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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
A WARNING FROM SHERMAN.

The Ex-Premier Points Out the DAM
gers of Territorial Expansion.
Washington, Aug. 18.-Tomas Es-
trada Palma and other prominent
members of the Cuban revolutionary
party in this country have arrived here,
and with Gonzalo de Quesada, the
Cuban charge d 'affaires, have held sew
eral conferences at their headquarters
on the situation in the island. Their
meetings have given rise to a renewal
of the reports that the Cuban republic
administration is chatting under the
present system of control. President
Mckinley and the members of his ad
ministration, however, have paid no at
tention to these reports, and MEM
Der of the cabinet today asserted that
there was no expectation of any official
protest against the system of admin
istration put in force pending the es
tablishment of a stable" government
in Cuba.
mo representations from the Gu
bans on this subject" he said, "have
been made to this government, nor is
anything of the sort looked for The
Cubans have expressed themselves as
being satisfied with the present method
of administration, and have full con-
ffdense, so far as we know, in the good
faith and sincerity of this government,
and will remain satisfied until the time
is ripe for the establishment of stable
government The Cubans, this admin
istration believes, will make no trouble
on that score"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
THE DECLARATION OF PEACE.
Provisions of the Document Tina
Ends the War With spain.

Provisions of the Document That
Ends the War With Spain.
Washington, Aug. 1S-The war which
has ragged between Spain and the Uni
ted States for period of three months
and % days was quietly terminated
yesterday afternoon when Secretary
Day, of the United States, and NJ. Cam
bon, for Spain, in the presence of
President Mckinley, Signed a protocol
which will be the basis of a definite
treaty of peace.
AS further mark of his disposition,
President Mckinley called for the proc
lamation which he had caused to be
drawn up suspending hostilities and
signed it in the presence of NJ. Cambon.
Without delay Acting Secretary Allen
fastened to the telephone and directed
that cable messages be Immediately
sent to all of the military and naval
commanders to cease hostilities i'm
nediately.
The protocol provides:
That Spain will reIinquish all claim
of sovereignty over and title to Cuba.
That Porto Rico and other Spanish
islands in the West Indies, and an ISL
and in the Ladrones, to be selected by
the United States, shall be ceded to
the latter.
That the United States viii occupy
and hold the city, bay and harbor of
Manila, pending the conclusion of a
treaty of peace which shall determine
the control, disposition and government
of the Philippines.
That Cuba, Porto Rico and other
Spanish islands in the West Indies
shall be INN ediately evacuated and
that commissioners, to be appointed
within ten days, shall, within 30 days
from the signing of the protocol, meet
at Havana and San Juan, respectively,
to arrange and execute the details of
the evacuation.
That the United States and Spain
will each appoint not more than five
commissioners to negotiate and con-
clude treaty of peace. The commits
sioners are to meet at Paris not later
than the 1st of October.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
CONFIDENCE IN CuBANS.
The Administration Believes Th
WILL Make No Protest

The Administration Believes They
Will Make No Protest.
Wooster. o., Aug. 1S.-The survivors
of the Sherman brigade are holding
their 18th annual reunion here. Ex-
who organized the brigade. came over
form Mansfield yesterday to preside at
the reunion In the afternoon he de-
livered an address before a big audi
ence. In the course of his remarks.
after referring to his recent visit to
Alaska, Mr.. sherman said:
1.-THE vast extent and compass of our
country should satisfy our people and
| prevent them from extending their do
main to distant lands, possessions diff
| ficult to control and impossible to de-
| fend. l regret to notice disposition
| in congress to reach out for outside ter
ritory. This ambition for the occupa-
| ton of territory has been the ruin of
i Greece, Rome and the great nations OF
Europe in ancient times and of Spain
Austria and italy in modern times.
'And now the United States is in
more danger from similar causes than
all others combined The greed of ter
ritory and the attempt to rule it lost
| Great Britain the great body of What
| is now the United States of America
| If we can be content with our vast con
tinental possessions we can dispense
with the islands of the sea. There is
no room for them in our system Of
| states Their people do not speak oul
/ language. Friendly trade relations car
be easily arranged, but American
domination, if attempted, will lead tC
/ intArminabie evils"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
WOODBURY.
Terrible Fires in Europe.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 1S.-There was
another great fire Tuesday night at
Nijni-Novgorod, capital of the govern
ment of the same name, about $50
miles northeast of Moscow. The city
workhouse was destroyed the inmates
jumping from the windows, many be-
ing killed and many more injured.
Thirteen bodies burned to crisp have
already been found in the ruins, and
many of the inmates are still unac-
counted for. Advices from SlSalat, in
Galicia, Austria. report that 300
houses have been destroyed and 1900
persons made homeless by fire there
A destructive fire also occurred at
Concarneau, in Brittany. near Quimper,
the greater part of the town being
destroyed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
THE PRODUCE MARKETS.
As Reflected by Dealings IN PhiIadel.
phia and baltimore.

