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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-07-14
CONGRESS HAS ADJOURNED.
Cheers in the House for the President, Adj
miral Dewey and General Joe"
Observation-Disclosures Songs.

MISUNDERSTANDING Songs.
WASHINGTON, July S.-The House
adjourned precisely at o'clock. In
mediately there were cheers, followed
by singing of patriotic songs. Repre-
sentative Cromwell, of Ohio, proposed
three cheers for President Mckinley.
which were given twice over by the
republicans, Then followed cheers
joined by the entire House for Adj
miral Dewey and General Joe"
Wheeler.
The whole House was one vast dem
onstration and flags were passed about
to every member and were enthusiast
tically waved while the members sang
the close of the Fifty-ffty Congress.
The Senate adjourned sine die at
2.O6 p. N. In executive session all
nominations sent in by the President
to-day were confirmed.
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no insurance.
D. E. Offutt and Sons mercantile
stock, 1913, 600, insurance $4,000.
Democrat building, $500; insur-
ance $1,000.
Democrat office, machinery, type
and books, $500; no insurance.
Council & Crane, millinery goods
$1,000; insurance $1,000.
ID. burst, shoe shop, 800; no insur-
| ance.
Senator Ravenscroft's building,
occupied by Harned's drug store,
$4,000; no insurance.
Jos. E. Harmed, drug store and res
idence in Ravenscroft building, 81, 500:
insurance $780,
Malette building, $4,000; no insur-
ance.
John Felty, jr., dry goods and gro
ceries, $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Cohen's tailoring establishment; no
loss.
H. G. Smouse, jeweler; no loss.
j. Forward, confectionery and
dwelling; $3.50; no insurance.
Two-story addition to Garrett
County Bank, S400; no insurance.
Besides the above Messrs. j. NJ.
Davis Il Son sustained loss of about
SHOOT goods and buildings.
The Central Hotel, owned by Mr..
Samuel E. Boyer, was damaged to
the extent of $3.50.
THE REPUBLICAN building will
have to be reprinted and a number
OF glass replaced, which will cause a
loss of $3.50 or more.
In the three items of damage named
above the insurance is ample to make
the necessary repairs.
The Garrett County Bank building
proper, which was attached to the
frame building in its rear, suffered
damages to the extent of probably
500, with no insurance.
The fire protection afforded Oak
land consists mainly of a chemical
engine manned by as brave a set of
young men as ever held nozzle. as
the work of Tuesday morning will
show. They deserve and have re-
ceived the hearty concentrations of
everyone who witnessed their work.
But none the less brave and hard
working were men composing the
bucket brigade. Not a moment was
lost; not movement was made but
what was worthy the planning of a
general on a battle field and they
worked in harmony as though they
had been drilled for months for lust
such an emergency. 1t was due
greatly to the eXertions of the bucket
brigade that the Davis building was
saved, as at the most dangerous time
during the progress of the fire the
chemical engine had run dry and was
being re-filled.
The losers by the fire have been
receiving the sympathetic words of
all who have become acquainted with
their losses. Mr.. Litzinger, the pro-
prietor of the Mountain Democrat,
in the loss of his plant, has sustained
monetary loss aggregating $4,000,
which includes his books, papers,
machinery, building, ETC., not taking
into consideration the loss in business.
Elsewhere in these columns Mr.. Lit
Finger makes an appeal to his friends
and patrons, fully setting forth his
losses and his future plans.
The buildings burned were in close
proximity to the railroad, a board
walk separating them. Three tele-
graph poles were burned down, cut
ting off Geographic communication
with points both east and west for
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cross ties were burned badly and the
fire sweeping over the tracks it was
deemed unsafe to run trains, thus de-
laying all traffic for three or four
hours.
The Central Hotel, owned by Mr..
Samuel E. Boyer, was saved by the
large trees growing in front of it, the
foliage keeping the heat from striking
in and setting it on fire.
By reason of the fire the business
complexion OF Oakland has been
changed somewhat, Messrs. d. E.
Otfutt y Sons having purchased the
stock Of goods belonging to Mr.. Geo.
O. Miller in THE REPUBLICAN build
ing, who are now engaged in making
an inventory preparatory to transfer
ring the business to its new owners,
who will Immediately take charge and
transfer the goods saved from the fire
to the new quarters.
Mr.. John Felty, ir., has purchased
the stock of groceries owned by J. H.
Carroll in the Felty building, who are
also making an inventory and when
finished the remaining stock saved
from the fire belonging to Mr.. Felty
will be moved into the building and
the business resumed.
Mr.. Morris Cohen has moved his
goods and fixtures to a room over
Nelson's meat market on Alder street
and is almost ready to resume bust
ness.
Mr.. H. G. Smouse, ieweler, is in
stalled in a room in the Central Hotel
building.
Mr.. j. j. Reynolds is preparing to
erect new building on the site of the
one destroyed.
Mr.. Joseph E. Harmed has removed
his saved stock to rooms in DR.. Henry
W. McComas' building adjoining The
REPUBLICAN building and will in a
few days be prepared to accommodate
his trade.
Mr.. James NJ. Litzinger, of the
Mountain Democrat, will be found
occupying quarters in THE REPUB-
LICAN office where he will issue his
paper until new material and machin-
cry can reach him from the manufac-
lures.
Mr.. j. Forward has removed
his family and household effects to
the Lutheran parsonage which he
will in the future occupy.
Mr.. William A. Daily has secured a
room in the opera house.
Cornell & Crane have moved their
remaining stock to the store room in
The REPUBLICAN building now occu-
pied by Messrs. d. E. Offutt & Sons.
Mr.. W. H. Malette, whose house
hold effects were in his burned build
ing, but who was living at Pittsburg
with his family, lost none of them,
they having been removed to Mrs.
Russell's home on Water street.
The reports sent to the Baltimore
Herald concerning the origin of the
fire making the direct charge that it
was of incendiary origin has no foun-
dation in fact and was nothing more
nor less than the silly vaporings of a
hair-brained reporter who desired to
fill space at the expense of the prop
erty owners. Such reports have a
tendency to run up insurance rates
and reporter who sends such COM
munications TO his paper should be
speedily called down by a righteously
indignant public.
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HERO HOBsON FREE.


