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GoHERNoE 4HBET7;s PLANS.


To Keep rs Quiet and Away from Trenton
as Muck, as Possible.
Governor Albeit has quite recovered
from the illness that Frustrated him some
time ago, and is attending regularly to his
daily round of duties. His health is not as
rugged, however. as it was by any means,
and it will probably be some months before
he c.n be said to be a perfectly well mar.
He has had terrible siege of it, and few
of his intimate friends even know what he
has suffered First prostrated by severe
cold, contracted while riding in a raw wind
from Reform School affair at Jamesburgh
to a homeward- bound train at Monmouth.
junction, he was subsequently attacked by
bilious fever and right on top of these
disasters came the aDscess behind his ear.
Such an abscess has produced death in
other cases by attacking the artery that
feeds the brain but the Governor put
himself into skillful hands at once and
the pus which might have turned inward
and produced pyemia, was forced ou+s
The treatment resorted to, however, to
make it move in the right direction, was
heroic in the extreme. suction-pump
asserted in the ear was employed for the
purpose those who know thu extreme
tenderness Of the inner structure of the
ear may better imagine than be told the
horrible torture the use of suction.pump
must have inflicted.
The Governors condition demands as
much rest for perfect restoration to health
as circumstances will permit. If we were
not on the eve of session of the Legisla-
ture, it is likely that the Governor would
drop all cares of State and of business, aud
betake himself to q warmer clime-the
Antilles, perhaps-for recreation and en-
joyment. Necessity compels him to remain
here, however, and he viii stay at home.
He will be in Trenton during the session (;
but he will not work till one, two and three
o'clock in the morning, as he did last Win
ter and the Winter before. He will spend
just what time is absolutely necessary at
the State House, and make it a point 10
start for home for his nights rest as early
each day as possible. After the session,
when Senator Griggs can do no harm in the
Governors chair, he may go South for a
little season but he doesn't seem to have
qnite made up his mind to take rest even
then
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chosen with care and discretion. The con-
sequence is that the most enlightened rail-
road clerks, as class, are those employed
by this company. 1t is not long since that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Mutual Aid
Association began its existence but for
strength and influence as benefit organ
ization it has advantages that the employees
of the road do not fail to appreciate. The
object of the Association is purely benevo-
lent, aiding its membnrs in the event of
sickness or death. Any worthy employee
Of the road can, by paying an initiation fee
of 81 SO, monthly dues of SO cents, and
death assessment of 81 10, become MEM
Der of the Association. In the event of
sickness the unfortunate member receives
q weekly allowance of SIS, and in case of
death the widow or heirs of the deceased
member receives $500; and this will be
paid, if desired, within twenty four hours
after satisfactory proofs of death have been
offered. The Association is chartered by
the State, and has a membership of over
400. The officers of the Gran Division
are as follows President, Mr.. Mercedes,
of Newark; Vice President, August Theiry;
Recording Secretary, H. E. Van Camp;
Financial Secretary, r. s. Schank; Treas
urer, Samuel Thomas; General Manager,
Idui oNltItF, MtSS6uB6I, ~. AfmStIOuB-
The Grand Division also has a Board of
Trustees consisting of G. f. Cook. Chair
man; d. Armstrong and Frank Miller.
The Grand Division is divided into three
subdivisions, two of which are located at
the 2. r. r depot in this city, and one at
Newark. The Chief Of the SUBJ divisions is
Robert E. Petit, Division No. l. Inc Off
GERS of this division are: A. Theiry, Presi
dent; Mr. Pinkham, Recording Secretary;
Mr.. Wells, Financial Secretary; Hall Ewing,
Treasurer. The Board of Trustees consists
Of Messrs. Thomas Corlon, Daniel Arm
strong and Herman Young, with Mr.. Cenlon
as Chairman Although this division is but
six months old, it already has a member
ship of 81, and almost daily accessions are
made to the nuraber. A meeting of the
division is held every fortnight Mr..
Theiry, the President of this division, is an
old soldier He is blonde of medium
stature, coed looks, and about forty-fve
years of age. He has heen in the empley
Of the Company for the past twenty-one
years.
The other division is known as Sam
ri n. is of o,
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YESTERDAYS STORM.


