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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
a TRUCE TO coMPLAlNlNes.

Certainly, the intensely torrid condi-
tions of the early stage of September
were not calculated to alleviate the stu
alton at the military camps, though I'M
doubtedly the partial cessation of severe
complainings has greatly relieved the
daily strain on the public temper. We
unavoidably incline to the thought that
much that was perhaps deplorably bad
was lamentably magnifed, else we do not
clearly perceive how evils of the extent
and character continually held up to con-
domination and disease so deep and wide
spread as to appall the country could
possibly have been eradicated or even di-
minished in the presence Of weather con-
ditions extraordinarily adapted for the
propagation and augmentation of both.
It has been gratifying to the refined
sense of the people, and not less to the
national pride of Americans, to note of
late decided moderation of style in the
treatment of a theme which has hardly
been improved through rough handling.
Even if this slight change does not indi-
cate better state of things where things
were much in need of being bettered, it
bodies healthier level of public spirit and
less tendency to exaggerate that which is
or was Of no small size at its smallest.
While the hot weather has supplied new
and startling texts of horror and death it
has had the double effect Of diverting at
tention to itself on the one hand and on
the other of begetting desire for cool
and unexciting topics.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
FOURTH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CONGRESS
SIlNAL CONVENTION.

The Republican voters of the Fourth Con
gressional District of New Jersey, comprisin-
the counties of Hunterdon. Morris, Sussex
and Warren. are requested to select DELEGATES
to a Congressional convention to be held at
Newton, in The County Of Sussex. on SATURDAY..
September q. 1893, at u O'Clock noon, for the
purpose of nominating candidate for Con
cress The basis of the representation under
this call viii be one delegate for each one
hundred Republican votes cast at the las
Congressional election. and one for each fraf-
ton of the same above fifty. in each TOWNSHIP,
ward and borough provided that each town
ship. ward and borough shall be entitled to a.
least one delegate. The place and time Of
holding caueusese for election of delegates ,
be fixed by the Republican County Committee
of respective counties,
C L CHovEY, Chairman.
ELIAS B Morn.
S. K LARGE.
W Il WILMoTT.
WALTER INGHAM.
GEORGE VI. SHIPMAN,
HORACE E. RUDE,
JOHN L. SwAYZE, Sec'y.
Committee.
Dateasat Dover. " j.. the Pad day of Sep
TENDER. MSS.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
New Jerseys short Peach Crop.

Since early last spring there were in
dications that the crop Of peaches in
New Jersey would be very small one,
and now that the season is due the ap-
prehension growers of the popular fruit
have felt all along seems to have been
well founded. While the fruit is Of
good quality it is not abundant and high
prices prevail In Hunterdon, the BAN
ner peach growing county, the crop is a
failure In Sussex, too, where there is
usually large crop. the quantity Of
fruit is very small The conditions that
prevail in these two seem to be true Of
Morris and other counties II the State.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09

THE Courier Nea0s Of Plainfield is in
terested in having the health of that city
kept up to its usual high standard, and in
order to do that it proposes that the in
spectors of the Board of Health investi-
gate the numerous poultry houses in the
city, claiming that the unclean condition
of some and their close proximity to
neighboring dwelling houses is charge
able for several cases of fever at present
under treatment. This might be good
subject for the health officials of this
city to take up-to take up at once.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
with Two Exceptions. Perfect.

j. P. Benedict, for many years an
active member of Union Hook and Lad
der Co. of Newark, and at present sur
veyor of the Merchants Insurance Co.,
and who has been guest in this city,
recently made careful inspection of
the Morristown Fire Department, which
he informed CHRONICLE reporter is to-
day better equipped both as to apparatus
aud methods Of turning in and respond
ing to alarms than in any other town in
New Jersey. His first impression
of the Morristown Fire Department was
received at a parade in the fall of 1871,
when the old Coffee Grinder" was in
Guided among the machines in line The
lack of tower for drying hose and in
adequate water mains in some of the
streets, he thought. were about the only
two drawbacks to rendering the depart
ment perfect; the former difficulty
could be easily remedied by doubling
the height Of the tower in which hose is
at present hung, while the latter is too
serious to admit Of delays in remedying.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09

