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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
NEWS FROM HAVANA
S. p. C. A. at Work in the City
Reforms Project.

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.l
HAVANA, Aug. Il. 1s9a-The efforts of
those who have been trying to prevent
cruelty to animals have at last been sue
cessful. Police Lieutenant Metealf, yes
terday. gave orders to arrest two men,
one for holding mule and the other for
beating the animal with a club. Captain
pitcher fined them SO each.
Senior Lanuza. Secretary of Justice.
presented a project to Governor-General
Brooks to extend the vacations of the
scholars and teachers of the public and
municipal schools. which Should end
August 25, to September Is in order to
open the schools after the proposed re-
forms in the Board of Public Instruction
are approved.
An order has been issued to the police
to take notice of all persons unemployed.
in order to furnish them with work i'm
mediately. A month later rigorous
law against vagrants viii be enacted, di-
recting the detention of idiers, who will
be sent to the forts.
General Brooke has ordere Senior Yanez
secretary of the Department of Public
Works, to order the Civil Governors of
the provinces to report on the condition
of the principal roads in their respective
provinces, with the view of undertaking
Immediate remains
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
AWAITING AFFIDAvITS.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. II, lS99.-Dur-
ing his attendance at the Museums yes
terday Governor VOORHEES, of New Jersey
was interviewed about the investigation
of the Girs' Industrial School at Trenton.
He smiled his own. happy smile at those
who charge him with unfair leaning
toward the management in the investiga-
tion, and said
"The investigation is not finished; it
has been merely temporarily suspend
ed. No definite time has been set for a
continuation of the investigation, and l
will not take it up until / receive the
affidavits which have been promised.
Until those are received / will give no
active attention TO the affairs of the
school.
Governor Voorhees, said he was sur
prised to hear that Matron Eyler had re-
fused permission to Rev. Father Cunning
ham, a Catholic priest. to visit a girl who
was sick in the institution. The Governor
said emphatically that Mrs Eyler had no
right to do that and that he would fully
investigate this latest charge against the
natron. lie said that charge had not
come out at the official Investigation, and
this was the first he had heard of 1t. No
such discourtesy would be tolerated! and
he was doubtful If 1T really occurred HI
the manner stated, as there had been So
many grossly exaggerated storiees told
about the institution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
PORTO RICO DESTlTUTION
Gen. Davis Gables the Disas-
trous Result Of the Hur-
ricane.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Il. 1S99.-The war
Department today received a caplegran
from General Davis. giving fuller details
of the damage done IN Porto Rico BY the
hurricane. General Davis says a famine
is impending and asks authority to issue
rations to the destitute. The message y
dated yesterday and says
Later reports show that hurricane was
far more severe in interior and southern
part Of island than here. Data for esti-
mate Of number of Porto Ricans who
have lost everything is deficient. but l
am forced to believe the number on the
island cannot fall below one hundred
thousand souls and famine is impending.
ask that two and one-half million
pounds rice and beans. equal quantities
of each, be Immediately shipped on trans
ports to Ponce. Some here. Urgent ap-
peals to all post commanders for food
for the destitute. Am I authorized to re-
lieve distress by food issues; rice and
beans only desired. There have been
many deaths of natives by falling walls.
So far only one soldier reported danger
ously injured. Several towns reported
entirely demolished. AS yet have reports
from only four ports Complete destruc-
tion of all barracks at two, and at two
others one company of each barracks
destroyed. Troops are in canvas. No
reports yet from the largest ports, Ponce
and Mayaguez. but they were in the vor-
tex of the storm. At least half of the
people in Porto Rico subsist entirely on
fruit and vegetables. and storm has en-
tirely destroyed this source of support.
"(Signed), DAVIS.''
The War Department has taken prompt
action on General Davis report.
The army transport Mcpherson has
been ordered to sail from New oYrk to
San Juan and Ponce next Monday with
supplies to relieve the destitute in Porto
Rico. Acting Commissary General Wes-
ton has ordered the purchase in New York
of 100000 pounds of rice and 100000 pounds
of bean to be shipped on the McPher-
son. Such other food supplies as may be
obtained at the time the Mcpherson sails
will be sent on that ship.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
| RAVAGES OF CYCLONE.
Many Villages In Porto
Rico Wiped Out Of
Existence.
fBy Gable to The Associated Press.)

