CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. rx. NO. 3.

CAPE MAY, N. J.. THUBSDAY. .IANUAUY 21. 1900-EIGHT PAGES

S1.00 PER YEAH

ANNUAL MEETING BUILDING ASS'N Hear Report and Officers Are Chosen

7 PER CENT. INCREASE

Tile Association Hss Had an Exceptionally Good Year—Most oi OUioen Re-elected.

The Cape May Building and 1 Association held lu annual meetinx on Monday evenina and elected the following oMcera:

•Hat

Thomas YY. J

UKAM) AKKY IN8TALLATION. OSorr. of Ibe Poal Benin Dullea fbr •he Year John Me^ray I’oal, No. 40, G A. It., were in -taHad laat Kridav night at the room, on Kranklln street By a lingular coincidence Uie newly ilalled commander la A. C. Glle, who tne first commander of the Pont i it waa Inalliuted on February 11, HWO That waa laeniy-nlne jeara ago, and then It began with twenty-one members. The Poat waa organized al the home of Mr.Gila, which waa then 1 No. :T6 Jack ion street. The officers for the year installed ere: Poat I'ommander, A.Glle; Kenlor Vice Commander, Joseph B. Hushe*; Junior Yioe-Commander, Peter Smith; Chaplain, Thomas Taylor, Surgeon, James Mecray, M. I) ; Officer of the Day, Joseph lirewton; Officer of Guard, Alfred Senders; Quartermaster, Chas. Sandgran; Quartermaster Sergeant, Page Crawford; Adjutant, James J. Doak; Surgeanl M^Jor. Wm. T. Stavena; Patriotic Instructor, S R. Stltea: Council of Administration, Wm ■Mei-en*, James J Doak. S. R. Stiles; Delegate lo Slate Eneampmem, Wm. lexen*; Janitor, I sonant sand gran.

• A.8.^u.h ■' fftOiam l*. Ctumniftgk Joseph Elwcll J. U. Hauls George H. Reeves B L. Schelleuxer W.a Shaw 8. Irwin Stevens Charles York

AUDITORS W. U. Blatlner r. Stevens

til

history of the institution:

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Ann Kllsa Cor>mi On ilonday morning,Oanuary IRIh Mrs. Ann Kllsa Corson, of DeontsvtHe, died of. Bright’s disease, in the home of her niece, Mrs. Mrs. Kale l ton ley. West I'ape May, (there she had been slaying several weeks. She was the v idow of Joseph Corson. She is surrived by one son, Samuel Corson, ol May City; and thrre step sons Mrs Corson was was in poor health for several years. She endured her last calrente aatterings with great pntiehcr and trust in her Saviour. She *a» greatly beloved by a very large circlof relatives and friends. She was * good mother In the largest sense. As memtier of the Methodist church a. Denni-vllle, where she always lived most of her life, and was a most exem plan- and devoted. Christian The (unerai san toe* wjgre conducted a V. ednnday il.ernooh by Rev. Jss Burns, Pastor of the Cape May Church, led by Rev, J. L. I.andi>, aflei which the body was taken to the cemetery at south Dennis for interment. Court House Bank The following officers and directors at the First National Bank of Cape Court llouaa pave been elected for the coining ’ V**rt William H. fright.

...itoosssi 73 UABlUTIEb Dot iBits la*ui shareholders, dots J— v —t «.«6o oo

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VALUE OF SKK’KH

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William J. Taylor, Viceil’resldmt,

ice-president of the Here-

ford Class Company; Luther T Gara,Juidioa of the Peace; William |, dair.man; Harry States, p csldent o' tba Cape May Glass Company; Uf. Julius Way, County ’ lerk. and pwddent am} manager of the Horefonl t'canpary; Shinnel State,,' re ’ ‘ Hand, retired; Iwaar

iraiasion merchaMtdaUi

Savre, Depjty ounty’Clerk; ■ liurleP Vananjan^ Csrrogate of ; ape May

Wunty. ’ 1 ‘ '

First M. E Churvh

Tlie extra meelinr* which com-

« Obuo.

tired, ’e-tnaul I A/tGwdn, com mi

tiea . by the stormy weather, tbaro i. nfuen InteresL several having pre fated i be in selves -for pr«ve*w-'’lB*htlv< Js-i.e* iiruoe Mackay, of Philadelphia, Is amUling tha pastor this week. He will preach on Sunday both morning and evening, and oasisl next week

Ur. Mackay is a sweet singer •>, « being an excellent preacher.

