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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
The SchooI-Fund Distribution.
he Editor of Fhe Republican.

To the Editor of The Republican.
DEAR SIR AT the last session of
the Legislature $150,000 was appro-
priated for the purchase of text books
for the free schools of the State. Gar
rett county, with an enrolment of
about 4 200 pupils received this year
from this fund $3.50, OF less than 45
cents per pupil.
Charles county, with an enrolment
in the colOred schools of / ,55S, receiv-
ed 1881, or about 9S cents per pupil.
The same county with an enrolment
of 1929 in the white schools, received
81, Oh for the purchase Of their books,
or over $40 for each white pupil
The free book fund is distributed on
the same basis on which the school
fund if distributed, out OF the latter
of which Charles county gets over $14
per pupil, while Garrett gets only
1894.
The white schools OF Charles county
are always open ten months, and
their county school tax is less than
Onethird as much as ours, while we
cannot keep ours open even half that
time.
1t is the paramount duty of the
State TO educate its children and
make good scholars and good citizens
of them. On what grounds are the
white children of Charles county en-
titled to three times as much from the
State treasury with which to buy
their books and six times as much to
maintain their schools as the white
children of Garrett? And more, why
should a colored child in Charles re
ceive more than twice as much for
the purchase of its books as a white
child in Garrett?
How in the name of justice and
humanity, with the boosted enlight-
eminent of our nineteenth century,
can the great commonwealth of
Maryland tolerate under the guise of
law, such fragrant violation of all
the principles of common honesty and
equity, and treat the citizens in a
manner consistent only with barba-
rism. Yours truly,
u. q. PALMER
Hutton, Md, Dec. Is, 1896.
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% A BRILLIANT INAUGURAL.
IS()l
Militia Display to Serve as a Warning to
Foreign Powers.
Militia

/ Militia Display to Serve as Warning to
/ II Foreign Powers.
| In he Inauguration of William
| Mckinley Washington will witness
the glsatest military demonstration
since pc grand review at the close of
/ the ci war. 1t is customary at the
| inaus Nation OF a President of the
i United Etetes for all the states hav-
! ing orr fnized militia to be represen-
ted bsl troops in the parade from the
! Capt. to the White House. With
the eApVptiOn of the states of Penn
sylvan-M New York, Ohio and Illinois
| the coI hgents from the various
| states e heretofore been small
This yfar, however, the conditions
are different. The prospect of trouble
with al foreign power will serve to
augment the national spirit. The de
sire of patriotic Americans to make a
display which will convince European
powers the nation which brooks war
with bis country will be undertaking
a yer large contract, will not be dis
cOura Ned by the officers of the gov
ernmsnt should there be any occasion
for sufh a demonstration when the
day II Inauguration rolls around.
That the disposition exists at present
to givt manifestation of the coun-
try's Military strength on the occasion
of tho inauguration is evident from
the expensive preparations that the
loea eeHanlttee on arrangements is
maiklng for qUartering troops that
are likely to come.
Gov Hastings, of Pennsylvania,
WHO was in Washington several days
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
Santa Claus.

| ain
! Santa Claus!
! And I'm going to pause
| Right here to say that
And this conversation is not a la hat
In my time
I've encountered kids in every cline,
But the up-to-date youngster takes
All the cakes
In my
Collection of eatabIes, including the
pie
If hadn't been so
Long in the business / know
The fin de steele kid
! Would have did
| Scuse me, mean done
Me up long ago; but I'll run
Hlnla heat or two yet,
| You bet!
And another evil, the bicycle craze!
Honest injin, it nearly ended my
days!
For, in a mad
| Moment ! got it bad.
And left my reindeer home,
Intending to roam
! Over the world on a bike
| started down the pike
! AND then did, as ] SAID
! Roam over the world-on my head
Goshhang the blankety blank things.
The though of 'em brings
On chill; and what's more,
| swore
A solem oath to get square!
So we up-to-date youngsters, beware!
And take this tip:
If | slip
Down your chimney and find that
you
Wantto do
Me by hanging up knickerbockers-
say
The way
I'll wrap you up in a cold-wave flag
| Will make your heads wag!
And for the boy
Who, in his exuberant joy,
Springs golf-stockings on Inc
| Wheel
I'll fill 'em with ice.
Let this timely advice suffice
Come! jog along, reindeer!
| must get away from here
Get zap!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
Fatally Injured.

