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Obituaries and Personal Communica tions B cents per line. ny ah correspondence with this office should be addressed to“l'HK Ekqcirkr.” PRACTICALLY CLOSEIL The significance of Mr. Hanna’s course in withdrawing opposition to the movement for the indorsement of Mr. Roosevelt’s nomination by the ap proaching stale convention of Ohio cannot be overestimated, says the Bal timore “Herald.” Mr. Hanna com mands great influence among the re publicans of Ohio and is not in the habit of changing his mind on slight provocation. His views with regard to the propriety of waiting a year were perfectly logical, and he made it plain that it was not antagonism to the President but consideration of the position he held as chairman ot the national committee and of Ohio prec edents that caused him to prefer an attitude of impartiality on the part of an Ohio convention in an off j’ear. His abandonment of this position aft er Mr. Roosevolt had made his wishes known in no uncertain language is tantamount to a realization that Mr. Roosevelt has no rivals for the nomi nation worthy of serious consideration. The nomination of Theodore Roose velt is now assured. States which cast a vote of 450 in the national con vention have already declared in his fa" vor and Ohio’s 46 votes will certainly be found in the Raosevclt column. While none of these early indorsements have any binding force on conventions which will choose delegates to the na tional convention they show the trend of parly sentiment plainly. The en tries for the the republican president ial nomination arc now practically closed and the public may turn its un divided attention to the democratic free-for-all. TVAKFIELD FOR GOVERNOR. Mr. Edwin Wai field formally an nounced his candidacy for the Demo cratic nomination for Governor of Ma ryland Monday, and reiterated his de claration of principles ol four years ago, which are as follows : All political power comes from the people. No man or set of men can slate me for the nomination. No candidate can win unless he is the choice of the masses of his party. I am making war against no man, class or clique of men, but am sub mitting my candidacy to the people. I am willing to abide by the verdict of the people, honestly expressed and fairly counted. I believe that a public office is a public trust, and that no man should ask for one at the hands of the people unless he intends to fill it faithfully to the end of the term for which he is elected. I believe that the peace and securi ty and good order of every municipal ity depends upon a fearless and non partisan police force. I believe that the public-school sys tem should be kept away from politi cal influences. Our schools are for the children of the whole people. I know their advantages. I was edu cated by them and taught in them. I shall allow no middleman to stand between me and the people. If I be come Governor the latchstring will be on the outside of the executive chanr ber and mansion, and everybody will be welcomed. I do not believe in unpledged dele gations to conventions; the} T arc dan gerous. The people should speak at the primary election. It is better for an aspirant to know bow the voters of his party feel to ward him before than after he is nom inated. The beef combine was permanently enjoined in Chicago Monday by Judge Grosscup, of the United Slates Cir cuit Court, from continuing any agree ment in restraint of trade. Special Counsel Miller, representing all the packers, gave notice of an appeal from the deeree, and the case will be taken to the United States Supreme Court, which will not meet until next fall and in the meantime the trust will con tinue to make agreements and fix charges to suit itself. A. W. Macben, superintendent of the free-delivery mail service, was ar rested Wednesday, at the instance of the Postoffice Department authorities, charged with receiving bribes from contractors. THE PRINCE GEORGE’S ENQUIRER-UPPER MARLBOROUGH, MARYLAND, MAY 20, 1003. WACHTER’S PETITION IN. The expected petition of Congressman Frank C. Wachter, contesting the election of Mayor Robert M. McLane of Baltimore, was filed in the Superior Court of Balti more City on Tuesday. The petition was signed by the attorneys and sworn to by Mr. Wachter. It was presented to Judge Phelps who, after considering it, signed the order giving Mr. McLane until June 13th to answer the allegations. The petition follows the one filed in the case of Coulehan vs. White strictly and almost literally. That case involved the election of the Mayor of the city of Cum berland. The petition in that case was followed especially because a demurrer was filed to it which was overruled by Judges Boyd and Stake, of the Circuit Court for Alleghany county, and the rul ing of these judges was sustained by the Court of Appeals. The petition alleges that more than sufficient ballots that were cast for Mr. Wachter and which were properly marked were not counted, and that ballots which were improperly marked were counted for Mr. McLane. Irregularities and wrongful acts on the part of judges of election