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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-17

because Of the horrid jewels; and ]
never knew they were false; and
let you have them all, every one,
you know / did and wanted you
to mind what said, and not trouble
about picking them up-but you would
do It'll And now you all turn round upon
me like this. What have done to be
treated so-what have / doneg
Bravo, Prissiew cried Dick. "Moth-
er, if you ask me, think it serves Us all
jolly well right; and it's a downright
shame to bullyrag poor Prissie in this
wayl"
81 don't ask you,D retorted his mother
sharply; $50 you will kindly keep your
opinions to yourself"
"Tra-la-laF' sang rude Dick; 1--WE are
a united family; we are, we are, we areIp
a vulgar refrain he had picked up at one
of the bur1esque theatres he was only too
fond of frequenting.
But Priscilla came up to him and held
ont her hand quite gratefully and hurn-i
bly,. ssThank you, Dick" she said.
ssYou are kind, at all events, And PM
so sorry you couldn't have your horse
shoe pinr'
"Oh, hang the horseshoe pinp ex-,
claimed Dick, and poor Priscilla was SO
thoroughly cast down that she quite for
got to reprove him.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-17

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1eS! crled Fr1SclllA eagerly; and
and-how would it be if you changed
them into something else, just to show
them; and then could ask for them to
be transformed back again, you know?'
what an ingenious little thing you
areP exclaimed the fairy. "But let rs
see; If you came home and found your
cruel papa doing duty as the family hat
stand or strutting about as Cochin
China fowl
sob, yes; and I'd feed him every day
till he was sorry, interrupted the warm
hearted little girl irnpulsively.
ssAhl but you are SO hasty, my dear.
Who would write all the clever articles
and tales to earn bread and meat for
you alp Fowls can't use pen. No;
we must find prettier trick than that.
There was one | seem to remember, long,
long ago, performing for good little
III used girl, just like you, my dearie,
just like you'll Now, what was TT Some
gift gave her whenever she opened her
hpsp
why, remember-how funny that
You should have forgottenl Whenever
she opened her lips roses and diamonds
and rubies fell out. That would be the
very thing! Then they'd have to attend
to mel OH do be kind old fairy and
give me a gift like that-do, dor
NOW, don't be so impetuous! You
forget that this is not the time Of year
for roses; and as for jewels well, | don't
think ! can be very far wrong in sup
posing that you open your lips pretty
frequently in the course Of the dayY
ssAlick does call me mag said
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
Bank Shut UD.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE Mechanics
Cooperative bank, of Brooklyn, has
closed its doors and its projectors are
missing. The bank was opened for
business in spacious suite of offices
last summer. It's prospectus an
nounced capital of S2,OOO,ooO. Now
a number of depositors are hunting for
the ''bank," but the handsomely fur
nished offices are closed and neither
President Andrew Wall, Secretary
Thomas Burkett or Manager Joe Booth
can be found.
The State banking department re-
ceived report from the bank" on Jan
uary 20. The years receipts were stated
to be S5,242.72. The assets amounted to
So, oS9. 80. The ex-president of the bank
is said to be in Washington, d. c., Or
ganizing another cooperative bank.
The State banking department is inves-
tigating the affairs of the defunct Brook.
lyn concern.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
GIGANTIC SCHEME.
Plans for Consolidating Northwestern Rail-
roads Under One Management Nearly
COmpletcd.

Plans for Consolidating Northwestern Rail-
Completed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE World prints
the following: Before 1891 has eX
pired all the railroads in the northwest
will be operated under single manage
ment. These were the prophetic words
of a gentleman who was one of the
prime movers in organizing the Western
Railroad Association. The event he
predicts, as outlined by him, is the most
gigantic railroad consolidation that has
ever been undertaken. The roads in the
northwest include the Norther Pacific,
the Canadian Pacific, the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy, the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul, the Chicago & North
western and the Great Northern. Plans
for their merger or practical consolida-
ton under one management are now
nearly completed.
Exactly what the plan is, the Worlds
informant refuses to state, but it mas
met the approval of all those directly
interested in it, and little remains to be
done except to work out some details.
With these great systems knitted in a
community of interest they would abso-
lutely control the territory of the great
and rapidly developing Northwest.
They could fix rates at a remunerative
price and what is more to the purpose,
they could maintain them"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
ANEW WEAPON.
Invention of u Cannon That VIII Revo.
lutionize the Present system of Coast
Defeuae.

