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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Thousands More Wasted in Havana's
Useless Railroad

The construction of the Triscornia Railroad
running distance OF six miles around Ha-
vaua. has become a public scandal The
road was constructed at the instigation of
Frank J. Hecker when Alger was Secretary
ct War, under the plea of military necessity.
The American Indies Company, of which
Il. \. c. Smith is president, performed the
work under contract. There was no compet-
tive bidding. The actual cost of this road up
to date has been $500, 600. In addition claims
Tor right of way have been filed aggregating
S3aOOo0. These are nov being adjusted by
an army board. All of them will be scaled,
leaving the cost Of the railroad about $780,.
uO0, or Sloo, 900 a mile. 1t has been estimat-
ed that $4,000 a mile would have been big
price for constructing the railroad.
The TriScornia roadbed has never been
properly ballasted and is little but bed of
soft clay. proposition to eXpend $4,000
more in balasting the road is now being held
up 10y Gov.-Gen. Wood The most powerful
locomotives were purchased for the new line
aud are entirely useless. as the yielding road
bed viii not sustain their weight,
As il nov stands the Trscornia Railroad is
without value The money which has been
paid out tor il has been taken from the Cuban
revenues
The profits on the construction of the road
were divided by the American Indies Com
pauy. with the Manhattan Construction Com
paHy OF New York. and Drake, Stratton 4
Co. OF Philadelphia aud PItsburg. This
division was under private agreement and
had no relation to the contract signed by Col
Hecker for the War Department.
After this work of construction began the
contract was modified. An inferior quality
of lumber substituted for hard pine. The
width of the embankment was narrowed and
cribs were used instead of tresiles The road
was NOT completed until two months after the
contract time expired and then it was pro-
uoUnced unsafe for the transportation Of
troops-lhe purpose for which it was original
ly designed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Custom House Fund Given BY Gage
TO Favored Bank.

Administration leaders were dumtouuded
when il MAS revealed that Secretary Gage had
permitted the National City Bank, OF New
York, Which purchased the old Custom Ilouse
site, IA that eats, to retain every cent Of the
money thus acquired IS a deposit. According
To Law It should have been covered into the
L. ;. Treasury at once.
Ia addition to drawing interest oH the -,
265, 900 which 1t was proposed TO pay for the
old Custom House. the bank received an au-
nual rental from the Government Of about
$3.50, 600. The deeds to the property were
never formally delivered by the Treasury De
partment To the National City Bank. The
litle remained with the Government al the re.
quest Of President Sullman, of the bank. In
this way the administration officials conspired
with the National City Bank to mulct the city
of New York out of S72, ,Oo0 a year taxes ON
The property. Through the manipulation OF
the purchase price aud the saving IN taxes the
National City Bank was the gamer OF about
s2Ol 600 "A year.
The Custom House matter was never fully
inquired into because Of the fears of the Re
puhEicaus that the disclosures would have a
disastrous result on the campaign for the re-
election OF Mckinley.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21

completes stand today charged with stealing
$780, 000 Investigation has shown shat the
Cuban postal system for more than a year has
been prolific source of fraud and embezzle-
ment.
Charles f. W. Neely was the choice of
Perry S. Heath, First Assistant Postmaster
General, for the Treasurership Of the postal
service in Cuba. He was fencing with credi-
tors in Muncie Ind, when he left for Cuba.
When he was arrested for defrauding the Gov
ernment he was able to deposit two $4,000
bills as cash bail.
Nicely had a printing office in Muncie.
After he arrived in Cuba this office was
swamped with orders for Government postal
husiness-from Nicely
In December, 1898, Neey assumed his Of
fee in Cuba. AT that time there were claims
aud judgments against him big aud little, He
welcomed the salary of 1,SO0 and in few
months sent package containing $4,000 to
a safe deposit concern in Muncie.
\ month ago the truth came out. Neely
was arrested charged with appropriating
Government funds. He was caught in Ro-
chester and arraigued in New York before
Commissioner Shields aud his extradition APP
piled tor The formal accusation was that
instead Of destroying condemned stamps he
sold them in the Havana Post Office and APP
propriated the money.
Postmaster Thompson, of Havana, confessed,
and Estes c. Rathbone'S name was dragged
in He was Director General of the Posts in
Cuba, and is now under suspension and pre-
vented by the authorities from leaving the
island
All the men implicated in the Cuban postal
scandal were appointed by the influence of
Senator Hanna or his friends.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21

