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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
PROPOSED READING EXTENSION.

Philadelphia, Feb. 22.-Thc leasing OF the Lcligh
Valley by the Reading Is likely TO hasten the con
struction of the hters projected Philadelphia ana
Easton Railroad rom NewlIope TO Easton. surveys
have been made and a portion OF the right Of way
cured The most serious difficulty heretofore was 10
secure terminal facilities at Easton, but as either tho
Lchigh Valley or Jersey Central can now be used. that
difficulty Is removed and work will probably be begun
this spring. The Readings Ncw-Hopc extension mas
leen profitable and the line would form the short
est route between Philadelphia and Easton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
CONDITION OF THE SPF4HER,S VF4I1H

Washington. Feb. 22.-Word was received to-day from
Speaker Crisp that he will return 10 Washington to
morrow morning His health Is perhaps little better
for the trip but oaly little better. His friends are
anxious that he should leave the city for rest OF
week two weeks. but find 1t hard 10 persuade Tim
to do Either the silver question or the tariff bills
should come before the House for debate and
when the long discussion To which either sub
jcots will give rise is entered upon excellent oppor
tunitv will be afforded Mr. Cnsp TO rec,Iperaie his
health, there will be special need OF his presence
during this period Of making OF set speeches
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
TIE ASSOCIATION OF THE NEW CHURCH

The members Of the New Church societies IN New
York. BROOKLYN Orange, Newark Paterson, Elizabeth
and Hampstead represented by pastors ana dee
gates yesterday at the twenty seventh anhuai ineo'
inc OF the NewYork association OF the denomination In
the Church of the New Jerusalem. at Clagkst. and
Monroe rlacc Among the ministers present "efo
the Rev Messrs. : >. seward John C. Ager. Benlhm
d. Palmer, Adoph Eoeder Charles H. Mann. W IL.
Dehl and W. H. schiller The Rev. :. y Seward OF the
New. York society, presided About 200 persons were
present. The annual address, upon The Reciprocal
Relations Of the Church and the World was delivered
by the Rev. Adoph Iocdcr Of Nueland. y. J. The
election of officers resulted In the choice Of the Rev
: ;. seward. president and John Filmcr. secretary
II was voted Ia invite the general convention of the
New Church to meet In New-lprk at It's annual sc,-
sion this year. held ia the month ~ May.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
ELIZABETH.

a mysterious individual, known as Jack the
starer, has been making himself obnoxious In this
city for the last few weeks By suddenly stepping
in front of women on the street after dark and look
ing intently In their faces, when he would move
quickly away, leaving the person lie stopped IN ulls
ncernonous fashion badly frightened. IL Is rumored
that the man lives ut Gilmore and that ne Is We'll OH,
This being one 81 his ecccnrides. lie dresses We'll
and wear, Il military cloak.
cr,ss country run Yesterday witnessed by
over 2 600 pers Dus, and by Martin Casson,
,u,rter mile. iu twenty three minutes There were
tnrtyf,ur Starters representing the following clubs
IIighIAfe. National, Jefferson. DOWNTOWN iarTierS
and Charles Meelan Ass relation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
WINNERS Or ORl1ORICIL PRIZES At IEHIGH.

bethlehem, Penn Feb. - (Speclal). The junior ora
olical contest at the LehiGh University took place to-
day. There were seven speakcrs-tillbert Forbes
Burnct IT Providence y. j. The Fruits OF the
Reformation" George stern. Of frostburg Md. on
1.-THE Taking Of the Bastllle" Schuyler Brush Knox
II Carthage Landing, y. y, The Province of the
Idcal"; Joseph Clinton Rail- H. Of Ecckct Mass. on
John EricS,on' Robert Cubertson HAYES Heck OF
lechton NILS. on The Fruits of the Reformation
Charlie, Will, Gearha:t, Of Danve. Tho Taking of
che asuc,' and Edwin Clark Reynolds of Providence
X. l.. on The Province Of the IDEAL The frst
prize went TO Mr.. Knox. the second 10 Mr. Ballon and
me third 10 Mr.. Reynolds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
4 GE1rrssrRG MONUMENT DEDIca1rD.

