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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-03-29
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
At Notable Gathering Only Cor
man and Hill Mentioned.

The Washington correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Ledger, under date of March rs
writes to the Ledger as follows:
The dinner given last night by the Virginia
Democratic Association, of this city, and
which was attended by number ofpromlnent
Democrats, including Lewis Nixon, of New
York, Tammany's new leader; Henry Waiter
son, and several members of the House of
Representatives, has furnished subject for
comment and speculation today. During the
post-prandial oratory the outlook for the De-
mocracy at the approaching Congressional
elections and in the Presidential campaign of
1904, was freely discussed. 1t is regarded as
significant that the names of ex-senator Cor
man, of Maryland, and ex-senator Hill were
the only two Presidential possibilities named,
and that the mention of these was received
with great enthusiasm. In connection with
the gathering of last night Mr. Nixon is quoted
today at considerable length by the Evening
Star, and it is fair inference from his state
ment that there have been conferences among
the Democrats here in relation to preparations
for the elections this year and two years there
after, when President will be chosen. Mr..
Nixon is reported as having been very much
impressed with the representations made to
him by the Southern Democrats he met here,
and by the spirit manifested at the dinner of
last night. He has discovered that the South
ern Democrats would be willing to accept as
candidate for President any man upon whom
the New York factions would unite and give
earnest and enthusiastic support, realizing
that the electoral vos.of the Empire State will
be an important and perhaps decisive factor.
'sThe Southeran Democrats, in the main,
said Mr.. Nixon, fare favorable to the nomi-
nation of Mr.. German for the Presidency.
They would be content with his selection to
unite all factions. But realizing that the vote
of New York is important in the national cleo
ton, they are willing to accept New York's
candidate for the Presidency on one condition
that the Tammany and anti-Tammany fac.
tons in New York agree upon candidate of
the character of Judge Parker, for instance,
or man of his record and affiliations. But
there must be absolute harmony among New
York Democrats if New York's candidate is
to be accepted. The southern Democrats will
not go into the campaign with the risk of the
Presidential candidate being knitted by one
faction of the New York Democracy.
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Too Large a Wheat Crop.

A special from Port William, Ontario, Can
ada, says that the provinces of Manitoba and
Assinobia are suffering from too large crop
of wheat. So much grain was raised in these
provinces last fall that there is no way of get
ting it to market, and no possibility of storing
it in terminal elevators.
The farmers and grain buyers of the prov.
inces have applied to American railways and
elevator companies at Duluth for help, and
their surplus wheat is now going into Duluth
at the rate of hundreds of cars day. A num-
Der of million bushels will be taken there be-
fore the opening of navigation. Already the
amount received at Duluth has amounted to
5000, 600 bushels, or more.
Last year for the first time the exportable
surplus of wheat from Northwestern Canada
exceeded 25, 900, 600 bushels, and it has this
year reached total twice as large. Farmers
are now selling their wheat at 10 to Is cents
bushel less than it would be worth with ampler
Transportation facilities, and the farmers of
the Northwestern American States are face to
face wife serious competition.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-03-29
Authorizations of Coffee.

