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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-02-27

Athens. Feb 17.-Col. Vassos. aide
de-camp to the king of Greece. and
commander of the Greek army corps ut
Platonics. has issued proclamation
to the Cretan people. He has also de-
nantled the surrender of the Turks.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-02-27

Vienna. Feb. IL. The seml-otnciai
Fremdenblatt to-day confirms the re-
port that the powers had accepted the
proposal of Great Britain for the Occl-
patton of Cameo, Heraklion and Reti-
mo by the marines of tho foreign
fleets.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-02-27

Canea. Island of Crete, Feb. IL. -
There is not much change in the sltua-
ton here. The skir4lishing around the
town between the MusSulmanS and the
Christians continues constantly, With
little advantage on either side. Every
precaution has been taken to protect
the Europeans Of all nations who re-
main OH shore. The Mussulmans OF
Halfa and the Christians of that VI
entity are also skirmishing. All the
foreign fleets have been reinforced and
more warsilips are expected here and
at other towns OF the island. Inc
Greek fleet has also been reinforced.
The Mussulmans are now practically
confined to Canca. Retimo and Herak-
lion. Some of the Greek vessels are
off the Island of Milo. The Greek war
ships have not been engaged. Inc
only incident of note in this connection
was the stopping Of an unarmed Turk
ish transport which attempted to leave
Heraklion on Saturday, by 81 Greek
cruiser. which fred two shots as a
warning for it to return. 1t is UNDER
stood that the foreign admirals have
received instructions to prevent any
open conflict between the Greeks and
the Turks.
A later dispatch says that the joint
forces of the foreign warships are now
occupying the town of Canea.
The Powers May Occupy the Island.
Constantinople, Feb. II. - The opin-
ion in official circles here is that the
fleet Of the powers will be instructed
to occupy the Island of Crete very
shortly. and that pressure will be
brought to bear upon both Turkey and
Greece in order that open war may be
avoided. Should actual hostilities COM
mence Turkey would have little diff
ticulty in sending an overwhelming
force of troops into Thessaly. But the
Turks fear that the Island of Crete is
in any case practically lost to the OF
toman empire. There are already in
dications in the Balkan peninsula that
war between Greece and Turkey would
be followed by IL serious contlice there,
and 1t is believed that the powers are
not vet ready to face such a condition
of affairs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-02-27

Bismarck. n. d.. Feb. 12. = Trouble
between the house and senate has been
brewing beneath the surface for some
time, and the i'll feeling between the
two bodies was shown when Senator
La Moure charged in speech with ref
ercnce to the joint committee to revise
the election laws that the house was
ignoring the senate in everything and
had paid no attention to joint commit
tees appointed by the senate.
Green's bill to prevent the fusion OF
political parties passed the senate. 1t
provides that the name of no candidate
can lie on the Official ballot more than
once. Other senate bills. passed: Linn
fling and defining law of presumptive
evidence; authorizing persons having
liens upon real estate to pay taxes on
the same and to maintain actions to
test the validity thereof: memorial to
congress praying for the passage of an
act reducing to s.: Yer acre the mini
mum price at VIII = y ",ls granted the
state under the enabling act may be
sold. .
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
wellington in Another Row.

See-Me-First Wellington, who made an ex-
hibition of himself before the Senate Commit
tee on Commerce on Thursday of last week
and again the next day before the Senate,
when he arose to question of personal priv
ilege to deny report of his exhibition of bad
manners aud bad temper, and succeeded in
proving the truth of the report, is again in
hot water He lost in his fight against the
confirmation of B. H. Warner as Consul to
Leipsic, and he is liable to lose again.
HIS latest row is over the appointment of a
Collector Of Internal Revenue, to succeed
Mr.. Vandiver, whose term expired on June
80 See Me- First held conference with
FIVE of the House members on Thursday over
the appointees Tor Collector of Internal Rev
enue, Surveyor and United States District
Attorney. He ascertained that Congressman
Barber, Baker, McIntire and Mcdonald
wanted Benjamin Parlett, of Easton, made
Collector and Mr.. Hanna Surveyor The
Boss said he was for DIR. Tuck, of Annapolis,
for Collector, against whom charges are
made, as told in another column, ParIett for
Surveyor aud Comptroller Graham tor Dis
trict Attorney. He is supported by Mudd
and DIR. Booze, who sneezes every time the
Boss takes snuff
Postmaster General Gary is With the four
Congressman for Parlett, and so is Lloyd
Lowndes.
The fight is on, and it wiz be hot one.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
Deaths of Well-Known People.

