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The Republican., 1900-12-13
Shareholders Meeting.
Notice to Trespassers.

All persons are hereby warned not to,tres-
pass upon the lands of the undersigned stu
ated in Election District No. 13 of Garrett
county, comprising Military Lots Nos. 122,
126, 17, $780, 49, 1872 13 1885, 1856, 137 1873, 13s 14O
1, l42, 49, 144 49, 146 147 14S, 151 1856, 162 l63
and $50 acres of Bank Territory and also the
tract of land called "Senior and Junior"
All persons found trespassing either for the
purpose of hunting or fishing will be prose-
cuted to the fullest extent of the law.
JAS. H. WILSON,
DANIEL X. HARVEY,
DANIEL WILSON,
J. II. HARVEY.
The Republican., 1900-12-13
ROAD PETITION.

Notice is hereby given that thirty days af-
cation will be made to the Board of County
Commissioners of Garrett county for the ap-
pointment of viewers to locate a new pub
lie county road leading from the Ryans
Glade and KitZmillerville road near Lost
Land Run and taking westerly course
through the lands of j. p. Hubbard and
George W. Moon and to intersect the Eagle
Rock road at George w. Moons sheep pen, a
distance of about 145 rods.
DANIEL WILSON,
J. r. HARVEY.
JAMES II. WILSON,
til ial GEORGE w. MOON.
The Republican., 1900-12-13
Treasury Department
OFFICE OF
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY,
WAsHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. ID. 1900.

OFFICE OF
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 15, 1900. !
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence present
ed to the undersigned, it has been made to
appear that The First National Bank of
Oakland in the Town of Oakland, in the
County of Garrett, and State of Marylend,
has complied with all the provisions of the
Statutes of the United States, required to be
complied with before an association shall be
authorized to commence the business of
Banking;
Now therefore I, Charles G. Dawes, Comp
troller of the Currency, do hereby certify
that 1.-The First National Bank of Oakland" !"
in the Town of Oakland, in the County Of
Garrett, and State of Maryland is author
lied to commence the business of Banking as
provided in Section Fifty one hundred and
sixty nine of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
In teStim ony
whereof witness
Seal of the Comptroller my hand and Seal
of the Currency. OF once TINS 10Th
1900.
CHARLES G. DAWES,
Comptroller of the Currency.
No. 5623.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24

Louisville, April 24-Pouring rains
continue throughout the food districts
OF the south and the danger to lives
and property is becoming more grave.
Il was thought Saturday that the crisis
was passed but in many localities the
rain is falling again with increased
violence. Late reports to the weather
bureau show that heavy precipitation
has been general throughout the Hood
ed country. II was estimated last Nht-
urday that s.. 900 worth Of private
property had already been destroyed
and It Is now thought probable that
this damage will be heavily Increased.
Mail and telegraph communication
| has been destroyed between the small
er towns In Mississippi and Alabama
south of Jackson, the northern limit OF
the flood Many farm houses haze
been swept away. the occupants barely
escaping with their lives, and the
drowning of seven negroes is reported
from Jackson. Miss. The food district
| ia roughly bounded by a line drawn
from Mobile up to the Tombigbee river
to the center OF the state Of Alabama
thence west through Jackson, Miss, 70
the Mississippi river
Around Columbia Miss, every rail-
road and wagon bridge Is reported
washed away. and first crops are
total loss. At Enterprise Miss. the
water stands FIVE feet in the houses
and stores. At Meridian. Miss, the
water Is reported at six feet In the
streets and still rising. Timber and
buildings are reported destroyed at
EHisville. Meridian. De Soto and all
through the Bayou Pierre district IN
Mississippi. and numerous small points
in Alabama report great damage.
Trains on railroads into New Or
leans which have not been abanodned
entirely are running only In the day
lieht. owing TO the dangerous con-
n dition OF the tracks The Louisville
and Nashville. New Orleans line. which
was in fair condition until Sunday
evening. is now cut In two by the de-
struction of a four span bridge ovel
the West Pascagoula river. near Scran'
ten. Arrangements have been made &c
ferry passengers across the break
Many people in the small waterbount
towns OF Mississippi are reported OF
the brink OF starvation.
A Meridian Miss. dispatch says
The food situation south OF MerldiaI
= has changed for the worse. Heav'
e rains last night caused decided ris'
e in the waters Of the Okaitbee, Chunk'
e and Chickasahay rivers, streams tina
- have caused so much damage to tn
@ three railroads running south iron
I Meridian. News reached here las
night from Chunky that that river !
o even with its banks and is still risine
T. Every report Is disheartening to rail
h read officials. who fear full traffic can
T. not be resumed inside Of three weeks
y The citizens in small towns, shut ou
j. from the outside world. are GROWN
= desperate, it being one week, in man
IS instances. since they have received
n pound Of freight or mail.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
COUNCIL DODGES
CHARTER TALK

