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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-03-09
Read What MIR. p. E. Smith Has to Say

Read What MIR. p. E. Smith Has to Say
GENTLEMEN-l wish to express
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fered with catarrh for eight years,
and can truly say that it has given
me more relief than any other med
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can recommend Mayors Ca
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p. Ii. SMITH,
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Of the worse cases of catarrh on re-
cord with heavy discharge Of the
throat. One bottle is guaranteed
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no charge. Give it a trial. No
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by druggists or address the Mayors
Drug Co., Oakland, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-03-09
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

OFFICE OF THE
GARRETT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OAKLAND, Md, March s, 1898.
The County Commissioners will meet in
their Office
MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1898,
For the purpose of transacting ANY business
that may come before them.
BY order OF the Board.
j. $. MEYERS, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-03-09
NHORTGAGEE'S SALE OF PERSONAL
ltL PROPERTY

By virtue offs power contained in mort
gage 10 the undersigned from George w.
Shipley dated the 9th day of February, 1882,
and recorded in Liber +. u. T., No. Is, folio
3E, etc one oil the mortgage records of Gar
rett county. the undersigned mortgage will
offer at public auction to the highest bidder,
on the premises of the said Sbipey about
three miles North of Deer Park, on the Isaac
Bolyard Property, on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-03-09
FOR DYSPEPSIA,

FOR DYSPEPSIA,
Indigestion, ard StoElS III disonlers use
BROWNS IRON DIFFERS.
AL dealers keep n. 81 per bottle. Genuine he's
6ade. mark and crossed red lines - wrnppe6
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-03-09
b. & o. r. Il. Timetable.

The following is the new time ia
BILE on the B. & O. which want into
effect Nov. 18th, 1892:
The state herald., 1893-05-05
DETROIT ALDERMEN sRlBED.

A Huge Sensation Sprung In the City
Council.
A huge sensation was sprung In the Detroit
city council Tuesday night In the charges OF
wholesale bribery on the part OF W. II. Fiiz-
geral, manage. of the Detroit Electric Light
and Power Company. As result Manager
Fitzgerald Is under arrest and others are be-
Ing hunted for In connection with the bribery.
The people OF Detroit fecentiy decided to
take upon themselves the lighting of the city,
and to that end established an electric light
plant. This action was streauously opposed
by the electric light companies, who hated 10
lose cool thing.
When the council met Tuesday evening
Mayor H. $. Pingroc arose aud pulled from
his pocket 500, which be declared had been
given TO Alderman Protya by Manager Fltz
gerald as the fret payment OF 81 600 TO secure
the Glderman's vote favor Of proposition To
open bids for the lighting Of the city for the
and resulted In the scheme for the municipal
ownership OF tho electric lighting plant being
carried almost unanimously.
1t Is said that other aldermen bcfldes Pro-
tiva had accepted brlhcs but had kept the
money and would have voted against the
proposition for the city plant Thcexposure,
however, frightened them and they decided
to do as The people desired IN the matter.
How many are Implicated In the bribery and
who they are Is not yet known, bat startling
Developments are looked for soon.
The state herald., 1893-05-05

