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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-02-11
Accident to a Night Train of the c. & T..
Railroad.


Accident to a Night Train of the c. & r.
Railroad.
CUMBERLAND, ND, Feb. About
twelveo'clock last night the tri-weekly
night passenger train ON the Cumber-
land and Pennsylvania Railroad was
wrecked near Franklin Mine. AIlegany
county, Md. one mile from Piedmont.
W. Va. The train was in charge of
John Robert Ross, fireman John Ha-
man Howard, conductor Thomas
Rowe and brakeman William John
son, all residing in Westernport, oppo-
site Piedmont.
The passenger train left Cumber-
land at ten o'clock at night filed with
passengers, all but about fifteen of
whom got out before reaching Frank
lin Mine, in Allegany county. At II
o'clock the track walker had crossed
trestle fifteen feet high over run
at this point and found it safe, but a
half hour later an ice gorge broke as
the result of the rapid
rise of the water, caused by the dash
ing rain and the thaw during the day
and bore down against the trestle,
tearing out the props. The train
came along at q rapid rate of speed
so fast that the engine got over in
safety, but the tender and the combi-
nation car and rear coach, which
made up the train, went over on their
sides into the raging creek with ter
rife splash. The sudden twist turn
ing the engine over on its side. The
lights were eXtinguished and in the
pitch dark coaches were filling with
water, against which the lea and deb
ris were crashing
The battle for an exit is said to have
been awful. A number of the passen-
gers were badly bruised, but all are
said to have escaped from the cars,
many of them through the windows
not, however, without great difficulty.
Robert Ross, the engineer, and John
Hamen Howard, the fireman, both at
tempted to jump from the engine at
the same time. Ross was caught in
the wreck, his hands being pinioned
until the escaping steam actually
burned them loose from his body. 1t
was some time before he was extri-
Gated. He inhaled the steam, but was
conscious until this morning, when he
died in great agony. He was a
brother-in-law of Messrs. Samuel and
John w. Young, of Cumberland.
Howard was badly laccrated by Jump
ing into splintered timber. He was
scalded, but will recover. Thomas
Rowe, the brakeman, had his shoulder
dislocated and was badly buised.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-02-11
Some Rambling Thoughts.

Copyrighted by Memo"
A story some years ago went the
rounds to illustrate the un-enthusias-
tic character of some men. 1t was re-
lated that the only remark made by a
miller when he at last gazed upon the
Falls of Niagara, was What a lot of
mill-wheels it would turn" He was
held up to derision, as a man whom
nothing could stir except practical re-
suits. But such man has his right
full results. AS the event has proved
Niagara is now regarded with fully as
much admiration for its creation of
power, as for it's scenery. The simple
savage stopped before it in awe; peo-
pied its wierd mists with spirits;gazed,
grew hungry, and departed. Genera
tions of white men have followed
They came;they saw; were conquered;
and still left it to it's thunderous waste
of power. Then arose men of fearless
heart, who, like the conquerors of
our swamps, our forests, and our
prairies, said to riotous nature, 1.-The
sons of men have need of thee" At
last the broad bosom of the stream,
still in beauty gliding, is the donor of
light and heat, power and transporta-
ton to the thousands who are gather
ing to it, like children to a generous
mother.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-02-11

Is it not beyond all question, need
for us to confess that condition is
before us instead of a mere theory?
The condition is, that notwithstand-
ing torrents of energy, ceaseless
streams of wealth, floods of effort-all
grand, magnitudinous, there is much
strangely ineffective about it all in
bettering our country and uplifting
the individual standard of life. Let
up look to our methods and seek out
their mistakes; let us forsake enthu-
siasm for mere figures and grow solic-
itous for the living, human thing
back of the dry statistics; let us, pyg-
mics alone but almighty united, ha1-
ness our moral and educational Mag
ara, as our gift to the generations of
the coming ctntury.
Shall we travel further together?
sS*% nm ;t*s
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-02-11

