickham, Soldier. Statesman, Patriot,
Friend Presented TO the City of Rich
mond by Comrades in the Confederate
Army and Employees of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad" On the reverse is
the name, wv. Carter Wickham," with
date OF birth and death.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
A Display of Force May Be Made.

A Washington special says that naval
officers are confident that the dispute
with Chilli can only be settled by dis
play of force by this government The
talk about available vessels and the
possibility of assembling a sufficient
fleet before Valparaiso to compel
CHILEAN respect is animated among
naval men and officers are begin
ming to think of active duty on
board ship Secretary Tracy will,
no doubt, in n few days, If the dis
patches from Chilli are not more court
eous and reassuring, send the Chicago
and Newark after the Yorktown and
the Boston, which have started for Val
paraiso and later on will support the
vessels already under orders for Chilli
by others, including, if necessary, the
ships of the North Atlantic squadron,
now almost ready TO sail.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
SAUCY CHILL
VIII Just Suit Itself In the Matter of Repa-
ration and Apology.

VIII just Suit Itself In the Matter of Repa-
ration and Apology.
The reply of the Junta to the de-
mands made by Minister Egan on be-
half of this government for satisfac-
ton for the Valparaiso outrage was
translated at late hour Thursday
afternoon and proved thoroughly un-
satisfactory. 1t carried with it the
practical announcement that the Chill
ian government would suit itself in
the matter of reparation and apol-
ogy, and distinctly stated that it
viewed the demand of the United
States as n threat Mr.. Blaine
at once hurried to the white house
to communicate to the president the
character of the message, but there was
nothing obtainable Thursday night as
to what reply will be made to the
saucy communication of the Junta. 1t
is extremely probable that this govern
ment Will use some caution before go
ing deeper into this issue, though un-
questionably the original demand au-
thorized by the president will have to
be sustained in any event, the national
honor being involved.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
A Miraculous Escape.

On the Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad passenger train of two
coaches went through burning trestle
twenty-five feet high and was entirely
consumed. All the passengers broke
through the windows and escaped I'M
hurt Engineer Northcutt and the fire.
man were pulled out of the wreck by
the passengers. Northcutt and his
brother, the conductor, were both hurt,
but not dangerously so. A tramp had
slept in cabin near. set it on fire and
left it, and the trestle caught from the
cabin
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
Another Balloon Accident.

There have been daily balloon
ascensions at Raleigh, N. c., at the
lnter-Southern State exposition, and
Wednesday Mrs. Hawkins was to
ascend, carrying dog that was to de-
scend with a parachute. A Negro man,
Anthony Jordan, employed to hold the
balloon down, was caught in the rope
and seized the balloon. He was carried
up sixty feet, when he let go and fell,
receiving fatal injnries. Mrs. Hawkins
came down without injury, and SO did
the dog.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
Against Couyicts.

The Georgia road congress, in ses.
sion at Atlanta, Ga, Wednesday, adopt
ed the following: 1t is the opinion of
this congress that it is to the interests
OF the people of the state that the labor
of her convicts shall be utilized upon
her public roads and that no lease of
convicts should be made after the ex-
piration of the present leases We fur
Their hold that the present convict force
now used in working public roads can
be and should be greatly increased by
lowering the penalties for certain
crimes
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
Executions in Chilli

A letter from Iquique. Chilli, dated
September 10, says: Reports received
here from the south state that a large
number of executions have occurred in
Santiago and Valparaiso in the last few
weeks. The victims were parties who
had been particularly active in the OPP
position to the revolutionists, but none
OF them were persons OF any special
prominence Vicuna, who was elected
president in the southern districts two
months ago. and who was regarded as
the representative of Balm aceda, ia
now in Callao
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
VIOLENT STORM.
Conneaut O., Badly Damaged by
the Wind.
Property Valued ~ Thousands OF Dollars
Picked Up and Carried on.

