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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
How il Was Here,

The last issue of the Nation contains
the following singing comment upon
the Knight of Labor policy of follow
ing the leadership of people who's,
character workmen either never inve>
tigated or recklessly discounted th,iI
records:
The greatest misfortune of "Organized
Labor" is the ease with which it is imposed
upon by clever adventures. James Hughes.
Master Workman OF the Clothing Cutters,
was recently sentenced to year S imprison-
ment for extortion upon some Rochester
manufacturers who would not comply with
his demands. An appeal having been made
for his pardon, Gov. Flower very sensibly
acted upon suggestion to look up his early
record, and learned from Inspector Byrnes that
Hughes was convicted and sentenced to prison
at the age of sixteen, and that since that time
he has served in the Elmira Reformatory, oil
Blackwells Island, in Sing Sing, and Other
places, under conviction for burglary anu
other lesser crimes. The petitioners for his
pardon urged that this terrible record ought
to be overlooked, in view of the fact that OF
| late years he has made very strong effort
to REFORM but it speaks badly for any cause
that it picks out its leaders from among even
reformed convicts.
Very badly.
Yet during 1.-The Reign of Terror
on Georges Creek the stranger tn,
Walking Delegate the more of lion
| he was made.
If he could rise in the assembly and
give new crook to the obligation, OF
fresh twist to the litany OF anli-capltal,
OF barrel-hoop whirl to the sign "l
distress, he was unanimously regarded
with open mouthed reverence and d
general desire cffuSlvely shown to
touch just the hem of his garment.
AT his home he was usually Yer!
ordinary plug.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04

Two things arc sure:
|, The JOURNAL was right on the
moralities of the case long before Judge
Alvey announced that in law the canal
was unsaleablc.
>. The JOURNAL was right on the
moralities of the Avirett case before
the Court of Appeals announced that
in law Avirett was illegally tried,
In the former instance ii stood alone ;
in the latter almost so.
Now the question is-whether a fly
brush that has been either negatively
or openly wrong all the time can
attempt with good taste to shoe the fly
that has been right off the wheel I?
To that crushing editorial in the
Cumberland Ne@S the Journal proud
ly responds
1t is something big TO be right any
how, \ great man once preferred
that distinction to being President
On the other hand, it must be a
bitter, bitter thing to be consistently
wrong.
Rise up, Netcs, and unhosom your
real feelings,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
The Ienient ScbooImaster A broad

AT West Union a wife is suing her
husband for divorce on grounds of
cruelty and asking for alimony. The
husband was furious when served with
the petition aud sat down and wrote
n-r the .oll"wiug
You have sworn to pack of lies in your
petition, and you know you lie when you
say | was cruel to you. charging me, besides,
with alimony, thing l was never guilty of
in my life.
No wonder the Fairmont Free Press
bears down So hard on the brutal
Scho"llnadams of West Virginia.
Still, if 10th the dictionary and the
rod had not been spared, the wife
might never have had occasion to
allege "cruelty' against a man who
has evidently never felt what is mis-
called Cruelty"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
GENERAL ITEMS.
ChunllDs.

Some leading politicians object TO
Judge jackson, for the Supreme Bench,
because he has such an exalted opin-
ION, OF the profound respect, due to
the Constitution.
They want this country to be run
according to unconstitutional ''pri.ci-
pies, money powrr-politics, rings,
rooster-reasonlng and rascahty.
Wonder what becomes of such
animals, when they die The devil
has no use for them. as they have no
sense. Guess they Just keep on being
nothing, way out in nowhere riding
the little hobby horse ''principle. !"
They would make dandy half-soul.
for high-h-eled corporations. Nc
klnly might use them as straps, to
draw on his imagination ;" or they
would make first class protopIasm."
for Huxley. Spencer aud Miya,t.-
Cum berlaud Courier
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
The Lower Veins.

number of workmen arrived here
Thursday and are quartrred at the
Brady House. 1t is u derstuod tina,
they have been sent h. IT. 10y the diff +
INT coal companies Interested in his
vicinity for tue purpose ofpros ctlng
for coal below the surface of Georges
Creek They will drill on the prop
erty OF the Maryland coal company
near the base ball grounds IN Dermold.
1t is already known that there are
VEINS of coal under us, but the obj-cr
OF the drilling is to ascertain how
much and OF what quality the coal is.
Homecoming Reuie,0.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
Dedicated toone Purpose Only.

