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MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
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the first degree or nothing. without
defining the crimes of manslaughter
and murder. Recorder Golf continued
by saying:
IF you think witness has testified
falsely You are not compelled to re-
ject all OF his testimony; you may re-
ject all OF it or only part, as you deem
proper. You may find verdict of
murder in the frs. or second degree,
but you must not use your power ca
priciously."
The Recorder went over the indict-
ment and its several counts, and then
said:
IF you find that Molineaux sent the
poison. he is just as guilty as IL Cor
nish had died instead of Mrs Adams
a REMINDER.
AS the jurors We're leaving their
seats, Recorder Golf called them back
and said that he had forgotten to com
ment upon one thing which counsel
had done. That was the appearance in
court of the family of the defendant.
General Molineaux." he said, IT want
you to remember. is not on trial.
COST OF TRIAL.
1t is said the trial has cost 5000, 900.
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THE SENATE
CAUGHT MAPPING.
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sessed now. 1t would likewise destroy
all prospect of bimetallism so far as the
power of the Republican party could
accomplish that result. He regarded 1t
as likely, that a treasury ruling would
be made after the passage of the pend
Ing bill providing that silver dollars
and silver certificates should be made
redeemable in gold.
CAUSE OF GOOD PRICES.
Mr.. Chiffon maintained that the au-
thority for the issuance of all bonds be
vested in Congress. In conclusion. he
said:
Good prices which have come to the
cotton raiser and the wheat raiser by
short crops and the gold discoveries oil
tho last few years cannot last when
the mines have failed and good crops
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were cast by Senators Johnston, Lyle
and Mann.
DELAYE.
The bill OF Senator Clayton, to amend
the Code SO as to abolish the necessity
of a unanimous verdict in civil cases
was recommitted.
Mr.. Barksdale's Pure Election bill
which came UP as a special order. was
again postponed for further considera-
ton. .s
AGAINST ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Barksdale endeavored to SECURE
the passage of a motion to adjourn I'M
til Tuesday. In honor of the presence
here on Monday of Mr.. w. 7. BRYAN.
The motion was lost, a number of mem
bers declaring that the work was now
too pressing to lose any time.
OF INTEREST TO NORFOLK.
The following bills originating in the
Senate. were passed:
10 incorporate the Norfolk. Ports
mouth and Newport News Railway
Company.
10 authorize the consolidation of the
Fort Norfolk Electric Railway Com
pany, Portsmouth and Smithheld Rail
road Company, etc.
TO grant certain powers to the Nor
1olk, Portsmouth and Newport News
railroad Company.
Inc Rouse, after some discussion, dis
missed the bill providing for the recor-
aation by clerks of county and corpora
ton courts of lists of conyeyances and
partitions that=mas= a.,e=been-refTr NED
thereto by the clerk of the general
court, and may now be found therein,
and declaring the effect to be given
SAID lists when so recorded
AFTER THE RAILROADS.
Mr. Folkes offered bill to define
what the term principal office" of a
runway or transportation company
means and to construe the meaning of
such term. 1t reads as follows:
Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
oiy Oh virginia, That the term "prin-
cipal office" of all railway and trans
portation companies, which said com
panies are chartered under the laws OF
ms State, shall be construed to mean
and does mean. all officers of the heads
OF each and every department., known
ana operated under the syst tenn of such
railway and transportation COMPANY
together with all the force OF emplovees
ana clerks, employed in and under the
heads and control of such departments
or mat may be pertaining thereto: and
"Ls't 10 hoW commonly known and con
sidered to be the general Office OF
such railway or corporation company is
to be construed the principal office OF
such companies.
1t Is claimed by the friends OF This
measure that, If passed, the Attorney
General can proceed against certain
roads with view to requiring them &c
keep their principal offices in Virginia
CHARTER DESIRED
A bill was offered by Mr.. John white
head to incorporate the Bay Shore
| Terminal Company.
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SEABOARD AIR
LINE CHARTER
Continued from Page I.

