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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-13
PENNSYLVANIA PILGRIMS

CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 10, 1S96.-A dele
cation of about 300 voters from the Lee
high Valley district of Pennsylvania arr
rived here at ten o'clock this morning
to pay their respects to Major Mckinley
The delegation came from Shamokin and
number of other towns between that
place and Wilkesbarre. Hazleton and
Freeland were particularly well represent
ed. Owing to the continued inclement
weather the party was escorted by the
Canton Citizens Reception Committee
to the Tabernacle. Ex-Congressman
Charles N. Brunm of Pottsville, Pa, act
ed as spokesman for the visitors. In his
remarks to the candidate he predicted
that Pennsylvania would send solid Re-
publican delegation to the next Congress,
besides giving Mckinley majority of
three-quarters of million votes.
Major Mckinley, in responding dwelt at
some length upon the tariff question
I'VE have more free trade in this conn
try now,'' he declared, '.than any other
country in the world. But it is free
trade at home and among our States We
want all of that kind of free trade we
can have, but we want no free trade with
foreign countries
He concluded by arguing the necessity
of sound money currency.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-13
HANGED HIMSELF.
Joseph McDonald's Deliber-
ate Suicide in His Bed
room Last Night.
YOUNG MRS. WILSON'S RASH DEED
Takes Paris Green and Then Re-
penting Sends for the Doctor
No Cause for the Attempt.
YOUNG HRS. WILSON'S RASH DEEI

Another unfortunate man, weary Of this
world, sought rest in the one beyond last
night between the hours Of six and ten
O'clock, by hanging himself with piece
Of old clothes line from the transom Of
his bed room door.
The suicide was Joseph Mcdonald, 50
Years old. Mcdonald was single and
boarded with a friend by the name Of
Thomas Caddle. at No 22s Halliday
street, Lafayette. About six o'clock Nc
Donald told Caddle that he was going
to his room for few minutes ana would
return soon, when the two would take a
stroll down the street. Caddle replied
All right, and said that he would wait
for him in the parior
After waiting an hour or SO caddle
went out without him. He returned about
ten o'clock and inquired if Mcdonald had
come down yet. Upon being told that he
aao not, Caddle Went to his friends
room to wake him thinking that he had
1alien asleep. But what was his sur
prise to see upon approaching McDon-
aid room, the door slightly ajar and
4 rope hanging over the transom. Grad
Gle suspected Immediately that something
was wrong, and as he pushed open the
door leading to the bedroom, his worst
tearS were realized. There sure enough
BODY was cold, which led Caddle to be-
lleye tnat his friend had committed the
rash act as soon as he reached the room
Ihe body was removed to Speer's
mergue.
IN the suicides room was a bottle half
hliea with ammonia, with which the au-
thcrttles think Mcdonald first attempted
70 take his life. In the pockets of the
dead mans clothes were found a nI1nol,er
OF letters, one of which was written by
himself and addressed to some girl whom
he called Mamie. In the letter he asked
the. girl to forgive him for his drunken
Jealousy.
Who the girl is, McDonald's friends say
they do rot know. At least they refuse
70 dfvufge her name. No reason is known
why Mcdonald took his life.
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VETERANS ELE0T OFFICERS.
Committees Appointed at Today,s
Business Session.

The Union Veterans Union at its busi-
ness session this afternoon elected the
following oficers:-Charles H. Hermans,
Department Commander; A. A. Lord,
First Deputy Commander; John Edwards,
Second Deputy Commander; Albert H.
Hunt, Department Chaplain; George
Moore, Department Surgeon.
The following Executive Committee was
appointed Colonel j. H. Donovan, OF
Command No. 10; Colonel George Hogo-
boon, of Command No 5; Major o. A.
Stoutenberg, of Command No 10; Cen
eral George J. Oskes, of Command No 2;
Colonel Thomas Bearr, of Command No.
s; Major j. NJ Wandell, of Command
No. Z; Major William scheid, of Com
Reports were received from the Depart
ment Commander Adjutant General,
Quarternaster General and Inspector Cen
eral. National Department Commander
General Wood of Worcester, Mass, de-
livered an interesting address,
The following committees were named
Good of the Order, Lieutenant Colonel II.
F. Rookenstyre, Colonel George w.
Bowker and Colonel Charles H Her
mans. Committee ON Resolutions, Colonel
f. w. Rftsehy, Captain s. S. Bower,
Major A. H. Hunt. Colenel A. A. Mar
shall and Captain Seiso Dean.
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UNPRoVoKED MURDER.

