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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
BRAVE RESCUE.
Young Wood Falls Through
the Ice While Skating
on Newark Bay.
NARROWLY ESCAPED DROWNING
Plucky Action Of Mr.. Yuhl and
Oscar Wood-Formed a
Human Rope.

/ Leo Wood, 20 years old, and I. Oscar
Wood. 26 years old, brothers, residing al
No. 10 Lexington avenue. yesterday
morning went skating on Newark Bay.
| After skating to the Newark and New
York r. r. bridge, Leo proposed a race
to Greenville. BY the time Armbruster 5
Schuetzen Park was reached Oscar was
| nearly a quarter of mile ahead OF Leo.
Leo kept on manfully, striving to over
come his brothers lead when about one
hundred yards south of the park the ice
| gave way and he sank in the icy waters
up to his neck. Just as his head was
going through the hole he managed to
break the ice and secure a hold AS
soon as he regained his speech he yelled
frantically for help.
Mr.. J. j. Yuhl of Linden avenue, who
happened to be walking on the beach
at the time, heard his cries and imme-
diately went to his aid, calling loudly
for help at the same time. Two men
living in a small house on the beach
heard YuhIs cries and came running
out; one had rope, the other large
fishing spear.
The three men made desperate at
~ = ~e-SiA tiiC youuS li1i, Dut
each time they nearly reached him the
Ice would crack. In the meantime Oscar,
the unfortunate young mans brother.
happened to turn around and beholding
the condition of affairs. speedily re-
turned to the scene.
He did not walt for ropes or spears, but
skated within ten feet of his brother,
laid down upon the ice, slowly rolled out
TO the edge. grasped Leo's hands and
called for the others to follow his ex-
ample This was done. Yuhl laid down,
grasped Oscars feet, the other men did
the same thing, thus making a human
rope and slowly pulled the now half
frozen and unconscious Leo to a place of
safety.
AS soon as the shore was reached Mr.
fuhl picked Leo up, threw him over
his shoulder and ran all the way to
William ArmbruSter's Hotel nearly two
hundred yards distant. Upon arriving
at the hotel restoratives were admins
istered, the frozen clothing removed, and
the young man was placed In a warm
bed.
After being thoroughly thawed out Leo
was kindly loaned an outfit by Mr. Arm
buster and taken home by his brother
Too much credit cannot be given to Mr.
Yuhl for his quick action, for, as Leo
said afterward, sif this gentleman had
not seen me go through l would surely
have lost my life''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
PHELPS BACKS dLNHY
Recognition Of Revolutionary
Governments Is Purely an
Executive Question,

BURLINGTON Dao 9e 1000 rho
E4on n nr-,N - l' ~
- =. Heips expressed himself last
Hignt on the Cuban question as follows.
Il have no doubt that tba r,os;tion -
ssaora+,r,- r,,.s~- sa-e ps'si''oa VI
esaiy oihey as recently published is
entirely correct. The question what
Government shall he racogniuad 4, !.
..e,,,,4, NSNo5 's.A1 - q
where an attempt at revolution
IS IN progress is certainly for the Ex-
ecutive to determine and not for con-
eress No 1..,.,,,.;.
Under anv eons+5teits ny eaa pouy can,
con IF co,,r Soais . ~ usiol, ueeiue u. Iney
sIJhieSt If tbeup p-is 10 lsSo1us.ons Is Upon the
resrsct al,,.y :. t,aey pieass. But tney IN no
49, - tSntlol tne Qlscretio1 or the ac-
ernr,, e,,+ - As~stlSilt. besiaes, no s1oV-
eviats m, ai ~ Lecoshlzed untu II
afhsr fsr,,,ss osSllal'leii. .1 recognized py
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
Logan, Charles Frost Mss d. Fleming,
Miss Kata Shaehan Miss R1lrhackar

