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The midland journal., 1900-05-04
Primary Meetings.

The Democratic voters of Cecil county are
hereby notified to assemble in primary meeting
in the several districts, at the usual places Of
holding primary elections, on
Saturday. 18th day Of May,
for the purpose of choosing five delegates from
each district to assemble in County Convention, on
Tuesday. 18th day of May,
and elect four delegates to the State Convention
to be held in Baltimore on June 9th, the duty of
which convention is to elect four delegates from
the State at Large, and two delegates from each
Congressional District to the National Democratic
Convention to be held at Kansas City, July 4th. to
nominate a candidate for President and can
ddate for icePresidento OF the United States, and
also to choose two electors from the State at
Large, and one eIector form each Congressional
District, favorable to the election of the candi-
dates for President and viee-President, who shall
be nominated by the said convention at Kansas
City.
The County Convention hereby called, is also
required to choose four delegates from Cecil
county to the Congressional Convention to be held
at Havre de Grace on August 18th, for the purpose
ofnominating a candidate to represent the Second
Congressional District of Maryland in the next
Congress.
The polls will open at 2 O'Clock p. m. and close
att. The following gentlemen are authorized to
act as judges or to select substitutes:
First District-z. Porter l-usby, James P. Mccoy,
George w. Lockwood.
secound District Or. Joseph v. Wallace, Henry
Jones, Harry Bouchelle.
Third District-Frank R.. Scott, Il. Winfield
Lewis, Henry II. Gilpin.
| Fourth District-Charles R. Biles John w.
Quein, George NJ. Campbell.
| Fifth District--Dr. P. B. Housekeeper, Andrew
Anderson Charles W. Shippers.
| Sixth District-Joseph b. Fryer, Horatio j.
Sheppard, Arthur M. Tosh.
Seventh District-Wm. T. Patten, BARLEY Kelly
! John J. Ruek.
Eighth District-Merritt S. McNamee. John M
Rawlings, John II. McGuigan.
| Ninth District-Wm l.. Mearns, Joseph T.
| Groves, E NJ. Kirk.
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs,
ALEXANDER PEOPLES,
| r. E. JAMAR,
Members State Central Com. for Cecil county.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04

The Filipino war has degenerated into
killing the natives, who appear to be
offering no resistance, having no longer
any meaus. Our soldiers break in upon
the natives in their villages and shoot the
unarmed people as they run to escape
their pursuers. A thousand victims IN
one week about the middle of April OF
this wholesale murder is reported. The
purpose seems to be to keep up pretense
of war till after the election, in the hope
of helping Mckinley The most disgrace
full chapter in Americun history is now
being enacted.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
Property Transfers.

