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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
PANAMA CANAL TREATY
RATIFIED.

The Senate in executive session Tues
day ratified the Hay Bunau Varilla treaty
for the construction of the Panama canal
bv vote of &C to A. All but 8 members
of the Senate were present, and the aug
mentation of the full strength of the Re
publican party in the Senate, through the
support rendered By IA Democrats,
brought about ratification by maj Jrity
of votes, two thirds being necessary.
Three Democratic Senators, Messrs. w.
A. Clark of Montana, A. ]. McLaurin, OF
Mississippi and Lee s. Overman, of North
Carolina, were absent. Senator Clark
was paired in the affirmative and the
other two in the negative.
The 50 Republican who voted for the
treaty were Senators Aldrich, Alger,
Alice, Allison, Ankeny, Ball, Bard, Bev-
eridgs, Burnham, Burrows, Clapp, Clark,
of Wyoming; Cullum, Depew, Dietrich,
Dillingham;, Dolliver, Dryden, Elkins,
Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye, Fulton, Gal
linger, Gamble, Hale, Hansborough, Hey.
burn, Hoar, Hopkins, Kean, Kearns
Kittridge, Lodge, Long, McComas, Nc.
Cumber, Willard, MITCHELL, Nelson, Pen.
rose, Perkins, Plat, of New York, Proc.
ter, Quarles, Scott, Smoot, Spooner, Stew
art, Warren and Wetmore.
The ID Democrats who voted with the
Republicans for ratification were Sena'
tors Bacon, Berry, Clarke, of Arkansas
Clay, Cockrell, Foster, of Louisiana
Gibson, Latimer. McCreary, McEnery
Mallory. Money, Simmons and Italia
ferro.
The IA Democrats who voted in the
negative were Senators Baily, Bate, Black.
burn, Carmack, Culberson, Daniel, Dubois
German, Morgan, .Newlands, Patterson
Pettus, Teller and Tillman.
The members of the Senate who did
not vote were paired as follows: Quay
and Clark, of Montana, with Overman
Foster, of Washington, and Hawley with
McLaurin: Burton and Stone with Mar
tin.
The Democratic additions to the Re.
publican strength were mostly from States
where the interest of the people in the
construction of the waterway had been
indicated in the pressure brought upon
those Senators BY chambers Of commerce
and legislatures. Both Senator'S from
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Louisians
voted for the treaty, and one each from
Missouri, Kentucky, Montana, South
Carolina, North Carolina and Mississippi
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
SKYSCRAPERS AT BALTI-
MORE.

Modern Office building construction
comes out of the great Baltimore fire
with certificate of its stability. The
"skyscrapers" there did not stop or
even check the progress of that ire
mendous coniagration. They "went
up like torches" as the early reports
declared. But now tina. the ashes OF
the fire are cooled and survey Of the
territory is possible, these buildings
are found intact as structures. Every
thing inside them has gone up in
fame and smoke but there they stand,
undestroyed in their essential parts.
Built of steel and cement and con-
crete and tile in their walls and floor
arches and main partitions, their
framework and essential features of
construction stand as they stood be
fore the blast of fame struck them.
Within, everything is swept clean, the
wooden flooring, the marble work, the
glass and ornamental metal fixtures,
the furniture and contents. But the
buildings remain, and with some CON-
paratively inconsiderable repairs upon
the structural parts they can be reit-
ted and made habitable.
This is the first severe test to which
the modern steel frame construction
has been subjected, and from all &C.
counts it has stood it we'll. 1t now re-
mains to make the interior as immune
as the exterior, to prevent the entrance
OF fame within the incombustible ed
lice, and we shall begin to under stand
what the word "fireproof' really
means.-Boston Post
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
IMPORTANT LAWS WILL BE
PASSED.

