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The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17
THE NEWS OF THE WORLD.
cREAM or THE ASsOCTAzED PRESS
DISPATCHES.
Thirteen Lives Sacrificed to Fire Damp
One Body TIsrswn 700 Feee--A Train o.
Cars Shot Ont of the Mouth Of q Mine ~
Balls From the Mouth Of = Cannes.

One Bsdy Thrown 700 Feee--A Train OF
Cars Shot Ont of the Mouth Of Mine ~
Balls From the Mouth Of Cannes.
by Associased Psess to ne TdtGerl
EVANSTON, Wyo,, Jan. 16.-Details OF
fre-damp explosion which occurred in
Mine No. 4. al Almy, st an early hong
Wednesday morning. have just reached
here, and show it to have been one of the
most disastrous in the history Of the Rocky
Mountain coal mines. Occurring as it did
at night when only a light force Of men
were at work, the death roll was limited 70
thirteen. The whole face Of the country
and that portion Of the settlement fronting
the slope gives evidence of the terrible
force Of the explosion. The weigh and fan
houses were entirely demolished, and
the engine-house badly wrecked, while
residences and business houses LOST
fronts, windows, doors and ehimneyEs
The mouth of the slope has the appear
anca of huge funnel, from which fully
thousand cubic yards Of rock have bean
torn and distributed over the adjacent
country. A train of thirteen cars going
down into the mine at the time of the ex-
plosion was broken into fragments and
shot out as though from the mouth OF q
cannon. Two passengers thereon were
most terribly mutilated, one beng blown
over the engine-house. The body was
found 700 feet from the mouth of the slope,
minus the head and arm. Timbers and
track for seventy feet inside the slope were
torn up and scattered over the surrounding
country, and the ground for fully half q
mile from the mouth of the mine was COW
cred with pieces of cars, ties, timbers and
other debris. Huge timbers crashed
through the roof of Superintendent Faulk's
residence, $50 yards from the slope, and
fell between two beds occupied at the time
by himself and family The two 1oremen
carry both open and safety lamps, and It
is believed one Of them ventured into some
room with the former where an unusual
quantity Of gas had accumulated. An ex-
plosion occurred here in mine No. in
March. 1883, by which thirty-two China.
men and six white men lost their lives.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17
The Irish National Leaxue.

The Irish National League will hold a
public meeting at st. Michael's Hall, cor
ner of Erie and Tenth streets this evening.
DR.. William B. Wallace and other gentle.
men from New York will speak.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17
a Serious Coke Strike Imminent.
rRn lssoe;ats,7 Forses IN fhe T5affIe,.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 16.-A convention
of the coal diggers and coke drawers in the
Connellsville region will be held at Scott
dale to-day to discuss the wage question.
There seems to be no doubt that an advance
will be demanded under the present prices
of coke. This means strike which viii be
felt all over the country. A member of
the coke syndicate, speaking Of the move
ment, said that if q strike was declared it
would close almost every furnace in the
United States, and cause serious loss to
thousands of people. @
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17
prurdered BY Lunaties.

by Associated Press to the TArrLKR.l
CNo1NSAr1 Ohio, Jan. 16.-Jacob See
per, aged fifty, was found dead in his bed
at Longview Lunatic Asylum this morning.
Two other insane patients slept in the
room. Seeper bore marks of violence, and
it is possible he was murdered.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17

A well-known Jerseyman is authority for
the statement that Ex-Governor Joel
Parker will under no circumstances accept
q nomination to the Governorship. He
says that he is not physically capable of
making canvas.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17

The spectators at the Oakland Rink
were much pleased with the exhibition
given by Miss Lillian Monahan last evening.
She Is certainly an interesting skater,
especially considering her extreme youth.
Miss Monahan is a resident Of Jersey City.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17
Calendars &c 4 Chprch servIce

DR.. Harcourt viii give to each person
who will be present at the services Of
Grace NJ. q. Church this evening 4 hand
some calendar for 1886, containing over
800 beautiful faces.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17
Rnck IN their 0Id PLACES.

