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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-21
GoMEz's FIREDIsH ACTS.
oWns Given Over TO Torch by on.
der of the Rebel E.eader

HAVANA, JAN 81. 1S96-As the news
OF the ruin and devastation wrought by
the rebels throughout this and adjoining.
provinces slowly reaches this city in
spite OF the omission Of most of it from
tne ~ newspapers, the people are beginning
TO realize that Gomez and his followers
go where they will, destroy what they
pn and ana nrr9 naTe not once been rounded
army army which has been sent over from
SPAIN, they have begun to wonder where
1t will all end
@ me spanish residents do not for a mo-
ment belieye that Gomez can defeat the
armies armies OF Spain and win the freedom of
cuba; but they now realize that he can
wreck her resources. They see that he
mas Kept his word and burned their sll9
gar crop, that he has burned small ham
have been given over to the torch 'Ffe He
mas decreed that railways carrying troops
WI WI ;4 De DESTROYED, and as the companies
their charters. they have fallen nHi undar
i ine pan. and are now stopped after los
ing trains, engines, bridges and stations
dollars; Plantations which have defied
the rebels and have attempted to grind
cane have had their buildings burned
Towns of five thousand inhabitants down
to, hamlets of dozen huts, which have
aelased rn1 ed TO surrender. have been looted
BeJucal, fifteen miles from here. illus
trales Gomez s methods. He sent word to
3tie kaaicdiueI IcsilIDg upon him to Surrepd-
er There was meeting of citizens and
Whlte nags We're hung out of houses all
over town. The Spanish volunteers. num-
perlng lou. turned over their arms with
out firing shot. A small detachment of
spanish regulars in a wooden fort refused
10 surrender and held out. Gomez en-
tered the town and occupied all of it
except the plaza about the fort. He was
leaving town when a shot was fired from
house, killing one of his men. He then
ordered all of the houses in that part of
the town burned and thirty-six were laid
in ashes. He burned the railway station
and loaded train of freight cars
At the seaport of Cabanas, about twenty
miles west of Havana. a detachment Of
marines which had been landed from the
gunboat Alerta joined the Spanish resu-
lars and took up their position in the
church where they were attacked by a
body of insurgents under Maceo
The church was burned and those of the
marines and soldiers who escaped sought
refuge on the Alerta The rebels oc-
cupied the town, and it is said got eleven
thousand pounds of ammunition. The
Alerta fired several shells at the insur-
gents in town, but the official reports only
give the rebel loss as three men BY taxi
ing this town the insurgents captured a
port, and had they been able to retain it
would have afforded an argument for
their friends in the States who are work
without cannon and without an armed
vessel they were compelled to evacuate
the town, and the little gunboat Alerta
won the distinction of having been the
first of the Spain's navy to engage the
eIeUly
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ton so as to make it one of inquiry
merely. He added that the arrests of
american citizens in Cuba contrasted
with the arrests of the subjects of Great
that the protection of the American flag
really amounted to little or nothing
Mr.. Sherman (Rep., Ohio, Chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Relations, said
that the resolution would be setting an
example that might give the government
great deal of trouble He moved the
reference of the resoltion to The Com
mittee on Foreign Relations and said that
that committee. would meet tomorrow.
Mr.. Call said that if there was any
would make no objection. He did not
see, however. why the Senate should not
act on information given to it as to the
ar5itrary arrest of United States citizens
IN foreign countries. He wanted to show
the people. of the United States and the
people of his own State that, SO far as
he was concerned, he was prepared. as
a Senator, to demand the protection of
american citizens in foreign countries,
without reference to the action of any
othr- department of the government
. Hoar remarked that whenever such
1nfe. nation was received by a Senator
and was communicated to the State De-
partment steps were Immediately taken to
cable an inquiry into the facts. Why
this one case, which had come to the
knowledge of the Senator from Florida
should be singled out and made the means
OF supplying spur to the President or
SECRETARY OF State or the Senate, he
could not say.
Committee on Foreign Relations, and
then Mr.. Cali directed attention to re-
solution offered by him last week, and
which was on the Vice-President' table
ports of consuls in Cuba on the war now
existing there.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-21
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.
Milk. Membership, Elections and
Lists Occupy Its Attention.

