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MrlLlCK LOST HIS TRAIN.
Eaardrd - ~hift.r. Walked u Mile aud
iinaii, Caught Up.

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{.aaz m EpYfagia. fatrfFlsf
Conductor George Melliek, who runs
Train Ne. zion the Belviderc Diyi
sion. is the pride and pet of the whole
country from EelNidere to Trenton.
and not infreauently people walk
whole mile aud more Ia give him the
glad hand at the various stations All
the chickens. cows, ducks. mules. geese
aud horse know the sound of his loco
motive whistle aud during the Grass
season they line up along the fences
adjacent Ia the track for miles aud
miles. aud IoNouslN caekle, hNW1.
quael. bray. hiss and whiuuy rs the
train speeds over the glistening rails,
The other day George stepped into
the Office ut lamhcrtrille tolook al the
thermometer. the hovs say. aud not
knowing that he was absent the hng-
@sgomastcr gave the signal to so
ahead. and when George returned fit
teen seconds later his train was ON, of
sight
I'm old shifter was run out = few
hunks of coaI thrown ON, and away
George started To catch up to 81;
which WAS nov anchored AT Washing
tons Crossing. waiting ion him To
show up. Down the track they ratified
like wagon load of tin pans and tire
iron. when suddenly one of the jour
mails became hot and the old shifter
laid down to rest,
George was still good mile away
from Washington Crossing but.
nothing damted. he started. like
Washington TO hoof it through TIE
wilderness, and was soon triumphantly
in possession of his train again,
- suppose YOU found the walking
little tiresome, didn't you George =
inquired Dispatcher Budd Swimm at
the Trenton depot
Yes. replied George. but ii is
the finest place on earth to pick snow
balls and gather wood.
And then he boarded his train aud
remained there IN order to make sure
of being in the procession this time
when the shoN started
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FROM THE FIRST WARD

At the recent s." Curb Stone Club 9
meeting, political discussion WAS
gone into concerning Senator Quay,
and the debate became quite lively At
times the anti-Quay men holding the
balance of power Although shown
that Quay was the regular caucus nom
nee and should be elected, his chances
were doubtful The boltera came III
generally for a good share of criticism
Tor tying up legislation and John Wan
alnnker WIS set upon pretty heavily.
A. the h5ayum had not arrived, fur
ther debate WIS postponed until
-" liIle4 had II clnnce 10 post him
self upon some of the leading topics of
the day, and after Shorty backed
up his argument with teflapin sup
per, the meeting adjourned.
We would like to see Bonrd of
Trade in our city, and one that is alive
to business and has the welfare OF
our town at heart. We have splen-
did locality here in which m0nufactur-
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CLARK PIERSON, Editor.
LAMBERTYILLE. \. ].
WEDNESDAY. FEB. 8, 1899.

Some Of ouu enterprising towns and
cities i'll New Jersey, which, in order
10 attract manufacturing interests, hive
hcld ont freedom from taxation rs
lending inducement. viii not be pleased
with the recent decision of the State
Bonrd OF Taxation 1t appears That
the Borough Council of Hightstown
did this in the ease of the Hightstown
Electric Light Company The ASSESS
or, however, made IN assessment
against the company, which claimed
exemption under II borough ordinance
to that effect The case was brought
Ia the attention of the State Board OF
Taxation, aud the Board decided that
tho Council had no legal right tomake
the exemption, TINT being, under the
constitution, the province Of the I.e&is.
lntIlre only
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-02-08

NHEAT IN the last siN days / YER
pool received 696 000 bushels, OF which
- H0o bushels We're American. Thrre
Wds reported Il decline OF =, per cent
m winter wheat condition during the
mouth. with prospects OF considerable
damage appearing in the early spring.
Export business was again very liyhi.
CoRN. The developments in corn we're
again very similar to those in wheat.
Bulls were more or less disqonraved
over the outlook, while new short az.
counts were entered into rather eNtcn.
4ively. The Liverpool market closed
ID lower and receipts there for six DAYS
were reported NJ 1872. goo bushels. oArs
The markets for oats was very Quiet
lud without features, except for large
sale of heavy white oats To exporters.
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Irins as Mnrlr Dead.

Sofa. bulgaria, t'rb 5. Princes,
Mafte Louise. wife Of l'fiaee Ferdinand
of bulgaria, died III the royal palace.
The physicians state that the direct
cause OF death VT, pneumonia She
gave birth ton dau2 liter recently The
Princess was in h4r twenty. HiurIi year,
and The news Of her death was IL great
shock 10 her husband and relatives, as
She had enjoyed robust health. She
AWAY took a deep interest in diplo.
matte affairs and, it is said, was directly
responsible for more than one minister
ial crisis in Bulgaria
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seaside Hotel Nesroe.

