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Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-12-07
WOODBURY. and SALEM \
TURNPIKE MATTERS.

The following preamble and resolution
was received by us on Tuesday, with the
information that it was adopted at 3 largely
attended meeting Of farmers on Saturday,
December ID. If reports be true, the peo-
pie on the line Of this turnpike are pro-
ceeding on the declaration OF the resolutions
and are driving around the toll gates ON
private property, although we are informed
the gates are not closed, but toll is de-
manded
THE PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, It appears that the Gloucester
and Salem turnpike road is not in the
condition required by its charter; and
that the petitioners have protested against
paying toll on the said road in its present
condition; and that the said petitioners
directed and presented petition to one
OF the courts of tbis state, complaining
of the condition of the said turnpike
road and bridge over the Mantua creek;
and that the said court ordered an ex-
animation of the said road and bridge, by
commissioners appointed for that purpose,
and that the said commissioners found
the said road and bridge to be in very
bad condition, and not in compliance with
| their charter; and that on the report OF
| the said commissioners to said court, said
court ordered the toll-gate keepers Of the
| aforesaid turnpike road to open and to
| keep open their gates for she free nse Of
public travel; and
WHEREAS, The said turnpike company, in
direct disobedience TO the order Of the
| aforesaid court, and n direct disobedieDes
TO the laws of this state, refuse TO open
their gates for the free use OF the public
travel, according to said order. There
/ fore he it
ResoiUed, That we will not pay any fur
ther toll on the said turnpike road in it's
present condition and that the toll collected
thereon is illegal, and being refused per-
mission to pass Though the gates Of the said
turnpike company, we have secured per-
mission from the property holders adjoin-
ing said gates, to pass around said gates Or
their adjoining premises.
All Of which indicates thas. sllsEs y =
busy time ahead for somebody.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-12-07
THE ruRNPIKE's VIEW.

A committee OF the turnpike stockhold-
ers went over the road yesterday, the 9th
instant, and re sort that the read is in
better condition than it has been for the
past twenty years. The worst portion is
in the City of Woodbury., and that is due
to the sewer contractor leaving soil from
the bottom of the trench on the surface
The Company's attorney has advised that
persons driving around the gates make
themselves liable to heavy penalty A
bridge expert has been engaged to examine
the Mantua creek bridge, and his written
report is awaited.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-12-07
STRANGE HOG DISEASE
IN WARREN CO.


Hundreds of hogs in lower Warren Co.,
have died recently from strange disease
says the Washington, N. ]. Star. Continu-
ing the Star says;
J. B. Vanderbilt had Fifty -four pigs in
his pen. Now there are only six. George
Shurts lost all he had. So did his neigh
Dor, Joseph Gerard. Scores Of Others can
be named who have lost heavily by the
strange disease.
One man had a fine lot Of porkers and
lost them all by "the plague within a
few days. Desiring pork for his own use
he bought lot more. 1t was only a short
time afterward that these took sick and
died. Now he hasn't any, nor has he the
spirit to buy another lot.
The disease has been manifested in the
Asbury neighborhood ever since last spring
but it is just now at the height of its reign.
The neighborhood affected seems to be
along the line Of the Central Railroad, and
cases are reported all along the line as far
as Somervllle Down that way, however,
the damage has been much lighter.
Now that killing time has arrived,
butchers are watching slaughtered hogs with
the greatest care. Only those free from
disease, and clean and healthy in every
particular, are being offered for sale to the
public.
rrbnra 10 a otorx1 told .,f nx,o forn,ar near
Asbury. who, fearing that his hogs would
die off Of the plague as his neighbours, i'm
mediately slaughtered all he owned He
was too late, however, for when their or
gans were examined it was found that
nearly every one was affected, and would
doubtless have died Of the disease within a
few days.
butcher who was consulted about the
disease says that the situation, besides
being a very serious one. is also mysterious
and unexplainable. He says the effect is
much the same in some ways as consump-
tion. Heavy hogs fall away from the sick
ness within period of two days. :. Their
organs, such as tine liver, kidneys and
lungs, are covered with white mattery
spots, aud their lungs appear in wasting
condition sometimes filled with matter
One of the heaviest losers among the
farmers states that the disease generally
kills from "a TO 4S hours after manifesting
itself, and never stops until practically the
whole pen is cleared ont. A hog will be
apparently well and in "a hours or little
more will be dead. There is no treatment
known that is effective.
The action of the disease in some cases
is very curious. Sometimes hogs, after be-
coming afflicted, have lost their ears and
hoofs, they seeming to rot away and drop
off within period Of few hours.
The local butchers are buying no pork
from the affected districts, and all pork
purchased is thoroughly inspected before
being placed upon the counters for sale. In
fact, 20 cases are reported in this immedi-
ate neighboI hood nor in the country sec
tions north of Washington.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-12-07

