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, 1890-12-18
Seek a Crossing.


A party of Great Northern en-
gineers have run line from Wilbur
through the California settlement to
the mouth of the Grand coulee,
where they are now at work, head
ing either 10y way of Foster creek or
the Columbia for the Wenatchee.
The Waterville News says; The
party of Engineer Thompson, which
LETT Cumin's ranch above the
Wenatchee about two weeks ago,
arrived in Orondo on Monday. This
line passed through George Smith IS
orchard, thence crossing the first
addition to Orondo in bee line
over the site of j. B. Smiths old plo-
neer dug-up-only the stone chin
ney stands there as II landmark /;
and the recollection of three lonely
winters come like panorama
before the mental vision of
We editor to protest against
the ruthless sacrilege of
running trains over this sacred
pioneer habitat. The line then pro-
ceeded on bee line on the same
level along the brow of the bank on
the east side of Orondo Park,
coming out on the flat west of T..
G.. Fishers residence, thence di-
rsctly heading for and passing along
the river at the Rocky Point to A.
NJ. Vaughn's ranch, w. 5. Gehr
has been engaged with his skiff to
aid the engineer in taking sound
ings OF the Columbia below Orondo
for n bridge, which, II favorable,
would cause the road to be built on
the west side from below Orondo to
Wenatchee. Soundings for bridge
have also been taken at the Cumins
and KeOhler ranches.
, 1890-12-18
JIM HILL IS COMING.
All in Good Season He VIII Meet
the People of Spokane
Falls.
He Wants TO Come to This CITY,
and Asks for No
Money,

When Hon. a. NJ. Cannon was In
New York President Hill, of the
Great Northern, was in the city and
sent word to Mr.. Cannon that he
would be pleased to see him. AS
Mr. Cannon was Ill ut the time he
could not avail himself of the invi-
tation. However he sent word to
the railroad president, through II
mutual trlend, that he was partlcu-
larly desirous of seeing him, on be-
half of Spokane Falls, and assuring
him of the friendly sentiment of the
people of this city toward the Great
Northern.
He further conveyed the informa-
ton that the citizens of Spokane
were impatiently waiting reliable
information as to the intentions of
the company respecting their city;
that they were unprepared to make
any advances In the absence OF
definite knowledge as to the wishes
of the officers, and would like an
expression from Mr.. Hill.
President Hill, in reply. said that
he fully intended that the Great
Northern should come to Spokane
Falls. He did not ask the city for
money, but thought he should be
allowed to come In upon reasonable
terms.
Mr.. Hill further said that he ex-
pected to come to Spokane Falls
before long, and would then confer
with the people regarding tho rou to
of the Great Northern.
, 1890-12-18
REVIEWS LETTER BOX
The w. G. T. U. and the
Canteen System.
AS TO A RAILROAD COMMISSION
A Searcher for Financial Informa
tion-Survival of the
Fittest.
SPOKANE FALLS, Dec. 16.

70 THE EDITOR OF THE REVIEW
The article headed "The Cantcen
SYSTEM" In Sundays issue of your
paper, refers to the ladies of the
w. @. r. U. as being visionary for
protesting against our government
FOR fostering and perpetuating the
curse and degrading influence of in.
temperance.
Let one Of their number reason
about the matter from her stand
point through your columns
We have been taught of old "that
if we would attain success our STAN
durd must be set high"
"No compromise with evil ever
overcame it, The Christian ladies
who compose the w. G.. II, u. be-
long to different Christian denomi.
nations but unite In one body for
the especial object of opposing in
temperance, believing the churches,
while doing good in all directions,
can be strengthened and their num-
bers added to by the influence of
those who are banded together for q
stated purpose-that of opposing
the manufacture and sale Of liquors.
which Is the cause of more crime
and pauperism than any other
factor in the world,
They are not fanatics or cranks
In tho sense that some unfamiliar
with their work look upon them as
being, but women desirotls of help
ing in the cause of the Master, both
by precept and example. No Chris
tan minister would be expected to
preach halfway standard of mo-
rality and have or retain any good
influence on his hearers or be con-
sidered consistent In his calling.
Neither can the w. c. I. u. hold
any but the highest standard for
temperance, and by Gods influence,
blessing their efforts In the
future NJ in the past, hope
to awaken In every man,
woman and child a knowledge
of the evil and make 10 in
their eyes 50 dlsreputable that our
government will no longer sanction
its manufacture and sale, but rather
lend it's influence to civil and fe-
ligious powers that tend to make
humanity less like Adam aud more
like Christ.
Many of the soldiers Mt our forts
are young men whose habits are
forming No one will claim that
liquor In any of its forms is n neces-
sity to them. But If IL Is supplied
them now through this 'canteen
system" their harmless (?) in
dulgence in even the "light liquors"
Will insidiously, but surely, create
an appetite, to the qualification of
which the generously beneficent
"canteen" becomes wholly made
quate. We simply voice the silent
sentiment Of myriad tonibs when
we protest against the use of liquors
in any place under any circum-
stances. And without the demopl-
izing drink there would be no ques-
tion of 'practicability" in the mat.
ter of amusement or entertain ment.
True temperance and selfregula-
tion would be the rule, made possi-
Christian churches and the w. &.
4. u.
Some day, some time, II not in
this present, in the life to come, IL
may be discovered in the light Of
righteous and eternal Judgment that
the w. &. r. T.. Jealous opposition
to what you call "true temperance
is no fit object for the bestowal of
such soulful pity" as you with diff.
fiCulty restrain. &. Il. Il.
, 1890-12-18
RESTAURANTS IN SHOPS.
Growing Conv niences for Women
Who Get Hungry Whiio shopping.
New York SUM-

