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New-York tribune., 1905-12-24

taken!
The honest archer had pushed back his
steel cap and was scratching his tangled
head. NAY, l know nothing OF 1t. You
never said that there was aught OF price
in the bag, else had | kept better eye
upon it. Certes! it was not this fellow
who took it, since | have never had my
hands from him. 1t can only be the
woman who fled with it while we fought -
Nigel stamped about the road in his
nerDlexitv. 4 would follow her to the
worlds end if l knew where l could find
her. but to search these woods for her
is to look for a mouse in wheat-held.
Good Saint George, thou who dldst over
come the Dragon, l pray you by that
most honorable and knightly achieve
ment that YOU will be with me nowl And
you also. great Saint Julian, patron OF
all wavfarers in distressi Two candles
shall burn before your shrine at GOdal-
ming, if you will but bring me back my
saddle-bag. What would | not give to
have it back"
"Wir1 YOU give me my life?" asked
the outlaw. Promise that | go free,
and YOU shall have it back, if it be indeed
true that my wife has taken it.
NAY, l cannot do that" said Nigel.
"My honor would surely be concerned,
since my loss is a private one; but it
would be to the public seattle that you
should go free. By Saint PAUL it would
be an ungent1e deed if in order to save
my own l let you loose upon the gear
of a hundred others"
Il will not ask you to let me loose,
promise that my life be spared L will
restore your bag"
4 cannot give such a promise, for it
will lie with the Sheriff and reeves of
Guildford.
Shall have your word in my favor?"
That l could promise you, if you will
give back the bag. though l know not
how far my word may avail. But your
words are vain, for you cannot think
that we will be so fond as to let you go
in the hope that you return?"
4 would not ask it, said the :" Wild
Man" for can get your bag and yet
never stir from the spot where l stand
Have | Your promise upon your honor
and all that you hold dear that you will
ask for grace"
Ou nave.
And that my wife shall be un-
harmed?"
Il promise it,
The outlaw laid back his head and
uttered long shri1l cry like the howl
of a wolf There was a silent pause, and
then, clear and shrill, there rose the same
cry no great distance away in the forest.
Again the wild Man" called and again
his mate replied. A third time he sum-
moned, as the deer bells to the doe in the
greenwood. Then with a rustic of
brushwood and swapping of twigs the
woman was before them once more, tall,
pale, graceful, wonderful. She glanced
neither at Ay1ward nor Nigel, but ran
to the side of her husband.
Dear and sweet lord" she cried, Il
trust they have done you no hurt. 1
waited by the old ash, and my heart
sank when you came not"
Il have been taken at last, wife"
"Oh, cursed, cursed dayl Let him go,
kind, gentle sirs, do not take him from
mel"
They will speak for me at Guildford,",
New-York tribune., 1905-12-24

He shook her off and sprang to one
side, but only just in time to avoid
crashing blow from great club IN the
hands of a man even taller and stronger
than himself He had one quick vision
of great white teeth ClenChed IN grim
ferocity, a wild flying beard and blazing
wild beast eyes. The next instant he
had closed ducking his head beneath
another swing of that murderous cudgel.
With his arms round the robbers burly
body and his face buried in his bushy
beard, Aylward gasped and strained
and heaved. Back and forward in the
dusty road the two men stamped and
staggered, grim wrestling match, with
life for the prize. Twice the great
strength of the outlaw had AylWard
nearly down, and twice with his greater
youth and skill the archer restored his
grip and his balance. Then at last his
turn came. He slipped his leg behind
the others knee, and, giving mighty
wrench, tore him across 1t. With a
hoarse shout the outlaw toppled back
ward and had hardly reached the ground
before Awkward had his knee upon his
chest and his short sword deep IN his
beard and pointed to his throat.
by these ten finger -bones!" he gasped,
lone more struggle and it is your last
The man lay still enough, for he was half
stunned by the crashing fall. Aylward
looked round him, but the woman had
disappeared At the first blow struck
she had vanished into the forest. He
began to have fears for his master,
thinking that he perhaps had been lured
into some death-trap; but his fOrebodlngs
were soon at rest, for Nigel himself came
fastening down the road, which he had
struck some distance from the spot where
he left it.
"By Saint PAUL" he cried, "who is
this man on whom you are perched, and
where is the lady who has honored us
50 far as to crave our help? Alas, that
| have been unable to find her father!'
"As we'll for you, fair sir, said Ayl-
ward, for | am of opinion that her
father was the Devil. This woman is,
as l believe, the wife of the Wild Man OF
Puttenham, and this is the Wild Man
himself who set upon me and tired to
brain me with his club
The outlaw, who had opened his eyes,
looked with a scow1 from his captOr to
the newcomer You are in luck, archer"
said he, for l have come to grips with
many a man, but l cannot call to mind
any who have had the better of me"
You have indeed the grip OF bear,
said Awkward; but it was coward deed
that your wife should hold me while you
dashed out my brains with a stick. 1t
is also a most villainous thing to lay
snare for wayfarers by asking for their
pity and assistance, so that it was our
own soft hearts which brought us into
such danger. The next who hath real
need of our help may suffer for your
sins
when the hand of the whole world is
against you," said the outlaw in a surly
voice, "you must fight as best you can"
You we'll deserve to be hanged, if only
because you have brought this woman,
who is fair and gentle-spoken, to such
1fe," said Nigel. Let us tie him by
the wrist to my stirrup leather, Ayl-
ward and we will lead him into Guild
ford
The archer drew a spare bowstring
from his case and had bound the prisoner
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