nan U~cx.. All NJ -
: - =
The dispatches received by the SUNDAY
TArTLER from the Associated Press up 10
dn;o,,t 80 ,ast ,;obt .,,our t,,o+ 4, st,r,,,
80 80 =
tnat STICK nere friday nigns spread over q
vast territory. A story OF storm is gen.
erallv the duilest kind of reading but
I, - ~, ,,rsst ,,,,
800 6, -
and snow Iaii, Wnlcn IL saiu 10 pc tie most
memorable that has struck these parts in
many years, have been CLEANED from the
dispatches. Among the most exciting of
experiences were those suffered by passen-
gers who took the midnight boat of Friday
from Whitehall street, New York, for the
east shore landings at Staten Island. After
leav NJ New York at midnight, the West
field reached Tompkinsville landing about
l A. NJ, but the dock lights could not be
seen through the snow, and the bell on the
dock could not be heard for a long time.
When the boat finally touched the wharf,
every line parted az soon as it was made
fast. The water was very rough, and the
ecryboat rolled heavily. It was attempted
to moor the steamer off the American docks,
but she would not stay there under the
severe blows About sixty gentlemen and
AhClSo W0I6 uu1tEc0 w LoAuhiu Ou titb uOht
until this morning. Captain Catamour
provided the ladies with cots. A train on
the Canada and Atlantic Railroad was un-
able to push its way through the drift at
Rouse's Point. on Lake Chalhplaln, and
fares were refunded to passengers. The Iowa
Legislature was unable to meet yesterday be-
cause aquorum of the members was showed
in just beyond -Des Moines. Way down in
Texas the thermometer ranges around the
zero point and at Chattanooga there was
/. fall in the mercury of go degrees in
twenty-four hours. Up in the Northwest
old King Boreas is shifting ears and
noses and fnger-tips with an ice stick
thirty degrees and more colder than zero.
At Wilmington, Delaware, the most
serious snow block known for years is
being experienced and shifting engines
were added to the usual locomotive force
to pull the cars through. A train was
being then moved. shortly before eight
o'clock yesterday morning, when some
locomotives drawing snow-plows dashed
into it. The sweeping engines drove the
pilot engine of the train into the baggage
car, telescoping the car tor one-third of
its length. The rear end Of the car was
torn into fragments, tas cab of the en-
CINE broken into pieces. the boiler frac-
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PRESIDENT DUNN. the employer and
the employee. There is a Labor Com
mittee, consisting of five members,
of which Mr.. William Collins is
Chairman. The duties of this Committee
are to investigate any and all trouble and
differences that may arise between MEM
bers and their employers. AS the memb rs
do their best to agree with each other and
their employers, tie duties of the COM
mittee are not very arduous. The president
of the union, whose portrait is here
presented, is Mr.. Thomas j. Dunn, an
Oswego, N. Y. nan. Mr.. Dunn has been
in his present business from boyhood, ex-
cept for three years, when he held a
position on the staff of the Oswego PdUd-
dunn. He afterward came to New Jersey
and settled in Hoboken, where he went
into business for himself as ship calker
He remained in business there for year
or SO when he sold out, and came to this
city, where he works and resides Mr..
Dunn is man in the neighborhood of
forty years of age and has the appearance
of man who thoroughly understands him.
self. The Vice-President is Mr.. Henry
Busch Recording Secretary. e. j. john
son; Financial Secretary, John King This
union has no connection with any other
union, except that they send delegates to
the unions in New York and Brooklyn, and
receive delegates from them.
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MONACO AND THE JESUITS.
Il PRIMES GAMING TABLES THAI
HAEE C0sT 1900 LTYEs.

