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Baltimore Churches.

Rev. DIR. F. T. Tagg editor of the Method
list Protestant, read paper a few days ago
before the Ministerial Union of Baltimore, in
which he said
1--WE have in Baltimore 433 churches, Protestant
Catholic and Jewish-which is small number com
pared with the population of Baltimore Estlmat,
ing these churehesat average capacity OF 400 ana
supposing them all full they will not aceommodate
175 600 persons, when is less IMAM one-tnru ol our
present population"
No other city, perhaps makes better show
ing, and the seating capacity of the churches
is no doubt ample. Most churches have two
services on Sunday and many have three.
Many of the people of Baltimore are infants,
too young to take to church, and many more
are too old and decrepit. The sick list is
always large, too. If all the people of Balti-
more we're to go to church at every service
the seating capacity of the churches would be
inadequate, but this is impossible, and we
venture to assert that there is always room for
more at every church at every service, except
upon very special occasions.
The churches are probably not well dis
tributed, for there is always desire to build
them in fashionable sections. And if more
were located in South Baltimore it is preba-
BILE there would be no rush to secure the pas
torates.
As to attendance, the clergy, or some of
them, are solely to blame. There is too much
sensationalism in the pulpit; too many dis
courses ON politics and other irrelevant sub
jects called sermons; too much of the speetac-
Mar or "grand stand performance.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-04-03
Dingley Bill Passed.

The House of Representatives passed the
Dingley Tariff Bill on Wednesday, on sched-
ule time and by solid Republican vote,
augmented by one Populist and three al
legged Democrats from Louisiana and two
from Texas. Twenty-one Populists and Free
Silver Republicans declined to vote. One
hundred and forty pages of the bill were not
considered at all, but that did not matter. A
Republican majority that could pass three
appropriation bills, carrying seventy three
millions of dollars, after few hours consid-
Grafton, would not hesitate at a tax bill for the
benefit of the corporations that raised the
funds to buy McKinley's election.
An amendment was adopted to make the
bill operative on April LIST, although the bill
will not be passed and signed perhaps for
three months. 1t is certain, also, that the
Senate will make numerous changes in the
BILL and the uncertainty as to tariff rates will
virtually stop importations for some months
and consequently cut off revenue from the
government
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-04-03
One Objection Possible.

The Baltimore San of Monday, speaking
of the efforts of certain gentlemen to have
Postmaster Warfeld of Baltimore retained,
said
Gas the committee justly argue, no reason can be
assigned for making change, not eren political
one"
In the last campaign Warfeld was as good
a Republican as Mckinley. He worked and
voted for the whole Republican ticket, and
he voted the Republican ticket in 1895 also.
The only objection on political grounds that
Mckinley could make would be the uncer-
tainty of Mr.. War6eld continuing to vote the
Republican ticket. He proved false to the
Democratic party No one could guarantee
that he would not prove false to the Repub-
lican
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News of the Week.


Henry L. Simpson died in Charlestown, W.
Va, on Monday, aged SO years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Calvert, widow of the first
Mayer ofNewport, R. l., died on Sunday in
her oath year.
Three inches of rain fell on Sunday at Fort
Worth, Texas. The Trinity river rose ten
feet in one hour.
The ice in the Missouri river at Chamber
lain, South Dakota, broke Monday, and passed
out without doing any damage.
A despatch from Lancaster, KY, says that
100 masked men destroyed four toll gates III
Garrard county on Sunday night.
The boiler of a portable sawmill at Augusta,
Kentucky, exploded Monday. Two men
were killed and three others fatally injured.
Gen. VIM. r. Terry, well-known Con
federate officer died near Richmond, Virginia,
on Sunday. He was with Pickett at Getys-
burg, Pa.
In an alteration in the Leland Hotel,
in Waynesboro, Pa, Saturday night, about
10 O'Clock, between Geo. w. Hetrick, gov
eminent storkeeper and gauger at Clugston's
distillerv, and Danl. Johnston, u brick dealer
and leading business man of Waynesboro
the latter receiving a bullet wound in the left
arm near the shoulder. Five shots were fired
by Hetrick.
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A SSIGNBE OF MORTGAGES
N SALE
OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