ing the way. And the bullets know their
business. too. They never hit horn.
Suddenly, at the critical instant of ire
trievable dismay and rout the band with
inspired sang froid and gentle tempo per
forms touching strain that bushes the
storm of battle and soothes the hearts of
the combatants. Or maybe it fires the
hearts of the men and fires the artillery.
That always depends on the tune or the
newspaper man.
We've all of us read something like the
foregoing in the literature of every war
from Leonidas' defence of the passage of
the Delaware down to Ayers arrival at
Why Cough.
And we yield to none in our admiration
for music that we don't understand or for
the bands that play in the thick of battle.
And we believe all we ever heard and
more appertaining thereunto. But we
are compelled to draw the line at the fol-
lowing, from New YORK paper of Mon
day last:
'sThe Cygnet left the Iron Pier at Co
ney Island during severe thunderstorm.
Most of the passengers meanwhile
had gathered about the orchestra in the
rear cabin. In the middle of one of the
tunes there was sharp clap of thunder,
| followed by roaring gust of wind. The
boat gave sudden list and at the same
time the electric lights went out. For a
moment there was silence, and then came
a rush for the stairs. Several women
were knocked down and things looked
serious. At that moment the orch
estra started up the "Star Spangled Ban
ner." Several men took up the refrain,
and others followed their example. The
majority of the passengers joined in
etcetera.
All this during pitch darkness, tool
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
FRoM THE FRONT.
A Good Many Men of Company NJ are ON
the Sick List
CAMP CUBA LIBRE. |
Jaeksonviile. Aug. 30. (

CAMP CUBA LIBRE
Jacksonville. Aug 80.
EDITOR CHRONICLE
The New Jersey commission, consist
ing Of General B. w. Spencer. inspector
general of New Jersey, General James
NJ. Van VaIen and Senator William II.
johnson, who were appointed by Cover
nor Voorhees, of New jersey to investi-
gate the condition of the Second New
Jersey Regiment here, have been indus
triously at work seeing for themselves
just what condition the camp is in.
They had personal interview with al
most every man; personally what they
learned while here will not be made
public until Governor Voorhees, has been
notified.
A great many people have been told
at home that their boys here are enjoy
ing the best of health while they were
really sick. Two weeks ago, when our
captain left the company for a furlough,
there were some four who were not fit
for duty. To-day on his return he made
inquiry as to how the boys were. and he
was certainly much surprised when the
sick list showed the following men off
duty, eight of whom are in the hospital:
William Hayes, George Berry, James
Babcock, Walter Fisher, Charles Let.
cher, Marvin Anderson, Walbury Voght,
Arthur Rugg, Charles Palmer Albert
Shambre, Frank Plumer, Louis Barnes.
Charles Earnest, Samuel Gibbson. Robert
Trobridge, James Rome, Lester Monery,
Peter Apologize, William Williams,
Albert Marsh, Arcobal Carvatt. Alva
Anderson, Corporal Athal Byram, Cor
poral Frank Hill, Corporal Martin
Knuth, Fred Mudeman, David Smith,
Oscar Boyd, Ben Westervelt, Charles
w. Bodine. Nelson Freeman and Second
Lieutenant Ernest Goodell. All these
are of Co. III and who are not doing duty.
Our rations for two days have been
principally oat meal, the meat. being
condemned. Tonight we enjoyed a fine
supper. Captain Petty. finding what
we had to eat for two days, bought for
us ham, potatoes, bread and butter. for
which we all thanked him. He is a
good captain, whom all the boys respect
very highly, and they are glad he has
returned.
We have all just returned to our tent
from little excitement caused by the
Jersey lightning brought in camp by some
of the boys back from a furlough, and
wbich terminated in a fire in stalls Nos.
l and 2 of our company street. in which
three of our men lost a towel, KNAPP
sack and a pair Of pants.
We are having some wet weather here,
which think is causing a great deal of
sickness. The boys in the hospital are
receiving better care now, as they have
lady nurses The Second New Jersey
breaks camp Thursday of this week for
Pablo Beach, which is said to be a most
healthy place, with the hope Of being a
benefit to the sick.
Charles Letcher and William Hayes
are improving very fast, being now able
to be out of bed and walk around. James
Babcock yet remains quite sick, but is
also improving.
Hoping all viii soon be 0. K. again,
with kind remembrance to friends and
parents at home, remain yours,
CHARLES w. BoDINE.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
OBITUARY..
MRS. MARY R. GILBERT.


The many friends of this estimable
lady, who was for many years a resident
of Morristown. will be grieved to hear of
her death, which took place at Duluth.
Mimi, on Friday morning, September 2.
Leaving Albany, her native place, after
the death of her husband, she came to
Morristown to be near old friends. and
on account of the superior advantages it
offered in educating her two boys,
Sam" and Arthur. She identified her.
self with ST. Peters Church, and was
active in all good works, being especially
kind to the poor and needy in a very
quiet and unostentatious way. She was
woman of superior ability, a devoted
mother and true and faithful friend.
When her boys were old enough to
enter into business she went West with
them to join her eldest son, Fred L.
Gilbert, who had been for several years
engaged in the lumber trade. They
located at Duluth, and in lovely home
at Lakeside" on the shores of Lake
Superior, surrounded by those nearest
and dearest to her, her last years have
been spent until now, when the Master
has called her to that "Better Home"
which He has prepared for fHis Own
The interment was in the beautiful
Albany Rural Cemetery beside the loved
ones who had "gone before"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
MRS. ANN PRUDEN.

