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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
A WINNING PLATFORM

The Republican platform upon which
the substantial victory was won in
Oregon opened with this declaration:
We are in favor of the maintenance of
the present gold standard. We are I'M
qualifiedly opposed to the free coinage of
silver and to all other schemes looking to
the debasement of the currency and the
Reputation of debts. We believe that
the best money in the world is none too
good to be assured by the government to
the laborer as the fruit of his toll, and to
the farmer as the price of his crop.
We condemn rhe agitation for free sill
yer as calculated to jeopardize the pros
perity of the country and to shake the
confidence of the people in the mainte-
nance of wise financial policy. We
particularly condemn as unpatriotic the
efforts of the free silver agitators to ar
ray class against class and section
against section. We declare that the in
terests of all classes and all sections of
our country alike demand sound and
stable financial system.
That was bold, open, manly deelara-
ton of principle without any shadow of
hesitation or equivocation. With such a
plank in the forefront of the Republi-
can platform in the coming State and
Congressional elections, there is not a
district in New Jersey which cannot be
carried by the Republican party and by
decisive majority. The people will
vote for candidates standing on such a
platform, knowing it says what it means
and means what it says. ALI the more is
this the case. that the Democrats, though
at heart for free silver. know the hope
lessness of carrying the State on that
issue, and are devoting their energies tc
find out what form of straddle they
can most easily deceive the voters with
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
nMuTILATEe RARsARousLY.

That is the term officially used by Ad-
miral Sampson to describe the despoil-
ment by the craven jackaIs Of Spain of
the bodies of the Americans who fell at
Guantanamo. Of course, we cannot en-
dorse retaliation in kind. We can only
contemplate that these hireling brutes
could not be Spanish and not be prowling
and driveling towards. Nor shall we
commend their own carcases to the vul-
lures. An American buzzard would not
consent to be seen in company with the
cadaver of a Spaniard.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
Chorus
Away down South in Dixie
Hoorayi hooray etc.

Emmet was by no means bright out of
his line of minstrelsy, and he probably
would never have known anything about
"Dixy,' the mythical Northern slave
holder, even if he hadn't been mythical.
The only thing in the universe remark
able about '.Dixie' is thatit became pop
ular. in the South just when the bands
were dumb for something new at least,
something in place of the national airs
that were forbidden; and they got hold
of Emmet's minstrel walk-around and
blared it into fame and Immortality!
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
"HlsToRY.p

The late Senator Voorhees, of Indiana at
certain point of sharp debate rose in
his place and exclaimed: History his
toryl Why, sir, the thing we accept as
written and actual truth of history is a
thing seven-eighths impossible and the
other eighth unbelievable"
That was strong language; possibly a
little overdrawn; but behind it are war
rants of feet that continually accentuate
and justify its emphasis.
1t is safe to say that thousands upon
thousands of putative incidents of our
civil war have been swallowed as verities
and that thousands of actualities have
been so distorted as to utterly dumbfound
those whose direct concern gave to them
existence and detail. Thirty-three years
after the greatest civil war of the world
there are no two histories that agree upon
the incidents Of its origin and progress
and no one history which, as history, is
worth the paper it is printed on. In an
other generation the masses of the Amer
lean people, knowing even less than this
as to the real events of that war, will be
fed almost wholly on the fables that hui
man credulity in us could not possibly
digest.
And already, less than sixty days after
the beginning of foreign war, we find
us daily and hourly put to rout bv the ir-
repressible and resourceful fabricator of
yarns and falsities.
1t is not SO serious, perhaps, that the
unconscionabIe and indefatigable TO-
mancsrs Of this war can impose their rot
on people who may outlive the stuff they
have to diet on, but the deadliness of the
poison will appear about thirty three or
so years later, when our descendants are
devouring literary fapdoodle labeled
"American history
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LINE OF GUN-SIGHT.