The Merchants Protective Association
held well attended meeting last night
at the Avenue House. The oft-debated
milk question was again taken up and
handled with care by several members.
A committee consisting of ]. w. Beach,
A. A. Smyth,. E. A. Kaufman, Henry
Hoerch, w. G. Howeth, F. w. Blume
and c.. Cordes, was appointed to handle
the special brands of milk. Another COM
mittee consisting of ]. w. Black, J. E.
Banks and Robert Anderson was ap-
pointed on peddlers ordinances. Several
applications for membership were re-
ceived and several strong letters were at
hand from disgruntled citizens who some
times forget to pay their bills. The Sun
day closing question was again brought
up and referred to the Executive Com
mittee with full power to act. The dele
gates to the last convention at Plainfield
were a downcast looking committee While
they Were making their report. They had
striven to place a Jersey City man in
the State Secretary's chair but had
missed by one vote, All of last year $
officers had been reelected. Many of the
associations at the convention refused to
take delinquent lists this year. The con-
vention decided that hereafter the differ
ent associations will not be compelled to
take the lists, but can use their own
Judgment The Merchants Protective
Association will order 320 lists. An invi-
tation to attend the Jersey City Grocers
ball was received and accepted. A dele
cation will attend.
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: SEAL TRANSFERRED.
Inauguration Ceremonies and
Parade The New Gov
ernor's Address.
special 10 Inc .Tcrce,, Ctr Nc,rc.

TRENTON, Jan. 21, 96-Whatever dis.
last night it was all gone this morning.
With the sun came the bands of music,
the banners and the cheering crowds.
Many of the citizens who had no flags
flying yesterday, got out their bunting
today and there was scarcely building
on State street, Broad or Warren streets
tional colors. Special and regular trains
began to arrive at frequent intervals and
soon the streets were crowded with badge
bedecked men, women and children and
the air was filled with martial music. It
is the largest crowd of people which has
been in Trenton since the unveiling of
the Washington Monument.
The first Hudson county club to arrive
was the John j. Toffey Association, which
marched up State street about eleven
o'clock. Warden Mitchell carrying a
small American flag marched proudly in
front of the band inspector Lange led
the 300 stalwart men who filled the ranks
seen in Trenton. County Clerk Fischer
led one platoon and in the ranks were
Colonel Toffey himself, Aaron C. Baldwin,
ex-Assemblynan Nutzhorn and other we'll
known Hudson Republicans. The huge
silken banner with an excellent likeness
of the Colonel, was carried by eight tall
Afro-Americans, gorgeous in high white
hats of the William Henry Harrison
period, but in a remarkably good state of
preservation.
Although given the rear of the line,
Hudson made an excellent appearance
Besides the Toffeys, there were the Third
Ward Club, led by the great and only
Samuel Dickinson; the Hudson County
League, under the command of Louis
Hemming; the Wansers. with young Mr..
Frank Higgins far enough in front for
everyone to see that he led; the Lafay-
cite Battery, with John T. Halliday at
the fore; the Minkakwas and clubs from
Bayonne and West Hoboken, with CANA
liel R. Christie, proud as life, at their
head. The William j. Sewell Association
of Camden attracted much attention, they
looked SO neat in their good clothes and
new high hats. Everybody wondered how
much It cost the General to make them
look SO nice. Passaic sent down dele
CATION of at least 900.
Both Houses met this morning, and after
brief and unimportant session adjourned
for the inauguration exercises In the
meantime the Opera House began to fill
up rapidly. Excellent arrangements for
preserving order were made. A large
force Of police guarded the entrances.
and inside were large number of militia
and Naval Reserve officers in full uniform
who acted as ushers
General Bird w Spencer. who eom-
nanded TIE military ofiicers At the Opera
House. was aided on the stage by Col-
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PUBLIC OFFICES DESERTED

