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FOURTEENTH YEAR. NO. .50. ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1900 -SIX PAGES. PRICE ON5 CENT,

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M O N E YRepresented by

D. C. COVERT

208 Bond Street

Asbury Park. N. J.

KEITH’S EXPRESSASBURY PARK anil OCEAN GKOVB

tHotel Brunswick,O m o s ■{ Railroad Depot and

{1214 Bangs Avenue.

Principal Offlco............306 MAIN STREETuoods b to red at reasonable rates.

Telephone oonnectlon.

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D o n ’t U s e

G l a s s e s unless you need them,and whan you do need

them bo sure they fit you. Don’t guess at t, Claude J. W iseman, tho Optician, will

givo you a thorough examination FREE OF CHARGE, and if you don’t need glasses he will toll you so. ,

CLAUDE J. WISEMAN.J ew eler and Optician

645 Cookm an A v e .

Wa also havo a full 11ns of goods usually kept tn a jewelry store, and do all kinds of

repairing-

C O C A W I N E

V iii CocaO U R N E W P R E P A R A T I O N

But of World Renowned Virtue

This preparation of Coes tones up the hoia system, la particularly adapted to Physical and Nervous prostration, aud to build up per­sons wasted by continued ill faeatth. 75 cents, pint bottles.

Endorsed by ail Physicians Prepared only by

W. R. HAM, Druggist aad Apothecary,

167 Main St. A sbury Park.

UNFURNISHED HOUSESFOR THE /YEAR.

Flat, Cookman ave. n«mr Bond at., 7 rooas,4 b'xirooms, city water, bath, gas. .......... $200,00

Emory at. near Asbury a*e., 10 rooms, 0 bedrooms, city wutor bath. gaa. heater.. 310.03

Fourth ave. near Hrek at., 10 rooms C bed­rooms. oity water, bath, gaS,heater........ 660 00

Bmory st near Fourth avn.. 7 rooms, 4 bed­rooms. city water, bath, gash-ater, elec­tric lig h t** ....,........................ ............sco.ro

Fourth ave; near Emory at., 0 rooms. 6 bed*rooms, city wat*«% bath.......... , ................ 800 00

Lake ave , Ocean Qrovp, near Delaware ave , 10 rooms, G bedioouis, d ty water,bath, heater ......................... . 303.CO

Mu oroe ave. near Grand ave. fl rooms, 6 bedrooms, city water, bath, gas, heater,electric lights..................................... . 400.00

Heck st. ne»r First ave., 0 rooms, 4 bed*rooum, city water, gas, heat-r ................. J?T5.00

Fourth uve uear Bond at., 0 rooms 0 bed­rooms, city water, buth, jjan. h e a te r .... 400.00

Uunrot) ave. near Heuk st . H rooms. 1 bed­rooms olty water, bath, gu?. hdater....... 350.00

ABbury av»\ near Emory s t . li moms. 5 bed­rooms. city water, batb, gas, heater, tlec-t'lis lights.............................. .............. . 400.00

Third ave near Emory at.. 0 moms. 5 bed­room*, city water, bath, heater, olectric lights............................. ............................... S25.C0

W. H. BEEGLE,

226 Main St., Asbafy Park

Loans Insurance _

Capital $5&,"000 Snt t tr 545,000

Asbnry Park and Ocean Grov

B A N K

Corner iyiattlson Ave. and Main St.,

i ASBURY PARK. N. J .

Comer main Avenue and Pilgrim Pathway

{OCEAN GROVE.

HJ5NSY O. WINSOa. PranMeat.\ ' . QEO. W. JWAN8, Vteo-Froeltleot. EDMUSD S. D VKTON, Caahler.

JESSE MINOT, A wlsUsnt Oaahler,

DIBECTOBSSf» #OANE APPLBDT PH. J, i . W. BXTE1CK,H, K. DUOIIAPOM ‘ JOHN HUDDAEDd . c , a h v t t o n t a w i a z u i n s a r

.O E O .T rrpV A W I- . OBO. W I TRKAT

J . P . FBRdOQON AM OS TIUTOJIH «B H T O. W IK S dB —

Aoooymts'flesoaotfully Solicited. Safe*Deposit Boxes to Rent..'We. Issue Forelan Drafts and Let­

ters of Credit.

TO SET ASIDE CONTRACTW rit o f C ertio ra ri Served U pan th e Long

B ran ch Commissioners to A nnu l

A greem ent W ith B arbe r Co.

The property owners of West End and Elberon have formed an association to pro teot tholr interests. Tho organization in­cludes many prominent and influential mon, and is destined to bo a strong factor In the management of that section of the coast. A t the preliminary meeting of the organiza­tion Franblin Murphy was chosen president. The association includes among ltsmerabfer* sucb men as General T. T. Eckert, president of the Western Union Telegraph company, -Marks Arnhelm, the New York tailor, and others.

Hawkins & Duraod of this city havo been chosen as tho legal advisers of the now or­ganization. Counsellor Durand has already brought an action to sot aside tho mainten­ance contract granted by the city of, Long Branch to tho Barber Asphalt company. A certiorari has been served upon Mayor Mor­ris and thecaso will bo heard during the June term of the supreme o *urt.

Tho contract gr.intod the Barber Asphalt comp my is for ten years, at an annual cost of 15,000. According to contract it is to be paid semi-annually. The'flrst payment of $2,500 was made last June. While the work done during the year amounts to less than one-quarter of thesum paid,the commission­ers, by virtue of their contract, paid $5,OCO. Those who favor the maintenance contract claim that In ten year* tho whole of the as­phalt streets will have been resurfaced, and the c st' will not exceed §50,000; whereas, if the commissioners awatded the contracts for repairing the streets whenever It be­came necessary, tho sum required would bo much greater.

Those who aro fighting the contractclalm that it is ng-ilnst public policy to award such a contract, and set forth sever.tl rea­sons why it should bo annulled. The price, they claim, is too high.

They maintain thnt the rond, which has oftly been built a few years, should not need an-expendlturo of $50,000 In so short tlihe. They further cotiteud that the board of 1899 had no right to grant a contract which would remain binding upon their sucjessors In offloe for ten years to come.

CITIZENS HOLD CAUCUSSuggest Nom inees for C itizens’ T icket to

a t Ilrad ley Beach Next

Saturday Even ing ,

A number of the voters of Bradley Beach borough held a caucus In Poland’s ball last night for the purpose of naming candidates to be placed in nomination at the Citizens’ primary, whloh will bo held next Saturday night. The meetlDg was largely amended and several speeches wero made. W. D. Flood acted as chairman and John Rogers was secretary. r ■■

For the position of councilman the names of Charles F. Burney, Everett Foster, Addi­son Hutchinson and Fred Mooy, were sug­gested. Edward Yarnall, W. 'K. Bradner and William Furlong, jr., were named as candidates for collector, John B. Rogers for assessor and William Urlfllu aud William Maddox for justice of the peace. Robert White will probably be nominated for poundkeeper..

•M O H E COLONISTS RETURN*.

Peop le a t Ijv G lo r ia Snid to bo Anxious to

( le t Away From Place.

On tho steamship Ollnda, which arrived at Now York from NOuvitas yesterday, wore six colonists who went to La Gloria, Cuba, to tako up land there. All seemed to bo oxtremoly dissatisfied with tho condition of allairs in the colony founded by the Cub.t Land and Steamship company. One of the number, Joseph Stevens of Sing Sing, N. Y., is said to have alleged that tho company had misrepresented affairs in the colony.

Percy Locker of this city, another of the returned colonists, said that less than 50 persons were now In La Gloria, and that those wero only waiting an opportunity to get away. ________ ______

Jam e s I). Carton a Counsellor.

Lawyer James D. Carton was one of the successful candidates In tho examination fcr admission to practice law as a counsellor wblcfyconcluded before tho supreme court at Trenton yesterday.' Lawyers ate rcqufr- ed to practice law actively as an attorney at law for ut least three years before they are entitled to take the examination for ad­mission as a counsellor at law, which per­mits them to practice in all ,tho highest courts of the stato^- •

P re par ing fo r the Shad Season.

Tho past week has been a busy one among shad fishermen In the vicinity of Brldgetod, N. J. The season will soon open and tho men are prepared for it. There are few, howevor, who have Invested in nets and other paraphernalia ns in previous years, and from tho present outlook there will not bo as many nets fished this year as last. So far as known not a slnglo new net has been mado durjng the wintor, the old ones being merely repaired.

R a r e B u s in e s s O p p o r tu r f lty '.

Dairy Kitchen In Keator block for rent with or Without hotel aourtments. Posses­sion given April 1st, when present proprie­tors will taove into their-new hotel on Grand avenue. Inquire of agents or owner. ______ aeod tf.

Special Sale o f Iro n Beds.

JuBt opened 100 Iron beds at $-4.1)8.44tf Tiie s t k in b a c u C om pany.

Shurtz’s. only nroduse merchant in town Who gives trading stamps. 40 51

• . 'Sv*™----Oranges aro sweeter and cheaper at Bat­

tens. ■ ; 43-40*

Ladles Minstrels and Dance, February 2§

Get Eennet-ine at KlnmoLth’fl . 282'f

ROBBED COURT OF HONORExpensive E lec tr ica l F ix tures C arried

A w ay—Snow Tracks Show B u r ­

g la ry W as C om m itted Late ly .

Some time during the last few days thieves forced an entrance to the Court of Honor building, on Ocean avenue, and car­ried away a portion of the electrical fix­tures, which are considered quite expehr slvo. The robbery was discovered this morning when the person who looks after the building during the winter was making his usual tour of inspection.' Tho guilty persons havo left no clue which will lead to their Identity, although efforts will be mnde to locate them.* That the act has been committed within the past few days is evident from the fact that their tracks appear in the snow which still lays around the building. The exact amount of the loss could not be ascertained, although it will cost considerable to replace the ap­paratus before the amusement can be placed In operation again.

COUNTY AND STATE

The legislative bill having for its object the annexation of Vailsburg to the city Of

Newark has been defeated.At recent vendues in Salem county cows

havo been selling for fr im $»10 to 875. This Is the best average price that has prevailed for a long tlmo.

Atlantic City is to have a new high school building estimated to cost SI 15,000, with a seating capacity of 750 pupils. The building is to be 120 by 113 feet.

Governor Voorhees has signed the bill making Bloomfield a town under the Voor- hees act. Steps to arrange for the spring election will a t once bo taken.

Plum juice was found successful In stop­ping hiccoughs with which Ja im sP . Buck of Vineland had been suffering for 13 daj's. The doctors looked upon his case as hope less.

W. Page Cline, a young man of Phillips burg, recently fell heir to $10,000 by the death of his father. Tho responsibility of ooking after so much money drove him

crazy and ho has been sent to an asylum.There aro persistent rumors current at

Trontou that United States Attorney-Gen­eral John W. Griggs will go on the supreme court bonch when Justice Gray reaches the retirement age. No confirmation of the rumor Is obtainable at Trentou or Washing­ton.

Organized labor will take a prominent part In the politics of Paterson this spring. City Recorder Georgo B. Senior, presiding judge of the city court for the past five years, has incurred the enmity of the labor­ing element, and candidates who will not sign a pledge-to vote against him will not got the labor vote.

Two weeks ago W illiam Ryan left New York to take a position as salesman in a store at Paterson. He was found dead yes­terday. In his room was a mefer which distributes gas when a coin is placed In tho slot. Ryan‘was Intoxicated when he went to bed, and dropped Iu the coin and turned on tho gas, but failed to light it. He was asphyxiated.

Negotiations are In progress with the Pennsylvania Railroad company to orect a new station at Elizabeth, and It is under­stood that It has agreed to do so since the old station la not large enough. The com­pany has completed a new station In North Elizabeth. I t Is understood that tho com­pany has appropriated ¥500,000 for the im­provement fund this year.

IN V E ST IG A T IO N B E G IN S .

C om m ittee Inspects In d u s tr ia l School and

P lana Procedure .

Tho legislative committee appointed to investigato tho charges against tho State Industrial School for Girls at Trenton, with tho trustees of that institution, visited the school yesterday afternoon and inspected it. Mrs. Eyier conducted the visitors through tho building.

The committee met last night and consid­ered plans of procedure. The meeting was secret It Is thought active work will begin this week. _______

800 C R E D IT O R S R E J O IC E .

W i l l Get l lo r e T han 33 P e r C en t,.F ro m

M iddlesex Hank W reck .

In Jfltetey City yesterday Vlce-Chdnccllor Pitney grarft&d an order authorizing Ed­ward S. Campbell, receiver of the Middlesex County bank, to pay a dividend of 85 per cent, to creditors. The bank was wrecked by its cashier, George M, Valentine.

The claims of tho 800 creditors aggregate $457,757. Mr. Campbell says he hopes to collect enough additional cash to declare another dividend within a few months.

T ried Teams fo r T ruck .

The Independence Hook and Ladder com­pany of this city recently appointed a com­mittee to purchase a team of horses. Yes­terday several teams were hitched to the apparatus for trial. The committee rode behind them for the purpose of noting each peculiar qualification. No determination was reached as tho boys want a little more time to deolde.

Ill-own Appeared for H earing .

Spencer Brown, the cblored lad who was arrested on Saturday ohnrged with stealing a quantity of bar spider, reported to Justice Borden yesterday, according to the promise he gravo when he was released from FarK half ixjoause o£ the cold. He p.lQnt\ .not guilty to ths obarse and’was placed under bail to await the aotion of the grand jury.

BELMAR

li. C. Buhler Js suffering from a severe at­tack of rheumatism.

Ffeeholder Lefferson was In town yester­day looking after his politic il fences.

James Larkins of Rhode Island Point has returned from a buslriess trip to Trenton.

Edward Ely of Trenton was a Sunday guest at {ho Titus cottage, Sixth avenue.

A. K . Wolverton and Michael Owens have been on the sipk list, but are now able to be about again.

Dr. W. W. Trout will ereot an addition 40 feet In size to the rear of tho store build­ing occupied by Paul C. Taylor.

Oflicer Hiram AHgor arrested George Brand, aged 10, and Edward Jones, aged 9, on Ihe charge of stealing lead from the flsh- ermen’s nets at 6 omo. After a bearing they woro taken to Freehold. Judge Cono­ver sent young I^and to tlie Reform school at Jamesburg, and sentence was suspeuded in tho case ofjTRing Jones.

BRADLEY BEACH

, Tonight and tomorrow night the ladies of the M. E. church will hold a fair in tho Mud- dell building.

Checkers is the favorite gamo In this place. “Joe” Woolley has the highest num­ber of games to his crollt.

Charles A. Bennett has closed the contract to do tho tlnwork necessary ou the now fac­tory building of the Sytnphonlon company*

William Maddox and John Bennett have announced themselves as candidates for justice of tho peace at the coming election. Tho office is vacant by reason of the re­moval from town some time ago of J. R* Muddell.

Borough council held a brief session last night and adjourned until this evening, when the report of tho collector will be read and other business necessary to clos­ing up tho affairs of the.flscal year will be transacted,

AV0N-BY-THE-SEAThe Rev. J . A. Kuowlton of Indiana

preached Sunduy evening in the "Baptist church, and his fine sermon delighted the people. During the . course of his remarks he referred to tho war in South Africa, and said lie'believed that God had given to tho United States and Eng;ahd the task of making the world hotter.

Tho voters aro now centreing tlielr thoughts upon the coming spring election. Judging fiom the uumber of candidates iif tho field for the various offices the election will be unusuully interesting. In addition to those already mentioned In the P uess ,

Assessor John Lane will be a candidate for reelection, and James R. White is spoken of as a promising candidate for constable Tws couucilmen are to he elected, and up to this time thero are about a dozen men who are willing to shoulder tho responsibility.

B IL L F O R T A X R E F O R M .

A special buBlness meeting of Twin City Conclave, No; 8 , D ot L. O- R. C., will be held 111 tbe Mikado building Wednesday evening, Feb. 28. Members not present- wili be subject to a fine.

48-50-51 I da Jl. Derby , Recorder.

Ladles Minstrols and Dance, February 28.40 51

BROWN BACK FROM CUBAWoes Not Give Very En con rag in g R epo rt

of Aftnira a t L a G lo r ia — Says tho

ColonlatK A re D isappointed .

Fred Brown, son of Ferdinand Brown of this city, returned last night from a trip to Cuba, aud he is glad to get home again. Brown was formerly a messenger boy for the Postal Telegraph company of this city*o Without taking anyone into his confidence he left this city several weeks ago and took passage on one of tho Munson line steamers for La Gloria, Cuba. As soon as possll Je after he left home ho acquainted his parents with his whereabouts."

He made the return trip on board one of the United States transports and was on the water about two weeks. On the boat were about 75 bodies of soldiers who were killed or had died in Cuba. Tho transport made stopi at all of the principal ports in Cuba before starting on her trip to New York, and young Brown therefore saw a great deal. He was sit Porto Rico and San­tiago, aud saw the remains of the Spanish squadron which was destroyed by the American fleet.

He does not speak very encouragingly of the new town of La Gloria, where he/spent a greater portion of his time. Re"was em­ployed for awhile in the commlasary de_ partmont, and was therefore/ brought In dally contact with-the colonists, who, he says, are very much disappointed at the way things are being managed.. He claims that the colony now consists of about 3U0 people and that the prospects of getting rich aro not very bright at this time. He says that there Is practically nothing under cultivation as yet and that very little prop­erty has been cleared up to this time. The company has a stump puller at work and is making some effort to fulfil Its obliga­

tions. A corduroy road has been ftiade leading to th^new town site from tho bay, which he says makes It a little easier to get thero than when he flrst made the attempt. The party he was with consumed about flve hours in covering a distance of about four miles and were compellod to wade through mud and water waist deep.

Brown says that Georgo Matthews was the police force, but that he has been re' lieved and now works at his trade of shav­ing and hair cutting when there is anything to do. David Gibson, who was Brown’8

chum, has secured a position with one of tho pack trains and decided to remain for a few weeks moro.

O B IT U A R Y R E C O R D .

Provides Tor Pub lica tion o f Assessments

In Loca l Newspapers.

In the senate last night at Trenton Sen­ator McDermott of Hudson county moved to strike out the enact!ug clause of thb bill introduced by. Senator Reed of Somerset county. \

This bill was introduced in tho interest of tax reform, and provided that tho assess­ment on properties shall be published in the local newspapers so that all taxpayers can ducover tho amount of taxes their neigh bors aro paying. Senator McDermott ob­jected to tho bill bee:*.me In tho large cities, such as Jersey City, Newark, Trenton and Camden, the expeuto, he said, would be too great for the municipalities He said the publishing of such a IIS'1, would cost Jersey City at least $250,00 >. He thought It would be better to open ihe tax books for tho In speeiion of the public.

Senator Reed retorted that it would cost Jersey City only about SO,000. He urged tho bill becaudo it was a move in the direc­tion of the equalization of taxes. Ho ex­plained that a similar system was now m operation in Massachusetts and in Rhode Island, and had been provod to be a success. Senator McDermott finally withdfew. his opposition until the bill comes up ou final passage.

NO D A T E S E LE C T E D

For P ub lic M eeting to Dismiss Proposi­

t io n to Buy Beach.

The Impression seems to prevail among some people that tho public meeting for the purpose of dkcus^ng tho purchase of the beach was to bo held tonight, in fact some of the city papers havo published article'- pivlng various dales for tho meeting. No date has as yet been selected. The matter was left in tho hauds of the president of the council, and ho will call the meeting hie proper time arrives. Due totlco will fce given In the local papers. ^

O n ly Oiie B arbe r Closes Sunday,

Freehold is agitated over the question of enforclug the old blue laws. Three weeks ago a general order was Issued that all merchants, barbers, etc., must cease break­ing Sunday. Th6 flrst Sunday all closed but one barber.. The second Sunday bo again did business. All tha barbers but one were opeu .last Sundaj\ The barber who kept closed eays ho too will havo to open next. Sunday uuless the committee fulfils its threat, to prosecute all offenders.' He can­not afford to lose irade. f

R epub lican P rim ary .

The Republican voters of Neptune town­ship, will mset at the Unexcelled Rniilne- house. West Grove, on Saturday, March 3, at 2 o’clock, to name candidates to bo voted for at tho coming election, March 13. and also to name appropriations for the eusulng year, W il l ia m G ipfard ,

Dated Feb. 27, 1000. * Chairman.50-53 ‘ ______ I

Five extra trading stamps each 50 cent cash purchase at Shurt z’s / .49-54

Northern potatoes at Batten’s. 48 40*

F red . Sm ith , elr.

Word has been received in this city of tho death of Fred. Smith, jr., a former resident well known to mauy people of Asbury Park. Deceased was an employee of the Iccal post- oftice under A. R.Tolhnd. The funeral will take place tomorrow from the residence of Hent-y V. Bodlne, Willlamstown, N. J., at12 o’clock noon.

Lyd ia E . N ew m an .

Last night Lydia E , daughter of William and Mary F. Newman, died a't Villa Park, In her 14th year. Funeral services at house tomorrow*at 10 a. m. Interment at Mana* squan.

B ur ia l of D an Rice.