Monaco Having Made Monte Carlo DisE .
pntable for its Gambling, Quarrels
With the Jesuifs, and Drives them AN
Our Of His PrincipaIfty-An Appeal
by associated Pres 70 he TafHsr.l
LONDON, Jan. 9.-Prince Charles III, Of
Monaco. and the Jesuits had quarrel re-
Gently which has resulted in the Jesuitg
being driven from the Princes dominions.
1t seems that twenty years ago the Jesuits
rented some property from the Prince and
opened convent and school, the latter be-
ing for the CONS of Italian noblemen-
Having built handsome mansion at San
Rem and removed the effects of the con-
vent and the members of the order con-
nected Herewith to that town because OF
the unenViable notoriety which Monte
Carlo obtained through its gaming tables,
the Jesuits asked the Prince to repay
them the sum of 298,000 francs they
had spent in improving the convent
This the Prince refused to do, and the
Jesuits prosecuted him, whereupon he ex-
ptllea all Jesuits from his dominions. Tho
subjects of the Prince have implored him
to rescind his order of expulsion, but be re-
mains obduTate and refuses to allow the
Jesuits to return.
The International Monte Carlo COM
mittee at Nice has sent to all the European
Governments perhaps the most eloquent
indictment of public gaming tables that has
ever been written. It consists of COM
plete list of all the suicides who have
destroyed themselves at Monte Carlo to the
present time. and it has been compiled IN
the hope of bringing collective action 20
bear upon Charles ILL., of Monaco, IN
whose personal interests the gaming tables
are primarily kept going. The number OF
persons who, seeing themselves face 90
face with ruin, have committed suicide
upon the lovely rock, g where" in Lord
Tennysons phrase, little Monaco basking
smiles" during the last eight years is ]. $780,
number equal to about one-fourth Of
Prince Charles's subjects Tho List states
the name of each suicide, together with, in
many cases, their letters of farewell. The
major part Of the victims were Italian :.
French and Russian; one-tenth were Ger
man. The English and American names.
are happily very few. Many of these poor
creatures, it is asserted, were unceremonk-
OuslY buried in pauper graves.
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THE sTEP-MOTHER CASE.
The Oursrowth of a Quarrel Between Two
Brothers.

The Outgrowth of Quarrel Between Two
Brothers.
Mrs. Kate Ratzer will appeal from the
verdict of $1,000 rendered against her in
favor of Miss Catharine Ratzer, her step
daughter, for permanent disabilities result
i've of blow inflicted by the step-mother.
Miss Raizer testified, while on the stand.
that she expected her father to defray the
expenses of her suit; but it is said that her
uncle Joseph Retzer is aiding her in
the prosecution of the suit. Some
years ago the brothers quarreled about
some property in which they were jointly
interested, and the feeling between them
has been very bitter since. After she had
been attacked by her step-mother Miss
Ratzer fed to her uncle's house. It is
said that just after the jurors retired Mrs.
Ratzer, through Mayor Collins, her coun-
sci, offered to settle with the plaintiff by
giving her S. 600 in cash. paying her dee
tors bills, amounting to over 81, 500, and
giving bond binding her to support the
girl till she was twenty-one years of age.
The plaintiff declined the offer. Felix
Ratzer, the girls father, is worth $25, 900
or $4,000. He is feed merchant, and
lives with his wife at No. 523 Grove street,
in this CITY.
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MORE OF TRADES UNIONS.
FxYE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH
PORTRAITS Of sOME OFFICERS.


A Large Associations Of Pennsylvania Rail-
road Men TIE Boss; and Journeymen
Plumbers HSs seEar Makers, and the
ship Caulkers Interesting Information.
Enquiring SUNDAY TATrLER reporters
have become possessed Of information that
the Knights Of Labor have an organization
in this city. A large part Of the informal
ton we desire to have concerning them has
already been secured, and will be published
in these columns in week or two. Those
who are connected with the Knights are
wonderfully secret concerning them, but
when asked the cause of it, al profess to
be unable to give a reason for it. The
general sentiment is that ventilation Of
the organization viii lead to their becoming
more generally known, and to consequent
increase of membership. It is suggested
that some ambitious Knights are anxious to
mould them, and manipulate them so as to
keep them well in control, before allowing
the facts concerning them to be made pub
lie. OF course it is of no very large public
moment whether the Knights Of Labor are
organized in the city or not. We have only
desired to secure information about them
IN the interest OF the workingmen; thft We
might let the workingmen know of their
existence, and give them encouragement in
joining. 1t puzzles us to know why at
tempts should have been made to balk us
in securing the data we desire. The efforts
in that direction have not been successful.
The facts are all in our possession now,
and when we publish them we shall accom-
pany the story with portraits of some Of
the brawny Knights themselves. To-day
we present particulars of large benefit
association which has been formed among
Pennsylvania Railroad employees and
particulars Of the Segar Makers, Plumbers,
and Ship Caulkers' Unions. In future
issues we shall give information about
Benefit Associations formed by the en-
ployees of the Erie, New Jersey Central
and Delaware, LackawanRa and Western
Railroads. and about other trade unions in
the CITY and county.
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TIE MASTER PLUMBERS.


