The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-03-03

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In THE House of Representatives on Tuesday
the Committee on Agriculture, by vote of 8
to 7, decided against an appropriation to buy
seeds for free distribution by the Department
of Agriculture. This will affect a saving of
about s250,OO0 annually.
Is A speech at Lincoln dinner in New York
Gen. Horace Porter recalled that Mr.. Lincoln
once said it was "a losing game to undertake
to shovel feas across barnyard." What is
sufficiently incisive, and apt to be accepted by
history and fill longfeIt want in phrases.
JoHAnE Hook. who ives known as the ''mod-
ern BIuebeard," was hanged at Chicago on the
23d ult. This man is known to have married
about twenty women, most of whom he muir
dered in order to get small sums of money that
they possessed. Some of the wives, when he
found he could not get their cash, he deserted.
Two of these are said to live in Baltimore.
THE LEGISLATIVE committee that is to inves-
tigate the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany was organized at Annapolis on the 23d
ut. Mr.. Carvil D. Benson, of Baltimore coun-
ty, Speaker ofthe House, was chosen chairman,
and Mr.. John L. v. Murphy, of Baltimore
city, secretary. The committee has big job
on its hands and 1t is hoped its labors may re-
suit in much good to the State.
IT LOOKS now like coal strike for this year
has been averted. A statement has been is
sued from the headquarters of the United
Mine Workers Of America in which appears
the following: you may accept one PROPOSE
tlJu a. q llAcU luCb-tudt luclc Will Uc uO Eeu-
eral strike in the mining industry April LIST.
The operators will restore the reduction &C
cepted by the miners two years ago and, per-
haps, more"
On ACCOUNT of wastefuI methods with timber
in the Eastern States it is now profitable to
ship lumber from Pacific ports to New York.
In December six vessels laden with 5000, 900
feet of lumber cleared from the vicinity of
Seattle for eastern ports. the voyage around
Cape Horn requiring 100 days. The early
establishment of an efficient system of forestry
would have averted a necessity of this kind.
After the remaining forests are slashed down,
where is the lumber to come from?
SINCE BALrIMoRE's great fire of 1904 the city
officials have had all kinds of claims pressed
upon them for large slices of the municipalities
real estate. The latest was received from Mrs.
Della Anthony, of Bridger. Mont, who. it is
declared is one of the heirs to an estate valued
at S60,000,000. The claim is based on the be-
lief that her grandfather Caleb Hail. was the
owner Of 100 acres along the water 'front.' It
is more than likely that Mrs. Anthony has
about as much claim to this estate as she has
to the crown of England.
Mrs. SARAH e. RAY died on Tuesday night,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John w.
Forester of Hartford avenue, Baltimore, aged
102 years. She was woman of remarkable
vitality and did not look to be over rs years of
age. Mrs. Ray. who was born in Talbot coun-
ty, Nd, was a nurse in the Union army dur
ing the Civil War. She was one of the first
passengers to ride over the B. & o. Railroad,
going from Baltimore to the Relay House and
return. Deceased leaves a large family of
grandchildren. great-grandchildren and great
great grandchildren.
GEN. D. B HENDERSON, formerly speaker of
the National House of Representatives, died in a
hospital in Dubuque, Iowa, last Sunday. from
paresis, from which he had suffered nine
months. Gen. Henderson was born in Scot
land in 1910 He came to this country with
his parents when be was six years old and the
family located in Iowa. After reaching mans
estate he became member of the bar. When
the Civil War broke out he entered the Union
army as private and rose rapidly to the rank
of brigadier general. He was wounded several
times and lost leg at the battle of Corinth.
Asa RULE. great American statesmen have
not left sons to follow in their footsteps The
Adams family has been an exception, and at
one time the Bayards and Sausburys also were.
In recent years no political leader in New York
State, of either party, has had son with
taste for politics. Senator Platt's son shows
neither aptitude nor inclination for the game.
De loft n1o- III. IL
childless. Richard Croker had three boys, but
none Of them cared for politics. The only re-
naming son Richard) has not even voted for
several years. Murphy, the present Tammany
leader, is childless.
A MOST extraordinary marriage occurred in
Pennfeld township, Lorain county. Ohio,
few days ago. The groom, who is 101 years
old, is Capt. Samuel Kuhns, and the bride Mrs.
Sarah Crawford. who has just passed the GEN.
tury mark. More than fifty years ago the
couple were lovers. He was practicing law in
Richmond, Va. He enlisted in the Mexican
War and came out captain. When the Civil
War broke out he again enlisted and followed
Grant and Sherman to its close. Then he re-
turned to Ohio, again came up with bis sweet
uCdIL VI tuC Olu 10y c--Snc udNluS UScu u WluOW
for years-and their marriage was the sequal.
THE DEAD letter Office in Washington is al
most constantly in receipt of curious COM
munications and among the latest was the fol-
lowing, addressed my Dear Government :"
II received your favor of the 18th instant and
thank you very much. This is not the first
sign of loyalty our Government has shown me.
l wish 1 could tell you how dear our Govern
ment is to me. Our forefathers fought in the
Revolution, and their spirit has descended to
their children and will remain till the end of
time. think have had four or i've losses Of
money returned from the dead-letter Office in
the past. send many thanks and much love.
Loyalty yours
Mr.. CHARLES A. COUNCILMAN, of Baltimore
county, was one of the speakers on the special
''alfaIfa train that was run over the Southern
Railway, from Manassas to Harrisonburg, on
Saturday last, under the personal supervision