Several years ago big retail dry
goods house tried the experiment of
providing restaurant for its GUS
TONERS. 1t took up "a large section
Of one floor, and was furnished with
polished hard wood tables, a space
was reserved on the upper floor for
the kitchens, and an army of girls
was employed to act Us walters.
The experiment was n success al
most from the start, as the members
of the firm knew 1t would be.
Prior to that time customers had
been interrupted frequently In the
, 1890-12-18
One Would Think So.
Inter Ocean.

Trivvet-There is town in Idaho
namel Moscow.
Dicer-Ycs; I've been there. It's a
Russian sort OF a place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22
NOT RE PONsIBLE.

The Wells. Fargo Co. Say the Building
Was In the Hands of the Centrsetors
General Superintendent Hancock, of
Wells. Fargo G. Co., said:-"While we
very much eplore the loss Of life and In
juries of the men who were caught by the
wall. we are not financially concerned
in any way. The building was
not completed and was therefore
not our property snd we are In no way
responsible for the accident. Further
than that am unable to say, for l am in
ignorance of the details OF the affair"
| gave him a full account OF the acci-
dent, but he said he would not care to
venture an opinion as to who was respon-
siole for it.
Mr. L. J. Grove, the City Superntend-
ent, was at the wreck all the morning.
He said. In response to my inquiries, that
the Wells-Farg0 Company was not in
possession Of the building when the acci-
dent occurred. That it was the property
OF the contractors until completed
and paid for He said. although
he had investigated the matter as far Ms
possible, he was unable TO say upon whom
the responsibility rested, but they would
probably have an expert upon the ground
10 examine the matter thoroughly. The
fall of the wall would delay the
completion of the building about two
weeks, and the loss would fall on the con-
tractors. The delay in finishing the
building would not Inconvenience them,
although they had expected it to be done
at the time promised.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22

empf. because there is something repui
sive n the idea Of taxing a mans grave.
But say that all OF the cemetery prop
erty except such as is absolutely used for
burial purposes should be tnxed on the
basis OF the use to which the property il
put; not as ordinary laod. at 500
an acre, but in some proper tlou to fhe
vaiue OF which IL is applicable and usef nj
for cemetery purposes. That is II fn ey
can get SO for fourteen square feet. and
they have 2. 400 fourteen square feet plots
ia an acre, the assessment for purposes Of
taxation should be in proportion 70 the
value OF IL, for the purpose of which 10 Is
used or intended 10 be used. / submit to
this commission that this II quesffo =
for their most earnest consideration. and
do hope that some means will be pro
vided whereby these money making { or
porations shall be made Of some ben Ell
to the munlci palifies In which they ara
located and of the benefit 60 the State a
large. ask that in preparing any bill
on the subject Of taxation to present to
the legislature that this question shall
receive your most earnest consideration.
aud shall be only too glad to aid you in
any way TO put the matter into proper
shape"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22
THE GREAT OFFICES.
4 Trenton View Of the
Comptrollership and
Treasury Contests.

