The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-25
BAYONNE'S BATTLE
Hot Fight Over the Post
mastership Raging at
Washington,
NAIL CARS FOR TROLLEY ROADS
Congressman Fielder Makes a VAL
liable Contribution to the War
Literature of the Country.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. 1S95.-The
fight over the Bayonne post office is rag
ing hotly. There are already a dozen or
more applicants in the field, with several
thousand more people to hear from. The
office pays $500 a year. so that 1t is
we'll worth striving for, and the term OF
the present postmaster will expire on the
oath of next month.
Henry Page, editor of the Bayonne
Herald, was in Washington yesterday
TO see the President. He wants the
place for himself. Ex-Alderman OFar-
rell, another candidate, was also here TO
advance his own interests, and when II
is known that these gentlemen nave
been here a procession of candidates
may be expecterd to follow. The influ-
ence of senator Smith is being sought,
and he said to favor Mr.. Edward Cod
6ard. REPRESENTATIVE Dunn is not
thought to be friendly to Goddard, al
o he will not say definitely where
he stands. AT any rate, it is a pretty
lively fight all around.
Congressman unn said yesterday thai
he had not yet endorsed any one and
would wait until the situation sooied
down a little before he attempted to
make a decision. He may go to Bayonne
to take a look over the ground.
81 have many personal friends in this
fsht,' he said, whom 1 would like to
help and with whom my sympathies are
very strong. Some of them have been
unfortunate and have large families. Mr.
O'Farrell would make a good official, and
so would Joseph P. must,
however, submit my personal views to the
best interests of the public good, and l
have not yet reached a conclusion as to
my final acton. 1 shall be held respon-
sible for the selection, and the disappoint-
ed ones will feel bitter toward me. L
shall therefore try to get the best man,
SO that the people VII be benefited. That
is the whole situation in a nutshell"
rs Senator Smith taking a land in the
fght?'
II do not know. I have not seen him
but feel sure that he IS as anxious as l
am to get the best man for the place..
Mr.. FIELDER'S CONTRIBUTION.
A very interesting centr button to the
war literature of the country has been
brought to light by Repres e~ntative Fled
er of Jersey City. In 1871 Mr.. Fielder
was presented by Gen. N. Norris Hal
stead with a copy of a book edited by
Roger Stevenson of Philadelphia, ard
printed by r. Aitken & Co., Coffey House
Square, London. in 1775. 1t was entitled
military Instructions to Officers" and
was dedicated to Hon George Washing
ton, Esq, Commissioning of the
United American Colonies and a Member
of the House of Delegates" 1t was
filed with minute instructions regarding
the operations of the American army,
and was evidently a clandestine publ
cation, intended only for the knowledge
CT the military forces.
The Secretary of War, through General
Greeley, has acknowledged the recelpt
of this rare and interesting volume, and
This is the earliest work on the sub
ject, in connection with the Continental
troops, that is known in this library, and
It's addition to our professional literature
is fully appreciated" -0x
THE REV. DR.. BALLARD'S MISSION;
Rev. A. E. Ballard, Vice-President Of
the Ocean Grove Assoeiation,. was IN
Washington yesterday, and had an ex-
tended interview with the Postmaster
Mr.. Ballard is here to fight the pro
posed consolidation of the Asbury Park
and Ocean Grove Postotices, an action
partment on the ground Of economy.
The department wants the letters at
Ocean Grove delivered by carriers from
ASDuTy Gdrk, out MI. OdilolA pOiANo "a
that this would cause an endless amount
of trouble and annoyance. The addresses
of visitors at the Grove are not m
ent, so that carriers could not. in a large
number of instances, deliver the letters,
while if the postoffice was continued
people could call for their mail. as they
vaneed by Mr.. Ballard, and the Post
master-Genera will give the facts a
thorough consideration before making
his decision.
MAIL CARS on TROLLEY LINES.
Mr.. Samuel A. Lanning, postmaster at
Bridgeton, has had a conference with the
Postmaster-General with reference TO
superceding the star route system Of de-
1ivering mail in his section-~bye placing
the mail bags on the trolley cars The
department is thoroughly interested in
the proposed change, and viii adopt 1t
If it can be proved to be practical.
It is said that by making the trolley
lines carry the mails the service to the
people in the smaller towns Of Cumber-
land County, such as Millville, Pineland,
etc, can be greatly expedited. The value
Of the change to the 1 trolley il ss You'd
United States mall lines and thus afford
them the protection of Federal power in
PENsIoNs GRANTED.
Pensions have been granted to citizens
of New Jersey. as follows
originalIJaae &C. oh, M MeithameT G,n Sender en-
Edward Blood. Elizabeth, Union.
Increase-Martin Halligan, Perth Am
boy, MiddleSex; DAVID Z. Coleman, MIl-
willie, Cumberland.
Re-issue-Joseph H. Steward, Horners-
town, Ocean: Allen Joyce, Jr., Vincen-
town., Burlington; Mary e. Pogue,
Bridgeton, Cumberland: Henry Williams,
Atlantic City, Atlantic; Patrick Cas-
well, Cream Ridge, Monmouth; James
H. Luckens, Oxford, Warren; Christie
pher Greenwalt. Newark, Essex; Char
fotte NJ. Moore, Paterson, Passaic: Louise
Fremont, West Hoboken, Hudson; Eliza
beth Overland. Warrenville, Somerset.
A~dditiona1-Job Hiles, Millville, Cum
beriand. ~
Restoration-Robert G. Ames, Jersey
City, Hudson.
LITTLE HOPE FOR PUBLIC BUILD
1NGS.
Although Representative Cadnus was
successful IN getting through the House
the bill increasing to $200.0 the limit OF
cost for the Paterson public building, il
is not at all likely that the measure will
pass the Senate. Secretary Carlisle is
very much averse to making any fur,
Their drains upon the already depleted
Treasury.
Senator-elect Sewell was on the fioo1
of the Senate Chamber yesterday. He is
here in the interest of the pooling bill.
WAYNE SOCIAL CLUB.
The Wayne Social Club held one of It.
lively meetings last evening and-trans
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