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A FT E R N O O N , : FEB R U A R Y 17. 1900. PR IC E O N E GENT

GENERAL CRONJE ^ -: -NOW ON THE RIJN

■; tv*.;:^General Roberto -Bejjeves the Boef# Have - Abandoned their Position a t Magfcrs-

: ‘fofitiilri—A Decisive Move Indi*.'■ cated a t CotonSo.

LONDON, Feb. 1 ?.—G enial Crcn'je, -w iihftethrt of a day'dr!two, Ib seemingly ii;Jtal) retreat .froml'Lopi Rdberts,.Roving northward.. General French, with the cavalir, .‘simply Btaid'over night m~K!ra- berley and then pushed on to get in touch With,the retirlog ienemy. A long :’Boei wagon train is moving toward Bloemfontein, followed, presumably, b> ft large force of British infantry. In their hasty departure .the, Boepe. lost quantities; of supplies and ammunition. . • ■< \i

Military opinion here is that Lord'Hob ertei wili not push far after the Boei ' immediately, because of transport, problems and tha need of rost for the troops. He

, has to feed 70,000 persons in hia army and the whole Kimberley population, H« mast rebuild’the railway, from Moddei River to Kimberley and revictaal the lat •

* ter. •, General French lost a few, men only In .action, but the forced inarches and heat have; probably made: many ill. Numbers

. qt remounts must be provided. ;':,■■•. . .K-jri •: librS Roberts'has wrought ft genuine preliminary saicess, and the Smpres'sipn ii! .that.he hoa done enough for-the present: Ht* will need! to prepare foi? another ■strife,

All 'over England tonight there'have been. £'rtden«'s..0f public joy. In every,

> theater ‘.anfi ■ public meeting, 'around -thfe railway stations aad in th# streets there have been expressions of gladness'-and jubilation over the news. The newspaper* are editorially rejoicing. ;Y;n ; ;

Th»@ who 'read the’ news clc*ely 'see calf one disturbing factor In the Cape oltnation, sind that Is the pressure of.the Boers toward. Lord Roberts’ line of sup-

- W Aarr. which wns never,more I j p t f a M than now. The' Boers' on* der Gosaaandant* Delarej and Grobler are"tanking a persistent effort to pene- trate to the railway, They have pushed Genera; Clements liaek.'to Araadel.aaS have' ontflaafied him. All are 'within '00 miles or two- days’ hard march of the Central railway. Doubtless I/ord Roberta haf* soft considerable forces along the lino ahd can Send back more if neccesary.

Tht* wa? office announces tl>pt' G eneral1 French'reached] Klfnoeriey ^r^Tfjnrsday evening ’’w ; '. ' / r - , T , ■':■■' j

Following •!» Lord pobferis* message W the vfmfjqffi^'^hlch is’ dateu Jacotadai;

’ Feb. 10, a t 2 a. nL~: ..« : "French/ with a force of artillery, cart

alrf anti mounted infantry, reached Kimberley this evening, Thursday.”■ A dispatch from Biel river, Orange Free State, dated Feb. 11, says;

“General French', In command of the cavalry divis!6a and with a strong.force of horse artillery, left Modder rjver Sfln- da? morning for'l^ambam, 12 miles east

^of^nsliBj-wheifr'the’whole-di visioa'-esii'. centrated. The next day he made a rdp- id march to Riet river, where a party of Boera. contested bis passage .a t Dekiei

' and Waterfall drifts. After some hours’; shelling. General French drove the Boers away and crossed the river.

“yesterday '(Tuesday) the colamn son- -tinued-its-march-to Klip aad" Rondaval

drifts, on the Modder.river, where again a short engagement ensued, General

, French shelling .■tlie’ Bcera Vigorously nnd forcing i! passage.' Tho Bqers precipitately retired, leaving five laagers in the hant of the British, 1 besides n great qnantity of rattre and 2,000 Bhcep.’ "Tbe rapidity of General French!* inarch and the overwhelming 'nature of his force enabled bim in spite of the dif*

v Acuities of wntor transportation to thor- oughlp q u M t and snrpriee she Boers;

'"'The British casualties were slight.”General Roberts also sent the following

disjsatch:"JacoDsdal, Feb. 16.—I have good rea-

bob to believe the Magersfont'ein trenches have bepa ajumdpned and that the Boers are'ehdeaviering to escape. General French Is scouring, the country north

"ot% Kimberley.'"'One of General Kelly- Kfcnny's brigades ot; infantry Is in pursuit of a Inrge Boer convoy moving toward B!oemfonte|n,”

The following dispatch from General Roberts fills the gaps in the earlier dis» patches: « ' ' : t

“Modder River, Feb, 10.—The Sixth division left Waterfall " drift early yesterday morning and marched: here, going on the same evening ‘ to . Rondevnl drift to hold tiie crossing of th e ' Modder .rivei' and leave General French free to'act.

“Shortly after arriving here .the mount-: ed infantry visited Jacobsdhl and found It full of women mul ehiUiren, with four

. of our wounded men, doing well.“On the way back the mounted infnn

try were attacked, and nino moil were wounded; Colonel Henry and Major

—HRtehciP-aud , ton lueii were missing. Both oflicers .were subsequently found nt Jncobsdal slightly wounded.”• The war office has just issued the following from Lord Roberts:

“Jacobsdal, Feb; .10.—Much gratified on arrival here to find admirable hpspltal arrangements, made 'by. the German ambulance' corps under Dra. Kaottr.cc and Hildebrand, who, with their ataff, have shows the greatest kindness to our wounded, ay they have to the Boer wounded. Some of our wounded have been hers since Derembar.' Some were

,'tjrdught In yesterday.” ' iThe Daily Teisgraph has the following'

dispatch from Naaaw;Poort, dated Feb., IS and delayed in transmission;

. “Vary savere lighting 'occurred oa both onr lianas n?sr Reasbnrg. Tho enemy greatly outnumbered ' our troops, 'being about 4,000 ln riumber. They attacked the WojrcestefebiSre’̂ igltoent on their,hili nnd -with'‘dW ^tite ' .determination eiiarg-. ed homoi'anlj’ to experience such a heavy’ .Maxlttt' end.rfSo^fire from our men that the* the. assailants jwiujt

. have .beea'tvKisldorablo. -i v .: %-t-e'" '“AiliAtrel'.bf the SiniilakllteB dfagootia!

by aonie 500 Peer's 'aii'd «taiiarjftit*«nt. Its wav Ithrnuirb witlinnt

losing a man, bat a 'cbmpaia: of 'iNeW South W ales mounted Infantry waff unfortunately annihilated, most ,of ■ the Kien’s bajroneti however, bearing the impress of eabguinhry conflict with thel? foes.. : .. . , •

“Co!or>'el Conyngliam. was shot thrbtigh tho, heart a t the . outset of the-engBkt:; ment. The eneray .c'nose the time of, the bison's setting1' for' thofe' tmslttusflit. ■':’Obt of, five colonial glBc8rs! only one re tu rs s i to camp.•“A strategic ‘and concentrative ntave

Daik to Arundel iia8 been 'decided ui>eb. IQwf SUBS, from Cole’svkop have been safely moved, one Maxim being destroy* ed to prevent its .falling into the hand* pf the ‘enemy. Nine wounded'.bffieers-und 85 men were brought Into the J?aau\t Poort field hospital. Our- death roll ait present is not known.” ■

The Pietermaritzburg correspondent of The Daily Mall, ondcr date of Feb, 15, says; • '•

“Tnere .are Indlcatiohs of a decisive move at Colenso; I hear that the Boers reiy on their Intrenchments sud barbed •wire entanglements aiong the jsrincipal roads-to check :Lord 'Roberts’ progress in the Free State., The roads to' Ladysmith, are studded with these formidable barriers. 1 ■-: ■ .'.i'.. • ! ■

“A,- British scouting co!nmr» blew up the contents'of/-tho magazine a t Nkaodh* la. ZuIuland, to prevent ita1- falling Into the hands of .the Boers, ■ The ipagazine contained ft large supply .of dynamite and ammunition'."- ' ■ ,i: '

A correspondent of The Daily Mail at Naauw Poort, ■ telegraphing ^Vednesday and descrlblhg the evacuation of :Reas- bnrg, says: ... . ■ “Two, companies of .the '\£llt$ire. ̂ egi;. liient,\in wlthdrawiog from Kloof-camp, lost their way and ore missing. Their o-hereabouts, however* arc pretty well known, and they will probably be rellev* (djtopight. • ..... .... “The Boer IbsseW around Colesherg ou Monday are reported extremely heavy.” 1

The Times has the .following dispatch from Arundel, dated .Wednesdays• “Two companies of -the 'Wiltshire* that were on‘ entpoat'dqty ‘failed to- joia the, farce before the retirement from Rens- burg, hhd. their absence not being no-- tlced on the parade they were eventually cat o a ” . :

A 'dispatch to The Dally Mail from Lourenco Martjues, dated Feb. 15, Bays;

“Heavy fighting has occurred a t Ra- mah In the Free State, not sar from: Nopetown, Cape Colony. Tbs Boera. say they, held, al! tbelr; poaitione, jthe.iBritisb'i,flnally retU'lng.t' ■ ;[ -r :

• ■ Kqaa-.'ttuen. ,«o .sneotv&atit. v'OTITSIDB J JA|> ‘ Orange®'re€ State, Feb, 1?.—*The roatt between MQdd^r River and Jacobadalis ao»tj>^i4 The distance Is only nine nilies. The road, is available for sending re-eaforee- inenta and supplies.

