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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-18
sylva's Athletes in a Close Race.

The Sylvia Athletic Club had it's half
mile handicap club run yesterday at the
West Side Driving Park for a gold AMI
silver medal, donated respectively by
Harry Adams and Fred Weber.
There were eighteen starters, the list
was given in THE NEWS on Saturday.
The handicapping was fair, as the finish
was close. Ben Adams, with forty-five
Yards start, won the gold medal. Hejust
beat M. Burkhardt, who had sixty yards
start, at the tape. J. Steuher. who had
100 yards start, was a close third. The
others were we'll up. Time, 5 minutes 611
seconds.
Wheelmen Ride for Medal and Cup.
The Hudson County Wheelmen had its
club races on Saturday at Railway. The
boys turned out well. The first event was
the one mile scratch race for the Benedict
medal. e. L. Mclaughlin, Jr., captured
the race and prize, as he has thrice won
ii. A mistake was made in measuring
the distance for the five mile race for the
club cup. 1t was run, and E. J. Wilson,
who has a strong mortgage oil the trophy,
! was first in q close finish. Eldridge was
second, e. Z. Mclaughlin, third, and
George Mclaughlin, fourth. The time
was so low that it cause surprise and
enquiry. Then it was discovered hat the
course traversed was only three miles
and not five. The race Was declared off
and will be run next Saturday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-18
The Athletic Arena.

The N. j. A. C. will hold it's annual fall
games on Saturday, August 80.
The Wayne A. c. will meet tonight and
elect officers.
The Loriliards have entered Willie Far
re1l in the high jump at National cham
pionship meeting of the A. A. U. at
Washington.
The boxing championship meeting for
New York and New Jersey will be held
under the auspices of the Wayne A. G. of
this city, on November 8, at Oakland
Rink.
Excursion of the Gable A. G. next Sun
day. They will have the club games, a
baseball match, and an exhibition of
wrestling, boxing, etc.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-18

The centaur Company, II Murray Street. New York CITY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-18

A movement is on foot to organize an
Interstate rifle association with clubs
from this county, Newark and New York.
Dave Miller, of the Miller Rifle Club,
has returned to Hoboken with a number
of trophies won at the international
shoot. Among the trophies are two
beautiful candelapra given by the city OF
Berlin and a cup presented by the North
German Lloyd Steamship Co. to the
the American marksman making the best
score on the field target. In two shots he
made IS out of a possible 60,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-18

The Oceanic Club had a clam bake ut
the new club house yesterday. Abou
thirty members were present, and had a
feast and a merry time.
The Dauntless Yacht Club and a num-
Der of guests sailed to Clifton, Staten
Island, yesterday. They dined at Cross
Hotel, where a special dinner had been
prepared for the club. They returned at
twilight after a happy trip.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
MORE STORMS PREDICTED.
Amateur Weather Sharps Prophecy Bad
Things for April.

Amateur Weather Sharps Prophecy Bad
Things for April.
ST. LOUIS, March 29.-Rev. Ira R.
Hicks of this city, who has achieved much
more than local reputation as a weather
prophet, and who predicted the last storm
with wonderful accuracy now gives fore
cast for April which includes numerous
marked changes in temperature and three
distict storm periods. He says the month
will open with summer tempera-
ture and vernal storms will occur on
the 1st and I'd, especially on the ID.
The 9th, 7th, Sth and 9th are designated as
danger days, when there will be heavy
storms of lightning, wind and hail with
snow in northern sections. About the 18th 1t
will be cold with much frost Active and
violent storms will again occur on the 10Th,
10th and 21st, moving from the West to the
East. From this on there will be the usual
April showers, and the month will 60 out
with high thermometer. The dates of
greatest earthquake probabilities are given
as the 9th, 10Th, goth and 21st.
Prof. George Root, of Canton, Mo-, an
other successful weather prognosticator,
predicts tornado period from the Goth to
the 25th of April, and says it will be the
worst storm period of the year. He says
this has not been predicted by any other
meteorologist, and asks that phenomena
occurring between the dates named be spe-
cially noted by weather observers and re-
ported to him. He thinks it will establish
the existence of the Nero planet Uranus.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30