A member called up the silver resolution,
before, and before the goldites knew 1t the
resolution had been passed without dissent,
ing vote. This caused the frlsrds Of the
white metal VI 60 wild with enthusiasm.
Irish and number oftho California delegates
entered tho hall Just as the vote was nm
nounccd and demanded that the vote be re-
considered, rs they had understood that a
vote was to DO taken Mt 10 o'clock and they
wanted to 60 on record.
The chair stated that II was no fault Of the
Congress that the gentlemen we're nJt In their
seats looking after their own interests and
refused 10 consider motion to reconsider.
However, after some debate, the vote was re-
considered nnd vote BY states was taken, re-
sulting In the complete humiliation Of tho
gold section. Tho vote was 2S2lI aye, 40il no.
Part Of tho morplhg session and ell the af-
ternoon session was devoted To the question
statehood OF Utah, Notwithstanding the oppo-
sitlon Of Utah Liberals, n resolution fayorlng
immediate statehood for the territory was
adopted, The debate was an extremely heated
one. Colonel Irish and 7. NJ. Patterson TAX.
Ing sides with the Mormon people. Both gen.
tlemen made speeches.
The opposition came from local people
only, the leader being Mayor Baskin OF Salt
Lake. The Utah delegation had met and de.
cided to keep the question out Of the couveu.
ton II possible, but the committee on rcsolu-
tons decided TO recommend the adoption of n
resolution aud go reported II was adopted
by vote Of l62 to n.
Resolutions were passed favorlng the id
mission Of Arizona and New Mexico
After brief discussion over hydraulic min.
Ing In California the Congress passed rcsolu-
tons, recommending appropriations for har-
Dor Improvements on the Pacific and Gulf
consts.
The evening session, which was short, was
devoted to discussion Of irrigation and arid
lands. At 0 o'clock the Congress adjourci to
meet next year Mt San Francisco.
The state herald., 1893-05-05

The .yecu,iy. committee Of the local d.
rectory Of the Worlds Fair held M Important
and protraeted session Thur.dsy evening at
which resolutions were adopted which mean,
practically, fat dennneiatlon Of congrcs.
slonal control. The subject under consider
alton WIS the recent act of Congress Instruct
ing the secretary Of the treasury 10 withhold
enough Of the Columbian half dollars 10 &C.
cure the payment o. s57J.gsD for Awards
A Joint committee of the finance and lcgls.
latiyc committees made u lengthy report,
which, alter ample discussion. was adopted
unanimously IL sets forth that the action OF
tho directors In plclglng Ia the holders Of tins
drbeniurc loads the property aud revenues Of
the corporation, and sHys The committee
would regard II hs direct and inexcu.able
violation Of the pledges aud covenant, with
, the bondholdera 10 enter Into the formal I'M
deriaLing which the late act of Congress re-
qulrc..
The requirement OF this nei," say. the
committee, ".s serious impairment, Of our
Resources aud inoomprchensibl,, and In tho
judgment OF your committee IL y violation Of
the conditions Of the act Of August ), is9l
accepted by the directors"
II appears clear TO the committee that. IN
View Of the pledges made to the holders Of
q, OOO,OJ bonds, no such security rs required
by Congress should he furnished,
The state herald., 1893-05-05
MlonopKs ON ovnnsNcy.
a spau,sL Bsnk.Notd 7hst Was b
epsssdsy Of Dlsssse.

a epauilk Bsnk.Noto 1has WaU
epsssdss Of DIsssss.
The question Of the possibility Of
transmitting infectious diseases BY
means Of paper money, brought be-
lore congress BY Mar. 0uthwsite's
bill. is being followed up BY the
treasury department. For some time
past the amount Of paper money sent
to tho treasury for redemption has
been so great that the force In the
redemption division OF the treasury's
sffiee has been compelled to work
from o. IN. to @ y. IN. to keep up
with the current business.
The danger Of infection from dirty
paper money has not been exagger-
ated, II recent reports are correct
A meteorological analysis OF the bank
notcs Of b Spanish bank in Havana.
made recently, showed 10000 mi
,robes on some OF the notes. Eight
pathogenic species were encountered,
including those OF diphtheria and
tuberculosis
The comptroller and the treasurer
both recognize tho peril from this
source, and concur in the opinion
that mote adequate means should 10
provided to keep clean paper In civ
,ulation. The comptroller, speal,-
ing more particularly Of nation
Al bank notes, said lately tim.
national banks are required to keep .
lund equal to five per cent Of their
circulation on deposit with tho
United States treasurer Tor tho pur-
pose Of redeeining oil notes when pre-
,ented.
There is no need Of having I'm
clean national bank currency" said
the comptroller. land, in fact.
very little complaint exists In refer
rnce to national bank notes. The
amount OF national bank notes out
standing for the past year averaged
about Sl20,00),0 900. The comptroller
redeemed and destroyed last year si9.-
~, U63 national bank notes. Post
masters in all money-order Offices
might be authorized TO receive and
cancel by stamping unfit money 10
limited amounts, and with prop.r
safeguards and forward the Same by
registered mail, free from postage.
ut would cost the consignor moth
ing and the government little or
nothing Then this currency should
be redeemed by draft upon rcceip,
and verihcation. In THAT way con-
venient facility would be Afforded to
the public to provide themselves with
clean money and the government,
would simply assume responsibility
which properly attends the function
of issuing paper money.
up to 1888 congress made an mp.
preparation to pay the expense OF re.
dcoming paper money unfit for circu'
lation. In some form that response
bility should again be assumed"
The state herald., 1893-05-05
CUTTING THE PENSION LIST.


