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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Railroad Cases Argued.

Railroad Cases Argued
Special Assistant Attorney General
Russell began the argument for the
United States in the three cases OF Ore
gon and California Railroad versus the
United States. in the Supreme Court
These cases involve the question Of pre-
cedence in the hlinc OF claims in the
Land Office The lands claimed by the
railroad company. while still unsurveyed
were settled by number OF homestead
ers. some OF whom lived on this land
fifteen or twenty years before il was
surveyed. On the same day the records
Of the survey were filed in the Land
Office. the company filed lists OF lands
selected as indemnity for lands lost In
the place land limits" including this
territory. The settlers filed their claims
some weeks later. The Government is
seeking TO cancel patents issuing 70 the
railroad, and 10 issue new patents 10 the
settlers. There are number OF cases
in the Land ONCE that are waiting tho
decision OF the Supreme Court in these
cases
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Isthmian Canal Statistics.

The Bureau Of Statistics in discussing
the two routes for an American 18th
milan Canal, gives the following inform
alton: The cost OF constructing a canal
by the Nicaraguan route. and Of com
pIeting the Panama Canal. without in
Guiding the cost of acquiring the con
sessions from the different governments.
is estimated as follows; Nicaragua.
SlS9. S64. G62: Panama. S144. 233. 35S The
estimates for the annual cost of main
tenance are for the Nicaragua Canal
So 300. 600 for year. as against 81 600, -
600 for the Panama route. The total
length Of the Nicaraguan route would be
1S3. GO miles while the total length OF the
Panama route is 9.O9 miles The Near
aguan route has no natural harbors at
either end. while the Panama route has
natural harbors at both ends. II is es-
timated that the Nicaragua Canal could
be completed in six years, exclusive OF
two years for the period OF preparation.
and that the Panama Canal could be
finished in eight years. exclusive OF two
years for preparation. The idea Of con-
structing a canal connecting the At
lantic and the Pacific Oceans is not a
new one by any means. Almost four
hundred years ago Charles V OF Spain
is said TO have directed that the Isthmus
OF Panama be surveyed for the purpose
OF constructing a canal between the
oceans
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Parade Cost $500.

The executive committee Of the Wash
ingtons Birthday celebration has au-
dited the accounts OF the subcommit-
tees. and reports that the parade given
in Alexandria on the 23d OF February
cost about 81 500. 4 meeting will be held
tomorrow night, when plans for the per
lection Of a permanent organization for
the proper celebration Of George Wash
iugton's Birthday will be perfected This
IS in the line OF an organization ef-
fected in this city year after General
Washington's death. when the Washing
ton Society was organized and cOntin-
ued in existence until about 1880.
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THE STARLTT SKIES IN MARCH

