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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
BRIDGEPORT.

Freebooter Usinger has purchased a very
fine driving horse and old Prince has been
retired.
Dir. E. r. Sweeten wishes to extend his
thanks to his friends who assisted in put
ting out the fire at his residence recently.
caused by mishap to the oil stove during
the absence of Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeten.
Philip Schlag. ESQ, went to Philada. on
May 4, snd underwent surgical operation
which gives indications of great success.
Mr.. Schlag seems better and thinks in 3
short time he will be entirely cured.
There win be public school commence
ment of the schools Of Logan Township,
held at the town ball, Bridgeport, on the
evening Of Msy rs. Friday OF next week J,
at 7.S0 O'Clock. Teachers, parents, scholars
and all who wish to see the educational
progress made by the pupils of the district,
are invited.
Mrs. Jordan, widow OF the late Lieut. j.
Harry Jordan, has received from the PEN
sion department, back pension money due
the late Harry Jordon, amounting to 1888,
also widows pension amounting to over
sos. Hereafter she will receive So 90 per
month. Philip Schlag acted as attorney
for Mrs. Jordan.
Capt Charles Salisbury has his boat, the
Laura & Belle, at this place where he is
giving it coat of paint and otherwise
repairing it.
Mr.. Elwood Storms has accepted a
position in Strawbridge & Clothier,s dry
goods house in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Browning Lawrence, of South Dako-
ta, who has been spending the winter with
his sister, Miss Ann Lawrence, at this place,
will return to his western home In few
days. Mr. Lawrence has large farming in
terests in Dakota which are being looked
after during his absence By his superin-
tendent
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
WOoDsTowN.

E. S Fogg, Rev. w. S. Valiant, George
M Andrews. Miss Sallie Fogg. Miss Sarah
French and Mrs. Geo NJ Andrews made a
trip awheel to Paramount Park last Friday.
The first quarterly conference was held
in Asbury Methodist church Monday even
ing. Presiding Elder J. B. Graw preached
the conference sermon.
John PoIlinger, brakeman on the Salem
freight, injured bis right leg by being
struck by protruding tie while boarding
his train Sunday morning. His injuries
were attended by local surgeon.
Miss Elizabeth D. Smith, of Woodbury.,
was an oyer-Sunday guest of her parents at
Wing Lane.
"Rob Roy Frank Davis" brother,
with record of 1911 is being trained for
this seasons work on the track.
Henry Gardiner, an octogenarian farmer
of sharptown, was taken suddenly i'll with
heart disease Sunday morning and expired
before physician could be summoned
Mr.. Gardiner was well-known throughout
Salem county and had always lived about
Sharptown. It is understood that Coroner
Carpenter will investigate the case.
While riding his bicycle Sunday, James
Paneoast took header and landed on his
front wheel, breaking the rim, but for
tunately without iniuring himself.
Contractor Daniel Pine, of Woodbury.,
has completed laying concrete sidewalks in
front of the residences of ] Smith, Isaac H.
Tnrner, g. Wallace. J. G. SneIbacker and
w. FL. Reeves on Brown avenue It makes
decided improvement and should be fol-
lowed by others.
Mrs. j. G. Snelbaker conducted the Ep-
worth League meeting in the Asbury
Methodist church Sunday evening.
Rev. j. A. Oakes, of Sharptown, has so
far recovered from his recent illness as to
be able to preach in the Methodist
church Sunday evening. Presiding Elder
Graw delivered the morning sermon.
Woodstown was represented at the Both
anniversary of the West Jersey Homeo-
pathic Medical Society, yesterday in Cam
den by DIR. E. P. McGeorge.
The recent rains have done much for the
grass in this section. The hay crop will
be very fair this season.
VIM. T. Cooper, the obliging clerk in
Guests Drug Store. having resigned his
position, left Woodstown Monday, to take
charge of a large drug store at 9Th and Race
streets. Phila.
The Democratic Board Of Trustees on
Salem County Almshouse organized on
Monday. Dr. Good, of Alloway, and DR..
Garrison, of Pennsgrove, were elected ply
sicians to the almshouse and Insane As5-
lum for one year at an annual salary of $50
each. 1t was intended that one Of the
physicians should come from Woodstown,
but the townships along the line outvoted
the eastern townships, thus electing DIR.
Garrison.
The Grand Jury of Salem County, at
their regular meeting to-day found several
indictments against the projectors # the
"Racetrack Socialn for illegal selling OF
beer. They will be tried at this term of
court. now in session
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
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THE BUFFALO STRIKERS.
Latest Indications Seem to Guarant
Final Settlement.

