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THURSDAY, MARCH SO, 1905.

International Karrisftcs. "This 'hand*-across-the-sea - business,' said an English man who was discussing a recent International marriage, “Is all very well, but did you ever look at the other side ot It? Among the rich mercantile class of England—which Is. after all is said and done, the most powerful class in the klnadom—these International marriages, far from promoting good feeling between the two nations, have * / most Irritating tendency. In the old days an Impoverished nobleman looked for a bride among the rich 'city' people: that Is. the bankers, great merchants, the aldermen crowd, and such. Take down your ‘peerage' and see how many noble families draw their blood from the ■dty.’ The city is still there, with daughters as fair an0 aayrell endowed a* ever, but the nobleman who cornea to give wlnU. loan Englishman, la the summit of all earthly ambitions, an alliance with a noble family. Is wanting in the combination. Nowadays he comes to America for his bride inttead of going to the 'city.' He takes his consort from the same class as he did in bygone years, but he take* her from America. This naturally gives rise to a feeling of bitterness toward America among matchmaking mammas and ambitious papas and engenders no kindly feeling among the neglected maidens who haye to marry la their own class of tradesmen.' Also, there are wealthy nobles of the newer sort who are anxiously awaiting to ally 'themselves through s daughter’s marriage with some older bouse. These, too. are apt to be disappointed, and the Americanisation of the house of lords Is a thing which, I can tell you, Is sot considered a joking matter in London. These International marriages are no* good for either country. In the first place they engender International illfeeling. Secondly, they make wider the gulf which divides' in England the merchant class from the nobility by lessening their ‘point of contact,* as it were. Thirdly, they not only take million* from your own country to ‘polish up the handles of the Mg front doors' of our nobility, but also encourage the younger members of the nobility In Idleness, the last hope of ‘an American heiress' always remaining to them to*pstch up their misspent lives. The law should be as it was among the ancient Romans, who considered an Internatiocal marriage as s

Senator Nelson of Minnesota called on the president to present a constituent named Ulstasd. the tether of IS children. nil living. The president warmly congratulated the visitor, and news of thb fact soon reached Mlnneeota. In a daj or two Senator Nelson received a letter from a man named Skelton, who said: "Dear Senator: I notice v|pA*STr Been introducing a man to the president who claim* he has 15 living children. Now. senator, this maa v ls a piker. I have 22 living children, and I inclose photograph to prove 1* Please show this to

the president**

William Dean Howells has settled it San Remo for the winter, but Buds that the monotonously perfect weather at that lovely Italian resort palls upon him as a native-born American. Writing to a friend, the distinguished author says: •“You have no idea how sick one gets o! sunshine and calm*. I should like to sec a naked rim tree shuddering la a good old northeasterly storm.** That Arisona gambler who killed all the Attaches of a gambling bouse and then shot himself pointed the way to an effective method of wiping out gambling, but It is hardly probable his plan will

presented by Majority leader DuflMd for the abandonment of the Morris ca naL A great number of objections were raised to the bill, and a determined ef fort was made to detect It or so load it down with amendments that It would not be acceptable to the lehlgh Valley Railroad company, which company lea sue the canal. The oppouenta of thl bill failed, however, to muster enough strength to defeat or amend the meaa ure. and U was passed aa Introduced by a vote of 42 to 10. At the request of Minority Leadei llamill of Hudson the bill was read through by Clerk l*arker. Tbe Oral' uiuemlmeut was offered by Mr. Hamlll who proposed that tbe canal commix »I oner* who are to be appointed by Um governor should teat the rights of th< state Id the Jersey' City caual basin by legal proceeding* Instituted by the at toruey general. Mr. Dufflcld opposed the amendment, saying the attorney general had already itfven the house ai opinion. In which be held that tbe bll fully protected the Interests of tlx state. , Mr. Robbins of Burlington then offer ed an amendment along the same line which was accepted by Mr. Hamlll at a substitute for bis amendmeut. TIh substitute amendment provided that there should be uo sale of canal prop city where tbe state's Interests are dl* puted by the Morris Canal and Bask log company or the Lehigh Valley Rail road company until final ndjodlcatioi by the courts. Tbe amendment opposed by Mr. Duffleld, who deciarec It was unnecessary. It was favored by Messrs. Hamlll, Robbins and Elvina ol Atlantic. / During the debate Mr. Hamlll aske Mr. Duffleld If the Newark board oi trade had not proposed a stmllai amendment as that of Mr. Robbins ant. if it had not been eliminated by tbe Le high road's counsel. "Nor shouted Mr. Duffleld arrow the chamber. *T am reliably Informed to the con trary,” declared Mr. HamllL

The amendment was lost after aomt lobbying for votes by 28 to 28. On each amendment which followed then was a long drawn otp debate. Om amendment offered by Mr. Elvina pro rkled that in case than should be a surplus from tbe sale Af the canal 'hh surplus should revert n tbe state. TV amendmeut was lost by a rota of 88 t 18. Another amendment by Mr. El vim provided that the money to be paid t> tbe stockholders in seven yean sboulr be compounded at tbs rate of 3 pe. cent Instead of 4 per cent The amend ment was defeated by a vote of So k

18.

