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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-28
The picayune city of Newark.

The parvenu sensitiveness of Newark
is most ridiculous. 'Harper's Weekly
had the following alleged joke at her
expense in a recent number
Landlord-"What's Hawkins giving up
the Newark house for?"
Clerk-tHe says the cellar is full of
water all the time"
LanGlord-"WeD, what the deuce does
he want there-champagne?"
This is made the occasion for a bitter
wall by that exceedingly adipose publ
cation, the Sunday CALI 1t splits and
scolds like an old woman, and makes
Itself and its town more supremacy ridicu-
lous in one paragraph than all the funny
men In the business could in a whole
newspaper. 1--WE have never before
heard it intimated,'' the Cali exclaims
from the top of its stills, that Newark
was notorious for it's lack of drainage,
and If the joke has any point, there
should be some such excuse for select
ing this city as the butt of ridicule.
'Harper's Weekly in the same issue,
tells its readers about the Boston exhi-
bition of women's portraits, discusses
finance md signs of peace in ASIA,
describes Rhode Islands new Capitol.
and deyotes two columns to the Dali
matian coast Couldn't the editors in
form themselves a little more accurately
as to a city of O,0Oo Inhabitants. only
eight miles distant from the Office of
publication? Or, is any fun, however
poor, an excuse for the seyerest fings?"
so Newark IS writing under the sever
ity of that one poor little bit of ridi-
cule. And her pompous and inflated
blanket sheet must rouse itself to de-
nounce the outrage! Well, well! We
have always thought Newark was a poor
place, but We never knew it was such
. wretched poor devil of a place as that.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-28
TO WHAT BASE USES.
Special to the Jersey City Neus.

CAMDEN. March %, 1S95.-The Glou-
cester race track is to be reopened this
spring. A syndicate has leased the
grounds from William j. Thompson, and
roposes to have bicycle races, football
matches and other sports there, in ad-
dition to trotting meetings. The betting
ring that played such a prominent part
in the old race track will be eliminated.
A meeting of the syndicate will be held
on Friday night, when the plans for the
spring trotting meeting will be formu-
Lated 49,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-28
FOR A Y OF TRENTON.
Specfal to the .Jegsev CStu Ne1rs.

TRENTON, March %, 1S95.-The Repub-
licans of this city last night nominated
Deputy United States Marshal Emory NJ.
Yard for Mayor. Mr.. Yard had thirty
five votes in the convention as against
twenty for yelling G. Sickle. DR.. Isaac
Cooper, the 4 ?. A: candidate did not
about one-tenth of the total.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-28
WHALE WASHED ASHORE.
r.--.,oftaJ eaesy c.y-Ncaec.

E@--'~7 q lFH JG1itg Csy-Ec5oc.
ATLANTIC CITY, March %, 1854
grampus whale was washed ashore on
Brigantine Beach on Tuesday. 1t is
about fifteen feet in length, and became
~entangled in the shoals. from which it
unable to extricate itself. 1t has
been brought to this city for exhibition
purposes. This is the third of its species
washed up on the beach within the past
two wears.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-28

We fnd this somewhat enigmaticai Ut
terance in the Sun" this morning.
The drinking water of Jersey City has
always been bad, and very defeterious TO
the health Of it's We have
known Of New Yorker who, upon vis-
dradght Of it. 1t has a disagreeable
taste and smell. Its baneful influence
upon the human system may be known
through the undue prevalence OF NAL
arial diseases among its consumers
For years and years there has been con-
the people have been very loud at times,
and it seemed, about four years age,
that something would be done to meet
them. There were but w~rangling n
foolery, which nave been kept up ever
since. Now, again, however, there is q
prospect of betterment. and once more
the Water COMMISSIONER are examining
the proposals of sundry bidders.
The Jersey City water kills a hundred
lines more people every year than the
prssing citizens of the Struggling old place
would compel their municipal government
to act In the matter without further de-
lay.
The Sum Is quite right in All It says
about the water. but we confess we are
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-28
ron SALE


FOR S-ALE-FTRsT CLASS SALOON ON
prominent avenue in Jersey City: doing good
business. Modern fixtures; owner going out
OF the business Apply to john Il. Kelly
6: Co.. No. "a Raihoad avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-28
LIFE v PROMOTED.
special to the Jersey Citv Nsus.