Three most important laws affecting
the situation in Baltimore will most prob
ably be enacted by the legislature in SEES
sion, all of which are intended to aid the
situation.
The first is to repeal the mortgage tax,
If this act is passed, and its passage seems
assured. foreign capital will find an in
centive to invest in the rebuilding of Bal
timore
The second law is designed to defer
pleading day in local courts until the
second Monday in March. Under this
act it will not be possible to appeal to
the courts for judgments until next
month. The defendant to the judgment
will have until pleading day in April to
make answer. 1t will not be possible.
therefore, to execute judgment until late
in April The effect of this rule will be
to prevent immediate seizure of any re-
turn for losses by the insurance compa-
NAMES. The passage of this act also
seems certain.
The third law which is being discussed
is designed to prevent the immediate ex-
ecution of judgments already in force.
such an act was in force during the Civil
War;. The purpose of the proposed act is
to defer for month or more the execu-
ton of Judgments.
Another bill which is under considera-
ton, and which may he a part of the
suspended judgment act, is designed
to regulate payments of mortgages. I'm
der this act it may be possible to pre-
vent immediate foreclosure of mort
cages. Instead, partial payments may be
made.
All of these proposed acts have been
considered by the commission appointed
by the legislature. This body, which is
composed of representative men of Bal
timore, has no legislative powers. 1t is
board which receives suggestions for
legislation, passes upon them, and if &C
cepted frame them into bills, which are to
be presented to the legislature.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26

The death is announced of Mr..
Goldsborough S. Griffith, aged 80
years. Mr.. Griffith had been active
for many years in philanthropic move
ments and in that capacity was known
throughout the country. He was
president of the Maryland Prisoners
Aid Association and the Maryland
Sunday-School Union and was active
ly interested in other organizations.
As president of the Prisoners Aid AS
ISOLATION lie was active in behalf of the
inmates of the Maryland Penitentiary
and the Baltimore Jail. He took a
minute interest in their welfare and
provided religious services for them
on Sundays. Mr.. Griffith Frequently
inspected the ills in the 'nnties and
was unspariny in Conforming their
defects.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
RATIFICATION OF
THE CANAL TREATY.

The ratification of the Panama c.
nal treaty by the Senate Tuesday, says
the Baltimore Sun, shows that only
IA votes were actually cast against it,
Allowing for pairs, II Democrats op
posed the treaty and Is were willing
to accept it. There is no substantial
doubt that all the members Of the
minority party in the Senate are in
favor of linking the two oceans by a
canal, as is the great mass OF voters OF
all political beliefs. Not all, however,
were willing to lend their approval to
the series of startling events which
eliminated in the revolt of the 18TH
mians and the hurried negotiation OF a
new canal treaty while the Republic
of Panama was still in swaddling
clothes.
Important and historic though the
Senate's action on the treaty is, years
must eIapse before the canal can be an
accomplished fact. Financial, engi-
neering and sanitary obstacles must
be overcome and much of the work
left half done by the Panama Canal
Company will have to be donesagain.
1t is gratifying to note that the latest
advlces from Columbia give strong
color to the hope that the whole qaes,
ton will be settled without bloodshed.
As far as possible the American peo-
pie should see that this stupendous
project in every stage of its accom-
plishment shall be work of peace and
justice.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
SUPREME COURT CANNOT
INTERFERE IN SUFFRAGE
CASE.

In the Supreme Court of the United
States Tuesday an opinion was handed
down by Justice Day in the case Of Jack
son Giles vs. the Board of Registration of
Montgomery county, Alabama, Diminishing
the case for want of jurisdiction, no Fed.
eral question being involved. The case
involved the suffrage clause of the new
Constitution of Alabama.
This provision was attacked as dis
elimination against the colored race, of
which Giles is member. The effect of
the dec Isle is against Giles. After set
ting out the contentious of the plaintiff
in detail Justice Day said:
Now, it is perfectly settled that unless
a Federal ght has been set up and denied
in the State court, we have no right to
review its decision, and after a very care
full exam ination of this matter and due
appreciation of the gravity of the charge
made as to the political action of that
State, we see no ground to distinguish it
from the universal rule as applied in this
curtis affecting writs of error of this
kind"
Joc1o %ol
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
Major Starkloff, paymaster of th

