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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
VAST SILVER CONSPIRACY.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. II, 1S96.-The
Cali this morning says:-.For several
years past secret, persistent and appar-
emily successful efforts have been making
throughout the country to unite the
friends Of silver under one banner to bait
lie fer the white metal and to wage war
against gold monopoly. The Freeman s
Protective Silver Federation, semi-mili-
tant organization. of which B. II. Car
rier OF Spokane, Wash, is general conn
manaer, and George b. Weaver, also of
that city. adjutant general, is gaining en-
ormously in the West and Northwest
and claims a membership Of eight hum
ired Thousand west Of the Missouri River
An organizer, Mr.. w. S. Lair, has been
In California for several months with re-
mar kable success. The San Francisco
company as local bodies of the organiza-
lions are styled, is one of the latest to
aoial the federation and contains over
ffve hundred charter members
he obligation to secrecy Is most
emphat1c and binding. Bankers and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
TIE SILVER CRAZE
Deluded Hundreds Cheer
Bryan on His Jour-
ney Of Ruin.
VERY LITTLE GAS TODAY
Preparations to Handle the Boy
and His Admirers at the
?. R. R. Ferry.
VERY LITTLE GAS TO-DAY

PITTsBURG. Pa. Aug. Il, 1S96.-Wnl.
Y Bryan, the Popocratic nominee for
President. and his party Of friends, occu-
pied special parlor cars which were att
taefed TO the day express on the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad, leaving Pittsburg at 7SO
O'Clock This morning. Aside from slight
hoarseness, Mr.. Bryan was in excellent
health, having been greatly refreshed
by six hours continuous sleep. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan Were enthusiastic over their
reception in Pittsburg, and promised a
return visit when an opportunity to do
so was presented. A number of prominent
Western Pennsylvania Democrats accom-
panied the nominee on his Eastward jour
ney and viii be present at the notification
meeting in New York. Owing to the
early hour there was no crowd at Union
Station this morning and the departure
Of the train was without special incident
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
BRYAN COMES Tonight
Preparations Made to Receive
the Boy Orator and
His Party.

There'M be plenty Of wind in the Penn
sylvania depot at half-past eight o'clock
this evening. William Jennings Bryan, the
Popccrat Presidential candidate, arrives
te begin his lcaasern campaign. The polsce
of Jersey City and railroad authorizes
have made extraordinary arrangements
because an immense crowd is expected.
The pass in tfe big dep5t from the
tracks on Which the Boy Orators train
VIII run in will be protected by ropes and
the public win thus be enabled to see the
Presidential candidate to good advantage.
Chief Murphy has detailed fifty police
men to preserve order and a squad of ff-
teen men will escort him from the train
to the ferry. The railroad officials have
assigned a large space on the platform
for the Democratic County Comniit ttee
and silver clubs together with the Geie-
gaticn from New York. No one, how
ever, Will be permitted to pass the enclo-
sureSs unless they have official badges.
When the train arrives AIr Bryan, 1t IS
expected, viii make a speech. He win
then leave the cars and descend to the
lower ficcr by the passenger elevator. At
ths foot of this carriage will be Wai1-
ing to take Mr. and Mrs Bryan direct
TO the Hotel Bartlloldi. Madison Square,
Wi1ere the Popocratic General Commit
lee VIII give lhe party a reception
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
HUMoR AND MISERY.
A Quick Sense of the Former rs
Great Pain Destroyer.

A quick sense of humor (writes A.
Lampman in the current Harper's) is
surely one of the happiest of mortal pos
sessions. 1t saves a man from many
bitter fall consequent upon his taking
himself too seriously. He who has learn
ed to laugh at himself is a near neigh
bor to happiness, for vanity never in
creases beyond the danger point in the
truly humorous man.
A kindly feeling for the ludierous easily
smooths away the sharp edges of disap-
pointment and humiliation, and the wise
man draws back from many an act and
many a speech which passion or even call
culation dictates, but which humor in
stantly represents to him by an image as
undignified and absurd. Humor also
which is inseparable from tenderness IL
Eliminates for US the cranks and eccen-
tricities of our neighbors. so that we are
attracted by them rather than repelled
1t is the source of that joyous spirit of
tolerance Which is a necessary condition
of happy living. Through it we learn to
find our delight in the mere sound and
spectacle of life.
The season at which happiness is most
fully within our reach is not>the season
of youth, so much extolled, but rather
that of early middle age. We have
stress. We are no longer torn by the
deep agitations of youth. With the full
capacity to enjoy, our mental and spir-
itual faculties are settled and matured
We are in a position to appreciate expe-
rience, to digest and make the most of
it. Moreover. the soul is stored with
memories-a possession of which few of
the value. 1t is in memory, the recol-
lection of things adventitious or epis-
odical, that our deepest and securest
pleasures consist.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
TIE TAILoRs' STRIKE.

