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In Regard to Landed Properties.


The agreement reached IN regard to the
landed properties was that the Roman
Catholic Church in the Philippine Islands,
through the archbishop of the diocese q
Manila. is 10 take and possess in absolute
title the land and property pertaining to
the Hospital of San Jose, the Hospital of
San Juan de Dios. the College of San Jose.
the Hospital Of San Jose ia CaVltt ANA the
College OF Santa Isabella. One OF the limita
tons of the agreement is thai the College
OF San Jose is to De given into the posses
sion Of the Archbishop of Manila for the
specific purposes of its foundation. The
church on the other hand reiinquishes 70
the government OF the Philippine Islands all
claims and demands upon the estate of San
II Potenciana, and upon the hospital and
foundat on OF San l.aZaro, except thai the
archbishop is 10 retain on benalf of the
church possession of the book in which the
present Santa Cruz cemetery is situated
and of fifty rectares Tor about one hundred
and twenty-five acres north of the hospital.
The properties awarded to the church under
this agreement of much historical in
terest and monetary value.
The College of San Jose was founded in
1901 largely with a legacy by Senior Rodri-
guez FlSueroa. which provided for the es-
adjustment of a college for the Christian
education of the sons of Spaniards in Tie
Philippine Islands. 1t was provided that
the school should be free from ecclesiastical
domination, but Should be carried on under
the direction and supery sion OF the order
or Jesuits. When the Jesuits were driven
from the Islands the Institution was placed
by the King Of Spain under the direction
of the Dominican order. under which direc-
ton it continued until the American occr
patton.
The question whether the government or
the Roman Catholic Church is entitled TO
administer this property IS bending in
tine supreme court of the PhIlippine Is
lands, but now a deer, VIII he entered I'm
der the terms OF the present agreement
Inls property is valued at $3.50 Geo The
NSiteS OF the other Properties involved are
as follows:
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THE QUESTIONS INVOLVED
Title to Properties In and Near City
of Manila.
THE SPANIsH-FILIPINO BANK
All Matters Disposed of in Justice to
All Parties and Opportunity for
Development of Islands.

An agreement has been reached between
the Secretary of War on behalf of the gov
ernmeTt of the Philippine Islands and rep
resentatiyes Of the Catholic Church in the
islands regarding a number OF important
matters of controversy, which Will obviate
the necessity of prolongne veXatious Lti-
CATION, which was threatened III the alb
seuca of such an agreement.
The essential question involved was
whether the title to important properties in
and near the city of Mania was properly
vested in the Philippine government or the
church. Among the most important of
these properties was the hospital and
foundation of San Lazaro in the city Of
Manila valued a 81 go. eco which included
not only the hospital plant, church and
cemetery. but a large area of unoccupied
land. which Will have high value for
building purposes with the development Of
the city.
For some months Secretary Taft, with
the assistance of Gen. Edwards and Maj
Mcintyre of the bureau OF insula- affairs
has been seeking a solution of the questions
involved. They awaited themselves of the
presence in the United States of Archbishop
Harty to bring matters to conclusion. The
Spanish-Fiipino Bank came into the set
Element because Il majority of the stock is
controlled by the church. and important
questions affecting the rights Of the bank
had been for more than six years in dis
pute between the bank and the Philippine
government. The outlines of definite set
Element were reached early in June at con-
ference at which Secretary Taft conferred
with MIR. Festus j. Wade, president of the
Mercantile Trust Company of St. Louis,
who had been authorized by Archbishop
Harry to represent him in the practical
of the settlement
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Allied With English Trust.

