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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-09
A VIEW OF THE SITUATION.

A SPECIAL correspondent of the New York Cnmmer-
~ ca Advertiser in lengthy letter to that paper from
n Baltimore says, among other things:
'The two-fold two-aced position Of the Dem
ocrac party is best shown in the makgE&2 the ticket Mr.
John Walter Smith, the candidate foaEHEtitsus banker
and aancier gold who, at the f&l6k&sa give his
peruncory support Bryan the ground of regularly
'By all the rules Of good government Governor Lloyd
Iowndes should be reelected
"Wth the record of Governor Lowudes administrations
there should be question of the Republicans holding the
State. Governor Lowndes from Cumberland. He
represents the substantial element of Western Maryland
His administration has been business one and his political
opponents admit that ii is unblemshed.
conservative Republicans say that when the campaign
is fairly entered upon and the issues presented Governor
LowndeS will be assured of election by majority equal
that given him in 1906 when he had nearly 10000
than his Democratic rival they admit that in the mean
time the party be united and acoua differences healed
'There is silly attempt raise the cry OF negro DOM
nation, especially in Of the southern counties where the
shess white element dscourages immigration which would
balance the negro preponderanCc But Maryland State
is too progressive lei this cry OF the Democratic dema-
gogues obscure the real issues. There is also marked
interest in the Legislature, because the State Senators VINO
chosen this fall will held and will have vote in the
election of Senator Welngtons There is where
Mr. Gormars direct personal in. He expects
to return the Senate and every move for that purpose
Some Of the independent Democrats who dislike German hu
who have shown disposition support the State ticket he
nominated Tor them, say they will LEI him ccnuo the
Legislature But there no middle course open them.
Democratic Maryland this lal. viii be personal
triumph for Mr. German, and he will profit most b> it,"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-09
Meeting of Friends,

The Nottingham quarterly meeting of
Friends was held on Friday, last week,
at the old Brick Meeting house, when
is situated on the 40 acres of ground donated
by William Penn to the Society of Friends
for the erection Of place Of worship. The
Friends came from Hartford and Cecil roun-
ties Md; Lancaster and York counties, Pa /:
and from Delaware, filling the surrounding
grove with their teams. William Wood, Of
Baltimore: Chalkley Webster and Samuel
BromaI, of Chester, Pa, and Mary Way, of
oxford, Pa, addressed the meeting.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-09

Rev. T. L. Terry, the popular pastor of the
Elkton N. Z. Church who has been danger
ousIy i'll at Harrington. is now recovering
steadily and his physician has hopes that he
will be able to return to EIkton next week.
Mr.. Henry NinsiDger visited him on Thurs
day and the encouraging news he brought
back of his cage was most welcome ntcli-
gence here Mrs. Terry is at her husbands
bedside. Mr. Terry was returning from
Rehoboth ami stopped over to spend a few
days with Mr.. NJ. G. Jackson. His illness
was brought on from drinking ice water
when ovcrhcatel.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-09
EnliSlisg Men.

Lieut.. John G. Cor stablc Of the 10th Inf
L. s. v. is now located at the Howard
House, Elkton. recruiting for his regiment
for service in the Philippines. He is making
with him in the First Maryland Regiment
enlist in the 10th. He will remain in Elkton
until Tuesday next then go to Homecoming,
Md, to enlist men. The headquarters Of the
regiment are at South birmingham, Mass.
near Boston.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-09
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

IT HE and all residents of Cecil county and the
State OF Maryland, if they disposed to be fair,
/ but compliment the Republican Party upon the
denomination of Governor lowndes and Comptroller
Godsborough and the nomination OF Hon. j. Y. Fnday Of
Baltimore, Attorney General, and the time CON
graduate themselves upon the high and business like motives
that prompt the actions of the party Governor Lownes and
Comptroller Goldsborough their honors by ahserce
in the past and Mr. Fnday recognized fMaryands
most eminent lawyers and citizens
The Republican record during the past four years has
ght the greatest good in Maryland. The public knows
what reforms have been carried and improvements made
The school SYSTEM reduction of public debt reassessnent
laweecon aw-and other departments ostae government
all stand testimony the honest and successful admins
taton of Governor owndes-and good Government the
qualification the Republican ticket deserves reelection
The Democratic party for many years had undpued control
in Maryland and became corrupt The public looked Re-
pubCansm for relief and the party measured the highest
expectations -Four has managed the pubCs affairs
and acquitted itself credaby and its promises good govern
for the coming four years the public has every
to confidently believe will be carried The Republican
platform manly and stra ghtioward declaration and will
the approval of the public And the Republican county
ticket nCeci takes the stand for good government
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-09
Robbers at PerryVille

