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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29


The fine rains are gladdening the
hearts of the farmers as it will bring
good fall pasture to fatten their focks
of lambs
Miss Emily Wilson, of near kearney,
spent week with relatives in this vi
cinity.
About ? q. IN. Monday as Mr.. l.. *.
Richards was returning home from
Judge Wilson's he saw something
which he described as the most fright
full looking thing he ever saw, though
he has travelled the most secluded
paths at all hours of the night. 1t
looked like a mans head the size of a
barrel with no body, with eyes of fire
the size of plate, and CHASTITY
mouth that was splitting flames. He
became dreadfully frightened wheeled
his horse around and took another
road, running as fast as his faithful
steed would carry him. When he got>
home he forgot to unsaddle his horse
and ran in the house, bursting the
door open, not stopping until at his
mothers side. After recovering suffi-
GENTLY he told his mother what
dreadful sight he had seen belle wing
it to be Old Nick himself. Next morn
ing when Mr.. kitzmiller went out to
see about the horse he stood with sad
die on so stiffened by his long race
that he could scarcely walk. After
wards Mr.. Richards was persuaded by
Mr. Pew to investigate. After arm
ing himself he accompanied Mr.. Pew
to the seen of his fright. When get
ting pretty close he declined to pro-
coed farther, but would not stand to
be called a coward, so he ventured up
and behold the whole seat Of.his fright
was a pumpkin followed out with
eyes and mouth cut in it, and illumi-
mated by a candle set on the inside.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29

At the head of our editorial columns
to-day will be found the republican
Congressional ticket nominated by
the republicans in convention at Oak
land on Tuesday of this week
While it was the desire of nearly
every Republican in the county to
secure the nomination for Hon Rob
ert A. RavenscrOft, because we be
lieve that he would look after the in
terests of his constituents in this and
other counties of the district and rem
der better service than any other man
whose name was before the conven-
ton for the honor, we bow to the will
of the majority.
Col. Pearre is forceful speaker and
will no doubt command the respect of
his colleagues when he shall have
taken his seat in the halls of Con
gress, yet the fact remains that Gar
rett was treated very badly by the
other counties making up this Con
gressional District-a fact that will be
remembered by those who have work
ed for the interests of the party and
who have stood by every nominee, no
matter from what county he came.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29

WHEN the battleships Oregon and
Iowa shall have arrived at Manila,
some time during the first of the com
ing year, all records of ocean voyages
for ships of this class will doubtless
have been broken. But three stops
for coaling will be made between New
York and Honolulu, and the speed of
the warships will be measured only
by the capacity of the engines of the
golfers accompanying them. With
these crack battleships under Admiral
Dewey's command, there is not a
Diederichs in all the foreign Asiatic
squadrons who would not "roar you
gently as sucking dove when in
reference with Federal authority at
Manila should be in question.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29

rouse the whole town at six o'clock
in the morning in order to awaken a
few individuals are out of place.
Streets suitable to the traffic of
Oakland, neatness on the sidewalks
and in some of the stores, and organi-
cation will accomplish much without
costing large sums of money. The
ladies can do their share, and their
husbands and brothers can do the
rest. All would be surprised at the
transformation of the town inside of
two years. Then the association or
club above mentioned could systemat-
ically seek for schools, families and
institutions to locate here. This kind
Of population means large and
steady income. Now that the town
or rather a portion of it's to be
rebuilt handsomer and stronger than
ever, is the time to act.
PERCY Proctor.
Oakland, Sept. %, 1898.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29

The matter of the consolidation of
the State debt by the issuance of new
bonds under the act Of 1898, is dis
4cussed by the Baltimore sun, which
paper says: with a continued
observance of the constitutional re
quirement relating to the sinking
fund, the State debt should be paid
off in few years, and all direct State
tax abolished except that for public
schools The finances of the State
are in a sound and healthy condition
The act of 1898 provides for the
issue of a new loan amounting to
So, SO0,OOO OF this amount $4,S67, 700,
or so much as may be necessary, is to
be used in paying off all the existing
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29
War is War.

