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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

when it meets. What boss or bosses
tell them to do right and look out for
the public needs and devote themselves
to honest legislation Is it not very
often wretched scramble at Annapolis
for plumber of the most disreputable
kind? Good legislation halted until
paid tor-bad legislation introduced to
be bought of-and all legislation can
vIssed with an eye single TO the profit
that may be made out of it? Look at
the city council. Practically deadlock
in its proceedings because rival chiefs
are supposed to be interested. There
can be neither apology ror excuse for
such political methods as we refer to.
The party in power here has gone on
permitting its machinery to be run by
few self appointed chiefs. They even
challenged fate itself last fall by nom-
ination which, whether right or wrong,
the community regarded as unfit to be
made. 1t needed no reform thunder
to do the work, but when the ballots
were counted it was found the party
had laid their unfathful stewards on the
fiat of their backs. This ought to be q
warning, for it is certain to be repeated
and without respect to bosses, on {
much larger scale if the occasion arises
The Democratic party can easily save
its prestige and power if it will take
steps to do so. The people of this cit,
and State perfer its principles, and witt
all its principles, and with all its imper
tectlons have received good government
at its hands. But "audacity-audacit
always audacity" must not be it
motto any longer. 1t must gather W
the rens in its own hands and direc
its own fortunes. 1t cannot afford Il
be boss ridden any longer. 1t mus
rut itself in motion, and see TO it tina
every man nominated next fall repre-
sents the party-its integrity-its char
acter-its love of fair and honest gov
eminent, and not an individual or cliqu,
or club or faction, chosen because O
dishonorabe service in the past and 70
the purpose of dishonorable service il
the future.
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A SCENE IN COURT.
BENJAMIN F. Butler Loses His Temper.

BENJAMIN F. Butler Loses His Temper.
BALTIMORE, Md, April IA Wash,
ington special says:
Hon. Benjamin F. Butler came to
Washington to be present in the Equity
Court, where he is arguing the case OF
Butler VS.. Strong. He took little notice
of his colleagues, continlng his attention
to the work before him, and when he
came in contact with Mr.. F. T. Brown
ing, the counsel on the other side, he lost
his temper.
Mr. Browning had the floor and had
paused momentarily to refer to some
papers, when Mr.. Butter attempted to
address the Court. Mr.. Browning inter
rupted with Il have not yielded the floor. "
General Butler made several vain efforts
to fix the attention of the Court. and,
failing, said !: Your Honor, don't pro
pose to be snapped at by cur" To this
Mr.. Browning replied: And may it
please the Court, l don't propose to be
bullied by bull dog"
The contestants qrieted down when the
Judge threatened to fine them both for
contempt of Court.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

The extra session of the United States
Senate ended on Tuesday by adjourn
ment sine die. Before adjourning Mr..
Stewards resolution expressing sorrow
for the death of John Bright was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations. Mr.. Sherman suggested that
the resolution had better be referred,
as its adoption might establish a pre-
cedent that would return to plague the
Senate. Messrs. Hawley, Hoar and
Teller advocated the resolution, and
held that 1t would not be likely to bring
trouble as precedent. Mr.. Reagan
renewed the motion to refer, and it was
agreed to. Mr.. ingalls, was chosen
President pro tempore, to act during
the absence of the Vice Presi dent. The
Senate, in executive session, confirmed
all the nominations of delegates to the
Conference of American nations; also
the nominations of William F. Whar-
ton, Massachusetts,, to be Assistant Sec
rotary of State George H. Shields, of
Missouri, Assistant Attorney General /;
Robert J. Fisher, of Illinois, Assistant
of Patents L. Bradford
zSesZ~srA
MI 1;ey-Syccf New Mexico, and
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

1t may be interesting to note, that
the extra session of the U. S. Senate
which closed on Tuesday, was of the
same length exactly as that called for
by President Cleveland four years ago.
President Harrison made three hun
dred and seventy-iour nominations to
this Senate, or more than double the
number made by President Cleveland,
the latter having made one hundred
and seventy-one appointments.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