(By Gable to The Associated PreSs.1
PONCE, Aug H. 1889 The worst storm
ever experienced here struck this place
Tuesday morning at nine o'clock and
lasted two hours. 1t came from the
northeast. Ponce was flooded at midnight
and at least three hundred persons were
drowned Two hundred bodies, mostly
those of poor people and including many
children have been recovered.
All the buildings are damaged and hum
dreds have been destroyed The soldiers
and firemen worked all night, heroically
saving lives. There was no drinking
water, gas, ice or electric light.
The commissary stores at Playa were
destroyed, the city is short of food, and
the army officers are distributing ra-
tions. Fifteen vessels in the harbor were
driven ashore. The Weather Bureau pre-
dicted the storm. but it is claimed Ponce
was not warned.
A mob of one thousand persons threat
ened the Alcade, Porrata Doria, but they
were dispersed by the Fifth Cavalry. The
Alcalde has been deposed on account of
negligence. Major Myers, of the Eleventh
Infantry, is acting as Alcalde, in response
to popular demand.
I0e sum u OsvuV WILL Dc iiSSdco ~ SiStii
the streets. The sanitary condition is
serious and assistance is needed. All the
crops are totally ruined. the wires are all
down and little news is obtainable from
the interior.
Abonita. including the barracks, has
been destroyed but no lives were lost
there.
Juan Diaz has been devastated Forty
six lives were lost there.
Arroyo Guayama. Salinas and San lsa-
bel are reported to have been totally
demolished.
The railroad between Ponce and Yaueo
has peen destroyed and the military road
is impassable The river is t1oWlng over
the road for two miles.
~Mayaguez escaped serious injury.
bananas are the sole food here
The Poems have gone to San Juan anu
injured.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
ENSIGN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Was to Have Been Court
Martialed on Charge of
lntoxication.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Aug. II. 1902
W. T. Coleman, an ensign on the battle
ship Iowa. who was to have been court
martialed yesterday, on a charge OF
having been intoxicated while the vessel
was at the Puget Sound naval station,
attempted suicide by shooting with a
navy revolver. Coleman was found with
the pistol in his hand. He had fired at his
head, but his aim was bad and the ball
grazed his skull. He had evidently pre-
pared for death, as his effects were in
perfect order and he had written several
letters to his family and relatives in Sy-
racuse, N Y.
Coleman is about 2s years Of age. is a
recent graduate of the Annapolis Naval
Academy. Ill health and worry Of the
fact that he was to be court martialed
are supposed to have led to his act
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
DoRTMUnD-EMs CANAL OPENED

GBy Cable to the Associated Press."J
BERLIN, Aug. II. 1sss-Emperor Will
lam today attended the opening of the
Dortmund-Em Canal. Replying to an
address of the Burgomaster. His Majes-
ty said he regarded the canal as work
to form part of greater whole. which
he himself. and the government had in
f1exibly determined to further. and he
hoped the nations representa- tives would
place him in the position to do SO before
the end of the year.
The Emperor, in opening his speech, ex-
planned that the only reason that had pre-
vented him from coming to Dortmund
sooner was his anxiety in regard to the
accident, which recently happened to the
Empress.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
PATRICIA TOUCHED BOTTOM

NEW YORK, Aug Il. 1ses-The Ham
burg American Line steamer Patricia,
from Hamburg via Boulogne, was report
ed by the marine observer at Sandy Hook
to be near Romer Shoal at 5:31 this morn
ing with signals up that she was not
under control and appeared to be
aground. In about twenty-five minutes
she began moving little but did not take
at sos and reached Quarantine at $50
A. M The Patricia passed In Sandy Hook
at rs A. M. and must have been at
anchor near where she was reported by
the observer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
DREYFus TRIAL TOMORROW.

