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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
THANKSGIVING.

This mornings sun ushered in
Thanksgiving Day and the atmos-
phere is redOlent with that feeling of
quiescent joy and that halo of domes-
tic happiness which are the invari-
able accomplishments of the annual
festival.
Though originally a New England
CUSTOM" Thanksgiving Day has
gradually become a national observ-
ance, and, though there are two or
three COmmonwealths in which it is
not officially proclaimed a holiday,
there is not now State in the Union
in which the event is not more or less
widely celebrated.
In noting the universally of the
present observances, and their varied
and sumptuous character, it is curl
GUS to recall what a small and unos-
tentatious beginning Thanksgiving
Day had. The first Thanksgiving oc-
Cured in the autumn of 1921, some
ten months after the Pilgrims had
landed on Plymouth Rock Those
rugged pioneers had met with many
hardships in the first few months af-
ter their landing, but had enjoyed a
pleasant and fruitful summer, and, in
spirit of gratitude, they resolved to
spend a day in feasting and returning
thanks to the Most High Writing of
the event, Edward Winslow gives the
following quaint account:
"Our harvest being gotten in, our
Governor sent four men out fOwling,
so that we might, after a special man
ner, rejoice together after we had
gathered the fruit of our labOrs. They
four, in one day, killed as much fowl
as, with a little help besides, served
the company almost week. AT which
time, among other recreatiOnS, we eX-
ercised arms, many of the Indians
coming among us, with some ninety
men, whom for three days we enter
tanned and Toasted. and the Indians
went out and killed five deer, which
they brought to the plantation and
bestowed on the GOvernOr( Miles Stan
dish) and others.
From this simple but bounteous
feast of pioneers and aborigines. pr
years ago, has grown the great nation
al holiday, participated in by 10000
coo Of people. The first official recog-
milton OF the day occurred forty-seven
years after this initial merry-naking,
when the court ordered, as shown by
the records of Plymouth Colony, that
taking notice of the goodness Of God
to us in the continuance of our civil
and religious liberty, and the general
health we have enjoyed = that
the 25th day of November which will
be We fourth day of the week, be kept
as a solemne day of thanksgiving.
How different is 1898 from 1921 and
1868. Now we are not feasting in the
woods on wild fowl and deer. nor are
we entertaining our Indian brethren
with a glad and fraterna welcome.
Nor are we thanking providence very
much for continuance of our civil
and religious liberties" Most of the
wild fowl and deer we have extermi-
mated, the tame turkey being the only
reminder we have left of the early
Thanksgiving Day. The Indians we
have spared from slaughter have been
penned up on reservations. Instead
of thanking God for our own liberty
be thank Him that we have been able
to vanquish the country whose liber-
ality made the Pilgrim settlement a
possibility! Glory to the Most High
that we have licked Spain out of her
boots.
But this, of course, is only a pass
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
THIS is the way Editor Oder of the

THIS is the way Editor Oder of the
scintillating Mining Journal extends
his congratulations to Colonel Pearre
"Col. George A. Pearre can look
back from his present altitude and
view with equanimity every disap-
pOintment of the past. If he will, he
can see that most probably it is bet
ter that success crowns his ambition
at this than an earlier stage of his
career. Born, doubtless, under an
astral nativity whose benefit conjunc-
tiOns never eliminated until this
blessed November, it is meet that he
should be content with dispensations
beyond the reach of both human con
troll and ken. In cOngratulating him.
therefore, the JOurndI cannot lose
sight of the higher promotion to
which his elect bride has admitted
him and to wish for him in the longer
term of cOnjugal incumbency all the
joys which come to life's Hottest
Office
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
The Best Plaster.

