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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-09
IDOLATERs ARE MANY.

"Idolatry in Philadelphia" was
the topic of sermon preached in the
First Presbyterian Church, Washing
ton Square, that city, recently, by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. George D. Baker.
He said:
IT know of but one strictly heath
en- people in Philadelphia, but if al
lowing something to come between a
man and his Maker is idolatry, then
the city is largely given up to it,
and the missionary is needed here as
we'll as in China. Gluttony, drunk
enness and bestiality are idols which
have many votaries, and we are kept
pretty busy fighting legislation which
would enable them to worship their
idols without quite so much trouble.
Then, at the other extreme, is the
'idolatry of culture Men and wo-
men adore atheticism, and say that
is all the religion they need. Cul-
ture is all we'll enough in its place,
but without religion it may run into
uncleanliness.
"The money idol. b e almighty
dollar, has worshippers in crowds.
Of all forms of idolatry among us
none is more prevalent. know men
who are white haired in their early
manhood, who for love of money have
given up everything-God and large
ly their wives and children, and they
have made their brains simply ang-
lers for money. And there are wo-
men, too many of them, who angle
not for men, but for mems money.
It is not men they are after they
would not be worthy of them. This
form of idolatry kills the soul as
perhaps nothing else does, and so it
is that publicans and harlots go into
the kingdom of God before misers.
And last, not least, there is idolatry
in the churches. tits growing peril
the materialism in the churches.
cit is not to be wondered at that
the world calls religion 'bosh, when
it fails to make men less crooked in
business and women more modest in
dress and behavior. With multitudes
in all our churches religion is saying
words repeating prayers going
through set of stereotyped forms.
One of the crying needs of the Church
| is a satirist, who would smite as did
Gods prophets of old the idolatrous
materialism in the Church, which
forgets that God is spirit, and they
who worship Him must worship Him
in spirit and in truth"
MAvr TT rf1le that whomsoever
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-09
THE DISEASE DID NOT FIT.

The doctor had paid visit to Mr..
Cassidy, and after his departure Mr..
Cassidy's friends in the tenement
stepped in to hear the verdict.
"Well, " said Mrs. Cassidy, smooth
ing down her apron with an air of
modest triumph, "the docther says
Moike seems to be having an attackt
of plural pneumonia but Oh says to
him, Oh says: 'Docther, you know
we'll that Moike is shmall little man,
Oi says, and amt You exaggerating
a bit, for, to me thinking, single is
all there'd be room for in him for,
Oh says. But whin he went off his
wurrd was unchanged, SO it's plural
pneumonia Moike has, by his telling
an sure it's a grand, large disease for
SO shmall man as him.
HE-"Poor Jack If it hadn't
been for his wife he would have spent
his fortune in a year."
She-''How was that 7"
He-"Well, she spent it for him."
"SHE USED to say no girl should
marry until she got an excellent pro-
posal." ''And now?" "Now she's
dropped the excellent. -
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-09

A WOMAN does not deplore the
death of her first husband after she
marries again, but her second hus-
band often does.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-09

Their MARRIAGE was surprise,
wasn't it ?" well, his friends were
surprised, but I believe her friends
were expecting it."
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
RECEIVER FOR TRUST CO.
Asbmy Park La7oyer Named after
Warm Discussion.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE ]


