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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18

Annie Il. Webb.
Mrs Annie r. Webb widow of the late
Henry W. Webb, died yesterday morning at
her residence in Baltimore, at the advanced
age of ~ years. She was the mother of Mrs.
William Pinkney Hamilton, of Brooklyn, but
at present 81 jrurniug in Bel Air Mrs. Webb
had been gradually undergoing paraIy SIS for
the past twenty-five years, ard during the
last month of her life became perfectly help
less. Her funeral will take place on tomorrow
Saturday afternoon, from her late residence
No. 1920 Madison avenue. The interment
will be in Greenmount Cemetery.
Miss Sarah Ramsay.
Miss Sarah Ramsay, daughter Of Colonel
Nathaniel and Eleanor Ramsay, died at the
home of her niects, the Misses Whitaker, in
Havre de Grace. on Friday last. She was 70
years of age. Miss Ramsay had been in good
health until two days before her death, when
she was attacked wi h acute indigestion and
gradually sank. Miss Ramsay had one brother,
the late William w. Ramsay. formerly of
Thomas Run, who died in 1895. One of her
sisters was the late Mrs. Charlotte Sheriff, of
Eullhue!puld, duOlueI elslcI WAS MIss WARY
Whitaker, wife of the late William 2. C.
Whitaker, of Havre de Grace The deceased
was an aunt of Mrs. James Lee.
Patrick Henry Whitaker.
Information has been received of the death,
on Thursday, August 81, at Bolivar, Tennessee,
of Mr.. Patrick Henry Whitaker. He was
native Of Hartford county, and son Of the
late Franklin Whitaker. He was about thirty
five years Of age and left widow surviving
him.
Alexander Pierce.
Mr.. Alexander Pierce died on Sunday night,
August 6, at his home in South Delta, at the
advanced age Of eighty years. He was buried
on Friday at slate Ridge Cemetery.
An infant child of Mr.. aud Mrs. McComas
Norris died at the home of its parents, near
Watervale, on Saturday, and was buried at st.
Ignatius Church ON Monday.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-18

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The times., 1899-11-12

ever. that it has been indicated that the
Presidents friends have any choice respect
ing the convention city.
The Result in New Jersey. - The
result of the election in New Jersey is be-
ieyed by Republicans there to settle all
doubt as to how the electoral vote of the
State viii be cast In 1900 Il is claimed by
them that it also makes certain the re.
election of William J Sewen 10 the Senate
in 1901. In New Jersey the State senator's
are elected for term of three
years, eight, seven and six senators
being chosen, respectively. every third
year. The election last Tuesday gives the
Republicans fourteen senator's and the
Democrats seven, majority of seven for
the former. Next fall six senator's viii be
elected to fill the places now occupied By
six Democrats, and should each OF these
six men be returned, or other. Democrats
elected in their places, the Republicans
would still have seven majority; but il is
believed 30 be impossible for the Demo-
Gratis to retain all of the six senators. The
ASsemblymen are elected each year. ana
at Tuesdays election the Republicans made
a gain of seven electiIg forty -four, while
the Democrats elected but sixteen. thereby
giving the Republicans a majority in the
Assembly of twenty eight, and a majority
on joint ballot of thirty-hve The Repub-
ican plurality for election of members OF
Assembly exceeded 10000 throughout the
State, and it is claimed that the official
count will increase this figure TO nearly
$4,000. A year ago the Republican candi-
date for Governor received little more
than 5000 plurality Senator Sewell has
been the recognized leader of New Jersey
Republicans for twenty years, and the sue
cess of his party during the past ten years
has been largely due TO mis- efforts. He
wants 10 be reelected to the United States
Senate, and, inasmuch as he has practically
no opposition, the prediction is made that
he is certain to succeed himself. Senator
Sewell says the success of the Republicans
in New Jersey was principally due to the
desire to endorse the Presidents policy in
the Philippines. and the fear that po'
litical change would retard the present
prosperity in the State
The times., 1899-11-12
lynch Invv in Siberi,