New Hoiel Uomparo

W. Byron Uvexey, J Kelly Trestier , _Jd Harrj^C. Hendee ft*ve associated oo ihemseivo* together into a corporation f dbder the name of the Ay Ion Hole ^ Company. The location Of tWpiilMt« pal office of th^Ebrapany Is »t tne corner of Atlantic and Wild wood avenues, in the Borough pf Wildwood The agtuWix charge ¥ Aald company U John N. Reeve, and the authorised capital stock of the company is $W0,000. The objects of the company are to bolld,- lease, purohs-e *nd operate, hotels, inns mud places 4T — *

Cod FUI. FlraUful

Hundreds of pounds of cod deb

THE OCEAN

Mass Meeting at Cape May

Court House on

Saturday

WILL SOON BE BUILT Peeple are lor Il-Will Increase Value ol Seashore Property-Compan-

ion lo Wata Way

DEATH Of OAPT. R. P. WILBOX VfUvraa ■oldler and lUllor lUpIres at the “Hallor Hour Harbor. ■. L" Capt. Samuel Perry Wilton, formerly of this county, died on Friday of last week. January a. 1900, in the hospital al the Sailors' Hi me, on Buten Island, known as "Sallor'a-Snug Harbor.” Captain Wilson has resided at the Home six years. A boot twelra yean ago, while master of the schooner K. A. Gaakill, his vessel was biown asboas on the Florida coast and complWelv wrecked, al which time be received rlble injuries, lying upon the wreck < twenty-four hours before relief c and • as taken ashore to .the nea lioapitvl, and It was rnnoy weeks before be could return to bis home lu P “ delphia. From bis injuries be nerer

folly recovered.

t aptsln Wils'in wst s gallant soldier

during the Orll War, s.rring three years id a Pennsylvania regiment of cavalry. The deceased was a son uf the

A public meeting haa been called tojt,«e John Wilson, of K««t Creek, this

counir, where be was b,rn July I83R. Ha waa brother to J, If. Wilson, pro. prietor of the K1 teron, and Dr. B. M. Wilson, of Bridgeton, N. J. He is sur-

vived Jir hi* wtfe and three sons. The funeral serrioea were held at bit

son's residence S3U) Llama street, Phil adrlphla. oo domlay, the 18th inst-i

led by Rev. Mr Green, pastor of

Buiumertield M. K. Church, uf which de-

l* a member. He was aMUted

by Rev. Mr. Turner, a former pastor, who knew the decased Intimately, and apoke feelingly of bis noble traits ot character and religious life, aaytng, ‘■While CaptalB Wtlso >. In bia mlafortuua, auttrr d great luai financially and phraically, be did not ioae bia faith In

God."

The services were largely altended, and sweet voices from the choir of the tjummertleld Phorcb, sang to appropriate selections. Kervicea were also held bv Schuyler Post, So 67, G. A. B., ol which debased was a member. Captain Wilson waa universally esteemed among seafaring men and Grand Army circles. He was a man of noble impulses, genial, generous ana trualworthr- ibe Interment was made at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Frankfort,

take place al the Court House at Cape May Court House on Haturday afternoon at one o’clock to discuss the proposed Ocean Boulevsrd, wrich shall rxlend from Atlantic Highlanda to ape May, a distance of 127 utilee. Phis seashore improvement which has been advocated by Gov. Fort has long been one which I, w ith others, have ong wished would be c -usimimated. Phis enterprise, when completed, coold be one of the finest driveways In the country, and should add ibousands of dollars of value |o lhe Bounties through hlch It passes, and Indirectly bring ‘arge revenues to the State. The pea•hilily of this improvement is hardly o be estimated because of the great dvanlase w hich would be Us elPecL be road will pass through Monmouth , Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May Counties. The p esent value of tits pr pertv in these foar counties is -lt« iSS.OfiO, the value in Cape May iounty being 122^81,782. Tgn years igo the value in this county was *7.256,096 Th a means that within ten years property v-alues In this county have Inr-reased 800 per cent , due enirelv to the seashore improvements, rom which the county direct] v receive* advantageous returns and the Stale mdlrectlo la proportionately ben-

