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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
FACTS BY MERCHANT"

The interesting communication by
Merchant" published on the first page
of the CHRONICLE, is certainly pertinent
and states facts as they exist in Morris
town in an exceedingly plain, if not en-
couraging. manner. The matters so
fairly discussed by our correspondent are
not drawn from imagination. The
writer has been actively connected with
the business interests of our city for a
number of years and he writes from
practical knowledge of his subject. The
points he makes favoring the location of
factories employing desirable class of
operatives are strong ones. The state
ment that "the residential feature Of Nor
ristown is so thoroughly established
that it will forever dominate, no mat
ter how many factories may be es-
tablished upon its borders" is equally
true, and we believe that many of our
wealthy residents will, when they I'M
derstand the situation clearly, lend
hand in securing factories. A perusal
of the letter from Subscriber for years
resident of Newton, emphasizes the
statements made in the CHRONICLE last
week by two of the best known news
paper editors in the northern section of
New Jersey. The location of such fac
tories as have been referred to in the
CHRONICLE are as Merchant well says,
Of ''vital interest to every professional,
business and laboring man of Morris
town"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
WAR SHIPS ABOUT CUBA
Continued from First Page.

bill which has not first been presented
and considered by the Pension Bureau,
unless it should appear that the claimant
has no pensionable status under any
general law"
A second rule is that except in the
cases of invalid soldiers and sailors,
bills proposing to increase pensions by
special act where the existing pension
was so granted will not be considered.
The effect of this rule is that no widow
who has received a pension by special
act can have it increased in the same
way.
Rule number recites that .'bills pro-
viding for the payment of arrears will
not be considered
A fourth rules is that 'sbills for those
persons not enlisted will not be consider
ed, except for disability incurred in
action"
Another regulation is that '.bills
granting pensions by private act to
children or other descendants or soldiers
or sailors will not be considered"
Several daughters of soldiers of the
Revolution and of the War Of 1912 have
already been placed on the pension rolls.
The committee want to call halt. There
are seventy-five such claims now pend
ing before the House. Among those
mentioned is Della Stewart ParneIl,
daughter of Commodore Charles Stewart
and the mother of Charles Stewart Par
nell. She receives $50 month. Com
modore Stewart commanded the famous
frigate Constitution during the last year
and half of the War of 1912, and be-
sides other victories and marvellous es-
cape from British fleet; captured two
British ships of war in one engagement
lasting fifty minutes. Like the Consti-
tuition, Commodore Stewart received the
sobriquet sold Ironsides." He received
from Congress vote of thanks, sword,
and gold medal; from the Legislature
of Pennsylvania, his native State, a vote
of thanks and a sword, and the freedom
of the city of New York.
The last of the new code of rules adop-
ted provides that swhere dependency is
required to be shown it must be by aft
davit of disinterested parties, except that
when members of Congress introducing
such bills have personal knowledge of
the facts their written statement may be
accepted" E. w. BRADY.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

RESIDENTS Of Port Jervis are justly
proud of their new trolley cars. The
modern system of travel is an innovation
for that otherwise progressive and bust
ling little city. 1t means much for the
future prosperity of Port Jervis, and
judging from the reports of the durabili-
ty of its construction and commodious-
ness aswell as attractiveness of its cars,
it has evidently come to stay. We con-
graduate Port Jervis upon this new evil
dence of its growth and prosperity
Would that Newton were of sufficient
size and Importance to warrant the loca-
ton of SO great convenience within its
limits. NeUto7s Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
FIRE NOTES.

