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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16
JUNIOR ORDER OF UNlrfD AMERICAN
MECHANICS.

The Court of Orient will meet Saturday
evening, February 6, at Keyser's Hall,
johnson ven and Wilton street.
Many candidates are expected.
The Rev. Mr.. McMinn will preach a
special sermon to Summit Council to-
morrow. Sunday evening. January II, at
Vie Summit Avenue Baptist Church,
Summit avenue near the Five Corners.
All members of the order are requested
to attend, and meet with Summit Council
at the Council Chamber, Bergen and
Fairmont avenues at half past six O'Clock
share and proceed thence 10 the church.
Meetings next week:-Cllnton. Monday:
Summit. TUESDAY, Il Garfield, Satuf-
day.
Brother Jones of Industry says. 1.-THE
lone votes win nevertheless" You are
about right.
The change of name was lost by about
10000 majority.
The Demonstration Committee met
Wednesday evening at the residence OF
Brother Lewis, and formally organized
with Brother Lewis as Chairman, Brother
ID. Cummings. Secretary, and Brother
Van Auberg, Treasurer. The line of
march, a collation., music. fireworks and
other important items necessary for u
grand parade Were settled. A drum corps
| of twelve or more pieces will be the music
and the Van Houten will do the drum
ming. Fireworks will be displayed all
| along the line of march. A number of
sister councils from neighboring cities
have been invited 10 participate. About
seven hundred men are expected to be in
line to institute Greenvilie Council on
Friday evening January rs. Don't for
! get the great time for the Americans.
All American sympathisers are requested
to illuminate.
Brother Drayton has the contract 10
supply the mouths aud stomachs of the
Demonstration.
The new officers of Henry Wilson Post
are:-C., Augustus Thiery; S.V. c.. John
| Conner; j. V. c.. r. Dewey; Chaplain,
| S. V. Harper: Surgeon, Thomas Burke;
Quartermaster, F. Lynch: Officer of the
Day. ]. Jennings; officer of the Guard,
G. Meyers: Adjutant, w. a. Graham.
Past Commander Stewart was presented
with a gold badge.
Ga field Council had its installation
and a collation. last Saturday night. Its
| officers are. j. c.. Fruetchy, counsellor;
William Unold, Vice Councillor; A.
Buechner. Recording Secretary; Frank
Baxter, Assistant Recording Secretary:
William Stroh. Treasurer; A. Nash. Con-
ductor; Kaiser. Warden; John Holm
| ger. Inside Sentry; Theodore Butten-
| baum, Outside Sentry; Robert Hassard,
Trustee; Henry G. Steinhutf. Represent
alive to State Council; William Stroh,
Representative to +. b. A.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-16

Brother Ames of Hudson has at las
made an att mpt 10 show his parliament
arv abilitiss.
The "Rainbow Circle is q deep attrac-
ton at hudson. Tue Mystic Circle is
the same to vice versa.
Brother Campbell WAS rendered a SUI
prise by his friends Thursday evening.
Many Cadets were present.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05

She went in the same boat with the bodies
of Regina Gushof, sixty-si1 years old, who
died of heart failure, and Christine Olsen,
eight years old, whose death was due to
marasrnus They were cremated.
Secretary Foster wired Colonel Weber
that if DR.. jenkins saw fit to discharge the
Norge, her 700 steerage passengers could be
received at Ellis Island. She is the first
vessel coming in under the Presidents
twenty-iays' detention order.
The ninety-six cabin passengers OF the
Rugia, who had been sojourning on the New
Hampshire for a week, were released. The
.Cephus came alongside at 5:35 p. m. aud
took all hands aboard. The iron steam
boat touched at Quarantine half an
hour later: The passengers were
given three cheers as the Cepheus steamed
to the Hamburg American Line dock in Ho-
boken. The passengers were landed without
trouble. They were glad once more to
touch terra firma.
The Bohemia's cabin passengers were next
,dav transferred to the New Hampshire, and
the Wyoming's and Scandals steerage pas
sengers were taken to Hoffman Island to
take the places Of the Normannia's and
Rugias steerage passengers sent to Camp
Low.
The Moravia's storage passengers were
sent to Hoffman Island as soon as the
Scandals were washed and disinfected.
On the Moravia all are we'll; on the Nor
mania all are well. Each ship will be dis
infected with special regard to her IRE.
room. Many of the cases Of illness reported
among the stokers from incoming ships Is
the result of carelessness, not choleralc
troubles.
From the Bohemia one stserage passenger
was taken to Swinburne. It was two
year-old child suffering from pulmonary
trouble.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
Washington.

