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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-02-25
OF Har Sinai Congregation, recording
secretary Of the B'nai Birth and a
member Of the A. 0. u. W."

Mr.. Gerson is one of the most popu
lar Of the State House officials and is
known by every Cumberland county
man who visits the State House.
Nothing is too much trouble for Mr..
Gerson to do for his friends, and he is
constantly doing something for their
accommodation. The new appoint
ment gives Mr.. Gerson increased re.
sponalbllities, added distinction and
increased salary, and his many friends
are pleased with the advancement of
the gentleman.
Ihis has been a busy week at Tren.
ton. There was plenty of work for
Tuesday and yesterday the Legislature
wound considerable other business.
Lewis Garrison. of this city. asso-
ciate editor of the Vineland News,
was an interested spectator in the
Senate Tuesday. He visited Trenton
Monday night and was @ guest of
Jacob Jones, Clerk to the Senate
President. He had pleasurable visit.
Assemblyman Miller succeeded in
getting his Lands township school
bill through the House this week and
1T was sent over to the Senate. SEN
ator Minoh succeeded in getting the
bill from the committee on Tuesday
and it will pass without any trouble.
Honse Bill No. 1876 is another county
official salary bill. It was introduced
s}is week by Mr.. Mcdonald in the
House, and should it pass would make
the salary of the Sheriff, County Clerk
and Surrogate of Cumberland county
$4,000 Runually. The bill requires all
faas costs. allowances. percentages,
ETC., Of whatsoever kind received by
surrogates, county clerks and sheriffs
shall be paid to the counties in which
they are collected. Salaries of these
county officers are fixed as follows
Counties over 200, population, an
nually $8, 500; counties between 1OO,.
600 and 100000, annually $1,000;
counties between $4,000 and 100, 900,
annually $6, 900; counties between so, :
900 and $4,000. annually 81, 600; coun-
ties between $4,000 and so. 900, So, 3,00O;
counticS--between 20, 600 and 35, 600,
annually $4,000; counties less than
20. 600, annually $500.
Senator Minch has the honor Of
being the first Senator to be called to
the chair to act as President pro tenn
for this winters session. President
Wakelee left the chair for some matter
and Senator Minch presided over the
Senate with his usual courteous dig.
nifty and ability. He is highly spoken
of by his colleagues and develops a
stronger influence each year.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-02-25
Big Public Meeting.

The Vineland public meeting on the
9th promises to be largely attended.
Efforts are being made to have spec
ial train run from Salem and take in
Swedesboro, Woodbury., Glassboro
and Clayton. Jas. Duncan, first vice
president of the American Federation
OF Labor and secretary and treasurer
OF the Granite Cutters, will be the
principal speaker. Other of promi-
nence will also be secured.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-02-25
Prepare for Business.

One swallow don't make summer,
but spring will soon be here, neverthe-
less and people may as well make up
their minds to get ready for it. There
will be plenty of work ahead. In time
of peace prepare for war. Get ready
for the rush. Business men can do 80
by placing their advertisements in the
"Pioneer."
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-02-25
Installation of a Pastor.

Rev. Samuel H. Potter will be in
stalled pastor of the Fourth Presby-
terian Church of this city on Thurs
day evening next, Feb. 25th, at 7.30.
by committee of Presbytery. Rev.
J. L. Ewing will preach the sermon.
Rev. II. H. Beadle will preside and
constitute the pastoral relation. Rev.
|. 2. limerick will charge the pastor.
Rev. L. A. Oates will charge the con-
gregation. The music will be fur
nished BY the choir of the First Pres
byterian Church. A cordial invita-
tion to the public.
The Lenten season is being every
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-02-25

Company Will be Mustered In.
Friday night the new military COM
pany will be mustered in. They will
make fine appearance when their
new uniforms arrive.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-02-25
Horses at Private Sale.

Horses at Private Sale.
Fresh Western and acclimated
horses also one fast trotter and one
fast PAGER. F. L. Fralinger.
At Atkinson's Livery,
10 tt Bridgeton, N. J.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-02-25
Game SATURDAY..

The All-Scholastic basket ball team
Will play the West Jersey Academy
team at the Academy gymnasium on
Saturday.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-02-25
Big Sale.