When the Boers evacuated Jacobsdal, they were obliged to pass over .a ridge, where they- afforded a, splendid .mark for th? British guns, jjh ich showered shrap* nei upon the retreating.enemy. ‘...The. HEAD LAAGBI!, Near Ladysmith,

Feb. 17.—The British from Chieveley haye been* uombardlng ̂ the Boer forces, at Blaauw K ranW cast'of Colenso, since Tuesday afternoon, the bonabardmejdt cohtinuins througlsout the night. The Boers responded with riiie fire. Particulars nre lacking. .All is quiet around Ladysmith. ~ 1 „. •

Man for the Place.Too frequently the 8ergeiiiitS‘ttt-wTuiB of

the legislasureare merftfunctlouarles who take only so much of interest in public nfliilfs may be narrowed Into a faithful drawing oMlielr salaries; but this Is not now she case. . Frank Tantuai, tbe assembly Borgearit, Ib a genial' combination of urbanity and usefulness and. the require- ments of the solons never were,more con sideratcly looked after. Like nssny other good men, Mr. Tantum' comes at Old 'Prices.' We nurDhased a' large stoct ' ofi ’Carpets and Mattings before'i the truBt - elevUed pricea m these household necessities. . While the Btock lastsi ol^’tjisc, prices «U| preVaiij but when another invoice arrives retailing price must jntripi bo Jtls 'te :jo u r advantage tobuyijow. ; '

.iOa. COMTAKY,—Adv.!

Granelle’a Maai§rikm Core: 10 eenbihtid' hiilWr.—BlwAf.1' . .er .Meeting Last Night.

The First - Coiigre^Bt(oiisl Church was crowded last night a£ :ths? vveekly prayer service by tiioae wbo ’felt laterestid la the new pastor, Key, 'DwightE.; Marvin. Mr. Marvin spoke on t ie relation of the pastor and the church,•..members, y He; said thia relation ehbnld tie one of mutual, helpfulness, hut woaldlSepead oh a pnlon founded on lov# as th« actuating princl- .ple. Success 'in ’̂ 4vei^-; d’eparttnent ;of. churcb life was promised If thi? spirit of Christ would be permitted tc rule the hearts pf.pastt.tr and people. .... j

Tomorrow Pastir, iiirv lo fja i preach at the morning and evening services. ’

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BEHIKD THE WICKET,

The . Doing# ol the Various, Secret Orders ia Asbury. Park end Vicinity. .

: The following stcrst-.societies' will-meet tht- eyetiing i ‘

Star "of.- ‘l ^ '^ i i n K i V l l a '-28̂ Daugh tei’s of America, 'will 'meet this evening in the Appleby building at 8 o’clock.

The- Carpenters' Unibn' Vfill meet this evening in the Mikado building at - 8 o’clock. ' . . .;-... ,- • ...';'

The Great’ Cfenneii.’̂ re of Ae-Inpniwjd. Order of B ^ S te n lo f New Jeney will be ktedled ^att'A^ciation Hall, .Trenton, 2|st'

ft; Dr 40^ vbich, temginterpreted Jntoipale>liiee langtuge, means February 21st,' 1000.“ Tlie Great Sachem will wield the^insignia ot his office,: die tonsahawk. at Jlhe ‘ tenth ran, thirtieth^ breadth, or as the pale-faces ;mj in Aabur^ Park, 10.80 o’clock ai m.

Hot j ebate Caused by Assertion IliatN'dnhern Soldlera •Wefe^Mo’re Akt- '

lous For Penslotis iThan.Ttoost; ': - ' ' 'of.thi' South. • ’ 1 !

W ASHINGTON, Ft!b; T7.—The hdus« yesterday, indulged ,1b , Its., annual ;jpka, h i striking from th e ' leglBlbtlve' appiroprld- tlon bill oil provision for the civil service winfeieslon.; This atetlOB' Is 'ta k en each year'lri. committee..of...the’ Whole,' where the members do not.go oa record, dad the provision is ithen iriyfirlably restored whea the bill; geta,r back into; the house! where memberis have to sespond to thcit ntimsB'upon-a:'roll call." The vdte;to etriW. ojbti was 15 to OT,. ToShy *the Tsodse; will reverte this aetlbri’as'tisnal on a yea and’ nay:Vote. M pit of the'tlirie of the house beyraid th a t ' bccupied1 ia 'the' dfscusaioSa b l' tho civil service law was devoted to a ttacks upon the Bpeech'nitide'liy Mr. Sima (Dem., Teas.) os' Wednesday, -In :WhIcb- he furnished sonie figiires of the-'pensRifi office, ehowing :£hc-' num ber’bf. a^pllca-

, tldria! for 'pensions filed by sbidiers of ttie volunteer regiments fehgagfid its the Spanish W ar to -show that -the. northern' sol idlers were much tnore clamorcmB la that regert!. than, the southerners anfi ifttrlb- uted this to. the debBUching,! :?: public sen- tlment in the north on the pension ssuea- tio n i. M r. Pearre {Bep.:. Md.), “alsed the storm By’ a, reference to those figures aiid tfc’e'’statem ent th a t Jiundre'dB o f1. Massachusetts Holdlers -n ho never spelled pow der bad applied for pensions. Thie

’brohght’ out an Indignant reply-from Mr. Fitzgerald (Dem., . Mass.), who detailed th e ;record o f.th e Massachusetts • yolun- teera In the !kte:jwa'r.. He was followed by others,who defended the record of.the

. soidiers: from their .'several ’states.’, Coa- Biddiable temper -w as displayed daring

't&e'llebate. ' ' , ;CihBideration, of ths finatfclol measure

haring been concluded, discussion of the Phliippine question was resumed in the' senate M' McEnery (Deia., La.) strong, ly apposed -the permanent acquisition oi tfaej iabtnda and believed the United States ought to relinquish them as sooii ari 'pta authority 'of this country had been aseijrted.- .

Jlr. Stewart took a pronounced position In favor of the adJnlssloE of the products of any of the island possessions of the- imtted States free of duty. ■

T?ie bill providing a form of govern- meat' for, the .territory, of H awaii , was reqd, but beyond that formality aothlag was dpae with It.

Sunday.Cburch Services. >' ' Richard R. Karcourt of Philadelphia will

preach ia the Fi^OMsthodlst . Church nt 10^0 a. m. The- pastor, Rev. Or. GeorgsB. Wight wUl prcach tit 7^30 p. ni Early prayer and clan meettog at 9.30 it. m. Fuadaiy^'■^^I“ at'^£8p . js, uia, Epworth League at 6.30 p.m. * •

Rev. 'A Clarke Marten, th* pastor, wil| pr~ jch in the Firat J&jptist .Church at lOlSO a. m. and 7.’30 p. as, iStihday school at 2.80 p.m. ,

At the. Church of the Holyj Spirit mass will be >*lebrated at 8 a. .after which the benediction wUl tepronouBjced,

Rev. J . B. Stansberry,"tbe pastor, will preach ifi Bethel A. M. K, Church at 10,45a. m. and 7.45 p. m.^ - '. v

la the West Grove M. E. Church, pen- teooBtol meetings at 9 a. m. Sermon by ths pastor, V Bev. W. G. Moyer,^at 10,80 a. m. Sunday school at 2'p. m. Young People’s meeting at 6.30 p. m. Soul-raving meeting at 7.30 p. m.

