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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-10-11

DR.. Henry Whitehorn died in
Schenectady, N. Y. recently, aged Sc
years. He was at one time one Of the
best known educators in the country
and was a personal friend of Jefferson
Davis.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-10-11
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, at the January Ses-
sion in the year nineteen hundred OF
the General Assembly of Maryland,
bills were passed proposing amend
mcnts to the Constitution of the State =:
First-By amending section 8 of
Article 5, of the Constitution of the
State.
Second-By amending section 4 of
Article 3, of the Constitution of the
State.
Thirdly amending section of
Article 3. Of the Constitution of the
State, which said bills and amend
ments are in words following, to wit :
CHAPTER ls5.
AN ACT to amend section nine, of
Article 5, of the Constitution OF this
State, and to provide for the submis-
sion of said amendment to the quail
flied voters of this State for adop-
tion or rejection.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Gen.
erol assembly of Maryland, (three-tifths
of all the members elected to each OF
the two Houses concurring,) That the
following section he and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to
Article 5, of the Constitution of this
State, and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, herein and as
bv law provided. it shall supersede and
stand in the place and stead OF section
nine of said Article.
SECTION 8. The States Attorney
shall perform such duties and receive
such fees and commissions or salary
not exceeding three thousand dollars,
as are now or may hereafter be pre-
scrbed 10y law and it any States At
torney shall receive any other fee or
reward than such as is or may be al
lowed by law, he shall, on conviction
thereof, he removed from office; pro-
vided that the Stats Attorney for Bal
timore city shall receive an annual
salary of forty-tive hundred dollars,
and shall have power to appoint one
deputy, at an annual salary not ex-
ceeding three thousand dollars, and
such other assistants at such annual
salaries not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars each, as the Supreme Bench OF
Baltimore City may authorize and ap-
prove; all Of said salaries to be paid
out of the fees of the said States At
torney's Office, as has heretofore been
practiccd.
SECTION 2. And be 1t further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby
pooposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of this State, shall be, at the
next general election for members OF the
General Assembly, to be held in this
State, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adop-
tion OF rejection, in pursuance OF the
direction contained in Article IA, of
the Constitution and at said election
the vote on said proposed amendment
shall be by ballot, and upon each bal
lot there shall he written or printed
the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment or Against the Consti-
tutional Amendment" as the voter
shall elect, and Immediately after said
election one return shall be made to
the Governor of the vote on said pro-
posed amendment, as directed by the
said Fourteenth Article of the Con-
stitution.
Annrovad Dril 5. 1900,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-10-11

Men must be decided on what they
must do, and they their are able
to act with vigor in what they ought
to do.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-10-11
4laetry*
Written for The Enquirer"
THE SEASONS.


Spring monnts her emerald ch arot,
And rides swift DER the barren world,
While from her golden trumpets
Full wing ed notes Of joy are heard.
Nude branches she in haste rerohes
In dainty garments Ii ght,
While Nature quick prepares Earth's halls
To greet Being bright.
For Summer now has sent her slave,
The South Wind, to proclaim
That she and all her brilliant hosts
Are fastening hither on Times train.
They come! they come with laundering clash.
They ding warm burdens down;
Their Sovereign walks in royal state
And trails DER Ea'th her regal gown;
She fingers long, then quickly turns
To hide her lovely face,
While blushing Autumn slowly lays
Her brilliant robes DER every place.
Alas! she too swiftly gides away
To other unknown spheres,
And soon old Winter with boar locks
Stands naked, shedding icy tears.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-10-11
Approved April 5, 1900.
CHAPTER 332.

