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VOLUME XXV.—NO. 29^ ~~ MORRISTOWN, N. J., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1901. ^_PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THE BILLS
NUMEROUS
Jersey Law - Makers Getting
Down to Business.
Many New Measures Introduced for
the State's Welfare and Other
wise—Great interest in the Su
preme Court Appointments.
Governor Voorhees and the Legis
lature have made judicial history at
a break neck pace this week. Chief
Justioe David A. Depue—the most
venerable of New Jersey jurists—has
resigned, his successor in the person
of Supreme Court Justice William A.
Gummere has been named and Judge
Charles E. Hendrickson has been ap
pointed to the seat occupied by the
late Justice Ludlow. All these
charges have ocourred in the short
space of three days and if rumors here
in the capitol corridors are right
there are still more to follow. Mahlon
Pitney, president of the Senate is to be
raised to the Supreme Court bench
and in consequence is to retire from
the contest for Governor, leaving
Franklin Murphy, the wealthy Newark
varnish manufacturer and chairman
of the Republican State Committee the
field aione. Then when Governor
Voorhees retires from office he is to
be named to the Supreme Court bench
himself. Such are the whisperings
and they seem to be prophetic. The
SenK'e has had a hand in these judi
cial c. mges in the confirmation of
the appointments. The real change
in Chief Justiceship, however, will
not occur until November 19th next,
when Justice Depue’s resignation goes
into effect. Then Justice Gummere
steps into the next highest judicial
offices in the State.
Already there are other candidates
than Franklin Murphy rising up,
among them being former Senator,now
First Assistant-Postmaster General of
the United States, William M. John
son, of Bergen ; Senator Edward O.
Stokes, of Cumberland; and Senator
Heed,of Somerset. As long as Senator
Pitney remained prominently in the
field these persons were only barely
mentioned as “possibilities.’’ Now,
however, they are being more serious
ly considered.
Governor Talks.
Relative to the appointment of Mr.
Pitney Governor Voorhees, when
asked, concerning it,said:
“There were no considerations of a
political nature in this appointment
at all. When I lear-.ed of the intention
of Chief Justice Depue to resign, I
thought this whole thing over and
came to the conclusion that Senator
Pitney would be just the kind of man
whom I would like to name as a Su
preme Court Justice. But I didn’t know
how he might regard the matter, and
waited until I could have a talk with
him, so that if he decided not to ac
cept it no one would do the wiser,
that is, no one but Se iator Pitney
and myself would know that he had
been offered the place. So I offered it
to him and he accepted it. ”
Mr. I'itney’s Acceptance.
'‘Yes, it is true that I have decided
to aocept the appointment which
Govrenor Voorhees has so kindly
tendered to me,’’ said Senator Pitney
when asked about the matter. “I was
not a candidate for the place and had
made no effort to obtain it. But when
the Governor offered it to me I decided
to accept it, and I have aocepted it
with much gratification. ’ ’
One fact that has developed since
the Legislature adjourned this week
is that Governor Voorhees offered the
Chief Justiceship to former Governor
and Attorney General John W. Griggs,
Mr. Griggs, however, declined the
honor, stating that he intends practi
cing law in New York City.
Many New 111 11m.
Seventy-five new bills were intro
duced in both houses this week, fifty
seven in the Assembly and twenty
four in the Senate, making a total of
137 now entered in the Assembly and
61 in the Senate or a total of 198 thus
far introduced this session. The
House passed five bills, the Senate
two. No bills were passed by both
Houses jointly and in consequence the
amendment to the Oyster Act passed
last week is the only law made thus
far this session.
The bills passed by the Senate are
S. 13, enabling the office of the State
Board of Health to certify to the record
of marriages, births and death, which
were formerly filed in the Secretary
of State's office; S. 36, extending the
time for completion of certain rail
roads lor two years particularly to
the Penn Creek railroad, a small
branch of the Erie Company, running
out of the Jersey City yards across
Bergen Hill.