Lieutenant Aires and Fourteen Men Given
for the Merrimac Heroes.
The Spanish authorities consented
last Wednesday morning to exchange
Lieutenant Hobson and his men, and
truce was established for that pur-
pose. The place selected for the ex-
change was under tree between the
American and Spanish lines, two
thirds of a mile beyond the entrench-
ments occupied by Colonel Woods
Rough Riders and near General
Wheeler's headquarters.
The American prisoners left the
Reina Mercedes hospital, on the out
skirts of Santiago, where they had
been confined, in charge of Major
1rles, a Spanish staff officer, who
speaks English well. The prisoners
were conducted to the meeting place
on foot, but were not blindfolded.
Col John Jacob Astor and Lieuten-
ant Miley, accompanied by inter
prefer Maestro, were in charge of the
Spanish prisoners who were to be
given in exchange. These consisted
of Lieut.. Amelio Volez and Lieuten-
ant Aurelius, German, belonging to
the Twenty-ninth Regular Spanish
Infantry, who We're captured at Ell
Caney last Friday Lieut.. Adolfo
Aires, of the First Provisional Regi-
ment of Barcelona, one of the most
aristocratic military organizations of
the Spanish army, and fourteen non
commissioned officers and privates.
Lieutenant Aires and a number of
the men were wounded in the fight
at Ell Caney. The Spanish prisoners
were taken through the American
lines mounted and blindfOlded.
The meeting between Colonel Aston
and Major Irles was extremely court
eous, but very formal, and no attempt
was made by either of them to dis
cuss anything but the subject in
hand
Major lrles was given his choice of
the three Spanish lieutenants in ey-
change for Hobson, and was also in
formed that he could have ali of the
fourteen men in exchange for the
American sailors. He selected Lieu
tenant Aires, and the other two Span
ish officers We're conducted back to
Juragua.
Just as everything was finished and
the two parties were separating.
Major Irles turned and said court
eously enough, but in a tone which
indicated considerable defiance and
gave his hearers the impression that
he desired hostilities to be renewed
at once:
Our understanding is, gentlemen.
that this truce comes to an end at
O'clock
Colonel Aston looked at his watch.
bowed to the Spanish officer, without
making a reply, and then started
back slowly to the American lines,
with Hobson and his companions fol-
lowing.
As Hobson and the other men of
the Merrimac approached to the first
line OF entertainments, occupied by
the Rough Riders, low murmurs ran
from one end of the line of cowboys
and Eastern athletes to the other.
By the time the returning party
reached them every man was on his
feet, cheering wildly and rushing over
every obstacle that Glanced to be in
their way in their efforts to reach
Hobson and his party and grasp them
by the hand.
The released prisoners were soon
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room at some distance from Mr.. Har
ned's bedroom and when he was
awakened the foot of his bed was in
flames. He escaped with slight burns
to his lower limbs and the loss of his
wardrobe.
All the buildings burned were on
the south side of Second street and
when it was seen that none of them
could be saved from the fire willing
hands were turned to the north side
of that thOroughfare in the hope that
by keeping the flames from the store
building owned and occupied by
Messrs. j. NJ. Davis & Son as a hard
ware establishment the greater por-
ton of the business and resident part
of the town could be saved. Here the
fight centered and for half an hour
through smoke and flame, with arms
and faces blistered from the intense
heat, fighting against almost forlorn
hope, with increasing tension to the
nerves but with no tagging or
hanging backward, men and wo-
men, boys and girls, gave willing
assistance and after the front of the
Davis stsre had been burned through
in hundred places, with broken glass
falling and cinders hurtling through
the air, men of bravery and with that
determination of purpose which has al
ways denoted the citizens of Oakland,
the victory was won and thousands of
dollars worth of valuable property,
and probably valuable lives, were
saved.
Shortly after the fire broke out
Mayor Jamison telegraphed to Mayor
hean, of Cumberland, for assistance,
and as soon as possible twenty-five
members, along with the engine and
hose reel of the Pioneer Company were
placed on board fiat car to which q
passenger coach was attached. The
train from Cumberland was in charge
of Mr..U. b. Williams, train master:
Conductor d. Maloney, Engineer G.
r. Boyles and Fireman C. E. Will
moth. The train left Cumberland at
Cos and arrived in Oakland at 7.3O.
making the run Of "A miles in the re-
markedly short time of hour and %
minutes. At Piedmont the fire com
pany of that place joined the Cumber-
land company with hose and reel and
rendered valuable assistance while in
town. The Pioneers were in charge Of
W. r. Johnson, chief, assisted by j.
r. Madore, with Charles Ferguson as
engineer. Upon the arrival of the
company here the engine and reels
were unloaded from the car, a line of
hose laid from the Little Yough in
the rear of the Glades hotel to the
scene of the cOnfagation and for two
or three hours a constant stream was
kept pouring into the smoking embers
and charred remains of the buildings
consumed, the train with the com
BeNAAJ HN tNliINCb lOO lCilt W NC vi
assistance in saving the burned build
ings. They were none the less heart
lily greeted by our citizens and royalty
entertained during their stay here.
They returned to Cumberland late in
the afternoon. Among the members
of the Pioneer company was "Dody"
Combs, son of Mr. John S. Combs, for
merly editor of the Mountain Demo-
cTat
The losses and insurance were as
follows:
j. j. Reynolds, building, stock and
fixtures, $4,000; no insurance.
d. E. Offutt's store building, Sec
ond and Railroad streets, $4,000; in
surance $4,000. Also another build
ing fronting on Railroad street, $4,000;
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The children from the Fresh Air
Society will arrive in Oakland on
Friday, the 18th, on the G.57 p. IN.
train. The ladies who have so kindly
consented to take them will please
meet their charges at the depot. DR..
j. Lee McComas will give any
medical aid desired \. c.. TAsKER.
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Millions Given AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous to
the needy and suffering. The pro-
prietors of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
have given away over ten million
trial bottles of this great medicine
and have the satisfaction of knowing
it has absolutely cured thousands of
hopeless cases. Asthma, Bronchitis,
Hoarseness and all diseases of the
Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely
cured by it. Call on A. G. Sturgiss,
Druggist, and get trial bottle. free.
Regular size SOC. and 81. Every bot
tie guaranteed, or price refunded. 3
lnII f1.,.N L
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Call for Your Letters.
Mrs. Mary Wilson, Mr.. A. j. Hershey.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28
GILLETT'S AFFAIRS
IN A SORRY MESS
CREDITORS ARE QUARRELING
OVER THE ASSETS
While They Are clubbing Cattle
Are Starving and the Value of
the Estate Is Being Wiped Out
Missing Man Said to Have Fled.