Latest Indications Seem to Guarantee
Final Settlement.
Buffalo, May 18-Bishop QuigIey
took a determined stand in his efforts
to bring the strike of the grain shovel
ers and sympathetic organizations to
an end last night, and as a result the
outlook for a cessation of the trouble
is somewhat brighter
Early in the evening the bishop ad-
dressed very large meeting of strik-
ing freight handlers in East Buffalo.
He asked them to appoint a committee
with power to act which will confer
with the lake line managers today. and
assured them that an agreement abol-
ishing the saloon payment system and
the Sunday work, as we'll as other
abuses, would be signed in short or
der. The strikers adopted the bishops
suggestion unanimously, and appoint
ed the committee. The bishop thanked
the men, told them that he would look
after their interests and said he felt
confident that they would be back at
work by Friday.
The bishop then drove to South Buff
fa1o, where the striking grain shovel
ers were holding a meeting. In a few
words Bishop Quigley informed them
of what the handlers had agreed to do.
He then asked them to vote ON, GER
tain amendments to the agreement de-
eided upon by Contractor Corners and
the grain shovelers' executive commit
tee. Fully 95 per cent voted AYE"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
DoINas IN NEW JERSEY.

Trenton, May 12-John Smith. tho
areman who was so badly injured at
he explosion at the New Jersey Steel
and Iron works on Wednesday, died
Yesterday at St. Francis hospital. The
other men injured are all recovering.
Trenton, May 15.-Lizzie Cannon
aged years, who was accidental ,
shot in the eye by playmate, Willie
Robbins, aged 8 years, was operated
upon in st. Francis hospital yester-
day The left eye was taken out, but
the physicians were unable to locate
the bullet. and the child's life IS de-
SPARED Of
Elmer, May 12.-David Sithens, of
Hardingville, aged 81 years, died at
his home this week of rheumatism.
He refused to have anything to do
with doctors and declined medical at
tendance Of any kind. He resided
with bachelor brother and widowed
mother. 1t is said to have been fully
ten years since the brothers had
spoken to each other, although they
ate at the same table daily.
Atlantic City, May 14-Rumors are
ersSeS%eA NvAOesA eAAAS Liz W CCA juicy anu
Seashore Railroad company contem-
plates leasing the large hotel site it
owns In Chelsea to syndicate for a
mammoth caravansary, which, 1t is
said, will cost $1,000. 900. The officers
Of the road have refused several offers
10 erect hotel on the property to cost
s250,000. However. this rumor is con-
stantly bobbing up.
Hammonton. May f4.-James Curry,
a well known citizen of Elm, subur-
ban town, Is tonight lying in a critical
condition, the result of taking dose
of paris green with suicidal intent.
Curry, who Is SO years OF age, and who
lives alone on farm. had become dis
eouf Sed according to his own state
ment; at his failure OF crops and adj
verse conditions. and for two weeks
had been ON q drunken aprsa.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
HURFFvILLE.


Mr.. James Jones is builing barn 80 K
so. Thomas Williams, of Grenloch, is the
contractor.
Mr.. Evan d. Pearson is very busy al
his wagon works, repairing and new work.
Lewis Atkinson's youngest child met
with very serious accident on Friday last
by being trampled by horse, after they
had finished separating milk with q horse
power.
@. j. Davenport is away on business
trip 10 Vermont.
The trustees Of the church are making
repairs to the Parsonage, and the fence
around the cemetery.
Mr. George Smith, Of Merchanlyille, N.
j.. has moved in Mrs. Bricks house and is
working for E D. Pearson in the paint shop,
Prof George Holman has improved the
Swope property. BIZ building an addition
to the house.
The Fell Poultry Company lost. horse
last week with collie.
Our friend w. H. G. needs encouraging
for the amount OF work be is doing in front
Of bis property, which helps the appear
1n1C wa tAACk4s %kAfg AAAtA sttHA1t
The committee Of arrangements for
Decoration Day met al Leon House on
Wednesday evening. G. 81. Doran, will be
Marshall. It is expected to have . fife and
drum corps, and brass band. The parade
will form about o'clock q. M, and the
speaking will be 10 the church.
r. j. HUFF Is furnishing electric light
poles 10 the Gloucester County Electric
Light Company for the line from Glassboro
10 Clayton.
Mrs. Dickers0n, oil Wenonah, is putting
new roof ou her property. jos Andrews
10 doing the work.
Among the visitors 10 0ur town On Sun
day were: Mics Amy Rambo, Of Thorofnre !;
Miss Ruth Collins, of Woodbury. Mr.
Walter Acton, Of Salem Miss Nellie pfoe-
ssr, 81 Turnerville; and Summeril Chew,
of TuFneryiiie
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Commissions VIII Be Named to Ar
range Programs For Discussion.

