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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-07-16
PROHIBITIONISTS.
COUNTY CONVENTION HELD IN
ELKTON ON TUESDAY.
Resolutions Adopted and Delegates
Chosen to the State Temperance
Convention in GlyndOn on July
Twentieth.

county convention of the Prohibition
Party was held in Elkton on Tuesday morn
ing in the Tucker building on North street,
at which the temperance question was dis
cussed from a party standpoint, and dele
gates chosen to the State Convention of the
party to be held in Glyndon, Baltimore
county, on July 20.
Those attending the convention were:-
Rev. l.. L. Poole. Of Charlcstown: Rev. w.
Z. Greenfield, Of Colora; Rev. w. II. S. Lol-
Ter, of Elk Neck John f. Roach, of North
Ewing, of Rising Sun; W. T. Weldon, of
Colora.
The convention was called to order by
County Chairman William r. Mccullough,
who made u brief opening address. Rev w.
L. Greenfield acted as secretary, and Rev. l..
E. Poole, and Messrs. w. T. Weldon and j.
+. Roach, were appointed committee upon
resolutions.
The following delegates were selected to
the State Convention:-Rev. A. S. Mowbray,
W. 7. Weldon, Rev. W. ?. Compton, John
f. Roach. John j. Scarborough, Rev. l.. L.
Poole, J. f. Anderson, A. r. Brown, W. L.
Coudon, Rev. G. p. Jones' and T. j. Wilson.
PROHIBITION PARTY RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions adopted were--
Resolved, /, We hereby renew our allegi-
ance to the Prohibition Party, having ior its
object the overthrow of the saloon and the
advance Of right.
Resolved, 2, That we appreciate the de-
claration of Maj. General Nelson A. Miles,
commander in chief of the United States
Army, expressing his opinion OF the ruinous
influence of strong drink used as beverage,
by issuing a request that the camps OF our
soldiers now in action, be strictly guarded
against its barter, sale, or use in any way.
Resolved, 3. That we pray the temperance
forces Of all political parties will so rally to
the support OF the cause for Local Option,
that this Fall may only note the continuance
OF county prohibition.
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Salisbury Identified,

No date has been set for the hearing of
Eugene Salisbury. colored, although on Mon :.
day afternoon Misses Sarah and Alice Settle =,
daughters of John S. Settle, a prominent mer-
chantof Leeds, this county, came to Elkto n
and visited the Jail, indentifying Salisbu ry
as the man who attacked them while driving z
on the public road leading from Elkto n
to Leeds, on the night OF June 20, in com =
pany with their friend Miss Sarah Dengle :.
of Philadelphia
Salisbury stated that he had never seen the
ladies before, but Miss Alice Settle was posi-
tive he was the man who attacked the m
while her sister, Miss Sarah Settle, although
not SO certain, believed he was the man.
Miss Sarah Settle, who mad her col lar
bone broken during the encounter, is st ill
suffering from the shock.
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Races Arranged for Oxford Fair.

At meeting OF the board OF managers Of
the Oxford Agricultural Society held last
Friday the following list of races for the fall
fair to be held September 81, % and 23, was
arranged
Thursday, September 22-3.0O minute class,
trot, purse 8lOO 2.35 class, pace and trot
purse 300.
Friday, September % $50 class, trot,
purse $3.50; 227 class, pace and trot, purse
5000; 2.17 class, pace and trot, purse 500
The horse breaking the track record and
winning the race will receive $50 additional.
The record the track is 22014.
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The Dams and Warehouses Have Been
Repaired and MesSrS Garrett & Son
Will Run the Mills to Their
Regular Capacity.

The Marley Wall Paper Mill, near Childs,
this county. is again in operation after II
stoppage Of several weeks caused bydamages
from the recent heavy food on the Little Elk
Creek. Although the dams and warehouse con-
tanning much paper were carried away by the
rush Of water. and other damage wrought to
the plant. tn" enterprtsing proprietors, G s.
Garrett aud Son. aud their manager ID l.
McCorkiudale. allowed no delay to occur in
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Mrs. Tome Chosen President.