Acting Commissioner Murphy's Order
to Special Examiners.
Tic acting commissioner OF pensions, Mr.
ID. ]. Murphy, has transferred about nifty
clerks--who have heretofore been employed
on what Is known as statistical work, but
which, so far as he can see, Is OF no value to
the oflice-to current work IA order to facill-
tate the bringing up OF tho business TO date
Mr.. Murphy Is decidedly OF the opinion that
among the aSs 900 pensioners on the rolls Of
the bureau there are many fraudulent cases,
and with view 10 purglng tie lists Of such
rs cannot be reached be has issued an order
TO special examiners In the fed directing
them 10 use all diligence In searching out
such cases rs require the attention OF the
bureau. The order ia, in part, as follows;
"Ihc examiners are Instructed to use ex-
IRENE caution aud wise dlsccrnment, as II Is
not the intention TO disturb any Just allow
ances Of pensions Nor Is II intended that
special examiners should bc made parties 10
petty qnarrrls and spite work OF uGfriendly
nelghbors. In addition 10 making inquiry OF
those with whom the special examiner comes
In contact while engaged In the examination
OF claims, It Is believed that poitma-tcrs, cs-
pcelally Ia rural districts. may be relied upon
10 furnish accurate information. IN the
larger town. and cities information may be
sought from the real veterans Of the war, who
believe that the pension roll should be roll
OF bonori members OF council, assessors and
such other persons who may be found to POS
SECS information In their various nelghbor-
hoods, But all statements 60 obtained should
be eoFrobora,ed before the matter Is reported
| 10 the bureau
The state herald., 1893-05-05

, II has como to light that tbs Standard OH
Company has. after year OF osrSful mauouv,
erlng. secured entire control Of its chief liv.
lux rival, the Manhattan OH Company, and
The latter has become entirely merged. Tho
Manhattan has been for four goars the chief,
nnu probably the only rival ia tho oil trade
inc company was Organized by tho same
New York Milllonaires who sold the Lima
ON company to the monopoly with capita,
stock Of s2,0O0,00o and within the past six
months has acquired properlea worth 81 ,000,-
Co., The Manhattan Forced tho Standard
to raise the p:ico OF Ohio oil from IS cents
per barrel TO IS cents, by paying an advance
IT built Immense rchncries at Townsend,
Welker and other points throughout the
state and made Itself n dangerous rival. To
do this 1t has sunk millions and has died II
hard death. During tho past year the Man
haitian has made heavy contracts 10 supply
oil and upon learning this the Standard began
buying oi, NJ advanced prices to squecz, the
Manhattan out. The price rose and the Man.
haitian is said 10 have lost millions on Its jan
uary contracts. 1t reached Its limit and gave
up. This Is The largest oil deal ever made IN
the state and |, looks bad for the producers,
AS oil Will drop to n low figure unless indica.
lions fail. The property transferred by the
deal Is valued al SlO, 900 600
The state herald., 1893-05-05

