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The citizen., 1899-04-21
Croker Before the Mazet Com
mlttee.

Richard Croker, the Tammanv
chcttan of New York ily and State,
has been the centre Of political interest
before the Mazet Investigating Com.
mlttee FIR several days past. This
committee was authoriz q by the Leg
lsIature, controlled by Roosevelt and
fiatt, to look into the conduct of mu-
hlcIpal affairs in the metropolis and
they have gone about it with will.
Oi course the blow was AIMED at Tam.
many and It's chief d he ha, been ON
the rack in consequences The whole
business isa I0ltlcal scheme to call at.
tHntlon To imaginary and wrong
do n. on the part of the city Demo-
cratic administration, with a view To
COW ring up the frauds aud evil prac
tees of the Republican Iarty in the
State. Very little satisfaction has been
gotten out of Croker. He a the same
time has numerically scored Nj, S.
the attorney who does the questioning
This man Moss was uusted from the
Police Department, presumably bv
Croker's orders, and he is irving to
get even 10y prying into his most sa-
cred private matte :. Croker and his
friends who were on the stand were
more than m itch for this tool of
Fiatts and has deferred his trip
abroad in order to stay to the finish.
FROM an bipartisan standpoint the
MAJ In 'estigati Committee can
not hoae toaccomplish anything with
out, after getting through with Croker.
calling Platt and his friends f. the
stand. What more dcspotic politician.
boss and corruptionist exists than this
same Platt. The difference is he is the
Republican power behind the Mazet
committee and they have refused to
call him to account. such an ide.
was proposed by Democratic member
OF committee, but the majority at
once spurned the suggestion and
promptly made re.olution vindicot.
lug him. Even DR. Parkhurst. who
was so conspicuous in the LeXow In
vestigation, ridicules the scheme II
would be interesting to hear what
Tom Plat could disclose under oath.
as well as other prominent members
of the Republican Ring in New York
State. Neither Croker nor Tammanv
will lose anything by this despicable
program; rather the thing itself will
deserves just condemnation from all
who love fair play in politics.
The citizen., 1899-04-21
Confederate Veterans Reunion at
Charleston, South Carolina.

The annual reunion of the United
Coufeder te Veterans of the United
States, will be held at Charleston, :.
C., on Wedn' sday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, May 10Th, to 18th, in
clusiue EX Confederate soldiers and
sailors eve ywher. are urged to form
themselves at once into local associt-
tions and apply To the Afjuiant-Gen-
elal, George Moo man, S24 Common
street New Orleans, La This should
b~ done in time to participate in the
great event and help in carrying out
this laudable and philanthropic OBJ
jects Of tie organization, s,me of
which may be me toned:
! he best methods of securing impair
tial history and to enlist each State in
the compilati and pre- ervation Of
the history Of her citizen soldery; the
benevolent ere through state aid or
otherwise of disabled destitu e, or aged
veterans and the widows aud orphans
Of our fallen brothers-in-arms; the care
of the graves of our known aud IN
known dea buried at Gettysburg,
Fort Warren, Camps Morton, Chase,
Douglas, Oakland Cemetery ut thic-
ago, JOhnson's Island, Cairo and at all
other points; to see that they are an
nually decorated, the hcadstones pre-
served and projected, Il Il complete
SIS of names f our dead h, roes with
the location Of their last resti 9 places
furnished to th-ir friends and re'aiives
through the medium of our camps,
thus rcscuing their names fro obliv-
ion and handing them down in his
tory; the consider to of the different
movements, plans and means to com
pl te the monument To the memory of
Jefferson Davis, President of the Con-
fedcrate states Of America and to aid |
IN building monuments t. other great |
leaders, soldiers and sailors Of the |
south; and as there Is no re ief or aid |
for oar vet rams and their families, out.
side of ourselves and our own re- |
SQUIRE to perfect Il plan for mutual |
aid and benevolent ass citation; to /.
IN he such changes in the constitution |
and 10y laws as experience may sug-
gcst Besides these o,h,r matters of
ge eral interest will be di,cusse l.
General John b Gordon is the Cen /
eral commanding, with General Moor
uan as y jutant Ge eral AN Chief of |
staff Gene al Joseph Wheeler. the |
Hero Of Santiago" W IL deliver the
omtion at the opening exercises ON
Aia> 10. Already 1900 camps have
been admitted into the United Confed-
crate Veterans Assoc alton, and appi-
cations for one hundred and fifty more
are on file
The citizen., 1899-04-21
The Sign Of the Cross
Baltimore.

