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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
Secretary Ayers Annual Report
From the Baltimore sun.

The Secretary, in his report, makes two
recommendations which will attract attention,
although one of them has been under discus
sion for some time as a probable outcome of
the adoption CT a policy of territorial eXpan-
sion. He urges that the regular standing army
of the United States be increased to 100, 900
men, IA portion of whom will be drawn from
the natives of the islands which we have
wrested from Spanish control. OF course,
standing army four times as large as that
which was adequate before the United States
went to war with Spain will be very eXpen-
sive. Beginning on July l, 1899, Secretary
Alger estimates that his department will need
S195, $50 81 year, large part of which will
be required to pay the officers and men of our
enlarged military establishment. The people
have been warned that colonial policy in
wolves Il vast increase in expenditures and
heavier burdens of taxation. Consequently,
if their representatives in Congress establish
Il regular standing army 100,0 900 strong, they
will have to pay the bill, and it may not be
many years before an army of 100000 men
will be declared inadequate and further in
crease be ordered.
While he is enlarging the army, Secretary
Ager is also eager to launch the government
upon programme of railroad development
in Cuba The Secretary thinks this govern
ment should expend $50, 900, 600 in building
road practically through the whole length
of the island, with branch roads to the lead :
ing cities on the coast" As the Congress of
the United States promised to give the Gu
bans free and independent government,
there seems to be no good reason why the
United States should not leave to the Cubans
the development of their own island. IT, how
ever, we are to annex Cuba, the question of
railroad building assumes a new phase, but
even under those conditions it would be well
to leave to private enterprise the construction
of railroads in Cuba. The country has not
yet forgotten the scandals which grew out of
the construction of the Pacific railroads by
government aid, and if the United States un-
dertake to build railroads in Cuba it will
open up wide field of jobbery, fraud and
scandal. There are many men who would
rejoice if the government was committed TO
a programme involving the expenditure of
$40, 600, 900 on Cuba railroads. They would
grow rich on what could be made out of con
tracts and the government would suffer cor
respondingly Government-built railroads in
Cuba will be great thing for those who, in
the vernacular are on the ''ground floor, :"
but the government of the United States ought
not to be conducted for their benefit.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
Look at Home.

The Baltimore american, abiding to the
various reports of G. 5. Griffith on the Aims
House and Jail of Carroll, and to the report
of the late grand jury on the Jail, says Carroll
has not done its duty.
1t is just possible that it is none of the
An,e,ican's concern how affairs are conducted
in Carroll, and it will be kept very busy if it
corrects the abuses, rascality and thevery OF
the gang that controls Baltimore and MARY
land.
The inmates of our Aims House are all
comfortable and satisfied, and the Jail is suf-
fcent for all purposes.
Carroll has lower tax rate than any other
county in the state and the debt per capita is
only about twenty-five cents. This is the re-
suit of business methods in managing county
affairs, Of strict honesty in public officials and
economy in public expenses. No Jobs, no
scandals, no extravaganza has been charged,
or even limited at.
Baltimore has debt Of about 49, per cap
tia and ID tax rate of about 81. IS on the 500.
Under Republican reform administration the
past two years there has been continual
wrangle over spoils and the city has been sys-
tematically robbed by dishonest officials, and
where dishonesty has not prevailed incomp
tency reigned. Under the benefcent(?) Re
publican rule business has refrigerated and
six or seven thousand buildings are tenant
less.
Let the american set its own house in or
der before commenting upon affairs in other
DlaceS
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
Expenses of Government.

The government expenses for the present
year, ending June Both next, amount TO
1902, 875, 513, or at least that is the total of
regular and deficiency appropriations, and
the public debt was increased two hundred
millions of dollars by the sale of bonds to get
means to prosecute the war against Spain.
The estimates for the year ending June 80,
1900 am cunt to $500, 048,378 The Presi-
dent in his message to Congress on Monday
last recommends the appointment of Com
missions upon a variety of matters, and if
Congress sanctions their appointment there
there will be large increase, as nothing is
so expensive as a commission. The expenses
of the government for 1890 are likely to go
considerably over 5000, 900, 900, as appropri-
atoms never hold out.
When the appropriations by the Fiftieth
Congress, two years, amounted to over bill
lion of dollars, the country was amazed at
the extravag ance and hurled the Republicans
from power in the House. Now, however,
billion dollar Congresses have come to stay,
for time at least, and the probability is that
the expenses of government under the i'm
perial policy of the Republican party if that
party be continued in power, are likely to
reach far above billion dollars every two
wears
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
Cost of Elections.

