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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-02

Tonight will decide Sharkey's career as
a boxer. He will oppose Boil Fitzsimmons
In a ten-round battle at San Francisco
and should he stay the distance his fame
will ave been established as one of the
greatest pugilists of the present time.
he became prominent through his show
ing against James J.. Corbett, In which he
the champion. The interest is undivided
In the battle tonight and while the sports
at Large predict an easy thing for the
Mltudleweieght champion there are many
WHO are placing their money on the sailor
against odds of 3 and A to / that Fitz-
simmons will put the Californian to sleep
within ten ounds The contest is to take
place in the Pavilion, which will seat
$1,000 men. AT the rate the tickets are
premium. Z
Sharkey says he will fight Ftzsimmons
as he did Corbett-keep on TOD Of his
man from start to finish. He is confi-
dent F-1tzsfmmons cannot him him hard
enough to pu him out. and does not in
1end to give Lanky Bob a rest
while able to keep his feet.
The report that F-itzsimmons has a
cold and that his hand has been in
}urea are beng circulated, but it is be-
ndss da gnal enls y given out to keep the
Last night h betting was heavy and
there was no dearth of Sharkey money.
Seventh Regiment Cannes.
The Seventh Regiment Athletic Associ-
anon, whose winter games are to be
held In the Armory, al Sixty-sfxth street
and Park avenue, next Saturday light.
IN order to avoid the disqualification of
some OF the wheelmen who are to take
part m the cycle races, have applied
70 nne l. AW- to approve the several
This will be good news to the wheel
men, quite q number of whom were
somewhat fearful of being disqualified.
n three star events In the Interesting
programme of the thirty varied eon1ree
tftions are h s lap relay race, open to
teams OF four men from each mpan
Of the regiment, and the Roman eha1Iof
race. In the latter. each chariot viii Be
drawn by a team Of four men, the driver
fpelng dressed N CONAN costume. The
the event is particularly exciting, The.
regimental band will furnish the music
during p games, which will commence
promptly at s o'clock.
For TIC HandbaM Champseush3p.x
G. G. Hughes, of the A. A. IT,. deputed
to carry out arrangements for the first
handbal championship Of the United
States, TO be held at the Jersey city
Handpan w Iqtrt ~ n yaanuaTy is more than
resslnE- He has called q meeting for
Friday night, at the Knickerbocker A.
e when the programme and other de-
A. A. has already asked for entry blanks.
James p. Sullivan thinks the handball
Championship viii, In time, become one
annual schedule.
The Z. a. ". memRsrshsp.
The report Of Secretary Bassett Of the
l. A. W.. shows the present membership
insthe league and the renewals during the
49, xsZ--ZTEk<XAZ $3.50
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-02

ntschievnus little fangers and his bnsy
little brain.
This was her devics-which I thought
was so Ingenious that I would record 1t
for the benefit of spchrof our. readers as
are mothers and guardians OF little boys
about to travel back to school. She
bought a number of little cheap puzzles.
games. ETC., which cost from one penny
TO sixpenee each, and she fastened each
Hide gift In a separate sealed parcel,
ant wrote outside the name of the sta
don after leaving which 1t might be
opened and played with,
She then acquired a Bradshaw's map
of Europe. mounted 1t on. slfnen, and
drew the boys tourney IL ink ON the
map, making An x ut every station
where he WIS to shave one Of the mys-
teriols parcels, which were all tied up
In one of those convenient carrying nets.
7 am afraid In future that my nephew
Bobby will now associate the chief
towns in the north of Europe with the
contents Of that fascinating bag, and
viii ever remeuiber Letpsic as the place
whore he obtained two fish ana q masnet.
Hanover where ne ~anwrApped a box Of
coiored ehalks n IA pictnfe book, and
10 ON through All the major and minor
towns alang his route. The little parcels
were so ARRANGED f1at there was one for
every three-qnarteEasaf an hour iii eight
o'c.eck at might, and aene for every half
hour between Queensbprongh and London
the following incoming.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-02

Clio !. 80. .83 1855 PAS 322 e397 AS $40 641 ia 800
Atalanta 80 1852 241 800 81 All 639 $50 746 $50
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
Burned TO Death.