Gettysburg Penn. Feb. - tspccial.-Tne monu-
ment erected by Corporal skelly Post Of this place
10 the memory OF their fallen comrades OF Adams
County was dedicated today. II was transferred 10
the post by Comrade p. L. Touck and accepted by
Comrade Calvin Hamilton. The Grafton delivered
by Edward Mcpherson. The monuments stands in front
front Of the post and Is Of granite sixteen feet
On Its face Is "a medallion with g. a. Il. badge the
dates OF its erection and dedication. and appropriate
Inscriptions The records show that Adams County
sent more than oneha its total male adult popula
Ton into the Army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
EAsTgoUyD FREIGHT SHIPMENTS.

Chicago Feb. ga decided falling Of in the vol
ume of eastbound tonnage is recorded fc: last week.
The shipments OF -four grain and provisions from Chi
cago to the seaboari by the lines in the Central Traffic
Association Aggregated 81 1866 TONS against 1881 for
the preceding week. decrease Of 0,le5 tons, and
against 4j 222 for the same week last year, increase
Of 1344f tons The Vanderbilt lines carried 406 per
cent OF the traffic the Pennsylvania lines 90 per cent
the Chicago and Grand Trunk 10 per cent, and the
Baltimore and ohio per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
Slf4IIYnY In TRENTON.

Trenton, Feb % (specialj.-rhe failure Of the health
authorities here to stamp out the smallpox is filling
the people with dread The first was brought
10 their attention over four months ago. and nck Of
vigor in oatng the patient resulted in th breaking
out Of cases. and since then the city has not been
free from the disease. The news getting out today
that there half dozen aew cases at st. Francis
Hospital added 10 the alarm. 1t seems NAL, nurse
contracted the disease from patient who was removed
from the hospital to the pesthouse and through him
u was communicated to other hospital employees. They
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
YET ANOTHER FRENCH s,vcre

Mile Maria Pacrs. French eccentric singer began nm
engagement at Roster Biars concert hall last night
large audience listened with pleasure to a number Of
French songs which given with brancy and ANNA
ton Mile Pacra Il the pOssessor OF voice OF
compass The low tones particularly agreeable and
the middle and upper ones smooth and pleasant She
In Tyroean melodies, her warbng being PARTICULARLY
noticeable Carmencita still attractive feature Of
tho and usual variety performance ellis
up The evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
A roUyG BAITlMoRE GIRLS PRIVATE MARR1AGE.

Baltimore, Feb. 30 (SpeciaD-Thc talk In social
circles today the private marriage Of Miss Maize
Louise Ridgey, of Sykesvlllc and Richard IIadden
Hood Of John NJ Hood. president of the Western
Maryland Railroad. The bride Is but seventeen years
old. saturday afternoon the couple accompanied by
Miss Carrie Dorsey, walked to the rectOry of the
Associate Reform Church and quietly married
by the Rev Wayland Boil, the rector. The young lady
had been the guest OF Miss May Kerr. SIC one of
the prcttiest and most popular debutantes OF the
Immediately after tie wedding the couple
went to Harrisburg where they will make their home.
No but relatives knew OF the marriage until to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.
BURNED BY EXPLODING BENZINE.

Timothy Furey is tailor whose place oi o"'
is at No ia Storm-ave. His home Is over INC s"op'
II Is the custom Of Mrs. Furey and her two chioch'
Timothy, IT, five years old, and Bartholomew No
years younger to pass a portion OF the Gay III t"o
shop. Yesterday Mr.. Furey was engaged In ceahine
some clothing and usual his family were ''e''
him. A tin boiler, which held three gallons, WAS
standing In Il pan Of hot water near Furey IL was
partially filed with benzine. suddenly there was
heard loud report and Immediately following II c'o
screams from the two children and shrieks rom Ihe
MOTHER Roundsman Richards found the child Bar
tholomew severely burned about the face and hahoS
his brother badly burned the face and the mother
and Furey's hands blstered DIR. Parker ~ nIso
thought the child Bartholomew was fatally injured
but after q careful examination the physician SAID he
would recover The burns on the Others were pain
full, but not OF serious character.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
THE STEVENS HOUSE TO BE TORN DOWy.

