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, 1899-05-26

SAID ACT OF The LdXeS, dSSeBS1HeDbS OF WHIel'
rates or water rents In arrears In said Bor-
ough and in claims for local improvements
heretofore made. in said Borough and in all
lands In the said Borough subject to taxes or
assessments or liable in any way for the costs
or any part of the costs oflocal improvements
made by the said Borough at any time prior
to April 25th, 1899, and still so subject or liable.
The hearing Will be kept open and contin-
ued from time to time until all parties who
shall appear at said time and place shall have
had a full opportunity to be heard;
And notice is hereby further given that the
subscribers as such commissioners will there
upon proceed to examine into all cases in
which any tax or assessment or water rates
or water rents have at any time prior to
April 5th, 1899, been levied or imposed or at
tempted to be levied or imposed on any land
within the said Borough and which tax or
assessment or water rates or water rents re-
main unpaid and in arrears, and into all
claims against any lands in said Borough for
local i'm provements heretofore made and to
fix, adjust and determine as to each lot or
parcel of such lands in said Borough, how
much II of said arrearages and claims anu SUBJ
sequent taxes, If any, ought in the way OF tax
or assessment or water rates or water rents,
in fairness, equity and justice to be laid, as
sessed and charged against and actually col
lected from said lands for or on account OF
water rates or water rents, taxes and claims
for local improvements heretofore made as
in said act provided and pursuant thereunto.
John HOOD,
HARRY 5. DOUGLASS,
GEORGE w. DOUGHERTY,
commissioners of Adjustment in and
for said Borough OF Anglesea.
Dated May 18th, 1890.
, 1899-05-26
Friday, May 10, 1899.
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, 1899-05-26
NOTICE.
Ordinance No. Al.

AN Of911fllC1tcG 10 VcDeu uH OTdtfthnCo
entitled "An ordinance authorizing
Charles Richter to construct, equip
and operate m electric light, heat
and power plant at W1tdwood,
NeaU Jersey" approved april 26,
1897.
WHEREAS, On the twenty-siXth day of
ApriL, \. D., 1897, "a franchise was granted by
the Mayor and Council OF the Borough OF
WildW God unto one Charles Richter, ITO erect
poles, lamps, fixtures, etc, for electric lights,
and " Tres for electrical purposes in, along
and aci 'oss the avenues, streets, alleys, etc., oil
the Dor ough of Wildwood, and to connect the
same W it'll such buildings as shall be deemed
necessary, and to erect and equip suitable
building $, machinery, STACKS, guy wires,
structur es, sidings, tracks, ETC., therefor &C.,
WHEREAS, on the thirtieth day of April,
A. d., Is ", an agreement was entered into
between lhe said Charles Richter and the said
Borough. of Wildwood, embodying a proposal
of the sale Charles Richter to erect Il light,
heat and L ower plant and to furnish to the
said Borol gh OF Wildwood arc lights and to
the said 30 cough or its inhabitants %incandes-
cent lights / u "A period OF hNe years from the
date of said agreement on certain terms ana
conditions jas set out in said agreement
which said agreement has been broken, in
that said ligh is have not been furnished as
WHEREAS, One Abraham Anderson pur-
chased said 1igl 1t, heat and power plant, etc,
ut Sheriff's sale in October, \. d., 1898, seized
| as the property of The Seacoast Electric Light
| and Power Com pany, to which 1t had been
| assigned by said Gharles Richter, and
WHEREAS, 1t is important that said
Borough have electric lights for public and
| private use, and tire said Abraham Anderson
refuses to operat G said plant and furnish SAID
| light, NOW, TIL. GKEFoRE,
\ he it enacted BY the Mayor and Council OF
| the Borough of Wildwood:
\ SECTION |. n. Vt ordinance No. rs, entitled
A ordinance authorizing Charles Richter
TO construct, equip and operate an electric
light, heat and power plant at
the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION That this ordnance shall take
! effect Immediately.
Passed May l3, 1899.
Approved May Is, lS99.
Mayor of Wildwood.
Attest:
JED DUBOIS, Borough Clerk.
, 1899-05-26

