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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27
Madrid Newspapers Must Submit
Their Dispatches to Military.
BAD oUARTERMASTER SERVICE
Spaniards Were Badly Handicapped
in Fight of July %.
SOLDIERS EXHIBIT BRAVERY
Only Their Courage Prevented Ca.
lRmItOus DisRster-MRdrid Greatly
Disturbed over War
situation.

MADRID, July 26-Fighting between the
Spanish forces under General Marina and
Moorish tribesmen was resumed outside OF
Meilla at Q o'clock last night.
General Linares, minister Of war In an
interview today announced that the mo-
blization Of Spanish troops would soou
reach A.0O0, thereby bringing General Ma.
rina's effective force UP to 5000 men, but
on account of the extent OF territory on
the Riff coast to be covered he considered
IT doubtful whether that number would
suffice. and consequently the formation
of new brigades would continue General
Orogo's division and the Gibraltar brigade
will leave here today for the Riff coast.
General Linares declares General Marina
enjoyed the full confidence of the govern
ment and that he would remain in COM
mand and be given every man he asked
for.
Rigid Press Censorship.
The Madrid newspapers have been no
tilted that hereafter they will not be al
lowed to print special dispatches from the
seat of war until their accuracy has been
confirmed by the general staff. Foreign
correspondents are forbidden to telegraph
any except official news.
The government denies It intends to sus.
lonia and other provinces
BARCELONA, via the Frontier, July 2s
In order to prevent further anti-war
manifestations the police and a mounted
civil guard are patroling the streets with
orders to disperse crowds by force
Quartermaster Service Poor.
HENDAYE, France, July ga minis
terial circular has reached the Spanish
provincial governors, instruoting them to
stop all communications for the interior
or abroad relating to military operations
and movements Of troops. The governors
are also reported ordered to suppress pop
ular manifestations. All suspicious dis
patches are held up The entire liberal
press is protesting against these measures
Mail advices received here from Madrid
say that the quartermastsr's scrvioa during
the fighting outside Melilla July q was
defective The troops repeatedly ran out
of ammunition and we're forced to fall
back. The battery was useless and mo-
mentartly fell into the enemy's hands. Only
the bravery OF the men, who fought with
bayonets and dubbed musketa prevented
disaster The Heraldo intimates that
the state Of siege will be extended to
other Spanish provinces. Great excite
ment and apprehension are reported at
Madrid.
BARCELONA, July ga general strike
was declared here today as a protest
against the Spanish moroccan war. The
government replied by proolaimng a state
Of siege, which is equivalent to martial .aw.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27
REACH LINCOLN
Advance Guard for Today's Conven-
ton Indicates Good Attendance.
LITTLE FRICTION ANTICIPATED
New state Committee Well Selected
and 1T Will Probably Organize
TOniEht-Few Democrats
Here.
(From a staff rorreepondent.l }


LINCOLN, Neb July 26.-CSpeciaI TeIe-
Eram)-The advance guard of delegates
to the republican state convention reached
Lincoln tonight and brought information
that fairly good attendance will be on
hand tomorrow. Otoe county sent word
through VIII Hayward that the entire
sixteen delegates from that county would
be on hand, and Douglas county is ex-
pected TO send great majority Of its
delegation. ~
The indications are tonight there will
be no friction at all in the convention.
the only chance for any ruction being
over the delinquent assessments of some
Of the state affairs. But a fight over
that is remote
The resolutions will probably be referred
to committee, and tonight It is antici-
pated that several bouquets will be dis
tributed in the resolutions, and that the
convention will have no serious differences
over the adoption.
WhedOn VIII Preside.
c. o. Whedon has been selected chair
mand and J. NJ. O'Neill secretary Of the
convention, and no doubt this organiza-
ton will be made permanent.
The new state committee will be selected
tomorrow and It will hold meeting to-
morrow night, and II may select a chair
man at that meeting, after a consulta-
ton with the various candidates
Both the republican and the democratic
conventions will be free from any requests
from the Nebraska Temperance union. The
executive committee of this new organiza-
tion met tonight and passed a resolution
that II would not ask any convention TO
take stand on the liquor question this
year, but next year 1t expected each po-
litical party to endorse county option in
its platform.
The Douglas delegation will meet at the
Lincoln hotel at Il O'Clock in the morning
and organize.
Few Democrats in Town.
James Brady Of Boone county and four
others from Boone and John NJ Gilchrist
OF Omaha tonight represent the delegates
TO the democratic state convention to be
held tomorrow. Judge George p Loomis
has been selected temporary chairman, and
II he gets to town he probably will also
serve as permanent chairman.
Senator Brady and Mr.. Gilchrist were
unable to say what would happen at the
tomorrow other than II would
be peaceful and quiet and harmonious.
The democrats may have a hard fight
over the selection Of a chairman of the
state committee because so many Of the
members Of the party are anxious for Tom
Allen TO let loose, and Mr.. Allen has signl-
fled that he is anxious TO retire. The lob
probably will be offered to Chris. Gruen-
ther at the request OF Governor Shallen-
berger.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27
Flight Ends at
Savannah, Ill.
Balloon University City, Out After
Lahm Cup, Aights Near
Home.

