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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
A BIG BLAZE; ALSO COSTLY
Was That Which Consumed the Preston
Lumber Company's Plant at
CrelIin Thursday.


The burning of the Preston Lum-
Der and Coal Companys extensive
lumber mill at Crellin last Thursday
between the hours of 10 o'clock noon
and / o'clock p. m, was a most extern
sive blaze and q costly confagra-
ton.
At the time the fire was in progress
the forms Of THE REPUBLICAN were
just being put on the press but one
of them was opened and a few lines
inserted announcing that the fire was
in progress and such other informa-
tion that could be learned at that
time.
The fire originated in the engine
room, which was located underneath
the main building, and was discov-
cred by the engineer in its incipiency,
who blew the fire whistle and strea N
was playing on the flames within a
few minutes after the alarm had be-
given, but the woodwork being eX-
tremely dry, saturated with oil and
covered with fine powder which had
accumulated from the saws, burned
like finder and within half an hour
the entire mill had been completely
consumed, destroying thousands of
dollars worth of machinery and throw
ing many men out of work.
The mill had a capacity of $4,000
feet per day and cut hard and soft
woods, and was one of the largest
works of its kind in the county.
The mill cost in the neighborhood
of $4,000 upon which there was in
surance of $4,000.
By "a system of water pipes and hose
running through the lumber yard
and the favorable wind prevailing at
the time, the fire was confined TO the
mill only and did not reach the yards
in which are stacked 100000 or
100000 feet of finished lumber
Whether or not the mill will be re-
built upon the old site has not yet
been definitely decided by the own
ers, but the probabilities are that a
mill of less capacity than the origi-
nal will be erected at Crellin and the
timber yet standing and owned by
the company will be manufactured
and shipped from that point,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
LIFE LONG FRIENDS DIE SAME DAY.
Sing ular Deaths With Many Condolences
in Life ond Death

Sing ular Deaths With Many Condolences
in Life ond Death.
Henry Garlitz and Morgan Robin
son died about ten days ago on Pea
Ridge in Garrett county. They lived
on adjoining farms for most of their
lives and their dual deaths came with
in an hour of each other. Their ages
were the same, verging on 50 years;
always near neighbors, of the same
politics Democratic and religion
(Catholics) and buried in the same
cemetery at st. AIMS church nearby.
They We're two good, honest, law
abiding citizens. No one eyer had
just cause to complain of either of
them. Their places in usefulness can
not soon be filled. Both left children
and grandchildren. Robinson left a
widow, but the wife of Garlitz died
some years ago. He was the last son
of Christian Garlitz, who died in 1868.
They were both of old Allegany
county stock with large family rami-
tications.
Cumberland, March 8. JB.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
somerset People Make Liberal Offer.

W. A. Scott, of Pittsburg, who has
options on 1000 acres ofland at Som
erset, which he has offered to the
United States government for one of
the permanent camp sites authorized
by the last Congress, is now at Somer-
set and telegraphed last night that a
committee of citizens had met yester-
day and guaranteed a liberal contri-
button of money, lumber, piping, wa
ter, electric lighting, ETC., and any
thing equal to what was granted two
years ago, when the Second brigade,
n. g. P, encamped there, providing
Brig. Gen. Wiley would take the bri-
gade there this year.
President Loree, of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad has guaranteed $1,000
and agrees to put ia special railroad
sidings at Somerset to accommodate
the troop train.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
Book of The RoYaI Blue.

The March number Book of the
Royal Blue published by the
Passenger Department of the Bal
timOre s. Ohio Railroad, is in the ma
ture of a special number of particular
interest to Odd Fellows, Elks and
members Of the North Eastern Saen-
gerbund, who will hold conventions
at Baltimore during the coming sum
mer. The number abounds in beau
tiful illustrations of the city of Bal
timore, with a short Introduction to
it's attractive features. Much val
liable information is given concerning
each of the three organizations, whose
combined membership is now over a
million and half. The demand for
copies therefore will be great, and as
the edition is limited, requests for cop
les should be made early. Single cop
les may be had for five cents each,
on application to d. B. Martin, Man
tager Passenger Traffic, Baltimore &
5Ohio Railroad Baltimore. The an
nuaT subscription to the magazine is
but fifty cents, and each number
issued monthly, contains some special
article of interest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
Journalistic.

