The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1889-02-01

Judge William NJ. Merrick, Of tine Supreme
bench of the District of Columbia. has been
lying dangerously i'll at his assidence, No.
| l716 n street. for some days. He has been
| suffering from indigestion. The disorders be-
| ing the general prostration Of the nervous sys-
| TEN.
1t seems to be settled definitely that Mr..
Blaine, Senator Allison and Mr.. Wanamaker
are to 60 into President Harrison's cabinet.
Mr.. Blaine is to be Secretary of State. Mr.
Allison Secretary Of the Treasury and Mr..
| Wanamaker either Secretary Of the Navy or
Postmaster General.
The Senate has wisely provided for another
| improvement of national concern, namely, a
survey for suitable avenue to Mt. Vernon.
Although only twelve distant, it now requires
| full day to reach this point Of interest and
pilgrimage. The plan is to open a wide ave-
nue. on the Virginia side Of the Potomac and
provide it with driveway ard railroad track,
| which shall make it possible to reach Mt.
Vernon in half an honr.
The endowment by Jacob Tome Of free
seminary and manual training school at Port
Deposit will not be 100000, as reported, but
will be nearly $4,000 if not more. His
plans are fully formed. ard work OH the semi
| nary will be vigorously pushed. Port Deposit
is town Of about 1900 population, on the
east side of the Susquehana river 1t is there
that Mr.. Tome arose from penury to wealth.
Secretary Bayard has received, in the mail
| that came from Samoa on Saturday. the rem
nanis of the flag that foated over the house OF
al American when the Germans made their
disastrous landing at Apia, in December.
This is the flag that was shot through by Ger
man bullets and burned by flames kindled by
| German means, and is an interesting relic of
the controversy between the powers as to Samo-
al rights. II will probably be stored in the
library of the State department with other rel
les Of an historic nature.
| Mr. Edward Stanhope, the English secreia-
~ of state for war, addressed a meeting of his
constituents in the Horncaster division of Lin
colnshire Tuesday evening. In the course of
his remarks, Mr.. Stanhope said thunder
cloud was hanging over Europe. and that
sooner, it would burst, bringing the fercest
and most horrible war ever known. Ii was
| impossible, he declared, 10 view the prepare
Il ms for war now being made throughout
Europe without fee ling that war was an
preaching He hoped, however, that the wis
| dom of Engiand's statesmen would prevent
that nation from being involved.
| Employees Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
| Company have made numerous requests for
the payment of their salaries every two weeks
Instead of monthly, as at present, but the CON-
pany has always refused to make the change
in the system. In this connection an official
Of the company said '.If the salaries of one
set of employers should be paid b: week ly, all
| otii. would have 70 treated tn. same way
| Now we have Ia ruakc out 10000 checks for
| every pay lay. To do this work Il force Of
| clerk, is kept busy Throughout The Year. The
| force would have Ia be- doubled /: We shJld
pay oilcn-r For this reason l. =, deemed i'm
| practicable 10 make the change of EN- ~,
| Iueisad
when YOU visit Is iltim stop al the
Maltby House where will be found first class
accommodations and exceedingly low rales."