Atlantic city. ~ J.. Feb 6 The
Fashionable people of this city. rs we'll
rs Tie biz hotel proprietors. were sul-
priScd Ia learn that the large Grand
Falaee Hotel fronting the Bonrd
Walk, between Georgia and Florida
avenues. "A house Of more than sixty
rooms had been taken ON five
wears lease by Thomas c. Murray and
THonaS Hewitt, two negroes, aud will
be conducted during the coming sea
san for the accommodation Of negro
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Altnn Rnnh Mn. be snl.l.

New York, Feb. 6.-President Elack-
stone. of the Chicago X Alton Railroad
Company. is credited With the follow
ing statement i'll private dispatch
from Chicago. 1t is true thar an OF
fer 10 purchase the stock of tile road
Will lac submitted to the holders of
securities They will he offered St15
per SHARE for the common stock and
500 for the preferred The PROPOSE
tiou viii be submitted this week.
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New York. Sch. &. In crowded
Lexington avenue car Dr.. Thomas
Nildes Shot aud seriously wounded
Hugo Wolfert a German cook. in an
alteration TINT arose cut of Wolfert's
refusal to make room for woman
Who WAS standing up in the crowd
ed rgr
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GEO. M. HOLCOMBE,
Real Estate : Insurance,
COR. BRIDGE AND UNION SITS.
LAMBERTYlLLE, N. J.
Fire, Tornado, Plate Glass, Steam
Boiler, Life and Accident
Insurance.
FIRST CLASS COMPANIES.
CORRESPONDENTS SOLICITED
RENTS COLLECTED.
MONEY LOANTn
PROPERTIES FOR SALE.

No 50 York street-large 3-story brick dwell
ing with large lot-hot water heat Terms
easy,
Nos 4;-l9 South Franklin street. Frame
dwelling houses. Easy terms
No. 81 South Main street three-story brick
dwelling with 10 foot lot extending through
TO Wilson street. This is n commodious house
and offered AT n bargain
No, ~ South Main street, thrce-story brick
dwelling; rooms and cellar
No. 81 South Main street, brick DWELLING,
three stories, 2 rooms
No. 30 South Main street, Z; rooms. three
story brick dwelling
No, 81 South Main street three-story brick
dwelling, 7rooms
Cottage Hill, frame house and barn with
large lot, house has 10 rooms,
Delaware avenue, lot s. feet front
Nos = 30-92 Wilson street, three frame
houses, easy terms,
Franklin street vacant lot near Swan street.
Nos. 233- 2S5 North Union street, double
frame dwelling with large lots. Always rent
and pay good interest on Investment
ia acre farm along Brunswick Turnpike,
about zig miles from lamheriville. Large
house and good outbmldings Cheap and on
easy terms
Nos. 1888 Swan street, sle story brick
dwelling
Nov Ii, 1895
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Does coffee trrFcc with You

II not, drink Grain.O made from
pure grams lady writes Tho first time |
made Grsiu-O did not like il hut after using
II FOR one weeh nothing would induce me to
90 back 10 coffee" Itnonrishes aud feeds the
system The children can drink it freely with
great benefit II is the Strengthening sub
stance Of pure grains Get package to-day
tram your grocer lac and 95e
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE OF THOMAS CooMBE, DECEASED.
Pursuant to the order of o. II. Sproul, Sur
rogate of the County. of Hunterdon, made on
the eleventh GaS =, nd nnaty IIg
tice is hereby given TO all persons having
claims against the estate of Thomas Coombe,
late of the county of Hunterdon, deceased, to
present the same. under oath or affirmation,
to the subscriber, Executor of said de
ceased within nine months from the date of
said order; and any creditor neglecting to
bring in and exhibit his or her claim tunder
oath or afirmationl, within the time SO limit
ed, will be forever barred Of his or her action
therefor against the said Executor
Dated Jan II, A. ID, 1898.
WILLIAM GANDEY,
Executor,
Jan. Is, 1899.
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Town compromised with Rackef.lI.

fu1Ytowu. \. v, Feb. & The long
fought legal battle between John H.
Eoehetrll"rand the BOARD OF Assessors
81 iNrrytown Is practically NJ an end
The compromise agreed upon is IN ref
cceucc 10 that part of the millionaire
tslatr living within the boundaries of
No5th raytown This property is
a,'~scd a, S234,5Gl by the comprum-
u,>t this amount is REDUCED 10 ~.
8on Mr.. Rorkefcller will at ouc, pay
taxes IN accord With this assessment.
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Common Council.

