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Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
ALONE WITH DEATH.
Millionaire Ames Dies in the State
room of Sound Steamer.

Millionaire Ames Dies in the State
room of Sound Steamer.
Frederick L. Ames, Vice-President Of the
Old Colony Railroad, was found dead in his
stateroom on the Fall River steamboat Pill
grim when t arrived at New York a few
mornings ago. Mr. Ames was found lying
ON his face In the bed, cold in death. He
was attired in his nightshirt only, his other
garments being found hanging on the hooks
of the apartment.
It is supposed he died of apoplexy. He
was apparently well and hearty when he was
at the supper table the previous night. The
dead man was on his way to New York from
Boston, to attend meeting of Union Pacific
Directors.
Mr.. Ames was son of Oakes Ames. He
was born June s, 1885, and was graduated at
Harvard. His home legally was at Boston,
but he lived most ofthe time at North Easton,
Mass, where he had a fine estate. He was
q member of the Boston syndicate which
built the yacht Pilgrim, which was q con-
testant in the recent trial races at New York.
He had collection of orchids valued at
$500, 900, and was noted for his charities.
Mr.. Ames was married and leaves q wife,
three sons and two daughters.
Mr.. Ames leaves about $35, 600, 900 and one
of the widest circles of friends and business
associates of any man in the United States.
He was regarded as the richest man in New
England.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16

QUEEN VIcToRIA's eyesight is failing, and
the royal oculist has frequently to be called
into requisition.
THE Khedive Of Egypt's mother, who is
only thirty-four, is still one Of the most
beautiful princesses in the far East
CONGRESSMAN SIBLEY, the free silver Rep
resentative, is millionaire and owns the
highest-pfced stable Of trotters IN the coun-
try.
ALBERT EDWARD, Prince of Wales, has
seventeen brothers-in-law, sixteen uncles,
hfty-seven cousins and ffty-eight nephews
and nieces.
Nh. YE, the Corean Minister to the United
States, and his wife are members of the Pres
byterian Church. They wear Corean cos
fumes on state occasions only.
SENATOR ALLEN, of Nebraska. is six feet
three inches in height and correspondinRly
heavy. He is 80 large that chair had to be
specially constructed for him.
SUPERIOR JUDGE WILLIAM CoHLRY. of the
new County of MADEIRA, in California, is said
to be the youngest judge OF any court of re-
cord in the United States. He is just twenty.
SIX years old.
Mas. ADA N. BIrrENBENDER has been
nominated for Justice of the Supreme Court
by the Nebraska Populists. She was the
third woman admitted to practice before the
Supreme Court, Mrs. Belva Lockwood being
the first.
Bishop HUNTINGTON, of the diocese of Cen
trail New York, and his wife, Hannah Dane
Sergeant Huntington, have just celebrated
their golden wedding at the old homestead
in Greenfield, Mass, which has been in the
family seven generations.
IF Representatives william s. Holman. OF
Indiana, and Charles O'Neil, of Pennsyl-
vania, serve out their terms in the present
Congress- the Fifty-third they will each beat
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
NAMED FOR OFFICES.

The President Sends in Batch OF
.-esssss *. s's Nominations.
The President sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations
~. Barclay, Of Alabama, to be Consul
General OF the United States at Tangier,
Barbary States.
n. W. McIver, Of Iowa, to be Consul Gem
oral Of the United States at Kanagwa, Japan.
To be Consuls Of the United States A.
NJ, Clark. of Michigan, at Port Sarnla, Can
ada; Isaac M. Elliott, Of New York, at
Manila. Philippine Islands =. Courtney Hix-
son. Of Alabama. at FuchaD, China q. r.
Hurst. OF the District OF Columbia. at
Crafeld. Germany; Thomas Keefe, OF
Vermont. at st. Johns, Quebec John ma
puire OF Alabama, at Tampico, Mexico
6eoFee s. Tate Of Massachusetts, at Barba.
dos. ". Z. e. T. Wetter, OF Georgia, at
Tamatative. Madagascar:
George VI Hull, Of Ohio. to pc CoiiectoL
oil Internal Revenue for the Tenth Distrlct %
CAPTAIN Daniel b. wheeler, Assistant
Quartermaster, TO be Major and Quarfer'
Thomas smith, Of Virginia, to be chiei
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the Ter
ritory Of New Mexico.
John B. H. Hemingway, Of New Mexico,
Territory Of New Mexico; also tWenty-fouI
recess appointments Of Rosfmaster
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16