Hon. Isham G. Harris, United States Sen
ator from Tennessee, died on Thursday, in
his SOth year. He was Democrat, and will
be succeeded by Democrat, the Governor
and Legislature being Democratic.
John Evans. Governor of Colorado under
Pre- .ident Lincoln died in Denver on Satur-
day, aged SO years.
Joseph Stiner, pioneer tea merchant of
New York city, died at Dobbs Ferry on Sat
urday night, aged 70 years.
John S. Spann, a pioneer of Indiana, who
went to indianapolis in 1889, died in that city
on Saturday.
The Very Rev. DR.. Augustine T. Hewitt,
Superior of the Roman Catholic Community
of Paulist Fathers, died in New York on Sat
urday, aged rs.
Mrs. Rachael Henderson died in Philadel-
phia, Pa, on Sunday, in her ODD year. She
was the mother of ex-United States Senator
Chas. +. Henderson, of Nebraska.
BENJAMIN C. Ross, one of the best-known
citizens of Chambersburg, Pa, died Tuesday
of paralysis In early years he drove freight
team between Chambersburg and Baltimore.
Some years ago he inherited fortune from
his brother H. r. Ross, Baltimore.
John Reynolds, for 80 years publisher of
the indianapolis lind. Odd Fellows Tails
man. and one of the best known Odd Fellows
IN the Unlteu otdleS, uieu 0uly Z. WI. hey
nolds was 20 years of age, and had been for
several years suffering from fatty degeneration
of the heart.
Col James Andrews, one of the most prom
inent mechanical engineers of the country,
died at his home, in Allegheny. Pa, July 7,
of Brights disease. Colonel Andrews was
associated with Capt James B. Eads in the
construction of the Mississippi jetties and the
st. Louis bridge. He was also deeply inter
ested in the Tehauntepec Ship Railway pro
iect. He was so years of age.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
Torrid and Frigid Temperatures.

High temperatures were reported from many of
the middle western and northwestern states on
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The average was 9So. At Toledo, Ohio, the mer-
curry was 1859 in the shade 1t is said that large
part of the wheat, corn and rye in Kansas and
Nebraska is ruined by the intense heat. Many
prostrtons of persons and stock reported, some
fatal.
DENVER, COL, July 4.-Ice palaces on small
scale and snowshoe were features of the eele
bration of the Fourth at the leading mining camps
of this state, where the altitude rendered the novel
sport an additional incentive to outdoor enjoy
ment.
The drop in the temperature Saturday morning
upset all the previous calculations, but it did not
mar the events that had been planned on large
scale Thousands of men who have been penned
in cabins away above the timber line since the
Christmas holidays look forward to these fetes
They descend ON the nearest camps or towns, and
there in three days are spent in sports all of the
earnings they have accumulated in six months.
1t became a serious question what TO do TO give
the men their customary amount of fun but the
problem quickly solved when the managers
saw the streets invaded with miners bearing Nor
wegian snowshoes on their shoulders. They had
to resort these in order to reach the lower levels
as the gulches and trails packed with from 16
to D feet of snow.
At Telleride programme of races was arranged
and the affair passed off with much success Olaf
Anderson scored big winning by making flying
jump of 46 feet. The first prize of the jump was
q fur coat, which the winner declared he would
send his friends in Norway as proof of the cold
climate in the Rocky mountains
Snow fell yesterday morning at Gunnison Teller
ide, Creole and Leadyile. The fakes came down
thickly at Leadville, the ground being covered to
the depth of an inch
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
Demand Your Rights.

