The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-26

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MARYLAND TEIEPHONE-TowsoN. Q. lsl.
THE WILMINGTON Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. before its adjournment
on Monday, passed resolutions strongly con.
demning dancing, horse racing, card playing
and theatre.going and favoring temperance.
A HEAVY earthquake shock was felt on Mon
day morning last throughout the entire eastern
section of New England. Some slight damage
to buildings was caused in several of the larger
cities in Maine. In Augusta lamp chimneys
and crockeryware were smashed.
INA period Of eighty-five years-from 1918
to 1903-the number Of immigrants that en-
tered the United States was 81 265, 725, as shown
by recent issue of the daily Consular Reports.
OF the total number the United Kingdom
furnished 80 per cent. and Germany "a per
cent
THERE WAS not much use in printing the
statement that Russia had voluntarily aban-
doned Port Arthur. When she does that she
will be ready to abandon Chinese territory al
together and give up'the war. Port Arthur
the Gibraltar of the Yellow sea so far as Russia
is concerned. She will only give it up when
she is beaten.
ALMOST TWO months have elapsed since the
great fire in Baltimore and yet very little has
been accomplished towards rebuilding the
burned district. The idea appears to be "how
not to do it." 1t looks like some of the off,
Gals should have good shaking mp, or per-
haps they need some new. blood to help them
out of their present rut.
"GREAr ScorT." the well known Baltimore
furniture dealer whose real name is William
Fl. Scott, made an assignment few days ago
for the benefit of bis creditors. The court ap-
pointed Messrs. W. Burns Trundle and Charles
w. Heuisler, receivers, who bonded in thesum
of 100000. indicating assets of half that
amount. Mr. Scott claims that his assets are
largely in excess of his liabilities.
THERE APPEARS to be an epidemic of suicide
among the bankers of the State of Iowa. Since
the first of January last five of them have
taken their own lives, all by shooting them
selves in the head. Financial troubles were
the cause in most of the cases. but one of the
-, ~ocroncihlo for his
banks failure, which was caused by the col
lapse of other similar institutions.
On THE 18th instant the Maryland Senate
confirmed the nomination of Mr.. Rester Rus
sell to be member of the Baltimore County
School Board, but rejected the nomination of
Mr.. James B. Ensor. These gentlemen have
been the minority members of the Board.
The rejection of Mr.. Ensor was on motion of
Senator Biddison, but for what reason has not
been stated. This action of the Senate will
make it necessary for the Governor to send up
another name in place of that of Mr.. Ensor.
on THE 18th instant the National Anti-Tu-
herculosis Association was incorporated at
pordtofs The object Of the organization is
to prevent tuberculosis by legislation and
through a campaign of education. 1t is
purely philanthropic organization. DR.. Met
calf, one of the incorporators, said: 1--WE in
tend to start systematic campaign against the
carelessness in regard to the spreading of
disease"
In DISCUSSING ''politics" in the Methodist
Episcopal Conference at Wilmington, Del, on
Monday one of the members spoke very plain
". He said II believe the reason the Meth
odist Church in the State has not advanced is
because of dirty politics. The very vitality of
our church is being Slapped by the corrupt
practices of politicians and the completely of
people in our church. 1 believe that the
church will make no further progress and have
no sweeping revivals until we get away from
corrupt politics and down the saloon"
PEOPLE GENERALLY will be glad to learn that
co5blestone pavements are to disappear entire
ly from the principal thoroughfares in the
burned district of Baltimore city. Fully two
thirds of the pavements in that section were of
this old and out-of-date style and it will give
way to asphalt, belgian blocks, etc. The sub
ject of widening some of the principal streets
is still under discussion and nothing has yet
been positively determined in the matter, but
it looks like most of them are to remain as
they were before the great confagration.
THE PRESENT session of the Maryland Legis-
lature will end on Tuesday night, April 5th,
only one week from next Tuesday. So far as
the people of the State generally are concerned
they would have been just as well off if it had
never assembled. Much of the legislation that
has been enacted is of little public interest and
some other bills that have passed are positively
useless. The legislation growing out of Balti-
more city's great fire and the Hayman oyster
and roads bills are really the only matters of
importance and these have been fought with
vigor in some quarters. So if the Legislature
would adjourn tonight no one would be the
loser.
IT Is estimated that the great Office buildings
in Baltimore city that some thought to be fire.
proof structures were damaged to the extent of
60 per cent. by the great fire of last month. 1t
is said the damage to the Equitable and Cal
vert buildings, which are owned by the same
company, will reach fully 81, 000, 000 the loss
on the Equitable alone being placed at about
$4,000 The Continental Trust Building, on
the southeast corner OF Baltimore and calvert
streets-which was the newest of the sky
scrapers-was damaged to the extent of about
$500, 900, while the loss on the Union Trust
Building, northeast corner of Charles and
Fayette streets, is placed at about S25000O.
A BILL was introduced in the House Of Dele
gates this week to prevent the overcrowding of
street cars in Baltimore city. 1t requires the
railway companies to send to the police mar
shall tabulated statement, giving the meas
urement and seating capacity of the various
cars. The police marshal is authorized to see
that these cars carry no more passengers than
may be comfortably seated. Each car must
be supplied with a sign bearing the word
''Full," which must be hung upon the out
side of the car when the seats are all taken. A
fine of $50 is provided for each violation of the
law. Of course we never expect to see such q
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