Rev. Dr. J . H. White, the. pastor, will preach in the A. M. E. Zion Church, West Park, at 10.45 a, m. and‘7,4E p. m» Sacra- ment of she Xord’s- -supper, at .. evening service Sunday school at 2.80 p. tn. Y- P.'S. 0. E.,7 p. m. ■ ■

Rev. Howard T. Widdemer will preacis in the. Lake Avenue hotel at. 10,46 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. , ’

In St. Paul’s M E, Church, Ocean Grove, the pastor, Rev. J, G. Reed, will preach at 10.80 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday school nt 2 p. m.

Rev. Dr. James B. Dunu of New York will preach at 10.30 a. m., in the Grand Avenue Reformed Church^ ihe congregation wili worship in tho Westminster Pres. byterian.jChurels at 730 p. an., when Dr. Dunn will lectur.e on' “Ths Canteen In the Army.”: Sunday school at- 2.80 p. m. C. E. prayer meeting At 0:45 p. m.

Rev, i>wight E . Marvin, 'the paster, will pwach In the ii’ta t CongregationM Church at 10 80 a. m. and 7,30 p. ;m. ■ Morning topic “How' tt) Build'ti Churcli.” Even ing topic: “The Uassarchable JRiches of ChriBt.” Sunday. Bchoo], 2,30 p. m. Y. P. S. C. E.77 p. m. . .. ,

New Wash .Goods.Your wardrobe .'needs replenishing for

spring. -Hlire you Way find the dress cou- ceita vou crave. New patterns Is the evet* popular Wash.,Gooda .ara iarrivlng daily. Pretty, styliili' and' ditmble‘ypi"will Sad them, ’ ;

If. you want' all thfe aewj you must readf ., ' U - •; ■, f V

NORTHERN yOLUNTEERS DEFENDED IN CONGRES^

PEBBLES.Picked up‘Here ailtl’ There and'Bunched

■ , •’' ' for: Quick Reading.The legislature wiil meet Monday even-

ing.■ ’ -' ' ; ■ ’■ A ’ naraber ,of. ..local Bportmnea went .to Freehbld today to attend the gun,shoot at thatplaoe. ’■ - i‘ V -v

The recent accmloatlon Into. Neptune City’s alleged'laxtty of governnlent has cost •that boroBgh,?l,814.. :’ t

MemLvfllra b r Company':H -last- night re; -htftrsed their eomedy-dramft, ‘‘The Straisg® •Adventures of MwaBroitn.” i

Ebv, Dr.:Iiichard R. Hareonrt of Phik delphia will' preach in. the First M. El Church tpmprrow monung. ;; -,,, ' ;.5 Application has been 'aim® to - the ,stat# legislature to have the Highlands of Navei sink Ineorpbrated a:> a borough to be ksowi? as Highlands. "

Cliarlc Leggett,'son of ex-Chief Leggett, was reofently injtired' by a 'live' electric wire which he‘ inadvertently touched. He is recovering. ,

,J4re. JBasmnsses, Dr. Witfcey and Rev. N.,P. Dodspntjn?t returned from mlsBssnar.T Wjark In. Africa, ..last night. deliveres!. ad-̂ dresses' before the Wbmas’s -Foreign Mi?~ sionary Society in the First M. E; Churcliu

Rev. Dr. James B. Dunn of New.,.York, corresponding secretary o f the Hational Temjsoraace Society, »il; preach in the Grand Avenue Keforjaef!. Jhurch SuKday morning.' In the1 eveQing. hie will discuss' th® army canteeri ’ ;’in - 'therWestoinster Presbyterian.Church." -I , t

Former Sheriff Houston Fields Will have erected according to the plans of Architect W. O. Cottrell, one of. the finest houses in AUenbunt. The architecture 'frill be an •siisemble bf the Sireek. and soiotiial, designs. The coet will exceed |20;000. The location of the house will be in Spear ave- aue.

WANT HIM BACK;

Cai*®e*emans ’ChSalsen’tn'K’*- K aneral.• HiATBRTOWSIr. Nr Yw Feb. :i7.rrA special tc The -Standard' .from 'Copea- hagen. says: “Tlje body of Congressman Chlckerlng lay lit state a t the family real- dehce from 9. o’clock yesterday moriiing attU noon. The plain ..'black ' casket

Nvas almost.buried In.-floW.ers, phle&rthe isffectlon 'of sorrowing;friends had ijjp- plied. During .the time that the remains ■of ■’Gongressmatt-Chlckerin^-lay-In--’state the bady was.In cbarge.of Assistant Ber geeroua. ■W ASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Richard

Guenther, consul genera! r t t ! Frankfort, has submitted some figures relative to Germans commerce to the^Btate .iep^irt- mep; to show’ the generM prosperity

.am’ong all,classes in Gcrmnny..'He shows" th a t 'th e exports from Germany for the

!:‘nine.»ont’hs of Snst year ending‘ Sept.- SO were $728,000,000, na .Increase of- f41i-'. 000,000 over the ’, corresponding nine months fc the preceding, y e a r . . l i e ■:de- clares'that-every-branch of in d u stry and coiftmerce and theyagrlcultural ijlasses have participated In tho benefit^of this

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Grenelle’o Hasty Cough'Cura. Sure cure; 25 cents.—adv.tf* *• : ' -

An Attem pt Belng Made to ' Again M ateG. S . .''Gagnon' a Bankrupt.

A sjase novel ln th e experience of, George T. Cranmer, eler's of the United. States DistrictCourt, is.now pending before Jndge Kirkpatrick at Trenton. I t is an application to have ai man put back Into: bankruptcy. --No snch appllcatloo baa ever before been mac dorltij Mr, Cranmer’s occupancy of the office, f . i.The petition .Is.,.-taade by,. Thoiaiiaa P. McKenna of Long Branch, in behalf of the iRallroad Advertising Company,' a West Firglhis corporation doing business Iri-New YorK ̂ The persois ̂,wiiom ,St; | | sgugh’t to force- back Into the Insolvency court Is Dr. Georg® B Gagnbn,' the well ft^owp Pigeon -'8hot\and^U’i^^dniji>iqr^‘ wiio. made Long Breach his’jhome, jfor. several years, and whose case excited great Interest In October, .1898, when bankruptcy proceedings .were taken In his behalf befpre the same court.. Wben ..the original petition waa .filed io 'September, 1888, the schedule -of his debts, filed, at jhe same .time, was. a re- msrk'able document

THE. MIRROR.

Reflections of She 1 Movements of; Proml*' - - heiit gesiderita; atid Visitor- '

City Clerk Burroughs is confined to his home on account of illness.

Dr.: George A. Shepard, a leading oculist of New York, is visiting Dr. Joseph H Bryan. ’ ’

William Mills^ of JBangs avenue, who has been III for some time, is spending tlie winter the Mitchell house, Thomasville, Fla'. H« finds the climate there highly beneficial to him,

Charles Herzog of Ocean Grove, whfj is now at.Hot Springs, Ark., for the benefit of his health, writes‘horn,- that he is rapidly improving., . ■ .

Mrs. A. E, Becker-of Abbott avenue, Ocean Grove, is visiting relatives in Pater- son. ^ .

Mrs. S. J. Barnett, .assistuBt editor of the Herald nnd Times of Delta, Pa., is visiting Mrs. C. M, Ward of Main avenue, Ocean Grove, '

Mrs* M. White .and children, of Embury avenue, are tbe guests of relatives in Piiila- delphia. f

Baby Blizzard Raging.The snow began to fall at midnight

last sight. The indications are-that .the fall will continue until tomorrow, For the first tlme.this year sleighs .have been broaght Into ‘service,

1 The wind has drifted the snow In many p lacesan d causes considerable' ihcoi -

!veniecce to travei^foii^loot"'and' awbeelT While no long delays have been Icc'arreil ' by the ^ilr^afi apd trolley companies, progress baa not bees made with: the usual uniformity,.; A ' car.ori the Belmar’ trolley of this

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THL ASBURY PARK POINTING HOUSE .'':■ '■' &' 7t8 MATTISON AVENUE,

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P. O. DRAWER F. ...-iORO OltTAMOtTluiniOKlM a.

Saturdays'February i t , J900.