Odessa Correspondent of the London News)
The Isprayniki or rural police. of the
more remote districts if the Taiga gold
fields in Siberia have lately made the dis
cOvery of a completely organized Vehmge-
RIGHT among the native and colonist mining
population in that region, but so far all the
efforts of the local authorities to single
out and identify any of the guilty members
have proved fruitless. Suspicion was first
aroused by the constant mysterious dis
appearances of persons of bad character
more especially among the indigenous
tTibesmen known as the Staratelli noted
for their peculative proclivities. These dis
appearances even now continue, despite
the utmost vigilance of the police Occa-
sionally the victims receive a first warn
ing by means of nocturnal seizure, when
they are blindfolded. bound. and logged by
masked eXecuiOners.
II transpiTes that one of the rules Of the
secret association is in order to prevent
social strife and scandal. not 10 tolerate
the presence OF any women OF doubtful
character about the gold mines. The cx-
treme penalty is not often carried out
against a woman, even of the worst repu-
tatiOn, but if she disregard the warning
to leave she is seized, stripped and lOsged
and by some means secretly conveyed out
OF the settlement. blindfOlded and gagged.
When the executive of the lynch tribunal
wishes to emphasize a case OF punishment
the severed head or a limb OF the victim is
left exposed in some conspicuous place.
There is no doubt that this Siberian
Vehmgericht originated IN the supineness
and corruption Of the police, several mem
bers of which have also disappeared The
police admit that the secret tribunal sue
ceeded in establishing a high standard of
honesty. morality, and social order among
the Taiga gold mining population.
The times., 1899-11-12
-, snnrr.titinn..

prom Blltkwood's MdglZ
ON Inishkea a particular family hanCed
down from father to son a stone ca-ed the
Na-oeua tprebably part OF some image}.
with which the owners used to make the
weather 10 their liking One day parry
Of tourists visited Inishkea heard OF the
Ne-cgue. saw il, and wrote about II IN the
papers. The priest in whose parish lnish-
kea Law either had not known OF this slryi-
val of uagauisIn or thought that no one els p
knew of il. but when the thing was mae
public he decided To act. So he visited the
island. took the Ne-ogue and broke it up
into tiny fragments and scattered them TO
the four winds, The priest was sa1fosanc,
but the islanders vowed vengeance. and an
unfortunate man OF science who had lived
some time among them was pitched upon
as certainly the person who had made tn
story public This man after some tins
returned 10 complete his iEv5stig ons at
Iuishkea, and was warned OF danger but
he laughed al the idea. and said the pen
pie were his very good friends. as ildeei 3
they had been However he was hard y
cut Of the boat before they fell upon him
and beat him so that he never completely
recovered indeed, died in Gems -Quence o.
his injuries some years later
Probably a like fate would bStlil anyone
who touched the cursing stone on Tory,
which was turned on the Wasp gun
boat after she brought a posse of bal lbs
there to levy county cess. and, as everyone
knows. the Wasp ran on Tory and los
every soul on board. Only the other day
7 heard that a FISH buyer stationed there
dfspIeased the people The owner OF the
stone turned it on him, and a month
after the buyers wife committed sui lde
The times., 1899-11-12
Cooperative housekeeping.

There IS more talk about stock company
housekeeping in New York. The proposed
idea is that women should organize to take
charge Of all distribution OF food, clothes.
and household supplies. Housekeepers
should manage stores, bakeries. and Iaun-
dries. on the plan OF the English co-opera-
tive stores.
PROFESSIONALLY such a scheme might
prove good, If it could be managed in such
a way as to get rid of certain serious OBJ
stacles In a city like New York, where peo-
pie are crowded together and are more or
less dependent on each other for the com
monest comforts OF life, cooperation to a
certain extent is inevitable, and it might
be wen 10 make it as perfect as possible
But in considering such a plan one must
bear in mind ali the hindrances which may
be in the way Of its successful operation.
In the first place it will be rather hard
TO eradicate from the average woman s
mind the ideas Of individualism. You may
place her in a position where she Will
share equally with hundred others lux
uries and comforts which she could ne er
have secured Tor herself. and she viii want
special privileges which the others do not
have. One finds this trait Of human ma
ture plainly evident in girls schools and
colleges. There is always girl here and
there il every community OF girls who
The times., 1899-11-12
seeing VIII Eres-