By virtue of assignments of two mortgages,
containing powers of sale, from George f..
Hoppe to the Weir Hobelman Gottleib Brew
ing and Mailing Company, the one dated the
26th day of May, 1896, and recorded among
the Chattel and Bond Records of Carroll
county in Liber B. F. c., No. II. folio 1913,
&C., the other dated the 10th day of October,
1896, and recorded among the same records
in Liber B. F. c., No. II, folio 1923, &C., the
undersigned, assignee of said mortgages, will
offer for sale at public sale, on the corner of
Green and Liberty streets, in Westminster,
Nd, on
MONDAY, 26th DAY OF APRIL, 1897,
at l o'clock, p. m, the following goods and
chattels, being an equipment of beer bottling
business, to wit Il Bay Horse, years old;
l Black Mule, large Beer Wagon, l Road
Wagon, Delivery Wagon, ? sets of Harness,
l Generator, . Fonts, Syphen Filling Ma
chine, Ginger Ale Table, ! Filler for soft
liquors. l Beer Sealer, l Wash Trough, 2
Stoves, large lot of Bottles, l Kettle and
many other articles used in said business
Terms of Sale.-Cash
FREDERICK H. GOTTLEIB,
Assignee of Mortgages
apr2 At ID. N. Henning, Solicitor.
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What a Changed

Several of the best speeches made in opposition to
the Dingley bill derived their force from the demon
STATIONS they furnished that the deficit in revenue
which is made the pretext for more projection
and higher taxes could be cured by reduction and
Hopping off of useless and extrayagant appropria-
tons while the higher rates of duties, by discour
aging importation and thereby diminishing reve-
nue., was more likely to increase the deficit than to
remove it.-BdltiB0re Sun.
Can it be possible that the present tariff law,
that the Sun denounced as result Of Demo
cratic peridy" in 1894, is really good law,
and will produce enough revenue for the neces-
sary expenses of government? The San has
forgotten itself, surely 1t went wild and
crazy in opposition to it in the spring and
summer of 1894, and could scarcely find words
to fully express its detestation of the measure
and its contempt for its authors.
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J. T. ORNDORFF'S SONS,
mar p WESTMINSTER MD Telephone No 121
mar I
GHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued out
of the Circuit Court for Carroll County at the
suit of Listers Agricultural Chemical Works,
Il body corporate of the state of New Jersey,
against the goods and chattels lands and tene-
ments of Herschel F. IIamotte, and to me dl-
rected, have seized the following property,
viz All the right, title, interest and estate
both at law and in equity Of him, the SAID
Herschel F. Lamotte, of, in and to the follow
ing property, viz:
1st.-All that lot of land situate on the east
side of Main street, in the city of Westmin
ster. in Carroll county, in the State OF Mary
land, about 1l8 feet front and about 1913 feet
deep, nearly opposite the Washington Road,
and adjoining the lands of John Krouse and
Edward Chrest, being the same that was con
veyed to said Herschel f. Lamotte by Charles
Z. Fink and l.. Howell Lamotte, Trustees: by
deed dated June 18th, 1892, and recorded
among the Land Records of Carroll County
aforesaid in Liber B. F. c., No. Is, folio 100,
&C., the said Herschel Lamotte having one
third interest therein, subject to the life estate
of Mary c. Lamotse. The improvements
thereon consist of double Dwelling House,
stable, &c.
2d-Am undivided half interest in 9 Acres
Rood and Perches of land, more or less,
situate in said county and state, near Flnks-
DldllOu Oh IlC w W. w. Ae's IL ICING
the same land that was conveyed to the said
Herschel f. Lamotte by Stephen B. Stocks
dale, Executor of Thomas Demoss, deceased,
by deed dated Dec. II, 1896, and recorded
among the Land Records of Carroll County
N Liber B. f. c., No SO, folio, AL &C., less
one acre sold and conveyed to Catharine
Crabster.
3d.-An undivided one-siXth interest ia
Farm containing 1913 Acres of Land, more or
less, subject to the life estate therein of his
mother, being the farm of which his father,
Lewis A. j. Lamotte, died seized and pos
sessed, and which, by his last will and tesla
ment, recorded in the Orphans Court of Car
roll Co. in Will Record G. NJ. P, No. 6, folio
454, he devised to his wife for life and at her
death to be equally divided among his chill
dren, said Herschel T. Lamotte being one of
them. This farm is situated in said county
and state, adjoining Frank Hering's Mills,
near Finksburg. The improvements thereon
consist of large Dwelling House, barn, &c.
And l hereby give notice that will sell at
public sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, at
the Court House door, in the city of West;
minister, on
MONDAY, 2Grh DAY OF APRIL, 1897,
at 2 O'Clock, p. m, all the above described
property so seized and taken in execution, or
so much thereof as may be necessary.
j. OLIVER MURRAY,
apr3 Is Sheriff.
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lLtttiiCS.
George Sauerhoff builder and contractor,
the Economy Carpet and Furniture Company
and Clementine Brooks, all of Baltimore, Nd,
have assigned.
Sunday 4 Ramsburg, of Charlesville, Nd,
dealers in farm implements and machinery
have failed.
The Hagerstown, Nd, organ factory has
closed.
Elias g. Saul and John l.. Geib, of Read
ing, Pa, have assigned. They own about
half of the stock of the ice manufacturing
company.
The Chicago tanners, who went back to
work pending arbitration OF their demands,
welt out again on Monday. The men allege
bad faith on the part of the employers.
The American Exchange Bank, of Buffalo,
New y ork, went into voluntary liquidation at
the close of business on Saturday.
The Tacoma, Washington, Railway and
Motor Company's street car system has been
sold under foreclosure for 100000 to How
ard c. Reavis, of New York, representing the
General Electric Company.
A dispatch from New York on Monday
night says "A strike of the steam filters IN
this city, in which between 80, 900 and 10000
men may be involved, was declared today,
when over LOO steam filters refused to go to
work in their shops. The strike is the result
of practical lockout on the part the bosses.
The latter announced on Saturday that the
agreement hitherto existing between them
selves and their employees would no longer be
considered, and that those who wished to re-
port for work this morning must sign new
rules. The men have refused to sign and so
the strike is on.
Our esteemed contemporary, the Congress
non-sensational continued story entitled, The
Tariff Debate, or Prosperity to Order " Pbitd-
delphia Ledger
Whittingill Bros, dry goods, Louisville,
KY, have assigned. The firm also had
branch houses at jacksonville, KY, and
Huntington, w. Va.
Judge Lambert has appointed Fred w.
Kruse, of Clean n. Y, receiver for the Allie
gany and Kinzua River Railroad, pending the
result Of an action to recover money alleged
to have been loaned on worthless bonds by the
Central Trust Company of New York.
Butler. Crawford & Co., coffee and spice
mills, Columbus, Ohio, have assigned.
Augustus C. Traeger, proprietor of a New
Haven Conn. hotel and restaurant, has
made an assignment; liabilities are $4,000.
Joseph H. Brooke, paints and OILS Wash
ington, D. c., have made a deed of trust.
A. E. Howeth, merchant, of Crisfeld, Nd,
has assigned.
B. F. TinsIey, the Oldest shoe merchant in
Richmond, Virginia, has failed.
In Chicago, Illinois, 1900 tanners are on a
strike for shorter hours of labor.
|. Oppenheim, clothing and mems furnish
ings, Memphis, Tenn, has assigned.
Notices have been posted of 10 per cent
reduction in the wages of the 500 employees at
the tube plant of the Riverside Iron Works,
at Benwood, W. Va, to GO into effect on
April 6. The men have not determined to
accept the terms of the company and strike
may follow.
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Up to last Saturday over 80, 600 applications
for postoffices had been filed in the Posteffice
Department, and over 1000 applications for
Presidential offices under the Interior De-
partment had been filed. This would indi-
cate a hunger for office unequaled heretofore.
Considering the great and speedy prosperity
that was to follow the election of Mckinley
this is astounding, and indicates that the era
of prosperity has not dawned and the office
seekers see no signs of its dawning.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-04-03
Returning to Power AGAIN.


