Gloucester County Democrat., 1892-03-31
DoINGs IN NEW JERSEY

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AsBURY PARK, March SO.-The new
steel ship Windermere, which went
ashore several days ago at Deal Beach,
started yesterday in tow for New York,
where she will go into the dry dock and
be repaired.
CAPE May, March 24. - Cape May
Point borough council declared the
treasurer's Office vacant by the removal
of Edward Markley. 8lr. Markley says
he will not give up the Office. The
courts will be called upon to settle the
difficulty.
TRENTON, N. j., March 90 Work has
been suspended on the Kishpaugh iron
mines, near Danville, Warren county.
The cause Of the suspension is the I'M
settled condition of the iron market.
This mine has always been considered
prosperous. Several hundred miners are
thrown out Of work and many Of them
are moving away.
JERSEY CITY, March 29.-The Cleve-
land Democrats, who have headquarters
at Taylor's hotel, and who have been
canyassing the state for several weeks
in favor of the nomination of Grover
Cleveland for president, issued an ad-
dress yesterday to the Democratic voters,
calling upon them to organize against
the Albeit wing Of the Democracy,
which is pledged to support Hill
AsBURY PARK, N. j., March 2s.-A
heavy wind and rainstorm with snow
squalls prevailed along the coast yester-
day. The beach was badly cut out.
Telegraph and telephone wires are work
ing badly. No wrecks are reported,
although the wind blows strongly ON
shore. The ship Windermere moved 100
yards. Her nose points almost straight
off shore. Merritts men say they will
float her off some day this week.
ssFASrEx. N. j., March s5. 5.+G&orgh
Shepard Page, of this place, who was
taken to the insane asylum at Morris
Plains (N. " on Monday. died Saturday
OF paresis, aged So He was million
aire and was web known in Wall street,
where he had an office. He was an
active and aggressive temperance
worker in Morris and Union counties.
About three weeks ago he began to act
strangely. imagining that all food given
him was poisoned.
MoRRIsTowN, N. J., March 29.-The
Newark annual conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church VIII begin its
annual session here tomorrow morning,
and continue its deliberations for u
week. Bishop Thomas Bowman. of
st. Louis, No, will be the presid-
ing officer Bishop Bowman is the old
est ofEhe board Of bishops. Many inn
port charges viii change pastors. A
presiding elder of the jersey City dis
trict will be appointed by the bishop.
BoRDENTowN, N. J., March 2s.-The
Republicans have nominated the fol
lowing ticket to be voted for at the
charter election on Monday, April II:
Recorder, Charles Garwood; assessor,
Henry Ford; Collector, Fred J. Potter;
councilmen, First ward, Charles Feni-
more; Second, Robert T. Bantle; Third.
Philip J. Brakeley; commissioners of
appeal, Samuel Garrison, George F.
Deacon, William A. Shreve; constable,
George Quigley; harDor master, James
Parent.
AsBURY PARK, n. j., March 90
Abram Schlossbach, a merchant of West
Asbury Park, has instituted suit to re-
cover $10,0 900 damages from Simon
Levy, a wealthy designer, Of Seabright.
In 1887 Levy's store was robbed of
nearly $1,000 worth Of goods, and a
month ago SchlOssbach was arrested.
charged with being the thief. When
the case came before the court it was
dismissed. Schlossbach claims that his
arrest has impaired his standing in the
commercial world, hence the suit.
TRENTON, March 28.-Careful inves-
tigation has revealed the fact that a
large number of influential LAWYERS to
the state Of New Jersey believe that the
great Reading coal combination may be
prevented from going into operation
and its purpose entirely defeated. The
reason given for this is because Gov
.ernor Albeit has no right to sign as
semDly bill 40, legalizing the big rail
road deal, however much he NAV wish
to do SO. The governor neglect to sign
the bin within five days after its pas
sage, it is said, makes it imperative.
TRENTON, March 30.-The Legislative
committee Of the State League Of Build
ing and Loan associations was before the
governor yesterday. The governor heard
the arguments Of the committee in favor
of the Potts amendments to themecllan-
les lien law. He WAS particular to ask
as to the feeling of the labor organiZa-
tions on the amendments He was as
sured that it was acceptable to the State
Federation Of Labor, and acceptable to
the 70, 600 members of the building and
loan associations in the state. He prom
ised the committee that he would sign
the bill, and kept that promise by plac-
ing his approving signature to the bill
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TRENTON, N. j., March 31.-Supreme
Court Judge Werts has granted a writ
Of mandamus to John II. SNYDER Of
Orange, which win bring before the
supreme court for review the act under
which the state board of taxation now
operates, for the purpose of testing its
resented by Leon Albeit, .Jr. During
the present year Mr.. Snyder declined to
pay bis tax to the collector of Orange
until certain deductions have been made
for debts. The matter was taken before
the state board of taxation, and after
hearing arguments they ordered the
debts to be deducted from the bill
After the decision was rendered the
collector Of Orange applied to nave it re-
opened, but the state board refused the
application. Snyder then offered to pay
the tax, but the collector refused to re-
ceive it, and still refuses. The assess
ment is Of course a lien on Snyders prop
erry. which he wants removed, and his
only remedy was to compel the collector
TO accept the money. The matter will
be argued at the next term of the SUI
preine court. The collector acted by ad-
vice OF the authorities Of Orange, and the
constitutionality Of the tax act and the
board to interfere with local authorities
viii probably be called in question at
the argument.