IBy Cable to The Associated Press.l
RENNES. France, August II, 1893. The
Dreyfus court martial concluded its
secret sessions at nine o'clock this morn-
ing. when NJ. Paleologue, OF the Foreign
Once. completed his explanations Of the
secret order.
The Court will meet again at $50 tomor-
ron, ra1nrrff11sr -.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
WAR STORES FOR TRAASvAAL

LORENZO MARQUEE, Delagoa Bay.
August II. 1S99.-The German East Africa
Line steamer Reichstag has arrived here
from Hamburg, Naples and Nombasa
with four hundred cases of cartridges and
other war stores for the Transvaal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
ToRAL ACQUITTED.
Ry Cable to The Associated Press /

rBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
MADRID. Aug. H. 1sas.--The Gazette"
today, publishes the verdict of the SUI
preme court martial, which. in addition
to acquitting Generals Toral and Pareja
of surrendering Santiago de Cuba with
out having exhausted all means of de-
fence, orders an additional inquiry to
discover the responsibility for the lack
of means of defence, which necessitated
the eapitulation of that place
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
CRUISERS LEFT PERU.

IBy Gable to The Associated Press.l
LIMA, Peru, Aug II Via Galveston,
Tex. 1.-THE United tSates cruisers New
ark. which arrived at Callao. Peru, July
25, on her way to San Francisco. to re-
ceive Admiral Kautz, and Marblehead.
which arrived at Gallo, August 5. on her
way to Mare Island. left Callao Wednes-
day night
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
CHICAGO SECOND WOMAN DR., DEAD

CHICAGO, Aug. II, 1899. DIR. Maria M
Gross, the second woman to practice med
icine in Chicago, and for many years the
Oldest woman physician in point of prac-
tice in the city, died today after a long
Illness. She was born in Elmira, N. Y.
in March, 1888. and came to Chicago In
1863
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
KRoMAN INQUEST ADJOURNED

NEW YORK, Aug. II, 1sss.-The inquest
in the case of Mrs. Annie Kronman, who
was murdered in her home last Monday,
was adjourned today by Coroner Fitzpat-
rick. until August q in order to give
time to the police more fully to investi-
gate the case. The bail of Nathan Kron-E
man. the husband, who is accused of the
murder, was fixed by the coroner at
$4,000 which his counsel said would be
forthcoming
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
1000 TROOPS FOR IRANsyAAL

[By Gable to The Associated Press.l
Preparations are about completed for
the despatch of 1900 troops to South
Africa. A number of transports are in
readiness in Indian waters. and, in the
event Of war. troops will be embarked
simultaneously here, at Karachee and at
Calcutta.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
RAIN AvERTS FAMINE.

IBy Gable to The Associated Press.l
LONDON. Aug. ii, Specials from
Bombay report rain in Allahabad,
Madras. the Deccan and Bengal, and
showers in Bombay. The Governments
anxiety in regard to the possibility of
famine is, therefore, relieved.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
.rnett's Thermomatrical Report
A my.sery ef Nature

How blackbird can tear TO pieces q
hanging wasp nest 10 reach. the larsa
and not be stung to death or appear to
suffer any inconvenience Is problem vet
to be solved
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Aug. Il. 1sss.-Forecast
for the thirty-six hours ending at eight
P. N. Saturday. For New York City and
vicinity Unsettled weather tonight ana
Saturday with showers; fresh to brisk
essteriy winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11

DIED.

Mrs Lizzie Goetz fnee WohlleDen}. az
Crystal Lake N J.
Notice of funeral hereafter
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
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nr4TTERS or F4rri

-storcs. .actsiries and Institutions can now
ret their supplies as good AZ any N. X. house
cart serve them. Complete stock. low pffces
ef 81 e. Cleaty u CO, S wholesale grocery
siorss MONTGOMERY and Greene streetH
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
CIRCUS ATTAcHE KILLED
fsnscial 10 The Jersey city News. q

Especial to The Jersey City News. =
BoRDENToWN. August H. 1899. Will-'
lam Street, an attache of La Pearls $
Circus. whose home is at New Bruns wick,
was killed b va fall from pole wagon, at
Newton. a few miles from here early tnis
morning while the train was on its way
from Asbury Park to Burlington, where
the circus exhibits today He lived onty
long enough to reach st, Francis aos-l
pifal at Trenton.
IA word to the wise is suffleient Wise
people keep their blood pure with HOOD naF7
sapar1lla and make sure q health
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11
GAS STOVES.

yX/E HAVE stock only this
~ Until these Range for 5000
After that
have fifty cent Now buy these
low prices.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-02
BIELA'S COMET.
The Periodically Seen Body Was OBJ
served This Year at San.
tiagO, Chill.