Col. Dan Rice, tho veteran clown, was buried in the West Long Braucli cemetery yesterday afternoon with simple ceremony. The Episcopal burial servico was read by the Rev. II. H. I*. Roche of St. James’ church. A fow intimato friends of the old clown stood around tho grave. Col. Rice left a wyt, but it has not been mado public. He recently completed the story of his lifo aud had plowed the manuscript iu the hands of the printer. Dan Rice at ;ono time was reported to be the largest individual land­owner in the world. His possessions were in Mexico and Texas. It Is believed ho died poor.

Not Even a Revenue Raiser.

Washington, 'luesday. — Representative Crumpacker of Indiana, who opposes the Porto Rican bill, was at the White House today. President McKinley advised him to support tho bill. Ho refused to do so aud said: “I shall vote against it because I am no longer even a revonuo raiser.”

The W ea ther.

Washington, Tuesday:—-Fair tonight, rising tomporaturo and snow Wednesday. Westerly winds, becoming variable and shifting to fresh enfitferly. /

B n ry ln ff tbe T atte red Colors.

In connection with the story of the British flag said to be buried at Pre-; toria, it is perhaps worth mentioning that in the middle of the last Century it was no unusual occurrence for the tat­tered or “wounded” colors, ns they were quaintly styled, to be interred. In a. north country paper of May 31, 1763, there Is the following passage: “The old colors of tlie Twenty-fifth regiment of foot, Lord George Len­nox’s” (now the king ’s own borderers), “quartered atNew'castle-xipon-Tyne,be­ing tnuch wounded in Germany, par­ticularly at the glorious and ever mem*- orable battle of Linden, were buried w ith military honors,”—London Chron­

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GEN. CRONJE SURRENDERS

Boer Force Taken Prisoners Numbers About 3,000.

MAY EXCHANGE FOR BRITISH

Fresh F ish a t Kelsey's M arke t.

Shad, smelts, blue, weak, Spanish mack- etal, halibut, sheepahead, flounders, had­dock, cod, scttUops, lobsters, oystors, clams.

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C ron je W i l l Be Im prisoned on W arbo a t

n t Cape TOwn— Roberts Sends P a rtic u ­

la rs and is 'Congratu la ted l»y tbe Queen.

London (Joes W ild Over the News.

W h jjt Leyds Says.

fBy Publishers ^ress.]

London, Tuesday.—Tno Boers have suf­fered serious reverses. General Cronje and tho troops under him have surrendered to tho British. Tho news came In the form of an official dispatch from General Roberts and was posted at tho war office this morn­ing. The dispatch was as follows:

“Paardeberg, Feb. 27, 7.45 a. m.: General Cronje and all his force capitulated uncon­ditionally at daylight this morning and he Is now a prisoner in my camp. The strength of his force will be communicated later. I hope her Majesty’s government will con­sider this event satisfactory, occurring as it does on the anniversary of Majuba. Rob­erts.”

London, Tuesday.—The news of Cronjo’s surrender reached London this morning during a sudden downpour of rain, and spread from mouth to mouth almost before tho newspaper extras were out. Thecity at once went wild with joy. Flags were run up everywhere. Usual staid English­men acted for the moment as though they were insane over the news. Proceedings on the Stock Exchange ^opened with singing “God Save the Queen,”^und then the jubi­lant brokers cheered for Roberts,Kitchener, and everybody connected with the war.

This being the anniversary of the Majuba Hill affair, adds to tbo effectiveness of the news, carrying, as it does, the avenging of the British defeat suetaided years ago.

The forces surrendered by Cronje are esti­mated to number from 4,0C0 to 6,000 men. Tho event will have a far reaching effect It opens the Southern Free State to the British, Isolates the Boers from Cape Col- ony, and more than likely frees Ladysmith, news of which Is expected today. Tbe Boers, It is known, are now collecting for the defense of Bloemfontein, where an­other battle will bo fought by Buller, but the Transvaal is still untouched.

London, Tuesday.—Military men heio ex­pect Lord Roberts will exchange rhe large number of Boer prisoners captured today for British prisoners heM at Pretoria. At last acconuts the Boers held as prisoners 103 otlicers and 2,000 men. These will probably bo swapped for an equal num­ber of Boer prisoners. General Cronje will be held a pi isouer probably aboard a British warship at Cape Town, as the Boers have no'prisoner of his rank to exchange for him;

Brussels, Tuesday.—Dr. Leyds is ill with influenza at Amsterdam. The Boer lega­tion here is steeped In gloom over the sur­render of Cronje. The secretary of the legation said: “ What did you expect* There were 4,000 Boers against three di­vision^ of British infantry, one brigade of cavalry ijnd 70 guns. It wt.s a greater British army than th tn that which defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Crouje’s heroism will strengthen tho determination of tbe Boers, The war is omy begun. We did not expect it to be all victory, and remain confident of the ultimate triumph of the re­public's cause.”

London, Tuesday.—All tho afternoon pa­pers, while greatly rejoiced over tho vic­tory of Roberts, join in the laudation of the bravo Boers and their leader. ‘

London, Tuesday.—There was an impor­tant meeting of the cabinet this afternoon, cnlled, It is believed, to consider the formu­lation of a policy aiming at the detachment of the Orange Free State from tne Trans­vaal. Now that Cronje has surrendered al* moaiyat tho gates of Bloemfontein, the chance to bribe the Free State to quit war becomes a serious consideration.

Loudon, Tuesday.—Late this afternoon tbe war oflice published a dispatch from Roberts supplementing his announcement of Crorije’s surrender and explaining how it was brought about, ns follows:

“From information furnished by the In­tel! I genco department It becam3 apparent that Cronje’s foi ce was becoming very much depressed; that thero was discontent among tho troops and discord among the leaders. 1

decided therefore to bring additional pros- sure to bear on the enemy. E ich night the trenches wero brought forward toward tho enemy’s laager, so as to gradually contract his position. At the saiiio limo wo bom­barded heavily. Last night, by a dash, wo came within 000 yards of the enemy’s posi­tion. Wo remained thero all night, and tills apparently clinched matters, for at daylight a letter signed by Cronje, in which he stated ho would surrender uncondition­ally, was brought to our outpost under a flag of truce. Cronje, in company with .his wife, will start for Capa Town this after­noon, in charge of General Piettyman, who will hand him over to the general com­manding at Capo Town. The troops will be taken to Cape Town in dotachmouts.” *5J Lon don, Tuesday.—Lord Roborts sends a later dispatch reporting that Cronje’s force numbers about 3,000.

D on’t Build

C a S t i e S IN T H E A I R !, D on’t think that

you will buy a homfe by and by.

“ B y and by” is a land that is positively empty. D o it now—

while you have the opportunity

remembering that opportunities will not await you.

W e have an exceptional one to offer-just now.

MILAN ROSS AGENCY

208 Main Street.

Monmouth Trust-- A N D---

Safe Deposit CompanyMonmouth Building’, Asbury Park, IT. J .

CAPITAL.............. $100,000. SURPLUS.............. 25,000.

Executes all trusts fcoowti to the law.Loans money on bond and mortgage.Receives deposits subject to check and allows

Interest on dolly balances -__Acts as Trustee Registrar and Transfer Agent. Pays coupons.M bkcs demand and time loans on approved

collateral.Safe deposit vau'ts,'

A. C. TW IN ING, Pres dent^ lG. ii. M. H A rv « Y , Vite President,

R. A. TUSTING, Secretary.D. C. CORNELL, Treasurer.

D IRECTORS:

O. H Brown, R. A. Tusting,J H. Buchanon, Henry Mitchell, M. D.I). C. Cornell, John P O’Brien,W J. Harrison, Perry R Smith,Col. G. B. M. Harvey, S. A. Pntterson,George F. Kroehl A. C. Twining,Bruce S. Keator, M. D., IL H. Vreeland,

G. D, \V. Vroom. .j

HIGHGRADe FISHING TtCKLERepairing on Rods and Reels

C IG A R S A N D T O B A C C OImported Key West and domoatlc cigars and all

smoker’u articles.Tlie bjst cigar that 5 cents can buy,

J. F. SEG E R647} Cookm an A venue . Aabury Park

[ M i o p i i j Sale!=5 0 0 = ^

Boxes StationeryAT LESS THAN ONE-HALF ACTUAL

VALUE.

Not a single box worth less than 25 cents and up.—Parchments, 'Wedding 1 p 'p Plate. Ivld Finish, Irish Linen I and Satins.—Choice of these... I U

ONE WEEK ONLY.

* HARRY A. BORDEN

S t a t i o n e r % N e w s d e a l e r

Cor. Bond St. and Mattison Ave.

Your EyesWill take cjiro of you if you will tafta care of them. When they warn yoa that something is wrong pay atten­tion to it.

Headache and Neuralgia quickly reliovoil.

S T I L E S & C O .

E y e S p e c i a l i s t s ,

222 MAIN STREETI f iV E R Y F R I D A Y

H o u r s 11 to 1 p . m.,-2-toHS p . n u

Special Sale o f Iro n Hods.

Just opehvd 100 Iron brds at $2 08.44tf \Ti i e St e in bach Co m v a Ny .

The Ladles’ Aid society of the West Park M. 12. church will hold a sociable Thursday evening, March 1, at 8 o’clock, at tho par­sonage on Asbury avenue. Admission R) coats. All welcome 50-51-52v

Rennet-ine for indigestion. 252tf

P ress Special Ad vertioomonts bring Im modlate results.

One on C ongratu lates Roberts.

Osborne, Isle of Wight, Tuesday.—The queen, upon receipt of tho nows or Cronje’s surrender, sent a telegram, of congratula­tion Lord Roberts.

Advocator l£,\imnnloii and Re ten tion .

Washington, Tuesday,*—Chauncey M. De­pew today addressed the senate on tho Phil­ippine question, and Advocated expansion and reteutlon ot th? Islands. •

Rennoi-Ine cures indigestion. 282tf

Special orange sale at Shurtz’s. 40-54

Free examinatloji. AU a lasses guaranteed.

C ap ita l, $ 10 0 ,0 0 0 S u rp lu s , $ 7 0 ,0 0 0

First National BankOF A 8 BURY- PA RK

Mattison Avenue and Bond Street(Organized February, 1886,)

OFFICERS

Geo, F. Khokhl. President.O. H. B iiown, lat Vice-President.

M. L. Bauuak, 2d Vice-President.M. V. Daoku. Cashier.

M, U. Bcott, Assistant Cashier

DIRECTOUS

a. F. Kroehl, iTahlon B. Margerum, Oliver H. Brown, .William H. Beegle,Bruce 8. Keator, 8. W, Kirkbrlde,D. O. Covert, M. L. Bamman,Isaac O. Kennedy, Charles A. Young,Milan ttoss, Albert O. Twining,Bherman B. Oviatt; Samuel Johnson,

W illiam Hathaway. #

Comparative DepositsSeptember 8 , 1888 . . . . . $378,704.87

8 , 1889. . . . . 408 104.448 , 1803 48B.11J.187, 1807, . . . . 030.088 41

• 7, 1888 . . . . . 684,944,77

Patrons valuables received for safe keeping free of charge. ' ♦* Foreign Ejchange bought and sold. Collections

promptly acknowledged.Your business favoTs respectfully- solicited*

ASBURY PARK DAILY PRESS, T4/ESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1900,

i t t i r n m im n in n i i

By REV, CHARLES M. SHELDON,Author of “ In His Steps: W hat Would Jesus DoP”

Kirk,” “Robert Hardy’s Seven Days,” EtO.‘Malcom

ii» Copyright, 2399, by The Advance PuSlUhina Co. * ♦*♦ ♦ *

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CH APT ER X V II I .W heu a few minutes later Mrs.

Strong came up, Philip told her ex­actly how hu had decided.

“I cannot leave these poor fellows iu the tenements yet. My work is just beginning to count with them. And the .church—oh, Sarah,, 1 love it, for it has such possibilities, anil it must yield in time. And then the whisky men—I cannot bear to have them think me beaten, driven out, defeated. And in addition to all the .rest I havo a feeling that God lias a wonderful blessing in store for me and tlu* church -very soon, ami I. cannot banish the feeling that if I accept the call to Fair view I should always be haunted hy that ghost of Duty murdered and run away from which would make me unhappy in ail my future work. ’Dear little woman.” Philip went on as he drew his wife's head down aud kissed her tenderly, while tears of disappointment fell from her—“little woman, you know you are the dearest of a ll earthly beings to xue. And my soul tells me the reason you loved me enough to share earth's troubles with.mo was that you knew I could not be a coward in the face of my duty, my conscience and my God.

Is it not so?”The answer came in a sob of mingled

anguish and happiness:“Yes, Philip, but it was only for your

sake I wanted you to leave this work. I t is killing you. Yet"-and she lifted her head, w ith a smile through all the tears—“yet, Philip, ‘whither thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgest I w ill lodge; thy people shall be my peo­ple and thy God my God. Where thou

’ diest w ill I tiie, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me and more also if aught but desith part thee aud

“ me.’ ”There were people in Milton who

could not understand how it person of such refined and even naturally expen­sive and luxurious habits as the minis­ter’s wife possessed could endure the life he had planned for himself and'his idea of Christian living in'general. Philip could have told them if he had been so minded. And this scene could have revealed it^o any one who kn<*w the minister and his Wife as they really ■were. That was a-saered scene to hus­band and wife, something that belong­ed to them, one of those things which the world did not know and had no business to know.

When the Iirst Sunday of another month had come, Mr. Strong felt quite well a train. A rumor of his call to Fair view had gone out, and to the few intimate friends who asked him about it he did not deny, but he said little. The time was precious to him. He plunged into the work with an enthu­siasm and a purpose which sprang from his knowledge that he was at last really gaining some inliuence in the tenement district.

The condition of affairs in that neigh­borhood was glowing worse instead of better. The amount of vice, drunken­ness, (.‘rime and brutality made his sen­sitive heart, qtiiver a hundred times a day as he went his way through it all. I l is study of the whole question led hi'ui to the conviction that one of the great needs of the place was a now home life for the people. The ‘tene­ments were owned and rented by men of wealth and inliuence. Many of these men were in the church. Dis­couraged as be had so oftnn been in his endeavor to p-t tiie moneyc'd men Of the c<imrre;r;Hion t«» ennsec.TM te their property to riurUtian uses. Philip eame up te that lir-Jt Sunday with a new phase of the snine'srreat subject which

* pressed sn hard f<»r utterance that he Vouhl not keep it I tack.

As lie faced the church this morning lie faced ;tn audieneo c«'mpos«.d of very eontlicting elements. Ib*pivseniativrs of labor were cons>'ieuous iu the gal­leries. People whom ht* had assisted at One time and a uot iter were scattered through the luni-e. mostly In the ba< k seats under the choir gallery. Ilis own membership was represented by men who. while opposed to his idea of the Christian Jil'e and ids interpretation of Christ, nevertli. le>s f/ontiimed 'to go

* and hear him prea< li. The ineident of the sexton's application fur member­ship and his rejection by vote had also told somewhat in favor of the ministT»r. Many preachers would have resigned after kiiHi a scene, lie had said his say about it and then refused to speak or be interviewed hv the papers on tiie subject. W hat it cost hiih in suffering was his own secret. Put this morning, as he rose to give his message in the person of Christ, the thought, of tin1

continued suffering and shame and degradation in _Lhe„ tenement district, the thought ef the great wealth in the possession of the church whielj might be used almost to transform the lives of thousands of people if tiie men of riches in Calvary church would only

Bee the kingdom of (Jod in its demands on them—this voiced his cry to the people and gave his sermon the sign ill- cauco and solemnity of a prophet’s in* Bp I rat ion. •

“See!** he exclaimed as he^webt on after drawing a vivid picture of the mi si1 ruble condition of life in the buihliugs which could not in* eallcd homos^ “see what a change could be wrought hy the use of a few thousand

. j' dollars ddwn there. And here this morning lu this luJuse men are sitting who own very many of those tene- numts, who. are gettfhg the rent from tlu.Mii every mouth, who could; without suffering one single sorrow', without depriving themselves of oue necessity or even .luxury, of 1(£\ so, change the

surrounding/, of these people that tftey would enjoy the physical life God gave them and be able to see his love in the lives of his disciples. Oh, my brethren, is not this your opportunity? What is money compared with_iuumm~-• Ity? What is the. meaning'of our dis­ci pieship unless we are using what God has given us to build- up his king­dom? The money represented by this church could- rebuild the entire tene­ment district. The meu who own these buildings'- lie paused as if he had suddenly become aware that he might be saying au unwise thing. Then, after a brief hesitation, as if he had satisfied his own.doubt, he repeated: “The men who own these tenements— and members of other churches be­sides Calvary are among the owners— are guilty lu the sight of God for a l­low iug human beings made in his im­age to grow up in such horrible sur­roundings when it is in the power of money to stop it. Therefore they shall receive greater condemnation at the hast, when Christ sits on the throne of the universe to judge the world. For will lie not say, as he said long years ago, ‘ 1 was an hungered and ye gave me no meat, naked aud ye clothed me not. Sick and in miserable dwellings reeking with tilth and disease and ye drew the hire pf these places and vis­ited me not?’ For are these men aud women and children not out* brethren? Verily God will require it at our hands, oh. men of Milton, if, having the power to use Goil's property so as to make the world happier and better, we refuse to do so and go our ways careless oC our responsibility and self­ish iu our use of God’s money.”

•Philip closed his sermon with an, ac­count of facts concerning the condition of some of the people he himself had visited. Wheu the service closed, more than one property owner went away secretly enraged at the minister’s bold and, as most of them said and thought, ••Impertinent meddling in their busi­ness.” Was he wise? Aud yet he had been to more than oue of these men in private with the same message. Did he not have the right to speak in pub­lic? Did not Christ do so? Would he not do st) if he were here on earth again? And Philip, seeing the great need, seeing the mighty power of mon­ey, seeing the indifference of these men to the whole matter, seeing their de­termination to conduct their business for the gal:\ of it without regard to the condition of life, with his heart sore and his soul indignant at the suffering he had witnessed, came iuto the church and tlung his sword of wrath out of its seabbard, smiting at the very tiling dearest of all things to thousands of church members today—the money,„the property, the gain of acquisition—and he smote perhaps with a somewhat un­wise energy of denunciation, yet with his heart crying out for wisdom wit^ every blow ho struck. “Would Christ say it? Wou/fl he say it?” And his sensitive, keenly suffering spirit heard tiie answoR. *’Yes, I believe he would.” Iiack tif that answer he did not go iu those days so rapidly drawing to their tremendous close. He bowed the soul of him to his Master and said, “Thy will be done!*'

The week following this Sunday was one of the busiest Philip had known. W ith the approach of warmer weather, a gn at deal of sickness came on. He was going early and late on errands of Aierey to the pour souls all about Ills own house. Tiie people knew him now' and loved him. He comforted his spir­it with that knowledge as he prayed and worked.

lie was going through ontrof the nar.^ row courts one night on his way home, with his head bent down imd his thoughts ou some scene of suffering, wljcn he was suddenly confronted lry a 'young man who stepped quickly out from a shadowed corner, threw one arm about Philip's neck/TnTTpiacod his other hand over ids mftuth and at­tempted to throw him over backward.

It .was. .very. late, and then? was no one in sight. Philip said to himself, “'I’llis is the Attack of which I was warned.” He was taken altogether by surprise: bur, being'aetiye and self pos­sessed, he sharply threw himself for­ward. repelling his assailant’s attack, and succeeded in pulling the man’s hand away from Ids mouth. H is first second’s instinct was to cry out for help: his next was to keep still. He suddenly felt the other giving way. The strength seen km I to be leaving him, Philip, calling up some of his knowl­edge of wrestling gained whllo'Tn col­lege. threw his entire weight upon him, and, to his surprise, tho man offered no resistance. They both fell heavily up­on tiie ground, the man underneath, lie had not spoken, and no one had yet appeared. As the man lay there motion­less Philip rose and stood over him. Hy the dim light that partly lllutnl-' uated the court from a street lamp farther on he saw that his assailant was stunned. There was a pump not far aw,ay. Philip went over aud brought some water. After a few mo­ments the man recovered conscious­ness. lie sat up and looked about in a confused manner. Philip stood near by, looking at him thoughtfully.

C lfAPT K R X IX .

As the man lookfft up nt Philip In a

dazed .and uncertain manner Philip said slowly : 1 1

“You’re not hurt badly,,/Thope. Why dhl you attack me?”

T he‘man seemed too bewildered to answer. Philip leaned over and put one arm about 1dm to help 'h im rise.

! He. fjtiiugglejl to., his. C*et and_o.huost

instantly’ sat down on the curb 'at the side of the road, holding lifb head be­tween his hands. For a moment Phil­ip hesitated. Then bo. sat down beside him aud, after linding out that hd was not seriously hurt, succeeded in draw* ing him into a conversation wfliieh grew more aud more remarkable As it went on. As he thought back upon It afterward Philip was unable to ac­count exactly.for the way in which the confidence between him aud his assail­ant had been brought about. The Inci­dent and all that flowed out of It had such a bearing on the crucifixion that It belongs to the whole story.-

“Then you say,” went on Philip after they had been talking briefly in ques-

"Ihnd a wife. She's dead—of consump­tion

tion nnd answered for a few' minutes— “you say that you meant to *)i> me, taking me for another man?”

