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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23

son convicted thereof shall ba punished
accordingly
The person to whom any soldiers or
sailors ballot shall be sent shall at the
time Of delivering the same at the Board
Of Election. to be deposited in tha baalot
box, also present his oath or affirmation
in wiring setting forth that the ba1ios or
ballots presented have been received by
him to deliver to the Board Of Election,
and that he has not in any manner
changed, altered or opened the hagfot, bal
lots or the inner envelopes. and that he
believe that they have been changed als
tered or opened by any other person.
Any member of amy Board of Election,
and any elector to whom these ballots are
sent. who shall wilfully neglect or refuse
to perform any of the duties required OF
him, or who shall in any manner abusg
any trust or duty imposed, shall be
deemed guilty Of rnisdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be punished by 3
fine of not more than 81 200, or by inn
prisonment for a period not exceeding six
months or both.
Every person who shall deliver to fhe
Board of Election any false, forged, al
tered or changed ballot. envelope or in
strument of any enlisted elector, knowing
the same to be altered, forged or changed,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding $1,000, or by Imprisonment at
hard labor for period not exceeding two
years, or both
Any officer of the State. or Of the United
States, or any other person. who shall III
rectly or Indirectly control or attempt TO
control, any enlisted elector in the exer-
else of his rights by menace bribery. or
any measure or resort, or to annoy any
absent elector for the manner in which
he may have voted. shall be deemed
guilty of an offense against the Govern
ment, which shall be punished as a mis-
demeanor, and fer which he may be in
dicted and tried at any future time when
he may be found within the limits of this
State, and upon conviction he shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or
by Imprisonment at hard labor not ex-
ceeding two years, or both.
The Secretary of State is required to
prepare and have printed, at the cost of
the State, necessary blank forms and en-
velopes required to carry out the provis-
ions of the law relative to the voting OF
enlisted electors. He is required at least
one month previous to the election to
cause the blank forms and envelopes, and
copies of the law to be forwarded TO the
several regiments from New Jersey, in the
field and to the several hospitals. posts
and naval stations, in sufficient quantity
to furnish one copy of each blank form,
envelope and of the law. to each person
in actual military service of the State. or
of the United States. in the army or
ravy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
BUFFALO OUT or COMMISSION.
The New Cruiser to Be Thoroughly
Oversaa.sIed,

NEW YORK, July %, 1SsS.-The U. s..
cruiser Buffalo. formerly the Nichteroy,
which arrived at the Navy Yard. Brook
lyn. last evening, has been taken out of
commission temporarily. The vessel is
to be subjected to general overhauling,
and many Improvements viii be made on
her She will be reftted as a formidable
cruiser, and as soon as the work Is done
she will go into commission again.
The gunboat Newport, which arrived
here few days ago from Cuba, Is taking
on coal and stores at the Navy Yard to-
day. and will sail for Key West tomorrow
at 10 O'Clock. in command Of Commander
Tiliey.
The Boston ferryboat Governor Russell,
which has been fitted out as a gunboat,
Will leave the Navy Yard today At noon,
In command OF Captain Grant. 1t is un-
derstood that she will be used In some Of
the harbors on the coast Of Cuba,
The disfflling ship Rainbow. which is
on her way here, from the South. is ex-
peeted at the Navy Yard this afternoon,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
THE SPANISH WRECKS.
Conclusive Proof That the
Maine Was Blown Up
From Without =
Wreck Record.

Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 70,
1S98-"Any doubt which may have exist
ed that the Maine was blown up by an
outside explosion has been dissolved by
the examination of the destroyed Spanish
ships,D said member of the Board of
Survey, that examined the remnants of
Admiral Cervera's fleet.
'Of four ships examined three had been
blown up by their magazines" he con-
tinued, "and of these one had every
magazine exploded and torpedoes in ad-
dition, yet on none of them were there
the same effect as that produced by the
explosion on the Maine. There was no
upheaval of the keel and little bulging of
the plates. except in the immediate vi
cinity of the explosion. The effect was
nearly altogether upward, in some cases
the protective deck being lifted; but, out
side of the sprInging of few plates, the
hulls were intact"
The examination of the wrecks OF the
Spanish ships, three of which were burned
and all their magazines exploded, was
made, first for the purpose of ascertaining
the effect of American gunnery and sec
ondly, to find the effect of internal explos-
ion. Both subjects satisfactorily tested
the Maine incident as noted above and the
awful effect of we'll aimed shots as demons.
strated in the rapid sinking of the fleet,
when it is remembered that the Oquendo
and the Infanta Maria Teresa were both
sunk within forty minutes of the time
they left the entrance the work of
american gunners may we'll be considered
as remarkable, when it is known that the
Oquendo was struck over 55 times and
the Infanta Maria Teresa 81 times but by
larger projectiles.
The records of the damages to these
ships is world record and are fraught
with great interest. The fight started
at range of COCO yards or three miles,
while at 1900 or $500 yards two torpedo
boats and two cruisers were anninilated.
The closest fighting was done at LOO and
1000 yards by the Brooklyn and Vizcaya
with annihilating effect IN the
Spanish ship. But two projectiles
larger than S-inch struck a vessel,
both of these, either twelve or thirteen
inch. being put through the Infanta Ma
ria Teresa. The S-inch, 6-inch, 5-inch and
e-pounders did the bulk of the work and
were frightfully destructive. Some idea
of the effect can be obtained from a
brief summary of the injuries to each
ship as found by the Examining Board.
The Board had upon it such capable men
as Executive Officer Rogers of the Iowa,
Executive Officer Mason of the Brook
lyn, an expert on the effect of shells on
armor; Lieutenant Huessler Of the Texas,
who has made some splendid Improves
ments in gun-hring on that ship, and
Naval Constructor Hobson Of SMerrimae
fame, who has a reputation f$r knowl-
edge of ship construction. Brifhy these
officers found
Cristobal Colon, battleship, fist class,
with six inches Of steel for protection
not only on the water lIne, but AROUND the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
CARE OF THE WOUNDED.
Injured Men Continue to Make
Cool Progress.

NEW YORK, July 2s, 1saS.-The quar-
antine of the six suspects on Swinburne
Island was raised this morning by Health
Officer Doty. The men on the island.
as well as some wounded on Hoffman
Island, are now under the care of Major
General Cafferty. He has received per-
mission from the quarantine authorities
to keep the wounded and sick on the
island as he says all the hospitals are
full, and he must find some place to send
the men.
At the Marine Hospital at Clifton, s.
djers continued to to improve. Al Fort
Wadsworth it was said that five of the
six wounded officers were doing nicely,
but Lieutenant Fiscus of the Second Cav
airy is in a critical condition from ty-
phoid fever. He has not improved since
he was received at Fort Wadsworth a
week ago The transport Seneca. which
brought the officers here. was this morn
ing released from quarantine and sailed
for Manhattan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
GARCA'S ATROC|TY.
No Official News Of the At
tack on Surrendered Span
ish- -Shafter Silent.

WASHINGTON, July %, 1S9S.-It is stat
ed positively at the War Department that
the letter which General Garcia is repre-
sented to have addressed to General Shaf-
ter, announcing his withdrawal from fur
ther cooperation with the American
troops, has not yet reached the War De-
partment. The officials are inclined to
believe that if the letter really exists, and
of that they have little doubt, it will
reach Washington only through the mails
from Santiago
So far no mail reports of any charac-
ter has come from General Shafter since
his landing in Cuba, to the great dis
appointment of the officials who are look
ing anxiously for detailed accounts of
certain events in the progress of the cam
paign that were only obscurely outlined
by General Shafter. It was hoped that
the St. Paul, which arrived yesterday, at
New York, would bring along lot of
mail, but she did not do so, probably from
fear Of yellow fever
The only word that has come from
Shafter overnight was the statement that
General Duffield left Santiago for home
yesterday, and that General Corbin's son.
who was reported to be better, would
leave for home as soon as he could be
transported safely. He and General
Dufield are said to have suffered the
only two pronounced cases of yellow fever
in the American camp
No word has reached the Department
from any official source relative to the
reported attack of Garcia's Cubans upon
the body of Spanish soldiers who We're
marching into Santiago to surrender to
General Shafter. In the absence of a re-
liable report on this occurrence which If
true may be fraught with the gravest
consequences and affect Immediately the
attitude Of the United States Government
toward the Cubans, there is a decided dis
position to refuse to discuss the matter
at the War Denartment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
MRS. GUMMERE DEAD.

