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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-22
From Camp Thomas.


A letter from J.. Paul Jameson of this
city, now with the Twelfth New York
Volunteers at Camp Thomas, Chick
amauga Park, Ca, received by CHRoN-
1cLE representative Wednesday gives the
following day schedule of camp duty,
which is probably the same as that OBJ
served in other camps, and other notes
of camp life:
cat 4.30 a. M, reveille; 4. 45, assembly
for morning roll CALL 500, breakfast;
$50, fatigue or police duty and sick call;
5.45, recall from police; 6.15, inspection
of tents, grounds, etc.; $50, drill; 5 40,
assembly from drill; $50 guard mount;
$50, assembly for guard; 11.30, first
sergeants' call; 12 M, dinner; /. 80 p. M,
satigue or police; 1.30, assembly for
fchool; 3 90, drill; 500, recall from drill;
5.45, supper; 600, parade (retreat is
sounded on on parade); $50, tattoo; 8.45,
assembly for tattoo; 900, taps. Between
fix their tents, which accommodate two
for convenience in march.
in barrels from big spring five miles
away and is all boiled before drinking.
Twenty cases of typhoid fever are in the
hospital now from drinking the water.
At the Y. M. G. A. tent we get writing
material and all sorts of good reading
matter and have meetings every Sunday
and through the week. Our regiment
has been practieing eight and nine mile
marches so as to be ready to do up
Porto Rico.
A Letter from the BattIeship Indiana.
The following letter was received by
Miss Kate Mason of this city, sister of
Edward Mason, stoker on the battleship
indiana
On BOARD BATTLEsHIP INDIANA,
SANTIAGO, July 5. 1898.
DEAR SISTER:
We had fight on the 3rd of July; about
9. 40 a. M we saw the Spanish fleet COM
ing out of the harbor and then the fun
began and lasted for about fifty-five
minutes, and when the smoke cleared
away we could see three ships afre on
the beach You ought to have heard
the cheers; all went wild. The report is
about 1900 killed and wounded, and
there may be more. Well, we have
revenged the Maine. They fought hard,
but they couldn't hit a flock Of barns.
We had some prisoners on board and they
were sight to see, some were badly
wounded We were waiting for that
fight and we got it at last We were
hit once We disabled one ship and two
torpedo boats There was a hot time on
the Indiana and every one is happy over
it. They talk about the Manila fight,
why it wasn't in it with this. Cervera
was brave man to come out and show
himself, but he did not last long. We
had bombardment last night and we
were struck on the quarter deck. A
mortar shell tore through the deck and
set her on fire; the damage was slight.
That was the first one that did any
damage. These are the ships that were
in the battle: The Indiana, Oregon,
Iowa, Texas and the Brooklyn and the
small gunboat Gloucester The New
York came up when the battle was over.
EDWARD J MASON,
Stoker, u s. s. Indiana.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-22

Robert H. McCurdy and Stiner Bros.
have presented to the local fire depart
ment $50 and S25 respectively in appre-
citation Of services at recent fires
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
WORK OF AN
INCENDIARY.
Attempt Made to Burn
Prairie Ave. House.
KEROSENE OIL EMPLOYED.
A Lighted Candle Was SO Places as
to Set II on Fire.
KEROSENE OIL EMPLOYED.
VERY FORTUNATE DISCOVERY.

An atte mpt to burn the 2 2H story houss
6l0 Prairie avenue was unsuccessful at
midnight last night because of the watch
fuluess of Policeman Jones Of the Fifth
station squad. The premises are occupied
on the ground floor by Charles Briggs AZ
a grocery store. while the upper part is
occupied as dwelling by James Allen
and family. Groceryman Briggs leaves
q kerosene lamp burning in his store
during the night, and at O'Clock last
evening when the policeman first tried
the door 10 the store sveything was In sts
customary order.
On his second round at i2 :25 o'clock he
found tie back door open. Going inside
lie was somewhat startled TO see rather
elaborate arrangements for burning tho
house. Two boards had been placed near
the oil tank, and close beside them was =
burning candle. The floor was covered
with Kerosene. and lign tcom bustilhe ma
terial waI scattered about and near the
burning candle, which did not have
much To burn bsfore it would be In touch
with tie Kerosene and other intainabls
stuff.
The car die was snuffed out and then
the policeman informed the Allen fam
IL up stairs how near, they came 10 being
burned out o house and home. Mr.. briggs
was also informed of the condition Of
things on his premises, but no explanation
Of how the basement came to be in such
q condition could be obtained. Mr..
Briggs WAS unable to account for tire
startling situation, and the Allen family
had not henrd any scound Of any one on
the lower floor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
THREE HEARINGS
Held at the State House by Legisla-
tive Committees.
Birds, Fences and Proportional Repre-
sentaiion the Subjects.

