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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-16
Y. NJ. q. A. Notes.

The general secretarys desk has
been moved from its former position
at the head Of the stairs to the left Of
the door leading into the library room
Big improvements are being made
at the gymnasium and other depart.
ments of the association.
The men s gymnasium class is rapidly
increasing, and good work is being ac
complished.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-16
MEMORY AND THE FULL NOON.

o nights Of silver memory, nightsi
Here at this easement, ae Of old, stand
And greet the moon at full. flooding the land
With mystery and unmeasured dream delights
But they who with me gazed on those green
heights,
Distanced in moonlight. while the night wind
bland
Rare incense from deep forest affairs famed,
Alb whittier gone, with giddy seasons dightsT
ntenser than Of old thy burning orb.
Thou planet lone In star forgetting skies
Each ray from thee with tender purport
s1nites.
Say, didst thou not those love lit souls absorb,
Wherefore thy splendor aches against mine eyesY
O nights Of silver memory, 0 nights
Edith NJ. Thomas in Harper's Bazaar.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-16

In morals when man reaches a
place where the road DIVORCES to the
right and left. he must take one or the
other He must go on. 1t is willful
stupidity TO assume that he need not
take either When he reaches that con
ciusion he has already entered upon
the wrong Philadelphia Metho-
dist
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-16

A report Of experiments with radium
in Umschau, st. Petersburg, is as fol-
lows: Twenty-one mice were placed in
glass vessels covered with netting, up
on which a radium cell was placed for
periods Of from one to three days. Six
other mice were similarly imprisoned
without being exposed to the influence
Of radium. These six remained lively
and gained in weight but ali the 9th
ers died on the fourth or fifth dag from
paralysis Of the spinal cord ana brain.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-16
A Power For Good.

There ts always power for good In
the sn'!!e that God puts on the faee.---
American Priend
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17

with politics in Ohio for many years. serv--
ing a member of the Ohio Senate and
taking a prominent part in several cam
paigns. For some time the President has
had him under consideration I'm connection
with the position of commissioner of cor
porations. which Is regarded as second
only to the secretary in Importance and
power in the new department.
The law provides that the commissioner
shall have authority TO make under the
direction of the secretary. diligent investi-
cation into the organization. conduct and
management of the business OF any corpo-
ration. joint stock company or corporate
combination engaged in commerce among
the several States and with foreign nations,
excepting common carriers subject to IAN
act to regulate commerce., approved Feb.
4. 1887 and to gather such information and
data as will enable the President of the
United States to make recommendations
TO Congress for legislation for the regula-
ton of such commerce, and to report such
data to the President from time to time
as he shall require. 1t also will be the duty
of the commissioner of corporations to
gather, compile and publish useful infor-
nation concerning corporations doing busi-
ness in the United States and engaged in
interstate or foreign commerce, including
corporations engaged in insurance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
Probably Will BE Asked to Choose
the Arbiter in the United States
Venezuelan Claims Case.
BLUE BOOK ON THE DISPUTE
OFFICIAL BRITISH STATEMENT OF
THE CONTROVERSY.
Germany Was Asked by Great Britain
to Take Joint Action Against
CastrO's Republic.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1e.-Queen Wilhel-
nina of The Netherlands may be requested
by the Washington government to name
the umpire who shall pass on the claims
of the United States against Venezuela in
the event that the persons named by the
United States and Venezuela cannot agree.
The selection of Queen Wilhelmina was
suggested by Mr.. Bowen, and it is probable
the protocols soon to be signed by Mr.. Hay
and Mr.. Bowen will provide that the Queen
shall name the umpire in the event of dis
agreement. This is intended as a compli-
ment to the sovereign of the country at
whose capital The Hague tribunal sits
Great Britain, Germany and Italy, in their
protocols, provide that the King of Spain
shall name the umpire.
Preparations were begun to-day at con-
ference between Mr.. Penfield, of the State
Department, and Mr.. Bowen for the sign
ing of the United States protocol, IT
being the desire of Venezuela that the
United States agreement shall be drawn up
first Although not yet in definite shape,
the protocol will be quite brief, consisting
perhaps of three or four articles. 1t will
provide for the appointment of a commits
sion, one member to be appointed by Pres
ident Roosevelt and the other by President
Castro, to pass on the American claims
and in the event of a disagreement Queen
Wilhelmina is to appoint the umpire.
Unlike the protocol of the allies, 1t is ex-
pected the United States agreement will
provide for the appointment of this COM
mission within certain period.
For the satisfaction of these claims the
protocol will stipulate that 30 per cent. Of
the customs receipts of the two ports of
Laguayra and Puerto Cabello shall be set
aside to be held In trust until The Hague
tribunal shall decide in what way this
amount is to be distributed among the
creator nations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
MISSIONARIES ANNOYED.

