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Smyrna times., 1899-06-14
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items Cleaned From All Parts of Delawar!
and Maryland.

and Maryland.
Walter l.. Stewart, son of Revenue
Collector, Jacob G.. Lewis, was mar
ried Monday 5th, inst, to Miss Vir-
madelia Slaughter of st. Jones.
Peter J. Ford and Frank Schilling,
of the Schilling Dry Goods Company,
were arrested in Wilmington Thurs
day, charged with violating the anti
lotterly law of the State by running a |
gift scheme at their store. They were
held under bail for Court.
The low price of berries stopped
shipments the first of last week and
down the Peninsula several thousand
crates rotted in the patches. The ex
pense of picking and the freight eats
up all profits. Growers are badly dis
appointed.
Rev. Jonathan S. Willis is forming a
party of his own and he is not making
as much progress as he had hoped for,
still the reverned gentleman has great
expectations for the future.
The strawberry season demonstrates
that when Delaware let's herself out
she over1Oes it. In one day last week
more than two millions quarts of the
luscious fruit were shipped.
AND THERE ARE OTHERS The Sec
retary of State has chartered the Del
aware Cotton Company, capital stock
$3.50. 900; the American Grass Twine
Company, capital $15, 200, 900. Twenty
five millions in one week, to say moth
ing of the batch of smaller concerns,
looks like a break of prosperity i'll
State finances.
The Industrial Accident Insurance
Co., of the U. S. was incorporated
with a capital stock of $50, 900, all of
which is subscribed. The officers are
H. A. Richardson president, James H.
Hughes vice president, and II. +.
/ Cain treasurer.
Dover PUBLIC SCHOOLS. r The
Dover Public Schools will close for the
Summer holidays on June %. The
commencement exercises will be held
on Thursday evening, June %, in the
Baptist Church. The graduating class
which is composed of eight young
ladies'. is the first class to he graduated
since the grade was raised two years
ago.
Miss Mary Roberta Stevenson was
married at Dover last week to Robert
Wister Ewing, son of DR.. Ewing of
West Grove, Pa, the ceremony being
performed by the Rev. I. E. Martin
dale, d. D., presiding elder of Sails
bury district. Miss Martie Dunning
of Philadelphia, was maid of honor,
aud T. f. Dunn of Dover, was best
man.
Charles w. Edwards of the Ecenin9
Journal, of Wilmington, is into big
fight with Peter J. Ford and the
Schilling Dry Goods Company. As
beginning Edwards was arrested and
arranged on three charges on criminal
libel. Two charges was performed by
Peter J. Ford and one by Schilling
Dry Goods Company. He was held il
$500 bail on each charge for a hearing
at the Court of General Sessions
Lewis C. Vandergrift was the bonds
man. The suits were based on articles
appearing in the Evening Journal
Mr. Edwards was again arrested on {
similar charge on Wednesday.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14
Brave Men Fall

Fall victims to stomach, liver and
kidney troubles as well as women. and
all feel the results in loss of appetite,
poisons in the blood, backache, ner-
vousness, headache and tired, listless,
rundown feeling. But there's no
need to feel like that. Listen to j.
w. Gardner, Idaville, Ind. He says
Electric Bitters rre just the thing for
a man when he is all run down, and
don't care whether he lives or dies.
1t did more to give me new strength
and new appetite than anything /
could take. / can now eat anything
aud have new lease on life" Only
so cents, at Jas. p Hoffecker's drug
store, Smyrna, and T. L. Mason's
drug store, Clayton. Every bottle
naranteed,
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14
Red Hot from the Gun

Was the ball that hit G.. b. Steadman
of Newark, Mich, in the Civil War.
1t caused horrible Ulcers that no
treatment helped for 20 years. Then
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him.
Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Boils,
Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best
Pile cure on earth. 25 cts. a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by Jas. p.
Hoffecker, druggist, Smyrna, and T.
l.. Mason, druggist, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14

