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Smyrna times., 1903-04-01
Different View.

You see said the old locomotive
engineer, railroad officials don't look
at things quite as the public does. On
one of my runs a year ago l found a
certain bridge swept away, and ( had
to back up about two miles to get or
ders. As l reached the station the di-
vision superintendent came out and
demanded
What's the reason for all this?"
Bridge over Maple river gone"
says |.
And why didn't you run your train
into the river:"
My fireman didn't want to get wet"
"Humph! Bounce him for blocking
the road, and don't you make another
such mistake unless you want a years
vacation. &C chicago News.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01
Reduced Rates to New Orleans.

VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, ACCOUNT
MEETING NATIONAL MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION.
On accOut of the meeting of the Nat
iOnal Manufacturers Association at
New Orleans, April 10 to II, the Pen
nsylvania Railroad Company will sell
excursion tickets to New Orleans and
return, April II, IL and 13, good going
on date of sale, and good returning to
reach original starting point not later
than April 10, from all points on its
lines, at reduced rates. By depositing
ticket with Joint Agent at New Or
leans between April - and 10, and pay
ment of fee of fifty cents, an extension
of return limit may be obtained to
reach starting point not later than
April 30.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01

The Democrats of Dover and of cas-
tern Kent county are in a bitter strife
over the recent anti-Saulsbury utter
ances of one of Doyers leading Dem
ocratlc newspapers, and of the sub
sequent denunciation of that news
paper by the Democratic Association
OF Dover. Writers IN the Inder an
anb-Saulsbury paper declare that the
Democracy of Delaware is going to
wreck and ruin under the pilotage of
and Kenney and that good
-.-.ats are deserting it because
they like pure politics and pure men.
Pure Politics, writing in The Lnder
declares that this Democratic Associa-
ton IS composed of political ignora.
muses., with few sore and frettinp
Democratic admirers Of Salisbury and
Kenney.
Inc Delawarean, Salisbury paper.
Is proceeding to read the other crowd
out OF the party. A writer this week
In that paper declares that if Saulsburv
aud Kenney had gotten in power. thew
would have been worshipped by those
who now assail them.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01

OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank
Telephone, No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01

The SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrnf
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
THE TIMES is an independent paper devoted tc
the welfare of the town it represents and the
State OF which it is part. 1t also gives the
Hems OF importance Of the Eastern Shore OF
MARYLAND
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER
Editor ana Proprietor.
ROBT D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor
IEKMS-SUBsCRIPTION- per annum, If
paid strictly in advance s1.OO. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option Of the publishers.
ADNERTISEMENTS-THE SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents, but for the outlying district of which it
IS the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton
1aenton, CheswOld, Leipsic &c rate of so
cents an inch for first insertion and 25 cents
or each subsequent insertion will be charged
or transient advertising. Locals and Reading
SohceS, 10 cents per line per issue. specia
reduction on all Semi-annual and yearly aG yer
Gsements
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01
Fiendish Revenre

The burglar softly opened the door Of
the suburbanite's sleeping apartment.
slipped inside and searched the room
thoroughly, but found nothing worth
stealing
I'll get some satisfaction out of him.
anyway" he said.
Thereupon he set the alarm clock on
the bureau for the hour of and softly
departed.-Chicago Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01
S-&@x= IS

McFarlane & Co. will close out their
Winter Stock of Coats, Hats, Dress
skirts and Underwear, and they offer
the following Special Bargains to tbe
quick and ready buyer.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01

ELMER Collins, last Thursday, was
cquitted of the charge Of numbering
nis wife by a jury of his peers. While
many are still of the opinion that Col
inns was guilty, the evidence was in
sufficient to hang him, and it was right
chat the should have received the bene-
mt OF the doubt. The jury reached
Their verdict promptly and conclusive
ly. -
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01
To nIothers in This Town

Children wh) are delicate, feverish and
cross will get immediate relief from Motber
Gray's Sweet Powders for Children They
cleanse the stomach, act on the liver. max.
ing sickly child strong and healthy. A
certain cure for worms. Sold by all drug
glsts, 25c. Sample Free. Address Allen &.
Olmsted IeROV N -
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01
More Cnnrenion4

Employer-Just file these letters for
me, will you, Patrick?
Employee-Oi can trim them off aisier
with pair Of scissors, sOr.-Kansas
City Independent.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01
To Cure a Cold in One Dav-

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
II 1t fails to cure. Z. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c,
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01
Are YOu Using Aliens Foot Ease a.,

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease
powder. 1t cures Corns. Bunions. Pain.
td' Smarting, Hot, Swollen feet. At all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c.
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 1, 1908
Smyrna times., 1903-04-01
NOTICE.