FINDLAY. Ohio, aug. 22.-O=caF
Wammock met his death in horrible
manner last night near Button, Ohio
He was drilling in well for the Ohio
Oil Company, when the well une1pect-
edly began squirting oil. Wammock's
clothing was completely saturated with
the oil and as he started to run from the
derrick, the gas from the well ignited,
from the fire under the boiler, envelop-
ing the driller in sheet Of flames. He
continued to run until his clothes were
nearly all burned of. when fellow
workmen came TO his relief. He was
taken to Button for medical assist
ance, but died in few hours. The
derrick and surrounding buildings
were all consumed at the well, which
Is still flowing oil above the tree tops,
making a pillar OF fire VISIBLE for miles
around.
HUNTSVILLE, Ont, Aug. 22.-The
dwelling of Mrs. Quaif, widow, was
burned late last night and Mrs. Ber-
nard Phillips. daughter Of Mrs. Quaif.
Mrs. S. Quaif, her daughterin-law, and
ne latter's two children persisted in
the flames. Mrs Phillips and Mrs.
Quaif lost their lives in attempting to
save the children. Jessie Phillips.
daughter OF Mrs. Phillips, was burned
30 badly that her life is in danger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22

SoMERvILLE, y j.. Aug. 22.-FrauE
Pennington, in the pre-ence OF his
sweetheart. yesterday shot himself in
the head with a revolver while on his
knees begging for the renewal OF their
engagement. Pennington and bliss
Clara Beasley were to have been mar
ried in June, but at the formers re-
quest the wedding was postponed until
the fall. although it occasioned quar-
rel between them, during which Miss
Beasley gave back mis- engagement
ring and presents. Miss Bsasley
has refused to entertain Pending
ton, although the latter has called
at her home several times, and yester-
day &c called again and sent note 10
his former sweetheart, stating that he
was about to leave the country and
asking if she would see him before he
went. This she consented TO do. and
while they were together Pennington
begged for the renewal of their engage
ment, but was met with refusal.
whereupon he shot himself. TIE
wounded man was taken to mis- home
in carriage and the wound was dress
ed. When he was told that it was not
fatal he declared that he would again
make an attempt to end his life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
CriminalN Negligence.

San FRANCISCO, Aug. pa nurse
at the city hospital left his post for a
few hours last evening, leaving two
aged patients. Daniel Netcher and
Thomas Murphy, under the care OF
George Mallabar, another patient.
Netcher and Murphy were being pre-
pared for delicate operation and the
surgeon had prescribed draught to
be administered every half hour. Nal
labar, whose eye Sights defective, mis-
took a bottle of coculus iDdica for the
intended potion and served both men
with the poisonous liquid. Netcher
died in great agony few minutes later
and Murphy cannot recover. Mallabar
has been arrested and the police are
searching for the nurse whose criminal
negligence caused the tragedy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
TO-DAY'S 1ELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
a Biz Teleoranh Deal.

Boston, Mass. Aug. 22.-The Bos-
ton Commercial Bulletin regarding the
Western Union and Bell Telephone
companies says "We understand
upon tae best authority, that the West,
ern Union Telegraph Company con-
trolls at the present moment the Ameri
can Bell Telephone Company. The
importance of such control will at once
appear to every one who appreciates
how the two have come into competi
ton during recent years. The Western
Union dividends had become threaten
ed through the competition of the Bell
Company and of the Postal Telegraph
Company, but it has long been fully
arranged plan for the Western Union
to secure control of the telephone COM
pany The two together can probably
make it very warm for the the Postal
Telegraph Company, or the final out
come may be com bination of all three.
Dir. ]. Pierpont Morgan has been
the largest purchaser of Bell Telephone
stock st auction here, but the manner
of purchase has been very cleverly con-
cealed. Western Union stock has ruled
weak on the New York Stock Exchange
during the past few days, but this weak
ness is thought to be part of the pro-
gramme Of those conducting this gigan-
tic deal. The combination of these two
concerns will mean an almost impregna-
BILE monopoly of both the telegraph and
telephone business in the same hands.
New YORK, Aug. 22.-Mr. Russell
Sage says there is absolutely no truth in
the report that there will be any con-
solidation between the Western Union
Telegraph Company and the American
Bell Telephone Company. The West
ern Union holds considerable Bell Tel
ephone stock but no change in the re-
lations OF the two corporations is coz
templated.
New YORK, Aug. 22.-Vice Presi-
dent Van Horne OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company this morning de-
MED that there was any foundation il
the reported consolidation Of that com
pany with the American Bell Teie
phone Company. Mr. John E. Hudson,
OF Boston, President OF the Bell Tele-
phone Company, Mr. Van Horne de-
clared, was now in Europe. and that
fact alone, nc thought. would De suff-
cient to disprove the rumor OF any con-
bination being arranged 81 this tine
between the TWO companies
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
Nominations Announced.