The first issue of the Grafton Daily
Sentinel, of which Mr.. Gus A. Bolden
formerly of Oakland, is one of the ed
itors, made it's appearance Monday
morning. The Sentinel has secured
special telegraphic service and with
its local staff of writers the paper
should, and we predict will be made
a paying investment. The young
and progressive editor has the best
wishes OF hosts of friends in Oakland
for success.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12

Bloomington Base BaIlists Reorganize.
The Bloomington base ball team
has been re-organized for the season
of 1903 under the management of
Ernest Cross. The manager an
nounces that he has a stronger team
than ever before organized in the
community and is ready tomeet, after
April 1, any and all teams within a
radius of 50 miles of Piedmont. The
following are the players and their
positions.
J. D. Raley, c; D. Raley, list b; j..
H. Price, I'd b; R. Raley, 3rd b; j..
Hartley, S. S; C. Flynn, r.f; s. Elliot
|. f; R. Grant, C. f; Tibbett and
Grant. substitutes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12

The newly elected members will as
sumo their duties the first Monday IN
April, which occurs on the 9th, at
which time Mayor Frear will submit
his nominations for the various APP
pointive officers and the new council
viii organize by electing presiding
officer and choosing its clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
REPUBLICAN TICKET WON
In the Municipal Election Held Last
Monday For CounciImen
In Oakland.
FREAR'S ADMINISTRATION ENDORSED
The New Council Will Stand SolidIy Re
publican, Three Held-Over Members
Being Affiliated With That Organiza-
tion-Tne Majority of the Newly Elect
ed Members Averaged "a.

The result of the municipal election
held in Oakland on Monday was a
great surprise to both Republicans
and Democrats. Although the former
expected to win in the contest they
did not anticipate such large major
titles as those accorded the contest
ants by the voters of the town. Prior
to the counting of the ballots, which
begun shortly after six o'clock, con-
sentative estimate placed the average
majority at Is to 20, but upon the
completion of the count it was ascer-
tanned that these figures were almost
trebled, the average being 545. The
successful candidates were nominated
at well attended meeting held on
Tuesday evening at the council cham
Der, as stated in these columns last
week.
By the election of the entire Repub-
lican ticket the new council will stand
solidly Republican, the three hold
over members of that body, Messrs.
Fleming, Dixon and Loar, being affil-
lated with that party. The result of
the election is a practical demonstra-
ton of the good judgment displayed
on the part of the voters year ago
in electing Mr.. Frear mayor and is a
high endorsement of his administra-
ton of town affairs during the year
gone by.
The contest was spirited from the
opening of the polls at eight o'clock,
the Republicans making an active
canvas, while the Democrats, with a
few exceptions, were in a somnolent
state.
There W ere 230 ballots cast, one less
than last year.
The tabulated vote is as follows
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12

Seriously Burned.
Elkins, W. Va, March Six per-
sons met death and eight others were
badly injured two perhaps fatally, in
fearful holocaust at Letter, mining
town eight miles west of here yester
day morning.
The dead are:
George T. Anderson, foreman on
track laying for the c. & c. road.
Temperance Anderson, his wife.
aged twenty years, and their six
month old baby.
Maggie Coughlan. aged nineteen
years.
Henry Burk, aged ten years.
The fire originated in the upstairs
of the large double house owned by
the Maryland Smokeless Coal Com
pany, in room occupied by Ander-
sons family, and is supposed to have
resulted from the explo sion of an oil
lamp which Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson
were in the habit of keeping burning
in order to care for their month old
baby.
The building was aframe structure.
and once started burned like finder.
The lower part of the house was
full of fire and smoke when the in
mates awoke. Those who were saved
were compelled to leap from the up
per story window. They were sleep
ing soundly when aroused by the
cracking flames. Arising from their
beds, they just had time to run to the
top story and jump out of the win
dows. Clad only in their night clothes
they saw in few moments the build
ing entirely consumed and that six of
their friends had met death in the
blazing structure. Hardly an article
out of all their numerous personal
belongings in the house was saved.
A bucket brigade was formed and
the fire kept from spreading.to other
houses, and as soon as the ruins could
be approached the neighbors began
throwing water on the fire to save the
remains of those who persisted.
The remains were only identified by
the position in which they were
found. The limbs were entirely
burned off Anderson and.'--h his wife,
and there was no trace of their baby,
while only a charred, blackened limb
remained of Miss Burke. The limbs
and head were entirely wanting from
the body of Miss Coughlan and of the
Burke boys only handful of,'white
chalk-like ashes remained. The re-
mains were gathered from the ashes
by the miners, neighbors and placed
in boxes to be prepared for burial,
while those who were rendered home
less We're furnished quarters and
clothing by their friends.
George Anderson, tone of the yict-
inns, formerly of Winchester, Ya,wa
foreman of the work on the Coal ar
Coke railroad, and Maggie Caught
was a domestic in the boarding house
The two Burke children were the
son and daughter of Michael Burke
of Womelsdorf, neighboring town, !
and had just come to spend the night
with friends at the boarding hoase.
The house was the property of the
Maryland Smokeless Coal Company
and was built of rough pine boards,
placed upright and stripped. The in
side was coveredlwith rough building
paper and it was rooted with tar pa
per. The building perhaps was not
standing five minutes after the ex-
plosion of the lamp.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
Rider Will Leave.

