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Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CHANGES.
Board of Directors Create New Offices and Ad-
vanced Old Officials of the Road

The board of directors of the Pen
nsylvania Railroad company made
numerous changes in the organization
OF the corporation by creating new
positions and appointing new officials
to fill them. The changes were rend-
cred necessary by the steadily increas-
ing business of the company. The
new offices are fifth vice president,
general coal freight agent, passenger
traffic manager, chief engineer of main
tenance of way, superintendent of
freight transportation, superintendent
of passenger transportation and gen.
eral agent at Pittsburg.
The appointments announced after
the meeting of the directors are as fol-
lows:
J. B. Thayer. Jr., fifth vice presi-
dent; George d. Dixon, freight traffic
manager; Edwin p. Bates, general
freight agent; Robert G. Wright, as
sistant general freight agent; Joseph
G. Searles, general coal freight agent;
James r. Wood, passenger traffic man
ager; George W. Boyd, general pas
senger agent, to succeed Mr.. Wood;
Rufus M. Pile, assistant general pas
senger agent, to succeed Mr.. Boyd;
Joseph E. Richards, chief engineer of
maintenance of way; Alexander C.
Shand, engineer of maintenance of
way; Robert NJ. Patterson, superin-
tendent of freight transportation;
Charles NJ. Sheaffer, superintendent of
passenger transportation; Herbert A.
Jaggard, general agent at Pittsburg;
Andrew Keiser, superintendent of tele-
graph; George A. Walker, assistant
treasurer; w. w. Winner, division
freigh agent of the United Railways of
New Jersey; Gilbert H.. Cobb, divi-
sion freight agent Of the Northern
Central railway and the Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Washington railroad at
Baltimore.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
AFRICAN METHODIST APPOINTMENTS.

Philadelphia Conference of the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church Makes Assignments.
The Philadelphia Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
adjourned Monday night in Harris
burg, Pa, to meet next May at Mount
Pisgah Church, Philadelphia. Bishop
Derrick announced the following ap-
pointments for the Wilmington dis
trict:
Presiding elder Ito be supplied) :;
Bethel Wilmington NJ. w. Thornton,
Smyrna, d. W. Wisher, Seaford. J.
M. Taylor, Laurel, J. H. Holden.
Lewes and Burton's Chapel, J. w.
Polk; Frankford, Del, w. H. jenkins:
Dover, A. B. Cooper; Greenwood and
Ellendale, j. Hollen; Milford, G. E.
Bivens; MOOre's Chapel, P. w. Newell;
MiddletOwn, J. r. Hill; Frederica Cir
cult, james Pritchett; East Frederica.
). d. johnson; Wyoming, R. w.
Wright; West Dover, D. J. Blackson;
Mt. Zion, G. W. Gibbs; Mt. Friend
ship, Il. w. Nichols; Milton, NJ. P.
Jackson; Georgetown, C. A. A. Green;
Star Station, J. H. Lee; Clayton CIR
cult, P. NJ. Laws; Concord Chapel, l..
A. Deaton; Grant Chapel, Walter
Thompson; ShOrter's Chapel, H. H.
Harris; Harrington Mission, Benjamin
Hosester; Mitchell, Lewis, missionary.
Transfers: W. P. Graham. J. B. War
ner, Along, W. H. Hosester, J. Virgil
Burbage, A. B. Cooper.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
DELAWARE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
Rev. c. s. Stevens Will Preach BaccaIaureate
Sermon and Gen. Wilson to Make Address

