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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20
ALTON

The rope on the liberty pole was broken by
the wind last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Butler of Jersey City is the guest Of W.
H. Parkhurst.
Jacob Burge gave a flag raising last Satur-
day evening. The Alton Cornet Band was
present and played the 'sStar Spangled Ban
ner'' while amid cheers Old Glory was fioated
to the breeze. Refreshments were served and
general good time enjoyed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20
MT. FREEDOM.

Miss Mary Merchant of Pennington spent
Sunday with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs F. NJ.
Merchant,
Miss Cora Kinds of Paterson spent Sunday
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. G.
Totten.
Luther Lawrence of Rockaway is visiting
friends in this place.
A graphophone concert was held in the NJ
E. Church on Tuesday evening, May II.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20
HANovER AND HANOVER NICK

Mr.. and Mrs. William o. Dixon of Hanover
Neck celebrated their fortieth wedding ami
versary at their home on Wednesday evening
Among those present were the Rev. and Mrs.
J. A. Ferguson, the Rev. Edwin Farley of
Roseland and the Rev. Charles Condit of
Orange,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20
monthly Floral Exhibitions.

Monthly exhibitions of cut flowers and
fruits are now being arranged by the
Morris County Gardeners and Florists
Club. These exhibitions are to be held
at the club rooms in Madison on the
evenings of the society's regular meet
ings, the second Wednesday of each
month, the first to occur on June s.
Glasses are announced as follows: Roses
and carnations, greenhouse flowers, out
door flowers, fruits and vegetables and
wild flowers. A silver medal will be
awarded for the highest number of points
in each class. On the day following the
exhibitions the flowers are to be sent to
the two hospitals at Morristown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20
POULTRY FOR SALE.

CHOICE Up-to- Date Stock of Light Brah-
" mas, Single Comb Brown Leghorns and
Barred Plymouth Rock Stock for sale. Eggs,
$1.00 per ID. If you wish high quality and fair
treatment. address J. M. PORTER, Norris
town. New Jersey.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20

S33, 600 90
And that in addition thereto there shall be
assessed and levied by tax ten per cent. of the
amount directed to be raised in Morristown
for County taxes, State School taxes and
Special School taxes, for the fees of assess
ment. collection and paying over the same.
z That the Assessor of Morristown shall on
the twentieth day Of May instant, proceed to
levy and assess the taxes provided for by the
first section OF this ordinance upon the prop
erty of the inhabitants and residents of Nor
same basis as county and township taxes are
now by law assessed. and also upon all the
property and estate, both real and personal
within the limits of MorristoWn, which may
belong to any nonresident in the same man
ner as upon the Inhabitants thereof and in
conformity with the laws for assessing county
and township taxes.
3. That the Assessor of MorristoWn shall be-
fore he enters upon the duties of his Office take
and subscribe an oath or affirmation before
some person duly authorized to administer the
same, faithfully and impartailly to discharge
the duties of his office.
4. That said Assessor shall, upon COM
pleting the duplicate of said assessment sub
NIT the same to the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen OF Morristown on or before the nine
teenth day of August next, for examination,
and after said duplicate shall have been ap-
Of Morristown. shall deliver the same to the
Collector of Morristown on or before The
twenty first day of September next.
Passed and approved May Is, 1885,
Attest: s = - Mayor.
JOHN B. AYERS.
Town Clerk.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20

ID must be quick and willing to work APP
ply quickly at the CHRONICLE OFFICE, 1885
Washington Street
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20

Public school scholars are gladly pub
fishing the announcement that only five
weeks remain Of the school year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20
Notice of Settlement.

