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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
!. Bounty for Coyotes.

n sheepmen have made an
| with an experienced trap
1 him s2.75 for coyote scalps
hope by so doing to rid
',,s Of these destructive ami
|arh sheep raiser pays ac-
N the number of sheep he
tthe sheepmen in other sec
md adopt similar methods,
,ould soon be as scarce as
other native animals that
Ioee SO numerOus.-Spray
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
New PastOr ut Irrlrnn.

Rev. j. V. Crawford went to Irri-
gon today on matters connected with
church affairs. Rev. McIlvaine, the
former pastor of the Irrigon Christian
church. has resigned on account of
sickness. Rev. Crawford has been
assigned the vacancy for one-half the
time.-Heppner Gazette.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
Fine Stock Winter,

r. H. Stilwell, who was in Heppner
on business the latter part of the
week, says stock are doing fine, and
now that feeding time is at last at
hand, owing to the snow, stock are
i'm fine condition generally to with
stand the rigors of winter. There is
an abundance of hay in all sections
of the county.-Heppner Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
nONG THE EXCHANGES
4 THE INLAND EMPIRE

warmer weather is greatly desired for
the sheep. About eight inches of
snow now lay on the ground. On
January lS the thermometer fell to
zero and In some localities it was
five degrees below. AS 1t grew warm
er rain fell, freezing as it fell, max
ing II very bad for sheep.-The Dalles
Chronicle. 'e'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

STATE OF OHIO, CITY Or iobEDo'
LUCAS CONTY.--ss. 4.
senior partner of the firm of +. j. Cheney
& Co, doing business In the City OF 70.
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and tnst
said firm will pay the sum Of ONE uuN.
DRED DOLLARS for each and every ease
Of Catarrh that cannot be cured py tne
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed 10
my presence, this 9th day OF December
A. ID. 1886. .soN
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internaiy'
and acts directly on the blood snu n,u, ~,
cous surfaces OF the system. senu ioi
testimonials free. r.,.a. n
Sold by Druggist, price 75c, ..
tion
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21

HELIX BOTEL-uNDER NEW MANAGE.
ment. Good meals and clean beds. IL
YOU come once you will keep a-coming.
only white help employed. Especial at
tentIop given to commercial travellers. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. p. Navin, proprietors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
n Winter at ShanilSO.

|adents up in the ShanilSo
bOOd say this is the coldest
|nOvn for several years, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
FRATERNAL ORDERS.

r. p. O. ELKs, PENDLEToN LODGE,
No. oSs. Regular meetings first and
third Thursdays Of each month. All
brothers visiting In the city most e9sal
block. Court street. Thomas FitE Gerald,
n r.: C. q. Bean, secretary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
BoARDING AND LODGING.

THE ALTA HOUSE, OR THE WORKING
streets First-class accommodations rea'
sonable rates clean beds, neat rooms !;
feed yard In connection. 8. c. Bitner,
Proprietor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
INSURANCE AND LAND BUSINESS

HARTMAN ABSTRACT co. MAKES
reliable abstracts Of title to all lands
In Umatllla county. Loans on city and
Farm property. Buys and sells all kinds
~ real estate Does a general brokerage
business. Pays taxes and makes Invest
ments for non-residents. Reference, any
bank In Pendleton.
G. A. HARTMAN, Pres.
q. A, HARTMAN, JR., Vice-Pres.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENDLE.
ton. Capital surplus and undivided
profits, 5000, 900 Transacts gen.
eral banking business. Exchange bought
and sold on all parts Of the world. In
terest paid on time deposits. Makes
collections on reasonable terms. Levi An
kney, president: W. r. Matlock. viee-presl-
dent G. NJ, Rice, cashier; George Hart
man, Jr., assistant cashier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21

ATHENA HOTEL, LEADING HOTEL IN
the city, $1.00 to $3.50 per day. 81. =.
Mlllen, proprietor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
TRANSPORTATION LINES.

