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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22
GENERAL LAYTON.

less. He never exposed his men without
due consideration of the risks and the
stake His men knew this and would
unhesitatingly follow his lead under what
seemed to be the most desperate condi-
tons.
The Indians came to know him as the
most active, vigilant wary and deter
mined of foes, and his pursuit and cap
ture of Geronimo. the famous Apache
ehieftain, has gone down to history as
one of the most remarkable campaigns
ever undertaken with the small force in
hand General Miles picked out Lawton
to lead the chase after the Indian chief.
and for three months, day and night
without Il pause, through all sorts of
vicissitudes of weather and personal suf-
fering. Lawton hung on to the trail like
a bloodhound until the game was run to
earth and for the first time in quarter
of century southeastern Arizona was
paci6ed.
General Lawton served in the Union
army throughout the war. having entered
the service as sergeant of Company II.
Ninth Indiana volunteer infantry, in
April, 1861 He was successfully pro-
NOTED through merit on the field of Vt
tie to first lieutenant of the Thirtieth IN
diana infantry in August 1861; to cap
tain in May, 1862 and to lieutenant
colonel in November, 1864, In March.
1863 he was brevetted colonel for gal
liant and meritorious service during the
war.
He entered the regular establishment
in July, 1866, as second lieutenant of the
Forty-frst infantry. colored. Later he
was promoted to the rank Of lieutenant
colonel and held that rank until the open
ing of the war with Spain, when Presi-
dent Mckinley appointed him brigadiel
general of volunteers and assigned him
to the command of a division of the
Fifth army corps, commanded by Gen
eral Shafter.
He was chosen for the important work
of commanding the division which begar
the main operations against Santiago by
taking lei Caney. He performed valuable
services throughout the Santiago cam
paign. For his gallantry at El Caney h'
was promoted major general Of yolun
teers July 8, 1898.
On General Lawton's arrival at Manil;
he relieved General Anderson in com
mand of the regular troops.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22
AN OPEN POLICY.

"While the dreadful accident on the
Lackawanna Railroad at Paterson is
greatly to be deplofed, there seems,
in our opinion [no ground for the
structures that have been leveled at
the company AS is well known, the
Lackawanna is one of the best equip
ped roads as far as safety and comfort
are concerned in the country, while
its management in every detail is I'M
der the control of men whose exper-
fence and vigilance have gained for
them wide reputation. The investi-
cation into the causes of the accident
proves that the event was one that
could not be foreseen. That the en-
igneer of the train which ran into
the express committed a grievous
error in not obeying the strict rule of
the company in Stacking speed as he
approached the station is manifest,
and had he not thus violated regu-
lation that is as imperative upon en-
ployes as it is necessary, the collision
would not have happened. The
officials of the company deserve COM
mendation for prompt attendance TO
the comfort and care of the injured
passengers and to the solicitations
and inquiries of their'anixous friends.
Their open policy of giving full in
formation to the public is also in ia
vorable contrast to that of rival or
CARNATIONS, which, when disaster oc-
ours, do all in their power to conceal
and misrepresent the facts. Finan-
cial Review.
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FRIDAY. DECEMBER 90, 1899.
."CHRISTMAS.''

Heap on more wood THE wind is
chill;
But let it whistle as it will,
Well keep our Christmas merry still.
Each age has deem'd the newborn
year
The fittest time for festal cheer:
And we'll our Christian sires of old
Loved when the year its course had
rolled,
And brought blithe Christmas back
again,
With all it's hospitable train.
Domestic and religious rite
Gave honor to the holy night;
On Christmas eve the bells were rung,
On Christmas eve the mass was sung !;
Forth to the wood did merry men go,
20 gather in the mistletoe
Then open'd wide the Baron's hall,
70 vassal, tenant, serf and all;
Power laid his rod of rule aside,
And ceremony doff'd her pride,
All hailed with uncontrolled delight,
And general voice, the happy night,
That to the cottage, as the crown,
Brought tidings of salvation down. !"
Sir Waiter ScOttl
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22
WORTHY OF EMULATION.