A. A. Cole & Co. will have big sale
on March 3rd at their bazaar on North
Laurel street. The sale will begin at
IL o'clock. Dinner will be serves free
to the people.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-02-25

The Lenten season is being every
where observed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
curtls Iett,a WItnsss KIlIsd.

Jackson. Ky: Tricky Jim" Bach,
who was the principal witness for Cur
tbs Jet. the murderer OF J, B. Mar
cum, was shot aud killed Friday morn
ing by his divorced wife. Bach, after
attempting to force himself into the
house of his wife. set FIRE to the place
when Mrs. Bach grabbed a shotgun
and discharged the contents of both
barrels into his breast. killing him In,
stantly. Bach was intoxicated when
killed Mrs. Bach was placed In Jail
She said Bach had been attempting
to live with her against hes viii.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
4offmann Found Guilty Of urdsr.

Waterloo, ILL.,. William A, Hoffman,
was Friday found guilty Of the murder
OF William Brandt and his punishment
assessed by the jury at life imprison
ment. The jury dellberated for twelve
hours. 1t is understood that nine OF
its members held out for hanging, but
were brought to agree to a life sen,
tence. HOFFMAN, heard the verdict
without a show OF concern. but after
the adjournment Of court appeared to
be relieved that the death penalty was
not infllcted.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
APPEALS TO RULERS
TO END THE WAR
international Peace Congress Address
es Resolution to Gar and MIkado.

Boston: Resolutions intended to
bring about an end to the Russo
Japanese war were adopted Wednes-
day at the International Peace Con
gress. By the terms of these resolu-
tions the congress will address an
appeal to the Emperors of Russia and
Japan to terminate the struggle and
each of the Powers slgnatory to the
Hague convention will be formally re-
QuestCd to press upon Russia and jap
an the importance Of putting an end
to the war.
1t was also voted that the resolu-
lions referring to friendly interven-
ton by the Powers be presented to
President Roosevelt by a committee
of the congress.
The resolutions were adopted after
a lengthy discussion, in which many
of the most prominent foreign dele
gates participated
During the discussion Delegate Will.
liam r. Cremer of England took oc.
cnsion, while favorlng the declara-
tons, to characterize the treaty be-
tween England and Japan as a blum
der and to charge that this treaty
doubtless had much to do in bringing
on the Russo-Japanese war.
Thereupon Great Britain's policy Of
being a. party to the treaty was Wig
Orously defended by Colonel Bryce
Jones, M. P.
The deliberative proceedings of the
day took on an added interest from
the fact that a leading Hindoo, Bahia
Bharati, was introduced to speak as
a representative of his country. The
most intense applause that has been
evoked thus far during the conven-
ton greeted the Hindoo, who, dressed
in the costume of his pople, delivered
a passionate speech in excellent En-
glish denouncing on the one hand the
attempt to thrust Christianity upon
India as it's religion, and the policy
of the English people Of India OF In
vading Thibet
It was voted during the session to
refer the subject of a reconciliation
of France and Germany on the Alsace-
Lorraine question to the Berne bureau
for study by a special committee.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
Eight Thousand Persons Come Il
Bolivar to Hear Experts.

Bolivar Station, Mo-: The good roads
convention was held here Monday
with the recoTd-breaking attendance
of 5000 people. All business was sus
pended and the schools and Post OF
fee was closed. The good roads ques
ton is regarded as being of first i'm
portance.
Never in the history of Bolivar has
such a crowd assembled here. The
town people and farmers are greatly
enthused, and have banded together
in a large local organization which
promises to push the cause to the end.
as has been done wherever previous
good road trains have stopped.
Senator A. S. Mann of Florida was
present and spoke. Other speakers
were: Congressman Lamar, w. H..
Moore, president. and r. w Richard
son, secretary of the National Good
Roads Association.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
FLOOD CARRIES
OUT TEXAS DAM
Railroad Bridges in Oklahoma and
Indian Territory Swept Away.

