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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

have known that the first bitter controversy
he Mr.. Grosvenor) had had as member
upon the floor was with that distinguished
gentleman, then colleague from the State
of Ohio, upon what is called the merit sys-
tenn. ''But he lost no confidence in my
Repuhlicanism, said Mr., Grosvenor, Sin
consequence of our differences of opinion,
and lost none in his craftsmanship or my
belief in his ultimate good sense" Laugh
ter
CIVIL PENSION LIST WILL FOLLOW.
The civil service system. Mr. Grosvenor
went on to say, was sinuous, Infamous
conspiracy upon the Government, and was
made the greatest power of the spokesman
ever enacted. No Government had ever
adopted this system but what was COM
PEELED to adopt civil pension list as IA con-
comitant thereof, just as the gentleman
from Pennsylvania Mr.. Brosius) was COM
PEELED to bring in here the other day bill
pensioning the competents fastened on the
service by this merit system. 1t was not q
question, he insisted, but question of who
stood highest in all the "bugologies" OF
the land. He mentioned the case of an
eligible certified by the Civil Service Com
mission who possessed not only the certi-
tlcate of ''merit," but also certificate Of
recent dismissal from a pententiary.
The saying that this is a Government for
the people, by the people, of the people,
had become as sounding brass aud tinkling
cymbal.
SAYS THE PEOPLE WILL NOT STAND IT
"When," he asked, twas the Govern
ment ever administered better or cheaper
than before Pendleton and the Democratic
party perfected this patent medicine sys-
temp Laughter. He said the climax
OF the action of the present Administration
in extending the Civil Service law was not
being considered. Ii was to be the pro-
mitigation of an order which would make
it impossible To right the wrongs that had
been committed by the spokesman in the
last four Years riding rough shod over every
department Of tine Government. He warned
the members of The House that the people
would not stand this. Applause.
NOT \ DEMOCRATIC LAW.
I'm opportunity was given Mr.. Brosius to
reply briefly to Mr.. Grosvenor He dis
claimed in the first place that gentleman
assertion that the law was Democratic
law. 1t had been passed. he said, by a
Republican House, and for more than
twenty live years the Republican conven-
tions had We'd with the Democratic conven-
tons in their approval of this system
And when | hear such sentiments as
those, he dramatically exclaimed, "and
notice the applause that comes from Re-
publican Representatives, manifesting thrir
approval of those statements, can but
feel that it is the neshing of sword into
the heart Of the president-eIcct Cries Of
Oh! OIL
After a short denunciation of the spoils
system, as practced in Congress, by Mr.
Walker, Rep, of Massachusetts, the pre-
vlous question on the passage of the bill
was ordered, and the bill passed by vote
OF ll9 to 81, apparently an almost strictly
party vote.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
A FAMILY in NEED.
They Reach ElktOn on Their Way to
Massachusetts, and Here Receive
Help on Their Journey.

y family of eight persons. father, mother
and six children arrived in ElktOn on Mon
day evening by the train due here at G.37, be-
ing unable to travel further on their Journey
to their home in Lynn. Massachusetts be-
cause of lack Of funds. The father told this
story:-Some time ago they left their home
in Lynn and went to Il town in Alabama, to
secure work in Il textile mill. After working
there sometime the mill closed down and
they were unable to secure EMPLOYMENT
Having but little money they concluded to
try and reach home, and started, but had only
sufficient funds to buy tickets to Washington.
In that city they were given money by many
people, enough to reach Baltimore. In Balti-
more they again applied for help and begged
enough to bring them to Aberdeen. There again
stranded, they asked for help, and were given
enough to get to Elkton.
Their condition was soon reported around
Elkton and several persons sent them eatables
and later number of horsemen. through the
efforts of Thomas Fallahee, made up purse
of S2l, which helped them along on their
journey.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

THE WHIG,

Pre-eminently valuable for it's Local as well as
General Intelligence, News Communications
are respectfully solicited from all sections of
the County in addition to the weekly con-
tributions of its regular corps of correspond
ents.
Anonymous communications will receive no
attention, the name of the writer being re-
CURED in all cases as a guarantee of good
faith.
To maintain its high standard as family
journal, no offensive or Objectionable adyer-
tlsements will be admitted at any price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
THE TOME INSTITUTE MONTHLY