' - A WARNING. ', The leaders of the Republican party, tu

Neptune towqahlp are this year called upoti to face the those peculiar and delicate situation tbat has confronted them since the township was organized, and It Is a self-evident fact that unless a spirit offairness, and good judgment prevails tn the arrangements for and In the conduct ot the primary meeting which selects the nominees for township officers, surprising results are likely to follow, on election day. In the past three years a large proportion of the qalet hut Intelligent element o f . the party has yielded to the de-

. mand to attend the primaries and help '■ make np the ticket, and those whp-com- piled have experienced the questionable pleasure of participation In paqked conventions, where.the speakers were Insulted and every attempt at argument smothered by a howling mob. By catering to this same irresponsible element, the wouldbe leaders have, by reason of the laxity of the rules which govern the primaries, succeeded In placing in power a township executive committee many members of which in no wise represent the choice, the thought, or the sentiment of the intelligent vote of the district to which they are accredited; and If.genera! rumors are correct* the list of officers to be voted for at the coming township election will* be made dp from members ot this same executive, board. To this there can be no objection so long as., the -proposed candidates are "of ~tfie proper character and qualified to fill the positions to which they .aspire; but It needs no seer to prophesy the result of an attempt to foist an nnworthy ticket upon the Republican party this year, while the history of recent events la 6tUl sufficiently vivid to cause a thrill of indignation every time it Is. brought to mind. ' ...

For the benefit of the party and also of those leaders who desire to continue to direct the political affairs of the township, we venture to suggest that under no circumstances should the primary meeting be called for .Marrow’s ball or at any other place In West Pack, and that the names presented as candidates for the ’arltius township offices shall be those of clean, reliable and competent men. Under these conditions, with a fairly, conducted and peaceable primary,there Is reasonable hope of success on election day; under any other conditions the result may be considered uncertain and the self-constituted leaders, so anxious to display their ability and generalship, ..may .have the not unmlxed pleasure of explaining bow

. they , experienced »aerions..defeat-af: tbs hands of an inferior foe, says the Ocean Grove Times.

TOE MAN WITH IHE SHOVtl.* Oh, the anow, tha boautiful snow I”

Th* old'poem yon’vo r e a d y _ B6autifuIflnow7~Nbfc when you know

You’ve a darned old sidewalk to clean.

THE JOURNAL'S .SATURDAY SESMONETTE.‘ For I was a hiingered, and ye gave me

zaeat; I was thirsty, and ye gwa me drink}, I was & stranger and y« look me in ; naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.-j-Matt. 25:35-06

Here is the sum of human misery. And Ihe Christ embodied it all In His life in tbe earth. He knew whereof He spoke. His wa3 an experience that surpassed in intensity all these bitternesses us they enter Into the lives of the men and women'of all time. ,

Tbe secret of Christ’s" bj mpatiiy lay fn His knowledge of men and men’s suffer ings Their smallest trial is graat;in'Hl:i

..sight. Nothing that concerns us Is'trivial' to Him. Recall ills expressed concern for tbe fowls of the i.ir and the lilies of

— tbe field We are more than they, Christ tells us, and we know it, but. His telling tig is sufficient evidence of, God’s fender t are for His children, even if other assurance were lacking.

The great thought underlying the words of the text lathis, as we do unto one another bo wa do unto Christ. In

• other words, this concern of Christ for us takes practical slmpe in His desire tbat we recognize the divinity of humanity aa reflecting so much of Himself ss might be in need, were He here today in human form, and acting upon this recognition we help all men in whatever station Ibey be.

That there- can be nothing nobler Is proved by Him who set us an Unselfish example. His gooddSsiTweut forth to the very lowliest. Ah that He asks us fo do He has done, and more. For Christ satisfied tbe "souls of men and does so today.

Charity may be misplaced at times, but It is an insignificant portion that is misplaced, us compared with that which is never placed, 80 much of what is called

. charity is done by proxy that one le. sometimes inclined to believe that the flr&t. parties’ are bestowing a conscience fund , upon those to whom they direct

̂ their benevolences.. Such people should of . right be classed »ith those who Jo. hot. place their charity. Of course, .this

• reference iu not to those who give secretly, that their left hand may not know wbat their, right hand , does, bnt - to the close that- shirks the work .that tfce

‘greatest charity entails apart one. If you will notice, Christ’s words express work There is not a deed He records that does npt'-iccludja work, ■‘jtVlth your own bands you did tbls,’' He says.. “You yourself cam#-,to ;'my bed .and .shunned not the priaosi Waila, btrt.vislted me.” .This anion of “I s’ m d “you” - marks the. personal features of all labor of love. Not only do. we do good to those whom we help,not only do. wo please Christ,' and thua do good unto Him, but we do good to ourselves. Love ia ever reflexive., Ita ieir auance has benefitted Its bestower before it reaches, the one to whom it Is extended and its effect creates a superlative^ ^gss of joy and gobdnee1) in the heart of ifa Cirtb. When, then, we do the works of love tbatrlie at. hand every day, we are uplifting our own Bsl^esj'strengthen. Ing our character, enlarging our Bjmpat thy. We And, too, that, under llke ^ou* ditipns, the pulse of,our lives would aa sorely heat the hopes of.: succor &s .does that of the great many who need tier help

Ye^. personal work, the touch of your band, tbe glft of yoar tahle, tha visits of mercy you make, these are the things tbat Christ racognizw as deeds ? done to Him. In some; way eucfe deeds are given us to* dc. .avery day.' Shall.we hesitate;t o :do them?“ Try'Tthem In their flirat.stages Sa your own home, towards father, mother^ wife, husband, brother, sister, and see If tha doctrine of love is not unerring.

.V',' ' -1'/ . - A. B

Mollaoux, in his speech to Becoider Goff, fesiBidayy said: “Yellow journalism put a price on my head.” The condemned .murderer dld riot refer, to the other paper that helped materially to convict him— th'e rbblns’-egg paper containing tho three crescents. , ,

Officers for the New Hose Company.The North Aabury Park Hose Company

last.sight elected I ; H. Hope, foreman; W a lt jr ^ ^ 'h it^ l^ fa t , assistant foreman, 'snd Daniel A.. W IIsod, second assistant. .

George Cade, J , 0, Newlin, Fred Hopper, B. Frank EmmonaiTEdward M. Hope, W. D. Pennypacker,' Jr., and Edwin .Cooper were' admitted to membership.

The foreman and first assistant foreman were added to thg committee which is trying to secure help trom Common Council for the establishment of headquarters. A constitution and by-laws Were adopted. Entrance, fee to the company wag fixed at $3 and yearly dues ai $1.50.. Meetings will be held every month .on she first' Monday. Annual meetings will (take place on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday in May.

A letter was reaii from James Al Bradley in which he said he will consider -the request for a site for the engine iiouBe- He expressed sympathy for the n e f movement. -

Wool Mas fcet Open* Welt,-BOSTOI Feb 17.—The Commercial

Bulletin today says of the wool market:The new American clip has opened at

Phenix, A. T., at 16@16 cents,', to s t year these-wsoSa sold at 10 cents. The advance, therefore, la SO par sent, a *ub eUutlaL. Rain. to ,tl»o*row #r.-L ttsty ear these wools were chiefly, eonsigned. 'Thi*. yaar they, are beins bought aearlf as fast «®-tk

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O U R S P E C I A L T Y | T Q O LCHESTSAt our Market street store is to supply the people with anything and everything in HARDWARE and TOOLS at prices they can af ford to pay Only strictly first-class goods are offered, and we stand behind every purchase, big or little. We never have spe-

■ dal sales, but every day is a bargain day, price considered.

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fflONMOOWH AND. S a f e D e p o s i t C o m p a n y -

fflO N M O U H H B U IL i D IK G , P S B U f J Y © A S ;^

Capital, $100,000 Surplus, $25,000

A. C. TWINING, Proeidont. BBUOE 8. KEATOU, Socrotary.

Exocut03 nil tm ats known to tlio law ; loana raonoyon bond and inorttjaffe; rocoirofl deposits Biibieot to check and nllnwd intorost on dully.bnlaucoa; ncta ns trust oo, roglatraj and transfer nRont; pays cotipoiiB; mnkoii doinand and tlmo lounB ou approvou cullutural 5 eafo dopobit vaults.

O. B, M. HARVEY, Vico-Proaklent, D. C. CORNELL, Treasurer---- - - -

DIRECTORS.O. Hi Brown,J . H . Buchanan, D. 0. Cornell, Wm. J. Harrison,

Col* d . B. M. Haryoy, Goo. F. Kroohl, • • • Bruco S. Koator, M. D. I b b b c C, Konnedy.