At the meeting OF the directors of the
National Bank of Elkton on Tuesday, Mrs.
Evelyn s. Tome was elected president Of tn @
Board, to succeed her late husband. the Hon.
Jacob Tome. Henry H. Brady, ESD, OF
Chesapeake City, was reelected Vice Presi-
dent Mrs Tome is also President of the
Cecil National Bank, of Port Deposit, and en-
joys the distinction of being the only lady in
the country who is president of two Nation al
Banks. Two other prominent stockholde rs
in the National Bank of Elkton, are Mrs. II
j. r. Creswell, and Mrs. Scott, widow of
David Scott, Esq.
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CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Four New Iron Bridges to Be Built In
the Coun:y.-ElktOn Firm Sue
ceSSful Bidder.

At the session of the County Commissioners
on Tuesday the contracts were awarded for
building iron bridges on the county roads at
Elk Landing, Harvey's Mill, Mearns' Mill
and Warburton's Mill-the work to be COM
pleted by September IL.
The successful bidders were:
Powers 4 Robinson, Elkton. Elk Land
ing bridge, to be 2OS feet long, 10
m feet clear. Observation-Disclosures. $2s5o
Tibbitt Wood, New Jersey, Mearns'
Mill bridge, Ga feet, 16 feet clear ... S26
Wrought Iron Bridge Co., Harvey's
Mill bridge 95 feet, 16 feet clear -. 1875
bridge, A. feet. l6 feet clear......... 59s
For the Harvey's Mill bridge only special
contract was made for the stone work with
NJ. +. Mcdowell at So 65 per cubic foot.
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Commences First of October.

Persons who had paid their box rent at the
Elkton postofllce for this term were pleas
anty surprised this week, when they went to
receive their mail, and were handed back a
nickel. Beginning with July l, the box rent
was raised from 20 to 25 cents, the extra
nickel being for war tax. Postmaster Smith
on Monday, received notice from the Post
Office Department not to commence the extra
charge until October 1.
This caused considerable extra work for
the local Office in the way Of explanation.
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The report OF the committee appointed TO
investigate the complaints against the Water
Company was read and accepted. The recon.
mendations were adopted, and the Secretary
was Instructed to send copy OF the report
to the Water Company.
letter from DR.. Bratton, asking the Com
mlssioners to compel the railroad company
TO allow him to put water pipe under their
tracks at the Blue Ball crossing, was read
and referred to the counsel of the Board.
Communication from the secretary of the
Board OF Health of Cecil county in regard to
certain unsanitary conditions in the town.
was read and the secretary of the Board OF
Health was invited to attend the next meet.
ing OF the Commissioners, and suggest the
proper steps TO remedy the matter.
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Circuit Court.

At the special session of the Circuit Court
Tuesday Judge Stump heard the case of the
heirs of the late James 7. Graham vs.. John
$. Writ and Charles c. Caldwell, executors
Of the deceased. The suit is to recover 81 900
insurance, the policies having been made
over hy the dec'5 to G. c. Caldwell. The heirs
claims that Graham was Of unsound mind
when the transfer was made, while the de-
fendant claims that it was made in consider
alton Of certain obligations. The court set
the case aside un il the September term.
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A CECIL INDUSTRY.
The Marley Mills Running Regularly Again After a
Brief Stoppage from Damage by the Flood.

paper blanks and its product fluids ready
market
The mill was bought by its present owners
in 1888, who tore down the main portion of
the old mill and erected a new and substan-
tial stone structure. They began operations
in the tall OF that year and by the introduce
tion of improved machinery largely increased
the capacity of the plant.
The motive power of the mill consists of a
36 inch water wheel with a fall OF % feet. one
200 horse power Green Automatic steam
engine and one 40 horse Atlas engine. The
latter are driven by three boilers.
The paper making machinery. of the new
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-07-16
MARLEY WALL PAPER MILLS.

making the needed repairs and pushed the
work with all possible hastc-so that some
days ago the machinery was once more run
ming with its accustomed speed and giving
employment to the thirty-tlve or more en-
ployes.
The loss to the mill by the recent food was
about 100000
The Marley Mill is one OF the most success
full industries in the manufacture Of wall
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est and most approved pattern, embraces four
1000 and two 600 pound heater engines, the
capacity OF which is 20, 900 pounds OF paper
in twenty-four hours.
Tue mill is lighted by so incandescent
elertrict ights, and has Il complete machine
shop where repairs are made. The plant is
located ON the new Lancaster, oxford and
Southern Railroad which connects with the
q o. Railroad ut Childs.
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Election Supervisors

