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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
Dress Goods and Silk

36-inch Colored Dress Goods, for this Sale .Oc
36inch Fancy Check Dress Goods, Hc.,
Black Figured Dress Goods !" 7c.,
Satin Stripy Challies, " !" &c.,
Corded Taffeta Silk, &c.,
Very Fine Corded Taffeta Silk, $780,,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
WASHINGTON VALLEY.

Mrs. Rachel DeGroot has returned to
this place after spending some time with
her son in Jersey City.
Miss Ella Hopkins of Brooklyn is the
guest Of her cousins, the Misses Gould.
Mrs. Charles FL. Bebee, Jr., has re-
turned to her home in Brooklyn.
Messrs. Horace and @. Frank Elmer
stopped over Sunday with friends in this
place, on their way en- route to the Cats
skill Mountains.
Lyman j. DeGroodt Of Summit was
the guest of friends here this past week
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
Application.

To the Honorable, the Board of Excise Com.
missloners of the Town OF Morrlstown, N. ].
mHE subscriber hereby requests your hon.
j. orable body to grant him d license to keep
an Inn or tavern on the premises now occupied
BY him and known as the Farmers Hotel, on
Market street, IN Morrlstown, New Jersey,
aforesaid, for the term Of one year from the
granting thereof
SAMUEL W. JONES.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
Begins on Saturday morning, July 22, and
ends on Saturday night August So

The sole aim and object of this Sale is reduce stock To
reduce stock quickly price reductions We have made
these reductions made them honestly made them inegnty
made them with the single purpose of making this Sale go
into history merchandising event Of the utmost Importance.
We want to throng this store with satisfied buyers during the
entire period of this Sale We public to feel that this
is the supreme effort Of successful We have
space enough enable to tell you all would like to- We
therefore cordially invite to to store 1t will be
revelation you You will be lost in wonder when you the
prices. We have put immense stock of first class
Merchandise
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
TO LET-REAL ESTATE.


ON MT. KEMBLE AVENUE; pleasantly
W situated, and all modern improvements
hot water heated; 8 rooms. with bath, laun-
dry, halls etc.; furnished or unfurnished, BY
the year or season. Terms moderate. Adj
dress MT. KEMBLE,
1921 Chronicle ONCE.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28

to the Board Of Excise Commissioners within
aud for the Town of Morristown. aforesaid
at their next regular meeting Wednesday
August 9th, 1899,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
CARS TIED UP,
Boys Hoop Causes PrOtracted Delay
in Railway Traffic.

There was a ''tie-up' on the lexington
branch of the City and Suburban railway
this morning, caused by the act of a small
colored boy, who rolled a hoop into the
Slot near New York avenue and 9Th street
For about thirty minutes the cars were
unable to run, and many passengers were
delayed.
The little boy is described by the police
as having dark skin and wearing a white
shirt and SLOUGH hat. When the accident
happened it was thought he had purposely
put the hoop in the slot, but when it was
learned that the affair was accidental the
railroad people said they did not want him
arrested.
1t is said that the iron rim of the hoop
came in contact with the wire that con-
veys the current and a short circuit was
caused, and the cars were brought to a
Standstfll About thirty minutes later the
railroad people say, the trouble was RENE
died and the cars were again started.
Later in the day there was other trou-
BILE on the line and cars We're again de-
layed. This trouble, the police say, was
not the result of the hoop incident. The
boy, it is stated received a slight shock
When he attempted to remove his hoop
from the slot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
APPLICATION REFUSED.
mmissiOners Decline to Increase
Foreman RobertsOn's Pension.

