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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
CUTTING AWAY THE BEACH.
Efect of the Tides Along the Jersey
Coast.
Special to the jersey City Meas

Special to the jersey Clty Neles.
ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. q, 1S94.-Henry E.
Davis, Assistant Superintendent Of Govern
ment Life-Saving Stations, arrived in this
city yesterday on his periodical tour of in
spection. He has lately been along the New
Jersey Coast, and in reference to his obser-
s~ervations, says that the high tides and
wind that have been prevailing OF late
have worked great damage to portions OF the
coast.
At Little Beach, a few miles below this
station, he states the surf is now within
sixty feet of the government station there,
and that if the tides continue to cut away
the beach as fast as they have been, it will
become a necessary p%recaution to remove
the station inland at an early date to pre-
vent its being washed away. The Absecon
Beach to an appreciate extent has suffered
by the tides, but the damage wrought is
not near SO great as that along the upper
coast.
A heavy surf ragged along the beach here
yesterday damaging and washing away a
number of the boardwalk approaches to-
wards the lighthouse. The tide has cut
away at least 100 feet of strand within the
past two days at the head of Arctic avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
SUMMARY OF eRowTH OF ! THE KNITTING IN
THE KNITTING INDUSTRY

r The hNIIIlNG lNOlS
There are SO new mills recorded for 1893,
operating S55 knitting machines, and giving
employment to 2,024 hands; 81 are hosiery
mills, % underwear, four make both under
wear and hosiery, while six manufacture odd
goods, such as mittens, leggings and fancy
articles. Pennsylvania leads in number of
new mills with 16. With four exceptions
closely with 16, of which all are underwear
mills except four. One of the largest new
mills is in Oregon. The new knitting mills
are located in fourteen different States. AL
though Pennsylvania shows the greatest
number of new mills, New York leads in
number of employees and knitting machines.
THE SILK INDUSTRY.
There are Is new silk mills in the report.
compared with 81 in 1892; IA of these are pro-
iects for the first half of the year; S are in
Pennsylvania, including the largest in the
list, 5 in New Jersey, Comparatively small
concerns; Virginia has the second plant in
size. The new mills, with two exceptions,
are small, and it is doubtful if the total gain
has made good the loss by fires and depre-
citation.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The absence of new plush, linen, lace cur
tain, and jute mills is conspicuous. In the
list we note large new finishing works in
New England and one in the South, four
dyeing establishments, four new braid and
ITluS6 WOlho, Ola SOuCOu pooblASt oho hASS
shoddy mills.
IMPRESSIONS.
The impressions left by a careful study OF
the statistics for 1898 are
First, the great decrease in new mill con-
struction in 1898 compared with 1892, and
the sharp contrast between the first six
months of the year and the last six months.
Second, the lack of new undertakings pro-
iected in 1898: most of the new enterprises
reported in 1898 having been projected and
partially completed in 1892. This indicates
that the record for 1894 will show a still fur
Their decrease from that of 1893.
Third, tha the cotton industry has shown
the greatest increase in the textile group,
and that this increase is of a solid character.
The Southern States have shown the great
est ratio of increase in proportion to the gain
of the Northern States, of any year of which
we have record. The volume of increase has
been evidently divided between the two sec
tions. Thu tendency in both Northern and
Southern mills has been towards finer grades
of goods.
Fourth, the condition of the wooden in
dustry has been such as to offer no induce
mcnts for the investment of fresh capital
and the record of 1898 indicates a positive
loss of productive capacity in this line.
Fifth, the knitting industry shows a slight
increase. The new mills are mostly small,
and are widely scattered over the country
although the Middle States still show the
greatest growth. The product of the new
knitting mills will be very largely cotton
goods.
Sixth, the absence of new plush, linen,
lace curtain or jute mills in the record of this
wear,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
FATHER KELLY's NEW CHARGE

Rev. Charles j.. Kelly, the new pastor of
the Church of our Lady of Grace, Hoboken,
was yesterday introduced to most every
member of his congregation, and created a
most favorable impression. Father Kelly
did not greet every ~parishioner in person,
but he Occupied the pulpit at every mass,
and il ibis way made himself known, The
large church was crowded at every mass,
and at the High Mass many prominent
Protestants of the city were noticed. Before
making the usual announcements, Father
Kelly referred to his appointment. He feel
ingly spoke of Father Corrigan and of his
work, and paid a glowing tribute to the dead
pastor. AS he spoke tears welled to the eyes
of both men and women.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
WHY THE EARTH REvoLvEs.

