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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
SENA TOR QUAY ACQUITTED

This distinguished gentleman and pic
tureeaue politician has been acquitted on
one of the four indictments for conspiracy
brought against him by the Philadelphia
grand Jury last November. The indictment
on which the District Attorney elected to
try Mr.. Quay charged him with conspiring
with successive State Treasurers back to
1884 10 make profit out Of the public money
of Pennsylvania deposited in the Peoples
Bank. The defense pleaded the statute OF
limitations against the greater part Of this
indictment.
This statute limits prosecutions such as
this TO offenses committed within two years
of the finding of the indictment. The plea
limited the Commonwealth TO Treasurer
Hayward's term, when the books which
dealt with the State interest were kept in
sort of cipher unntelligible unless an ex-
pert furnished the key, and this was no easy
work. 1t is not surprising, under these cir
cumstances, that the jury were not entirely
satisfied. A conspiracy born in darkness and
perfected by secrecy leaves but faint trial
at the best. 1t is rare that twelve men
chosen at random are able to follow its
meanderings.
There are three other indictments against
Mr. Quay which may or may not be tried
but assuming that the District Attorney will
not care to press the other indictments it
cannot be said that Mr.. Quay is vindicated
by the result OF This trial. The statute Of
limitations vndicates nobody. II may save
q inan's liberty, but 1t does not protect his
equation.
tiov Stone has followed this verdict OF
acluittal by giving Mr. Quay certificate
OF appointment to the United States Senate.
This does not make Mr.. Quay Senator. II
only gives him the right to sit in the ante
room of the Senate while that body, in in
tervals of other business, considers the ques
ton of revising Its ruling In four recent cases,
the last decided by vote OF so to 10, that
the Governor Of State has no right to sp-
point Senator To vacancy caused by the
expiration of term and which the Legisla
ture had an opportunity to Ill and failed to
do 30. The Senate is not likely 10 reverse
this rule, certainly ii will not do 80 in
hurry.
Even II seated, under his appointment,
Mr.. Quay's title would only be good until
the next session OF the Legislature. The
Senatorial issue goes to the people. They
will have To decide 1t by their votes next
year. The anti-Quay members Of the Leg.
islature have pitched the true key note of
this contest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
ROAD PETITION.
To the Honorable County Commission
ers Of Montgomery county.

WE, the undersigned, citizens and tax
w payers OF Montgomery county, will,
thirty days after the publication of this no.
tice, petition your Honorable Board TO open
apubiic road, beginning on the north side
OF the Baltimore road, al the entrance OF the
ROAD known as Horner's lane and running
up and with said Horner's lane to the divid-
ing line between the lands of William Dor
sey and the lands of the heirs of William
Reading, deceased, and the lands OF the heirs
OF the late John g England aud Mary Horn
er and William W Welsh, over the lands Of
Reuben Hill, Thomas Martin, Samuel l..
Phillips aud Philip Case to the entrance of q
right OF way granted by William Dorsey to
William t. Selby, Hezekiah Smallwood and
others; thence over said right Of way through
the lands of said Smallwood to the lands be-
longing TO the heirs of the late John W.
Bean thence along the dividing line between
said lands Of said Beans heirs and the lands
OF Philip Case over the lands of Alexander
Pointer aud Douglass Pointer, Alkaline Har-
ris. Martin Broadneck, to the lands of James
Frazer; thence through the lands of said
james Frazer 10 the outlet or right of way
between the lands Of said Frazer, the lands OF
Margaret V Griffith and the lands OF Salath-
iel 7. MullIcan; thence along the said outlet
or right OF way and over the lands of said
Griffith, across the tracks OF the Melropoli tan
Branch of the Balti more aud Ohio Railroad
aud over It's lands TO the Frederick road al
West End Station.
MRS. MARY BEAN,
WIN T. GRIFFITH,
JAMES Y, GETTINGS,
apr 265t And fourteen others. i
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
LAND FOR SALE,

HAVE ORSALE two unimproved tracts
L OF land-one Of 80 Acres and one of 10
Acres, near Rockville, Md.
Also, several Houses and Lots in Rock
''iie, and one House and Lot 10 Keusington
All at low figures.
FRANK HIGGINS,
uec SUI Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
THE DEMORALIzAT TON GROWS