The bill in equity asks:
First-That the court restrain the Amer
lean Tobacco Company and it's affiliated
concerns. the American Snuff Company. the
American Cigar Company, the American
Stogie Company. the McAndrews c Forbes
Company and the Conley Foil Company
from engaging iE interstate or foreign COM
merce, or
Second-If the court should be Of the
opinion that the public interests will be bet
ter subServed thereby, that receivers be ap-
pointed TO take possession of all property,
assets, business and affairs of the compa MES
and wind up the same, and otherwise take
such course in regard thereto as will bring
about conditions in trade and commerce
among the states and with foreign nations
in harmony with the law.
The government asks, further. that the
Imperial Tobacco Company. the English
Tobacco Trust, be restrained from engag-
ing in interstate or foreign trade within
the jurisdiction of the United States until
such time as it shall cease to act in pur
it and the American Tobacco Company in
1902, providing for a distribution OF the
world trade
The federal petition asks for similar re-
strainng order against the British-Amer-
lean Company, which is characterized as an
instrument created solely for the purpose of
perfccting the purposes OF the Illegal agree
ment.
The federal government asks, further,
that the court enjoin each Of the defend
ant companies, of which there are sixty
nine besides the American Tobacco Com
pany, from holding or owning stock in any
other company, and also that they be
present contracts. combinations and con-
spi"aciFS aimed
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A Worldwide Combina alton.

The petition fled yesterday is against the
American Tobacco Company. the Imperial
Tobacco Company. the Brtish-Arnerican
Tobacco Company, the American Snuff
Company, the American Cigar Com
pany, the United Cigar Stores Com
pany. the American Stogie Company. the
MacAEdreWs & Forbes Company, The Con-
ley Foil Company and ffty-six other cor
porat!ons and twenty-nine individuals con-
neCted with the named companies. These
corporations and individuals constitute what
is generally known as the TOBACCO Trust,
and the petition directed against them sets
forth the purpose of the government to
dissolve this trust by breaking up the agree
ments under which the consolidated con-
Germs are working. In showing the growth
of the trusts since its organization in
1890 the conclusion is reached that an early
day. uness prevented, 1t would completely
monopoliZe the entire tobacco industry.
That az of the defendants are enga ced
in interstate and foreign trade and COM
mcrce in leaf tobacco and products manu-
featured therefrom is alleged By the pc
tition.
1t is stated that the act Of July . 1890
ITO protect trade and commerce" and sub
sequent acts have been violated and the
government therefore seeks to prevent and
restrain the unlawful existing agreements
combinations and conspiracies and attempts
to monupolZe and break up perfected
monopolies The government asks that the
existing combinations, conspiracies and
monopolics be enjoined, and that each of
the defendant companies be restrained from
holding or controlling stock in any other
II is asked further that the Imperial To-
baCCO Company be eHjoined from doing
business within the jurisdiction OF the
United States until it shall cease to OBJ
serve the terms of It's agreement with
American companies; that certain OF the
defendants be declared combinations in re-
straint of trade and be cnjoined from en-
gaging in interstate and foreign trade and
commerce. or that q receiver be appointed
to take charge Of their affairs and admin
lister them to bring about conditions
In i.r, NTH ll,a
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TRUST HIDES CONTROL
REVELATION IN SUIT RECENTLY
FILED BY UNCLE SAM.

NEW YORK, July 1".-Ownership by the
American Tobacco Company of 100000 of
the $5oN.G1io capital stock of the Acker,
MerraN & Condit company, thus giving the
trust almost a sixth interest in the business
of the big grocery combination, is one of
the revelations made by the governments
suit against the tobacco combination as re-
ferring specifically to the smotnerinS Of
competition by the control of seemingly in
dependent enterprises. 1t is only one of the
many instances of this kind which have
come to light in the course of the govern
ments Investigations and are referred to in
those sections of the complaint alleging re-
straint of trade and monopoly.
That the United Cigar Stores Company
was a trust concern was commented upon
on the uay that the suit was filed. but the
government has found Il at fifteen OF twenty
bacco companies in the country are SIM
ilarly hitChed up under iron-hound agree
ments and made entirely subservient to the
combination. Among such corporations are
the Standard Snuff Company, the +. F.
Adams Company of Milwaukee, the r. A.
Patterson Company of Virginia the Pinker-
ton Tobacco Company of Louisville. Ky;
the Nall Il Williams Toba eco Company of
Kentucky. Mills x Whitehead. the big c:ga-
rette firm. and many others
The following IS the text of the bill in
equity recently filed:
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THE SUNDAY STAR,

Including the Magazine Section.
By Mail, $I.5o Year.
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In Case of reinstatement.