That the earth "do move" is a fact that
has been demonstrated in a variety of ways,
but exactly why it does so is not so easily to
explain. The astronomers are not agreed
upon this question, and when doctors dis
agree where are the common people to look
for explanations, answers M solutions to
such queries? One school of these star-wise
men claims that the original initial centri-
ifugal force given the globe was directed in 2
would, of course, cause the great globe to
rotate on its axis, and, by what is known as
the claw of inertia" it would continue to
revolve at a uniform rate of speed until ar
rested by some outside forces" Others claim
that the motion of daily rotation is a COM
pound resultant of the general motion of the
earth in its orbit and the attraction of the
SI1n -Scipnrg
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
NEW CHARITY GUILD. +,
Mrs. II. Burd Grubb Institutes a
Sewing Society for the Poor.
Spcotal to ne Jciae3 CO Ncacs.

SDcCtut 70 U1o JC'"tJ W -F0WV'
BURLINGTON, Jan. q, 1S94.-Mrs. L.
Burd Grubb, who, since her advent to this
country, has been active in organizing chart
table societies, has instituted a branch OF
the Needle Work Guild of America in River
ton. Seventy-two ladies were enrolled and
Mrs. Edward H. Ogden, wife of Mayor Og-
den, was made the President. and Mrs.
Grub was chosen one of the Vice Presi-
dents. These guilds have become an i'm
portant factor in the distribution of cloth
ing to the needy poor throughout the coun-
ty. The Beverly branch, of which Mrs.
Grub is the leading spirit, has distributed
over 400 garments, and the organization Of
the Riverton branch insures about 300 more.
No fines, fees or dues are imposed but each
member is required to contribute two new
garments during the year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
MIDWINTER TOURS TO FLORIDA

The sunny cline of Florida is now receiving a
a great deal of attention, and to people contem-
plating a ~sojonrn under the warm skies of this
beautiful peninsula the personally conducted
tours of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
especially appeal. Luxurious special trains.
composed exclusively of Pullman sleeping and
dining cars, replete with oil conveniepces aud
modern improvements and under the care of ex-
perienced tourist agent aud chaperon, are
among the attractive features and advantages
at the disposal of tourists.
$4,000 from New York will cover all expenses
in both directions, including meals ~ = Ise
while on spectaltrains. These will leaveNsw FORK
at half past nine on January 30th, February 18th
and s7th and March 18th aud 21th. Fast express
time will be made through to Jacksonville.
where the tourists may remain or depart for
other Joints In the State as they wish, during
the two weeks for which the tickets are good.
To drive a cough from the system use DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup, 1t never falls
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
The Cowardly Dog Poisoner.