CLAREMoNT, N. H.. Oct 1s, 1885,
About two o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Walter P. Hunt, aged 81, shot and killed
irving Smith, aged 10, and then committed
suicide by shooting himself
Smith was digging potatoes with a lad
named Lewis Nelson, when Hunt ap-
preached. carrying breech-loading shot
gun.
Exclaiming, 'tYou stole a bank down
another" Hunt fired a charge of shot
into his victims breast. Young Nelson
ran to his house near by hearing as he
did so two more reports. Smith was
found by the neighbors lying dead, with
second shot in his body and part OF
his skull blown away. The corpse of
hunt was discovered in a meadow 25
rods away with a small wound on the
right side and nearby revolver with one
empty chamber
The men We're farmers. Smith was of
good reputation, while Hunt was a
drinking man of unsavory reputation,
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Died.

KING-On Sunday, October II. 1886. Phebe
e. King. wife of James King, aged
81 years.
Funeral services on Wednesday, Octo-
Der IA, at two P. NJ, at her late residence,
81 Clerk street. Heights.
MEEHAN:-on Sunday. Oct. Ii. 1896 Mat
thew Adeehan.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral >on Wednesday. October
Il, at nine A. NJ. from his late residence.
Ne. Il Montgomery street: thence to St.
Peters Church, where solemn high mass
Of requiem VIII be offered for the happy
repose of his soul.
LANE-On Sunday. Oct IL 1926. Joseph
A., beloved husband of Bridget and
son of Julia and the late Ii,nofhv
Lane. aged "a years
Relatives and friends are invited fo az
tend the funeral on Thursday, Oct Is at
2 A. M.s from his late residence. Ne 1ss
Steuhen street: thence TO ST Fe{erss
Church, where a solemn high mass al rel
QUEEN will be offered for the happy re-
pose of his soul.
McNAIR-At her late residence. No. ia
Jersey avenue, on Tuesday. Oct. Ii.
1896. Mary r., wife of W. ~. NcNafr.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
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FLOODS IN MEXICO. TOO.

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 10. 1S96.--A pri-
vate letter received in this city yesterday
contains particulars of the damage caused
by the floods in mountain districts adja-
cent to Rawlings, Mex, during the early
part of September. Over $1OO,oo0 worth of
agricultural and mining property was
ruined and great distress prevails among
the farmers and miners, who lost all
their live stock and effects. The machine
cry of San Antonio, San Vincent and
Baris gold and silver mines was carried
away, entailing a loss of $4,000 to these
companies alone. Scarcely a house in the
camps was left standing, while the ear
casses of more than a thousand drowned
animals lie purifying on the banks of the
Arroyas Three miners were drowned at
San Antonio. Relief has been sent to the
sufferers from coast cities.
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JUMPED ON THE EDITOR.
German Socialists Think He allows
Their organ to Run Itself.
RI, CLrLIe 10 fIlc Irraifed p,.ess

GOTTA, Oct. 13, 1S96.-At today's sit
ting of the congress of the German Social
ist party at SiebIichen, Herren Sehumeier
of Vienna and Vliegen Of Holland were
received as guests. A lively discussion
took place regarding the paper ''Neue
Weit.'' Herren, Frohme and Molkenbuhr
attacking the journal as misrepresenting
German socialism. Herren Schoenlauk
and Schrecks addressed the congress in
defense of the paper. and the remarks
of Me speakers led up 10 a criticism of
Hels Liebl1neehts editorship of the 'Vor-
waerts, the leading organ of the Social
the editors employed upon that journal
that Herr Liebknecht was eftener absent
than present at the offices of that jour
nal, yet he assumed to dictate and crIti-
else with an offensive degree of exaction
the work of the editors who were atten-
tive to their duties
Herr Stadthagen said that complaints
had been made against Herr Liebknecht' s
frequent absence from the offices of the
.'Vorwaerts,'' which required that gentle
man, as the chief editor of the paper TO
rely too much upon his colleagues. Up
on his return to his duties as chief
editor he was wont to find fault with
what had been done while ne was away,
without taking into consideration the
fact that he was supposed to be there
himself and conduct the business which
he criticised when done by Others Herr
Stadthagen then proceeded to defend the
sub editors with whom Herr Liebknecht
had quarrelled, with the result that six
of them had resigned.
Herr Liebknecht took the floor and in
a long speech explained that his absence
drom the offices of the s'Verwaerts'' and
from Berlin as well had always been in
connection with his business as an agita-
tor in the cause of Social Democracy,
which, he declared. had prevented him
from being chief editor of the paper in
the ordinary sense of the term. The .sVor-
waerts,' Herr Liebknecht said, had be-
come too much of local paper in its ad-
voaacy of the general principles of So
cialisrn and must be altered materially be-
fore it could become the central oracle
Of the ma
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blocks up the street and walk to the
ferry on the north side of the track,
where the ground is much higher and
the water did not reach
Wagons Of all descriptions were stalled
on Pavonia avenue for several blocks,
owing to horses becoming ba1ky and
others being unable to pull heavily loaded
wagons through the muddy stream.
The flood drove hundreds of rats from
underneath the milk sheds into the street
and about the station and the porters
and deckhands We're kept busy killing
them.
This morning the food had subsided
considerably and the trolley passengers
were able to enter the ferry houses from
street entrance, while the train passen-
gers could walk through the station
without getting their feet wet
1t is said that the railroad company is
going to have half dozen rowboats
placed in the station
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-13
"MINKs HAVE A BUSY MEETING