Philadelphia, Aug. 17-Flour weak;
winter superiine. $2,15d2. 40; Pennsylvania.
roller clear. SS.25aS.5O; city mills. extra
$2,75@S. Rye flour in light request: choice
Pennsylvania. $2.S5 per barrel. Wheat
dull; No. red. spot and August, 75hl
pie; do September, 71ANn1zc. Corn
dull; No. mixed, August and Septem-
Der S6la436S4c.; No. yellow, for local
trade, 39l5c. Oats inactive; No. white.
new, 2912m30c.: No. 2 white clipped new
Soc Hay dull; choice timothy, $1t5O for
large bales. Beef steady; beef hams. $2260
$50 Lard dull western steamed, IS. 1915
4o.45. Butter steady; western creamery.
l4I24l9c.; do. factory, 11M14c.; Elgins. 19c
imitation creamery, 1S@16c. New York
dairy, 1S@I7c.; do. creamery, 14l5611Stac.
fancy Pennsylvania prints jobbing at y
625c.; do. wholesale. 21c. Cheese quiet.
large, colored, 715M79se; small do. Sc;
large, white, 7Ssc.; small do, TIC; light
skins, 6A46l2c.; part do, 5AM51bc; full
do, 2u2l5c. Eggs steady; New York and
Pennsylvania. 141@d1512c.; western, fresh.
141ac
Baltimore Aug. f7.-Flour quiet and nm
changed Wheat weak and lower; spot.
f6Gg76Bc; month, 741.a74s4c.; September.
I1AQ7112c.; December 69d69J4c. steamer
No. 2 red. 73q7314c; southern, by sample.
I2Ql7c; do on grade, 7S5sG76ssc. Corn
dull and lower; spet. 3615d36s4c month
S6q36Ac; September 35s4 GS6c; steamer
mixed, S5l2@S594c.; southern, white. S76p
3Sc.; do. yellow, 3Sc. Oats firm; No.
white, western, new. 2S@29c.; No. 2 mixed
new, 251s@26c.; old oats about 1c. higher
Rye quiet, No. 2 nearby. 4Sc. No. west
ern, soc. Hay in good demand; No.
timothy, sl9l2- Grain freights very quiet
steam to Liverpool per bushel lssd. An
gust; Cork, for orders. per quarter, Is "a
August; ss.@Ss. I'D. September. Eggs
firm at ISQiic. Lettuce, 75c. per bushel
box.
East Liberty. Pa. Aug. H.-castla
steady; extra. s5.2oQ5.so; prime. s.. loes
%; common, SS.So@415. Hogs only fair:
prime Workers and best mediums a 9ols
4.25 common to fair Workers. "a. os6S4 *
heavy, $4.100415: grassers, 81. S5054: ni .sss'
s370a4; roughs. 81. $685. IS. Sheen steadss.
choice $4.6oG4.70 common, So. 25f5s x,
choice spring lambs, $625G6 So; comr,on
to good. Sf5oQ6; veal calves, $707. q.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18

Here is what ex-Postmaster General
John Wanamaker thinks of his party in
Pennsylvania:
Il have been Republican since 1860
but our party now stinks in the nostriIs OF
any decent man. II the people are willing
to uphold this corruption and dishonesty,
God save the country"
When great political party, with any
assurance of success at the polls, names a
as candidate for Congress man whose
business record is smirched as Candidate
Fl c. Loudenslager's is then it is time for
all men to halt, and po1der on the future
Of his country. Business honesty should be
the first requisite to political preferment,
because the man who is reckless of that
10 the extent that he will violate the first
principle of honesty with his business asso-
ciates, is likely to prove reckless of his
country's honor and good name.
Unless candidates of this character are
defeated wherever they appear, Mr.. Wana-
makers exclamation, God save the coun-
try" will soon have a wider significance
than it has to-day.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18