ABILENE. Kan, Nov. 27.-The cred
itors of Grant Gillett, the cattle man,
who left for parts unknown last Sun
day spent the day struggling over the
wreck he left behind. 1t has developed
into a case Of every man for himself.
and the result is a worse snarl than
ever. Each man who holds GiIlett pa
per spends his time in checkmating the
moves of others. In the meantime the
amount of liabilities may go beyond
the estimates. There is no one to feed
and water the thousands of head of
cattle on the Gilett farm here, and
while the creditors are quibbling the
cattle in the stalls are dying OF hun
ger and thirst 1t is stated that Gill
lett had mortgaged and re-mortgaged
the cattle to different parties 1t is
said that in one instance he rebrand-
ed a lot of cattle he had sold 70 one
man and mortgaged them to a COM
mission house for a large sum, and
then had the cattle driven quickly off
his farm to another mans place. where
he had arranged to have the herd kept
for the winter 1t is Impossible to
estimate Gilletts liabilities.
1t is reported that Gillett has gone
to Spain. The following telegram is
said to have been received in this city
today by brother-in-law Of the great
plunger:
New York. Nov; III will leave today by
steamer for Spain. Cable me at Cadiz.
How are my wife and baby?
C. Glllett.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28
CHICAGO cow TRUST.
New Plan to Cover the Milk supply
of the City.