Honry Mitchell, M. D, John P. O'Brien* Porry R. Smith,Milan Roes,

A. G. Twining. H . H. Yreoland, G, D. W. Yroom

Th s ptntntaa rogulatinff tho t oportitiona of a ll N atlnnat Banka^nro of ooeh wiao ion*

oeption th a t copfolontioualy con formed to by OfIlcor8 and Diroctora, no-'institu tion ofBankizLs anproaohfia tho-Na tlonal forcloaorvorlconfidonco o t and seoority to patrona. '

first National lanMatattlsor* Ave. and Bond St<

Organised' February, 1880. :GEO. F . K ROnilL, Prej. O, H. BROWN, Vico Proa. MrV.DAGEU, Ottulilnr .M .K . UA?

M. II. 8U0TT, Aaaiatanb CaBhior.' . ; * C o m p a ra tiv e D e p o B ltB ? " T T *Boptombor8f-1880............ ; ^ .T . . ; . . . #.$278,704 57

“ • 0, 1808.....«.... > 480illl 18 ;'• 7, 1898 ... . . . . . . , 694,044 71Foreign Exohango bought and qolMilan Boas, ■M. K, Morgonmi,D. O. Covort, _ . '

AilwrtO; Twlnliur, Oli-vei H . Brown,

-M. I,. Bamman. Sherman B.' O tia tt,

, t i.! Wm. H . Booglo,> .is a e o U. Kennodf

‘ Samnel Johnson,: >• Brm « B. K sktor,

,’■( V • -■ > ■ fi|u« . A. Yoimt,• . 'Wm, Hatha-wsf,

: Pacific Railway President Invests In Island Property;

A COUNTRY "LAVISHLY ENDOWED."C abinet Membern P»b1i < Obve^nol

G eneral Wood 'a n d ,'-Dtjbla^ei T fiot' •• -V No B reach of th e •Feacet/Jftlllhi*}**-'

Occur C n d e t HU. *V yHAVANA, B’eb: 17.—Mrs. Horatio Ru-

.; bens gave a .dinner yesterday In' honor of SirWUllnm Van Horne, president ot thfl Canadian Pnclflur ra llw ny .n t which nil the members of Governor General Wood's cabinet, accompanied by ; their wives, were present, .'together with o number oi prominent bankers. In reBpondlng to tha toast to bis health Sir William said-hi Was particularly pleased to meet Cubans ot such political and financial,status and, to have an opportunity ol expressing to them the high expectation he h id regarding the future of Cuba.. ^‘‘Xon'have n country,” be said, , “lavishly ̂ endowed-by, nature, and I have been greatly surprised, nt what I have seen during m ytour—a to u r In representation ot largo Interests ' that are willing to invest under certain guarantees. I .would particularly urge upon those having the matter In charge the Importance of looking into the mortgage laws, because at present most of the owners of land in Cuba desire to borrow on the security of their property, but the condition of the law is such as to moke this Impracticable.” I . . . .

AH the members of the cabinet spoke, declaring, among other things, that great

, strides were being made in .gaining the confidence of all classes through the methods pursued by the governor general. They assured Sir William Van Home that there would be no breach of the peace in Cuba and that all property Interests would be absolutely protected. Assurances were also given him that a speedy and «conomlc procedure- would bo established with respect "to foreclosures* thus inclining investors to make agricultural loans.

In the course qf tho day Sir William Van Horne tyad an Interview with Gen-

’ ,eral Wood, whom he Informed that he had Invested In property near, Manzanillo, where he would erect large sawmills;

General Wood has authorized the reestablishment of the Havana Stock Exchange. Stockbrokers will be notified that if they wish to follow this calling they must make application within SO days. •

General Wood has ordered all the documents relating to the Dady contract to be sent to Benor Estevez, secretary of justice, for examination and report.

After the Democratic Convention.WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-The con-

.test for tho honor of entertaining the- ; Democratic national convention of 1000

!b beginning to assume practical shape by the arrival in Washington of representatives of tho cities offering their hospitality. The committee will-meet a t the Raleigh—hotel 'on Washington^ birthday, and the headquarters of most ot the delegations will be there. The city of Mil wnukee, which intends to make * strong bid for the convention, already has several of Its representatives on tiie ground In the. persons of ex-Governor Peck of Wisconsin, Mayor David S. Rose of Milwaukee, National Committeeman Wall and ex-Congressmao Somers. The, Mn- wflukco people believe their ; principal competitor In the effort to secure the convention will bo Kansas City, which in- tends to mako ah earnest effort to obtain It. - ... r .

----NORFOLK, Feb. 17.-A spwrtal fna.

Greenville, N. CJj, to Tho Virginian-Pilot says: “J. J. Laughinghonse, en*. at tht most prominent planters of P itt county, N. C., was assaulted and robbed by foui negroes. Mr. Loughlnghonso en n s ts Greenville to dispose of his tobacco. H t spent the nlgbt with bis son. Dr. Cbaile. Langhlnghouso, leaving .for his home at 0:30 o'clock in the morning. While cross Irig a swsmp seven miles f*om town the ncgroew, armed with an ax nnd pistols, sprang from the bushes and'relieved him of $5U0 in cash nnd $0,000 in Norfolk exchange, bnt dl'l him no bodily harm, after which they flod into the swamp. The sheriff at once telegraphed , for bloodhounds, which were taken to ,t l/e. swamp and p u t. oh tlvo'trail. Nothing lias since been heard of the posse.”

SDnln.'KnUH Tnrlfl H a te .WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—In « new

Spanish! tariff just put Into effect considerable Incroase lias been m«4o In jtha djt- ties on a nuroher nt articles now export-, ed from tho l/nited States to Spain. Con sill General Day at Barcelona bus reported this matter to tlie sta te . department. Typewriters which formerly paid a duty of about 111) ccnt's now pay from $13 tr, $21). rhonograpliB, formerly;" unbnunior- nted, nro now taxed 64 cents p'er pouii

„ weight All kinds of elcctrical, sclenttt ' nnd olllca labor sating npparatus are now classed under heavy rate, plus 20 pci cent war tax. The duty-on paraffin 1ms been doubled, making buaiuesa.impossiblo

America. Qitllus ou lubricating olla from tho Uuitod States are also Increased to a point that.will entirely stop all im

portations. - ■'A iCebrnsUn Po*tmn»ter. Short.

U N O O I.N , Neb., Feb. 17.—Frank G. Simons, postmaster; at Seward,, was arrested and brought to Lincoln, last evening, charged with a shortage of $3,830. SI- mons, who has long been, prominent In state politics, admitted his shortage tc Inspector Sinclair. tlavfd Flgard, one ol Simons’ hondshien.whcii informed of the shortage and asked to take charge of the Alike, dropped dead.

Killed by * Gun W si,ABERDEEN, S. D., Feb. 17.—Charles

E. Browster of Bath, this county, wai) killed wblla drilling-a militia company of Which ho wns captain. Whllo In front of his men he gavi; the order to fire, blank cartridges having been served out. A gun wad struck him behind the ear,' end he soon after died, i ' y-'-; -i

Succe.afnl Campaign. Agalnet TtliaUi ; BERLIN, Fob. 17.—Full reports], from tin CametootiH give tho completa storjj ot tbe succesBful campaign' against TibatV of tho. Imprisonment; of Sultan Mobama' aiid tho Investure of Sultan Olrbma, the new ruler. ■ ..• ■/,- - - r — - —— ~' :,T ’ ?£ ••

Bmbaaaador W hlte’a lllncaa. -BERLIN, Feb. 17.—L'nltei States Hm,

bassador White, after a partial recovorjr from tho grip, suffered a severe relapse.' At a lsto boor las^ orenlng, however,:

I trfti saM to bo lmproviugi -; i- J*':yv.'

!r;v B U S IN E S S C O N D IT IO N S , .

Larger Trade Tban Elver a t This Be ft-— eon—'Wheat ond Cotton Advance,' f NEW TORE, Feb:;>17.-tt. G. Don &■ Co.'s, weekty„ren:lew:of trad? says: ' ..Business continues laigef.than ever at!

this season in amount of payments aiid on the whole.ns large as,ever' in r-etail Sellvorles, though now transactions do' not yet give asaurnnco that It will hold at the same rate. Conditions affecting new. orders ancj'contracts have changed in some re s u lts ' most favorably, while ,4lher chbnges'jtend ,to restrict operations for a-time; but a conservative judgment of the, conflicting tendencies appears to warrant strong hope.

