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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28
BIGGEST WHEEL YET.
That For Paris Exposition Is 30 Feet
che Than the Ferris Wheel.


The big wheel for the Paris exposi-
ton, which French engineers said 1T
was not practicable to build, but which
has really been almost completed, -
the biggest thing of the kind ever con-
structed. 1t is much larger than the
famous Ferris wheel at Chicago. The
French wheel has a diameter of 800
feet, while the Ferris wheel was $50 feet
In diameter. AS the lowest point in the
rim Of the big wheel at Paris is 10 feet
from the ground, the passengers in the
cars viii be SIS feet in the air when
they reach the apex in describing the
circle.
The French take great pride in his
revolving monster because it is so much
bigger than the one shown during u
Worlds fair or the one now in opera
ton in London, but the design from
which it was made was drawn by an
American, while it was erected under
the direction of an English engineer. A
French firm furnished the 800 tons OF
iron which enter into the composition
of the wheel. however.
The total weight of the wheel, inclu-
sive of the empty cars and exclusive OF
the axis and frames, is /, 4S0, 900 pounds.
The axis weighs 10, 200 pounds and he
two frames S73. 400. The total weight of
this architectural monument is, there
fore, 1889, 600 pounds. Each a is capa-
Bile of accommodating so persons, and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28
american and European W Workshops.

There are many machine shops, both in
England and on the continent. that will
supply complete plants of machinery, and
manufacture within their own walls boil
ers, engines, shafting, hangers, pulleys,
small tools, and alll sorts of machines,
both large and small. While this state of
affairs may be explained historically, it
cannot BIZ defended as al economic prin-
ciple, in the light of modern practice. The
very opposite policy is followed by most
American makers of machinery. Many
one line of machinery, and have no hesi-
tation whatever in refusing orders for
anything which they have not made a
special study. A natural segregation has
occurred in all the arts and sciences, and
manufacture of machine tools is but a
practical application of this principle.
European nations must follow the same
lines if they hope to compete.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28

No Such Words In the Samoan Lam
guage-A King Who Compelled His
wives TO Take In washing to Re-
plenish the National Treasury.
The attention Of the civilized world has
been again directed to the Samoan islands
In consequence of the civil war started
there recently. The cause of the trouble
is stated to be consequent Upon the deci-
sion Of Chief Justice. Chambers, an Amer
lean, in favor of Malietoa Tanus, one of
the candidates for the throne in succession
to the late King Malietoa. Mataafa, the
rival aspirant to the kingly office, with
his native followers, would not accept
this decision and rose in rebellion against
Malictoa and defeated him in battle.
AnaIaber of years ago a protectorate
was established over Samoa by the United
States. Great Britain and Germany and
the independence of the Islands guaran-
teed. This Arrangement, however, has
not worked tremendously, principally
through the intriguing and ambitious de-
signs of Germany and the lawless, bellig7
erent disposition of the population. This
was more apparent than ever before in the
latest revolution in the islands, the Ger
mans doing all in their power to foment
trorble, They supported Mataafa in his
p~retensions in opposition TO Nlalietoa, who
was favored by the Americans and the
British. What the ultimate result of the
difficulty will be it is impossible to tell,
but enc thing is certain-the protect
ing powers must work more in harmony
or there will be serious trouble among
themselves as well as among the
The Samoan group consists of nine in
habited islands and a number of islets.
Their area amounts TO ]. 200 square miles,
and the population numbers about 30, 900.
These islands are extraordinarily fertile,
and the climate is delightful beyond the.
power of expression. Eternal summe
may be said TO prevail in this earthly par
adise throughout the year, not the sum
mer with which we are familiar, with its
periods of searching, enervating heat, but
genial summer weather in which the heat
rarely rises above so degrees.
II these favored islands, as there is lit
tie need to work for q subsistence, the ma
tiyes rarely do any. Beneficent nature
supplies them with all the neeessaries of
life. and an old man can gather enough
cocaanut, breadfruit, faro and bananas
in q few hours to keep him alive for
weeks. If he wishes to add a relish to his
dietary, fish and wild pigeons are plenti-
full and involve scarcely more labor in Sc
curing them.
In an Eden like this. where men are so
placed by natures bounty as to be equally
removed from the desire of riches and
the fear of poverty, where want is I'M
known and money unnecessary, a person
at first thought would imagine that here
people would be contented, peaceful and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28