Commencement week at Delaware
College will be opened on Sunday
morning, June 14th, by a sermon be-
fore the Y. NJ. G. A. in the College
Oratory by the Rev. Charles S. Stevens
OF the First Presbyterian Church, Will
mingtOn. On Sunday evening the
Baccalaureate sermon will be preached
In the Oratory by the Rev. N. F. Stahl.
Delaware City.
On Monday afternoon class day exer-
cises will be held. The present Senior
class consists of twenty-three members
but one of them was unfortunately
sick and absent from the College the
greater part of the year.
Monday evening the Athenaean Lit
erary Society will hold their anniver-
sary celebration. Thomas Davis. ESQ.
OF Wilmington, will deliver the Grafton.
On Tuesday at II O'Clock in the
morning the Board of Trustees will
hold their regular meeting to confer
degrees upon such persons as the Fac
ulty may recommend, and to trans
sact any other business that may come
before them.
On Tuesday evening the Delta Phi
Literary Society will hold their an
niversary celebration. VIM. Smithers
Esq, of Dover, is the orator.
Wednesday morning at 10. 80 O'Clock
Commencement exercises will be held.
at which five of the Seniors will speak.
General James H. Wilson will deliver
the annual address.
The Bishop Coleman prize of twenty
five dollars will be awarded to the man
IN the Senior class who in all respects
has the best standing.
The Crawford prizes, three in num-
Der, will be awarded TO the student of
the Sophomore class of the best stand
ing in English Literature.
The Lieut.. Clarke Churchman prize
will be given to the cadet who has at
tanned the highest proficiency in the
Military Department.
After the comforting of degrees a
luncheon will be served in the Library
to all visitors from out of Newark.
The Alumni Association will meet at
2. 30 O'Clock, and at3.3O a military exhi-
bition will be given by the cadets.
In the evening the Junior class will
give hop to the graduates, admis-
sion to which will be upon invitation.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
WILMINGTON METHODISTS
HONOR WESLEYS MEMORY
CROWDS ATTEND THE BI.CENTENARY SER
VICE HELD IN GkACE M. E. CHURCH
Chief Justice Lore Was Chairman of the Meet
Ing and Bishop Cyrus D. FOss and DR..
Young of Ohio Make Addresses.

Charles Wesley's go, for a Thousand
Tongues to Sing" was sung in Grace
M. E. Church, Thursday evening by
fully 1000 voices, upon the occasion of
the Wesley Bi-Centeuary service.
Chief Justice Charles B. Lore was
chairman of the meeting and on the
platform with him were the different
Methodist clergymen of that city, aud
strong church choir of about thirty
five persons under direction of Miss
Elda Idle.
Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, D. d. LID.
of Philadelphia, was the first speaker.
his subject being 1.-The Gospel Accord
ing to John Wesley" He gave a con-
densed history of the life of the great
father of Methodism from the time of
his birth, June II, 1903, to the time of
his death, March 2, 1891, at the age of
81. John Wesley's heart was as hot as
his brain was clear, said the speaker.
He was man sent by God that he
-AA0H HU '"NO IL anu give 10 mdus lie
was as bond slave to Jesus Christ.
On account of John Wesley and his
missionaries there are now over 30.
100000 adherents of the Methodist
Church in the different portions of the
world, and many were the savages that
were christianized by the numerous
Methodist circuit riders. John Wesley
alone saved England from a reign of
terror, similar to the one that existed
IN France. Wherever John Wesley
was heard he made converts, and
Bishop FOss spoke of the times when
Wesley made Christians out of men
as they came out of the mines with
their fates black with coal DIRT, and
when, as he talked their tears would
stripe their faces.
The Rev. Jesse Bowman Young. D
D., pastor of Walnut Hills Methodist
Episcopal Church, of Cincinnati.
Ohio, spoke of the Greatness of John
Wesley" He stated of all the great
men of Wesley's time, there were none
whose bi-centendial's were being cele-
brated with as many people present as
those of John Wesley's, with his mill
lions of followers, of whom five or six
millions reside in this country. He
considered John Wesley the great
ecclesiastical giant and considered him
next to He that died on Calvary.
He spoke of the time when he him
self visited Oxford College and was
shown in the quadrangle of the i'm
mense structure a vine which John
Wesley had planted, and that vine was
still growing, and he likened it to the
vine OF MethOdism that the great evan
gelist, John Wesley had planted that
was entwining the whole globe.
The organist was George n. Maris
and only Wesley hymns were sung.
Among the M. E. ministers who took
part were the Revs. William Writ
King, W. L. S. Murray, Robert Watt.
J. W. EasIey, A. W. Lightbourn. H.
). Thompson and John France.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03

