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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18
,,s Hone sim In Boston.

BOSTON. July l7-There has been great
.ctiyitv ali to-day and tonight aboard
Lieutenant Peary's Arctic cruiser. Hope.
now wing at Long wharf, and it was
honoa maj her stores would all be loaded
90 as TO permit the sailing Of the vessel
Tonight. This was, however, found TO
be impossible.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18
The Unr of Human Nature.

LEXINGTON, KY, July I.-City-Judge
GRAY Falkener acquitted Jacob ,. Harris
of the charge Of killing Thomas h. MeE-
ritt here last Friday night holding thaI
the action Of the man who aVenses tue
destruction Of his blasted married IRE anu
Ia. dtshonored children by striking down
tbe destrover after all must be deter
~,ipoS at the bar Of human nature, and
human nature will excuse the one who
so ayenges.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18

from the City Hall yesterday. was hned
VI and costs or thirty days IN jan as
disorderly in the Police Court.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18

The lawn party which is being bold -
Fulton for the benefit u ST. Pau'cki
church viii continue every night Inn
week.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18

Grove-to organize the miners. but
failed TO do anything at either place
The operators at some OF the mines
offered a further increase OF one-fourtn
OF a cent per bushel, making three
fourth Of a cent advance in all, or about
Il cents per ton.
SECRET MEETING OF MINERS.
POMEROY, o.. July IA secret ses-
sion OF miner delegates was held here
all day to-day, representing the miners
In the bend on the Ohio side. They de-
clded 10 permit coal 20 be mined at the
advance. only for home consumDtion.
This will permit the salt-works and tho
mills here TO run. They are to make
united effort TO get the West Virginia
miners out.
MINERS PRACTICALLY MASTERS.
CLEVELAND. o., July 1.-THE local
operators are inclined to think that the
miners are practically masters OF the
situation now. The operators do not
look forward TO this condition with as
much apprehension as they did few
days ago.
POCAHONTAS FIELD.
BLUEFIELD, w. VA, July 1.-THE
miners at ElkhOrn and Shamokin, in
the Pocahontas coal-feld. went out yes
terday, but some OF them went back to
work to-day. There has been no trou-
bic at any of the other collieries. Grand
Master Workman Sovereign. Of tins
Knights of Labor, arrived at Keystone
to-day, to aid in getting the meneout.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18

THE WEATHER IN RICHMOND
vrswrRpAY was warm and cloudy. The
49, a midnight were overcast
sfa.e OK thermometer;
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18
The weather.

- WASHINGTON, July H.-Fors
o,, cast for sunday:
KAHN For Virginia: Threatening we1
Their ana showers. probably fol
lowed by fair weather sunday
.,,o~ooon or night; no change la TEN.
,e,st,,re. southeasteriy winds
North Carolina: Local shooters; south
easterly winds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18

PARKERsBURG, w. VA, July H.
The Citizens Coal Company here. con-
trolled by the stockholders OF the Mono
rahela Coal Company. are laying in
hundreds of cars of coal at their yards
for the first time in their history. This
Is taken as an indication that they ex-
pect their miners TO strike.
STRIKE SETBACK.
CHARLESTON. w. VA, July 1.-THE
agitators of the strike in the Kanawha
Valley received a setback to-day. They
visited two places-Monarch and Cedar
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18

The Virginia delegation attended thi
outlook meeting on Lookout Alountalf
this afternoon at 1 o'clock, and wers
afterwards driven through Chickamaags
Park. Tomorrow they will attend ser,
vices at the various churches, and somt
of them will 90 by Nashville TO VISIT tht
Centennial tomorrow night. Most 81
them attended a grand concert at sh'
Auditorium this evening.
DR.. Cooper is to-day the guest or Cap
tain c. S. wilkins, in Park Place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
English Dinners in 1s4o.

