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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-11-07
THE BANKRUPT coMMlrrr 1: |. |: /.
Hep"oiic"n Fat-Fryers Are HustI,ns fos
Campaign Funds.


The republican national COMMITTEES
continues to exploit its bankrupt CON.
eltlon before the people in Offering TO
locate the next national convention of
that party at the city which will paw
on the committees debt in addition 20
the regular bonus aud donations. In
one OF these scandalous announce.
ments the committees debt is said "a
De forty thousand dollars, which has
been hanging over it since the cam
paiRn of 1892.
inns Is the amount which Pittsburgh
Is invited 10 raise as the price of MAX
ing bid for the convention. A dis
patch from that city in a republican
paper says: "One of the conditions of
the conventions coming here, IL Is re-
ported, is that the iron and steel man.
utacturers pay off the debt carried by
the committee since the last campaign.
II is said that forty thousand dollars
Will cover the amount owed" This
declaration is as disgraceful as il Is
candid.
1t has been usual with the republican
committees TO fry the fat" out of the
protected manufacturers for the pay
ment of election expenses They are
now 70 be fried" to pay for dead
horse to square up the debt which
"IOm' Carter, Ret" Clarkson, bill"
Campbell, Dick" kerens, Sam" Fes-
senden, Mike" De Young and their
associates left outstanding at the close
of the prohigate and disastrous repub-
Iican campaign Of 1892.
1t must be understood that this con-
triOutiOn OF forty thousand dollars is
required 20 pay the old debt of the
committee. 1t is in addition to the
usual munIhccnt sum contributed to
pay the expenses Of the committee, the
convention aud the favored individuals
VIII" enjoy the municipal hospitality of
the place where the convention Is
located. The proposition is plain. Any
city desiring to make a bid for the con
ventiOn must agree TO put up forty
thousand dollars first, to pay the COM
mitt"p'A debt. That is a condition
prrc" tent The city making the most
gcHrr, /, all around offer in addition
w. N'i1 ''t''t " 40 RSG NAAC COL NCu I4O4s
The Pittsburgh dispatch containing
this scandal mentions the fact that
Senator Quay is managing the transac-
tlOn and rNtOrting the contributions
frI.m ,hr manufacturers.
\ party national committee is the
permanent representative of the party.
The repu blicau national committee is
financially bankrupt However it may
be with that party, financially, the
committee represents it's moral and
political bankruptcy. Whether the
committee can induce any city to pay
its old debts and restore it to a condi.
tion of soIvency is questionable, But
whether that shall be accomplished or
No; the republican party's bankrupt
condition in morals and politics is ire
trievable Chicago Chronicle,
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-11-07
NEW ORLEANS EARLY DAYS.
How the Site OF tho Crescent City Hap
pened to lie Selected.

How the Site OF tho Crescent City Hap
pened to lie Selected.
When il is remembe that the city
of New Orleans is built upon land
whose average level is some twelve
feet below the surface of the Missis-
sippi river, and that the entire mum.
eipality is protected from the encroach-
ment of the water by continuous levees
surrounding the city, IL becomes eyi.
dent that the problems of draining and
sewerage present difficulties which
cannot be easily overcome. The aver.
age annual rainfall in New Orleans
amounts to sixty or seventy inches and
showers yielding from two TO -four
inches are not uncommon All this
water is collected in drainage canals
and Is lifted over the levees into tho
river and into Lake Pontchartrain by
means of pumps. The old system, how
ever, is inadequate for the present
needs of the city, and a new plan is
proposed to drain the central part of
the city by means Of a great canal
finding its outlet through powerful
pumping works into the Bayou Bien-
yenu and thence into Lake Borgne, far
from the city and its water supply.
The sewerage system 81 New Orleans
is independent of its drainage system.
III consists of sewers empting into a
.cN raj reservoir. whence the sewage
Is pumpcd over the levee into the river.
Recently plan has been adopted for
reinforcing the old system by new
canal and reservoir which shall receive
the flow OF the old sewers. The new
reservoir will be twenty-sevep feet
below the gulf level, and will be fitted
with pumping engines capable 81 dis
charging forty-f million gallons a
day. IL Is expected that the system az
planned win provide rapid current
In the sewers, and the effective and
speedy discharge of aii sewage into
the river current ~ a point far enough
below the city TO insure perfect santa
ton. IN. X. Post
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-11-07
AARRlsoN's POSITION.
Ne wouid select No One But Himself for
T@%.. r.. President.