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 22.-Frank Steu-
neburg was nominated for governor by
the democrats yesterday: r. E. Nc
Farland for attorney general: George :.
Stone for treasurer: 3 F. Hastings fox
mine inspector. The platform adopted
reaffirns allegiance to democratic prin-
ciples aud the Chicago platform; de-
mands the free and unlimited coinage
OF gold and silver at ratio OF Is 10 l.
The populizt platform tavor= woman
suffrage. endorses the &. Louis plat
form and demands several things OF
local interest. The following l. me
ticket nominated by the popzli=is.
For congTessmen-Gunr: lieC,-goY=--
nor-FulleT: SECRETARY Of Stete-I-@E=,
State auditor-J. Il. Anderson: and -
periDtendent OF public Instruction..
Anderson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22

SILvERITEs WILL NoT1FY.-Mr. Geo.
A. Groot, chairman of the notification
committee, has sent out the following
notice "The notification committee
appointed by the silver convention
which assembled at St. Louis, Mo, on
July %, 1896, to notify Hon. w. j.
Bryan Of his nomination by that con-
vention as the candidate of the silver
party for the Office of President Of
the United States, will meet at Lincoln,
Neb., Mr.. Bryan's home, on September
s, 1896, for the purpose of notifying
him on that date of the action of the
convention. Mr.. Sewall will be there
also on that date to receive notice OF
his nomination as the candidate of the
silver party for vice president.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22

THREW THE Boy IN a THREsHER.-
From Taylorsville, N. c., comes an ac-
count of crime. Joseph Black, little
boy who was cutting the binds at a
threshing machine, made mistake and
cut the feeder, Davis, across the back
of the hand, making an ugly wound.
Filled with excitement, together with
madness, the feeder grabbed the boy
and threw him into the machine. Be.
fore the machine could be stopped half
of the boys body was torn to pieces.
Two of the unfortunate boys brothers
were present, and when they saw their
little brother murdered in cold blood
they sprang at Davis, dealing him two
blows with pitchfork, one in the
stomach and the other in the chest,
either of which would have been fatal.
He lived only a few moments. The
BOYS have not been arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
Nh. GoRDoy's LErrER.-Mr. Basil B. Cor.

DIX. bohDON LII Eis.-.fli DaSI4 ID. tOI
d IN, formerly chairman of the Virginia demo.
ATTIC State executive committee, has written g
letter in which he rcpudiates the Chicago plat
form and nominees and announces his pur-
p sc to vote for Mckinley because he repre-
sents the mooey standard of every fully civil
ICED nation in the world, as against dwind-
ling handful OF Mongolian and mongrel Ia.
tions. who still cling to the cheaper metal"
Mr.. Gordon says MI Bryan's speech in New
York was free from false rhetoric and digni.
fed in tone. but when it reached the critical
point he had nothing better to oif.r than
mere assumption Concluding, Mr.. Gordon
says: When an untried experiment is sub
mitted to ME, offering doubtful advantages in
case Of success and admitted loss and dishonor
in case of failure, cannot long hesitate as to
how my vote shall be cast. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.