Foreman w. E. Robertson of No 3 en-
CINE company. District fire department. who
was found to be incapacltated for duty by
an examining board several days ago, as
was stated in The Star at the time and to
whom the board, consisting of Assistant
Chiefs Belt and Kurtz and Foreman SorrelI.
recommended that a pension of S25 per
month be granted, has written to Chief
Paris, claiming that the allowance is mad
eeuate.
The board of examining surgeons report
ed that Foreman Robertson was found by
them to be totally deaf in the right ear
and partially so in the left ear, and Mr.
Robertson expresses the opinion that it is
only question of time when he will be
totally deaf in both ears. He says it is
true he is otherwise in fairly good physical
condition, but believes that his affiiction
will operate to a great extent against his
efforts in obtaining employment at his
trade. that of Thinning. He asks for another
and fuller examination, and says that If he
is entitled to a pension he should get the
limit. although he fails to fix the limit.
Chief Paris laid the foreman's communi-
cation before the Commissioners, and Com
missioner Wight, who has immediate
charge Of the fire. department, made the
following recommendation, which has been
approved by board of Commissioners re-
fusing to increase the allowance recon-
mended by the examining board:
''The conditions relating to Foreman Rob-
ertson's disability are fully set forth in
the report of the board appointed to ex-
anime into his case and in the testimony of
the physicians and witnesses.
These facts were all taken into consid-
Grafton by the board when the amount of
pension was settled, and as there are no
new facts in connection with the case 1 see
no reason for changing the action taken
at the time Of the examination. 1 there
fore recommend that the amount of PEN
sion stand as at first determined upon"
1t Is understood that one of the reasons
influencing Commissioner Wight in making
his recommendation was the fact that
Foreman Robertson has been member Of
being of the opinion that the length of a
mans term of service should be fully con-
sidered in determining the amount of PEN
sion.
It is understood that Assistant Chiefs
Belt and Kurtz and Foreman Sherman of
No. Is company have been appointed
board to examine into the fitness and COM
potency of the assistant foremen seeking
by the retirement of Foreman Robertson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
MISPLACED SWITCH.
Accident Caused Which May BE At
tended With Fatal Results.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BOWIE, Md, August 11--Some excite
ment was caused here about 2:3O O'Clock
this morning by railroad accident on the
P W. and B. railroad. Only freight cars
figured in the collision and nobody was KILL
ed but it was believed that great loss OF
life had resulted until an investigation dis
closed otherwise
Conductor ]. w. Plowman and F1agman
Franklin T. Kelly were injured. They were
on a freight train going in the direction OF
Washington. 1t is stated that the accident
was caused by a misplaced switch. Instead
of going on clear track, as it should nave
DONE the mistake threw the train on the
wrong track and the engine crashed into
some freight cars standing on the siding.
Conductor Plowman, suSpecting there was
something wrong, looked ahead to see what
the trouble was, and when the crash came
he was thrown beneath the cars and Irlght-
fully hurt fortunately he was not run
over. Fiagman Kelly, who was also thrown
off the train, was not so badly injured AS
soon as possible the men We're put on a
train and sent to Washington, where they
live.
When the men reached this city they were
taken in the police patrol wagon or the
fifth precinct to Providence Hospital The
doctors found that Conductor Plowman's
jawbone had been broken and he was una
BILE to talk. His left arm was cut in several
places, and his face also. While his lnju-
ries are serious he may recover. He is
thirty-Seven years old and lives at 4Ol l.
street southeast.
Flagman Kelly received severe scalp
wound and was badly shaken up. After be-
ing treated at the hospital he was sent to
his home No. 1903 4th street southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call. IL O'Clock MI. s ss. con
P; AZ 80 az AZ Merrspfhoer oo, M % "a
at 2o45s. 10 at aO5. 10 at 2O5, 10 at 205. After
caIl-GaPtaI Traction loo az al 80 az s4 q
funding. 1o6 bid. is. 1901. water stock. l07 bid
3 e5s, 1924, funding, lle bid ,.u.,
lbs bid. Metropolitan Railroad cert indel5t., A,
l1712 bid 12o asked MetroPolitan Rallnosd cert
road 6s. 1872 bid, l35 asked Columbia Railroad I'd
mort. IS, lisH bid, ilS asked. city and suburban
6s. 107 bid Washington Gas 60. sc1es b. Dis. 1O7
bid. U. s. Electric Light deb. irlp IS, 1861 bid
asked Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone SIS, l03
bid. American Security and Trust Is, 100 bid
ton Market Co. imp. s. 10 bid. Washington Mar
ket Go. extn. 6s, 10 bid. Masonic Hall Associa-
I ISS b G anac cost and Potomac s ios bid
National Bank Stocks.-Bank OF Washington, 1855
F Fa an5 Mec6anics SO bid estzens ITo
bid. Columbia, 1855 bid. Capital lso bid West
safe Deposit and Trust Conpanies.-National Safe
Deposit and Trust 135 bid, 43 asked Washington
Trust 1876 bid. Washington Safe Deposit, IS bid.
* asked. -
AZ bid. Metropolitan. IS bid. 90 asked, Corcoran,
co bid Potomac. tG6 bid Arlington 1873 hid, I55
Ion, II bid, IA asked Columbia, Il hid, l4M ask
ed. Riggs, bid. Peoples, Ga Did, Cts asked
Title INSURANCE stocks-Columbia Title, 81 bid.
So asked District Title l% BID, 81 ask asi. hid
e4ss asked city and suburban 40 asked George
town and Tenleytown i BIO. ,,..A,uu.,- g..
Es,ss bid, 55S. asked. Georgetown Gas, so bid, 6s
asked 60. - ,,.... :,
hid ISL asked. Pennsylvania, az bid.
M Ntseeiianeous neutrality-suspicious. Linotype.
ISL asked. American Graphophone, 1879 bid, 1875
asked. American Grapoopaone preferred. .l3fs bid.
s LIZ ASKED Sorsok snd Washneton steamboat III BID
Eek dividend. lex rights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
INCREASED POSTAL RECEIPTS.
Facts From the Report Of the Third
Assistant POstmaster Gnns-aI

