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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
DYNAMITER HELD
New York Police Arrest q
Discharged Motorman
and Accomplice.
READY TO BLOW UP TROLLEY
Curran Had Enough Explosive
to Wreck Car and Kill
All on Board.


NEW YORK, July q, 1Sss.-Francis =
Curran, twenty-seven years old. formerly
a motorman on the Second avnue line,
and James Smith, thirty-two years old.
striking motorman Of the same line
are being held by the police as suspicious
persons, no direct charges having been
made against them. They were arresteo
last night. The police say that CurFan
had in his possession a stick Of dynamite
with four percussion caps. The stick ~
four inches long and three inches vide
and is made so that it can be fitted TO 2
rail The piece OF dynamite was rolled
in paper and wrapped in insulating tape
The caps were so placed that they could
be exploded when the stick was piacen
on a car rail- The detectives also say
they found in Curran,s room about sew
enty-fve pounds Of dynamite and giant
powder and some fuses and caps.
Curran. according to the police, has
served two terms in Sing Sing prison for
burglary. He has been under police SUR
veillanee for some time and Is said 70
have experimental with small quantities
of dynamite on the tracks Of the Secone
avenue hne4 He was discharged from the
Second avenue road prior to the recent
strike. All the police know about James
Smith, the other man arrested, Is that
he IS motorman and that he went out
with other men of the Second avenue hna
during the strike. He was arrested Only
because he was with Curran when 1nf
latter was taken into custody.
Both men were arraigned in the Yorlx<
vile Police Court this morning. The de-
| tectives who arrested them stated that
| since the strike began they had mingled
/ lob
They frequently heard talk of using dy-
Mantle Curran appeared to take the
lead in the matter. He stated a few days
ago that everything was ripe for the ex-
plosion. The detectives told of the ex-
periments that Curran had made, and* one
/ of them stated that he got informafion
that the dynamite explosion was to have
taken place last night and so the arrest
was made He further stated that one
of the plans was to have man get on
| an elevated train and drop Twenty-Five
pounds OF dynamite down on street car
the dynamite was to have minute fuss
attached to it.
Inspector of Combustibles Murray stated
to the Magistrate that he had examined
the stick of dynamite found on curran-
It was ready for use being filed with
4 fulrnisAasa af mercury and would .haye
+ exploded if a car had struck It. He said
that the explosion Of the dynamite con-
tanned in the stick would blow up the
tracks and wreck the ear and killed all on
board.
Curran, who is a small thin man. with
a sinister expression, had nothing to say
The Magistrate held him in $1,0o0 bail for
further examination. There being noth-
ing against Smith he was discharged
"A word to the wise is sufficient Wisa
| people keep their blood pure with Hoods Sar-
- .lAI.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
czAREwITcH HELPED BY MoLoKAN

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.l
ST. PETERSBURG, July %. 1sse.-It
transpires that the peasant woman who
assisted the Czarewitch when ne was dy-
ing belonged to the Protestant sect or
Molokanes. The czar has commanded
the Grand Duke Observation-Disclosures TO
publicly express to the Molokan commun-
r. the Inanerial thanks for the good feel
ing manifested by the woman and her
co-reli gionists, who have also received
recognition from the Dowager Empress
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
TELEGRAPHIc COMMUNICATIONS
Secured Between Manila and Ad.
vancsd Insurgent Posts.

Greeley, Chief Signal Officer, has re-
ceived a despatch from Major r. E.
Thompson, commanding the Signal Corps
in the Philippines, saying that Major
Maxfield has laid cable across Laguna
de Bay, from Taguig to Calamba, the
last town to be captured from the in
surgents. This insures uninterrupted
teegraphic communication between Nam
liza and the advanced posts of what has
been the insurgent country.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
PROTECTING OUR INTERESTS
Machias VIII Sail for San Domingo
Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON. July 28 1s99.--A cable
gram has been received at the Navy de-
Macnias. now at st. Thomas, W. l., stat
ing that in conformity with the depart
menfs order, he would sail from that
port tomorrow for San Domingo. She
on the way to land Commander Snow,
who is to take charge of the naval sta
tion there.
The commander of the New Orleans also
announced his reaainess to start for San
Domingo today, SO that before the mid
die of next week the American navy win
be sufficiently represented in San Domingo
to protect American interests Of all kinds
should there be a revolution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
GOVERNMENT c0MMENDs OTIS
Alger Told Him He Has Confidence
of the Administrations