1T is also provided that when employe
has received a refund on retirement and is
afterward reinstated his period of service
shall be computed from the date OF such
reinstatement unless he shall repay within
ninety days the amount which he withdrew
on retiring, in which case the former period
of service shall also be counted. 1t may moi
always be desirable to retire employees at
the age of seventy. Their services may be
OF great value to the nation and they them
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But a further alternative is given
man need not necessarily convert his fund
Immediately upon retirement; but may leave
it On deposit after separation from the serv-
ice at any age, bearing interest at the rate
of per cent per annum for a period not
exceeding twenty years. If not Withdrawn
within that time the money SO left on de-
post will be covered into the treasury
miscellaneous receipt.
1t is not merely the eTploye that
mains in t1e service until he reaches the
age of retirement who viii benefit by this
plan. A person separated from the service
in any manner before that age will have to
his credit a sum of money which he will be
free to withdraw. If 1t amounts to 81 900,
and he has been in the service not less than
twenty years, he may withdraw it under
any one Of the foregoing options at his at
tanned age. In case of his death in the
service the amount of his savings with in
terest will be paid to his estate.
THE argument that any retirement
scheme which provides for refunds is OBJ
jectionable, because it puts a cash premium
upon resignation is predicated upon the
theory OF the flat assessment of ) PER cent
or some such rate, upon all sa:. ~.es. and
has no applicability to the pan o. accumu-
lated individual savings here described
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% he total annual production of domes- |
tic tobacco. estimated at OO,OOO, 600 pounds, |
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-03-12

The English scientist" seems to
the New York Press to have broken
out in particularly viruIent form
this season. One of them has now
demonstrated to the satisfaction of
the London Post that Longfellow's
statement that Hiawatha could
shoot an arrow from him and run
forward with ouch fleetness that the
arrow fell behind him." is simply i'm
possible. don't yer know. The scien-
tist proves this by what he calls ''a
simple trignometrical calculation"
which shows that in order to have
accomplished this feat Hiawatha
would have had to run PIG yards
in seven seconds. There are several
other rather curious statements con-
cerning the prowess of Hiawatha
made in the poem which records that
Indian hero's career, and to them no
doubt the scientist" will presently
'dsvote his attention. It looks as if
Mr.. Longfellow was done for.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-03-12
How to Save Coal.

In addressing the Glasgow Univer-
sity Engineering society the other
day the president, G. T. Beilby, said
that there are in Great Britain steam
engines and boilers with a yearly out
put of at least 100000 horse power.
The coal consumed by these is not
less than five pounds per indicated
horse power hour, or, the whole 40,-
600, 900. BY the use of gas engines
and steam turbines the coal con-
sumption might be reduced to one
and one-half pounds per indicated
horse power hour, or on the whole to
100000 tons. The saving in coal.
therefore, would be equal to 2S,000,-
900 tons, valued at 9,S00,000 pounds.
The cost of making the change need
not exceed 50,00O,000 pounds, or, if
the power is to be delivered as elec-
tricity, 6O,00O,00O pounds, or respec-
lively s250,oO0.000 and $300.O0O,-
600.
Theoretical economies of this kind,
he added, were often disregarded,
but in the present instance they
would amour to over sixteen per
cent. on the capital expenditure, and
still more would result if one takes
credit for more efficient plant reduc-
ing working costs.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-03-12

The New York Press cheerily main
tains that the automobile has not got
everything its own way in this coun-
try-yet. A report of the Bureau Of
Statistics of the Department of Agri-
culture says that there are nearly
10000, 900 horses and nearly 4,000,-
900 mules still doing business in the
United States. When it comes to a
matter of price, however, the poor
horse must feel himself in a most
humiliating position, for, though in
the aggregate he is put down as being
worth nearly 100000, 900, indi-
vidually he is appraised as being
worth on an average only $93.51.
Even the mule rates higher than this,
its average value being given as
$112.16.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-03-12
John v. Davis Dead.