~
Messrs. /. Harry Hall, of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer, and J.. G. VanDyke,
of the Public Ledger, were domiciled
at the Dayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. It. NOLAN, of Miners
vile, Pa, spent a few days at Wild
wood at Hotel Dayton. 1t was their
first trip here and they are very enthu-
siastic over the place.
Joseph e. Fischer, who occupied the
McStocker cottage for the past few sea-
sons, dined at the Dayton on Sunday,
the 14th inst. He is a great Wildwood
enthusiast and expects to be with us
again this season.
Edward r. Wood, of r. d. Wood &
Co., Philadelphia, dined at Hotel Day
ton one day recently. Mr.. Woods ia
Their was one of the early settlers of
Millville, where they built the largest
dam in the state and operate large cot
ton mills, bleachery, rolling mills, etc.
MI. Wood has purchased the handsome
cottage of Rev. Jos. w. Taylor in Holly
Beach and also a number of lots. He
also owns a large tract of land at Rich
land, this state.
/. ID. Mckee, q fire insurance broker
of Philadelphia, was down recently.
1t was his first trip and stated he would
visit the place again during the season.
He was a guest of the Dayton and
much pleased with the house and its
home comforts.
j. e. Mckee, who represents |. B.
Colt d Co., of New York City, manu-
facturers OF acetylene gas plants, spent
a day at Hotel Dayton. This company
has just completed a plant for the New
Jersey Training School and DIR. Theo-
dore Foote'S residence at Vineland.
DIR. Lawrence Fleck, a prominent
physician of Philadelphia, has been
looking for a cottage for his family this
summer. He dined at Hotel Dayton
and was much pleased with the many
Improvements.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peberdy and son,
of Germantown, made their first trip
to our beautiful resort a few days ago,
and say they were well pleased and
would come again and bring friends.
Chas. G. Austin, of Camden, dined
at the Dayton one day last week. He
was down Oh a business trip and was
delighted with his visit in every respect.
John Sickel, of Frankfort, has come
down for a few days and is comfortably
| uOIlllCliCd lIClC. L lhlhh9, INV bAStllJ
others, there is no place for recreation
and health like beautiful Wildwood
by the Sea.
A free library for the use of tie guests
of the house has been placed in the
reading room.
Many rooms have been repapered
aud when complete every room in the
house will be papered. A beautiful de-
sign in paper adorns the walls of the
main parlor. Flower beds have been
added to the lawn. The new addition
| toithe office makes it the most unique
and cosiest II on this section of the
coast.
William Hobart Brown, Jr., repre-
senting the Pennsylvania Globe Gas
Light company Of Philadelphia, was a
Dayton guest.
Francis Lee Cooper, an extensive oil
| dealer of Philadelphia, dined at the
Dayton on Sunday and was very much
gratiied with the improvements.
RAMBLER.
, 1899-05-26
Hotel Dayton.

The many Improvements spoken of
in a previous issue of this paper are be-
ing pushed to completion. The fire
place and gas log was placed in position
in the parlor by a representative of
Sharpless & Watts, of Philadelphia.
The bellmen are at work putting in
the electric bells.
1Sight~canaries have arrived for the
likewise plants, fcrnS
, 1899-05-26

Skeptical Patient (to faith doctor)-
How do you propose to cure this pain
in my chest, doctor?
Faith Doctor shall pass my hands
over your chest a few times, then tell
you the pain is gone, and it will be
gone.
Patient-Ah, yesi Will you dine
with me, doctor? You can perform the
cure afterward.
Doctor-With pleasure.
Patient-Well, take this loaf OF
bread and rub it on your waistcoat a
few times and say you have had your
dinner, and you will have had it. II
the experiment is a success, we will GO
on with the chest cure. london Tele-
graph.
, 1899-05-26
why She Was Sad.

It was in a little out of the way place
in the country, and as the recent arrival
passed some asked who she was.
"She is ii society woman who has
been wishing for the last ten years that
she could get away from the trials and
anxieties and bores and supericiality of
society" was the answer.
"But why is she SO sad?"
because at last she has got away
from them. "-Chicago Post.
, 1899-05-26

The extraordinary precooity of the
children of India has called forth the
establishment of a recent traveller, who
says that many of them are skilled
worknlen at an age when children are
usually learning the alphabet.
, 1899-05-26
NOTICE

of meeting of Commissioners of Adjustment
of the Borough of Anglesea.
Notice is hereby given that the subscribers,
Commissioners of Adjustment in and for the
Borough of Anglesea, New Jersey, appointed
by the Circuit Court of the County of Cape
May, N. j., on the 25th day OF April, A.. D.,
1899, for the purpose of performing the duties
and executing the powers conferred by chap
ter 1913 of the laws of 1898, entitled IAN act
concerning the settlement and collection of
arrearages of unpaid taxes, assessments and
water rates or water rents in towns, town.
ships, boroughs and other municipalities eX-
cepJ cities of this State, and imposing and
levying "a AK, assessment and lien in lieu
and instead of such arrearages and to enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale of a subject to future taxation and
assessment approved May 18TH, 1898, will
meet at the Council amber In the Bor-
ough Hall, in said Borough of Anglesea, on
Wednesday, June 2lst, A. d., 1899, at half past
eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to hear either
, 1899-05-26
Five Mile Beach Journal.