VIM. l.. Gross and wife, to Pris-
ella S. Brown, land and improve.
mcnts in Pilot Town, S275.
VIM. Fl. Rothrock to G. L. Cole,
land in Seventh district. ON road
leading from Aiken to the Perry
vile and Principle Furnace road,
$40.
/. D. Davis to Eugene Feucht,
"Green Hill" farm, in Third dis
trict, containing 81 acres, 81, ,150.
l.. 9. Boyntnn, S. E. Johnson
and Edwin Boynton, to Thomas E.
Foran, lot at Port Deposit, $l25.
w. III. Eder and Sarah G.. Elder,
to Eder Public Park Association OF
Elkton, % acres of land in Elkton,
81.
Nicholas Mele and Mary Ann
Mele, 6 acres OF land lying ON Elk
ton North East road, $3.50.
Hiram T. Brown and Alice NJ /.
Brown to Lydia A. Hindman, land
and property in Sixth dist, 81, ,29O
Elizabeth N. Willis and others,
Ezekiel Bayard, land in Cecil Co.,
$3.50.
John S. Writ, executor of Wm.
r. Freeman, TO B. +. jackson, two
lots and improvements in Cecilton,
81 1866.
B. +. Jackson to Enoch S. Short,
property above, 81.
Ann B. Moore to her son, Sam'l.
H. Moore, "Long Laneo in Eighth
district, IS.
w. C. Henderson and wife to j.
A. Crockett, lot in Fourth dist, $50.
Priscilla S. Brown to Walter s.
Fox, farm of l2a acres in Eighth
district, $3.50.
Deborah M. Major and Thomas
Major, her husband, to Missouri G..
Gregg, interest in lot in Fourth
district, 500.
Perryville Real Estate and I'm.
proyement Company to Jeanette
Stump, lot No, 211 and improve
ments at Perryville, 81, 100.
w. 7. Warburton, attorney, to
Cooperative Savings and Loan
Association of Baltimore, Geo. w.
Miller property on Bells Lane,
Elkton, $45S.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Only one-third of the population of
Calcutta are females.
Land in England is 300 times as val
liable now as it was eco years ago.
Khartoum may now be reached from
Cairo by boat and rail. and hotel with
room for co guests has just been COM
pleted at Khartoum.
A foreign royalty is having plum
pudding made in London which COM
tains a silver casket guarding a dia=
mend and opal brooch worth 6 100.
In all Ceylon there are only 5000 Eu-
The island is almost as large as Ireland,
and tea planting is the chief industry.
The harbor of Queenstown is three
miles long, two wide, almost entirely
sheltered, and as safe as it is capacious.
The whole British navy may safely ride
within Its area.
In the Drakensberg mountains, In
Natal, is natural formation known as
Napoleon's lkop. 1t gives an excellent
bust representation of the little corr
poral.
Count Otani, a Buddhist dignitary of
high standing in Japan, is about to Wis
it America and Europe. His adherents
include some of the wealthiest natives
in Japan, and they have raised 900
for his expenses, SO that he may travel
in State.
In Russia women are employed as
apothecaries. In the state and mu-
nicipal dispensaries women prescrip-
tion clerks stand on the same footing
as men, while in the large cities like ST.
Petersburg, Moscow and Kew there
are pharmacies in which the business
Is conducted entirely by women.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
Mrs. Elizabeth o. Alexander.

Mrs. Elizabeth o. Alexander,
widow of the late James X. Alex
ander, and sis er of w. w. Hop
kins and 4. G. Hopkins, of Port
Deposit, died on Thursday morn
ing, April 26, in Oxford, while on a
visit to Mrs. Emma Rogers. a rela-
tive, after an illness from pneu.
monia. She resided in Riverton,
N. j., with her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
s. Washington. Mrs. Alexander
was a niece of the late Jacob Tome,
of Port Deposit. She leaves one
daughter and three sons.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
rlrs. Margaret II. lamar.

Mrs. Margaret Hollingsworth
lamar, wife of DR.. John II. lamar,
died at her home in Elkton on
Sunday morning, after a lingering
illness, at the age of So years.
Mrs. Jlmar was a member of the
weli-known Hollingsworth family
of Cecil county. She was the
youngest daughter of William and
Mary Evans Hollingsworth, being
born at Elk Landing, the family
homestead, in 1885. Her funeral
was held Wednesday afternoon,
interment in Elkton Presbyterian
cemetery.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J CHENEY & Co., Props,
Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last IS years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus
mess transactions and financially able TO
carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
WEST s. TRUAX,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
An Epidemic Of whoopInr Cough.

Last winter during an epidemic o
whooping cough my children contracted
the disease, having severe coughing spells
We had used chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy very successfully for Group and nat
urally turned TO it at that time and found
it relieved the cough and effected com,
plete cure.-JoHN E. CLIFFORD, Pro
prietor Norwood House, Norwood. N. Y.
This remedy for sale by Eli T. Reynolds,
druggist.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
Samuel M. Passmore.

Samuel w. Passmore, formerly
of this town, where he conducted
the greenhouse business for a num-
ber of years, died at West Chester
on Saturday, aged rs years. A
widow and nine children survive
him.
The funeral was held on Monday;
interment in Friends burying
ground, West Chester.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
A Sweet Nut for Republican Farmers
to Crack.

