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Smyrna times., 1903-07-15
LOCAL WHEAT THRESHING
SHOWS VERY POOR YIELD
WILL NOT AVERAGE MUCH MORE THAN
TEN BUSHELS TO THE ACRE
clinton Ransom and c. H. Mattford Get 20
bushels to the Acre While Theodore Man.
non and Others Scarcely Get Five

Much has been said during the mast
month IN reference to the wheat crop
Oh TINS Peninsula, and while some
farmers have contended that the cron
would fall far short of the usual WELD
there were Others who expected a fair
crop, but now that many of the farmers
IN this section have threshed. il Is ouita
evident that the yield will be n Hobt
one. We have made many inouiries
and lind that while some of the mora
fortunate tillers of the soil are gettino
from 10 to 20 bushels per acre. there arc
Others who are not getting more thar,
TO- and IN some cases scarcely that
much, and it is safe to say that the
crop will not average more than 10
bushels, which is an exceedingly light
one Tor this section. Many crops have
already been sold at 70 cents. while
others who are stacking will hold their
wheat for several months, as it is
thought by some that the price will be
much higher later in the season.
Among the largest yields reported
was that of Clinton Ransom on the
Bailey Farm, who has just finished
threshing small acreage and obtained
20 bushels to the acre. The Misses
Cummins at "Woodlawn" are also
reported to have gotten an average of
20 bushels to the acre. On the Galley
Farm" of the John Henry Hofecker
estate, Mr.. Joseph H. Ennil got an
average OF II bushels to the acre. Mr..
Charles H. Mattiford on the "Home
Farm" OF the Hofecker estate received
20 bushels to the acre on fallow ground
and IA bushels to the acre on stock
ground. Mrs. w. N. Ransom. near
Smyrna got an average of 25 bushels
on one field and Is bushels on another
field. The largest yield west Of
Smyrna is that of GamalIGi Garrison #
near Kenton who is reported to have
received 20 bushels to the acre.. w. G.
Sav'n @. near Cheswold received about |
10 bushels to the acre, Reuben Ford. |
near BrenfOrd 10 bushels. Harry
Slaughter of the James P. Hoffecker
farm l3 and W. H. Lurty, 70 bushels.
Daniel Thompson of the ''Hudson
Farm" received an average of q
bushels from one field, Is bushels from
another and 12 bushels from another.
a total average of 16 bushels off of so
acres.
The above yields, however, are more
the exception than the rule. The
large number of our farmers will hard
lY average 10 bushels to the acre and
some received almost as low as 5
bushels to the acre. Among these are
Theodore Mannon of Severson's Neck
who only got about 6k bushels to the
acre, David Boggs of the Cummins
Farm, bushels and James H. Price
who is reported to have only gotten 5
bushels to the acre.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-15
EPwoRTH LEAGUERS OFF POR DETROIr.
Delaware Sent a Delegation to National Ccs.
veniiOn In Care of Rev. R. K. Stephenson.

The Rev. R.K. Stephenson, of Scott
NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, who will
have charge of the Delaware delega-
tlon to the Epworth League Conveh-
tion in Detroit, Mich, from July IS to
20, has completed all arrangements for
the trip. The Delaware delegation left
Wilmington over the P. W. and B.
road this morning for Philadelphia,
where the party will take the Reading
road and will arrive at Niagara Falls
this evening, and at l.. 80 O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon they will leave for
Detroit, arriving Thursday evening.
The speakers at the convention will
number many of the bishops of the
NJ. E. Church, NJ. E. Church South
and Canadian Methodism. Morgan
Campbell, noted speaker from Eng
land, is Olso on the program.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-15
BOOMING LITTLE DELAWARE ABROAD.
State Board Of Agriculture Trying a New Plaza
to Attract lgG" strious Lrssl-s%sSs.
TOI&1s-