Mayor Nichols, of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
evidently is an official who is not
afraid to do his duty and the stand
that he has taken greatly rebounds to
his credit. He sharply reproved saloon
keepers of that city whom he detected
in abusing their privileges, aud
served emphatic notice on his police
men that they either awaken from
their attitude of being disinterested
onlookers of liquor violations or be
dismissed from the force.
The wrath of the Mayor was aroused
over evidence submitted to him that
liquor was being sold on Sunday; that
certain dealers had perjured them
selves by disregarding their pledges,
sworn to on the licenses given them
that in one of the drinking places,
conducted by Councilman, the ap.
peals of lad that his drunken father
should not be given rum were un
needed, and, finally. that no check tC
Enlawful doings of this kind is ma ,
by the constabulary. In his address
TO the police upon this matter, Mayo
Nichols said in part:
81 demand of the police that the,
do their duty. They must do it, O
there will be a new police force.
can't understand why patrolmel
should cringe and bow and scrape t.
the saloonkeepers when the latter ar
defying the law. / shall requir
officers to make information agains
all those places, arrest the proprie
tors, and secure the frequenters a
witnesses. This must be done. W
must have reform. We will have il
and the attention of the Judges at tb
Aext license court win be called
this wholesale perjury and open vic
lations of the liquor laws y
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22
Gold NH In the senate

A canvass of the senate has been made
to determine the majority by which the
gold standard bill will pass. 1t seems
certain the vote will be yeas 40, nays
81, allowing for pairs. This is a majority
of IL. Those counted in the affirmative
are: Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Beveridge,
Burrows, Caffery, Cullom, Carter, Clark
of WyoNing, Davis, Deboe, Elkins, Fair
banks, Foster, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger,
Gear, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Haw-
ley, Hoar, Kean, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge,
McComas, Mcmillan, McCumber, Nc
Bride, Mason, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins,
Plat of New York, Plat of Connecticut,
Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles, Ross, Scott,
Sewell Simon, Spooner, Thurston, War
rem, Wellington, Wetmore-total 40.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

The Republican caucus of the House
of Assembly was held on Tuesday.
Assemblyman E. W. Wakelee, of
Bergen, was unanimously elected
chairman. which also makes him
leader on the floor.
Benjamin Franklin Jones, who was
nominated by Mr.. Wakelee, was unani-
mously chosen speaker. The other
officers chosen we're: Clerk of the
House, James T. Parker, of Passaic /;
assistant clerk, George E. Poole, of
Morris; journal clerk, Noah F. Nor
rison, of Union; sergeant-at-arms
Frank I. Tantum, of Monmouth I;
first assistant, Horatio E. Ravens, of
Ocean; second assistant, John @.
Cooper, of Somerset; bill clerk,
George T. Powell, of Essex.
The selection of assistant journal
clerk, assistant bill clerk, assistant
clerk of the house, doorkeepers and
pages was left to steering commit
tee, consisting of seven members ap-
pointed at the caucus.
The committee recommended the fol-
lowing allotment, which the caucus
decided upon; Assistant journal clerk
to Cumberland; assistant to the
clerk, Bergen; assistant bill clerk,
Camden; assistant supervisor of bills,
Mercer; doorkeepers, Atlantic / Bur-
lington, 2; Camden, 1; Cape May, Il;
Essex, a Gloucester, !; Middlesex,
2; Union, Q; Mercer, 2.
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Telephone Service
The New York & New Jersey Telephone Company,
IS MARKET ST, MoRRIsToWN, N. }.
CURRENCY,l
Majority of Forty Votes-New Com
mifteea Announced.