JAPAN has practically established
the Monroe doctrine in Asia. Secre-
tary Hay has again received from the
principal European powers pledge
that they viii respect the admins
trative entity and territorial integrity
of China. Such a pledge, so often
made, has Of course some restraining
influence. But a breath has made it 4;
a breath could unmake. 1t is a good
thing for the policy with which the
name Of Secretary Hay is 50 honorabIy
associated that there is now a strong
er guarantee against the Partition of
China than a hundred agreements
could create. 1t is not likely that
China will be divided The danger
which was so imminent few years
ago that even Lord Salisbury practi-
cally abandoned resistance seems now
passed. A new condition has arisen,
and this new condition is Japan,
armed to The teeth, ready to fight for
The principle that China's territories
may not beseized by European powers.
An oriental Monroe doctrine has been
set up and given sufficient sanction.
Russia tried to take Slice iof China.
The experiment has cost close to a
billion dollars, the lives of 100000 Of
her soldiers, and profound national
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

THE language Of Speaker Cannon at
the banquet of the national board of
trade puts at rest any question as to
where he stands relative to tariff re-
vision and the proposed extra session
of Congress. He said
The consensus of opinion is that
we had better wait for revenue legis-
lation at least year longer without
undertaking to revise the revenue
laws. 1t is difficult thing TO frame
a tariff bill, for it is a question of
hearing each one of the representa-
tiyes who come with the plan of what,
his constituents want and making it
so'that majority Of those interested
WIN say aye / believe that we
have a pretty good revenue law, both
for revenue and customs We need
the money, Ten years ago a good law
was framed, and the making of it
halted business. AS a result, the
Congress Of the United States will
wait long while before it runs the
risk Of doing the same thing
" ] am neither prophet nor the
son Of a prophet, but l believe that
Congress will make wise appropria-
tions, and that when it adjourns
March it will be to give the people
of the country a rest until next De
cember.
Nothing that has happened or that
has been said since the beginning of
the present agitation for tariff re-
vision and for an extra session of Con-
greSs has pleased the stand-pat'
element Of the party more than the
open utterances Of Speaker Cannon
against tariff legislation. The hearty
response that he received at the hands
OF the leading business men who were
in attendance, indicated that his
speech met their approval without
qualifications.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24


PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has informed
senators that he will Insist upon rati-
tication Of the arbitration treaties
without amendment. Opposition to
them in their present form comes
principally for the South.
The treaties now pending we're
negotiated BY Secretary Hay with the
representatives of the powers, and all
of them were signed in Washington.
The conventions entered into were
with France, Great Britain, Germany,
Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain
and Austria-Hungary. The President
and Secretary Hay felt, in negotiating
the treaties, that long step toward
universal arbitration and consequent
", universal peace, had been taken.
Both have expressed surprise that an
attitude inimical to the conventions
should have been assumed by some Of
the senators.
The President has impressed upon
members of Congress, particularly of
the Senate, that he regards the arbi-
tration treaties and formidable navy
as the best assurance of peace the
United States possibly could have.
The treaties are opposed, in their
present form, by Southern senators,
who do not wish to have their states
involved by reason of bonds held
abroad and which have been repu-
dated by the states.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

