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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
NOTICE OF BRIDGE. LETTING.
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF
GARRETT COUNTY.

UAkLNND, MD, Junr TO, TNUl.
Notice is hereby given that the County
Commissioners for Garrett county, Maryland,
will receive sealed bids for a two-Span, steel
bridge, until the Sth day Of July, 1897, at II
o'clock II. m.
Said bridge is to be in two spans, seventy
four and one-half feet each between masonry
l-tOOt roadway, with II G-fOOt side walk, or
without side walk. High truss 10 pounds
per square foot, factory safety five. Plans
will be seen IN the County Commissioners
the contract will be awarded will be required
to give bond double the contract price. The
commissioners reserve the right TO reject any
or all bids.
BY order of the board.
l5-td J. :. MEYERS, Clerk.
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Commencing Sunday, June -, the
&. & o. R. r. will place in service,
between Baltimore and Chicago,
Pullman Observation Sleeping Cars.
The ears have a saloon parlor in the
rear, furnished with easy arm chairs,
upholstered revolving chairs and
sofas. This will enable passengers to
view with better advantage the scenic
wonders that have made the Is. g. O.
famous. 14-3
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GOING WEST.

Train 80. s. makes no stops between Oak
land and Grafton. No. Il makes all stops.
u. r. NARTTN.
Manager of Passenger Traffic.
9. + SCHROEDER. Agent.
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LAND FOR SALE!

am now offering for sale in large or small
Iuantltles, Sl,OOO acres of tract known as
"Swantou," and better known as the IAN.
derson lands" situated in Garrett County.
Md. This land is well timbered and under,
lald with many valuable veins of mineral:
ing.
Al trespassing will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent ofthe law.
Call on or address:
g. a. WILT, Agent,
S-lyr. Box 10. Westenport, Md,
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:. x o. Z. Il. Timetable.

The following time table on the 4. Il O.
went into effect ,on SUNDAY, May Is, 1897, .
Trains now leave Oakland rs follows:
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sacngerbund Festival. PhilndeInhin.

The b. & o. will sell tickets from
all points on its lines east of the Ohio
river, for all trains June 10Th to 23d
inclusive, good for return passage
until June Goth inclusive, at rate of
one Stn9le fare for the round trip.
For further information, call on
nearest b. g. O. agent. 49,
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!. =. n. VI. y
1Daily. Daily except sunday.
c. l.. BRETT, G. W. HARRISON,
Gen'i Manager. Genl Pass. Agent
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April. and Princess Marie. 1t lie said. will be
with her husband. at the pressing instance or
Tho coming together OF the Balkan States Is
attributed to the suggei tion made by Mr.. Glad
stone 9 short time ago In his letter TO- tho
selled all tie smaller States OF southeastern
Europe. to form a defensive league among
themselves. The naturally procured him an
additional black mark to the many already
standing against his name IN The books OF
development OF these States.
From Constantinopie come the most extra
ordinar" stories about the way In which the
Turkish authorities are dcrriviDg the people
and the press as to tho number %! trOops and
guns despatched to Macedonia and tie Greek
frontier. II is related by ono observer that
tho same battery nf artillery pa.sed u given
point IN the city three Times during one day.
and a report was given OUT Officially hat Three
ser rifles issued 10 tho troops ar" badly rustrd.
having lain In their packing cases Tor several
wears without any care or attention. All tho
REPORTS III the number nf mea uuder arms ara
exaggerated. with an object or course. and 1t
IL douhttHl X. all told. more than 100. 900 etTrc-
lives. II 50 II any can I've rot together and fed
III the three commands Of Aariunuuie. Elias
soma. and in northern Macedonia. Work CON
tin.es on the Qualifications OF the Dnrdnnril II
nOu at the entrance 10 the Bay of S.IoniCa,
where new fOrtiicItious are being added to
The old ones on tho Chalc!dic peninsula ut
From what leaks out from tho sultnn'4 pal
ace. the famous lzzet Boy. eTII grrius of A.
dul Iiamid and bcts nQir Of the Ambassadors.
continues 70 he The Srltan's CHIEF adviser. A
Kurd. born at Damascus aud edurol.d at the
French school At BeyrOut, .ZZel Eey has made
no other use of lh" remarkable faculties he
undoubtedly pOssesseS than 20 carry on the
palace inlrigueA that bid fair to ruin the en-.
p!re. About two months aIo, feoling that
something had 10 bs done 10 stave or tho
threatened inter sentlon OF the powers. the
Sultan sent iz2o. Bcy TO thr French Amoasst.
dor to announce Tint the reforms were about
In begin. 1T is .useless.' was the reply; YOU
are 80 clever. Izzet Bev. that you yourself
have succeeded. in spite OF all the difficulties
In the way. in bringing all tho powers into
agreement against YOU"
As an instance OF tho strong sympathy OF
the Russian Milo's Ia the squadron in Greek
waters with their Greek cO-rcligionisls. 1t Is
said that they attributed the accident on the
SissOi-Nellki 10 their shiDs having fired on the
Gretan Christians In defence OF the Turk. Tho
explain that this would not happen again.
The rumors coming from Russia speak of moth.
meats OF large bodies Of troops. About siXty
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WILDCAT WAS 4 MALTESE KITTEN.
Ronted Out or an Adirondack Freight Car by
nm Armed Posse.