TRENTON, November p. Se0-The True
American this morning says:-~Thc
fight over the State Compfrollership has
narrowed down to two men. but they are
men worthy Of each others steel They
are Colonel John T. Van Clesf, Secretary
Of the State Board Of Assessors, and
General William c. Hep2enheimer. Both
gentlemen are members Of the Governors
staff. and have the same circle OF friends,
The fight between them will be fierce
yet friendly one. General Heppenheimer,
when in the city a few days ago. inti-
mated that he did not think Colonel Van
Cleef would remain in the field az q cam
dicate. but the Colonel says lie is candi-
date. Both gentlemen are popular and
have many powerful friends- Il Will be
close work
Mercer has one candidate for E:ste
Treasurer, but the others are all from the
northern part Of the State Jonathan H.
Blackwell would like the appointments
and win make fight for IL. George l.
Gray. OF Newark. and Robert Jordan. of
Jersey City, are the only other two cam
dfdates OF prominence. Doubtless thero
win be more as the time approaches for
the election
There promises to be an interesting
three-cornered fight for the Speakersbip.
A number of candidates are IN the field.
but the three who seem 10 be most proIn-
inent are Michael Nullone, Of Hudsoni
Morris- Sou tn Jersey would demand the
position, but there are no members who
have served any time IN rhe House exoepb
from Monmoth. Ali three OF the msm-
bers from that county, johnson, wins
and Campbell. are candidates. but this
so divides their forces tkat il Ii not likely
that any OF them can get IT,
For rsresident of the se,af<, IL IL oar,er-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22

the iron contract We had j1st raised the
fourth rafter from the west end, when
suddenly heard a crash and saw the
peak end tumbiing on the inside. The
flooring seemed to be giving way beneath
my feet. One of the rafters struck me on
the head and gave me bad CASH was
not unconscious. but was too frightened
to know what was going on about me.
crawled near the next ten-inch stick. think
ing it the safest place. Then I heard
some one yell, The whole building is
coming. Get out quick, for Gods sake.
| arose and found myself by the side OF
Tommy Trainor and with him made my
way to the elevator where the timbers
and bricks are hauled up- My leg hurt
me worse than my head and 1 found 1t
impossible TO climb down. Tommy
Trainor went down ahead OF me and
supported me as he lowered the line.
didn't stop to look about me. / was
hustled over to a drug store and from
there TO Sc. Francis in an ambulance.
That all know about 1t. did hear that
one of our men was killed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22
DO HIS SHOES BLOCK THE WAY2
Mr.. Dompierre Still waging Active Wal
on Crispin Smith.

Mr. Dompferre Still waging Active War
on Crispin Smith.
Shoe Dealer s. C. Smith. No 30 Newark
avenue, near the junction of Railroad
avenue, was again before Justice Stilsing
this morning on complaint OF Furniture
Dealer George Dompierre. his next door
neighbor at No. IS, for violation of the
city ordinance in eRstructing the side
walks.
Mr. Dompierre testified that the shoe
dealers exhibition of stock projected six
feet on the sidewalk.
Counsellor Norman L. Rowe. who rep
it appear that Mr. Dompierre's COM
piaint was merely a piece of malice:
that he (DomDierre) now has drop avn
ing of the same dimensions as one of
which he complained as an obstruction
on the part of Mr.. Smith and which
Mr. Smith was obliged to have removed;
also that Mr.. Smiths goods did not ex-
tend beyond the building line any fur
ther than the law permitted.
Things were looking dark for Mr.. Dom
pier and the latter WAS becoming excited
when Max Salinger. his lawyer. entered
and said he was prepared 10 prove that
Smiths display did extend six feet be-
yong the building line.
The case was adjourned until Tuesday
next. In the meantime the services of
Chief Engineer Ruggles and his survey
ing apparatus will be brought into requi-
sition.
The question was also raised as TO
whether Smiths store was located on
Newark avenue or railroad avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22
POOR GEORGE BARRETT.
Choked to Death By Beam at the
Peak of the Wreck.

