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Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
WHY THIS SECRECY?
Men Prefer Darkness Rather
than Light.

Why should the members of the Ex-
else Board hold their meetings and
discuss the merits Of the applications
for liquor licenses behind the screens ?
That is what an inquisitive public
wants to know.
This same inquisltive public is given
to thinking bad thoughts and saying
bad things about such matters, and if
the Excise Board regards fairness of
reputation it will hold its meetings
publicly and discuss the applications
in the light of the public sunshine and
before the public eye. 1t may be the
bar-room fashion to do business behind
screen doors and with windows dark
ened, and the Board in their practice
of holding private meetings to discuss
the applications in secret may be con-
sistent with its calling, but it gives the
public chance to ask ugly questions,
as for instance, How much does the
Board bleed the applicants?' is
the granting of the license contingent
upon any assessment for personal re-
muuerationm "How is the Excise
Board paid if the applicants are not
forced to pay them?" These are some
of the questions asked by the public
with much wagging of the head. OF
course it is nobodys business, and nei-
ther the victim nor the victimizar as
entitled to any commiseration what
ever in the whole nefarious business.
There is but one thing to be done,
and this the voters will see to here
after.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
Doubts its Legality.

The Patriot raises the point as to
whether the action of the County
Rum Commission is legal or not. Here
is an editorial in fridays paper:
"There are grave doubts in the
minds of many as to whether the
meeting of the Excise Board on
Wednesday was a legal one. If not
the licenses granted on that day are
null and void and of no effect.
''The point, simply stated, is that the
Board met in regular meeting the
Wednesday before, when Mr.. Kirby,
President of the Board, was not pres
ent. Mr.. Richman, who acted as
President, declared the meeting ad.
journed for one week without the
formality of a motion to that effect.
"This being the case the meeting of
Wednesday last was not regularly
adjourned meeting, nor a meeting
called in conformity with the require
ments of the law. Under these cir
cumstances the members of the Board
were there as individuals only, and
without legal power to act as a Board
and to grant licenses.
"If this view of the case be correct,
and we believe it Is, the only persons
legally authorized to sell liquors in
this city are those who were licenced
in September last"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
PEsHALL FAILS AGAIN.
Judge AchesOn Refuses the
Asked.tOr Writ of HaDeas
COrDus.

PITTsBURG, Aug. 17.--An important
suit was before Judge Acheson, of the
United States Circuit Court to-day, on
petition for a writ of habeas corpus
asking for the release of Jacob Mos
chell, James Hart and Thomas Fallon,
from the State Prison of New jersey.
The prisoners we're connected with
the ballot frauds in the election of
1889.
Judge Acheson said: II cannot see
what this Court has to do with this
case. 1t is now in the Supreme Court
of the United States. Any disposition
of the case of the defendents should
come from that Court. I would like
to know what the Sheriff was to do
with those mep. He could not let
them go free. am strongly of the
opinion the writ should not issue. 1t
was denied by Justice Green. of the
United States Circuit Court, and that
should end it so far as this Court is
concerned"
Mr.. Peshall, attorney for petitioners,
said he desired to file brief and the
Court said, "All right, you can do so
il you wish.n
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25

Self praise is no recommendation
but there are times when one must
permit person to tell the truth about
himself. When what he says is sup
ported by the testimony of others no
reasonable man will doubt his word.
Now, to say that Allcock's Porous
Plasters are the only genuine and re-
liable porous plasters made is not self
praise in the slightest degree. They
have stood the test for over thirty
years, and in proof of their merits it is
only necessary to call attention to the
cures they have effected and to the
voluntary testimonials of those who
have used them.
Beware OF limitations, and do not be
deceived by misrepresentation Ask
for Allcsck's and let no solicitation or
explanation induce you to accept
% cod lw
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
RETALIATION ON CANADA.
The President Claims q Toll OF
20 Cents tor the Use OF tine
.sSOO'' Canal.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-The State
Department yesterday made public
the proclamation of President Harri.
son with reference to the discrimina.
tion in canal tolls by Canada against
vessels passing through the Welland
Canal for United State ports.
The proclamation recites the pro-
visions of the act of Congress, passed
July 26th last, and then directs that
from and after September 1st, 1899
until further notice, toll of twenty
cents per ton be levied, collected and
paid on all freight of whatever kind or
description passing through the st.
Mary's Falls Canal in transit to any
port of the Dominion of Canada,
whether carried in vessels of the
United States or of other nations, and
to that extent I do hereby suspend
from and after said date the right of
free passage through said st. Mary's
Falls Canal of any and all cargoes or
portions of cargoes In transit to Cana.
dian ports.n
The proclamation is dated August
18th, 1892 Accompanying it is the
correspondence on the subject which
passed between the State Department
and Mr.. Herbert, of the British Lee
cation
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
GLAss-BLOWERs' WAGES.
Fhe schedule Of Last Year Agreed
Upon for the Eastern District.