“Yes. 1 thought you was the mill man. What Is hls name? Winter?”

“Why did you want to rob him?”The man looked up and said hoarse­

ly, almost savagely, “Because he has money, and I was hungry.”

“ IIow long have you been hungry?” “ I have not had anything to eat for

almost three days.”“There is food, to be had at the poor

commissioners’. Did you know that

fact?”The man did not answer, and Philip

asked him ngain. The reply came in a tone of bitter emphasis that made the minister start:

“Yes; I knew it! I would starve be­fore I would go to the poor commis­sioners for food.”

“Or steal?” asked Philip gently.“Yes, or steal. Wouldn’t you?”Philip stared out iuto the darkness

of the court and answered'honestly, “ I don’t know.”

There was a short pause. Then ho

asked:“Can’t you get work ?”It was a hopeless question to put to

a man in a town of over 2 ,0 0 0 idle men. The answer was what he knew it would be:

“Work! Can I pick up a bushel of gold in the street out there? Can a man get work where there ain ’t any?”

“What have you been doing?”“1 was fireman at the Lake mills,

(iood job; lost it when they closed dow.n last winter.”

“What* have you been doing since,?” “Anything I could get.”“Are you a married man?”The question, affected the other

strangely. He trembled all over, put his head between his knees, aud out of his heart’s anguish flowed the words: “ I bad a wife. She’s dead—of con­sumption. 1 had a little girl. She’s dead too. Thank God!” exclaimed the man, with a change from a sob to a eurse. “Thank God! And curses on all rich men who Jiad it iu their power to prevent the hell on earth for other people, and which they )vill feel for themselves in the other world!”

Philip did not. say anything for some time. What could any man say to an­other at once under such circum­stances? Finally lie said:

••What will you do w ith money if I give you some?”

“ I dm rt want your money,” replied the man.

“I thought you did a little while ago.” “ It was the mill owner's mouey I

wanted. You’re, the preacher, a in ’t you. up at Calvary church?”

“Yes. IIow did you know?”“I ’ve seen you; heard you preach

once. I never thought I should come to this—holding up a preacher down here!” And the man laughed a hard, short laugh.

“Then you’re not”— Philip hardly knew lunv t<‘. say it. Ho wauted to say that the man was not connected in any way with tbe saloon element. “You’re driven to this desperate course on your own account? The reason I ask is be­cause I have beeu threatened by the whisky men, and nt iirst I supposed you were one of their men.”

“No, sir,” was the* answer, almost in disgust. “ I may be pretty bad, but I ’ve npt got so low as that.”

“Then your only motive was hun­ger?”

“That was all Knough, ain't It?”“Wo can't discuss the matter here.”

said Philip! He hesitated, rose and stood there looking at the man. who sat now with his head resting on bis arms, whieb were folded across his knees. Two or three persons came out of a street near by and w’alked past. Phil­ip knew them and said good evening. They thought he was helping some drunken man. a thing lie had often done, and they went along without stopping. Again yie street was de­serted.

“What will you do now? Where w ill ^ou go?” *■

•Gud knows. I am an outcast on hit* earth!”

“ Have you no home?”“Homo! Yes; the gutter, the street,

the bottom of the river.”“My brother!” Philip laid his hand

on the man’s shoulder’ “Come home with me, have something to eat, and stav with, me for awhile.” v

[To be continued.]

M. B. Smith, Butternut, Mloh., says, “De- Witt’s Little Early Riaers are the very beet pills ever .used for cnstlvenes*.' liver and bowel troubles.” W. R. Ham, 107 Main st.

T em perance In WTieeiinif.

I t is probable that if cycling were practiced w ith the same degree of mod­eration as walking, and in a correct, up­right posltlpn, i t would be no more hurtfu i, even to the victims- of heart trouble. Four miles, say at the rate of five miles an hour, could be done by a delicate person %vith less fatigue than one m ile could be covered afoot, and the superior exhilaration of the wheel would tone up the system belter. Wheeling is pleasure; walking is drudgery—that*! is the difference. W alking is harmless, but footracing would not answer a-t all for an invalid. The same distinction may be mnde be­tween slow' pedaling and scorching. It is the abuse, and not the use, of the bicycle tha t produces injury,?—Golden Days, _______

A Reformer In Part,“Mr., Smith, do you -want me to

adopt rational dress?”*“No, my dear, but I*’d like you to

wear irrational dress at * rational prices.”— Chicago Record.

Conic and Effect,Jones—You can’t rely upon Smith;

he riever keeps Ids word.Brown—That’s strange, for I don’t

know anyone who would take it^r— Ally Sloper. —

1900 FEBRUARY 1900

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PKIjlSS CAliENDAK.

londenaed Mat of Coming Brents for Qalok Beforence

Tuesday, Feb. 27—Mooting of Seaside Con­clave, No. 281,1. O. B,; initiation.

Tuesday and Wednesdny, Feb. 27 aad 28— Fair bv Indies of Bradley Beach church tn Muddell building,

Wednesday, Feb. 28—l,a dies’ minstrels. Wednesday, Feb. 28—Basketball—Oreos vs.

Fmnklln A. C. of Trenton, at Central hall.

Thnrsdsy, March 8— Quilt sociable of Prido of tbe Park Council. No. 15, Daughters of Liberty, In Applaby bulldinc.

Thursday, March 8—Dalry Maid supper by ladles of First M. S. church, at Grand avenue hotel.

Wednesday, Maroh 14—Sixty-fourth annual meeting New Jersey M. E. conference at Millvlire.

Wednesday, Maroh 14—Supper by Liberty Temple, No. 6, L. 0. E , ia Wluekler's hall.

Mrs. Calvin Ztmmeranae, Mllesburg, Pa., says, “As a speedy cure for oouehs, colds, croup and sore throat One Minute Court Cure Is unequaleri. It. Is pleasant for ehll- ar’eu to take, I heartily recommend It to mothers.” I t is the only harmless" remedy tbat produces immediate results it cures bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and throat and lung' diseases. -It will prevent con­sumption. W. R. Hat.-:, 107. Main street.

time Ufcle*

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROADTho Standard Railroad of Air orica

On ana after November 19,1800.

THA IN S LKAVB AflBDHY PAUK— W KH t-D AYB.

For New York and Newark, ? 10, 8 50 a m, 2 25 an-16 38 p ra.

For Elizabeth 8 50 a m, 2 25 and 5 83 p m.For Rahway, 8 50 a m 2 23 and 5 33 p m.For Matawan, 8 50 a m, 9 25 and 5 33p m.For Lonj? Branch, 7 10, 8 50, 11 OOara, 2 15, £25,

5 8S, 5 40, 7 07 p m.For Red Bank, < 10.8 50 a m. 225and 5 83 pm . For Philadelphia, Broad 8treet, and Trenton,729'

8 05 a in, 12 15, aud 4 07 p m.For Camden via Trentun and Bordentown, 7 29.

8 05 a ra, 12 15 and 4 07 p m.For Camden and Philadelphia via Toma River,

1 23 p ii..For Toms River, Island Heights and intermedia'

Btatfona, 1 23 p m.Vor Point Pleasant and Intermediate statlon.

10 59 a m, 2 53. 5 19 and 0 48 p ra.For New Brunswick, via Monmouth Junctioi

8 05 a m, 12 15 and 4 07 p m.

THAI KB LEA V E NEW YOKE FOR ASBURY PA R E .

From West Twenty-Third Btreet station, 8 55 a m 12 40, 8 25 and 4 55 p m. Sundays, 9 i5 a m, and 4 55 p m.

From Desbrosses street station, at 9 00 a m , 19 50,3 40 and 5 10 p m. Sundays, 045 am , and 5 It p m.

From Cortlandt street station, at 0 00 a in, 12 50, 8 40, and 510 p m . Sundays, 9 45 a m and 511 pm .On Sunday will stop at Interlaken and Avon In

place of North Asbury Park and Asbury Park to «5t off passengers.

TRAINS LEAV E PH IL A D E L P H IA (BroqjttiJt.) POB

ABBURY PARK , .‘i

At 8 20, 11 10a m, 3 80, 4 02 pm week-days. Mar­ket Street Wharf, via Camden and Trenton,7 80, 1080, a m, 2 80 8 80pm, week-days. Learr Market Street Wharf via Jamesburjfc, 780 a m.4 00 p m, week-days,

WASHINGTON AND T H E SOUTH* LEAVE BROAD BTREET, PH ILA DELPH IA .

For Baltimore and Washington, 3 50, 7 20, 8 Si. 10 20,1123, 11 83 a m ,(1280 Limited, Dining Car), 1 13 (Dining Car), 8 12, 4 4J (5 2f Congressional Limited, Dining Car), 6 05, 0 20, 0 55 (Dining Car), 7 31 (Dining Car) p m, and 12 20 night week days. Sundays, 3 50, 720, 0 12, 11 23, 11 83 a m, 113 (Dining Car). 8 12, 4 41 (5 20 Congressional Limited, Dining Car), 0 05. fl 55 (Dining Car), 7 31 (Dining Car), d m. and 1220nlgbt.Time tables or all other trains or the system

may be obtained at the ticket offices or stations.J . R. WOOD. Gen. Pass. Agt.

J /B . Hutchinson, Gen. Manager.

GEKTRAL R. RJF NEW JERSEYA nthractte Coal Usel Exclusively, Insur­

ing Cleanliness and Comiort' ____ t

Time table ln effect January 8,1900.

TRAIDS LEAVE^.SBDRY PARE.

For New York, Newark and Elizabeth via all rail toute .6 17. 8 00 a m, 12 10 4 00,0 29 p m Sun­days rroro Interlaken station,' 7 87 a m, 4 18 p m.

For Philadelphia and Trenton via EHzabethport, 0 17, 8 00 a m. 12 10. 4 00 p pi^ Surfdaye from In­terlaken station, 787 am , 418 p m.

For Baltimore and Washington, 017, 8f*0 a rt, 1« 10, 4 W p m. Sundays from Interlakea sta­tion, 7 87 a m, 4 J8 p m.

For Ea«t6n, Bethlehem, Ailsntown and Mauoh Chunk, 0 17V8 00, a m, 19-10, <4 OO to Easton), p

Sundays from Interlaken station, 418 p m.ForWllkesbarreand Scranton, 8 00 a m , 1210 pm .

For BuffAlor and Chicago via D ., h. & W . B . R., 8 00am , 400 pm . ;

. J . H . OLHAU8 EN, Gen’l Sapt,

Baldwin, Gen. Pasa Agt.

C A S W E L L .AMightyDelicateOperation is this Watch

RepairlnK pro­

fession. Thirty years of my life have

been given to the study of the deli­

cate, intricate mechanlsmof tho little

timekeepers which men and women

carry about with them, Tho knowl­

edge of thirty years oj oareful atten­

tion stored away In one’s mind leaves

no room for doubt when ono is culled

upon to remedy the defective run­

ning: of a watoh.

I 'Knowjust what yopr watch

needs. I will tell you—and tell you

honestly, and if you wish to employ

my skill In having it made to per­

form Its Work properly, I will not

charge ycu more than it is worth

I like to repair watches.

I would like to repair yours.

CASWELL Jeweler

Mattison Avenue

Ever called on us yet ? We don't mean to buy anything, just a friend­ly call, you know. Very glad to have you.

I

ProfessionalDRS. BRYAN & BURT

PHT8I0IAN8 AND SUBQEON8. 221 M bnrj avenue, Asbury Park, N. J. Otflce hours 8 to 12 a. m., 2 to 8 p. m., 5 to 9 p. m. Phone 5.

DR. F. F. COLEMANNorthwest corner Fourth avenue and Klngslev

streets.Office Hours; 9 to 10 a. in... 1.80 to 2.8C p. m., 7 to 8 p. m. Telephone 1 B.

R. S. BENNETT, M. D.PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 503 First are

nue, Asbury.Park. Office hours: 8 to 10 a. m.. 1 to 8 and 7 to 9 p m. 104-278

DR. MARGARET 0. CURRIE120 Main avenue, Ocean Grove, N. J. Office

Hours: 7 to 10 a. m.. 2 to 5 p. m., 7 to 10 p. m.

'DR. ELLA PRENTISS UPHAM!806 Third avenue, Asbury Park, N. J . Office

hours until 10 a. m., 12 to 2 p. m., fllto 7.80 p. m Telephone call 29 L

H. S, KINMONTH* M. I,710 Grand avenue, and at kinm onth & Co.’s

Drug Store, 724 Cookman avenue, Asbury Park. N. J

BURTON BROTHERSDENTTRTf-, ti2tt Cookman avenue. Asbury Park.

Baudouine building, 8. W. Cor. Broadway and 28th street, New York. New York offloe dosed from May until October.

OR. H. S. TAYLORDENTIST. (Uradue te of University of Pennsyl­

vania) .corner Cookman avenue and Emory street, over LeMnlhtre's, opposite post office; entrance on Emory street; Asbury Park. Office hours from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone 93 I.

0E0. L. D. TOMPKINS D. D. S.DENTIST. 017 Mattlson avenue (the Keator

block, near poe to SI ce), Ap bury Park. Teethes tracteo Dainiesaly without rendering the patient unconscious. Gas administered. Offloe hours: o a. m. to 5 p. m

R. F. GORAN, 0 0.8.DENTIHT. Succespor to the Boston Dentists.

ri5 Mattison avenue, Winckler Building.

CLAUDE V. 0UERINLAW OFFICER. Transacts general legal busi­

ness.. Acknowledcments taken for all statee. Rooms 0-10 Appleby Building.

WILLIAM C. BYRAMATTORNEY. AT LAW,

MASTER IN CHANCERY,

28 Appleby Bulldinfr, ABbury Park, N. J .

WM. G. COTTRELL. ARCHITECT. Plans tjn l specifications fur­

nished at short notice. Hotel work a specialty 415 Lake avenue,

S a m u e l A. B r o d b k E r n e s t A. A r e n d

„,8EjQUSE & ARENDArchltocts. 981 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.

Forat>RIchey Building, Trenton, N. J . Appleby ABbury Park, N. J .

DR. V. B. HEIGHT,VETERINARY SUBC3EON. Treetn nil (si*-

mala. Office508Sewall avenue. TelephoneNo. & Asbury Park, N. J.

JAM ES H. SEXTON

Funeral Director1S9 Plum ST. JSBOBY P8BKA One line ot caeketa o n 'h a n d to br-

lect from. Flower designa a specialty. Open day aud night.

Telephone, 21 a.Residence, 410 Sewall avenue.

Excelsior Laundry(5NUWPLAKB)

8x2 Cookman Avenue

A moat complete modern lanodry Capacity increased two-told Domestic finish

We make a specialty of flne hand work ox> ladles apparel and gbnls dreSS shlrta. This de­partment 4 under the supervision of an expert laundress. Drop us a posta) and our wagon* will call and deuv.er anywher<*.3

A. Bi HAHHOND, Manager

Advertise in THE PRES?

Reliable Furniture

Big Value feed Room Suits.

T h e three offerings below of well made and finished bed room furniture at little cost is wor­th y of investigation.

N o. i . A solid oak suit, bed, bureau and wash stand, guaranteed for durability. T he bureau has a square beveled mirror of good size, bed neatly carved, finish very good, Price* $ 1 5 .

The same suit with bureau containing a fancy shaped mirror, at $i6 and'$16.50.

No. 2. A more elaborate suit th a n ' the above, ash, bureau with four drawers and mirror 22x28. This is a very desirable suit, indeed, and the biggest kind of value at $ 1 8 . >

N o. 3. Solid, selected oak. Fronts of bureau and washstand quartered oak. Mirror 24x30. Handsome design and tasteful carving, extra polish finish. This suit frequently sold-at $30. Our price $ 3 1 .

THE DAVIS FURNITURE STOKE,

Grand and Cookman Avennes, Asbury Park, H, J.

Leg of Lamb— ................................ .. l lo lbShoulder Lamb Chops ........................ lOo lbRib Lamb Chops........ ...................... lajfo lbFore quarter Lam b,., , , .8clbStew L am b ,................ ...._____ 4o to 0o lbFrankfort Bsusage,................ lOo lbBatogna........... ....................... 8 )bs for 28cBacon, by the strip.............................. lie IB

Telephone 61-c.

T O C L O S E O U T O U R F A L L A N D - W IN T E R C L O T H IN G , we will

give 2 0 p e r c e n t , d is c o u n t until the last day of February. W e must have the room for our Spring Stock now being manufactured for us ; we don’t believe in carrying stock over. Call in and take advantage of this opportunity before the end of this month.

G e o r g e W . P a t t e r s o n

TAILOR, CLOTHIER FURNISHER

622 Cookman A v e .M O N E Y BACK IF NOT SA T ISFA C T O RY

JftNiry ParK ljotei* Jlsbury ParK IjotmFAMILY HOTEL

G rand an d S ew all A v e n u e s OPEN A^Ii THE YEAR.

Steal’,i heat, Electric II; ftt <•7 All modem improvemani K .

Ron parlor. Et'jasonubie pricoi

T h e S t a f f o r dCorner P u ih Avenue and Heck Street Open A ll Tbe Year

Opposite Sunset Lake Special accommodations (or bicycles

For terms address MBS. A . Ia. UUY.

Corner Grand and Munroe avenuee, One ai r r l « I I #-■ / w a car**ani* five minutes walk from the beach 01

1 ( i c u r a n g e - — — ...............

One d!>-----— minutes walk from the beachStoam heated. Open all the year. Superior porch oo. Special rates for families.

Commercial Hotel

Ocean Groce M s i Ocean grew fioteH

tt® frBAS - O y H B R f l XObliQMStill at tbe Old Stand,

620 Cookman A venue .

HILL’S CASH MEAT MARKETO ur M o tto : “ W hen it conies from H ill’s it is the best the m arket affords.”

Sausage. 8c lb Pork Loin or Chops, 10c lb.Chuck Steak..............................8 1hsfor25oRound Rteafc...,.....................2 lbs for 2fioPrime Rib Roast............ . . 12}<o lbBest Chuck Boast................................. ,0s lbOood Chuck Boast._____ ________ ____ So lbCross R ib .............................................. llo lbTop Sirloin.. . i .....................................12) lbHlrlolnSteak, . 1 ....................... ........... ISj ibPorterbousa Steak.................... ]0o to 18c lb

Our business is constantly growing und everybody.is apparently satisfied. It

is a pleaaure-to Jiear folks say that tho meat is the finest they have ever eaten,

and as one.Qf ..QUg_ca£tQmfirfl..said...Lhey donTfc havn to their properly tn

buy it, as the priaa is within the reach of everyone. In fact, this is the place

whera you get your money's worth.

1$ijwa.ru js. h ill ,

62Q Cookman Avenuo*

W IIXIAM GRIFFIN, Jr.W EST WANAMASSA

d e a l e r ra

IMPORTED B E E R SALL THE BEST BRANDS OF WINES AND LI0U0RS

C O T T A G E T R A D E S O L IC IT E D ]

P o s t o f f ic e B o x 9 0 5 ASBURY PARK, N .J .

from Blectrta Itnllrood station, le. Commodious 1. J . QENUKO.

(Formerly at. James). Corner Cookman ave. nue and webb street. Open all thp year. Com­manding full view of the sea. Broad porches,

juge, airy, oomfortabie rooma. Steam heated throughout. Serrlpe and outline eroellanfc, _E. VAN A.KKN.

r ? j f _ _____ l i ___a. 4d8 Seventh avenue. Near Seventh avenue'iiun parlort. Open allJS T . I .H L l r C r l T the year. SUam heat, batha, jcaa; largd and oomfortahle .rooms

* S. FLYNN.

Grand Avenue HotelOpen oll^the^year^ Enlarged tuuPlm*

S and 6 Pitman avenue, 4 and 0 UcClintock ttrqet* Thin hotel la ^ ■ A open all Ihe year, eun parlors and well heated rooihs for the oool

1 M 6 A I f l S K f l . ro°nth. The only hotel ln OGean 9 w>ve impelled wlt,h sea water * 1 hatha. The location la of the bent, 100 feet from boardwalk and

close to auditorium and potft offloe, N.*H, KILMEB, Proprietor

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ASBURY PAEK DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, JflOf).

BEFORE AND •• *

THE FOOTLIGHTS

(ig; THE ASTROLOGER

'STUDIES THE

STABS OF THB *®r

METROPOLITAN

* STAGE.

O F A TRUTH, all that glitters is not gold. We see Manstield conic on tlie stage ns Cyrano, it m na of

..dominant intellect, whose Jine\>vit is a t Hie scrvice of the needy; we see Hue thousands rise to pay homage loTfim , and we th ink w hat ah enviable lot is his. We read tha t Mansfield made $425,- 0 00 in a single season, and we feel fate 1ms marked him the chosen one. We read of MansfleJd as a universal genius, and again we think the gifts have not been distributed fairly, and again feel the pangs of envy. We build up an ideal men, a man of intellect, courage, high, ambitions, many graces; and, lo, sud­denly we find our god hns feet of clay. We are told he is a most severe mas­ter, almost tyrannical manager* is 'in ­solent, sarcastic, unfeeling. ’Tis hard to believe,Richard, and we won’t, either. Vfe want to remember you ns you are on tho stage, where you certainly do standi hend and shoulders above the common crowd there, and we w ill leave you and your private affairs alone. But, reaiJy, monsieur, you shouldn’t stand in the wings and m im ic your leading la­dy’s voice and gait, you shouldn’t glare at her hatefully when the audience thinks you are looking* into her face w ith lover’s eyes, you shouldn’t too tightly hold her delicate wrisjg. For you may get sued if you do.