NOTICE is hereby given that the accounts Of
IN the subscriber, executor of JANE M. Sur
PHEN. deceased. win be audited and stated by
the Surrogate. and reported for settlement to
the Orphans Court Of the County of Morris,
on Tuesday the Fifth day Of July next.
Dated April 18th, 1898.
ROBERT CARTER, JR,,
1900 Executor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20
ORDINANCE

A N ORDINANCE providing for the raising
IA of money by tax for the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-eight.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of Morristown. as follows.
l. That there shall be assessed and levied by
tax for the year eighteen hundred and ninety
eight the sum of thirty three thousand dollars,
($33, 600. 00.)
Said amount being as follows
LIST. For the expenses of Morristown
! for the year 1893, the sum Or $4,000 90
deficiencies and expenses ten per
cent. of the amount directed to be
raised the sum of............,,,. So 900 90
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
Sampson and Shafter.

ON the face of the facts which are
accommodating with reference to the
Santiago campaign the conviction is
rapidly being forced that Major Gen
eral William Il. Shafter was a monu-
mental misft. He seems to have been
lacking i'm every quality of successful
generalship save blind obedience to the
war department. To that he pald ser
vile homage; everything else went by
the board
The correspondence between him and
Admiral! Sampson. made public this
morning is only a part of the evidence
which is now before the public to
Skaters discredit. This correspond
convicts Shafter of trying to throw
upon SIMPSONS shoulders much of the
blame for his own shortcomings, and
is CorrOboratcd by the facI that Shat
ter stands convicted of similar unfair
ness toward General Garcia, man
who can teach Shafter more general
ship than he ever dreamed of. In view
Of these things il is not surprising that
Sylvester Scovel offers to prove by
credible affidavts that in his notorious
alteration with Shafter it was the lat
ter who debased his uniform by con-
descending to strike the tirsr blow in a
first fight with newspaper reporter
1t cannot be said that the American
people were originally prejudiced
against Shafter. The contrary is true.
He went on his mission to Santiago
with the confidence and respect of eV-
| cry fellow-citizen. But the sense of
fair play which is so prominent an
American characteristic does not pro-
pose to let him escape from the severe
indictments which have been brought
against his management of that cam
paign on the plea that the successful
termination of the campaign consti
tutes a vindication. Unless he can
show that these grave charges from
numerous sources of entire respectable
| ity are false or ill-founded, he will go
| down in history as the sorriesc speci-
men of a general that has lately worn
an American uniform.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
Currency Reform Can Wait.

The currency refOrmers are employ.
ing every energy in an attempt to in
duce President Mckinley to call an
extra session of congress after March
for the purpose of considering legs-
lation looking to the retirement Of the
government from the banking business.
Circular letters are being sent through
out the country calling upon citizens
favorable TO currency reform to make
"A loud noise so as to convey to the
president an impression that the people
are clamOring for the legislation which
these gentlemen want. Thus far. how
ever, 1t must be confessed that public
opinion has not been particularly re-
spOnsive.
Currency reform is desirab BILE. The
odds and ends in our patchwork cur
rency system some day should be
picked up and harmonized The spec
tacle Of three different kinds of gov
ernment paper money i'm circulation
alongside bank notes is suggestive OF
slouchiness, to say the least. Such a
variety Of currency is unnecessary ana
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
Mr.. Chamberlain's Views.

