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VOL. 42.
DOVER, DELAWARE, SATURDAY, .JUNE 2, 1900.
NO. 12.
SWEET Gl
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WAR! AND RUMORS OF WAR!
London, June t.
-Although there is,
no direct statement regarding the ;.re- i
until situation in Pretoria, it may be J
said with practical certainity ttur.
city remains in possession of the
Boers, and that its occupation by the,
British is not necessarily immediately i
imminent. j
Gen. Roberts vsends this brief des
patch today: "Johannesburg. May 31,
2 P. M.—Her Majesty's forces are now
in possession of Johannesburg and the
British flag floats over the government
buildings."
Nothing is known at the war office
concerning the reported capture of
President Kruger.
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FARMERS' BANK OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
CAPITAL,
$500,000
SURPLUS
$410,000
OCT. e 3 1899.
DEPOSITS
$1,572,520.00.
BANKING HOUSES LOCATED AT
DOVER, WILMUSTGTOKT, GEORGETOWN
INVESTMENTS
$2,135,48800.
OUR EYE SPECIALIST^
WALTER H. PODESTA,
Having completed in Europe a special course in the latest scientific methods of determining
ehe deficiencies of EYE REFRACTION is now more than ever prepured to satisfactorily
orrect all such weaknesses or visual defects. He will examine your Eyes free ol charge.
Next Visit to Dover will be MONDAY, June 11, 1900
Office King St., opposite Hotel Richardson 5 doors north of Postoffice.
Hours 10:30 a. m. to 3:00 p. m.
W. H. PODESTA, in compliance with numerous requests, will giye his personal atten
tion to all callers on Mondays axd Thursdays at the Central Office, 113 North Ninth Street
above Arch, Philadelphia.
WALTER H. PODESTA & CO., Optical Specialists,
ho. 113 North Ninth Street, Philadelphia.
EYE EXAMINATIONS AND ADVICE FREE.
The Berlin correspondent of the
i Daily Mail says:
J "The German Government takes a
tl:t.jserious view of the situa-.ion in China,
The Powers are resolved on armed in
tervention."
i Tien-tain, May 31—A special train
j started for Peking this afternoon with
the following forces:
Americans—7 officers and 5(5 men.
British—3 officers and 30 men.
Italians—3 officers and 39 men.
French—3 officers and 72 men.
Russian—-1 officers and 71 men.
Japanese—2 officers and 24 men.
The foreign contingent also took
with them five quick firing guns.
Dr. Hurray Delivered Address to |
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the Felton Class.
DELAWAREAN WON AT DICKINSON
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C. E. Burchoual Again
ning Side in Oratorical Debate*.
Other Lively Notes of Felton
and Vicinity.
the Win
The fourteenth annual commence
ment of the Felton public schools was
held on Friday evening in the Metho
dist Episcopal Church. Notwithstand
ing the threatening weather the church
was filled to greet the largest class
that has ever been graduated from the
High School department. The mem
bers of the class acquitted themselves
with great credit and were the re
ceipents of many beautiful bouquets
and handsome presents. The musical
part of the program under the efficient
management of Mrs. Dr. Money, with
the AT. E. choir, assisted by Miss Laura
Wix and Miss Lillie Sherwood, was a
pleasing feautre of the occasion.
The address was delivered by W. L.
3. Murray, D. D.. of St. Paul's Church,
Wilmington. In his very interesting
way he laid much emphasis on the all
round development of the man. He
said that this required a three-fold
training, a training of the hand, of the
intellect and of the heart. The physi
cal, the mental, and the spiritual sides,
and from his rich fund of illustrations
he drew many and jovial ones to press
his points home. His effort was high
ly appreciated and the sunshine he al
ways brings along with him, very
gratifying. With a very neat and ex
cellently worded address Rev. Mr.
Kemp presented the diplomas to the
graduates. The following was the
program in detail:
Commencement March, by M. E
Choir, entrance of school.
INVOCATION.
Chorus—"Star Spangled Banner,"..
by the School
Humble
Salutatory
Essay—"The
Origin of Great Men."....
Florence Waldmann Evans
Essay—"The Influence of Character,"
Charles Wesley Cook
Solo—"Birds in Dreamland Sleep,"
Miss Laura Wix
Essay—"The Habit of Accuracy,"..
