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Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
.EX-SECRETARY OF STATE
HAWKINS MEETS HIS FATE
SENTENCED BY COURT $4,000 FINE: COST OF
SUIT AND ONE YEARS IMPRISONMENT.
Disgraceful Ending of Leading Attorney of
Kent County Bar Who Deliberately En-
bezzIed His Clients MOuey.

Former Secretary of State John D.
Hawkins and leading Democrat of
Kent county, who pleaded guilty to
embezzlement as bailee, was brought
before the Kent County Court, Mon
day to learn his fate.
The sentence of a majority of the
court was that Hawkins pay a fine of
$4,000 and be imprisoned one year;
also, pay the costs of prosecution.
Judge Grubb dissented, stating that,
owing to the prominence that Hawkins
held before the bar of the court, he
should have had much longer term
of imprisonment.
Hawkins asked that he be allowed to
withdraw his plea of guilty" and
enter plea of 'nOt guilty." on the
ground that when he entered his pl ca
of guilty he did not think he could
make a proper defence, but now he
thought he could.
The court conferred, and decided
that, he having been an attorney-at-
law and thoroughly acquainted with
the law in such cases, they could not
grant his request. Deciding that it
would be trifing with justice to allow
such thing.
Hawkins then requested that an ex-
ception to the ruling refusing him per-
mission to change his plea be noted,
and the court allowed the exception to
be noted. From this, it is supposed
that Hawkins intends to take the case
to the Supreme Court.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
OUR COUNTRY'S POPULATION.
Magnificent Gain for the United States Of
Thirteen Millions In Ten Years.

The official announcement of the
total population of the United States
for 1900 is 76, 295, 92O, of which 1861
907 are contained in the 45 States pre-
senting approximately the population
to be used for apportionment purposes.
There is total of 1874, ,15S Indians not
taxed.
The population in 1890, with which
the aggregate population of the pres
ent census should be compared, was
5000, ,756. Taking the 1890 popula-
tion as basis, there has been a gain
in population of 13, 225, ,464 during the
past 10 years, representing an increase
of nearly 81 per cent.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
KENT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Boy Barn Burner Sentenced to One Year
Imprisonment With Heavy Fine.

The October term of the Kent
County Courts began Monday week
with Chief Justice Lore and Associate
Judges Pennewill and Grubb on the
bench.
Walter Collins, colored, pleaded
guilty to the charge of resisting an
officer, and was seatenced to six,
months imprisonment and to pay a
fine of 800.
The grand jury found a true bill
against Lizzie Stevens, colored,
charged with assault with intent to kill;
also, against Robert Baily, colored,
charged with larceny.
The case against DIR. I. G. Moore,
has been nolle possed, and Frank Rel
man, charged with violating the regis
tration laws, was set for Monday.
Edward Harris colored, pleaded
guilty to the charge of larcency, and
was sentenced to six months impris-
onment and to received ten lashes.
James Christian, colored, was con-
victed on the charge of larceny, and
sentenced to four months imprison-
ment and to received ten lashes.
Joseph Jackson, a boy of IA years
was sentenced for barn burning to pay
restitution money of 81, 200, 800 fine
and be imprisoned one year. 1t was
shown that, ON May 9th, after Jack
sons employer, William Kerbs, had
left the farm the boy walked quarter
of mile, borrowed a match, and upon
his return set fire to pile of bush near
the barn. The barn was destroyed, to-
gether with it's contents.
The grand jury ignored the charge
of race preferred against Isaac Deputy,
cOlored, and found true bill of using
his IA year old daughter for immoral
purposes. He was convicted and goes
to Jail for 8 years.
In the Superior Court, nine cases
were marked for trial, "a continued,
four passed, two referred and an
nounced as having been settled.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
PROHIBITION MEETING THIS EVENING.
Speakers Stump the State Ia a TaIIy.hO at
Leipslc, KentOn and Cheswold Today.