Messrs. William Lamb, Edward
Waddill, jr., Park Agnew, s. 3. Car
ney, George E. Bowden and ]. D..
Brady, members OF the Virginia repub-
lican campaign committee, met at State
headquarters in Richmond yesterday.
The committeeman believe that the
State will 60 for Mckinley and Hobart.
There was much activity about the
republican headquarters yesterday. One
Of Colonel Lambs friends said that all
three OF the members Of the State CON-
mittee elected by the eighth district
convention on Thursday and two Of
the three chosen in the ninth district
are Lamb men. "This gives Lamb at
least twenty of the thirty members, "
he added.
Colonel Lamb conferred with some
of the republican leaders. Among
those whom he received were W. 5. b.
Tyler, the nominee for Congress in the
first district, and Congressman Thorpe.
one Of the nominees in the fourth dis
trict.
Some comment has been made upon
the fact that the circular sent ont an
nouncing that republican headquarters
have been opened in Richmond was
not signed by Colonel Lamb. On the
co!onel's return from Culpeper yester-
day he signed the paper and the origi-
nal circular was withdrawn.
Col. Lamb said last night that the
national committee of the party had.
after conference with him, Withdrawn
Dyer in the Second Congressional dis
trict and Gee in the fourth. In each
of these districts there were two nomi-
nations for Congress. The other nomi
nees are Wise in the second and Thorpe
in the fourth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DR.. Robert B. Taylor, a prominent
citizen of Norfolk, is dead.
1t is more than probable that Mr.
Bryan will not be able to speak in Rich.
mond during the State fair.
The Veteran Volunteer Firemen's
Association, OF Baltimore, is preparing
to entertain a party of fremen from
Winchester, VINO will go to Baltimore
next Wednesday.
Fire Thursday night destroyed the
residence and store OF c. ". Colbert, al
Guinea. Loss about s., 900. Mrs. Charles
Dabney, who lived in the same house.
lost furniture valued at 500.
The gold democrats of Shenandoah
county held convention at Wood
stock yesterday and nominated dele
gates to the sound money convention.
Less than ten sound money men were
present.
The body OF Dallas Bruce, white, OF
Caroline county, who has been missing
since he attended the Confederate re-
union in Richmond, has been found cut
in pieces and packed in pickle barrels
at the house of his negro mistress.
The denomination of Tazewell FL
lett for Congress by the democrats OF
the Third district is now doubtful.
John Lamb last night secured every
one of Manchester's thirteen delegates,
which had practically been conceded to
Elicit until yesterday.
On account of one of the jurors hav-
ing expressed an opinion previous to
the trial the verdict by which ]. W.
Smith, cashier of the defunct Liberty
Savings Bank, at Bedford City, was
convicted and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary, has been set aside by Judge
Barksdale.
Among the callers at the democratic
headquarters in Richmond yesterday
we're ex-senator W. f. Bib, of Louisa,
and DR.. W. D. Quesenberry, of Caro-
line. Each had cheering reports to
make to Secretary Button. Mr.. Blbb
said there were very few white men in
his county who would not vote for
Bryan. Gen. Eppa Hunton has writ
ten Chairman EIlyson that he is ready
to take the stump for Bryan and Sewall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22

SENATOR PALMER, OF Illinois, denies
that be said be would vote for McKin-
lev. but says he is in favor OF the boil
ters' proposed ticket. As ne said when
he was elected by the votes OF the two
nopulist members OF the legislature OF
bis State, that he would vote for free
silver Mr.. Palmer deserves little
respect, but ne would receive more
than he does, if he were bold enough to
cone out openly and thereby add two
votes to the number Mckinley will get
in Illinois, instead OF the one he pro-
poses to give him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22

AS THE aatural effect of more money
is to increase prices and reduce the rate
of interest, and thereby to stimulate
production, and as the chief source of
railroad profits is the transportation of
farm produce, it seems to people, who are
credited by their neighbors with the
possession OF good sense, that the op-
position of the railroads to free silver
coinageis evidence of any thing else
rather than Of wisdom.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
Railroad Shons Burned.

LIMA o, Aug. 22.-Fire broke out
at 2 o'clock this morning in the coach
department of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton and Dayton shops and the building
was destroyed. also the freight car de-
partment building together with sew
eral freight cars, one baggage car, one
coach and one sleeper. 1t looked as if
the whole plant would be destroyed
and a second alarm was turned in and
twelve lines of hose played on the
burning buildings. Seyenty-fve men
employed in the shops lost all their
tools. They will be out of work until
the shops are rebuilt. The loss will
reach 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22

ACCUSED OF PoIsoNING.-A sensa-
ton has developed in Wake county, y.
c., concerning the death OF Mrs. Ar
thur Jewell. Mrs. Britt, her mother
has applied for an inquest over the
body, and will have the stomach of the
dead woman examined by chemist.
She charges that Mr. Arthur Jewell,
husband Of her daughter, poisoned his
wife. Mr.. Jewell is prominent young
citizen. Saturday, August 8, Mrs.
Jewell died. She had been sick, but
had almost recovered. Her husband is
said to have given her lemonade and
q capsule, after which she rapidly grew
worse, passing into semi.conatose
condition, and dying at o'clock, the
same evening. Mr.. Jewell, as soon as
he heard the reports about himself,
asked DR.. McCullers to have the body
exhumed in order that he might be
completely exonerated, but the matter
is now in the hands of the coroner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
III Hung Chang Sails for = America.