Professor Wesley Webb, secretary of
the State Board of Agriculture, is in
communication with Marion D. Learn.
cd, professor of German language and
literature at the University Of Penn
sylvania, who is spending the summer
IN Germany, in regard to the circula-
ton OF literature regarding Delaware's
advantages. 1t is the intention. to have
this information printed in the Ger
man language. translated by Profess
sOr Learned, in order to reach the
German immigrants, and scattered
throughout that country. The State
Board of Agriculture is making every
effort to secure industrious immigrants
for Delaware lands, and has appro-
priated the necessary smount of money
for the translation of this literature
About 1000 descriptive maps of Della
ware will also be distributed in foreign
countries.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-15
MOUSE CHURNS MILK TO BUTTER
Peculiar Story Told About Downs Chapel Far
mer and His Rich Dairy.

A farmer residing near Downs
Chapel, says the Dover -NeaOs, has a
COW that gives very rich milk. On
Sunday evening after milking, the
farmer filed all the milk crooks in the
milk house and having some left over
put the remainder of the milk in a
preserving kettle, During the night
mouse fell in the kettle. 1t was
either case of swim or be drowned.
The mouse continued to swim and the
next morning the farmer found that
the milk in the kettle had been
churned to butter and the mouse had
after drinking all the butter
milk.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-15
SALE OF EASTERN SHORE FARMS.
Matthews Farm Near ChestertOwn Sold For
$1,000 and the David Stewart Farm for Sl3.S65

ehN Doftu GtSWdTt FdFH I0F SI1.5 5O5
r.Eben F. Perkins, teller in Chester
town National Bank, has purchased at
private sale of Levin W. Wickes, ESQ.
trustee, the Matthews farm" near
Chestertown for $4S per acre. This
farm was held up last week at public
sale at bid of $41 per acre. It con
tains 200 acres of land. "White Hall"
the splendid farm estate of the late
VIM. II. Stewart, was offered at public
sale and was bid in by Mr.. David B.
Stewart, the well-known commission
merchant, of Baltimore, for $44.25 per
acre. The farm contains 3O7 acres and
is situated about two miles north of
Chestertown. The old brick mansion
bn Aerly on the estate was burned sew
feeks ago.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-15
HEAVY TRANSFORMS VISIT SMYRNA.
Sunday Afternoon and Monday Gave This
Vicinity a Heavy DownpOur.

onN "iVuudg udNS luis
Vicinity Heavy DOwnpOur
AS if to make up for the drought, this
vicinity was visited by the heaviest
rains of the season and beginning with
the storm of Sunday afternoon the
rain fell in large quantities continuing
nearly all day Monday and through
Monday night. Fortunately for many
OF the farmers their wheat was threshed
but to those in the midst of the plum
picking were occasioned considerable
delay. The rains will greatly benefit
corn, grass and tomatoes. The storm
broke the backbone of one of the hot
test spells of the summer in which the
thermometer registered 81 in the
shade, with great humidity. Thurs
day and Friday were torrid days.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-15
WANTS NAME OF SMYRNA CHANGED.
Texas Man Offers to Buy a Site and Locate
Two Worlds PhlIanthrOpic Institutions.

The following curious letter came to
us by mail Monday morning: editor
OF the Smyrna Times Dear Sir-Do
you think that the people of Smyrna
could be induced to change the name
OF the place from Smyrna to Philan-
thropy? If they will do this, we will
buy site there and locate the Inter
national Political Specialists School
and the Worlds Diathetic Institute.
the two proposed world philanthropic
institutions, there. Address us at
Denton, Texas. Very truly yours,
A. G. Lee."
Smyrna times., 1903-07-15
NEW HARNESSMAKER AT W. NJ. LEWIS
Gnarles Taylor Of philadelphia Has Been En-.
plOyed TO Take Charge of that Department.

