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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-09
Against Engllsh syndieates.

The Newark Trades Assembly met
last night. Nine delegates were pres
ent. Delegate Green, of Typographi-
eal Union No. 1903, presided, and Dele
gate MAars, of the Cigarmakers' Union,
recorded the proceedings. John Dusel,
Gfkhe Clothing Salesmen's Associa-
read a lengthy paper condemn
n action Of business men who
bling their concerns to the Eng
Indicates. He was in favor of
the laws passed by the Legis-
printed in pamphlet form in
- having them printed in the
pers, and he requested the As
to take some actiorR III regard
matter GuTiasof't e coming win
egates Dolan and Green spoke
1gly in regard to the death OF
Asurer Pearce, and a committee,
1sisting of Messrs. Dolan, Flood and
$Eampe, was appointed to draft suita-
pble resolutions. A committee was
also appointed to secure from Mrs.
Pearce all the property belonging to
the Assembly.
Delegate Mohr asked if the commit
tee, appointed to confer with the
Freeholders, and induce them, if pos
sible, to purchase bread from the Co
operative bakery, had met with any
success. He had heard that Mr..
Turkes, who employs o union men,
had received a contract to supply the
County Insane Asylum. The commit
. tee was continued.
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Miss Dora Toaev's Guests

Miss Dora Toffey, of Bergen avenue,
gave a small mpan last night. The
evening was pleasantly spent in dancing
and other amusements. About twenty
guests were present.
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rh.nk rhamselxes swlndIed.

Several tenants in fat No 1856 Mon
mouth street are under the impression
that they have been yictimized by a book
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MUSHROOM MANUFACTURERS.
The Delicacy of the Table Fabricated Out
of Turnips.

The Delicacy of tho Table Fabricated Out
of Turnips.
A mushroom manufacturer" is the latest
thing in novelties, even in these days when
commercial license is often carried to ut
most possible length. An individual living
in the department. of the Aveyron, struck
by the high price at which mushrooms were
being sold in his district, conceived the idea
Of fabricating the delicacy out of turnips.
He cut the turnips into rounds. dried them,
and after giving them dab Of the paint
brush disposed of them to unsuspectino
customers as the genuine article. For
some time he drove a thriving trade,
but unluckily for him he one day sold a
batch to gourmet who was not 80 easily to
be taken in.
Indignant at the trick played on him, the
gourmet brought an action which has lust
resulted in the condemnation of the mush-
room manufacturer to two months impris-
onment. 1t was in vain that he pleaded
that he had enabled his fellow citizens to
regale themselves on a vegetable which
they regarded as good specimen of mush-
room at cost far below that commanded
by the real article. Vain, too. were his
efforts to demonstrate that his mushrooms
could be consumed without entailinp dis
astrous consequences on lovers of the deli
cacy. The court turned deaf ear to his
specious arguments and has allowed him
two months leisure to mediate on the
error of substituting dried turnips for hon
est oms.-Correspondence of the
London Telegraph.
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A BIG FIRE.

More Than Halfa aIiliiaa iagE,ropsssy Ds-
stroyed by Flames.
PHILADE1PH1A. July B.-One Of the most
destructive fires that has occurred in this
city in several years broke ont at 4 O'Clock
this morning in the planning mill of H. T.
Atkinson, Tenth street and Susquehanna
avenue. Wind carried the flames across
Tenth street to the east side and Atkinson's e
lumber yard also caught fire. The ex-
tensive wall paper manufacturing establish
ment of Carey Bros, which was separated
from the Atkinson mill property by mar
row street was next to 90. Inside Of half
an hour from the time the flames attacked
Carey Bros. establishment that u,acnifi-
cent building was n complete mass OF
ruins. Firemen scarcely attempted to check
the flames in Carey Bros. building as thew
realized efforts to be hopeless, but sue
ceeded in saving rows Of small houses
occupied mainly by employees. When the
walls fell, bricks piled against their houses
and the frightened occupants made their
escape from the rear, and women and child.
rem, half dressed. ran through the streeta
terror-atricken. Meanwhile the planinr
mill had been completely destroyed. Fire
men succeeded in quenching the flames in
The lumber yard after its contents had been
partly destroyed. Losses of Mr.. Atkinann
will reach $4,000 and Carey Bros. fully
S5OO, 600. 'S
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A Big Irrigation Scheme.

