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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-04-09
Senator FoxWeII And Friends Robbed

\ thief entered II room in the Mary
lmnd Hotel in Annapolis on Monday
night. occupied by Senator Garrett Fox
well and John Cummings. both Of Black :
and James Robinson. of Still Pond. Kent
County. while they were asleep. went
through their clothing and got away with
5000. The door of the room had been
left unlocked
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-04-09
CAPT. T.. s. AVIS.

Capt. f. $. Avis, L. :. A.. retired. ~
former commMns,am of cadets mt Delsl-
ware College. and ut the Wilmington
Military Academy. died at Dahonpga,
'ia.. on tn" first inst. He WIS President
of the Georgia Agricultural College when
h" died. His widow survives him. Their
only child, a son. died Gt Newark. about
thr"" years ago. Of typhoid fever
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-04-09
Dem Chickens Roasted Low.

Mrs Jacob Markee found three chicken
heads in her yard. on Delaware Avenue,
and eighteen fine fowls missing from
their roostS on Saturday morning 1t is
noteworthy that several bountiful poultry
Suppers have come off in town within
the past fortnight.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-04-09
Bold Burglars Liqht Booty.

Burglars broke II plate glass window
in the front of III. Il. Wilson's cigar store
i'll Middletown. Del. on Monday night
They took but little plumber and left by
WAY of II back window No clue to THEN
identity has been obtained.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-04-09
MRS. ELLEN MURPHY.

Mrs. Ellen Murphy widow of Daniel
Murphy. who formerly lived in the
Fourth District. died in the Catholic
Home. in Wilmington. Del. ON the 31st
nlt. Her remains were brought here and
inferred in the Catholic Cemetery, on
Friday h,st
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-04-09
PHILIP MULLEN.

Philip, the three months Old son of Mr..
and MIS-. Dennis Mullen. died Mt their
home. near Elkton, OH Monday. Inter
ment was made on Tuesday in the Elk
ton Catholic Cemetery.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-04-09
ELKTON TOWN COUNCIL

The Elkton Town Council met on
Wednesday evening, at O'clock Pre-
scnt-McSsrs. McQuilkin, Powers, Davis.
WitwOrth, the Treasurer and the Baililf
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Treasurer reported -
Rrrtil',>.. ST.13I.S2
Disbursements. i.1S1.S1
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-04-09

authorized to endorse the note of the
Maryland Water Company for seventy
hv" dollars $50 ut ninety days. from
April 1lth 1904. this being II renewal of
their note Uf that amount due oH that
day.
Harvey II. Mockcy was appointed
Judge anl William e. Frchly. Clerk of
the Town Election.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-04-09

Balance. ....... Slll.Ol
Warrants were authorized for the pay
mcnt of the following bills -
Maryland Water Company bal
anCc ON water rent. .S2l2. 20
l2lkton Electric Light and Power
Company for month of March. l23.1
T.. Il. " W. K. Il. Co.. freight on
four cars Of granite. ....... II. .4G
Met C'rE1hHn Glanite COMPANY.
rilc car of crushed stone. ... 1912
CadmuS Price. hauling. ...... 300
Charles :. Boul,lrn. hauling..... l7.2J
William y. Dean. hauling. ..... 1900
i. j. MrGrcaly. bailifr'N salary
fer mnnth Of March. ...... 41.GG
II. W. Lewis. TrcaSurcr's salary
for month Of March. ..... 2O.S3
William Hall days work. ..... SO
james Short. / days work ..... 300
The President ana Secretary were
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
HOW HOSTILE FORCES
MET IN THE BATTLE,

