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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
WHOLE TRAIN BURNED UP.
Serious Accident at LeWispOrt, KY.
Caused by High Wind.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. II, 1897.-The
passenger train on the Louisville, Hen
derson and ST., Louis road which left St.
Louis last evening, and which was due in
this city at 7.3O o'clock this morning, was
derailed and entirely consumed by fire at
o'clock this morning near Lewisport,
KY, ninety-eight miles from Louisville.
lives were lost, and, as far as is known,
no one was seriously injured.
The accident is attributed to freak of
the high wind last night, which over
turned box car standing on the Lewis
port siding. The car fell directly across
the main track and near a sharp curve
on the road. 1t was not seen by the en-
gineer of the passenger train until it was
too late to stop his engine and
the train crashed into the obstruc-
ton, overturning the engine and tender
and the combination car. The stove in the
combination car set fire to the paper and
other inhammable matter around it, and
before the train men could remove the
cars, the other coaches also caught a
sleeper and day coach being totally de-
stroyed, in addition to the combination car,
in which was the smoker and baggage.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
Trolley Car Catches Fire
and Dashes Down the
Steep Incline to
Hoboken.
FRIGHTENED PASSENGERS UNINJURED
The Motorman Stuck Manfully to
Ills Post-Norlh Hudson
officials Deny the
Story.

A trolley car of the North Hudson Rail-
road, while descending the steep hillside
of the Heights to Hoboken this morning,
caught fire. The motorman lost control
of the motor. The flames spread rapidly
and the car dashed round double curves
and fmghtful inclines. At the bottom of
the hill the car was finally stopped, and
the passengers, of whom there were
many escaped from their burning prison.
Two women, who had tainted, were re-
vived. That the burning car and its
shrieking occupants were not dashed
down several hundred feet cannot be un-
derstood by those who know the dangers
of the road traversed.
The incline is the second steepest ascent
in this country, and has three double
turns. 1t winds down the sheer bluff of
the hillside for about 200 feet. The last
100 feet or so of track is laid on a slender
tressel, which spans the West Shore Rail
road tracks. The down grade of this tres
tie is about 20 in 100.
The car, No. Y, started at tbs A. M.
from West Hoboken for the Fourteenth
street ferry When it had gone some little
distance the motor exploded and set the
woodwork on fire. The motorman was
unable to check the speed of the car 1t
rounded the first curve successfully, and
raced on towards the SECOND, where the
hill tracks are left for the trestle. The
flames continued to spread and the speed
to increase. The passengers shrieked and
huddled together in the end of the sway
ing car furthest from the flames.
The motorman stuck to his post, trying
to get the patent foot-brake to work
With jump the car flew around on to
the trestle. This completed turn is al
ways made at a snail's pace. How the car
ever reached and took the next corner
cannot be explained. Hitting the high
places it flew down the trestle, hundred
feet above the West Shore tracks. Be
fore the last curve, which is on level
ground, was reached, the motorman had
the brake in working order and the car
was stopped. The passengers rushed out.
The burning car was taken to the repair
shops, where the flames were put out
after considerable damage had been done.
The officials~of the railway company de-
MED that any such accident had occurred
and no confirmation of it could be OBJ
tanned. The officials did state that troll
ley car No. 172 met with slight acci-
dent on the incline, owing to the brake
chain becoming caught. The car, they
say, was not beyond the control of the
motorman, and was not equipped with
any electric brake.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
WALLAoE's ELECTION EXPENSES

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov II, 1S97-Justice
William J. Wallace, certified to the Secre-
tary of State today that his election ex-
penses amounted to $500, all of which
went to the Republican State Committee.
Other certificates of election expenses
were filed by the following, with the
amounts which each expended:-Jared
Sanford, candidate for member of Assem-
bly, in the First district of Westchester,
$496S5; Ashbel P. Fitch, candidate for
Comptroller of Greater New York,
$1OOS.7O;; John N. Mccarthy, candidate
for Justice of New York City Court,
$5,s60.65; r. Ross Appleton, candidate for
President of Council of Greater New
York, $4113.17.
Francis E. Baldwin, Prohibition candi-
date for Chief Judge of Court of Appeals,
and Theodore F. Cuno, candidate of the
Socialist Labor party for the same Of
flee, certified that they had no expenses.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
TO DINE LAURIER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1S97.-President
Mckinley will give a dinner at the Ex-
ecutive Mansion tonight to Sir Wilfrid
Laurier the Canadian Premier and Lady
Laurier Sir Louis Davies, Minister of
Marine of Canada and Lady, Davies and
the officials who are taking part in the
Behring Sea negotiations. This will be
the first of several notable social events in
honor of the visitors. Tomorrow night
Secretary Sherman will entertain Sir Will
frid and his associates at dinner, and on
Saturday night they will be the guests of
General Foster. Before the Behring Sea
conference opened today. the officials and
ladies of the party inspected the new Con-
gressiOnal Library.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
DEAD In MADAM VALLEY.