Last Saturday, shortly before noon. Calvin
Amos, engineer at the saw mill in Joseph
CoUdon's woods, near Perryyille, was robbed
Of Il suit OF clothes and a watch. he left his
auanty for not over half hour and when he
returned he found it had been broken into.
A couple Of tramps were soon afterwards
seen near there and they were searched, but
nothing could bc found.
Thomas Calvert, Of Perryvie. had q 1G #
cllnker built skiH stolen from him few days
ago.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-09
S. S. T (. wi ED e. r
IreastIr2r's Notice

In pur~ autnn pt Hu Actur tsseuhl, ru.s.d
ul me ta.'mrA Session iNsb, Chapter $40 tHc
"ndorr'' .'.u. TREASURER. teci. county here
10y. EiE"- n"r'"''Ht FOR the purpose nr PC.
The Stale, County ana Dog Taxes
Il solt aonqt}. .or,a, y~u l,ga. no vii. ST, ia
September I5.b, at Jackson * Short :,
Ceoison, l'irs. District.
september 10Th, at the Office OF George
X. iiouos, Chesapeake City, Second
District
September 18th, at Henry Hess, Fair
ijIl, Fourth District
September lgsh. at Andrew Anderson,s
Office, North East, Fifth District.
September 20th, at A. l.. Barry's. Port
Deposit Seventh District
September 21st, at J. Harvey Clark's,
Calvert, Ninth District
September ODD at GrGson's Hotel Rising
Sun, Sixth District
September 23d, at Fryer's Store, Colora,
Sixth District.
September 25th, at Woodrow's Hotel,
Conowingo, Eighth District.
BETWEEN THE HOURS or \. NJ. AND ) p. NJ.
~ Is the idw prorid.s, II discoVai of4 ycr cent.
"W be HHowcd on MI state amt county 1Gr,s paid
L'tOrc OCtobr Isl.
Tax. payers Will please take notice that taxes
ar" due and payable on September LIST and
that ON II II bills unpaid ON January LIST interest
viii tie charged and collected from September
LIST After January LIST, dclinquents will be
warned that unless settlement in full be made
before April list, the claims against them will
be PLACED IN THE HANDS OF THE
SiERl IF of IN" county, vino shall proceed to
seize tn! ir property and dispose of the same
tG pay the taxes due. with the charges thereon
ana all costs Of sale Dogs and SIuts whose
owners have no other property, unless tax is
paid, will be killed.
The Treasurer would. therefore, respect
lully urEr all Taxpayers to pay promptly and
II possible, in tim" to obtain the benefit of
tn" discount.
WILLIAM T. FRYER,
sept" Treasurer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-09
CHAPTER 1913.
Ar Act to Amend tie Constitution q,
Maryland by Adding New Section
to Article Four.