Hamilton Stewart was the only mem
Der of City Council who attended the
meeting held last night for the discus
sion Of the proposed new city charter.
All the members of the Board of
Trade meeting were present, and they
regarded the absence of the other three
members of Council as an indication
that the body had lost interest in the
charter subject.
During the evening a new section
was added to the charter. II relates to
the Park Commission. and provides
for the appointment of eight commits
siOners, who will control the depart
ment The wagon will make the an
ment The mayor will make the ap-
pOintments. The section provides that
$4,000 be appropriated annually to
park Improvements.
Further discussion on the section
was postponed until the next meeting
of the committees, as also were two
questions regarding the election of
members of Council and the appoint
ments of heads of departments.
J. Whiteman discussed some of the
features upon which there is a question
regarding their legality, and will report
on the subject at future meeting OF
the committees.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
ENDEAVORERS
MAKE BIG GAINS

In Asbury NJ T. Church last evening
the Spring meeting of the Wilmington
Christian Endeavor Union was held.
Rev. William Main Schall, pastor OF
First Presbyterian Church, presided,
and the following officers were elected
10 serve for one year:
President G.. g. Penney. vice-presi-
dent +. +. Slocomb; recording secre-
tary, Miss Mary Grandel; correspond
ing secretary, Miss ID. J. Peacock
treasurer. Miss May Bacon: chOrister
Alfred Willing; ministerial advisory
board, Roys. DIR. James Grove, John
Shape, +. G.. Jennings and Caleb Allen
The report of William II. Stats, sec
retary Of the Union shows that there
are twenty societies in Wilmington
churches, and one at the Industrial
school for Girls The entire member.
ship IS LOIS. Thirteen OF the societies
in the past year contributed $3.50 tC
missions.
Addresses were made by Rev James
Grove, II. p Ford and Rev. i. +
Briggs.
Miss Belle Crawford conducted an
open conference in which Christian
EndeavOr work was discussed.
A five-miutne conservation servlc,
was held by Rev. John Shape OF Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
TURKEYS RULER
COMES TO TERMS
Authorizes Rebuilding of Mis-
SiOnary Property De-
StrOyed by KurdS.

Washington. April PA press dis
patch received last night from Con-
stantinople says An imperial TRADE
has been promulgated authorizing the
rebuilding of the property of the Amer
ican missionaries at Kharput, and the
construction of an annex to the Rob
erts college at COnstantinople.
The state department has had no
official confirmation of the above dis
patch. The news was received with
considerable satisfartion, however, be-
ing regarded 10y officials as a friendly
act on the part of the sultan and pos
sibly an earnest of full and final set
tlement OF the indemnity claim. This
10 part az least Of what we have been
working for for two years past" re-
marked one official when shown the
dispatch 1T will be pleasant news for
the encnmenical convention in New
York.
No one in authority was willing "a
discuss the matter in detail, but IL Is
understood that while the action Of the
sultan is regarded with pleasure here
IL does not necessarily indicate that th'
claim for indemnity is abandoned noi
that the incident is closed.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
Beers Make Slight Resistance to Pole
Carew's Attack, and Evacuated Posi-
ton HurriedIy, Leaving Ammunition.
HEAVY BOER FORCES NOW
SURROUND WEPENER TRENCHES S