Toxic, May q, noon.-The Japanese
army swept the Russians from Kin
chou yesterday morning, and in des-
perate attack stormed the almost inn
pregnable position of the Russians on
the Nanshan Hill. west of Talien
Wan.
The battle ragged in the hills all
through the night and fragmentary
kilograms from the Japanese head
quarters report that the engagement
is still in progress; that the Japanese
are still pursuing the Russians south
from Nanshan and the head Of Talien
Wan bav.
The Russians had made elaborate
preparations to check the Japanese
movement south on the Liza Tung PEN
insula toward Port Arthur. They had
fortified the high ground on the south
extending to the east and west. The
extreme Russian right was at Hush
angtao and the extreme left at Nan
shan hill. This hill was the strongest
part of the line, a series of batteries,
strongly emplaced, crowded its crest,
while rife pits extended around it's
sides. Mines had been placed lower
down on this hill and around the base
on the northern and eastern sides were
stretched we'll made wire entangle-
ments.
Another line of defenses, also pro-
tected with wire entanglements, ex-
tended from Yen CHA Tung near the
head of Talien Wan bay. due north
of Muchia Ten. which lies south of
Kin Chou.
A strong Russian force was posted
at Kin Chou. 1t consisted of infantry
and artillery.
The Japanese first occupied the line
of hills to the east of Kin Chou. Their
position formed an almost perfect
right angle, showing it's north front
to Talien Wan and Its west front to
Kin Chou. Chiu Lichan village was
the apax of this angle; the extreme
right Of the Japanese line rested at
Chen Cha Tien. which is almost due
north Of Chiu Lichan, while the ex-
treme left was at Chiatsuho, a village
due east Of Chiu Llchan. Back Of
this angle the attacking force assem-
bled in complete security.
The Russians apparently attempted
to draw the Japanese attack last Satur-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28

Toxic, May %. 5 p. m.-Subsequent
reports received here indicate that the
stormine of Nanshan hill yesterday
was Il bloody affair. The Japanese
first centered their fire on the Russian
batteries. in which work they were
aided by four gunboats from Kin Chou
bay. They succeeded in silencing
many of the enemy's guns.
The Russians had constructed Sc
ries of trenches around the hill on a
terrace protected by wire entangle-
ments and other such devices.
The japanese made a series OF
rushes, but they were in vain. The
deadly rifle and cannon fire of the en-
envy checked them repeatedly.
Finally, at o'clock i'm the after
noon, the japanese reformed and
stormed the crest of the hill. The
Russians held to their position dogged-
Iy and it was o'clock in the evening
before the japanese finally gained
possession of the ridge.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
''END TO FICTION
OF TEMPORAL POWER"

Paris, May 27-After an exciting de-
bate, in which Premier Combes and
Foreign Minister Delcasse set forth
the action and purposes of the govern
ment towards the Vatican the Cham
Der of Deputies to-day, by an over
whelming vote, approved the course
of the government in recalling NJ. Nj
sard, ambassador to the Vatican, and
rejected all propositions of the eX-
treme element for an immediate disso-
luton of the relations between church
and state. The vote approving the
action of the government was 427 to
95.
A resolution proposed by M. Fer
rette, Republican Nationalist. inviting
the government TO negotiate with Pope
! Plus for a Eepa ration of church and
state. was defeated by 507 10 IS.
A motion by NJ Alard, Socialist TO
break off all relations with the Vati-
can and denounce the concordat was
defeated by 2s5 to 146.
Premier Combes took the initiative
in resisting all efforts to force the
government to extreme action, and his
request that all questions regarding
the separation of church and state go
over until next January has the eff
feet of postponing separation beyond
the present session of Parliament.
Premier Combes in his address said
the recall of M. Nisard signifies that
we cannot allow the Holy See to in
terpret the presence of our ambassador
in Rome in a sense favorable to its
claims or to make use of his presence
to justify pretentions which we reject.
1t also means that we will not allow
the papaey to intermeddle in our in
ternational relations, and that we in
tend to have done once for all with
the superannuated fiction of temporal
power which disappeared thirty-four
years ago.
"Some speakers urge us to denounce
the concordat without delay, but such
a serious step should be preceded by
measures guaranteeing the Republican
state against the political risks which
would be entailed by such q radical
change in its legislation and habits"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28

state of religion, which was adopted.
The committee had under considera-
tion narratives from seVenty-eighth out
of the eighty-two presbyteries, OF
these, seventy-three report attendance
upon services good; thirteen, very
good; seventeen, poor.
AS to the observance of family wor
ship seventy-five report sad neglect
and nine some improvement. Forty
one churches are given as generally OBJ
serving family worship and eleven
churches are noted as being without
one family altar.
SiXty-seven presbyteries report favor
able observance of the Lords Day, nine
more or less favorable, and seven note
desecration.
Thirty-six report home training. zof
children and youth as good, While for
ty report it as greatly neglected; seven
ty-two report Sabbath-school training
as we'll done
AS to the spiritual growth, thirty
seven report it general in their
churches, seven report large accessions
and thirty-one report no evidence of
spiritual growth.
AS to evangelistic work, seven re-
port large work, twenty-five some lit
tie, thirty-five very little and two
none.
The assembly adjourned sine die at
IL o'clock tonight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
ANOTHER PLEA FOR
PRESBYTERIAN UNION.