| A storm did great damage in the VI
entity of Conneaut o., Monday night.
Residences, factories and outbuildings
were unroofed and in many instances
entirely wrecked. Shade and fruit
trees were uprooted, and loose material
in the path of the wind was picked up
like chaff and carried n long distance.
The storm came from the northwest,
and first struck in the vicinity of the
Lake Shore railroad depot The roof
of the baggage room was blown off and
the building moved from it's founda-
ton. The roof of the residence of Mrs.
Crouch, north of the depot, was also
lifted completely from the wall and
carried several hundred feet. Windows
in the depot and neighboring buildings
were broken by the wind and flying
debris The storm bounded from this
point across to Buffalo street a dis.
lance of about thirty rods. Here it
struck three residences. One in the
center of its path, occupied by James
Ferguson, was so badly wrecked that
the walls barely stand. The other two
houses, occupied by Harry Bell and
Charles Patterson, were also near
ly demolished. Each building was
OSSUpicu ~ TIC time. out mlr0culOuSly
not one of the inmates was injured On
Buffalo street the storm seemed to rise
above the surface of the earth until it
reached George j. Records manufac-
turing establishment which was di-
rectly in the path. The buildings, the
largest manufacturing concern in the
place, are of brick and cover an acre
of ground. When the storm reached
this point it came near enough to the
earth to catch the roofs of the two-story
buildings, ripping them off and car
rying whole sections hundreds of feet.
The walls of the buildings and the
machines were uninjured. 1t was
about o'clock when the storm struck
the works, and the workmen were out
of the building, otherwise many could
not have escaped injury and perhaps
loss of life. The smoke-stack was
blown down and the roof of
III. E. Ponds planning mill,
south of Records plant, was
taken off. Other small buildings were
damaged, but the above enumeration
comprises the bulk of the damage done.
Careful estimates place the losses as
follows: L. S. and NJ. s. railroad build
ing, $500; Mrs Crouch's residence. $500:
A. Ferguson's residence, 81. 900; Charles
Patterson's residence, $500; Harry Bells
residence, $500; George A. Recod's man.
ufacturing establishment So 600; Ii. L.
Ponds planning MILL 81, 000
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
Prominent Democrats Hurt.

During democratic procession in Balti-
more Friday evening, the reviewing
stand. on which were Senator German,
Congressman Compton and other promi-
nent people, collapsed The senator
was buried in the mud and severely
bruised. Compton's foot was badly
hurt Murray Vandiver, treasurer
state central committee. had his leg
fractured. Others were shaken up and
bruised
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-04
DEF1ANCE

Chill Refuses to Accept Responsibility fov
the Attach ON American ssau,en In VAL
paradise.
The Gillian government has replied
to Minister Egan's demand for an ex-
PLANTATION of the recent attack upon
American sailors. The reply is couched
In very strong language. and il is under
stood that it amounts to a refusal to ac-
cept responsibility for the affair.
The state department at Washington
has been notified Minister Egan,
Commander Schley and Consul Me-
Creery are consulting together, and
1t is thought that decisive ac-
ton will be taken soon.
The state departments orders in ref
erence to the matter are very strong.
The intendente of Valparaiso has re-
fused to guarantee the safety of market
boats coming TO that city early in the
morning from the u. s. warship Balti-
more, or the safety of officers of that
vessel coming ashore at night There
is practical boycott on the Baltimore
No American sailors are allowed on
shore Great excitement has been
caused in Santiago by the report that
the CHILEAN legation in Washington has
been attacked. Only a short time
would be required for the United
States to assemble formidable naval
force against Chilli Two warships,
the Baltimore and the San Francisco,
are already on the ground. Two more,
the Yorktown and the Boston, are now
ut sea on their way to Chilli The York
town started more than two weeks
ago. and will soon be on hand. while
the Boston left New York few days
ago. Six more ships could start for
South America with scarcely any de-
lay If required. They are the Mianto-
nomoh, the Chicago, the Petrol, the At
lanta, the Vesuvius and the Newark.