The country has never had more vivid
object lesson of the demoralizing effect on
State Legislatures in the election OF Sena-
tors than in the past four months. Out Of
thirty Legislatures called TO this duty, four
Pennsylvania, California, Utah and Della
ware-hsve adjourned without choice. In
Montana the election of W. A. Clark has
been attended with one of the worst scan.
dals Of the present generation. In most of
the large States and in all OF the small CUES
the choice of Federal Senator has over
Swallowed all the work OF the State Legis.
lature. 1t has dictated nominations before
the polls. In the election Of the Legisla-
lures il has swayed the campaign. 10 close
States money has been spent without stint.
Where the result was not decisive 10 No.
vember, and it was not In q third Of the
States, winter brought degrading struggle
over the choice of Federal Senator.
This struggle has engrossed the State Leg.
islative Session to the loss Of all else. Every
special bill and every general measure, the
taxation OF the State and the expenditure
OF its revenues, are all warped by the de-
mands of this contest. Wearisome weeks
go TO balloting. Bribery often appears, as
il has in Pennsylvania, in Delaware, In Cal
iiornia, and in Montana. The proper bust
ness Of Legislature Is abandoned for Sen
atorial intrigues. Every State has Its needs.
HanntraA nha DANA nd
ed in civil and criminal law, procedure re.
quires amendment, and all the growing
wants OF a civilized community have 10 lie
met
These are postponed or considered only
in their bearing on the Senatorial elections.
This proceeds under ignobe conditions.
Election of Senators by the State Legisla-
ture gives the machine a prodigious advan
tage The State boss has grip on both
Federal and State affairs, and his predomi
nance in one helps him In the other. Every
two years this becomes clearer. The demon
alization grows. The injury to State inter
est and sound politics increases
Only one remedy can be effectual-direct
election by the people. Years may pass be-
fore this is secured, but It's certain To come.
More and more the direct choice of the
people is expressed at the polls by intrust
ing and pledging representatives 10 advance.
In time State Legislature In choosing a
Senator, like an electoral college In electing
President, may only register results de.
cided, but long before this slow and indirect
reform Is secured the choice of United States
Senators ought TO be transferred to the peo'
pie. Mere wealth would find election diff
cult. No machine could dead lock choice
The selection OF a Senator would be re-
moved from State affairs and cease to de-
moralize, degrade and corrupt State politics.
This reform may be distant, but the plain
evils of the present plan are cert.in TO bring
It about in time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28

Every now and then comes tale of sen
timentslism run mad, like the case Of a
young woman In Cleveland who married In
the jail confessed pickpocket, with the n
tention of reforming him. Such parodies
OF the most solemn and responsible of social
contracts should not be allowed by the au-
thorities TO take place 10 public institutions,
and silly women should be restrained 10
these projects exactly as they would be res.
cued from any danger into which they had
run through Ignorance or carclessness
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28

Paul Leicester Ford, the historian and
novelist, has gathered together from various
sources number Of new stories of Wash
ington, and publishes them in the May
Ladies Home Journal as "The Anecdotal
Side Of George Washington" All the stories
are capitally told, and together they reveal
the characteristics Of the great American 10
a most interesting aud impressive manner.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
MOrtgagee'S Sale
OF A
DWELLING HOUSE
And Two lots in LINCOLN PARK.

10y VIRTUE of the power and authority
D:contained in mortgage from John Wal
ace Martin and Alkaline Martin, his wife, to
1.-The United Banking and Building Compa-
n.y." OF Richmond, Virginia, a corporation
duly Incorporated under the laws OF the State
of Virginia, said mortgage being dated the
10th day of May, in the year 1896, and re-
corded among the Land Records of Mont
gomery county in LiOer J A., No 80, folio
|, ct seq, the subscriber, who is therein au-
ihorized and empowered 30 to do, will,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28

The President removed from the classified
service a position In the government print
ing ONCE 10 order that printer needed by
the census bureau, who refused 70 take the
civil service examination, might be ap-
pointed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28

