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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-17
Lave Camp at QuOnset
This Afternoon.
WILL BE MUSTERED OUT.
Street Parade Before Going 10 the
Armory on Benefit Street.
MALARIA AT CAMP MEADE

The members OF the two, light bat
tcries which have been quartered at
Camp Dyer ever since the First Rhode
Island Regiment left Quonset Point re-
ceived their furloughs today, prepara-
tory to being mustered out of the Unit
ed states service. When the date of the
muster-out will occur is not yet known,
but from today each man has fur
Tough of 30 days. and 1t is very, proba-
Bile that by the time the furlouehs ex-
pire all will be in readiness to let men
60 definitely to their homes.
The men OF the two batteries will
leave ouonset Point about o'clock this
afternoon, on the steamer Squantum,
which has been chartered by the state
TO bring the men home, and the boat
is expected to reach this city about 4
o'clock or very shortly after that hour.
The Hedley -Livsey band has been en-
gaged to receive the artillerymen at the
wharf, and q short street parade will
be made. after which the troops will
march to the armory on Benefit street
and there be dismissed.
Gov. Dyer has been compelled to de-
cline the invitation to be present at the
banquet rendered to the naval officers
at Newport this evening. but his chief
Of stan, Col. II. Anthony Dyer will rep
resent the governor at the dinner On
Monday, Gov. Dyer will go to New
port. and after making an official call
on board the flagship, he will visit the
other ships OF the neet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-17

In speaking OF Camp Meade. Middle
town. Pa, as suitable site for the
troops. DIR. J. wilkes O'Neill. who has
thoroughly visited the camp. having
been there as commander fthe Red
Cross hospital corps. says his investiga-
fions there convinced him that the
camp site IL malarious. and that IL was
chosen without consultation with the
medical department OF the army. DR..
O'Neill says. among other things:
There n no doubt that the SusQuehan-
na river ID raebing with malaria, and 1
believe that knowing this, the medical
authorities would have condemned the
site II they had been consulted"
Lieut.. Col. Cook in Command.
Lieut.. Col. Cook. who is acting COM
mander Of the First Rhode Island Regi-
ment during the sickness OF Col Abbot,
has made the following assignments OF
of1ccrs recently promoted: To Com
pany T., Capt. Stephen Waterman, vice
Ledward. resigned. To Company G.
Capt. Harold 8. Pearce. vice Whipple,
resiEned. To Company f, First Lieut..
Thomas #. Rodgers. vice Waterman,
Lieut.. George III. Slocum. vice Rich
mond, resigned. To Company r. Sec
0nd Lieut. Horace s. Peck, vice Null
hearn, who II hereby transfer to Com
pauy d. vice Rodgers. promoted. To
Company A, Second Lieut.. Harry f.
Genderson. vice Eaton, promoted. First
Lieut.. Alonxo r. Williams IL hereby ap-
pointed ad1utant OF the First Battalion.
Vice Pearce,s promoted. First Sergt
George e. Bassett. Company M. Is here
by appointed sergeant major of the
regiment. Corp. James b. Calland,
Company B, is hereby appointed hos
pital steward.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-14
FreehoIders, October Meeting.

Routine business engaged the attention
of the Board of Freeholders at the Octo-
Der meeting Wednesday, The only
absentees were Messrs. Vreeland and
Becker. The usual number of bills were
presented and ordered paid. On motion
the clerk was instructed to make note
for $1,000 to defer expenses of State aid
road accounts for repairs. 1t was ordered
that So 800 be transferred from incidental
to road accounts. Thomas Malley's bill
for road repairs, amounting to 81, O5,
was presented and on motion of Mr..
Hoagland that amount was transferred
from court expenses.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-14
EMINENTLY DEMOCRATIC.
Their County Convention After Much
squabbling Named a Ticket