The Minkakwa Club held a well attend
ed meeting at its rooms on Ocean avenue
last evening. The following gentlemen
were elected to membership:-Charles F.
Diehl, Charles Baldenbeck and Wallace
N yreeland Mr. yreeland has been a
stauneh Democrat for a number of years
and his letter of application caused quite
a, sensation. Invitations to attend the
mass meetings of the Colored Republican
Club of Hudson County, held next We'd
nesday evening, and of the Republican
Association of the Town of Union, held
next Saturday evening, were read
The committee of three, Messrs. w.
Dunn, w. H. Armstrong and James S.
Erwin, appointed to prepare a set of reso-
lutions upon the death Of their late club
mate, H. Van Nostrand, reported suit
able minute which will be sent to the
family of the dead member.
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AFTER MR. DUNN's SCALP.
Republican Ceanty Com mfstee Re-
ceIyex n Preteat from GreenviJIe.

The meeting Of the Hudson County Re-
publican Committee, held last night in
the Avenue House. was of short dura-
ton and of very tame nature. No
business whatever of any Importance was
transacted, and If it had not been forttlie
Greenville League of Republican Clubs
sending sen IN cemmualGatien' i Hia @ @ asking tor
Assistant Clerk of the Board OF FL
nance, as primary officer, the meeting
might just as we'll have been dispensed
with altogether.
Dunn acted as a primary officer in the
Seventh ward, and as there was protest
against his serving as a member OF the
Board, the League appealed to the Ward
Committee to remove him. The Ward
Committee refused to interfere in the
fight against Dunn, SO the League last
night appealed TO the parent body. The
communication was referred to the Com
mittee on Appeals of the County. Com
mittee.
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HARC0URT FOLLOWS ROSE
Berry.
BIZ cable 10 The united Press.

LONDON. Oct. 1s, 1Sss.-The 'sSt. James
Gazette" says that Sir William Harcourt
has addressed letter to the Liberal
whips resigning the leadership Of the
Liberal party in the House Of Commons
and also intimating a desire on his part
TO retire from Parliament altogether.
Sir William Harccurt, the "St. James
Gazette" says, has also written a letter
to Mr. Gladstone, in which he says that
he is about. to withdraw from Parliament
regarding sHch action as the best course
he could pursue in order to show that
no ignoble ambition has guided his ac-
ton.
The announcement of Sir William S
voluntary retirement may have the ef-
feet TO rally upon his side many politicians
who have hitherto refrained from taking
part in the agitation in regard to the
leadership Of the Liberal party in success
sion to Lord Rosebery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-13
FIGHTERS FOB THE UNION.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Oct. 10, 1885,
South Bend was in gala dress yesterday
in honor of the arrival of the party of
Union Generals. which started on a four
days speaking tour through Indiana.
Excursion trains came from all directions,
all the factories shut down and early in
the afternoon an imposing parade was
formed
Colonel Walker, General Howard, Gem
eral Stewart and Corporal Tanner spoke
in succession. All were loudly cheered
1t was quite dark when General S:ckles
closed the speechmaking and the veterans
Immediately took carriages for their
hart, and We're followed later by a big
excursion of South Bend Republicans
AT Laporte, Ind, Generals Slckles,
Alger, Howard and Corporal Tanner ad-
dressed several thousand enthusiastic Re-
publicans.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-13
RAISED A BRYAN BANNER.
seventh Ward Democrats Visited by
NEr. Alex Young.

