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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-15
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By
Thomas p. Montfort

Copyright. 1905 by Daily story rub 90.


ANA III their h"Ail> th"N ihtIr. i'h. bh"
or NV" of his Nor" Intimate friends Went
t" INN ANA tried to c'nNimc" him that
Il" WAS making u scrolls mistake.
III You marry that Oh woman. they
: IA. N""u VIII never So" another minute
of peace "m 'dlth. Sh" viii harl>> YOU
I" your El1lve. You ar" too o.d I" b"
such fool.
lat> all right. II" replied. "l'"nt
YOU Worry Ah"ut M" know what I'm
eng.
Calmly ana SiI..hnG.y h" W'at "A his
way. Keeping his own counsel ana con-
Thinning his attentions t" Mrs.. Morgan.
couple o: weeks PASSED. then ON"
cay Ben Rurk'l rot" MP - SPUR" Zee
son : ANA "liI"" IN" spur" at.
i III going H. get married, he said.
I'm! | WANT ypn - - r."n- a"d per-
Form the c'l'm""N.
"AlI right Ben tn" SPUR" replied
Il m always ready 10 accommodate Il
neighbor. especially if there is fee in
II. Who 0r" You figuring on marryinGT
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WHEN DOES A MAN DE-?
Writer Declares There Is No Definite
Moment OF Death

III an effort to Diet 4rninc the actual
m"neHt Of death. Albert =. Mathews, in
tn" Ws''ld To-day. writes a,s follows:
There l. no definite moment Of death.
W" are all gradually dying for years.
Th" moment which is ordinarily glSclihrJ
I" "'ath is when til" breathing stops. hnt
this is purely arbitrary. and the survival
If an DID heller that life WAS drawn in in
til" breath and the suul lnS>,,! ont with
III" breath. Tn" heart NAY continu. tC,
beat many minutes. and in animals, I'M
"rr experimental conditions. seven for
nouns after respiration has stopped: the
muscles ar" still irritable. the nerves are.
>tlI all" to carry nerve impulses. But
Will" IN" cessation of respiration cannot
M called tn" moment ~f death. il il the
'7tu>'. Of it, hr'au>r the body cannot liy,.
without air. til" heart accordingly >touS
al tn" TISSUES die of Suffucatipn.
How arbitrary it i, +, call Il man dead
When his heart crHSrS T., beat and he 10
longer br"ath'> will he apparent when it
Is remembered that dog may easily u
revived after they have lain in this state
Tor >lN ~ NOR" minutes. If the dogs
chest is "p"nrd and artificial respiration
h'%un. and if til" heart is taken in ;h,.
hand ami Tythmically squeezed. grad
uaIIy it higgins tr beat again. the ,ln- be-
&ir> u breathe in fact he Receivers, nor
NAL life. believe the same experiment
has not been tried in mrn for the reason
that in illness the system j. generally 50
poisoned 10y tn" toxins Of disease AZ To
max" it impossible spontaneously to rc-
cover even though the heart should he
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Joe PixIey's
Revenge

