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senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The con,
ference on the bill to increase the
pensions Of totally disabled pension
ers was presented by Davis and
agreed to after an explanation to the
effect that under the act Of 1880, il
had been provided that totally dis.
abled pensioners then drawing $50 a
month should receive S72 increase.
IL did not apply to those who were
pensioned thereafter; that the bill as
it passed the Senate was intended to
correct that commission; that the
House amendedit so as TO allow the
arrears Of pensions in such cases,
that the conference was on that
point and that the result was
prat ticallya;iopted.
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LARGE AND SMALL.

5errrrsYASsHIP is one Of the
highest spheres in which the powers
of man can be exercised. Mere poll
ticians exist in great abundance.
Statesmen are few and far between.
Whenever one OF the latter appears
he naturally draws upon him the
fire of smaller souls. They cannot
understand him, because he is as far
out of the reach of the self-seeker as
the ripe scholar is beyond the COM
prehension Of the novice. The
smaller fry are as easily distinguish
able. though numerous, from the
statesman, as near-sighted men are
distinguishable from those whose
vision is of wider scope. Commoner
minds are always engaged in scruti-
MIXING objects in close proximity to
themselves, while the more compre-
hensive mentality sweeps the hori-
zOn.
So, men called to Iegislate exhibit
their calibre by theiE processes, max
ing it patent that they consider
themselves bound 10 employ most Of
their energies in turning every
beneficent stream toward the par
ticular spot of earth from which
they happen TO hail, losing sight Of
the fact that their highest duty is TO
operate for the benefit Of the whole
and unfortunately to protect the
proper interests Of their own sec
ton.
Hence the upward grsdations of
craftsmanship. The germ of self
ishness is in the individual. His I
Notwithstanding the limitations
prescribed by the sphere in which
he moves-will exhibit the extent
a. his sympathies and manifest
the size of the man. From the in
dividual it may extend merely to
the family, if he have one; thence
to his special circle OF friends, town, ,
county, territory or state, nation and
finally the human race.
The great mass of men are camped ,
all along the line, the number reach
ing the terminus being but n cor.
poral's guard. Indeed, there are
hosts who practically never leave
the threshold of their Own doors.
Small men have lots of elbow
room, because they do not occupy !.
much space. Large men are jostled =
because Of these Conditions being .
reversed. A statesman in the true A
sense Of the term wiz stand by D
what is right and just. H. meets Il
with abuse. He does not recede h
from his position, no matter as Il
to the character Of the obstacle. n
His way may be impeded. He ac- II
,epts Of the inevitable, braces him Z
elf for stay and waits. Another
Inevitable arises, if he is on the :,
light track-the obstruction in time
VIII vanish and he will resume his h,
march until another impeachment, pi
or a while insurmountable, appears, Ii
nd again he biies his Opportunity. la
which appears, and onward he goes TT
oward the goal of his purpose, while R
elf-seekers and satellites Iinger on az
he road, hu.tering around limited Q
Tea commensurate with their con- ~
racted dimensions. There are men -
md there are mice. N
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Miss Ellen GIadstone is vice.
principal Of Newman College,
Cambridge, and resembles her IA
nous father more thaR does any
other Of his children.
One reason why a fat man doesn't
catch cold rs easily rs a lean man
Is because he is so much wrapped
up in himself. = burlington Free
Fress.
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FEARFUL PLUNGE.
A SnowploW and Three Locomo.
tives Go Down a Bank
Fifty Feet.
BRAKEMAN KILLED AND TRAIN
MEN BADLY HURT.
The Elections in Germany.-Great
Rain Fall in San Fran.
cisco, Etc.
By Telegraph to the NEWS.
In the STERN Nerndns.

