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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
TROLLEY BRINGS TRADE.

Plainfeld. like Morristown, is large
ly residential town. Commenting
on the connecting links recently
formed by the Traction Company
which operates the trolley system in
Plainfeld, the Courier News of that
place says
Since the recent trolley extensions
have been made East and West from
Plainfeld the local merchants have
noticed decided increase in trade.
Where the delivery wagons formerly
went to Scotch Plains and Dunellen
twice week they now go every day.
The dry goods deliveries also make
regular trips to Bound Brook and Of
ten to Somerville.
When the Westfeld trolley line is
running there Will be new field from
which the Plainfeld merchants will
draw trade. The ease with which the
residents of the suburban towns can
reach Plainfield is a wonderful stimu-
lus to trade, as has been shown with
in the past few months and Plainfeld
is destined to be magnet for the
smaller towns. Easy modes of transit
suggest travel and people never travel
without spending some money. 1t
matters little whether they need to
buy or not, if they go somewhere,
even for the ride, they are bound to
have little money at their destina-
ton and this helps keep the money in
circulation.
The extension of the trolley line on
East Second street has also proved a
good investment for Scotch Plains
does all its trading in Plainfield now
with the exception of the minor
necessities of domestic use.
If the trolley line is constructed
from Fanwood to Motherhood this
will open up still another territory
that has been worked but little by
Plainfeld merchants. This territory
is naturally tributary to Plainfeld
and has been isolated from it only by
the lack of means for the quick transit
at hours that people want to go.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
cEBU REBELS ROUTED.
General Snyder Captures Seven En-
euRwoMt F0R3as

General Snyder Captures Seven Kn-
suRwent F0stss
Washington, Sept. 20.-A decisive vic
terry BY Gsneral Sny&or ever the Cebu in
surgents was reported by General Otis
In the following Dispatch
"On Sept % and % Snyder attacked
strong insurgent positions about five
miles west of Cebu with 265 officers and
men Tennessee regiment and 517 officers
and men Nineteenth, Sixth and Twenty
third infantry and Sixth artillery, driving
enemy from works and capturing seven
forts, including smooth bore cannons
mounted therein, and IA intrenched and
fortified places. Our loss Private Will
liam NJ. Hanley, A, Sixth infantry, kill
ed, and four wounded. Enemy's loss esti-
mated 40. Insurgents retreated to new
Notifications far southwest.
"Snyder returned to Cebu with Tennes-
see troops, who had disembarked from
transport Indiana to take part in action.
Two companies Nineteenth infantry hold
important positions in mountains"
A late dispatch from Admiral Watson
says that the insurgents report that Ca
Diet Wood, commander of the gunboat
Urdaneta, which was destroyed by the
insurgents, was killed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
WAR SEEMS VERY NEAR.
Beers Actively Preparing Fer Hos
t1lfties.


London, Sept 2S.-An American Mr.. j.
G. Hall, has been appointed editor of the
Johannesburg Star in the absence of Mr..
Moneypenny, who crossed the border to
evade warrant issued for his arrest by
the Transvaal authorities. Immediately
on war being declared both The Star and
the Transvaal Leader will be suppressed
Several other Johannesburg papers have
already suspended publication.
The Daily Telegraph publishes the fol
lowing from its special correspondent at
Cape Town: Il regret to note a universal
opinion that war is very near. Every
where the Beers are active and bellicose
They are arming, equipping and storing
supplies for protracted struggle.
"The Transvaal government has failed
in an attempt to purchase 10000 sacks
of wheat here, but Boer agents are scour-
ing South Africa to buy campaign pro-
visions.
proof accumulates of the existence
of great Dutch conspiracy against Brit
ish supremacy in South Africa. The
Free State is believed to be involved
and there is no doubt that the Orange
government is intent ON war. Many
Beers in the northern districts of Cape
Colony are joining our probable enemy
The Dutch republics will together be
able to muster $4,000 men, nearly all
mounted. l learn that the Free State
has decided to put 10000 into the field"
Other dispatches from Pretoria and
johannesburg speak of the probability of
hostilities within week. One CORE
spondent says:
British subjects will be given GER
tain period within which to quit the
country. If they desire to remain, they
must make application to that effect, and
the application will be considered on its
merits"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29

HOW TO SHOP BY MAIL.