Two articles of the fire department
history now running in the CHRONICLE
appear this week on pages 2 and 8. A
history of the Board of Fire Wardens is
to follow the story of Independent Hose
Company, now nearing its close.
A new fire alarm box, No. g.. has been
placed at the corner of Sussex avenue
and Mills Street There is yet no infor-
nation attached as to where the keys
are kept. And while speaking of this it
may not be out of place to mention that
many of the tin signs on other boxes are
badly worn out and the names almost
effaced.
Last Friday morning saw big fire at
Newton-at the livery stables of f. 81.
Rosenkrans, The buildings were only
partly burned and much of the contents
were saved, the loss being about 81 500,
insured. The Newton Firemen did good
work in putting down the fire and saving
adjacent buildings.
Kittatinny Hose Company of Newton
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Foreman, w. w. Wood
ward, Jr.; assistant foreman, Atwood
B. Koyt; secretary, VIM. M. Reider,
treasurer, Joseph Warbesse, Jr.; captain
Irving j. Kern; lieutenant, H. D. Couse;
trustees, H. o. Ryerson, Cyrus K. Foster
and A. c. Townley.
There was large fire at Stockholm on
Monday evening of this week. The
large farm barn of Samuel Card near
Stockholm, was destroyed by fire, with
the contents, consisting of IS head of
COWS, 2 mules, and one pair of oxen,
besides large amount of hay and grain.
The fire was believed to be the work OF
an incendiary and one John Smith has
been arrested on suspicion of the act.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
TO PREVENT CRUELTY.
Work of the Local S. P. G. A. for Ami
mails and Children-New Plans.

Work of the Local S. P. G. A. for Ami
mails and Children-New Plans.
A pamphlet giving the reports and
general review of the work of the So
ciety for 1897, with officers and commit
tees for 1898, has heen distributed this
week by the local branch of the N. J.
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals and its Associated Committee
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren. The general report of the retiring
president, Miss Louise Shelton, contains
the following good paragraph:
THE object of the Society is to pro-
mote kindness, as well as to prevent
cruelty. Fair minded Justice,
as well as kindness, is the object which
its officers have in view, and realizing
that the world is far from being per-
fectly comfortable place for even
human beings they cherish no utopian
dreams of rendering life in all cases per-
feet for animals. Justice and fair treat
ment, however, they do demand for
those who are unable to provide for
themselves, and our Society holds that
the spirit of cruelty, the instinct of tyran-
ny of the strong over the weak, the pow
erful over the helpless, whetht r
human or animal, is as injurious to the
community in which it exists as it is to
any of the unfortunate sufferers from
such injustice"
In the outline of the work for the past
year the following points are mentioned:
The distribution among horse owners of
one hundred copies of s'Black Beauty"
distribution of Humane leaflets and re-
ports, posting of printed notices against
docking horses tails, appointment of an
associated committee of ladies to sup
press cruel treatment of children, efforts
to rid the city of homeless dogs and cats,
formation of branch agency at Boonton
with view to protection of horses and
mules on the canal, and the publishing of
laws against rObbing birds nests.
The published outline of work for next
year includes the formation of Bands of
Mercy among the young people, the in
PRODUCTION into the Sunday schools and
schools of humane teachings, which is
done in many states, and the inspection
of the condition of animals in tr anspor-
tation over our railroads.
Congratulations are extended by the
Society, "to the large majority of work
ing-men who are horse owners in the
county for the we'll cared for condition
Of their animals, the sight of lame,
over loaded, beaten or half fed animal
being now unusual.
The officers of the society for 1898 are:
President, Miss Mabel Olmstead; vice
presidents, Mrs. Fayette Smith, Mrs.
Benjamin Nicoll, Mrs. Robert McCurdy,
! DIR. G.. A. Becker; treasurer, Miss
! Couper Lord; secretary, Miss Louise
Shelton. Its agents are Robert Van
Dyke, (office at - Becker building, Nor
ristown;) w M. Vance. Edward P. By
ram, Morristown; S. F. Cooney, James
Burnett. Madison; j. R. Harring. Lit
Teton; James Hagan, Dover; D. H.
Smith, Boonton. The animal shelter is
located at the residence of Frederick
Baker, Speedwell Place, this city.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

A DEMOCRATIC Freebooter for his
resignation has not been accepted yet by
his fellow Democrats) Phillip Binder
nagle, former proprietor of the notorious
gambling resort known as ''Little Monte
Carlo" was taken to the Hudson County
Penitentiary on Monday, where if he
lives he will serve out sentence of one
year, less the usual Communication for
good behavior. The prisoner was form
ally chairman of the Freeholders'
Committee having an oversight of the
same Jail where he is now doing time.
However, Freebooter Bindernagle should
not lose heart, for the fearless Jersey
City Journal believes that fright wrongs
no man." and the investigation instituted
by that paper will doubtless result in
other Democratic officials in Hudson
also receiving their deserts which will
result in their joining in the penitentiary
their former beloved leader and fellow
oficeholder.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
A Gymnastic Exhibit.