The brutal offence OF dog poisoni ne
has reached an out rageous pitch in
this city. 1t is about time that it was
stopped by some exemplary severity.
Hardly a week passes but we learn of
poor animals done to death by the
cruel and churlish acts of ill disposed
people. The culprits usually escape
detection because the police cannot be
got to take an active interest
in the cases, and the of the
dogs seldom care to expend the neces-
sary time or money to trace out the
the culprits for themselves.
When a dog is poisoned in a city
like this, it ought not be hard to find
out who did the act. 1t is generally
safe to assume that it was some person
living within a block of the home of
the dogs owner. A little ingenious
ENDURING by a smart detective among
the gossips and servant girls OF the
neighborhood, ought generally lead
to the discovery Of important clues.n
1t must often be easy, besides. to trace
the poison through enquiry at the
drug stores. We presume no
druggist in the city is SO reck-
less as to sell strychnine with
out keeping careful record OF the
name and address of the buyer. A
! little vigorous enquiry by the police
would very soon reveal who had been
purchasing the drug and any purchaser
living near the scene OF the outrage
would, to say the least, fall IN der q
very strong suspicion.
This is not a triiing matter. Pro.
party in a dog may represent a great
deal OF money. In several recent
cases the value OF the animals
| slaughtered was stated by the papers
as running up to hundreds of dollars;
but in the case OF the vsriest u that
ever breathed, il he was a pet, his
killing amounts to an aggression on
| personal feelings OF an atrocious kind.
The matter is quite important enough
forsthe police TO give at least as lmnct
attention to it as they would to the
average case OF thieylng or malicious
mischief, and If they did this, il
would certainly not be long before
somebody would be punished. II lone
or two persons we're punished as they
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
Y. M, G. A. SERVICE

Charles G. Rochat, the well known jeweler
of Jersey City, gave IN address in the
Wayne street building yesterday at four
o'clock. He took for his subject, practical
Points from a Business Man" The speaker
said Christianity was more than mere theory,
it was a practical religion, and a maj to be
a true Christian must a it in his every
day business life. A mar to make a watch"
must sit down and work at it. Theory will
not make the watch. nor make it go, neither
will theory alone make a Christian. 1t is the
practical knowledge of religion that tells.
Many other illustrations he gave which
were both interesting and ~instructing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
THE ORIGINAL LOVERS LEAP.

Sapphos Leap was the name given to 9
white cliff or promontory anciently called
Leucadia, now Cape Ducato, at the south
ern extremity of Santa Maura, one of the
Ionian Islands. 1t was so called because
thrdwn herself from this height into The
sea. A criminal, with birds attached to
him to break his fall, was thrown from the
cliff at the annual festival of Apollo; and, if
he reached the water unhurt, he was
picked up by boats placed there for that
purpose. This is the rock from which, ac-
cording to the story, lovers throw them
selves in order to be free from the pangs OF
love cg aH
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
Total increase In spindles. u. son,

The increase in spindleage has been very
evenly divided in 1893 between the Northern
and Southern States. The distinctly South
ern States show 246, 672 spindles. New Eng
land gains 213,304. while the Middle and
Wester States add A. 900. OF the total gain
in New England, 81 has been in Fall River
and New Bedford, their increased spindle
capacity, including enlargoments and new
mills, being 15S. $50. The new construction
in the Southern States has been less than in
1892. but the difference is slight tabout 80, 900
spindles), as compared with the difference Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
MARY OF THE GROWTH OF WOOL MANU-
BY STATES.

The number of new sets of cards put in is
less than two per cent. of the total number
in use, and will not make good the looses by
fire, wearing out, and depreciation.
The wooden industry shows a falling off in
productive capacity as compared with last.
year, ever in the face of the 80 new mills re-
ported. An analysis of the new mills shows
them either to be small concerns of one or
two sets capacity, or else new mills which
have been built to replace factories burned.
There are but four plants above four sets ca
pacity, and three of these are to replace
mills which had been burned. These three
mills contain 2S sets of cards, which is about
one quarter of the whole number reported.
A further synopsis shows that 8 of the new
wooden mills are yarn mills, l a yarn n
cloth mill, 1 felt mill and % cloth mills
some with and some without yarn machin-
ery).
Almost all the projects mentioned in the
wooden list are for the first six months of
1893. There has been practically little or
nothing lone in the last six months.
SUMMARY OF GROWTH OF THE KNITTING IN
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
HIGH TIDE IN THE HAOKENsAOK

high yesterday that at the west side of the
hog abbatoir the tributaries to the river
overlooked the Newark Turnpike. 1t was
impossible for pedestrians to use the road
for a long while, and wagons drove through
water that reached half way to the hubs of
the wheels. Considerable damage was done
to the road and the tracks of the CONSOLE
dated Traction Company.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
eREENvILLB REFORMED CHURCH