Zen BurKrt was - whoever and Joe
PiNlry was Il bachelor. The one WAS
'TpS,Uum Ridge farmer and the other
taught 'ro,>um Ridge Sch",l. Both were,
we'll l,.>t mi,,dlr age.
Eurkctt'> chief purpose in life. ii seem
cl. WAS t, oppose piXIcy. y" matter
what the tIttrr attempted. the former
WAS ready 10 defeat him. There WAS IL
reason for this. 50 far gS anybody cou.l
see. for .Ioc WAS Il quiet. iir 'fcn>:v" man
who attended strictly to his own bust
ness. and he certainly had never harmed
Burkctt But it had been SO for years,
ana ii looked HS though it would con
tinuc rs long ~ they both lived. How
ever. no one knows in what Gay or what
hour the worm may turn.
There lived on rUs>um Ridge Il home
ly old widow. WHO was chiefly rH"d for
her temper. Her name was Morgan.
She had had three husbands. hut. for
tunatcly for them. they were all dead.
They had died happily, for. while they
died not knowing what was awaiting
them in thcncXt life they knew from
what they We're escaping in this. They
felt that. even ut the worst. the change
would be Il great Improvement.
One day PiXlcy conceived n brilliant
idea in connection with this widow. He
had long felt that he had suffered enough
from Burkct'S Interference in his affairs
and that he ought to do something to
put stop to it, but he had not been able
to devise any plan. Now. however. a
plan was at hand. and he saw his way
clearly He chucklcd softly as he antic-
patcd the final results.
The next day PXlcy called on Mrs.
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| Spu.re'> ."'%"'t. Then, if Ben married
the wiGow. PiAlry ccI.d rot have her,
.lnl that was Il matter of considerable
moment III III" Squrr'S estimation.
enc" II" W;l> a friend pI Joe.
htt@"n HSlddled his holS" aud rod"
! with hurk"t over t. Mrs. Morgan
| hrlt~". Sh" was waiting for them, and
was all ready t" b" married. Without
'".HN the >IuIr' por1"fm'd the crre-
h"nE 1IIat mao" h"r ana Fen husband
ana Wlfr. t"rk'tInS ms fee, he said:
| We tone You :lI IN" HHh'hS" can,
aii" IRON 'hi> on you WI! nave I" HGht
OUT between yourselves.
r'n ''"N MS "iI' /" ms "N" h"'ll''
| "l'; III Ii"'r I" MAKE ms victory over
/ IN'rH 'lr NOR" '"hIpI'|t, f""t around
ny me ''h"'Ii"'Sr' ;" ihat me Iai1"r
| "'IGh' 20" men, 'o' M" JUS "iNlhlS>"1
'''"'' """ WIS stunning "'t III rom
,"'I ''''' VIZ wa" H"'''' vi
''!unil' h'r' Nal''
'N.'A: WANT I" '''I'.''''" you" t"
NY Nl'''
N''niElH! ne 7h"'Sh' ne WAS "'AIlhs
~ " "nr" ',"". anu II" ,Nl"r''F 10 see
"."i >'"h "i'"'r IT, .,'' '"' ''' n"'Ill,'S
~ l"' Ni''', IKE "" h' seem III 'hr
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- I" '',"'"'' an" ne WIS "'"'' i'l"-
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SECRETARY OF STATE--THE OFFICE
AND MEN WHO HAVE FILLED 1T