The republican party does not rule manu-
featuring New England. Connecticut is more
solidly Democratic than New York, while
Rhode Island has recently become debatable
ground. Both are essentially manufacturing
States, and both want free coal. In all the
remaining States within the territory of what
is called New England, the manufacturing
Centers are generally democratic and they
are all furious supporters Of protective tariff
so far as the production Of their mills are
concerned, but they all demand that free raw
material called coal.-Cumberland News
Are we to understand that these are
the people to WON the late Senator
Plumb referred as the meat out OF
which the fat is biennially fried
If so. why did he denominate them
republican manufacturers -
And finally we regret to be forced to make
the admission, but it is nevertheless true,
that while the republicans rule Georges
Creek so far as numerical strength is COLI
Cerned, their voice is smotbered by the over
whelmmg strength of the democracy III
other portions of the State, they are there.
fore. not esteemed political factor in Mary.
land politics. The voice Of the State, as pro-
claimed by the result of the late election, is
for free coal.-Ibid.
Not necessarily.
That voice, heard Alright, is for tariff
for revenue only.
But if wrongly heard, the strong
probability is-Nova Scotia cannot an
swer the calm quality or quantity.
The loss, if any, it is predicted by high
coal authorities, will be small and
short lived.
So that there is no earthly use for the
Nova Scotia coal scare but to per-
petuate the alarm which keeps the
timid ones on the rack of fear and to
brighten the gullible into support of
otter scheme 5, disconnected, but hard
ly less greedy of our substance.
Free from the grasp of the Cumber-
land octopus, the region could stand
Nova Scotia
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
Some History,

The Cumberland Ne,cs was driver
by some sort of frenzy to indulge il
tn attempt Tuesday to bellttle t.
the JOURNALS claim that sit was
he first of all Maryland institutions
TO sound the alarm concerning til,
canal.
Like the Frostburg Ledger, however
the Ne,cS frequently replies to al.ega
rions not advanced
Beyond the claim above set up tn,
JOURNAL named but two more-tht
calling of the attention of the big in
huences to the steal and arousing the
interest of the people of this region.
We will not rely to the absurd ill.,
quiries inflicted upon its readers, bup
pay a little court to the only series
that has any relevancy in it:
Did the solid phaanx" headed by tn,
JOURNAL stop any canal litigation at An
napolis? In spite of the "phalanx." an
the able and earnest efforts of Senator Pearre
and the whole Allegany delegation, didn't
the canal lease bill go through like a flash d?
Was not every measure proposed to get rid o..
the canal put through by the ring?
By obligation" our contemporary
doubtless means legislation
l, We think it did.
2, On motion to refe, the West
Virginia offer and the competing
Georges Creek coal region offe,
to the judiciary committee, the mo
ton was defeated by Is TO II, tn.
result profoundly uprising the Wes
Virginia contingent in aud out of tn
Senate. One ring move did not, there
fore. Ego through like fash"
This WAS Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1890.
Less than week later, however
judge Alvey practically took the matter
out of the hands of the Senate.
Which was another reason why the
rings scheme did not Ego through like
fash"
There were two strong delegations
at Annapolis from this county, the one
FROM Cumberland favoring, the one
from this region opposing the scheme.
A number of responsible gentlemen
offered to give twice as much for the
canal as West Virginia.
Now. then, the question comes first
to this
Did the interest manifested bv
Georges Creek people have no effect
upon Judge Alvey?
Did the doubled offer have no effect
upon him
If either or both did, what would
have happened had the delegation and
It's accompanying offer not gone there
And with every paper in Cumber
land, Homecoming and the Frostburg
Ledger, either silent or favoring the
steal. and with new paper, styled the
Canal Issue, expressly dedicated to il,
what other influence than the JOUR
NAL awakened these sleeping people
The Ne,cs may wriggle and squirm
and squeal, but the JOURNALS claim
| is true.
And in being true, it establishe.
another infallible conclusion-that in
arousing this region the JOURNAL ac
tually saved Cumberland from the
frightful consequences of infdelity tc
its trust as self-appointed and indis
penSable guardian to this county.
For at that time it was strictly fol
| Elk Gardcn-not Georges Greek
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
Discouraged.