A very fine gymnastic. exhibition, I'M
der the direction of the physical instruc-
tor, DR.. H. G. Thompson, was given at
the Young Mems Christian Association
building on Wednesday evening to the
amusement and interest of large audi
ence of parents and friends of the young
boys and young men who participated.
Sixty-tive members of the Association
took part and the entire exhibition was a
great success, showing the excellent
work of the Association in training
young men and boys physically.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
AGAINST SOCIAL EVILS.

Last Sunday morning the Rev. DR..
Macnaughtan of this city preached a
sermon remarkable for its daring con-
domination of some of the too common
social, literary and even religious evils
and also for its earnest suggestion OF
methods for improvement along these
same lines. Taking as his theme the
words, Take heed to Thyself," he
viewed the general question and then the
three most potent forces in influencing
men and women for good or bad-the
social, the literary and the religious.
Under the first head the language used
was particularly strong and calculated
to strike straight at prominent evil
=" Society becomes, to many, a
sort of outside conscience because
it dictates as to what is proper
and right to some men and
women who would rather be convicted
of SHINING against the Holy Ghost than
having outraged a fashionable conven-
tional:ty-those people who under or
binary circumstances would not gamble,
yet take the mild form of it that is in
volved in progressive euchre, that's all
right. Simply because society says That's
all right We would not go TO circus
here in Morristown. Oh, no! But we
can go to a circus in New York.
That's all right We can't go to
theatre here, but we can go to theatre in
New York every night in the week.
That's all right Wecan't dance at ball
here, but we can go to New York and
wear the heels off our shoes in dancing
hall. That's all right We have the
right and wrong figured out along geo.
graphical lines. My friends-there is
righteousness that reaches from the
stars down into deepest hell and it
belongs to life in all its length
and breadth, and what you can't
do among your neighbors and friends,
you are coward to do where your
neighbors and friends aren't"
Many other parts of the sermon were
equally strong, particularly in pointing
out evils in literature, and the whole is
deserving of a place in the honest
thought of the people of Morristown and
more particularly the young men and
young women of our city.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
Jubilee Singers.


A musical and literary entertainment
will be given on Monday evening next,
in the Y. M. G. A. Hall, in the interest
of the Colored Home of New Jersey, To-
Gated at Newark, by the famous North
Carolina jubilee singers, under the direc-
ton of Prof. g. A. Morris, with Madam
johnson, soloist, assisted by Madam
G. @. Douglass Jones. This concert
is to help raise 800 to make the neces-
sary repairs and Improvements upon the
building bought as permanent location
for the Colored Home Of Newark in
order to get them comfortably located
by spring. Tickets are for sale at E. A.
Carrell's drug store. General admission,
25c.; reserved seats, 35c. Commences
at o'clock.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
Class Is Elects.

At the annual business meeting of
Glass As of the South Street Presbyterian
Sunday School, held Wednesday even
ing, the following new officers were
chosen; President. George Laird; vice
president, G. F. Trimmer; secretary and
treasurer, f. w. Mulford; chairman of
choristers, w. D. Wheat; organist, Geo.
Udall; librarian, J. 8. Wenman: at
tendance committee, Geo. w. Green;
social committee, E. w. Hardes, John
Blanchard, Samuel Purdy, "a. G.. Ratley
and George Udall; question committee,
T. B, Ironside; auditing committee Fl.
B. Hoffman, G. F. Trimmer and George
E. RICHTER. The relief committee will
be appointed by the president.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
Important Real estate Matter.