The war with Spain has not merely added
much to the science of battle, both by sea
and land ; but it has brought out most
extraordinary growth Of political teachings
Having to raise large amount of addi-
tional Revenue for war purposes, the Re-
publican majority in Congress solved the
problem by creating long list of new
internal taxes and duties, thus proclaimipg
in the most practical manner that the Pre-
tectionists themselves have no faith 10 their
own theory-that tariff taxes are paid by
foreigners. Mr.. Dingley, when he came
to draw war revenue bill, concluded to
get the money by direct internal taxation
of the American people, instead of taking
it out of the pockets of the foreigners, as be
might have d. ne.
Republican statesmen who have been
most alarmed at the incoming from Europe
of illiterate white immigrants. unable to
read or write English, are not at all alarmed
at the prospect OF taking under our flag
ten millions of yellow and black people who
cannot even speak our language, much less
read or write it, The same politicians who
told us that we must have restrictive laws
to keep out the competition of the ignorant
European laborer, who would otherwise be
peril to our Government. insist that it
will be worth all that the war has cost to
take in ten millions of Asiatic and West
Indian blacks and yellows, whose labor
must come at once into direct competition
with that of our own States-because we
shall levy hostile tariff duties against the
products Of our own territories.
Until the war began Republican states
men had insisted that foreign trade was
thing to be despised, and they sneered at
the foreign markets when they were urged
to lower the tariff rates on raw materials
and give our manufacturers chance to get
out into the markets of the world. Now
these same statesmen insist that 'we must
hold on to the Philippines, to Cuba and
Porto Rico " for the sake of enlarging our
foreign trade.
The dazzling brilliancy of all this new
light is only less inspiring than the spright-
illness with which old apostles of Protection.
Exclusion, ETC., ETC., have learned to dance
to their new tune
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18

The Constitutions attempt to cover one
portion of Loudenslager's anatomy with
President McKinley's coat-tails, and one
leg with bandage labeled Sound Money
and another Protection" is a ludIcrous
aspect of his candidacy. The cloven foot oil
violated private trust shows through all
and renders bis candidacy more obnoxious
every day 1.-THE President, Sound Money
or even Protection were dependent on his
fidelity, taking his record as guide, they
would soon have suit in equity to recover
an unsuspected profit.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
MILITARY COMMISSIONERS
Who WIN Restore Order In Cuba and
Porto Rico,

Who VIII Restore Order In Cuba and
Porto Rico.
Washington, Aug. 16.-Today's Post
says: The announcement of the per-
sonnet of the military commissions fol-
Cuba and Porto Rico may now be ex-
pected at any time. The president has
practically determined upon the mill
tary and naval officers who will COM
pose the commission. 1t is probable
that the names will be as follows:
Cuban Commission.-Maj General
J. I. Wade, Major General M. c.
Butler and Admiral w T. Sampson.
Porto Rico Commission.-Maj Gen.
eral John r. Brooke, Major General
Theodore Schawn and Admiral Win
field S. Schley
1t will be noticed that the name Of
General Fitzhugh Lee does not appear
in the list of the Cuban commissioners.
The omission is not unintentional. Cen
eral Lee was originally slated for a
place on the commission. but will not
serve, owing to his desire to remain at
the head of his army corps. 1t is ex-
pected that this corps. the Seventh.
will eventually be sent to Cuba, and
In that event General Lee will SO to the
island at its head, preferring this po-
sition to commissionership.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18