n
In the forthcoming annual report of the
third assistant postmaster general there
Will De an interesting statement showing
the postal receipts for the year ending June
30, 1893. in fifty of the largest cities of the
United States. 1t will be pointed out that
the increase during the past year aggre-
gates % per cent, and as the postal re-
ceipts are regarded as a guage of the pros-
perlty OF the country, no better evidence
could be given of this country's advance
along the lines of prosperity during the
past year. The greatest increase was in
4tay, loV', when the returns showed a net
gam OF lO.4 per cent over May 1898 Au-
gust, 1898 showed 8 per cent increa Sc
ana March SO per cent Increase Every
month showed an improvement over the
same month of the previous year the
smallest increase being for December, 1sos
when only IS per cent increase was regis
tered.
The receipts for the Washington office dur
ing the year are interesting. Here are the
increases and decreases in dollars for each
month, as compared with the same months
of the previous year: July, 1898, Increase
$l3,IlJ; August, increase, $40 494 Cthis
month Washington led all other cities in
percentage of increase); September, in
crease, SD, 100; October, increase, SIS s44:
November, increase, $5,052; December, in
crease. S2,5S7; January, 1899, increase. sic
494, this city again leading the other large
cities, with percentage of 1928 increase.
February, increase, 81, 073; March, increase
S15,i24, this city again standing first in
percentage of increase; April showed de-
crease of $7,414 and Mays receipts went off
S1,312; June receipts rallied. and there was
of S67i Last of all came July with a de-
crease of $T,212.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
AMERICAN MINERS IN DANGER.
Those I'm Mountains of Mexico fEnor
ant of Indian Troubles.

CHICAGO, August IA special to the
Chronicle from FL Paso. Tex, says:
]. H. Latin of Brentwood. Tex, reached
here Thursday night direct from the heart
of the Yaqui gold country of Sonora, Mex
leo, where most of the American prospec-
tors who have gone into the mountains dur
ing the past two years are congregated. He
says that more than 800 Americans are in
the mountains not far from Montezuma,
prospecting.
Latin reached Montezuma last Thursday
and had not heard of the Indian uprisngs
until he arrived there His camp. where he
left several companions. is ninety-four
miles from the town and nine miles from
the Yaqu river. The hostile country where
the Indians are massing is 80 miles distant
but the Indians are likely to retreat to the
mountains at any moment before the ad-
yancing troops. Latin says not an Amer
lean miner In the hills has heard OF the out
break. and all of them would be taken COM
pletely off their guard and fall an easy prey
to the Indians should they decide to raid
their camps. He says, however, that the
Americans at Montezuma seemed to have
no fear of the Indians penetrating that far
INTO the mountains, and none believed that
miners in the immediate vicinity would be
noiested, although the Americans further
down the river are admitted to be in great
danger unless the rebellion is soon slammed
out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
NEW YORK APPRAISERS OFFICE.
Counter Charges Presented and Fur
Their Inquiry NccesSary

