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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-02
REMEDY FoR LockJAw.
Gratifying Success OF New Treatment
In San Francisco.

SAN FRANcIsco, May 29.-A new
treatment for lockjaw or tetanus has
just been successfully tried at the Ger.
man hospital under the direction Of DR..
Conrad Well. The patient who owes
his life, as the physicians believe, to the
new treatment, is Edmund Shein, now
about % years old, who received an in
jury to his thumb about month ago.
Within 4S hours under the new treat
ment signs Of improvement began and
at the end of the week the patient has
been pronounced ont of danger.
The new treatment consists Of injec-
tons of a tetanus anti toxine similar in
its source 70 the anti-toxine Of diph-
liberia
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-02

ABBOTT, Tex. May Sl.-Mrs. Fannie
l.. Barr. her 4-year-old babe aud her sis
ter. Miss Matte l.. Alexander, aged IA,
were all drowned in tank near the
house. The boy was playing in the
shallow water and inadvertently stepped
OIL into a deep hole in the center Of the
tank. and the ladies were drowned in
trying to rescue the little fellow.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-02

PLnAsANTvILLE, o.. May 81. AS Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Friend were driving q
spirited horse, II SHE'D suddenly, over
turning the carriage and throwing the
occupants down a steep embAnkment
Mr. Friend was soEioosl9 bruised and
Mrs. Friend received broken collar
bono and serious internal injuries
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-02
AJeaioa. Giri's Deed.

MONTPELIER. Vt, May si.-Miss Mil
bred Brewster, the daughter Of a
wealthy farmer of Huntington shot,
probably fatally, Miss Annie Wheeler,
Of whom she is alleged TO have been
Jealous. The deed was committed in a
lonely spot ON the outskirts of this CITY,
After shooting Miss Wheeler the
Brewster girl turned the revolver on
herself, intiicting a serious and possibly
o fatal wound.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-02

MONTPELIER. VI. May 81 A folding
bed Ia the Union House closed automat'
ically during last night while Henry
Kendall, aged SO. was asleep in t. He
was dead when taken Qua. having either
been smothered or died Of heart failure
induced b. fright
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-02
REPORT ON THE RUIZ CASE.
Consul General Lee Sends Dispatches Dy
a Mysterious Stranger.


HAVANA, May 31.-The commission
conducting the inquiry into the circum-
stances surrounding the death of Dr.
Ruiz closed its labors at an early hour
Saturday. A mysterious messenger
from Washington came from Tampa on
the steamer Mascotte Saturday morning,
but did not land.
Mr.. Fishback, secretary of the COM
mission, accompanied by Consul Cen
eral Lees son, went on board the steam
er before he sailed and held q brief con-
sultatiOn with the stranger, and it is
supposed that they delivered TO him the
report of the commission and other
highly important dispatches from Con-
sui General Lee and Mr.. Calhoun, who
was selected to investigate DIR. Ruiz
death.
The Hubbard Milling company and k.
ID Hubbard of Mankato Mimi, have
failed. Hubbard estimated his liabilities
at . 0 % 0. and assets not over s35J,OJO.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
MOTOR ON A RAMPAGE.
Down Grade,I Mad Speed, Sharp
Curve. Panic, Smash, AmbulaDcea.

a
PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. "A. 1S97.-At
about GAS O'Clock this morning an elect
ric car on the Penn Avenue Line in
charge of Conductor Grouse and Motor
man Stead, became uncomfortable just
after the car had passed to the heavy
grade west of Main street. Everything
possible was done to stop it's wild flight,
but without success. There is a sharp
curve at Thirty-fifth street crossing
When the car struck this curve it was
running at a frightful speed and left the
track, crashing into large telegraph
with the usual early morning load of
passengers, who were going to their
places of business in the city. There
was the widest excitement, amounting
to a panic, and that there was no loss
of life is miraculous.
The car was almost split in twain, so
great was the impact against the pole,
and the frightened passengers were
hurled in all directions.
The more seriously injured were:
George Shingo, thrown through win
dow: shoulders badly cut.
Edv ard Taylor, face badly cut.
George Cappel, bruised and several cuts
about head and shoulders.
P. G. Haley, cut and bruised about
head, face and body.
PROBABLY dozen other passengers re-
ceived injuries less serious. None, how
ever, are thought to be fatally hurt
Motorman Staed braveiy stuck to his
place on the platform, doing all that
could be done to stop the car through
out its wild run of seven long squares.
Steed was also badly cut and bruised, be-
ing hurled headlong through his cab
window and against the pole which had
stopped the car
The cause Of the accident is not defin-
itely known. Neither the brakes nor the
reversing machinery would respond when
applied.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
STILL BUYING LOTS
Tabernacle Votes to Pur-
chase DR.. Grants Pro-
perty Next to the
Hill Church.
WILL ENLARGE TIE BUILDING
Mr.. Scudder Has Secured $4,000
from the Church Build
~ ing Society.