are charged. It is alleged that in the four precincts in which the ballots were not counted at all there were 1,400 votes cast, and that a large plurality of the votes in these pre cincts were cast for Mr. Wachter. The petition asks that the ballots in every precinct may be examined and counted; that testimony may be taken be fore a justice of the peace as provided by law and that Mr. Wachter may be declared elected to the office of Mayor. The order signed by Judge Phelps was similar to the one signed in the Cumber land case, and directs Mr. McLane to show cause why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted. The course of procedure will be to first take the testimony before a justice of the peace. The testimony thus taken will be submitted to Judge Phelps aud he will determine whether a prime facie case has been made out. If he so decides he will order the ballot boxes to be opened and the votes counted under rules and regula tions to be laid down by him. This was done in the Cumberland case. That case was tried, the ballots counted and the case decided by the Court of Appeals within six months, although the summer months intervened. BACK TO THE SOIL. The nation’s farmers are joining a chorus that is blending of pleading and lamentation, calling upon wage-workers to flee from the blistering pavements aud blazing walls of city streets and come out and help them. The crops are hardly in the ground, but the farmers are already planning for the harvest and estimating the losses that will follow inability to secure sufficient help to properly garner them. Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming want men and women and boys to wade into the sugar-beet and melon fields aud wage battle with the weeds. lowa’s corn is forcing above the cockle burrs and the cows with bursting udders are standing at the gates lowing for the relief that comes at milking time. Michigan’s fruit orchards need spraying, her berries are rotting for lack of pickers, and her celery beds demand immediate attention. Illi nois, Kansas, and Missouri are ready to waylay the unwary and force them to work in the fields. Men are wanted on the rejuvenated farms in Yirgina, where every branch of agriculture is receiving fresh and intelligent attention. Other sections of the South are preparing to add their voices to the chorus, as it is be ing demonstrated that the labor available is not sufficient to supply the demand. At no previous time in the nation’s his tory has the opportunity been so abun dant for the man who is willing to work. He is able to select the task to which he shall turn bis hand, with the assurance of remunerative wages. The farmers ap preciate the difficulties they will meet in winning needed help from the mills aud factories of the city. They are accord ingly placing stress upon the revolution that has taken place in the farm life with in the last few years. In their advertise ments for help, generally circulated through the Eastern cities they call atten tion to the fact that the hired man is no longer expected to work from 3 a. m. to 11 p. m., and do the chores between times. The prospective applicant for work on the farm is assured that he will have reasonable hours, the best board, and social advantages he cannot expect to en joy in the city. The rural delivery system places the daily papers at the farmer’s door each morning, brings books from the circulating library, and keeps the farmer and his family in touch with the world as closely as the business man and the resident of the city. The wages, all things considered, are as good as those earned by the day laborers in the factories. Altogether, the farmers’ appeal should prove attractive enough to meet a re sponse in keeping with the needs. Chari ty organizations in the city would have less to do next winter if the farmers’ de mands for city help are supplied for the next six months. —Washington Post. A case of modern piracy has just been discovered by the revenue cutter officers who so designate the captain of the ill fated Yera Cruz which, with 417 emigrants, went ashore at Ocracoke Inlet, N. C. The captain has disappeared with about $5,000 belonging to the immigrants and it is believed he ran his vessel ashore at this out of the way point with that end in view. The immigrants were picked up along the coast of Portugal, charged ex orbitaut prices for passage and induced to deposit their savings in the captain’s safe. The Government will waive the head tax of $2 in this case and will sell the thirty five barrels of whale oil, which constituted the cargo of the Vera Cruz, to recompense it for the expense of caring for the immi grants until they reach their destination, New Bedford, Mass. Meanwhile, every effort is being made to apprehend the missing captain. THINKS GORMAN’S CHANCES ARE GOOD. Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, who lias been visiting in New York stop ped in Washington Monday ami talked on the Democratic situation and candi dates for the presidency. Senator Sim mons was positive that Mr. Bryan would not be in control of the next national Democratic convention, and said he has a very high opinion for the chances of Senator Gorman of Maryland. ‘‘l think it highly probable that Mr. Gorman could secure the nomination, ’ said Senator Simmons this morning, “lie is very strong in the South, and I.am sure he is as strong in the North. T do not know about his strength in the \V est. Ido not think Mr. Gorman’s nomination would drive any considerable element in the Democratic party to vote for Mr. Roose velt, for I think Mr. Gorman would unite the party. If there is any man in the party who can carry New York, Mr. Gor man is that man. 1 think he would run as well as Hill or Parker in that state. I think the conservative forces of the Democratic party will control the next Democratic national convention, and not Mr. Bryan. In other words, I believe the Democratic party is in belter con dition, or is getting in better condi tion, than it has been since 1893, to make a fight with prospects of success. I think the next campaign will be conducted along the line of tariff revision, especial ly the reduction of those high schedules which it is supposed increase the combi nations in trade in violation of the pr ncip’es of safe trade.” OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C-, May 35th. Mu. Editor: — A typical sample of the special legislation which characterizes every Congress lias just come to the atten tiou of your correspondent. One Thomas J. Mormau, of Columbus, Ga., enlisted for the Mexican war September Ist, 1847. In December he became involved in a scrape, was tried by court martial in January, 1848, and found guilty of being accessory to murder, sentenced to various penalties including dishonorable dismissal at the close of the war. He subsequently de serted and was absent during January and February, 1848. After the war he deserted his wife and ran away with an other woman, to whom he was never mar ried. Since that time Morman and his wife have both died, but the woman with whom he ran away has secured the pass age by Congress of a bill (Private No. 473) “correcting Merman’s record” so as to make it appear that he was honorably dis charged. Now, the woman referred to applied for a pension and it is feared will secure it. It is more than likely that if the Pension Commissioner refuses the pension, as he will if possible, Congress will pass a special pension bill allowing it. The prevalence of this type of legis lation is well known to every person familiar with Congress and is creating a drain on the Government funds which is appalling. The prospect of a serious conflict be tween Senators Hanna and Foraker grows daily more likely. Senator Foraker has announced that he will urge the passage of a resolution by the Ohio convention expesssiug the wish of the convention that Mr. Roosevelt be the republican nom inee in 1904. Mr. Hanna, on the other baud, has declared that he would oppose such a resolution. Hanna claims that a resolution approving the President’s ad ministration thus far will prove all suffi cient and opposes the State’s committing itself further than that while Mr. Roose velt has still more than a year to serve. It is shrewdly suggested that the junior Senator from Ohio fears that his influence at the White House will completely van ish once Ohio has indorsed the President. Of course, the belief that Mr. Hanna de sires to be a candidate himself in 1904 is also strengthened. The convention, which occurs the fust week in June, will be watched with the keenest interest and a large number of politicians, not only from Ohio but from other States, are preparing to attend. It is believed in Washington that Senator Foraker will win and if he does it will constitute a body blow to the political future of Senator Hanna. Another story which conies from Ohio is received here with much interest is to the effect that Mayor Tom Johnson, of Cleveland, and “Golden Rule” Jones, Mayor of Toledo, will join forces to elect the latter to the Senate to succeed Hanna. Mayor Johnson is in complete control of the Cleveland organization and Jones ought to be able to control the Toledo members of the legislature, so that there is some ground for the democratic hopes. Young Plants Every farmer knows that some plants grow better than itners. Soil may be the same i.id seed may seem the same rat some plants arc weak and ) I hers rirorg. And to. I*s the way with :hikhv-n. I hey are hire young ;' ame food, same 1 .ome, iam; :~rc b ts me gn.w big nd . :o n ; while ethers stay _■ mall and weak. S soft's E; ulsion offers an iry vmv ml of the cliffieulty. I vr •An :-s c ften means tan aiio 1, r t because of lack ; fexd, 1 at !