Q! PSI.
as ssssEg sSsEsGH GH-
Mp UNION PACIFIC
TWO TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY
Through Pullman standard and Tourist
Sleepers daily to Omaha and Chicago !;
tourist sleeper daily to Kansas City I;
through Pullman tourist sleeping cars.
!psr.onslliS r.ni,,cs eondSstsd sS.s weekly tS chi
the East daily.
TIME SCHEDULE FROM PENDLE-
TON.
EAsTBoUND.
AEtNo. DOpAEN
No. 2, Chicago Special 8 80 D. N. 30 D. N.
No. Q, Mall Express I :S5 q N. 4 :<5 q. N.
wEsTBoUND.
Arrive. Depart
No. 1. Portland sps
cial ........... 8 80 O. n. 80 q. m
No. 5, Mail and Bx-
press ........ II 90 p. m. II 90 .. N.
SPOKANE DIVISION.
Arrive. Depart
No. 7. Pendleton Pas
senger ......... o:eo p u'
No. 8, Spokane Pas
sengef .......... SlO.a- N.
wALLA wALLA BRANCH.
Arrive. Depart.
No. Il, Mixed train, 40 D. n.
No. ~, Mixed train $3.50 o. N.
No. connects with No. 2.
No. 42 connects with No. 2.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE
FROM PORTLAND.
All sailing dates subject to change.
For San Francisco every I'VE days.
SNAKE RIVER.
Riparia to Lewiston-Leave Riparis
daily, except Saturday. 4 :05 q. N.
Leave Lewiston daily, except Friday,
Z 100 O. m.
q. C. SMITH. Agent. Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
SCHEDULE OF
PEN DLETON-UKIAH
Stage Line

Daily trips between Pendleton and
ukiah, except Sunday. Stage leaves Pen.
dleton at z a. m, arrives at Ukiah at 9
%., arrives 'Gn al Penasleton ssi tons .. an N. "
Pendleton to Uklah, So; round trip 50.
Pendleton to Alba, s2.75; round trip, So
Pendlton to Ridge, 50: round trip. $3.50
Pendleton to Nye. $3.50: round trip. $3.50
$3.50.
office at Brock q Mccomas' Drug store
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21

I M. BENTLEY REPRESENTS THE
oldest and most reliable fire and accl-
dent Insurance companies. Office with
Hartman Abstract Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21

PENDLEToN LODGE NO. 50, A. F. 4 A.
NJ. meets the first and third Mondays
of each month. All visiting brethren are
Invited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21

UMATILLA COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.
Don't buy a piece of property and after.
ward find a cloud on the title. We VIII
make Won an accurate abstract Of title at
a reasonable charge. Consult us when In
need OF an abstract. Umatilla Abstract
Co. office In Savings Bank building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21

JoHN HALEY, JR., U. s. LAND COM
missioner. Speciality made OF land I'll
ines and proof Insurance and collections
office in Judd building. room 10.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
BANKS AND BROKERS.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA
Oregon. Capital, $4,000 surplus ant
profits, S12,500.00. Interest on time de
posits. Deals in foreign and domestic ex
change. Collections promptly attended to
Henry c. Adams, president; T. J. Kirk
ce-presIdent; r. s. LeGrow, cashier; l
NJ Kemp, assistant cashier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21

C. e. TROUTMAN. ARCHITECT AND
Superintendent, room - Judd block
Pendleton, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21

THE PENDLEToN SAVINGS BANK,
Pendleton. Oregon. Organized March 1,
1899 capital. 100000; surplus, $4,000 /;
interest allowed on all time deposits. Ex.
change bought and sold on all principal
points. Special attention given TO collec-
tions W. ]. Furnish, president; J. N.
Teal. vlce-president T. J. Morris, cashier !;
]. W. Maoney assistant cashier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS.