Hassen, Miss Annie Miles, Mrs. Mclaughlin.
Mrs. Belle Lelloff, Mrs. Peterson. Tom Puff,
Thaddeus Mason, Theo. Angermeir, j. Il. Nc
Colum. Mrs. E. Hoffstetter. Miss Castleman.
]. B. Schildt, Park Carnell. Pat Raidy, Charles
jerks. - Mclaughlin Mr.. johnson, Frank
Paine, Augustus Fleisher, two unknown
women tcolored). unknown negro, Christ
Miller Carrie Baker Prof. Gustave
Kutzler, John Kelsall. Henry King, William
Holey Mrs. Mobley. Peter Fuller, John Heeb,
William Clifford. Walter Davis, Lulu Brown.
Elmere Barnes, Prof. Andrew Steubling. Prof,
Steubling was one of the most active and in
terested members of the Confederate Associa
tion of Kentucky, and was held in the highest
fer. the Gaddy family (colored) father. son
and wife, Henry LaEgs, James M. Stephens,
John Refill, ]. Fleischer, = Williams, Clar-
ence Loeser. Geneva and Louis Slmms. James
children, Moses Lazarus, Phil g. Kern, George
Fosters. Louis Simms. Jr.. Clerk John Horan,
Minnie Stande. George Schmitt Theodore En-
gelmeir, Jacob Banner. Richard Deuker, Emma
Hostetter, James Fitzgerald, William Gelssel.
Those who are probably fatally injured
are: Frank Eckerle. saloonkeeper, bruised
about the head and body. will likely
die: four children of James Smith, bad bruises
about the bodies; Charles Gunther, confused
wounds; John Stearns. ribs broken and fatally
injured on the head and body. will die; Moses
Abraham spine hurt and body badly bruised,
John McComb, severely internally injured,
both legs broken; Miss Blanche and
g. W. Robinson, seriously injured. John Law
renee. IS years old internally injured; Mr. and
Mrs. Sabrie, badly Injured about the head; ].
H. Riley station master, serious internal;
Mrs. Major Gault and daughter, internally in
jured; William Goode, had both legs broken:
Maggie Ritchie. l6 years old, back broken, may
not recover Mollie Ritchie, l9 years old, bruised
all over and internally injured. injuries serious
if not fatal.
All the injured, who were taken to the
city hospitals. are doing well, with the
exception of William Goode whose death is
momentarily expected.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
INQUIIiNG INTO ITS STRENGTH.
Pet Measure of Controller Morrow's to be
Put to the Test.


Put to the Test.
Yesterday bill was prepared in equity
against the street bill introduced bv Con-
troller Morrow and passed by the Legisla-
ture, throwing some doubts upon its con-
stitutionality. The affiant is Isaac
Van VOORHEES,. who is himself a
lawyer, and has some property affected
under the provisions OF the statute.
Controller Morrow has still the mot i'm
plicit confidence in the constitutionality of
his pet measure, and said he is rather
pleased than otherwise to see it tested, fully
relying upon its standing the brunt of trial.
John S. Lambie was asked what he
thought of the bill in question. and how the
case at issue would affect the Diamond street
widening and several grading measures now
under consideration. He replied that the
matter was one that could not be momentarily
answered. The Supreme Court has already
decided that cities had a right to grade,
pave and widen streets, but that the methods
of assessment were wrong. This had been
decided in a Philadelphia case where the
same style of assessment prevailed as here
The matter was one that needed care !ul con-
sideration, and until the action was filed
and the act thoroughly examined, he would
not venture to give a sidewalk opinion on
the subject.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
A PATH OF RUIN.
THE COURSE OF THE CYCLONE TRACED
BLOOD.

Other Towns in Kentucky and Tennessee
Devastated by the storm-Returns Just
Coming in-hIany Persons Killed. Adding
to the Already Long List.
LOUISVILLE, March GA dispatch
from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, says reports
of a most distressing nature continue to be
received from this and adjoining counties
that were swept by the cyclone. In some
places entire farms, houses, barns and
fences were laid waste. Loss in property is
beyond computation. The town of Gale
donia was entirely destroyed. A great deal
OF valuable stock was killed in every section
of this county. There are also reports of a
number of persons being injured by falling
trees and houses. A dispatch from Gallatin,
Tenn, says: The news of the terrible
storm of Tuesday night is slow to obtain,
and it will be tomorrow before full list of
dead and I'M ured can be had. 1t is known
that every house and building between
Bledsoe and Fulia, in the path of the storm,
are blown away, and hundreds of people are
injured and without food and shelter.
Town Wiped Out.
1t is reported that the whole town of Dixon
Springs, in Smith county, 30 miles distant,
was swept out Of existence by the angry
cyclone. Wire communication Is inter-
rupted.
Those injured by the storm near Gallatin
are doing we'll and all will probably re-
cover. Business in Gallatin is temporarily
suspended while the people discuss the fear
frl disaster. In the path of the storm are
to be found horses and cattle lying upon
the ground in great numbers, killed
by falling trees and other debris.
The Chesapeake and Nashville road suffers
greatly. In two places about 600 feet of
high trestlework was destroyed and two 300
ton iron bridges were blown from their
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
MORE SERIOUS AT MEMPHIS.
Grave Fears of Further Breaks In the Levse
in Tint Section.

