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The age-herald., 1901-10-20

From the New York Herald.
 0 AXE long breath, ye anti WN monopolists, and prepare to
 how'll Yea, get ready to
 - screami The United States owns and operates a railroad.
 Does not this throw the whole trust business into the shade? Should not the railroad business. the means upon wnicn the public mainly depend for transporta- ton, be open to the freest kind Of com petition? Yet here is the United states government threatening to become bloated monopolist Alas, and alack-a- day, likewise terriblement! Yes, the United States owns a railroad, ana doesn't make cent out of 1t, year 1n' year out
 Said railroad Is situated. lying and being in a wilderness-the Sandy Hook penssula If you saw 1t your dream of government monopoly of railroads would vanish, and even if you were the most pronounced anti-monopollst you might not hesitate to ask Lieutenant Colonel James Brattle Burbank. the commanding officer at Fort Hancock, for a pass to ride over the railroad from that point to Highland Beach, six miles further down the coast There this government line, the only railroad owned and operated by the United States, connects with the Central Railroad of New Jersey-and civ ilization.
 A locomotive, combination baggage and passenger car and several freight cars form the rolling stock of this gov ernment railroad. Short as is the line and limited its equipment you neverthe less can start from Sandy Hook and travel to San Francisco, The railroad, however, does not exist primarily for passenger traffic. That is only an incl dent, and a very small one, no fare being charged, the passage being by pass is sued by the military authorities of the United States.
 Conductor an ArtilIeryman.
 The railroad exists chiefly for the pur- pose of bringing in the large pieces of ordnance which are tested at the Sandy Hook proving grounds and for the haul ing of ammunition annd supplies. Vast operations in the line of ordnance tests are carried on at Sandy Hook. The pub lie learns little about them, for since the United States became a world power and it's military operations an object of int, rest to foreign governments. the United States has taken good care that little leaks out concerning the tests con ducted by the Ordnance Department at Sandy Hook. Indeed, so little. is knowB about the place that probsbfg this ar ticle will be the first intimation to thou sands of readers that the United States owns and operates railroad on that reservation.
 The railroad bears the name of no
The age-herald., 1901-10-20
zhe Baybey's Vaclam Has Hss Revempe

Der, as he let up on the ragtime towel exercise.
 T guess sop answered the stranger. dazedly.
 Bay rum. seafoam. witch hazel. paris green."-
 Yes, yes. yesr'
 Faced massaged?" quoth the barber. Yes-yes-of-course- faint- ly.
 Silence for five minutes.
 There you arer' whispered the self satisfied. labor-loving barber, as he as- sisted the unfortunate out of the trap one dollar and sixty-five cents. please.' The stranger staggered slightly at the blow, his face kaleidoscoped the various colors of the rainbow in rapid succession, and then.
 Here's ten cents for the shave. That's all have!"
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preliminary arrangements for the con- vention few weeks ago. and while there paid a visit to Niagara Falls. He was driven over to the Canadian side and for a few hours remained at the Lafayette Hotel, where he cracked a joke now famous in banking circles. On bidding adieu to his hosts MT. Clinton jocularly remarked, he stepped into his car riage. that 1t might be an incident worthy of note that at least one presi- dent of bank had come to Canada and voluntarily returned to his banking in- stitution, and the most remarkable fea- ture of the occasion was that he was a colored man.
 The First Colored Bank North aims to conduct its business on lines identical with those followed by the leading white
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almost frightened to death by a fellow; convict in a cell across the corridor, who slowly rolled marbles. one after another into the little brick-wailed room which the murderer of Garfield had inhabited. The mysterious sounds were too much for the nerves of the victim of the joke5 and he was found by the guards in a con- dition of collapse.
 The bof-- nf Wilkes Booth was not| skeietoni -- before he was buried a' e 3 rrnough an- topsy WI -< his necl r4s4 now on ~f Museum, wiln
 through the hole to snow the bullet which was made by Corbett's shot The ball struck on the right side of the neck and it's way directly through the spir or course, the wounded man was paraiyzed, and the records of show that he revived the inju few hours.
 Also. there Is exhibited, on shelf with the vertebrae, a pj injured spinal cord of the ass served in alcohol.
 Of such a kind is the h earned by murderers of our P indefinite preservation of their the undying horror and hatred .. erous and freedom-loving people.
The age-herald., 1901-10-20
It Reached Him.