MORSE & DUNLAP, CONTRACTORS AND
builders. Estimates given on short no.
tlce Leave orders at office of Grays Har-
bor Lumber Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21

THE FARMERS BANK OF WESTON,
Weston, Oregon Does a general bank
ing business. Exchange bought and sold.
collections promptly attended to. r. Jane
son, president George W. Proebste, Vice
president; ]. r. Kilgore, cashier; directors
G. A. Hartman, NJ. NJ. Jones, T. J. Price,
G. D. Graw, ]. f. Kllgore, Robert Jane
son, G. W. Proebstel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-21
BUSINESS CARDS, SOCIETIES
PROFESSIONS AND TRADES
PHYSICIANS.

j. A. BEST, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Rooms 2S and 20 Hotel Bowman.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29

The immc"sity and intricacy of the
Federal "StHh.,>'mcrt renders it impcr-
Htvc that every indication of dishonesty
he prohcd II the lttom Wad that every
proven case o. wilful or careless di>r,-
gard of the public interests he visited
with summary punishment. With the
sort of administrator dealt ont 10y
Perry Heath. when he WIZ First Assist
ant PoStmaSt"r-Gcncr and the laXity
If other officials of former adminiStra-
tons the weak kneed and the careless
grow more 80 and the dishonest thrive.
With that Diet, Iminrd effort ON the part
If every high official to secure honest
and efficient discharge Of public duties
which charactcriZeS the present admins
tration. from the President down. the
entire Federal service is certain To i'm
prove in every WAY and while the public
may he somewhat ScanGlliZrd by the
exposures of the present. President
Roosevelt will leave no heirloome of
graft and inoapicity to be discovered
and made public 10y his Successors.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
Delightful Easter Dance

\ delightful Easter dance WAS held in
Mechanics Hall on Tuesday evening.
well attended by home society folk and
Il number of invited GUESTS from other
points Among those present were Mrs.
\. ID. McCnnachic and Miss Elizabeth
BHiuhrid"c. of Baltimore: Mr.. W. W.
and Miss Elizabeth Rulcy. Misses Elsie
L"mk, Or. &. Harlan Wells and Mr..
John Moore. of Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Wallace Scott. Miss Sarah Ste
vcm>. Mr.. William Francis and DR.. How
ard Watson. Of Wilmington; Mr.. Nal
comb Mcfarland. of Germantown. Pa
Mos>r>. Andrew McCaulcy and William
Hy.and. of Galcna; Hughes Wilson and
Samuel Marshall. of Newark: James
Woodal Georgetown. Nd: Miss Julia
pckwood. eff MidGI,t"wn. DEL: Miss
Evelyn Kib,r. Mcs>r>. Frank and
ilany Howard. of Chesapeake City:
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Reese. Mr. and
VI. \. II. Hartman. Mr.. and Mrs. IL.
NJ. McCuMough. Mr.. and Mrs. {. {.
Strickland. Misses Carrie lamar. Susie
Naudln. Alice Frazer Rose UTcnncr.
Elizabeth ..rcumen ami Filth Scott:
Ncs,rS. Ch1rl,- y. Tull. DR.. II. Arthur
MITCHELL Olhnm Davis. RuduIrh +.
Tul. Charles Blak" and George Luck-
wood.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
Wrecks In The Wheat Game