WEST POINT DEPOT. April 3.-whcn the AL
bnny drop freight passed through Cold Spring,
opposite here, on Wednesday evening It left four
cars on the siding near tho station. Each OF the
cars was loaded with Adirondack c~ordwood CON
signed TO Frank Timncy. n brick manufactures.
whose yard Is Just above Cold Spring. The cars
were shipped from Paul smiths on the Adiron.
dack and st. Lawrence railroad. 200 miles from
Cold spring. The cars were six days on their
journey. Late that night Waterman Barr
heard ii faint whine which came from one of
the lumber-ladcn cars. IIo thought that some
%iont'sorc tramp in stealing n ride had become
imprisoned. He slid hack tho doors, and AS he
did so II wild cry startled him. All he could see
wGs the glazing eyes Of what he thought was
some untamcd monster from the Adirondncks.
He damned tho door again and rushed OF to
suIumon aid.
just briow the station Is tho railroad tower.
1t Was in charge OF Towcrman Groves. H1rr
rushed into the tower and gnspcl The startling
news that an Adirondack Niitcat was q pris-
onur IN one Of the cars, Then liRTr rushed out,
tvu!ght Agent james MC.tudrcw, Jr., and Day
TuwGrndn Burns, After holding a council Of
war tho four men decided to make an onslaught
on Inc supposed wild beast. Burns and Groves
were each armed with army pistols. MCAndreW
led the warriors, and while he slid open the car
door zach OF the Others stood ready to riddle tho
cat with bullets should IL Jump out.
just as McAnuirew was about TO shout
Ready, boys he p9eped into the car, and in;
TOAD oT seeing \ wildcat, peacefully stretched
on the decorated timber, WAS a meek little
Maltese kitten. Around its neck was a pink
ribbon, anu attached TO IL was a small bell. The
warriors laid down their arms, gently lifted The
half-slaryed. kitten out OF the ear aud brought
II TO the freight house. where warm milk was
soon supplied in abundance. II will be days be;
IDENTIFY some ones pet at Paul smith'A
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RON THE AUSTRIAN CAPITAL.
Tho Legislative Eiections-irowth or Anti
semitism-The Cretnn Complication.

hemttIHm-Nue sFtthu NOhpuCatioh.
VIENNA. March 10.-Out Of the seventy.nine
sents for which elections have taken place. the
,esults of seyenty-seven are known; second bal
,otings will follow In two districts. ono at Gratz
in Styria. the other at Prague. The number
of groups that meet In the new Legislature Is
extraordinary there are twenty ono parties in
all. some containing only ono deputy. Tho
largest group is that of the Social Democrats
with fourteen members tho next IN numerical
strength Is the German Anti-Semitic OF twelve
members; then come tho Young Czechs with
eleven. the Polish StancZy Iurty with nine.
and Tho Clerical party with eight members.
After these com" the Italian Radicals 'Irr!-
dentists, the Old Rrthenians. from Galicia
urre~ onci!ahlesl. speaking tie Little Russian
language. aud III" ~Rogman!nns. with three
memb,r rs each. Then the Liberals and Ma
.ional Krnatians. with two members each. and
finally the German Liberals. tic Sch6nerianer.
the czech Cleri,nls. the christian Socialist
Slovenes. Radical Slovenes, the Clerical Slo-
vcncs. the Italian Clcr.cals, the Polish Peo-
pies party. StOyulowskis. kuthenc. friendly
% the Govern Ont and Independent. one mem.
Der each. NJ doubt several OF these smaller
groups Will fuse with the one Of the larger
with witch they ere most In sympathy. Tho
Anti. SeInites will attract Mt least .ine mem
bers. which will give them a voting force OF
twenty-one. The social Democrats OK pectel Il
heavier vote. but because tho Jews were known
10 be voting with them a good many votes were
thrown over to the Clericals and Anti.Semites.
Tho general result OF the election has been
disturbing in many ways, and the success ~
the Anti.SemItic party has decided many JewS
10 leave the country. Many have done 80 al
ready. and have gone to Hungary or to western
Europe.
IL is probable that the effect of these cleo
lions on the Government Will le 10 incline II
to follow u conservative course In foreign
affairs so far as possible. ~ least until IL finds
its footing. This Is more likely To be tho case
because T. Is know" here that d convention of 4
Servia. aud Montenegro. Prince Ferdinand
II HulSAria. accompanied by one or more OF his
Ministers. will 80 70 Belgrade s0me time In
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4 SWINDLING RICYCLIsE.
Ho Rides n New Machine Each season at q
Cost OF U5 or $40.

