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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
ARREST OF MURDER SUSPECT.

NEW YORK. Sept. 4. 1ss7.-Chester La
Mangan, of No. 2sO Stuyvesant avenue,
Brooklyn, was arrested today on sus-
picion of having been connected with this
murder of George Stelz, the sexton OF
the Holy Trinity Church of Williams
burg. A bloody handkerchief Is said to
nave been found in his pocket,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
NATURAL GAS EXPL0DEs.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 4, 1891
Broad Ripple, a suburban village six
miles north of here, had two natural gas
explosions this morning. Two dead bodies
have been taken out of the ruins and fif-
teen or twenty are badly injured. The
business portion of the town is on fire
and the city fire department has been
called upon for help.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
SALVATION ARMY COLONY.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4. 1s97.-com-
mander Booth Tucker of the Salvation
Army, will arrive here on September 16 for
the purpose of viewing the land secured
for colonization purposes in Monterey
county. In the meantime the citizens
committee will endeavor to raise $4,000
necessary to secure the success OF the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
ANARCHIST SHOOTS POLICEMAN

TBy Gable to The Associated Press.l
BARCELONA, Sept. 4, 1s97.-The Chief
of Police and the Assistant Chief. who
directed the investigation into the BARGE
Iona bomb outrages, were shot at and
wounded seriously last night by a sup
posed Anarchist, who was subsequently
arrested.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
BUSINESS REYIVING.
Glass Houses Starting Up
in the Southern Part
of the State.
ELMER TAKES A BOOM
a New Shoe Factory Established in
That Town Which Will EN-
pioy Many Hands.

Especial to "The Jersey City Nsws."1
ELMER, Sept. 4, 1S97.-Elmer has pass
ed through the hard times as success
fully as any small manufacturing town
in the State, and seems to be in line
for the season of national prosperity.
Every house in town is rented, and it
appears now as if several families would
have to double up.
On September 1, one furnace started
in the old Elmer glass works, and by
September 10, 160 men and boys will
be employed on day work exclusively.
At the S. NJ. Bassstt glass works blow
ing will commence in the big furnace
tomorrow morning. and by September Is
$50 hands will be employed
A new firm has plans laid to build q
third factory, and have some of tho
brick purchased for the furnace, but
there is hitch in the affair, SO that 1t
is not as yet definitely settled whether 1t
will be built or not.
The new shoe factory, which was COM
menced one month ago, is about COM
pleted, and the machinery is being put
in position this week. The leather cut
| ters will begin work on Tuesday. The
| factory will employ about Is hands, and
will be managed by Thomas w. Brooks.
| w. L. Denny of Pennsgrove, has rent
| ed building here, and will start next
| Tuesday in the tinware and general hard
ware business. A mould manufacturers
was in town Tuesday, and will start
| business here if he can obtain suitable
| location Luke T. Smiths tomato cam
| ming factory has made several runs this
| week, giving employment to 200 hands.
| /. The farmers in this section are ship-
ping thousands of barrels of potatoes
| from this station, and realizing about
| three times as much per barrel as lass
| year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
DUKE CALLS on GENERAL.

GBy Gable to The Associated Press1
MADRID. Sept. 4. 18s7.-The Spanish
Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Duke of
Teuan, called today upon the new United
States Minister to Spain. General Stewart
L. Woodford.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
CLOTHING MAN DROWNED.

TROY. N. Y, Sept. 4 lS97.-James Ben
nett, aged 50 years. a clothing house pro
prietor was found drowned in the cana
at Watervleit this morning. It,
thought he attempted to cross the loci
gates and fell in. He has relatives II
Paterson n. ].
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
M'KINLEY IN CANTON !.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept. 4, 1ss7.-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley breakfasted with
Major and Mrs w. F. Goodspeed. then
called upon Governor Bushnell at the
state House and left. for Canton to re-
main over Sunday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
Texas Tobacco.