The annual meeting Of the Society of t4s
First Congregational Church was held
last night in the lecture room of the Tab.
ernacie. The designations Of Mr.. w. H
Turner and NIr. George Grouse as mernl
pers OF the Roard of Trustees were read
and accepted after the reading of the rnins
utes. Mr.. Sidney Gould read the report
Of the Treasurer of the Tabernacle and
Mr. Craig gave a partial report of tina
finances of the hill church. Mr. Scudder
then announced that by the manual of thu
society only those who had been members
of the church or society for three months
prior to the nesting could vote for trus<
tees. This excluded the members of the
hill congregation, who had been members
but one month. But, he added, there was
a bylaw by which any rule might be sus-
pended by two-thirds vote of those en-
titled to vote. The downtown people
showed their willingness to give the hill
congregation all possible privileges by
making the vote to suspend the rule ex-
Guiding them unanimous
The election of trustees then took place.
Three of the trustees were to be elected
from the hill congregation and three from
the downtown. Messrs. Craig and Cooper
from the hill congregation were elected to-
1l tha unexpired terms of Messrs. Turner
and Grouse. Mr. W. J. Hunt raised a
laugh when he said that in the election OF
the other four trustees the society must
remember shat one was to be elected
from the hill and three-er-fronn below
and one member called out, "Oh, deacon,
are. we downtownerS as bad as fhat?''
Mr.. Gerow of the hill and Messrs Par
Sens. Rowland and Gould Of the Taber-
nacle were elected trustees. Mr.. Hunger
ford was reelected Secretary.
MIR. Scudder said it might very soon bs
necessary to enlarge the hill church, for
already the Sunday school room has to ba
used to accommodate the congregation.
Dr. Grant, he said, OWNS the house next
the church and wishes to sell it for Sc, 000.
The Congregational Church Building So
Getty will lend So 900 for the purpose with
cut interest. The Rev Mr.. Wells is will
ing to rent the house. There are two
mortgages on the house amounting to
$500 which would be paid by the money
laanedA DIR. Grant is willing to take S1000
cash and trustees notes for the remaining
81, 500. 1t was voted to buy the house and
rent it TO the Rev, Mr.. Wells ur'nM the lot
is needed to enlarge the church.
The trustees were authorized to spend
500 to raise the floor OF tkse gallery of the
hill church, carpet It and put in seats.
Appropriations were made for the music
Of each church Each church received the
same amount as was expended last year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
CUBAN STAMPS I'm THE MAILS.
Our Post Office Authorities i'm a
Granddaughter Diplomat Question

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA, 1S97.-The ap-
pearance of the stamp of the so-called
Cuban Republic, in the United States
mails, has caused much comment here
ana was the source of some discussion
at the Postofice Department today as to
whether such stamps could be recognized
as proper for the transmission OF mails
into the United States as this govern
meht has not recognized Cuba as a free
and independent country. This is prob
ably the first case of its kind where in
surgents have established their own Post
offices and used their own stamps which
were transmitted in the mails to the
United States.
At the Post Office Department it was
stated that these stamps were good so
far as the United States was concerned,
as Our postal laws require only that the
stamps be properly cancelled, and the en-
velspes containing mail matter bear the
postmark of a regular post Office These
regulations have been complied with so
far as the department knows. Had they
not been admissible, the letters bearing
these stamps would have been marked
with the better T. at the receiving office
in Hllis country, meaning 'tax collect
The department knows nothing about
the postoffice stamped on the envelopes
except that it is Spanish territory and
Spain is in the international postal union.
Those stamps might give rise to a del
icate diplomatic question in which the
Fos;toffice Department would take no
Part, but refer the matter to the Depart
rnent of State fog settlement.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
THE GAS EPIDEMIC.