The Senate also passed S. 34,
specifying more definitely the purposes
for which bonds may be issued by
towns, townships and boroughs, but
msking no material change in the
law.
The House passed House No. 16
amending the act relative to the in
corporation of associations not for
pecuniary profit: House 61, authoriz
ing cities to establish and maintain
free public baths and gymnasiums.
House 83, giving honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors of the Spanish
American War a tax exemption of
$500; House 64 permitting Newark to
borrow money on temporary loans
in anticipation of appropriations to
be made by the State for school pur
poses and H. 18, authorizing the
burial of honorably discharged sol
diers or sailors of the Spauish-Ameri
can war by Boards of Freeholders.
Bills Introduced.
Among the important bills intro
duced in the House is No. 99 by Mr.
Lord authoriizng the Governor to ap
point a commission of eight as Pan
American Commissioners and appro
priating $50,000 for the buildings and
exhibits.
Two more Normal School bills
popped up, one for a school in Essex,
and another for a school in Bergen
County.
Mr. Mercer introduced a bill for the
appointment of a State Examiner of
Engineers for a term of five years at
a salary of $3,500 per year, who shall
issue licenses to competent engineers,
after an examination.
A union labor bill was put in by As
semblyman Vollers requiring all state
printing to be stamped by The Allied
Printers’ Trade Council. Another
labor bill by Mr.Abbett gives laborers
the right to sue for wages in the
Justice’s Court without ^payment of
any costs. A bill to curb trusts is
that by Mr. Fallon, known as No. 130,
which limits the amount of capital
stock to be issued by companies to
$1,000,000.
H. 136, by Mr. Abbett provides that
conviction, of a felony, followed by a
sentence of two years’ imprisonment,
shall constitute a cause for divorce
against the offending party, and H.
137, by Mr. Mercer fixes the term of
assessors in certain boroughs as
three years, with such salary as
borough council shall fix.
Among the important Senate bills
introduced are two by Mr. Wakelee,
the first enabling cities, towns or
townships to increase taxation to sup
port free public libraries, and the se
cond to confer on boards of trustees
of towns and villages, where such
exist, the same powers as formerly
enjoyed by the township committee.
Mr. Hutchinson has also introdcued
two bills, one for the establishment
of a sanitarium for consumptives, and
one for the erection of [an armory,
costing $160,000, in Trenton.
No. 49 by Mr. McKee forbids the
employment of bakers for more than
sixty hours per week, or ten hours per
day, unless for the purpose of making
a short work-day on Saturday. Board
of Health Inspectors and Factory In
spectors shall inspect all bakeries and
see that this provision is carried out.
Senate No. 66, Mr. McCarter, enables
Board of Chosen Freeholders charged
with the care, support and mainten
ance of paupers to acquire lands and
erect buildings remote from the quar
ters of adult paupers [for the use of
pauper children and to issue bonds
and provide for the industrial train
ing of such children. Authorizes the
freeholders to condemn lands.
Senate No. 67, Mr. Reeu (for the
President). Enables board of managers
of savings banks or savings institu
tions to increase the number of.mana
gers to any number not exceeding
thirteen, of whom three-fourths sball
reside in the county where such bank
is located and Senate No. 68, Mr. Reed.
Prohibits Supreme Conrt justices from
accepting any office in any body
corporate or politioalaexcept ^organ
ization of a religious, literary or
charitable character; they may also
exercise the office of director or trus
tee in any mutual life or fire insur
ance company or savings institution.
The House crder«d the following
bills to a third reading:
H. 74,provides that persons entitled
to vote on election day shall have
two hours off from their labor for
that purpose; H. 48. provides that all
election districts with more than 600
votes shall be divided; H. 71, pro
vides for the planting of shade trees
on [streets and highways; joint reso
lution No. 1 $200 for medals for Jersey
soldiers who responded to President
Lincoln’s first call for troops; H. 78.
appropriates $8,000 for expenses [for
sending a regiment of the National
Guard to Washington on, March 4
next; H. 40, makes hazing a misde
meanor.