Cost OF IS or $40.
Il have gone up against O varied assortment
OF swindling games since / wenG into the bicy-
Gle business" said the manager of a downtown
bicycle agency Yesterday. but before / got
into this line l was In charge of an insta!lment
house. and before that was cashier in a Broad
way ho'ol. so l had my eye teeth cut. you may
say. Bat I've unaarthed a geutlemanlv crook,
whose game is not only novel hut smooth rs
SILK. and lie Is absolutely the limit In my wide
aclCaintance with bicycle swiudlers.
Each season for three years 10 my kno xledge
this fellow has sported n new machine. of stand
ard make. with all the up-t"-late accessories.
Al the end of the season he dlscards that vice!
and when spring comes around with young.
tender. green blades Of grass in the parks. and
equally green and tender chumps like my self
doing business In the bicycle line. this chan
will be seen OH another wheel, the rcwus:
model. the most popular make. and with the
latest trimmings. HIS sensou's riding d0csn't
cost him over $40, Rad that's his recorh for
tnr,o years. II not longer.
"lll tell yoI how does II. In the first
place lie has an honorable profession and
A wide acquaintance In the next place he IS
naturally n swindler. In tho last place we
bicycle dealers and agents will stand IL great
deal before acknowledging that we have lost n
lcal or Il wheel.
The moauS Opcrdndiof the gentleman whose
bicycles haze been dirt cheau for him is rs fol
LOVE-: several Years ago at The beginning Of
tho road season. re presented his card and his
Impressive personality AT the downtown agency
Tor. q, well,Enown make OF bicycle.
- don't want To waste time In pokinp over
cheap articles, he said. i want only the best,
md that quickly
''Of course. the salesman wal dellthted. The
professional mans eye lighted on u wheel that
was one Ia a thousand MS the makers of rifle
barrels say. lie examined IL critically, out
in a few objections 10 the make of tires and
the sahd e., Just 10 show THAI he kneR ali about
wheels and, wheeling, and he wound up by
:" ship II to my home address and send the
bill 70 my esiGs: shall EXPECT TO Try the
The sales an, a trifie husterea. vent back
70 the credit clerk. showed the customers pro-
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poslt OF s95. two references. and an arreement
TO pay so much n month Oh. the oricc.
salesman. furnished the:refcrences. giving the
names OF two gentleman we'll known on News
paper ROY. and in commercial circles. but|he
had only soto spare. and presumed that would
suffice as u guarantee OF good faith. His ref
erenGes proved @. h. lie got. the wheel. All
the arm received was that solitary pa yment OF
$40. They allowed the first month 10 cxpire
without sending, him II statement. The next
payment on account. In Julv. August. and
September ditto. the requests increasing in
iect uuoh mo customer. who. meanwhile. rode
thAt $40 wheel for all he was worth. In Oc-
d9bsr Tie credit man complained 10 tho head
or inc nrIn. nni n pcrcInptury notice was sent
This: ~ '"N''""A- iSe
SIR You have used tho spokcless machine No.
II Nou Do nos cali NJ once and settle N mn we sInti
be ron'pellrd 10 for'!hiy remove the wheel from
your possession.
Tho gentlcmnuly crook had eypcc;.d iust
such "a Gon"uc r"nf. lie promptly replied. cur.
~ Informing t"r arm that tnr ~nOkeirS: wheel
dlI not r, ~" no 10 representation, and mat
unless II wa removed at olCe from lis prem.
isrs lie should hn Obliged TO put 1t in storage
ut the oNpr' sc ot thr dealers.
'rn"h year since that fell w. las p.nyod tho
sam" game on some bicycle house which does
business on III" install anni plng. OF only
Is he Int ashamed "t such COutemptlhlu Il lick
cry, but he actually boasts of his success in
gcttinG. "A ,scas"u's s"o"t on n new standard
whrt. Tor littl" or iuih.nE.'
WlleI rsFrd hOw Ia detected the sglndler.
the bicycle dealer replied:
We'll. YOU know that Pride gocth before A
fall This Eouil"nhnly crook Couhacd his
scheme To an ncqGaItNpce. and added the in
formation that he in,rudri 10 educe expresses
this year. He loH ,trd thai he had fouad where
n trst-rlnss, wheel coUlr be bought on the in
stal! nent plan hy plying 81 ,iO'v.. aad he
saglly concluded that lie would 10 IN 81 by
pnt %'nnizing that house. His acquaintance
told the story at n certain club. and H. came TO
my ear. The professional mans name IS on
u bicycle blacklist now, ana | trust that his
course Of swindling is at an end"
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into dungeons, whore they get only bread and
water once II day. Some Of the leaders have
been tortured on the rack.
ThG spanish commanders are cndcayOring to
suppress the rebellion mt once fOr the moral
effect on Cuba.
A patriotic ode, written by DIR. Riael Just be-
fore his execution and placed in his boot. ~
having great effect upon the insurgents spirits.
This manuscript. was recovered By his sister, who
searched the body for some parting message. IL
has since boon printed and 10 being sung
throughout the inbuFgent linGs.
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regiments OF cavalry are said to be echelonued
along the frontiers of Bukovina and Rou-
mania. Depots OF supplies are being formed,
and arms OF the new model and now clothing
are distributed TO tho reserves as they come in,
What IL apprehended here Ia that Russia may
at any time withdraw from the concert Of the
powersu and resume her freedom OF action.
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I:Ircirlr Side Lights.