war IL war
Some of the critics of the conduct of
the late war seem to think that the
United States should have whipped
Spain without suffering any losses on
our own side. Their plan was to de-
strOy theSpanish fleet and driveSpain
fromPhilippines and the western hem
isphere all with practically no casual
ties to our army and navy. The still
great number who have died of fever,
is held up by those critics as if there
never had been losses in war before.
Reflectingp people donot view it thus.
They knew, before this war was pre-
cipitated, that the deadliest enemy
was not Spanish bullets, but Cuban
fevers. The work of the army and
navy was matchless. Not ship was
lost, and less than 260men were killed
on land and sea, and in about 100 days
the once great power of Spain was
swept from the seas and stripped of
her proud colonies.
But the deadly fevers of Cuba car
ried off hundreds of the brave boys in
blue, in spite of the best care that
could be taken, because events pre-
cipitated the war in the worst possible
season of the year. This was one of
the unavoidable conditions, and to
magnify it to the eclipse of the great
achievements and glorious results of
this war is unworthy of American pa
triotism.
Those who have failed to see the
meritOrious side of this war, and who
have magnitied the casualties, should
read Congressman Grosvenor's speech
at Freeport, ILL.,, in which he said in
part:
In less than 100 days $4,000 men
were mustered into the volunteer Or
CARNATIONS of the United States, and
the regular army was increased to
about 10000, making somewhere in
the neighborhood of 275, 900 men of all
arms, and at the end of ninety days,
every man of them was fully equipped
for war.
go with me now to the camp of
one of these regiments and see what
they had. Arms of the best obtaina-
bic character, possibly not the Mauser
nor the Krag- Jorgensen, but in every
case an efficient weapon, and quarter
master supplies in quantities beyond
the dream of possibility by any intel
ligent man. At the end of ninety days
there were supplies sufficient for all
the purposes of this enormous army.
And now compare the outfit of 1898
with the men of 1861. Go to the camp
and see their tentage, their bedding,
their cooking utensils and theirrations
and you will say what l say, that no
army on earth was ever so well cared
for, and all this was done in a period
of less than 100 day. Marvellous have
been the results, marvellous the work
of that grand army.
NOW, tnen, we come TO the SOmbre
and less satisfactory features of this
war. Men have died. Up to the pres
ent time it is believed that the death
list by bullets and wounds and disease
has reached the terrible figure of near
ly 5000 men. Eleven thousand men
fell dead and wounded at Chickamau-
qua, and more than 10000 men fel
dead and wounded at Gettysburg.
Zone hour at Gettysburg cost the
American people more lives that has
this war up to the present time. There
were more men sick in the spring and
summer of1S62than has been mustered
into this service, including the regu-
lars. This simply shows that war is
war, and that you cannot have war
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29

SLIGHT mention of Hon. William
MacMahon McKaig has been made in
connection with the democratic nom
ination for Congress, but there are
several objections to him-(1 he has
been there; (2) he is a soft money man
with sound money convictions, and
(3) as public speaker he lacks ter
minal facilities. -Frostburg Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29

THE resolution adopted by the dem
ocrats in convention here on Monday
virtually endorsed the admins
tration of President Mckinley, entire
1y ignored Organism and all other
questions which are likely to be pre-
scented in the coming campaign.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29

GENERAL WEYLER's suggestion
that Spain should make trouble for the
United States by presenting coal sta
tions in the Philippines to each of the
Great Powers, is characters tic of the
man. Weyler stands without peer
as a marplot and expert in political
a ica nnrN
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29

THE manner in which Mr.. VIM.
Miller was bounced from his position
as chairman of the democratic com
mittee in the convention held here on
Monday by the representative of his
party smacks somewhat of Origi-
nal Gormanism
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29
To tho Voters of Garrett County.

