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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-13
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Eminent Commander F. 9. Van Orden
and Past Commander William Becker of
Ode de st. Armand Commandery attended
on Tuesday the annual conclave Of the
Grand Commandery of Knights Tenn
plars held in the Masonic Hall at Tren-
ton. The following officers were chosen
by the Grand Commandery for the
ensuing year: Grand commander, VIM.
Il. Seabring, Plainield; deputy grand
commander, DIR. Peter McGill, Lambert
vile; generalissimo, VIM. B. Pugh,
Ridgefeld; grand captain general, Josiah
s. Davidson, Washington; grand prelate,
Rev. George G. Maddox, Trenton; grand
senior warden, Daniel Demarest, Passaic;
grand Junior warden, DIR. D. G. Adams,
Plainfeld; grand treasurer, Frederick G..
Weise, Bordentown; grand recorder,
Charles Bechtel, Trenton; grand standard
bearer, R. A Shirriffs. Elizabeth; grand
sword bearer, John Beegie, Asbury Park;
grand warden, John J. Henry, Newark;
grand captain of guards, Alfred T.
Osmond, Trenton. Commanders Van
Orden and Becker also TENDED the
meeting of the Past Commanders Asso-
citation at the same place on Monday
evening.
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TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERMONT.

Now, as we all know, Vermont is not
great in geographical area, though she is
pretty lofty in altitude and aspirations.
Excepting as to very few, perhaps, of her
VIGOROUSLY stanch and patriotic citizens,
the Vermonter is regarded the world over
as in some sort the embodiment of most
that is best in the universally known, re-
spected and dreaded ''true blue" Yankee.
And there are just now passing before
the veriscopic lenses of impressive public
events two notable national individuals,
two conspicuous New Englanders-in
short, Two Gentlemen of Vermont They
have both represented in high official and
honorable capacity American interests
abroad; and though the tenure Of the one
Vermonter expired some time ago and he
is returned and retired within the vernal
wales of the Green Mountains, the duties
of the other, though wondrously done
up to date, are not yet finished, and he
holds his far off post impatient for his
country's further commands.
Look yon on this picture-and on thisi'
Hon. E. J. Phelps of Vermont was the
Cleveland Minister to the Court of st.
James, subsisting gorgeously at the Brit
ish metropolis and capital and supposed
not only to represent but to cherish the
highest ideals of Americanism. Be that
as it may, Hon. E. J. Phelps at home is
shamelessly scandalizing his native land,
denouncing his countrymen and extolling
the unnamable and intoierable Spaniard,
against whom, he claims. the United
States are warning without cause"
Contrast with him one George Dewey,
also of Vermont and an Acting Admiral
of the navy of the Unitei States the
boom of whose incompatible artillery is
still beating upon the remotest shores of
an astounded universal Contrast the
Vermont Tory of the century with the
Vermont Patriot and hero of all time!
Contrast the Two Gentlemen of Yer
montl
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The SELECTION OF MAyoR.egNEaALs