We printed last week a number of
commendatory notices of the press of
the Peninsula, as to the change in form
and charcter of the TINES. A number
of others of similar complimentary ref
erence have since come to hand, to all
which we wish to show our gratitude.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14

Mr.. p. Retchem of Pike City, CAL,
says: During my brothers late sick
ness from sciatic rheumatism, Cham
berlain's Pain Balm was the only rem
edy that gave him any relief. " Many
others have testified to the prompt re-
lief from pain which this liniment af-
fords. For sale by Clifton & Ray
mond, Smyrna, 7. j.. Mason, Clay
ton.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14
Young Folks and ChiIdren's Shoes

At 9Sc-Misses' Kid Button and Lace
Shoes, black and russet; sizes IL to 2.
Value ST.. so.
At S0c-Children' S Kid Button and Lace
Shoes, black and russet; sizes 81 to
l0H. Value $l.25.
At 65c-Children's Kid Button Shoes,
black; sizes to 8. Values 81 and 81. Is.
25c-Infants' Black Kidskin Shoes.
buttoned, flexible turned leather SOLE
Worth ST.
At $l.50-Boys' Black Novelty Calf Lace
Shoes, English toes; sizes ~ to 81.
Value 81. so.
At $l.2S-Youths' Black Novelty Calf
skin Shoes, laced, English toes Value 81.
At $l-Lit1e Mems Lace Shoes, Tan
Willow and Black Box Calfskin, sturdy
soles, sizes 9 to Is. Value 81. 50.
At $l.7S-Boys' Shoes, Russet Calfskin.
Tan Kidskin and Black Box Calf Shoes.
welted soles, lace, bulldog toes, sizes
III to 81. Substantial So values.
Same as above in youths sizes, IL to 3.
at $l.50. Value S.. 50.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14
LITERARY.
HARPER's MAGAZINE.

Harpcr's Magazine for June CON
tains "The Rescue Of the Whalers. y
ga Sled Journey of Sixteen Hundred
Miles in the Arctic Regions" by Lieu
tenant Ellsworth P. Bertholf, U. 5. R.
G. S.: 1.-The Vagrant," story, by
Richard Harding Davis. illustrated by
w. T. Smedley; "The Century's Prog
ress in Scientific Medicine" by Henry
Smith Williams, NJ. D.; The Span
ish-American War;" Part V. The
Fall of Santiago and the Puerto Rican
Campaign, Henry Cabot Lodge, il
lustrated by R. F. ZOgbaum, I. de
Thulstrop, Guy Rose, Harry Fem, H.
G. Christy and T. D. Walker; 'The
Princess Xenia," and a number OF
romance and fiction.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL.

The June Ladies' Home journal
reaches the Cop notch of excellence in
both its pictorial and literary features.
it opens with page drawing of Long
fellows "Evangeline," and gives a
group of pictures showing some "Fetes
of College Girls" An interesting de-
scription is given of 1.-The Creole Girl
of New Orleans" and Housekeeping
on an Ocean Steamship" is graphically
portrayed. Chow a Young Man Can
Work His Way Through College," has
a practical value for every poor boy
ambitious for higher education, and
"Telling the Character from Hand
writing" is interesting and entertain
ing. There are several other articles
of an interesting character.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14
REVIEW OF REVIEWS.

The American Monthly ReUicn Ot
Reriews for June is full of good ma
terial. The signs of the times on the
industrial and business horizon are
outlined. The editor discusses the
new era of prosperity, the restored
wages of labor, the tendency toward
the consolidation of capital, railroad
amalgamation, the relation Of modern
monopolies to the heaping up of great
fortunes, the value of franchises and
and proposed tax reforms, aud other
conditions and problems of the day in
the business world. Mr.. Byron w.
Holt contributes an article on TRUSTS
The Rush to Industrial Monopoly, "
in which he sets forth the facts in con-
nection with the recent startling de-
velopments of the trust forming mania,
as it is beginning to be called, and
and gives valuable information, in
Guiding figures. w. L. Stead writes
on "Oliver Cromwell and the National
Church of England" apropos of the
Cromwell tercentenary Just celebrated
in England. The article is illustrated
with reproductions of famous paint
ing.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14
wANAMAKER'S.