We do not wish to advise the voters
of Garrett county either to vote for or
against school bonds. There is great
pressure every year from all parts of
the county for school houses-five
times as many are asked for as there
is money to build. We are public
servants If the tax payers say that
they want school houses and furnish
the money to build them we will do
so. If they say not, it relieves us of
the responsibility of both refusing to
build them and of building them.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-05-06
AN HONEST MAN.
Tn ted st stes Marahai James, of Bowling
Green, Ky, Now Paying Debts OF Forty
Years Ago.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky, May "A
story showing the honesty of DIR. A. d..
James, at present United States mar.
shall for Kentucky, has come to light
here in the last day or two. Forty
years ago the doctor was i'm business
at Cromwell, on Green river. A:
the same time Capt. +. b.
Seely, of this city. was captaining the
steamboat plying from Bowling Green
TO Evansville, Ind. One day DR.. James
took passage from Cromwell to Evans.
Vile. and upon his arrival at his desti-
nation his baggage was attached for
iebt Capt. Seeley became his bonds
nan, and finally had the money some.
hing over 500 to pay. A few years
after this James took the bankrupt law
md was released from all legal obliga.
iio2 as to this debt and many others.
Capt. Seeley was then a rich man, but
since then has lost considerable por.
ton of his property. A day or two
Igo he received a letter from DR.. James
nclosing part of the old debt, and
told him that the balance would be
coming soon. The letter from DR.
lanes to Capt Seeley said further
more that this was the last of the debts
nc owed previous TO his taking tbs
bankrupt law.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-05-06
THE MOBILIZATION
OF Kentucky Troops Going at Lex.
ington-First Mess Served at Camp Col.
lier.

LEXINGTON, Ky, May 4.-The mob
ilization of kentuckys volunteer
troors has begun. The order of as
Sc nblage will be first the Second regi-
ment. next the Third then the two
troors of cavalry. Company f. of this
city. under Capt. Fred Wilson. went
into quarters at Camp Collier at \
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. and had
their first mess at ESQ o'clock
Capt John q. Balance, of the Twen-
ty-secOnd infantry, U. 5. A., arrived
Tuesday night from Peoria, Ill, and
will act as senior mastering officer,
with Lieut. Herbert Whipple at his
side. The Office in Camp Collier will
be opened Wednesday morning.
Lieut. Col. w. H. Gardner, chief
medical officer. arrived Tuesday night
from TT. Thomas, and with Drs. Ben
l.. Coleman and w. Il Mcclure. APP.
pointed by Gov bradley under author
ity from the war department. will be-
gin the examination of the regimental
surgeons and their assistants. nine in
all. who in turn will aid Dr. Gardner
in the examination of the volunteers
Lieut.. S. p. Vestal, Seventh cavalry,
acting quartermaster and commissary,
Tuesday night ordered the compan-
les at Lebanon, Williamsburg and Mid.
to move Wednesday. The
Lebanon company will arrive at 2:55
p. m, the others will come later 1t
will be fully three weeks before the
entire brigade shall have been mobil-
lied and mustered into the United
States service.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-05-06
BATTLE SHIP.
To BE Present ed To Uncle Sam By the
Russian Hebrews in America.
Cincinnati Enquire.)

Cincinnati Enquire.)
A movement has been started in this
city to have the Russian Hebrews liv-
ing in the United States raise a fund
with which to purchase a battle ship
to be presented to the U nited States
Government.
The prime mover in this patriotic
project is Mr.. Jacob Rosenfield, of TOT
Main street. In 1882 when thousands
of Hebrews immigratad to America to
escape the prosecutions inflicted upon
them in Russia, Mr.. Rosenfield was
among them. All of his people, he says,
suffered so many hardships and abject
miseries in Russia that their new home
in America, where they are permitted
20 enjoy liberty and equality, is the
greatest blessing that they could wish
for. Now that this nation is involved
in war he thinks it good time for the
Russian Hebrews to show that they
love their adopted county, and attest
their appreciation of the many bless
ing they have obtained here. I'VE are
all patriotic" he says, land this coun.
try is in many respects dearer to US
than it is to the native born Americans,
because we can better appreciate the
advantages of liberty and equality"
He has suggested the purchase of
battle ship by the Russian Hebrews
to number of his countrymen, and
they are all heartily in favor of it. He
says there are several hundred thous-
and of them in this country, and that
each would contribute $40 or more to-
ward the purchase OF the proposed bat
tie ship. He also spoke to Rabbi Isaac
NJ. Wise about the matter and he gave
him much encouragement. A mass
meeting of Russian Hebrews will be
held here to arrange plans for carrying
out the project,
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-05-06
THE Y. M. c. A.
Will Look After the Moral Welfare OF the
Kentucky Soldiers While Fighting for
Their Country.

