The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-05-10

at work in this section Another fire of incen-
diary origin occurred Thursday morning, ISL
inst. when All attempt was made to burn tne
| old Franklin Hotel. That the building was
set on fire there is no doubt for traces of partly
burned paper were found stuffed between the
| Joists in the cellar, and also on the kitchen
floor where the fire had eaten holeabout i've
| feet in diameter before it was discovered ana
extingushed. The hotel is owned by Herman
| Piel, of FranklintowD, and has been unoccu,
| pied for about month. The building IS OF
stone and frame and is one ofthe oldest struc-
lures in the county. 1t was 10 have been oc-
| cupied by Paul Hoffman, who had secured
license to conduct hotel there.
Monday night an unoccuped house on the
Rolling road near Emmart's Chapel, Hebb-
vile, was burned to the ground and the fire is
| also thought to be the work of firebugs. lot
of furniture belonging to Mr.. Kruse, of Balti-
more, who was moving into the house, was
| consumed. This is the third fire that has oc-
CURED within the last two weeks, all of incen-
diary origin, and residents are becoming great
| ly alarmed over the matter.
In view of the refusal of the public to eat
meat at prohibitive prices, the beef trust ex-
! claims. as it watches the decline in its profits,
MANS inhumanity to man makes poor trust
! barons mourn"
A plague of winged ants descended on this
neighborhood the past week and for time
made life miserable for the househoders gen.
orally. When the good house wives went into
stoops, they were confronted by millions OF
unknown insects, which seemed gregarious in
their habits They looked nothing like embry-
onic H-year-old locusts, or the primary famil-
lar insects. The nearest they came to any
known insect was the mosquito. Several mil
lions of ants were over and around the steps
of several of the houses and countless millions
were observable in the yards. In several OF
the kitchens large colonies of these strange
insects were also discovered, and for time
there was panicky feeling in the neighbor-
hood. vigorous application of the kitchen
broom appeared to have no effect on the in.
truders, and at last one housewife suggested
hot water, which proved effective and whole
sale determination of the new insects followed.
Sunday last being the first Sunday in May,
the country for miles around was overrun with
city people, The drives were filled with We
hices nearly all day. Wheelmen were also
numerous. The United Railways, no doubt,
enjoyed the day as well financially.
Corned beef hash seems to be a wondrous
producer of harmony. Since Messrs. Roose-
welt and Hanna have tried it with such good
results we would not be surprised to see Mr..
Bryans $500 heifer go into the corning barrel.
Mr.. Walter Heidy, formerly of this place,
who has been travelling in the West on bust
ness, has returned on visit. TEN.
Two Claimants for Same Property.-To
the circumstance that cap on a muzzleload-
ing musket of ancient make failed to explode
when the trigger was pulled Mr.. John Jenkins
probably owes his escape from being badly
wounded, if not killed, in dispute with Mr..
John Tiefel, on the Bear road, near the city
limits, last Thursday morning, says the Balti-
more Sum- Previous to the alleged unsuccess-
full efforts to fire the gun Mr.. Jenkins eyes are
said to have been filled with pepper and one of
them blackened with stone thrown by Mrs.
Teifel.
The wives of the two men are sisters and
the encounter is said to have been the culmi-
nation of a family difference which began
several years ago over piece of property that
had been left by their father, the late Mr..
Erdman. The sisters became more and more
estranged, it is said, and at last the husbands
took up the quarrel.
The question as to the ownership of the
property had meanwhile been taken into court,
and it is alleged that Mr.. Teifel and his wife
stole march the other litigants by going
out to the piece of land in dispute and erecting
thereon little house, in which they lived.
This was three years ago, and, according to
Mr.. Jenkins, he made up his mind TO obtain
possession. He says he gave them notice
through Justice Neumayer to vacate. The
time having expired Mr.. Jenkins went out to
the place Thursday and he was met, he AYERS,
by Mr.. Tefel with gun in hand. He then
went to Justice Neumayer and made COM
plant and Constable Sndall was sent down.