Logan, Charles Frost, Mss D. Fleming
Miss Kate Sheehan, Miss Burbacker.
ton aysn ugh by the ress eh
dren of the Sunday School Of Trinity
M. E. Church, for which they had beer
rehearsing for some time back. The
performers were greeted last night by
a large audience and loudly applauded
The programme consisted of sacred
and secular music. tableaux, a march
drill. calesthenic display and dairy
festival
The entertainment was under the di-
rection of Mrs. Rev. William P. Corbitt
of New York. The proceeds will go to
the benefit of tn Sunday School.
The Sunday School of the Hedding M
E. Church held a Christmas festival last
evening In the parlors of the church.
The entertainment was given. by the
children of the primary class of the
Sunday School, and included the follow
ing songs and recitations:-
Recitation, A Welcome Ellwood Lutes
Christmas Carol. ........... Primary Class
Recitation, Bright Garlands ...............
Estelle Miller, Madeline Miller, Lizzie
Sands, Lulu Wittneben.
Tiny Fischer
Recitation. In the Garden. Elsie Keegan
Song, Rock-a- Bye.... :. ..............
Lillian Burke, Marguerite Burke,
Genevieve Burke.
Recitation, A Christmas Carol. ...........
EQltn N6Wk1rk-
Recitation, The Turkey and the Hen
Song, Growing.
Ethel Piercy, Blanche sopris, Celia
Recitation, Santa Claus.
Raymond Mathews, Madeline Miller
Lillian Burke Henry Fox.
Recitation, Little Santa Claus...........
George Piercy.
Stereopticon illustrations upon the
"Iife 0f Christi were. given after the
performance. and they were very ably
explained by the Rev. George C. Wild
ing, pastor CT the church.
The entertainment closed with diStrib-
utions from the Christmas tree
Christmas was celebrated in st. Paul
Methodist Church yesterday. At six
o'clock in the morning a prayer and
praise services was held, conducted by
the pastor, Rev. T. G. Mayham In the.
evening the festivities for the Sunday
school were held and the church was
packed by the members of the school
and their friends. Superintendent l. N.
Martin was in charge, and the exercises
consisted of singing, recitations and adj
dresses, continuing about two hours, fol-
lowed by distribution of presents. The
primary department attracted special at
tentfon- The event will not soon be for
gotten by the large and interested audi
ence.
held Christmas reception at Hasbrouck
Han yesterday afternoon. Singing and re-
citations comprised the programme. The
members of the association will receive
their friends at Hasbronck Hall on New
Years Day. There will also be an art
exhibition held ON the same day
The patients at the City Hospital en-
joyed a Christmas dinner of turkey, mince
pies, plum pudding and all the other de-
lfcacies which make one happy on a
Christmas Day. The dinner was appre-
ciated by the patients who did full justice
to the good things set before them Dor.
cas- Circle, Kings Daughters, of the United
Presbyterian Church, contributed some
edibles and also sent seven wrappers for
female patients.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
AN INTERVENTION LIE.

WASHINGTON. Dec rs, 1885,. -ohlcials
IN confidential relations to the Secretary
OF State and the President appear to at
tach no Importance to the story pub
hshed by the London Times as orig
mating in Paris to the effect that Ger
many had informed the United States
that it was prepared to side with
Spain. The German Ambassador called
on Secretary Olney and on the PresI-
dent on Thursday, but as this was the
regular diplomatic day, no signifcaDcs
was attached to the visit to the State
department; and his call on the Presi-
dent is explained by the fact that he
presented his military attaehe. A1neri-
can news. by way Of Paris, is regarded
as about as unreliable as stories OF
Cuban naval fights from the syndicate
engaged in the preparation of these i'm
aglnary encounters in Key West.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
LEE BACK IN HAVANA.
Bu Cablc q lhe unttsd prcss.

HAVANA, Dec. IS, 1Ss6.-General Fitz-
hugh Lee, United States Consul General
at Havana, who has been absent in the
United States on leave of absence from
his post for about two months, arrived
here this morning He was accompanied
by his wife and daughter. General Lee
says he has returned to resume his
duties as Consul General. He also says
he has received no special Instructions
from his Government. but viii maintain
close watch of affairs and win keep
his Government thoroughly posted in re-
gard to the situation in Cuba and all fur
ther deyelopments In the island.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s, 1Sse.The Of
fee OF Naval Intelligence which has
heretofore issued its notes On naval pro-
gres5 as an annual, today issued small
volume copiously Illustrated as Part of
next years publication, the Secretary of
the Navy having directed that the infor-
NATION obtained from abroad shall be is
sued in parts whenever sufficient data are
collected to warrant publication. In this
way an attempt will be made to place the
information before the service at the ear
Hest possible date The part which ap-
peared today is devoted to the latest yes
sells completed, tried, launched or de-
signed by foreign powens, and the most
recent developments in armor and ord
nance practice.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
MUSIC AND MICE.
Effect of Piano Playing ON Ro-
dents.

