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Smyrna times., 1898-09-28
Registration of Voters.

EDITOR SMYRNA TIMES:
As the registration of voters pro-
crosses very slowly in Kenton Hun
dred, now the Third Representative
District of Kent County, the writer's
registration certificate being num-
| bered Alb of total of $50 voters in the
district, led to the inquiry what was
the cause of the indifference among
voters in being registered and becom-
ing qualified as voters. He was in
formed that it was understood among
many laboring men that if they paid
| the registration fee of one dollar to
become registered or qualified as a
voter, they would also be obliged to
pay capitation tax, which they were
not disposed or willing to do, and as
consequence out of total of about
| $50 voters in this District less than
| two-thirds had qualified by paying the
registration fee up to Saturday, the
18th inst, the day appointed for regis
tration of qualified electors. As there
has been no legal decision or authori-
tative statement made by the Repub-
lican chairman of the county commit
tee regarding this question it would
seem that the sooner such a decision
is made and promulgated the more
advantageous it would be for both the
Republican county and State tickets.
for with so large discrepancy in REQ,
lstration any hope or calculation that
may be made as to the result of the
election would in the Judgment of the
writer be mere guesses.
Tbe writer having been incurred of
number OF times by laboring men
VINO were undecided whether TO get
registered or not stated to others that
II was his judgment and belief that if
they become registered and paid the
registration fee of one dollar, thew
were exempt from paying capitation
tax ana that ii any collector under
eook 10 collect that tax not to pay Il
unli tne question could be legally de-
cioeu. Inns seemed to reassure some
men VINO got. registered while others
renamed In doubt and declined to get
aeslsterea. 1t seems to have been an
oversight or neglect by the Republi-
ean otate committee that they have
not yet got a legal decision of this
!uesuon and had it published for the
Information IN OF all voters throughout
me state, and II 1T is not done soon
the success of the election of the Re-
publican State ticket is very far from
being assured.
And In this connection it NAV be
wise to state that if there is not a
union of the two factions of the Repub-
licans IN Kent and Sussex counties on
one county ticket the next Legislature
is sure to be controlled by the Dem
ocrats, who will possibly elect two
United States Senators and control
the county offices. A word to the wise
Is suneienS. r.. I'll. @.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28
DAMAGING HAIL STORM.
One OF the Severest on Record, Plays
Havoc With Several Farms Ia
This Vicinity

The gathering clouds to the north of
Monday afternoon did not portend any
thing unusual, ,scarcelya u passing show
er until the low muttering of thunder
began. This soon became almost con-
tlnuous, but no one supposed at this
late date of the summer it would de-
veloP into the character it did. The
rain began quarter before five o'clock
the body of the cloud seemingly to
hang mainly to the east of the town
over the Neck. While they had a
heavy rain and much thunder though
not of the alarming kind, they escaped
both the wind and hail.
This seemed to he ON the western
| skirts of the storm tongues of red
dish, angry clouds, so to speak-that
let down destructive sheets of hail.
| While only few saw hail here, it was
quite apparent at Clayton and destruc-
tive only a little distance beyond.
Fortunately the crops were nearly all
gathered, or in many places they
would have been ruined.
Mr.. Isaac Senix, near Blackstone s
| Cross Roads, says the window lights
! of the north side of the brick house of
his farm were broken out, but in this
particular James H. Reynolds of the
Galley" Jared worse, having 81 panes
of glass broken from his dwelling and
considerable water driven in by the
force of the wind, and the home OF
Crawford Stevens was visited with
equal severity. Mr.. Reynolds gathered
a hat full of these stones, none O1
which, he says, were smaller than hen
eggs.
A. S. Reeder, living over in Black
bird Hundred, had a fourishing croI
OF COW peas utterly destroyed
as well as damage to late corn. JOIN
Wood, on the farm of j. f. Carter haC
among other things, about 150 panes o
glass broken i'll his hOt-hOuse frames
Mr.. Carter and Mr. Lightcap each haC
fields of late corn that were stripped
VIM. III. Lurty, near Brenford, had 4
glass window panes broken from hi
windows. John NJ. Sapp, near tn,
Garrison Mill, had 16 window light
broken out. The loss at Bethel churcl
Gas noted in our CheswOld letter. wa
heavy, while more or less serious re
suits were felt at Cheswold and OF
down the road to Dover and beyond
At Dover, Bakers canning factory wa
struck by lightning and five or six per
sons stunned.
1t will thus be seen that the hail GOV
} cred an unusual wide scope of country
The stones, we are told, were from tn
size of marbles to hen eggs, and som
say turkey eggs. The worst damag
done was to the tomato crops, which
: where the hail was severe, were cut t
: pieces, and orchards of Keifer pear
: were also damaged.
Among the other sufferers from tn
' hail were, Charles Shelter, two and
3 half acres of buckwheat, Richar
: Marin, Reuben Ford, George Boggs
l G. V. Scout, John G. Thompson, an
$ many others, the greatest damage out
} side of window panes, being to potat
r crops.
= There were two or three showers
, occupying the larger part of the tim
e for an hour and a half, and it was nj
t until near eight o'clock that the CLOUD
: and thunder rolled away, leaving
= bright moon to shine down placidl
: on scene of destruction.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28
Wick.

