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fJOl'HIKK AHLIRHZL OOTOBJH i-. WW. PTiATNFIKLIX N. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1899. PRICE TWO CENTS.

1 BOLD BURGLAR GETS A WATCH. SUPERFLUOUS ADVICE. ENDEAVORERS MARK THE DAY. Observance of The Anniversary by Local Societies. ICLE SUM'S BOYS THRASH IIISURGEIITS NEW YORK TO IDE FOfiE 1(1 CONGRESS DRAWN BY C.

R. Little Johnnie: ground!" feet touch the He Was Scared Off After That by the Dog Barking- The Family Bad No Intimation of the Visit Cntil They Missed the Art Idas Later. A bold burglary occurred at the home of H. C. N.

Johnson, on East Front street, near Washington street, sometime Saturday morning at a gold watch and chain, some money and some clothing were misting later in the day, when the dls-eoverv was made. The family have recollections of hear-1 ir tha dog bark in the night, a little pist midnight as tearly as can te Jiiged, and It Is supposed the prowler made his entrance then. He gained admission by a side window which apparently he fonnd unfastened and succeeded In getting around the house without waking any one, bat it is thought the barking of the dog caused blm to cease farther search after getting what he did. Nothing was known of his movements until the articles were missed. TEASED THE MACHINIST.

And Were Arrested For Threatening Bis Safety. Because he was annoyed by his fellow-men, Thomas Schaeffer, of the Pond Tool Woaks, had two young machinists haled the city court this morning for alleged threats to his personal safety. The allegation was to the effect that he had been told that the prisoners Intended to waylay him and that he was obliged to take a circuitous route home in order to avoid them. Schaeffer failed to appeared In court and the defendants, James McGlnley atd Andrew Whitehead, pleaded not guilty to any attempt to harm him. They told how Schaeffer had been subjected to teasing from mars; of the workmen and, he had singled tbem out to make examples of them.

City Judge Runyon concluded that the affair was merely one of boyish pranks and dismissed the prisoners under their promise to haying nothing more to do with Schaeffer. KILLED BY HIS OWN ENGINE. Locomotive Topples Over and Crashes the Man at the Throttle. Oscar Durand, a well known Central Railroad engineer, was killed In a peculiar accident at Point Pleasant Saturday. Bis fireman, Geo'ge Bradley, also of Point Pleasant, bad his arms broken.

Durand was the engineer of the Central which left Jersey City at 8 15 In the morning for Point Pleasant, over the New York Long Branch Railroad. When the train was entering the railroad yard at Point Pleasant the engine. No. 365. suddenly left the tracks and turned over on Us side.

The engineer was crushed and when he was taken out of the cab he was dead. Bradley was sluing on the op posite side of the cab, and he fell on Da- rand. There were only a few passengers in the cars, which remained on the tracks, and na one was hurt. The accident was caused by a defect In the roadbed. A NAVAL HERO PROMOTED.

Ensign Ward, Formerly of Plalnfield, Ad vanced by Congreas. Ensign Ward, the story of whose bril liant secret service work daring the war was told in the Courier-News some weeks ago, has been recognized for promotion by Congress. Upon the rf commendation of the Secretary of the Navy, the young en sign, has been advanced ten numbers In the naval list. It will be remembered that Ward was formerly a resident of this city, having been a student at Leel's school in 1889 and having lived at the home of Mrs. Benry Ryder, now of Cen tral avenue.

MISS NEAGLK BNIEBTAINS. An Kvenlng Company la Bonor of a Bound Brook Friend. An enjoyable evening company was given Saturday by Miss Klxzle Neagle, of Madison avenue.lo bonor of Miss Frances Clark, of Bound Brook. About twenty were present and a time of general sociability occupied several er joyable hours. Music, dancing and refreshments were the features of the evening and the guests were heartily pleased with their reception and entertainment.