At the meeting of the Police Board on
Friday afternoon last it was decided to re-
instate the sergeants in their old precincts,
as they we're before the late change. The
order went into effect at 7 4. M. yesterday
morning
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17

James Monahan, truck driver, Of 512
Jersey avenue, was arrested last evening
By Captain Farrier, for an assault upon q
car driver. His truck was overloaded and
blocked horse car, which led to the
quarrel
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17

WINK Bridge, No. S7S Second street,
matched a pair of shoes flom in front Of
Murray's shoe store, SO Newark Avenue,
and was inSturn snatched by Officer Mel
dafWelter.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17

Kx-Fire Commissioners John Egan lies at
the point Of death at his home, on Eighth
and Brunswick street, Of pneumonia.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17

The Toffey Guard. which made itself
famous during the late Presidential
campaign by its excellent marching, dis
solved its civil organization on Wednesday
night last. The organization will retain
its military character.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17

About midnight last night young man
who looked as if he might have been re-
spectacle once stepped into the First Pre-
cinct Station House and asked for lodgings.
He gave his name as Thomas Towner, %
years old, and said that he was the son of
a retired merchant of Utica, N. Y. He
had come from his home, and gone on a
big spree. He hal pawned every article
of value about him, even to his overcoat.
He asked to be detained at the Police sta
ton till he could send to his folks for
enough money to take him home.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17
10 he Opened J.puarv a5th.


The Hoboken Elevated Railway will be
opened on the 25th inst. for general travel.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17
Polo at the Kinks.

The Pavonia Polo Team the Lee Avenues
at the Pavonia rink last evening. The
game was one-sided, and was not at all
exciting, the home team beating their oppo-
nsnts by score of to 0.
An interesting game of polo was played
last night at tbs Park rink between a team
from New York and the Jersey City, in
which the last named team came off vic
torlous, defeating their antagonists by a
score of to l. The home team also de-
feated the Lee avenue, Brooklyn, team, 8
to Q. Reagan, of the Jersey City's, was
struck in the eye with stick and slightly
injured.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
Mr.. BOmeislfr and the Watch.

CHARLES NJ. Bomeisler, formerly
well-known Phi!adelphian entered the
Astor House retunda not long ago anG
was charmed by the sight of an ole
friend They began talking over ole
times The old friend in speaking of ,
former acquaintance, said he was dead
and that they were putting his golo
watch up at a rattle for the benefit OF the
poor widow. Bomeisler is the soul oi
generosity
"Well, Tom was mighty good man.
he said, "Pll take as many chances il
the watch as any other man, and if
win it I'll give it back to the poor wild
ow. How much did you invest2 he In
quired of his friend.
Twenty dollars" was the re
sponse
well, I'll go you five better. II
give $25," said Bomeisler
The chances was quickly taken, but
as there was no dice box handy the in
vestors drew wooden toothpicks for the
tInepiece. 1t was to go to the man
with the shortest toothpick. The man
turned out to be Bomeiser
''l've won it for the widow" he said
triumphantly. Where's the watch2'
The bartender pointed behind the
bar, where the watch hung in golden
atfulgence.
''Let me see it, continued Bomeisler
at looks like good one" ," turning it
over in his hand as he received it. 81
don t blame the widow for"
Suddenly his eyes bulged from his
head. He rubbed them viciously and
stared at the watch. Then he gazea at
the chain endant from the buttonhole
of his waistcoat
"Well, by all that's mortal" he
groaned, ''if it isn't my own watch !
You're pretty lot of macers, ain t
you"
1t was true. His friend had stolen
his watch while embracing him, and
Bomeisler had won it in the rattle.
The $a5, howe,er, eyaporated in cham
pagne.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
He Had Seen Her Before.