A beautiful book entitled the Column
bian Worlds Fair Atlas, giving COM
plete illustration of the Worlds Fair
grounds and buildings; general IL
lustratlon of the public parks, monuments
and street scenes of Chicago. and maps
of every state and territory Of United
States and Canada. and of the world.
These books viii be given away accord
ing to our well established system.
Every customer will be given card and
every purchase or amount OF purchase
win Be punched on the card, until the
amount Of $25 is registered, which will
entitle you to one of these books. We
also have about 50 clocks left Of last
spring which viii be given on the same
conditions. Being nearly the close Of
the season, we will offer to close out at
great bargins a few odd lots. in order TO
e make room for our big fall stock which
viii be here In q few days. Come one,
come ali to the Boston Dry Goods and
Clothing Stores, roo and I9s Main
avenue. Passalc, N.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
one Limited First-cIass Fare

with $500 additional for the round
trip Harvest Excursions, August 22nd,
September 18th, and October 10th r8o3-
The wisconsin Central Limos will run
low rate Harvest Excursions on above
dates, to points in Minnesota, North and
South Dakota. Tickets will be good
twenty (ao) days from Gate of sale, with
stop-over privileges to points west of St.
Paul and Minneapolis. For full informa.
ton, address any of the Companys rep
resentatives, or Jas. c. Pond, Gen1 Pass.
and Tkt. Agt., Chicago, Ill.
as, IL, I9; 81, g, 80; OCT
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
HOME RULE REJECTED.
The House of Lords Defeats the Bill
BY a Vote of 419 to Al.

BY Vote of 419 to Al.
The British House of Lords rejected the
Irish Home Rule bill, passed by the House
of Commons, by a vote of 419 to Al. In the
early part of the evening Baron Halsbury,
Baron HerscheII, Baron Monkswell and
the Bishop of Ripon spoke to half
empty benches. At O'Clock visitors
began streaming in. Conspicuously oc-
cupying portion of the area of the House
were twenty-five bishops, attired in their
capacious robes with lawn sleeves Members
of the House of Commons crowded the ac-
cesses and standing room around the throne.
Outside of the Parliament Houses organ
lied bands from Conservative workingmen's
clubs, formed to incite jubilant demonstra-
tion on the rejection of the Home Rule bill,
began to assemble at 10 O'clock Hint of
their intention having reached the Radical
workingmen's clubs and Irish societies,
small detachment5 of these soon appeared on
the scene. AS a brawl was feared the police
broke up the different groups and kept them
moving
Lord Salisbury rose at 1890 o'clock, amid
cheers, and began his speech, the last of the
debate. Lord Salisbury spoke for an hour
and a quarter against the BILL The Earl of
Kimberley, Lord President of the Council
and Secretary of State for India, briefly re-
piled to Lord Salisbury.
The House divided at midnight and the re-
suit was the rejection Of the bill by vote of
419to A.
The Marquis of Waterford voted sitting,
and the Earl of Galloway voted while lying
at full length on bench. Lord Headley
returned from hunting expedition on the
Zambesi River in order to be able to vote.
All the Bishops went with the majority.
The announcement of the result was received
with laughter and come cheering. The
House was then cleared OF spectators and
adjourned immediately
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
THE city Of Asuncion in Paragua

THE city Of Asuncion in Paraguay
Is described by correspondent as one
OF picturesque charm and full OF rel
les Of magnif1cence. 1t is lighted by
electricity, and with its one-story
houses, painted white, pink, green
or lavender, with floors Of Paragnayan
marble in colors, presents half Orr.
entail and half medieval appearance.
The location In the harbor with
wooded bills in the background Is one
of picturesque charm.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16

WATCH
OUT,

You will miss the greatest opportunity of
your life to visit the World S Fair at the
lowest prevailing rates, via the popular
route, the Nickel Plate; the shortest,
cheapest, and best line between Buffalo
and Chicago. Express trains. palace
sleeping cars and superb dining cars.
LoweSf rates. Read the papers, call on
nearest ticket agent for tickets, and take
the popular line for Chicago. Address F.
]. Moore, "a Exchange street, Buffalo,
N. Y. for nap.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
GREAT FLOODS IN CHINA.
Vast Regions Inundated, and Thou
sands of Lives Lost.

