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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-25
Maryland Political Notes.

In the Republican county convention next
Saturday Dr.. S. T. Haffner, the Wellington
leader, was beaten for the clerk of the circuit
court by Douglass H. Hargett. There were
a multitude Of candidates for the various
places, and of course multitude of disap-
pointed candidates.
The Frederick Democracy is united. In
stead of a contest between Col Baughman
and Judge McSherry they worked together in
the primaries.
The Young Mems Republican Club, of
Salisbury voted down a motion to endorse
Phillips Lee Goldsborough, the Republican
nominee for Comptroller. The president of
the club and others denounced the antiWell-
ington people and declared themselves as
against Goldsborough.
The Coffin Hill Republicans, of Prince
Georges county, who put full county ticket
in the field at the same time the Mudd ticket
was nominated, have decided to place their
ticket upon the official ballot. Two Republi-
can tickets will so divide the Republican vote
of the county that Democrat success is assured.
Republican politicians both white and col
ored, were in Princess Anne, on Tuesday. 1t
is presumed that the Republican party is now
trying to down the Independent movement in
Somerset county. The Independent colored
Republicans were in session nearly all day.
They adopted the following resolution: Re
solved, That this body stand by the Indepen-
dent ticket to meet the suffrage of our race at
the coming election, and it's further resolved
that we. as a body. stand by our ticket until
we receive the proper recognition,
Senator Wellington went to Washington on
Tuesday and had an interview with Mr.. Me
Kinley, in which he withdrew his endorse
ment Of Dr. Tuck for Collector of Internal
Revenue and urged the appointment of Ben
iamin F. Parlett, of Easton, who had been
previously endorsed by Congressman Barker
Baker, Booze and Mcdonald. By fighting
Wellington Dr. Tuck lost fat office.
The Democrats of Baltimore nominated
city and legislative tickets on Tuesday. There
was considerable friction in two legislative
conventions Henry Williams heads the
ticket for Mayor. He was the logical candi-
date He went down in the upheaval of
1895, when he ran nearly 2000 votes ahead
of the state ticket Thomas F. McNulty was
membered as the campaign singer who ac-
companied Ex-Gov. Frank Brown on his
stumping tour throughout the state. The
tickets presented are strong.
The Republicans of Baltimore finished
nominating the balance of their ticket on
Monday night There is some disappoint
ment over the nomination Of George NJ.
Sharp for additional judge instead of Mr.
Schumacher.
Und T the present registration law a new
registration is required in Baltimore every
year. Six days are allowed the people to
register Three of these have passed and the
total number registered is 67,676-57. 9S4
white and 1852 colored. In three days last
year n, S27 persons registered, or something
over 10, 600 more than were registered in three
days this year.
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Bald Assumption.


The Baltimore Ne,cs and Sun are biiier
nnrelenting. and unfair opponents Of Senator
German.
They have assumed that if The Democracy
is successful in this state Mr.. German will be
reelected to the United States Senate.
In consequence, they have both set out 70
defeat the Democratic party
In their phrenzy they advocate the defeat
of every Democratic nominee in Baltimore
and of every Democratic county ticket.
Their assumption is wholly baseless. They
are not even willing 10 let the party have an
opportunity to elect some other Democrat
than Mr. German, and this fact shows per
sonal venom and viudictveness that should
beget a spirit of resentment among the people
that will be irresistible.
These journals, which pretend to abhor
bossism, have assumed dictatorship such
as has never been known in this state. Mr..
German and Mr.. Wellington never attempted
such course as they are pursuing.
A boss uses a political machine to put up
or put down persons in his own party. These
journals assume to regulate the putting up
and putting down of the people in both par
ties. And when nominations do not suit their
ideas they assume to crush the nominees.
When the SIM speaks who does it repre-
sent? One individual, L. +. Abel. When
the Necs speaks it represents several Virgin.
ians and one man from Missouri.
These are the few people who assume 10
direct and control the city of Baltimore and
the State Of Maryland.
This is the little coterie that shirk their
duty as tax payers, use their journals as a
sluice way for their spleen and vindictiveneSs.
and assume to control Il is state.
Let the people, when they read these jour
mails, remember these facts. When political
matters are written up as news, remember the
work is done by men who are directed TO color
them to suit the course of the paper. When
the San speaks editorially, remember it is an
attorney talking by direction of Ed. Abel.
When the Ne,es speaks, it is the voice of
man from Missouri and two from Virginia.
These people who control the Sam and
Ne,cs are playing the role of dictators. They
are worse than bosses. They are arrogant,
and dctatoria, and their methods are those
of dishonesty and deceitfulness. The people
should resolve to throw of the yoke of these
journals anu give them to understand that
their course is not to be tolerated, nor shall
any other ring control this state
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Must Rise to Explain.

