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The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
TROLLEY ORDINANCE PASSED
The Board of FreehoIders Grants Per-
mission to go to wharton.

The Board of Freeholders Grants Fer
mission to go to Whartons
The board Of freeholders held a
special meeting on Friday morning,
five members being absent. The mat
ter in hand was the trolley ordinance
Of the Morris County Traction Co. for
the line from Rockaway to Wharton.
Freeholder Ringlieb moved that the
ordinance be taken up for third read
ing. Freeholdef Cook offered as an
to the motion several
amendments to the ordinance to pro-
vide for a payment to the county Of
two per cent. Of the gross earnings Of
the company, from the section Of road
described In the ordinance AS there
was no second to the motion it was
passed In its original form, and the or
dinance adopted as read at the regular
meeting Of the board.
An application from the Rockland
Water Co. asked permission to open
the county road in Netcong borough
to lay water mains. The road COM
mittee reported favorably on the re-
quest. but when it came to a vote
Freeholder Cliff Of Netcong asked
that it be laid over. He said that
Of the residents of Net
cong were opposed to the contract
made with the company BY the bor-
ough. 1t had just come out the night
before that the contract had been
signed, and the people wanted oppor-
tunity to express themselves. His
amendment to lay the matter over to
the regular meeting was carried and
the board adjourned.
A clam bake at Lake Hopatcong is
planned for September Z.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
A GREAT
LAND BATTLE
japanese Closing in on Russians
Immense Armies Face
TO Face.
JAPS MAKE CONTINUAL GAINS.


St Petersburg, Aug. 30. The great
est land battle Of the war Is now rag
ing ait Liaosane. It is believed here,
and the fate Of this years campaign
may be determined in forty eight
hours.
Tie two huge armies are now in con-
tact. The japanese have been advanc-
ing in great force along both roads
converging on Liaoyang, but the cru
cial question whether it is the main
Russian army that is concentrated
there to receive them or only very
strong screen shielding a further re-
treat to the north has not been posi-
lively answered yet.
II it is the main army and the latest
news from Iiaoyang so indicates
more than 100000 men now confront
each other for the supreme struggle.
Concentrated In series Of exceed
ihgly strong positions in and around
Liaoyang, then, are General Kuropat-
kin's 10000 men. They have with
drawn there in almost perfect order
and In accordance with the commander
In CHIEFS carefully prearranged plan.
They are smarting under the continual
attacks by an army whose courage
they admire the more because they
burn to meet it in final struggle.
Opposed to them are from 100000 to
250,0O0 Japanese soldiers, the united
forces Of Generals Kurolxi, Oku and
Nodzu. The best information proves
that the japanese commander In chief
has between 10000 and 10000 men,
General Oku 5000 and General Nodzu
$4,000.
Japanese Advance Rapid.
a dispatch just received from Liao-
yang says:
'tThe Russian army, with transport
and artillery, has effected It's retire
ment on Liaoyang and is now in posi-
ton awaiting the advancing Japanese,
whose progress has been rapid and
determined
The Japanese artillery has resumed
the battle, the points of pressure again
being the Russian southern Qear9 and
eastern fronts.
The Japanese infantry is now ad-
vancing to attack, their regiments de-
pioying in open order.
ssThe weather has improved and the
roads are drying, but in their advance
the japanese have spared no sacrifice.
BY an imperial decree which is pub
lished this morning In the Official Mes
senger the term Of military service for
the soldiers Of the Port Arthur gar
ison is reduced SO that every month
served from May last until the end Of
the year shall count for one year on
the fun term OF service.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
REPUBLICAN co. COMMITTEE,