MINISTER RYAN telegraphs to the State
Department tnat, by decree Of the Mexi-
can Government, corn, cornmeal and Deans
will continue to be admitted free from tariff
duty until the 30th Of next Novemb Der, and
after that until the last day Of January,
1893 subject to reduction Of seyenty-fve per
cent. Of the tariff duty.
THOUSANDS Of visitors began hocking into
Washington, which was gayly decorated
with bunting from one end Of the city to
the other in honor OF the Grand Army en-
campment.
THE Bureau Of the American Republics
at Washington has been informed that on
and after January /, 1892, the Republic of
Guatemala will remove all import duties
upon printed books not bound.
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs an.
nounces that the Cho ,taw troubles in Indian
Territory have been temporarily quieted.
Sixteen Indians have surrendered for trial
and the armed bodies are disoanding.
THE Interior Department announces that
the Kiowas ami Comanches are ready to
take lands in severalty. This will result in
the opening OF more than 1000, 0C0 acres to
settlement.
The body of John Hackmsn, member Of
Phil Sheridan Post No. ITO, Of Newark, N.
J., and a member of the Newark Fire De
partment, was found in the James Greek
Canal at Washington. When the body was
found most OF his money, his watch and his
overcoat were missing. Foul play was sus-
pected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
LATER NEWS.

THE Venezuelan Government chartered q
swift 1000. ton steel steamer In New York
City and decided to arm her and send her
after the South Portland, which left New
York few days ago with contraband sup.
plies, and will subsequently employ her %
cruiser on the Venezuelan coast.
THE South Carolina Democratic State
Convention met at Columbia. 1t was com.
posed OF 264 Tillmanitss Farmers Alliancel
and ffty-six Conservatives. A platform
was adopted which pledges the support OF
the State party to Cleveland and Stevenson.
Governor Tillman and the incumbent State
officers were then renominated With the ex-
ception of Attorney General McLauriu, who
recently received the nomination for Con-
gress In the Sixth District, IN whose stead
District Attorney General Townsend was
nominated.
Ex-Governor PORTER, Of Indiana, while
in Washington, said that the report that he
had resigned the position Of Minister to Italy
is true.
THE whaling bark Cape Horn Pigeon, OF
New Bedford, Mass, has been seized ny a
Russian man-of-war as a prize sealing
schooner for whaling in the open Okholsk
Sea. and has been taken to Vlsdivostock. !
EDWARD PARKER DEACON, the Ameri.
can who killed NJ. Abielle, Mrs. Deacon's
admirer, has bsen pardoned by President
Carnot of France. -,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05

Dr.. Hamilton says that he was forced to
postpone the opening of the camp, because
the New Jersey authorities refused to allow
the New Jersey Central Railroad to run
freight trains to the camp, as they had
promised to do. This compelled the authori-
ties to use tugs for the transmission OF sup
plies.
The United States marines have COM
menced guard duty. The revenue cutter
Grant, with DR.. Hamilton, Surgeon Croner
and Captain Smythe, was anchored near by.
Sixteen women attendants are In charge
under command Of Mrs. F. b. Dunkinson,
an energetic middle-aged woman, the
daughter Of ]. R. Johnston, who during
war times was Mayor Of Hoboken.
The formal opening Of Camp Low and the
declaration Of strict quarantine. within its
lines, within less than twenty-four hours,
turned a deserted beach into q small
town, alive with the stir and bustle
Of 1855 people, speaking nearly
700 detained persons who were landed from
Hoffman Island include forty-flve Ameri.
cans who were cabin passengers, but were
compelled to return home in the stserage
owing to the lack Of proper accommodations
provided for the summer traffic by the Ham,
burg American Packet Company.
The camp was reinforced next morning
by the arrival OF the steamer William
Fletcher with s56 people from the Hoffman
Island detention hospital. The new arrivals
were very indignant at the Hoffman Island
authorities, who sent them away from there
at 5:45 o'clock without anything to eat or
drink. 1t was 10 o'clock before they could
be fed.
The latest report received from Camp
Low was of an alarming nature. 1t was as
follows: "Cholera has broken out in Camp
Low. francesca Mareno died at 9 p. m.
from the terrible disease. His death was re-
ported by Sanitary Officer Rouch at mid
night.
"A widow, the mother Of four children,
was also stricken down. She was isolated
but she died in few hours.
1T is singular fact, as announced by the
sanitary authorities, that both the dead
man and the stricken woman were passen-
gers on the Nornannia who have been quar-
antiued eighteen days. The utmost anxiety
prevails aud fears Of panic ara enter
tained."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
Foreign.

