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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-02

ma; ''it's all toa dreadful; but, Benjamin
franklin, after all You have endured, you
need some refreshment. At least, we have
slice of cake and glass Of fine old port
to offer you"
''Ies, get the port, ma, y said Ben, from
behind the towel, with which had again
yelled him; 81 know that it is good "
Then, with her usual promptitud, and
Dispatch ma placed the cake-hasket on the
table and filled the glasses, handing one
with her own hand to Uncle Scurry, who
whispered, "Oh, Amanda janet as he
accepted it.
Many happy returns Of the day! he
said, as lie lifted it to his lips The nrNc
instant he uttered "A howl of agony, dashed
down the glass, and began to rush wildly
about the room, shouting, "EIe p, doctor!
an antidote! I'm poisoned! I'm dying.
helpn
Good gracious :" cried ma, wringing
her hands; what have done now ?"
MA" | said, solemnly, ut is dread
full thing to tell you, but what You have
done is to fill the glasses from the dectutct
full of eradicator, instead of that which
holds the port wine, and uncle has swal-
lowed some of it," And | hastened to mix
some mustard and water while Ben ran
pell-mell for the doctor, even forgetting his
hat. Meanwhile Uncle ScuTry stretched
himself upon the floor, while ma held his
head on her knee.
'Adieu, Amanda Jane he said. ITO
die thus repays me for all. Poison from
your hand is sweeter than nectar from
anothor's. Tell your boy that recognized
him as the wheelman who ran into me, but
forgive him for your sake. Bless you all.
Farewell ~
"oh, don't die now, benjamin Frank
linz mOaned ma.
He's not going to-, said the doctor,
whom Ben dragged in at that momet t,
and who felt Mr.. Scurry's pulse and smclt
Of the bottle at the same Time. every
nasty, but not poison. Gave him an
en- tic:' All ri4ht-about to act, ste.
Good day. and he ran back to his dinner
Five minutes later Mr.. &cuyry promised
to live for our sakes; and AZ eleven o'rluul,
that evening we all sat down together To
il cold collation., sent from the mcartst
restaurant, and ate with an appetite
drinNing Happy New Years to each other
in the right port wine this time just rs
the Midnight chimes from ncighboring
church rang out upon the frosty air. And
we knew as well at that moment that ma
and Mr.. Scurry would make match of it,
as we did On the day the pastor OF the
very church whose clock we listened to
stood before the pulpit and asked the
question:
Amanda Jane, wilt thou take Benjamin
Franklin to be thy welded husband?"
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CONDITION OF THE FUR SEALS.
Prof. Johnson Recommends That the Open Season be Abolished.

Prof, Johnson Recommends That the
 Open Season be Abolished.
 Washington, Jan 2S.-Professor Da- pointed to investigate the condition of the fur seals, recommends in his report to the secretary of the treasury that the open season for the killing of fe- males be abolished in order to keep the Pribyloff Island herd intact. Professor Jordan estimates the number of seals of all classes killed last summer at 44O,- 0O0 About 27O,0OO pups died of starva- ton, and pelagic sealing caused the death of 29,39S.
 Pelagic sealing in Bering Sea in Au- gust, Professor Jordan says, is in the highest degree destructive to the herd Since it began more than 600000 fur seals have been taken in the north Pa cific and in Boring Sea. This means the death of not less than 100000 breed ing females, the starvation of 100000 pups and the destruction of 40O,O 900 pups still unborn. In this calculation no ac- count is taken of the large number of animals lost after being shot or spear ed.
 Pelagic sealing, the professor contin- ues, has been the sole cause of the de- cline of the fur seal herds. It is the sole obstacle of their restoration and the sole limit to their indefinite in- crease No settlement of the fur seal question can be permanent, unless it shall provide for the cessation of the indiscriminate killing of fur seals, both on the feeding grounds and on their mil grations.
 Professor Jordan says that the ulti- mate in view should be an international arrangement whereby all skins of fe- male fur seals should be seized and de- stroyed by the customs authorities of civilized nations. It would be well, he remarks, for America to lead the way In stopping pelagie sealing by restrain ing her own citizens.
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and it is still showing. But few troll ley cars are running. Railroad trains on all roads were several hours late The temperature is comparatively mild
 Middletown, Jan, 2S.-Trains on the Air Line division of the Consolidated road have been stalled several times to-day between this city and Williman- tic by high snow drifts in the cuts. The Bay State express from Boston, due here at S:30 o'clock this afternoon, ran into an immense snow drift near Rock Falls this afternoon, and a gang of Italian laborers was sent from this city to dig the train out of the snow drifts. The express arrived here this evening four hours late. On account of the high snow drifts in the narrow cuts the trains on the Air Line road bound east were several hours late. It took two trains four hours to make the run to Willimantic, distance of eight cen miles.
 The railroad company, after learning the situation of affairs on the division east of here, sent our large forces of men to clear the snow out of the cuts. Tonight the service was partly restor- ed
 The storm in this city and vicinity was the worst known since the memo- rable blizzard, All the back roads are blocked to travel. and it will be a day or two before people in the suburbs will be able to reach town.
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EIGHT INJURED. TITO rAra1nY.
Serious Collision on n Brooklyn Elevated
 Railway Last Eyenjnp