Devoted to the development of Holly
Beach, Wildwood and Anglesea.
Published weekly at Wildwood by
JED DUBOIS, Editor and Proprietor.
Entered at the Post Office at Wildwood, N. j.,
as Second-class Matter.
Subscription price S1.00 per year..
Advertising rates on application.
interest solicited. Communication must
be signed by the writer for the private In
formation of the editor.
Friday, May 20, 1900.
, 1899-05-26

The first gold coin called a sovereign
was coined in the reign of Henry VIII.
The present sovereign, as current at 20
shillings, was first issued in 1917.
, 1899-05-26

Cucumbers are native to the East In
dies and are grown in Cashmere, China
and Persia. They were much esteemed
by the ancients and are common in
Egypt, where a drink is prepared from
them when they are ripe.
, 1899-05-26

The seeds of the Philippine bean from
the coast near Manila SO closely resem-
BILE the quartz pebbles, among which
they fall, in shape, size and color, lus-
ter, hardness and qualification as to
be almost indistinguishable.
, 1899-05-26

The report of the Wildwood Council
meeting held last Saturday night is
crow ded out this week. Will appear
next week,
, 1899-05-26

For Sale.-The Holly Cottage, Rio
Grande avenue, Holly Beach, Is
rooms; annex, 5 rooms. Inquire OF
Mrs. VIM. Paul, on premises, Holly
Beach,
New-York tribune., 1899-07-26

of the new country is very rich. One OF the re-
ports speaks of $4,000 having been taken out Oh an
area twenty-five feet square, within 100. Oh ',io
moss roots This. however Is not voucneo io' w
Mr. Putnam.
The survey has no recent reports from the more
inland regions but II is understood that the Amer
lean miners who were driven out - the Ath JUS ois,
trict and went over TO the Porcupne country nave
str,tck good fields and have already spread out
in some to east Of the British line roa MoenIe e
crinnIe the American coast trade by running
railroad from Kitlmat Arm to Dawson City. There
is no place called kitimat Arm on any , Oi that a
there is no tidewater point anywhere on the coass
whence the Canadian Government could get inlano
with such line without crossing American terri
tory unless came so far down the coast as hotp ~
make the undertaking impractcabe from po'H
commercial and engineering points of views
New-York tribune., 1899-07-26
CENTRAL FOUNDRY COMPANY.

At a meeting yesterday OF stockholders OF the
Central Foundry Company. the recently organized
consolidation Of soil pipe manufacturers. @. +.
Crane of the banking house OF Barring. Magoun &
Co.. A. I. Dexter, Of the Alabama Pipe Company,
Bessemer. Ala. and W. L. Rogers were elected
directors. completing the Board. Tho directors
previously elected John Reid. Alfred Fowe. IT,.
G. Schumacher. r. A REGISTER. A L. SWEET, A II.
Henderson. Theodore Ahrens, F; Whittle, f. r.
and G. r. Schmidt.
Tho officers Of the company are: President, John
Reid: first vce-president and general manager. AL
fred Fowle. jr second vice president and super
visor Of foundries. Robert A. REGISTER; secretary.
treasurer W. L. Rogers
100000 OF which half is ! per cent cumulative
preferred stock and half common stock Its Offices
are at No. 100 Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-26
THE EDMONTON ROUTE A DEATH TRAP.
PERIIs AND DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY
PRosPECToRs WHO TOOK IT.