Nothing could be much more edifying
just al present than for tie few surviving
auu-imperialists TO observe with attention
The post-eIection expressions OF prom snent
newspapers which, before last Tuesday.
were shrieking wildly TO the people 10 ex-
ude from their cavity and crush the demon
Expansion. AS far as one can Judge by
eE-er1als, the editors Of the journals in
question for a long time really appeared
10 think that somewhere concealed about
The person OF the body polite there was q
steadfast and bitter sentiment Of opposition
10 The great national doctrine preached and
practieed by Jefferson, Jackson. and Polk.
and that il would De sure to come TO The
surface il they only pumped hard enough:
which. TO do them Justice. they did with
results as published ia the election re-
turns
We are glad to state that while there are
some people who can have smokestacks
laI on them without appearing to be con
selous Of the fact. these editors are not OF
lhe number For example, one would
think that il might take a good deal 70
JOLT the opinions Of a dyed-in-the- wool
H0sr and Aguinaldo organ like the New
York Evening Post yet it is not he less
true that the paper referred to has abso-
lutely thrown up the sponge and admitted
that the few heads OF the Boston jgnta are
not hard enough to butt the sJoha wal Of
expansion from its base; that 1t has been
built TO last for all time and Is as sold
and tough as the enduring brass in the
faces Of its late assailants. And the Prov
ideuce journal" another haul-doWn- the
fag-8t-any- price sheet, has thrown up its
hand before the trump Of fate The New
York World too. TIL now organ OF At
kl4son and Kruger. declares that the
olectious mean victory for imperialism
IN q majority Of the States voting. There
is neither honesty nor profit in deny .ng
this
Perhaps the most sapient expression on
the subject Of the election lessons. since
uttered, Is that of the Philadelphia Times. %
which says Senator Hanna won two
great victories on Tuesday. He won Ohio
Tor Mckinley and himself; he won Ne
brasl.a Tor Bryan 20 make Bryan the can
dld1te for President against Mckinley"
ale we are unwilling 10 accord 20 Mr
Hanna al the astuteness suggested in the
language of our coltemPorary-any more
than We would be willing to hold him re-
sDonsible for Admiral Dewey's marriage,
for iustance-it Is not open 10 doubt that
ha has every reason 70 congratulate both
himself sld Mr.. Mckinley upon
The straight path that fortuItous events
have opened before their admirng
eyes. This would become especially
true Il the views Of men Of common
thought and purpose, like Mr. Croker
and AT. Bryan. that anti nu-lmperialism Is to
be the resuTrectioutst issue OF the future.
are shared in by the Democratic party and
It's conventions during the ensuing year.
Gift enterprises are commendable, per-
hapa. from the viewpoint OF charity. and
gold bricks are. and are likely to be at
trsctiFe TO Eerdanf ruTality for all time. II
The times., 1899-11-12
The Campaign Of 1900.

NIlpul tue 4NtN loEh EftltiiE tNot-l
Interviews with various Democratic
leaders throughout the country show a
universal agreement that Bryan will be
again the candidate of their party next
year, ard that the old financial issue
must be chief feature of his campaign.
if not, indeed the controlling element il
the contest once more. There is moth
ing surprising in this unanimity regarding g
Bryan and Organism. Bryan must be the
Democratic candidate in 1890 because he
has both the machine and the masses Of his
demoralized party behind him, and be
cause there is not even a solitary leader
anywhere in the whole nation to contest
his supremacy. Bryan being the candidate.
Organism must of necessity be the issue.
This for two reasons. First, he made that
the issue in 1896, has kept it alive through
the three years since then, and could not
abandon it now if he would. In the second
place, there is no other issue in sight
with which to push the financial question
into the background The elections of last
Tuesday settled the issue of expansion so
far as they show that the nation supports
the Administration which staked everything
upon approval of its course during the past
year in the Philippines The expansion
issue having thus been eliminated for the
present, only the question of trusts remains
TO divide attention with the financial one,
and everybody already sees that the Bryan
ties cannot make anything out of this when
the Republicans are ready to denounce and
condemn trusts as roundly as they are
themselves. Senator Morgan of Alabama
is quite right therefore, when he says that
the Democrats will be obliged to make the
fight over again on the Chicago platform, -
and that the money question will be the
predominating issue"
The extraordinary feature OF the situation
is that, while all of the Bryanite leaders
declare that it must be the old candidate
and the old issue over again. not one Of
them offers any reason to suppose that
the new fight can end in any other way than
the old one-except that the defeat of their
party may be more decisive in 1900 than it
was in 1896.
The times., 1899-11-12
Reed,s Inconaistent stand.