More conflicts arr reported tohayc occurred
between the Turks and Annrnlsns. While
An Armenian funeral procession was on IT.
Nay through the streca of kal,afreyun a
mob Of Ausselmins bygan throslng stone. al
the procession, The moururra deposited the
colin In the roadway and proceeded 10 ni-
tack thr Mssscman. who were As,alllng
them. The tight between the Turks aud Ar.
nirnian. WA long Rni tansuinary. aud was
cnly Terminated by the interference Of the
Turkish military. Who dispersed tlr combat.
ants. Five Afmenhns and many Turks were
wounded In the encounter.
Al sccyas, Ia Asihtin Turkey, ,oflou, riots
nlso occurred, having been onrrnicrc,i bY
the cercnnnlc. attending the celebration Of
Easter. In the Sighting between the AZ.
nonian Christians ami Turks several persons
were killed and a number inJdfci,
The state herald., 1893-05-05
WORK Ar THE WORLDS FAIR.
Much 70 be Done p-for. the Opening on
Niuy 1.

May ].
trisAss, April aa.LTo-da, marked the
beginning Of the last week before the opening
OF tho Worlds Fair, and, Notwithstanding
the serious delay occasioncd by the bad
weather last week, thu managers arc promis-
Ing to have things In presentable shape by
next Monday. Under no circumstances will
the opening be postponed.
II waa said this afternoon that with sun
Shine, / little higher temperature and an
army Of $4,000 Or 1900; wonders may be nc
complished In week. What now seems TO
be hopeless chaos of mud md building dc.
bris can be transferred into beautiful gar
den. Tho roadways can be cleaned up and
made passablc, the waste acres turned into
green iawha aad every unsightly vcstigc Of
two years Of toll removed. All this and more
will be accomplished provided the weather
holds good.
As to the Interior work Of the fair the ont.
look Is not quite 80 hopeful. No one will
now pretend to say that the great show will
be entirely complete by the first OF May. In.
stallation OF exhibits may 60 on day md
night and yet much will remain to be done n
week hence. 1t is physical impossibility to
get everything In readiness In the short time
remaining. For this the exhibitors arc
chiefly to blame They have in many in-
stances delayed their part of the work until
the last moment and 50 find themselves be.
hind the procession They cannot plead
ignorance as an excuse, rs the director gen.
eral and his assistants have been urging them
70 hurry for the last two or three months.
Nevertheless, the fall will open next Monday.
While probably not complete In all Its de-
tails, 1t Va osyand all doubt be great cx.
hibition, with more objects OF interest In.
stalled In the buildings than can be seen In a
| month OF slght-seelng.
The state herald., 1893-05-05
A \ W l.xpi .aiv,.

A new explosive /, 10 replace the powder a,
present IN use IN the q ,rman army. This eH.
ploslyc Is composed chiefly OF a kind Of fatty
substance, aud Is Of L broHri,h color. II IL
Of the consistency Of OLIVE oil, and remains IN
that condition up To temperature of flfty
degrees otuiigrAlr. Tie sab,tanor. which Is
the Invention u DR.. Weiss, explodrs neither
by blow, shock. nor spark, but by the In
PRODUCTION ~ i fresh -ubsttnec. Tho. cxplo.
sion Is almost fnokclcsf, aud produces very
little defamation. among the other adyln.
ingcs Of this material 1, bbscncc 81 rccoll aud
n scarcely eppleclable nmount OF Of heatin,
OF the WEAPON, Tire cAiirli ge,casc. can b.
Ellie a:aln by a simple method. So far tbs
new Explosive has lecn used for artillery
only, but four nov model. Of rnss have been
constructed In which Il Is proposed TO tee, H.
value for small nFm.
The state herald., 1893-05-05
RATHER SoCIAsLp.
The California Lion Is Sometimes too
Fond Of Company.

