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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10
WERE THEY ROPED IMP
Prominent Sugar Men Try to Wind Up a
Company to Avoid Further
Assessment.

Prominent Sugar Men Try to Wind Up q
Company to Avoid Further
Assessment.
The argument upon the application of
Henry E. Neise and Franz 0. Matthiessen,
of the sugar house, and others to have
the Ramie Spinning and Manufacturing
Company declared insolvent. was heard
by Chancellor McGill this morning.
Some time ago Karl Meissner and John
Anderson represented that they had d
valuable patent for making fibre
from vegetable growth which
by "a short process known
only to them could be given a gloss and
strength and manufactured into cloth.
Upon these representations the complain-
ants formed a stock company in which
Anderson and Meissner were given 1000
shares and paid two installments upon
their stock
About this time the complainants claim
they examined the patents and found
them to be of little value. and the secret
process which Anderson and Meissner
claimed to possess was no secret at all,
but was generally known in France.
They further charge that the main OBJ
lection in keeping the company In exist
ence is to compel the complainants to pay
the balance on their stock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10
For there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus
But to trust and obey ',
THE AFTERNOON SERVICE.

Interesting Stories of Children Converts
by Mr.. Mills.
Remember now thy Creator in the
days Of thy youth" Ecclesiastics xii, 10.
This familiar yet apt Scriptural injunc-
Mills constructed the sermon he preached
to the young people at the North Baptist
Church in the afternoon. Possibly no
audience to which tine evangelist has
talked or is likely to talk to while labor
ing insthis city can be considered more
fertile field for the results which the
Protestant ministers of lower Jersey City
are so anxious to achieve
There were scores of little ones in the
audience scarcely yet able to appreciate
the difference between ChrisJianized
and an unchristianized career; but there
were hundreds of young men and women
whose choice between the two, if not
made at this stage of their existence, will
most likely bend toward the worse.
The majority of these have been nur-
tured in the Sunday schools, imbued with
the principles and precepts and taught
the beauties of the Christian faith, but
hold aloot for the present from the restric-
tions which the church places upon
worldly pleasures. Fresh, rosy and buoy
ant with young life, yet by education and
religious instruction they are thoughtful
and earnest young people. TO this class
MIR. Mills especially appealed and warned
them OF the dangers OF procrastination.
This he did with admirable effect, as was
shown in the after results.
THE TALK TO YOUNG PEOPLE.
Mr. Mills told them there was no sla-
very like sin; no service like that Of God
Gods ways were those of pleasantness
and peace They might become endowed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10
GreenviIIe Notes.

Mr.. William Roome, of Ocean avenue,
has started for Montreal on a business
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Grady, of Avenue e,
are enjoying trip through the Sunny
South.
The Minkakiva Euchreists will be en-
tertained by Mrs. Saybolt, OF Avenue r.
tomorrow evening.
The Greenville Building aud Loan As
sociation meets at No. 80 Linden avenna
this evening
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10
weather Record.

W. j. Montgomery, auctioneer, would respect
fully call the attention of those requiring eie-
CANT new or secondhand Furniture and Carpets
to attend his auction sale at No. So Montgomery
street (late Van Syckles tomorrow IussQaT}
at half past ten q. N.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10
a TERRIBLE CATAsTROPHH.

Thirty Persons Reported Drowned ut
Memphis, Tenn.
MEMPHIS Tenn, Feb. 10, 1890. "A Port
Eads towboat struck bridge pier this
morning and sunk.
Ont Of her crew of forty men only ten
escaped.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10

so Hudson county councils will be well
represented at the affair.
Damon Council is determined to build
up the order in Greenville. They will
give fine entertainment next Monday
evening at Bam ber Hall and open the
doors to the public. Alfred E. Pearsall,
the e.ocutionist Will Lyle, the banjoist
and humorist; Miss May Belle Johnson,
soprano of Trinity NJ +. Church; Mr.. w.
j. Machin. tenor Of Trinity NJ. e. Church,
and the Thiessen Amateur Orchestra
nave been engaged. In addition, Grand
regent Douglass and Grand Secretary
Alberts will make addresses
The Arcanum notes will appear in fu-
lure III The SUNDAY MORNING NEWS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10
No Blizzard Today.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1890 Weather
Indications for twenty-four hours fos
Eastern New York, New Jersey and Eas3,
ern Pennsylvania:F Far weatheri north
easterly winds; warmer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10
Royal Arcanum.

