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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-16

INsoLvENT DEBTORS NOTICE TO CRED
ITORS-Take notice that I have presented a
petition to the Court Of Common Pleas of Hud-
son County, according to the statute in such
case made and provided, for the benefit of the
insolvent laws of this STATE, and the Court has
fixed Friday, May 90, 1895, AT the hour Of ten
in the forenoon, at The Court House, in Jersey
City, as the time and place when and where
1t will attend. TO hear what can be alleged,
for or against my liberation.
April 5, 1888. ADOLPH MICHEL, Debtor.
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THE Evening Journal is no longer
yellow. The blueness of its experiences
have given it a mixed tint. 1t is green,
the color of putridity.
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MEETINGS.
HELP WANTED.

SALESMAN-s5 q day. No canvassing. No de-
liveries. No collections. Samples free. Side
line or exclusive. Mrs. 3941 Market ST, Phila.
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SATURDAY. APRIL 1s, 1928.

This paper is Democratic IN principles
and Is Independent in its uiecs on a" aoca
onesfinus-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-03
THE WoRLDs BusIEsT RIVER.

Nathaniel II Lansford
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-03
lzlne article. on page l4s, In the follow.

+. ~ r sfGS
Beaver Dick and shep Medary, who
improved the time we had spent in visit.
ing the Tetons by: exploring route for
cur train over the main range returned
into camp with the report that by follow.
ing UP Middle river. we could pass over
divide at the head of that stream, into
the basin Of the Nrehole river
Beaver Dick knew that he was, not one
of the party making the ascent, and it is
evident that Gov. Richards did not rightly
understand him. Beaver Dick was the
guide Of tho survey, buu on the day Of our
ascent he was fifty miles away, as the
above record clearly shows.
I have no doubt that Gov. Richards In
tended to state the exact truth wher he
made his affidavit on the 4th day Of
October Of this year but quarter Of a
century is a long time for a busy man
In active political life to look back. and
to accurately recall the details Of a con-
versation of this nature. In my opinion,
Beaver Dicks statement was nisunder-
stood; but I leave the matter for all who
are intere sted to judge whether Gov. Rich
ards is probably mistaken or whether
Beaver Dicks memory of these events
had so failed that he made a statement
which, on reflection, he would realize was
Incorrect. ' -
Hon. Charles N. Potter, chief justice of
wyoming, says or Mr.. Cooper: Il would
have no hesitation whatever in accepting
implicitly any statement made by him.
Judge Potter's good opinion Of Mr.. Cooper
will not be shared by everybody. Mr.
Cooper swears that he was a member of
the United States geological survey in
1872. Mr.. Henry Gannett, chief geog.
rapher. OF the survey and a member of 1t
In 1872, and ever since, says that Mr..
Cooper was not a member in 1872. Mr..
Cooper also swears that he was a mem
Der Of the Wheeler expedition In 1872.
The Wheeler expedition of 1872 was under
the direction Of the war department-that
Of Hayden was, under the direction Of
the interior departmental they were
not connected. Was Mr.. Cooper at the
same time packer in both the Wheeler
and Hayden surveys, separated by long
distances and mountain ranges? a..s' - f
! Mr.. Cooper also swears that at the time
In 1872 and 1873 when he was with the
Wheeler. expedition, he was personally
acquainted with me as one who had
charge of a division. In regard to this I
say, what the members Of the geological
survey know, that I was never in the field
with the survey, except in the year 1872,
and that was never member of the
survey, nor had charge OF division.
During the entire summer of 1872 1 was
with the Stevenson branch Of Hayden's
survey, as a guest. I did not even know
of the Wheeler expedition until" 10 g
after I row know that Coouer never
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-03