Mrs. Ann Pruden, widow of the late
Silas Pruden, died at 6 p. m. Tuesday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. John
Thompson. The deceased had been
feeble for a long time and had passed
her 95th year. She was born near Mend
ham and had always lived in Morris
county. Mrs. Pruden leaves seven chill
dren They are Edward W., Amos and
William L. Pruden, Mrs. John Thomp-
son, Mrs. Samuel Clark and Mrs. Elias
Thomas, all of whom riside in this city.
The funeral will take place at half
past two this afternoon from the resi-
dence of Mrs. John Thompson on West
ern avenue. The interment will be in
the family plot in the First Presbyterian
Cemetery,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
Republican State Convention.
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN
STATE COMMITTEE.
~, v-,-,,1-- NJ Au1s4s+ % 1908

The Republican voters of New Jersey are
requested to select delegates to a State con-
ventjon to be held in Taylor Opera House 10
the City of Trenton. at u o'clock M. on
Thursday. the 22d day of September. 1898. for
the purpose of nominating candidate for
Governor to be supported at the ensuing
election.
The basis of representation from each coun-
ty under this call will be one delegate for each
200 Republican votes cast at the last guberna-
torial election 10 such county, and one for
each fraction of the same over one hundred
The county committees of the several counties
shall decide the method of apportioning and
shall apportion the delegates within their
respective counties.
The number of delegates to which each
county will be entitled under this call Is as
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09

The Gail remarks that the rank and
file of the Democratic party in Passaic
dislikes Senator James Smith to such an
extent that they will vote for the Repub-
lican legislative candidates ''rather than
support Democratic nominee pledged
to the reelection of United States Sena-
tor Smith" And the woods in Morris
county to say nothing of the villages,
are full of Democrats who have similar
feeling.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
GENERAL wAesLeR.s ESTIMATE.

From all sources of expression from
those high in military councils, from the
rank and file of the army, from the peo-
pie at large and from the press have
proceeded the most accordant plaudits of
the military conduct of Major General
Joseph Wheeler. Ia war and in peace,
in battle. in bivouac and in camp, he is
claimed TO have evinced the highest quail
ties of the soldier and the commander not
less than the chivalric instincts of the
man and the gentleman. The New York
Sun pronounces General Wheeler the
distinguished character of the war. Very
well. We can all subscribe to that.
General Wheeler is also an Alabamian
and Democrat, representing that party
in Congress, where as a member of the
House he has actively served some six
teen years.
We take it that the deliberately writ
ten views of such an acceptable and com
potent military authority, of SO sincere
and so valued an aid to our victories in
this war, will count for something in any
direction its tendency may be; and we
take it, too, that General Wheeler's dis
interested views of the conduct of Presi-
dent Mckinley in the present crisis will
be received by the country at its full and
just appraisement. General Wheeler on
several occasions has been entirely free
and unreseryed in asserting that the Am
erican people owed to their President not
only their moral support of his war policy
and measures, but that their gratitude
was due for his devoted and skillful con-
duct and management of the various de-
tails connected with its successful prose-
cution and conclusion.
We do not think General Wheeler's
views, as above, will be attacked for their
partisanship.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
MRS. coRNEIIus '. FRErMAN.

The death of Mrs. Cornelius v. Free
man occurred at her home on Maple av-
enue at two o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Freeman was in her sSrd year, and
death was due to old age She had been
confined to her bed for three years, and
the end was not unexpected. Mrs. Free
man had been an earnest worker in the
Methodist church and was the wife of
Cornelius Y Freeman who, at the age of
So. died in 1872
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
KHARTouM.