Fools enter where angels fear to tread
This saying was never more forcibly Has
trated in our county than by Justice of the
Peace Seabrook, of Glassboro, last week, in
the case of Wrigley VS.. Hibler The facts
are that Hibler sold Wrigley land which
he did not own, and received the sum of
$50, balance TO be paid on delivery of the
deed, ten days hence. In the meantime,
Hibler left Glassboro, without making his
destination known. On proper complaint
Justice Seabrook issued a warrant for his
arrest on a criminal charge. Hibler was
located at a seashore resort, and brought
back to Glassboro. He plead guilty, and
asked for time to settle the case-raise the
money. At another hearing he made repair
alton satisfactory to Wrigley, and the
Learned Justice ~ dismissed the case,
giving Hibler his freedom.
The disposition of this case by Editor
Justice Seabrook can only be accounted for
on the plea of ignorance or entire disregard
of the law. 1t was not the Justices duty
to settle anything except to satisfy himself
of the defendants guilt and then commit
him to Jail to await the action of the Grand
Jury, or admit him to bail to appear before
the Grand Jury. Hibler committed a
serious offense against society and crime
against the State, and the Editor Justice
compromised the State and offended society
when he disposed of the case as he did
He is guilty Of malfeasance in Office, and if
the facts are brought to the attention of the
legislature, there will surely be an ex-
justice in Glassboro named Seabrook.
This new scheme of administering justice
meets the unqualified approval of the
criminal classes, yet it is making justice a
by-word and reproach in New jersey.
If there were many Justices of the Peace
of the Seabrook conscience and calibre, the
legislature would be justified in carrying
out the threat to abolish the office, but we
know of no other among the sixty or more
IN our county, and the number is neces
sarily very small in the whole State.
We shall expect another flood of stale
bilIingsgate from the unenterprising Enter
prise next week.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18

No Democrat or Mugwump has vet sue
cessfully attacked Congressman Louden
slager's record. This is fact that onght TO
impress ever fair-minded man, no matter
by what name he calls himself
Constitution, Aug. Is.
We belitve the above statement is true,
because it has been our understanding from
the first that Vice. Chancellor Pitney was a
Republican. The attack that Vice. Chan
cellor Pitney has made against Mr. Louden
slayer will be found in the records of the
Court of Ctancery, hence is not an idle
attack. 1t is alleged, and we believe is a
matter of record. that Mr.. Loudenslager
has recognized the justice of the Vice
Chancellors attack to the extent of having
entered numerous judgments and execu-
tions against his estate as kind of "anchor
to the windwaTd when the decree of the
Court is placed in the Sheriff : hands for
collection.
The Vice Chancellor's attack is a success
full one because Mr.. Loudenslager has not
been able to disprove the allegation that
when he purchased the John H. Dilks farm
for his Woodbury. Heights Land Company
he charged the company $4,000 for it
when be actually paid only $4,000; the at
tack is, that Loudensl lger filched from his
partners 10 the company-partners who
had such confidence in him that they made
him President of the corporation, and con-
fded in him to buy land $1,000 more than
he paid.
The West Jessup land he gave his friends
in the corporation to understand cost $685.
264, when as a matter of fact the actual
consideration to Jessup was $l7,463
The attack further is that his expressed
consideration for the Caleb G. Pancoast
farm was Sic, $780, when the actual amount
paid Pancoast was $12 200
The Vices Chancellor is very specific in
his attack. It is one of dollars aud cents
scientifically takea. and the Republicans
who sit in the higher courts haven't modi-
fed it by a dollar. The sum of this attack,
principal and interest, now amounts to
something above $4,000.
Quite substantial attack, that, which
our Congressman organized and perpetrated
on the pocket-books Of his friends
It is the monumental act of his life. It
reveals the character of the man in way
which cannot be misunderstood.
He is entitled 20 all the honor there is in
il and all the enjoyment he has obtained
from the use of the filthy dollars.
We are glad the Consultations has relieved
the Democrats and Mugwumps from any
participation either before or after the facts
in this case, but his nomination for high
representative Office is an abuse of political
power for which the leaders of the Repuh-
lican party will be rebuked at the polls.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
Food For Starving Cubans.

New York. Aug. 1S.-The steamer
Matanzas, of the Ward line, sailed yes
terday for Havana with a large cargo
of breadstuffs for starving Cubans
besides rice, beans and fresh vegeta-
bles, while part of her deck load con-
sisted of 1000 chickens. The vessel was
formerly the Spanish prize Guido,
which was captured by the Havana
blockaders and afterwards bought by
the Ward line, and is the first vessel to
leave New York for Havana since the
war. The steamer Lydia, also of the
Ward line. also cleared for Havana,
carrying the first mail that has left
this city for that port since the out
break of hostiiities. The Lydia also
carried a heavy cargo of provisions
and a number of passengers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18

Washington, Aug. 1S.-President Nc
Kinley and President Faure, of France,
yesterday exchanged direct Fluctuations
over the relations of the two countries
and expressions of mutual esteem of
the two executives. The occasion was
the opening of new cable between
Cape Cod, Mass, and Brest, on the
French coast, and the wires were con-
nected to effect through circuit be-
tween the White House at Washington
and the presidential palace at Havre.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
Camp wikofr Not Quarantined.