The Immediate Relief Association of
Bayonne Council, No. 695, Royal Area
mum, will hold its annual meeting in Ar
canum Hall. Bayonne, on Saturday even
ing. This auxiliary organization now
numbers five dozen of the pa members
of Bayonne Council It's object is to rem
der speedy financial aid to the families of
deceased members, the assessment for
each death being 81.
Assessment No. 131 has been levied by
the Supreme Council of the Royal Ar
canum. The order now numbers 1920,
with a membership of 97.93S. Seventy
eight deaths were reported during De-
cember and are included in the new as
sessment. During the thirteen years of
the ORDERS existence it has paid over $l2,-
000, 900 in death benefits.
The members OF Bayonne Council No.
695. Royal Arcanunl, are making prepare
tions to receive d fraternal visit. during
their first meeting in March from Burn
side Council, of Brooklyn.
In the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York city, monster reception and ball
will be given by the ROYAL Arcanum to-
morrow evening, under the direction of
New York Council, the largest auxiliary
organization Of the order. The dozen or
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10

While the family of A. G. Boschen. of
No. 2l7 Hudson street, Hoboken, were
eating supper last night daring sneak
thief entered the upper floors and stole
about $500 worth of silverware. The
police are investigating.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10

ing his address he sang Where is Ny
Wandering Boy Tonight" the congrega-
ton joining in the refrain. He quoted
Shakespeare's utterance:" There is a
tide in the affairs of all men which, when
used it as the basis Of his OBSCURE.
Shakespeare referred to filthy lucre,
which takes to itself wings and flies away.
The Savior says, Behold now is the ac-
cepted time and the day of salvation, He
urged all to take at its flood this tide
which leads to eternal life and joy in
heaven
After the conclusion of the regular SER
vice, short prayer meeting was con-
Quoted by Pastor Mitchell who spoke i'm
pressively on the union of Christians of
the various denominations in grand re-
yival work. There were several testi-
monies given, and a number arose and
requested prayers for themselves or
friends
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10
SIX Hundred Turned AWAY.

The services which were held in the
evening IN the Park Reformed Church
were of equal interest with those of the
day. At an early hour the approaches to
the church were thronged with young
and old, all fastening to hear the sill
ver-tongued evangelist. Every por-
tion of space in the house which n human
being could occupy was filled long before
the service began and it looked as though
many Christians, according to Mr.. Mills,
had not been honest with the Lord. In
the morning Mr.. Mills said that the even
ing service would be exclusively for
those who were not connected with any
church and that no Christian should
come unless accompanied by nom
church member. III they did he said they
would not be honest toward the Lord.
Over six hundred persons were turned
away, and to each was given a ticket
which will entitle him to preference of
seats at tonight's meeting.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-10
THE GREAT. TUNNEL.
Capt. A. NJ. Bishop, Acting Chief Engi-
neer of the Tunnel Survey. Gives the
Latest News About 1t.

Cap. A. NJ. Bishop, who has charge of
the Interstate Tunnel survey, was caught
on the wing in town yesterday and inter-
viewed about the progress of his work
and the outlook for the enterprise, He
said in substance: sour work is progress
ing as well as we could wish, barring the
usual amount of bad, rainy weather we
have had recently. My corps is composed
of wide-awakc, manly young fellows who
60 at their work with a vim. We have
about finished the survey for the present
on this side Of the Big Black mountain,
and / have found, what guessed / could
find when l undertook the work, much
better ascent to the mountain than the
one first proposed. begin to climb by
my maximum grade Of sixty-six feet to
the mile at the mouth of Mud Lick branch
of Callahan creek, about four miles from
town, and rise by that creek to the spurs
of the "Nine-mile Spur" and by making
a distance of four miles in thirteen, get
o 6rst-class route, easy to be built, and in
no place exceeding the sixty-six-foot
grade, to the mountain at q good point for
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-10
THE TARIFF BILL.
The English Opposed to 1t Because it Will
Injure Their Manufacturing Inter-
csts and Benefit Ours. The
Talk that 1t Will Help
England in Other
Markets all
Stuff.