dts line, as provided for in the charter
pany.
4. This act shall be In force from its
passage.
THE r., F. & P. PROTECTED.
The amendment to the original bill.
which Is of great Importance, prohibits
1t from acquiring the stock or consoli-
dating with the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac railroad.
When the bill was presented to the
Senate it was made the special order
for next Tuesday.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Senate Committee on Finance
this morning considered the bill en-
larging the powers of the State Board
of Health and providing for local
Boards of Health. DR.. Pau1us A. Irv-
Ing. the secretary of the State Board.
was before the committee
The appropriation to the State Board
was increased from $4,000. as provided
for in the original BILL to $4,000.
TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES.
The House Committee on General
Laws met this morning and ordered a
favorable report on the bills offered by
Mr.. Saunders, of Franklin, rendering
telephone and telegraph companies La
BILE for the careless handling of mes
sages, and to regulate the delivery Of
said messages.
THE KENTUCKY CONTEST.
When the Senate met a joint reso-
luton. which had been adopted by the
House, recognizing Beclkham as the
duly elected Governor of Kentucky,
was presented. Messrs. Fairfax and
Keezell took the gound that the Vr-
ginia Legislature had nothing to do
with the matter, and 1t was therefore
referred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
WANT A DISPENSARY.
Senator Opie introduced, by request,
bill providing for the establishment
of a dIspensary in Staunton for the sale
OF whiskey. Accompanying the bill was
a petition signed by LOSE citizens. ask
Ing for the passage Of the bill. Mr..
Opie stated that the majority of the
slgners were from Augusta county and
not from Staunton. The bill was refer
red to the Committee on Finance and
Banks.
LISTING OF STOCKS.
Senator wickham made vigorous
speech In opposition to House hi
amending the Parks law, passed at the
last session, requiring the listing OF
stocks. bonds and other evidences al
. debt for taxation. He had grave doubts
as to the constitutionality of the act.
On Senator McIlwaine's motion. the
bill was passed by until Monday and
ordered to be printed with the amend:
ments.
JUDGE MARTINS SALARY.
Under suspension of the rules, sena.
tor Foster secured the passage OF a bill
authorizing the Councils OF Norfolk tc
increase the salary OF the Judge Of the
Chancery Court of that city.
LAND GRABBERS' ACT AMENDED
The vote by which the bill to amend
the so-called Land Grabbers' act was
ordered to its engrossment, was recon
sidered. and it was amended by raising
the minimum penalty from one dollar
to two dollars. and making five dollars
the maximum penalty. AS thus amend.
ed the bill was engrossed and passed
with only three dissenting votes, which
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BRITISH WAR
OFFICE SILENT
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loss and many stragglers would be cut
off.
THE likelihood of General Whites
trying to fight his way out would ex-
plain the reticence of the War Office.
1t would also explain the demonstra-
ton from Chieveley, of which we have
heard only through Boer telegram.
No decided opinion on the operations
or the past week can be pronounced
until a connected, authentic account
ehali have been received"
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SMILING
JOE CANNON
Let Shirmishers Kill Time While
Committees Worked.
VIEW or CONGRESS

Tho season of Do,drum. that almost
Invariably Comes Immedia,eiy ar
ter tho Holidays something
About shnirmen or Importnn,
Committees nny. or New York
sou,h"rd. orohio. ana Bro.,us. OF
Pennsylvania.
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Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING.
Opera House Crowded Friday Evening to
Hear the Issues of the CampaigH Discus.
sed at First Republican Meeting.