Commissions VIII Be Named to Ar
range Programs For Discussion.
The Hague, May 18.-The city is
brilliantly decorated with foreign flags,
denoting the various national head
quarters of the delegates to the dis
armament conference. Last evening
NJ Van Karnebook, former Dutch
minister of foreign affairs, gave dim
ner to introduce the foreign delegates.
The reporters will be admitted only
to hear the inaugural address of NJ
De Beaufort, who is excluded from
opening the discussion of the cars
project. Three commissions will then
be named to arrange programs for dis
cussion. The first relates to restric-
tons of ornaments and military ex-
penditures. The second deals with the
laws governing civilized warfare, and
the third with mediation and arbitra-
ton. A great mass of diplomatic doc
uments will be submitted on these sub
jects.
NJ De Staai will open the conference
by summarizing the objects of the
gathering and expressing the conf
dence of Emperor Nicholas that the
powers will support the beneficent
work of the conference. After the ap-
pointment of the commissions the con-
ference will adjourn for week.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May Is, 1899.

The administration has not dealt honestly with
the country in regard to the volunteers In the
Philippines. 1t has given out one thing about
bringing home these men, who have been work
ed and fought so continuously that many Of
them are now unfit for duty, when it knew that
another thing was to be done. It has told the
country that Gen Otis had been ordered TO send
the voluntees home as fast as transportation
could be secured for them, when Otis had really
been instructed to keep the volunteers as long
as he needed them and could make them appear
to stay willingly. This has been suspected for
some time, but when two transports left Manila
tor San Francisco last week, with only sick and
wounded men aboard, and two more with no
soldiers abo ard, it became certainty. II Is nov
privately acknowledged by members of thu ad-
minisiraion that 1t had. from the first been the
in ention Of Oils to keep the volunteers until the
FiIipinos surrendered, and that he bluff about
bringing them home as fastssas vessels could be
made available was thrown out because it was
thought that the surrender would occur before
there would be any opportunity to send them
home government of the people can never
add to its strength or popularity by deceiying
the people. Every such deception is an impugn-
ment OF the patriotism of the people.
The disappointment felt in administration
circles over the failure of the expected surrender
of Aguinaldo to materialize is 30 acute that it
cannot be hidden, and officials who have been SO
glib for several weeks past. in predicting the
speedy finish of Aguinsldo. cannot now be
coaxed to talk about the PROBABILITIES over there
at all.
Admiral Schley has accepted an invitation
from Ell. senator Henderson. 10 psy him visit,
at his Nebraska home. and will leave for the
West at once. He win propably take advantage
of the opportunity. while In that section, to
visit number of other Western points, to which
he has been cordially invited.
If the idea OF popular subscription to buy 3
Washington home for Admirable Dswy is as
well teceiyed all over the country as it has been
in Washington, enough money Is likely to be
ubscribed to buy him whole town, instead of
single house. Dewey has notified the Navy
Department that he will leave Manila in few
days. and will get to the U. S. in about four
months, which indicates his intention to make
the homeward voyage in a very leisurely man
ner. as the trip could easily be made inside of
two months. His friends say that the Admiral
wishes to give himself chance to get good and
strong and the cool wheather Of Fail to arrive
before he tackles the ovations which he knows
await him in this country. Dewey is a long
headed chap.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18

Governor Roosevelt, OF New York, ad-
dressed meeting of citizens in Buffalo on
Tuesday night which should be widely
read We quote one paragraph which
Republicans in this Congressional District
should paste and wear in their hats -
wish / could warn all my country
men against that most degrading of pro-
cesses, the process of dedication of any
man for what we are pleased to term
smartness, the dedication of mere intel
lectual acuteness. wholly unaccompanied
by moral responsibility, wholly without
reference TO whether it is exercised in
accordance or not in accordance with the
elementary rules of morality. If there is
one thing which ! should like to eradicate
from the character of any American it is
the dreadful practice of paying a certain
mean admiration and homage to the man
who. whether in business or in politics.
achieves success at the cost OF sacrificing
all those principles for the lack of which
in the eye of any righteous man no possible
achievement of success can in any way
compensate
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
BLACKwooD.