In convention here yesterday the Nor
ris County Democrats named candidates
for the approaching election. This re-
suit was not accomplished without some
wrangling, wire pulling and the indul-
gence of other methods that tended to
ruffie the tempers of the delegates.
Although about six hours were necessary
to a selection of the unfortunates who
are to be sacrificed on the political altar
but two hours of that time was spent in
the convention hall, in the old Banner
building The other four hours of the
session was held on Washington street,
between Park Place and the Mansion
House.
After great deal of hustling to find
candidates, which procedure must
have amused onlookers who were not
interested, a satisfactory slate was
thought to have been arranged. This
was broken in convention, however, for
Mayor Edward Quayle told the commit
tee that waited upon him that he would
not take the nomination for State Sena-
tor under any circumstances,
Thomas II. Hoagland, of Rockaway,
was named for County Clerk but a mo-
ton to make the nomination unanimous
was voted down. This gentleman sent
word that he wonld not accept the
nomination but would stand for Senator.
This completely upset the prearranged
plan of the leaders but the nomination
was given to Mr.. Hoagland and James
c.. Porter, of Boontop. was named for
County Clerk.
Ex-Judge Willard Cutler was made
chairman and L. D. Tillyer, secretary of
the convention. There was some diff
Guilty in the adoption of platform but
the one made at Trenton was finally ac-
cepted as representing the sentiment of
the Morris County Democrats.
The candidates named for Assembly
are Thomas j. O'Brien of Morris and
Augustus H. BARLEY of Mt. Olive. All
the candidates except Mr.. BARLEY made
speeches, but in no instance did they re-
fer to the issues of the hour, nor pledge
themselves to anything but the support
of the party ticket. The Congressional
candidate, Joshua Salmon, was also
a speaker. After the adjournment the
candidates were grasped by the hands
and admiration was expressed for their
nerve in accepting willingly to be stand
ard bearers in contest that admits of
no possibility of their being elected.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-14
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Morris wilkins nave re-
turned to the Colonial.
Miss Rhoda Denman has gone to AS
bury Park for week.
Admiral and Mrs Upshur are at the
Colonial for the winter.
Miss Lewis of Hoboken was the guest
of Mrs. Lyon last week.
A. L. Revere was at Ardsley for the
golf tournament this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murray Forbes of
Madison avenue have returned.
Miss Sadie Randolph has returned
from Saranac, where she has been visit
ing.
Mrs and Miss Hitchcock sail next
week for Europe, to remain an indefinite
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Meredith and
family will leave next month for New
York.
Gustave Kissel has returned from
Virginia, where he has been spending
fortnight.
Mrs. j. N. A. Griswald and Miss
Trowbridge have returned from the
Adirondacks
Rev. DIR. and Kinsley Twining have
returned to Morristown, after an absence
of two months.
Hobart Tuttle of Paterson spent Sun
day in Morristown, the guest of his
cousin, Mrs. Hughes.
Mr.. and Mr.. A. Fl. Vernam sail for
home November 2 and will occupy their
Madison avenue house.
Mrs Huntington. who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Henry <. Nor
gan, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs R. G. Turnbull, formerly
of Madison avenue, have taken house
in New York for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Little were
guests of their cousin. Miss Winslow
of Maple avenue last week.
Mrs. Alexander, Archibald Alexander
and Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Stevens were
Mrs. Stephen Whitney's guests last week
The engagement is announced of Miss
Jessie Johnson, formerly of Morristown,
to Rev. Mr.. Shaw, curate of ST.
Michael's Church, New York.
A. w. Erdman was one of the grooms-
men at the wedding of Beekman Hunt
to Miss Sophia E. Stone, which occurred
at New Brighton, S. l., on Wednesday.
Mrs. William Shipper, Miss Gertrude
Hoy and Miss Cornelia g. Willis are
among the golfers who went from the
Morris County Club to Ardsley this
week.
Captain Edward L. Petty of Company
M, Second New Jersey Volunteers, was
in town Monday paying visit to the
soldiers of that regiment who are all at
their homes.
Mrs Hiram Benner, formerly of Nor
ristown, and mother of Mrs. Edwin H.
Ross, announces the marriage of her
daughter, Ida to Nathaniel Richmond
Hopkins, on Wednesday, October 5, at
Christ Church, East Orange
Miss Helen Shelton is spending the
week at Ardsley, having entered the
golf tournament being held there this
week Miss shelton's style of playing
has been very generally admired, the
Sun of Monday having an excellent ar
ticle in praise of it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-14
HORSE SHOW AWARDS.
Rain Fell on the Closing Day. But the
Show was Great Success.