A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
on to the affected parts is superior to
any plaster. When troubled with a
pain in the chest or side, or u lame
back, give it trial. You are certain
to be more than pleased with the
prompt relief which it affords. Pain
Balm is also a certain cure for
rheumatism. For sale by Oakland
Pharmacy and DR.. Laughlin, Deer
Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24

a real tSpaniard, OF ancient lineage,
and thoroughly conversant with
both the Castilian and the English
tongues, will be reckoned among the
republicans of the next House. Heis
no other than Delegate-elect Pedro
Perea of Bernalillo, New Mexico, son
of one of the prominent men of the
Territory and scion of Il family that
traces its ancestors back 25O wears
when the Dons first set foot on the
soil of that romantic section of the
continent. And Pedro Perea is him
self man of influence in New Mexico.
having spent his life, since his edu-
cation was completed, in the States,
in stock raising, mining, politics, and
the management of financial institu-
tiOns. He is now president of the
First National Bank of Santa Fe.
New Mexico, and has served in the
Territorial Senate for eight years.
Senior Perea has been a diligent
iIttlVN NOiheI from tHe Jllnc ne at
tanned his majority, and has always
been for the stalwart type of Repub-
licanism. He is happily married, and
his children are now in Philadelphia
being educated He had as his op-
ponent Delegate II. b. Ferguson of
Albuquerque, whom the democrats
had renominated. The republicans
gave Senior Perea, according to q
telegram from the Governor of the
Territory, received in this city, a
majority of 2000, besides electing two
thirds of the members of both the
Territorial Senate and House.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
COST OF A BOY.
One of Them Has Discovered on
This Subject.

BIT One of Them Has Discovered on
This Subject.
he following, taken from a Chica-
paper, would be useful for many
bur American boys to memorize:
does not take as much money to
al + in the country, or in a small town
eH lit does in a city. | read the other
ri II that it cost $4,000 to bring up a
ify boy and educate him. That is
Pause everything in the city has to
thought and living is so high. But
Iegan to study the thing, and |
,kind out that even a country boy
1tsts his parents good bit
eWhen you count what boy eats,
VARS and the school books he has to
I've, and the doctor bills that have
he paid when he gets the scarlet
Ter or the measles, he will cost his
Eents about 800 year. guess if
s;Aoy is pretty bad to smash things
Mick his shoes out, he costs more
{, Ia that So when | am 81, and old
nbught to do for myself, shall have
nE my father more than $4,000.
Mother cooked my victuals, made
Hclothes and patched them, washed
s.Hironed for me, took care of me
Wan | was little fellow, and when
e r got sick, and she never charged
,asenS fo,1sq a.-5S.t were dead and
4ttheri haa Ill that done, it
would cost him another 9100a year or
more, and that's 50, 900 worth of work
mother will have done for me when l
am man. $4,000 for a boy! What
do you think of that?
These are hard times. When par
ents put $4,000 into a boy, what have
they right to expect of him? Is it
fair for him to play ball, go swim
ming, or hang around town all the
time, when maybe his fathers pota
toes are not dug nor the wood brought
in for his mother. Is it fair for him to
disappoint than by swearing, drink
ingand smoking?
Some of our parents have put about
all the property they had into us boys
and girls. If we make spittoons and
whiskey jugs of ourselves they will be
poor, indeed. But if we make good
citizens and substantial men, they will
feel as if they had good pay for bring
ing us up.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24

THE hospital to be established in
Oakland is a commendable enter
prise and should receive the support
of the people from all over the county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1898

THIS is a sad but glorious day for
Mr.. Gobbler.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24

ADMIRAL SCHLEY found out in
Frederick that hero is not without
honor in his own land-Balto. News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24

THE REPUBLICAN and New York
Weekly Tribune, $50 cash in adj
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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-24
A TIDAL WAVE OF DEATH.
Six Children Drowned in Flood thai
Followed a Cloudburst.

NuhuTeh LEO"ucu u EiOou bhoe
Followed a Cloudburst.
Pittsburg, Aug. 20.-A cloudburst
up Saw Mill run Friday morning
caused tidal wave in that stream,
endangering the lives of dozen per-
sons. Six children are missing and
are supposed to have been drowned.
They are: Irene Lotus, Regis Lof-
tus, Genevine Shaughnessy, Margaret
Shaughnessy, Anna Holzapfel and
Nellie Sauls.
The water in the run began to rise
in the morning and at 9 o'clock a
great volume of water came down.
The missing children, together with
some older persons, were standing on
porch of a brick tenement house
on Violet alley, near West Carson.
Tis porch overhung the run. When
the great wave 20 feet high came
down, the porch was carried away and
the people went with it.
Mrs. LOTUS, mother of the two
children first named, and two men
were the adults in danger. The wo-
man made heroic effort to save her
children, but to no purpose. Near
| the mouth of the run sand dredge
was moored and when the men in ii
saw the wreckage coming down the
stream and the people struggling for
life, they went to the rescue. The
men and the woman were carried out
into the Ohio river, but were saved
by the sand diggers.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-24
WEST AND SOUTH.

