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The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18
A Family Affair.

Wife-What do you think, Wilhelm? Your friend Emil asked me to elope with him!
 Husband-Oh, that doesn't surprise me, my dear! He is a good friend of mine and thinks he would be doing me a favor.-Das Kleine Witzblatt.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18

Sometimes marriage is failure, and sometimes it is only a run on the banH
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18

If Spain keeps up her present pace and direction she will soon be down to a size suitable to a boy king.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18
When the Elevator Boy Pulls the Rope.
The Wax of Some

Maud-And so Gladys married for love?
 MabeEYes, but she fell in love with a rich man.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18
HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
 OF THE PRESS.

Odd, Curious and Laughable Phases of Human Nature Graphically Por. trayed by Eminent Word Artists of Our Own Day-A Budget of Fun
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18
There Were Exceptions.

The Speaker-Wealth Is not to be at tained by short cuts.
 The Butcher-Oh, I don't know!In. dianapolis Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18
T0uChinO.

The sweet young thing-I just had a lovely time at the matinee.
 The elderly parson-Had a good cry, oh2
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY

Fashion note-The favorite colors for 1899 are red, white and blue.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18
Custom House Notes.

Tax collector-YOu'n have to pay 10 cents per head taxes on them fowls that were shipped to you.
 Farmer-Why didn't the fools that shipped them cut their heads off?- Rocky Mountain News.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18
Same Thing, Only Different.

Dr. Emdee-Women, you know, are very subject to nervous prostration. MT. Wicklow-Don't men have 1t? Dr. Emde-No; men have irritabil- ity.-Puck.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18
UnfortuuateI

eff we all had equal opportuni. ties"
 "We would not all be equal to them" Puck.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-18

"Yes, cried over the play in the first act and then cried through the other acts because had my nose red."-In- dianapOlis Journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
WOMAN SERVANT WANTED FOR FORGERY.

The police OF Long Island City are trying to find
Kate Cross. formerly servant In the home OF
Benjamin Ellis OF No IS Wolsey-st. Astoria. The
girl is about twenty years old. and was engaged
six weeks ago by Mr.. Ellis. on Wednesday after
noon she left the house saying that she was going
to the store. Andrew Mcknight. a grocer in
Fulton-ave. Astoria. called Mr.. Ellis later and
said that Monday morning he had cashed
check for SIS for the girl The check was drawn
the Queens County Bank. ard purported to be
signed by Mr.. Ellis. The grocer said that he
knew the girl worked for Mr. Ellis and cashed
the check without question for that reason. Mr..
Ellis declared the signature forgery, and in
formed the police. A large number of small pieces
of paper found in the occupied by the
servant, on which were limitations of Mr.. Elliss
signature, which she had been practising. The
police that the girl s an old hand at
forgery but have found trace Of her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
PEREECTING CONSOLIDATION.
PROGRESS MADE TO UNITE THE STREET
RAILWAYS AND LIGHT COMPANIES
Of EAST JERSEY

Two prominent capitalists Of Philadelphia who
are interested in railway and other corpora
tons in numerous cities, p. A. B. Widener and
Thomas Dolan. were in Jersey City yesterday IN
conference with the officials of the North Jersey
Street Railway Company relative to the prospective
consolidation Of all the traction lines OF HUDSON
Essex. Bergen, Passaic and neighborng counties.
It is said that the union will embrace all the cleo
trio and gas light companies.
A step toward the union was taken on "Wednesday
at Paterson when a deed was recorded or the
transfer OF the New-Jersey Electric Railway COM
pany by Receiver James r. Howell to Chandler w.
Riker for 81 800 900 satisfy the claim OF the Mer-
camille Trust Company and a second deed from
Riker to the White Line Traction Company Tor
100000.
All the trolley roads Of Northern New-Jersey are
controlled by three corporations-the North
Jersey Street Railway Company the orange ana
Passaic Valley Company and the White Line Trac-
ton Company-and these will be merged into one.
The movement to unite all the electric nght ana
gas light companies is making progress. and II Is
said all will be absorbed by the United Electric
Company. The United Gas Improvement company,
which leased all the companies in Jersey city and
vicinity, made offer for the purchase OF the
stock, and four-ffths of the shareholders have ac-
cepted the offer, and the majority have agreed TO
take instead Of cash the per cent consolidated
bonds of the company The United Gas Improve
ment Company recently purchased the plant or
the Hudson County Gas Light Company, which
furnished the lights in Hoboken and North Hudson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
SEYuOUP'S VETOES SUSTAINED