The civil war afforded President Nc
Kinley an almost exhaustless field of dis
tinguished material from whom to select
the four major generals lately decided
upon for appointment and assignment to
active service in the present war, but the
latitude of choice was obviously restrict
ed as to the naming of distinctively Union
veterans through the Administrations
patriotic resolve to divide the honors
equally between the North and the South
by appointing two major-generals from
each of these great sections.
1t is not hard to apprehend either the
exceeding delicacy or necessary difficulty
of the Presidents self-imposed task, for
the mere nomination for either of these
four major generalships, and for all of
them, conveyed special need of dis
tinction, bestowal Of which would have
been based only on the most exalted
merit; and that the selections were APP
proved by the whole country was evil
depced by its unstinted applause when
were announced the names of William J i.
Sewell of New Jersey, J. H. Wilson of
Delaware, Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia and
Joseph Wheeler of Alabama.
New Jersey takes greater even than
national pride in the career of General
Sewell, the only appointee of the four, by
the way, not graduate of West Point.
and not less in his high personal char
acter and endowments. He is at this
time serving his State at Washington as
United States Senator.
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ernments than are their American
brothers and have a more intimate
knowledge of what is going on in the
diplomatic world-when one considers
these things lit is not 50 strange. Span
ish bonds have gone up in European
markets because the peace at any price
party in Washington has again asserted
itself The governments of Europe are
making overtures to end the war. These
Overtures are being made directly to the
Spanish Government and to the peace
party at Washington, the head and front
of this part being Senators Hanna, Hale.
Elkins. Fairbanks, Allison and Spooner.
The plan is to make peace on the follow
ing terms: Spain to give up Cuba, but
to be allowed to retain Porto Rico and
the PHILIPPINE Islands. These men affect
to believe that peace can be made on
these terms without further fighting and
that this result will be entirely satlsfac-
tory to the American people. They
have SO informed the representatives
here of the foreign powers engaged in
the attempt at mediation between Spain
and the United States. This informa-
ton was of course Immediately given to
the great financiers at European centers,
and hence the rise in the price of Spanish
bonds at those centers. 1t looks to a
plain everyday American very much
like stock jobbing deal on grand in
ternational scale. 1t is impossible to be-
lieve otherwise than that it is destined to
ignominious failure.
49,
This plan is known to Senators Davis
and Lodge of the Committee on Foreign
Relations and meets with their hearty
and entire disapproval and disapproba-
ton. They will resist its adoption to the
uttermost. The indications are very
clear that, if this plan is attempted to be
pushed in the Senate, instead Of ten Re-
publican Senators acting with the oppo-
sition there will be at least twenty, and
with this opposition it would inevitably
fail. EDWARD WRIGHT BRADY.
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TALK TALK TALk!n


The CHRONICLE, in common with the
other newspapers of this city, received
during the week wearisome document
of some 1900 words from the Rev. S. q.
Batten relative to 1.-THE Citizens League
and the recent campaign" Naturally it
was consigned to the waste basket, be-
cause the matter that it contained was
not of public interest.
Many who sympathize with the objects
of the League which the reverend gen
tleman claims he represents, or rather
we suspect, misrepresents, are utterly
opposed to its methods and judge the
League by its actions and not by its pro-
fessed objects.
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The CHRONICLES Washington CORE
spondent, Capt. E. w. Brady, besides pos
sessing rare gifts that fit him for pre-em-
inence in his profession and afford him
especial accesses of information. is gen.
tleman whose exact published statement
is, and always may be, accepted with
the most absolute confidence. All this is
well known.
When. therefore. we bulletined at this
office on Thursday short extract from
his correspondence (Which will be found
in another column. setting forth in UNI
mistakable color and emphasis the fact
that a powerful cabal of peace-on- any
terms United States Senators was plot
ting at the nations capital for the COM
promise of the nations honor and for the
defeat of its righteous objects in this
war, thrill of irrepressible ire swept
the throngs that read it, and mutterings
of deep indignation accentuated their
intense resentment. The article will, of
course, be very much more generally
read to-day, and its detail of the schemes
of those who would dishonor their coun-
try even while she is at war with nation
of assassins, will excite yet wider sem
timent of condemnation, as it should.
The attitude of the CHRONICLE in re-
lation to this conflict can never be mis-
understood. This is WAR. 1t is not poll
tics, and it is not stock jobbing; and we
are with and for the country, for the
American army and navy, and for the
whole American people while they are
together prosecuting this war. And we
insist that the trophies of our defenders
courage and sacrifices shall remain to
their country, whether of the Antilles or
the Antipodes. No man or set of men,
whether Senators or ciphers, Americans
or Manchurians, who at such time
would breathe into the ear of their en-
battled land the ''leprous distilIment" of
surrender and dishonor can hope to
escape the whitening execration of all
patriots everywhere.
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"PeAcEMAKERo WANTED.

The editor of the SUSSEX Register COM
ments on the recent election in this city
as follows:
sThe charter election in Morristown
on May 8 resulted as was predicted, in
the election Of the Democratic ticket.
The council now stands FIVE Democrats
and three Republicans, with a Demo
cratic mayor, E. A. Quayle, who was re-
elected for the third time. The RepubIi-
can workers would not turn out because
their favorite was denied recognition in
a division of the spoils, and atleat 200
Republicans voted with the Democrats
to show that they had espoused the cause
of their friend. The peacemaker should
visit Morristown without delay"
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REMAklNe THE EUROPEAN MAP.