France, Rev. T. H. Harding, another
veteran in the service of the church /;
the Rev. G. W. Burke, the Rev. T.
A. H. O'Brien, and the Rev. J. w.
Jones.
The commitment service was con-
Quoted by the Rev. DIR. Vaughan S.
Collins, assisted by Presiding Elder
Watt and DIR. King.
Before departing the ministers ex-
tended their heartfelt sympathies to
the family of their deceased fellow
worker of the church. The pail
bearers were Walter 0. Hoffecker.
Joseph E. Garter, John Cosgriff, Clar-
ence Prettyman, John A. Hoffecker,
and F. E. POstles. - Morning Nea0s.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
Fight Will be Bitter.

Those who will persist in CLOSING
their ears against the continual recon,
mendatlon of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry ior consumption, will have a long
ana Dltter hight with their troubles, if
not ended earlier by fatal termination,
tH heaa what 1; Il. Beall of Beall, Miss.
haS to say; Last fall my wife had
every symptom of consumption. She
took Or. Kings New Discovery after
everything else had failed. Improve-
ments came at once and four bottles
entirely cured her. Guaranteed bv
benton n. Weldon, druggist. Price
oOc' and Sl.OO Trial bottles free.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY MEETS AT DOVER
Held Meeting at Christ Chruch, Dover and
Was Addressed by Bishop Coleman.

Prominent women from all parts of
Delaware assembled at the parish
house of Christ Episcopal Church
Thursday, to attend the meeting
OF the Women Auxiliary of the Dio.
cese of Delaware. Among the most
important features of the programme
was the address by Bishop Leighton
Coleman at the morning session. and
paper read by Mrs. G. L. McIlvaine
honorary president of the Organization
at the afternoon session. BisbOp Colo.
man urged the women of the auxiliarv
TO 1urther the missionary spirit and
that their zeal may not be lessened
he added that it was not missions 70
give only to ones own parish. or state
or nation, but that the true mission
ary spirit extended wherever there
were needy and suffering peoyle.
The Rev. George M. Bond. rector of
the church, delivered the address of
welcome, after which the auxiliarv
convened IN the parish house. Mrs
D.
Caleb Churchman of Grubb's. presi-
dent, presiding. A feature of the
afternoon session was a paper read NV
Mrs. q. l.. McIlvaine of Wilmington
hrst president of the organization
Her subject was ''Pledges versus Gem
eral Missions"
The officers are as follows: Presi
den, Mrs. Caleb Churchman; vice.
presidents, New Castle county. Miss
Emily Rodney, New Castle; Kent
Mrs. NJ X. Eldridge, Smyrna; Sus.
sex, Mrs. Daniel Short, Laurel; di-
rectress of domestic missions, Miss
Martha P. Derrickson, Wilmington:
of foreign missions, Mrs.
4. L. Curtis, Newark; treasurer. Mrs
W. u. Lodge, Claymont: president of
Junior Auxiliary, Mrs. G. G. Hall
Wilmington; secretary and treasurer
Miss Sarah Rodney, New Castle; sec.
etary of Babies Branch, Mrs. w
Vilkie.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
A Valuable Publication.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD 1903 SIM.
MER EXCURSION ROUTE BOOK.

