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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-19
CHESAPEAKE CITY

Rev. and Mrs. +, {. Smoot and child
rem. Mrs Bcauehamp and Mrs. Cald-
well, enjoyed a trip 10 Delaware City
Saturday on the yacht Linda"
Mrs W. c. Karsncr, Misses Lille,
Elsie and Jane karsncr took a trip to
Delaware City on Tuesday.
Bishop Adams will hold services in
the Church OF the Good Shepherd next
Tuesday evening, September ~, AT 7.3o
O'Clock
Mrs. c. w. Minor, Mrs NJ. L.
Jones. Mrs. NJ. J. Whitlock. Mrs. IL.
w. kiblcr. Messrs, G.. W. KILLER and
Paul Jones spent Wednesday at Boz
hernia Bridge grabbing
DR.. and Mrs +. d. Graves entertain
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-19
AT LAST

wy ELL. well. well. Mr.. Bryan has
w "a, last found Baltimore
paper to come 10 his support
The Niro- American, negro publica-
iion IN that city. Is advocating his cleo
ton, and has the unique distinction OF
being the only paper in Baltimore that
is advocating il This fact may not
bring any overwhelming Joy TO the
proud spirit oi the white mans party.
but as 4 mere matter oi news We think
We uugh, Ia mention It: especially
since Mr. Bryan. Col. Henry Waiter
son. Chairman Norman Mack. and
Others ui the Organized Democracy
have shown So much soliclludc Tor the
colorcd vote But what effect will the
news have on the Democrats oi this
State. That is not for us to say. but
we rather think it will serve To en-
phaSi7c the TACT that Mr. Bryan is not
the sort at Democrat they are look
ing Tor. Nud what effect will il have
on the coiurcd vote We de- not know
that. either The culorcd voter, like
every other voter. must vote rs he
thinks best We do not believe in APP
pealing To- men 90 vote as class
any more than we believe in lcgiSla,ing
for men - class" Therein is the
most vicious aspect oi Mr. Bryan $
Campaign 1t is ore appeal after an
other 20 the Glass" spirit. and tina, IS
dangerous politics all around.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-19
A Beautiful Woman

Her surroundings should be in har-
mony, and can best be made so by a
well kept home. The l.. & Nj. Pure
Paint makes the home beautiful. Ii
preserves il and prevents decay. The
cost per gallon ready for use is only
81 20. II wears for ten years and
longer. Thirty-thrce years OF contnu-
Gus use is evidence.
r, b. Frazer, Elkton,
w. =. Cummings, Port Deposit.
J. A. Rooney, North East.
l.. & NJ. Paint Agents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-19
Mr.. BRYAN'S ADVICE TO
FARMERS

TN his recent address to the farmers
Of Nebraska Mr.. Bryan laid most
weigh; upon his advice to farm.
ers to go to Congress, assuring them
that therein lies the hope OF their sal
walton.
Could anything be more like Mr.
Bryan II his advice means anything.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-19
Thursday, September ~, 1908

All day students, whether new or old
must report for classification Monday,
September 2ist. Arrearage examina-
tons will be held Monday and Tuesday,
September 2ist and 22d.
Attention is called to an important
change in the schedule of the Tome
School for Boys On Wednesday and
Saturday of each week there will be
sessions in the morning only. The at-
ternoon of these days will be given as
holidays instead OF the entire day Sa,ur-
day, This does not apply to the other
departments of the school,
S.nt 81
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-19
OPENING
The Jacob Tome Institute.

The Jacob Tome Institute, in all its
departments, will open for the year
1908 90
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
NINE men KILLED
BY AN EXPLOSION
Nearly a Score Of Other Per.
sons Are Injured.

York, Pa, Aug. 11.-Nine men were
killed, nearly a score of others we're
more or less seriously injured and
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty was damaged by the explosion of
a boiler in the York rolling mill.
The boiler, which was located in the
center Of the mill, exploded without
a moments warning.
ed to the scene by the shock. A res
cue party was quickly organized and
search for bodies was instituted.
Ambulances from the York hospital
were hurried to the scene and delivery
wagons and other c%onveyances were
pressed into service.
A majority of those killed had their
heads and limbs torn from their
bodies and were so badly mangled that
Identification was almost an impossi-
bility.
The mill had been closed down for
about a week and two score of men
were engaged in making repairs to an
engine. The men were working close
to the boiler and when the explosion
occurred not one of them was able
to make his escape. The shock was
Sc terrific that it demolished a large
portion of the mill and sem heavy
pieces of twisted iron and steel in all
directions. The plant of the Broomal,
Schmidt & Steacy company, located
neal the scene of the explosion, was
badly damaged. Box cars on the rail
road siding adjoining the mill were
torn to splinters and several persons
close to the damaged building were
injured by flying debris.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
EIGHT PERSONS LOSE
THEIR LIVES IN FIRE
Steamer Burns to the Waters
Edge on Lake Winnipeg.

Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 8.-The steam
er Premier, Captain Stevens, was
burned to the waters edge at War
ren's Landing, the northern terminus
of Lake Winnipeg.
Six passengers and two of the crew
lost their lives and docks and other
buildings in the vicinity were de-
stroyed.
The fire started in the hold near
the engine room during the night and
spread with frightful rapidity, and
those who lost their lives were either
smothered or burned to death in their
berths.
The Premier left Selkirk for the
north with t~hirty-eight passengers and
crew, arriving safely at Warren's
Landing. About twenty persons were
sleeping on board when the fire broke
out. Lack of hotel accommodations
at the trading post kept the passen.
gers on the boat.
When the cry of fire was raised
those who escaped did SO in scanty
attire by jumping overheard, when
they either swan to shore or were
picked up by boats.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
PLACED IN PRISON.
Halfbreeds and Indian Who Killed the
Seidels Are at Bismarck.

HaIfbreeds and Indian Who Killed the
SeideIs Are at Bismarck.
Sheriff McKinnon of Bottineau coun-
ty and a force of deputies arrived at
the Bismarck penitentiary with Joe
and Charles Peltier, halfbreeds, sen.
fenced to death, and Sakasha Weshue
(Little Rising SUM, sentenced to life
imprisonment for murder. The Pei
tiers killed F. w. Seidel and Little
Rising Sun murdered Seidel's niece,
Alexandra Seidel, at Somber postof-
flee. The Peltiers were convicted
largely on the testimony of Little Ris,
ing Sun. He was tried for the muir
der of Seidel and was acquitted, but
was Informed that he had been con.
victed. This scared him and he con
fessed that he murdered the little girl.
Robbery was the motive of the slay-
ers Of the Seidels. Joe and Charles
Peltier r twenty-one and twenty-six
years old respectively, they said. They
did not appear at all worried owe
their ~predicament. The Indian, as is
usual with his race, appeared indif.
ferent and sullen. He is fifteen years
old
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
HEADQUARTERS OPENED.
Democratic Chairman Mack Arrive.
in CHICAGO.

Chicago, Aug. THE headquarters
Of the Democratic national committee
in Chicago were formally opened on
the arrival here from the East of Nor
man e. Mack, the national chairman,
who announced that from now on I'm.
til election day the Democratic cam.
paign would be waged actively
throughout the country. Upon reach.
ing the new offices in the Auditorium
Annex Chairman Mack issued a call
to the heads of the various sub-com'
mittees of the national committee to
meet him here Monday to confer on
general plans Of campaign, which
have been outlined. Chairman Mack
will leave Chicago next Tuesday to
attend the Bryan notification at Lin.
coin.
During the day Mr.. Mack held con
ferences with Roger G. Sullivan, ma
tional committeeman for Illinois, and
other committeeman and Democrats
influential in party councils. Mr..
Mack said:
while the campaign is young 1t
has made a degree of progress that is
extremely gratifying to the Demo
cratic management. States in all
parts of the country heretofore re
garded as Republican strongholds are
now debatable ground and will be
swung into the Democratic column.
found conditions in the East that pre-
sage Democratic victories"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
DEATH LIST NOT so LARGE
About Two Score Persisted in British
Columbia Fires.