The Clayton Savings and Loan Asso.
cation will issue a New Series Of
shares known as the Eighteenth So
RES, hrst payment to be made ApriI ID
any OF the Managers or to -' "
JOSEPH sMITHERs, Secretary.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
&c to Beach Park. Westpoint Excur-
sion and Picnic GrOunds.-Only
30 Miles, One Hours Ride From
Richmond, via Southern Ry.

great many excursions have already
been booked for Beach Park" for June
and July. The various attractions and
improvements at this popular resort
gives it more prominence each season;
To close proximity to Richmond, and
the unlimited supply Of the most whole
some artesian water, together with
many other natural advantages, places
it second to none as a pleasure and
health resort for Richmond people.
King William Pier, substantial
structure, extending $50 feet in length
and 90 feet wide over the York River,
with waterproof roofing as protection
from sun and rain, adds considerably to
the beauty and convenience for picnic
and other outing parties.
In addition to the new Beach Park
Hotel, now being erected, you will find
other hotels and many nice boarding
houses, furnishing cheap rates and good
frst-class accommodations.
The principal attractions are such as
fine fishing, boating, sailing, merry GO
round, shooting galleries, steam and
naptha launches, a large dancing pavil-
ion with a band of music day and night,
several wells Of fine artesian water ON
the grounds, and various other attrac-
tions to suit the older people as we'll as
the little ones.
For any other information apply at OF
write TO the Southern Ry. Office, 900 E.
Main St.. Richmond. Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

EVERY colored Baptist in the state
should remember that Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary and College needs fl
nancial help and material assistance
If we will all do our share of the work,
$15, 10000 can be raised and all in
debtedness on that institution wiped
out. No one cam visit that magnificent
spot and gaze upon the students, no.
ticing closely the work being done
there, without being impressed with
the magnitude of the task and the
great strides being made to effect its
contamination.
The Virginia Baptist State Conven-
ton, under the macchless leadership of
Rev DIR. r. H. Boiling of Norfolk is
about to make another new record for
itself AS to Prof. CT. w. HAYES, he
has been tried by fire and has come out
true gold. The work he has accom-
plished at Lynchburg is a wonder.
Friend and foe, desiring to be in strict
accord with the truth must admit this.
The colored people of the state own
Virginia Theological Seminary and
College. Let the colored people of the
state wipe out its Indebtedness. We
can raise the money. Let us do it
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

Mr.. A. GOLDSMITH of Melbourne.
Australia, sends us several copies of the
ARGUS and the AGE, daily papers pub
lished there by white men and asks,
'When are we going TO have a good
daily newspaper, something like the
Argus and the Age?"
The answer is easy although its reali-
cation is hopeless. When colored peo-
pie learn to support weekly paper of
their own then they can hope for peo-
pie with money to venture upon the ex-
pertinent of giving them daily paper
worthy of the name.
We note in the journals cited, col
umn after column of high priced adver-
Using matter. This insures the success
of the paper without ref renee to the
subscribers. A colored man drawing a
salary of 81 900 per year rarely sees his
way clear to pay $3.50 per year for a
colcred eekly journal
1t is the man who is drawing $500
per year who will pay for it, or the wo-
man. who is receiving 500 per year
who will be forward in doing similar
favor. To be frank, we do not believe
that any metropolitan daily can exist
for any length of time as strictly race
paper. Its scope is too limited for the
expense entailed in its maintenance.
The dead-head and slow paying sub
scrlber is the ban of the colored ionr.
mails.
The croakers are to be found among
those who either never pay for color
ed journal or never subscribe for one
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
SENATOR TILLMAN AND THE
NEGRO.

The thirtieth apnual dinner of the
New York Press Club was approximate.
~ observed at the Waldorf Astor;a
New York, February 18th, 1908. More
than three hundred persons were pres.
ent, among whom were Hon. WuJJ.,,
d. BRYAN and Senator B. R. TnIMAN
MI BRYAN's utterances were those of a
statesman, while those of Mr.. TuIMA>y
were those of demagogue. The
striking feature was the kissing of Sem
ator TILLMAN during his remarks ON
the Negro. This was especially sipni.
fcant, and demonstrated that the ram.
pant Negro-hater has reached his limit
Tue telegraphic dispatches reported as
follows:
Ihree months ago" he said ..tha
resident wrote a letter in which he
SAID that when a Negro showed bimsaif
quail1ed to fill public office no 1yas 1S,,
face VI nope Ia MS
commenting on this, Senator TIL
man SAID that if the present conditio,
OF education continued and the No.
Is 10 gain control Of the state Of So5tp
carolina and the white become snteo.
oinase' the deplorable result would be.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