Our friend G S Truncer who is with the
Prudential Insurance Company is happy
man. It's girl.
Miss Viola Hagerman has been spending
few days with Miss Dora Beadle, Of
PhiIa.
Milton Rudderow who has been in the
employment of J N Willis for a number
OF years went into the butcher business for
himself in q shop on Main street.
Mr.. VIM. Mathis who is employed in
Tombleson's mill at Laural Springs had
narrow escape from q serious accident on
Saturday night while on his way home
from Camden. He was run into by a
horse and wagon the shaft catching in his
coat pocket and dragging him several
yards until his coat gave way and the
wagon passed over his legs Besides few
bruises on the thigh and legs be was I'M
burt. The parties did not stop but whip
ped their horses and escaped.
Miss Anna LeFevere, daughter of DR.. A.
L. LeFevere has been asked to remain in
her position as teacher of the Pennington
school with an advance of salary.
Mrs. Marie DeFoe, wife of the murdered
Italian, of Downer, and son Joseph were
received at the almshouse on Monday
where they will remain until the trial
At the meeting Of the Camden District
Medical society, held in Camden Monday,
DIR. ]. Arson Smith, Of this place, was
elected an active member.
| Rev. ]. T. Cord0va was in Camden at
tending the Districts Stuards meetings.
! At the annual meeting of the Camden
County Board Of Freeholders held in Cam
den on Wednesday, bids for erecting an
addition to the asylum we're opened, and
the contract was awarded to the Philip
Anus Company, OF Phila for $3S $50. The
bid Tor beating the new addition was
awarded to Charles F. West for S., 799 DIR.
| j. A. Smith was elected physician to the
asylum, a DIR. w. H HUFF to the aims
house.
The citizens Of this place are much
elated over the sale of the Good Intent mill
property, which has been lying idle for so
| long 10 capitalists who it is said will use
the water power to generate electricity to
supply the electric road to the sea which
is believed will pass close to this town It
is said that j. Willard Morgan and VIM. j.
Thompson are the purchasers.
| Three ore dogs have been poisoned with
fatal results since last week. they belong to
Benjamin Pine, DR.. w. H. HUFF and DR..
A. L LeFeyere.
VIM. Apologize, the harnessmaker, is so
rushed with orders that he will have to get
help.
! The first picnic of the season at Grenloch
Park will be William Wanamaker's en-
| ployees on Saturday the 9th
Dir. Bateman says be has more engage
ments to date, than be had for the park all
last year.
Mr.. Walter Firth is in q hospital in
Philadelphia undergoing an operation on
his heart
Mr.. Frank Bender, of Magnolia, who re-
Gently purchased the old Blake homestead
has moved into the house recently.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
Trus4a and Prieaa.

A few weeks ago Governor Voorhees, put
himself on record as favoring trusts be-
cause they cheapened products" and Editor
Barber fell in line with a strong Me Too.
Apropos to the declarations of our Gov
ernor and ur office-holding Editor, is the
testimony of Hon. Jas W. Lee, former
Senator in Pennsylvania, of Pittsburg, be-
fore the Industrial Commission, setting in
Washington last Thursday, to inquire into
the operations of trusts. In his testimony
he said -
Speaking of the effect of trusts upon the con-
sumner, Mr.. Lee said the tendency was to increase
p ices until they become extortionate. Trusts
we're organized to secure monopoly. and when
this was secured by closing up rival establish
ments they were in position to fix prices. which
were according to his observation, generally in
order to permit dividends on wa cred stock.
Oil Company. AS an illustration. he said that
when the Pure Oil Company, in which the wit
ness is interested, went into the field in New
f~rk in 1895. they found the Standard selling oil
at 90 cents a gallon. The prices was almost
Immediately reduced TO 81 cents, and had re-
NAMED there since, the object being to drive out
the rival The first price was inordinatey high,
but the latter was ruiK2usly low, and. while the
independent company had met the reduction, it
had done so at loss
Mr.. Lee was quite confident that the general
effect Of trusts was injurious to labor. The effect
was TO deprive laborers competition, of chance
for employment when thrown out CT work, and
to make them subserviant and poorer citizens.
Speaking specifically of the STANDARD Company s
treatment of It's employ es. he said they were well
paid. and certain class of them received very
high salaries. Still, the ultimate effect of any
monopoly must be injurious to labor.
As a means OF prevention of trusts, Mr. Lee
suggests law making destructive competition
criminal offense. He thought the fear of i'm
prisonment would intimidate some Of them He
would also suggest that the capital Of all cor
porations except those of public nature should
be limited to 81, 100000
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
ADMIRAL DgwEY's SWORD.
In a safe Deposit yauit 1t Await,
His Coming.