Confucius, ages ago, suggested the
proper feeling you thinkers should
have in the presence of the proofs
that both church and schools fall
short of their powers. Said he In
archery we have something like the
way of the superior man. When the
archer misses the center of the target
he turns around and seeks for the
cause of the failure in himself"
1t will not do to cry out desperately
that immigration is the source of fail
ure, for many of the most conserva-
tive elements in the community have
come recently from abroad. One il
lustration will suffice. The purest
American blood undiluted Anglo
Saxon for two centuries, can be found
in the two rural counties of Delaware.
Yet in no regions of the country, even
where English is hardly spoken, would
it be possible to find more abuse of
the voting power.
Far from it being fact that evil
workers come along from those that
Religion and education have failed to
reach; it is true that scholars, secular
and religious, are frequent among our
criminals, that some even drenched
with the droppings of the sanctuary
take their share in evils of every des-
cription.
1t will not do to affirm the will of
God in the birth of idiots and the de-
velopment of insanity, for Science
will disprove your bubble, and affirm
that much if not all is preventible by
sane knowledge of the laws of life;
subjects that in your strange timidity
you are almost afraid to mention
above your breath.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-02-11

Praised be all practical men who are
not confused by the noise of many
shoutings; who stand like a rock in
the rush of the thOughtless throng;
who dare to ask for actual results
from culture and popular enthusiasm.
Diogenes was of these confused ones;
sweeping aside polish and artificiali-
ties, he dared to ask his age whether
it had produced an honest man. If
in all it's gaining it had failed to uplift
character, then it's material progress
was like Niagara embarrassed, beau
tiful but essentially futile. A hopeful
spirit is of great gain; but upon the
minds of even the most hopeful of us
must be forced deepest questioning as
to whether civilization may not posi-
bly, be progressing backward in these
broad States. We fiippantly talk of
millions; we pride ourselves on the
vastness of our territory; we tell of
its onward sweep and the very noise
OF boastlng SO fasclnates us that we are
10th to ask for real evidences of power.
A few statistics in one direction are
unavoidable. They shall be very
limited in number.
Roughly speaking we have in this
country 1896, 900 public school teachers.
By latest figures from the Bureau of
Education, we spend yearly 17S mil
lions of dollars on our common schools
whose buildings are valued at 439 mil
lions of dollars. There are enrolled in
public and private schools Is million
children of school age. So much for
education.
There are here very nearly 100000
paid teachers of religion, the clergy;
they ofliciate in a somewhat larger
number of buildings. Their work is
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15
A PLEASANT JOURNEY
Following Up Dispatch Adver-
tisement

Novel experience of an ordinary man:
Did you ever go into a big dry-goods
store to buy an article where there are
dozens of girls to stare at you or make
ewes at YOU? If you are as bashful as /
am. you'll buy quickly and get out.
Yesterday i noticed an advertisement
reading. boys cloth Fauntleroy Suits,
braided. for 25c., and doubling my senses,
I determined 10 investigate. TO see II my
quarter would really buy cloth suit. or
whether it was only catch or some KIND
70 get me i'm a store. All the way through
the first floor l went, lodging the looks
of the young ladies. until I was ushered
on the second floor, when / was made
TO believe had gottol into clothing
store instead of a dry-goods store. There
wore a score of men asserting suits,
marking suits, and Sc ling suits, so l mere
Iv stood by and listened to the tale Of
the salesman. Well, his customer said
she could never get anything at such
Gales nice enough for her boys. and
thought she had him caught. but no; he
dives down in other piles, and shows suits
for g. and $3.50, and ST. and $3.50. and as
he showed one after another, the Gus
toner exclaimed: Well. ! declare, these
are as fine as anybody could want, but
let's see those 25c. suits you're adVer-
tiSing. sure enough, rum dHOtHcl t"bA'
q suit is pulled and to my astonishment
bo shows a neat checked suit. braided
and buckled, ready for the boy to put
ON. | awaited my turn and asked the
salesman TO explain to me what the
woman was paid who made that suit
probably fifty cents, he replied. But
how. then, do you sell 1t for a quarter?
well it's the old story OF retailer over
loading himself. Buys too many goods.
ond from his trustee we get suits OF
all the finest boys clothing makers in
the United States, including firms who
s,o,,,d not sell us. as they have exclusive
seIIIne agents in every city but they
cannot keep us from selling these goods
we bought from the trustee. went
home all the wiser ana Simply gave my
lie these instructions: Tomorrow go TO
Wever's. Sixth and Broad and buy
enough suits for the boys 10 last them
for a year to come.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15