LONDON, Aug. 22.-Li Hung Chang,
the Chinese Am bassador, with his suite,
left this morning for Southampton,
where he embarked on board the Amer
lean line steamer ST. Louis for New
York. The Ambassador and the men,
be-s Of his suite were driven to the sta
ton in four royal carriages. When the
party arrived at Southampton they
Immediately went on board the steam
er. The drawing room of the St. Louis
was converted into a great reception
hall and the Chinese Ambassador held
a levee which lasted some time. 1t is
not within recollection that any visitor
to Eogland has received so grand q
"send-off." As the steamer was leav-
ing her dock the Ambassador and his
party were cheered by thousands of peo'
pie who had gathered on the wharf to
bid good bye to the visitors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22

Last summer one OF our grandchild-
en- was sick with a severe bowel trouble.
Our doctors remedies had failed, then
We tried Chamberlain Collie. Cholera
aud diarrhoea Remedy. which gave
very speedy relief We regard il as
the best medicine ever put on the
market for bowel complaints.-Miss J.,
G. Gregory. Freder;ckstown. No. This
certainly is the best medicine ever put
on the market for dysentery, summer
complaint, collie and cholera infanium
in children. 1t never fails to give
prompt relief when used in reasonabe
time and the plain printed directions
are followed. Many mothers have e2-
pressed their sincere gratitude FOR tie
cure it has effected. For sale by l.,
Stabler Il Co., Druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
Railroad Wreck.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, Aug. pa dis
astrous freight wreck occurred on the
Central Hudson Railroad, near Fair
port, ten miles from this city, about
midnight, piling the tracks of that road
with demolished cars and engines. One
of the brakemen is severely injured and
the other mem bers of the crew are bad
~ bruised. The wreck caught fire
from the lamps in the caboose and sew
eral cars were destroyed before help
arrived. The loss will reach $50, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22

MIR. EUGENE DEBs says he would far
rather see Mckinley elected than have
another democratic President. Mr..
Most and all the other anarchists talk
the same way. But for all this, the bolt
ers say the democratic Presidential
nominee is an anarchist, and their high
priest, next after Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.
Cochran, says that nominee is support
ed by unreconciled slave owners, who,
having lost their property, want the
people of the North to lose theirs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22

FIRED INTO A DRUNKEN MoB.-A
dispatch from Norfolk says: Thursday
night c. T.Savage, who keeps coun-
try store at Galloway's Cross Roads,
near Greenville, ordered a crowd of
drunken negroes from his premises.
They at once fell upon him and fred
several shots at him. Savage succeed
ed in getting inside his store, but the
door was forced by the negroes, who
rushed in after him. Selling gun,
Savage fired at Stanley Chapman, Civ
ing him a dose of small shot. The shot
went entirely through tin lard stand,
making two large holes before striking
Stanley, who was peppered with shot
from about his heart down to his legs,
was ta,en away by his companions,
and it is thought he will die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
Free Silver Spec chcs.

MART1NsBURG, W. Va, Aug 22.-Five
thousand people listened to free silver
speeches on the fair grounds yesterday
afternoon by Senator Blackburn, OF
Kentucky: Congressman Benton Nc
Millin, of Tennessee: Senator c. J..
Faulkner and Hon. S. B. Lucas This
was the first big demonstration by the
democrats in the State and was CON-
plete success.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
Dynamiters Released.

LONDON, Aug. 22.-Albert White.
head, the Irish-American dynamiter.
who with Doctor Gallagher, also an
American, was sentenced in June, 1888,
to life imprisonment, was released from
Portland prison this morning. 1t is
probable that he will 90 to his relatives
in Skibbereen, and will not go to Ameri-
ca for the present. The release of DIR.
Gallagher is expected almost i'm.
mediately.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-22
IELEGRAPHIG BRETII.fS.

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means TO r=lieve tae scrioge1. more.
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