Especial to s.The Jersey City News
TRENTON, July %, 1888. Mrs Barker
Gummere, Sr.. died this morning. She
was the widow Of the late Barker Gum
mere. Clerk in Chaneery. She leaves
seven children. Justice William $. Gum
mere Of the Supreme Court County
Clerk Barker Gummere of Mercer. county,
Sanuel r. Gunlmere, United States Con-
s,llTft Tangiers. Charles Gunmere.
Pennsylvania Railroad attorney, and
three daughters.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
SALMON FISHERS SUFFER.
Many Boats Lost OF Injured in Re-
cent Storns--Lives Lost.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. July %. 1888
The disaster to the salmon fishers at the
mouth Of the Frazer River, caused by the
recent storms, appears to have been
worse than at first reported. The whole
feet was out at the time. Many of the
boats were strung together. and when the
storm cloud burst over them they were
dashed against each other with@sueh
force as to demolish them outright or
render them useless
Five men were seen to sink out of
sight. It was at first thought i was
the full extent of the fatality, bur when
the men reported 25 were seen 70 be miss
ing. These include japanese, Chinese,
Indians and white people.
They may yet be heard from, but It Is
more than likely that they have been
list
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
OHIO CARS FOR PARIS.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, July %. 1sss-The
Walker Manufacturing Company, Of this
city, has received one of the largest sim
gle orders ever booked by that firm The
order came from Paris and was for
equipment for five hundred electric street
cars. This includes one thousand motors.
one thousand controllers. five hundred
troileys and other details. The order viii
amount in value to over s5Oo.Oo0.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
CAVALRY FOR MILES.

WASHINGTON. July %. 1s9S.-Five
troops of cavalry at Camp Alger, Va,
have been ordered to proceed to Newport
News for enbarlSation on transports for
Porto Rico. to reinforce General Miles.
They will leave, if practicable. with Gen
eral Haines' brigade. The troops sent
are all famous ones in their section, the
list being Troops A and c, of New York
Cavalry, the Governors Troop, Sheridan's
Troop and the Philadelphia City Troop of
PENNSYLVANIA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
PORTO RICO PREPARING.
fBv cable to The Associated Press.

10y CaDIe @ me 1assocIareu fTess.1
ST. THOMAS. Danish West indies, July
2s, 189S.-The Spandards at St. Juan de
Porto Rico, are making extensive prepar-
atiens to resist an anticipated attack up
on the part OF the United States war
ships which are understood to be convoy
ing the army of invasion commanded by
General Miles.
Their were no signs, this morning, of the
American warships or transports; but,
news of them is expected shortly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
FARRAeuT's TRIAL TRIPS.

SAN FRANCISCO. July q. 1ssS.-The
torpedo boat destroyer Farragut will be
given her official trip next week. The ex-
act date for the trial has not yet been de-
cided upon Shtpmasters will be requested
to give the torpedo boat the right of way
for it is determined to make the Little
craft make thirty knots of speed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
She was allowed to remain outside uf ths
blockade line
is IT A FAKE !?
Queer Story About the Garcia
Letter. NeWspaperman
Blamed.
r1sv cable to The Associated Press. !

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 21, 1885,
It now turns out that the letter addressed
by General Garcia to General Shafter,
complaining of the treatment accorded the
Cubans and advising General Shafter Of
General Garcia's resignation, was pre-
pared by newspaper correspondent
named Arms, who has been acting on the
Staff of General Castillo. It is not clear
that General Garcia ever saw the letter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23