The teachers of the Greenville Reformed
Sunday School will hold a special meeting to
| elect a Superintendent, on Friday evening,
at the chapel. The meeting will be an in
teresting one in many respects, and the re
| suit will be awaited with interest. Mr.. Ed
ward Kyle, who was elected Superintendent
at the last meeting, has refused to accept
the office, and there is much speculation as
to who will be elected to succeed him. The
Sunday school service yesterday was pre-
| sided over by the old officers, Mr.. w. j.
Clark and Mr.. Kyte.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
BERKELEY CLUB NOMINATIONS.

At a meeting of the Nominating Commit
tee of the Berkeley Club Saturday night, the
names of the following gentlemen were sub
mitted for consideration at the annual cleo
tion.-President, Mr.. Henry Brautigan; Vice
President, Mr.. Charles Gates; Treasurer, Mr..
c. A. Tissot; Secretary, Mr.. James Lynch;
Trustees, Messrs j. G. @. Cottier, George
Messmer, j. II. O'Neil and A. Griffith: The
Nominating Committee consisted of Messrs.
Albert G.. Weissenborn, Robert h. Magill
ap1 f. Ochtmann. The election will take
place February l.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
NARY OF NEW MILLS o 1898, W.T. A
COMPARATIVE LIST OF NEW MILLS
IN 1882.
T0'n INCREASE OF NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES q

The average magnitude of enterprises for
1898 is about one-third less than that for the
preceding year, when the average number OF
employees per shop was ITO, as compared with
rs for 1898.
The record of our new construction follows
closely the general condition of business for
the year, that is to say, the great majority
of new enterprises in the list belong to
the first half of the year, and since the 1st OF
July there has been very little done. Of %
new cotton mills, AZ belong to the first half
of the year; of SO new wooden mills, % were
reported previous to July; of 50 knitting mills,
IS belong to the first half of the year, while
of Is new silk enterprises only one is reported
in the last six monthe.
In the report of 1898 will be noted the en-
tire absence of new plush, linen and lace
curtain manufactures, whereas last year
there was reported six new plush mills, three
linen mills and three lace curtain mills; also
two juue mills, four chenille factories, which
lines of industry are not represented in lS93's
new enterprises.
The new mills are distributed as regards
locality as follows:-
nrc1,nr ON NrT r T DIV TNCAT TrTrS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
@, A. R. E%NOAMPMENT.
Four Candidates In the Field for De-
partment Commander.

partment Commander.
Special to the Jersey Ctty Nets.
TRENTON, Jan. %, 1S94.-The State En-
campment of the Department of New Jersey,
will take place here on February 5 and 9
at the Masonic Temple. 1t will be an ex-
ceedingly interesting encampment because of
the lively contest for Department Com
mander. There are four candidates in the
fight. Henry s. White, the United States
District Attorney, is one of the members
who came into the contest early. He lives
at Red Bank, and he served in the
United States Army as an assistant sur
geon, and is a member of the post at Red
Bank. His county has had three terms OF
| -commandership. John L.. Wheeler n and
| Senator Henry NJ. Nevius two terms. This
may operate against the successful termina-
ton of his candidacy. There is also another
| candidate in his own county, James Bird,
| of Asbury Park. Jacob White, of Paterson,
| who was Senior Vice Commander, will go
into the encampment with a delegation from
Passaic and the counties in the upper part or
the State.
John Shields of Hunterdon county, who
was a captain in the army and is one OF the
wealthiest men in the county, is fairly well
in the lead for the position. The section OF
the State from which he comes has never
had the honor of having a Commander since
the creation of the Department. Captain
Shields is exceedingly popular in the Fourth
Congressional district. He has several times
been before the encampment, but withdrawn
in the interest of other candidates. E. 7.
Brainerd of Lincoln Post, Newark, is max
ing a strong fight for Junior Vice Com
mander.
Hard times have depleted the ranks of the
department. for there have been 800 suspen-
sions for the n-on-payment of dues, the larg-
est number during any one year in the his
tory of the department. The deaths are over
eighty, which is not as large a number as
last year, when ia veterans succumbed to
the ravages of the grip, pneumonia and old
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
ISN'T FAR.