That Texas, or more particularly South
Texas, can raise fine quality of to-
bacco. has been demonstrated even in the
infancy of tobacco culture down there.
The visit Of General Openheimer. there
fore, to Florida in order to study Florida
methods of cultivation of the tobacco
plant with view to introducing them
here is a matter Of public interest. South
Texas has every advantage that South
Florida has The soil, climate. rainfall
and dry seasons are almost Identical
with both Florida and Cuba, and 1T is
naturally conjectured that what can be
done in that part of America can be. done
here In Montgomery, Harris and Liberty
counties the experiments already made
promise great success in the raising OF
tobacco.--HouSton Post.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
D,d Not Hi,,e Her tight.

ssMrs. Meeker," observed a friend of the
family. sfs a very superior woman. She
can Converse intelligently, I believe. on
a thousand different topics" s'Yes, .
sighed Mr.. Meeker, "And she does."-
Chicago Tribune.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04

A man writing from Dawson City, near
the Klondike gold diggings, says: Beer
is fifty cents per drink. / have quit
drinking.' This is an impressive example
of the efficacy Of the gold cure.-Roches-
TIy1iop
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04

According to some naturalists the length
of life of animals is as follows:
The rabbit lives from six to seven years
The squirrel from seven to eight years.
The fox from fourteen to fifteen years.
The cat from fifteen to seventeen years.
Tho dog from sixteen to eighteen years.
The bear and wolf, eighteen to twenty
years.
The rhinoceros from twenty to twenty
The horse from twenty-five to twenty
five years.
The hen from twenty-five to twenty
eight years.
The porpoise from twenty-eight to thirty
years.
The camel and crow one hundred years
The tortoise one hundred and ten years
The eagle one hundred and twenty
years.
The whale one Thousand years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
GRAMPIAN HILLS ARE COLD.

[By Cable TO The Associated Press.l
EDINBURGH. Sept 4, 1S97.-A snow
storm has swept over Scotland The
Grampian Hills are completely covered
with snow,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04

ssIt's always policy to laugh at poor
Joke says the Manayunk Philosopher
ssIf YOU don't, the man who tells it may
give It to you over again. thinking you
have missed the point
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
AN AMERICAN KILLED.

lBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
LONDON, Sept. 4, 1S97.-A special
despatch from Canea, Island of Crete,
says that an American, named Cyrus
Thorpe, has been killed by Turks near
Hierapetra.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04

A movement is on foot in Antwerp to
celebrate as national holiday the three
famous Dutch painter Van Dyck. who
WAS born March %, 1893.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
why IA rou ID ma Tell.

Attorney (sternly)-'The witness will
habit Of whistling when alone2" Witness
-saI don't know. / was never with the
prisoner when he was alone. Columbus
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
FROST IN THE ADIRoNDAcKs.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 4, 1SsT.-The
thermometer dropped to a remarkable de-
gree during last night. For the first
time thus early in the autumn the frost
line was reached in the Adirondack re-
gion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
SQUIRRELS IN AN OAK.
Watching Them at Their Work-Re-
cord Breaking Travelling.

My favorite boarders in the oak were
the gray squirrels. The boys know their
hole from the woodpecker's at glance,
for it was In the living trunk of the tree
and the red-brown margin always showed
where their powerful teeth had been cut
ting away the bark that threatened to
grow in and close them up. have often
wondered how the woodpeckers knew that
it would imprison them, and that they
must put up with the dead limb.
AS for the grays, they were not afraid
to live in the heart of the oak, and what
stores of nuts harvested in the hickories
on the hill they did manage to tote" up
thereI There must have been a peck at
least, when 1 ruthlessly chopped into the
hollow with sharp hatch6t and cap
tured fine brood of young ones that
were soon tanned into graceful and faffec-
tionate pets.
The old father and mother we did not
want even IL we could have caught them
because they are fierce and untamable in
captivity.
fine abduction of their pretty children
did not seem to weigh much on their
minds; they gave no sign of the poignant
seen, for instance, in bluebirds whose
nest had been despoiled-but refitted their
den as snugly as before and raised an
other family.
of them first held his head in the mouth
of the hole for half a minute to see if the
coast was clear. Presently out he whisked
and stopped again to make sure, while his
mate followed Then Mr.. Squirrel gave a
rasping, long-drawn bark of defiance,
which must have filled his lady's heart
with admiration for his holiness, and
with apprehension lest some unwary
creature should come within reach of her
| lords anger.
Then-if you didn't betray yourself and
send both scampering in widest fright
| back to the hole-after playing hide-an-
| seek for few moments, they ran in sin
| gle file out to the topmost twigs of a
| great bough, gained branch Of the
| neighboring bare walnut, and crossing to
| its farthest side, made desperate flying
| leap into the top of young HICKORY;
| Running half way down this they used
succession Of dogwoods and an @ oak sap.
| Of tall, straight hickories on the hill, an
eighth of a mile from their hole in the
would care TO see fast time made over
| this queer course, and some record
| breaking leaps that fairly take away
| ones breath.-Scribner's Magazine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. A. 1Ss7.--Local fore
cast for New York city and vicinity for
the thirty-six hours ending eight F, M
" cooler tonight: warmer Sunday after
noon; northerly winds.
ssar, 80 ~ s'nst.r R@pOrs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
COL YslEa DEAD.