Who has not read "Quo VadiS|
Who has not undergone the g|
ferings of sympathy over the h|
barrie treatment Of the diSciII
of christianity? Who has notil
plored the paganiSm of Nero al
his court? Who has not beens
thralled by that story, the sam
III essence, as the story of "ls
Sign of the Cross" which tellsJ
how much the earlier (the few !
numbers) Christians of that lnI
ago underwent, that the stabiFI
of the faith might be atteSteI
The bible of martyrdom I
grapic. 1t is frightfully thrillh.
but it needs the portraitme 4
such living pictures of christie
fortitude as is eXemplified in I'D
Sign of the Cross" to suitaVI
convey to our minds the temdh
OrdealS of those days wM1
meant death by wild beasts a
torture on the rack, to espO
the cause Of Christ.
Nixon & Zimmerman TIL
oughly alive to the universal I
terest in this drama, and real
ing the fact that its last d
gagement at the academy vase
OF unprecedented patronage. tl
people who really longed to vi
ness its thrilling and inspiEil
lesson were unable to prOGi
seats, have arranged for its |
turn to the Academy for the We
of April Oath for one week OF
with matinees on Wednesdays.
Saturday.
1t will then be staged with !
Its former magnificence, and I
terpreted by the original Lonl
Company, sanctioned and app|
ed by its author, Mr.. Barrett, a
headed by the greatest living d
terpreter of Roman charStsI
MIR. Charles Dalton, who viii 4
act that truly superb role of NJ
rus Superbus.
The citizen., 1899-04-21

Mckinley or any one else, on the
Republican Presidential ticket
next YEAR, Another Republican
Senator present said: "The sentl-
ment against trusts is certainly
very strong throughout the West.
and | agree with YOU that some
thing radical must he done in or
der to diSabuse the impression
in the public mind that the Re-
publican party is a party of
trusts. 1t will not be an easy
thing to do, however. Even If
we put in strong anti trust
plank in our platform next year,
the fact that the campaign will
be in the hands of Mark Hanna
and other trust magnates, will
render our declaration against
trusts almost farcical."
In refusing without giving any
reason why, to summon six par
ticular witnesses, named by Gen
eral Miles, the Military Court of
Inquiry did a very wise thing.
The citizen., 1899-04-21

/ shelter. What comes to them,
comes and cannot he avoided by
any effort of their own. else would
they put it forth. 1t is not so
with You. LoathSome vices in
deed there are; ScOrching pas
sion we all know; and blights
have fallen on many households
because those who might have
struggled against them, yet would
have struggled against them, yet
would not, have been supine as
trees and made no effort to move
away from those circumstances
that had in them undOing of
character and destruction of life.
With you, in this time of your
supremest energy and grandeSt
possibilities, there is the chance
to glorify the past by making the
future yet more glorious; and yet
al the same time the possibility
of making he present so ignOble
that it would shame your remot-
est savage ancestor. You are, it
it true, made up of countless in
tluenceS drawn from numberleSS
ancestors, good, bad and inditfer-
ent. But though thousand
shreds and patches contribute to
your make up YOU dare not blame
weakness and failure and vice on
those who have gone before. You
are, and you are yourself. with a
power of Independent Judgment
and choice, as to that which is
right or wrong. The very fact
that you know enough to blame
those who have gone before YOU
is proof that You know the differ
ence between right and wrong,
and that you can make choice.
Hail to you that are young and
that are strong. The responsible !
tiles and opportunities Of tre-
mendouS age are upon you. A
century of strides unequaled is |
ushering in century whose bur
denS YOU will bear. Quit you like
glorious men, till the dry leaf of
your life drops to the ground to
feed the new life that then shall
be.
The citizen., 1899-04-21