The Stevens House, at Rcctor-st and broadway,
the Oldest hosiery I'm New York, closed lis doors on
saturday night and the Ound upon which il stands
and some OF the adjoining property will soon be
utilized aS a site for OF the largest and allcst
Office buildings In this dty. To morrow Bowc the
aucOnocr. will sell under the hammer all the fhrni-
ture and fixtures Of the noted hotel. from cellar
garrett and I'm II few days the work OF demOlishlng all
other OF the downtown landmarks of Ncw-Yorll will
Iel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
AN IMPORTANT WESTERN TRAFFIC MEETING.

Chicago, Feb 22.-On the call Of Chairman Walkcf
tie commissioners Of the Western Traffic Association
VIII begin meeting TO morrow which promises TO b
of unusual importance. The Atchison's application
for a reduction OF go 20 in the passenger rate from
Che Missouri River to california points, attracts wide
attention. The Atchison IS prepared to show that OF
the present rate which is $50. transcontinenta lines
are paylng out i'm commissions nearly much as
The proposed reduction to get secondclass business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
pose as condition for the privilege Of exercising ca

pose as condition for the privilege Of exercising o.
30 there is abundant authority by way Of right for
the legislation which demand. The telephone
companies use the public highways, and II We have
the right to regulate the tariff OF cab that plies for
hire on public street, Of other insumenta,y
for the rnspol aion Of individuals along and through
the public highway. we have precisely for the s.ns
reason the right regulate the transportation Of In
telligence.
pedcncy ~ the exercise Of this power to regulate tes
DAOnic charges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23

IIaverstraw, " " Feb 90 (special).-Dr j. II. Craw-
ford retired dentist Of Haverstraw. left his home yes
terday and has not been since. lie left three
notes. in which he said that he would not return and
that they need not hunt for his body. 1t would be
weighted down. Before going away from home DR..
Crawford changed his clothes. lie tracked far
as the dynamite works. The missing mau Is about
fifty four years old AID came to llaversraw about eight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
TIE INDIANAPOLIS srREErcAR STRIKE.

indianapolis. Fob 22.-Thc st?ectcar te-up in this
city is complete. The company attempted t. Il
OF the Alabama Il. stables this morning. but
the strikers took possession Of II and had it back
In the barl. A long and bitter light is expected
President Frcnze yesterday appealed to Mayor Sullivan
for police protection. and the latter has replied that
he will not put police on the cars This reply d,es
not satisfy President Frcnzcl: II Mayor sullivan re
fuses further comply. he Will call the sheriff.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
IIOBOkEE.

4 bulldog owned by William j. Faith. Of No. $50
Eloomfeldst.. took large piece OF flesh from one of
the thighs Of John McCabe. Of No. So Parkave.. yes
terday McCabe is cmpoye Of the Delaware Lack
awanna and Western Railroad Company and he was
wnllng down the street tO TO work. when. without
warning. the bulldog sprng him and fastened his
teeth into McCabe', thigh. McCale went To Police
Headquarters and DIR. simon cauterized the wound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23

William Legion Jones, seventy years old died at his
home No 2Jo Madisonst. Yesterday from diabetes. lie
WAS compOstor. helped IN setting up first copy
Of The Tribune. and connected with the paper Cor
many years. lie was born IN Wilkcsbarre Penn and
leaves widow, and daughter. The funeral will
place at his home at y. tomorrow. and burial
viii be at Bas king Ridge y. j. Thursday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23

Catherine McGarry, twenty three years old, OF NO.
43s Third ST., while suffering from temporary insanity
last evening threw herself from the seconds story win
dow of the house she lived in to the pavement below
She unconscious when picked up, and at the Cry
Hospital where she taken, II was SAID that sHe
could not recover. Ier husband, tnsnlth, called
at Police Headquarters and said his wife threw herself
from tic window.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
ANOTHER RAILROAD STORY DENIED.

