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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

A Newark On. j. court has admin.
istered a new and most effective cor
receive for juveTile crime. Five boys
were caught stealing fruit from freight
cars and arraigled before a police JUS
tice. When p10Yed guilty the justice
sentenced theII to twelve lashes with
a policeman's Jelt 1t is said the young
culprits were perfectly satisfied with
this method If punishment and agreed
they would behave themselves in flu
ture, while other boys who have been
in the habit of misbehaying have sud
denly manifested Il violent and uncon-
trollable de sire to reform their habits
a thorough spanking by n vigorous pO-
liceman is much more salutary form
of punishment for a young boy than
sending him to an institution where he
will learn more deyiltry and practice it
when he is released. For extremely
youthful Persons bent upon going in
the wrong direction there is nothing so
certain to turn them into the right road
A. sparkling. 1t is much more effective
than Incarceration or milk-sop rem
edies.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

1--WE do not suppose" remarks a
critic of fighting, the majority of us
have any overmastering desire for the
fierce delights of personal combat"
The black eyes and bloody noses of our
youth remain as Il vivid memory. Man,
when he is grown, prefers the fighting
at long range, which is one of the re-
suits of invention and the higher civili-
cation. He can get all the fun out of
1t that is in it that way.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

word that Is said against the FORMER
instance there are hundreds said
against the latter. | suppose it is easier
for man TO preach for his sisters
benefit than to practice for his own.
But constant agitation may in time
cure both evils and so educate man that
he shall see no pleasure in killing help
less birds and animals without any
purpose other than sport.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

Isn't 1t about time that something
were done to make it difficult to obtain
carbolic acid? 1t can be had for the
simple asking in almost any drug store
and thus an easy way of "shutiling off
this mortal COLI is practically placed
within reach of those who are weary of
life. There would be fewer suicides if
carbolic acid were difficult to obtain.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15
BICYCLE BUILT FOR wAR.

Here's an Improved Wheel for tina r..
of the Soldiers.
The value of bicycles In warfare ha.
been fully demonstrated, and all M.
large armies Of the world now have a
bicycle corps. To meet the peculia-
requirements Of the case, however ans.
cial military" bicycles are necessarv
which differ from the ordinary type an
much as the original high wheels DIFF.
Tered from the modern racer. A m,p.
sary bicycle must have provision for
carrying the soldiers knapsack, canteen
and gun, and the latter must be carried
In a convenient position, so that tia
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15
A GOrpRnns BICNcIe.

A gorgeous bicycle has been sent
from France TO an Indian Rajah. the
parts which on an ordinary machine
are nickel-plated being made of gold.
Even the spokes are cased with gold.
while the gold-cased rims are studded
alternately with turquoses and rubies.
A scarlet cloth held down with jewels
covers the saddle.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

There are few more successful meth
DDS of duping people in their desire for
wealth, than for some impecunious
trickster to tell them he has a "sure
thing" by means of which they can
speedily get rich. They never stop to
ask why he does not make himself
rich although the precept, "Physician,
heal thyselfw is so old and hackneyed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15
Europe's Princes and Prtnce..c,

A statistician has recorded the main.
full fact that there are II manageable
prineesses of the royal blood In Europe,
the bonds Of matrlmony. The conclu-
and only AZ princes of age to enter into
sion Is that there are "a princesses who
must either contract morganatic mar
riages or become St. GATHERINGS.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

One New York railroad wants to
abolish sleeping and dining car tips,
but so far as the result is in the hands
of the walters and porters they may he
expected to hold out to the END.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

Evil wins now and then, not because
1t Is stronger than good, but because
good does not realize its own strength,
and does not use it to the best advan-
tage.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

An epigram is q lot of words fitted
together in such peculiar manner that
their lack of meaning is concealed by
the brilliant effect produced.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

When It comes to modifying election
results at times the back counties are
anything but back numbers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

The editor of an Eastern paper has
discovered that Dewey turned around
is aye We'd" We fancy we see the
editor turning Dewey around.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

The trouble with that Chicago man
who accumulated forty-two wives was
his failure to interlard his marriages
literally with Chicago divorces.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15
Observation-Disclosures,
z TIMELY TOPICS.S:
"a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

There was n dress before there was
q loom or a fashion-plate.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

Do not jump at conclusions. When
man fiatteringly says that you look
like ready money he may mean 30
cents.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15
Easily Mended.