"A Farmers Institute is being held in
Williamstown Town Hall to-day
Justice Endicott will begin She trial of
civil cases on the 1ath, and possibly Prose-
cutor Starr will have some criminal cases
ready.
The report Of the Commissioners to
assess benefits growing oat Of the Cooper
street Improvements win probably be pre-
sented TO Judge Jessup tomorrow.
Last Friday, john S. Jessnp, as spe-
cial master, sold the property known as the
Captain Ware homestead on North Broad
street, 10 Rebert q Sparks, for $ia92 50.
- 1T LII.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-12-07
The Commissioners of Appeal.

The Commissioners Of Appeal filed their
report Of adjustment Of assessments with
Collector Redfed on Tuesday. Reductions
were made in sixty-eight levies, theamounts
ranging from $50 to $4,000, among the
larger sums we find Eyangeline Glover's
tax reduced Sl475, and Wilmer Knox $500
These properties we're wrongly assessed, be-
cause their construction was not begun un-
til after the date for putting in this years
levy was passed The H. Fl. Watkins
estate was reduced $500; S. W. Ladner,
$500; Farmers & Mechanics bank, $4,000;
F. c. Eisenhardt, 5000; R. c. Sparks, $780,
The great preponderance..o reductions were
for sums ranging from $50 TO 5000 The
gross reductions were $21, 40, of which
So. AIS was on personal aud S17, ,995 on real
estate. With S25 in poll and dog reduce
tions makes net tax reduction OF S471. o.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-12-07

Friendship Fire Company has nomi-
mated G. Walter shivers for Chief of the De-
partment John Redfield, Mayor Ladd,
Harry Fish and Theodore S. Burrows are
named for the position Of assistants.
"A meeting Of the Old Deptford Town
ship SUNDAY School Association, will be
held at Mantua Grove school house Thurs
day evening, December Ia, at eight o'clock.
All those in the immediate neighberhood
are especia II invited; interesting speakers
have been secured.
The entertainment given in the Pres
byterian Chapel ass Tuesday evening, was
quite 4 success. All who were present.
we're wei pleased. The two farces, 4
Pair 81 Cioyes' and "a Chinese Dummy, =
were well rendered, and reflect credit On
shose who took part. The net proceeds
amounted 10 about thirty -fonr dollars
pthn,a ino,l,,a elp,art, Are hetter shan ever
Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-12-07

of real reform in the matter of railway
regulation
It is worth while considering whether
1t would not be wise to confer on the
government the right of civil action
against the beneficiary Of rebate for
at least twice the value Of the rebate.
This would help stop what is really
blackmail Elevator allowances should
be stopped, for they have now grown
to such an extent that they are demor-
alizing and are used as rebates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
MAFIA PLOTTED.
Story That They Sent an italian
to Kill DeFlin.
Arrived in Topeka Day After
Devlin Went Abroad.
RADGES GIVES ADVICE.
Tells First National Depositors
Things Look More Hopeful.
Should Refuse to Sell Their
Claims on Defunet Bank.
RADGES GIVES ADVICE.

