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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-30
sIahlon Pitney in Congress.

From the NetU BrunsirfcA Fredonidn.
There is universal regret, not only
among the members of the New Jer-
sey delegation, but among his col
leagues Of the House, that MahIon
Pitney will be one of the Congressman
whose term will expire with the end of
the present session of Congress. Mr..
Pitney is without question the leading
member of the New Jersey delegation,
and that may be said without dispar-
aging the talents or abilities of any Of
the other members. The citation of a
single instance will go great ways to-
wards corroborating this statement.
On Monday afternoon, December 10,
the District of Columbia bill was before
the House for discussion. The measure
was championed by Representative
Babcock, of Wisconsin, the chairman
of the District Committee, and Con-
gresham of acknowledged ability.
There was one provision in connection
with the bill which doubtless would
have been adopted with the remainder
Of the measure in its entirety had it not
been for the careful investigation Mr.
Pitney had made of the matter
The claim had been made, and with
an apparent amount of reason, that the
present water supply for the District of
Columbia was inadequate for the de-
mands. The bill proposed to remedy
this defeat by the appropriation of about
$500, 900 for the extension of the water
system In the discussion Of the bill by
the committee of the whole there did
not appear to be the slightest suspicion
that this provision might be the en-
bodiment of job for unloading tract
of land upon the Government Mr..
Babcock had evidently expected the bill
to pass without any objection The
committee was in favor of it in its
entirety and SO far as was known the
majority of the House was likely to
vote for the bill In face Of strong
opposition, Mr. Pitney courageously
made an attack upon this part of the
bill which was so effective that when it
came to vote he had convinced the
majority of the right of the stand he had
taken and that section of the bill was
defeated and the government was saved
large sum of money.
In speaking of Mr.. Pitney's manner Of
handling the attack upon the bill a
member Of the House of Representatives
said that he displayed great generalship
and his argument was one of the cleanest
cut and convincing that they had ever
heard.
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pgMocaATs WORKED oveR TIME.

The Jersey City Journal touches up
the I,ader, the Banner and the Demo-
cratic stump orators who recently had SO
much to say concerning the expense at
tending special election which flor
compaign purposes only, for not word
has been said since) they claimed the
law required to be held. This special
election chat was spread broadcast by
the aforesaid Democratic agencies. The
journal says:
Not very long ago, when Democratic
orators and editors up in Morris and in
other parts of the State were putting in
over time lying about their neighbors.
fhev insisted that the election Of Mahlon
Pifney to the State Senate would involve
4 special election for the balance ct his
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-30
GOLF.

The Shinnecock Hills Golf Club has
purchased twenty acres of ground which
will be added to the course, upon which
it is thought the ensuing women's
national championship viii be played.
The links of the Hampton Roads Golf
Club, which are in close proximity to
the hotels at old Point Comfort, have
recently been put into good shape.
Lovers of golf sojourning at Old Point,
find that the equal climate and natural
attractions of this favorite resort, make
it an ideal place for the game Guests
at the hotels, upon introduction. which
can readily be arranged by the manag-
ers. are welcomed at the club house and
as players upon the links.
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US'7fS'oN5t1 S'S9eS0s
EvERYBODY'S
COLUMN.
Mr.. Ely Returns Thanks.

