The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-09-16
Maryland Affairs.

After a session of one week the Howard
county grand jury adjourned.
The Cumberland tin-plate company has
closed by order of the Trust and 100 men are
out of work.
On Saturday last 1852 eastbound freight
| loads were despatched from the Baltimore Il
| Ohio Railroad yards at Cumberland. If the
| trains been made into one train it would have
| been IA miles long.
| Abraham V. Bell. aged 90 years, of Colliug-
ton avenue and Baltimore street, Baltimore,
| is on visit to his brother, William Bell, aged
| 81 years, of Peach Bottom, Pa. 1t is Mr..
| Bells first visit to his brother in y years.
John s. Bullock, aged Go years, the senior
member of the firm of John Bullock Il Sons,
| of Baltimore. and former Democratic city
councilman and clerk Of the criminal court,
| died suddenly at Ocean City, on Monday.
Albert Kirk, of the Baltimore county police
! force, was severely beaten at Asbury Grove
| colored camp, near Glyndon, on Sunday last.
| 1t is said he was demonstrated with By some
| OF the negro men for loud talking near a tent,
and was asked to move on. Some words fol
| lowed and the negroes jumped on him, took
! his espantoou and beat him inSensibe and
would have killed HIM but for the interference
OF other policemen.
A negro camp is in progress al St Angus
tine, Cecil county, and on Sunday there were
over :, goo persons present. During the day
there was evidences of i'll feeling between the
| Maryland and Delaware negroes, and about
noon It eliminated in a general tree fight,
''caich las catch can. Shooting. bat ana
stone throwing. and razor slashlng, followed.
Two men we're shot, not seriously, however,
and several had cut heads. Sheriff Conoly
and his deputies we're compelled To drive back
the mob by drawing their revolvers, after they
had arrested the leaders in the fight. Several
colored men assisted the sheriff, but they we're
severely beaten by some OF the rioters
Captain y. Mayo DYER, one of the heroes
of Manila, and commander of the cruiser Bal
timere in that conflict, was the guest OF Balt'
more on the l2th instant. Residences and
business houses we're gay with bunting the
streets jammed with people wearing Dyer but
tons and badges, and all the ships IN the har.
Dor, regardless of nationality, were bedeeked
in his honor. He came to Baltimore Tuesday
afternoon, held an informal reception upon
his arrival and attended theatre party Al
Ford's Opera House at night. A procession
| composed of the Fourth and Fifth Regiments
Of the Maryland National Guards, the Naval
Reserve Corps. the Fifth Regiment Veteran
| Corps two companies of United States ar
! tillery regulars from Fort McHeury, the Mary
/ land DIVISION OF tue u. a. H. anu AAsaitAReS
uniformed civic and semi military orSanizA-
tons paraded the principal streets Of the city,
passing the City Hall where Captain Dyer
| reviewed the procession, and where, upon an
| immense platform, 5000 school children we're
so arranged as to form an immense imita'lou
Of the flag. When the parade had passed
/ Mayor Master, ON behalf Of the City Coancii
| of Baltimore, and of the citizens generally,
presented to the captain q Sc, Of resolutions
commenting his conduct al Manila and b.
record as an officer and man. after which he
| banded him magnificent sword, also the Eiii
| of the City Council and OF the people OF Bal
1 timore. Captain Dyer accepted both 10 =
| speech full Of gratitude and expressions Of the
I kindliest feeling toward his hosts and enter
| tainers. The sword is said 10 be one Of the
| finest weapons Of lis kind in this country. II
was made at a cost Of $500. The seabbaFd IS
| finished in gold. and the blade IS Of Damascus
steel. On the scabbard are representations 81
| the coais-of arms Of the United States and OF
/ MARYLAND. the Battle and Washington monu.
/ menls and the cruiser Baltimore, and on the
/ sword hilt are symbolic representations q the
/ arms Of the naval service. The scabbard has
| a service and fatigue belt. The box con.
/ tanning the sword aud seabbard Is mahogany
/ At night there was = banquet which was par
1 tieipated in By a large number Of persons.