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,. o'a;l ~, ~, ,,,,, .'ni rirtnd n,'. s,.,o
n,,,,rt,n,,,t -, if. nr,,.nt Li,h nl,c,.
i,,,l,',',, ,l,n,,,h n',h,n. MAJ .,,I,.Iv-
,,,',,t,,uit,, ,,.,s Iil, H., cam, to Inv.
,.i!,,.,,,. ~ ,u,. f,.r,i,,r r.I,tior, in 1905
,,.I,1 w., had in.s ,mnr,,nJ rr,n = viz
t,,inr. v,r and ,h. world hand inst
ao,,''' =, r,,,;yn ,.,,t , ,,,,wnrrmI r,tinr
,'hoL Irnn,m, ,rLn ,cnui>itinn nf the
phiIinnirn ,rrLinol,ru .,v,. Ms = colonial
roIini ,rd inrr,ftnd am. interests for
ronJ ar IN on thr Interests of the
pnv.,s Tins wa hoI ia Il, with for
'i,m nation. ,rd fortunately. every host
ono of thrm was ready and onxinus Ia
swim thn river tn do fine United States
= rnnJ turn England was ready to nitch
and carry for us Germany came a.
cou,1irr This vov. and I,nurn reminded
TX thot she was n sister Rrpublic. Rus
sin nointrd +, thr"traditi,,nal friendship
between the rrcr>t ra.oplr in th,. world
ana the most drs1otfc autocracv in the
world. believe even Turkey l,aid us
some money Sh. owed us. Everybody
wanted our friendship. and Mr. Hay
tool; ,dvurturr Of The, Ciploluclti, .Sitll;-
ton. He died the most successful di-
plom1t of our history. II would have
been Il TRANCE llaI II been otherwise. i ne
IF Nh. Hay
N,. IJov w,,s = very ,hl,. and ou ,.x
continnn1Iv ,ccromnishrJ man He had
had much .xp,ricnce, and when he came
+, he tbn hrnl of thr State Druortmrrt
hn h,d hr,n,, hrrp. = ,.iun statesman He
hod hrnn oSSnriotnd with Lincoln and
with Ir,,I,.v and he know Rr,fu,. orI
Garfield II. had = LARGO ocuu,in1nurn
in E,ronn IIn hand hnnn \mhn.,s,,in,. Il,
EnmI,ri Lurinr thn Sn,uish War He
knew mon and hr knr,r ,rinrS
,L,vn NIL he conducted th, rnr,.i~n
affairs of thn most rownrruI uc.,nln in
thn world and th, most ,.nnlnn rno-
nlr whuIn no ration in ChriStpnlam
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M, S,,t,, Do,,rtm,nt :. manly -. ,,Id
os tho Presidency and Thomas Jrfr.r-
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Delaware College
Newark. Delaware
Will Reopen September - h, 1905


Offers fine opportunities to young
men for preparing for the several call
ings of life.
Fine new Gymnasir III one of the most
valuable and attractive features.
Examinations for Entrance held on
Friday and Saturday, June 23d and 24th,
at any of the following places at which
applicants may notify the President of
their intention to appear, viz Middle
town, Smyrna, Dover, Seaford, Laurel,
Georgetown, Milford and Lewes.
Examinations will also be held at the
College on September I2th end 18th for
such candidates as may prefer to take
the examinations at that time Candi-
dates who may fail in some subjects in
June may appear in September after re.
viewing the work in which they were
found to be deficient.
Tuition free to al students from Del
aware.
For catalogues or other information,
70
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14x20 Tent SO
12x16 &" 81
ICE CREAM ORDERS

Let your Ice Cream Orders come to us
We will keep you cool at small price. See
us before you place your orders, also your
wants for the 4th of July. Quality the best
A. II. OWENS q BRO.
Perryville, Md
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A Challenge to Clothes Buyers

ITO make this the BANNER YEAR in our
business We have started out with a full corps
OF skilled hands and collection of wooens not equal
ed on the Eastern Shore showing variety of styles
Though but one quality) from bright pIaids and
stripes for young men to plain gr,ys and neat checks
for conservative tastes AS TO PRICES we will
cut the price of any sample you will biting us 20 per
cent to 30 per cent. for ordered work Bring all the
samples you get and see how badly they can BE-.
beaten Ivy store that gives undivided attention to
one thing-Gettins up Good Clothes. DeIv-
cry Prompt. Give the Frazer Store Trial.
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GEORGE A. HARTER,
May2o4mos President.
W0OdIaWn Camp
35fh Anniversary

Woodlawn Camp commences August I'D
and closes August 10TH
Rent OF Tents as follows:
14x20 Tent SO
12x16 81
The Boarding Tent will be in charge of
j. Albert Boyd, of Perryville, who will ar
range to accommodate all who may wish to
board. No private boarding tents allowed.
For further information apply to
{. $. ABRAHAMS, Secy.
Port Deposit, Md.
may 27-l0wks. r. f. ID. No. |.
The Irish standard., 1905-03-04
LAW is DEFECTIVE.
Iowa Courts Unable to Punish Wreck
ers of Bank at New
Liberty.