efit'd

K© .public --piritod eiilxen in this >unty -hould refrain from lending a helping band to this great public en■erprLe, which, along with inland water way* a, proposed by Gov. Fort, and begun both at Cape May and along the upper Jersey coast, will be means of making many communities prosperous. LWIS T. STKYgSHt Hand, a member of Um sen-

.seao taoalev-ard; Director A. B. tobn F. Fox. CharUs H. Clou Una sou Jsnla) Sclietlenger. a committee from th

I *pe May County Board of Chosen Free- [ fMer* ^a. a Htltea. HaJph U Oott and

- lias'snl Thorn, %• oommlttee appolnle Mayor Creess. and Wayne StruUisrs, They organlaad by electing Mayor Oreasa

Struthers secretary,' boulevard protect.

I. Clouting and a L. Goff were appoint •ft » committee to prepay a reaolu tr- be r sventod at the mass yneetlat in th 7 Imynwt.ef tba proposed boule' in. be: held al Caps May Court Hi

jo Matin lay afterngon.

fair o-minlMe# vnet thle ■ afternoon and

Munday la Baptist Church Bev CJifton ii»rr|., of the T'WP 1 * University, Pliiladelpbia, will occupy the pulpit of the First Baptist Church hunday morning and evening. Mr. Harris comes well recommended by DrJohn Gordon, Dean of Temple University, who so delighted the congregation fur two buodays with his masterly preaching. Having been one of the first to volunteer bis services to bia country during the war in behalf of Cuba, and afterwards figbling in the Philippines, Kev. if. Harris has had some very thrilling tperiences, as well as hardships. It la ho pad that a large congregation will gr*Yt *bli brother, who will nn-doa-itedly be an interesting speak u.

the. Stale flrida.U tnprwcUcable

.-^solution favors , that thr brldgaa bs

" "*• preaaot read. «n be

.•*’«*.»» Aherer.fat PMPOSM M eon"3? KSSMlt™,-. o».

i^u- twnAtoe Hso^ aod Aass ?!‘.iu W rsuuastsd to co-opsr—-..ic I*,■c»rr»ta« l ova theee

Do.

The annusi report of tba Cape "ay County Relief AaaodaUon ot Cape May County tfliow-s that there are ■U • members in goei standing. I admitteddoring the year and six Thtfreceipta during the yfar amounted to ^1,879 92. The amount expended gui^K. fhe year amountad to |i >60.16, Ifa'log a balance of **91 In

To Build Wharf

The Breakwater Construction Com-

pany, which is engaged in electing the jetties for the Cold Spring Harbor ^ under Government contract, will erect - a wharf at Cai* May i’- nt and unload barges of stone there to be transported to the harbor by rail for inshore work, and they thus hope to avoid

aobM damage from the easterly storms, Cap* May ^ Which have aunk for them one tug and

two barges recently^ The wharf will

3 summer tor a steamer line

from Lewes to carry passengers and

freight.

On Tuesday mftming former Sheriff Ssmuel E Ewing ausUiuod injuries by being thrown from his wagon, on Myrtia aveooa, opposite of the residence of hit son, Dr. Samuel E. Ewing, He was taken there tor t realm ml. No bo.wv were broken, and it U hoped thai hie injuries will not prove serious.

■'Tha Country Kid." arubats and friand K. Church of tha Advant a t^ ^rutml l

A IfiST Bargain.