London, April 24.-Th strong body
Of reinfOrcements which Lord Roberts
cent to assist the relief of Wepener and
to endeavor 10 enyelop and cut OFF
the Beers from a retreat northward
furnishes further evidence that the
Beers are assembled in much larger
forces around Wepener than had hith-
erto been supposed, and, as The Times
in an editorial this morning remarks,
whatever may be the difficulties OF
roads and rains, the Beers always ap-
pear to have guns. and sometimes big
ones, where they want them.
A Boer dispatch. dated Thaba N'Chu,
April 20, says that a fresh supply OF
cannon and ammunition has reached
Gen. De Wet at Jammersburg Drift.
1t also asserts that one of Col. Dali
gety's guns has been smashed.
The war Office late last evening is
sued the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts, dated BlOemfontein, Monday:
Yesterday ] dispatched the Eleventh
division under Gen. Pole-Carew and
two bridges of cavalry under Gen
French from this point to assist Gen
Rumble. The force reached Karriefon-
tein without much opposition. Casual
ties reported: Two killed, 20 wound
ed and IL missing. Capt. Rotton, Royal
artillery, broke an arm by a fall. Gen
Pole-Carew's mounted infantry seized
Leeuw Kop, a high hill a few miles
north of their last nights position
The enemy evacuated hurriedly, leav.
ing some rifles and ammunition. Gen
Rundle reports that 25 men of the
First Worcesters are missing. Fifty.
three were sent with wood to an oSt
Iost after dark, and only 18 returned.
The war office has given no explana
tiOn of the apparent discrepancy in The
figures as 10 the men of the Worcester
regiment.
The resistance of the Beers at Leeuv
Kop was contemplate. considering tn
strength Of their position. They es
capped in an easterly direction, tn
guards failing to get quite round them
Karriefontein, mentioned in Lore
Roberts message. is 10 miles south
east of Bloemfontein. Leeuw Kop 4
two miles further south.
Apparently the British captures
Paarde Kraal Sunday night. TIL
Beers vacated Leeuw Kop during tn
night, removing the gun, and tn
British occupied the kop the next day
Although the Beers appear to b
Offering stout resistance to the Britisl
advance, their position is dangerous
They can scarcely delay further thei
retreat northward without incurrin
the risk of being cut of. Usually the
have been well informed regarding tn
British plans and they are not likel
to run such risk, especially as the
have partially accomplished their oh
ject in drawing large forces fror
Bloemfontein on long marches an
have thereby delayed the advance o.
Pretoria.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
TWO CURIOUS COURT CASES
One Prisoner Deaf and Dumb, the
Other Demented.

Chief Justice Lore and Associate
Justices Spruance and Grubb. in Cen
eral Sessions Court, at Dover. yester-
day, were twice puzzled. Five men ac-
cused of the robbery of trunks from
the Delaware railroad baggage room
were being arraigned by Clerk Downs.
when one of the prisoners. Wilbur
Ridgway, was found TO be deaf and
dumb
The court stopped and consulted for
some time, then ordered that the others
alone be allowed TO plead. They an
swered Not guilty" Then a man who
said he understood the sign language
was secured to interpret the indict-
ment as Clerk Downs read IT, He told
the court that Ridgway pleaded guilty
The judges. however, hesitated, and
finally held him over until to-day, when
the others will also be tried.
Earlier in the afternoon George Har.
ris was before the bar for stealing car,
riage robes Asked to plead. Harris re-
piled. Il have nothing to say" and he
stoutly maintained this neutral ground
II was then learned that the man hat
become demented, and the charge was
Withdrawn.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
BUTLER'S STOVE
BLOWN TO ATOMS
Bought Wood From a Dealer
Who Had Filled Ii With
GunpOWder.
Special to the Evening Journal.


