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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-13
Rural Carriers Paw.

In the adjustment Of the salaries of
rural carriers in the postal service it has
been decided that all carriers appointed
before June 90, 1904. who were entitled
to the maximum pay of 5000 under the
rulUS which governed the establishment
Of routes at that time shall receive the
maximum Iay of ST2O The schedule
which became effective July /. 1904, and
recently announced will prevail in fix
ing the compensation of all carriers APP
pointed since June 80.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-13
Reduced Rates To Portland, Ore
Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account
American Mining Congress.

On account of the American Mining
Congress. to be held at Portland. Ore,
August % to p, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company will sell Iound-trip tick
cts to Portland from all stations on it's
lines from August If to H. good return
ing within sixty days, including date of
sale. ut reduced rates. For specific in
formation apply to ticket agents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-13
State Fire Losses.

Tho annual report OF Insurance Com
missioner Lloyd Wilkinson contains a
statement of premiums and losses paid
during the year ending December 81,
1908. These tables show that on fire in
surance there was paid S3,O65.21S prem
iums. and losses of 81 $40 67. Life in
Aurance premiums amounted to $7.231,-
9io. and death clains totaled BIB,
S33, showing a considerable increase in
premium receipts over losses.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-13
Opportunity to Buy Some
. a&ons Very Low.
will Sell the following 2O% below regular Price

Two Staver Carriage Co. rubber tire
Buggies.
I steel tire same make.
Staver surrey. These are genuine
bargains, are high grade and are the best
wearing wagons on the market l have
sold them for 8 years, fully guaranteed.
3 runabouts, rubber tire very low.
narrow body buggy, frst-class
wagon at great bargain.
l am going to close these wagons
out in August, it will pay you to see
them.
My other stock of buggies, carriages
and harness is complete.
Notice this statement. have no
cheap wagons at high prices, but have
good wagons at low prices.
Lot end hand wagons on hand.
l carry i'll stock and represent the
leading factories in complete line of Ag-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-13

ricultural implements, including McCor-
mick binders, Bickford & Huffman
and Ontario Grain Drills, Westing house
Gasoline Engines.
A postal card will bring HE to see
you or send you circular which ever you
desire.
l am general agent for the goth
Century Manure Spreader the latest
production of J. S. Kemp. The man
to whom every user of a Spreader must
pay tribute.
We have won out in every contest
with this machine, it has no equal for
durability, convenience of handling and
effective work, we have lately added
device for returning the flow, change
the feed, stop the feed without stopping
the reel, all without the driver leaving
the seat.
You can see this machine work on
the property of Mr.. R. II. Emory, near
Elkton, James +. Rutter, Battle Swamp,
VIM. Ewing near Kansas, Cecil Co., Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-13

Entrance examinations will be held at
any of the following named places, on
June 18th and 18th, 1904, if notice is sent
to the President: Newark, Middletown,
Smyrna, Dover, Milford, Georgetown,
Lewes, Seaford, Laurel.
Examinations for entrance will be held
in the College on September 18th and
I4th, 1904.
Candidates should present themselves
for examination in June, as they will
then have opportunity to make up at the
examination at the College in Septem-
Der any deficiencies that may be dis
covered.
Tuition free to all students from Del
aware.
For any information about the College
write to the President Catalogues sent
upon application.
GEO. A. HARTER. President.
apr Io 5mos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
DENIAL FROM OAKLEY.
Old High Rate No Longer Paid for
Lights, He Declares.

John T. Oakley. Commissioner of Water Supply,
Gas and Electricity, denied emphatiCaly last night
the report that by a Joker the city was paying
the old and higher rate for Welsbach gas lights.
According to the story, the old rate was SIS 10 a
year for every Welsbach burner used, and under
the new contract the Commissioner contracted for
Wesbach lamus S24 10 each a year, provided
that 225OO We're used, but If they not the old
price was prevail. The story went that this
requisite number not being used-it was several
hundred short, in fact. Commissioner Oakley in
denying the story said:
1t Is true that all the lights in use. but II
is absolutely untrue that we are paying the old
price of $23 10 for the lights. AS matter of fact
about hundred short in the city at the
present time. This is due to the fact that can
not get them placed quickly enough but they will be
very soon Just the new contract be-
operative, we had the advantage Of the new
rate. whether all the lights were in use, be
showed our intention of having them,
and gave orders for them. The cost falls there
fore the gas company, and they get only $24 70,
and not SIS TO That is all there is TO 1t. We are
not paying the high price, and the lamps being
put in just fast as they can be- The city gets
the benefit of the rate, and has from the mo-
ment the contracts were signed.
Controller Grout would not discuss the subject
at have no Information the subject" he told a
Tribune reporter, and can only refer you 10 Com
missioner Oakley"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
SUES f. L. c. KEATING.
administrator Of Estate Says He
Wihdre70 Money.