The naval feet in southern waters
is rapidly being moved north and the
naval orders issued on the 18th show
that IS warships, mainly of the small
auxiliary type, have been ordered
from Key West to Fort Monroe.
Admiral Cervera will not return to
Spain for the present, and it is be-
lieved that he will be the last of the
Spanish prisoners to go home.
The new Sternberg hospital at
Chickamauga was thrown open for the
reception of the sick at Camp Thomas
on the 10th. This hospital has accom-
n.odations for 1900 men. Red Cross
nurses are in attendance and every
comfort will be given the patients.
Scores of men will be moved from the
Tercrowded division hospitals.
The volunteer troops now garri-
soned at Fort Sam Houston, near San
Antonio, Tex, mutinied on the l9tn
at the breakfast table and marched
out of the mess hall in regular order
as a protest against the food l'lr-
nished them.
A wreck Of a freight train at Hyde
Park station, on the Cincinnati, Ports
mouth G. Virginia railroad, on the
Goth, instantly killed Frank Waite, car
inspector, and seriously injured Harry
Shaw, a conductor.
A storm did great damage between
Spirit Lake and Superior, Ia, on the
Goth. The home of Herman Eggestein
was blown down. Eggestein and his
wife were killed. Another family liv-
ing between Superior and Spirit Lake
were killed. Several churches and out
buildings were wrecked.
The men of almost every one OF the
volunteer regiments in camp at the
Preside, near San Francisco, are circu-
lating petitions to the secretary of war
requesting that they be mustered out
of the service. There are very few OF
the officers with whom this movement
has any countenance and efforts are
being made to suppress it.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-24
WAS NOT OvERCRoWDED.
Gen. Shafter Denies that Too Many Men
Were Placed on Board the Transport
Ship Mobile.

Gen. Shafter Denies that Too Many Men
Were Placed on Board the Transport
Ship Mobile.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Some COM
plant reached the war department
concerning the bad sanitary conditions
on the transport Mobile, which arrived
at Montauk Point few days ago from
Santiago. The ship, it was charged,
was overcrowded and the sick on
board were not properly provided for.
The department communicated with
Gen. Shafter on the subject and in re-
sponse the following explanation came
last night:
referring to your telegram about
overcrowding the Mobile, her captain
reports that loaded as she was when
going to Porto Rico he could carry
5000 men and that he could carry
1000 comfortably; therefore did not
consider few less than 1,700 as too
many. Ship was carefully inspected
by a board of officers and Br. Ives
stated that it was not overcrowded
Accommodations for officers were
however, somewhat deficient. The
large number of deaths can probably
be accounted for by the fact that this
brigade took nearly all their sick with
them; greatest care has been taken in
this respect. Transports have beer
loaded with from 200 to 300 men les.
than the same ship brought down."
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-24
FOREIGN.

The Canadian customs department
reports that $250,O0O were collected in
duties during the fiscal year just
closed upon miners outfits at the
boundary line in the White and Chill
koot passes. leading into the Yukon
territory. The collections were chiefly
made from Americans.
The Kynoch Co., of Birmingham,
England, is reported to have received
an order for 100000 military cart
ridges to be promptly delivered to the
United States government.
A great fire at Mini Novgorod, capi-
tai of the Russian province of the
same name, about $50 miles northeast
of Moscow, has destroyed number of
factories and so houses. Forty per-
sons were injured and damage to the
amount of 100000 roubles was done.
In the cricket match between York.
shire and Derbyshire, which began al
Chesterfield. England, on the 18th
Brown and Tunnicliffe, for Yorkshire
made the sensational score of 554 be-
fore the partnership was dissolved
This is the worlds record for first
class cricket, the previous record be
ing 39s.
During a recent voyage of the 81
berian convict ship Angara from
Tieum, Siberia, to Tomsk, capital o.
the government of the same name il
western Siberia, 81 out of 800 prisoners
died from suffocation and over-crowd
ing.
The evacuation of Porto Rico viii
begin in September, but it is not ex
pected that the embarkation of tn,
Cuban troops will be commenced be
fore December,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-24
A FEVER-LADEN SHIP.
A Floating Hospital Arrives at New York
with More Than 100 Typhoid Patients
nm aknard

