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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06
NATIONAL GUARD DYING.
Plenty of Nan for STATE Organ
ization but No Equipment.
URGENT NEED or UNIFORMS

Fifteen Companies New In the state
-saave No Eacsoraxeaeut @ Drill
saA Are UnaiseiDlineA-In Case
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Have to Ne Called on-Omeer>
aaA Men Are Gettiag DisesurageA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06
Children's Humane society Meets

The AftA regular meeting az the chss.
nfens auxiliary Ia the Seattle Humane
soca%sS Nil ~ held sAis t.>-afuvssayA after
noon a. : o'clock sharp IN the Y NJ 4
re1rss First avenu- near PIKE street
All eaildven arc cordially invited 10 al.
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CITY HALL NOTES

William Morris was yesterday appointed
nv Mayor Husnss temporary guard or city
prisoners on street WORK
TIE b<ssrs. az public works Will meet at
- o'clsck tais morning. Among other IA
-oy,an. matters 10 Ne considered will De
he assessment roll FOR tise Seventeenth
avenue sewer wascA nil esss N-ihs.
A gang az esty prisoners was pE' 20
vork YESTERDAY cleaning up TIE Debris IN
the :c2sus ~ the new ad5siaen 30 ne csty
san Ysiu.neefs are at work IN :as new
,,ssrsisan OF shs building ard IL few days
fss fasshiax touches viii he rGt On
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THE rsea Dyer johnson claims are 10
s~.s-ss a, Cleveland Peninsula. ter miles
srxsys isertnx where steamer AN stors
s.rs. sr4a Lara her SEATS and miners sap
plies su.ss SHE'D At Is vest prices. Address
ii. e Hickman. i~svsaS. A}asAa-
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$. The elegant Graham residence in Queen
AIMS town: handsems house. large
eroands. model harm. superb visu. The
improvements aione cost over u3SeG
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william A wright. coiorps asezt At ire
county Aesrsfas MAJ q. consumption
aged r years. He had Hired sF. Seattle say
.rsi years and was a well known waiter.
he Was formerly employed II sas Rainier
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CRESCENT bicycles. high grade ans Tow
,xrsrr .xa fre story Ter s>ss. Spskx9r 81
Egrlsas lis isss Second
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Capt W ]. Bryant, inspector of hulls.
and Engineer e. c. Cherry. inspector OF
boilers constituting the government board
OF local inspectors OF steam vessels went
10 Weuatchee yesterday 20 inspect the
steamers Thomas L. Nixon. camano ana
Selkirk 10 be used on the Upper Columbia.
DIR. MERRILL. speciaiist-4th floor
CoIlfns block
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TROUT po vcsa want any Eux ycar
tackle at SrangsnAergs els SeSsaaa
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wAGNEHsS hard aa3 Mrs. rdtauisss a.
Madison park Sunday ssSsrnSnr.
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MISS wfLzrNsKT. optleasn- lie Cherry.
Consultation free.
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THE Puget sound News Company has
Yseav,ss % corner OF Columbia ard Western
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15
The Rights Of School Commissioners.

An important decision has Just been
handed down by Chief Justice Lore
and Associate Judges Grubb and Pen.
newill regarding the rights of Board
of School Commissioners to en-
ploy teachers, even though elected
and perfectly satisfactory to the retir-
ing Board. This question has often
arisen in country districts and given
more or less trouble. The decision of
the Superior Court was in the case of
Carl Smith, vs.. School District, No.
81 of Sussex county.
Smith was hired to teach the above
district school by the retiring school
commissioners. When he went to the
school at the next term the new COM
missioners would not allow him to
teach, claiming they had not hired
him. Smith then brought suit. The
defendants asked for non-suit.
The court in granting the nom
suit said that the free school system
and public policy both demand that
the school committees for any year
shall engage teachers for only that
year, and should not make contracts
commencing in the year of their sue
cessors. The court thought the new
commissioners should have a voice in
the employment of the teachers for
that year.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15
AMERICANS
CAPTURE ILOILO.
Victory Won Easily in the Philippines
Without Loss to AmeriCanS-Wr0Ck
Of a Big Steamship, but Pas
S0lg0TS Safely Landed.
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY,
AND TO THE SOUTH BADLY BLOCKED
VERY LITTLE NEWS TO BE
GAINED BY WIRE.

