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The Helena independent., 1894-07-17
A Picture of Today,

looked into the shafts and sawtho idle
cables swaying in the currents OF air that
rushed up or down, as the case might be.
Steam was still floating up into the sheavcs
and condensing against the roof, only TO
drop In u ilnc shower to the iloor or back
into tho mine. There was no roar of ore
clattcring and sliding into the Iron cars
made for that purpose; nolthcr did | hear
the gong signals to raise or lower tho cage.
To the east rcposcs the sink into which
runs the Canyon river and drops into the
earth again without performing its old duty
OF driving over 400 stamps, with u daily
capacity OF four tons per stamp. The mills
situated in tho river bed show no sign OF
life, and the water wheel no longer turns
in the stream. Occasionally small ship
ment Of gold oro is worked into bullion,
and tho steady thump Of the crlshcrs echo
through the canyons for n day or two, only
TO bo hushed again during q long wait
for moro rock IL sounds like the final
death rattle Of n giant industry that is
slowly passing away and can only bo
saved by ono rcmody-the rcmonetization
Of silver. Old dprospcct holes showing red or
blue gravel against the dark background
VI otarNHihoAA hNhiI ~ bAit Inv AgN1 III WV
mountain side opened in wondcrmont at
the idle mon. From $4,000 ambitious
money making men the population Of
Virginia City has dwindled to less than
5000 and but few Of them arc employed.
In mines where several hundred men were
formerly employed thore are now not more
than score. In tho early seventies nearly
1000 men wcrc employed underground
night and day. Now there are not 100.
People wonder that there is not enough
ore left TO keep tho town and the mines
running, but they constantly forget that
silver Is too low TO justify extracting rock
and disposing Of the metal for almost
nothing.
Right today there are many valuable ore
bodies In the great Comstock lode, which
Is practically conferred under Virginia
City, but the present rate Mt which silver
is selling makes IL foolish TO work tho
mines.
The Helena independent., 1894-07-17
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COLORADO.
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The Helena independent., 1894-07-17

Anotly western variety was indulgcl In.
Guns wcro moro or less part OF everyday
wearing apparel
AZ that period the vote buying system
was In vogue ana although not generally
looked upon as a scheme that should ho
fostored as q good thing for tho state it
nevertheless had largo army OF dovotccs
With all this thero was moO OF less real
objection TO II among q certain class OF
people and unless IL was done with ocr-
tain amount OF secrccy the risk was great
and tho penalties severe.
Paddock, knowing that a report OF this
kind would injure Bland among the bot
ter element, spread tho information that
jesse Pitzcr had appropriated So out
Of tho Democratic central cOmm!ttee
funds and that the same would be used
In assisting to elect Dick Bland.
This was the signal for some Comstook
trouble, and pitzcr armed with four
shot derringcr, started cunning for Pod
dock, tho latter meanwhile doing his bcst
10 find the former, Presently tho two
demagogucS met In front Of Old Max Wal
ter's music hall on @ stNet.
A Reach For the Hip Pocket.
Pitzer was in single scat buggy, and
Paddock was on foot.
Look hoe Pitzcr" began Paddock;
"you're getting too frlsky with Democratic
funds to plank Dick Bland in as Justice Of
the peace, and / don't like your general
gait, SO believe I'll dump you down tho
hill into d street." whereupon no graspcd
tho right hind wheel Of Pitzer's buggy
and raised II from the street
Here, you political bum, me and Dick
Is In to stay. You go and fall down q
shaft until after election and be d-dw
retorted the sack bearcr, reaching grace
fully for his hip pocket.
Tho man at the wheel continued TO lift
and incidentally remarked that ho would
boot Bland over tho Gciger grade into
Gold Hill the first chance no got
Pitzcr was not accustomed TO such lib
critics, and pulling his dcrringor began to
drop lead into Paddock's left shoulder.
After firing two shots his horse took fright
and ran into Gold Hill, with the driver
hanging out of the carriage box. News of
the shooting spread over the city, and n
search was made for Bland, who, by the
way, could not be located.
Two years later he'loomcd up IN MIS-
souri, as a newly elected congressman and
hos succeeded In succeeding himself ever
since.
These arc but few Of the incidents OF
the past 1t all came back 10 mo seeming
ly on the instant, and the turmoil and nc
tiyity Of the sixties presented n strange
contrast to tho present state Of lethargy.
Up and down tho street l saw but few peo-
pie. On the corners, instead Of busy, nc
tive, rustling men, / saw idlcrs basking
in the sun. Tall stacks on huge rcd paint
cd hosting works gave forth no smoke,
and tho steam pipes had rusted Into a duh
rcd hue.
/ walked into the engine rooms, but the
massive wheels were motionless and dust
covered. Watchmcn sat on the work
benches and coils of cables, smoking their
pipes In silence.
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The Helena independent., 1894-07-17