Bridgeville, Del, April PA stove
in the residence Of Jesse w. Butler
was blown to atoms yesterday and il
was a miracle that Mrs. Butler was not
badly injured
Mr.. Butler recently bought wood of
a dealer who. il appears, has been
having considerable trouble with
thieves. who rob his wood yard
nightly.
Thinking to discover the thieves he
bored holes in a number of sticks and
filled them with powder. The holes
were then plugged up and the sticks
placed on the pile.
One Of these decOy sticks chanced Ia
be in the wood bought by Mr.. Butler
and shortly after it was placed in the
stove a terrific explosion occurred. and
fragments of the stove flew in every
direction.
Mrs Butler jumped behind a door
and escaped injury. For several mo-
ments the room was filled with smoke
and drapery about the mantle became
ignited, but was eXtinguished before
any damage was done.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
CHANGE WIVES
MONTHLY
Peculiar Customs Of Mem
berS of SanctiIied Band.
HOW CONVERTS ARE ACCEPTED
KRceI Before a Bible While the Band
Dances About Them Singing and
Yelling Like Indians.
How CONVERTS ARE ACCEPTED
Special to the Evening Journal

Bridgeville. Del, April 24.-The
sanctifed band of negroes which ere
ated so much excitement here several
years ago, has again begun its meet
ings. near fredericksburg. Md.
The band. which is composed of
scventy-hve or a hundred colored men
and women, holds its meetings
throughout the country in deserted
huts and sometimes in the open air.
One of their peculiar customs is that
of changing wives every fortnight. The
leader Of the band stated that God did
not intend for man to live with one
woman alone, being unable TO live a
sanctified life by so doing
ITS PECULIAR CUSTOMS.
When one of the male members de-
sires to change he is supposed "a
spend a day in fasting. That night he
visits the home of the leader and sew
eral chapters of the Bible are read. He
then returns home and the Holy Spirit
appearing to him in a dream, selects
for him the woman TO serve as his wife
for the coming two weeks
The leader of the band follows the
custom also and a noticeable fact q.
that il falls TO his lot to live with .ths
youngest and most attractive of tn,
band.
Some of the female members are get
/ ting on in years and the Holy Spiri
commands but few Of the men to livl
with them. Consequently they some
times find it a hard matter to eke on
a living, but adhere strictly to thel
faith.
Their meetings are highly interest
ing, and when one is desirous of be
coming converted to the faith he
commanded to kneel in front of
chair. upon which is placed a Blhl,
1.-The band marches around him. slowl
Il chanting some weird air Soon IN
/. singing becomes louder, and the ban
/, begins to assume a much livelier stel
After a short time the members begi
TO warm up and they begin shOutin
and dancing around the convert nl
unlike Indians at a war dance.
This is kept up until the member
begin 10 fall from sheer exhaustion
There is seldom a meeting held ths
several do not fall in a dead faint froi
over exertion.
The band first came into prominenS
at Chincoteague, Va. where one
their members was killed and sewers
wounded. Since that time they haN
been wandering from state to stat
They once held forth here, but create
SO much disturbance among the colo
! ed population that they were forced
, leave.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
Northwestern Forests and Southern
Plantations Made DesOlate BY Two
Great Destroying Elements.
FARM HOUSES SWEPT AWAY;
NARROW ESCAPES FROM DEATH