For the benefit of our patrons we have
received by wire the following brief
news of the outside world, which will
be given them in advance of the daily
papers, now so much missed in this
community. The blizzard has had a
damaging effect throughout the Allan
tic and Southern States, and owing TO
the condition of the telegraph system,
very little news can be gained in Phil
adelphia by wire. We were unable to
get longer and more detailed account
for this reason.
The following dispatch was received
by the TINES this morning:
eastern Pennsylvania, New JERSEY
and all through the South badly block
AIDED. Wires are down and verv little
nearby news can be gained. Philadel-
phia and vicinity suffer badly, espe-
cially the suburbs
AN engagement between the Amer
leans and the Philippines on Saturday.
the former captured Ilolio easy and
complete without loss to the Ameri-
cans and much slaughter of the Flip
mos. Their loss was great, but the
actual number has not been ascer
tanned
The McEnery resolution passed
the Senate yesterday and defines our
attitude toward the Philippines.
1.-The Steamship William Laurence
Of the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company, which sunk on
Hilton Head Island, S. c., is total
wreck. With much effort four boat
loads of passengers have been safely
landed" "
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

SAYS the New York Tribune: ''It is
not agreeable to rembember, but
neither is it possible to forget, that the
final attitude of the Senate toward the
Treaty of Peace was marked with and
even dominated by partisanship. Con-
slderatiOns of domestic politics were
carried into our dealings with for
elgn Power. That was a deplorable
thing, and if it was not altogether un-
expected there had at least been ground
on which to hope for something bet
ter. There was no partisansihp last win
ter In voting $50, 900, 900 for National de-
fence, none in empo wering the Presi-
dent to intervene in Cuba, none in ac-
cepting the Spanish gage of battle.
There was surely none in the Presi-
dents conduct of the war, when Dem
ocrats were appointed to office as freely
as Republicans, and for the first time
ex-Confederates were commissioned in
the Federal Army. There was none in
the negotiations of peace, when a con-
spicuous Democratic leader was ap-
pointed to serve on the Paris Commits
sion and other Democrats were chosen
Tor work in Cuba and Porto Rico. But
at the end of all, in the crowning work
OF all, partisan rancor reasserted itself
When the Treaty of Peace was laid be-
lore the senate. to consumate and con-
serve forever the high results of the war.
party lines, were drawn and the party
standard was raised.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15
LAST DANCE BEFORE LENT.
WATKINS ORCHESTRA GIVE DELIGHTFUL
AFFAIR TO THE YoUHe People OF SMYRNA.

WATKINs ORCHESTRA GIVE DELIGHTFUL
AFFAIR TO THE ToUHe People OF SMYRNA.
The dance which was to have
been given by Watkins Orchestra to
the young men and ladies of Smyrna
on Monday night was prevented by
the blizzard and postponed until last
night, when it was given with much
success at the Opera House. 1t was
the last chance the young peopl e
would have until Lent was over and
they entered into the enjoyment of the
evening with hearty pleasure. The
complimentary dances have been one
of the features of the series of delight
ful affairs since the Christmas Holi- :
days. The young men of Smyrna have
given several complimentary dances to
the young ladies of town. In turn the
ladies have given splendid dance to
the young men. An now the Orches-
ira, who have been furnishing such ex-
cellent music throughout the course.
very fittingly returned the compliment
to both young men and ladies by Civ
ing dance last evening. This orches-
ira is composed of J. w. Watkins.
leader, Mr.. W. g. Anthony, cornet,
William Norris, violin, and Mr.. W.
P. Garratt, piano accompanist. Like
all other dances of its kind it was
highly enjoyed.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go and Their Social
DOings.