OF society in 1910 let me speak only of
the weather. city class, writes Sir Walter
Besant in Self -Culture''-the people who
lived in big houses in Bloomsbury or in
the suburbs They had Evenings" with
a little music; they were very decorous;
the young men stood round the wall or
in the doorways; the little music includ-
ed songs of the affections. There was
little refreshment handed about or set
out in the dining-room. 1t consisted of
sandwiches. cake and negus. Sometimes
there was a dinner party.
The company was invited for $50. The
dinner, always the same, or nearly the
same, consisted of salmon outlets, haunch
of mutton, boiled fowl and tongue. birds
of some kind, and pudding of one or two
kinds. The dishes were put on the table;
everybody helped each other; nobody
drank anything until the host had first
taken wine with him. There was nothing
to drink at dinner except sherry. After
dinner the port went around once The
ladies retired. This was about 80 or 7:45
Then men then closed up, fresh decanters
were placed on the table and they drank
port steadily till 10:30-i. e., for three
long hours. Then they went up stairs to
the drawing room, and, as if the port
were not enough, they then had brandy
and water, hot.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
FRANK CONROY ELEOTROOUTED.
He Hacked His Wife's Head Off in
His Drunken Fury.

DANNEMORA, N. Y, Aug. 10, 1897
Frank c. Conroy, the Ogdensburg wife
murderer was successfully executed at
Clinton Prison today.
The first shock was given at 11:3S1a
o'clock, 1,S40 volts being required to cleo
trify his body to degree of IA amperes.
The current was maintained for period
of four seconds and then varied 250 volts
and 215 amperes to the maximum OF 80
seconds. Conroy was pronounced dead
four and half minutes after the first
shock He walked between Fathers Bel
anger and Cotter unsupported to the
chair, his eyes upon the crucifix and
praying. He met his fate calmly and
bravely. The electrocution is pronounced
perfectly successful.
On the morning of May 20, 1896, Frank
Conroy returned to his home in Ogdens-
burg from Montreal, where he had gone
broke" Walking into the house he
accused his wife of unfaithfulness.
Angered at her denials he snatched up a
carving knife and hacked he head and
throat until she was dead. The woman
was nearly decapitated by the time Con-
roy's jealous hate was satisfied. His two
little daughters, one five and the other
seven gyears old witnessed the butchery
Conroy gave himself up at once, saying
he was satisfied to take his punishment.
Conroy had considerable local reputation
as an athlete and a drunkard.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
CENSUS DEDUCTIONS.
Great Increase of Workers in
Proportion to the Popula-
tion-Agrieulture
Unpopular.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 1Ss7.-Com-
parative figures compiled by the Depart
ment of Labor in the form of deductions
from the last census statistics, relating
to workers at gainful occupations point
to the fact that persons at work,
especially females have increased very
much faster than the population at large.
AS a result, the statement shows that the
proportion of workers relative to the total
population and to the whole number of
people of the respective ages, was con-
siderably greater in 1890 than at the pre-
eeding census periods and that this in
creased proportion is apparent for each
of the great classes of occupation except
agriculture fisheries and mining.
All this, the statement sets out, shows
very clearly the constantly increasing dis
inclination of our population to follow
agricultural pursuits, tendency mater
tally hastened doubtless by the wide ap-
plication of machinery to the process OF
agriculture. Despite this disinclination
and the recent over crowding of manu-
featuring and commercial centres the
analysis demonstrates that the increased
proportion of workers is found generally
in the higher walks of business life and
in those occupations which call for skilled
labor principally rather than in the lowest
or more laborious forms of employment.
The conclusion is accordingly stated to
be inevitable that the great body of work
erS has as a whole, progressed and mas
perceptibly risen in the social scale OF
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
KING MILAN SERIOUSLY ILL.
His Recovery Doubtful-sketch
Ghe Royal Patient.
[By Gable to The Associated Press.]

IBy Cable to The Associated Press.]
VIENNA, Aug. 10, 1S97.-Ex-King Milan
of Servia is so seriously i'll that some
anxiety is experienced by his friends as
to his eventual recovery.
Milan 7, ex-King of Servia, was born
August 10, 1854, at Jassy, of Moldavian
mother, who married the only son of
Prince Ephraim. He was adopted by
Prince Michael who had no children by
his marriage, and was sent by him in 1854
TO Paris, where he was educated at the
Military Academy of Louis-le-Grand. At
ter the assassination of Michael Obreno-
witch in 1868 he hastened to Seryia, and
was proclaimed Prince in July Of that
year. He was crowned King of Servia
at Belgrade in 1872, and abdicated in fa-
vor of his son, Prince Alexander, in 1889.
in consequences of the troubles arising
out of the Kings quarrels with his wife,
Queen Natalie.
Servia was proclaimed a kingdom, un-
der King Milan, in 1882 Previous to this
he had fought war with Turkey and
was ANONYMOUSLY beaten and, later, in
1885, King Milan declared war upon Prince
Alexander of Bulgaria, and was COM
pletely defeated within his own frontiers
inside of two weeks.
s On October %, 1882, Madam Markovitch,
the widow of lieutenant-colonel who
had been shot for Dynastic conspiracy
five years previously, made an attempt
to kill King Milan by shooting at the lat
ter and wounding in the thigh woman
who was looking on as the King and
Queen were entering the Cathedral Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
OUTING PARTY INJURED.
A Wagon Overturned In Union HUI
and six Persons Hurt.

