Smyrna times., 1898-09-14

Colonel Wickersham who resigned
last week, will return to his home in
Wilmington.
The Democratic silver league did
not elect single candidate in Will
mington, and the George Gray men
are on top.
Nine-year-old John Mclean, who
was mangled by wagon near Dover,
died at the Hahnemann Hospital,
Philadelphia.
The summer season at Rehoboth is
about ended, and it is reported that
capitalists will become interested in
the resort before next year.
The annual State Fair Ball will take
place on Thursday evening, Septem-
ber 10, at Hotel Richardson, Dover.
Oglesby's orchestra will furnish the
music.
Dupont & Co., will get a govern
ment contract for one million pounds
of smokeless powder to cost $500, 900.
The black power is to be discarded in
the U. S. Navy.
The democrats seem determined TO
throw overheard all remembrance of
the last Legislature, when James Taylor
was defeated for the Legislative nomi-
nation on Saturday in Appoquimin-
mink.
One hundred of the leading business
houses of Wilmington, have declared
IN favor of the early closing movement,
and in future these stores will close
regularly at 6 o'clock, except on Tues
day and Saturday evenings.
Detectives Geyer and Hamm, who
for several days had been securing
Kent county for Edward G. Knott, re-
turned to Philadelphia Sunday, with
out their man, and believe that they
had been running out a wrong clue.
Only four Kent county persons have
been drawn on the jury that will try
Senator Kenney in October. They
are, Samuel Armstrong and E. B.
Downs, of North Murderkill hundred;
David Rees, of Kenton hundred, and
John Milehan, of Mispillion hundred.
Alexander Rias, colored, aged 20
years, had his right leg nearly cut off
Friday, while operating a corn cutter
on James Abbott's farm near Dover.
The horse gave jerk, throwing him
from the seat, and the knife penetrated
his leg to the bone. The injury was
dressed by DIR. L. o. Clements.
Daniel Ross of Wilmington, was
elected Junior Vice-Commander-in- in
Chief of the Grand Army of the Re-
public at the annual encampment in
Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday. He was
backed by the solid Delaware delega-
tiOn Of fifty veterans, who hustled to Sc
cure his election. Ross was nomina-
ted by acclamation.
The sentiment is made that the Ken
ney influence dominated the late con-
vention in Dover. John d. Hawkins,
chairman of the County Committee,
proclaimed from the rostrum that he
had rather be called thief than a muir
derer, and was applauded for the decla-
ration: Mr.. Hawkins, according to the
reports, was induced to make this re-
mark by claim asserting this be-
cause some of the soldiers have died in
camp, President Mckinley is q mur-
derer.
The CoUNTERFEITERs. a result
of the convincing evidence brought be-
fore District Attorney Vandergrift in
the case of the Kent County counter
feiters, he will present two counts
against each prisoner to the Federal
Grand Jury in Wilmington, to-mor-
row. United States Marshall Short
was in Dover all day and served sub
poenas upon Caleb s. Pennewill, J. J.
Scanlan, J. M. Watson, w. ID. Walls
and Walter McGuinness of Dover;
Mrs. Martha Taylor, w. H. Taylor,
Mrs. w. III. Taylor and Reese Taylor
of. Dinah's Corner, and j. H. Dyer of
Cheswold, to appear in Wilmington
tomorrow.
SENATOR GRAY.-In selecting Sena-
tor Gray for the Peace Commission
President Mckinley has in the opinion
of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
giving adequate recognition to the con-
servative sentiment of the country.
Senator Gray, it adds, sis an opponent
of territorial expansion, and his ap-
pointment is renewed proof of the
Presidents wish to make the commits
sion honestly representative of the
various shades of public opinion in re-
gard to the retention of territory in
the Philippines. The fact that the
Delaware Senator is q Democrat while
his position as member of tho foreign
relations committee of the Senate is
important as tending to reconcile the
Democratic Senators to any treaty
which the commission may commend.
DELAWARE REPUBLICANS RATIFY.
The formal notification OF John Henry