Philadelphia, Monday, June IL, 1899.
The C,,,,r,ar At start of this
special sale there
ohoe odie were 6o,400
pairs in the Philadelphia store alone
-120,700 pairs had been gathered;
81, 300 pairs went to New York.
POINTS TO REMEMBER.
Every pair is new.
All bought in addition to our reg
ular stocks.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14

A COLUMN or two of editorial in
tended for this issue, has been crowded
out bv pressure of local news.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14
WOmen'S Shoes

At $l-Women' Back and Russet Kid
Boots; patent leather tipped and self
tipped; veSting tops ard ali kidskin
tops; button and laced; fair stitched
edges; opera toe shapes. Value ST. so.
At $I.4O-Women's Black chrome-tan-
ned Kidskin Shoes; patent leather tips
and kid tips; tuttoned and laced; hex-
ible soles; popular toe shapes Some
cloth tops. Value 81. so.
At $l.40-Women's Rus5et Brown Kid
skin of chrome tlnnage; buttoned and
laced-mos,ly laced self-tipped; light
flexible sQles; English and new opera
toe shapes. Value 81. 50.
At $l.5O-Women's Black and Russet
chrome-tanned Kidskin Shoes; patent
leather and kid tips on the black Shoes,
self tips on the russets; buttonei and
laced; light weight soies and
medium weight, welted soles-common
sense and the more stylish toe shapes.
Value 81. 50 to So.
At $l.7C-Women's Black and Russell
brown Kidskin Shoes; buttoned ard
laced; dainty, stylish Ii isht-weight upper
feathers, firm Of texture, but cool for
summer wear; flexible wells with
plumpef kidskin to,s, and thinner soles
vita ligut kid kin tops. Some cloth
tops among them, too. All toe shapes.
Worth double
At Sl.70-Women's Patent Leather
Shoes; dull chrome leather tops and
clio tops; button and lace; light, flex
ible, but firm sole5 latest toe shapes
in opera and bulldog effects A rar,
bsrgain-they're easily worth double.
At $2-Women's Black Chrome Kidskir
Shoes, button and lace; welted and lgh
flexible soles. stylish shapes. Would b.
crIapdid valnae - e - CT EO
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14
WANAMAKER'S.


All sold outside of the regular shoe
Store-for nothing shall interfere
with its comfort,
Every pair is just as fully and
broadly guaranteed as are the shoes
of the regular stocks. No material
difference except the prices and GER
tain kinks of shoemaking here and
there that make our regular shoes
distinctive. yet these special lots are
A THIRD TO A HALF UNDER
REGULAR PRICES.
Mems Shoes
At $2-Men's Patent Leather Lace and
Congress Shoes, welted, advance styles.
Values So and $3.5
At $2-Mens Russia Calf Lace Shoes,
welted soles, modern toes. Values $1
and So. so.
At $2-Men's Black Box-calf Lace
Shoes, weited excellent shapes. Values
So and So. so.
At $2-Men's Black Kidikin and Wax.
calf Lace Shoes, welted soles, several
styles of toe Values So and So 50.
AT $l.70-Men's Black Calfsk;n and
Russet Shoes, lace, English and opera
toe shA, es. Easily wortn So.
At $l.40-Men'5 Black Satin Calfskin
Shoes, la;c. Worth 81.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14