Prohibitionists are speaking in this
section today. Men are making tour
of the State in tally-ho and reached
Leipsic and Cheswold this morning,
where they made speeches, Kenton
this afternoon and will arrive at Smyr-
ma this evening. If the evening is
favorable leading Prohibition politi-
clans will speak the issues of their
platform from point at the "Four
Corners" should it be rainy, the Opera
House will be used. Meeting will be
called at 8.15 o'clock. All are invited.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
PRESIDENT Cats FRUIT
GROWERS BANK RESIGNS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECT WALTER O.
HOFFECKER IN HIS STEAD.
Edward G. Waits Elected to Fill the Va.
canacy in the Board to Bring Member
ship up TO Required Number.

The fact that Samuel Cats, who had
been elected President of the Fruit
Growers National Bank, after the death
OF John H. HOffecker, resigned his posi-
ton last week and sold his shares of
stock at public sale, naturally led to
the impression that something was
very wrong in the condition of the
bank. Very naturally the suspicion of
the stockholders and depositors were
aroused, though they had no intima-
tion of anything being wrong and
fortunately when the board met yester-
day they found that there was not the
slightest occasion OF alarm, nothing
had occurred but what is likely to take
place i'll any similar Board where Di-
rectOrs have individual opinions. The
Board acted promptly in putting the
institution right before it's patrons in
electing Walter o. Hofecker to the
Presidency, and choosing Edward G.
Walls to fill the place of Mr.. Cats in
the Board of Directors. 1t is a graft
fications to know that the Fruit Grow
ers' Bank has such a firm footing
among the business men OF our COM
munity.
On Saturday afternoon as per adver-
tisment, % shares of stock were sold
at public sale-fve for $95 per share
FIVE for $94. so and fifteen for $91.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
DELAWARE CHRISTIAN ENDEAvORERs.
Elect Officers and Adjourn Busy Session at
Lewes TO Meet Next Year at Wilmington.


The annual session of the State
Christian Endeavor Society which met
at Lewes last week was profitable one
and many interesting papers were read
and discussed.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, J. H.
Burns, Wilmington; presidents,
the Revs. J. P. Otis, George H. Trull
and Caleb Allen, Wilmington, the Rev.
J. G. Pierce, Dover, and the Rev. F.
G. Klien, Laurel; treasurer, G. W.
Williams, Wilmington; secretary, Miss
Mabel Baird, Wilmington. Miss D.
j. Peacock, who declined reelection
as secretary, was given a vote of thanks
for her efficient service during the past
year. Wilmington was selected for
the meeting place next year.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.
Most Interesting Entertainment in Celebration
of Halloween Furnished by the Social
Committee Amid Beautiful Decorations.

One of the most enjoyable afternoons
the Twentieth Century Club Of
Smyrna has had recently was on
Friday afternoon, when the Social Com-
mittee of the Club, after the regular
business of the meeting was over, en-
tertained the members with a ''Hal-
lOween Sociable." The club room
was darkened and beautifully deco
rated with boquets of autumn leaves,
amid which hung a number of Jack-o'.
Laterns. Lamps with yellow shades
and the gas globes trimmed with yell
low paper were also added to the
pretty yet ghOstly scene, giving soft,
mellow light to the whole room.
When the business was disposed of
the annual message of the State Presi-
dent was read, after which the meet
ing was given into hands of Chairman
of Social Committee. Entertainment
consisted of the reading of selections
on Halloween" and music by "Club
Orchestra. Mrs. H. d. Boyer CON
tinued her most interesting and enter
tanning talk on ''London of To-day -
Refreshments were served at the CON
clusiOn of the program with roasted
chestnuts and red apples.
An tntereresting programme upon
''Present Day Topics has been pre-
pared for the Century Club on Friday
afternoon, November the End.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
DESIRABLE FARM SOLD.
The W. S. Jones Farm Near Bryn Zion
Church Sold to Thomas Frazier.

The "W. S. Jones" farm near Bryn
Zion Baptist Church, which was Of
fered few weeks since at public sale
and withdrawn by Geo. M. Jones, the
attorney, on a bid of $4,7S5, was ad-
vertised in the local papers, and again
offered for sale on Thursday last,
knocked off to Capt. Thomas Frazier
at S6.27O. 1t would thus appear that
the difference between the Executors
hand bills and advertising in the
papers. was over fourteen hundred
dollars.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
PRESBYTERIAN Church Festival.