The finest consultations now visible
are in the western sky. At p. N. on
March IS Orion. the most brilliant or
ALL is well down in the southwest. Tau
rus, with the Pleiades and AIdebaran.
is TO the right Of Orion. and CAMS Ma
jor with Sirius on the left CAMS Minor
is above the latter. and Gemini is still
higher. almost overhead. Auriga anc
Perseus are northwest of the zenith, in
the Milky Way.
The eastern sky has few groups com
parable with these in brightness Leo
is well up in the Southeast. two hours
from the meridian. and Virgo follows
him. her brightest star. Spica, having
just risen. Hydra occupies most OF the
space to the south of these. But the
most conspicuous objects in the eastern
sky are the rudy Arcturus. and. still
brighter and still redder. the planet
Mars
Crsa Major is above and TO the right
Of the Pole. Draco lower down. and
Cassiopeia below on the left.
Mercury Morning Star.
Mercury is morning star throughout
March, but is not we'll placed for obser-
walton. being south OF tire sun and
rising little more than an hour be-
fore him On the 18th he Is in commune
ton with Jupiter. passing south OF the
latter at a distance OF IL degrees With
mis- brighter neighbor 10 point him out.
he may perhaps be seen low in the
southeast about forty minutes before
sunrise
Venus. being on the opposite side OF
the sun. and north OF him, Is well placed
for observation. On the first she sets
at about 1880 p. m, and thereafter she
is visible a little longer every night.
TIL at the end OF the month she re-
mains in sight until $50. She is grad
ualIy growing brighter. though as yet
she is not nearly as conspicuous as she
will be In May. Mars comes to opposi-
ton on the 2Oth, and is visible all night
long He is in Virgo. not far from Spica,
on the line toward Regulus. and is
moving slowly westward, in the direc-
tion OF the latter star.
This present opposition is, however, an
| unfavorabIe one. as Mars is in the part
Of his orbit which is farthest from the
sun and is 50 COO. 600 miles distant from
the earth. as against $4,000. 900 at the
average opposition. and $4,000. 900 at the
most favorable. On these latter oc-
casiOns he is more than three times as
bright as at present. and is an exceed
| ingly striking object. The next such
( favorable opposition comes in 1909.
Mars and His Tiny Satellites.
But even in his present diminished
I splendor. Mars is now the chief adOTn-
ment OF the midnight skies. surprising
IN brightness all the fixed stars except
Sirius. The most conspicuous markings
on his surface are visible with small
telescopes. but the study OF the finer de-
tails demands the highest optical power.
Though he will undoubtedly be carefully
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observed at this opposition. as usual. he
Is so far OF that Il is hardly probable
that much tina. IS new viii be discovered
concerning him. II is TO be regretted
that his satellites are only visible IN
the largest telescopes. as they are
among the most interesting bodies in the
solar system. They are the smallest
bodies so far known to astronomy. Their
diameters cannot be directly measured,
but by comparing their brightness with
that OF the planet. IL is calculated that
they are about FIVE and seven miles in
diameter. the outer one being the
smaller. Their orbits are much the
smallest known. The outer satellite.
Deinas. revolves at n distance OF II. 500
miles from the center OF Mars. while the
inner one. Phobos. is but $500 miles
from the center of the planet and only
900 from his surface. Their periods
are also very short. that Of Phobos being
the shortest OF all the bodies OF our
system! hours 80 minutes. The ap-
parent motions OF these bodies. as seen
from the planets surface. are remark
able.
Phobos' Rapid Motion.
AN bfA ADu " AOlAAAD-- VI mar - -
hours 81 minutes. That OF Phobos IS
less than one-t third as long. so that for
an observer on the planets surface il
would seem to move eastward among the
stars three times as fast as they We're
carried westward by the diurnal motion.
II would consequently rise in the west.
and set In the east. making rather more
than two complete circuits OF the heav-
ems in a day.
The period OF Deimas is longer than
the Marian day. so that IL rises in the
east like other bodies. But as its Orbit
tai motion compensates for more than
four -ffths Of the diurnal motion. e
rises only at intervals OF FIVE days. Both
satellites are conspicuous objects as
seen from the planet. Phobos must aD-
pear to be about one-ffth the diameter
Of our own moon. so that it's phases
would be visible to the unaided human
eye. could we get into a position 10 see
them. Deimas would be almost as bright
as Venus. but its phases could not be
detected without instrumental aid
Jupiter is morning star in Aquarius.
rising at about 40 a N at the end u
the month
Saturn is morning star in Capricornus,
and rises about an hour and a half ear
lier than Jupiter
Uranus Is morning star in Ophiucus.
On the 18th he Is in quadrature with
the sun. and is due south at 8 a. m
Neptune is in Gemini, and is IN quad
nature on the 22d. being on the meridian
at p n.
On March IS there will be an annular
eclipse OF the sun, Invisible in North
America except in Alaska, where large
partial eclipse may be seen shortly be-
fore sunset The annular phase is visi-
bic in parts OF eastern Siberia and Mon
goIia. and the partial phases throughout
the eastern half OF Asia
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Bank Circulation.

The total national bank circulation at
the close Of business on February %
YVES $3.50. 79S. S45, an increase for the year
of $24. 363 97S and a decrease for the
month of S1,I74,70I. The circulation
based on United States bonds was sass
66o.@6f. an increase for the year Of SIS,
5S5. 427 and a decrease for the month Of
S1.927.57S. circulation secured by lawful
money was $44.138,4S4. The amount Of
United States bonds to secure public de-
posits, including SlS.S54 900 State and
city bonds. was 1885,. 229 go. and TO Sc
cure circulating notes. s342.154.670.
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WEATHER BUREAU.
Crop Conditions.

The general summary OF the crop
conditions issued by the Weather
Bureau for February shows that the
E.unth has not been favorable for farm
ing operations in the Southern States
on account Of excessive precipitation
and low average temperatures. The Ohio
anG upper Mississippi valleys expert
eaced more favorable conditions The
first part Of the month was abnormally
cole in California. Winter wheat was
protected with snow throughout the Sc
we're weather. and reports show that the
crop is IN good condition Crops IN
PARTS OF Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and
Kentucky have been injured by alternate
freezing and thawing- Lowlands have
suffered to some extent from overfiows
In the Ohio valley.
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certificates and Treasury notes out
standing. which are offset by an equal
amount OF cash on hand held for their
redemption. The total cash IN the
Treasury is 1894. C77 ,366, OF which $780,.
600 600 is gold reserve. 1881. 725. O69 trust
funds. SIS. go. GAG general fund, and
$3.50. 552.651 IN national bank deposita-
ries. Against this sum are outstanding
liabilities amounting TO $969. 533. $50
leaving a cash balance on hand of SS74,-
543,4 40.
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Mayor Dispenses Justice.

