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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
oARRARA MARBLE oUARR1Es.
Where 5000 Mon Work ON a Per-
nenlicular Rrecinice

Where 5000 Men Work ON a Per-
pendicular Precipice.
The marble quarries, which are 400 or 500
in number, are situated far above the town,
in the midst of the grandest and most savage
scenery, says the English Illustrated Maga-
zine. The soft aerial hues which distance
lends to the mountains disappear on nearer
approach. The great peaks stand up against
the sky in fantastic forms. No trees or
verdure clothe their naked sides, no flowers
grow. no water flows to fertilize that soil
The 5000 quarrymen who are busy here
appear as ants crawling on the vast hill
sides. The marble is quarried by dyHamiGe
Every moment explosions rend the air, and
huge fragments fly up as if expelled from a
volcano. Often the mine has to be placed in
the perpendicular face of precipice. Theu
the workman is lowered by rope and hangs
suspended, like the samphire gathered,
'twixt earth and heaven. A dreadful
trade
About 160, 900 tons of marble are annually
exported, of which most goes to America.
The quantity is inexhaustible. The entire
mass of the Monte Sagro, $500 feet high,
which dominates Carrara, is solid marble.
One of the most famous quarries is in the
valley of the Polraccio. From this were ex-
tracted in Roman times the !, ZOO tons of
marble that served for the construction of
Trajan's column at Rome. Here Donatello
got the block which he carved into his ''St.
George" and Michael Angelo the one for his
| "Moses." From here also came the huge
block mentioned in the memoirs of Benven-
uto Cellini, which served for the colossal
Neptune of Am1nanati in the middle of the
fountain of the Piazza della Signoria at
Florence
Unlike the miner, who burrows under
ground. he works in binding glare of light.
The fierce heat of the Italian sun beats upon
him in summer. The cold blast of the ira
montana, rushing from the gorges of the
Apprentices, chills him in winter. Constantly
exposed to danger seeing his companions
killed and wounded by his side, trained to
rapid action and with every faculty of mind
and body on the alert, accustomed to domi-
nate the rude forces of nature-he has de-
veloped into an independent and powerful
type of man.-Ecchdnge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
JAKE IN THE LEAD.
Postmaster Jordan Will Be
Judge in 'The News"
Contest.

Postmaster Jordan has consented to act as
judge in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS Popularity
Contest among the letter carriers which
ends this week. Altogether the struggle has
been highly interesting and towards the last
two days intensely exciting becaEase OF the
sudden jump into the first place of Jake
Farrier. Two days ago his admirers sent in
1880 and yesterday another batch of 1906
were placed to his score lifting him above
Daniel Coffey to the extent of 303 votes.
But the latters friends smile when any
thing is said about rival, and they have
plainly intimated their intention of sending
such shower of coupons that everybody
will be buried
Then there is L. Bald's chances, which are
particularly rosy His friends speak conf
IDENTIFY Of victory, and are gathering all the
coupons they can lay their hands upon.
Since there are but four days now before
the end of the contest the vote each day will
present some surprising changes. 1t is just
possible that some candidate at the bottom
Of the list, which is published in another
column Of todays issue, may at the last
moment loom up in front and then the
followers of Messrs. Farrier, Coffey
and Bald must hustle or well-"get left"
SO, as it Stands now, Farrier is ahead with a
clear 303 more than Coffey, who is in turn
more than 800 ahead of Bald. But these
positions win be quickly altered as tornor-
rows tale will show.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
EzETA IN MEXICO.
Arrival of the Bennington at Aca-
puIco-What Now?

WASHINGTON, July 81, 1894.-The cruiser
Bennington, having on board General
Ezeta and three other refugees in asylum,
arrived last night at Acapulco, Mexico, and
reported by cable to Secretary Herbert. She
will proceed to San Francisco after taking on
coal and stores which were sent to meet
here at Acapulco 1t is expected that she
will reach San Francisco about August 10,
When ex-Gov Campbell of Ohio who is the
attorney for Ezeta, will attempt to procure
the release of the Salvadorian vice
President and his three fellow refugees by
habeas corpus proceedings on the ground
that they are held against their will on the
United States vessel, no charge having been
preferred against them.
Although Dr. Guzman, the newly accre-
dited Minister from Salvador, presented his
credentials at the State Department over
week ago, he has not yet been recognized
and has therefore been unable to pre-
sent the charges upon which the new
Salvadorian Government demands Ezetas
extradition The United States will not
recognize the new Government of Salvador
until il secures an opinion from United
States Minister Lewis Baker upon the sta
bility of Salyadorian affairs under their
present control.
Minister Baker is now i'll at Managua,
Nicaragua and has been unable to visit Sal
vador for investigating conditions there
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
INDIANA FOR CLEVELAND.
Democrats Demands the wilson Bill
Snxs GoXern0r Mathews.


