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Middletown transcript., 1899-03-11
Hicks for March.

Storms of the last few days of February.
saws Mr. Hicks. will expand themselves by
march !, leaving much colder weather and
deposits OF snow and sleet to The north and
swollen streams and aauddy roads to south
Wald. The first storm period will be from
% 70 9th, with RAIN south and snow north.
Colder weather will follow. On the 11th.
ne says there will be storms and other dis
'ufoances' and he would single out this day
oi an others, if he were required to name
dale. There will be warm wave. violent
storms, seismic shocks and gales from stb.
70 18th, centtag on 11ul. The next storm
pea0d is from the 18th to 18Th, with storms
on loth' lah and 1Stll. followed BY colder
weather Fair unit, the 2lst with storms
again On 22d and I'D. Within As hours of
noon on the 2'tt. there will be drifting
SHOWS and blizzar dous gales and winds.
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restore to the judges of a race their old-time
authority to declare off the deciding heat
when fraud is involved. A majority of the
proxy holders viewed the matter from the
horse-owner's standpoint, seemingly ignor-
ing the race geer's interest, and the import
ance of making the best horse win, and the
SO called Oakland Baron Rule was allowed
to stand. The Recommendation of the Com
mittee on Rules, to the effect that the proc
visions of Sections I and 2, of Rule 49, with
reference to timers and "bar" time be. not
enforced was unanimously agreed upon.
Section of the last mentioned rule, which
read slime made on on-association tracks
shall be records or bars, as the case may be,
the same as ifmade over association tracks,"
was abolished. and the following substitute
agreed upon. "Any public race at less than
one mile or exceeding half mile shall be
regarded as irregular, and time madefn any
such race shall create ''bar." Many horse
men in this State are in favor of barring the
hopples:-Smyrna Call.
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WITH the election of Monroe L.
Hayward in Nebraska in place of SEN
ator Allen, Marion Butler, Of North
Carolina. is the only remaining simon
pure Populist in the United States
Senate. There are, it is true, Turner
of Washington, Harris of Kansas,
Stewart of Nevada, and Heitfeld of
Idaho, who are classed as Populists in
political nomenclature, but Stewart,
except on the Silver question, votes
with the Republicans, while the three
others, who were elected by Fusion
Legislatures, are more Democrats than
Populists, although the difference be-
tween the two parties in some of the
Western States has Well-nigh been ex-
tinguished. 1t is evident that the once
promising Populist party is on it's last
legs, and it may as well be permitted
to expire as quietly as possible. Such
is, no doubt, the view of some Uf- its
leaders, although Populist Butler would
hardly find standing room In the Dem
ocratic party Of North Carolina : From
present indications it is not probable
that there will be Populist Presiden-
tial candidate in the field in 19OO.-
Philadelphia Record.
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Blizzard And Crops,

The Chicago Tribune prints dispatches
from states in which the crops have beer
injured by the severe weather of February
The statistics show, among others, ths
following conditions:
Delaware-Peach crop almost total loss
pear crop short, plums. raspberries and
blackberries killed.
Georgia-Peaches, prllnes and pears al
killed; early vegetables. ruined,
Florida-Citron fruit and trees damaged
15 per cent; general fruit crop 90 per cent
better than last year; go per cent Of vege
table crop DESTROYED.
Virginia-Fnll yield in apples; early veg
etables and berries damaged.
Louisiana-Loss to orange crop, $500 ,0OC
to S1,000, 600; truck farmers loss. $5oO,Ooo
sugar cane damaged.
West lVirginia-Wheat drop all right:
potatoes, go per cent. crop: apples, 10 per
cent. crop; live stock suffered severely.
Alabama-Market gardens complete loss;
wheat prospects fine.
South Caroline Wheat oats, and fruit
trees, safe; damage to vegetables and fruit
blossoms in State, 100000.
Kentucky-Peach crop killed; wheat, IS
per cent, crop; apples all right,
North Carolina-G Growing vegetables safe;
peach BUDS injured; snow saves wheat crop.
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HoppIes Can st1II be nsad

