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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
Leslie Camp Closes.

Y The pleasant weather of Sunday allowed of
large attendance at the Leslie Camp of the
Local Preachers Association and 1t Is esti-
mated that upwards OF four thousand people
were at one time present on the grounds
The ministers officiating at the services on
Sunday were: Rev. Lewis johnson, of Brook
lyn; Rev. G.. w. Fisher, of Camden; Rev. s.
T. Sherwood, OF Brooklyn. The camp closed
on Thursday evening.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
WO0DLAWN CAMP.
A Ten Days Meeting Began on Tuesday
Large Number of TenterS.

Woodlawn Camp, that popular religious
meeting ground near Woodlawn. opened on
Tuesday evening for session of ten days.
The camp is in char, of Rev. John d. Kemp,
pastor of Hopewell Methodist Episcopal
Church. At the opening service at half past
seven o'clock on Tuesday evening, addresses
were made by Rev. Mr.. Kemp, Rev. W. E.
Greenfield, Rev Amos r. Brown and others.
The clergymen who will of1lciate at tomor-
rows Sunday services are:-At 10 a m.,
Rev. J. S. Willis. of Milford, Del: 3 D. M,
Rev. DR.. S. J. Morris; 7.3O p. m. Rev. A. s.
Mowbray, of Elkton.
A. 7. Carter, of the Baltimore police force,
is the chief officer on the grounds.
THE TENTERs.
The following persons are occupying cot
tagcs or tents on the ground: Rev. John D..
Kemp, Enoch Mccullough, John w. McCuI.
Tough, Samuel D. Fisher, Maurice Cole, Chas.
+. Wilson, Elmer W Vannemal, DR.. John r.
Brown, c. l.. Thompson, Charles McDougal.
George w. Campbell Goodwin Terry. Misses
shannon. Mrs. G. W. Dill, Evans Tnylor.
Misses Campbell, Miss NJ Miller, NJ. A. Jen-
ness, G. S. Ahrahams. H. ii. Kirk, Mrs.
Susan JACKSON. W. A. Brickley. DIR j. b.
Slicer Misses Brickley, Robert k Rawlings,
Mrs. r. j. Foster, George W. Clifford. Mrs.
Smithson, Miss Georgie McMaster, Miss G. l..
Marshall, Misses McCarde, Jesse Janncy,
James Cameron, L. Nicholl Misses Maxwell.
Mrs. II. NJ. Barnes. Charles c. Caldwell,
Alfred Kirk. Miss Nolie Alexander. George c.
Oldham. George Shure Rawlings Atkinson,
W. T. johnson, Miss Florence Slack, Misses
Oakford, Mrs. j. IL. Snyder. j. Howard Pugh,
Marshall Nesbitt, Thomas Kirk NorviIe
Brown. Edmund Haines, Rev. Amos r. Brown,
DR.. Moore, Miss Clara Keilholtz. Thomas
Mearns, James G. Cro,hers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
EVanS-MOOre.

Miss Rosa Moore daughter of Mr.. James
Moore, of West Elkton, was married on We'd
nesday evening at the home of her parents
to Mr.. Benjamin Z. Evans, also of Ekton.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev. B
+. Price, of Elkton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07

since the recent heavy rains? Some OF the
roads in this vicinity are nearly impassable.
People are in danger of life and limb in
riding over them, and as we have no accident
insurance here it would be well to have these
roads mendcd and avoid all risks.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
FOSter-COller,

Mr.. Richard B. Foster and Miss Mary Collier,
OF Chesapeake City were married on Monday
evening by the Rev. H. A. G. Westerfield, pas
tor of the NJ. Z. Church of that town.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
Dog and Gun.

The spertsmen of Elkton and
the county are anticipating a
good partridge season, which
commences November l, as from
every section comes the report
that the birds are plentiful.
The reed and rail bird season
also promises to be good.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
NORTH EAST NEWS.

NORTH EAST, Aug. 6, 1897.
A valuable and fast horse valued at $500
and belonging to Chas. A. Simms. contractor,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
Trustees of the Poor and Insane.