- r.. President.
John C. New, who was the right
hand man Of Ex-President Harrison In
1855, and is so yet for all that is known
TO the contrary, has been interviewed
/ ma 10 the position of his chief. Since
his statements have not been contra.
dicted by Gen. Harrison, or by any
friend Of his, il can be taken for
granted that they are inspired"
Il seems, then, that the attitude of
the ex-president is the conventional
one of the priest who Is called on TO be
n bishop, who does not want the Office
and breads its responsibilities, but
who accepts it in obedience TO q SOL
emn sense of duty. Gen. Harrison is
not a candidate, says Mr.. New. "He
will not enter into the struggle for a
nomination which could not bring him
any more honor, but which would
bring him more cares" But If he
should be called TO active leadership
by the party he will assume the duty
as trust from which his patriotism
will not allow him to shrink" This is
the language OF an ancient Roman
II vox pOpuli said; General, you
must exchange the peaceful seclusion
Of your home for the laborious turmoil
of tie white house." Mr.. New says au-
thoritatively he would pack up and 60,
aud Mr. New is of the opinion that vox
populi is going to do that very thing.
he says the "uumistakable drift of pub
lie sentiment" is HarrisOnward.
But in order that that drift may
not be checked and turned in another
direction Mr.. New announces that
''were Gen. Ilarrison's advice solicited
he would select neither MIR. Mckinley
nor MIR. Reed as the republican candi-
date fer president.
In other words, "public sentiment"
is warned that if out of regard for Mr..
Harr!~ou's preference for private life
he is not called on to be a candidate, i
will not DO to select either Of the two
other men who are the leading uspi-
rants for the nominate ton. While very
unwilling to be nominated, Gen. Har-
rison explains that it would he unsafe
to nominate anyone else, and his
friends are working hard to prevent
the commission of such bhudcr.
What Mr.. New had TO say On behalf
of his chief could have been put in
very few words Gen. Harrison Is
anxious to be renOmiuated and Reject
ed lie is candidate for tho nominal
ion, and through his friends j, work
ng hard TO get it. Recognizing the
fact that Messrs. Reed and Mckinley
are at this moment his most formula
BILE competitors he takes the trouble
TO point out what he considers their
weak spots. One stands for a bill
which cost the party two defeats and
stands for nothing else. The other he
alleges is responsible for the heavy APP
preparations Of the Fiftyfrst con-
gress.
As an old politician Mr. New ought
to have known that it would have been
better to say Gen, Harrison yearns
exceedingly for the nomination and
means to get it If he can rather than to
print him as a Cincinnatus at the
pillow with his head turned over his
shoulder looking impatiently for the
"a arrival of the senators to inform him
of his election and begging his friends
to hurry them up.-ChicagO Tribune
(RCnl
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-11-07

Charles VII, on triumphal entry
into Rouen Ia I449, wore felt hat Of
French manufacture. which had been
presented 70 him by the hat makers
uulon few months before.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-11-07
M'KlNLEY STATISTICS.
Lame Efforts of ProtectionIsts to DeIude
the People.

Lame Efforts of PrOtectionlsts to Delude
the People.
No rigid analysis IS required to show
p the aOsurdity of the statistical exhibit
issued by the American protective
tariff league under the transparency
false pretense that it is review Of the
operations OF the Wilson bill in com
parison with the Mckinley bill
The exhibit IS so absurd on it's face
that IL could not have been issued by
Il men of sense except under the impress
sion that most newspaper readers are
willing To believe that even the most
foolish figures cannot lie.
T. The pretended exhibit of a decrease
= in the number of employees in wooden
and cotton mills is based on returns
from mills which in 1890 employed on
; ~ GIL men, while returns are given for
) only 300 employees in cotton and jute,
only 305 in cut nails and spikes, only
300 in pottery, only 62l in wire work
ing, only rs in yarns and cloths, and so
on down to only 643 in newspapers,
printing and publishingW
r What are we to think Of the intel
ligence or of the honesty of men who
undertake TO make report on the CON
dition Of the American newspaper
business when they have in hand re-
turns from establishments employing
"a total OF only 6s3 men-aless number
than are employed ION the force OF
single firstclass newspaper? f -"
Yet the tariff league has done this,
aud the like Of IL not only once but
continually. Evidently the league has
been imposed upon. 1t ought 10 per-
suade its statistician 70 devote himself
70 some occupation in which he will
oe less liable TO make unseemly ex-
posures Of his inadequacy. He ought
forum sawmill or cemetery or en-
gage In some more exacting SIMPLIFY
ment n. y. World %% y
The outflow OF gold has been
checked, the current receipts OF the
6~yernment are In excess Of its ex-
penditures there is not the slightest
danger of the issuance of more bonds
and the whole country is growing
more prosperous every day. Democracy
has pulled the country ont OF the
calamitous results OF republican mis-
management and is now laying away
money TO the credit OF the people -
petroIs Free Presa
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23