The Board Of Works of Newark yesterday sus-
tained the Mayors vetoes of a number OF resou-
tons for asphalt street paving. The Mayors OBJ
Jections related to the excessive prices and the
fact In some that the contracts had been
awarded TO the highest bidders.
City Counsel Price gave opinion that the
Board could not legally compel the resurfacing Of
streets the paving Of which had been formally ac-
cepted by the city. but that the contractor could
be compelled to keep the street in good condition.
The Board adopted the resolution passed by the
Water Committee on Tuesday. demanding title 10
Canstear Reservoir and Echo Lake and the rem
edy OF the pollution In watershed and making
stpulations as TO the final payment by the city TO
the East Jersey Water Company under the con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
INNOCENT NEGRO SHOT.
POSSE OF WHITE MEN FIRE UPON HIM FOR
SIMPLY BEING IN THE ROAD.

POSSE OF WHITE MEN FIRE UPON HIM FOR
SIMPLY BEING IN THE ROAD.
Birmingham, Ala Aug. (speciaD-"Tom" Ed
rnonds a negro. was shot at Bossburg last nighe,
where recently three negroes killed in the
riots A peculiar mystery surrounds his death. HIS
relatives declare that he was killed by four white
men who were in charge of Justice OF the Peace
Ray and were accompanying Ray to Cardiff TO ar
rest an ex-convct named Joe Ward. for beating
his wife.
It is asserted by Edmonds and several compan-
ions that they were together on the roadside, and
Joking with one another. when Ray and his posse
happened TO appear. They state that the posse
cursed the negroes and ordered them TO get out Of
the way. II is averred that Edmonds said. AYE,
ave- Captain" He asked what he had said,
and repeated the remark. II is alleged that the
white men fred on the group. killing Edmonds.
The white men deny the charge, but they have
been arrested warrants and so far 1t looks
rather ugly against them. Previous killings of
negroes al Blossburg were much on this order.
The Episcopal Council of African Methodist Epis.
copal Bishops and Elders of Georgia and Alabama,
IN session in this city, to-day adopted a resolution
suggesting TO the General Conference to be held In
Columbus Ohio this fall. that the latter body pc
ttion Congress to appropriate $l000oOo0 10 deport
the negroes from the United States. sepa-
rate the Bishop II. NJ. Turner. of Georgia
who is presiding over the convention, suggested the
resolution and pushed II 10 adoption The council
took the position that the determined alienation be-
tween the would never be healed. except by
separation Bishop Turner himself declared that
truce Of harmony might be patched up by Christian
influence but that such movement was a mere
subterfuge to delay what might be put into exc
The resolution was adopted after the adoption OF
a resolution condemning the bad element In the
black race for reckless crimes and the bad element
in the white race, whose fury will not allow the
law TO take its course. but rush to the rope and
slaughter"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04

The Rev J. Clarence Jones. rector Of St.
Thomas's Church at Bushwick-ave. and Cooper-s:.,
has accepted "A call to the pastorate OF 81. Marys
church. AZ Classon-ave. and Willoughby-st. The
Rev W ". Belnger. former pastor Of the latter
church intends to 60 TO Grace Church. In Utica. on
October a. when his resignation will take effect
here Dr. Jones will begin his duties on Oc-
tober Is He has been successful In his pastora es.
His arst duties in the mission of St Tim
othy which became independent church ten
wears ago. He then became attached to ST.
Thomas's Church. and poon proved himself 10 be
enc OF the most progressive young ministers OF the
pnIscopal denomination. He succeeded I'm increas-
ing the number Of COMMITMENTS tn more than
seven hundred The LAST report showed that there
are eight hundred children I'm the Sunday school.
Ills arlsh raised $500 last year for church work.
Dr Jones is also deeply interested In the Brother
hood ot ST Andrew. and he has been commended
for his executive ability by Bishop Littlejohn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
TAXES HIS LIFE WITH CARBOLIC ACID
p1-RXs LOST FIVE CHILDREN. HIS FATHER, 4
NEPHEW AND HIS PLACE. AND DID
NOT CARE 10 LIVE