Davenport, Ia, March because the
Iowa statutes which make it crime of
embezzlement for a banker to loan
money to himself failssto provide pun
ishment for the crime, M. Beuthien and
Arnold Beuthien, president and cashier
of the wrecked New Liberty (Ia.) bank
will go free, although one pleaded guilty
and the other is under Indictment
Judge ]. w. Bollinger, of the district
court here, held that the law was de-
fective, because itfailed to provide pun
ishment, and he ordered the Indictment
of NJ Beuthien quashed; the son, Arnold
Beuthien, had pleaded guilty, but he will
withdraw this plea and be liberated
The Beuthien bank failure involved
more than 100000 loss. Of this sum
Young Beuthien loaned $4,000 to him
self to promote a theatrical enterprise.
The Irish standard., 1905-03-04
PUTS BLAME ON RUSSIA.
North Sea Commission Declare Roiest-
vensky's Attack on Fishing Boats
Not Justified.

London, Feb. PA decision in the
controversy between Great Britain and
Russia arising from the firing on the
Gamecocll fishing fleet the night of Oc-
tober 21-22, by the Russian second Pa
citic squadron commanded by Vice Ad-
miral Rojestvensky was officially an
nounced Saturday by the international
commission of inquiry which sat at
Paris to investigate the affair. The conf
missioners as whole found that the
fishing fleet made no hostile demonstra-
ton, and majority of them that there
were no torpedo boats among the fisher
men or in the vicinity, and that the open
ing of fire by Rojestvensky was not justi-
fed. The commissioners were unani-
mously of the opinion that Rojestven-
sky did all he could personally to pre-
vent the trawlers being fired on, and on
the question of his proceeding without
giving assistance to the damaged traw-
lers it was agreed that there was such
uncertainty concerning danger to the
Russian squadron as to warrant Ro-
jestvensky continuing his route.
The Irish standard., 1905-03-04
BIG DOCKS BURNED.
Disastrous Fire i'll New Orleans
Property Loss May Reach
$5,OOO,OOO.

New Orleans, Feb. 2S.--The fire on
Sunday night extended along the river
from Louisiana avenue to Napoleon av-
enue, and the loss is variously esti-
mated at from $3,00O.000 to $4,000, 600.
The buildings in ruins are largely COM
posed of the immense export terminals
of the Illinois Central railway. Among
the property destroyed are SO acres of
the most modern wharves and freight
sheds in America, and the buildings de-
stroycd extend mile along the river
front. Other property burned included
two magnificent grain elevators, hun
dreds of loaded cars and vast quantities
of freight, including 10000 bales of cot
ton.
The wharves covered ALSO feet, over
distance of ten blocks. OF this
wharfage $500 feet and what It con-
tanned was destroyed, the remainder
at the upper end of the terminals be-
ing saved, through the fact that the
wind blew strongly in the opposite
direction.
The Irish standard., 1905-03-04
DISASTER IN MINE.
Deadly Explosion in West Virginia
Shaft - Fifteen Bodies
Recovered.

Bluefeld w. Va, Feb. 27.-As a re-
suit of an explosion in shaft No. OF
the United States Coal L. Coke COM
pany at Wilcoe on Sunday % miners
are supposed to have lost their lives
and it is possible that the number will
exceed this. UP to eight p. M, is
dead bodies had been taken from the
shaft. A large rescuing party is in
the mines. 1t is barely possible, but
not likely, that some of the remaining
entombed miners will be rescued alive
The explosion was of terrific force and
shattered glass windows mile distant.
Immediately after the shock great
numbers Of miners, who were off duty,
it being Sunday, rushed to the shaft,
to find great clouds of smoke and dust
gushing from its mouth Mothers,
children and other relatives soon were
weeping and pleading for the rescue
of those dear to them cntombed in the
mine. The cause of the explosion has
not yet been determined and since it
is hardly probable any of those in the
mine will be recovered alive the cause
OF the explosion may never be known,
The Irish standard., 1905-03-04
HOT SPRINGS ROASTED.
Over $50 Buildings Destroyed by Fire
Loss Nearly 100000
Three Deaths Reported.

Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. 26.-Fire
swept the southern part of this city
early on Saturday. causing losses vari-
ously estimated at from S1,000,0O0 to
$2,0O0,000 and the death of at least
three persons. Several others are re-
ported missing. The fire started at
$3.50 o'clock. and in five hours burned
over an area of one square mile. Block
after block of residences, business
houses, hotels and other buildings were
swept away, and the entire town was
panic-stricken. The fire-swept area in
cludes every house in Chapel street, all
of Market street from Central avenue
west, Orange street to Grand avenue
and a part of Oak street.
Among the buildings destroyed are
the Grand Central hotel, the Lee house,
Moody hotel, Plateau hotel, Columbia
hotel, the county court house, Jail,
First Methodist church, the Jewish
synagogue, and from 200 to $50 resi-
dences and stores.
The Irish standard., 1905-03-04
GEORGE S. BoUTWEL L DEAD.
Was Secretary Of the Treasury Under
Grant, and Helped Organize
Republican Party.

Groton, Mass, Feb. 2S.-After an ILL
ness of few days, George Sewall Bout
we'll, former governor of Massachusetts,,
and former United States secretary of
the treasury, died at his home here
Monday, aged 81 years. He was stricken
with pneumonia last Friday night, and,
owing to his extreme age, was unable
to rally.
For more than go years Mr.. Boutwell,
has been in public life, beginning his
career as a lecturer at the age of ~.
At "a he was elected to the Massachu-
sets legislature, and at 80 he was
chosen governor of the state. Although
elected to these Offices as democrat, Mr..
Boutwell, became active in the organiza-
ton OF the republican party. He was
personal friend of President Lincoln.
The Irish standard., 1905-03-04
MouRNERs MEET DEATH.
Floor Of Church Collapses During
Funeral Services and Eleven
Are Killed.

New York, Feb. 2S.-Eleven persons
were killed and upwards OF 81 injured,
some probably fatally, by the collapse
of the flooring OF the Fleet street Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal church in
Brooklyn. or those killed eight wero
women. two men and one child. The
building was an ancient ramshackle
frame structure erected 60 years ago
i'll the heart OF the culored section Of
Brooklyn in Fleet street near Myrtle
avenue. Arrangements had been made
to hold funeral services of Sydney
fainter, one OF the older members Of
the church, and the auditorium, which
is on the second floor of the building,
the ground floor being used by the
Sunday school, was crowded with an
audience of upwards OF 800 persons, of
whom the majority were women.
The congregation was waiting in
silence for the arrival of the body and
Pastor Jacobs was standing at the al
car awaiting the summons to meet the
funeral procession at the door, when q
splintering of tmbers was heard, and
AZ eAAA instant l1C llo1l VI luc dllul.
forum nearest the door collapsed, car
rying down more than 100 persons
who were crashed in the wreckage of
the flooring and pews. A great VOL
ume of dust for few moments hid
from view the victims. The remainder
of the audience. finding themselves cut
off from the door and expecting every
instant that the rest of the flooring
would collapse under them, fought
mad]y to reach the windows and in
some instances leaped from them and
sustained serious injuries.
Most of the dead bodies were half
nude. That more lives were not lost
the police say is miraculous When
Coroner Flaherty examined the bodies
he was surprised to find few broken
bones and gave certificates of death
from suffocation. 1t was said that
| one of the victims, Mrs. Louis Smith,
was rescued without serious injury,
but dropped dead from fright after
being taken into neighboring house.
The Irish standard., 1905-03-04
BIG TUNNEL COMPLETED.
Two Boring Parties Finally Pierce the
Alps in Tunnel Twelve
Miles Long.