The periodicity of Biela's comet was
ascertained on it's discovery, in Febru-
ary, 1926, by Biela; at Josephstadt, Bo-
hemia, and, independently, by Gambart,
at Marseilles, about ten days later.
Both discoverers remarked the similar
ity of elements to those of the comets
of 1772, imperfectly observed by Mon
taigna at Limoges, and the first comet
of 1906. Clausen's calculations showed
that the period of revolution between
1772 and 1926 had been about 2-3 years,
the comet having escaped observation
at the intermediate returns, excepting
that of 1906, when it was seen by Pons.
Prof. Santim, of Padua, principally oc-
cupied himself with the investigation
of the motions of this comet, as did
more recently the late Prof. Hubbard,
of Washington.
Biela's comet was observed at its re-
appearance in 1882, but was missed in
1889, from proximity to the sun. At
it's next return, in 1s45-46, it was again
found, and at this appearance remark
able separation into two distinct nebu-
losities took place under the eyes Of the
astronomers. In 1852 both components
were reobserved and were found to
have considerably widened their dis
tance from one another. At the return
to perihelion in 1859 there was no pos
sibility of observations from the un-
favorable position in the heavens, but
in 1866, according to calculation, its
track seemed likely to favor observa-
ton, yet, in spite of long and careful
search, the comet was not found, nor
was anything seen of it until 1872.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-02

Manila, Dec. ,, $50 a. m.--Gen.
Conon surrendered eight hundred off
GERS and men with rifles, several AM
orleans and 20 Spanish prisoners and
the garrison at Rayonbang, province
of Nucva NiZcaya, to Lieut.. Monroe,
with fifty men of the Fourth cavalry.
Dispatches from LaWtOn Indicate
that Bayonbong was captured on the
2Sth inst. Both trails over the noun
tans are inpractable for wheel trans
portation of any kind. The troops
have subsisted on rice and a scant
supply at that.
MacArthur's troops had several mi
nor engagements, capturing men and
rifles. Bells capture in the noun
tainS includes fourteen modern guns,
all in good condition. Over fifty
pieces of artillery have been captured
by the troops in the last three weeks.
The Oregon brought in l06 Spanish
prisoners from Nigan yesterday. Nine
ty-four had been received 10y rail pre-
vious evening.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-02
A Poor Mans Wealth

Consists in what he saves from month
to month. Quite often we hear men
say that they are too poor to buy a
home but they are paying from Sl2
to $40 and S25 per month rent. You
will always be poor if you keep on pay
ing rents. Now just stop and think;
if you are paying $4,000 per month
rent which means $4,000 a year, you
are paying six per cent interest on
S4000.00 or if you pay $l5 per month,
$4,000 year, you are paying six per
cent interest on $3OO0.O0, or in most
cases you are paying II per cent in
tercst on the value OF the house in
which you live.
Let us suggest that you buy home
worth 100000 and pay $4,000 per
month or $24O.O 90 per year and hire all
the money, and pay six per cent inter-
est, you reckon $4,000 for interest
and you have $4,000 towards paying
for your home, or if you buy home
for $500. 90 and 1--WE have some very
fine cottages for less than this) you
pay $500 per month, $4,000 per
year, hire all the money and pay six
per cent interest, you have 10000 to
pay towards your home. You will not
have to pay this long before you own
your home and are independent. You
remember the story of the old gen
tleman who told the young man if he
would be rich to own his own home
and everyone's else he could.
Now what you want is to own your
home first. We have three houses on
So. Main street, cottages, and not one
of them cost more than $1500.00. We
have others in most any location from
100000 up.
Don't forget to call and see us. We
are glad to show you any and all we
have on our list for sale, even if you
are not very much interested. Call
some evening if you are busy during
the day. We are open every evening
except Thursdays from to 8. d. A.
Perry Real Estate Agency, Rooms 2
and 3. GordOn'S block, Barre, Vt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-02
LAST EDITION
4 O'CLOCK,
LOTS OF LIQUOR
Seized To-day in a Blind
Cellar in Barre.
vEk1 SUCGtSStUl kA|U
Enough to Make Burlington
People Happy for a
Month.