In the mayors court this morning. the
Hon. George L. Simpson. mayor. disposed
of the following cases. Harvey Roberts,
charged with assault on William Rob
inson. forfeited SO collateral; H l.
Minton. charged with disorderly con
duct, was fined s. and Thomas Sneesc.
disorderly conduct fined So
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DEPOSIT REFUSED.

The Washington. Arlington and Falls
Church Railway Company has offered
the Collector Of Taxes the sum OF $500
as partial deposit required under the
act FOR alterations 10 the AqueduCt
Bridge Col. John Biddle. the Engineer
Commissioner has suggested that the
Commissioners are without authority
10 accept the deposit OF $500 as part
OF the amount required. and that the
president OF the company should be 50
informed
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POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Parcel Post Convention.

A convention for parcel post between
this country and Ecuador will be ar
ranged within a few days by Post
master General Payne and the minister
from Ecuador Il Will, however, prob
ably be several months before the treaty
is ratified and in working order Ne
Eotiations Cor parcel post have been
considered with several other countries,
10th in Europe and South America. but
10 definite action has yet been taken.
The present parcel post conventions
trat this country has set the weight
limit for merchandise sent through the
rails at eleven pounds. IL is expected,
however. that the limit for future con-
ventions viii be SO pounds.
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Gold in the Treasury.

Gold coin and bullion to the amount OF
$6.i2. - 3. S25.91 is deposited in the Treas
ury OF the United States. The total
Treasury receipts for March were
81. 9-g.I29i7. of which SesO,15s.St were
customs. 81 1876 5O1.67 internal revenue,
5000 95 miscellaneous receipts. The
expenditures were l.'G5.00O. OF which
StOO. GOO were civil and miscellaneous eX-
penses. $4,000 war. 500 900 navy. s1i5.-
600 Indian. and 10000 pensions. The
excess OF receipts over expenditures was
S21t. 1901.
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Postal Service Flag.

The Postofice Department has under
consideration several designs for a flag
emblematic Of the postal service The
designs include the figure OF an eagle
clutching an envelope and the present
design OF a post rider on a circular field
The other departments have flags. and it
is expected that the mail transfer crafts
will soon be provided with a postal
service flag.
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Major Fred Hope Convalescent.

Major Fred Hope. Of the Office OF the
Auditor for the War Department, who
has been in the Homeopathic Hospital
for the past seven weeks. is reported
much improved and is expected to leave
the hospital within a few days.
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HEARING IN DAMAGE SUIT
AGAINST BRIGHTROAD ROAD

Hearing in the suit Of Rosie McManus
against the Brightwood Railway Com
pany 10 recover $4,000 as damages for
personal injuries was begun today be
fore Justice Clabaugh in Circuit Court
No. 2.
II is stated in the declaration that on
April l. 1901, Mrs. McManus' leg was
broken while she was getting on a car
owned by the defendant at Florida Ave
nue. and Seventh Street.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent Piper Returns.

II. L. Piper. assistant general super
intendCnt OF the Saving Service, re-
turned to Washington today from Provi-
dence r. l. Major Piper delivered an
address in. Providence before the manu-
facturers and jewelers. Of New England
on the subject Of the Life Saving Serv-
ice
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VISITING DAUGHTER
DIES FAR PROM HOME
Mrs. Wells Was Delegate to the D. A.
R. Congress.

Mrs L. n. Wells. wife OF the bishop
OF the diocese OF Spokane. died at the
home OF her sister, Mrs. II. J. Ransdell,
1882 jefferson Place. last night. after
brief illness. Her body will be taken
10 Tacoma. Wash. for burial.
Mrs. Wells. accompanied by her hus-
band. came TO Washington as dele
gate TO the D. A r. congress. She was
iaksu III shortly after reaching here aud
never recovered
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Nav Discipline Letter Carrier.