was initiated by the provincial convention
which net at Annapolis on December 3, IVA.
As there had been no armed conflict IA vet
with the mother country, the convention
merely recommended that certain prepara-
tions be made to resist encroachments. One
OF the recommendations was that all able
bodied male citizens between the ages of six
teen and fifty years should enroll themselves
into companies ofabout Is men. The amount
expended from Hartford county for arms. etc.,
was ti6i for total Of cl0. 900 required. The
convention, which met in July. 1775, after sew
era battles had been fought in the Eastern
colonies, issued positive orders, among
which was one that all able bodied free men
between the ages of sixteen and fifty years,
except clergymen, physicians and persons
religiously scrupuIous about bearing arms,
were required TO enroll before September 10
ensuing. On January ID, l776, sixteen COM
panieS of the Hartford county militia were
formed. Dr.Archer's paper gives the names
of Che persons enrolled in each company. as
we'll rs the officers
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23
Death of Mrs. Kennard.

Intelligence WAS received in Elkton ON
Thursday, Of the death of Mrs. Ruth Ken
nard, formerly OF Elkton, widow of the late
Rev. Edward kennard, which occurred on
Wednesday evening in Philadelphia, at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Martha Brown,
No. 2l41 n. 29th Street. with whom she
resided. Mrs. kennard was IN the 9lst year
of her age, and her death eliminated IA pro-
tracted illness from the inlirmities incident
to old age Mrs Kennard resided in Elkton
ior many years with her daughter Mrs.
Brown, with whom she removed to Philade-
phia.
Mrs Kennard was an exemplary Christian
and her kind and sympathetic disposition
endeared her to Il large circle of friends. Her
husband was IL we-known minister in the
NJ. +. Conference. Mrs. kennard was a
native of Wilmington, Del, he maiden name
being Solomon. William kennard. prom
| merchant of Wilmingt1n is her son.
Mrs. kennard's funeral will take place to-
day, saturday, interment at Wilmington by
the side Of her husband.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23
Death of Mr.. GOwen.

Mr. Thomas Gowen who for fifteen
years past has been yard "Boss' at the
Singerly Pulp Mills in this town, died at his
home with the Misses Hartnett ON West Main
street about nine O'Clock on Thursday MORN
ing, in his 74th year, from heart disease. Mr.
GoweI had been confined to his room for
week past but had not been regarded as
seriously ill by his friends During this time
he had not been continuously in bed but on
Wednesday evening his condition became
worse. Early on Thursday morning the sac
rament was administered by Father Bradford,
and about nine o'clock the end came.
Mr.. Gowen was native Of Philadelphia,
where he was for years employed by the
father of Col. VIM. M. Singerly. who owned
large city railway interests. In March 1880,
Mr.. Gowen came to Elkton in the employ
of Col. Singerly, at the Singerly Pulp Mills.
He remained so employed until the fall Of
that year when he returned to Philadelphia,
and become a conductor on the Fourth and
Eighth streets line, in which Col. Singerly
was largely interested. In the following
spring of 1881, Mr.. Gowen returned to
Elkton where he has since been continuously
employed III yard boss. He had been married.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23
WEDDING BELLS.
HambletOn Clifford.

Miss Ida j. Clifford, youngest daughter OF
Mr.. J. Wesley Clifford, and Mr. II. H. Ham
beton, Of Zion, We're married at noon on
Wednesday at the home of the bride parents
near Bay View. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. L. b Prettyman, of Zion. i'll
the presence of "A large company Of friends.
The bride wore a becoming travelling gown
of blue velour, with hat to match.
The parIors were tastefulIy decorated with
holly and evening lights We're used during the
ceremony the room being durkencd. Mr.. 4.
McNamee, OF Principle, acted as best man.
Little Miss Carrie HambIeton. Il sister of the
groom acted as flower girl. The bride was
given away by her brother. DR.. L. $. Clifford.
of Ayondale. Pa. A reception followed the
ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hambleton took the 3 20 train
ut North East for a southern trip. They will
reside at Zion when the groom is Engaged in
farming. They received many handsome
presents
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23
RAILROAD NEWS.
Meeting of Directors in Elkton.