9SC Is ADLER'S price for a
pair of CASHMERE PAN
TALOONS-neat hair lines.
Actual value, 81.
$5.9S Is ,; AD LEI Is price 70. a
COAT or TOP-COAT
Numerous styles. All have silk sleeve
linings-sOme have silk facings-others
are all silk lined from edge to edge
Same kind, $40 at other houses.
&6.SO Is ADLER'S price for a
= strictly all-wool Spring
sult-full cord weave-chuck full Of
style and tailored to perfection. 1t is
dlincult to understand how so much real
goodness can be put into single suit of
clothes for such very small sum of
money.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28

II is reported that General Miles desires
active service 10 the field and may be sent
TO the Philippines to take command of the
army there and conduct the operations
against the Filipinos.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
FRAME DWELLING. HOUSE.

with well Of good drinking water at the
kitchen door, and is located convenient to
the Rockville Depot.
This property Is situated in a very highly
improved community aud 10 . very desirable
home.
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed by the
mortgage, cash, OF which the sum Of $50 will
be required when the property is knocked
down. All onveyancing and internal revenue
stamps ~ the cost Of the purchaser.
FRANK HIGGINS,
Attorney named in the Mortgage. 4
apr 28-ts "
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
pUBLIC 9ALH.

at public sale, at TakomA Hotel, North Ia
koma, Montgomery county, Md on May LIST,
1899, at 2:30 p. NJ, to satisfy lien thereon
certain property owned or controlled by B
+. Gilbert, consisting Of handsome bedroom
sets, wardrobe, 2 chiffouiers, leather covered
rocking AND dining chairs, table,, cots, mat
tresses, carpets, racks, statuary, clock, china
ware, lamps, gasoline aud oil stoves, CRATE,
books, etc.
apr AHA JAMES WILLIS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
FOR SALE OR RENT.

1--WE undersigned offers for sale or rent
4 his Store situated at Hunting Hin, 3
miles from Rockville. The stock Of goods
wiz De sold at cost, and the store and dwell
ing rented at reasonable price, or both will
ELMER E. MAGRUDER,
mar 24-lmP
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
LOTS Numbered Five 90 and
Six 60 in Block Mum bered
Two O.

the same being part OF a tract OF land called
"Valentine's Garden Enlarged" as subdi-
vided by William W. Welsh, as the said su b.
division is duly recorded under the name and
style OF "Lincoln Park, in the Office OF the
Clerk OF The Circuit Court for Montgomery
county, auong the Land X cords OF said
county in Liber J. A, No 20, folio 1891, rel
eience being hereby made to "A plat Of said
subdivision, recorded Ms Aforesaid for more
full aud complete description OF the same.
Said lots con:Ain 32,3b5 square feet Of
ground, fronting 100 feet on Lincoln Avenue
aud having Il depth of 224 feet. Said lots
are improved by new, TTo-Story, Four
Room
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
SHERIFF'S LICENSE NOTICE,
TO MERCHANTS, TRADERS AND
OTHERS.

A LII PERSONS and Bodies Corporate or
"a Polite, in Montgomery county, who are
or shall be exercising or pursuing any bust
ness, or shall be doing any act or thing, or
shall be in the occupation OF any house or
place for the purpose for which q license is
made necessary BY the laws of Maryland, are
hereby warned 10 obtain Lissnse, or reneso
the same
On or Before che lSt day of May, 1899,
under the penalties prescribed by said laws
for the infraction thereof.
Those interested are notified Of the follow
ing requirements of the License Law:
Trdder's LicsHss. -The amount TO be paid
by traders for license the amount Of stock at
the principal season Of sale to be given under
oath is as follows: II the applicants stock
in trade does not exceed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28

Tonic Bypophosphites lie the best Spring
medicine-purihes the blood and tones up
the system, 1be bottle, at FeAron's PhAr-
macy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
On or Before the LIST day of May, 1896