Then military court of inquiry was Or
dered by the President. Despite the efforts
of this court to make a favorable showing for
the beef, the evidence was so overwhelming
against it that the investigation resulted dis
satrously to the Administration.
As a final move the President aud his Cab
met decided that Alger must be made scape
goat He was forced out of the Cabinet-but
the scandals still live.
1t was developed during the Investigation
that beef that had been canned and shipped 10
Europe several years before the Spanish war
began was shipped back to this country, re-
labelled and sold to the War Department for
the army. Chemically prepared beef and
meats from which the substance had been eX-
tracted we're dished up to the soldiers in Cuba
and Porto Rico.
Thousands of pounds of rotten beef were
thrown overheard by officers in command of
transports, but the trust lost nothing. The
officers we're reprimanded and the beet con :
Germs were paid for the meat.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Luxury for U, s. Officers While
Cuba Foots the Bills

The allowance Of extra compensation TO
United States Army officers serving in Cuba
has caused conspicuous Administration
scandal. The Revised Statutes and the Army
Regulations contain stringent provisions to
prohibit auy officer from receiving additional
compensation for the performance ofauy duty.
The legal authorities of the War Depart
meut construed these laws to be binding, but
ia the face Of this Major Gen. Brooke, who
was paid nearly $40, 900 year as a regular
army olicer in salary and allowances, was
gwen s. 500 as bonus, thus bringing his an
uual income to nearly $50, 900. Subordinate
officers were given proportiouate sums in adj
dition 70 their regular salaries.
The scandal is, If anything, aggravated by
the fact that these donated sums are taken
from the Cuban revenues.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Army Appointments For Only Sons
of SOmebOdieS.

The favortism shown the sons of distin
guished public men in army appointments has
caused scandal of no mean pretentions.
The selection of officers for the volunteer army
during the Spanish American war was based
largely on percentage and not merit The
son OF a prominent statesman or public official
could obtain a commission without regard to
experience or qualifications. In this way the
troops we're in many instances placed under
the leadership of most incompetent officers.
1t finally became practically impossible for
a commission to be secured unless the appli.
cants father, grandfather or some other near
relative was of national reputation and COM
mandiug influence. ''Sons of Somebodies'
became the officers, while men of practical
experience and military training were com
peled TO forego service or enlist as priyates.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21

Brother Abnerlsm' and Subserviency to
Armor Combine.
4 Washington dispatch to the New York
World says MIR. Mckinley goes before the
people iu the campaign with an Adrninistra-
ton whose record is smirched by many scaud.
ais Beginning with the war with Spain and
its enormous useless expenditures Tor auxii-
nary boats tor the Navy, there have been the
embalmed beef scandal, the Eagan aud Alger
scandals, The Abner Mckinley clothing con.
tract scandal, the City National Bank and
Custom House site scandals, the fraud and
embezzlemeut in Cuba, the armou- plate
scandal aui = dozen more.
The Congress that has Just adjourned, Re
publican in both branches. will be known for
what it did not do. After the President had
announced in his annual message that it was
the plain duty of Congress to provide Tor
free trade with Porto Rico. part of the
United States, the Sugar Trust influences
were great enough TO cause him to face about
aud to demand tariff which Congress meek
ly granted.
Congress refused TO reduce the ouerous war
taxes which the lhte Nelson A. DinEley. then
leader Of the House, pledged himself to have
stricken off the statute books Immediately al
ter a treaty OF peace vas signed with Spain.
Congress was deluged Silh petitions from
commercial bodies asking that these taxes
either be wiped oEI entirely or materially re
duced. but it turned deaf ear TO all appeals.
For political and campaign fund reasons no.
antitrust legislation was enacted An Anti
Trust bill was passed by the House aud was
in good time to have been acted upon by 1he
Seus.te. The Democrats made several inet-
iectual efforts 10 have 1t taken up, but ohJec-
hons NeFe always made bv Republican Sena-
tors.
Through the obsIinacy Of the Admiuisira-
ton ,n guIsavuuHg - force a ratification OF
ihe HAy PsuUcvf1rte treaty the Nicaragua
Canal ball failed Of passage IN the Senate,
The Army Reorganization bill did not be.
come q law Il Was passed hy The Houss and
amended ia the Senate. but the House did
not accept the senate aurudUeuts.
Every Pacific cable bill wHs defeated or
remained unacici upon through the efforts Of
rival concerns tG secure the concession
THIS Shipping Subsidy bill failed through
the efforts ot the Democrats Senator Hanna
ass personally Interested in ihjs b.ii hut even
h,s great lufarI,ee could mol secure its pas.
sage. Tbs bill. practically provides for
gitg a., 3 greater paFj of S9.0on,oO0 to the
standard ud Trust through It's Css-grlgiive
caupauf ,uc International Navigation Com
..us
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Turns from His Party to Bryan.
Special to the Philadelphia Record.