There are over 500 colored voters in
Carroll
Without these voters the Republicans would
be in a hopeless minority.
Since the colored people were given the
right to vote, in 1870, not a colored man has
been put on the Republican Central Com
mittee, not one has been elected delegate
to a county convention, and absolutely no
recognition has been given this reliable body
of Republican voters.
A Republican county convention is soon to
be held. 1t win be composed of 60 delegates
Of these the colored voters are entitled TO ae
least eight The county ticket will contain
nine nominees, and the colored people are
certainly entitled to one place on the ticket
There will be five delegates to be selected t'
the state convention and FIVE to the Judicial
convention, and the colored people should
ask for representative on each delegations
For twenty -six consecutive elections tEes
colored people have been the most Reliable
voters in the Republican party. TheS have
been given absolutely no recognitiOnh and
they will not be given any unless they de-
mand it.
They ought now to demand plaees on the
county central committee, on tae state CEN
trail committee, on the conBty ticket and
representation on the delegations to the state
and judicial conventions.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
AGAINST DIR. TUCK.
Charges Filed with Secretary Gage.
in which Several Allegations
Are Made.

Charges have been filed at Washington
with Secretary Gage, of the Treasury Depart
ment against DIR. Washington 6. Tuck, OF
Annapolis DIR. Tuck is a candidate for the
position of internal revenue collector, and is
backed by Wellington and Mudd.
The charges are said to embrace twelve
distinct counts Among these are:
''Incompetency to fill the position.
''Treachery in political affairs. -.
''Boasting of the defeat of the Republican
party on occasions when the nominations did
not suit Dr. Tuck" :.
"Abusing his Excellency Gov. Lowndes. !"
"Appropriating campaign funds to his per-
sonal use a.,
Mr. W. F. Petherbridge, in speaking of the
charges, said
81 have always been opposed to DIR. Tuck
politically. | am loyal to my party, ana Tor
this reason was one of those who formulated
the charges. / desire to see my party sue
cessful, and there is but one way for 1t to sue
coed. and that is by good men and pure meth :
DDS. When DIR. Tuck became a candidate
for internal revenue collector | knew he was
not the man for the place, and gave expires
sion to my opinion and there were others who
agreed with me. A visit was made to Sec,
rotary Gage by Senator j. Writ Randall and
myself. We told the Secretary of our obiec-
tons and he asked that they be put in form
of charges, so that he could file them in the
Office. | did not care to do that, as | desired
to avoid scandal, but finally did as MIR. Gage
requested and sent the charges, which are
signed by some of our best citizens. My part
in the matter was done with view to aid my
party. | do not consider that DIR. Tuck Is a
lit man for the place, and the charges made
can be proved.
State Senator Randall said:
II think it would be mistake to appoint
Dr. Tuck collector of internal revenue, and |
so stated to the Secretary of the Treasury.
had nothing to do with the filing of charges
against DIR. Tuck, nor do know the truth or
faIsity of many Of the things that are said
about him. am firmly convinced, however,
that his methods in politics are not those that
elevate political warfare. He is a skillful
politician, thoroughly in favor of the old spoils
system of political appointments and the old
discredited ways of carrying primary elections.
Dr. Tuck, when asked for a statement,
said
81 had information some two weeks ago
that certain scheming politicians had called
upon the Secretary in opposition to my APP
pointment us collector of internal revenue,
and an informed that certain charges were
filed by them at that time If the intorma-
ton | have of the nature of the specIhe
charges is correct, they are almost too absurd
to notice, and except that they are made
where am not as well known as at home, L
should treat them with contempt that their
falsity merits.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
s25, 900 to Marry Her.

Mrs. Julia Irwin, aged 81 years, and whose
fortune is estimated at $500, 900, on the I'd
instant gave Will Botto, aged q years, $685.
900 to marry her, and he is now on his way
TO New York on bridal trip by himself. He
left his bride in Louisville, Kentucky, and
she seemed well content, giving him 81, 200
in cash for incidental expenses, and telegraph
ing to her bankers in New York that he could
draw on her account for 81, 900 more during
the trip.
The new Mrs. Botto is the widow Of Capt.
William Irwin, who formerly owned and oper-
ated the Louisville and New Albany ferry
line.
She is handsome and well preserved, and
formed the acquaintance of young Botto about
four years ago. At that time her only son,
Guy Irwin, became of age and inherited $50,
600 from the estate of his father. The boy
bought string Of horses and took young
Botto on ii trip to New Orleans with him.
They had gay time, and it resulted in the
death of young Irwin from paresis. His re-
mains were sent home in silver casket that
cost 81. 600. The mother of young Irwin was
with them on the trip, and she and Botto be-
came fast friends The mother fell very much
in love with him, but he loved a Cincinnati
girl and secretly married her. When Mrs.
Irwin learned of the marriage OF her young
lover she was very angry and there is said to
have been a scene. The young man after
ward procured a divorce Mrs. BOt:o No.
belongs to one of the best-known families
in the South. Her young husband is the only
son of Col John Botto, leading business
man. The discarded Mrs. Botto came from
Cincinnati, and she left for Louisville two
weeks ago, when she learned that she was nc
longer the wife of Botto.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
Tariff Moderation.