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u I,.I ss ., DOM houses conCUrrIng, Thar
nt,, - ~ ''u' Ne ana the same *
,l,,'.H ti"p"StI rs an amendment 10 thu.
udoptr3 IL, thr i.,roI add '.,f ..,h", ana il
thereof rs nrr,fn,,f, '''H IHtihou voters
sh.f, stand 1s,,n ,,iIt,f i'I"Nhl'h, tho same
4 Of said Cnn,iitutinI, ~ II,,''oi I" Article
to be- known AS -rrIi',' a t''"" %'''I"n 81 and
..fA H. .fI:...
li'I. - i"' I" inc sum Of five hundred
Na,.n,. ANT ~, ,"' HETrN.nE section tU,.
~; - '"H'l Oi Baltimore is ilr.
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.i ,il wv ,',.'H pI baltimore CITY. Tho.
rrtI, ,'% "a" ~ '"Hl 'I0 of baltimore il.
I,,i,. .".' 90 pay 10 each of said
IrIrlirri i,,,Ia,E' ~ .-:.' 'l1' 'Nrg.Niu- uFI,,u
NM. I',,-,, .n.', t'". ,"'" Ihlt inr sam" 81.
no. no., 4ji.',li IN tf.i- once -loujcd. shl
s.it n .i,r,. -, Man -''' inc rou'inuHrra-
,''l't 80 Al" d" II imrthyr enacted. b.
Tue ''Ilh'I.'1 aforesaid, That the sIfI i,r.
-"'I- seq. !, n'rrhy rEap0S. al l~ uu Hurr4
u,.r,. .i. ,.I,r,in,I f.. XIX 5'.,' ar ih. u"N.
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i.II 1,,' .d9rni 10 ia, Constitution
-n'' bee written or rrinl..r H. WIN '.5' .n'i
m. CONSTITUTIONAL, .,,nI,,'''','.., ,Ni A@aius'
voter tn| u.,ri. ui.f -nfu,,1a.,r ".. l.'
election dlr return Shall n. ,,,a,I,, t -, 800
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-09
FOR SALE.
Valuable Six Per Cent. Ground
Rents.

Sixty q per cent Ground Rents secured
upon real estate situate in Chesapeake City,
Maryland. They are of various amounts
from 81 to $40 year and amount in the
aggregate TO about 81 900 II year, and repre-
sent a capital sum of about SG,66B 49, To be
sold to close a trust estate. For further in
formation apply to
JOHN NJ. THOMAS,
Trustee of the viii of Mary $. Bayard,
5l2 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-09
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS at session of the General
Assembly of Maryland begun aud held in
the City of Annapolis on the fifth day Of
January, 1895, Bill was passed PROMISING
an Amendment to the Constitution of the
State by adding a new section to Article
-Four thereof, to be known a. Section -
\, which said Bill and Amendment are in
the words following, to wit:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-09

ME Baltimore Sun in speaking of the high personnel of
the Republican ticket said of Governor IowndeS:
Gwen the most enthusiastic and confident Demo-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05
Mai. Dawson and His Assistants.

fact we'll known that regiment escaped the Of
Philippines with fewer deaths than did
Washington regiment This undoubtedly due to the
- his DR. f NJ. Brown. Of Tacoma,
Ais held the highest by
ard member OF the Washington regiment Mai Dawson realized
that he would be held accountable the health Of the regiment
Before sailed for Manila he made soldier miserable by
stng that he be- yaccinaed until he thoroughly smallpox
proof That there failures is shown by the fact that
died the hospital result of the disease While
members OF other fell result smallpox said Maj
special OF the Posntelgencer who
interviewed him enjoyed
Why members the Washington regiment
smallpox had existed certainly
that the health OF the Washington while in the Philip
pines compared avoaby with that of other regiments While
had
fatal disease did other last
boys hospital In July
Maral thing that troublethat
and dysentery."
Officers OF the regiment a asserting
sickness death would
splendid nr his
his always with the boys When the
battlefield Dawson Brown Ais there While bullets
falling thcky hail the about looking
the wounded and aiding In the removal OF the dead
4 wish would said nr the Intelligent
correspondent that Col Wholey largely responsible for
the regiments good health He always willing to give
plenty of assistants and nterfered with
work lie aided us III possible"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05


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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05
Mai. Canton and Lieut.. Ldmpln4.

AONDA A. w. J. CANTON. of the First Washington, q
III private citizen OF Waterye. in Big
A try, until his appointment in the spring of last
~V4 as adjuant general OF the National Guard AS cap
had taken National
Guard. He Camp Mc(raw Woodland Wash,
skilled actcian when he chosen shortly
outbreak Of the with Spain succeed A Gen f. Baane
lieutenant OF
Washington, when the regiment reached San Francisco.
general National Guard,
independent
When the regiment sailed from San Francisco Manila the
fall Of Maj Carr resigned the position
weeks Finally late 1895 Rogers
for the position and he FASTENED the
Manila.
Maj Canton arrived in the Philippines in time the
hottest fighting OF the He served with galantry the
records show
Lamping is Seattle HeSwas a
Sound National bank when broke
United States and Spain and second lieutenant Company
into the service of the United States he with it, He served
months adutant MAI Canton with
bravery and distinction Lieut. Lampng the
reports galantry action.
Philippines reorganized which
he declined Lamping mother resides
one OF the most popular officers in the regiment
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-22

Mascot of the United states
Ship Annapolis.