The actor across the water, whether or not he be personally interested in the den th. 11st n fter. a .battle,. feels the universal depression, and gloom. No play& attract but war plays, no songs

make the most of an impossible play. Hiss Kahn was largely responsible for the attitude of the audience, for she gave a very carefully studied, sympa­thetic portrayal of the character of H ilda Wangel. But the characters are all more or less insane, and the listen­er to the senseless dialogue feels he himsfcif is losing his mind. The ques­tion scenftj to be—Is it the world thnt is mad, or is it Ibsen?

One or two /figures in a country stand out boldly before the world. In Norway they are those of Ibsen and Hansen, the former of course in bolder relief than the latter. One must have done something, or have suffered something, for example* like Dreyfus, to be so prominently known in so many lands and climes. Way down in the tropics I began, and stopped, reading him. Tn tropic and temperate clinaes, as well as in his own north, he stands out a rugged, pe* culiar. unforgettable person.

Perhaps a word about his life will not come in amiss. He was born at Skein, Norway, March 28, 1827, mak­ing him now almost 73 years old. When a young man he studied medicine for awhile and then left that profession to become editor of a paper. That en­terprise failed, nnd he was given by Ole Hull, 1hc violinist, charge of the National theater at Bergen. Later he traveled in Denmark and Germany,, stydying ,scenic art*. In lSSf he be­came director of the. Norwegian the­ater a t Christiania. Afterwards he was

'j-;-.M Miss fie*?NCE 1UHN ^

i A S itlL M 'lH ID5INS

Master Buudet/' 'i - Cl IJ- —J '

but war.songs, no music bu t martial music. We read of the flower of the English, army cut down in the prime of life; we listen, to the poet’s word from over sea:“A h, th ink you that a single gun la fired W e <lo not hear in Eng land?

* • * * • • • Leave holly for another year—Its berries ure too red.”And we understand that farce and

comedy would be but mockery a t this time to our English cousins.

We, too, are not at peace, bu t the sit­uation is so much less serious some of,us are hardly cognizant that our own sol­diers are k illing and being killed. Here, the men and women who tread the boards bask in. the general prosperity; they give us farce, .comedy, tragedy, melodrama, society plays.

1 wordier what “Zn/.a” and “Sapho,” “The Degenerates^— the whole of the “degenerate plays”—represent? Cer­tainly this— that there are women who dare. Verily, 1 believe, given enough rope, a woman wiil travel farther than a man.

A strong rival to the war play is the so-called religious play, of which “Ben l lu r” und “Quo Yndis** are striking il­lustrations. “Quo Vadis,” which was booked for four weeks in Chicago, has juat completed its eighth week, w ith every-night performances and an un­usual number of matinees.

I f we were not expected to look so very far beneath, the surface we m ight enjoy some of Ibsen’s plays; fior two reasons we do not care to. read between the lines, first, because it is wearisome,

'and second because we m ight be shocked. W hat is the excuse, nnyway, for the Brownings and the Ibsens*/ Aren’t there enough mysteries to un ­ravel w ithout laboriously m aking oth­ers? The wonder is that the public are offered, and that they go to see, such plays as “The Master Builder.”

“The Master Builder,” which is one of Ibseu’s craziest offerings, was re- cently produced for the .first time in this country. „The cast included Miss Florence Kahn, Miss Josephine Wynd* ham aitd Mr. W illiam Paseol. 1 An.emi­nently'good-natured audience greeted ihe presentation . and end6 avprcd to

for a period a voluntary exile from his country, because ho had so warmly es­poused the cause of Denmark, but later took up his old residence in Christiania. Ife is specially noted for his satirical social plays, of which “T’he Doll’s House” and “The Master Builder” are striking illustrations. .

“The Doll’s House,” in which we saw the part Nora played by the &reat German actress Sarma, is a piece of work one long remembers. I t is the study of masculine and feminine na­tures, and the wonder is such a psy­chological play should have such' a Vogue, should attract such large au­diences. We have been decrying Ib ­sen, but we had forgotten “The Doll’s House.” How vividly stands out that dear, merry, patient, plump little do­mestic bofly, Nora; how one recnils tho way she tries uhvays to be the pretty doll, because that is what her husband admires in her. She often skates on thin ice, bu t the marry smile never leaves her lips; she stud­ies her lord, slaves- for him, sins for him,, but so long as he is pleased, she cares not. Ho finds out she once forged a signature to get money to provide him w ith luxuries when ho wns ill, and he upbraids and curses her for the. dishonor that may fall on his name. Then he Is presented one of the many’problems that abound in Ibsen’s plaj's—what should a. &an do under such circumstances; uphold tl)e virtue, of honesty, appear a stern disciple of righteousness, or sympa­thize w ith and have mercy on tbe cul­prit.

Still we are not long kept in doubt regarding the purity of the husband’s motives—his concern being not., the> crime, but the thought that his wife’s deed may be discovered, a scandal, aroused. Nora, when she finds Jjlm out,' realizes his selfishness, as slie does in this scene, looks at him close­ly,- begins to loathe him. to see to t what sjw has made such sacrifices, oho tells him this, and then leaves his house, thereafter to lead her own Ufe. To Ibseti’s countrymen this heems to\be the startling part of Jhe play. ' THE ASTROLOGER.

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per pair—Mg special.____ a O * I nig special........................ O © . ! pair—big special........ iO »

W e S e ll R i b b o n s , L a c e s , N o t i o n s , E t c . ,C H EA P ER T H A N OTHER STORES BU Y T HEM .

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Boys—2 5 M arb les for a cen t. 0 1*1 M d . t t l S O n A V G 1 1 U 6 *

BRIEF LOCAL StIHHAKV.Choral union rehearsal tonight.Ail binds of ilsh at Kelsey’s market. He

also has oysters, clams, etc.Mrs. Thomas Bbick ot Philadelphia, is

visiting friends at Ocean-Grove.Frank Parramore of New York, a termer

resident of this olty, Is greeting Asbury Park ftiends.

Mrs. A, W. Wilson has returned lo her home at Heck avenue, Ocean Grovo, after an extended stay In Brookljn,

Next Thursday evening the ladies’ auxil­iary of the Ocean Grove boaril of trade wul hold a sociable in Association hall.

Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Toiand went to Phila doiphia yesterday, where Mr. Toiand was called on a business mission. They will re­turn today.

The fourth and last quarterly conference of the present conference year will be held tomorrow afternoon in St. Paul’s church, Ocean drove.

Stella Martin, a young society belie of Trenton, Ib enjoying a brief vacation in this oity as the guest of Miss Grace Martin of Sixth avenue.

Wesley’s reception committee reports that after ail bills incurred by the recent bail nave been paid the company will realize a profit of upwards of £2 0 0 .

A pink sociable will be given at the home of Ifra. Sarah Richardson, 307 Sylvan ave­nue, West Park, Thursday evening, for the benefit of the A. M. E. Zion church.

Several candidates will be initiated into membership of Seaside Conclave, No. 281, Improved Order Heptasophs, at tho meeting this evening in ths Appleby building.

An Important meeting of Pierce wheel­men will be held at Sanford’s nicyole show, 815 Mattison avenue, on Thursdxy evening. The cycle show continues successfully.

"The District School” furnished fun two hours last night for a large audience in tbe Gera a Grovo Bchool building. Teacher and •‘scholars” acquitted themselves creditably.

Mr. and Mrs. Z. Nye, who had intended spending the winter in Washington, were called to Princeton by the sudden death of MrsrNye’B brother. After the funeral they returned to their Ocean tlrovo home, wherehey will remain.

The regular meeting of the ladles’ auxil­iary to tha Monmouth Memorial hospital will be held at tho Grand Avenue hotel on Thursday, Maroh 1, at 8 p. m. Every member Is urged to be present, as business of Importance will be transactad.. .. .

Counsellor John P. Hawkins Is confined to his home as the result of un accident bus wined a couple of days ago. He slipped and foil on the Icy pavement and injured one of his knees. The Injury is not consid­ered very serious, although somewhatpaln- fulf

Cuban .\a(lonaIiHt« Spilt.Havana, Feb. 27.—The split between

the members of the National party is now the prineipul political topic in Havana. Already 70 of the 11)1) delegates hare re­signed. and it is expected that 30 others will follow their example. The resigning members include almost all the prominent aewly enfranchised Cuban-Amerieans, which lends point to the assertion thct the Cuban*Americans will endeavor to form a distinct political party, ultimately joining forces with the old Autonomists. Any such combination would mean the introduction of a powerful factor in the politics of Cuba.

W n r on F a i t h C n r la ta .

Jersey City, Feb. 27.—A bill making it *lteRal to treat persons who are ill by the methods of Christian Scientists and faith culists will he introduced by As­sembly man John J . Fallon of Hoboken ns a result of the death of Grace Clarke in Jersey Oity. Dr. Converse, county physician, said that no legal action would be taken in the case, as he had learned that physicians in good standing had at­tended the child at her mother’s request before Christian Scientists were called in and that ‘there was little chance of saving her life.

’• F ire In C lilcnso .

Chicago', Feb. 7.---Franz Thielmnnn’s summer garden; with its pal ui house, stage and other buildings and the broad jweep of water pavilion threading the edge of the lake, the breathing spot for thousands of merry making and rest seek­ing folk throughout the summer even­ings and a landmark on the northern limits of tho city, has been burned. The less is estimated at $50,000; insurnuce,$ ♦ 5 .0 0 0 ._______________ _

U e x p r tlo nn F r o m F o r t S lo c u m .

Washington, Feb. 27.—C’omnel Wood­ruff, -commatiding at Fort Slocum, has telegraphed the adjutant general, in re- sponsJ* ‘o a request for information as to the truth of the press report that about 2 0 0 soldiers deserted from that tfost last week, that the records of the pqst show desertions ns follows: August, 2; Septem­ber, none; .October, 2; .November, 3; De­cember, 11);. Jauuary, 45; Februury, 14— .ii total of 83 during the past seven months. - « L—

EARTH A PYRAMID).

R nerllsh Sc len tLa t A d v a n ce s a T h e o ry

T h a t In A t t r a c t in g C 'o nu id e rab le

S c ie n t if ic A t te n t io n .

f-Since the earth was first formed

many theories have been advanced us to its shape and the proems of its forma­tion, bu t no one until our day ever maintained that its- form was that of a huge pyramid. Centuries ago Pyth­agoras and Aristotle declared thnt it was spherical, Anaximander that it was shaped like a column, Democritus that it. was a concave disk and very much re­sembled a huge porringer, Empedocles nnd Anar.imenes tha t it was a. plane disk, and Zenofanes that it had roots like a tree, which spread in ail direc­tions fa r in to tlie infinite.

Now comes Mr. J . Greene, nn English sritr.list and a govern ment. official in the Sandwich islands, with a bold an­nouncement that all these ancient theo­ries, as well as the modern ones, are utterlj' baseless, since, according to him, the earth has the form of a tri­angular pyramid,'or, in other words; of a regular tetrahedron, with the apex at- the south pole and the base at the north. An extraordinary theory this maj' seem to ail of us who are so fam iliar with the earfh as pictured ou paper maehe globes, and yet i t is attracting the at­tention of European geologists, and among others of M. De Lapparent, who eceins by no means inclined to reject it hastily.

Tergioni TozzettU a writer of the last century, said: “I f wc can suppose all the water of the seas to be annihilated we would find that the solid earth was of a most ruggeil fojrjn.Mi

Acocrding to thj$‘ hypothesis, say geographers of the old school, there ought to be a spacious sea. opposite every continent. ^he new y theory, however, as has been said, seemingly eliminates the waters of the earth al­together and cares-not a jo t as to their location. I f we admit that the earth is now completely solidified, even in its central parts, we niust, i t is asserted, also adm it that i t was at one time in a state of fusion, and that after a crust ■was formed the hot substances gradu­ally cooled. In time the earth would present an appearance as harmonious and us free from unsight!}' protuber* ances possible.—N. Y . Herald..

The T’lra f Trehcli Automobile . 1

Automobiles are not as noveh as is oommonly supposed. The first automo­bile sueeessfull constructed was the work of Cugnot, in France, in 170U. And this vehicle, completed mor* than a century and a quarter ago, comprised every essential of the most perfect au­tomobile of to-day. I t was in reality a steam carriage, but as the mechanical appliances w ithin the reach of the in­ventor were far inferior to his idea it was rudimentary und defective. Nev­ertheless it. ran, and ran so well that it broke down the inciosure of the ground on which it was tried. As M. Cugnot’s invention was not followed up automobiles were not seen again in France until 183iS.<t^_______

K IDNEY D ISEASE K ILLS .

Its Victims Are Numbered by the

Hundreds of Thousands.

If you are suffering from Kidney or Blad­der disease, the doctor asks': “Do yob de­sire to urinate often, and are yon compelled to get up frequently during tho night? Does your back pain you? Does your urine stain linen? Is there a scalding pain in passing it, and is it difficult to hold the urine back? If so, your Kidneys or Bladder are diseased "

Try putting eopie of your urine in a glaps tumbler, let it stand twenty-four hours. If there is a sediment, or a cloudy, milky ap pearance, your Kindeys are sick.

Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy will surely relieve and cure even the most distressing cases of these dread diseases, and no physician can prescribe a medicine tbatequals It for diseases of the Kidney, Liver, Bladder and Blood, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia and Chronic Constipation. It will promptly correct the bad effects of beer and whiskey. All drug stores sell it for one dollar a bottle.

By sending your address 'to the Dr. David Kennedy’s Corporation, Bondout, N. Y., and mentioning this paper, a trial bottle, together with p&mphletof valuable medical advice, will be sent you free; postpaid by mail. Our readers can depend upon the genuineness of this offer.

G e n u in e R e d a c t io n * .

The o-*her day a very business-like looking matron walked into a larjje drapery establishment, in which, ac­cording to the placards freely dis­played, a big sale was proceeding.

•‘What can wo do for you, madam?” inquired the stylish shopwalker, as he advanced to meet her. “We have a big sale on, and genuine reductions are the order of the day.”

“Everything is reduced, is it not?” inquired the dame, in whose eye dan­ger lurked.

“Ves, madam.”“Well, I .wish r d known it-before,

and I would have bought this bit of stuir at a shop where things are not reduced quite so much.”

“What does madam complain of?” “Why, I complain of your genuine

reductions. This three yards of stuff only consists of 28 inches, which proves amongst other things you have reduced your yard measure.”—(fit* Bits.

_,T.qn« of n o w e w t5*eu.Vast quantities of flowers are gath­

ered for perfumery purposes. I t is esti­mated that each year 1,800 tons of_or- ange flowers are used, besides OHO tons of roses, 150 tons each of violets and jasmine, 75 tons of tuberose, 30 tons of cassie and 15 ions of jonquHs.

Ammonia Gnu fllotoa*.1 1 )ere is a new railroad car that by

its own motion compresses ammonia gas to liquid, which, in going through, the pipes, expands and produces the necessary coldness in the air.

A Ilml Urenlc.Nell—Mad at h im ? Why, he wrote a

lovely poem to her.Belle— Yes, but she never read it.

When she saw the title of it she tore the whole thing up in a fit of anger. You see, lie called it “Lines on Mabel’s Face.”—Catholic Standard nnd Times. •

Deed* o t D a r ing .

Inker—That was a bold robbery yes­terday. Fellow took a piano right out of the house while the family was eat­ing dinner.

Photographer—Hump! That’s noth­ing. I took the new courthouse the oth^ er day right under the nose of a police­man.— iSaltimore American.

L^wis Ackerman, Goshen, Ind., sayp, “DaWitt’s Little Early Risers always bring certain relief, cure my Headache and never gripe.” They gently e'eanse ant) inviuorate the bowels jmd liver. W. ft. Ham, 10T Myin street.

Most of our new models have arrived and are now on exhibition. You are invited to call and examine them. We have the largest assortment ev.er of^ fered in this town. Have all the lead* ing mnkes. No old wheels left over from 1QU9.

Daytons Orients Clevelands

Vales* Spaldings W hites

Batnes Eagles Crawfords

AND OTHERS

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* Prices from Feb* 2 2 to March \i

Grand Opening all the year

M m L . F J S R R I S

Central Hall 714 M attison Avenue

P r o p o s a l s .Sealed proposals will be recolvfd by the

iinderslgoed for certaiif plumbing to be done to tho now Neptune Engine Company ■building. Plana and specifications can bo received from F. V. Bodine, architect, 603 Main street. Bids will bs opened nt the Council chanibera on Friday, March 2, at .7.30 p. m.

W ILLIAM L. MEEKS,49 53 For Fire and Water Committee.

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[Branch Station of tne AsLurygPark

D A IL Y P U E 8 S

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For the convenience of our patrons a branch station lias hf*en established at the BRADLBV BEACH NOTION STORE, Main street, between ilcUiiDe and OooK avenuon.

Papers regularly on Bale und supplied to News- t>oya nt offloa rate. "

Advertisements received, and In order tore* cetve muertiun same day must be handed in at tnis station not later than 12.80.

T he PftESS CC&TAINS ALL THE N&VVS

$ S p e c i a l f o r S a t u r d a y #^ 2 2 Large Fine Eggs, 2 5 c.

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2 2 Large Fine Eggs, 2 5 c.O ny 2So. worth to a customer.

5 Pounds Granulated Sugar, 2 5 c.In G-pund sacka—with other goods.in ti-jjuuu HiMJua—wilii uuiur jjwjus. • war

▼ We guarantee everything we sell to give satiufactlon or yourmone^ refunded ^ Our Specials are sold for CASH ONLY and will not bo charged at these prices

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!¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ Did you get a barrel of our C O L U M B IA F L O U R ?

W e have only a few more barrels to go at this Special Price.

$ Colum bia Flour ¥*¥¥

B asy to Explain Why

J . J . P A R K E R ' SStores are the moat popular in the county. W? m art all'our goods a t bargain prices; thin compels them to go out with tt rush and keepa qur entire stock new :uul fresh, which Ib a consideration with most people!

WE SELL THE BEST IN CANNED GOODSF a n c y C o ld P a c k e d T o m a to e s 8 c C a n

i G o o d E a r ly J u n e P e a s 7 c C a n

B e s t C a l i f o r n i a A p r ic o ts 2 c a n s to r 2 5 c T e n d e r , C r e a m y S u g a r C o r n 8 c C a n

G oo d- .T ab le , P e a r s i o c C a n F i n e B o s t o n B a k e d B e a n s .7 c c a n

Have a Relish with, your DinnerIt will Sharpen your Appetite

i o c B o t t le C a ts u p t o r xoc 1 0 c B o t t le C a ts u p fo r 5 c

1 5 c B o t t le W o r c e s te r s h i r e S a u c e 5 c 1 5 c B o t t le m ix e d P ic k le s , r u e

GOOD CREAMERY BUTTER 25c lbB e s t O a t l i e a l 3 c l b G o o d R i c e 3 ’4c l b

7 p a c k a g e s C o r n S t a r c h 2 3 c C o n d e n s e d M i l k S c c a n 5 lb s S o d a C r a c k e r s 2 5 c

4 lb s L e m o n C r is p s C r a c k c r s 2 5 c

2 Fine, Fat Mackerel for 7c Larger Size, 2 for 10c

One of the Finest Flours Made

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!$4.09 Barrel j

IS H iL F BARREL SACKS.

BEST FAMILY FLOUR, 49c SACK

J . J, J P A ^ J K B R ,T H E G RO CER ,

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Other Stores:

Long Branch Monaaqnan, Little Falla

Cor. M ala Street* and Lake Avenue, 604, 606, 608 Cookman Avenue

Tel. 69 ASBURY PARKl

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L e M a i s t r e ’ sComer Cookman Avenue and Emory Street,

...SPECIAL SALE CONTINUED ..

Gents1 Laundered Shirts,We will cioas out our entire Btock of Gents' Goods. Shirts that we

sold al $1 and $1 25

”ow 5 0 c.

.— , Tha Plajia, Paa-Amorlcan Exposition, Buffalo, N.'Y* loot

Gents* Collars That were 12ic each Novr . . . .

Sixes 38j, 10, 16J, 17.

5 0 c, doz.LADIES' PLAIN FLANNEL AND PLAID

Shirt WaistsWe will dispose of ail our Winter Waists at reduced prices. Waists

that were 51, $1.25, 11.50 and ?1.75, now 6 5 c _ § J Q 0 and $1,25

Special Sale of Corsets. Sizes 28 to 80.

We will sell this lot at about one-half the regular price.

• Be Careful 1 • What You Drink.

Beware of the vile mixtures that are sold for Teas, Coffees, ^ Baking Powder,_ Extracts, 8 pi- * ces, Corn Starch, Rolled Oats, Condensed Milk, etc.

