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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
A MAKER OF EVENTS.

II was coming from Cincinnati tc
Washington on the Chesapeake and
Ohio train the other day, remarked
Representative Shattuc. of Ohio, to q
writer on the Washington Post,
"when four or five sturdy Kentucky
farmers came aboard. They took seats
near me and at once entered i'll a dis
cussion of Kentucky politics, and to
the individuality of Senator Mark
Hanna
g Wal, Jim what do you think OF
him?' inquired one of them.
So Il like Hanna, replied the farmer
to whom the question was addressed.
He's the Teller who makes the things
that happen. =
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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
THE STATE HOSPITAL.
Morris Plains, N. j.,
Feb. 27th, 1900.
The Morris County Chronicle,
Morristown, N. j.,

Morristown, N. j.,
Dear Sir:
In as much as there has been a CON
siderable number of cases of small
pox in the city of Morristown and
there is a probability of an epidemic
would like you to make a statement
in some prominent part of your paper
to the effect that the hospital has been
quarantined against Morristown. and
that persons from that place will not
be permitted to visit their friends and
relatives who may be detained in this
institution. We are poorly provided
to take care of ourselves in the event
OF an epidemic of such a serious in
fictitious disease breaking out here and
1T becomes our duty to protect the in
mates of the hospital against the in
vasion of so dire a disease as small
pox, and stringent measures become
necessary in case of this sort
shall, as Medical Director. take every
precaution to do all within INV mower
TO prevent an outbreak of smallnov
IN the hospital, and trust the friends
OF the institution will fully appreciate
and understand my motives. 49,
Yours very truly,
B. D. EVANS.
Medical Director
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
A CERTAIN CURE.

Mrs Fayth Kuer-Haye you never
tried Christian Science?
Mrs Comyn Sentz--O, yes: / tried
it once when my daughter was i'll,
and
Mrs Fayth Kuer-And it cured her?
Mrs Comyn Sentz-No; but it
cured me-cured me of my faith in it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
IMPORTANT LEGAL DECISION

A case which was decided by the
Supreme Court in Trenton during the
week has caused good deal of inter-
est III Morristown and vicinity be-
cause of the prominence of the parties
interested. The case was that of John
W. Melick Alfred s. Eagles.and Enoch
Eugene Crane VS., Ellis Il. Foster, on
demurrer to the declaration. Mahlon
Pitney appeared for the plaintiffs and
Charlton A. Reed for the defendant.
The case was argued before Chief
Justice Magic and Justices VanSyckel
and Lippincott, Justice Depue deliver
ing the opinion. 1t appears that Fos-
ter 4 Wise were engaged i'll the. coal
business in Morristown, with the plain
titfs under the corporate name of the
Morristown Coal Company,
in August, 1899, Foster & Wise sold
their interests to Messrs. Melick
Eagles and Crane, covenanting aud
agreeing not to again engage in the
coal business or actas agents for the
the sale of coal in Morristown within
five years, under penalty of $3, 900
toAbe collected as liquidated damages,
and that they would do all in their
power to and assist in every way, ex-
cept financially their successors.
The Morristown Coal Company claim
ed that Mr. Foster became partner
in the firm of Sands, Weeks & Co. on
Jan. l. 1896, within the five years
covered by the joint agreement in
which he and Mr.. Wise had entered
when they sold their interests to the
Morristown Coal Co. Justice Dupue,
after reciting a number OF decisions
of similar character says that Foster
q Wise agreed that both should alb,
stain from the acts stipulated for, and
the covenant is broken by the doing
of such an act by either. z
The act complained Of being the act
of Foster, the suit was properly
brought against him on the covenant
as his several covenant
:" A contract in due form with proper
allegation of breach, pre- ents cause
of action which will sand the tesl
Of demurrer
'' There should be judgement on tbs
demurrer for the plaintiffs.
The passage by the Senates.of the
currency bill marks the second steI
in the direction Of monetary reform
The country wants the question set
tied, and settled right The action
taken by the present Congress may
not be thorough, but twill cure many
defects in existing law
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
A STATEMENT.
President Rosevcar speaks for the Board
of Health.
10 the Editor of the Chronicle !:

|
There seems to be question among
great many of the people, as to the
measures taken by the Board OF
Health to arrest the spread of small
pox in this city.
For the benefit of the public, we
think statement of the facts from
the beginning, will probably help
to allay some of the excitement, and
sincerely hope it will put an end to
some of the worse than foolish rumors
we hear from day to day
The first case was reported to the
Board of Health on the afternoon of
November Both. The premises were
at once quarantined, the patient re-
moved to the annex of Memorial Hos
pital and every one who was III any
way exposed, vaccinated
This case was contracted in Rocka-
way. The next five cases were con-
fined to the same house, and we be-
lieved we had the disease well in hand
when on Jan. 10 another case was re-
ported in a different part of the city
In this house we had two other cases.
Again we felt we had the disease I'M
der control, but ON Jan. 2Sth,, n case
was reported in the township, and on
of the civ Since then there have
been FIVE Others IN different LOCATIONS
Tn each instance everv house yyas
onarantined ct once nat;ents excan Mt
women. removed to the hosnitaI and
ali nersons in ina vioinitv yscninafad
From tho firetsThn Rnard - Haa1+h
has offered free vaccination 10 ali and
inaupurated . systamatic honse h
bor se VACCINE t;on ,yhicL l. x.to1l ,1S,,7o,.
xyav II :, : ,-s-,s7 =. ',',Ss
We have engaged al, exnart sont nc
nv the State Board Of Health. to take
charge Of fnmiuat;on and disinfecring
He Is at nresant tboronohI1 A fnm itn
mo all infactad nlaceS and Mace If
nnbi;c resort - N'-' 1888 ~
Prom tima to timo we boyo oon
spltef with ire nbvs;c;ans Of tbs civ
xyho hava yil1ing1y advise6 nc w
50 for Il has heann fornd ;,onosoihla
70 troca an1- d;roct oonnaot;np @,-;th
tba nase ~ fan 10Th ava Az ,'o, 49,
on ono or tbe case Of Fah az ,r;th
either of tho nreca,l;no h,,+ - l. ,oora
tban rrohahIa +hat az last e., 49,
,,,a1, ha t,.aceS, ~ tbat ne 'Eah o+,,
Is yo,nrasontat;vos f,.o,,, ~
Roard ~ Ha,Ith Rove ,,;s;ted &c &c
orently Aftar 1naraf rIjy ,yo;no over
orr work tbav invariabl saxnrassed
themselvas a. hai ~, ,,erfastl1y se+isf;od
,y;tb on. ~ atbods. hi 1U;Sbad ne 10
moo mo-, tba ,,nb1;c tbn ,,acass;ty, 81
III erou ub yaco;pat;o,, &c tba onlY yooi
safegnerd '
IT, has hoon doe,nod pocosso,,v 10
eract on add;tional bu;lding -, +S nc
bosnitai oronnds So as To ecco,n,nodate
hotb men and won M MS T. ahor9 :
c cou and ;S nrnno,nna5 Ir O Az
re,,res M t;re ~ tI,a State pooyd s-o ~
HAHN 10 be = i f;sfact tp aror w
,art;c,lar ' - wy
PEI Tbera arc az ,,resent pina 20 sos IN
tba annex 1 ~ aud I've at horaa
Sy wv thasa Latter viii he remouad
~ tba a1n r,S' as soon q tha new hnilJ'
mo IL nomn1eted yvh;cb viii bo IN q
da7 ~. t,,,n 9
'" W. Fill onnroo;o+a Tho hearty 40
o,,oro +;o,, + aPp or vI1 of Wa;o1
Wy e'uVoA " N1Si.oi is.A
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
THE NEW SCHOOL BILL.