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.
SIMLA, Nov. II, 1S97.-When the Brit
ish reconnoitering force returned to the
camp in the Madam Valley, after a dis
astrous retreat from the summit of the
Saran-Sar Mountain, Lieutenant McIn-
tyre and twelve men belonging to the
Northamptonshire Regiment which had
suffered most severely while saving the
wounded, were reported missing; but it
was hoped they would succeed in reach
ing camp A despatch from the Madam
Valley, today, however, shows that the
Lieutenant and his companions have been
killed The bodies have been found, and
it is said to be evident from the position
in which the corpses rested that the
little detachment fell gallantly fighting
to the last. Every man of the party died
from rifle bullet wounds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
MINISTER TO CHINA.

WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1Ss7.-The
President today appointed Charles Page
Bryan. of Illinois, to be envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States to China
Mr. Bryan is resident of Elmhurst, in
Representative Hopkins district. He is
about forty-two years old and has been
somewhat active in politics. He has been
member of the Legislature for three
terms and was a candidate for Speaker.
He was educated in Europe, and is a, flu
ent linguist.
Minister Denby, who is succeeded by
this appointment, has held the position
since the beginning of President Cieve-
lands first term. President Harrison ap-
pointed ex-senator Blair, of New Hanp-
shire, to succeed him, but he was objec-
tionable to the Chinese Government, and
Mr. Denby was left undisturbed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
GREEK NATION FRAUDS.
Nearly 100000 Worth of Illegal
Warrants Issued-Huge Conspiracy.


WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1S97.-Mr. j.
w. Zeneley of the Interior Department,
who was selected by Secretary Bliss to
make an investigation of the reported is
sue of fraudulent warrants by the gov
ernment of the Creek Indian Nation, has
returned to Washington after spending
about a month in Indian Territory max
ing the inquiry.
The investigation made by Mr.. Zeneley
established the fact that Isparhecher, the
principal chief, has no knowledge what
ever of the English language and that all
the warrants purporting to have been is
sued and signed by him were in fact IS
sued and signed by an under Secretary in
his Office. The investigation also deyel-
oped the fact that a number of persons
had combined together to defraud the
Creek government out of a large sum OF
money.
The warrants now known to be fraudu-
lently issued amount to s93,704.93 Mr..
Zeneley says their fraudulent character
is established by indisputable testimony.
The District Attorney for the northern
district of the Indian Territory has been
put in possession of all the facts in the
case and the parties engaged in the con-
spiracy will all be prosecuted. The De-
partment has located about $6S,0oO of the
bogus warrants in the hands of various
persons, but does not feel at liberty to
give their names.
None of these warrants have been paid.
The fraudulent documents are not war
rants issued upon any government depoS-
itory but are ordinary warrants of the
Creek government. The validity of the
remaining warrants, in the judgment of
the Secretary of the Interior, is not suf-
him in disbursing the money under this
appropriation, and he will report the mat
ter fully to Congress in his annual report
and await further legislative action.
The government of the United States
has lost nothing and the Secretary says
he intends that it shall not. He express
es no opinion as to the liability of the
Creek government touching the fraudu-
lent warrants, but proposes to see that
the Creek Indians are fully protected.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
BOSTON BUILDING OoLLAPSBs.
Four Men Injured by the Downfall
Of "a RemodeIled Strucsure.