D
lections.
Old Time Activity.
The town was much smaller then, but
from multitude Of smokestacks rolled
clouds Of somber hue, and each steam
spout puifed and roarcd out a miners
melody. Beneath tho surface Of tho earth
from whence rolled volumes OF hot air
that condensed and foatcd away In white
masses, echoed thousand hammers and
picks pounding tho iron drills and tearing
away the rich ore from the vein OF pay
rock
Massive machinery, with ponderous
drivers, throbbed and groancd as the hugo
steel cables raised or lowered a group Of
miners or a car of ore Up and down tho
over gaping throats Of hot shafts miners
and silver ohbcd and flowed. Night and
day tho work went on, and 500, 600, 900
per annum were poured into the lap OF the
United States 10 supply an over incrcas-
ing demand and millions Of hungry
thrOats. Through winter and summer
the earth was made to yawn and give up
her treasures TO the tirclcss and never rest
| ing mon. / saw bcforu me the stream OF
vigorous miners coming and going In
shifts 10 aud from tho holsting works
/ How little the outside world knew OF tho
farcwells they had taken with their wives
and families before entering the cages 90
go into the dangerous depths!
Many a toilor In the earth nfter one of
| these soones n0vcr again saw the light Of
day, and manglcd body often came 10 the
surfacc, only TO DO greeted by weeping
wife nild family Of fatherless children.
The Social Aspect.
1 ] raiuwnhor so well the social aspect of
tho thriving city, recall 30 often tho
| good Fellowship that existed between the
high and the low An sorts and manner
Of men Iuude money, ana the So per day
miner was ns happy in the possession Of a
| well pr0yisionod cabin ON the mountain
side as tbc millionaire superintendent In
his palatial house On tho main street In
the lest quarter ~ the city.
Tho miners union was strong, and tho
helping hand hold forth TO sufferers con
tAincd something more than wnrm
pressure
An, Tint was the llfol We knew nc
misery nD want, and tho oppressed fam.
ily was not dcsertod In misfortune. No
Minors widow wns pointed Out as "A "poor
woman who had 10 support herself by
endless drudgery" The union was there
10 help her
The elections, however, were about the
same gs elsewhere, aud money, tho eyor
powerful exponent Of most any principle
was used moro thnn tho tongue In ndvo
eating m issue.
Aucedoto of Congrcesman Bland.
While / hm telling something of M,
carly history of Nirginin City II viii
not bo untincly to rocull little poltica
story Of the celebrated Richard Blind
known in congress and throughout M,
United Stntos a. the author Of the Bland
silver bill
la ltBi Blind, then resident OF Vir
liuih City, announced himsolf oandldnt,
for JuEtlco VI Che pcae1 la Story county
subject ~ the approval of All tho voter
Ia sight" Richard at that Dino was NOR,
or less friendly With politician known a
ono Jc.ga pltzcr who. by the way, wa
thn authorized sark bclrrr N tho Demo
cratic ceutml committee.
Aa q c1untcrlhlancr 20 pltzcr n InnI
OF thc unine Of Dis. Puddocl; appeared ol
th0 political sccu0 and announced tina
ho would clean out the Bland faotioi
shortly before election. Profanitypf u dis
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27

THE assassination of President Car
not of France on Sunday night at
Lyons by Cesare Giovanni Santo, an
Italian, has thrown the entire French
republic into mourning and ELECTED
expressions of sympathy from nearly
every civilized country in the world.
Both house of Congress met Mon
day after adopting resolutions ex-
pressing to the people OF France ana
Madame Carnot sorrow and sympathy
in the death of President Carnot, ad'
journing until Tuesday.
The prisoner is a baker by trade
and was tried in Milan in 1892 fol-
breach of the peace, but he was ac'
quilted owing to lack of sufficient evl
dence against him. Santo was known
ass dangerous anarchist, and de
Hysred anarchist lectures of the wildes
character before going to Switzerland
last year.
The assassination of President Car
not is a blow aimed at civilized govern
ment, not merely at free government
but at any government of law. Th
character of the murdered Presiden
was such as to preclude the possibilit
of personal enmity. In the last g
years four rulers of nations have bee
assassinated- President Lincoln, ga
Alexander, President Garfield an
and President CarnOt. Three of th
four were at the head Of popular Go'
ernments and We're themselves of mo-
liberal principles, and Gar Alexand'
was more popular and disposed to
more liberal than any ruler Russia ha
for century.
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27
Commencement Tonight.

