The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-06-14

1T u expected That the appointment OF MT.
Phillips Lee Goldsborough to the position Of
Collector OF Internal Revenue for Maryland
will necessarily make vacancy in the chair
manship Of the Republican State Central Com
mitiee, which is now held by Mr. Goldsbor-
ough. The man most prominently named as
his successor is Mr.. John d. Uric, prominent
lawyer Of Kent county.
SoME FRICTION having arisen in the Old Town
Fire Insurance Company, North Gay street,
Baltimore, il has resulted in the retirement
Of the president, Mr.. Charles w. Halter. Mr..
james w. Warwick, who had been secretary OF
the company, was elected to succeed him. Mr..
Halter, who has been director of the COM
pany since its organization, was chosen treas
urer and chairman of the finance committee.
THE OLD and historic Liberty Bell, which
had been loaned to the Charleston Exposition,
started on its return trip to Philadelphia last
Sunday morning. accompanied by committee
of the councils of the Quaker City. While
this committee was on its way to Charleston
to get the bell the engine of their train ex-
ploded, but none of the party was hurt. The
bell has been safely returned to its place in
old independence Hall, Philadelphia.
MARYLAND WILL have distinguished rep
resentatiye at the coronation of King Edward
in the person of Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston,
widow of Mr.. Henry Elliott Johnston, of Bal
timore She is a niece of the late President
James Buchanan and did the honors at the
White House when the present King visited
this country years ago as the Prince of Wales.
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from King Edward.
THE REPUBLICAN State Convention of Penn
sylvania. held in Harrisburg this week, was
completely under the control of Boss" Quay
who, as usual, ruled matters with rod of
iron. His man for Governor, Judge Samuel
w. Pennypacker, was easily nominated. He
received 2O6 votes to 152 cast for Attorney
General John p Elkin. The resolutions
strongly endorse the present administration
and pledge the State to Roosevelt in 1904
The MARYLAND delegation in Congress has
unanimously endorsed Col. William A. Nc
Kellip, of the Westminster bar. for the position
of consul to Havana, Cuba, or some other
foreign post. Noticing this fact the Westmin-
ster Sentinel thruthfully remarks "Col. Nc
Kellip represents the old soldier element in
Maryland, which has been entirely ignored in
federal appointments in this State, and his
sacrifices for and fidelity to the Republican
party in Maryland are too well known to re-
quire repetition"
alag DAY. comes on Saturday, June 14th,
Hr1d viii be widely commemorated throughout
the country 1t was on June 18th, 1777, that
o1o I'd fho ho
national standard. The American Flag AS
ISOLATION, formed in 1897 by committees from
veterans, military, patriotic and historical So
cetes in the United States, and also of patriotic
citizens, to promote reverence for and prevent
the dissertation of the flag, requests that the
national colors be run up on that day on every
building in the United States.
SOME OF the Cleveland (O.) folks want to
secure the next Republican National Conven-
ton for their city, but they can't enlist Sena-
tor Hanna in the project. IF attempted to
have the convention held here he tells them,
''people would think l was doing it for my own
interests, and I'm having hard enough time
now trying to put an end to this talk of me for
President" There is something delightful in
the oft-hand frankness of Senator Hanna. 1t
is because of it he has made a name in busi-
ness and is always trusted as political leader.
GEN. FITzHUaH LEE has decided views as to
what his party should do in the coming national
campaign In an interview at Richmond, Va,
on Monday he said THE Democratic party
must give up the dead issues to which it has
been clinging, and must get together on some
living questions. Without surrendering any
views as to the benefits that might have been 4
derived from double standard of currency or
sacrificing any principles i'll the matter, our
party ought to come together on platform as
broad as the country and join the great march
of progress"
AN OFFICIAL of Fort de France, speaking of
the suffering and death at Martinique and
other towns on the island, is reported to
have said ut is fact that we cannot talk
about outside but the great disparity between
what France has done for us and what we owe
to the United States has made great impress
sion on us. I do not think it is saying too
much to make the statement that had it not
been for the United States there would have
been q, 900 persons dead by this time in Mar
tinioue from starvation" 1t is said that there
are at this time SO, 600 persons receiving aid,
many of whom were wealthy or well-to-do be-
fore those terrible eruptions.
In ITS political news last Sunday the Balti-
more Sun said 1.-THE Congressional situation
in the State is unchanged, except there is
prospect of lively contest among the Repub
licans in the Second district and a new OPP
ponent to Congressman Blakeney has entered
the field in the person of ex-Judge Charles I.
Reifsnider, of Carroll county. The friends of
of Judge Reifsnider urge that he is the better
equipped man of the two to represent the dis
trict and that Mr.. Blakeney is now not resi-
dent of the district Mr.. Blakeney's adherents
say that he has not moved out of the district,
but is only temporarily residing in Howard
county and that he deserves denomination
because of his splendid fight in 1900"
THE WEST POINT military academy ranks
among the best institutions of the kind in the
world. Probably it has no superior and few,
if any, equals. 1t is one hundred years old,
and in connection with its commencement ex-
ercises this year it celebrated its centennial an
niversary. The school had its beginning in an
act of Congress passed March 10th, 1902, pro-
vision was made in the act for the instruction
of ten cadets, who were to receive SIG month
for support. The prescribed teaching force
was to consist of major, two first lieutenants
and two second heutenants. Power was con-
ferred on the President to increase the teach
ing force as occasion required, but the teachers
and cadets were not to exceed twenty. Some
of the early cadets were men holding commits
sions who desired to perfect themselves in
engineering. The first graduate was Joseph G. |
Swift, who was a second lieutenant and a
member of the teaching force when he entered |
the school, From this humble beginning the |
now celebrated school for officers was develop |
ed. Not all of our distinguished military men
were West Point students by any means, but, |
as a rule, that institution has supplied our
ablest commanders. Only one of its graduates |