4 special meeting Of the directors of the
Elkton Middletown Railroad Company was
held in Elkton on Tuesday at the First
National Bank. The directors present We're:
Jacob Tome, President +. G. Swartz. Secre
tary and Treasurer; II. II. Brady, George S.
Woolley, Or. j. II. lamar. Samuel c. Row
land.
The purchase of the right Of way through
the town and county to the State line was
confirmed and certain agreements between
the company ana Town Commissioners were
ratified.
Tn" road has been constructed through
Eikton from the p. W. Il b. Railroad trucks
to the Elk river. at the Scott Fertilizer works
and when il will be continued to Middletown
is a question yet to be- determined upon.
1t is stated that all the rights of way us far
a- the Delaware State lin" have been secured
and with several exceptions settled for.
The directors Of the Lancaster Cecil and
southern Railroad Company at their meet
ing i'll Elkton last Friday, took into considern-
ton the completion of the road from Provi.
donse to oxford, Pa, and from Chiltls station
where it connects with the Philadelphia iivi-
sion. the b. N o. Il. r.. To ElktOn. 1t was deter
mined to build these extensions Of the road
as soon as possbIe-and it is believed that
active work will be commenced as soon
as spring opens 1t is estimated that it
will cost ABOUT 100000 to build the extension
from Chiids to EIkton, and ?150.OOO from
Providence to Oxford
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23
FORGER ARRESTED.
AFTER PASSING BOGUS CHECKS
IN NORTH EAST.
A Young Man With a Bad Record.

A neatly dressed young man, who gave his
name as ID. English, was brought to the Elk
ton Jail on Saturday evening by Constable
Archie Lambert. of North East on the charge
OF passing two forged checks of - 10 earh-
on s. j. Recder and s. L. Bacon. The
name of Frank Mclaughlin, Del. was forged
to the checks. The young mans actions in
North East aroused suspicion. He contribu-
ted -, OF the money received from the
checks, to charitable purposes.
Mr.. Reedcr teIcgraphed to Newark and
learned that the checks were forgeries. In
the meantime English had gone to Havre de
Grace. Constable Lambert followed and
arrested his man at Greenbaums clothing
store, that city. where he had Just bought
goods and rendered Il check for ~. 10 drawn
to the order Of d. English and signed sc.
McLaughlin.' The man had registered at
the Hartford House. at Hayre de Grace claim
ing to he II salesman representing Il Philadel-
phia liquor and cigar house. Other signed
checks were found on him, also Il revolver. IA
few cents in charge, and several letters. He
gave his address as S2l Lombard street, Phil
adeiphia, and stated he had IA wife and child
living there. to whom he wrote Oh Sunday
A Philadelphia paper, following up a
despatch concerning the ease, states that the
forgers name is Dallas Birkhead, who is
wanted by the Philadelphia police for passing
Il forged check on Milton & Co., of 1920
Chestnut street. 1t is also learned that
Birkhead has been operating in Newark
Oxford, Pa, anu Baltimore.
The report states, that on February 2, Birk-
head went to Milton's store and purchased a
$40 overcoat, Offering in payment check lor
SD. Being for ii small amount il was
accepted, and he also bought Il hat, and was
gwen the balance III change. As soon as the
check was presented to the Pennsylvania
Company for ASSURANCES on Lives and Grant
ing Annuities, ON which the paper was
drawn, 1t wis pronounced forgery He is
also known to have passed three other checks
for small amounts i'll that city Birkhead lived
with his mother wife and one child at s2l
Lombard street as above stated. and is we'll
knOwn to the police of the Nineteeth district
and about two years ago was sent to the
Huntington Reformatory to serve an lS-month
sentence for robbing his mother Of S42.
lie was also arrested for stealing a package
from Wanamakcr d Brown. About three
weeks ago he was arrested ior kicking his
wife in the stomach, but the latter charge was
not pressed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23
County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners of Cecil county
were in session on Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week
Present-A. Anderson, President, s. T,
Hindman, j. G. Price, Jr'
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
On petition of David A. Mackie and others,
an out pension of ten dollars per year was
granted Maria Brown an aged woman III the
Fourth district, payable quarterly to X. W.
Scarborough.
Various changes and corrections were
ordered to be made in the assessment of 1895.
There being no further business, the Board
adjourned to meet Feb. 26, n and 2S.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23
Trustees of Poor and Insane.

