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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-01
UNAVAILING WARNINGS.

WASHINGTON, Oct i, 1Ss6.-Major
Dunwoodie of the Weather Bureau is pre-
pairing a special bulletin regarding the
storm of Tuesday night. Telegraphic
communica ton with the South is so much
interrupted that the bureau can give no
information concerning the severity of
the storm now reported raging in Florida
The Weather Bureau gave warning of
the storm thirty-six hours before it reach
ed the Southern coast. The first signals
We're given for twenty-four hours and
as the storm did not make its appear
ance they were renewed. Storm signals
were displayed at all Gulf ports east of
New Orleans thirty-six hours. in advance
of the Storm and observers were noti-
fed to advise shipping that it was not
safe to leave port. Danger signals were
ordered on the entire Atlantic coast on
the 18th and replaced by storm signals on
the evening of that day. Vessels were
notified that its would be dangerous to
leave port. On the 2sth these signals
were replaced by hurricane signals dis
played from Wilmington to Boston,
AT nine A. M. on the 9th northeast
storm signals were ordered at all Florida
stations from Jacksonv lie to Cedar KEYS
and the following despatch sent:-"Storm
centre apparently south of Florida, NOV
ing northwest. 1t is not safe for vessels
TO leave port. Distribute inforna tion."
These signals were continued at $3.50
on the 18th with the following message
storm apparently central in the East
Gulf southwest Of Tampa, Conditions
continue threatening
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THE PROSECUTING TURK.
Bu Cable to the United Press.

CoNSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 80. 1sSs.-Up
to yesterday. September %, thirty wealthy
Armenians, including one Armenian no
liability, had been arrested on suspicion
of having taken part in the recent revo
lutienary movements. The general epin-
ion is that these persons are wholly in
noeent.
Considerable excitement was caused in
the Yeni Kapu quarter last evening by
the explosion Of bomb. The police say
that the explosion. which did no dam
age. was the result of an effort on the
part of the Armenian woman to get rid
of number of bombs which she had in
her possession. She was in the act of
throwing the bombs into the sea when
one of them exploded. The woman was
arrested
A Gordon of troops has been thrown
around the Turkish quarter of Perugagha.
This action is believed to be a precau-
tionary measure against trouble growing
out of the arrest of certain Turks con
nected with the growing discomfort Of the
Moslems with the present government.
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COLORADO rs LOYAL,
Mckinley Assured That Ii Opposes
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hranlxa Tho


CANTON, Ohio, Oct. ], 1896-Major Me-
Kinley received a dispatch this morning
from the Republicans of Colorado ia con-
yention assembled. assuring him Of their
support and OF their devotion to the Re-
publican party. Reassurfng news was also
received from Nebraska and West Yir-
ginia
A telegram from Cincinnati announces
that the Stamina League of the strong
party organizations of that city win be
here on Saturday. Advices from New
York city inform Major Mckinley that
labortng mems excursion from that city
will visit him October TO-
A letter from a prominent Republican
OF Atlanta says that there VIII probably
be large delegation from Georgia and
tennessee here within the next fortnight.
large number of citizens of Portage
county, Ohio, arrived at half-past eleven
this morning. The Mckinley and Hobart
brigade of Springfield, Ohio, came at half
past one.
A letter was received from ]. H. Cow
din, Delphos, Ohio stating that his father
in-law, William Scott, who was 100 years
old last February, viii take great pleasure
IN voting for Mckinley, because he rep
resents thorough American principles.
1t took three special trains to bring the
Portage county, Ohio. delegation to Cam
ton today and 1t numbered more than
1,ovg souiS. mere were mckinley ana
Hobart clubs from all the towns in the.
county and three marching clubs COM
posed entirely of women. In the driz-
zling rain they marched with flags flying
and bands playing through the streets
OF Canton towards Major McKinley,s
residence. When they were within
two blocks Of 1T the indications for
q heavy storm seemed so strong that the
long line of enthusiasts from Portage
county turned and trudged back to the
Tabernacle, where Major Mckinley ad-
dressed them. The spokesman for the
Portage county people was ex-State SEN
ator S. P. Wolcott. In response to his
remarks Major Mckinley made a speech
which was greeted from start to iinish
with cheers and turaultuous applause
I'VE propose in this contest to protect our
money from debasement and with the
same votes to protect our industries from
foreign competition, exclaimed Major
Mckinley in commencing his remarks and
this utterance was the keynote of his
speech.
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damaged, the cotton being beaten down

