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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
THE SEWER Is ALL RIGHT

The Street and Water Commissioners
were to have met this morning The
meeting was adjourned until Monday.
James Crowley, the inspector of the
Woodlawn avenue sewer, was given pri-
vate hearing by the Board. He explained
that he was coerced into signing re-
monstrance in which it was charged the
sewer was not properly built. He is go
ing to make a public denial of the
charge. He refuses TO say who induced
him to sign the remonstrance. William
]. Burns, another city employe, who
withdraw his name. The facts were,
he charges, misrepresented to him. The
sewer was inspected by the Commits
sioners yesterday and found to be all
right There is little sand in the bot
tom but otherwise is a first. class piece
of work. Contractor O'Ng1l built it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
DAVIS TIE INoPPoRTUNB.

WASHINGTON. Jan. %. 1S9S.-Senator
Davis. author of the resolutions on the
Monroe Doctrine, which the President,
according to the statements attributed
to Senator Smith Dem., N. - by New
York paper, has criticised as mischiev-
Gus, inopportune and unfortunate, de-
clined this morning to say anything on
he was not surprised to learn that the
Presiden did not agree with the COM
mittee.
Senate on the resolution" said Mr.. Da-
Wis, "and then | will say what may
think best on the whole subject
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
MAKALLE NOT sURRENDED.

NEW YORK. Jan. %, 1S9e-The Italian
newspaper II Progresso Italo-Americano,
published in this city. has received a
special cable despatch stating that the
assertion of the Paris Figaro, based up
on private advices. that the Abyssinians
captured the Italian fortress at Makalle
on January 10 is untrue. THE paper has
received advices that the Italian garri-
son at Makelle has not capitulated, but
is still holding the fortress most heroic
ally against the Overwhelming numeri-
cal strength of the enemy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
JAPAN's WONDERFUL ARMY.

WASHINGTON. Jan. %. 1Sss.-A. G.
Jones. United States Consul at Chink-
lang, in an interesting report to the
State Department on the wonderful de-
velopment of japanese civilization since
the Chinese-Japanese war, makes the
broad statement that in the opinion of
military men, the army of Japan is the
best organized army in the world today
M. M Jones talls Of the great progress Of
DDS. the birth of vast industries within
few months from the close of the war,
of the widespread means of popular edu-
cation, and of how generally the mill
tary spirit is prevalent among the school
children, all of whom are instructed in
tactics and drill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
BRAZIL rs PEAcEABLE.
81 Cable to The United Press.

LONDON. Jan. %, 1Sse-The Brazilian
Legation here has received a cable de-
spatch from the Government at Rio ia
neiro denying officially that there is any
trouble between Brazil and Great Brit
despatch also says that the voyage of
the Brazilian cruiser Benjamin Constant
has no reference whatsoever to the Is
land of Trinidad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
MILLS LATEST FLYER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1saS.-After a
lot of routine morning. business Mr..
Mills (Dem., Texas introduced bill to
repeal the act of July IA, 1870 to author
ize the refunding of the national debt
and the act of Jan. IA, 1876, for the re-
sumption of specie payments. He asked
that it be read a first time today, and
that it have its second reading tomorrow
when he hoped to have a vote upon it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
CANADA'S HUGE MAIL.

OTTAWA. Ont. Jan. %. 1Ss6-The an
nual report of the Postmaster General
just issued shows that the letters posted
in Canada last year reached a total of
11O.5Oo.o0O of postal cards. 24.500OOO, and
Of newspapers and book packages, 3d.
100000. The postoffices in the Dominion
number 8252. an increase of 1855. The
total set revenue of the department for
the year was S2.792,782. and the total ex-
peditures. $3. .593 347
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
City Collectors Office, +
Jan. 22. 'Q6

| have received this day from
the Board of Street and Water
the following assessments,
which are now ready for col
lection:
Impt. Atlantic St., from Ocean
to Bergen Ave.
Impt. carteret Ave-, from
Ocean TO Arlington Ave.
Impt. Claremont Ave-, from
Arlington to Ocean Ave.
Under Chapter 217, Laws
1895, interest is charged at 6
per cent. from the date OF con
frmation.
5. II. SMITH.
City Collector,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23

WASHINGTON. Jan. % 1896. -The
Senate Compittee on Military Affairs this
morning ordered favorale report on the
nomination of Colonel Coppinger to be
BriPedier General This action was taken
by the unanimous vote Of the COMMITTEES
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
PBOUANNOCK SUPPLY.