LONDON, Der. 8.-English industry is
beginning to feel the effects of the new
American tariff law Manufacturers were
kept busy up to the latest moment posi-
bic in making goods for America to be
shipped in advance of the new law going
into operation and many are now busy
filling orders which meanwhile accumula-
ted from England and from foreign coun-
tries other than the United States. This
will keep such establishments active for
several months to come; but this good
fortune is not universal, and for many
quarters come evidence of commercial
disturbances more or less serious in their
effects. In the Stattordshirc nail works
the employees have been subjected to a 10
per cent reduction in wages and a similar
blow has fallen upon the small army Of
the laborcrs in the steel works of Barrow
in-Furncss. The Yorkshire mining and
manufacturing industries contemplate
reduction in the number of their en-
ployes, and have dispatched travelling
cure new markets in place of the Amer-
can. The button makers of Birmingham
have sent agents to America to see if it
would be practicable to retain their market
in that country by establishing factories
there in conjunction with their English
houses. The Yorkshire Post, Il leading
organ of the Industries of that region
SAYS: at is useless to live in a fools par
adisc and to attempt to persuade ourselves
that the loss Of our best market is good
thing. 1t may he true, as claimed by OPP
timstic theorists, that the absurd tariff
now being put in force in America will so
injure that country's export trade as to
permit England to secure markets now
interferred with by American competition.
But this is continsencyssfor the future
only, and does not diminish the gravity of
the Immediately present situation. 1t
does not meet current fixed charges on
capital nor put bread into the hands Of
discharged workmen." tits believed that
Leeds will almost entirely escape any i'll
effects from the new law. Her clothes
are of too highly finished and expensive
character to DC much affected in demand
by slight variations of price, or to he
competed with by American goods. Brad
ford, however, with her lower grades of
stuifs, will be hard hit, and the worsted
and coating industries of Dcwsbury will
be almost wiped out,
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-10
RUDE BURROWS CAUGHT.
The Desperate is mt Last Captured In a
Cabin, Tied Across Horse, and
Taken to Jail by Detectives
Who Will Get Big Reward.

DEMoroLIs, ALA, Oct. 9-Rcuben Bur-
rows, who is believed to have been con-
cerncd in train robberies Mt Duck Hill,
Miss, Buckatunna, Miss, and Flomaton,
Ala, and who killed the postmaster at
Vernon, Lamar county, Ala, was captured
this afternoon near Myrtlcville, Ala.
Detectives of the Southern Express Co.
have been on Burrows trail for months.
They have had the assistance of the cit
zens at different places, and this afternoon
John McDulfic, farmer, located Reuben
in cabin. He sent two negroes in to en-
gage him in conversation and nab him.
They found that he had placed his gun in
corner of the room, but had his pistols
in his belt. They sliced his hands and a
desperate struggle ensued until McDufiie
and Deputy Sheriff Beck ran and covered
RUDE with pistols, He was then tied,
McDuilic strapped him across his horse,
his head Oh one side and his feet on the
other, and so rode to Linden, the county
seat. Rube does not deny his identity.
Linden is twenty miles from the railroad.
He will be brought to DcmOpolis tomor
row and be held for his numerous crimes.
The rewards offered aggregate $4,000.
When captured he was alone and was
making his way up from Brcwton, the
scene of his last robbery in South
Alabama, TO his old haunts in Lamar
county, in Northwest Alabama.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-10
of which became laws. Although this
statement shows an action in only JOB