DENVER, July 13.-An association known
as the Rio Grande Irrigation and Coloniza-
tion Company will soon begin work upon q
scheme for the reclamation of large
amount of land in the northern part of the
valley Of the Rio Grande in New Mexico.
The plan is to build dam across a canon.
which will form reservoir eight miles
long by three miles wide. In this reservoir
large quantity of water which now runs to
waste could be stored. The company will
construct 200 miles of canals and a system
Of minor reservoirs with which to feed
these canals.
The land which it in intended to irripate
is on the mesa which lies above the lower
valley of the river and upon which water
has never been conducted. There is a
broad expa nse of the land, and il watered
it could be made to produce bountiful
crops of cereals, alfalfa, vegetables and
fruit. The construction of the irrigation
works and the subsequent distribution Of
the water will be in accordance with the
laws of New Mexico.
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The Revolt Against D.lamater.

PTrTsBuRa. July 18.-Washington is usu-
ally ono Of the stanohest Republican coun-
ties in Pennsylvania. This Is what Rush
T. Jones, editor of the Petroleum Ex-
change (republican), published at the
county seat. says of the feeling there this
year:
The old line republicans in Washington
county are in open revolt against tho man
Senator Quay has nominated for governor.
The mugwump element will to man vote
for Pattison, and many of those who have
always been voting the straight ticket will
bolt 1t this fall and vote for Pattisou. A
number of Methodists in the county have de-
clared that they will vote for him also, be-
cause he is regarded as one of the leading
members of that denomination in the state.
The other element which will oppose Della
mater very vigorously and openly is the oil
men. The animosity is wholly due to the
fact that the republican nominee for gov
ernor was the man who was the chief in
strument in having the Billingsley bill de-
feated. Delamater's majority will be small
in Washington county. The usual repub-
lican majority there is from 1900 to 1900.
but If Delamater gets 500 majority he can
congratulate himself as having polled big
vote, - y 20
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TWO HUNDRED DROWNED.
Terrible Loss of Life ON nm Excursiu
Steamer

Terrible Loss Of Life on an Excursion
Steamer. 5t#s
MrNNEApoL1s, Minn., July 13. The
steamer Sea Wing left Redwing, Mimi,
this afternoon with $50 passengers on board
for Lake City, where the state en-
campment Of state militia is in
progress. At several small towns
along the shore of Lake Peppin enough
more people were taken on board to make
about $50 when the boat reached her desti-
nation. The barge was in tow which car
ried 100 of this number. Late this after
neon the party re embarked for home and
was IN the middle Of the lake
off Lake City when the cyclone
struck Little City. The boat became
at once. The barge was cut
loose and after an hour drifted to the shore
with about twenty people on board. The
other 200 or more were drowned. It is inn
possible at this time to give the nam Cd of
the lost, but among the dead are some Of
the best known and most prominent people
of Red Wing and vicinity. A num-
Der Of bodies have already been
washed ashore and citizens have
formed voluntary police service to
patrol shores and watch for others. Search
will continue through the night. The
storm did great damage to property in and
about Lake City, but no lives were de-
stroyed on shore 10 far as reported.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Floods in northern Italy are causing inn
mense damage.
Hamburger Nachrichten declares the
frankfort interview with Bismarck is ex-
act in form and contents.
As result of Admiral Hangs resignation
the Chinese government declares it never
again will intrust real authority in the
navy to any foreigner.
Clinton Schsnok, aged IS, last might killed
Mary Brunt, aged IA. at Fallrisville, Pa,
and suicided. The parties had been lovers
and apparently had quarreled.
The Engadine valley in Switzerland is
covered with snow to the depth of twelve
inches, necessitating the use of sledges.
The temperature 10 two degrees below freez-
ing point.
Storms and foods destroyed the crop at
Gastein and Leinz in Austria. The country
from Spital in Corinth to Oberdrauberg ID
submerged. Great damage is done to rail-
ways and bridges.
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HOW THE CYCLONE STARTED.
A Trainload Of People Barely Saved from
Death.