The Republican meeting held at tho
opera House on Friday evening was
the largest political meeting that has
been held there this season, aud ner.
haps the largest and most enthusiastic
meeting that the Republicans have
ever had. There was nothing offensive
to the Democrats who were out in con-
siderable numbers further than the
statement of Republican policies. and
the reason for holding them.
Walter o. Hoffecker, who presided.
after a short speech on taking the
chair introduced H. H. Ward, ESQ.
OF Wilmington, who confined his
speech of nearly an hour in length.
mPlnly to the questions of Expansion
and the"consent of the governed" in the
territory thus acquired, showing that
1t was a Democratic policy commenced
by Jefferson and continued by them
until 1853.
The next speaker was Gen. Mannev.
OF Tennessee, an ex-Confederate He
maintained that he was an ante-bellum
Democrat, but in going after such men
as Horace Greeley and w. Jennings
Bryan the party had left him. Gen.
Manney has unquestionsbly been an
able speaker, but from q cold and age
he hadn't the power to extend his
voice properly.
The two other speaker were Walter
H. Hayes and Henry G. Conrad, of
Wilmington, who dwelt largely on
State politics, giving passing tribute
to the respective candidates and proph-
ecying victory in the State including
Duck Greek Hundred.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
POSTPONEMENT OF BRIBERY CASES.
Will be Taken up Agaiu Before Kent County
Court o" November the z6tn-PrOgress
of the Case.

We stated in our last issue that the
case of DR.. Moore had been noUe pro-
seQuied. A nOlle PROSE- usually dis
poses of a case, and so it was under
stood on Tuesday, but Wednesday it
transpired that it was done in this case
to change the wording and form of the
indictment, the case to be renewed on
Monday last. DR.. Moore was there
on Monday ready with his witnesses,
but the afternoon up until train time
was consumed in discussing whether
DIR. Moore had had a proper hearing
before Magistrate Cooper, conducted
by the Attorney General White, the
latter not allowing him or his attor-
neys, Messrs. Ward and Hayes, to
question the States witnesses or pro-
duce rebutting testimony. The court
finally decided that he had had a hear
ing, but Judge Pennewill differed
with the others in not considering it the
kind of a hearing that was contem-
plated by the new Constitution.
The new information filed by Attor-
ney-General White made two cases
under the indictment instead of one.
and Mr.. Hayes asked for a demurrer
on the ground that the first informa-
tiOn was defective. When this ques-
tiOn was settled it was night, and as
Judge Pennewill was to be engaged
all the next day in hearing the appeals
from the decisions of the Regis trars,
the further hearing of the case was
postponed until Nov Goth.
AS the regular train had gone and
there was no way to reach Smyrna
that night, DR.. Moore chartered a
train which brought the people of this
vicinity home, reaching here before
s o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
"SHOESTRINC" DEMOCRATIC FIGHT.
Primaries on Saturday Failed to Bring About
a Union of Factions.

The Democrats of the Sixth Legis-
lature or "Shoestring," District of
Kent county held primary election
Saturday to settle the dispute between
the friends of John G. Dill and J. Her
man Gooden, as to who is entitled to
the nomination for Representative.
In the previous contest Dill had So
votes and Gooden SO votes, and the
friends of Gooden claimed fraud. In
the election Saturday Gooden polled
106 votes, the Dill men refusing to take
part in the contest.
The Kent County Democratic Com
mittee, yesterday morning, adopted a
resolution supporting j. Herman
Gooden as the Democratic candidate
for Representative in the Generel AS
sembly from the Sixth Representative
district. The committee had prev
iously recommended John @. Dill as
candidate for Representative.
Action on the part of the committee
was taken on the strength of the new
primary election in the district last
Saturday in which Gooden received
majority of the votes cast. The Dem
ocrats claim the district by so majority,
but the Republicans have a good
chance of winning.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
BACHELORS CLUB ENTERTAINED.
Drove to the Country Residence of Jesse
Vane Last Evening.

The Bachelors Club was delight
fully entertained at the residence of
Jesse Vane near town last evening in
true hospitable style. The parlor was
beautifully decorated with Chinese and
Japanese lanterns supplemented by
few punkin-faced lanterns The enter
tainment consisted of an Advertise
ment Party" followed with selections
from the phonograph. Refreshments
were served during the evening.
Those present were; Miss Ethel Taylor
Miss Nellie Taylor, Miss Bertha Smith
ers, Miss Gertrude Smith, Miss Mary
LeFevre, Miss Margaret Vane, Miss
Vanneman; Messrs. Walter w. Hyn-
son, Charles H. Sudler, Gilbert S.
FAIRIES, George d. Taylor and J. Ben
iamin Krusen.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
CLAYTON TO ENTERTAIN ARCHDEACONRY.
Will Meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 18th
and l4th- Smyrna Will Figure LargIy.