Invention of Cannon That VIII Revo'
lutionize tho Present System of Coast
Defense.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-Louis Gathmann,
a maker of mill machinery, exhibited to
reporters yesterday cannon of his in
vention which he says is to be tested i'll
the presence OF United States army Off
GERS at Fort Sheridan within a fort
night, under instructions from War De-
partment officials at Washington. The
weapon is nine and one-half feet long
and is designed to be discharged in rapid
succession thousands of times without
becoming overheated, throwing shells
three feet long filed with dynamite,
nitro glycerine or any other high eXplo-
sive, distance of five miles, the proiec
tile exploding by the conclusion when
it strikes the object.
The chief novel feature is the use OF
liquified carbonic acid gas, delivered au-
tomatically along the entire length of
the bore at the instant of discharge, not
only as an absorbent of the heat gener-
ated, but as a cooler after the charge
has left the gun. BY another new de-
vice pneumatic pressure is produced
with the use of powder. Mr.. Gathmann
claims to have already made satisfactory
tests with small model. Should the
invention prove n success he expects
that the existing systems of coast de-
fense particularly would be revolution
izad
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
RECIPROCITY WITH BRAZIL.


Secretary Blaine Prepares Tables show
Ing What the New Brazilian Treaty
Ought to Do In the Way of Trade Be-
tween tho Two Countries.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - Secretary
Blaine has prepared tables showing i'm
portations into Brazil of American
products which are covered by the ar
rangement between the United Statea
and Brazil completed on February 8.
The first table shows that the following
articles amounting in value to 1884,
B33, when imported into Brazil from the
United States are to become free of
duty:
Wheat and wheat flour, corn or maize
and the manufacturers thereof, rye and
rye flour, barley and buckwheat and
buckwheat -four, hay and oats, beans
and peas, potatoes, pork, salted and
picked, and bacon, except hams; cotton
seed oil, fish, salted dried or picl<led;
coal, anthracite and bituminous; rosin,
tar, pitch, turpentine, agricultural i'm
piements, tools and machinery: mining
and mechanical machinery, tools and
implements, including stationary and
portable engines, and all machinery for
manufacturing and industrial purposes,
except sewing machines; instruments
and books for arts and sciences; rail-
road material and equipment.
The first table also shows that of ar
ticles to be admitted free, of the total
average importations into Brazil of S20,-
003, ,939 of the said articles. the United
States have heretofore only furnished
articles to the value of S3,394, 1888, while
other countries have furnished articles
to the value of S16,609,3O
The second table shows that the fol-
lowing articles when exported from the
United States are to be admitted into
Brazil at a reduction of twenty-five per
cent. on regular tariff rates. Bacon and
hams, butter and cheese, canned and
preserved meats, fish, fruits and vege-
table; manufactures of cotton, includ-
ing cotton clothing; manufactures of
iron and steel, single or mixed, not in
cluded in the foreign schedule; leather
and the manufactures of leather, except
boots and shoes; lumber, timber and the
manufactures of wood, including coop
erage, furniture of all kinds. wagons,
carts and carriages; manufactures of
rubber.
Commenting on this table Secretary
Blaine says: From this it will be seen
that of the total average importations
into Brazil of S3S, ,6S1,242 of said arti-
cles the United States have hitherto fur
nished articles to the value only of ST.
OBS, 800, while other countries have fur
nished articles to the value of S36, 595,-
S43.
Taking the two schedules together
it is shown that of total annual inn
portation into Brazil of SIS, ,6S5, 1S2 of all
these articles only s., 43O,5 ,532 came from
the United States, as against 53,204,605
from other countries.
''In return for these concessions the
United States admits into its markets
free of duty the sugar, molasses, coffee
and hides, the growth and product OF
Brazil"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
E!GHT-HOUR DAY.
United Mine Workers Making Arrange
ments for Great Strike on May L.

