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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-04-20
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS.
Thoy Were Put TO American Travellers by
tho Viceroy OF China.

Thoy Were Put Co American Travellers by
tho Viceroy of China.
When Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Sachtleben
reached Tien Tsin. after their long bicy-
Gle ride from Constantinople across
Asia, they had protracted interview
with the viceroy--Li Hung Chang the
man whom Gen. Grant included among
the three greatest statesmen of his day.
He asked the young American travellers
a multitude of questions about the
countries they had ridden through, and
at last came down TO personalities. The
following were n few OF his Inquiries:
About how much did the trip cost
you?"
"Do you expect to get back all or
more than you spentP"
'Will you write boolS?"
ibid you findany gold or silver do.
posits on your routep"
"Do you like the Chinese diot?n
How much did one meal cost you9"
"IIow old are you?"
"Arc you married?"
What is the trade or profession Of
your parcnts?"
"Do they own much land?"
Are you democrats OF republicans"
"Will you run for any political Office
In American"
do you expect ever 20 get into con-
grcss?'
DO You have TO buy offices in Amor
leap"
The young men hesitateda little over
this last question, and the viceroy was
good enough 10 say that they would be-
come 50 well known as the result OF
their long journey that they might get
into Office without paying for II. You
are both young" he added, ''and may
hope for anything"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-04-20
unfortunatolY Apropoa.

There lives In certain small town n
poor minister with a large family, which
his salary does not begin 10 cover liter
ally. So the congregation have donated
cast off clothing for the children. and
even the poor minister's wife goes 20
church in the last years bonnet and
cloak of a deacon's wife. The poor
lady. says an exchange, has grown used
10 this, and does the best she can with
the oonglomcrntIon Of dresses, cloalss
and hats which nro sent her, though
the result IA somewhat tragic. How
ever, she has always felt that she did
nobly by tho children, and " the dresses
md clothes nnd'trouscrs were misnts
none were ever ppkInd enough Ia say
ANYTHING about II. Last summer, how.
ever. she dressed the nine hopcfuls
with great care and marched them 20
church. She was little late and just
as she opened the door and started mp
the aisle her husband Numbered from
the pulpit: Even Solomon In all his
rlory was not arrnycd like one Of
these" Tie did not see tho Joke, but
the congregation Uttered and the
mother was ready 70 CRY.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-04-20
Tho Amrmatlre Negative.

A couple Of deputies belonging Ia
different shades OF politics meet in the
lobby OF tho French chamber. Tho
prime minister Is about 20 give Mr. I'm
tel On appointment In the diplomatic
service"
"Whafl That fellows"
"Why, certainly. lie Is very cap
able man"
Eyes, capable Of anything"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-04-20
Chimes. Fnglish.

The Chinese take great paths 20 use
the EnglNh languages with accuracy,
but sometimes they ore more fluent
thnn correct. Those pretty little sea-
weed flowers that unfold from seeming
~ dry sticks when dropped into fin
ger bowl with water are imported into
this country In gray paper envelopes,
sometimes tabled thus: Water flowers
for the amusement after dinner"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
CRASH ON TIE RIVER.
The Ferryboat Susquehanna in
Collision With the New
port-Narrow Escapes.

The ferryboat Susquehanna of the
Chambers street line, on her way to Jer-
sey City at 9:45 O'Clock last night, with a
fair load of passengers aboard, ran head
on to the West Shore boat Newport,
bound from Weehawken to Jay street.
There was wild panic on both boats
as they scraped along each others bows,
from the extreme bow to the wheel.
The entire side upper woodwork from
storm deck to wheel was crushed into
the inner row of seats on each boat.
Passengers rushed for their lives to the
narrow passageways that led from the
fore to the aft cabins, got jamnaed there
and fought each other for liberty.
There were numerous narrow escapes,
but as far as could be learned this morn
ing no one was seriously injured. In the
excitement women tainted away,& and
every one who could find a life preserver
put one on and made himself ready for
the worst, but the excitement died away
when the boats reached their piers with
out further accident.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
sis;5s|s;:;i ';;s;;:; S;iii,.3isss
DlED.