BOSTON, Nov. II, 1897.-By the collapse
of a three-story brick building which was
being remodelled at the South End today
four men were injured, one of whom 1t IS
said will probably die. The injured are
Moses Lickerstein, who had his right arm
broken and was badly crushed about the
body and sustained internal INJURIES
Simon Kifferditch, face bruised and head
crushed: Peter Haverloch, right arm
bruised. and T. j. McLane, pedestrian,
who was struck by flying bricks.
Lickerstein was removed to the s Emero a11s
was hut slight chances for his recovery.
The building which is owned by Edward
Bergman, was an ancient three-story
structure The collapse was caused by
the taking out Of the main braces by the
workmen. The whole structure fell at
once, but notwithstanding warning that
saved several lives, Hayerloch, Licher-
stien and I<ifferdtch were not quick
enough and were caught in the edge OF
the debris
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
American Republics, were at the White

1tIl4c SoInlneicai-- directory u
American Republics to President Mckin-
ley. There was considerable formality
about the matter, the presenta-
tion being made in the Blue Par
lor. Secretary Sherman presented the
volume, saying:-"Mr. President: Repre-
senting the Executive Committee of the
Bureau of the American Republics, I
hand you the first volume of the CONNER
cial directory of the American Republics.
work of such vast practical Importance
to the commerce of our country as to be
well worthy that we should come in a
body to present it to you.
upon looking through it's pages you
will quickly discern it's far-reaching
value as factor in disseminating gem
orally information respecting the natural
resources, the peculiar commercial activ-
tiles, the varying occupations of their
Industries and the latent capabilities of
the countries of the western hemisphere.
Such work, it is believed. has never
before been collated and published.
with the fullest confidence that this
handsome volume with it's wealth of data
so often sought for unavailingly by bus-
HESS lueIl, Will Inject Will yOuT lieelIly DIP
proval, I have the honor of rendering this
specially bound copy for your examina-
ton, with Director Smiths letter of trans
INITIAL
President Mckinley made a formal re-
sponse, expressing his interest in the
work of the Bureau and the hope that
the publication would lead to closer com
mercial relations between the Republic OF
America.
With the volume was transmitted let
ter to the President from Joseph P. Smith.
director of the bureau, in which he stated
the objects of the publication. It is a
commercial cyclopedia of the Western
Hemisphere intended to furnish informa-
ton for the benefit of manufacturers,
merchants and agriculturists. President
Mckinley had been consulted from time
to time during the preparation of the
work, and has shown great interest in it.
The active cooperation of the Ministers
representing the various Republics has
been enlisted, and all the Governments
have encouraged the work by furnishing
all information in their possession.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
MARRIAGES IN PERU.
Passage of the Civil Ceremony Bill
an Clerical Victory.

WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1S97.-Although
the Peruvian Legation here has not been
officially advised of the passage by the
Puravian Congress on Tuesday of the bill
to legalize non-Catholic marriages and to
sanction civil marriages by the magistrates
of towns no sort ofd oubt is expressed at
the Legation that the cables to this effect
are correct. The contest over this ques-
ton has been protracted and has aroused
considerable feeling in Peru.
The clericals have fought the measure
since its inception The bill itself was
championed by the government and was
passed by the House of Deputies at the
last session of Congress and the long
struggle ended in the victory for the gov
ernment when it was finally sanctioned
by the Senate on Tuesday.
Several of the Protestant Church or
ganizations in the United states had
taken up the matter and urged this gov,
ernment to use it's good offices in aid OF
the measure.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11