AN ACT to amend section four, of Ar
ticle 3, of the Constitution Of this
State.
SErc1oN |. Be it enuctud by the Cen
eyal Assembly Of Ma, y'and. (three:fifths
of all the members of the two Houses
concurring,) That the following sec
ton be and the same is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of this State, and if not adopted
by the legal and qualified voters there
Of as herein provided, said section
shall supersede and stand in the place
and instead of section four Of Article
3, of said Constitution.
SECTION 4. AS soon as may be after
the taking and publishing of the Ma
tional Census OF 1900, OF after the
enumeration of the population of this
State, under the authority thereof,
there shall be made an apportionment
of representation in the House of Del
| egates, to be made on the following
basis, to wit: Each of the several
counties of the State, having a popu-
lation of eighteen thousand souls or
less, shall be entitled to two delegates;
and every county having population
of over eighteen thousand and less
| than twenty eight thousand souls, shall
be entitled to three delegates; and
every county having a population OF
twenty-eight thousand and less than
forty thousand souls; shall be entitled
to four delegates; and every county
having population of forty thousand
and less than fitty-fiv: thousand souls,
shall be entitled to five delegates; and
every county having population OF
fifty-five thousand souls and upwards,
shall be entitled to six delegates and
no more and each of the tour leelsla-
tive districts of the City Of Baltimore
shall be entitled to the number OF del
egates to which the largest county
shall or may be entitled under the
aforegong apportionment, and tie
General Assembly shall have the pow
er to provide 10y law, from time to
time, for altering and changing the
boundaries of the existing Legislative
districts of the City of Baltimore, 50
as to make them as near as may be of
equal population: but said district
shall consist of contiy iyuous territory.
SEC. 2. and be It further enacted hy the
authority aforesaid That the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution
! shall, at the next election for members
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-10-11

IL have Il great mind to go to the
political club toni ght," said Mr..
Smith to his wife.
"What? she replied, with surprise.
II have a great mind to go to the
club tonight
"Whose ?" she asked.
"Whose what?"
"Whose great mind!'
"Why, my own, of course, madam" !"
"Oh "and the rising infection she
gave the ejaculation was very pro
voking to a man Of fine feeling.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-10-11

When knife blade loses its temper
it becomes dull, but when a woman
loses hers she becomes cutting.
A good mirror tells the truth no
matter on whom it reflects.
Men hev got so they're more afraid
O poverty than they are o sin.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-10-11

AN ACT to amend section four, of Ar
ticle 3, of the Constitution Of this
State.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08
FEMININE NOTES

The women of Memphis Tenn, arc
raising = fund for the erection of mon
ument to General Nathan Bedford For
rest n IN hoped that the stats leElsia-
ture will appropriate SO 900 IN furthorance
OF the project.
Mrs Yznaga. the grandmother or the
puks of Manchester, Who IS now visiting
her a. her home in Louisiana. Is herself
very rich and owns three OF the finest
plantations in 81 the South. the Ravens
wood the Cousue.la and the WakereId
In Chicago a woman goes from hose TO
house among wealthy patrons and cleans
HTc icwcry She has become an expert
upon precious stones and has lately been
Instrumental In aiding some jewellery
sales for which she received liberal
commission
An English rector of high standing
lately recommended the appointment Of
women curates. believing that In many
churches they can ctildl the office more
satisfactorily than men Two women have
been appointed to this position already,
and. hy their excellent work are doing
much 90 pave The way FOR other women
Ar Illinois woman last year earned 500
without leaving her own home. She pro-
posed 20 her grocer that he allow her TO
take I'll the vegetables ana fruits that
we're not frsSh enough 70 eel ana shs
would preserve and pickle them on the
shares. AMI re could sell the steck In his
ship Her share ~ the hrsf years prort
has been 500. aud the grocer admits ~
bas brought him si1lH'1sl uadA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08

know what they are talking about"
Mr. Mcpherson said he had approached
the matter with great delibsrstion.
lie was pressed .by Mr.. Tuttle, Mr..
New'on and MIR. Reed 10 give the names
Of the persons he expected to substan-
;iste his statements. Mr.. Mcpherson
Eald he could do so and thought he
woulG he able 10 do so If the hearing
was continued till NJ nday.
'ho you know whether these parties
viii produce evidence that the money
was used for the purpose for which IL
was entered on the books?" asked the
sIegker
Mr. Mcpherson would 'iot say positive
iv ass 20 that, "but will show the money
is gone" he said.
what evidence have you. Mr.. Nc
Pherson?" asked the speaker.
81 haven't any evidence" said Mr.
Mcpherson.
"Stiu you say the money IL gone
said Mr. Dean OF Brookliue.
Yes, sir" replied MIR. Mcpherson.
Us there anybody who appears in op-
position" asked Speaker Myers.
DENOUNCED AS A LIE.
Henry NJ whitney then said:
II anpesr in opposition, Mr.. Chairman.
I wish 10 saw that every single state
ment made by this Mr.. Mcpherson with
reference 20 the management of this
corpora ton Is an infamous and outra-
geous lie. without a single particle of
evidence--"
Speaker Myers Gnterrupting): we
muo conduct this hearing the same as
any court keeping within bounds"
Mr.. whitney continuing: 3 Il desire
to transmit what l have 10 say in az
courteous language as you VIII permit
me here, but that is the fact, Mr.. Nc
Phcrson cannot produce one single Jot ~
evidence before this committee or before
tho Legislature, because none exists.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08
REMARKABLE PISTOL DUEL
FOUGHT BY TWO BAD MEN.