damaged, the cotton being beaten down
and off the stalk.
Eleven persons were killed in and about
Savannah. The greatest losers of prop
erty are:-Electric and Gaslight Company
plant demolished, loss $40, 900; Giauber &
Isaacs, wholesale grain and grocery ware
house, total wreck, loss $4,000; Opera
House, total wreck. loss $4,000; Jacob L.
Beach, dwelling partly wrecked; Downing
Company, wholesale grocers, damaged, !,
Brunswick Grocery Company; e. H.
Mason & Co, ship chambers; Briesenecks s
brick building and warehouse, j. B.
Wright,s brick building, Oglethorpe Bank
building, ]. s. Wright's building, Scar
lett block, Crovatt block and Wills dwell
ing,/ all serious damaged; st. Johns
Church, completely wrecked; St. An
thonius Church ana several other build
ings wrecked completely; St. Marks
Church badly damaged; Altamaha Cy-
press Mills, badly damaged; Fire Depart
ment, bell tower, badly damaged; Court
House damaged considerably SO as to be
unable for further use.
Some damage was done to the City Hall
and the Plant system shops.
In the railroad yards at Brunswick al
most every tin covered freight car was
unroofed All the telephone and telegraph
and electric light wires are down and the
damage cannot be well estimated.
At the Quarantine station, several OF
the buildings. including the officers quar-
ters are down.
At the new dock of the Southern Rail-
waV the eastern warehouse is uOWH dttu
much other damage was done there Han
over Park the pride of Brunswick, is
wrecked. Every street is strewn with
debris.
At Folkeston, Ca, Tom Wright, a negro
barber. was killed in the ruins of his house
as it collapsed. Many other houses there
were demolished or badly wrecked.
The Methodist Church in the north
eastern. part of the town was blown TO
atoms The school building, constructed
of heavy timber and thought to be the
strongest in town, is in ruins. the teacner
and thirty students were in the building
when it collapsed, but all escaped un-
hurt except Miss Kathleen Roddenberry,
who received slight wound on the
head.
Reports from Boulogne across the river
from Folkeston, say that several persons
were killed and others injured. .
despatch to the Morning News
from Burroughs, Ca, dated yesterday
.The storm started here yesterday at
10 O'Clock and lasted until Ills O'Clock.
The trees were blown down in the woods
and roads About fifteen houses IN dif-
ferent places were blown down. All the
stacks in the rice fields are down. Inc
new Ogeechee Baptist Church at: Shiioh
and the new Episcopalian Church were
blown to the ground. Three lives were
iost and several persons were crippled;
EVERY person had to leave his house and
20 out into the field to save his Inc.
There has not been such storm mere
Since 1894 -
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VAST DAMAGE AT YORK.
Many Buildings Totally Destroyed
Very LiEEle Insurance.

YORK, Pa, Oct. l. 1Ss6.-The damage
by Wednesday mornings storm here will
amount to 100000. Nearly all the build
ings of the York County Agricultural So
ciety were destroyed. The main building
is a complete wreck. 1t was struck from
the south, lifted up bodily and turned
over on its side. The carriage house is
also a complete wreck. The stove bufid-
ing is smashed to kindling wood The
grand stand is leveled to the ground. Hor-
ticultural Hall suffered the loss of part
of It's roof. but. strange TO say, the glass
side remains intact.
The third story of Mrs. John A. Weisers,
residence on Market street. one of the
handsonest IN the city, was wrecked,
and the family had narrow escapes from
falling bricks.
The cigar box factory of Allen Kauff-
man, the factories of the Diamond Match
Company. George W. Hess furniture fac
tory. the York Paper Box Factory, the
blacksmith shop fof Bill-Meyer and Small
Company, the old shop of a 3. Farquhar
Company and many other buildings were
wrecked. The factories along the Penn
sylvania River were nearly all I'M
roofed. The roof of Horace Cali,s large
tobacco warehouse and of the Pennsvl-
vansa Wall Paper factory were blown
onto the tracks of the Northern Central
Railroad The losses are total in nearly
all instances as very few tornado insur-
ance policies are held. Roofs were
blown off all around, and brick walls
thrown out of plump
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DAMAGE TO LAKE SHIPPING.
Vessels Had Some Prenaon1sian, Hovvs
ever, and Many Kept ont OF Danger.

