The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-05-17


IT'S something of shock to find Mr. Bryan
misquoting the Bible. His tendency to go
often to sacred writ is laudable, but accuracy
must be insisted on. In a speech OF Birming-
ham, Ala, Mr.. Bryan, in referring to the next
Presidential nomination, "likened himself to
Aaron, who" he said, assisted Moses in lead
ing the children out of the wilderness. ~ He
said he was perfectly willing to let some other
person take the part of Moses" If Mr. Bryan
will turn to the sixth book of the Old Testa-
ment he will find that Joshua, after the death
of Moses, led the Israelites into the promised
land. Moses never saw it, nor did his older
brother Aaron. Mr.. Bryan is looking for
another Democratic Moses and is not likely to
be disappointed. The party is out of Joshuas.
On MONDAY last checks aggregating SIC, O0O,-
900 were sent out by the New York banking
house of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co., in payment
of the second distribution of profits resulting
from the formation of the United States Steel
Corporation. The amount of cash advanced
by the syndicate was S25, 600, 900, which was
required during the early stages of the corpo-
ration's negotiations and returned after the first
six or seven months. Some weeks ago the
first dividend of per cent, or $40 600, 900, was
made to the underwriters, who had agreed to
place $500, 100000 on demand, but were not
called upon to lay out more thean 123 per
cent. of that amount. Mondays payment
therefore brings the amount to 10 per cent. in
cash which the syndicate has received for I'M
derwriting the original 5000, 900, 600. In fnan-
cal circles it is believed that altogether $50 000
900 more will be distributed among the men,
bers of the syndicate, which will make 40 per
cent. on the $500, 600, 900 underwritten, and $50
per cent. of the amount of cash really adj
vanced or paid in.
ONE OF the most frightful disasters in the
history of the world occurred on the Sth in
slant in the northern part of the Island of
Martinique, in the French West Indies when
the beautiful city of st. Pierre was, without
moments warning, buried in an eruption
from Mount Pelee, distant about three miles.
1t is said upon good authority that $4,000 peo-
pie in the city and surrounding villages lost
their lives and many millions of dollars worth
of property was destroyed. The United States
Government took prompt action for the relief
of the survivors and Congress rushed through
an appropriation of s5oO,O00. In special
message to Congress President Roosevelt said:
lone of the greatest calamities in history has
fallen upon our neighboring island of Marti-
nique. The Consul Of the United States at
Guadeloupe has telegraphed from Fort de
France that the disaster is complete; that the
city of st. Pierre has ceased to exist, and that
the American Consul and his family have
persisted He is informed that $4,000 people
have lost their lives and that $4,000 are home
less and hungry; that there is urgent need OF
all kinds of provisions. and that the visit of
vessels for the work of supply and rescue is
imperatively required" Other governments
also took prompt action for relief and vessels
laden with provisions and all needful articles
were dispatched to the stricken island.