1t is agreed that the May deal col
lalSed so d.sstrously because the lead
crS overStayed the market. They failed
to sell out ut the right time two months
ago Instead of 4; profit of $500, 600, had
the deal been closed out in February.
it has resulted now in Waterloo for
the Napo!,"m Of plungcrS.
The Northwestern grain men who
joined Gates in the manipulation are
heavy losers. That the Northwestern
crowd began to let 80 in II wholesale
WY IN Saturday WIS., patent from III"
fool of selling orders that came in from
Minneapolis and Duluth. \ wealthy fol
lowing of "tailcI." who had implicit
faith in Gates ability to carry the deal
to success has been $corched and Put
out of action. oven John Cudahy,
>llrcwd trader iS he is WIS caught and
tccced in the whirlwind decline.
Before the country was developed and
crops became 50 immense, it wAs not II
hard task to corner markets. john h.
Lyon conducted several successful cor
mclr' in wheat and corn in the e;rrly sew
tnties. Il. L. Hutchinson, "Old Hutch.
was the only man to successfully carry
through II corner in wheat within %
years. In September. 1888, he put the
price to 81. and made the shorts settle
ut that price on the last day of the
month.
Here are some of the wrecks: J. r.
Keene. 1879. wheat loss 81, 100000: w.
h. Handy. 1881, wheat loss 81 800 900:
Peter McGench. 1888, lard, loss S2,Om.-
600: f. l.. Harper, 1881, wheat lnSsS
81. 600 OO0:"Deacon" s. V. White. 1892,
corn, loss 81 .0O0. 600: John Cudslhy, 1888.
pork and lard, l"s $2,m0,000; "J"e'
Letter. 1893. wheat. loss S1,COO,WU.
Harper of the Fidelity National Bank
Of Cincinnati carried the biggest line Of
wheat ever taken on by II manipulation.
The hooEct showed that he WIS long 49,
100000 bushels. His hank we,S wreck
ed. and he served term in the Ohio
State Prison.
The curious tliiIE about Handy'S ruin
is that he put the price of wheat to
Sl.25. and liquidated ut IL big profit, and
then went short of the market. Armour
ran tn price up to Sl.40 and broke him.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
The Reform League Re-
views The Poe Amend
ment

OUR readers will find in this issue of
the Wing the report of the Reform
League of Baltimore on the Poe Dis
franchiSrmunt Amendment prepared by
II committee designated for that purpose.
The salient points of the report may he
summarized in the settlement that the
amendment furnishes, no safeguard
Against the evils Of stn ignorant suffrage,
cunfcrS arbitrary and dangerous powers
upon officers Of registration. which i'll all
probability would he used for pHrtizhn
PURPOSES and in it's general tendency en-
dangers SpIf-guvernmcnt in Maryland.
The rrEort ulkcS it apparent. that the
effect Of the amendment will he to en-
cIude "a GEO white and $1,000 colored
men in the State from voting. or 10000
out of the 2TI,0OO legal voters. In Bal
timorc it is .satcd that 10000 white and
$4,000 cc!orcd voters will be affected,
or "a GOO out of IL total of 100000 regis
tered voters. On this subject the report
,nyS:
I'VE lind therefore that the Poe
amendment will confer in the State at
lr@r Il special privilege involving poll
teal power because of birth or descent
rllv upon barely fnur-HrvcnthS of the
present legal voters of the State, and
exclude the remaining three-rTvcnthS
from the same measures of political
III, l,t,.,rrS,, ,,F l,irtb an fik,S,rnut and
and for no other reason. In the city of
Baltimore It's operation will he yet mere
hostile To the spirit Of Democratic in
,titutiOnS: an actual minority of the
pr, sent voters will be granted Il poit-
cal privilege while II majority of those
TOW enjoying the suffrage will bear Il
badge of political infe1iority, and i'll
9TH cl>cS for rearsns wholly independ-
rut of personal merit"
Referring to the applicants right of
appeal to the courts should both regis
trring officers in the counties and three
of the four officers in Baltimore refuse
@i>tratiull. the lVEolt cdcalrcN that
such "n appeal may exist i'll theory.
Dut thnt ut will he practically Use
iist." 1t then goes on to SAY
AN appeal taken under such condi-
tons would he an empty fem; i'll truth.
when we remember how many th"uS-
andS of our present voters may he and
probably will lie refused registration I'M
der the restrictive clauses. it is plain
that their number alone would relH0el'
amy attempt by the courts to afford
them redress Within the time available
altogether nug,ltory."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
The True Democrat