In the December number of SCrib-
ners magazine the British colonial Sec
retary, Joseph Chamberlain, expresses
the belief that these who predict dis
aster to the United States IN Its new
role as cOloni2ing power underfate
the administrativa capabilities of the
EngliSh-speaking race He invites at
tention 10 the fact that England, with
one-fourth our population and less than
one-tenth our national resources, sue
"essfully administers the affairs of
hundreds of millions of people of al
most every race under the sun with
the smallest army of white soldiers Of
any of the powers of Europe.
Thus in India. with }OC 600, 900 native
population, only 10000 white soldiers
are used, and in Egypt, with 5000 900
population only 300 soldiers. while in
Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, the
British West Indies and West Africa
not single white regiment is am-
ploycd, order being kept by native SOL
diers and police under the command
of British officers. Assuming thai we
can do as well, we shall need i'm the
Philippines, after nClmal conditions are
restored not more than 5000 to 1000
American regulars, and i'm Cuba and
Porto Rico none except officers. II
is Mr.. Chamberlain's opinion. based on
experience with which he is intimately
familiar, that the dread in this coun-
try lest colonial responsibilities should
neCessitate career Of militaTism cal
culated to disturb the equilibrium of
republican institutions has absolutely
no basis.
1t is true that England enjoys an
advantage over us in the fact that hei
colonial administrators are a spec tally
educated class of men to whom COM
paratively high salaries are paid ard
who are not disturbed i'm their tenure
of office by changes in home politics
but are retained during efficiency and
retired on pension after a certain linn
II Of service. But our lack of this
kind of a class of public servants is
due solely to the fact that hitherto
We have not needed such a class. The
need viii call it into existence, and We
do not have 50 poor an opinion ~ The
Yankee wing of the Engish-sp speaking
race as 10 believe that in any form OF
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
THE REASON WHY.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
The reason why the Rough Riders
Jared better than the other volunteer reg
iments was that they had a lieutenant
colonel who has a habit Of getting there
whatever the obstacles placed in his way
When the regiment reached Tampa there
was no one to show them a camping
place. Roosevelt simply found the camp
and all went well. When they were or
dered TO Santiago Roosevelt took possess
sion of the transport and held ii against
ali cOmers, and the regiment reached San
tiago. When they we're sent to the front
and got under fire they had TO find the
enemy, and all on their own responsible
ity. Their colonel thought the right thing
to do was to go ahead. and they won the
fight. When the men got hungry Roose-
Welt invested his own money in the nec-
essary vegetables. pressed the officers
horses into service to carry the food to
camp, and the men were fed. and so on
to the end of the chapter. Unfortunately
there was but one Roosevelt. and. as he
says, he was only lieutenant colonel.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
Imports frCr Exports to


1t will be noted that the smallness of
Germany's commercial interes1 i'm the
islands contrasts strangely with the
largeness of Admiral Diedrich'S offic-
iousness in Manila bay ere Dewey re.
ceivcd reinforcements. 1t will also be
noted that, eliminating Spain. whose
trade when this table was prepared
was artifcially propped up, the bulk Of
the business of these islands is divided
between Great Britain and the United
states, Great Britain leading. A pref
Crential tariff scheme would therefore
be direct slap in the face of the one
nation in Europe which was our friend
throughout the late unpleasantness: the
one nation which stands beside us in
Eastern policy and in diplomatic and
commercial interests. We could i'll af-
ford to forget so soon a friendship that
saved us from many embarrassments
If it did not actually prevent a hostile
coalition of European powers.
II We give to England equal privi-
leges and then beat her out i'm fair and
open competition. no one can complain.
That is what the administration evl-
IDENTIFY proposes to do.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
JUVENILE CANDOR.
From the Utica Press.

From the Utica Press
The small boy is always hero wor-
shipper and he shares with his adult
compatrOt I'm admiration for the man of
Manila bay. This characteristic is well il.
lustratcd by story of a mission Sunday
school teacher and youngster making
his first appearance i'm her class. The
teacher had put him through half hour
on more of instruction in the rudimentary
principles, for he was entirely lacking i'm
information on that point, and to test him
was reviewing her work with him.
Now said she, tell me again who
made the world and all that is in it?''
God did, replied the hoy, with com
mendahle prOmptitude. God can do ev-
erythng, can't he?" she asked again.
The boy hestated moment. 4 don t
believe he can lick Dewey" he answerea
ut last, and his teacher sat silent be-
tween her religion and her patrOtsm.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
WESTERN ADVICE.
From the Denve~ Times.