wATERTOWN. N Y. Sept. 4. 1897
Colonel Lyster, commander of the Ninth
Infantry. u S. "A stationed at Madison
Barracks. Sackets Harbor. died last even
ing at IL O'clock
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
MAI1ERS OF FA0r.

s.rew sersey,s best -four costs zsc. more per
s8rrel than ordinary -four. suts worth dollar
extra wholesale oulg At D. e Cieary COS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
& l,s T.poues. Di.covsry.

zone swallow doesn't make summer"
5savs De Tanuue. .sbut dozen Or more
sometimes make a fall. =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-04
POSTPONED AGAIN.

r. habeas corpus proceedings in the
James Sherlock and Charles Hor-
lich were brought by Senator
ere postponed again yesterday
It Friday Justice Lippincott de-
at a statement of the facts in
!: ,es be made up because he might
{ to send them to the Supreme
IL Senator DAILY and Assistant Pros
ui:.. Noonan will argue the cases next
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-15
TO PROTECT THE RAILROADS.

Representative Shannon Introduces a
Biz to Except Traffic Associations
From the Antitrust Law.
Washington, ID. c., April 14.-Repre
sentative Shannon, of New York to-day
introduced in the House q bill to amend
the antitrust law so that it will not pre-
vent railroad traffic agreements Mr.
Shannon's bill is much less complex than
Senator Foraker's. The amendment
which he proposes follows:
Nothing in this act, however. shall be
deemed or taken to prohibit railroad or
other transportation companies in the
United States, owning and operating
competing lines, from entering into agree
ments between each other for the pur-
pose OF tablishing or maintaining
freight and passenger rates over their
respective lines, provided that such
agreements before going into effect shall
be submitted to,and approved ~ the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
copy of such agreements filed with the
said Commission" ~
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-15
THE HOWELI-HARRIS CASE.
Justice Maroon Sets the Trial for This
Morning at 10 O'clock.

The trial Of Mr.. j. G. l.. Harris for
assembling Prof. Logan Howell, super
intendent Of the city schools some weeks
age, was again postponed yesterday.
This was done at the request of the de-
PENDANT, and in the face of the opposi-
ton of counsel for the plaintiff. The de-
PENDANT asked the continuance en- the
ground that he was unable to get hiss wit
nesses before to-day. .t5"
In asking for the continuance, how
ever, Mr.. Harris stated that he desired to
enter a plea Of submission, with the I'M
Outstanding that further hearing of the
testimony be had whenever the Witnesses
had been summoned. He thought To-
morrow (Friday) would be a convenient
time. Prof. Howells counsel objected
to so long postponement, and Justice
Maroon thereupon declared that he would
hear the testimony this morning at 10
O'Clock. % f Htt - = $685.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-15
MR. HEGE'S NARROW ESCAPE.
He Cane Near Perishing in His Burning
Residence

LIE \sili&S ~NtttI SIlSHtliS 1E LIS AtSiA HAiio
Residence.
\ cottage on Uhe Hillsboro raed, near
the A. and NJ. College, and occupied by
Mr. f. E. Hege, director of the poultry
division of the Experiment Station, was
burned early yesterday morning.
Mr. Hege had a narrow escape with his
life The fire originated in the kitchen
and almost the entire building was in Il
blaze when a negro boy saw it and ran
to awaken the sleeping inmate, Mr.. Hege.
After considerable knocking he succeed
ed in doing this. Mr.. Hege awoke to
find his room filled with smoke and the
rafters popping and cracking above his
head. When he reached the outside, he
was almost overcome by the heat and
smoke. He says he owes his life to- the
negro boy who woke him up.
The building, which was the property
of Col Holiday, was entirely consumed,
with its contents. 1t was a one-story
cottage with six rooms. 1t was partly
covered by insurance. Being out OF the,
city limits no alarm was turned in.
The origin OF the fire is not known.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-15
Endorsed by Independents and
Republicans.
he CLAIMS 100 DEMOCRATS
THE NEGROES ARE HOLDING
MEETINGS EVERY NIGHT.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
They Have Power to Draw up Plat
form, Call Convention or do Any
thing Except Elect Their
Own Ticket.