WASHINGTON, March %, 1S95.-Sec-
rotary Carlisle has appointed and pro-
NOTED Richard S. Ludlam keeper of the
Tathams, NJ. j., life-saving station, vice
Swain, transferred to the Avalon sta
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-28
MEETINGS
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Ran OR LADY nc MANAGE DISTRIB-
uting samples, cards, books, circs. Do cor
respondence. Send Sylvan Coy, Detroit. Mich.
10 cts. fer samples, soap, Sc, and set special
offer TO you.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-28
THURSDAY. MARCH Is, 1895.

This paper is Democratic an principles
ana is Independent in its vsecs on ~" local
Questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-28

looking. That night the Friesland came
to anchor, under the guns of Gibraltar,
and in the morning when we went on
fore us.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
Gresham's Successor.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2s.-The
opinion expressed tonight by public
men, who are known to be close to
President Cleveland, is that he will
not appoint a successor to the late
Secretary Gresham for at least thirty
days. 1t is also stated, upon what
seems to be fairly good authority that
before his departure for Chicago to-
cay, he had no time whatever to con-
suit with any of his official associates
regarding the vacancy caused by the
death of Secretary Gresham. While
there are many men discussed as avail
able for this position it is not believed
that gossips have yet been able to
forecast the man Mr.. Cleveland will
finally appoint. The consensus of
opinion, however, among those high in
official life who remain in Washington
is that ambassador Bayard viii be re-
called from England and be elevated
to the position he occupied under the
first Cleveland Administration. While
Don M. Dickinson has frequently been
mentioned in connection with this
place, the personalities r that MT.
Cleveland has not yet considered him
in connection with the appointment
and will not hereafter. There is a bare
possibility that Mr.. Cleveland may
finally decide to make a transfer OF
some of the other members of his
Cabinet, in order to fill the vacancy
and nominate a man outside of the
official circle
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
Food For Thought.

Father Ben Blanton, of the Paris
appeal, tells some truths in the follow
ing:
Somebody has said that there r
more young men in the pen learning
trades than there are outside of them.
The principle of this Is, we are
educating our young men for gentle
men, trying to make lawyers, doctors
and clerks out OF the material that
nature intended for blacksmiths, car
penters and other sshewers of wood
and drawers of water" II is mistake
and a big one, to teach our boys and
girls by insinuations that labor IL dis
graceful, IL labor Is necessary for a
livelihood to follow a genteel occu-
patton, and that to do nothing for a
living Is more becoming the society in
which they expect to move and have
respect. Hang such society. It IL
rotten to the core, and there are many
mems sons and daughters, who are
being educated to play the part Of
'geading lady" and "walking gentle
man, in the great drama of life, who
win light out for q poor house or pen
itentiary before they have played theii
part and the curtain drops. Go t.
| work
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
Highest of all in Leayening Power-Latet US. Govt Report
R@a!!al!! ka@RS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ACCIDENT.
Mrs. Walter Murray Badly Injured by
Being Thrown From a Phaeton.

From the San Jose (Cal. J Daily Mercury.
Mrs. Walter Murray, who resides at
3s1 North Eleventh street, met with o
serious accident about $50 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, which will prob
ably result in making her cripple for
the rest of her life.
She had been visiting the family of
Rev. DIR. Dinsmore, and as she got
into her phaeton her horse, which is
an unruiy animal, started to run away.
The lines were wound around the
whip and as they had become tan
gled Mrs. Murray could not hold the
horse. Near Eighth and st. John the
buggy struck a tree, throwing Mrs.
Murray to the ground.
Officer Anderson, who happened to
be near the scene, secured help and
Mrs. Murray was put on a cot and
| carried to her home on North Eleventh
street. DR.. Robert Caldwell was sum
moned, and upon examination he
found that her right knee was dis
located, with a fracture through the
Joint; her left knee was also dislocat-
ed, but there was no fracture, and
there was a bad bruise on her head.
The injuries sustained by Mrs. Muir
ray will keep her in bed for several
months, and may possibly result in
permanent lameness.
After Mrs. Murray was thrown out
the horse ran from side to side OF the
street and soon had the pheton thor
oughly demolished. He soon freed
himself from the traces and ran him
self out before he was captured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
County, Missouri, Thursday, June 6, 1895.
Notes nv Rev. N. r. Pittman.