NEW YORK, Jan. IA, 1ss7.-William
Ferguson of 127th street and St. Nicholas
avenue and James McKenna of No. 7SS
Halsey street. Brooklyn, were found'd dead
in a room of a Harlem hotel this morn
ing. The men occupied the room to-
gether. They had been asphyxiated by
Illuminating gas. There is a chandelier
with three burners in the room which
the men occupied, and one was burning
low. while another was turned fun on.
and unlighted. 1t is supposed that ip'
lighting the gas on entering the room
one of the men turned on two of tha
burners and lighted only one.
CHICAGO, Jan. A. 1S97.--Mrs: Esther
Poole, aged sc years, was found. dead in
her fiat yesterday, and her son, James
Poole, unconscious, the result of having
inhaled coal gas. James died shortly af-
ter without having regained conscious
ness Young Poole gained considerable
notoriety here through his conneotion
with the Barry Detective Agency In the-
killing of Frank White several months
ago. The police are inclined to the be-
lief that the mother and son committed
suicide. They were in poor circum-
CT
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
LODGE AT CANTON.


CANTON. O.. Jan. IA, 1S97-senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts,,
arrived here this morning at 1880 o'clock
from Washington and left at two p NJ,
for the East. He had an interview of
more than two hours duration with
Major Mckinley and the question of a
New England member of the Cabinet was
exhaustively discussed
Z Ex-Governor John D. Long, Of Massa-
chusetts, was talked of, and Major Nc
Kinley indicated that he considered him
an available man. Nothing has been de-
termined as yet concerning him, how
ever.
Leopold Braconni, the French sculptor
whose bust of Mckinley is the best that
has been made, commenced work on the
clay model of a bust of Mrs. Mckinley
today
Major Mckinley gave sitting for an
hour to the two painters who are at
work on portraits of him this morning,
and talked with Lodge while he posed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
MRS. HUNTS FAILURE.
Her Attempt to Commit Suicide Un-
successfuI.


Mrs Elizabeth Hunt, 20 years old, re-
siding with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Green at No. 65 Sea View avenue, at
tempted to commit suicide yesterday af-
ternoon by taking a dose of carbolic acid.
Dr.. Lambert, of Linden avenue, was
hurriedly summoned, who administered
restoratives, thus saving her life Short
ly afterward the Greenville police pa
troll wagon was summoned and Mrs Hunt
was taken to the City Hospital.
The affair appears to be completely
shrouded in mystery. At No. 65 Sea
View avenue, this morning, Mrs. Green,
the unfortunate young lady's mother, re-
fused to make any statement, stating that
her husband, who was at work, but
where she would not say, had warned
her to say nothing But the reporter
learned from another member of the
family that Mrs. Hunt had left her hus-
band a short time after her little girl
was born nearly three years ago. They
were living in Connecticut at that time
and the husband Is still employed there
Why she left her husband could not be
learned further than it was on account
of family rupture. It was further
learned that Mrs. Hunt has been DOWN
cast for some time, and it is said she
had threatened several times to take her
life
At the City Hospital this morning the
reporter was informed that Mrs Hunt
positively declined to make eny statement
whatever. She will recover.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
Proposal 10 Refer All the Debts TO
Uncle Sam to a Commission.