Terrible foods have deyasted vast regions
in the centre and north of China. Thou
sands of lives have been lost and whole vii
lagos swept away in both Hupel, which bor-
ders on the Yang -tse-kiang, and in Chilli,
the metropolitan province. which is watered
by the Peilu and its numerous tributaries
Peking for the greater part was under
water, while Tungchow, some fourteen miles
to the east OF the capital, was similarly
situated. Between Tungchow and the port
OF Tientsin, some sixty miles east, the coun-
try was. converted into one vast lake, and
only the tops Of the houses and trees were to
be seen standing, while countless dead
bodies of men, women and children and
farm animals were borne upon the waters of
the foods in all directions.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
MacCHESNEY'S
Classical and Business College
FOR
YOUNG MEN & WOMEN.

A $40 course in German and $50 course
in Shorthand FREE to every student en-
tering college.
No such offer ever made to students
before. You can't afford to miss it.
DR.. c. EUGENE MAcCHEsNEY, ANIL M.
2oI and 2o3 Hamilton Avenue.
Paterson. N. +.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
ALL-AMERICAN LINE.

The popular Nickel Plate fast express
trains, through sleeping cars from Bostur
and New York to Chicago, elegant dining
cars, low rates, and polite attention, make:
this the most popular line between the
East and West. For all information cal
on nearest ticket agent; or address F. ]
Moore, General Agent. Buffalo, N. Y.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
BURNED TO DEATH.
Five Children Perish at Silver Hill,
Ark.

T. W. Whitley, residing near Silver Hill.
Ark, with the elder members Of his family,
attended church, leaving five Of his chill
dren, ranging from five to thirteen, in care
Of the house.
After the services were over he returned to
find the house had been been burned to the
ground and all five Of his children cremated-
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16

YACHTING costumes for women are
far more stylish than nautical. They
yacht not to be so.-Troy Press.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16

THE active dog-catcher often
catches it most severely when the
him at his little game. Swansea Ga
xette.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16

10th year Begins Sept. 18th.
Eighteen colleges accept our certificate
without futher examination. Do not for
get this fact: No other school in North
ern New Jersey has equal authority. Go
to the best.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
THE MARKETS.

Late Wholesale Prices of Country
Produce Quoted in New York.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
s p &c FIC s .
HOUSE FOR SALE.

HOUSE FOh OALEa
House and lot in the City of Passaic,
New Jersey. House containing eight
rooms, large attic. cemented cellar. fur
mace heat to hall and every room, range,
.v1bs, bath w c. and electric light
throughout complete home; only five
minutes walk from Passaic High-School.
ten minutes from Erie and FIVE from d
L. & w. r. K. Queen Anne arcl1itec-
ture. Lot 50 x I3o f.. two grape
vines, many small fruit trees, currant
and berry bushes. On rear of lot is a
poultry house TO 10 f., new, built
of Novelty siding, contains servants W.
C., and is suitable for small stable.
Price. $4,000. Purchaser may take up
Building and Loan mortgage, House
viii rent for $50 or S35 per month.
Address OWNER. Box II. REcosD Office
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16
Repairing Carefully Done

back all unsold copies
agents. but girls, and
not do hard work.
make money should
any one who will Sc
the papers regularly.
long as the agent thus
thetown for which he is
In uxrorxr form szrhr,
Passaic City record., 1893-09-16