From the New York Herald
 A letter was received at the postofyice in Washington directed to the biggest fool in that city.
 The postmaster was absent, and on his return one tof the younger clerks in- formed himtdf the receipt of the letter.
 And what became of it?' inquired the postmaster
 Why" replied the clerk--.I didn't know who the biggest fool in Washing ton was. so opened 1t myself"
 And what did you find in it ?" inquired the postmaster.
 .'Find?" replied the clerk. Why, nofh-
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test, and that is how Atlantic Highlands came to be the terminus of the Sandy Hook route.
 The government pier and the old rail- road pier, near which are the old rail- road shanties familiarly known as Camp Low" from the days of the chol- era scare, are used for landing ordnance and supplies, and these also are brought
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barking students. Mir. Clinton is finaa- cfer of ability and has already conducted a colored mans insurance association with a capital of s100. 900 very successfully. He is reputedsto be particularly shrewd investor and follows every movement of the money market with knowledge and understanding.
 The largest check yet paid by the in- stitution was one for s936 The smallest one for $O4b, drawn by MT. Dean to the account of George Johnson. the grocer of South Twentieth street
 Cashier Caldwell says that the most noticeable thing so far about the con duct of the business is the fondness of the banks customers for gold currency and the numbers of the visitors interest ed financially In the bank who come in daily to hear reports of progress.
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shells whizzing around the cars. This brought up the issue somewhat more distinctly. When it became a question
 of the government abandoning Sandy Hook or the railroad clearing out, Uncle Sam said "Shool' As his voice was very much like the detonation of a 12-inch rified gun the railroad thought 1t pru- dent to withdrew without further con
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~1 o NCI4E SAM has a rat in his
 trap-a human rat, fierce and
 Ill vicious, with poisoned fangs.
 0 He is going to kill it like any other vermin, but mercifully. It will die by electricity, quickly and surely
 The electric death is stroke of har- messed lightning. There will be a spas motto struggle. and then, after a mo- ment or two, the body of the assassin. Czolgosz. will be declared without life by the physicians in attendance It will be handed over to them immediately for an autopsy. and, without losing an un- necessary minute, they will subject 1t to a searching examination.
 The first step will be an inspection of the brain, which. being removed. will be photographed. A plaster mold will then be taken from it, so that its form may be reproduced in a cast. All this will re- quire only a few moments and as soon as it is accomplished. the medical men will dissect the brain in order to ascer- tain whether 1t exhibits any peculiarities of structure or alterations due to disease.
 This. barring the photograph and the mold in plaster. was the process carried
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ment to vacate it and locating it's proving ground among the pines of Southern New Jersey. But modern ordnance has long range-five, six, seven eight miles,
 Several thousand miles of sea seemed better suited for range than an inland reservation. Then the railroad began to complain that it's passengers did not find it agreeable to hear the shriek of
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in by the all rail route via Highland Beach. From Fort Hancock the railroad runs through the thick of the jungle to the point where the old line curves around from the Horseshoe to the mar row neck which connects the peninsula at Highland Beach. with the Shrewsbury River on one side and the ocean on the other. Not far above Highland Beach the strip of sand is so narrow that in heavy storms the surf breaks over the railroad into the river. There have been times in the past when the tracks have been washed away. and the government Is now building out protecting bulkheads and dumping loads of large stone on the beach in order to protect its railroad line from the savage onslaught of the waves. Where the road leaves Highland Beach for the Hook and on the boundary of the government reservation is a small house where a picket guard is main- tained to keep trespassers off the Hook.
 A little further above, at Spermacetti Cove, so named because years ago whale f1oundered in there, stranded and was killed and tried out, few clammers oc- casionally haul up their quaint looking house shanties for a brief respite. For merly quite a settlement of clammers was at this point. They hauled up their curious craft, late in the autumn, and wintered on the shores of the cove One
 