CANDAHAR, India, is completely demor-
allied by cholera; consequently the Govern
or has postponed the date Of the PROPOSED
attack on the Bazaras.
The Mexican Congress was opened by
President Diaz.
A PASSENGER train was wrecked about
thirty miles from Torres Novas, Portugal.
Nine were killed and eight were injured
severely. The cause Of the accident was
loose rail.
GENERAL L. NUEILLA. late in command
Of the revoiutionists in Spanish Honduras,
who was recently captured, was shot at
Truxillo, after having been found guilty OF
treason by court martial.
The Spanish Government has declared
October IL perpetual National holiday IN
commemoration Of the discovery or
America.
Em1y P.lcHA was reported to be in power
Of the Arabs at Lake Albert Edward NY.
ANA, Africa.
FIRE destroyed 100 houses in Olkusz, Aus
tria. Fourteen persons were burned TO
death and eight others were fatally injured.
TIE scarlet fever epidemic Is assuming
serious proportions in London.
LATE reports from the cholera infected
cities OF Europe showed slight though gen-
eral decrease in the progress OF the disease.
THE eviction of tenants was resumed by
several landlords in Ireland.
THE influenza has spread with alarming
rapidity at the port of Lurin, Peru, and tine
deaths are counted by the dozens daily.
The epidemic also prevails in the Pachamac,
Cienguilla, Huyacan and Manchay valleys.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The Government Statistician's te'
port for September.

The Government Statisticians Ke'
port for September.
The Statistician's report submitted to the
Department of Agriculture, shows that
there has been decline in the condition OF
corn for September. In comparison with
September reports of the past ten years
onfy three were lower-1S9O. SS7 and 1885,
The September average condition OF
wheat as harvested, is S5.3; Of winter. s7.6,
and spring, S1.2 Although these figures
show a slight decline from those for wheat
for the corresponding month In 1891, it Is
nevertheless higher than for five years In
the preceding ten:
The condition Of oats is very unfavorable,
there being decline since June. The con-
aolidatei county returns OF the present
month show a decline Of more than seven
points, the average OF 7s.9 reported for the
month being the lowest, with one exception,
ever reported.
The condition Of rye and barley has
changed but little, although the harvest
season has been badly Handicapped by rain
and storms.
The condition Of potatoes is very unfavor.
able, the average being, with two e1cep-
tions, the lowest ever reported for Septem-
ber.
Cotton is lower than in any September
since 1888.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05

third day after their landing on Fire Island.
Four hundred and fifty Of them, together
with some of the officers and cabin stewards,
we're brought from Fire Island and landed on
the Hamburg-American Company's wharf
in Hoboken. The Others, about fifty In
number, by special consent OF Governor
Flower, crossed the bay to Babylon from
Fire Island, and. protected by detathment
Of militia, went to New York City by rail.
No one who has not passed through sim
liar terrible experience can begin to realize
how glad these people were to be released
from imprisonment. They. danced and
shouted and sang and caeered. For more
than two weeks they had been penned up in
a cho,era-stricken ship, in which people were
dying every day from the deadly Destilence
For another week, they had been tossed on
heavy seas, deprived Of sleep. nearly starved
and finally confronted with an excited mob
that threatened personal injury il the
pass angers were landed where the State al-
thorities had decided to temporarily confine
them. The last night of their detention was
something Of jubilee. In the big parlors OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern md Middle States.