The Firm Moat Pay the Bill. Justice Mosher handed down the dfclslon this morning on the contract ease ease of Kirch vs. Mumford and Son tried in his court last week. The defendant had disputed payment on the grounds that the bill had been made out 13 B. A.

Mumford, Instead of to Mumford and Son, bat the court over-ruled the claim and rendered judgment for the plaintiff for fall amount and costs. Son of Frank Carver Dead, Tbe little son of Frank Carver, of West Fourth street, aged eighteen months, died Saturday at tbe home of hla grandfather. John O. Randolph, at Rahway. The father is in the Third Regiment expecting to be mastered oat this week.

The fun eral will be held in Rahway. Trinity Chnreh Benders a Special Service la Commemoration of the Foaadlngof the Organisation. Christian Endeavor Day, as the eigh teenth anniversary of the society Is railed, was observed yesterday In many of the churches of Plalnfield according to the custom all through the State. In the Trinity Reformed Church, the services were especially adapted to the otsbi vanes and were heartily appreciated by an un usually large congregation. Rev.

Clifford Case, of Rutgers College, was the speaker of the evening. His ad dress awelled upon the history of the Christian Endeavor Society and the progress of tbe movement during its eighteen years of life. A presagement of the future also formed a feature of his looking hopefully forward to a time of Increased work and more wide spread ef fect to the labors of the members. In tbe musical service, also, special features had been prepared under the direction of precentor B. J.

Martin. Some excellent sacred quartettes were sang by Miss Etta Krymer, Miss Minnie Williams, Horace Martin, and Walter Moore, Additional music was rendered by Charles Wold, of New York, upon his musical glasses. LEHIGH MEN SUSPENDED. The Two Tower Op rat or a on alary When the Awfol Wreck Occurred at West Dqb-ellen, Keplaced by Others. HarryRutland and Joseph Mahaffy, who were In charge of the switch tower at South Plalnfield when the wreck occurred at West Dunellen on the Lehigh Valley Railroad January 9, have been suspended and have been replaced by Harry Blank and Charles Black, of Perth Amboy Train Despatche Sullivan, who was laid uff will return to work soon.

Rutland worked that day from noon to midnight having just come on when the accident happened and Mahaff v's trick was from six In the morning nntll six at night. The statement la made that they did not hold the west bound trains as ordered. It is reported that beginning Tuesday the tower operators on the road will work only eight honrs a day instead of twelve THE LINCOLN DINNER- Larger Number of Subscribers Than Ever Before at This Date. The executive committee of the Lincoln Association of Union county announce that In response to the circular letters sent out a larger number of responses had been received than at the corresponding date in any former vear. As the limit of tickets Is 200, those who wish to attend will be wise to take a hint fiom these facts and send In their checks at once.

The prospects ate that the dinner th's vear will be the most successful in the association's history. The Committee on speakers has secured the Rev. John T. Kerr to make the Invocation, and the speakers of the evening will be Congressman McCall of Massachusetts. ex-Congressman JohnS.

Wise, now in New York cttv, and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy William McAdoo, all able and entertainirg speakers. SUDDEN DEATH OF A CHILD. Two Months old Infant Found Dead in its Bed. Ferdinand Smith, the two months old Infant of Fred Smith, of Lee's Hotel, Scotch Plains, was found dead in its bed at seven o'clock Saturday evening. The child had been given food and put to sleep at four o'clock, and when its mother went to the room three boars later, tbe little one was dead.

It bad not been ailing In any way and the cause of Its death Is unknown. Funeral services will be held at the hotel at three o'clock this afternoon after which interment will take place In Sr. Mary's Cemetery, of this city. Later It was fouod that the child died of congestion of the lungs. FTJNKKAL OF EVAN JONES.

Many Old Friends of tha Family Attended tha Service. The funeral of Evan Jones wss held this forenoon at eleven o'clock at his late residence on Kensington avenue and was attended by a good many friends of tbe family. Tbe service was conducted by Rev. Dr. Yerkes, of the First Baptist Church, aod during the service two selections were sang bv Miss Ripley, of West-field.

