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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-03-21

Long Green, 18th District Old st. Pat
rick seems to have fooled everybody this year,
his own day, usually cold and blustry, being
remarkable for its mildness and now spring
seems to be here in earnest.
Many of our farmers have already planted
potatoes and are pushing their other spring
work with vigor.
The meeting of the Lyceum on Tuesday
night was well attended and the program was
pleasing.
The illustrated lecture in Wilson's Hall, on
Wednesday night, by Prof Loose, was largely
attended and much enjoyed. 1t will be re-
peated on Saturday night March 21st.
Mrs. Bernard Bowers, of this place, is visit
Misses 5g6htesnM IL RAfseaebt Ct E Balts
Mumma and Mr.. Joseph Myers, Jr., have been
visiting relatives in Worthington Valley.
Mr. John Burk assistant postmaster at this
place, is suffering from an abcess on the back
of his hand. DR.. John S. Green is attending
him.
Mr.. G. D. Warfel, whose illness was men,
toned in THE UNION last week, is slowly inn
proving.
Mrs. John E. Slade, of this place, has been
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. R.
Kelley, of Baltimore. R.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-03-21

Caughy.-Mrs. Alice A. Caughy, widow of
Hamilton S. Caughy, died at her residence,
West Madison street, Baltimore, on Wednes-
day. Mrs. Caughy had been in failing health
since 1895. She was rs years old, and her
Hamilton S. Caughy the late husband of the
deceased. was for many years identified with
the firm of Noah Walker 81 Co., one of the pi-
oneer clothing houses in Baltimore. which
went out of existence shortly before his death,
ten years ago. Mrs. Caughy was born in Bal
timore and lived there all her life Before
marriage she was Miss Pendergast She is
survived by two daughters-Miss Adelaide
and Alverta Caughy-and three sons-Rev.
Walker Caughy, rector of ST. Stephens Catho-
lie Church. Washington, D. c.; Charles NJ.
Caughy, United States consul at Messina,
Italy, and Mr.. Frank j. Caughy, of Balti-
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-03-21

Chinese on the Farm.-At the last meet
ing of the Evansville Farmers Club MIR. Will
liam S. Powell, of Annapolis Junction, form
erly of Baltimore county, made an address
on subjects of interest to farmers. Among
other things he said the farmers have markets
for all their products, but cannot secure labor
to cultivate their lands. II believe" he ad-
ded, "it would be good idea to let the Chinese
come in to work our farms. They work in
diligently and economically, and it is no
harder to boss large crowd of laborers than
it is few. For the past 20 years there has
been a decrease in our labor, our acreage has
decreased and the percentage of all crops d.
minished."
Mr.. Charles H. Stanley contended that the
farmers would not, or could not, pay the
wages demanded. He thought that negro
labor was getting unreliable, at least along
agricultural lines. The general sentiment of
tie club, expressed by DIR. Joseph r. Owens
was in opposition to the Government opening
up Western land. DIR. Owens was satisfied
that Chinese labor would be valuable, and
could not understand why the door was shut
against it. President Dorsey contended that
the farmers would never get Chinese labor,
because the politicians were opposed to getting
anybody in the country not entitled to suffrage.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-03-21

A New Law Firm.-Mr. Rufus W. Apple
garth, of Baltimore; Mr.. Emanuel w. Her
man. of Towson, and Mr.. Charles T. Reifsni-
der, Jr., of Westminster, all we'll known mem
the practice of their profession under the firm
name of Applegarth, Herman & Reifsnider.
Their offices will be at 10 E. Lexington street,
Baltimore, and in the Piper Building, Towson,
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-31
Oliver Dean Married.

Oliver II. Dean, formerly resident
of this city. but lately resident of
Ouray and recently appointed court
stenographer for the 7th judicial dis
tict by Judge Theron Stevans. to sue
ceed NJ. NJ. Detch, was united i'll mar
riage yesterday at Ouruy to Mrs
Jennie Norlin. who had charge for a
long time of the telephone station at
Ouray.
Mr.. Dean is one of the rising young
men of the western part of the state
and in his new position will come in
contact with the people of the count
les included in the judicial district.
His bride is said to be a handsome
and talented young woman who has
enjoyed the respect of large circle
of friends and acquaintance in the
city in the hills.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-31
1904. (ConGdenCe.) 1904.