Mr. Hamlll wanted tbe bill amendec so that tbe owners of tbe reversionary rights should be paid In full Thh amendment was also defeated. Mr Duffleld contending that the bll! pro

vided ample compensation.

by Mr. Marelll of Passaic, who urget that Greenwood lake, in that county should revert to tbe county freehold ers instead of to tbe state. He aak that such a, provision was made to Lake Hopatrong. which was also af fected. but Passaic county bad beet discriminated against, and be dedarof the bill was a pure and simple watai

steal.

Pa—lc‘» latvrMEs Safe.

Mr. Duffleld said the Interest* of Pps sale bad been safeguarded by a pro riaion which allowed Greenwood lak to be drawn down only to a certain level and a further provision whlet prohibited tbe diversion of the water* from their natural courses. He said that to characterise tbe bill as a

was unfair and came i

from Passaic, whose interests bad been especially looked after. An ameodit by Mr. Bobbins providing that tbe Morris Canal and Banking company as well as tbe Lehigh company be required to accept or reject the provision* of tbe bill was withdrawn. Mr. Wright of Paasalc presented an amendment prohibiting tbe diversion of any of the waters affected to any other state, hot tbe amendment was ruled out by the speaker aa not being e to tbe bill. A further amendment by Mr. Wright provided for tbs publishing of the acceptance, of tbe act by the Lehigh company in all tbe newspapers of the counties affected. Tbe amendment was lost The bill then, baring bean road through, was declared passed on seeend rending, and Mr. Dnfflrid moved for a snsjtension of tbs rules and tbe

placing of tbs

tag at once. . _ was carried by a vote of 84 to 14. It

Mr. Dnfflrid aald tbe bin on second had been prffaed In full, bnt

the MU a fair

rzixsr,

measure bad to p» pone over ((gain, Mr. Duffleld aak1 r there conki Iw no fklrer means employed, nor could the proposition be treated In a more Intelligent manner. Tbe people of the state believe this proposition to be a good oaa, and the passage of It will mean an Increased valuation In lands to the people adjacent to tbe affected territory. Assembly-nun Fordyce opixised the bill because, be aald, be bgllevad It wrong In principle. The legfanature was asked to give away for a song a valuable asset. He aald the state should assume ownership of the canal route and uae It for trolley or other purposes. The canal franchise sbonld he recalled by the etate. Mr. Fordyce aald. and let out to oompaul*** on abort terms. Mr. Hamlll aald there was no public demand for tbe bill, but It was asked for by the lobby. It was a legal question. be said, whether tbe caual com|tany bad not given up tbe claim* and rights to the franchise because tbe canal haw* long been alMtudoned to all practical punmeea.* "Tbe railroad coml«ny baa for year* been trying to cram such a bill through tbe legislature," be aald, •’hut until now they have been unsuccessful." Mr. Marelll stated that be was op|K>sed to the bill because it was against tbe beat Interest* of the people. With tbe abandonment of tbe Morris canal there would be nothing to drain tbe Garret mountain, and Paterson would have practically to build a new ■ erage system. After several other ei»eeches tbe final vote was taken and the bill was declared passed. Tbe senate adjourned early Monday night, and a dinner was given at the Trenton House in honor of President Cross, recently appointed United Htales district Judge. Tbe senate passed a measure of gen era! Interest to bankers. It was presented by Senator Mlnturn and provides that patrons of banka most examine their returned vouchers within a reasonable time after they have bees sent from tbe banka. This is to protect the Institutions from losses through forgeries or raised checks after a year has elapsed, tbe bank not being held liable after the expiration of that time if no notice of tbe forgery or raised check baa been given. Governor Stoke* early In tfce^week sent to the senate a duplicate of hi* message to the bouse last Week urging tetmeot of laws

tor Hutchinson'* bill providing for a codification of tbe laws referring to libraries so that tbe laws may be more readily understood was passed by the Tbe Insurance bill of Senator Barber making It unlawful for Insurance companies to contest |K>Uciss after tbe persons Insured hare been accepted by the companies’ physicians has been amended by Senator Bacbeller so that its provision* shall not apply in cases of fraud on the part of the applicant.