The supply of Pequannock yesterday
was 9,722,504 gallons Today it was a
little more than 100000 gallons.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Khan; %. 1sss.-For the
For New York City and vicinity
Rain or snow tonight and on Friday.
warmer tonight; colder Friday night:
brisk to high northeasterly shifting to
southeasterly winds.
Hartnets,s Thermomnter Report.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
GENERAL GoPPINGER's PROMOTION

out the voyage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
REAR-ADMiRAL Wake

Passed Away ut His Home In tho city Of;
brooklyn.
BROoKLYN, March 9.-Rear-AdmiraE
Henry Wake, U. s. n, died yester-
day afternoon at his home in this city.
He had been suffering since Tuesday
last with = severe attack of the grip,
but the immediate cause of death was
heart failure. He was born ON q
plantation on the Lynn Haven river.
Virginia. 50 years ago. During the.
war of the rebellion he commanded
the gunboats Taylor and Lexington.
He was also at the battle of Fort.
Henry in charge of the grnboat Car
ondeiet. Not one of the ren aboard
met with any accident. For this.
piece of work the commander was.
honorabiy mentioned. In 1859, for.
his bravery he was made a captain; in.
1850 made commodore and rear cd.
miral In 1870 Hewas retired in 1871.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
CHRISTIAN CRUSADE.
The Name Suggested by BallinEton Booth
for His New Army.

L
for His New Army.
New YORK, March 6.-The Christian
Crusade is the name suggested by
Ballington Booth for the new evan.
gelical movement which the former
commander of the Salvation army
has pledged himself to lead. The
nucleus of the proposed crusade
is the little band of Long
islanders, the Sea Cliff corps, who
deserted in a body, following their off,
Ger, Capt. Mimonso, and on Tuesday
sent a telegram to the Booths at Mont
clair announcing themselves as
ian independent religious body"
and inviting their former leaders
to assume command. Ballington
Booth at once telegraphed an accept
ance, sent former Salvationist, Capt.
Zeake. to take charge, and straight
way the career of the infant organiza-
ton began with the hiring of hall,
the one selected being the former bar
racks of the defunct Salvation Army
Sea Cliff corps. It is said that Bal
ington Booth viii at once establish
paper in opposition to the famous War
Cry, and that it Will be up to date in
all evangelical matters, not limiting
itself to the discussion Of purely army
affairs, but dealing with all cognate
subjects. It will probably be named
The Crusader"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