Greenville, Pa, May 27.-This after
moons session of the United Presbyte-
rian Assembly aroused the greatest en-
thnsiasm the organization has seen this
week. The occasion was the message
brought from the associate reformed
Presbyterian Church of the South by
it's representative. Rev. w. w. Orr OF
Charlotte, n. c. Eloquently he spoke
Of the churchs desire for union with
the United Presbyterian denomination.
We've been counting twenty-nine
years." said the Southerner, and it IS
about time the nuDtial ceremony was
performed. The old soldiers have for
gotten their differences. there is no
sectionalism in the Democratic or Re-
publican party, the professional and
business men have their national or
ganizations, both North and South gave
it's men for the nation in the Spanish
war. and why not we who hold the
same faith?"
An expression was taken, every mem
Der of the assembly rising to mis- feet
to give assent. amid great applause.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
GERMAN SQUADRON
AT NEWPORT NEWS.

Newport News, Va, May 27.-The
largest assemblage of German war
ships ever gathered at this port was
completed to-day by the arrival from
Port au Prince, via Charleston, of the
German cruiser Gazelle. There are
now here the four ships comprising
the American Atlantic squadron of
Germany. These are the flagship
Vineta, the gunboat Panther, the
cruiser Gazelle and the cruiser Fake
The two former ships have been in
port for the past week.
Both the Vineta and the Panther
are now tied up at one of the ship
yard piers awaiting the opportunity
to go into dry dock. The squadron
will be here for several weeks and
will receive extensive repairs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
TO WATCH INTERESTS
OF THE COTTON TRADE

Lucerne. Switzerland. May 27.-The
first international congress of Master
Cotton Spinners held its final meeting
on the summit of the Rigi to-day. A
permanent international committee. to
watch over the interests of the cotton
trade, was appointed. 1t consists of
nine members, representing Great
Britain, Switzerland, France, Germany,
italy, Belgium, Portugal, Russia and
Austria. Charles w. McAra, president
of the Federation of Master Cotton
Spinners' Association since 1894. and
first president of the Manchester Cot
ton Association. Is chairman. The
headquarters of the committee will be
al Manchester.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
OURT-MARTIAL FOR LEMLY
Demanded by an Attorney, But win
Not He Granted.

Washington, May 27.-George f.
ormsby. attorney for John Smith, for
merly a seaman in the United States
Navy, to-day filed with the Secretary
of the Navy formal charges against
Judge Advocate General Lemly, and
asked that the officer be tried by gem
eral court -martial on charges of false
hood and culpable ineficiency in the
performance of duty"
The charge grows out of the case of
Smith now before the Supreme Court
on appeal of the United States from a
judgment in the Court of Claims. Mr..
Ormsby contends that in moving for
an advance of the case on the court
docket, Capt. Lemly has made false
representations to induce the Secretary
of the Navy to sign certain letter
in connection with the motion to ad-
vance the case, the alleged false rep
reservations, being made, he charges.
to influence the court against his client.
The application o. Mr.. Ormsby that
the judge advocate general of the navy
be court-mart.aled will not be granted
by Secretary Moody.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
NORTHERN CHURCH
VOTED FOR UNION.
Color Question Brought Up in Its
General Assembly.

Color Question Brought Up in Its
General Assembly.
Buffalo, N. Y, May 27.-The general
assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States, by an over
whelming voice vote, to-day adopted
the report of the Committee on Union
with the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. The resolutions adopted in
cluded not only favorable action on the
report, but recommended certain other
steps to be taken to secure the union
of the churches and to make plain the
position of the church.
The question of the proposed basis
of union will now go to the presbyteries
of the general assembly If it is ap-
proved by vote of two-thirds of them.
the necessary steps will be taken at
the next general assembly to effect the
union.
The announcement of the result was
received with great cheering.
Elder Robert NJ. Alexander (colored),
| of Wexford, S. c., obtained the floor
in opposition to separate presbyteries
for the colored brethren. The terri
torial presbyteries, he said, would tend
to foster lower degree of morality
and false doctrine.
DR.. N. j. Niccols, of st. Louis en-
deavored to make clear that the church
made no race distinction, and that this
very plan was designed to bring all to-
! gether in the end as they are now
brought together in the assembly. 1--WE
have drawn no ecclesiastical color
lines" said DR.. Niccols, land with the
! national color line which God has
drawn, we have nothing to do"
On motion of DIR. James d. Moffat
it was resolved to apply the rule to
synods as well as presbyterfes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
SULLY DEMANDS THAT
THEY BUY 10000 BALES
His Firm Wants Receivers to Get
Cotton for Its Account.