MOI only boys make good
invalids. or those who cam
Every one who wishes to
apply for an agency. To
cure as an agent to handle
we will give a copy free as
obtained sells the paper il
appointed. There is = boy
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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-16
TO Make homogeneous.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The bill introduced in the Senate
by Senator Morgan providing for
the exercise by US of dominion over
territories yet to be annexed might
he amended so that, as the Kansas
City Star suggests, Claus Spreckels
shall be crowned King of the Sugary
Isle. MIR. Morgan would have us
appointed Council" surrendering,
it appears, the principle of mo tax
alton without representation" I'm
der this autocratic regime it would
be we'll to have King Claus on the
throne as well as behind it. He is
virtually King now, says the Star,
and why not give him a diadem
This is the view of the Providence
journal, which sees "the fine hand
of Claus Spreekels amid the compli-
cations ofthe Hawaiian revolution. y
Says the Pittshurg Dispatch: 'sWhy
does not Claus Spreckels have him
self made dictator of the Sandwich
Islands? 1t would be more direct
method of securing all that | is try
ing to achieve by annexation, and it
should be the easier of the two
plans" The Detroit Free Press
says, to the same effect: "Of course,
Claus Spreckels was in on the ground
floor when the Hawaiian difficulty
came to the front. He played his
hand like veteran, and stands to
win an immense amount OF money
for which he has no real need" The
Chronicle Telegraph of Pittsburg
suggests that liking Spreckl,s has
the sand to cause the Hawaiian rev.
olution," and the st. Paul Globe,
after describing Hawaii as ''the sugar
bowl of the Pacific coast, adds that
CLAUS has his finger in ii" We
ought by all means to put the real
boss on the throne. sCiaus, by ths
grace of the United States republic
| King" would sound well.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-16
FARMERS LOSE THEIR MONEY
Excitement at RocksviIle Oyer TIL.


Alliance store.
The Times says that for the past
ten days there has been big excite
ment in Mocksville over the Alliance
store.
1t seems that a large number of the
best men belonging to the Alliance
took stock in the Alliance store which
was run in MOcksyille. They man
aged it, no doubt, as well as it could
have been under the circumstances
the idea being when it was started
that the other merchants there were
selling too high. and that the farmers
could become merchants through
their Alliance store and do a success
full business and vet sell goods very
cheap. They fixed up the papers
themselves. The lawyers and mer-
chants were mot in it," ReSult-a
heavy Indebtedness and loss. The
lawyers were called in and they decid-
ed that the whole thing was a co-part-
nership and that all the stockholders
were liable for the debts.
The matter was finally adjusted by
Capt. w. A. Clement, the former man
ager of the store, buying up the stock
and assuming all debts. He will now
run the store in his own name.
The Times says the stockholders
lose Is per cent on their stock and
many of them are happy to get out at
that.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-16
A MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE.
How 81 Lever Became O Husband by
the Force of Law ard Logic.

From the Philadelphia Record.l
Hvmen knocked out the New Jersey
Court of Chancery in one round
when William Valentine, well
known steamship engineer OF Cam
den, was married by Justice James
NJ Cassidy to Miss Maggie Harr-
nett.
The marriage was the sensat ional
denouement of a suit for alimoHy
that had been pending in the courts
tor several weeks, and which had just
been decided III the woman's favor
by Vice Chancellor Pitney, who al
lowed her $50 "a month and counsel
fees. Valentine spent nearly 81 goo
in trying to establish the fact that
| the woman was not his wife, and
when the court decided that she
! virtually occupied that relation the
| man surprised every one by doing
| just what he had been attempting to
escape-takirg on the yoke of matIi
mony.
Valentine, after the decision of the
| Court of Chancery, repented of the
| publicity given bis affairs, and sought
| a reconciliation with the woman he
| had for Years recognized as his wife.
She was torgiving, and at midnight
| tbev aroused Justice Cassidy from
his peaceful sIumbers to tie the nup
tial knot. The obIiging magistrate
hastily slipped on his pf:jamas and
| performed the ceremony.
The alimony suit of Mrs. Valentine
was most spicy one. The couple
had lived for yaars as nan and wife.
at No. 315 Chestnut street, Camden.
and Mrs Valentine, had always
looked after her husbands real
estate, valued at $4,000 When
the woman found Valentine was
about to desert her, and leave he1
penniless, she caused his arrest on a
writ of Ne exeat, and then brought
suit for maintenance. Valentine S
! defense was that he had never been
married to the women, but had taken
her from a questionable house in
Wilmington, n c., where she was
known as Bell Sheppard.
Mrs Valentine claimed they had
been legally married, but that she
| had lost the certificate. Vice Chan.
cellor Pitney held that even if nc
marriage ceremony had been per
formed the acts of Valentine in living
with the woman, giving her charge
of his property and recognizing heI
as his wife, constituted a legal mar
riage, and alimony was therefor;
| allowed.
To show his sincerity Valentine
decided to his wife one half of hic
| property.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-16
SOUTHERN TIMBER VANISHING.
Necessity of Taking Prompt Measures
for Its Prevention.