WASHINGTON, July 81, 1894. 94.-Governor
Matthews of Indiana, who is spending few
davs at Old Point Comfort, was asked by a
United Press reporter this morning what
were che sentiments of the Democrats of
Indiana as to the tariff situation. The Gov
errnor, after some deliberatfon, authorized
the following statement
1.-THE situation in Indiana can be briefly
expressed The Democrats there, with re-
markable unanimity endorsed President
Cleveland's letter to Congressman Wilson
and ask that Congress shall stand by the
Wilson bill. He would prefer to go before
pies involved in true tariff reform in short,
fighting over again the battle of 1892, than
to enter the campaign as apologists for
the failure to faithfully redeem pledges
made. as the people believe, with sincerity
and honesty. We can make winning fight
only on principle and not for difference in
the percents of protection We cannot, we
feel explain the Inconsistency to farming
people of free wool and protection to other
raw material such as, for instance. iron and
coal. believe we might justify or explain
decent solution of the sugar problem II
some indulgence in its treatment seemed to
be necessary, but not as relates to the
others.
1--WE earnestly hope the House may stand
firm and as earnestly believe the Senate
is unfair and unjust to the people. Party
promises should be as faithfully re-
deemed as individual pledges or OBJ
legations To- fail in an earnest
honest effort to keep faith may be forgiven,
but the people will not forgive II they be
lieve they have been deceived The Ameri-
can people. and especially the Democratic
party. is just. In short. the Indiana DEM
ocracy is with President Cleveland and the
sHailsa -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
mIEp.

ossi Year EiSs6eh nSNf dsw of the late John Ross
1. at No ss2 BLOOMFIELD street
Interment at convenience of the family.
L IOyELI-on Saturday July 2s 1891, Jefferson. be-
loved husband OF Mary Lowell aged forty
Department ann Lafayette I;odse y. X of are
inyitsd 70 attend tae funeral on y ednesSas AngnSt
Horn street.
MARyIE-on Monday July 50, 1924, in this city,
Newton RSyse Mar9 r3 Jr ;,b agsd as,. three msp mr1
Funeral services Tuesday, July Il, at eight P. Ma
from his parents residence, No. Sc kensington ave
Interment at the convenience of the family.
CoLUMBUs-on SUNDAY, July 50, 1891, Dora, E.,
aged twenty one years and eight moaths.
Funeral services from her late residence, No. y
Hoboken avenue, ton Tuesday evening, July 81, al
eight O'Clock.
SHUTE. Suddenly, at Hoboken, July Is, 1894 Edwin
A. Shute, aged 81 years
funeral services from his late residence 124 Garden
street. Tuesday, July 81, at eight p NJ
CADNus AT Bayonne. ON Monday, July so 1924,
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited 70
attend the funeral from her late residence ls 0la
Plank Road between Fiftyfourth and FIFTY ,ntth
streets, West" Bayonne, ON August J. at two r NJ
Mccg EQn Monday July 80 lSi Gathsrne. i widow
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
dniy invSedo3 "a sttea = sne aen Iron, o Wednesay
August i at two Pm.
sAYRE-In this city on July 80 1874, at his late resi-
Notice of funeral hereafter.
Elizabeth anu Newark papers please copy.
BURGESS this city July %. 1924, Bridget. be,
loved daughter Of John and the late Bridget
RelatiSes and friends Of the family are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral from her late
August /, at nine a NJ; thence to st. Patrck's
Church. corner Rranhall and Ocean avenues, where
high will be offered for the happy repose OF
her soul
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
EPIDEMIC FEARED
Health Inspector Benjamin
Alarmed Over the Pas
sale Water.
WORSE THAN ANY YEAR BEFORE
Street and Water Board Urged ID
Take Steps to Remedy the
Great Evil.