Although Commander Ingeisol, of
the gunboat Annapolis, has made the
stay Of the cadets and crew i'll New
York pleasant by allowing as much
shore leave as possible, there is one
member of the ships company who is
not permitted 10 land.
Tom Terror. official rat killer and
mascot of the Annapolis, is again In
disgrace and has forfeited all libel ty
until the completion of the cruise.
Tom is not in irons, although his Of
fense-that of attacking an officer is
most serious one, bot as he is already
branded as des~rter from the Monou-
gahela he is not given another chance
to "cut and run"
Tom Terror is noted figure in the
United States navy, and comes from a
long line of naval cats. lie was botn
on cob dock, Brooklyn navy yard, soIue
three years ago, and all of his brothers
and cousins are now honorably serving
the ships of the navy as rat killers and
mascots.
One day when the monitor Terror lay
at the navy yard last spring Ten
strolled on board, made a careful sur
vey of quarters Of the crew, roamed
around the quarterback, curled himself
up on the rug in the captains cabin and
went to sleep.
He had record Of having licked every
other cat on cob deck, and since there
were no more eats to fight Tom con
cluded 10 fight-and eat-foi his cnun-
try.
Tom was regularly adopted ~ TIE
ships company Of the Terror. Full ed
listment papers were made out Civ
ing him the rating of rat killer and
mascot. The papers were properly
filed and Toms sea life began.
He saw service in the blockade of
Havana and participated in his humble
capacity in several small naval engage
ments, and when the Terror after
whom he was named retUrned to
uoItA,iu waters Ton, With tha 4est Of
the crew, joined the receiving ship
Franklin.
From the Franklin he was regularly
transferred TO the guahoat Monon-
gahela. Life on board the Monongahe la
was made as pleasant as possible for
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-22
| II.

Twelve o'clock found Mr.. Whitnell
pacing restlessly up and down the par
lor of his lonely mansion. He could not
sleep, and his own room contained SO
many reminders of his departed wife
that he could better endure the pcrlor,
where he had last seen her radiant with
health and happiness.
The stroke of one echoed drearily
through the house. and still the grief
stricken man paced up and down. For
another hour he wrestled with the men,
cries of his welded life, and then ex-
hausted nature warned him that he
must seek repose. He turned sorrow
fully to leave the room, when, quick,
clear and distinct, above the roaring of
the storm, he heard the summons of the
doorbell.
Mr.. Whitnell was not man TO be OPP
pressed by superstitious fears. He de-
spised such weakness in others, yet now
nameless dread swept over him. He
went Il Tie window and Gecrcd into
the night. Despite his self-command,
he almost cried out aloud, for in the fan
tastic glare of the electric light he be-
held ghostly,whitc-robed fgurc stand
ing at his door. For n moment the
firmly beliefs of a lifetime
were swept away, and Mr.. Withheld was
thrilled with the superstitious fancies
he despised. Then shrek echoing
through the house recalled him TO his
senses. a servant had opened the door
and seen the ghostlike figure and then
fed. CRYING that the spirit of his mis-
tress was standing at the door. Mr.
Whitnell's quick brain grasping at
suggestion Of the truth, he ran down
and caught in his arms the cold, wet,
trembling, yet living, form of his res
directed wife.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-22

Controlling himself with a great eff
fort, he completed his grewsome work.
Standing close against one side OF the
grave, he lifted the cover of the box
from beneath his feet and threw IL out
upon the pile of earth. Then, kneeling
upon the lower part of the casket, he
quickly removed the screws from the
upper lid and threw il, too, outside OF
the grave. The sexton had reached the
climax of his task. Before him in the
dim light of his lantern lay the uncov-
cred face of the dead woman, white and
cold in the repose of death. In the mo-
ment of the greatest tension the sexton
grew little calmer. He lifted the
dainty hand and sought to pull the pre-
cious jewel from the finger. 1t would
not yield to his effort, and he lifted the
woman's head and removed costly
locket and string of pearls. Then he
returned to the sparkling ring upon her
finger.
1t would not yield. lie tried again
and again, and as he worked all the
wild fancies of the night rushed over
MIN again uhtli lie was oh INC punt VI
fleeing from the grave without the
Jewel. Then with sudden resolution he
took knife from his pocket, intend
ing to amputate the finger. He pressed
the keen blade upon her finger, and
tlpn-
Throughout the city of the dead there
echoed one awful, frenzied scream,
then another and another. From the
desecrated grave out leaped the sexton,
like "a fiend escaped from torment, and,
dashing down his lantern, he rushed
away from that fearful place as though
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-22