Assemblyman Leon Abbett, of Hud
son, has prepared a bill which he will
introduce in the House next Monday
evening, providing for a male super
intendent of the State Home for Girls,
formerly the State Industrial School.
THOMAS 0. HILL.
Editorial Association Meeting.
At the annual meeting of the New
Jersey Editorial Association, which will
be held at the State Street House, Tren
ton. on Monday. Feb. 4, Charles Starr,
editor of the East Orange Gazettee, will
read a paper in which he will discuss
some of the practical features of news
paper work. An address will also be de
livered by the Rev. J. M. Buckley, D.D..
etitorof the Christian Advocate; John
F. Babcock will read a biographical
sk-tch of the late Major James S Ya-d
f ir many \ears treasurer of the Editorial
Association. Hod Josiah Ketcham will
-end a biographical sketch of the late
lo in L Murphy of the State Gazattee.
TAPKAOW BOWLERS.
The Third Week of the Bowling
Tourney.
The bowling tournament at the Tap
kaow Club is in Its third week and the
interest is still high. Following are the
scores for the past week:
C. Rutan 181, J. Byram 95, 276;
Osmun 145, Douglas 185, 280.
C. Rutan 164, Byram 118, 282; Fen
nell 158, Armstrong 127, 285.
C. 8. Rutan 178, Byram 100, 278;
Poole 134, S. Baker 118, 252.
Osmun 112, Douglas 113, 225; Fennell
121, Armstrong 122, 243.
Poole 183, Baker 188, 271 • Fennell 165,
Armstrong 114, 279.
L. Vogt 155, C. Baker 100, 255; E.
Vogt 133, D. Voorhees 105, 238.
L. Vogt 151, C. Baker 130, 281; Wil
liamson 145, Becker 117, 262.
E. Vogt 159, D. Voorhees 132, 291;
Williamson 127, Becker 103, 230.
Stillwell 110, H Baker 126, 236;
Mitchell 169. Coe 139, 308.
McClellan 202, Kay 104,306; Mills 120,
Babbitt 113, 233.
Howell 151, Boell 152, 303; A. Rutan
134, Leonard 84, 218.
Howell 155, Boell 143,298; Mitchell
161, Coe 159, 320.
C. Rutan 179, Byram 132, 311; Lynch
147, Rood 137, 284.
C. Rutan 188, Byram 125, 313; Owen
225, Pantaenius 141, 366.
C. Rutan 167, Byram 107, 274; Roy
111, Stevens 103, 214.
Lynch 205, Rood 153, 858; Owen 119,
Pantaenius 119, 238.
Lynch 99, Rood 148, 247; Roy 167
Stevens 140, 807.
L. Vogt 170, C. Baker 90, 260; Mills
147, Babbitt 126, 273.
L. Vogt 160, C. Baber, 124, 284; How
ell 119, Boell 143, 262
Mills 194. Babbitt 163, 357; Howell 155;
Boell 113, 268.
E. Vogt 147, D. Voorhees 143, 290;
A. Rutan 177, Leonard 90, 267
E. Vogt 176, D. Voorhees 150, 326;
Bray 86, Pierson 108, 189.
A. Rutan 184, Leonard 131,315; Bray
125, Pierson 143, 268.
Knights of Columbus Ball.
The members of George Washington
Council, No. 859, Knights of Columbus,
gave their first reception of the season in
the Young Men’s Catholic Association
Hall Monday evening, and it proved t
be a success of the highest order.
The reception room and dancing hall
were very tastefully decoruiou, v. uile
the greens and flags intertwined in the
winding stairway added greatly to the
appearance of the rooms.
Nearly two hundred guests, many of
whom were from Dover, Chatham,
Madison and Summit, enjoyed the
Knights’ hospitality and praised highly
the efforts of the committee, consisting
of Thomas J. Cahill, P. J. Howard, W.
A. Launstein, David P. O’Keefe and
Cornelius O'Connell, to make the affair
a success.
Dancing to the excellent music fur
nished by Sharrette was enjoyed until a
late hour, and a bounteous supper, with
Piper as caterer, received its share of
attention.