There are now running in the city some hand
some modern delivery wagons with rubber
tired wheels, which have for side lights. instead
OF oil lamps or candles, bright little inclndcscent
electric lights. and they carry also an electric
light inside. instead OF the usual lamp or lantSrn.
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6.75
SPANISH CRUEAry IN 1nE EAST.
Insurgents on the Rack In tho Philippines
Patriotic Song.

TACOMA. Wash, April 9.--Dcsputches received
'o-u"y by steamer from tho Orient say that
GiNtrorious harbqritics are p~rartiscl by the Span
SI ,o!alsTs and prison keepers upon insurgents
enuiJ lnsurgent C,ptuTuu ihut Ae will TO shot at
VIVA Many are tortured. wlnIe Others are put
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
FACTORYVILLE.

Mrs. G. b. MatthewsOn and family
will move to Washington, D, c., about
the 1st Of NoVemb II, where Mr.. Mat
thewson is employed by the govern
ment.
Samuel Gilmore and Miss Clara
Gardner attended the lardner-H uft
wedding at HouCsdalc i3st Tuesday.
G orge ". stanton was slightly In
jured last Monday by bein- thrown
odt of his wagon en- to one of the
wheels.
Harry 3 Reynolds, who was brought
home i'll, from Connecticut, is able TO
be out again. Sometime this month,
before Mr.. Reynolds returns TO his
lace Of business, ha will be united IN.
MAJ lriage to Miss Carrie Hall, one of
our most estimable young ladies,
Od'cer r. III. Reynolds arrested u. Z,
Ellsworth in a house Of questionable
character that stands on the suburbs
of this town, last Wednesday morning
at 4 o'clock on tina charge OF deser-
tion. He was taken to Foster, where
nc has a wife and four children.
The Ladies' Grand Army Republic
circle, the Grand Army Republic and
Langstaff Hose company, No. l, will
attend, In a body, the unveiling Of the
sailors and soldiers monument at
Tunkhannock next Tuesday, They will
be accompanied by Keystone band.
Langstaff Hose company Will be the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