Engineer j. b. Rider has given up
his office in the A. G.. Hall property,
and is storing his Office furniture in
the city hall council room. 1t is said
he will move to Oakland in the near
future, where he is engineering the
new water works which are being put
in there by Attorney F. 7. Martini
Fairmont Index.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
Call For Your Letters.
Cumberland, March 8.

Mrs. JAG. Deome, Miss Mary Thorn
as, Miss Mary Wright, Mr.. JAG.
Dame, Mr.. F. B. Snyder, Mr.. Cal.
Stewart, Mr.. Dalac Riley, Mr.. Louis
Miner, Mr.. Albert Dewitt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad One-Way Col.
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Tickets on sale daily until April
Goth, 1908, inclusive, at all ticket Of
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For full information call at Ticket
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12
SIX PERSONS BURNED ALIVE
West Virginia Mining Town Has a
Fatal Fire With Dreadful
Loss of Life.
FIRE CAUGHT IN FINDER BOX

Flames From an Exploding Lamp Spread
So Fast Six People in the Building
Conld Not Escs' Seven Others Were
Seriously Burned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12

WANTED-A girl to do general
homework, $40 per month. Address
this office.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-14
UNION LABEL ON PROPOSED LAWS.
Workingmens Federation Tells Legislature
of Laws It Favors

Albany Ian 13-The executive committee OF the
State yVorkingmen's Federation is holding its an
nuaI meeting here to-day. In addluon 10 coHslus-
alton of possble legislation in the interest Of labor
tbe committee took up the charges preferred py
Daniel OConneII of the State Department OF La
hcr against John WhaIen of Rochester. for an al
Legged circulation of a that he d1striouIed
ron-union cigars at the convention OF the "ofh-
inemen's Federation at Auburn The committee
made ten bills preferred measures anu lnuOiSeN
several others
The preferred measures include pr2posl'ioilS
amending the state constitution to authorize
tbe legislature to pass bfr regulating hours OF Ia
Dor and rates of wages also bills providing 1or t
bnes on streetcars in cities outside OF Newly orh
amending the factory law by providing that IOuT
deputy inspectors shall represent the metal poilsh
ing industry: amending the civil code governing
the issuance of injunction Oy the Supreme court
bv providing that defendants shall be heard beIore
an Injunction is granted providing Saturday nam
holiday for women and children: for an increased
apnropriaton for the State Labor Department In
prosecuting violations of the eight hour law; pro-
viding for the payment semi-Tnonthly OF employees
of railroads.
The other measures indorsed are: Providing for
State board of examiners of BARRIERS; aneh~iH5
the child labor law so as to include telegraph mes
sengers, bootblacks and nevsboys; autnorlzihs 'he
appointment by the State Labor Commission OF
fftv volunteer deputy inspectors, to be nominated
by labor unions and to serve without compensation;
providing half rate fare for school children on
street RAILWAYS: providing for the labelling OF tene
ment house made goods; giving preference 10 cltI-
State and municipal WORK 1aVoIllis a -
endum of the canal Improvement propoSlttIo, pr
ydfng for an amendment TO the constitution 70 III
cIude in it the initiative and referendum eXIeIu-
ing eight hour law to mechanics efhployeu IN 07
iuS
New-York tribune., 1903-01-14
RAILROAD WINS BIG TAX. SUIT.
Cauital Stock of Lake Shore Not Taxable IN
This State.