What They Are Understanding About the
Journeymen Plumbers.
The Master Plumbers of Hudson County
are another fine organization. composed Of
. sturdy, Woodworking class, It IS com,
posed of about 40 of the Master Plumbers
of Jersey City and Hoboken. The society
was first started in the Spring of 1883, with
Mr.. John H. Garrettson, Mr. Michael
Moran, Mr. P. H. May, and several others.
Mr.. Garrettson was the first President
The aims of the organization are princi-
paily to keep up the. standard Of the trade,
and to raise the condition of the journey
men,. Yesterday TATrLER representative
called upon the President, Mr. James F.
Blackshaw, at his store on Monticello ave.
nue.. Mr.. Blackshawi is fine-looking man
of middle age, with a very intelligent and
pleasant face. He has Eeen in his present
business since he was a young man. He
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snrIelxs i'm the Gale.

The wind and waves toyed with New
York Central barge that lay off the York
street doc&s Friday night. The boat was
lifted from the dock by every receding
wave, and hurled buck by the return, with
terrific force against the piling of the pier
The wreck of the little craft seemed in
evitable. A woman with three children,
who lived upon it. finally, in mortal fear,
gathered her babes to her, and shrieked
for aid superintendent Boland and his
assistant, Charles Anderson, went the aid
of the imperiled family, lifted them out of
their endangered home, and provided
warm and comfortable accommodations for
them iu one of the little houses on the
steamship docks.
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ion, known as Newark Division, No.
8, has recently been organized,
and the Association anticipates start.
ing new divisions in the Spring at
Trenton and Camden. It is the desire of
the Railroad Company that all employ ees
of the road join one of the divisions OF the
Association
Mr.. Samuel-or ssSam" Thomas, as he is
best known by all the employees of the
roads the Grand Division Treasurer, and
after whom Division No. 2 is named. Mr..
Thomas is General Pullman Car Inspector.
and received his appointment as General
Foreman June LIST. 1872. He is also the
wrecking master of the New York Division,
and described as one of the coolest and
nerviest men on the road. No matter how
great the wreck or confusion, every ordsr is
given with the utmost quietness, never an
oath escaping his lips. He has never yet
been heard to swear at man engaged
under him Mr.. Thomas, whose portrait
is given above, has been In the employ of
the P r. r. for th;rty-three years. He was
ffty-fve years of age last month, and is a
fine specimen CT manhood lone whom all
the employees delight to honor and con-
slider as one of the mainstays ofthe Mutual
Aid Association.
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JERSEY CTTF's sHIr o4LKERs.
Something About their Association, with
Picture.

Something About their Association, with a
Picture.
The Ship Calkers' Union is one of the
best labor organizations in the city. It is
very select and stringent ia its rules as
regards admission of members. The Jersey
City Union is composed of as fine body of
men as can be found in the county. It was
organized in the carly part of 1881. Up
to that time there was no Union here, thus
making it necessary for those wishing to
identify themselves with such an ergani-
cation to join the one in New York City
A few of the calkers met one night in the
Spring of 1881, at hall down town, and
condoled with each other on the nom exist
ence of any society in this city. The out
come of this meeting was the present
Union. The Union has grown steadily in
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THE GAP APPLICATION.
A Probability that it wiILbe Received Be
fore Iona.