THE National Convention Of Republican
League Clubs closet its session in Buffalo.
n. Y. President Clarkson and the other
officers were re- elected: at q mass-meetlnS
in the afternoon Whitelaw Reid and others
spoke.
AN operation was performed on Mrs.
Harrison, at Loon Lake, N. Y, and the
doctors declared her condition to be slightly
improved.
LABOR COMMISSIONER PECK and his steno.
grapher, Egbert Rogers, were arrested at
Albany, N. Y, on the charge OF destroying
the documents used in his recent labor re-
port, which alleged that the Mckinley bill
had increased wages.
WESLEY WARREN killed his sweetheart,
Lizzie Peak, in Mount Holly, n. j., by
stabbing her in the neck with a carving
knife.
The two little children and the servant
girl of Robert Craven were burned TO deatn
BY the upsetting Of coal oil lamp at Ash
bourne, Penn.
A FIRE in the machine shop Of the Brook
lyn IN. " Navy Yard damaged the ma
chinery of the new United STATES cruiser
Cincinnati about $4,000 and caused loss
on betting, castings and buildings of s2O,ooO
AN apparent attempt was made to blow
up Governor tIOWeT, OIL NeW 1oi n, "A'A OIL
internal machine concealed in cigar ooX,
which was sent to him at the Windsor Hotel,
New York City.
MRS SIMON II. WEssLER and her only
daughter Kate, a young woman OF nlneteen,
were instantly killed by train at Blairs-
town. n. j.
The Harris New York State Light Cav
alrv Veterans dedicated at Gettysburg,
Penn, the monument which marks the posi-
ton held by them during the battle. Inc
invocation was made by Chaplain Buell., or
Cumberland, Md, who also performed the
dedicatory rites. The oration was then de-
livered by Eugene B. Traves, of Peekskil.
The Fifteenth Regiment left Homestead,
Penn, for home. There were many regrets
expressed by the people at the Carnegie mill
at seeing the regiment leave. About TWO
hundred of the men in the mill quit work
when they heard that the soldiers were or
dered houle.
SENATOR HILL of New York, formally
opened the Democratic campaign by speak
ing before large audience in the Academy
of Music, Brooklyn. /
EDWARD POTTER accidentally shot and in
stantly killed his wife at New Haven, Conn.
He was cleaning his gun in his wltes bed.
room, when it was discharged and the bullet
struck her in the neck.
VIOLA PORTER CHAPPELLE, colored, died
at her home In Ellington, Conn.,, aged LUZ
wears. She was born in Bslcheroown,
Mass. but had lived in Ellington seventy
years. She was the oldest woman IN the
State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05

There are no new cases of cholera, but
eleven cases OF measles. These latter cases
are in number below the average or arrivals
for any month.
From Fire Island comes the report that
there has been no disturbance except Of an
electrical nature. Something happened to
the telegraph wire, and there was no means
of sending dispatches except by boat to the
mainland. The alarmists declared that
the wire was cut by baymen.
Captain 6. D. Russell arrived about noon
on the Ripple with seventy-eight men Of the
Thirteenth. They make the full number of
soldiers now there 23J, besides the thirty
five policemen, force which seemed to be
almost absurdly large in view Of the peace.
tul attitude of the baysiders.
The passengers were very anxious to know
how long they were to stay there, but could
get no satisfactory information. AL hands
were furious at the detention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. G. Beebe, of Boston, who
are among the Wyomings passengers de-
tanned at Fire Island, TOOK the Wyoming
to avoid the cholera, and are much
chargined at their i'll luck. MIR.
Ernest jolly, Paris journalist,
came over for a short vacation. Now
he will be Obliged to return to France in the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
THE ANARCHISTS DUE:
Twenty-Five Years in Prison For Mr..
Frick's Assai1ant.