Your Birthday Party.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Y. M. C.
A. are to give a Birthday Party at the
Y. M. C. A. hall, Wednesday evening,
February 6th.
The invitations are very inticing and
bear the following lines:
“This Birthday Party is given to you,
We hope you will come, and propose
if yon do,
An agreeable time—Some good things
to eat.
And, besides many others, a musical
treat,
As we could not secure the number of
candles,
To let you light shine, we send these
fandangles,
Put safely in yours as many round
pennies
As years you are old (we hope you are
many,)
Please be sure to send it, or bring it.
While we will keep dark, if you wish,
what's within it.
We, earnest workers, with greetings
most hearty,
Feel sure you will come to your own
Birthday Party.”
Attached to each invitation is a tiny
silken bag in which to deposit the offer
ing asked.
The Twilight Recitals.
The second of the twilight recitals at
the Methodist Church last Saturday
afternoon was largely attended and the
several numbers of the program were
greatly enjoyed. Miss Braun, who
assisted Mr. Corwin, is a violinist of ex
ceptional ability. The solos of Harvey
J. Genung were rendered most pleasing
ly. The third and last recital, which
takes place to-morrow afternoon prompt
ly at 4.80 o’clock, oromises to be a fine
one. The Boloist will be Miss Florence
Traub, pianists. Steinway has sent a
concert grand piano for her use at this
recital. The other soloists will be Miss.
Jeannette J. Tippett, soprano ; Miss
Mary L. Day, alto, and David C. McAl
lister, tenor. Th < program is as follows;
1. Norwegian Pastoral Rinck
2. Erl Koenig Schubert-Liszt
8. Scotch "Part Songs” Maxwell
4. Swedish Wedding March Sodeman
5. Hungarian Rhapsodie, No. 10 Liszt
6. Hark, Hark, the Lark Liszt
Lackawanna Notes.
In the spring the Lackawanna railroad
company will start on its improvements
from Morristown to Dover Junction.
At present the double track on the road
extends only to Morristown, with a sin
gle track beyond. The proposed plan is
to depress the roadbed over the entire
route from Morristown to Dover, a dis
tance of nine miles, and build a donb e
track
A rumor is current that the Lacka
wanna officials have passed upon the re
port of the engineers in the matter of
-hortening the line net ween Sianhoie
ind the Dele ware Water tJm and wib
h-gin work as *on as etui g op n .
The new line will save 45 minutes 11
iuae, but the precise rente aid tin
authenticity of the rumor is 1.11 • stab
tished
HISTORY OF
PHILIPPINES
Its Inhabitants from 1832 to
1853.
Some interesting Facts About
Their Life and Customs by Hon.
John Whitehead.
Continued.
They excelled, however, in their
abiilty to make a fire and in the use
of the bow and lance. In color, coun
tenance and hair they would seem to
be of pure negro blood, their lips, how
ever were not so prominent. They live
on roots, fruits and the product of
the chase. Theii only dress was a
girdle, less than a foot broad and made
of the bark of trees. They eate their
food nearly raw and live in small
communities of about fifty or sixty in
number. The old women, who are
hideous in their appearance, and chil
dren sit around the fire, while the men
of the tribe go hunting with their
bamboo lance, palm wood bow and
poisoned arrows, and at night they
lie promiscuously in the ashes. No
more degraded human beings are to be
found in the whole habitable globe.
They have no religion, worship no
deity, not even the sun, moon or stars,
nor any idol divinity. Sometimes, it
would seem that they adore, or pay
some sort of homage to a particular
tree or rock, where they may have
remained for a few days, but they
cease this worship or homage so soon
as they remove. But they pay great
respect to their old people and their
dead. For years after the decease of
a relative, they place betel root and
tobacco at, his grave imagining that
the dead man will come out of his
grave at night, and above his burial
place they bury his bow and arrow.