An adjourned meeting OF the Common Coun-
ell of the City of Lambertyille, will be held in
the Council Room, Masonic Hall, on WEDNEs-
DAY EVENING, FEB Is, 1899, at 80 o'clock
JAMES II. REYNOLDS,
Feb r. 1879 City Clerk
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chicago Feb. Ca gigantic trust
covering all grades OF oatmeal and 9th
cl ,ereal foods. both in bulk and pack
aeIg Is in process OF formation. aud
wlghu n few days will be successfully
lRruched. The capital Of the new tol.
,rgation which is 10 absorb the
Nmetiean Cereal Company aud about
i,n smaller concerns is said to be So
coo coo
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PUBLIC SALE
-OF-
Real Estate and Personal Property.
Tie subscriber, intending 10 qnil farinre
will sell at Public sale on
Thursday, Feb. 90. 1899.

Ills farm. sttpatea on the old p,,,,sv;.l,,, .,,
pike leading from Lambertville To Hnnewpl
about two miles from the former and seven
from the latter place, containing ahont 1S0
aeres OF land. About 30 acres of this is in tim.
be-a lot of chestnut large enough for posts
and rails and lots of cedar large enough for
posts; and also IN this tract there is any
quantity of material for Belgian blocks There
are Il number of men working in there NJ
present and wish to work there all the season
The balance, 10 ,acreS, is iii good state Of
and lasting water. \ good two-storv house.
elstern, pump inside and spring near the
house extra garden The outbuildinCs are
all nearly new, with good cistern i'm FROM ~
horse and COW stables This farm Is one ~
the best for peaches, and is worthy tho at
tention of truckmen, as | have had one Of the
best peach orchards, in this locality, and ii is
an excellent dairy farm. as the timber land
affords plenty 81 pasture until after harvest
and has a lasting stream of water running
| through It. II the purchaser should not WISH
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BEkvEs.-Steers, ll4s "a II cts per H.
dressed weight; refrigerator beef. - a .
Ter h.
CiLvRs. Common to prime yeals. s. 90
q - % Y loo Ii; dressed veals. &c @lac
peElh.; mixed calves Il Be.taTlse per 10
SuEsr Asp LAMBS Dressed mutton, d
&ls, per ID. dressed lambs, 7IsGs.s per
n; fls&ba 81 5oGsS 20 per 100 lbs
Hoes. 20 Q 81 70
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THE MARKETS
I.anLlnertAIlle Ee,r

Lamhertville, February 3 1899
PRICES OF GRAIN corrected every Wed
Hesday b- I + LEAR. dealer in Grain Flour
Feed DC
PRICES OF PRODUCE, Ne. by c0NovER
y coNOyEE dealers in Dry Goods and Gro-
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A CHANCE 70 GET A HORSE
FOR ANY PURPOSE

| Will sell At Auction. ut my Stables in
Erenehtown, New Jersey, on SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY II, 1891
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good style drivers for livery or any road work:
PAGERS and trotters that have speed, farm
chunks and heavy draft teams in fact any
purpose that you may require the use of
horse You will find iii this lot They are nice
lY broken to all harness and of the best eoors:
chestnut sorrels, grays, blacks, bays, dark
grays, and range in age from to Years. /
will not take time or space To number or de
scribe, or draw any fancy pen pictures, but in
Vite all who like to see or want to get horses,
to call at my barn after Wednesday, February
sth; look this stock over; ride behind; see them
driven, and am sure IL you want a horse TO
use or improve and sell again, you will attend
| this sale, After the above described lot is sold
| have number of horses and mares that
| have been used in TINS section of the country,
| and among them YOU can find horses for farm
| ing, draft, canal and all general purposes,
| that Will he sold at your bid. Here will be n
| chnnce to get horses az cheap MS any market
| III the land All this stock and the western
| stock will be sold under my usual guarantee to
| lie rs represented at the time of sale or you
| can return the same and get your note, check,
or your money back On the last described
stock IN order to meet the times Will give a
| credit of six months
Sale will open ~ Il O'clock. noon sharp
| II stormy, will sell under cover Liberal
credit given
T. W OPDYCKF
W. s. EuEY. Auet sole owner
\. L MACHINE, CLERK
| Feb =, 1899
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SPANISH AID TO REBELS.
General Otis Makes a startling Discover!
--Waterworte- Captured.