Albany. jan lathe Court of Appeals to-day
handed down decision in the controversy between
the State Controllers Department and the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
on the question of the taxability under the Cor
poration Tax law of this State of the capital stock
of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and the
Merchants Dispatch which is held by the New
York Central The decision of the court in effect
is that the corporation to be paid by the New
York Central for the year ending October g.
1900 is s1SsO9o IL less the value Of the rolling stock
of the company which is employed permanently
without the State In reaching this decision the
decides points in favor of the railroad COM
pany and the State which were brought up by the
contending parties. 1t holds:
That the capital stock of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad Company and the
Michigan Central Railroad Company and the Mer-
chants Dispatch Company is not taxable, they
being foreign corporations.
That in computing the tax the average market
and not the value of the stock should form the
basis. in 1900 it being 1923 51H.
That such rolling stock of the New-York Central
and Hudson River Railroad is employed with
out the State permanently on leased roads is not
subject to tax.
The State Controller Is charged by the court to
take such evidence will tend to show what pro-
portion of the rolling stock is employed outside
of the State and to deduct from the of S090 II
the amount of tax on such rolling stock Two
opinions were written in the case, one by Judge
O'Brien and the other by Judge Haisht.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-14
SINGERS ARRIVE ON kAIseRIN.

Allows Burgtaner. the tenor, arrived yesterday,
with Nine Reuss- Belize, the soprano, on the Kais-
erin Maria Theresa Mr.. BurgtalIer, who will
shortly make his debut in this country as Sieg-
rn1.ld in Die walktre at Philadelphia, is about
Iweaty-eight years old
He was once a matchmaker in the Bavarian
mountains. where he discovered by Director
Levy of the Munich Opera House At Herr Levy s
suggestion he settled for some years at Bayreuth.
where he studied under the immediate supervision
Of Frau Cosima Wagner and Professor Kniese.
There later on. he sang with success many i'm
pertant parts in the Wagner repertory, including
Siegfried Siegmund. Froh, Eric lin Der Fliesende
FEollsnder") and Parsifal- Since his Bayreuth de-
but he has appeared, only in the Wagner music
drama at the Frankfort Opera House.
Nine. Reuss-Belce. since she last heard
here has sung Fricka at Bayreuth.
joseph Rippon. manager of the Halifax and Ber-
rnuda ca ble Compa ny. who is his way inspect
the cable station at Bermuda, also arrived on the
Kaiserin Maria Theresa. Later he is TO go TO Hail
fax He sad he did anticipate any serious
depreciation Of the value of the cable because of
EsFeeHfs work
The Very Rev Dr. John Proctor arrived yester-
dsv On the Ivernia. He comes here the order
ef the Master General Of the Dominican Order TO
Inspect the Dominican house IN California
G man was found on the second day out hid in a
potato bin. He gave his name as Max Friedman.
twenty years old, and said he was going to Ho-
holsen 70 get work 4 collection of S55 given
70 him by the passengers He was detained at
Fills Tslard-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-14
sHAKE.uP IN DETECTIVE BUREAU.

The work OF reorganzing the detective force was
continued yesterday by Police Commissioner
Greene. He ordered fifteen out Of the bureau
al Police Headquarters and fifteen policemen from
precincts TO take their places. These changes
made the recommendation of Inspector Brooks
the chief of the detectives They are the first of
many that Brooks recommend in the
organization OF his force.
Four detective sergeants ordered reduced to
patrol duty and sent into precincts. They are Ed
ward ]. Armstrong. John Barry Patrick ]. Finley
and Thomas j. Munday. 1t is not the first time
that Armstrong has heen set back from detective
sergeant patrolman. The loss of in the case
year in pay to each of them. AS detective SER
geants they received 2.eo0 year. As patrolmen
they will receive only s1,4o0 year
The twelve detective officers sent out of the bu-
reau o. H. Beagan. T a. Brady. J. ]. Burke,
T. A. Butler. ]. J. Cronin, w H Dunn, John Hen
pessey. Charles f. Manning, ]. N. Mfllmore. Will
lam Mulcare. Israel Rosenberg and LaJisiaus
Stranskey. These men patromen who have
been detailed 70 detective work in the bureau for
some time. They lose ray by the change but
they have TO resume patrol duty.
Reandsman Alfred w. Thor. of Inspector Brooks's
Inspection staff is made detective sergeant and
assigned to work in the bureau.
patrol duty in precincts in Manhattan for years are
suddenly transferred to the bureau at Police Head
o'Connor. George d. Mtsick. J. NJ o Rourke Joseph
Mckay. Michasi Lsrkn. l. W Rochester, W. j.
sbes Mes 4es edTess MsgdsSa Gsa
don, John K Butler and John W. England, ir
The changes. although announced yesterday. will
some of the who have been doing detective
duty for for years NH & aavs to get new uniforms be-
stood that the fifteen new detective officers will
he s 6 S gam 6 5f b% sho@ 1 % h for
tectfYe sergeants II they do well.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-14
PLANS FOR AQUARIUM ANNOUNCED.
New Roof for More Light Wanted-Dl-
rectors of Geological Society Elected.