Marsh & Thurston, whose announce
ment appears elsewhere in our paper.
will fulfill long. felt want by giving
property holders the opportunity Of hav-
ing their real estate listed in a New
York Office that intends making spec
ialty of Morristown property. Investors
and those desiring permanent and sum-
mer homes will thus be enabled to get
some definite knowledge without making
several trips here. One of the firm, w.
Young Marsh, by being resident, is
thus more closely allied with all Nor
ristown interests and can give all
matters his personal attention.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
FOR GOOD ROADS.

At the annual meeting of the New
Jersey State Road Improvement Associa-
ton, held in Trenton on Tuesday, it was
clearly shown that the present appro-
priation was entirely inadequate to meet
the constantly increasing demands for
good roads, to be built under the State aid
road act. After much discussion it was
unanimously decided to ask that the ap-
preparation be increased to 100000. The
question of employing convict labor in
the preparation of stone for road making
was discussed and special committee
was appointed to consider the matter and
eport with view to future legislation.
The use of wide tires was another
topic discussed, it being the sense of the
Association that some compulsory legis-
lation was necessary in order to drive
narrow tires off the improved roads. A
motion prevailed that the wide tire law
of last year, known as the Albertson bill,
be presented to the Legislature again
this session.
The following suggestions were con-
sidered aud unanimously adopted:
/. An endorsement of the plan of free
delivery for rural districts, as proposed
by the Postmaster General.
( 2. A recommendation that free mail
delivery be established only on perma-
nent roads, properly maintained, the
2service to be withdrawn when proper
maintenance is neglected.
i 3. A recommendation that the carrier
Service be utilized, whenever practicable,
to act as helpers in maintaining roads.
4. An endorsement of the proposition
of the Postmaster General to establish
postal savings banks, provided the money
4 be invested in bonds issued by State,
county, town or township, for road pur-
kposes, at a rate of interest to exceed 2 1-2
Der cent.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
HAWAII AND CUBA.


The two great questions now upper
most in the minds of the people of the
United States are that of Hawaiian An
nexation now pending before the Senate,
and that of the Cuban trouble, which
now seem to be nearing crisis. This
week, through the courtesy of the Liter
arg Digest of New York, the CHRONICLE
is able to present to its readers a map
showing the Hawaiian Islands, their To-
cation in the Pacific ocean, and their re-
latlon to other important naval stations
and principal ports. AS will be seen by
the map the islands form the most cen
trail point in the Pacific, and thus their
accession to the United States would be
of the utmost value to naval and CONNER
cial interests, but whether theinhabitants
will submit and adapt themselves to
American ideas and methods of govern
ment, or whether the thousands of ORR
entails now at the islands, particularly
Japanese and Chinese coolie laborers, are
to be kept in condition of semi-serfdom
as at present or are to be admitted to the
political privileges and responsibilities
of American citizenship are ques
tions yet debatable. President Mckinley
has signed the treaty to annex, and it
now awaits ratification in the Senate. 1t
is thought that the coming week will
see final settlement of the matter, and
the present indications are in favor of
annexation. The population of the islands
as given by the latest reports, is 1O9, 900,
divided as follows Native Hawaiians
81 900; Japanese, "a, 400; Chinese, 81, 600;
Portuguese, 10, 100; part Hawaiian and
foreign blood, S,4O0; Americans, 5000;
British, 1900; German, 1,400; Norwe-
gian and French, 479; all other national
tiles; 1855.
As for Cuba, her experiment at Home
Rule has not yet proved entirely sue
cessful, though encouraging messages are
received indicating the adjustment of re-
cent frictions. Late reports show that
there is general quiet in the islands. An
excellent review of the situation in Cuba
and the recent movements of the United
States in relation to the trouble there, is
printed in our Washington news letter
in another column.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

THE Elizabeth Journal sagely re-
marks: "And now, the Legislature will
begin to make several hundred new laws,
and the people will be bound to obey
them, but the Legislature will take no
proper measures to inform the people of
the laws they will be compelled to obey.
The newspapers will, of course, step in
and at their own expense perform a
duty which the state should perform in a
reasonable manner and at reasonable
expense.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

