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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-02
Growers Woolly Brain.

Judgingfrom the PRESIDENT mes
sage he still adheres to his free wool
theories. When referring to some
tariff concessions made by the Uni
ted States by the Argentine Repub-
lie, he sand:
cit is pleasing to note that the
efforts we have made to enlarge the
exchanges of trade on a sound basis
of mutual benefit are in this instance
appreciated by the country from
which our wooden factories draw
their needful supply of raw mate
RIAL"
1t is peculiar that the President
does not avail himself of informa-
ton that is at his command. The
foregoing sentence implies, and was
meant to imply, that our wooden
manufacturers only secure.their sup
ply of raw material from Argentina.
The exact quantity drawn from that
country is not available, but the
September report of the Bureau Of
Statistics, which office is within
half mile of the White House,
gives our total imports of wool for
nine months of this year, to Sep
TEN Der 80, and our imports from all
South American countries, as fol-
lows:
dptfRars oo!ra ''r Fa'sstf s2 ,5
IL thus appears that all South
American countries supplied US
with but 80, 855, 4O6 pounds of wool
out of a total of 1913, $50, 281 pounds
imported during the nine months.
Even If the entire South American
quantity came from Argentina, it
was deliberate mlsrepresented on
Mr.. Cleveland's part to talk about
that Repub bic being "the country
from which our wooden factories
draw their needful supply of raw
material" Perhaps though, he
was thinking only of the quantity
that it was "needfuT' to import
under protection and before free
tradein wool had killed of the Amer
lean sheep industry.
If Mr.. Cleveland has the interests
Of the majority of his fellow citizens
At heart, he will approve q bill to
afford protection tor our 100000
farmers who raise wool rather than
MAINTAIN the existing selfish law
Which was enacted to benefit oulv
'503 manufacturers. 1t will be in
eresting to note the position he
axes or this question of ''robbing
he many for the benefit of a few
According to the Democratic plat.
orm upon which the President was
lected, he will gladly assist the ,
majority.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-02
Mason and Dixon's Lind.

Mason and Dixon's line is a
boundary line running along the
parallel latitude SO degrees, 43 min
utes and 2G3 seconds. 1t was sur
veyed between Nov. Is, 1868, and
Dec. 20, 1867, by two distinguished
English astronomers and Matthew
aticlans, Charles Mason and Jere-
miah Dixon, to settle the constant
dissension between the Lords Bal
timore and Penn family. At the
end of every fifth mile stone,
which had been brought from Eng
land for the purpose, was planted,
and on it engraved on one side the
arms of Lord Baltimore and on the
''1 '1o- ii "nns, the res
pecCiYe propretors of Maryland and
pennsylvania. The surveys were
revised In 1S49 and found substan-
TALLY correct. This line must not
be COMPOUNDED with the name which
was afterwards currently applied to
designate the imaginary boundary
line between the free and slave states
practice which took its rise in
1920, when in the excited debates
upon the Missouri compromise bill
John Randolph made use of the
phrase.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-02

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the Sinh.
scri6"r of Garrett county, hath obtained
rom the Orphans Court OF Garrett county
the personal estate of Va
ROBERT FRACTION,
iatc ofGarrett County. deceased All persons
having claims against the deceased are
heleny warned TO exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof il galy authenticated TO the
subScr!hcl on Or before the 10Th day Cf JuIV
heNt lhcy may Otherwise 10y iut be eX-
c'1' eu NOM 49, urAUAl ~ .a,u estate All
persons knowing themselves inde bted 10 said
estate are requested 10 make immediate pay
Given under my hand this end day Of
January, 1896.
40, b, +. CRANE. Admir-,
7S-1 MI Lake Park, Md
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-02
Inauguration of Governor Lowndes

For the accommodation of those
desiring to attend the Inaugural
Ceremonies Of Governor Lowndes
at Annapolis, January Sth, the B.
& 0. r. r. Co., will sell round trip
Excursion Tickets, from points in
Maryland, for all trains of January
9TH and Sth, valid for return trip
until January 10th, at greatly re-
duced rates.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-02
THU RSDAY. JAN. 2, 1896.
A HAPPY New Year to all.

THE General Assembly of Mary
land convened in regular session in
the State House at Annapolis on
Yesterday at noon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-02
Mrs. EIizabath Compton.