lNAsMrCH as the Daughters of the
Confederacy Of Baltimore propose max
ing the monument to be erected to the
dead of the Confederate army and
navy local affair by having put on
the tablet words to his effect: Erect d
by the Baltimore Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy," it is
hardly probable that the outside men,
bers will 90 to an extra exertion TO
contribute towards il. 1t is worthy
object, but the people of the State at
large are as much interes' ed as those in
Baltimore and probably contributed as
largely, if not moreso, towards the list
OF honored dead in whose memory the
Shaft is to be erected The United
Daughters of the Confederacy of Mary
land would doubtless secure a large
sum for the monument fund if they
are credited in some manner as being
party TO the same, but if Baltimore
City alone gets the glory, then it will
alone have to provide the funds.
The citizen., 1899-04-21
STATE HAPPENINGS
Maryland News Matters To..
ly Told For the Benefit =,
Busy Readers.
Tuesday.

Judge Revell charged tho
jury of Anne Arundel conn" 5,aa |
vesiigate the alleged gaml'r.
and pool selling cases. Olllj
Thos. Turner. colored
killed Frank White after - VN
rel over a pair of shoes, was 4ua' osS
victed and sentenced to deatS 20 !!
Prince Georges county.
Suit has been brought in n.
chester county against a d.a' w.
who, it is charged, marrioS
couple without proper authori..
Wednesday.
Governor Lowndes has Dron,.
ed to attend the Volunteer % E.'
mems Reunion at Westminsta,t
June.
Miss Lucy Day, aged eight.
years, was shot and killaG
Davis, West Virginia, and F,,'
Kerns was arrested charged MY
the crime. VT
William G. Dickey. Presidn
of the Cumberland Steel and n
plate Company, died, aged se
nine years.
Thursday.
Mr.. Richard Dallam, of 4,
ford County, will retire to.Is
from the office of Secretarr
State, and Mr.. George Il. I'LL
cree, of Prince Georges COuns|
will take the place.
An extensive telephone syss
is being organized to cover n
lower peninsular counties
Maryland.
An extensive fire is sweeDnI
over South Mountain, near Elg
mont.
The citizen., 1899-04-21
A Cheeky Request-PleaseE
Up My Mud HoleI

We were informed that vel
known farmer of this county Vi
before the County Commissions
asking for an appropriation to 4
up a big mud hole in front of \
home entrance. OF course Y
commissioners refused to mai
any such allowance. The idea
a well-tO.do farmer taking 4
trouble to drive to town to pei
tlon the commissioners to n
him for filling up mud hole
front of his own gate. OF cOuH
the winter will be blamed for
work being done on the coun
roads and now that spring is be
and lots of work to be done, moi
ing will be done by our farm'
on the public roads. Time a
Time again we have urged
farmers to unite in each neighOl
hood and lend a helping hand
Tx up their roads. Stones cOl
be hauled from their fields on
roads and a few days joint V0
would make the greatest imprgl
ment all over the county. B
no, they will not do it. 1t is
most impossible to induce
farmer to give a day to fixing
the roads. Their cry is ="
county should do it and am
going to make roads for ON
people to drive over tDen
w hat a spirit! Well, some
there may be a change, Ou,,
,he mean time, "please,
Commissioner, fill up my
hole, | am too lazy to do itmyS
The citizen., 1899-04-21
Death of Bishop Watterson.