Trinity Church, Clayton, is getting
ready for the Archdeaconry of Dover.
which will meet there on November
the 18th, 14th and 18th. Beginning
on the evening of the 18th, the Rev.
NJ. L. Poffenberger, of ST. Peters
Church, Smyrna, will preach the SER
mon. On the morning of the 14th.
Morning Prayer at $50; Holy Com
munion at 10. 30 o'clock, in which the
Bishop of the Diocese will be the cell
ebrant, followed by a sermon from the
Rev. Marcellus Karcher, of George
town.
Business of the Archdeaconrv will
be taken up and continued, with the
exception of short recess, through
the afternoon. The first subject to be
taken up in the afternoon will be ''The
Churchman. Mr.. w. H. Jannev. of
Smyrna, will read a paper entitled
"The Churchman in Business; Mr..
Wilson 7. Cavender, "The Church
man in Politics.; and Mr.. w. H.
Croft, of Clayton, "The Churchman
in Society" A free parliamentary dis
cussion will follow, opened by the
Rev. Mr.. Wells, of Millsboro.
The next subject to be taken up will
be Temperance" Rev. Charles N.
Spalding, the rector at Laurel, will
read a paper: The Church's Idea of
Temperance; followed with another
talk on "How the Church's Idea of
Temperance May be Attained" by the
Rev. Bishop Coleman, of Delaware.
The evening session will be devoted
to Missions, in which the Rev. Jesse
Taylor, rector of the church at Milton.
will talk of Missions a Vital Neces-
sity," and the venerable George NJ.
Bond, archdeacon of Dover, will speak
OF "Missions-HOw Far Realized. {"
After the celebration of the Holy Com
munion on the morning of the 18th,
the session will close.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
STEAMER "HILOEGARDE'
SEIZED BY u, s. MARSHAL
BOAT NOW TIED UP AT THE WHARF AT
SMYRNA LANDINi.
Libel Said to Have Been Instituted for Wages
and Supplies Steamer Has Been
Exceedingly Unfortunate.

The Steamer Hildegarde which had so
many mishaps throughout the fruiting
season of the summer, and losing much
time at the shops and elsewhere in
undergoing repairs, was brought to
Smyrna Landing over week ago by a
tug and tied up. The management say
she will be discontinued for the winter
season.
United States Marshal Short came
down to Smyrna on the morning train
yesterday to libel the steamer "Hil-
degarde" of the Farmers and Mer-
chants Steamboat Company, of which h
j. A. Latta is president, H. d. Boyer,
vice president, and Clarence B. Ray
mond, secretary and treasurer, and
she is now under the marshal's care.
The boat has thus been libeled, as we
understand, for wages, supplies, &c.
1t is stated that Monday night between
ten and two o'clock three wagon loads
of furniture and furnishings was re-
moved from the boat, leaving the mar
shai but little besides the craft itself.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
TOWN COUNCIL MATTERS.
Met Friday Evening; Read Few Bills and
Adjourned to Attend Republican Meeting.

