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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-14
Americans Outbid English.

LONDON, Dee. l0.-Thc Daily Mail
has received the following by mail from
its Calcutta corresponding: THE port
commissioners recently invited tenders
for locomotives. The lowest English
tender quoted II oh for each locomotive
and wanted nine months to complete the
order The lowest American tender
quoted FL ,260 and asked for six months.
The latter was accepted, subject to the
approval of the government"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-14
American RniIs In NorNyay.

CIIRISTIANIA, Dec. 1.-THE Nor
wegian government has awarded the en-
tire contract for steel rails for the state
railways this year. ll,S00 tons, to the
Pennsylvania and the Maryland Steel
companies. The contract last year was
awarded to the United States and Eng.
land, each taking half.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
md TerscIN TnId


New York state dairymcn convened in
Watertown in annual session.
The Canadian troops left London for
Liverpool, whence they sail for home.
George Westinghouse of Piftsburg has
bought large tract of mining land in
Arizona.
The agricultural department reported
lO,1OO.0OO bales as the probable cotton
production.
Serious floods were reported in the
mountain districts of Jalisco and Guer-
zero, Mexico.
Rock taken from the Blackwcll's is
land quarry by Commissioner Lantry
has been found to contain gold.
Monday, Dec. 10.
Zero weather was reported in central
and northern New York.
One thousand mill operators in New
Bedford, Mass, went ON strike.
Mrs. Mary Mclean. mother of Mrs.
Admiral Dewey, died in Washington.
The hearing Of the Nicely cxtradition
case was begun in United States supreme
court
Fire has destroyed Iowa Agricultural
college. Three hundred students in the
building had narrow escape.
Twenty persons were injured in an ac-
cidont on the Philadelphia. Wilmington
and baltimore railroad at Gray's Ferry
station in West Philadelphia.
The large four masted steel ship Astral
built for the Standard Oil company of
New York has been launched successful
ly from the Arthur Sevall company's
yard in Bath. Me. II is the largest sail
ing vessel alloat.
saturday, Dee. =.
The cars condition continued satisfac-
tory.
The years British army estimates to-
tailed l92000.O0O
New and rich goldfclds have been dis.
covered on Yellow river, Alaska.
Two freights were wrecked on the Bos-
ton and Maine near Salisbury, Mass.
An American bank, with capital of S.
100000, has been organized at Rotter-
dam.
Fighting is proceeding between rebels
and government troops at Buenaventura,
Colombia.
English shareholders passed a vote of
no confidence in directors of Stratton's
Independence mine.
\ launch used by Napoleon and other
historical relics were destroyed by fire
in the Cherbourg arsenal.
Richard Baker, London hotel proprio-
tor, has been declared bankrupt, with
liabilities of over $3.00O,OOO.
William Seaton broke the skulls Of four
persons and shot another in Il fit of muir
derous rage at South Park. Wash.
Friday. Dee. =
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-14

CHRISTIANIA, Dee S.-There is a
coal famine in Norway, the price having
risen 10 per cent Notwithstanding the
fact that coal imports have increased %
per cent. The Christiania papers intimate
that the United States would find ready
purchasers of coal in this country.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-14
BeIgians buy Swedish Mines.

LONDON, Dec. IA Belgian syndi-
cate with Il capital of t2,00O,0O has pur.
chased in Sweden. according to tho
Copenhagen correspondent of The Daily
Express, 80 copper and lead mines.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-14

Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold.
Laxative Bromo .Quinine Tablets cure a
COLT ~ Cpe dev OE"re 10 Paw Pt'ce nc.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-14
prOstratiOn.

The most effective little liver pills made
are DeWitt's Little Early Risers. They
never grippe. ID. A. BiSbee's Drug Store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-14
MRS. j. C. DUNN, TART MUM, PA

Paine's Celery Compound is the
national home medicine, and has
made thousands of permanent cures.
1t strengthens and builds your nerves,
keeps the blood pure and nutritious,
makes your whole body healthful and
vigorous. 1t will cure your indigest-
ion, back -ache, rheumatism, and nerve
prostration.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-14

PARIS EXPOSITION OF 1900. Gold Medal
Awarded for Superiority was made to the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