In the evening papers of that day the
marvellous story was told, needing no
coioring of imagination to make il more
sensational. They told how Mrs. Whit
nell had been awakened from a cata-
leptic trance by the pressure of knife
upon her finger; how she had sat up
with every sense awakened to feel the
cold, damp walls of the grave about
her; how, with those awful screams
ringing in her ears, she awoke to a
realization fthe trvth, filing her with
IA terror scarcely less great than the sex
tons; and how, with returning reason,
she had climbed out Of her grave and
made her way through the storm 20
her own home. Graphically they de-
scribed the appearance of the grave,
which hundreds visited-the heap Of
earth, with the spade and lantern ly-
ing upon it, and the casket lid and cover
OF the box. They pictured the Joy Of
the reunited family, but in it all there
was no definite mention of the shat
tered, half-crazed sexton, whose mind
would never recover from the terrors
Of that nights work. Powerful infu-
ences from a grateful, reunited family
had been at work, and the papers con-
tanned only the statement that, while
the would-be grave robber was known,
the happy ending of his ghoulish at
tempt had not only saved him from
prosecution, hut had brought him sub
stantial reward.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-22

Tom, but alas! the fighter was migrate
full. He scratched two of the officers,
bit one of the men and exhibited an APP
petite that bordered on gluttony-a sin
not TO De tolerated in the navy or in
any other walk of life.
Still Tom was loved on board, and
though his shortcomings were duly en-
tered upon his ships papers he was
treated well.
On june 3 the Nopon~ohela and the
Annapolis lay side by side at Norfolk.
Tom probably heard from the sailors
all about the pleasure cruise the An
napolis WAS to take with the naval
cadets on board-of the social enter
tainments that were to add zest to the
voyage-of the trip TO West Point and
Newport, and Tom made up his mind
20 desert the Monongahela and join the
Annapolis.
just before the Annapolis weighed
anchor a message was received by Com
mander lngersoI from the Monongahela
ushIng ~nc,Av4 IvnI A,iIUI, "a tu',uy
cat, was on board.
The commander ordered a search.
The messenger from the Monongahela
loVhod Gu1;uus, but salut,d and left.
The Annapolis weighed anchor and
started out TO sea. The bugle call for
supper was sounded and up from the
depths of the fo'castle walked Pom.
He climbed upon 4-inch gun, looked
around to see ii the MonoDgahela was
still in sight, and finding himself safe
stalked majestically to the bridge and,
gazing calmly into Commander lnger-
soils eyes, said:
"Pur-r-r-r."
The gallant commander was almost
overcome with astonishment. He knew
that this was Tom Terror n deserter,
but he couldn't take him back to land,
so he did the next best thing-he adopt
ed him as a member of the ships COM
pany.
Tom quickly made friends with the
officers, the cadets and the crew. He
Is no respecter of rank, and insists on
making his own rules. He will sit and
purr by the hour at Lieutenant Com
mander bartlett size, scratch fun-lov-
ing, teasing cadets and then steal q
tempting morsel from the crews mess.
lie is IA great ratter. anu so far has
proved an efficient mascot.
On the books of the Monongahela
Tom is put down as deserter, and
may some day have to face court
marital, but at present he is n happy,
cnreless cat. He has but one sorrow.
There are no ether cats on the An
nnrolis with whom he can ight.-N. Y.
Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-22

Grand Trunk R'y System.
TOLEUO, SAGINAW y MUSHROOM NV.
In effect NOVEMBER 10. 1899
EASTBOUNp
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-22

gro. DEHAvEN, Genl Pass'r Agent.
Grand Rapids. Mich
II j. WINCHELL. Agent, Alma