LEXINGTON. Ky, May 2-Thosc of
the kentucky volunteers who are hope
less!y lost to the worlds wickedness
will be afforded an opportunity to find
the guiding light to the straight and
narrow path of religion.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, at tn. district conference in Win
chester Sunday afternoon decided that
the Y. NJ. c. a. shall place with each
regiment TINT suppl cd with games
and religious literature; that secre-
tary who will volun teer his services
shall accompany the regiment, caring
for the tent ami its contents, and
working han in hand with the chap
lain. The expense of all this is to be
betrayed by the Y. NJ. c. a.. the volun-
tecr secretary to be paid the same as Il
private, Sl3 per month, and to slice p
end mess as private.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-05-06
Change of Time.

Queen & Crescent Route, Sunday May
LIST, SImmer Schedules Go into Effect,
Including the Inauguration of the Oak
dale Accommodation leaving Oakd lie
$50 am. arriving Chattanooga 9:05 am.
Returning leave Chattanooga 4:45 pm,
arrive Oakdale 100 pm. Special Sun
day service from Cincinnati to High
bridge and all intermediate points will
be approximately the same as last
year. Commuter service will be in
creased, the Blapchet Accommodation
leaving Cincinnati at SEQ pm. AMI the
Woodside Accommodation leaving at
j:3) pm. Sunday train for High Bridge
and intermediate stations leaves Gin
cinnati at 900 am.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-05-06
LIEUT.. VESTAL
Authorized by Gov. BRADLEY to Order the
Move ment OF Kentucky Troops When
All Is Ready.

FRANKFORT, Ky, May T. Gov. Brad
ley said Monday afternoon that the
order for the moving of troops to the
point of mobilization would probably
come to Lieut.. Vestal, and that Lirut.
N.stal mad authority to give an Order
over his Gov. Bradley's) signature to
move. 1t is thought at this end of the
line that the order for the Second regi-
ment to move will be given Tuesday.
1t is now apparent that practically
no equipments are left for the COM
panieS being formed and who want to
be mustered into the state militia to
form home guard, and be subject 20
the second call OF the president Arms
for not more than two or three
companies will be in possess
sion of the state authorities
after present state guards arc mustered
into the United States service. This
is probably the reason for the state
ment of Gov. Bradley Tuesday that
only four companies would be organ
lied at present to succeed the state
militia.
1t is said that Louisville, Lexington,
and Bowling Green will bc allowed to
organize new companies.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-05-06

Many old soldiers now feel the e.
fects OF the hard service they endured
during the war. Mr.. Geo. S Ander-
son, OF Roseville, York county, Penn,
who saw the hardest kind of service
at the front, is now frequently troub-
led with rheum atism. II had severe
attack lately" he says, "and procured
a bottle of Chambelain's Pain Balm.
1t did SO much good that l would like
to know what you would charge me
for a dozen bottles" Mr. Anderson
wanted it both for his own use and to
supply it to his friends and Leighbors,
as every family should have bottle
of it in their home, not only for rheu
matism, but lame back, sprains, swell
lings, cuts, bruises and barns, TO
wnich it is unequalled. For sale by
Z. L. McRoberts. I'm
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-05-06
STATE NEWS PICK=UPS.
BLOODY BATTLE REPORTED
Between the Howard and Baker Families
in Clay County-Six Men Said to Have
l;een Killed.