The population of Berlin, according to
the statistics of the municipality. is now
| 1,S43000
The New Zealand government has con
tributed So, 600 to the relief fund of the
+ Ottawa fire sufferers.
The British ship Sierra Nevada is re-
ported wrecked near Melbourne, and %
lives are believed to have been lost.
The sultan of Turkey has ordered con-
tracts signed with foreign shipbuilders to
renovate his eight antiquated ironclads.
Serious demonstrations against the gov
ernment's financial policy are reported
from Spain, and the ministry is said {
be greatly alarmed.
A serious railway collision took place
Sunday evening on the Western railway
between Sevres and Chaville, France.
Thirty-eight persons were injured three
seriously.
Two expert American diamond thieves
named Morton and Harski have been ar
rested at Leipsic. Diamonds worth IL
900 marks were found among their bag
gage and We're seized.
A dispatch to the London Daily EX-
press from Accra, dated May TO- says
that Kumassi is still holding out. A dis
patch from Accra, dated May 8, stated
that Kumassi had fallen.
The French steamer Coratellas picked
up at sea off Table bay II Boer prisoners
escaped from Simonstown. They were
in an open boat, with but few provisions.
The Coratellas landed them at Lourenco
Marques, and they went to Pretoria.
The Netherlands Peace society has ad
dressed an appeal to President Mckinley
begging him to further the peaceful OBJ
ject of the Boer mission, to investigate
their case, to bring about arbitration and
put stop to the war in South Africa.
A prcmeditated attack was made upon
two camps of the Wei-Hai-Wei bounda
nv commission on May 3. Major Penrost
and four men of the Chinese regiment
were wounded. The attacking party was
repulsed with the loss of 30 men killed
The disturbances are due to Chinese Off
Gals working ON the credulity of the ma
| tivpS
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
CHARLES A. TOWNE.

the monopolizing of public land for spec
ulative purposes, demand for return
to the original homestead policy, dec
laration for the placing of all goods con-
trolled by the trusts upon the free tariff
list, a condemnation for the governor of
Idaho and the federal government in con-
nection with the Cpur d'Alene troubles
and the usual demand for the initiative
and referendum.
Trusts were denounced, and the Pop
ulistic method for the control of public
utilities, such as the railroads and the
telegraphic system and of the issuance
of money was recommended as the prop
er remedy to cope with the trust evil.
The gold standard act of the present
congress was denounced in strong terms.
and it was asserted that, while barring
out the money of the constitution, this
law opens the printing minis of the treas
ury to the free coinage of paper money
to enrich the few and impoverish the
many"
The party was pledged anew "never to
cease agitation until the financial con
spiracy is blotted from the statute books,
the Lincoln greenback restored and the
bonds all paid and all corporation money
forever retired"
The system of issuing injunctions in
cases of dispute between employers and
employees was under certain circum-
| stances denounced as an evil. The cleo.
ton of president, vice president and Unit
ed States senators by direct vote of the
people was urged and also were govern
ment ownership of railroads and tele-
graph lines. home rule in the territories,
the employment of idle labor on public
works in time of depression. the pay
ment Of just pensions to disabled soldiers
and the establishment of postal savings
| banks.
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has been cornered; that the combination
is in control of the seed and oil market
and that not less than $S,000,000 in
profits are in sight. Owners of mills out
side the trust and dealers in the seed,
paint and oil say that the American Lin
seed Oh! company and the Albert Dick
inson company of that city form the all
legged combination.
Fire, entailing loss of $1,000,000 and
with but fraction of insurance, broke
out Monday night on the Standard Oil
companys docks at Constable Hook, n.
j. Two docks eight barges, a full rugged
ship the Josephus of Bath, Me, belong
ing to Arthur Sewall, who was Bryan's
running mate, were burned. The only in
surance was on the ship. The origin of
the fire is unknown
A report from Cebu states that Major
Andrews, with a company of the Twenty
third and a company of the Forty fourth
infantry and Johnson's scouts, attacked
General MoXica on April 26. The rebels
occupied fortified positions on three hills.
The fighting lasted three hours, when the
rebels fled. The Americans captured 80
rifles, 9 cannon and many prisoners.
They lost 2 killed and IL wounded.
James A. Robinson, well known
throughout the country in connection
with circuses and theatricals, died in
Philadelphia, aged 80 years. From 1864
until 1889 Mr. Robinson was at various
times connected with every circus of
prominence in the country as advance
agent, the last ten years of his active cir
Gus career being spent in the service of
Barnum and the Forepaugh circuses.
A crowded car on the Suburban rail-
way in ST Louis was wrecked with nitro
elycerin placed on the tracks. Six pas
sengers were injured. So far as known
by the police no one was seen TO pace
the explosive on the track. Several care
have been stoned in the suburbs since
strike on the Suburban line was inauGu
rated but the strikers say that no union
man had hand in these demonstrations
The president has practically deciu
ed upon John G.. Baird of Wyoming ot
United States attorney for Hawaii and.
Daniel A. Rey of Illinois as Uaito1
States marshal. The internal re- onue
officials are taking measures to extend to
the islands the internal revenue systc"
of the United States. and the probnbii.
ties are that Hawaii will be made d DIR
of the first collection district of Cali
fornia, with a deputy stationed at Homo.
lulu.
The American hotel at Geneseo, II. T.,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning.
Most of the guests barely escaped. There
were about 30 in the hotel 1t was
thought that all had escaped, but a
search resulted in the finding of the bod
les of Lafayette Carney and Sherman
Deboray of West Sparta on the third
floor. The men had been suffocated. 1t
is thought a woman also lost her life, but
her identity is unknown, and the body
has not been found.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
General Garcia Captured.