The regular meeting of the Trustees OF the
Poor and Insane was held Mt the Almshouse
July 81. E. W. Taylor, president, J. H. Max
well and A. J. Msarns were present. Minutes
OF last meeting was read and approved.
secretary's sreport read and approved. War
rants were drawn to the amount of $3.50. 92.
Overscer's report was read and ordered
filed. Received at the Almshouse James
Jackson. colored, July 26. Said Jackson
died next day.
Superintendent's report was read and or
deredAled.
+. w. Taylor was ordered to have oats
thrashed ut once.
Secretary was ordered to buy thirty barrels
OF corn.
hD col In win hi do
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
Town Council.

A special! meeting Of the Board was held
on Thurday evening at 8 O'Clock. Present
Messrs. Korfoot. King, McQuilkin, Mackall
and BailifI Bidde.
The treasurer stated the total receipts to be
S3,S59.9l; expenditures, $69O.85, leaving n
balance of SO, ,l69Os.
Warrants were authorized for the payment
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07

The proposed improvements to Main street
was then taken up and discussed at consider
able length. Messrs Mackall and McQuilken
were appointed committee to confer with
the property owners along the line. Mr..
Haines was instruced to prepare plans and
specifications for the work. On motion ad-
iOurned
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
On the Water.

I The season for fishing
parties is now on. Pos
sibly the most jovial and
the best provided party
that has left Havre de
Grace so far this summer
boarded the yacht Blue
Wing" at 6 o'clock Mon
day evening. The yacht,
in charge of Capt. V.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07

Reynolds. headed for Ably Island. which is at
the mouth OF the Bush river. The party was
composed of Commodore j. William O'Neill,
of Havre de Grace, who is an ardent fisher
man, and several Baltimore friends.
The bait for this trip provided by Mr..
O'Neill, comprised one and half dozen
chickens, twelve pounds OF sirloin steak,
thirteen pounds Smithlleld ham, fifteen
pounds rock fish, one bushel tomatoes, five
dozen ears corn, half bushel potatoes, one
crate canteloups, two jars pickles. twenty-fiv
loaves bread, six dozen French rolls, six
dozen eggs and half ton of ice. Beside
these edibles there was case marked extra
Dry" and two dozen lemons.
II ~
Captain John Clay, Fred Frazer and Fred
Gilpin got back on Saturday night from n
ten days trip down the bay. A great part OF
the time was put in ut Colchester Beach.
Reports from Betterton, that popular little
fishing resort on the Chesapeake Bay, below
the mouth Of the Elk river. state that the
hotels are now crowded with people from the
cities who make the place lively and attrac-
tive.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
Bicycling.

!: ! :: :: :: !: : : ; S
The Elkton Bicycle Club, /f9
an organization made up TA
Of She younger riders, Of &AA !
which Henry Warburton is z=A III
president, contemplates TMNN( w.
lantern parade at an early A;kSsSgS7l MY
date. The club is equipped SAsm S%sJl
with complete uniforms W.
caps. sweaters. stockings,
etc. and can make good showing. The
Elkton's claim that they have the best riders
OF the town In their ranks. Regular meetings
are held by the club Rudolph Tull is Sec
retary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
DEBS AND CONFIDENCE.

In his address before the American
Railroad Union yesterday morning IN
Chicago, Eugene V. Debs said: 'COn-
fidence seems to have taken to itself
wings ssand flown away and so far as
the most penetrating vision can dis
cern, there is no indication that it
will ever return" Mr.. Debs vision is
very deficient in this respect, for if it
was not blessed with much power of
penetration, he could see, if he would
look about him, signs of returning
confidence everywhere. Reports show
that loans are growing larger in vol
ume every week in all money centers
and business everywhere is increasing
in volume. There is none Of the
boom connected. with it that there
was IN the early '7Os and for this rea-
son it is being built up on more
solid basis. The trouble with Mr..
Debs is that he does not want to see
confidence return. AgitatOrs of his
stamp always thrive better when
things are not running we'll. Re-
turning confidence and prosperity
that he cannot discern, would give
labor employment and contentme Mt,
and might cause Debs and men of
his stamp to be obliged to cease work
with their mouth, and turn tQsome
useful employment with their hands.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
A BIG RAINFALL.
Nearly Two and a Half Inches Comes
Down in a Short Time.
Several Easements Flooded and Other
Damage Done.