GOVERNOR STOKES thinks the State
has an important duty to perform in
caring for its dependents, but his fig
ures showing the increase Of these UNI
fortunates are appalling. Ten years
ago these only cost the State eighteen
per cent. Of the total expenditures.
Last year they amounted to 30 per
cent. In ten years the expenses for
this purpose have increased one hum
bred per cent. and now amount to
nearly million dollars year. These
dependents number 5000 including In
sane, feeble-minded and blind. The
insane alone have increased 1870 per
cent. in twenty years. With these
figures staring US in the face it is nc
wonder that the Governor thinks
that some system should be devised
by which present results can be more
economically obtained.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24
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New JERSEY honors herself in the
reelection of Hon. John Kean to sue
coed, himself as United States Senator.
He has made for himself an infuen-
Jial position at the national capital
and can take care of the interests OF
the state in an efficient manner. SEN
ator Kean was born at Ursino, Union
county, New Jersey, in the house
where he now resides, on December
4th; 1852. When a young boy the
Senator was sent to a boarding school
in Stockbridge, Mass, and was trans
ferred from there to a private academy
at Sing Sing on the Hudson, where he
received much higher education than
was necessary for him to enter Yale
College, which he did in 1872. He
afterward took course in the Column
bia College Law School, and was adj
mitted to the bar Of New Jersey in
1871 Mr.. Kean was elected to Con-
gress in 1882, and again in 1886. In
1892 he was defeated for Governor by
his Democratic opponent, George T..
Werts. The Senator Is prominent
business man, and is engaged in num-
erous manufacturing, mercantile, rail-
road and financial enterprises, which
furnish employment to large number
of mechanics and artisans, especially
in the city Of Elizabeth, where he is
so we'll and favorably known. He has
helped materially in promoting the
growth Of that city, and to him, more
than TO any other person, is due its
present prosperity. He fills many
positions of honor and trust in the
banking and commercial communities.
The Senator has always been an ac-
tive Republican, and for several years
he served as the Treasurer of the State
Committee of his party. He was the
unanimous choice of the Republican
caucus for United States Senator in
January, 1899, and received the full
vote of his party when he was elected
to that Office in a joint meeting of the
Legislature, held soon afterward, his
Democratic opponent being. the then
incumbent, James Smith. Senator
Kean was elected for term of six
years, which will not expire until
March 4th, 1905.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

THE Republicans lost no time in
beginning to redeem their pledges
made in regard to equal taxation in
the platform of the last campaign.
One Of the first bills introduced was
one by Mr.. Dufaeld, the Republican
leader Of the House, providing the
taxation of second-class railroad pro-
perty at local rates. The bin provides
that the value of this property shall
be fixed by the State Board of Asses
sors and the money collected by the
local authorities. This bill is supposed
to have the sanction of the leaders Of
the party.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

THE Anti fee bill has been intro
duced in the Senate by Senator Jack
son. BY the provisions of the bill all
fees are to be turned into the county
treasures, and surrogates, registers,
county clerks and sheriffs shall be
paid liked salaries ranging from 81 800
IN first class counties down to $1,000
in fifth class counties. AS there is
scarcely a county in the State but
what the fees will amount to a great
deal more than the salaries provided
in the bin it is not at all probable
that the bill win ever become a law.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24