John V. Davis, one of the oldest
druggists in Somerset County, died at
his home in Raritan of a complica-
tion of diseases. He was born at
Roycefeld in 1929, and was son of
DR.. Lawrence V. Davis, prominent
physician. He came to Raritan neaI@
ly fifty years ago, and for more than
forty years had drug store there.
He became member of the New Jer-
sey Pharmaceutical Association when
it was organized in 1871. He was
cashier and treasurer of the Raritan
Savings Bank for thirty-five years,
retiring only few years ago. He
leaves three children, two daughters,
who live at the family home, and one
son. Lawrence Davis, of New York
City.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-03-12
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Crow. Not Servant. a Thief.

When Simeon Kiesler struck the
last blow with his AK that felled to
the ground chestnut tree on his
farm, near Richfield, he was aston
ished to hear the jingling sound of
metal, and then came shower OF
knives, forks and spoons. He started
to investigate after he had picked up
nine articles, all black from age and
exposure. In the trees branches he
found a huge crows nest, and from
that the articles had fallen. Kiesler
carried them into the kitchen of the
farmhouse and showed them to his
mother, who is eighty years old, and
who polished them and found that
they were all solid silver Then she
remembered that they had been stolen
from the house nearly quarter of a
century ago and for the alleged theft
of which servant in the household
had been discharged.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-03-12
To Fight TubercuIous Homo.

Citizens of Verona are indignant
over the prospect of having a tuber-
culosis hospital located in their town.
ship by the Newark Board of Health.
They say it will retard the present
growth of the place and turn away
homeseekers A prominent member
of the Verona Improvement Associa-
tion said that with the County Peni-
tentiary, the Newark City Home for
Boys, and the big Overlook Insane
Asylum, Verona already had more
than it's share of such institutions
within close proximity of it's resi-
Dental section. DR.. H. c. H. Herold,
president of the Newark Board of
Health, and other city officials visited
house formerly used as school for
girls. They recommended that it be
converted into hospital for con-
sumptives..
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-03-12
CHAPTER XXI.
Behind the Scene.

The critical moment had come.
The stage was ready, the footlights
burning cheerily. and Colonel Wright
was at his post, with the curtain
cords held tightly. Through the cur
tain came the buzz of many voices,
slightly hushed by expectation.
Charles Mistley rose to the occa-
sion quietly and steadily, as was his
wont. He appeared to know every
ones part as we'll as his own; but
only displayed this knowledge when
absolutely necessary, for he possessed
virtue without which no man is a
leader-absolute faith in those be-
meath him.
The curtain descended at the end
of the second act amid great ap-
plause; but when this had died away,
sudden silence supervened. There
was a vague feeling among the au-
ditors that crisis was coming; that
they had been made to laugh simply
in order that they might the more
easily be made to weep. Sad and
softly signing music, which works on
the hIman feelings like water on a
penny bun, softening and enlarging,
now followed.
Charles NIistley had decreed that
the longest interval should be be-
tween the third and fourth acts, on
the consideration that suspense
sharpens the mental appetite. Few
alterations were required on the stage
and VINEYARD was setting straight
things that were already straight
way we sometimes have when expec-
tation is pressing on us, when Mabel
Sanford hurried out Of the ladies'
dressing room.
VINEYARD" she said in whisper,
81 am awfully afraid Miss Wright is
going to break down. When / went
into our dressing rom Just now, she
was as white as a sheet. She said
there was nothing the matter, and
went out into the conservatory, be-
lieve; but saw her lips trembling,
and she walked unsteadily. don't
want to alarm YOU unnecessarily, be-
cause / am sure you must be getting
tired yourself, but a glass of wine or
something would probably put her
right"
Winyard never liked Mabel Sand
ford as he did at that moment. For
the first time in his presence she had
forgotten herself, and in consequence
appeared. as she in reality was, a
very good natured girl.
Thanks. Mabel" he said simply
81 only hope it is not nervousness.
will take her some wine, and will also
send some into the ladies dressing
room. 1 ought to have thought OF
that before. Mind you take some
yourself, because your work is not
over yet, ard remember, you viii
have to danceS till daylight after
this!"
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-03-12

Some facts regarding tea and its
uses are given in an article in the
Scientific American. Some of the
uses of the spent tea leaves by the
economical Chinese are given. In
the first place, they may be dried
and pressed into bricks to be used
as fuel. One use of this fuel is in
curing pork, and pork thus cured is
highly esteemed. The ashes of the
fuel are used as fertilizers. At other
times the spent leaves are stewed,
or allowed to stand long time in
water, to extract the tannin, which
is used in making leather and for
producing a nut-brown dye. Some
times the old leaves are used for fod-
der, or they may be mixed with new
leaves to form what is known as
,''lie-tea. p
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-03-12
In All Parts of the State.