We welcome to our exchange table the
initial number of the Jacob Tome Institute
Monthly, a periodical devoted to the in
terests of that admirable institution, and
edited and published by its students Clad
in dainty garb, and stamped with the pleas
ing evidences O. refinement and good taste
it should as it desires to do, at once COM
mand the regard and confidence of its
friends. OF excellent literary quality, and
especially attractive in Typography, it be-
gins its journalistic career with every
promise OF life and influence. We hope to
see it reap the fruits its literary and artistic
merits deserve.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
Willis Hanged,

Thomas Willis, colored was hanged in the
jail yard at New Castle on Friday, last week,
for the murder of his 1s-months old daughter,
Callie Willis on May /, 1896
The execution took place shortly after noon,
the drop falling at 1926 o'clock. In ten min
The crime for which Thomas Willis paid
his life was committed on May 4, 1896, in Mill
Creek hundred, near Newark. His wife had
left him. and Willis was afraid that he could
not care for the baby. He called Oh the family
where he had placed the little girl to board
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke described
Delaware as a State having three counties
at low It'd" and two at high tide Tx.
Bad politics and good peaches
All three counties grow,
Whether the tide be high
Or the waters be low.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

WHILE there may be wide differences of
opinion as to Mr.. Cleveland's character as
an occupant Of the Presidential chair, there
can be but one opinion, as to Mrs Cleve
lands social success as mistress of the
White House. She leaves 1t possibly the
most popular woman who has ever presided
there. With all classes of people, the recol-
lection of her gracious urbanity, and
womanly consideration, will ever be
pleasant memory.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

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and the adjoining counties of Maryland, Penn
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IDENTIFY recommends it to business men as a
most desirable medium for remuneratve
advertising.
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WHEN asked what he expected to make
his chief work in Washington, Mr. Hanna,
whose appointment to the Senate Governor
Bushnell has decided to make, replied:
"As Chairman of the National Commit
tee | will have great many political
matters to look after. In Congress, as
am business man, expect to devote a
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The Board met at p. m. on Thursday.
Present, Messrs. kerfoot, King, Jel1ers, Nc
Quilkin, Mackall, Treasurer King and Bailiff
Biddle. The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The treasurer reported total
receipts observation-disclosures. 1896 05
Disbursements ............... $40 16
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27

The following bills were passed and ordered
to be paid:
Henry II. Torbert, publishing dog ordi-
nance NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SO 60
Elkton Appeal, publishing dog ordi-
nance. 372
Cecil County News, publishing dog ordi-
nance. .............. ............... 200
S. II. King, bill to date for hardware :. l 63
John b. Dean, 4 days work ......... Sc
VIM. Willin, q days work. ............ 62
Adjourned.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
GRosVENoR AND M'KINLEY.

Mr.. Grosrenor, again getting the floor,
referred to Mr.. Baileys assumption of init
mate relations between himself and the
Presdent-elect and remarked that if that
gentleman had been in the House in the
Fiftieth and Fifty-frst Congress, he would
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-27
$*til &: AH# ! 81 ! q. 7|il'a's,
ESTABLISHED IN I84I.

Published Every Saturday Morning at Elkton,
Cecil County, Nd.
HENRY R. T0RBERT,
Editor and Proprietor.
v. M. TORBERT.
Associate Editor and Business Manager
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Terms of Substitution :

soclate Editor and Business Manager
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-20
STRIKING BELOW THE BELT.

Story of an Indiscretion of the Democratic
, Candidate for Mayor New York Revived.
The spoilers in the New York munich
pal campaign have gone to striking be-
low the belt. The first blow of the kind
was dealt by the New York Sun, which
paper publishes the alleged fact that
Judge Van Wyck, Tammany's candidate
for mayor, was arrested in January, 1890.
for being drunk and disordely." The
whole story is that Judge Van Wyck
vent to the French ball and was in a
cornwall" state when arrested. He
was discharged by the police magistrate
the next morning. If this is the worst
thing that can be brought against Judge
Van WycIl he cannot be very bad man.
and the thousands Of voters in New York
who have been in the fix that the Tam
many candidate was caught in at the
French ball will probably take a charit+
able view of it. But the publication of
the story by the Sun was not only blow
below the belt, but it was mean and I'M
worthy of that paper. There are not
many men of that prominence in New
York or elsewhere who have not at some
time committed indiscretious, innocent
enough within themselves, perhaps, and
involving no moral turpitude, which they
would not like to see printed in the
newspapers, and the Suns treatment of
the Tammany candidate may make many
votes for him. The American people
don't mind hard hitting, but they like to
see the fighting done in the open and the
blows dealt fairly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-20
WON HIS COFFIN ON AWAGER,
Indiana Man Buried In p Box Made Dur.
ing the Campaign of 1879.