sT LOUIS, July 26.-The balloon Uni
versity City, in which John Berry. pilot;
John ]. Mccullough and John s. Thurman
ascended here last night IN an effort to
capture the Lahm cup, landed this morning
at $3.50 o'clock at Savannah, Ill, after being
In the air eleven and a half hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27
PENSION FOR FORMER SHAH
Persian Government Offers EH-RuleF
Annuity of $4,000 for LeRv-
ing Country.

TEHERAN, July 26.-The nsw Persian
government Is prepared TO offer Moham-
med All Mira, the ex-shah Of Persia, an
annual pension OF ~, 900 on condition that
he leaves Persia without delay.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27

There are as many
little ads under the
head of "Annouce-
mentS, " as there
are big ads in the
whole paper.
Don't overlook them if you
are a close buyer or if you
want to be well posted as to
the best places to buy.
Have you read the want ads yet
todayf
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27
THE OMAHA BEE

a clean. reliable newspaper that h
admitted to each and every home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-Local showers.
For lowa-Local showers.
For weather report see page 2.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27

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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
ROAD BUILDING IN NEW CASTLE
Levy Court to Make an Experiment
With Amiesstite Near Cooch's.

Levy Court to Make an Experiment
With Amiesstite Near Cooch's.
The contracts for the construction
of the st. Anne Road in AppOquini-
mink and Blackbird Hundreds, and
the road in White Clay Creek hundred,
from Christiana west to the Balti-
more turnpike, were not awarded at
the meeting of the New Castle Levy
Court last week, but were held over.
Some contracts in the upper part OF
New Castle County we're let, notable
among which was the road in Pen
cader Hundred from Cooch's Bridge
to the White Clay Creek line. On
this road, .944 miles in length, and
feet wide, the amiestite will be
used, the first time it has been ex-
perimented with in Delaware. The
contract was let to the Horrigan Con-
tracing Company for 50, 557.2S'
Amiesstite was very favorably con-
sidered by the Smyrna Town Council
for Main street before vitrified block
was adopted.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
FIN DOWNS MEETS A BEAR.
Dover Boy Attacked While Exploring
Along the Coast of Maine.

A Dover man is having Roosevelt
tian experience in the Jungle" of
Northern Main. William Findley
Downs, son of DR.. Presley S. Downs,
of Dover a student of Lafayette,
was assigned, early in the summer,
tc an engineering corps doing explora-
tion work for the Government along
the upper Maine and Canadian Dor
der. Stretches of forests, cliffs and
barren country are being thoroughly
Investigated. Mr.. Downs was working
at some distance from his party, a
few days ago, when he heard a strange
noise like man coughing with a sup
pressed cough, close by. Peering
around the knoll on which he stood,
he saw the cleaning teeth Of huge
black bear. The young man was
frightened into a chill for moment.
Then he pulled his magazine revolver
and at first shot the bear took fright
and disappeared in his cave.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
MOVEMENT FOR SPEEDWAY
GIVEN A FRESH IMPETUS
EFFORT TO MAKE GLENWOOD
AVENUE FINE THOROUGHFARE
Local Turfmen Would Have Street
Contractors LeVeIthe Course from
Hudson's Lane to Main Street.

