The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-07-22

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MARYLAND TELEPHoEE-TowsoH, q, lsl.
"MAsHERs" ARE likely to have tough time
oft in New York city hereafter. A few days
ago one Of this class attempted street firta-
ton with married woman. She struck him
a singing blow and then caused his arrest.
The magistrate before whom the fellow was
arraigned sent him to jail for six months.
SPEAKING OF the coming convention of the
Third Judicial Circuit the Belair Democrat of
last week said "Harford Democrats will take
pleasure in confirming the choice of Baltimore
county, not only as an act Of courtesy to a sis
ter county. but because Of the high character
Of the candidates themselves, whose public
lives are well known and their merit recog-
nized throughout the State'
THE WAR DEPARTMENT has been informed
of the death at Portsmouth, N H., of Capt.
Napoleon J. T. Dana. the Oldest graduate of
the West Point Military Academy. He re-
signed from the army in 1856 and re entered
the service at the breaking out of the Civil
War and became colonel ofthe First Minnesota
Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted from
time to time until he reached the rank Of
major general.
AT meeting of a number of Methodist
ministers at Wilkesbarre, Pa, few days ago
it was decided that it is right to accept unlaw-
fully acquired money for the church and its
various benevolences. In bis remarks on the
subject one Of the ministers said: 1.-THE one
thing to be guarded against is that the acquir-
ing Of money does not lead the church into
unlawful schemes for gaining it," Two of
the ministers declared that saloon-keepers are
more liberal contributors to church funds than
members Of the congregations.
Mr. JOHN l.. RErFsNIDER, ST., one of the
most prominent citizens of Westminster, died
at his home in that city on Monday last. aged
the business interests Of Carroll county since
his early manhood. For many years Mr..
Reifsnider was director of the First National
Bank of Westminster and for the past four
years he was its president. He was also a
member of the board oftrustees of the Western
Maryland College. One of the sons of the de-
ceased is Mr.. John Milton Reifsnider, ex-State's
Attorney of Carroll county,
THE REPUBLICANS of Prince Georges county
in their convention at Upper Marlboro on
Wednesday, unanimously adopted the follow
ing resolution: THAT this convention de-
clares its unaIterable opposition to the pro-
posed constitutional amendment through
which, under pretended necessity of relief
from illiterate and corrupt negro suffrage. the
right of suffrage of larger number of white
voters than the whole number of colored
voters in our State may be placed in the hands
of illiterate and corrupt election officers, and
the exercise of that right generally rendered
less secure than under existing law"
AMONG THOSE chosen as an executive COM
mittee by Baltimore Democrats to fight the
Poe amendment appearsuch well known names
as George W.. Gail, Jr., Allan McLane James
H. Smith, DR.. Charles O'Donovan, Alfred 8.
Niles, Moses R. Walter Archibald H. Taylor,
Leigh Bonsal, Henry c. Shirley and James
w. Bowers, Jr The Baltimore American
says: Senator German is trying to arouse
some interest in the city favorable to the
amendment. He had long conference re-
Gently with the executive Of one of the down
town wards who is not disposed to favor the
amendment. The Senator did not succeed in
winning the executive over to his side"
The REPUBLICANS of Dorchester county in
their convention held last week. were very
severe in their denunciation of the Poe amend
ment. One of their resolutions reads as fol-
lows 'The Republicans of Dorchester county
denounce the Poe amendment as an attempt
to replace in Maryland the government of the
people, by the people, for the people, by gov
eminent of the bosses, by the registers, for the
grafters. White supremacy in Maryland is
not. never has been and never will be endan.
gered. To assert that 10000 Africans can
dominate $4,000 Caucasians is to insult every
white man in the State. So long as grass grows
and water runs honest elections will not en-
able one negro to govern four white men,"
GOVERNOR WAKEFIELD furnished the politi-
clans of Anne Arundel county with big sur
prise on Tuesday. 1t came to his knowledge
that all three of the Supervisors of Elections
in that county-two Democrats and one Re-
pubican-were candidates for Office and were
manipulating matters to capture the primaries
of their respective parties. He requested the
resignation of all three of the officials, giving
them to understand that he would not tolerate
such conduct on the part of his apprentices
One of the Democratic Supervisors promptly
handed in his resignation, while the other one
declined to do so and will show fight although
the Governor promptly removed him. The
Republican would not acknowledge that he
was candidate for Office and his case was held
over, but he was given to understand that he
might expect thesame treatment his colleagues
had received under similar circumstances.
IN THE Circuit Court at Hagerstown, in
order to make test case of the matter, gen.
tleman asked the court to enjoin a turnpike
company from collecting toll on bis automo-
bile on the ground that the charter of the
company nowhere authorizes or empowers
the collection of toll upon such vehicles. In
deciding the point Judge Keedy said: 1.-THE
Legislature, in enumerating the various kinds
of conveyances, included all then in use, and
surmising that others might come into use.
granted to this company charter to charge
tolls for every other carriage for pleasure I'M
der whatsoever name it may go, the like sum,
according to the number of wheels and horses
drawing the same In taking broad and
comprehensive view of the charter the right to
charge tolls is not confined to vehicles drawn
by horses but for all vehicles for pleasure, this
coming within the general purpose for which
turnpikes were constructed, although not
specifically set forth in the charter"
In AN editorial article on the annual meet
ing of the Maryland State Teachers Associa-
ton held last week the Baltimore San says:
"For no other purpose are the people so heav-
lily taxed as they are for education. The cost