Much to the surprise of many turfmen
the Rule. Committee of the Matt onal Trot.
ting Association, which met in New York
Thursday. reported in favor of an amend.
ment to the rule prohibiting hop plessMhich
virtually renaals tfiak section ef TIE .s.=ts
code. Three of the five commi tteemen, re.
commended to the congress that to the rule
which said: "Horses wearing hopples shall
not be eligible to start in races on the
grounds of members after Janu ary 1. 1899 -
the following words be added. "Unless
otherwise stated in the published condi.
tions." Ed. Upton and WI. Andrews
brought in minority report recommend
ing that the old rule be permitted to stand
without amendment. When it came to a
vote on the adoption of the majority report
the proxy-holders ranged themselves, sew
enty strong, on the side of the hoppled pa
Ger, only eleven votes having been cast
against adoption of the amendment to the
rule. A much closer vote resulted, however
when some one moved to substitute the
minority report for that of the majority.
The effect of the amended rule will be to
permit any member of the N. T. A. to open
its races to hoppled PAGERS by so stating in
its published condition: Unless such spec
ial conditions are made, however, the hopr
pies will be barred. The congress loosened
up that part of Rule q which provides for
the punishment of fraud in pulling horses.
Ever since the N. T. A. was organized the
rules have provided that the parties impli-
sated in q steal of this kind should be ex-
pelled. The provision was so modified to |
'ay that hereafter The judges of race may
atisfy the turflaw By suspending the guilty |
'arties for one yeaF. A long discussion !
oOk place when proposition was made IL.
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WIILIAM H. WANAaEAKER has ask
cd Congress for Reimbursement Of
SIC, 900, which he paid to the govern
ment as forfeit for the absconding of
Gideon w. Marsh, the president of the
keystone National Bank. AS Marsh
returned to Mr.. Wanamaker OF hisown
free will, who gave him up to the prop
er authorities, and is now in duran ce,
it is but just that the amount of bail
forfeited should be paid back. The
$4,000 does not represent all the mon
ey expended. In addition to this Mr..
Wanamaker is said to have spent $13,-
900 in trying to recapture the prisoner,
which he expects to lose. The amount
of bail should be returned by the gov
ernment with the least possible delay.
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g. B. Stats has sold his farm Of 77a
acres, near Clayton, to R. Nickerson, Jr.,
for s2690.
d. G. Montgomery, Jr., who has com
Quoted a general mercantile business in
Dover for the past twelve years, has left.
He expects to open store at Avondale
about April first
For the first time in the history of Kent
County women voted on Wednesday at
Wyoming, where the issue was "pavements
or no pavements," and the latter won,
with the woman $ aid, by vote Of 81 to 20
The Hosiery Mill and machinery, situated
in Dover, was sold at public sale last week
for 5000. The building originally cost
$4,000. George M. Fisher, of Wyoming,
was the bidder for the corporation. who
intend starting the factory up again in q
short time.
Seeing Missions engaged in target practice
with bows and arrows, in imitation Of the
Filipinos, Lewis Davis, a farmer, near
CowgiIls, thought be would join them with
his gun. Just as he shot his 17-yearrold
son turned the corner where the target
stood and the discharge blew off his nose.
DIR. W. F. Davis applied adhesive bands
and the plastic treatment, in the hope of
making new nose of the flesh and cuticle
from the sufferers cheeks.
John R. Price, well known farmer of
near Marydel, died Sunday, sMarch,5, aged
81 years. Mr.. Price was taken sick during
the blizzard with the grip. He had received
injuries short time ago by fall and
when he went out to feed his stock on
Monday of the blizzard fell in snow drift.
He experienced much difficulty in getting
to the house and it was three days before a
physician could be secured. He suffered
severely from the grip and it finally settled
in the region of the heart and caused his
death. The funeral was held at Thomas
Chapel and was conducted by Rev. Alfred
Smith. D. D.
Middletown transcript., 1899-03-11

IN the vote for U. S. Senator this
seek the Regulars have given their
votes as follows: On Monday IL to
Jonothan S. Willis, Tuesday II to Hen
ry P. Cannon, Wednesday ii to Chas.
T. Richards OIL one ballot and the same
to Gen. James Fl. Wilson on the next
two, Thursday s, all present, to Anth-
ony Higgins, yesterday the vote went
to Colonel dupont and Mr.. Higgins.
The Democrats have voted 10 for John
Biggs on Monday and 81 on Tuesday,
81 for Willard Salisbury on Wednes-
day, 90 for George Gray on Thursday
(Mr. Clark Of Hartley refusing to vote
for the ex-Ssnator) and yesterday on
the three ballots the vote was scatter
ing.
Mr.. Addicks has received the full
Union vote each day, IS. Three bal
lots have been taken daily this week.
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M1ppLEToWN, pEL., MAR. il, 1sga
No SENATOR.