Maude Ellen Angstadt
Essay—"Thinking,".. ..Carrie Porter
Solo—Selected,.. Miss Lillie Sherwood
Essay—"Courage."_J. Bayard Cook
Valedictory Oration—"Our Flag,"...
John Shilling
Duet—"Whispering Hope,".
Mrs. Money, Miss Wix
Address. Dr. W. L. S.Murray
Chorus—"Vacation Song,".
by Primary and Grammar Grades
Presenting of Diplomas.
Rev. J. D. Kemp
Reading of Averages and Announce
ment of Promotions.
Quartette—"Good Night," Miss Cullen,
Mrs. Melvin, Mr. E. C. Killen, Mr. Har
ry Lynch.
BENEDICTION.
Ushers—Messrs. Lindale
Eugene Gooden, Harry Eaton and Har
ry Purse.
Graduates—Carrie Porter, Florence
Waldmann Evans, Maude Ellen Ang
stadt, Charles Wesley Cook, John Shil
B limite
Continned on Fourth Page.
HEADACHE
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pressure in your head? And are
you sometimes faint and dizzy ?
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in your mouth? And does your
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" I have taken Ayer's Pills rogularly for
six mouths. They liavo cured me of a
severe headache, and I can now walk from
two to four miles without getting tired or
out of breath, something I have not been
able to do for mauy years."
S. E. Walwork,
Salem, Mass.
July 18,1899.
! OLDEST mALE CITIZEN
OF CAMDEN DEAD.
Jolin Arthurs Expires Suddenly on
Thursday—Great Admirer of
William Jennings Bryan.
The community of Camden was
| shocked Thursday afternoon tc learn
best
that John Arthurs, one of
known and the oldest male resident of
He was
y recently
enjoyed the best of health. For some
time, however, he had beei complain
ing. but continued to do odd jobs at
his trade, carpentering. On Thursday
be left his work shortly before noon
and returned home, telling his wife iie
had a pain in his side. He seemed to
recover, and his wife left him lying on
a lounge in the room while she pre
pared dinner. Returning to him in a
short time, she was horrified to find
him suffering severely. She at once
summoned medical assistance. Mr.
Arthurs did not rally and died sudden
ly. The deceased was in humble
P e twn ha<1 ,,iod 3U(W ' nl -
<1 years of age and until very
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He was !
otimstances hut no citizen of Camden
was more respected than he.
honest and straightforward in all hisi^
dealings, and was esteemed by all who
knew him. He was a pronounced Deni- a
ocrat in politics and a great admirer
of William Jennings Bryan, and in *
conversation only a day previous to his [
death he expressed
might live to cast a
Brvan at the election in November.
a desire that he
ballot for Mr
His funeral wil he held this aftpr
noon. Services at the house at two
o'clock. Interment at Odd Fellows
cemetery.
FOUR GENERATIONS
UNDER ONE ROOF.
Family of J. H. Spicer, Neaz* Smyrna,
a Remarkable One.
It is not often that there are four
generations under one roof, but such
is the case in Thoroughfare Neck, nearjj.
Smyrna the family of J. H. Spicer, on
what Is known as the "Walker Farm,"
belonging to the Cummins estate. The
four generations consist of the great
grandmother of Mrs. Spicer, then the
father and mother of Mr. Spicer, then
themselves for the third and their
children for the fourth generation.
What is more they are all in vigorous
health.
NOW NO DOUBT
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ABOUT WHITE MURDER
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Two of the Negroes Arrested in Phil
adelphia Have Confessed All.
Implicating the Third.
Philadelphia, May 3u.—There were
three men engaged in the murder and
robbery of Roy Wilsou White, instruc
tor at the University Law School, Sat
urday night, May 19, on Thirty-second
street, below Powelton avenue.
The trio were Henry Ivory, Amos
Stirling and Charles Perry, alias AI
Brown. The booty obtained was the
victim's watch and ring, hut no money.
Stirling struck down Mr. White and
plundered the pockets, while Ivory
stood close by, and Perry remained on
watch within 100 feet of the scene of
the attack, to give the alarm in case
any one approached.
Stirling kept the ring as his share of
the booty, and gave the watch to Ivory,
who handed it over to Perry. The lat
ter took it home.
Charles Smith, Perry's room-mate,
stole the timepiece last Monday and
attempted to pawn it, and in doing so
ran his own head into a trap.