THE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
TIE TIMES is all independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the town il represents and the
State of which it is part 1t also gives the
items of importance Of the Eastern Shore OF
MARYLAND.
ROBT. d. HOFFECKER,
Editor ana Proprietor.
ROBT D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor.
S-SUBsCRIPTION-Sl5 per annum. II
paid strictly in advShce S!00 No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except AZ the option of the publishers.
ADVERTISER E\TS-THE SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents but for the outlying district Of which 1t
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton.
Zentnn Cheswold Leipsic &c rate o. 81
cents an inch for FIST insertion and s5 cents
for each subsequent insertion will h@ charged
or transient advertising LorslS aud Reading
Notices 10 cents per line per is-ue. special
reduction on all semi .aunuaI amt cary advet-
tiSementS.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14

Job Work of all kinds neatly and
promptly printed at the TINES Office.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14

Wanamaker has all Of the good
points that go to make a perfect
freezer.
Cans are made of heavy tin plate
with drawn steel bottoms.
Pals are of cedar with electric
welded wire hoops; guaranteed not
to break or fall off.
Automatic twin scrapers which in
sure continuous and thorough scrap
ing of frozen cream from can.
2qts 3qts 4qts 6qts Sqts l0qts l4qts
$l.50 $l.S0 ST. 10 $2.Ss $500 $4.40 So
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14

Mr.. Alfred E. Fowler, known of
all Smyrna folks, is with US, and
always glad to see Delaware friends.
He will give personal attention to
any orders you may send. ltmakes
one feel more at home, even at
this homelike store, to really know
somebody.
John Wanamaker.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-14
Hot-Weather 1t looks as
ITndar,yaor though the
and Hosiery countrv. side side

were depending on US for knitted
underwear and hosiery this summer
and the big Chestnut-street store
is too small.
Women's ribbed Vests of Isle thread. low
neck, no sleeves or short sleeves; also
gauze white cotton Vests and Drawers
and cotton Vests, high neck, short and
long sleeves, and ribbed white-cotton
Drawers, knee length. 25c garment.
Mems Shirts and Drawers, French Bal
briggan, and Shirts and Drawers of
white cotton. SOC garment
Mems Jean Drawers, SOC.
Mems white cotton gauze Shirts at 25c-
worth half as much again.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-27
TO CONTEST EVERY inch
Is the Firm Determination OF
the Beers.
METHUEN'SSLO LOWADVANCE-
Handicapped by the Lack o. Cavalry-A
Desperate Fight at Gras Pan.
Matters Will Soon Be Nov
ing Briskly in Natal


London, Nov. 27, a. m.-No further
news respecting Lord Metbuen.s ad-
y.,,o -. -,
'l i.aS oeen reserved ana the ao-
sence OF oHcial details regarding his
losses creates the greatest suspense
and esnecialIv since +ha ,,,h,i,. +;o, ~
tba ha,yy saar,ea
.ne ,.ass saciillees ehourea py the
Natal brigade. NO alarm, however, is
felt as to his position, despite the evil
dence that tho poars ,,ta,a :, on
| t,st " ~ .o
iool oI the way. IL was
known that in the absence of suffi-
cient cavalry, he would be compelled
to adva,ca s,o,,,,,.
- so"is' sAu nc nas pref
erence Tor night or early dawn attacks,
which events seem to have ius-
tilted, the Beers beinp dec;dad,v a.
varsa u aar,..
- uaihiiess ior thelr operations.
Ine fact that in the Gras Pan ac-
tion one British battery fired ZOO
rounds proves the desperate nature Of
the fight and there is little doubt that
the casualties were heavy. II is now
known that no guns were captured
in the Belmont engagement.
Meanwhile the news. from Natal is
distinctly more hopeful from the Brit
ish point Of view. The details are
rather vague but it seems certain that
the Beers are retiring, that railway
communication is being reopened ana
that the British relief forces are ioin-
ing hands. This, taken with General
Buffers arrival at Pietermaritzburg,
is expected to make matters move
briskly very soon.
General Hildyard's reconnaissance is
praised as work of very great diff
Guilty, admirably executed
The transport Medic arrived at Cape
Town yesterday with the Australian
contingents. The Pindar and the
Idaho arrived there Saturday, bring
ing three batteries of artillery.
The Servia, with troops, has left
ports Mohawk and Manchesterpprt
have arrived at Durham
The utmost activity prevails in get
ting war necessaries ready for the
front Five thousand men worked ali
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-27
THE TIME Is RIPE
FOR LEGISLATION
Porto Rico and Hawaii Should Be Given
Stable Government-Cuba and
the Philippines.