The New-York Geological Society held its nlntn
annual meeting at the Waldorf-Astorla last night
and elected as members of the board OF directors
of +he class of 1906 Levi P. Morton, Andrew car
nagie Morris X Jesup, John /. Cadwalader, Phlnp
SCHUYLER. John S Barnes, Madison Grant. Wllliam
White Niles Samuel Thorne. Henry A. T. Iaylor'
Hugh J. Chisholm and William D. Sloane
Professor Henry Fairchild Osborn Vice-presl-
dent and chairman of the executive committee,
presided and also read the report of the executive
committee The last year was said to have been
the most nportant in the history of the society in
res,ect botb of the amount of work done and in
the Importance of the work. In the course of the
wear there were seven hundred thousand visitors
at the geological Park. The lion house, the most
nerfect building of its kind in the world. was eH-
neeted to be opened to the public some time in
Tehruarv and the antelope house in >-le fall. Ac-
cordng TO the report there SOB animals, repre-
sentins IA species. in the park; $50 specimens OF
birds representing 1873 species, and 72 reptiles rep
presenting ia species
Renorts illustrated by stereopticon views, were
presented by w T. Hornaday, director of the
mark and Charles II. Townsend, director OF the
anI1arilu c. William Beebe. curator OF pros,
spoke on THE Psychology of BirGs, and X, IL;
Ditmars, curator of reptiles told OF Inc foou
Mr. Townsend said there were fully five thousand
visitors at the aquarium every DAY ti!e year
in the world. The changes contemplateQ at the
AQUARIUM would require that the roof be taken
order to obtain room for more large tanks 1t was
hoped that permission might be obtained from the
huilding A Photographic department had been
blamed and a department. that would be able to
supply the teachers Of + the PaDI woT WIN
The announcement made by Professor Us
horn that Mr. Beebe and Mr.. Ditrnars, who have
been assistant curators' were hereafter 10 De
New-York tribune., 1903-01-14
DIES ON CROWDED CAR.
Vel Dressed Wyoman Holds Nan s
Head after Stroke Of ApopIery.

without even giving an outward sign 'Ilal ~
was in distress Charles Manlok. sixty-hVe SodiS
cid a cfgarnaker. of No 50 West ohe-hViui
and-tweIfth-st fell dead yesterday afternoon ~
soutbbound Lexington-ave. car at One-huhuieU
and-fourth-st The car was crowded WIN pasSsh-
gers at the time and the excitement ran nish lOf
a few minutes. -
Manlok had boarded the car at one-hunofea-ah
twelfth-st and a young boy. who accoiapanis"
well dressed woman. gave the aged man hls sea-
Mr. Manlok thanked the boy and joked WIN nam
about youth and old age As One-nunored-aiio-
felrth-st is fire crossing, the car came 10 stoP
at the north side of the street AS IT ala so Nj
Manlok suddenly pitched forward and fell 10 .ie
floor of the car. When examined by Dr "a aehs-
man. of No 6s7 Lexington-ave., who was on 'he
car the man was dead. DR.. Wachsman said 'haO
death was probably due to apoplexy-
Before Dr. wachsman had reached the eld man
side the we'll dressed woman who had sat oesloe
him raised his head up and rested 1t IL her zap
Policeman McAuley was summoned from the sta
ton house ahIf a block away, and ne eaile'
an ambulance from the Harlem Hospital Inc man
was pronounced dead a second time by Dr- DOH
oyan This affair caused delay, and the line was
for space of twenty minutes Lhe hi<iI
was identified by of letters ana eards IN nis
pockets after his body had been removed 70 the
East One-hundred-and- -fourth-st- station mousse