The sultry weather eliminated IN
one of the greatest downpours OF rain
early Tuesday that has BEEN Wit
messed in this city for many years.
Rain fell about two o'clock and again
between five and six o'clock, and came
down without wind and in vast guam
titles. Farmer Lockerby's measure
ment, taken on Byron street, showed
that full two inches and three
eigths fell The rain was quite gen.
eral over this part of the state. The
rain yesterday afternoon did not ex-
tend further south in this county
than Mankato, but rain fell at Gilmore
and elsewhere.
Some of the cutters were unable to
take care of all the water that fell
Tuesday, and some damage was
done. AS usual, when heavy rain
falls, the catch basin at Fred Kron's
corner of Front and Main streets failed
to receive the water as fast as it came,
and the water backed up in Main
street into the alley in the rear of MIR.
Kron's store and then down the area,
through the wall and into the base
ment. This morning three inches OF
muddy water covered the basement,
damaging few of the goods, and
making half days work for force OF
men to get the water out and clean
the floor.
The water came down Warren street
and backed up in front of Mr.. Terry's
house, near Fourth, and flooded the
basement and finally filled the we'll
full of muddy water. The new grad
ing on South Fourth street was wash
ed out some.
Wherever there was soft dirt to be
washed out, deep gullies were made.
The rain had an effect on the rivers,
which have been rising little during
the day.
Another very heavy rain fell early
Wednesday.
The crops can stand plenty of rain
at this time of the year. July and
August are usually dry months in
Minnesota, and the soil lays in it's
store of moisture in May and June.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SOCIETY
emi-Annual Meeting of Smaller
Doctors Association.

The semi-annual meeting OF the
Southwestern Minnesota Medical So
ciety was held in DR.. James'office Tues
day afternoon, commencing at four
o'clock. The attendance was light,
those present being DR., James; DR.. A.
]. Cox, of Tyler; DR.. G. o. Cooley, OF
Madelia; DR.. H. D. jerks. OF Jasper;
DR.. G. G. May, of Adrian; DR.. H. Nor
rell, of Slayton; DR.. VIM. McGilivery,
of Pipestone; and DR.. H. A. Tomlin-
son, of St. Peter. Several local ply
sicians not members also dropped in.
DR.. May was elected president, and
DR.. jerks secretary.
DR.. MorreIl read paper on "In-
testinal Catarrh and Cholera In
fantum;" DR.. May paper on ZAP
pomorphia )" and DR.. James a paper
on "Neuro Retinitis of Pregnancy.
A discussion on topics of interest to
the profession followed. after which
an adjournment was taken to The
Saulpaugh, where supper was served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
FLETCHER CASE ON.
His Appeal From the Award of the
Right of Way Commissioners.

The appeal of L. G.. M. Fletcher
from the award of the commissioners
in the matter of the condemnation OF
the Omaha roads right of way across
his property as the foot of Jackson
street is being tried in the district
court Wednesday. Fletcher &; Taylor
areSappearing for. Fletcher, and Lorin
Cray and A. R. Pau for the railroad.
The following jury was secured:
Michael Burns, Joseph Landkammer,
B. Hicks, j. w. Huttl, Richard
Hughes, Sam Preston, Hiram Halles-
ter, Geo., F. Yaeger, VIM. Hoge, G. e.
Davis, John T. Lewis and E. A.
Stearns. In order to secure the last
three jurors, it was necessary to issue
a special venire for six jurors.
The witnesses sworn for the plain
tiff up to 800 .. NJ. were Mr.. Fletcher,
Geo. r. BoYnton and G. B. Wenstrom.
The trial will be completed tomorrow,
it is thought.
The jury in the case of Augusta
Meiske VS.. D. T. Bowen, sheriff, etc.,
brought pin verdict for the
plaintiff, finding her to be the owner
of and entitled to the possession OF
the property described in the COM
plant. A stay of thirty days was
granted, on the application of the
defendant.
Daniel Edwards, of Lake Crystal,
was excused from further duty on the
Jury, on account of sickness in his
| family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
POINT PLEASANT ITEMS.