Recommendation has been made 10
Postmaster Merritt for the dismissal
of c. D. Beach. letter carrier, on &C
count of alleged intoxication. While
intoxicated. fl is said. Beach deposited
his mail Dag in an eating house and
went away. The bag and mail were
returned TO the office. Beach yesterday
rendered his resignation 1t will prob
ably not be accepted.
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Good of the Service"

Secretary Shaw said yesterday that
TIE removals in the customs service at
New York were not made for political
reasons, but for the good OF the serv-
ice The Government. he said. loses
more money through inefhciency than
II does through actual fraud. The
changes lad nothing to do with the silk
frauds.
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Basketball Tomorrow.

The basketball team Of the Alexandra
Light Infantry Will play game OF bas-
kctball with a team from the Govern
ment Printing once OF Washington to
morrow night at Armory Hall.
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Mr.. Sanborn's Successor.

It is reported here that J. A. Bowers
has been appointed master mechanic at
the Southern Railway shops in this city.
20 succeed J. y Sanborn. who recently
resigned Mr. Bowers was formerly in
speCtor OF locomotives of the Washing
ton division OF the Southern Railway.
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Conscience Fund Augmented.

Secretary Shaw yesterday received two
additions to the conscience fund one
Of 81 from RoyaIton. Wis, and the other
OF 81, from Ithaca. y. Y.
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The Public Debt

The public debt. less cash in the
Treasury. at the close Of business on
February 2S. 1903. amounted TO 1897 .972.-
S9S. a decrease as compared 10 January
81 OF s., g64. 665. The interest bearing
debt is S91f.54l. 70; debt on which in
tercst has ceased since maturity. 81 .23O. r.
$50: debt bearing no interest. 1886. 74l. 70
43s; total. 81 .3l2.5I6 368. This amount.
however, does not include 1851. 725 .069 in
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Transferred to Office Work.

Eugene R. White. Of North Carolina,
has been transferred from the Railway
Mail Service to the Office OF the Second
Assistant Postmaster General
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Mrs. Amanda Duney widow Of the late
Samuel Duffey. Of Middleburg. Va. is
spending some time at the home Of her
brother-in-law. J. G. Creighton. on King
street
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NEWS OF THE DEPARTMENTS.

tailed at the White House for several
months, viii remain on duty there for
orother month by request OF Secretary
Loeb. Lieutenant Meyers is aide on
The staff Of the cOmmander-in- chief.
NJ f. UreI. of the National Army ana
Navy, Spanish War Veterans
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A. W MelchoIr. OF this city. is in New
York on business.
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Coinage of Gold.

The total amount OF gold coined a. the
miDts OF the United States In February
was SASS, $40; OF silver. $1.521 900: OF
minor coins, S1S7.31O; total coinage.
1916. $50.
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MIR and Mrs. Seddon Tallaferro. Of
Wyoming, are in this city on a visit to
G. William Ramsey at his home. corner
OF St. Asaph and Cameron Streets.
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Miss Ida Hanckel, who has been visit
ing friends in Alexandria. has returned
to her home in Charlottesville.
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Returns to Duty.
Arthur 7. De Remer. an employe in
the appointment division of the Pension
Office. has returned to duty.
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FOREIGN MAILS.


WASHINGTON. ID. C.. POSTOFFTCE. NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur
az time
FOREIGN MAILS are dispatched 70 the ports
o. sailing daily. and the schedule % closinEs "a
arranged ON the presumption o. their uninter-
Fupted overland transit. For the week ending
March :. 1903, the last connecting closes viii
be made from the MAIN OFFICE as follows
transatlantic Mails.
TUESDAY-(a) At 7:I5 p. m. for EUROPE.
per s. q. Celtic via Queenstown Mail For
FRANCE. SWITZERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN,
PORTUGAL, TURKEY. EGYPT. GREECE.
BRITISH INDIA. and LORENZO MARQUEE
must BE- directed Per s. s. Celtic.
tc) At ll-25 p m for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per 3 Rotterdam. from View York
Nail must be directed Per - 8 Rotterdam"
Al Is D. m for DENMARK DIRECT. per
s. :. Hecla. from New York Nail must be d.
rectcd Per s. s. HeCla-"
WEDNESDAY-(c) At 9:l5 p m for FRANCE,
SWITZERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL.
II RKEY. EGYPT. GREECE. BRITISH INDIA.
and LORENZO MARQUEE. per A 5. La Savoie.
from New York. via Havre- Nail for other
parts Of y ROPE must be directed Per =
la Savoie-f'
FRIDAT-(c) At II rs ?. m. for EUROPE. Per
$ g. Campanis, from New York, via oueeDs-
town
Co At Il.25 p. m for BELGIUM direct,
per a. s. Zeeland. from New York Mail must
be directed Per = 8 ICELAND.
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At Mr.. Loeb's Request.