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The daily sentinel., 1903-12-31
CoYote Hunt Tomorrow.

There will be another cayote hunt
tomorrow This has come to be an
annual affair and those participating
enjoy considerable sport therefrom.
1t not only provides good sport for
those who go on the hunt. but it rids
the country OF pest, which causes
the farmer considerable trouble.
through the killing of chickens end
barnyard fowls.
The first cayote hunt was bought
about through the work of f. N. Case
and he is again in the lists of tomor-
rows hunt. He states that those per
sons desiring to participate will meet
at the corner of Fifth and Main
streets, bringing their guns and dogs
and that start will be made at a.
IN. from there for the sport.
Last year there were considerable
nun ber of the "varmints' caught and
this year. it is being said that theyare
plentiful and larger bag is expected.
Bring shot guns and not r.fes, as
there is roo much danger in the latter.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-31
1000 Victims in Chicago Holocaust.
Men, Women and Children Perish MiserabIy During
Ten Awful Minutes of Appalling Horror===Fiuman
Beings Manged Torn and Trampled Into Un=
recognizable Mass of BlOod=Soaked Pulp in Frenzied
Panic in roquos Theatre in Chcago==Cimax of
Tragedy Closes Year of CaIamites.

the police station and in the hospitals,
from which nearly everything that
could reveal their identity TO those
who knew them best is gone. Their
clothing is torn TO rags or burned to
cinders, an their faces have been
mashed into an unrcognizable pulp
by the heels of the crowd that trampl-
ed them down as they fled for safety.
The fire broke out during the second
act of the play, "Mr. Bluebeard. "
which was the first dramatic pTodue-
tion prodcuded in the theater since its
erection. The company. which was
very large. escaped to the street in
safey, nearly all of them. however.
being compelled to flee into the snowy
with no clothing but their
stage costumes.
A few members of the company sus-
tanned minor injuries. ont none was
seriously hurt.
The accounts of the origin of the
fire are conflicting and none of them
certain. but the best reason given is
that an electric wire near the lower
part of a piece of drop scenery sudden
ly broke and was grounded. The fire
spread rapidly toward the front of the
chorus. who were then engaged in the
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-31

Chicago. Dec. 3O.-About $50 people
were killed in ten minutes this after
noon during fire in the Iroquois
theatre. the newest. the largest. and.
as far as human power could make it,
the safest theatre in @ hicago.
Estimates OF the dead and injured
vary. The police count of dead is
536. The estimate of the newspapers
is 562.
There are fifty five people missing
at midnight. the majority of whom are
probably among the dead in the
morgue and varioas undertaking es
tablish7lents Eighty-six of the dead
have been positively identified and
ninety-two others are known to be in
iured.
A few of those people were burned
ITO death by fire, many were suffocated
by gas and scores were trampled to
death in the panic that followed the
mad plunge of the frightened audience
for the exits.
1t will be many hours before the
number of dead is accurately known
and many days before all of them will
be identified.
There are bodies lying by dozens
tonight in the undertaking rooms. in
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-31

performance, to flee to the wings with
screams OF, terror.
The fire in itself up to this time
was not serious. and possibly could
have been checked had not the ashes
tos curtain failed to work.
AS soon as the fire was discovered
Eddie Foy, the chief comedian of the
company shouted to lower the curtain
and this was Immediately done. 1t
descended about half way and then
stuck. The fire thus was given prac.
tically a flue though which "A strong
draft was setting. aided bv the doors
which had been thrown open in the
front of the theatre.
With a roar and bound the flames
shot through the opening over the
heads of the people on the first floor
and reaching clear MP to those in the
first balcony. caught them and burned
them to death where they sat.
Immediately following this rush of
flames there came an explosion which
lifted the entire roof of the theatre
from its walls, shattering the great
skylight into fragments.
AS soon as the flames first appeared
beyond the curtain man in the rear
of the hall shouted Fire. fire.. and
the entire audience rose as one person
and made for the doors.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-31

Clyde L. Thompson, of Des Moines.
Iowa, a nephew Of Frank Thompson,
of The Thompson Jewelry and Music
company. was most pleasant visitor
to the city Yesterday. Mr.. Thompson
was en- route to a visit to San Fran
cisco and stopped enroute to visit his
uncle whom he had not seen since he
was a boy There was mutual pleas
ure in the visit.
Walter Primrose left for Denver
last night to meet his wife, who has
been spending several months with heI
family at Ottson. Iowa.
NJ B. Beidelman. has severed his
connection with the Thompson Jewel
~ & Music company. and left for his
home at Colorado Springs this morn
ing.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-31
Dodeion-Abbott NuptiaIs.