HURLEY-At her sisters residence, No. 6lI
Jersey avenue. Mrs. Mary Hurley, aged 46
years, daughter of Mrs. Harmon.
Funeral Friday Feb. p.
KEARNEY-On Feb 10. 1895, Sarah daugh-
ter of Michael and the late Bridget Kear-
Funeral will take place from the home
of her father, No. los Norris street. Friday,
Feb. %, at A. M. sharp.
THoMSON-on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1895,
David F. Thomson, aged SO years.
Relatives and friends and members of
Jersey City Lodge, No. l5. X. OF P; Jersey
City Branch Amalgamated Society Of En-,
gneers, are invited to attend the funeral from
his late residence. No. s41 Summit avenue,
on Friday evening, Feb %, at o'clock.
WRIGHT-Departed this life on Feb. l9 1890,
at his late residence, No. 81 Booream ave-
nue. jersey City Heights, VINCENT Wrignt.
of General Edwin r. W wright aseo
years.
No. ca, F. and a. NJ, of New York and Conf
panioas of Peutal9ha CsaapteT, No. IL, r. y.
NJ of IIobolen. are invited TO attend the
funeral services at 81. Na:y's i'rcteSe&at 5splS7
avenue. Friday, February p, 1895, at two
o'clock p. NJ.
hardine Zeiger, widow of the late Henry
Zeiger in her 6Sth year.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral from the residence of her
son, Robert Zeger, SOB Ocean avenue, Green
Vile, on Saturday. Feb. %, at three P. NJ.
KERR-At Hoboken, Tuesday, Feb 10, 1925,
Marie Frederick Sarita. wife Of Edwin j.
Kerr.
Funeral from Trinity Church, Washington
and Seventh streets. Hoboken, Friday. Feb.
%, at eleven o'clock A. M.
HOWE-In this city. on Thursday. Feb. 21.
1896, at his residence, No. S29 Summit ave-
nue.. George c., son of Rachel and the late
Thomas Howe, aged 43 years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
JEFFEREY-In this city, on Wednesday,
Feb 90 1895. Bartine A. Jefferey, aged 50
years.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
the funeral services from her late residence.
No. ia Mercer street. on Saturday, Feb 2a,
at 2 p. NJ
KELSEY-A high mass of requiem (nonth's
mind will be celebrated for the repose of
she soul of Katie A.. ke'sey, wife of John
W. Kelsey and sister of James T.. John j..
Martin D. and Charles e. Lillis at St.
Joseph's r. c. Church, on Saturday Feb.
49, 1895, at 10 O. clock A. NJ. Relatives and
friends are respectfully invited to attend.
NEARY-In this city. on Thursday. Feb 81.
1895, John. eldest son of Daniel and Ann
Nesry.
Notice of funeral hereafter
Albany papers please copy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
LOCOMOTIVE BLOWN UP.

DANBURY, Conn, Feb. 81, 1S95.-The
boiler of a locomotive attached to New
York and New England freight train
exploded this morning about thre miles
west of this city and Alfred Deitwiler of
White Plains, N. Y, the fireman, was
shot out of the cab into snowbank. He
was badly scalded by escaping steam.
The engineer was unhurt. The train
was approaching Danbury and was run
ming at a speed of fifteen miles an hour
when the explosion occurred. The noise
puB ogIIIel SEA uoEsoIdx9 QUA 40 epsu1
awakened half of the people in Dan
bury and many left their houses think
ing an earthquake was in progress Sew
eral bank officials hurried to their banks,
supposing that an attempt had been
made to blow open the vaults, and the
pokce were also deceived by the sound
and set out upon a hunt for safe break
ers. There was plenty of water in the
boiler at the time of the explosion and
it rs probable that the bursting was due
to some imperfection in the metal The
rent was beneath the boiler just behind
the fireIbox.
The road was blocked by the accident
for several hours on account of the tear
ing up of the tracks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
BRITISH BIMBTALISM.
The Rosebery Cabinet in Trou-
Bile Over Silyer-Saved by
Tory Grace.
By Cable to the United Press.