saw me- His affidavit we'll pre-
pared in some respects, exhibits
the inherent weakness of a declaration
which. having slight coloring Of truth,
is chiefly notorious for disregard Of
, facts Which of these statements OF this
reliable man would he have us believe?
They cannot both be true, and yet he
swears to both. Whether the one or the
other be true, tho oath Of Mr.. Cooper
docs not make either one more worthy Of
Icredence. +.-T'' 1H5
From Mr.. Ccoper's AFFIDAVIT concerning
his ascent Of the Teton I quote the fol
lowing: 1.-The aneroid given me by Prof.
Hayden especially for, this trip showed
ian altitude slightly in excess OF 1900
s,feet-the exact figures cannot recall, but
I made careful note Of them at the time
land subsequently gave them to Prof,
Hayden" Does anybody believe that Mr..
Cooper, a packer In the survey, possessed
the technical knowledge necessary to
compute from an aneroid registration the
: height Of mountain or that he made
such a computation "at the time" as he
swears -I}eave the answer to this ques-
ton to those who know how to- make
lsuch compute lions, For I do not know
how they are made. As 1t is evident that
very 9manyTm 9the statements made by
Mr.. Cooper in his af1davtt are untrue, it
becomes an open question which each In
terested person will answer for himself,
WneIner any QOTt1On OF MI. COOperS AMI
davit Is entitled to credence. An examina-
ton Of it will furnish to any one who is
interested only in discovering the truth,
abundant evidence that the declarations
imputed to Mr.. Stevenson were never
made by him.
Mr.. Owen, in support of his claim,
quotes from a letter from Mr.. Gannett,
well knowing that Mr. Gannett had on
investigation, altered his Views, and had
so written to Mr. Owen. Mr.. Gannett
says in his letter to Forest and Stream
that Owen SHOULD have told not only.
the truth but the whole TRUTH and
should not have quoted his hrStletter. and
omitted the second. Mr.. SGannett's recog-
mixed Utilities and the responsible posi-
ton he occupies in the geological survey.
entitle his opinion to the highest comsid-
GRAFTON. Mr.. Owens attempt to establish
his contention by pubNshing as Mr.. Gam
nett's opinion what he knows III not
his oT,anion, and thus alleging to
ds1.rnsas,un, having rnelr origin, Tor the
most part, in runOr and heafsay for the
purpose OF piecing out q consistent scal-
uniy with a web OF q little truth and
more falsehood, we have a. realization
of the truth OF q. sentiment uttered, IL +
mistake not, by the disting rushed Lord
Clarendon. The Judgment OF God 3; said
that nobleman, will he plainly visible
in infatuating . party ripe and prepared
for destruction T. sE7E .5ss IS. s'fS
S. Sathaniel r.. Lansford. @
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THE GRAND TETON
Mr.. Lnngford Makes n Spirited Re
ply to Mr. Owen