of which became laws. Although this
statement shows an action in only JOB
cases, it is not an index of the amount of
work performed, as large majority OF all
the bills before the committee have been
examined ny the subcommittee, and
found either to come under the law, or
] to have sufficient evidence to fulfil the re-
quircments Of established precedent of
the committee.
OF the bills introduced in the House the
committee on public buildings and grounds
received 494. OF these 1877 were reported
by the committee, the appropriations car
ried aggregating $23,0O0,O00. Of this
number thirty passed the House, car
rying $5,2Sl $3.50 Thirty-six have been
approved by the president, carrying ST.
s5l $3.50 Three have been vetoed (Hud-
son, n. y; Dallas, Tex; Tuscaloosa, Fla.),
carrying $3l5,OO0.
In the Fifticth Congress the appropria-
tie~S for public buildings aggregated
SIC, 557 600.
Forty-onc bills, carrying an aggregate
Of $4,700,00 have passed the committee
OF the whole and are now on the calendar
as unfinished business,
To the committee on claims 1000 bills
have been referred. Of this number 400
have been reported and but eight have
passed the House Of the eight bills
passed four made direct appropriations
amounting to 100000 and four referred
cases to the court Of claims.
During the session twenty-seven bills
have been referred to the committee on
education, proposing general educational
legislation. fthis number two have been
reported favorably to the House-the
Blair bill and the Morrill, educational col
lege bill. The latter became law.
The committee on coinage, weights and
measures received thirty-three bills. Of
these the committee reported FIVE, enc Of
which became law-the silver bill.
The committee on agriculture received
eighteen bills, ten of which were reported
and three Of which became laws.
During the session there were LOG bills
and resolutions referred to the House
committee On printing. Of this number
the committee reported ffty-fve, Of which
forty-seven passed both houses and be-
came laws.
The aggregate cost of printing involved
in all the measures referred to the COM
mittce aggregated $500, 900, and the
aggregate cost of printing recommended
and passed was $60l ,50S.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-10
THEY ARE COMING.
In Spite of Carnegie's Efforts to Keep the
British iron and Steel Institute Peo-
pie North of the Ohio River Two
Thirds of Them Will
Come South:
A CAR LOAD FOR THE GAP.

New YORK, Oct. '9.-The meeting of the
iron and steel men of Great Britain,
France and Germany was success in a
business way, occurring as it did in year
when the United States stepped from sec
ond to first place as a producer of iron.
Many important papers were read, NUM-
Der issued in pamphlet form, and many
valuable points elaborated by discussion.
All sorts OF social courtcsies were ex-
tended to the delegates which gave them
most agreeable Impressions Of New York
and American hospitality.
The exhibit made by the Big Stone
Gap Improvement. Company, aided by its
friends, of its coal, coke, iron ores, mar
bles, building stones, sands. &c, being
the ONLY ore at the Park Avenue Hotel
where the most of the visitors lodged, or
at Chickering7 Hall, where the meetings
were held naturally attracted good
deal of attention, and excited no little in
terest One iron worker said: "The
only coke we have in Great Britain, that
has as much as 9426 of carbon, is made in
Wales from peculiarly rich coal, and
cannot meet the demand at IS per toni"
Many copies of Prof. Procters pamphlet,
maps, and Mr.. McCreath's analysis of
your coke were distributed, and as they
will be read on a portion of their trip,
much good is expected to follow.
l am told that Mr.. Carnegie, during his
passage over, tried to influence his fellow
voyagers to make the trip to the Gogcbic
and other mines Of Wisconsin and Michi-
gan, Niagara 5Falls, &c, but an actual
count of those who registered up to last
Wednesday, showed that only "a had cleo
ted that route, while 225 preferred the
South This proportion doubtless prevails
among the 600 or 500 delegates, and we
expect to get one or two car loads for
side trip to Big Stone Gap after they have
been to Birmingham, Chattanooga and
Middlesborough.
An English Gentleman told me there
was in England, according to the report
of a most trustworthy authority, 81, 2OO,-
600 seeking better investment. Much
of this being trust-funds is allowed by
government to be invested in certain
kinds of securities only, but very large
proportion is now drawing only 211a, 3 and
80 per cent, and would gladly so into
5 or per cent project. 1t seems to DE
necessary only to have a meritorious
scheme that will stand investigation, put
it in proper hands, and then give the
conservative English ample time to look
into it (for they are suspicious of haste) to
have it go,
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-10
Death OF Mr.. j. H. DufY.

