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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
THE DEADLOCK UNBROKEN
No Quorum Was Present At
Regular Meeting of Board
Last Night.

Last night was the regular monthly
meeting OF the Mayor and City Council
since the election, when it was expected
that the deadlock over the officers which
has existed ever since the new Board
went into office. would be broken.
When the hour for the meeting had
arrived, only the four Democrats-Coun-
selor Riley and Aldermen Williams,
Strange and Thompson, showed up.
Mayor Jones had previously left the city
and had appointed Alderman Baer to
act in his place, but Alderman Baer
found il convenient to 60 on the Busi-
ness Mems excursion, and Alderman
Thompson. 7. A., the colored represen-
tative, was also absent.
Alderman Martin, the independent
Democrat, who has all along held up
the nominations. was on ten days trip
to Boston, and when the Council met
there was no quorum. On motion of
Alderman Williams, Counselor Riley was
called to preside. The Counselor stated
no quorum being present for the trans
action OF business, they would adjourn.
Alderman Williams moved that the
Council adjourn TO this afternoon at 4
o clock, and that the Clerk give notice
to the absent members Of the meeting,
and request their attendance, When the
Council met this afternoon the same
number were present, and there being
no quorum, they adjourned.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
DELIMORE BAY YACHT CLUB.
Cruising The Chesapeake.

The steam yacht "Massapequa, with
the q. 5. Delimore Bay Yacht Club OF
Camden, N. j., arrived here to-day with
Jolly party aboard, including a few
Jersey mosquitoes and other liquid re.
ireshments. The handsome steam yacht
is 90 feet long and is elegantly fitted out
tor pleasure boat. She is owned by
w. J, Bowers and is cruising the Chesa-
peake with the Club aboard on its an
nual outing. She stopped at Chesapeake
City, Betterton and Baltimore, and goes
from here to Washington tomorrow.
The MaSsapequa's Captain is G. S. Deli
more, with the following officers. navi-
gator, Charles Poopert; assistant naviga-
tor, Frank Colgan; first lieutenant, ii.
Maxwell second lieutenant, Howell
Scott; color bearer, John Kane; gunner,
Thomas Burch; assistant gunner mate,
Albert Ayres; log keeper, John Day as
slstant log keeper. James Howell. The
following compose the crew lanes
Paullng, Clement Haines. Clarence Sud
ers, Charles Parkam, Peter McCauley,
Tom Evans, Tom Burch, James Cleary,
VIM. Connolly. Jerry Connolly, Harry
Giberson. Harry Day, Thomas Dand-
man, Frederick Cook. III. w. Schmidt
and Charles Hoffman. Mr.. Jacob Holey
is caterer and steward and Captain Grove
is pilot. The members of the yacht
club are attired in natty yachting uni
forms and caps. Glenn Haines, better
known as "Scar Face Charlie" or the
solemn man who never laughs, is the
member the boys all swear by. He is
always 'up against it when it comes TO
joke or seaman's yarn. Without
him the trip would have been dead
failure. At Baltimore, the Club shang-
haied H. J. McNerney, who they insist
ed needs salt air treatment and their
friend is taking his medicine as prescrib-
ed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
PRICE ONE GENT
An INTERESTING CASE.
Judge Jones Decides That The
Mortgage On Property
Must Be Paid.

Judge Jones has rendered decision in
the case OF the Farmers National Bank.
and others, against Elizabeth {. Park
hurst and others. In 1895 James Ovens.
OF Anne Arundel county, the father ot
Mrs, Parkhurst, died, leaving consider
able property.
a will OF the deceased was offered for
probate, a caveat was tled TO the ~ll
and the will was declared TO be invalid.
An earlier will was then offered for pro-
bate, and caveat was filed to that. An
agreement between the devisees in esse
having been made. the caveat was with
drawn and petition was filed in the
Orphans Court for partition.
Mrs. Parkhurst was assigned S4, 500
as her share, with liens for s., 700 on the
the land OF Edwin q. Owens, and 81, 500
on the lands OF William +. Owens. Mrs.
Parkhurst made mortgage OF s., 100 on
her property, which mortgage was as
signed to John Gill. Jr.. as trustee. A
creditors bill was then filed to secure
the debts OF the late James Owens.
To the auditors account in this case
the Farmers National Bank of AMMAN
oils and others entered objection. Judge
Jones sustained these objections and re-
lects the auditors account, holding that
by that account Mrs. Parkhurst's share
OF her fathers estate was not only held
responsible tor her fathers debts, but
Tor other debts that were not in the
agreement. The court, therefore, orders
the payment in full of the mortgage on
the property held by John Gill. Jr.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
Change of Residence.