N
Majority of Forty Notes-NeN Com
mittees Announced.
The currency bill has been passed by
the house of Representatives by vote
of 100 to $50, 1t had the united sup
port of every Republican in the house
and of II Democrats. Messrs. Clayton,
briggs, Fitzgerald, Levy. Rupert Scud-
der, Underhill and Wilson of New York
McAleer of PENNSYLVANIA. Denny of Ma
ryland and Thayer of Massachusetts
All the other Democrats voted against
the measure or We're paired against it ex-
cept Mr.. John Walter Smith, governor
elect of Maryland; Mr.. Stallings of Ala
bama and General Joseph Wheeler OF
Alabama. Mr.. Stalings of Alabama has
not been present in the house this session
owing to illness.
On Monday the speaker announced
the committee selections The important
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
notified the congressman from this
State that they willIhave 5, ITO Rpack-
ages of seeds for distribution among
their constituents including 400 pack
ages of flower seeds and SO packages
of lawn grass seeds.
Each congressman has to his credit
5, 900 pamphlets, known as Farmers
bulletins. There are some eighty
odd bulletins which have been pre-
pared from time to time by eminent
writers on various agricultural topics
and as long as the supply lasts they
will be mailedSu upon request.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22
OHIO TO TAX TELEPHONES.

Yhe Supreme Court, of Ohio, on
Monday rendered decision whereby
a new method of tax valuation will
BE established in that State which
will be far reaching in it's effects.
The decision directly affects the
telephones of the Bell Company. which
are held to be taxable at their rental
value, estimated at $s,33 each, in
stead of their actual COST So. 40 each.
The suit was brought by the At
torney General, through friendly ar
engagement between the Auditor of
the State and W. H. Halliday, Audi
tor of Franklin County The last
named refused to list the telephones
of the Bell Company at their rental
value and suit in mandamus was
brought to compel him to do so. The
court gives judgement for the re-
Iator.
In his letter to the Auditor of the
State directing the institution of the
suit, the Attorney General, estimating
the number of Bell telephones in use
in Ohio at $4,000, said: "In as
pertaining the market value of almost
all other taxable property in the State
we have assumed to fix the values ut
the earning capacity of the property
on a 6-per- cent basis, If each of
these instruments earn $14 over and
above repairs to the Bell Telephone
Company, it represents value of 1888
to each instrument. On $50, 600 in
struments it represents an earning in
the State of Ohio of So, 1888, 600.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22
BRAVESO..
GENERAL LAYTON VICTIM OF FILL
PINo SHARPsHOOTER.

Fell While Lending His Men In At
tack on San MateO A Modern
knight, without Fear and with
out Repronch.
Major General Henry w. Lawton was
killed on Tuesday by Filipino sharp
shooter while leading his men in charge
on the insurgent stronghold of San Mateo.
49, miles northeast of Manila.
The news of the death of General
Lawton was a great sleek to the Off
GERS of the war department, TO nearly all
of whom he was known personally. Hith-
erto his luck in battle had been marvel
Gus. He had been in hundreds of skir-
mishes and midnight attacks He was
regarded as man of action and of SPLEEN
did courage, but was not considered reck-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

The war department has received the
following dispatch from General Shafter
at San Francisco: I'm the matter Of
the stories concerning Major Logan's
death the matter has been carefully in
vestigated, and as result have, accord
ing 10 direction of the secretary of war,
ordered Koppitz discharged; also Second
Steward Englan. Full report mailed to-
day." Koppitz was accused of circulat-
ing stories to the effect that Major Logan
was shot by his own men in revenge for
i'll treatment
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22
r1nm rIentennnt mummy Dead.

Lieutenant Thomas NJ Brumby, Adj
miral Dewey's flag lieutenant while the
admiral was in command of the Asiatic
station. died of typhoid fever at Wash
ington hospital. Lieutenant Brumby's
death had been expected for several days.
The arduous character of the duty he
performed in the Philippines and his in
ability to stand the climate weakened his
constitution, and he had been in poor
health since his return to the United
States.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22
The NIolinenx Trial.