The ladies of the Presbyterian
Chdrch will give chicken salad and
oyster supper on Thursday evening,
November the sth, in the Opera House.
Special entertainment will be fur
nished during the evening,
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
Pleaded Guilty and Sentenced.

The appearance of Former Secretary
Of State John ID. Hawkins in court
Thursday morning, after his myster-
ious and sudden disappearance We'd
nesday afternoon, caused another SEN
sation in the embezzlement case which
has become intensely exciting. Mr..
Hawkins returned to Dover with
Revenue Collector Frank E. Maloney,
who was alleged to have assisted him
in making his escape, and was deliver
ed to his bondsmen who we're in a jury
room in the court house. He sur
rendered him to the custody of the
court and asked for the release OF the
bondsmen. After releasing the bond
the court ordered Mr.. Hawkins to be
placed in the custody of the sheriff.
The trial was postponed until Friday
when Hr. Hawkins was arraigned on
two cOunts-for embezzlement as bailee
and for embezzlement.
When the Clerk read the arraign-
ment, indicting John d. Hawkins for
embezzlement as bailee, and asked the
question, "guilty or not guilty?" Mr..
Hawkins replied in low tone, that
could scarcely be heard through the
court room, "By advice Of counsel
plead guilty"
Henry Ridgely, Jr., his counsel
suggested the court postponed sen
tence until Monday. Mr.. Hawkins
was remanded to the custody OF the
sheriff and locked in cell.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
Football Game Tomorrow.

Smyrna will play the Harrington
eleven on the Lake Como grounds to-
morrow afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The management is hoping for good
crowd to witness these evenly matched
teams. Admission, 10 cents.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
Tried to Escape From Justice.

When the name of J. d. Hawkins,
Former Secretary of State, who was to
be tried on two charges of embezzle-
ment, was called at Wednesday morn.
ing's session of the State Court, Mr..
Hawkins could not be found. AL
though it was proved that Mr.. Hawkins
had just left the court room to secure
another witness, the court decided
that it could not wait longer, and the
crier was ordered to call the name of
Mr.. Hawkins, and the bail bond of
$4,000 was declared forfeited. The
bondsmen are Franklin Temple, Louis
A. Levy, James A. KERN and John II.
Gooden.
The principal witnesses against Mr..
Hawkins are John W. Hutchinson,
candidate for the Legislature from the
Third district. and Francis Skunk
Brown of Philadelphia, attorney and
executor of the estate of Charles G.
Babbitt. 1t is alleged that he received
from Mr.. Babbitt loan of 81 500 on
the farm of Mr.. Hutchinson, with
which he was to satisfy prior mort
gage of 81, 900 on the farm held by
Enoch Clark of Dover, then place a
mortgage for the 81, 800 on the farm in
favor of Mr.. Babbitt, and return the
$500 to Mr.. Hutchinson and his wife
for immediate use. It is said the
Clark mortgage was never satisfied.
Mr.. Hawkins could not have as
founded his friends more than by his
move of escaping from the sheriff.
Mr.. Hawkins walked down toward the
prison, and was lost driving toward
Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
POLICEMAN GARNER RESIGNS.
Will Go Back to His Trade as Carpenter
Where he COntempIates Better Wages.

Where he COntempIates Better Wages.
Policeman Joseph Garner conclud-
ing he could make better wages at his
trade in carpentering, rendered on Sat-
urday his resignation as chief of police
of the town of Smyrna. President of
Council accepted same, and appointed
Policeman Jones to take his beat until
a new chief was appointed. Mr.. Gar
ner applied some time ago for raise
in salary, but was refused by the Coun-
ell. MIR. Garner has held the position
for several years and has made an able
and efficient officer.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-31
Christian EndeavOr SOeIabIe.

The Christian Endeavor Society of
Asbury Church will give a sociable
Thursday evening at the residence of
Miss Emma Weldon.
The labor world., 1900-02-03
The Greatest
Man Of The Age.
,Silverman Says 1t
Was Darwin.
Was Darwin.