Date for County Convention Selected.
Blanks for Primary Elections.
The Republican County Committee
met at the Republican headquarters
on Wednesday morning to fix the date
for the County Convention and the
transaction ofother business. In the
absence OF Chairman McGraw who is
away on a brief vacation, John HI.
Capstick was chosen chairman pro
TEN. 1t was decided to call the Coun-
ty convention at the Republican head
quarters in Morristown, on Thursday,
September, %, at IL o'clock a. m.
Messrs Hillery, Green and Pierson
were appointed a committee to make
necessary arrangements for this con-
yention, and also for the Cong ressional
convention, which it is expected will
be held here the last week in Septem-
Der. Messrs. McGraw, Capstick, Voor-
hees, Welsh, Hillery and Baker were
appointed as a committe to locate the
additional voting machines to be sent
to this county. The blanks for the
primary election returns, petitions for
delegates, etc, were given out to the
members Of the committee in order
that the petitions may be accessible to
all. The committee adjourned to
meet on the morning Of the county
convention.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
A PhiIipnina Mamanfo.

Lieut.. J. A. Blanchard has shown
us curious memento Of the Philip
pines. 1t is cane about two feet
in length made from the horn of a
caribou, with a silver head contain
ing the tusk Of a wild bear several
inches in length. The head is mark
ed Co. /, 18th G., this being the regi-
ment Of Mr.. Blanchard's son, Ser
geant Blanchard recently discharged
from the regular army and now in busi-
ness in New York. The sergeant had
the cane made in the Philippines and
it is very creditable piece Of work.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
REAR GUARD FIGHTING.
Japanese Continue to Drive the RUS
slams Northward.


Tokyo, Aug. 30.--All the Japanese
forces moving on General Kuropat-
kin's fast narrowing position in and
about Liaoyang have renewed the at
tack on the Russian southern and east
ern fronts, driving the enemy from
two to ten miles nearer to the city and
infiicting severe losses. General Kuro-
ki's central column, in one engagement
alone, a running fight from Anping
over ten miles to the plain just east o.
the city, captured six guns and de
moralized the Third, Tenth and Sew
enteenth corps under General Ivanhoff,
who is in command of Kuropatkin's
forces east of the main position.
At the same time furious artillery
attack was made by General Oku on
the Russians south front near Anshan
and part of General Kurokfs forces
cooperating with him, split the Second
and Fourth corps d few miles south
east of Liaoyang, throwing both these
commands into confusion and compel
ing the latter to fail back on the First
corps stationed at Anshan for support.
The First corps, swept and charged by
General Kuroki's infantry and flying
batteries from the southeast and east,
suffered great losses. 1t was fianked
by General Oku on the east simulta-
neously with the attack on IT by General
Kuroki from the same point and was
forced to retreat In disorder on the
\ Russian center.
The heaviest losses suffered by the
Russians south Of Liaoyang were due
to their determined attempts to guard
their commissariat trains In the flight
of the latter northward. Regiment
after regiment was exposed to almost
certain destruction to defend wagons
which ordinarily would be abandoned.
That indicates the belief Of the Rus
slams that they cannot hope to retreat
much farther north than Liaoyang
and tends Indirectly to confirm the un-
official report that General Kuroki's
right has swung around far enough to
command the peninsuIar railway be-
tween Mukden and Kuropatkin's left
It was in one Of the many rear guard
engagements to protect the commissary
wagons that a Russian officer Of high
rank, Lieutenant General Routkoysky
and one OF the most conspicuous regi-
mental commanders In the Russian
army, Colonel Won Raaben, were killed.
The Russians In the retreat from An
ping yesterday lost more than 1000 In
killed, wounded and prisoners, as well
as most of their guns and large
quantity Of supplies
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
no give Course Of lectures.

a course Of University Extension
Lectures viii be given at the Club
House of the Millington Field Club,
by Cecil r. Lavelle, M. a., on Mod
ern England and her Empire Z The
lectures win be held on the following
dates, commencing at 3.l5 p. m. Sep
tember 80, s The Age Of Elizabeth; Z
OCTOBER, "The Puritan Revolution;'
October IA, "The Completion Of the
Revolutions; October 2l, /" Chatham
and the Empires" October %, Britain
and Great Britain under George Ill.,
November 4, " The Victorian Era. 7
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
DEATH or WIN. T. BROWN.
WILLIAM THOMPsoN BRoWN.