OF all the men who i'll the past have
laid claim to the title of being II true
Democrat, the late Andrew Jackson.
popularity known in his lifetime rs "Old
Hickory" has perhaps the best title.
Mr. David b. Hill. as Il national leader,
has worn the conspicuous badge, or,
rather label, 81 am IL Democrat" but
he hung it on himself, and for that real
son it has been accepted ass an expires
sion of self-laudstion rather tll%ln Of po-
liticsll quality.
William Jennings Bryan certainly in
the vgrr and vitality Of his manhood
mas the best recognized popular claim to
the title, but here we have ut hand Il
brilliant newspaper writer who, ignor-
ing all manhood claims to the title of
''true Democrat" forcibly argues that
The trucSt Dcmucrat> of which the
world can boast are children. The other
day Il horde of them just broken ont of
school surrounded the touring car Of
John u. Rockefeller and ere he was al
lowed to escape he had to answer a ser
les of pointed questions that no invc~ti-
gatn" committee ever dared ask.
And Mr.. Rockefeller had to how to
this democratic spirit. for he yielded
very gracefully. giving up considerable
private information ere he made his c~s-
cape.
\ few years hence these ullcRing
prcSyacc of Il Rockefeller will call from
them i Difference and Il reserve which
now is lacking.
Childhood i, natural ;:r!,, tl=c adds the
corvcutiona,.tic<. Tho:r <s,.htr boys
wNHlI hold up King T. .wHiI with the
same easy assurance that they held up
the head of the oil trust
In theory we like the natural man.
but ,ctuIlly we come to vote such Il
rcIsrr IL loor and IL nuisance. Our
tyIc Of civilization demands a heavy
cot 6" urticiality. termed couture" or
''rctimrmcN" over the native savage
Yet with Il sense of relief we turn to
the democrat in bare feet, playing mar
blcS for keeps. chasing bumblebees and
greeting even dignita1ieS familiarity as
the human being in the rough before the
polishing process began. Every true
man can appreciate such Il hoy, for he
has been one.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
The SWeetMr. Rockefeller

DIR. j. VI. BUCKLEY, one of the
brightest intellectual lights of the Meth
odist Church. having decided to his own
satisfaction, that money as such pos
ses>r:t 10 ethical quality and that the
only. concern amy honest diSburser of it
need have is the legality of his title to
it. low Dir. Macarthur, one Of the ablest
pulpit lumnarieS of the Baptist Church
comes to the defense of Mr.. Rockefeller
i'll his recent gift of one hundred thous-
and dollars to the foreign missionary
cause.
Commenting Oh the discussion recently
aroused in the churches by Mr. Rookie
fellcr'S gift. i contemporary folribly
says:
ally alone in his criticisms of Mr.. Rookie
Teller or course he can point to the
findings Of courts and investigating com
mittec>. and these OH their face are dam
aging, but then we must keep our eye OIL
the larger good. and if the Decalogue
happens to- get smashed while while one
les assisting Providence to carry out it's
larger deer. the minor sins are swnl-
lowCl NJ in the greater good.
Mr.. Rockefeller has vast wealth and.
consequently he has ardent and dis
tinguished N o,ogists. And why not !?
What is the use of vast wvl.th if it will
1T buy that which is most precious!
Therefore. we are not surprised that
DIR. McArthur Of New York, has come
to the defense of the oil man. He >4ayS
that Mr.. Rockefeller sis one of the gent
lest and sweetest and in his private life
ais in his religious life, one of the mob
lest of men,"
That settles all questions as to re-
bates. That determines the morality of
all measures to ruin and crush out COM
petitors. The propriety of influencing
legislation by financial considerations is
determined. Mr.. Rockefeller is good
sweet and noble.
But DR.. Macarthur goes further. Not
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29