The city is without an official of any
kind today. Mayor Wanser is out with
the Wanser Club at the inaugural cere-
monies. Sheriff Toffey is out with the
Toffeys; Treasurer Dickinson is at the
head of the Third Ward Club, Alderman
at-Large Simpson is out with the Min
kakwas, and so it goes.
Mayor Wanser's secretary, John Nevin,
is practically In charge Of the city. Ali
the Offices in the City Hall are without
clerks or heads and the police department
is without commander. Chief Murphy
and Inspector Lange being at Trenton
Free transportation brought out a big
crowd, and there were several in line
who had been to Trenton before on free
transportation provided by the courts or
Democratic organizations.
Justice Lippincott adjourned court this
morning, not in honor Of the inauguration
of Governor Griggs, but because there
were no cases ready.
y The county offices in the Court House,
that isHsome of them, looked lonesome to-
day So many Of the officials having gone
\ they did It. The full force was working
!. IN the Surrogate's and Registers offlces
no responsibility for it resting on their
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-21
GENERAL Ewing DEAD
Well Known New Yorker the
Victim Of a Third Ave-
nue. Cable Car. =

NEW YORK. Jan. 81. 1Ss6-General
Thomas Ewing, who was knocked down
and injured yesterday morning by a
cable car at Third avenue and Eighteenth
street, died this morning at 1910 O'Clock
as result of his injuries.
1t was thought yesterday that the Cen
eral was not badly hurt and his speedy re-
covery was looked for. Bad symptoms set
in, however, late last night, and General
Ewing gradually sank into unconscious
General Thomas Ewing was born in
Lancaster, O., in 1929. He was graduated
at Brown University, and afterwards be-
gan the practice OF law in Kansas of
which State he subsequently became
Chief Justice. He went into the war as
Colonel of the Eleventh Regiment of
Kansas Volunteers, and rose to the rank
of Brigadier General. He was afterwards
brevetted Maior-General and had command
of the Department of the Missouri He
was never wounded. His famous "Or-
der No. IL" depopulating the counties of
Missouri that bordered on Kansas was eff
fectlye as a war measure, but It's unpopu-
larity as a Democratic measure years
afterwards defeated his aspirations to
become the Democratic Governor of Ohio.
He represented Ohio in Congress, however,
from 1877 to 1881 The Ewings are
closely related by blood to the two families
of the late General Tecumseh Sherman
and the present Senator from Ohio. John
Sherman
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-21
WEYLER A LIVE NAN.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

MADRID, Jan. 21. 1Ss6.-The Impair
cial's special correspondent in Havana
stelegraphs that at the moment of his
embarking for Spain, General Martinez
Campos wired to the Government at
Madrid message expressing patriotic
sentiments and his gratitude for the ia
yors he had received at the hands of the
Queen Regent.
Colonel Sanchez, the despatch says,
while marching through the Province of
Pinar del Rio at the head of 800 men, met
Antonia Maceo at Colonia with 1000
men. A fight ensued. in the midst of
which, Spanish reinforcements arrived
and the insurgents were defeated with a
loss Of 800 killed and wounded. The coll
has been accompanied by severe fighting.
Delegates from the Conservative and
Reformist parties of Cuba visited Gene
raj Weyler, the newly appointed Cap
tain General of Cuba, yesterday and pre-
sented their respects. General Weyler
left Madrid last evening for Barcelona
to embark for Cuba. A large crowd of
people bade him farewell at the station
In response to the cheers of the crowd
he said he had strong hopes of being
able to announce the complete restora-
tien of Spanish sovereignty inCuba
Queen Regent Christina yesterday sent
a long cablegramme to General Martinez
Campos cordially thanking him for his
services in Cuba, to which the latter re-
piled expressing his gratitude for her
Majesty'S favorS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-21

SHOP BLOWN UP.
Experimenting With a New
Gas Causes Two Terrific
Explosions.
MARROW ESCAPE OF WoRKMEN
New Hayen's Fire Department
Called Out-List of the
Injured.
MARROW ESCAPE OF WoRKMEN