this peculiar request. 'Bis Divide jim
Bratton jabbed his gun beck into his belt,
and then he clutChed Gannon's left arm
and passed IL through his right. The dis
advantage Of this arrangement accrued
TO Bratton.
1T LETT Gannon's gun arm free. while
I'm case Of argument Bratton would have
to use his left gun But big Divide Jim
wasn't scldsh.
'rhe population of La Jnta was
amazed TO seo Big Divide Jim Bratton
aud George Cannon, who had always bees
more or less sore on each other. and had
had a quarrel that meant death OF one or
both or them on the night before. walk
ing srm-in-erm up and down the main
street OF the town.
1T looked like perlpatetic love feast
between the two Of cm But they were
watching each other like cats. Al the end
Of the street Bretion SIN with his right
arm linked 10 Ganuons left stopped sud
denly and ssid;
Gcorge. 4 amt much on tho blow
about any gun-suddenness that may pos
sess, but ] sure want 90 give YOU y
chance. You thrung 81 into me last
night in n way that's eats UP so much Of
the atmosphere around here that there's
not enough airTeft in this neighborhood
Tor both of as 20 breathe ot one and
the same time
I'm a-Roing 20 count three md
when I say "three." it's 4 breakswsy and
p finish You've Eot q loose right srm
hat ain't no hon. Ons-two three"
SHOT THROUGH HEART
THE event proved Rig Divide Jim
Brstton the quicker man ard the bot
ter msrksman lie rot Cannon through
the heart. whereas Gsnnon's ball lodged
In Bratton's right wrist. Brstton had
70 suffer mis- right hand 70 be cut on
that same night
The las, tims saw him was about
seven vears ago IN Crceds W. was
sfuns un Tho edge Of q bunk in hts ovn
o-biu, close 70 . claim hs 2aS voTkln
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08

present some facts relating to the gas
situation.
There is some talk that Bourke Cock
ran win likely be present Monday, al
though Mr. Mcpherson said he was not
aware or any lawyers likely to attend ex-
cept Lamb & Nose.
In the course Of his support OF HIS order
Mr. McPherson sold:
II undertake 10 say that not only does
the over capitalization OF this gas stock
AFFECT the prices OF gas I'm Boston. but il
also is OF interest TO the depositors in
our national banks.
II venture 10 say that very large sums
OF money are borrowed by the Boston
gas companies from the banks money
whieA they do not need IN their legitimate
business and which they loan out 70 9TH
er companies. IL teopardizes these de-
poslts. as I have said
Il will GO further than that. and make
the direct statement here that very large
sums OF money-in speaking Of 100000
YOU convey that is a large sum-haye
been set aside for Legislative expenses.
which no taxpayer OF Boston ought to be
obliged to pay for.
BY Mr.. Reed of Taunto~: you say that
sl.O00,000 was set aside for legislative busi-
ness. DO you mind telling us 20 what
companies you refer?'
NAMES THE COMPANY.
'I am willing to be very plain" said
Mr. Mcpherson. Il am willing to say that
| expect 20 prove that the New England
Gas and Coke company has set aside
more than that"
ANY other company asked Mr.. Reed.
Not that / think Of now Was the re-
ply.
Speaker Myers said: "That million doll
lars goes FAR deeper than accommodation
other information 10 show that 80 was
used. other than mere hearsay2'
II have got this information said Mr.
Mcpherson, from people who seem 20
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08