last week the ADVOCATE published an ex-
tract frem the New York letter of the Phila-
delphia Ledger, showing the great political
reaction in the Empire State as evidenced by
the recent local elections. The letter stated
that the reversal of the verdict of last Novem-
Der was general throughout the state, and
gave unmistakable signs Of q receding Of the
Republican tidal wave.
Last fall Hagerstown, in this state, gave a
large Mckinley majority, and at the recent
election the Democrats carried two of the
three wards as formerly.
Mckinley carried Danbury, Connecticut,
by 800 majority, bat last Monday the Demo-
Gratis elected their candidate for Mayor by 700
majority.
The reaction is evident wherever elections
have been held in the past month, and Demo-
cratic triumphs are almost certain in the
greater elections of next November.
The Mckinley victory last November did
not carry with it Republican license to re-
impose Mckinley taxation and the building
of Chinese wall against foreign trade. 1t
did not mean an increase of taxes to further
foster trusts and monopolies 1t was simply
A protest against free coinage OF silver, the
result of fear and apprehension that the res
toration of silver as a redemption money
would unsettle values and work financial and
business disaster This protest was not
founded upon reason, and thousands OF voters
all over the country, who we're driven from
party fealty by fear of financial ruin and stag
nation, are beginning TO realize their mistake
The crash that Immediately followed the late
election, when good times and prosperity
were promised have caused these Democrats
who we're frightened into the support of Me-
Kinley to calmly consider the matter. Nc
Kinley and the Republican party, they re-
member. conceded that business and financial
depression prevailed, and that financial iegis-
lation was necessary. They promised TO labor
for the restoration of silver as money by in
ternational agreement, and now, after sue
cess at the polls, the only remedy to relieve
the country they offer is higher taxation. In
this they are making haste, Congress being
called in extra session to pass protective
tariff bill. But no financial legislation is
possible. To prevent it, Gar Reed, the
Speaker of the House, has declined to APP
point any but three committees-on rules,
mileage aud ways and means.
The Democrats who were frightened away
from the party last November are fast return
ing. They are realizing how they were mis-
led, and they will be more steadfast in party
fealty hereafter. Republican misrule and
extravaganza, Republican taxation is solid
flying the Democratic party everywhere.
Next November will show vastly different
result from last November, and victory after
victory will be scored until the Republican
party is entirely expelled from power.
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Dunkard Colonists.