Oaaas Law A—n***.

The senate adopted an amendment to Senator McKee's gr.me bill, providing Ont tbe portion of the bill referring to the open season for wild geese, dock and other wild water fowl from Oct. 1 to April 10 abajl not apply to any game preserve already evtabllabed. Tbe neuate amended Assemblyman Birkbolx’* bill providing that loan companies cannot aak more than 8 per cent lnteve-<t and bruiting the stun that can be asked far legal fees. Senator Bacbeller submitted an amendment which sets forth that the bill shall not apply to .provident loan aBsoclatkm* which were formed In New York ami other cities following the passage last year of Mr. Badfeller's bill providing

for such associations. * •_

Tbe sen*to passed a bill appropriating $25,000 for New Jersey'* portii-i

kin . . P*tioa with Virginia in tbe Jamestown

tercentennial to, be held to 1907. Sen

wun oaa gvan ator Mf . Kee ,.rented g hfll amending

r art of April 1(L 1801. rclfib* to the tirement of police chiefs % cities by

tbe

retirement

Including captains and providing pnlaory retirement after twenty years' service and further providing a pension at one-half pay for such officer* after twenty years* service to case of either retirement or dismissal. An Important measure, and one said to he aimed at tbe woman's reformatory scheme, was presented by Senator Jackson and provides that the age Um* It for admission to toe State Home For Girts be raised from sixteen to nlns-

Among the bills which passed tbe assembly last Thoraday afternoon werm Senator Crease’s, No Bd, which amend* e orator and dam act gnd prevent* tbe using of tbe flats on the DelawaJe Bay shore of Cape Ray county for oya-rn-dredging, thu* preserving to Gape May people their rights; and No. 61 which prevents the leasing of tbe ground by the State Oyster Commission; and Awamfalymen Hildreth’s MU No. 80. which allows tbe rity to seU water and lay mains both in and oataide of tbe

rity.

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'crld regarded him. Tbe fight I* to be made upon the broad ground* of equity. It will be argued that the bt-ira of the two aoo*. Dr. John Farr Weightman and William Woightman. Jr., who virtualy gave their lives for their father's chemical bu*)ne*a, have a palpable moral right to share In the vast estate which la now enjoyed entirely by tbe other child. Mrs. Walker. Thi re warn talk of a codicil to the re aaarkably coudrnsed will of William Weigbiman, "written on a single sheet of psp«r." to which codicil Mr*. Walker was directed to make certain apportloumenU to the various grandchildreu and to several charities. The codicil, it was said, bad been lest, and a part of tbe contest would be to prove tl at It hod been In existence. This Is de-

nied.

Mrs. Walker, it ta alleged, says that Mr. Weigbiman was in a be ration when be bod agreed to set aside $1,000,000 for William Wrtgbtman Jr ’s children. In this second document, which Is sold to have been acknowledged before a notary Mr. Weigbiman cdneels his p rev tons agree meet with his boo's widow. Men. Walker’s Dilemma. How Mrs. Walker will he able to get this document Into evidence without proving Mrs. Wlater's case is a question. If she admits that her father was subject totem porary mental aberration, she admits the contention of Mrs. Wlater that bs was predisposed to undue Influence.sod cods* ■utly not capable of making ■ will. If denies it, tbe mllllou dollar letter is still In fall fores. According to tbe prosecution, numerous books and records showing the busluees •lotion* of Dr. John Farr W. Ighuuan and WilliamWelghtman, Jr.wito tbeir father, MV* been lost, BBS I lug up for all time to »>me tbeir doeameniary claim upon a bars of tbe Weightmau estate. Mrs. Jones WUter sets that she enters into the contest wito n-.ortancr, dreading ice the notoriety that musi attach to It, and the ill feeling between toe HtigauU toot is bound to ensue. “It Is only my arose ol duty to my children, who are tbe ilaagbi era of William Wrishtman. Jr., that forces me to bring this action.” said Mr*. Wlsier yceirwtay. My husband. Mr. Wleter. brllrv*. 1 owe it to tbe gtrlskad to tbe other grandchildren to use my effoita to procure for them tbrir just share of the if grandfather's estate. and my lawyer* and other adviser* ore of the esnir opinion. To me per o-»liy (he Men of going Into the conns with tbe cnar i* myrt dletasteI do not waul suy af WiHtam W eightman'e money. In fact. I should not touch ooepeony of It. thoueh it were offered n»r. The anil is In uo way for my inbrroi, only that 1 niah to aee justice done my daughters and the other lawful

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