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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02
SUES
FOR
DIVORCE
Gibson Family Troubles Car
ried TO Circuit Court

Mary r. Gibson, of the Waldo Hills
country. today began suit for divorce
against Thomas Gibson, TO whom she
was married in Salem in Nov, 1896,
She charges her husband with shame
fully beating her. splitting tobacco
Juice i'm her face and all manner OF in
dignities. She asks for a dissolution
of the marriage ties. the custody Of
the minor child, Dewey Earl, aged .
years; an allowance for the support Of
herself and child and for her costs
and disbursements. l.. II. Mcmahon
Is the womans attorney.
The Gibson family just recently
aired its troubles in the Justice court
when, upon complaint Of the wife, the
husband was arrested charged with
threatening to kill and, after a hear
ing before Justice Horgan, was held
To the circuit court in the sum OF 5000.
lie succeeded In furnishing bonds, and
was released from custody.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02

AND
POLITICS
Oyster Bay the Mecca of Ep
icurian Politicians

Osyter Bay Aug. 2.-The president
today entertained at luncheon Hon.
Charles Nagel, OF st. Louis; Silas Nc
editor OF the Churchman; G. b.
NJ. Harvey, editor of Harpers Maya
zine; Hon Edward Kent of New
York; Senator Millard, Of Nebraska,
and G. W. Hinman, editor Of the Chi
Cago Inter.Ocean. Millard and his
colleague, Senator Dietrich, were
among the bitterest opponents to the
presidents Cuban reciprocity plan, and
II is believed a continuance OF the dis
cussion with the president was had.
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LAID
TO HER
REST
Many Attend Funeral of the
Late Mrs. Davidson

Funeral services over the remains
of the late Mrs r. l.. Davidson were
conducted at the home Of Mrs. j. II.
Wilson, on East State street, Friday
afternoon. The services were attend
ed by a large gathering Of neighbors
and acquaintance OF the deceased
woman. Many were the floral offer
ings, given as tokens Of remembrance
Of a good woman.
Rev. John Parson, of the First Meth
odist church, of this city, TO which
the deceased belonged, delivered a
brief address, IN which was reviewed
the life Of the decedent. Some selec-
tlons were given by a ladies' quartet
from the Methodist church choir The
pail bearers were: T. b. Kay, G. =,
Bishop. W. s. Beckner, Geo. Judson,
r. n. Derby and VIM. Cherrington.
The remains were laid 10 rest In the
family lot In Rural cemetery.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02
GARNER
WHEAT
CROP
Many Binders Are at Work
in the Country

w. II. Downing, who drove to Salem
this morning from his farm, about l3
miles east of this city, says that while
en- route here he saw 81 binders at
work in the fields along the road. He
reports that the farmers are all very
busy in their harvesting. He finds that
the yield and quality of the grain crop
in his section of the county is good,
while the oat crop is not up to the av-
erage. He predicts that his wheat
will yield from 35 to 40 bushels of as
fine wheat as he has raised in years.
Mr.. Downing says that his oats will
not yield so heavy.
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COLLTERIES
ARE TO
BE STARTED
Operators Have Mil
itary Protection
Striking Miners Want Sol
dlery Removed
Piece Is Reignlng in the Coal
Districts
NO. ts4,

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 2.-The re-
port that several collieries here and
at Scranton are to be started Tuesday
has disquieting effect. The guards
around the collieries were doubled this
morning, but no effort was made to
send men in. General Corbin. com
mander of the troops, denied any
knowledge of the operators intentions,
but said II they decided to resume they
probably would do So and II the sher.
IN cannot preserve order his soldiers
will do so.
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Norwich, Conn, Aug. 2.-State At
torney Lucas, before leaving for a
trip to Canada today, stated positive
ly that there will be no fight between
Corbett and McGovern to day at New
London, although one was scheduled
for the 29th. This is the first time
that the states attorney has defined
his position. He says he has been APP
pealed to by the best citizens"
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Change in Firm.