Tuesday evening of last week Mr..
Christian Soelders, jr., of District No.
y, met with an accident by the burst
ing Of a flywheel on an engine which
caused his death in a short time after
the accident occurred. Mr.. Soelders was
engaged in operating an engine which
was driving a feed cutter when the
fly wheel burst a fragment of which
struck him on the leg completely
shaving the bone from his hip tC
his knee. Before medical aid could
reach him the loss of blood sustained
caused his death. He was AZ years OF
age the day OF the accident and leaves
a wife and a number of children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17

Many of the friends and members
OF St. Paul's NJ. &. church assembled
with u donation for their pastor in
the lecture room Of the church on
Tuesday evening Dec. Sth. Although
the evening was a very stormy one
yet despite the weather there was "a
goodly company on good INTENT A
summers on the parsonage door
brought the surprised pastor and his
wife to the church. The friends had
made pyramid Of the good things
they had brought and seemed to en-
JOY the bewilGerment of the pastors
family. Rev. j. NJ Davis in q few
well chosen words explained the stu
alton and the pastor attempted to re
turn his thanks. After some add
tiOnal remarks and songs and a
prayer the familiar hymn "Blest be
the Tie that Binds was sung and the
company departed for their homes.
The members of the class at Mt.
Lake Park had intended to be present
and take part in this donation but
were prevented by the story weather.
However they sent liberal supply of
groceries, etc, to the parsonage on
Friday last.
The undersigned wish to express
publically to all who 50 kindly CON
tributed Of their worldly goods their
sincerest thanks and hope and pray
that Gods richest spiritual blessing
may be poured out upon them in
abundant and overlooking measure.
:. X. ARBUTHNOT,
Mrs NJ. J. ARBUTHNOT.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
MACEO MURDEREDi
Betrayed to His Death by His Renegade
Physician.

Betrayed to His Death by His Renegade
Physician.
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 13th.-Little
doubt remains that Gen. Antonio Ma
GEO is dead, and that he was foully
murdered by the Spaniards while he
was under the protection of a flag of
truce. }. a. Huan, agent for the Cuban
Junta here, has made public a letter
received yesterday by Justo Carrillo
from a Cuban inHavana in which the
assassination is described. The letter
is dated Dec. 8, and is as follows:
Our brave Gen. Antonio Maceo and
the greater part of his staff have been
murdered by the Spaniards, the Span
ish Maj. Cirujeda acting the part of
assassin with DR.. Maxine ZertUcha
as an assistant in the horrible sin
Convinced that Notwithstanding his
enormous army, he could do nothing
against our gallant leader, who had
so repeatedly defeated the Spanish
generals in Pinar del Rio, Weyler
conceived the idea of appeasing his
beastly instincts by cold-blooded muir
der, and making the best of the secret
relations between DR.. Zerturcha and
the Marquis of Ahumada he planned
with the latter his hellish scheme"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
GrantSVille.

The present mOmentOuszsSue- what
is the value of your property?
Miss Mollie Dorsey acts as principal
of the Grantsville public schools in
the absence of the principal, j. H.
Bender, who is ill with slight at
tack of typhoid fever.
Chicken poX has broken out in
town.
A little son of Jacob A. Beeghley is
very i'll.
On Tuesday of last week Christian
Soldiers, of near Bittinger, this coun-
ty, was killed from loss of blood from
a wound in the leg caused by a frag-
ment of the balance wheel OF a fodder
cutter which burst into pieces while
cutting corn fodder for Joel ID. Bren-
neman, near keyser, this county.
The governor of the engine failed to
work properly, and the fireman went
into the barn to inform the proprie-
tor, who was feeding the machine, of
the condition Of the engine, when it
is supposed Il cutter knife caught,
having become loose in the machine,
and ierked the governor open and it
failed to lower to its proper position.
This permitted an enormous volume
of steam to escape into the engines
cylinder, which Immediately ran with
terrific velocity, fairly quaking as it
stood. Before the fireman could run
half way to the engine the cutter
balance wheel burst with a report.
One piece struck the unfortunate
man upon the leg above the knee,
tearing away the flesh to the bone;
another struck him upon the chest;
one piece just grazcd and scared the
the head of one of the hands; one
piece passed through the plank
threshing floor and inflicted slight
damage in the basement, and another
was hurled through the roof and
broke off an oak lath in it's passage
and is supposed to have been found
eighty PAGES from the building. The
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
The Strike at Shaw.