A Cotton-warp Cashmere,
As inches wide, size. In 10
Spring shades. The fun of
the thing is that this is pre-
cisely the stuff some dealers
are selling as Henrietta and
getting a Henrietta price for.
1t has a Henrietta finish and
most of the Henrietta graces,
but So.a5 for a dress pattern
70 yards) is all you need to
pay just the same.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

%YHE*WHIGSss

Permanently vallable for its Local as yell as Gen
eraI Intelligence, Netos Communications are respect
fully solicited from all sections of the County, IN
addition to the weekly contributions of its regular
corps of correspondents Anonymous conimunicd-
fions piH receive no attention, the name OF the
vriter being required in oil cases as aguardntee o.
good faith.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

And now the report comes from
Washington that Murat Halstesd will
be appointed Minister to Germany after
the adjournment of the Senate, and it is
believed that his denomination will be
confirmed at the regular session in
December next.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

President Harrison has sent to the
Senate since March 5th about $50 nom
nations, all of which, with very few ex-
ceptions, have been reported from com
mittee and will have been confirmed
before adjournment
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

This is mere speculation. It is not likely
that Mr.. Quay would vote to reject man
of Halstead's prominence, ability and
party service, because of pique with the
President arising from disappointment
over local office. By analogy of reason
ing he should have voted against other
nominations. No one has a right to ques-
tion Mr.. Quay touching the reasons for
his vote in such cases. Persons, however,
are at liberty to draw differences, and my
opinion is that in voting against confir-
nation he was influenced by the ''cOur.
tesy of the Senate" and not by any feel.
ing of hostility to the President for any
thing done in another direction.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

A new line of Side-band
Suitings is pure wool; close
pin-stripe on melange ground.
An extra quality stuff, various
border effects, and 50 to 81
inches zvidc. 81 to 5I.5o.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

75c Camel-hair Debeige at
SOC. Very fine and soft. Light,
but not too light. 40 inches
wide. A choice stuff for outing
or street wear. In 9 shades of
gray and brown. A yard of it
is as big a half dollars worth
as we know of in Plain Dress
Goods to-day.
Maybe a hundred more plain
50 cent stuffs at the same
counter.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06
A SURPRISED OFFICE SEEKER.
Wanalnaker's.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April l, 1889.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April l, 1889.
Cream Serge. Just the sort
you get year after year. AS
creamy as ever; as wlry and
springy as ever, and with the
border that gives the last touch
of likeableness to a dress stuff
nowadays. Solid Borders,
Cluster Stripe Borders-inb blue
black, orred. Striking effects.
81 inches, 81 a yard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06
ELKTON, APRIL 6, 1899.

However successfully that plan may
have worked further South, the Demo
cratic "bosses" cannot trighten white
voters in Maryland by the cry of pros
pective negro domination in this State.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

We began the season with
more than a thousand styles
of Ginghams, A new coming
just on the counters-hne
Scotch; among them styles of
borders we haven't had before.
IS to 6Oc.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06
ASSETS.

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danswe
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

Law OFFICES oF En- UDGET THOMAS
SteetP phia Dec
ledge there
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

We've been skipping Sat
Gems. Never prettier. Best
French, 45c; Best American,
25c; close up in fineness, figure,
finish, anything. Here are one
of each together. Quick, off
land-which is the Frenc!, ?
Wrong-Yankee. American
starts at IL &C.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

Have you any notion how
pretty the Figured India Silks
are? A Chestnut street win
dow full will help you to guess.
75c to $3.50.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

Of course Gioriosa comes in
Black. Too graceful, delicate
and popular not to. 40
inches, SI.25 and sI.5o. La
dies who wear it say it won't
spot.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

A firm, wiry Cream Serge,
SO inches wide, at soc. We
hear of precisely the same stuff
about town at 621ac.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06
RESULTS.