There has been change in the firm
of Joseph Meyers & Sons, the we'll
known dry goods firm, since the first
Of August Mr.. Henry w. Meyers re-
tired on that date, after a connection
with the business since II was estab.
llshed for about sixteen years. No
reasons are assigned, but a desire to
better himself.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02
BECAUSE
OF A
TAUNT
Salt Lake City Man Commits
Murder

Salt Lake City, Aug. 2.--Lottie Rus.
sell, a waitress, was killed and Max
Peters dangerously wounded early this
morning by j. G. McCaslin, promi-
nent mining man, who then committed
suicide by shooting. II is said Nc
Caslin had had trouble with his wife,
and Peters and the woman taunted
him about It.
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FLAT SALARIES AND
A REVENUE BILL
A Business Proposition That
the Legislature Dare Not Ignore

The today exhaustive political review OF the
necessity for nauauraton administration In state
affairs. II means gain 100000 to the taxpayer
regardless Of have right to demand that
change by the state platforms for second
time be put secured at special session.
This great reduction In state taxes Just
what has accomplished Salem and Marion county and
IL is a reform without the use Of DOODLE
There year the scale against this reform and
against calling Of the legislature TO enact "hat was
promised the people the Republican platform
n the state officers fiat salary OF $4,000 each none
thousands Of dollars TO carry primaries
or for a campaign corrupt the voters
Let business men, aborng the petition
today for the and forward
% he governor.
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Severe Elahtlnu at Panama.

Washington, Aug. 2--Mr Rowen
cables this afternoon from Caracas, as
follows: The united revolutionary
army is now supposed to be about 100
miles away. The president does not
announce whether he will make or
await the attack; probably nothing de-
cisive will take place for week
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San FranciF'o. Aug. 2.-Judge Fritz
today denied Ae request Of Governor
Gage TO hear testimony in the alleged
colusion libel suit brought against
spreckles and l.eake by Boardman.
Fritz was served with a writ Of prohi'
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02
OUTLAW
KEEPS
MOVING
Tracy Is Heading for His Gang
In Wyoming

Seattle, Aug. 2.-The report that Ira.
cy was at Almira is confirmed. He
aroused the campers at the roadside
by stampeding their horses, which
proves the theory that he is woring
east. Posses are organizing in all
towns
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Returning to the Orient.

Sexton Barney Simpson, Of the Odd
Fellows cemetery, has been employed
all the past week in digging up the
bodies Of nine Chinese, who will be
shipped back to their own country to
take their final repose.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug 2.-Perfect
quiet continues among the strikers this
morning The strike leaders are still
working for the withdrawal of the
troops.
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instructions.
My Dear Friend:

My Dear Friend;
You must bear in mind that this
medicine is not poisonous tonic, nor
a stimulant, nor a temporary relief.
which you get from poisonous drugs
where the results are sure death soon
er OF later. Those poisons go In your
bones and destroy the life Of them
and create all kinds OF diseases, can
cerous tumors, consumption, dropsy'
bone diseases, etc. DO not blame the
medicine when II takes an effect and
surs up the poisons or disease Ia the
system. You must not expect 70 be
cured in few days. for your sickness
or disease has cen long time COM
Ing on, and 1t will take a long time
TO get it out Of your system. Il VIII
take months or a year 20 build up
new body from the bones up. This Is
what the people do not understand.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02
JUDGE MUST GIVE HEARING
Governor Cages Libel Suit
Against Spreekels and the Call.

tiuon, returnable Friday, and issued
by Superior Judge Cook. on an appli-
cation Of John c. Reeves Of Los Ange-
les. in behalf OF the people Of Callfor-
MIA. who claimed 10 be benehcially
interested.
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A superlor Commodity.

The building public are invited 10
come to our place OF business and in
spect the new shipments Of Improved
San Juan Lime. The price is the most
attractive one ever made for lime In
salem. Clean clear, Island Sand and
concrete gravel No dirt or refuse In
our material CAPITAL IMP. Co,
3i9 Front Street
Phone 30l Residence phone, 1891
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02
Applied at Scotland Yard.

London, Aug. May Yohe today
applied TO the police 10 help her find
Major Strong, but Scotland Yard
turned a deaf ear, as she made no
charges.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02
Attempted
Assassination

Paris, Aug. 2.-The Press this after
noon says an attempt on the life of
President Loubct was made yesterday
at Ranbouila. A man fred a pistol,
Dut the bullet went wild.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02

Los Alamos, Cal, Aug. 2.-The only
disturbance during the night was a
slight earthquake shock about 3
o'clock. The people are returning to
their homes.
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Injunction Suits Heard.