New Plan to Cover the MIX supply
of the City.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Nov. 27.-J. LIE
Feber of North Greenfield, a suburb
or this city. is working in connection
with the rumored milk trust, with
which Joseph Letter and the Kee Chap
pell company, of Chicago, are connect
ed. lie Feber owns large dairy at
Waukesha. Wis, and is now engaged
in scheme TO control the entire ship
ment of milk from this section to Chi
csgo. Milwaukee and Waukesha coun-
ties are among the best dairy sections
in the country, and large quantities Of
milk are shipped to Chicago daily.
A brother of John LIE Feber said to-
day that that gentlemah was now in
Chicago in connection with the project
and has been workingson the scheme
for the past year, and that it was now
nearly perfected. The plan Of the trust
is to control all shipments of the lac
teal fluid from different sections of the
country to Chicago, and thereby estab-
lish uniform prices to consumers In
that city. aof
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28
AMERICANS ABROAD.
Lady CurzOn and Duchess of MARI
borough Are Social Lions

borough Are Social Lions.
LONDON, Nov. 27-The Curzons of
Kedleston are dividing with Lord
of the hour. The Curzons are being
entertained everywhere. In fact, Lady
Curzon has been worn out in the at
tempt TO keep pace with the hospital
tiles extended to them, and is now
i'll in bed.
The Earl of Avon, we'll known in
American society. is going to India as
extra aide-de-camp to Curzon, whose
staff is noted for the absence of show
names and for the businesslike char
acter of its members.
Lord Kitchener is so much in demand
that few except royalties and public
bodies are able to secure him, but he
went to stay with Mr.. Aston at Give
den today until Monday, while next
Saturday to Monday he joins a distin-
guished party which Mr.. and Mrs
Henry White give at their country seat
as a farewell entertainment to the
CurZons of Kedleston.
Lieut.. Winston Churchill Lady Ran
dolph'S son, was offered the post of
private secretary to George Wyndham
the new under secretary of war. but
declined. In the next general election
he will stand for parliament.
The young Duchess of Marlborough
has been in London this week, looking
much better for her stay at Brighton.
She has now gone down to Blenheim,
where the duke, who. has been hunting
in Leicestershire, joined her today. The
duchess was at the theater nearly ev-
cry night while in town. and had small
dinner parties beforehand at fashion
able restaurants. The habit of giving
restaurant entertainments is growing
immensely among the smart set. whose
most brilliant members are to be seen
nightly at Princes, the Savoy or the
Berkeley. where excellent orchestras
are provided.
The Bradley Martins have returned
to their highland castle, Balmacaan.
W here this week they entertained
swell shooting party, including the
Prince and Princess Dhuleep Singh, the
Tweedmouths, Cravens and Deer
bursts. They had excellent sport, kill
ing 1000 birds day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28
90 ~ COO 2O8 100 243 218 051 $50
Totals

IOIdIS .ZIV ZI5,VUU ZUS 20 zIo,U51IJ0U
1t is not too much to say that this estimate
for the present year comes as a great sur
prise. because very few of those connected
with Russia expected the crops of wheat and
rye TO be much better than last year. The
present estimate is of course the preliminary
one. the final figures being given by thu cen
ter compilation is always considerably in eX-
cess of the figures of the minister Of agri-
culture, as II is based upon a more recent
ret1rn of the area sOwn. The minister Of az
riculture's figures are taken generally an
indication of what the final estimate may be-
thus the final returns Of the statistical bu-
reau gave the following figures for 1897 and
1896. which may be compared with those of
the minister of agriculture:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28
BUFFALO is Ridden
FORMALLY INVITED BY PREST-
DENT JOHNSON TO JOIN
WESTERN LEAGUE
OFFER WILL BE ACCEPTED
Nothing OficiaI Given Out After the
Conference, but 1t Is Stated That
President Franklin VIII Take
Over the ST. Joseph Franchise
and Players Golf Match Pre-
vented by the Storm.