"Do you want me Central?'' asked the
subscriber after his bell had rung.
s'Oh, this is too sudden, exclaimed the
new telephone operator in Central.
ssAre you &c." inquired the subscriber.
mo sir" replied the new telephone
girl in an injured tone. 81 am eighteen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

THE act, taking from the sheriff the
power of selecting jurors, was drawn
by the well known lawyers, Charles T.
Black, Frank Bergen and John o. H.
Pitney. It provides for the appointment
of non partisan jury commission of
two for each county. who will be named
by the presiding Supreme Court justice.
The fees are left in the hands of the
sheriff, as at present. 1t is not expected
that the bill will be seriously opposed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

EDITOR KETcHAM of the Belvidere
Apollo aptty remarks concerning some
recent appointments by Governor
Griggs: s'Another good appointment
was that of John L. Swayze of Newton
for the position of Prosecutor of Pleas
for Sussex county. He is bright and
energetic lawyer and will make an able
and efficient officer. He and Judge Hus-
ton will be able to keep Sussex's end of
Jersey justice we'll up"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
Republican County Committee Organize

The newly elected members of the
County Committee met at tie Court
House yesterday morning and organized
by the reelection of the following off
GERS: Chairman, M. S. Condit of Boon
ton; secretary, George E. Poole, Chat
ham; treasurer, E. B. Mott, Rock
away. The local members of the COM
mittee are: Morristown, LIST Ward, Col
Inns Weir; End Ward, Thomas Malley;
Bird ward, L. 0. Stiles; 4th Ward, Fl. G.
Pitney, Jr.; Morris township, H. G.
Rowell.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
ABOUT THE DISTRICT.

A new bank, the stockholders being farmers.
hopes to obtain charter and begin operations
In Washington. Warren Co. on April /. The
capital will be $4,000. It is said the cashier
will he Robert NJ. Ellenberger and the teller
Robert M. Petty.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

SENATOR SEwELL, as might have been
expected, voted for the Lodge Immigra-
ton bill. Senator Smith lodged the vote
as it was inconvenient for him to go to
Europe or Long Branch on such short
notice.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
ANCIENT LOCAL HISTORY.
From the "sussex Register !"
1855.

July 81. Moses Conklin died at Morristown
from injuries received by premature explosion
of cannon on July 4. He was AZ years of age
and wife and family resided near Newark.
rs. The total population of Morristown was
1858. though In 1850 it was $3.50. It was be-
lieved that a change Of boundary lines had
been made. or there was q mistake. A later
report made it 1876 Including the township.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

THE residents of the Buckeye State are
taking justi6able pride in the fact that
the Stateis nearly out of debt and has a
prospective balance in its treasury.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
BUILDING NOTES.

A. O. Garretson has given out contracts for
his new house to be erected on Madison avenue
to cost in all about SO, 600 Greenwood q De-
Coster have the carpenter work. Snudden.
Pruden q Clark the mason work. Fairchild &
Oliver the plumbing and John Thatcher the
painting. r. c. Walsh, architect.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

IT IS to be hoped that there will be
representative attendance at the meeting
to be held next Tuesday evening, to
protest against the action of the Excise
Board relative to the Conway license.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

There will be six eclipses during 1898,
three of the sun and three of the moon.
This is the first time in 200 years that
there have been three eclipses of the
moon in one year, an occurance which
will not take place again for 200 years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

IT is said that application will be made
to the Legislature by the authorities of
Phillipsburg for permission to issue
bonds to the amount of 100000, the
money to be expended for permanent
street Improvements. The present debt
of the town is 100000. The expenditure
OF a large amount annually for repairing
streets, which were such only in name,
led citizens to demand for system of
permanent.street improvements. It's the
old story repeated in Morristown year
after year. Had system of building
macadam streets been inaugurated soon
after the incorporation of the town, to-
day every street would be macadamized
and enough money would have been
saved to build and pay for a modern city
hall.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21

THE Democratic county conventions
held in Indianna on Saturday last were
notable because of the absenceI of Ma
tional or "Gold" Democrats. The silver
sentiment prevails throughout the state.