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. Fudge
Kellar's court convened at s o'clock
this morning, in order to expedite the
hearing of the miners, for alleged vio-
laton of the injunction.
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Shocks Are
Only Slight

Los Alamos. Cal, Aug. 2.-There
have been no earthquake disturbances
up 20 noon today.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02

Hartford. Aug 2.-Ten thousand
people are present Baloral won the
first heat in 2:OS. The second heat
was won by Lord Derby in 2:O9h.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02

wantsd.-A laundress at the Florence
SanatOrium. e-z'St'
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vol. XII.

He absolutely cures cancers tu-
mors, gravel, kidney and bladder trou-
bles, bone diseases, asthma, skin dis
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02

san Francisco. Aug. 2.-wheat,
tilsa..
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02

Dr. Cook cures all kinds OF diseases
Or. J. p. COOK. sot Liberty St. ss'
lsm. Ore, Is the man you ought 70
consult. He Is a natural doctor ne ls
descended from a line Of German herb
sllsts, the best physicians In the
world.
This Is his fourth year In Salem and
scores Of patients and friends can 'ss'
,,tv 40 his skill In their cases ...'''
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02

They are used to being humbugged'
NV medicines are composed OF ma
lures herbs-what the human system
requires. When the animals get SICK
thew win help themselves to those
herbs. for they have the instinct and
the people have not so we have 70
make a study OF IT, 1t has been a NE
study with me. DO not get weary f;
this life is too short and too SWEEP 10
worry out OF this world.
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Phone 3Ol Residence phone 1881
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-02
Have You Ever Tried SaGm'S BOtaRCaI OOCtOT2

eases-ali without the use OF the knife
or poisonous minerals or mineral OF
any kind.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-22
KENT COUNTY FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Will Hold a Two Days Session ia Dover
Beginning Next Tuesday.

The winter sessions of the Delaware
Farmers Institute promise to be of ex-
ceptional interest, principally because
of the boom in farming and the pros
poets of good money ahead" next
year. A two days session will
be held in Dover, beginning in
the Court House on January %.
Among a long list ofinteresting speak
ers will be H. W. Collingwood, editor
of the Rural Ne,U York. From the
Delaware Experimental Station at
Delaware College will come Professors
Bishop, Sanderson, Charles P. Close,
and DIR. Neale. Senator Charles
Wright, the Seaford Nurseyman will
discuss peaches; Assemblyman
James T. Shallcross of Odessa, "pears";
S. H. Derby of Woodside, "apples"; /;
William M. Dickson, ''beef cattle;
Oliver A. Newton of Bridgeville, who
is reputed to have made fortune on
small fruits, will take on these pro-
ducts of vineyard and orchard. DIR.
Harris Mcdowell, the young veter-
marian, who stamped out anthrax u
New Castle county, and was then en-
gagged by the State of Maryland to wipe
it out of Cecil county, will talk and be
questioned on animal diseases.
The recent action of the peninsula
Horticultural Society, favoring a
square package for peaches in place of
time-honored fve-eighths peach bas-
ket, has stirred up so much interest
that a mass meeting has been called by
the Kent County Farmers Institute tc
be held in the Court House, Dover, on
Thursday, February 6. Peach grow
ers of Delaware and Maryland, peact
buyers and shippers, commission me I
from all the eastern cities and manu-
facturers of fruit packages will take
part in the discussion.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-22
KENT REPUBLICANS OPEN
THE CAMPAIGN HOPEFULLY
INTERESTING MEETING OF THE KENT
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
William D. Hudson of Near Smyrna Has
Come Out as a Candidate For Clerk of
the Peace-D. S. Clark of KentOn.

