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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12
Age fthe Average Market Esg.

The N. Y. "Sun" throws light upon
the subject of eggs and incidentally
shows how eggs can, be sold IN some
stores at considerably less than other
dealers are paying fos them.
Few people are aware of thervener-
able age OF the average egg thai
reaches the New Work market. In
some litigation between an egg. conn
mission house and wholesale egg
company in Iowa, interesting facts
are disclosed. The case has just been
decided by the Appellate Division in
this county. On April 20, 1899, the
plai1tiff bought five carloads@of eggs
from the Iowa company. These
were kept in storage in Si9ax City
until the following winter, and the
last of them did not reach this city
until Jan. s, 1890. But even then
they did not reach the markets; for there
was a dispute as to their condition
and quality. The purchaser main
tanned that they were not of the
quality ordered, and the seller replied
that any deterioration was, due to the
time they were left in storage. Then
the purchaser sold thenpfor what he
could get and sued the Iowa folks fol
the difference between what he re-
eeived and what he would have re-
ceived had the eggs been ups to the
standard demanded. He won, and
mis- Judgment was atfirraed.
And the public ate the eggs.
A prominent egg dealer says that
hardly dozen eggs reach the whole
sale markets here unsil they are from
three to nine monthS old. The bulk
Of the supply comes from the valleys
of the Ohio and the, Mississippi.
They are brought to tAe steamboat
landings BY the farmers, who, OF
course. wait until they have crate OF
a barrel before driving to the dock
Perhaps then the boat is missed OF
cannot make the landing, and anothei
week passes before collection.
FINALLY the boat deposits its shell,
cargo with a cold storage warehouse
whence it is sent by freight to New
Work as demanded.
The Long Island and New Jerse,
production and delivery in New Yorl
are so small as to be wholly insight
ficant in comparison.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

CONTRARY to their usual custom the
Democrats have called their State
convention almost a. month earlier
than the Republicans. This might
make it appear thatithe Democrats in
tend to assume the aggressive at the
outset, but the more reasonable ex-
PLANTATION would seem that it is~an eff
fort to head off the Hearst movement
and to show, that the modest young
millionaire who aspires to The Presi
dency, cannot even command the sup
port of his neighboring State.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

THE call for the Fifth Congressional
District Convention reached us last
week just as we were going topress. The
convention will be held in Trenton on
the day of the State Convention,
thereby saving the time and expense
of two conventions. Hon. Charles N.
Fowler will be renominated for Con-
gress without opposition, and two
delegates and two alternates to the
national convention will be chosen at
the same time.
DR.. Charles B. Holmes, of Railway,
presided at the meeting of the COM
mittee. Each of the three counties in
the district hayeitwo representatives
on the committee as follows: Union
county, Charles j. Fiske, Plaintleld ;
DR.. Holmes, Railway, Morris county,
George Il. Poole, Daniel S. Voorhees,
Warren county, DR.. Edward M. Bees
ley, j. Watts Ingham.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

AT the time that President Roose-
welt appointed Justice Holmes to the
Supreme Court bench, the Democrats
thought that he was selected because
he promised to take the Presidents
side in the trust cases then pending.
He took the opposite side, however,
in the Northern securities case, and
WILL it may be presumed, hold that
side in all the other suits coming be-
fore the court in which the same
principle may be involved The
Democrats charged after the case was
decided that the President was, angry
at the judge for his position, and that
he had removed him from his circle of
acquaintances. The circumstance
that the judge has just been enter
tanned at the White House shows that
this story is just as erroneous as was
the other. The Democrats who start
ed the tale about Rooseyelt's "pack-
ing" of the Supreme Court in the
trust case are just as far astray as
those were who declared that Grant
did this on critical occasion third
of century ago in the greenback in
stance. The Democrats are having
bad luck in their attempts to dis
credit President Roosevelt.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

THE Newark Evening News says
with truth. interested correspondents
mostly from New York and Philadel-
phia, are rushing into print just at
this time to say that the good people
who have signed petitions against pig
con matches never saw one, and that
a years record of such matches would
show that an average of ninety per
cent. Of the birds were instantly killed
and five per cent. more were immedi-
ately gathered by retrieving dogs or
pickets, thus making this sport less
revolving and cruel than the hunters
pastime or the fishermans recreation.
The figures are false. With the ex-
ception OF the most expert wing shots,
very few can, or do, kill ninety per
cent. of the birds released from traps,
and in amateur matches not more
than fifty or sixty per cent. are killed
outright, taking the average But all
these writer's are very careful not to
say a word about the cruel, disgusting
manner in which birds are mutilated
just before being put into the traps,
mutilation that crazes them with
pain, so that they fly irregularly and
are harder marks for the sportsmen.
AS for people who have never seen a
pigeon match, it is not necessary they
should in order to know enough to
condemn them. Any sport that kills |
for no other purpose than sport is
cruel and should be abolished. All |
talk about shooting matches supply
ing the markets with food is the veri-
est nonsense. No bird riddled with |
shot is as good for food as one that is
quickly and humanely killed for the
sole purpose of supplying food. AS
well chase steer around a ring and |
shoot or stab him full of holes to kill |
him for wholesome meat
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12
THE CANAL BILL.