BUFFALO. Y. Y, Nov. 27.-Presf-
dent Johnson. Of the Western Base Ball
league, accompanied by President Kill
lilea, Of the Milwaukee club, today
held conference with President
Franklin, of the Buffalo club, of the
Eastern league, and rendered to the
latter the franchise and players of the
st. Joseph club, If Franklin would
place Buffalo in the Western league.
While nothing officially was given out
respecting the conference, it is under
stood Mr.. Franklin accepted the offer
and will join the Western league next
summer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28
SCHO0NER'S CREW LOST.
Ashore Near Green Bay and No
Trace of Those on Board

Ashore Near Green Bay and No
Trace of Those on Board
GREEN BAY, Wis. Nov. 27.-The
schooner Idea lies near Long Tail point
light, sunk in about ten feet of water.
Her bow is just out, and 1t is supposed
that she is a complete wreck. The
crew of the vessel is missing, and it
is feared they went down with her To-
day Capt. Theodore Dennesse, of the
tug John Dennesse, while making OBJ
servations. saw the Idea flying the flag
Of distress. The tug went out to her
and found her deserted Her anchor
had been cast, but otherwise every
thing above water was in ship-shape
The yawl boat was in its place Capt
Nels Seink, Of Green Bay, owner of
the boat. was sailing her. A relief
party will search for the crew early to-
morrow
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28

conference. ISeI PROUD OF OUT VIC
tory"
One objection made to the selection
of Chicago was that the colored dele
gates, who will be here in force, would
be unable to secure first-class accom-
modations at the hotels. This objec-
ton was met by a guarantee on the
part of the local committee that the
hotels would receive colored as well
as white delegates as guests, and all
at the uniform low rate. Among the
inducements offered for the selection
of Chicago for the conference was the
use of either the Auditorium. Stude-
baker hall or Central Music hall, ac-
cording to the choice Of the committee.
The local Methodists also, after con-
sultation with the railroads. guaran-
teed as low rate to Chicago for dele
gates as would be granted to any other
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28
FATAL PRAIRIE FIRES.
Several Lives Have Been Lost I'm
the Indian Territory.

GUTHRIE. Okla, Nov. 27.-Prairie
fires have done great damage In Okla
homa and Indian territory. One farmer
lost $50 acres Of fine hay in the field.
several bales of cotton. 500 head of
cattle and a number of hogs He esti-
mates his loss at $4,000. Quantities of
hay in bale and bulk have been burn
ed in other sections. and not less than
thirteen residences have been Destroy
ed.
Several lives have been lost in these
pI airie fires. In the Kiowa Indian res
ervation strip Of land thirty by sew
enty-five miles was burned, causing
great damage. These fires have been
more destructive owing to the high
winds
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28
Golf Game Off.

BALTIMORE. Nd, Nov. Glowing 10 the
snow storm and blizzard the open golf tourna-
ment which was scheduled for Dec 1, 2 and
3 at the Baltimore County club has been
postponed. One hundred and twenty-five golf
clubs In all parts of the country had been
invited to participate, and many Of them had
signifed their intention of sending representa-
tives to the contest.
An effort will be made to arrange for the
tournament later in the season
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28
CARNEY VS.. Glow.
Seconds Weeks Play in the Inter
City Billiard Tourney


The first game of the second series
IN the three cornered billiard match
between Carney and Glow, of this city.
and Capen, of Minneapolis, will be
played at Carneys rooms on Fifth
street tonight. Carney and Glow will
meet for the second time. The first
series resulted in two victories for
Glow, one victory and one defeat for
Carney and two defeats for Capen. If
Glow wins tonight, it will assure him
at least tie for first money. Carney
admirers are confident, however, that
he will make a better showing tonight
than in his former game with Glow.
and very pretty contest is looked
for.
Tomorrow night Carney and Capen
VIII meet at Hawins' room in Mime
apolis, and on Wednesday night the
final game between Capen and Glow
will be played at the Ryan parlors.