The Newark "Bee-H Hive" is a State
famous store to shop by mail at. L.
5. Plaut & Go. have perfected their
system Of mail order business to such
an extent that the labor of buying
by mail is reduced to positive
minimum. A mail order sent to the
Bee Hive is positively certain of be-
ing quickly and accurately filed. One
gets the goods one wants at just the
same prices as though one paid a
personal visit to the store. Not to be
wondered at under these circum-
stances that the Newark Bee Hive Z
mail order trade grows and grows
every season,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29

The New York World, recognized
Democratic authority in this vicinity
remarks at this comparatively early
stage of the Presidential race, "To
the Democratic party the nomination
of Dewey will mean victory. The
nomination of almost any other can
didate will mean defeat" and this in
the face of the fact that Democratic
papers and Democratic conventions
favor the hauling down of the flag
raised by Dewey.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
FALL CAMPAIGN OPENED
Active Operations In Luzon
Resumed.
TROOPS ADVANCING ON PoRAc.

Generals Macarthur, Wheaton and
Wheeler Move North With Four
Regiments and "a Battery-Prospect
of Release For American Prisoners.
Manila, Sept. 2S.-Major General Mac
Arthur and Brigadier Generals Wheaton
and Wheeler, with four regiments and a
battery, advanced at daybreak this morn
ing upon Porac, about eight miles north
west of Bacolor, in Pampanga province.
This movement is probably the opening
of the aggressive fall campaign.
Two Filipino majors entered the Amer
lean lines last night under flag of truce
and requested permission to bring in this
morning prisoners held by the insurgents.
Owing to the advance having been decid-
ed upor the American commander refus-
ed to grant the request and declined to
enter into any negotiations with the in
surgent ENJOYS.
Porac is town Of about 5000 inhabit-
ants and is IA miles from Bacolor, the
capital of Pampanga province. 1t is
about four miles west of the railroad line
running north from Manila and between
Santa Rita and Angeles, though to the
southwest of the latter and northwest of
Santa Rita. The plan is evidently to
crush between the two American divi-
sions the force of rebels which has con-
centrated about Porac, operating as far
south as the northwestern shore of, Ma
Mia bay, where the American gunboat
Urdaneta was captured and destroyed by
them a few days ago. The American
prisoners captured, it was stated by
friendly natives, had been taken north to
Porac
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
A TRIUMPHAL RETURN.

Oh, Dewey is sailing the sea,
Coming back to the home of the free
The breeze and the gale,
The sword-fish and whale,
Are singing, "All hail
To Dewee!"
The waves are all dancing with joy
The mermaids, so sweet and so coy,
Rise up from the brine
And all in a line
Cry, won't you be mine,
Dewey boy?"
The shark wears his prettiest smile,
A-smacking his lips all the while,
And Tapping his fin,
He says with a grin
I'D not take him in
For pile. -
The sea-cow wakes up from her doze,
And rubbing the end of her nose,
To her sea-calves does shout,
Through the end of her snout,
"Oh, children, look out
There he goes |"
The sun and the sky and the sea
Are beamiug and streaming with glee
The stars twinkle at night
At the glorious sight,
And the moon shines as bright
AS can be.
For Dewey is off on his way,
Coming back from the scene of ARRAY
And the stars and the pack
OF the fish ON his track
Know he doesn't come back
Every day.
-Harnar,s Razar
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29

The plan and scope committee of
the Dewey celebration has not for
gotten Admiral Dewey's modest re-
quest that the crew of the Olympia
should be assigned prominent posi-
ton in the parade and that, if not
asking too much, suitable military
band might be allotted to it, since,
while the Olympia has band it is
hardly adequate to the occasion. :"
The Olympia's jackies will have the
right of line, and Sousa's band,
augmented to one hundred men, will
furnish their marching music.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
STATE @. E. CONVENTION.