LONDON, Feb. 2l 1S95.-The Conser-
vative evening newspapers are jubilant
over the difficulties which confront the
Ministry, but are unanimous in depreea-
ting such action as will sacrifice the in
terests of India to those of an English
county
The 'Globe" suggests that the Cabinet
take into consideration the Egyptian
crisis.
The Cabinet meeting lasted an hour and
q half and while it was in progress Mr..
Fowler visited the India office three
times.
Lord Roseberry and Mr.. H. H. Fowler
Secretary of State for India, held a con-
ference at ten o. clock this morning and
aile Cabinet met at eleven, an hour
earlier than usual The object of the
meeting was the. consideration of Sir
Henry James intended motion to adjourn
the House of Commons to direct atten-
tioa to the Indian Customs duties.
All of the members of the Cabinet were
present. The concensus of opinion is
that the fate of the Government de-
pends upon the action of Mr.. Balfour.
II that gentleman speaks strongly in
favor of Mr.. James motion, the Min
istry VIII withdoubt be overthrown. If
he tedVeS MS lOllOWeTS a Tree mana 1t is
likely that some Conservatives, such as
Sir Richard Temple and others, who are
ex-Indian officials, will vote with the
Government. Mr.. Balfour is suffering
this morning from slight attack of
Influenza, and it is possible that he may
not be present at today's sitting of the
House.
The Star ana the Westminster
Gazette denounce the attitude of the
Conservatives in giving preference to the
local trade interests over those of the
Empire by supporting a motion which,
If successful, will mean the bankruptcy
of India.
The PAL Mall Gazette sses
anxiety to see the Government Gated
at the earliest possible moment, but not
on James motion, which is simply a
case of Lancashire versus India.
The bi-metallsts are canvassing on be-
half of Sir Henry James motion on the
ground that the finances Of India will
be improved by changes in the currency
and not by the imposition of customs
duties.
The United Press learns that Mr.. Bal
four will not ask his supporters to vote
to overthrow the Government in to-
nights division on Sir Henry James mo-
ton. Moreover, Mr.. Goshen, who is an
ardent opponent of bi-metallism, promises
to support the Government in the vote
on the notion so it is hardly likely ina;
the Ministry will be outvoted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
NEW IDEA IN ARTILLERY.
Elephant Dsd Not Take Kindly to
Now FanrIeG schemes.

The King of Dahomey received some
Krup cannon not long ago, and con-
ceived the idea of having them mounted
on elephants backs for use in the field.
With much difficulty this project was
carried out, and at the next military
review the King ordered that one of the
guns be fired Immediately in front of the
royal position first taking the precaution
to place a couple of thousand prisoners
where it1was6 calculated the ball would
strike. so as to judge of the effective
ness of the shot.
When all was ready one of the biggest
elephants was backed around and sight
ed. Just as the lanyard was jerkei,
however, the animal turned half round
TO reach for peanut or something, and
head and knocked a hole as big as a
HIS Majesty wouldn't have cared So
much if the matter had ended there-as
and the palace needed ventifation-but it
didn't.
on the contrary, the elephant which
had been stood on its head by the recoil,
picked itself up in a fury and started In
on the down grade ahead of it's ticket.
1t upset the grandstand the very first
rush, slung the grand chamberlain ana
into the next street. 1t then jumped into
the brass band with all four feet, and if
it hadn't got the big drum over its
head so that it couldn't see,it Would
probably have cleaned out the entire
congregation.
The Eing was not found until the next
morning, and then, as he slid down out
mark that there was only one thing
needed to render his new military sys-
tenn an entire succesS-that was to get the
enemy to adopt 1.-THE Amusing Jour
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
WOMEN LAWMAKERS.
Colorado's women Legislators Rap
idly E,earaino Politics


The three women legislators of Colo
rado are essentially womanly women,
and do not at all correspond to the usual
description of the class of woman suffra-
gists.
The session OF the legislature had hard
ly settled Gown into working order before
t became apparent that the advent OF
the conduct of affairs.
Il doubted the expediency of this de-
parture." /" said Mrs. Kiock, member from
patch" Correspondent, partly because
of our ineXperience and partly because
of our lack Of ability to justly and prop
erly perform the duties entrusted to us !;
but after two weeks of actual experience
| am now fully convinced that in legis-
lative assemblies women have a position
where they can do great deal for hu-
'aThere are but three Of us here but
next time there will be more. Three
can do something II necessary; we can
SO far as we are able, to legislate in the
best interests of the commonwealth"
Wfl Z can frany Ta say ni,v That Is dS
10, II thought We had mace a great
mistake, but now 1 am satisfied that We
can do something: and L begin to take
a great interest in this work.
Like it," repeated Mrs. Cressingham,
of Denver 'I should say 1 do It is
exhilerating and exciting. l find that
the men are disposed to treat US fairly,
but they are fast growing to find out
that we areN not to be depended upon
to enter into deals or connive at caucus
tricks, and we may be left undisturbed.
After the struggle over clerkships
ended, over which there was little un-
pleasantness. matters have gone on
smoothly enough. In committees we
get on harmoniously, and | am sure we
shall make a success of our expert
ment
1--WE know that the suffrage movement
may be injured by indiscreet action
on our part, and we have to be very
careful What would pass entirely un-
noticed in, men will be made prominent
enough when we are considered, so
most easy to fill. 1 am afraid more of
ridicule and misrepresentation than OF
anything else."-St Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
CURED BY THUNDER.
Speech and Hearing Restored to q
EIan Depriyed Of agotEa by Dyna mite.