sNeshington. Feb. Tie following
ohidiaEd Spateh from Gen, Otis was re-
cel8ed AT the War Department:
Manila, Feb. :.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Insurgent army concentrated around
Manila from ln1on provinces, number
ing over 10000 possessing several
quick-tirinG and krupp field guns.
Good portion OF enemy armed with
Mausers latest pattern. Two Krupp
and great many rifles captured. In
snrgents fired great quantity of ammuni-
sion. Quite number OF Spanish sol
diers III insurgent service, who served
artillery Insurgents constructed
strong entertainments near our lines,
mostly III bamboo thickcts. These our
men charged, killing or capturing many
of the enemy. our casualties aggre-
gate TWO hundred and fifty.
Casualties Of insurgents very heavy.
Have buried some five hundred of their
dead and bold five hundred prisoners.
Fheir loss, killed, wounded aud prison
efs, probably four thousand. Took
water works. pumping station yester-
day, six miles OIL. Considerable akirm-
ishia@ with enemy. which made no
stand. Pumps damaged: will be work
inc in "A week. Have numbet. Of con
densers sat up in city which furnish
eood waiter. OTIS.
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Hives broke out on my body to
such an extent that full nights sleep was
,mpossible determined 10 try Hoods Sar-
-sparilla aud after taking two bottles | felt
that was eatiseiy cured heartily recon.
mend this medicine CHARLES ). l.ozIER, 81
Atlantic 81 Hackensack, \ J
Hoods Pills are the only pills To take with
u oods sarsaparilla CSC
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Its u fact. Geo W Massey sells
the best coal
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on the Filipino position n Calooean
and kepl il UP vigorously. and the
ntted States seaEOing, double turfet
muuiier Nouaduock opened fire ON the
eneHnF fJoIn olf Malate, The Califor
mia and Washington regiments made
II splendid charge drove the Iilipinos
from the village of Pace and Santa
Mo,a The Nebraska regiment also
distinguished itself capturing several
prisoners aud one howit2cr and Il
very strong position nj the reservoir
which is connected with the water
WORKS. I'he Kansas aud Dakota rcgi
mruts compelled the cucmys right
hnnl To retire Ia Caloocan.
Tie LOSSES Of the Filipino, cannot BE-
r-t mat"d At present but they are
l,uoAu#t Ia he considerable. The AMER
Ie4a le~-eN are estimatd al twenty men
killed and l25 wounded. The lgorltr4
armelI with bows and arrows, made a
very determined stand in the face OF It
hot artillery lire, and left many men
dead on the field, Several attempts
were made in this city To assasinatc
American officers
The following is partial list OF the
killed aud wounded. Killed: Major
Edward McC onville, and Corpl Etank
caldwell, of FIRST Idaho Infantry: Priv.
Edward ESEen, PRIV. Davis Logger,
hris. Lewis l.. Begler, aud Priv. Ghas.
O. laIllnger, OF First Nebraska lnfan-
try: Priv. |. |. Dewnr. of First Califor-
MIA Infantry: Priv Elmer L. Doran of
First dorado Infantry: Ser&'t George
Layers. of First Wyoming Infantry
shot bS sharpshootcr while sitting al
hospital window: -Four unidentified men
Of Euurttrnth Infantry: Priv. Nat Good
mam Of Sixth Artillery: Col. Wm. c.
smith. OF First Tennessee Infantry.
died Of apopleNy during the firing
/ Wounded; Lieut.. Robert S. Abcrnethy.
e. fhrd Artillery; Lieut. Chas Hogan.
oer2t Wm. Wall, PRIV. A. +. Schcreu
! rriN. Joseph Muher, of First California
| Infantry: Lieut.. thas. $. NuughWOrt.
al First Colorado Infantry: Priv. 3anes
G Henson. PRIV. Ernest scott aud Priv.
Harry Hall, of Fisst idaho Infantry:
| Musician james Pierce Priv. Charles
keetleN and Serst. O. 7. Curtis of
/ fast Nebraska Infantry; Lieut.. T. X.
| fr@ia, Priv. John Klein, Priv. VIM.
l.. / ait. Priv. james +. Grecb. Priv. L.
tt, Nci.ain and Priv Oscar Howard.
al First Washington Infantry.
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One ear load of Horses
and Mares, direct from
the best horse-raising
districts ofthis country.
IOWA and MICHIGAN.
They were carefully
selected and tried to
meet the demands of
this market, and consist
OF closely matched
teams for cnrrinuaa.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-04
Stabbed a Man To Death
Because He Had Four
Years Ago
CAUSED THEIR ARREST
For Burning a Number of
Shanties, For Which
They Had Sworn To
Have His Life.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-The working
mans holiday was generally observed
in this city. Business was practically