The Committee on the Coditication
of the State School Laws, who have
been so literally censured for cleo
tioneering purposes, must feel highly
gratified at the reception which the
measure they have introduced has
met with from those who are promi-
nent in the educational affairs of our
State. There are slight differences
of opinion about some matters Of de-
tail but the bill as whole is en-
phatically endorsed as great inn
provement on the present law. fee
The abolition Of the school census
will not only remove the temptation
to fraud but it puts the apportionment
of the school tax on proper basis,
namely, the actual school attendance.
No community can suffer by that, pro-
vided that its census has been correct
i'll the past and that it enforces school
attendance. The new bill is direct
inducements in dollars and cents to
Boards of Education to put an end to
truancy
In another column we publish a
table showing how the new system
would have effected the various
school districts in this county if it
had been in force last year, We
may add that our Board of Education
is thoroughly satisfied with the
measure.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
HEALTH BOARD GETS $4,000
Continated from First Paqe.
would be utilized for the femal


would be utilized for the female
patients.
At present there are nine patients
confined in the annex and the Board
feel greatly encouraged as to their
condition. Everything possible that
the Board can do to suppress the con
tagion, it is doing. Not the least pre-
caution is being sighted. The public
places have repeatedly been fumigated
and at the depot several persons were
held each day until physician had
vaccinated them. The members now
believe they have checked the spread
of the disease; but they find that an
equally as hard an enemy to fight as
the disease is the continual wild and
unwarranted rumors which are set
afioat from day to day and on account
of which great deal of unnecessary
alarm has been caused among the resi-
dents.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
General Markets.

Nt'w York. March
FLOUR-State and western dull and weak;
Minnesota patents, $3,75a3.95; winter straights,
Ss.a5a3A0; winter extras, $2.60a2.90; winter
patents, $3.60a3.S5.
WHEAT~7Qpened firm on foreign and com.
mission house buying, but lost the advance
undt subsequent realizing and weak French
cables; May, 7lssa7l9c.; July. 7l1-lba7l l3-ldc.
RYE-Steady; state, 56a57c., c. i. f., New
York, car lots: No. western. Gle, +. o. b.
Afoat.
CORN pened steady with wheat, easing
off later through realizing; May, tolse
OATS Quiet and easyi track, white, state
3la35c.; track, white. western. 3la35c.
PoRK-Quiet; mess, Slo75all.25; family
LARD Steady prime western steam
6.071c.
BUTTER Firm; state dairy. Isaac; state
creamery, l9a24lsc
CHEESE-S fall made fancy, large
i3c.; fall made, fancy, small, l3al34c.
EGGS-Strong; state and Pennsylvania, al
mark, l5al5Sac.; western, at mark, l514c.
SUGAR-Raw quiet; fair refining, 8 13-l6a
35$c.; centrifugal, 50 test, 5-l6a4Ssc.; refined
easy; crushed, 5.60c.; powdered, 5.3Uc.
ITlRPENTINE--St Steady at 55l3a56c. ~ 8
MOLASSES- Steady; New Orleans. 44a55c
RICE Steady; domestic, alsa616c.; Japan
4S4a5c. Sa W
TALlsQw Firm; city, ssSca country, Ezs
5s4c,
HAY-steady; shipping. s5a7Oc.: good 20
choice. 80aS5lec.
Secretary Root IS SO well satisfied will
the record made by the troops recruited
from. the natives Of Porto Rico, that ht
has determined to increase the number
now in service
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02

McGtHertB to Leave Presbyteriams.
New York, March 2.-It is stated Oh
apparently sufficient authority that Pro
fessor Arthur G. McGiffert, ID. d., Wash
burn professor of church history in the
Union Theological seminary, will yolun-
tarily withdraw from the Presbyterian
church, thereby relieving that denomi-
nation from heresy trial DR.. McGif-
fert, it is said will present his. with
drawal through Professor Francis Brown
of the Union Theological seminary, his
personal friend and warm supporter, at
the next meeting of the New York pres
bytery on March II. 1t is further said
that Professor McGiffert will enter the
Congregational church.
The New Philippine Commission.
The president has about decided on the
appointment of Henry c. Ide of Yer
mont. General Luke e. Wright OF Ten
nessee and Bernard Moses of California
as members of the Philippine commits
sion. Mr.. lde is a lawyer by profession,
a native of Vermont and 56 years old
He is a graduate of Dartmouth and from
1882 to 1885 was a member of the state
senate of Vermont He was United
States commissioner to Samoa in 1891
and chief justice Of Samoa under joint
appointment of England, Germany and
the United States. General Wright is a
lawyer OF Memphis, veteran Of the civil
war. Mr.. Moses has been professor of
political enonomy in the University of
California since 1876. He was born in
Burlington, Conn, in 1916 and was grad
mated from the University OF Michigan in
1870.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
HUMMEL-BACKOFF.