dents.
TRUTH of London, suggests that as
mice like music there is an independent
fortune awaiting the man who viii in
vent a small music-box which when
wound win run all night, since such a
contrivance would serve to call mice into
traps and would be to the mice what a
decoy is to a flock of ducks, or a look
ing glass to a tiger. After this sugges-
ton, which is not untrue to nature
Truth went on to say that music
that sounds out of kilter to a critics
ears would also drive mice from the
house. If the Truth writer had
der the influence of music he
would never have made that
mistake. Neither would he have said
"an accordion would also make the agile
rodent desert the house as he is said to
music affects rats is question not yet
settled by students of natural history
As to the. actual doings of a mouse
when listening to music. it has been OBJ
served that the playing of a piano. even
the tum-tum of a beginner learning his
first tune, viii cause mice of the common
house variety to run. up and down be-
ing It to rattle in a way fit to disturb the
most earnest student One night half a
dozen persons were gathered in the parlor
Of an Adirondack home. listening to a
skilled player, who. as a woodsrnan said,
could make a pianner talk when
it was observed that the mice were act
ing in an unusual manner. The ordinary
conduct of mice when they hear plano
music is to merely rattle the plaster.
but on this night they squeaked and
squealed and ratified the plaster as they
had never done before. The rush Of
the rodents died away after the music
stopped, but it was hours before the last
squeak was heard.
One of the human listeners was a boy
who had some little skill as harmonica
player. and he went frequently to the
woods, where, with the aid OF the In
strument, he succeeded in calling chip
munks, red squirrels, and on one occa-
sion a woodchuck, besides wood mice
including the deer mouse-and the small
er birds. The mice. chiefly ran about
the player, with now and then a squeak,
but sometimes a low strain with slight
modulations would seem to drive them
insane, and then, without hesitation they
would run over the player, as If he had
been q stump. The squirrels were less
fleInOQsfrafiVe sf
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
GoRMAN's CORY CHRISTMAS.

CLINTON. Mass, Dec. &C. 1896. james
German, an old resident of good reputa-
ton was arrested yesterday charged with
having stabbed his son William, aged
q. On Christmas eve the German family
were given a quantity of liquor and
spent the night in Arevelry. After the
guests had departed the father and son
quarreled, and in the morning the son
was found in the street with a knife
wound over the heart that may prove
fatal. The house was in disorder, three
rooms being marked with blood while the
f,,r,. Sre was upset and broken.
Jans Germans sister, Mrs. Riley, was
aiso % sev. rely stabbed In the right arm.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
K1r.T', . HIS BROTHER.

LANCASTER, Pa. % Sous ~ ws,ss asse',serry ,se
Green. colored, motor. W @ = easn NOUN
tain desperate, last nigh s.'o ana m
sfantly kslled Abe Gre. = ass nan
BROTHER at Jerry GREEN'S hou near 1a,l! sfe
= gnnoards Abe Green called ssh hssLsy Jslry :
refused to give him. Il quarrel "a Q,owed
ana an Jerry seizing a gun fred CINE fetEe :
INTO Abe's breast killing him insta 't,,y sa.,,.
Jerry 5 started for Squire Grefrs to sshd
lender ne himself but changed his mind ~ ~
disappeared. Officers are now look,nr II, Is s
MIN ne murdered man was about 3as
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
WARsHIPs REPORTED.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s. 18ss-The
cruiser Bennington joined the Marion at
Jquilisco, Salvador, on Christmas Day,
the two vessels having been ordered to
make a careful survey of that harbor
for the correction of chart The Min
neapolis arrived at Alexandretta yester-
day
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
MATTERS oFFxcr

Stores. factories and institutions can now
get their supplies as good as any N Y house
can serve them. Complete stock. low prices
at D. E CIeary q Co.'S wholesale grocery
stores. Montgomery and Greene streets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 1sss.-For the a.
hours ending at p. NJ, Sunday For
New York City and vicinity: Fair fiI1
Sunday night; slightly warmer; south
westerly winds
Hsrtneti,s TherR - axer Reners. 3
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
a Hosfentot Cu-tonl.s