TIE senate was not in session on the
9TH. " the house several bills were
passed, among them senate bill au-
thorizing the secretary of the treasury
10 distribute the diplomas and medals
awarded exhibitors at the Worlds Co
lumbar exposition. Senate amend
ments to the agricultural appropria-
ton bill, with two exceptions. were
non-concurred in. The house went into
committee of the whole for the fur
Their consideration of the post office
appropriation bill. General debate
lasted an hour, during which several
efforts were made, unavailingly, to in
crease the compensation of fourth
class postmasters.
AT miners meeting held at Cuba
Switch, near Phillipsburg, Pa, on the
sth, resolutions were adopted provid-
ing that a demand be made on the
operators for an advance of ten cents a
ton on and after April I. A committee
was appointed to confer with the
miners in adjoining districts, SO that a
general demand could be made as soon
as possible.
a SPECIAL. from Princeton, n. J., on
the Sth. said: Perrine's comet, which
has been coming earthward for some
past time, is now known to have safely
passed, and there is no further danger
from that source. Prof. c. A Young.
of Princeton college, said to-day that
the comet was rapidly receding from
the earth.
ORvnLE r. CHAMBERLAIN, formerly
captain of Company G, Forty-seventh
nd Int u,
CALLING fire to procure ammunition for
his company at the battle of Chicla-
manga, has been granted a medal of
honor by the president for most dis
tinguished gallantry."
A SPECIAL dispatch from Rome, on
the sth, said: The situation is going
from bad to worse Signor Rrdipi's
efforts to form a cabinet have failed
completely. The king, encouraged by
the ambassadors of Germany, Austria
and England, will persist in having the
war carried on.
Two SENATE amendments to the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill authorize
ing the immediate publication of $1,000
copies of Diseases of the Horse and
GO, 600 copies of Diseases of Cattle and
Dairy Farming were concurred in by
the house on the sth.
RxAR-ADNIRAL HENRY Wake, q.
8. n, retired, died 1T his home in
Brooklyn, ON the sth, of heart failure,
aged ss yearA
SxyENrY-rwo pilgrims sailed from
Philadelphia, on the sth. for the Holy
Land. TO pass the remainder OF their
AayG
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
a FRleHTFUL COLLISION.
Fifty Persons Injured In an Accident on n
Suburban Electric Line.

Fifty Persons Injured In an Accident ON "a
Suburban Electric Line.
ST. LOUIS, March 9.-Nearly half a
hundred people were injured in
collision ON the new electric car line
just west of Kirkwood, at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Four of them
will die.
Two cars running in opposite direc--
tions, loaded with people, crashed into
one another with terrific force on a,
curve.
While no one was killed outright, at
least four persons, including the two
motormen. were fatally injured, 2Gs1
passengers either had limbs broken or
We're otherwise badly injured, and a !.
still greater number were cut by splin-
tered glass, and more or less bruised
by the shock of the collision. The ac--a
cident appears to have been caused by
the disobedience of orders.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
peaceful.

Frederic T. Greenhalge was born at Lam
caster, England, July 10. 1872. Twelve years
later his parents moved to Lowell, Mass >,
where the young man entered the public
schools and won for himself, even in his youth,
a good name as public speaker. In 1859 he
entered Hazard college and remained
there until the death of his father, when
he took upon himself the burdens of
caring for the family without having been
graduated. During an interval of teaching
school for living he studied law. In 1868 he
entered the army, and was connected with the
commissary department. at Newberne. N. C.
In 1868 he was admitted to the bar in Middlesex
county. Mass. and subsequently served for two
years in the common council OF Lowell
In 1880 and 1881 he was elected mayor of Low
ell, and in 1888 he went to congress as a repub-
lican from the Lowell district. When he came
up for reelection he was defeated and for a
time he dropped out of politics ass candidate
for Office In 1S93 however, he was nominated
for governor, and in a spirited cam
paign he defeated Russell, the democratic
nominee, by a large majority. This majority
he increased at the last election to nearly TO-
COO
Mr.. Greenhalge was married in 1872 to Isabel
Nesmith, whose father. John Nesmith, was
acknowledgements OF Massachusetts in 1862
He leaves three children-Frederic B., Harriet
Nesmith and Richard Spalding.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.

An OIL Well Fired by Friction Of Pebble
Being Thrown from It.
BELLAIRE, o., March The Hook
ing-Berry gas well. two miles west Of
Metz, w. Va, belonging to the South
Pennsylvania Oil Co., took Are from
the friction of pebbles which were be-
ing thrown from it while Foreman
Wright and his men were pulling the
casing.
Pat Quinn, of Benwood, was terribly
burned and died soon after. Sam An
kers, J. T. Mclaughlin. Harry Nc
Grew, T. g. Lomoster, Thomas Jones
and Edward Hays were all badly
scorched. The well was burning to
day and it is impossible to get within
l50 feet of it
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
DARLINGTON BOOTH
isn't Making Much Noise, But He Is Get
ting Things In Shape.