Trenton. Y. j.. Feb. 24-John E L.annins' an
Asbury Park lawyer. was appointed receiver tor
the Monmouth Trust Company by CnanceHoF
Magic to-day. His bond was fixed at S-oo."V"-
No less than dozen names were submitted oy
Attorney General McCarter, who made the ap-
plication but to nearly every one some ooJec-
tion was made by counsel for the creditors of
the insolvent corporation
One of the names which developed the most
opposition was that of Senator Oliver Fl. Brown.
of Monmouth County. who is president or a
bank al Spring Lake. and was until two years
ago a director of the Monmouth Trust Com
pany. Fl. r. Cook. who stated that he repre-
sented $4,000 out of the S310,0Oo owed by the
trust company. said be did not question Senator
Browns integrity. but asserted that he was en-
treiy too closely affiliated with the institution
and it's directors fairly to represent the cred
itors
Mr.. Cook said there serious question as
to the liability which might arise behalf of
Senator Brown, and added that it was stated
from a trustworthy source that at the annual
meeting Brown gave A. c. Twining his proxy 10
vote fifty shares Of stock which stood in Brown
name. He produced a number of newspaper ad-
vertisements containing Senator Browns name
as director of the trust company
Mr.. McCarter replied that Senator Brown had
called upon him this morning and stated that
inasmuch as he had been assailed he did not
proposed to retire under fire The facts OF the
case were he said, that Senator Brown had
been a director but had resigned two years ago
last June because he did not approve of the
very kind of management that had brought the
bank to it's present condition. Mr.. McCarter
said that Senator Brown had subsequently no
ticed that his name being used IN the
newspapers as a director. and he not only in
formed some of the papers to discontinue It's
publica ton, but had taken legal steps as 10
whether or not he could not get redress
Mr.. Cook said that he not only objected 10
Senator Brown as the representative of a num-
Der of creditors. but personally He stated
that he was interested in the bank 70 the extent
of $1,000 as the executor of trust tunQs, De
sides the loss of his personal account He de-
clared with emphasis that if Senator Brown
were named there would very likely come a
question of his liability, and his personal ana
representative interests would conflict
Mr.. McCarter presented number OF conlrnunl-
cations which. he said had come from deposltors
of the bank and disinterested business men OF
Monmouth County, all urging the selection or
Senator Brown He read a telegram from James
A Bradley the founder of Asbury Park, IN
dorsing Mr.. Brown for the receivershlp.
The receiver will take charge of the trust com
pany's affairs as soon as he has quallned oy
filing bond
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
SIX BURNED IN WRECK.
Mail Clerks Unable TO Get Ont of
Locked Car.

Cleveland. FEB. 2f-As the result Of head
on collision between a westbound passenger
train and an eastbound freight train near Berea.
Ohio on the Big -Four Railroad. last night. four
mail clerks and two men supposed to be tramps
were burned 10 death. and several tTainnen
were more or less seriously hurt. An express
messenger. who pinned between express
matter in the car. was saved from burning to
death by the passengers extinguishing the
flames that were rapidly approaching him No
passengers were hurt.
The passenger train was quite heavily loaded.
many of the passengers being school superin-
tendents and teachers on their way to Cincin-
natl to attend meeting Of school directors and
teachers The mail clerks were locked in their
car when the accident occurred. and we're IN
able 10 release themselves II IS supposed that
the fire started either III their car or IN the ex-
press car from overturned lamps
The scene Of the wreck IS but a few miles
west Of the city of Cleveland, and relief was
started out Immediately hearing Of the
wreck from this city
All except two Of the cars Of the passenger
train were destroyed. A number ot the freight
cars were also burned, and IL was IN the ashes
of one Of these that the bodies OF the supposed
tramps were found
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
MADIANA's CAPTAIN HERE, ILL.
His Experiences in the Wreck Greatly Al
fected His Health.

On the steamer Trinidad. in port >-es'erod'
from the Bernludas Captain Fraser Oh 'he
i'll starred Madiana, wrecked on the Bermuda
reefs, and with him arrived Chief Engineer Mel
son. and three assistant engineers, ChleI Oliloel
Williams, two officers and five sailors or 'iie
wrecked vessel. as we'll a number or Ihe
Madiana's passengers. Captain Fraser, 1t Is
said is suffering greatly from the effects or MS
experience. On the Trnidad's arrival ne was
confined to his stateroom, and could see no one
At the office of the Quebec Steamship COM
pany it was denied that Captain Frasers con-
nection with the line had been severed, althoush
it was stated that the company had no steam
ship to offer TO Captain Fraser at present me
officials were unable to say whether CT not the
Cd plain would lose his license in consequence OF
the wreck. as they had not yet received tue ollt
cial reDort of the findings of the Bermuda court
The Madisna passengers aboard the Ir1hlodu
told substantially the same story as 10 lh7
cause of the wreck as did those VINO arrlNeu ol
the Pretoria last week.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
FOR BALLOT REFORM.
Bill to Establish Here the System Now IN
Use in Massachusetts,.