With reference to quitting up and
shutting up" the Homecoming Reciew
says:
When 1t is within our power we always
comply with the former, but the latter never.
The JOURNAL would feel better sat
i>tied with ,his plank in the Reriem s
platform Of conduct were it not for
Skeptlclsm that unwelcome sensation
that steals over and chills our con-
tdence in the Recie,c's disposition to
accommodate in the one case aud to
be disobliging in the olher-ever since
it failed to answer the JOURNALS
questions in the county priE ting
matter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
I Boomerang.

But Mr.. Brown probably remembers that
he once found warm friends IN the Ledgei'
company at a time when friends were scarce
in Frostburg.- Ledger.
But what will Mr.. Brown answer
when Mr.. Cleveland, pointing to Il
copy of the Ledger Il year old, asks
what did this mean ,"
Mr.. Brown, carefully reading, will
turn to the company and SAY
Avaunt it is your goose that is on the
meHu!
For in that day it may be found that
the warm friends" of Brown do not
include the only original Cleveland
man IN Frostburg bold enough to APP
pear in print.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
Something Fresh from Keyser.

The Kryser CIV. Va Tribune. re-
membe lug probably the thrashIug it
got several years anent the question
of corporal punishment i'll the public
schools, thinks it has at last an OPP
portunity to get somewhere near even
with the JOURNAL.
1t quotes the JOURNALS farewell
address ''to that $4,000 two weeks
ago and adds:
The above is sample of the interest that
paper takes i'll the improvement of its native
town. The hayseed editor is one of the
standstill kind, one who believes that what
was i'll vogue 100 years ago is good enough
for this progressive epoch.
Farewell to that 5000 Will not the
town realize more comfort in that investment
than having the money lying idle in the
treasury? Will it not pay for itself? Will
not the income more than pay the eXl enSes
A paper instead of advocating such i'm.
provement to oppose it is not worthy of be.
ing called the dIgnItied name of news.
paper.
For the Tri6une's information the
JOURNAL will state
l, That if the JOURNAL had been of
the "hayseed' breed or Of the ''srand-
>till'' stock, $47 900 would not have
been already spent in securing water.
9, That there would not be $4,000
additional to to be thrown away in an
expensive method of completing the
job.
3, That the JOURNAL does not and
has not opposed the expenditure of the
$4,000, but it does and has strenuou>ly
opposed the plan adopted by the Watel
Committee and in which the IS, 900 is
to be sunk.
The Tribune is, therefore, rather pre-
ciptate in reaching its conclusion thai
the JOURNAL is opposing the improve
ment as an Improvement.
Moreover, the Tribune did not know
what it was talking about, or it vii
fully misrepresented the JOURNAL
We care not which horn of the di
lemma it takes.
Either as habit disqualities it as q
morally competent judge of what is
worthy of being called the dignitiec
name of eNspaper."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04

The JOURNALS scheme to have Cum
berland dismissed from its position MS
county-.seat is said t" be regarded by
Il few people MS visionary.
1t is be remembered also that there
are a so few folks who believe the
earth is square.
However, if eyer we could get the
question tried upon its merits, the people
would very promptly send Cumberland
its resignation.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
He Does Not Beware.

II lsalleged that the original widow"
doth continue to scoop in the pension {:
-"Great weeds do grow apacc -
Originality gets there sometimes. We
are an original bachelor; and with ii
well-to-do widow would make strong
team! We pause for a reply !" En-
close 'cut" of countenance, and 81 for
one year !-Cumberland Courier.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
10 the Inaugural ion via & &OR. r

For the benefit of those desiring to
witness the Inaugural ceremonies at
Washington, March 4th. the Baltimore
and Ohio r r. Co. will sell excursion
tickets to Washington and return from
all stations on its lines at low .xcur-
SION rates. Tickets will be sold March
md and 3rd. and for trains reaching
Washington before noon of March 4th
They will be valid for return journey
until March 9TH, inclusive. TIL.
following are the rates from some eli
the points in tins vicinity:
'e"tiiolll '''.....'.. %
MY SCI ............. %
Su''peli ahh' ............... 6.lO
Corre>pondlngly low rate, from
9TH + stations.
Pullman cars on through trains.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
4 Memorial.

Voters of Georges Creek, remember
next year that your voice doesn't count
in the general result-remember it
when furious" appeals are made to
yon to save you, country from demo-
cratic destruction.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04

So far as the postotfice is concerned the
Ledgcr has its own opinions Ledger.
Are they related to the Ledger's opin-
ions on foreign missions?
Ii So, trOt 'em further in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
Facts and Figures.