rood. Such, however, is not the case, for
The most delightful and fruitful portions
Of Gods earth have been invariably inhab-
tied by races low in the scale of being.
Whatever the people of these islands may
have been originally (and their language
would indicate that at one time they were
superior to what they are now, Mother
Nature has petted them so that they be-
came spoiled. There was no incentive to
labor, nothing to strive for, and as hap
n almost invariably to idle people, even
In civilized communities, as the old school-
book rhyme has it, "Satan always finds
some work for idle hands to do He has
found plenty of work for the Samoans to
do. and he must be a hard taskmaster in
deed if they do not perform the work to
his satisfaction.
Physically the Samoans are inferior to
few If any race in the world. They are
tall and splendidly formed, and their faces
are much more regular and pleasing than
the other peoples ~inhabiting the south sea
islands. Many of the Samoan women are
extremely good looking, especially when
young and are reputed by white men vic
have married them to be good wives. In
tellectua1ly the Samoans are on a par, II
not superior to, other tribes of Polyneslans,
but morally, though nominally Christians,
they are far down in the scale. 1t would
almost appear as if there were some radi-
cal original defect in their natures in this
respect. for they have no words in their
language expressing gratitude or love.
The neas~st approach they can make to
the meaning of love is in the word ma
sani.s' which means familiar or accus-
TONED. This defect in their language, 1t is
probable. will not embarrass the Samoa
fal1xer much. for he has scarcely any con-
cantion Of gratitude, and love, If he ever
really feels it, is an -unimportant and fire.
uuent episode Of his life. AS a rule he is
1ot q polygamist, but he nevertheless So
snres variety in his connubial relation
rb;ns bv dismissing one wife without
eaIinh ceremony and securing another, who
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28
NEW AILANTICQUEEN
OCEANIC BIGGEST SHIP AFLoAT AND
LONGEST EVER BUILT.

White star Lines Giant Exceeds the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse In
Length by Fifty-six Fect-OnIy the
Test of Speed Remains.
gest one ever launched on any seas is
the new White Star giant Oceanic,
which 10Y rides the tidewater in Bel
fast Tough waiting for her engines. The
Oceanic's length is 704 feet over all,
which is "a feet longer than that of the
famous Great Eastern and Sc feet more
than the length of the Hamburg-Amer-
ican lines giant, the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse.
Some fine day during the coming
spring there will be a sensation in New
York harbor when the new leviathan
of the Atlantic arrives there on her
maiden trip. The interest will not only
center in the fact hat the Oceanic is
the largest boat in the world, but be-
cause it is well known that her owners
intend that she shall be the fastest Of
the transatlantic fiers. Whether she
Is speedy or not remains to be seen. If
she is not, then there will be things
said at a certain point on the east coast
Of Ireland.
Shippers do not care whether their
consignments are part of a IL, 900 ton
cargo or go to make up a 5000 ton load.
What they do care about is whether
The boat that takes their exports is go
ing to make % knots an hour or Is.
If the Oceanic can strike a % knot
gait or better and keep it up all the
way across the Atlantic, then she will be
a success. If she falls below that speed
and comes trailing into port six or eight
hours after her rivals, then her huge
bulk, her monster engines and her i'm
mense horsepower have been combined
for naught.
The tremendous length of the Oceanic
can hardly be appreciated by the mere
contemplation of the measurement fig
ures. Her T04 feet are equal to the total
measurement of three ordinary city
blocks, including the cross streets.
Only one steamship was ever built
with greater beam than the Oceanic.
That was the Great Eastern, which
measured S31s feet amidships, while the
Oceanic has a width of 6S feet. The
Great Eastern also excelled her in tom
mage, having 22,500 tons capacity to the
Oceanic's 1910. But the old English
monster, with steam and sail, could
make but IL knots an hour.
The Oceanic's speed is a subject on
which her owners are keeping lark. No
information as to their plans in this re-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28