Nails and barbed wire within fourteen
months have been advanced one hundred
and eighty per cent; where one year ago
it took three bushels Of wheat to buy one
hundred pounds of wire or nails now it
takes eight bushels. The Republican
trusts did it. Coal oil and gasoline have
been advanced in the same manner.
These are the farmers light and stove
fuel.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04

A portion Of the American people have
become purblind from constant reitera-
ton of dazzling prosperity, all of the rays
of which center in Wall street and
emanate thence as highly diluted tritura-
tions to the rest of the country.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
To the People.

We sell Groceries, Provisions Salt Meats Lard Bologna
Sausage Teas Coees (when good strong coffee
Sculs Fancy Rio, when need of mild coffee, Scus
Fancy Santos Syrup barrels superb N O. Moasses
tap William Bros Pickles. loose and in bottles. Dried
Fruits Peaches Apples and Aprcos Canned Goods Salt by
the H. SACK Worcester brand Fine Salt in small sacks and by
the barrel loose We this buherng business
know of its quality OF the different grades of Flour handle
"Pilsbuy's Bes leads the world We sell it, Agateware,
Wooden and Willow Ware Wash Boilers, &c.
Very respectfully yours,
tlssOe @ OSSa RiSns sS1sy sSn sss Md b F. NICHOLS
Grocery and Provision Dealer.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04

The Office holders primaries of the Re
publican party will be held tomorrow
afternoon to elect FIVE delegates to attend
the Office holders county convention at
Elkton May 7, to choose four delegates to
meet at the office holders State conven-
ton at Baltimore May 9th, ETC., etc.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04

A million tons of hay have been export
ed from New York and Canadian ports to
South Africa since the war commenced;
so, 900 horses and $1,000 mules have been
sent to the same destination in the same
time. The price of hay has doubled on
account of this unprecedented and sudden
demand.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04

Nineteen hundred workmen went on a
strike on May Day in Philadelphia. They
demand more wages and shorter hours.
What unreasonable fellows these work
men are not to be satisfied with the most
prosperous times this country or any
other ever saw. The trust papers say So
The midland journal., 1900-05-04

Brewers are red hot over the war tax on
beer and demand it be abolished. Blame
will be placed on McKinley's admins
tration if the bill fails to pass. It will
pass. Mckinley is afraid of the liquor
power as a baboon is of a serpent.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
DEATHS.
George Bennett.

George Bennett, son of the late
Victor Bennett, of Elkton, died
suddenly at the home of his mother
in Elkton Monday morning, aged
about 40 years. He is survived by
a widow and one daughter.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04

For the benefit of those desiring to visit Clncin-
natl during the session of the Peoples Party
National Convention, May 9, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell tickets from all
stations at the rate of one rst-cass fare for the
round trip. Tickets will be sold and good going
ON May only, and returning leaving Cincinnati
not later than May IL.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
Shoes.
Furniture, Carpets and Styaw Mattino.

Customers far and have learned the point of all
points to purchase any article embraced in this depart
ment That lot Of rolls of Straw Mating is rapidly
going out Full line of Rag Ingram Brussels Moquet
Administer and Velvet Carpets, laid free of charge Be
on the alert and Bedroom Suit the low prices
we are now quoting.
We sometimes notice advertised prices that are some
what amusing to us; advice not pay those big
prices for Carpets and Furnture there necessity
form and the advantage which the cash base al
ways insures
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
Friday. May A. 1900.

Carroll D. Wright, U. S. statistician,
says the average value of labor is $40 pei
day.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
BUFFINGTONS'
Waists and Skirts.