The remains were sent this afternoon by the 1.14 train to Jersey City, the former home of the deceased, for Interment. Lieot. Hone Promoted. Lieutenant Pieman N. Horne.

of. this city, has been promoted to a First Lieutenancy and assigned to a post In Florida, to which place he will go In April. Ha and his wife are now visiting his soother In this city. Represented on Important Congress Committees. SMALL STATES ALSO Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island Strong? Factors In Hatloaal Leajla-latton New Chairman at Hoaic Committee on Indian Affairs.

Washington, Feb. 6. rSpecial.l New- York state is coming to the front on tha revenue committees of congress. For tho -first time in many years since, in fact, the days when Fernando Wood was in congress the state has the chairmanship of tbe committee on ways and means of tha house. Mr.

Payne's selection for that place was the result of his long service in the house and to the fact that he was the-oldest member of the committee. Representative McClellan of New York city 1 also a member of the committee from tha Democratic side. In the senate Mr. Piatt has just been made a member of the finance committee, the place which ho sought out at the time the committees were reorgan ized two years ago, but which be could not get because the western senators in sisted that not more than three Republicans should come from eastern states. Mr.

Piatt takes the vacancy caused by the death of the late Senator Morrill of Vermont. Frank Hiscock was the last New York senator to be a member of the finance committee. Neither Senator Hill nor Senr-ator Murphy was given this assignment during his term because the free silver-majority in the Democratic party would, not allow any man a place on that from their party who was not absolutely committed to the party policy enuii-clated in the last national platform. Jl. great many Republicans thought that Senator Piatt did not get all he deserved when the reorganization took plaoe because of hiav prominence in the party and because he-came from the largest state In the Union, and his recent selection is very gratifying; to them.

Small bat Fowerfal Statea. By these committee changes Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island becomes the head of the finance committee in the senate, which brings to mind the fact that-several smaller states are quite powerful In congreas by reason of the positions their men hold. Vermont, with only twe representative, has held the chainnanshi of the senate finance committee for many years, and now Rhode Island, which is no larger, succeeds to the 6am place. Maine, with four representatives, has the speaker of the house and the president pro tern, of the senate, the chairmanshlpev of the senate committees on naval affaire and commerce and the house committee on naval affairs and, up to the time of the death of Representative Dingley, the chairmanship of ways and means. New Hampshire is also well fixed in the matter of committee places and has" but two representatives in the house.

Connecticut, with four representatives, is well to the front on committees in both senate and house. The shifting of the committee-assignments gives Senator Hanna the-cbairmanship of the committee which not of great importance, relations with Canada, but which may develop if it ia found necessary to legislate with reference-to Canadian affairs in case the negotiations of the high joint American-British. commission fail to bring about an adjustment of the difficulties existing. Senator -Ross of Vermont gets one important committee, territories, which will have a great deal to do in the handling of all legislation for the new possessions, besides considering the bills for admission which are each year presented for Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. A IVevr Yorker to Retire.

The appointment of James S. Fhermam as a member of the board of United States custom appraisers will take front the house one of the very active New York-men who has been ten years in the house-and whose term of service from New York state i exceeded only by Representative Payne, Ray and Wadsworth. Sir. Sherman was elected to the Fifty-first congress, defeated for the Fifty-second, but has been re-elected ever since and was also-a member elect for the Fifty -sixth congress. He will not retire from the houso Continued on Pane 5 CONSOLIDATION.

In favor Opposed Plalnfield la Somerset North Plalnfield In New Voters of North Plalnfield are akeJ te fill out the above blank and forward their vote to Consolidation Headquarters, 1CZ East Front street. An on either of tbe three last propositions Is requested from voters who desire to be recorded fa favor of consolidation. It Is probable that the scheme receiving a majarity will be adopted by the committee having the matter in charge and tha same 8bmiU to tbe voters for approval at tha borough election ti be held March li. Filipinos Driven Back and Our Lines Advanced. NATIVE LOSS VERY HEAVY.