But if one of the community is sick
of an incurable disorder, or has been
wounded by a pois oned arrow they
bury them alive. Their weapons are
all poisoned and a wound from them
produces an unquenchable thirst which
cannot be cured and surely ends in
death. M. de Gironiere had some
evidence of the effect of this poison.
He stole one of the skeletons, which
these savages were preserving, of an
ancestress, and attempted to escape
with it, intending to present it to
one of the museums in Paris. The
theft was discovered, pursuit fol
lowed and the doctor was slightly
wounded. At first he experienced
no pain, but on his return to Manila,
several days afterward acute inflam
mation set in, accompanied by exces
sive pain, almost unbearable, and
which it seemed impossible to relieve.
A surgeon was called in but was un
able with all his art to aid the good
physician. The poison so far pro
gressed and the symptons of anprach
ing death were so pronounced that a
priest was called in to administer
extreme unction. Nevertheless, M.
de Gironiere recovered and carried
his skeleton to Paris where it was re
maining at the time of writing his
book, in the Museum of Anatomy.
A great contrast with these Ajetas
was found by the doctor in another
race of natives, equally as savage but
more barbarous. These people lived
in the northern part of the island and
were called the Tiugumnes and Igar
roks. The author says they were
little known but much talked about.
Their complexion was not much
darker than that of the inhabitants of
Southern Europe, they had hair in
stead of wool on their heads. Their
habits were much more ferocious than
those of the Ajetas. They were can
nibals and the author while with'them
was obliged to partake of one of their
horrible feasts. They were a comely
race; some of their women were hand
some but all disfigured by a singular
custom. In early youth a bracelet
reaching from wrist to elbow was
tightly grasped around their arms and
never removed. The effect of this
was to increase the size of their hand
and wrists immensely but also to
attenuate their arms. Their dress
was of the most primitive character,
the men wore a girdle around their
waist, which was [supplemented
with an apron by the woinen, who
however, made up for the lack of
clothes 'by profuse ornamentation of
the hair by beads of gold, coral and
glass. They painted the backs of their
hands with blue pigment and tattooed
the other parts of the body. In appear
ance they were not alarming, but by
nature, were cruel and ferocious. Of
great cleanliness of habit, bathing
night and morning, they still had a
most unpleasant aroma which render
ed their presence exceedingly unplea
sant to an European.
Doctor Girouiere beard of a straugo
people dwelling in apparently ail un
approachable part of the islands at a
locality called Tapuzi, really a refuge
for desperadoes and outlaws. This
locality was really inhabited by
criminals who had escaped and other
fugitives from justice. They govern
ed themselves as a sort of republic,
defying the whole power of the
Spanish government in the islands.
The doctor determined to visit Tapuzi
and making Ins way over almost im
■J
/
to
passable roads, scrambling c50 cks
for two days, on th# third founa uim
self on the bank of a torrent, incum
bered by enormous blocks of stone.
Now, let him tell a part of his story
in his own way:
“The sides only about twenty paces
apart, rose perpendicualrly like two
lofty walls, whose summits, at[a height
of about a thousand yards inclined
towards each other, and left but a
narrow opening, admitting scarcely
sufficient light to show us our way
as we leaped from one stone to an
other. This revine is the only road
by which one can reach Tapuzi. It is
the natural and impregnable barrier
which protects the village from in
vasion by the Spanish police. ‘Look
above your head, Master, ’ said my
lieutenant!the ex-bandit,Alilo, whom
he had found at Jala Jala, and had
subdued by firmness and kindness)
only, the dwellers of Tapuzi know the
paths that lead to the tops of the
mountains. All along the ravine they
have placed enormous stones, whioh
they have but to push, to precipitate
them on those, who should come to
attack their village without their
permission. We had walked for a full
hour through this defile, when an
enormous mass of rock fell perpendi
cularly only twenty yards in front
of us. It was a warning. We came
to a halt, placed our arms upon the
ground and sat down. Perhaps a
block similar to those that had just,
fallen, was suspended above our heads
ready to crush us. ”
In a very few minutes a shout[was
heard, Alila went out alone and re
turned with two Indians, who, [on
being satisfied that the visitors were
friendly, conducted them [to Apuzi.