The annual state convention of the
Christian Endeavor Society is in ses-
sion at Camden, the president, Rev.
Cornelius Brett, D. D., presiding.
The reports show the formation
during the past year of SO new socie-
ties and total membership of over
$1,000.
Among the well-known speakers
present are the Rev. F. E. Clark, D.
D., Rev. Kerrboyse Topper, d. D.,
Rev. J. Wilbor Chapman, D. D., Rev.
Floyd Tompkins D. D., and J. Will
lis Baer. Among those present from
Morris County Mrs. George Neff,
Morris Plains, Miss F. G W. Jaqui and
T. B. Ironside, Morristown and the
Rev. D. Sassman, of Parsippany. Mr..
Ironside conducted "Quiet Hour" ser
vice on Wednesday night.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
A SILVER PRETENCE.

In speech delivered at Akron,
Ohio, recently, Gov. Roosevelt por-
trayed faithfully the attitude of the
Eastern Democratic managers on the
currency question. He said:
They hope to avoid much discus
sion of the silver question-much
discussion of their advocacy of a dis
honest Misunderstanding that thereby
they shall be enabled to say to the
believers in free silver that they are
honestly in favor of it, and yet to
fool the men who stand for sound
finance by explaining to them that
that question is really relegated to the
rear and is not a live issue. The
Democrats cannot be both for and
against free silver, and as long as they
are for it, it makes no difference
whether they shout or whisper their
allegiance.
Bearing in mind the recent meetings
of the Democratic managers at AS
bury Park and Philadelphia it would
seem that the Governor accurately
pictures their attitude in New Jersey
as we'll as elsewhere.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
A GENEROUS ALBANIAN.

Frederick P. Olcott, of Demands
vile whose benefactions in his
adopted home are on a par with those
elsewhere, and who for many years
past has been the president and lead
ing spirit of the Central Trust Com
pany, of New York, one of the leading
financial institutions of the Metropo-
lis, was born in Albany, New York,
where his family were among the
pioneers in the wholesale lumber bus
mess. Mr.. Olcott has never forgotten
the city of his birth, and he has al
ways taken great interest in matters
effecting the welfare of the Capitol
city. He has also been greatly inter
ested in the Albany Society of the
city of New York, of which he has
been president for long time. His
most recent benefaction is the presen-
tation of real estate in Albany worth
$50, 900 to the Albany Academy as an
endowment fund.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
NOMINATE GOOD MEN !

The Republican County Committee
at its meeting on Monday, decided to
call the primaries on October 18th
for the election Of delegates to the
County Convention to be held in
Dover on Thurdsay, Oct 10th, for the
nomination of two Assemblymen, a
Sheriff and Ooroners.
There is general disposition to
accept the suggestion made in the
Chronicle fortnight ago to re-nomin-
ate one of our present assemblyman so
that two new members should not be
elected at the same time. Mr.. Poole
is not iii any sense candidate for a
denomination, but Mr.. Welsh has
been persuaded to put himself in the
hands of the party and his renomina-
ton is practically assured.
The only other names which have
been seriously considered are those
of Charles E. Shelley, of Hanover,
and John H. Capstick, of Mont
vile. 1t is understood that the latter
has positively refused to allow his
name to be further considered in this
connection as his extensive manufac-
turing interests demand his personal
supervision, which really leaves the
field to Mr.. Shelley.
Several candidates for the office of
sheriff are in the field.
AS we previously remarked the
Democrats who have no hopes of
electing their candidates for Assem-
blymen, are waiting very eagerly to
know whom the Republicans will
nominate. If man should be nomi-
mated whose record is not absolutely
clean they have strong hopes of land
ing one of their best men in the
sheriff's office. There are rumors of
an independent ticket, but we hardly
think that will come to anything
if the Republicans nominate man
who will command the respect of Re-
publicans and Independents alike,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
SEN. JOHNSON RE-NoMINATED

Senator Herbert W. Johnson was re-
nominated by the Republicans of
Camden County, by reclamation, and
it goes without saying that he will
be elected by an increased majority.
Senator johnson, is a person of
fine presence, genial disposition and
we'll posted ON parliamentary proceed
ings and was one of the most pains
taking and efficient senatorial repre-
sentatives The Camden Senator was
hard worker and he was always we'll
informed as to the measures before
the Senate. The nomination of Mr..
Johnson in Camden County and Mr..
Stranger in Gloucester insures Re-
publican Senators from those two
counties.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29