For eight or nine years Rev. N. r.
Pittman, pastor of the First Baptist
church of this city, has been associ-
ated with the Central Baptist Of st.
Louis. Following are some items
taken from his department in last
weeks issue of that paper:
| was not correct in stating the re-
lationship of William Jewell and G. II.
Hardin. Deacon Hit, of Mexico, is a
first cousin of Gov. @. H. Hardin-that
is, Deacon Hits mother and Gov.
Hardin's mother were sisters of Will
liam Jewell. Gov Hardin vas a nephew
of William Jewell. I had an interest
ing conversation with Hon. w. Fl
KEENAN,, of Mexico, concerning the
Jewell family. He told me that Geo.
Jewell, father of William Jewell, es-
tablished a graveyard on the old jew
ell farm, about two miles southwest OF
Columbia on the Providence road;
that DIR. William Jewell by his will
provided who should be buried there;
nav iElb W bCchO Soulby
$1,000, providing thst the interest on
that amount should be spent in keep
ing the graveyard in proper condition
1t is now protected by a nice stone
wall which is about four feet high,
William Jewell was buried in the
graveyard. On the monument at his
yraya arc these words:
civilian Jewell, NJ. D.
Born, 1887. Died, 1852.
His work is done.
He did it well and faithfully
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
A Little Mixed.
From the st. Louis Mirror .

thC y l<OhAc
And this reminds me of the very
funny blunder this patriotic zeal has
led certain members of the G. A. r.
into. Members of Ransom Post got
their graves mixed somehow Or other,
and have, for nobody seems to know
exactly how long been putting flowers
on, and giving voice to their patriot
ism over the resting place in Bellefon-
tame Cemetery of John Pope, a one
time physician of some renown here
abouts, while the grave of Major Gen.
eral John Pope, unmarked by head
stone, has been left undecorated while
it's occupant has been allowed to go
unwept and unsung 30 far as the
Grand Army members are concerned
The discovery was recently made and
of course there were lots of flowers
for General Pope's grave this year,
But if it be true, as / am told, that DR.
Pope was a Turnover in life, what 9
Jolly joke he had on the other John
| We can almost imagine the shades OF
the two Johns meeting over yonder.
and the shade of the nan of medicine
poking the man of war in the ribs ant
winking his off eye as the old soldier
bestrew the wrong grave with flower
and bedew them with their tears
What an excruciatingly funny cartool
could be made Of the scene.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
ENoCH ARDEN UP TO DATE.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davenport Re.
united After a Separation of
Thirty-Five Years.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, May 30.-An up-to-
date Enoch Arden story came to light
here to-day, when it was announced
that George Davenport and Jennie
Smallwood will be married next week.
This will be the second time this
woman and man have taken the mar
riage VOWS, and the circumstances
make an interesting story. About 40
years ago, George Davenport married
a pretty girl named Jennie Meade and
settled on a small farm, IL miles south
of Columbia. Several children were
born to bless the union and the young
couple lived happily together.
When the Civil War broke out,
Davenport left his wife and children
and enlisted in the Union army. At
Shiloh he was badly wounded and left
for dead on the field. News reached
his anxious wife that he was dead and
she continued the battle of life alone.
Many years passed, but Mrs. Daven-
port still lived in hopes of seeing her
husband alive. She remained true to
him, but after so long a time came
gradually to look upon him as dead
beyond doubt. Then John Smallwood,
a companion of her youth, asked her
to marry him. At first she refused,
but he pressed his suit and she finally
became his bride.
Now, Davenport did not die and was
picked up off the field of battle and
carried to the army hospital. In three
months he was discharged, but was
too feeble to rejoin his command. In
a short time afterward news reached
him that his wife and oldest child had
suddenly died. Bowed down with
affiiction and crushed with grief, he
resolved to go to some new place and
begin his life over again. He went
to California, where he stayed for
many years. His health was bad and
he did not prosper, and in time he
went to Kansas and entered the Sol
diers' Home at Leavenworth. While
there, he learned from a newspaper
item that his wife was still living and
had married Smallwood. His first inn
pulse was to return at once, but after
considering the matter, he concluded
that his temperance would probably
bring unhappiness on Mr.. and Mrs
Smallwood, and he waited. He wrote
to one of the friends of his boyhood
and the reply came. 1t conveyed the
intelligence that Smallwood had just
died. This was only about a month
ago, and he hastily returned to Boone
county. Fastening to his wife, Daven'
port introduced himself but she woult
not believe his story. A closer exami
nation of his features convinced he,
that he was her long lost husband ant
there was a reunion and two happ.
old people. They came to town ant
announced their wedding for g
Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
ROTARY STEAM MOTER.
New Principle Successfully Applied by
M. M. Conger.