Philadelphia, Feb. 22.-The story that the hunting
don and Broad Top Railroad would connect with the
Baltimore and Ohio By building line from Nouns
Dallas to Hyndman, and with the Reading by building
a line northward from Huntingdon, was denied TO-DAY
by several Interested in the road.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
A NEW DEPARTMENT AT PENNSYLV4yTi

Philadelphia, Feb 3a.Thc new Inst.tItc cf Hygiene
Of the University of Pennsylvania the first school Of
the kind In America formally opened this after
noon. DR.. John s. Billings of the Surgeon Generals
Office Washington, will be the director Of the in
stitute and Is 10 be assisted by Dr. Alexander &. Abb
bolt, lately Of Johns Hopkins University.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
PHILLIPS DIGEsTIBLE CO
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

TODAY.
Sur rise 6 80 $40 Moon rises 3e9 m Moons age u
WATER.
4 M-sandy H'k. 3 rs Gov. Istd- 332 Hell &C. ~
PN-sandy H'k.. 342 Gov. Isrd.- sJ7 Hell &C.. 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
Announcements.

Do you ask me for my secret
Why my teeth are pesr.y white
Why nv breath il ever fragIan,l
And my gums are Io,y bright
NV secrets oft been told befOre--
Use SOZODONT. And Iothing more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23

are all quarantined In a separate building ana Two
Sisters Of Charity caring for them. Az 'he CITY
pesthouse there are seven cases.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23

Browns Camphorated Saponaceous Dentifrice
tooth powder in the world for preserving The
teeth. Refreshing and delicious" rs cents bottle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23

CoRyELL's BENZoIN COSMETIC SOAP.
Prevents all dryness and roughness Of the hands.
Druggists, 25 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
Z. & w.
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A NEW COLLAR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-23
INCOMING STEAMERS
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TC DAY.

"WEDNESDAY. FEB. =.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-06
THE DAVIS Pioneers.

Programme OF DecarAtlon Nay GamsS-
DrilIing and Recruiting.
Arrangements were completed last
night by the Robert Davis Pioneer Corps
at a meeting held In the assembly rooms
in Cooper Hall, for the picnic aud games
TO be held In Caledonian PARK on Decora-
ton Day. Commissioner German pre-
sized over the meeting; more than one
hundred members were present. George
A. Logan, Jr., was elected Chair man Of
the Games Comniittee. The events are
open 70 all amateurs, aud Amateur Ath-
letlc Union rules will RcverA,
TIL principal evenss Will be q 220 yards
run, handicap: 440 yards novice run; half
mile handicap aud q two-mils handicap.
Burlesqus boxins will pEecede the games.
to enable athletes to compete In the New
Jersey, Athletic Club Gat1ss nrst. and
then appear ut the Park. Gold finger
rings will be awarded the drst, second.
third aud fourth In each event. All en-
tries close May IS. @
Daniel Tierney Was elected chairman of
the Reception Committee. with John
Sweeney for an assistant.
Immediately after ~dfsposing Of this
business, q drtllS was held. p. Barker
aud two other rnemners Of the Fourth
Regiment Will conduct the drlils uRttli
President German Is Satisfied with the
performances Of the members OF the
corps.
John Peloubet has notified the organ
ization that he 10 Organizing q division
In the Fifth district. The outlook ts that
the corps will nun,her 1--WE hundred before
September. =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-06
STATE NOTES.