Health Inspector Benjamin informed tha
Street and Water Commissioners this morns
ing that the condition of the Passaic wa&
alarming. He declares that it is unfit I'd
drink, and insists that unless stepf
are taken Immediately to secure
a wholesome supply or in some way purify
the present supply, an epidemic of disease
will result. The Inspector is of the opinio1
from an investigation recently made by
him, that the water is stagnating in thu
water mains.
REMEDY SUGGESTED.
He suggests as remedy that largl
force of men be engaged at once to go.aboHf
the city every day and blow off the fra
hydrants.
II have never before attributed any sudt
den outbreak of disease to the filthy cpndi<
ton of our water" said the Inspector thi4
morning, ''but now firmly believe thar it
is causing much of the sickness in our city.
People are becoming alarmed and not
without cause. say that 1t has viieodoE
and is scarcely 1t for consumption. 1t is
worse this summer than it has ever been
before and steps cannot be taken too quickly
to improve it,"
MANY COMPLAINTS MADE.
Within the past twenty-four hours fouF<
teen complaints as to the filthy condition OF
the water have been filed with the INSPECTOR
People complain that it is dirty, unwhole>
some and unfit for consumption. Some of the
complaints have been forwarded to the
Street and Water Board.
remedy the terrible condition of the water
by having shert water mains laid. He be-
lieves that these will give a free circulation
and result in the water becoming purer and
at least clearer, and probably take away IT'D
vile odor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
DUTIES OF TROOPS IN RIOTS.
Must Suppress LaEsiessness, But Pun
ishment Is For the Civil Courts.

WASHINGTON, July 81, 1S94.-By COM
mand of General Schotield the following
general order issued during the late troubles
for the government of the army, are made
public
"a mob forcibly resisting or obstructing
the execution OF the laws of the United
States, or attempting to destroy properly
belonging to or under the protection OF the
United States, is public enemy.
Troops called into action against such
mob are governed by the general regulations
of the army and military tactics in respect
to the manner in which they shall act to ac-
complish the desired end. 1t is purely a
tactical question in that manner they shall
use the weapons with which they are armed,
whether by the fire of muSketry and artillery
or by use of the bayonet and sabre, OF by
both, and at what stage OF the operations
each or either mode of attack shall be en-
ployed.
s'This tactical question must necessarily
be decided by the immediate commander OF
the troops according to his best Judgment OF
the situation and the authorized drill regula-
tions.
I'm the first stage of the instruction, law
less mobs are frequently commingled with
great crowds of comparatively Innocent
people, drawn there by curiosity ana excite
ment. and instead of the great danger to
which they are exposed Under such cir
cumstances the commanding officer should
withhold the fire of his troops, if possible,
until timely warning has been given to the
innocent to separate themselves from the
guilty.
.'Under no circumstances are the troops to
fire into crowd without the order of the
commanding officer, except that single
sharpshooters, selected by the commanding
officer, may shoot down individual rioters
who have fired upon or thrown missiles at
the troops.
"As a general rule the bayonet alone
should be used against mixed crowds in the
first stages of revolt. But, as soon as suf-
ficient warning has been given to enable the
innocent to separate themselves from the
guilty, the action of the troops should
be governed solely by the tactical con-
siderations involved in the duty they are or
dered to perform. They are not called upon
to consider how great may be the losses In
f1icted upon the public enemy, except to
make their blows so effective as TO promptly
suppress any resistance to lawful authority
and to stop the destruction of life the mo-
ment lawless resistance has ceased. Punish
ment belongs not to the troops, but to the
courts of justice"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
A DAYS FISHING.