Csrnve rears OIL rurlnef bfeakB In the Leve0
in That Section.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHi
MEMPHIS, TENN, March 29.-No cheer.
ing news comes from the flooded district.
On the contrary, the outlook becomes more
gloomy. The only ray of hope is that the
breaks in the levees at Toppington Loop,
Ofurs, Skipwith, Easton and Hunting
don will have tendency to relieve
the pressure below, and already slight de-
cline has set in which can only be attributed
to this course. Tonight Greenville is re-
ported to be in imminent peril 1t is pro-
tected by the river levee in front and behind
the city runs a protection levee which
has hitherto kept out the backwater.
Last night the backwater, which has come
across country from the breaks at Easton
and Huntingdon, is rising at the rate of two
inches an hour, besides which the rapid cur
rent in the river is threatening the main
levees, and it is predicted that the leYees
cannot live through the night.
In that event the entire town will be
flooded. The breaks are still increasing in
width. Tonight the Offuts crevasse is 700
feet wide, Skipwith's $50 feet, Easton's 900
and Huntingdon 600 ieet. The Skipwith and
Easton levees are rapidly crumbling away.
1t is conceded by the most conservative now
that the entire country from Lake Bolivar
to Warren Hills will be flooded, something
that is without parallel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
DEATHS DARK WINGS
Continued from First Page.

offered he would advise its acceptance.
Mayor Jacob received many kilograms
yesterday from all parts of the country,
offering help and financial assistance
To all of these the Mayor responded on be-
half of the citizens of Louisville, thanking
them for their kind offers of aid, and stating
that money only could be used. Many
offers of food, clothing, medical attention
and nurses were offered, but the Mayor felt
that Louisville could house and feed her
wounded and distressed and bury her dead,
so all offers of this nature were kindly de-
clined.
Messrs left. Weller & Co., large New
York mercantile firm, telegraphed authoriz-
ing Mayor Jacob to draw on them for
$40 900, which was done. Hon. George +.
Tanner, President of the Indianapolis Board
of Trade, telegrapned to the same effect as
the above, and the Mayor also drew on him
for $4,000.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
EXCESSIVE DAMAGE ESTIMATES.
The Loss to Properly Not SO Grent rs al
First Supposed.

The Loss to Properly Not SO Grent rs at
First Supposed.
LOUISVILLE, March pa good many
of the estimates of damage to property have
been very much too high. The actual loss
from financial standpoint will not be so
great as was supposed at first. On Main
street, for instance, the damage to Moore.
Bremaker & Co.'S, wholesale house was
placed at $4,000. 3. w. Creel,
member of the firm, stated this morn
ing that the building was injured to
the extent of s., 600 and that the damage to
the stock would not be more than $500.
The Todd.Donigan building was said to
have suffered to the extent of $4,000, but
Mr.. Todd said to-day the loss would scarcely
reach 81, 500. The tobacco warehouses were
not hurt to the extent stated. Nearly all of
those which were demolished were old build
ings, and comparatively small sum will
put the new ones in repair again.
The great demand now is Tor bricklayers,
and it is hoped that surrounding cities will
supply all that are needed. Probably /, 500
of these can be given employment and con-
tractors announce that they will pay them
81 90 day. 1t was rumored this morning
that the local bricklayers would demand S.
a day,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30

pillars and wrecked. A mile of track was
torn up by the cyclone. The loss to
other property in this district is estimated
at s., 000, 900.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
COAL BOATS SUNK.
THE CYCLONE WRECKS SEVERAL
PITTSBURG FLEETS.
Ferry Dock Goes Down-The Clerk Escapes
by Swimming Ashore-Larze Quantities
of Coal Los;-Laborers Demanding Big
Wages.