| MER EXCURSION ROUTE BOOK.
On June 1 the Passenger DEPART
ment of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will publish the 1903 edition
OF the Summer Excursion Route Book
This work is designed to provide the
public with descriptive notes of the
principal Summer resorts of Eastern
America, with the best routes for
reaching them, rates of fare. It con-
tains all the principal seashore and
mountain resorts of the East. and over
seventeen hundred different routes or
combinations of routes. The book has
been compiled with the greatest care
and altogether is the most complete
and comprehensive handbook of Sum.
mer travel ever offered to the public.
The cover is handsome and striking
printed in colors, and the book CON
talns several maps, presenting the ex-
act routes over which tickets are sold
The book is prOfusely illustrated with
hne halt-tone cuts of scenery at the
various resorts and along the lines of
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
On and after June this very inter.
estlng book may be procured at anv
pennsylvania Railroad ticket Office at
the nominal price of ten cents, or upon
application to Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia, Pa, by mail for
twenty cents.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
Eczema

dries and scales -'0ues' OOzes'
salt rheum. 'iiiA crust or
Inc suffering from It is sometimes IN.
ttssIse, ts, local applications are resorted to+
1hey mitigate, but cannot cure. W.
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ge,,i'i quiaeu ana persists until these have been
FOODS JGrSGp0riLE0
positively removes them has rad,aa,,-.
ana permanently cured the worst cases ,N,,,,S any
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Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
THE DEATH OF WILLIAM WILLIS.
Brother OF Ex-COngressman Willis of Della
ware and Well-KnOwn on Eastern Shore

William Willis died at a late bour
Thursday night, after a lingering III.
ness aged 60 years, at his home. in ST
Michaels, Md. Mr.. Willis was born in
Oxford Neck. For many wears he
taught school in Talbot county His
wife, who survives, was Miss Eleanor
). Harrison of that district. He was q
descendant of one of Talbot's first cit
lzens, and conducted his large estate
OF three fine farms in this district. Tn
1898 he was a Democratic candidate for
Congress. For many years he was q
vestryman of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. Besides his widow. the fol-
lowing children survive him: Misses
Milly of st. Michaels, Eleanor of Bal
tlmore, Bessie of st. Michaels. vii.
liam W. and Lambert of Philadelnbia
and Spencer and Dashiell of st. Mich
aels. Rev. Jonathan S. Willis of Mil
ford and Thomas J. Willis of Kent
county, Md, are brothers of the decaa.
sed. Mrs. A. M. G. Moore of Roval
Oak and Mrs. James Lightbourn of
Oxford are sisters.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
Short Services Conducted ia Wilmington

Special cars were occupied bv tho
funeral party from Smyrna to Will
mington arriving in that city shortly
before 3 o'clock in the afternoon
Many Methodist Episcopal ministers
were at the station to meet the party
The procession moved to the Whining.
ton and Brandywine Cemetery, where
lnterment was made. Among the
ministers who gathered there to nav
q last tribute to the veteran clergy.
man, whom they all loved and honored
Tor his Christian traits were Presiding
Elder Robert Watt, the Rev. DIR. viii.
liam Writ King, the Rev. J. ". .Easlev
the Rev. W. W. White, the Rev John
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
II will surprise vou-trv II

1t is the medicine above all other for
9a.arrh TII, and ana Is worth its weight in gold.
Ely > cream Balm does all that is
elaimed eaa1 % Tor it.-B. W. Sperry, Hart
~ MY son was afflicted with catarrb
ne used IEly's Cream Balm and the
6disaagreeable q catarrh all left him
q, Olmstead, Arcola, III. W
Inc Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing;; Sold by druggists at so cts
on on mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc Warren
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03

bury where he worshipped. had alwa,
been an inspiration to him because |
knew that as Mr.. Haynes sat listel
ing he was praying for the blessing
on the preacher.
Every one in the town where h
lived knew of Mr.. Haynes and love
him. He had IN his ministry set man
souls on the right path.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03

Mrs. Carrie Nation has told Nor,
mon audience that her husband CON
slders one wife enough. PoorANationl
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03

Mayor Ames of Minneapolis is a
striking example of the difference be-
tween good fellow" and a good
man.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-25
INTERNAL MACHINE EXPLODED.