Made dcspondent by tho death Of his five chill
dren father and nephew IN the last two years and
the loss II his place as stationary engineer In the
Bliss Proicctile Works Company AZ Bay Rige'
which he had held for years. James Burns ycsier-
day committed suicide by taking carboN' acid.
Burns was an Englishman. thirty-four years old.
and lived with his wife and mother NJ No. y
FIfty-secoud-si. lie had been melanc holy for some
time but on going to his room on Wednesday even
ing he said he felt happy once moro. \ little be-
fore a m. yesterday he was heard 10 groan. and
Mrs Burns and her motner-in-law hurried in 10
his room They were almost sunocatcd hy the
fumes Of tho poison They summoned policeman.
who sent in "A hurry cal. 10 IN" Norwegian HOS
pital The ambulance was out, 80 buins was
placed in n patrol wagon and driven 20 tho hos
rital. He died AZ he entered the gateway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
CARGO OF LOCOMOTIVES.
TWENTY ENGINES FOR THE MIDLAND
ROAD ON THE NUTFIELD.

roprrcN MAKERS AsroNIsHED BY THE RAflDili
OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURE-ITs GROWTH
po.h tho English and the French manufacturers
now realize that the United States Is iar ai,r ~
Of them in speed in building locomouVe''
steamship Nutfeld. OF the Lamport q ioi. -, -,
sailed on Thursday last for Liverpool WIN 49,
American made locomotives, as part OF her 'd' So
,rho,, uil, no used for hauling freight trains OH
the Midland road in England. 1t took me any.
toan makers less than half the time the hnsii'h
builders required TO make the ens"es' an
,berefore paws English railroads to place '"eN
orders in this country. They are IN every way
tho eoual of the best English locomotives.
The order for these locomotives was uiNiueN
ooralIv between the Schenectady and the baloWii
Locomotive Works The engines buht py tne
former weigh eighty TONS Whie uoso VI
Raldwins weigh sixty tons. They VIII ne set ~
IN Manchester and then sent 10 Derry ,i
locomotives are smaller than those used IN 'hiS
country as there are neither such heaVS sia
ror os many curves in England as In TINS county
The shipment OF the Schenectady machines was
perintended by ]. A. Hunter and A '. noii t
The parts were boxed and stored a"as az -.
hold of the big iron steamship Inc
pieces weigh 400 pounds. ..,
III, 40 we come 10 get the orders?" repeated
Mr. Hunter. simply because we turn out loco
motives in a far shorter time thah l"s r-'.e
h,,udere do he said When the British Govern
,nent had trouble in Egypt two years ago -
wanted four locomotives Immediately -
ush builders said that they could not 90 ''e '
in less than four months. We contracteu
build the machines in sixty days. Inc hlI't h
Government then offered a bonus OF u" ua' "
doing the work in shorter time we su S W. a
Goi,,sring the locomotives in thirty DAY w
soon got another order for sixteen NOR ave made
lives and in the last six months W. no 20 Eng
and sent sixty machines OF various types 70 ..'s
Land we astound the English by our dol Nv ~
turn out twenty-three locomotives W. hehind in
works While the English makers got DELHI a., ~,
their work last year. on account OF M IN most
can neverth eless beat them easily uiiuer '"e "'
fsvorahle conditions they can have. .,.. ,ho
Edward 4. Yelverton. who snperlh.entupdI tbat
,oading Of the Baldwin locomotives, stattl un" '.
ano,ber reason why Americans could Turn I !So
iocomot,yes faster than the Engsh Is a. Sn,eh
iO r Of NJ psrts They really do not require tne
Extra work The English finish up WIZ Anericans
nainf The parts This method saves conslaeIaph,e
lime and does not in any way oe''"'' N'"' NV
value of the machines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
MRS. HUBBARD'S PAWN TICKETS IN Court
SHE HAS HER ICEMAN ARRESTED FOR THEFT.
RI.T TILE CASE IS DISMISSED