 Brooklyn, Jan. 2S.-A collision took place tonight on the Brooklyn elevated railroad at Fulton and Bradford streets and an engine and one car fell to the ground, a distance of twenty-five feet. The car and engine were demolished.
 Eight men were injured, two fatally. The injured are:
 Thomas Gaffney, engineer of engine No. 47, skull fractured and other injur- ies; George Thomas, fireman of same engine, scalded on face and limbs by escaping steam; Albert Brown, engineer of No. z, several scalp wounds; Thomas Heath, fireman with Brown, left leg crushed and had to be amputated; also the following passengers:
 Henry Sebers, sprain of left leg; Ju- Illus Hanbury, fracture of spine; An drew Gorgans, confusion of hips and legs; Henry Hinke, wounds on the scalp.
 Heath and Gaffney will die The latter was in charge of engine "A of the Lexington avenue branch that left the Brooklyn bridge at 6:15 o'clock and was on it's way to Cypress Hill ceme- tery. Four cars made up the train, but only a few passengers were in them. At the junction of Bradford and Fulton streets, as Gaffney was about to slow up, engine 67, drawing 8 train of empty cars, and in charge of Albert Brown, loomed up and striking an open switch, headed directly in Gaffney's course
 No time was given to reverse the lev CTS Both engines came together with crash that could be heard blocks away, and a second later engine "A toppled over, leaving the rails and dragging the first car with it to the street The breaking of the coupling on the second car prevented the three other coaches from leaving the rails.
 The fremen stationed in truck No. ', short distance from the scene, hur- riedly notified police headquarters and soon 200 policemen were on hand to keep the crowd back and to assist the injured. Only four passengers were in the first car. These and the injured trainmen were taken from the wreck and soon several doctors, who had come with ambuances were at work on them. All of the injured that were suf- fering badly were at once taken to hos pitals. The officials of the road say that the collision was due to an open switch, perhaps caused by the clogging of the ice and snow.
 The police believe that the responsi- bility for the wreck was with the switchman who had charge of the tracks at the upper end of the road
 The officials of the road and police sought the switchman to get his story, but he had got out of sight soon after the accident.
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ANoruBR GEyEyA COMPASSION.
Affairs to be Adjudica-
 ted in That City.

Washington, Jan. 2S,-slr Julian Pauncefote and Senor Andrade expect to complete the boundary arbitration and sign it in time to send the Venez- uelan copy to Caracas for ratification by the steamer leaving for La Guara a week hence. The delay in the nego- tlations has been caused altogether by the conceded desirability of naming the arbitrators in the draft instead of pro- viding for their subsequent selection It was decided that considerable time might be saved in this way, which would also present the additional ad- vantage of making known to both the contracting parties who the individual arbitrators would be before the ex- change of notifications.
 This suggestion, which came from Venezuela, received the prompt acqui- essence of Lord Salisbury and it is understood that the four representa- tives have been named. The place of meeting Is also understood to be closed by agreement on Geneva, Switzerland. instead of Brussels, proposed by Great Britain, and Washington, proposed by Venezuela.
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CORBETT- FIIZ FIGHT.
Dan Stuart Announces That it Will be
 Held in Nevada.