The committee on judiciary of the Senate
gave hearing at 10 o'clock this morning, at
the State House, TO all persons interested in
the acts in amendment of section o, chapter
l2, general laws, which relates TO birds. The
act provides that owners and occupants OF
land may not only have the right to snare
birds them selves, ut seasons when the killing
Of birds is not prohibited. but may grant per-
mission To do soto otherspersons.
The passage OF the bill was strongly sup
ported by Senator Kenyon of Richmond; I;
John L. Kenyon, of Wyoming. and DIR. A. W.
Colvin of Phenix. Those who spoke i'm oppo-
sition TO the bill were Senator Reiner of
North Providence. representing the Rhode
Island Game Association; samuel Plaisted Of
Johnston; j. k. Tower, PawtuclSet; Il. A.
Peckham, Providence: Samuel s. Eldrid,
Wakefield: City Clerk Roberts of Pawtucket
and Mrs. Henry 4. Grant, Jr., secretary Of
the Audubon Society.
The same committee also gave n public
hearing on the actin amendment sof section
/, chapter i26. general laws. which relates TO
fences, or rather was ready to give a hearing,
but there was nobody to speak either for or
against the bill, which provides that every
barbed-wire fence shall have a top rail of
wood as a protection. The hearing was dis
continued.
The committee on social legislation of the
House of Representatives gave hearing TO all
persons interested in an act, entitled ''an act
10 elect Boards of Aldermen by proportional
representation, in the hail OF the House of
Represen tatiyes mt 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The bill was introduced In the House at the
present session bv DIR. Garvin of Cumber-
land, and its title thoroughly explains what
its enactment would bring about.
The main speaker in favor of the bill WAS,
OF course, Representative l.. r. q. Garvin, the
father Of tie bill. and the others were Rev.
Anna Gsrlin Spencer, Hon. Nathan W. Little
field, Arnold Green, Edward G. Pierce and
Robert Greene.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
On the Good Government
Ticket Filed.
ONLY TWOIN THE CONTEST
Isaac Hahn Will BE Colonel Studley's
Sole Opponent.
LICENSE WILL BE VOTED ON.

Secretary of State Bennett and his staff
remained ut the State Houss until IL
o'clook last night. in order to facilitate
the filing OF certificates of nom ination, ac-
corGins to law, and large numbe were
received. Some interest WAS manifested
In the matter OF the Good Government
ticket, which was filed at 1880 O'Clock,
which leaves the contest between j. Ed
ward Studley, Republican, and Isaac
Hahn, silver Democrat, and there is no
doubt of the result
The Democratic city assembly ticket
was filed during the evening by John III.
Mcguire, Thomas +. West James 4. Low
EFT and Frank Connolly, and there was no
change whatever in the order of the nom
nations AS made Dy the city convention,
but for senator the name of Isaac Hahn
was substituted Tor that Of Oscar Lap
ham, who declined to serve. Hon. Viii
liam y. Bsker Also declined to he can
didatv, and his placs as first representa-
tive will be filled by somebody else some
time today or or tomorrow.
1t is finally settled that the question OF
license or no-liooL 50 will be on tho ballots
for tie city election, the names to the
several petitions reaching beynnd the re-
quired ten per tentum OF the vote cost for
general officers iust spriDR, and this will
serve to complicate matters, not so much
for the voter, as for the counters.
The executive committee OF the Demo
cratic state central committee has finally
settled the fight In Pawtucket, by Iecog-
niZipR the faction headed by Thomas w.
Robinson. known as the "Fai- Play"
party. ana the result ia that the follow ing
ticket was fled at the state House last
night: Senator. n. w. Littlefield; LIST
Representative, Fred A. Patt; 2d Edward
Duffy; Sd, George l.. Livtlefield; 4th,
Henry w. Crandall; 9Th, John Jolly ;Stb.
l,ylvanus Mason. This ticket is practi-
cally the same ~ that of the other faction,
except that thay have dropped Mr. Mason,
while instead of Mr.. Patt aprears the
name Of William ;. McCauGhyy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
PROBABLE VICTIMS.
Names of Six Reported TO the
Chicago Police.
They Are Believed to Have Perished
In Wabash Avenue Fire.