Union Republicans from all over
Lower Delaware assembled at Dover
Friday. 1t was really the opening of
the campaign of 1902 for the United
States Senatorship. The meeting was
at first intended as an organization
meeting by the Kent County Executive
Committee, but the outside political
workers even some from Sussex county
appeared and were given an enthusi-
iastic welcome by the committeeman.
During the all day meeting DIR. Caleb
R. Layton, Secretary of State, made
vigorous speech, defining his views of
the policy to be pursued.
State Chairman J. Frank Alice was
enthusiastically received and an
nounced meeting of the State Central
Committee, formally opening the State
campaign, to be held at the Union Re-
publican headquarters in Wilmington,
next Friday.
Reury G. Conrad of Wilmington, is
being mentioned as the probable
Union Republican candidate for Con-
gress. Edward w. Baker of Dover,
and Riley Melvin of FELTON,, are after
the Republican nomination for sheriff,
while there are about dozen Demo
Gratis seeking that honor from that
party. Speaker J. V. McCommOns
wants the nomination for Recorder of
Deeds. William d. Hudson of nea
Smyrna, and L. Coke Chambers of
Camden, are spoken of for Clerk of the
4 Peace; David Cooper of Willow Grove,
for Register of Chancery, and Magis-
trate Jones of Woodside, for Coroner.
The friends of Mr.. Hudson will make
} a strong effort to have hi m nominated
and he will be backed by DR.. Thomas
G.. Moore, the Union leader, of upper
Kent county.
In the last two elections in this State
, common primaries have been agreed
upon in New Castle and Sussex coun
: ties, which have proved of materia
3 benefit to the Unions, but in the com
= ing election the Unions declare the.
| will not hear of such thing, but will
, fight the entire battle on their owl
r lines. They have not yet given NJ
: hopes of securing some of the patron
e age from President Roosevelt, not
withstanding the efforts of DIR. Ball tC
5 keep it from them. In view of thi
+: fact, they have brought forth a candi
= date for the United States marshalshi
Y to succeed the present incumbant
S Marshal Short. Their candidate
# David S. Clark of Kenton, membe
of the last constitutional convention o
: | Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-22
KENT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Charles W. Baker of Aberdeen Purchases
the Canning Factory OF Isaac Robinson.

The following deeds for the transfer
of real estate in this county have been
filed with James Lord, Recorder Of
Deeds: Isaac Robinson Co., of Balti-
more, to Charles W. Baker, Aberdeen,
Md, for $1400, lot and canning factory
at Hartley; George B. Taylor to Ed
ward T. Harrington, for $4,000, 100
acre farm in Milford hundred between
Harrington and Frederick; Samuel
Murdock of Pennsylvania, to Elias
Townsend, IA acre tract of land at
Houston for $500; William G. Wright,
Harrington, to Eliza Baker, house and
lot in Harrington for $3.50; Daniel
Johnson to Mary E. Lewis, lot in
Clayton for $35; George II. Draper
and David Refs to Jennie Williams, of
Oak Park, Cook Co., ILL.,, 100 acre farm
in Milford hundred for $500; Eliza
bethJ. Dorman, Salisbury, to Elizabeth
Fleming, Al acre farm in Mispillion
hundred for $3.50; Elizabeth J. Dor
man to Elizabeth ]. DOrman, 150 acre
farm in Mispillion for $500; William
B. Dyer and George w. Bush, of
Iowa, to John W. Dyer, Cheswold, lot
in Cheswold for So; Mary M. Wolcott,
Dover, to Amanda W. KlumP, Will
Transport, Pa, lot on Henley street,
Harrington, for $125; W. B. Tharn
Pennington, to Elizabeth Fleming, 5
acres of land near Pennington for $166;
Willard Harrington, Illinois, to Eliza
beth Fleming, undivided ! in farm
near Harrington for $3.50; Robert H.
Smith to Elizabeth Fleming, interest
in 81 acre lot between Harrington ard
Smyrna times., 1902-01-22
FOR SMYRNA RIVER IMPROIS
Committee of Our Citizens Return NJ
Washington Where They Had a ShOr.
Hearing Before National Committee.

The Committee of Smyrna citizens
who went to Washington last Wednes-
day to intercede with the Committee I
on Rivers and Harbors for $4,000
appropriation for our Smyrna River,
has returned well pleased with their
trip, and sufficiently encouraged over
the outlook. AS will be seen by fuI-
Ter account on our second page, num-
ber of delegations were heard. The
Smyrna River project was presented
by A. f. Jardire, president of our
Board of Trade and ex-COngressmap
L. Irving Handy. The request was
for maintenance $4,000 for making the
two cuts under head of improvements
as per report in II. D., No. 80, 56th
Congress, and SIS, 900 for a new survey
with view of straig the channel
by additional cuts.
Our local committee was extendes-.
every courtesy by Congressman Ball.
who called on them at their hotel, af~
ranged for conference that night, and
went with them the next morning to
meet the Congressional Committee.
In addition to this he promised hts
best efforts toward securing the appro-
priation for Smyrna. In the Senate
the work is being followed mp by the
Committee on Commerce, and arrange
ments have been about completed To
have the interests of Smyrna River
placed in the hands af a United States
Senator who will see that the original
bill, when it comes from the House,
will be kept entact in it's progress
through the Senate.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-22
REVIVAL SPIRIT AWAKENS SMYRNA.
Asbury Church Has Fifty-One Conversions.
Five AccessiOns to Presbyterian.