The [village was composed of fifty or
sixty dwellings, built in native fas
hion, of straw, and on a level plain
of several miles in circumference,
completely surrounded by high moun
tains and shut in from the outside
world. The community found in this
primitive settlement was of the most
peaceful and law abiding character
possible. A benign and venerable
ex-outlaw wns the patriaroh of the
village, lawgiver, judge, arbitrator
and priest. He baptised their children,
married their young people and
buried their dead. Their garments
were woven by the women, none of
wnom had been outside of the plateau,
where was situated their little [town,
out of the vegetable silk, gathered
from numerous trees found in the
neighboring forests. A few fields of
| maize and potatoes supplied all their
wants as to food, [except what was de
rived from the chase. No money .was
required in their transactions as Jbar
ter was [the only manner in which
whatever was necessary was acquired.
The appearance of the .village the
manner and character of the people
greatly impressed the author especial
ly the faot that the punishment most
feared by offenders agains the simple
laws governing the community was
that of expulsion. An offer made by
M. de Gironiere to the ex-convict
patriarch to intercede with the bishop
of Manila and have a priest set to
them was refused with an earnest re
quest not to make known even the
fact that the visit has been made. The
shrewd old man realized at once that
the presence of a priest among his
people meant an innovation upon
their peaceful condition and an in
troduction of Spanish rule which
would be followed by undesirable
viists from policemen and unpleasant
inquiries into the (past life of many
of the villagers.
Continued on Fourth Page.
Billiards and Pool.
The scores of the leaders of the Reso
lute Hook and Ladder billiard and pool
tournament are as follows:
FIRST CLASS BILLIARDS
Won Lost
Carl Vogt 2 1
A. S. Pierson 1 0
Fred Horsefield 1 0
SECOND CLASS BILLIARDS
Won Lost
C. M. Trimmer 11 1
L. C. Lephron 5 1
L. C. Parker 7 8
FIRST CLASS POOL.
Won Lost
C. W. Byram 10 0
Fred Horsefield 5 1
C. M. Trimmer 6 4
SECOND CLASS l*OOL.
Won Lost
L. C. Parker 8 0
H. Byram 1 0
Morris and Essex Mutual.
, On Tuesday Vice Chancellor Pitney
beard argument on (he return of an
order to Bbow cause why B. E. Chap
in, president, T. Madison Condit. secre
tary-treasurer, and Henry Hoifman,
C. W. Christine, C. W. Newhouse, a
| committee appointed to wind up the
affairs of the Morris and Essex Rail
road Employes’ Mutual Benefit Asso
ciation, should not be restrained from
receiving any of the debts due the
association or paying or transferring any
moneys or effects of the association or
continuing the business of tne associa
tion.
Proceedings have be m brought by
John P, Bostedo of Port Morris, and
other members of the association, to have
the association declared insolvent and to
i have a receiver appointed. An account
ing from the officers of the association
is also demanded, it being alleged that
the insolvency is due to inisuMiisg-ment.
The case wi I be continued on Mo□ lay
| next in Jersey City.
ORIENTS VS. CYCLONES.
A Hard Fought Game of Basket Ball,
with Victory for the Orients
It was a pood game of basket ball the
boys put up at the Y. M. C. A. Hall
Wednesday evening, and an interesting
one to their many friends, who enjoyed
it from the spectators’ seats. The game
was started a little after 8 30 with the
Orients all on the floor, including Cap
tain Collier, ri. C. Griffith, C. Compton,
A. Smith and R. Leek. Captain Shelley
of the Cyclones, who has been ill for
some time, was unable to play, but was
an interested spectator. C. King was
acting captain of the Cyclones and the
other players were R. Savage, P, Fry,
F. Davis and W. Holliday, who acted as
Shelley’s substitute.
Things went merrily in the first half
and the score was a close and conse
quently exciting one, but when time was
c died on the first half ths Orients were
winners by a score of 9 to 7.