Chicago. March ls.-Late last night the
names OF the following persons supposed TO
have been caught in the building at 2l5-22l
Wabash avenue, which was DESTROYED by fire
Wednesday were reported 10 the police as
being among those who probably perisned q.
n. Edgerton, Burlington, who registered We'd
nesday morning at the Leland hotel, was seen
to enter the Aver building few moments
before the fire broke out and has not been
seen nor heard from since.
Miss Hilbert saleswoman for W. A Olmstead
Co.
Philip Graves. employed by W. A. olmstsnd
Co.
Albert Hanson, employed by W. A. Olmstead
Co.. has not been seen by friends and thought
to re dead.
Charles II. Bippard, employed by Presby-
terian oard Of Publication.
Il. Il. fitts, book agent, employed by W.
Grand. 225 Dearborn street, has not been
home since the fire and was supposed to be in
the building at the time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
HAD FALSE KEYS.
Unknown Crook Paid a Visit 10 wicken-
den Street Tenement.

James Barry reported to the police Of
the Third station that while he and his
wife were away from their home, S6i
Moran, who lives in the same house,
saw man In their tenement. He had
entered resr door with the aid of false
keys Mrs. Moran asked him what be
wanted, and he said that re mad entered
o. g house TO wbiteo the ceiling. lie left
the premises speedily after being seen.
He is Gesoriled rs about % yesrs OF age,
slim and dark. wearing dark clothing
ana round black hat. At the time he
overaIls under his arm. The police ara
OF the opinion that he should lie looked
after and they warn citizens to look out
for him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
STRICKEN WITH APOPLExY.
William E. Greene of This CITY in q
Critical Condition at Warren.

|: william T.. Greene, for many years one
of the lest known dancing masters of
this city, was suddenly stricken with ap-
oplexy at Warren last night at about $3.50
O'Clock, snd 1t is thought that Re can
live but very short time. He went 10
Warren yesterday To holi N daneiug cless
there in the evening. When he was Ia
ken sick he was Immediately removed to
the Hotel tesssnden and attended 10y DR..
Connolly, who saw at once that the case
was very serious and telegraphed Tor
Mrs. Greene. She arrived at 10 O'Clock
this morning. Mr.. Greene is in state
of coma today. and the doctors give n0
hope for his recovery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18

indictments for the same offense, pleaded
not guilty. He is accused of n stealing
horse and other property. He was required
to give bail in the sum OF $500 under
each Indictment
George Mack, indicted for breaking ana
entering the Asbury Methodist church
gymnasium and the theft of indian cllb
sand other articles, pleaded guilty to "a
charge of simple larceny, and .his plea
was accepted. On GEORGES promise not
To get into such scrare again he was
sentenced TO six months in Jail.
Continued on Page 2
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
Grain Elevators Burned.

Grand Forks, N. d., March is.-The Min
nespolis and Northern Elevator Company's
largo grain elevator at Dakota burned last
night. The contents included $1,000 bushels
Of wheat aud 5000 bushels Of fax nearly all
OF which will prove total loss. The elevator
had capacity of 10000 bushels and was one
Of the best owned by the company. The fire
Is supposed 20 have originated from an over
heated journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18

The copy for the city election warrant
was handed TO the city printer this morn
ing, and there was quite mass Of maitcr
altogether. The warrant will bo printed
OH two sheets, instead Of one. ss usual
and even then much Of the type VIII tass
to be close.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
A BOY LYNcHED.
Was Accused OF Stealing $50 From
TIL In a Store.