Important branches of business are hindered by labor troubles of which the building trado strike at Chicago affects tho greatest number of contracts for Industrial -products and. th e , labor and wages of the greatest number of men. Circumstances do not' yet' promise its speedy ’ ending, nnd In some other branches'of Industry prosperity,and ad-; vanclng prices seem to have rendered

.controversiesmprefrequent.; •:' • ••.• , The .rise .of cotton to. 8% cents has caused such increase In receipts and Ih purchases for export thnt reaction would ordinarily follow^ Goods have been further advanced, and' It does not appear th a t the demand. for them has been strengthened. V ■, i , ; . ’

The.rise in,wheat also brings out larger western receipts, in two weeks 5,444,- 209 bushels against '0,236,166 last year, but Atlantic-exports, Soup included, In the samo weeks havo been only 3,645,408 bushels against 6,192,407 laat year. The price closed half a cent higher for the week. Corn exports of 0,241,000 bushels against 4,807,825 for the same weeks last year seem to!justify the rise of 1% cents, as weBtem Receipts fall a little below last year’s, In two weeks 11,035,973 bushels against 12,058,979 last year.

Heavy sales of sole leather at Boston, exceeding 100,000 sides, at a reduction of

. balf a cent in price, with unusually large sales of hides a t Chicago, also at lower prices, indicato that the dealers and consumers Who have looked for cheaper boots and shoes may be satisfied)1. Heavy Import* of hides at New York have soma

influence and/are in part due to the fam- .Iba in India.

C O N D E N S E D- DIS P A T C H E S ." -

. .Brazil refused Bolivia’s demand to pay the expenses -of fighting the rebels In Acre.

The .Bio Janeiro authorities declared Argentina and Portuguese ports free of the plague.

The formal ratifications of the Samoan treaty have bcon exchanged between London and Berlin. . ' -

The Nero broke the record for deep sea soundings,, a depth vof nearly six miles belng ’roachod at one time.

The German authorities at Tslntifn'fort; have sent .trgops to KlaU:Chan to guard7 -the-raliroad.englneora from Chinese rioters, . - -

Tho hearing of Governor Beckham’s.ln- junctiop suit against Governor Tnylor, in Kentucky, was postponed by agreement of attorneys. - '

No new plague cases were reported in Honolulu, and tho health officials granted permission' for schools, churches and places of amusement to reopon.

The ashes of Walter S. Blanchard, founder of tho Corinthian Yacht dub, were scattered to the winds. from the mainmast of .the ship Shenandoah, in San Francisco bay. .. «

Fatal Boiler Bxploalon. :TOPEKA, Feb. 17.—Two. men wero

. Instantly killed an4 three frightfully Injured Vf the 'explosion of a locomotive boiler la tho Santa Fo roundhouse jre®- .terday.;....Ths_«xp!osloii .ivas-««us8d -by- compresae4 air, which waa'to b« ased'ai the motive power in the "midget" loco- matlve, a email swltah engine. Beardsley, cue of ihe Injured men, was letting the air. Into Ihe boiler when the explosion occurred. He had just turned on the pressure, and it. is. thought that not over 100 pounds waa In tho boiler. The .force of the exploalan blew the-front end of the boiler against tha wall, teoring away the window casing aud wall, making a hoia 12 feet wide and nboot 20 feet high. Ttio bollat was blawn from the tttock and fell 20 feet away. Tho dead meti wero horribly mangled, their heads being blown from thilf' bodias.

loe C ttiu t lltvUitar Wreck.HELENA. Mon., Feb. 17.-Owln» to

the Icy epndiHon of the track a freight train on tha Northern Pacific beeamo un- mnnngeable and soon after reaching Iron Itidge tunnet jumped tbir'track. Tho engine rolltd doiro tbo mountain sIi}o 200 feet, nnd tbo rest of tbp train Is piled up In tho tunnet %ie engineer, fireman and one hraleman w4«> badly cut amd bruised. , Brakemnn Hurendeu, who was ou top (jf tile trsin trying to (ftnp it. Is missing and is jionbtlesi’lti tbe debris. It will take 24 luinrs ro clear' the track.

Vctrritn of Civil W ar Drwp Dead.SANDY HILI^ N. Y., Feb. 17.-Jolm

S. Smitb, 70 yisss of age, dropped dead yesterday at this place. His son was killed in a slclghlug-accident on Wednesday, arid it la supposed that Mr. Smith wns orercomo by the death of his son. Jolm S. Smith was a veteran of the civil war, baying been a member of Chrysier’s cavalry. "lie was the only soldier'rescued from tlie trausiiort North America, which was lost off Cape Hattoras In 186-1. while en route from New Orleans to New York. . ' ' ■

JadWo Taft Goes to WpaUlnBton.CINCINNATI,:. Feb. 17 —Judge WiV

llnrn II. Taft of the tlnited States drcnit court of appeals and recently appointed as president of the Phllippino-commission,“ has left for AVashington and will remain thera ono week for conferonc&e with the president. I t Is thought that other members of tho commission will be appointed while he Is in Washington.

nrraocrdta W ill Return'to Frankfort,LOUISVILLE, Feb. 17.—Tho Demo

cratic legislature will adjourn to Frankfort. This concluBlop' was reached yesterday,’ but .a quorum not boing present lu the senate prevented ttio carrying, out of this plan. Thero will bo a-quorum, it' ia expected, today, whon a concurrent resolution will , bo passed to' resume sessions at Frankfort. .-

Coltly Fir*1 Ia South Dakota TownBbW DLE, S. D.; Feb. 17^-A firts^n

th& butlriesa district caused';’a Iom ̂ of about $120,000, partially liiiuxed: Tbo People’*;bank, the postofilco, and several business bousea wero destroyed. , .

■J!. ;; .. W «ather Vrohabllltle*,Snow, with brisk'to high ODrtheaste^iy,-

Bhiftlng tQ porthwosterly, winds, followed by fair, aud colder. • ;

MOLINE MX IN 8 (N,G| S IN .a -~fSentenced to Death,. He Declare* S t*

Innocence. . '■; J ■' .NEW , YORK, Feb,'; i7.—Roland B.

Mollneux, convicted of tho murder of •Mrs. Adams on Dec.' 28, 1898, w as,sentenced by ltecqrder .Ciplf.^yoBterday to die- in the electric' chair ih the week be-- ginning March. , 26. The young' man’s demoanbr. when sentence was passcd'-was in keeping -rfltli his conduct during the trial and when the veniict waa rendered against him. He was , very white, but apparently undaunted, r Before" the sentence was pronounced Mollneux’s- counsel, made the usual; fonnal iinptlons for a new trial, but tho motions Were denied by the recorder., > - j , ; >■'

Before sentence .was passed Mollnenx started to address the court.''. Record®* Goff stopped him and. then, at request of Mollneux's counsel, permitted him to speak. Mollneux then made,n,brief address In which- he declarcd hli Innocence of the crime, denounced'yellow journalism, which he said hnd put n price on his head, and denounced the district attorney for the attack on hls' wlfei' On - attack which he said was .damnable. Mollnenx said:

“I am not guilty of'the crime of which I have been convicted or of that other crime. I never bad a< murderous motive, -and these hands never-. penned the address on the poison packagei or wrote, any of the other disputed writings. But my situation Is not what affects me most. I denounce'nnd condemn the ac-' tlon .of the district. attorney in his cowardly attack on the pure and Ipvely woman who bears my name! I t Wns the action of n coward."

The condemned man wns taken to Sing Sing during the afternoon. His counsel said after the verdict'was rendered that they did not believe Mollneux would be made’to comply- with all the regulations regarding the dress and appearancoof cont victs. They believed that their notice of appeal would act as a sufficient stay to prevent-all„ the degradation which cotte vlcts usually undergo. " /

This appeal will prevent the execution of Mollneux’s sentence for months and maybe for "a year, whether, or. not a new trial la granted. .

BRITISH M IS S IO N S .1^ *Statlatle* Snsireated by tb c Comlioa.