W. o. Owen has published in Forest ana
Stream statement made by himself,
accompanied by the a1f1davits OF his en-
ploye, Cooper, and of Gov. Richards, for
the purpose of substantiating his claim
that he and his. party were the first to
This statement and the accompanying at
fidaWts are Of the f1tmsiest, character,
and Mr.. I1angford, In a communication to
Forest and Stream, has clearly shown
them; to be untrue, by citing the printed
records Of the United States geological
survey, and the correspond Of its
members, published at that; time. Here
follows Mr.. Langford's letter to Forest
and Stream, which effectually disposes
of Mr.. Owens pretensions:
st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. o. 1893. Editor
of Forest and Stream: My letter to For
est and Stream, which was published in
your issue Of Nov. s. was written in
reply4to the letter of w. 0.sSawen, which
appeared in an earlier ISSUE of your pa.
per. had not then read Mr. Owen'.s
letter which appears in conjunction with
mine i'm the Nov. 5 issue Of Forest and
Stream. This last letter of Mr. owen
contains so many glaring, but artful I'M
truths, which, If not denied, may be be
lieved by your readers. that i ask in be-
half of myself and the truth loving mou.a-
tain climbers of the clubs Of America.
those who are most interested in thic
question, to these misstaternents!
In referring to my statement in Scrih-
ner's Magazine for June, 1873, relative to
the knobs surrounding the Grand Tetoi.,
Mr.. Owen says: '"There are no sur
rounding knobs, ETC." answer that
there are such knobs or pinnacles ana
that the photograph taken by Mr.. Owen
and published by him in the New York
Herald Of Sept. IS, shows three knobs or
pinnacles, in addition to- the main sum
nit. In speaking Of the ice-sheet, Mr..
Owen declares that in my Scribner arti-i
Gle I say that Stevenson and I Il quote
from Owen) climbed over it. for q dis
tance Of '175 feet, by kicking steps with
their feet. in the hard blue ice'' Mr..
owen here gives utterance to a plain
falsehood; and to intensity the decep-
ton he italicises the false quotation.
There is no such statement as that which
he pretends to quote to sbe found in my
article. That magazine may be found in
the public libraries; and I ask every one
who desires to ascertain the truth to
examine my article, when Mr.. Owens
false statement will be apparent. "
On page 143 L speak Of this ice-sheet
as "a coating of ice and snow" and a
fair Inference from this. statement, and
subsequent references to it show that it
was not hard, blue icel" hut q honey
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conbed mixture of ice and snow. such as
we lind on mountainside, rapidly disar
pearfng under the influence of the SUM;
rays. Mr. Owen also tries to make 1t AZ.
pear that I assert that we climbed the
face Of this sheet of ice and snow. On
page. IA, line 6, I distinctly state that
we climbed along the side or edge of the
ice-sheet, and made the ascent by "laying
mold of the rocky points at the side.''
Mr.. Owen, representing what he claims
Is a plausible reason why still maintain
my claim to having reached the summit,
says Capt. Langford at the time of his
alleged ascent. was chief OF division Of
the Hayden survey" This statement is
absolutely untrue. I have never been
even member of the United States geo.
logical survey. The nearest approach
to it by me was the suggestion of Or.
Hayden, made on the occasion Of the
union of the two branches of the survey
In 1872; that there be created an hon
orary membership, in which might be
included, but nothing ever resulted from
this suggestion. My relations to the sur
vey ct that time are shown from the fol-
lowing quotation from DR.. Hayder,'s re-
Z port for 1872, page s.: IN Pr Langford.
c.: =: Spencer and DR.. ;Reagless accom-
panied the Snake river division from Fort
Hall, as guests" E@ Y
Mr.. Owen asserts that Beaver Dick was
one of the ascending party; and to back
up that assertion he publishes the aff1-
davit of William A. Richards, who swears
that Beaver Dick on or about June so,
1874. stated to him q quote from the
afHdavit), "that he was one of the party,
and knew just how far up the mountain
Langford and Stevenson had gone; and
knew that they had not reached the sum-
init" This statement illustrates the reck-
leesness and disregard OF truth with
WI ich Mr.. Owen makes his most positive
assertions. On page 40. in my Scribner
article say that our ascending party
was composed of fourteen persons. Hon.
Robert Adams, Jr., now representative In
congress from the Second Pennsylvania
district, Philadelphia. was one OF our
ascending party. He was member of
1871 to 1875, and in 1872 he was CORE
1spondent of the New York Herald. In a
letter to that paper, dated Aug ], 1872, a
copy of which have In my scrap.book,
where it may be seen by any interested
person, he says: 1.-THE next morning the
party of fourteen set out from camp
James Stevenson, Prof. Bradley, Mr.. Tag
CART. Mr.. Becker, Mr.. Hamp, Mr.. Coul-
ter (botanisD, Mr.. West, Mr.. 5Lanxford,
DR.. Curtis. DR.. Reagles. Messrs Adams,
Spencer, Keyser and Sherman
MI Adams here gives the names Of thu
fourteen OF whom speak in my Scribner
article. Beaver Dicks name Richard
Leigh, Is not in the ljst. Where, then.
was Beaver Dick while we were making
and Shep Medary In search Of 8 feasible
route over the mountains to the Fire
hole geysers, and on the day OF our ascent
ard for several days both prior and SUBJ
seQuent to It, he was engaged IN this
service. This statement 10; not an after.
thought: the fact was recorded by me
tSenta.-fevs .ysRsss ago in my scrtbner Mag
-
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and that the hand Of the Lord ,;ord he

and that the band OF the Lord 1,oL- be
more clearly shown by directing straig ht-
" SO unskilled a marksman. The lad
seemed nervous, and had flicker #of
hope. but trepbled so much that I
doubted II my legs would carry me to the
bush. The younger OF my companions
drew the long straw. the second The
other two never ceased now to revile the
Beers. who rot once needed them. The
men were, by their speech, low London
ers, and to hear the yilest OF expressions,
such as only London slums can produc 2.
poured out on such an occasion from
their foul hips. made me feel as never
felt before-as If I were mated with
devils. .g.>. # .&St G
"The word was given. It was beau
ttful morning, and the veldt trembled
with dewdrops in the first sunbeams. The
black mysterious mountains in the dis
lance were shot with shivering shafts of
light as the sun touched their rocky
peaks. The cattle were struggling off to
feed. The ducks were excitedly wabbling
to the pond. Tt was q queer scene for
ar. execution. .Hf3a
4: he mar, walfseeas to the tree3 turning
every few yards to shake his fist at his
judges and never ceasing to -evile them.
Twenty yards from the tree he began to
run, and at full speed, but zigzaggng
from right to- left In short. swift tacks.
so that he was q hard mark to hit; The
boy fired; the man ran on. The boy
fired again; the, man ran on. The boy
fired once more, and the man, with a
cheer, disappeared from view.
II think that escape gave me courage,
though-you would have felt the same
I should have felt some relief, If the man
had fallen and saved us the ordeal. I
ran swiftly to the tree and felt myself
suddenly fit to run Hike deer-despera-
ton, I suppose. had sense enough to
do like the other fellow and zigzag.
There was such roaring in my ears
cannot tell how many times the boy
fired at me, or, indeed, If he fired at all.
4 found myself on the other side of the
blum. There was no sign Of the first run
ner; he had evidently decided to keep On
and make sure. AS for me, collapsed In
the grass and shook and sobbed.~
II heard more firing, but never saw the
other man come over the bluff After a
time I peeped back and saw Kaffirs with
spades digging q grave. :. So.
Some months afterward I was in Jo-
hannesburg and met the drawer Of the
long straw. He was looking tougher than
ever, but I had to speak to him. I told
him how his chun had fallen. 49, !
well he said, with half laugh, I
fancy they got the right one. Honest, I
know no more than you how it. was, but
after we lay down that night, when we
was speaking taal sos you couldn't twig,
he wanted me to jine him in break for
them stones. I wouldn't, for the risk
was too much. went to sleep, and I
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-03
RIVALS sANDOw.
Young Indiana Man OF Prodirioup
E. ..;r..:. 49, Stremkfh 49, $50. =.