Twenty Americans Killed and Orer a Hundred Wounded. EVERYTHING QUIET NOW. Aaaarlaaj Ileporta Received at lift-ton Fight Precipitated by Natl res Who Tried to Ran the Guar da. Charleaton, Concord and Monad-aeelc Shelled the Eaemy-Partial List of Killed and Wounded Special Cabinet Meeting; Order to Otis to Crnab, the Rebela Asronelllo Leaves For Canada. Manila, Feb.

6. The long expected rupture between the Americans and Filipinos bas come. The former are now engaged in solving the Philippine problem with the utmost expedition possible. The clash came at 8:45 Saturday evening, when three daring Filipinos darted past the Nebraska regiment's pickets at Santa Mesa, but retired when challenged. They repeated the experiment without drawing the sentries' fire.

But the third time Corporal Greely challenged the Filipinos and then fired, killing one of them and wounding another. Almost immediately afterward the Filipino line from Caloocan to Santa Mesa began a fusillade, which was ineffectual. The Nebraska, Montana and North Dakota regiments' outposts replied vigorously and held their ground until reinforcements arrived. The Filipinos in the meantime concentrated at three points Caloocan, Oagalangln and Santa Mesa. At about 1 o'clock the Filipinos opened" a hot fire from all three place sl- MAJOR GENERAL OTIS.

xnultaneously. This was supplemented by the fire of two siege guns at Balik-Ballk and by advancing their skirmishers at Faco and Fandacan. The Americans responded with a terrific fire, but owing to the darkness they were unable to determine its effect. The Utah light artillery finally succeeded in silencing the native battery. The Third United States artillery also did good work on the extreme left.

The engagement lasted more than an hour. The United States cruiser Charleston and the gunboat Concord, stationed off Malabon, opened fire from their secondary batteries on the Filipinos' position at Caloocan and kept it tip vigorously. At 2:45 there was another fusillade along the entire line, and the United States monitor Monadnock opened fire on the enemy from off Malate. Oar Linn Advanced. "With daylight the Americans advanced.

The California and "Washington regiments made a splendid charge and drove the Filipinos from the vil lages of Faco and Santa Mesa. The Nebraska regiment also distinguished itself, capturing several prisoners and ene howitzer and a strong position at the reservoir, which is connected with the waterworks. The Kansas and Dakota regiments compelled the enemy's right flank to retire to Caloocan. Continued on ra je 3. Codding for a Fat FUe.

It Is announced that in cse Major Carl Lenta, of Essex, Is appointed prosecutor by Governor Voorhees, Charles N. Codding, of this county, will be a candidate for chairman of the State Board of Taxa-Mm, the snog place now held by Major Leotx. Ex Mayor Rankin is said to be orilng Mr. Cod ding's candidacy. The position sought for carries a salary of 3,500 a year, and the term is five years.

Oae Knock oat For the Boron ch. A mast exciting knock oat took place in tack yard lo the quiet precincts of the borough a few night ago in which a Newark man of massive proportions met fow than match in a Plain- tiM AOS M'AULEY. "Now, watch out, paw! Don't let your ROBBED BY A QUE ARMED Pretty and Vivacious She "Did" Farmer Brokaw. SHE WAS WELL DRESSED. The Laughed at Bis Neighbor for Baying a Gold Brick, Took Ber In Oat of the Storm and Now Has Cauae to Regret Bla Good Nature.

Never since old Farmer Pen erg as was gold-bricked out of S.eflfeastb.ei Wat-chung Ridge section been visited by as clever an impostor as recently let herself loose among the Bills. She was young and vivacious, with a pretty oval face and dark eyes topped with a wealth of bleached hair. Her form was slender and graceful and she walked with a jaunty air. She wore a tailor-made gown, a stylish hat and a fur cape, all of the best material. The most striking thing aboat her appearance was tbe absence of her left arm, which was off at the shoulder.

