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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-10
PRoposALs FOR
p BLrc Z rxrrSe.
Il Office is hereby .iven. That the
\ County Commissioners of Prince
corge's county will meet on
MONDAY. MARCH 9th, 1899,

for the purpose of receiving proposals for
ALL public printing and ADVERTISING neces-
sary for county purposes, during the per-
iod of one year, to begin on that day. and
award the contract to the lowest bidder of
the newspapers having the largest bono. il le
circulation i'll the county
Said proposals must be enclosed in a
sealed envelope, endorsed proposals for
Public Printing and this shall be placed
in an outer one directed to the Clerk of
the Board, but the same can be either
mailed to the said Clerk or given to him
during the session before one o'clock r.
m, and at that hour all said proposals
which have been received will be publicly
opened and the said contract awarded as
above No bid will be considered which
exceeds six hundred dollars.
BY order of the Board:
JOHN 7. FISHER, Clerk.
March 10th, lS99-tm.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-10
THE PRINCE GEORGES ENQUIRER
THE
TIE
Prlnte 0tnrAe's GuQnirGy,
FRED. SASSCER

FIXED. SASSCfR, EDITOR.
TERMS-S1.00 per year. Single copies cents.
No subscription discontinued until all arrears are
paid unless at the option of the publisher.
ADVERTISING RATES-TranSient advertise
ments. 81 per inch for the first insertion. 81 cents
for tie second and - cents for each subsequent in
serton. one inch months. 50: months 50; j.
months, s.. Business Cards not exceeding 10 lines
IS per year. When the number OF insertions Is not
marked advertisements will be continued until for
bid and charged accordingly. Yearly advertisers
must contine advertisements to their own business.
Rule and Figure Wolk double price. Business Lo-
Gals 10 cents per line. Marriages and Deaths inSt r.
Ell free: Obituaries and Personal Communications
5 cents per line.
S-AH correspondence with this Office should be
a iressed to THE ENQUIRER"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-30
ROBERIS OF UFAR

Maybe sworn in on ais Certiacato
and Can Only be Unssated ~ q
Resolution Of Expulsion Under the
Constitutional Power Of the Houto.
NEW YORK, Nov. ga special to
tho Herald from Washington -says;
/ ''The method Of procedure to be aaont-
ed by the house of representatives in
getting lid of Mr.. Roberts. the polyga-
mlst repreSentative.elect from Utah. q
to be considered at conference Of Re-
publican leaders to be held Friday. IN
the room Of the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce.
This conference has been passed ~
Representative Hepburn, Of Iowa. who
has devoted considerable attention %
the case. Among those who win par
ticipate will be Representatives Payne.
OF New York, Dal2ell, Of PENNEY ylvunia,
and Grosvenor and Taylor, OF Ohio. Alfs
Taylor was the chairman OF the CoTn-
mittee on elections in the last Colgfegs
to which were referred all the patltlons
and protests against the seating Of AIr.
Roberts received before the adjourn
nlent in March. At the request 0f 1Ir.
Henderson. he has been making a,care-
zsii study OF the case ana Of PEeeaaaata
He II not willing to discuss It In any
way, however, at this stage OF the pro-
ceedings.
Former Speaker Carlisle and 4Er.
Harry H, Smith. the parliamentary aE-
pert, two Of the counsel retained .te
represent the opposition to seating Mr..
Roberts, will present the result Of their
Investigations as to pTacedents Ut 4lfl-
days conference. Mr.. Smith has made
a careful and exhaustive study Qf all
the precedents since the foundation of
the government 1t has resulted IN his
reaching the conclusion that Wr. Rob
,erts must be sworn In on his certificate
of election, and that he can only be uTl-
seated by q resolution Of expulsion uI1-
der the constitutional power Of tho
house to expel member bya ther
thirds vote.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-30
DEWFY'S GENEROSITY.