BARBouEsvIIIE,K Ky, April Golf the
news which reached here Wednesday
night is true, six more men were kill
Ell in Clay county. There "Wednesday,
it is claimed. George Howard. son Of
BAL Howard. and two of the PhilpOtS,
were killed three miles below Man.
chester by the Baker boys, and
Wednesday, the Baker boys, sons of
Anse Baker, met three Philrots in the
main read zone mile below town and
shot them down. The particular, of
the fights can not be asccrtained.
The man that brought the news here
says that Judge Wright will ask the gov
ernor to send a company of state militia
to stop the trouble and settle the fight,
as the officers of Clay county are on
the Howard side and will not arrest
any of the parties connected with the
matter. The county is in Il worse fix
than it has been for years, as nearly
all the citizens are divided upon either
the Baker or Howard side. Judge
Wright formally declares that he will
settle the matter if it takes regi-
msut OF soldiers to do it.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-05-06
Gov. BradIey's Foot Down.

FRANKFORT, Ky, April 3O.-Louis-
vile is riding high horse over the
change of place of mobilization from
that place to Lexington. A delegation
headed by Maj. Americas Whedon
called on the governor and made kick.
The Louisville people claim the change
is 4 slap at Col. John b. Castleman,
Louisville's candidate for brigadier
general. The governor has given out
a salty interview, resenting the init
nation that politics had anything to
do with locating the camp at Lexing-
ton and announces that no further
change will be made.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-05-06

Kentucky's first state commercial
convention, to be held in Louisville
May IL and II, is to be a success. The
movement in that direction has pro-
crossed far enough to assure those
engineering 1t of that fact.
1t is to be a success because the
lawyer, the farmer, the merchant, the
manufacturer. the lumber dealer, the
mine owner, the stockraiser, the bank
er and the journalist will all unite in
one grand effort to push Kentucky and
her untold resources to the front. 1t
is to be a success because business
talks are to take the place of political
speeches; because promotion and de-
velopment are to be discussed to the
exclusion of less profitable things;
finally 1t is to be success because the
time is ripe for state commercial
convention to be a success.
Less than two months ago several
progressive business men, members
of the Louisville Commercial club,
held a meeting in Louisville to form
ulate plans for convention which
would have for its object the creation
of a sentiment favorable to industrial
development, teaching the benefits Of
such a course and to prepare literature
setting forth Kentucky's advantages.
This little gathering was followed by
larger ones until the bit of enterprise
that was manifested In the first meet
ing burst into spirit of progress that
was made to permeate the entire
state. The convention soon assumed
tangible form. An executive commit
tee, with representatives from every
congressional district, was named, as
we're committees on delegation, press
and publicity, finance, transportation,
hall, entertainment, and delegation
state at large. Mr.. Clarence Dallam,
a well known and popular young at
torney of Louisville, who is a native of
Henderson, but was for many years
identified with Paducah as a lawyer,
was elected chairman, and Mr.. ]. C..
Van Pelt, assistant secretary Of the
Commercial club, secretary.
Thus industry's star of promotion
rose rapidly. A meeting was held at
which seven of the II districts had
prominent representation, and a pro-
gram was arranged, the following
subjects being selected as those that
are to be discussed during the con-
vention:
"Kentucky's Advantages - Geo
graphical, Climate and Soil"
Our Agricultural Opportunities and
Needs"
Our Industrial Opportunities and
Needs"
"The Best System of State and Lo-
cal Taxation"
How May Capital Be Best Attract
ed to and Most Probably Employed
in Kentucky"
"Immigration-The Best Method of
Encouraging Desirable immigration u
"Corporations-Uses and Abuses
A Just Discrimination the Part Of
Wisdom"
"Railroads-The Greatest Source OF
Development. and How Best to EN-
ploy It."
Good Roads-Essential to Progress
and Prosperity"
Administration of Justice-Its De-
lays and Costs"
Reform in Commercial Laws-As-
signments. Commercial Paper. Mort