The Dodgion- Abbott wedding occurs
today. Full particulars were given
several weeks ago by this paper. The
contracting parties are Miss Dora Alb
bott, of New York and Mr.. Samuel
Dodgion. of Whitewater.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-31
Happy and Prosperous New Yea

Is our greeting to all of our patrons
present or prospective.
We take this opportunity to thank
you one and all for the liberal natron-
age you have extended to as.
1t is our pleasure to do business on
the golden rule plan.
We think our Gu itomers annrecIate
our efforts along this line.
We also assure you of the best effort
en- our part to please you in all of your
dealings with us III the future.
If anything does not annear just
right to you let us know of it and we
will endeavor to rectify the same to
YOUR eutire satisfaction.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-31

THE DRUGGISTS.
II Pays TO Trade with US.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-28
Bis Travel This Year.

All the accounts from Atlantic City and
other seashore resorts in south New Jersey
indicate that no little of the recent seasons
prosperity has been due TO the great num-
ber of excursionists from the middle Allan
tic and Western States. whom the railroads
attracted by low rates. The excursions were
inaugurated on June % and to end Oct. 10
81 in number, of which 81 have been run
to date. OF the total number scheduled, %
were over the Pennsylvania, IA over the
Philadelphia * Reading. Z each over the
Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio,
over the Lehigh Valley, and over the
Big Four and the Lake Shore The popu-
larity or these excursions is due principally
TO the low rates made by the railroads.
From all Western points in Central Traffic
Association States conservative estimates
place the number of these excursiOnists
at So.0O0 and this fact is based on the
tickets sold by the Western lines. An
other popular point has been Niagara Falls,
to which, in the last so days there have
been from either north, central or southern
Indiana 81 excursions. Added to these are
the numerous excursions to Michigan pleas
ure resorts and the Thousand Islands New
England and Wisconsin excursions to those
points have been more literally patron
ized than in any other season. Another
week will wind up the excursions in the
directions named.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-28
The Old Farm.

TIE old farmhouse, / see it again:
In its low dark caves the twittering wren
Is nested long ago;
And breathe once more the south winds balm
And sit and watch in the twilights calm,
The bat fit to and fro.
The white cows lie at the pasture bars
And the dairy cool. with its tins and jars,
is stored with curds and cream:
There's somebody putting the things to right,
And through the window i see the light
From the tallow candle gleam.
The garden is rich with its old-time bloom
And / catch. in fancy, the faint perfume
OF blossoms dank with dew;
And over il all Is the starlit dome.
And round about IL the peace Of home
How 1t all comes back to view!
The night wind strs in elm and oak,
And up from the mlpond comes the croak
OF the bullfrog's rich bassoon:
And catch the gleam. as over the brink
There peeps. with tremuious, shivering blink
The rim of a crescent moon.
II all comes back from the dusk of time,
With the mournful cadence and swell of rhyme
That is half remembered. still
Like q measure from some forgotten strain,
THAT hauntingly comes and fees again,
And under dusky twilight sky
It. mingling. floats from the pla aintive cry
OF the desolate whip-poor-will
Hollis w. Field
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-28
A new TEST SUIT FILED
JOHN r.. ALLEN PROCEEDS AGAINST
UNION TRACTION COMPANY.
Result of Litigation Awaited with
keenest Interest by fnterurban
Companies and Citizens.

The Indiana Union Traction Company is
again made the defendant in a damage suit
to test the right of that company to use
College avenue as a trunk line in entering
the city John r. Allen, who owns property
at College avenue and Seventeenth street.
filed suit yesterday in the Superior Court
for 5000 damages that hare resulted ac-
cordng to his complaint. from injuries to
line.
The complaint differs from the suit filed
a short time ago in that this action is for
damages, while in the previous suit an in
junction was asked. The same question
to whether traction lines shall be claAed as
street-railways, which have the right to
use the streets, or whether they are COM
mercial roads, is raised. The complaint sets
out that it is the plan of the company to
increase the number of cars on the line, and
that this increase would result in additional
damage to the plaintiff.
similar suit has been brought in the
Randolph Circuit Court, in which the use
of street in Union City is involved for the
purpose of a sidetrack. Another suit of this
nature was recently filed in the Dearborn
Circuit Court against the Cincinnati. Law
renceburg & Aurora Traction Company by
a property owner in Aurora. 1t is consid-
cred a most interesting legal question. and
in the event of decisions against either party
the matter will be taken to the higher courts
of this State and the United States Supreme
Court.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-28