Denounce the Commercialism That
Leads to Shipping Idols to Korea.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-Missionaries
and ministers In this city are. it Is said, an
noyed over the announced contract entered
into by a Philadelphia firm 10 ship Buddhist
idols to Korea They denounced the plan
as an outrage against -e,iriors and de-
cency. Mrs. w. II. r. Corlies. a returned
missionary from China. said she was APP
palled at the idea that people in Chris
tian country could consent to manufacture
idols for poor unenlishtened heathens to
worship. Rev. Frederick Poole. also a re-
turned missionary, said the affair showed
the spirit of commercialism of the age and
tended to put money making above re-
ligious decency.
Bishop Cyrus d. Foss. of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. said he did not think it
as bad as the British sending opium to
India the United States sending beer
and whisky to the Philippines or other
colonial possessions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
ITS LIFE EXTENDED.
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Could Not Finish It's Work I'm Time.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s-President
Roosevent has extended for six months
from March 2. 1903. the life of the Spanish
treaty claims commission. which since its
first meeting on April 8, 1901, has been en-
gagged In examination of claims submitted
to it under the law of March 2 1909, creating
the commission. The extension of the life
time of the commission was made on
showing Of the necessity therefor present
ed by Mr.. william E. Chandler. president
Of the commission. Mr.. Chandler. in let
ter to the President dated Jan. IL. last.
says the total number Of claims presented
to the commission Is 542, and the amount
claimed $61, ,6720T.
OF these claims 152 are for damages
caused TO enlisted seamen on the battleship
Maine. by the explosion in Havana harbor
on Feb. Is, 1898; twenty-five are for personal
Spanish authorities; fourteen are for
damages on account of both personal In
turies and property losses. and s54 are for
damages TO real and personal property
The amounts claimed. as above classified,
are as follows: For personal injuries suf-
fered by seamen on battleship Maine,
s., SOS. 300: for personal injuries received
from Spanish authorities, s2.35l.5Oo; for
damages to real and personal property,
$56. 49, .377. Total. $6l.672077.
The claims for indemnity on account OF
property losses appear, from the petitions,
Mr.. Chandler says. to be about equally
divided into two classes: First, those In
which the acts complained were committed
by Cuban insurgents; second those In
which the acts were committed by Span
fsh forces. These claims relate to about
twenty Of the 07 sugar centrals or large
sugar mills in Cuba. and to about 600 of
the landed estates in the island. which
number 15.521 sugar plantations, 1881 to-
bacco plantations and COLL farms.
An award was made Of 200 for damages
arising from arrest and Imprisonment OF
United States citizen in Cuba in 1896. The
152 cases arising from the destruction of
the Maine have been dismissed the
ground that Individual claims do not arise
In favor of the officers and seamen of a
ship OF war for injuries received while in
line of duty and for which a foreign govern
ment Is responsible
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17