Gen. Allen Rutherford, the Republican
nominee for Clerk of the Court of Appeals,
has charges to meet at the very outset of his
candidacy.
He was for nearly eight years Third Audi
tor of the Treasury, during the Presidency of
Gen. Grant. An investigation of his Office
and methods was made, and after the report
was submitted Gen. Rutherford resigned and
the resignation was accepted by Secretary
Bristow.
He is charged with irregularities in the
manner ofhanding over some campaign funds
he had collected.
He is also charged with obtaining impor
tant official information through doubtful
means when practicing as pension attorney
in Washington.
The charges are said to be vague and in
definite, but no person should be chosen Clerk
of the Court of Appeals with even a remote
faint of suspicion against his character.
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Republican Rule in Baltimore.

The Baltimore City Democratic convention
on Tuesday night adopted a platform IN which
this arraignmea; Of Republican rule in Balti-
more IS made:
As the representatives Of the Democracy
we claim that the Republicans in the two
years of their ascendency have demonstrated
that the administration Of the affairs of our
great city should no longer be left in their
feeble, incompetent and unworthy hands.
Believing that the distribution of patron
age and the spoils OF Office were the chief. if
not the only, objects deserving their consider
alton, no sooner were they in possession of
the city government than they set to work to
parcel out among themselves and their adher-
ents its offices, high and low, with reckless
disregard of the restraining principles of civil
service reform, to which they had ostenta-
tiously protested such hypocr teal devotion.
Discussions among themselves. eliminating
in All open quarrel with their Mayor, as puerle
and ndlculou as II was scandalous having
frustrated their greedy grasp after municipal
spoils, they proceeded to revolutiopize the
whole theory and practice Of our city govern
ment by the passage, under the operation of
a corrupt and despotic combination, over the
veto OF their repudiated Mayorol illegal ordi-
nances vesting in themselves appointment to
nearly all OF the municipal offices.
Unable to carry their selfish and revolu-
tionary schemes into effect in consequence of
the refusal Of the Mayor to submit to their
arbitrary action, they checked by their nm
seemly strife with him the due and orderly
administration of our city government and
held it up to public ridicule and contempt,
until, by the decision of the Court of Appeals,
their ordinances were adjudged to be illegal
and void, and their ignoble combination made
abortive.
''Then, as if to show the force of a bad ex-
ample, the Mayor himself laid violent hands
upon our established school system, and with
out warrant Of law and in fragrant disregard
OF ordinances which had been in force for
nearly seventy years, attempted to remove the
whole board of school commissioners and to
appoint new board of his own selection in
their stead.
This usurpation OF authority on his part
against the City Council, no less indelensible
than their attempted destruction Of his rightful
powers under the city charter, was promptly
rebuked and annulled by the courts, but none
the less does it furnish still further cogent
reason for dislodging from power the Repub-
leans, whose chosen representatives, both in
the Mayors Office and in the City Council,
have shown themselves capable OF such law
less proceedings.
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Next Tuesday, September
%, is Registration Day. IF
you did not register last year
or have become of voting age
this year, get registered.
Great Loss of Horses,