To the Editor of the CHRONICLE
Allow me to return thanks, in the
name of the Morris County Board of
Agriculture, to those who attended the
meeting held at Morristown for the pur-
pose of disorganizing this board. In
thus recognizing it was right, just and
proper to sustain this board, and which
You did by such large majority in the
resolution you passed, THAT we, the
citizens of Morris county, assembled in
meeting this day do hereby, fully en-
dorse the proceedings of the Morris
County Board of Agriculture, held at
Alton, November 26 last"
This victory for our board was COM
plete and one of the leaders of the OPP
position said he wished TO congratulate
me; that we had beaten them fairly. To
think, that after the work of months,
which these outsiders had been doing,
drumming up recruits from all over the
county, being backed by the Executive
Committee of the State Board, with all
the power and assistance the latter could
give; Through this committees hands
S. 900 is said to pass each year, of which
we are unable to have an itemized state
ment, as the law says shall be); with all
the notices in all the papers of that
broad, live board that was to be, includ-
ing director from each township in the
county, and now to find they have gained
but two recruits, must be rather discour-
aging and crushing to their great expecta-
tions of seeing such an uprising that we
would be disorganized and our board
ended. And their hopes undoubtedly
were raised as they saw SO many of
those who stood by the board absent and
knew they could not attend on account
of a funeral to be held. Seventeen MEM
bers from this school district did not APP
pear at the meeting. This was more than
they drummed up in the whole county;
besides, number left before the voting
ended.
I wish to state for the board, as it is
subject to the call of the secretary, that
at any time the farmers wish a meeting
called at Morristown or any other place,
and will give us one fourth of the at
tendance of today, we will be pleased to
have meeting and have discussed what
ever matters they may desire.
VIM. G.. ELY, Secretary.
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WORK A SOLUTION OF TRAMP EVIL.

Freeholder William G. Cause of New
Brunswick, who inaugurated the system
of making tramps work, died at his
home city on Saturday of pneumonia.
As member of the Tramp Committee
Of the Middlesex Freeholders, his in
defatigable efforts to arrive at salts
factory settlement of the tramp question
won for him considerable distinction.
He decided that the proper solution of
the tramp question would be to supply
work to the wanderers, and not only laid
plans for this experiment, but entered
actively into carrying it out. A chain
gang was instituted, and Mr.. Cause
personally conducted raids into tramp
haunts, putting the captives in chains
and compelling them to work upon the
streets. The tramps all knew who was
their foe and many of them uttered
threats against Mr.. Cause. But he was
bold and fearless in the work thus taken
up, and his daring, together with his
unusual physical power, made him a
terror to the tramps in more ways than
one,
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FEAsABLE PLAN.

The Hackensack Record favors, as a
remedy for the inequality in assessments,
the dividing of the counties up into
assessment districts, say four or five and
appoint one assessor in each of these
districts. Bergen county has over fifty
assessors. for Bergen is boroughed to
death. By this arrangement the
cost would be less and the pay
might be more. Why not, in making
division into assessing districts,
have three or five men who shall be well
paid. who together can decide upon the
several values, they being chosen re-
representatives. of the several localities in
cluded in each district. There should
also be a provision whereby the several
districts have their representatives COM
pare notes with the other districts. In
this way we might arrive at an equitable
basis. ~
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TRIBUTE TO WcE-pReslDeNT HOBART


It is declared that Vice President Ho-
bart is the best presiding officer the SEN
ate has had for many years; that he is
like Speaker Reed, an adept in the art of
pushing legislation ahead and checking
great waste of time. by nature quick
and active man." says good authority,
che has brought business tactics into the
Senate, where be employs them to advan-
tage." More than this, he keeps in touch
with the Senate leaders, enjoys their full
confidence. and also the confidence Of the
Administration. In placing the name of
Carrot A. Hobart on their national ticket
the Republican, made no mistake. Bal
tinaore american.
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ESTIMATES by the Railroad Gazette
show an increase Of 1857 miles of rail
way in the United States in the year now
closing. This is the largest increase
reported since 1892, when 4,410 miles
were laid. The comparison is all the
more encouraging from the fact that
much of the railroad work Of 1892 was
speculative, whereas this years is
thoroughly substantial and in response to
actual business demands. Enormous crops
in the West and South probably account
for the fact that the greatest increase APP
pears in Minnesota, Texas, Louisiana and
Alabama. How gratifying our showing is
may be known from the fact that Canada
built but 446 miles and Mexico 41s miles.
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Our Neglected Streets.
J the Editor Of the OHRoNIcLE-