For PURE goods go to the v largest Importers and dlstrlDu-

*ors In the world. ,

WroatSMlci Pacific Tea Ccnpiy;

£ 6 2 6 C O OK M AN A V EN U E .

i t3T"Faacy Elgin Creamery Butter ot cost *f

A cety lene GasThe Artificial Sun ligh t Maker

Half the Co5 t of Gas L ight

Circulars and reference fuVnlahed. Ma­chine can be seen In successful operation. Address

John S. Yan Dyke Electric Co,lO ll C ookm an A venue

48-58* x A sbury P ark

John N. BurtisUNDERTAKER

7 0 S M a tt iso n A v e n u e

OofHrsa an.l Burial Cttaketa on hand or furnished tc order.

CARPENTERS and MECHANICS

Call Quick if You W ish

Any of These Bargains

Erwin Auger Bits, per set................ $4.25Steel Square, 2 Incb wide.........................QOcSteel Try Squares, 1% inch......................20cSteel Winer Dividers, 6 Inch....................20oSlidingT Bevels, 8 inch................... ,....20oBailey Wood Smooth Planes, 2 in. cutter.90cLevels, 18 to 24 inches..............................35oAdjustable Plumbs ahd Levels, 24 to 30 in.70cAdjustable Saw Vises............................ .WoCarpenter's Pencils............................6 for 5oSand Paper, 2 sheets for...........................iloNickel Plated Ratchet Braces................65oYankee Screw Drivers.........................fl.50Adjustable Marking Guages..................lficBra* a Bound Tape Measures, 75 feet.......40c

Brass Bound Boxwood 2 Jt. Rules.....206Socket Firmer Chisels, 1 Inch.................29o12 inch Compass Saws............................ 10c12inch Back Saws............... .......75cLeather Head Chisel Handles.;...............f4oDlsston’s Saw Handles............... ............... 00

Hatchet and Hammer Handles.................5bMorrill’s Saw Sets.................................... 50cr>, 554 und 6 inch Slim Taper Baw Files.... 5cDouble End Saw Files.................. ..r,JoScrews. 1 Inch, No. 8 .................... '.30c grossRim L^okH.and Knobs, complete.; . . . . . .2tfiLnrye wz.e Clark'* Extension Bltp'.. . . .Steel Ijithlntr Hatchets...^................. ,.6fJoBevel Eiltre Chiaels, per set.................. $4.00Oil Chds complete, with oil. .................... lOtiPencil Hold rs or Divider Attachments, i lw

j. 9 , NEWLIN173 Main Street

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R e c e lv r s t h e t e le g r a p h n ew s s e r­

v ic e o f t h e P u b l is h e r s P re ss Aesouia-

t lo n , a n i l t h e n ew s s e rv ice o f t h e

A m e r ic a n P re ss A s s o c ia t io n —T w o

o f th e beat.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2S, 1000

G ekeral .Cr o n je bas surrendered at

last nnd friend and foe alike ,must ad­

mire the magnificent courage of this

“ Old Lion of South Africa.”

The American people have long ago

made up their minds ae to which of the

admirals, Sampson or Schley, is entitled

the greater crelit for the naval vic­

tory at Santiago, hence Sampson's haste

to criticise the Spanish captain’s report

doesn’t amount to anything. Schley

has conducted himself both as a soldier

and gentleman since the battle and u n ­

doubtedly did as botH he and the Span­

ish captain assert during the battle.'

Schley Ia the hero, Sampson the pet,and

the less said by the latter the better.

The effort to. impose a tax on Porto

Rican products has not yet been suc­

cessful. The original bill ha9 been

amended so that even the revenue feat-

ure« are destroyed, and about all that is

left of the original bill seems to be (lie

principle, which is the worst part of it.

We Americans refused to pay Great

Britain a tax which -was merely nom i­

nal, and we hope the Porto Ricans have

an equal amount of courage. The only

reason for the imposition of this tar is

to satisfy the sugar and tobacco trusts.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Ocean Krove and tho B oulevard .

“ The officials of the Ocean Grove Campmeoting association are girding their loins for a fight against the world, the fleBh and the devil, us embodied in the backers of a bill to be introduced in the legislature,’* says the Newark Nevrp. “ For a number of years there have been spasmodic efforts in the direction of constructing an ocean boulevard from Sea Bright to Point Pleasant. Such a driveway now exists from Asbury Park northward through Long Branch, and there is also a fairly'good road south from the confines of Ocean Grove; but the refusal of the managers of New Jer­sey’s Holy City to permit the bridging of Wesley lake, has hitherto prevented the continuous boulevard project from being realized. At the lubt annual meeting of the Ocean Grove association, it is said, a proposition was submitted for bridging Wesley lake which provid­ed that the bridgeshould be closed to ve­hicle traftic* on Sunday. The associa­tion, however, *aw in this the proverbial camel's nose which would eventually be followed bv the whole body, and refused to consider it. Now the promoters of the boulevard scheme are going to the

* legislature for the necessary authority not only to bridge the iake, but bo tar as the o^ean drive is concerned, to re­move the barriers which for a genera­tion have preserved the Sunday calm of Ocean Grove free from the disturbing sounds of wagon wheels.

“ Powerful influences representing property interests both above and below Ocean Grove will be brought to bear in favor of the boulevard measure, and it is claimed that its passage is assured While* this may bp true, the influence which tlie Ocean Grove association can exert politically aud otherwise is not to he underestimated, and it ia more than likely that before tlie hill has become a law its projectors will discover that (here is a ‘power in Israel’ before which even members of tlie legislature must bow. There are tnenconnectedoilicially with the Ocean Grove association to whom the present dominant party is under obligations, which it cannot affoid t(/ignore, a fact which may be made evident before the boulevard bill passes both houses of the legislature.”

A Hi*: on ili.'J ic .

N'-'v llav ii., l-'fh. *J7. Tiir tnovi’ttM’fif to futm ;ui -i- triM with ;t of«ln.lit .<:».«M>‘i.onii |*Sr-s tiikrii >h;i|«-. Tin? pronn.ti'rs havr l.i-.u ni v.«»rL fur u loui;

_ tinu* MM-uring u|>t-i<-’.is nu oyvt*M- Km.mds hi tin- walvrs foiiv-state*-. Th**y pro­pose io l'i»ii!„a <*or|M»!'ati<nj t<< b»* known us flit* (.ViiiMiliilatt’tl .Oy-strr omipiiu;.:, with hr:idqil!U‘t'-rs in Ni'\v York <i»y. Those intonated declari* that while it is intended lo be.a big t-nmhinnlion in which hundreds of small o.vstennen’s hit>>ri‘Ms will hr metged it will be in nowise a trust.

E n g la n d 'a .'.lony D o c k Y a r d * . *

Britain possesses many home dock jnrds, situated respectively at Ports­mouth, Sheerness, Chatham, Pern- l.roke, Gosport and Dentford; but per-

. haps more important hi the evenr of continued strife she also possesses" dock yn\rds at Gibraltar, Malta,* Hali­fax, Bermuda, Cape of Good Hope, J a ­maica, Ascension island, Trinconr-ilee, Sydney, Ksquimuult and Hong-Kong. Malta is the most extensive of all the colonial depots, and here .vessels .of the largest dimensions can be docked and repaired.—Chicago Chronicle.

• To fecure the original witch hazel salve, nsk for Dewitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, well known as a certain cure for piles and skin diseases. Beware of worthless counterfeits. Tbey>aro dangeroua. TV, Xt Ham, 107 Main street. ■ — ■ .

C on gressto Investigate T h is Im­portant M atter.

MEASURE STRONGLY SUPPORTED.

Good t’ renidliift Officer* In the H o m e ,

H rndcrnon'K Fuvorltcn — W h y Str.

Con I ox Held II in Jo t i- R e p re ie n ta-

tlvea W h o Are W it ty ,

W a s h i .n o to .v , Fob. 27.--fSpecial.]— Although the Urst attempt to secure legislation for an investigation as to the pollution of water supplies throughout the United States failed iu the house, the friends of such au in­vestigation will not allow the matter to rest, but intend to push it in some other way. Already a bill has beeu reported in the senate, which was introduced some time ago by Senator Cockrell, which directs lhat an inves­tigation be made by tho marine lios* pita I service. This move is planned with more shrewdness than the one which failed in the house, because it proposes an investigatiou of the l ’oto- mac river, not only ns to the pollutiou of the wnter supply for the people, but its effect upon the food tisbes of the Potomac. Consequently it has behind it nearly everybody In Washington, in­cluding senators and representatives In congress, who are obliged to use the Potomac water, and it also lias favor­ing it the sportsmen, who wish to pro- sor\;o the tish. It does not directly* indicate any interference with the Chi­cago drainage canal, which was the mainspring of the opposition to the bill in tlie house aud which succeeded in defeating it there. It is understood that this bill reported in tho senate will be made a part of one of the ap­propriation bills if there is no chance for favorable actiou ly the house.

Good Profiid litK Olhoers.

Speaker Heed lu the many years, that he had the selection of chairmen of the committee of they, whole, who are prac­tically presiding officers of the house while it is acting as a committee, pick­ed out several good men who made ex­cellent presiding officers. l ie left two of them as prominent candidates for speaker, Sherman of New York aud Hopkins of Illinois. Speaker Hender­son utilizes these same men for this positiou and also takes occasion to hon­or men from his owu state of Jowa.liy frequently designating them as presid­ing officers. He often selects Mr. Dal* zeil of Pennsylvania, but rarely chooses Payne of New York, who was fre­quently In the chair when Iteed was speaker. This is because Payne is now the recognized floor leader of tho house and not because his talents as presiding oflicer are unrecognized by the present speaker.

Conte* H e ld H i* Jo b .

The changes in the personnel of em­ployees and the distribution of patron­age in the senate as a result of tbe Republican- control ofr that body bring to mind a story of a patronage deal in the house when the Republicans took control In At that time a dealwas made for the principal offices and, in fact, the entire control of the patron­age of the house, which was divided amoug the men who went into it, so much to each man. So sweeping were the changes to be made that they in­cluded every employee about the house, including the men in the barber shops and the cloakrooms. In the Democrat­ic cloakroom there was a colored man named Coates, who had boon there a long time. and. much against the wish of the Democratic side; he was booked to go with the others. One morulug a short time before the house con­vened a young man well dressed and scholarly looking presented himself at the cloakroom and inquired for Coates. Everybody knew he wns Coates’ suc­cessor and awaited developments with interest. TV lien the colored man ap­peared. the 3011115 man looked crest­fallen. but said, “ is your name Coates?” “Yea, sah,” was the answer. “ I was told hy the doorkeeper that I was to succeed you and that you would show me what my duties were,” continued the young man. “Certaiuly. sah.‘* said Coates. “ I'll take pleasha in show in yo\ When yo* come heal) early iti de morniu, yo’ clean out dem spittoons, den yo’ sweep out de"room. deu make a flah so It’ll be wallm when de members gin to ’rive. Den when dey come in yo' takes dey coats an hats au hang ’em on de hooks. Den when some gen’man wants his shoes shined yo’ find things under dat cheer. Den when’V

But tin* young, man had fled, amid laughter, and Coates held his Job.

CdNhmnft n nd C la rk .

Representative Cushman of Wash­ington is an ardent admirer of Champ Clark of Missouri, and frequently these t^yo representatives may be fouud to­gether, exchanging good stories. In fact, they constitute a little mutual ad­miration party, not that either ueeds to resort to such a method for admira- .tioii. but that, both admire the 'peculiar rwit and humor of the other. Clark has long since established himself in the house as a bright aud ready speaker, nml many a man 011 the Republican bide of the house has gone down amid roars of laughter provoked by some ciititng remark thrown at him by the bold Missourian. Representative Cush­man resembles Clark in many ways, $£i<£ his address in the bouse on the financial bill was something on the or­der of a Clark speech. The distinction hetwoeb t.he two Is this: Clark enlivens all his talks with stories io Illustrate his point, bin the stories are. often long, while Cushman adopts a similar method.' but more frequently resorts to short stone# or quaint and peculiar epigrams. It takes such men as Cush? mail and Clark to keep the house in a good humor end at the samo-tlme-glve it ft fitkriiig up, A r th u b W . Duns.

AN ANTI-BRITISH PLOT.

“I ufed Kodol Dyspepsia Cure iu my fam­ily with wonderful results. It gives imme­diate relief, is pleasant to take and is truly the dyspeptic’s best irlend.1* epyp 33. Hart- geririk. Overlsel, Mich. Digests"what you eat. Cannot fail to cure. W . R, Ham, J67 Main street. »

K rnnc 'e a n d l i im it tn T ry to In tc r e n t

. th e S u l ta n .

New York, Feb. 27.—The Sun this morning says its Paris correspondent hns received from u high diplomatic source, not Fnneh. which m-entitled to respect and credence, information which fully ex­plains the gloomy forebodings (tf English statesmen a fortnight ago and the conse­quent failure of BriUsh successes in South Africa to revhe public confidence jn Knghuul. The words of The S\\n*H in­formant. as near as it is possible to give them, were aa follows:

Tho presence in Paris of M. Constans, French embassador to Turkey, is general- ty attributed to personal reasons. The truth is that he-came to report to the government the issue of a grave,, mission 011 which he is engaged at Constantino­ple. He had been endeavoring for several weeks, under instructions from Paris, to induce the sultan to reopeu the Egyptian quest ion.

Russian influence supported M. Con- starts. The reports that the czar had re­solved to deal gently with Englaud are entirely misleading. He not only brought strong pressure cm the porte in favor of the French scheme, but sought strenuous­ly to secure important railway conces­sions iu Asia Minor. Russian influence in Persia, moiVovcr, is supreme, now that Russia has guaranteed the loan made by that country.

Nevertheless M. Const (ins was obliged to report failure. The sultan not only re­fused to lend himself to the schemes of the dual alliaV^*e. but ordered his agents in Egypt to avoid raising difficulties in Great Britain’s way. He also assured Lord Salisbury that, he would not favor Russia’s views in Asia Minor.

The sultan’s motive in refusing to sup­port France nnd Russia was nojL fear of a further extension of Russian-'influence hi Anatolia, und still less was he moved by affection for Great Britain. He was actuated solely by the wishes of Emperor William, whose influence iu Constantino­ple is now greater than ever.

M. Constans will sooti return and re­new his efforts, hut he is chagrined by his first failure. He has, indeed, intimated to his closest friends his desire for the premiership of France if M. Waldeck- Rousseau falls. This suggestion followed two-or three recent v<ftes in the chamber of deputies which indicate that the tenure of of the.present cabinet is precarious. It is already in the air that there will be a Constans ministry before the exhibition opens.

Xevr, I l n i lw n y to th e P a c if ic .

New York, Feb. 27.—Another railway to the Pacific coast is assured, according to A. F. Seested of Kausas City, who is at the Waldorf-Astoria. “Just now,” he said, “our people are manifesting a good deal of interest in the construction of the proposed Kansas (Tty, Mexico and Ori-. ent railroad. It will be known as the Orient Short line and will run from Kan­sas City to Tobolobampo, a deep water port 011 the Pacific coast of Mexico. It will bo 1.800 miles long, cost 1,01)0 ,0 0 0 , and one-third of the money hajs already been pledged. A. E. Stillwell, who built the Kansas Cit.v, Pittsburg and Gulf railroad, is the originator of the new route and will be president of the compa­ny, which will be incorporated under the laws of Kansas, not Missouri, It is ex­pected the road will lu- in full operation before .litlv 1, 1002. From TopoloWmpo steamship lines will sail to the orient and lo ports on the coasts of South and North America. Some of the leading capitalists of the west are interested, and foreign capital i* uot lacking for the enterprise.”

R a p id T rans it In v e n t i la t io n .

New York, Feb. 27.—'file World says that 25 men wiil he indicted by the spe­cial grand jury now in session as a result of the investigation into the recent bear movement against the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. ..Some of these indictments will be for violation of the penal code, wh|ieh prohibits circulating false information to destroy the value of stocks. Others will be for swindling-pure and simple. The grand jury has examined many witnesses and found that not only have well known persons iu Wall street been back of the raid 011 Brooklyn Rapid Transit stock, but that they have also been connected with the 520 per cent syndicates which havebt en exposed recently.

T h e ' 1x 1/ j li iT."* a iV.

Washington. Feb. 27.--Formal discus­sion of *he right of former Senator Qua.\ to a seat in the. sen ate as a member from Pennsylvania was begun yesterday by Mr. Turley of Tennessee. He presented ■1 constitutional **ai Kliment against the seating of Mr. Quay, which was given close attention by his colleagues. lie will conclude today. Consideration of the Hawaiian government bill brought out a lively discussion between Mr. Till­man of South Carolina and Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin, iu which the former ad­mitted that ballot boxes had beeu stuffed and negroes had beeu shot iu the south to maintain white domination. An amend­ment was made to the bill striking out the property qualification of voters for members of the legislature, but little oth­er progress was made.

X e iv J e r s e y L e g is la tu r e .

Trenton, Feb. 27.—Governor Voorhees sent to the senate Iasi night the name of Peter Yoorhevs of Camden as a judge of the court of errors jtnd appeals to suc­ceed Judge >fTxuu. who has been ^uade a circuit court judge. Senator McDer­mott’s bill f/»r the reorganization of the board of freeholders of Hudson county was advanced 10 n rhird reading in tbe -senate. Senator .McDermott made a speech in opposition to the bill of Senator Reed for the publication of property as­sessments. Mr. McDermott said the bill would impose enormous expenditure upon the part of large cities. No action was taken on the loll. The house, after an extended debute, defeated Mr.'.M nngle’s bill for the annexation of the borough of Yailsburg to the city of Newark..

31 ore Porto K irn

Washington, Feb. 27.—Secretary Root is so well satisfied with the record made by tlie troop?* recruited from tlie un tires* of Porto Itico tluif he has determined to increase the number now in service. There is now a full battalion of-these trocrps, and. tlie sec retary has issued .or­ders1 for the enlistment of another, bat­talion. <the whole to be put In command of Major James A. Buchanan of the Fif- t cep ill infantry, who has been nominated for the positloh of lieutenant colonel. The new battalion will take the place of the C11ited.Stat.es regular cavalry, which will be brought back to. the United* Slates. ^ __-___________ ____;

W a te rb a ry Stoim “ Snpho .”

Water bury, Conn., Feb. 27.—According to a notice signed by Mayor Kilduff and the city clerk, which was* served 611 the manager of a local theater yesterday, “Saplus’’ which was booked for presenta­tion here tonight, will not be produced. No license will be granted, and Chief of Police Egan has bee.n instructed to see to it that, no performance of the play sho n il take place. . V v>

TARIFF BILL MODIFIED.

H ouse njfepijblicahs A g re e on a Com prom ise.

REDUCTION ,OF PEEBBNT BATES.

C o lled n T em porary R evenno ■ Kala-

IiiK 3Ien*ure—To R u n U n t il 1902,

" Prentdent*« In fluence E xerted In

F av o r « f th e B ill,

Washington, Feb.. 27.—AI the confer­ence of house Republicans last night ou the Porto Rican tariff bill assuranees were’given that the president believed thev measure constitutional and would' approve it if it came to him, and nn agreement was r^dched to limit the oper­ation of the bill "to two years aud to re­duce the duty imposed by it from 25 to lo per cent of the American tariff.

As a result, the Republican leaders claim that the bill will have the support of, all the Republicans except four— Messrs. McCall of Massachusetts, Jattle- tield of Maine, Lorimer of Illinois and Crumpacker of Indiana—and that this joss will be offset'bv affirmative votes of the opposition. They claim the passage of the modified bill is certain.

After the conference adjourned at 11 D’clock Chairman Cannon gave out the following statement of the amendments agreed upon by the conference:

“The conference requested the ways and means committee to offer au amend­ment to the bill as follows: ‘Amend the title to make it an act temporarily to pro- vide revenue for the island of Porto Rico and” for other purposes.’ and to add the following section: ‘This act shall be tak­en and held to be provisional in its pur­pose, intended to meet a pressing present need for tevenue for the island of Porto Rico, and is not to cw-4inue in force after March 1. 1902.’ These amendments were Adopted with practical unanimity. Anoth­er to reduce the duty imposed by the act from 2o to 15 per cent was adopted by a vote of IO.’* to 11. A further amendment is to be offered by the ways and means committee to make it clear that no double duty is imp-|£d—that the payment of un internal revenue tax is. the total tax on import ntlohs.”

T h e D ebate Yeaterday,

In"the house yesterday the general de­bate upon the Porto Rican tariff bill was extended'until tonight.

The speakers yesterday were Messrs. Boutell of Illinois, Brown of Ohio, Mon- dell of Wyomiug, Graham of Pennsylva­nia and Reeder of Kansas for the bill aud Messrs. Bartlett.of Georgia, Laubam of Texas,'Moon of Tennessee, Williams off Illinois, Johnston of West Virginia, Sutherland of Nebraska, Jett of Illinois, Noonan of Illinois and Wilson of Arizona against it.. Mr. Boutell declared the people of Por­to Rico' Were unprepared for self govern­ment. They had certain fundamental rights, but uot the rights of American citizenship.

The fundamental rights of citizens, he argued, would be endangered if the in­habitants of territory acquired by con­quest or perhaps involuntarily, as a re­sult of war, came into full fellowship with our people, lie was opposed, he said, to admitting the -Porto Ricans and the Filipinos to free competition with American labor. He was iu favor of do­ing justice to those1 people, but we must

F r e n c h Boycott tin g : t in t f l ia h .

