The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-07-16

known as that of Fort Stevens, in which
q officers and 80 men were killed, and
8 officers and 1871 men were wounded.
On the 18th inst. Il fine monument will
be unveiled in commemoration of tie
event. 1t has been erected ON thu
act spot where President Lincoln is
/ During the past week the people of
! Washington have been shocked by two
dreadful crime$-thc shooting on the ith
of July of Policeman Smith. who has
since died. by Il young L. s. Cavalry
Officer who was drunk; and the brutal
murder in San Francisco of n popular
young lawyer. only II years of age. .Jno
J. Hill. widely known and beloved in
! this city. who was on his way to Manila
to fill a Government position The UNI
timely death of Mr. Hill is uncommonly
sad. as he was unusually mild and in
/ offensive. highly educated and refined
| and Il graduate in law of the National
L University, where he took tho highest
| honors. The mystery surrounding his
| death has not yet been distSipated 1t is
only known that he made all arrange
ments to sail for Manila on the day he
died. He was found early in the morn
ing on Mission street, San Francisco. in
an unconscious condition. and died with
out regaining consciousness the after
! noon of the same day. The autopsy
revealed that hehad been struck Il blow
on the back of the head and that he died
from conclusion of the brain. The the
DRY of the san Francisco authorities is
that he was set upon by thugs. knocked
SenSeless and robbed. His classmates
in this city have published resolutions of
sympathy and appreciation. The police
man left Il wife and six children to
mourn his loss. Recently there have
been four homicides in Washington and
last week there were three suicides.
Typhoid fever as the result of drink
ing impure water has begun to appear
in this city, and the health officer has
issued warming that at least during July
and August all drinking water should
be boiled. A filtration plant is being
built in Washington but it is vet far
from completion. The water of the Po-
tomac, which supplies the Capital is
often very muddy. as the river quickly
becomes turbid after every rainfall. The
danger of summer resorts is that if a
drought prevails, or the servants are
careless, the drinking water may become
contaminated and typhoid fever follow
as a result.
Excavations for the new National Mu-
scum which il tostand on the north side
of the Mall have been begun. 1t will
be a two-story structure of granite, and
will have p acres of flooring. The cost
is to be So, 500. 900. Already it is thought
that there are enough articles in the old
museum to fill the new one. One of the
well-known men connected with the mu-
scum is Prof Otis n. Mason. who has
recently suffered from stroke of par
alysis. He gives it as his opinion that
blonde women are becoming Scarcer and
scarccr every year. How the professor
knows is not stated. He seems to be
little off: possibly he is color blind.
He says the cause is because blonde wo-
men marry brunette men. Alas! il this
theory is true in time there will be no
color linc-all Americans will be poly
chroma1ic. composed of rcd. yellow,
brown and black and pure white, which
is no cr'Dr ut all. will disappear. An
thropology is Il wonderful science. 1t
can Indicate the color of the coming
man.