Vessels Had Some PFeEa nj Efou. EovEs
ever, and Many Kept Ont Of Danger.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1. 1S96.-One of the most
severe wind storms known for years
ragged over the lake region on Tuesday
night and part of yesterday. It seems to
have expended most of its fury over the
upper half of Lake Michigan The loss OF
life 50 far reported IS small, four men
haVlng. been drowned BY the sinking or
the steam barge Sumatra at Milwaukee.
Much minor damage was done to ship
ping in Milwaukee, Grand Haven, Chi
cago and other haFbors and the masters
or Sueh steamboats, as were out IN the
lake during the night report one of the
toughest passages they have ever expert
enced- Owing to the lateneSs of the sea-
son and threatening conditions which pre-
vailed for -twent y-four hours before the
storm broke most of the sailing feet
was tied up in different parts. Chicago
harbcr especially being crowded. This
fact doubtless explains the small list OF
casualties.
Among lake vessels that are reported
damaged by the storm are the steamboat
Spartan and the schooner Ffeetwing az
Kingston, Ont, injured by being driven
against the Dock steamboat William
Chisholm struck at Duck Island, succeed
ed in reaching Detour. Mich; schooner
Arenac, ashore near Fort Erie, near Buff
falo; schooner H. ID. Hoyt, struck on Fish
Poirst, near East TaWas, Mich. Two other
steamboats, are aground near Au Sable,
and the ]. 1. Case is ashore at Bath, Lake
Ontario.
RACINE, Oct. /, 1S9s.-It is feared here
that the schooner Belle, owned by Will
lam Pugh of this city, was lost in Tues
| days gale. She left Empire, Mich, two
days ago for this port laden with wood,
and nothing has been heard OF her since.
Mr. Pugh has telegraphed all along the
schooner, but no one has seen her. Sha
was in charge Of Captain Griffith.
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Beuren thinks he would be able to make
a useful member of the lower house.
Whom the downtown delegates are pledg-
ed to could not be ascertained. It is. said
the Assembly slate has not been made up
as yet.
For Freeholder it is not improbable that
the delegates Will stand for ex-AIderfnan
A Z. Witter. Big Jake Kramer is be-
ing urged by his friends. The ward is
50 hopelessly Democratic that sensible
Republicans are keeping shy.
No candidate has bobbed up in the
Second ward yet. That ward is also
Democratic by a handsome majority.
The Third ward will have x-Assembly-
man Frederick Schober. Mr.. Schober is
Colonel Diclxinson's man to finish.
The Fourth ward is in a state of siege.
George Frances. who ran for the Assem-
bly, last year, is out for the nomination,
and will doubtless get it. His only oppo-
nent is Arthur Prescott, a young man in
politics. Mr.. Frances has the leaders be-
hind him, who say he is entitled to the
nomination through party courtesy.
Who will catch on in the Fifth ward
is an undecided question as yet.
The primaries in the Tenth, Eleventh
and Twelfth wards, although there were
several opposition tickets in the field,
We're more or less quiet. The only pre-
cinct in which any great amount of ex-
eitement prevailed was in the Fifth pre-
cinct of the Tenth ward where Tom
Coughlin ran against Joseph Peterson.
Coughlin won by 40 votes to 49, There
was considerable excitement, but no
trouble occurred.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-01
qHB STAND BROKE down /
Governor of Iowa and Vice
President Stevenson
Hurt.

BURLINGTON. Iowa. Oct. /, 1ss6.-Just
after the procession in the semi-centen-
NAL celebration got under headway and
while 10000 people were in the streets a
reviewing stand broke down. Governor
Drake and Vice President Stevenson were
slightly injured. County Treasurer e. S.
Burns will die. City Clerk Fred L. Poor
is dangerously injured; State Commission
en- Seymour Jones badly hurt; ]. D..
Rowen. of Governor brakes staff, badly
bruised, and every one on the stand more
or less injured.
A later rumor says that Governor Drake
and Vice President Stevenson were both
seriously injured. The great confusion
and immense crowd makes it impossible
to confirm the report just yet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-01
WHY THE MINKs sHUDDERED.
A Very Narrow Victory at the Green-
willie PrImaries-- II Harmonious. Too.