As the hearing on proposed pure food ma
tional legislation proceeds before the Commit
tee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, the
necessity for the enactment of the Hepburn or
some similar bill becomes more clearly APP
parent The Department of Agriculture has
been doing some very valuable work in inves-
tigating food authorizations and receptions, and
the results are now being laid by its chemist,
DIR. Wiley, before the committee.
At the hearing on Saturday DIR. Wiley ex
posed the receptions practiced on the public
with respect to coffee. 1t has long been noto-
rious that few articles of food are doctored to
a greater extent than the berry from which
Americas favorite morning beverage is ex-
tracted, and it has for some time been known
that the consumption of so-called Java and
Mocha greatly exceeds the supply, but the ex-
tent Of the deception. as shown by DIR. Wiley,
is even greater than generally supposed.
Some of the limitations pat on the market are
made almost entirely from cereals and mo-
lasses, and one enterprising, but INSCRIPTIONS,
concern has manufactured coffee berry from
peas and sawdust, thus emulating the feat of
the maker of Connecticut wooden nutmegs.
Fully % per cent. of this imitation is often, so
DIR. Wiley declares, used in the adulteration
of real coffee sold as Java and Mocha.
Although DIR. Wiley affirms that practically
none of the unadulterated berries sold as Java
or Mocha ever saw Java or Arabia, he adds
for the comfort of consumers that the substi-
tutes, which are grown in Brazil, are equally
good and healthfnl. The great wrong consists
in the purchaser being deceived and charged
40 cents for an article the market price of
which is, at the outside, but Is cents. This
is an extorton that should not be tolerated
for moment. 1t is in effect deception only
second to an adulteration with foreign mate
rial The Hepburn bill, if passed, will have
tendency to correct both the wrong of adul.
teration and deception, for among its several
other excellent features there is one directing
that the true character of food commodities
shall be plainly marked on the packages in
which they are sold. 1t is bill which oaght
to receive the approval of all who advocate
pure food measures.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Easter Sermon followed by Communion Service
at Pipe Creek NJ. p Church at 1880 a. m. Easter
Rev. B. w. Kindley, Pastor.
Service at Baust Church on Sunday morning at
G. w. Baughman, Pastor.
st. Paups Reformed Church.-Early dawn Eas-
ter Service at a. m. The Holy Communi on at
C. S. Slagle, Pastor.
Carroll Charge -Reformed Church.-The Holy
Communion at Bachman's at 10 q. m. Preparatory
Service Saturday. at p. m. Divine Service at
Benjamns at 2; m Sunday School at B. p m
Salem Charge Lutheran Church-Benjamin' s
Church.-Sunday School will be organized at a.
m. and Y. P. s. c. E. at 10 a. m. Rev. M. L.
Schmucker hiss been invited to preach on the 9th
April at 10 a. m. St. Johns Church.-Holy Com
munion at 10 a. m. Catechise Saturday at p.
m. Preparatory Service and Confirmation at p.
sA Diehl Pastor
Grace Lutheran Church-Sunday School at a.
m. Holy Communion at 1890 q. m. Easter Ser
P. H Miller. d. d. Pastor.
Centenary NJ. E. Church.-Sunday School at 9.45
a. M Preaching at 1870 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Ep-,
Rev J. A. Price, D. D., Pastor.
Methodist Protestant Church, Rev. W. R. Graham
D. D. Pastor:-sabbath seryices,..Preaching at
1880 M and 7.3o p m. Sabbath School 9 Is a. m;
D. m Mid week Service in the lecture room We'd
nesday evening at 80 O'Clock.
st. Johns Church-Sundays-Low Mass at 715
and High Mass at 10 a. M. Vespers at 7.30 p. m
''e wv 49, Joseph H. Cassiday, Pastor.
Manchester Charge.-Sunday, March 23-Man
chester, 10 a. m English; Bachman's p m sun
man; Lineboro. 2 p. m. Special Easter service and
collection for church extension. A special SER
gregation and Sunday school. Collection for church
extension.
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silver-Bricking the Filipinos.
From the baltimore SUN.