Mrs. Christine M. Wick, widow of
the late Gustavus A. Wick, died after
a brief illness of typhoid fever on Fri
day in the 81 year of her age. She has
been a resident of their new home
on Frazier street since the death of her
husband. She leaves four children,
John the oldest, who follows the bust
ness of his father, barber, and Miss
Rebecca and Carl and William who
made their home with their mother.
The funeral services were held at the
home on Monday afternoon, were con-
Quoted by Revs. Dame and Estlln
after which the remains were inferred
in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Among
those who attended the funeral from a
distance were: Jacob Antweiler, Gus
tavus and William Aschenback, Joseph
Pyne and wife andd Charles Danz and
wife, all of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Aguinaldo's agents have arrived
at San Francisco, and will pro-
ceed to Europe, stopping in Washing
ton on the way to see President Nc.
Kinley. At the White House they will
be received as individuals and not as
representatives of any country. The
Filipino Assembly has decided to re
quest the Americans to recognize the
independence of the islands, to estab
lish a protectorate over their externa
affairs, and to induce the Powers tC
recognize their independence.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28
High School Notes.

The following is the program for
Friday afternoon next, Sept. 3Otb'
Readings, Emma f. Stevenson and
Emma HAZEL; Recitations, Cyrus r
Taylor and Edna e. Ewell; Comnosi
tions, Lizzie N. Revis and PbiIds
Janney; Debaters, LIST Affirmative. Res
sic Middleton, End Affirmative. Adal
w Vlckers; LIST Negative, Aliyen Sew
elson, End Negative, Flora A. HolIet
uestlon for debate: Resolved. Tba,
tne american Indian has received wors,
treatment from the hands of the whit,
man than has the negro. " =
/ 4, Inc boys have not gotta regular foot
Pun Team, but they are practicing ever,
uay, and when they do organize on,
IL wlll be sJim Hickey" /"
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

A PEREMPToRY message of instruc-
ton has been sent to the Cuba Mill
tary Commission by the Washington
authorities. It's tenor is that the
United States will not be satisfied with
any further delay in the evacuation OF
the island, and that Spanish sover-
eighty must be relinquished.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