Again the game was taken up and in
the second half the Cyclones ‘■cycloned’’
in their most vigorous and approved
style, but failed to add a single point to
their score, while the Orients ran theirs
up to 14. “Jim” Heath acted as referee.
Had the contest been one of excelling
in wit, the score would certainly have
been a tie, fjr fun wa- abundant on both
sides; the “What for?” of Savage every
time he was caught in a “foul” was well
balanced by Leek’s oft repeated cry of
“Why don’t you put the ball in?” It is
suggested that any further opponents of
the Cyclones would do well to invest in
tornado insurance policies.
The Independents Entertain.
The members of Independent Hose
Company No. 1, have a well deserved
reputation for two important charac
teristics, of true] firemen—promptness
in responding to duty callB and a
generous and whole souled manner of
entertaining.
The latter was exemplified once more
on Wednesday night when an “At
home” was the order of the day, or
rather evening.
Following an inspection of recent
improvements to house and electrical
appliances, whist, hearts, dominoes
and checkers were in order, inter
spersed with solos by Frank Eaton who
was repeatedly encored, chorns sing
ing with specialties by ’Lias Ammer
man, D. Farrand Sturgis, ex-Alder
man Carrell and Charles W. Roberts.
Frank Pierson with his new gramo
phone and sleight of hand tricks added
to the enjoyment of the occasion.
Refreshments were served by Pay
Concerning the ice crtSlSn, mere ap
pears to be a variety of opinion—
mixed as it were—the opinions after
the cream was passed, we mean, which
at last after careful and repeated per
sonal tests by Secretary James R.
Voorhees, George Melick, Dr. Lewis
and Chaplain Taylor was held to be
“absolutely harmless for man,woman
or child. ”
Members of the Board of Aldermen,
the Board of Engineers and many
honorary members were present, also
Chief George V. Muchmore, John W.
Clift and other members of the Sum
mit Fire Department.
Knights of Columbus to Meet.
At the annual State convention of
the Knihgts of Columbus to be held
in St. Bridget’s Lyceum, Montgomery
and Monmouth streets, Jersey City,
on Tuesday, February 5, that body
will probably place itself on record as
being opposed to or in favor of con
tinuing the insurance feature of the
organization. Several schemes affect
ing the insurance feature of the well
known Catholic society will be
brought up, and the one which will
probably provoke the most discussion
is a proposition that all who are
knights previous to the final passage
of the measure by the national coun
cil shall continue to pay premiums
to the officers of the organiaztion,
who will turn the business over to
some old line insurance company.
The latter is to be responsible for the
death claims, with the idea of ulti
mately abandoning the insurance
scheme; consequently new members
will not be insured.
Another scheme provides for an in
crease of the present rate to ten per
cent., and further provides that when
an insured member reaches the age
of sixty-five years his insurance de
creases at the rate of $250 each year
until it reaches a minimum of $250.
This last idea will be reported bv the
committee appointed two years ago
to inquire into the insurance branch
ot the order and will probablv meet
with determined opposition.
The Woodchuck’s Prophecy.
Tomorrow is Candlemas Day, when
the woodchuck is supposed to emerge
from the seclusion of his burrow, and
cast bis eye on the ground in search of
his shadow. If the shadow is visible
he returns to his hole and prepares for
six weeks more of winter. But if the
shadaw be not visible, be prepares for
an early opening of spring.
Change in Price.
A recent increase in cost of produc
tion has made it necessary to advance
the price of P-A-Y-M-E Concentrated
Pulverized Vanilla to 15 cents per
package. The change takes effect at
once. Even at the new price.
P-A-Y-M-E is the cheapest vanilla
on the market. Its general superiori
ty is attested by the large number of
persons who use it in preference to
any other.
THE WHEEL
AND THE LAW
The Road Race Prize Awarded
to Plaintiff.
Judge Garretson Again on the
Bench—Fry vs. Miles Non-Suit
ed—Other Suits Decided to the
Joy and Sorrow of Those Inter
ested.