The Board of Election Supervisors will
meet in Eikton, on Monday next, July 1s. at
the oce Office of II. NJ. Mccullough. Esq. at
. a. n', Tor the purpose of examining the
election officers selected at the last meeting.
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lneutS to the Second Battal!D III, which is
camped about II mile up the beach at the
mortar battery.
For the past week work has been carried
on erecting hospital tents for the accommo-
dation Of the wounded soldiers that are to
be brought here from Santiago. This morn
ing the first Of them arrived, and are now
being taken to their new quarters. The
work OF transporting them from the wharf
to the hospital is being done by men from
the camp. armed with stretchers, and the
post ambulance.
The advent OF the brave boys from the
front has created much excitement, and the
camp is almost deserted 10y the men who.
with the guests OF the hotel and many of the
old soldiers from the home. make such n
crowd that large guard is necessary to keep
the street open.
In this case it is not the morbid curiosity
with which one looks ut the result of an acct
dent Ihat is drawing so many; but they want
to see and welcome those who have received
the baptism of fire. and show their appre-
cation of the efforts and sacrifices of those
NhO 'litNN '''I W u'It lDtS themselves nave
been anxious to 90
For the past few days the soldier mind has
been greatly stirred and agitated by the
approach of pay day and the absence of pay.
months wages are due the boys OF the
First from Uncle Sam, and according to
all traditions handed down by the regulars,
the paymaster "aIways used to be here by the
tenth.'
About all one hears now as to when the
money is to be forthcoming, and the wits
seem to take great delight in assuring the
ursuspecting ones that eve are to be paid
to morrow, sure"
1t is to be hoped that when the men are
paid off no enterprising reporter will invent
such stories rs were given to the public last
month. Although the soldiers were much
amused by someone's vivid Imagination, they
became annoyed when they thought that per-
haps many would believe that what they
were reading was true. MARYLAND.
CAMP NOTES.
sergt. Fred. T. Haines of Company E., has
been promoted to the position OF Sergeant
MAJOR. HIS promotion comes as reward OF
merit. He is son Of L. NJ. Haines, ESQ.
Another son Warren j. Haines, of Company
E., is now lieutenant in Company b., First
Regiment.
Lieutenant Jack Constable, OF Company C,
is spending short furlough at his home in
Elkton.
Major Philip H. Ellis, of the Thirteenth
United States Infantry, who was wounded In
the attack on Santiago and has been removed
to the Mcpherson barracks, at Atlanta, Ga.
has with other wounded officers, been granted
| two months leave of absence. Major Ellis
is an EIktonian, and brother of DR.. C, NJ
Ellis of this town.
Fred b. Hayter, of Town Point, this count,
OF Company X, Second Pennsylvania Regi.
ment, now stationed at Pennsgrove, N. J.,
was in Elkton on Tuesday.
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REGULAR MEETING,

At the regular meeting of the Elkton Town
Council held on Thursday evening, the Trea-
surer reported the receipts. $500 "a; oxpendi
lures, 1913. balance, S2Sl.S1
Vouchers for the payment OF bills were
authorized as follows:
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WITH COMPANY E.
EVENTS OF SOLDIER LIFE AT
FORT MONROE.
The ElktOn Boys and What They Are
DOing-Told by the Cecil
Whig Correspondent.

i'f -"'-'h'r., 'h'' ohlJ ~, 1000
The most momentous thing thai has hap.
pened here in the past week was the organ
ization of the First Regiment. which fol-
lowed closely the arrival of the Third Battal-
ion from Baltimore.
When the men OF the First were mustered
into the service OF the United States at PIN.
leo 1t was not rs regiment, but as two
battaIions consisting of 800 men each. or
eight companies altogether of eighty off .ers
and men each.
After the second call for volunteers was
made by President Mckinley, it was decided
to add another battalion to the two of the
FIRST that were ut Fort NJ >nroe, an to
Increase the strength OF each company
to 100 m"n aud ol1l ers. which has
practically been done, so that now the
regiment numbers over 1900.
The men of the Third Battalion are
all equipped, With the exception Of
belts aud bayoncts. la the other two
the recruits are not yet fully fitted gu t.
They have received blankets AMI most
ol their clothes, Bat no kuupsickS
havcrsacks or canterus have been given
them, and although the guns are in
the qnartermaster's storchouse, they
6.o have not been issued.
~, The powers that be- say that in
S$s& very short time everybody will have
SteS$.f all that il needed
SSSS In organiHi = the regiment it was
ssFs; necessary to appoint new officers and
81 promote others The first promo
,D>+9 tlon that directly affected Company
x was that of M1ior Evans, of the
FIRST Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Col
onel OF the regiment. The Colonel
had proved himself to be a most eff
cient and paiEstaking officer as well
IA very good friend to the men in the
ranks. He knows how to take care of
the soldiers under him and everybody
is sorry to see him leave the battalion.
although rejoicing in his promotion.
EIkton boys felt the same way when
Lirutenants Constable and Haines re-
ceived their commissions and assign
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30
Temperance Notes.