COLUMBUS, O., Arpil 17.-Rt.
Rev. John A. Watterson, bishop
of Columbus, died suddenly this
morning.
Bishop Watterson was born at
Blalrsville, Pa, in lS43. He was
educated at Mt. st. Mary's Col.
lege, Emmitsburg, Md. After.
ward he became professor of this
college and was serving there at
the age of 81, when Bishop Syl-
yester FL. Rosecrans died in 1880,
and he was called here to succeed
him.
The citizen., 1899-04-21

AID so the battle goes h avily on in
Baltimore! All the Democratic forces
are united. They do rot stop to en-
qui G what this or that man did wears
ago. They only know that they have
had enough of Republican government
OF course. We eXpt ct big fight Why
would not the Republicans fall back
on their cntrenchments and seek to
hold their breastworks But the DEM
ocratic tramp, tramp, tramp Of march.
ing columns has been heard. Honest
Tom. Corporal Tom, Sergeant Tom and
next il will be Mayor Tom and don't
you forget it,
The citizen., 1899-04-21

FROM all accounts the neg,o regis
tration in Baltimore City has LARGELY
increased during the last five years.
Since the Republicans have been in
power there, the increase in negro votes
has been about 5000 On the colored
man thy depend absolutely for their
chances in thus state, and II is said on
good authority that these unde irable
citizens are ilocking to Baltimore firm
many southern States to vote for Nal.
sler and the Eepub lean ticket on MAY
Ind That is the crowd Hayes will
week over on election day.
The citizen., 1899-04-21

A<p the one dollar dinner did take
place i'm New York and Mr. Bryan did
make a speech and a good one at that.
Ofcour-e Nr. Cr ker was tot of the
three thou-anl who attended the dol
lar du err, and 10y the way. al say it
was iir~t-rla.s dinner ut that
The citizen., 1899-04-21

WEventure the statement, from n
limited knowledge, that since the dis
cl sureS relative to Embalmed Be.r'
were made and so wildly discu scd
ther- has been a decided falling Off in
the u-e of canned meats in this aud
other countries, using the American
product Germany has taken a vigo-
rous sta"d lately, and the prescription
will 40 doubt spread further.
The citizen., 1899-04-21

Mr.. JAMES GoRTER, chairman Of
the Dem cratic City Comm ttee, Of
Baltimore, speaks in the highest t-rnls
of the enthusiasm Of tn united Dcmoc-
racy of the Monumental City. From
present indications he does not qucs.
ton the electi II Of Hayes 10y large
majority still MIR. Gortcr knows he has
a widcawakc 70 to give him battle
The citizen., 1899-04-21

The War Department issued an
order reducing the number of
military departments in Cuba
from seven to five. Brigadier
General Fitzhugh Lee will com.
mand in the provinces of Pinar
del Rio and Havana, which have
been consolidated.
The citizen., 1899-04-21
United States And Spain.
Progress Of the Peace Condi-
tlons Between the Two Ma
tions- Echoes Of the
Late War.