satisfied with mere negative, he swings
around to the positive. Mr.. Rockefeller
has not only done no evil. he has done
an incaculable amount of good. He
''hess made Il gift to civilization that can
not be OverStated." and this; gift consists
in the lesson he has taught of the pos
SiblititS Of organization.
1t is reasonable to suppose that Mr..
Rocke feler is only Il pioneer, and as he
owns about one-twenty fifth of the total
wealth of the United States, some day
there will he 4 nobler and Sweeter ia
turc who pIp4iting by Mr.. Rockefeller's
teachin. will own one-half or even all
of the wealth. and then we shall come
to estimate the pioneer at his true worth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
RessIer's Murderers To Stretch Rope

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
has refused new trial for Lee Fur
man. one Of the convicted murdererS of
Samuel Ites>ler. the aged tOll-gate keep
er. whom they killed in cold blood on
July | last neat Leam,,m Place. Lm's,S-
ter county. They were located in Nor
folk. Va, by Clinton Gorrsuch, who rec
0gnized them from newspaper cuts and
claims the $1,000 reward offered by the
county authorities.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29

One other ''miStakr" has been diScov-
cred by Commissioner Warner. In some
instances. the famous Pension order IS
h" been construed H. being rctlrIctive
u Ms appears howe" - h. an error Of
minietrltion of the Pension Office. ~ |
a> the mcn who began to draw their
pensions toe early a. Il result ~f this
,:lol nlr Ill alive. the COVE rrmtlt need
co,y to withhold their m"Hthly sripcn Is
until the hooks are balanced again and
lr'thrg will he Lost to the government
the pensioners may he SERIOUSLY in
convenienced by the temporary with
holding of their pensions but that cam
not be helped and. too. it is more than
likely that they contributed to the error
by bringing political influence TO bear.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.


Washington, Saturday, April %, 1908.
The tone which has characterized the
Roosevelt administration from the be-
ginning has been once more exemplified
by Secretary HitchcOck's acceptance of
the designations of the ten members of
Office. Soon after Pension Commits
sioncr NHSpaSin Warner entered upon
the duties of his office he discovered.
quite by accident. that certain members
of what wHS kn0wn a>' the McIane
| Pennsylvania Regiment" had been grant
ed pensions to which they were not en-
that this organization had been recruited
at the beginning of the Spanish War 10y
| "CU!orel' McLanr but that it had never
| been mustered into the regular army
and had. of course. seen no service. Tn
der the pension laws there WIS r"t the
| slightest authority for granting pensions
| to any of the members of this purely
volunteer organization but several were
found on the pension rolls. Further in
| qniry showed that the Board of Review
of the Pension Office was responsible
| for this violation of the law hut before
| the Pension Commissioner had verified
| the facts tn an extent which would war
| rant HIS recommending the dismissal of
| the Board. the members all handed in
| their rc>i@natioH>' ANA they were prompt
| ly accepted. The investigation waS then
cropped and it is not charged that the
members were guilty of dishonesty of
purpose but of II wlful violation of the
law.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29

The daughters of the Revolution have
taken Washington by storm during
the past week and after an exciting
rolitical fight elected Mrs. Donald Me
Lain of New York, President General
for the next two years. She succeeds
MIS-. Fairbanks. wife of the Nice-PreSi-
dent. who. under the constitution of the
society. was not eligible for reelection.
The "DaughteTN" performed some eX-
traordimary and wonderful featS with
parliamentary laws but they did not
seem to he aware of the fact and there
in no reason why others should criticise
as long as they are satisfied. In the
main the Congress was harmonious. The
ladies displayed raviShing Easter tineTy
and all seemed to depart happy with
their achievements.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-29
SATURDAY APRIL 80. 1905

JOSEPH JEFFERSON who through
his representations of Rip Van Wrinkle
had Il deeper hold Oh the affections Of
thc;rtrc-going people than any actor of
his cay and generation. died on Sunday
mt | I'm Beach. Fla, aged az years.