Former Assemblyman william T.
Brown died very suddenly on Friday
evening last. After supper he went
from his residence to his store in
Madison. A clerk went to the back
|of the store soon after MI Browns
arrival and found him gasping. Medi-
cal assistance was called but the ply
sician found Mr. Brown dead
Mr.. Brown was born at Cliffwood,
Monmouth county, November 10, 1858.
He spent his boyhooa days at South
Amboy and attended the Steyensdale
Institute, a private school in that
city, He came to Madison in 1880
was clerk in astore for one year and
then went to Staten Island, where he
was In the drug business for a year.
Two years later he returned to Madi-
son, purchased d drug store and has
continued Id that business ever since.
He was a member Of the Madison
Board Of Health from 1890 to 1892, was
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
Their Cost in Number Of Towns
In This State.

Their Cost In Number of Towns
in This State.
The Paterson Guardian has thrown
light on the subject of paid fire de-
partments in the following.
An exchange says: "The Atlantic
City IN. j. paid fire department. win
cost $151, 900 for the fiscal year begin
ming with September Under the old
system, with GA paid men to drive and
operate the apparatus, and volunteers
to serve as hOSemen and laddermen,
the cost was S106, 600. A regular force
of 140 trained men at an. increased ex-
pense of $4,000 Is not regarded as an
extravagant Investment
II it isn't regarded as extravagant,
it ought to be. The fact that gradua-
tion from a semi-paid fire department
to full-paid one has cost the city
only S45, 900 year, may not count for
much down there, but ii so, it's due
to public ignorance, amounting to
gross stupidity in the face Of continued
robbery.
Factis that the Atlantic City fire
department. is already the fourth
most expensive In the state. It ranks
third in number Of men on the rolls.
Only those of Newark, Jersey City and
Paterson cost more. Yet Atlantic
City is the ninth city In population.
The city of Passaic, which is of all
most exactly the same size as At
lantic City, maintains fire depart
ment at $4,000 year. Other cities
EflI IIftWU
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30

The twenty-fourth Annual Reunion
Of the Fifteenth Regiment, New Jer-
sey Volunteers Veteran Association
win be held at Dover N. j., Thursday
September Is, 1904. Headquarters
will be established at the Mansion
House, where meeting Of the ex-
ecutiye committee viii be held on
Wednesday evening, September IA, at
eight o'clock The business meeting
will be held at the hall of James Nc
Davitt Post, No. "a, G. A. r., at ten
a. M, September Is, to be followed by
social meeting Of the regiment and
their friends. Dinner will be served
at the Mansion House at two p. m.
There will be no parade, the intention
Of the committee being TO rave the re-
union a family one
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
JERSEY PEACHES RUINED.
The News Comes Late butit is Here
Other Crops In Good Condition.

The News Comes Late but it is Here.
Other Crops In Good Condition.
Franklin Dye, secretary Of the State
Board OF Agriculture, has returned
from his midsummer tour of inspec-
tion through the State. He reports
that the crops generally are in good
condition and that the farmers should
have one Of their best years when this
season ends. The peach crop, how
ever, he says, presents discouraging
aspects. Speaking Of this fruit, he
states:
1.-THE San Jose scale and the 'yel-
lows have just about ruined the Jer-
sey peach crop. For several years
New Jersey has been losing it's SUI
premacy in the raising of peaches and
at last the farmers pretty generally
have about given up hope Of getting
commercial returns from the raising
of peaches.
q am OF the opinion that the scien-
lists will yet solve this disease known
as 'yellows' and / know that if the
farmers will treat their trees scienti-
tically they can rid them Of San Jose
scale, and the law of last winter
makes possible the punishment by
fine Of the careless neighbor who
neglects to keep his own trees clean
from this pest when the adjoining
farmer attends to this work. | also
look for revival Of peach crops in
this state
Pears have also been blighted this
year. There seems to be rust fall
all in short time and cover the trees.
/ have seen evidence OF this in several
places and farmers have suffered from
If ),
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
DEMOCRATIC CLUB ORGANIZED
Headquarters opened and the Cam
paten Under Way.