A Tratnload OF People Barely Saved from
Death.
81. PAUL. July IA few moments before
5 o'clock this afternoon clouds which had
been threatening q storm began to collect
over the region of Lake McCarron, two or
three miles north of the city, soon taking
on rotary motion and theterrible appear
anoe of cyclone. Hundreds of citizens
watched the clouds as they swept together
and followed their course to the northwest,
in which direction many friends had gone
to spend the day at the many little lakes
scattered over the county. Anxiety for the
absent drew many down during the even
ing to learn the first possible
particulars of what they thought
would be undoubtedly disastrous storm.
A young man drove in from Lake Coleman
two persons killed and over 100 injured at
that point. He has been out there with a
young lady friend, and having gone after a
buggy to drive homo, on his return to where
she had been standing he found his COM
panion seriously injured by the storm
Other reports followed thick and fast, each
being little worse than what had pre-
ceded it. To the north and east of the city
there are great number of little lakes,
which are sought by multitudes every Sun
dav, and on the shores of these lakes
many campers pass the hot months
of summer. Lake Coleman is
one of these and the damage there is very
heavy. j. H. Schurmier, prominent bust
ness man, Of st. Paul, and wife were killed
and their little child seriously injured.
George Miller, teller of the First National
bank, was also killed. When this storm
struck the little lake the boat house was
lifted mp bodily and overturned in the
water and 9 boat loaded with persons was
were demolished or badly wrecked.
Passing from the starting point the cy-
clone struck Lake Joanna, Lake Gervais. |
Lake Vadnais, Little Canada, and passed
on about four miles east OF White Bear
lake. Passengers ON tho st. Paul d Duluth
train. which left White Bear at 4:66, were
spproaohing Gladstone vhsn they obeesyed
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In Due and Ancient Form,

heard a pretty good story about certain
ignorant justice who does business up in
Fulton county. This Justice was elected
over an able but very unpopular lawyer,
and his first case was that of a prisoner
charged with violating the fishery law. The
complaint and warrant were defective, and
this the defendants lawyer took exception
to in mastery argument, winding up by
tion seconded9" asked the justice. at is,"re-
piled the prisoner. Gentlemen" contin-
ued the justice, sit is regularly moved and
seconded that the prisoner be discharged.
All those in favor of the motion say aye"
counsel. Opposed, no." silence followed.
and after a short pause the scales-holder
said. '.rhe motion is carried and the
prisoner ia discharged" whereupon, to the
surprise and amusement Of all, court vaa
declared adjourned.-Amsterdam, New
York, Democrat.
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the cyclone forming and watched ito mo-
tion with interest other than fear or excite
He saw the threatening aspect 81 tic Ky.
His Judgment and quick action undoubt-
edly saved the lives Of the trainload.
The terrifying disaster crossed the tracks
scarcely moro than minute after
the train had passed. Help that had been
once sent to them, doctors and other as
sistants going % fast 40 they could be
taken. The bodies OF those mentioned
were brought to the city this evening and
turned over TO friends.
The place where the cyclone struck the
the shore OF Lake Gervais, where F. II.
Schurmier Of this city had = summer cot
tage and. where Simon Good was also
located. The funnel-shaped cloud
swept down on them and demolished
the dwellings, and number Of other
camp Of Col. Helleser of this city with q
large party was blown down, but the party
all escaped injury. In tho wreck Of
SohuTmier's and Goods houses, i've were
killed and ton injured. Il is said the
three and half miles long and that the
worst damage was done Within : limit OF half
q mile.
From Lake Gervaiso the cyclone passed
almost due east and il ID reported IL struck
the settlement twelve miles southeast cf
Saltwater. dem oiashinH M il and killing several
get through. Scenes at Lake Gervaise
along the path of the storm Just after it
passed by were heartrending. Help was on
hand at once, and the wounded end dead
were dug from under buildings and taken
pital, and the dead were all collected In
the Hotel Coleman. The maiority
of the buildings were light
frame structures, which were 80 completely
blown to pieces that there really were not
wrecks under which the occupants could be
rods from the houses they had owned
when living. Help was asked from
White Bear, but it was impossible
to send any physicians; many citizens
however went to their aid. Half dozen
physicians went from ST. Paul at O'clock
to administer to the sufferers. Several of
the dead bodies were brought to this city
and others will remain at Coleman's until
claimed by friends and taken home.
The scene tonight absolutely beggars de-
scription. The number Of dead is not ds6-
certaining who the wounded are. There
must be from twenty-five to
forty wounded, some of them SER
iously, but most Of them
slightly. They have been taken to resi-
dences in various parts Of the city and no
one has any idea as to who they are. There
is no organized system Of relief and conse-
quently everybody is at sea az to the real ex-
BENT of the casualty. It is believed. however,
that six will cover the number killed, but
there arc several wounded who are likely to
die.
Citizens are doing everything possible un-
der the distressing circumstances in prop
erly caring for the dead and alleviating the
sufferings Of the wounded. At the Coleman
house every room up stars and oown is
filled with cots, upon each Of which suf-
ferer is laid, and corps of doctors are in
s@
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A RECORD BREAKER.