4 e 4
The cycle Of one hundred years
which is just closing might with JUS
tice be called the Intellectual Century
par excellence, for it easily out-dis-
tances all previous ages in mental pro-
gress. It is undoubtedly an era of the
greatest achievements in the domain
of thought It seems as if, in all de-
partments of Thought and action, the
previous ages slept--as if they had
been awakened from their lethargy at
the beginning of the present era.
Until this century only little world
was seen and time was reckoned only
with a few thousands of years. For
ages the heavens appeared to men but
as canopy decorated with twinkling
lights. 1t was not till toward the end
Of the last and the beginning of the
present century that the old astronomy
disappeared. Our earth was definitely
found to beSbut a detached and min
ute portion Of a fathomless series of
worlds of which the imagination can
not begin to comprehend the immen-
sity.
Human thought was quickened. Not
only did our conceptions Of space
The labor world., 1900-02-03

,ology has made great strides and inn
portant principles regarding cellular
growth and the composition of the
blood have been discovered.
The study of psychology has also be-
come an exact science. It has placed
literature upon higher plane of an
alysis and introspection. The most
popular fiction consists no more of
mere thrilling incidents and anecdotes,
but has become a study of character,
with relation to the individual and to
society Even the drama in it's higher
phases is perneated with the philoso-
ply Of the day.
Life in all directions is keyed to a
higher pitch. The century is marked
with tidal wave of progress and en-
.lghtenment. It is an age of news
papers, of magazines, of books. No
compulsory education law is now
needed, for the difficulty is to provide
schools rapidly enough for the tflrongs
who crowd to them.
Verify, we wait in wonder to see
what new lights the sun Of the twen-s
tleth century will shed to Glisplace the
wondrous illuminations that the nine
teenth has seen.-Rabbi Joseph Silver
man in New York Journal
The labor world., 1900-02-03
LABOR'S SHARE.
Study of the Statistics Showing Decrease
duction of the Countrys Neutrality-suspicious. More Essential
I'VE " -.

younger. These wagons were wedged
in SO tightly that it was impossible
for them to move for the moment.
"The long bearded man was doing
his best to quiet team of restless
horses: while the woman kept urging
him to go ahead; that the road was
as much his as anybody's James.
she cried in a voice that was half a
screech, you haven't any more spunk
than a milkin' COW. I wish I was a
man. I'd teach EN- to block up the
street that way. But I never knowed
you to have no spunk, James. I wish
married a man, l do
When he could get in word edge
ways the round-faced man shouted: :
Jlst you wait a little, mister, an Til
back otlt'
Then the woman broke out again: !:
Didn't / tell you, James? You stan
up for your rights an you'll get 'em.
But you ain't got no spunk you amt.
II ! was man I'd be ashamed to let
a woman do ever'thin'.
I BY this time the round faced man.
who had backed out enough to allow
the long bearded man to move out.
shouted: There you are! God bless
you, neighbor! Drive ahead / know
how it is; I have one like her at
home. From Self Culture Magazine
for February. ia
The labor world., 1900-02-03

Mr. Fem says that he has warned
the saWmill owners heretofore and will
prosecute, if the evidence warrants it.
However, said Fem, 'it is an ill
wind that blows nobody good, and
even this killing Of fish by filling the
stream with saWdust is a lucky event
for some of the people in the vicinity,
I am informed. Just today I received
letter from prominent citizen in
the locality saying he hoped I would
take no steps to stop the dumping Of
saWdust into the creek, as it was
helping scores Of poor persons there
It seems that the fish swallow so much
OF the sawdust that when they die
they are SO filled with wood that they
do not sink but are washed ashore
After they are dried the poor in the
neighborhood come along with big
hampers and baskets and gather up
these sawdust-filled fish, which they
use for tirewood. There is more than
sufficient firewood there to keep the
poor in fuel during all this cold
weather. | am informed that in this
manner many persons who would
otherwise have been charges on the
county have been able to struggle
along. s."-Denver Republican.
The labor world., 1900-02-03
Ing military career, and inspiringly
compares army service inthis country
with that abroad - - s..-@ =