Passengers-sn the west side of a down
train on thezsixth Avenue Elevated road
recently caught glimspes of something
that excited brief but lively interest,
at least among the bald headed men
aboard. A large front window of the
fitting room of a dressmaker's estab-
lishment on the second floor was wide
open, and inside appeared lady about
trying on dress IN apparent uncon-
sciOusness that anybody could see her
She had on white skirts, starched
fiounced, and ruffled: little black silk
corset of the kind women wear, with
the full dress costumes that show big
VS. of their backs, and over each
shoulder lay little band of filmy, lace
like material supposedly connected
with some delicate undergear worthy to
press the satiny skin that was so lavish
ly shown. The back of her right
shoulder was towards the window, and
she was looking toward the back of the
room, as if waiting for an attendant to
hand her the dress that was to hide
those round arms and cleaning should
ers. 1t was surprising how suddenly
and unanimously the men on the west
side of the train saw her.
"Rather pretty free show, that, "
commented passenger to the saturnine
guard, as he stood waiting for the open
ing of the gate at the next station.
"Yahw snarled the guard, IN a tone
of disgust Il was ketched on dat
wunst, meself. Shes wax."-N Y.
Sun
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
Persecution I'm China.

There is no longer any room to doubt
regarding the ported massacres in
China. In the last number of the Ms.
slams CathOlsqueS the details of the af
fair are given By the agent of foreign
missions at Shanghai. The disaster is
attributed to the Protestants in these
words: TT is the Protestants who draw
down on us all this, especially the
Americans, by their stupid Originalisy.'
The letter is dated Tuotae, July 2, 1886.
On the day before, about four o'clock in
ing, a mob demolished and pillaged the
Protestant establishments, and then
rushed upon the large Catholic church
at Chongkin and TO the priests resi-
dence. The doors were burst open, and
the unfortunate priests who contriyed to
hide themselves bcheld the work of de-
structiOn and pillage. Papers, money,
ornaments, chalices whatever seemed
of any value-were carried off. At about
eight o'clock, when everything had
been seized that could be easily carried
away, the buildings were fired and re-
duLed to ashes The letter does not
give details of the number of the slain,
but 1t is made plain that the priests
lives were saved because they were able
to keep themselves In places of conceal
ment. at this station the Catholic
Church had, besides a fine church and
home for the priests, seminaries and
elegant domains. all Of which, it is
feared have been destroyed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
An American Princess.

1t is said that the oldest son of the
Prince of Wales is to marry an Ameri-
can lady. The stock Of princesses in
Europe is playing out, and the royal
family of England has decided that it
Is well to form an alliance with Ameri-
ca. Torn Topics, New York society
paper. says: "LOrd BeacOnstield was
the first to suggest that the Queens cid
est grandson should take an American
wife. The willy old gentleman had, in
his lifetime, seen so many social preju-
dlces broken down, so many apparently
insuperable barriers removed, that he
foretold the day when the English mon
archy and the American republic should
finally join hands. Every marriage of an
English peer or peers son to an Ameri-
can has brought this day nearer; and
the favor with which the American
peeresses are received. their charms OF
person and intel ect, their easy supTem
acy in the highest drawing-rooms of
London, proved to careful watchers of
the times that the ultimate result was
inevitable. In the inner most circles of
the court it was rumorei nearly year
ago that the Prince of Wales would
look to the United States for wife for
his oldest son." If there is any truth in
the story, this accounts for the fact that
the Prince OF Wales, and his wife, have
been unusually sweet on American girls
lately, Many have supposed the old
man had another object in view, but II
it "roves that the~n Is marvin" in =
people on this side the pond will
have more respect fer Wales hereafter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
THE NATIONAL BANKS.
Why Treasurer Jordan Does Not Believe
that They VIII Garry Out Their Threat.


United States Treasurer Jordan, re-
ferring to the alleged threat of severa
national banks to withdraw from the
national banking system, said:
'You can rest assured that no bank
will carry out that threat; first, because
the situation for them is not at all strin-
gent, and they are in no danger of be.
ing driven to the wall, or even cramped
by these bond calls; secondly, because
there are no State laws under which
these banks can reorganiZe profitably
If any Of the States had laws under
which these banks could issue currency,
there might be some temptation to
them to go out of the system, although
| doubt if their circulation would be
accepted generally then. l am inclined
to believe that these banks would not
for good deal lose their status as ma
tional banks, for the reason that much
of their business would go to the re-
naming national banks. This would
be espe tally the case with small depos-
itOrs, whose suspicious are easily aroused
and to whom the word national in a
banks title has always seemed a great
protection for their small investments.
Again, money now commands five and
six per cent, and the banks cannot
afford to retire their circulation when it
is as valuable as that There never was
time when the banks were making as
much money as now. If money were as
cheap as 1t was some months ago there
might be some sense in these reports,
but it is nonsense to talk of it now"
1t is rumored at the Treasury Depart
ment that the forced substitution of other
bonds for the called three per cents.
will not be pushed very rapidly, and
that plenty of time will be given the
banks 10 make the change. The called
bonds deposited by the banks will be
the last taken up for liquidation, and
no bank will be crippled by these calls.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
ChiyaIry in ArmOr.