W orld'a BHaalonary Conference.NEW YORK, F e b .1 7 .—JS’lftytelght

leading British missionary associations and societies and J0 : small missionary- bodies will be represented at the worldrs missionary conference to be held ln New York April 21 to May 1.' Th'elr comparative statistics have been received. - Only 13 of them, or less than one-fourth, were in existence before Queen Victoria ascended the throne. Since 1837 British

.contributions to missions, have increased fivefold. \ ' j- •

There are how more than 1,384 men 'and women, Incluslve-of the wives of mis- sjonaries, as the representatlres of British missions in China, the total number of Protestant missionaries there from Great Britain, Europe and .America be-. Ing 2,442. The number of known converts when the treaty ports were opened to foreigners ln ;1842 was six. I t Is now about 00,000. The acquisition of territory has not been more remarkable' than ' the growth of the British churches In heathen lands. Wherever the trader has gone the missionary has gone also, so that British missions are worldwide In theli extent.. ' . ' . .

Fnlly two-thirds of the entire company of missionaries are employed . in India and China, because these two countries number more than 600,000,000 or more than one-half orf tBe oonehrlauan population of the wo«ld.

Tho heathen population of ber majes- .ty’*domlnlona.hasjncre*B«(lbyfully-60,-000,000 ot 70,000fi60 during t^ r reign, while the converts from heathenism in all parts of th e 'world, after a century of miislonary work, probably do not number more than” 2,000,000. Two hundred ver- eloni of tho Scriptures In whole or iq part have been prepared during the last AO year* by British, missionaries There Ars now 600,000 pupils under instruction by representatives! of British missionary soctetie*; 1,500 Christian women engaged in bringing Ghrintiun influenco to bear npon the daughters, wives und the metlv era of heathen communities; 2B0 Christian medical practitioners.

^ r a w e l c w j ’ . Q u i d e .-• i t' ■ •« ■ * ■ fl ; jt.-i • tt j.

-BAHB0AD.

*■ The Standard BaUroad of America. i. On and after Novoitabor 10,1809.

• Trains leave Aabury Park—W«ek Day*.York and Newark, 7.10, 8.60 a. m.. 2.35,5.88 p.m. ' . , c., ... ■

For Elizabeth, 8.B0 a.m.; a 25, BiSS p.m.F o r Hahwajr, 8 60 a.m.. 2.25, 6.88 p.m,F o r Mata'ffan, 8.60 a;mi, 2.25, 5.88 p.m.

7*10» 8*60« 1 M 0 a.m ., 2 15* 2 .26 ,5 .8875.40,7 .07 p .m . *For Bed Bank, 7.10,8.60 a.m .t 2.35, 5.88 p. m* Fdr Philadelphia. Broad Bt. and Trenton, 7„29i .8.05 a.m., 12.15.4.07 p.m; “ - .. j

F o r CarndonuTia Trenton and BOrdentown^.QO: *8.05 a .m ., 12.15, 4 .0 7 p.m. '

For Camden and Philadelphia, via Toma B lrer, ••1*98.p. m.- ' •• • :• •. •3:'■ .- • *? ■

ForTomA B irer, Island H eights and interned!*1 ■* a te stations, 1.28 p.m. . r - ‘For Po in t P leasan t and interm ediate stations.10.50 a.m., 2.68. 6.10,6.48 p.m. - •For New BmnBwicki via Monmottth Junction)

8.05 a.m.* 12.16,4.07 p.m. 'Trains Leave Hew York for Aahory Park From W eat Twenty*third S tree t S ta tion , 8.55' i aim,, 12.40, 8.25, 4.65 p.m. . SnndayB, 0.20

a.m., 4.65 p.m.From * Desbrosses * S treet S ta tion ,; 8.00 a,mn

12.60, 8.40, 5.10. p.m. Snndaya, 0.45 a.m .,• p. 1 6 p.m. • r i From C ortlandt S treet Station. 9.00 a.m .. 12,50,

8,40,5.10 p.m. Sundays, 0.45 a.m ., B.iB p.m. On Snndaya w ill atop a t In terlaken and Avon

in place to! North, Aatmry P a rk and Asbnry P ark to le t off passengerst j . ,7 ; \ ■<Trains Leave FhUadelphla (Broad Btreet) for

. Aabnry Park At 8.20,11.10 a.m., 8.80« 4.02 p.m ., weekdays. ? M arket St. W harf, via. Camden and Tw nton,. 7.80,10.80 a.m., 2.80, 8.80 p.m. weekdaye,

Leave M arket St. W harf, via Jum eshnrg, 7,80a.m „ 4.00 p.m., week'daya,

' Washington and the South*. LBAVE BEOAD STREET, FIHLADELPHXA,

For Baltimore and W aahington, 8.50,7.20,8,82,10.20, 11.28, 11.88 a.m., (12,86 Limited, p in in g Car), 1.18 (Dining Gar), 8.12, 4,41, (5,26 Congressional Lim ited, D ining Car),6.05.6.20, 6.55 (D iningC ar), 7.81 (Dining Car) p.m., and 12.20 n ight week*daya.' Son*

y daya. 8.50. 7.20, 0.12, 11.28, 11.88 a.m.i1.18 (Dining Car), 8.12, 4.41. (6.20 Con-

, g n in o n a l Lim ited, Dining Car), 6.05, 6.55 ' (Dining Car), 7.81 (D iningCar) p.m ., and

12.20 night. * 'Time-tables of a ll o ther tra in s of th e system

may be obtained a t the ticket offices o r stations.J . B, WOOD, Gen. Pass. Ajrt*

J. B, HUTCHINSON. Gen. M«(nSrer.

JJEW TOBK ABD L08G BR&HCH fi, R.Time Table In otTeet Norember lo ih , 18110, '

. STATIONB IN NEW YOBK. ,Central B. H, of New Jersey, foot of l ib e r ty

and W hitehall atroets. (Sonth Ferry terminal.). Pennsylvania B. B., foot of C ortlandt, Des* brosees.and We?t Twenty-third streets.Leave NEW YOBK for ASBUBY PARK and

- OCEAN GBOVE.Foot of Liberty s treet: - 4;80, 6 .8 0 ,11.80 a. m.,

•4.80,'8.28 p. mi ■Foot o f W hitehall s treet (Sonth Ferry term i

nal:! 8.25,11.81* a. m., *4.25, 0.10 p m.Foot of.West Twem ythird s tree t: 8.65 a .m .,

18.40, *3.85. *4,55 li. m.Font Dosbrosses street: 9,00 a . m.,13.BO, *8.40,

•5.10 p. n.Foot C ortlar j . street: 0.00 a, m>, 12,50, *3.38,.

*5.10 p..n., . . „ . 'Leave ASBURY PABK and OCEAN GBOVE for

NEW.YORK, 0 .1 7 ,‘ 7.10, (Newark and New York only), *8.00, 8.50 a. m., 13.10, 2.25, 4f 00, 5.38. 0.20 p. m.

For Freehold. Trenton and Philadelphia,via Sea G irt, Penn. R.K., *7.29, B 05 a. m „ 13.20, 4.07 p m »

For Trenton and Bbiladelphia.vla Bound Brook routo, 0.17, 8.00 a m., 12.10, 4 00 p. m. -

For Toms Biver and interm ediate stations to Camden, 1 28 p. in. ’

For Belmnr, Spring Lake, Sea G irt aad Manas- Qnan, 7.00, 7.20, 8.05, 10.27, 10.50 n. m„ 12.16,1.28, 2,58,' 4.07, 5.19, 8.16, 6.48, 8.28 p. m.

For Point PleaBsnt/T-OO. 10.27.10,50a .m , 1.28,2.68, 6.10. 8 16. 6.48^8.^3 p. m. ■.__ -

ForyLons? Branch and Bed Bank, 6.17, 7.10,8.00,-8,50, 11.00 a. ra. (Long Branch only),12.10..2.15 (Long .Branch only), 2 .26,4.00,6.83,: 6.40 . (Long Branch only}, '6 .20 , 7.07 (Loog Branch only),■Denotes express trains.

RUFUS BLODGETT, J . R. WOOD, fiupt. N.- Y. & L. B. B.B. G. P. A., Penn. R.R.

H. P. BALDWIN,. ., a . p . a . , c .R .R . -.-

Vlrarlnta Iln llroud Consolidation, NORFOLK, Feb. 17.—By a-decd juat

recorded hero tho Norfolk and Southern Railroad company becomes tĥ e owner of the Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Southern rallro.nd for ?520,000 iand other valuable considerations* the nature of which is'not stated. This Is regarded as a consolidation of the Vanderbilt railroad prepertles In this section, Now York Central Interests having some time since acquired the Norfolk, Virginia Beach aud Southern and .the Norfolk nnd Southern having passed to YandcrbiU control within the past foiv months.