SHELBYvILLE, IND, Oct. 14th.- John
Deitzer, for forty years a resident of this
city, was buried today IN a coffin won on
a political wager made many years AGO,
Soon after coming to this CITY deceas-
ed formed the acquaintance of Thomas
A. Hendricks, then a struggling LAWYER
in the place. He was a greatjad mirer Of
the statesman, and when Gov Hendri ,ks
remains lay in state at Indianapolis
Deltzer was there to extOl the 90 ID GuaI-
tiles of his dead friend
When Hendricks ran for governor of
Indiana in 1872 and defeated, bv a mar
row margin, Thomas NJ. Browne. the
story is related that from the dav OF his
nomination until he was inaugurated
governor Deitzer never closed his ewes
IN sleep. During the memorable cam
paign Deitzer wagered his AL on the re-
suit, the last bet made by him being $50
against coffin with Undertaken Joseph
Cummings.
Hendricks was elected, Detzer's meas
ure was taken and the coffin made. Cum
mlDgs kept it IN good shape, TOO, but
died three years ago, and Deitzer had
his coffin taken home, and it was his last
request that he be buried in it. which
was carried out.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-20
A Life Saved.

Marvellous cures of throat and lung
affections are made daily by DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup. Miss Annie Swan,
Petersburg, Va, writes: My brother
was attacked by a bad cough and cold,
and it was thought he had consump-
ton. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup was
used, and to our great surprise it made
him we'll and hearty. There is no
better cure in the world than this
Syrup" DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is
sold everywhere for Is cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-20
CATTLE WERE DYING OF THIRST.
The Long Drought in the West Was Fast
Becoming Serious,

The drought in Kansas, which has
been broken by copious rains, had been
of more than two months duration, and
in some sections of the eastern part of
the state matters we're becoming quite
serious. Farmers had hardly enough
water to drink, cattle were dying of
thirst and vegetation was parched and
shriveled. The dry belt reached into
Missouri, Iowa and a part of Illinois,
covering part of Chicago's milk district,
with result that there was a danger of
milk famine in the Windy City. Fears
were beginning to be expressed that the
acreage of winter wheat would be ma
terially reduced because the earth was
so dry no blowing could be done. Tas
heavy precipitation will revive parched
nature and the spirits of the farmers,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-20
Back from the klOndike,

Opening the door in response to an in
sistent knoc'I the lady bebeld the figure
of one she remembered.
"Oh, it is you, is it?" she said, icily.
cts me-" was the answer. ''Your
long lost husband, who has come to tell
you that he is sorry he ran away two
years ago"
"Maybe you are sorry that you went, ,
retorted the lady "but amt. What
did you come back for?'
my dearest, have been to the Klon-
dixie, and last summer accumulated fifty
thousand--'
Fifty thousand dollars?" shrieked the
Toying wife, as she fell on his neck.
''No. Mosquito bites"
1t was only moment later that he
fell on his neck himself. -IDdiauapolis
journal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-20
A Valuable Prescription.

hd,,or Morrison, of Worthington, Ind.
gun writes: You have valuable
prescription in Electric Bitters, and
'ah cheeltuIiy recommend it for Con
sumption and Sick Headache, ard as
general system tonic It has 70 equal"
mrs. Annie Stehle, 2025 Cottage Grow
ave, chicago, was all run down, could
n ', eat nor digest food, had bAckaehe
molch never left her and felt tired and
weary but six bottles of Electric Bitters
restored her health and renewed
H He strength. Prices 80 cents and 81 Oh
0eO " oolIIo at Sale-Davis Drug Store.
;, american Business College, Omaha.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-20

Whatever your pursuit in life may be,
thorough business education is what
you need. The American Business Col
lege, Omaha, Neb, now offers a com
plete business course by mail free for
advertising purposes, and we would ad-
wise our young people to investigate the
matter and profit by it
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-20

You can't cure consumption, but you
can avoid it and cure every other form
OF throat or lung trouble by the use of
One Minute Cough Cure.
SALE-DAVIs DRUG Co,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-10-20
DOn1estiCs.
Dress Goods.