SACRAMENT, Calf, Feb. 90
Late today snowplows succeeded in
breaking the new blockade on the
Central Pacific line over the Sierra
Nevada mountains. One of the
eastisound trains that had been on
the road for five days succeeded in
reaching the eastern base of the
Sierras at Truckee today. Probably
day rtwo more Will be spent in
Hanging the rails, but unless there
10 a heavy snowfall again, the road
will then be open for all trains.
Last night, at Cape Point Mills. n
plow engine and four other loco
motives were derailed by broken
rail. The plow engine and two
succeeding locomotives were carried
down a bank fifty feet. The two
rear engines were dragged from the
rails The brakeman was killed,
and other trainmen badly hurt.
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TOLEDO, Feb. 2l.-E. P. Breakin-
ridge and Co., tinware, and Smith
q Haldeman, elevator mapufac-
turers, Were burned out this NOR
ming. Loss SS5, 900.
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.ekIy Rank stnfemer

NEW York, Feb. 21.-Reserve de.
crease SS,796, 900; specie decrease
So, 900, 900. Banks now hall
50, 400, 900 in excess Of rule.
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Tho Temperature.

CHICAGO Feb. 2I.-New York, IS;
New Orleans, IS; st. Louis, Il;
Cincinnati, 30; Chicago, 4; Win
nipeg, 10. 70 1.
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House.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 2I.-Hooker
OF Minnesota, proceeded with his
address on the Worlds Fair bill.
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"a. n.,.,.s,er ni...n..

LONDON, Feb. 2i.-The steamer
Bdy Fisher has a arrived at Port Tai
bot, Wales, and landed Captain Put
nam and eight Of the crew Of the
ship Sorereig,s, sunk by the steamer
NYglfg1te, Off Lundy Island, on
Tuesday. Twelve Of the Sopereign's
crew have now reached land. The
fate OF the remainder is unknown.
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ASDERsoS.-At Auckland Park, Dec. Is,
lss9, OF eonvulsions. during childbirth, Jane
Ellen. beloved wife of Arthur Anderson
and youngest daughter of William and Mary
Coulthard, aged 10 years Hllennial ssor
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Its a singular fact that. with two or
three exceptions, the members Of the
First Presidency and Of the Twelve
Apostles are natives Of this country.
George @ Cannon is a most notable
exception. he was a Liverpool boy,
but his parents were converted to the
faith when he was only II, and trained
him in it. The plain story OF Cannon's
life IS stranger than fiction. He was
printer on the TYEes and Seasons at
Nauvoo when Joseph Smith was MUIR
dered in the jail at Carthage. Three
years later, when barely OF age. he
went with the advance party of Nor
mons across the plains, and was one
OF the pioneers Of Salt Lake CITY. In
1919 he was a gold digger in California.
In 1850 he was Mormon missionary
on the Sandwich Islands acquiring
the Kanaka language in SIX weeks.
-Four years altar that he was bacl, in
California publishing q paper called
the Western Standard. When the
United States troops under General
Albert Sidney Johnston, marched To
Utah in 1859 to suppress the antici-
paied Mormon uprising. young Cam
non was in charge OF the DEsEREr
NEWS, and carted the type and presses
to place Of safety. At the age Of 81
In 1852, Cannon reached the official |
position than which there WIS but one
higher in the Church. He was chosen
an Apostle. then he was sent abroad as
president OF the European mission.
In 1862, the Mormons, having re-
sisted all overtures from the South IN
Ioin the Confederacy. held a constitu-
ional convention, and applied to
Congress for admission as a State.
That was in the darkest period of the
var for the North. and quite a strong
movement developed at Washington
n favor OF the admission Of Utah
The Mormons felt so confident Of the
Import OF the Republican party in
heir petition for admission that thew
the State OF Deseret, as thew
allied it, and elected two United States
senator's These Senaiors-elect were {
Vim. H. Hooper and George @ Can I
on The latter came from Europe to ,
Washington to urge the claim OF Utah. '
When the Statehood movement failed 4
annon went back TO his European 4
lission, and in two years forwarded
1000 converts to Salt Lake City.
rom Europe he returned to Utah
become private secretary to Brig {
am Young. After holding that posi- u
on three years he took charge Of the v
Iormon paper, the DEsERKr News n
Id published it until he was elected C
srritorial Delegate to Congress in p
" he held that position nearly ten O.
,Ars. r,
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ID n n III -