 Held in Nevada.
 Dallas, Tex, Jan. 2S.-Dan Stuart announced tonight that Corbett and Fitzsimmons will fight In Nevada on March IT, He will make known the town within the next ten days.
 MT Stuart said:
 q am gratified at the liberal spirit shown toward athletic sports by the legislature and governor of Nevada. It had not originally been my inten- tion to have Corbett and Fitzsimmons meet in that state after signing them for a second time, but things have shaped themselves so that Nevada is the most desirable location in sight. shall start for that state within the next four or five days and devote my time to the details of making the bat tie a success as a high class sporting event.
 T shall try to get one more first class attraction for the 17th of March and prefer that Peter Maher be one of the principals. He is a top-notcher in the first flight of boxers, and strong public favorite. I shall entrust the making of this match to AL Smith. In the selection of the town where the fistic carnival will take place I shall be governed by the public's convenience and my best business interests"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-29
FAMILY NEARLY AsPHYxIATED.
Mrs. Cotter and Her Daughter the Vic
 timsof Escaping Gas.

bibs oA EscdpiuS
 Escaping Illuminating gas at No. 465 Congress avenue was the cause of se- rious accident yesterday about twelve o'clock noon. Mrs. Cotter, who has a family consisting of three daughters, whose ages are from sixteen to twenty years, and small child, moved into the house. which is new one, on We'd nesday.
 Yesterday morning one of the daugh ters noticed peculiar odor in the dim ing room. She passed into the bed room where her mother was and found that she was almost suffocated. In another room one of the sisters was found in a precarious condition.
 When the young women realized the danger they were in it was several min utes before they could rally sufficiently to call assistance.
 One of the young women ran to Buclsley's drug store and tele- phoned for Dr. J. H. Flynn. The i,hy- sician attended to the afflicted family. Mrs. Cotter was revived after consid- erable time The young women were soon over the effect of the gas. Mrs. Cotter was reported last evening to be out of danger.
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GRosYENOR ANSWERS ALTGELD.
Refutation of Wholesale Frauds in Ohio
 Last November.

Washington, Jan. 28.-This afternoon the house again went into committee of the whole to consider the agricul-
 tural appropriation bill. General de- which was occupied by MT. Grosvenor, rep, of Ohio, in a reply to the speech
 banquet given in his honor at the close of his gubernatorial term.
 Altgeld had declared that in the late
 election Bryan was defrauded of vic- tory by the stuffing of the ballot boxes in certain states named. One of these
 was Ohio, in which he said 94,000 fraud
 ulent votes had been counted for Mc-
 Kinley. If there had been a fair cleo
 ton, Altgeld had asserted, Bryan
 would have carried the state by over
 10000 plurality.
 Mr. Grosvenor said he would have
 supposed that Atlgeld would be the last man to drag out from the rapidly clos ing waves of oblivion the facts of the late election, for it was his understand lilS llldt Ollt oL lilC lllooL POtSiSAeAA AeNS- tors in the victory was the desire to defeat party that had Altgeld for one of it's leaders.
 Mr. Grosvenor declared that no state in the union had fairer elections or bet ter election laws than Ohio. He detail- ed the operation of these laws. He
 then reviewed the table of votes at re-
 cent elections in Ohio, which showed that the republican vote in 1896 increas-
 ed over that of 1895 by 125,000 while the democratic vote showed an increase of over 100000. "So that" he said,
 whatever in the republican vote was | beyond the comprehension of that pub | lie professional slanderer applies with 1 twice as great force to the democratic l vote''
 l said, had not been repeated or endorsed
 by a single democratic leader or demo- cratic newspaper in Ohio.
 Mr. Grosvenor's remarks were supple | mented by MT. Cromwell, rep, of Ohio MT. Dearmond, dem, of Missouri read from a newspaper article, printed
 shortly after the November election, | which went to show that Altgeld's s
 charges regarding the vote of Ohio were well founded. As to Altgeld himself,
 MT. Dearmond said, 1t must be con- l ceded by all that he had the courage
 of his convictions and made his charges
 when there was opportunity to answer | them.
 | MT. Steel, rep, of Indiana, introduced
 and had passed a resolution calling l hn nf ocr fnr
 the statistics of the production and ex- | portation of castor beans. ! The house then adjourned.
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TO PUNISH HARVARD STUDENTS.
Faculty to Deal Severely With Number
 of CuIpritA.