DIR. ANaELL. minister to Turkey,
who has just returned to resume his
charge of the Michigan University,
Oscar Straus being appointed in his
place, was unsuccessful in securing the
claims for the loss of property of our
citizens at the time of the Armenian
Massacre. 1t is well-known that the
President desires that the claims of
possible. The loss wss not in gem
eral riots which the Sultan said could
not be helped, but the loss to Ameri-
cans was by soldiers sent to guard the
property. Mr.. Straus will try his
hand at the claims of our Missionaries.
In reply to the question of what will
will be the outcome of the Cretan
troubles, Mr.. Angel replied, "Ah, the
Powers only wish you could tell them,
but observe that the Sultan is yielding
to their request. Whether Turkey
will lose Crete or not it is impossible
to say now, but if the Powers say she
must she will have to relinquish it. -
While he was in Turkey, Mr.. Angel
| frequently saw the Sultan. Describ-
ing him, he said:
1.-The Sultan is man of decided abil-
ity, possesses great shrewdness and
| PLAYS his policy we'll of pitting the
jealousy of one nation against another.
Every one comedies that he is an able
| = 4Ia &c |,
pie and the most absolute despot in the
world. 1t is he who rules, not his cab
met. Since the Greek war his power
over his subjects has increased
tremendously. He is considered
by his people to be the relig
iOus head of the nation as we'll as the
head of the army. The soldiers are al
Mahometans, and no one of any othel
religion can enter the army of Turkey
excepting foreign officers especially
chosen by the Sultan, who is called by
people since the war with Greece
Caliph. There will be no religious
war in Turkey while the powers ar,
watching. The Sultan has too mucl
cunning to precipitate trouble. Tur
key can scarcely be called '"lhe Sicl
Man of Europe" after the impetu!
given to the country by the Greek war
1t is now possessed of a powerful
army, fully three hundred Thousand
we'll equipped men. They have bee1
drilled to modern tactics by German
officers, and their weapons are of tn
most improved and modern make
t The Turkish Navy can best be de
scribed as tub. The Sultan watche,
the war between Spain and the Unite
States very closely, and the impression
made by our Navy won his respect ant
admiration. He often spoke to m
about our cannon and ships, and
may in the near future order som
ships built here. 1 told him that th
l cannon and ships were all right, bu
g he would have to look to the men bt
| hind the guns. I said this because
know the Turkish Army, althoug
thoroughly drilled, has but little frin
d practice because no money is devote
: to that purpose.
I "Supposing that the claims againi
Turkey should be pressed, would il
Treasury be able to meet them?"
;. "Well, you see, bankrupt has q
e advantage. He can pay nothing an
4 owe the rest?," was Mr.. Angel
. epigrammatic answer.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28
Important to School Officers.

Mr.. Richard Welton will give an
entertainment in any school district in
the vicinity of Smyrna if a school
officer will arrange therefor. The en-
tertainment will comprise: ID Piano
playing and singing by Mr.. Richard
Welton; (2) A brief explanation oi
'sThe Tonic Sol Fa Method of learn
ing to sing and read music noted on
the staff" (3) An illustrative lesson,
(if those present desire it).
The entertainment may be given IN
the school house, hall, private dwell
ing or other suitable place. An adj
mission fee of 10 cents must be taken,
the proceeds therefrom to be used II
purchasing Tonic Sol Fa singing
books and other material for the
school. No part of the proceeds are to
go to Mr.. Welton.
Mr.. Welton will cheerfully answer
suitable inquiries By letter or person
ally at Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

The Superior Court will meet Oc-
tOber 1st, to name a time for the in.
spectors to meet and recount the vote
of Kent county. The judges will be
Lore, Spruance and the redoubtable
Grubb.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28
The Grain Situation.

The estimates of the foreign wheat
crop cannot yet be made with exact
ness. The figures given from time to
time are subject to correction. 1t is
now said the grain crops in Europe
may amount to $50, 200, 900 bushels
more than last year.
The crops in some countries, which
were reported few weeks ago to be
shorter than usual, will probably turn
out better than was expected, but there
Will be a shortage in some countries.
The European wheat crop may, it is
now said, be estimated at about 24O,-
last year.
There VIII, Of course, be large sur
plus. OF American grain for sale. The
foreign demand will, as usual, deter.
mine the price. At present the prices
are not high, but there are indications
that the foreign demand will be good.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

CoLoNEL JOHN HAY, who has reiin-
quished the American Ambassador
ship 10 Great Britain to become Secre-
tary of State in succession to ex-Judge
Day, was passenger last week on the
White Star Line Steamer Tentonie.
As Ambassador to Great Britain.
Colonel Hay has had most success
full career. When Ii became known
that he was to leave England the LON
don newspapers, almost without single
exception, spoke editoriaily in terms
OF the highest commendation of the
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

The boss rule of Quay in Pennsyl-
vania, is being punctured by John
Wanamaker and his candidate for
Governor, Stone, may be Swallowed in
the contest The machine" will fare
badly in Pennsylvania this year.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

THE War Department has received
from Major General Wilson report
upon the conditions in Porto Rico. 1t
will be valuable in determining what
form of government is best for the is
land.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

IT is said the Spaniards in Porto
Rico are acting in good faith. They
are turning over everything as they
leave the various towns.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