MONDAY
The expedition under General
Lawton which has been operat.
ing along the shore of Laguna
de Bay has been called back to
Manila, as the troops are needed
i'll the operations to the north
ward.
General Lawton expresses the
opinion that it will require 100,
600 men to pacily the Philippine
Islands.
Several thousand Filipinos have
concentrated near Pasig, where
they threaten the defenses of Ma.
Mia.
General Henry, Military Gov
ernor of Porto Rico, has issued
general orders advising against
the utterance of childish threats
OF opposition to the government.
Fear is expressed at Santiago
that lack of local funds will com
pei the closing of the public
schools.
TUESDAY.
A committee of twenty-five Fill
ipinoS will confer with the Amer
lean commission at Manila. but
it is said that they do not repre-.
sent the Aguinaldo element.
Arevalo, a former aide to Aguin-
aldo, who is now in Manila, says
he believes that if the American
authorities would send emissaries
to Aguinaldo peace could be ar
ranged.
Nearly all the railroads of
Cuba have been bought by En-
glish capitalists.
Governor-General Henry told
the members of the insular COM
mission at San Juan that he was
"diametrically opposedn to their
plan for Porto Rico.
WEDNESDAY.
Lieutenant j. G. Gilmore and
fourteen men from the cruiser
Yorktown have been captured by
the Filipinos at Baler, Luzon,
where the cruiser went in an eff.
fort to release a Spanish garrison.
The committee of Filipinos atMa.
Mia, who are trying to bring about
peace will ask the americans for
terms, and, it is said, will then
approach Aguinaldo.
Alejandro Rodriguez has been
appointed chief of the Havana
police, to succeed Mario Menocal
resigned.
The rainy season is just beein-
ming at Havana.
THURSDAY.
A Manila dispatch states that
there is hope that Lieutenant
Gilmore and his party from tha
cruiser Yorktown may have been I
rescued by the Spaniards and NOT
captured, as reported.
General Otis cables to WnsG.
ington that the better 1|1s< 81
are tired Of the war;
The European junta of tha BILL. (
lpinos says it has Inform osi6.
that 140 of General I.<<.''..
men have been Captured 8 0
natives.
The citizen., 1899-04-21

DR.. William Mcpherson, Of
Furnace, was in the city "
week and seems pleased
there is a prospect for the
Furnace to start into life as'I
The citizen., 1899-04-21

THE Samoan Cummi>,i II have re-
ceivcd their instructions. which III cf-
feet are th,t they shall supcr~rde the
present government of Samoa and
their action will hc final, 81 hen una j.
nous, except in cas-" in which pro-
vision of the Berlin Treaty is changed.
The citizen., 1899-04-21

But befouling worms do often
strip the tree of its glory, and
the fierce passion of the sun
parches the grass beyond re.
demption and blight and mildew
and disease destroy crops till not
only is there no longer any Civ.
ing OF their strength to others
but the strength they have is not
even sufficient for themselves. /
need not enlarge. The tree. the
grass. the crops are helpless;
they cannot move away nor take
The citizen., 1899-04-21

We talk of life as a mystery,
but so, also, is death; for though
death seems to end all, yet what
is it but the death of rock and
tree and creature that renders
possible all the wondrouS and
beauteouS forms of life that now
solace our eyes, weary of dun and
gray tintS.
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1T IS TEMPORARY,
canada Wants the Boundary Question
Permanently Settled

New York, Oct. 28.-Sir Louis Davies,
u. G: M. G., Canadian minister of
hsheries and marine who went to Eng
,anu three weeks ago to place Canada S
views on the Alaskan boundary ores.
ton before the British government. ar
rived here to-day.
SIR Louis Davies said to reporter;
cannot speak at length about the
work accomplished in England, as if
va, Mas CONFIDENTIAL. AS has been pub
isned, temporary ARRANGEMENT has
, psTh agreed upon and in so far as it
factory. The modus vivendi does not
Ioresha dow what the permanent solu-
tlon OF the dispute will be. 1t was a b.
solutely necessary for us to come to
some understanding, for we had the
miners there and the situation was be-
me Joint high commission will ar
range the conditions on which the
question can be settled. Canada onlv
wants what arbitration will give u.s.
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JAPANESE TRADE IN NOTIONS.