Is an unlookod-for rise or high WIN
from the north it is not probable tna' %
much moro damage will be done. in0
hastly-built dixie that stemmed the tor-
rent from Florence Lake on Tuesday was
greatly strengthened to-day, and has al
most stopped the flow at the most threat
ening point. The water has spread out
over a wider stretch OF territory. and sur
rounds few more houses. but the chang
ing of the channel OF the Missouri has
been averted. for the present at least.
The workmen employed along the levee
struck to-day for double pay They were
getting Is cents an hour. and demanded
30 Their demands were refused, and
they quit work. Other men were easily
secured.
on the Iowa side of the river. south OF
Council Bluffs. the water has inundated
farms for a distance or three or four
miles back from the stream. The water
came up I'm the night. and the farmers
report many hogs. cattle, and horses
drowned. These reports arc coming IN
tonight from every point along the river
as far south as st. Joseph. The flood Is
the worst since the inund&tion or 1851.
and is doing immense damage 70 property
along the rivers edge. The flood seems
to have reached it's height, and will pro-
DdDly IAN lfOii Ho" ob.
FARMS UNDER WATER.
MARSHALL. MO, April 14.-Many OF
the best farms Of this county are river
bottom lands. The water is already over
some of It. and rising. causing farmers
TO move IL is feared there Will be rise
nearly equal TO the great food or 1874,
when large steamers ran through the
Wakena prairie, ten miles from the main
channel.
THE MISSISSIPPI AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY. MO, April 1.-THE
Missouri river reached the danger-line
at 2:S0 o'clock this afternoon. and Is rising
more rapidly than on Tuesday in spite
of its greater width. The gauge now
reads q. with an additional rise of ] foot
by Friday noon predicted.
Already the effects of the rapid rise
are beginning to be felt in the west bot
toms across the river. along the Har-
lem shore, only a foot Of bank remains,
but it Is feared the water may back
I'D from Randolph, an eastern suburb
behind Harlem and flood II before 1t az
fects Harlem. The Kansas river. a
feeder of the Missouri. Is at a standstill,
and the Missouri may back up on Ar
mourdale. suburb on the smaller stream.
Much green stuff is floating down. an
evidence that the banks north OF here are
being cut away. Warnings have been sent
out TO make preparations for serious
food
FIT. LEAVENWORTH RESERVATION.
LEAVENWORTH hAS.. April IA
large part of the Fort Leavenworth reser-
vation, on the Missouri side, is under
water. and the Federal Prison Farm. on
the Kansas side, is covered with lakes
The water is encroaching on Stillings.
the village across from Leavenworth. and
several families have been forced to
move.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15
THEY FIGHT AT FOREST HILL.
Two Young Society Men Hammer
Each Others Faces.

Forest Hill. that beautiful suburban
park, which has Of late become the rem
devious OF beligernt citizens of Rich
mond. was on Tuesday afternoon the
scene OF another battle. and two we'll
known and popular young men. who move
i'm fashionable circles. met there and ham,
mered each other until their vengeful ire
was satisfied.
The belligerents were Slr. Thomas w.
Brander and Mr.. Wallace ID. Carr. a
medical student Of No. north Sixth
street.
The two young gentlemen had diff
Guilty some days ago, and an insult Is
alleged TO have been offered by one. As
a result a challenge for a lght with fists
was presented and accepted, and Forest-
Hill Park was selected as the meeting
place. The affair was kept very quiet.
Mr.. Brander was accompanied TO tho
scene by his brother. Lewis, and Mr.
Carr had with him friend, whose name
could not be learned.
But little time was lost I'm arranging
the preliminaries OF the fight. and the
two men were soon at work with their
fists. The fight is said TO have lasted
some time.
Neither gentleman was out yesterday.
and as the affair was kept quiet, no ar
rests were made.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15
MONTICELLO CAN'T nE PURCHASED
Its Owner Doesn't Wish to Part
With II.