The Democrats opened the cam
paign last Friday night by organizing
a club and opening headquarters in
the new Miller building on South
street. The constitution Of the Club
provides for a permanent organization.
From the list Of officers it would seem
that the gold men Of four years ago
have swallowed the silver men COM
pletely. The officers elected are as
follows President, Willard w Cutler; (;
vice presidents, Dewitt Clinton Flan-
agan, Charlton A. Reed, Charles D. M.
Cole, Robert ID. Foote, Frank Fl. Fair
child, Joseph #. Burke, D. Farrand
Sturgis, John S. Green, Edgar E. Ran
dolph, Christopher L. Gallagher, Fran
els E. Woodruff, Clifford 8. Rutan,
John D. Collins, Carman r. Randolph,
Charles, Stilwell, ST., Harrie a. Free
man, Thomas B. McCarr0ll, Heman
B. Andrew, James j. Lyons, Samuel
Karn, James Il. Belby, John V. Wise,
David NJ. Compton, David Fl. Wilday,
Benjamin j.. Crane, John T. Lines.
Thomas il. Lowe, Orion N. Hugh
son, Jacob VanWinkle, William ,.
Kelley, E. LeClerc Vogt, Sr. secre-
tary, Irving e. Salmon treasurer,
Augustus Il. Revere; executive COM
miutee, Edward A. Quayle, chairman I;
Harrie A. freeman, Eugene S. Burke,
Fred Hays, Charles Stilwell, Jr., J..
Frank Collins, Frederick Smart, Cliff
ford S. Rutan and Joseph VanDyke,
Sr.; finance committee, Charlton Al.
Reed, chairman Carman r. Randolph,
Carl v. Vogt, d. Farrand Sturgis,
James r. Belby, John v. Wise, Benja-
min , Crane, Joseph +. Burke.
Speeches were made by a number Of
gentlemen, including Mr.. Flanagan
who ran the gamut from hope to fear
hope that Mr.. Parker will be elected
and fear that & the man on horseback
with a big club, as he designated the
president would hit some one with
the club, and The country find itself
at war some morning before breakfast.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30

TO Connect with Morristown q Erie.
Boonton people are interested in a
railroad scheme to utilize the Rocka-
way River and Montyille r. r. built
by the contractors for the Jersey City
Water Works to bring stone from back
of Montville butsoon to be abandoned.
The scheme is to build from Boonton
through Parsippany to a connection
with the Malapardis Branch Of the
Morristown s. Erie and from the other
end Of the present. road built into But
Ter connecting there with the Susque-
hanna. The road would be direct
route from Butler and Boonton to
Morristown and save many miles of
travel There would be about twelve
miles of road to be built and survey
has already been made.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
PROPERTY OWNERS MEET.


Meeting was Held at Hotel BresIin to
Consider Rapid Lowering of Lake.
a large meeting of the property
owners and Summer residents of Lake
Hopatcong was held at the Hotel
Breslin to consider the rapid lowering
Of the lake BY the Morris Canal Com
pany during the present month";
Reports were received from en-
gineers who have been examining the
subject. 1t was stated that the lake
is now four or five feet below the
normal, and much injury is being
done to shore property. It is three
feet below the minimum of last
August. This is notwithstanding
the heavy rains which have marked
the season and which would naturally
make the water much higher than
the normal. 1t was estimated that
at least 5O,000,O0O gallons of water a
day is being drawn from the lake.
The reports indicated that the water
was being used for mills near Boon
ton and not for canal purposes. The
Lord estate, which controls a number
of mill sites on the canal, is adver-
tising water power for sale, and ap-
parently has the use Of all the water
it wants. The surplus, it is believed,
is being used to fill the Jersey City
reservoir, but no direct testimony
was offered on this point.
It was resolved to have a bill drawn
for presentation to the next Legis-
lature which would carry out the
recommendations Of the commission
and preserve the lake and the large
interests represented from further
injury. Efforts will be made to COM
pei the canal company to stop draw
ing off the water for power purposes.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
ANNA LUCILLE BOYLE.