isn't Making Much Noise. But He Is Get
ting Things In Shape.
New YORK, March 6.-Ballington
Booth is not idle, if he isn't making
much noise. Mr.. Booth has the back
ing of the Auxiliary league and the
other contributing forces of the army.
II shall ask support from no one, y
said Ballington Booth. land shall re-
tain no property which belongs to the
Salvation army. Neither shall I ac-
cept any corps unless it makes writ
ten application to me. signed by a
majority of the members. When a
corps joins the new movement the
members must cease to attend
the Salvation army meetings. It must
find new quarters in the vicinity or in
another part of the town. Wherever
possible, the officers in charge must be
with the movement and resign from
the Salvation army before declaring
the corps independent. Faithful off,
GERS and soldiers are of far more value
than big halls and valuable property.
We shall begin with nothing, trusting
God to provide places of worship
and the means of carrying on
the work. I shall appoint no off,
Ger to command a corps until ]
have his or her assurance that he
or she has resigned honorably from
the Salvation army or has been dis
missed for defending what they believe
to be the right. I must also have a
formal application for the work. For
the present, shall advise the soldiers
and officers to go ahead on the lines
they have been accustomed to, and con-
tinue to wear their uniforms.
Commander Booth, Mrs. Booth and
Maj. Glen are kept busy day and night
at the commanders home in Montclair,
n. j., receiving callers and answering
orreSnondence
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

GEN. BARATIERI was, on the 4th, by
royal decree relieved of his functions
as governor of the African province of
Erythrea, temporarily placed on half
pay and summoned to Rome to explain
his conduct of the Abyssinian cam
paign which has resulted SO disas-
trously.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

AT its sitting. on the Sd. the supreme
court of the United States disposed of
81 cases, the largest number dropped
from the docket in any one day for
years. The decisions rendered will
govern in not less than forty-five hum
dred pending cases for and against the
United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

BREWERS in Germany have contracted
for 900, 900 bushels of barley from
Montana next season. This barley
will come from the famous Gallatin
valley, which lies along the Northern
Pacific railway, about eighty miles
east of Helena, where enormous crops
of the finest quality are raised by irri-
cation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
GOV. GREENHALGE DEAD.

The State OF Massachusetts aIourns m
Honorcd Citizen. and Chief Executive,
Who was Three Times Elected Governor
of the Old Bay State.
LOWELL, Mass, March Gov. Fred
eric T. Greenha1ge died at 1890 a M
after two weeks illness of paralysis
and acute kidney troubles. His entire
family and three physicians were at
his bedside He had been sinking
gradually three days. He was semi-
conscious till the last, and the end was
non oefn1
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Free Scholarship Tax.

State Treasurer Stephens has dis
tributed the free scholarship endow-
ment tax, collected under section IL OF
the Yeater bill during the months of
December, January and February.
The total sum paid into the state treas
ury was So, 1925, of which one-fourth
is credited to the state seminary fund
and the remainder distributed to the
counties as follows:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

THE public debt statement, issued on
the I'd, showed a net increase in the
public debt, less cash in the treasury,
during February of s15,97s, 764. IS.
The interest-bearing debt increased
SIS, 252, $50, while the non-interest-
bearing debt decreased Sis, $50. so.
Cash in the treasury, S91 ,115, Dps. 80.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
THE SAVINGS OF YEARS

Committed to the Flames by nm Accommo.
dating but C.reloss Neixhbor.
AKRuN, O., March bert McCon.
lell, railroad section boss of Seville,
was here yesterday to see If he could
replace some securities thoughtlessly
burned Wednesday. He had q, 500 In
currency and notes which his wife left
with neighbor while she went CALI
ing. The money was loosely wrapped
in newspaper, and. forgetting it's
contents, the neighbOr threw the pa
per into the kitchen fire. The amount
represented the savings of years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

FAILURES throughout the United
States for the week ended on the 9th,
as reported by r. G. DUN & Co., were
2s5, against 234 for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fall
ures were GO. against So last year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