The 'seffete monarchies" of the Old
World have not viewed wholly without
concern, albeit with unavoidable wonder
and admiration, the lightning progress
of the American Republic in the manu-
facture of modern history. They have
witnessed right at their doors an Ameri-
can naval victory surprising in the genius
of its conception, in its conduct, and in
the magnitude of its results the pro-
foundest of their possible calculations;
and that this marvellous feat of ships and
guns nine thousand miles away was
wrought just nine days after the declar-
alton of war, is quite likely to occur to
them as something vastly more than
nine-days' wonder. For, while we are
writing, the ears of all mankind are
pressing the ground for the sound of
Simpsons cannonl And that will mean
the song of doom either for Porto Rico or
the Spanish feet, or for bothl Thus, well
within three weeks of time, the navy of
the United States will have by conquest
stripped from the most arrogant kingdom
of the globe the very last of her ldxuri-
ant isles and have wrecked forever her
naughty authority and power among the
nations of the world.
Certainly, this is weaving history with
the speed of the electric spark! Yes, and
we are making geography, too. Verify,
the more or less envied American Repub-
lie is intrepidly projecting upon the map
of Europe practical boundaries and lines
that were not dreamed of in the phil
osophy of the past. At the conclusion
of the little argument with the Spaniard
he, SCARED and sobered, will be left to
ponder not only that within month
he has totally lost his navy, but that
within the centuries he will never own
another. He may be consoled to know
he will not again need navy.
But to the world this same contempla-
ton, whether refreshing or not, is full of
impressiveness and fraught with pro-
digious consequences. The fortunes of
spontaneous and successful warfare have
conferred upon the United States terrific
rial tenancy and authority, for the first
time in their history, at the very heart of
the antipodes. Without generalization,
this country is become powerful factor
in the diplomatic environments, of Euro
pean polity, and it is entirely reasonable
to assume that, so long as we hold and
govern our newly acquired foreign pos
sessions, no concert of European nations
on momentous issue would take place
without formal consultation with the
government of the United States.
Meanwhile, as tne voluntary protector
and friend of Cuba, as the owner and
possessor of Porto Rico and the Philip
pines and as the annexationist of Hawaii,
this country will of necessity and in
quick time rise to the dignity and COM
mand of an invincible naval power.
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LODGE NOTES.

Ladies' Night Entertainment. R. A.
Loantaka Council entertained its lady
friends Wednesday evening, with an ex-
cellent entertainment in the Y. M. G. A.
Hall. The program was pleasing
one, well rendered and received, in full
as follows:
Overture Medley Waltz, SYMPHONY Orches-
tra.................... ............C hattaway
Address of Welcome-Cnarles r. Slater. Re
gent of Loantaka Council
Music-Heroic Banjo and Mandolin Club,
Selected
Recitation Professor Tomford. 80. Selected
Vocal Solo--"Dream of Paradise" H. Gray
Signor Muscat.
Address-W. Holt Apgar, Grand Regent.
Vocal Solo-Prof. A. Rigsby .......... Selected
Piano Solo,. Runyon
Overture-"Stars and Stripes
Symphony Orchestra
Recitation. .................Pro Professor Tomford
Trombone Solo, ........,........A.W w, hayhart
Recitation. .,.....,4. "a. n. Lucas
Comic Song. .....................W Waiter turner
Duet-sThe Sinking Ship
Signor Muscat and Prof. Rigsby
Overture. Symphony Orchestra
Following the program very fine re-
freshments were served by Day.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-13
JERSEY GETS THERE.