The family of Commander William II !.
Beehler, U. S. NJ, have rented the hand
some residence on Prince George street,
adjoining CaTvel Hall. owned by Mr..
James d. Feldmeyer. They will occupy
it in the early fall. The house has been
much improved since Its purchase by the
present owner. Mrs. BeehIer formerly
occupied cottage on the same street.
Mrs. Mary Riordan, widow OF the late
John J. Riordan. has purchased the house
on Charles street formerly owned by Mrs.
]. Edwards Munroe, and occupied at
present by the family OF Mr.. Higgins.
Mrs. Riordan and family will shortly
move into their new home.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
BUSINESS MEMS OUTING.
Delightful Trip Up And Down
The Bay On Steamer
Annapolis.

A delightful trip. long to be remem.
bered as a pleasant feature of summer
spent in Annapolis by the stay-sf homes,
was the Business Mems excursion given
yesterday afternoon on the steamer can
napolis" on the Chesapeake.
Eight hundred tickets had been printed
and distributed by the business men TO
their friends. and by actual count, seven
hundred and eighty OF these we're used
by the excursionists. Long before the
hour scheduled for the steamer to leave.
the wharf at the foot oi Prince George
street. was thronged with people.
II was a sultry afternoon. but despite
the manifest presence OF General Hu-
midity," everybody was in a good humoT,
and smiled and ioked while they mopped
their faces with handkerchiefs or vigor-
ously waved palm leaf. On the steamer
the committee OF arrangements, consist
ing of DIR. Jas. ID. Feldmeyer, Messrs.
Gephardt, Levy, Kenchington. Baer aud
others. looked after the comfort OF the
excursionists and their needs.
The committee had been well chosen.
and the thanks of all are due to their
good management of the very pleasant
excursion. The steamer, with its precious
freight of Annapolitans. who owned the
boat for the occasion, proceeded to Toll
chester, where landing was made about
o'clock. Many left the boat and en-
Joyed the pleasures OF that popular re-
sort. while large number preferred to
remain on the steamer, and did so.
The return trip was most delightful.
A stiff breeze made some seek shelter
in the saloon OF the main deck. and
tanned the dancers, who enjoyed them
selves on the lower deck. The musicians
rendered many>beautitul selections, and
this added to the enjoyment of the trip.
Later in the evening run was made
down the Chesapeake Bay. the waters
OF which glistened and sparkled in the
soft moonlight. Everybody enjoyed the
trip and everybody was good natured.
Il was a general outing for the BUSH
ness men of the town, many OF whom
closed their stores. notably Ridout Bros. :.
Munroe. Baer. Benesch and The Hub.
in order to give their clerks an enjoyable
outing. AS the steamer touched the
wharf at 10 p. m, Capt. John Mullan.
u S. A.. retired. proposed. in neat
little speech, three hearty cheers for the
Business Mems Association, who had
afforded its guests of the evening so much
pleasure and enjoyment. and amid the
lusty cheers the steamer landed, not an
accident nor single incident having
occurred to mar the delightful trip.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
STRAW RIDE.
Manager Buffham Delightfully."- Entertains
The Boys And Girls Of The
Oliff House.

OlA1 44OuoCs
Manager George X. Bufham, OF Bay
Ridge, always keenly alive to the en-
joyment of the guests at the Cliff House,
gave straw ride last night to the chill
dren OF families stopping there. About
twenty little girls and boys were driven
by Mr.. Buffnam in a gaily decorated
farm wagon from the Ridge to Annap-
oils. The large farm wagon they occu-
pied was festooned with red, white and
blue, and overhead was a canopy OF
Chinese lanterns. The children carried
large horns, cow-bells and whistles and
made things lively. The party drove
through the principal streets In town and
wound up at the COLCHESTER Steamboat
Company's wharf, where they greeted
the excursionists that composed the Busi-
ness Mems excursion party as they
landed. The children serenaded the
CAPITAL man and his family, which
they appreciated. Mr.. Buffham values
the press and is, therefore, an up-to-date
business man, as well as the successful
manager of Bay Ridge. In the party
were Elsie Linger. Margaret Mann. Viii
mot Mann. Rozier Buck, Millard Mckee,
Madeline Alexander, Lucille Alexander,
Helen Bache, Clare Walsh, Miss S. l..
Nairn, all Of Washington. D.. c.; Eddie
Wilmot, of Stanford, CT.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
BADLY CUT UP.
William Diggs Now At The Emergency
Hospital From Stab Wounds
In The Breast.