THE Senate Committee on Commerce,
by a vote of 6 to decided to make a
report to the United States Senate, rec
ommending the rejection of DR.. w. D.
CRUM, (coloredD who had been nominal
ed by President ROOSEVELT as Collect
or of the Port at Charleston, S. c. The
grounds for his rejection were based
wholly and solely upon mis- color. SEN
ator B r. TILLMAN of South Carolina
led the fight against DR.. CRUM. This
result would not have been possible
but for the support of two Republicans,
Senator JONES of Nevada and Senator
PERKINS of California, who joined with
the Democrats, when the question came
to an issue.
Each and every one of the these Sem
ators have sworn to recognize the civil
and political equality of all men before
the law. 1t seems to US, to recommend
the rejection of this South Carolinian
solely because he is colored is to violate
the oath of Office. The question will
be settled by the United States Senate
and the outcome will be watched with
interest. President ROOSEVELT, it is
now announced, is determined to stand
by the appointment and to force the
Senate to decide whether or not color
shall constitute bar TO office in viola
ton of the plain provisions of the Con-
stitCtion of the United States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
IRELAND'S UTTER
ANCES.

1T was with feeling of qualification
that we read the ringing words of Arch
bishop IRELAND, the great representa-
tive of the Roman Catholic Church.
He was the guest of honor at banquet
given in Chicago, ILL.,, at the Auditori-
um Hotel, February 18th, 1903, in COM
memoration of the birth of ABRAHAM
LINCOLN.
His words were in striking contrast
to those used by that distinguished Re-
publican. Secretary ELIHU RooT, in his
remarkable effort at New York. Who
can read the utterances of the Arch
bishop without feeling the thrill of pa
triotic fire and voicing a wish that ten
thousand men of as great an influence
and as pure motive could be induced
to speak out as he has done? He said:
The republic is what she is because
she has vitality remained what Washing
ton intended her to be, what Lincoln
pade To- TO be = a government of the
people, by the people, for the people.
This is what she must remain if she is
stllI to live ADD to reign The vital
principles of democracy must animate
her. Every man under the flag must
be equal before the law in civil and DO
ltlcal rights; it matters not what his
place OF birth, what his religious creed,
what the color Of his face; if he is an
American citizen the laws of the land
must shield him, the favors Of the land
must flow upon him. To Announce For
instance, that the citizen who is black
must not aspire to a political office.
must not approach the ballot-box, is to
war against American institutions.
There are no vacillating words in
these statements. They are stamped
with candor and puIfctuated with truth.
They are in strict accord with the teach.
lngs Of the good and lowly Jesus and at
the same time squared to the measure
ment of true craftsmanship.
lie LAID down rule of conduct for
the government of the Philippines
which, If followed would or should set
tie all OF the embarrassing questions
which have arisen in connection with
Its occupation. He would hold ont In
its inhabitants the promise of citizen.
ship and to the country, the hope of
statehood.
de voiced a warning when he said:
And while we proclaim that no
harm, no dishonor, shall come to the
republic from outside the fold, let us
guard her well from enemies within her
own bosom, and see to it that we, our
serves, be not, unconsciously perhaps,
among such enemies, weakening nv
false doctrines OF periious PRACTICE
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
THAT HORRIBLE LYNCHING.

THE account of the lynching of coll
ored men, HALLUM and MOORE in Alta
la county, Miss, was horrible and the
arrest of them deserved. Because they
refused TO call white men Mister, they
were ignominiously shot down after
having been kept tied to trees during
the entire night before. 1t is incon.
ceivable that men could be found pos.
sessed of such fiendish brutality. That
the conservative white element should
assert itself and attempt to mete pun
ishment TO the murderers is commenda-
BILE.
There seems TO be no doubt but what
the officials have arrested the right par
| ties. 1t is too much to hope for their
conviction. The Judge, we learn refus-
ed to grant them bail and they are as
yet in Jail. We have repeatedly insist
ed that colored men in these localities
should sell their lives as dearly as pos
sible. To surrender under the circum-
stances is to be butchered like dumb
cattle. 1t seems that even after these
colored men had. been declared
innocent by a vote of the mob itself,
they were wantonly murdered. Color
ed men should never make threats.
They should be polite and obEging,
fearless in their demeanor and inviting
respect from even those adjudging
| themselves their superiors.
When mobs visit them, they should
| be prepared to receive them and in ad-
dition to a trusty rifle or shot gun, have
through ticket to heaven after they
have laid low two or more of the lynch
ers who have come to take their lives.
By this course, Hberal-minded white
men Will respect us ami the lawless
ones fear US. The trouble now is that
most lynchings are sheep-killing Incl
dents. When it becomes serious busi-
ness, the female relatives of the lynch
ers viii dissuade them from engaging in
this lawless and dangerous vocation.
/ Six collins for the lynched Negroes
and two for the lynching white men
will cool the ardor of any community
and assure peace IN that neighborhood
for quite a time to come. The average
lawless white man in the southland be-
lieves that one white mans life is
worth more than the lives Of hundred
Negroes. Lynch-law must gol
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

