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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-01-31
Our Poor Coast Oeionoss.


Washington Jan. 29.-Major Gen.
eral Nelson A. Miles, commanding
the army, made a statement before
the Committee on Coast Defences
yesterday of the condition of the
coast defences on both the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts and Gulf of Mex
leo. He stated that the guns now
mounted at Savannah, Charleston
and other ports are smooth bores of
obsolete patterns and useless and are
mounted on rotten carriages. The
only places where provision has been
made for any considerable defense
are New York, San Francisco and
Boston, and defenses at these places
are entirely inadequate and INSULT
cient.
He said that our cities are open
to attack by any country having a
large navy, and that it would take
years to create the necessary arma-
ment. He estimated that tie entire
cost of coast defenses for adequate
protection of the country at about
$50, 100000 for fertilization and
guns. This would not include the
cost of ammunition and projectile.
The reasons furnished for passing
a coast defense bill were admitted by
ali members of the committee to be
strong enough TO require immediate
action by Congress providing there
was any money in the Treasury to
meet an appropriation of that kind.
The testimony of other important
Government officials has been in line
with that given By General Miles,
and the Senate is likely to pass
bill to provide for more liberal scale
of work in providing coast defenses,
and also another bill to provide for
an increase in the navy. But the
Of the leaders in the
House seems to be against such leg
islation until there is more revenue.
Hence the prospect for anything
being done at this session in the way
of providing for more ships and
pushing work on coast defenses is |
not good.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-01-31

If the vociGerous Senators
entatives who are engage
denouneing England threatening
Sultan with hombardment and pIa
claiming defiance TO the world ia gen
eral are honestly anxious to make
the position of the United States
stronger in the eyes Of European
Governments the way is plain before
them. Instead Of INDUCING in bonn
bastie declamations les them go to
work and pass appropriations which
will give US an adequate navy and
enable this country to safeguard its
important seaports with modern
guns and fortihcations.-New York
Commercial Advertiser (Rep).
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-01-31
Arm the Nation with Revenue.

The wisdom of the House in the
prompt and patriotic passage Of the
emergency revenue bill is empha-
sized by every days developments.
1t is not merely that . great and
powerful nation like ours ought not
to be running behind in time Of peace.
That is a sufficient reason for stop
ping this matchmaking and debt
creating folly, But at the present
time it is confirmed and enforced by
special considerations which ought
to appeal to every legislator and
ruler with any sense of responsible
ity.
This is a time of extraordinary
ferment and unknown possibilities
the world over. We are living in a
period of great national and CONNER
cial movements, and of keen and
watchful struggle for advantage in
the narrowing domain where nations
can clash The remarkable events
which have trodden upon each 9th
er's heels during the past two months
illustrate the portentious contingent
cies which lie wrapped up in the del
icate balances of the rivalry, Our
country need not become involved
in the contentious of the Eastern
Hemisphere, but this same period has
brought home to us the truth that
we have great responsibilities OF our
own. The Venezuelan question has
passed the danger point, but all the
more certainly if we are firm in the
assertion of our position and of our
determination to maintain it. Sooner
or later the United States will be
compelled to exercise a masterful
voice in dealing with Spain and de.
Gliding the destiny Of Cuba. And
just before us lie problems Of the
Isthmain Canal and Of continental
union.
We must be ready to speak with
authority. We cannot fall short OF
our national obligations without
being false to our opportunity and
duty, and we cannot fulfill our obli-
cations as we ought If we are not
only not equipped to back UP what
we declare but are in chronic state
of running behind even on current
expenses. If we are going to exer-
else our national prerogatives the
FIRST thing is to put the country on
paying basis. The House has
done its duty in this regard. 1t has
met an emergency with an emergency
measure. If its action seemed wise
in December, it seems all the wiser
and more vital at the end Of January.
1t is for the Senator to concur in
that measure and send it to the Pres
ident. The House rose above parti-
zanship to The plane of patriotism
1t waived its own convictions and
advanced far on the line of conces.
sion for the sake of finding common
ground of agreement. Its action
has not only stood the test Of sub
sequent examination and reflection
but the march Of events has strength
ened it. The Senate ought to com
plete the work. The distorted bond
bill ought to be put of the way this
week, with the preversity of the
Senate concentrated in it, and then
the revenue measure should be taken
up and passed.-PhiIadelphja Press.
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WANANEAExErs,s.