The following communication dated
at Elk Garden, regarding the strike
at the Shaw mines, appeared in the
Cumberland NeacS Tuesday morning:
Please allow me space in your paper
to explain the strike as it is. Many
newspapers have misrepresented the
facts. There is no truth in the pub
lished statements that a miners riot
was threatened; that large force had
been deputiZed to protect the Big
Vein Mining Company's property at
Shaw; that the strike was caused by
the company's refusing to pay for the
mining by weight instead of by cars.
This company gives better weight
than the men who struck have ever
been accustomed to. The strikers
showed no signs of being riotious.
The correspondent of the Baltimore
american, who lives at Piedmont,
could have obtained the real facts by
making a trip of II miles.
The correspondent of the Balti-
more american was also in error in
saying that the Grants had retired.
Your correspondent has it from good
authority that they not only have
not retired, but that having major
ity of the stock of the company, they
are well satisfied with the outlook,
and are in harmony with all persons
connected with the organization.
p. A. Grant, formerly with the com
pany, will assume his old position.
He has been at the works since the
trouble began.
The strike appears to be failure.
The company had So men at work on
Friday and Ga on Saturday. Four
teen men have been employed to
guard the property at night. This
company has not been hard on their
men, and at first took no action
against them for posting notices to
outside miners to keep away. This
is a violation of the, law and if it is re-
peated it is said the company will not
be so lenient.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
Eastbound Traffic.

Eastbound shipments last week
over the B. & 0. We're 58,357 tons
against y, 166 for the preceding week
and 2,S43 for the corresponding week
OF last year. The roads carried ton
mage as follows: Michigan Central,
$3.50; Wabash, 1878; Lake Shore,
S,197; Fort Wayne, 6,73G; Pan Handle,
7,077; Baltimore and Ohio, 5, 712; Grand
Trunk, 6,242; Nickel Plate, 1912; Erie,
1918; Big Four, 1880. Shipments
were made up of the following articles
in tons: Flour, 9, 443; grain and mill
stutfs, 28,216; cured meats, lard, etc.
1896; dressed beef, 9,342; miscellane-
Gus, $3.50.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
NOTICE TO
DELINQUENT I0I-p0ye|S.

Notice is hereby given to all delinquent tax
payers that il taxes now due and arrear''
3ne not paid before January /, 1897, ! will pro-
coed by law lu collect. For fun Information
to all parties interested | refer to Sec. 81 of
Chapter 5G6 OF Acts of General Assembly of
Maryland Il copy Of which is hereto annexed
THos. b. WILEY,
Treasurer of Garrett County.
SECTION 50. The said Treasurer shall. dur
ing the first week i'll December in each and
every year, give notice to all the dclinuUent
Taxpayers of said county, by advertisement
inserted in two newspapers published in
said coun y, and by hand-billS posted in five
of the most public places in each election dis
trict OF said county, and at the courthouse
door warning hem that the payment OF all
taxes then due and in arrear will be enforced
by advertisement and sale unless the same
be paid before the first day of January next
following.
n. Z. The above will he strictly enforced
after January !. 1891
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
S0IuTdOy, The 26Ih dOT oi December

1896 at the hour of two O'Clock p. m. Of said
day, in front OF the Court house in the town
of Oakland, Garrett county, y aryla i, all OF
the following parcels OF land situated in said
county described as follows tO-wit: First, AL
that lot Ct ground which is known and de sig
mated AZ Military Lot Number Eighty six IS
containing the quantity of fifty acres of land
more or less, and being the same lot that was
conveyed to the said William klipStine by
deed from Elizabeth Myers and husband =
dated the 3Oth day OF May, 1880, and recorded
in Liber T.. Il. T. No. 20 folio z$i, etc.
Second, An that part of a tract ofiand called
"Republic containing the quantity OF TWO
hundred and seven and u quarter acres. which
was conveyed to the said william KlipStine
by deed from Joseph K, Anderson and wife,
dated the 9th day of January, 1887. and re-
corded in Iibcr +. Il. T. No. -, folio 2Si, etc.
Third, All that part OF a tract of land called
Mount Nebo," containing the quantity of
one hundred and eighty. six and thrce-fUurth
acres. which was convey ed to the said vs.
liam kiipstine by deed from Berkeley ".
Klipstine, dated the Ord day OF March. 1856,
and duly recorded in Litter W. r. Z. so II,
folio rs, etc, among The land records OF Gar
rett county.
Said lands are improved and in {, state OF
cultivation to some extent and will be sold
to satisfy the aforesaid execution and COSTS.
or so much OfSaid lands as may be necessary
Terms of SALE Cash on The day OF sale.
AUSTIN BROWN,
353t Sheriff of Garrett County, Nd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
ORDER NTsT.