The Republicans of Delaware who
have been watching the daily vote in the
noon day joint sessions of the Assem-
bly, have concluded that the result will
be similar to that of four years ago-no
Senator. To be sure there are two
more chances, to-day and Monday, but It
will be the unexpected should Senator
be elected. All arguments have been
used urging an election, that arepossible.
The members understand the situation
and must believe that a failure to Ell
ect means to continue Two Republican
State organizations and the defeat of
the party in 1900. Such factional self
ishness is very unu sual, but the cause
dates back four years.
Personally Mr.. Addicks has kept out
Of the fight this year. There have been
no assertions of "Addicks or nobody"
or kilograms to Senator Washburn
that he would sink the party if not ell
ected, made by Addicks himself. but
the papers credit his chief lieutenant
at Dover with declaration in worse
form, as follows:
mo man but Addicks, not even an
angel of light with tag tackled on him
could secure the Union Republican
vote.n
If the Union Republican members
belong to J. Edward Addicks and Ca
leb r. Layton and they 1.-THE members)
by their acts approve such assertions as
the above defeat is far more honorable
to the Regulars than union with them.
There isyet room for thoughtful repent
ance, however.
One who has studied the effect of a
non-election upon the future elections
shows that the Regulars of the present
Legislature were elected by more than
a Thousand majority over the Union
men. Here are The figures:
Il have compiled the list of pluralities
by which the Republican members of the
present Legislature were elected. They are
as follows:
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ARMY CLOTHES IN SWEAT SHOPS.

Daniel o'Leary, Chief Factory Inspector
for the State of New York, was before the
Industrial Commission recently, testifying
regarding sweat shops. II went into this
work, +" said Mr.. O'Leary, "full of sympathy
for the people, but it has all passed asa-y
Their condition is due entirely to their or IN
habits and characters. They are filthy and
dishonest, and have no ambition TO i'm
prove the situation
One Of the great difficulties was 10 free
clothing taken from these establish lments
from vermin. His men had found army
clothing being made in sweat shops, and
in those cases the prices were: For soldiers
cape overcoats. 93 cents; for vests, from II
to IA cents; for infantry trousers, from %
to 26 cents, and for cavalry trousers, from
26 to 35 cents.
Even at these prices the people seemed
to feel that they enjoyed many comforts in
comparison with their European homes.
He favored immigration to persons who
were self-supporting in their own country.
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RaefCatfla Scarce

Repor's from the great western cattle
ranges indicate that there has been great
loss to the stock men by reason of the recent
blizzard. In some instances the statement
is made that fully SO per cent. of the cattle
on the ranges have perished either from the
cold or starvation.
II this has been anywhere near as great
as IS alleged there will be almost meat
famine IN the country and the prices OF
oeef cattle will go soaring. It will be well
for The farmers Of this state to bear these
reports IN mlnd and pay special attention
70 their stock this spring, for it is alto
gether probable that there have been. great
losses IN the west even if they are mot as
great as have been reported, and thas later
10 the season there will be demand at
good prices for all the beef stock available.
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AS Representative King entered the
residence of James G. Conaway on
Thursday to qualify him as a member
of the General Assembly, he having
been unable to attend during ths ses-
sion, death stepped before Mr.. King
and claimed Mr.. Conaway as victim.
The deceased was 63 years old. The
House voted the amount Of members
salary to his widow, $500.
Hon. John Pilling, of Newark, who
also has been i'll during the session and
unable to qualify, was sworn In at his
home on Thursday by Representative
Rose. Mr.. Pilling expressed doubt as
to his restoration to health.
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- w e.a..4n.a.Nr Il L.

On Wednesday NJ. L. Hayward was
elected In Nebraska as United States
Senator 10 succeed William w. Allen.
He received seventy-four votes the
solid Republican membership with the
exception of one absent, on account of
sickness. Allen received ffty-eight.
the full fusion strength.
This leaves Delaware. Pennsylvania
California and Utah still In a dead.
lock. The legislatures Of the first three
are Republican; Utah is Democratic
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PoLITICALDEALs.