Compton at the ripe age Of seventy
six years and over, is an event that
ilintertsts and effects great many
people especially the good and well
disposed. She Was atfcctionately
inferred in the GrantsYille cemetery
on the 23rd of Decem Der, 1895.
She ended her many days on the
morning of the 18th of the current
month at the residence of her
brother, Mr.. Jacob Brown, in Cum
berland, Md, where she had been
visitor for about SIX weeks, shar-
ing unusual enjoyments among her
relatives and friends. About ten
days prior to her death she incur
red heavy cold which soon deyel-
oped into pneumonia. Her ailment
at an early state indicated danger
Gus symptoms, though she was
confined to her bed only three days.
She was tenderly nursed and cared
for by the family to which she paid
a most welcome and enjoyable visit
for most of its term, but near the
close came deeply felt sorrows. Her
death leaves the large, well known
Brown family with but a lone
mber, the brother already refer
red to.
SO far back as 1887 she became
the wife of David Compton, a
highly respectable citizen of the
cold County" He was a county
commissioner during the late war,
band made very useful official.
1855 by the bursting Of threshing
machine; death came almost in
stantly. Since then she has re-
manned his widow-over twenty
nine housekeeping up the Compton
estate intact for many years, but
In recent years she has lived alone
in her beautiful cottage on the
ample farm now owned by her son
Ross.
The children of these two worthy
persons were SIX in ALL. Louis,
the Oldest, a doctor by profession
with bright future in plain view,
but he died in the beginning of his
professional career at the early age
OF twenty seven years. Amanda,
the only daughter, is now the widow
Glotfelty, living in Birmingham
Iowa. Ross is SO well known in the
county that nothing need be SAID of
him unless it be he was tax collector
OF the county only few years ago.
George, an amiable and good son, |
has for a number of years been
resident of the far away state of
Washington, but not beyond the
reach of the prayers and thoughts
Of his devoted mother. Charles
md David B. both 1--we at Webster
South Dakota, prosperous in bust
less and well thought of. Both
lave families.
The personnel of the deceased
vas most excellent in all the rela-
ions of useful life. In girlhood
ne was DEVOTED to and helpful of
Ter widowed mother, Amy Brown.
faithful and true wife to a worthy {
usband-a kind, Tatchful and
instructive parent, meyer weary of !
he manifold duties and cares for
Ell cnlldren, With an amiable tenn 4,
erament, a delicate and sensitive
ature, she despised rudeness l.
Verywhere and in every form. But
hen business responsibilities came
pom her in widowhood, she showed l
lslness traits that would seem to e
'long to the other sex. b
But religion was the chief feat \
e of her life and character t(
cep!y pious, never unmindful of a
e powers and grace of God.
xty years ago she became a con- 50
TT and member of the NJ. E. te
urch in the old Grantsville 81
urch, built by her father, Samuel c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-02

'Sill Nye's" New Year Meditation,
OF course the serious business on
New Year day is to make good reso-
lutlon8, and no person who respects
himself or has due regard for the
properties will begin to smash them
until the bright-eyed young cherub
whom we picture as the New Year
has been long enough in the world
not to mind hearing the crash of
the fine china. Some authorltios
on the etiqutte of the day say that
while the breaking should not begin
before shutdown Of New Year Dav
1t may be inaugurated after that
time,as the cherub, being very young
and tired out with moving in, may
be presumed to have retired for the
night. This however, is doubtless
point, upon which it is not safe to
act.
Personally, l don't begin to TOW
with the good resolutions until late
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-02
REMITTANCES;

Remittances made ny money order, postal
note registered letter or bank draft will be at
our risk, il made otherwise, at the risk Of the
sender. Address,
The REPUBLICAN,
Oakland, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-02
New Years Greeting to the Sunday
School Workers of Maryland.