RICHMOND, IND, July l1.-Henry u john
son, who served four terms as Republican
member of Congress and who voluntarily with :
drew from public life last year after denounc-
ing President McKinley's Philippine policy,
today confirmed the report that he will sup
port Bryan.
Mr.. johnson was one of the best debaters in
Congress, and members stood about him ten
deep when he assailed the President last JanU>
airy year ago
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
TWO WAYS

l.
,r cpT-rrxe l.sSSrS. ONE ru GO
YOUR EYES PROPERLY TESTED AND
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
CHOICE oCERIE

as can be found IA our cIty.
CHOICE TEAS, COFFEES, SIRUPS,
NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, CANNED
GOODS OF ALL KINDS, CIGARS, To-
GACCO, &C
The best grades Of PATENT PROCESS
aud FAMILY FLOUR constantly on hand at
bottom figures VIII pay the Highest Prices
Tor WHEAT. CORN. RYE. OATS, and all
kinds Of Country Produce
Agent for Latin Il Rand Blasting Pow
der, and Judsons Dynamite for stump blast
ing &c. Farmers can be- supplied with the
best quality of COTTON aud FLANSEED
MEAL, HEAVY MIDDLINGS, BRAN, Sc.
at lowest prices.
mar 20 +. O. GRIMES
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
DRIVATE SALE.

The undersigned, agent, has for sale the
following described properties
Dwelling house, No. 43, on Liberty bssA
street. Westminster; frame, part brick -
and part weatherboarded; 3 rooms and wide
hall on lst floor; 6 rooms and bath room on
I'd floor; cellars under whole building; gas and
water; well arranged in every respect.
Lot No. Al, Liberty street; good newly
built stable in rear on alley.
Three lots on Fair Ground containing from
2 to q acres each; now in grass; will be sold
separately or jointly as desired.
Also farm of SO acres, short distance from
the city Of Westminster; Improvements are
large brick house, stable aud other outbuild
ings This land is of good quality and in
good condition; well waiered, &c. Will sell
Il in whole or any part of it desired. There
are several fine building sites upou it.
Terms to suit.
L. LYNCH, Agent,
sent 3Ot Westminster, Nd.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Standard Oil Bank Favored Through
It's Pull in Politics.

Among the most uusavory of the scandals
of the Mckinley Administration is that of the
National City Bank of New York City. This
bank, dominated hy the Standard Oil Trust,
was enabled. through Secretary Gage and
potent political pull. to invade the United
States Treasury. This scandal furnished the
Democratic party with much campaign mate
rial and threatened for time to disrupt the
Republican party.
The National City Bank was selected by
Secretary Gage. with the full approval OF
President Mckinley, as the distributing agent
for all the internal revenue funds of the
Governments during the financial crisis of last
December BY this favoritism it is estimated
that in lev months The bank cleared about
81, 5O0. 900.
The cause OF the iavorirsm shown the Ma
Iional City Bank by the Administration IS
shown ia the following letter
Tie National City Bank of New York
New York, June >. 1897
My Dear Mr.. Gage
The National City Bank of this city. of
which IreCently became vice president through
the consolidation OF the business of the Third
National with 1t. is one Of the banks designaed
as United States depository, and write TO
request that IN any changes which may be
made under the Administration NAV not
De disturbed IN lhiS respect We SAuuld like
to remain a United States depository as at
present OF course the bank Is very strong,
aud If you will take the pains to look at oar
list Of directors you will see that We also have
very great political claims IN view of what was
done daring the canvas last year
Yours very truly, -
a. b. HEPBURN.
Hon Lyman J. Gage, United States Treas.
ury, Washington. y. C."
That Secretary Gage had carefully cousjd
cred the list of directors Is shown by the phe-
uomenal increase IN the volume Of the bank
business with the Treasury Department The
following are the figures taken from the re-
cords Of the Department
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Cuban Postal Scandal Now Comes
to Cap the Climax.