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. q, 1885,
Two terrific explosions on Crown street,
just below the Register office. oc-
Cured at 10:40 o'clock this morning, when
Pheghar's machine shop was utterly de-
stroyed- Several persons were probably
killed
The building was OF brick, four stories
nigh and about forty feet suare 1t is
thought the explosion was caused by
nahptha or some other inhammable sub
stance. The first explosion set the en-
tire building al5laze and instantly flames
were pouring from ali windows.
Inc entire fire department was on the
rived the second explosion occurred,
bursting the walls, probably killing sew
eral people and enoangering several of
the largest blocks in the city which stand
adjacent.
The work of rescuing the employees is
being pushed by the firemen; The streets
minutes it is estimated that 10000 block
ed passageways near the building.
escaped, though all have not been ac-
counted for Most of them made their
escape by back staircase.
was severely injured and was carried
home in hack. Patrolman Charles Bow
ers was also injured, Fireman Allen
plosion and rang in the alarm. The fire.
men are fighting the fire vaiantly and
PIC falr TO connne 1t 70 the demolished
building. The New Haven Gas and
Water Companys building is on one side
and little Orange and Crown streets are
on the other.
The first intimation that there was
fire in the building was the appearance
OF immense sheets of flame bursting
the, street. An instant previous there
had been an explosion which shook the
centre of the city and was felt to a less
er degree for distance of two or three
miles. An alarm was Immediately rhng,
but before the department arrived at the
scene the flames, fed by. oils and other
every portion of the building and shoot
ing through all the windows in immense
volume ascended high above the struc-
on the second floor was the machine
shop, conducted by Frank Pfleghar.
where new gas machines were being put
While Joseph Hauser, tool maker.
was at work on one, it exploded with a
building seemed to bulge out. and frag
ments, of heavy plate glass windows
the Chamberlain building and into Orange
Hauser will probably die. Both legs
the other near the knee. He was taken
to the Undertaking stablishment Of
Stahl & HegeI and little hope is given
of his recovery. His head is also serious
W burned and he has q bad wound in
his neck. He is about 40 years old and
mas wife and family ON Elliott street.
The Pleghars, father and son, were
not dangerously injured. Frank Pfieg-
har, Sr., was burned about the face and
Is utterly Frustrated. The sons injuries
are nominal.
They admit that the explosion arose
from experimenting with the new gas
aeetyline,
The fremen at noon had the fire COM
p1etely Sunder control, and it will be con-
fined t9 the demolished building although
the gas and water company's buildi. &
will be damaged somewhat by water.
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TRoLLEYs MUST RUN SLOW
Obstruction TO Fast Transit to BE
Feature of the New
administration.
Snccfe. to The Jersfy citu Ne,rs.

TRENTON. Jan. q. 1Ss6-At noon today
il the Opera House in this city. John w
Griggs was inaugurated Governor of the
State fer the next three years. The cere-
monies were very simple. The oath OF
Office was administered by the venerable
Chief Justice Beasley. and after the re-
tiripg Governor, George T. werts, had
handed over the seals of office the new
Governor responded in a speech given
below
When Governor Griggs was duly in
stalled as Chief Executive, the procession
OF Republican Clubs began. Thousands
filed past him enthusiastically cheering
the first Republican Governor in many
years The details of the parade are
found below.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-21
NO LACK OF FIRES.