The commission. consisting of George w
Whitehead. George W. Maher and Barton
Parker. appointed by the Secretary of the
Treasury 10 investigate certain alleged
irregularities and determinations in con-
rectiol with the administration Of the Office
OF general appraiser at New York, present.
ee its report on the personnel of the office
today
Whel the commissioners left New York
yesterday 1t was supposed that their Iahors
were at an end and that they would be i'm
meoIate!y relieved from further service 1t
appears. however. that copies of their sew
eral reports had been furnished the ap-
Praiser and that the last report on the per
sonnet of his office had called cut a number
of counter charges against members of his
Official force who had given evidence before
the commission. the nature of these coun-
ter charges was not disclosed. but 1t is as
SLiued that they We're OF such "A character
As 70 u'"vSSItftte further inquiry ON the
part Of tn. commission 1t has not besr
decided whether the commission will take
the matter up at once or defer il for a
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
REWARD FOR 4 BRAVE BOY.
MnnIey beaver Gets Free Tuition for
Saving Teaehers' Lives

CHICAGO, August ia special to the
Times-Herald from Deadwood, S. d. says:
The lives of ninety-three teachers were
saved from possible destruction by four
-year-Oid Manley Beaver today AS a
reward for his presence of mind a free
course of instruction in the State Normal
School at Madison has been rendered him.
The teachers had been attending the
state convention at Hot Springs, and board
ed an excursion train bound for Spearfish
canyon. Just as the train was about TO
enter the canyon it was tagged by young
Beaver who notified the trainmen that tae
track was obstructed by a horse that had
fallen through the ties of a nearby trestle
and could not be released The boy had
seen the accident, and his first thought was
the tagging of the passenger train. Had
it not been stopped there would undoubted-
ly have been a terrible accident.
When the facts were learT ed by the ex-
cursionists the boy was loniZed. Presi-
dent Brown of the State Teachers Asso-
citation made a fitting speech, much to the
embarrassment of the boy, after which he
was presented with $40, which he at first
refused TO accept Then DR.. Daniels pre-
scented him with course of education In
the normal school The boy will start for
Madison as soon as he can get ready.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
AMERICAN MINERS CLAIMS
They We're Driven eHt ofthe Atlin District
Of BRITISH golqmbias
Representative Lswih~ ia Preparing
Papers for ySubIaission to
SecreAarytHay.

misrepresentation James H. Lewis OF
Washington was at the State Department
today preparing the, case of American min
ers who were driven, out Of the Atln mining
district of British Columbia for formal sub
mission to Secretary Hay upon his return
to the city. Over 1900 American miners
who4h gone into this field during the last
two years were driven out under the pro-
visions of the act of the British Column
bia parliament passed January 8. 1899, pro-
hibftfng the alien ownership of mining
property in that region.
Amount of Claims.
Mining claims estimated in value at S10,-
100000 were taken from these miners, and,
together with their claims for improve
ments and personal damages, raised the
total amount of the claims to about 49,
100000. The miners have allied themselves
together to demand indemnity for their
losses, and Colonel Lewis their attorney is
engaged in preparing their case for sub
mission to the State Department Some iso-
lated inquiries in these cases have been re-
ceived at the department., but no action has
been taken owing to the fact that the neceS-
sary certificates and afIidapfts were not at
tached. When the pri1na facie case is
made up and submitted to Secretary Hay
the latter will probably forward it to Am
bassador Choate for submission to the Brit
ish government.
A Precedent Cited.
Col Lewis claims to have a precedent In
which British miners were the victims OF
similar treatment. Several years ago Brit
ish and other foreign miners were expelled
from the Rand in South Africa, and Paul
Jones, British citizen, and an American
engineer named Hammond brought suit and
obtained verdict of $780, 600. President
Kruger removed the chief justice for his
decision in this case, whereupon England
made formal demand for indemnity.
That case is still pending. Col Lewis says
that it cannot be claimed that the Ameri-
can law prohibiting aliens from taking ur
mining lands is at all analogous to that
passed by the British Columbia parliament
While the American law prevents aliens
from taking up claims, 1t does not pro-
hfbit alien ownership of claims. as does
that enacted by the British Columbia par
lament. Under the latter law the Ameri-
cans who entered the Attn district were
not even permitted to buy back the claims
which they had located and for which they
had the certificates of the British officials
Moreover. the law was made retroactive
and the only thing offered the American
miners when they were driven out was the
return of s. which each had paid for his
certificate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
Appalling Loss of Life on Island of
Porto Rico.
DEAD NOW ESTIMATED At 500
Urgent Appeals for Help From the
Stricken islanders.
THEIR NEEDS ARE GREAT