The Canal Abandonment bill was
fair on its face. 1t was gotten up to
deceive and it did mislead some well
meaning newspapers that did not
give the bill the study it demanded.
A warning of it's true character should
have been conveyed to them by the
unstinted praise of the bill with
which William II. Corbin, the counsel
for the canal lessees and the East Jer-
sey Water Company, INDUCED him
self.
1t may be said that under the terms
of this bill all that the State would
acquire would be lawsuits. The en-
tire burden of disposing of the canal
effects was taken Off the shoulders of
the lessees, whose private interests in
the same were safely guarded The
lessees were left in possession OF the
immensely valuable riparian property
on the Hudson, worth from six to ten
millions, and they were given an equi-
ty of about three millions in the rest
of the property although their actual
possessions outside of mere charter
property rights, include only some
patches If land here and there.
Nor is it much Of mystery wherein
the Public Service Corporation was to
be benefited by the Commissions
plan Of disposing of the canal. The
property was to be disposed of in par
GELS. The sale.would be wholly in the
hands of State Commission with
power to accept any offer rendered.
One parcel would be The canal right OF
way in Essex, Hudson, Passaic and
Morris counties, with the canal com
pany property appertaining theretoand
without the basin at Jersey City. AS
a matter of course, the Public Service
Corporation would make an offer fol
this property and the State Commits
sion would readily coin reasons fol
taking the offer without competition
and at private sale The fact that
the State Commission of last year
placed such small estimate Of value
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

HUDSON COUNTY, is the home of the
equal taxation movements. and yet
they seem to fail to put it in practical
operation down there Judging by the
cases before the State Board of Taxa
tion. There have been filed with the
board 1T cases of appeal, of which
forty-four, involving more than $500
900, are in Hudson county. This,seems
an appropriate state of affairs in
which to apply the proyerb, Physician
heal thyself.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

THE extra session of the Legislature
conyenes to-day at II O'Clock. There
was general discussion of the matter
about the State house last night, and
three propositions were discussed.
They were: First, to take up the
Pigeon bill, pass it and adjourn with
out delay second, to take up and con-
slider the Pigeon bill and the Morris
Canal bill tomorrow, and then take a
recess until next week, and, third, to
take action on the Pigeon bill, the
Morris Canal bill and a bill carrying
an appropriation of $250,000 for stone
roads, and to reject all other proposed
legislation. With these diverse opin-
ions as to what should be done at the
extra session meeting with favor and
and disfavor from various representa-
tive Republicans, it is impossible now
to say what the legislature will decide
to do until after the Joint conference
of the Republican members has been
held. This conference will be called
before the session is called for business,
and it is believed that binding agree
ment on the Pigeon bill, if not on
other measures will be reached by the
political party in control before noon.
Last night the opinion seemed to pre-
vail that the legislature will hold only
a brief session tomorrow and then adj
journ until next Monday night, when
the real work of the session will be
begun.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12
9Th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
OFFICIAL CALL.

The Republican voters of the Fifth Congress
sional District are hereby called to meet in
primaries at such times and places as may be
designated by the various county committees,
to select delegates to a convention which is
hereby directed to be held in Trenton in the
County of Mercer, on
TUESDAY, MAY 10th, 1904,
at 10 80 A. NJ. for the purpose of electing two
Republican delegates and two alternates to the
National Convention to be held in the City of
Chicago, in June next
The b sis of representation in this Conveu-
ton shall be one delegate to every two hun
bred votes cast at the last Gubernatorial Elec
ton, and one delegate to every fraction thereof
over one hundred
Under this call the number of Delegates to
which ga county is entitled is as follows;
Morris Observation-Disclosures. 30
Union 81
Ndrreil. 10
CHARLES b. HOLMES.
GEORGE e. POOLE, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

THE Trenton "Times thinks that
Governor Murphy has not done a
more unpopular act during his term
than in vetoing the item in the an
nual bill appropriation for building
stone roads from $3.50, 900 to 1915, 600,
and therefore leaves no money avail
able for road building during the fiscal
year beginning November l 1904
And this seems to be, the general opin-
ion of the papers of the State. The
increase in the appropriation was but
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