That the Malta had deputized one of
their number, an Italian coal miner EN-
ployed in the Devlin mines in IIlirois to
kill G. J. Devlin is the story which Sam
Radges of the depOsitors' committee of
the defunct First National bank tells.
The agent of vengeance journeyed to
Topeka and arrived here the day after
Devlin had left Topeka for his Euro
pean trip. This is the reason which is
given for the failure of the Malta to
make good.
I scoffed at the story when I heard
it at first" said Radges. I thought it
ridiculous but investigation has proved
that there was truth in it, I had the
story direct from the wife of one of the
men who attended the meeting which
selected one of their number to travel
to Topeka on the deed OF vengeance.
1t seems foolish 10 think of it but
the people were fearfully worked up
about the loss of their money. I have
had any number of people come to me
and make threats against the life of
Mr.. DeVlIn. What's the use2 Wen,
they didnt stop TO think; they were
hard up Tor money they didn't know
what to do, and their sole idea was
vengeance. Some OF the irish are the
most hostile. There IS one wild Irish
man in this town who is simply frantic.
1 tell you I don't believe tnat Deylin
Went, abroad for his health so much as
1t was fear that he might lose his life.
You have no i0ea what sorts of s2eople
come to me. 1 could get mob I'D in
very few minutes to go down anu
burn his house on Topeka avenue. They
threatened TO do this a numb ber OF
months ago. the more hot headed ones.
I'VE want to keep Mr.. Devlin alive.
/ believe that with his help things can
be made TO pay out in good shape. If
there is anything the depositors should
be told it is that they should not sell
off their claims. If they are in need or
money and hard pressed they can bor-
row enough money on their claim, as
collateral at the banks, to keep them
going. If thse people who are buying
up these claims are willing to do it on
speculation the people who hold the
Claims should be willing to speculate
enough on them to bOld onto them,
Hold on to your Claims. If you need
the money right now borrow money
from the banks, using your claim as
deposit sold his claim for so cents on
the dollar and now he is going around
and wants to buy some of these claims
on the same basis that he sold his
Radges take a more hopeful view Of
the situation. He believes that the sit
uation is clearing up and that eventu-
ally the depositors will be paid out in
full. He thanked ]. T. Bradley, receiv-
er of the bank this morning for his
handling of the receivership and ex-
pressed his confidence in the outcome.
I believe that the affairs of the es-
tate are in such a shape that the re-
ceiv @0lIld be discharged today was
the statement which Receiver , T
Bradley made this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31

where from the balconies leaders ha-
rangued the crowd with fiery speeches
urging the people not to cease the
struggle until every right of man had
been attained. In the midst of the
oratOry intense enthusiasm was Gre
ated by a student who scaled the roof
Of the university and attached a red
flag to the cross over the entrance.
The following is a sample of the in
fammatory speeches:
You must go to the prisons and
hberate your comrades Go armed
with revOlvers. dynamite and bombs.
Trepom is still in power. Our watch
word must be that all the troops must
be withdrawn from st. Petersburg and
leave the capital in our possession.
That bloody scOundreI Trepoff must be
driven out of Russia. The doors of
the DaSt1le and the fOrIreSSes must be
opened and a national guard must be
created for the protection of our lib
critics. 1t would be fatal to stop now.
The emperor has yielded because he
is not sure Of the army which. broth
ers, is with US; their swords are on
our side. Hurrah for liberty Hurrah
for socialism,"
Counter denomination took place on
the palace square where several thou
sands of people bearing white flags
kpelt on the cObblestones and sang
God save the emperor" and prayed
for the emperor.
Although admitting that there is
some danger in the uncontrolled exub-
erance Of the people. the authorities
have decided to give it the freest rein
possible and only to interfere if pub
lie safety is threatened. The old Rus
SLAMS who understood the temper of
the people say if the manifesto can
arouse such manifestations in cosmo-
politan, Indifferent St. Petersburg, the
people will go mad in the provinces
and there may be repetition of the
scenes at the coronation which occa-
stoned great disaster.
General Trepoff, speaking to the
correspondent of the Associated Press
about the effect of the manifesto,
said:
1T is necessary to await the devel-
opments of the few days during which
undoubtedly there VIII be great dem
onstrations all over the country. I be-
lieve these viii be followed a period
of tranquility as I feel certain the
revoludonists who would not be con-
tent with anything viii be unable to
continue the a=itation effectively"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
IN HIS LAST REST
Remains Of Rev. II. D. Fisher
Buried at Topeka.
Funeral Held in the First Meth
Odist Church.
TELL OF HIS WORK.
Old Friends Relate Incidents of
the Early Days.
Dr.. Fisher Had Given Full
Directions for Funeral.
TELL OF HIS WORK.