of Culprits.
 Boston, Jan. 2S.-The student celebra- ton around Harvard Square, Tuesday night, has had more serious results than was anticipated by the students, who, in 8 spirit of innocent amusement, carried it out. At that time about fifty students, located in different dorrni- tories, chiefly at Little's block and Holyoke house, fired off pistols and shotguns, making a tremendous dis turbance around Harvard Square, and arousing Cambridge policemen to the highest pitch of excitement.
 Immediately an attempt was made to catch the culprits in their rooms, and the names of thirty of those who were thought to be implicated were reported to the faculty. It happens that two of these are rather prominent athletes. Their cases were discussed by the fac- ulty and 1t is probable they will be obliged to stop participation in Har- yard athletics.
 More serious penalties may be im- posed by the faculty upon these and others, inasmuch as the Cambridge city authorities demand that the col- lege punish the culprits or otherwise the municipal court will push the mat ter. A similar occurrence last year dis turbed the city fathers and they are not disposed to brook further repeti- tions of the same.
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FAST ON GOOSE POINT REEF
STEAMER lIOHAWK POUNDING TO
 PIECES ON THE LEDGE.

Lost Her Bearings in the Blinding storm
 on the Sound-No Passengers on Board
 Most of the Cargo Removed by Wrecls-
 ers-An Effort Will be Made to Save the
 Steamer This Morning.
 New London, Jan. 2S.-The freight steamer Mohawk of the Central Yer mont Railroad company, which ran on the rocks last night at the end of Goose Point, between Bartlett's reef Dor, is still in the same position as she was when she first struck the ledge.
 The Mohawk was from New York and bound to this city with a general cargo of freight, and during the binding snow storm last, the pilot, William Scoville, ran the steamer out of her course, and finally brought up on the rocks.
 There were no passengers aboard. Captain Scott, the wrecker, went down to the steamer with two tugs this morning and the work of removing the cargo from the Mohawk was continued all day. Tonight nearly all the freight had been taken off the Mohawk and brought to this city. Efforts to get the steamer off the rocks have been un- | successful. Her bow for about three ic nn +I,a ,t,la t1,o weather becomes rough the steamer may be taken off by the tugs. | In an examination made by Wrecker Scott it has been found that two large holes have been stove in the steamers S hold near the keel.
 | This afternoon a freight handler I named Moran, who belongs in this city, fell into the hold while unloading freight from the stranded steamer and | broke his shoulder blade He was | brought back to this city on tug and
 taken to the hospital.
 l The wind tonight is blowing quite | strong from the southsouthwest and is kicking up a rough sea outside where
 the Mohawk is aground. Captain Ran kin of the stranded steamer came to 1 New London tonight on one of the tugs. Coming up the sound Captain Rankin said that he picked up Corn | field light and Bartlett's reef ships, and
 a light which was supposed to be on a
 vessel at anchor turns out to have been the New London light, for soon after
 the light was sighted the Mohawk struck on Rocky Point. The mate and
 a boats crew were put in a yawl and | through the binding snowstorm and
 darkness they made their way up to | this city and notified the wreckers.
 Late tonight most of the cargo, which
 consists chiefly of cotton, was loaded l into lighters and is is hoped to get the 1 steamer off early in the morning. l The Mohawk was built in Chester, | Pa., eighteen months ago for the Gen. 1 tral Vermont Railroad company, and I has been used exclusively as freight boat. She is constructed of iron and
 a twin screw equipment. It was at first reported that the steamer had
 gone on Goshen reef, further westward
 of where the steamer lies. Captain l Scott does not expect to have the steamer hauled off for day or two. It
 is not yet known whether the steamer s
 hull has been strained, but it is likely
 that the plates have been started for there is considerable water in the ves- sePs hold
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CIRCUIT COMMON PLEAS couRr.
Senator Warner's Bill for Its Establish.
 ment,