S
Comran Dom
us s the on (Jnpan in the lite
tina ompssu
1t the
les p D. Oha beens eorulcy
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The announce
ment was made here today that when the
expiration of Collector Groome's term
brings out the various candidates for
that Office the Republicans of Talbot
County will put forward the name of Mr..
Robert Dixon, of EasGon.
THE EIG OFFICES IN MARYLAND.
Nearly one month of the new admins
tratlou has passed, and, so far as Mary
land is concerned, there have been but
few appointments made by the admins
tration outside of a few local postmasU
ers. The appointment of a foreign min
lister vice Mr.. McLane, a railway mail
superintendent vice Mr.. Darlington, have
gone to other states. The hunt for local
offices has thus far overshadowed the
more important national positions with
which Mr. German and the Democratic
leaders during Mr.. Cleveland's admins
tration had showered upon Maryland. An
Indian inspector, an appointment clerk OF
the Treasury, captain of the Treasury
watch, a chief clerk OF TIE State Depart
ment, a consul to Germ uy-these and
many other positions, not 30 mentiun the
navy yard Government Printing Office,
Bureau of Engraving and Printing and
|
the party, or those party managers i'll the
state who are said TO have the dispense
ton OF federal patronage within their
gift.
The attention of many MaTylanders
who are cOguiZaDt of the above cUndi-
tion of affairs is daily calla,i to the loss S
which MarJ land has SO ia. received, and
and they are wondering il anything out
side of the local offices viii ne rendered
to some OF its citizens i'll recognition OF
the gallant fight and very substantial
| Republican gains m@Ge under the banner
OF Harrison aid protection, and the still
further very bright hops OF the party in
the near future.
| SURPRISED OFFICE SEEKER.
An amusing story is told from the
State Department. A tall Prince Georg
ian wandered into Mr.. Blaiue's room on
Saturday and made application for con
sulate. "Have you any papers Or en-
dorsements from leading men in your
state?" asked Mr.. Blaine. The Mary
lander acknowledged that he hadn't just
then, but could get them. He asked Mr..
Blaine what kind of men would be con-
sdered as very prominent
''Well," replied Mr.. Blaine, carelessly,
with a side glance at his visitor. Mr..
German, Or -"
"Great Heavens!" exclaimed the man,
in disgust. us German going to run this
administration, too?" And he bolted out
before Mr.. Blaine could explain.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

BERLIN. March 3l.-Emperor William
was deeply moved by the news of the
Samoan disaster. He Immediately Iele
phoned Prince Henry, and afterwards
conferred with Count Won Moltke, Prince
Bismarck and others.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06
NOT The LARGEST, BUT THE BEST ASSETS &c. 500, 900
WASHINGTON
Life Insurance Company
NEW YORK.
w. A. BREWER, Jr., President.
ASSETS ss,5O0,OOO
The Contract offered by this Company superior that of any Company
doing business in Maryland
TIL DTFFERENCE-

for each Junels
The foty
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

Our Spring Stock of Carpets exhibition and sale
of the largest and choicest we have shown We
offering special inducements in the way of prices Those
furnishing homes would do we'll to consult u.s.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

2o inch Umbrellas 81
2Slnch Umbrellas $2.25
Some Of the handles ("silver"
and "gold') are worth more.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

The Shopping Bag we sell
most of is OF genuine alligator,
leather lined; two pockets in
side and one outside. It's a
regular $3.50 Bag, butMe Price
is s.. Wish the factory could
turn them out faster. No
other store in town can get
them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

We offer
iNGRAINS, at 35 cts. per yard and upwards
3-PLYS
TAPESTRIES at so cts
BRUSSELS at IS cts
VELvETS, at SI.00
MCQUETT TIES, Notified at SIO0
MOQuETTEs, Figured at SI.25 "
WLTONs, al Si6O
ADMINISTERS atS2OO
MATTINGS $500 per roll Go yds) and upwards
OIL-CLOTHS from IS #. wide prices ranging
from IS cts. to S1.25 per square yard.
LINOLEUMS, LIGNUMS and LIGNITECTS, SINH
lar to o-cloh in appearance and very durable.
ART SQUARES, MATS, RUGS, and DRUGGETS
in ali sizes and prices
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HAY FOR SALE.
BOARDERS WANTED.