W. M. Lewis our well-known agri-
cultural implement dealer, has secured
the services of Charles Taylor of Phila-
deiphia to take charge of the Harness
department. of his business. Mr..
Iaylor comes highly recommended
and the patrons of this & eors will re-
ceiVe the same excellent d itention that
has given the business staA 4 its reputa-
tion. \
Smyrna times., 1903-07-15
Doc Massey and His "Puunygraph. "

CONTINUED on FIFTH zee.
Smyrna times., 1903-07-15
= WEDDINGS DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Mr.. Carl Wick Of Smyrna and Miss Irene
CurIOtt of BIackblrd Married.

Mr.. Carl Wick of this town, son of
the late Gustavus Wick, and Miss
Irene Ourlott of Blackbird, were united
in marriage Sunday evening by the
Rev. Albert Chandler, pastor of
Smyrna Circuit. The ceremony took
place quietly at the Circuit Parsonage.
Mr.. James Curlett and Miss Elizabeth
Keifer, both of Blackbird, were quiet
ly married at the Townsend M. E.
parsonage on Wednesday evening
last, ReEto,da H. BeauchampE >@
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09
IN TiLtMAN'S DEFENSE.
Witnesses Describe Relations Of De-
fendant and Gonzales.

Lexington. S. c., Oct 9.-James
Davis of Edeefield was on the stand
when the trial of James II. Tillman
was resumed. He said be did not hear
the defendant make any threats in
the presence of O. d. Black while
riding on a train from Johnston to
Columbia. On crosS-exa mination he
said he did not know Black
Colonel ! H. Blease was asked il
he knew whether the relations be-
tween Mr. Gonzales and the defendant
We're unfriendly and he replied he
had heard Mr.. Gonzales say that ne
did not want to be in the same room
with Mr. Tiliinan He said that he
had heard Mr. Tillman say on several
occasions that he wanted to avoi
difficulty with Mr.. Gonzales. Mr.. TIL
man had a pistol on the night of the
campaign meeting in Columbia. tn
witness said because trouble at tho
opera house was anticipated and v Z
ness further said it vas expected that
Mr.. Tillman would be attacked by VI
Gonzales as il was expected Nr. TIL
man would reply TO some OF his eGi-
torials
j A. White and Richard Holzen-
bach testified that Mr.. Gonzales told
the former in the presence of the lat
ter that n had made Mr., Tillman
show The wNita feather and would do
so again. The latter witness gave his
version If tbe shooting
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09
INcoMPARAsLY WEAKER.
Redmond's Opinion Of the Recon.
structed Cabinet.