ment.
 Senator Warner of Salisbury intro duced in the senate yesterday a, bill which is likely to produce a sensation in legal circles. It completely over- turns the present judicial system, which combines the common pleas courts, to their respective counties. It provides for trial assignment to duty in the va- rious counties as the superior court judges are now assigned Tn consider ation of this the salaries are to be uni- form. In some counties the salaries will be more than the common pleas judges In them now receive.
 The bill provides that the judges in the common pleas court of the state and of the Waterbury district court shall meet at Hartford annually on the second Monday in July and assign" judges to hold the several sessions of the courts of common pleas and of the district court of Waterbury for the ensuing year. The salaries of all judges the bill fixes at $3,OOO per annum, and expenses not exceeding $500. The bill repeals all acts creating deputy or as slstant judges of said courts
 It specifies the terms of court in the several counties.
 All process in civil action in all courts shall be made returnable on the first Tuesday in each month except July and August, provided service can be completed at least twelve days inclu- sive before such return day.
 No judge shall be assigned to hold more than two consecutive sessions for the transaction of civil business in the same place, nor more than three con- secutive sessions including those for criminal business.
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GAGE HAS BEEN SELECTED
HE WEE BE SECRETARY OF THIN
 TREASURY UNDER M'KINIEY.

Other Members of the Cabinet are Be.
 lieved to be Nathan Con, Joseph Mo-
 Kenna, John D. Long and James wil-
 son-Gen. Alger's Appointment Proba-
 hle, but Not Certain.
 Canton, O., Jan. 2S.-Lyman | Gars tonight said
 nave been rendered the appoint ment of Secretary of the treasury bv MaJor Mckinley and have accepted it."
 MT. Gage arrived at Major McKin- ley's house few minutes before 8 o'clock. He was warmly welcomed bv the president-elect who withdrew with nun TOT a private conference, which lasted till o'clock. The president elect and MT. Gage had a full and sail lsTactory talk in which they discussed at length the financial and tariff poli- cies of the next administration and considered the problem that would call for immediate solution by legisla- tion.
 Major Mckinley and MT. Gage are in accord upon all questions The demand Tor MT. Cages appointment came from nearly every commercial center in the country and from men of both parties He IS endorsed not only by the business world, but also by many labor organ iZations. The direct claim is made in nearly all of the mass of letters and telegrams which have reached Major Mckinley respecting MT. Gage that the direct effect of his appointment will be to hasten and render certain the restoration of confidence.
 It may be safely assumed that Ma jor Mckinley has decided at present upon six of his cabinet, thought he has not formally rendered all of them port foltos. The men who are regarded as certain of appointments are: John Sherman, Lyman J. Gage, Nathan Golf, Joseph McKenna, John D. Long and James Wilson of Iowa for secretary of agriculture.
 General R. A. Alger's appointment as secretary of war is probable, but by no means certain. The one remaining portfolio which is not likely to be tenA dered before the middle or last of Feb- ruary will doubtless go to 8 New York or a. Pennsylvania. man.
 l Among Major McKinley's callers to- day were four colored bishops B. w. Arnett of Ohio, w. J. Gaines of Atlan- l ta, Joseph Handy of Baltimore, J. w. Derrick of New York. Ex- x-Governor A. B. Cornell and John | J. McCook of New York were callers at l the Mckinley residence tonight.
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WHITE HOUSE FuNorfoN.
President and Mrs. Cleveland Receive
 Members of Congress and Judiciary.

Washington, Jan. 2s.-High winds and zero weather kept many people away from the reception given tonight at the white house by the president and Mrs. Cleveland to congress and the judiciary. The function was neverthe- less well attended and large crowd of senators, representatives and judges, most of them accompanied by ladies, pushed their way through the recep- ton rooms. A large number of dist1n- guished people were present. The east room, the blue room, the green room and the red room were handsomely adorned, palms and other foliage plants forming the principal decorations.
 The United States Marine band play ed during the evening. The president and Mrs. Cleveland and the cabinet la- dies formed the receiving party.
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Burge-Counolly Fight a Draw.

Birmingham, Jan. 2S.-The match be- tween Dick Burge and Eddie Connolly, formerly of St. John, N. B., and later of Boston, for G1,000 a side took place before the Olympic Sporting club here tonight, and resulted in a draw. The men were matched to fight twenty rounds at IA pounds. At the end of the tenth round both men were too weak to fight any longer and the ref cree declared the fight drawn.