may seem, the case is not the same from
the standpoint of the ship, which may
easily describe such a segment as will
keep the fort within a fatal range for two
or, possibly, three broadsides while she
is making one-fourth of her ellipse. By
the foregoing and other important tactics
of modern naval warfare, no assailable
land works in the world could Withstand
with success continuous bombardment by
the big ships of the American navy.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
SHIPS VS.. FORTS,

An interesting scientific question arises
as to the relative advantages of accurate
firing as between ships and forts that is,
with which do these remain, other con-
siderations than accuracy being equal.
We should say, nowadays with the
ships. certainly.
This proposition ignores the abundant
recent proofs of superior naval gunnery,
but has to do solely with the firing of
ships and forts against each other under
general conditions favorable to both. It
will be held that the fort, being station
airy, presents surer bases for firing and
affords certainty of range calculation.
In fact, well ordered seaport garrison
is we'll versed in all sea ranges within its
gun scope; and these never vary. Again,
ricochet shot from land may sink ves-
sci, while one from a ship is generally
harmless to a shore battery. On the other
hand, the fort often presents larger tar
get, with multitude of vital spots. A
| fort hit far away from its guns may be
disabled, may lose many men from brick
or wreckage. A ship must be hit close
to her guns or far under her water line.
1t is true that the whole superstructure
of an American battleship might be shot
away and not-impair her fighting ability,
though it would cost some of her men.
But the advantage of accurate gunnery
remains at last with the American ship
in any state of weather and sea that will
warrant attack. though it is mainly due
to the great radius of the turrets as COM
pared with the limited sweep of the land
guns, and particularly to the maneuvers
of the ship, which in action are elliptical.
A squadron. for example, takes up line
perpendicular to fort, 1000 yards away
and beyond the lateral radius of the lat
ter's guns. In passing. each ship delivers
its broadside from range of special Sc
lection but which the fort must deter
mine with difficulty. About the time its
guns, under a storm of shot, are trained
for this first range the ships, having at
point again outside the enemy's radius
each swung about in beautiful curve,
repass at range, perhaps, of only 5000
yards, varying the distance on each re-
passage, and thus keeping the land gun
ners guessing.
The crude little diagram that is seen be-
low is designed to represent fort and a
ship at point blank range, the ship steam
ing past at, say, eight knots. The ad-
vantages seem balanced because the
range is the very best for both. Yet the
ship again has the best of it because of
her movement To the man sighting a
gun in the fort the ship, though distant,
is passing the fine line of his vision at her
true velocity, and it is exceeding hard to
calculate a good hit, since even his act of
stepping away to clear the recoiI is loss
of precious time during which the object
has fitted safely by. Now, strange as it
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
MORE ABOUT nDIME. .

A newspaper man who lately inter
viewed Dan Emmett, author Of ssD'xie
Land, concludes a somewhat interesting
letter with a repetition of the old alb.
surdity as to the word aDixie.' He
avs:
Strangely enough, Dixie or ssDixie-
land" referred not to the South or to
any part of the South. It was the name
of an estate on Manhattan Island, the
property of man named Dizzy, who
was oneof the largest shareholders of his
day. until the rapid growth of the anti
slavery movement in the North COM
PEELED him to sell his slaves South. 1t
was from these blacks and their de-
scendants that the words Dixie land
came. expressing their love and longing
for their former homeland master.
Now, Dan Emmet never put that nom
sense into the biographer's ear. 1t is the
worm-eaten BIT of romance that was
written few years ago by a spurious
claimant Of Emmet's song.
The writer of this article some years
ago searched out the origin of Emmet's
Dixie Land, and set twenty of these
claimants to rest.
The very first stanza of Emmet's dog
gerel shows that he had in mind the cot
ton plantations of the South:
wish l was in de land oh cotton
Ole times dar am not forgotten
Look away look away!
Look away Dixie land.
In Dixie's land where was born in
Early on one frosty n4ornin'
Look away, etc.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
In a Persian Garden !.