Frostburg is having as much trouble with
the water question as Cumberland. The
town is divided into two factions, one led by
the JOURNAL and the other by the Ledgcr
Bonds for $3.50 have been issued and
$4,000 of this has been spent by the jour
NAILS party to build a reservoir to hold the
water, but they have now discovered that
there is no water there to hold. The Ledger
people now want to spend the other $1,000
hunting up the water. II they ever find it, it
will take about $4,000 more to catch it and
wreste with it, and put it in the reservoir
md then some. No wonder the JOURNAL
wants new county.-Cumberland Ncps.
Wrong all the way through.
|. Frostburg, more enterprlsing, is
making more solid fuss than Cumber-
and.
.. The Ledger leads nothing. The
Ledger is led.
3, The SIT 600 built not the reservoir
,nly, but LAID several miles of inch
s inch and 4-inch MANS There Is
water. but not enough.
t. The people leading the Ledger
want to spend only S.. 226.90 to g-'
water they haye found, but when they
come TO compare results with estimates
md add the cost Of running afterwarl.
he people generally will 6nd they
| went slow entirely too fast The plan
advocated by the JOURNAL proposes
reach the same water on this side OF
The mountain at a cost of at Least
$4,000 less.
5, The JOURNAL is glad the Neus
understands at last one reason why
the new county is wanted. Water is
needed to protect the buildings, the
records and all that, aud new county
IS wanted especially "for general re-
| lief of the coal region.
In short, new county Is wanted for
exactly the same reason that Cumber-
| land does not want it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04

When the JOURNAL spoke of its in
fluence last week as
1t is big.
1t is great.
1t is eXtra-tremendous-
1t was 10 respond with facetious ag-
gravaton to the Netcs inquiry
But what is the JOURNALS influence ?
Aye, there's the rub.
The NeOs, however, cuts the an
swer off from its connections and APP
plies 1t seriously,
To readers of both papers this in
justice is apparent.
To those who read the Neps only the
wrong attitude in which tue Journal
is placed cannot be adjusted.
All may be- tair in love or war, but
not in open newspaper controversy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
Explanations that do NOT Explain.

Explanations that do Not Explain.
The sudden increase in the expectation of
gold was evidently one of the effects of the
election, just as much as was the sudden
formation of the Whitney syndicate and its
investment in Nova Scotia coal lands. Both
were evidently the effect of the election, and
the inference is both just and REASONABLE. that
neither would have occurred had the election
resulted differently. Two dangers of con.
siderable magnitude one wide and far reach
lrg in its results, the other circumscribed
within local bounds, confront us as
consequence of the change of national
administration, and the JOURNALS powers
Of sophstry cannot mslead the people FROM
their contemplation at this time.-Cumber-
land NeCS.
The severe winter, with its heavy
mautles of snow. can be accounted for
in about the same way.
But Senator Teller disagrees with
the Neaos- in fact, all the silver Sen.
ators, who regard Mr.. Cleveland as
an obstacle to the accomplishment of
their views far more impregnable than
Mr.. Harrison.
AS to the formation of the Whitney
syndicate-the Netcs assumes that as Il
result of the electlon--an assumption
not half so well founded as that, had
it gone the Other way, Russell Harrison
would have been the engineer of the
same scheme cia ''rrciproclty."
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10

II is now conceded even by The
insst sangniue republicans, that She
Scnaic OF the Fihy-lhird Congress
win be controlled by The democratic
party. although several Of the ncccs-
sary votes will come from populst;
but no matter where they como from
the votes win be there 10 reorganize
the Senate Oh Democratic basis, and
10 pass any measure which the Demo
cratic leaders may agree upon as des-
irable. That puts the last vail in The
coffin ofthe dsflnct National RepubIi-
can party gives the Democratic parry
lease On the Government SO long as il
may be guided by wise counsels, to all
Of which every man who has the
future welfare of our country and all
of its citizens, not few favored indi-
viduals,can conscientiously say Amen :
Representative Outhwaite has
introduced resolution providing for
an Investigation OF the control of cer-
tain historical documents on file in
the Department of State. This nearly
concerns Representative Henry Cabot
Lodge, of Massachusetts, who will
soon be Senator Dawes successor,
as it has been charged that he and his
literary partner were through coilus-
ion with certain minor officials of the
State Department able TO prevent
other literary men getting access to
historical books Of which Mr.. Lodge is
reputed TO he one of the authors.
Senator Hill says that not more
seven votes will be cast against the
nomination of Murphy TO be Senator
at the Democratic caucus oftbe New
York legislature, TO be held Tuesday
night.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10
CORRESPONDENCE.
From The .,Pooket /"

