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Evening star., 1897-05-11
ADOPTING NEW METHODS.
Engineer Commissioner ReOrranfxe,
the Surface Division of His Once

Engineer COmmf ssiOner RcorranSxaS
the Surface Division of His ORce.
Engineer Commissioner Black effected a
reorganization of the surface division of
the engineer department today While
there is but one change, and that a trans
Ter, there are numerous details which
have been worked out into tangible form.
which places the entire department on q
better basis than ever before. Computing
Engineer Bailey changes Places with Engi-
neer c. B. Hunt, in charge of bridges, and
the latter assumes the office of co:nput-
ing engineer.
But the most important change. the one
which will be welcomed by the property
owner, Is the separation of the several de-
partments and the separate responsibilities
the head of each enjoys. Under this new
tape HERETOFORE incident to the answering
OF single complaint is obviated, and a
complaining property owner may find re-
dress at once.
Division No. is hereafter to be known
as department of construction and repair
OF pavements and Engineer C. B. Hunt is
the officer In charge. All complaints. ap-
plications or other matters affecting this
branch of the service come directly to him
He is held responsible for the proper con-
duct OF the office, and reports to Captain
Beach, the engineer officer exercising the
entire supervision of the surface depart
ment.
Division No. 2 is to be known as the
department Of alley and sidewalk pave
ments. ard Captain H. NJ. Moss is placed
in charge, with all the responsibilities in
cident to the head of a department
Division No. is now called department
OF repair and maintenance ofrcounty roads,
and Mr.. George N. Beall remains at it's
head. as heretofore.
With these changes the entire surface
department Is placed upon a substantial
ioottng, and an organization effected which
It is believed. will greatly enhance tlne
emclency CT the department.
Evening star., 1897-05-11

Samuel Wells yesterday drove q horse
across the. Intersection of 7th street and
PEI Dsylvania avenue at q gait faster than
walk. Fer SO doing he paid 50 today in
the Police Court.
Evening star., 1897-05-11

THAI TIRED, LANGUID FEELING and dull
headache is very disGgreeable. Take two Of Car
ter's Little Liver Pills before retiring. and you
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petixer and invigorator. Used now over the whole
civilized world Try it. Ask for the genuine
article, manufactured by DR.. ]. G. B. SINGERT &
SONS.
Evening star., 1897-05-11
Black Goods.

NOVELTIES IN BLACK GOODS
4o-inch All-wool Black Batiste,
feather weight,
Special, 3Sc.
45-Inch Imported All-wool and
Silk Batiste,
Special, 49c.
42-inch Silk and Wool Sublime;
same as Lansdowne-
Special, 75c.
45-inch all-wool Imported Grena-
dimes; six different patterns of the
most choice designs; very swell.
Special, 49c.
42-inch Imported Etamine; very
sheer; will make very handsome
costume
Special, soc.
ALL NAIL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
ATTENTION.
Evening star., 1897-05-11

Mary Ware, a young colored woman, who
lives at No. 1910 7th street southeast, waz
taken sick on the street near 9Th and d
streets foutheast last night. The patrol
wagon was called and she was sent home.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28
legislative Manual.

Fitzgerald's Legislative Manuals for
1897, was issued this week. This year the
manual is larger than in former years and
contains much additional valuable infor-
nation. Mr.. Thomas F. Fitzgerald, the
compiler and publisher, is the veteran
newspaper correspondent among the large
list of newspaper men working in the New
Jersey Legislature. For many years he has
published the manual, and it has come to
be an absolute necessity to the lawmakers.
This year, in addition to the biographical
sketches of the state officials, judiciary and
members of the legislature, it contains Gov.
Griggs' message, the appropriation bill for
1897 and complete election returns to date.
The price is 81.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