1t would appear that the we'll known
views of the new Lackawana man
agement, as to suburban traffic, is
stimulating Plainfielders to very
considerable degree, judging from the
activity noticeable in the Plainfeld
improvement Society.
We are willing to admit that Plain
field is fine place in which to live.
1t also has several manufacturing
concerns which employ many hun
dreds of skilled mechanics, but for a
residential town, we think the ad-
vantages afforded the residents of
Morristown easily emphasizes the re-
mark of the venerable and respected
Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler, D. D., that
Morristown is the prettiest residential
town within fifty miles of New York. -
The contemplated improvements as
to train service already inaugurated
by the Lackawanna will naturally at
tract additional residents.
In fact the result has already shown
marked improvement in realty.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
GAME REPORTED ABUNDANT.


Several nimrods from Morristown
have arranged to spend a portion of
October in the Pennsylvania woods,
shooting, where according to reports
received at the game commission of
that state. Quail are abundant and
pheasants and wild turkeys more than
usually plentiful. The increase of
this species of game is mainly ascrib-
ed to the wholesome operation of the
new law preventing the killing of
game for the markets. In the
absence of this restriction quail and
other edible game were the vic
Tins of wholesale slaughter. Most
of it was shipped to New York city
after having been killed in that state.
The penalty of killing a deer for the
purpose of selling it is 800, and for
killing wild turkey, pheasant, quail,
grouse or woodcock is $25, or inn
prisonment of one day for every dol
lar of the fine. The killing of more
than ten pheasants, 10 quail, ten
woodcock and two wild turkeys in
one day is prohibited Two deer only
can be killed In one season by any
one person No deer cen be killed in
streams or hunted with dogs. The
only month in which they can be shot
is in November. Deer have become
comparatively tame owing to the
protection they have received from
discriminate slaughter.
The season opens on October is,
closing on Decepber Is.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
RECEIVED WITH HONORS AND
PIE.

Probably what was the most unique
celebration ever given ome-coming
soldier from the Philippines occurred
at -Mulvane. near here, yesterday,
Private E. W. Philips, of Company
H., Tenth Pennsylvania, had written
home from the Philippines that he
would give months salary for a
piece of mothers pie. He said all the
other boys in his regiment were in
the same fix. Just before Philips
reached Mulvane the women of the
town joined together and cooked a
pie six feet in length and four feet
wide. 1t was placed on the table in
the centre of the opera house and all
the people in town gathered to meet
the returning soldier. The condition
was made that he eat the whole pie
that night. Chicago Record.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
DEWEY.

All the birds are singing
Dewey -
All the bells are ringing
Dewey -
All the pines are signing
Dewey"
Babes at breasts are crying
dewey
Dewey, Dewey, Dewey!"
dewey" on the mountain,
dewey" on the plain,
Dewey" in the creaking cart
And the rushing train;
dewey" in the market place,
''Dewey" on the wall,
dewey" in the meeting house
And in the council hail.
dewey" in the hospital,
Where impatient Death
Hears men whisper Dewey's name
With their dying breath.
All the valleys echo
Dewey"
High upon your deck, 0
Dewey,
Can you hear the waves repeating
What your country S heart is beating
dewey, Dewey, Dewey"
dewey" in the palace,
dewey" in the cot
"Dewey" where the children romp
On the corner lot;
Dewey where true lovers meet,
dewey" up and down
All the quiet country lanes
Through the sleepy town;
Dewey" in the maiden's prayer
When she kneels at night,
dewey, Dewey" for the black,
dewey" for the white.
All the birds are singing
Dewey"
All the bells are ringing
Dewey"
Stars above are cleaning
Dewey"
Winds in rushes signing
dewey J"
Eagles proudly screaming
dewey )"
All the world is crying
dewey
Dewey, Dewey, Dewey
-KISER.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29

The Chronicle, published at Morris,
Otsego County, New York, is Dem
ocratic paper, but it dearly loves a
little joke. In a recent issue it said !:
In plumbing our office for gas the
workmen have put the metre right
over the picture of William Jennings
Bryan. Is such thing what might
be called q coincidence?" Hardly so.
The gas that comes into the Chronicle
office is measured and paid for; that
of the boy orator of the Platte is i'm
measurable.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29

The proclamation OF the Minister
of War, General the Marquis de
Galitfet, to the French army, declar-
ing the Dreyfus incident closed, has
excited keen opposition among the
Dreyfusards, Radicals, and Socialists.
1t is rumored that an attempt will
be made to GUST the War Minister
from the Cabinet. 1t is said he issued
the proclamation without consulting
his fellow Ministers. Some of the
papers criticizing him are in close
touch with several of the Ministers,
and Gen. de Galhffet is credited with
saying
"They want to get rid of me, am
quite prepared to go, but I don
mean to go alone. Either all of them
disappear with me or I stop where
am
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
TO BUILD NEW FURNACE.