Local turfmen and progressive
citizens in general are agitating the
movement for a Speedway" along
Glenwood avenue. The subject has
been revived again because of che
opportunity to get the avenue graded
quickly and cheaply while the Am
bier Davis Company, Smyrna street
contractors, are in this locality. 1t
is figured that they could put their
force of men on and in a short while
level the whole roadbed from Hud-
sons Lane to Main street. This
road is 60 feet wide and it is proposed
to have so foot driveway with five
foot walk on both sides. Shade trees
could be planted and in time this
could be made a beautiful avenue.
The movement is meeting with hearty
encouragement and already $3.50 has
been subscribed. 1t is estimated it
will take $500 or more to level the
rOadbed and this amount will probably
be available by the time the Amber
Davis Company are through with tn,
street work. Mr.. Amber is to NEE
some of the turfmen while in tow
and give estimates on the work. II
the mean time those at the head of tn
movement would like to have tn
contributions of any who care to sub
scribe to the fund. These contribu
tions can be left with DR.. Frank
Gardner or H. D. Boyer.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
WEEK OF AIR SHIP RECORDS.
Orville Wright With Passenger Stays
Up Nearly An Hour and Quarter.
English Channel Crossed.

Orville Wright broke the worlds
record at Fort Myer last evening in
successfully completing the official
endurance test Of his aeroplane be-
fore the board of army and navy
judges at Washington. With Lieu
tenant Lahm of the signal corps, as
a passenger, he flew above the drill
field for hOul II minuts and sc sec
onds, thereby exceeding the require
ments of the War Depal tment's
specifications by more than twelve
minutes and breaking the worlds re-
cord for flight with passenger by
/ 8 minutes and 5 seconds. President
Taft, several members of the Cabi-
net, Senators, Representatives, di-
plomats and army officers were
among the 5000 spectators who lined
the field. Seventy-fve times the
aeroplane circled the field before des-
cending lightly on its skids near the
balloon shed. Yesterdays success was
all-important 70 the Wrights, in that
it completed the first of two crucial
tests of their machine imposed upon
them by the United States Govern
ment - the so-called endurance
test" which required them to re-
main one hour continuously in the air
with one passenger. Orville did
nearly 13 minutes better than that,
and could have kept on indefinitely
three hours and ahalf, the limit.
The other test, that for speed, will
be complied with to-day, weather
. permitting, when Orville is to take
Lieutenant Benjamin Foulois, of the
signal corps, on a cross country flight
to Alexandria and return, a total of
ten miles, over a measured course,
and at a speed required to average
40 miles an hour Orville could have
a made that flight last evening, but it
was almost dark when he at last
: alighted after flight which would
o have carried him almost twice across
the English Channel. On Sunday
last Louis Bleriot, a Frenchman wor
the S., 600 prize by being the first tC
! cross the English Channel from Calais
= to Dover. distance of 25 miles il
n his monoplane Hubart Latham whC
&c tried last week and again yesterda!
! fell both times.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
DOVER CHURCH TO BE BRICK
Peoples Church Congregation Favor a
Plain Brick Structure, 46x85.

The committees of the Peoples
Church met again at the home of the
pastor on Thursday evening and mat
tiers concerning the new church build
ing were freely discussed. Frame,
brick and concrete were mentioned
the majority seeming to favor plain
brick structure, 46 by IS feet with an
annex at the rear. The question was
finally left absolutely with the build
ing committee. The building fund
has reached about 50, 900, and addi-
tional contributions are coming in
every day. The lot on Bradford
street has been secured at 81, 400 and
the project will be advanced as rapidly
as possible. The building committee
is Robert H. Lewis, William j. Ben
son, Enoch Clark, William Dyer and
Wesley Webb. The finance commit
tee is William H. Ridgeway, John S.
Collins and Wesley Webb. F.. G..
Wilson was appointed special COM
mittee to secure the Bradford Street
lot at once.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
COUNCIL TO TAKE UP THE
MATTER OF OTHER STREETS
MR.. AMBLER WILL PRESENT
ESTIMATE OF COST TONIGHT.
Proposition to Macadamize Mt. Yer
non, South and Delaware Streets,
and to Repair Commerce Street.

non, South and Delaware Streets,
and to Repair Commerce Street.
Mr.. Charles Amber of the Am
bier. Davis Co., came to town last
evening and to-day went with men,
bers of the Smyrna Town Council
over the extensions of Main street,
the entire length of Commerce street,
Delaware street, Mt. Vernon street
and South street with view of arriv-
ing at some decision as to what can
be done toward taking up the matter
of additional improvement. Mr..
Amber has taken the necessary mea-
surements and will submit his bid at
a special meeting of the Town Coun-
ell this evening. There is some talk
of extending the vitrifed block to
Hamilton Lane and from there to
the Lake, to put in a macadam road
bed. The extension from North
street to Glenwood Cemetery may
also be macada.nized. 1t is proposed
to scayify, leveled put new stone on
Commerce street which will be
thoroughly rolled with the heavy
steam roller. The matter of macad-
amizing Mt. Vernon, Delaware and
South streets is also to be determined
upon. In the meantime, work is pro-
crossing rapidly on Main street. The
laying of the concrete is nearly COM
plete on the square between South
and Chestnut street, and alreay the
bricklayers have begun to lay block
at the South street end. This work
is being hurried in order to be com
pleted in time for the Hoffecker Can
merry which will open about the mid
die of August. The two squares be-
tween Mt. Vernon and South streets
will be taken up after this work is
done. The material is arriving il
better time and no delays are occa
stoned such as handicapped the work.
ers two weeks ago.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
NEXT SUNDAY AT ASBURY
Rev. Robert Watt D. D. Announces His
Morning and Evening Topics.