From the DenVe" Times.
Everything points to the fact that the
young man of today who masters the
study of electricity is the one whose ser
vices will be in demand I'm the future. At
best the modern man is out of date after
from fifteen To twenty years of service IN
any one line Of business. lie finds il i'm.
possible to keep step with the great al.
Nancement of the age, and after that
number of years of service must steI
out and let some Younger man with
younger ideas take up the thread as nc
leaves il, I'm this age of electricity every.
thing is electrical, even to the movement
Of the individual. and the young man ui
today who proposes to fit himself for :ho
future could select no course giving sure,
promise of success than electricity ano
its application To the future of the world
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
Martyrs to Duty.

The frightful losses occasiOned to our
coast-wse shipping interests Ivy the re-
cent sudden storm, losses acccntuated
by large sacrifice of life, send a shivcr
Of horror throughout the world; yet
they are illumined hy individual in
stances Of heroism which do much to
supply consolation. 1t is not for lands
men tC say whether any of these losses
were due to carelessness: the more
probable supposition is that they rep
resent simply part of the price which
civilization has inevitably to pay for
its modern convonicnces.
II il no more than justice TO sav of
the officers ana mon who handle the
ships that operate our ,oastwis" COM
mcrcc that taken as class. they COM
pare favorahly in point Of GOODNESS.
skill and caution with any in the world.
Science has not set conquered wholly
the rrhellious elements nor enabled
man to foretell with certainty the
coming Of cataclysmal storms When
chance is altogether eliminated it will
Dee time - hold these mariners to blame
l'l 0d' lll't ~ Ill'ptllN dliu NE Ut Sfd.
The more timely though, for present
contemplation is how few are tho acCi-
dents in this department Of humar ac"
tivity which can he diroctely traced to
negligence or mcompetency--fcw act
uaily and especially few when put in
contrast with the many thousands of
steamboat passengers who are annually
carried i'm safety ana comfort from
port To port in spite of difficulties and
perils which might well excuse a larger
forfeit
1t is necessary. in considering such
tragedies as these, to remember that
destruction of human life is one of the
inevitable penalties of success. 1t is "a
penalty Of successful travel of success
fu mining, of successful manufacture.
The very bread of civilization is baked
from a dough moistened with the
hearts blood of martyrs. Not all the
herOism is cXemplified on the battle
fields; the ordinary war of mankind
against natural difficulties which wins
as its ndemnitie1 the Thugs We call
progress is full of bravery and self
sacrifice and noble in its records of
high devotion to duty. All honor, then,
to the sailors along our New England
main who went down in the storm with
colors flying. They are martyrs in an
evolution which We could not spare.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
OUR BUSY ADMIRAL.
From the Times-IIerald.

From the Times Herald.
Possibly when the war is over Admiral
Dewey may be il duCed TO give the world
Il history his AsiatiC campaign or a
description of the Philippine Island-but
not now. In reply to AN offer of $jCO0
from magazine editor for an article on
the Philippines the admiral cabled this
laconic and characteristic reply: Thanks
but | am too busy" For the present Ad,
miral Dewey considers that the sword
is mightier than the pen, and to preserve
the context of the reversed aphorism, the
public know 1t to be in the hands of a
man entirely great.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

The report of the secretary Of the in
terror shows that of an original total
of 1856. .323,973 acres of public domain
only Il 900, 600 unoccupieG acres remain
which are capable of cultivation. Ex-
pansion came just in time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

fight between District Attorney
Shaffcr, of Delaware. and Fred w
Fleitz, esq, of This city, for the de-
putty attorney generalship under the
stone administration would have
one advantage. No matter which won,
the commonwealth would he well
served and the one who didn't win
would cherish no i'll feelings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

Judge Day blames Dewey for the
retention Of the Philippines. The prob
abilities are that Dewey can stand 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
THE ONLY WAY.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
The only way to abolish the race issue
is that proposed by Booker r. Washing
ton-to outgrow It. That is slow pro-
cess, hut the only effectual one.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

The Maryland Steel company has just
sold steel rails in India and Ireland
in the fac" of british competition.
This certainly seems to be an American
year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

Some one has figured it out that
counting in her territorial losses and
all, the war has cost Spain over a
billion dollars. The estimate is doubt
less within the truth The war has
also cost us pretty sum, probably
not much less than u billion dollars
when all our expenses are figured III.
But it will be worth the cost to both
experience. And it must not be for
gotten that the president of the United
states gave Spain every possible
chance to avert war
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

1t speaks well for Admiral Dewey
that his warmest champions are the
newspaper men who were with him az
Manila. \ good reporter is rarely a
hero -worshipper unless the hero is
worth worshipping.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
The Open Door.