NEW YORK. Aug Il, lEas-Leander
Schoenfeld of the Brotherhood of Tailors
today denied the statement that another
conference with the contractors to settle
the difficulties between the two organiza-
tions had been requested by the Brother
hood
Sixty cooperative shops were opened
this morning by Brotherhood tailors, en-
ploying about 500 men,
Schoenfeld declares that by Saturday
next sufficient cooperative shops would
be opened to employ all the men and
the unsigned contractors would be unable
to obtain hands
Over 200 contractors have signed the
Brother'hood's new agreement Their
shops employ 4,000 men
The Baltimore and Philadelphia tailorS
have invited Schoenfecd to those cities
to address meetings of union tailors. II
Is believed the unions of thUse cities will
refuse work that may be sent them from
this city formerly done by the New York
strikers.
The Pantsrnakers' Union report a steady
increase in the number of contractors
signing agreements.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
MEXICoS RACE OF PIGMIES.
Know Only by Tradition Their
Locality Is a NIYnfarY

Somewhere hidden in the heart of that
land of marvels, Mexico there is without
doubt nation of pigmies.
Few they are, but fierce; short OF stat
ure, but long of life. Science which in
this latter day goes out into highways
and hedges and compels all sorts Of cIiri
osities to come in, has not been able Vet
to put its positive finger on these people
But the Aztec traditions. old before the
beginning of history, have said that they
existed.
There is echo of the story in the early
histories of that land full of Wonders
Prescott only told Of small part of the
1t was in the belief that we had the
clew to almost the precise location of
into the wilds of Mexico. So definite WAS
the information upon which the expe-
diticn was based that thought we might
go directly, to the home of the dwarfs.
| knew there We're mountains to climb
and rivers to cross; hundreds of hard
miles to travel. untold hardships to face
put TO ma the pigmy, Aztecs was a
great enough accomplishment to tempt
any scientific man to make all phvsi1.aI !
discomforts seem trivial.
went | Invaded the remotest and
most unclvllized districts of the greaf
country to the South. OF the men and
customs | have seen many, and Studied
them from the United States border to
the lsthmus- have seen strange peoples
and gathered relics Of a bygone civiliza-
ton, but the race of pig1nies we could
not find.
I do not say that they do not exist hut
merely that did not find them. They
may still be hidden somewhere amonn
those mountains, where some day some
lucky man will find them and bring them
to light
At any rate have come back to the
tsa naunts l1,s. OF everyday modern people and
pier than when / started on my mission
The story OF those wanderings in Mexico
VII VII be a. wonder story to tell by and BY
ana rich memory for old age.-San
Francisco Examiner
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
SAORAMENTAL EATING.
People Who Eat Human Flesh to
Acquire Vfrtuea

The idea of eating a part of a deceased
human being with the object of acquir-
ing some of his qualities and virtues is
widespread and has been 50 from time
immemorial Such saclifcial of sacramen-
tai eating is common to most religions
In Peru figure made of dough is baked
and eaten, and the people talk of that
as "eafing the god'' In certain parts of
France figure is made with the lass of
the harvest corn and eaten under the I'M
preston that it contains the spirit of fer
tidty. This was the earliest form of can
nibal!srn and the very rarre of oanuiha1
is derived from the Caribs, who used to
devour their enemies with the idea of ac-
Qutr1ng their courage. They were the
bravest of the aborigtnes of South Amer
lea, and did not pursue the practice to
supply themselves with food. They pre-
tended they could distinguish the flavor
OF a Spaniard. an Englishman and a
Frenchmar. French traveller who has
Wrruten about them indulges the tradi-
tlonal vanity of his nation by declaring
that the French flesh had far and away
the superior flavor
In some paris of England 1t is the ems
poms when man is laid out TO bal
what ls called a corpse cake. This is put
to rise near the fire on tffe dead boly
and rs supposed to absorb the virtues OF
the deceased. In the Balkan States a III
tie baked image accompanies every funer-
a procession, and the mourners eat it
afuerwar5, eXclaiming God rest him ~
In Wales and Herefordshfre there exists
a regular pad functionary known as the
sin eater" He is described as slos1g
lean, larnentable rascal" On the breast
OF a corpse the relatives place bread and
cheese and beer. which the asin aaters,
consumes, in order ito appropriate fhe
sins of the deceased. Formerly he re-
ceived sixpence for his trouble. nd tnolx
care 70 make himself scarce as soon as
possahle after mis- duties were performed.
but of late years his price has risen 10 T,a1f
crowu--P hiiadelphia Press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
MANY CASUALTIES IN HOBOKBN
List of the Deaths and Prostra-