Major Starkloff, paymaster of the
First brigade, Maryland National
Guard, is busily engaged in preparing
the payrolls of the guardsmen who
were on duty in and around the fire area.
Major StarkloG expects to complete
his task in day or two. and until it is
finished he declines to estimate the
cost to the State of calling out the
militia. Another officer of the Guard,
after careful comp utation, estimated
that the total expense of the State will
approximate $4,000, Of which 1000
is the pay Of the men.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
C0nSu|llp ti0n

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. Eat plenty of
pork" was the advice to the
consumptivc 50 and 100
years ago.
Salt pork Is good ii, a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food ~ coI1":s;!1;ot,vc needs
most.
Scots En1ulsioni5 tllemod-
ern method of feeding fat to
the coasu,nptivc. Pork is too
rough or sentative sto.nachs.
Scott Emulsion is the most
rehnel Of fats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeling him fat in this
way, which IS often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
tn II that. There is some
thing about the combination
of cod liver oil and hypophos-
phites in SCOTS Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
OeDrR' OF RAr1rrcArlos.
JAMES HENRY MURRAY ct AL
VS..
WALLACE B SMITH.
In THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR PRINCE
GEoRaE's COUNTY, MD, IN Equity,
No. 302l Equity.

No. 1921 Equity.
ORDERED on this 10Th day of Feb
" ruary, 1904, that the sale of the prop
erty mentioned IN these proceedings, stu
atcd in Brandywine district, Prince
Georges county, Md. made and reported
by T. Van Clagett and Alan Bowie, Trus-
tees, be ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 18th day Of March next;
provided COPY of this order be inserted
in some weekly newspaper printed in
Prince Georges county once in each of
three successive weeks before the 18th
day of March next.
The Report states the amount of sales
to be $3.50.
BENZ. D. STEPHEN, Clerk
rye Tes Sopy BENZ. D. STEPHEN, Clerk.
February 10Th, 1904-4w.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
Justice Harlan dissented

At the request of Governor Warfield
Attorney General Bryan has drawn bill,
which has already been sent to the Legis-
lature, authorizing the Board of Public
Works to sell one or more of the sites OF
the State tobacco warehouses destroyed
by fire. The bill provides that the sale
many be for cash down or in part pay
ments.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
Nearly FOrfeits His Life.

A runaway almost ending fatally, star
ted horrible ulcer on the leg of j. B.
Orner, Franklin Grove, ILL., For four
years it defied all doctors and all remedies.
But Bucklin's Arnica Salve had no trouble
to cure him. Equally good for Burns
Bruises, Skin Eruptions and Piles. CSC
at ". l. Wolff & Co.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
No. 1881 Equity.

No. 1U31 Equity.
ORDERED this 10th day of February,
~ 1904, that the Auditors Report and
Accounts Income No. and W. G. B. No.
4 and Statement No. 6 of Funds held, all
filed in this cause, be ratified and con-
firmed unless cause to the contrary be
shown on or before the 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1904; provided copy of this order
be inserted in some newspaper published
in Prince Georges county once in each OF
two successive weeks before the said eth
day of February, 1904
BENZ. D. STEPHEN, Clerk
frye %es copy BENZ. D. STEPHEN. Clerk
February 18th, 19O4-3w.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
w ANTE }.

4 WHITE GIRL for general house
n work, and to assist in cooking. Adj
dress MRS s E. YOUNG.
8O4 9Th St N W.. Washington. ID c
February Goth, 1904 1T.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
Husbands Interest in a Wife's
Estate.