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 6.-The de-
structive forest fires in the Elk River
valley have now burned past the re-
gion of the towns.
Michel, Hosmer and Cranbrook are
now out of the danger zone.
The flames are still devastating the
timber region of The valley beyond
the settlements. These bush fires
may last a month, or until rain falls.
The total loss of life in the burned
area IS now placed at thirty-eight and
the property damage is estimated at
between $4,000, 600 and $4,000, 900.
The Women and children who we're
taken from Fernie and placed among
the adjacent towns Of Frank, Blair
more and Nelson are still in these
places of refuge, but the men are
back at Fernie and have begun the
work of rebuilding the town.
Tents and supplies of food and
clothing have been received at Fernie
from many places and the people are
working strenuously. Nurses and
physicians are having a busy time
looking after the injured and taking
precautions to prevent pestilence.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
HARRY THAW BANKRUPT.
Roger o'Mara Appointed Receiver for
His Estate,

Pittsburg, Aug. S.-Harry X. Thaw,
slayer of Architect Stanford White,
has declared himself a bankrupt and
Roger O'Mara, a Pittsburg detective,
has been appointed receiver for his
estate.
Thaw's schedule shows assets of
~$12S,012.3S and liabilities of S453, 140.-
43. Of this latter amount $79,745.12
is secured. The remaining $2373,745.12
is unsecured, this including $191, 900
Thaw owes his mother, Mrs. Mary
Copley ThaW. Mrs. Thaw, it is stated,
spent this amount of her own money
in the defense of her son.
This action on the part of Thaw is
taken by the wise ones here as mean
ing he will fight the efforts of the
lawyers, alienists and doctors who
helped him during his trial to secure
the large amounts they have charged
him with. In fact most of the unse-
cured debts, aside from that owing to
Mrs. Thaw, are due to lawyers, physi-
clans and alienists.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
PIIsbury-W ashburn Company il
Financial Trouble.
REORGANIZATION IS PLANNED
Necessity for Change Of Man
agement Probable Cause
for Legal Action.

Minneapolis, Aug. S.-As a step to
reorganization certain stockholders
and holders of the Pillsbury-Wash.
burn Flour Milling company's paper
p%etitioned the federal district court
for the appointment of receivers to
direct the business. The petition was
granted, the court naming c. S. Pills.
bury, son Of the late Charles A. Fills.
bury; A. G. Loring, head of the North.
western Consolidated Milling com.
pany, and A. c. Cobb, attorney. The
petitioners were the Northwestern
'Eational bank. the First National, the
Swedish-American National of Mime
apolis and the Second National bank
Of st. Paul, together with J.. S. Pills.
bury.
There will be no interruption to the
business of the company pending the
reorganization.
After naming the receivers the court
fixed their joint bond at 100000 and
announced that five days would be
allowed for them to file it. That the
petition for receivership was on a
friendly basis is evidenced by the
appearance of J.. S. Pillsbury as one
Of the petitioners and the fact that the
company consented to the action with
out opposition. This may be due to
a necessity for a change of manage
ment, which was broadly intimated In
the petition.
Worlds Largest Milling Concern.
The Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills
company, limited, is the largest mill.
ing company in the world and it has
extensive and variable interests aside
from those directly connected with
its principal business of manufacture
ing -four; it is the wner of the st.
Anthony Falls Water Power company,
which controls all of the water power
upon the easterly side of the Missis-
sippi river at Minneapolis, and is the
owner also of the Minneapolis Mill
company, which controls all of the
water power upon the westerly side of
the river. In addition the company
owns the Minneapolis and Northern
Elevator company, which controls a
line of elevators on the Great North
ern road from Minneapolis to Devils
Lake, this being a subsidiary com
pany which has served the parent
company in the capacity of buying
and supplying the wheat needed in
the prosecution of it's business.
The Indebtedness of the defendant
company is set at more than $4,000
600, without security. The book value
OF the company's property exceeds
SIS. 000, 900. The total secured indebt-
edness, covered by debenture bonds,
is $4,000,000, or a total indebtedness
of S9.000,000. The liquid assets are
estimated at s3,5oo,o0o, to pay $780,
600 unsecured debts.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
INSPECT LABORATORY SITES
Professor Brannon Will Pay a Visit
to Devils Lake.

Professor Brannon of the University
Of North Dakota soon will visit Devils
Lake to look ove the sites offered for
the inland laboratory to be established
by the United States fish commission.
Two sites have been offered by Devil
Lake men. The laboratory will be
established for the purpose of looking
after the fish placed in the lake, MAX
ing an analysis of water, minerals and
plant growth and for use in come
ton with a fish hatchery. The propo.
at Mission Bay also is being consid-
cred. 1t is 10 practically assured
that Devils Lake will have a labora.
tory and fish hatchery before a year
has elapsed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
RAILROAD ASSESSMENT.
Agreed Upon by the State Board Of
Equalization.