AT recent meeting of the Newark
w, G. T. U. an English woman denounc-
ed the bathing together of men and
women at seaside resorts. 1t is need
less to say that the idea finds little favor
in the sea coast towns. Half of the
pleasure in summer vacation is in
bathing or looking at the bathers.
The w. G. T. U. tackles some strong
propositions but this is the limit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

THE opponents of the anti-pigeon
shooting bill lay great stress on the
claim that the birds shot at the traps
are needed for food. We imagine that
if they were compelled to eat the
pigeons they desire to kill they would
make greater fuss over it than the
Israelites did over their diet Of quail
in the wilderness.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

lNsURING monuments and grave.
stones in cemeteries is not feature.
OF regular insurance companies yet a
considerable number of stones, some
of them dating back to revolutionary
times were ruined by fire in. St.
Marks cemetery last week.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

upon the canal, minus the water
rights and canal basin, indicates that
the right of way in the two counties
has been estimated upon for the pur-
chase by thePublic Service Corporation
at a Lominal price. Newark Truth.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

York and elsewhere. Owing to the
suspension of building the supply of
homes is not equal to the demand, and
on the East side New York wholesale
evictions are in order, and riots are of
frequent occurrence.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

THE Hearst Boom in this State has
not demonstrated. sufficient strength
to save it from being ridiculous.
Evidently the old war horses. of that
party are not afflicted with the
yelloWs.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

UNITED STATES Senator Kean who
is topreside over the Republican State
Convention on May 10, will be candi-
date for reelection as Senator next
January. Mr.. Kean succeeded James
Smith, Jr., in 1899
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

1926, 900 and as it was to be spread over
the State generally it would have
been better to have let it stand. The
Governors point that it would not
be available until November, 1904,
is offset by the fact that new APP
next winter will not be
until year from that time.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

The Congressional district conventions, to
select two delegates and two alternates from
each Congressional district, shall be held as
may be directed by the Congressional Com
mittee of each of the said DISTRICTS in the same
manner as conventions are cal ed for the noini
nation of Representative in Congress.
II in any Congressional district there is no
publican State Committee will appoint from
the residents of such district a committee for
the purpose of calling a district convention to
elect district delegates.
BY order of the State Committee.
EDWARD @. STOKES,
Acting Chairman.
JOHN s. GIBSON,
Secretary.
Trenton, N. j., March 21st, 1904.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

In the light of subsequent events
our misinformed friend of the. Hack
ettstown Gazette" doubtless thinks
he has another think coming.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

ONE Of the distressing results Of
the series Of strikes of the building
trades is being felt by the poor of New
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION
Following is the formal call for IL

EOllOWlDR Is UflG lOTlIldI Cdll lOI UIle
Republican State Convention:
The Republican voters of New Jersey and all
whofavor the continuance of the policies which
have secured prosperity at home and honor
abroad under the wise and patriotic admins
trations of President Mckinley and President
Roosevelt, are requested to join in the election
of delegates ~ State Convention to be held
at the Taylor 0 era House in the City Of Tren-
ton. on Tuesday, May 10, 1904, at IL o'clock
noon, for the purpose of selecting four dele
gates-at-large and four alternate delegates to
the Republican Nation Convention, which
will assemble at Chicago Juue p, next for tn.
nomination of candidates for President and
Vice President, to be supported at the next
general election.
The basis of representation under this call
will be one delegate for each 200 Republican
votes cast at the last gubernatorial election,
and one delegate for each fraction thereof ex-
ceeding 100 votes. The said delegates from
each county will be apportioned am )ng the
several subdivisions of the counties by the
respective county committees In counties
where the number of wards and townships
ceeds the allotted number Of delegates, it is
suggested that fractional representation be
given, so that each ward and township may be
represented in the convention
Under the rules heretofore adopted, each
county delegation will be required to elect
at This convention one member of the Republi
can state committee, to serve term of four
years, excepting the counties of Essex and
Hudson, for each of which the county delega-
tion viii elect two members.
The number of delegates to which each
county is entitled under this call is IS follows
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12

Trenton. N. j.. March alst, 1904.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-06
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Arizona republican., 1904-08-06

a question of following the German or French language whether the prefix should be won or "de"-both preflxes having the same meaning: "of." If the German form be followed, it is inoor- rect in any event to begin the won" Literally; "of the'O with a capital les- ter. The Republican on most occasions has printed the name de Plehve, be- cause the correspondents stationed at St. Petersburg have always had it de Plel;ve in their mail correspondence.
 To determine which form, Von Plehve or de Plehve, is. the strictly accurate rendering. it is necessary to know whether the unfortunate man who bore the name was of German or French descent, and on that subject we have no enlightment. French is the Ian guage of Russian diplomacy, and it is likely that the man himself would have said that his name was de Plehve. It is safe to say that before he achieved distinction in the world his patronymic was plain Plehve.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-06
The Name of the Murdered Minister