The pastor will preach Sunday
morning on a somewhat novel sub
iect, but one that is as practical as
it is novel, "Helping Others to do
What We Cannot do Ourselves. "
The discussion cannot fail to be of
interest and profit. In the evening
the subject is "No Night There, "
the third in the series on the Land
Beyond. Mr.. L. M. Price and j.
Edward Hoffecker will sing a duet
entitled, "No Night In Heaven. 1.-THE
Junior Choir will sing at thi service.
A cordial invitations extended to
visitors. The twilight service begins
at 81. 8. The monthly official board
meeting will be held at the close of
the Wednesday evening prayer meet
ing.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
CHESWOLD WHEAT MARKET
IN A HOPELESS TANGLE
MARKET TAKES A SLUMP MON
DAY AND FARMERS DlSMAYED
Declines Charged to the Government
Report and to the Patten Combine.
Wheat Drops to $I.Oo and Less.

Cheswold, July 26.-The wheat
market here is in a hopeless tangle
today. After so much having been
said about 81. 25 ST. so and even 81. 90
per bushel for the present years
wheat crop, our farmers stand aghast
today when our buyers tell them they
are afraid to offer even $1.00. The
forces that sent wheat downward so
rapidly are wo,-Patten suddenly
dumping four millions of bushels on
the market and the government re-
port giving out the statement that the
yield the present year is only one and
a fraction per cent. short of the larg
est yield ever known int his country.
Our buyers think Patten and Armour
two of the big fish in the wheat
market, who ought to be driven out
of the country, and the government
report is made without sufficient
knowledge of the facts. The grower
is ready to give these statements
hearty endorsement. Today cars are
being loaded on our siding with
wheat bought at S1.15, while at sun
set it is not worth ST. 90, is the situa-
tion which blasts the cherished hopes
for higher prices by our farmers, fol
the present at least. The potato mar
ket is about as bad off.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
COUNCIL HOLDS SHORT SESSION
Discusses Improvement, Allows Few
Bills and Then Adjourns.

Smyrna Town Council held a short
session last Friday evening. Messrs.
Robinson and Wright were absent.
Chairman Grieves of the Light and
Water Committee reported that the
base Of the standpipe had been re
paired and that the improvement was
a decidedly neat one. This led mp to
some discussion as to the surround
ings and that it might be we'll to en-
close the standpipe with neat iron
fence and grade the terrace. CONVEX
sation then drifted to street improve
ment but nothing new was adopted.
The fact was noted that the owner of
dogs were disregarding the muzzle
law and the work of officer Cummins
in shooting dogs was not only COM
mended but encouraged. The muzzle
law is in force throughout the year
and especially at this season is it ad-
visable to use every precaution against
an outbreak of rabies. officer Cum
minis has the authority to shoot al
dogs running at large on our streets
and thoroughfares without muzzle.
Council adjourned after allowing bills
/ to the amount of S647.5 81.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
DR.. SITES BUYS TWO FARMS
MiddIetown Dentist Purchases a 45o
Acre Tract For S24,o

The farm of Mrs. Clara Rebecca
Gilpin, widow of DR.. Thomas H. Gill
pin. of Middletown, located in Cecil
and New Castle counties was sold
Monday by John H. Rodney, Martin
B. Burris, of Middletown, and Josiah
Clayton, of Elkton, trustees, to Or.
John C. Sites, of Middletown, for
s24, 600. The farm contains $50 acres,
400 acres of which are in New Castle
county and 80 acres in Cecil county.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
T. j. MIDDLETON FARM SOLD.
George W. Hurd of Near Middetown
BUYS the I5o-acre Farm for Sc, 900