The Smyrna Town Council held its
regular semi-monthly meeting last
Friday evening and transacted what
little business they had on hand with
quickness and dispatch, after which
they adjourned so as the members
might attend the Republican Mass
Meeting in the Opera House.
All were present except Councilman
Rawley. The following bills were
read and allowed: Charles Warner
Company, coal, $69 80; General Elec-
trio Co., supplies, $72.OO; Robert
Wetherill & Co., $3.50; Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, $1O9.74; George
W. Taylor, S25.40; Smyrna Transpor-
tation Company, freight, 10 cents;
Charles Jones, police services, So. 80;
Benjamin Turner, police services,
$3.50; Lewis F. Boyer, sundries, $5. AZ;
John P. Hudson, lumber, $18.4S.
Total, 1924 50.
There was a little discussion over
the disordered condition of the prop
erty of the p. W. &. B. Railroad. The
pavement at the Bombay Hook rail
road" property which they recently
came into control is badly in need of
repair and on motion at recent Coun-
Gil meeting 3O-day notice was sent to
Mr.. Croft at Clayton. The time has
expired and nothing done. In adj
dition to this there has been complaint
made of the high hedge fence on the
companies property along the Smyrna
Landing road near where the Bombay
Hook road crosses. The Council dis
posed 70 have the matter attended to
at once, and as soon as it can be learned
who is the proper authority to receive
such notices, the company will be or
dered to repair same at once or Coun-
Gil will have it done and send bill to
Railroad Company.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
HIGH SCHOOL OFFICERS ELECTED.
Literary Society Elect a New Set Of Officers
For Ensuing Six Weeks.

Reported by J. Norman Taylor.
At the regular meeting of the High
School Literary Society Friday after
noon, the following officers were cleo
ted for term of six weeks: President,
Miss Muriel Janney; Vice President,
Miss Edith Start; Secretary, Miss
Gertrude Bell; Corresponding Secre-
tary, Norman Taylor. Because of the
election of officers the debate was
omitted. and the following program
was given:
Reading-"A Big Mistake'-L Voss.
DeclamatiOn-"TheD Deacon's Explanation"
Miss Elizabeth Cole.
Reading Edith Entertains Her Sis
ters' Bean"-William Kirby.
Essay "Friendship"-MissB Bessie Middle
ton. -
Declamation-"TheB Buried Flower"-Miss
Lulu Robinson.
School Journal-Miss Irma Lewis.
After the remarks of the critic, as
there was no further business to be
brought before the society, the meet
ing adjourned.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
HUM ELECTED GOVERNOR.
His Opponent, Peter J. Ford, Cast the Decid-
ing Ballots in His Favor.

The ''rummage SALE for the benefit
OF the Delaware Hospital closed Sat-
urday night. The proceeds were about
$1,000. A feature was the popular vot--
ing contest for Governor. Up to few
minutes before 10 o'clock, Peter J.
Ford. the Democratic nominee, led by
26 votes. Mr.. Ford deposited so votes
to the credit of his Republican oppon
ent, John Hum, giving him major
ity of "a. The winner will receive a
handsome bust and pedestal AS Mr..
Ford deposited the 80 ballots making
Mr.. Hum the winner cheers from
Democrats and Republicans were
given.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
HOW TO CAST YOUR BALLOT.
Mode of Stamping the Ballot In Straight,
Cut or Mixed Tickets.

AS the election will take place next
Tuesday it is important that the voter
should give attention to the mode of
voting as well as the question for whom
he shall vote.
Voting in Delaware is a much sim
pier matter now than it was when the
Australian ballot system was first in
troduced. Then it was a difficult mat
ter to vote a split ticket without run
ming the danger of invalidating the
ballot and thus disfranchising the
voter. Now the process is "as easy as
rolling off a log" Here are the ms
tructions to the voter, as issued by the
Department of Elections:
If he wishes to vote straight ticket, >"
he shall place the stamp anywhere in the
square enclosing the device at the head o f
any ticket.
If he desires to vote "cut ticket" he
shall placethe stamp anywhere in the square
enclosing the device at the head of any tic
ket, and shall cross out with black lead
pencil only the name of the person appear
ing on the same ticket for whom he does
not wish to vote
If the voter wishes to vote mixed tic
ket" he shall stamp the square enclosing
the device at the head of any ticket, and
shall cross out with black lead pencil the
name of any person under the square SO
stamped and insert in lieu of the name so
crossed out the name of any other person
nominated for the same Office as the person
whose name was crossed out, using only a
black lead pencil for such purpose.