Frederick I. G.. Heating Commissioner of LII
censes, who is a lawyer, and Frank H. Cothren,
also lawyer are defendants in a suit which has
been brought against them by Edmund S. Hopkins
administrator de bonis OF the estate of CIenen-
tine Smith Of Providence, r. l. They are accused
Of Withholding $1.G4 from the estate, which is the
amount for which the suit is brought. Justice
Dickey. of the Supreme Court. Brooklyn, has de-
MED motion compel the plaintiff to file security
for costs.
County Clerk, Mr.. Hopkins alleges that he was en-
titled to award in proceedings to condemn
property in Morris ave. Manhattan. for public pur-
poses Heating, he declares pressed his services
on him, and in 1900 suggested that he had better
convey the property to Frank II. Cothrer, friend
of Heating. representing that he might suffer a
loss of the whole part Of the award because
certain personal creditors were making inquiries
gardng it. Ny. Hopkins declares he turned the
property over to COthren, and that later he was
told by Heating that Cothren had received part of
the award but the Controller had retained 10 per
cent Of it, as likely to be payable to Truman Bald
win who previously had been his attorney in the
proceedings and further sum of 81 700 on account
of taxes due He received q certain sum from
Kenting in payment of the money due. Later he
declares he learned the city had paid q warrant for
the full of the award $b,o5 "A. to Cothren,
who gave his receipt ~
tiff's claim of a secret trust in favor of Cothren
They alIege that he and his attorney threatened
10 take the case before the New-Yorl Bar Asso-
citation and have Keating arrested, but they dared
Is not brought in good faith, but TO harass and
annoy them and compel them to bay their peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
OFFERINGS AT THE STORES.

STERN BROTHERS, West Twenty-third-st will
show on Tuesday their first spring importations of
waists, robes, embroideries. cotton dress fabrics
dress silks and unmade linen and batiste
L. p. HOLLANDER 6 co, Nos. 22o and 900
Fifth-ave.. call attention to an annual clearance
sale beginning on Wednesday, of imported Paris
models, hats for women and children wool street
SUITS, ralnCoatS, black and white street and even
ing coats, velvet and corduroy suits, French Nan-
mel waists. htchWear, novelties, misses and chill
"ItH 5 dptaIcI' some coats and wool dresses silk
waists and some French handmade guimpes W
lord & TAYLOR, Broadway and Tyventletb-st
Fifth-aVe.' Nineteenth-st.. viii place on sale ON
Tuesday their new spring lines of imported and
"oiHeSt'c WASH faUrcs at moderate prices
sIMPsoN-CRAWFORD COMPANY sixtb.ava
Nineteenth to Twentieth st. announce an annual
sale OF ART ware, bric-a-brac. cut glass and china
az one-thiFd on also sale OF handkerchiefs and OF
tuI9' SUE tdS IN women coats, reductions in bed
sets, oriental carpets Il clearing OF silks al less
than haii value and some furniture with az least
One-thlrd on, ~ " ~
HLAhN' west Fourteenth and West Thirteenth
sts.' ca!is attention to sale of all wool crepe
aloatroSs clear up of laces. odd lots In up
hosiery children's garments and womens under
skirts at reduced Prices; white dress hats clear
arce sale OF waists. reductions In cloaks advance
styles IN organizes and gingha'nS. and black chif-
tru t2tIcluS. For Tuesday. untu I D. n. there are
morning sales in knit covers. wolnen's rain
coats run size comfortaol@S, velvet Administer
.Nt~' o'NS sweaters, mems Gamers hltr shirts. 81
rcH Gamers muir Ztbeline and mercertZed cotton
ilhItrOss.
a u. MATTHEW'S SONS. brooklyn, o0er Tor
Tuesday some corset covers at reduced prices. and
call aItsntlon TO their office furniture at about
linery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
GOT TO HOTEL TOO LATE
r. II. Roberts Had Harmed Friend
Who Found HIS Body.