The Seventh Ward Democratic Club,
whose headquarters are on Greenvilie
avenue and the Boulevard, raised their
Bryan and Sewall banner in front of their
rooms last evening in the presence of
about two hundred people. A feeble dis
play of fireworks and the discord of a
poor brass band graced the ceremony.
After The banner was raised Chairman
Henry Gotthardt introduced MIR, Alex. G.
Young. who aspfres for honors in Con-
gress
Mr. Young spoke in glowing terms of
the county ticket and told what he would
do if elected. The next speaker was DR..
Hendrick, who upheld the cause of silver.
During his speech a party of about one
hundred paraders appeared on the scene.
Mr.. Allan Benny Of Bayonne was the
next speaker. He appealed to the voters
to elect the county ticket. Mr.. Benny was
followed by others who made similar ap-
reals
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WILL SIT ON WATSON.

CHICAGO, Oct 10. 1896. The National
Executive Committee of the People $
Party is in session at the Sherman House
In this city, with Senator Marion Butler,
of South Carolina, presiding. The meeting
began at eleven o'clock and is still in ses-
sion at one o'clock 1t is believed the
committee will take some action with re-
gard to the forthcoming letter of accept
ance from Vfce-Presidential Candidate
effort would be made to force his with
drawal from the ticket, but it is stated
that the Executive Committee can only
recommend such action to the full Ma
tional Committee. Nothing can yet be
learned of what has transpired at the
meeting.
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STORM KINGS WRATH.
High Tides Have Wrought Con-
siderable Damage in
Jersey City.

The storm has caused considerable dam
age in this city. The heavy winds have
blown off hundreds of shutters, wrecked
advertising signs and chimneys, blewn
limbs from trees and uprooted others.
The continued high winds have caused
unusually high tides and in this way a
great loss has been caused. Ship
ping by boat has been practically an i'm
dreds of men have had no employment
since the storm set in.
Considerable stock of the Sugar House
has, been damaged by high seas breaking
over the vessels moored to the docks in
the Washington street gap. The base
ments of houses in and about the Sugar
House have been flooded since Sunday
and the poor occupants driven to upper
floors.
Some idea of the high tides may be OBJ
tained when it is known that the yards
of houses on both sides of Montgomery
street. between Van Worst and Hudson
streets, were flooded yesterday afternoon.
This was an unusual occurrence, and is
due to the fact that nearly all the land
flooded is made ground.
The basement of Police Headquarters
was flooded last night to the depth of
two feet 1t was gradually rising at
eight o'clock, and City Prison Keeper
Alex, Watson, becoming alarmed, put out
the fires in the furnace.
1t is claimed that the tide yesterday
was the highest ever known in the history
of the town, rising in some places near
the ferries to a distance of between four
and tive feet The place where It rose the
highest and where the most damage was
done wae at the Erie Depot and ferries,
foot of Pavonia avenue. The ground in
that vicinity is very low, and whenever
there is any unusual rise in the tide the
approaches to the ferry for several hun
dred feet are more or less Hooded. But
never until yesterday did the water reach
over twelve or fifteen inches. In the re-
staurant In the depot the water stood two
feet Deep and for hours walters were
kept busy removing perisnable goods to
a place OF safety. The carpet In the la
dies dining room was completely ruined
and had to be replaced this morning with
another.
The Erie train shed was Hooded and the
male passengers were compelled to pad
die to the boats on RATS Of all descrip-
tons, while the women had to submit
to being carried by big burly porfers and
q score or more Of burly longshorernen
whom the railroad company pressed into
service especially for that purpose. Pas
sengeFS on tiie trolley cars leading to the
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GOLD LUST FROM THE YUKON,

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct 1s, 1sss-one
hundred and fifty people came in on the
Lakmo. from Yukon, Alaska, Sunday
night, and with them 100000 in placer
gold. The largest amount was by l..
Lafiamme, whe had over $4,000 Many
very few had less than six ounces-s100
A. Harrington, of Circle City, had nearly
$40, 600.
Up to noon local banks and other pur-
chasers had bought something like $50 600
of gold Two of the returned prospec-
tors are Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
They came down with the rest Of the
took the money. They did not tell how
they got the dust, but some of the
miners probably donated it. Two other
women were passengers. This Is the first
large party of miners to come down af-
ter the seasons work.
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BAYARD WIDE AWAKE.
Delaware Statesman interested in tn 9
Palmer and Ruckner Mevement.