Supreme Bench Of Baltimore city. who
has prepared a proposed amendment to
the present law relative to a husbands
life estate in one third of his wife's lands,
the present session Of the legislature,
stated that the purpose of the proposed a
mendment of the laws was to give short
name to the estate which the husband &C
qnires for life in one third of his wife's
lands and which, when referred to now
can only be in Heated by circumlocution
and to rem we certain ,ubts as to it's in
cidents and qualities.
Judge Harlan states:
In 1898 very radical changes were made
in the law of husband and wife in this
state The legislature at that time seems
to have intended to put husbands and
wives upon footing of equality with ref
erence to their rights it their own and in
each others property during the coverture
share in the real and personal property
of their deceased wives that surviving
wives had at that time and still have in
the real and personal property of their
deceased husbands.
But when the new statute, after provid-
ing in section 6: "a widow shall be en-
titled to dover in lands held by equitable
as we'll as legal title in the husband at
any time during the coverture, whether
held by him at the time of his death or
not, but such right of dover shall not op-
crate to the prejudice of any claim for the
purchase money of such lands or other
lieu on the same,' went on, in section Z,
to provide: Every husband shall acquire
by virtue Of his marriage an estate for his
life. in one third of the lands held or
owned by his wife," etc. following the
wording of the preceding section) and
adding; Nor shall any convenience OF
such lands by the wife alone bar such es-
tate of the husband therein" the inten-
ton to give to the husband an estate of
the same duration (for life) as dover and
of the same amount Zone third) as dover,
and which would attach to the same lands
as dover, aud which, like dover, could
not be defeated by the separate convey
ance of the other spouse was to be set off
like dover; whether the same proceed
ings were appropriate for its recovery;
whether the same allowance was to be
made in lieu of it; whether other incidents
and qualities of dover were applicable to
it, were all left in doubt
The amen dment proposed is meant to
remove these doubts and to give short
name to this estate and simply adds to
section Z this sentence; (which estate
may be known as the husbands dover.
and the statute and common law of this
state applicable to the wife's dover shall
be construed to be applicable to this es-
tate, unless such construction would be
unreasonable.
can think Of no reason why this es-
tate should not be given the incidents of
dover, and, so far as the name suggested
is concerned, if the estate is to have the
checteristics of dover, why not call it
"dower?" This appellation is not only
appropriate as Indicating the qualities of
the estate, but has been adopted in some
other states and is etymologically correct.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
MoRreAeEEs SALE
A1uApLn REAL EsrArr.

VALUABLE Real EsrArs,
LOCATED IN SURRATTS DISTRICT,
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MD
DY VIRTUE of the power colt tintd in
ID mortgage from William E. Mudd to
Lucy G.. Marbury. dated February Goth,
1897, and recorded in Liber j. W.. B No
40, folio -, one of the Land Records OF
Prince Georges county, Maryland, dc
fault having occurred in the payment of
the interest covenanted to be paid therein,
and other defalcations as to the perform
ance of the conditions in said mortgag e
mentioned, I, the said Lucy c. Marbury,
mortgage Of the aforesaid mortgage, will
sell at public auction on
SATURDAY, MARCH 5th, 1904,
AT 1o o'CKoCK NOON.
at the Court House door, ia the town Of
Upper Marlboro, all the property in said
mortgage mentioned, same said to contain
288 ACRES
OF LAND. MORE OR LESS,
being the farm adj lining Pisc; taway
Mrs. Susan Narbury, now the farm OF
William l.. Marburv. near the lands of
Bernard Gwynh and Dr. Joseph Fl. Bland
ford.
This farm is situated on the public road
from Piscataway to Surratts, is nicely
located, we'll adapted to the cultivation
of wheat, corn and tobacco and a frs,
class grass farm; about - miles from
Washington, II miles from Clinton post
office and convenient to schools and
churches.
8 Row DWEL LING 49,
HOUSE. \ 8 ROOM TEN ~ y!
ANT HOUSE. stable. corn sf's======A'S-
house and grauary, two tobacco barns, all
in good condition, and has other neces
sary out buildings.
TERMS OF SALE:
A payment of $500 on the day Of salt
and one third Of the purchase money on
the rat ifics.,on Of said sale by the Court
the balance in two equal installments of
one and two years, the deferred payments
to bear interest from the day of sale and
to be secured to the satisfaction of the
undersigned; or all cash at the option OF
the purchaser or purch ssers. Recording
aud conveyancing at the cost Of the pur'
chaser or purchasers.
LUCY C.. MARBURY,
Mortgage,
Upper Marlboro, Md.
MAGRUDER MAaRUDER, Solicitors
Upper Marlboro, Md, and 6o6 St.,
N. w., Washington. D. G.
February 18th. 19O4-ts.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26