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, August lit 1:
now said five hundred persons lost theil
lives at Ponce during the hurricane. Terri
bic distress prevails there.
Arroyo. on the south coast. has been de-
stroyed, sixteen lives were lost and ths
town Is stiu submerged in water.
At Guayano the houses are still stand.
ing. Seven persons were killed there.
A number OF houses were pillaged:
squads of soldiers were unable to maintain
order and starvation threatens the popula-
ton The water supply of San Juan has
been stopped. The Coamo Springs Hotel
has been wrecked. 1t belonged to the
Porto Rico Company of Philadelphia.
PUERTO PLATA. August 11-All the
telegraph lines are down and communica-
tion with the interior is suspended. The
railway also has been damaged by the
storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
FAILS FOR SIX MILLIONS
Alexander Dawson Files Petition Of
Insolvency at Dawson.
While Absent in England His BUSH
ness Suffered in Hands of
Agents.

CHICAGO, August ia special to the
Times-Herald from San Francisco says:
Alexander Mcdonald, king of the Klon-
dixie, has failed. His liabilities are esti-
mated at s6,000,000. His assets are of I'M
certain value
In his formal declaration of insolvency,
filed at Dawson July %, Mcdonald states
his liabilities to be approximately $6.OOOOOO,
while there is no way of fully computing
his assets, as his investments are of large
ly problematical value. As they will have
to be sacrificed. Mcdonald himself says
there will not be enough to go around. al
though he believes their ultimate value
will prove 10000, 900 at least.
When Mcdonald went to England a Few
months ago to organize syndicate to con-
troll the transportation and provision busi-
ness of the far north he left his affairs in
the hands of incompetent agents.
On his return creditors made demands
which he could not meet. Before going to
the Klondike Mcdonald prospected in Colo
RADIO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK.
Miners at Several Pennsylvania Col
Iieries Went Back Today.

SCRANTON. Pa, August 1.-THE coo
striking miners at the Exeter coIiery
West Pittston, resumed work today, pend
ing an agreement with Superintendent Con-
nors of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company
to receive their committee and to hear
grievances and proposals and to concede
everything demanded that was proper and
within bounds. The superintendent re-
fused to deal with the men while they re-
manned idle. The miners want increased
wages for driving and tunneling, less dock
age and change in the size of the cars
they are required to load
The Babylon colliery of the Temple Iron
company at Duryea, and the Stevens COL
liery, also at West Pittston, where the
men have been on strike for a week. with
similar complaints to those of the Exeter
men, also resumed today, and their diff
cuities are expected to be quickly adjusted.
At these two mines nearly a tho,,sand
workmen were affected,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11

Ensign Coleman of the Navy Despond-
ent Over COurt-MartiaI

SAN FRANCISCO, August 11.-W IT
Coleman, an ensign on the battle ship
Iowa. who was to have been court-martial-
ed yesterday on a charge of having been
intoxicated while the vessel was at the
Puget Sound naval station. attempted sui
eide by shooting with a navy revolver
Coleman was found with the pistol in his
hand. He had fired at his head, but his
aim was bad and the ball grazed his skull
He had evidently prepared for death, as
his effects We're in perfect order. and he
had written several letters to his family
and relatives in Syracuse, n. Y. Coleman
VINO Is about twenty-six years of age, is
recent graduate of the Annapolis Naval
Academy Ill health and worry of the fact
that he was to be court martialed are sup
posed to have LED to his act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
SOFT AMERICAN PRESIDENTS.
Their Meeting Canes No Appreben-
sion ut the State Department.

The meeting OF South American presi-
dents has not caused any surprise or ap-
preHsnsiCr n the State department. which
was fully advised some tine ago that such
a meeting would occur. and that its pur-
poses would be confined to strengthening
the commercial bonds between South
American countries. For this reason the
authorities here do not share in the belief
that the meetings have a deep political
significance. and are designed to bring
about an alliance unfriendy to the United
States On the contrary. one of our min
listers in a South American country. in ap-
pr-SinS the State Department of the con-
tempiated meeting. said that it would
Probably result not only in commercial ar