MIEIEK-Iu ;h's city, Feb. -, Elizabeth
Meyer Miller. reiict OF the late Eiea1er
Miller; torn April II. ISIS. in F1ensburz
sehlesTig, Germany.
Fuze-A from Eleventh Ward meeting.
house at ii:So on Sunday. Friend. Of tho
family invited 20 attend.
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Al Sal Lote CITY. Utah, on FEB. 81. 1890,
Osserrafiozs taken a; S an, 75fA Rer.
idlag fins, al all sfations.
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WASH FABRICS

During the past week additional Choice
scotch and French snes which, Splendid
assortment already on hand afford the Finest Variety New and
Original Designs to select from N the city i7T-f
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-26
DEAD In HIS BATHYUB
Rich Silk Manufacturer
Chaffanjon Drowned
in His Home.
SUICIDE IS SUSPECTED.
An Air Of Mystery at the House,
and All Information Refused
by the Inmates.

The announcement was made in the
first edition of today's NEWS that Claude
Chaffanjon. one of the rich silk manufae-
trrers on the Heights, had been found
dead in his bath room this morning.
Mr. Chaffanjon was sixty-three years Of
age, and he lived at No. 172 South street
with his nephew, Claude Bougin, and
housekeeper. Last night he was in ap-
parently good health, and in equally good
spirits, and tarried till quite late at the
card table with some friends.
DROWNED IN THE BATH TUB.
at quarter past seven o'clock this morn-
ing Bougin went into the cath room and
found the old man lying dead in the bath
thirds full of water and Mr.. Chaffenion's
head and body were completely sub
merged.
1t could not therefore be said whether
he had been suddenly stricken while tax
ing bath and sunk beneath the water
while dying or dead, or whether he had
purposely buried himself in the water
with suicidal designs.
He had had much trouble at the silk
mill lately, of a financial and business
nature; and in spite of the pleasant hui
NOR he seemed to be in while at the card
table last evening. the belief prevails
among his friends that he purposely CON-
passed his own DEATH
INFORMATION REFUSED.
When | visited the house this morning
it looked gloomy enough. The front door
was locked and no response was vouch-
safed to the bell ring When descended
to the basement the door was
opened as far as an inner chain, across its
opening, would permit, and an elderly
woman, who described herself as the
housekeeper, thrust her face into the
opening. / told her what my business
was She said ia she I; c ed to
| learned that Mr.. BouQin was in the
house. and insisted upon talking with
him, but he sent back word that he would
not be seen.
At the factory an employee who spends
some of his time at the house said that
but little had been allowed to be known
about the death. No one knew, he said,
whether Mr.. Chaffenjon had taken the
fatal bath last night OF this morning.
CHAFFANJoN's FAMILY.
Mr.. Chafonj0n's wife died about four
years ago. They had no children, but an
adopted daughter lived in the house. She
was away from the house last night, nor
has she returned today. She has, how
ever, been sent for
County Physician Converse has been
notified. His post mortem will determine
whether the case is one Of suicide or sud-
den death, or worse than either.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-26
RECOUNTING THE BALLOTS
The Fifth District Boxes, With one
Exception, Immaculate.
Special to the JERSEY city Nelos,

TRENTON, Feb. 25, 1S90.-The Senate
Committee continued its probing into the
Hudson county ballot boxes yesterday
afternoon and last evening. The Fifth
District was finished and nothing was
found to pay for the trouble taken.
Stuhr gained votes in the district and
Mcdonald lost Is. One hundred and five
jokers were found one hundred and four
of which were in the first precinct. The
tally sheet gave Mcdonald 1898 and Stuhr
2090 while the committees recount gave
Mcdonald 1885 and Stuhr 2099.
Work was commenced in the afternoon
with the Third precinct. This was found
to be regular and one joker was found in
the box, which the committee decided
had found its way there through the
regular channel. 1t also contained one
double Democratic ballot marked ''re-
jected.
In the Fourth precinct the tally sheet
and recount agreed and everything else
appeared to be correct. Stuhr lost one
vote in the Fifth precinct from the vote
given him by the tally sheet, and in the
Sixth precinct he gained one. Everything
else appeared regular in both precincts.
In the Seventh precinct Stuhr gained
one and in the Eighth Mcdonald lost
three votes. The Ninth was found to be
immaculate and the committee went to
supper. In the evening the Tenth pre-
cinct was attacked with the result that
Stuhr gained one vote, while everything
was found to be monotonouSly regular n
the Eleventh and Twelfth precincts This
finished the district and the only consola-
ton DIR. Roe could find in his disappoint-
ment at not finding more glaring frauds
was the fact that the district was Re-
MI hlicnn one
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-26
A CRASH IN THE FOG.
The MontcIair and the Erie in Col
lision---A Bad Scare but
No One Hurt.