A party, consisting of Mrs w. f.
Ritchie, wife of a. shoe dealer in Eighth
avenue. near Eighteenth street, New
York; Mrs. Wallace, of No. S19 Park ave-
nue., Hoboken; Mrs. Wood, of Hoboken;
Miss Jennie Wood, Agnes Wood, six years
old; Annie Wood, three years old, and
William Hoffman, of Homestead, owner
and driver of the wagon, was severely in
jured yesterday while out driving.
Mrs. Ritchie visited her mother, Mrs.
Wallace. yesterday and made up a fam
lily party to visit Homestead, where Mrs.
Bitches husband owns some property,
for lawn party.
The time passed so pleasantly that they
didn't start to return until after dark.
The family occupied light platform
wagon.
While descending the Gardner street
hill, in Union Hill, the traces broke and
the outfit ratified down the incline. The
wagon swung around, overturned and
threw all its seven occupants into the
road.
Hoffman and little Annie Wood were
the only ones who escaped injury. Miss
Jennie Wood was the most seriously hurt.
Her face was lacerated and skull frac-
tured. and it is feared she cannot re-
cover.
Mrs. Ritchie received lacerations of the
right side and face, and her head was
cut. Mrs. Wallace's right side and face
were cut. and Mrs. Wood has a cut over
the right eye. Agnes Wood has cuts
on the body.
The injured women and child were at
tended by DR.. Stellwagen. All were taken
home In a coach except Miss Jennie
Wood, who was SO badly hurt that she
could not be taken away.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
TIE WATER EXPERTS.
Mayor Officially Informed of
Vermeule and Ferris APP
pointment-What Is
Ward Up To?

Clerk Bouton of the Street and Water
Board today filed with Mayor Hoos a
certified copy of the resolution appointing
C. C. vermeule and Garwood Ferris the
water engineers to serve the Board of
Finance and Street and Water Board
respectively.
When the resolution was passed some
five weeks ago, Clerk Bouton neglected to
send it to Mayor Hoos for his approval
The first official intimation the Mayor had
of the appointment of Messrs. Vermeule
and Ferris was when concurrent resolu-
ton of the Board of Finance was served
upon him. In it the salaries OF the
engineers were fixed. The Mayor vetoed
the concurrent resolution explaining that
he was opposed to approving it until after
he had heard officially from the Street
and Water Board that Messrs Vermeule
and Ferris has been named.
When the Mayors veto was taken up
and knocked out by the Finance Board,
it was oontended by some of the officials
that nothing further need be done to
make the appointments perfectly legal.
Mayor Hoos was advised differently,
however, and, after several conferences,
Clerk Bouton of the Street and Water
Board was induced to file copy of the
original resolution of appointment with
the Mayor. What disposition of it will
be made Is not positively known, but it
is reported that it will be approved
Action may be taken by His Honor to-
morrow. If he does act and approves the
selection of Vermeule and Ferris, they
will commence work on Thursday. His
Honor, however has been seen in con-
sultation with Lebbeus B. Ward so much
of late that some people are looking for
surprises in the water programme.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
ON THE GRAND BANKS
How the Cod and Halibut Are TAX
Ell by the Small Vessels.