W. c. T. U. cArEcIsn-coNT1NuE |
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30
IRONTON. MO-. THURSDAY. JUNE 80 1898

is o. X. yet. This cabin is about six
miles from Pilot Rock and about five
or six miles from Clearwater river.
In this cabin was found three good,
or have been good, pack saddles. three
or four picks and some other mining
apparatus. such as overalls, old clothes
such as used by mining men. Bones
of dead horses were also found a few
yards from the cabin, but nothing as
yet of the men who occupied the cabin.
The supposition is that the men with
all their outfit perished while blockad-
ed in snow many years ago, as nothing
is known OF the place, except that
that there was such place in that vi
cinity and many have longed to find
it, which finally happened, but by ac-
cident.
I imagine my story is growing old,
so l will draw halt, and in my next
writing will give you some idea of the
Nezperce Indian, together with some
other characteristics near Harpster,
Idaho P. L. O'BANNoN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30
An Unamerican Idea.

Americans who are beginning to
yearn for colonization and conquest
will find the history of Spain most in
structive.
Her red and yellow banner has been
kissed by the suns and famed by the
breezes of every cline.
Each of the races of the earth has
paid gold into her treasure vaults
the red man of our own forest prime
val. the Malay of the Southern seas,
the Mongolian islanders, the black Of
Africa-aI of these have spent the
sweat of their brows and the blood of
their hearts to the profit and the glory
OF the Kingdom of Spain.
BY the daring of her navigators and
the force of her arms, Spain placed
her flag at :he four quarters of the
earth. The lust of conquest became
as a habit. The world lay at the
Spaniard's feet.
confidence and government prostitution
worked hand in hand. One by one
the colonies proclaimed red-eyed rev.
olution. One by one the nation lost
her neglected own.
It has taken four centuries to do this
three of them slow, unprogressiye
centuries-but Time has done his work
well.
There is no occasion to compare the
people and the institutions of the
United States with the people of Spain
and the methods that have fourished
there since the Sixteenth Century.
But the best of blood deteriorates IN
der unfavoring conditions. History
has often told the story.
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NUMBER 1

We have grown to greatness without
colonization. We are richer in fact
and in prospect than any other nation
of the earth-without colonization.
Russia, the great. frowning power
that has alarmed all Europe, has not
colonized.
France is weaker because OF her col
onies. England's splendid isolation
which begins and concludes in a
phrase-may be charged to her policy
OF widespread colonization. Germany
has grown to eminence among the ma
tions without colonies. Her difficult
ties in the East have come hard upon
the ambition that looks beyond tie
borders of the fatherland. Italy col
onized in Africa and the leveled graves
OF ten thousand olive-skinned sons tell
the story of their welcome by Menelik.
Even Denmark. Belgium and Holland
have gone a-colonizing. So, where's
the glory Of it?
Imperialism is unamerican.
The inspired minds that fashioned
this government of. for and by the
people did not mean for our future to
lie in any part beyond the sea.-St
LOu1S Republic.
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Annexation and Politics.