Plaids-wool grounds in rich
est colors over-plaided with
still brighter-hued silk. Twen-
ty-hve styles this time. CSC.
Anotherlot, withrathermore
Of silk and more of wool, AZ
inches wide, were made to be
$3.50, but actual comparison
with the lot named above puts
the strict value at SI.25. You
shall never pay too much
here, even though you Judge
by exceptional lots. Seventeen
STYLES.
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few days use

of Pineola Balsam and the danger is past.
1t is the right thing for coughs. Better than
any home mixtures. Better than any other
medicine whatever for that cough-that tear
ing, sleep-kiliing, anxiety breeding, danger
Gus cough. Ely's Pineola Balsam cures sore
throat, and is quick and sure in all bronchial
afecto 1t will relieve the cough at once.
It makes breathing much easier aud the
spasms less severe in cases of asthma. Price
% cents
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PAPER BY TIE POUND

The Paper is cheap-which
is a good pointwhen the Paper
is good, as is this.
And the ENVELOPES match
ing the paper are cheap, too,
which is unusual.
Some stores find it prohta-
Bile to sell paper cheap because
it takes you there to buy en-
velopes II on which delicate
point such stores are silent.
Twelve thousand pounds OF
the WANAMAKER BoW-KNoT
PAPER are ready. Each one OF
these pounds consists of 90
sheets of paper
Pound of Paper and 100 Envelopes to
match, all for 25c
John WANAMAKER.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-01-31

Many merchants are well aware that
their customers are their best friends and
take pleasure in supplying them with the
best goods obtainable AS an instance
we mention Perry & Cameron prominent
druggists of Flushing, Michigan. They
say 1--WE have no hesitation in recon-
mending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
to our customers, as it is the best cough
medicine we have ever sold, and always
gives satisfaction" For sale at rs and
so cents per bottle by G w. Marshall
Milford, Del. and J w Starkey, .Moltin,
Del.
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Give the Government Revenue.

The passage of a tariff bill calcu-
lated to increase Federal revenue
would do more toward strengthening
the credit Of the United States and
removing the troubles that arise
from mistrust OF its financial health
than the sale of a hundred millions
Of bonds.-New York Sun (Dem)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-01-31
A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Important To cIergymon.

Clerical permits, emitting ciereYmen to
half rates, issued by the Baltimore s. Ohio
Railroad Company for 1895, have been ex-
tended by general orded until February 20,
1896, and will be so honored by agents nd
conductors. Similar permits for the year
1896 will be issued by the Company upon
receipt of proper application from those en-
titled to them.
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Popular in England.

Senators who claim to stand by
the American doctrine of protection,
and are delaying the passage OF the
revenue bill, will win the approval
Of the English press Washington
Post.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-01-31

We know of but one community in the
world where dyspepsia is practically un-
known, aud that is the Shakers Of Mount
Lebanon, N. Y. These good people have
been studying the subject of digestion for
more than a hundred years, ana that they
understand it pretty thoroughly is evidenced
in the foregoing fact. Their Digestive Cor
dial is the safest and best remedy in cases of
Indigestion that we know Of A trial bottle
can be mad through your druggists for the
trifing sum Of 10 cents.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial supplies the
system with food already dieested, and at
be same time aids the digestion Of other
Gods, 1t will almost insta nty relieve the
ordinary symptoms of indigestion, and no
sufferer need to be told what these are.
Laxol is the best medicine for chilcren.
Doctors recommend it in place Of Castor Oil.
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1ssB sAttsS.
o,e dOEEas. a D.. ..sU ils
Advance. ITO sseIC- subscribers
are sCiIT giUe a gears stsbscTtP-
stOa 60 the sOeekIy .N'elC York
Tribune, Farm Journal or
American Farmer. Send a
dollar and get GsUO papers fer
price Of Osse.
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No 4
Price 1900

"a Just outside corporation limits of Milford,
town of 1000 inhabitants railroad and river communication
Excellent budngs-house and cellar; barn. carriage
house. crib, hen house hog pen Peach trees
Apple Pear, Plum and Cherries Grapes Strawberries
and Celery ~
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No. 2.
Price $1,000