The California Lion Is Sometimes too
Fond Of Company.
A. L. Ripley, farmer and stock
raiser living some forty-flve miles
north Of MADEIRA, Cat. gave rather
interesting account OF an encounter
some parties In his neigbborhood had
not long since with California lion.
Mr. Rpley's nearest neighbor, S, A.
Samuels, had lost several fine sheep
from his little band. and up to one
night recently was unable TO de-
tcrinine what kind Of nm animal II
was that WIS committing the depre-
da;ions Tho night in question. how
sver, Mr.. Samuels heard u commotion
among his flock and Immediately
grabbing up shotgun hurried 10 tho
corral. lie could just distinguish
through the gloom some strange
creature standing over u sheep which
1t had just killed.
Mr.. shmucls levelcd his gun at the
nocturnal mara Idcr and fired. The
animal gave u terrific howl, and, In
stead Of running away. bounded IL
the direction Of Mr.. samuels This
unexpected attack rather dlscon.
certod the gentleman. and he made
no effort 10 get out Of the animals
way. In moment the creature was
upon him, and tho force Of the con-
tact caused Mr.. samuels to lose his
grip on the gun. lie had begun TO
think his last moment had arrived,
bu. beyond tho injuries received in
tho way Of badly laccrated arm.
where the animal In his dying fury
had struck him. he was unhurt
Mr. samucls lay where he lad been
thrown for some minutes. not daring
TO move for fear he would again be
attacked Finally, however. he sum.
moned up courage 10 raise himself
on his elbow, ard. CHANGING cautiously
around. raw the form Of the sheep.
killer outlined upon the ground.
Making up his mind tina, tho animal
had been killed by the shot. Mr.. sam.
uols cautiously approached and dis
covered such TO DO the ease. Mr.
Sainuels' surprise WIS great when he
discovered i.,e Dloodthlrsiy prowler
20 be- nothing less than u very large
California lion.
II IL generally claimed that these
animals are afraid OF man. but Mr..
Snmucls says be considers them
srclablc enough 10 satisfy anyone.
The state herald., 1893-05-05
CYCLONE IN OKLAHOMA.
4 Terrific wind.torm Carrie. Dss,h ana
Destruction.


'''"e "'a"''"'" ''''''' "ss'" ana
"''''"c''"h'
The county ives, aud southwest OF Moore
OKLAHOMA, was swept by terrible cyclone nj
80 o'clock on the evening Of the 2sth End
lea, damage wa. done. int hon mu,h viii mn,
he . ,,,,,, ,,,,t ,.i.,,,,,,t. ,o,,,n,,,i,s,t,,,,
49," ""'' s'''"fN ''."s,''"'''ui
destroyed ny thc storm V renewed The new
at hn1d makes u certain that ten people nrf,
Killed, as many morr injured, and untold
n,op,,,.s .s...,u-el Auoa., an. a,na No., 4
49,. IN, ~ -, $50 -t'.,l ~
oe'""o' '"' vs. ",e 'aii'y 'ous.upE ~
I'VE meipbersi . MI Ianks' w. e. clsm7hi'
and n child OF Henry balemau
The state herald., 1893-05-05
nai,ar ruhlir Iinad..

We must have better public roads. How to
get them Ia the problem Of tho time. No
country with the splendid resources OF this
country has such poor public roads. 1t is en-
couraging, however, to note that nearly every
state In the Union Is agitatlng the question.
1t is hoped that the movement for improve
ments along this line will be kept up until
the object ia accomplished A rock-breakcr,
manufactured by Tottcn 4 Hogg, Founders,
Pittsburgh, Pa, Ia a perfected invention, aud
fully justiilcs every requirement In the matter
Of construction Of inucadam roads. The rock.
breaker Is being quite largely used nil over
the country. II has been demonstrated re-
peatedly In this inventive age, that TO have
need Of an implement for Improvement In
any line, and to tighten mans labors,
straightwsy some genius quickly brings forth
Just the implement or device aceded. Now
In the matter Of better roads, genius has con
trIbuted to Lessen the labor, cheaper the cost,
which facts surely contribute encouraglngly
to the cause. Better roads must be the re-
suit.
The state herald., 1893-05-05