| The annexation of Hawaii is a fore
gone conclusion. The annexation of
the Philippines and Porto Rico. and
| probably Cuba, will follow if the ad-
ministration is not thwarted in its pur-
pose. President Mckinley has made
territorial acquisition and the abroga-
| tion of the Monroe doctrine a politi-
cal question, with his party as its
champion. So determined is he to
make it the leading issue in the next
presidential campaign that he is al
ready wedding out of his party such
leaders as refuse to acquiesce in his
program. An example of this is seen
in the overwhelming defeat Of Speaker
Reed when he essayed to defeat the
Hawaiian bill in the lower house. Mr..
Mckinley has no idea other than tha:
he will be his party's candidate in 1900,
and no doubt he has decided to make
this radical departure from the tradi-
tions and principles of the government
because he believes the daring of the
enterprise will appeal to the vain
glorious pride of the people and insure
his triumph.
But Mr.. Mckinley will find that he
has counted without his host. The
people will accept his gage OF political
I,artIo No do,bt Tho ,,o;or;+, oF 4bo
rank and file OF the republican party
will follow him, if the nominating con-
vention declares for territorial expan-
sion. They are blind partisans. and
let their leaders think for them. He will
have few democrats in his following,
but when the votes are counted it will
be found that not only is Mr.. Mckinley
defeated, but that his party is repudi-
ated vigorously and vehemently by the
people. Nothing could be surer than
that the majority of the people would
look upon policy of territorial acquis-
ition as a fatal blow to the nations in
stitutions, and that they can be relied
upon to defeat all such schemes and
intrigues there is not shadow of a
doubt
1t is evident that Mr.. Mckinley
thinks he sees in this new national
policy a powerful factor to divert pub
lie attention from the money and tariff
questions. but he is mistaken. Ger
tainly he realizes that he can not again |
GO before the country on either one of
these questions with any hope of victo |
ry; but whether he will or no, the |
permanent issue in the next national |
campaign will be the money question, |
with the tariff question a close second. |
The question of territorial expansion |
will be of minor Importance, because
by that time the people will have un- |
derstood its full meaning No man |
could be elected president on a plat
form that pledged the country to depart |
from its fundamental principles, but
Mr.. Mckinley has already committed |
his party to it, and he could not with
draw if he would. The democratic
party is on record as opposing even
the appearance of foreign territorial
acquisition, and that record will stand
as il is. The democratic party accepts
The issue.-K. G. Times.
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OF our governmental life. The powers
controlling it soon rallied from the
shock of the sudden onslaught and in
trenched themselves even more strong
lv behind their barricades, political and
legal. The argument of defeat ard
the logic of events soon forced the
women to enlarge the circle OF their
work until it should include not only
mental suasion for the man WHO
thinks and moral suasion for the man
who drinks, but legal suasion for the
drunkard maker aud prison suasion for
the statute breaker"
8. When and where was the meet
ing held from which the call for per-
manent National organization was sent
forth?
AtChautauqua (N. Y. Sunday Schoo
assembly in August, 1874.
10. When was the National w. C.
t. Z. of the United States organizedP
Nov. Is, 10 and 20, 1874, in Cleve-
land. Ohio.
II. Who were the first officers?
Pres't, Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer, of
Philadelphia; Cor. Sec'y. Miss Fran
ces E. Willard, of Chicago; Rec. Sec'y,
Mrs. Mary c. johnson, of New York;
Asst Rec. Sec'y, Mrs. Mary T. Burt, of
New York; Treas, Mrs. w. A. Ing
ham, of Cleveland.
y. When was it Incorporated
March l, 1888, in Washington, d. c.
IS. What has been its growth?
1t has fifty-three (see note) auxiliary
State and five Territorial Unions, be-
sides that of the Dist. of Columbia,
and is the largest society ever COM
posed exclusively of women and con-
Quoted entirely by them. 1t has been
organized in every State and Territory
of the Nation, and locally in about ten
thousand towns and cities. At the
last National Convention was reported
as 1886 but this by no means rep
resents the full number enrolled.
Without doubt there are 250, 600 white
ribboners in the United States, with a
direct following of as many more. (An-
nual Leaflet.) MARY E. HILBURN,
Press Supt. A. V. Union.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30

Mr.. Isaac Horner, proprietor of the
Burton House. Burton, W. ", and one
of the most widely known men in the
state was cured of rheumatism after
three years of suffering. He says: II
have not sufficient command of Ian
guage to convey any idea of what
suffered, my physicians told me that
nothing could be done for me and my
friends were fully convinced that moth
ing but death would relieve me of my
suffering. In June, 1894, Mr. Evens,
then salesman for the Wheeling Drug
Co., recommended Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. At this time my foot and limb
were swollen to more than double their
normal size and it seemed to me my
leg would burst, but soon after began
using the Pain Balm the swelling be-
gan to decrease, the pain to leave, and
now | consider that am entirely cured.
For sale by the Arcadia Valley Drug
StUre.