And now it is said the Democrats
and Union Republicans are on a deal
to turn the city of Wilmington over to
the Democrats under a Commission OF
/, five men, three Democrats and two Re-
publicans, as revenge for the failure to
elect Addicks. Two of the Democrats
are said to be John T. Dickey and
State Senator Pyle, two Of the most
unscruplous politicians the State ever
knew. They may dare do it. But
whatever comes let it be no Addicks.
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A Good Decision.

az was troubled with dry hacking cough
and was very weak. As read of the cures
made by Hoods sarsaparilla decided to
give it trial. When I had taken one
bottle began to feel stronger and my
cough was better. took three bottles and
was cured" GEORGE w. BENNUM, Cool
spring, Delaware.
HOODS PILLS cure all liver ills.
Mailed for 25c. by c. I. Hood & Co.,
Lowell, Mass.
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Majority. :. 1915

ut will be seen from these figures tina
the gentlemen now resolutely voting
against Mr.. Addicks represent Republican
pluralities Of 1874, while those voting fol
him represent Republican pluralities OF
2,7O9-a minority in pluralities of 1,075.
But the loss Of few votes, the in
difference of a few voters in close dis
tricts means future defeat. Will the
members heed these facts. For one
ballot cast aside leaders and advisors
and elect a Senator.
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DR.. Samuel Forman, State. Institute
Inspector, has named April 10Th, 1Ifh
and 18th as the days on which the
Kent County Teachers Institute will
be held in Chestertown. This will be
the first affair of the kind held in
Kent county and Examiner SmYth and
his assistants will do all in their power
to make it a grand success.
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San Francisco Ana ps,r,.,,

W are nT the round tr7p, National
'I Dap',s's anniversaries, May 26-3O, 1899,
tickets on sale May Il, Is, I6, and ". good
to'return until July 18th. For full partie.
ulars call on or address John r, Pott. Dis
trict Passenger Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee
y St. Paul R'y, 48e William ST., Williams
Pc ~ 4 PnA@S
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THE investigation into the charges
of bribery in the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture has developed damaging evidence.
Some of ex-senator Quay's followers
are put in bad plight.
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Many school cb,Iar.,, u. s,,-,

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders, for Child
rem. used by Mother Gray. nurse in Child.
ren's Home. New York. Break up Colds in
e hours, cure Feverishness, Headache,
stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders. and
Destroy Worms. At all druggists, Csc.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen q
Olmsted. Leroy. N, Y.
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SUSSEX COUNTY


A hundred thousand frozen peach trees
are to be uprooted in Sussex County.
Hughes Brothers & Bangs, contractors,
have resumed work on the new Break
water. at the mouth of Delaware Bay.
They expect to complete the substructure
of the work in about six months.
Mrs. Margaret E. Warrington announces
the wedding of her daughter Amanda, to
Thomas Gooden Pepper, Of GEORGETOWN,
Tuesday. March 81, at 2.45 o'clock, at
Beaver Dam NJ. ?. Church, Harbeson, Del.
Seaford has u persons now living whose
ages amount to 1919 years. They being 94,
80, S8, ss. IS, IS, s3, 80, 50, 81, 81 and so re-
spectively. The Oldest is Joseph Neal who
is 81 and is as hale and hearty as one at so.
William Robinson is the next Oldest being
80. Two weeks ago one of our Inhabitants
died at the age of "a and this week another
at the age 81. Our people live to a ripe
old age.-Seaford News.
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Are ron Using Aliens Foo,.rs..,

are Hou Using Aliens Foot-Easee
shake into your shoes Aliens Foot -Ease.
powder. It cures Corns, Bunions. Chi,
olalns, Damp. Sweating. Swollen feet. AL
all Druggists and Shoe Stores, CSC. Sample
FREE. Address, Allen .. olmssed, Leroy.
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S1.25

Made with extra long waists; of light
weight coutil, with wide satet=n bone
castings and corded bust.
Among our Dollar Corsets are
complete lines of +. r. Corsets in
medium waists, Thompson's Glove
Fitting Corsets in long and medium
waists, and R. G. Corsets in short
and long waists. 81.
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MY MARYLAND.