The Citizens seem to think that their
Indignation spoiled the Washington street
closing scheme and attributed the wi h.
drawal of their application by the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company, and the Matth-
lessen & Weichers Sugar Refining Com
pany to their egitation. 1t is said however,
by those on the inside who are posted,
that the lawyers Of the two applicants dis
covered that some informally Of method or
description had been committed, and that
in order to save the legal effect of the APP
plication to be destroyed, in case it was
granted, by the oyerturning of the Board
of Works by the Courts. they decided that
it would be wise 10 make the Withdrawals.
The project has not, however, as we have
been told, been abandoned The applica-
tons will probably be made anew before
many weeks and it is said that the Board
of Works are prepared to grant them. The
matter will have to be readyertised, how
ever, to be effective.
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laws, which the PRES. BI.AcKsHAw.
members try to teach to the best of their
ability. About three years since National
Union was organized, consisting Of dele
gates from the Unions in all parts
of the country Mr.. Blackshaw has
been delegate to the National Convention
for the past two years. The other officers
of the association are as follows: Vice
President, James Yumbusch; Recording
Secretary Robert Irving. Their place Of
meeting is in Humboldt Hall. There is a
young society, known as tie Hudson Asso-
citation of Journeymen Plumbers, which
was organized on the 18th of December
last. Ire President is Mr.. Edward Kirlor;
Recording Secretary, Mr.. Walter Dixon
AS the union has just been started st has no
history The aims of the men are to
secures themselves against any encroach-
sment- from the BOSSES. This organization
numbers fifty three, and they are augment
ing their strength every week BY new ae-
SESSIONS to their ranks. The portrait OF
the President IS presented aboze
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sentenced to be Hanged.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-In the Criminal
Court to-day Louis Sommerheld, con-
victed of the murder of bis wife and SON
in-law, on November 2Oth last, v as seu-
fenced to be hanged on the second Friday
succeeding the adjournment of the next
general term of court, between the hours
of II A NJ and / P. NJ This will make the
day of the execution in May or June.
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nnkorn Id he Admittnd.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Senator Harrison,
will report back favorably from the Cona-
mittee on Territories, on Monday or Tues
day, the bill for the admission Of Dakota.
1t is not yet known whether or not there
will be minority report. The present in-
dications are that the division upon the
question in the Senate will not be upon
strict party lines.
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familiar figure in every trades organize
ton in the State and has three times rep
resented the Cigarmakers Union as dele
gate to the State Convention. Besides
being an officer IN this Union he also holds
Office in the Knights of Labor, which is
well known as the most gigantic labor or
ganization in the country, if not in the
world Mr.. Lederman also belongs to
many other labor organizations. He is a
most active worker, energetic to super
lative degree and very ambitiozs. He is
but thirty years of age, aAd was Core
spending Secretary of Labor organize
tion while in his teens
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THE COINAGE conmrrrEE.
Majority said to be in Favor Of the
Suspension.

by Associated Press TO The Tattler.l
New York, Jan. "a special despatch
from Washington of the Evening POST
quotes Chairman Bland of the House Com
mittee on Coinage as saying "There are
several members of the committee whom I
do not know, and whose opinions on the
silver question have not definitely aa5srr
tanned, but from what have learned from
trustworthy sources / am inclined to think
that the majority viii favor a till to susi-
pend the coinage. There are some mem
bers who call themselves silver men who
are in favor of suspension. I am not Q
silver man of that class But it viii not
matter so much what the committee does
The contest will have to be made in the
House. Some kind of bill will. undoubt-
eddy, be reported upon the subject. and
think there can be 40 doubt that the ma
joritY of the House are against suspensions
of the coinage" Mr.. Bland is very conf
dent that the HOUSE will pass bill in
favor of free coinage. He counts the com
mittee as seven to six in favor of suspen-
sion, and this is doubtless correct.
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follows : President,
Mr.. Miller /; Vice
President, Ed Lock
WOO d; Recording
Secretary, Ed Ham
ilton /; Financial Sec
Rotary, I. Wiley /;
Treasurer, ]. 7. Van
Dornes Sergeant-at-
A. Seibold. The
Board ofTrustees CT
this division consists
of Messrs. w. Fl.
Rannister, Chair
man; John Nicho :
son and John Pit
man Aunther f4iviS-
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numbers and inhu-
ence until now it is
on a firm basis, and
growing all the time.
The objects of the
Unicn are to keep
the men together in
a firm bond of friend
ship and to promote
the interests of its
members in every
legitimate way. as
well as to- adjust al
diffarancea hafwas N
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stated that the main
object of the Union
is TO induce all
members to teach
t b cir apprentices
their business in a
thorough systematic
naanner. He also said
that the aim of a
plumber ought to be
to know the rules Of
health and to under
stand the sanitary