In book Of travels written by q Mr..
Barrow we find this interesting bit Of in
formation. A Hottentot was seen to apply
the short end of his wooden tobacco pipe
to the mouth of snake when the reptile
was darting out its tongue. Death was
instantaneous, the effect almost like an
electric shock; with convulsive motion
that lasted only for moment the snake
half untwisted ITSELF and then became
still. And upon examination the muscles
were found to be so contracted that the
snake felt az hard as II it had been dried
in the sun.-Harper's Round Table.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26

Ny DEAR expostulated his wife why
Will you eat snch hearty breakfast 2on
most sure to have q nightmare ii church. 3
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17
Drinking Mt Political Meetings.

SELMA, N. g., Sept. 5.-Pleasc pub
lish the enclosed prohibition act in
The CAUCASIAN and ask other reform
papers of the State to mention it also.
The use of drink at speakings in this
county have very bad effect. 1t is
not only the result of rows, but is
used to prevent people from hearing
the soundness Of the speaking.
at shall be unlawful fer any person
TO sell or to give away, Aher directly
or indirectly, any spirituOus liquors,
wine or bitters containing alcohol,
within two miles of any place at which
political public speaking shall be adj
yertised to take place, and does take
place, this prohibition to continue
only during the day on which said
public political speaking shall take
place. And any person who shall vi
olate this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and be fined not less
than ten dollars nor more than twenty
dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding
twenty days. Justices of the Peace
shall have jurisdiction of this offence,
upon view, or written information
duly sworn to. Code, Sec. 1919 G.. 2l2,
1879.
1t is the duty Of all true citizens to
see that all laws that are for the good
and happiness of the contry are en-
forced.
l.. Il. CORBETT.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17

Sizes for 8 and 10 years.
Wide-waled blue serge is the fabric
Of this neat and attractive waist. Ii
is, both in style and fabric, the ideal
everyday frOck, because it bears any
amount of hard wear, and can Away:
be made to look fresh and clean. The
skirts of these gowns are as Otter
made of straight breadths as Of gored
ones, as fancy dictates. The waist is
made slightly full over fitted lining
but the vest front, of red, yellow or
ivory serge gives the effect of the
ever-pOpular jacket, the steel or gilt
buttons enhancing it. The vest is
crossed with rows of blue mohair
braid, and the sash can match it or be
made of bright surah silk.
A special illustration and full direc-
tiOns about the pattern will be found
on the envelope in which it is en-.
closed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
>Pattern Department.

THE CAUCASIAN has made special ar
engagements with the publishers OF the
most stylish, accurate and perfect
fitting paper patterns that are made,
by which We can present to our Iad,
readers all Of the very newest ano
choicest patterns Of garments for la
dies, misses and children for 10 cents
Full and explicit directions for put
ting together the garments accompan!
each pattern. These descriptions and
the patterns themselves have many
novel and practical features presented
by no other pattern made and which
render them as simple for the home
worker as for the professional dress
maker. Address all communication
to the Pattern Department, HE CAr'
CAsIAS.
You must use the coupon printed
below (Which is our order on the pub
lisherI, otherwise the patterns will
cost you Is cents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17