One stormy night she knocked at the door of Garret C. Brokaw, a well-to-do farmer living on the Ridge near White House. She gave her name as Miss Leona Demmar, of New York city, ami said she had got off the cars at the wrong station and had lost her way. Her destination was Flemlngton, sixteen miles away, and she wanted shelter for the night. The sight of this pretty miss In the storm appealed strongly to Farmer Brokaw and he gladly gave her shelter.

Ber manner was that of a woman of culture and refinement. She said she had lost her arm in a wreck on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad near Trenton Junction and had got a verdict for I25.C0O damages against the company, and that the settlement was about to be made at Flemlngton by her lawyer, O. P. Chamberlain of that place, and the agents of the railroad company. The Brokaw family were charmed with the stranger ard Invited her to remain at least a week.

She protestlngly accepted the invitation. On the day alleged to have been set for tbe settlement of her claim Brokaw with his best span of horses drove the fair stranger sixteen miles to Flemlngton. She alighted from his carriage in frent of the County Clerk's office, where she said she was to meet by appointment ber lawyer and tbe agents. Brokaw sa her enter the building and drove to Humphrey's Hotel, where ha was to take dinner with her an hour later. He waited In vain.

Hours later he searched tbe town for her and Inquired at every railroad station, but could get no trace of ber. At the office of P. Chamberlain he learned that be had been doped, as the lawyer was without knowledge of the fair damsel. Brokaw then whipped his horses into a run and started for home. After taking an Inventory of the family cash and valuables he told bis wife never to harbor another strange woman, even if she had both arms off.

Mrs. Brokaw retorted that tbe stranger would never have been harbored at all If Mr. Brokaw had not been so taken with her. Brokaw's loss Is believed to be heavy, but he refuses to tell about It. as be has recently been laaghiog at a neighbor who was gold-tricked.

Information has been received in Scmervllle of the arrest of a woman giving her name as Miss Giberson and answering the description of tbe swindler at Westchester, Pa. She is held by Chief or Police Jeffries of that place charged with stealing jewelry from people at Bristol and Wilmington whose confidence she gained through a story about her lost arm, a railroad wreck and a verdict of 140 000 against the Pennsylvania Railroad yet to be collected. WOMAN A PASTOR'S GOOD WORD FOR JEWS. Rev. A.

C. Nlckerson Protests Against Race Hatred. Be Says the Jew With Balf a Chance Baa Shown Himself the Superior of Many Competitors In the Frofestiona, Rev. A. C.

Nlckerson, of All Souls' Unitarian Church, preached yesterday on the persecution of the Jews in France. He found his text In Psalms 32 2 "'Stop the way against them that persecute." The pastor said that the present excitement against the Jews In France seems to be a revival of the old time mediaeval hatred against the race as a race. No one knows what Influence is fanning the excitement In Paris, but evidently it Is some power that is using the people and army to increase the virulence of feeling azalnst the Jewish race. The sermon called attention to the trials of the Jews from the time before the new era, when they suffered so much under the persecutions of the Middle Ages, aod the recent ostracism of the Jews from Russia. Germany, Austria and other countries.

The pastor said that the Christian Church, in the order of worship and the Old Testament which it reads from all the time. Is a development of the Jewish religion and Jewish Temple and he urged his hearers to consider the religious kinship asd obligations that It entails. He deprecated tbe stand taken by so many churches In persecuting the Jews because they killed Christ, for Christ was condemned by man law under a Roman officer and suffered a Reman penalty. The pastor, ref en Ing to the Jews as a tradespeople. In which they have always been eminently successful, said thev were forced into trade by former persecutions, because it was considered demeaning, aod no opportunity was left to put any stigma upon them.