suspended and day given over to a
diversity of amusements.
A monster parade in which fully
20. 1000 men participated took place in
the morning. In the Afternoon the
nearby summer resorts were the center
of attraction.
W.. ]. Bryan sent this message to
the w0rkingmen of New York today as
labor day greeting:
THE laboring men will find it prof
liable to read the message that
Abraham Lincoln sent to congress in
the early years of the war, in which
Lincoln war Ell his countrymen against
the attempt to put capital on an equal
footing with or above labor in the
structure of government. The attempt
which at that time alarmed Lincoln
has now progressed SO far that the
laboring men will do we'll to consider
the subject and apply such remedies as
may be necessary to restore the gov
ernment to its old foundation
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-04
SIR THOMAS
Is Confident of Winning the Cup.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The cup chal'
lenger Shamrock left her anchorage
off Tompkinsville at O'Clock this
morning and. accompanied by the
steam yacht Erin and the tug Law.
renee, started for the lower bay.
Shamrock will have her first spin
over the cup course today. Sir Thomas
Upton, Designer Fife and Sail Maker
Ratsey are on board the challenger.
They will study the yacht during her
spins and make such changes in the
yachts gear as may seem necessary.
Shamrock will have daily spins in
the vicinity of the lighsship until she
is thoroughly tuned up.
Sir Thomas Upton is confident of
winning the cup.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-04
PROGRESS
OFFEVER
Twenty-Five To Thirty Cases
Located at Key
West, And
THOROUGH INFECTION
Of The Town Is Believed To
Have Resulted From The
ConceaIment of
Cases.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. "A
telegram received from DR.. Porter,
now at Key West, at noon states that
there are some 25 or 80 cases of yellow
fever there. The exact number can
not be ascertained till the house to
house canvass is completed this even
ing.
A great many cases have been con-
cealed and the doctor thinks the city
is thoroughly infected.
A man named Haines died this morn
ing.
Efforts will be made to get the un-
acclimated visitors off to detention
camps as soon as possible, in order to
leave less material for the fever to
feed upon.
Additional tugs are patrolling the
coast around the island to make the
quarantine strict.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-04
LINCOLN IS CITED
To Show That The Founda-
tions of The Republic
Must Rest on
Labor.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Herman Humid
hausen, one of the two young men ar
rested on suspicion of having stabbed
Walter Koeller to death in his room
Saturday night, confessed this morn.
ing.
He declared that Richard Honeck,
with whom he was taken in custody,
did the stabbing.
WhenH oneck was informed that his
companion had confessed, he broke down
and admitted that. t.Hundhausen told the
truth. According to Hundhausen g
story, he and Honeck had sworn four
years ago to kill Koeller because he
had caused their arrest for firing a
number of shanties at Herman, Mo.
The murderers admitted that this was
the only motive for the crime.
The killing of Koeller as told by
Hundhausen was unusually cold blood
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-04
DAZZLING
COSTUME
Worn BY The Notorious
''Bath House Johnnie"
At Manhattan Beach.
HE WANTS THE OCEAN
To Annex 1t To Chicago
And Attach 1t To
His Turkish
Baths.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Alderman
John J. Coughlin of Chicago, who is
known as "Bath House Johnnie, "
dazzled the crowd at Manhattan Beach
yesterday by his rsiment. He had a
bath; he said he rescued a man and
woman from drowning. He expressed
q desire to have the Atlantic ocean an
nexed to Chicago.
He was arrayed in an extra long
tight frock coat, check trousers, a won
derful waist coat, and a fiat straw hat
with red ribbon.
he enjoyed the comments of the
crowd as be walked to the bathing pa
vilion.
"If I only had this plunge you call
the Atlantic ocean out in Chicago at
tached to my Turkish bath, 'he said,"I
would retire from politics."
"And spesking of politics, 1 want to
say that Bryan and free silver will
win next year. I am willing to wager
that Bryan carries New York.
Several men offered to take the al
derman's bets. He took their cards
and promised to communicate with
them when he returned to Chicago.