Chicago, March 26.-Chicago is to be
made the rallying place next week for hun
dreds of Dunkards, who will gather for their
fourth annual migration to the newly -estab-
lished colony of that faith in North Dakota.
Large parties will come from Indiana,
Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania. The united company will leave Chi
cago Tuesday. Smaller parties from Kansas.
Iowa and Missouri will be met at st. Paul.
Over-crowding of the land where the Dunk
ards have hitherto been settled is the cause
of this general movement. The North Da-
kota community, which now numbers about
5000, is in the Turtle Mountain district, Just
south of the Canadian boundary, on the line
of the Great Northern Railroad.
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Reformer Gone Wrong.

DR.. Bryant, colered, was appointed super
intendent of street cleaning district in Bal
timore by Mayer Hooper early in his admin
istration. At the beginning of his incumben
cy he filed all places with celored men and
made each give him part of his wages. He
also charged the city for work not done, and
in the sixteen months he was in Office he OBJ
tanned something like So, 900 above his salary.
Mayor Hooper has removed him, and Bryant
is to be prosecuted. Bryant was prominent
candidate for Recorder of Deeds of the Dis
trict of Columbia, but he will more likely fill
a cell in the Penitentiary
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-04-03
Changed to Patience. .

Ina speech in the House of Representatives
On March %, Hon. j. Lentz, of Ohio, said
Another thing have observed since coming to
Waship gton Is that the gentlemen on that side of
the House have dropped one word from the English
language. The Republican party has forgotten
one word of its vocabulary 1t has been said, How
soon we are forgotten when we are gone" The
word they have dropped is that word which was
written last fall all the walls of the country
that word that seemed to be indelible until the Sd
day of November-that beautiful word conf
denee." We have had discussions for twenty hours
on the other side, and we have not heard the word
confidence" in the entire vocabulary of these
learned gentlemen 1t seems that up to the Sd Of
November they were in the confidence business
They were confidence" men in every sense; but
now they have changed the word confidence" to
patience" Laughter.
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WANT COLUMN.
Advertisements under this head One Cent a word

Advertisements under this head One Cent a word
WANTED. A young man for permanent
position, pays 5000 first year. 500 cash re-
quired for samples Address 209 Neal Build
inc. Baltimore. Nd. mar27 st
Do you want PERMANENT POSITION
with GOOD PAY? Ifso, write The Hawks
Nursery. Rochester, n. Y. may28
GIRL WANrED-GoOd woman or girl to do
general house work No outdoor work.
Will pay good wages Mrs. Harry F. Cover,
Frizellburg, Nd.
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N. I. GORSUCH & SON,
CRESCENT BICYCLES FOR 1897

Crescent bicycle can be made than that
Wheel Works We ask greeting and be-
find CRESCENTS FOR 1897 improvements that will
wheel stands
dbv the
nav" the wheel deciding your for 1897 Il
CRESCENT sold in Carroll last because their
know ga good thing when they IT.
have again purchased
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OF BENEFIT TO WATER CON-
" SUMERS.