WASHINGTON. D. c., July 29, 1s99.-
About ten days ago Secretary Alger ca
bled General Otis saying that there was
some criticism of him in the American
press, but assuring him that he had the
entire confidence of the Secretary of War
and of the Administration. So far as
known at the War Department the only
messages sent by President Mckinley to
General Otis were those that have been
made public, and consisted of commend
atory words of the General and the
troops in the field for what they accom-
plished.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
COLUMBIA STARTS TONIGHT
Defender Waits for Tide When she
Will Be Lowered Into Channel.

BRISTOL. Il. +. July ., 1888 The
workrnen on the Columbia were engaged
Ia bending her sails today and by noon
the mainsail and the forestaysail were in
place.
The men engaged in setting the rum
ming rigging had not finished at twelve
o'clock. but II was thought everything
would be completed during the afternoon
and that Columbia could start for New
port by evening.
The Defender rested on the ways this
forenoon Wafting for the tide. when she
was 70 be lowered into The channel.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
LAUREA AHEAD
International Yacht Race for the
France Cup.

TBy Gable to The Associated Press.J
CowEs. July %. 1s9a.-The first of three
International races for the Coupe de
France took place on the Solent today
The course was twenty-four miles. The
Temple Yacht Club. holder of the sup. de-
Tended the title with the Laurea, owned
by Edward Hare. The challenging club
is the Union des Yachts Franeais, and
Count Boni de CSstellane specially con-
structed the yacht Anna to try TO rewin
the trophy. The other races of the series
will take place July 81 and August
The yachts today had a good start in
northwest breeze. The Laurea gained
al the start and gradually increased her
lead The Prince of Wales was among
the spectators.
The Laurea won by one minute and
thirty-nine seconds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
HoUcH HELD FOR MURDER

HADDAM. Conn, July %. ss-Joseph
A. Hough. who has confessed to the kill
ing at Chester, on the night of July is.
Harry Chadwick, his love-affair rival,
was given a hearing before Justice
court here this morning and held for the
higher court on a charge alleging murder
In the first degree. He was taken back
to the jail and his case is scheduled to
come up III the Superior Court on the
fourth Tuesday of September.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
GERMANY WON'T ANNEX

IBy Cable to The Associated Press,l
BERLIN, July %, lSes.-In consequence
Of inquiries from the ST. Petersburgh
Chancenery. Germany has formally re-
pudiated all intention of annexing Bear
Island and ordered the Consul at from
soc to inform the traveller Lerner. who
recently occupied the island with a view
IL reyivifvi1la the German fisheries there.
that In the event of his action leading 10
complications he must not reckon upon
any support from Germany.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29

the owners of the other piers already IN
operation. The case has been in court
for some time and the opening Of the
theatre was recently prohibited by in
junction. II the riparian board were to
extend the line it would mean a practical
dissolution of this Injunction and render
the attempt of Atlantic City to open the
pier futile.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
OIL STOVE EXPLODED

A fire broke ont in the tailor store Of
Harry Green. No 245 Central avenue, this
morning. i was caused BY the explosion
Of an oil stove. The burning oil ran over
the floor and set FIRE to framework and
furniture doing considerable damage
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
ARLrNeToN CEMETERY

was the first .'Landscape Lawn Cemetery" IN
the State. Lot owners nave no expe1fs foE
care Of grounds. for fencing. II y91 need
= cemetery lot tand every family nee4s one).
YOU will be interested In its beauty aAd neat-
ness its moderate prices and easy TRIMS of
paymenf Office in Jersey City. z39 Nashlns-
phone Nc s2L
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29

DIED.