The state board of equalization In
session at Bismarck agreed upon the
assessment of the railroad property
in the state for the ensuing year and
increased the total valuation of the
roads In the state something " 49,
0O0, 900, the total now is $33,068 1881,
an increase Of $3,946,748 owe last
year. The assessment was agreed to
by the Republican members of the
board, led by State Auditor Holmes,
and the resolution fxiRg the value of
the roads was presented by Attorney
General McCue.
The principal item OF increase is on
the main lines of the roads, which +
assessed at a valuation Of $4,000 a
mile for the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific roads and $4,000 a
mile for the 500. The total increase
for the Great Northern road is some
thing like $1.90O.000. For the North
ern Pacific 1t is about $750.000. and
there is considerable increase on the
500 and Milwaukee.
There was no division on the board
when the matter finally was settled.
The total increase to the roads in tax
alton at an average Of about 3k per
cent for total taxation will be some.
thing over 100000.
The board made no change in the
valuation OF telephone lines in the
state except to assess the Fargo ex.
change at $4,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
TO STUDY FARM LIFE.
Report of Experts Will Be Submitted
to Congress.


Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 1O.-With
a view to bringing about better social,
sanitary and economic conditions on
American farms President Roosevelt
has requested five experts on country
life to make an investigation into the
whole matter and to report to him
with recommendations for improve
ments.
The report, with any additional rec
concentrations which the president
himself may desire to make, will be
incorporated in a message which he
will send to congress probably early
next year.
The men President Roosevelt has
asked to act as an Investigating COM
mittee are Professor l.. H. Bailey of
the New York College of Agriculture;
H. Wallace of Wallace's Farmer, Des
Moines, Ia; President Kenyon l.. But
terfleld of the Massachusetts Agricul-
tural college; Clifford Pinchot of the
United States forest reserve and Wal
ter H. Page, editor of the Worlds
Work, New York.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
Deserted Wife for Another.

A warrant has been issued by order
of States Attorney J. B. Wineman of
Grand Forks for the arrest of Gus
tave Dahlstrom, who leaves a wife
and three children, the oldest three
and one-half years and the youngest
seven months, and who is charged
with deserving them to elope with a
young woman friend. 1t is further
stated that this is the second time
that Dahlstrom has eloped with the
young woman. Mrs. Dahlstrom is left
in destitute circumstances. The war
rant is issued under the provisions of
a new law which makes it possible to
send a man to the penitentiary for de-
sorting his wife and family. If Dahl
strom is located he will be given the
limit, it is stated.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
IN NORTH DAKOTA
News Of the Week From VarI.
Gus Parts Of the State.
Whitaker IS FOUND GUILTY
Slayer of Conrad Stevenson
Goes to Prison for
Ten Years.

The jury in the case Of Jefferson
Whitaker, accused of the murder of
Conrad Steenerson, nephew of Con-
gresham STEVENSON of Minnesota,
brought in a verdict of guilty of muir
der in the second degree at Towner.
Whitaker was sentenced to serve ten
years in the state prison at Bismarck.
The defendant had nothing to say
when arratgned for sentence. 1t is
not likely that the case will be ap.
pealed.
The crime for which Whitaker was
convicted was committed at Uppman.
steenerson vas shot down in a pool.
room. It is claimed by the defense
that he had assaulted Whitaker a
short time before, and was about to
renew his attack when killed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
HOPKINS WINNER
Endorsed by Illinois Republic
ans for Senatorshlp
RESULTS OF THE PRIMARIES
Deneen Named for Governor by
Republicans and Steven
son by Democrats.