New York, Dec. 22.-EXpert Tyrrell
made the direct charge on the witness
stand in the Molineux trial that Molineux
was coached when he wrote specimens
for Expert Kinsley. He inferred such,
Mr.. Tyrrell said, from the fact that
in ali of the admitted handwriting of
Nolineux except the request writing
the 81" when it precedes the letter IA
is invariably separated from the "a"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

The archaeological Department of
Princeton University is making col
lection of domesticated fowl with a
view to making possible study of
evolution through breeding.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

According to the recent report of
the Managers of the New Jersey
Home for Predetermined women,
there are at present in the home at
Vineland one hundred and six in
mates, divided among the counties
as follows:
Atlantic, Q; Burlina tol,4; Camden,
81; Cumberland 8; Essex, 80; Glou.
cester, 8; Hudson, 8; Morris, 2; Mon
mouth, 4; Ocean, 1 Passaic, Il Sa'
lem, 5; Sussex i, Union, IL.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

In the New England cotton mills
wages have reached the highest point
and the workmen are not aware that
the payment in gold crucifies them to
any serious extent. st. Louis Globe
Democrat" (Rep.).
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

At the meeting of the Republican
National Committee recently held in
Washington it was voted by majority
If one to hold the next National Re-
publican Convention in Philadelphia
AID June 10th was the date named.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

Rev. DIR. Purves, Professor of Bibli-
cal History in Princeton Theological
has accepted the call tend
cred him by the 9Th Avenue Presbyter-
ian Church, of New York City to sue
coed the late DIR. John Hall.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22
Lientennnt gilmore Rescued.

General Otis reports that he has re-
ceived dispatch from General Young by
way Of Dagupan stating that Colonel
Hare's column in northern Luzon had
rescued Lieutenant j. 9. Gilmore and the
rest Of the Americans from the gunboat
Yorktown, captured by the insurgents at
Baler last April General Young added
chat he believed the source of his infor
nation most credible.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

Senator McCarter, of Essex County,
has written to the members Of the
New Jersey State Sewerage commits
sion, asking for conference with
them that the matter of the pollution
of the Passaic river may be considered
from all sides and proper bill for
the eradication of the evil may be
drawn and introduced
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

The public debt was decreased six
millions of dollars during the month
VI November. This is another evil
lence of the greatness of the country.
Jncle Sans treasury seems to be in
pretty good condition
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

h The Warren Journal, of Belvidere,
has been purchased by Elmer j. Smith,
of Sparta, ILL.,, and W. J. Smith, Of
the former town, both of practical
printers. Editor Ketcham, Of the
Apollo remarks that the senior mem
Der of the concern returns from Illi-
nois with money and experience to
keep this organ keyed to Democracy,
whose silver and golden words have
become tangled and out of tune. .
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

Blinlks-''I understand Turner is
quite an athlete
jerks" Yes. His great speciality
is RAINING up and jumping board
bills"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

Congressman DAILY, of the 18th
District says that ex-Colonel Bryan
will deliver at least two speeches in
New Jersey, one in Jersey City and
the other probably in Trenton.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

There is still hope for Hudson
County. The Freeeholders have de-
cided that hereafter all supplies must
be of standard quality and contracts
are to be awarded to the lowest bid
der.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

The question of equable taxation
will probably be prominent in the
next Legislature. 1t is understood
that Senator Reed will introduce a
taxation measure early in the session.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

She fingers meath the mistletoe,
With bushes all her features glow;
She's just been kissed with vim, and so
She fingers meath the mistletoe
Rare Christmas-tlme, as you we'll
know.
Comes only once year, and so
She fingers meath mistletoe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

Chicago asks Philadelphia to take
the Bryan Democratic convention
also. Chicago Times Herald" Ind.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22
PANIC In Wall street.