The 10th Annual Commencement of
Smyrna High School will come off to-
night in the Opera House. The fol-
lowing is the program
-Quartette-" on the Sea-" ".........
Messrs. w. o, j. E. and
]. A. Hoffecker and L. NJ. Price.
alutatory-"Woman's Sphere" ".....................
Cora A. Vansant.
usic-SolO-"Summer" Chdnldde
Miss CullingwOrth.
Observation-Disclosures Curtius" ............... Anon
NJ. Edith Beck.
Essay-"The Influence of the Fine Arts Upon
Social Life"
Helen C. Ringgold.
Music c-SOloTf there be Charming Lawn"
A. GOring Thomas
Mr. Price
Honor Oration-"The Young Man and His Trade
John S. Anthony.
Declamation-"The Return of Enoch Arden"
Lord TeTlRysoT
Margaret NJ. Robinson.
Observation-Disclosures. "............. wa M S. BrOl0I
Mr.. j. Ed. Hofecker
aledictory-"Compulsory Education '..........'
John l.. TruaX.
ic-SOlO-SeleCted...
| Miss Cullingworth.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Grafton ...................Re Thos. Poulson d.
Benedcuon. u u EAe
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27
The Storm Sunday.

The rain and electrical storm on Sum
day afternoon seems to have been much
more severe down the State than here,
in fact the rain about Smyrna not
amounting to more than a good grow
ing shower. It was much heavier at
Cheswold and from there on down the
State.
At Dover there was heavy rainfall,
and a young lady named Morris sitting
at a window was paralized on her left
side by fash of lightning,
At Milford, where things are not
done in halves, the storm, which com
menced about one o'clock, burst forth
in all its fury, rain fell in torrents &C
companied by hailstOnes,som OF which
were as large as hickory nuts. Thli
continued for an hour, when the hal
stopped falling. Rain still came beating
down in binding sheets until after 4
O'Clock, when it ceased for about q nal
hour. It broke forth again, and for al
hour ragged with as much fury as a
first.
During the progress Of the storn
lightning struck the dwelling OF JONI
Nj. White,the dwelling Of e: nj: Shock
ley and the cupalo on the Centra
Hotel, besides cutting electric hgn
wires in several places.
The extent Of the damage done D
the storm to growing crops cannot o
J this writing be estimated. Corn ap
tomatoes are in many places cut OF b
. the hail stones.
The window panes broken by th
storm are too numerous to mention.
At Laurel, in the midst of the storI
| an electric bolt shot down on Sixt
z | street and after playing about the pei
son of George Nelson disappeared int
the ground with loud report.
Mr.. Melson was left unconscious an
r was found to be singed from head /
!. foot down one side by the electric GU
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27

money for the enterprise. When this
line is established there will be but a
short link to supply to connect the
whole system. This link will extend
from Chestertown to Easton. The b.
& e. S. will become a part OF the
system.
1t is believed that the primary object
of the move is to establish a coal line as
stated, but once on the Peninsula these
roads, the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Jersey Central will be willing to invest
the small sum additional necessary to
| establish fruit and lumber line.
This, too, will give the Reading road
an opportunity to place hard coal on
the Peninsula without using the Penn
sylvania line.
As soon as the organization OF the
Elkton & Southern was effected oil
Wednesday, thirty-seven thousand dol
lars were taken at once. This looks a
if the organizers mean business.
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27
June Weddings.
BARNARD-COvINGToN.

The wedding of Miss Ethel COving-
ton, daughter of Mr.. George w. Gov
ington, of Still Pond, Md, and DR.. W.
E. Barnard, of Middletown, Del, was
beautifully solemnized in the NJ. E.
Church, at Still Pond, at o'clock
Wednesday morning, Rev. ]. D. Rigg,
of Chester, Pa, former pastor of the
church and an intimate friend of the
families, officiating. The church was
tastily and beautifully trimmed. Miss
Anna Barnard, a sister of the groom,
played the wedding march and four
young ladies, the most intimate friends
of the bride, entered the church
namely, Miss Hattie Barnard, Miss
Ada Hess, Miss Madge Stavely anC
Miss Lille ParrOtt acted as brides
maids. After an informal reception
rendered the newly married couple a
the residence of the brides father, they
took the 7.15 train for an extended
trip north, along the Hudson and othe
| points.
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27