Belle Hamlin Trots an Eighth In 1Ah
SecOnds
BurrA1o, N. Y, July 13.-About two years
ago in Buffalo Belle Hamlin astonished the
world by trotting half mile over Buffalo
track in 1;02A, 2:O415 gait. Yesterda '
she trotted an eighth in 14aa seconds, at the
rate Of 2916 for the quarter, and 1:58 gait.
though no horse could carry that clip fur
ther than an eighth. She was driven by w !.
j. Andrews. who gave her head and allowed
her to go as fast as she wanted to and with
out the least urging or touch of the whip.
This was never equalled by any trottinR
horse.
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MORE BODIES RECOVERED.

The Total Of Deaths ID Estimated ~
Thirty.
CHICAGO, July 13.-Six more bodies were
recovered to-day from the hold of the
steamer Tioga, making nineteen so far. ex-
elusive of one of the injured who died nj
the hospital. One 6f the corpses taken ont
to-day was that of white man, others
were negroes. Only two were identified.
Louis and Henry Alexander, colored
stevedores. How many more men
were killed is now growing
uncertainty. Probably it would not be too
much to assume that thirty deaths az abont
the correct total. Half of the hold "a yet
Uttered with wreeka ge from the explosion.
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Conductors in Session.

New York, July 13.-The first annual sea-
sion of the Independent Order Of Railway
Conductors was held here to-day. II now
has membership of 800, nearly all seceders
from the old order of railway conductors
who could not stand elimination of the nom
striking clause from the old constitnt;o,,
The mutual insurance scheme provides for
81. COO on death, instead of $2,60O az IA the
old body. s. Wheaton. formerly GRAND
chief conductor of the old order, was eleot-
cd president.
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Killed III. WIG ma H,m..,,

Owosso, Mich, July 13.-Perry Comstock.
wealthy fermer aged so, this morning
shot and killed his wife and then suicided
after an Intellectual attempt to kill his 90
year old adopted son. The murdered 10
man was the second wife and vas onlv
about q years Of age. Tho couple bays
latterly quarreled constantly, some NV
over property matters. others that Com.
haa enc child uoofhs q -
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2 mule and saddle, and after that he
had no difficulty in making his way to the

=
Congressman John Allen recently told an
amusing war story. Il occurred upon some
battlefield in the south, whore south Car
olina brigade had charged federal works
and had been driven back. The works were
Afterwards captured BY Mississippi bri-
gsde. They had fairly established them-
selves IN the intrenchments when q South
Carolina captain, who had followed them,
sprang upon the parapet and waved his
sword above his head. He was very small
man, weighing not moro than q hundred
pounds. In piping voice he shouted:
south Carolinians, your deeds Of valor
this day will. in future time, be the theme
gallant sons Of the Palmetto state have to-
day covered themselves with glory. Your
fame is imperishable and will"
just then shell from Union battery
some distance away came shrieking along
the parapet ten fest above his head. He
though the devil was after him. Suddenly
he stumbled and fell. In twinklinR, how
ever, he seemed to realize his situation.
SprinRing to his feet he again brandished
his sword and shouted: Halt, mon, halt!
The honor Of South Carolina is at stake.''
John says that the whole Mississippi brig
themselves upon their backs and screamed
with merriment, paying not the slightest
attention to the shells bursting above them.
Congressman Hilary 4. Herbert also tells
2 good confederate war story. Mr.. Her
bert was colonel Of the Eighth Alabama
of the fight at Gettysburg. While his regi-
ment was lying along the line of the Rap
pahannock before the march into Pennsyl-
vanla camp guard was thrown out. Mar
tin Riley was one of these guards. While
Martin was on post Jeb Stuart's cavalry
SNfNn nsNf Skn ~L-II
The raiding and fighting had been inces-
SAINT. The head of the column as it passed
the Eighth Alabama was we'll together.
The rear of the brigade was broken by
sstragRlers. The Alabama regiment passed
Iss; 1ocoss comments ~. Ipon the troopers: Such
boys, and get your buttermilk,'' and:
"We'll take care of you and zee that mo-
body hurts you," were used.
The last straggler was eighty yards be-
mind. de was mounted upon perfect
Rosinante. The horse was lame and com
slouchy that he had to throw the back of
his head on the nape Of his neck to see any
thing in front of him. The hat ran to a
point like that of an italian brigand. It's
top was full of holes and it was so dirty
that no man could tell its original color.
The Alabamians overwhelmed the fatigued
warrior with jibes and jests. He was fear
fully enraged, and gave vent to a choice
collection of brass mounted Virginia oaths.
At the height Of his profanity Martin Riley
accosted him in sympathetic tone Of
voice.
'sSee here, my good friend" he shouted.
The Virginian halted his horse and asked
Riley what he wanted.
well, sympathize with you," Riley re-
piled. "but wouldn't be so mad at those
fellows if was in your place. They don't
amount to anything. They're always hol-
lering at some damphool or other." n
AMOS j. CUMMINGS.
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A Cyclone Carries Death and De-
struction Around the Small
Lakes Near St. Paul.
A Hundred or More People Re.
ported Killed and Wounded at
Different Places.
Buildings Carried Away I'm the Air--Nsr-
row Escape OF Loaded Rail-
way Train.