The New York Press offers the follow
ing apt all around toast:
"Here's to New Jersey: First for
peace; then first for war. First in pos
session of the Vice Presidency and Presi-
dency of the Nations Senate. First in
possession of the Attorney General, the
personal advisor of the Presidency. First
in possession of the Major General of
Volunteers. First to claim, and proper
ly, too, the first 10000 men ready to vol
unteer to battle for the Nations honor.
Yes, we get herewith brains, loyal
ty and force of arms"
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school at 2 p. m.
ST. MARGARET's CHAPEL.
Masses on Sunday at 1880 and $50 a. m.
ST. PETERS CHURCH.
Fifth Sunday after Easter, Rogation Sunday,
early celebration 7.30 q. m Morning prayer,
945 a m litany choral celebration and SER
mon, 1880 a. m. Evening prayer p. m. Sun
day School, $50 p. m.
Wednesday night, May IS. there will be a
special service at 5 o'clock to commemorate
the feast of the Ascension. The full choir of
the church will be assisted by Mr.. Paine of
New York, who will sing Eranier's "Hosan-
nah" at the Offertory. The Professional an
them, Sound the Loud Timbrel" will be
sung as the choir entees, which, with DR.. Mar
tins famous and imposing anthem, Hail,
Giaddenfng Light" will make a most brilliant
service, such as may be seen only at this
famous church.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The pastor will occupy thei pulpit on
Sunday. Morning subject: "A Life OF
Freedom Evening" Christian Patriotism. "
Sunday School 245 O'Clock. Y. P. s. @. E.
$50 O'Clock Tuesday evening cottage meet
ing at the residence of Mrs. Geo. Strowbridge.
s Albeit avenue. As O'Clock. Wednesday
afternoon ladies' prayer meeting and Bible
study at the church at 3 80 o'clock. Thursday
afternoon the Junior Y. P. s. G. e. at 3.45
O'Clock Thursday evening the regular church
prayer and praise service at 7.45 o'clock.
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER.
Fifth Sunday after Easter, May Is, morn
ming prayer sermon and Holy Communion at
TO- 80 a. m. Evening PRAYER p. m. Sunday
School g. As D. m. Morning prayer and litany
Wednesday at 10 a. M. Ascension day May
49, morning prayer, sermon and Holy Com
munion at II a. m.
oATuArT0N AMY
Special meetings will be conducted by
Staff Captain Jenkins of Headquarters, New
York. Meeting on Saturday at p. M; Sun
day at Z, II a. m. $50 and p. m.
SWEDISH SERVICE.
Swedish service will be held every Wednes-
day evening at 8 Is in the First Presbyterian
Chapel. Next Wednesday evening Rev l..
Akeson will preach. Subject, Gods In
quiry of Man.''-Gen. $50.
SOUTH STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday morning and evening services.
preaching by the pastor. Sabbath School at
8 p. m. Y. P. 8. G. E. at 6.45 p. m. Thurs
day. 8. p. M, mid week prayer meeting. Fri
day, $3.50 p, m. Young Ladies' Mission Band.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The closing meeting of the Young Ladies'
Missionary Society will be held in the church
chapel this afternoon marked by special
exercises.
The regular seyices will be held on Sunday.
1890 q M and p M, the pastor occupying
the pulpit. Sunday school 2.45; Christian
Endeavor at 645.
Regular mid-week prayer service Thursday
evening at 7.45
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PATRIOTIC RESPONSE.

The following is selfexplanatory and
attests the patriotism of Superintendent
Reasoner:
Mr.. A. REAsoNER, Supt., Hoboken, N. j
Dear Sir-If worthy employees of the
Lackawanna, members of the militia, or
if they enlist and are called to the front,
has your company taken any action rela-
tive to continuing them in its service if
they live to return. Several have asked
the CHRONICLE for information and I
thought the best way to obtain the same
was to write you.
Yours very truly,
j. FRANK LINDSEY.
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PHILIP L. PAUL.
May II, 1898