Some humorous observations on track
elevation and other local topics that
hit of the characteristics Of some To-
cal persons, X Higashi and an assistant
gave a very interesting exhibition Of
|JiuJitsu, a japanese system of defensive
wrestling, and Robert Il. ,Gourlie, Ar
thur e Smith and Raymond 2 Heath
gave an exhibition Of mat work which
included some haiF-raising features,
while Frank YanNess, disguised as a
Chinaman, did some funny business.
The performers and musical pro-
gram follows:
INTERLocUrOR
D. NJ. Claghorn
TAMBos
Herbert c. Wildey BENZ M. Sayre
BONES
Frank O. VanNess Zeno P. Secor
CIRCLE
Francis H. Glazebrool Vim. J. johnson
Harry G. Owens Harvey J. Gennng
Thomas Logan Angelo Fl. Bennell
Harry Pant4nius Harry c. Nixon
George f. Rabbit Paul Piper, Jr.
Lewis 7 Hays Ellis " Bower
John II. Rosevear, Jr, Robert Savidge
Oscar Sturgis Robert Dickson
Robert Sturgis Raymond p Heath
VIM. III Aitchison Addison Boniface
Raymond G. Coghlan Walter Sewage
Jerome Gravatte w Harry Thatcher
Elmer Romine
Miss Jerome at the piano
Voss' orchestra
Mr.. #. w. Buxton, IT,, stage manager
PROGRAM
CURTAIN CHORUS--s"rhe Suwanee RIv-
err Solo and Chorus
OPENING CHORUS-ssI Want to be Sol
der" Introducing the First Edi-
ton of End Men
END SONG My Little Esquimoy
Mr.. Wildey
BALLAD On the Farm in Old Nilsson
ri'' Mr.. Owens
END SONG Ny Indy Lou
Mr.. VanNess
CHORUS In Joyous Melody Introdu-
cling the Second Edition of End Men
QUARTETTE Break, Break, Break, on
thy cold gray stones, oh sea-
DR.. Glazebrook, Mr.. Owens,
Mr.. Genung, Mr.. Johnson
END SONG Gone, Gone, Gone"
Mr.. Secor
BALLAD Sometimes Dear Mr.. Babbitt
END SONG Make a Fuss over Me-
49, Mr.. 'Sayre
CLOSING CHORUS The Old Flag Never
Touched the Ground"
Solo by Mr.. johnson
The performers had a collation. at
the Association rooms after the per
Torrance.
Over 5000 was cleared from the en-
tertainment.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24
MINSTREL ENTERTAINMENT.
The Second Y. NJ. c. a. Affair Greeted
With an Appreciative Audience.


The Second Y. NJ. c. A. Affair Greeted
With an Appreciative Audience.
After the usual tribulations attend
ant upon amateur performances the
second minstrel entertainment of the
Z. M. Q. A. was given on Wednesday
evening, and proved most enjoyable
affair. The management was about
paralyzed in the afternoon TO hear
from Miss Chapman, the pianist, that
she was i'll and could not play. For
tunately young friend Of Secretary
Claghorn, Miss Elizabeth Jerome, a
student of music in New York, had
come out with her mother to attend
the entertainment: learning Of the
difficulty she volunteered her services,
and with but little preliminary re-
hearsng did the piano work thorough
ly. The hall was filled and from the
curtain chorus to the close, everything
went off promptly and without hitch.
The stage setting was very fine and
when the curtain went up revealing
the performers with black faces and
white suits arranged in two semicir-
Giles while in thecentre with white face
the picture was one to be remember
and reflected great credit upon the
stage manager, II. W. Buxton, Jr. AL
so credit is due zeno P. Secor, of Brook
Ign, who managed the musical part of
the entertainment soetfectively.
The closing musical number, "The
Old Flag" was quite spectacular, the
singers all waving small flags while a
large flag was dropped from the ceiling
and when in response to encore the
chorus was repeated Paul Jameson in
U. S. army uniform came on waving
a large flag the applause was doubled.
The singing was very good, the end
men made lots Of fun, Ray 9. Ewry
gave a remarkable exhibition of high
kicking and jumping, Ben. Sayre gave
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24
CONSIDER TRACK ELEVATION,
Madison Omchls Met Lackawanna
Engineers on wednesday.

Engineers on wednesday.
Lackawanna engineers met with the
Madison officials and Mr.. James and
Mr.. Webb at Madison on Wednesday
afternoon TIC discuss the engineering
features Of the proposed railroad eleva-
tion at Madison. Plans were sub
mitted showing change Of grade
starting some distance west of James
Park and extending to the Madison
line toward Chatham. The plans
also showed a relocation from a point
nearly opposite the new freight house
to the borough line taking out the
bad reverse curve there. The track
viii be moved nearly three hundred
feet west of the present location at
the point where they now approach
very near Madison avenue.
The company asks for the vacation
of Kings road parallel with the track
for the block south Of Maple avenue
and also for the closing Of Union ave
nue. where the new line approaches
very near to Kings road
The tracks would go under Division
avenue and over Sampson avenue,
Green avenue, Green Village road and
Madison avenue. At Sampson avenue
depression Of the highway would
greatly improve the grade OF the street
as there is a considerable hump there,
at Green avenue the street would be
depressed two feet at Green Village
road three feet and Madison avenue
more. The bridge connecting the two
parts Of James Park is high enough to
give clearance but the street bridge
just beyond would need to be raised
The new station is shown on the block
south of Green avenue with the nam
portion on the east bound side and a
waiting shed on the west bound side.
The financial side Of the question
was not discussed but the report is
that the railroad VIII ask Madison for
s40,0 600. The question Is attracting
considerable interest In Madison the
near proximity Of the tracks to the
library the James block and school
house making the question Of the
noise Of trains running over steel
bridges Oneof more than usual moment.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24
MEETING OF PRESBYTERY.
A Number Of overtures Adopted AT
ter Spirited Debate.