10 acres. 8 miles of Lincoln City, miles Of Milton
miles OF Glendale Excellent house, rooms barn. crib
carriage house and other buildings all good Peach trees
SO Apple, Pear, Plum Cherries and Aprcots acres in
wheat so acres clear, acres in heavy oak timber
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-01-31
No. g.
Price $4,000

40 minutes walk OF Mllsboro on railroad and
Indian river, houses of EACH barns 4ox6o and
80; these buildings all Peach trees so Apple
Pear and Plum trees clear in wood and
timber Excellent land and location.
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No. S
Pic $500

S. acres. miles of Milford, good buildings; house,
rooms and cellar fine lawn and shade Barn 2Sx38 School
church and Touring mill farm 1900 Peach trees 400
Apple so Pear Plum and Cherries Grapes and Gooseberes
Excellent neghborhood
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me clear, ringing tones
9hich it was spoken, the unques-
toned sincerity Of the orator and the
advanced position assumed by him
attracted attention and won admira-
ton from the Senators on. both sides
of the chamber and from large
crowds in the galleries. The peror-
alton was greeted with a round OF
applause.
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No. 6
Price $1,000

80 acres. miles from Houston, of Harrington, of
Pennington New house, rOoms barn. work shop hen
house, corn crib etc. 500 fruit Peaches Pears Pums
Apples, Cherries, and Chesnus Strawberries Backberres
and Grapes. acres of timber Frstcass land.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-01-31

catarrh can be successfully treated only
by purifying the blood, and the one true
blood purifier IS Hoods sarsaparilla.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, I
LUCAS COUNTY.

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner o, the firm of F ]. CHEN
EY & Co., doing business in the city Of To
edo, County aud State azores aid, and that
said firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUN.
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every case
ofcatarrh that cannot be cured by the use Of
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed ID my
presence, this 9th day Of December. A. D.,
1886.
s A. ". GLEASON,
s Notary Public
Halls catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testimOu-
ials, free.
FL. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o
gzs-s Sold by Druggists, 75e
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SPECIAL BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.
w. B. TODD, Agent.
Milford, 0ezasoare.
~~4~N~~@N0
No. l..

43 acres. minutes walk of Lincoln City Good house.
rooms good small barn. young orchard Of Peaches Pears
Plums Apples, and Ounces. Excellent land and location
20 acres in wheat.
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No. 7
Price 81

80 acres. minutes walk of town and depot of
dale Good house. rooms; barn, crib, 900 Peach tt
100 Apple Pear and Plum Grapes one acre in We
Excellent land
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-01-31

Laxol is the best medicine for CHILDREN
Doctors recommend it in place Of Castor Oil
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Uphold |
ii vote
tran
with
sir, j
were
awful
would
all En-
bors. 1
hells OF
pitol /
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No. 8


FTlCS PO.
100 acres Il mile of Milford large fine house o
rooms $500 Peach trees, some Pears and Apples Exc
lent land, fine location navgable river in full view OF to-
These farms are nicely located in the fruit belt of
ware and will be sold at bargains,
ADDRESS,
W. B. TODD,
Milford, Delaware
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speech al
AIRED and in
, 1896-03-25
EVENING

New York, March 24.-The republic
can convention has finished it's labors.
The preliminary sparring that has
been going OH f.. weeks ended in a
final battle tonight and the forces that
had been dormant for two years kept
within the state boundaries the honor
of the presidential endorsement of the
greatest state in the union, this state
casting the largest unmber of votes in
the electoral college. That endorse
ment goes to Governor Levi p. Morton.
The delegates at large will be Thomas
c. Plat, Warner Miller, Chauncey NJ.
Depew and Edward Lauterbach. The
a]lternates will be Hamilton Fish,
Frank S. Whiterbee, c. Fl. Babcock
and Daniel Mcmillan. the electors at
large will be General B. F. Tracy and
Edward Butler.
The platform adopted declares for q
protective tariff and reciprocity. On
the silver question it says:
THE agitation for the free coinage
of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 seriously
disturbs all industrial interests and
calls for a clear statement of the re-
publican party's attitude upon this
question to the end that the trade of
this country at home and abroad may
again be placed upon a sound and sta
BILE foundation. We recognize in the
movement for the free coinage of silver
an attempt to degrade the long estab,
lished standard OF our monetary sys-
TEN. and hence a blow to public and
private creuit at once costly to the ma
tional government and harmful to our
domestic and foreign I'm
til there is a prospect OF International
agreement as to silver coinage, and
while gold remains the standard of the
United Staes and of the civilized world.
the republican ~parts-1f New York de-
clares itself in favor OF a firm and hon.
orable maintenance of that standard
The platform closed by instructing
the delegates by every honorable
means to secure the nomination of
Morton.
, 1896-03-25