Times change and statesmen change with
them. Less than two years ago the wise men
of the majority party IN the United States
Senate were shouting anathemas at the free
coinage of silver and denouncing as an enemy
of his country every man who proposed that
the Government go into the manufacture of
ss5O-cent dollars Now change has come
over the spirit of their dreams. They are
going to try the .'accursed thing" on our Fill
Pine brethren What was declared to be f.
nancial heresy in the land Of Uncle Sam is
now pronounced sound doctrine for our little
brothers in brown on the other side Of the
world. This is what expansion has brought
us to- The voices which were once raised in
tumultuous protest against 'cheap money"
are now paying honeyed tributes to the yir-
tues of the silver dollar as the standard money
of our Asiatic possessions. 1t is no longer
i.debased coinage" but a coinage peculiarly
adapted to the needs of the Filipinos." The
bitterness which the mere mention of the white
metal inspired two years ago has given place
to gentle federation. Perhaps two years hence
federation will have developed into enthuiasm
over the superiority of .'cheap money over
the best in the world.
Let the Filipinos rejoice and make merry
because the ''dollar and their dads is not to
be taken from them. We paid $40, O00, 900 in
ROIu IOI the plcdourc VI CotdDhcuiuS IAoeCih1i
relations with them, and we have paid nearly
half a billion dollars in gold since to maintain
the brotherly relations which Spain kindly re-
linquished to us. In the Treasury vaults at
Washington are huge piles of silver bricks
which we bought in the days when we were
experimenting with our currency system. In
the mines of our Western States there is
enough of the white metal to keep the Fill
pinos stocked with s'debased coinage" for
many centuries. Two years ago the statesmen
who are now prescribing '.cheap money! for
the Philippines said that the silver standard
would ruin any country which adopted it.
They told us that the silver-using countries
are the unprogressive and decadent countries.
Since they have concluded to give the Philip
pines this inferior money it might be suspected
that they have sinister purpose in view.
That does not seem to be the case, however.
They think they will make market in the
Philippines for an American commodity for
which there is only limited demand at pres
ent. In addition, they hope to please some
of the voters in the West, who are as fond of
silver money as the Filipinos. If ''cheap
money" will hasten the reconstruction of the
Philippines we cannot begin too soon to I'M
load our silver bricks on the Filipinos. Spain
ssgold- bricked' Uncle Sam when the latter
bought the archipelago. Our thrifty statesmen
have decided that we are entitled to revenge.
Let us ''silver- brick" our brown brothers and
get even.
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Indiana labor unions have begun an agita-
ton against the chain making work done in
the State reformatory at Jacksonville.
Governor General Wood will turn over the
affairs of Cuba to the Cuban government in
May The United States will begin to with
draw troops next week.
Postoffice Inspector d. W. Peters chased
George Irons, the leader of gang of postoffice
robbers, $500 miles and finally captured him
and brought him back to Kansas City, where
he is under indictment.
One of the largest carp ever caught in Wash
ington county waters was taken by Martin
Peck with his hands from from the Potomac
river, near Sir Johns run. The fish weighed
Al pounds.
H. s. Spangler, we'll known railroad man
of Texas, died at Laredo, Wednesday. He
was native of Clear Springs, Maryland, and
went TO Texas in 1882. He had occupied the
positions of Auditor, Secretary and General
Manager of the Gulf and Interstate Railroad
of Texas.
The exodus of young men from the country
around Willimsport, Md, to the West has
caused scarcity of hands, and farmers are
unable to secure enough men to perform the
ordinary work on their farms. About 80
young men have gone from that section within
the past few weeks to Illinois and Iowa to seek
employment
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-03-29
The Legislature.

The legislature will adjourn finally on Mon
day night, the ninety days session allowed by
the Constitution expiring at that time.
There has been wrangling on party lines,
some kicking up on personal grounds, and
some honest differences regardless of party
lines.
At the winding up, however, it is likely that
all general bills that were really meritorious
will have passed and all or nearly SO of the
local bills really desired.
There have been charges oflobby influences
and bribery, but investigation fail to discover
any, those making the charges not knowing
anything. The charges we're mere suspicious
of those whose bills were not favorably con-
sidered-nothing more.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Uniontown Items.

On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. j. Wesley Rodkey
entertained Mr.. aud Mrs. Grant Hiltebidle,
of New Windsor.
Miss Ida Merring returned from Baltimore
last Saturday accompanied by her nephew,
Donald Merring.
Messrs. Harry and John Harbaugh and
families, of Westminster, were guests of Mrs.
Susan Cove Harbaugh, their mother, last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Hollenberry had as
visitors last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Nus
baum, of the vicinity of Westminster.
Mrs. Daisy Shaw Witter. of Baltimore, re-
turned home on Monday after visiting her
mother, Mrs. John Shaw, and family.
Mr. William (Bud) Haines moved his family
to town last Tuesday and occupied the Jacob
Fl. Christ property, now owned by Wyoming
Tribe of Red Men, who have improved the
house and surroundings very much.
Miss Margaret Hartman, of Frizellsburg
spent few days here. She has just completed
piecing block work quilt containing 2916
blocks.
Miss Bessie Merring spent the week in Bal
timore.
Prof. Norman Eckard, of Brooklyn IND. J
High School came home on Wednesday even
ing for the Easter holidays.
The Lutheran G. E. Society will bold its
usual sunrise prayermeeting on Easter Sun
day. In the evening the Sunday school will
render a beautiful Easter service-Hope's
Messenger.
Sister Magdalene Kasewurm, of the Luth-
eran Deaconess Home, Baltimore, spent sew
eral days at the Lutheran parsonage this week.
Mr. Theodore Eckard, of Baltimore, is
visiting his sister, Miss Louisa Eckard.
Mrs. Roy Singer and little Miss Lena Irene
are guests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Cover
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News of the Week.