Boise, Idaho, Nov. Ex-senator Shoup
and family left to-day for Washington,
but will stop day in Salt Lake. In an
interview before leaving the senator
said the time was ripe, in his opinion,
for congress to take action with respect
to Hawaii and Porto Rico. He said we
know as much about the needs of those
islands as we could know after another
year, and he favored the enactment of
such legislation as shall appear to be
necessary. He did not think it would
be practicable to legislate for the Phil
ippines or for Cuba at this time
Speaking of Cuba, the senator said
he was in favor of continuing the oc-
cupation until the leading people of
the island shall have had full opportu-
nifty to determine what they desire for
the future. After they have had this
opportunity to make up their minds in
telligently on the subject, the question
of the future of the islands should be
put to vote among them. If they then
desire annexation to the United States
they will so declare at the ballot box.
and the senator added, IF they de-
eide in favor of annexation everybody
in the United States will be glad of it"
Referring in a general way to The
questions arising as result of the war
with Spain. Senator Shoup said he was
in hearty accord with the policy of the
administration on every point ana 1t
would be his pleasure to give his SUP
port to the plans of the government re-
specting the management of our new
possessions and the treatment of Cuba.
Referring particularly to the Philip
pines the senator said he favored The
policy of crushing the rebellion. He
was of the opinion that the war proper
was at an end but there would prob
ably be guerrilla campaign maintain
ed for year.
"Our particular business now, he
said, is to put down the rebellion. 1t
will be time enough after that to talk
about the future of the islands,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-27
M|LLER'S MANY DUPES
The Exhaustless Credulity of the
American People.
POLICE ARE CONFIDENT
That the Swindler Cannot Escape the
Net Which Has Been Stretched
to Catch Him-Victims Still
Believe in Him.

New York, Nov. 26.-William F.
Miller and his secretary and chief
bookkeeper, Cecil Leslie, of the Frank
lin syndicate, the 10 per cent a week
concern of Brooklyn, have not been
arrested. The extensive operations OF
the Franklin syndicate and exhaust
less credulity of the American people
are shown by the number of dividend
drafts which are held by the different
city banks. These drafts were sent
through the mails by Miller to SUBJ
scribers living at distant points, and
they deposited them in their local
banks for collection The local banks
in turn sent them to the New York
banks, which act as their agent here.
These drafts arrived on Saturday.
Many more are expected this week.
AS the syndicate has assigned. the
drafts will be returned to their dupes.
The National City bank alone has
about 200 drafts sent here by banks in
Allegheny, Pa, Portland. Me-. Elsie,
VI, Armenia, N. Y. Grand Lodge,
Va. Urbana, Ohio, Elizabeth, n. j.,
and two score of other towns
The Nassau National bank and the
Merchants bank also have several
drafts sent them from out of town
The police say they have spread a
drag net for Miller which they claim
will bring the missing head of the
Franklin syndicate to prison.
Although at police headquarters it is
believed he is in hiding in or close
to the city. precautions have been
taken to place him in custody, no mat
ter where he turns up.
The chiefs of police of every city in
this country and (sana1a bava hoa,,
asked to look out for him and detailed
descriptions of him have been tele-
graphed to them.
1t was estimated to-day that fully
$4,000 policemen and detectives in all
sections of the country, know that Mil
Ter is missing, and that he is wanted i'm
this city.
The chiefs of police at all ports in
Great Britain and the continent vis-
tied by steamers sailing from New
York have also been cabled to arrest
Miller should he bob up on. the other
side FtgSis not believed Miller got
away with any of the steamers which
sailed Saturday, as each was carefully
watched by central office men.
Detectives have also been posted at
all of the principal railroad stations,
but it is acknowledged that it is COM
paratively easy for a shrewd man to
get out of the city on a train, even
when the police are looking for him. T.
Nowhere was there any denuncia-
ton of the vanished Miller His vic
tins We're one and all looking forward
to the day when they expect him to
reappear and pay their claims
Captain Lees and a squad went
through the Franklin syndicate build
ing from cellar to garret and took
typewriters, papers and memoranda of
every nature. No more cash was
found.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-27
JOUBERT'S PLANS.
Will Begin n Guerrilla War Which the
English Can't Endure.