Point Pleasant is more charming
than ever this year. The wet spring
has caused the lake to rise consider
able and fishing is excellent. Mrs.
Barclay and daughter, Miss Faith, are
quartered for the season and prepared
to entertain guests in their usual hos
pitable manner.
Mr.. c. D. Benack, Of Mankato, has
purchased the J. E. Brown cottage
where his family will spend the heat
ed season.
Mr.. E. P. Gates and party, of Min
nea polls, and Mr.. Hopkins, of Boston
are expected soon for their annual
outing.
Mrs. Stoakes, sister of Mrs. Barclay,
arrived last evening from Grand
Forks to spend the summer.
Messrs. 81. F. Cady, G.. w. Platner,
J. S. White and Bonekneeper, of
Omaha left for their homes Sunday
night with a fine catch of fish.
Messrs. w. w. LOOMS and F. H,
Hill, the we'll known fishermen of
Council.Bluffs, are now here enjoying
their annual outing. Although the
Point was visited by two heavy
storms Monday they brought in
twenty-five beauties of the pickeral
and black bass varieties. Four O'Clock
in the morning and late evening finds
them on the water charming the fish
in such manner as to cause them to be
easily landed.
The genial Pat Mullen is contribut-
ing his share to the pleasures of
guests who enjoy the delights of
fishing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18

MEXICO is on a silver standard and
is the constant illustration of pros
perity of the Popocrats, and yet Mex
leo has partially abandoned the silver
standard and measures her public
debt by the gold standard. She also
guarantees to her citizens the free
dom of contract, thing the Popo-
Gratis would deny in this country, and
as a result many Mexican busin ess
men. in fact, the larger part OF the M,
avail themselves of this freedom and
much business, especially where
future payments are to be made, is
transacted upon the gold basis. The
bonds of the various states and NUM-
cipalities and for all extended publ ic
improvements, and the fixed debts of
most of the great railroad corpor a.
tiOns are contracted on gold basis.
Even the bonds of the great silver
mining companies are gold bonds.
Thus it will be seen that silver stan
dard Mexico does business to con-
siderable extent upon gold basis, be-
cause they can do better by so doing,
and are enabled to know at all times
just what the values are they are
dealing in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
REV. REEDS AIR SHIP.
He Exhibits Ills Model Before The
Doctors Convention.

Rev Daniel D. Reed,of Eagle Lake,
was in Mankato Tuesday afternoon
with the model of his air ship which.
he has invented. He accepted an in
vitation from DR.. James to exhibit
the model at the meeting OF the
Southwestern Minnesota Medical
Society. The model attracted much
interest on the part of the doctors
who were present, and it was felt that
it could not but prove success under
the patronage of the government,
which Elder Reed is petitioning for.
The model is small affair. but
shows much labor and thought, and
some of the mechanical appliances are
very ingenious. This is particularly
true of the manner ia which the wings
are operated, securing much motive
power In addition to that supplied by
the side wheels. The front wheel and
the rudders operate perfectly.
If Elder Reed could gain the ear of
Gar Reed and have the opportunity
of explaining to congress the advan-
tages of this machine, that body would
not be slow to appropriate the funds
necessary for the construction OF the
ship. The model has not been put in
practical operation, but Mr.. Reed has
no doubt that it can do all that he
claims for it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
ODD FELLOWS PICNIC.

The following is the program of the
Odd Fellows picnic, to be held in
Mankato on Friday:
At 1890, sharp, the local and visit
ing lodges will meet with teams or on
FOOT at the Union school house, on
Broad street, and headed by the Con-
cordia band, will proceed to Sibley
park.
After luncheon, and about 200 p.
M, the following:
Address of welcome, by Mayor A.,
R. Pau.
Response, by Hon. G. S. Ives, ST..
Peter lodge.
Grafton, by Robert Stratton, P. G..
NJ, of Minneapolis.
Short addresses by G. D. Cook, P. g.,
Eagle Lake; G.. w. Allen, P. G., Madi-
son Lake, and others, followed by cleo
tion of officers.
The foregoing program will be inter-
spersed with music by the Concordia
band, which will give concert dur
ing the day. w. A. FUNK, Prest.
g. A. BLOMBERG, JR., Sec'y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
NEW BRIDGE NEEDED.