United Mine Workers Making Arrange
ments for a Great Strike on May 1.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 1.-THE first annual
convention of the United Mine Workers
of American was opened in this city
Tuesday morning with fully 800 dele
gates present, representing fifteen
States of the Union, the special object
of which is to make definite arrange
ments for the Inauguration of the eight
hour day on May ], 1891. President
John b. Rae appointed committees on
credentials and rules. Committees We're
also sent for President Samuel Gompers
of the American Fedora ton of Labor,
Treasurer Hayes of the Knights of
Labor General Assembly. A. W. Wright,
member of the general executive board
of the Knights of Labor. and Hugh Cav
anaugh, General Worthy Foreman of
the Knights of Labor.
All but Secretary Hayes were found
and they We're enthusiastically greeted
on their entrance to the hall. The
speeches by the visitors were on the
subject of the eight-hour movement,
showing the sympathy of the organiza-
tions they represented with the eight
hour movement and pledging their sup
port. The sentiment of all seemed to
be that everything was in good shape for
monster strike on May next for
eight hours if the operators do not ac-
cede to the demand.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
TEN THOUSAND IDLE.
Inauguration of the Great Strike in the
ConnelIsvllIe Coke Region - Both Sides
Firm and - Long Struggle Inevitable.

Inauguration of the Great Strike in the
ConnelIsvllIe Coke Region - Both Sides
Firm and - Long Struggle Inevitable.
PrrTsBuRGu, Feb. 10. - The great
strike in the Conncllsville coke regions
was inauguratcd yesterday morning and
to-day every mine and coke works in the
region will be closed down. The min
ers, to the number'of about 10000, re-
fused to go to work, the only men work
ing were the coke drawers. There are
5000 men employed at this work, and as
soon as they have drawn the coke from
the ovens they will quit also. The
strike is for an advance in wages of 121G
cents per ton and against ten per cent.
reduction.
Both sides are firm and long strug-
gle appears to be inevitable. The work
men offered to continue at the present
wages until March l, provided the oper-
ators would arrange a satisfactory
scale in the meantime, but this was re-
fused. The Independent or small oper-
ators then made n proposition to their
men to pay the old wages until settle
ment of the trouble, but this was also
rejected, and the strike ordered. The
operators claim that owing to the de-
pressed condition of the coke and iron
trades reduction is necessary, while
upon the other hand, the workmen say
the depression is only temporary and
the operators can afford to pay the in
crease. There are over 10, 900 ovens and
seventy coal and coke works in the
rapion
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
MINERS RESCUED.
After Being Imprisoned in Flooded Mine
for Five Days.


WEST NANTIcoKE, Pa, Feb. 10.-The
three miners who were henmed in by
water and supposed to be drowned in
No. 8. colliery of the Susquehanna Coal
Company last Wednesday afternoon,
were rescued alive Monday morning.
The names OF the men are: John w.
Rineer, William Cragle and Michael
Shelank.
They were found by the gang of res
cuers at the top of a cross heading, the
highest point they could reach, and
which was only six feet above the ele-
walton reached by the flood. Here they
had waited in darkness and gloom but
not without hope for rescue. They
could hear the throbbing of the great
pumps, 66o feet away. II was not until
two o'clock Monday morning that
George Bendel managed TO float on n
raft across the water which yet filled
the bottom of the main gangway.
The imprisoned men heard him as he
reached the side they were on and faint
1y came the cry to him: "We are up
here, all alive and waiting for you"
Bendel took up the joyous shout and
sent it across the water in thrilling
measures: "The men are found. They
are alive" Two other hardy miners,
Anthony Jones and William Bowen, at
once plunged into the murlsy abyss,
wading and swimming to the other
side, an soon others followed them.
The men were reached and brought out
Of the heading to the main gangway.
Milk was given to them as nourish-
ment and at five o'clock they were car
ried upon the shoulders of the rescuers
across the water. When the rescuers
came to the men they were rapturously
greeted, the three miners embracing
and kissing them. The two little viii
lagos across the river from here, where
the men lived, are filled with unspeak-
able Joy over the rescue.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
cleverly Planned Robbery.

CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-A most daring and
cleverly planned robbery was commit
ted shortly after two o'clock Monday
morning in the residence of Lewis Ad-
ler, proprietor of Adlers Halsted street
Oper House, at So Depuystor street.
The burglar was let into the house by
his wife, who is the servant girl. AS a
part of the plan he tied her to a bed
stead and then entered the room occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Adler and, when
he had frightened them into silence by
displaying u cooked revolver, broke
open bureau drawer and carried off
about $1,000 worth of diamonds and
other jewelry. The servanl girl was ar.
rested and confessed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
BAD WRECK.
On the Delaware. Lackawnnna & Western
Railroad.