I hadn't seen him since he'd lost his
hand.
Jim. said I, IT'S too bad you should
have lost that right hand. IL the~fellow
that plugged you had only gotten the LETT
hand. why
"'Oh. | don't know said Bratton,
extraordinarily. III Ia ha' lost my left
+ wouldn't have been able TO play the
fiddle any more
He reached under his bunk and
brought forth an old violin. Then he
rugged up an attachment he had for
holding the bow I'm his right stump. and
he played the instrument real sweetly
for me for half an hour or 50.
81 couldn't have done no fingcrn' n
Ia ha' lost my left hook. YOU know he
said. simply when nc put tn. old fiddle
away"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08
TROUT ON TAP

In the days when the only means OF
rapid communication with Eastport. Me.
was by steamboat from Portland and st
John, \ p. Bert Bean. a commercial trav-
eler from Boston. paid visit TO Campo
hello Isls md. which belongs 10 New Bruins
wick. though only a short distance down
the harbor. says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer Bean had little money, and lik-
ing the island he bought "a tract of land
on top OF the hill. Ills purchase contained
about l0e acres, in the middle of which
was q small pond In n hollow about 200
feet above Underwater. which washed the
shore less than seventy-hvc rods away.
AS the pond WAS fed by springs. Bean
had Il stocked with trout which were
caught i'm brooks on the mainland and
brought over In pals. Then he went away
for four years. on his return the pond
ives .warming with fine trout Though
the place had been fished by expert ang-
ler. they had never met With any luck,
because there we're so many csddice
worms and other insects in the water
That the fish had no use for taking the
hook.
Bean consulted a lawyer and found that
as his pond contained less than ten acre.
N was his 70 hold and protect against all
cOners. tie waited a few wears longer and
sent down crew OF men. who bored a
hole from the shore through lie hank
facinx the ocean. inserting water vain
in the opening. when he had pat a turn
np in the pipe SO Ear inside the hill that
ia would not freeze IN winter he WAS
ready o. supply nsh % order. rdcrs were
taken in Boston aud other large places
FOR a. many trout As he could furnish
Then Bean came 10 Canpobelo turned
the stop cock. drew OF tho water. sud
picked up his Gsh a. easily A. he could
Nndlings Ie always lett enough 20 stock
tho pond with J0ung FRY after which he
closed the faucet and allowed tho springs
to hli the pond FOR the growing OF more
trout
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08
COULD PROVE TT.

Tho most affectionate-looking two
handed gun play that I ever saw" said
a Colorado gentleman to a Washington
Post reporter I'm one Of the House com
mittee rooms, was the one that hap
pened at Ia Junta. in my state, be-
tween big Divide Jim Bratton and Geo.
Cannon, as pizenish pair OF real bad
men ms ever famed 45 or twisted n
bowie.
Cannon wss the proprietor OF the Gilt
Edge honkatonk I'm Ia Junta. and II
wa. At this place that he had some
trouble with Bratton. The argument
ended by Brstton backing out Of the
door with his hands up. Cannon having
the drop.
Cannon didn't shoot then because his
gun wasn't lcated--he had been clean
ing IL and had forgotten ~ replace tho
cartridges. He'd have killed Bratton
otherwis. as a matter OF course.
THAT same might Brattou sent word to
Cannon that he fneditated shooting him
up some on the followine day Cannon
wasn't man 10 take 20 the cliffs or the
cactus. having plenty OF notches on his
eunbarrel himself. and he walked around
the next afternoon like = little battery
OF artillery.
Bic Divide jim Bratton bulsed him,
howsver. BY turning corner suddenly as
Cannon psrsded down ihe main ytrect.
aud then Il was Gauhons hands that
went up for chnnge Bratton had two
guns covering him ana Cannon knew
his gait
TOOK GANNoN's ARM
THE said Bratton. fs where get
an even break for my coin. New. you
like me 90 msch, 0snnen. that 1 want
yos to sert o show your appreciation of
me By vslkln' around town linked arms
with me for while
~ va up 10 Cannon 10 coplrly 9Th
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08