Stock prices fell to low figure in
panic in Wall street on Monday. The
break in some cases was more than ~
points. Late in the day, when call mon
CIV had been up to 125 per cent, the as
ISOLATED banks threw $10,000,000 upon
the call money market and broke the
rate to 80, and at about the same time
]. p. Morgan 4 Co. offered ST 900, 900 at
q per cent. This checked the days panic.
Some of the maximum declines were:
Metropolitan Street Railway, Is points;
Sugar. 10; Peoples Gas, 10; Rock Is
land, Z; Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 121a;
Manhattan, 6; Great Northern preferred,
619; New York Central, 5; Federal Steel,
5; Burlington, 3: Continental Tobacco, s.:
Louisville and Nashville. 4. The Produce
Exchange company made an assignment.
The stock brokerage firm of Henry Allen
Il Co. also failed. Reaction set in Tues
day, and it is believed that the crisis is
passed.
A dispatch from Dawson City recounts
terrible tragedy which took place near
Ogilvie. Mrs. j. Rumball, Mrs. Dunn
bottom, Henry Kelly and two MacNa-
mara brothers, who had been passengers
ON the wrecked steamer Stratton, hail
ing from Minneapolis, were caught in an
ice jam. Their boat, being small, was
crushed, and all persisted. Another trag-
edy is reported from White Horse, where
three men named L. Smith, Fred Batty
and John Mcintosh were engaged in sal
vaging the cargo of the steam scow Lin.
derman. Being unexpectedly ssruck by a
heavy swell, their boat filed and sank.
The men were not seen after the boat
disappeared, and it is supposed they We're
carried under the ice.
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FOR GOLD Standard
Continued from .Fsrst Page.

but he doesn't. He is prejudiced
against close application and devotes
himself to the Navy as a speciality,
being chairman of the Committee on
Naval Affairs, paying but little atten-
tion to anything else Senator Hoar,
as chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee is a recognized legal authority
and always participates in debates on
international affairs. He is largely
influenced by sentiment andsiis un-
questionably a powerful man in de-
bate, although not always on the
right side, Senator Frye, President
pro tempore of the Senate, is special
ist in matters relating to Commerce
and River and Harbor improvements.
Senator Chandler is the free lance of
the Senate and is in the thick Of every
contest on the floor that has dra-
matte side to it. Senator Sewell
makes a speciality of military matters
and the money appropriations. He is
a hard committee worker, very clear
headed and thorough business man.
Other hard workers are Senators
Platt, of Connecticut, Elkins, Proc
ter, Fairbanks, McMillen, Burrows,
Gear, Thurston, Gallinger, and Per-
kins. They give loyal support to the
leaders in committee and on the floor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

The Democrats have lost practically
everything except the South.-Rich-
mond Times. (Dem.l.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-22

One would have to travel far to find
a harder headed collection of gentle
men than those constituting the con-
tolling element of the Committee on
the Philippines, the most important
of the new insular committees These
are Lodge, Allison, Hale, Davis, and
Proctor Mcbride is also a majority
member of this committee and repre-
sents upon it the ideas of the Pacific
coast, hailing as he does, from Wash
ington. Beveridge, of Indiana, a new
Senator-those who don't like him say
the adjective "fresh" fits him rather
than new-was also put on this i'm
portant committee in requital of his
taking trip to Manila and exposing
himself ON the firing line out there.
This committee as well as the other
new committees will be run by one
or the other of the "Big Four" and
their trusted lieutenants.
The new members, however bril-
liant, however, experienced in other
fields of endeavor, must serve their
apprenticeship in the Senate before
they will be trusted with anything
approaching leadership. Senator
Allison's leadership has come as the
result of long years of patient labor
and the waiting that is harder than
work. For thirty years he has prac-
ticed in Congress his rule of life, that
there is better way to accomplish
things than by running against sharp.
corners. "A hand of steel in a glove
of velvet" fits him as we'll as any
man that ever lived. His most con-
spicuous physical trait is his soft
tread. 1t has been said of him by an
admirer that he could walk from his
home in Dubuque to the Capitol in
Washington on the keyboard of a piano
without sounding note. From
long and intimate association Gull
lom has come to have many of his
habits of action and methods of get
ting along smoothly. and next to
Allison, Cullom perhaps, is the
most influential man in the Senate
in getting the things he wants.
E. W. BRADY.
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CBRISTuaS GOODS
ncCleIlan's

You will open your eyes very wide
when you visit our store and witness
the display of Holiday Goods.
This year is going to be orr "ban-
ner year" and in order to make it SO,
we are putting forth every effort and
exerting every bit of power we possess.
Besides the ornamental we have an
unusually large stock of useful pres
ents.
If you are perplexed as to what to
give your friends for Christmas
present, we can throw many sugges-
tions in your way if you make us
visit.
We here jot down very few from
among our many