The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-09-15

The Republicans of Anne Arundel
county have nominated John F.
Waggaman, of Washington city, as
their candidate for State Senator. 1t
is claimed that Waggaman, in 1895, in
order to obtain a ducking license,
claimed TO be n resident of Anne
Arundel. His chief claim to resi-
dence ia Anne Arundel, however, is
the fact that he owns some property
in the county and pays county taxes
on his personal securities. A promi
nent Republican, it is said. will apply
| to have WaggaInan's name stricken
from the registry list.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, the head of
the family of that name, died sudden
ly in New York, on Tuesday morning
of paralysis, aged 50 years. His
wealth is estimated at $3.50, 100000.
He was IL grandson of Cornelius Van
derbIlt, who began life as ferryman,
plying between Staten Island and
New York city. The deceased from
his boyhood was noted for his industry
and thrift, and throughout his life
was generous, high-miC ded and chart
| table, and a consistent member of the
Protestant Episcopal Church.
The officers and soldiers of the Sonth
Dakota and Minnesota regiments
which have returned from the Philip
pines, one and all condemn the man.
ner in which9eneral Otis is conduct
ing affairs i'm the Philippines. They
| say that "if General Otis is to manage
the next campaign we will not make
an impression on the insurrection
with 100000 men. President Mckin-
ley had better keep the regiments at
home and abandon the islands,"
| A woman saved the lives of excur-
sionists on q Niagara Falls train, near
Millersburg, Pa, on Thursday night
of last week. She discovered a large
boulder on the track and tagged the
train, which contained 2S2 persons.
| Five minutes later another train full
of excursionists came along and was
stopped in time to prevent any acct
dent. The cool-headed and brave
woman disappeared before her name
| could be ascertained.
The water at Cumberland, polluted
by the debris and filth from the West
Virginia Paper and Pulp Company,
at Luke, on the Potomac river, is SO
offensive that even the catfish in the
river are trying to escape from it.
The stencil from Wills creek, which
passes through the city, is so unbear-
able that the city has commenced
putting lime in the partially dry bed
and along the banks.
Two young negroes made an attempt
to assault a young white girl in AL
bany, n. Y, on Monday. Her out
cries brought help, and the negroes
fed, pursued by mob which yelled:
Lynch them. Kill them" One of
them escaped, but is being hunted by
SO policemen. 1t took dozen police
men to save the other one from being
| summarily dealt with.
a meeting was held in Washington,
on Tuesday night, to protest against
| the Rennes court. martial in the Drey
fus case. Resolutions were passed
| affirming belief in the innocence of
Dreyfus and pledging those present to
| use every lawful and proper means to
discourage the cooperation of this
country in the Paris Exposition.
The large army of neutrality-suspicious.
in the country is said to be almost
unanimous in opposition to trusts,
which have thrown thousands OF them
out of employment,a and will vote solidly
for the party which gives them the best
assurance that it will collar and hold
down those oppressive and unjust ag-
gregations of capital.
A great glut of tomatoes is reported
on the Eastern Shore. Farmers who
have not made contracts with Gamers
are unable to dispose of their stock at
home, and prices received will not pay
freightage, to say nothing of the cost
of basketssand picking.
1t is stated that Senator Forake of
Ohio, is in revolt against President
McKinley's policy of imperialism, and
that in the next Congress he will lead
the fight for the anti-imperialists,
who embrace many prominent and
distinguished Republicans as well as
Democrats.
The Prince Georges Republicans
nominated county ticket on Tues
day. In doing this they had free
fight in the convention, brought about
by the appointment Of a District of
Columbia police officer as proxy for
county delegate.
A gigantic trust is about to organize
for the control of all the street rail-
ways in the world. William C.
Whitney, John Jacob Aston and other
millionaires are named among those
concerned in the enterprise.
Thomas Tolston, colored, is under
arrest at Newark, Del, on the charge
of having drowned his four-year-old
step-daughter, jim order to secure an
insurance of 800 on the child's life,
effected two weeks previous.
Maryland Day was celebrated, on
Tuesday, at the Confederate Soldiers
Home, Pikesville, with an all-day
festival, tournament and ball. A
large crowd was present.
In case before Justice Clements,
of Baltimore county. last week, it
was decided that a mechanics tools
could not be seized and held for debt.
The Democratic Baltimore City
Nominating Convention will meet on
Monday, October 2, to nominate can
didates for the city offices.
The judges who convicted Dreyfus
have signed recommendation for
mercy. and the Paris press is urging
his pardon.
A Campaign FalsehOOd.
Nix. EDITOR "A few days ago heard one of
the Republican candidates remark that when