The applicant must either make oath, as
heretofore, before the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court OF the county where he is engaged In
business, OF the amount of goods kept on
hand, At the principal season OF sale; or the
oath may be administered by Justice Of the
Peace, when the person wanting the licenses
applies through an agent. II the latter course
be adopted, the following form will be deemed
asutiicient compliance with the act
Montgomery County, 10 Wa:
On thiS.....day of....~ls9s, before the sub
scri6er, Justice Of the Peace of the Stale of
Maryland, in aud for said county, personally
appeared ................., and declared that he
intends to apply for q traders license, under
the I'd section Of the act Of January Session.
1858, TO the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Montgomery county, and made oath that the
amount OF the stock Of goods generally kept
on hand by him, Tor by the concern in which
he is engaged, in case IL is Q partnership, at
the principal season OF sale, or If the appli-
cant has not previously engaged in such trade
that the amount Of the stock OF goods which
be expects to keep, &C., does not Tor will
not) exceed $..."".
Sworn before ......
If the oath be administered before A Justice
of the Peace out Of the county In which the
application 10 made, there must be attached
the certificate Of the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court OF the county in which the Justice re-
sides.
Persons may sell salt to cure fish IN March,
April and May without license.
w. The owner Of q Stallion, before being
PERMITTED TO stand or station such animal,
shall pay fora license to said Clerk, the high
est sum which he intends 10 ask or receive
for the season, Of oEe mare-provided no sueb
license shall DO issued for less than $40.
HORTON @. THOMPSON,
Sheriff OF Montgomery county.
apr It'd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
Hosiery for
Holiday Giving.

The gift may be full of beauty,
worth and practioality, and yet cost
little Three pairs OF Hose in box,
for instance, at SIoo, and very good
quality, too. Plain Black of Isle
and Cotton or Fancy Effects. Most
beautiful showing at this price
Slightly better sorts at SOC. pair, with
beauty and variety enough to please
all fancies Some charming and
dazzling creations at 75c. and SI.oo.
Rich and quieter effects for more
Subdued tastes at same price. At
SI.5O and $500 Pure Silk Hose. This
stock of Hosiery was selected with
great care, and it wasn't an easy task
to arrive at today's satisfactoriness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
""~n" onn~~ PARKER, BRIDGET g CO., Ave- and rrna
Head=to=Foot Outfitters.