General PANTHEON Garcia. the highest
officer of the Filipinos except Aguinaldo,
has been captured by Lieutenant f. V.
Smith of General Funston's staff in the
town of Jaen, three miles northeast of
San Isidro, province of New Ecija Jaen
is the largest ungarrisoned town in the
province. Spies reported that Garcia
was sick and had been compelled to hide
there, and Lieutenant Smith. with Lieu
tenant Day and 40 cavalrymen, sur.
rounded the town. The spies led them
directly to the house where Garcia was
disguised as peasant, only major and
two servants being with him. These
were also captured. Garcia commanded
all the insurgents in central Luzon, sew,
eral generals, including Pho del Pillar and
Mascardo. being under him. Garcia per
sonally directed the guerrilla operations
and General Funston had spent weeks il
trying to corner him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
Hard Right IN noiIo Province,

A force of rebels on May attacked 20
men of Company l of the Forty-fourth
regiment, stationed in Barotac, Iloilo
province, on the island of Panay. Three
of the Americans were killed and seven
were wounded. The enemy, estimated to
number 400 men, surrounded Barotac and
attacked the place on all sides. After
two men had been killed and four wound
ed the American commander sent -four
men to try and get through to communi,
cate with the rest of the company in Du-
mangas. or the four men one was killed
and three were wounded. The wounded
managed to return to Barotac. A friend
ly native finally brought news of the fight
to Il company of the Twenty sixth, who
succored the garrison Of Barotac on the
night of May 3. The enemy's losses were
heavy.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
BRYAN AND TOWNE.
THE PoPULIsTs ENTHUSIASTIC FoF
SILVER LEADER.

Nomination Made by AccIamatiOn
ever, Is Settled Upon Only After a
Long Fight-The Platform.
The national Popuist convention ad-
journed sine die after nominating Hon
William j. Bryan for president and Hon.
Charles L. Towne for vice president
The nomination of Mr.. Towne was only
accomplished after a struggle of several
hours duration, in which an effort was
made to have the question of the nomi,
nation of vice presidential candidate
referred to a committee to confer with
the Democratic and Silver Republican
parties in their national conventions A
motion to this effect was defeated by a
vote of 26S to ~.
Senator Allen of Nebraska nominated
Colonel Bryan for president Seconding
speeches were made by General James
b. Weaver of Iowa. Jerry Simpson, G..
Il. Washburn of Massachusetts,, "Cy-
clone" Davis of Texas, Senator Butler
of North Carolina and w. j. Thomas of
Colorado.
The nomination of Mr.. Bryan was
made by reclamation under suspension OF
the rules with the greatest enthusiasm.
The resolutions on Imperialism and mil
itarism deplored the conduct of the adj
ministration in the Spanish-American
war and denounced its conduct in con
nection with the Philippines. With ref
erence to Porto Rico it was set forth that
the Declaration of Independence, the
constitution and the American flag are
one and inseparable. 1t was also declar-
ed that the island of Porto Rico is n mart
of the territory of the United States,
made so by our promises and the consent
of the Porto Ricans themselves.
There was a strong resolution of SYM
pathy for the Beers, declaration against
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
Hnvnnn Receipts For ApriI.