Asbury M. e. Church has experien-
ced a revival the last three weeks, such
has rot visited the town in ten years.
The whole community has been awak-
ened and interest has grown to such
proportions that Rev. Vaughan S. Col
Inns, the pastor, was obliged to hold
the meetings in the main auditorium,
instead of the lecture room. Sunday
night alone, the attendance is estima-
ted to have been seven hundred. To
date there has been fifty-one conver-
sions, most of whom will be additions
to Asbury M. E. Church. Beginning
with Monday evening the merchants
entered upon an agreement to close at
7.15 o'clock. During the past week
meetings have been held at our differ
ent factories, during the noon hour
period.
Rev. J. s. Gilfllan, of Newark, pas
of the Head of Christlana Church,
who has been conducting eyangelistiC
services for the Rev. j. l.. Estlin, pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church, dur
ing the Week of Prayer commencing
the 5th, inst, closed with the sermon
ON Friday night. He is an able
preacher, and his sermons were cleai
expositions of the gospel. Five per
sons were united with the church o.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-22
OWN AND CONTROL A WHOLE TOWN.
Mr.. Charles Newman Formerly of Smyrna
Holds a Responsible Position With the
Trenchard Brothers in North Carolina.

Flattering reports come from Gum
berry, North Carolina, says the Ches-
tertown Transcript, in the gigantic
lumber business of the Trenchard
Brothers and Wescott. AS previously
announced in these columns, the deal
included whole town of which "DOg-
gle" Trenchard of Princeton Foot
ball fame, his brother William and
Mr.. John Westcott of the Eastern
Shore of Maryland were interested.
Mr.. Charles Newman, formerly of
Smyrna, is with the company. They
now have three hundred men employed
and are showing the South what
Maryland brains and hustler can ac-
complish.
Gumberry, a village of three hun
dred population, literally belongs to
the young Marylanders. They own
every house in the place, operate the
big mill, and the large general mer-
chandize store, from which every arti-
Gle used by the inhabitants is bought,
belongs to and is operated by them
They also own eighteen miles of rail
road, fully equipped with two engines
passenger coaches and ample freigh
car facilities. Trains runs on regular
schedule and connect with the Sea
board Air Line. The employees re
ceive from IS cents for the wood chop
per to five dollars per day to those il
more responsible positions. Many o
the residences compare favorably will
some of the prettiest cottage homes OF
the Eastern Shore.
Smyrna times., 1902-01-22
PLEASANT W. F. 81. S. PARLOR MEETING.
Held at the Residence of Mrs. Edward Beck
on Saturday Evening About Fifty Present.

Our local auxiliary of the Woman..s
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, held q
very pleasant Parlor Meeting at the
residence of Mrs. Edward Beck on
Main street, Saturday evening, to meet
Mrs. r. H. Matlack of Whining
conference secretary of the WomaL \
Foreign Missionary Society. Ther.
were about fifty present and d dIcI11gns 1s
full time was had. Mrs. Mary ]. Bew-
ley, president of the Society, presided.
The presence of Mrs. Matlack at tie
meeting was great pleasure and her
address, telling of the devotion of mis-
sionaries in foreign fields and closing
with an appeal for interest in missions,
both as an obligation and privilege
was most effective as was shown at tn e.
close of the address by the addition of
six new members to the society. The
pleasant program was continued as fol-
lows: Instrumental solo, Miss Edith
Beck; prayer, Mrs. w. G. Pierce;
Roll Call, at which every member
answered with verse of scripture;
solo, "The Home Land" Mrs. Walter
o. Hoffecker; reading, Mrs. Emma
Meyers Philadelphia; instrumental
solo, Miss Bertha Smithers; piano
Duet, Miss Edith Beck and Miss Alice
Beck. Refreshments were served
later in the evening. Seven dollars
was received for the Folts Missionary
Training School