The number of deaths and prostrations
from the heat in Hoboken yesterday and
the day before was unprecedented. Today
there were more cases of sunstroke and
death. This is the full list of deaths from
heat in Hoboken yesterday
Meyer. Henry D., forty-four years old
of No 223 Bloomfield suseet.
KTaeger Richard, thirty-five years old
og No. 102 Madison street.
Lasserf, Thomas, forty-ore years old, of
Nc. 800 Clinton street.
Tietjen, August overweight years old,
of No 30S Willow avenue.
Deutsch. Max, fifty years old, of No.
5S1 Adams street
Friday, John, thfrty-five years old, New
ark and Madison streets.
Cointot: Frank, thirty-two years Old, of
No. 58 Madison street.
Reilly, Jane. seven years old of No.
l.232 Park avenue.
Ateiy, Margaret, five years old, of No.
III Madison street.
Lawler, ,dargaret, four years old, of No.
S55 Fourth street.
Duffy. Henry. three years old, of No.
50 Newark street.
Maiden, Richard, thirteen years old. of
No. "a Garden street.
Kelly. William. forty years old, of No.
81 Park avenue.
Kern. john, forty years old, of No. lO6
Paissade avenue, Union Hill.
The lataa work began again this MORN
l1g wgth Charles Krassrnan, of No. 2l5
Bloomfield street. a milkman, who was
found dead in his stable at No 4O5 WASH
4ngton street. early this morning He had
just returned from serving his route, and
II ,s supposed he was exhausted by his
eary morning work and dropped on re-
turning TO the stable. His BODY was
turned over to Coroner yolk
John Cahill. of No. 125 Grand street. IIo-
boloen. was overcome yesterday afternoon
al Wizard and First streets
Joseph Early, laborer Of No. 41s
A6ans street, was overcome this morn
ing while on his way to work
Charles Steinforth, seaman on the
steamship Virginia, died yesterday after
noon.
Joseph Gostz. of No. 90 Harrison street
while paradirg with a local Schte,tzen
Corps yesterday afternoon. fell in front
Of No. $40 Washington street and was
conveyed to the hospital unconscious
This morning he died az St. Mary's Hos
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
A SILVER PRAOAs.
Coin Harv-y's Brother In Disgrace
fUf Political Row.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. Aug. II, 1886
There was a fight at the convention of
the Eighth Judicial District here yestar-
day which resulted in hloodshed Ex-
Judge w. w. Merriam and Judge Thomas
Harvey. brother of Coin Harvey, were
aspirants for the nomination. The Judi
ctal Committee made Carey Anderson, a
Harvey man, chairman. This made the
Merriam crowd angry and they rushed
toward the platform. Anderson was seized
and pitched into the aisle and received
several blows The Harvey crowd then
took a hand in the fight The revolver Of
Sheriff Jenkins was wrenehed from him
and he was knocked down. Some one
struck Captain j. D. jackson with steel
knuckles seriously injuring him. Albert
Waits was severely cut about the iead
ard his condition is critical. Many others
We're more or less injured before the po-
lice could stop the fight
Both sides held separate conventions
later and there are two candidates in the
field.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
COURT 0F INQUIRY ORDERED.
Accident 10 the Navy Ward Dry Dock
10 Eta EaiYesflgafeda

WASHINGTON, Aug. II, ls96.-Acting
Secretary McAdoo has ordered a court
of inquiry to meet next Friday, at one
O'Clock, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, to
investigate and report upon the accident
TO the dry dock last Saturday. The court
will be composed of Captain Albert Kau-
tz, commanding the Wabash at the Bos
ton Navy Yard; Commander Edwin
Longnecker. on duty at the League Is
land Navy Yard; Civil Engineer George
Mckay, on duty at the Port Royal Naval
station, with Lieutenant George Barnett,
on duty on the receiving ship Vermont
as Judge Advocate. This action was
taken upon the suggestion Of Commodore
Sieard, Commandant of the Navy Yard.
Commodore Sicard's official report on
the Navy Yard accident estimates the
total damage at between $l4,00b and $685.,
000 instead of the quarter million loss
estimated unofficially. He, however, con-
fesses that much of the damage may be
still under the water, where 1t is not
easily calculated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
CONGRESS, and Na.lonal University