Ferry Dock Goes Down-The Clerk Escapes
by Swimming Ashore-Larze Quantities
of Coal Los;-Laborers Demanding Big
Wages.
LOUISVILLE, March 29.-The river is
strewn with floating debris from the storm
from Tenth street to the water works, and
hundreds Of skifs are plying about collect
ing the splintereo wood work. All floating
crafts are in the best OF condition this morn
ing. All day yesterday the foam-crested
wind waves rolled eight feet high and
vessels were, in consequence, compelled to
hug the shore for safety. Large and strong
lines bound them securely and on account
of the alertness of the masters none suffered
much.
The ferry dock at the foot of First street
was tossed about yesterday by the gale and
finally sunk. George Ritter, the clerk,
was the only person aboard, and he escaped
by swimming ashore. She can readily be
pumped out The most damage was done
at the pumpkin patch, where six pieces were
lost, and at Captain Duffy's landing, where
one small boat of coal, belonging to Wood
& Son. of Pittsburg, was sunk. The boat
contained about 5000 bushels and was
valued at 81, 500.
AT Cook, Hoffman s. Co.'S landing were
sunk three boats belonging to Thomas Faw-
cett & Sons, and two barges of S. S. CrumD
& Co., both of Pittsburg loaded with coal and
containing 5000 bushels and valued at
$4,000. The coal and boats were owned by
Pittsburg parties, and it is thought will
prove total loss, as also the boat sunk in
Captain Duffy's feet.
Captain John Hoffman, of Cook. Hoffman
& Co., brought the tug Wash Gray to the
wharf late yesterday evening and tried to
secure 80 laborers to 90 up to the feet for
the purpose ot pumping out the large num-
Der OF boats and barges that are anchored
there, but his trip proved unsuccessful. He
offered laborers 25 cents an hour, but they
wanted so cents, and were not anxious to
work at that. He finally succeeded in Sc
curing eight men. Captain James T. Duffy
also had some trouble in securing help; he
hired fully 500 men, and out of the lot only
eight reported for work.
Captain Dave Penny, OF the City of
Owensboro, of the Louisville and Evansville
Mail Line, which arrived in port last night
from Evansville after rough voyage, re-
ports that dwelling house at Knob Greek,
owned and occupied by a Mr.. Jennings,
was blown to the ground and entirely de-
molished. He and his family succeeded in
getting out without being hurt. The con-
tents of the house were all destroyed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30

pillars and wrecked. A mile of track was
torn up by the cyclone. The loss to
other property in this district is estimated
at 50, 100000
Eighteen Lives Lost.
A dispatch from Marion, KY, says that a
large portion of that town was destroyed and
Is lives lost A family, consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Montague and four daugh
ters and the mother of Mrs. Montague liv-
ing in the country eight miles from Marion,
were crushed to death BY the falling of their
dwelling.
At Enterprise. Ind, .,the Methodist church
and four dwellings were demolished but no
lives reported lost. A dwelling at the
mouth of Race creek and two farmhouses
near Scottsville, Ind, were destroyed.
A family boat moored about five miles
above the mouth of Green river was dashed
to pieces against tree and man named
Frazier and wife and sister were drowned.
Webster County Has so Victims.
For several miles in Webster county, KY,
it swept everything away. Houses and
barns were totally destroyed; beds, furniture
and clothing have been found all along the
road from Morganfield to Dixon. The
killed and wounded at Webster will numb ber
not less than 80.
AT Cloverport, KY, the storm of wind,
rain and hail passed over the city Thursday
night about 9 o'clock, doing considerable
damage to property. The roof OF the South
ern Methodist Church was blown off and
considerable damage was done to the build
ing.
A Marion, KY. special says: All day
fresh reports have been coming in adding to
the sad story of the destructive cyclone that
swept through this county west to east at
sunset Thursday.
The track of the storm is a quarter of a
mile wide and it travelled 80 miles across the
country. Mr.. Carenac MoreIand and two
children are dead. Mrs. Moreland is seriously
injured. Their houses were blown down
and burned.
Increasing the Long List of Fatalities.
Berry Rich's wife and child are mortallv
wounded and their house was blown to
atoms. j. III. Robinson's daughter was
killed and the house and contents scattered
over the country. The large two-story frame
house of Hutch Sullinger was carried away
and himself and wife were badly hurt, and
their children were found several hundred
yards away safely lodged in the houses The
wounded will reach 90 or more. The physi-
clans of this place was fatally injured.
AT Sulphur Springs the storm did con-
siderable damage. Gid Combs house was
blown to pieces, killing one of his daughters.
r. n. Fitzhugh was'crippled and is likely
to die. Considerable other damage in other
parts of the county is reported.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30