Officer II. J. Slayton, armed with
warrants issued by III. w. Scott, and
assisted by s. b. Perry, Dan Perry,
and Carl Rollins, raided the house at
No. s, Short street, and the store on
North Main street, occupied by Frank
Cobb, and brought away the largest
single seizure of liquor ever made in
Barre.
At the store they found 40 pints
and four quarts of whiskey. In IA
blind cellar at the house they secured
five, five gallon kegs, 249 pints and Ii
quarts of whislley, one kcg of wine
and 80 bottles of a mixture.
The house has been raided several
times lately and nothing found. At
first the result was the same today,
but Mr.. Slayton thought there was
something wrong with the cellar.
On one side was a sort of rough cup
board, the shelves bring filled with
old bottles, cans. etc. The shelves
were found to be loose, and were taken
out. Taking an iron bar and prying
against the wall over the bottom of
the cupboard it was seen to move,
and added strength sent a section of
it about 3 by 3 feet backward into a
blind cellar. This section was nicely
cemented together to match the rest
of the wall. 1t was mounted on trucks
that moved on two cartrack rails.
1t was in this blind celler that the
big haul was made. Cobb was taken
before A. G. Fay on the charge of
keeping with intent to sell and the
case continued till Dec. s, bail being
fixed at $500. Angelo Scampini and
G.. n. Swasey are his bondsmen.
Joseph Pongrase, whose house was
raded Wednesday by officers French
and Buchanan, was brought before
Justice Fay yesterday afternoon and
gave bail of $3.50 for appearance for
trial this morning, Frank Cobb was
bail. To-day the case against intoX-
eating liquor is being tried. Scott for
the State and Swasey for the defense.
The keeping case is to follow.
PietrO Ricciorellis' house on Howard
street was raided last night by Off
GERS French, Buchanan and e. K.
Perry, with Dan Perry as assistant.
A bottle of whskey and a barrel of
beer were seized. He was taken be-
fore Justice Fay last night and bail
fixed at 5000, Angelo Scampini being
bail. The case was to be tried today,
but will not be reached, Scott for the
state and Swasey for the defense.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-02
MiddleSex.

The Ladies' Aid are to give a
chicken pie supper at Holden's hall
next Tuesday evening. "A very enjoy
able program will be rendered.
Dancing school will be held next
Monday night instead of Tuesday
night as heretofore.
The dancing school will hold a pub
lie mid-term dance one week from
next Tuesday evening. Chase's Or
chestra of Northfeld will furnish
music. The Ladies' Aid will furnish
refreshments.
A large number from here attended
the dance at Moretown Thursday
evening.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-02

The generator for the Consolidated
Lighting co, did not come yesterday,
and it is doubtful if it gets here today.
1t will take half day to install 1T
after it comes, SO the electric cars
will not run before tomorrow at the
earliest.
Mrs. Davis of Boston, who has been
visiting at A. j. McClunes for few
days, returned home this noon.
Ell. Densmore left live grasShop-
per, that he found on the French es-
tate today, at the TELEGRAM office.
This shows what remarkable mild
climate we have in Vermont since the
Gulf Stream changed it's course. Dec.
I'd. no snow; weather mild, grasshop-
pers, etc.
The Philomathians will meet with
Mrs. Lazelle next Tuesday evening at
the usual hour.
Frank Ball, the Western Union
messenger boy, is sick and Howard
Harris takes his place.
Miss Maud King of Middlebury, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Perry
of Long street for the past two weeks,
returned home this afternoon.
The item in yesterdays paper about
the Peoples shoe store, through ty-
biographical error, read Elmer Ford,
instead of Harry Ford, as it should
have read.
There will be meeting of the
American section of the S. L. 7. to-
morrow at p. m. A full attendance
of the members is requested. Place
of meeting, l6 Miles Granite block.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-02
BAY0NB0NG
Captured Easily. The |nsur-
gents Make No Defense
AGENERAL SURRENDERS
With Eight Hundred Insur<
gent Troops and Much
War Material.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Gen. Otis has
informed the war department today of
the surrender of Bayonbong, with the
Province of Nueva Niscaya, Nov. 2S,
to Lieut.. Monroe Of the Fourth Cav
airy, who commanded the advance of
scouts on the Carrangalan train, con-
sisting of fifty men of the Fourth
Cavalry and three native scouts. The
Insurgent General Canon surrendered
the entire force numbering 500 men
armed with mausers, Is Spanish and
two American prisoners, and consider
able lnsurgent property.