Young Indiana Man Of ProdiKioup
t,,~:s. Strength. s--%: :. ~
Richmond Qnd.) Correspondence Chi.
cago Chronicles: This city Is the home OF
young man who III time promises to be
the rival OF sandow. and who now is
out OF the ordinary. He Is Harry l.. VIII
liams. ~ @'s p - - I !" ~. :.
Williams does not bear the appearance
OF being stronger than the ordinary man,
as he weighs but 148 pounds and is only
3 feet z inches tail, but the strength OF
his chest, neck and arms Is marvellous.
ae ~ s:>tWenty.sixs years old and, lie
tne son tofarathsr small Scotch parents
neither OF them possessed of more
strength than their appearance would in
dscate. Neither are the other sons of
the family possessed OF strength sum.
oaent to- distinguish them from other
young men. SfSai 80.
Williams has always been strong, but
u u - only within the last five years, since
Ieacnlng his majority, that he has come
20 pc known as young Hercules He Is
growing stronger all the time. r .ss+
me following is partial list of the
feats performed by Williams, none 81
them giving him any particular trouble:
Holding 175-pound dumbell above the
head at arms length.
Lifting l,4OO pounds with harness.
twisting two&packs of playing cards in
two with the grea test ease.
B Raising a 15Olpound man above the
head. = y = = 80
Lying down to let two ordinary men. Or
one weighing 200 pounds stand on hig
neck. lI.T7ta 81 49, = a -
E Driving sixty-penny cut spike into q
tWo-inch plank with the hand, afterward
pulling 1t out with the teeth.
bursting bowlder with the hst
,SSo ~ 49, -
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suppose ne kept ru1nK111. IL over unu1l ne
tried 1t himself, was caught by the KAT
fir, killed the beggar and stead of bolt
ing cross veldt was so clustered he ran
back to us. But they got the right one,
I know. Queer. now; blasted queer, If
you come to think Of it. I've dreamed
of 1t more'n once, and it was queer, blast.
ed queer - - ~ r.. - .-se~:
''''But the diamonds? s.,, ~
II them Beers held a post-nastApa. I
guAea they found EN- - IT. 1!$.:s,
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A zIGzAC run
FOR HIS LIFE
NARROW ESCAPE FROM RUDE
e., IDEAS OF BOER JUSTICE,

An Incident In the Dreary Life OF
the Farmers in the South African
Republic - An Inhabitant Dis
pensed Rude Justice to Three
Tramps Accused of Murder-Dia-
monds Figure in This story-TI
Fancy They Got the Right One,,-
Offenders Swiftly Punished.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-03
UouIon11 snake the IN

$500 - 1AsAAr = SnuAf - inc OUky. 5sEH
Washington Post: OF course. for the sake Of
8elgunlent Mr.. Quay 10 wil1if,x to adndt thaf
there - quite Z difference between 8 srand
jury and plum, tree. ~ y -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-12-03
LORD KITCHENER | N
AND HIS B0GEY'
COMMANDANT MARCHAND I'M THE
LATTER CAPACITY. "

French Officer has Not Received the
Consideration He Merits-To BE
lily Rewarded for n Performance
Far Beyond the Endurance of
Most Men-The British Commander
and His DOGGY Compared-Bril-
the Africa Wilds.
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Washington Believes That is the Condition Of the Spanish Fleet At 
 Santiago.
Scripps-McRae Telegram.