demonstration would be a blockade The
seizure of the Venezuelan gunboats was
suggested by Great Britain. This, with the
other details of the aggression. was sub
mtted for Germanys approval by Lord
Lansdowne Oct, %
The blue book gives minute details OF the
British grievances against Venezuela from
the month of March, 1901. to the time OF
the signing of the protocol, the sallent
features being the persistent endeavor 10
get President Roosevelt TO arDltrate anu
the minute nature of the German-Britisn
agreement.
One of the first dispatches in the book is
official letter from the former BRUSH
minister at Caracas, w. II. ID. Haggard, 10
Minister Lansdowne, dated Trinidad. Dec.
80, concerning the alleged Illegal detention
of the British schooner Harry Troop pS
the Venezuelan government in an unhealth-
full place from May to November, 1907,
whereby the crew were decimated Dy uys-
entery. Mr.. Haggard says in this letter:
Il regret to say that il would appear that
/ placed too much faith in the complete
accuracy of the statements OF the secre-
tary of the United States legation, W. w.
Russell. as to the Improvement in the con-
dition of the Harry Troop, etc, Wnen ne
saw her. These statements may probably
he accounted for by the facts. which APP
pear undoubted. that Mr.. Bowen was most
anxious, for reasons best known TO him.
self. TO represent the conduct of the Ven
ezuelan authorities in the most favorapie
light possible and that he had inspired his
subordinate in the same direction. To put
IL briefly, Mr.. Russell did not dare 10 say
word outside the legation contrary 10
President Castro's mode of proceeding.
Another dispatch is Sir Mitchael Her
bert's report to Minister Lansdowne on ms
disagreement with Minister Bowen. dated
jan % The British ambassador says In
this report:
: 1.-The Italian ambassador. the German
charge d'affaires and L called tonight on
Mr.. Bowen. / informed him that we were
forced to reckon with public opinion in
England and that il might be necessary TO
fall back on the international tribunal at
The Hague. We were unable TO obtain
satisfactory answer from Mr.. Bowen, who
was very obdurate. He ultimately made
statement in reply i'm the following terms:
i object to paying first the claims OF the
allied powers and the claims of the other
nations afterward. because, first, / think
it is unjust. unfair and illegal to tie the
hands of the said other nations for
period of five or six years that il would
take to pay the claims of the allied powers;
second, IL / recognize that brute force
alone can be respected in the collection of
claims / should encourage the said other
nations to use force also; third, If the allied
powers wanted preferential treatment they
should have asked for II at the Begin
ming
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
EIGHT PERSONS KILLED
AND FOUR PERSONS INJURED IN AN
EXPLOSION AT FOsTORIA, o.
Peter 4 Fox Magazine Cane Factory
Destroyed-Four Girls Among
the Victims.

FOSTORIA, o., Feb. 16.-Eight persons
were killed and four injured by an ex-
plosion in the Peter & Fox magazine cane
factory this afternoon, The dead are:
Joseph Burdge, John Hazen, - Purnell,
boy, one unknown girl. James Green, Elva
Spence and two Murphy girls, aged sixteen
and eighteen. The injured are: - Good
three unknown.
The magazine contained a large supply
Of high explosives used in the manufacture
of caps for magazine canes. 1t will never
be known what caused the explosion. There
was a terrific report that shocked the town
and in moment the whole factory was in
flames. The rescuers had difficulty in Sc
curing the bodies of the dead before the
flames reached them. AS the dead and in
jured were brought out they were placed on
sleds and carried to improvised hospitals
The factory was destroyed. The estimated
loss is 5000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
ADDICKS SAYS HE is BOSS
AND HE LAYS DOWN THE LAW FOR
HIS OPPONENTS.
Unless They Submit to Him They Will
Never Hold once, State or
Federal, in Delaware.

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb 16.-The fol-
lowing statement was issued tonight by J.
Edward Addicks, the Union Republican
candidate for United States senator:
''on the Republican side there are but
two things the boilers can do.
"First-The ten men now voting against
]. Edward Addicks can come into a COM
mon caucus of thirty-ons Republicans In
this case Addicks will withdraw and his
twenty-one friends will nominate two union
Republican senator's as near to Addicks as
possible and the whole thirty-one will elect
them. OF course. If the bolters can find any
way whereby ten men can beat twenty-one
they can nominate one of the senator's
Second-Each side can elect one senator
without dictation from the other side. In
union Republicans. No dictation will be
permitted by the union Republicans.
"On the Democratic side the Democrats
can join the boilers and elect anybody the
coalition pleases. This cannot be pre-
vented by the union Republicans, and they
would not lift hand to prevent.
"As to the future position of the union
Republicans, In no event will any more
notice be taken of the boilers in New
Castle county No more common primaries
will be tolerated which would be binding
on honorable union Republicans and not
binding on bolters. No man who refused
to vote for ]. Edward Addicks in the
Legislature Will ever be allowed to hold
any office in Delaware. nor will any bolter
sympathizers be permitted to come to the
front. Union Republicans will nominate
a astraight ticket In Wilmington and through
out the State In the long future. AS to
the appointments. Congressman Ball can
not get a federal appointment. After
March the appointments. according to
custom, ought to go to the chairman of
the Union Republican State committee and
the national committeeman, ]. Edward Ad-
dicks. We shall see where the power will
lie. j. EDWARD ADDICKS."
To-day's ballot for United States sena-
Ball. s; Higgins, 2; E. ID. Hearn. Demo-
crat. 20. Short term, III. A Dupont. s:
Addicks, 10. w. w. Lobdeu, 1; Richardson,
2; j. Harvey Whiteman, 90 Jones voted
for Lobdell. Hearn resides at George
town and j. Harvey Whiteman is Will
mington lawyer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17