The Spring invoice is mainly on our shelves
Linen Plque, Duck and Covert Skirts nicely trimmed
and fashioned in pleasing way
White Waists with insertion or shredded fronts
gotten up by expert makers in approved manner
Chidren's Wash Dresses and Ladies' Wrappers in
abundance We ask you to examine the general make
up of our Wrappersscrutnize every detail as we fat
ter ourselves with having the very best on the market
Clothing
With room 7ox45 feet, full to overAowng, we GER
tainly meet your ideals for Clothing Fancy Wor-
steds Staple Cassmers and Blacks of various weaves
Single or doublebre Vests, Mems Working Pants
and Shirts at prices that leaves balance in your pocket
book for other purposes
Ladies Goods of various kinds now displayed on
hrst and second oor representing the largest most
complete line we have shown.
Shoes.
Too much cannot be said about our Shoe stock
Buhngtons Specials leads the county-price $2 $225
$3.50 and $33 Having given this department close and
earnest study after careful research present the line
to an intelligent public for their verdict
There is one thing, however, we want you to do
compare $I.25 and so Shoes with any you have
seen in fact compare them with any IS cents higher
priced About 900 pairs left of this special lot and at
present price of leather no hope of replacing them
The midland journal., 1900-05-04

Reduced Rates ID Cincinnati via
Pennsylvania Railroad, account
Of Peopia's Party National Con-
The midland journal., 1900-05-04
The Man From rlars.

Members State Central Com. for cecil county.
The midland journal., 1900-05-04

The Democratic voters of Cecil county are
hereby notified to assemble in primary meeting
in the several districts, at the usual places Of
holding primary elections, on
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-10
ADIT. GEN. CORBIN'S RECORD.
The Result of the inquiry IL Yer!
Likely to Make senator Pe'i-
grew Wish He Hadn't.

Washington, March THE resoln
tion adopted by the senate calling 1or
a complete record of the court-martlal
which tried Adjt.-Gen. Corbln when
lieutenant-colonel of the Fourteenth
colored infantry on a charge OF cow
ordica and other information as TO
his military career, called for mass
of papers that will require week S
time TO copy, according to the estimate
of the war department. Gen. Corplh,
in anticipation of the reply, addressed
10 Senator Davis, of Minnesota, an APP
peal for an immediate examination OF
his so!dicrly record from the day he
entered the service cf the United
States as a 19-year-old boy, 80 years
ago, up to the present time. More
over, he authorizes the senator to pre-
sent his (Corbin's) resignation to the
president if the search reveals sug-
pes"on of unworthiness. The letter
includes the findings Of the court
martial which most honorably ac-
quilted Leut.-Col. Corhin of the
charge, Gen. Grants letter comforting
upon him two brevets for gallant serv-
ices at the time he was charged with
cowardice, and, finally, letter from
the colonel of the regiment who pre-
ferred the charge, praising his work in
tbo campaiun
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-10
"THE HOLY FAMILY" SEIZED.
uc,he,s, Famous Picture Seized In
New York by Treasury Agents
for Undcrvaluntion.

New York. March IA special in
spector of the customhouse and a spe-
cial agent of the treasury have seized
Reubens' famous picture, 1.-The Holy
Family" at the gallery of Fifth ave
nue. dealer. The painting was entered
at the local customhouse, on Decem-
Der II last, by Eugene Fichoif, an ART
dealer. 1t was valued at $4,000, and
was passed by the United States APP
praiser, and duty was paid on the
fixed valuation. 1t has been ascer-
tained that the painting was UNDER
valued some 100000, having been sold
AT executors sale of the estate Of Sir
Cecil Miles, bart, in London, last May,
for GS,715, or about $4,000. The selz-
ure was ordered because OF this al
legged undervaluaton. The case will be
resubmitted to the United States gen
cral appraisers, and should they orde:
a so per cent. increase on the original
valuation, the picture will, under the
law. become an absolute forfeiture te
the United States government,
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-10
THE LAWTON FUND CLOSED.
Nearly One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars and all Letters Received
Turned over 10 the widow.