This beautiful music was never heard
under pleasanter auspices than at the
Golf Club last evening, when Victor Har-
ris produced it. The large room was filled
to overfiowing and the music enthusiast
tically received. The concert opened with
duet between Miss Hall and DR.. Duff,
which was sung extremely we'll. Mac
kenzie Gordon followed with three songs,
each one showing the fine range of his
voice and giving great pleasure Miss
Hall sang three times and was enthusiasts
tically applauded. Her sweet and most
flexible voice, as well as her charming
manner, always make her success.
The second part was ssIn a Persian
Garden, . the words from the Rubaiyat
Of Omar Khayyam, and the music by
Mrs. Liza Lehman of London. The words
are so thoroughly musical that one won
ders why, in the long years, no one ever
before has set them to music. The first
part, .Wake for the Sun Who Scattered
Into Flight, is pretty but little disap-
pointing, but the music increases in depth
throughout, and is fine. Mackenzie Cor
dons s'Come Fill the Cup, was the gem
of the whole and in its longing reached
height which was fine.
Among the many present were Mr..
and Mrs. John Bradley, Mr. and Mrs.
John O. H. Pitney. Mrs. F. w. Merrell,
Miss de Camp. Mr.. and Mrs Hoffman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Livingstone, Mr.. and Mrs
MacVeagh, the Misses Hopkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Foote, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Hoyt.
Miss Egbert, the Misses Stone, Mrs.
Vanderpool, Mis-. and Miss Field. Col.
and Mrs. Hastings, Mrs. and Miss Macy,
Miss Bushnell. Miss Winslow, Mrs.
Macbeth. Miss Kip, Mrs. Shelton, Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney, Mrs. and Miss Sherman,
Mrs. Deane, Mrs. Griswold. Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray Forbes. Mrs. Pyle, Mr.. and
Mrs Willis, Miss Dana, DR.. and Mrs,
Dana.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

THE army uniform contractors have
made the awful discovery that the enlist
ed men of 1898 are smaller than were the
volunteers of the civil war, notwith-
standing that the recent troops were all
tapped to Uncle Sans invariable stand
ard. They say the clothes they supply
are too large, and by that they adjudge.
But ne matter. Don't, for the love of
your grub, reduce the sizes! Just let the
men drop loosely into your goods, and
wait till the army gets welt
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
County Florists, Exhibit.

The second and most successful of a
series of monthly exhibitions inaugurated
by the Morris County Florists and
Gardeners Club occurred at Madison on
Wednesday evening of last week. There
were number of exhibits, some very
large and containing rare specimens.
The shows highest award went to Philip
Cox, whose group from the Twombly
estate was judged at 100 per cent. 1t
was made up largely of peonies and
herbaceous plants and included also
several rare flowers. among which were
the dictamnus, pyrethuim, cyclobothia
venustrus, aquelegia. linaria and several
varieties of lillium elegans. The collec-
ton of W. Duckhan, gardener for d.
Willis James, also made up of herbaceous
plants including peonies and poppies,
was awarded Is points or rs per cent.
Mr.. Robinson, foreman Of the sale house
at Twombly's, showed an excellent collec
ton of vegetables. AS a novel feature,
a class was opened for wild flowers, and
A. Harrington, head gardener of the
Twombly estate, was the only exhibitor,
but the collection was good and won 10
points. On the following morning the
flowers were sent to All Souls and
Memorial Hospitals of Morristown. The
exhibitions will continue on the second
Wednesday evening of each month.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
GoLFING NOTES.

The series of ladies' bi monthly handi.
cap matches for the Foote cup made a
successful start Wednesday with twenty
entries. 1t was won by Mrs. Plum.
with Miss Day a close second, with
Mrs Shipper even with Miss Day on
gross sore. The full scores, showing
handicap, are as follows:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

The dance last Friday was the third
and by far the most successful of the
season. There were many members and
guests in attendance, and the event will
doubtless do much to increase a very
pleasant season The dances continue
each Friday evening.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

An exhibition one hundred mile BIZ
cycle ride on Baker home trainer was
given in w. K. Muchmore's store win
dow last Wednesday evening by Daniel
Johnson. The wheel was Hartford 20
gear road wheel. Mr.. Johnsons time
for the one hundred miles was hours,
IS minutes and 16 seconds. He finished
the first mile in / minute and 55 seconds
and the last in 2 minutes and 80 seconds.
This was his thirty third ride, and he
hopes in time to finish the one hundred
miles in four hours.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

The Bergen Trolley bill. with amend
ments, is now a law, having received the
Governors signature. The act author
ICES the Boards of Freeholders to widen,
straighten, grade and otherwise improve
highways under their control, and pro-
vide for the construction of street rail-
roads thereon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
Nc WORTH APPRECIATED.