ICEBoUND STEAARR IN CHICAGO HARBoR.
called into use. These tugs are steel
sheathed and sometimes fitted with
solid steel prows for ramming theeice.
A week or so ago one of the MilS
waukee boats fought for ten hours be-
fore she got clear of the harbor ice, and
on her return trip she tuck hard and
fast. Two tugs were sent to her as-l
sistance. While the big monster lay
helpless in the foe, the little giants
bucked the windrows and crashed e.
path for her. Every steamerthat went
in or out of the harbor for several
weeks had the same difficulty. Some
times the boats lay for hours. and in
several cases passengers have been kept
out overnight within sight of the lights
of the city, but unable to reach Them
A wind which should sweep h harbor
clear was earnestly looked for.
The ice has also interfered somewhat
with the city's water supply. AS ia
we'll known, Chicago gets its drinking
water from the lake through big tun-
nels which are built under h lake bots
tom. These tunnels are flied from in-
takes which are located at cribs out in
the lake. At the two mile crib the in,
take is only a few feet below the sur
| face and is very apt to become cloggedl
with ice. To avoid this difficulty the
crib keepers try to keep he intake
clear of ice. They break it up in the
best way possible and push it away
with long pike poles.
For the first time in several seasons
| there has been difficulty in reaching
some OF the outer cribs this season, and
| as a consequence the crib crews have
| been threatened with a shortage of RAJ
tions. Here is a description of a recent
trip of the tug Morford, one of the
most powerful in Chicago harbor, when
she was sent out with supplies:
Nov come the windrows of ice, most
dangerous obstacles. These windrows
are whitecapped, piled high above the
surface ice about them. They have
| Jagged tops, and their height in many
places is from 5 to 4 feet above the
| surface of the lake. Straight for the
first one the Morford shoots.
"Windrows scrape che bottom of the
tug, they lift her high in the air, and
they strive to strain her so that she will
break in two or burst at a seam. They.
make her culver and tremble, groan
| and shudder. Every bolt and brace in
her machinery is under test She is
over with a great plunge. shaking the
spray from her head like a bird. More
windrows are at hand.
1.-THE Morford rams ahead. The ice
| clinches her tighter and tighter. Some
times it will not break until she is on
top of it. Often it only bends beneath
her and does nc wholly give until she
has passed. A.little gasp of relief from
her tunnels, a snort from her steam
pipes, and the Morford is alongside Of
! the landing place at the crib"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28
HIS Mean Revenge.

She was one of the aggressive kind, and
she undertook to elbow and push her way
to the front of the crowd that was leav-
ing the car.
He was a nlild-mannered little fellow
and did not seem to resent it at til when
he elbow dug into him as she went by.
Nevertheless. he was a resoureeful man,
and he had his revenge.
Il should not think" he said to his
companion. in a tone that could be heard
by every one near, shat a woman whose
gown showed a gaping pocket would be
anxious for a position in front of the
crowd
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28

international law and history, which
makes him especially fitted for the
post. He goes to Vienna as a minister,
but it is expected that the office will be
raised to the grade of an embassy in a
very short time, SO he may become an
ambassador before he returns, He will
probably find Vienna as delightful a
place to live in as Indianapolis, n he
need not be entirely lonesome, for be-
sides Mark Twain there are quite a
number of c%ongenial Americans who
live there.
Mr.. Harris represents in a peculiar
degree that type of American manhood
that has always been a source of in
s~piration to poor but ambitious young
men. He was born in Wayne county
in 1910 and was educated at the North
western university, Chicago.
In 1876 Mr.. Harris was elected to the
state senate and served four years in
that body, addressing himself particu-
larly to the labor of reforming statutes
and simplifying laws governing prac-
tice in the courts. Subsequently he act
ed as the legal adviser of his county
and in 1856 received the Republican
nomination for congress-, but was de-
feated. Since then he has been kept
busy attending to a large and impor-
tant legal practice.
lHXE
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28
POLISHED AND SCHOLARLY
Our New Minister to Austria Well
Fitted For the Post.