Rain Fell on the Closing Day. But the
Show was Great Success.
The second annual horse show of the
Morristown Field Club was brought to a
triumphant close on Saturday afternoon.
and as had been anticipated proved a
great success. Although rain fell in the
morning Of the closing day the events
were not postponed and at noon the
weather showed signs of clearing. Then
the sun shone and the crowd of admirers
of the horses and in fact all that is Incl
dent to an exhibit of the kind, came out
to witness the concluding events of an
occasion which will be remembered
until another year shall roll around and
the projectors will be in the field with
renewed efforts to make the horse show
even more popular than the one just
ended. AS the CHRONICLE printed the
classes and description of each in ad-
vance of the show, the awards. would
have appeared at length here had they
not been unavoidably omitted because
of want Of space.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-14
AN EPOCH OF LNToMcATIoN.
At Least That Might Account For the
Many Arrests by the Police.

AT Least Tnat might account FOR tne
Many Arrests by the Police.
During the past week the police have
brought to realization of their trans
gressions against law and order num-
Der of individuals whose offenses are
appended below together with the
penalty they paid.
On Saturday, James Cullen, arrested
by Officer Holloway in Park Place for
being drunk and disorderly, was sen
fenced by Justice Cliff to 4daysand costs.
William Frederick, for the same offense
was also arrested by Officer Holloway
and he, too, spent days in the County
'sSanitarium" and paid costs.
Peter Birmingham took one or two
glasses too many and his celebration
was cut short by the appearance of an
officer. The offender did not object to
days and costs. A sentence of day
was imposed upon William johnson, a
young man who had imbibed too freely.
On Monday Dennis Wall was giving a
little performance that did not please
Chief Holloway, and the latter took the
offending Denny" under his wing
Subsequently Justice Cliff sent the ener-
getic performer to the county jail, where
he had an opportunity to entertain those
who do not get out to see show every
day.
Officer Campbell took George STAINS
bury into custody because the latter was
under the influence of liquor and acting
in disorderly manner. The penalty
imposed was days and COSTS.
Tuesdays offenders were John Culver
and John O'Hara, both having tried a
brand of stimulant to which they were
evidently not accustomed. The former
was fined SO and costs and the latter 81
and expenses of court.
c. Mast was arrested by Special Officer
Naughton Tuesday night for riding a
bicycle on the sidewalk of Boyken street.
Justice Cliff imposed fine of 81 and
COSTS
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-14
LOCAL RELIGIOUS NEWS.
MErHoD1sr EPISCOPAL oHURoH.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHU
Glass meeting. $50 a. M; boys class. 9.4t
a. m. Preaching by the pastor at 1870 a. m.
and 80 p. M; morning subject. .Hasting the
Coming of the Lord;'' evening subject, 'Ale
We in the Minorityg'' Epworth League vesper
service $3.50 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday
evening Quarterly conference at close of
prayer meeting.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching by the pastor. Rev. J. Macnaugh-
tan. at 1890 a. m. The regular Sunday after
noon service will be held at 4 O'Clock.
The sewing meetings of the Young Ladies'
Missionary Society will be resumed Friday at
8 p. m.
SOUTH STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday. morning evening services. At the
morning service the Rev. Andrew Beattie. q
missionary in China, supported by the Mems
and Boys Fund will preach Sunday
school at 8 pm. Y. P. S. @. E. 6.45 p. m.
Thursday at p. M. midweek prayer meeting.
ST. PETERS CHURCH.
Rev. Chas. H. Hubbard, D. D., rector; Rev.
VIM. P. Taylor, curate.
Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, early
Celebration 80 8. NJ; morning prayer. As;
litany, sermon and choral at 1890; evening
prayer 4 Sunday school at 8 p. m.
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION.
Masses at $50, $50 and 1920 p. M; sermon
at last mass. Benediction at p. m. Sunday
school at I'D. m.
ST. MARGARET's CHAPEL.
Masses on Sunday at Z 80 and $50 a. m.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Rev. VIM. 7. Pannell, pastor, will occupy
the pulpit Sunday.
Sunday school at 245 D. M
Y. P. S, G, E. at $50 p, m. Thursday even
ing prayer and praise service at 7.45 O'Clock.
The ladies' prayer meeting will be held in
the church on Wednesday afternoon at 8.
Junior Y. P. S. G. E. Thursday afternoon, g. 45.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-14
Republican Nominees at the Lyceum

The mass meeting held in the Lyceum
Monday night demonstrated that the
nominations made by the Republicans on
the State as well as the county ticket
were in accord with the voters of Morris
town, and all of the speakers received
hearty applause. The policy of economic
and wise government was fully explained
in manner calculated to inspire conf
dence in the party which has always
stood for all that was best in govern
mental matters whether local or national.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-22
CUBA AND THE WEST INDIES.
IRON AND STEEL MARKET.
II Is Not Affected to ANY Great Extent
by hnr Talk.