William Kendall, Walter SwindeU
and William Baker. of Baltimore; F.
w. Bennett, of Spring City, Pa, and
John GetsiDger and William Bodine
OF Brl5geton, N. j., a acommittee repre-
senting the Eastern window glass
manufacturers. met J. P. Eberhart. of
Pittsburg, president of the Window
Glass Workers Union, Charles Wfltse,
OF Miliville, N. j., and Charles Kzott.
Joseph Higgins, and Lewis Marks, of
Brldgeton, N. j a committee repre-
sentlng the union, in Parlor c., Con-
tinental Hotel, Philadelphia, Satur.
| day afternoon to agree on a scale of
wages for the coming year.
The conference began at Q O'Clock
and ended at $50 o'clock. The work
ers wanted the old scale renewed.
The manufacturers were disposed to
demand areduction. After several con.
terences between the persons repre-
sentipg the contending interests, an
agreement was arrived at, the old
scale standing. The only changes
made were in rules and usages, which
were unimportant. AS late at SIS
O'Clock, however it looked as if no ag-
reement would be arrived at. Under
the scale ''single-thick" blower can
earn So to Sc per day, all work being
done on the piece system.
A dnt1hIa Ah;olr
to $40 day. In the West blowers have
earned as high as S25 per day. The
gathering boyn receives IS per cent.
OF what the blower makes, SO that IL a
blower earns 5000 in a month the
gathering boy is paid on the basis
OF % per cent. of what he receives.
This is paid by the manufactures, and
not out of the blowers earnings, A
"fattener" receives the average OF
what four blowers receive. If four
blowers get 1926. $40, $3.50, $500 in q
month, these sums are added and
divided by. four and that gives the
Hattener's" wages. Cutters get '26t
cents per hundred feet "single thiok''
and 40 cents ''double Thick
This decision was for the Eastern
district. A similar meeting was
held in Columbus, O., Friday, where
the old scale was adopted.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
KEEP AN OPEN EYE.


publican Success.
Harrison will win hands down.
Secretary Foster is reported to have
said to Camden man several days
ago. The Camden man was glad to
hear it and it set him to thinking. He
thought, like a good many other Re-
publicans, that Harrison will win, but
that 1t will take eternal vigilence to
thwart the tricks of the opposition.
Everybody knows how Blaine came to
lose New York in 1884. Even the
Democrats themselves admit that the
state had gone against Cleveland until
Burchard shot off his mouth and
the country went mad over Rum,
Romanisn and Rebellion The
three RS elected Cleveland and who
knows that he NAV profit over some
such break this Iall. another Morey
forgery being possible, but fortunately
discounted in the case of Garfield.
This is why it is necessary to watch.
There are Burcnards always waiting
to say something, andworse than Pig
got forgers always practicing the
black art of ready letter writing; and
it is always possible that something
said may be distorted into something
that wasn't intended at all.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
NEW JERSEYS CURSE.
Ring Ridden and Rum Polluted

Under the present regime New Jer-
sey bids fair to be the paradise of
criminals and rumsellers. A few years
ago the party then in power gave the
people one of the best county option
laws. The other party made it an is
sue, and went into power. since which
time, as we have shown, Millville. Lam
bertville, and other places where
liquor had not been sold for years have
been invaded. The number of liquor
shops in Elizabeth, N. j., has increased
during the past year from one hun
dred and sixty to two hundred and
eleven. No wonder Father Gessner
the eSenergetic anti.liquorshop Roman
Catholic priest, has been compelled to
take the law into his own hands. On
Sunday week ago he walked into
dozen liquor shops and caught the
proprietors serving beer and whisky
In open defiance of the law. He col
lected evidence enough to convict half
dozen or more. Father Gessner said
he was getting tired of denouncing the
liquor evil from the altar, or appeal
ing to the mayor and City Council to
take steps to uphold the law. He
charges that the authorities knew of
the violations, but are too afraid of
the political power of the rum shops
to do anything to check liquor selling.
From now until after the election it is
to be feared that rumsellers will have
things their own way. New Bruins
wick is in an extremely bad condition.
Professor Cooper, of Rutgers College.
declares there is not saloon in the
city that will not furnish liquor on
Sunday to those who know how to get
in at the back gates.-ChriStian Adp0e
cate
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
NEW JERSEY VETERANS.
Many Posts Will Attend the Ma
tiOnaI Encampmeut.