After the first fright was over and the
men had rushed back to rescue those who
had been buried under the debris, one
looking up through the cbinks, saw
human form held alott in the wreck The
men were not convinced that all that was
likely to fall had fallen, yet with the full
consciousness of the peril they were run
ming, they bravely assembled the ladder to
the second floor for the rescue.
The fallen beams had reared themselves
In pyramid of tangled timbers from the
ground floor to a level with the second
floor fafters. When they had reached a
point from which inspection was pos
sible, the explorers saw that one OF their
comrades was pinioned in mid air at its
pointed peak.
The ready hands OF the sympathetic
band soon displaced one beam after an
other, but even before he had been freed
from their grip the members abandoned
hope of saving his life, for a beam that
lay over the back of his neck pressed his
throat against the end of another that
pointed upwards.
When they had disengaged the body
the bulging eyes. the protruding tongue
and the blue hue of his face told the
story of his agony. A falling beam had
cut an ugly cash at the crown OF his head.
but he might have survived that II the
cruel wreck had not clasped him around
Lis throat and choked MIN to his death
1t was SAD and difficult work to carry
the inanimate form down the ladder to
the ground floor. The men discharged
the Office with all the tenderness that was
possible. Then with two at his shoulders
and at his feet, he was carried to
streteher that lay on the ground within
the walls. Police Captain Christy Smith
had had it brought to receive his body.
Then his comrades reverentiy bent over
IL, pressed the open eyelids down, folded
the hands over the breast and composed
him for the grave.
tits little George" said one. as he
viewed the FORM
George Barrett. poor boyp' added a
second.
A bronzed faced Italian turned away
and wiped tears from his eyes with Ca
pacious red handkerchief he drew from
his trousers pocket
Some one stripped his coat from his
back and covered the form from view
with it, and the bier was carried to an ex-
treme angle OF the building.
.nI'he dead wagon" as the men in the
building called il, arrived half an hour
later and carried the body to the morgue.
Barrett resided on Third avenue. New
York, and Was one of the ironwor kers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22
PULLING DOWN THE WALLS.

A yenturesome Man Climbs Pier
While the Crowd Holds Its Breath.
Inspector Clarke, as soon as he had ex-
amined the building, ordered that the
section of the wall on Pavonia avenue
which was cracked and broken, together
with the corner pier. be torn down. The
employe of the express company who
superintended the erection of the build
ing, said all right. and that it was the
business of the Fire Department 20 raze
the walls.
Inspector Clarke said it did not make
any difference whose business it was. the
wall must come down and right away.
too
Patrick Brennan, the brother of the
contractor, then got gang OF men at
work. A rope was fastened 10 the front
part and that was soon laid low with a
crash that brought more people 20 the
scene.
The corner pier then stood alone, and
the efforts of the men were directed TO
tearing it down. Every one wondered
how they would get the rope around it.
A ladder was raised against the lowest
portion of the broken wall, and man
cIambered up. Then rope was thrown
over the wall and he started to reach the
tail pier, pushing the rope before him.
Carefully he tore away the loose oflcks
in front OF him, making sort Of stairway
up TO the top or the pier.
As he picked his way along carefully 1t
seemed as though the wind would tear
him from his support, and now
and then. when loose brick
broke away from under his
feet and fell to the ground. the crowd
held its breath and shuddered, while
many turned away their heads.
Timid men and women begged the po-
liceman to order the yenturesome
man down. and when gust
of wind stronger than the
Others tore down the ladder he had used
to reach the wall. tine crowd gave the man
up for lost.
Finally he reached the pier and made
fast the rope. He reached the ground in
safety and the crowd breathed freer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22
THE DEADLY WIRE.
A Llnsman Killed by 1000 Volts in New
York This Morning.

A Lineman Killed by 1000 Volts in New
York This Morning.
An electric lineman was killed at nine
O'Clock this morning in the yard of the
Second Avenue Elevated Railroad at
Sixty-ninth street and Second avenue.
The victim was James Tucker. foreman
of the linemen for the East River Electric
Light Company.
and his home was at No. 321 East Twenty
first street.
At quarter to nine he began repairing
q wire which was strung, with number
ot others. f-cri lofty poles acr0ss TIC 5i5-
waited railroad yard.
A few minutes later he was seen to fall
over the wires.
He lay there perfectly motionless-
After what was really but few rlis-
ments of time, though it seemed an age,
linemen climbed the pole and brought
the foreman down.
He still breathed, but when an ambul-
ance arrived from the Presbyterian Ros-
pital he was pronounced to be dead.
His body was removed to the East
Sixty street station house and
thence TO fuckers home in Twenty-first
street.
The East River Electric Light Company
was formed three years ago and has a
capital OF 81, ,0O0, 900. Its chief office is at
No. 425 East Twenty-fourth street.
Seymour G. Smith is president of the
company and Edward Duffy is its secre-
tary. The directors are John N. Hay.
ward, john j. Moore, 2. X. Halpin,
Meyer Thalmessinger and William II.
Taylor.
The linemen who were in the yard said
that Tucker was subject to fits, and that
one of his seizures probably led to the
catastrophe
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22
DAsHEs ABOUT TOWN.