lFr0m the Kansas City star.)
Former Speaker Reed IS said TO be drifting
farther and farther away from the Administration
policies, and he is not only strongly opposed TO
his party on the subject Of expansion, but Is
changing his views about the tariff. Ii is inti-
mated that he Is leaning strongly toward free
trade. 1t is not surprising that his experience
in legislating for The benefit Of a few specially
favored industries should show him the utter
folly and injustice Of the protective tariff sys-
TEN, but it is surprising that he should become
eSpansonist with respect to trade at the same
time that he takes up the policy Of isolation with
regard to territory and the influence of the
United States in the worlds affairs. Free trade
and expansion ought 10 go together
The times., 1899-11-12
AInericn and Germany,

in greeting Or. Won Holleben, German
Ambassador TO this country, on his ex-
celisucy's return TO Washington, President
Mckinley might well congratulate him on
The changes which have occurred in the
international situation since the Ambassa-
dor left US TO enjoy his holiday in Europe.
Al that time the country-and no doubt
the Embassy-was being annoyed by the
senseless bowling Of a lot Of professional
& Communications who were busy de-
nouHclng then imaginary Anglo-Ssxon al
lance Now they are silent and ashamed
in the face OF evidence that the Anglo
Saxon alliance" turns out 10 be a perfect
understanding between the great powers OF
the Tsut0Hic stock-Germany, the United
States. and England. rendered more impor-
taut by q policy and programme in certain
directions common 10 all three. It is in
deed a marked and pleasant change. upon
which we sincerely felicitate Herr Won
HoliebeB and his sovereign, whether any
body else does or not
The times., 1899-11-12
A Confused situation.

lFrOm the Brooklyn Edsit.)
Carnegie declares that our friends are sorry We
are in the Philippines and our enemies glad OF
it. He explains that our friends feel that we
have been false to the great principles OF the
rights Of man, which are the essence of republi-
canism. He does not explain who our mortified
friends are The conclusion that he is a little
mixed is irresistible. The fact is that our
enemies, il we have any, would hustle US out
Of the archipelago, could they see their way
clear to that achievement. They are sorry and
not glad that we are there. And the fact also
is that our friends want Us to remain in the
China Sea. These friends are in England prin-
cipalIy. Lord Salisbury is something OF an
authority and may be said 10 be representative.
Yesterday he described this country sharing
with England a vast mission Tor the advancement
Of mankind. In short the situation abroad is
exactly the reverse OF Carnegies characterization.
The times., 1899-11-12
GOLD LANDS AT AUCTION.
How the Russian Government Dis.
poses of It's Claims.
(From the New York Journal.)

tfrOm tne New 1Ork J0uinal.)
In Russia they have a unique and prof
liable way of disposing Of public lands,
particularly those rich in mineral wealth.
Instead Of allowing a wild rush OF reck-
less men to squat" on the gold fields the
Russian Government announces the gold
lands for sale at auction.
The Russian Minister of Agriculture and
Domains has issued circular bearing date
of September concerning the auction sale
of the gold bearing lands of Okhotsk,
which says In part:
Declarations of participation will be re-
ceived from all persons having, according
to the laws in force. the right to engage
in gold mining in Siberia, whether Rus
sian subjects or foreign individuals. assO-
Citations, companies, or joint stock sOcie-
ties, on the condition that they present
first, guarantee of 100. 600 rubles (s51. 500
and, second. information regarding the
capital to be used for the development of
the gold lands in the basin in question.
This information must be recognized as
correct and the capital as sufficient by the
Minister of Finance, in accord with the
Minister of Agriculture
Companies and associations are required
besides to present the statutes by which
they are governed; joint stock societies
must be formed in compliance with the
statutes governing the same. The requests
for appreciation Of these statutes should
be addressed to the Minister of Finance,
who. in accord with the Minister of Agri-
culture, causes them 10 follow the pre-
scribed course"
In the event of the grantee refusing to
conclude the contract, the security Of t00,-
600 rubles viii be confscated by the treas
The times., 1899-11-12
PnssihIx They nn-
tFrom the Philadelpbig LedpeI

tFrom the PhiiadeIphia Ledger)
Reports from Washington indicate that General
Wood is the Presidents choice for Civil Governor
OF Cuba. but that military iealousies are likely
TO interfere with his appointment. Is not the
President Commander Chief Of the Army and
Navy? And has he not had enough experience
10 kJow that the best way 10 deal with ieaIousies
in either military or civil life is to stamp them
out ~ith a heavy foot? He should use his own
Judgment in this matter, and not permit himself
to be controlled by his underlings- indeed
the latter can bring to bear some Of that po-
liticsl influence to which Mr. Mckinley pays 80
much deference
The times., 1899-11-12
MR. RoBART IMPRovINe-
Although Very weak. He was Able
to Sit Tn.