HARRTSON.-on Thursday. July q, 1879
Frank, son of Elizabeth and the late
Robert Harrison aged II years
tend the funeral on Sunday, July 30. at
2 P. NJ. from his late residence, No 26a
Halliday street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
MAIIERs OF F4oE

New Jerses*s nf> rosfs &c. more pr
barrel thar ordinary nouf. but worth dollar
extra. Whossssie only at 2. 2. cieary Col
stores Greene and Montgomery streers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29

"A word TO the wise is sufficient WisQ
people keep their blood pure with Hoods 6ar-
saparilla and make sure Of health.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-01
The Philippine Campaign.

while there is ground for disarpoint-
ment at the escape of Aguinaldo into
The interior. which might have been
prevented had General Otis beer able
to execute his original plan of
crushing the enemy between two
columns. the campaign As II has
been wagcd nv Otis has been notably
successful. We are in no position to
Judge of the natural difficulties of the
jungle 1ghtihR which the Americans
have had to 10 nor to understand the
disadvantageS Of the climate at this
season Of the year; but very little read
ing ny on Philippine conditions will
pre- pare the imagination so that it will
make generous allowances
Despite these great difficulties. our
troops have kept the insurgents On
the mad run for rcHrly three weeks,
chasing them from place to place with
such sreed that they were forced in
many cases to leave stores. Vauabl"s
and even rifles behind. In addition
there has beeen considerable slaughter,
enough, at least. to awaken the hyp-
noticed natives from the dream that
Aguinaldo is invircihle and to teach
them effectively that American fight
ING is different from the Spanish style.
Aguinaldu, no longer u god, is revealed
to his deluded followers as a humiliat
ed fugitive. compelled to fly 10 save
himself from personal capture; ana the
natural cohesivcness of expected
plumber gives way to the panic rule of
every man for himself. shut out from
the coast, Cut off from outside help
tious or Il plausible excuse to advance,
tn" Malay Napoleon will speedily fall
victim to his own deccptions ana at
the most thu insurgents will continue
in arms only as rowing brigands, sub
Ject to continua, disintegratioH by
capture or discussions.
In the cities and in access ible farm
lands lying near them orderly rule Will
be established under the supervision OF
American guns and as the seed Of good
the interior VIII be attracted by il and
will gradually force their revolving
leaders to surrender. Military rule
may be required for q generation, nut
very little OF the fighting of the past
few lays will suffice for a long time in
Naking the beliGerency and the conceit
Tout of the natives. The campaign in
practical effects will be found TO have
been eminently successful.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-01
Senator Hoar's Mistake.

The sincerity of Senator Hoar in his
attitude with respect to the Philippine
problem cannot be doubted: everybody
comedies it. Equally sincere is Senator
Stewart in his advocacy of unlimited
free silver coinage at the ratio Of l6 to
|. Eut neither of these senators, though
personally respected. represents on the
subjects mentioned what may be called
the common sense of the country. Both
have gone off on tangents and having
done SO are under the necessity of GO
ing to extremes in the futile attempt to
Justify their alterations.
Senator Hoar's great grievance is
that we are attempting to impose a
government upon the Filipinos without
their consent. We did not ask the con-
sent If the Indians when we enforced
law and order among them: we did
not ash the consent of the Utah Nor
mons when we informed them that GER
tain customs Of theirs were objection
able to the highest interests of civiliza~
ton anu notified them to stop; we did
not ask the consent of the seeding
slave holders when we told them they
could not SGT up government of their
own founded On the corner stone OF
human slavery. Senator Hoar's Pill
grim ancestors had no better right to
settle in Massachusetts and impiant
there tie germs Of n civilization since
developed into the America we know,
lighting and Killing the natives as they
went along. than tho American pil.
grims in the Philippines today have to
introduce into those remote islands OF
the sea the rudimcnts Of modern civil
2atiOn, using the rite and the club
where mllder processes fail. Otis men
arc fighting the Filipinos as the early
Pilgrims fought the Narragansett In
dians-in self defence. The lighting is
q part of the ploughing and narrowing
which precedes the garnering of a
precious harvest, and although rough
work and seemingly thankless work yet
in the Providence Of God as shown
throughout history it is work which
invariably has to be done. Nothing
substantial in human betterment is
achieved without sacrifice of time and
toll and blood, The penalty of admin
istrativc talent IL increased responsible
ity. To the live nations destiny en-
trusts the hard work of breaking in
the savage races
Senator Hoar, we repeat, Is a sincere
man, with finely adjusted conscience
which he courageOusly obeys. His re-
sistance during wartime to his coun-
try's cause and his gifts OF aid to his
country's enemies are not dictated by
reasonable tent but by an honest be-
lief in the righteousness of his posi-
tion. Yet now that we are in the Phil
ippines for good or i'll, now that the
soil of those distant islands has been
conSecrated by tho blood Of American
martyrs shed in the cause Of humanity
and Civilizations price which in hon
or binds us TO the completion of our
task-hcw much nobler would 1t be IL
Senator Hoar. instead of spending his
time In futile bewailing of a choice
already ratified, should gracefully bow
to the inevitable and dedicate his great
talents to the purpose OF holding the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-01
NEWS AND COMMENT.