An old maid suggests that when men
break their hearts 1t is all the same as
when lobster breaks one of his claws
another sprouts Immediately and
Grows In it, place
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15

| A non-openable door is wanted for
closets In which family skeletons are
stored
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-08
PENNSY'S BIG WORK.
Prospect That N. Y. Bay
Shore Will Soon Be an
Important Shipping
Centre.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has begun the work of filling in the New
York Bay between the breakwater at the
foot of Chapel avenue and the Morris
and Cumming property on the Bayonne
line. Buoys have been arranged to mark
the boundary lines of the water front
controlled by the Pennsylvania Company.
From the breakwater at the foot of Chap
ell avenue to the Morris and Cumming
property is a distance of about three
quarters of a mile, and the outside bound
ary line is 5000 feet from the shore line.
This vast area of water is to be filled In.
1t is estimated that the gigantic UNDER
taking will be completed in about ten
years, and will cost millions of dollars.
Two wooden trestles are now being
constructed within a short distance Of
/ the old Vreeland stone dock, which has
been lately used by Greenville fishermen
1t is understood that these trestles viii
extend the full length of the grant On
them tracks will be laid connecting with a
line on the mainland over which cars car
rying material for filling in viii be run.
AT present the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has no branch line connecting
with this section, but it is said that it has
made an arrangement with the Lehigh
Valley Railroad whereby it viii have the
privilege of running its tracks over the
Lehigh main freight line, which connects
with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Waver-
ly. This arrangement will enable the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to con-
vey filing in material from all points on
its vast system to any desired point Of
its scene of operations in the New York
Bay.
1t is rumored that the strip of Morris
and Cummings property, which is a mile
long and about half mile wide, has been
purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
If the Railroad Company's plans are
carried out the New York Bay shore front
will in a few years be converted into one
of the most important shipping centres in
this section of the country. Warehouses,
wharves docks and piers will be erected.
to which easy access can be had by both
land and water. Most of the important
eastern railroads have branches near this
point which can be extended to within O
short distance of the Pennsylvania prop~
erty when this gigantic Improvement pro-
ject is consummated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-08
STANDARD. OIL FIRE.
Bayonne Brilliantly Lighted
by Immense Blaze
Last Night.

The second spectacular fire within a
week on the Kill Won Kull occurred last
night at Constable Hook. This time it
was in the plant of the National Storage
Company The plant is located ON the
extreme end of the northern shore of the
Hook Two piers, two pile drivers, several
lighters and the American bark Josephus
were destroyed, as well as large quan-
tity of crude and refined oil.
The fire started at nine O'Clock on board
a pile driver, that was moored to Pier
No. /. A night Fwatchman ON the pier
saw it and turned in a fire alarm. He
blew the whistles in the plant and soon
every fire company from Bayonne was on
the spot fighting the flames. A big crowd
gathered and about every policeman in
the town went to the fire to keep the
people in order.
The one-story buildings on the piers,
which are $50 feet long. are used as sstor-
age buildings for five-gallon cans of re-
fined oil. The woodwork of both piers
was soaked with oil. The piledriver had
not been burning for two minutes before
within three minutes more this pier was
a mass of flames. There was no time
to save either of the pile drivers or the
lighters that were in the slip. They
sank. Pier 2 soon caught also and short
ly afterward the three-masted ship Jo-
sephus was also in flames
The Josephus came to the pier two days
ago, intending to take on board cargo
of refined oil for the East Indies She
had already some of her cargo aboard
and was in good shape to make hot
blaze. Her captain and crew had a mar
row escape for their lives. When the
vessel became fairly ablaze an attempt
was made to warp her out of the slip.
1t did not succeed, and while the men
were working at her her masts fell. They
landed on Pier and smashed many cases
of refined oil. For a moment 1t looked
as if the pier was going to go also, but
the firemen got to work and saved it.
The fireboat New Yorker arrived then
and, with a number of the Standard Oil
boats managed to get so much water on
the burning buildings and those that We're
threatened that further spread of the
flames was prevented. The canning build
ing where the refined oil is put in the
cases, is Immediately back of the burning
piers. The heat from the flames was so
great that the corrugated iron sides of
the building bulged and were warped out
of shape. The firemen kept number of
streams of water playing On the building,
however, and it did not catch fire. When
the fire in the Josephus reached the
waters edge the ship sank. The two
piers were totally destroyed.
Officials of the Standard Oh Company
refused last night to give any estimate Of
not been caused by the strikers, but had
probably been due to spontaneous COM
bustlon.
castle, Me, in 1876. She was built of oak.
and was 219 feet long. She had a tonnage
of /, ,367, Her last trip to this port came to
an end on February 15, when Captain
consigned to Pendleton, Carvey & Nichols,
for sale After that she lay in Poillon's
yard in Brooklyn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-08

