The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-08
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.
Items of Interest Cleaned from a
Variety Of Sources.
CHICAGO AND THE rAIR.

CHICAGO AMI THE FAIR
1t is said that Governor Fifer will
call a special session of the Illinois
Legislature at once to deal with thu
Worlds Fair matters. The principa-
work will be to provide Tor the State ex
hibit. This will involve the appropriation
ofla liberal sum and the appointment of {
commission to spend it,
Next will be the authorization of the
issuance of Fair bonds to the extent Of
IS 900, 900 by Cook county. To enable this
a constitutional amendment can be made
only by a vote Of the people, but in order
that it may be submitted to the people
Legislative action is necessary.
The Legislature will also be called upon
to cede to the Worlds Fair Association
temporary possession of the State interest
and riparian rights in the lake front,
should it be decided to hold the EXPOSE
ton on that site.
WIPED OUT BY THE TORNADO.
Harpers' Ferry, KY. was destroyed BY
the tornado. The village, composed OF
less than two dozen houses, is q consider
able distance from any railroad. The
houses lay directly in the course OF the
tornado. Men, women and children were
buried beneath the ruins Not . house
renamed standing and the whole sur
rounding country was covered with
wreckage.
Mrs. Laura Thomas, the wife of a
farmer, was found dead by the side of a
large tree about a hundred yards from
her home. An infant child Of q farmer
named Fletcher was found beneath the
ruins of its fathers residence smothered
to death. Seven or eight were injured
badly, but one fatally.
DEMOCRATS GAIN IN INDIANA.
Township elections occurred through
out Indiana yesterday. Returns from
trustees. In Floyd county the Democrats
make a clean sweep. They also gain
trustees in Miami, Clarke, Decatur, Madl-
son and other counties. In Indianapolis
township two years ago the hepupllcSn
candidate had a majority of l,500. To-
night the gains are already so large tnat
CHS majority will likely be wiped out
and the Democratic trustees elected.
MEEKs GOES TO JAIL.
Referee "Joen Meeks decided yesterday
to take his medicine for his share in Sc
curing a fraudulent divorce for ex-Sheriff
Fiack's wife. Judge Barrett sentenced
Meeks to the city prison for one month
and to pay a fine OF S25o Lawyer Bira
called upon Assistant District Attorney
Golf Yesterday morning and told him
that Meeks had come to the conclusion
that he wanted to serve out the term Oh
Imprisonment to which he had been SEN
fenced and to pay his fine instead OF APP
pealing, though Mrs. Meeks had fur
nished 81, 500 bail for her husband. MI.
Golf was astonished.
SHOT FOR A GIRL.
Henderson, KY, was thrown into muoh
excitement Sunday evening over an al
~tereation between two young men. which
resulted in a murder. James Wells. a
sixteen-year-old boy, and Eugene Cornell,
two years his senior, have been paying at
tentions to the same young lady, Sunday
evening they met in the street and began
duarrelling, which loon led to blows.
Cornell picked up q barrel staVe, and
struck Wells on the head. The latter
drew a revolver, when Cornell turned
and ran for his life. Wells gave chase
and fired two or three times, one shot
taking effect and causing CornelIs ueatn.
INITIATING THE INDIAN.
the Tammany Society met in the Wig
wan last night, and Initiated Congress-
Charles n. Turner. A committee
was appointed to select a board OF officers
to be elected a week from next Monday. :.
Two heavy business failures occurred
Yesterday. One was that of George x.
Sistare'sS Sons for about 81 ,000, 900. he firm
was on the New York Stock Exchange
and did a very large business. ~ is
rumored that Douglas Hlger, the Phila-
deiphia partner, who died about q week
ago, was a defaulter to the extent OF a
quarter of a million.
Fraley, in st. Louis. He was the heaviest
operator in the wheat market and was
carrying 1900, 900 bushels. He was called
upon to pay $4,000 yesterday and laid
down his contracts. HIS losses are sald
to be more than $500, 600.