The Admiral and President WIN Pay
Ezpenses Of Young aridley in Pre-
pairing for Examination for a Lieu
tenancy in the Marine Corps.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. s9.-I.P.
v. GrIdley. son of the late Captain
Charles v. Grldley, who commanded
Admiral Dewey's ilagahip at the bat
Tie OF Manila, was to-day destgnHted
for appointment as lieutenant In the
marine corps, by President McKinley.
Young Grldley Is too old to enter An-
napolls. and the only opening for him in
the navy lay in an appointment to the
marine corps: but he hacked the neces-
Sary education, and, worse than all, the
money for study. The boy was too
modest to tell anyone Of his situation.
but Admiral Dewey, who loved his
tathcH suspected 1t, and decided to
act. He determined to pay the boys
expenses while studying for the lieu-
tenancy.
This morning he met young Grldley
at the white house and presented him
to the President Admiral Dewey start
ed to explain the situation, when the
President interrupted him and said:
''You and I, Admiral. will pay his ex.
penses in preparing for examination. Il
he fails in the first examination, VIII
give him another chance; but am sure
he win be ready when the time comes"
AS Admiral Dewey and the young
man were descending the white house
steps the admiral was saying to tho
son OF his old comrade: Now, you
keep an account OF yonr expenses ana
let me know what they are"
At the foot of the steps the admiral
ran into a group of newspaper men. II
shall be glad to give you IN Item this
morning." said the admiral. THE
President has Just agreed to designate
this young man, a son of Captain Grid
ley, for examination for a lleutenancy
in the marine corps But he has no
money with which to prepare himself
for the examination" he continued.
''However, the President and are go
ing to attend to that, he added, look
ing at the son OF his old friend, with a
suspicious moisture in his eyes. Now"
said the admiral, as he turned away.
''let the people Of the country know
what sort Of a President they have"
Mr.. Gridley's mother, the widow OF
the gallant commander OF the Olympia,
IS living at Erie, Pa. She is drawing a
pension Of $50 month. which her
friends in Congress will seek to hive
Increased by special act during the
approaching session.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-30
STILL They CONE.

Investors Trust in Philadelphia
Closed, and Many confiding In
vsstors Are Out on "aet Rich"
Schemes.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov. 2s.-The
doors Of the home office OF the investors
trust. 1921 Arch street. doing business
exclusively with patrons outside the
city and promising large profits on In
vestments, have been closed. Efforts
to find LIpman Keene. the. president;
charles l., Work. secretary, and Miss
NJ. c. Carson, cashier, were unavalling,
The company began business here
four yenrs ago. Its plan was to Invite
the Investment OF capital. the induce
ment being held out Of interest ranging
from 100 to 200 per cent. In explaining
why such large gains are made, the
company asserted in Its literature thnt
1t was In the confidence OF stock ma
nIpulatOrs, and therefore In position
TO know the way stocks would go.
AS result OF these statements. cash
flowed in a steady stream. The force OF
employees was constantly augmented
and the correspondence grew 10 great
proDortlons. Agents were placed In all
parts Of the United States.
To the company's numerous patrons
were sent the first day OF each month
their dividends in the shape OF check.
II Is thought that the firm has over
Sl0O. 900 invested for their patrons In
various stocks. Almost daily five big
sacks OF mall have been sent by wagon
TO the postoFlce. II is said the COM
pRny's postage alone has amounted to
5000 week. All mail Is being sent back
to the pOstoftlce.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-30
IRON AND STEEL.

Believed That the Top-NOteh n
values Has Been Reported, but the
Outlook for 1900 is Good.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Nov. 2s,-The
American Manufacturer tomorrow
win say:
''The past week has been one OF calm
in every branch of the iron and steel
industries, II the sub-divisIons Of ma
chlnery, ETC., are excepted With next
years ore rate fixed on the basis OF
s. 50, Bessemer pig quoted for the
third quarter Of 1900 at @2S 50 at the fur
mace. the prevailing quotations on bill
lets for delivery during the same time
CSa4 and $3.50 is not likely to be shaved.
But with so much business cleared on
this year, it is almost impossible for
future conditions to approach the
present high pressure. The spreading
ont Of orders for raw and finished ma
tetiaIs over 80 large q portion OF 1900
gives the cue to the petmaneney OF
values even though they may be high
er than many believe "a solutalH sssell
tIal to progress,
Foundry irons are probably the
most active raw material, but so much
OF the new years production has been
sold that even there the actual trans
actions are not significant. In Besse-
mer little iron has changed hands exs
cept in several lots Of from 5000 to 5000
tons for immediate use. Southern pig
iron at ruling prices at furnace, may bG
said TO be actually out Of this market.
A moderate volume OF business has
been done in the east in Iron and steel
during the past few days. Inquiries are
falling or. but there Is nothing what
ever discouraging in the situation. Tho
opinion seems to be widespread among
western buyers that the top-notch OF
values has been reported. They arc
therefore, deferring purchases az long
MS possible, Makers are not weakening,
the absence OF customers being a RELIEF
rather than otherwise. Freight rates
on southern pig iron, 1t Is reported, VIII
advance fifteen cents to 81 80, JRf1-
ary l..
). The tendency of southern iron manu-
fncturers OF looking for higher prices
has again been set back by compare
lively dull week TO ten days OF DUST
neRs, The market Is. strong enough,
hut there is no change In the quota.
lions Of the past month, with No. at
SI7 20 to SIS 90. At Birmingham iron
bars have declined in strength, though
the reduction In price Is only shade.
steel bars. on the other hand, are
stronger. and the quotations have ad-
Vnnced from 50 40 and 50 go to s. 20
and SO 20. Boiler and tank plates. and
sheets are not up to the recent strength
and are lower in price.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-30
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN

Declares the War in Africa 1nevita-
ble-Asserts that Beers Have Pre-
sented a Clean Sheet for Great Bri-
tain to Dictate Terms at Close OF
the War.
LONDON. Nov. 2s.-AddressIng a
meeting of seven thousand people in
Leicester. this evening. Joseph Cham
bcrlain devoted the greater part of a
long speech to justification of the
governments policy In South Africa
and to a refutation of the arguments of
the Earl OF Kimberley, Sir Henry
Campbell -Bannerman and others.
According to Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman." said Mr.. Chamberlain,
1--WE ought to have slIulked back to our
holes when Mr.. Kruger refused to lis
ten to our peaceful representations.
That would have lost us South Africa,
weakened our hold upon India and
earned us the contempt Of mankind.
He reiterated that the war was In
evltable, although doubtless Mr.. kru-
ger would have preferred to wait until
England was involved with some other
Referring to the conditions under
which the Gladstone government
granted the convention of 1881, he de-
MED that the grant was made because
Mr.. Gladstone feared n general Dutch
rising.
"The real reason" he asserted, "was
because the Gladstone government be.
lleved the annexation of the Transvaal
in 1871 occurred under mlsapprehen-
sion by Lord BeaeonEfeld that q ma
jority Of the Beers desired action. II
was afterward proved that this was
not their desire, and the action was
cancelled"
Referring to the basis and conditions
Of settlement after the war, Mr.. Cham
berlaln said:
II do not like to divide the skin be
fore I have caught the bear. but mus:
/ insist that the Beers. by their own ac-
ton. have created n clean sheet, upor
which we can write what we please and
/ feel convinced that our loyal fellow
subjects in Cape Colony and Nata
would regard no solution as durable
which did not provide beyond the shad'
ow OF doubt for the supremacy OF tht
British Aag-the only guarantee Of
settled peace and the only security fol
the just treatment of all the races o.
South Africa"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-30
FILIBUSTRRING EXPEDITIONS

To the Transvaal to Receive Atten-
tion-vigorous Protest From Great
Britain.
NEW YORK. Nov. GA special to
the Journal and Advertiser from Wash
ington says: Great Britain has pro-
tested vigorously to this government
against the organisation of expeditions
in this country. intended presumably
for the assistance Of the Beers. Lord
Pauncefote made the protest at the
state department Secretary Hay re-
ferred Lord Pauncefote to the secretary
OF war.
It is no longer a secret that eXpedt-
tIons Of Importance are being organiz-
ed. The most notable OF these has tts
headquarters IN the suburbs Of this
city, and another will be equipped with
funds tomorrow in New York city.
Both Of those organizations, II is
said, have good backing tGnd are
under the secret auspices OF an agent
OF the TrRnsvaal now in New York. II
Is understood that there are millions OF
Dutch and French money behind these
filIbustering expeditions.
The state department. the war de-
partment and the treasury department
have informed the British ambassador
that every precautlon will be taken 70
prevent the sailing Of armed eXpedt-
tlons IN the interest Of the TransY0al,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-30
F11NN CASE.