him in the afternoon in company with
three ladies, cousins of Clifford. They
talked with him for some time and then
bade him a fearful farewell. The con-
demned man maintained his nerve Won
derfully well. Other callers were Martin
Filon, Simon Kelly, and John Woods.
Father Mckinley. who has been constant
in his attendance on the condemned man,
and Father Foye, who was his first spirit
ual adviser, spent a great part of the
afternoon and evening with him. Father
McGinley expressed a hope to Warden
Sullivan that Van Hise would not make
bungling job of the execution. He spoke
of CliHord's weight and the unusual cir
cumference of his neck, and was afraid
that the hangman would make some blum
der.
Toward evening Clifford expressed de-
sire to see the new suit of black which
had bene provided by Sheriff Ruempler for
the execution, and it was taken up for
his inspection. He requested that the suit
of clothes he was wearing be given to his
old friend John Woods. Since his incar-
ceration Clifford has kept a scrap book in
which he pasted clippings from the news
papers referring to his case. They include
the story of the murder, the trial and all
the proceedings taken in the case. Only
last night he pasted in the book the
stories from the local papers referring to
the fact that there was no hope for him.
Fathers Mckinley and Foye spent the
night with him up to nearly one o'clock
this morning, when Clifford went to bed
and fell asleep. Immediately after mid
night Father mckinley administered the
Sacrament of Communion.
Clifford slept soundly until six O'Clock
this morning, when he awoke and made
his toilet. Breakfast was served at seven
o'clock and he ate heartily of it. The
breakfast consisted of oatmeal, ham and
eggs, Coffee and an apple and orange.
Fathers mckinley and Foye arrived at the
Jail shortly after eight O'Clock and re-
mained with Clifford until the end. Hang
man Van Hise and his Two sons reached
the Jail at ten minutes AFTER nine and
Singularly enough Clifford never saw the
hangman until this morning, although
Van HiSa has been at the Jail many
times. Yesterday afternoon Clifford spoke
CT Van Hise and expressed wish to see
him. On being told that he had gone
away Clifford said
We'll, never mind, will see him in
the morning. That will be soon enough
Clifford requested Warden Sullivan to
convey his thanks to everybody who has
shown him attention during his long i'm
prisonment.
He mentioned Sheriff Toffey, the friends
of the late Sheriff Heller, ex-Sherif Nc
Lean and the warden and keepers VINO
den Sullivan. Ambrose Lynch, Matron
Murray Martin Filon, Simon Kelly, John
Woods, and his lawyers.
This morning he gave Warden Sullivan
a candlestick which the Warden's mother
to him some time ago and asked
that it. be returned to her.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-08
BRITISH ADVANCE STEADILY
TBy Cable to The Associated Press ]

LONDON, May 8, 19O0-The following
despatch from Lord Roberts has been re-
ceiyed at the war Office
'aSMAIDEEIl, May 1.-THE railway
from Brandfort to this place has been
considerably damaged and the bridge
over the Vet River has been hopelessly
damaged This delays supplies coming
up Every. few yards charges of racka-
rock had been laid under the rails. This
might have created loss of life but was
fortunately discovered by West Aus
tralian infantryman.
.sWinburg has been occupied by the
Highland Brigade"
In spite of these wrecked railroads the
Roberts outposts are apparently about
twelve miles north of Smaldeel, General
Brabant has Joined General Rumble at
Thabenchu, whence they are moving for
ward. The country is all quiet in that di-
rection A reconnaissance made by Cen
eral Rumble of the Beers recent positions
at Thabanchu resulted in their being pro-
nounced impregnable and their evacuation
is reported to have been due to the receipt
of an urgent from President Steyn. The
Beers are said to be moving northward,
but their immediate destination is not
known.
The whereabouts of the British cavalry
under General french is still a mystery
while General Kelly-Kenny's and General
Chermside's divisions are also unaccount-
ed for.
Lord Roberts phenomenal advance is
not only utterly demoralizing the Beers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-08
INJURED AT HOBOKEN BLAZE
Fireman and Chanceman Sent
to Hospital-Furniture
Store Burned.

Fire was discovered on the second floor
of the. four story brick furniture store,
owned by Erich Clausen, at Adams and
First streets, Hoboken, shortly after nine
o'clock last evening. When the firemen
arrived the flames had reached the top
floor. All of the building was stocked
with furniture, and the fire gained rapid
headway.
Fireman Charles Dunn used his fists to
break open a window on the third floor
and he was so badly injured that it was
found necessary to remove him to st.
Mary's Hospital Chanceman Dennis Hav-
erty was badly burned about the face and
hands in assisting the department and he
also was removed to the hospital.
The firemen worked for two hours be
fore they succeeded in getting the blaze
under control.
The estimated damage of 5000 is COW
cred by insurance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-08
DIED.