ITIfch W a t e r I n C e o rK la .ALBANY, Go.; F e b . 17.—F l in t r iv b r

Is h ig h e r th a n fo r a n u m b e r o f 'y e a r s . T w o b rid g es w h ich sp an tb e r iv e r a t th is po in t n re Tn d iinger o f -being w ashed a w ay . , , ______ _______ '

- N e w Y o r k M a r k e t , .N E W YOItlC, Feb . 10.—S’L O U Ii^ S ta to

a n d w e s te rn hold a t old flcu res d esp ite tha b re a k in-w h»a.t, b u t ru led q u l t t ; M innes o ta p a te n ts , J3.80a4.15; w in te r BtrAlght3, J3.16a3.Mi. w in te r e x tra s , {2,60n2.90: w in te r p a te n ts , $3.60*3.86. — -

W H E A T —O pened e a s y a n d ru led w eak d u rin g th e fo renoon Under la rg e A rg e n tin e sh ipm en ts, coupled w ith re p o r ts of snow over w in te r w h e a t s ta te s ; M ay, %a 75 7-lSo.; J u ly , 74%a75Vifc.: S eptem ber, 55a 75b-wc. ,’ ■ '-• • "

H Y E—Q u ie t;-s ta te , Ma61e., c. i. f„ NeW Y orh, o a r lo ts ; Np. 2 w oaten i, 65o., f. a b,, afloat. ■

CORN—O p e n ed '/s te a d y bn cables, b u t eased off w ith w h ea t, an d u n d er U boral ro- colpta w ept, to g e th e r W ith la rg e A rgen tlno sh ip m en ts ; M ay, 40%aU(ic.

OATS—Q uiet an d s te a d y ; tra n k , w hite, s ta te , SlKa35o.; tra o k , jv h lte , w este rn , ,o l^

"a35c.. **• , • f.,‘.P O R K —F irm ; moss,, pa75alL60; fam ily ,

$13,113.60,’ L A B D —Q uiet; p rim e w este rn steam ,6.S2HO. , •' . . . ' .

B U T T E R —S tead y ; s ta te d a iry , lSoZio.,' s ta to c ream ery , 21aSc..1. - ; > , F - w, ; • .

C H B B S B -P lr la X ' fa U ^ .m ad (v -> 'fan cy ,, la rgo . 12)1 a l3c,; fa ll m ade , ta iicy , sm all, m a i a c . . ; - .. : . • v

E a G S - S tr o n g a n d h ig h e r; s t a t a aad P o n rsy lv a n la , a t m a rk , 14HaU!c.; w este rn ,at marie, M!i0-

S y l'.A R —R aw s te a d y ; f a i r roflnlng. to .; oentrK ugal, SO te s t , 4 7-16o.; ro llned qu ie t; .crushed, 6.C0c.; pow dered, 6,80c. ■

M OLASSES—S tea d y ; New O rleans, 44ako . ;. • ; ",

T U R PE N T IN E !—Q u ie t a t SBHoSW. 1R IC E —Q uiet; 4om estic; 4a6#o,; J a p a n ,

4%a6o. - v • .•••'',TA LLO W —F irm ; c ity , 5%c-j co u n try , EU

Steady;. .hipping, C5a7»ft I gnoa to choloo, S0a87Jio.''.' :, r■ u . yi ,'

Kr-v-'-> . I'

m ohioW E S T A N D 8 0 U T H .

The F F V ,a solid tra in of Pullm an'reatibule Sleepers, dining ca r and day coaches,New York1 to Cincinnati and LonisvUlevia W ashington w ithou t ,ext?a fare, leaving Nj?w York by Pennsylvania Eailrcad a t 4.65 p. m.» Philadelphia a t 7*40 p.nu,;- arrivGB a t H ot Springa 7.25 a.m .. C incinnati 5 p.m, LonisvUle8.15 p.m., St, Louis 7.80 nex t morning.- 1 F a s t Cincinnati-Expraesj-weebr^daysrleaves New York 8.00 a.m., Philadelphia , 10.20rar* rivoB C incinnati 7.55 a.m., Lonisville 11.11 a.m.,

,^t, Loni? 6.56 a.m., giving djroct connoctiona*to points beyond.

Firflt-claaalimitoil rates from Asbnry P ark or New Yorktto Cincinnati, $10; Ubnisville$10.50; St. Louis, $21.25: SenFrancisco, $78.75; excursion, $143.50. 10 days’ ^top-over a t Wash* ineton, D. C., allownd all tickots.

TJjrongb tickets and baggage checks a t Asbnry PaTkr;nnd a ll New York and Long Branch Sta* tious, and nil principal * Pennsylvania Uailroud otlicos.

JOHN KURVY; Ticket Agent. FHANK McCONNELh, P. A.

?-02 a nd .1823 Krdadway, N, Y.■. H. W, Fur.r.wa. (r P Ar ., ,—- > '. _ . „ . ... _ -..I ‘I------ ------------

and Insurance222 Main Street.

Ofilco formoHy occnpiod by ; : •

W A S H I N G T O N W H I T E .

InBiirance written in reliable companies and m good form. • »•: Rpn! 'Estato bonght, sold and exebapgod. -. •

Libfc o /(lo ttagns for rent. •TMuuey to Loan on Bond and Mortgage. - ....

VV8LLIAM G IF F A R D .

Forgotten ?■ It may be you overlooked a friend on

’;' . _ ._, . ■-. . . . ' ■ 'vit ':00,11.40a m ; 8. 80 pm .

‘ F o r PUiladolplua v ia Now York—6.00 p m.Foe. NowarU—7.80 11.40 a m ; - ;1.55, 8.80,

6.00 p m. ' • • ;F orT ronton—7.00,11.40 a m {8 .8 0 p m .F o r Froehold—7.80, 11.40 a in.; 8.80 p m. F o r P o in t Pleasant and way atationa—0.55

a m ; 12 .55,6 .00pm . . + ' •*'For Ocoan Qrovo—7.00 a m ; 12.55, 6.00 p m ,

• .• a r r iv e . - .Froin New York and points norfch—7.00, lQ.^7

a irt i 1.2.V2.58.'6.80-p oi. •' .. Frotn rhlladolphia-r-7.00, 11,04 a m ; 5.40’

P From Newark dircct—7.00v 10.27 a m ; 2.58, 0 .3 0 p m . -• - ' "j -• • -r, From Tronton-V.OOi 11.04 a, m ; 3 4 8 , 6.40

^F r’om i Freehold—10.27. 11,04 a.'m; 1.28,6,80 p m. .... • . • '«

From Point Ploasnnt and way stations—8.00 am; 12.10, 4.00pm. * «*

Jfroni Ocoan Grove—8.00 a m ; 13,00 m.*c o l l e u t io n S ;f e 6 m s t r e e t b o x e s . . 'B.80,11.80 a m ; 8.80 p m . •

- - 't ' d e l i v e r i e s . ' . . ,.8.80.U a m ;b.80pro. , A” ,

Leading' E stablishm ent in the S tate for H igh-grade S tock -arid M oderate Pricqs.

o.H . bro w n;SPRING LAKE,

N .J.LAKEWOOD,

N.J.

F u r n i t u r e , • '; Domestic an d Im ported, for every re

quirement. • •'C a rp e ts - ^

, from the - noted loomB of .thia and o ther countries. . „ V ' *■' *

• C ^ iu afordom estio parpoaoa a sd ornam ont.

C a tte ry(or‘tho tablo o t rich and poor.

B ric-n-JB rttcfor the. cOnuoiBSCnr and a r t collector.

E n g ra v in g sfor tho drawing room fend library..' .

C to c k e ryfor hotola and private famUiee, w ith special docoratiouB. * 1

E v e ry th in gfor the furnishing of eeaehoro or c ity • homos. . • • • * 4

tvKatimatos given cheorfnlly aadebnrteons attention to a ll visltora , Goods doliverod at^any of tho towns along shore, froo

id iog purchasers are kiodly advlsed^to examine the new and .StOCk ’ " ’ » -»— --k~v.tj-.i- mi * jof charge.

ln to n d in g ____ » . .. . . . ------- ---------fresh stock a t my Spring Lake -establishment. Time and monoy saved In outfitting* entlre^or partially rofnrnlshing fo r the etunmor.

0 . H. BROWN, Spring Lake and Lakewood. S

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Contents and Trade of an Establishment la Alabama. ..'•

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