The latest scandal of the Mckinley Admin
istration is that connected with the Cuban
postal service Defaulter Neely and his ac-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
L. o. GRIMES,
1Ls Successor y
F.. O. GRIMES 4 co, At
THE PRINCIPAL DEPOT.
WESTMINSTER, ND.
L. O. GRIMES.

Having suocredrd TO the business Of she
late firm of +. = Grimes 4 Co, the under
sirued suhcts the patronage Of the hrm
fur,ner customers and the public generally.
has as complete a stock %!
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
M'KIuLEY'S RECORD.
Catalogue of the Revelations of
Fraud and Worse Which
Have Marked His Admin
istration as President.

Extravaganza in the Navy, Bad Beet, Wretch
ed Transports, Favoritsm to Oil Trust
Bank, Algerism, Eganism, NeeIyism,
Brother Abnerism" aud Subseryieney to
Armur Combine
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21

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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
HE EATS 'EM ALIVE.

A Wise man employed by the gov
eminent in the department of agricul-
ture has made a report which helps
strengthen the theory that nothing is
made in vain. The dragon fy-the
"darning needle" of the children-has
mission on earth besides that of
driving lackadaisical young women
into mysteries. 1t feeds on mosquitoes.
The government bug hunter confined
a couple of healthy dragon flies for six
hours without food. Then he turned
200 fat, ford and toothsome mosquitoes
into their cage. In thirty minutes the
mosquitoes were in the dragon flies.
The bug man supplied more mosquitoes
and IN six hours the dragon flies had
deVOured 500 Of the blood-sucking
brutes, and had just whetted their
appetites.
Wherefore the department of en-
tomology puts the facts before the pub
lie in a charming little brochure and
suggests that dragon flies be protected.
Here's a chance for somebody in a
new field of endeavor. An attempt to
breed dragon flies would bring ben
tsons upon the head of the one who
tried.
in any event do not kill dragon fly.
He will live several days if permitted
TO-, and in that time will reduce your
chances of being stung by a MOSQUITO
about 4,OOO
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
TRAMP CLOTHES
Worn by an Eccentric Groom at
Fashionable, Wedding.

Worn by an Eccentric Groom at u
Fashionable, Wedding.
From Australia comes the latest tale
of freak marriages. Two years ago Ed
ward Hunt, of New York, died, leaving
his second son, Thomas, $150,0Oo. The
young man had ITO expectation of coming
into any money at his fathers death, and
had gone to Australia to seek his for
tune.
He worked as an ordinary miner at the
Broken Hill mine, and became engaged
to Aline Murray, the daughter of a rich
sheep farmer. Her father refused to give
mis- consent to the match. and Hunt, in
despair, threw up his job at the mine and
went to another part of the country.
Luck was against him. He went down,
down, until he was nothing more than
a tramp, OF "sundoWner, without hope
or ambition in life. One evening he
reached farm house, weak and i'll, worn
out with hopeless. purposeless tramping
He begged for a meal, for work-anyt thing.
His old tiancee was staying at the farm
with some relations, and she came to
the door. She did not recognize him,
but he knew her and skunk away. He
could not let her know he was a tramp.
Three days later he saw an ADVERTISE
nrent I'm a six-months- paper. He wrote
to the address given and found that he
was heir to a fortune. Then he called on
Miss Murray again, gained her fathers
consent and bought the engagement ring.
A few days ago Miss Alne Murray, in
white tin and orange blossoms, married
a dilapidated "sundowner'' In very
ia eyed coat and a hat without a brim
''When he was poor he said, "he was
ashamed Of his old clothes: now he was
worth $4,000 he was rather proud of
Them"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
PHILOSOPHICAL PEsS1MlSMs