Mr.. Jerome H. Duff died Tuesday morn
ing, Oct. 5th, at his home on Clinton
avenue, of typhoid-malaria fever, after
protracted illness of six weeks. he was
born in Lee county, Virginia, February
5th, 1893, and moved to Wise county
number of years ago and has lived at Big
Stone Gap since it was founded He
leaves wife and six children, two boys
and four girls, to mourn his loss. The
funeral services were held at the church
on Wednesday afternoon, under the au-
spices of the Masonic order, of which he
was member. Rev. Wool, the Presby-
teriaan minister, preached the funeral
sermon, choosing for his text the 5th
verse Of the 18th chapter Of John: "Now
Jesus loved Martha and her sister and
Lazareth." A large concourse Of friends
and relates followed the remains TO their
last resting place.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-10
A SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT.
What the Officials of the l.. & n. Road
Think of the Future of Big
Stone Gap.

Pending some recent litigation which
arose from the attempt of the l.. Il N.
railroad to condemn certain property at
Big Stone Gap for depot purposes, the
question arose as to the quantity of land
the company had Il right to condemn for
such purpose, the general law imposing
a limitation upon the right of such cor
porations to condemn property. It seems
further that the law permits the condem-
nation of Il larger quantity of land for
the "principal" depot of a railroad line
than for minor depot. In the case re-
rerrcd to the holder of the land main
tanned that the depot of the Cumberland
branch of the l.. g. n. road at Big Stone
Gap would not be its principal depot, but
that Middlesborough would be, and there
fore the company had no right to con-
denim such large area of property for
the purpose indicated.
Pending the controversy Mr.. W. f. Ad-
olson had consultation Win inc chlel
engineer of the road, Mr.. 0'Bren, and
Intercepted him on these points.
ave expect our principal depot on the
line," said the engineer, twill be at Big
Stone Gap, if the line may he considered
to have principal depot. We expect it
to be the most important point on the
road, not excepting Middlesborough, and
we shall need very extensive depot
grounds
Over thirteen acres were condemned for
the freight yards for which the company
are to pay 81 800 per acre, and they had
already reserved other ground for union
passenger depot.
1t may we'll he inferred from these facts
that the L. & n. railroad company realize
that Big Stone Gap is soon to become q
pOpuOus CITY, n
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-10
FINANCIAL.

New YORK, Oct. 9.-The stock market
to-day was, in marked contrast to that of
yesterday, rather dull especially in the
afternoon, while in place of the wide
fluctuations and sharp movements of yes
terday, there were comparatively small
changes in quotations and little decided
tendency of prices at any time. The feel
ing on the street was undoubtedly easier
and many regarded the situation as likely
to improve from this time cut, and buyers
were encouraged by some support from
London in the early trading. The general
opinion was that any forced liquidation
was nearly completed and stocks had no
doubt gone into stonger hands and evil
dences of buying ny insiders in several
larger properties were seen.
A strong opening was had and the de-
mand from London, with that from the
shorts, was sufficient to make further
slight gains in the early trading. The
advance was the occasion Of some selling,
when the demand slackened away, and
toward noon the bears gathered courage
enough to renew the pressure and prices
were carried down to below the opening
figures in almost everything traded in,
while Burlington & Quincy, Rock Island,
Atchison, Tennessee coal, and some
others, displayed marked weakness under
the assault, and sugar re6neries brought
up the rear with drop of 2 per cent
from the best figures of the forenoon
Good buying again appeared, and late in
the day material recovery from tbs
lowest prices was scored, the market
leaving off quiet but firm at insignificant
changes from the opening. Sales, 1885,,
900 listed and $4,000 shares unlisted.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-10
JOE wHEEI.ER's DISCOVERY.
he Says the Mckinley Bill is MULTI.
but it Is Not Likely Joe's Opinion
VIII Prevail.
(Alabama Specially

RrssELLvILLE, ALA, Oct. 9.-General
Joseph Wheeler, democratic candidate for
Congress, spoke here tonight to large
audience. In the course of his speech he
said that there is no question but that the
Tariff bill is nudity. The bill was
passed by the House and Senate, and in
enrolling the bill section 30 was omitted,
and with this omission it was signed By
the president. He read decisions from
the Supreme Court Of Alabama, including
the case of Moog Is. Randolph, which was
rendered by Justice Summerville, who is
now the inspector Of customs at New
York. These decisions were rendered in
cases in all respects parallel to the Nc
kinlcy bill case. 1t is certain that Judge
Summerville will hold to his decision and
the bill will be nullily. This will over
whelm the republican party.