TRENTON, Aug. 1S.-The reports of
the various Posts of the Department
of New Jersey, Grand Army of the
Republic, for the six months ending
June 80, have just been compiled and
issued by Department commander
Donnelly. The gains in membership
from all sources we're $40, and the
loses 44O, leaving net gain of 70.
The following additional appoint
ments on the staff of the Department
Commander, as aides de-camp, are an
nounced: George Ferguson, Post 81,
Camden; William L Skinner, Post s,
Camden; Thomas Scarlett, Post "a,
Jamesburg; T. II. Andrews, Post lis,
Sparts.
There will be large attendance of
New Jersey veterans at the National
Encampment at Washington in Sep
tember. Over fifty posts have already
made application for quarters during
the encampment.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
ANSEL IRELAN DEAD.
An aged Bridget0nian Passes
Away.

Al sci Irelan, we'll known citi-
zen of the Third Ward, died at bis
home on Atlantic street below Broad
at an early hour Saturday. lie has
been aiing for "A long time with heart
disease and kidney troubles, but has
only been confined to his bed about
week.
Mr.. lrelan was born in the house in
which be died, on July Sd 1916 and
was consequently in the 77th year of
his age.
His father was John Irelap, and his
mother was Mary Davis Irelan, of
Dee1field. Mr.. Irelan was ship car
penter and pump-maker, learning his
trade in this city.
When the gold fever broke out in
40 he, with his brother William and
a number of others, went to California
to the gold fields. He did not remain,
however, and although he went by
the way of Cape Horn. he was only
gone six months.
He remained in Jersey after this un-
til 1866 when he again, with William
Paynter and number of others went
to California travelling overland,
This time he remained out six years,
being employed at his trade of ship
carpenter at the Mare Island Navy
Yard. He was also employed in the
submarine service and assisted in rails
ing the sunken treasure steamer ''The
Golden Gate"
He returned to Bridgeton shortly
afterwards, where he has resided ever
since, following his trade and also en-
gaging in the oyster business. He has
owned several oyster boats. "
He married Elizabeth Ayars, daugh-
ter of Addai Ayars, and sister of the
late railroad conductor, Noah Ayars.
She died three years ago.
His brother William is still living in
California, at the age of 81 years, and
he also has a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Main, residing in Philadelphia.
z His surviving children are Mrs.
Capt. James Garrison, and Mrs. John
Nieukirk, and his only son Ansel of
this city, and Mrs. Joseph Westcott,
of Camden.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25

The first five months of the recipro.
city treaty signed by President Harri-
son with the British West Indies
brought our exports of American pro-
ducts up from $3,S23, sos in the like
five months of 1891 to $3,936, ,912-an'
increase of $l1S214 in the sales of
American merchants and farmers un-
der this one treaty.
That alone means a large addition
to the American weekly payroll as
result of extending the Republican
reciprocity policy.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
A Family OF Fourteen Children.

MAYS LANDING, N. j., Aug. 49,
Joseph Wigglesworth, widower with
nine children, was married to Mrs.
Maggie Ford, widow with five chill.
dren, last night, by Justice Perdue
Mills, at this place. The couple left
on wedding tour to Atlantic City
and other points. 1t Is stated that
both sets of children will be consolida-
ted in one home. Wigglesworth for
merly lived in Gloucester City, where
he was employed in the mills. He is
similarly engaged at this place.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
Your House Panied tor So.

Look out for gang of men travel
ing about the country making contract
for painting roofs. If they offer to
paint yours for $5, or any price, don't
fail to ask them how much the paint
will cost, before you close the con.
tract 1t is in the price of paint where
the fraud exists. Patronize only peo.
pile you know, and then you WON'T be
taken In by these dead beats.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
Aspirants.

Robert Hand and Charles E. Clark
want the Republican nomination for
Sheriff of Cape May comfy, The
Demo cratic candidates are Mayor Ed
muEde, of Cape May; ex Sheriff James
Shoemaker and William T. Chambers
The Republicans will renominate 3D.
mund L. Ross for the Assembly, and
his opponent will be Charles E. Nichols
or Frank Smith.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
Handsome Offices.

The Cumberland Glass Company
has built very large addition to their
store buildings on North Laurel street
which will be devoted entirely to offices
for the company. The room is de-
lightfully airy and light, finished up
in light wood, oiled Freeholder Scull
is building very handsome furniture
which will soon be put In. In the
rear of the offices is large brick vault
for papers and books. The Company
will find their new offices very con-
venient.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
WIN visit Bridgcuon.