■ c .ii: e the food toes not Led. Scott's Emuk ion really feeds .rid gives the child growing crengdi. \\ hatever the muse of weak ness and failure to grow — Scott’s Emulsion seems to find it and set the matter right. Send for free sample. S'-att St Eownc, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., New York and £1.00; all druggists. Jones has four times been elected Mayor against the strongest opposition and de spite the fact that lie refused to commit himself to any party, declaring that party should cut no figure in municipal politics. The last time he was elected he received 100,000 votes. Secretary Corlelyon, of the Department of Commerce, is not saying much these days but lie is doing a “heap o’ thinking” about Secretary of the Treasury Shaw who has passed along to the new Cabinet member a most difficult aud perplexing problem, that of employing women immi grant inspectors. The six inspectors, who were appointed some time ago at the in stance of certain religions and philan thropic associations, served ninety days and were then dismissed on the recom mendation ot Immigration Commissioner Williams, who did not consider that they performed any useful office. Now, Rev. Josiah Strong, president of the American Institute of Social Service, Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, Miss Sadie America, of the Woman’s Municipal League and National Council of Jewish Women, and Mrs. Florence Kelly, formerly an Illinois factory inspector, have come to Washing ton to secure the reinstatement of the dis charged female inspectors. They called on Secretary Shaw and with a manner that was “childlike and bland” the Secre tary referred them to Secretary Cortelyou, under whose jurisdiction the Bureau of Immigration will be after July. A com mittee of women will descend upon tbe young Cabinet officer with their logic of recrimination and tears. The Department of Justice has located half a million dollars worth of the prop ertv of ex Captain Carter, who is serving a term in the Leavenworth penitentiary for embezzlement from the Government. The Department has been working very quietly in the matter aud this fact was learned without the approval of the offi cials who have the case in charge. Alien tion is now being turned to the Greene and Gaynor property and it is believed that airea ly some clues to their holdings have been secured. When the evidence regarding all the property is secured aud properly prepared, another effort will be made to extradite Green aud Gaynor aud a new trial in the federal courts in Chicago will be commenced, by which it is hoped the Government w ill be able to recover a large portion of its loss from the Carter embezzlement. There is great gratification at the State Department over the news that the per manent treaty between the United States and Cuba has been signed at Havana. This treaty incorporates all the provisions of the Platt amendment. The treaty still remains to be ratified and, although rati fication by the Senate of the United States is certain, there is some question as to the action of the Cuban Senate. The title to the Isle of Pines remains to be settled by a subsequent treaty. The provision which permits the United States to establish naval stations at Guantanamo and Bahia bay are regarded by American officials as the most important provisions of the new convention. The specific location of these stations is not included in the treaty but a selection of the points named has been the outcome of subsequent negotiations. Andther scheme for deluding and prob ably defrauding negroes, an evident out growth of the Hanna ex-slave pension bill, has just come to light. It is a circu lar issued by the “executive committee of the Civil Liberty Party.” The circular begs assistance in destroying partisan slavery among the negroes, in securing the passage of the Hanna bill aud requests the appointment of delegates to attend a mammoth convention of negroes to be held in Cincinnati next May. Strength aud vigor come of good food, duly digested. “Force,” a ready to serve wheat and barley food, adds no burden, but sustains, nourishes, invigorates. . M ORTGAGEE’S SaLE —OF V aluable Real Estate. BY VIRTUE of the powef contained in a mortgage from John Stephen and wife, dated the 23nd day of April, 1895, aud recorded among the Laud Records of Prince George’s county, Maryland, in Liber J. VV. B. No. 33, folio 113, the un dersigned, the Attorney named in said mortgage, will offer at public sale in front of the Court House door in Upper Marl boro’, in said county, on TUESDAY, JUNE I6th, 1903, AT 13 o’clock noon, all that tract of land called “Resurvey of of Thomas and Mary” and "The Mead ows,” aud described in said mortgage by metes and bounds, courses and distances, as containing 137 39 100 acres, more or less, excepting therefrom 39 acres since released, leaving 98ioo ACRES, MORE OR LESS, now offered for sale. This property lies east of the Baltimore and Potomac rail road, being about 300 yards from Ardwick Station, and on the south side of the road from Bladensburg to Annapolis, being distant about 350 yards from the electric road now being constructed between Washington aud Baltimore, aud adjoins the lands now or formerly owned by Messrs. Seri ber, Tubman, Duff, Bowie, Perkins, Roberts, Hamlet and ‘heCeberite Factory The land is high, commands a fine view', and from convenience of loca tion offers excellent advantages for sub division or investment, as the completion of the electric railroad must greatly en hance values in this section. TERMS OF SALE: One fourth cash aud the balance in equal installments of