from which new jury will be selected
Immediately, and the trial will be pusnea
through during the present term ne
latest reports from Garden City stare
that Juror Larsen is Still in critical
condition and that a consultation VIII pe
held at one O'clock by Drs. W. Barnett
Strong and L. N. Lanehart.
Although this was visitors day at lle
Queens county JAIL not a soul was aa,
nitted to see Mrs Mack. 1t was iearHeu
during the day that Sheriff Don't had y.
sued Instructions to his suDorqllittes '!tal ny,
no person should be permitted to see the
woman.
In some unaccounted for manner she
learned of the statement made by morn
counsel this morning to the. effect that
Martin would go on the stand and fasten
the entire guilt on the WomanS s shoulaers.
When Mrs. Mack heard this, from one OF
the prison attendants, she burst INTO tears
She rocked to and fro in her chair ana
held a handkerchief to her eyes for SeVefai
minutes. AS soon as she recovered nersell
somewhat she fairly Missed between sopS;
Thorn is a liar, and ne IS gong 10 ten
a whole pack of lies. He knows well that
i told the truth yesterday, and If he says
differently 1 can prove him to be dirty
Mrs. Mack was thoroughly worked up
and her iailers feared that she would
have some kind of fit. They calmed her
down by coaxing and agreeing with her IN
ealmer and was soon buried in peruSlng
the morning papers, which gave voluml-
nous accounts of her statement While III
the witnes chair yesterday.
Thorn saw no person from the outside
today with the exception of his lawyers,
but even this questionable luxury did nos
fall to Mrs. Nack's share and neither her
lawyer nor anyone from his office called
on her
In presence of his counsel, Joseph Moss,
Martin Thorn made a statement while on
his way to his cell, after having left the
court room. His manner was cold and
calm. He said
1.-The sworn statement of Mrs. Mack IS
a tissue of lies from beginning to end. Her
counsel made her go on the stand ana
tell it to save herself from the conse-
quences of the murder she committed.
When l go on the stand I will tell the
whole truth without reservation.
MY love for that woman has ruined me,
/ had for her has gone. Now | Will
tell what she really Is and what she did
She committed the murder herself.
This is what comes of trusting Wom-
an. and I might have known what to ex-
pect from her treatment of other men
Simply made a fool of myself for her
sake Now l am paying the penalty.
Nobody knows better than she that she
fred the fatal shot, and. depended upon
my infatuation for her to clear her in case
of arrest. 1 merely helped her to cover
up the crime.
~ am sorry, very sorry, that there is
stop to the trial, as / was only too anx-
ious to go on the witness stand and tell
the whole story, refute the pack of lies
which she built up.
81 must wait and be as patient as can
suppose, for the time when my turn will
come round"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
FINED ON Nc PROOF.

Policeman Beatty, of Hoboken, arrested
another bicyclist on Garden street last
night on a charge of reckless riding
Every evening the thoroughfare is crowd
ed with wheelmen and wheelwomen Some
of the young men have a mania for racing
and the police have their hands full try
ing to prevent the practice.
About 1890 o'clock last night George
Marinuss, 2S years old, of No. 81 Park
avenue, came along the thoroughfare at
alleged break-neck speed. Policeman
Beatty watched him and when he Stacked
speed at Newark street the policeman
placed him under arrest.
This morning Marinuss told Recorder
.McDonOugh that he was not riding over
ten miles an hour. Beatty. however.
swore that the speed was nearer twenty,
so the Recorder fined Marinuss S..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
Hartnett,s Thermo ometer Report.
DIED.

JoHNsON--On Tuesday, Nov. g, 1897.
John Johnson. beloved husband OF
Maggie Johnson.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral on Friday, Nov. II, at 2
P. NJ, from his late residence, 355 Sew
New York and Albany papers please
copy.
ASHHURST.-On Wednesday morning,
November 10, 1897 at the residence OF
her mother, No, 100 Virginia avenue,
Margaret Petronilla. daughter of Mary
and the late John Ashhurst.
Friends are invited, to attend the funeral
from the above address on Friday, Mo-
yelnber II, at eight A NJ
Interment at Newburgh, N. Y.
MAYOR Thursday, Nov. II, 1897, at No.
S0T Ninth street, Mamie T. May.
daughter of the late Patrick H. and
Martha May.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
ROSSELOT-In this city, on Thursday,
Nov. II, 1897 Elizabeth NJ, wife os
Edward P. Rosselot, aged 40 years.
Relatives and friends of the family are
Snvited to attend the funeral on Satur-
day, Nov. IS, at p. M, from her late
residences No. 20 Summit avenue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
INVESTIGATIONS IN GREECE.
Results of American Explorations in
the Region of Argos and MYcenae.