ter a Spirited Debate.
The winter meeting was held in the
South Street Church on Tuesday last,
continuing the entire day, a thing
unusual for the January meeting.
Rev. Wendell Prime Keller, pastor at
Madison, as moderator, called the
meeting to order and offered prayer.
The roll call indicated a good attend
ance, among whom there proved to be
several well-equipped and lively de-
baters. The general assembly had sent
down an unusual number of overtures
to be voted upon by the Presbyteries.
The five relating to judicial commits
sions, reported by DR.. T. f. White,
were readily passed with ut'little de-
bate. Two others, to both of which
there appeared to be TWO strong sides,
aroused some of the lions on the floor,
resulting in some very interesting and
somewhat warm speeches. Notably
the overture on Union with the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church, reported
most ably by Dr.J Macnaughtan and
which coming to a vote in the after
noon, was passed by a majority of % to
II. The remaining overture relating
to seperate Presbyteries for the colored
people was lost by a vote Of % to is.
Twas a pity the entire Presbytery
was not present, for both the last
named overtures have a far-a head
look. calling for wider knowledge and
calmest Judgment by both conservative
and radical votes.
The pastoral relation existing be-
tween the Rev. H. d. Sassman and
the church at Parsippany was dis
solved by mutual request Of pastor
and people, and Mr. Sassaman was APP
pointed to declare the pulpit vacant
next sabbath. The Rev. |. l.. White,
now a pastor in Newark, was at his
own request dismissed to the PreSby-
terry of Newark. A new rule for the
examination Of candidates for the
ministery was adopted.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

A SENATE bill introduced provides
that volunteer tremen may be com
pensated for services at a rate not exs
ceedlng 81 for any one fire. This
measure is designed to meet the situa-
tion created in many towns in the
State BY the decision of the Court Of
Errors and Appeals that the $500 tax
exemption allowed volunteer firemen
was unconstitutional. This seems a
reasonable proposition if the number
of iiremen is kept within reasonable
limits.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

DURING inauguration day man in
quired Of group Of politicians: How
much coal did the Democrats use to
heat the State House one winter ?
Wasn't 1t 10000 tons9 The party
addressed replied. "a don't remember
the amount, but they kept warm Y
Kept warm " said a bystander, /
should say they did. They made it SO
hot for themselves that they have
been out cooling otfeyer since
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

SENATOR HILLERY has introduced a
bin extending the time for two years,
from December 81, 1905, for the COM
pletion Of railroads where money has
been actually expended ID construction
work The object Of this bill is to
afford time for the completion Of the
Speedwell Lake railroad,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

TIE name Of Alexander Q. Brodie,
Governor Of Arizona, was sent to the
Senate last Friday for Assistant Chief
Of the Record and Pension Division Of
the War Department with the rank
Of Major Brodie was an officer Of the
Rough Rider Regiment.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

!" ACCORDING to the report sent To
the Legislature by Comptroller Nor
gam says the Trenton Times, the
amount received by the State for inter
est on its bank deposits during the
last fiscal year was 5a,OO7.3s, and Mr..
Morgan estimates that $50, 900 will be
received from the same source during
the present year. When Governor
Murphy began his term he told the
people that he expected to earn his
salary, and he certainly has done so.
The law requiring the banks holding
the State deposits to pay interestthere-
on was passed in pursuance of Cover
nor Murphy's recommendation and in
spite OF strong opposition to such a
policy. No revenue was ever received
from the same source before he entered
the executive office, and the Governor
has kept his promise. +"