A large meeting was held In baiti'
more on Wednesday evening to push
the scheme of uniting the Delaware
and Chesapeake bays by a ship canal,
bv the representatives of commercial
and professional societies.
Harris's Academy of Music was
crowded with an audience whose fer
vency was commensurate with the
magnitude of the undertaking. A
great many distinguished Marylanders
were on the stage and applauded the
several speakers. Many ladies graced
the occasion with their presence. The
meeting was under the auspices of the
City Council, and Mayor LatrObe pre-
sided. General Felix Agnus, a verS
enthusiastic supporter of the canal pro
iect. made forcible address.
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27

AS will appear in another column
under the heading of Elkton & South
ern Railroad, an organization was ef-
fected which promised to give the peo-
pie of the Peninsula some assurance
that in time there will be another rail-
road system or combination in their
interest. While the work is ostensibly
that of syndicate OF capitalists, imfor-
nation is handed around on the inner
circles, says an exchange, that both the
Baltimore & Ohio and the Jersey Cen,
tral are interested in the building oi
the road. The same source of infoFma.
tion goes on to say that the B. & o. is
at present compelled to haul all iti
east bound coal through the city ol
Philadelphia. a distance of eight or ten
miles to the great interference of pas
senger traffic. The company it is said
is very anxious to be relieved of thi
inconvenience and is willing to inves
money on the peninsula to help IT on
of the difficulty.
The plan is to bald the Elkton 4
Southern from Child's station on To
main Iiae above EIIEton down to Lamb
sons station in Kent county to connec
with little road that runs from Ches
tertown to the Delaware, terminatin
AZ pornf,ou Hook Exoun this Ooiu
coal cars will be ferried to the Jerse
shore and delivered to the Jersey Ger
trail, which company, it is reported
inner circles, viii put up most Of th
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27
The Closing Exercises of the High
School.

A few interested friends gathered at |
the High School yesterday morning to |
witness the closing exercises of the
High School. Prof A. Duncan YOcum
had arranged an interesting program
for the occasion, but what he wished
the visitors for, mostly, was to see and
criticize the past years work by his
scholars.
At 10 O'Clock, after all had been
seated, the exercises opened by an
ESSAY. 1.-THE Common People of Media
| evai England" by Miss Nellie Legg.
| This was followed by an illustrated
talk on "Electro-P Plating" "interestedly
described by Gilbert Jones. "Curfew
shall not ring To-night"was splendidly
acclaimed by Miss May FAIRIES. She
had selected suitable piece both for
her gestures and voice.
An illustrated talk on Oxygen,
Nitrogen and Observation-Disclosures
this and was well handled by Cove
Todd. The program ended by decla-
nation entitled"The Smack in SCHOOL,
by Miss Annie Beckett.
The visitors were then invited to in
spect the High School work for the
past wear. 1t was indeed creditable
and went to show how Prof. Yocum is
advancing the curriculum. A scholar
graduating from the Public School
now has almost the same benefit as an
academic scholar. They are taught
composition and choice literature and
/, then that vastly important course, re-
= production from memory. We are
e pleased to note the great interest Oul
!. Principal is taking in supplementary
work, in writing, applied physics and
chemistry. Here he has the individual
: attention of his scholars and with theil
: cooperation many interesting expert
}; ments are made and tested. On the
), experimenting table were seen many
2, rude apparatus each of which had SOM
l. bearing on some law of chemistry
y These apparatus are constructed by tn
q boys between school hours. Around the
A. walls were hung maps of origina
drawing, essays on chosen subjects
|. work on geometry and arithmetic. Eve
ii the girls with their delicate taperin
9; fingers showed evidence of mechanics
r skill, that is, if the visitors were t
=, judge by the handmade pulleys neatl
r whitfield by peu-knife.
m The work of the High School is espt
4; cialIy credtable and would be interes
r ing to more of our citizens if they woul
O. spare the time 10 give it their inspe
~ | ton.
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27
GRADUATED.
Base Ball.