Testimony All In, the Attorneys Ask
Time to Prepare Arguments, and
Decision May Not be Rendered for
Two or Three Weeks.
PITTSBURGH, Pn., Nov. 29.-The
testimony in the suit of the city of
Pittsburgh against State Senator Will
liam Finn, Major w. c. Moreland, w.
H. House and Booth & Finn, was clos
cd at noon to-day. The lawyers on
both sides asked for time to prepare
their arguments and Judge ]. W. F.
White fixed Tuesday morning as the
Tine for hearing them.
The testimony to-day was dry, ex-
cept that given by Major MOreland in
Ills own behalf He went on the
stand to tell that he had no knowledge
o. the check transactions until he wns
shown the checks. He also said that ne
dld not know until he heard the testi-
mony OF Mr.. House how much money
Of his own he had In the different banks
with the funds OF the city. During his
Term of office, extending from 1882 TO
""' ~ N"'IeI ne never kuNG NV mn
utes time to his bank accounts. Mr.
ihousc deposited ait OF HIS money, pub
lie and private, and all wns credited to
The same account. The only connection
he had with the accounts at the differ
cnt banks was to sign the public
checks In blank and occasionally draw
a check on his private account, He
ga not know how many private checks
ne had drawn, nor the aggregate
amount Of them.
John Meikle, an expert accountant,
,,'Ttlhed that an examination Of tho
books bearing on this CnBe showed that
NE city was IN debt to Booth & Finn
10 the nmount OF $3GG,OOO.
Counsel for Senator Finn filed a
tAiment Of defense with the court this
afternoon. showing that the greatest
NItnoun, Of money borrowed by Senntor
II'nn was fSi 900 in 1890, and the lowest
amount The city and the city attorney
MIls Indebted tO the firm NJ Booth n
rum was $4,000 In 1887. The counsel
..almed that this showing dCmonstra
.,,n clearly that the defendant did not
NHo" It was city money he was bor-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-30
THE THREE PLY
CRAZY QUILT TO
BE PATCHED
up Again to Cover Free Silver Re
publicans, Democrats and tho /.
Surviving PopuliSts.
ACTION. TAKEN YESTERDAY
which Makes the Combination Of
1895 Again the Foe Of Sound
Money Adhsrents.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2O.-The special
meeting Of the national committee Of
the Silver Republican party adjourned
to-day to meet again at the call Of the
chairman, after having taken acton
that practically assures the fusion Of
the party with the Democratic and
Populist parties, the endorsement Of
the Democratic platform and the pres
Idential candidate Of that party. The
subcommittee appointed yesterday to
decide on the most practicable date and
place for holding the national conven-
ton, and also to report on matters Of
practical organization for the cam
paign, including the apportionment Of
delegates from the various states TO the
national convention, submitted Its re-
port to the committee to-day and after
lengthy discussion, Its recommends
tions with one or two minor amend
ments we're adopted. The sub-commit-
tee recommended that all OF the matters
in question be referred for action to the
executive committee, of which former
Senator Fred W. Dubois, of Idaho, is
chairman.
Chairman Towne gave out the follow
ing official statement Of the action OF
the committee:
A resolution was unanimously adopt
ed that a national convention of the
Silver party be held, and that the ex-
ecutive committee was instructed to
confer with the Democratic and Popu-
list national committees in an effort
to secure, II possible. the holding Of nll
three national conventions at the same
time and place, and at the earliest prac-
ticnble date, to the end that complete
cooperation of the reform forces may
be hud. The executive committee was
authorized to determine the number Of
delegates to the national convention,
the same to be not less than 1900, to ar
range the basis of selection and to allot
the representation from each state. y
was decided that the call for the COM
yention shall include as eligible to reps
resentatlon all those voters who here
tofore. prior to 1896. or since. have act
ed politically with the Republican par
ty but are bl-metalllsts and favor the
unrestricted and independent coinage OF
both gold and silver at the present legal
ratio. and who are opposed to the policy
of extending the gold standard in the
United States by retiring the green
backs, destroying the full money power
of the existing silver dollar. providing
for the payment of all government obll-
cations and the redemption Of all forms
Of paper money in gold alone and sur
rendering to banking combination the
sovereign function of issuing paper
money.
Pledges were made covering the ex-
penses OF holding the national conven-
ton and Hon. Elwood S. corser, Of
Minneapolis, was chosen treasurer Of
the committee with instructions to
maintain relations of practical cooper
alton with the Democratic and Populist
national committees.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-30
HIGHLY
ENCOURAGING
is The NEWS
From the Philippine Islands, From
Both the Army and
Navy.
aEAGRE NEWS FROM FRONT.
But it is Of Encouraging Kind, 1ndi-
eating the Practical End Of
the 1nsurrectiOn.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2o-The fol-
lowing cablegram has been received at
the navy department from Admiral
Watson:
"Cayite, Nov. 29.-Wllde reports the
rapture Of vigan on November 2sth by
the oregon's landing force under Lieu
Tenant Commander McCrackln. with
1Jeu,enants Mccormick, Bostwlck,
Johnston and Captain Williams and
lieutenant Bermelcye, of the marine
corps. The landing was covered by the
Callao, Tappan commanding, and the
samar. Muslin commanding. Slight
resistance; no casualties. Inhabitants
welcomed the nag. McCrackIn is hold
ipg Vigan until relieved by the army.
Lieutenant Gilmore is well with seven
men twenty-five miles from vlgan. Re-
ceIyed Meyer code letter from Gilmore
by Alfred Soclchsen, newspaper artist,
who was with GIlDore seven months
and escaped. Brought here by samar.
News from insurgents through a Span
,sh sergeant Indicates urdanta crew
killed except the four following: Far
ley. Green, Powers, Burke. Names Of
the Gilmore party, Walton, vlndcit,
Ellsworth, Brisolese. Anderson, Ed
wards. Peterson. Some wounded were
left at BaIer. Gilmore has no news Of
them. WATSON.
The above dispatch, taken in connec-
tIon with the advices received to-day
from General Otis. describing the sue
cess of the movements Of the army un-
der Young, encourages the naval on
c!als in the belief that perhaps by this
time the American prisoners referred
TO have already been released. With
the naval contingent at vigan only
twenty-five miles away to the west,and
the army advance probably little fur
ther distant to the southeast, the town
o. Bagued is nearly surrounded, and
there is little chance Of the escape of
the nsurgent force there II they at
tempt to cucumber themselves In their
retreat wTth the priso Taking the
list OF prisoners of Gilmore's party
given in the cable from Admiral Wat
son, as being at Bagued. the records of
the navy department show that the fol-
lowing men must have been left at
Baler, on the east coast Of the island,
where the Yorktown's boats crew was
captured last spring: John Dillon,
Charles A. Morrissey. Ora B. Mcdonald
william H. Rynders, o. w. Woodbury.,
D. G.. A. Venville and A. j. Nygard.
Altogether the news from both army
and naval sources to-day is highly en-
CuuragIng to the officials here as Indi-
eating the practical end of the opposi-
ton OF the insurgents in the north OF
Luzon. So far as known the only for
mdable force is that left in cavtte
province under General Tyras and that
operating in Panay.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-30
WESTERN UNION
Tariffs Reduced-New Cable to Ha-
vana Has Been Laid.