A Floating Hospital Arrives at New York
with More Than 100 Typhoid Patients
on Board.
New York, Aug. 2O.-The hospital
ship Relief has arrived here from
Porto Rico with sick and wounded
soldiers. The Relief left Ponce on the
14th and Mayaguez on the 18th inst.
She carried 248 sick and wounded SOL
diers from Gen. Miles army. Ten
deaths from typhoid fever occurred
on the voyage. Nine of the victims
were buried at sea. The body of Maj.
Lawrence Smith, of Philadelphia, a
surgeon of the volunteers, who died
at sea August Is, was enclosed in a
metallic coffin and brought here.
Four deaths from typhoid fever oc-
Cured on the Relief while she was
lying in Ponce harbor. The bodies OF
these four were taken ashore and
buried.
The total number of cases of ty-
phoid fever on the Relief, including
those who have died, was 167, and
the number aboard of her when she
arrived yesterday was 153. The Re-
lief also brought 20 wounded men,
including three officers, the most of
whom were shot in the battle near
Mayaguez on August 10. Health Off
Ger Doty boarded the Relief immedi-
ately on her arrival at quarantine and
conferred with Maj. Torney, surgeon
in charge, regarding the sick on
board. Torney reported a total of 24S
sick and convalescent. Of this num-
Der 154 were suffering from severe
type of typhoid fever. These patients
will be transferred to New York and
Brooklyn hospitals.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-24
A MONSTER FLEET.
Seventy American warshlps VIII Soon As
aemble at Fort Monroe.


Washington, Aug. 20.-0ne of the
largest fleets of warships ever assem-
bled in an American port will be
brought together in the next few
days at Fort Monroe. Already 81
warships are under orders to rendeZ-
vous there and the others still to be
issued will raise the total to the
neighborhood of 20. Naval officials
say it is difficult to realize the extent
of such marine aggregation in one
harbor. The orders began issuing last
Monday, when five ships were or
dered to Fort Monroe. On Tuesday
another ship was added. On Wednes-
day eight more were sent, and on
Thursday II ships were added. Yes
terday's orders include IS more ships.
Before the orders began issuing there
were eight warships at Fort Monroe,
so that the total so far is 81.
The movement of these ships north
ward is due to the close of hostilities
and more particularly to the desire to
get the ships away from points of
pOSSlDlc lever lulCCllOus L HCJ Will
now be put in thorough repair and
their crews will be gradually changed
from naval militiamen to sailors OF
the regular navy.
The navy department has not yet
determined what ships will go to Ha-
vana, San Juan and other points OF
Cuba and Porto Rico. There is felt
to be no hurry about this until the
authority of the United States is fully
established throughout the islands. In
the meantime the matter of policing
the shore points is being considered
and a number of light draught aux
iliary craft and some of the single
turreted monitors will be used for
this coast patrol. Only four of the
old monitors of the civil war are fiji
for this service in southern waters.
AS many naval vessels will be CEN
tered about the West Indies from this
time forward, the navy department
will send the new floating dock, re-
Gently bought in New York, to Pensa'
cola, Fla. where it will be kept for
docking the warships. At that point
also there are good naval workshops
to be used in conjunction with the
floating dock. The dock will be towed
to Pensacola as soon as the Septem'
ber gales are over.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-24
LATER.