Ou Monday morning, Judge Garret
son, having recovered from his attack
of the grip, resumed in the Supreme
Court Circuit the trial of Horace B.
Fry and Reginald Fry against Ben
jamin F. Miles, et als. Judge Van
Wyck of New York, counsel for the
plaintiff, resumed his argument in
opposition to the motion for non
suit in which he consumed about an
hour and a half, and after a short reply
by Mr. Liudabury, the judge rendered
his opinion allowing the motion.
The next two cases on the list, Adsit
va. The Central Railroad Co. of New
Jersey, were taken up. Elmer King
was counsel for the plaintiff and R.
V. Lindabnry for the Railroad Com
pany. The presentation of the plain
tiff’s case took the rest of the morn
ing and at the conclusion on motion
of Mr. Eindabury the plaintiffs were
non Buited.
The next case, Fred. N. N. Davis
vs. the Central Railroad Co., in which
the same counsel was engaged, wasthen
taken up and consumed the whole of
the afternoon and was again taken up
Tuesday morning. At the conclusion
of the plaintiffs’ case, and on motion
of Mr. Lindabury, the Court granted
a non suit. This made a record of
four straight non suits for Mr.Binda
bury.
These last three cases were all acci
dent cases. The first two were for
damages sustained by plaintiff while
crossing a bridge over the Central
Railroad, and the Court held that the
company was under no liability to
keep the bridge in rpeair. The third
case was for an accident at a grade
crossing.
After this case was taken tip
the case of Louis Riehman vs.
Frederick A. Trowbridge, which was
a suit in replevin instituted bv the
plaintiff for the recovery of a bicycle,
which he claims to have won at
Trowbridge’s ten mile race on July
4th last. The evidence in the case
was to the effect that Riehman
entered the race and was the
first one to cross the home line,
bat that several of the racers claimed
that he had not gone over the whole
course. However, it did not seem
that their contention was sustained
for the judges of the race on the same
day awarded the wheel to Riehman.
The following day Riehman went
over to Trowbridge’s store and Mr.
Trowbridge told Riehman that the
wheel was there, bnt Riehman wanted
some things changed on the wheel and
left it with Mr. Trowbridge with di
rections to have them made. Before
these changes were male some of the
officials of the race decided to have a
re-hearing of the protest which was
set down for tne evening of Friday,
July I3th. In (he meantime Riehman
started the suit in replevin to recover
the wheel and since that time Sheriff
Baker has had possession of it. Mr.
Savage, the counsel for the defendant
made a motion to non suit the plain
tiff but this was refused. The defen
dants put in their evidence which was
to the effect that under the rules of
the race the judges had not the au
thority to decide who had won the
race,but that it was in the power of
the referee alone to decide the same
and that until not after the replevin
suit had been started against the
plaintiff did he make his decision and
this was against Riehman.
Although the Court charged the
jury strongly in favor of the defen
dant, after possibly an hour and a
half’s absence from the court room,
they brought in a verdict for the
plaintiff.
O. Franklin Wilson was the attor
ney for the plaintiff. On Wednesday
morning the defendant made an ex
parte application to have the verdict
set. aside as against the evidence and
the charge of the court. Judge Gar
retsou allowed a rule to show cause
returnable on Wednesday next.
The case of Bessie Trevena, adminis
tratrix, etc., vs. the Thomas Iron Com
pany, is off for the term. The case of
North Jersey and Pocono Mountain Ice
Company vs. \V. A. Freeman is set
down for Dext Wednesday, as are also
the cases of Vamterboof et. al. against
McEwan Brothers.
In the case of Mills vs. Sanders the
jury was drawn for Wednesday.
Monday was set for the trial of Quin
lan for manslaughter, but Judge Garret
son will be unable to attend court and it
has been postponed.
The trials of the rest of the indictments
were set for Wednesday before Judge
Vreeland_
Columbia Sophomore Dramatic Club,
the Sophomore Dramatic Club of
Clumbia University will present
“Professor Whimsical “at the Lyceum
on Wednesday evening, February la.
Further particulars and the cast wil
be published later.