 less than a year ago, was for years a well known character on the Hook. He was a German and when many years ago he revisited Germany he was arrested by the authorities for having come to this country for the purpose of avoiding mili- tary service during the Franco Prussian war. He always claimed to have been let off because he told the German au- thorities that he lived at place called the Horseshoe (where he had his shanty boat before he remoed to Spermacetti), and that this point was so far removed from civilization that he had not heard of the war until long after 1t was over
 Here and there as the railroad passes through the jungle one sees at the edge of the thicket such alarming signs as:
 CAUTION.
 Dynamite Stored Here.
 where condemned ordnance has been as- sembled and left to the elements-old muzzle loaders, gun carriages. cannon balls and the literally blasted hopes of oversanguine inventors of supposedly ter rible machines of war. These spots are known as Ordnance Graveyards," and the letters ''I. G." which means inspect ed and condemned are the only epitaphs found in these unique cemeteries. On one part of the line is white post, with black lettering "B. S., 110 M' This is a relic of the old railroad, and means, | ''Bayside, 110 Miles," Bayside is the ter minus of the old Jersey Southern route. | and Is on Delaware Bay. Passengers and | freight were ferried across the bay to | Bombay Hook, Del, whence the road, which at one time was controlled by the
The sun., 1901-07-03
POLITICAL SHOCK IN ROCHESTER,.
Split Bstween Mayor Csrnshan and George ".
AIdridge, the Republican Leader.

ROCHESTER,. July 2.-The first shock In the
Rochester political situation came to-day.
when Mayor Csrnshsn requested the resisna-
tion OF Commissioner OF Charities Crane.
and immediately thereafter appointed ex-
sheriff John II Schroth to HI the place.
Mayor Carnahan announced his intention
u seek "a denomination "A week ago. lie was
Informed that Commissioner Crane had said
that hts resignation could be taken any time
the Mayor wanted IL, and Mr. Crane was
called In to-day to deny or aflrm this. The
accounts OF the interview differ Mr. Crane
declined to resign and asked TO stay until
August The Mayor insisted on receiving
the resi- ignation instanter, and on Mr. Cranes
refusal to resign the Mayor dismissed him
MIR Crane says he IL sacrifice to his political
principles. as he declined in the interview
to support the Mayor. but said he was going
o. stand by the Republican organization.
The utmost surprise i expressed IN po-
htiCal circles over the tender OF the nOmi-
nation TO Mr. Schroth He has received
many favors al the hands ot the Hon George
" Aldridge. the Organization leader In Mon
roe county Mr. SchrOth Is personally popu-
lar, but this came 70 him through the as
-i.tanc- rendered him by Mr. Adrldse Mr.
Aldridg- IL general manager OF the newly
organized Citikens' Light and Power Com
and Electric Company The Citizens com
pany was vetoed by the Mayor, IL is said.
for political reasons The split between
Mr. Aldridge and the Mayor il complete.
ment OF Mr. Schroth An effort viii be made
by Republicans interested in harmony 10
induce Mr. Schroth TO reconsider his de-
termination to accept II it is already formed
The sun., 1901-07-03
SAYS PATRICK EGANy 4 THIEF.
Counsel Tells Gov. VOORHEES, Why 0usley should
Not He EItradited.

TRENTON. y J.. July ?-George y Lam
bert and Chauncey VI Parker of Newark
accompanied by John 4. Qualey, appeared
before GOV. voorhees, this afternoon TO op-
pose the granting OF an eItrsdition for
Oualey. who was indicted in New York az
the result Of charges preferred by Patrickk
Egan, ex-Minister TO Chill Egsn's counsel
had asked leave to submit their case later
aud their arguments will be made before the
Governor at Elizabeth.
In the course Of the proceedings Esan was
denounced by Qualey's counsel as a pro-
moter and schemer, who had tried 10 rob
Qualey OF his stock 10 the United States Car
Donate Company OF Newark, which Is now
In the hands OF a receiver. Judge Lambert
said that Egan's charge that Qualey had
stolen 500 shares OF stock was ridiculous, In
view of the fact that all the stock TRANSFERS
had passed through Egan's hands, who is
now Secretary. Vice President and Acting
President OF the concern The criminal
charge and indictment In New York, Judge
Lambert declared were simply part Of the
scheme TO get Qualey out OF the way so that
he could not interfere with Egan's scheme
to steal all the Qualey interests In the concern
The sun., 1901-07-03
WIPE SAYS ACTRESS GETS THE noysY.
Celia Hamburger Wants . Divorce On AccounA
Of Mabel Monroe.