War is always brutal, always terrible
but there seems something almost cow
ardlv in the custom OF the brave knights
of old" in crawling for safety into suits
of steel and iron. And the funny side
of it all is that sometimes knights thus
covered with plate, like modem iron
clads, would fight all day without being
hurt In one of the Italian battles OF
the sixteenth century, two armies OF
knights sheathea in the best Milan armor
fought from . in the morning until in
the afternoon without one valorous war
rior being killed or even being wounded.
st. Nicholas.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04

Mrs. May, the wife OF Owen May, Of
Dahlonega, Cal, lost her life, few days
ago, from the sting of a hornet on the
end of her nose. Her face, head and
neck were dreadfully intlamed, and the
lady died in excruciating pain.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04

A poodle was buried under "a grain
stack in San Joaquin County, California,
for for weeks 1t had existed during
that time without tood or water By
careful nursing the dog has been placed
in Il hearty condition
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04

Our Yankee friends could not cap
ure Charleston during the war, but they
have done it now. 1t is city that had
to be shaken before taken, so says the
Macon IeLeQruph.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
THE GRAVE OF SUFFER-.
Story of the Man who Discovered Gold In
California.

Lancaster Pa.) Letter to Philadelphia Times. ]
In a corner of the old Moravian bury
ground at Litltz, eight miles from
this place, there is stone which is al
ways the first to catch the eye of the
visitor.
There is no difficulty in identifying
the solitary grave in the corner. The
mound above it is twice as big as any
of the others and a large marble slab
covers it entirely. Tie inscription
tells that he who sleeps here was
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
A BATCH OF STRAY JOKES
GATHERED IN FROM ALI. QUARTERS
FOR ONE TO SMILE OVER.

Der BeiIs-His Business Capacity-It Costs
So Much-A Mystery--In the ParlOr-
The 1Tan Who Snved-A Case of PO-
Iitencss-Odds and Ends, ETC., Etc.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
Advertising Rates.
lovn "a So~A wiz NC OnAEeoo - to1'
GPANDP4'S PET.

A bundle of sweetness, rolled up in blue
A round, curly head that was golden,
Two wee chubby hands that came peeping
through,
And ne'er one thing could be holden.
Such a lump of fun as eyes never met,
And the whole went by the name of grand
pas pet.
He's up in the morning when daylight
breahs,
And every one knows all about it,
The day begins just when Roger awakes,
And none are 50 hardy as doubt it.
An autocrat he, whose wish must be met,
All must bow to the rights OF grandpa's pet.
Does he want crown? He'll have grand
pas hat
The eoal-scuttle serves him to fish in,
When he chooses to ride. he'll ride the cat,
And pussy must bend in submission.
He cannot DO wrong-he never did yet
Why, the whole world was made just flr
grandpa2s pos.
When he makes a crows nest of slandpa's
wig,
A1ACAA tAiC oASt lilsll ID IGdlN W KISS
He draws his snuff-bOx about for gig,
And the worst word that's said is, God
bless him!
All clocks in the house TO his time are set
Well, there's nobody there but srandpa's
pet.
What pity we cannot be always young,
And rule like a king in his glory;
What pity that time, with his iron tongue,
Must change the sweet tune Of life's story.
Alas! that We lose in furry and fret
Tie dream Of the time We were grandpa's
pei.
WILLIAM LYLE.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
WON'T CRIME.