Buys the I5o-acre Farm for Sc, 900
Thomas J. Middleton of Odessa,
formerly of this vicinity, has sold his
valuable farm on the state road three
miles from Smyrna to George W.
Hurd of near Middletown for Sc, 900.
The deal was made through the agency
of H. D. Boyer, realestate broker of
Smyrna. The farm which contains
$50 acres, is one of the best cultivated
in this vicinity and when peach cul-
ture was revived here several years
ago, the Middleton Farm was in the
lead for its high quality and luscious
fruit. 1t was the home farm of Mr..
Middleton until he moved to Odessa.
1t is understood that Mr.. Hurd's son
will move on it the first of March
next.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
REV. RALPH T. coURsEY EDGED
His Residence at Cambridge a Target
For Some of His Enemies.

His Residence at Cambridge a arget
For Some of His Enemies.
AS a sexual to the action of Rev.
Ralph T. Coursey having enforced
that portion of the Sunday law pre-
venting the sale of tobacco and soft
drinks. an attempt was made to rot
ten egg Mr.. Coursey, who is pastor
of Zion Methodist Episcopal Church
Cambridge, while he was standing IN
front of his residence in that city last
Friday night week. An effort was
made TO lure Mr.. Coursey to distant
part Of the town by fake telephone
message. but he suspected trap ana
declined to 90. A little later mis-
siles began coming from the Baptist
churchyard, across the street. Mr.
Coursey was talking with the State
ATTORNEY at the time and the two
started across the street to investigate
and the assailants took tc their heels
None Of the eggs struck Mr.. Coursey'
but his home was we'll spattered. Inc
assaults is generally deplored ano
two we'll known young men OF Cam.
bridge have been arrested charge'
with having been in the party Wn'
threw the eggs. They we're release
on $500 bail for a further hearing
More arrests, it is said, are Likely y
be made at any time.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
Two-poLLAR BILLS UNPOPULAR,
Issue to be Discontinued by Government
But Ones and Elves to be Increased.

But Ones and Elves to be Increased.
In furtherance of the efforts of the
treasury officials to meet the demand
for small bills for use in the move
ment of the crops, conference was
held at the United States Treasury
Department last Friday at which it
was decided to largely increase the
supply of 81 and IS bills. Issuance OF
the So certificates, which have proven
unpopular, will be discontinued for
then resent. The relief sought is to
have the national banks issue five
dollar bank notes to their legal limit
in place of the larger denominations
and then to exchange their tve-doliar
certificates for one-dollar silver GER
tifcates Of equal aggregate value.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
DELAWAREAN OFFICE ACCIDENT
Frank Wingate Injured While Trying to
Save a Colored Pressman.

Frank Wingate, foreman of the Del
awarean, saved the life of a negro
pressman, William Chandler, Monday
afternoon, but sustained severe in
juries upon his forearm. Mr.. Win
gate was inspecting the shafting of
a cylinder press when there was
cracking noise above and he noticed
the shafting leaving its bearings and
coming down with crash. Seeing the
black man helpless beside the press,
Mr.. Wingate threw out his arm and,
though he was struck by the falling
mass of wood and iron, he saved
Chandler from serious injury.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
MONEY NEEDED FOR STREAMS
Government Engineer Recommends
$500 Be Spent on Smyrna River

Government Engineer Recommends
$500 Be Spent on Smyrna River
The Engineer in charge of this
department has submitted his recon-
mendation of money required, to Con-
gress, and the following is a summary
of the report with respect to Della
ware streams exclusive of the Will
mington harbor which is put down for
$3.50, 900: Smyrna River, (Smyrna)
Expended for maintenance 81, 269. =
90; can be profitably expended in the
year ending June 80, 1911. ST, 500.
Appoquinimink River, Colossal r.
Amount expended to date, SAL, 1872. 65 ;
about three-ffths on the project COM
pleted; June 20, 1909, S., 900 was al
lowed and dredging will being soon.
No money was expended for improve
ment during the year. The amount
that can be expended profitably dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 30,
1911. is S13, 400. Murderkill, Erred
erica) Expended for maintenance,
2,941. 80; can be profitably expended
in the year ending June 30, 1911
s21, 900. Mispillion, (Milford) -Ex-
pended for maintenance, S4, 339. 80
can be profitably expended in the ifs
cal year ending June 80, 1911, S5l, S25
St. Jones River, (DOver) -Expendet
for maintenance, $2'971, 81; can b
proftably expended in the year end
ing June 80, 1911, Sc, 900.