TaTth8 heuuceQ-NeW SWSA9 w 4"
vana Has Been Laid.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-The Western
Union Telegraph Company announces
that on and after December !, 1899. It's
rate ON telegraphlc messages between
Havana. Cuba, and New York, and all
plnces cast Of the Mississippi river, In.
Guiding ST, Louis and Minneapolis, VIII
be i6 cents per word, and that the rate
to all other places west OF the MIS-
slsslppl river will be 20 cents per worH.
The present rates are respectively 20
and IS cents per word. =. -. 49,.
The company ADDS tnal II hG gus'
completed the laying OF new tnses II,s
conductor cable between Manu. Flor
i5a and Key West, and new cable
thence 10 Havana. Contracts for these
new cables were under consideration
when the Spanish American war
broke out. but were neeeSSar-
nv held over until peace was declared.
n Is niso stated that these reductions
arc IN line with the policy OF the COM
many which has been to keep Its taritls
ns low ns the traffic has warranted.
The prolonged Insurrectlon intertered
seriously with all commerce IN Cupa'
and teiegraphic tranic suffered even
still more seriously during the war.
Through all that period OF depression
the international ocean TELEGRAPH
C'omnanV and the Western Union Tel
egrnph Company maintained an uniin-
paIred communication with CUBA.
These companies have now made
large outlay OF money to provide amply
for the most sanguIne development, al.
though the present trattic is stated 70
be below It's normal volume during any
previous time Of peace.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-30

WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. 20.-The
secretary of the treasury to-day an
nounced that he would continue until
the close Of business on December %
next to purchase any United States
bonds offered. known as 4 per cents OF
1907 and per cents of 1904, at the
prices heretofore paid, namely. one
hundred and eleven for the flVes. with
accrued interest to date OF purchase.
unless before such date the amount of
seven million dollars tS7OOO,O0O) approx
imately, which is the amount neces-
sary to complete the twenty-five mill
ions heretofore announced, shall have
been received, Of which fact, when It
occurs. public notice will be given.
The purchases to-day amount TO n
little over $1,900,O0O, making the total to
date approximately slS,OOO,0OO.