St. John’s. N. F., Feb. ,27.—The French residents of St. Pierre and Miquelon are boycotting the British iu those islands, who nuuil>er about 1,500 out of the pop­ulation of 7.000 and who are chiefly New­foundlanders. This is due to the fact that the recent re-enactment of tlie French shore modus yivctidi by the New­foundland legislature has upset the schemes for French extensions on that shore during the cbmiug fishing season. The hitter feeling resulting from this hns thus far fount 1 expression in covert at­tacks only, but it may develop into vio­lence. livery report of a British suc­cess in South Africa still further intlames the French, and the British residents fear an organized assault.

R o l le r T r a v e l* H a l f a M ile .

Ypsilanth Mich., Feb. 27.—Boiler No. 1, at the Ypsilnnti Paper company’s Su­perior mill, exploded- last night, dislodg­ing its four companion bbilers and totally wrecking t.he boiler house. One employee, William Horton, was instantly killed, and another. Martin Tull, was severely scnidt-d. The boiler was carried a dis- tance (V.n.early half a mile and landed on the farm of A. J. Ivnapp. Accident insur­ance covers the dt^fth and injury of the employees, and steam b;»iler insurance covers the loss ou boilers. The boilers had just been overhauled and equipped with the latest appliances. The cause of the explosion is not known. •

N ew V b rk JLcsrls lnturc ,

Albany, Feb. 27.—The commerce com­mission appointed** by Governor Roose­velt sent to the legisla tu re seven bills car­rying out its recommendations. Tin* bills propose a $1”>.0 0 0 ,0 0 0 bond jssue to con­tinue.canal work already begun, proper canal terminals, special docks for canal- boa'ts. New York, water front improve­ments. etc. The Fallows .antipolicy bill was advanced to third reading in the as­sembly after a motion to recommit had been lost. Governor Roosevelt signed the bill allowing savings banks to invest iu Chicago and .\lton railroad bonds. A number of other bills were signed.

C roker D iKaiipenr* Sudden ly .

London. Feb. 27.— Richtml Croker’s leg is healing very slowly. He is tired of the rather lonely life at _ Wantage. Hi* re­turned to Wantage last week after a trip to Newmarket aud remained a few days. He eaine.to London on Saturday, and his address is unknown. He may have gone to some resort,- |MMl.U ps Wiesbaden, where his old friend David Nagle is stay­ing. He informed the scryants at Wan­tage that ho intended returning to Amer­ica about the 1st of June.”“TVh11t* not well when last at Wantage, he was hot ill. He still uses crutches. ■> *>

Antflo-AbyKninfnh C onven tion .

Rome. Feb. 27.—-A dispatch from As­mara says that the Ajiglo-Ahyssinian convention for frontier delimitation has been signed between Emperor Menelek and Great Britain. Metennneh, which was within the influence of th zone, is now Abyssiniun territory.

F o u r th CIa*a Po*tn»a*ter*.Washington, Feb. 27;—The following

fourth class postmasters have been ap­pointed for PehitsylvQoin: Bastress, Ag-

* ~ .......... ge, H. S.Sheaffer,

nes Otenweller; Snndy Ridge, H. S. Stu* art; Shiremanstqwn, L. O. Shi

'M oveA i'i'#i«8 ’o f' W h r s l i lp * .

Washington, Feb. 27.—The New York has arrived a t Port an Prince. The Es­sex has sailed front Sun'Juan-for Guan­tanamo. The' Monongahela has sailed from Santa Cruz for St. Thomas. The New Orleans has arrived at Nagasaki.

DRUG STORE CHAT.

It is just as important to have a good druggist as a good doctor. If Prescriptions are not filled with the very best quality of drugs they cannot give the very best results^ That is only common sense logic.

Our “Drugs that Cure” can not be excelled for purity, freshness and medicinal vir­tues. They are always the best of drugs. They are the drugs you should always have in your Prescriptions.

The men appreciate our cigars that leave a pleasant memory. ,

Everybody likes our hot drinks.

The women praise Floral Toilet Cream for keeping the hands and face so soft and smooth.

M attison A v e . P h a r m a c y .

Special Jiawrti$ement$Advertisements containing not more than

twenfcy-flve words Inserted under this heading tor twenty-five cents flrat Insertion and fifteen cents each subsequent insertion.

W A N T E D .Four f rnfshed rooms for man and wife, trith-

ih two blocks of tho poatofllce, Address 180, Press ofilca. BOtf

F O R R E N T .On Secocd avenue, by the year, a boarding

house or 20 rooiriB, with nil improvements. Also a cottage of n rooms and one of 9. Address 105, Press office. 50-55*

P R I V A T E S A L E *A Iotlof furniture consisting of chairs, table?,

stoves, e tc . to sell, as parties are leaving town. Will be sold at a grent sacrifice. Call any day this week. 702 Second avenue. 49-52*

T O L E T .By the year, four unfurnlRhed, light rooms;

86.00 per month. Inquire at 318 Bond street, As­bury Park. <7*52*

F L A T S F O R R E N T .One four (4) room and one large seven (7) room

and bath; electric liKbt, gas, elevator, janitor service nnd steam heat; also part of tlat for rent vory reasonable. Apply at Tustlng's music store. 47-62

F O R R E N T .

A fine nine-room house, on West Sewall ave­nues has all Improvements, with »teamheat; will

pmflcc price to good party w itli small family. Iso, good barn to rent, cheap; contains.O stalls.

Apply or address

L. H. VanSant, 4550 Room 12, Monmouth Building.

B O A R D E R S W A N T E D .Boarders can secure flrst class accommodation

at 409 Third avenue; terms reasonable; bouse heat­ed, gas and electric lights bath and a ll the com­forts of home, manager of the Buckingham In the Bummer. Mrs. Geo. M. Boy 88tf

F O R S A L E .A 20-acre farm two and one lialf miles from As­

bury Park, and one of 50 acres, near Olendola. Aoply or address 703 Fourth avenue, In the r**ar. City. _________ ai-69*

F O R R E N T .By the year, unfurnished, a twelve-rootn bouse

with all modern Improvements. Apply to ow^er. Fourth avenue, In the rear, city. 32-5

F O R S A L E O R E X C H A N G E .Eleven building lots, 50x200 feet, adjoining

Ocean Grove Heights. Price one hundred dollars each. Apply to 508 Fifth avenue, Asbury Park.

14tf

F I F T Y F A R M S F O R S A L E .Four to 3fl0 acres ; §1,000 to $20,000. Send

stamp for Descriptive Booklet of Farnv* and Country Property. Brown, Matawan, N. J .

28 tf

F O R S A L E .Nine room house, 6tore' and barn, with city

water and Bewerp, on F s* reet, opposite post office, Belmar. Will ba sold reasonable. At>ply Frank Cohen, owner, on the premises. 10-83

T H E C R O W N ,145 Main avenue. Ocean Grove. Open al the

year. The most homelike boarding house in Ocean Grove. Steam heat, baths and all Im­provements. Terms reasonable. 2&2tf

J O S . L . D t K R A HPlastering. Brickwork. Cementing. Jobbing

promptly attended to. Work guaranteed,280-104 507 THIRD AVENUE.

W H E N IN L A K E W O O D

Btop at the Towers, Main street, opposite Laurel House.

Terms reasonable.Chas. J . H ont.

Summer season, Atlantic Honse, Ocean Grove

C LA RE N C E u . W IL S O N ,

Architect,

IBS BromdWAy, L O N G B R A N C H .

C O N C E R N IN G P IA N O S .Nothing suits me better than to talk'piano to a

hard headed, practical common sense business man. When 1 show such a man pianos sold “by dealers for 8350, and then offer him the same make, name xtylc for 8850, he sees a saving of just $100 He can’t get away from that fact. Then I tell him how I do it. namely—by selling directly from the factory, by seeping no Btore, by paying no rents, salaries, etc., etc. Then thl$ some level headed man says that it is only reasonable that I can undersell dealers. Four pianos sold during the last 20 days seem to show that i t least people are realizing that I am cutting dealers' prices,, much to tho sorrow and disgust of the dealer. I Xbne pianos and know them as only a piano tuner can know a piano

W. C. DOHM,819 Cookman Avenue

Tun«r 15 years. The Princeton,

Grand Opening. . , and ...

C y c le S h o w' - To Continue to /larch 3.

6 4 5 M a t t i s o n A v e n u e(Parker B uild ing) \

Aironcy tor the PIERCE, the moi lar wheel In this section for the lai years. They are “ tried and true,” \n foot whloh tho riders \ylll testify (0. wheels from 125 to S75. Come and see tbe greatest display of wheels ever offered In Asbnry Park. Mnslo overy evening. \

Also A ^ent lor the Iver-John.o'n Wh<ei

G. T. SANFORD

S h i r t T h o u g h t sS T Y L B -

All that a dressy shirt should be— colored bosom and colored body; one pair of link

• cuffs ; re-enforced at all the necessary points ; all the modern shirt improvements.

Q U A L I T Y —Of bosoms, the finest of madras

and percale.

C O L O R I N G S —Heightened effects for end

of winter wear. Mostly dark back grounds, showing the scarf to advantage. Taking stripes and plaids.

F I T —All that the particular man may require.

Long and short sleeves.

P R I C E —Fifty cents, seventy five cents and one

dollar.

The MacHurdte is the name of our new full dress shirt. “ The Jiest thing that has ever hap­pened,” said one oB»our customers.

When in need of a dress shirt remember flac- Hurdle. Then remember

605 Mattison AvenueASBURY PARK, N. J.

Piano PricesT h e “ selling cost” is the great stqmlsling block of the

small would-be piauo store.W here only one or two pianos are sold per month the fixed expenses have to be borne by the two customers. This is inevitable. T h e small dealer or agent says, “ I have no expenses.” This means no freights, no place to store his pianos, no lights in the “ no place,"'no tuning during the first year, no stool given with the piano, no cartage, and as you see, if he tells th ctru th , "no piano/'' W e rather judge this to be practically the case. W e have expenses— lo ts -o f them, but divided among hundreds of customers they become small.

i t is simply a question o f output in proportion to run­ning expenses. Our output is larger than all our competi- ' tors combined. Hence the selling cost is a mere bagatelle in comparison. That is the reason for our reasonable pro■ ■ J it; that is the cause of the saving to you of about a hun; dred dollars as compared with prices for equal quality else, where.

It is because of the hopeless selling cost that small stores are reduced to selling “ furniture’! pianos as a matter of self-preservation— just as an irresponsible builder will erect a house for several hundred dollars less than the cost of honest work, but it won’t be an honest ly built house.

W e can sell ^ o u a real new Upright Piano as low as $200— some even lower— and you can pay $10 down and $6 m onthly. If you would prefer to pay all cash, we’ll allow ten per cent— $10 per §100— off the p ice.

Taylor & Tusting Building:,

Mattison Avenue And Bond Street

Asbury, Park, N. J.

R. A. Tusting

The Apple of Your Eye.You will regard a humo of. your own as the apple of your eye. Wo can help you to own a home of your own. Our easy payment plah does'lt. Ade- sirable property, well located on Fourth, avenue, near Brand, can be bought right.

T. FRANK APPLEBYCor. fla in Street and M attison Avenue

Advance Styles and Exclusive Ones in Wall flaper.

Our new sample book of papers you cannot get elsewhere—all the most artistic colorings—are now here. You inny select at youi owu house,to hnr-

. in on I £0 with your draperies, if you wish. , '

E . J . S T R O U l D

Contracting Fainter Decorator *

P. O. Box OCT

WINCKLER’SGANDIES

There are none better, none so good. Our large trade in„this line te the evidence we offer ofy'ears of fair dealing and good goods. ,

T. J . W I N C K L E R

717 Mattison Avenue.

j Art BriG-a-Brac ‘J FRENCH BRONZE AND > IMITATION TERRA COTTA J STATUARY.

Very pretty and at reasonable prices.

U M B R E L L A S ,* Etc.The usual completo line of Watches,

Diamonds, etc.

h. b . Johnson

ASBURY PA RK

Engraving while you wait..

■ lAA iA AA A A AA 4#

ASBURY PARK DAILY PRESS,. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1900.

DEVOTED TO

T H E I N T E R E S T S O F W O M E NW H AT .WOMEN ARE DOING,

Some of tlie U nnsnn l A c tlv ltfea o l t lie U nqu ie t Sex,

Miss M.iude tJonne, thc "Irish Joan

of Arc,” will Bpcnlt In Chicago oh

March 3 about the feeling la Ireland

toward the Sftnr hi the Transvaal. Tlio

effect of her speed) is looked to with

cagcrnesa by her many friends. Hep striking oratorical gifts, her clear think­ing and her personal charms have on several -occasions done much to win friends for the country tp whose wel­fare she has devoted her life.

Mrs. Jack W illiams of Philadelphia rode 3,502 miles on a tandem be­cause her hus­band had said she could do It. There was a $1,- 0 0 0 stake that they would cross the continent In 0 0 days, exclu­sive of Sundays, starting p e n n i­less nnd earning th e ir way ns they went. They won their mon­ey,.but it was at tlu> cost of many in conveniences and miicli suf­fering and . the experiencing o f

many thrilling adventures on the trip.The novel means adopted In a New

Jersey town to pay for a church organ might be tried In less enterprising dis­tricts with good results. Tho Women’s Missionary guild Invented tlie scheme by which every young man calling upon them must pay a line of 1 0 cents a visit.

Miss Mary Weber of Edina. Mo., won a beautiful gold mednl- in a spelling contest. She passed uuseatlied through the 2 ,0 0 0 word fusillade.

After a severe struggle In which Miss Clara Bett Martin enlisted the sympathies of the International Coun­cil of Women, Miss .Marlin finally suc­ceeded ill gaining admission to thc Ca­nadian bar. Iler recent success In win­ning two Important cases opposed by two of tlie ablest lawyers In Canada Is another proof of the ability of women In that profession.

Comparatively few of us can claim the distinction of being direct descend; ants of the Mayflower heroes Miss Ethel May Hebnrd of Chicago not only claims that distinction, but traces her descent in a direct Hue back through tell generations to the stripling satrt to have been the first to leap ashore on Plymouth Hock, the handsome matri­monial emissary of t'aptftln Miles Blan­dish. John Alden and Priscilla Mullins.

Drawing room entertainments are on the highroad to popularity. Mrs. Hen­ry (Jlelow lias been making a lilt In Philadelphia by her clever sketches in "niiimnij’" dlaleet. Some of lier sketches she does from the memories of tlie tales told her by her own "mammy." English people have received her with much favor, and they made great de­mands oti Mrs. Glelow's time during the past season, which was spent in. .Euglumi,

Mrs. May Wright Sewall of Indianap­olis has made a wonderful record for herself as clubwoman, educator nnd housewife. Her name Is almost as widely known as that of Miss Frances W illard, who said llmt "every public woman needs a wife." It may seem l-enmrknlilc that a woman who Is in.the midst of important social functions of the International Council of Women nt London could take time to choose tints for repainting her kitchen. Mrs. Sew­all Is one woman of many who lmve not permitted their Hub duties to tnkc them from tlielr homes.

One of the many precautions a wom- nn should bear iu mind. If she proposes to visit lSkll.fi during tin- coming expo­sition, I.s to’ load a capacious medicine case before she leaves her native shore. While many tilings are much less ex­pensive In Paris than nt home here,

-drugs are difficult to find nnd. expen­sive, ns compared to our prices, nnd, moreover, it Is not possible lu that gay French city, as In our little towns'and villages, to shop' for powders and po­tions all night long. If necessary. It is only by the ntd of a policeman that n clerk can be roused and the purchase of a precious commodity made after 8

o’clock lu the evening.Miss Laurence Alma - Tadoma Is

achieving suc­cess ns an au- Shor. Her works In Action show talent and prom­ise of great fame. Recently she has won new laurels us a dramatist. Her l a t e s t effort,"T he S i l e n t Voice,” was pre­sented by ama­teurs lu l.dmlim, at Albert Hall.It was pronounc­ed a charmlug production both by the distinguished audience aud the critics that were present.

Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden in an address before tlie convention of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs at i Rochester made the sweeping asser- j tlon that women lack conscience ancl I bases her Btateir.ept updn -her belief j that women me irot able to share the responsibilities \of men. ' Her words

PLAITED COSTU M ES.

In c rea .Ina r VoBue o f T h is Sty le of O rn am en ta tio n .

The question of plaits Is becoming ex­tremely important. Beginning with skirts, they linve gradually invaded every part of. the, costume—hod icon, boleros, sleeves, collars, even coats. The plaits are of the bouffant order, hut are Hat and so arranged that the gown clings as close­ly to the figure as if they did not exist. The plaited costume is always made upon a plain, perfectly fitted lining. In some cases tho material may he plaited—and stitched, of course—in the piece and cut afterward like plain goods. In other cases, however, the plaits require to he laid over a dress form in order that they

NEW COAT.

may he adjusted to the lines of tho figure. Tlie fitted lining is first placed upon the form; then the plaits are laid and pinned or hasted in place, ami after they nre properly arranged they arc stitched to the lining.

The quality of the goods also influences the plaiting. The thinner and lighter it is the more numerous the plaits may he, arid vice versn.

A picture is given of a uew coat model. It is of cloth nnd is tight, with a very long basque an< rounded fronts. It has immense revers and opens over a double brenkted vest of white cloth which also has large revers nnd is fastened with two rows of gold buttons. The tight sleeves lmve turned back cuffs of white cloth. The collar is of velvet, the cravat of lace. All the edges of the coat are finished with stitching. .Jriuc C jio llet .

FANCY DRESS._________

ColfTarea F o r D in n e r* W he re Cncnt» Conic In Clinrnt*ter,

This winter sees a revival in Paris of the fancy, dress dinners and halls af which that lively city never grows tirejl. Now is the accepted time for them, atyi until U n i there will he a constant suc­cession of gaycties. A favorfte style of nmiiseiu<*nt is a dinner nt which the fan­cy dress effect extends no further than the head, the rest of the costume being cf the ordinary evening type. As only’ the upper part of the toilet is much in evi­dence at dinner, this simplifies matters wry much. Some historical person is ehosen, or an allegorical character, or, iu

have aroused u storm of commentthroughout the states.

Au Ingenious woman \Vho.\vas thrown upon her own rfr&Sirreorf very early in life found rem mitraV I ve, employment In dusting JiUrnrlqs m private households. Thls uew library W oW n has been well received. Heu workyjs very reriiunera- tlve, $15 nud $25 bmng the price to r one or two days’ lnbo’

Tho crown prince of^VAustria is about j to take a morganatic wife. Countess, Sophie Chotek ia the b rW j elect. I

1825 costume' •

fact, anything suitable for any fancy ball, und tlie heuii is dressed in accordance as far jis possible. Wigs, hats, turbans, all! accessories which can aid the representa­tion, nre admissible. This is a far easier method of indulging iu fancy costumes than an entertainment where the entire toilet is to be iu character.

A picture is given of a complete cos­tume of the period of 1825. ' The scant skirt of myrtle green silk has a deep flounce cut m |>oints and headed by a largo ruche. The lloifnce falls over a facing of plaid silk. The bodice, plaited in front, has a pointed dccolletage falling off the shoulders suvrouuded hy n deep bertha of lac#. The half length sleeves nre full, nud tlie gloves have openwork tops. There is a belt fastened.by an oval buckle, nnd around tho neck is a ruche of plaited mousgpline de soie. The enor­mous hat is covered with stretched myr­tle .green satin with a ruche and bow of green ribbon and a cluster of Uowcrs un- dor the brim. A bag of plaid silk is car­ried. . JUDIC CltOLI.ET.

A LANDSGAre^TST^DENER.

W om an A ppo in te d <o n n Im p o r ta n t P os itio n In ChienRO, *

Mr#i. O. McC’rea, selected as landscape gardener for Lincoln park, Chicago, is the widow of a successful landscape gardener In Denver. After his death, seven years ago, she began a study of his worh, in which she had been inter­ested/and fitted herself to support her two daughters by continuing her bus*

MRS. o. M’CREA.

hand’s profession. Her training was practically without the aid of other in­struction than that given by her own observation and study. She convinced the majority of the members of the service committee of the Lincoln park board of competency to do the work. Tho position to which she has been appointed pays a salary of $ 1 ,2 0 0

a year.— — i ——.ir —

Ito y n lty n t P ho tog rap h y .

Archduchess Maria Theresa, wife of the Archduke Otto of Austria, Is one of tho best skilled amateur photogra­phers to be found in tlie courts of Eu­rope, where royal photographers majv be said to abound, for the camera has for some years been a popular court diversion. The archduchess devotes herself more particularly to photo­graphing scenery. Her favorite resort Is the lovely town of Lovraua, on the “Austrian rlvlera,” and many of the views which she lias taken of this place have been sold at charity ba­zaars, duly authenticated w ith the im­perial crown and Initials. The hus­band of the archduchess is a nephew of the emperor .of Austria and may, ns things are now. some day ascend the throne, as the health of the elder broth­er is very delicate. The archduchess Is the daughter of Prince George, the heir to, tlie kingdom of Saxony, She Is very popular In court circles and should she one day be empress of Aus tria will be warmly received. She Is a very artistic woman in her tastes,

A New O ccupation F o r Ladies.