« rootn eettaga with dty water^nd staht* oc tot 6«- x for fate. BTeU

GOVERNOR SEES DEFICIT AHEAD Message on Finances Impresses the Legisloture Very Favorably

THE UTILITIES BILL

Martin of Essex Introduces Measure On Which House and Senate Split Last Year

. Iflpactai Trwitcst, Jan. 20.—The a rent of tht accond week of the current the legislature, which came to a ciov yeaterdar at noon, was the special rues eage of Governor Fort upon the fioau clal condition of the state, which hi* secretary. Leslie K. Fort, delivered U both houses Tuesday morning. That the lawmaker* were Impressed with the sertouauoa* of the situation th* message dealt with waa evidenced bv the manner In which they received Un document. With very few exception* they cloaely followed In their copies tlx reading of th* clerk. The gravity of the atRuitlao vra* Clearly hruught home to the member* by the governor plainly showing that nnleas tome action was taken to avert ft there would be a deficit of »73ft.00t In the state treasury on Oct. 91 hex* The apprehynaton which thti tended u create waa dispelled by the governo pointing ont that the state waa no on the verge of bankruptcy, but, ot fhe contrary, n* state In the Union wa* more sound financially or more pro* parous. Nevertheless the governor d* dared the parting of the way* bad come and the situation mast be faced There were <mly two warn, be pointed out to meat thl* condition: First.—Repeal or modify tbe law of 1906. ex-Governor Stoke*' measure which limits the amount of taxes for etmte purposes to one-bolf of 1 per pent of the taxes derived from tlw assessment of the tangible pernonn' proiwrty and franchises of railroad companies, distributing tbe balanci among th* rounttoe for fhe support of the free public schools. Second.—Repeal all tbe present rati way tax law* and throw th* rafirood property Into the general property of the atate fay taxation locally and uere after hare a direct state tax tor the support of tbe star*. It M probable that a bill to meet the aft nation will bo presented next rack. First Bill of the Besalon. Tbe first bill of the session passed the boose Tuesday morning under a suspension of tbe rule*. It provide* that title* may appropriate money for the Lincoln celebration—in first class cities not to exceed |2.ono. In aU other cities not to exceed ILOCO and munlol pa titles other than cities $500. Before the clerk conld get the bill over to tbe senate that bedy had adjourned, and so fhe measure conld not be made a law until next week.

bad a talk with the atate board of edncatlim In regard to the amount of the railroad taxes which should go maintenance of the public schools. He tin lifted that In order to meet the expenses of the stats In the future tbe proportion of the railroad tax money* reserved by tbe state be Increased from one-half of 1 per cent to threefourth* of 1 per cent. F

of tbe. board eripyrd a

take issue wl^tbe chief executive upon tba proposition, bat after forcible remarks and aatnte n tng on the governor* part the board finally adopted resolution* Indorsing bia rtewa npon the subject. The appearance of the resolution took Leader Lewts by surprise: but, quickly — ering himself, be moved that it be referred to Hie committee on rule*, of which b* t« chairman. Mr. Martin, however, saved It from that death by aecurtng the adoption of a mottos that tbe resolution be laid over for a week In order that tt might be printed.

End ef P«tty Graft.

Ben*tor Leavitt of Mercer put an end to a eyatem of petty graft which baa long been a sort of scandal, year* It baa been tbe custom at opening of each session to give the member* poeketknlrea, fountain pen*. pocketbooV* and other stationery *nn- -* j j the Hahn hi-

is petty graft

defect Ire nir.rhtnery oc . STATE BUILDING,

ty boards of taxation, it ’

on account of defect! tool* In tbe alstenrc

the pan of tbe

NIc bob’

attug Hie county

la known that the governor taruni the abolishment of three boards, hut pow arful Interests are known to be heartily

In favor of retaining them.

Assemblyman William I* Martin, the leader of last yearta house and one ..t p _ theaur.tvora of tbe dlsnsti r whh >i lw- ' eCeiV€rs Ask Court tO

fell the "new Idea” movement In f>*ex ~ county last toil, early opened the fight for a public utilities law. It is almost a duplicate of tbe Hugh.-* 1:;] of New Tork and U tbe same me*sore which :

Mr. Martin Introduced !ni, t JatT BD ,i ' ' with the aid of the reform element in PAYMENT rttTDirDrrv the legislature fought so tord to pusa. 1 1 OFt ERED The rate regulation pr>>p<miilon was; -

the rock upon which the bill wa*

^ M ‘y *«*•*

Caujjhl in llte Break-up ol ike

Allow 15 Per Cent.