mitted to remain with the company for
period of years, usually twenty. AT the
expiration of this period there was TO be
distribution of the surplus or a settle
ment; and the representatives of the COM
panies frequently promised as much as the
face of the policy In many cases the time
of settlement has arrived, and almost uni
versally the results have been disappoint-
ing. Most of the settlements have been on
a basis of about one-third the face or the
policy. Some settlements have been on
basis of from IS to 40 per cent. the face
of the policy. In one case, with which the
writer is acquainted, the party had pol
icy of 5000, and only a few months ago ne
accepted little over Sl,IW.
Should the high figures promised been
reached il could only have been done in a
few cases by reason of the great number
of lapses and thus one policyholder would
have been benefited at the expense of a
great number of others. In other words,
i'm order to do a handsome thing for one
man, or at most for few, the conditions
are made such that large number or
others cannot comply with them. and their
interests must be sacrificed for the benefit
exacting conditions. This principle is at
variance with life insurance principles.
Life insurance is protection and not spec
ulation. The rates as based on the Amer
lean tables, such that, If every man
promptly pays his premium each year he
may remain in the company until such time
as by the laws of nature he reaches the
limit of life, and the company will be able
to pay the amount called for by every pol
icy it issues. 1t was on this principle that
life insurance first begun. The closer
insurance companies hold to the idea of
giving every man his protection for the
least money consistent with security and
equity, the nearer they are to the true prin-
ciples of protection and the less liability
there is of bringing life insurance into dis
repute.
The strong competition in life insurance
business, and the wonderful anxiety of
agents, as well as companies, to do large
volume of business has had a tendency to
lead companies to indorSe plans, we'll as
men and means, that have not always been
for the greatest interest of the men who
want life insurance for protection. The
such a principle is not based on the idea
of benefting one class man at the
expense of many others.
Tending in the same line Mr.. William A.
Fricke, former commissioner of insurance
for Wisconsin, says: Life insurance COM
panies are not saving banks; the law of
Wisconsin distinctly says they shall not
insurance are nothing more than overpay-
ments of premiums at the beginning of the
year. Were these overpayments deducted
from the next premium, applied to the
purchase of additional insurance, ii would
add not less than $600,000000 insurance to
the policies carried. In the present
conditions every dollar of this fund is sub
ject to dispositions beyond the control of
the insured.
The foregoing has no reference to any
particular company, but to methods used
by many prominent companies. No harm
come from careful consideration of
all methods and an adjustment to the best
up-to-date insurance methods. u. M. c.
Indianapolis, Aug. 26.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-28
INCREASED TO S5OO,OOO
INDIANA NORTHERN TRACTION COM
PANY RAISES ITS CAPITAL.
Several Large Concerns Incorporate
Business Represented.