.
BIT THE CASE Is DISMISSED.
Mrs Emily Hubbard. OF No. i0i McDonough- st.
the wife OF Henry Hubbard iron merchant. ap-
peared Yesterday in the Adams-st. police court as
complainant against Henry S. Pendeton. an ice
dealer. Of No. 1875 Ralph-ave.. whom she charged
with taking from her parlor pawn tickets repre-
scnting $3.50 worth OF diamonds which she had
pledged with "A money lender. She said that on
July % she went riding n bicycle with her instruc-
tor a Mr. Gerry She returned late that afternoon,
and soon missed the tickets The following Tues
day Mr.. Pendleton came to serve her with ice. and
she asserts that she noticed the tickets sticking out
of his pocket She says that she took the tickets
from him and demanded an explanation to where
he got them lie told her that he had bought them
from A stranger on the street. The tickets were
made out in the name OF Mrs. Williams.
You know, Judge" said she in explanation
chat II is the privilege OF any to have pawn
tickets made out IN any name they desire. Mr. Pen
deton told me that his wife went to the pawnshop
10 redeem the diamonds. and the pawnbroker said
he couldn't give them to any one but the real
owner who was Mrs. Hubbard The pa wnbroker
wrote the name of Mrs. Hubbard on OF the
tickets" Mrs Hubbard told the Justice ''and gave
II 10 Mrs Pendeton, and when Mrs. Pendleton gave
the card with the II to Mr.. Pendleton he
at once said II was the name or one OF his best
customers.
Mr. Pendeton, who Is respectable appea ring
man, said that he bought the tickets from a mar
whom he did not know, and decided as soon as no
TO Mrs. Hubbard. Magistrate Bristow said thar
there was nothing whatever TO show that Pendle-
ton had taken the tickets from Mrs Huhha rd. !.
house and he discharged the iceman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
MRS. CARROLL SAVES TWO BATHERS.
MOTHER AND CHILD HAD GONE DOWN WHEN
SHE OWED AND GOT THEM

MOTHER AND CHILD HAD GONE DOWN NHh'
SHE OWED AND GOT THEM.
The GOODNESS and daring Of young woman yes
terday afternoon saved the lives OF a mother ana
child in Gravesend Bay. Mrs. James a. Clenden-
ming wife OF a silk importer. whose place OF Dusi-
ness is in Worth-st., Manhattan. is stopping, with
her iveyear-old son. James. jr at the villa Marie
in Bay Nineteenth-st. Bath Beach. Mrs. CIenden-
ming is quite a swimmer, and has been teaching her
son the first rudments OF the art Yesterday AFTER
noon they went into the water near the Captains
Pier The mother. after giving her boy a couple
Of swimming lessons. decided to swim out 70 the
end OF the pier, where float Is moored. The dis
tance Is over one hundred yeards, and Mrs Glen
denning. taking her hoy or her back started for
the float 1t was safely reached. and after a few
moments rest she started TO return. She had just
left the float when high wave rolled over them.
The boy almost stranged by the salt water, clasped
his arms about his mothers throat and cnOked hcr
She lost her presence of mind and sank.
There but one person VINO saw tnem 60
down. That was Mrs. Carroll wife OF Johnny
Carroll, the singer and actor. Mrs. Carroll who is
bat nineteen years old, was In her bathing costume
on the float and she dived for the mother and
child. After second attempt she brought Mrs
unconscious but Mrs Carroll supported them until
a rowboat was launched. DR.. Mcdonald Of Brook
lvn soon restored them. movement has been
started by the guests at the beach 70 give Mrs car
roll medal for having saved the life OF Mrs. Glen
denning and her son.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
FATHER KTELET'S HOPELESS HAhADf'
CHANGE FOR THE WORSE IN HIS coNDITro
AscRIRED TO AN ELECTRIC BATH.

AscRIRFp TO AN ELECTRIC BATH.
Tho Rev J. NJ Kelley. formerly pastor or the
church Of the TRANSPORTATION. at Marcy-ave and
Uooner-st IS in a dying condition I'm ST MARY :
uosnital and his condition Is said by his friends
70 ba duo more to an electric bath he took In
Manhattan than 10 any other cause. The doctors
say that he may 1--we week or two longer but
mat there Is absolutely no hope for hIs recovery
Tho Young nriost who was 50 strong and hand
sor,e and nopilar "A year or more ago, IS now
pbvs,cal and mental wreck. He IL deaf and dumb
and blind. and his great head Of black hair Is as
white as snow His brain Is eoft"ning daily, and
his once clear mind is simply blank
Father Kelley ono day In october. 1893. drove 10
the Church 81 ST. Anthony. lu Manhattan-aNe'
Greeupoint. 10 SEQ his friend the Rev. p. j.
O'Harc II was dusk when Father Kelley lett Tor
home in a dogcart so one seems even yet 70
know ust how tho accident happened but tn" dog
cart oss overturned AZ Bcdford-avc. and Rodney
Ct and the priest was thrown out on his head
lie was never the same man after~ard IFS
mind began TO fail. while ne gradually lost the
mower Of hearing and OF speech. Ho was taken
orst To St Peters Hospital but after Few
months ne vas removed again 10 his rectory
Then II wax. II H. alleged that electric paths
rero resorted 10. Instead OF proving benehciaI
,h.v COMPLETELY upset the priest. and from a state
o. convaloscence he rapidly passed into hopeless
do,lne when the effects OF the electric paths
were discovered Father Kelley was removed TO
81 Mary's Hospital. where he is attended DAY
and night. .,. o...,ho1 .,
tho Church 81 the Visitation I'm the Eastern DIS,
1T, was well known "A writer, orator ana
lecturer lie was educated IN Mtynooth 'o'st'
dublin, and has but one relative nephew
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
CLEARING UP THE DEBRIS.
THE DAMAGE CAUSED AT ELIZABETH BY
THE TORNADO ESTIMATED AT 100000.

