The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-05-26


the manner of their election and the grounds
on which the tribunals before which and the
mode in which such elections may be contested
should be exclusive and free from external in
reference, except so far as plainly provided by
the Constitution of the United States and where
controversies over the election of State officers
have reached the State courts in the manner
provided and have been determined in accor-
dance with State Constitutions and laws, the
cases must necessarily be rare in which the in
reference of this court can be properly in
voked" Justice Harlan vigorously dissented
from this opinion, Justices Brewer, Brown and
McKenna agreeing with him.
THE oLEoMARGARINE question, which has
been the subject of extended controversy before
the Agricultural Committee Of the House Of
Representatives, reached a decisive stage on
Wednesday, when the subcommittee having
the measure in charge reported substitute
for the pending Grout bill. The latter bill is
practically prohibitory. taxing oleomargarine
ten cents pound. The substitute proposes
additional safeguards against the fraudulent
sale of oleomargarine as butter. Every honest
farmer and dairyman in the United States
favors the passage of this bill and it should
not fail to become law.
A DISPATCH from Washington says the De-
partment of State warns the public against al
legged swindling advertisements relating to pre-
tended estates in England, and cautions the
people against renting money in view of
such advertisements to any strangers under
any circumstances. It is said that there are no
great estates unclaimed in England, nor are
there any large deposits in the Bank Of
England.
leach INFANT robin, it il estimated, requires
for its proper maintenance about fourteen
inches of tender angle worm every day" says
the New York Tribune. "As robin family
averages four, the mother is obliged to provide
ffty-six inches of worm daily. Considering
the difficulties and dangers of getting worms,
these statistics throw an interesting light on
the industry and courage ofthe mother robin"
A RAILROAD man says that there is no limit
to the size Of the American locomotive, and
''as long as heavy rails can be secured, just SO
long will engines grow. Some of these days
we will be using 200-pound rails and locomo-
tives twice the size of those now in use." This
may be true, and if so the bridges of some
cities will be raised so high that the streets
will have to get on them with stepladder.
AGNES MOODY is the name of the colored
woman from the United States who has charge
OF the Southern Corn Kitchen at the Paris Ex-
position. She was born slave in Washing
ton county, Nd, and when ten years of age
made her escape to Canada with the other
members of her family. She is now sixty
two years of age and had lived in Chicago since
the close of the War of the Rebellion.
THE GOLDFISH plays very important part in
the worlds commerce. twenty-five years ago
the annual catch by the vessels of the United
States was u, 100000 pounds; now it is about
10000, 900. The combined catch of cod by all
the fisheries of the world is estimated at 5O0-
600, 900 pounds annually, most of which is ex-
ported to tropical countries after having been
hard dried.
THE New York Press very pertinently puts
it in this fashion: I'VE owe England one
debt of gratitude. No Briton has yet tried to
be funny enough to introduce Filipino SYM
pathy resolution in the House of Commons"
We are sorry and ashamed to say that we are
n q c,l-- e,,tnntrv where the member from
HoNoRs ARE going TO come IN pro1uslon W
the third President of the United States soon.
The Worlds Fair to commemorate his addi-
ton of an empire to the domain Of the United
States will be here three years hence. Proba-
bly, before that time the change in the name
of the Indian Territory to the Territory Of JEFF
ferson will be accomplished.
NEXT WEEK." announces Missouri editor,
who has the Sheldon episode still fresh in his
mind, 1--WE will be running this paper as Jesse
James would have run it. Delinquent sub
scribers may expect call from US with their
accounts stuck in the muzzle Of six-shooter.
Otherwise this paper will have to be run as the
sheriff would run it,
THE MOST extraordinary oil well ever seen in
West Virginia was struck near the village OF
Wallace, in that State, less than three months
ago. From the first it produced 400 barrels
day and more recently it has been filling 25O-
barrel tank every hour and a-half.
SECRETARY OF the Navy Long is able to talk
something else than shop. In recent speech
he remarked: To-day there is no poet in
America, and no poet OF the first-class any
where" He may now prepare himself to hear
from the men behind the pens.
THE GROSS budget of the city of New York
for 1899 was $50 900 greater than the ex-
penses of the city of London, SIS, 200, 000in ex-
cess of the budget of Paris, and only 81, 100000
less than the combined expenditures of Boston,
Chicago and Philadelphia
DEWEY RAN for Admiral on platform of
Manila Bay and went through without neg
alive vote. But when a sailor turns politician
for the first time at the age Of 81 he must look
out for reefs and crosscurrents not down on
his charts.
THE OLD Maryland Hotel property in An
napolis was offered at public sale on Tuesday
last, but was withdrawn because Of the insult
fciency of the bids. Itbelongs to Mr.. William
H. German and the heirs of the late George
Cotton.
THE PRODUCTION of maple sugar is coming
to be an important industry in Garrett coun-
ty, Md. In one day lately $4,000 worth was
shipped from EVANSVILLE, in that county.
One farmer received $500 for his shipment
They DON'T do things by halves in Pennsyl
vania. A few days ago the jury commissioner
of Clearfield county was sentenced to four
years imprisonment in the penitentiary for
drawing fraudulent jury last December.
For THE first time in the history of the ma
tional census there will be an enumeration this
year of animals employed in cities and towns.
Heretofore the live stock census has been con-
fined exclusively to farm animals.
ALL THE Democratic county conventions so
far held in Maryland this year have declared
in favor of the ''matchless leader" Bryan for
President. They all appear to be getting into
the Bryan band wagon now.
Missouri APPLES are shipped to England.
Kansas -four to Scotland and Texas horses to
South Africa. Verify, the rest of the world
could not keen house without the help of the