London, Oct. 9.-The Irish Nation
alist opinion of Premier Balfour's re.
constructed cabinet is voiced in d
telegram from John Redmond, the
Irish leader, to the Associated Press
as follows:
The reconstructed cabinet is, in
its personnel, incomparably weaker
than the old. No new man of any
mark has been added to It, Arnold
Forster is careful and Industrious. but
he is a most commonplace official
Alfred Lyttleton is entirely un-
known outside of the cricket field and
Austen Chamberlain's promotion to
the chancellorship would under other
circumstances be denounced as a job.
1t goes without saying that the gov
ernment cannot last. The desertion
of the Duke of DevOnshire gave it its
knockout blow Whether it will meet
parliament or not in January is very
doubtful But if it does | believe ii
will not last week unless the Irish
party comes to its rescue. We are not
overmuch concerned in the merits OF
its fiscal policy What we are con
cernod about is reform of the abuses
in Ireland and the restoration of oul
national government and we do not
very much care from which English
now onward | believe we shall holt
the balance of power in the house Of
commons"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Rhode Island Prohibitionists nomi-
mated C. A. Aldrich for governor
Peter A Schneker widely known
as a composer Of church music. IS
found dead in bed al his home in NeS
York city.
n. w. Spaulding. eX-mayor of Ok.
land. Cal. who was subtreasurer OF
the United States mint under PreSl-
dent Hayes. is dead at New Britain
Conn.
Captain Perry Bartholow, treasurer
and paymastcr Of the LOUISIANA Fur
chase exposition who has been i'll foI
some time with lung trouble. is dead
at ST Louis.
The submarine torpedo boat Shark
during trial at Green Port. J.. l..
rammed the torpedo boat Dahlgren
which with her crew OF seven men
barely escaped sinking.
At Cedar Rapids la, Thomas b
O'Halloran. travelling man. shot and
probably fatally wounded his wlle anc
then attempted suicide. He Will re
cover. The cause was Jealousy
A westbound Chelsea Park trolley
struck a wagon containing fourteen
persons in Kansas City, Kan. All the
occupants of the wagon were throw
to the pavement and several seriously
injured
According TO all Chinese reports
Oct 8 the date fixed for the eVacua
lion of parts OF Manchuria by th'
Russian troops passed off without
Russian move toward the evacuation
of Manchuria.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09
ECHO OF POSTAL SCANDALS.
Attorneys Miller ard Johns Indicted
at Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Oct 9-Danel V. Mil
Ter. late assis, ant attorney general for
the postoiiice department, and Attor.
ney Joseph Johns have been indicted
by the United States grand jury
charged with conspiracy to commit
an offense against the United States.
Daniel V. Miller was employed as
second assistant to Attorney General
Tyner of the postofIice department.
Joseph Johns was an attorney at Rock
vile, Ind, whore he was arrested May
27. Miller was arrested the same day
In his Offices at Washington.
The allegations upon which the ar
rests were basel related to charges
OF eNtorting bribe from John j. Ryan
Of j. J. Ryan & Co. turf commissiol-
ers
Prior to their arrest the postoffioe
inspector had recommended that
fraud order be issued against the
Ryan firm. suspendng all its mail
Ryan and judge Outealt went to
/ Washington to argue their ease, At
torney Millcr representing the Other
side RyaC claimed his COMPANY = !
enough money TO pay all depc 4
full and, as a result of the
! Acting Attorney Genera: g =
recommended that the p,S' &.
spectors make another inye ..st 1".
They did So and a second tine 4 irau |
order was recommended.
A few days later. according to toe.
grams Di Produced before the granl
jury Miller telegraphed Johns to dea!
with Ryan a meeting was held at
the Gibson House between Johns and
Ryan. in which Ryan paid $4,000 of
which $4,000 was for a favorable do
cision on the scheme allowing Ryan's
continued use of the mails and 81 900
was for revising Ryan's advertising
matter so as to conform to the ruling
of the attorney general. Ryan pai
the amounts in checks. which are
held as evidence against Johns and
Miller
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09
THE ARGUMENTS ARE ENDED
Alaskan Boundary Case Arguments are
Completed and the Case Is In the
Hands of the Judges.

London. Oct. 9-The arguments IN
the Alaskan boundary arbitration were
finished at g. 40 p. m Mr.. Dickinson,
OF counsel for the United States, con
cIlded with an eloquent perOration
dealing with the bonds of amity be.
tween the United States and Great
Britain.
Mr.. Dickinson also paid tribute to
opposing counsel and Lord Chief Jus.
tice Alverstone's fairness.
The wives and families of the com
missioners and of counsel were pres.
ent.
John w. Foster, the agent for the
United States, thanked the British
government in the name of the Amer
ican government for its courtesy, Lord
Chief Justice Alverstone paid trlb,
ute to Mr.. Dickinson and the session
broke up.
The closing moments were marked
by an intensity of interest hitherto
lacking in the proceedings. AS Mr..
Dickinson finished his argument and
commenced his references to interna-
tional relations and the possible effect
of the verdict thereon the members OF
the tribunal and the other listeners
appeared to grasp the true import OF
the proceedings. which had almost
been lost sight OF in the puzzling tech
nical details in which they had been
shrouded.
Attracts Universal Attention.
This tribunal" declared Mr. Dick
inson. lis unique and the treaty will
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09
TREATY is AT LAST SIGNED
Treaty with China Providing for the Open
ing OF Manchurian Ports Is at Last
Signed.