To the Editor Of the CHRONICLE
/ have read with great interest the
communication of Mr. Chapman and
also noted your remarks upon the same
subject. 1t is not only the unimproved
property that is neglected, nor that Of
private individuals. Our Street Com
missioner is either careless or in
competent Take, for instance, the cross
walks of our town I believe we are a
city no longer. How little attention is
paid to removing snow or slush It is
permitted in some cases to remain until
the rays Of the sun force it to disappear.
The snow has been allowed to remain
on the crossing at the foot of Western
avenue since the storm of November,
and there it is to this day, a solid, frozen
bank Of dirt and snow, at least two feet
high People crossing can take their
choice of climbing over the snow bank,
or take the walk leading.to Washington
street If we have paid officials who
are appointed to look after just such
things as the above, why are they not
attended to 7 Don't make flesh Of one
and fowl Of the other, but enforce the
law. Have our walks cleaned and
crossings made passabIe.
CITIZEN.
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Selling MERCHANDISE ON sunday.

To the Editor of the CHRONICLE
Your editorial on the United States
Express Company is timely, and ex-
presses the views Of nine-tenfhs of the
community. But why should special
attention be directed to that company
when the law of Sunday closing Of stores
is SO openly violated every week It has
been estimated that one-half of the bust
ness places in Morristown are open every
Sunday. The drug stores, most of
them, do rushing business all day Sun
day in selling soda water, cigars and
candies, it being no uncommon sight to
see soda water delivered to people in
carriages at any hour of the day. There
was time when certain hours of the
day the public could buy medicine and
have prescriptions filed; at least two
instances such is still the case. As for
the fruit stores, they are open early and
close late, Sunday being the best
financial day of the week. Here hard
cider is sold and the first lessons in be-
coming drunkard taken. Business in
other trades is said to be carried on just
the same, but not quite SO openly.
Bicycling is great feature of the day.
Stacks of bicycles can be seen in front of
the restaurants, which are seemingly
kept open to accommodate the hordes of
riders who make Morristown their
mecca on Sunday, to accommodate
wheelmen. Some of the repair shops
are kept open and so it goes. 1t is
hard to tell Sunday from any other day,
and from present appearances, it will
not be long before Sunday will be one
grand holiday a special day for coming
of dollars Children spending the
money, that should be given to the
missionary, in the fruit stores the girls
for candy and the boys for cigarettes.
It is about time halt was called, even
if such a monopoly as the Express
Company is attacked first. But why
are not the cider shops closed By
whose consent are they kept open ? Do
they come under our police laws. or are
there no laws covering them? Yours for
Law AND ORDER.
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DOLLAR eAs-IN TRENTON.