Fort Worth, Tex: A message was re-
ceived here Tuesday from Carlsbad
stating that seventy feet OF the Nc
MILAN dam and all bridges. the power
dam, electric light plant and a cotton
gin were washed away by the big
food in the Pecos river, caused by the
heavy rains in the mountains north
and west of Roswell. All bridges be-
tween Carlsbad and Portales are wash
ed out on the Santa Fe. The total
damage to the railroad and irrigation
company will exceed 100000.
The Hondo reservoir which was
built by the government, will save
the city from any more floods. The
railroad bridge over the Pecos river
has been washed away. There has
not been any trains or mail since last
Thursday night. The bridge Of this
Rock Island, between Minco and I'm
ion City, the Frisco bridge over the
Canadian river, between Chickasha
and Oklahoma City, on the LawtOu
division. has also gone, but the main
line of this company from Fort Worth
via Sherman and Denison to st. Louis
is intact. This line and the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas are the only through
lines to the North.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13

London: A dispatch from Nagasaki
states that Japanese officer f-om
Port Arthur maintains that the Jap
anese are gradually closing in on the
fortress, being anxious to capture the
place on the mikado's birthday. Nov
ember 8. The garrison is now stated
to number only 10000 effective troops.
Lieut.. Gen. Hasegawa, late COM
mAnder in chief Of the imperial guards
division, left Toxic to assume COM
mand Of the Japanese forces there.
It is probable that this Japanese move
is made in order to expel the bands Of
Cossacks now operating in western
and northwestern Korea.
1t is reported from Toxic that the
fire Of the Japanese land batteries
severely damaged four Russian war
ships in the harbor of Port Arthur
1t Is stated that one of the vessels
was completely wrecked. The names
of none of the ships were given.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
PAYNE DIES AFTER
FEW DAYS ILLNESS
United States Postmaster General
Dies After Short illness.

Washington: Henry c. Payne. Post
master General Of the United States,
q member of the National Republican
Committee, a "stalwart" Of his party,
with the history of which both in
his home State and nationally he had
been identified for many years, died
at his apartments at the Arlington
Hotel at 6:10 Tuesday night, aged
so years. His death was peaceful
and was caused by disease of mitrsl
valves and dilation of the heart.
Mr. Payne had been in poor health
for at least two years, but his last
illness covered only seven days. an
attack of heart trouble last week pre-
cipitating the end at a time when,
after a rest, he seemed to have re-
covered a small measure of his vitality
impaired by years Of arduous labor.
Death Tuesday afternoon came after
nearly six hours of unconsciousness.
The last official caller to inquire
as to Mr.. Payne's condition was Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and he had been gone
only about ten minutes when the
stricken member of his Cabinet ex-
pired AS Mr. Roosevelt was leaving,
he spoke feelingly of Mr.. Payne to
the newspaper men gathered in front
of the hotel as "the sweetest, most
lovable and most trustful man | ever
knew"
Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by Cap
tain Cowles, also was a caller at the
70 mil U - ~ lar
ing the late afternoon.
The last day had been one during
which practically all hope had been
abandoned for some hours. The ap
proach of dissolution began during the
noon hour, when the sick man lost
consciousness and no longer recog-
nized those whom he had attempted to
cheer during his Illness by saying to
them that he was all right.
The Reverend Doctor Dunlap of St.
Johns Episcopal Church. at the re.
quest of Mrs. Payne. read at the bed.
side of the dying man Psalm 1870. out
of the Depths" and then repeated the
prayers prescribed by the Episcopal
| Church service.
Funeral services will be held at St.
Johns Episcopal Church, this city,
next Friday morning, and at 3:15 that
afternoon the body will be taken to
the Pennsylvania railroad station and
placed aboard the private car of Presl-
dent A. J. Earling of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad. who
rendered the use of the car and an
nounced that it would be here by
Thursday morning. The remains should
arrive at Milwaukee Saturday evening
and services will be held there next
| Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
JUDGE DISCHARGES
KRAFT JURY PANEL
Not Influenced to DO SO by Motion to
ouash, but by TERMS Ending.