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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, July %, 1sss.-Forecast
Nj. Sunday. July "a, for New York City
and vicinity Showers tonight and Sum
day; warmer by Sunday morning; easter
ly winds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
FoRAGlAC FOR POTATOES.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, July % 1898 "A ST.
Louis commission house. upon receiving
a telegraph order from the Assistant
Quarternaaster General at Chickaniauga,
for fifteen carloads Of potatoes to be
shipped Immediately to Tampa, and
thende by transport to Santiago. hired a
number of extra drays, canvassed the
city for potatoes, and In twelve hours
had the fifteen cars loaded and ready for
shipment
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-17
ATTACKED ALGER.
Bonaparte Also Condemned Mckinley
For Keeping Him In Office-Civil
Service Convention.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-THE National
Civil Service Reform association, in
convention here. devoted some time,
adopted resolutions congratulating the
lovers of good government ON "the fail
nre OF the recent attack i'll congress
upon the merit SYSTEM asserting that
the convention has heard with grave
concern the report that the president of
the United States intends to withdraw
from civil service rules large number
OF positions under the government, and
expresses the belief that such action is
contrary to the interests of the public
service; cites number of instances of
alleged departure from civil service
rules within the past year; charge that
the administration has failed to redeem
its promise TO ''extend the rule wherever
possible and in conclusion asserts that
the rule OF the newly acquired depen-
denotes will result III disaster and dis
grace if conducted on the plans of the
spoils politicians.
The following additional officers were
elected: President, Carl Schurz; vice
presidents, Charles Francis Adams of
Boston. Henry Hitchcock OF st. Louis,
Augustus Marlborough Of New York,
III. g. Lea of Philadelphia, Franklin
Mac eagh OF Chicago, Bishop Fl. @.
Potter OF New York, Bishop P. Fl. Ryan
OF Philadelphia, William Potts of New
York
Charles j. Bonaparte, in q speech,
said in part:
Our present secretary of war is said to have
replied when asked year more since,
what We should do If at war with one of the
great powers In - days the United States
coula place II the field millions of men and
back them UP with a wall of fire in the shape
of the veterans"
Last summer, with this modest and judi
cious patriot in the war department, not 30,
but 81 days after the war commenced, we
placed in the field not millions but barely
10000 men, and 50 neglected these that a we'll
informed, if somewhat unfriently foreign
critic could say and say truthfully: Here,
ut the end of the nineteenth century, one of
the richest nations on earth, one of the most
intelligent anG which poses as being amongst
the most civilized, sends out q small army to
fight but shows herself unable either to feed
the so.-.iers that fight fer her, tend the
wounded that bleed for her, or to bury the
dead that die for her"
Mr.. Bonaparte then proceeded to Sc
yerely criticize President Mckinley for
having appointed and retained General
Alger
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-17
MORE PAYMASTERS NEEDED.

Paymaster Genera stanton Appeared Be
l. fore House Military Committee.
w WASHINGTON, Dec. 17,-Hearings on
the proposed increase Of the army were
continued before the house committee
. on military affairs. Brigadler General
Stanton, paymaster general, said on the
basis Of a l0J, 600 army the present force
of p,yMasters should be increased from
26 to 20, making the lowest grade ma
jor instead OF captain, as proposed by
the Hull bill, owing to the responsible
ity involved He favored an age limit,
saying that recent civil appointee was
50 years Old the widely scattered
points at which troops are to be located
in Alaska, Porto Rico, Cuba and the
Philippines was an important factor,
General Stanton said, in requiring the
incl case desired
MAJOR Morrison OF the Judge advocate
generals office illustrated the need of
an additional force that by stating that
whereas there were now eight army de-
partments throughout the United States
seven more were about to be organized
in CuDa, and even after things settled
down to normal basis ten departments
would be required.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-17
DYING BY THOUSANDS.
A Missionary Brought Terrible
News From China.
STARVING IN CHIN CHOW Flu.
Owing to Two Successive Droughts, the
Crops Have Been Observation-Disclosures
Also Dying For Lack of Food In Shang-
Fung Province.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. lion board
the steamer Gaelic, which arrived from
the Orient, was Rev. Fl. W. White, a
missionary. He brings news of terri
BILE condition of affairs existing in the
Chin Chow-Fu province, section $50
miles long and 70 miles wide. inhabited
by over 4, 800, 900 people, mostly farmers.
Owing to two successive drouths the
crops have been failures and the people
of the province mentioned are dying by
thousands from starvation and the out
lying provinces and the government are
doing all they can to help the suffering.
People Of Shang- Fung province are also
starving. In some of the villages
of the latter place there are hun
dreds of deaths in a weeks time.
In Chin Chow Flu there have been as
many as $50 deaths in one day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-17
MARTYRS TO FAITH.
Missionaries Murdered For Refusing to
Renounee Christianity In China.
Ravages of Rebels.