John Connell, an inmate of the city
poor farm at Marshalsea since October,
was released to-day, says the Baltimore
American" When he went there,
Connell was insane and deaf. His cure
has been effected by clap of thunder.
Director George Booth, of the depart
ment of charities. and Superintendent
Lindeman, Of the farm yolch y,,aaa, for tn the
ConneIl went to his room as usual: He
had been acting very queeriy and his
roommate was cautioned to keep
two were awakened by the storm which
began that night. The storm was broken
by the tremendous clap of sthundevs
The peal had hardly died aWays when
a shout that startled the entire build-
ing. Finding that lie could shout the
man began dancing about the room He
while iliI tearg ofl ljoy,rasf down his FACE Up
naent had known his name. Being dumb
he could not give any account of him
his name as John Connell, and says he
was born in Pittsburg and seven years
ago went West.
Eventually ne secured work at a mine
two brothers obtained work IN the same
mine One day there was a terrific
explosion in the nine, and Connell was
brotbers bro hers were Killed conneli was re-
moved to a hospital, maintained by the
miners union, after being uncon-
seous for Fin nInetyhiS six vn{sn hGurs' rdne re
endsf end 81 mis- mind wandering. TIe
was awakened Sunday night he
SAYS, by the clap of thunder, and re-
CARDS his recovery has a miracle. He
uted BY the California doctors to the ex-
plcsion of dynamite in the m ne.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
TURNING THE TABLES.
The Bouncer Got the Worst of 1t in
Court.

Court.
Mark Bingham, a Philadelphian, thirty
two years old. came to Heboken last
night and went to Gonzales Hotel, on
Hudson street. where he got his supper
ing for both in advance. He then went
out and visited Freeholder Andrew J.
Cullen's saloon, a few doors away, where
he drank freely.
While in the saloon he became involved
in a quarrel with the overseer of the
free lunch counter, Fred Trado, which
terminated in Bingham being thrown
out of the place by three or four bar
room loafers. During the struggle Trado
received a light scratch upon the hand
which caused him to yell Murder. Po-
lice.'' officer Whitlock came to. Trados S
assistance and Bingham was taken to
the station house and locked up upon
the charge of atrocious assault and bat
terry.
This morning when arraigned before
Recorder McDonough, Bingham accused
Trado and three other men of brutally
asSaulting him without cause. He de-
MED having cut Trado's hand, and said
the door in putting him out. Hotel Pro-
prietor Gonzales was IN court and testi-
fled that Bingham was sober when he
left his hotel, g little after, supper time;
and pleaded for Trado, but the Recorder
ordered TraGo placed under arrest for
being disorderly person and fined him
Bingham was discharged upon paying
fine of IS also, as the charge of as
sault and battery was Withdrawn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
TRYING THE STRIKERS.

BROOKLYN, Feb q. 1Ss5.-Edwerd
Kelly was placed on trial in the Court
of General Sessions yesterday. charged
with throwing stones at a Third avenue
car on February 4 last. The case was
given to a jury during the afternoon,
and as they had not agreed on a YER
dict up to late hour last night Judge
Moore ordered them locked up for the
night.
They reported at ten o'clock this morn
ing to the Court that they could not
agree and the Judge discharged them.
The jury stood to 5 for conviction.
Judge Moore said that more than 500
such cases as Kelly's will come before
him for trial. and as Kelly's was the
first tried before him he was anxious
to get a verdict in the case. s5
The Grand Jury handed up eighteen
indictments this morning against strikers
and all of them are charged with interfer-
ing with the running of cars. An indiet-
ment for manSlaughter in the secdnd de-
gree was found against Orlando Worth
ington, a notornan on the Queens
County and Suburban road. On FeDru-
ary u last the man, while IN charge of
trolley car No. 2,915, ran over and killed
Samuel Brashley. who was on his way
to school,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
ZOE LADEN DECKS.
Rescued Crew of sise Schooner Ei-
wood Ennion Arrives.