Philip L. Paul. who was we'll known
and had many friends in Morristown,
died suddenly at his home on Speedwell
avenue on Monday evening. He had
been remarkably well and strong all his
life. meeting his first sickness in an at
tack of grippe about year ago, from
which it is believed he never fully re-
covered. On the day of his death he
seemed we'll and worked a part of the
day, but about 10 in the evening upon
arriving at his room he was taken with
a pulmonary hemorrhage and died al
most instantly The funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. DR.. Erdman. Sincere sympathy
is extended to the sorrowing mother
and brothers, all well known and
esteemed by our people.
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The next regular conclave of Odo de st.
Amand Commandery, No. IL, K. T.. will con-
vene this Friday evening. at O'Clock. The
order of the Temple will be conferred.
Thomas F. Clifford, as treasurer for St. Col
umbanus Council of the @. B. A on Tuesday
paid to Mrs. H. Ruckhert check for $1,000 in
payment of claim on the life of her late
husband.
At the vaudeville entertainment of April 49,
st. Columbanus Council, c. B. e., Melted
S3l575.
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THE fact that the veteran Editor 2. K.
Pangborn was the first teacher to SUBJ
due Commodore Dewey when an obstre-
porous school boy in Vermont, leads the
Elizabeth Journal to the conclusion that
"we kind of thought there was some New
Jersey in Dewey's make up from the way
he fought"
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BY A printers peculiar blunder last
week, we were made to say in an edi-
torial Oh ''Causes of Defeat" that they
(the Democrats) raised handsome cam
paign fund from which those who direct
its operations instead of from those who
ssdread" its operations, &c.
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Hoboken, N. j., May IL, 1898

Hoboken, N. j., May 10, 1898.
J. FRANK LINDSEY, ESQ:
Dear Sir-Any of the employees of this
company who may enlist in the army
will be restored to their former places on
their return. Yours truly,
A. REAsoNER, Supt.
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NAVAL HOSPITAL AID.

Replying to an inquiry from lady of
Morristown who is deeply interested in
all measures for humane relief and espe-
cially in behalf of those who may be
stricken by wounds or disease in the
present war, letter has been received
from Medical Director Delavan Blood
good, Department of the Navy, Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery, Special Duty
Naval Hospital, New York, of date May
5, indicating ga few articles that would
help our Jackies along in illness and con-
valescence." These articles are named
as cotton night shirts, flannel jackets,
slippers, pajamas, stationery, pencils.
writing pads. books and magazines and
all sorts of good things.
We shall supplement by saying to those
of our citizens who may find it inconven-
lent to subscribe to the fund of the Naval
Hospital Aid that donations Of either of
the articles stated will be most gratefully
received in the name of our gallant tars.
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OBITUARY.
GEORGE W. FORSYTH.

In the death of George W. Forsyth,
which occurred on Friday after COM
paratively brief illness, a citizen passed
away who for many years had been
prominent in the affairs of Morris coun-
ty and Morristown. Born in Mendham
sixty years ago, of ancestors who came
from Scotland shortly after the War of
the Revolution, Mr.. Forsyth always man
Tested the rugged characteristics of his
Scotch grandparents. After attending
school at Mendham. he was for some time
pupil at the 'Fairchild" school. Flush
ing. Deceased read law with the late
ex-Attorney General Vannatta, and
after his admission to the bar he opened
an Office in this city and soon acquired
large clientage. For several terms he
acceptably filled the position of Prosecu-
tor of the Pleas of Morris and also the
office of City Counselor of Morristown.
Mr.. Forsyth was of a genial DISPOSE
ton, deep student, and he was recog-
nized by his fellow lawyers and the pub
lie as wise counsellor.
Deceased leaves widow, son and
daughter. The funeral services were
held from his late residence on Thursday
morning and were conducted by Rev.
DR.. John Macnaughtan. Interment was
made in the family plot at Mendham.
On Wednesday afternoon just before
the adjournment of Court the Hon.
Alfred Mills notified the Court of the
death of George W. Forsyth and out of
respect to the wishes of Mr.. Forsyth ex-
pressly made before his death, asked that
no bar meeting be held, but requested
the Court in respect to the deceased to
have an order made that the clerk enter
in the minutes of the Circuit Court of
the county suitable minute, which was
ordered, aud of which the following is a
copy:
In Memoriam
1t having been announced to this Court that
George w. Forsyth, Esq, one of the oldest
and ablest members of the Morris County Bar
died in Morristown on the afternoon of the
tenth day of May instant, and that his funeral
services will be held at his late residence on
South street, and that the burial will be made
in the church yard at Mendham on the tw elfth
day of May instant; and further, that Mr..
Forsyth had. in his life, expressed the desire
that no meeting of the members of the Bar be
held nor resolutions passed when he should
die; it was, on motion of Alfred Mills ordered
that out of respect to Mr.. Forsyth's memory,
minute of the statement thus made be
entered in the Book of Minutes of this Court.
In pursuance of such order, this entry is
made.
May il, 1898.