Ing q military career and inspiringly
compares army service inthis country
with that abroad. '.' "
"The Fighting Boers," by Harold
Boice, former consular representa-
tive Of the United States at Johannes
burg and Pretoria, is mastery study
of the embattled burghers Of the Trans
vaal who are now confronting England
in one of the most desperate wars of
history.
Bret Harte's latest story complete
in this number of Frank Leslie's Pop
ular Monthly is called 'The Young
est Miss Piper 1t is racy Cal
ifornian, in the authors best comedy
vein.
Jeanette Walworth's story, also
complete in this number, is entitled,
"The Fate of an Olivine Ring
Ex-Superintendent Jackson teels all
about the Railway Mail Service, which
he helped to organize; and Anna Ran
dali Diehl, the amiable and scholarly
president Of the Fortnightly Shakes
peare club, is instinctively eloquent on
Woman and the Study of Shakes
peare." %:
The labor world., 1900-02-03

undergo a vast change, but our ideas
of time We're destined also to be- al
tered. We had computed the age of
this world according to Biblical rec
ords, but new geology was to dis
prove this. The study of rock strata,
OF glaciers and of powders, proved in
the early half Of this century that the
age of the world was far greater than
Biblical records had established and
that the lifetime of the world could
only be computed in millions Of years.
At the beginning of this century the
old idea was still popular that the
world existed today, in all important
respects, as it did at the creation, and
that any changes We're the result of
great catastrophe. But the mental i'm
petus Of this century discovered that
changes have always been going on.
Our continent was found to be the bed
of a former ocean. Ages hence an
ocean will probably again roll petwixt
the Rocky mountains and the Appal-
achlans and continents will emerge
where the Atlantic and Pacific now
are.
This age saw the development of the
theory that alternations in the min
eral, vegetable and animal Kingdoms
have been proceeding for ages. without
Upon this theory Charles
Darwin seized, brought to it vast ad-
dltlonal knowledge and profound
thought, and sent forth the Theory of
Evolution. the most important intel
lectual achievement of the age.
Herber Spencer, the master mind Of
this age and perhaps of all ages, ap-
piled this law in all Of its philosophical
The labor world., 1900-02-03
"A "REMINISCENCES OF THE AUTHOR
OF ..DAVID HARUN."

| met Mr. Westcott on the street one
afternoon, and he said with quiet
smile that was habitual with him,
whenever he saw anything that amusA
ed him:
Il stood on the street corner up
there for five minutes just now, and I
got within the sanctum sanctor,lm of
two men. one woman. and two fami-f
lies. r-
You know there is always great
crowding of people in the center Of the
city on Saturdays: but it seems to me
there are more people here today than
7 remember seeing for some time. ea
L was standing waiting for chance
to cross the street. for half a dozen
cars and twice as many wagons and
carriages jammed up the way for half
d block or more. In the van of the
crush. at the cross way. We're two wag-
ons, in one Of which. was good-hu-
mOred. round faced old man, and in
the other Il long faced, long bearded
farmer about sixty years of age, and a
stout, sour -visased woman some years
The labor world., 1900-02-03
Frank Leslic's Popular Monthly fu1
February 1000. s

rank Aesllc's HsOpuiAr 1MOMthl! Tor
February 1900.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
February numbers among its literary
contributors such celebrities as Gen.
Nelson A. Miles. Bret. Harte, NJ. II:
M. Davis, Egerton Castle, Jeanette
Walworth Anna Randall Diehl, Jennie
Belts HartsWick, Harold Bolce, Ma
bry- De Zapp, and Ex-Superintendent.
r. c.. Jackson, of the Railway Mail
Service. All these writer's are inter-
esting in their respectivo lines, and
the pictorial illustrations accompany
ing their articles and stories in this
number of Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly are even more profuse and
elegant than usual.
The timely paper upon The Centen-
NAL Anniversary of the Death of
! Washington, contains no less than
J fifteen standard and authenticated
portraits, some of them exceedingly
rare, together with the most beautiful
views of Mount Vernon ever published,
In well-illustrated article entitled
An Army Career" Majors General
Nelson A. Miles. the gallant and dis
tingllished soldier commanding the
| United States army. addresses himself
particularly to young men contemplat.