NEW YORK, Feb. q, 1S95-The Nova
Scotian brig Curacao, from Guantanamo,
arrived at Quarantine this morning, hav-
ing ON board the captain and seven men
of the abandoned schooner Ellwood Har-
low, who were transferred to the Gu
racao at sea on February IL, from the
British steamer Ranmoor, Captain Gill
land, bound from Port Royal to Ply
mouth, England, via Norfolk. The Eli
wood Harlow sailed from Brunswick
Ca, under the charge of o. G. Ham
NETT, her master, with q cargo OF raii-
road ties fol-, Perth Amboy. On the ght
of February heavy west To- snofdil-
west gale was met which Drought IN
its track ice-cold weather.
This condition prevailed with the WIND
increasing every moment dur.n the
night of the 7th and the forenoon of the
Sfh, with the vessel hove to. On the
9Th, in the afternoon, the vessel began
strain Of the pitching vessel which was
pounding for nearly twenty-four hours
in the heavy sea and thrown ABOUT by
decks were loaded down with Ice. In
spite of the efforts of the crew at the
pumps they We're unable to free the ves-
sci At nadrighat she IVA was fun Of water ads
stantly breaking over her, washing ev-
erything movable from the. decks, de-
stroying, the provis ons and breaking
on the afternoon Of the f11th. the
steamer Ranmoor of London, bound
from Port Royal for Plymouth bore
down on the wreck and transferred all
hands to the steamer. where they were
kindly treated by Captain Gilland. The
next day, the 18th. the brig Curacao, of
I.uneburg, N. s., hove in sight and as
she was bound to New York, Captain
Olsen kindly offered to take them to
that port. The Ellwood Harlow was a
three-masted schooner of 794 tons burden,
was built IN 1882 at Alexandria, Va, and
hailed from New York
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
HARVARD's FOOTBALL FREAK.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,. Feb. q, 1886
The news that the Harvard faculty had
voted to abolish intercollegiate foot
ball games excited much comment at
Yale. 1t was a great surprise to the
undergraduate world, but the students
here do not take the Harvard faculty
seriously in anything they do in regard
to athletics. But with the faculty and
with Yale's graduate advisers, the action
of the Harvard faculty is considered or
much Importance.
Prof. Horatio L. Reynolds, one of the
leaders of the faculty on athletic ques-
tions, said:-"I am not surprised at this
action, coming as it does after Presi-
dent EIiot's attack on the game. From
what l have heard 1 should not be sur
prised if Harvard abolished football
Walter Camp said:-'I do not quite
understand it. If they feel so sore up
there about football I suppose they may
abolish intercollegiate games.''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
WILL THEY APPROVE2
Board of Finance to Discuss the
Amended Water Specificasfons.

There will be meeting of the Board
of Finance tonight and much interest
is manifested in what disposition will be
made of the resolutions passed by the
Street and Water Board dealing with the
prdposedi water supply. 1t is under
stood that the resolution authorizing the
advertisement of the amended specifi-
cations for five days will be passed.
Some opposition is expected from Pres
ident Jones and Commissioner Harden
bergh. The gentlemen in question de-
cline to say how they will vote.
To make sure Of the passage of the
resolution, Commissioners Simpson, Bal
ley and Detwiller will be on hand to over
ride any possible opposition which may
be made by the other members of the
board.
The resolution authorizing the adver-
tisement for proposals will not be acted
upon. The board will dispose of that
important document as soon as Mayor
Wanser approves the amended specifi-
cations. 1t will no doubt be passed with
out the votes of President Jones and
Commissioner Hardenbergh.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-21
APHILADELPHlA NEW WOMAN.
Doesn't Seem So Slow az Her Town
Us said by The yyfsss, to Be-

Doesn't Seem So Slow az Her Town
Ts Said by The s. syfss'' to BE.
man friend of mine who was snow
bound in Philadelphia one night last
week says he saw the new woman over
there. Though between you and me,
Philadelphia is just about the last place
on earth one would expect to find her
in.
81 was in a shop on Chestnut street
where they sen mems belongings, he
says, "and the new woman came IN.
She was tailor made and very well set
up. She, too, was snowbound, and the
trim linen collar she wore was anything
out immaculate. 1t was late and all the
drygoods stores had closed The new
woman walked up to the clerk and asked
for collar, size ID IL. The clerk tried to
tell her that they didn't Keep women
collars, but she lookeG right through
him She bought a collar and a large
white handkerchief. Then she walked
to the mirror and unconcernedly took off
her collar and tie. The handkerchief she
folde d about he neck, and whe n she
had anchored that l3 1-2 collar to it w th
a pin you wouldn't have known that
it wasn't a-what is it you call it?-
chemisete. She tied. her tie carefully.
pull. Then taking the arm Of a man
who had fingered somewhere in the
background, She sailed out towards the
nearest theatre. She was a. genuine new
woman and she knew what she was
Washington Post.