| New years Greeting to the sunday
School Workers of Maryland.
My DEAR FELLOW WORKERS:
In the dawn of another year il
gives me pleasure to extend to you
all, not only the compliments Of
the season, but sincere congratula-
ton that you and the writer are
still spared by the mercy of God to
continue our labors IN the interest
of the children of this State. Many
whose hearts and brains and hands,
year ago, were busy in the Lord S
work, are to-day singing the trium-
plant song IN the presence Of the
enlng towards the END OF our eafr6Iv
Journey. 1t is not only the worker
whose hair is silvered and whose
form is bent that is called upon to
rellnqulsh his hold upon the duties
OF earth, but the middle-aged and
the young, for some wise, though
ihScrutable reason, are stepping into
the grave. Thus we are reminded
that the dawn of 1897 may not find
us among the active workers of time
Then our pulseless bodies NAV be
lying within the bosom of the earth
and our spirits gone into the mys.
terles of the beyond. May God
help us, and He will help us if we
ask Him Alright, to SO utilize the
opportunities before US, and avail
ourselves of the means provided
the Grace of our Great
Leader, that the work of our hands
may be acceptable in his sight, and
productive of great good to the
cause we so dearly love.
The Institution which | have the
honor to represent as president, en-
5ers upon the new year with lofty
purpose, with firm reliance upon
he Infinite, with a consciousness
II Its high mission, and strengthened
md encouraged by the unpreced-
nted success of the past year. 1t
s gratifying to know that the two
eadlng principles for which it has
abored so many years are more
generally recognized to-day than
yer before. They are, first: A
plrlt of fraternity and a co-opera-
ION amongst the people of God:
nd second: The magnifying of
ne Importance of the Sunday school i
5 a God giving agency for the re- t
glouS education of the child, and /
he gathering of children into the
I'D Of Christ. We do not under
'lue the influence of the consecra- e
ID home which stands above all v
her agencies in the training of u
ie child, and devoutly pray that b
ch homes may be multiplied in b
II wealth, and that the
ture may see the home and the Il
lnday school cooperative to such Z
degree as to form a wall of defence ii
thick and so high that evil can s
It enter to negative our labors in Y,
half of the children. cl
Our hearts bleed for the many CT
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-02
Educational Meetings 0nd
Teachers Associations
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF SCHOOL Commission or
GARRETT COIrNTy


| OAKLAND MD, December 81. 1so5
educational meetings will be held in Car
| rett county as follows: " "''i
Oakland, January Sd at 100 u m
acciaent, January 10th at $50 p. m.
| " antsVllle, January 3lst at s 20 n m
| Selbysport, February l4th. at : I'd n m
The public is cordially invited and corr,
| Gstly requested to attend SAID me etinrs Al
u,esses VIII be delivered on topics OF iinpor-
publlc schools of our county so '
Teachers Association will be held at
eac ,li VI me above named places ON the fol.
t te~LhnS gay, Saturday, at $50 a. IN. All
eeachers are expected to attend at least one
o. these meetings, and so many more as tbnv
conveniently can. The following ,,Te III
programs lor said associations:
ACCIDENT.
How to Teach READING I 7 FroI,,u.
topical Talk, y denton. Miss klIa + nrIn,
Urinary WORK ..... ..... Gee. Harvey Sneicher
School Government...."..Mss Jennie Miller
EVANSVILLE.
Lanuiitsse ni P. Miller
S2nool GoVernment............M NJ. H. Mex enzje
'ioh '''''' H. RalStOn
SELBYSPORT.
P T0o' T%v xar ''''... ~ B. Frazee
injury W OfK w Dunbar,
me Teachers Preparation NJ,
~ u Speelman
EAttel'Ioh .................JaSper BaTnthouse
-, me Fall Term will close January y 1905
Teachers will then, carefully and ncatiH,'
max out Tn cir reports includinv an il eI,;6Sii
statement OF incidental expenses and send IN
secretary OF the board on or before .Januar\,
The Board of School Commissioner ,r,i,
NEE In their office on Tuesday, the 2lst dav Of
january, 1876. to audit reports of Fail Term
n ~ 20 tranSact any other business requiring
10, WIN. HINEBAUGH,
~ Secretary
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-02
EATEs CT SUBSCRIPTION:

The REPUBLICAN is published every Thurs
day morning at the following rates;
one copy one year,. ......S Loo
One copy six months......... rs
One copy three months........ ............... 10
One copy one ........... Is
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
IRBY OUT or THE RACE.
The senator No Longer Candidate
for Recollection.