Not far to 60 to save from $40 to
500 on a Piano purchase.
Not far to go to see the finest and
best assortment OF Pianos
within 200 miles.
That isn't boasting-it's solid
facts. We show twice as many
first class Pianos as any other
house in the State. In New
York City stores they show
you one make only-their
own. They're prejudiced-
we're not. We show you six
of the leading makes. Take
your choice.
Cash or installments-take your
choice again. Delivered free,
of course.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
PUBLIC LIBRARY CIRCULATION.

The record of circulation of books for home
reading for the week ending January 20,
1894, was as follows:-General works, 80;
philosophy, %; religion, ~; sociology, 119;
philology, 9; natural science, 124; useful
arts, 81; fine arts, 81; literature, 424; fiction,
1907; juvenile fiction, 2034; history, 242;
biography, 1873; travels, 229; total, 1926.
OF this number there were delivered
through the delivery station, 4,772.
Number Of borrowers registered during
the week, 126.5
Total number of registered borrowers,
1907.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
CONVERTED BY THE MUSIC.

Every seat in the Bergen Baptist Church
was filed last night with people attracted by
the beautiful playing of the Bradford Trio.
They have been at the church every Sunday
night since New Years Day, and will CON
tinue there until April. Many converts to
the Baptist faith have been made from
among the people attracted to the services
by the playing of this talented family.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22

THE absurdest feature of the Rspub-
lican policy is the alleged design TO
impeach Governor Werts. The idea
is absurd in its conception and rldicu-
lousy impracticable as we'll. Go ver-
nor Werts has very carefully guarded
himself in every step that he has
taken. He has. by referring the whole
question to the Attorney General for
an opinion. and by then strictly fol-
lowing the lines of the opinion given.
entrenched himself beyond the posi-
bility OF attack.
Then. you may say, the Attorney
General is the man to impeach. This
is, of course, absolute nonsense. No
body in his senses would talk of ar.
raigning a lawyer tor his understand
ing of the law, whether that under
standing was right or wrong. Ii such
a thing were possible it would be
mighty hard lines for some members
Of the legal profession whom we all
wot of.
But if the Governor were impeached
by the majority vote OF the Repubii-
can Assembly, the i~mpeaching party
would become the laughing-stock Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
QUEER SPANISH TRANsLATIoNa.

The ordinary methods of construction by
which the Spanish writer places adjectives
after nouns has sometimes a droll effect, if
he chance to adopt English words into his
composition. Thus it certainly sounds odd
to read in La Nacion that ''the Congress of
the United States has finally disposed of the
dangerous Bill Sherman and in II Concrete
of Lima that the American Congress Com
mittee has voted for Bill Wilson to kill Bill
Mckinley .n-Richmond WhiQ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
OLD NEWSPAPER OWNER DEAD.

Mr.. John Metz, sixty-two years old, died
early yesterday morning at his residence.
No. "a Henry street, after an attack Of
paralysis of the brain. Mr.. Metz was one of
the original owners Of the Jersey City
member Of Excelsior Lodge No. 400, r. a.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
9 D. LAUTER co.,
657-659 Broad ST., Newark.
4a7, Goo gpinales between 1ses and 18gg in

437, 600 spindles between 1893 and 1892 in
New England's increase.
THE wooLEN INDUSTRY,
The report shows SO new mills for 1898,
containing 66 sets of cards; Al sets have
been added by old mills, making a total of
107 sets, compared with 157 in 1892; 1,4S5
looms have been put in, as compared with
LII in 1892. This is in keeping with the
tendency which was noted before of the adj
dition of looms beyond spinning capacity,
and the increase in the use of cotton and
imported yarns.
SUMMARY OF THE GROWTH OF WOOL MANU-