Over 1000 horses have died in this State
from some unknown disease. Dr. A. w.
Clement, the State veterinarian, has visited
several counties and Is making a thorough
examination into the disease.
\ despatch from Berlin, says: The num-
Der Of deaths resulting from the new disease
which is prevailing among the horses of this
county is becoming serious. \ great many
have died during the last few weeks. Dir. E.
J. Dirickson, George w. Scott, Harry Pur-
nell, +. G. kenly and j. A. Boston, all liy-
ing in this neighborhood, have lost some fine
horses. The disease has the form of blind
staggers, meningitis and paralysis of the throat.
In all cases here the work Of the disease has
been done quickly and proved fatal. State
Veterinarian Clement, when furnished with
description of the cases here, wrote that the
disease was due to bad oats, straw, hay or
obnoxious weeds or grass. Some have add
vanced the theory that the disease is due to
turning the horses out in the pasture too early.
Cobwebs hanging over and twisted abont veg
tation is extremely injurious to a horse, and
acts as poison.
The disease has also appeared in Anne
Arundel county. A despatch received Tues
day night from Annapolis says:
The new disease among horses is making
dreadful ravages in he Eighth district of this
county Eihy-three horses have died from it,
Among those who lost horses are James L.
Maitland. one; james Jones, three; Frank
Weems, three: and Thomas WeIch, one
Some think that the disease is cerebro men
nights The epidemic began about Friend
ship, in the lower end Of the district, and
worked its way along the water courses up
toward West River The farmers have not
buried the dead horses. and the odor arising
from them is very bad. In one case. the wi le
Of farmer who lost horses by the disease has
been affected with the same disease that the
horses had.
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Florida was visited by a West India hurri-
cane on Tuesday. The rain in Jacksonville
was almost continuous for SO hours. but 1t was
NOT until early Tuesday morning that wind ac-
COMMANDED it, In Tampa. the rainfall was
more than six inches. At Fernandina, con-
siderable damage was done along the river
front two people are reported to nave Deeh
drowned The centre Of the storm on the
east coast appears to have passed over Titus
vile and Cocoa. about $50 miles Soutl OF
Jacksonville. At the former place fifteen
inches of rain fell, and washouts are reported
on the railroads. At the latter several build
ings we're demolished, and several fishermen
probably lost their lives
From portions of the country contiguous TO
Petersburg Virginia, reports OF the great
drouth which prevails are alarming. Late
crops have been destroyed, corn has been
marched ND and turnips are being literally
baked. To add to this horror Is the growing
scarcity of water for humanity and for stock
Many wells and springs are dry, and unless
the shell shall soon be broken, much suffering
ON the part of people and dumb brutes must
be occasioned.
One of the most absurd eases ever heard in
the MAYORS court, Petersburg, Virginia. was
thar of A. R. Mabrey, on Tuesday, charged
with assault on Mrs. Deadman. During the
examination Mabrey became enraged with the
magistrate, and gave vent in very obJectIona-
HE language. lie was fined sixteen times for
contempt-of court, and was only quoted by
being committed to Jail.
Mrs. Mary Burnham and man named
KENYON Gaylark. were found dead on Satar-
dav in the room of the former at Elmira, New
York. The man lad evidently first shot the
woman and then killed himself There was
no evidence Of a struggle.
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Committee of 90.

Inquiry as to the membership Of the Com
mittee of SO, so often spoken of in the Balti-
more papers, and who publish advertisements
in those papers, revealed the fact that they
number about six people. Some person is
furnishing them money to stir up strife in the
Democratic party, and they will continue to
publish advertisements intended to create
division in the Democratic party aud secure
Republican success. These 96 fellows are
so intensely free silverites that they are work
ing to secure a Republican Legislature in or
der that single gold standard man may be-
sent to the United States Senate. They are
opposed to monopolies and trusts and govern
ment by injunction, yet are working to send
Republican to the United States Senate who
believes in all of these.
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The undersigned, by virtue of a deed of
Mortgage from Josiah Q. SGteY and wife to
Jane Sellman, dated May %, 1891, and duly
recorded among the Real Estate Mortgage
Records of Carroll county in Liber b. F. c..
No. 81, folio Is, &C.. and by virtue of law
ful assignment thereof will offer at public
sale, on the premises, on
SATURDAY, 10th day of OCTOBER, 1897,
at 10 o clock. A. NJ all that lot of ground
situate on West Green street, facing Belle
Grove Square, in the City Of Westminster, in
Carroll county, Maryland, containing acre
more or less, and now occupied by William
Shriver. being the same land that was con
veyed to said Josiah Q. Stitely by said Jane
Sellnan by deed dated May -, 1891, and
recorded among the Land Records of Carroll
county. in Liber B. F. c., No. 20, folio %,
&c The improvements thereon consist Of a
three-story Brick House. with bath room ssa9i
and other modern improvements. -
Terms Of Sale.-One-third cash on the day
Of sale or upon the ratification thereof, one
third in six months and one-third in twelve
months. the purchaser to give his notes with
approved.security. bearing interest from tn e
day of sale. or all cash at the option Of tn e
purchaser. # desired the mortgage will ac-
cept a mortgage from the purchaser for due
proportion of the purchase money.
GEORGE w. ALBAUGH.
Assignee of Mortgage.
.sept 25ts VIM. T. Wilson, Auctioneer.
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MARRIED.