In the National museum at Washing
ton, writes w, II. Curtis in the Chicago
Record. Is an interesting collection of the
coins Of Bible lands. Coined money did
not circulate among the Israelites pre-
NiOus to their return from the Babylon
ian captivity, but specie weights of gold
ana silver were used i'm commercial
transactions from a very early period
and the term 'shckel." which is the name
Of the piece of money most frequently
occurring in the Bible. literally means
weight Among the coins in the mu-
scum are shekels Of silver of the first
issue attributed to Simon Maccabaeus.
The design represents on one side a cup
OF mamma, with a legend: "Shekel Of
Israel. On the reverse is the budding rod
ot Aaron, with the legend "Jerusalem
the Holy" The value of the coin IT, our
currency is about "a cents, The Widows
mite il a coin of copper issued by Alex
ander Jannaeus Q0j TO rs b. c.. bearing
a wreath of olives. with the inscription:
jonathan the High Priest and the Con-
federation OF the Jews" ON the reverse
are two cOrnucOpias and the head OF Il
poppy. The mite was tha smallest cur
rent. coin in the time of Jesus. and its
value was about One-eighth OF ! cent.
There Is also a coin issued by Herud An
tipas. tetrarch of Galllee, who behcaded
John the Baptist and to whom Jesus
was sent for examination Ly plate.
Agrippa, the last Jewish king, issued a
bronze coin. of which there Is an. eXam-
pie. II was he with whom the apostle
Paul had an interview in the presence
or the Roman governor, Festus, The
coin found by Peter IN the mouth OF
fish and used to pay the temple tribute
for Jesus and himself was starter" of
which there are two specimens I'm sivor
issued at Antioch, bearing the words
Caesar Augustus" under the head of
the first Roman emperor. and on the re-
verse a figure of Tyche, the genius e
Antioch, with her foot on the river god
Orontes, There are also In the museum
collections of coins struck by Alexander
the Great king Of Macedonia, who Is
mentioned by Daniel; also coins OF Baby
ctent cities, and enc of the most interest
ing objects is a childs saving bank made
OF pottery. with "A slit in the top, through
which money was dropDed 1t was found
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-01
Roosevelt's Latest Fight.

These are the days of investigations
and word comes from Albany that an
other one on n large scale has just been
projected, the objective point being
Tammany police methods in New York
city When Theodore Roosevelt was
running against Van Wyck for gov
ernor it was charged by the Republi-
can l"adetS in New York and practice
ally corroborated by the actions and
informal admissions of the Tammany-
ties that an enormous campaign fund
for Van Wyck had been collected by
assessment on protected vice in New
York city. knowledge of this came to
Roosevelt in such way as to leave no
reasonable doubt and inasmuch as he
threatened if elected TO carry on II war
against such practices his present move
in securing the appointment of n leg
iSlativc probing committee is not re-
tdliatory but rather redemptive in ma
ture.
a number of things have occurred
sine" to indicate that the Tammany
scheme of government rests upon the
essential principles Of blackmail and
highway robbery The attempt Of
Croker to bulldoze George Gould by
threatening to bottle up the elevated
railroad is a cons spicuous recent one;
and if the boss of Tammany will not
hesitate to claim feudai prerOgatives
over a rich and powerful company like
t,nt11l's ho No
over the thousands OF keepers of pool
rooms. gambling shops, houses of ILL
repute and other small fry victims Of
police eXtortion and official holding up?
Facts in detail bearing on this subject
are said to be in possession of the in
stigators of this newly-authorized in
vestigation and with Roosevelt to push
the probe will sink deep.
The fact that the governor is di-
rectly behind this inquiry and that he
has the implicit confidence of every in
telliGent honest man in New York city,
as well as the personal respect of two
thirds of the Tammany Instruments of
blackmail many of whom would do
tor Roosevelt out of friendship more
than they would do for Croker out OF
fear, adds to the prospective interest
Of this inquiry. RooseVelt's identifi-
cation with the affair is an assurance
of thoroughness and it would be sur
prising if the result should not be a
large addition to the number of Goth
am municipal statesmen in exile or in
Jail.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-01
EASTER ON THE RANCHE.