WASHINGTON May, 24 (Io:48 a. m,)-The belief con tnus to grow Spanish fleet bottled Santiago har bor No advces been received here but the lack news to contrary strengthens the belief that Ceres has been trapped Fast scout Santiago be- came known that the Spanish had made that their port As they reported the department the authorities believe that the Spanards that harbor Definite as to the exact situation Santiago is expected at time now
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MI
 ............................ DEAR SIR:-The Democratic Con- vention of this county. which con- / yened at the opera house in this city on May 14, 1898, pursuant to call, declared yourself and others the Central Democratic Committeeman for the ensuing two years from that date. The names comprising the committee so declared are as fol- lows:
 1st Ward of city of Pine Bluff, ". J. Galbraith.
 2nd W trd of city of Pine Bluff, J. ". CraN ord.
 8rd q rd of city of Pine Bluff, J F. Ruth rford.
 4th Ward of city of Pine Bluff, R. L. Rutherford.
 yaugine township, Henry Col burner.
 Bolivar township. Jesse R. Core. Pastoria township, E. NJ. Browne. Dudley Lake township, Lee NJ. Quattlebeaum
 Plum Bayou township, Thos. NJ. Phillips.
 Dunnington township, Ed. Lytle. Roberts township, c. Nj. Akin.
 Bogy township, c. W. Wesner.
 Old River township. J. W.Jones Villemont township, J D. Darrah. Richland township, ". c. Roun- tree.
 Melton township, B. F. Hooker.
 Whiteville township, 6. L. Black well.
 Spring township, J. D. Phillips. { TaIIedega township, +. o. McGehee. Jefferson township, J. D. Bush.
 Washington township, Joe Pnking- ton.
 Barraque township, J. M. Henry. Niven township, John H. Shelby. Victoria township, G. W. Davis. The old committee which met at Elks' hall in the city of Pine Bluff on the 11th day of May, 1898, adopted the following resolutions:
 "Resolved: That the candidates who have filed contests be notified that they proceed to take testimony before any officer or officers au- thorized by law To take dispositions to be read as evidence before the Democratic Central Committee when it cOnYenes on June l, 1858, at o'clock D. m. to canvass the returns of the primary election held May {, ch0l1 hn taken upon such notice to the ad verse party a. is required ny law in ordinary suits at law, and the ad- verse parties may take testimony nDOn like notice to be read in evil dence in their behalf"
 Now, therefore, under and by yirture of the confidence and trust imposed by the Democratic Conven- tion and under and by virtue of said resolution, the Democratic Central Committee of Jefferson county, Arkansas. is hereby called to meet in the city of Pine Bluff, at the Elks' hall at o'clock D. m. on We'd nesday, the first day of June, 1898, for the purpose of transactiag any and all such business as may come before it, under and by virture of said resolution. and such other mat Jters as it may see proper to con slider. To the end that harmony, exact justice, and the best interest of the Democratic party may be pre- served, each and every of said mem bers is earnestly requet ted to be present. j. W. CRAWFORD,
 Chairman pro tenn. R. L. RUTHERFORD,
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Order of the Iroquois.

An amendment was made at the recent supreme lodge session which provides that a member who changes his occupation from that of preferred" to that of 'haz- ardous" will cancel his benefit certificate by so doing.
 The order is but years old and ia aa. ready a success,
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Secretary Alger Believes the Report True Two Spanish Cruisers Have Disas-
 trous Encounter.
scripps-NcRae Telegram

Telegram
 WASHINGTON, May 24--whIe no official information of battle Sampons squadron and the Cape Verde fleet received the high official confident that the fight has place. After the cabinet meeting today Secretary Ager said hoped believed the report Unofficial dispatches Cervera squadron his had disastrous encounter with the Americans.
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GOOD WORK DEWEY
d A German Consul Tries

HONG KONG, May, 24,-Dewey has had difficulty with gained his point The consul tried to provisions ship But Dewey declined to init and when the would force the landing with the aid of two German cruisers The he would fire upon warss they attempted out the consus threats The provisions did land
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Not Spanish Warship.

WASHINGTON May 24-It is reported today that the mysterious sighted off the New Foundnd banks are British vessels The fear they might be Spanish warshps caused panic in New England British warshps have been on the look Spanish vessels that might attempt to get coal from DSn ports.
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Excitement at Key w est.

KEY WEST May "A, (Io.48 m.)Ths city remains in q state News from Schey and Sampson expec ted momenary Hospitals everything have been put readiness and all hands awaiting developments Great activity prevailed in naval circles last night
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KEY WEST May 24,-A dispatch boat just in, reports everything quiet along cuba coast The location of the Flagship present The blockade continues and is thoroughly effective.
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A CALL
For a Meeting of the Democratic
 Central Committee.

The following letter has been ad- dressed and forwarded to each of the Democratic Central Committee as declared by the recent Democratic Convention:
 PINE BLUFF, Ark, May 24, 1898.
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Secretary pro tenn.