TACOMA, Dec. 1.-THE steamer EN-
press OF India bring news from Chung
King, China, via Shanghai, that bust
ness in paralyzed throughout the west
ern Chinese province of Szchunen be-
cause of the depredations of Yumantze
and his band of 5000 rebels. They are
determined to rid China of all foreign
ers and stamp out the Christian relig-
ion. There are 5000 Catholic refugees
III Chung King and the property de-
stroyed by the rebels is estimated at
100000 taels-
They have rendered 10000 people,
mostly native Christians, homeless, and
81 lives have been taken, including sew
eral European missionaries. Yumantze
recently beheaded two Catholic mission
aries. He offered them taeir lives if
they would renounce their religion, but
they refused. j. Fleming, an English
missionary, has been killed by natives
and soldiers at Using Ping. France de-
mands 1900, 900 taels for the destruc-
ton OF the french mission property.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-17
CATHOLICS TO BE FREE.
President Mckinley Promised Them Am
pile Liberty In Our New
It.3-zeSsi0ns.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Rome CORE
spondent q rhe Daily Chronicle says:
ain response to the vatican S inquiry
on the SUBJECT, President Mckinley has
sent all assurance that the Catholics III
Cuba and the Philippines will ENJOY the
same ample liberty as the Catholics III
America.
"The washington government has
also promised the pope that measures
will be taken to prevent provisional
governments despolling converts CT
seizing ecclesiastical property The
pope has sent his warmest thanks to
President Mckinley"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-17
DENOUNCED BY M'COOK.
the Army-Ke VS. Thoroughly
Pumped by Mckinley.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Rev. DR..
Henry @. McCook of Philadelphia,
chaplain of the Second Pennsylvania
and special commissioner of the Ma
tional Relief association, testified before
the war investigating board, and said
that on his return from Cuba he had
called on President Mckinley Aug. 6,
and added: IF there was anything /
did know and he did not get it out of
me ] am unaware of. He has wonder
full powers OF cross-eXamlnation."
The president at that time commits
stoned him to find and permanently
mark the graves of our soldiers at San
tiago He pictured the desolated con-
dition OF graves, but said the names
were nearly all marked. Some wounded
men had wandered off and died and
their graves remained unmarked. In
Santiago, when he landed July 20,
there was dearth of everything
needed. The medical department op-
posed the work of his relief associa-
ton, but changed their views later.
The medical department., he thought,
charged it's chief surgeon with burden
some detail clerical duties that pre-
vented satisfactory attention to outside
work. He denounced the red tape
methods and offered numerous sugges-
tons for improvements.
Brigadier General John f. Weston,
chief commlssary of the Shafter expe-
dition, testified before the war investi-
eating committee that there was an
absence of red tape methods in feeding
the volunteers at Siboney. He said he
never heard a complaint of the condi-
ton of the commissary supplies at the
front. Special efforts had been made
in behalf of the volunteers.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-17
i. w. ANDERSON,
Real Estate & Insurance Agent.
HAS FOR SALE.

Hote and Livery Stable large lot o2xl44), and
very desirable frame residence with lot extending the rail
road on Front Street.
large nearly frame residence and two desirable
business houses, Main Street
Two frame and two brick residences Spruce street
Three frame residences Wiley street.
good business location with residence Walnut ST
large and very desirable brick residence and a
frame cottage Pleasant street.
frame cottage with large lot on Hoffman street.
Three desirable homes Sunnyside
large boarding house University driveway,
lent to the University and Glass Works
new boarding house on Beechurst Avenue, near the
Glass Works
Also other residences and building lots in the
Sunnyside and in the Beechurst Addition Morgantown
Also farms coal and timber lands
Office Second Fellows Building