Albany Feb 2.-The Ballot Reform BILL upon
which the joint committee on ballot reform repre-
serting all parts of the State. has been working
for many months, was introduced to-day by Assem-
blyman Clark 1t seeks TO establish IN this state
an election system similar to that in vogue in
Massachusetts, and provides for the white spot
ballot in which the voter ohliterates with pen or
pencil white spot in the centre of a black square
to indicate his choice of the candidates before
whose name it appears.
The names of the candidates are to be printed on
the ballet in alphabetical order. There is to be 4
separate ballot Presidential electors to be voted
by one mark only. The party emblem is to appear
before the name of each candidate, so that in the
alpha beticaI arrangement of candidates the party
identity will not lost. The measure also pro-
yides for the ballots TO be perforated, that any
part rendered null by DETACHMENT or improper
marking can be detached and the inValdation of
the whole ballot prevented. The establishment of
This system the advocates of the bill say, would
not prevent the use of voting machines.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
health BO4RD WARNo.
Takes 14ction in Regard to Grip IN
Brooklyn

so serious has the epidemic of grip III bIooN
lvn become that yesterday the Health Depdl
mont sent out special warning to all keepers
and isutors of public buildings instrucuns mem
IN use extraordinary care in keeping the o'iN
ings properly ventilated. Corps OF lisPeot'i' :
and their assistants have started In TO dlsiiIeC'
all of the courtrooms the borough Inns
treatment may be extended to the schooihouses.
Twelve deaths from the grip were repor'eu
last week double the number reported the pie'i-
ous one Since January there have been lortS
six deaths from the disease in Brooklyn "hlch
tho health officials consider an alarming record
IN ,-ievv of the fact that only fifty-three oed'nS
from, grin occurred in the entire twelve moh'hS
of 1902.
Dr 6 7 Byrne head of the Bureau OF Nl'dl
Statistics declares that he has never Known u
grin being so prevalent in Brooklyn 9eloi g &c e
Ioareope who have scarcely ever known Gay os s
sickness have fallen victims TO the az acsiEIs .
the grip germ this season. The stan vi Ell Ell
Kings County Hospital has had its hanas 50 . lur,
attending to grip patients that extra "o''
have been added TO the staff temporary. ,,,,
Several heads of departments at the DLoDFN.S Hi =
Navv Yard are victims of the grip. ChleI EL!As
neer W I, HolIyday, OF the department VI
Yards and docks has been away from ms oeSh
for a week Naval Constructor w L. CaPps,
head of his department. was reported III IN pea
Yesterday 1t is said that about one-t q Oh 1iS
men in all the departments are aosehI oh 81
count Of sickness.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
HOPES TO PROVE sULLIvANs ALIBI.
This Would Clear Him of Charges of Murder
and Robbery and Free Him.

Father Curry. OF 81. Jamess Roman Cathohc
Church in Oliver-st. who succeeded in saving
James p. Sullivan from the death chair IN Dan
nernora prison, through reprieve from Governor
OdelI said last evening he had found two OF the
witnesses by whom he expected to save Sullivan :
life. Father Curry hopes to prove an ahbi through
these and several other witnesses.
Father Curry said he wished TO submit the evi-
dence to-day as the Governor was anxious 10 have
il as early as possible. Recently Father Curry re
ceived letter from Sullivan. thanking him for the
interest he had taken in the and saying that
there was no hope and he should bravely face his
fate. -, -
Il ptied the poor, friendless man. said Father
Curry. and when / heard there were several per-
sons in this city who had said Sullivan was not
guilty OF the murder OF Matthew wilson. the
Sobleskill watChman. who shot by gang or
burglars on November 27. Loo. investigated. and
asked the Governor to stay the execution Of the
sentence.
sullivan DR. Curry said. had told him sum OF
money was raised TO obtain new trlal out II
was used 70 get two other men out of trouble.
SulIiyans friends are said 10 be raising another
fund with which TO help him.
If the aibi IS established Sullivan will not only
he cleared of the charge OF murder. but also that
of attempted burglary. and become free man.
He once lived in ST. Iames's parish.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
DECISION FAVORs MORGAN.
Court of Appeals Sustains Lower Tribunals
in S1O000,00O Case

Albany. Feb 24-An important decision was rem
dered to-day by the Court of Appeals in the case
of John Hassard. of Brooklyn. Mr. Hassard sew
eral months ago brought a suit against the bank
ing firm Of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co. to recover
from that firm as custodian of certain securities
of the United States of Mexico on the detaulted
bond issue of that country of 1865. Some 100000"
is said to be due. Mr.. Hassard procured an at
tachment in the Supreme Court. which was set
aside by the Appellate Division.
The United States Government, through the At
torney Generals department.. opposed the proceed
ings instituted by Mr.. Hassard, on the ground
that the United States of Mexico is a, sovereign
State, and that IN consequence the courts of New
York State had jurisdiction to attach It's prop
erty or enforce the collection of debt against It
vision in vacating the attachment procured by
that the case will be carried the United Sta tes
Supreme Court.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
PENSIONS FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES.
Bill Being Prepared to Care for Men In
All DEPARTMENTS.