Argos is about eight miles distant from
Nauplia to the southeast, five from
Tiryns in the same direction, and seven
miles south of Mycenae. The conica1 hill
the steep, rocky sides of which rise above
the town, is the ancient Larrissa-a Pc
lasgic term signifying an acropolis or
citadel Its summit, nine hundred and fif-
ty feet high, is crowned by the remains
of the old Cyclopean stronghold, which
has given place to a mediaeval fortress,
famous in recent times for it's gallant
defence, by9a handful of Greeks under
Demetrius .Ypsilanti, against the Turkish
army of Dram-Ali.
On the Larissa stood the sacred shrine
of Apollo Pythius, the patron of the Ar
give Amphictyony. But the great divinity
of Argos, reverenced above all Others. was
Hera, who had won the land in contest
with Poseidon. She appears in the ''Iliad'
as the protectress of the Argives; and her
worship remained supreme with her peo-
pie to the end.
Once in four years the great festival of
the goddess was celebrated when nearly
the whole population of Argos marched
in pomp and solemnity to the sanctuary;
the chariot of the priestess being drawn
by a pair of white oxen. 1t was on an
occasion similar to this that, the oxen
"
Cleobis and Biton yol1ed themselves to
their mothers chariot, and, having drawn
Cydippe to the temple, a distance of orty-
five stadia, laid themselves to rest after
assisting at the festival And the goddess,
in response to the prayer of her priestess
to reward their flial devotion by the
greatest boon she could bestow upon man,
reposed the youths in eternal sleep. The
Argives erected statues to the brothers
at Delphi; and Pausanias saw a relief at
Argos representing the scene as Solon had
tod s~fn IN
by him to name a man happier than him.
self. For the fame of Hera's sanctuary
had spread beyond Greece. In Greece it
self it was esteemed second only to Olym-
pia. and Delphi; and it was here accord
ing to a legend which reaches us through
a later source, that the assembled Greeks
chose Agamemnon as their leader in their
expedition against Troy, and swore allie
glance to him.-Forum.
Business Mems Table dHote. 12 to P. M,
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
JOHN G. BNGLIsH's DAUGHTER WE'D

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. II, 1897.-Miss
Bertha English, daughter of the late
John c. English, and Mr.. J. V Clark, of
Chicago, were married at els en- a. m. in
St. Josephs Cathedral, the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Watterson officiating, after which
an informal wedding breakfast was serv-
ed at the Great Southern Hotel to $50
guests.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
w. P. Rend Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph P. Rend,
Mr.. and Mrs Hampstead Washburn, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Spalding, Mr.. Henry
Clark Miss Clark, Mr.. Shrahan and Miss
Cox, of Chicago; and large attendance
Of the elite of this city.
Mrs Joseph p. Rend is sister of the
BRIDE
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
A Dfmeult Examfnaticn.

either branch of the legal profession is
too easy. A table of the results of the
last four preliminary examinations at the
law institution shows that tWo-ffths OF
the candidates failed. The desults at the
final examination were not much better.
At the examination in April, indeed, the
percentage of failures was nearly fifty; as
against seventy-five candidates who
passed. there were thirty-seyen who
failed. The percentage of failures at the
bar final examination is even greater.
Whether this increased severity will pro-
duce a better race of lawyers is a ques-
tion on which it is pardonab1e to enter
tain some doubt. Comapring the result
with the past. we apprehend that any at
tempt to establish the superiority of the
present generation would not be unattend-
cd by difficult London Law Journal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
SOUTH COVE IMPROVEMENTS.
Another Conference TO BE Held ITO
Consider she Tracts DevelOpme ma.

The Street and Water Commissioners
will hold another conference soon in refer
ence to the South Cove grant, when it is
expected an offer made 70 the Board for
the improvement of the tract will be pre-
sented and discussed.
There is one company, it is said, in New
York ready to lease the tract for a term
of ten or twenty years at a nominal rem
tal and they propose to make a water
way to the bay and the property for the
storage and shipping of lumber, coal and
grain. What they will not use they will
sublet. Their offer to the Board is daily
expected. In the meantime, however, the
Commissioners will do nothing about the
tracks of the Central Railroad which lie
on the grant, until some plan for the de-
velopment of the tract is presented, and it
is found that the tracks interfere. This
is in accordance with the views of Corpor-
alton Counsel Blair
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11
COMPLAINTS AGAINST SEWERS.

Complaint is made that the work on the
sewer now in course of construction in
Union street is not being done according to
the specifications, the bricks being lald
without cement 1t is also reported that
the sewer in Hatch avenue has been left
here without any earth covering, and
that on on both Hatch and Yale avenues
there are ponds of filth into which the
owners of houses in those localities have
been allowed to drain their property in
stead of making sewer connections. These
ponds have Become nuisances which
should receive the attention of the Health