% pieces Brocade WOrsted the kind price
10 pieces double width Cashmere all leading
Our 25c ashme in better grades: cents
~ Boucay the
Soc seller, low tariff price ly... 5O
complete line of Trimmings 0
10 pieces All Wool Sung
25 pieces Fast Black ptice our ~
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-14

cofntr Of lot T. block i3i, shlyeey's as
loria. thence north 4 degrees y tanutes
west i0D feet thence south 50 degrees %
minutes vest. ~ ;eet: thence south de-
grfca q minutes east. 80 feet; thence
oa - llno parallel with the north line OF
said lot. ~ feet. 10 the place OF begin
ninf
Ana 20 sell the same. IN tie manner pro-
vlded BY law. 70 satisfy nn assessment
against said real property. amounting 10
800. what was assessed against said
property ~ benefits for the extension Of
Commercial street in said city from sey-
ed,eonth street 10 Twenty-thlrd street.
and which aald resi- property Is asfessed
~ the property Of the oregon Railway
and Navigation Company. / did. on the
10Th day Of September. lsG duiy levy upon
all the afore-dcscribod property, and
on the ilth day 81 October. 1901. ot /:
O'Clock .. m. of said day, at and in front
o ne court house door AZ Astoria. Cat
s5p county. Oregon. ! will proceed to sell.
ID public auction 70 the hlyhcs, bidder
therefor. all the right, tile interest
and estate Of the said Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company in and 70 said
real properly 20 satisfy said assessment
and the costs and expenses Of sale.
L. HALLocK. Chief Of Police.
Dated Astoria, oregon. Sept 70, i%7.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-14
soCIABILITY AT CLATsoP.


Catsop. September lS Editor OF the
Astorlan There was little fun amony
the BOYS and girls ~ Clatsop last even
Ink in the moonlight gIyIng L. +. West
and his bride n little charlvari It seems
the Seaside boys were going to do Il.
iu' the AFFAIR escaped the selsilers AMI
f"l to the mercy OF the Clatsopcrs, like
tie ash ,'a' Jumped from the frying pan.
wos' came out into the crowd Joined
m .a, music. hut soon vccrcd to the
south and became regular Southwestern.
and warmed things up equal to an old.
'-...n.1 chinook
As, Tie crowd had compimcnted the
newly welded pair sufficiently they were
left to a quiet enjoyment of the last half
o. tNc night.
Es. .,s overcd this morning that
the horses had been scared out II ~lat-
sop either by the charivarI or the south
.s'.v
Mir N,s, intends to live on his farm In
future d. +. STAFFORD.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-14
nlG PACK ~ ALASKA
Unprecedented Run ~ Fish Salmon Som
for Three Cents Each


iort Townsend September i..-An ON
clai REPORT, nlsd a, the custom house hcrr
today by INSPECTOR wobbef shows n,At
tho catch Of tho fishing -eason Just closed
II IN" largest ever known In tho North
west
The Alaska Packing Company ~ Point
Roberts alone put W. @Oo cases using
40 u" salmon AltNtcthcr two and "a
half millions OF nah OF the aockcye va,
rIc,y wcrr caught IN tho mouth Of the
Fraser river during the season. and uc1r.
IS ua many humphark salmon wrrn taken
from the trhps aud lcf, on the mud ra,r
g. die aud dry.
~ ID result of the unprrccdont,dy large
run thls season thr fishermen predict a
llEhi run Tor the noNt three seasons
while prices last year FOR nrh ranged from
Is To si cents each this season the nnh.
crmcn wrro glad to sell them AT cents
each.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-14

TELL OF SPANISH
CRUELTIES DONE
IlLN yIyO AND ALBtKI LOrtZ Tor.
ItNED 81 InElK GtiEDs
Departed Ia q Kesiing Ship and Almost
starved -lompauious Beatea
10 Death