The Organization 81 the western league Of
base ball clubs WA completed lEtt week, n
joe declined 10 come IN aud the league sRs
organized With sit clubs, the cirult being
composed 81 Kansas CITY. Omaha, Denver
Pueblo, Topeka hnd Wichita Louis q
hrauih of Kansas city, Wa elected president
aud james Whitfield Of kHnsts CliY, secretary
aud treasurer. TIE srison VIII opcn May 20
aud oios. on October o Representative. OF
Kansas CITY. Denver aud Wichita were placed
an the schedule c1mmttse. which Il 10 fc.
port at another meeting TO hn held IN Kan.
sns citg ~ Nay Z Tho league may yet BE-
composed " eight rluhs, ~ q uammitice was
appointed To Agnlh visit H. ioacph aud
LrrSrnsofth 10 Try and place clubs In those
cities,
The state herald., 1893-05-05

Ia the great game between the lllinol.
steel Company, Ne Carnegie, and other big
steel producers aud iron orc com.
panics Of the Lake Superior region,
startling more was made nj Ashland.
Wisconsin, on the Jitb, when all the mines
except thr Aurora, were closed dosn indeh.
nltely. The Aurora belongs To the Wisconsin
Central syndicate, controlled by J. II. Colby.
Colgate Hoy, aud other stockholders 81 the
American Steel barge Company. Ever since
been rndeaNorlng 10 force the price Of Bessc-
mrr ore down TO "a % per ton. The iron
mining companies tloui,y resisted the more
meat which would have resulted IN the smut
hllatlon OF pront Ia many eascs. The entire
business Interests Of the mining region will
b. parhlysei u the deadlock should long con.
unuc.
The state herald., 1893-05-05
TAKING OF FUR SEALS.
The Contract with the North American
Commercial Company.

Commercial Company.
The North American Commercial Com
pany, which has the exclusive right OF taking
fur seals upon the Prlbyloi Islands In Alaska,
under contract with the United slates, La,
sent its agents from Washington with the
purpose Of beginning operations, and they
viii snll from San Francisco about the fret Of
May for the islands. The number OF seals
originally au,Lbrized to be taken annually
was 10000, but this number was reduced
under tho terms VI the modus ,!rondl 10
70, coo
The annual rental which the government
was 10 receive, based upon the taking Of io0,.
900 ,eals, was 10000, hut thl. rum, by the
decision OF the attorney general, was reduced
In proportion TO the number permitted 10 be
taken. In addition 10 this rental the CON.
pany pays II tar OF s9o2ii on each seal skin
taken aud shipped by II from the island. Of
st. George and ST. Paul. II also pays fifty
cents for each gallon sold Of the oil made
from scals taken on the islands aud furnishes
to the inhabitants certain number, Of dried
salmon and barrels Of ,ait for preserving
thcir necessary supply Of meat The CON.
pany has nls0 to furnish the Inhabitants
eighty tons Of coal annually, a sufficient nun.
Der Of comfortable dwelling, In which TO re-
side, keep them ia repair, provide suitable
sohool-houscs aud maintain them eight
months IN the year, supply competent teach.
er., maintain a suitable house of religious
worship, provide competent physicians aud
medical suppllei, all free Of cost; aud lastly,
the company agrees To employ the native Ia.
habitants Of the Islands To perform such work
as they are fitted TO do.
The zeal season brsln, aboa, the ienih OF
June and continues until the twentieth OF
August Under the operations Of the nolu'
vlyendl. the iolni beet Of the British and
American ,cisCl' vii cruise In ,hcsc Water
during the season 10 prevent, n possible,
pclsgic sealing, and To Insure the ,,riet com
pllancr with the truce entered lato between
Great Britain md the United States, pending
the decision Of the board Of arbitration nov
sitting In PAfls
The state herald., 1893-05-05

During tho middle ages, whom
hstrology was In fashion. character
very much like our Il was the sign oI
Jupiter. Tho prcrorvcr Of health. The
physicians then being equally de
voted to the science Of medicine aud
OF autrology, Invariably began their
prescriptions With tho following
wordsi "ln tho numo of Jupiter take
the following doses In tho order SO,
down hereinafter. In the course Of
time this formula was abbreviated.
until NJ present only the letter Il ro.
mains TO ioauh ne that medical mr.,
wna once associated with the solcna-
uf the stare.