Victory? Yes, but such narrow one
that it caused the ''Minks'' to shudder.
AS was announced the Minkakwa Re-
publican Club and the Greenville League
Republican Club were to offer opposition
tickets at the primary election of the
First, Second, Third and Fourth pre-
cincts of the Seventh ward, held in the
rooms of the Minkakwa Club. at No. GA
Ocean avenue, last night. Contrary to
the general opinion the election was car
ried on harmoniously throughout The
bitter feeling aroused by recent feuds be-
tween the two hostile clubs did not dis
play itself The League men were beaten
by small margin of forty-eight showing
a decided gain over the last spring cleo
ton, when they were beaten by 9S votes
The poll was very heavy Four hundred
and forty-nine votes were cast. Out of
this 446 were counted, as only that num-
ber had enrolled.
A comparatively large number of Mink
tickets were scratched. The NJ nix authori-
ties are puzzled over this. They cannot
assign any definite cause for any such
action. Only a couple of League tickets
suffered
The results of the election has alarmed
the Minkakwans They hardly expected
so tight vote. as they felt that their
combination with the campaign club Of
that ward would allow them to win by a.
large margin. The Leaguers on the other
hand, while not satisfied, are pleased with
their increasing poll. Year by year they
are gradually lesSening the margin.
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Ruin ABOUT RICHMOND.
Bursting of Dam Causes "ide
spread DesoIatfon In Virginia.

RICHMOND, Oct /, 1S96.-The heavy
rain at Staunton on Tuesday resulted
that evening in the bursting of the dam
of the lake at Fair Grounds. the waters
of which rushed into Lewis Greek, which
runs through the city, Hooded the lower
half of the business part, aestroyeSu S @ q
great deal of property. and caused ioss
of several lives The large brick build
ing known as the Wilkes building was
undermined and collapsed. Burk's big
the bridges over the creek We're swept
away, and the Crown building Is
wreck Thornsburg's stables are ruined:
A special to the 'Dispatch reeelvso sa
streets there are mass of debris. About
forty horses and mules were drowned,
and the bodies of five negroes have been
recovered vorss otaef ss peTsons apegtraSed are ss
At Waynesboro, ten miles east Of Staun-
ton. the creek rose fteen fleet and
wrenched buildings from their rounaa-
tions. One man was drowned. Reports
from all the surrounding county report
great loss to the farmers.
The loss at Staunton is estimated at
sl50O00. :.
on Broad street, this city, the roof of
Jacobs's clothing store was blown in on
some slepeing children and one, OF them
was seriously hurt The steeple OF tae es
the point of II going into the front of
the Young Mems Christian Association
building, which is on the opposite side of
the street, and doing considerable damage
to that building. A church in Manchester
just across the river from Richmond, was
unroofed and the steple blown down and
parts OF the steepies of the Broad Street
Methodist Church and old St. Johns Epis-
copa1 Church in this city were carried
away.
The wires Of the city FIRE alarm system
are wrecked. The tobacco factories
especially have suffered The roofs were
blown off the factories of the J. J. Pace
Company and Marlborough & Culling
worth's and the tank on top of Allen &
Ginter's factory was blown off The car
barn of the Richmond Traction Company
was also unroefed Grace Episcopal
Church steeple and the Third Presbyterian
Church steeple were damaged.
The streets We're IN darkness all night
and the trolley cars had to stop running.
The same stories of the storm come to
the Dispatch" from all over the State
east of the Blue Ridge. Barns ard small
outhouses were swept away trees up
rooted, dwellings unroofed and wires
rroCtrafe1
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Thirty-Four Coal Cars on
the B. & 0. Get Beyond
Control of the
Train Crew.
NO ONE SURVIVED THE WRECK
Traffic in Both Directions Sus-
pended The Grade Steep
and the Track Bad.