Geo. M. Stevenson, Grand Overseer,
and J. Edwin Hoffecker, Representa-
tive of NJ izpah Lodge, No. 16, A. o.
U. W, received a telegram each on
Monday, stating that the Grand
Lodge, A. o. U. W, had been post.
poned on account of the blizzard to
Tuesday, Feb. 21st.
Miss Blanche Graham, of Dover,
and Miss Cora Johnson, of Ingleside,
Nd, are being entertained by Mrs.
Edw G. Walls.
Miss Hattie Stubbs, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. VIM. FAIRIES.
Miss Hettie Megear is visiting in
Wilmington.
The G. S. X. Society of young folks
was entertained Friday evening by
Misses Irma Lewis and Eva Foxwell,
at the home of the former.
Mr.. Edward Ayers, of Scranton, Pa.
is visiting his father-in law, Mr.. Geo.
E. Batsford, for few days before 60
ing to ithaca, N. Y, where he has
contracted to build a row of flats.
Miss Lizzie Mcdowell is taking a
needed rest by visiting in Philadel-
phia
w. H. Brady attended a dance in
the New Century Club Room at Will
mingtOn, Friday night.
James T. Truax, near town, has
been elected president of the Kent
County Levy Court.
Miss Beulah Jefferson is visitin g
Mrs. w. S. Haman, at Dover.
Samuel NJ. Hoffecker, of Philadel-
phia, accompanied by Mr.. Harry Nc
Mullin, came down Saturday to spend
Sunday with his father. They have
been detained since then by the block
ade.
Miss Elva Vandegrift, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting DIR. VIM. Ashcraft.
Mr.. Elsie Perry, of Woodland Beach,
has been the guest of Mr.. John An
thony.
MIR. and Mrs. w. W. Wright, of
Trappe, Md, are guests of his mother.
Mrs. George Rose, who accompanied
her husband, a member of the White
Rose Minstrels, to Chestertown, Nc,
was taken suddenly ill. She was
obliged to stay there over night and
the next day, and came home on Sat
uay. She is improving under the care
of home attention.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McKrown, of
MiddletOwn, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
M. II. Appleton.
Editor r. d. Hoffecker, Sr., who
has been confined to his home with
indispOsition the past two weeks is
improving and hopes to be out in a
few days.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

WE are now nearing the close of the
session and no U. S. Senator elected
yet. There have been daily
changes from Dupont to Chandler,
Willis and others and from Gray to
Handy, Nicholson, Pennington &C.,
but il is observed that the Addicks
men ''stick" unwavering to their man.
Whether there be Senator or not, it
Is certain that Col. Dupont has not the
ghost of chance. The position of the
Addicks men is voiced Ia the following
from the Sentinel:
A marked and pleasing contrast
to this lightning change business is
the attitude of the Union Republicans.
who maintain their steadfastness Of
faith and attachment to the rule of the
caucus. These stalwart men POSSESS
the unshaken consciousness of right
and the courage of their convictions.
Possessing these, they can as brave
men await and abide the result.
with the consciousness that they are
fulfilling their part in faithful Obe-
dlence to the will of their constituents.
Those gentlemen of the minority who
have not felt that change or frequent
changes involved the violation of any
liked principal, can very wisely and
constantly change again and fall in
line with the majority, and thus put
an end to the strife, which if continued
on present lines, must inevitably re-
suit in placing the State again under
the domination of the Democracy.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

The last Legislature, though it was
in session some five months and
charged with the duty of fixing the
salaries of county officers under the
new Constitution, failed to do so,
leaving the matter to the present Leg
islature. The House committee on
the Judiciary have agreed on and re
ported the following schedule:
New Castle county-Clerk of the
peace, $4,000; register of wills, S4, 600;
register in Chancery and clerk of the
Orphans Court, $4,000; prOthonotary,
$4,000; sheriff, $4,000; coroner, 81, 900.
Kent and Sussex counties Clerks
of the peace, SO, 900 each; registers of
wills, $4,000 each; registers in chan
cery and clerks of the Orphans Court,
$1,000 each; prothonotaries, 81, ,OOG
each; recorders of deeds, 81 500 each
sheriffs, $4,000 each; coroners, $4OG
each.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

cept without cavil the rules laid down
In England. AS in all other matters
pertaining to the civilized world, so in
the language inherited from the
mother country from which we severed
ourselves over 100 years ago we have
made the impress of our nationality.
The outcome of the growth of educa-
ton among the masses through our
public school system are gradually
making the people of the United
States the arbiters of what is popu-
larly called the English language.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