Senator Nelson w. Aldri III, Of Rhode Is
land, in speech in the Senate on May %,
said st was thoroughly understood through
out the country in the last political campaign
that, if the Republican party should be again
intrusted with power, no extreme legislation
would follow"
How moderate" were the rates of the
DiagIey tariff bill, as it passed the House, is
shown from tables prepared by the minority
ofthe Senate Finance Committee. From the
tables it appears that
III There are 2O2 classes of articles on
which the proposed duty amounts to between
so and 10 per cent. I'D oGLorem,
o. There are 81 classes of articles on
which the proposed duty amounts to between
rs and 100 per cent. adj Ualorem.
Among these articles are plate glass, woollen
cloth valued over so cents per pound, dress
goods, knit wearing apparel, leaf tobacco,
sugar, carpets, silks, velvets.
g. There are 81 classes of articles in the
Dingley bill as amended by the Senate bill
reported to the Senate, May 4, 1897, on which
the proposed duty amounts TO over 100 per
cent. ad UalOrem.
Among these articles are common window
glass, 107 to 1913 per cent. pocket knives, III
per cent; tobacco, los to 28s per cent; rice,
100 per cent; salt in bulk, ia per cent.
wooden cloth, valued not over so cents pei
pound. l2s per cent. blankets, 125 per cent.
Aannels, 102 to l19 per cent. shawls, III pei
cent; woollen hats, III to 2O9 per cent; and
felts, 104 to ga per cent
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
Great Hail in Europe.

LONDON, ENGLAND, July 1.-The appalling havoc
of the recent tropical tornado and hailstorm in
Essex county has attracted much attention. The
storm covered an unprecedented area of a hundred
square miles and practically denuded it of the
crops All kinds of stock were drowned, farm
houses were wrecked and hundreds of farmers are
OH the verge of ruin. Their losses foot up fully
81 100000. Haistones penetrated states, tiles and
corrugated iron and killed thousands of head OF
game One hailstone picked up measured six and
a half inches in circumference. Heavy machinery
was washed away by the floods and trains, unable
to face the storm, were brought to a standstill.
Travellers saw drowned stock floating about in the
adjacent fields. Parliament has taken up the ques-
of the relief of the sufferers, and it is probable that
the lord mayor of London will open fund to re-
lieve the suffering farmers.
A dispatch from Berlin says that terrific storm
ragged from Wednesday night until Friday through
out south Germany Hailstones as large as hens
eggs fell and everything was beaten to the ground
Crops vines, trees and whole orchards were de-
stroyed thousands of hares and cartridges, with
other game were killed and great damage was done
to property and to roofs. The losses are estimated
at many millions of marks.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
Kanawha Valley Flooded.

PARKERsBURG WEST VIRGINIA, July 3.-Two
cloudbursts on the headwaters of the Little Kama
wha river is the record of the past twelve hours,
and the damage done is the most severe suffered i'll
years About eleven o'clock last night terrific
wind and rain storm that leveled barns houses,
fences and oil-wel derricks passed over the upper
valley. Tucker Creek in fifteen minutes became
solid wall of water twenty feet deep, that swept
everything in the valley before it. Barns sheds
and all buildings along the banks were washed
away and CATTLE horses, hogs and sheep were car
ried down upon the flood into the Kanawha.
The family of Frank Jones barely got out of their
house before it was washed away and many other
families had narrow escapes. The Upper Kanawha
rose at the rate of three feet an hour at Burning
Springs Creston and Grantsville and thousands of
dollars worth of timber products were swept away.
The river was out of its banks four hours and swept
clean hundreds of fields of growing crops besides
carrying away two bridges and many buildings.
This afternoon the Kanawha was still rising here,
and thousands of dollars worth of logs, ties and
lumber were passing out. This afternoon another
terrific storm passed over the region increas-
ing the damage already done.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
Democratic Primaries.