Cripple Creek, Col. (SpeciaD D.-Chas.
Mccormack, superintendent, and Mel
vim II. Beck, miner, were killed short
ly before noon by an explosion in the
Vindicator Mine. Officers OF the Vim
dicator Mining Co. assert that the ex-
plosion was caused by an internal ma
chine, and 400 militiamen have been
placed on guard around the company's
properties.
Superintendent Mccormack and Min
cr Beck were descending into the mine
in the cage. They were the only pas
sengers.
When the cage reached the sixth
level the explosion occurred, wrecking
the cage and shaft and instantly killing
both men. The explosion, which was
terrific, was heard at the surface, and at
first was believed to be an earthquake.
The engineer hastily reversed the hoist,
but could not pull up the cage, and the
bodies were recovered only after sew
eral hours work, being brought to
the surface through the second com
partment OF the shalt.
After a thorough examination OF the
shaft it is positively asserted by Off
GERS OF the mining company that the
explosion was caused by an internal
machine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-25
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The executive committee of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
Union elected Mrs Cornelia Jewett, OF
Chicago, editor oi the Union Signal,
The United States Steel Corporation
announced that the syndicate contract
for converting the preferred stock into
bonds would be terminated.
A letter was received by Governor
Chattcrton. OF Wyoming, threatening
his life unless he coinmutcd the death
sentchcc OF Tom Horn.
Dowie has issued call TO the hosts
Of Zion to come forward with $4,000
ooo to be invested in Zion securities.
The Moros in the Philippines con.
tinue to cause trouble. and several
weeks Of fighting is Indicated.
Miss Emma Gcbhart and Miss Lizzie
Schumacher were drowned in the Del
aware river 1T Port Jeryis, n. Y.
Miss Nellie McIienry the actress
was badly burned while cnacting >
part in an Omaha theatre. f/
The socialist resolutions were re-
jectcd by vote OF II asa TO 2z8s BY
the American Federation Of Labor IA
E6stnn
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-25
Invites Cuba TO Join Union.

Senator Newlands. author of the res
olution annexing Hawaii. introduced a
joint resolution inviting Cuba to become
a State of the United States upon terms
OF equality with the States of the Union
1t provides that Porto Rico shall become
a county or province OF Cuba that all
present officers of Cuba shall retain their
positions until their terms expire: that
the $4,000, 900 bonds of Cuba shall be-
come the bonds of the State of Cuba,
with interests reduced to 3 per cent. and
2 per cent, to be applied to a sinking
fund; that the present rural guard of
Cuba shall be incorporated into the
Army of the United States; that the
money in the Cuban treasury shall be-
come the money of the State of Cuba
The resolution closes with the follow
ing declaration:
That the foregoing resolutions are in
spired not by desire to annex forcibly,
or to assert sovereignty over, the Island
OF Cuba, or to exercise any form of
oompulsion; but solely by regard for
the interest of the two countries and
conviction that the interests of the States
composing the Federal Union and Cuba
are identical, and that they can be best
secured by union under one form of
government in which all shall be repre-
sented on equal terms and be governed
by equal and undiscriminating laws, in
suring freedom OF trade and equality OF
right and privilege"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-25
RUSH BACK INTO BURNING CABIN.
Frenz.ed ltallaas Perish Trying to Save
Their Money.

Johnstown, Pa. (SpeciaD Twenty
eight bodies, charred and blackened be-
yond all possibility of identification, lie
in the ruins of what was once an Italian
lodging shanty, located on the line of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. 20 miles east of
this city and three fourths of mile west
OF Lilly. In addition to the list OF the
dead there are 81 men who have been
removed to hospitals or to the homes OF
friends. Twelve of this number are in
the hospital in this city, and several can
not recover The fire started while the
men were still in bed. How it originated
is mystery. The men who escaped
from the shanty alive are very reticent
about the matter, refusing to give any
information as to the origin of the blaze
According to the story of one man who
escaped from the shanty, the men lost
their lives through a fire which started
from an overheated stove.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-25
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Panama Must Be Firs. to RaHiy.