Miss Sophia Wallis of Edesville,
Kent County, Nd, aged 1S, was found
dead in her boarding house Monday, in
Baltimore, her death being caused by
asphyxiatiop. It being supposed she
blew the gas out on retiring.
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A Story of Not many days
HandkerchiefS agotne stauncn

A Story of Not many days
Handkerchiefs agotne stauncI
genland came into port struggling
beneath a storm-added burden Of
three hundred tons of ice. Among
the cargo in her hold were two tons
of Handkerchiefs that she brought
through safely for you to share the
quite remarkable values.
Two tons-and yet they were only
one shipment and all are plain white
hemsttched. Now every grade, in
every width of hem, is here in full
supply. Two lots may hint of all
Handkerchiefs for Women--
Hemstitched; liberal size; first
rate quality Of linen; pure white
lOc each; E for Soc
Handkerchiefs for Men
Plain white linen, hemstitclled
in various widths of hem; good size
and good quality
l6c each; 6 for S6c
From another source came these
Of equal interest
Plain white hemstitched Aandker-
chiefs for women; of good linen, in
a range of prettly embroidered pat
terms. Bought in the regular way
they would be l6c each; these are
ten cents each
John Wanan1aIxer.
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THE complaints against State De-
tective McVey ara very ugly. Spite
may be behind the charges but the de-
tective. does not show up we'll in the
investigation.
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It is said that Of the 5,UO0,OOO cases
of tomatoes annually packed in the
United States, 1,S00, 600 are packed by
canneries on the Eastern shore of Mary-
land. 1t Is said that 80, 900 acres have
been contracted for the coming season
by Gamers on the Shore, and about 16 7
OeO acres is the most that was ever be-
fore contracted in one season.
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Corsets The Lillian Special Cor
sets have hosts Of friends
among well dressed women. They
are splendidly made, shapely and
thoroughly stylish Corsets at a mod
crate price. A value the equal of
which we do not know in the world
Of corset-making. Choicest trouble
has been slow supplies from the for
eign maker. Ready in all sizes.
Price
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SOAP TRusT FoRMINa

And now it's trust In cleanliness. In
other words, the manufactures of soaps are
combing. "Competition," cry the soap
makers, fierce competition, drives us to It. !"
The proposed capital is $50, 100000.
The movement was started in Chicago.
Eventually it reached here, where there are
some fifty odd soap manufacturers, about
ten of which do an enormous business.
In toto the local capital represented foots
up to nearly 100000.
It is estimated that the soap business
throughout the country represents a capi-
tai fully $25, 100000.
Albert d. Elliott, clerk of the District
Court Of Alaska, hold the best paid office
under the United States Government, with
the exception of that Of the President, and
it all happened through blunder. In sal
ary an fees he receives $4,000 year. I'm
der the new Alaska bill proposed by Mr..
Carter and passed by the Senate the clerk $
salary and fees together were limited to
81, 200 a year. In conference this section,
among Others, was unwittingly changed,
with the result that the clerk receives SIS
for every license issued. AS the new law
requires license for the transaction of any
kind of business in the Territory, his fees
alone will easily reach over $40, 900.
TWO THOUSAND VOLTS PASSED THROUGH HIM.
New York, March = Joseph Hampel,
an employe of the Lexington avenue cable
power house, while working at his switchr
board in New York city this week received
and survived an electric shock of about
1000 volts. The mans body was burned
black from head to foot; every stitch of
clothing was torn from him, and he fell
senseless through hole instantaneously
burned in the floor by the terrific electrical
power. Hampel is expected to live. The
doctors who attended him say there is no
case on record of man withstanding a
similar shock.
The accident was caused through Hamr
pei trying to tighten loose screw on the
switchboard and in some way creating a
NiASAAS' AhC ClOAAOuo pOHSL Va bu6 SuOCh
may be judged from the fact that until the
circuits were read justed all the. cars on the
road were brought to a standstill.
Orders have been issued at the War De-
partment for the Twelfth New York Vol
unteer Infantry now at Matanzas, Cuba, to
take passage on the transport Berlin for New
York city, where it will be mustered out.
This is the beginning of general move
ment for tn muster out of all the volunr
teer troops stationed in Cuba. There are
now about 10000 volunteer in Cuba, and
their Withdrawal will leave about 5000
regular troops there.
A land slide on, the Pennsylvania rail-
road near Altoona Sunday morning wreck
ed three trains, killing two of the crew, in
juring two others and destroying three en-
gines and twenty cars. Thirty passengers
on the newspaper flyer" escaped unhurt.
Two freight trains were passing the cut at
the same time as the flyer" The west
bound freight first piled into the landslide,
and the flyer" crashed into the wreckage.
Almost simultaneously the east bound
freight piled into the landslide at the other
side.