In a Safe Deposit yauit 1t Awaits
His Coming.
Washington, May ia notable
feature of Admiral Deweys arrival
in Washington will be the presentation
to him by the president of the superb
jeweled sword made by authority OF
congress as testimonial from the
government The sword was completed
some time ago, but owing to it's deli
cacy and great value it was deemed
best not to send it to the admiral. It
is now in a safe deposit vault awaiting
his coming.
The presentation to the officers and
men of the admiral's fleet of the hand
some medals authorized by congress
will occur probably at the same time
The medals are being made by a New
York firm and will be completed to-
morrow. There are about LOO of
them. Those not distributed person
ally to the officers and men in this
country probably will be forwarded to
Manila through the navy paymasters
for presentation there.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
The Philadelnhia Produce Markets.

Philadelphia, May 17.-Flour slow. win.
ter superfine s2.10a2 30: Pennsylvania
roller. clear s3a3.20; city mills. extra.
s.. 40d2. IS. Rye -four quiet at $3.15 per bar
rel for choice Pennsylvania. Wheat firm;
No. red, spot, in elevator 74Gp744c. Corn
unchanged; No. mixed spot, in eleva-
tor. SsaSslzc.; No. 2 yellow. for local
trade, 4118c. Oats quiet; No. 2 white,
S415c.; No. white, clipped. s41k@35c. Hay
steady; choice timothy, $12.50a13 for large
bales. Beef firm; beef hams $19619. so;
family. s950a1050 Pork quiet family,
11.50G12. Lard easy; western steamed.
s5.25 Butter steady; western creamery,
15G1sc; factory, 1115d13c.; imitation
creamery, 12ls@15c.; New York dairy,
131kG171zc.: do. creamery. 15G1sc,; fancy
Pennsylvania prints jobbing at22I25c. do.
wholesale, 21c. Old cheese firm; large
and small white u1ac. Eggs firm; New
York and Pennsylvania, HE. western,
fresh 1SG14c.: southern. nAG1Sc.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18

The makers of trusts claim that their
only object is to reduce expenses and that
prices will not be increased. but as soon as
a monopoly is fairly established the figures
90 up. while factories are closed and the
field of labor contracted. The Rubber
Goods Trust has just made an advance of
twenty five per cent. which will effect
every person, and the prices of plows and
other farming implements have been
raised fifteen per cent by the combination
controlling their manufacture.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
student Victims of c,v,.,ona.

Toledo, o., May 1S.-The cyclone
which swept over the little city of
Montpelier Tuesday night will prove
fatal for at least five persons in the
schoolhouse at West Unity. There
were "a people in the building and not
one of them escaped without injury.
The building was wrecked Fatally
hurt: Miss Flossie Fister, teacher,
struck ON the head with flying tim
bers; Florenee Maroon, aged 8, flesh
torn from face and cut in head; Net
tie Marzoff, aged 7, iron spike run into
her head, injured in spine; Lucy Mar
zoff, aged s, bad scalp wound; Joy
Borton, IA years, scalp wounds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18
Four Cyclone Victims.

Manchester, Ia, May 18.-A disas-
trous cyclone swept over the vicinity of
Colesburg, three miles northeast Of
this city. doing great damage. -Four
persons were killed and many others
injured. The town is Is miles from a
railroad and details are meager. The
known dead are George Lang, J. B.
and Walter Sheppard and 13-year-oIi
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Ridenour are seri-
ously injureu. and two Topper children
are not expected to live.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18

With the salaries of three offices at his
command. Bro Barber looks with supreme
contempt on his fellow Republicans who
are obliged to content themselves with en-
baImed promises. And when obliged to
put their pleas for recognition in type,
places them in small print. after patent
medicine notices.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-18

On our local page will be found COM
munication from our occasional correspond
ent L N. upon che outcome of the Trust
question. The problem which be discusses
SO frankly is receiving not only individual
thought, but an industrial commission.
sitting in Washington, is instituting an
inquiry into Trust methods, hence his letter
is timely as it is thoughtful and dispas-
sionality forceful.