Twenty-Five Years in Prison For Mr..
Frick's Assai1ant.
The trial Of Alexander BerSmann, the
anarchist who attempted to kill q. G.
Frick on July %. was called before Judge
McClung in Criminal Court at Pittsburg.
Penn. No one not having business in the court
room was permitted to enter. Berkmann,
when brought in. maintained the sameindi
ferent demeanor that has characterized his
conduct since his arrest. He had no attor-
ney, and did not cross-examiue witnesses.
He had no witnesses for his defence. The
prosecution was conducted by District At
torney Burleigb, who in his opening speech
presented the seven indictments, charging
Berkmann with offences ranging from felo-
nious assault and battery down to carrying
concealed weapons.
Mr.. Frick, Chairman OF the Carnegie
Steel Co.. and the victim Of Bergmann's as
the location Of the Carnegie Offices and
stated that the assault was made between Q
and o'clock on July %. The witness saw
Bergman pacing the hall outside of his
Office when he entered. Shortly after
Bergman was announced, and when
he came in be shot at the witness, who
fell to the floor. Mr.. Frick said that he
tried to rise, hut received another bullet
wound. A photograph showing the dsar-
ranged furniture as it appeared after the
shooting was shown, as was also the cloth
ing that Mr.. Frick was wearing at that
time.
Berkmann was then asked IL he had any
questions to ask. and said: ''Non Then he
said in broken English: "You think that I
wanted to shoot Mr.. Leishman. toor MIR.
Frick said he did not know about that, and
left the stand.
Mr.. Leishmap, Vice-Chairman Of the Car.
negie Steel Company, who was in Mr..
Frick's private Office at the time, said that
he did not see Berkmann nor know OF his
presence until he heard the revolver shot.
He grappled with Berkmann. who tried to
shoot him, but the weapon missed fire. Mr..
Frick came to Mr.. Leishman's assistance, and
together they grappled with Berkmann, who
then drew the knife an stabbed Mr.. Frick
several times. .mg
true" and asked Mr.. Leishman, care you
positive triei, to shoot your II am
positive my statements are correct" was
Mr.. Leishnan's answer.
Here the prosecution rested, and Berk-
mann asked for an interpreter, which was
granted, He then said, II am not guilty.
I have Defence" and then he began to read
irrelevant matter from large roll Of paper.
The statement was an anarchistic and In
fammatory address, written in German.
Berkmann continued his harangue from
Las until LOS o'clock, when the Court shut
him off, The District-Attorney did not
make an address. saying that argument was
unnecessary.
Judge McClung made brief charge, and
the jury returned verdict Of guilty on all
seven indictments without leaving the box.
The Judge pronounced sentence at once, ag-
gregatins twenty-one years to the peni-
Just before sentence was passed Berhmaun
said he had not OBJ tanned justice, nor had hs
expected 1t. t
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
THE NEW GUN.
The War Department Approves the
Report on Magazine Arms.

The War Department Approves the
Report on Magazine Arms.
General Grant, acting Secretary Of War.
has approved the report Of the Board on
Magazine Arms. The Board tested IN all
atty.three guns including, besides the pro-
ducts Of different private firms, both
American and foreign, the small arms
adopted for the armies OF Austria Hungary,
Belgium, Denmark, England, France. Ger
many, Japan, Portugal Roumania, Russia
and Switzerland.
After a careful examination they
are unanimously Of opinion that the
arms in which the magazine can
be changed and then held in re.
serve while single fire is delivered-maga-
zine fire being, however,. available at any
moment-are more suitable for our service
than those Of the merely repeating type.
Further, they find that an arm showing it.
self to be an efficient single loader and
rapid magazine arm, with q cutoff
plainly indicating to the officers
which cless of fire Is being delivered, and q
system adaptable to either beaded or
fangeless shell, is the weapon most suitable
for our military service. Such system.
they report, was found in the Krag.Jorgen-
sen guns No. s, as improved, and they rec
ommend their adoption.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
SHOT EACH OTHER,
Bloody Hand-to-H Hand Fight De-
,, xf;ss;ssinni River Boatmen.

A Bloody Hand-to-Han Fight be-
tween Mississippi River Boatmen.
The Citv of Sheffield took to st. Louis,
Mo-, a few nights ago the mutilated bodies
of Britton johnson, Of Eastport, Tenn,
and William johnson, Of Riyertown. Ale.
The two men were employed on the boat,
and had quarrelled.
When they met on deck each drew re-
yolyer and began firing. Each fired shot
into the Others body and then clinched anu
continued firing. H..
At the eighth shot Britton staggered, 6ut
with last desperate rally lunged az WIN.
lam, threw his arm about his neck, tnrusI
the r,uzzle of his revolver in his face and
fired. Both fell dead together, each with
fye bullets in his body.