Albany. Feb. 24.-Infuential members Of the leg1s-
ature who decline at present to have their names
mentioned in connection with the subject. are at
work upon a bill to provide for pension fund for
city employees of all departments in cities of the
first and second class. One of them said to-day:
There is no good reason why police. fire health
street. buildings and other department employees
should pension privileges. while other classes
of city employees who devote quite as much faith
fulness and risk of life and limb, in the
prosecution of their duties, are denied them
bill is being drawn to embody these views. 1t
will provide in substance that n cities of the first
two classes pension fund shall be created under
the direction of the Controller, by revenues from
certain special licenses from fines and penalties
under the excise law, from percentages on salaries
paid. and from any other sources designated by
the city legislature
The pension Is to be available for employees from
heads of departments down after twenty years
service upon permanent injury loss of health in
the actual performance of duty; The amount OF
pension will probably he prescribed as one-half OF
the fun pay in the grade in which the employe was
at the time of retirement.
1t will be provided that employees dismissed or
suspended without fault of their after the re-
duired service, will be deprived of their right
10 retirement The routine provisions will conform
to the present pension ana retirement laws now ap-
plcable police and other departments
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
FOR BRIDGE RELIEF.
New Plan by Poulson To Be Presented
To-day.

Boroush President Swanstrom, accompanied ny
several of his engineers will to-day present the
latest nlan for relieving the congestion at the
Manhattan terminal of the Brooklyn Bridge 10
Bridge Commissioner Lindenthal. The plan has
been devised by Nels Poulsou, of the Manufact-
,rers' Association of New-York. who had another
solution of the problem several months ago.
which was rejected by the bridge engineering
corps and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
According TO the new Pouson plan the tour
present trolley loops to be abandoned ana
the cars are to go from the north to the south
roadway on one elevated loop, making a contn-
uous track and doing away with all switching
The cars are to he unloaded the surface hefore
they reach the loop and loaded on the surface
on the other side MIR. Poulsons idea is that
fifteen cars in n continuous string, can be in the
terminal at one tme--five unload ding Oh the north
side of the terminal. five empty on the loop ana
five loading on the south side of the roadway
One minute is be allowed for loading and I'M
loading. and the expiration of a minute the
string of fifteen cars will be set in motion Inc
five full cars will pass of the terminal, getting
their proper spacing before reaching the river
span the five empty that have been on the
elevated loop will pass the loading place and
the five cars that have Just discharged their pas
sensers will move to the loop. leaving room
for five more cars to enter the terminal Mr.
Svanstrom seems to think that the plan is re-
markahly ingenious and wonders why so simple
an idea had not been thought of before.
Mr.. Poulson's plan also includes the use OF the
remainder of the lower floor of the terminal Tor
four additional elevated railroad trachsi ,S 1nLs
Manhattan trains to be at all times even III
the rush hours. when they are needed most
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
INQUEST ON C0RoNERs."
Senator Elsberg Thus Characterizes Hearing
on Bill to Abolish the Office.