Pittsburg, April 21.-The American
Manufactured. in its weekly trade re-
view, will say tomorrow:
Nothing especially new is shown in
the iron and steel market at any point
this week. The war cloud is blaCker
than 1t was last week, and fears of in
ternational trouble are showing more
ERECT on the market. 1t is the prevail
ing opinion that something decisive
whether II be for war or peace, will
cause increased activity i'm the trade
AS was the case last week, the war
talk is having it's greatest effect in the
eastern market, although at New York
there is something of a recovery in the
trade. New enterprises are still being
held back. The foundries are melting
a fair amount of iron. Manufactured
iron is slow and large orders for struc-
tural steel are still held pending the
present outcome. At Philadelphia the
bar iron trade is slow, but sheets and
roofing material are in fair demand.
Quite a good business in plates and
tank material is being done. Chicago
reports fair inquiry i'm a general way
Tor delivery during the coming year,
ana some long time contracts are be-
I'D AiANNS' TX llOu SllpNS more aCtlN
ity, as one sale of 10000 tons of char
coal iron is reported. Northern pig is
being taken up as fast as it is made.
and prices are holding well. Quite a
lot of work in the car building line is
being done and structural material is
active. AT Cincinnati the pig iron trade
is dull. There are rumors of big plate
contracts about to be placed for the
government The city this week placed
a contract for cast iron pipe at STATE
per ton, which is the lowest figure ever
reached as few years ago the same
class of pipe was paid for at 1928. The
demand for skelp is good. At Wheel
ing trade conditions remain unchanged.
In the Cleveland market the agreement
is holding pig iron prices steady. Ship
building work is making fair de-
mand for structural material. Other
branches of the trade remain without
change"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-22

Schley signalled from the Brooklyn for
all engines to be coupled. In port ships
engines are uncoupled and are not
usually coupled until at sea. Arrange
ments were made for the telegraph sta
tions on shore to remain open all night
to receive dispatches. Despite the
strain on all nerves tonight, men and
officers are enthusiastic to degree
and this was demonstrated when the
torpedo boat Rodgers stopped by the
Brooklyn on her way out to join the
Key West squadron to ask permission
Of Commodore Schley to proceed. The
men flocked to the forecastles of the
vessels and cheered heartily. The
Rodgers went out of Hampton Roads
at full speed.
The colliers assigned to this squad
ron, Merrimac and the Saturn. are not
yet quite ready, but may be in a day.
The hospital boat is still in the hands
or the ship builders being converted
and cannot be ready with a crew for
several days
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-22

do with our present foreign complica-
tons. 1t is owing entirely, it is stated,
10 the condition of Mr.. Gary's health.
He has suffered a great deal of late
from a general breaking down of the
system, which had continued to pro-
gress until finally Mr. Gary reluctantly
reached the conclusion that he was un-
able longer to carry the burden of his
office.
Charles Emory Smith, the new post
master general is at present editor Of
the Philadelphia Press. He has been
minister to Russia, is an earnest active
Republican and known to public men
throughout the United States. 1t was
reported that Senator Quay was GO
ing to fight the confirmation. but he
told several senators that such was
not the case. The nomination was not
recommended by him, and was wholly
personal with the president
The nomination Of Mr.. Smith was
later in the day confirmed by the sem
ate.
The nomination of Hon. Charles EN-
ory Smith to be postmaster general was
confirmed by the senate in executive
session today without objection.
The doors had no sooner closed on
the executive session than Senator
Gear, Of the pOstoffice committee, moved
the confirmation of the nomination.
Senator Quay then suggested that the
nomination had not gone to committee
and Senator Chandler moved to refer
to the committee on postoffices. There
was no objection to this course. and
the nomination was Immediately re-
ported back and acted upon forthwith,
no opposition being made.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-22
POWERS AROUSED.
England and Germany viii Object 10
spNin's Privateering Schemes If
They Persist in the Policy.