No candles tall, no 'broidored stole,
No surpliced choir nor organs tone
But one bread gIeoning sea of grass
O'er which soft Southern breCzeS pass,
And, gazing where far prairics roll,
a waiting horsemar-grim. alone!
The blush that tints the eastern sky
Tells of waking Vcrnal light;
Its Easter CLEAN bathes all the scene I;
The watcher grim, the prairie green,
The feeding herds that glorify
The passing of the winters blight,
Then, as the dawn breaks fun aud fair,
Starred Is the levcl-soddCd way:
Arousng from their earthly beds.
The pralrie-liles lift their heads;
And shines abroad the beauty rare
OF Natures wordrous Easter Day.
Charles Moreau Harger in Leslie's
Weekly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-01
The Moral Aspect.


The warnings embodied in the edi-
: torial reprinted elsewhere from the
philadelphia Times cannot he en-
phasized too strongly and they need
especially to he borne in mind hy per-
sons of moderate means. who usually
supply the raw material for specula-
tive operations. 1t is unfortunate when
rich man invests in an enterprise that
winds up in disaster; for while il may
not deprive him of bread and butter
il shakes his confidence in human ma
ture and subsequently operates to the
disadvantage OF meritorious promoters.
But when great speculatons are so
projected that i'm their collapse the
earnings and savings Of men and wo-
men Of moderate means are swept away
ar lmperilled the havoc is irrepara BILE
and the men responsible are criminals
Of the meancst type. In the current
craze for inflated capitalzatiOns of
combined enterprises or trusts" il an
pears at this time that mainly the rich
themselves are concerned, ana being
rich they can stand it however the
speculation ends. This, however. is a
superficial view. The thing to be
feared is that when the inevitable
runcturng of these ballooned suecula-
tions comes, the rich victims will not
be content to suffer quietly the Just
penalty OF their own unwise judgment
but by the numerous means at their
command will try to pass the loss down
along the line, shifting it from shoulder
10 shoulder until finally it settles upon
the humble and more. or less defense
less toiler for daily wages.
The man who sells to another an ar
ticle by false representations. thus
cheating him, is dirty knave. whether
he be a peddler Of pins or multi
millionaire engaged i'm tho construction
OF gaseous corporations, and public
opinion must lay upon each It's un-
qualified condemnation. That attitude
In public opinion which considers spec
ulative manias only from the economic.
without regard to the moral stand
point is responsible for much of the
harm which speculation has wrought.
For so long as Napoleons of finance can
thrive at other peoples expense by
lying cheating and perjury without
losing social prestige or apparently
falling in the general estimation. that
long will knavery's wits be kept keen
for the doing" of the unwary and
that long will sullen discomfort and
class prejudice premeate the poor.
II there Is ever to be a permanent
advance in social conditions 1t must be
along the lines OF justice and honesty
and not in the direction of encouraging
by public applause every daring scoun-
~ who robs Ills fellow men so clever
bat sight Is lost OF the ethics OF
rk in Scnlration OF It's dexterity.
Nesu,t OF Senator Platt's recent
nj n
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-01

Another attempt is projected to Sc
cure the release of Mrs. Maybrick. Now
that love and good feelings" is the
common slogan of the Anglo-Saxon
race. England might properly offer
Mrs. .Maybrick's pardon as an evidence
OF respect for the practically unani-
NOUS American belief in her innocence
Of murder and in her right to clem-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-01
CERTAINLY FAIR.

Tom-So the hciress refused Jack?
Dick-Nes; it's too bad! lie made a
very fair proposition, too.
Tom-What was it?
Dick-IIe promised to be a most devoted
husband, and offered TO refund the money
If he did not turn out exactly as repre-
sented.-Chicago Journal
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-01
NOT HIS FAULT,

She-Do you remember how you said,
when you were courting me, that If |
would marry you I would have nothing
10 do all my days hut sit around and look
pretty? And how different il Is now.
He--Well, it amt my fault IL you can't
look pretty any morc.-lndanapolis Jour
nal