A temperance paper says that ga
birds eye view from Trinity sire, New
York, would disclose 10000 saloons in
sight-12, 600 in New York and 1000
in Jersey City, Newark and Paterson. "
But does it suppose for Il moment that
anybody would be fool enough to climb
to the top of that steeple to look for a
saloon z
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04

Chicago Man-Suppose you saw all
there was to be seen in Rome, Charley
etu ned European Traveller - Oh,
yes; went all around. l tell you, you
! ought to visit the amphitheatre there.
It's grand.
Chicago Man-What kind of show
were they giving there when you went,
Charley ?-IEd Bits.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04

A bundle of sweetness, rolled up in blue
A round, curly head that was golden,
Two wee chubby hands that came peeping
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04

Busines Man Been off again, eh2
Dime Museum Man-Yes. | am nearly
driven to death trying to get attrac-
tiOns; never saw such scarcity of
freaks.
"Well, l heard fhe other day of a
man in Dakota who walked seventy i've
miles to pay a bill. ~ OHeuha World.
HE DIDN'T WANT WORK.
Tramp-''Look here, these yere po-
tatoes amt peeled"
Good Woman ''Well, goodness,
can't you do that much p
Tramp with injured air-'T didn't
az fur any work When get that low
/ will run for alderman. "--IUe5 .SJt-
inyS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04

A female of an uncertain age was
asked by a census taker:
"How old are you, Madam 2"
"Thirtg years. she replied.
"That's what you told me last census,
ten years ago"
'Well, I'm not one of the kind of
women who tell one story one time and
another story another time. Teas
Sytings.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04

Willie Freshington-Wouldn't it be
nice if we could stroll together this way
always ?
Miss Hunter This is so sudden, Mr..
Freshington! You had better speak to
mamma.
Willie F.-Yes; but, say, hadn't
better speak to my mother first 2-Ihe
HANDLER.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
TOO GENEROUS.

Young Mother-Bless his little heart.
He's the sweetest baby ever came from
the skies. believe all the angels have
shOwered HIM with gifts.
Young Pa Well, l wish Gabriel
hadn't given him his trumpet for voice.
-OnlGhG World.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-07-29
FEEDING THE HORSE.
A Little Variety Rell.hed by Animals as
Well rs by Men.

WV ~ W 4tAshs
II is about as difficult, MS we under
stand it, for n man TO find out just how
to feed horse to the best advantage,
all things considered, as it is TO find out
how to feed himself How many men
know just what to eat, and how much ?
How many are rs careful about their
food as they know how to bcP Their
own feelings may be warning, some
times, or the appetite may Indicate a
need. In feeding the horse we have no
such reminders. 1t Is all Judgment,
and half of that is guess-work.
Oats are the natural grain food Of
the horse. This is the popular verdict.
But does the horse not want or need
something elsep Yes, he wants a rea-
sonable allowance Of good hay, clover
or timothy, or the two combined. Dat
straw is good, when the oats are cut
before the stalk has lost all of its green
hue. Wheat would be found nour-
ishing food for the horse, and not so
dear as some would ut first think. But
il is very concentrated food, and all
such must be fed with great care and
III connection with coarser food Of
some kind
II oats arc crushed. or Just coarsely
ground, they will prove more nourish-
ing. In England, they are passed be-
tween rollers. But II horses teeth
are good, il will generally grind its
oats pretty well. There Is u great
difference in horses, however. in this
respect, just as there is in men. Some
bolt their food much more rapidly and
less masticated than others. But what
ever grain you feed. do not let the
horse drink Immediately after II you
do, much of the grain will be washed
out of the stomach without being
digested. See that the horse is properly
watered little while before eating It's
grain.
Corn is not the best food for the
horse. 1t is too carbonaceous, or heat
ing and fastening. Not every one
wants fat horse. Fat is not sign OF
the best of health in either man or
horse. II is better to soil the corn and
buy oats with the money received for
it. Corn is apt to make q horse stiff
and logy. 1t is very concentrated food.
as well US fattening.
ALI dry feed is not the best for the
horses health. 1t needs few roots,
apples, carrots, potatoes or other sue
culent food, as relish and regulator
Of the bowels. Nor is all grass good
for the horse, II II is TO do any work, as
most people know. we presume. A
moderate ration ofgrass, Followed with
dry hay, and always accompanied with
oats, win do horse good. The horse.
like man and other animals, relishes a
little variety, and II does him good
National Lire Stock journal.