New York, Aug. 1S-Health Officer
Doty, who is at Hornellsville, N. Y,
attending the wedding of DIR. Herman
M. Biggs, the bacterologist of the New
York city health department. in an
swer to a telegram from quarantine,
says that Governor Black has not
ordered quarantine of Camp Wikoff.
at Montauk Point, nor have l sent a
report to him recommending it. l am
cooperating and working in harmony
with General Young and General Stern
berg. | have insisted, and still insist
that cases of typhoid fever shall be re-
moved from camp to New York hospi-
tails, not only as a protection to the
camp, but to the public, who have
more or less access to the camp. Yes
sells for this purpose have already been
S11nulied -
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
Haw.s rhIs.a

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
We. the undersigned, have known r. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in ali business transactions
and financially able 70 carry out any obligation
made by their firm
WEsT & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Ohio, WALDIEG. KINNAN & MArviN wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price, as cents per bottle Sold BY
all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls family Pills are the best.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
Camp George q. Meade.

Harrisburg, Aug. 1S.-Major General
Graham has taken charge of the new
military camp near Middletown, and
will recommend that it be named in
honor of General George G. Meade.
General Graham is much pleased with
the location. The railroad officials
have been advised to prepare for a
heavy movement of troops, and it is
expected that 10000 men will be en-
camped in the vicinity of MiddIetown
within the next 80 days.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
Colonel Roosevelt to resign.

Washington, Aug 18.--It is reported
here that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
commanding the First volunteer cav
airy, better known as the Rough
Riders, will resign his military COM
mission in few days, but that before
doing so he will visit Washington for
the purpose of comforting with the
officials of the administration concern
ing the situation at Santiago which re-
suited in forwarding the round robin"
petition for the transfer of the troops
to the United States.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18

public life was as private secretary to
President Lincoln. After Lincoln's as
sassination Colonel Hay went to Paris
as secretary OF the legation. and was
subsequently transferred to Madrid,
where he wrote "Castillian Days" a
delightful sketch. Then he became
charge d'affaires at Vienna, where he
remained until 1872, and then returned
to this country, engaging in newspaper
and general literary work. His moss
successful writing has been his life of
Abraham Lincoln, which he compiled,
together with John G. Nicolay. In jan
uary, 1897, he was selected to succeed
Ambassador Bayard at the court of ST.
JameS
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
The. mastering out Of volunteers.


Washington, Aug. 1S.-At midnight
the president announced his intention
to muster out Of the service from 49,
900 to 100, 600 of the volunteers Those
to be discharged will include three
branches of the service, infantry, ar
tillery and cavalry. So far as the in
terests of the government viii permit.
it is believed that the president, in
the mastering out of the volunteers,
will accommodate himself to the desires
of the meE themselves Those troops
who want to be mustered out win be,
and those who desire to continue In the
service viii be retained. It may be
some time before the organizations to
be mustered out will be designated,
but the reduction will be made as soon
as practicable.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
The Increase of Pensioners.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-The annual re-
port of Commissioner of Pensions H.
Clay Evans will show that at the close
of the fiscal year 1898 there were 993. ia
pensioners on the rolls of the bureau.
This was a net increase of 1850 over
the previous year. There We're dropped
from the rolls during the year on ac-
count Of deaths 1881 and for remar-
riage and other causes 1880.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
The New York Naval Review.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-The naval re-
view at New York will take place next
Saturday, the parade starting from
Tompkinsville, S. l., at 10 o'clock in
the morning. Each vessel of the navy
in those waters will proceed up to the
Grant monument, there fire the ma
tional salute and return. The president
will be unable to go, but Postmaster
General Emory Smith, Attorney Cen
eral Griggs and others of the cabinet
will represent the administration.