Little Rock. Ark, March ls.-A special
from Batesyille says that negro bov.
whose name canrot be learned. was
lvnohed at Maroslla, In Stone county.
Tuesday nigbt. He was accused Of steal
ing $40 from the cash drawer OF store.
The mob strung him up three times ia
an effort to make him confess, and finally
left him on the ground In dying con-
dition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
SURPRISE BY
GRAND JURY.

No Indictment Returned Against Walter Marsh, Who Killed
Peter Welch, While the Bill Found Against John Nc
Williams, Jr., is For Simple Assault Only Ninety
Nine True Bills Were Returned and no Indict
mens We're Found in 10 Cases Considered.
House Breakers Given Severe Sen
tenceS by Judge Wilbur
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
Boston & Providence Clothing Co.
Unprecedented SLAUGHTER
OF NEW GOODS
From Our Wholesale House i'm Boston.


tduLr
toh
VII b to buy G ee
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18

Jewelry. Buildings, etc. use Wood en- sravins
Portraits. etc. Hslftcne engraving. Tsc-
sinils work. Photo engraving. The J. J.
Ryder Co, slo Westminster strsss. doss s~es
work % low prices.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
CUBAN RELIEF.
The Remarkable Work Accomplished by
Three Pawtucket Boys.


No more signal instance of the general
desire of the people Of this country to
aid In the amelioration of the condition
Of the suffering Cubans has been trought
to public attention than that furnished
by the following lsttsr sent to Miss Clara
Barton, the Hcad OF the Red Gross organ
iZation now in Cuba distributing relief
u the distressed and the hunger stricken: |:
Pawtucket, X L., March Is, 1885,
Miss Clara Barton,
President Of Red Cross Society
Tbres weeks ago my mother had read
TO us IN our evening paper letter from
Fannie Ward, the special correspondents,
about the poor Cubans, that they were
starving and suffering. The next morn
ing my brother and l spoke TO n school,
mate of ours, ard we formed u little or
ganization with my brother as treasurer,
our ohum as secretary and myself as presi
dent. We asked aid in our sunday schLol
and Of the business men of Pawtucket
and obtained about ego. We then askei
our superintendent Of the public schools,
MIR. Gilman &. Fisher, Tor permission to
get money from the children. lie gave Us
permission and spoke 10 tho teachers,
and told them that we would see theni
about "A relief fund for the Cuhans. Ne
saw them and went t) u number of our
ministers To speak for five minutes in
each room, and they were oil so willing
to speak. And all the teachers helped and
the children did splendidly / wish had
space tn tell you about some Of the little
ones what they did To get money for the
Cubans We are all very patriotic in
Pawtuoket We received from tee schooJ
Sl5S SO, aud atout 31S cans Of milk anu
lots Of other things including clothes,
wLest anu eau goods. We are three boys
of II and l3 years of age ana have collect
ed in all slR. 33, a check for which We
us know IL you get it all right, and ad-
dress w. Earle Phinney, 2l6 East avenue,
pawtucket, X. l., u. =. A.
We have sent the milk by Ex-Governor
Brown OF Rhode Island. your New Eng
land agent, ana Ne hoIe it Will do n
great deal OF good. pawtuckst Cuban
Relief Fund, Mastery. Earle phinney,
president; Bertram Phinney, treasures;
Frank W. Curry, secretary.
y0S Cottage street.
Pawtucket X. L., March Ia, 1898.
Ny Dear Mes Clara Barton-Ipe circle
OF Kings daughters OF which l am the
lsaLer desife To send you this small sum
OF money. s5, wishing very deeply that
IL was yery manv times larger. To aid tie
Cubans who are 50 down-trodden ana
suffering, and who have our sincerrst
SYM athy md pity. II an opportunity
ever comes In your busy life, viii you
kindly send them personal acknowledge
ment. No matter how few the worJs. 10
will bs 30 highly prizsd Ivy them.
sympathiticillv yours,
MAY W. FRENCH,
Leader OF the In His Meme Circle Of
Kings Daughters.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18