The most expensive book ever published
is the ofhcia, history of the rebellion, ISSUED
by the Government of the United States. at
a cost, up to date, OF 1884. 1928. 1t is stated
that at least three years longer and an ap-
preparation of perhaps $500, 900 will be re-
quired to complete the work, so that the
total cost will reach nearly 100000. 1t
will consist of 1l2 volumes, including an
index and an atlas. Each volume will,
therefore, cost an average of SIG, 7s5, which,
it is said, exceeds the cost of any other
book of the kind ever issued. The atlas is
sold for S22 and the remainder of the
edition at prices ranging from fifty to ninety
ceots volume. Only II 1874 volumes have
been sold, for total of $60,154.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

The subject matter of the resolutions in
troduced by Freeholder Hannold at the
last meeting of the Board, are worthy oil
more than passing thought. We have seen
the statement in print that these resola-
tions eminated from secret order--Amer-
lean Mechanics. We have reason to know
that such is not the fact, but that one of
our citizens, whose patriotic sentiments are
attested BY years OF frugality and labor for
good and economical government, as well as
right public and private conducts the auth
orofthe idea of preserving these evidences of
our early history and later evidences Of the
sacrifices of his fellow countonians in the
struggle to maintain the Union Of States.
The subject is one that grows in favor the
more we ponder it, and such, mo doub: will
be the result of further Investigation By the
Board.
This step will naturally leadlto the organ
ization of a county historical society, and
the development Of a rich mine Of historic
iacis that no doubt exists here needing only
the incentive Of organization to bring It
forth to ilIumiue and make more COM
piete the pages Of the history Of New Jer-
sey.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

The New York Tribune no longer at
tempts to pretend that every thing has been
lovely since November Sd but thus depicts
the results of McKinley's election =
At no moment within the memory of
the present generation has the number of
unemployed in this city been SO large as
just no, and never before has the strain on
public and private charity been SO severe
as during this Winter season-that is to
say, the classes who may be regarded as
within facile reach of philanthropic relief
who are the sufferes but those who NAV be
described as professional men, the clerks,
the statesmen, the architects and the liter
airy men. Few, save the clergy and the
physicians, have any idea OF the extent to
which privation and actual want prevail
among these victims of the bad times
The same story comes from all parts of
the country. Its enormous wealth is in a
few hands, while multitudes are on the
brink of starvation. The people were
humbugged, frightened, bribed and cheated
last Fall into endorsing the system which
has brought about this condition of things,
and there is no prospect of immediate
relief.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

FROM his experience as member of As
sembly, Senate and Governor, Governor
Griggs should speak advisedly when he
advises a session of the legislature in eyerv
two years.
But his argument is not the strongest
when he urges the cost of the session and
the multiplicity of laws as reason for in
Permitting the sessions,
Ii there are too many laws passed it is
because there are too many asked for and
too many approved and there will be as
many asked for and approved at a
biennial as at two annual sessions.
The cost Of the session is not to be CON-
sidered, if there is any necessity for it, any
more than is the cost of the Judiciary or
the salary of the executive.
The value Of an annual session of the
Legislature is the close responsibility to
the people in which the Legislators are
held; and the quick references of his acts
to the popular criticism and Judgment
OF course. it is possible for legislature
to make provision fer the government Of
the State during two years recess, bat it
is very questionable whether greater evils
will not grow up under this longer lease Of
unrestrained power than now comes from
annual sessions Of the legislature
Every element of British liberty was
won when parliament forced the king to
call annual sessions, even though parIia-
ment, like our legislatures, legislated too
much. True American.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

The Ledger's Trenton correspondent, on
Monday, makes this statement as to our
States finances -
State Comptroller Hancock, together
with the Governor, views with some alarm
the insistments that are to be made in the
Appropriation bill. Road Commissioner
Budd wants more money for stone roads !:
the State Board of Agriculture asked to
have the Tuberculosis Commission appro-
priation doubled. and bill is being pre.
pared to build new Normal school. The
state Reformatory at Railway and the
Morris Plains Hospital need more money to
complete these structures, and Senator
Ketcham will introduce bill for a large
appropriation to the Newark Armory, This
latter measure will be fought by the farm
ers, who think that the State has enough
military protection, aud that it there is
money to appropriate for such cause that
it had better be expended for the imme-
diate nse of the whole people in the bull
ing of good roads. In addition to these
demands, the State is likely to lose a
quarter of million of its income if the
Equal Taxation bill passes"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