BERLIN, Feb. 16.-Chancellor Won Bue-
low sent to the Reichstag to-day a memo
randum on the settlement of the Vene-
zuelan disputes. After briefly reviewing the
incidents preceding the negotiations, it says:
According to the protocol Venezuela rec
ognized all the claims raised by Germany
being justifiable and well founded. Ger
many's claims, which the ultimatum placed
in the first rank, arising from the Venezue-
Ian civil of 1S9S-1900. and which gave
occasion for the action against Venezuela
will be paid Immediately partly in cash
and partly in short-term drafts Contin-
uing, the chancellor summarized the terms
of the protocol and concluded with saving
and that diplomatic relations with Vene-
zuela would be resumed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
CASTRO AFTER REBELS.
Gunboat Miranda Sails with Men and
Ammunition.

CARACAS, Feb. 15.-The Venezuelan gun
boat Miranda. which the German warships
tried to capture in the Lake of Maracaibo,
and which was the cause of the shelling of
Fort San Carlos by the German vessels.
sailed at 5 o'clock this afternoon with 100
men and 100000 rounds of cartridges on
board for destination which has not been
announced, but which is believed to be
Tucaicas. where the troops and munitions
will be landed TO assist the government in
crushing the revolution. The revolutionists
near Tucaicas received during the night of
Feb. II $50 boxes Of ammuniti n, which
were landed on the coast by the schooners
Augusta and Prinzessin, from the Island of
Curacao.
Advices from Laguayra up to o'clock
this afternoon indicate that no steamers
had yet reached that port.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
FOR PASSING MEXICAN MONEY.
Woman Fined Fifty Dollars by a
Rochester Police Justice

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Feb. l6.-In spite
of the opinion expressed by Secret Service
Agent Cannon that conviction could
result in prosecution for passing Mexican
money, Helen Zaza Robinson to-day was
fined $50 by police justice. Her husband
paid the fine in American money. The
couple was arrested after flooding Roches-
ter with Mexican dollars worth 37i5 cents
each They said they had made 5000 in
the last few months, and are working east
from San Francisco. They have a scrap
book filled with newspaper stories of ar
rests i'm other cities on the same charge,
but have never been fined before. They
do not represent Mexican money to be
United States money. and as it is genuine
money, they cannot be held for passing
counterfeits.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
FARMER SAVES A TRAIN.


CAIRO, ILL., Feb. 16.-S. S. Glasscock,
farmer, faced blizzard in his shirt sleeves
for more than an hour to-day to save 100
passengers on the Cleveland, Cincinnati.
Chicago & st. Louis Railroad. Glasscock
was frozen so that he had to be carried
into the cars after he tagged the train
near Harrisburg. Glasscock, while walk
ing along the track discovered a broken
rail at a point where the embankment was
forty feet high He knew that a south
bound passenger train was about due and
ran up the track TO flag the train. He
used his red-lined canvass coat as a flag
and, to make sure that his signal would be
seen by the engineer, he held the coat
aIoft on a stick. leaving himself unpro-
the train was late. The passengers made
him handsome presents and each shook
his hand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
HUMOROUS HIGHwAYMEN


CHICAGO. Feb. 16-Seven men were held
up, robbed and marched at the muzzles of
revolvers into the ice box in South State
street saloon to-day and kept prisoners for
half an hour, while their captors delib-
erately sampled liquors behind the bar.
There were six customers and the bar
keeper in the saloon, when three young
men entered. compelled them to line up
and submit TO being searched. When at
tention was attracted to them by their
firing revolvers the highwaymen were
emerging from saloon opposite and a
chase ensued. resulting in the capture of
two of them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
BRITISH BLUE BOOK.
Omcial Dispatches I'm Regard to the
Venezuelan Controversy.