Before the fog lifted from the Hudson
this morning, the ferryboat. Montclair
had lively experience. She put out
from her Barclay street slip at half-past
seven. bound for the Hoboken dock The
fog was the thickest her pilot had ever
seen.
About midstream the dark hull of the
ferryboat Erie loomed up to port only a
length away and bearing directly down
upon the Montclair.
The captain of the Montclair ordered
his engines reversed and did everything
to avert collision. The same course was
followed by the captain of the Erie The
efforts of both. however, were unavail-
ing.
Both boats were crowded with passen-
gers. The decks of the Erie were jamme6
with working people. The passengers of
the Montclair were all inside the saloons
and knew nothing about the danger until
they were told to tumble out on the
decks.
The terror stricken crowds had scarcely
deserted the MOntclair's saloon when the
bows of the Erie crashed through her
sides, tearing away the seats and hurting
splintering planks and broken glass in
every direction.
1t looked at one moment as though the
Montclair would be completely upset,
but the nose of the Erie glanced along
her guard rail and passed astern.
The MontcIalr was utterly disabled. on c
of her wheels being almost completely
shattered. She drifted nearly a mile
down the river before being oyerteken
and towed to her slip by tug.
The excitement among the passengers
of both boats was intense, but no one was
seriously injured
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-26
QUEER WAY no MAKE MONEY.
Twice Mortgagiug Her Furniture and
Then Selling 1t.

Then Selling 1t.
Mrs. Jane Cadet, is 3 tall, angular,
gaunt looking woman of sweet fifty sum
mers and Heaven knows only how many
winters, is deaf in one ear and uses a
speaking trumpet for the other. Mrs
Cadot is confidence woman who pravs
upon loan agencies.
On the sixth day of November last Mrs.
Cadot secured q loan of 500 from the
Fidelity Loan Association on the furnf-
ture of her apartments at No. l41 Newark
avenue. The loan was to be repaid in
monthly installments
On the 26th of the same month Mrs.
Cadot applied tor and secured a loan
from the Gregory Loan Association OF
$55 on the same goods.
Early in January the old fraud sold the
same furniture to Mrs. Webster, a sec
ond-hand furniture dealer, at the corner
of Bay and Erie streets, and skipped out
alone for Philadelphia.
Now the fun commenced.
The Gregory Association was the first
to find out that Mrs. Cadot had sold the
furniture and skipped tor parts unknown.
Her husband who is said to be a hard
working .employe of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, had given his consent TO both
transactions. This was found out by the
Fidelity, but before the Fidelity got in its
fine work Mr.. Gregory attached Mr. Ca
dots monthly salary of $50 when due and
recovered. Justice Weed issued the at
tachment. The officers are in search of
Mrs. CadOt,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-26
MORE BILLS PROPOSED.
Does Chief Murphy Think of Retiring
Lehigh Valleys Tracks.