f>Al m OF ana M uckncT movement
BALTIMORE, Oct. 10, 1Sss--B. Howard
Haman, well-known Baltimore lawyer
now travelling in Europe, IN a letter
printed here today. describes visit and
interview he had with Ambassador Bay
ard on September 80 In referring to his
public utterances in England Mr.. Bay
ard is quoted as saying
I have never spoken word in Eng
land which would not be glad to have
repeated in America, but of course have
refrained from saying many things here
which | would have wished to say If I
had been in my own country. / should
like to say some things there now's-and
here he rose from his chair and walked
rapidly to and fro, the very picture of
animation.
At this point he asked whether Demo-
Gratis were active in the work of reor-
ganizing their party. He WAS also eager
for news about the Palmer ticket. When
told of the work that was being done, he
satd:-'sThe work of Democratic reorgani-
zation cannot begin too soon or be too
thorough. That party has been struck in
the house of its friends, but it Will be
able to throw off the elements which do
not belong to its life and SO regain its
old vigor. One should be patient, how
ever, for you cannot reform a party in a
day
The talk then turned to the present
public relations between England and
America. MIR. Bayard showed me letter
just received by him from tfre American
Chamber of Commerce in Liverpool,
thanking him for his wise and noble
words' upon the topic CT arbitration as
a method of solving differences that may
arise between England and America
He said.-'1 think. upon tha whole, the
best utterance upon this subject which I
have read was that which proceeded
from the Chief Justice Of England on the
occasion of his recent addressS at Sara
toga before the American Bar Assoca-
ton I have not formulated any plan for
arbitration more definite than that inti-
mated in this notable speech. If spirit
of agreement and desire to come to-
gether anlicaibly upon al questions divid-
ing us prevails the means OF effecting
this result can readily be obtained"
Mr.. Bayard said he had no higher and
better words to say tG his American
friends than they should be faithful to
the best lights they had upon financial
and other general questions. He did not
think these questions OF economics
could be solved fully by the people at
large, but. should be left somewhat to
men who mad made special study OF
them.
Mr. Bayard thought that Mr.. Cleve-
lands name would stand out in our his
tory as the man of all others in our gen
Grafton who has been most faithful to his
trusts.
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THIRD WARD DEMOCRATS.

The regular weekly meeting of the Third
Ward Democratic Club will be held at the
clubroom, No. $50 Sixth street, near Jer-
sey avenue. tomorrow, at eight P. M.
After receiving reports from the Execu-
tive Committee the meeting will be ad-
dressed by the following speakers
Messrs. James D. Manning, Richard
Dougherty, Mayor Edward Kenny, Geo.
G. Tenant and David Barry
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-13
WANTS TO MEET HER IN HADEs

& NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. Oct 49, 1896.
1T now seems almost certain that the
mysterious suicide who ended his life so
tragically yesterday by jumping off the
sparapet at Prospect Point and going over
the Falls, is A. ]. Barton, of Oil City.
Pa A letter has been received from
Chief of Police Dinan in which Barton
says he intended to commit suicide. "A
local girl is mentioned in thes letter and
it seems that Barton's advances had been
rejected by her and that the rejection
drove him to his mad act The letter
is wild and rambling and the suicide
concludes by hoping that the girl and
himself may meet in hell. Bartons rela-
tives have been notified. Barton's de-
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FREAK JUDICIAL ACT.

NEW YORK. Oct 13, ass6.-Three women
lawyers were appointed receivers today
for as many embarrassed business con-
Germs by Supreme Court Justice Mac
Lean. The fact that women had been
appointed receivers created quite a dutter
among the lawyers in the County Court
House today. as it said to be the first
time that women have ever been APP
pointed receivers by Supreme Court
Justice
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wEYLER GUARDING HAVANA,
BIZ Cdble to the United P7cse.

HAVANA. Oct. IS. 1S96-Rumors were
in circulation here on Saturday that Cap
tain General Weyler had gone or was
about to go to Pinar del Rio. These ru-
mers were absolutely without foundation,
as General Weyler has not left Havana.
and it is not known that it is his inten-
ticn to do so at present.
The rebel leader Mayia Rodriguez has
been wounded in an engagement upon the
ranch Junco, near EsperanZa, with the
Spanish forces under command of Cen
araI A1dayaS