Gustav Kobbe, of Short Hills, writes
an article entitled "On the Grand Banks
and Elsewhere for st. Nicholas.
The trawlers are generally found on the
Grand Banks, the hand-liners on the
Western Bank and Quiro. These hand
lines are smaller vessels with fewer DOR
les. and the men fish with hand lines,
one man and two lines to dory. The
hand-liner sits in the middle of his dory,
with a compartment in it's stern. and
another in its bow for his catch. When
you see the bow sticking far up in the air,
you know the fisherman has his stern
load. Then, as fish after fish flashes into
the other compartment the bow settles,
and when the dory is on an even keel the
hand-liner pulls back to the vessel.
The trawlers bait with fresh herring,
mackerel and squid; the hand-liners with
salt CLAIMS. The catch of both is split and
salted and the vessel has full fare"
or catch, when she has wet her salt
that is, used up all her salt-and is full
of fish A trawler's voyage lasts about
eight weeks; a hand-liners's eleven. .
A trawler's crew receives no wages, but
fishes on shares. First. the captain gets
a percentage; of the remainder one-half
goes to the vessel which "finds,' that is:
Supplies the gear, stores. salt and half
the bait; and the other half to the cap
tain and cTewNin equal shares, which run
from $110 to $150, and even to $3.50.
But among the hand-liners each man Is
paid according to what he catches, the
fare from each dory being weighed as
it Is taken aboard. This stimulates COM
petition There is Judgment in knowing
where to fish, or how long to stay. over
a certain spot; and even the quickness
with which a line is hauled in will make
q perceptible difference at the e. end OF /, q
thigh line as they call the best fisher
man. at the end OF voyage, and those
who win this distinction time and again,
as some do, become known as killers"
The main catch on the Banks is cod
and halibut. There is also q fleet OF
small American vessels which pursue the
merry swordflsh. Swordfishing is good
sport-whaling on a small scale. A man,
dart in hand, stands In the vessels bow,
supported BY senai-cireular iron brace.
when near enough to the fish he let's fly
the dart A swordfsh may weigh $50
pounds. One can tow a dory mile, and
q piece OF the sword has been found
driven through the bottom of pilot boat.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
CANOVAS' FUNERAL.
Queen Regent DEGREES the Mil
itary Orders Of a Marshal
to the Dead Premier.
[By Cable to The Associated Press.l

<ASSOIiptCtk
MADRID, Aug. 10, 1S97.--The Queen Re-
gent has decreed that. the military hon.
ors observed in the case of the funeral
of Marshal shall be accorded the re-
mains of the late Premier of Spain, Senior
Canovas del Castillo, who was shot and
killed at Santa Agueda, on Sunday, by
an anarchist named Michele Angine Coli.
The body of the Spanish statesman will
arrive here on Wednesday, morning, ac-
companied by his widow, the Minister
for the Colonies, Senor Cos-Gayon, and
the Chief Mayordomo, the Duke of Soto
mayor, representing the Queen Regent.
The pall-bearers will be an Academician.
an Admiral, the President of the Senate,
a Knight of the Golden Fleece and Mar
shall Martinez de Campos. The interment
will take place in the Pantheon.
Funeral services will take place stimuli
taneously in all the churches throughout
the country, and the official mourning will
last three days.
The Queen Regent is greatly affected
by the tragedy and is still confined to her
room.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
DIED.

TIGHE-On the Sth instant, at St
Francis Hospital, this city, Rev. John
Relatives and friends of the deceased, /,
also the reverend clergy, are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from the
rectory of St Paufs Church, Greenville,
A. NJ. to ST. Paurs Church, where a SOL
emn high mass of requiem will be Of
fered for the repose of his soul.
Members of the County Boards, A. O..
H, b. of E. and "A. o. H. of A. are re-
ouested to meet at No 1876 Montgomery
street, Jersey City, tonight at 7:30 O'Clock,
to make arrangements to attend the fun-
eral of our beloved and deeply lamented
their sorrow for his death.
THOMAS REILLY,
County President, A. o. H, B. of e.
MICHAEL B. HOLMES,
County President A. O. H. of A.
DUNCAN.---on Sunday, August s. 1897, at
Cairo. n Y Mary E Murphy, be
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her late residence, No. 2l2 Wilton
A. M thence to ST. Patrick's r. c..
Church. where a solemn high mass of
requiem will be offered for the happy re-
pose of her soul.
DONLIN-Suddenly on Monday, August
9, 1897, Bridget Donlin, wife of the late
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her late residence. % Holden Lane,
on Thursday. August II, at nine A, NJ. |;
thence to ST. Johns R. G. Church, where
a solemn high mass of requiem will be
offered for the happy repose of her soul.
HAMILL--At his late residence, No. 80
Newark avenue, on Monday August 8,
1897 William ]. Hamill, beloved hus-
band of Josephine Hamill
Notice of funeral hereafter.
MuLLER-In this city, on Sunday. Aug
Catharine Muller, aged years and 4
months.
Funeral private.
TRAPP-On Monday, August 8. 1897, H.
Frederick Trapp.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend funeral from late residence, No.
1924 Park avenue, Hcboken, Wednesday
afternoon at p. M.
WHITTEN--In this city. on Tuesday. Au-
gust TO- 1897, Mary, youngest daughter
of Henry and Margaret Whitten, aged
II years.
Relatives and friends of the family are
Invited to attend the funeral on Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock. from the resi-
dence Of her parents, No. 1S5 Montgomery
street.
BECKER.-On Monday, Aug. 8. 1897 Mary,
wife Of William Becker, aged 81 years.
Relatives and friends, also the Benevo-
lent Society of the Passaic Zinc Works,
and Humboldt Lodge, No. 1,752. K. of H,
are invited to attend the funeral on We'd
nesday, Aug. II, at 2 p. NJ, from her late
residence No. 627 Grand street
LUCEY.--On Monday, August s.. 1897.
infant daughter of John Lucey and
Mary Lucey nee McGuinness.
Burial private.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
WRHCKHRS ON TIE RAIL
Villainous Work on the
Central Railroad Near
Phillipsburg.
TWO TRAINS SMASHED UP
Bayonne Engineer Badly Injured
Miraculous Escape From
Death.
Especial 10 ..The Jersey city News."l