81. PAu1, July 1a- Especial. IA disas-
trous cyclone occurred this afternoon at
Lake Gervais, summer resort four miles
west Of st. Paul, in which six persons were
killed and about twenty injured, nearly Ill
being residents Of st. Paul. Shortly before
O'Clock small funnel-shaped cloud wa
observed in the northwest. II travelled rap.
idly, growing in size and gaining strength
az it went. At almost exactly O'Clock II
struck Lake Gervais and a small SEQ.
tion surrounding the lake, destroying
nearly all the houses there, consisting
entirely Of summer cottages. ane killing OF
wounding some twenty-f five people. So far
as is known no other damage was done in
the state. the Cyclone cloud rising in the air
after devastating Lake Gervais' cottages
and dissolving away. The city was filed
with startling rumors, one being that over
100 people were killed.
Following is full list Of victims: Geo.
J. Miller, st. Paul, cashier Of First Nation
al bank; Mrs. ]. II. Schurmeier and son
Charles, of st. Paul; Rev. Mr.. Phaede
OF Brennan, Tex, guest of Schurmeier,
George Miller, assistant cashier Of the First
National bank. and man servant named
Peter. The injured are J. II. Schurmeier,
of ST. Paul, ribs broken and scalp wound,
Mrs. Phsefe, of Brennan, Texas, shoulder
broken; Joseph Barnard, Of st. Paul, inter-
nal injuries and broken hand; Mrs. Center,
scalp wound and abrasions; Miss Minnie
Miss scalp wound and head bruised; Miss
Carrie Miss, head and shoulder badly
bruised; Mrs. George Miller, bruised about
the head and back; Clark Howson, bruised
hip; Roy Good, three scalp wounds and in
jured in the spine; Charles Good, OF st.
Paul, serious scalp wound.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
Later advices from Lake Gervais indi-
cate loss of life at that point may reach
fifty. The most alarming news comes from
the keeper of boat house. This man says
he let out this afternoon at least fifteen
boats, none of them had less than two 90
cupants and some three or four. Since the
fearful storm passed over the lake no trace
of boats or unfortunate passengers has been
found.
Report ID Just received that tho cyclone
or hurricane struck Lake City, located on
Lake Pepin, about seventy miles below
here and that large number Of people were
killed by sinking of steamer. The steam*
er Sea Wing was coming up the lake about
8 O'Clock tonight and the storm struck
it fairly and sent it to the botto m.
There we're on board some 15O people from
Diamond Bluff and about SO more were on
the barge which was in tow. The loss Of
life runs over 100 at the lowest.
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Sunday Base Ball.

a Sunday Base Ball.
AT Toledo-Toledo. 1s; Rochester, 6.
AT st. Louis-St. Louis, Z; Athletics, 8.
Eleven innings.
1t Columbus Columbus, 2; Brooklyn, 8.
Tel innings.
Louisville-Louisville, 4; Syracuse, 10.
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Stanley Indisposed.

LosDeA July 13.-Stanley has not recov-
cred frotahis indisposition. He was to- day
confined ~ his bed at Melchel court. He
has been overwhelmed with notes and tele-
grams OF fIongratulations on his marriage,