"AylNG PURCHASED HOLLY HALL,
II lust ON the edge OF the town OF Elkton, am
now prepared to accommodate boardeis Inc
house has been put in complete order newly pain
ted and papered and with the lawn and shade
makes al unusually attractive place.
Mar13Iw MRS VIM. JEFFEkS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

Episcopal Prayer Books and
Hymnals, combination sets Csc
to ST.. Great variety of bind
ings.
Catholic Prayer Books, with
outsides of many styles, 25c
to $3.50.
Easter Book cts, never be-
fore SO many or so pretty. Ioc
to 75c.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut Thirteenth and Market streets,
and City-naii square.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

IS PUBLISHED gvr,W SATURDAY MORNING AT ElkTor
oEoiL COUNTY, MARYLAND.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-06

Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets,
and City-haii SQUARE.
, 1889-10-22

The Union Pacific Ry.. also known as
The Overland Route, has lately added to
its service a number of new cars (Which
by the way are built by the World famous
Pullman Company entitled Colonist
S~leepers. and which for convenience and
comfort are but little behind the hand
some Pullman Palace Car. The cars arc
designed for the use and comfort of the
Colonist, who with his family intend NOV
ing West to grow up with the country.
The only difference between these cars
and the regular first. class Pullman is that
the Colonist sleeper is not upholstered.
There are fourteen sections in each car,
and separate toilet rooms for ladies and
gentlemen. At night, by means of slid
ing h~eadboards and heavy damask cur
tains as much privacy is secured as if in
the regular first-class sleeper. Plenty OF
fresh, clean towels and a good supply Of
water are also TO be found. A uniformed
porter accompanies each car to look after
the comfort and attend to the wants of
the passengers, and no smoking is al
lowed. 1t certainly seems.that Tor cheap
and %comodious sleeping Accommodations,
while travelling these cars cannot be ex-
celled.
, 1889-10-22

have been forced to borrow money, issue
bonds and expand the national debt by
hundreds Of millions.
Tanner was a bull in the china shop
Of the pension Office, and the president
was too slow in getting him out. 1t was
shameful that a reckless, incompetent
man like Tanner was imposed on he
president for SO important an Office, but
when Gen. Harrison saw how be had
been misled and his confidence abused he
corrected the blunder as speedily as posi-
bic. He not only dismissed Tanner, but
gave orders that the mischief done In the
pension Office should be cleared up as far
as practicable. Secretary Noble has re-
versed Tanners worst orders and will de-
mand the return of the money taken
from the treasury on unlawful reratIngs."
, 1889-10-22
spokane Falls new Line.

The Union Pacific railway, having com
pleted it line to Spokane Falls, Wash
ington Territory, is running its trains di-
rect to that point, thus forming the
most desirable route from the east on &C.
count OF its Pullman Palace sleeping
cars, Pullman dining cars. and free Pull
Dian Colonist Sleepers.
Spokane Falls is situated in the Palouse
country and is the distributing center for
a section Of the Northwest, the
of which are unlimited. As an ~illustra-
ton: $4,000 bushels of wheat have been
raised from 1000 acres of land. Another
feature Of the country greatly conducive
to the raising OF crops, is the ~rainless
harvests, no rain falling while crops are
being harvested.
Many desirable farms may yet be had
in this remarkably productive region on
reasonable terms. and a more favorable
opportunity for procuring a farm cheap
will not soon present itself again.
For pamphlets descriptive of the
country, or for rates, time tables or maps
pertaining to the Union Pacific railway
apply TO your nearest ticket agent, any
ticket agent of this company or the I'M
dersigned. i. L. LoMAX.
Gen1. Pass. ARt.
, 1889-10-22
ELECTJONS