The idea of a national university seems
to have for many people strong attrae-
tion. If one may judge by the persis tencv
with which the scheme IS kept before the
public. and in some aspects there is
something to be said for it, Undoubtedly
university supported by the National
Government might easily excel ali ifs
competitors in its material resources and
equipment, and might eentralize and rem
der more effective the scientific work now
Performed in a rather desultaa.y fashion
by various Government departments Bltr
there seems exceedingly little justafca-
ton for thinking that the Congress of tie
United States, under whose control a
national university would be- has of late
wears shown such high appreciation Of
the nature and obligations OF the intellec-
tEal life as TO give assurance that II
would administer wisely and irnpartiallv
50 great trust. In the departments Of
history, law, economies, ethics and theol-
ogy, not to mention Others there could
scarcely be in national university either
freedom of thought or candid expression
OF opinion; and without such no univer-
sity is worthy of the name. So long as
large and influential portions of educated
Americans look upon Congress as sort
OF Nazareth out of which no good thing
can come, it is impossible to feel any con,
fidence that Congress would deal more
efficiently with so difficult matter as q
national university than 1t does with the
more practical matters of ordinary busi-
ness concern.--Foru
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
SINGERLY RESIGNS.


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Il. 1ss-Wm. NJ.
singerly, whose name heads the list of
electors nominated at the Allentown
Democratic State convention, has written
letter 10 Democratic State Chairman
Wright announcing his unwillingness to
support the Chicago convention platform
and candidates, and asking that his name
be Withdrawn from the State Democratic
electoral ticket.
The> letter, which was forwarded to
Chairman Wright yesterday. will be made
public on Thursday at the Harrisburg
meeting Of the. Democratic State Com
mittee at the same time that the resig-
nation of State Chairman Wright, wlo
candidates, is acted upon
Mr singerly when approached on the
subject admitted having sent a letter 10
Chairman Wright, but declined to discuss
its contents. He. said it would all come
out at Thursdays meeting of the State
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
A Pauper at Snake Hill
Almshouse Charged
With Numbering
an Inmate.
KILLED IN THE BEDROOM
Prisoner Says He was Attacked by
an Epileptic Fit and had to
Defend Him.

Another murderer was aS TO the
colony in the Courty Jan tod He is
fatFiek Reilly, so years old. heGle dried
up boxing old man, and q. panpsr at the
aims mousse at Snake Hin Reilly killed
William klavermAn. 40 years old another
inmate Of the Intuition The fatal ARRAY
occurred about five zo'eock yesterday
morning. Reilly and KIaverman occu-
pied adjoining rooms in the cid aims
Rouse building. There are two occupants
OF each room In thar part of che build-
ing.
JUST how the difficulty originated is not
known. Reilly has the reputation in the
institution Of being a Crank" He is not
a regular inmate bat goes and comes out
at intervals. He belongs in this city. but
says he has no friends or relatives. Tae
last time he was sent TO the aims house
ne was sent up by Poormaster Hewitt.
hlayerrnan was committed from North
Bergen He was a staIwaDt German but
was an epileptic. He has had epileptic
MS as often as twice day sometimes.
He and Reilly were continually quarrel
ing. About 8 A NJ. yesterday some Of the
other inmates of that part Of the building
heard noise in the room occupied ~
hlaverman They ran In and saw the
German lying ON the floor bleeding from
a wound in the neel psti1,, - s,,rF
disappearing out Of the door. Reilly
made his way in his night clctafues down
to Warden rsx,s,,,s J,,,.. 80, ...,., -
"afaeh lie said that klaYernlan had
attacked him and bitten his thumb. He
shaNre4 ~. v,-s,7s., ~ ts.s
= - " O. e-' zig ht5uls1 1nsiiAS7l-
l. was pahly iaceraHed and the nail W2s
almost torn off He also said that he
tloIgbt ES5avsyyoa,, -,os r,,-+ g.
-, - = 60 "19 h-irl. WatosA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
Mr.. AND MRS. BRYAN WILL RECEIVE
Arrangements for Placing the Boy
md Sexgall on Exhibition.