Butler, Mo-: The motion to quash
the panel in the Kratz case, based
upon the affidavits of G. o. Hunt, who
alleged last week that he had been
offered a bride by Sheriff Smith and
Judge Francisco came up Monday.
In addition to the two affdavlts
made by the Sheriff and Judge Fran
cisco that Hunts story was absolutely
false and without a shadow Of fOun-
dalton, the attorneys for the defendant
filed the affidavit Of Morgan w. Shep-
pard of Warensburg, where Hunt
lived prior to 1897, and the affidavit
Of Mrs. Mamie Logan Of Warrens-
burg.
Each document made a sensational
disclosure, and we're calculated to cast
reflections upon Hunts character and
moral standing while he lived in John
son county.
The attorneys for the defense stated
to the court that they had just learned
of Hunts character and conduct where
he lived up to 1897, and that other
affidavits as to his character and other
features of the case were on the way
here, and asked for further time in
which to file them. They said that
while it was conceded, under the law,
that the jury could not be held be-
yond the term which expired Monday,
they desired the affidavits made by
Hunt to be fully inquired into.
Judge Graves stated that he had
examined into the law fully, and found
that the jury could not be held beyond
the term in which they were sum.
moned and that the term expired Mon
day; that II under the law he could
do so, he would hold the jury, as he
considered it an excellent panel; that
this being true, this was not the time
nor place to inquire further into
Hunts allegation, as that could be
done in another way; and that the
panel would therefore be discharged
| by operation of law.
Thereupon, Sheriff Smith jumped to
his feet and in an impassioned speech
said that he had been maliciously ma
| ligned by Hunt, and that he demanded
the fullest investigation and asked
that the Prosecuting Attorney file
information against him. Prosecuting
Attorney Ludwicl then filed an infor-
nation against Sheriff Smith, so that
the case can be tried in open court.
The Prosecuting Attorney stated
that 1t was not clear that Hunts afr
davit charged an oftense against Judge
Francisco, and he was not therefore
prepared to file an information against
him.
Hunt was present during the hear
ing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
JAPANESE MOVE FOR
GENERAL ADVANCE
Series Of Felnt Attacks Pereursory
to a General Onslaught

st. Petersburg; Official advices from
the far East given out Tuesday evening
describe a series of skirmishes on the
southern front of Gen. Kuropatkin's
army, the only importance of which
lies in the fact that the Japanese
are showing disposition to press
forward and feel out the Russian po-
sltions.
The activity of the Japanese out.
posts doubtless intended to screen the
movements of their armies, and, there
fore, may be regarded as percursory
symptoms Of final preparations for an
advance.
A special messenger has brought to
the emperor Gen. Kuropatkin's full re-
port OF the battle Of Lao Yang. The
messenger, who submitted to an inter
view, declares that the main army is
concentrated at Tie Pass and that II is
not likely Gen. Kuropatkin will make
a determined stand at Mukden.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
CARRIE NATION
SENTENCED TO JAIL
Kansas Crusader Convicted at Wichita
Of Destroying Property.

Wichita, Kas.: Mrs. Carrie Nation,
Mrs. Lucy Without, Mrs. Myra Nc
Henry and Mrs. Lydia Mounts, who
made the recent joint raid here, were
found guilty in the City Court here
Friday of destruction of property.
Mrs. Nation was fined $3.50 and given
six months in JAIL Mrs. McHenry and
Mrs. Without were fined $3.50 each, and
Mrs. Mounts was fined $50
They gave notices of appeal.
Mrs. Nation and Mrs. McHenry, i'm
mediately after having been released
from Jail on an appeal Friday after
noon, went down the street, knocking
cigars out of the mouths of the men
they met. They have been again ar
rested and are In the city Jail on the
charge of disturbing the city peace
and obstructing the sidewalk.
A mass meeting has been called for
Sunday to start aprohibition crusade.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
LAST HoNORS PAID
TO SENATOR HOAR
Public Services Are Held and Body
Lies In state.

Worcester Mass: This city Of Wor-
cester Monday bowed beside the body
of her foremost citizen, Senator George
Frisbie Hoar, while the State of Mas
sa chusetts and in a large measure
the nation sympathiZed with the NUM-
cipalIty in her grief.
The Reverend Doctor Edward Ever
EFT Hale, chaplain of the United States
Senate and lifelong friend Of Senator
Hoar, conducted prayers at the home
just before o'clock Only members
of the immediate household and a
few neighbors attended this service.
The body was then placed in the
hearse by the active pallbearers, all
present or past secretaries of the
Senator, and the honorary bearers,
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, T. JeffeT-
son Coolidge, Charles Francis Adams,
Attorney Gen. William H. Moody, for
mer Governor W. Murray Crane, Gen
eral William +. Draper, Judge Francis
c. Lowell of Boston, Colonel George
H.Lyman of Boston, Stephen Salisbury,
Henry A. Marsh, Doctor G. Stanley
Hall and William Il. Rice OF worcester.
The active bearers and the family es-
corted the body to the Church of Unity
where public services were held.
The militia force of the city, four
companies of infantry and a battery
Of light artillery under arms, were sta
toned in the streets to aid the police
in the almost unnecessary effort to
control the greatest crowd ever seen
in this city. AS the hearse passed ev.
cry man barred his head and many
women sobbed.
At the conclusion of the service the
body was conveyed to the City Hall,
where 1t lay in state until p m. Tues
day the body was taken to Concord
for burial
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
FIERCE FIGHT FOR
TWENTY-oNE BABIES
Disposition Of Orphans in Texas to
Mexieans Resented by Americans.