To n woman.wJio is fond of horses there can he no greater pleasure than to be constantly among them. And for women who combine means with a love for horseflesh we commend the new ami very fashionable idea of pony farms. Two ladies have already be­come farmers and breed a special kind of She!land on a farm managed by themselves, and now that ponies of all kinds have become so“ fashionable for driving such a venture is sure to be p very paying one, provided money and knowledge nre combined with personal supervision.

•3 fit V# ME\r FO R W E D X ESD A Y . ir|l - ..- |

YoiWannct yourself Into a oharac-CJ ter; you inust tummur und forge yourself fi?

vne.—Tlfnriau. , (v

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UUEAKF.SST.Maluku <;rnp«*. Figs.

()in?lot with Peas. }j£BritilrtlH.im. Cut at oca au flratin. &

Wheal Cake:?, (,'utToe. JJ**

MNXKIt. )ll.iltle Neek ( lama.

Toiiijito*'« nml Hire Soup.PlijefliOi a ritali.»:u\ Potatoe*. *jj• Roast Chicken. Bread Sauce. fa

Brussels Spruill?, Jj;Colory, Mayonnaise Sjilad. fit

Chocolate lie Cream.Coffee. ft— fit

nU'EFISIl \ I.’ IT A LI EX N E. —Score anti § wait* two potim!* nf hlucfhsh: place it In a huHcreil [>nn with half a glassful of white ?§

t nuts! i roomk’int*. thrrc uWospnunftilH$ liqtmr. liaif a vt-ry aturly eUopm'tl on it m ami % Jg six elntppi>»l up mushrooms. Soasmi with a J* pinch of null ami half, a pinch of popper.

i'«vcr iho tlsli with a buttered paper and 2* took in a modorati* own for 15 mi nut ok. S JK Take the Jl.di <mi and lay it on a nerving «£ gC (IUIi nnd pm the juice in a Ktewpau, add- *£

ins a «ill nf osputuiole bailee with n glasa «»f » white wine. Reduce for two minute!}, thon 3* pour it over the fltdt. with a pinch ot finely g choppci] parsley, nud serve with si* heart &

shaped pieced of crouton.

St F O l'n GOOD S ,U a d 3. f ia

An old proverb says, To .make a perfect 5) salutl then* should bo a ' miser for oil,nil tin i tn. i i *.ii, ■».»*. h im«\l 1UI till, u 1ffi spendthrift for vinegar, a wise man for salt

ami a madi.ii!>.,to stir the ingredients up ^ und mix thonj well togethef, - '

^ BEEF SALAM.—Cut a pound of cold beef “M into slices, put in a salad bowl anif mix

with a head of shredded lettuce. Dissolve & |U a teaspoon ft 11 of suit in four spoonfuls of J§

sahui oil, stir in u little j'epper and mix »$ 3X well with tin* salad; then add two spoonfuls 5 S/ of jrootl vitie^ar, stir lightly with a fork and $5i fe

JIEKlMNtJ SAL.\|).—f»oak throe herrings S ov*crnii;ht aud cut into stnail pieces. Roil vj seven iindium sized potatoes and two sirult S lieiHs. ^Vlo-n cold, cut iuto dice. Chop tine

^ tWQ onltuirt, a littlu roasted'veal, four sour ■& appS.es und three bard boiled eggs; mix we Hi $

fi* Serve with mustard dressing. . iy . WALNUT SALAD.—Bluiurh the walnuts »

and add to them a suitable quantitv of the M little tender inner leaves of a ht u) of cel- hi ery; then toss them about daintily with some mayonnaise, and after that arrange the

it Balm! in your salail bowl, mask it with fit jk mayonnaise and garnish with capers aiul fcj jW t)uartired olives, or you can heap the'salad ij?

pyramid..shape on a flat dish,'coat it with mayonnaise and surround it with thc quar- ^

si ti red olives and capers. • tt

Wm. Orr, Newark, O., snya, “We never feel safe without One Minute Coustli- Cure In tlie house. It saved my little boy’s life when he had the pneumonia. ‘We think It ia Use heat medlclhe made.” I t cures coufrhn and all lucff dlaensPB. Pieaeant to take, hanuless mid gives Immedlnto results; W. K. Ham, lfll Mnin street.

S C T S \ ^ M C I E Sf o R . L a d s A M D

1 L a s s i e s .T T T

PRETTY W H IT E HERON

I I otv n L lftlc .IJ lr il Helps the E le p h an t

to R id H lm ne lf o f nn An-

n o y in g E nem y .

W hat are these birds doing on the elephants back? W hat i.s their object in pecking and clawing at his hide nnd seemingly t^'-ing their hardest, to annoy and distress the great brute? ’Tis rather an impudent and dangerous proceeding, one would naturally think, for, w ith one sweep of his powerful trunk, the elephant could whisk them all fronft his back and crush them to nolhingncss. There are a few curious facts which w ill answer these ques­tions.

You must all know what parasites are. Your dictionary or encyclopedia will tell you Ihat they are of two great classes—those of the vegetable lting- don*~nnd those of the animal. In the first division, or botany, as it is other­wise named, parasites are plants which live directly on other plants, and through theiriroots take their nourish­ment from the larger growth, and not from the ground. The orchids, a won­derful species of flower, of whieh there nre several hundred varieties in the United States and several thousands in the tropics, answer this description partially, bnt though they live on trees nnd other plants which are rooted in 1he ground, their roots in turn are not fastened into the tree, but are exposed to the air and absorb food from it.

The mistletoe, the flower which, with 1he holly and other evergreen?, is used for decorations at Christmas time, is, however, a complete parasite, and in­habits thc oak tree usually, growing in the crotches of its great branches. Thc mistletoe brings us to thc kissing bug, which is not of botany, but of entomol­ogy (insectology), which is u division of zoology; and now we are getting near to Ihe elephant and the. birds. Naturalists tell us that every living creature or growing tiling has its para­site. Kven the flea, they say, which is in itself a parasite, has smaller fleas to keep it scratching and annoyed. I f this is a fact and thc theory correct, and sus­ceptible of further application, then parasite No. 2 must have his troubles, and so on. multiplied into infinity. Where does it stop? and what a terrible case of “flea eat flea” it must bel And

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dxefi and sheep which 1t does for 'the mammoth of the jungle, and from :his it comes to be called the “cattle her­on.”—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.

SOME LA ZY ANIM ALS.

aiuch-Abused S lo th La a. M arve l of

In d n a try Com pared to Some

B irds n nd In ie c ta ,

***-s-.

W H IT E H E R O N S AT W O R K ,

what a source of satisfaction it would be to the poor dog to know how his tor­mentors were being tortured! From thc flea to the elephant is a big jump, but we will make it., to the one with the birds on his back. The birds are there after parasites; nnd that is the answer tn the lirst question... One would th'jtvk thajt the elephant with his wonderful endurance, lils comparative ignorance of pain and w ith a hide that is inches thick to protect him. would be above be­ing annoyed by little things; but he isn’t.

In the deep forests of Africa, where the elephant roams, there lives also an insect called th? “wood-tick,” and he is his most hated anti feared enemy. Against lions and tiger^ against the great rhinoceros even, the elephant is as well fortified as a battleship agnnst a rifle ball, but the tick is too small to be fought. The tough, thick hide, which is proof against the claws of the lion and the thorns of the jungle, is easy to the tick, and he just bores it fu ll o f holes. He gets down into the crevices or wrinkles of the elephant's back and there he. stays and gnaws and chews and-w'riggles and scratches. Xo amount of rubbing against rocks or tre»s w ill relieve the smarting. But the elephant has a friend, a little bird- friend. Xp sooner is tlie tick comfort­ably situated than a pair of bright, piercing, yellow eyes seeks liiiu out, r.nd a long, slender, graceful beak plucks l.iin forth from his h iding and feasting. The owiiei; of those eyes and that bill is a benutiful white heron. He is snigll of body, long of leg' and large of lieart and purpose, and in northern Africa he is said by the na­tives and hnntef-s to be the elephant’s guardian angel. The elephant seems to judge him So. too. for, ugly tam­pered ait he off on is. he is neVer cross w ith the heron, or ibis, as he is called jn the Nile country.- When the long, slender bill sinrlcs deep Into his sore ilcsh, as. it sometimes does, lie is pa­tient w ilh his benefactor, pud. bearing thc pain w ithout a twitch, seems to* know that it is for the best.

In coml'tries where there nre no 'ie- phants the ibis seeks other animals, and jierforms- the Mime service, for

A baser libel was never penned than that amazing b it of natural history which, described tbeVlolh as the laziest animal known. Like the snail, the poor sloth was never cut out for anything better. Kven when bis worst enemy, the keen-toothed jaguar, is hounding him through the green arches of the tropical fores't, the wretched slo>th can­not add another yard an hour to his speed.

The first duty of nny self-respecting bird is surely to build a nest in which to raise its young. Yet look a t the num­ber which shirk this necessary proceed­ing.. The kestrel never dreams of such exertion. The last year’s home of a magpie suits Mr. and Mrs. Kestrel to perfection.

The sparrow hawk, too, finds some­thing of the same sort very handy. The house where Mrs. CarrioivCrow brought uj? her last year's brood does well to go on with. Even the lump of rough odds and ends which has once done duty as a squirrel's nest is no t to be despised.

The cuckoo not only presumes on-the kindness of other birds to lay her egg in their nests, but her young, when hatched, cruelly evicts its foster broth­ers and sisters to perish miserably on the cold earth below.

The cheeky sparrow, too, has many of the bad habits of the habitual tramp. His nest, when he makes one, is of the most untidy description, and tyhouae marten’s neat, mud-built abode is very much to his taste if he can seize it dur­ing the afbsence of its proper ow’net*.

Some creatures are much too lazy to feed Hiemselves. There is a large wrar- rior ant the ancestors of which, many generations ago, captured smaller unts as slaves. Jn the course of ages the lighting ants have become so helpless and incapable that if their slaves do not attend them they simply perish, pat knowing how' or w’here to procure the necessary food.

To such an extent, indeed, has this degeneration proceeded, that thc very st ruei lire of the Amazon a nit, ns it is called, has slowly altered, till its mandi­bles have lost their teeth and are be­come mere nippers •— deadly weapons indeed, but useless except for purposes of war. ^. Xot only do their slaves feed them, but also carry them on their backs from place tn place.

The llshhawk is another creature that prefers its hard work done for it. I t hovers over the gulls as they are fishing, spots one ri>ing with a plump mackerel in its claws, and swoops down like a t hundergo]t. The poor gull, seared out of its se n ses, drops its f eas t , w hi eh t h e pirate seizes ere it reaches the water, and devours it.

The remora, or sucking fish, thinks nothing of a thousand-mile trip fas­tened tigh t on the back of a shark or the hull of a ship, and when it lets go never dreams of ottering a fare, or even so much ns a thank you.

Another small fish w ith .a b ig Latin* name travels in the mouth of the Bra­zilian catfish.

The little pea crab generally foists himself upon the mussel or oyster, nnd lives in comfort on the spoils of his un ­w illing host. The hermit crab seems to have lost the power of form ing for h im ­self a shell of any kind; so he hides his jelly-like form in the recesses of the first old shell he may come across.— Stray Stories.

F O R R E N T .We have the following houses for rent by the year and w ill be glad to give

you particulars concerning same.

Roth W ere A fte r lIcrneH .

An Orrgon woman was picking black­berries*’ when she encountered a black beat* on" i he same mission. The bear seemed to think the woman was an in­truder on his premises, nnd the first thing she knew he gave her a cuff that knocked her down. Fortunately she had with her a shepherd dog. whieh created a diversion in her favor by nip­ping the bear's leg. This gave her a chance to rise and hunt up a club, with which she whacked the bear on the nose. I'pou recovering from his amaze­ment the bear knocked her clown again, and again she arose and hit him. The dog also fastened on in a fresh spot, aud Ihe bear intimated that he had enough by retreating with the dog still hanging on. Presently-the dog re­turned, and t.hen tho woman concluded to postpone the berrying until a more favorable occasion. When she w'ent out nfxt day she carried the pail slung on a.gun. * '

wn* e while t ra nsa ding; so me busi­ness iir the government office at Jo ­hn nueslnjrg Cecil Rhodes had t 3 stand In line, tuiri he did not like it. **Please attend to* me at once,” he said. “ 1 *'an't wait.” “When your turn comes, mis­ter.” mmnWed the clerk. “Confound you, sir! Do you know who 1 nrnV'Tm Rhodes.” “Oh. yes. I know that, but that doesn’t worry me,” was the un­ruffled reply. “ If you were in Cape Towtti I’d lmve you discharged in a minute,” roared Mr. Khodes. .“Yes. I ’ve heard that they -discharge people Tn* Cape Town fordo ing their duty,'* an; two red the clerk, “bu t we are not in Cape Town; this is a republic.”

Second avenue—11 rooms, 7 bedrooms, all Improvements, 1350.

Fourth avenue—7 room?, 4 bedroom, $200.Asbury avenue—10 rooms, 5 bedrooms,

flue house, all improvements, 1875.Grand avenue—17 rooms, 11 bedrooms, all

Improvements, $CS0.West Third avenue—8 rooms, 4 bed­

rooms, all Improvements, $205.Grand avenue—25 rooms, 21 bedrooms,

(boardinghouse), all Improvements, $700.Bond street and Sewall avenue—13 rooms,

5 bedrooms, all Improvements, $350.Second avenue—20 roome, 15 bedrooms,

all improvements, $650.Asbury avenue—1(5 rooms, 11 bedrooms,

all Improvements, $550.Luke avenue—12 rooms, 8 bedrooms,'all

improvements. $425. . .Fifth avenue, west side—10 rooms, 5 bed­

rooms, all improvements, $850.7 Sewall avenue—9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, all improvements, 8350.

Sewall avenue, west side—0 rooms, 4 bed­rooms, all Improvements, $240.

Emory strpet—8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, all improvements, $800.

Second ayenue—14 rooms, 9 bedrooms, all Improvements, $450.

Rond and Second—9 rooms, 5 bedrooms, all Improvements, /furpished), $500,

Flats, Mati Ison avenue—0 rooms, 3 bed­rooms, all Improvements, $192 to $225.

Flats, Cookman avenue—0 rooms,- Ji bfed* rooms, all improvements, $120 to $lfi8.

Bangs avenue—8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, all improvements, $350,

Fourth avenue—Fine house. 10 rooms, 0 bedrooms, all Improvements, $400.

Fourth avei.ue, west plde—TroomB, 4 bed­rooms, all Improvements, $210.

Second avenue- 10 rooms, 5 bedrooms, all Improvements, $300.

Bond street—8 rooms, 4 bodrooms, all Im­provements, $240.

Sewall avenue—7 room?, 3 bedrooms, $132.

A PPLY TO

Monmouth R ealty Co.R oom s 12 and 13 M onm outh Building,

A S B U R Y P A R K , N . J .

P A W L E Y ’;

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Know O ur Store.

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N O . 1 6 2 - 1 6 4 r i a i n S t r e e t

Asbury Park.

C H A S . A . B E N N E T T ,

Airent for the Specialty Furnace, bast and most economical furnace made.

Btovei and Ranges.Gutton. Leaders, Tin Booling:,' Repairing.

Let me estimate for your wort.

M A IN ST REE T , B R A D L E Y BEACH

WEATHERIh case it blows '.you our way, tom e in and see us.

W e are selling all articles at remarkably low pi ices in order to have a complete

line af new stock when the

spring trade opens.

- A. W. CORNELIUS,-

624 C O O K M A N A V E N U E

REA D THE P R E S S

T. F. O ’B R IE NAGENT FOR KELSEY FURNACES

Beat and Mofft E(xmomloal Furnncee Slade

642 MATTISON AVEiU’EA S B U R Y P A R K , N . J .

F o r S a l eBusiness property paying 10%.........

G re a t B a r g a inCome in and ask concerning it . . .

WILLIAM GIFFARD223 Hairi S treet'

Insurance written ; best com­panies

Money to loan 5 and 6 per cent

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p r o p e r ly w i t h o u t r e a d in g

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w i t h its m o s t c o m p le t e

lo c a l n e w s , its P u b l is h e r s

P r e s s t e le g r a p h s e r v ic e ,

a n d i t s im p o r t a n t d a i l y

b u s in e s s a n n o u n c e m e n ts ,

T h o u s a n d s |of fa m il ie s

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ASI?URY PARK DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1900.

S p e c i a l S t o c k T a k i n g

C L E A R A N C E

S A L E

I N A L L

D E P A R T M E N T S

Cash V alues N o t ConsideredIn Closing Out.

C o o k ’ s B e e H i v e

P B L T H A T S ,50c a n d 75o

Mrs. E. DILTS, 706 Cookman Avenue

G I F F O R D <£ S O N

P l a i n a n d O r n a m e n t a l F ’l a s t o r e r sBricklaying, Setting of Mantels, Ranges and Heaters. Also Boiler 8 etting and

Foundations Eald. Tile Setting.Estimates Furnished fob Above, with References.

P o s to fH o e B o x 4 8 , B r a d le y B e a o h , N , J .

$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0

A T

5 -rP E R C E N T .

We have the above sum to place iu

large or small amounts on flrst mortgage

Iqans on Asbury Park, Loch Arbcur,

Allenhuret and Deal business or dwel­

ling property.

J. W. Hetrick & Son,

6 2 5 M a t t ls o n A v e n u e .

Keator.Block.

Are you thinking of having

R u b b e r T ir e son your wagon ? *

Our factory is equipped to do the work for you' at city prices.

ZAGHARIflS I CO.723 Mattison Avenue,

ASBURY PARK,

Morse and Barbers’ Clippers Care­

fu lly Qround.

H o rr ib le C rim e In K en tu cky .

Hen to ii. Ivy.. Feb. 27.—A horrible story <if crime has just reached here from the Little Cypress neighborhood. K> miles away. John, James and Joe Oreor, com­ing from Paducah, it ris alleged, took John Thoinns. an aged and inoffensive colored man, in a wagon with ’them nnd at the point of a pistol compelled him to drink a quart of whisky and a pint of wine and then beat him in a horrible manner, tied him to the wagon wheel, dragged him awhile, then pnt him in a creek until nearly dead, then shot him three times and hung him across a fence, where he was found. The coroner’s jury, after hearing tin* evidence, returned a verdict declaring John. James and Joe (Jreer responsible for the death of the m-gro. Sheriff Wallace and a posse have just left for the scene, ami tremble is feared.

CAN DY

ESCUIiETTSC U R E P IL E S

And all rvbtal disorders or money refundod. Pleasant. Not a physic. A radical cure. .SOc nt O ias. J . Black, T. Si. Bttwart, L. O. Qren^llo, or pf Ett’s Crag Co., Phlta, Pa. Pleoao try it.

DAILY PRESS

SPECIAL ADS..( 1 - ' ‘-ii >?-.-• • •• ‘ , *’ ' »■

BRING IMMEDIATE RESULTS

Diplithf'riu ep idem ic al Itliacn.iihaen, N. V.. Feb. 27.—Physicians

eonlirm tin* rumors that the diphtheria epidemic in this city is very serious. A member of the board of -health stated that there were already over 2 0 cares re­ported. that the city hospital was so crowded that no more patients could be admitted and that several, new .cases w*Tf report-d. The ^pidemie is deemed all the more serious on account of the fact that tlu* disease originated from miik which a milkman, living just outside the city sold to his customers at.-ihis place. It was not discovered that this was the cause until after several cases- had developed, and ;is tills,milkman sold "large »}uantitics o*t* inilk daily it ‘in expect-* e*l rhat ih«* »>nid‘»mio will prove very seri- ou*j. One death 1ms been reported, and several children are not expected to live.

The C la rk Cane.

Washington, Feb. 27.—Marcus Daly, the millionaire miner of Montana, was the principal witness before the senate committee on privileges and elections yes­terday. lie was on the stand for about two hours and at the expiration,.of this time was excused the idea that ho was not welj nnd that the questioning process fatigued him. Mr. Daly confessed he hqd contributed $20,0()fy or $25,(XX) to the\ pruseeutioij of _ his case, but he asserted that he had not entered, into any con­spiracy before N?r. Clark’s election to in­jure him. He had not contribute any of the .?;{(),IM)() used in the Whiteside expo­sure. In conclusion he tendered his checks qnd checkbooks ‘for (lie past five years for the inspection of the., committee. Mr. dark listened attentively to Mr. Daly’s testimony.-

W E D E L ’ S

20th Century Bargain Sale

Wonderful Prices on Stationery, Notions, Agate Ware, Tin Ware, Hardware and Sundries

Rev. W. E.’Hltzer, W . Caton, N.Y., writes, "I had dyspepsia over twenty years, nnd tried doctors und medicines without benefit. I was 'persuaded to use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and ip he(ged me from the start. I be­lieve it to he a panacea for all- forms of In­digestion,.” .It, dlgeata what you eat. W. It. Ham, 167 Main street.