At the last Cabinet meeting ii was de-
cided to make no effort to ratify the
lsthmian Canal treaty here until IT is
ratified at Panama.
The administration has determined
that there shall be no repetition Of the
failure of Colombia to complete the rati-
hcation of the treaty after final action
had been taken by the United States
Senate.
The treaty will be placed in the hands
of the Panama commissioners now in
Washington and by them it will be
taken to Panama. The government
there, it is anticipated, will ratify it
promptly. 1t is expected that it will be
returned to Washington bearing the seal
of the Panama government early in De-
cember. President Roosevelt then will
transmit the treaty to the Senate with a
request for its ratification.
The commission from Panama, ac-
companied by the Panama minister, NJ.
Philippe Bunau-V -Varilla, was received at
the State Department by Secretary Hay.
The exchanges, while informal, were
most cordial, and were in English. The
Secretary first greeted DR.. Amador, and
then shook hands with Mr.. Boyd, the
S'hNi ''NIlDNl VI lllS NOullllSSlOllg anu
with the Minister.
DR.. Amador informed the Secretary
that the commissioners had carefully in
spected the Hay -Bunau-Narila treaty
and desired to take this opportunity of
expressing their entire satisfaction with
its terms. DR.. Amador assured the Sec
retary that no time would be lost in its
ratification by the Panama government
He then paid tribute to the services
which the Panama Minister had per-
formed in so promptly negotiating the
convention.
After these fluctuations the Secretary
and the commissioners discussed the fu-
ture of the republic 1t was pointed out
by the Minister that the Junta felt that
it must first accomplish the mission to
which it was called by the entire people
of Panama, namely, ratify the Canal
Treaty, and that then it would turn its
attention to the equally important
though "less immediate" work of cs-
tablishing a more usual form of gov
ernmcnt.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-25
Financial.

Morgans friends are again buying
Steel.
London is again nibbling at Ameri-
can securities.
There we're sixty-four bidders for
New fork's new loan OF S7,ooo.ooo.
The best bid for Chicago's new ST.
100000 per cent. loan was an even par.
Hard to coax the public into the mar
ket Burnt child breads the fire."
About IS per cent. OF the 1000, 600
shares OF Lake Superior have paid the
s. assessment.
What looked like an authoritative
statement was made that the Steel
bond conversion has ended. II il has
II IS a good bull card on both Steel
bonds and the preferred.
The street reports are that Standard
OIL still refuses to buy stocks, but is
doing nothing to prevent the rally in
prices.
Delaware & Hudson is now in a po-
sitionto compete with New York Cen
trail on through traffic from Chicago to
New England.
Reports we're revived but denied that
George w. Perkins will retire from
the firm OF ]. p. Morgan & Compan,
on January L next
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-25
10 the DepartmeutA

Major Rathbone and Herbert j,
Browne were before the Senate Commit
tee in reference TO the objections to the
confirmation of Gen. Leonard Wood.
The treaty for the cession OF the Isle
OF Pines to Cuba was favorably acted
upon by the Senate Committee on For
eiRn relations.
Postmaster General Payne and Arthur
Raikes, the British charge d'affaires,
signed the Parcels Post Treaty with
Hongkong.
George A. Hibbard has been reap
pointed postmaster at Boston.
Lieut.. G. T. p. Stone, of the Navy, was
sentenced to lose 10 numbers and to be
repremanded for drunkenness.
In his report Lieutenant General
Young, chief OF staff, urges the re-estab-
lishment OF the canteen system.
Frank Bacon, clerk in the City Post
Office. was removed by the order Of the
Postmaster General.
The trial OF the postal cases OF Au-
gust w Maehen, Samuel A. and Dill
Ter B. Goff, and DR.. and Mrs. George
f. Lorenz. OF Toledo. o.. has been
postponed until January H..
Senator Newlands introduced a res
olution inviting Cuba to become state
OF the United States.