GRACE KING, missionary of the Amer
Christian Herald of Boston, on the
9th, from Van, that the outlook was
rather better and more peaceful. Or
ders had been given by the govern
ment for five battalions of troops to
protect Christian villages in the outly-
ing districts from the Kurds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

1T is asserted upon good authority
that Spain is in communication with
the several European ministries with a
view of securing their agreement to
joint protest in the event of President
Cleveland declaring the belligerency
of Cuba.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

A DISPATCH from Brisbane. Queens
land, on the Sd, said that II vessels in
the harbor of Townsville foundered
during the late storm, and one of them
went down with it's passengers and
crew. Houses on shore were RACED to
the ground. The loss by the founder
ing of four passenger steamers is esti-
mated to be s., 500, 600
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

PETER RICHARD KENRIcK, the aged
metropolitan of st. Louis, who had
been in feeble health for some years,
and who was superseded by Archbishop
Kahn, died on the 4th. He was alone
when he passed away, and was found
dead by his valet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

THE semi-oficial press of Berlin
agrees in saying that the failure of
one Italian general will not induce
Germany to sever herself from the
triple alliance, to which Italy has
steadfastly adhered. Moreover, they
say, the triple alliance is valid for a
series of years, during which the
powers composing it are bound to-
Rether.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

THE correspondent of the Berlin Lo-
cal Anzeiger in Constantinople is au-
thority for the statement that Russia
has asked Turkey to expel all English
and American missionaries from Asia
Minor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

The governor of Pennsylvania, on
the 5th, signed the death warrant of
Herman w. Mudgett, alias 81. 81.
Holmes, and the latter will be exc
cuted on May IL.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

SIR GEORGE F. KEYNES, the wealthy
London publisher, for whom yacht
is being built by the Henderson Bros
at Glasgow, said, on the 9th, that he
intended to challenge with the new
boat for the Americas cup in 1897.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

A BILL was introduced in the senate,
On the Sd, granting pension of $50
per month to the daughter of Gen.
Phil Kearney.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

THE Massachusetts, delegation in
congress met, ON the 5th, to take suita-
BILE action with reference to Gov.
Greenhalge's death. All the members
In Washington were present. Appro-
pirate resolutions of sympathy were
adopted and Senator Dodge and
Messrs- Apsley, Gillet, Barrett and
Atwood were appointed q committee
to attend the funeral
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

A DISPATCH from Kimberly. South
Africa, says that Gardner Williams,
an American, manager of the DeBeers
mines. was arrested there, on the 5th,
at the instance of the government OF
Cape Colony, on the charge of having
supplied arms to the Uitlanders of the
rand, to be used in their threatened
revolt against the government of the
TransvaaL
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

AT meeting of the convocation of
Oxford university, on the Sd, the pro-
posal to allow women to take degree
was rejected by a vote of 2I5 to 40.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

Ex-PHxslDxxr HARn1son said to q re-
porter In New York city ON the Sd:
The wedding between Mrs. Dimmick
and myself VII take place during the
day Of April 8. At st. Thomas church.
The rector Of the church, Rev. John
w. Brown, win oficiate. The we'd
ding will be very quietly celebrated,
- only relatives and few very inti-
aante friends win be pressnt.-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

LII HUNG CHAEG and his fellow en-
voys to Moscow, where they will rep
resent the emperor at the ceremonies
of the coronation of Car Nicholas IL,
started from Pekin for Russia on the
eth
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

IT was rumored in Rome, on the Cd,
that Gen. Baratieri had committed
suicide, being unable to endure the
humiliation of the crushing defeat
at the hands of the Abyssinians, on
the Ist, when 1900 Italian soldiers
were killed, including two general Of
ficers, and all the stores of the Italia n
army were captured by the enemy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

OS tie I'd Chief-Justice Fuller an
nounced the opinion of the supreme
court of the United States declaring
the Nogales land grant in Arizona in