LONDON, Feb. 16.-The Venezuelan blue
book issued this. evening shows that after
conversation between Foreign Minister
Lansdowne and the German ambassador,
Count Wolff-Metternich July %. last. the
former said: I'VE should be quite ready to
confer with the German government with
the view OF joint action" and Germany
suggested on Aug. a joint naval demon
stration.
The British Admiralty officials expressed
the ~epinion that the best form for this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-Commissioner
of Pensions Ware has abolished the middle
division Of the Pension Bureau and created
a new division, to be known the army
division, to take effect March l next. The
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5. COL. IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
Teachcr shoots a PupiI.

HYANNIS. Neb, Feb. 16.-Professor Hill,
principal of the tfigh School. to-day shot
and seriously injured Henry BEEN. a pupil,
and was afterward beaten during a fight
ordered BEEN from the room. and upon his
refusal to go attempted forcibly to remove
him. Two other boys came TO Beem's aid
and attacked the principal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17

PUERTO CABELLO. Venezuela, Feb. 1s.
After the blockade had been raised here
the captured Venezuelan sailing vessels
were turned over TO United States Vice
Consul Volkmar. The German cruiser VII
meta is still lying in the bay
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17
BUTTE'S FUNNY MAN.
He Proposes tn Help the Triplet Rails
Ing Industry with Bonus Of $4,000.

BUTTE. Mont. Feb. 16-Representative
Guy Stapleton. of Butte, to-day introduced
In the Legislature resolution appropriate
ing 5000 for the benefit OF triplets born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Murphy. CT Butte.
The resolution says that the object of the
appropriation is 10 give proper recognition
to such patriotic and praiseworthy indus
try. and to bring before the people the
refutation OF the assertion that nothing can
be raised In Butte.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-17

and Harry vandeventer, of Attica, also are
at the Raleigh. =. A. G.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-10-30
BURGLARS
TRY TO GET
in BOOK STORE
Unlnown Thieves Tried to Force an En-.
trance Through Rear window of
County Mail Book Store Some
Time Saturday Night,

Burglars attempted to force an en-
trance into the rear of the County Mail
book store and publishing house Sunday
night, but q frame Of iron bars, which
secured the window they. tried 10 enter
thwarted their plans. When the en-
ployes Of the store came to work Mon
day morning they found one of the In
side shutters Of q rear window broken
from its fastenings and lying on the
floor. The window was raised, and the
iron bars Of the grating ON the outside
of the window were twisted and bent.
Tho thieves had evidently been scared
away before they could break through
the bars. The lock ON toe window wal
left unfastened, probably because It was
thought the iron bars were sufficient Sc
curity. There b no clue.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-10-30
CATTLE DYING
QUITE FAST
In the Binsamon Section Of Marion and
Harrison coun.is. from I. Queer
and Fatal Disease.

DR.. F. p. Ruhl returned Saturday. says
the Fairmont Times, from the Binga-
mon community. where he was called by
some farmers TO investigate fatal and
queer disease among their cattle. he
found the beasts suffering of sympto-
matte anthrax and dying of as fast as
the, disease got bold of them. A great
number of cattle were nthe commun-
ity where the disease broke out, and
the doctor went at once to work vaeci-
mating them against the malady. Three
animals died before the doctor reached
the scene, but since his vaccinating the
brutes NO more have died.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-10-30
POWER PLANT
DESTROYED
At Meadowbrook by Fire, rogether with
a New Dynamo-Loss Is from sro,-
900 to s1s,ooo.-Origin of the
FINE Unknown.

The power plant and dynamo belong
ing to the Fairmont Powder company
avs destroyed by fire Sunday morning
at Meadowbrook. The blaze was discov-
cred about g o'clock and was under good
Roadway. Quite crowd gathered around
the FIRE, but nothing could be done to
extinguish it or to save the property, as
there was danger from powder stored in
the warehouse, and none knew what mo-
ment it might explode However, there
was no explosion of powder. The dyna-
mo was a new one, received only few
days ago, by express, and had just been
installed. The loss is from $4,000 to
$4,000. No one knows how the Ere
originated.