The Chace, Stafford and Wampoag
mills at Fall River, Mass, represent
ing 100000 spindles, are shut down and
the weave room of the Westamoe mills
is idle. Other mills will be shut down
soon.
For a second time the bricllmakers'
strike at Haverstraw, N. v, is assum-
ing threatening aspect. Another
hundred deputies have been sworn in
to guard the three brickmaking
plants, where Italians, imported to
take the strikers places, have been
working. This has made the latter
angry and violence and riot are i'm
| minent.
The budget.for the fiscal year 1898
has been closed by the New York
board of estimate and apportionment.
The sum to be raised by taxation this
year is $77,5O1 ,222, of which little
more than $46,000,000 is for the bor-
oughs of Manhattan and Bronx and
$31 100000 for the boroughs of Brook
lyn, Queens and Richmond.
| Announcement is made at the
Frankford (Pa.) arsenal to the effect
that the services of all the extra men
who were put to work since the out
break of the war will be dispensed
with on September /. About 700 per-
sons are affected by the order. The
reduction in force will reduce the
daily output from 100000 to 10000
cartridges.
The gross earnings of the railways
of the United States for the year end
ing June 30, 1898, as reported for an
operated mileage of 3,2S4, were ST.
l22,O3O,772.
On the 22d the plant of the High
Falls Sulphite Pulp and Mining Co.,
located at Pyrites, n. Y, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss 100000; insur-
ance $4,000.
On the 22d orders were issued from
the navy department for a feet of six
warships to proceed from Hampton
Roads to Boston. They are the De-
troit, Helena, topeka, Wilmington
Castine and Marietta.
For the year ending June 30, 1898
the total number of casualties to per
sons on account of railway accidents
in the United States was 43,16S. o.
these 6,347 resulted in death and SO,
'31 in injuries of varying character
OF railway employees 1893 were killed
Capt. Albert L. Mills has been ap
pointed by the president to be super
intendent of the military academy a
West Point, with the rank of lieuten
ant colonel. The new superintendent
is first lieutenant of cavalry in th'
regular army, but is captain in tn
volunteer service. He is one of tn
heroes of the Santiago campaign, an,
was severely wounded there.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-24
SEVEN WERE KILLED.
Frighttul Railroad Accident at Sharon
Mass.-Train Telescoped at the Depot.

a Frightful Railroad Accident at Sharon,
Mass.-Train TelescoPed at the Depot.
Sharon, Mass, Aug. 22.-A frightful
rear end collision occurred in the
Sharon station of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad at 1880 last
night, when an express train which
was running as the second section OF
long train, crashed into the first Sec
ton, composed of local cars.
AS result seven persons were killed
and 26 seriously injured. The injured
were nearly all removed to Boston on
special train which was met by am
balances and surgeons. The rear end
of the local train was completely de-
mohshed and portion of the second
car, while the engine of the express
train was demolished. The dead are:
Franklin NJ. Waters, Somerville,
Mass.
Mrs. William j. Fitzpatrick, of Bos-
ton; her granddaughter, Mary Fitz-
patrick, 10 years of age, and her
grandson, years old.
A woman supposed to be Mrs. Wat
son, of Westerly, R. 1.
C. b. Fry, of Revere, Mass.
Mrs. c. H. Briscoe, of Revere
The two trains which were in the
collision were usually combined into
one long train, but as the traffic Sum
day was so heavy it was divided, the
first section running as local accom-
modation while the second, which
started from Mansfield, Is minutes
later than the first, ran as an express.
The local train, due at Sharon at 1902,
was 13 minutes late. 1t left Mansfield
on time, making two stops, and had
lost the 13 minutes between Mansfield
and Sharon. 1t was due in Canton
Junction, the next station beyond
| Sharon, two minutes ahead of the ex-
press train, which should have passed
| it there. Sharon is situated on curve
and both the outward and inward
tracks are protected by electric block
| signals.
After the accident it was found the
block signals protecting the inward
track were set for danger, showing,
as it was intended, that there was a
| train in the station.
There was no warning given by the
conductor of the Mansfield local to
show the approaching train that the
track was not clear at the station, and
it was not until he was within 400 Feet
ef the station that the engineer of the
express train noticed anything wrong
He set all brakes and whistled the
warning, but it was too late to stop
the express.