The Indiana Northern Traction Company
has increased its capital stock from $4,000
to 100000. At meeting of the board held
on Wednesday a resolution for the increase
was voted, and papers to that effect were
filed in the office of the secretary of state
yesterday. George A. II. Shideler is
yesterday.
The company will build an electric rail-
road from Marion to Wabash, distance
of twenty miles The contract for the con-
struction of the line has been awarded to
j. G. White & Co., Of New York This an
nouncement was made last night by George
A. III. Shideier, of Marion, who, it is
thought, will be an officer of the company
and a member of the board of directors.
The construction of the road will be begun
in short time. and the construction COM
pany is under bond to have the line COM
pleted and ready for operation by June /
next year.
Mr.. shideler said it is the plan of the
company to extend the line to North Man
chester Silver Lake and Warsaw after the
line between Marion and Wabash is in oper-
alton.
The Trenton On. j. Trust and Savings
Company is behind the project and Will
finance the road. Jilsen j. Coleman pres
ident Of the Trenton Trust and Savings
Company. will be president of the Indiana
Northern Traction Company Mr. Shideler
said. Election of officers and a board of
directors will take place next week at
Trenton, n. j. r. E. Breed, of Jonesboro.
and h. III. Neal, of Marion, are associated
with Mr.. Shideler in the company, and il
is thought they will be elected members of
the directorate. The Eastern capitalists in
terested in the project are j. j. Coleman
Henry +. Coleman, r. s. Katzenbaux and
w. T.. Hunt, of Trenton and Philadelphia
The Cuyaga Packing and Manufacturing
Company was Incorporated yesterday with
a capital stock of $4,000. Ii will carry on
a business of manufacturing and selling
| canned products. The board of directors
I, includes NJ. @. Hosford. j. s. Grondykc N
s. Martz w. p. Darrick and j. c. Peters
The Southern Indiana DEVELOPMENT Conn
pany Incorporated yesterday to buy hold
and sell real estate in the southern part of
| the State. Ten thousand dollars represents
| the companys capital stock. The officers
| are: James III. Walker, president; Charles
| A. Bartle, vice president; Matthew III. Dun
| berg. secretary and treasurer and Freeman
Cooper. general business agent.
The German-American Oil COMPANY a
| large corporation of Arizona. capitalized at
sl0oo.Ooo. yesterday filed papers. Its agent
| in this State IS w. A. Worrel, located at
/ Van Buren. The company has $500 600 in
vested in Indiana.
| David Watson, c. A. Urban, w l.. Nc
| Peak. Charles Murphy, s. c. Budd and
George Thickstun the directors of the
| International Mail Pouch Company, which
| has been Incorporated To manufacture lock-
| ing devices for mail bags. pouches and
| sacks. Its capital stock is 10000.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-28
POULTRY And EGG PRICES
THEY ARE HIGHER THAN LAST
YEAR AND STILL ADVANCING.
Meeting Of the Central Indiana But
ter, Egg and Poultry
Association.

Farmers who have eggs and poultry to
sell and will have more to sell this fall
should rejoice and make merry, for egg
B. Randall. of Shelbyville president of the
Central Indiana Butter, Egg and Poultry
Association, which held its semi-annual
meeting at the Spencer House yesterday,
says Indiana farmers will get more money
for their poultry and eggs this fall and
winter than they have received for a good
many years. Prices have been higher than
usual all summer and eggs are bringing
and 5 cents a dozen more than they did
last year at this time. Poultry, too is
selling for better prices than it did last
fall. he says, and still higher prices will
obtain i'm September and October.
I'VE are paying Is cents dozen for eggs
now," said Mr. Randall, land before the
end of September 1 think the price will
have advanced to Is cents at least. Shippers
get % cents in New York for eggs now and
from all indications / think the Eastern
buyers will be paying us % cents before the
end of next month. There is great scar
city of eggs in the East. And in this part
of the country, too, there are not as many
eggs on the market as usual. Local con-
diti0ns working toward higher prices
Last spring was not good chicken-rais-
ing season and this accounts for the scar
city of poultry and eggs in central In
diana. Eggs will bring a higher price this
fall than for several years."
The meeting yesterday of the members
of the association was largely of a social
nature, Mr.. Randall said, and no important
questions were discussed. Several Eastern
commission men were present, but this in
dicated no trouble over freight rates or
anything OF the sort, as was reported
yesterday. The semi-annual meetings are
mainly for the members to get better ac-
uuainted and to exchange business ideas
and methods. The association will hold
another meeting in Indianapolis in Febru-
ary
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-28

An agreement and contract to continue
ninety-nine years between the Chicago, In
dianapolis & st. Louis Short-line Railroad
and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
St. Louis Railroad Company was filed at
Bellevile. ILL.,, Thursday.
1t rectes that the Big Four owns rail-
road interest In the Cairo. Vincennes d Chi
cago Railroad near Hillsboro and extending
Pana, Hilsboro and Alton Junction to East
ST. Louis, and the Big Four holds the
right to operate over it a through line from
Cleveland and Cincinnati and has connec-
tions over the c. & T.. l. with Chicago.
The agreement is made to shorten the
through lines from East ST. Louis to Chi
cago and to. Indianapolis. The Big Four
agrees to indorse its guarantee to sell $5,-
100000 of fifty-year per cent. gold bonds. to
be secured by mortgage, to the Central
Trust Company, of New York.