Lieut.. Herbert w. Meyers. an en-
piCye in the new western division Of
the Pension Oficc. who has been de-
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Detailed at White House.
:. II. Cutting, clerk in the Eastern
division. Yesterday returned TO the
Pension once after a three months
detail at he White House.
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ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES.
Personal Mention.

Personal Mention.
The Rev. d. T. Coleman. OF Fred
ericksburg. is a guest at ST Mary's rec
tory today. He will deliver the first
Lenten sermon at that church tonight
Mrs. James Roche left today for War
renton. Va. TO visit her sisteT-in- law.
Mrs Emma Roche, OF that place
Capt. George McBuraey. who has been
i'll at his home in South Washington
Street. IS able to be out again
George B Cochran. OF the Plains. Is
here on a visit to his brother. DR.
Thomas B. Cochran. al his new home in
King Street. near Columbus
Bushrod Thompson. living In Prince
Street. near Payne, is very i'll with
pneumonia.
Eugene H. Cloves. OF Richmond. was
IN this city yesterday on business.
Mrs r. V. Padgett. Of King Street. is
quite i'll at her home.
J. Turner Martin is i'll at his home on
upper King Street
superintendent of Schools Kemper.
who has been confined 10 his home by
grip, is out again.
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superintendent of Schools Kemper.
who has been confined TO his home by
grip. is out again.
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n all boarding mistresscs would follow this
ones example and feed their boardcrs on de
Icious SUGAR LOAF BREAD, they would have
more boardcrs. Your grocer sells il. Made
ONLY ty
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J. Turner Martin is i'll at his home on
upper King Street
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Mrs. James Roche left today for War
renton. Va. 10 visit her sister-in -Iaw.
Mrs Emma Roche, OF that place.
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Capt. George McBuraey, who has been
i'll at his home in South Washington
Street is able to be out again.
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Mrs r V Padgett. Of King Street. is
quite i'll at her home
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Eugene H Cloves. OF Richmond. was
IN this city yesterday on business.
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Bushrod Thompson. living In Prince
Street. near Payne. is very i'll with
pneumonia.
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West Indies, Etc.

TCESDAY-(c) Al rs pm. for MAYAGUEz
Ordinary mail only. per & = Pathfinder. from
New YORK Ordinary mail for ether parts OF
PORTO RICO musr be directed Per 8 6. Path
finder
fcJ Al HIS q n for CENTRAL AMERICA
Except Costa Real. and SOUTH PACIFIC
PORTS. P>r s. s. >ezuranea, from New York
Letter mail fo- GUATEMALA must be directed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-09
THE OYSTER IN POLITICS.

For real live local issues some of our
sister states can stir W excitement b
their state politics sutiieisnt TO make
Iowa rallies seem like Thurs
day night prayer meetings IN
comparison. Illinois has on It's
hands governor who has fairly
prostituted the privileges of his posi-
ton to personal gain. Illinois would
like to unload him. Wisconsin has
Governor La Toilette and thar
enough Pennsylvania has Pennypaek-
er and Quay. TO say nothing OF the car
toonists. but Maryland has an issue
that belongs peculiarly to Maryland In.
double column headlines the Baltimore
Sun declares that there are h1st two Is
sues in this years campaign, VIZ;
whether the state shall lease the bot
tom of Chesapeake Bay for oyster
farming and whether ii shall grant ia
vors to the Wabash railroad now seek
ing entrance TO Baltimore.
The once famous oyster Industry of
Chesapeake Bay has dwindled from an
output OF 100000 bushels a few years
ago to 100000, ana within a few years,
unless fishing is regulated there Will be
no oysters at all raised near the Balti-
more market. To Baltimore and the
oyster fishers and Gamers this is a Sc
rious situation. 1t is proposed to lease
the bay in farms upon contracts that
require the lessees 10 re-stock /
the waters by planting oysters
and yet give them guaran- T
tee of their oysters when once /
raised. There are 100000 acres at the
bottom of the Chesapeake that can be
thus improved. 1t is estimated tina;
this vast area can be made to yield an
enormous sum to the state from rent
ais which money could be used 10 build
hundreds Of miles of stone roads The
Sun has interviewed hold-over menu
bers of the legislature and especially
the nominees with the result that prac-
tically all swallow the oyster platform
with a seeming relish.