The Board of Directors of the Westminster
Water Company have ordered that UPON
ALL WATER RENTS, EXCEPT METERS,
IF PAID ON OR BEFORE MAY 10, 1897,
A DISCOUNT OF FOUR PER CENT.
will be made. If the RENT REMAINS
UNPAID UNTIL JUNE !, 1897. INTER
EST AT THE RATE OF SIX PER CENT.
PER ANNUM WILL BE CHARGED, and
this applies to all water rents in arrears.
The Board further ordered that THE Ii
CENSE UPON ALL HOUSEHOLDS OF
FOUR ROOMS OR LESS SHALL BE
FOUR DOLLARS PER YEAR, instead of
five dollars as heretofore.
All water rents are made payable at the Of
fee of the Company-Carroll Hall Building.
4. H. HUBER,
apr3 3t Sec. and Treas
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MARRIED.

At Grace Lutheran Church, Westminster, Nd. on
March 80 1897, by Rev. P. II. Miller, Francis Orn-
dorff and Miss Irene Reese.
ON March 2s 1897 by Rev. Joel Brown, John w
Sparr and Miss Margaret Z. Martin both of Wesley
Chapel neighborhood this county.
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Latimer E. Jones, who fed from this eoun-
try in 1888 with 10 indictments for forgery and
swindling against him, and who was arrested
IN England in January last, was brought back
to New York on the steamship New York on
Saturday.
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apr3 8t
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of Car
roll county, in Maryland, letters of admins
tration on the Personal Estate of
DAVID MILLER.
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
THEORETICALLY authenticated, to the subscriber,
on or before the 9th day of November, 1897;
they NAV otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this both day of
March, 1897
JOSHUA w. Herring,
april3 At Administrator pendente lite.
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A OBLIGATIONS FOR LIQUOR
"A LICENSES.

WESTMINSTER, MD., Apr, l. 1897.
hereby give notice that the following per-
sons have filed applications in the Office of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll
county for Liquor Licenses, to wit:
TO KEEP HOTELS:
Charles A. Elliott, Taneytown.
James Burlington, Taneytown.
Lewis Eline, Taneytewn.
Daniel D. Hesson, Harvey.
George H. Little, Harvey.
Charles E. Otto, Middleburg.
John H. Six, Union Bridge.
j. Frank Baker, Union Bridge.
Louis DIelman, New Windsor.
Samuel A. Crabbs, New Windsor.
Lewis I. Bridwell, Westminster.
Allen Friss, Westminster
Harry Thomson, Westminster
Robert R. johnson, Westminster.
S. Carr Wickert, Westminster
John Marsh, Westminster.
Robert E. Frizzell, Westminster.
Daniel r. Burrell, Westminster.
William h. Hollenberry, Westminster.
John Skidmore, Hampstead.
Charles Hoff, Hampstead.
Isaec D. w. Stonesifer, Manchester.
William E. Kelbaugh, Manchester.
Levi B. Hof, Melrose.
John S. Wentz, Melrose.
George W. Shewell, Lineboro.
Robert A. Nelson, Ridgeville.
Charles a. Smith, Ridgeville.
Harry Kidd, near Ridgeville,
William L. NOyes, Gambler.
George Yunger, Sykesville.
William L. Crawford, near Taylorsvile.
George NJ. Fretwell, MarriottsvilIe.
J. G. Gilbert, Mount Airy.
Solomon Wolman, Woodbine.
SALOON OR RESTAURANT LICENSES.
Abraham A. Strasberger, Westminster.
John Leffert, Westminster
Mordecai W. Babylon, Westminster.
Warren i. Shipley, Gambler
John w. Hammond, Sykesville
W. Chester Stick, Manchester.
James G. Six, Union Bridge.
Jesse F. Lambert and James Erhard, trad
ng as Lambert & Erhard, New Windsor.
WHOLESALE LIQUOR LICENSES.
Miles c. Grogg, Hampstead.
George E. Hoppe, Westminster.
And unless cause to the contrary be shown
n writing on or before the 18th day of
April, 1897, the licenses applied for will
De issued, provided the said applicants comply
with the requirements of Chapter 6, Acts of
1894, requisite thereto
BENZ. F. GROUSE,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
arp3 2t
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ELECTION NOTICE.

ELECTION NOTICE.
The stockholders of the Westminster and
Meadow Branch Turnpike Company ara
hereby notified that an election will be held
at the residence of Samuel Roop, Meadow
Branch, on
MONDAY, Sd DAY OF MAY, 1897,
between the hours of 0 and / a. M, for the
purpose of electing Board of Directors to
manage the affairs of said Company for the
ensuing year.
JOHN T. DIFFENBAUGH,
apr At Secretary.