DR.. Gustav Schoer president held a formal
meeting of the Board Of Coroners yesterday to
ascertain why the suicide of r. Humphrey Roberts,
the Pittsburg agent of the New-York Life In
surance Company, not made public for twelve
hours. Coroner GOldenkranz. who had charge of
the case, told Coroner SchoIer that he was called
to the Hotel Savoy at 7:3O o'clock on Friday
night. where he viewed the body and gave a per-
nit for its removal to the undertaking establish
ment of J. II. Fitzpatrick, No 217 East Thirtieth-
st. When asked why he did not inform the police
sooner. he said that 1t nearly midnight before
he able to complete taking testimony, owing
to the evident desire OF the hotel people to keep
the suicide a secret. Even after Coroner Golden
kranz had told of the suicide, those in charge at
the hotel denied that there had been suicide there
that any named r. Humphrey Roberts had
registered there
At the New-York Life Insurance headquarters,
one OF the managers of the agency department said
far the office had been able to ascertain. his
accounts with the company straight. w
Gordon Garrison, the agent of the company, who
found the body of Roberts at the hotel had re-
ceived letter from Roberts in which he had
threatened because of reverses in business, kill
himself Garrison arrived too late TO prevent him
carrying out his plan. II Roberts owned any Anal
gamated Copper stock, and had been specializing,
the company knew nothing about it.
The body of Roberts remained at FitzDatrick s
place yesterday, and in the absence of the under
days, would say what disposition would
be finally made OF it.
Detroit Mich. Dec PR. Humphrey Roberts
who committed suicide in New-York last night
was very prominent socially during his residence in
Detroit, and married Miss Phoebe Russell, daughter
of Alfred Russell a prominent lawyer here The
marriage resulted unhapplly and a separation fol-
lowed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
M'AD0O COMMENDs THE POLICE.
Calls Attention to the Emergencies of the
Year, Including the Slocum Disaster.

Police Commissioner McAdoo last night issued
letter. which read to the patrolmen at the
midnight change of shifts and which will be
read at the o'clock roIlcall to-day 1t says. in
part:
Warm, Sincere and Hearty Christmas Greetings!
The Police Commissioner takes pleasure in COM
mending the good work done by the police during
the last year. In addition 10 the ordinary police
work Of the last year have been added the SlOcum
disaster the handling of vast assamblages in and
out of doors. incident TO a Presidential campaign
and Election Day and Night the opening of the
Subway Rapid Transit Railway. the preservation
of law and order. and the marked degree of readl-
ness of the police quell disorder possible law
lesSucss by large numbers of persons several
occasions-in all the emergencies and trying crcUm-
stances the police force of this city have shown
themselves a spendidly efficient and highly in
telIigeIt body of men.
Where the patrol has not been as efficient as
desired it has been owing more to scarcity of
bers than any effort the part of the men post
discredtably to shirk their duties With the
cases where policemen have either been convicted
charged with breaking the law, the numbers
have not been sufficient to create any general mis-
trust the force Il whole. The number of police
convicted during the year in the courts, in pro-
portion to the whole number Of the force has been
very small
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
TRUST COMPANIES NOT TO MERGE.
Close Relations to Take Place of COMPETE
ton Between Two Concerns.

progress between the North American Trust Com
pany and the Trust Company Of America interests
it learned yesterday, have not their end
had the negotiations of last spring and 1905
a merger OF the two institutions, but simply substi
tuition of close relations for the competition which
has hitherto existed.
When the merger plan was abandoned for the
second time, now nearly year ago. Oakleigh
Thorne president of the North American Trust
Company, and his associates had acquired a larSe
block OF Trust Company Of America stock. Their
holdings have since then been materially increased
and at the annual meeting of stockholders OF the
Trust Company of America. on January IS eight
Representatives of the ThOrne interests II is Uu-
derstood, VIII become directors of the Trust Com
pany of America, the board Of which is divided into
three classes of eight members each the terms Of
office OF only one of these classes expiring next
month L Is understood that change is con
templated in the present officers of the Trust
Compa ~ Of America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
NEWSBOYS, BEWARE!
Schools and Police to join an En-
forcing Lac.