Washington, May 1.-THE statement
is made by the division of customs and
insular affairs of the war department
that the receipts at the port of Havana
for the month of April We're $900,357.
The receipts at that port for the month
of April, 1899, were SS59,5T4. The re-
ceipts for April are divided as follows:
Import duties 1913, 40S; export duties,
SAL, 749: foreign tonnage dues, So, 1850;
coastwise tonnage dues, $1,310; fines,
etc, 1921: special harbor Improvement
tax, $14,S05: cattle inspection fees, ST.
919; capitation tax, $1,195; overtime
work, $S49; consular fees, sol; all other
sources. S59T; storage and carriage
charges, S1.400
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
old Glory In Pnngo paneo,

The American flag was raised over
Pango Pango, Samoa, on April II, and in
official manner the fact was proclaimed
to the world that the terms of the recent
tripartite treaty between Germany, Eng
land and America had gone into effect.
The ceremony was under the direction of
the officers of the United States steamer
Abarenda. An international aspect was
lent to the affair by the presence of the
German warship Cormoran, Captain
Emmsmann. The latter officer had invit-
ed all of the American citizens at Apia to
accompany him to Pango Pango, and a
large number availed themselves of the
privilege. Native priests consecrated the
flag before it was raised. AS the stars
and stripes We're unfurled there belched
forth from the Abarenda's cannon sa-
lutte of p guns, which was followed by a
similar salute from the Cormoran.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
BOARD OF MANAGERS
Of the New Jersey State Hos
pitaI at Morris Plains.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY, YOUNGSTOWN,
NEW JERSEY.

MoRRIsTowN, NJ j., May 10, 1860.
NEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the
| - material and performing the work required
for the complete installation of new plumbing
hn ,Hd o New SCUM ae
situate at Morris Plains. N. j., will be received
BY the Board of Managers of the New Jersey
State Hospital. at Morris Plains at the state
| Hospital, situate at Morris Plains, N. j., on
THURSDAY. JUNE SEVENTH, 1900
\ Proposals properly endorsed must be pre-
sented before twelve O'Clock noon, at which
| time bids will be opened.
| Bids may be forwarded by mail to Charles
e.. Green, Secretary Of the Board of Managers
| of the State Hospital, MorristowR, N j.
| Plans and specifications for the proposed
| plumbing work will be on exhibition on and
after Monday, May fourteenth, at the Hospital
at Morris Plains at the office of the consulting
engineer. j. NJ Seymour, Jr., No. 43 Lawrence
| street, Newark, ~. j., and at the office of
Charles Fl. Green. secretary, q Washington
street, Morristown, N. j.
| Said proposals to be accompanied by the
consent in writing of two Sureties, who shall
at the time of putting in such proposals,
qualify as to their responsibility in the amount
| of such proposal, and bind themselves, that If
the contract be awarded to the person or per-
sons making the proposal. they WILL. upon its
being so awarded, become his or their sure
ties for his entering into contract therefor with
| said Board and the State and for the faithful
performance Of said work; and that, if the
contractor refuse to execute such con-
| tract said sureties will pay to the said
Board of Managers of the State Hospital any
difference between the sums to which the con-
tractor would have been entitled upon com
| pletion of the contract and that which the
| State or the said Board of Managers of the
| State Hospital may be obliged to pay the per-
son or persons by whom such contract shall be
| executed.
| The Board of Managers of the State Hospi-
| tai will also receive as surety reliable COM
pany duly authorized by the laws of this State
| to furnish such bond as such surety.
| Bidders must specify in their proposals that
| should the above work or works be awarded
to them.t they will bind themselves to finish and
complete the same on or before September 18th,
| 1900
| The State and said Board of Managers of
| the State Hospital reserve the right to accept
or reject any or all proposals for the above
| work or waive any defects therein as they may
| deem best for the interests of the State.
| By direction of the Board of Managers of
| the New Jersey State Hospital, at Morris
CHARLES H. GREEN.
| 239 Secretary.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
SHERIFF7S SALE.