Condo, Switzerland, Feb. 25.-Pierc-
Ing OF the Simplon tunnel through the
Alps was completed at 1920 o'clock
Friday morning. The work was COM
menced in 1898. The meeting of the
two boring parties (Swiss and ]talian)
was signaled throughout Switzerland
by ringing of church bells and salutes
by cannon. The work of preparing the
tunnel for permanent way will be
pushed as rapidly as possible, ana it
is hoped to inaugurate the tunnel about
March 20. The length of the tunnel
from Briga, in Switzerland, to Iselle,
on the Italian side of the mountain. is
about IL miles. Work was begun over
seven years ago, and according to con-
tract the tunnel must be ready for
traffic on May Is next The Swiss and
Italian governments financed the un-
dertaking, share and share alike, at the
cost of $15,OO0,OOO.
The Irish standard., 1905-03-04
SUSPICIOUS DEATH
OF MRS. STANFORD
THE WEALTHY PH1LANTHRO-
PIST PASSES AWAY SUD-
DENLY AT HONOLULU.
DECLARES THAT SHE
HAD BEEN POISONED
Attempt Was Mace Short Time Ago
to Kill Her i'll San Francisco by
Placing strychn.ae in Her Min
eral Water.

Honolulu, March Mrs. Jane Lath-
rop Stanford OF San Francisco. widow
of United States Senator Leland STAN
ford, died at l1:40 o clock Tuesday night
at the Moana hotel here. Suspicious
circumstances surround the death of
Mrs. Stanford. Sic was taken i'll at IL
o'clock and said:
Il have been poisoned"
Her last words We're: This is a hor-
rible death to die" Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. Stanford Went to a picnic. She ate
heartily. On returning 20 the hotel she
took no dinner and r.t.red shortly after
ten o'clock. AT II O'Clock guest Of
the hotel who occupied an adjoining
room heard Mrs. Stanford grooming. and,
running to the room. found her lying on
the floor. She had evidently tried to
summon help. AT The time of Mrs. STAN
ford's death there We're present Miss
Burner, her secretary, and her maid, May
The Irish standard., 1905-03-04

Wilson. Both are Frustrated. 1t is I'M
derstood that an investigation of the
case is now being made by the police Of
San Francisco. The police here, are also
conducting an investigation.
Attempt to Poison Her.
San Francisco, March 2.-On the 18th
of last month it was reported that an
attempt had been made to murder Mrs
Stanford by means of poison placed in a
bottle Of mineral water at her home on
California street, in this city. 1t was
stated that she had taken three drinks
Of the deadly mixture. but the poison had
been used in such large quantities that
it served as it's own emetic Mrs. STAN
ford was taken violently ill and medical
aid was summoned. The contents of her
stomach and the water remaining in the
bottle were analysed and sufficient
strychnine to have killed three persons
was found. Mrs. Stanford first drank
of the water on January IA, and from
that time her health declined. Although
the story Of the attempt to poison her
was positively denied, persistent rumors
regarding the matter were cried. She
sailed for the orient on the steamer
Korea two weeks ago, and it was believed
by her friends here that the voyage
would result in her complete restoration
to health.
The body Of Mrs. Stanford will be re-
turned from Honolulu on the first steam
er. Until it's arrival it is probable that
the university will remain closed. The
funeral will take place from the Stan
ford Memorial church, and interment
will be made in the Stanford mausoleum
on the campus.
Founded Stanford University.
Mrs. Stanford, widow of the late Le-
land Stanford, was born at Albany, N. Y,
August Is, 1925, and therefore lacked
only few months of being 80 years old.
With her husband she established the
Leland Stanford, Jr., university in 1891,
as a memorial to their son, who died
before he had reached manhood years.
More than $2O,OOO,OOO has been expend-
ed on this educational institution, To-
Gated at Palo Alto, Cal, the larger por-
ton of it by the widow since Mr.. STAN
ford's death. Notable gifts by Mrs.
Stanford are 100000 for the children's
hospital at Albany, N. Y, and 100000
for its endowment and 100000 for the
kindergarten schools of San Francisco.
Almost the entire fortune now goes to
the university.