Under the Australian ballot law passed by
a Democratic Legislature, the cost of holding
an election in Carroll was about $3.50. I'm
der the present law, passed by a Republican
Legislature, the bill presented to the County
Commissioners for the last election amounted
to over 81, 600 No one, whose opinion is
worth noting, pretends that the present law
secures more secresy or fairness than the
former one, while all admit that it is more
cumbersome. difficult to understand, and
nearly three times as expensive.
Republican reform(?) in this one matter,
costs the taxpayers of Carroll nearly $1,000
extra-that is, 1000 more than the efficient
nd simple election law passed by Demo
cratic Legislature.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
Criminal Aggression.

In one Of his messages to Congress last
April, we believe, President Mckinley, in
denying the intent of the United States to
expand its territory, said
'Forcible acquisition was criminal aggres-
SION
According to this view the United States
have been, so far as the Mckinley Admins.
tration could accomplish it. guilty of ''crimi.
nal aggression" for it has insisted upon the
Peace Commissioners demanding Porto Rico
and other Spanish possessions against the
wishes of Spain and without consulting the
people of the islands thus sought to be an
nexed.
If the treaty of peace is ratified by the
Senate and the House votes the necessary
0,000, 900 to pay to Spain for the Philip
pines no one doubts that the forcible annex
alton of Cuba will follow in Il few years, al
though Congress declared to the world that
this government
''Disclaims any disposition or intention to
exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or control
over said island except for the pacification
thereof. and asserts its determination when
that is accomplished to leave the government
and control Of the island TO its people"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
Open Discussion to be Had.

Treaties are always considered by the Sen
ate in secret session. Still, this will not pre-
vent full ventilation Of the subject of terri
torial expansion, for Mr.. Vest, of Missouri,
has introduced into the Senate "A joint resolu-
ton declaring that under the Constitution the
United States have no power to acquire terri
tory to be held and governed as colonies
While speaking to this resolution members
can take Il wide latitude and the whole sub
iect of the conduct of the war, the breaking
faith with the nations of the world by acquir-
ing territory when such acquisition was dis
tinctlv dsavowed, and the annulment OF the
Monroe Doctrine, can be fully discussed and
ventilated
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
GHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of writ of fieri facias issued ont
of the Circuit Court for Carroll county. Stat
of Maryland, at the suit of Laura j Gorsncb
and Harry X. Gorsuch, Administrators of
Thomas J. Gorsuch, deceased, use of John
H. Wisner, use of William G. Rinebart
against the goods and chattels, lands and
tenements OF Thomas Jefferson Wisner
Nancy V. Snyder and Jacob Snyder her hus.
band and to me directed, | have seized tbe
following property, viz: All the right title
interest and estate, both at law and in Equity
of the said Thomas Jefferson Wisner, Nancy
V. Snyder and Jacob Snyder, her husband
of, in and to all that parcel of land containing
SIXTEEN ACRES, more or less, situate
lying and being about mile from Hamp
stead, on the Houcksvlle road, in Carroll
county, in the State Of Maryland, adjoining
the lands of John L. Lester and John
Henry Wisner, and being the same land
that was conveyed to certain Catharine
Zepp, wife of George Zepp, by Elias Houck
and wife, by deed dated June IA, 1873. and
recorded among the Land Records of Carroll
County, in Liber j. b. B., No. ~, folio 52S,
&C., as by reference thereto will fully appear.
Also all the right, title, interest and estate,
both at law and in Equity, of the said
Thomas Jefferson Wisner, Jacob Snyder and
Nancy Y. Snyder, and of each of them.
of, in and to the following property, to witt
All that parcel of land containing ELEVEN
and FIVE-EIGHTHS (115) ACRES, more
or less, situated and lying about ! miles
southwest of Hampstead, in Carroll county.
IN the State of Maryland. adjoining the lands
OF Seymour Lester and James Pennington
and being the same land that was conveyed to
the said Nancy Y. Snyder, (then Nancy Y.
Wisner) etaI., by VIM. Shupgagle and wife, by
deed dated May Is, 1874, and recorded among
the Land Records of Carroll County, in Liber
f. T. s., No A, folio 4G. &C.. as by refer
ence thereto will more fully and at large APP
pear
And hereby give notice that on
MONDAY, the 18th of DECEMBER, 1898,
at l O'CLOCK, p NJ, | will sell on the
premises the first parcel of land above men
toned, and at O'CLOCK, p. NJ, on said
day will sell on the premises the second
parcel Of land above mentioned to the highest
bidder for cash.
nov2G-ts EPHRAIM HAINES, Sheriff,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
A Republican Refuses to Contest