land grants TO the Pacific Railroad compsn-
ies have. through connivaoce OF The Interior
department. robbed multifudes Of scssAl
borafde settlers Of their homes and miners
Of their claims. that re demand legislation
BY Congrsss which viii enfor4 the eXemp-
ton Of mineral land from such grants after,
- well ~ before patent
3. We demand that honafde settlers on
al public lands be provided free homes and
be provided for in the national HOMESTEAD
law, Ind that no exception be made In the
cAse OF Indian RESERVATIONS when opened
for settlement, and that All lands net now
patented come unde; this demand.
pTKKcT LEGISLATION.
4. We favor a system Of direct legislation
through the initiative and referendum IN
der proper constitutional safeguards
eKsLK.L PROPOSITIONS.
/. We demand the election OF President
and Vice Presiden. and United States Sena-
tors by . direct vote of the people.
2. We tender 10 the patriotic people Of
Cuba our deepest sympathy in their heroic
struggle for political freedom and indepen-
dence, and we believe the time has come
when the United States, the great Republic
OF the world. should recognize that Cuba is
and OF right ought TO be free and indie
pendent State.
5: We favor home rule in the Territories
and the District Of Columbia, and the early
admission of Territories as States.
4. All public salanes should be made &c
correspond to the price of labor and its pro
ducts
5. In times Of great industrial depression
idle labor should be employed on publiS
works as far as practicable.
q. The arbitrary course OF the courts in
assuming to imprison citizens for indirec'
contempt and ruling by injunction, shoulo
be prevented by proper legislation.
I. We favor just pensions for our disable,
Union soldiers.
8. Believing that the election franchis.
and untrammeled ballot are essential TO
government Of, for, and by the people, tb,
Peoples Party condemns the wholesale sys
tenn of disfranchisenent adopted In som,
States as un-Republican and un-Democratic
and We declare it to be the duts- IF the sew
eral State legislatures TO take such action a
will secure full, free and fair ballot anC
an honest count.
8. While the foregoing propositions con
| stitute the platform upon which our part,
| stands and for the vindication of which il
organization will maintain, We recognize
| that the great and pressing issue of tn
pending campaign upon which the presen
Presidential election will turn is the iinan
cial question, and upon this great and spe
citic issue between the parties, we cordial,
| invite the aid and cooperation of all organ
| iZations and citizens agreeing with us upol
| this vital question.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17
Literary Notes.

Apropos of Mr.. Cornelius Wander
bits disagreement with his son, and
the latter's marriage to woman
very much older than himself, the
editor of the COSMOPOLITAN, in the
September issue, seriously discusses
the education most useful to modern
life, and substantially, if not in
words, asks: docs modern college
education educateW The Septem-
Der Cosmopolitan, rs # to show
what magazine can do, gives four
complete stories in this single num-
Der, by such noted authors as Fran
ces Courtenay Baylor, Maurice
Thompson, Gertrude Hall. and John
j. a'Becket, Louise Chandler Moul-
ton, Mrs. Lew Wallsce, Fraucisaue
Sarcey. l. Zangwill, Agnes Repplier,
Norman Kerr, M. d., H. C.. Chat
field-Tsylor, VIM. Eleroy Curtis,
Robert E. Starhorn, Colonel Till
man, and Ruth McEnery Stuart are
also among the contributors to this
one issue of magazine that is sold
for ten cents. Nor is this all.
Among other writer's not already
mentioned is Camille Flammarion,
who has an article on 1.-THE Wonder
full New Eye of Science" which
alone is worth the entire price of the
magazine. The Cosmopolitan has
been gradually perfecting its en-
craving and mechanical depart
ments, until the publishers believe
that, in the September issue, they
present q number unrivaled in arts
tic and mechanical excellence.
The following books were pub
lished by Harper & Brothers on Fri
day, Sept. 4th:
Literary Landmarks of Venice"
by Laurence Hutton, with illustra-
tions from drawings by +. V. Du
Mond and Guy Carleton; with NV
Neighbours" by Margaret E. Sangs-
ter-who .characterizes the papers
brought together in this volume as
intimate and confidential collouuies
with women, younger and older;''
Shakespeare the Boy" with sketches
of the home and school life, the
games and sports, the manners, Gus.
toms and folk lore of the time, by
William.J. Rolfe; and 1.-THE Old In
FAINT, and Similar Stories" by Will
Carleton 1t is interesting to note
that this is the first prose work by
Mr.. Carleton, whose poems ha,.
gained so large a circle of readers.
HARrER's MAGAZINE.
In the October Hsrper's an en-
graved portrait of 1.-THE Author OF
The Martian'" will stand as froptis-
piece. and generous instalment OF
Mr.. Du Maurier's new novel, with
five characteristic drawings by the
author, will be given. Other fea.
lures of the number will be: Al
illustrated paper entitled The Blue
Quail of the Cactus by Fredri,
Remington; 1.-The Hypnotist," q
story by Octave Than-t, with fou,
illustrations by A. B. Frost; "Elee
tricity," with tweaty-four illustra.
tionS "Some American Crickets,
by Samuel H. Scpdder, with min.
illustrations by L. J. Bridgman; etc