For Mayor-FRANK STRONACH,
Dem.) ....
For Tax Collector-T. 2, WYNNE,
(Rep.)
For City Clerk-JOSEPH BLAKE,
For Alderman-ED. V. DENTON,
Dem)
This is the ticket proposed by the In
dependents. 1t was practically agreed
upon last night at "a meeting of "a con-
ference committee in the office of the
clerk of court. This committee was
appointed at an Independent meeting at
Mr.. Frank Stronach's place on Whining
ton street, Tuesday night for the pur-
pose of endorsing Mr. StrOnach for May
or. At this meeting a committee on res
0lutions was named which will report
at the next meeting on Friday night.
Another committee was also appointed
to confer with the Populists and Repub-
Ecans. This latter committee was the
one that met last night. r.
They met, not only to agree upon q
ticket, but to formulate a platform, call
nominating convention and take such
other steps as might seem necessary to
defeat of the regular Democratic tick
ct But as there seemed to be some
confusion as to the persons composing
the committee and just what their duties
were, nothing was definitely decided ex-
cept to appoint & new conference commit
tee, with unlimited powers, consisting of
twenty-four persons-elght Democrats,
i,eight Republicans and eight Populists.
This committee will make its report to
a meeting next Monday night.
The negro voters OF the city, with o.
good sprinkIing of white people to give
; the crowd sort of notified spring color,
| meet somewhere in the city every night.
Monday night they had a meeting in the
Fourth ward, Tuesday night in the Third
and last night one was scheduled for the
| Second. The principal speakers at these
meetings thus far have been Nick Blount,
| George Tonnoffski, Jim Young and a
white man named Keith.
| 1t is said that Stronach has a list OF
| 100 names of Democrats that he clafm:
will vote for him He expects to get the
| full Republican vote. In both of these
| calculations he will be disappointed and
unless thinks take a very different turn
| from their present drift, the regular
| Democratic nominees will not lose much
sleep over the Independent movement.
/ The Independents claim that they only
! want the balance of power, and so they
ask for only the Mayor-Stronach-an
one Standardization. The rest OF the
| ticket they propose to leave for the Re
! DuhIir9ns To fill ont
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-15
THE CoBLE-HORNER MARRIAGE.
A Beautiful Blue and Pink Home We'd
ding Yesterday Morning.

ding Yesterday Morning.
Mr.. D. Addison COble, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Helena Horner, of this city,
were married at the residence Of Mr..
C. B. Edwards ON Martin street yes
terday morning at 1870 o'clock. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. DIR.
j. w. Garter, the brides pastor, in the
pr" ance of large number of intimate
friends. The ring ceremony was used.
The wedding took place in the front
parlor, which was banked with potted
plants, palms and cut flowers. The other
decorations were pink and blue. Inc
shades were drawn and the parlors and
halls were brilliant with lights.
Miss Horner's friend, Miss Jeanette
Besson, was maid Of honor and Capt
J. w. Coble, of Norfolk, was best man.
There were no other attendants.
The bride was attired in handsome
travelling dress and hat and carried pink
carnations. The bridesmaid wore pink
silk with pink carnations. The Wed
ding March" was played by Mrs. ID. s.
Hamilton. The ceremony was exceeding
ly beautiful in its quiet simplicity.
The shower of congratulations after 1t
was over and the large number of costly
presents received by the bride attested
| the universal popularity throughout the
State Of this handsome young woman.
| The groom is also a native of this State,
| though he has for several years been
resident of Philadelphia, where he has
| met with success in metropolitan jour
nalism. Mr. Coble is a native of Guilford
county, and was once engaged in the
newspaper business in Raleigh. He is
now on the staff of the Philadelphia
| Inquirer. He is talented and most
genial gentleman.
After the ceremony. the bridal party
and intimate friends of both parties were
entertained at breakfast by Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards The collation. was prepared by
Dughi, that king Of wedding banquets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coble went away on the
II :45 train for the groom's home in Phil
adelphia. taking with them the sincerest
good wishes of the News and Observer
and their many friends in Raleigh, for
a long life of happiness and prosperity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-15
4 MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Chicago, April 14--While seated at the
breakfast table this morning, Matthias
Custer, % years old, was shot and in
stantly killed by John Formiller, his
stepfather. Before the body had fallen
from the table Formiller placed the
pistol to his own temple and fired He
was removed to st. Elizabeth Hospital,
but died five minutes after his arrival
there. The shooting was the result Of
a quarrel which arose during the morning
meal. Members OF the family say that
Formiller and his stepson have been
quarreling for a week over the boys de
sire to leave home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-15
PERSONALS.