PATERSON y. j.. Nov f1-vice Presi-
dent Hobart showed more Improvement to-
day. relishing his food and sitting up for
some time. He is still very weak. how
ever, and his condition is only good by
comparison with his extremely low state
week ago. when he seemed likely to pass
away at any moment. He is still very
sick man.
Albert A. Wilcox today stated that the
Vice President has not attempted 10 inn
press upon President Mckinley The ad-
visibility of placing Attorney General
Griggs second on the Republican ticket Tor
the next campaign. Mr. Wilcox said that
he is positive that Mr.. Hobart has said
nothing upon the subject.
A report has gained publicity 10 the
effect that Mr.. Hobart desires Griggs TO
succeed him. Neither Mr. Wilcox no= the
members OF the family know anything OF
the Presidents alleged intention to visit
Carroll Hall within a few days. They are
certain that he would inform them il he
intended to come. Such visit could
hardly fail to work HARM as It would be
sure to add a little to the agitation from
which every effort is being made to shield
Mr.. Hobart. The Vice President was sleep
ing well at 8 o'clock tonight.
The times., 1899-11-12

The political descendants Of men Who once
formed q splendid and dominant national
organization wish TO indulge in The one OF
buy the other, as they did in Ohio a few
days ago. We may be sad but are likely
10 D.. silent There are live issues that
they might take up and with which it is
possible they might win. Ability to do SO
would be Handicapped by the discredit which
Eas fallen upon the party By reason Of its
allowing a few shortsighted leaders TO
push it into an apparent attitude Of an
tagouism TO the faith and determination
Of the whole American people but there
is yet a year in which that possibly might
be overcome
The trusts might offer a very vulnerable
point az which to attack Republican mis-
rule and corruption. The Democracy really
ought to have a few remarks to make On
the monetary question, and nothing would
be more apt TO cut Mr. Hanna and his
henchmen TO the quick than a vigorous
onslaught upon their policies and designs
as represented by their return TO the spoils
system of patronage. and by Algerism,
sampsonism. and Otisism. But if the man
ipuiators and platform makers think diff
ferently, and choose to form their line Of
battle with abrogation Of the Louisiana
Purchase as a fighting basis. we do not
suppose that we can help it. Only in that
case it does seem as if a vast deal of use
less labor. expense, and excitement might
be saved by a general agreement not to
enter the field at all in 1900, but 10 apply
for tickets to Mr.. McKinley's next inaug-
urai bah without further delay.
The times., 1899-11-12
Thc IsIer of the PncIac.

UroW the NeW loFK IuDuneJ
Once the vast expanse OF the Pacific Ocean
more than twice the width af the Atlantic-w
deemed an almost insuperahic barrier 20 intimacy
between the nations dwelling on its ,pPysite
shores To-day the Pacific does not require oH
anv important line Of travel as long q Tuu
between ports as does the Atlantic. Tl'3t'ls hter-
ally true vessel setting out from san IRAN
cisco for any port Of Asia or Austraua VIII not
have 20 rs far without entering a c5aling port
as the distance from sandy Hook 20 Fasnet FROM
san Francisco % Honolulu y only D. J.2 mics
thence 90 Pego Page 226S and thence tc Auck-
lard I5H, .r 90 sydney 2.35l miles. IL Is ss
stepping stoves Ter thus breaking up a long
stride iuto short and easy and safe steps that
these ISLANDS st he ere greatly to be FTzsd
Aud iew. ot them thus to Doe more bigi!y
nrized than IuLuia.
The times., 1899-11-12
The Expansion Sentiment,

(From the New York Commercial -Adyertiser)
A great wave Of national feeling has been
running over the country, washing out party
lines. II started in those States physically near
est TO the new field Of national energy in the
Pacific, and swelled eastward till il was met by
4 new current originating in those States that
expect TO be brought near by the Nicaragua
Canal The swift growth Of expansion sentiment
IN the South IS most remarkable. II has reached
nearly every newspaper below the Ohio River.
and now public men are beginning to set them
selves right by interviews in favor Of expansion