Francis f. Hummell, the editor of
the Dover Index, is receiving the
congratulations, of his numerous edi-
torial friends upon the. announcement
of his marriage to q Mrs. Pauline
Augusta Backoff, of Dover, which oc-
Cured on the 21st ultimo. The sin
cere wish of the Chronicle is that the
happy couple may live long and pros
nor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
r.r u successor 10 noner,s.

Salt lake City. March 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State convention has been in SEES
sion for the purpose of nominating Il can
didate for election to congress to succeed
Roberts to be voted for ut special cleo
tion called for April ,. The entire day
was spent in preliminary work and dis
eussion on platform and resolution de-
ploling the action of congress in refusing
to seat Roberts. Late last night exCon-
gresham King was nominated. The
Roberts resolution. which was adopted
by u vote, declares that the people of
Utah have Kept their pledges with the
nation in regard to polygamy and brands
as false MI charges to the contrary.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
soldiera buried In ArIington.

Washington, March 2.-The bodies of
SO soldiers who died in Cuba since the
end of the Spanish war We're buried with
military honors at Arlington cemetery
soldiers from Fort Myer acted us an es-
cort of honor and fired the last salute
over the graves. Rev. ID. j. Stafford and
Rev. Father Dolan read the ritual for the
dead of the Catholic church, and Rev
Mr.. Patton read the Episcopal service.
The majority of the soldiers were attach
ed to the Fifth and Fifteenth infantry,
Eighth cavalry and the Second and Ninth
volunteer infantry.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02

The following question, among
others, was put to large number of
school children, and their answers,
which were given in writing, have
been examined and compared
(Which man or woman of whom you
have ever heard would you most wish
to be and Why" The list of answers
includes, Shakespeare Sir Thomas
Upton and Mr.. Kipling. The boy
who wanted to be Kipling gave the
sensible reason: Because he writes
about soldiers who fight now, and not
historical pieces like Shakespeare and
Scott -
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02

Expectations of iron aand steel dur
ing 1899 amounted to $105, $50, 645
against $15, 422, 874 in 1880, while inn
ports of manufacture of iron and steel
in 1880 were 1868, 956. s5s, and in 1899
but SIS, 799, 2O6 And MI this under
protection, which has been denounced
as something which would prevent
Americans finding abroad a market
for their products
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
FOOLISH AND UNNEIGHBoRL1

G g
We had hoped better things of our
neighbors in Madison. 1t is evident
that their new public library is very
much needed-that is to say if it will
give them little practical wisdom.
Evidently they have read some of the
vivid reports printed in out-of town
papers and have become so afraid of
infection that they are afraid to call
up Morristown on the phone to find
out the facts. Aud so people from
Morristown are, not allowed to set
foot in Madison if their police can
help it.
1t is just possible that if fire were
to break out, Madison might be quite
anxious to have its quarantine broken
by the Morristown Fire Department,
Whether firemen who have been him
dered from transacting business in
Madison will be very anxious to break
the quarantine is another matter. A
real lively fire is sometimes worse than
a case Of varioloid
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
NOBODY KNOWS BUr MOTHER:

Nobody knows of the work it makes
To keep the home together
Nobody knows Of the steps it takes,
Nobody knows--but mother.
Nobody listens to childish woes,
Which kisses only smother;
Nobody's panied by naughty blows,
Il Nobody only mother.
Nobody knows of the sIeepless care
Bestowed on baby brother,
Nobody knows of the tender pray'r,
Nobody-only mother.
Nobody knows of the lessons taught
OF loving one another;
Nobody knows of the patience sought,
Nobody-only mother.
Nobody knows of the anxious fears
Lest darlings may not weather
The. storms of life in after years,
Nobody knows but mother.
Nobody kneels in the throne above
To thank the Heavenly Father
For that sweetest gift-a mother S
love;
Nobody can--but mother
H. @. Dodge, in Cardiff Western Mail.
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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
RUGsl RUGsl

We would not omit saying a word
about this department; all sizes, pat
terms and colors; anything in size or
color, but only one thing in price, the
same to everybody, and that is low.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02

The naming of Kansas City as the
place in which the National Demo-
cratic Convention will be held, only
emphasizes the fact, already appar-
ent, that Mr. Bryan will be its nomi-
nee.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
WILL BUY WATER SUPPLY.

The residents of Dover at special
election held Tuesday afternoon, voted
on $50, 900 bond issue for water
supply. The total vote cast was 435 /;
of these 200 voted for and las against
municipal ownership. The entire vote
cast only represents one quarter of
the toal voting population, VI
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02

The State Superior Court, of Penn
sylvania, has affirmed ruling made
recently that it it's illegal for persons
holding an auction or a public sale to
have friends bid up the property to
prevent a sacrifice. Such bidding.
while common custom is held to be
fraudulent and will vitiate the sale.
Postal authorizes have decided to
put placard in every one of the
rs, 900 postotfices in the country on
which will be exposed the general
plan of the green goods men in search
of victims. New York is the princi-
pal headquarters of these swindlers
who devote their attention just now
to the merchants in the interior towns.
What does an analysis show of Mr..
Bryan's glib chatter that we should
mot chain ourselves to Europe s
golden chariot?'' The natural infer
enee, then, is that we should ally
ourselves with the silver countries of
the world. Let us see During the
past Ave years our Agricultural ex-
ports have been SO, 100, 600, 600, and Of
this 95 per cent. was sold to European
standard countries and to Canada
also a gold-standard country Most
of the remaining five per cent. went
to the silver countries Mexico, South
America and Asia-into whose class
Mr.. Bryan evidently desires the United
States to step.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02

The city of Easton last week by a
vote of 3s777 for, and $40 against, de-
'cided that municipal ownership of it's
water works was not desirable.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02

We will not quote the prices; if we
did it would not give you the value
of the waists
They are ready for your inspection.
The best and largest assortment we
ever had.
Buy your goods in advance of the
warm weather and be prepared for it
when it comes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02

General Cronje on Tuesday morning
surrendered to Lord Roberts, realizing
that his position was hopeless. His little
army of 1000 men had been for ten days
under the constant fire of enelcling artil-
lely. with no chance of escape, surround
ed by force of $4,000 British soldiers
Lord Roberts has notified the war Of
fee that the number of Boer prisoners
approximates 1000. of which about $50
are citizens of the Orange Free State
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PARCEL. i, T., April io-The land
apprAising department Of the Dawes
commission is now moving it's Ave
camps from the neighborhood Of
South McAlester to the place prepare.
tory to appraising the chickasAw
lands which will begin about wednes
day. Starting eastward from the
meridian line here each camp will be
assigned a strip OF land nine miles
wide which viii be appraised south 70
the Texas line. Returning, the lands
west Of the meridian to the Kiowa aud
Comauche country will be appraised
from south to NORTH. The spereise-
ment Of the chickaSaw lands will be
completed about January 4, 1901
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Spring Term.

The spring term Of the territorial
normal school at Edmond viii open
open April Q and close June 20. In
addition to the regular normal diplo
ma and preparatory courses there W
be offered, under the regular faculty,
a special course of twelve weeks for
teachers. This course will inclu1e all
the subjects required for the various
certificates, and in addition. psychol-
ogy, method in education, vocal music
and drawing. There are no fees and
board may be obtained or rooms rent
ed at most reasonable rates. The
special course has been arranged for
those teachers who have been at work
In winter schools aud who desire ad-
vancement.