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. April n-W j.
Bryan has received letter from Jeifer-
son Levy. the owner Of Monticello. JEFF
ferson's old home. saying that he does
not desire to part with the place. lie
assures Mr.. Bryan that the place Will be
open to visitors at all times. Mr.. Bryan
had written MIR. Levy. asking If he would
convey the home to the National Gov
ernment the State Of Virginia, or some
association like that which controls
Mount Vernon.
MR. BRYAN'S PROPOSITION.
WASHINGTON, April H.-William j.
Bryan, who was the guest OF honor AT
the jefferson dinner here last night, leit
for the West to-day. Before his departure
Mr. Bryan was asked about the rumor
that he was to purchase Monticello, the
home OF jefferson.
'I have felt for some years" replied
Mr. Bryan. "that Monticello, the nome
Of Jefferson, should be made nauohal
park in order that all his followers might
feel free to visit the place and gather IN
spiration from its sacred memories. nav
ing this thought in mind, / wrote 10 JeI-
ferson Levy, the present owner ashins
whether he would sell it, on cohullloH
that il be conveyed TO the National Gov
ernment. or the State of Virginia, Oh
some association similar to the MI. YER
non or Hermitage Association formed 10
care for it. / have just received a letter
from Mr.. Levy, in which he expresses d
desire to retain the ownership OF H. anu
assuring me that a welcome VIII at all
times be extended TO visitors.
Il appreciate Mr.. Levy's desire 10
tain possession of the property Wnich
rs been in his family for many years
I5o bos tont Monticello up at his own
ex,nense and feels a just pride IN the
,,ossess,on of such historic place his
refusal to part with t. Ct course puts an
end to any plan ,of raising, by subscrip,
ton a sufficient fund to purchase It, ana ana
7 ION only mention the matter now because 6s,
the correspondence has become known
and / have received many inquiries re-
.to ,oattpr"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15
ANTITRUST LAW AMENDMENT.
Another Bill Introduced-It is Less
Complex Than ForaiSer's.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 1t-Repre-
sentative Shannon, of New York. to-day
introduced in the House a bill to amend
the antitrust law. so that it will not
prevent railroad trafii- agreements. Mr..
Shannon's bill Is much less complex than
senator Foraker's. The amendment
which he proposes follows:
Nothing in this act, however. shall
be deemed or taken to prohibit railroad
or other transportation companies in
the United States, owning and operating
connueting lines, from entering into
agreements between each other for the
purpose Of establishing or maintaining
freight and passenger rates over their
respective lines. Provided, that such
agreements. before going into effect. shall
be submitted to and approved by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
that a copy of all such agreements shall
be filed with the said commission.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15
FEDERAL HOUSE SITUATION.
PopuIists TO Force Republicans 10
Keen Quorum in Washington.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April l4-Ine
Populist members of the House have de-
cided to undertake the policy of forcing
the Republicans TO keep quorum in
the city. Without a quorum to carry
motions 10 adjourn for three days, 1t
will be necessary for the House to meet
every day. Representative Simpson says
that the Popul;sts had expected 'he
Democrats. as the larger minority, to
insist upon a quorum. but that as the
Democrats are divided upon their policy
the Populists will take the lead in op-
posing the majority. After an informal
conference of the Populists, letters were
sent to those Of their own party who are
absent from the city, urging them TO
return at once. There are p Popullsts
i'm the House, and Mr.. Simpson asserts
that he expects that enough Democrats
wiz side with them TO make an ehec-
tive minority. Speaker Reed is urging
Republican members not 70 leave the
city. and the number in the House to-
dav was unusually large, for a time when
the House is practically not in session.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
Minority Coalition Proposition Re-
iected by the Republicans.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. April 1.-THE
committee appointed by the Republican
caucus Of the Senate to arrange with the
opposition plan for the reorganization
Of the Senate committees to-day decided
10 reject the proposition made yester-
day by the committee representing the
alliance OF the Democrats. Populists. and
silver Republicans. and TO ask for an
other conference, with n view 10 reaching
a more satisfactory conclusion.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15
To Investors.