A party of eight printers left their cases
in the hands of s'subsn one, day last week
and embarked for point near Bedloe's
Island in the fond expectation of garnering
in no end of nice fresh fish.
1--WE can catch enough fish in an hour or
two to keep our families week, and then,
besides, the outing will do.us good" was
the argument advanced by one of the
"prints' to induce his co-workers to take the
trip.
'Yes," chimed in another, s"lll bet we
can catch IS or 81 worth of fish In no time,
and the big strike in the West has made
provisions mighty steep. A little exposure
to Old Sol will benefit us more than $40 in
doctors bills besides y
So they went. and for hours they foraged
about under the rays of the broiling sun.
One small weakfish was the solitary award
for the days labor. The party returned sad
and disheartened to Newark. Zach man
suffered from numerous sunburns and the
cuticle came Off In flakes from their blistered
arms and faces They compared figures and
notes the following day and found that the
diminutive weaktish had been captured at
an outlay Of S35 So in cash, not counting the
money spent for ointflents to cool their
feyered bodies. Neaoaah Evsning Ne,cs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
VOORHEES, A LITTLE BETTER.

WASHINGTON, July 81, 1894 Senator
Voorhees, rested fairly well last night and at
his house this morning his condition is re-
ported to be slightly improved. The Senator
is suffering from Inflammation Of the blad-
der, brought on by cold caught last week
while out driving. Yesterday Voorhees, at
tending physician, DR.. Acler, called in DR..
Ford Thompson for consultations, and it was
their opinion that Mr. Voorhees, was not in
a necessarily dangerous condi tion, though
unquestionably quite i'll.
The Senator receives all his friends in his
ROOM and it was not until yesterday that he
was compelled to take to his bed DR. Acker
visits him twice daily. He SAID this morn
ing that the Senator might be out again in
about ten days at the earliest.
The rumor that an operation would be
necessary, ne said, was entirely inaccurate.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
HELP FOR DISTRESSED AoH1LL.

The Right Hon. v, B. Dillon, Lord Mayor
of Dublin, has addressed a letter to Mayor
Wanser, drawing his attention to the fund
for the distressed people of Achill, Ireland
The fund is to improve the district SO seri-
ously affected by the recent calamity by
which 50 many Of the poor people of Achill
lost their lives migrating to England and
Scotland IN search of harvest employment.
Up to the present the place is cut of from
civilization, and a number Of eminent people
of all faiths and creeds are subscribing to
produce some permanent improvement in the
condition of the poor inhabitants. Sums
contributed viii not be devoted to the relief
of faplilies suffering from the disaster
others are doing that; but their aim is to
establish home Industries, the acquisition of
grazing lands, assisting migrating families,
constructing roads. planting trees and assist
ing In developing the fish trade. Money
sent to Mayor Wanser by sympathizers with
the scheme. will be duly acknowledged in
these columns.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
TOO MUCH FOR THE WARDEN.

Justice Douglass this morning committed
Augusta Doesch of Johnstown to Une County
Jail pending an examination as to hef
sanity.
a few nights ago she was found wandert
ing almlessly in Cottage street, and twheE
taken to the station house told the Sergeant
that she was bound for Hoboken. She had
$50 ana a passage ticket for Europe, She
said. The officer directed a policeman to
take her to Hobeken. Afterwards she re+
turned, accusing the people Of taking her
money She was sent to the City Hospital,
but Warden Osberne soon became tred Of
her strange behavior and handed her 70 the
police again.
County Physician Converse will examine
hoT
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
POPULAR SCIENCE.

The sun gives sol, orr times as much light
as the full moon. Sir J. Hers chel calculated
that The star, a Cent4auri, gave 21,4OS times
less light than the moon The sun is, there
fore, ", 900, 100000 times brighter than the
star
The chloride, bromide and iodide of nitro
gen are the most powerful explosives known,
but their instability is so marked they are
utterly useless A mere jar will send off
chloride of nitrogen with fearful aud uncon-
trollable violence.
The Government experimental station in
Iowa has lately proven that ground grain
when fed TO colts makes them grow much
more rapidly than unground, and the same
amount fed them during April give better
results than in February.
An ordinary sized man bears constantly
upon his body pressure of about fourteen
tons, but as this pressure is in all directions
and from within outwards as well as from
without inwards, the compensation is perfect
and reduces the actual pressure to practically
nothing.
To the moisture in the air we are indebted
for the maintenance of an even degree of
temperature. But for it night would be
colder than Greenland, even at the tropics.
1t is the water in the air that holds the suns
beat and keeps the earth.warm where direct
sunlight fails to fall upon bodies
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
WANT TO GET WORK AGAIN.
California Strikers Long For Their
Old Places.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 81, 1S94.-The fire
men and trainmen who left the service of
the Southern Pacific Company at Sacra-
mento at the beginning of the recent strike
hope soon to be returned to their old places.
Delegates representing former employees
and Sacramento merchants have held con-
situations with General Manager Towne,
vino told his visitors that the company was
willing to accept applications from former
employees, and that. unless such employees
had been engaged in violence, their applica
tion would be considered without prejudice.
The engineers are anxious for the return of
the old fremen to work.
Since the new frenen have been on duty
trains between here and Reno have been
losing time. the chief difficulty being ia
climbing the steep grades. The engineers
say their new helpers are unable to keen the
fires up sufficiently going over the noun
fainS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
[ X I R 4 !!
GROUND TO PIECES
Another Child Victim Of the
Trolley-Horrible Scene at
the Junction.