one, two and three years, or all cash as the purchaser may elect; the deferred payments to bear interest from the day of sale and to be secured to the satisfaction of the undersigned. These terms may be modified and a portion of the purchase money may remain on mort gage if deemed advisable. A cash de posit of SIOO will be required at the time of sale. For further particulars apply to PHIL H. TUCK, Attorney named in Mortgage, 207 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Aid. May 22ud, 1903-ts. Have your Job Printing done at The Enquirer. Prices moderate. All Humors Are impure matters which the skin, liver, kidneys and other organs can not take care of without help, there is such an accumulation of them. They litter the whole system. Pimples, boils, eczema and other eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired feeling, bilious turns, fits of indiges tion, dull headaches and many other troubles are due to thorn. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Remove all humors, overcome all )their effects, strengthen, tone and invigorate the whole system. “I had salt rheum on my hands so that I could not work. I took Hood’s Sarsaparilla and it drove out the humor. I continued its use till the sores disappeared.” Mrs. Iba O. Brown, Rumford Falls, Me. Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to cure and keeps the promise. Wanted. A TENANT for the “Goodwood” Farm for the year 1904 Apply to ' Miss AI B. CARTER. Halls, P. G. Co., Aid. May 23, 1803—3 w. School Notice. IMIE Public Schools of Prince George’s . County w ill be closed on FRIDAY, JUNE 12th, 1903, for the summer vacation. By order ofihe Board: FREDERICK SASSCER, May 23 P-'O-i—4w. Secretary. S2O Reward. A REWARD of Twenty Dollars will be paid by the School Commissioners of Prince George’s county for evidence which will convict the person or persons, who broke into School House No. 1. Ox on Hill district, (13th) district, and de stroyed property therein. CHARLES 11. STANLEY, President. Frederick Sassoek, Secretary. May 33, 1903—3 w. Notice. THERE will be a meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Election of Prince George’s county, Aid., in the town of Upper Alarlburo’, Aid , on TUESDAY, JUNE Uth, 1903. for the purpose of appointing Registra tion Officers and transacting the routine business of the Board. By Order of the Board ; R. J. SWANN. President. J. M. T. Martin, Clerk. May 33ud, 1903—4 w. Notice to Creditors. THIS is to give notice that the under signed have obtained from the Or phans’ Court of Prince George’s county Letters of Administration ou the estate of WILLIAM W. WILSON. late of Prince George’s county, deceased. All persons having claims against said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof legally authenticated, on or before the 9lh day of November, 1903; they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment. Given under our hands this Bth day of Alay, 1903. JOSEPH K. WILSON, CHARLES H. STANLEY, Co-administrators of William W. Wilson. May Bth, 1903—1 m. Mortgagee’s Sale —OF — Valuable Real Estate. BY VIRTUE of the power contained in a mortgage from Henry J. Frye, wid ower, dated March 9lh, 1901. aud recorded among the Land Records of Prince George’s county, Maryland, in Liber No. 3, folio 388, the undersigned, tbe Attorney named in said mortgage, w ill offer at pub lic sale in front of the Court House door iu Upper Marlboro’, in said county, ou TUESDAY, JUNE 16th, 1903, AT 11 O’CLOCK A. M., the land described in two contiguous tracts, by metes and bounds, courses and distances, in said mortgage as containing 274 MORE OR LESS. This property is situated in Oxon Hill district of said county, on the public road leading from said Upper Marlboro’ to Broad Creek, about 8 miles from Wash ington, 4 miles from Alexandria Ferry, 7 miles from the B. & O. railroad, (! miles from the electric cars and 3 miles from Oxon Hill, and adjoins the lands now oi formerly owned by Stephen Hall, William B. Bayne, Alary A. Salisbury and John Mcßride. Tin- improvements consist of a DWELLING HOUSE, < m. BARN. CORN HOUSE and necessary out buildings The soil is good and weli adapted to the growth of standard crops aud truck. From convenience of location this property offers an excellent opportu nity for investment, or for any one desir ing to purchase a small place on easy TERMS OF SALE AS FOLLOWS: One-fourth cash and the balance in equal installments of one, two and three years, or all cash as the purchaser may elect; the deferred payments to bear interest from the day of sale aud to be secured to the satisfaction of the undersigned. Those terms may be modified and a portion of the purchase money may remain ou mort gage if deemed advisable. A cash deposit of SSO will be required at the time of sale. For further particulars apply to PHIL. H. TUCK, Attorney named in Mortgage, 307 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Aid. May 32nd, 1903—ts. I MR HORACE S. BIRD, I i 1 —With 1,1 LES REKWAXUER CO., Clotheriers, 12-12 F. r.iil(imore Street Tailors, Near Charles, Furnishers. 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