Seattle Wash July 25.-A Times dispatch from
Vancouver B. C.. says that c. r. Matby who has
arrived there from Dawson nfteen months
on the Edmonton route. With about hundred
other prospectors he wintered at Wind City. When
he left that place, In January. sixteen men were
sick with scurvy. He heard in March that Dr.
Mason, of Chicago, and w. Gouchie son of Chi
cago banker dying. There were about fifty
men stranded there scurvy stricken and frozen.
E. II. Harris. OF Hamilton, had both feet frozen.
and they were amputated at the ankles. Two Rus
SLAMS named Boorman. from California, were dying
with scurvy. They were living the siftngs OF
sour -four only. J. Peterson. OF Patterson. son OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Peterson. of Manitoba, and
c. o. Atesworth. a Chicago lawyer, were also
stranded in Wind City in March.
All would have been we'll If the Indians could
have been induced to navigate beyond the divide
after reaching Wind City, but there they stopped
saying that savaGes ten feet high roamed through
the mountains and crushed men between their
thumbs and fingers and ate them up The Indians
reported several parties lost in the mountains
These men will never be heard OF again. IL was
after the Indian guides left them that they strayed
no fuel and there froze 10 death The parties
ouarrelled among themselves and took different
routes Many remnants OF parties lost in
this way for in their anger they left the Indian
guides, while the main portion or the party
dered away to the mountains to become lost
Mr.. Maltby urges that the Canadian Government
should take action against those who are respon-
sible for advertising the Edmonton trail as feas-
ible route 10 Dawson. when IL is nothing but a
death trap.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-26
EXPORTERS FILE PROTESTS.

OBJECT 70 PAYING DUTIES ON GOODS FROM PORTO
RICO. ALSO TO AFFISING REVENUE
STAMPS ON BILLS OF LADrSG.
Boston July 25.-Several Boston business houses
which do business with Porto Rico and some OF the
other newly acquired possessions of the United
States have filed protests with the Treasury De-
partment against paying duties on goods brought
from these possessions.
The ground taken in these protests is substan-
TALLY that these possessions have become parts of
uhe United States. and that products from those
places 10 the United States ought TO be subjected TO
The same treatment that is accorded products Of
fered for sale between different States of this
try. 90 . , -,
A protest has also been filed against the practice
renuired by the War Revenue laws of affxing
ren-cent 3famp bill Of lading II is claimed
shat this tax Is unconstitutional since taxes
ports are particularly prohibited. and the cost of
ifhe stamp Is charged up TO the goods exported.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-26
MR.. SAGE FOR ENDING THE GAS "A''
. REPORT THAT HE Ts BEHIND A PLAN TO PRO
rrcr STOCKHOLDERS THROUGH THE COURTS.

A REPORT THAT he Is BEHIND PLAN TO PRO
rror STOCKHOLDERS THROUGH THE COURTS
.o,ord,rs 70 Russell Sage who is president OF
,ha Standard Gas Light Company, stocKnoloers
Of ALI the gas companies OF this Doroush haVe
united in proceedings soon TO De oegun IN inc gu
Dreme Court with the object OF compelling tho
t1s -, d,r.ctors Of the several companies 70 re-
sc,nd their action in reducing rates since May l.
n,ban the gas war began. Mr. Sage said yester-
day, as quoted >,.... 49,,
..-he first movers OF this new plan were New-Am-
ster6am stockholders. Others from the SohsoH-
dated and the Mutual and the Standaro 'oliieo
them quickly for these people see no sense IN los
inc their good money In foolish rate war Ihey
meet here this afternoon 20 get facts ana heuIeS
from me which win aid them In their petition 10
the courts. They shall have them, for I'm heart
and soul In favor Of putting an end to the present
uncalled for condition OF affairs. And my hsures
will be useful 10 them. too. Tney VIII pIo'o '''
we the Standard company, are now selling gas a'
o loss-ves. at a loss. sir They have engaged some
Of the leading counsel IN New-York- and the case
is 70 be fought IN the courts. 1t had 10 come 10
This I suppose but the stockholders are sure 10 70
LIS for no court will say that because or the ma
bility OF boards Of directors TO setue Hs"S '
stockholders ought to suf1er. 49,. .,orJ
Mr. sage went home early yesterday, but cierS
IN his office said late in the afernoon tidt lo hJ
not heard o. OF az any y5 sven SnSodV downtown as far
as could be ascertained, knew any thlns oI % ,op
peal the courts alleged 10 oe In con n tbe price Of
gas stocks and the general opinion is that the war
IS still good way from final setteIneh. Cas- COM.
nanv recently made a nine months contract to rur-
nish gas at 50 cents thousand cuoic feet WIN ire
ri,ege OF renewing the contract for another Iilue
ppnntbs az 70 cents or lower II the price at Inat
time should prove TO be lower AccorIis "a CON-
Denv have Informally decided not TO pay any more
dividends unless they shall have been earned
New-York tribune., 1899-07-26
RECORDED MORTGAGES.