At the parsonage in Silver Run, Md, on Sep
TENDER Is, 1897, by Rev. W. H. Ehrhart, w. Archer
Burgoon OF Union Mills, Md, and Miss Estella May
Lawyer, of Silver Run.
Near Winfield Nd, on September 49, 1897, by
Elder VIM. II. Franklin, Albert d. Warner and Miss
Caroline E. Evans, both of this county.
on September 20 1897, at the parsonage of St
Paurs Reformed Church, Westminster Md, by
Rev. Calvin s Slagle. Edward c. Becker and Miss
Maize Baker, both of Carroll county, Md.
At the Manchester Md, Lutheran parsonage, on
September , 1897 by Rev. c. NJ Eyster, John Albert
Zepp, of near Melrose Nd, and Miss Mary A.
Rhodes, of Hinton, Virginia.
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Floods in Arizona.

PHOENIX, ARIz., Sept. 22.-The ella river
is again swollen from excessive rains in east
ern Arizona, and has reached a height un-
known since the great flood in 1890. Ferries
can no longer cross it. The Maricopa and
Phoenix bridge, across the ella south of Phe-
nix, is in danger. This bridge is the only
Southern Pacific connection with Phoenix.
In the eastern part of the territory the flood
has done great damage Many valuable farms
have been ruined, and houses and domestic
animals have been swept into the stream.
There is much destitution and suffering among
farmers.
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An Ideal Resort.
For the Democralie Advocate.

For the Democratic Advocate.
chihuahua, the beautiful home Of Mr..
Charles A. WaIfld, situated near Syhesville,
on the b. & O. r. r., 81 miles from l}altl-
more. Is a high, healthy and well cultivated
farm of 28S acres including ''ldalia, form
erly owned and occupied by the late VIM. 7.
Gorsuch, Jr. The commodious and hand-
some dwelling stands in grove OF locust
trees. in the centre Of a lawn, All acre in eN-
tent. which is the admiration of all who see
it. making it an att active and desirable sum
mer resort for the many guests who come in
quest of health and recreation from year to
year, and are entertained by the charming
hostess. Mrs. c. A. Warfeld, whose unvary.
ing and impartial kindness endears her to all
who are associated with her.
chihuahua has Just closed its twenty
fourth season. after having had more than its
usual quota of patrons, among whom were
the families of Dr. Hiram Woods, Mr.: Chas
L. Woods Mr. Charles Hall, Mr.. William
Abrahams, Mrs J. 6. Ramsay, Mr. Walter
II. Miller. Mr. Charles II. Gibbs, Mr.. j. H.
Cowman. Mr.. Severn Allnutt, Misses Rosa
and Marion Woolford, and Mrs. William 2.
Gorsuch Jr.
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YOURS SERVE
NEW YORK BARGAIN HOUSE,
DEPARTMENT STORE,
n w NdATFER r. SONS Tsp 251 T. Mains ST. Md
IOATIFIoATIoN NOTICE.


In the Orphans Court of Carroll County.
AUGUST TERN, 1857
Estate of John l.. Lloyd. deceased,
On application it is ordered this goth dag Of
September. 1897, that the sale of the Real
Estate of John l.. Lloyd, late OF Carroll
county. deceased, made by Scott N. Lloyd,
surviving Executor Of The last will and tesla
mert Of said deceased, and this day reported to
this Court by the said Executor, be ratified and
confirmed, unless cause be shown to the con-
trary on or before the 4th Monday, 25th day,
Of october, next; provided copy of this
order be inserted for three successive weeks
in sDme newspaper printed and published in
Carroll county, before the 3D. Monday, 18th
day. of October, next.
The report states the amount Of sale to be
$4,000, for acres "a perches land, more or
lie s, sold since death of widow, the life tenant.
JACOB RINEHART,
ALBERT SCHAEFFER, Judges.
WILLIAM Y. FRIZZELL,
True copy,-Test:
GEO. NJ. PAREE,
sept % 3t Register of Wills.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-25

The T1rginta Free Press, edited by W. W
B. Gallaher, at Charles Town, West Virginia,
finished its s7th year on the 18th instant.
The Free Press is undimmed by its years; its
editorials are bright, pungent and witty, and
its entire history is one of clean and pure
management. Long may it wave
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York County pa. J Items.
From the Hanover R cord.