Washington, March 7.-An interest.
ing scene occurred ut the Riggs ma
tionnl bank, Tuesday, when the fund
raised by n grateful people in recog'
milton of the services Of the late Maj
Gen. Law,on was formally transferred
to his widow, The parties to the
transaction were Mrs, Henry C. Law.
ton, Adjt.-Gen. Corbin, Acting Com
missioncr-General Weston and Mr., G.,
c. Clover, the lnst-named representing
the bank.
Gen. Corhin, rs treasurer Of the fund,
drew creek for sos, ,i01,O7 in favor OF
Mary c. Lawton, and saw that It was
transferred to her credit on the books
Of the bank. At the same time his
act MS treasurer cf the fund was
closed Gen. Corbin said he did not
care for a receipt for the funds, but
Mrs. Lawton insisted on giving him
one,
In addition TO the money the com.
mittee also turned over to Mrs, Law.
ton all the letters received from sub.
scribers TO the fund, many Of which
contained beautiful tributes to the
memory Of her late lamentcd husband,
On his return TO his office, Gen, Cor.
bin received check for S25 from Mr.,
James G. Carter, which the sender
asked to have added to the Lawton fund,
explaining that he would have sent
II earlier, but he had been out Of the
country. It will make the total fund
! sos, ,i32.O7.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-10
Arksnsaa Fire Insurancs.

The total fire insurance business done
in Arkansas during the year 1889 is
given in statement issued by Insur-
ance Commissioner Sloan, which shows
a total of s93s,2s4 in premiums and
e619, 200 in losses incurred, or ratio OF
loss to gain of 65.97 per cent, compared
with per cent of 30. 81 in 1898 business.
1t is claimed insurance business cannot
be done proftably at less than So per
cent profit. Excluding from the busi-
ness done small amount of marine
business by the Insurance Company of
North America, the per cent of loss to
gain on fire risks is 66.15.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-10
Fire at Bearden.

The little town of Bearden, in Qua.
chita county, suffered heavy loss from
fire one night last week. The fire
broke out in the Bearden hotel and
spread rapidly to the adjoining build
ings, entailing losses aggregating sl5,-
900. The principal losses are: d. W.
Fultz, Bearden hotel and contents,
1000; insurance small; w. j. Stephen
son, hotel, loss $4,000; Stephenson &
Lee, merchants, loss $4,000; small in
surance; W. e. Sloan, grocer, loss $780,
Mrs. Fultz, boarding house, loss $3.50;
II. S. Virgins, merchant, loss 81 500; w.
NJ. Gatling, two-story building, store
and lodge room; loss $1,000.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-10
AN AMERICAN PANTHEON.
Nunidccnt GIT Towards the Erec-
tion of II Hall of Fame on UNI
vcrsity Heights, " Y,

New York, March THE council OF
New York, March 5.-rhe council OF
New York university has accepted u
gift Of 100000 for building on Uni
yersity Heights, to be called the Hall
of Fame for great Americans. II Is
proposed to model il after the Ruhmes
Halle at Munich. 1t will be in the
form Of a semi-circle, rounding out
toward the west, 50G feet long, 10 feet
wide, and no feet high. Within the
colonnade panels viii be placed, bear
ing the names of Americans deemed
the greatest in their respective fields
The contract has already been let to
John j. Tucker, who will place the
subcontracts within week and begin
work. The name of the donor of the
100000 is not made public.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-10
Railrnai Nald.