weaker demonstrations of disapproval.
There was a call for cheers for Greater
New York, which were given, a reson-
ant groan amidst the Kings county
delegation marring the unanimity of
the incident.
At Els O'Clock the convention ad-
journed until . o'clock this evening.
The Mckinley element in the con
vention is not formidable and it is
scarcely probable hat it will be heard
from in this evenings session. A pc,
tition originating with the Erie coun-
ty delegation, asking that the name of
Plat and Lauterbach be dropped from
the list of delegates and the of
Samuel Thomas OF New York and May,
or Z. B. Jewett OF Buffalo be substi-
tuted, received but 25 signatures out of
the total of 500 membership of the con-
vention.
, 1896-03-25
THE OLD, OLD STORY.
Love, Disgrace, Murder and
Sclf-DeStruction.
. PENNSYLVANIA GIRL
The Course Of True Love Fakes a
Devious Turn In the Ceutsu-
NAL state-In An EM-
h%arrasiDg Position.

C~oatsville, Pa, March PA terri
bic double tragedy startled the people
OF this city yesterday, a tragedy that
had its beginning in love that was not
sanctioned by law. and may end in
murder and suicide by a Young woman
barely 20 years of age. Pretty BERTHE
Mcconnell, deceived and betrayed,
shot Henry Thompson, a travelling
salesman, in a hotel at Lancaster, and
boarding an express, came back to her
home in Coatsville, and placing the
er's life at her own breast, pulled the
trigger and inflicted a wound from
which she will probably die. The story
Of the Irritation, love, elopement and
this final blotting Of probably two
lives is a pathetic one. Miss Neon
nell is the daughter of John McCon-
nell, a well known citizen here. She,
too, was well known, her bright dis
position and attractive personality
winning for her many friends. She
was a saleswoman in a dry goods es-
adjustment here. and 1t was there that
she first met the man whom she MUIR
dered yesterday.
A few months ago Miss Mcconnell
left here, and it was stated that she
and Thompson were married and liv-
ing happily in Lancaster. Nothing
further was thought of them until
Monday, when Miss Mcconnell, or
Mrs. Thompson, came back to Coats
vile on a visit. While here she pur-
chased a revolver. This she showed to
a few of her closest friends, and then
for the first time she disclosed the fact
that her life was not as happy as could
be wished. She said she had been de-
ceived and ruined, and that the weapon
that she had bought was to avenge her
self. Yesterday she returned to Lam
caster. She went up to the room in the
hotel where her lover was and what
passed between them is known only to
themselves. They quarrelcd, the girl
said, II h drew the revolver from
her pocket and shot Thompson. Then,
fearing that this m!ght-not prove fatal,
the frantic woman fired again, and the
man she said had ruined her life fell
helpless at her feet. Then she calmly
walked out of the room and took the
express train for Coatsville.
Thompson was found in bed with a
bullet wound in his head and blood
scattered on everything. He was con-
scious and asked not to be disturbed.
When asked where his wife was. he
said he supposed she had gone for a
doctor. a physician found the bullet
back of his eye. When questioned, he
refused to tell who shot him.
In the meantime the woman had
reached her fathers roof She went
upstairs, and, placing the revolver at
her breast fired. The ball missed her
heart, but passed through her lung and
lodged in the back. Alter firing the
shot she went downstairs and told her
family what she had done. Physicians
were summoned and the ball located,
but there is no hope of saving the wo-
mans life. She is rapidly sinking.
, 1896-03-25
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS.
Platform P~ronounces Against Free
Coinage of Silver.