The trolley claimed another victim this
afternoon at two o'clock. This time it is a
seven year old boy.
The fatal accident occurred at the juno
tion of Communipaw avenue and Grand
street.
The boy was about to cross the street
from the Wanser clubrooms whom a Bay
onne car crowded with passengers
came bowling down from st. Patrick IS
Church at tremendous rate Of speed.
Fully a dozen people saw the danger of
the child and screamed to the motorman to
stop.
The warning was too late and the next in
stance he was under the wheels. His little
body was almost ground to pieces.
1t was carried to Kilroys undertaking
establishment His mother when notified of
the awful death of her child was almost
frantic.
The motorman is under arrest
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 81, 1894. -Exten-
sive preparations are being made for the re-
ception of the delegates to the Total Abstin-
ence Union of America, which meets in this
city tomorrow Archbishop ireland, at the
head of the Committee on Entertainment,
has been untiring in his exertions to provide
for all who visit st. Paul on this occasion.
The Archbishop extends an invitation, not
only to delegates chosen, but to every tenn
perance sympathizer to become his guest
during the sittings Of the convention, and
an elaborate series of entertainments are ar
ranged extending over the whole week, in
Guiding trips to Minneapolis, to Saltwater
and up the beautiful st. Croix River as
guests of Mr.. John O'Bl.ien
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
BROTHERS OWN THE soAFFoJD.
@oolsy Murdered the Wan Who Could
Prove Them Burglars.

CANroN. Miss, July 81, 1894 double
hanging took place here at daylight this
morning The two Scott brothers. negroes,
were hanged in the Jail yard at 5:32 o'clock.
The Rev. Father Monti prayed with them
during the night, and administered the last
sacrainents of the Catholic Church at
O'clock. The brothers hade good bye to
friends a ) O'Clock and ascent.ed the scaffold
together without tremor The trap was
sprung at 5:32, and their necks were broken
by the drop After hanging nearly half an
hour their bodies were cut down and given
to their relatives for burial.
The crime for which these two men were
executed was one of unusual atrocity. In
October, 1891, they were bound over by a
justice of the peace to await the action of
the Grand Jury upon the charge Of burglary.
Norman Hopson was the principal witness
against them. Shortly afterwards they en-
ticed Hopson into swamp. choked him to
death weighted his body down with irons
and threw it into the river. Three months
later some negro women, while fishing, found
the body.
When arraigned in court the two brothers
pleaded guilty to the crime, and were SEN
fenced to be hanged
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-31
COST OF A RUNAWAY.
One Woman Dead, OHe Carria
Wrecked $50 to Fay.

One Woman Dead, One Carriage
Wrecked $50 to Fay.
A man named Peck who was drunk agent
for the Home Sewing Machine Company,
hired horse and carriage of JOHN Duffy
about two years ago and took his wife driv'
ing. In Greenville, the horse became
frightened and ran away. Mr.. Peck and his
wife were thrown out of the carriage. and
Mrs. Peck received injuries which soon after
caused her death.
When the horse was caught it was taken
to the Greenville Police station and kept
them until Duffy sent stableman for it.
While the stablernan was driving the horse
home the animal became frightened and
again ran away. The carriage collided with
the carriage of City Physician Everett and
demolished it.
Duffy refused to pay the doctor for the
damage done and the latter brought suit in
the Hoboken District Court, where he obs
tanned Judgment for $53. Duffy appealed to
Judge Lippincott, who today filed his decit
sion affirming the Judgment of the loves
1ft