PlTTSBURG, Oct. 1, 1854 disastrous
freight wreck. attended by loss Of life.
occurred at FiIson Station, near sand
Patch, on the eastern slope Of the noun
tains. on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road at 12:15 this morning
a special telegram from Cumberland
states that the entire train crew, consist
ing of the engineer. fireman. conductor,
two brakemen and and fiagman, and
Two tramps, who were stealing a ride.
were killed. Thirty-four cars, which
were loaded with coal. together with the
engine and caboose, are piled up Oh the
track, and traffic, both east and west. is
entirely suspended.
Tne wires are still down at points east
of Bowman station, which is west of the
wreck. and but meagre details of the
IflgntfuI accident could be obtained at
tf1e Office in this city. The ili-fated train
was scheduled as No. "A easFbourd II
was in charge OF Engineer John Seaze
ana Conductor William Pickles. The train
passed MeyeFsdale on time and when II
stopped az sand Patch. at the head of the
steep grade down the eastern slope of the
Allegheny Mountains, for insbectiou
everything was apparently in good shane.
Wnether the train got beyond the con-
sfol OF the Drakemen in the tunnel is not
known, but experienced railroad men say
thdt owing to the condition OF the frzcIc
from the effects of the storm II. would
oe almost an irnpoSsibility to control such
q long train on such q steep grade
Ihe operator at the east end of Sand
Patcn tunnel reports that the train was
running at terrific speed when it passed
tnat point and was evidently beyond con-
troll OF the trainmen. At short curve.
near Fiison, the engine left the track
ana the entire train from the engine TO
the eaboose was wrecked and piled ip in
g cut. Wrecking crews were sent from
Meyersdale, lockwood and Cumberland
Their work in the rain and darkness was
slow. When day broke the scene present
ed a total wreck of huge proportions
Wedged between two cars was found the
bodleS OF two tramps crushed into a
shapeless mass, and there is no fossi-
btlity OF establishing their identify The
bodies of the trainmen had not vet been
found when this report was written. They
are evidently buried deep in the wreck
the grade where the runaway occurred
Is one OF the steepest on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway system, being seventeen
miles long and is about LIS feet to the
mile
All trains are tied up and traffic sus-
pended The eastern express which left
Pittsburg at nine o'clock last night Is
yet tied up at lockwood. Train No 9.
New York and Chicago express, due here
at 6;45 o'clock this morning, has not yet
left Cumberland. The officials of the
company expect traffic win be resumed
this afternoon.
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SOUND MONEY ORGANIZATIONS.
Clubs Formed In the County for the
Palmer and Huckner Tsckas

The Democratic Sound Money men are
rapidly organizing clubs throughout the
county, and each of these is to take
exclusive charge of the fight within its
own district. At the meeting of the Coun-
ty Committee of the National Democratic
party of Hudson county, to be held on
Monday night, the slate for Assembly
men and F'reeholders will he completed.
The committee have so far prepared a
list OF names. all of whom are men. they
say, whom the people can trust
It is understood that Messrs. Record,
Bedell and Campbell, respectively, gold
Democratic nominees for Com
gress. Sheriff and Surrogate have
sent to the County Commit
tee their acceptanees of the nominations.
and these will be read at Mondays meet
ing.
Mr.. Bedell said this morning to a
News" representative. that he and his
colleagues would meet in a few days TO
form their campaign plans. They will,
of course, speak at meetings throughout
the county. Mr.. Record will take care
of the gold issue and Mr.. Reden VIII ad-
dress himself exclusively to the duties of
the~Sheriff's office, and added that his
record as public servant would be the
best test of his ability TO please the pub
l9c in the Office should be elected
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WREOKAGE IN CAROLINA.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. IA de-
spatch to the News and Courier from
Beaufort says:--''Along Bay street many
brick chimneys of houses and stores were
snapped off and fell into the street below,
and upon the roofs. AT Schepper's dock
the steam tug Weymouth was wrecked
The yachts Osprey and julia We're sunk
but have since been recovered.
THE handsome dwelling of the late
George Waterhouse was badly wrecked.
The dwelling of the Messrs. Wallace
was badly damaged. The roofs of numer-
GUS stofehouses were blown off The club
house, formerly the property of Tom Ell
lott, now owned by Commodore Boards
ley, is sad spectacle, with its piazzas
all torn to pieces and its columns pres
trated, leaving the massive looking brick
structure badly dilapidated.
The Court House was severely dam
aged, glass smashed, rain poured in, plas-
tering, fell down and the Offices made un-
infa lhffa hle -
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HEADACHES AND SUICIDE.

BOSTON. OCT. /. 1sss.-winfeld II.
Taber. treasurer Of the Nerrimack Mat
tress Manufacturing Company. committed
suicide this morning by shooting himself
at his office. No. 100 NTerrimack street
When the store was opened he was
found in the shipping room with 4 bullet
hole IN his temple, alive. but unconscious.
He was taken to the Massachusetts
General Hospital, where he died two hoxrs
later. Mr.. Tsber was married and lived
at No. III Columbia street, Dorchester
he had frequently complained Of severe
pasns IN his head.
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A VERY FEEBLE EFFORT.

An effort was made last night to or
ganize a Bryan and Sewall Club at Odd
Fellows, Hall, Hoboken. No notice of
sthe meeting was given and only a few
persons appeared, among whom the most
prominent We're Alex. C. Young and
Messrs. J. ]. Fallon and j. ]. Marnell.
The meeting was held in small room in
the rear of the cafe. Alex c. Young
was made temporary President, and T. T.
Fallon, Secretary. The following COM
mittee was appointed to hire hall for a
meeting to be held next Monday night,
at which q permanent organization will
be Effected. J. Marnel, J. B, Acker
and Roger Holleran. After Monday n.ght's s