An article full of facts regarding
''The Timber Problem in the South
from the pen of Charles Mohr, ap
pears in the current number of The
Engineering Magazine. 1t concludes
with the following reflections:
The facts disclosed by the investi-
cations of our Southern pine forests,
and the management of their timber
resources, cannot but lead to the
conviction that We have already en-
tered upon an era involving their
complete extinction. Stupendous as
these resources appear, as illustrated
by the figures quoted in this paper,
any doubt about their depletion
within comparatively brief period
will be removed if, on the other hand
those figures are considered which
relate to the ever-increasiDg draft
upon the forests. No one is more
aware of the inevitable result of the
present treatment of these forests
than those actively engaged in reap
ing the harvest of timber, to mature
which nature required centuries of
time. There is NO need to dwell here
on the calanlitles which would follow
commercial interests connected with
the forests, upon which so many
thousands of our people are depend
ent for their existence, or to cOntem-
plate the evil consequences of the
destruction of the high forest, over
large areas, in affecting existing con
ditions ofthe climate and soil. These
themes have become truisms, which
in our day cap escape no one taking
an active interest in affairs affecting
our material welfare Still, with ali
the light afforded by science and the
teachings of national economy, there
exists a popular disregard for mat
tiers pertaining to forestry, and little
Roadway has been made in the at
tempt, through State action or other
wise, to secure to posterity some OF
the advantages of the forest wealth
now enjoyed IN this country and con-
s'dered so Indispensable to our pros
perity.
Certain 1t is that the preservation
and economical management of the
forests is beyond the power ofpriva te
efforts, aiming necessarily rather at
the promotion of the interests OF
coming generations than tending to
contribute to the profits of the pres
ent. This period of Columbian cele-
brations is particularly opportune
to induce reflections bearing upon
this problem, and to remind one OF
the time when this new world, robed
in the garb of its virgin forests, was
opened to afford happy homes for the
toiling masses in the old world.
Proud as we have cause to be of the
achievements of our time, and of the
glorious success in the struggle for
their attainment in our country, it
must not be lost sight of that in the
Needless despoliation of the inheri
tance bequeathed to u. in it's forests
q danger has been invoked which
threatens to arrest the fight to that
acme of national prosperity towhich
we are aspiring.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-16

from the Galveston (Tex.l News.l

From the Galveston (Tex-) News.l
The census bureau has issued an
, important bulletin on the production
of iron and steel in the South. Ac-
cording to its figures these Industries
in the South are unparalleled, for they
show an increase of 10 per cent per
annum ever since 1870 No other
country can make such a showing as
this. The most remarkable feature
associated with these industries is
observed in the abandonment of the
small concerns and the increase of
larger ones. In 1880 there were 21S
separate iron producing establish
ments, and in 1890 only 145. The
capital invested in 1880 was $29,-
100000. while in 1890 it amounted
to S51 100000, with a proportion
ate increase in the value of products.
From this showing it is quite appar-
ent that the day is dawning when the
bulk of manufacturing will be done
where the raw mateial lies, or is pro-
duced AS the South has sufficient
ore to supply if need be the whole
world, it is only a question of time
when the South will become the lead
ing manufacturing district OF this
continent if not of the entire world.
In developing this and other indus
tries Texas will, in the near future,
play no unimportantpart, for if tax
ed to her utmost capacity, she can
supply the whole-world with cotton
and cotton goods, and the same may
be said OF her iron resources, as her
ore beds are inexhaustible No one
who is not fully acquainted with the
natural resources of this State has
the least idea of what they are in the
aggregate.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-16

From the Wilmington Messenger.

From the Wilmington Messenger.
Tree destruction, when wanton and
needless. is a crime against health
and prosperity. Through the many
years we have heen making crusade
against the demolition offorests and
the unwisdom of neglecting to plant
trees on naked lands. We have used
up no little printers ink right on this
line. In long editorials we have
shown how many parts of the world
have suffered from wholesale denud-
ing of la ads, and the bad results that
have followed. We have also urged
time and again that North Carolina
should have an Arbor Day-a day
set apart for tree planting in town
and country. Why not?
The n. Y. Herald has been polling
the Congress regarding Hawaii. Re
suit: enators-20 in favor OF annex
alton, 35 for a Protectorate and %
non-committal; House-S3 in favor
Of annexation, 46 oppose and II non
cOmmitial.