Washington. Oct. 9.-The state de-
partment was informed during the day
that the American Chinese CONNER
cial treaty has bVn signed at Shang
hal and that the Japanese Chinese
treaty will be signed shortly. The
cablegram announcing the signing Of
the treaty was sent from Shanghai
and was signed by Minister Conger,
Consul General Goodnow and Mr.. Sea
man, the three commissioners who
negotiated the instrument. An impe-
rial decree by the Chinese govern
ment has made the treaty effective
SO far as that government is con-
cerned, but it must be ratified by the
United States senate before ratifica-
tiOns can be exchanged and the treaty
put in operation.
Great satisfaction is expressed al
the state department at the outcome
as it makes certain that the two pores
in Manchuria viii be opened 10 the
United States. no matter what the Cdr
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09
ENTIRE TRAIN WRECKED.
Burlington Passenger CoIIdcs With
Loaded Oil Tanks.

Springfield, ILL.,. Oct. 9.-The engine
of a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
passenger train, which entered the
yards at Beardstown at the rate of
twenty miles an hour, left the main
track through an open switch and
dashed into a string of six loaded oil
tanks on the sidetrack.
Two of the oil tanks exploded. set
ting fire to the cars and sheds nearby.
The mail car of the passenger train
was entirely consumed and the train
is an almost total wreck, as it stood
for hours in the midst of the flames.
All the train crew and passengers es-
cape1 with but slight bruises, caused
by the shock Two cars OF horses
and mules which stood near the eX-
ploding oil tanks were wrecked and
all the animals were killed.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09
RECOLLECTIONS OF GEN. CARLIN
RecolIectiOns of General Carlin an Early
Day Commander of Fort MCKean
near Bismarck.

dreary isolation in frontier posts, the
weary marches through desolate
prairies to protect the engineers max
ing what seemed futile surveys
through trackless wilderness, and
the terrible excitement into which
these proceedings had thrown the In
dians, the rightful owners of the soil
who in consequence shot the soldiers,
killed the beef cattle and haraSsed
the forts-had engendered state OF
feeling among the officers. which, had
it been expressed, would have savored
of INSTRUMENTATION against the govern
ment for having permitted congress
to vote to the Northern Pacific Rail
road company the right of trespass
upon the lands of fierce savages, to
whom the shedding blood was the
les.
Consequently their feeling toward
the pioneers who came into the coun-
try seeking homes. thereby melting
the hostility of the Indians, was fai
from cordial.
Gen. Carlin. however, proved him
self a friend TO the people at Edwin
ton. who had been looked upon al
trespassers in the country by his pre-
decessors in command
He and my husband had served tc
gether during the war in the soutl
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09

entirely mlscarry unless al least one
member shall decide against the con.
tention OF his own people. The faith
thus manifested by the governments
OF Great Britain and America that
judgment and justice will be exalted
above the plane where the sympathies
that move men have sway challenges
the attention of mankind and dis
tinguishes this tribunal above all 9th
ers. 1t does not follow that failure
to reach a decision will show that
such faith was in any degree mis-
placed, but if settlement is reached
it will be a triumphant epoch in his
tory-the struggle of humanitarian
principles for the substitution OF some
thing better than war as the sole
court determining international differ.
ences. What could give higher in
spiration to those labOring for the
peace of the world than the settle
ment of these issues. SO pregnant OF
possibilities? If the tribunal should
render judgment practically unani
nous it would be the strongest assur
ance yet given to humanity that the
Christian nations are tending toward
the only practical realization of the
poets dream of a parliament OF ma
tions and confederation OF thu
world"
Lord Alverstone said he had heart
many leaders of the American ba
speak in arbitration and other cases
but Mr.. Dickinson's argument equalet
anything he had ever heard and h
had not suffered by the fairness an
impartiality with which he had pre-
sented his arguments.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09