Especial TO The Jersey CITY News. j
PHILLIPSBURG, Aug. 10. 1S9I.-Train
wreckers have been at work again on the
Central Railroad of New Jersey, and last
night for the fourth time jim as many
months their dastardly work accomplish
ed the wreck of two fast freight trains,
the blocking of the tracks until five
o'clock this morning and the loss OF at
least $685.
About $50 o'clock last night as train
No. 41S was laundering along at fifty
miles an hour, on it's way to New York
with many cars of valuable merchandise,
the engine struck pile Of ties just west
of White House. The obstruction was
loosened by the awful crash and pushed
along to a switch, where the ties caught.
The engine left the track and landed
down an embankment complete wreck.
Fourteen cars were also derailed, piled
up in confusion, and their contents scat
tered along the track. Engineer Shupp,
of Mauch Chunk, remained at his post
and miraculously escaped with his life.
Conductor Mattrass, also of Mauch
Chunk, was riding ON the tank of the en-
gine and was seriously hurt. The fire.
man jumped.
Before a. flagman could be sent out to
signal approaching trains, another fast
freight, composed of cars loaded with
fish and peaches for the market in the
Lehigh Valley, came up and ran into
the debris. The engine and two cars of
fish were demolished. Engineer Strubble,
of Bayonne City, and Conductor Moyna-
ham, of Junction, were badly injured.
A watchman had been employed at
White House to guard against the train
wrecSers' attempts, but last Saturday he
was suspended, the railroad officials evil
IDENTIFY thinking the gang had left the dis
f,,;.,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
Tns wor,d,. Nor.hernmoss Paper

The northernmost paper of the world Is
the .Spitsbergen Gazette which is now
being published by g. A. Gundersen. OF
Bergen, Norway. on the island of Spits-
bergen. 1t is announced In its prospectus
and first number that it will appear week
" during the months of July and August.
and during the first week or two in. Sep
ternber, as long as the weather permits
and until the last tourist steamer leaves
Spitsbergen for this season. The size of
the paper is ten by twelve inches, and it
has four pages, of which three are filled
with local news and one page with ad-
vertisements. Although the paper is
rather small, it is printed in three LAM
guages. the pages being divided into three
columns for the purpose. The first is
English, the second Norwegian and the
third German
The first number contains mostly stories
of recent travels in the Arctic region, de-
scriptions of excursions on Spitzbergen
and other kindred matter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-10
GIRL WANTS TO DIE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10. 1897. Annie Han
sen, who is only fifteen years old, at
tempted to end her life today in Brook
lyn, where she lives at No. Il Vine street.
by taking poison. After the stomach
pump had saved her life little Annie told
a pitiful story to the police.
She alleged that her father constantly
beat her with leather strap, first tying
her hands and feet together with ropes.
She declared that she hardly had any
thing to eat for ten days. She had to
sleep. she said. in a dirty room. Empty
soap boxes constituted her bed. It was
after her usual matutinai beating today,
the girl said, that she determined to die.
The girls father Is employed by a
reputable firm. The Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children is investi-
eating the case. The police believe her
story y exaggerated.