NEW YORK, Aug II, 1S96.-Treasurer
st. John, this morning, at the National
Democratic headquarters in the Hotel
BarthoIdi, gave out the following state
ment in regard to the arrival and move
ments of Messrs. Bryan and Sewail while
in this city
"Mr. and Mrs. Bryan are expected to
arrive in New York at 1888 o'clock this
evening. Mr. Bryan will see the repre-
sentatfves of the press each bearing the
written authority of his newspaper and
no others, at ten o'clock this evening at
positively VIII not see any one else to-
night. Mr.. Bryan VIII not receive any
where tomorrow until after the Madison
Square meeting. He may possibly hold
an informal reception after that meeting
at the Hotel BarthoIdi Of which the
morning papers will receive due announce
9enf; q Mrs. ,l3 Bryan viii receive itl Parlors
morrow at eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
subject to change and announcement in
the morning papers.
mems parlor at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
tomorrow at eleven o'clock in the fore
noon, subject TO change and announce
ment. On Tuesday mofning Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan and Mr.. Sewall Will receive the
people at place to be designated and
announced.
tomorrow evening on lower Madison ave-
nue. under the direction of the Single Tax
Bryan and Sewall Club and the Binetaliic
League"
senator James K Jones. chairman Of
the Democratic National Committee, was
a busy man this morning. Cards by the
dozen Were sent to his room at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel before he was fully dressed.
and long before he was ready for break
faSt doz~Sp callers were waiting to see
Kim. Senators German and Faulkner
breakfasted with him. Senator Jones re-
fused TO talk for publication The halls
of the hotel were crowded with members
Of the National Committee and proxy
holders and politicians, discussing the
probable results of the coming conference
At noon the National Committeeman
went into executive session. Every State
ii was said, was represented by a COM
mitteeman or his proxy. William F.
Sheehan. the member for New York, was
represented by ex-State Treasurer Dan
forth.
The, principal work Of the committee
HEADQUARTERS. Chicago or Washington
will be the place, and It is believed that
Washington has the call. The New York
headquarters have also TO be decided
upon.
Before calling the meeting to order
Senator Jones held a private conference
with Mr.. Sewall, the Viye Presidential
candidate.
he following proxies were announced:
J.. w. Tomlifison for Fl. D Clayton of
Alabama: Berry Fl. Hiliard for George
A.rlslie, of Idaho; ]. H. Sullivan for John
" .Corcoran, of Massachusetts: George
Stevenson for + G. Stevenson of Miehi-
gan: True l.. Morris for A. W. Sulloway,
Of New HAMPSHIRE: Elliott Danforth for
Moore for J. 7. McGraw. of West Vir-
2irlia
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
SIGHT sEBRs AT ALTOONA.
Ahe Glad Hand for Baidhead Row
NURSING Wis rafarnaf

ALTOONA, Pa, Aug. Il, 1ss5-rearly
a thousand people were awaiting Mr..
Bryan at Johnstown. The train stopped
short Of the station and there was a
mad rush of the crowd down the tracks
to the rear car. Ex-Congressman Kerr
presented Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Bland both
of whom were roundly cheered Neither
spoke. but Mr.. Bryan shook hands with
large number of persons. At Cresson
three hundreds residents greeted the train
and cheered the nominee. with whom
many shook hands. Ex-Governor Hogg
of Texas, who is also en- route to New
York, was discovered in a forward ear
of the train and Mr.. Bryan invited him
to his coach just before Cresson was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
HANNA's QUEER TALE.
Ststl E5arping On Protection Free
Coinage Docs Not Grow.

CHICAGO, Aug Il, 1SSG-The chief
event in National Republican circles yes.
terday was the arrival OF Chairman
Hanna. During The day he had confer
ences with George M. Pullman. Chairman
Raymond and Treasurer Allerton, of the
Finance Committee. Mr.. Hanna said
there would be no Western treasurer,
merely an assistant to Ir Bliss. To
reporter for The United-ASsoeiated
Presses, MIR. Hanna said:-
''The reports from the Western States
made TO me are about what I expected.
There is going to be hard contest.
don't think the Republican party is losing
anything. There is no growth of the
free coinage sentiment in the Eastern
States. The situation in the South is
unique. do not think a man can tell
how the Southern States will 60 We
have got as good chance TO carry Texas
as Michigan Party lines do not seem 10
cut much of a figure. The woriingmen
of the East talk 10 us this way: The
money we've got is good enough for us
What we want is q chance to earn it.
"They want protection to be made the
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