Washington, April 21.-There are
strong indications that if the Spanish
government persists in the present an
nounced policy of commissioning pri-
vateers to prey on commerce, effective
influences will be brought to bear upon
her by several Of the great commercial
powers, particularly Great Britain and
Germany, to stop this privateering or
to make IL practically ineffective and
harmless. The action of the United
States government in declaring that it
would not resort to privateering has
been received with great satisfaction
In the foreign embassies and legations
here. Negotiations along this line
which had been pending here for some
time, are now shifted to Madrid. where
the British charge d'affaires is making
strong representations to Premier Sa-
gasta to prevent privateering.
Whether this will be conceded by
Spain is doubtful, as her chief reliance
for protracting a war is through COM
missioning privateers to harass Amer
lean merchant ships or neutral ships
carrying American goods. But il has
developed that this course by Spain,
while nominally directed against the
United States, would operate much
more injury against the shipping of
Great Britain, Germany and the other
commercial powers, as the bulk Of COM
merce to and from this country is car
ried in foreign ships. British ships, it
is estimated, carry so per cent. of the
commerce between the United States
and Great Britain, while German and
French merchant ships also handle
considerable portions of the trade. This
has given the powers material inter
est against privateering, which would
subject to search and seizure any of
their ships carrying American goods.
These interests are so great that it is
regarded as certain in the best posted
diplomatic quarters that If Spain does
noe relinquish privateering voluntarily
she will practice 1t at her peril as
against Great Britain, Germany and
possibly some other powers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-22
AT FORT MONROE.
Intense Excitement Prevails about
the Flying SqundTOn--Ships Are
Ready to Sail.

Fort Monroe. Va, April I.-Begin-
ming with the reception of the first
news bulletin from Washington today,
intense excitement prevailed here, both
on shore and among the officers and
men Of the flying squadron.
The officers who came ashore in the
afternoon were notified that they must
report on board at 10 O'Clock at the
latest and that no all night shore
leaves would be granted. The officers
OF the Massachusetts We're told that
they must report at $50 o'clock on
board when leave might be granted for
few hours to see friends. These two
orders led to all sorts of Tumors.
At the hotels where many Of the Of
hcers' wives are staying there was
great CONSERVATION, it being believed
that the squadron would sail before
morning.
At o'clock after the receipt of the
Associated Press bulletin that the
Spanish believed the ultimatum TO be
a declaration of war, Commodore
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-22

sand. The tax under the existing law
on cigars Weighing three pounds or less
is 81 a thousand, and will be 81 under
the new law. There will be a similar
increase on cigarettes.
LICENSE TAX.
The committee has under considera-
ton proposition to restore the license
tax on retail dealers in tobacco. This
tax was taken off I'm 1890, and since
that time the number of retail dealers
In cigars and tobacco has increased
enormously. The committee will prob
ably put license tax Of 81. so on such
dealers, which is expected to produce
a revenue Of about $4,000, 900 a year.
The stamp tax provides that ION and
after June 1, 1898, there shall be i'm
posed such taxes on bonds, debentures,
certificates of stock, and other docu-
ments and instruments mentioned and
described in the schedule hereunto an
neXed, the sums of money set down in
the figures against the same"
There is a similar provision in regard
to medicines and preparations men
toned in schedule. Heavy penalties are
imposed on any person who shall make,
sign, issue or cause to be made, signed
or issued any instrument, document or
paper of any kind or description what
ever without the same being duly
stamped as provided for in this bill
Any bond, debenture certificate of
stock or certificate of Indebtedness is
sued in any foreign country must pay
the same tax as is required by law in
similar instances when issued, sold or
transferred in the United States. Bonds,
debentures, or certificates of indebted
ness issued by the United States gov
ernment or by the officers Of any state,
county or municipal corporation. are to
he exempt from the taxes imposed by
the act. under provision that such
tonds and certificates must be issued
bv such authorities in the exercise only
Of functions strictly belonging to hem
III then ordinary governmental and
municipal capacities. stocks and bonds
issued by cooperative building asso-
Citations are exempted from taxation.
TAN ON TELEGRAMs.
Among other taxes imposed is one on
telegraph messages. This section reads
a. follows: ANY dist atch or message,
the charge for which for the first ten
words does not exceed twenty cents,
one cont; when the charge for the first
ten words exceeds twenty cents, three
cents"
Another section of the bill reads:
THAT on and after the date on which
this bill shall take effect, no telegraph
company, or its agent or employe, shall
receive from any person or transmit to
any person any dispatch or MESA ge
without an adhesive stamp denoting
the duty imposed by this act being
affixed to copy thereof on a penalty
OF 800, provided that one stamp shall
be required, whether sent through one
or more companies"
rms proposed tax on telegraph dis
patches will bear most heavily on the
newspapers Of the country.