William Diggs. colored, SON of King
Diggs, is . patient al the Emergency
Hospital, where be was sent by his al-
te nding physician. DR.. Frank H. Thomp-
SON. Diggs has been badly cut up in a
fight with another coloTed boy named
S;rickling. Both boys had q quarrel
over a irifling matter, and Strickling Is
said to have struck Diggs in the head
with club, stunning him for an instant.
Diggs recovered and went to his home.
near St. Mary's Cemetery, where he
was followed later in the day by Strick-
ling, who seemed to be itching for a
fight. Both boys renewed the quarrel at
Sage Bottom, when the aggressor cut
Diggs in the left breast with knife.
making deep and ugly wound about
eight inches in length. The boy, bleed
ing profuselY, was sent to the Office Of
DR.. Thompson who. finding It a serious
surgical case, had him removed to the
Emergency Hospital, where the wound
was treated and a number of stitches
taken. The boys escape from death was
a narrow one. as had the wound been a
quarter OF an inch lower, the knife would
have penetrated the heart and caused
instant death. Diggs' condition is con-
sideTed to be favorable.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11

Mr.. Alfred Carlson. q Swede, en-
ployed on one Of the dredge boats Of
the American Dredging Company at
work In the harbor, while al work this
afternoon broke of large splinter from
q wooden boat hook in the palm Of his
right hand. He came 20 this city and
had the splinter removed BY DR.. Henkel.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
nRoposAI.s vim he received a. the Bureau

nRoPOsALS will be received al the Bureau OF
Navigation, Navy Department, Washington.
10 a. until Ii o clock noon, Tuesday. august H.
1903 aud there publicly opened Immediately there
alter for stable II the U. >. Naval Academy, An
napoiis Md. The amount allotted for the entire
work is x2OOOO Blank forms of proposals and
specifications Will be furnished, and plans may be
seen on application at the Bureau OF Navigation,
Navy Department. Washington. ID. c., al the U.
~ Naval Academy, Annapolis, ND, or at the ofl1ce
OF H. burnett, Architect. Ill Fifth Avenue. New
York A set OF drawings may be obtained at the
Architects office, by depostting tl5 $40 OF which
will be refunded on their return. ii. =. TAI LOh,
CnIER or BURBAu. July %. 1913. iy3l
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
Eastport

Building Lots IN best location in East
port, on main avenue. One with large
water front. others in locations rapidly
enhancing in value.
BUY NOW, while prices are low and
terms easy.
We will BUILD SMALL HOUSES.
and sell them on easy terms. Small cash
payment, and balance monthly INSTALL
ments, same as rent.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11

GALE OF old material at the Naval Academy,
- Annapolis. Md.-There will be sold AZ the
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Nd. material be-
longing TO the Navy. condemned as unit for use
therein consisting Of engines, boilers. furniture
scrap iron copper, doors. window shutters. win
dow frames the nnlK Of the steamer ''fholx,
etc The sale Will he for cash TO the highest bid
der BY seaec proposals. 70 be opened at IL o CLOCK
noon August ID 19O3 schedules containing form
OF proposals and terms OF sale will be furnished
on application 10 the General storekeeper, Naval
Academy. Annapolis, Md. CHAS. a. DAHL
ING. ACTING SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. 73i-O3
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
Views Of New Naval Academy.

Views OF the new Naval Academy as
will be when completed are on sale at
the store OF Joseph S. Hays. Main street
and at the CAPITAL Office. Price, IS
cents. I'm ~
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
West Annapolis

We have several of the mset desirable
Lots in West Annapolis. Can be pur-
chased at a bargain: Easy terms.
Two and a-half Acre plot of ground
across Weems Creek, back of West An
napolis. Make nice garden farm. Beau
tiful location. Cheap for cash.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11

GSEALED PROPOSALS win be received by the
- Chairman OF the street Committee until II
O'Clock noon W kDN kSDAl, August II. lYO5 Cor
the furnishing OF material and LABOR exclusive OF
stone necessary 70 repair the wall Aronnd the City
Dock, foot Of Aain Stroet.-LOUlS BAEh. Chair
man OF street Committee. ~
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
FreshCrab Meat
VOL. xzxvIII. NO 7E

Fresh Crab Meat picked daily, for sale
by WILLIAM SANDS. Stall 10 Fish
Market, from the oyster. fish and crab
house Of WALTER CLARK. jig 2m
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
BUILDING LOTS
Annapolis

Annapolis
Two Lots on Prince George street.
Three Lots on Market street.
Five 2o-ft. Lots on Corner Cathedral
and Franklin streets.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
Farms For Ssle-Anns Arundel Co.
We Have Some Of the Finest Farms in
Anne Arundel County For Sale.