Alexander Moon VS.. Emily c. Hardesty ct a..
NO. 100 Equity. In the Circuit Court Tor Gar
rett County.
Ordered this 10Th day of December, in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety-.!x, b-
the Circuit Court for Garrett county, sitting
in equity, that the sale made and reported m
the above cause by Edward II. Sincpll, iru=-
tee, be ratified and confirmed, unless cause
to the contrary thereof DC shown on or before
the LIST day of January, 1877; prov!ued Il copy
of this order be published N some newspaper
published in Garrett county, once q week tor
three successive weeks before the LIST day Of
jar uary, 1897.
The report states the amount of sale to he
$4,000.
Il. 4. TOWER, Clerk
True COpy-rest: i. H. TOWER NierH
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The National Tribune Library.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is publishing a
series OF handsome little booklets under this
tltle, each of which is a condensed and abso-
lutely correct presentation of facts and fg-
ureS concerning the war of the rebellion
They are unequaled in their way and have
received the highest praise of competent au-
thorities. Any one will be sent, postpaid. to
any address on receipt of cents. Send 8
cents for a sample copy
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The HaIdeman Murder.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec 14.-Lionel
p. j. Smith, who is being held at
Parkersburg, w. Va, on suspicion of
being implicated in the murder of
Preston K. Haldeman, near Western
port, Allegany county, three years
ago, was for awhile, it is stated, an
inmate of the asylum at Townshend,
Md, and was once confined in the
Maryland penitentiary. When Smith
obtained his release from Jail at Park
ersburg he secured employment as a
brakeman on the Ohio River Railroad
although the authorities thought he
had acted upon his expressed inten-
ton when released of going to Wash
ington, ID. g., where his mother-in-law
Mrs. A. j. Benton, resides. He shaved
off his mustache, completely changing
his appearance, and obtained board
in an obscure quarter fredericksburg
When he applied to the Ohio River
Railroad officials for work he gave his
name as p. D. Smith and told a story
about himself entirely different from
any he had previously related. After
Smith had been released eX-Mining
Inspector Frank j. Mcmahon, of Allie
gany county, appeared at Parkers-
burg with a description of the sup
posed murderer of Haldeman, with
which Smith tailed. This, added to
the growing conviction of the Park
ersburg authorities that Smith was
implicated in the homicide, caused
his rearrest. Mr.. Mcmahon had talk
with Smith on Saturday and, it is said
the latter made several damaging adj
missions. Mcmahon has been on
Smith 5 track for over year. When
the prisoner first went to Parkersburg
and obtained employment in theB al
timore and Ohio Railroad shops and
gave his name as -. +. McCarty, of
Washington, ID. c."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
COMMISSIONERS MEETING
OFFICE or
GARRETT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OAKLAND MD. Dee lSlH


GARRETT Coz NTY COMMISSIONERS. !.
OAKLAND, MD, Dee. !, ! SgM
Notice is hereby given by the County Coma
miSSioners for Garrett county that the Cen
eral Assessors have been ana are from now
on under the control of the County Commits
sioners and subject to their orders, ana alt
persons who have not been assessed and have
not made out their schedules are ,Cquired to
do so at their earliest opportunity and have
them ready for The assessors when they call
for them.
The board will meet on January :. 1897, for
the purpose of appointing supervisors of
roeds and the districts viii be taken up us
follows:
Monday, January I, Districts s. r. and Q.
Tuesday, January g. Districts i, 3, IOandl
"Wednesday, January 6, Districts ., III, 2anu4
Thursday, January Z. the board viii go into
session as Boari OF Control and Review, and
all persons that have filed a notice of an ap-
peal Will be notified what day and date they
Will be heard and must attend on the day 80
arranged,
ISAAC w. ALTERNATELY,
THOMAS II. LAYMAN,
County Commissioners.
Attest: }. $. MEYERS. Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17