New York, May 27.-A sensation was
created in Cotton Exchange circles to-
day when the suspended firm of D. ].
Sully & Co., made a demand upon the
receivers, now in charge of the firms
business, that they buy 100000 bales of
spot cotton for the firms account.
D. ]. Sully & Co. claim that they
were notified by one of the brokers
that their cotton had been sold out
and they therefore wish the receivers
to buy in 100000 bales of actual cot
ton. The present stock of spot cotton
in New York does not exceed 10000
bales, but on March II, when D. J.
Sully e. Co. suspended, the firm was
long of 100000 bales May contracts.
Claiming that they owed their Cot
ton Exchange creditors nothing, the
recently filed schedules made no men
ton of those creditors.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
FLYING MACHINE WAS
GIVEN ANOTHER TRIAL

Chicago. May pa dispatch to the
Tribune from Dayton, o., says:
The Wright flying machine, invent
ed by Orville and Wilbur Wright,
brothers, of this CITY, who made a
successful flight ait Kitty Hawk, N. c.,
in December last, has been given an
other test near this city, which the
brothers say was successful.
Secrecy was maintained about the
test and few witnessed it. The ma
chine, after being propelled hundred
feet, rose twelve feet in the air and
flew thirty feet, when it dropped. This
was due, the navigators say, to a de-
rangement of the gasoline engine that
furnishes the power.
In the fall the propellers were broken
and the test could not be repeated.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
IN THE FAR EAST.

Japanese have gained a signal
victory over the Russians at Kin
Chou. For sixteen hours the bat
tie ragged. and it was bloody. One
report has it that there were 1900
Japanese killed. This was over
drawned. but indicates hat there
were heavy casualties.
No official report of the battle has
been made to st. Petersburg, but
the fact of defeat is accepted at
the Russian capital.
The Japanese are now within
twelve miles OF Port Arthur, and
the Investment of that place is eX-
pected at once.
Proclamation of the blockade Of
the southern portion of the Lao
Tung peninsula is made by Japan.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
MCDONALD NOT GUILTY OF
MURDER OF MISS SCHAFER.

Bedford, Ind, May 27.-After being
out three and half hours, the jury in
the trial of James Mcdonald. charged
with the murder of Miss Sarah Schafer,
this afternoon returned verdict of
not guilty After the verdict was an
nounced there were cries of Good
Jim" and applause. Mcdonald was
formally discharged by the court and
left the court room. There was no
demonstration, as precautions had been
taken against mob gathering.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
SWEPT RUSSIANS
FROM THEIR PATH.

Toxic, May %, Noon.-The Japan
csc troops have swept all the Russians
from their dcfenses west of Talien
Wan bay. 1t is now improbable that
the latter will be capable OF Offering
any further serious resistance in the
territory north of Port Arthur.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
Condition of Qnnx.

Beaver, Pa, May Ex-senator NJ. S.
Quay passed a satisfactory day. is
sleeping quietly tonight, and his at
tendants profess to be we'll satisfied.
From the nature Of his dlsease, he may
live for a month or may succumb at
any time to a sinking spell. All the
members Of his family are with him.
Within the last few days the senator
has put his worldly affairs in such
shape that there would be no compli-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
NO CHANGE MADE IN
MATTER OF ADJUSTMENTS,

Los Angeles. Cal, May 27.-By the
decisive yea and nay vote Of AL to
1ss, the Methodist general conference
to-day decided not to make any change
in the church discipline in the matter
of prohibited amusenents. The ques-
tion Is one which has agitated the
minds Of the delegates to the present
general conference perhaps more than
been before it
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
GEORGE GOULD WILL
DABBLE IN POLITICS

New York. May 27.--The World to-
morrow VIII say
Republican politicians received with
much satisfaction yesterday a report
that George J. Gould is about to enter
politics, and that he will try at the
Forthcoming election for a seat in the
House of Representatives from the dis
trict Of New Jersey. which embraces
Lakewood, where he has his country
seat,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
IN BLOODY BATTLE JAPANESE WIN AT KIN-CHOU
STORMED NANSHAN
UNDER HEAVY FIRE
KEY TO RUSSIAN POSITION
TAKEN AFTER FIGHT LASTING SIN
TEEN HOURS.