: Anthony Briskay, track laborer. was
run over by an engine on the Erie Rail
road last night and had his LETT foot cut
of.
Henry Bernhart, an Erie brakeman,
had his hand crushed between bumpers
while coupling cars yesterday.
Charles Adams, a brakeman, was
crushed about the body and arms while
coupling cars in the Erie yards last night
Bernard league, No. SO Paramount av-
enue. was taken TO ST. Francis Hospital
last night with broken head, as the re-
suit of a street fight.
Samuel Emery. a telegraph lineman,
living at No. 203 Second street, fell from
the top Of telegraph pole yesterday and
fractured both arms.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22

CHURCH NOTICES.

BKRGEN CHHasTADELPHIAN EccLEs1A Od1 kel-
lows Hall. coruer Of Bergen and Fairznount ave-
nues. Season Of exbortation and Worship at
1880 a. m Lecture at 1850 d. m Sun5eo<,
Downfall OF the Kingdom Of Israel, its fj4cs IN
prophecy and the lesson taught HEREBY
GRACE H. Z. CHURCH, Touns.- avsnne. the
Rev 4 e butcher. pastor. Services - ~ - II
and 7.So p. M. Mo- ning, preaching BY Ee res
tor; evening, the Rev. James 5. C1adxEk- d
D.. secretary Freodmens Aid and southern
Educational Society, viii speak on .freednens
Aid and Church Extension"
SCOTCH PREzExTERIsS czuRcR--Nercer street.
near Farick street, the Rev David Mitchell.
pastor. Services tomorrow at le:39 4 N con-
Quoted by the Kew T. Houston and r Cronrlle,
OF reH York. the latter preaching, and f.51 p
m By the Rev. H. \. Hardy. OF New York
Scprcz CsuacH Nfsssos Grand street and
Manning avenue. Service al 395 p. N. con
durted By the Rev. T. HolsfoH- Subjeci.
--Trinitarian Person, and at TED p M con
Quoted hy the Rev W. D. Grant.
WKsrxISsrER PRKsEfrEsiAs CHrRcH. corner
summit and Aagnolia exenues the Rev J. ~
Hathaway pastor. S.rvsces l4.aH m and
7.So D. IA Preaching both morning ard er<n{1x
oy the Rev Dr.. &. d. Shaw. u Paferson- \. ] +
81. PxrLTs n Z. capRcH Third street. ihs
Rev u Haler0u pastor. tafrwsH nervsc<&
PreacninE b. the hes- I1ezen Ci4rk, D. n
a<Sirl ant editor Ehrsf4aa .zdro<cf<, i051 II
Preaching bt the hrs. - K L4DwfIe- u D. ~
b M General conEratu.atiens At the cl@se e.
eaeh service.
T4nrHxacl.x. corner Of Henderson and fu<k
s4rptt- the hex. John l. kctzild<r. ra@<cf-- k&r~
vices fo-1s = n. ao4 <:1} o. Morning 1u1~
fvcf tsAn EccIre iasfirul I1efsisoUe -. E<eI-
Iax Thanksgiving Jubilee rfrxiee
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22
Girls in Baseball Suits.

WOODBURY.. Nov. p, 1S90--A small no.
ton store at West End was broken into
Thursday night and quantity Of goods
taken. Policeman Catteu tins morning
found the goods in the possession OF a
gang of tramps that for some time made
its Headquarters in Dickinson's Woods. a
short distance below the this city. Be-
sides the goods stolen last night number
OF baseball uniforms, which had been
stolen from the Woodbury. Athletic Asso-
ciation's dressing room, were found
Some of these were doing duty as under
clothing for the female members OF the
party. The gang, consisting of two men
and several women. were committed 10
iail to await hearing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22

The case of the Bergen Neck Railroad
against the Point Breeze Refining and
Improving Company was brought mp be-
fore Judge Knapp in the Chaneery Court
this morning. A piece of property owned
by the Point Breeze Improving Company
ia Greenviile was condemned and the
value liked by the jury at $4,000. On ap-
plication by the railroad company the
order was granted by Judge Knapp TO
show cause why the property should be
valued SO high. The question was argued
by both sides. Judge Knapp reserved his
decision
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-22

This morning the Ring secured bail for
Peter ]. Cassidy the convicted ballot box
suffer. The bondsman was Nicholas
Toppin, of No. 214 Warren street. He de-
cIared under oath that he owned a build
ing on Warren street valued at $4,000.
which was unincumbered. The Court
said the bail was good. Toppen signed
the bond for s.. 500, and Cassidy will be a
free man until the Supreme Court affirms
the verdict in the Court OF Sessions. The
poor wretch looked rejolced when liber-
ated. His face was swollen and his eyes
red from weeping.