Stokes of Cumberland will
he renominated by acclama-
at little opposition was appar-
rely disappeared. This is as
e, and the Cumberland Re
/ will do themselves honor by
lMr. Stokes to the Senate. He
y and forcible speaker, and his
lean every whit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

The pusillanimity of Spain in her con-
\ 1uct of a war she defantly invited will
FILL a pitiful record for the future of the
worlds history; provided, of course, the
world can manufacture historian who
hill tell the truth.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

sNoR vo aHEEs has signed the
libel bill which makes it a mis-
to furnish newspapers or
blications any libellous state
Untrue in fact. House bill No.
llso received his signature. 1t
anicipali&fs the authority to
achises = private corporations
ruct and operate sewerage
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

EN the Manila Governors General
d $25, 900 in gold for Aguinaldo's
the Philippine insurgent leader set
pssibIy to present it in person. He
ttended by some three thousand
revolutionists, and on his appear
it Cavite the Governor General had
aiption fit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
AN AneLo-sAxoN ALLIANCE POSTAL CARD.


regular mails As will he plain readers the design and inscriptions
ready and through the post Office has brought and the theme
ymbozed widespread and The original this
addressed Mayor Charles Rosevear Mortown
az asucces comm tave
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

are reports that the Cadiz feet
IN discovered to be unseaworthy.
Ike it to mean that Camara's ships
il about to sink but-to sail.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

q the bills which will not receive
7ernor's signature are those in
the road appropriation from
to $3.50, 900: the measure provid-
a bounty for broad tires; the
s retirement fund bill amend
be $4,000 appropriation for the
beet bill, and the general game
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

r. Supreme Court announced an
on on Monday sustaining the Con
tional amendment prohibiting
bling in New Jersey.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

Monday BIanco's Havana forts and
-ies opened fire on Watson's wooden
aders off the harbor, which did not
Blanco's purpose was to infiict on
Washington War Board another
tom fleet" fright and have Samp-
roop ships recalled to the Potomac.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17
WHO is TO BLAME?

1t took forty-fve minutes after the
alarm of FIRE at the Kissel dairy, early on
Tuesday morning, was received at police
headquarters for it to reach our new Fire
Chief. A portion of the department was
ready and waited for the Chiefs permits
sion to go outside of the city bound
airy with the apparatus. Meanwhile,
valuable property was being destroyed
and the fire department was rendered
powerless by the delay to do more than
prevent the fire from spreading to adj
joining premises.
This is unexcusabIe. The telephone
company, as part payment to the city for
its franchise, furnishes, among other
city officials, the Fire Chief with tele-
phone free of charge. Was it not in
place? Was it out of order7 Was the
Chief sound asleep? Or did the police
not know how to ring him up? The city
has right to know who was at fault.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

annual report of the Morris
Bible Society has been unavoid-
DIVIDED out this week. 1t will
in onr next issue.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

THIS is the picnic season. not only of
Fopeful mortality but of the mosquito.
sn the winter he lays his pipes for the
Joyous picnic junctures of June when he
81 pipe his lays and pump the punctured
enicker.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

/ Paterson Aldermen recently de-
me amount of the appropriations
'eets for the ensuing year by the
{ a penny. "Heads we win, tails
ty loses" apparently has been the
Of the Paterson board for years
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