Japanese Laid Their Battle Plans
Carefully and With Fine Judg-
ment-DescriptiOn of the Position
of the FOrces-An Account Says
the Retreat of the Russians Was
Practically "a ROut-Retired Upon
Port Arthur.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28
Honor for Mrs. Jackson,

Richmond, Va. May 27.-Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson and her grandchildren
are to be in Richmond next week, and
Tonight Lee Camp Of Confederate Vet
Grams decided 70 invite Mrs. Jackson
10 attend the Nashvk reunion yith
Il as AIS snecial guaaM - ~
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28

The Committee on the State Of Re-
tkion submitted a narrative on the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-28

Continued on Fifth Pagel
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-28
PEGASUS CHAMPS
IN BOXSTALL
BARD BEHIND THE BARS AT THE
COUNTY JAIL.
Claims the Muse Is Inf1amed by Scanty
Fare and Vermin-Jailer Pleased with
the illusions Which Knock His
Hostelry Poem Dedicated to His
DAD the Gem Of Collection.

A poet Of the people has appeared in
Donald, lad of 16, motherless, brought
up in the streets of Minneapolis, and
now sentenced to the state training
admiration of his fellow prisoners e1 and Ind
the jail officers.
Without education, the youngster has,
by his. own keenness, progressed far
enough to write ,doggerel out Of the or
binary. Burnett is a cheerful young
man and seems to enjoy his present life
better than any he has ever known. He
has sweet voice and improvises music
to fit his verses.
On Christmas Day, when all the pris-
oners were being entertained, the youth
ful yersltier was called upon. So I'M
expecttedly, good were his efforts that he
and Jailer Clausen is SO proud Of his
protege that he occasionally takes IA
vored guests into the boys ward to hear
the prodigy. A journal reporter was
entertained this morning by Master
Burnett, who sang with feeling the fol-
lowing: -.
THE PRISONERS PLANT.
Last night as I was sleeping I had a
pleasant dream.
dreamt Of old Wisconsin, just across
| the stream.
With little Maudie by my side, she swore
49,. she'd pay my bail
While I was broken hearted in the Hem
| nepin county jail.
They took me down to the station and
| locked me in number four.
My meals they were so scanty, I always
| wished for more.
My beds they were the poorest, my sleep
| would always fail,
And the bedbugs they would tickle me
In the Hennepin county Jail.
And now my song is ended; one word
before I go,
Every officer in the city has proved to
be my foe.
From sheriff down to turnkey this luck
has never failed.
had the blankedest treatment in the
Hennepin county jail
Another "poem' was 'tas good if not
BETTER The scene was laid in crimi-
snaa courtroom and a young boy was the
defendant, everything was proceeding in
an orderly fashion, when: g
The boy took out his cigarette, the Jury
near dropped dead.
He struck his father for a match. and
then his father said
Remember I'm his father, his mother
was my wife,
Don't let him off in a thousand years,
but send him up for life
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-28
CALLS HIM MURDERER
Paul :PielIe So Characterizes the Adult
terator of Foods.

The. public is demanding national
pure food law, in the opinion of Paul
Pierce of Chicago, editor of "What to
t Eat,i, and d. superintendent of food ex;-
lis -. ~ = - -
Mr.. Pierce says the only way to pro-
tect the American public from the adul-
iteration Of foods and drugs is to have
national supervision in the form of a
federal law. He maintains that legis-
lators at Washington are ignoring the
necessity for such law and that in
the meantime the poisoning of the public
thru drugs and foods continues unim-
peded.. Legislators, he says, confuse the
main issue by indulging in lengthy dis
cussions over minor details
Mr.. Pierce is in earnest on the subject
and brands the adulterator of drugs and
foods as a murderer.