The state elections which occur Nov.
8 will be of some consequence to the ad-
ministration. Pennsylvania will elect a
state treasurer Ohio will elect a governor
and state officers. Virginia will elect a
governor and state officers. New jersey
will elect a governor and state officers.
Mississippi will elect a governor and state
officers. Maryland will elect a comptroller
and an attorney general. Massachusetts
will elect a governor Ind state officers.
Nebraska will elect a supreme court Judge
and two regents. lows will elect a GOV,
ernor and lieutenant governor and othei
officers. New York will elect state off.
GERS, except governor and lieutenant gov.
ernor, aud all Of its general assembly ex.
cept its hold-over senator's. The Demo.
Gratis expect to retain New York, Vir.
ginia, New Jersey. Mississippi and Mary.
land. The Republicans have the pole OF
predominating chance in Ohio, Massachu.
sets. Nebraska and Iowa. In the three
close states OF Democratic leaning, New
York. New jersey and Virginia, the plat.
forms favor tariff revision with protection
kept in view, not merely as an incident
but as a feature of policy which ma:
proved useful in different sections OF the
country. On this ground alone, as indi
eating the temper of the people in tn,
close Eastern states, the elections are i'm
portant.
, 1889-10-22
JUMPING on TANNER.

Elk Commissioner of Pensions Tanner,
who a few weeks ago bad the money bags
OF the country at his command, seems
now to be withouta friend. The Chicago
Tribune, which stood by him in the days
OF his prosperity, now has this to say Of
his reratiug scheme
Tanner, by an unwarranted and reck-
less act hard to comprehend. ordered that
without medical examination the pensions
oil $4,000 men who were drawing less than
81 should be advanced to that amount.
Previously pensioners were rerated, and
their allowances increased only when it
was shown by medical examination that
the disability had increased, but Tanner
endeayored to double the rate for the low
est recognized degree OF disability. If
such action had any warrant of law it
could not in Justice have been taken with.
out advancing in the same proportion all
the rates for the higher degrees Of disa.
bility. If pensions are to be doubled for
those who are least disahled, an increase
could not be denied to soldiers whose in.
juries are more severe. 1t is absurd tc
say that Tanners r~eratinx order would
have called for an increased expenditure
Of only SOC, 900 per month. Pensions be.
ing adjusted relatively according to de.
grees of disability one rate sould not b,
advanced without increasing the others il
like proportion. Tanner began at the
bottom, and his policy if logically carried
out would have doubled all pensions,
added, it is estimated. 800, 600, 900 to the
pension expenditure, obliterated the treas
ury surplus and made it necessary for con.
gress to levy new taxes.
If Tanner had followed also his fav-
orite plan of dating rerated pensions back
to the end of the war the enormous de-
mand upon the treasury would have been
beyond the ability of the people to meet
by taxation and the government would
, 1889-10-22
JNo. n. CARROLL.
A CLEVELAND ENDORSEMENT


That very straight party paper. the
Chicago inter Ocean, Republican,. says:
The public is concerned with practi-
cal results. What they demand is clean,
intelligent. and honest men in place Of
trusts-from the highest to the lowest
and no party can afford to disregard this
demand. President Cleveland so far
strengthened himself by appreciation Of
this fact hat the more intelligent Repub-
licans of the country had little hope OF
defeating him in 1883 until he made the
monstrous blunder of his annual message
OF December, 1887. He did not-in this
part of the country at least-allow the
professional politicians Of his party to die
tate nominations. He knew enough to
know that if ne allowed them to make his
appointments for him his administration
would be handicapped by men who cared
more to run primaries and conventions
than to conduct the business of their sew
eral offices crediiably, and, as a oonse-
quence, aver though there might be no
scandal, there would be a fatal dissatsfac-
ton, for the better sentiment Of the coun-
try, irrespective Of party. demands that
the people shall be allowed to run their
own politics, without being met and
thwarted by official patronage-national
state or local. No administration can af-
ford to disregard this public sentiment"
, 1889-10-22

SCOOPS" are appreciated abroad as
well as at home. The ponderous London
dailies witnessed the strange sight Of ex-
cited Englishmen paying ten shillings n
copy for last Wednesdays London edition
OF the New York Herald. which pub
lished exclusively the news OF the arrest
OF three prominent financial journalists
for blackmailinp.
, 1889-10-22

PROHIBITION is likely 10 suffer a crush
ing defeat in the coming election in Ne
braska. A careful canvass OF the state by
the World Herald reveals the fact that
prohibition will probably not receive more
than 10000 votes out OF atotal of $50, 900.
, 1889-10-22

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & Histo
, 1889-10-22

Lake Mahpalutah ice j. L Murray,
1916 Ferguson street