benefactors Through these and other
exposures public sentiment was 80
aroused to the enormity of the frauds
perpetuated on helpless women and chll-
dren that the legislature of Ohio during
Bishops administration was compelled
to inact laws with heavy penalties. The
inspector was appointed usually crea-
ture of the Standard, who made about
$1,000 year out of 1t. This is the rea-
son the people got good oil.
No, Mr.. Editor, the Standard oil COM
pany made such phenominal wealth that
they have debauched the commercial
business of the whole nation ana there
by have become a public enemy, and
not the least of the crimes they are
guilty of is, they have made possible
that other twin cussidness, the striker
He Is a chtld of the monopoly and both
are children of the devil, and nothing
short of It; and the country could well
spare both of them. Both are public
enemies, and should be treated accord
ingly. Who ever heard of strike before
the advent of the monopoly? No one,
hence the first monopoly Is the legitl-
mate progenitor of the striker, which Is
unmanly and un-American, and should
both be abolished If 1t takes the whole
power of the national government to
wine both from a free country. We will
not be a country long II bad is called
good and good called bad May God de-
liver the nation from fool apologists OF
criminals. These are the true sentiments
of one who sweat blood and who knows
what a free country cost.
Yours for the right,
VIM NJ. Watson.
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because there is Just enough independent
manhood still left who have not sold
conscience and country for a mess of
pottage, or who have not turned dough
face for consideration, in other words
there is competition left to hold them
level 1t is slur on the independent
manly competitor to give the praise to
a leech or a parasite on the commerce
of the country and rob the true bene-
factor. Yes, Mr.. Fowlers argument falls
fiat to the ground unless he can prove
that the monopoly was conceived, organ
lied and carried on for a public bene-
faction. This has never been known, and
all apologies for monopolies never can
prove to the satisfaction of the writer
for he knows better by a sad exper-
ience.
Here is another of Mr.. Flowers ridicu-
lous statements, that in 1872 they took
compassion on the dear public and be-
gan to make good oil that would not
explode. If he had known anything
about the matter in question he would
know that many years later some of the
Standards agents and one in particular,
a director. sent out oil branded l3O de-
grees, purporting to be 20 degrees high
er than when 1t was 20 degrees below
fire test or legal test. This same oil ex
ploded in the bed room where a work.
ing girl of paper mill was asleep ano
set fire TO the bed on which she lay
This is the concern that poses as 6
public benefactor.
About rs per cent. of the oil was so
vile and dangerous that the writer had
TO take an instrument and test the stuff
and expose the rottenness of the Stand.
ard GA as he own proposes to expose the
hyproc.sy Of their assumption of public
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WILD FAMILY IN INDIANA COUNTY.
Montgomery Is in High State of
Excitement.

Johnstown. Oct. 15--Montsomery,
Indiana county, is in a high state OF
excitement. A posse Of farmers.
which was organized last Monday, has
captured FIVE of the children Of Wild
family. They We're found asleep in an
unfequentcd forest in a hut that bears
every evidence OF savage cons rultiNn.
How many years the family had
lived there the authorities cannot de-
termine, but it has been known for
some time that very strange people
were somewhere living in the woods.
Stories are to the effect that they sub
sisted entirely upon wild fruits and
nuts and committed depredations upon
fields of grain and garden patches,
and that during cold nights they slept
with swine. They were in deplorable
condition when captured, and bore un-
mistakable evidence of savageTy.
Parties who saw them in captivity
declare that they acted just like wild
beasts. The captlves were taken to
Indiana. where they attracted curious
throngs. They were thoroughly scrub
bed and cleaned, and fitted out with
clothing and then taken TO the Reform
School at Morganza. The father and
mother of the children have not been
located. but every effort will be made
20 run them down.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
IA BRIG.

Thirty years in business has made us
quite expert in selecting cloths. But we
often select fabrics that we fully believe
will make handsome, stylish suits. Sam
pie suits are made; prove so disappoint-
ing that some of them are discarded.
Now, if we and the man who spends
his entire life with and among cloths,
makes such mistake, what chance do you
stand at tailors'buying from samples?
The distinct advantage in buying a suit
ready made is the possibility of trying on
different styles, different fabrics, until you
find just the style, just the fabric, just the
fit that suits you. Whatever isn't exact
ly right we alter---at our risk, same as the
tailor does.--until it is right
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
The Standard Oil Company.

Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir-It is not often that the writer
takes exception to your editorial matter.
but your approval, of the 18th, ms, of
Ex-Governor Flowers defense of trusts,
calls for a protest against the whole
premises as illogical and false. In fact,
as the writer is abundantly able to show
IL the writer of that apology had known
anything personally about what he was
writing, he never would have taken up
the cause Of a monopoly so absolutely
cruel that 1t has crushed out the life
of thousands of business concerns. OIL
retineries, etc. Such assumptions are
only worthy of a confidence man, and
are enough to make brass monkey
smile.
Listen to his logic, that three shoe
houses We're to combine to reduce prices,
by economy in labor. etc. Now what II
those three houses, by the combined cap
ital, would proceed to beggar a dozen
smaller concerns, and rob widow and or
phan? This is just what the oil octapus
has done again and again. Then again
he cites another proposition, that the
Standard oil company has reduced the
price of oil. He don't state why All
men know, who care to know the facts