There haze been 40 deaths from cholera at
Mecca and Medina. Turkey in Asia, during
the past ten days.
The St. Clair river and lake were free of
ice, March 90, making the earliest opening of
navigation ever known from Detroit.
A general advance in prices of window glass
is expected, as the effect of a combination
made last week by the glass manufacturers
outside the American Window Glass Company
and the Independent Glass Company.
A passenger train on the Southern Railway
was wrecked near Charlottesville, Virginia,
last Sunday morning, and two persons were
killed and several injured. Six cars were
burned and large amount of mail matter de-
stroyed.
An unusual phenomena was witnessed by a
large number of people at Wildwood, Virginia,
on the afternoon of March %, when a num-
Der of large meteors fell in broad daylight
The largest, which was glowing white hot, fell
near schoolhouse in front of which crowd
of people was gathered, striking the ground
with force that shook the earth around and
tore hole in the ground.
James Wilcox charged with killing Ella
Cropsey, of Elizabeth City, N. c., was con-
victed of murder in the first degree last Satur-
day, and was sentenced to be hung on April
25. 1t was mysterious tragedy,a sensational
trial, a remarkable verdict Notwithstanding
the intense popular feeling against the young
man, the evidence submitted during the trial,
all oft purely circumstantial, had led those
who believed him innocent to expect a verdict
of aequittal Even many persons who believed
him guilty thought the jury would not go be-
yond murder in the second degree.
Sent to Kasersville, Pa, by State Veteri-
marian Pearson, to investigate the death of a
number of cattle, DIR. d. Ryder found a con-
dition of affairs almost appalling for its exhi-
bition of ignorance and superstition. In the
barn of Ann Ameial and Louisa Brewer were
the carcasses of fourteen cows. He asked
Miss Brewer as to the cause of their death,
and was informed that witches had gotten
into them, and in order to exercise the pos
sessing spirits, she and her sister had not given
the cattle any food or drink, and they had
diedn DIR. Ryder learned that the cows had
been dead nearly three weeks.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-03-29

In speech in Washington on Monday
night Col. Henry Watterson, of Kentucy, said
"The Republican party is & syndicated party, :
and that arbitrary power is its motto, the
almighty dollar its trade mark" This is
true Characterization of the Republican party
of Hanna, of Roosevelt, of Ship Subsidies, OF
Protection, of Expansion, of Conquest, OF
Press Censorship and Stifed Speech. A syn
dictate runs the President, the Congress, the
Army, the Navy and the Legal Department
of the Government. The General Of the
Army is publicly reprimanded for believing
in the judgment of the Admiral of the Navy,
in an investigation of another Naval officer
who had been robbed, so far as the Syndicate
could do it, of the honor of great naval VIC
tory. The same General was threatened with
retirement because, when summoned before
Senate committee, he gave honest opinions
against the Syndicate bill to reorganize the
Army.
The Republican party has been outside OF
the Constitution for some years. For the
past four years the Directing Syndicate has
Qeriueu tndt uuuOfcu Auou uuicus 30 o.s -
date. The people have been told that the
country has outgrown that aegis of liberty and
limit ofpowers. The Declaration of Inde-
pendence, we have been told, was only in
tended for the hour. While upholding the
Monroe Doctrine with one hand, with the
other the Republican party has been doing
that which makes the government appear IN
consistent
For gain-for the Almighty dollar-the
Flag is made the emblem of oppression and
conquest in foreign lands. For the Almighty
dollar. thousands of human lives have been
sacrificed and millions of dollars have been
expended.
For the benefit of syndicate of sbip-own-
ers, millions of dollars are to be spent in ship
subsidies.
For the benefit of the Sugar Trust, Cuban
sugar is to be admitted at a lower tariff tax
than the sugar Of other countries.
The monstrous acts of the Syndicated Re-
publican party are too many to be enumerated
at one time. The record will come up later
in the year, when the party will come before
the country in an appeal for another lease OF
power in the House of Representatives. The
election in November for Congressman will be
on national issues only, and the people will be
able to give sole attention to them
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Business Locals.

