The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-04-04
CURRENT NEWS.

The bill to admit women to the
bar passed the Maryland Legisla,
ture before its adjournment on Mon
day night.
DR.. Thomas Dunn English, the
author, died at his home in New
ark, j. N, Tuesday, aged 50 years.
He is best known by his poem "Ben
Bolt"
The investigation of the charges
growing out of the purchase of the
Danish West Indies was begun on
Wednesday by the special COM
mittee of the House. Secretary
Hay has decided to appear in per-
son before the committee.
The Postoffice Department has
under consideration the question OF
placing on one of the postage
stamps of the new issue the head OF
a woman whose name is connected
with the history of the country
probably Martha Washington.
The San Jacinto forest reserve
land in Riverside county, CAL, has
been opened to entry this week.
Nine hours previous to the hour
named in the proclamatit n a crowd
OF men, in wagons, on horseback
and on foot, made a wild rush on
the land from the reservation
bord RS.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas,
chairman of the Democratic Nation
al Committee, was defeated in the
primary elections in his State on
Saturday. Mr.. jones' third term
as United States Senator from
Arkansas will expire on March 4,
1903. He wanted fourth term,
but the voters decided against him.
According to the report of the
Directors of the United States Steel
Corporation the net earnings of this
gigantic octopus for the year end
ing March 81, reach the stupen-
dous sum of Sill, 067,195. What
individual concern could compete
with this immense trust should it
fasten one of its tentacles upon it
The farmers and fruit growers OF
Delaware and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland have taken a pointer
from the trusts and will employ
three railroad lawyers to look
after the interests of shippers dur
ing the coming season and obtain
damages for delay in shipments or
careless handling of the goods by
the railroad companies.
At a meeting of the creditors of
w. M. Singerly, deceased, in
Philadelphia, last week, the pro-
position was submitted to the GEN
eral creditors to join pool to buy
a controlling interest in the bonds
and stock of the Record Publishing
Company and save the property
from being sacrificed. A commit
tee was named to solicit subscrip-
tions and canvass the matter.
That Governor Smith will be
obliged to call the Legislature of
1902 together in special session
because of the failure of the House
of Delegates to pass the bill fixing
the State tax rate for the next two
years is practically assured.
Some legislators say the mistake
in not passing the Tax Levy bill
was real one, while others think
it plot of the machine to get
together again.
The United States Senate has
been occupied principally this week
with the consideration of the Oleo
margarine bill, and a vote on it will
be taken next Thursday.
The House has given attention
to the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill, which passed on Tuesday, and
the Revenue Gutter bill.
The bill for 20 per cent tariff
concession to Cuba has been report
ed to the House despite the power
full influence exerted against it by
the "third house."
A National Convention of the
Allied Party, whose object is
stated to bethe "union of all reform
forces against plutocracy," met at
Louisville Wednesday. Two hun
dred delegates were in attendance,
represeting nine States and as many
different parties. Among the re-
forms advocated by the dele.
gates to the convention are The
initiative, the referendum and the
imperative mandate; the public
ownership of all public utilities;
that all lands now held by corpora
tons in excess of natural needs or
held by aliens shall be reclaimed
and held for actual settlers; scien-
titic money, based upon the wealth
of people and not redeemable in
any specific commodity, to be issued
by the Government only and with
out intervention Of banks; the
election of the president, vice.