There seems to be considerable inter-
est taken in base ball this year which
NAV be owing to the splendid team we
have. There has not been so much in
terest displayed before since the time
our team belonged to the State League
and such exciting games We're played.
Now most any night on going down
town YOU will find that base ball is the
subject of conversation. IT not our local
team the conversation will be turned to
ward the National League, and the Balti
mores will be loudly praised, while on
the other hand there will be many ex-
pectant eyes on the Boston, Brooklyn
and Pittsburg.
SMYRNA has compared, with the other
teams in the State, good nine, and is
holding her own admirably. She is
fully capable of competing with any
club in the State if she can get all her
men down to earnest work. Last Mon
dav the Smyrna and Townsend teams
crossed bats and for two hours fought
hard and strong 1t looked atone time
as if Smyrna was going to suffer defeat
| The game, in the last inning took q
sudden change and our boys began tC
make rapid strides for victory, anC
came out with the close score of 8 to 7
The battery on this occasion wal
Stevens and Wright. Stevens the phe
nomenal pitcher, did not pitch his bes
as he has already three gsmes to pitcl
this week.
AT a meeting Monday night q clul
was organized with the following
players: VIM. Stevens and J. Truax
pitchers; ]. Hustled and J. Wright
catchers; J. Phillips, LIST base; T. H
Coyerdale, 2nd base; Jay Lassell, 3r,
base; Walter Stevens and VIM. Nc
Dowell, short stop; ]. Truax and Robt
Phillips, left field; Y. Phillips, centr
ieldI ]. Wright, right field. All chal
lenges sent to ?. d. Brown, Manager
will receive prompt attention.
1t is rumored that our club will pla
Wilmington nine here on the Fourt
of July, instead of going to Pocomok
City.
Manager Brown has accepted tn
challenges of the following mines
BrIdgeton n. J., July II at Woodlan
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27

THE following announcement is
made for the Asbury M. E. Church of
this town. On Friday evening at 7.SO
O'Clock, the second Quarterly Confer
ence of the year will be held. The
Presiding Elder, Rev. Alfred Smith,
will conduct the lovefeast on Sabbath
morning at $50 o'clock and will preach
at 1870. The Sabbath evening ser
vice will be held from to 8 o'clock,
and will be a combination of the
Christian Endeavor and the regular
evening service. For the Sunday
evening service it is requested that all
will bring their "Unfading Treasure"
song book, as the hymns sung will be
from that book.
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27

Beach, Dover July 18th at Dover, and
July the 5th or 9Th with Camden, at
Camden, Del.
The young school lads of the town,
who had been making earnest appeals
through town for a subscription with
which to aid them in base ball match
met an overwhelming defeat last Sat
urday at Spruance city by a nine OF
that place. The score was 21 to 0.
The boys came home quite sick over
this defeat and have been guyed ever
/ since,
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27

THE Peninsular Press Association
will have its outing this year at As
bury Park N. J., and will leave for that
place on Saturday next. The interest
Of the occasion will be enhanced by the
meeting there at the same time OF the
National Editorial Association, comp
rising several thousand persons. The
Peninsular Association will stop at the
Atalanta Hotel.
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, Dei.,
Wednesday Afternoon. June 81, 1894

THE "TIMEs" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HoFFEcKER, Editor ana
Proprietor. R. D. HoFFEcKER' JR' sssistan
editor, at Smyrna, Del.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. year, strictly In ao
vance, $50; if not paid in advance, 500. NO
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option Of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the raIe
of Seven Cents line for the frstinsertion SUD
sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents
liberal discount made to quarterly semi-aniu@
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged rive Oel
per line.
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27

THE Philadelphia Press copies the
speech made in the Senate by Sena-
tor Higgins on the practical effect of
the wilson bill on the trade of this
countrv and Canada whereby the
latter will reap large benefits. 1t
speaks of it in complimentary terms as
an able presentation of the case.
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27

rent. 1t was several hours before con-
seriousness could be restored, and his
condition is extremely critical.
The same bolt passed through Mr..
Nelson's house, doing no dOmage there,
but it demolished a tree in the yard:
The country has been suffering with
drought, and the rain will be OF grea.'
benefit to growing crops, more especi'
ally the blackberry crop.
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27

AN amendment to the New YORK
constitution has been proposed which
will do away with liquor licenses and
substitute ordinary taxation of saloons
Another amendment has been pro-
posed to prohibit under heavy penalties
contributions to campaign funds by
oOrnorations
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27
Excursion TO A.sury Park, N. j.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ca,
,v;ii n" ali exeursion tickets TO Asbury Park,
I and return, from all points on iti
lines east of the Ohio River, July sth, och
and 10th, good returning until a.i, sssly lSSt6
with privilege Of szteasl1n srn U porton 9spfmIs Of n,
~, issi ~ IL denosited with the Joint Agent a
Esbury ANN y Park on or before July 18th. =,
be s7 w az wv sWsshir gton 1926 and Lexington
S3o ~ oss:Vo, corresp esponaingly low from al
otS' otS e. - points on the B. q o: system.
Smyrna times., 1894-06-27

DELAWARE CoLLEGE.-A special ex-
animation of students who desire to
enter Delaware College will be held at
Smyrna, on Tuesday, July 3rd. Can
didates will please meet the examiner
at High School Building at 10 A. N.