Further evidence of the prosperous
condition of the iron industry is
shown at Port Dram where the owner
of the Wharton furnace proposes to
build new furnace. The capacity
of the furnace will be 400 tons a day
and it will be built.at cost of $500, 600.
The furnace will be furnished with a
skip hoist, with an automatic Dump
ing arrangement to convey ore, coal
and other materials direct to the fur
mace from the stock house. The stock
houses of both the old and new fur
naces will be equipped with chutes
through which the materials will pass
direct to the skip. Superintendent
Edward Kelley, of the Wharton fur
mace, made contract with the
Southwark Foundry & machine Com
pany at Philadelphia, last week to
build two pairs of horizontal engines
to be used in connection with the old
and new furnaces.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
LITERARY NOTE.

With the Fall Fiction number of the
Saturday Evening Post, of Phila-
delphia, that journal will be enlarg-
ed from a sixteen to a twenty-four
page weekly magazine, with double
number every fourth week. The fall
Fiction number will have a>handsome
colored cover andthirty-two pages of
of short stories and entertaining arti-
cles by well-known and popular writ
ers. 1t will be on all stands
September g. The price has not been
raised.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
A PROPHETIC TOAST TO DEWEY.


Just after the announcement of the
fact that Admiral-or Commodore
Dewey, --as he was then known, had
been assigned to command the Asia
tic squadron twenty of his close per-
sonal friends in Washington gave him
a send-off dinner at the Metropoli :
tan Club. 1t was agreed beforehand
that there should be no prepared toasts
but at the end of the banquet Colonel
Archibald Hopkins arose and asked
the privilege of reading toast he had
arranged in honor of the guest He
then read this:
Fill all your glasses full tonight;
The wind is off the shore
And be it feast or be it fight,
: We pledge the Commodore.
Through days of storm, through days
of calm,
On broad Pacific seas;
At anchor off the isles of palms,
Or with the Japanese.
Ashore, afoat, ON deck, below,
Or where our bulldogs roar,
To back friend or breast foe
We pledge the Commodore.
We know our honor'll be sustained
Where'er his penant flies;
Our rights respected and maintained,
Whatever power defies.
And when he takes the homeward tack
Beneath an admiral's flag,
Well hail the day that brings him
back,
And have another jag.
The reading of this verse, marked
as it was by the knowledge of every
one present that Dewey was bound to
meet the Spanish in deadly combat
before long, caused great feeling.
Dewey was visibly affected and in
rising to respond had difficulty il
keeping back the manly tears that
surged to his eyes. He stated simply
and in clear-cut words that, what
ever his duty might be, none of his
friends would ever have reason to re
greet their good opinions of him; thai
he would fulfill their expectations
Leslies Weekly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29
DEWEY DAY.

The Cellar Clam Club" will
do the honors of Dewey Day on
board the sea-going tug, Joseph f.
Stickney. 1t is reported that a
prominent county official as a mat
ter of precaution, carries an extra set
OF store teeth packed with his pajamas
III order to avoid recurrence of an
unpleasant experience attending re-
cent ocean voyage.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29

Letter postage rates to Porto Rico
are now on the domestic basis of two
cents, instead of five, the change hay-
ing been formally announced on
Saturday last. The time is near when
two cents will carry an Americran
letter half way around the globe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29

Admiral Dewey will go down in
history among the heroes of the
United States Navy With that his
tory he and the people Of the United
States will be content. 1t is foolish
to talk about Dewey for the Presi-
deney, for he wouldn't have the office
even if it were presented to him upon
q platter of gold.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-29

81 am mot politician but - sailor. L
don't want to mix mp in the affairs of gov
eminent L guess I'll have to be content
with my present Iot.''-Dewey.