A renewed effort is being made through the
cooperation of the Police Department and the
Department Of Education to enforce the News
bow law City Superintendent Maxwell has sent
to all school principals a letter explaining what
action they should take. He says, in part:
You are requested to aid with all the weight of
schools in the provisions of this law and the i'm
portance OF its enforcement The law provides that
10 boy under ten years OF age SHAH sell newspapers
at any time, and no boy between ten and fourteen
and badge to be obtained at the Offices OF the dis
trict superintendent, issued upon written appll-
may sell papers before and after school, but not
Please send to your district experimenting lists
CT newsboys who have been truants or irregular IN
ton in school hours and Of boys under ten years
of age concerning whom there may be evidence or
night, Finally pleas DO everything in your, power
being engaged in the newspaper bus ness In VIOLA
ton OF this law to the serious detTiment OF their
ten years of age from selling papers, and of keep
p. m. boys under fourteen years of age. it will
compIish untold benefits to the children Of our city
Complaints have been arriving at the Depart
mcnt of Education all the fall that the news
boys were not compelled to comply with the
requirements of the law. Associate City Super
intendent c. E. Meleney. who has charge of the
truancy bureau, said yesterday that his truant
officers were not supposed to enforce this law,
but the entire matter lies with the police. The
police, it is said do not care to harass the
''ncwsies." District Superintendent Julia Rich
a few DAYS ago reported a policeman for
neglect in this respect. "Aw Wot dye tink ov
de loiks me pullin' in a kid not tree feet
high?" expostulated the officer when his sergeant
called him TO account de whole station would
be a-laughin at me-"
Miss Rchman and others say that the news
boys make their badges means Of profit. let
ting them out when not using them themselves
at five and ten cents day 1t is said that the
boys are neglecting to comply with the provision
of the law and that the police are generally care
less of the enforcement of the law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
SAY THE COUNT STOLE.
Norman de lie CreaSeSan Luis Held
in $1,000 Bail on Charge.

4 vouus French nobleman. Count Norman de lie
Creasesan Luis. OF a Bordeaux family. was ar
raigned IN the Yorl1ville Police Court yesterday,
charged with grand larceny, and was held in 81 900
bail for examination Tuesday. When arrested
the count said he was Wilton Gloster. but his
identity was learned through the complainant In the
case. John S. Corning. who lives in East Forty
seVenth-st-
According TO the police, the count lived at No.
81 Sixth-ave., having formerly lived in the house
Of Corning for whom he worked at times. Mr. Corn
ing said that the Freuchman had been introduced
10 him by a Walter Clark. The latter. it seems,
met the count about FIVE years ago. shortly after
his arrival IN this country and aided him in many
ways. When Clark. who lived in the Corning
house died the count went live there and worked
about the house.
The police say that he was robbing Mr.. Corning
systematically Silverware. bric-a-brac, gold and
silver caLdeabra bearskins and other articles dis
appeared. but no suspicion was attached to Count
Luis. It IS said that he spent the greater part Of
the nights away from home, and it was learned
that he freQuented places in the old and new Ten
-desloin.
-= Mr. Corning put the count under surveillance
ard the police were called into the case. For six
months prior to July q the Frenchman lived at
the Corning house. and then departed. y number
OF the missing articles Were traced TO 4 house in
West Forty-sixth-st. and when the police went
there for them. after The counts arrest. they were
readily given Up. Other tiI IS, including six can
-del2bra, found at drug store in Sixth-ave.,
- while tnree cut g4aSS bowls were recovered at a
pawn Office The counts attorney stated that his
client admitted guilt while under duTess, but de
lnandcd d examination. Corning was recognized
in court The who, last June, was arragne ed
charge Of petty larceny and who violated his
parole. Corning accused Of taking three OF
his own raz0rs which barber had honed and or
(which the barber had lien of 70 cents; Corning
was therefore arrested. and bail under the cid in
2 CiCtment continued.
The count SAYS he ran away from a palatia
home at BolGeux. and, wishing To escape further
college life, America. He has been
80 'SuDe' in several theatres. and has received
amounts OF money from home.
- Magistrate MAYO, in court, said that he though
she count showed good breeding and rare intelli
gence, and that the prisoner might be abba to ex
1piain away the cas-. Count Luis said Corning die
no more FOR him than any under the circum.
stances would do, denying that Corning had beer
for years his benefactOr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
WON'T BAIL THE ACTRESS
JEROME WILL OPPOSE 1T.
Her Counsel Not to Try-Miss Pat
ferson More Composed.