The grand jury reportsd to Judge Will
bur this morning 80 indictments. Fifty
four OF the parties indicted were in Jail
when the indictments were found and
40 out on bail. In ten cases considered
by the jury no indictments were found.
Walter Marsh was not indicted for the
murder Of Peter Welch Of Cumberland.
John McWilliams, Jr., who WAS found
over by Judge Sweetland Of the Sixth
District Court for the murder of Arthur
Adams in house of i'll ,repute on Walker
street. was indictsd by the grand jury,
not for murder. but for simple assault.
Russell Proctor, Gardner Groves, Warren
Staples and Frank alias FRANKLIN Bal
lou, were indicted as common gamblers
The failure Of the jury to indict either
McWillisms for murder or Walter Mar sh
for any crime caused much comment in
the court room. All the published 40
counts of the assault which caused the
death of Welcb, according To the report
land, presented the Ease as one in which
testimony introduced at the grand jury
hearing which changed the asp, CT of the
case against Marsh somewhat, and woul
have made 10 impossible to convict him
before petit jury. Prisoners found
guilty OF breaking into houses got severe
sentences. ,~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18

The simple tact that the goods offered this time
NEW lot, pets aud include all szss something
considering IL s sale of merchandise others
advertising and such recently advertised,
salo OF absolutely stylish popular goods
to hundred Of kind which for given above
sell at retail at approximately half prios
at q small advance half price
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18

Ir the News. Is All ths
News when Il u News,
and News that ls tIf to
Read In the Home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18

Are secured by Merchants
who advertise In the News,
because the News Ii the
Home Paper Of Providence
and Vicinity.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-23
Bah Tells How
to Be Graceful

. IL hear with 10 end of inter-
N &c. about the various clubs
" that are got up to eucour-
age the wearing OF short
"A skirts. heavy boots. plain
F>z and fha <.arrvfrxx -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-23
Don't worry Circles.
I.eslle's Weekly.


The latest innovation in church work
arc the Don't Worry" circles. and we
cannot have too many Of them. The CT ISM
and rush and push OF the American pao-
pie-naen, women and children aIike-is
fast making US nothing but bundle of
nerves.
Work strengthens; worry kills. No 9TH
er people in the world worry as much as
the American people yet Americans have
less reason 10 worry than any others.
Whether II he the climate. the environ
ment. the Inherited tendency to speculate
and swap which seems 20 be natural TO
the Yankee-whatever the moving oper-
ating cause may be. few escape II; and
these few are the blessed and happy oras
among the great muititutes who swarm
In the workshop and factory, the count
!Eg-room and the offce.
just why the churches ara starting IN
the good work OF organizing Don't Wcr-
n.y. circles Is not clear. unless we iu-np
az the conclusion that those who attend
she churches worry more than any Others.
Thsy should have less reason 10 WORRY
than those whose footsteps lead awa-
from the sanctuary. But Il is a coed wor.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-23

literally thytyn off. IT IS true you may
not land fiat in the middle OF the street.
but elaboration in getting off is an Inn
possibility. There is no standing on the
order of your going. but you go at once
and with such quickness that nine times
out of ten you are put off at a street for
which you have no utilization I wonder
why II always rains when you have an APP
pointment at your dressmakers? And with
that typo OF dressmaker who. II you lose
your fitting. makes you suffer by keep
ing the dress longer? The dressmaker Is
very positive this winter. anu no matter
how abominabie your neck may be she
insists on making an evening dress with
very low bodice. 1 sometimes wonder IL
men have the same trouble with their
tailors. and II they impudent to
them as dressmakers are to women. II
a woman wants a frock Wednesday,
she has 10 lie about It and tell the dress
maker that she must have II by Sunday
night, and II she has a reverence for a
bodice that Goes not require the united
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-23

checkmated wholly the long reverenced
ostrich feather fan. The longest and
choicest cock-plumes are selected for
these new bits of toilet bric-a-brac, and
to the metal clasp that holds the sticks
together is rung a fine gilt chain, on
which is strung pretty, tiny crystal, or
silver gilt salts bottle. These are essen
TALLY the fans of greatest luz Try, while
less exacting women have very pretty
ones Of satin. thickly embroidered over
in mock jewels.
Still less expensive are the silk and pa
per fans, painted with fiocks of cupids on
bicycles. wheeling on the road to Ar
cady. Cupid came to grief on his wheel,
or in fact any Of the whole series of fans
that represent the trials and joys of the
god of love on his safety.