WASHINGTON, Jan. IA, 1S97.-Mr.
Morgan (Dem., A1a.), offered resolution,
| which went over, reciting the allegation
that certain of the Pacific Railroad
bonds have fallen due and are unpaid,
and that. by reason of non-payment the
property of the railroad companies become
the property of the United States and
now rightfully belongs to the United
States: and directing the Committee on
the judiciary to examine into the matter
and to ascertain whether either the
Union or the Central Pacific Company
has any lawful right or equity of redenp-.
ton in such property.
The House Committee on Pacific Rail-.
ways at their meeting today demonstrate
ed beyond doubt that in their opinion the
better plan of settling the long standing
Indebtedness of the Pacific Railways to
the Government would be through COM
mission having power to Send for persons
ana papers This conclusion was reach
ed as the result of motion made by Mr..
Harrison OF Alabama that q sub-commit
tee of five should be appointed to formu-
late plan of settlement by a Commits
sion on the general lines of the substitute
offered by him in the House, several days
ago when the Powers bill was under dis
cuSSion.
The Harrison substitute provided for
commission consisting of three members
OF the Cabinet who should have power to
settle the Indebtedness of all the bond
aided railways to the Government subject
ITO the approval of the President. Mr.
Harrdson's action caused a general discus
sion which showed that the members with
practical unaninlity approved the COM
! mission idea, the only difference of opinion
being as to the number ci Cabinet minis
tiers who should constit' 'lte it.
Some Of the members thought the com
Cabinet Ministers, while others objected
to including the Secretary Of the Treas
ury on the ground that the duties of his
depar tment are so onerous that he could
not give such consideration to the work
as it deserved. That, however, was a
matter of detail that was left to sub
committee to settle. 1t was agreed,
therefore, that a subcommittee consist
ing of five members should be appointed
to draft commission bill and it was de-
cided to include in their work a plan for
the Sioux City and Pacific Railway to the
Government inasmuch as the bill is now
before the committee for this purpose
leaves the settlement of this matter with
the Secretary of the Treasury.
The subcommittee consists of Powers,
of Vermont: Harrison, Of Alabama; Hep
burn, of Iowa: Patterson, of Ten
nessee; and Hubbard, of Missouri.
They will hold several meetings
during the next few days and the belief
was expressed today that before the
nesday next they would have prepared a
bill which in their judgment will not only
meet the APPROVAL of the committee, but
of amajority of the House as Wepll.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
A FLOURISHING ASSOCIATION.
Quarterly Meeting of the Catholic
Club.

The quarterly meeting Of the Catholic
Club was held last night. Reports Were
received from the several committees.
The membership on January / was five
hundred. Twenty-seven members were
suspended last night for the non-pay-
ment of dues.
1t was reported that the club has
comfortable cash balance on hand. Dur
ing the quarter the clubhouse has been
refitted and improved. The billiard room
bowling alleys have been well patronized,
and the three club teams which are in
different leagues are holding their own.
Tonight there is to be progressive
euchre at the clubhouse. Next Thursday
the annual reception takes place. In cv-
cry particular the institution is in a
Aourishing condition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
/ Al DIsAGREEABLE HUSBAND.
whitney Seeks to Overthrow HIS
Wffe's Oklahoma Divorce.

CHICAGO, Jan. Il. 1Ss7-A. Perry,
Okla, special to morning. paper says:
Casper w. Whitney, said to be related to
w. q. Whitney, of New York, has filed
suit in the District Court of Oklahoma
to SCI; aside his wifes divorce, which was
gran ed here just one year ago. Mrs.
Annfs c. Whitney is from New York City,
belor gs to one of the foremost families
there and made great pretensions in the
best society.
Tht point involved in the suit IL gained
by tx e plaintiff, will set aside hundreds Of
d4voree granted in Oklahoma for the
last five years. In this list are many
people from Chicago, New York and st.
Louis.
Whitney's petition shows that Mrs. An
ME G. Whitney came to Oklahoma some
time in 1884, and after d three months
stay sued for divorce, which was granted
two years afterward, and on the next
day she packed her trunk and. left for
New York, having been in the territory
only one hundred days. The husband
charges that his wife obtained her di-
vorce by fraud and perjury.
This will be test case, and If it is de-
cided in favor of the plaintiff, as many
good lawyers say it will, hundreds of peo-
PIE all over this country will not be di-
v0rced who think they are. and many of
them will be- guilty of bigamy.
Mrs. Whitney Is very rich and has mar
ried again, and will fight the case.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
H0BoKEN BACKS DOWN.
Reducesethe Valuation ODe-third OF
ProfaslinU CitIZsHs PrnnerfY