Dividend

T* Rspeal Hillsry Law. Mr. Martin also Introduced a repeal er of the Hlllery nuiximnm tax rate art, which la gem-rally looked upon as having been Introduced In the In

tereata of the railroads.

Senator Osborne of Essex intro duced the oo called "home rule bill'' which he promised the ix-ople of Newark on tbe stomp last fall that b< would try to hare become a law. It provide* that any mnnk-lpnllty maj by a vote of its citizens d, !.-r:nlm whether ll-iuor shall he sold wUltln ItUmita lifter 1 p. m. on Sundays, 'i -'er la tittle prospect that each a bill wi! pas* this legislature, and If It sh- uld 1 1s believed that tbe governor would re

fuae to approve It.

Anc-rVr of X!r. Martina bills Is i supplement to tjte civil service ref-irxi bill Of last year and I r. Iiersou who shall directly or Indirre-tl; solicit any assessment, subvcrlptlon o contrll utlou for any |»>fitu-al purtsowbatev er from any officer, agent. ch-rV or employee of Hk- «rj>tc nr of an roonty 'or of any hitml 1; -tPv rt may adept the pror|s|nn of th. r t which Hits (a * supplement shall B* guilty vf a mlntemenner. A bl!l by Mr. Burjki of 1‘ast.tlc no thortrci twards of rhoaen fre-.-h • d.-r to exi«nd not exceeding fLOGi esc' year for lawls-ok* for the u e T.f tt,

county courts.

Mr. Alwell of Hudson Intratnosl . measure to authorize Sunday Ikim-IimII and one by his colleague. Mr. Kenny prorld -f that ton-ns may fix the com pensal su of their asaersors not exceed tog $1.2-10 per year !f twit one; If thcr, be three aasewuirs the salary of no om shall exceed $500 per year. Mr. Clark of Essex wants a hospka for th - cure of Inebriates erected oi ■tats lands, and Mr. Vredeube.-gU e Momn-tith wante anno-:.-: ej iany comity where there la a companj of the uatlonal guard. Wants »• Pay Atdermin. Mr. Potter of Cmnt«rland protene* »■ give aldermen In second olar-. cltli$500 a year anhiry. and Mr. Martin pi hi a Joint reaolu. on prurlulng List . commission of fire be appointed by th governor to Investigate the state hoar of asaesaore and their aascumi.it o. railroad and canal property. Mr. Kenny of Hudson put In aexcise Vdll which Increases tbe |s>w.Of cities, towns, townships, bor . and village* so that by ordinance lbmay II.ease and regulate the sale «• aplrltuous, vinous, ms It or other ataor or Intoxicating llqanr*; n-galnic th rate* of tore to be charged by trotle eompacle* and tbe Isanlng of trspaf. ticket*: fixtag tbe price to be ehrrg-. for electric lights, pis lights, trlcpbon. service; provide for the coilectlon o rent by the nranlrlpnlltr |>cr *<jn: foot or any part of a nnh!k- ttreet highway on or below Ae street lev regolaic the' operation of vehicle* the politic afreets and highways; pr blblt and regulate the use of tgtu n 1 noua ci-nl and have full control of it laying down of tracks by trolley com panics to streets and highway*. Other bill* Introduced In the hocw By Mr. BJsurelt—Amend* the primary election art so that tbe la«t res latry II rt shall be used nt the primary eloctl.u' sncreedlng the same. By Mr. Btoovelt—Provides for the adopt!, n and use of the Msasarbasettr ballot nt all general elections. By Mr. Rlsuvclt—Provides for the taxath:i of all franchises and all otbci property used for rallrewd and can*! purpoaea wnder the general tax law of

1903.

Homr Rule Mraturo.