Minneapolis. April 24.-Unless a
heavy rain speedily visits the Cass
Lake region the fires now raging In the
"toppings" will extend TO the stand
ing timber inflicting losses which will
run into the tens Of millions of dol
lars. The fire at present Is confined
10 the stumpage and boughs, the old
cuttings OF the past two winters.
Minneapolis log owners are greatly
alarmed. Everything is as dry as
tinder. NJ. j. Scanlon. OF the Scanlon-
Gibson Lumber company. said today
that a terrible fire was raging south
and west of Cass Lake. His advices
stated that the citizens are making
great efforts 10 protect the town by
back firing" Mr. Soanlon says there
has been a great deal of property de-
stroyed in the region west of Cass
Lake and extending back about %
miles to the west and northwest, and
probably so miles on the southwest.
The streams have dried up and every
thing favors a most disastrous forest
FIRE.
Although forest fires are reported IN
all directions around Duluth, no very
serious losses have yet come TO light
Several freight cars on the Eastern
Minnesota road have been destroyed
with a number Of telegraph and tele.
phone poles. Considerable trouble Is
reported on the long distance telephone
service between Duluth, St. Paul and
Ashland on account OF poles burning
and wires down. The situation 4
Chiefly serious from It's possibilities. a.
conditions are similar to the summer
Of 1894. the year of the disastrous fire
that devastated many towns and re
suited In scores OF fatalities.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
BOYD PRESENTS
A NEW BILL
His Attorney Tells Levy
Court Former Bill Was
Excessive.

Mayor Evan G.. Boyd, of New Castle
is making a big fight for the money
which he contends New Castle county
owes him for committing vagrants to
the jail at New Castle. He has placed
the matter in the hands of Alexander
B. Cooper, and that lawyer appeared
before Levy Court at a special meet
ing this morning, presented the claims
Of Mr. Boyd and declared that the
county could not escape payment of
the bill
That the court was TO consider the
bill in special session was unknown
to anyone. except to the members. its
officers and a few friends OF Mayor
Boyd
PRESENTED NEW BILL
The mayor presented to the court for
payment a new bill. the amount of
which is Sl.501.25, or S900.75 less than
that which he presented TO the court
several weeks ago.
Whether this bill will be allowed
will be determined by the Levy Court
at its next session.
Concerning the previous bill of 81
iO2.20, which Mayor Boyd had asked
the county to pay, Mr.. Cooper made a
surprising admission. It was that in II
Mayor Boyd had charged the county Il
cents each for making 6.005 commit
ments, or S900.75 more than he should
have charged. Under the law Mayor
Boyd is entitled to 40 cents for every
tramp he commits to the Jail, Is cents
of which represents the cost OF corr
mitment, Is cents for the affidavit ant
10 cents for entering judgment agains
the prisoner. According to the state
ment Of Mr.. Cooper, Mr. Boyd haC
made affidavit in but few of the cases
and he therefore desired to Withdraw
the old bill and present a new one
which represented the cost of commit
ting the prisoners and entering judg
ment against them only. This amount
ed to S1.501.25
John II. Rodney, counsel for thu
Levy Court, was present, and after Nj
Cooper finished his argument, Harr,
White, who acted as chairman in tn
absence Of Mr.. Scott, called upon tn
courts attorney for some remarks. II
reply to Mr.. CoOper's statement tina
the law covering tramp commitmen
was an outrageous one and should b
ANIfNtAiAAf |AtAAs AAhMAAEg Ealu Nllt uEl
should be construed strictly. which. h
said, Mr. Cooper had not done. Nei
i ther had Mayor Boyd, for he believe
that not One-quarter of the commit
ments for which thf mayor had aske
the county to pay, were made undc
the laws, which Mr. Cooper had argue
they were. In fact many tramps ha
been committed to the Jail upon n
commitment whatever. Mr. Rodney be
/, lieved
To prove this Mr.. Rodney asked tn;
the court compel Mayor Boyd to pr,
, sent the commitment at the next meet
ing of the court
1t is said that should they show tina
! 6005 tramps were committed durin
the year ending March 81. the new bi
of the mayor will be paid, but il the
do not, Mr.. Boyd will have to cut al
ether slice from his claim.
The court ordered that the cOmmi
ments be produced, and then adjourne
until next Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Packers are contracting with farm
ers for tomatoes at $3.50 per ton.
May 10 is the date set for the meet
ing of the Junior Auxiliary Of Della
ware. TO be held in Trinity r. e.
Church.
Arrangements will be made by the
JOINT committees of the Grand Army OF
the Republic for the Memorial Day
parade at a meeting at DUPONT Post
headquarters tonight.
Poor people of Wilmington have
requested to be allowed to cultivate the
lots belonging to the Associated Chari-
ties.
Grand officers will will visit Della
ware Conclave. No. Z. Heptasophs Oh
Seven Wise Men. tonight
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
The Weather