No. 3O08 Equity.
TT Is ORDERED this 2nd day of Feb,
i ruary, 1904, that the trustee give notice
to the creditors of Mary J. Young, de-
ceased, to file their claims. duly authenti-
Gated, with the Clerk of this Court on or
before the LIST day of April mex; provided
that said notice be inserted in some news
paper published in Price Georges county,
Md, once a week b, fore lst day of April
next.
GEORGE C. MERRICK. A. j.
+ Te s.'v BENZ D STEPHEN, Clerk
Eel ruary 5th, 19O4-td.
,sEPH S. WILSON. T. VAN CLAG EFT.
WILSON s. CLAGETT,
Attorneys-at-Law,
OFFICES:
Upper Marlboro, Md, and Rooms. e14,
215 and GIG Jenifer Building,
Cor. It'll and D Sts., N. w.
Washington, D. c.
Que member of the firr, will be in the
Washington offices Wedn esday, Thursday
and Saturday, on other days both will be
in Upper Marlboro.
Telephone Connections.
January 22nd. 19O4-1y
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26

This specimen of the jeunesse doree has
salary of $4,000, enjoys the luxury Of
magnificent private office, has his
own stenographer and sumptuous type
writer, comes mostly from Ohio, and "has
at his behest, and at the expense of Uncle
Sam, smart horse and carriage costing
81 ,OOO which he could not keep at less
than $50 month, and coachman who is
on the government payroll
One of the most interesting and valua-
BILE sections of the exhibit which the Fish
Commission in this city will make at st.
Louis consists of the food products now
manufactured from fishes collected from
all parts of the world. Every part Of a
fish is now utilized.--f FOO |, FIR oils, tor
glue, for the arts and sciences and for
fertilization. The exhibit will be larger
than that at Chicago and with much finer
aquaria Some of these will be for salt
water fish, the sea water being brought
from the Atlantic in tank cars
Mrs Roosevelt's transformation of the
White House seems to be a failure. 1t
cost $500, 900 and the walls Of the annex
already, in less than two years. show large
assures, and evident signs of disintegra
ton. In one place the plaster has crack.
ed from floor to ceiling. The ugly little
box built for the Executive Office, which
cost SOS, coo when the White House was
"renovated", is now obviously crumbllng
away and will probably have to be torn
down within two or three years.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-02-26
Nor1cr TO CREp1rons.
MARY 0. YOUNG ct al.
VS..
JOHN w. YOUNG.

In THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR PRINCE
GEoRah's COUNTY. MD, IN Equity.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-07-01

The denizens of our neigh Dor
ing village of VI uldon. were thrown
into a sensation last Friday. when
the tragic death of DIR. l. Il.
Brown was discovered. which ac-
cording to ali visible circumstan-
ces aud the investigation of the
jury OF inquest. was accomplished
by his own hand On Thursday
afternoon Of last week, ostensibly
for call upon patient, he de-
parted from his home with the in
timation that possibly he would
not return before the next day
Nothing was thought of his alb
sence until the return Of his horse
tue next day which had been un-
harne ssed and turned loose, when
"A search for the doctor was in
stituted His dead body was found
about four miles distant. on a plat
I VI : ihS0 III Ailr on udiOuCild DOt-
tom, beside which was also found
an empty bottle of morphine solu-
ton end his open medicine cass,
but no other explanation of intent
further than the careful uuharnss-
ing and liberation of his horse.
Dr. Brown was addicted 10 the use
of narcotics, and was evidently
convinced that IN no other man
ner could freedom from their
thraldom be achieved DIR. Brow
came To Muldon from Macon and
was esteemed rs one of the fore
most citizens of his adopted home
He eujoyed wide practice in that
part Of the county and occupied a
position OF prominence in the
rank of his profession. A widow
and one child survive him. The
inquest was held over the body at
Muldon Saturday morning by
acting Corner h. G. Sims. oil
berdeen, the verdict being il
accordaL &C with the above facts
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-07-01

The Columbus Dispatch has Sc,
up four lines of type out Of lis 81
box. and offers SO lot in Dolan's
Race Track Addition to Gnlfpo-r
to the first person who will arrange
them In the correct sentence hich
they made before heing pi'.i.
After surviving the How Old il
Ann problem the country deserves
a rect AMI the Dispatch should
have permitted a breathing spell.