THE TORNADO ESTIMATED AT 100000
Elizabeth Aug. (SpeciaD.-The city fairly
swarmed to-day with thousands Of people from
Newark and all parts of Union and Essex coun-
ties who came to view the devastation caused by
the tornado The historic First Presbyterian
Church and William and East Grand SITS, from
Catherine to Spring St. where the greatest havoc
wrought by the storm. were the chief places
Several families who occupied wrecked dwellings
in William and Grand SITS. were busy moving tnels
household effects other parts of the city ana
there quite a demand for suitable houses ..
The tornado will make business brisk in Elizabeth
for masOns. brickayers and carpenters. 49,
The relic hunters became annoying at the First
Preshyterian Church that the gates OF the cemetery
had to be locked on ali sightseers. and constable
put guard in the graveyard TO keep VISITORS
some Of the huge oak beams 115 years old, which
had been hewn by hand. 70 saw them up ana sen
pieces for relies. Some OF the bones from the I'M
covered graves carried away before the church
officials could guard the place AL me me cb%rch
The work Of clearing the streets went on az
night and by this morning much progress haa
been made hut Il will require many weeks or WORK
to restore all the wrecked portions OF oudihes an1
city Hall Park will not look as well as IL ola III
The streets tonight are fairly clear but piles - OF
debris show the section through which the storm
passed. Workmen to-day made the damaged oul'n ,
iugs as safe as was possible pending permanent
repairs The buildings that lost roofs were tenn
porarly boarded over and made as nearly water
The total loss is still unknown The estimates
made last night were excessive. Inc ponce nov
Mace The loss AZ about 10000 including about
s25 M as loss on trees uprooted or broken down ny
tho storm The loss the Prudential Insurance
Companv which owned the Star Theatre. Is esti-
mated at 500 That on the Lyceum Tnieatre Is
placed al g 600 The First Presbyterian Church is
damaged ~ the extent Of $500 or 5000; the Tnird
Presbyterian Church. 5000 the Central baptst
church s. az and Christ Episcopal Church. NVp
These estimates are liberal Then there Is a long
list Of damages running from g. into the hundreds
That no one was killed creates even greater sur =
prise now than Il did last night. That n storm OF
such violence should have swept through the Guy
"a mos remarkable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
EXHIBIT OF THE PUEBLO INDIANS.
A COLLECTION OF PLASTER CASTS FROM NEW
MEXICO RECEIVED AT THE MUSEUM.

A COLLECTION OF PLASTER CASTS FROM NEW
MEXICO RECEIVED AT THE MUSEUM.
The Department of Ethnology and Archaeology
OF the Brooklyn Institute Museum has just re-
ceived a remarkably interesting addition TO the
collection in series Of plaster busts OF the modern
Pueblo Indians and casts OF some Of the animal
figures made in stone by the aborgines. These
models were made under the supervision Of DR..
Frederick Starr, professor Of archaeology in the
University Of Chicago and are the result Of trip
maze by him and F. u. Melville the well known
plaster worker, in 1897 They visited the pueblo
Of Cochiu in NewMexico, and secured sixteen
masks from selected subjects representing both
sexes and various ages. These models all
painted to represent the color Of skin, eyes and
hair of the Indians.
Models OF the stone lions Of Potrero de las Nacas
were also obtained. These were cut in the rock at
some unknown period One measures 612 feet in
length and PA feet in width, and the other 6s feet
in length and p. feet In width The new collection
has been placed In the geographical room on the
first floor of the Museum Building, In the alcove
with the models OF the pueblos, cliff dwellings and
other habitations Of the Southwest.