The Circle of Kings Daughters will
meet at TIE home of Mrs. Clarence
Prettyman, Thursday evening, Sept.
Goth, at 7.30. SEO'Y.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Go to Cummings, photographer,
Post Office building, for finely finished
cabinets, mantelles etc. Here every
Wednesday. I
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Rev. L. w. Layfeld commenced a
protracted meeting at Friendship
church, Thoroughfare Neck, last
evening.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Last week began the Autumn season:
1t follows a summer, the hottest and
dryest, the Baltimore Sun says, of any
summer in twenty years.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28
SEc'Y

The Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet at the home of the President, Mon
day evening, Oct 3rd, at 7.30.
Sro'y
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Steamer Elizabeth Van Solver is
being fitted up with free berths in for
ward saloon, also few staterooms for
public convenience during fall and
winter months. The work is being
done by our local carpenters.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

Miss Mary Cahoon will have her
Millinery opening OF October 9Th,
7th and Sth. See advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

When thinking about purchasing
your fall clothing you should consult
the advertisement of John W. Tue ker,
you may miss an opportunity if you
don't.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Mary Laws, colored, resident of
Fisher street, was arrested on Satur-
day night for being drunk and disor-
derly on the streets. Policeman Gar
ner and Turner made the arrest. AL
derman Collins gave her hearing Mon
day morning aud imposed the fine and
costs to the amount of $3.50
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

The steamer Van Solver will run ex-
cursions on Oct. 25 and 26, to provide
transportation for parties desiring to
attend the Peace Jubilee Parades in
Philadelphia, Oct. Goth and 9th.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Fodder saving is about completed in
this section. The corn stood up we'll,
there not being since it grew up, any
heavy wind or rain storms to beat it
about.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

81 wouldn't tako 81, 900 and be with
out the course, /" says A. H. Grosh,
bookkeeper, North East, Md, in cat
alogue of Goldey Commercial and
Shorthand College, Wilmington, Del.
Send for cot. (See ady.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Miss Elizabeth Lattomus will give
her Millinery opening on Friday and
Saturday of this week, Sept. 30th and
Oct. 1st. See advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Archie McLain, of Woodland Beach,
caught a drum fish on Monday that
weighed Al pounds.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

German collins gave ner nearing MOI
day morning aud imposed the fine and
costs to the amount of $3.50.
The three evangelists, Messrs. Stew
art, Weisler and Lord, who erected
tent near Jerman Chapel two weeks
ago and held nightly meetings in it,
took it down Monday for the winter,
and the two first named departing for
Bloomsbury, Pa, Mr.. Lord remaining
for time and will hold cottage meet
ings in private residences.
If you want to be pleasantly enter
tanned you should go to the Methodist
church this evening to hear the inter
esting "Chaik Talk" of Mrs. Ellen
| Dayton Blair, National w. G. T. u.
Organizer and Artist Lecturer. She
meets with popular favor wherever she
goes and comes highly recommended
in the work she has taken up.
Steamer Elizabeth Van Solver will
run as follows in October:
,,s Smyrna LANDING e saturday. dRsdafdpstd q
Friday u" i2 noon TnnlsSdsy I,n.Ssyy g.. ,SS :
Balance of time table Will appear In
our next issue.
Michael f. Rodgers, of Gloucester,
N. J.. who has been in this vicinity
for some time buying stock, was ar.
rested on Friday last for obtaining
money under false pretenses from b
". Weldon. At the hearing he was
held in the sum Of $125 for his appear
ance at Court. On Sunday, the nee
essary bail being furnished, he wai
brought back to Smyrna on an ordel
of Magistrate Cooper and given his re
: lease,
The show of "Sun Brothers.
fragment OF circus-wls well patron
lied on Thursday. A number OF peo
) pie came to town to see the parade, ant
were on the qui vive from ten to on
O'Clock, when it came of, 1t was
least pleasing to the children. In
: management were gratified in havini
q every seat allied, except Bome of the re
serves, and tho same was true at nigh
though a clever rain was falling. The
went from here to Camden, passing b
s Dover, because the cost to exhibl
Q there would have been considerable.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Two tramps arrested by Policeman
Garner for vagrancy on Friday after
noon were incarcerated in one of the
cells of the Lookup to await trial be-
fore Alderman Collins the next morn
ing. Between midnight and morning
they broke Jail and fed. They accom-
plished the work by splitting the COM
mode lid, and by the aid of one of the
pieces pried the door until they sue
ceeded in wrenching one of the hinges.
This being done they easily sprung it
enough to extricate themselves. Once
into the Alderman's office they could
unlock the back door and escape.
This makes the seventh man to break
Jail since the cells have been built, and
more and more it is becoming laugh
ing farce. The TIMES has spoken of
the insecurity of our lookup ON several
occasions, the people have talked about
it, and still the Town Council do little
toward making it stronger and safer.
With this conditions of affairs law and
and order can never be properly en-
forced.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