Celia hamburger is suing her husband.
Max Hamburger. u real estate dealer. in the
Supreme Court for an absolute divorce on
allegations OF his relations with Mable Monroe.
sn actress in one OF the Casino companies
He IL a son OF Joseph W Hamburger. an
umbrella manufacturer. who died two years
age. leaving about s76o.0Oo In addition to
his share in the estate Mar Hamburger re-
ceives 500 u week for managing his fathers
estate Mrs Hamburger says that while her
husband has been spending money with q
free hand ON the actress he has been allo win
her only tib u week On motion Of Mauri ic o
plumenthal. in behalf OF the plaintiff. Justice
Blanchard Of the Supreme Court yesterd day
appointed Edward RI Harris referee to as
certain what alimony should be paid
The sun., 1901-07-03

Of food products We will produce within our
our table and upon our backs We will then
be, commercially and industrially almost
independent OF the other nations OF the world
Hence any trade combination which may be
Whenever we get ready we can come pretty
near starving any other nation. Therefore.
an effective combination against us will be
an impossibillty
The sun., 1901-07-03

Caught Looking Into women's Bedrooms h
Hoboken Flat Houses.

James Walden. a clerk of l2Os Washington
street. Hoboken. was found late on Monday
night climbing fire escapes and peering into
womsn's bedrooms In the fats in Washington
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets The women had been complaining
for the last week Of the peeper jacob
Kaiser Of 1918 Washington street and James
Ryan Of 1920 Washin gton street went out on
Monday night to hunt for him and they cap
tured Walden Yesterday Recorder Stanton
sent him eo Jail for fifteen days
The sun., 1901-07-03
WOyT FLY THE CANADIAN FLAG.
Dominion Government Repudistes Action
which Caused Trouble at skagway.

OTTAWA July 3--The Canadian customs
o,rioer at Skagway has been advised not to
rehoist the Canadian customs flag at that
port Beyond this the Canadian Government
will take no further action In the matter.
as II seems 10 be taken for granted that Busby,
the officer who displayed ths flag. was in the
wrong
The sun., 1901-07-03
Schooner Captain Killed by Electric shock.

HAoxESsAcK. n j. July Capt Thomas
Caruse Of a brick schooner was instantly
killed at Little Ferry last night His vessel
was passing through the drawbridge Put
ting out his hand to ward the bridge he
touched q live wire and the shock killed
The sun., 1901-07-03
= Day. Is Hour n Minutes From Havana.

The Ward Liner MORO Castle. which ar
rived Yesterday from Havana. created the
new record OF q days ~ hours and IL min
utes between Morro Castle and Sondy Hook
Her average speed was 10 % knots
The age-herald., 1901-10-18
BACK IN OLD CELL.
MoIIneux Returns to New York Look
 Ing Healthy and Athletic.

New York, October 17.-Roland B. Molineux, after spending eighteen months in the death house at Sing Sing prison, is tonight in his old cell in the Tombs, this city. In charge of De- tective McNaught he was brought from the State prison during the after noon, and reached the Tombs at 5:30. He was accompanied on the trip by General Molineux and George B. Bat tie, one of his counsel.
 Molineux's appearance did not bear out the stories that he had grown stouter in Sing Sing. He looked very healthy, although showing the prison pallor, and there were slight hollows in his cheeks. Although slender, he looked the athlete that he is-wiry and active. There was no crowd at the Iombs when the carriage containing the party drew up before the door. Molineux stepped out blithly, greeting reporters and others whom he knew and still walking with his father and lowing right and left to the employees of the prison whom he met. Once in side Warden Ragan took Molineux's s pedigree. At the conclusion of this formality General Molineux bade his son goodnight and emerged from the prison with MT. Battle. General Mo lineux looked happier than at any time since his son was convicted of murder and every time he answered a ques- tion there was smile on his face. The warden personally conducted Mo. lineux to his old cell.
The age-herald., 1901-10-18
LoNpoN's SENSATION.
Testimony In Case of Theodore and
 Laura Jackson.