The funeral of Rev. Hugh D. Fisher.
pioneer preacher, temperance worker
and patriot, was held at the First Meth
odist church at noon today. The body.
accompanied by a number of friends
and relatives. arrived at Topeka at Il
O'Clock from Baldwin and the services
were held Immediately upon reaching
the church.
The Methodist funeral service was
read by J. w. Osborn, of Lawrence,
and was followed by prayer by DR..
Evans, pastor of the church The reg
ular service was followed by orations
on the life of DR.. Fisher by Rev. T. B.
Gray, Rev. J. B. NIcAfee. Rev. John D.
Knox and Bishop MilIspaugh.
Each of the speakers had known DR..
Fisher for many years, and although
they had different incidents of his life
to relate, they were unanimous on one
pointEthat DR.. Hugh Fisher was real
Christian, a tireless worker in the cause
and a patriot.
The first speaker, Rev. N1cAfee, said
that he had been an intimate friend of
DR.. Fisher for over AZ years, and that
he had known him as a man who
sacrificed all personal gain of interest
in the cause of duty as he saw it, from
the time when he preached to his circuit
that all men should rise and protect
their union, to his last days.
He did not wait for opportunity to
do good said Rev. McAfee. He
sought the opportunity, in the hedges
and byways.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
THROWS UP HIS HANDS.
Proclamation in which the car Sur
renders All Autocratic Power.

Proclamation in Which the Gar Sur
renders All AutOcratic Power.
1--WE. Nicholas the Second, by the
grace OF God emperor and autocrat
of all the Russias, grand duke of Fin
land, etc, declare to all our faithful
subjects that the troubles and agita-
ton in our capitals and in numerous
other places fill our heart with exces-
sive pain and sorrow.
1.-The happiness of the Russian SOW
ereign is indissOlubly bound up with
the happiness of our people, and the
sorrow of our people is the sorrow Of
the sovereign.
From the present disorders may
arise great national disruption. They
menace the integrity and unity of our
empire.
''The supreme duty imposed upon
Us by our sovereign Office requires US
TO efTace ourself and to use all the
force and reason at our command to
ordination of the power Of the central
government, and to assure the sue
cess of measures for pacification in
all circles Of public life, which are
essential to the weil-being OF our peO-
pie.
we, therefore, direct our govern
ment to carry out our infleXible will in
the following manner:
''First-To extend to the population
the immutable foundations of civic
AADEAl ~ Ud5EQ Oh the real 1llNlOldUl
of person, freedom of conscience,
speech, union and association.
SecOnd-WithOut suspending the
already ordered elections to the state
douma. to invite the participation in
the dOuma, so far as the limited time
before the cOnvocation of the douma
Will permit those classes of the pOpu-
lation now completely deprived of cleo
tOral rights, leaving the ultimate deveI-
opment of the principle of the elector-
al right in general to the newly es-
tabHshed legislative order of things.
'Third-TO establish as an un-
changeable rule that no law shall be
enforcible without the approval of the
state dOuma, and that it shall be pos
sible for the elected of the people to
exercise real participation in the
supervision of the legality of the acts
of the authorities appointed by US.
I'VE appeal to all faithful sons of
Russia to remember their duty toward
/ the fatherland. to aid in terminating
these unprecedented troubles and to
apply their forces. in cooperation with
US. to the restoration of calm and
peace upon our natal soil.
"Given at Peterhof, October so, in
the eleventh year of our reign.
NICHOLAS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
ASKS BOYS TO BE GOOD
Mayor Davis VIII Stand for Fun. but
Not Damage.

