The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-05-31
MARYLAND TELEpHoNE-TowsoN, O, 121.

MARYLAND TELEPHONE TowsoN, Q, 121.
THE MARYLAND Democratic Editorial Asso-
citation held its annual meeting in Baltimore,
on Wednesday last, with a good attendance.
Mr. Joseph NJ. STREET., of the Belair Democrat,
was reelected president. The association &C.
cepted an invitation from the Queen Anne's
r. r. Company to make trip to Cape May
on the Sd of July next.
THE PRESIDENT on Thursday made the fol-
lowing nominations for Maryland: For Col
lector of the Port of Baltimore, William F.
Stone, present incumbent for Naval Officer,
zrr:ii:~ m Ar~isfar of Raltmnre for United
States District Attorney, John g. Rose, OF Bal
timore county for Surveyor of the Port,
Robert A. Ravenscroft, of Allegany county;
for United States Marshal John F. Lang
hammer, of Baltimore city.
AT LAST it looks like the war in South Africa
was at an end, or about to be terminated. A
prominent member of the English government
said few days ago. Everything is practi
cally settled, and the war isat an end. 1t may
be, however, that several weeks will elapse be-
We want to give the Boer leaders every chance
in their conferences with their followers and
that takes time"
THE MAN who organized the Tinplate Trust,
William B. Leeds, and who is president of
the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, is sick
with appendicitis in New York hospital. 1t
is said that be paid his first wife 81 900 900 for
a separation in order that he might marry
Mamie May Stewart Worthington, who was
divorced from her husband in Cleveland in
1899. This shows what money can do when
it comes to circumventing the laws. Rather
bad reflection upon the American character.
AT THE Columbia Theatre in Washington a
few nights ago Mr.. Carol Norton delivered
lecture on Christian Science. He asserted
1000 900 cases of disease have been healed by
Christian Science during the thrty-five years
of its history, and that in that time about
seven hundred churches have been established
and are now fourishing He said this Chris
tian Science was not faith cure mind cure nor
mesmerism, but that it heals the sick only
through a scientific understanding of mans
relation to God.
berland county, Pa, has the reputation of be-
ing something of funny man." Lately,
because of the few marriages taking place in
that county, he has announced special bar
gains in marriage licenses to impecunious
couples at 40 cents, with marriage ceremony,
witnesses and all to boot. The maximum fee
allowed the clerk is 81. The bargain rates are
to prevail on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the
local market days, when large numbers of
country people visit Carlisle the county seat
IT is said that Thomas Bracket Reed, who
always had well-fed look, now wears a we'll
groomed air of comfortable prosperity such as
be never could boast while in Congress. When
he visits Washington he puts up at the hest
hotels, which involves greater expense than
he could have met in the old days. The ex-
Speaker is said to wonder why he remained in
public life so long. If he gave himself a rigid
determination he would find out that he
stayed in public life because he liked it, and
was wellfitted for it, More than this, suppose
he had not gone to Congress and made great
reputation, would he have been called to New
York with the assurance of $4,000 per year?
Thomas you must know there are two sides
to every problem.
THE FoRTY.F FOURTH annual meeting of the
General Assembly of the United Presbyte-
rian Church of North America met in Allie
gheny City, Pa, on Wednesday last. One of
the most important matters to be considered
this year will be the report of the committee
on membership covenant. There is an ele-
ment in the chu.ch opposed to the purpose for
"A
atiDg somewhat the terms of reception into
the church. There are many who have long
thought the present requirements for admis-
sion are far to rigid and not in harmony with
the spirit of modern times. These believe that |
there are scores of people outside of the church
who would be inside were it not for the rigid |
exactions of membership. They argue that a |
change can be effected that will not diverge |
from the essential principles of the church.
THE AMERICAN PACKERS ASSOCIATION was
incorporated at Dover, Del, on Tuesday, with |
a capital stock of S60O0,00 Included in the |
company are all the larger canneries of Penn
sylvania, Delaware and the greater part of |
Maryland. The organization is empowered to |
pack and can all kinds of vegetables and |
meats; to manufacture cans, baskets, crates
and make all the machinery necessary to do
this. 1t is opposed to the Gamers trust and
will operate all the canneries on the peninsula, |
it is stated, two-thirds of which have been idle |
for the past twenty years, the operators claim
ing that the high price of cans, governed by |
the trust, made it impossible for them to run
their canneries with profit A prominent Del
aware Gamer says that every cannery on the |
peninsula will be run, and that the organiza
ton is independent of the Gamers trust and |
the tin trust
THE ANNUAL meeting of the Civil Service
Reform Association of Maryland was held on
Monday night, when Mr.. Charles ]. Bonaparte
was unanimously reelected president; DR.. H.
o. Reik, secretary, and Mr.. T. Erskne Carson,
treasurer. The report of the executive COM
mittee dealt chiefly with the work that has
been accomplished during the past year, COM
menting especially upon the results of the
Leagues efforts at the last session of the Legis-
lature. The new police bill and the measure
to elect the school commissioners by popular
vote were largely defeated through the work
of the members, the report states. and the as
ISOLATION had every reason to be proud of its
work Within the past few months ladies
auxiliary to the League has been organized
and it is hoped that they will be able to render
material aid in the extension and permanent |
establishment of the merit system throughout |
the State.
THAT Mr.. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN will be |
an important factor in the next Democratic |
National Convention is shown by the follow |
ing interview credited to an important Dem |
ocrat and close friend of the Nebraska states
man: "Mr. Bryan is not a:candidate for re-
nomination. We all know that he believes |