Commissioners Hannay, Hughes and
Roberts Tuesday went to Perch
creek at Boeck's ford, in Ceresco, and
viewed the site of a proposed bridge,
asked for by number of residents OF
Ceresco. They found that new iron
bridge, with fifty foot span, is
needed there. With the approaches,
etc., the cost of the bridge is estimat-
ed at 81 900. Whether the board will
construct the bridge at present or not
will depend entirely upon the
financial condition of the county.
The present wooden bridge has been
of service for fourteen years. and be-
fore that was used at Garden City,
and the timbers are getting rotten.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
HOW MR.. SPRECKLES WOULD
DOT.

Mr.. Claus Spreckles, the sugar mag
nate, of the Pacific coast, who is out
with the sugar trust, thinks he has
discovered way by which-the sugar
trust may be deprived of protitlng
from the tariff during the next few
months, and that is by placing an in
ternal revenue tax upon all sugar re-
fined between now and January l,
1898. He says that the trust has be-
tween 100000 and 100000 tons OF raw
sugar in storage, and that by thus
storing it before the new tariff duty
on raw sugar goes into effect.the trust
will make a profit of from SIG to SlS
per ton, or some ten or twelve mil
lion dollars in all. Speaking of the
matter Mr.. Spreckles said: mo more
sugar crops can be produced in the
world before Jan. next. If the sena-
tors mean this for a revenue bill alone,
they should impose an internal
revenue tax upon all sugar refined be-
tween now and Jan. /, 1898. Then
this bonus of Sl6 or SIS ton would 60
into the United States treasury in
stead Of to the sugar trust" There is
no doubt but that such move would
result in large revenue, but it would
probably effect the trust but very lit
tie. That organization is after that
profit, and it would get it, and the
people would foot the bills. The trust
would simply increase the price of
sugar slightly and the deed would be
done. The fault in this respect is not
so much with the trust as it is with
the method the people have of settling
the tariff question. 1t is human ma
ture to take such an advantage if the
opportunity presents itself, and even
Mr.. Spreckles! would not pass the
chance by. Those who talk the
loudest against it, would in most cases
be among the first to take such an ad-
vantage had they the opportunity. If
we had tariff commission to adjust
duties quickly and quietly in accord
ance with the demands of business
and revenue, trusts would be deprived
all chance of such speculations at the
expense of the people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18

MORE objections have come from
the Democrats to some of the inter-
nal revenue features of the tariff bill,
than from from all the Republicans.
And the Democrats have always ia
vored internal revenue taxes and free
trade. No wonder Senator Vest feels
that Democracy is getting demoraliz-
ed, and this decentralization has been
slowly growing as the failure of their
free trade theories have become more
and more apparent. 1t is doubtful
whether Democracy could construct
a tariff bill at this time with much of
a face looking toward free trade. The
spell they have been under seems
to be considerably shattered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18

"Going into decline" How often
do we hear this expression. What
does it mean? 1t means that people
are losing flesh, growing thin, vast
ing.
The way to correct this condition is
to improve the digestion. The con-
dition arises from an inability to eat
and digest food. In fact food does
more harm than good because it fer
ments and pUtrities in the stomach,
developing poisonous substances
which when absorbed cause various
disorders.
What is required is that the stom-
ach be made to perform it's duties.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial is food
already digested and digester of
foods as well. 1t will make the
stomach healthy. Get a book from
the druggist and read about it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18

Judge Mead has made an orde I
for hearing petition for administ "a.
tion of. the estate Of George W.
Salisbury, deceased; and an order to
examine accounts Of the administra.
tor and for the final settlement of the
estate of VIM. Robinson, deceased.
The planking on the bridge side
walks has been laid the length of the
first span, and will be completed
within few days. The wider walk
is in every way ahead of that which
was first contemplated.
The Weekly Crop Bulletin in
speaking Of crop prospects, say that
the high temperature of the past few
days has been responded to rapidly by
an improved condition of the crops.