Columbia, S. c.. June 1.-THE greatest
sensation OF the South Carolina situation
so far this year is contained I'm a dis
patch 20 the State tonight from Lau-
rens. the home Of Senator Irhy. which
says: In a short interview with sena-
tor Irby to-day your correspondent asked
this question. VIII you be al Manning
next Monday, senatorY To which the
senator said: I shall not attend that or
any other campaign meeting as cundi-
dale for the United States Senate j had
intended up TO short time ago TO ask for
the nomination at the ensuing primary,
but / have concluded not TO enter the
contest From advices received from dif-
ferent sections OF the state I conclude
that my motives and official acts for the
last year have been misunderstood by
the faction Of which 1 was a charter
member II is apparent from these ad-
vices that / must antagonize those with
whom / have co-Operated politically since
1856. II seems that the entire machinery
OF the party government has been or
ganized TO humiliate. defeat an1 destroy
me. This would not have been but for
"A misunderstanding OF my motives IN op-
posing the equal division OF delegates TO
tho constitutional convention, the de-
fense of the name OF Butler in thai con-
venton, my opposition to the plan of
suffrage as adopted, and the uncompro-
missing position taken by me in opposi-
ton to a bolt in the late state demo-
cratic convention. In addition. II / were
to run, with my old friends organized
against me, i could only expect support
from those heretofore my political op-
ponents, which would be dIstasteful to
me, as they owe no favors. Arriving at
this conclusion, / desire TO say that
cherish no spleen towards those who /
believe misconstrue my motives and po-
litlcal course recently, and confidently
anticipate the future to vindicate these
positions and policies"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
A BRITIsH STEAMER SUNK.
She Goes Down with Nearly All on
Board or France.

London, June 1.-THE British steamer
Drummond Castle, which sailed from Ta-
Bile Bay May %, for this port with $50 per
sons on board has been suuk near Ushant
the most western Of the islands of the
coast Of Brittany France.
A telegram TO Lloyds from Ushant says:
The DTummond Castle Is supposed to
have struck the rocks. one man only
(MarquardO was saved. The vessel COM
pletely disappeared. The ships boat was
The Castle Line Steamship Company has
issued the following bulletin received from
the lighthouse keeper at Ushant: The
steamer Drummond Castle was wrecked
at midnight on June l6. A survivor of the
disaster named MerWerk Is at Ushant and
two others are at lie de Molen. Six bod
les have been recovered, including that of
officer GIL. The ship sank in thirty feet
OF water"
The following dispatch was received this
evening by the Castle Steamship Company
from the British consul at Brest: THE
Drummond Castle struck the rocks west
and sank Immediately. There was no time
to take outtthe boats. Present information
is that one person was saved at Ushant,
and two other survivors are at lie de Mo-
lene. Their names are not given. A gov
ernmeHt tug is carrying on a search"
A telegram was received tonight at the
the British warship Sybyle, which is
cruising in the Bay Of Biscay, confirm
ing the reports previously received re-
garding the suddenness of the foundering
of the Drummond Castle. The telegram
states that the Sybylle lowered her boats,
and did all that was possible to do to
rescue those on board the steamer but
so sudden was the collapse of the vessel
that the efforts of the cruisers men were
in vain.
Many friends of persons who were
known to be on board Of the lost steamer,
especially ladies' remained at the offices
Of the steamship company until late to-
night, hoping to learn that there, were
among them would be found their friends.
The meager kilograms received, however,
only tendeo 20 connIIh I'm tile worst @ reports,
a long time in the hope of obtaining ia
vorable news finally gave up and depart
ed in grief for their homes. Several per-
sons tainted, and many painful scenes
Mere enacted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
DEMOCRATS OF MAINE.
Their Convention Declares for the
Gold Standard.

Gold Standard.
Portland, Me. June 17.-The democratic
state convention met here to-day Chair
man Charles f. Johnson of Waterville, in
his address on taking the chair, highly
eulogized President Cleveland and named
William f. Russell Of Massachusetts as
the choice Of the Maine democrats for the
presidency.
The following delegates at large to the
national convention were chosen: Dr. s.
G. Gordon Of Portland, John Scott of
Bath, Frederick w. Plaisted Of Augusta
and CharlesfL. Show of Bangor.
Edward r. Winslow of Portland was
nominated by acclamation, as the candi-
date for governor
Edgar f. Hansen Of Belfast made a
strong speech for silver, but was called
to order and desisted
When the majority report Of the com
clared for a gold standard unless some
other standard should be adopted by in
ternational agreement. A minority re-
port favoring the placing of the two met
ais on an equality was also submitted
This precipitated hot fight and the con-
vention got beyond the control of the
chairman, everybody trying to speak at
the same time.
During the debate 1t was stated that
the majority report was only adopted in
the committee by a vote Of to g. Finally
1t was deciakd to take a vote by roll call
of counties, ana the result was that the
majority report was adopted by a vote Of
1873 to 10l.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
TELLER ALMOST IN TEARS.
Pathetic Scenes During the Framing
of the Platform.