Addison C. Harris, who has been ap-
pointed United States minister to Aus
tri1 to succeed Charlemagne Tower, re-
Gently promoted to the Russian en-
bassy, is a distinguished lawyer of In
~dianapolis. Tie has been prominent in
Indiana politics for more than a dozen
years, and twice during that time he
has been a candidate for the United
States senate.
Our new representative to the court
of Emperor Francis Joseph is a highly
polished gentleman and a good deal of
a scholar. He has been a student of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28
HAvANA'S NEW MAYOR.
He Is Cuban Born, but a Citizen of
the United States.

Perfecto Lacoste, the new mayor Of
Havana, although a native of Cuba is
a United States citizen and claims a
residence in Cincinnati, where he exer-
cises the right Of franchise. Singularly
appropriate is his given name when
you consider what a great cigar center
is Havana.
Mayor Lacoste comes of an old and
honored Cuban family. When a boy, he
was sent, as so many Cuban boys are,
to the United States for an education.
He took a course at Seton Hall college,
Orange. N. j., and at the University of
Pennsylvania. Then he lived for some
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28

First Kid-sI had a nicer tin'n you en-
Christmasfv
second Kid-~Bet yer didn't Pm sick
yet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-28
SATAN IN SAMOA.
Savagery and Treachery of the
Turbulent Islanders.
LOVE AND GRATITUDE UNKNOWN.

No Such Words In the Samoan Lam
guage-A King Who Compelled His
Wives to Take In Washing to Re-
plenfsh the National Treasury.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-01-04
Will Make a Good Report.

MIR. Stephen Greene, the best mill architect
in America, and therefore the best in the
world. was In town recently and as as ual on
his 2isits to Abbeville, was the honored guest
Of President Bailey. During his stay. he
spent q whole day at tns AhsaV4ha Cotton
Mill. examining it from the boilers to the
last piece OF machinery In the upper story OF
the mill. When that examination was finish.
ed he looked into the books carefully. And
having once been mill book-keeper he knew
what he was about. He also selected place
for mill No. Q. and pointed out good place tc
put mill No. 8.
or course the additional rnills are still In
the air, but If you will keep an eye down tba
way, you may see Capt. eagle this spring
erecting mill No. on foundations which
will be duplicate of mill No. l.
It Is learned that Architect Greene viii
make to the prospective investors q mos
favorable report on these points:
l.. AS to the excellence Of the mill house
and the sdaptability OF the machinery
which Is OF the newest patterns.
2. The satisfactory and successful manage
ment by President Bailey, and the ability
efficiency and fidelity of Superintendent
Thompson In the discharge Of his duties.
8. The good quantity and the superior
quality OF the product Of the mill.
4. The explicit, clear and satisfactory
manner OF bookkeeping, as done by Mr.
Harris.
Since his departure Mr.. Greene has forward
ed the blue prints and directions for placing
forty new looms, which are soon to arrive
The needed shafting, pulleys. hangers, belt
ing and other necessary goods have been
ordered, and part or all. of them are al
ready in the MILL
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-01-04
For the Legislature.