The undiluted, undertaking loyalty and
love of Britons toward the mother coun-
try have been the wonder of the thinking
world and the theme of song and story
for centuries. ''Once an Englishman
always an Englishman" is not well worn
adage only, but well established and
recognized fact. There must have been
concretion of strong original causes for
rule of national adherence whose devot-
ed exercise at home and abroad, in peace
and in war, in season and out of season,
has been the same, impressively and per-
sistently the same. IF there should, how
ever, have been but single inspiring and
ifnpelling cause for the profound nation
alism not only of the Englishman proper
but of the British subject everywhere, we
shall have to seek for that one cause in
the unvarying, unfailing and intrepid
care and protection which the British
government lavishes upon the British
citizen wherever on the face of the globe
his peril or extremity may require the
succoring or the avenging presence of an
irresistible power.
Great Britain's long sought conquest of
the Soudan, like many similar undertake
ings, was selfish in primary motive, but
its effects. as in all cases of British inter
position. were destined to be humaniziug,
enlightening and civilizing to the con
quered.
And though the recent assault and cap
ture Of Omdurman and Khartoum were
the fulfilment Of retributive revenge,
identical fruits and blessings will fall to
the benighted natives of that dark inte
rior. The story of the present successful
expedition has been told around the uni
verse. Thirteen years ago Chinese
Gordon, a British general of whom Lord
Wolseley, commander-in-chief of the
British Army, said that she was one of
the two greatest generals I have ever
met, had made his tedious and bloody
way at the head of small army COM
posed of British and native troops. At
Khartoum Gordon may have met fate
like Clusters or been lured to assassina-
ton. 1t was@not known for years that
he was certainly dead. and it is not GER
tainly known today in what precise way
he was put to death.
But it was enough for a government
that will disem bowel the earth to avenge
the treacherous death of subject that
Gordon had been barbarously made away
with in the defiles of savage and almost
impenetrable tropic; and though it had
consumed century of patient marching
and maneuvering, and though it had re-
quired the annual sacrifice of costly treas
ure and precious lives, and though halts
and barriers, heat and peril hindered all
the long dark way, it was as assured as
things mortal may be assured that at
length the cleaning saber OF British ven
geance would cleave the way into veriest
Egypt and that the hosts of the Mahdi
would fall the hostages of Anglo-Saxon
pluck aud pertinacity.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09

A SPECIAL meeting of the Republican
County Committee was held on Wednes-
day. The convention calls were decided
upon and other routine business was
transacted. Messrs. w. E. Coils, Il. o.
Stiles and Guido G. Henchman were APP
pointed a committee to draft resolutions
in memory of Edward A. Scribner of
Boonton, recently deceased.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

George g. Kip of Madison avenue en-
tertained small party of friends at
lunch at the Golf Club on Labor Day.
The dances at the Golf Club are as
follows: Friday. Sept Is; Friday, Sept
49, Friday, Sept 30; Friday, Oct. Z.
Extra music win be furnished for the
the dance on the 10Th and on the It'll of
October. A large number of guests are
expected
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09
All this during pitch darkness, tool


The special report on the beet sugar
industry, recently published by the De-
partment of Agriculture, contains many
interesting facts which it would be well
for the public to know, The total
domestic product for 1897 was S35, $50
tons, the total refined product of beet
sugar 1,760,6O7 tons, making the total
consumption for that year ?, 096, 1858 tons,
of which this country furnished only 1873
per cent. The department believes that
the sugar beet can be successfully raised
in many portions of New jersey, where
under Neutrality-suspicious., that is fair
knowledge of what is required to raise
the beets, an average of twenty-five tons
to the acre could be produced.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09

THE summer tourist is now returned,
and he is full of the affsctation that he
escaped torrid conditions to elude which
one must annually fee his home and sur
roundings. AT the same time he is back
among us to find us pleased and placid
while he is freckled as an egg or Drowned
like burned ham.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09

THIS section of New Jersey is to be con-
graduated upon escape from tornado
and accompanying rain on Wednesday
afternoon that proved very disastrous to
property in PlainfeId, Elizabeth. Jersey
City and elsewhere.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09

CIVILIAN Mckinney, who takes a
pleasure trip while the young men of the
nation sicken and die in pestiferous camps
established and maintained with his sane
ton Paterson Guardian.
And You s'take pleasure trip" into a
cesspool for campaign rot like this.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09

DAIRY Commissioner Mcclure has
sent out notices that he will begin prose-
BUTTONS under the law against food adul-
teration, if the use of milk preservatives
is not discontinued.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09

THE Democrats in the Lone Star State
are disturbed because of threatened
break on the part of a number OF the
Middle-of- the-Road party.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-09

The Republican voters of Morris County arr
requested to meet in their several townships,
boroughs and wards at the places above
designated, on
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5th. 1898.
and elect delegates to the county convention
to be held at the Baker Opera House in the
city of Dover. on
MONDAY. OCTOBER 10th. 1898,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, for the purpose
of nominating q County Clerk, a Senator and
two members of the General Assembly to be
supported at the ensuing election.
The several townships and wards are entitled
toIdelegates to this convention as follows:
Boonten. ............ 5 Passaic.. ............ 2
Chatham township. Pequa1noc,... .....- 4
Chester. l Randolph. ]
Hanover ....,..... Rockaway township 4
Jefferson ....... 49,. Roxbury..-... 2
Mend ham.,,.,*...,..2 Washington. ........ Z
Montville ... 2 Chatham borough.
Morris township. Madison borough.
Morristown LIST W'd 3 Mt. Arlington bur'.. !
$ End Ward. 3 Netcong borough.
= 3rd Ward. 8 Rockaway borough.
:. 4th Ward 2 Port Dram borough.
Mt. Olive.......%..s.. City of Dover ...... 6
BY order of the Morris County Republican
~ '1''''ss NJ. S. eoNDIr,
GEORGE e. Poo1E, Chairman,