Albany, Feb Ex-senator Elsberg playfully called
1t an inquest upon the Office of coroner in New
York City at the hearing to-day given by the Senate
Cities Committee. The hearing was on the bill
abolishng the office of coroner in New-York City
and substituting that Of medical examiner. after
the fashion of several of the New-England States
Arguments in favor of the bill We're made by DR..
E. Eliot Harris. of New-York. who conducted the
presentation of the affirmative He called the
coroner a Pooh Bah, and contended that no hu-
man being possessed the variety Of talents re-
qured by the coroner
He must decide the kind Of evidence to be sub
n1itted the jury ne said "the judicial author
ity to issue warrants for the arrest of those who
fail 10 obey his summons. He leaves the bench 10
answer q summons 10 hear the ante-mortem state
ment OF dying human being. He may be called
20 some hole III the ground 10 examine body and
decide the Of DEATH Incorporating in his de-
csion the results Of the latest researches in chem
fstry, biology. toxicoIy and pathology. Under the
Code Of Criminal Procedure, in cases of sudden
death, if he has reason to suspect crime he must
summon a jury Of not less than nine or more than
fifteen TO be present the inspection OF the body.
ne Is hlgher than the Sheriff. and can repleVin
merch4ndise from him in civil suits
relic Of bygone ages. and called upon the leeis-
lature to relieve NewYork from its costly cor
oLerS ana their useless juries
:, Or. Alexander Lambert. president of the New
vantage of placing the scientiic Determination Of
qeatRS n inc hsrds OF the Department Of Health.
feTTed to some o. the abuses Of the coroner system.
lanes l. Lewis, counsel FOR the NeW-York State
Medical Society dweit upon the legal aspects of
the question The Diil vas favored also by DIR.
Frederick r Sturgis. former president of the New
York County Medical Society, and communications
in its favor were received from DR.. T. H Virgins
president of the State Medical Society and from
Dr. Stephen Smith, who was formerly It's president
EX-Coroner Tuthill, Edward A. Sumner and Cor
oner Berry OF the Borough of The Bronx spoke
against the m =asure. Among others present were
Coroners f1oldenkranZ and Schoer of Manhattan.
Mutt. Of Queers. and Williams. of Brooklyn.
TYPHOID ATTACKS SENATOR'S WIFE.
Albany Feb 2.-The wife of Senator Stewart has
dangerously i'll - '1 -
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
TO REMOVE CONsUMpT1vEs TO ISLAND.

All OF the patients suffering from consumption
in the Kings County Hospital in tbush will be
removed to Blackwell's Island, where they may
get the benefit of the outdoor fresh air treatment
If the plans now under consideration are carried
out Deputy Charities Commissioner Teale and
DR.. J. T Fitzgerald the new superintendent or the
Flatbush institution, after studying the statistics
of the consmptive patients under their care, have
decided that cases OF this kind can be much more
successfully treated by the open air method ADOPT
ed by Commissioner Folks on Blackwelfs Island
than in the wards in Fiatbush-
In 1902 there were 54l consumptive patients in the
Kings County Hospital. or this number ise died.
Three hundred and ffty-hve We're discharged. OF
which nine showed no improvement whatever.
Both Or. Fitzgerald and Deputy Commissioner
Teale are heartily in favor OF the plan for provid-
Ing State and local hospitals for ConSumptiveS and
the adoption OF measures WHICH Will protect the
public from the rayages OF the disease.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
BoLTERS BLOCK RAINEs.
Five Republicans Join Democrats in Support
of the Plunkitt Excise Bill.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Albany. Feb. Ex-senator Plunkitt. of New-York,
achieved quite victory in the Senate to-day He
had bill In the committee of the whole providing
liquor need be closed at special elections
only in the district where the election is held. Now
the law is to the effect that liquor stores situated
within one-quarter of mile Of a voting place must
be kept closed while the election is in progress.
Senator Plunkitt said to-day that when the cleo
ton was held in Senator Doong's district in New
York recently liquor dealers whose stores were not
in Senator Dooling's district found themselves in
peril, and some suffered arrest because they had
sold liquor within a quarter OF a mile of a voting
place.
Senator Raines moved to strike out Senator
Plunkitts amendment 10 the liquor law. saying
that the law should be kept it is. This motion
defeated by a vote of % to 15. There were
five Republcans-SenatorD Davis of Buffalo: Senator
Stevens of Attica: Senator Fancher Of Little Val
ley; Senator L,Honmedieu. Of Medina, and Sena-
Barnes, Of Brainerd, who voted against Senator
Rainess motion. The bill was then ordered to a
third reading.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
OLD GUARD MUST REINsTATE HIM.
Private Brewster Did Not Have Fair Hear
ing, Says the Court. !

Justice O'Gorman yesterday decided that the olc
Guard must renstate Private Henry H Brewster
and pay so costs He also (painful to relate de-
clared that the Old Guard is rot purely military
institution and that the proceedings which resulted
in the expulsion of Private Brewster were not a
court martial He decided that MI Brewster was
entitled to a fair hearing, which he did not get
Several months ago Mr. Brewster and Major S.
Ellis Briggs, commanding the Old Guard, got into
a controversy over a dinner ticket Mr.: Brewster
was asked to explain why he had partaken OF the
GOOD things nroVlded in the arrnOry at feast ana
then refused to pay $50 for his ticket Mr.. @ @Brew-
ster ntinoated that he had passed the $50 to Major
BRIGGS Charges and counter charges were MADE,
the fpshot of which was that charges were heard
against Mr. Brewster. ard he was expelled He
Immediately began action TO compel MS rem
sta