As a result they were barred from the professions but made their mark bunting for the dollar which has come to be the universal aim. For generations they were kept out that In which they might have wrought honor for themselves. When they had the opportunity they were philosophers, poets, ethical writers and literary men. Moses Moatefiore far surpassed all contenr porarv writers, Lord Baconsfield became prime minister of Eagland and fulfilled Mother Shipton's prophecy that "England shall at last admit a Jew." Tke wealthiest families of Europe are Jewlfh, and the Jews have been among the most famous philanthropists, composers, philosophers, poets and actors, like Monteflore, Baron Blrseh. Mendelssohn, Lesslng, Heine, Meyerbeer, Madame Rachel and others.

In conclusion the pastor said. "The best modern spirit is shown in the attempt to right wroog and to rescue the the falsely accused. An open and sincere mind with absence of bitterness toward any race or sect is the sole test of a dedication to a useful end." MhaBncUa'f Party. Miss Clara Buckle, of Westervelt aye noe, gave a party to a few or her frtenda Satnrday night, at which a donkey party, games and phonograph entertainment were among the features. The first prize at the donkey party was taken by Miss Mabel Jenkins and the second prizes by Roland Chandor and Miss Tolles.

An Bon eat Medicine for La Grippe. George W. Waltt of South Gardiner, says: "I have had the worst cough, cold, chills and grip and have taken lots of trash of no account but profit to the vendor. Chamberlain's Coush Remedv la the only thing that has done any good whatever. I have used one 50-cent bottle and the chills, cold and grlD have all left ma.

I congratulate tbe manufacturers of an honest medicine." For sale bv T. S. Armstrong, druggist, earner North and rare avenue. PARKS STILL GREAT WHISTERS, They Make a Good Mark Inter-City Game. in the Peter B.

Matthews and F. B. Freeman Carry OS Boson for the Individ ami Scores in Satardav's Flay. Tbe Park Club Young Whist Team went to Roseville Saturday night and played In tbe fourth round of the Intercity whist toorcament. The New Jersey Whist Club of Newark won second place, making high score for matches and tricks, but the New York Club still holds first place in tbe total.

In Individual scores the Parks loomed away up. Peter B. Matthews and Ted Freeman, thirteen, playing North and South. The nearest score to them in North and South was nine. now stand twelveinthe intercity tournament among twenty-seven clubs with twelve matches won pins two tricks.

Fred Freeman now stands eleventh in one hundred and eight men in the tournament. The Parks will go to Roseville tonight to play. PEACE TREATY IS RATIFIED. Special to the Courier News: Washington, February 6 The amendment to the psace treaty has been defeated and the treaty ratified by a majority of three votes. HAS ANOTHER ATTACK BEEN MADE? Special to the Courier-News: Washington, Feb.

6 A cable received from Admiral Dewey under today's date, states that the Insurgents have attacked Manila. Two men on board the Mona- nock were seriously wounded. This Is taken here to mean that a second attack has been made upon the American forces by Agulnaldo's men. AG0NCILL0 NOW IN CANADA. Special to the Courier-News.

Montreabl. Feb. 6 Felipe Agoncllto, the agent of the rebel Agulnaldo, and his companion Marti arrived here this morning at 7 o'clock on the New York express They went at once to the Windsor Hotel. The train crossed the border at 6 o'clock, but no attempt was made to arrest the Filipinos at Rouse's Point, the last stopping place of the train on its way North. FILIPINO JUNTA EXPLANATION.

Hong Kong. February 6. The Filipino Junta here has issued a statement setting forth that the fighting at Manila was only an ontpost skirmish, designed to Influence the vote in the United States Senate today on the peace treaty. Sergeant Neagle has decreed that we are to have snow tonight. Fer La Grippe.

Thomas Whitfield fe 240 corner Jackson one of Chicago's oldest and most prominent drogalsts, recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for la grlppe.as it not only gives a prompt and complete relief, bat also counteracts any tendency of la grippe to pnenmools. For sal by T. S. Armstrong, druggist, corner North and Park avenoe..