Anne Arundel U0nnty For Sale.
100 Acres, within ~ miles OF Annapo.
lis new Groom dwelling, tenant house,
barn, stables. etc. This is cheapest
farm on our lisa, end one of the best
Fine water front.
One of $40 Acres, between Odenton
and Annapolis Junction. This is one OF
the best truck farms in the county, near
both X. RS. Buildings, Barns, etc., in
first class order. Will be divided.
Two Farms across Severn River. One
with water frontage.
Three Farms on South River, varying
in size from I3o to $50 acres.
Every one of these farms has fine water
front.
Farms of Iso acres. near Bay Ridge.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
R0BT. ]. BERGMAN, Manager
g School ST., Annapolis, Md.
a. For Sale kaAA
HI o u 3 X 3

No. q Madison Street. Mordern, 9
room house, AL sonveniences. Large
front.
Green Street. Two modern houses. All
convenlences. Cheap. Easy terms.
West Annapolis. Fine new house.
Large yard This is bargain. -
Acton Lane. Two houses and lots. Will
pay 20 per cent on investment.
Eastport. No. J Murphy's Row. 5 room
brick house. Large yard.
STORE with M Acres. South River
Neck. Good opening for Grocery or
Drug store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11

THE ANNAPOLIS BUILDING AND
REAL ESTATE COMPANY,
RoBT. J. BERGMAN, Manager.
a73 I3 School ST., Annapolis, Md
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
r. A. HAMoND,
Chairman
(Signed)

1t was a notable fact rhat when the
convention met there was no rollcall of
districts as required by law, and tha,
only seven legally elected delegates COM
posed the convention, these being two
from the Fifth and FIVE from the Eighth
districts. respectively, the remainder
being made up from the contesiing dele
gates from the Fourth and Fifth districts,
making in all only seventeen votes,
when eighteen are required.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
EOR RENT

FOR RENT
s-Roon Brick House; large yard; in
nice order, So per month.
Two Groom Houses. new; West St
extended.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-11
MONEY ToLoAN,
LOST.

4 OST-ON SATURDAY, A BLACK POCKET
~ BOOK containing two tickets to Baltimore
and money. Lost between state House circle,
Bond'e aud Snort Line station. Reward II re-
turned 70 capital office. adv
The independent., 1903-06-18
National Secretary Edgerton Calls Unofficial and
Informal Conference of Reformers to Meet
in Denver Colo, July 27th.
Political Home the Who Repub
Icans, Cleveland Democrats or Karl Marx Socialists.

as advocated, 7. is theory, an expert
ment. However well it looks on pa
per, it still is untried. Does any ra-
tional man imagine that the great,
conservative American people will
turn over all existing institutions to
substitute therefore an experiment:
Does history teach sucn thing? Or
Common sense?
1t is evolution, not revolution, that
does things. Revolution only occurs
where some impediment is placed iI
the way of evolution. 1t is still evo-
luton that aceOmplishes the results.
Evolution is tlt another name for
growth. It is slow process. You
cannot force things in unnatural
ways. France tried the revolution
ary, get-rich- quick plan to secure a
republic. Yet the republic was eighty
years in coming. So will it be with
socialism. 1t must come step at a
time, if at all.
Abuse reform as you will, reform is
yet the process of evolution. One part
reformed here and another there
Thus come species. And thus come
governmental policies.
The spirit of the socialist party is
not entirely wholesome. Class-con-
sciousness is not the right way. That
means hatred. Love is the only con-
structive force. Not through division
and denunciation lies the road, but
through universal brotherhood. Kin
dred to the above defects is a certain
Goddess, materialistic element in the
Continued on Page 3d.
The independent., 1903-06-18