According to the latest official report.
issued Aug. ., last, the. trade of the
Philippine islands is as follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

The nomination of coroner AshbrIdge
for mayor of Philadelphia, now regarded
probable will, it is said make David II.
Lane the most influential Republican in
Philadelphia Incidentally ii will strength
en Quay.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

General Shafter, it is said. Is prepar-
lug an elaborate defense, lie needs
one.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

Is necessarily and inherently inferior.
1t takes Mugwumps to believe that.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

The number of insane in Pennsylvania
institutions last year Increased from 9t13
to 10,02j, the largest increase in the his
tory of the state The total number has
about doubled since 1884.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

there are occasions when 1t becomes
dangerous. TO gradually retire these
different forms of paper issue and TO
put the burden of maintaining a circu-
latlon as eood as gold upon the banks
which receive bencnt from the note
issuing privilege should be the purpose
of congress, as il is the general desire
Of people who have given thought to
this subject.
But there is no frantic hurry; certain
ly none warranting the calling Of an
extra session of congress Tor this pur-
pose solely. The last elections have
made it certain that no successful at
tack can be made ON the gold stand
ard inside of eight years. The iinan-
Cial condition Of the government ana
its credit among the nations were never
better. We are no longer a debtor ma
ton; the great recent growth in our eN-
port trade--a growth seemingly only in
its infancy--has already converted us
into nation Of creditors. The move
ment of gold is heavily in our favor.
Individual enterprise is agan confident
ana NtntulhSOlllt. ] it N'iuiIN VI '''
! bank clearings is greater than ever be
fore. Every sign along the national
horizon points unmistakably to an era
of new and far-reachins prosperity he
fore which the free silver bogie VIII
stink away and disappear for at least
a generation.
Such being the situation, what is the
noed of hysteria i'm the matter of cur
rcncy amendment other things just
now are of far greater importance.
\ letter from the pope to Archbishop
| Corrigan. recently made public, strong
| ly condemns the separation in the
United states of different nationalities
! into Catholic congregations of their
| own. using "A foreign language, and
! urges the amalgamatiOn Of these diff
| ferent elements into one great body
| Of Catholics using the English Ian
! guage above all other languages. 1t is
| evident that the pope has been wisely
| and prudently advised
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

General Woodford says that after the
blowing up of the Maine, when he
seemed to be dilly dallying at Madrid
and when public opinion in the United
states was daily abusing him and the
administration for lack of spirit. he
until ammunition could reach Dewey
at Hong Kong and other necessary
naval preparations for war be COM
rleted. Ten days after he received
word that things were ready he called
for his passports and took train for
home. This being true. we guess he
will have 20 be forgiven.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

According to the Washington Post Con-
gressman James Rankin Young, of Phil
alclphia. has an infallible recipe for po-
litiCal harmony IN Pcnnsylvania. lie
would give Wanamaker the English mis-
sion, Strart Patterson the senate, quay
the postmaster generalship, Emory Smith
the govcrnorshlp of Porto Rico and
Wayne Mat Neagh the mayoralty of Phil-
adelphia. All is on the principle that the
unexpected should happen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

our foreign mails last year weighed -
12l,6lS pounds. 5.02j,66l pounds of which
Went across the Atlantic. Nearly half
of the transatlantic mail went to Eng
land. The cost Of this service was about
IL cents "A pound.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01

1t has beer decided by brooklyn
court that a street car trensfer is pOOG
whenever presented. regardless of the
specified time limit