San Antonio, Tex: Twenty-one New
York orphans out of the consignment
of forty, who were sent to Clifton
and Morenci. to be placed in homes
there, arrived in San Antonio Thurs.
day night, accompanied by G. Whiting
Swayne. agent of the New York
Founding Asylum, and several Sisters
of Charity, who had narrow escapes
from being lynched.
The children, it seems, were given
out to poor and, in many instances,
unworthy Mexican families on rec
concentration of a new priest in that
vicinity. The Americans became in
dignant at Swayne and his party,
whom they thought responsible. At
Morenci the twenty-one children were
recovered after an exciting scene, with
che indignant American population on
one hand and on the other a furious
Mexican population, who did not want
TO give up the children.
At Clifton, however, when Mr..
Swayne and the nurses set out to
gather up the little ones from their
wild foster homes among the poor
and lowly, the American population,
1000 strong. surrounded the car with
rifles and six-shooters and threatened
to lynch Swayne and punish the nurs-
yes. The people had risen in their an
ger, and. after taking the babies from
the ignorant homes into which they
had fallen. they made a new disposi-
tioI of them and refused to let Swayne
and his party have them.
Swayne says that the mob not only
threatened to lynch him, but brutally
cursed the nurses. Some of the Sisters
of Charity are Frustrated by the ex-
element and strain of the journey,
and many of the babies are sick
Swayne says that legal steps will be
taken to compel the people of Clifton
to surrender the children The party
left here for New York Thursday
night
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
JAPANESE ANXIOUS TO TAKE
PORT ARTHUR BY NOVEMBER 3

The Japanese have seized of Niu.
chwang the British steamer Sishan
with cattle ami -four consigned to the
Russians at Port Arthur.
A dispatch from st. PETERSBURG
states that the first troop of the i'm
perial guard left Friday night for the
front They consisted OF the second
division Of the Finland guards.
Russian Treasury Equal to Drain
Washington: Russian financial con
dltions, with particular reference t.
the ability of the Russian treasury to
meet the enormous war expenses, were
discussed Friday night by Gregory Vii,
enkine, financial agent of the Russian
embassy. He reviewed the question
from 1897 to the present, and claimed
that his country would not have to
negotiate any new loan to prosecute
the war.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
IIIlnoIs State Fair CLOSES.

Springfield, ILL.,: Friday was Spring
field day at the Illinois state fair,
which closed Friday night The total
gate receipts for the fair are $4,000,
and the total receipts from all sources,
$4,000. 1t is believed that the fair will
Just about pay out, though there may
be small deficiency Last year there
was an overwhelming attendance, and
a big surplus after all expenses were
paid,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
Tempts sultan for Fleets Passage

Odessa: Never despairing of fin,
ally securing Turkeys consent to the
passage of the Dardanelles by the
Black sea feet, Russia has intimated
to the sultan its inclination to support
his majesty's desire to alter the otto
man law of succession to the throne,
The sultan's dearest desire is to be
succeeded by his son, whereas the
Mussulman law requires that the cid.
est member of the reignlng family re,
ceIYe the crown.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-13
Snow Sees 55o,ooo,oOo Wheat Yield

Chicago: In his summary of the
forthcoming crop report, Crop Expert
Snow says: MY final returns of
threshing show little change from the
figures of last month, and, on the basis
of my personal estimate of acres se,
will give a crop not far from $4,000, 900
bushels. Seeding of fall wheat has
made good progress and conditions of
moisture are now generally such as to
give the crop a satisfactory start The
acreage being seeled is materially lar
ger that that just harvested in nearly
all districts, and tho prospect is for a
good start as compared with a poor
eTTly situation last year"