Owing to the impassable condition of the
public roads, the Trustees OF the Poor and
Insane OF Cecil county met in special session
Wednesday February, 2Oth, at North East
over the store OF VIM. I. Hammond.
Present. DR. Il. n. Crawford Wm. 7. Ham
mond and james ii. Maxwell.
The minutes Of the December meeting
wcr" read and approved. There was no meet
ing oI the Board during January owing to
the ubs,nc ol Dr. L. n. Crawford and James
IL. Maxwell, because Ol sickness
The secretary reported InaL there was
available rom all sources 10 meet the current
expense uf the Aims House ana Insane Asylum
up TO July LIST. 1893, the sum OF 1854 80
from which there were warrants drawn upon
the county treasurer to the amount of
.72S 81.
The Overs"er'S report for the months of
January and tebruafy was received eXamin-
ed and approved. lie was ordered to receive
Johnston Jordon and George Barker INTO the
Aims House.
The Overseer presented "a general inventory
OF the stock and appliances upon the Aims
House premises, the same was examined and
ordered to be Iiied by the Secretary.
The report of the Superintendent of the
Insane Asylum was received Ior the months
of january and February examined and
approved, and he was ordered to receive
Elsmer Brown (coloreuJ nlo the Insane
Asylum.
The Secretary was authorized on behalf OF
the Trustees to employ VIM. j. purner rs an
assistant at the Insane Asylum from the lst
of March 1898 until March lst 1896 AT a price
not to exceed -15 per month.
The Secretary was authorized to procure
Is bushels OF Early Rose seed potatoes for the
farm at an early day and to procure paper
and have the dining room papered and also
to procure IA set Of single harness for the use
OF the Aims House.
The Secretary placed before the Board
letter that he had received from l.. NJ Bates
ils regards the tank on the windmill in which
they set forth the contract into which they
were bound forthe same. Thereupon the Board
ordered the secretary to write the said parties
that they would expect them to make the de-
iects about the some good or put in IA new
one
Il. q. Lynch was appointed overseer ofthe
Poor and Insane ior one year from the 25th
OF March, 1895. at s2l per month, and Mrs.
L. q. Lynch was appointed matron at the
\ Aims House for the same period at S12.50
per month.
| flames $. Steel was appointed superinten-
dant of the Insane Asylum for the same
pdriod at $50 per month and Mrs. James
$. Steele was appointed matron for the same
period at 80 per month";
DIR. F. b. Housekeeper physician to the
Aims House and Insane Asylum for the same
period at salary OF S2lO year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23
Charity Supper.

II The supper given iii ODD Fellows hall on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings by the
ladies Of Elkton, for the benefit of the poor
was "a grand success, and from which 500
will be netted. This fund will be placed in
the hands of the relief committees The
supper was under the general management OF
Mrs. j. Il. Alexander and Mrs. Flora Hem
derson. The heads of the various tables were:
No. Miss Flora Ash, Miss Lille Bennett!
No. Mrs. Frank J. Kerr, Mrs. Howard
Bratton. No. 3-Mrs Harry Larzalere, Miss
Hannah Lee. No. AIRS. IL. ID NJ Howard,
Mrs. G. NJ. Childs. No. 5-Mrs w. H..
Mackall, Mrs. J. II. lamar. No. 6-Mrs. W.
j. Smith, Mrs. Elizabeth Reese. No. Mrs.
W. H. Hollingsworth, Mrs. Mary T.. Tul
No. 8-Mrs. William Watson Miss Hartnett
Confectionery Table-Miss Mamie Ellis, Miss
Lucille Ltzenberg. Miss Marcella Regan.
Cake Table Miss Tabitha Jones. Mrs. V. NJ.
McCabe, Mrs George McQuilkin, Miss Molie
Ford.
The members of the Singerly Fire Company
contributed flour to be distributed 10y the
committee.
On tuesday evening the members of Elk
ton Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, attended the
supper.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23
Disease Among Horses,

Dr. Ward, State Veterinary, on Friday, the
18th inst, investigated the peculiar malady
which has for some time been affecting the
cattle and horses on the farm of Charles w.
Ferguson, at Theodore. Early in December
the horses showed signs of what was thought
to be distemper. During that month mule
died from the disease, and the first of Feb
ruary two horses died, and the cats and dogs
around the place contracted the disease. The
cats were killed. Two other horses and two
COWS were sick when DR.. Ward went to the
farm, and made an examination. He pro-
nounced the disease fungus catarrh and pre-
scribed treatment which is proving effective.
DIR. Ward stated that the disease was con-
tagious and great precautions were taken to
prevent any spread of the disease. There are
no other cases in the neighborhood, and Mr..
Ferguson's stock is recovering.