A red steer, about eighteen months
old, no mark, came on our premises
in New Germany the past summer.
The owner can have his property by
paying all expenses. Jacob 5. Miller,
Grantsyille. 30-3.
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SATURDAY, DECEABER Is. 1886.
AT TEN O'CLOCK 4. r.,

on the premises near the cove Io>.. Glae ~
said county. lhr lolIUW iI,s So ttabtr Irti o.
tate:
All those pieces or parcels @ aud >ituAt ed
in said Garrett county, .huWll a. G @r>"Ilh"s
as ilitary Lots Nos ~ tniN-fiNe hunt rRit
and ninct nine D25H), rw"hjS-s,N hundred
(2t CO.. twcniySiS hunuI,d ard one ;.'rlL and
twenty. six hundred aud l\yu l26.t-l. 2"ntaln-
ing two hundred acres mulc or less, except
ing one-iourfh acre vince SCho1i.huu; L TX
located.
The above narcoiS OF land comprise one
farm, situated in the celebrated Cove settle
ment, and is now occupied by John j. Geegh-
ley.
The Improvements consist q. Il dwelling
house, large barn and ether necessary Nui-
buildings: also apple. CHI rry and SuGar or
chards, and the farm u ia a GOOD state OF
cultivation.
Terms Of Sale, Cash.
JOHN p. SFIEEE,
Assignee OF Mortgages.
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JOHN r. SFIElEE,
Assignee OF Mortgages.
SNERSFF's SALE
REAL /: S 7 TATE.

Under and BY virtura ola writ OF tcti facas
issued out of the Circuit Court tor Garrett
county the same being NO.j3 JudicialS to De-
cember Term, 1895, at the suit o, the Garrett
County Bank OfOaKland Maryland. VS VIII
liam Klipstinc. the undersigned sheriff Will
offer at public auction to the highest bidder
fOr cash on The day OF sale. on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-17
Union s. s. Christmas Services.

Christmas program of the Union
Sunday-school to be rendered at
STARTERS Opera House Christmas
Eve, Dec. "a, 1896, at 7:30 p. H.:
Opening chorus, Here the Merry
Bells
Prayer.
Address of welcome.
Responsive reading
Chorus, The Heavenly Song"
Recitation, Jessie Conneway, "All
Hail, Thou Light"
Chorus, Behold the Tidings.'
Recitation, Leah Bolden, 1.-The Two
Lights
Responsive reading.
Chorus, They Rejoiced.n
Recitation, Julia May, Ring the
Bells"
Chorus, BELLS are Chiming.n
Recitation, Blanche McRobie, "Our
Tree"
Recitation and song, Prema Shart-
ger.
Recitation, Effie Mealey, "Why l
am glad for Christmas"
Solo and chorus, Florence Fulmer
and infant class, "Christmas Fairies -
Recitation, Charles Milton Sincell.
III do my Best
Song, by infant class, "The Happy
Christmas Time
Recitation, Helen Conneway, 1.-The
Lesson of Christmas"
Recitation with response, Sadie
Cohen, Peace on Earth
Recitation, Maud Ferguson, San
ta's Visit"
Chorus, Song of the Angels"
Recitation, May Fulmer, Under
the Holly-Bough.n
Vocal duet, Prema and Olive Shart-
ger, GLORY in the Highest"
Appearance of Santa Claus and dis
tribution of gifts.
Chorus, Jesus of Bethlehem"
Doxology.
Everybody cordially invited.
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Service Pension Bill.

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not fail to subscribe.
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SHE DOES A MANS WORK.
Mrs. Mcleod Sues for Services Rendered
Out West.

Mrs, Mcleod Sues for Services Rendered
Out West.
Mrs. Johanna Mcleod, at present liv-
ing in East Patchogue, Long Island, has
brought suit against her husband, AL
exander French Mcleod, for separation
and alimony. She swears that while
living with her husband in Montana he
was a sufferer from rheumatism, and
unable to do the hard work of panning
in the placer streams for gold dust.
They had located in what seemed to be
u rich district, and the wife promptly
attired herself in male costume and
went to work as q miner. Her invalid
husband was unable TO do more than
"wash" the products of her digging and
panning.
According to her complaint, this brave
woman received from her husband only
ten dollars as her share of her labor, but
got plenty of abuse and i'll treatment.
The rough men among whom she
worked in Montana never suspected her
sex. When the MeLeods left the mines
a year ago last February the camp
thought that they were q pair of pros
porous brothers. Mr.. and Mrs. MsLeod
it is said left Montana with $4,000.
She came to New York at his request
and he went to Hot Springs. A month
or two later she heard that he had be-
come smitten with another woman
named Mrs. Nellie Grace Sterns. Mrs
Mcleod found the couple in St. Louis
Mutual friends induced Mrs. Mcleod
to forgive her husband. After the re
Cancellation the McLeods settled in East
Patchogue. Mrs. Mcleod alleges thai
her husband has ill-treated her eve1
since their return to the east.