Railroad.
GRovELAND, n. Y, Feb. 1.-THE
Lackawanna train leaving Buffalo at
7:20 o'clock last night met with Sc
rious accident at this station. The ac-
cident took place at about $3.50 and was
caused by the collision of express train
No. with wildcat engine No. Is.
The train was going at a high rate of
speed when it collided with the engine
just as the latter was moving off from
the main track to a switch. The ex-
press engine was thrown to the east
side of the track and completely turned
over, its tender on the other side.
The passengers all received severe
shaking up. The engineer of the ex-
press train, James Powers, was badly
crushed and was removed from the
wreck in dying condition. His fire.
man, name unknown, was fatally in
jured. James Powers, nephew of the
the engineer, who was employed on the
wildcat engine was badly injured inter-
nally and died within half an hour. The
fireman of the wildcat engine, name un-
known, was also killed. The engineer
was also badly hurt, but will probably
recover
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
Cigarette Smoker Blows Out His Brains In
u d tho Presence of a Little Child.

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 1O.-Peter John
son, TWENTY-FIVE years old, committed
suicide at the house of n friend on
whom he was calling, at eleven o'clock
Sunday morning, in the presence of n
four-year-old child. His method was
particularly revolving. He went into
the kitchen accompanied by the little
child and took breech-loading rifle
from rack on the wall. He fished a
shell from the pocket of a coat hanging
by and loaded and cooked the gun. He
then tied rope to the trigger. Seating
himself in a chair he put the muzzle of
the gun in his mouth and pulled the
rope. The charge OF shot ore a fright
full hole in his head and his brains spat-
tered the ceiling. johnson was an in.
veterate cigarette smoker and it is
thought his mind was affected. lIa was
out of work and Respondent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
IN THE SICK-RoOM.

COLD water may be drank freely in
all fevers except when the fever is con
nccted with lung troubles, as in such q
case it might chill the patient.
CONFIDENCE in tho nurse is great
point in managing very sick patients,
as it is very trying so the sick to feel
that they must keep track of the food,
medicines, etc.
THE nurse must provide for her own
health and comfort for meals, sleep and
exercise. If required to sit up nights,
1t is well to provide midnight meal OF
nutritious food. ---..---
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
RETRIsUTlON CANE SWIFTLY.
Punishment of Four Ungallant New York
Men Who Stared.

Punishment of Four Ungallant New York
Men Who Stared.
1t isn't often that the penalty for
staring at pretty girl is so severe as
that which befell four prosperous citi-
zens one day in Nassau street. A party
of three unusually pretty young women,
on the way, no doubt, to the Stock En-
change gallery. We're walking along
the east sidewalk, from Cedar toward
Wall street, just before two o'clock.
Such attractive visitors to this sordid
quarter of the town are not very numer-
Gus, and the girls found themselves the
object of good deal of attention from
the hurrying throng of bankers, brokers
and clerks The stone tagging on the
block has been worn very smooth, and
the messenger boys had taken advan-
tage of the thin covering of ice to make
dozen or two very slippery little
Slides each six to ten feet long. A foot
carelessly planted upon one of these
polished streaks was pretty sure to start
off suddenly in the direction in which
there was the least resistance. The
walk was not so crowded but that
every body could see just where the
dangerous spots lay and could avoid
them by making ordinary use of their
eyes.
The block was safe enough until the
three girls came along. But during the
seventy-five seconds which they occu-
pied it, briskly walking from corner to
corner, no less than four men went
sprawling to the ground. Three of the
victims were walking toward the young
women. and in turn went head over
heels right in their path. The fourth
h l, ttl,. tc
head to look back. He was the most
demoralized of all the victims. He was
an old man, apparently retired banker,
and very dignitied. The expression of
his face when he suddenly went to earth
would make the fortune of the artist
who could reproduce it. His tall hat
went into the gutter, the peculiar twist
ing of his jaw suggested misplaced set
of false teeth, and most amazing shift
ing of his scalp-lock betrayed the fact
that his thin iron-gray hair was Il clev-
erly constructed wig.
His descent was so terrific that the
shock caused the young women to look
around and attracted small crowd.
The shock was so severe that the vic
tim gave no thought to the cause of his
downfall Not so the other three vic
Tins. They were not hurt physically,
cut ludicrous figure at u particularly
embarrassing moment. They seemed
to realize in an instant that everybody
could see just how 1t happened, and the
half-repressed twinkles in the eyes of
the young women, whose progress was
momentarily blocked, added to their
confusion.
The girls did not seem to understand
the significance of the series of accidents
until the third man went down. When
they began to realize that they were re-
sponsible for the abject though involun-
tary homage that was being paid them
they almost lost control OF their own
equilibrium. When the fourth indi'
vidual, pompous, fat gentleman
dressed in faultless style, went prone
upon his face, the girls could control
themselves no longer, They buried
their noses in their muffs aud hed
across the street-N. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
The UirscI, Fund.