A dispatch from Parsons, W. Va, to the
Wheeling Register says that Judge Philetus
Lipscomb, the defeated Republican candidate
for the Legislature in Tucker county, was
urged last week by Governor Atkinson, Sec.
rotary of State Dawson and Internal Revenue
Collector White to contest the election of Mr..
Wagner, his successful Democratic opponent.
The dispatch to the Register says this appeal
to Mr.. Lipscomb was supplemented by APP
peals from the county chairman and other
Republican leaders. Mr.. Lipscomb firmly
refused to be party to contest, saying
$50 back and tell Dawson and Governor At
kinson that if they want this notice served
they will have to sign it themselves and do the
swearing. Twas beaten for the Legislature in
this county, and have no grounds for contest
against Mr.. Wagner, and | decline to be q
party to any scheme which looks to deprive
him of the seat in the Legislature to which he
was elected"
In this county there had been recount a
few days after the election, at the request of
Mr.. Lipscomb, but the recount showed gain
in favor of Mr.. Wagner.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
DOAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application will
be made to the County Commissioners of Car
roll county at their first meeting after the eA-
piration of thirty days from the date hereof,
to locate or cause to be located, and open
public county road in Carroll county, begin
ming at Il point on the public road known as
the Sandyville and Patapsco Road between
the lands of William H. Westaway and John
Slorp; thence between the lands Of same. ON
or near the bed of an old road known as the
Indian Road, and following the bed of said
Indian Road; thence between the lands of
Elisha Flater and said Westaway; thence be
tween the lands Of Z. Nelson Blizzard and
Denton H. Lester; thence between the lands
of said Blizzard and Nathaniel Bay; thence
between the lands of said Bay and Lewis II.
Wisner; thence between the lands Of said Bay
and Oliver j. Uhler to Il point where said
Indian Road intersects the public road. known
as the Tank Road; then following the bed OF
said Tank Road, between the lands of said
Bay and Public School grounds; thence be
tween the lands of said Bay and James 4.
Clark to a point where said Indian Road
leaves said Tank Road; thence between the
lands of Mrs. Mabel j. Wareheim and SAID
Clark to the land Of John L. Stull thence
through the land of said StuIl, on or near the
bed Of said Indian Road to the land of said
Clark; thence through the land Of said Clark,
on the bed of said Indian Road, to a point
near the Western Maryland Railroad; thence
to the southwest of said Clark's Lawn to the
bed of said Indian road; thence through the
land of said Clark, ON the bed of said Indian
Road, to the land of William II. Bond; thence
through the land of said Bond, on the bed Of
said Indian Road, to Il point where said Indian
Road connects with the Public Road known
as the Emory Chapel and Glen Falls Road.
JAMES A. CLARK,
JOHN L. STUDL,
dec3 st and 81 others.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10