We quote few lines from the annual
report of Comptroller Roberts. of the State
of New York, on the subject of the Inner
itance Tax law, in which he urges an in
crease in that tax. He shows for example,
that if the inheritance tax law were com
prehensive as it ought to be, the estate of
Jay Gould, which during Gould's lifetime
paid taxes on 100000 and on his death
turned out TO be worth $50 ,000, 900, would
have contributed to the State Treasury
several millions of good American
money! And who will say" the Comp
troller adds, that any law that will divert
to the peoples treasury part of the mil
lions upon millions of American money
now going to Europe to bolster up an effete
and decaying nobility is not a wise and
judicious one ?" In order to make the law
comprehensive he suggests tax of per
cent on estates of 81 900, 600 and less than
100000; of 10 per cent. on estates of
more than So 100000 and less than $1,000.
600, and of Is per cent. on estates of So
100000 and over. If such tax had been
leyied during the past four years, the State
Treasury would be nearly $40 600 900
richer than it is.
How just this exaction would be, Mr..
Roberts LUMINOSITY shows in these words.
The Government throws its strong arm
around the capitalist in the shape of pro-
tective tariff {; it gives the inventor exclu-
sive rights in the way of a patent covering
a long series of years; it gives him and his
friends special privileges in the shape of
a corporation charter, whereby they COM
bine large amounts of capital, and thus
conduct vastly more successful business
than they could If acting individually; it
gives them the right of eminent domain. by
which they overrun the interests of the in
dlvidnal. whether he like it or not; it
grants them limited liability as members
OF the corporation; it permits them to issue
bonds and borrow money on them for long
periods, something an individual cannot do:
it protects them in their corporate rights by
the strong arm Of the civil military law: it
protects the lawyer, the doctor and other
professional men from uneducated and nm
skilled competitor, by requiring thorough
course OF study and qualifying examina-
tionn
Now it will be in order for somebody to
rise mp and brand Comptroller Roberts an
F." Anarchist" ETC., etc.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28
General Markets.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.-Flour dull winter
superfine, $2.7503; do. EXTRA SO. 1905. 40; Penn
sylvania roller, clear, 81 254 40 do do, straight
81 45G460; western winter, clear, $4.25(04 40
city mills, extra, S325@3.50. Rye -four dull
choice Pennsylvania, $!75 per barrel Buck
wheat -four moderate at $1.2591. 40 per 100 lbs
Wheat weak ;spotS8 aSsl &C.; January ,sS@S81zc
February, So g89lac. March, S9@8915c.; April
90t@9011c.; Pennsy wanna No. 2 and Delaware
No. 2 red, spot 93g94c. Corn steady No 2
mixed, spot,251a 925A. do. january, 2514(025Ac.
do. February, 2554 9eic.; do. March, 2614(0261zc.
do. April, 1874 027c. Oats weaker; No 2 white,
spot, 23(9251ac.; do January, 23t@231zc. do.
February, 231at@24c. do. March, 23115 024c. do.
April, S312'924c. Hay weak; choice timothy,
s14.50@15 for large bales. Beef quiet; beef hams,
lS01s.5O; family, $lO.50@l1. Pork dull, smoked
hams, 915@l1c Lard weak; western steamed,
s4.15 Butter strong western creamery, 100
2Oc.; do. factory, ND14c.; Elgins, 20c; imita-
ton creamery, HOLE; New York dairy, 100
l5c. do creamery, 139I9c prints, fancy, job
bing at 22@25c.; do. extra, prints, wholesale,
2lc. low and medium grades, 12t@l4c. Cheese
quiet; large, s01liac; small, Sj@I1s4c.; part
Skins, 5000; full SKINS 9315c. Eggs steady !;
New York and Pennsy lvania, III (g1Sc. western
fresh I2(OISc.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

NEW YORK, Jan %. The reorganization
committee Of the Union Pacific road makes
the formal statement to bond and stock
holders, that an agreement with the United
States government having been reached,
steps have been taken to proceed promptly
with reorganization. No modification OF
Pacific sinking fund bonds and Kansas
Pacific consolidated bonds, may have to
be offered somewhat smaller allotment
in the new arst mortgage bonds against
Increased allotment Of preferred stock.
The committee deems it prudent to post
pone the formal declaration as to when
the plans will become operative until its
arran cement with tho q liteI States gov
eminent is carried into Haal effect
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28
Princess Chimay and Her Gypsy Quarrel.