Boston. Feb. S-The gas situation began
to develop with a rush yesterday, and i'm
a way that promises further and very in
teresting developments in the near fu-
ture.
The very latest is Mr.. Thomas w. Law
sons announcement that he will appear
in person before the committee on rules
next Monday, or will send sn affidavit
which he promises shall be Interesting
ly TO the point"
The features OF the day were Repre-
sentative McPhersons reiteration or
charges against the gas companies. the
counter attack upon MIR. Mcpherson by
Mr. Henry NJ. whitney and the defeat of
Representative Skerrett's order TO com
pei Mr.. Lawson To substantiate his
charges against the legislature.
Al a hearing before the committee on
rules to which had been referred MIR
McPherson's order calling for an investi-
ga ton OF tho gas situation. Mr.. Henry
VI. whitney appeared in objection 20 the
order, and in the course OF his remarks
charged that MIR. Mcpherson was the tool
Of a systematic attempt 10 blackmail him.
so vehement did Mr. Whitney become
that Speaker Myers called him 20 order
te.ang the gas magnatc to use such lam
guage as would be acceptable I'm the
court.
Mr.. McPherson's assertion that 81 ,ooo.oo
il set aside on the books OF the New
Englan Gas and Coke Company for leg
Isative purposes was what made Mr.
whitney speak emphaticaliy. and he
branded the assertion as IAN infamous
lie."
COULD PROVE TT.
Mr.. Mcpherson said he could prove his
charges
The committee postponed action until
Monday. 90 that Lamb q Nose. New
York law frrn, shall be represented and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08

Domestic-''There's q gentleman wants
90 see you on business" Matter-'NYell
taking 'en all aud The tasis too. We
cones frsn fhe Furniture sbor. Peach
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08

we haven't had much winter weather
vet. Never mind. it's waiting for the
c-seh r'"p 60 come sio-E -chicss~
RsceEA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08

''The corporation that / represent never
used one single dollar OF obligation for
the accommodation of anybody else Mr..
Mcpherson or nobody else can prove
that we did. Neither can he prove that
the accounts of this corporation are fall
slned ia one single particular and IL
money has been spent for the purposes
which he intima they would appear
on the books Of the corporation.
Every single dollar hat Is spent by
the corporation Is reported TO the COM
missioners of gas and electric lights
Here is their report fholding up book.
N there is any question on anybody's
part that any one OF these corporations
Is doing things that it ought not TO DO.
" is the duty of the sas and electric
light commissioners "a call IL 10 account.
II have no fear whatsoever OF this i'm
vestigation. / ann amazed that a repre-
sentative of any community In Massa-
chusetts should come before commit
tee Ike this and stand up and tell this
committee what he knows or ought 10
| know is false.
Here he is casting sspersions upon
| the management of our savings banks
and all this What for? Why. simply
IL you will pardon me for saying So,
say, simply because " is n part OF a
| blackmallng scheme which has followed
me in this corporation for years"
LAwsoN's STATEMENT.
Mr. Thomas W Lawson after arnounc-
Ing last night thaia he wolld attend ne
hearing on Monday next and grapple with
the anti-gas investigation men, went on
TO say: ,. - ~ ,,,,,no ,,i,h IN
the old-fa shoned maxim that Truth can
not he sandbagsed sufficiently TO remain
~ andbagged permanently. My faith IN
this maxim at the present time is strong
er than ever. After reading this AFTER
moons papers IN lis plain To- me why nom
est conscientious legislators, Such AS
Representative Mcpherson and Framing
ham hassproved himself 10 be. cannot at
ford 10 tackle corporation investisstons:
MY only surprise is that he or any
member OF the legislature would dare 10
attempt in the interest Of the public or
anyone'S interest to expose fraudulent
corpora tion affairs. In my first comments
on his proceedings l reflected upon the
wisdom ~ his actions.l think tonight ne
will agree with me that he had better
have started for the North Pole than to
have started TO secure gas Investigation
this session but now that the powers that
be have seen flt to include me in their
them that where their contract TO slur an
unprotected. up-country' legislature out
OF existence may have been an easy one.
they viii find the one they have as
siiuoed today will seriously tax their abil-
itv. ! wonder IL these Indignant gentlemen
who have been ora ting al the state House
today ever heard of the pet axiom of
paVy Crockett's couin. Don't look down
eun-barrels for his recreation
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08

My wife asserts that she saves my hfe
et lssft once q year" "How's that"
.ehe vent let me 60 hunting ."-ChiessO
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