Governor Russell yesterday returned
from a visit to Wilmington.
Capt. Turner, Train Master of the
ScaIboard Air Line here, yesterday re-
turned from business trip to Monroe.
Mr.. Lee S. Overman, who has been
here this week attending the Supreme
Court, returned to his home in Salisbury
yesterday.
Mr.. II. J. Pence. city editor of the
Press Visitor, is back from fishing ex-
cursion in Onslow and Jones counties.
Mr.. j. w. Bailey, editor of the Biblical
Recorder, has gone to the Western part
of the State to hold several Baptist In
stitutes. He will visit Marion, Ruther-
fordton, Hickory and perhaps other
points.
Miss Julia Peasants, of Louisburg,
is here on her way home from visit
to friends in Aberdeen. Miss Blue ac-
companied her to this city and went back
to Aberdeen yesterday afternoon.
Judge Thomas G.. Fuller has gone down
to Carteret Lodge to spend a week fish
ing He was joined at Goldsboro by
Messrs. r. n. Duke and w. w. Fuller
Of New York, and at Carteret Lodge b.
a number of Durham people, Cartere
Lodge, as it's name indicates, is in Car
teret county--a sort of fishing and gam,
preserve, owned by. the Dukes, of Dur
ham.
Miss Edna Robson has returned from
visit to friends in Wilmington.
Miss Nellie I.assiter, of Portsmouth
returned to her home yesterday. She ha
been here and in Wilmington visiting rel
atives.
| Capt. W. Il. Kendrick is back from
| trip to the Western part of the State.
| Mrs. +. Il. Boykin has gone 10 Concor
ON a visit to her parents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-15
IMPROVEMENTS AT UNIVERSITY.

h. DR. L. II. Lewis and Prof Wallace Rid
dick yesterday returned from Chapel
HILL where they have. been as a. special
committee on the part Of the trustees,
10 consult with a similar committee on
the part Of the faculty looking to an en-
largemeIt and Improvement of the Uni
versity water works and electric light
plant After thorough Investigation OF
the needs Of the institution in these re-
spects, and its present facilities, the
committee decided to get the additional
water required, by digging several wells
in ether parts of the campus and pump
ing The water by an electric motor, the
electricity TO be supplied from the col
lege electric power house. The capacity
of the electric plant is also to be increased
about 80 per cent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-15
THE NUGGETS WILL BE HERE.

The rehearsal Of the Midgets yesterday
Mt the Academy OF Music was grand
success from every sense OF the word.
The Nystics were out in great shape and
did their parts to perfection. There Will
be only one more rehearsal before Mon
day night and that Saturday morning at
$50. The cast of characters will appear
in to-morrow's issue of this paper. Some
thing new and novel will be introduced
in the play that will be great hit. Al
ready tickets are in great demand and
the box sheet will open Friday morning,
8 O'Clock at Kings drug store. The Mys-
tic Nidgets will be given hay ride
Easter Monday by the ladies' and our
people should not fail to have the little
ones out to see the two little coons In
the band wagon. The choruses are beau
aful and well sustained.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-15
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE ARRIVALS

W. e. Kyle, Fayetteville; j. w. Fry,
Greensboro; F. D. Cudlipp Richmond;
Polk Miller, Virginia; J. L. Bell, Char
lotte; G. e. Proper, Milledgeville, Ga. :;
70. Z. Albea, North Carolina; N. f.
Medeans, North Carolina; G.. G.. Sherrod,
Atlanta; A. Wakefield, Philadelphia; r.
Z. Foster, Asheville; w. G. McBurney,
New York; j. f. Drake, New York;
W. t. Doles, Baltimore; A. s. Ramsey,
Tennessee; G. M. Rose, Fayetteville; c..
b. ellison, Cincinnati; j. ID. Ennis, North
Carolina; Jake Sternberger, Wilmington;
G. II. Duls, North Carolina; c.. w. John
stOn, Chapel Hill; w. w. Briscal, North
Carolina; J. f. McCraw, North Carolina
A. II. Cary, New York; J. G. Wood,
Washington, D. c.; w. ID. Carstarphen
North Carolina.