ET1nceBA~ CH1AAAAy anu AeF gypsy AuarFoAs
LONDON, Jan pa Vienna dispatch to
The Daily Mail says that telegram just
received from Milan announces that the
Princess de Chimay, formerly of Detroit,
and Janis Rigo the Hungarian gypsy
musician, who recently eloped with her,
have quarreled violently. The screams of
rage fron the Princess de Chimay and the
forcible language of Rigo disturbed the
residents of the hotel where the two were
stopping, and they complained to the
landlord because of the noise occasioned
by these outbursts of passion. At the end
of one of these quarrels the Princess de
Chimay packed her trunk and quilted the
hotel, leaving at once for Monte Carlo.
She paid her own bill, but left Rigo' bill
unsettled. Rlgo Is said to be in an awk-
ward position since the departure Of the
princess, for he is without funds, and has
no Immediate prospects Of securing EN-
r,IoutroY,f
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28
The Mortality Of Seals.

WASHINGTON, Jan. g. -David s. Jor-
dan, commissioner in charge of the FUR
seal Investigations for 1896, in his report
to the secretary of the treasury. makes a
close estimate of the seals of all classes at
one time or another on the Pribilof ISL
ands during the last summer, and finds
the number to have been about 440, coo, of
which over $1,000 died on or about the
islands during the same period. Of the
total mortality pelagic sealing accounts
for 90. 898, and about $1,000 pups died Of
starvation or trampling.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

The silver Democratic State committee
of Alabama, after discussion as to whether
Gold Democrats should be permitted to
take part in the regular" primaries, res
olved to. Invite all associations, /"
with the understanding that those partici-
pating in the primaries pledge themselves
to support the nominees, whether local,
state or national. The Question of allow
lug negroes to vote at the primaries was
left to the committee in each county.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28
THE VENEZUELAN QUESTION.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer
Na1nad as COmmissionera

Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer
Named as Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. Chief Justice
Melville w. Fuller and Associate Justice
David J. Brewer, have been nominated as
commissioners to serve on the arbitrai
tribunal appointed to determine the boun-
dairy line between Venezuela and British
Guiana. The supreme court at formal
meeting has officially agreed upon these
selections The nomination of Chief JUS
tice Fuller was made subject of the APP
proval of Venezuela.
While the formal assent of King Oscar
to serve as the fifth arbitrator has not
been given, 1t is understood that an inti-
nation has been received that he will ac-
cept. All indications point to the nomi-
nation by the British high court of Sir
Charles Russell and Sir Franklin Lock
wood as the two members to be chosen by
that body to complete the tribunal.
The actual signing Of the treaty will oc-
cur within a few days. The necessity for
haste has been averted by the fact that a
special session of the Venezuelan con-
gress was not called That body will not
convene until Feb. 90 The next steamer
for La Guayra will sail Feb. 2, and will
take the treaty to Caracas.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28
Still Lower Prices for Manure

at SIX per ton, and old manure at 81 rs q ton.
payable by note in baDk Oct 1, 1897, without
inRfest At all points south of Franklinville
Mo1roeyille, and Point Airy, 10 cents per ton
additional will be charged
lNfteen cents per ton discount from the above
prices will be allowed for prompt cash All
m nure to be settled for in thirty days after ship
ment, either by cash or note.
Orders viii be received by O. T. Molony. sales
aAent Woodbury., n. j.; B. A. Headley, Swedes-
horo. a; J: for swedesboro and Salem branch, Or
By Geo. M. Wells cur general collecting agent who
will be at the Molony building. Wood6urv,
every Thursday, until 100 ID the Afternoon,
and viii attend at any time TO matters Of i'm
portance in connection with tho business of this
company at any point ia South Jersey.
NEW YORK HORSE MANURE
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY:
lVSzot Il. Nanhr1nt, Pres
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

One of the prizes for virtue annually
awarded in France by the academy has
been given 10 Miss Hocalt in recognition
of her mission work in the slums of Paris
peculiar feature is that the lady is the
daughter of Wesleyan minister. a demon
ination that is not looked upon with much
faver in Catholic France.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28
Live Stock Markets..