Beyond the fact that he had no hand
in the murder or robbery of the wound
ed man, Smith is exonerated of any
share in the crime by both Ivory and
Perry, and remains a simple thief,
nothing more.
Stirling denies, even in the face of
the positive declarations of Ivory and
Perry to the contrary, that he had any
thing ho do with, the affair, and even
persists in repudiating any acquaint
ance with Perry and Ivory.
The police Say that Perry, Stirling
and Ivory were well known to one
another, and had been associating to
gether prior to the robbery and mur
der.
FREE MAIL DELIVERY
NOW IN CONTEMPLATION.
Postmaster Casson Working to Have
Two Rentes Centre Here.
Postmaster Casson has forwarded to
Washington a map of the roads in the
vicinity of Dover which are frequented
by patrons of the Dover postoffle. This
is done at the .request of the postal
authlori'tiejs who are considering thie
matter of establishing a rural mail
route from here. In case there are two
routes established the| eastern rouite
will probably extend down the hay
road to Postles' Corner, and the west
ern to Dinah's Corner.
THE COLLEGES
Interesting Exercises of Com
mencement Week at W. C. A.
DR. HUBBARD COWING TUESDAY.
Next Vfeek VFill Witness the Close
of Another Year at the Wil
mington Conference
Academy.
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Week after next will he "commence
ment week" in Dover and the "swee'i
girl graduates" are already being fitted
into their sweetest frocks, and worry
ing along with ithelr compositions.
The complete plan of exercises for
the Wilmington Conference Academy,
which have been arranged for the week
of June 10, are announced this week
by the faculty.
The exercises will tjegln with the
baccalaureate sermon by the principal,
ev - Vaughan S. Collins, in Wesley M.
E - Church on. Sunday, June 10, at 10.30
a - m - The vesper service in the Acad
oni - v Hall at 5.45 p. m. of that day will
* )e ^ ef T by Rev. Alfred Smith, D. D., of
Hover,
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The Academy sermon wil he
preached by Rev. Charles A. Hill, pas
tor of Smyrna M. E. Church in Weeley
Church at 7.15 p. m.
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On Tuesday. June 12, there will be a
chapel service in the morning, and in
the evening the anniversary exercises
of the Scott Literary Society will be
held with the annual address by Rev.
E. L Hubbard. Çh. D., pastor of East
Baltimore M. E. Church, Baltimore.
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ly
The annual meeting of the Board of
Trustees will be held at 10.30 a. m. on
Wednesday, followed by class-day ex
ercises in Academy Hall in the after
noon. On. Wednesday evening, the
PV j n g Mdson prize will he competed
f or ; n an oratorical contest, five young
women of the Middle class having en
tered the contest. The contestants are
Mattie Truitt Betts. Ocean View: Al
verda Harrington Laffertv, Leipsir;
Mary Ellen Friedel. Viola: Bertha
Ciiark Stengle. Georgetown: Nettie
Julia Walson, Laurel.
On Thursday, commencement day
proper, thp exercises will begin in Wes
ley Church at 10.15 a m„ and George
W. Todd of Wilmington, will deliver
the address to the graduating class.
The. Academy luncheon will follow in
Academy dining hall. Class re-unions
and the annual alumni meeting will
occupy the afternoon. The principal's
reception will begin at 8 p. m.. and will
close the college year.
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At the Colored College,
The commencement exercises of the
Delaware State College for Colored
Students were held at the College,
about one mile out of Dover, on Thurs
day and were largely attended by
friends of the school. Th e four grad
uates were Esther A. Burl of Fort
Washington, Pa.. Josephine M. Seiul
der, Philadelphia: Cornelia A. Ward,
Orange, N. J., and John W. Henry of
Houston, who each read interesting es
says. C. J. Perry, editor of the Phila
delphia Trihttne. delivered the address,
and prayer was offered by Rev. C. A.
Tindley. D. D., one of the mast elo
quent members of the Delaware Con
ference.
In the absence of Chief Justice Lore,
Henry C. Conrad conferred the
degree to the graduates and pre
sented the Bishop Coleman prizes to
the graduates. Music was furnished
throughout the day by the Independent
Cornet Band of Smyrna. A drama, en
titled, "Thirty Years of Freedom." was
presented last night on the college
campus. The college is doing excel
lent work in teaching young colored
people manual and agricultural labor
and the trades, and drilling young
women in normal work.