A plnn IS on foot to establish a Summer
school in Englewood, SO That the young
people will have un opportunity OF using
a few hours each day OF the vacation
lroiitn0ly.
Pleasuntville has the biggest building
boom iu its history.
-GeYnfAn MIA stntl Pomona farmers expect
a big berry crop this season.
a New York syndicate Will build a new
ilctei at Brigantine Beacon.
Stewart bell OF Glen Gardner has the
punphletlaws'of New Jersey from 1908
to 17Y9.
a sitesof three acres OF ground has been
purchased at ELIZA for the erection OF
II plant for Timing steel plates blythe firm
OF Z. Moorehcad g Co, the largest Tin
plate makers in Wales. The builders will
be erected as soon rs the plans are pre-
parcel. The plant will have a capacity of
four or five thousand plates a week. For
the present the plates will be imported
from Wales, where the company manu-
fact its own steel Il only the thu
mug processes Will be carried OH In this
country.
Opposition to running the electric road
on Beach avenue, Cape May Is Weakening,
and all difficulties, it is expected, will be
settled at Il conference of the property
owners and promoters of The road.
james Albert, the pedestrian, has a
large brood of wild ducks at his Atlantic
ClIy nufIic tHdt tc udtCucQ lIOul SAo Aai0
10y wild ducks he bought last winter to
use as decoys.
The largest shipments of salt oysters
are being made from Pleas antville to
Philadelphia since 1870.
Mrs. Elizabeth Griffin, of Camden, acct
dentally sniothered her tour-months'-old
infant Monday night by rolling over upon
it while asleep.
A young man at Newtown recently
b. oke the local rccord by eating one hun
lied raw oysters and twenty clans. A
companion quit after eating forty oysters
and twenty CLAIMS.
Tie Board of Excise Commissioner at
mbertville has refused AN application
for liquor licenses. The hopes OF the hotel
and saloon keepers now rest with the
Governor. A petition for the appoint
nient of IA county commission for Hunter
don county is being prepared, and will be
presented at an early date.
The railroad station of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Railroad and
I e trestle and coal sheds of Roll s. Corby
at mttburn, were destroyed by fire on
Tuesday. 4s AZ ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-06
NORTHERN SMALL BEER.
Tiny Tales Told Through Weehaw-
ken, West Hoboken and Union
Hill-Happenings of
a Day. =

The West Hoboken Casino is now being
extensively altered. and will soon be oc-
cupied as a silk mill. +.
Michael Den wood@of No. $50 Bergenline
avenue entered his boarding house last
night in an unpleasant mood. He was
cross and surly, and when he seated him
self at the .'groaninR board
and found hash. he shrieked
m~aledictions on the penurious
proprietress. He characterized che com
pound as unhealthy and said he did not
ave enough money to pay a detective to
discover what he was eating. T%nereupon
the Ian lady grew wrath and summoned
a policeman VIII o hauled the unhappy
boarder before Recorder Hauenstein. lie
gave the victim of i'm appetite O ten days
s~ojourn in the county jail.
Hugh Hauglcy II of the unfortunate
residents Of Weehawken tried to forget
where he lived last evening by deep pota-
tons. He soon forgot not only that. but
who he was and started up the Boulevard
SINGING Siegfrled's defiance to the dragon.
Recorder Ryan took $500 Of his small
pile.
The Union Either Club at its recent an
nual meeting at Herman's Casino elected
the following oficers:-President. Her.
man, Roecpke: Vice President, Otto
Meyer; Corresponding Secretary, Fred
Fink; Financial Secretary, Lizzie
Roehmer; Treasurer, Gustave Roth. Gus
todian. Philip Schneider; Sergeant-at-
Arms, Charles Zimmerman; Collector.
Joseph jacobs; Director, Edward Jaeger.
The Gaillaru Base Ball Club has been
formed in West Hoboken Il Is awaiting
challenges.
John Henry. of West New York, has been
spreeing for over u week and yesterday
he took from his house q sealskin sack
and an ordinary cloth sack and wandered
about from one saloon 10 another with
them. Finally he left them In a saloon In
West Hoboken as an equivalent
for a drink and then went about
the s~tseetsa asking each man he
met where he had left the sacks. He
finally accostea u policeman who first
placed him safely In q cell and then found
is held a>aiting the arrival OF his wife
and daughter.
Through the failure of the Union Hill
authorities to receive q letter from J Judge
Iippincott last week about Sunday clos
lug the police did not pay any more
attention than usual to the matter.
The West Hoboken saloonkeepers
who were forced TO close, saw that there
were many places open in Union Hill,
aud all this week they have been besieg-
ing Mayor Chandless' audience chamber
complaining about the unfairness of their
business being inhibited on Sunday
while Union Hill men were not inter-
fered with. The Mayor is in o stew.
The special meeting OF the Palisade
CLUB next week will be very lively.