K about the Spanish navy's inefic-
Why, according to the Spaniard's
hitting ability he's got the grandest
afoat. Only it's too prodigious.
tined of steel gunship to a
COG COG fight! Spain just now
cine world if she had a big
buhtubs with portfolios for
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

AN esteemed exchange has long and
learned essay on Fatal Diseases Among
Turkeys, The most deadly malady we
know Of is Thanksgiving day.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

w York Sun condones the over
adj the delays of the authorities
ing our troops, citing, in favor
ing policy, the diIatory tactics
lnish Duke of Alva, who TWEEN
times declined to be drawn into
That was three hundred years
IT had the Duke lived till now
could have given him points.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

CORRESPONDENTS, where it is pos
to do SO. will please post their letters
i they wilIreach this office by wednes-
!. m.
FERTlSERs are requested to hand in
favors each week as early as possible.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

THE Supreme Court at Trenton on
Monday rendered an opinion declaring
unconstitutional the act Of 1895, under
which Dover was incorporated as a city.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

IS see. Where was it we've read
8anquo's ghost?s Yes. yes: we re-
..4ber. But it was Blanco's ghost that
seen last week '.off the north coast
Cuba!"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

stf Spain are intensely illit-
fser people in Christendom
to believe that the United
! poor to keep their ships in
munition, save the "people"
generally, in their benighted ig-
If. however, they ever emerge
rkness they will tear their mas
shreds.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-17

GEORGE NJ. LEMoNTE of Bound Brook
has been nominated as the Prohibition
candidate for Governor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-29
Cubans Tell Of the Fighting

e
New York, June % The first
official cablegram received by the
Cuban junia direct from their govern
ment since the breaking out of the
war. was received here to-day by
sSenor T. Estrada alma Il was as
follows:
Playa del Este. June 22-We
are at Guantanamo Position taken
from. the enemy Playa del Este.
Fought with 200 Americans and SO
Cubans against $50 Spaniards Com>
plete rout Enemy'a digh. shame
fnl We captured IS prisoners. one
officer Sixty of the enemy are dead
and Is wounded two officers killed
'.On our part we mad two killed
and three wounded We captured
% Mauser riAes and 3. 900 cartridges
ITO day the forces Of General Rabi
and Brigadier General Castillo took
Baiquiri with the aid of the American
vessels spaniards Sc. fire to the
town on retreatiog Sixteen thou.
sand American troops disembarked
at Baiquiri Gen Garcia is on board
the cruiser New York.
s1Col. Laborde /"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-29
THE MONEY
ORDER BUSINESS.
JULY / SEEMS TO BE AS
GREATLY DREADED AS
JULY AS WELCOMED.

Washington. Jaoe % -An almost
total stoppaee of money order busioess
on July /, it is said, has been avrrsed
by an agreement between the of6sia's
Of the treasury aud pos'efioe depart
menss that the Jaw dee. not require
stamps to be affixed to domestic mooey
orders. Il would be impossible. says
the officials. to supply stamps bv that
date. AS construed by the eff :iais,
the law reqoi,es sinp!y 40 additional
charge uf tue valu. Of ths stamps 70 be
nade when the money orders is issued
Ths psraeraph OF tie ear reveDue
Lac 10 regard TO noo-y orders reads as
foiloes:
and from aud after the 6rst day
OF July, 1898, the provisions Of tbis
paragraph shalt apply as we'll to orig
insi domestic ncnes order Issued by
the government Of tie United S.aes
asd the price of such meoey o1derA
shall be asoreased BY aSsuu equal to
the value of the stamps bereln pro-
yided for -
The latter portion of lbe passage ia
taken 10 mean that s,e~ps sse DOT TO
be used This constructioo of the Law
will cbviste the use of sbons 80 600.
900 stamps each year. that being. the
approximate number of money orders
Issued aonuailv A circular to post
masters at meoey order ef6ors has
beeo prepared BY the pos,cfice dess
partneu. dir. otiug them to follow this
ruling
The blank spplioatiebs. etc COW 10
use peed not be changed sod not until
the stock on haod is exhausted will
aoy change appear 10 money order
blanks