Minneapolis, March 24."-In the Min
nesota state republican convention
held today in Exposition hall, in which
Harrison was nominated four years
ago. Robert G. Evans, George Thomp.
son, Charles F. Hendrici: and L. P.
Hunt were elected delegates at large
to the st. Louis convention and in
structed to use all their influence to-
wards securing the nomination of Nc
kinley, who presided over the v
ton of 1892. The result was not at.
tanned without a struggle, though the
victory of scientific politics, over state
pride was decisive. The withdrawal Of
the lame of Cushman X. Davis, au-
thorized by a telegram from the sena-
tor at Washington, removed the only
obstacles in the way of a complete Nc
Kinley victory and by strange chance
all but one of the delegates chosen, C.
F. Hendricks, were strongly inclined
toward Davis before his withdrawal,
Aside from the election nothing of mo-
ment TRANSFERRED except the adoption of
a platform reiterating and endorsing
the established republican doctrine and
containing a financial plank that RE
solved, That WI favor the use of both
gold and silver to the extent to which
they can be maintained in circulation
at a parity in the purchasing and debt
paying power; that We earnestly OPP
posed under present conditions to the
free and unlimited coinage of silver for
the manifest that it would des,
troy such parity, enormously contract
the volume Of our currency by forcing
gold out of circulation and Immediately
place us on a silver basis. Believing,
also, that it is a s%elf-evident TACT that
the effect Of International demonitiza-
ton Of silver can be overcome only by
international reconciliation of that
metal. The republican party of Mime
sofa most heartily favors an interna-
tional conference for that purpose
, 1896-03-25
Highest Of all in Leavening Power-Latest US. Govt Report
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE A. p. A.

Washington, March 24.-What is re-
garded by the members as the most i'm
pOrtant meeting in the history of the
American Protective association vas
held here today by the advisory board
Of the order. There are 10 members,
all of whom are expected TO be present
Mt tonight's session, which will be sec
ret. The meeting was called to outline
the policy and future plans of the or
ganization and to formulate demands
on the old political parties for inser-
'iCn in their respective platforms of
planks opposing sec,arian a%ppropri-
atoms Of public money. The board is
expected to adopt resolutions %favoring
the bill OF Representative Linton of
Michigan amending the constitution
SO as to inhibit sectarian appropria-
lions. Nj, Linton, it is understood.
will push this bin and try 10 secure a
favorable report on it at his session of
congress.
, 1896-03-25
WEYLER IS A S~COUNDREL.


Washington, March 2i.-Although
the main Cuban resolution has been re-
committed to a conference, the subject
came up incidentally today on the Mills
resolution for the forcible occupation
of the island Of Cuba in order to aid the
Cubans in securing local sclf-govern-
ment. MIR. Mills spoke two hours in
support of the resolution. lie was I'M
sparing in his ~arraisnment of Gen.
Weyler as " an atroCious sCoundreI and
villain" and in recital of SPANS
bloody record in the old and new
worlds.
Morgan also spoke briefly in further
support of the Cuban resolutions,
Mr.. Mills resolutions went to the
calendar after the speeches. The rest
of the day a given to the legislative
appropriation bill, not yet completed.
~
, 1896-03-25
LIVE STOCK MARKET

Chicago, March 24.-Cattle-Ruled
Sales were on a basis OF s3.5044.50 for
common to extra choice dressed beef
and spring steers, with an occasional
lot at s3.25@3.i5. Sales were largely
at $$:15@i25 here being proportion
of good II choice fat lots coming here
that sell at $500 and upward English
markets are lower, but exporters have
engaged space on ocean steamers ahead
and are still buying choice cattle. Cows
and heiters are selling at $1.90G3.9 80:
bulls sell most at s2.5O93.0O Calves
are plentiful, few selling over $3.50.
Texas fed steers sell at s. .9O44.O0, a
load of 1929 pounds steers fetching
$500.
Omaha. Neb.. March 24.-Receipts
800. Market steady to easier. Native
beef steers s3.3544.1O; westerns $2SO@
.3.75; Texas steers s2.5O43.65. cows and
hcI'crs $2.4G63.40; canners S1.7542.35:
s:2c!:c-s and feeders s2.75q3.S5; calves
s3.oo@t5,50; bulls, stays, etc, s2.4O@
1875.
Kansas City, Mo-, March 24.-Cattle
Receipts S,7OO; shipments 1900. Mar
fct weak. l0C lower. Texas steers S2.75
@37O; Texas COWS s2.3O@3.OO: beef
Jgacr5 s3.O084.15; native cows 1880
3.45; stockers and feeders S2.75M3.S5;
bulls s2.O002.S5.
Sheep-Reciepts 200; shipments
800. Market slow but steady; lambs
33.25@4.35; muttons S2.35g3.55.