Was the name of Russia's ill-fated minister of the interior Von Plehwe. Won Plehve, Or de Plehve? thousands of puzzled newspaper readers have doubtless asked. The various renderings in American news papers nave certainly been con- fusing. The first dispatches from St. Petersburg said that Minister Von Plehwe had been blown to pieces with a bomb. and many papers-in- cluding those of Los Angeles, for ex- ample-in their editorial comments next morning accepted the name Won Flehwe" as the correct rendering
 Since the day of the assassination readers have seen the name printed Won Plehve" or de Plehve," hundreds of times in the dispatches or in edito- rials, and they have wondered, natu- rally, why there should be such diff ference in print as to the name of one of the world most prominent men. The form Won Plehwe" was. of course, due to a mistake in telegraphic transmission from St. Petersburg on account of our letters Wv" and "v' having the same sound to Russian ears
 The name of the murdered minister was Plehve all right, and it is merel1
Arizona republican., 1904-08-06
Judge Parker Resigns.

| Judge Parker's resignation yesterday
 of the office of chief judge of the New
 York court of appeals indicates his be-
 lief that the tail should go with the | hide If he cannot be elected president he does not propose to remain on the
 bench. Incidentally, in. resigning his office he avoids further annoyance from
 clamorous lot of people who were ad- vising him on the subject. During the ! past week there has been a noisy dis cussion in New York over the question of what he should do in the premises.
 Had he waited until after the 10th of this month, his resignation would have been too late for the people to elect his successor in the November election, and it would have been necessary for the governor to appoint. The demo- crats now have an opportunity to elect democrat to succeed him. Had he stayed on the bench, in the event of his defeat for the presidency he would have had about ten years to serve be- fore the expiration of his term as chief judge And if he had chosen to hold or to his judicial office and remain off the political stump during the cam paign he would have been subjected to no criticism worth noticing.
 But the judges worshippers who may hail his resignation as a further proof of his high-minded regard for the proprieties have no occasion to grow unduly excited. He has resigned a great office, it is true; but it should be remembered that his situation will not be so very unfortunate, even when defeated by MT. Roosevelt. The enor- nous prestige of a nomination for the presidency by either the republican or the democratic party is worth a fortune to any man. MT. Bryan turned his prestige into an afFuent stream of gold, by featuring and publishing a weekly newspaper for the edifcation of the faithful. Worth nothing but the clothes on his back in 1896, Mir. Bryan today possesses, probably, half mill lion dollars in cash and good securities.
 And Judge Parker, although he may suffer disastrous defeat at the polls, can take un his residence in the city of New York and command at once princely income from clients. The sugar trust, the Standard Oil trust, the Belmont -Rothschild interests, and the various corporate interests which now look kindly on his candidacy for the presidency will be glad enough, after November, to employ him as counsel. And from the public at large he can pick and choose his juicy clients from multitude of applicants for his ser vices.
 So jet us have no tears over yester- days "high-minded sacrifice" at ESQ pus.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-06

In building a dam which will stand are bedrock foundation and wasteways which will prevent the flood from pass ing over the crest of the dam. And an overflow dam may be entirely safe, if securely anchored.
 The dam sould be imbedded n, rot on, the bedrock, It is a matter of satisfaction to the people of the Salt River valley TO- know that the great dam 10 be constructed by the govern ment on the Salt river is designed with view to utilizing every principle of safety. In the first place, it will !'e anchored in the permanent bedrock. In the second place, the wasteweys will be large enough to carry a vol ume of water equal to the greatest ncod ever seen in the river-the food of February, 1S91-without permitting any water to flow over the dam. Third, it will combine two additional princi- ples of safety-gravity and the arch. Its weight will be so enormous tIat it will be practically immovaOle. Tie shock of a cloudburst would not shake it. Arched upstream, the greater the pressure of the water the more secure ly will the ends of the dam press into the mortises in the adjoining canyon walls. Finally the cement is supnos- ed to be of such a quality as win make the dam a veritable monolith to all intents and purposes a part of the eter- nal mountains.
 To be sure, all this implies honest construction-honesty on the part of the contractors, and sleepless vigilance every minute on the part of he sup ervisirg engineers. Graft, if given any show, could nullify the best plans of the worlds best engineers.
 Happily, there Is no reason to ex- pect anything but the most honest management in the constructlcl of the Tonto dam.