The consolidation of the rival gas COM
panies in Trenton resulted in the promise
that the price to families will never
exceed 81 per thousand feet, while for
power use the cost is not to be higher
than rs cents thousand.
Newark also wants cheaper gas. At a
recent meeting of the Board of Works of
Newark resolution was unanimously
passed requesting the Essex county mem
beers of the Legislature to secure the
passage of law fixing the price of gas in
that city at 81 per 1000 for illumination
and 70 cents for heat and power.
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er the 4th of March, 1856. He was re-
elected to the Thirty fifth, Thirty sixth,
Thirty seventh, Thirty eighth and Thir-
ty-ninth congresses and was in 1867
elected to the senate to succeed Hon.
Luke P. Poland. He held his seat in the
senate since that date without interrupt
ton, having been elected six times sue
cessively. His present term, to which
he was chosen in 1896. would not have
expired until 1908.
1t was at the beginning of the war
that Mr.. MorrilPs practical business
training first brought him forward as
man of national reputation. He was
the author of the Morrill, tariff act of
1861. which was the basis of all tariff
legislation of war times. In 1864 he be-
came chairman of the committee on
ways and means, the principal commit
tee of the house, and at that critical
time of especial importance.
Member of Finance Committee.
After entering the senate Mr.. Morrill,
continued to give his attention largely
to financial and commercial questions,
and during the greater part of his term
Of service he was identified as mem
Der of the committee on finance, which
committee deals especially with these
subjects. He became chairman of this
committee in 1877, succeeding Senator
Sherman when the latter entered the
cabinet of President Hayes, and he held
this position continuously after that
date except during the Forty sixth and
Fifty third congresses. when the Demo-
cratic party controlled the senate, and
during those intervals he continued at
the head of the Republican representa-
ton on the committee.
During his long career Mr.. Morrill,
gave his attention to many questions,
and no man in public life was more
given than he to taking up subject and
holding on to it through years and
years until contaminated. He was the
real father of the scheme for the con-
struction of a building for the Con-
gressional library, and to him and Sem
ator Voorhees,, who early Joined him in
pressing this question upon congress, is
the splendid library building monu-
ment Very near to his heart also was
the plan for the erection of sister
building for the United States supreme
court. He had been pressing measure
looking to the construction of such a
building for many years and had on
three different occasions prevailed up
on the senate to pass his bill for this
purpose. His last appearance in the
senate was on the. 18th inst. when he
made a speech of half an hours dura-
ton in advocacy of the supreme court
building. He at the same time prevail
ed upon the senate to pass the bill in
the face Of some opposition. To Sena-
tor Morrill, probably more than any
one else was the present splendid ems
dowment of most Of the state agricul-
/ tural colleges due He was the author
Of the original bill giving aid to these
colleges from the proceeds Of the sales
Of the public lands. and he had never
refused them the encouragement Of his
\ assistance.
1 Senator Morrills funeral will take
place on Saturday IN the senate cham
ber The interment will be at Stamford
| Vt, beside the remains Of his wife.
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RUSSIA : BIG SCHEMES
Continued from First Page.

the conclusion of the Chino japanese
war. when she compelled Japan to ex-
tend to her foe better terms than were
dictated in the Shimonoseki treaty,
dominant at Pekin.
~
Of all the peoples of Europe the Rus
slams understand how to impress and get
along with Orientals the best The
reason is that they are half Orientals
themselves. As Leckhart, a British
missionary, who lived many years in
China, wrote about forty years ago:
"The Russian government anticipated
us. not in the knowledge of the advan-
tages of close commercial and political
relations with an empire so enormous in
its resources, but in the employment Of
those arguments that alone could render
a vain and effeminate State sensible to
their value
~
The United States is licking up IS per
cent of the entire worlds production
of gold. During the last thirty months,
or since the first of July, 1895, the total
stock of gold in actual circulation in the
United States, according to the estimates
of the director of the mint, has increased
1888. 000, 900, making a total of, approx
imately, $3.50. 600, 900.
incidentally, while on the subject Of
money, it may be stated that the per
capita circulation of the United States is
greater than it has ever been in the his
tory of the country. On December /
last it was $500. E. W.B.
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THE WORKMAN is WORTHY,

The New Brunswick Fredontan,
commenting on the low salaries paid the
teachers in the public schools Of New
Jersey, says
The teachers of New Jersey are con.
scientious lot of workers, and do all
the things that State School Superin-
tendent Baxter says they should, but they
do it at the expense of much pinching
and frugality and self-denial They
should receive better pay.
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The CHRONICLE FOR 1899.