A still alarm was sent in about five
o'clock last night for fire at No. 1870
outh street. The house. is owned by
c. Weston and is occupied as dwelling
by Jacob Witt0en. The fire was caused
by careessnesN Damage slight.
A fire broke out about six O'Clock this
morning in the tenement house. No. 125
Essex street. The fire was caused by a
lamp explosion. There was little damage
done.
About four o'clock yesterday afternoon
No. III Randolph avenue, owned and oe-
cupied by j. Lindsay as dwelling.
The fire was caused by an overheated
A barn at No. 54 Railroad avenue was
set on fire twice last night by incen-
diaries between and 8 O'Clock The
building belonged to Jacob Ringle and
is at present unoccupied. The damage
was slight
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-21
ARRESTED AT HAVANA.
The Case of the RodrIguezes Taken
Up in the Federal Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. 1Ss6-A reso-
luton was offered in the Senate today by
Mr.. Call Dem., Fla.) requesting the
President of the United States to inquire
into the arrest and forcible removal of
Mark c. Rodriguez, a citizen of the
United States, on board of the United
States mail steamer Olivette in the harbor
of Havana on the 10th instant and also
into the arrest of Louis S. Someilan and
his son in Havana; and if no just cause
of such arrests exist, tnat the President
shall demand their immediate release.
Mr.. Hoar (Rep., Mass.) said that if
any action on the subject We're to be
taken at all the better form would be to
ask the President in the first place for
such information as the State Depart
ment had.
partment might not yet have received
any information on the subject as his
own came from a telegram received by
him last evening, and which he read to
the Senate
Mr.. Hoar remarked that there seemed
to be notion in some quarters that the
Senate of the United States was a con-
stantly loaded cannon for any single
member OF the Senate to ''rouch Off, at
his discretion. He thought it best to
& go 2 little more slowly in all these
cases.
M. Can consentedsto modify his resolu-
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The TIDE TURNED
Spanish Troops Recovering
Their Lost Grip on the
Cuban Provinces.
sANcHEz's GOOD FIGHT
General Weyler Will Use Stern
Methods to Suppress the Re-
bellion-s Soldier Not
Politician.
F'rom Staff Correspondent of ths
United Press.)

From Staff Correspondent Of the
United Press)
HAVANA, Jan. q, 1S96.-News has
been received here of a severe fight near
Faironas, seven miles south of the car
ltal Of the Province of Pinar del Rio.
The official report of the battle says that
colonel Sanchez, with 100 men of the
Baza Battalion and 100 men of the Cat
leilcla Battalion, was attacked by a
force of 1000 insurgents, under command
of Antonio Maceo.
The Spanish force, which was COM
posed entirely of infantry, with the ex-
ception OF twenty mounted guerrillas,
Iought with such determination that they
compelled the rebels, who were mounted
TO retreat. The report says that thirty
a. dead rebels were, found on the field. but
men in killed or wounded.
- me ne lnsurgent leader. Bermudez is said
70 nave been wounded twice. The loss
OF the Spaniards was three soldiers kill
ed and one officer and twenty soldiers
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coREA's MURDERED QUEEN.
Tn Cable fo t,,e limited Press

YOKOHAMA, jan 81. 1Ss6-The trial
of General Miura, formerly Japanese
were charged with complicity in the
coup al Seoul last October which result
ed in the murder of the Queen of Corea,
quilted, the evidence being insufficient
to convict them of either direct or in
direct responsibility for the Queens
death
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ENGLAND'S WARLIKE PLANS
BIZ Gable to the United Press

LONDON, JAN q, 1Ss6-The Pail Mall
Gazette says the Cabinet will immedi-
ately consider the. matter of making. i'm
eQuipment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-21
sIartner,'s Thermon,eter Report.
MATTERS 0FF4CT,

New Jerseys best -four costs CSC. more
per barrel than ordinary -four but worth a
dollar extra Wholesale only at d e. cieary
Co.'s stores, Greene and Montsomery streets.
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VAST GOLD RAIDS.

WARRINGTON. Jan. q, sss.-The
Treasury gold reserve is now reduced
to s51, 100000.
Since the commencement of the pres
ent fiscal yyear-July l. 1S95-the Treas
ury has lost sss 622, 900 in gold, and since
January /, 1895, $145, 100000.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Jan 81. 1ses.-For the
36 hours ending at eight P. NJ. Wednes-
day
For New York City and vicinity
Fair today and Wednesday,; stationary
temperature: southwesterly to northwes-
terly winds.
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sarsapagtlla the great toxic and blood purifier.
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