Music hath charms, etc., but what
about the practicing amateur?
Most men who are Jewels" are soli-
taires, and, like diamonds, are often
cut. J
There are 100 cents to dollar, and
there are also many dollars without
sense.
What difference there is between
a sportsman and a sport-Milwaukee
Journal. =
There are many laws that are ig-
nored, but the greatest is the law Of
consideration. + ~
Civilization being consideration, and
we being civilized, why do we have to
put an iron fence around every grass
spot? ~ ~. ..s...
If we would only handle men as we
do lumber, use the sound part and only
throw away the Gull, how we would
gain by the act.
That which we get for nothing we
discard regardless of worth, and that
for which we pay we value according
to price, and also regardless of worth.
Is there anything grander in crea-
tion than manly man or womanly
woman, and anything weaker than a
Womanish man or mannish woman?
Blue being the color of bright skies
and restful haze, why do we say when
a man is sad that<he is blue Why not
change to a dull lifeless color, and say
Sray?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
ST. PETERSBURG FASHIONS.
Short Skirts, Black Shoes and Gloves
-s-.. Without Fingers. t..

Short Skirts, Black Shoes and Gloves
>s- Without Fingers.
q From st. Petersburg a correspond
ent writes: Although Paris is enjoy
ing late summer and the garb of the
moment consists of diaphanous robes
of delicate colors, trimmed with lace,
here the talk is all Of winter over
coats and galoshes. The only novelty
is the short skirt, "a la bicycliste,' .
but even that was worn in Paris as
long ago as last spring. It is, how
ever, none the less welcome, since
what could be more inconvenient and
fatal to the, elegance of a. well-dressed
woman than to be compelled to sus-
tain the weight of long and heavy
skirts during the muddy season which
we are now experiencing? These
skirts are worn plain, without any
attempt at adornment. We have said
goodby to white and even brown
boots, and now wear only black chaus-
sures, cut high, and with buttons. A
considerable change has been made
in the matter of gloves. These are now
worn without fingers, but beautifully
embroidered on the backs, adorned
with precious stones. and fastened with
elaborate buttons. It is necessary to
wear with them several handsome
rlngs.-London Telegraph.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
ST. PAU|AND MINNEAPOLIS NOVEMBER

traps you remember lne rog that lasted
thirty-three days2 Well, that was the
one. and fer thirty three days the Glory
Ann Bateman was as much lost as II
she'd been in the middle of the desert or
SALARY. Twice steamboats, bound for
Bangor came near slicing the stern off'n
the Glory Ann, and morn once she
banged into some of those handliners. AT
long and at last Cap>n Jabez felt his way
into Herrin' Gut. and there he held on
to his anchor for dear life. :.
while she was bangin' round In the
storm they eat up everything aboard OF
her. and when they got into Herrin' Gut
they We're about the staryedest crowd you
ever heard tell of. They fitted out
again, at double prices, and was just
goin' to get under way for bingham when
along came a southeastern. that set the
Glory" Ann an everything else away up
In the woods, 80 z: i'll s. ~ +
'"rhey didn't get her off until a high
course of tides, long in November, and
then, not bein' damaged any to hurt. she
raced up to bingham and Landed them
shingles. Two days afore Thanksg living
t. : Bangor. The firm that shipped :, the
They wanted to know, as they put it,
where in hell he'd been all that time An
all they could get ont Of him was that
he'd sot no time for getting to bingham.
and that there were other things to tend
to in this world sides a-lugsin' shingles.
Oh, he's a d'ib'rate critteri'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
POPE LbD'S MANY LADOR@
VII" WI WRITE AN ENcYCLICAL ON
THE EAST AS, A HOLI-
E, --.. DAY TASK -
COLLECTING HIS WRITINGS
VIII Have Everything in Prose and
Poetry That He Has Written
+ Gathered Together and -
7l Then Published. - '-.'

rome correspondence New York Times
Leo Kill. will shortly start for his Gus
tofnary summer holiday. BY this mean
mat Tor the period OF twp months he
pope Will daily quit the spacious halls
ana narbte-walled corridors of the vati-
can for the charming little pavilion. with
It's cool green lawns and shady trees,
known as the Tower of Leo w.. which
is situated In the vast grounds which
surround St. Peters and the Aposto,io
palace.
AS 1t Is not considered prudent for the
aged man to sleep in the pavilion, Leo
ALL. Is driven there early every morn
ms returning to his usual apartments
shortly after the ringing of the Ave
maria each evening. Here he passed the
long and 1ntolerably sultry hours of the
TWO most trying months of Roman
summer, July and August, in the com,
pany of his monsignori and a few men,
oers of his pontifcal household STAFF of
attendants. 1t would be a mistake. how.