The CHRONICLE wishes all its readers
very happy and prosperous New Year.
The CHRONICLE has ever striven to do
its share toward making its readers hap
py by giving them the latest and most
reliable news. Even our Democratic
friends must be pleased with our prompt
reports of Republican victories, for then
they know the worst at once and are not
kept in suspense. We expect to go on
reporting these and other good things in
1899.
As heretofore, our special correspon-
dents in Washington and Trenton will
contribute interesting and instructive
letters on National and State politics.
During 1899 we expect to give more
extended and careful attention to some
special departments Of news and useful
information; as, for example, poultry
and agriculture, and a Juvenile column,
written by specialists. Rev. d. NJ. Stearns
Of Germantown, Pa, will furnish the
notes on the International Sunday School
lessons.
Commencing with our next issue, our
subscribers will be able to see from the
mailing label when their subscription
expires, and these labels are equivalent
to a receipt down TO the date mentioned.
In response TO general demand, we
have arranged for extra advertising
space, and our readers may be assured
that in the future, as in the past, no OBJ
jectlonable advertisements will be per-
nlitted to appear in the CHRONICLE. even
though brides in the nature of extra
rates may be offered.
The CHRONICLE is a clean family
paper. We thank our numerous patrons
for their liberal orders for job work;
with the improved facilities now at our
disposal we can turn out work of the
very finest description promptly and at
moderate cost.
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that the young people have been seen
walking together Of late, set society
agog over the possibility of formal
engagement announcement.
Young Vanderbilt is still at college.
in the class of 1901, at Harvard. He is
three years the junior of Miss Fair.
Miss Fair closely resembles her sister,
Mrs. Oelrichs. in appearance. She is
shorter than the matron, however, and
plump. She has black. italian eyes and
a perfect nose In manner she is inn
pulsive and enthusiastic.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-30
ROLAND FOB AN OLIVER.

When Governor Johnston of Alabama
told President Mckinley that the South
had no apologies to make and nothing to
take back, the President replied:
We had something to take back-we
took you back, we were glad to take you
back and you were glad to have us take
you back.
This was neat, witty, good humored
and effective. President Mckinley
seems to be an adept at repartee that has
no sting, and yet leaves the opposing
party speechless.
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ton sets forth that there were twenty
four gamecocks and fancy bantams
killed. which he valued at the amount
named. He called in two freeholders,
who saw the dead fowls and took an
affidavit. The Township Committee re-
fused to pay the bill presented, but offer
ed to compromise by paying eight cents
q pound for the fowls killed.
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OLDEST SENATOR DEAD
Justin Smith Morrill, Of Vermont
Passes Away in Washington.
PUBLIC CAREER A LONG ONE.
inter Serving Forty-fPur Years con-
tinuousIy In Congress- He suc-
cumbs to Dread Pneumonia.
Only a Week III.

Washington, Dec. 28.-Hon. Justin S.
norrill, the senior senator from Ver-
mont, died at rs minutes past o'clock
this morning in the eighty-ninth year
Of his age, after an illness of less than
4 week. With him when the end came
was his sister-in-law, Miss Louise
Swan, his son James, Mr.. Benjamin
Durfee, for long time associated with
the senator in the finance committee
work at the capital, and Colonel S. e.
Chamberlain, an intimate friend. The
senator never recovered from the un-
conscious state into which he lapsed
yesterday, and his death was calm and
peaceful.
The immediate cause Of death was
pneumonia, which developed from an
attack of grip contracted about q week
ago. The venerable senator was con-
fined to his home but seven days. De-
spite his advanced age, he attended his
senatorial duties faithfully and regular
ly went to the capitol. About ten days
ago the weather here was cold, raw and
foggy, and his physician thinks that ex-
posture to its rigors brought on the at
tack Of grip. The day before congress
adjourned for the Christmas holidays the
senator was unable TO leave his resi-
dence. He grew no better as the days
went on. his low vitality. due to adj
vanced age, being unable to resist the
disease.
Loses Senior Member.
In the death of Hon. Justin Smith
Morrill, the senate lost it's senior mem
Der in point of service and its oldest In
.ge He had served continuously in the
senate for more than 81 years and he
was So years old on the 14th Of April
asst. With the single exception of Hon.
tSalusha Grow of the house of repre-
sentatives, he was the only man in con-
gress whose congressional career began
prior to the beginning of the civil war,
and he had the honor over Mr. Grow in
that his congressional service had been
continuous, covering in the senate and
house combined almost A years. Mr..
Morrill, was native of Vermont. He
was first elected member of the
Thirty fourth congress, taking his seat
at the first assembling of that body aft
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Another cattle king FasIn.

Chicago. Dec pa special to The
Times Herald from Milan, Mo-. says;
Waiter NJ. Clark, Sullivan county's cat
tie king, has failed for nearly 100000.
Clark has turned over every dollars
worth Of his property to his creditors.