NEW York, Feb. 10.-The trustees of
the Baron Hirsch fund met yesterday,
signed the trust deed prepared by the
Baron, and decided to draw on the
Baron March / for the s2,4Oo, 900 con-
stituting the fund, and invest it in this
country, the income TO be used in the re-
lief and education of destitute JEWS +,
immigrants AMI their children. Meyer
S. Isaacs was elected president of the
trustees; Jacob ii. Schiff, vice president;
Jesse Seligman, treasurer. and Julius
Goldman secretary. The money is not
but loaned without interest and with
no security except notes of hand
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec 30.

"Go TO tho nnt," said Solomon to tho
needy sluggnrd OF old But tho needy slug.
gard nowadays generally goes TO his uncle.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-22

= HeenU uoeev = G8sen - coe1ee -
massy - Gtsa ~ - - 49,
Scarcely . ~ passes bas shas shs
olneexs e ~ isu ere called upon =
WAX ~ UFong an6 become parties %
spfoxes nnrriaees hat Invariably re-
sni& IL unhappinsn and nasefy - TIE
bride. Saeh . nazrszss ves esnsnm-
mated yssfssday soninss the VII u the
brute. called forshe snke OF forna, groom,
and in saswsr to the prayer Of his
pleading vlc1lm. To seve tbs poor FRI
fyon froR further humiliation ha
name And hss are suppressed, bal me
stpEy should BE- told for The benshs o.
others
The young lady. nov in delicate
coalition, u Just past - years Of sge-
Sac has "a squiutely nodded form,
graceful and voluptuosts IN every Out
line. Her lace y bright aud pretty,
enlivened b. sparkling eyee ana rosy
eheeks, while the whole contour re-
fleets intelligence aud one animated
with lively instincts. The fellow has
little in appearance to commend him,
carrying hlmself With . hAng-dog ar
OF caution and low cstnning. His sooks
almost belle the charge that he could
have vronged . pretty girl.
The furnisbed room element Was not
lacking from this little drama II MAS
within its eonsecrated % walls that the
trusting girl WAS desecrated. The girl
listened to his honeyed, oily words :
MAS charmed by the promise OF
splendor and wealth which he Was
70 inherit from his father, and
under the assurance that she should
share il with him, coupled with his SOL
emn promise to wed her, what more
WAS needed to effect her downfall. IL
Was not long before the fruit Of their
illicit love became apparent. ehe
sought the fulfillmcnt OF his promise.
but he spurned her. Then the law Was
invoked. He Was brought face 10 face
with his victim, and given the alterna-
tive OF marriage or . commitment 10
Jail. He first elected TO take the latter.
The poor girl, with tho tears streaming
from her eyes. begged HIM to right the
wrong, and there, IN the presence OF
lawyers, women and magistrate, pathet-
ically told the details Of her shame.
The hardened author of her tears and
shame sat like stole, and refused to
answer her prayer. "How do l know
that others have not done the same as
I?' he heartIcssly inquired of the weep
ing girl. She had no chance to reply.
His lawyer, bursting with indignation,
arose and, looking him straight in the
eye, exclaimed: "Look here. SIR, l am
your attorney, but you must not try to
lie out of this thing. By -, you shall
not! And il YOU dare TO speak TO that
girl in that manner again, I'll throw
you bodily out of that window! Now,
we're ready for business" With . sui
len indifference the cowed and fright
ened coward subscribed to the marriage
ceremony, and with the girl departed.
This recital would have no place
here, were it not for the hope that
some young and yielding girl may be
saved from like unhappy denoue-
ment. Such weddings are prolific In
misery and divorce suits.