ProtestIng Citizens Property.
The State Board of Tax Commissioners
reconvened this morning in the Council
Chamber, City Hall, Hobolnen. The full
Board was present, and ex-senator Ed
wards ait once arose and began to speak.
He said that the city after comforting with
the protesting property owners had agreed
to reduction of 33 1-3 per cent on the
increased valuation Of 1886 over that of
1895. This will make tf5 total assessed
value of the property in dispute as
So, 500 900.
Mr.. Lindabury, for the Hoboken Land
and Improvement Company and the Ste
venS family, said that ne thought the pro-
position a fair one TO all concerned, and
while not as low as was at first expected,
yet in view of the finances of the city that
his clients had consented to the proposed
compromise.
Commissioner Lentz then asked II there
would be any further effort to alter the
assessment, and when he was answered in
the negative, said that the proposition CT
the city was perfectly agreeable to him
Colonel Stevens then said that he was
glad that the whole difficulty had been
settled He said that had he been in the
city at the time the assessment was made
that the whole matter could have been adj
justed then and saved needless worry and
trouble.
President Slatin then expressed his salts
faction at the proposed reduction and af-
ter mutual congratulations the Board ad-
iourned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
SECRETARY M'AD00s PUBLIC SER
VICE.

The annual report of Secretary Herbert
of the Navy Department for the year 1896
contains the following, which will be
read with pleasure by every resident of
New Jersey
In sending in this my last annual report
I cannot permit the occasion to pass
without expressing my warm gratitude
to Assistant Secretary McAdoo for the
ability, fidelity, and proinptness with
which he has discharged the duties of his
position. The Naval Militia, the Marine
Corps, the repairs to ships, and other inn
portant matters have been, by general orr
der. especially under his charge. Not
only has he performed the duties per-
tanning TO these branches of the service,
but he has afforder men much valuable
aid and service in other matters, and
whenever the duty of managing the Navy
Department devolved upon him, he has
discharged it in the most satisfactory
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
ssas from wood.

A useful discovery is announced N
81 Eclp Forestie by M. Roche, an en-
Instead Of being produced byi steam, can
be had directly from the coal trans
formed into gas. The defects Of this gas.
however, are its small per cent. of rich
ness, its cost and the scarceness of the
coal, from which, In certain localities, it
can be extracted, though even with these
disadvantages the motive power thus
produced is cheaper than that obtained
by ordinary means Means have now
been found by M. Richie for transforming
the whole of wood into gas, the latter
having, he says, a power four times
greater than that yielded by bituminous
Coal, which can be applied to the produc-
tion Of numerous ceramic products. such
as glass manufacture. Bessemer hearths
and like industries. Owing also to its
richness in carbonic oxide,ti can be
made use of In the manufacture Of vari-
Gus chemicals. SUCH as oxid,s acid, and
this at a much lower cost than at pres
nt.-Pbiladalnhia Record
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14
W
DIED.

DENEHY.-Kate, daughter of Eliza and
the late John Denehy.
Funeral from the residence of her moth
er, No. 156 Jefferson avenue, Brooklyn,
Saturday, January 16, 1897, at 9 A. NJ;
thence to the Church of Nativity for sol-
emn requiem mass.
WAKEFIELD.-On Wednesday, January
Is, 1897, Frederick L. Wakefield only
remaining son of the late David and
Margaret Wakefield, aged "a years.
Funeral on Friday. January 15, from st.
Francis Hospital. High mass of requiem
at $50 A. NJ.
IRWIN.-In this city. on Sunday, January
10, 1897, Amelia, eldest daughter of Ella
and the late Henry Irwin
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at the residence
of her mother, No. 20 Magnolia avenue,
on Friday, january 10. at 1880 P. NJ
DEMAREST-In this city, lat her late resi-
dence, I'll Eight street, on Tuesday,
January -, 1897, Rachael Gilmour, pe-
loved wife of Albert v. DemaresT.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services on Friday even-
ing. January 15, at eight o'clock. Re-
mains VIII be taken to Montgomery, n.
Y, for interment on Saturday morning.