NEW York, Jan. q. Beeves dull; steers
10000. lower; rough stock weak native steers,
$3.9094.85; stays and oxen, $3.50 94.25; bulls,
s2.5OG3.4 40; dry COWS, $1.65 03.25. Calves active
firm; veals, s5(97.75; barnyard calves s3G33 711zz
poor westerns, So. Sheep steady; lambs very
dull and lower; sheep, $2(94.25; Lambs $4.6214(@
sos; very choice, s5.70,G5.75. Hogs steady at
$3.70t94.10.
EAST LIBERTY. Pa, Jan. 27.-Cattle steady !;
prime, $4.8oCG5 feeders, $4,000; bulls stays
and COWS, $293.6O. Hogs slow and lower; best
medium weight, s3.65@3.7O; common to fair,
s3.6O03.65; heavy, $3.30t@3.45 roughs, s2@3.
Sheep steady; prime. $40D410; common, $2.5OG
$40; choice lambs, s49095. 10; common to good,
t3.75(0475; veal calves, $65G07.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

The Governor of Arkansas was an officer
in the Union army, and now Kansas has
elected a Conf, derate Brigadier to the
United States Senate The whirligig of
time has pretty effectually obliterated DO
litical traces of the civil war in that section
of the country.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

To enquire into the alleged extravaganza
of the Mercer County Chosen Freeholders
in the construction of stone roads, is the
duty of commission appointed by the
Mercer courts on Monday. The mountain
of county bonds that are the result of the
stone road craze, is turning sentiment in
the opposite direction.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

BELLEvILLE, Mich, Jan 27-Word has
Just reached here that house and barn
about four miles south of Belleville was
destroyed by fire yesterday, and Miss
Anna Vandawater and two children,a boy
aged years and a girl of "A, were burned
to death The fire is thought to have been
started from a defective chimney. The
bodies of the three victims were burned
beyond recognition.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

= AAA~sAA - 0N%a0 @@A~
for Canton last
night. The Chicago
fnancier, who has
been offered the
portfolio of tn 9
treasury, went in
answer to g tele-
gram from Presi-
dent-elect McKin-
ley asking him to
come to Canton.
Having made a Dip
lomatic tender of
the secretaryship Of
the treasury to him,
Mr.. Mckinley natu-
rally wishes to dis
cuss with him mat
49,. - -.1ls1
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

Congress last Saturday passed los
private pension bills in 50 minutes When
it is remembered that all these bills are to
grant claims that have failed to meet the
requirements of the Pension Bureau, the
activity of Congress to override wholesome
requirements is surprising.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

The Republican organs are still exhortiDg
the people to have more confidence. In
this wicked world the person who iiss too
much confidence usually comes to grief.
For instance, there is the case of the Demo
Gratis who voted for Mckinley.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

Reports from Chicago state that l2OO0
f.milies-6O 600 people are on the verge of
starvation in that city. And the people of
Kansas are using corn for fuel, and there
are acres of potatoes in the South still I'M
dug, because there is no market for them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28
Assaultad bx a Negro.

FULTON, KY, Jan. 28.-Miss Lula Car
yer, II years old, daughter of a prominent
farmer, was choked into insensibility and
outraged yesterday by a negro. Parties
are out securing the country, and it is be-
lieved that the negro may be caught
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-28

The scheme that the Republicans are
Matching to substitute three Commissioners
for the present Boards of Chosen Free
holders, will not apply to this county if
passed in its present form.