Halloween is expected by the police
authorities to pass off quietly this even
ing though large number of special
policemen have been sworn in to pre-
serve order and keep the gates on the
fences and the coal sheds from being
toppIed over by. venturesome youths.
7 don't believe that we VIII have
very much trouble in keeping things in
shape" said Mayor w H. Davis this
morning. 'I don't want to interfere
in any way with the fun of the boys,
but I don't want to see property dam
aged. It is a very hard matter for poor
people to have to suffer from depreda-
tions. It works a hardship on them,
they can't afford to have their prop
erty injured or damaged in any way
Any fun which the boys want to carry
on outside of that will not be inter-
fered with. I have had some OF the
members of the street force and others
sworn in as special policemen. Hal
loween is all right provided 1t IS not
carried to an excess.
'sI don't anticipate any trouble -
said Chief of Police A. G. Goodwin
I've will swear in from so to 100 spe-
cial policemen this evening and scat
ter them over the city. A number
of tie residents have hired special
policemen at their own expense. This
is true of only some property owners
against whom the boys seem to har-
Dor a grudge and want to get even
Some of the street crossings I expect
Will be turned over and maybe some
gates taken away, but I don't think
that we will run across anything more
serious than that"
It is safe to say though that there
will be several youths who will be in
stalled in the donjon keep for the
evening Some of the larger ones
will stay in, though usually the small
boy is released after a journey down
to the police station. The trip down
is enough to scare the average small
boy into remaining good for the rest
of the evening. The boy with a re-
voIver viii be around and he will suf-
fer for his temerity in shooting it off
way. where the college boys used to
rampage around in years gone by,
plans for a good time which take in
stretching cords across the sidewalk
and tearing down lamp posts, are a
dearth on the market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
NIGHT so FAR
Tuesday Made a Record Of % Degrees
Minimum.

Last night was the coolest night of
the winter thus far. The tenpera-
tUre reached a minimum of % de-
grees, and ice froze to the thickness
of half an inch.
The warm sunlight today, in con-
junction with the gentle breeze which
is blowing, is slowly but surely strip
ping the trees of their summer foliage
and in the woods the ground is fairly
covered with the beautiful leaves,
tinted in the most gorgeous colors by
the hand of nature. A few more such
days as this and the woods and shrubs
viii be robbed of their robes of
beauty, which they so reluctantly sur
render to natures call for q coat for
mother earth. Not a cloud breaks the
blue of natures dome, and nature
herself seems a-tune to the music of
the spheres. But why refer to these
things, for it is all summed up in one
sentence-this is a perfect day. To
say more is to repeat. The breeze
which is blowing is from the west,
and is moving at the rate of Is miles
per hour. The hourly temperatures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
WHITES MESSAGE TO AMERICA.
Begs the Moral Support of United
States in Russia's Crisis.

St. Petersburg, Oct 31.='I am
sure the American people, who under
stand what freedom is, and the
American press, which voices the
wishes Of the people, will rejoice with
the friendly Russian nation at this
moment, when the Russian people
have received from his majesty the
promises and the guarantees Of free
dom, and will join in the hope that
the Russian people viii wisely aid in
the realization of those liberties by
cooperating with the government for
their peaceful Introduction. Only thus
viii it be possible to secure the full
benefits of the freedom conferred upon
the people"
Count Witte. Russia's first premier.
sent the above message to the American
people through the Associated Press.
He had just arrived at his residence on
hof, VIII ere, in the Alexander palace.
the emperor two hours before had Civ
en- his final approval to q manifesto and
to programme which will forever end
the rule of absOlutism exercised by him
and his Romanon ancestors for three
hundred years.
simple perusal of the manifesto
shows how complete is the emperOr's S
abdtcatiOn of his autocratic power. The
very style of the document is clear and
direct and devoid OF the verbose, vague
and bOmbastic phraseology which
heretofore has characterized his majeS-
tvs manifestOs. Tt not only betrays
real authorship, but shows that the
emperor at last has irrevocabiy bowed
to the inevitable
Admits the Real Cause.
He does not even conceal the fact
that the discomfort and agitation OF his
subjects has driven him to take the
step and practically Yields everything
civil liberty, the inviolability of the
person, and liberty of conscience.
speech and assembly
He not only converts the farcicaI i'm
perial douma. with only consultative
powers, into an absolute legislative as
sembly without the assent of which no
measure shall become law and before
lco.tsn,.oa :. - -,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-31
T.ncIid Parl,- SIC Boonllne.

The sunshine brought a large crowd
to the land sale this afternoon. The
bidding was exciting. and lots were sold
RAPIDLY The investors have come to
the front and buying. because there
is no such good property about To-
peka that can be bought so cheap.
Homeseekers do not let these lots go
into the hands of spectators who viii
double the price on you at once All
this week at 2 each afternoon will
be your time. You can buy two lots
for the price of one. Come or send
your wife; the opportunity viii never
come again. Valuable presents given
every day.