Editor Tribune: The death of Gen.
VIM. p. Carlin has removed the last
of the four great commanders VINO
held SWAY over this region in the early
days. when our great state was only
a military department of the govern
ment towit. Gen. Crittenton at Fort
Rice. Gen. Carlin at Fort Mexican. at
terward Lincoln: Col. Moore al Fort
Stevenson, and Gen. Hazen al Fort
Buford.
Fort Mexican. afterward Fort Abra
ham Lincoln was located in July, 1877,
and Gen. Carlin arrived from the south
on Sept. ] of the same year. TO take
command
JTp to this date the few settlers IN
this region had received scant consid-
Grafton from the military. The lands
in this country were then unceded IN
dian lands and the few white people
here were regarded as intruders and
trespassers, whose presence melted the
Indians to deeds of violence.
1t is impossible TO fairly describe the
feeling existing in army official circles
in this region relative to the construc-
ton of the Northern Pacific railroad
through the Indian country. The lands
were thought TO be barren. no one be
lieved they could be made TO support
civilized population. The great suf
fering entailed upon the army, th'
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09

come as to the negotiations for the
evacuation OF that territory by Russia
may be. The assurance that Russia
has previously given. and to which
this government would insist upon ad-
herence. is that the treaty arrange
ments made with China covering Man.
churian ports will be binding upon tIe
Russian government. The principal
points OF the treaty are, briefly. as
follows:
First-Settlement of the long vexed
question of internal laXation IN China.
Second Recognition OF America
right of residence throughout the en-
pire for missionary work.
Third-Protection of patents, trade
marks and Copyrights.
Fourth Mining rights.
Fifth-Ope of new localities to
international tiade in the part oi the
empire in which the United States
has vast commercial interests.
SiXth-Right to carry on trade, in
dustries and manufactures In all ports
Of China.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09
SAID JAPAN DESIRES WAR
French Advices Say that Japan Desires
War with Russia and Is Prepared
For 1t.

Paris. Oct 9.--Ofiiclal information
received here shows that formidable
Russian feet comprising ninety war
ships of all classes has left Port Ar
thur and has arrived at Masanpho,
south of Korea. where the Japanese
fleet had already arrived. The Rus
sian ships have anchored within Ma
sanpho harbor, alongside the Japan
ese ships.
Several brigades of Russian troops
have been moved forward to the kc
rean boundary and are now encamped
on the border. Diplomatic negctia
tions are still proceeding at Toxic
These do not relate to the evacuation
of Manchuria by the Russian troops,
but to the future of Korea.
The Patrie, in special dispatch
from Darmstadt, gives an interview
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09
FOR A JOINT COMMISSION.
President Roosevelt viii Recommend
One to Study Finance.

Washington, Oct. 9.-It Is said that
the president will recommend to con-
gress the appointment Of joint com
mission to study the financial situa-
tion and outline proposed currency
legislation. 1t has been urged on Mr..
Roosevelt that this would be the plan
most likely to succeed in harmonizing
the conflicting opinions of congress
men and bankers as to what is needed
In the way of new laws.
Secretary Shaw opposes the commits
sion scheme. He believes that each
member of it would adhere to his own
views and that as they would be Sc
lected from different camps there
would be as many widely different le-
ports as there are members of the
commission The result would be to
leave congress as much in the dark
% It Is now.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-09
SEVERE WIND STORM.
One Man Killed and Three Others In.
iured by Falling Wall.

Omaha. Oct "a severe wind
storm which struck the eastern por-
tion of Omaha during the afternoon
blew down brick wall at the north
end of the new Union Pacific shops.
burying four workmen. one of whom.
A. r. Ratliffe. was killed and the 9TH
er three seriously injured. and several
others slightly hurt. Those seriously
injured are l.. Pennington. Nat Brown
and Joseph Leonard. No one will die.
G. +. Robertson was knocked sense
less by falling screen.