In CHANcERY OF NEW JERSEY.
Between Frank A.. FIGHTER. Of the City.
| County and State of New York complainant,
and Robert s. Shawger and Mary L. Shaw
| ger, his " life of the Township OF Rockaway'
| County of Morris and State of New Jersey,
defendants FL ia. for sale of mortgaged
1900.
Dy virtue of the above stated writ of Fieri
- Facias in my hands, shall expose for sale
at Public Vendue at the Court House in
Morristown, N. j., on
Monday. the eighteenth day of June
next. A. D., 1900 between the hours Of II M
and O'Clock P. M, that is to say at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon of said day.
| All that tract or parcel of land end pre-
misses. hereinafter particularly described,
| situate lying and being in the i wnship OF
| Rockaway, in the County of Morri and state
| of New Jersey and being the first tract des-
| cribed in deed from the said Abram W.
Shawger and wife to the said Robert 5. Shaw
| ger bearing even date herewith and butted and
bounded as follows, to wit:
| Beginning on a corner south, thirty nine and
a half degrees west, seventy-five links from
the corner of lot of two acres conveyed by
Joseph jackson to Silas Garrigues nearly five
chains northwest of the Stony Brook bridge
and corner of q lot of $500 acres sold by
Joseph jackson to John Beach, running thence
| ~ south, thirty mine and half degrees west.
| four chains and FIVE links to stone heap:
| thence CD north, eighty one and halr
degrees west, four chains and thirty
FIVE links TO two small -peperidge trees;
thence (3) north, forty eight degrees west
| four chains to a heap of stones; thence
! az north, thirty-three degrees east, one chain
and sixty six links to three white oak saplings;
thence (5) south sixty-seven and half degrees
east, two chains and ffty-six links to John
| Beach's corner thence CO. south, eighty de-
grees east, three chains and eighty links to q
chestnut tree; thence. Cd north, eighty-seven
degrees east. two chains and seventy-one links
to the place of beginning containing two acres
and fifty six hundredths of an acre; the above
| tract being the first tract described in deed
from the said Abram w. Shawger and wife to
said Robert s. Shawger, bearing even date
herewith and this mortgage being given to Sc
cure part of the consideration money men
| toned in the said deed.
| Dated May IA 1900.
CHARLES A. BAKER, Sheriff.
Chronicle and Era, Pr. $40 80
1926
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
In CHANoERY OF NEW JERSEY

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.
Michael Holly, complainant, and Augustus
Chadwick and Ellen Chadwick, his wife,
defendants. Fl ia for sale of mortgaged
premises. Returnable to May term, A. D..
1900.
CHARLES STILwELI, JR., Sol'r.
DY virtue of the above stated writ of fieri
I'D facias in my hands, shall expose for sale
at public vendue at the Court House in Morris
town, N. j., on
Monday, the Twenty first day of May,
next, A. D., 1900, between the hours of IL m.
and O'Clock D. M, that is to say at O'Clock
in the afternoon OF said day, all that certain
matter particularly described, situate, lying
and being in the Township of Morris in the
County of Morris and State of New Jersey,
known and distinguished upon a certain map
or plan of Bellvue Park, filed in the County
Clerks office of said Morris County on the
twenty first day of December. 1887. as lot num-
Der fifty eight (5S) said lot having a frontage
westerly two hundred feet in depth as by
reference to said map will more fully appear.
Said lot is sold upon the condition that no
blacksmith shop. bone boiling or soap making
business shall be carried on upon said lot at
any time hereafter by the parties of the second
part or their assigns Being the same premises
Whitney heretofore to the said Augustus Chad
wick and Ellen Chadwick by deed dated May
first, 1889, and recorded IN said Morris County
Clerks Office in Book Ola of Deeds, pages 53a
&c, and this deed is made and given for the
express purpose of releasing the covenant in
relation to the number of dwelling houses to
be erected upon said lot, the said parties of the
first part waivinR any such covenant and con-
veying the right hereby to the said Augustus
Chadwick and Ellen Chadwick. their heirs and
assigns the right to erect a dwelling house
upon each lot having frontage of twenty five
feet of land so conveyed. Excepting and re-
serving therefrom one-half of said lot of land
conveyed to Bridget Cleary by deed dated
October LIST, 1885, and recorded in Book viz of
deeds, pages 49, etc.
Dated April ID, 1900.
CHARLES A. BAKER, Sheriff.