LINNEUs, Mo-, May 30.-For 10 years
Milton NJ. Conger of this place, form
erly of Mexico, No., has been engaged
in ~perfecting a rotary steam motor,
designed to take the place of the or
binary engine and furnish a steady
and economical power for dynamos
and other machinery. To-day he gave
a private test of a trial machine, which
afforded most satisfactory evidence of
the merits of his invention.
His machine is very simple and COM
pact, has no reciprocating motion
whatever, and he proves it will furn-
ish the same power used by the old
style engine. The principle of Mr.
Conger's motor is new, as applied by
F.! him, and is fully covered by patents
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
A PROSPEROUS LITTLE CITY.
The Editor of the Ledger Talks About
Carthage, Mo. Many Inquiries
About Mexico, Her Fair and
Other Enterprises.

Editorial Correspondence of the Ledger.
CARTHAGE, Mo-, May 29.-This is
the home of the now famous chip
Phelps and is also one of the most
prosperous little cities in the state. |
do not mean by this that Phelps is not
prosperous himself. Prosperity is in
evidence all over Missouri to-day.
The smelling works and mines in this
part of the state r running day and
night in full blast. There W vas a
larger acreage of o planted, and in
Saline county | saw a field of corn
knee high. The oats look splendid.
The wheat is a little thin but will
bring a thick price.
Mexico is not quite as large a town
as Carthage and some others, but for
its size it is a dandy. tits N of the
best advertised towns in the world.
Within the last t~wenty-four hours /
have been asked twenty times about
our schools, horses and kite shaped
track. l had almost forgotten that we
had a kite track-that is, / would like
to forget it. With new blood in the
association Mexico's fair will be all
right this year and the best in the
state again. The people of Mexico,
until they get away from home, do
not appreciate the. benefits to Mexico
and Audrain county of having a good
fair, especially to our horse interests;
and our schools, too, have a wonder
full and well-deserved reputation.
The people here are divided on the
money question. All want prosperity
but some differ about how to reach
this end. Some think we had better
let well enough alone; others want
only silver, while some want paper
and there are others in this part OF
Missouri who would like to have free
and unlimited coinage of zinc.
| am amused at some of the articles
about Gresham. Some of those who
abused Cleveland so roundly for APP
pointing him, now claim that he was
"just the nan for the place." etc. ]
never could see why we should wait
until a man is dead before we speak
or write anything good of him, al
though | am guilty of the same thing
myself. Are all men like the Indian:
"No good Indians except the dead In
dians?"
| Speaking of good towns, there is
| one improvement which should be
made in Mexico. Mr.. Squires should
! put on a better carriage line. ]
noticed that Nevada, Lamar, Butler.
! Carthage and other towns had half {
dozen fine carriages at the depot-fol
the travelling public. You know what
we have in Mexico. A respectable
fi~rst-class carriage service would pay
Mr.. Squires well, and what a good ad'
Sertissment it would be for.tha- CITY
First impressions of a town are hare
to overcome. But Mexico is all RICH
and Squires is going to do the proper
thing. With paved streets and a frs
class carriage line strangers, on ar
irving in Mexico, would think the.
were in a city and they would be right
Bob WHITE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
Meeting of Hardin's Alumnae.