Carpenter’s P e n c ils ................... 10c doz

Japanese Napkins . . . . IS o a hundred

Assorted Steel P e n s .................S doz 5c

B lo t te r s ..........................................3c doz

Shoe L*tces . . ...........................2 pair lc

Fast Black, double heel and toe, ladies

hose . . . ' .................................10c pair

Misses Bose.....................................5c pair

Fine Dress Shields . . . . . . . Sc pair

Ne&dle Books with 5 papers needles and

darners ...................................... . 4c

Pina . . . . . . . . j . . . . lc pnper

Towel Crash...................................4o yard

Basting Cotton . . . lo spool

Hooks and E yey . . . .) . . . 0 doz. 5c

Gingham Aprons, fall s iz e ................lOo

Corpet Clasps . . . . . . . . . 4c pair

Acid Proof Rubber Sheeting . 87c yard

Fire Shovels ..........................., . . . . 3c

Putty Knives . .‘ .............................. 10c

Clothes L in e s ............................50 ft 10c

T ack s ................. ... lc paner

Lamp Burners . .......................4 and 5c

Tea S tra ine rs ............................... .... . 2c

Brass Extension Curtain Rods . . . 6 c

Skates, less than cost. • . 30c and 59c

FROM CAPE TO CAIRO.O n ly M a n W h o H a s M a d e th e

T r ip R e tu r n s .

AFEIOA PULL OF CANNIBALS.

Thene Snva«en, E x p lo re r G ro ga n

Snj's, H/jve K il le d a n d K ntcn A ll

tho People In n D is tr ic t Covering: T h irty- five H and red M iles.

London, Feb. 27.—Some of the morning papers—The Daily Mail, Tho Daily Chronicle, The Daily News and The Morning Post—publish a remarkable in­terview with Mr. E. S. '5rog.ui, who has just returned to England after a two yeart^ journey in Africa.

Mr. Grognn, wjio traveled over 0,500 miles and represents himself to bo the first European who has traveled through the continent from the ( ’ape to CSiro, says that after leaving Lake Tanganyika with eight porters he entered a region of active volcanoes, where he encountered “enormous lava streams forming a veri­table sea -10 miles by (SO and 100 feet deep.** This whole region he found devas­tated, forests aud herds tlf elephants be­ing buried in the liquid fire.

The neighboring country, he says, h occupied by some Balekas, fero­cious cannibals from Jre Kongo who live by man hunting. His guides told him that the country, covering 3,500 square miles, haC been until recently densely populated, but that the people had virtu­ally all been killed and eaten by the Bale­kas.

Everywhere he found evidences of can­nibalistic practices. The very paths in the jungle -were marked out by lines of human skeletons. The streams were full of decomposing remnants of humanity half eaten amf horribly mutilated. These cannibals, according to Mr. Grogan's nar­rative, lived injtrass cabins. lie entered some of these vubi tat ions and witnessed horrible sights. He saw “caldrons full of liquid with floating human skulls and the bodies of infants.”

A ttacked l»y Savage*.On 0:10 occasion the savages attacked

Mr. Grogan's party, but he opened upon them with rifle lire. This staggered the cannibals, as they hud never before seen a guti or a white man. Mr. Grogan shot t\v.o. itid.ti’j ' rest •*.»*:» Jed. •

He says the Baleuas are by no means repulsive to look upon. Although small, they are well built and have good fea­tures. Men and women go about stark naked, and their long hair gives them a peculiarly wild appearance.

Proceeding along the west coast of Albert lake, Mr. Grogan found the na­tives terrorized by raids of the Belgians. He declares that he thoroughly investi­gated this matter and found that the Belgian 'troops were in the habit of cross­ing the frontier, had shot large numbers of the inhabitants and had carried off the young women and cattle, tying up and burning the old women while white Bel­gian officers were present,

lit* adds:“Prom the north of Albert lake to I.'ike

Mweru the whole country is In a state of chaos. 1 1 is-adirinisteied by incompetent Belgian*. Often the noneoinmissioned oflicers and troops are of liie lowest tyV'O of native, and they are almost invariably cannibals.’*

R ride T rie* <0 Ft 111 II^ r«e l/ .

Baltimore, Fell. 27.—Just an hour aft­er her wedding yesterday Mrs. Mary Kraeh**. 25 years old. swallowed a quan­tity of chloroform und is at Johns Hop­kins hospital in a critical condition. A ft­er the marriage ceremony the bride and groom, the latter a drug clerk named Emil Kraebs. drove to a boarding house on Patterson Park avenue, where he for­merly lived. Mrs. Jansen, the bride’s jjunt, ordered Kraebs tt) leave the house and after'assaulting him and scratching his face ejected him. He returned later witlr a ‘patrol 1/1 an, and while the latter was hearing Mrs. J a neon's side of the story Mrs. Kraebs drank the poison. 1* is feared the women wjU die.

C a lifo rn ia n ’* Passengers T aken Off.Portland, Me., Feb. 27.—The 21. pas­

sengers on tho Allan steamship line Cali­fornian, which Va« stiTTnded just outside of this harbor, have been brought up to this city. The crew remains 011 board. The lightering of the vessel’s cargo was begun last night. Mo*jt of the cargo is of a perishable nature, and as the water is from. 2 0 to 25 feet deep in the hold the loss will be heavy. Yhe A,llau line mana­ger is hopeful of saving the ship after her cargo is taken off. bift the-fart that iioue of her watertight compartments escaped flooding shows that her bottom is. in a bad condition from stem to stern.

A m eric an P uK llin t **Vlnn In London.Loudon, Feb. 27. — At the National

Sporting club, London, • last" evening Tommy Hogan, the American, bent Bill fliester of London in a 15 round box­ing contest. Both men appeared in ex-, celient condition, and they were fairly matched- At the opening of the eighth round Hogan'gof his right heavily on tile ja,w of Chester, who fell dazed and failed to rise to time, “Jewey” Cook ,of Lon­don beat Dave Barry of Philadelphia easily in jhe fourth r'jtjnd.of their bout.

W H IT E ON. IN T E R V E N T IO N .

A T alk W itU the Boer Representa­tive,

New York, Feb. 27.—Montagu White, American representative of the Boers, left last night for Buffalo, where he makes an address tonight. Before his departure he said:

“ I do not know much about military operations. From the dispatches it ap­pears that .Cronje is in a tight place, and there seems little hope for his escape. Still it is not certain he is hopelessly sur­rounded. He is a strong little man. In times of peace he is a rather stupid, in* offensive person, shy, silent, unprepos* sessiug. Until three or four years ago, when he was made superintendent of na­tives, he wns a farmer. He is a natural leader, a born strategist. In the field he is a marvel of courage and strength. His foresight is amazing. Ilis grasp of a sit­uation is simply wonderful, and he acts with a celerity out of all keeping with his manner in civil life. W ith the strength and courage of the lion he has the cun­ning of a fox. Coupled with this is a lofty devotion and a spirit of self sacri­fice.

“ It seems to me Cronje has offered himself and his men as a sacrifice-to hold Lord Roberts’-great army in check till a second line ot defenses is complete. If Cronje and his men are. captured, it will not etui the war. It will be a tremendous blow but no t .a mortal.one. . ‘XJie wo** will n.Tv iYtT until* r*.Ttona fails, and when the British reach the Transvaal capital many thousands of lives will have been hv»t. The Bloers believe that Preto­ria is impregnable, and there is good rea­son for their confidence.

*’As to intervention, the outlook is not pleasing. I see no hope in Europe unless Russia should take action, and thnt does not appear likely-.. I believe Emperor William would like'*to stop the war, but he doesn’t exactly know how to go about it.

“The only hope is iu tlu; I'nited States. No other'power can media ter’.and the ad­ministration appears to be lukewarm. Public opinion in the United States seems’ to count for little-ho far as its influence upon the administration is concerned. All these meetings throughout the coun­try, the direct evidence that the senti­ment of the people of the United States favor mediation, counts for nothing with the administration. Those placed in power are safe for four years.

“ In England such nn outburst would overturn a ministry. It would force the government to do its will. Wheu I was in Washington, it was made plain to me that the administration feels secure. It is bound to remain in office for a certain length of time. It does not feel the weight of public opinion until the time for the elections approach. When I saw Secreta­ry Hay; I told him frankly that I hoped, the time would come when public opinion in the United States would be so strong that he would be compelled to stop the war.”

S o ld ie r D ead F o r A r lin g to n .

Washington. Feb. 27.—The quarter- master general’s department is making arrangements for the interment of tho bodies of about 700 soldiers who lost their lives in the Philippines or in Cuba. About 51)0 of these were brought home from the Philippines on :he transport Hancock, which arrived at San Francisco about a week ago. Alt not claimed for private interment will be buried in the National cemetery at-the Presidio, San Francisco. Nearly 2 0 0 soldiers whose bodies wero brought home from Cuba will be buried in the National cemetery at Arlington the latter part, of this week. These include »>li bodies now 011 the Mc­Pherson at Fort Monroe. They wi.ll be shipped firkin that place by rail to Iioss- lyu. Yu. There fro re i>0 more bodies on the McPherson which were claimed by relatives for private interment.

F o u r Milners K il le d .

Scranton, Pa., Feb. 27.—Four men were killed by being thrown from a de­scending carriage in the Mount Pleasant shaft of the Fuller Coat company^ in West Scranton yesterday morning. .The victims were Frank Woodward, agrd 24 years, of 517 Forest court, drill machine operator, married; John Itegan, aged 15 years, of 251 Railroad avenue, laborer, who leaves a wife and ihree children? Thomas Williams, aged year?, of 1807 Lafayette street, laborer, who leaves a w'ife and two children, and William Gil­bert, aged 43 ,v< ars, <»f -10 North Fill- more avenuo. driver, who leaves a wife andlsix children.

*OR WtSAK STOMACH DISORDERED LIVER ,

Constipation and MalariaIN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN I

Nothing- ao'qu fcfc t6 ttttc effect oa /

they atrerigthen the Stdmacb'j Stimulate the Liver, cure ConrtlpaHprnplirid TONR UP THW ENT IRK SYSTEM.. and perfect substi­tute for Liver■’PUlsrand Catlsartfca.- . None so Good* and non? 140 . C hta^. Large Box fas Tablets) 10 Centi; By mall for five 2-cent stamps. ^ ' ^MndeatTha Johnson L-Aora-oflee. Inc., Philadelphia*

For s vie hy W , B , Ham and all leading druggists,

H O U S E F U R N I S H I N G

We have been planning and completing the hundred-and-one details for our annual House Furnishing Sale; for several months. Now everything is in readiness, and if good goods and moderate priccs count for anything, there will be heaps of House Furnishings dis­posed of here before April first. .

, We buy our Furniture direct from the western manufacturers for spot cash and in train load lots. This means our buyer secures the pick of the furniture market a‘t the very lowest possible prices. Another point V—Anticipating the jump in iurniture prices, we placed our order when the old schedule was in effect. Since then prices

have gone up considerable. Our foresight will save patrons many a dollar, for we have de­termined to give them the benefit of our good luck. While the present immense stock lasts old prices will prevail, but future buying means ingreased chargings, both to us and our cus­tomers, so economical housekeepers will take advantage of this good thing in furniture selling.

The furniture stock include the newest designs in honest made furnishings. There is not a semblance of shoddy in the $100,000 invoice. No matter what you may need for the hotel, the boarding house or the cpttage, here it can be found. We contract to furnish your hotel or cottage complete, and goods will be delivered in good condition or willingly exchanged. Here let us quote a few FURNITURE BARGAINS:

F u r n i t u r e

25 very handsome Antique Oak Sideboards.. $7.49—worth 10 001000 Solid Oak Dining Room Chairs............. 1.03 “ 1.251000 “ “ “ “ ............. 1.50 “ 1.75White Enamel Iron Beds, Brass Knobs, Re­

versible Sides............................................. 3.29 “ 4.50

Six-foot Antique Oak Extension. Tables.......14.84—worth 17,00Carload Antique Oak Bedroom Suits, our

price tor this Bale..................................... 18 00 “ 18.505<) Bedroom Suits, Antlquo Oak, gloss 22x23,

vory handsome.......................................... 14.00 “ laOO

C a r p e t s a n d M a t t i n g s

What we say of the furniture buying also holds good with Carpets, Mattings and Rugs. These home requisits have advanced 50 per cent in many instances. We saw the price cha,nge com ing and the 300 rolls of choice floor coverings we display speaks economy iall round, only you must not delay in buying if you would reap the benefit

of our buyer’s shrewdness. Come in and make your selections and our carpet makers and layers will do the rest, and do it satisfactory, too. Carpets made and put down in 24 hours on hurry orders, _

These quotations will give you ah inkling of the good things offered in choice Carpets, Mattings and Rugs :

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Saxony A xm iuster (jJarpots

.25—worth .33 Good Heavy Pile Velvet Carpets................ 1.23

.89 “ .45 1.50

.60 “ .00 50 pieces Good Matting (40 yards ln roll___ i 5.00

1.15- 25 pieces White Cotton Warp Matting....... ., 5.00 " 7.50

1,00 •• 1.25 10.00

1 .00 “ 1.35

B e d E a s eSo much time is spent in bed one should sleep

comfortable. A good Mattress is essential to comfort and health. We make Mattresses to

o rd e r , s e l l t h e ready-made ones, and renovate old ones. Such a stock of Mattresses was never before carried by this establishment. There are all grades in stock, and the pricing will be found to be satisfactory. Prices on these essentials are as follows:

Full Size Soft Top Excelsior............ ................. 2.48—worth 3 48Full Size Cotton Top H usk................................ 2.1)8 “ 4.12Full Size Cotton African F ib re ..... .................. 8.75 “ 4.03

40-pound Short Hair........................................... 5.48—worth 0 0840-pound Mixed Hair.................. ....................... 8 48 “ 10 00Our Special South American Hair.................... 11,98 “ 14.00

S t e i n b a c h C o m p a n y ,PIONEER HOUSE FURNISHERS OF THE COAST,

A S B U R Y P A R K .Two Big Stores—both on the trolley line.Daily deliveries from Sea Bright to Point Pleasant.

O E W E Y ’S C L A IM C U T .

ittnn lln IferocM W i l l R e c e iv e O n ly

U n it W h a t T hey Asked,

'Washington,. Feb. 27,—The United States court of claims has rendered an opinion on the claim of Admiral Dewey, his oflicers and men for naval bounty un­der section 4 , of the revised statutes for the-destruction of the Spanish fleet in Manila bay May 1, 1808, the court hold­ing that the* claimants have a right to re­cover for each person on board the ene­my’s ships the sum of $100. This decision is ou the basis that the admiral's fleet was superior to the Spanish deet, exclud­ing the shore batteries, the torpedoes and the mines in Manila bay.

The claim was for $200 for each man be* longing to the enemy's fleet, including the, supporting shore batteries, mines and tor­pedoes. The principal question involy6d iu determining the enemy’s force was whether the supporting fjhore batteries, mines and- torpedoes should Jue included. It is understood rtint counsel for Admiral Dewey will take .an__appeal to the su­preme court of the United States. Under yesterday’s decision Admiral-Dewey if uersonally entitled to $9,570.

P a rk lm r i t to'tTiVo Up, P o lit ic s .

New York, Feb. 27.-— Rdv. Dr. Charles I I . Parkhurst yesterday announced hia intention of devoting his energies here­after almost exclusively to the demands ma^e upon his1 time as pastor of the Madison Square Presbyterian church. This conclusion was reached because of tho decision of the church of which he is pastor to build at the corner of Third avenue and Thirtieth street a mission house to cost $200,000. This does not mean that Dr. Parkhurst will at once re­tire from the presidency of- tho Society For the Prevention of Crime, but rather that the details of the work of that socie­ty will be left entirely to others. *

A id F o r B r i t is h W o u n d e d :

Philadelphia, Feb. 27. — The Broaft Street "theater wns crowded yesterday afternoon with members of the fashloria- blt» set, the occantfm being a concert for the benefit of the Britisli sold let’s' faihi- liefT fund. About $3,000 was raised, by the entertainment,, and* this sum will bp divided between the Princess, of Wales’ fund and the lord ‘mayor's fun#. The feature of the concert was the appear* once of Mrs. Langtry, whb.rceitod In'her khaki uniform “The Abaeritmlhded Bcff- gai^-e/id ‘'The Women of Britain.”

M ilton U uliibnn UntH Asum .New York, Feb. 27.—Milton Rnthbun,

the Mount Vernon business man who said he had been, fasting since Jan. 21* broke his fast on Sunday evening. Mrr Rathbun abstained from food to reduce his weight, which was 207 pounds. It had been his intention to fast for 40 days, but on Sunday night, as he put it yester­day, he was taken with a sudden hunger and decided that his fast had gone far enough. lie ate a dozen Blye Point oys­ters, five crackers and two oranges and drank two-thirds of a cup of bouillon and a cup of weak te«\. Except that he found himself very weak, Mr. Rathbun does not believe that his health has been injured. He says he believes that he is the better for not having eaten in 35 days. He did not lose a d.-y from l:is business during the fast. Ilis weight was reduced to 104 pounds. *

ExrPrestd^nt W. C*. T. U. Wardered.Brock, Nob., Fob. 27.—Wilson Wako-

lin, a prominent farmer, residiug three miles north of;tilts place, murdered his wife, formerly president of th6 W. C. T. LV of Mebrnafca, by cutting her throat .with d razor. He then went to tflfc g:*o*tfyard, wlicrd his first wife was buri­ed, and. standing on her grave, cut two ugly gashbs in his throat, falling forward an his face! Death in both cases was in­stantaneous. , Mrs. Wakelin bad been prominent in temperunetv.work for years.

C ostly Fire In Ob w o r o ,

Oswego, N. .Vv Feb. 27.—The Minetto fihndo Cloth company’s plpnt at Minetto, a suburb of this city, was partially de­stroyed by fire . yesterday. The loss Is placed at $2 0 0 ,0 0 0 und is fully covered by insurance. The fire wns caused by friction in tho paint mill and spread with alarming rapidity Mauy .employees ^vere In the building nt the time, and there wero a number of harrow cscapes, but no one was seriously injured.

New York, JL eb. r / .—Re\\ Dr. J. M. Buckley .at' the Methodist preachers’ meeting announced that information hajL a£ou received that Bishop J. M. 'jL’hn- burn, missionary bishop b^Ipdiu, is suf­fering from nervous exhaustion due to overwork andu.that’he.would bo forced to ta*ke a long m * . • .* ■ *

- ■ .— .;ir—r .Mr*. .Harriet Evans,. Hinsdale, H!pt, rltgi,

‘‘I never fail to relieve ■ my ohUdaep from croup at ontw by uglnc? Opc Miqtite Couch Cdre. I wonld rot feel bafe Without1 it,” Quickly puree coughs, coldP.igrippe and all throat.and lung diseases. w . R. Ham, 107 Malh street,

A N O T H E R K E N T U C K Y C R IS IS .

State E le c t io n D o n rd Seat# D e m o ­

c r a t . I n M in o r O fllc e ,.

Frankfort, Ivy., Fell. 27—Tho Btntc election board Inst ulght sprung a sur­prise hy reporting 111 favor of the Demo­cratic contestants for Beerotnrjj, of state, stnte treasurer,auditors, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction nnd agricultural commissioner.

(*ertilicatOH were U&ucd nt once, and the election hoard fllud notice of its deci­sion with the Republican secretary of stnte, Caleb Powers, at 0 o’clock.

The Democrats, with their certificates of election in tbejr "hands, then went tn the stateliouse in a body and claimed possession. Tho occupants ignored them nml declared thnt they had nothing,to say lu the.matter.

Proceedings, bare been begun by each >f the six claimants, and within two (lays ihe whole machinery ot the state will bo lied up iu the courts unless the Republic­ans (urn over the otiicos to their rivals.

The new Democratic olHcors declared are: C. H. IIIII, secretary of State;.O. G. Coulter, auditor; S. W . Hngcr, treasurer; It. JrBreckIi)rlCi/e, attorney general; H. V. IfcCheaney, superintendent of public Instruction, and I. B. Nall, commissioner of agriculture^ .

Cnleh Powers, J , S. Sweeney. Walter It. Day, C. J . Pratt, W, .Si,BurUo nnd Johu W. ThrocUmovtou are tho Rcpublis- nua holding the offices In dispute.

B Ir C la im A »a ln * t^O overn jnen t.

New York, Feb. 27,—B*frt Reiss, a Brooklyn lawyer, represcnflng the Veno- cin estate, lias sent to tho sttltc' depart­ment n. clului for ?10Q,000 on the United StnteB governmont growing out of the Cuban Insurrection #nd bused upon the clause of the treaty oj ppacc by which this country nssunlori liability for all In­demnity claims resulting from the events of the rebellion In the Island. Other claims amounting to more thdn $2 ,0 0 0 ,- 0 0 0 have been ptaccd In tho lawyer's hands for collection, but' 1)0 ' refuses to give the names of the claimants, because he hus uot yet obtained dll the evidence he needs.

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Scln'nectnijy, N. Y.< Feb. 27.—The freight' office occupied b7 f^e Fitchburg ahd West Shore rn|!rdnda as a Joint freight ofllce (it' Rotterdam has booh burned. A lHhe recordi (>.f the road-i for- yenrs back were destroy til. The clerks employed in 'ihe second atory barely es­caped w;th their lives. Loss unknown. ...