Pursuant TO the action Of the Democratic
Central Committee Of Carroll County at
Westminster. June Dist, 1897, notice is here
Nv given that primaries will be held at the
usual places in the respective districts on
July 24th, 1897, for the purpose of sending
Eve delegates from each district to each of
three Conventions to be held in Westmln-
sler. at Odd Fellows Hall, on July 26ih,
1897. One Convention to meet at 10 o. clock
a. M. for the purpose of electing FIVE dele
gales TO the State Convention, which assem-
bles in the CITY Of Baltimore on Wednesday.
July 2Sth, 1897, at II o'clock, 10 nominate
a candidate for Comptroller Of the State
Treasury and candidate for Clerk of the
Court of Appeals.
Another Convention to meet at IL clock,
a. M, which will select Eve delegates to the
Fifth Judicial Circuit Convention, which Will
meet in Westminster on Wednesday, August
4th, 1897, and the other Convention to meet
at III. 30 O. clock, a. M, which will nominate
candidates for the legislature and local offices.
The following are the hours for the prima-
ries in the respective districts
Taneytown, 5 to o'clock, p. m.
Uniontown, 5 to I o'clock, p. m.
Myers, to O clock, p. m.
Woolery's, 3 to 5 o'clock, p. M.
Freedom, 5 to o'c clock, p. m.
Manchester, to 5 O'Clock, p. m.
Westminster, 3 to 6 clock, p. m.
HAMPSTEAD, 5 to o clock, p. m.
Franklin, 5 to To- clock, p. m.
Middleburg, 3 10 4 O'Clock, p. m.
New Windsor, 5 to I o'clock, p. m.
Union Bridge, 6 to o. clock, p. m.
Mt. Airy 6 to O. clock, a. m.
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Chairman.
E. O. WEANT, Secretary.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
The Tariff Bill Passed.
Baltimore Sun, July s.

The tariff bill, having passed the Senate,
now goes back to the House, whence 1t will
speedily go into the hands of committee of
cenferees from both houses.
In its present form the bill will not, i'll the
opinion of most persons, accomplish Its pro
fessed purpose of increasing the revenue to
the extent of preventing a deficit, though it
will undoubtedly achieve the real purpose of
its trainers, which is to prohibit foreign com
petition with domestic manufacturers. There
will be, it is held, another deficit at the end
of the present fiscal year. The tax on tea,
which was to yield $4,000, 900, and the in
creased tax on beer, which was to yield S12,-
600, 600, have been dropped, while the new.
stamp tax will yield but 81, 0O0, 900 and other
new taxes will add but little more. A deficit
in 1899 seems inevitable if the bill reaches
the President in its present shape. As re-
spects rates, the average rate of the bill as it
energies from the Senate, according to Sena-
tor Vest, is from 81 to 81 per cent, as against
the 81 per cent. of the Dingley bill, the 80
per cent. of the Wilson bill and 40 per cent.
of the Mckinley bill.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
Methodist Laymen.

A call has been issued for a convention of
the laity of the Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, to meet at Eu-
taw Street Church on October for the pur-
pose of forming a permanent 'Laymen's As
socation,' to discuss and pass upon the
prominent topics before the church.
The call is issued by a committee of fif-
teen, which was appointed at "a laymen's con-
vention held two years ago at Eutaw Street
Church for the purpose of taking up the ques
ton of lay representation in the Methodist
Epis opal annual conferences. Lay repre-
sentation has not secured the Endorsement of
a majority of the annual conferences, and a
movement has been begun for permanent lay
mems associations in every conference, to-
gether with national association uniting
them ALL
To the convention each church in Balti-
more Conference is entitled to send five del
egates, selected by the quarterly conference
or the official board. Proper credentials
must be sent before the convention to the
secretary of the committee of fifteen, Mr..
Walter Kirwan, room 80, Chamber of Com
merce Baltimore.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10

1t is said that there are more than 100000
applications for Office on file in Washing
ton, and this number is being increased at the,
rate of about 600 per day. Three-fonrths of
these will be disappointed, yet in every state
where elections are to be held this year, and
in every county, promises are being made by
Republican leaders to nearly all who want
office, IN order to carry primaries and con-
ventions. 1t is needless to add that nine out
of every ten Of these viii be disappointed.