MILFORD TO HAVE NEW PAPER.
Reported That Red-hot Bryan Paper
Will Take "Democrat's" Place.
Miilford, May 31.—Since the sale of
.the Milford Democrat was confirmed,
and It is known that the plant will go
to Dover, there is a rumor that a move
ment is on foot to begin the publica
tion of another Democratic paper here
in the near future.
It is said that a stock company will
be formied, with George H. Draper,
president of the Milford Democratic
Club ait the head of it, and that lit win
be edited by Dr. John D. Prettyman,
Jr. It is only proposed to run it as a
Campaign sheet and to discontinue pub
lication after election. One of the
newspaper offices will likely do the
work.
iWllllaim Ellison was In Wilmington
yesterday. 1
ROAD RAGING
Caused An Awful Accident at
Buck Bridge.
TWO MEN THROWN OVER 90 FEET
George Huggins and Roney Cunning,
ham Were Returning From a Fes.
tival and Lost Control of Their
Horse While Racing.
Summit Bridge, Bel., May 31.—A dis
astrous
Bridge last night that caused the death
of one young man and possibly anoth
er will die from injuries. George Hug
gins, aged 32 years, In company with
Charles Cunningham, of Glasgow, at
tended a strawberry festival near this
place. While driving along the coun
try road Huggins was overtaken by Ir
ving Dayett, who suggested they have
a race home.
accident occurred at Buck
After speeding along the road for
over a mile they approached the Buck
bridge, which spans the Chesapeake &
Delaware
Canal. The bridge being
worked on a draw, was drawn aside in
order to allow a boat to pass through
at that point.
The racers did not see
that the draw was off Huggins, who
was ahead at the time, driving at such
a high rate of speed, plunged through
the gate, falling a distance of 90 feet
into the water below.
He was instant
His horse also was killed
ly killed,
and the wagon demolished.
Young Cunningham leaped from the
wagon just as i: went through the draw
and was seriously injured. It is thought
he will die.
Da yet t. who was close behind the first
team, ran his horse into the doorkeep
er's house, thus saving himself. He
was badly injured and his horse badly
cut and the vehicle demolished.
METHODISTS TO WORSHIP
BY THE SOUNDING SEA.
No
Sit© Secured for the Rebohotlx
Campmeeting With Dr. Adams
in Charge.
Those who have been interested in
the annual religious exercises a: Re
bobuth have secured a new site for the
auditorium, which is now being
removed and will he put in excellent -
condition for future use.
Rev. F. J.
re
Cockran, representing
these Christian people, made repeated
efforts to purchase lots for this enter
prise from the Rehoboth commission
ers, hut was met with such persistent
indifference and opposition that he and
his committee were compelled to buy
front private individuals. Some of the
commissioners have resorted to very
unworthy measures to hinder and if
possible prevent the continuance of
the religious services held by the camp
meeting people, hut the enterprise
seems likely to continue and those who
are interested will trust that the future
may bring to them the consideration
they justly merit. The campmeeting
will begin with an evening service on
Saturday evening, August IS, and close
September 2. In addition religious
services will be held each Sabbath
evening from July 1 to the close of the
'Season. Efforts will be made to pro
vide 'the best pulpit talent that can be
had. Big Thursdays will be August 23
and 30, for which special talent will'be
secured that the occasion may be of
Interest and profit to the people at
large.
CHILDREN AT HOLY CROSS.
Recitations. Decorations and Songs
Mark Sunday Night Program.
Holy Cross Church presented a beau
tiful appearance on Sunday evening
last, the occasion being the May cele
bration of the- Sunday school,
altar was decorated with choice flow
ers, both cut and potted, and the cos
tumes of the children who participated
were white. The procession of forty
eight children, led by Edward Prince
as cross bearer, entered the church at
7.30 and occupied the front seats. Miss
Mary Hartnett, the organist, assisted
by an orchestra of three pieces, had
charge of the music of the evening. A
number of children recited, the child
ren's choir sang at the end of each
recitation, led by Jhonnie Behen, who
played the chancel organ. One of the
-most interesting feautres of the even
ing was the crowning of the Virgin
Mary. Mary Behen made the corona
tion address, and with the assistance of
her maids of honor,Mary Prince, Annie
Behen, Mamie Hunter and Mamie
Queen, presented to Father Waldron
a beautiful crown of roses, which he
placed on the head of the statue of
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