THE laying of the keel of a new
Maine warship, to-day, in Cramps
shipyard, in Philadelphia, to be COM
pleted in two years, will with the other
ships, make our navy third in power
in the world. The House Naval Com
mittee have just reported bill which
provides for three battleships of 13, 900
tons each, three armored cruisers of
500 tons each, three protected cruis-
ers of $500 tons each, and six cruisers
of $500 tons each. This, with the
vessels now building, will give the
navy inside of three years an effective
force of fifteen first class battle ships,
five first-class armored cruisers, TWEEN
ty-three more or less protected cruis-
ers from 1000 to 1900 tons, twenty
gunboats of various types, twenty tor
pedo boats and six double-turreted and
four single-turreted monitors of mod
ern design.
Compared with England's 900 ships
of all types, this fleet of 100 vessels
looks small, and France, too, has prob
ably four ships for every one, but in
this home navy every battleship dates
later than 1890, and the better part of
the cruisers are fully as modern, while
the British and French fleets contain
scores of ships that have been in SER
vice for many years and are of types
now regarded as almost obsolete.
A well-known authority, comment
ing on the latest propabIe increase in
the navy, said: "'The United States
Navy if increased by the ships proposed
in the bill just reported favorably by
the House Committee will be the most
powerful possessed by any country save
two, beyond any question of doubt,
and firmly believe that when all the
features of the situation are considered
Great Britain alone can lay claim to q
more powerful fighting force at sea.
France undoubtedly has much larger
number of ships of all classes than we
have, and doubt if we, even with the
proposed new ships, could seek the
French successfully, but 1 feel abso-
lutely certain that the French could
not seek us with any more show of sue
cess. I mean by that, the United
States fleet could successfully defend
the entire coast of the country against
French invasion.
Russia has more ships of all classes
than the United States, but the weak
ness of Russia, Italy and Germany in
modern, irst-class battleships, must
cause them to be reckoned after the
United States, when the increased
fleet is ready for work.
''This is a somewhat startling asser-
tion when you consider it. Less than
a year ago all Europe, except England,
was engaged in an alleged learned dis
cussion of the weakness of the Ameri-
can navy. The critics gave credit for
| ability to neither ships nor officers,
while the men were described as a mix
ture of all that is undesirable and as
next to useless in fight How that is
all changed now There is not a pub
licatiOn in Europe but what has
changed its tune regarding the Ameri-
can navy, its officers men and ships,
and they do not hesitate to admit now
that Uncle Sans big gray armor clads
are not to be tackled unless caught at
some awful disadvantage. They don't
like the men behind the gnns.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15
WHITE ROSE MINSTRELS.
Gave Fine Performance TO the People of
Chestertown. Their Cold and EventfuI
Return Trip Home.

The White Rose AIinstrels. our
local hOme-talent company, had one of
the coolest days they could have picked
out to take their troupe to Chester
town With the temperature hover
ing around zero, they left at noon on
Thursday IN a chartered train on the
Baltimore and Delaware Bay railroad.
twenty-three strong and about fifteen
excursionists extra, to keep their en-
gagement in STAINS Hall that evening.
The intensity of the cold weather
had the same effect upon the folks
there as upOn our town people. Thev
did not want to turn out. Indeed the
majority of them preferred to nestle
close to their firesides and had its ef-
feet upon the audience they had hoped
to see. However, there were some two
hundred who turned out in the even
ing. The performance went off with
out anything to mar its success, and
many claim 1t was the best rendition
they have given yet.
The company left Chestertown about
midnight and had an eventful Journey
on their return trip. 1t is a slow road
at the best, and there was more or
less effort to keep the temperature of
single car up to a comfortable point.
Notwithstanding the chilling effect
of their cold nights ride, the train
became delayed at point not far from
Clayton where the rails had spread.
Here they had long wait and many
feared that they were settled there for
the night, After considerable time
they managed to get the rail fixed
and pulled in Clayton at nearly three
O'Clock. 1t was a relief to them to
get this far, and hacks were there to
meet them and brought them to
Smyrna.
Those who attended the perform
ance were well pleased with the
Smyrna boys. Their jokes were not
at all stale. Indeed, they got off
some good local hits that brought
down the house In laughter and ap-
plause. The manager of STAINS Hall
and many others congratulated our
boys upon their fine performance and
guaranteed them a crowded house if
they could come back when the
weather was a little warmer. 1t is
unfortunate that they had such a bit
ter spell of zero weather to contend
with, and there was no doubt but that
their going to ChestertOwn would have
been attended with splendid financial
success if such had not been the con-
dition of things.
While in Chestertown the White
Rose Minstrels were entertained at
the Armstrong House, and Mr..
Pippin, the proprietor, gave our boys
splendid attention and they have moth
ing but good words to say of the ac-
commodatiOn of the house and the ex-
cellent service rendered.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

The recent war with Spain and the
present fight for dominion in the Phil
ippine Archipelago has made our na-
tion more than ever before a World
Power. That the American nation is
a great commercial power has long
been recognized; it is only recently
that its military and naval power has
been appreciated by foreign nations,
or indeed by ourselves. But the Amer
lean nation is also power in the liter
airy world. AS an evidence of this,
nothing better can be cited than the
fact that the greatest reference work in
the English language has been pre-
pared, edited and published by Ameri-
cans. With population of 20, 600, ,00C
of people it was hardly to be expected
that this nation would for all time nc.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15
For In Crime.