The Legislature should take stepe to save
gentlemen the trouble and expense Of hiring
an attorney to 60 with them before Judge
to get bond for shooting q negro, or killing
trifiipg white man. And then the County
should be saved the expense of trial at
Court.
In case 1t be not convenient for gentlemen
to, attend court under the charge murder
they might send up q written statement
which should be satisfactory to the Court.
In caae twas not q case Of selfdefense and
the dead man was shot from the front, doc.
tors certificate that the slayer was afflicted
In his mind ought to do.
OF course, II the dead man was shot in
the back, every body knows that 1t was case
Of selfdefense.
A certificate that the dead man was killed
in the back, should entitle the man to
verdict of excusable.homicide.
Much money has been wasted by investi-
eating cases OF shot in the back.
The coroner's juries are beginning to find
proper verdict namely: "Justiiable homi-
cide'' or by the Sheriff, under the forms OF
law, .justif1able" killing of some sort.
Their verdicts are, right. An inquest held
over the body of man who had been hanged
used to be pronounced "justiflable," and now
common slayers are guilty OF 'justihable"
homicide, just like the Sheriff.
Properly speaking, under the old rule, II
a man shot a negro In the back it was ''excus-
able" but now 1t is "Justifable."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-01-04
The President May Stop Race Riot
in the South.

In the South.
Hobson has been sent to the Philippines
This is something for which we may thank
Mckinley or other Washington authority
An organization TO be known as the Both.
hood Of African Descent is being formed
al society for the alleged purpose OF prevent
Ing race riots. The preve ntiye means are no,
suggested. We think II we'll for the Ohio col.
ored men to remember the wise saying or the
President that "integrlty and industry" are
paramount principles. tor the colored brother
are better things than politics for the negro
Newberry Observer.
Wrong again. The President Is the man tc
prevent race riots. AS soon as he ceases TO re
ward the leaders in such troubles with office
the race riots will stop. But race riots will
meyer stop as long as they are encouraged al
Washington. AS soon as any body down
South has been able to get up fuss, be has
heretofore been rewarded with Office, If he
went to Washington. Even old Tom Fin
ley got an office In Washington. He
had only to show the leg which he broke
while running from some gentlemen who de-
sired to interview him on politics. In his
hurry he Jumped into a railroad cut and
broke his leg. When he recovered sufficient
ly to 60 to Washington. he went there and
told the President that somebody had whip
ped him with piece Of barbed wire He got
a profitable job in the capital. Ever since
then people who get up fuses have been get
ting good Jobs by telling how the Southern
people resent insults.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-01-04
Did AN Enemy Do This I?

We learn that one night last week car
load Of negro emigrants left Greenwood, going
west over the Seaboard Air Line.
Viewed from our standpoint. the situation
in this section o. the State Is about In this
way:
l. Our people are very poor. They have lit.
tie but land. Although the intrinsic value Of
that land is much, yet its market value is
very little. The people have very little In
come, except that which they receive from
the rent or cultivation oftheir land.
2. Our people have almost no stocks or
bonds, from which they may receive a
revenue.
g. II their labor, or their tenants, are
enticed away. or are driven from the country,
their mules and their farming implements,
are left on their hands at great loss.
4. II the farms are made desolate by the
removal of tenants, the landowner is made to
suffer great loss, both in cutting off his rent
and in the reduced value OF his mules and
farming Implements.
The man who would drive away the labor
of this country, or entice it away by grea t
promises. may be regarded as little less than
a public enemy.
The man who would take away the citizens
means OF making support. by interfering
with his labor, deserves attention from the
hands of the neighbors.
This periodical intermeddling with the
farming interest, like that of melting race
riots, has had its day. The one Is scarcely
less reprehensible than the other.
And we think that any man in the future
who may incite another race riot, or attempt
to martial unregistered negroes at the polls,
for the purpose Of inter fering with our elect
ions, should suffer.
In what we say we wish 1t distinctly under
stood that we are in favor of letting by.gones
be by-gones. The Tolberts should be allowed
to return to their places Of business, but they
should be given fair notice that II they renew
their political relations with the negroes
whereby trouble may be brought to this
people,, they must take the consequences
Judgment or Vengeance against them for past
offenses should be suspended.
For thirty years this people have borne
with white men who sought to ride into Of
fee by afiliating with the negro and by
arraying him against his white neighbors.
No jury in this county would, or should
convict anybody for shooting q negro emf
grafton agent who may 60 on our farms
to entice away our labor.