Quinn, Sarah c. to John " Viewer, executor ETC.
ll7th-st e. 200 II W Of Sth-ave. 8 years, ,'',.:
Wallace James c. 10 Jacob \ Geissennalner anu
another trustees z9th-st 8. 22Si IL oi
6th-aVc, years 80. 80 =
Iewinthan Sarah and Louis. 10 Augustus
Holly trustee No 800 Delancey-st years.
Del Monte Julia 20 Mary Hyatt. 4lst-st' II =
1876 II 2 of 5th-aye. years ...........' -.
povle Joseph 10 Title Guarantee and Irust
Company. 4th-st 8. &c II OF Horatio-sI
Eyans william. 10 Frederick BattershaIl' NO
3s7 E,ast lOth-st. years....... -.
Goodman Abraham. and Rudolph Wallach 70
American Mortgage Company. No liz Rldse-se'
year .................... -. =. -
IIerh Jacob to the trustees OF the LaurenceVille
School, Sd ave. 5. 1922 and 2l64 IT OF
Levy. Jacob. to Laura a Deano. No ~ 10 o.
Orchard-st. years :. r - -,
oImstead Dwight H. 10 United States Trust Com
panv. 1l7th-st n 5. 800 II e or Ansterdam-a'e'
Roche Edward. to Frank Presby, Reade- ST. n
w corner Washington-st. 266.s IT 10 Nes'-st'
NOT 10 Duane-st. l year. go -
Wagner. Margaret and Peter. 10 NeW-forK Sc
curitv and Trust Company Amsterdam-a'e' II
n corner is7th-st. years. .......'' :; -;
Wann,aker Aquila W. to Jacob lawson broao-
wav n " corner lO3d-st. demand
NcAdam George W. jr. 70 Elz Chilos anu
another trustees, Jerome-ave corner io'''-
St years NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. .''''''''''''''
New-York tribune., 1899-07-26
REAL ESTATE.
REPORTED SALE OF THE PROPERTIES
AT NOS. Al AND 43 WALL-ST.

II was reported yesterday that r. NJ. Galloway.
trustee for the heirs of Christopher Roberts, had
sod the properties at Nos. Al and 43 Wall-st., run
nins through to Nos. 40 and AZ Exchange Place. for
about 81 10000 The rumor seems to be a revival of
the talk Of weeks ago of sale Of this size In
Wall-st but Il could not be confirmed.
One of the parties to the alleged deal refused 10
confirm or deny the story, saying that In the alb
sence from the city Of two of his copartners he
was not at liberty to discuss the negotiations. Mr..
Roberts bought the southery part of the parcel IN
iS9s from w K Aston According to one version
OF Yesterdays gossip Mr. Aston has repurchased
the united holding. while another story declared
that ne had resod Mr. Aston refused TO discuss
the report Mr. Galloway is in Europe.
Dun & Conger have sold for Mrs Louise De h
Camnbell 10 Thomas Murray No. IL East Eighty
seventh-st. .., ,.h u
Julius Scott has sold in conjunction with a ID,
Conway for f. Treacy, to New-fo ork OPERATOR d
Mot Of about seventy lots in Brooklyn, bounded
bv East Eighty-third and East Eighty-fourth SIS.
az Thee were no sales OF real estate at auction
vestenday
New-York tribune., 1899-07-26
CANADIAN BANK sUSPENDs PAYMENT
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT AND PAYING TELLER sAID
TO BE rsrPLIcATED-Loss ESTIMATED


Montreal. July 25.-The Vile Marie Bank. one OF
the smaller chartered Canadian banks. with head
quarters In this city and branches through oueoeo
Province. suspended payment this morning YES
terdav afternoon an investigation showed con-
siderable shortage in the accounts. and this get
ting out brought on run which forced the oahk
to close fits doors The officials imphcateu are
F. X Lemieux. chief accountant. and j. J. Hei-
bert paying teller 1t is said that they WORKED IN
colluson, and robbed the bank of currency losing
the money in stock speculations. So far as known
the defalcation is about 10000. but Will prooaoV
90 higher when all the accounts are audlteo N.
Herbert and Lemieux disappeared yes'eroa'' Ou'
are thought to be In hiding in the city ,,,.
The suspension OF the bank had no csenTsl serious
effect on business though local stocks genel ~, 81
jy showed decline on the stock Exchange is. ,,l on
account of it. The bank s .o ON ara note cir
cuaton OF s2O.OO0 g., -. - ,orL uhen
IN difculties has the right 10 suspend Paylneiie y.
for ninety days. and the bank VIII Gke a been
~ this provision. Expert accountants have peeu
placed In charge and II the defalcation Goes @ nDi
exceed the figure already stated lhe DoAiA "
probably resume business.