Thomas Whitfield & Co., 240 Wabash
Ave, corner Jackson-st., one of Chic.
ago's oldest and most prominent dru0.
gists, recommend Chamberlain's Couob
Remedy for la grippe, as it not onlv
gives prompt and complete relief bnt
also counteracts any tendency Of Ia
grippe to result in pneumonia For
sale by Clifton & Raymond, SMYRNA
and L. L.. Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

The Spanish Cortes will not con-
venue until the Goth, and, as Queen
Regent has signifed her intention of
turning the peace treaty over to that
body for action, instead of ratifying it
herself, as she has power to do, the
technical state of war between Spain
and the United States must continue
at least until that time. But this viii II
not prevent our Government from tax
ing necessary action in the colonies and
beginning the work of good govern
ment there.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15
Dissolution Of Partnership !

~. SMYRNA, DEL, Feb. 1, 1899.
Notice IS hereby given that the partner
b. Megear and William b. Mecear trad;no
under the firm name of Megear & Son. has
TINS day been dissolved by mutual consent.
ana the business will be continued by VIM
b. Megear, at the old stand on Main street
smyrna, Del. All accounts due the firm
ssnould be settled Immediately, and all hav-
the same to VIM. B. Megear.
THOMAS b. MEGEAR.
VIM. b. MEGEAR.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

The message which the President
sent to Congress Friday, was one that
should be carefully needed and acted
upon at the earliest possible date. A
cable cross the Pacific Ocean, connect
ing California with Hawaii and the
Philippines, is urgently needed for mil
itary naval purposes, and is an abso-
lutte necessity to the commerce of this
country if the latter is to secure an d
hold the paramount place to which it
is naturally entitled in Pacific water s.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

STATISTICS in regard to the amount
of money brought to this country by
European immigrants show that the
German is the richest, with an average
of $3.50, while the Englishman is a
close second, with $52. The French
man has $4725 and the Belgian $45,
while the Irishman brings but $15, the
Russian $3.50 and the italian $40.
Probably the italian takes more back
to his native land, however, than any
of the others.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

Like the week previous our citizens
woke up on Sunday morning and
found three or four inches of snow
AS a consequence there were but few
who turned out to church all day long.
The Methodist only had about % in
attendance in the morning, the Epis-
copalians, 10, and the Presbyterians,
II. The snow fell fast all day and
there was no change in the attendance
at night. The Episcopalians dispensed
with their evening service, and those
who attended the Methodist and Pres
byterian churches were few in num-
bers.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

The lower House of the Pennsly-
vania Legislature has called halt on
the shameless attempt to force the
Quay Jury Bill through and postponed
action on it until Mar ch 21st. Boss
Quay gains headway in no move he
makes and it looks as if his domination
was about coming to an end.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15

The Circle of Kings Daughters will
meet at the home of Mrs. Temple,
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 10th, at
$50. A full attendance is requested, as
business of Importance is to be con-
sidered. SEo'Y.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15
Bismarck'. Iron No..

., was the result of his splendid health. Indom.
sSoie s vi II and tremendous energy are not found
s ouI OF order. II you want these Qualities and
me nl success they bring, use Dr. Kings New Life
Ills haas. Iney develop every power Of brain and
and T. L. Mason's, Clayton. > SAiSina'
Smyrna times., 1899-02-15
Volcanic Ernnfinna

Are grand, but Skin EruptionS rob life OF Joy.
Buck ems Arnica Salve cures them; also Old,
unntng and Fever Sore, Ulcers Boils FelO S.
COrns, Warts Cuts, Bruises, Burns, ScaldS, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile cure on earth.
Drives out Pains and Aches. Only - cts a box
cure guaranteed. Sold by Jas. r. HOffecker
smyrna and T. L. Mason, clayton