District Attorney Jerome yesterday afternoon
made his FIRST statement regarding Nan Patter-
son since the disagreement on the first triai- he
said:
II Will oppose any motion to admit Nan Patter-
son TO bail"
Thus a speedy retriai is practically certain.
Daniel OReilly of the actresses counsel, spent TWO
hours with her in the Tombs yesterday Afterward
he said that counsel had decided not attempt to
get bail The safest place for her, counsel be-
neved, was in the Tonbs she had been there
so long time. No attempt Will be made he sald
unless the District Attorney does not promise
speedy retrial. Counsel, lie added. would urge an
immediate retrial This ne said. was due TO the
fact that the defence had found some new, and
what il considers important. evidence He ad-
ritted that part OF this the finding of some
S2-calibre bullets in Young's trunk. Mr.. O'Reilly
said that Mr.. Rand admitted the finding Of the
bullets but contended that they belonged TO Mrs.
Young who had sometimes carried revolver.
Miss Patterson received thirty letters and tele-
grams from all parts of the country yesterday
One was made public. 1t was printed in paper
sent from Frankfort, Ind. The editorial comment
on the letter read: Most everybody who has read
the evidence in the Young case agrees with the
writer of the letter that Young killed himself
The paper addressed:
Miss Nan Patterson. whether in the Tomos or
Rt liberty, as she should be-"
The letter signed "Portia-" Mr.. O'Reily said
that Miss Patterson from handwriting on the news
paper recognized the sender Miss Flora Miller,
formerly q 'Florodora'' girl with her. The letter
reads. in part:
this writer, she believes that the extent or
the play woman's guilt is that she managed 10 IN
fatCate 8 not any smart fast man. and caused
him only TO illustrate the old saying as to a
fool and his money" but she made the poor weak
ling desert his wife and disgrace his relatives 10
such an extent that they forced him to go TO Eu-
rope. Drunk for days and nights before the time he
was 20 take ship; drunken yet that morning on his
way TO the pier his distress from parting with his
fair ''charner'' caused him to do what he should
have done q long time before he did-snuf out a
than useless HE ana now MS GeldliNCS III
willing to have It said that he did this entirely
natural and proper, and feeling, no doubt bitter
toward the woman in the case, would be glad TO
hang or imprison for life girl who is probably
more sinned against than SHINING.
AS for NE and as well as for others who knew
her I-we-would wager life that she IS innocent
And believe that Jerome and his associates prose-
cutting know IL.
The actress was somewhat more composed yester-
day II was late Friday night before she could be
induced 10 retire. Her handbag, packed all day
Friday, was unpacked yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
SEND irish GIANT" TO ALMSHoUsE.
He Is Seven Feet One Inch Tall-Used to
Make Much Money.

many museums OF America and Europe William
Connery. known The Irish Giant was sent to
the almshouse yesterday on his own application.
He is destitute
Connery is feet inch tall When eighteen years
old he began exhibiting. He travelled with Ellen
Even known as The Irish Giantess,' who
feet : inches tall. and they made considerable
money.
Connery used to hold 800 bill in his hand and
give 1t TO any one who could reach It. He seldom
had TO give the money. For the last five years he
had not exhibited There was no further demand
for his services For some time he has been
familiar figure in Fourteenth-st.. where he adver-
tiSed cement
Connery received the necessary authority to go
TO the island While in the waiting room Connery
had considerable fun with a patroman who is
stationed there This patroman is himself six
feet in height, but he was about a head shorter
than Connery. Connery is hfty-nine years old.