Chairman John Kean, Jr., of the
State Republican Executive Commit
tee, anticipates an early visit to Bridge
ton, where he will confer with the Re-
publicans and give them any assis-
tance he can with the support Of the
State Committee, to make this end of
the line give larger Republican major
tiles.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
sheep Raising In Dakota

Is financial success, as is evidenced
by the statements made by prominent
Dakotians in pamphlet just issued
by the Chicago, Milwaukee s. st. Paul
Railway, copy of which will be sent
free upon application to j. H. Hiland,
Genl. Freight Agent, Chicago, H., or
to VIM. Kelly, Jr, Travelling Pass.
Agt., so So. Third Street, Philadel
phia, Pa. ~ If
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
Board OF Registration.

The County Board of Registration
will meet at the Court House on Sat
urday morning next, and appoint the
election officers for the various pre-
cincts throughout the county. recon-
mended by the Chairmen of the Coun-
ty Committees.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
Extension tor shad Fishing.

Fish Warden P att, of Gloucester
county. In his annual report to the
Fish Commissioners, recommends the
extension of the close time in shad
fishing from sunset Saturday to sun
rise Monday morning, in order 10 give
the fish more time to reach the spawn
Ing grounds. He also recommends a
revision and codifcation of the fish
and game laws, Sd that they may be
consistent and understandable.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
August Business of the Mer-
chants and Mechanics

The August meeting of the Mer-
chants and Mechanics Saving Fund
and Building Association was held
Wednesday evening. About $4,000
were sold, the average price being 45
cents. The following is the valuation
Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-08-25

Piles permanently cured; no pain
DIR. Reed 80 3. 10th Street, Philadel
phia. Send for circular. 751y
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1892-01-29
TeleSramV KrajoWe.
OdpOwiedz rzadu chilijskiego ma
ultimatum.
POwod do W0jny zupefnie
usuniety.
EksplOzya dynamitu W Penn
sylyanii.
W sprawie katastrOfy parOsta-
tk0w W New YOrku.
TelesramV KRjoWe'
Prezydent do kOngresu.


Washington, % stycznia.
Prezydent nades}a} do kon'
gresu pismo nastepujace:
DO Senatu i Izby Pos}6w!
,,Przedk}adam niniejszem
dalsza korespcndencya tego
rzadu re rzadem chilijskim,
kt6ra sk}ada sic z noty tutej-
szego pos}a chilijskiego, pana
Montt, do ministra pa1stwa
z dnia % stycznia, odpowie-
dzi tegoz datowanej 81 sty-
cznia, i depeszy cd Egana, ma
szego pos}a W Santiago, kt6ra
zawiera odpowiedz ministra
spraw zewnetrznych, pana
Pereira, ma note pana Blanca
21go b. m., kt6ra to depesze
otrzyma}em 26go b. m.
Mote pana Montta do pana
Blaine datowana % stycznia
doreczono W ministerstwie do
piero dnia 95go, po 12tej W
po}udnie mnie uwiadomiono
o jej nadejsciu dopiero po jej
przet}6maczeniu p6zno popo-
{udniu.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1892-01-29
Piatek, dnia 29 Stycznia 1892 r.

przygnebiajacy ma tamtejszy ch
strajkujacych g6rnikow W ko-
palniach zelaza miedzi. VIA
DE byly bezsilne W obec straj-
ker6w i po}ozenie zmieni}o sic
dopiero wczoraj, kiedy wieczo.
rem general Iona trzema
pu}kami piechoty, kilku dzia.
}ami i oddziaiem konnicy uka,
za1 sic ma miejscu rozruch6w.
strajkerzy wtedy ujrzeli, re
Rad wystepuje groznie. Wczo-
raj wykonali napad na wojska
wys}ane do Bilbao dla przy-
wr6cenia porzadku, a ostatniej
nocy objeli W posiadanie ma
gazyn dynamitu i grozili, re
pope}nia rome gwa}ty, jesli
place i'm ME beda podwyzszo-
ne. Skoro jednak ukaza} sic
general Iona z wojskami,
stracili odwage i najzawzietsi
nawet upadli zupe}nie ma du-
chu. General kr6tko wez}o-
wato oswiadczy} strajkerom,
ze W razie potrzeby wszystkich
powystrzela. Przyby1, azeby Ia
prowadzi6 spok6j i porzadek i
jest zdecydowany polecenie
swe wype}niG bez wzgledu ma
to, lie krwi przytem pop}yuie.
Energiczne iego wystapienie
mia}o skutek pozadany i dzi-
siaj ME by}o zadnych zabu.
rzeli. Strajkerzy aresztowani
zostana stawieni pred sad
wojenny.
Madrut, % stycz.
Minister robot publicznych
oznajmi} d1isiaj W Senacie, re
rad prAyjmie wyzwanie anar-
chist6w ma maj, Powiedzia},
ze dotychczas Rad ogranicza}
sic ma prostem rozpedzaniu
anarchist6w, teraz iednak po-
stanowiF ich zdziesiatkowac.
Z oburzeniem zaprzeczy} twier-
dzeniom, jakoby wojska gdzie-
niegdzies esympatyzowa}y z anar-
chistami.
Australia.
Melbourne, % stycznia.
Rad Victorii uchwali& wy.
znaczyt sumo $4,000 ma wzie-
Gle przez kolonia udzia}u W
wystawie chicagoskiej, iednak-
re pod warunkiem, re wystaw-
cy z Victorii do}acza do tego
$4,000.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1892-01-29
TGlGgTamy Zagraniezns.
MianOwanie kardynafa Ledoch0w-
skiegO prefektem prOpagandy.
Jak na to zapatruja sic W Paryzu
i LOndynie.
WybOry We Wegrzech.
Traktaty handlOWe Francyi Bel
gil.
Zaburzenia W HiSzpanii.
Udziaf Australia W WystaWie chi
cagOSkiej.
Zaburzenia W Hiszpanii.
Watykan.
Rzyna, % stycznia.