Died -an infant child of Lee
and Hoda Wilson; third born to the
youthful mother, who is not yet sew
enteen
Miss Clay Willoughby, while at
tempting to cross Grassy Lick creek,
was thrown from her horse floating
piece Office striking it and would have
drowned, had not the gallant and
heroic young Col" Henry came TO
her rescue and saved her life at the
risk of his own.
b. II. Philips still continues very
low. No hopes of recovery.
Born to sydney johnson and wife,
a son--first born.
Mrs. Edith Craig and son, Willie,
are visiting in Bath.
Many of the young folks from this
place attended the hop at Sideview
on last Wednesday night, and repor-
ted quite an enjoyable time.
John d., infant son of James II.
Henry, is quite sick with pneumonia.
"LADY OF LYONS"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10
Grassy Liok.

Samuel Treadway was confined TO
his bed for several days last week
with an attack of quinsy.
Last Sunday was the regular
preaching day at Grassy Lick, but the
congregation was disappointed as
Rev. ID. z Ware did not attend.
Trim Kearn sold his crop of tobacco
of about ten thousand pounds to Dan
Peed of Paris at liz cents,
A. w Stofer bought of G. G. Thom-
pson 100 barrels of corn at $l.75 per
barrel IN field.
GRASSY Lick Lodge /. o. 0. +. on
last Tuesday night eleled the follow
ing officers: III. G. Domigan, N. G.;
John peggs, V. g.; w. IL. Ramsey,
Secretary; j. A. Shirley, Treasury.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10

a sSretie,'ick Douglas has been asked
fy some Kentucky ne grce' how to nu'-
fGy tite SeperatN Coach law, and he
sives them the reply.
NIiy the practice Of self-denial on
bur part and by doing as little tray
IiHg as possible, and keeping our mon
! y in our pockets, staying at home and
SrActicing industry, personal neatness
nd the requirement of property and
|dacation and the building up Of a
hauly character"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10

4 Afneng the long list of possible and
&lpossibIe candidates to succeed Hon
i3aa %. Carlisle for United States Sci
*Ir wlaeR he shall have become Secre-
4ry Of the Treasury, arc Gov. Brown.
bngsessman Breckinridg'. ex-Gov,
esoit, Hon. c. M. Clay, Congressman
Z 3Creary, ex-Gov. Buckner, Judge
sdsay. Congressman Stone, Hon. T.
SherIey, Congressman Goodnight,
|sd the Lord knows how many more.
lac sis;- Carlisle hasn't yet resigned.
Iserc is no vacancy, and were we to
press our preference We would say
4 hope there wont be.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10

Chicago is fighting for Congress
sionai amendment which if Successful
Egili permit them to open the Worlds
3Ssir ~ Sunday. The committee will
& .F tiaan likely act on The matter
- week. Sunday is day of rest,
~ served by the best people of all
|s,e world and in national exhibit like
,his, should be respected.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10

Hile proposed whipping-post amen
uiein To the Crimes and Punishment
s3Iill was defeated Iii the State Senate,
the vote of the Lieutenant Governor
b ,is,g necessary to bring about this
81 c-uit, tese vote stood 10 10 10 till the
~ csiding officer united it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10

! The Kentucky River Convention
Gets at Frankfort January the 18th.
2eutucky River navigation, cheaper
&al, humber etc. is the subject for
Susideration and everybody interest
II Is invited.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10

4 Frcnchburg is tree of debt, with
'money in the Treasury and proposes
~ exist the ensueiug year without the
y fSASme4it of town taxes. Would it
,ssot bc better to pay levy to be used
, In the iuacadanlizing of streets and
,5nai1ing other improvements?
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10

Senator William Tcun b. Bate of.
was on Thursday nominated by the
Democratic caucus forre-election. He
secured the nomination on the frs
ballot. John II. Savage and Robert
i Taylor were his opponents for
the honoE.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10

Warrants of arrest were placed in
the hands of Seargent-at-Arins,
Shackleford for all the Senate recon-
vened Monday but was unable TO se-
cure quorum SO many being absent.