correspondents OF IHS LtuReT- |
MEXICO, Mo-, May 31.-The Alumna
of Hardin College held its annual re-
union yesterday afternoon. Unlike
almost all previous meetings, no gem
tlemen we're entertained. The occas-
ion was not only one of reunion OF
the Alumna, but a welcoming of the
lass of '95,an exceedingly bright bevy
Of girls. Miss Gay Yaneey, the Presi-
dont, gracefully, and in a most hos
pitable manner, represented Hardin's
many daughters in receiving the new
members. Instead of the usual roll
call, a graduate from each class was
selected to respond, and very inter-
esting histories were sketched by va
rious ladies of the organization. Mrs
S. P. Emmons made a splendid little
talk, beginning with remarks as to the
result of meetings like these when
Father Time sternly commands a halt;
we are compelled to pause, look back
| ward and reflect. How many girls
remember what dreams of the future,
what visionary laurels of fame and
noble deeds filed fancies of that future,
at the commencement of their lives?
And to discover that we are but ordi-
nary human beings after all. Mrs.
Emmons' history closed with the
sweetest of tributes to those class
: mates who have broken ranks of the
littie band, Sallie Guthrie Jenkins,
Linnie Steele Clayton and May Ross
Ricketts,, three high-minded, Christian
women. Miss Matte Sullinger an
swered for her class in her usual bright,
interesting manner and Mrs. Mcmillan
represented her mates with her accus-
toned %cleverness and feeling, besides
those flashes of wit which she could
not suppress. After the class respons-
es, a select programme was carried
out, the players and vocalists among
the graduates performing with a great
deal of their old vivacity, even though
they were a little "out of practice
Ry special request, Miss Frost recited
Her selection was a new version oil
Jack and Jill which was received with
delight, although it called up no mem
cries of that time when Jack was Jilfs
necessary companion. Refreshments
are generally considered the proper
thing, a fact invariably appreciated
2 nv the ladies of the Alumne and TIT
meeting yesterday furnished no ex
:, ception to the rule. A continual feas
of reason, ices and cake, and a con
. slant flow Of wit, mirth and soul, com
prehensively describe this never-to
: be- forgotten occasion. L. MAE B.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
PROF. LANIUS RESIGNED.
President of st. Charles College
Methodist Church Trouble.

ST. CHARLES, Mo, May ga eli
max to the recent trouble in Metho-
dist church circles in this city was
reached this afternoon by the action
of the Board of Curators of the st.
Charles College, in requesting the
resignation of Prof. James A. Lanius
as president of the institution. The
curators based their action upon the
antagonistic attitudes of members of
the Methodist congregation to the
policy pursued by Mr.. Lanius in re-
gard to recent disturbances and con-
~troversies. The request of the board
was complied with by Mr.. Lanius
rendering his formal resignation, and
the following committee was appoint
ed to select his ]. ID. Vim
Gil, 8. H. Wright, T. F. McDearmon
and Rev. G. W. Penn. Prof. Lanius
stated that he would probably go to
Columbia, where he had been tender
al a call.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
PACIFIC STEAMER LOST.
It is BelievedThat $50 Persons Went to
the Bottom-Only q People Saved.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, May 2s.-The
Pacific mail steamship Colima was
wrecked between Manzanilla and
Acapulco on May 81, and the present
indications are that over $50 persons
persisted. Only 81 n known to have
been saved.
TheColima was commanded byCapt.
j. F. Taylor, was an iron vessel of p
9O6 tons, built in 1878 by Roach &
Sons, Philadelphia. She sailed for
Panama and way ports May l.
The news of the disaster reached
this city through a dispatch received
by the agents of the Pacific Mail Com
pany. One of the steamers small
boats containing IA passengers and 8
of the crew reached the Mexican
coast, and it was this party that tele-
graphed the news of the wreck. None
of the remaining $50 passengers and
crew have been heard of. The names
of the passengers rescued have not
yet been learned.
The dispatches show that the yesse
foundered on Monday, the 9th, of
Manzanillo, which would indicate
that probably some accident to thu
machinery occurred which retarded
the progress of the vessel and pre-
vented her from reaching the port o
Manzanillo before she foundered.
The zoffieers of the Pacific Mai
Steamship Co. do not believe TIT
vessel struck a hidden ledge. The.
are more inclined to think that tn
cause of the disaster was an acciden
to the machinery. They are sure tina
the officers and crew did their dut.
when the trying moment came ant
believe that the loss of life will prov
to be much less than is at presen
feared.
The Colima sailed from San Fran
cisco on the LIST inst. for Panama ant
way ports. She carried 112 passengers
forty in the cabin and twenty-si'
whites and forty-six Chinese in tn
steerage. The officers and crev
numbered seventy, making in all IS
on board the steamer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-06
Gen. Bushnell for Governor,


The Ohio Republican State Conven-
ton at GAINESVILLE nominated the fol-
lowing ticket:
For Governor-General Asa S. Bush
nell, of Springfield.
For Lieutenant Governor-General
Asa w. Jones, of Youngstown.
For Auditor of State-W. d. Gull
bert, of Caldwell.
For Supreme Judge Thaddeus
Minshall, of C~hillicothe.
For Attorney General-Frank s
Monnett, of Findlay.
For Treasurer of States. B. Camp
bell, of Steubenviile.
For Public Works Board e.
Lybarger, of Coshocton.