There will be a meeting of the Home
Science Committee of the Twentieth
Century Club, Friday evening, Sept.
30th, at 7.30 o'clock at the home OF
Mrs. J. p. Hudson.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

,oFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Telephone, No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Rural free delivery of mail will be
introduced at Harrington, with Joseph
Ct. Peckham as mail carrier.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

Between the wagons coming to town
with loads of tomatoes and wagons
going through the town with loads of
phosphate for the coming wheat seed
ing, there is an evident show of busi-
ness in the agricultural population.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28
ROBT. D. H0FFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor

TERMS-SU per annum. II
paid strictly in advance s1.OO. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option of the publishers.
ADvERTIsEMENTs--TH SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents, but for the outlying district of which it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
Kenton, Cheswold, Leipsic, &c. A rate of so
eeuts an inch for first insertion and 25 cents
for each subsequent insertion will be charged
or transient advertising. Locals and Reading
Notices, 10 cents per line per issue. A special
reduction on all senli-annual and yearly adver-
tisementS.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

THE SMYRNA TlMEs is published at Smyrna
DEL, every Wednesday afternoon.
THE TIMES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the.town 1t represents and the
StaLe of which it is part. 1t also gives the
items of importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
R0BT. d. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Proprietor.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

j. E. Carter has more work on hand
in house painting than any Fall for ten
years. His workmen are just now en-
gagged on the residence of Col. Geo.
H. Raymond, the two two stores at the
''four corners" following directly
after.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

The Art and Drama Committee of
the Goth Century Club are preparing to
give a home talent drama the last of
October. There will be two comedies,
one entitled "Hearts" and the other
''Woodcock's Little Game" The cast
of characters are being selected and re-
hearsals will commence at once.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

The State Convention of the Chris
tian Endeavor Association which was
to have been held in Wilmington on
the Goth, 9th and 25th of October, has
been postponed to Nov. 10th, 18th and
18th. The postponement is Occasioned
by the Peace Celebration, which is to
come off in Philadelphia on the above
named dates.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

The Blind Staggers" among the
horses in the Necks, is abating, but it
has proven quite destructive, as a num-
ber of horses have been lost NJ. v.
Ford has lost two, Ezekiel Slaughter
two, Henry Dulin two, and several
have lost horse each. The later
cases seem to be mainly in White Hall
Neck, but the vicinity of Dover has
also had quite a number of cases.
Smyrna times., 1898-09-28

The following is the time table of
the steamer G.. +. Brady for the first
week in October:
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-24
CUBAN AUTONOMY PLAN,
Government Menifesto Declares ..v

Government Manifesto Declares 1--WE
Are All Cubans and Spaniards,,,
Havana, Jan. A.-The Official Ga.
zette publishes the. astronomical gov
ernment's manifesto. This declares
that the government confines itself to
the task Of preparing new govern
ment policy, with another for the peo-
pie, on conditions that will insure sta
bility and thus remedy radical public
evils. autonomy being the settlement
and PREPARATION inaugurated by the
fatherland. The manifesto declares:
IT errors ensue 1t will be only the
colony's fault, for political and civil
freedom has been fully organized and
the right to regulate commercial treat
les conferred, the only limits to au-
tonomy being tho sovereignty of Spain.
The cny trouble that could arise would
come II the colony should violate the
constitution or injure those interests
that belong to the whole nation. To
prevent such a possibility Spain re-
tains control, In order to maintain In
full the duly constituted government, as
the protection for high national inter-
ests while apparently threatened"
The manifesto adds that autonomy
excludes no one, but calls upon all to
obey the laws. 1.-THE past should be
lesson" 1t says, land not provoca-
ton for hatreds and mutual recrimina-
ton. The policy Of suspicion and pro-
scription is now dead. We are all Gu
bans and Spanlards."