From the Hanover Record.
Mrs. Francis Poole fell over dead on the
evening of the 18th instant stricken by heart
disease at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
L. Kerr. on Carlisle street. The deceased
was 10 years of age, and madhher home with
her niece, Mrs Geo. I. Kerr. While walk
ing from the garden into the kitchen, she fell
insensible to the floor of the kitchen, which
size had already reached, and expired in a
few seconds She was daughter Of Joseph
Troxell, deceased, and came here from Keys
VILE Nd She was the widow of the late
BENJAMIN Poole. One sister and one brother
survive, namely Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, of
Franklin street, and James Troxell, of near
Emmitsburg Nd She was an aunt OF Mrs.
Kerr and of Miss Alma Miller.
The Hanover Produce Company, Aaron
Hostetter, manager, received last week a car
load of live poultry from Carlisle. Kentucky.
The shipment embraced $4,000 pounds OF
chickens alone, besides large number OF
ducks and geese. The shipment came in a
regular poultry car and was the first car OF
the kind that ever came to Hanover.
The postoilice at Stewartstown, was robbed
last Saturday morning of stamps and money
TO the amount of about $500. The safe was
opcned by means of the combination.
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wrsruIxsrEn. Nd. sept. p. 50

Editors of the Democratic Advocate
Will you kindly consent to give this communi-
cation space i'll your valuable paper, it is to eX
press grievance not only felt by your correspond
ent but by all who use the Old Uniontown turn
pike road which is now under the same control as
other county roads, except in this one particular,
been skillfully worked, this one has been so work
ed that it has been disadvantage and not a bene-
fit refer particularly to hill opposite the farm
of John Calf which has been so worked that the
water has been allowed to run down the middle of
the road and to carry away the dirt and sand and
leave the stones so as to make the road dangerous
to life ana limbs for all who pass over it. Now if
proper Judgment had been used and the sides of
this hill to which refer had been so worked as to
get all the material to the center of the road and
thereby prevent the water from tearing down
through the center and destroying 1t, then, there
would be less reason for complaint but the old
breakers were torn away that the water passed
over them and the middle of the road left lower
than the sides with plenty of material to have filled
up and turned the water where it could not have
injured the road. Now have been Informed that
his Honor Judge Roberts frequently takes round
about way to get to his fine FARMS rather than take
the risk of passing over this disagreeabe piece of
road and it is take ii, only his agreeable DISPOSE
ton that induces him to rather submit to lnconyeni
epce and even injury to himself than to complain OF
Others who ought to render better service to the
public than has been done on this road Where,
o Where are our road Commissioners and the Super
visor. Please call them won't you, and let them
do some repairing before the grand jury sits
A TAN PAYER.
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t. w. MATHER & SONS,
DOAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application will
be made to the County Commissioners of Car
piration Of thirty days from the date hereof,
10 locate and open public road in said
county. commencing at point on the public
road where the Silver Run Valley road con
meets the Bowman road, on division line
between Amos Bowman and Jessiah LAWYER;
then with said division line and on the bed Of
an old road to a culvert on said road or nearly
so: then on or near the bed of the old road
across the land of said Lawyer until it inter
sects the land of franklin Bowman, across
the land Of said Bowman on the bed Of the
old road: then, still on the bed Of the old road,
across the land of John a. Dell until said
old road intersects the Humbert county road.
AMOS BOWMAN,
sept25 St and % others.
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Fire in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia, has
devastated many square miles, and thousands
of the animals that inhabt the swamp per-
ished in the flames. No loss of life has been
reported. The fire originated from the long
drought. which caused the forest to become as
dry as finder. Many farmers had hard work
to save their possessions. and they will suffer
great loss on account of the cremation of hun
dreds of heads of cattle, which had been al
lowed to Craze in the swamp.
Snow fell in Kansas on Friday and Satur,
dav of last week