Lucille Boyle, aged seven years, the
youngest daughter of Mrs. George
Purssell, formerly Miss Eta Wulfers
of this place, died at her home In Brick
Church on Wednesday evening after
an illness of two weeks, of diphtheria.
She had been spending the summer at
Lake Hopatcong, with Mrs. Robert
Sands where she was taken i'll. In
terment in Evergreen Cemetry yester-
daY.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
Fireman,s Guests.

Independent Hose has received word
that the Goshen company will be on
hand for the parade. The company
will arrive on the afternoon OF the
9th, and will be lodged over night at
the Mansion House.
The Independents and Wardens will
unite in entertaining their guests, the
other companies being the Kittatin-
ny's Of Newton, the S0merville En-
gine Co. and the Newton and Summit
wardens.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30


Cedar Court is looking especially
fine this season. The place is old
enough now to show the results Of
planting and hard work in the past
few years. The lawns, acres in extent,
are looking at their best, and the
whole estate is under a high state Of
cultivation. The latest addition to
the place is the Italian garden near
the mansion, now almost completed.
The grounds from the railroad en-
trance in to the exedra at the turn
are also in fine shape. A feature of
the care of the lawns is the flock of
sheep kept on them nearly all the
time.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30

Thus 1T will be seen that the per
capita cost to each unit Of population
for a fire department. In any city other
than Atlantic City is less than S1.50,
and In most cases but little over a
dollar. While Atlantic City pays over
five dollars head for each inhabit-
ant to support it's fire department.
BY way Of comparison it is interest
ing to know what the fire service costs
in Morristown. The appropriation
for that purpose here is Sl2,500, in
cluding the hydrant rentals which is
about So, 800 per year. There are 24O
firemen enrolled, and it is estimated
that the monthly dues and other In
cidental expenses, average at least
$40 per year for each man making
~, 400, while the tax exemptions
amount to 81 200 more AS Norris
town has a population Of about 12,000
the direct tax for the fire depart
ment is over 81 per capita.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30

Pittsburg Aug. 80. The Rankin
plant Of the American Steel ana Wire
company has resumed operations In
full after six months shutdown, CIV
ing employment TO LOO men
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
Jersey seed wheat for California.

Jersey Seed Wheat for California.
Former Assemblyman Whitehead
has just shipped twenty bushels OF
wheat to a California man for seeding
purposes A Morris county man who
knew of Mr.. Whitehead 5 wheat, men
toned it to the California party, who
sent for sample heads early in the
season, and the order was the result.
The native wheat Of California is de-
ficient in gluten and the growers there
hope by a change of seed to improve it.
Mr., Whitehead will have from 300 to
400 bushels Of wheat from ten acres of
ground.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30
ssThe Future OF the Negro In Amer.
ica.s,

A grand lecture by the Rev. NJ. w.
Gilbert, A. M, D. d., Pastor OF the Mt
Olive Baptist Church, New York City,
will be delivered at the Calvary Bap-
list Church, Willow street, on Thurs
day, Sept. LIST, at 8 o'clock. Rev. DIR.
Gilbert is ripe scholar, able preacher,
and lecturer. He has been college
president, professor, editor and pastor,
and lately succeeded Rev. Or. G. Il.
Walker as pastor of the great Mt.
Olive, New York, 1t viii be a rare
treat to hear him.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30

The United States Hotel Is very
busy at present. The house is COM
pletely filed and would be guests hay g
been turned away.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30

The public schools viii generally re-
open next Tuesday, The two new
school houses will not be finished in
time, but it is hoped that Collinsville
school can be open by the middle Of
the month, and Hillside little later.
1t is possible that part Of the time
lost in late opening may be made up
later ia the season.
The Morris County chronicle., 1904-08-30

ExAJudge Cutler On Wednesday sold
the Connogs place on Water street,
to Mrs. Conn0Ts on a bid
Of a805 above the mortgage.