Dzisiejszy Times podaje
d}ugi artyku} pochodzacy cd
paryskiego korespondenta W
sprawie mianowania kardyna-
Ia L Ledochowskiego prefektem
propagandy na miejsce s. p.
kardyna}a Simeoniego. Kores.
pondent uwaza to mianowa-
ME "a polityczny wypadek tax
znacznej doniosiosci, re wszy-
.scy dyplomaci zwr6ciG nan po-
winni uwage.
Wedle zdania koresponden-
ia partya kardyna}6w, do kt6-
rel nalezy ks. Led6chowski ME
mysli rozerwauiu jedno$ci
W}och i zada tylko wolnosci
zupefneJ ola Papleza oddanla
uapowr6t Rzymu Watykanowi.
correspondent przypomina,
re kardyna} Led6chowski W
swoim czasie sta} w stosunkach
przyjaznych re rzadem niemie-
ckim. By} niezmiernie cenio-
ny przez cesarzowa Auguste.
Pozniej EASILY stosuuki (Pola-
znaja je dobrze), kt6re te
:yjaz6 zerwa}y zupe}nie.
1marck sta}sie najzacietszym
,giem kardyna1a i wiezi} go
N.ez lat kilka. Po niejakim
czasie podano mu sposobnost
do ujscia Z wiezienia i cd tego
czasu kardyna} mieszka} W
Rzymie. Sfychac teraz, re
Rad niemiecki stara sic obe-
cnie o wzgledy kardyna}a
radby uzy6 jego wp3ywu u
Ojca swietego.
Jednakze kardyna} wcale
przyjacielem Niemiec dotych-
czas ME jest, i wszelkie stara-
MIA rzadu niemieckiego pe}zna
ma niczem. Gdyby on byl mia
nowany prefektem propagandy
"a czas6w Bismarcka, to by}o-
by to by}o wprost wyzwaniem
Niemiec. Bismarck zawsze by}
osobistym wrogiem kardyna-
Ia. Pruskiemu posrednikowi
Schloezerowi utrudnia}a misya
przez Bismarcka mu polecona
okolicznosG, re kardyna} Led6-
chowski mieszka} we Watyka-
ME. Bismarck by} przekona-
nym, re ks. Led6chowski "a
wsze Papiezowi odradza}przyj-
mowa6 propozycye Niemiec i
Ae to on uk1ada} odpowiedzi
ma listy rzqdu niemieckiego do
Papieza.
G}owne zadanie Schloezera
na tenn polegalo, azeby Papie-
"a nak}oni6 do usuniecia kardy-
na}a Led6chowskiego, Schloe,
zer ME szczedzi} stara6 azeby
do tego doprowadziG;; jednakze
Papiez zawsze mu odpowiada},
re Bismarck ma fa4szywe pole
Gle o stanoWlsku kardyna1a
Led6chowskiego. Pewnego
dnia powiedzia} Papiez: Wi
duje tylko rzadko kardyna3a
Led6chowskiego. Dale mi
srady wtedy tylko, gdy go o
ME prosze. Bismarck wystepu-
je przeciw kardyna}owi wiecej
dlatego, IL jest osobistym jego
nieprzyjacielem,, anizeli dlate-
go, re kardyna} Led6chowski
jest przeciwnikiem jego poll
tyki. I ksiaze Bismarck chce,