Chicago, Aug. 10.-Iate primary re
turns confirm the Republican nomina-
ton of G. S. Deneen for governor and
give the Republican endorsement for
United States senator to Albert j.
Hopkins. From figures at hand,
which are, however, incomplete, the
majority vote of Deneen over Yates
is probably not far from $4,000 to
$1,000.
The vote for United States senator
shows that Hopkins has about 18, 1000
plurality over Foss, but it is not GER
tain that this estimate will hold. The
returns from some counties may re-
duce Hopkins lead materially. 1t is
certain that Foss will carry the fight
into the state legislature and a warm
contest will ensue when that body
meets next winter. Foss and his
managers claim that he has carried a
majority of the senatorial districts and
that the chief strength of the Hop
kins vote, particularly in the city of
Chicago, has been in the Democratic
wards. 1t is claimed that the vote in
the senatorial districts should be bind
ing on the members of the legislature
and therefore Foss and his friends
argue that ever If defeated on the pop
ular vote he will have a majority of
the legislature under instructions for
him. The Hopkins managers deride
this claim and assert that the vote Of
the state at large is the only thing
that carries with it the party endorse
ment.
The returns from the country pre-
cincts continue to come in slowly.
Definite figures are most difficult to
obtain on many of the votes, partic-
ularly those on the Democratic ticket.
Because of the general interest felt in
the bitter struggles for the Repub-
lican gubernatorial nomination and
for the Republican endorsement for
senator the election judges generally
have counted the votes of that party
first. Enough figures are obtainable,
however, to show that l.. B. Stringer
of Lincoln has received an overwhelm-
ing plurality for the Democratic en-
dorsement for senator and that for
mel Vice President A. E. Stevenson Of
Bloomington has been nominated for
governor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
Money and Goods Gone.

When A. Simmons came to a realiza-
ton of his location he was in the Far
go police court. The unfortunate man
is a widower and a homesteader in
the western part of the state, and
leaving his four children with his
brother, he went to the valley to help
through haying till his crops were
ready for harvest. He went to Fargo,
bought some clothes, a ticket for home
and had $22 left. He went to a saloon
in Moorhead and claims that he re-
membered nothing more till the next
morning. His money and purchases
were gone.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
HAD HIS WITS WITH HIM.
Victim of Fleeing Robbers Rides in a
Freight Train With Them.

Martin Hill, a negro, was arrested
in the Great Northern yards at Grand
Forks on a charge of highway robbery.
Hill had just climbed off a Great
Northern train from Crookston. He
held John Olson in Crookston while
a negro comrade went through Olson's
pockets and took SIT. The negroes
then ran and jumped on a freight
train pulling toward Grand Forks.
Olson, with rare presence of mind,
caught a caboose and rode over on
the same train. He hurriedly in
formed the officers on the arrival at
Grand Forks and Hill was soon ar
rested and identified.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
NINE OF CREW DROWNED
Fishing Schooner Sunk in Collision
Off Nova Scotia.

Halifax, N. S., Aug. 10.-The
Gloucester (Mass.) fishing schooner
Maggie and May was run down and
sunk by the German schoolship Freya.
Captain McCathran and eight of the
crew of the schooner were drowned.
-Four men were rescued.
At the time of the collision a dense
fog prevailed. The warship was 60
ing about eight knots an hour. The
steel prov of the Freya crashed into
the side of the fishing vessel, cutting
her almost in two.
Many of the fishermen were instant
y killed in their hunks. The war
ships boats were quickly launched
and the lifelines were thrown to the
men in the water.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
Short of Oats,

There is a shortage of bats in North
Dakota. This spring when the farm
ers got ready to put in their crop they
remembered the high price of barley
and wheat last fall-and seeded near
ly all their lands to those crops, linn
iang the oats acreage. AS a result
there Is less oats in the state than for
years. The yield is not large, though
the quality is good.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
THREE DEAD, MANY WOUNDED
Train Carrying Officers and Nonunion
Men Fired On.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 10.-Three
men were instantly killed and eleven
injured, two of them fatally, when
striking miners fired into a passenger
train on the Birmingham Mineral rail
road at Blocton.
A conductor, deputy sheriff and a
%nonunion ma are dead, two soldiers
badly wounded, three deputy sheriffs
shot in the back, three of the strike
breakers seriously wounded and 9TH
ers hurt.
The train was a special bearing
nonunion men to the Blocton mines,
under guard of soldiers and deputies.
The a%ssailants, from the rocks above,
poured down a murderous fire directly
into the windows.
Practically every window in the
train was broken. Dogs were hurried
to the scene and took trails through
the woods directly to the union head
quarters. Eight negroes were arrested.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-13
CONTEST OF ENDURANCE.
Status of the Strike on the Canadian
Pacific Railroad.

Montreal, Que, Aug. 1.-THE Cana
dian Pacific strike seems to be set
ting down to a contest Of endurance
between the company and the unions.
The strike leaders are initiating the
policy Of the Canadian Pacific railway
officials, and maintaining a good deal
of reserve as to the progress of the
strike.
1t is expected that James O'Connell
of Washington. D. c.. will arrive here
in a day or two to join with Chairman
Bell Hardy In directing the strike
operations.