New York Horald's Forecast.-rcmpera-
ture continues high in the interior OF the
country, especially from the West and
Central Gulf States northwards. IL VIII
rise slowly to-day In the States east on
the Mississippi A disturbance central In
Kansas will advance to the Ohio Valley.
In. the Middle States and New England
to-day. partly cloudy to fair weather ana
slowly rising temperature VIII prevail,
preceded hv haziness on the coasts. with
light southwcsterly winds, becoming
variable.
on Wednesday. fair 20 partly cloudy
and warmer weather will prevail, With
light to fresh southerly 10 easterly winds,
followed probably by local rains IN the
interior of this section.
Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday ~
Eastern Pennsylvania, cloudy and cooler
I'm Northern portion; "Wednesday, Ialri
fresh northerly winds.
Della ware and Maryland. partly clouds
and possibly showers Tuesday; Wednee-
day fair: fresh northerly winds
New Jersey. fair Tuesday and Wedncs-
day. fresh northerly winds
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
DRINK THWARTS
DEADLY SCHEME
Drunken DynamiterS Betray
Their Design Against
WelIand Canal.

Niagara Fails. ~ Y, April 24.-If
Karl pullman, John Nolin and John
Walsh. the dynamiters who last Sat-
urday morning tried to blow out a
lcck on the Welland canal at Thorold.
had not been so free In their use OF
whisky the chances are that a good
many of the people of the village of
Merriton and the country round about
would have been drowned. The men
did their planning when they were
sober, but when the time came for
their last and most dangerous move
they were drunk As a result they
did their work carelessly and used
tcpers' judgment in their selection of
a time to put their plans into execu-
ton. They lowered dynamite into the
lock at 7:30 in the evening, when they
could plainly be seen from a distance.
Had they waited till midnight and
gone to the scene sober they would
no doubt have blown out the lock. the
rush OF water would have swept the
town of Merriton out OF existence. de-
stroyed a section of Thorold and dc.
ynstated a vast area
The Canadian authorities are at pre-
sent as much in the dark as to the
motive of the dynamiters as they worf
on Sunday. They are also without
positive knowledge Of the identity oil
the prisoners. Three theories have
been advancd-that the men were hireC
by Boer sympathizers. that Fenlan.
instigated il. and that the men wer'
hired to do the job by enemies of the
Conner's syndicate, hoping by the de
struction of the Canadian waterway Il
prevent for this season the passage o
is no proof to substantiate any of thu
| theories.
Evening journal., 1900-04-24
COLORED MAN FOUND DEAD
Discovered By Police at Early Hour
This Morning.

Charles Alexander, oclored, about 70
years OF age, was found dead at his
nome on New street early this morn
ing by Officers Soloman and Mcbride
Alexander had not been seen since
friday last, and the neighbors, think
ing something wrong, notified the pa
troimen, who forced open the door and
found Alexander lying upon the floor OF
a second story room dead.
Deputy Coroner Giles was notified
and took charge of the body. An in
quest will be held.
Alexander was well-known about tn,
city, and made his living by doinl
whitewashing and odd jobs. He wal
a veteran Of the civil war.