By Mr. Blnuveb—A home rule tax* don bin autboriring the board bavIng charge and control of finances in any muni. Ipallty to pass a resolution providing and directing that any claio of property wbl"h Is reuelrest to be annhally aaaesaed and taxed liy tbe local autborittea Of socb munlrlpalltr shall be thereafter exen%t from taxation, and tliereaftcr all taxes antmally raised In such municipality atiall be levied npon the renuilulug property subject to local taxation, and such mnntclpallty shall Increase the tnx rate to such an exteig at may be necessary by reason of anrh exemption. Among those In tbe senate were: By Mr. Gebbar.lt — Appropriates 1500,000 for improved road* and a

the road*.

Associalon.

The ;

report and account of Re-

ceiver, Thomas E French, -ainuel K Robbins and < ro. Berger., of the Hlale d u t .ml Building and Ixian A-.-ociation, in an inventory and appraisement and account of debts due the amocialion, .ias been filed with Vice-Chancellor

any Cape May people are stock■olden. i he retcivere n-k for a rule to show •ause why the report and accounts ■hould nol be approved and receivers ■itreeled to pay out of the funds now rn hand, amounting to about tliu.ouu, 4 dividend of 16 |.cr cent, on the amount due the stockholders. The amount due the alackhclders of money actually paid in as shown by me rejs.rl and inventory tiled is (1,036, value ol assets as hied by the .cceiverx, August 1, 1906, (6oti,73Sm9. The inventory was made prior to August 1st last, for Qie purpo-e of de.erminmg what action to lake on the Jtlier of 63 i»er cent, by Ihe Asset* Real.zatioa company, of Chicago, made to .he trustees, which a as jieuding when Jie receivers aero appointed. It waa advised by the receivers nol to accept •he prujKMilion, although some slockuoiden. had. ^ The receivera decidixl not to accept the ot . r, because they believed they .-o-ld pay the shareholders of the asao---U111..1. atisiderable more. There were t,aoo - reholdera. Uf these about one ttiousai d, holding about one half of lue cia.ms, have lunied them over to «pccu>u:ors for from 3u lo 50 per oeoL >f the face value In many cases the took .as * ot .bless in si-rakiug with the receivere oh tne rc|. r.* bled the question was i.scu ii the 16 per cent, dividend now declarei would be nil. The answer wa, made ‘-by all means, no.” The imports to ’die Vice-Chancellor were two in number and covered more han a hundred of typewritten matter r vermg every point in the minuteat delaiis. Une re|«ort referred to the appoin.mci.'. of the receivers and detailed -I ’.emenU'of the work |>erformed In .-.rarghteuing out the atlairs of the asuctoUoiL T he other was an itemized account of the shareholders, the number of shares, the amounts paid in. The assets as valued by the receivers .» placed at $836,738A», with UabilitcU n (1^136,138.80. i here aiv'4^tl shareuo.dctwho ..old 29.12 1-2 shares. Among those who theyjound to be ciamnttits under the . uardof t rustees *etc; Hr. George L. Lamg, whose claim nmouulcd to (>08.72. The receivers c.aun-hu deou should have neat faun, and his credit amount to

(#12.

» Manger Iszard had a claim of #1,487.17 for professional service*. The receivers claim an offset to this amounting to $272. Clement L. Burtnett has a claim of ,<3)0.70. Commissions for the sale o< tots which amounted to $9Gn, hit claim was ton per cent, commission and Interest. Thr receivere claim they can find no agreement for these commissions to be paid. E. Ambler'Armstrong filed claims with the trustees, tbe report set forth, bat 'not with the receivers, for 923,000

money loaned.

The claims set forth that he loaned the association f10,000 oo May 31,1906; #10,000 June 10,1901, and 3,900 for disbursement fees, costs and *> pens** in a detailed statement furnished. The receiver's report finding a was given for the $10^000 Ioann

May 81,1900.

They do not find any liability to pay the #10,ou.iclaimed to have been loaned June 16, 1906. •‘It appeals to have

m account of th* loan

made by the saaodatiun, and not a loam to the association by Mr. Arm-

-Prohlblts any fire strong,” the receivers report ‘ “As to the ♦SJJOO loan, ao tar the re-

ceivers have nol bean able to ascertain. No detailed statement haa as yet been furnished,” declared the receiver.

the standing of the