lurid snake-light mass of electric currents,
whose light would sometimes sud.
denly be extinguished for a few brief
moments, making an almost intolera-
BILE, horrible darkness. 1t was accompanied
by fearful roar like that of thousand
trains crossing the: big bridge at once. 1t
could be seen to strike Louisville and then
with incredible rapidity rumbling awfully,
the awful mass leaped the river, changing
1t into white foam as it came toward the
Indiana shore. 1t appeared to cross near
the Louisville bridge, Just over the falls.
Mr.. Lyon is a gentleman of scientific at
tain nents and close observer, and watched
the storm with view of ascertaining certain
points in the cyclonic movement.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
an organizer against whom Quay's methods
would count for but little"
THE MCCORMICK BOOM.

du organizer against WHO'LL Qudy mcbuOuS
would count for but little.
THE MCCORMICK BOOM.
The latest story is that an effort will be
made to have Harry Mccormick, of Harris
burg, the well-known iron manufacturer,
made the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. 1t is said that the majority OF the
leaders who are opposed to the nomination
of Wallace or any of the candidates who
have been identified with factions in
the past are in favor of Nc
Cormick's nomination. it being argued
that he would make Dy far the strongest
candidate. w. L. Scott. of Erie, prior to
the Bellevue conference, was set down as
favoring the nomination of Ex-Governor
Pattison, but at its close he said in a talk
that he was neither for nor against Patti
sons nomination Since that time the Erie
county friends of Scott have been in this
city, and it has been discovered that their
business here was the booming of McCor-
mick for the nomination.
Benjamin +. Meyers. of Harrisburg, who
has always been classed as one of Senator
Wallace's most intimate friends, presented
McCormick's name to the Democratic State
Convention in 1886, when Black and Wal
lace were the candidates for the nomination
which was won by Black, and McCormick's
friends are claiming that Meyers stands
ready to perform the same service again.
With the exception of these who have been
instructed to work and vote for Robert S.
Pattison's nomination for Governor, the
city delegates refuse to express any prefer
ence. saying when spoken to in reference to
the subject that the time for holding the
convention is so far off that there is lots of
time to thoroughly consider the situation
before declaring in favor of any particular
candidate.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
A DOMESTIC QUARREL.
Its Termination Will Probably be Fatal TO
One of the Participants.

Last night few minutes before IL o'clock
a young man named Frank Younglan was
taken to the West Penn Hospital in an un-
conscious condition from bullet wound in
the head.
He was brought from his home in the
rear of No. 440 Cedar street, Bloomfield, in
the Seventeenth ward patrol wagon. The
police made an investigation and reported
that the shooting was an attempt at suicide.
Younglan is man about "a years of age,
and has not been at work for few days.
Last night he had a quarrel with his wife,
which ended by his placing revolver to
his head and firing. The ball entered the
head just above the left ear.
The hospital authorities at 1 80 A. NJ. held
out no hopes of recovery, and said 1t was
almost certain the patient would die before
morning
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
AND THIS IN A REPUBLIC.

The Proposed French Labor Demonstration
on May L Forbidden.
PARIS, March 29.-In the Chamber of
Deputies to-day, NJ. Constans, the Minister
of the Interior, said the Government was
solicitous for the welfare and confident of
the prudence of the workmen, but it mis-
trusts the socialist leaders, and for this rea-
son had resolved to prohibit the proposed
demonstration on May 1.
The police to-day permitted deputation
from the butchers to enter the chamber, but
suppressed all attempts to hold a meeting
and q procession.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-30
A STRIKE AVOIDED.
Jones & laughing Worlsmen Arc Promptly
Granted Their Demands,

Jones q LaughIins' W orkmen Arc Promptly
Granted Their Demands.
The probability of strike at the Amerl-
can Iron and Steel Works was avoided by
the action of the firm in promptly and cheer
fully granting the demand of their en-
ployes.
A joint meeting of the two lodges of pud-
dlers and finishers of the mill was held ves-
terday, when it was decided to request
Messrs. Jones & Laughlins to relieve the
puddlers and heaters OF the task of carving
their tools to and from the blacksmith shop,
and have the laborers perform the work.
They asked this because many of the men
had to carry the heavy tools three or tour
blocks.
The request was readily agreed to by the
company, and the Objectionable work will
hereafter be performed by laborers who will
be supplied with buggies for the purpose.