Then, says Mr.. jenkins, the trouble began.
Mrs Teifel is said to have thrown the pepper
y
Mr.. Tefel then, according to Mr.. Jenkins,
raised the musket to his shoulder and tried to
blaze away at Mr.. jenkins, but the cap did
no explode. Then, Mr.. Jenkins says Mr..
Teifels son took the weapon away from his
father.
Mr.. and Mrs. TefeI were arrested and taken
before Justice Neumayer, at Gardenville, where
they were given preliminary hearing on the
charge of assaulting Mr.. Jenkins with intent
to kill. They were released on 81 500 and
81 600 bail, respectively, for court.
The State Wins Big victory.-The
State has gained signal victory over the
Northern Central Railway Company by the
dismissal Of the suit brought BY the latter in
The company had been defeated IN the mary
land courts in its effort to compel the State to
accept the 81 900 loaned the corporation in
1854. The annual interest on the amount at 6
per- cent. was 800 000 which the company
could have redeemed within ten years. This
it failed to do, but several years ago. or more
than fOrty-five years after obtaining the loan,
a tender of the principal was made. The
State regarding the amount as more valuable
now, refused to entertain the proposition,
whereupon the company brought suit. A de-
cision in favor of the State was rendered first
in the Circuit Court for Baltimore city and
again by the Court of Appeals. The company
then carried the case to the United States Su-
preme Court, which dismissed it. Attorney
GeDeTdI hdynBT T6pT6S6uleu Lu6 OIdL6 through
out, while Messrs. Bernard Carter and John
G. Donaldson appeared for the company in
the State courts, and Hon. Wayne MacVeigh
took the Northern Central side in the Supreme
Court
What action the State will now take with
reference to the disposition of the annuity has
not been determined upon. The Legislature
in 1899 authorized the Board of Public Works
to sell for sum not less than 81 per cent and
to transfer it with immunity from State,
county and municipal taxes. 1t is probably
worth more now. Capitalized at per cent. it
would be worth Just twice the original amount.
State Treasurer Vandiver says that if dis
posed of at this figure the 100000 would
come very near freeing the State from debt.
Increased Assessment May Stop the
Million Tuesday last Messrs. E. ]. d. Cross,
John Walter Lord and James e. Hooper
appeared before the County Commissioners
with reference to the increased assessment on
the cotton duck mill at Franklinville, in the
18th district of this county. The property,
which, in addition to the mills, 6S acres of
land and number of tenement houses, which
had been for the past 6 or years assessed at
$50, 900, has been increased to 100000.
Mr.. Hooper said that he had been advised
by the board of directors to close the mill prop
erty, as it was not paying and would certainly
have to be closed if the assessment was raised.
Mr.. Cross said that nothing had occurred
since the assessment of $50, 900 had been placed
upon the property to warrant an increase in
the assessment, and that it was not profita-
bic enterprise and could not, and would not, be
operated if the assessment was increased to
100000, or anything above the present assess
meut of 100000.
The Commissioners, after short conference
announced that they had agreed to make
the total assessment $4,000. THAT is beyond
all reason" said Mr.. Hooper, land am very
sorry for the people who work in the mills
for they cannot be operated with this increased
assessment"
Franklinville MILL which was formerly
owned and managed by Hon. A A. Bakeney
is three miles from the B. & o. Railroad and
the machinery is said to be Anticipated.
Suit for Damages-Conveyanc of Prop
erty.-Mr q. Howard Isaac, attorney for r.
E. Lee Bosley, of Towson, on Tuesday, in
stituted suit by titling against DR.. Richard
c. Massenburg, Towson druggist 'for SANDER
for defamatory words used by the defendant
against the plaintiff in the office of the County
Commissioners of Baltimore county, on or
about the Goth day of April, 1902"
On the same day DR.. Massenburg conveyed
to his wife, Mrs Carrie L. Massenburg, lot
of ground on the north side of Pennsylvania
avenue, Towson, and also all his right title