Sow York. september li-rhe Press
says
Two panHrngcrn who reached this pof~
on the steamship Scandal toll tales ~
spanish cruelty TO prisoners. Thicr nhm"'
nrr Juan vivo and Albert Lopez Niyo
says that he and 10 others were dc
ported In December, 1884. from Havana
~ political prisoners by order Of General
wr,lcr They wvro 60 b. confined on
tho Chnfarinos islands ana were shipped
an . steamer for CndE, On the voyage
Niyu declares the treatment they rrcci'-
81 VAS brutal In the extreme They were
huddlrd together like animals Ia the
lower hold Of the steamer and were hcav'
ily mAnaclcd Scarcely any rod, ana
that not M Tor human beings to eat
Was giycn them. and only t~o pals o.
water day were allowed for the ~
prinonrr Thlrr thirst IN the hot and
rocking hold WAS torture one ~ them
objected to such starvation and wnH bca''
OF 80 severely by the guards that he
died tho next day and hlb body wss Inn
mcdinoly thrown overheard. Vivo war
paripncd on the last birthday OF the
klng of Spain aud was released on August
2 llc vas soat TO Malaga ana from
There made his way To Gibraltar whore
s,n~r6ur merchants bought him passage
I, tlas ,ciiy Lopez was a suspect IN
cuba and IN order 60 save himself rom
rctug thrown into prison he cyndod the
vigilance of the Spanish Officers. went
To Europe and reached Gibraltar, whence
he took passage fpr New YORK lie cor.
rohoratcs Vlvo's tales % Spanish cruelty
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-14

CANNOT DESCRIBE
THE HARDSHIPS
MANI AWE GIVING Ur N DisrAlK AND
WILL klNTEH Al DrEA
Shauuay Trail NisWpfesented by Sharks
aad Neal Estate Boomers DOp't
60 That Way

kansas Citv september ia.-si' W
'uatsH. OF the ranch firm bf vail 4 datea,
l,op Angelica aifd Arinsnh who ~ Ia the
olty has received an interesting lgttor
from q ". Anderson. whom he grub.
plakrd to 40 10 tho Klondiko country
Tho lcttcr In dated sknguay raas. August
20 and raya IN part,
Il nave now hycu about two weeks on
this trail | cannot describe tho hard
Bhlpa lf those Whp arc HtruEEllns and
enduring all the hafdahlpH that either
man of beast ever endured IN our on.
deavur to got over the mountain before
thu iakrh anu Yukon river freeze up II
IL estimated that thrrr are about 3OOi
people IN this aud the Dyoa traits ana
camp~d whore the ships landed them on
the boasH, MANY are giving up IN despair
ana win tfy the pyua route. others are
suuK Into wlntrt quarters. We have had
one continuous storm fut about thfoc
weeks mostly rain Bnd hail. vory few
have been thfiGEh 10 Lake Bennett The
mountains are yory ptrrp aud Fptky. Tho
Nat pi aces ate all bosgy Many horHos
iaVo been kilivd Il IL Impossible TO hire
packing done over this ra'l Those who
nfo hiring arc paying from b to O. cents
per pound
This lrall haa been greatly miHfrprr.
Hontrd by the sharks and real estate
boomers Who arc building ana booming
"a town at Rkasuay bay. Thcy reported
"a pasHablo trail open Tor horsos. before
l lefi Seattle. which caused most every
body coming to shlp their ouints this
way l dc no, know or hut TWO pRrins
that have been over this ,rau 10 tho
lakes yet and We that aru on the trail
arc 0nntrlhuung 60 have tho TRAIN made.
MY advice ,o all who an,i,ipai, gpins
I" tho Klandlko In not to come this route
They ,ay there vii h. a famine tn paw-
son unless tho parties going In tnko
plenty n provisions ~ Will take plcn,y
with me and viii be q. * tot thc
}rat oven n am compelled TO 50 into
winter quarters before reaching my dca-
unatlon "
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-14
SHOOTING AFFRAY.

Telluride cob September IA serious
shooting affnlr occurred last night on a
ranch Aftron miles from here In which
tive men were injured, one so badly that
rlcr. who now lies at doo this door, quar-
relied with Tom Holland. an employee
over the payment OF wngcs. During the
nnictlng fatal wounds, and WINS himself
shot by Carrier who cmpticd the con.
tcnts OF a shotgun into Hollands body
Carrier Is one OF the most prominent men
In the state
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-14
THE ELIZA ANDERSON.


Seattle September ll.-)spcclal T. the
Aatorlan Tho steamer Humboldt arrlv-
rd this morning. eleven days from st
MlchnclH. sh, brought tho nows that the
Eliza Anderson In safe She IN anchored
IN pu,ch tIarbor whcrc she II delnlncd
by the revenue officers who viii not allow
her TO proceed on account OF her un-
Hraworthlnoss The passengers of N,
Anderson chartered the achooncr nari-
non to take thom To st. Michncls
The humboldt Brought olck $50 In
gold ana fourteen passengers. who confirm
the previous reports OF a shortage OF
food nt Dawson and prophecy sickness.
starvation and scurvy ON the Yukon this
winter