English Can't Endure.
Berlin Nov. 26.-The Deutsche lei
tung publishes letter purporting TO
come from General Joubert and dated
at Ladysmith, Oct. 27, in which the
writer says:
Even II we do not succeed in pre-
venting the concentration of General
suffers troops, the British army will
pc weakened from natural causes to
such an extent that not more than
$4,000 effective troops, or 10000 at the
outside, can take the field. The others
must be employed to protect commun-
cations. It is to be borne in mind that
not only Natal but Cape Colony. with
a base OF operations covering 435 miles,
must be considered
"Our bases of supplies are at home
and organized on the relay system in
three directions. To protect these does
not require 100 men. If one base should
be threatened, the supplies would be
destroyed. A war of defense, of which
we need not think of for a considerable
time, would present far greater ad-
vantages than an offensive war We
are at home in the highlands of rhe
Transvaal and the Orange Free State.
The British will have to contest every
step under great difficulties and must
be prepared at every moment to fight
on two or three fronts. ~
Then will begin a guerrilla war,
which the British will not be able to
endure. Already we have $4,000 men in
the field, so we do not need to calculate
upon rising of Beers in Cape Colony
and Natal. Nevertheless, if the British
stir up the natives and employ them
to fight u.s. rising of the whole of Af-
rikanderdom is certain"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-27
A GERMAN FLAG
Presented to the Soldier Societies From
the Emperor.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Dr. Won Holleben
German ambassador to the United
States, to-day in the presence of 1000
Germans. presented flag sent by EN-
peror William to the United German
Soldiers societies in Chicago. In de-
livering the gift DR.. Won Holleben said:
Il bring you greeting from the Ger
man emperor. He commissioned me to
give you this flag, that you have so
long wished for, with the request that
it be passed from one of your socie-
ties to another to be kept by each for
a year at a time. 1t is sign of the
gracious favor of the emperor and a
token of the friendliness and love
which he bears to you and which you
have deserved by your services to your
country, for which many of you fought
and bled on the battlefield. 1t is a
symbol of German truth and manhood
1t is symbol of German soldiers
honor. The United States is bound
close with Germany by racial ties and
intimate friendship. I beg of you to
take this flag as symbol of national
unity"
AS the flag was unfurled the crowd
rose and cheered for several minutes,
while the band played the German ma
tional air.
The German ambassador called for
three cheers for the emperor which
were cheerfully given The spectators
rose and sang the Star Spangled Ban
ner"
DR.. Holleben refused to discuss po-
litical matters, but said to a reporter:
Germany has the kindliest feeling
toward the United States, and it seems
as if each year brings these two great
nations closer together"
At the close of the meeting the fol-
lowing telegram was sent to the Ger
man emperor:
"Chicago, Ill. Nov. 26, 1S99--To the
German Emperor, Sandvason, England:
German Americans, assembled for the
purpose of accepting the flag presented
by your majesty, send you thanks and
greeting"
The flag sent by the emperor is made
of white silk. with the German crest
embroidered in the center in red, white
and black