Special attention of those desiring new
Investments is called TO the prepaid STOCK
Of the United Banking and Building
Company. This stock is sold at $50 per
share the par or maturity value OF which
is 500. Upon the cost Of this stock q
cash dividend OF 6 per cent. per annum
a. maid until maturity, when the holder
lii be entitled TO receive $l00 per share
Tor further information apply at the
office OF the company, S2l east Main
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15
international Convention Norng
Mems Christian Association, Mo-
bile. Ala. April 2i-25, fso'-Inter-
,,,iounI Conference General secre-
tnrics Y. VI. &. A., seimn, Ala, April
nc-cS 1897

The Southern railway announces one
fare for the round trip TO Mobile, Ala,
account the above occasion. Tickets on
sale April 18th TO 2lst inclusive Final
limit May 1. 1897,
TO those desiring TO attend the Inter-
national Conference Of general secreta-
ries. Young Mems Christian Association,
at Salem, Ala. stop-over privilege re-
turning at Montgomery. will be granted,
under conditions OF Southern States Pas
senger Association.
For further information rates. sche-
dulles. sleeping-car reservations, etc., APP
ply 10 any agent Southern railway or
c. w. WESTBURY,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
No 92O east Main street, Richmond, va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15

been selected by Senator Wellington as
members Of the Baltimore Pension EN-
amining Board. The appointees are
both ex-sodiers and ex-penslon examin-
ers. State Senator George Day OF
Howard county. wiz be given aA Indian
agency. Mr.. Day was an Indian agent
under Harrison.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15
THE WILMINGTON AND HELENA.
Report on Them by trial bo"r"
Highly Favorable.


Highly Favorable.
vv,e11NGTON. April 1.-THE Naval
Trial Board has just submitted TO the
Navy Department its report on the trioi
trim Of the two gunboats. Wilmington
and Helena. built by the Newport news
sbipbuildng Company. The wilmington
was tried first on March Hst' on the
Iong-Island Sound course. on the way
north from Newport News to New LUZ
do, she encountered a long swell, III
,,,biob she rolled easily, with maximum
inclination Of q degrees. which was iiiu0h
diminished when the swell was Tan i
abaft the beam, instead of TWO poin'S
ahead o-.,. +, fair
The trial was run March 2'th' III id, aalI
weather and with a smooth sea. Nv
time made over the entire course OF HIty =
four knots was three hours thirty-ilVe
minutes. and ffty-four seconds. WIN
corrections for tides. this amounts 10 an
average speed of 15.0756 knots. The boaid
cows the steering gear worked well, ana
that the vessel showed excellent tuiIlIs
qualities. She was strong enough 10
csrrv all of her weights, and the ma
chinerv was fully up 10 the contract re-
ouirements. Altogether. the ship was III
excellent condition, and nothing remain
ed to be done on her except to place
few fittings. ..a
The machinery was about eleven IONS
in excess of the contract weight.
The manoeuvring qualities were goou'
though there was some tehuelcy 10 "a"
in a heavy swell.
The board made substantially the same
report i'm the case of the sister-ship, He
lena. which was tried over the same
course two days later, although her
speed was 5491 knots. The vessels be-
ing designed for thirteen knots, bonus
of excess speed amounting in the case
of the wilmington to $h,5oO and in the
case of the Helena to $49,9iO. will be paid.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15

HARRISBURG, PA. April ia special
meeting OF tho Board Of Pardons VIII be
held next Monday 10 consider the case
of James B. Gentry. the murderer OF
Madgc Yorke. an actress, two years ago.
I'm a Philadelphia hotel.
George +. Munce counsel for the de-
fcndant. applied TO the Governor yester-
day for a respite for the condemned
man, and was refused.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-15

entitled Easter Lily" large. richly
colored art lithograph portraying beau
tifuI little girl laden with Easter lilies.
will be presented to all our customers
next Saturday. April nth. at our modern
stores northwest corner Broad and
sixth streets. and southeast corner Main
and Seventeenth streets.