The Secretary of War wants a standing
army of 100, 600 men. Formerly 2o,oOO have
proven more than necessary.
The Secretary of the Navy wants an addl-
ton to the navy Of three battle ships, three
armored cruisers three protected cruisers and
six other cruisers. the total cost of which is
to be $50, 100, 800. The annual cost to main
tain these, if built and commissioned, will be
about 81 800, 900.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
in Equity.
Mary f. Garlic and Thomas NJ. Garlic her
husband ct ais. plaintiffs, against Mordecai
Boring and wife and Harry E. Boring and
wife, defendants.
Ordered this Sth day of December, in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety eight, by
the Circuit Court for Carroll county, that the
private sale of the Real Estate made and re-
ported in these proceedings, by George L.
Stocksdale, Trustee, appointed by the decree
of this Court to make said sale, be ratified and
confirmed unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the 9th day of Janua-
ry, 1899; provided copy of this order be in
serted in some newspaper published in Carroll
county once in each of three successive weeks
before the I'd day of January, A. d. 1899.
The report states the amount of sale to be
81, S48.71
JAS. H. BILLINGSLEA, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
dec 10 st JAS. H. BILLINGsLEA, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10

a severe wind storm prevailed Tuesday
over the entire upper region of West Virginia
and Ohio. At Grafton, Fairmont, Morgan.
town, Monongah and at many intermediate
points, severe damage was done to roofs
chimneys and trees. At Morgantown sec
ton of plate glass window from a third story
was blown through the air 800 feet and struck
Harry Blair, who was walking on the side,
walk. The glass was shivered and Blair has
fifty cuts on his head, face and shoulders.
He can hardly recover.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
MO. 3646 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County, Sit
ting as a Court of Equity.
John Demoss and others VS.. James s. Warren
and others.
Ordered this 9th day of December, A. D.,
1898, by the Circuit court for Carroll county,
sitting as Court of Equity, that the sale of
the real estate mentioned in these proceedings,
made and reported by Ozello B. Smith, Trus-
tee, appointed by decree of this Court to
make said sale, be ratified and confirmed
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 9th day of January next;
provided copy of this order be inserted in
some newspaper published in Carroll county,
once a week in each of three successive weeks
before the End day of January, next.
The report states the amount of the sale to
be 81, 10000.
JAS. 81. BILLINGSLEA, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
dec1O st JAS. H. BILLINGsLEA, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10

The estimated receipts of the government
for the year ending June 30 next are one hun
dred and twelve millions of dollars less than
estimated expenses. This does not disturb
Mr. Mckinley, for he made no recommends
ton concerning it. The treasury has still
two hundred millions in bonds which can be
issued if necessary, and the bankers, brokers
and stock iobbers will likely compel their
issuance
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
Bidding for the Philippines.

The inhabitants of the Philippine Islands
do not relish being sold to the United States.
They want independence and are willing tic
pay the United States the S2O,000,O00 they
expect to pay Spain for the islands. Japan, ii
is said, is willing to pay $500, 100000 for the
Philippines. There is also some talk IN
Washington of selling the islands out to Eng
land. France, Germany, Russia and Japan
1t is not altogether certain that the United
States will ever own the Philippines to sell,
for there is tremendous sentiment develop
ing against their acquisition.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
MARRIED.

In Westminster, Md, December 6, 1898. by Rev
c. = Slagle, Charles c. Caldwell and Miss Susie
Krug, both of Hanover, Pa.
Near Taylorsville, December T. 1898, by Elder VIM
H. Franklin, James A. w. Thomas, of Frederick
county, Md, and Miss Agnus J. Gassaway, of Car
roll county, Md.
on December l. 1898, at the Lutheran parsonage
Uniontown, by Rev G. w. Baughman, Lewis X.
Little and Miss Vennie V. Babylon, both of Carol
county, Md.
Near Cover Nd December 6, 1898, by Elder Vim
III. Franklin. Samuel s. Fritz and Miss Alice Nall
both of Carroll county, Md.
Near Oak Orchard, Nd. December :, 1898, by
Elder VIM. II. Franklin, James w. Michael and
Miss Mollie A. Barnes both of Frederick county
Nd.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-10
JRKHOLDER = WHISKEY.
DOAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application will
be made to the County Commissioners Of Car
roll county, at their next meeting after
thirty days from the date hereof, to To-
cate and open a public road in said county,
as near as practicable on the bed of
the old wagon road now il use, COM
mencing near the Carroll county end of the
bridge over the Monocacy river at Wilson's
Ford, and running along the bank up said
stream (Monocacy river, across Piney
Creek; thence along bank of said Monocacy
river, to a lane; and thence through the farm
of Moses p. Baumgardner; and thence on
dividing lines between the lands of said Baum
gardner and James Forney and Justna For
ney; and thence on dividing lines between
the said Forneys and Samuel Moritz, to
where it intersects the public road leading
from keysville to the Plank road.
MOSES P. BAUMGARDNER,
noy26-5t7 and "a others.
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TN the Circuit Court for Carroll
County,
NO. $3.50 EQUITY