where the attempt to maintain a double
standard has been abandoned after pro-
longed trial
tain parity between gold and silver by
government guarantee and the exchange
of gold for minor coin at par The strue-
gle of the government to maintain the dou-
Bile standard by law, he said continued
for more than sixty years. The shifting
ratio between the two metals was met by
changes in statutes. and the universal ex-
perience in business transactions marked
the withdrawal from circulation of enc
coin or the other. according to which might
for a time possess greater value.
Gold Recognized the Standard.
The debate in Congress just prior to the
passage of the act of February p,
1888. he said, marked a change of
sentiment against the further effort
to maintain a double standard. 1t was
claimed that in practice gold was the
standard of value and that 1t was
the purpose OF the government to accept the
gold standard. While no statute was made
to this end he said. gold was recognized
bv the laws of trade as a basis Of value
and for twenty years the Question OF coin
age commanded but little attention The
issuance of greenbacks and the resump
ton OF specie payments In isFp, with the
nledge of the government to pay its demand
notes and obligations in com. he said, was
the dawn of new day in American
finance. The redemption IN com marked
the resurrection of government credit from
the abyss into which it had fallen, and the
only coin in circulation in ID. when tits
act to strengthen the public credit was
ADOPTED. was gold coin. The subsequent
nroyisicn for the redemption of demand
notes and the universal policy of the gov
eminent to make redemptions In the best
coin known at the time of redemption, he
said. demonstrated beyond doubt that the
pledge of the government had been faith
fully kept.
RefundinE the Debt.
TT was but a short step in principle as
well as m time" he said, ITO the provision
In the act of July IA, 1870. to authorize
the refunding of the national debt. which
made the bonds of that issue 'redeemable
in coin at the present standard of value.
The steps approaching the adoption of the
gold standard became short and rapid. For
five years prior to 1873 the question of
legalizing the gold standard was in dis
cusSion in financial circles. As early as
the winter of 1860 a bill was prepared In
the Treasury Department containing pro-
vision for the discontinuance of the coinage
of the silver dollar and the adoption of
the gold dollar piece at the standard weight
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OF 25S grains the unit of value. This
measure was widely circulated among ex-
perts in finance, whose suggestions and
criticisms were invited. On April 20. 1870,
this bill, as Senate $40 was introduced and
on December 10 following was favorably
reported. From the date of its prepara-
ton in all of its forms and throughout its
discussion, covering several sessions, the
provisions before mentioned remained in
tact. Not only that, but these two provis-
lens We're the only provisions relative to
the standard of value and the silver dol
lar, ever contained in the bill, either as 1t
was originally drawn and throughout its
entire consideration. The old standard sill
yer dollar was never mentioned In the
bill. The bill became law February II,
1873. For more than quarter of a CEN
fury preceding that date the commercial
world had treated gold as the standard of
measurement of value. The act of 1879
people crystallized into statute law. The
change from the unwritten to the written
law was simple and unattended by the
slightest disturbance in trade
The Fight for Free Coinage.
Mr.. Overstreet said that had there been
no further legislation than this there would
not be the least doubt as to the money
standard of the United States, the law
of 1873 having clearly adopted the gold
dollar as the standard. He said that this
law was in effect today, but that subse-
standard. Subsequent legislation for the
coinage of silver dollars and the issuance
of notes against silver purchase, he said,
had been a great burden to the gov
eminent and made doubtful the strength
and stability of the standard. The fall in
the price of silver gave courage to the
advocates of cheap money and led to the
struggle for Ieopening of the minis for the
free coinage of silver.
The speaker recounted the struggles over
the coinage question up to the present
time and the difficulties that have been
encountered by the treasury on account of
the burden Of silver. and urged the i'm
portance of immediate action to place be-
yond all possible doubt the standard of
value in the gold coin. The present condi-
tons. he said. are most favorable and the
time most opportune for an uneauivocaI
adoption of the gold standard. Prior to
1896. he said. the gold standard had been
adopted by thirteen of the leading nations
of the world. and since then by four. and
in addition to this ten nations had sus-
pended the coinage of silver on private ac-
count. thus effectually. though not abso-
lutely. fixing their status Of gold standard
countries.
In Accord With Leading Nations.
Our adoption of the gold standard" he
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security had been recommended nv four
PRESIDENTS and five Secretaries of the Treas
ury, and many bills with that object in
view had been introduced in CONGRESS- 1,ta
only objection advanced, he said. aside
from that of demagoguish attack on banks
was that it permits too large an fncrease
imitation ~ Sii'
He did not consider this danger as real
BUSINESS could easily absorb the possible
increase and the currency would be Just as
9 9aie Up 70 the par value as at 90 per cent
he sald that the repeal of the tax on ma
tlonal bank notes and the substitution of a
tax on bank franchises was proposed in a
spirit or fairness. in that ii would eoualize
MI r,ie ta IA 10 among the banks so as to
make the larger banks pay their full share
Inc provision for the organization of ma
tionaI banks with small capftaI' he ~
plalned, would meet the needs of small
, uo,,,iulitles IN country districts and pre-
needed. fe men
Need for the Law
IN conclusion he said: 1.-The advocates of
currency reform firmly declare that tho
financial operations of the government are
upon the gold standard but that The. hon
est Tears engendered by doubtful legislation
relative to silver coinage and the persist
ent attack upon the standard of value fully
Justify the legislation asked for To firmly
fix the gold standard in unequivocal terms
made fully operative by all proper safe
guards, is the central idea of the law nro
posed The supporters of the promo
sitions are not confined to the republican
party nor to the so-called money centers
Democrats of courage and convjetion have
nobly dared to break from party lines and
suffer unfitnchingly the sting of the party
whip in honest and patriotic effort to IN
mold the integrity of national credit and to
secure foundation for the vast and ex-
panding business of our people =.
w lille the question is economic and sho,,ld
be separated from partisan debate. VET The
republfcan party will not attempt to es-
believing that it is wise for the country
and safe for the people and in perfect har-
mony with the Institutions of the nation ;,