| titles Than in Small.
Toxic Correspondence of the Baltimore
Sun.
| Japanese are very fond of strollins
| through their bazaars. You enter at
one door and leave by another. Goods
for sale are displayed on each side of
aisles that wind through the length or
the shop. Passing up and down these
aisles they lead you to the second, and
often third, story of the building, then
back again through different aisles,
| causing you to travel the length of the
| establishment many times. Finally
| you see the doorway a few feet dis
tant, but even then you must travel
this maze several times its length to
escape.
Usually shopping is very restful in
Japan. You sit around on the floor.
and in some shops they bring you cups
of tea to sip and "hibachi' from
which to light your pipe.
Time is of no consequence to the
orientals, nor are they eager to sell.
Their ideas of trade are very peculiar.
You are compelled to ask them wheth-
err you can see articles after their stat
ing that they have them in the store.
Ten pieces of an article sometimes cost
II times the cost of one. They will
not sell 100 at a less rate, but insist
on your paying extra because of the
large quantity desired. They frankly
tell you their price to Japanese GUS
toners and then that foreigners have
to pay about 80 to 100 per cent. more
and laugh.
In the largest dry goods store in To-
kio so clerks are seen kneeling upon
the floor of the large building but no
merchandise is visible. 1t is kept in
fireproof 60 structures In the rear and
carried to and from for customers in
spection by numerous boys. 1t is very
interesting 10 watch proceedings in
such a store.
Nearly all Japanese stores are con-
Quoted in the same manner. though
some shops have on display samples of
articles sold. If a foreign lady is shop
ping a crowd of japanese usually
blockades the store, anxious to see he
strange sight Preparatory to the new
treaties going into effect the govern
ment issued an order for the natives
TO abandon this obstructive habit.
Inc Japanese are great imitators. AL
most every staple article has it's im-
tat1on here and its label counterfeitad.
Philadelphia shoe backing has half
a dozen limitations. One maker inserts
his name, leaving North Front street,
Philadelphia, remaining, and the label
unchanged, except superior quality"
his name and Japanese town, but
leaves "13S and las North Front street."
and so on
The Japanese make heroic efforts at
English. While butchering it horribly
they do remarkably well, considering
everything. On the few English signs
of leading firms on Tokios chief street
are seen: DRUGGIST" for druggist;
foreign cords" ''caned goods, whole
sale and detail' THE shop of the ar
ticles of the finery," THE carriage and
all of harness" and "a harness MAX
err" ''manufaktealary," "apothekaly,"
etc.
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Silver Near Manila,

Custer. S. D., Oct. 2s.-Captain Nc
Clelland, Company I, 1st South Dako-
ia volunteers, brought with him from
the Philippines some silver ore given
him by a native, who said there was
a large amount 10 miles from Manila.
The ore has been assayed and runs
l,4o0 ounces. Black Hills miners are
much interested and will send Nc
Clelland back to prospect
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Betting on the Big Fight

New York, Oct. 2s.-Although only
SIX Gays intervene between now and
the date of the worlds championship
prize fight, betting on the result is sim
quarry light. Interest is keen enough.
put the supporters of both men seem
loth to wager their money on the re-
SUIT. JefTries' admirers seem to out
number Sharkey's. Just now Sharkey's
packers want 10 to for their money,
and some of them are looking for 10
to +. Both men are in as good condi-
ton as it is possible to be.
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TWO We're Killed

Houston, Tex, Oct 2S.-In a wreck
to-day near Langley caused by a
double-header freight train breaking
in two j. r. Constable of Hannibal,
Mo-, and Patrick Cullen Of Del Rio,
Tex, were killed. Trainmen B. ~
Glenn and Felix Rimmett were badly
hurt and A. Bezzetti may die from in
ternal injuries.
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'parture to assume command of the
Asiatic squadron. The dinner was of
~ covers. The same room was used
and the same menu enioyed as a. ~
farewell dinner Of Oct u, 1897. and ali
but four of the original party attend
ed tonight John Davis of this civ
presided. Admiral Dewey, in respond
ing to toast, referred feelingly TO The
ovations given him and expressed keen
pleasure at being once more at home
among his old friends.
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New York Life Admitted.

Berlin. Oct. 2s.-The cabinet at meet
ing to-day decided to readmit the New
York Life Insurance Company to bust
ness in Prussia, the company having
agreed to work under the same conditions
tontine features in Germany. This con-
cession is regarded here as great proof
of the German governments friendship
for the United States. The cases of the
American company are still pending,