For Sale-Onion Seed and Seed Potatoes.
James Case, Westminster, Md. 2t*
NoTIoE.-Come to the "Opening of the
Easter Egg an entertainment by the Junior
League in the Lecture Room of Centenary M.
E. Church, Easter Monday night at 100
o'clock. Admission 10 cents.
An Illustrated Lecture with Stereopticon
Views on Egypt, The Holy Land, Syria, Asia
Minor, Greece, Rome, Etc, will be given in
the church at Pleasant Valley by Mr.. George
W. Yeiser, of Union Mills, on Sunday even
ing, April 9Th A silver collection will be
asked for at the door, which will be used for
the benefit of the fence around the cemetary.
Wanted, Immediately, asingle man to work
on a FARM. Apply at this Office.
Lost-The end of fur tippett, between
Green and Willis streets. on Centre. Please
leave at the ADvoCTE Office.
Lost, in front of the Central Hotel, Go Id
Watch Chain. Reward at the hotel.
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Proceedings of the Legislature.
FRIDAY.

FRIDAY.
This was the last day upon which bills could
be introduced without suspension OF the
rules by two-thirds vote, and few were
presented in each house. Progress was made
on measures in both houses. In the House
the Senate bill authorizing Westminster to
subscribe to the stock of the Washington,
Westminster and Gettysburg railroad was ia
vorably reported, also the House bill requir-
ing the Commissioners of Carroll to construct
a bridge over the North Branch of the Patap
SEQ.
MONDAY.
The Senate passed two House bills amend
ing the charter of Manchester. The bills go
to the Governor The House made favor
able report upon the bill to increase the sal
aries of the judges of the State. If not closely
watched the bill is liable to slip through in
the closing hours of the session.
TUESDAY.
The Hannah oyster bill was defeated in the
Senate by vote of IA to II. 10 Democrats
and 2 Republicans voted for the bill; Demo
Gratis and Republicans against. In the
House the bill amending the charter of the
Baltimore, Westminster and Gettysburg Rail
road was favorably reported. The bill to re-
peal the mortgage tax, on a motion for an
unfavorable report, was sustained by vote OF
AZ to As.
WEDNESDAY.
The Senate spent a good part of the day in
a discussion of the Corrupt Practices bill, and
it was finally defeated by vote of 10 to p
four Republicans and six Democrats voting
for it and three Republicans and nine Demo-
Gratis against it. 1t was a scheme of the Bal
timore Deformed League, and was intended
to make candidates for public office make
report oftheir campaign expenses under oath.
Several States, notably New York, have the
law, but it is dead letter in restraining the
use of money in elections. The election law,
which had passed the House was amended In
the Senate and ordered engrossed.
The day in the House was spent on the
Hannah oyster leasing bill, and it finally went
to the third reading file by vote of 48 to 80.
Many local bills were considered in both
houses The bill amending the fish law for
Carroll was passed.
The Senate adopted a conference report or
sewerage bill for Baltimore City, then re-
considered the vote. The reason for this was
the opposition to S. Davies Warfed being on
the commission. The commission was com
posed of three Democrats, four Republicans
and the balance assistant Republicans. A
number of local bills were passed.
In the House the joint committee on Print
ing reported recommending that Louis II.
Dielman be appointed to index the laws of
the session of 1902 and Fred. Sasscer be dep
utized to index the journal, and the report
was adopted. The bill permitting banks in
Carroll to close at noon on Saturday was
passed, also bills amending the Charter of the
Baltimore, Westminster and Gettysburg Elec-
trio Railroad and authorizing Westminster to
subscribe to S25, 900 of the stock of the road.
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A compulsory educational bill would seem
to be necessary for Baltimore City. Having
about half the population of the State, the
children attending school number only about
half the number attending the county public
schools. In other words, with about half the
population of the State, Baltimore has only
one.third of the children attending school in
the State. For education Baltimore expended
81. 218, 7a4. % for the year ended July 3D. 1901,
while the counties expended S1,469, 06S. 1S,
for nearly double the number of children.
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nar29 At
UMBER AND CORD WOOD AT
IL PUBLIC SALE.

On TUESDAY, APRIL 9Th, 1902, on the
premises of r. C. Norman, lately known as
the Gait farm, in Taneytown district, Carroll
county, Md, at the bunker Meeting House,
on the road leading from Gait to Harvey, viii
be sold at public sale, 35, 900 feet Oak Boards,
Plank and Scantling, 45 cords Slab wood' loo
cords of Oak and Hickory Wood, Fence
Posts, Chips, Chucks, Saw Dust, &c. Uncut
Wood Tree Tops. etc., in lots to suit purchasers.
Ascredit of three months will be given. Sale
to commence at o'clock, p. N.
mar29.2t A. M. KALBACH.