Milkmen at Pitman have raised
the price from six to eight cents a
quart.
The carpenters of Toms River and
surrounding places have organized
Union No. 1922 of the United Broth
erhood. The president is S. NJ Bun
nell.
At sale in West Deptford, Glou-
cester County, pair of turkeys
brought $3.50, and everything went
high.
There is a movement on foot to
establish a summer school at Union
Lake, Millville, for the purpose of
teaching practical elementary agri-
culture.
Millville authorities are looking
for Robert Stiles, who is alleged to
have kept a 'speak-easy' in East
Millville for many months.
Mary Smith, OF Salem, who has
reached the good old age of ninety
years, was rendered a post card
shower" and received 145 cards.
Ry1and w. Greene has been ap-
pointed a member of the Merchant
Vile Board of Education to succeed
Samuel G. Gilmore. resigned.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-03-12
CHAPTER XXI.
Farewell.

When the traveller came down
stairs again, he found the whole party
assembled in the drawing room.
His rough tweed suit formed a
| strange, uncomfortable contrast with
the evening dresses around him. De
spite his fatiguing evening, he ap-
peared quite fresh and energetic.
Charles Mistley was the only other
person present who did not look worn
and tired; nothing seemed to affect
him.
II think" suggested Winyard,
looking sideways at Lena, "that it
would be most appropriate to finish
up the whole entertainment with a
song@
The girl silently went to the piano,
and, after. short search, found a
small manuscript book. VINEYARD
came up at that moment, and TAX
ing it from her hands, opened it at
the unpublished song which she was
singing when he first saw her. 1t
was on the first page of the book,
written out in girlish hand, the
nOJGS large dl1u very 1uhy.
Lena began the harp-like accompa-
niment and song. Slightly behind
her, on low chair, her father sat and
ate cold chicken with an old mans
deliberate enjoyment. Winyard, in
his light-colored suit, was perched
on the high end of the sofa, with
his thick boots dangling. Charlie
stood near at hand.
The girl appeared to sing the first
verse with studied disregard for
the meaning of the words, doing her
best to render them expressionless.
The second, however, she rendered
with more of the true intensity; but
at the end of it she stopped abrupt
ly, and closed the book.
''It is rather too appropriate" she
said, wheeling round and pointedly
addressing Mrs Mistley.
They talked on in a vague, ,unin-
terested way, as people do at we'd
ding or funeral, while waiting for
curtain to rise, or to kill time while
ship is sinking beneath their feet.
We are getting very clever nova
days. Soon the fora and fauna of
the world will be exhausted-soon
we will know everything worth know
ing about every animal on earth; but
of certain phases of the human mind
we know no more than Noah knew
of the inward thoughts of Shem,
Ham and Japhet. At last the gravel
outside grated under the light feet
of Lera's mare and the heavier tread
of sleepy groom.
In the meantime, Winyard had
donned his gloves. He slipped two
fingers beneath the girths, and gave
a preliminary tug at the stirrup
feathers; then he turned to say good
bye.
"I expect" he said, "to see you all
in town in a week or so. We will
not call this goodbye, because I have
not got all my pretty farewell
speeches quite ready. They require
further rehearsals. Do not stand at
the door, he added, with his i'm
perturable cheerfulness. "You will
catch horrible colds, and abuse me
| behind my backi"
(To be continued.)
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-03-12

The Rev. DR.. Henry van Dyke, '73,
has decided to resign his professor
complete freedom for other pursuits.
Dr.van Dyke came to Princeton from
the Brick Church, New York, eight
years ago, to accept the Murray pro-
fessorship in English literature. In
case DR.. van Dykes resignation goes
into effect, he will continue to live
at his home. Avalon, and to do most
of his writing there. DR.. van Dykes
friends believe that his resignation is
due to the pressure of his literary
work.