some avenue through which those who
believe in the rule of the people can
vote for their principles. At this
time it seems inevitable that the reac-
tionary element OF the democratic
party will capture the next national
convention. At the best, the most that
can be hoped for from that organiza-
ton is meaningless platform, on
which will be placed colorless candi.
date, both of which will be acceptable
to the corporations. There is a large
army of voters in this country who are
not republicans, Cleveland democrats,
O" Karl Marx socialists. They must
have political home How is it to
be provided them?
This army of voters is composed of
advanced democrats, former republi-
cans, populists, single takers, the
more moderate socialists and other
reformers who give themselves 40
party name. In the last two cam
paigns nearly all of them followed Mr..
Eryan. Where are they to turn
now?
Will it be to Mr.. Roosevelt? On
what ground? Because he has admir-
atle qualities? So had Mr.. Mckinley,
So has had almost every man that
ever sat in the presidential chair. Yet
that fact did not cause men who bn~
lieved in other principles to support
these presidents at the polls. Shall
we vote for Roosevelt because of his
alleged antagonism to the trusts? At
ter all, is it not largely "sound and
fury signifying nothing?" Sensation
alism will never settle grave national
problems. Even if the president were
never so favorabIy disposed, the real
governing power is in little clique of
United States senators, every one of
whom is close to one or more of the
that this power behind the throne will
Permit anything to be done really in
imical to the interests of the great
corporations? Mr.. hoosevelt has been
III Office nearly two years, with both
houses of his own political party
What has been done to curb the trusts ?
The anti-merger decision? But are
not the very roads involved reaching
the same ends by other means? Are
there not more trusts now than when
Mr.. Roosevelt took the oath of office?
Are they not just as oppressive to the
people? What reason is there for
supporting the republican party now
more than there was in '96. or 1900"
An evanescent prosperity?
No. There is no hope in this direc
ton, nor does any real reformer think
that there is.
Then where will he turn? Will it
be to the Cleveland-Gorman-Hill den-
ocracy? He might as we'll go to re
Iublicanism and be done with it; for
there is practically no difference be-
tween them. If you must take a GER
tain medicine, it is better to do it
knowingly than under misleading
label
Will he espouse the socialist party?
Personally, believe in the socialistic
trend But | do not take very much
stock in the ium-in-a-minute
idea. The socialist party demands
that you take the whole program or
nothing. 1t does not believe in re-
form, it says, but in revolution. Ev-
erything is wrong and must be over
turned at once. 1t has no use for gov
ernment ownership. That it denounces
as state capitalism. 81
All that the most ardent supporter
of socialism can claim for 1t Is that,
The independent., 1903-06-18
THE MAILS OF THE GODS
From wilshire's Mag line for June.
D3e4s 0NG< sGGGe6<

(Nothing new has developed since
last week regarding G. d. No. 1854,
the complaint that large number of
were mailed at the pound rate of post
age to names furnished by persons in
terested in the circulation" of The In
dependent. His Mightiness, Gar Mad
den, has not yet issued his ukase
which will forbid The Independent
second-class rates-but it may come
any day. Practically every single
taxer who purchased copies of that
issue (The Henry George Edition),
upon being acquainted of the fact that
complaint" had been made, wrote
strong letter to Car Madden show
ing what interest" the purchaser hal
il. circulating the paper. In the
meantime, the postoffice scandals give
added interest to the story Wiltshire
tells in the June number of his maga-
zine.-Ed. fnd.t
THE MAILS OF TIL GODS.
The mills of the gods grind slowly,
as a rule, but in some instances they
dc move with reasonably rapidity. 1t
is only eighteen months ago that the
postoffice department perpetrated the
outrage of refusing this magazine
sacond-class entry on the ground that
is was designed primarily for adver-
tising purposes" classifying it with
the advertising circulars which some
manufacturers get out for the purpos
of advertising their goods and which
are required to pay third-class rates.
And now it is the turn of the post
office. In the February number, 1902,
I wrote editorially: rs Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Madden aware
of the clique organized in the United
States, for the purpose of blackmailing
publishers whose business success de-
pends upon their uninterrupted enjoy
ment of second-class privileges for
their publications? Was this maga-
zine suppressed by Mr.. Madden be-
cause it's editor declined to be bled So
coo to swell the funds Of this detect
able gang?"
Today the country is ringing from
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-12-25
light plant and waterworks.

They said they were making no
fight on any other road, but were
looking out for an enterprise of
their own and would certainly
build an electric line from this
point to the Santa Fe if they
were given the right kind of aid
and encouragement.
1t is needless to say that the
gentlemen were received with
open arms and given an atten-
tive, yea, an eager audience.
Since the Missouri Central
Electric railway is also an en-
terprise of which our people are
yet hopeful, it was deemed best
to appoint committee to con-
fer with officers of that road and
see what could be done toward
merging the two into one.
| The following committee was
appointed, who will hold th'
conference as requested, and ar