London, Oct. 1.-The hearing of the charges against Theodore and Laura Jackson (Ann Odelia Dis DeBar) was con- tinued today. The Police Court was crowded, number of women being among those present while the police found 1t necessary to clear the sidewalk of those anxious to obtain admission and hear the most noisome testimony ever given publicity in a London court
 The witness examined today was Daisy Adams, mere child, wearing red Tam oShanter cap. and with her hair in curls hanging down her shoulders. She testi- fled that she was enticed to London under the promise of being taught music.
 Laura Jackson continued to conduct the case for the defense. She was clothed in a soiled, bedragglsd white silk toga. The woman evidently had powerful influence over the Adams girl, and leaned over the dock and gazed fixediy at the witness evidently with the hope of intimidating her or of re-establishing her hypnotic in- fiuence. But the girl frustrated the effort by turning her back to the female pris- oner and looking at the judge. Then tir- ing of her effort, Mrs. Jackson demanded a chair, and, seating herself in a corner of the dock, interrupted the witness with irrelevant questions and objections until the court ordered her to desist.
 The testimony which was of the yilest character, related to the indignities which the witness suffered at the hands of the male prisoner, while she was a neophyte of the Theocratic University, under the promise that she would become a reincar- nation of the Virgin Mary.
 The witness testified that she was so fully under the prisoners influence at the time that she believed his claims of divine parentage
 After Daisy Adams had learned of the experiences of other girls she told Jack son that 1t was wrong for him to have SO many wives. He retorted with scriptural illustrations saying that Solomon had 300 wives and ''six hundred other wives ]"
 During the presentation of the evidence MT. Jackson interrupted the witness saying:
 Did I ever give you immoral advicer'
 Yes many times" replied the witness. kcdltO emfwyp cfmwyp cmfwyp cmfwyp
The age-herald., 1901-10-18
TICKET AGENTS ADJOURN.
Committee Given Power to Prosecute
 Ticket ManipuIators.

Asheville, October 17.-After sessions extending through three days the annual convention of the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents adjourned finally at 1 o'clock this after noon.
 Todays session was the most important and interesting of the convention. The question of the prosecution of counter feiters, forgers and unlawful manipulat- ors of railway tickets, which came over from yesterday was discussed for two hours and finally was referred to com mittee consisting of the chairmen of the several traffic associations. This committee has already the power to prosecute such frauds, but it will now have whatever power and authority the passenger agents association can confer upon it to assist 1t in the vigorous per- formance of its duty.
 The proposition made yesterday that a death benefit feature be added to the as- sociation was adopted. Members of the association may avail themselves of this insurance, but Is not made obligatory upon them to do so. The following off cers for the ensuing year were elected:
 President, J. R. Wood of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad; vice president, John Sebastian of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad; secretary, A. w. Smith, Cleveland.
The age-herald., 1901-10-18
SELMA
Sheriff Blackwell Robbed of Diamond
 Pin by a Piekpocket.

Selma, October 17.-(SpeciaL)- )-Just af- ter 1 o'clock this morning an alarm of fire summoned the fire companies to the city freight offices of the Southern Rail- way. The fire was caused by a defective chimney in the next building and though quickly extinguished, destroyed many valuable papers and letters belonging to the railway company. The damage has not been estimated. but the loss is cover- ed by insurance.
 The floral parade will be held tom orrow afternoon and the prizes offered by the Elks will be competed for by owners of about twenty traps. The carnival ball will be given tomorrow night at the Hotel Albert and is expected to be one ol the great social events of the season.
 Last night a pickpocket robbed three men in the street fair. Sheriff F. M. Blackwell and Mir. John Shields were re- iieved of fine diamond studs and MT. VIII Quinn lost a valuable gold pin.
 Quite a party of Selma musicians will go to Birmingham during the last of this month to hear the grand opera to be sung there. Over thirty have already made arrangements to go.
 The speeches of Governor Jelks and Gen. William Brandon yesterday aAer- noon made a good impression on their au- dience and the county is surer than ever of big majority for ratification.
The age-herald., 1901-10-18
scHLEY NOT CONDEMNED.
Rear Admiral Evans Says the Public
 Approves Him.

Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 17.-Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans passed through the city today on his way to the Samoan Islands, where he goes to investigate charges against naval officers
 twill Schley be exonerated?' he was asked.
 ''He has never been condemned In the eyes of the public so far as my observa- ton goes," replied Admiral Evans.
 Just what the outcome of the trial will be I cannot say. It Is very gratifying to the public, however. to know that Admi- ral Dewey is on that board of investiga- tion. I will state this, however: That the battleship Texas is not receiving the mo- tice and consideration 1t deserves in that investigation. That the Texas played a very important and telling part in the sinking of Cervera's fleet there is no gain saying. I was there. and I ought to know"