st. Louis, June H.-It was 1880 o'clock
this morning when Chairman Foraker
called the full committee on resolutions
together The platform was read by par
agraphs, the agreement being that each
paragraph should be voted upon sepa--
ately. The preamble was objected TO and
the phraseology was ordered TO be chang
ed so that the wording of the paragraph
should be less obscure.
Mr.. Teller of Colorado arose and stated
that he had prepared a minority report
on the financial plank, which he would
present when the subject was reached.
The remainder of the platform. he added,
was entirely satisfactory to him.
The tariff plank was agreed to unanl-
mously. So also was the sugar plank
A strong declaration was made for a
protective duty on woods and woolens.
The protection of American ship-buildine
and the development of American COM
merce was also demanded.
All of Mr. Tellers amendments to the
financial plank were voted down. There
was a pathetic scene in the committee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
oARoLINA's REGATTA.
The Triton of savannah Wins in the
Race for SchOOnerE


Charleston, S. c., June 1.-THE beauti-
ful Savannah schooner Triton won the
schooner race in the annual regatta given
under the auspices OF the Carolina Yacht
Club here to-day. There had been four
schooners entered, all OF them being
from Savannah There were the Triton,
syrene, Scotia and Neca. The syrene ran
aground coming over to the city and re-
ceived such injuries that she was unable
70 sail IN the race to-day The Scotia had
been IN the harbor nearly a week, but the
other schooners did not come to port
until yesterday afternoon.
Last nightEhe Savannah yachtsmen, to-
gether with h number OF officers frou the
United States cruiser Raleigh. were ten
Club house
The regatta to-day was unquestlonabiy
the most brilliant aquatic event which
has taken place In Charleston harbor in
years. It opened with tub" race, In
which several prominent young yachts
men participated.
two cutter crews from the Raleigh.
The event Of the day. the racing between
the yachts, followed. The schooner
yachts from Savannah were sent away
first The Triton crossed the line almost
with the sound of the gun. The Neca
followed well behind in bunch OF smaller
yachts and the Scotia did not get into the
race until the Triton was out BY the Raj
eigh headed for the first buoy. The
course for the sehoohers was down to
Sullivan's island, by Fort Sumter and
through the Jetties and around the light
ship and return, twenty nautical miles.
The Triton had the race won from the
start and there was no room for guessing.
Coming home, the Neca, which had clung
to the heels of the Triton, went aground
of Sumter. The Scotia, which had been
allowed thirty odd minutes, was distanced.
The Triton was the only schooner that
went over the entire course
In the other yacht races the Katrina,
the Flrt and the Madge won in their re-
spective classes The Katrina beat the
Manito, the boat that won in Savannah a
week or 50 ago, by nearly two minutes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
SPLIT ON SILVER AT ST. LOUIS.
-FOUR OF THE LEADERS TO QUIT
THE REPUBLICANS.

They Claim That the Gold Plank
VIII Cost the Republican Candi-
dates the Electoral Votes of sew
eraI Western Stutes-The Plat
form Not Reported TO the COnven-
tiOn Yet-A Test Vote Gives Me-
KinIey Nearly 200 Majority.
St. Louis, No. June 1.-THE most strik-
ing incidents of the day were not in the
convention, although the proceedings
were a trihe more animated than yester-
day. but in the rooms Of the committee on
resolutions, where Senator Teller declared
that he could no longer remain in the re-
publican party after it had been committed
TO the single gold standard. The high per-
sonal esteem the members Of the commit
tee entertained for Mr.. Teller and the
heartfelt regret he so plainly showed in
being compelled to sever lifelong ties
gave to the scene unusual interest. To
that extent it was dramatic, but it was
more pathetic than anything else because
it was evident Mr.. Teller took this course
as a matter of conscience and principle
and without any other reason. This was
fully understood, and it was for this rea-
son his associates exhibited equal marks
of friendship and regret. Notwithstand-
ing that this was a family quarrel, in
which two factions were arrayed against
each other, it was characterized by a
genuine Interchange Of courtesies which
robbed it of all the bitterness which US
ually accompanies a party schism.
Senator Frank Cannon of Utah-still in
the thirties-a republican from boyhood