NO. $3.50 EQUITY.
Eliza NJ. Sinons VS.. Milton Hammond and
Eliza II. Hammond.
Ordered this 25th day of November, A. d..
1898, that the sale of the mortgaged property
mentioned in these proceedings, made and
reported by George H. Sergeant Attorney
named in the mortgage, be ratified and con
hrmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the Goth day of De-
cember, next provided "a copy of this order
be inserted i'll some newspaper printed IN
Carroll county, once in each of three succes-
sive weeks before the 10Th day Of December,
next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
S8OO.OO
JAS. H. BILLINGSLEA, Clerk
True copy,-Test:
nov % st JAS. H. BuLINGsLEA, Clerk.
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Pacifying(q) Cuba.

A dispatch from Havana, Cuba, of Deem
Der 5, says
Two American confidence men have been here
and gone leaving the Spanish wiser but poorer by
$4,000 in gold. One of them paid S. 600 by certi-
fed check for an option plantation at S1l5 COO
Then q second American appeared and offered
cash for his plantation, giving the Spaniard
certified check for $4,000 to make good the par
gain. -.
The first purchaser refused to release his option
except on the payment of 900 cash. He got the
not completed The certified checks were bogus
and the two confidence men are now in the United
gfafea
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4 SSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEES
A SALE
OF DESIRABLE
LEASE HOLD PROPERTY,
Sykesville, Carroll County, Md.

By virtue of the power contained in Il
Mortgage from John NJ Barry and Charlotte
Barry, his wife, to Josephine Carter, dated
November 5th, A. D., 1881, and recorded
among the Real Estate Mortgage Records of
Carroll County in Liber F. T. S., No. 16.
folio 502 &C., and duly assigned to the UNI
dersigned, l will sell at Public Sale, on the
premises, on
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 18th, A. D.,
1898, at l O'Clock p. M, all that parcel of
land composed of part of tract of land called
mount Pleasant Enlarged, containing
4 ACRES, 2 ROODS AND 81 PERCHES,
more or less.
The improvements thereon
are Large Two-Story Frame l. m&,
Dwelling House, Frame Stable, 5 5lslE
Corn House, Ice House, and kzl slzEssitssas1
other outbuildings; we'll of water with pump
convenient to the buildings, good garden, or
chard of apple, pear and other fruit trees on
the premises.
This property is part of the same which is
described in a lease from William Baer and
wife to Joshua Barry, dated December 10. A.
d., 1859, and recorded among the Land Rec
ords Of Carroll County, in Liber G. E. W., No.
30, folio 23l, &c., for ninety-nine years, with
the benefit of renewal, at yearly rental of
So. 763 for each and every acre above de-
scribed, payable in equal half-yearly INSTALL
ments on the first days of March and Septem-
Der in each and every year.
The above described property is eligibly
situated adjacent to Sykesville, Carroll coun-
ty, Nd, adjoins the land of Louis H. Schultz
and others, is convenient to the Rail Road
Station, and is now in the occupancy of Mrs.
Sullivan.
Terms of Sale, Cash, or. if desired by the
purchaser, credit terms will be given as fol-
flows :-One-third cash on the day of sale;
one-third in six and the other one-third in
twelve months from the day of sale; the credit
payments to be secured by the notes of the
purchaser or purchasers, with approved Sc
curity, bearing interest from the day of sale.
J. OLIVER WADLOW,
Assignee of Mortgage.
Reifsnider u Reifsnider. Solicitors. nov19ts
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters of ad-
ministration ON the Personal Estate of
NOAH D. MAHALA,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the subscri
Der, on or before the 10th day of July.
1899; they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate
Given under my hand this 9th day of
December, 1898.
ROSA BELLE MAHALA.
dec1O At Administrators.