The Stuttgart & Arkansas River rail-
road was sold last week at public out
cry by Master in Chancery Waters to
John M. Taylor, trustee. Mr. Taylor's
bid of $50, 900 was the only one offered.
The road was built ten years ago by
Thomas II. Leslie and L. NJ. Gillet, OF
New York. For the past five years it
has been in the hands of a receiver
Samuel w. Fordyce, and A. Y. Stat
ford, manager. The road is forty miles
in length, its terminals being Gillet and
Stuttgart. 1t has a very small amount
of rolling stock.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-10
BIG FORTUNES IN COTTON.
81. Louis Spectators HIVE Roundcb
Up Two Million Dollars Dur
Ing the Recent Advance.

st. Louis, March 7.-Rcsidents Of st,
Louis have made $2,000,000 in cotton
IN the past 60 days. Members of the
ST. Louis cotton exchange are to-day
the happiest and best-natured men in
the city, The sudden rise in the price
of cotton, with the resultant profits TO
cause. One firm, II close corporation,
controlled by but two men, is credited
with having made an even 100000
alone, and individual factors and com
mission men have made sums varying
from $4,000 10 100000,
st. Louis traders claim that the adj
vance is legitimate, and has come to
stay.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-10
BRIEF MENTION.

The berry growers of Washington
county have organized.
The peach crop in Northern Arkan-
sas will be almost total failure.
A new court house, to cost $50 900, is
to be erected at Walnut Ridge.
Gov Jones carried Faulkner county
for United States senator by SO major.
ity,
c. +. Cash, sport, lost q wallet con-
tanning $1,000 in Hot Springs bath
room.
The steamer George Waters sank at
Arkansas City during a severe wind
storm.
The residence of Judge II w Wells
at Monticello was destroyed by fire last
week.
A cotton seed oil mill is to be erected
at Hope,
j. B. Luckett, OF near Helena, took q
dose of morphine for neuralgia and died
soon afterward.
Five prisoners escaped from the Little
Rock calaboose by saving the bolt to
the iron door,
Annie Griffith, aged 90, committed
suicide at Camden by drowning in the
Ouachita river,
The first through train over the Lit.
tie Rock & Hot Springs railroad was
run March 4th,
Bishop Fitzgerald, who was stricken
with paralysis several weeks ago, is
gradually improving.
John Green indicted At Arkadelphia
| for the murder OF Garland IIardage,
was granted bail in the sum Of $4,000,
For the second time in two month
the postohice at Stamps was looted by
burglars. In the last robbery the safe
was blown to atoms,
Bishop Edward Fitzgerald Is slowly
improving from the stroke of paralysis
he suffered about two months ago, He
is stll at Hot Springs.
A news agent named Cole running
between Little Rock and Cofleyville,
Kas., become suddenly insane from the
excessive use OF cigarettes.
Grading on the Eureka Springs ex-
tension was begun last week.
Mr.. c. G. Reid will succeed Hon. W..
l.. Terry in congress, having carried
enough counties to insure his nomipa'
tion.
David Compton, n farmer near Sloan
Springs, raised 600 worth OF tobacco
on one acre OF ground last season, and
will plant large crop this year
Dennle Glen, whose home was u,
Little Rock, was run over and killed by
u freight train near Mablevale, Pulaski
county, lie was about iS years Of age
A heavy freight engine collidcd with
u switch engine in the Cotton Belt yards
at Texarlsana, Engineer George Car
der was dangerously injured,
jim Stubblcneld, colored, was found
dead In ditch at Des Are. II is sup
posed Stubbleheld fell into the ditch
at night during rain-storm and was
drowned.
G. o. Barnett, wanted at Lake
Charles, La., for embezzlement, was
captured at Hot Springs last week. He
refused to return to Louisiana withou,
requisition.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-10
THE BEST HE COULD PROCURE.
Authorship Of the Puerto picar
Tariff nm Ascribcd to sccre-
tnry Root.

Washington, March 7,--As the 0n
thorship Of the Puerto Ricon tariff bill
has been ascribed TO Secretary Root
by member of the ways and means
committee, II may be proper to state
that the secretary himself drew up the
bill, but only rs an alternative meas
urc, upon representations by some Of
the republican members of the com
mittoc TO the effect that II wns the best
possible legislation, While conscnting
to draft the bill under these circum-
stances, Secretary Root declared that
he stll held TO the opinions on the
subject expressed in his annual report,
and favored all that could he done for
Puerto Rico. These facts are from thu
highest authority.