the current of her life blood, renderin &
her less strong, less holy, less Ameri-
can. The republic is committed to orr
love and our care. Let us be loyal to
her. This is the lesson Of Lincoln
Day"
Colored men. here is a distinguished
churchman voicing great principles.
He is not limited by confines, but the
doctrine which he enunciates is univer-
sal. IL applies to the Filipino as much
as it does to the Negro. He is a lover
of mankind and the declarations of
WENDELL PHILLIPS and CHARLES SUM
NER are again heard in this country.
Truly falsehood seeks cover when truth
is abroad in the land.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
He Gilded Five-cent pieces,

Lancaster, Pa, Feb. 17.-Elmer Wei.
kert. aged 80 years. who is thought
to have operated extensively in Phil
adelphia and thfs city, was arrested
here yesterday by Secret Service De-
tective Matthew F. Griffin on the
charge Of gliding and milling ffve-cent
pieces and passing them as five-dollar
gold coins. Several of the counterfeits
were found In his boarding house.
United States Commissioner o. p.
Bricker rsmanded weikert for hear
inE.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21
RIVER STEAMER SUNK
Was Struck By Cyclone and Sent
to Bottom of Chowan River.
SEVENTEEN PEOPLE CROWNED

Majority of Passengers and Crew Were
Below When Storm Struck Vessel
and Had No Opportunity to Make
Their Escape.
Norfolk, Va, Feb. 1S.-A cyclone
struck the passenger steamer Olive,
which plies between Franklin, Va, and
Edenton, N. c., at 2 o'clock yesterday
morning and sent her to the bottom of
the Chowan river. off Woodley's Pier,
between Mount Pleasant and divers
Wharf. Seventeen people are known
to have been drowned, and others who
were rescued are in a serious condi-
ton.
The whirlwind when 1t struck the
Olive caused her to so over on her
teams, and when she righted it was
only to sink on account OF the water
she had taken. a majority of the pas
sengers and crew were below at the
time and had no opportunity to reach
the pilot house of the vessel. This
point was the only portion left above
water, and in it standing waist deep
from the time of the accident until 6
o'clock yesterday morning, Captain
George H. Whitney and five others were
saved.
According to the statement of Cap
tain Whitney last night, there are IT
known to have been lost on the sink
ing steamer, and lifeboat loaded with
Engineer c. L. Conway, Assistant En-
gineer ]. p. Murphy, Purser ]. N
Bell, one white and two colored pas
sengers, unknown, and two colored
deck hands, which left the steamer in
hopes of reaching a vessel, whose
lights could be seen in the distance
They were picked up after rowing four
hours by the tug Gazelle,
Those known to be dead are: Jacob
Lassiter, white, Rich Square, N. c.;
Mrs. Rennett and her 12-year-old
daughter, Franklin, Va; Mrs,
Vaughan, Frankiis, Va; Frank Hun.
ter, George Butt, w. H. Edwards, An
drew Vaughan, colored, deck hand;
Abraham Cooper and John Prescott.
colored, firemen; John Cooper, col
ored, porter; George White, cotoredy
preacher, the others being unknown.
AT O'Clock yesterday morning the
river steamer Petit hove in sight and
rescued the almost frozen survivors.
Captain Whitney said: Eve left
Franklin on our regular trip to Eden
ton Monday morning at IL o'clock. A
heavy southwest wind was blowing,
but along the Chowan river we did
not mind II very much. 1t was Just
about o'clock yesterday morning
when everything became fnky black
and a terrible roaring broke out of the
night. I was alone In the pilot house
and most of those below had turned in. |
In second something struck the boat
on her port beam and turned her over i
on her starboard side. 1 thought she |
would never right herself, and mon
ster wave dashed over Us. IL flooded
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

Mr.. Root thinks that it is ONLY a
question of short time when the blacks
WILDE excluded from all offices in the
sSsuthern States. He may be right. if
Ssne Repubhca party is to continue its
SAeCuer policy of retreat, at the vocifer-
> EsUs ciamor Of a few Southern hothaads
-Dctt we do not think it will retreat
while President Roosevelt is its lead
III. New York Age.
But Mr.. ReoT states that it is re-
asrsaSing and it is while President Roosr
WELT is its leader. This, sir, is the dis
appointing feature of Secretary Roor's
zsxowal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-02-21

No, we don't believe that the confer
ming of universal suffrage upon the Ne
sgro was any more of mistake than
SShe comforting of universal suffrage
upon the white man was mistake.
The man, be he white or black, who
<entertains an opposite opinion concern
zing the black man hasn't very far 70 90
An order to entertain similar opinion
with reference to the white one.