Does Chief Murphy Think of Retiring
Lehigh Valleys Tracks.
TRENTON, Feb 25, 1890-Mr. Boyle is
determined to save the lives of his con-
stituents if possible. He introduced into
the House In new form this afternoon
his bill providing that the frogs" used
on railroad tracks shall be so connected
that person cannot get his foot caught
in them. His first bill on the subject was
killed by the committee. The other bills
introduced were:-
Mr.. Kalisch, Provides for the establishing of
Board to be known as a State Board of Medical
Examiners, to consist of nine members. Said
Board to have power to examine applicants to
practice medicine and license the same. Any
this Board shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
fined not less than $50 or more than $780, or inn
prisonment, or both.
Mr. Mullone. Gives chiefs of police who have
honorably served chief of police for twenty
years and upward a pension Of onehalf OF the
full salary received during active service.
Mr.. Mullone (request), Authorizes the building
of bridges over the waters constituting the boun-
dairy line between the State of New Jersey and
Staten Island in the State of New York
Mr.. Erwin, Prohibits the crossing of any rail
on the same level or grade of the street. etc. in
cities of the first and second class.
Mr.. Boyle. Limits the time for advertising for
proposals or bids for any contract work in any
county of this State to ten days only.
Mr.. Trier, Provides that the Fire and Police
Commissioner shall receive an annual salary of
not less than 81 1000 and not exceeding $1,000
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-26
fate of MIR. Kelly's bill to repeal the act
creating the Park Commission.
THE PROGRESS OF BILLS.
The Riparian Moneys Bill Reaches
Third Reading Car Transfers.
cso-oof..I 10 fho lerea1r (rifal Mann,

The Riparian Moneys Bill Reaches
Third Reading-H Horse Car Transfers.
Special to the Jersey city Nel0s.
TRENTON, Feb. %, 1890. I'm the House
this morning Mr.. Usher presented petit
ton from the knights of Labor praying
for the passage Of the Weekly Payment
bill
The bill providing that the moneys re-
ceived from the sale of riparian lands
shall be devoted to the payment of the
current expenses of the State, and the
Weekly Payment bill passed TO third
reading.
Mr. Campbell's resolution providing
for the appointment of a commission to
the State was recOnsidered and a substi-
tute adopted, which requires the commits
sion to report to this session of the Legis-
lature.
ANOTHER ON MURPHY.
Mr.. Murphy's bill reDealing the act al
lowing the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany to abandon navigating the Morris
Canal was recommitted.
The bill giving Justices of the Supreme
Court power to appoint sergeants-at-
arms of the court in counties of the first
passed.
Murphy had better luck with his bill
compelling horse car companies, whose
tracks cross each other, to furnish trans
fer tickets. It passed the. House this
afternoon without any considerable oppo-
siti0n.
The Senate passed the bill this after
noon which extends the tenure of office
act to the Police Department of Jersey
CITY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-26
SIXTH DISTRICT BOXES.
Results of the Committees Explorations
Through Them.
Special to The jersey city Nesos.


Special to The Jersey City Nesys.
TRENTON, Feb 26, 1890. The First, Sec
ond and Third precincts of the Sixth dis
trict were quickly got through with, and
all that could be found wrong in the
three precincts was an error in the Third,
whioh when corrected increased Stuhr's
vote by one.
The Investigating Committee took the
Fourth precinct of the Sixth district this
morning, and reduced Stuhr's vote by
one. It then stood 61 tor Stuhr and so for
Mcdonald.
The fifth precinct was found to be cor
rect in every particular and in the sixth
one vote was taken from Mcdonald and
given to Stuhr leaving the vote 105 for
number one was missing from the string
of the seventh precinct, and the last ticket
bore the name of Frank Kimmerly
for Freeholder only. Everything else
was apparently regular, except the count,
which increased McDonald's vote three
1t then stood Mcdonald 63, Stnhr 204
Mcdonald gained one vote in the Eighth
precinct, which was taken from Stuhr;
The vote then stood, Mcdonald 80 and
Stuhr 90.
In the Ninth precinct the recount did
not change the returns. The same result
was achieved in the Tenth precinct. In
the Eleventh Mcdonald lost and
Stunr gained /, the recount standing Nc
Donald. 100; Stuhr, 2l7.
The twelve resulted in q loss of one for
Mcdonald, which was gained by Stuhr,
and stood :--McDonald, 1l5, and Stuhr, 40.
AS the committee had not the combiua-
tion of the Bayonne boxes the exarnina-
tion was put of till Monday.