COOK-On Sunday, May 6. 1900, Anna NJ.
widow of the late George G. Cook and
daughter of Ellen and the late Gerard
S. Ferguson.
Relatives and friends, also members OF
Protective Lodge, Knights and Ladies OF
Honor, are invited to attend the funeral
services at her late residence, No. 40
Wayne street, on Tuesday, May S, at s
P. M.
RYAN.-on Saturday, May 5. 1900, Maria.
beloved wife of John Ryan.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from her
late residence. No. 10 st. Pauls avenue,
on Wednesday, May 9, at 9 A. NJ; themes
to St. Joseph's Church, where q solemn
high mass of requiem will ba offered for
the happy repose of her soul.
BREEN-On Monday, May Z. 1900, Mary
A. Breen, widow of the late John
Breen.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral ON Wednesday,, May 8, at
ST. Mary's Church, at $50 a. NJ. where
a solemn mass of requiem will be offered
for the repose of her soul.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-08

side, showing to the Mortified Jurors that
the knot of the moose had slipped anu
was now almost under the chin and CHI
ford was slowly strangling. Mindful OF
the hideous bungling when Brown was
hanged in February, the hangman was
warned to place the knot behlna ana nos
under the ear, but he disregarded the m
struetions and another case of horrible
blundering was the result.
When the body came to rest Ut.
George Culver stepped forward and felt
Clifford's pulse. while DR.. Albanesius, DR..
Putnam, DIR. Culver and Dr. Craven eacn
felt his breast. Life fingered in the BODY
for several moments after the hangmah
lowered it so that the feet Were a rev
physicians all agreed that Clifford was
dead. Then at signal from the SherlH
the hangman's sons lowered the BODY 70
the floor while the hangman tore OH tne tnee
black cap and tugged at the moose. ON
it came at last and there was deep fur-
row around the dead mans neck made
by the rope. The physicians care1qliy
examined the neck and were agreed that
1t had not been broken.
"Strangulation,' was their verdict, ana
the last act of the grim tragedy was
closed. Half an hour after the jurors
had left the Jail the body of Clifford was
undertaking establishment of j. j..
O'Hara, in Union Hill, from whence the
funeral will take place on Thursday. lie
will be inferred in this county and not
III bTOOhlyu, dS IL was Sb1tCd.
Clifford's case is so well known to every
body in the county that to repeat here at
length is unnecessary. On March 8, 1896
he shot Superintendent Watson in Vice.
hawken and the Logan steps in the case
from that time until yesterday make IL
in the history of criminal
Nowhere in any country
has it bene known that man has SIX
times evaded the penalty of death. All
the legal resources were exhausted IN ms
behalf and more than 100000 has been
raised for his defense by friends, chleI
among whom was Martin Filon, OF Union
Hill, who had not only contributed large
sums to the lawyers but .nortgagsd as
property TO save his friend. Throughout
engaged. from the late Attorney Generai
to the small court practitioner, out 70 10
avail The mills of Justice. ike those
o sthe Gods however slow their mouon,
accomplish the end in .ima.
Prosecutor Erwin said this morning
every avenue Of escape thought avail
able for Clifford was used in his 5ehaf-
Tha result was delay only and submission
at last 20 the judgment Of tae iaw Ihe
nf1Jerees ,ahind Ciifa~d's fight for life
were powerful and excited even certain
sympathy for The man IN his endeaVofS
10 defeat the execution of the sentence OF
he law. After eminent and reputable
counsel had exhausted all proper and pro-
fessional efforts in Clifford's behalf certain
epal iackais then came into the case,
amploying tactics reDrehensible and de-
grading to the administration or Justlce.
and only building up false hopes in the
mind of the accused, making use of the
funds contributed by his friends, and by
he delay caused tending. to do away with
.verv deterrent effect of the punishment
;or fhe crime for which Clifford was con-
yicted."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-08
but is striking terror into the rebel colon
"The relief of Mafeking is expected at

but is striking terror into the rebel colon
lists
''The relief of Nfafel1ing is expected at
any moment"
The Cape Town correspondent is slight
~ optimistic as regards Mafeking. Judg-
ing from the direct dispatches, the British
forces south of Mafeking are nearly two
the latest advices from Mafeking itself
dated April 29, show little amelioration in
the conditions there The dispatches
say
with the exception of a little rifle fire
at the outlying trenches everything is
quiet. The slight epidemic of typhoid is
abating as a result of the medical pre-
cautions. The enemy's artillery, with the
exception of two five-pounders, has ap-
parently been Withdrawn.
at was learned April "a that the enemy
intended to attack and the entire garri-
son stood to its arms. When day broke
Colonel Baden-Powell took up a position
on the lookout and the heavy rattle of
musketry and the boom of four guns
convinced US that an attack was about
to occur But it became apparent that
the Boer officers could not persuade their
men to advance. Through glasses we
saw the officers vainly urging the in
fantry forward. The enemy reformed
and retired Our men fired a shot in
the hope of inducing the enemy to come
to close quarters
s@The native distress has been alleviated,
many of them slipping through the Boer
lines.
'The men of the garrison forego their
sugar ration for the benefit of the women
and children.
"After the bombardment April "a all
was comparatively quiet
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-08
BOY BEHEADED ON THE RAIL

The body OF eleven year old Richard
Gaebolz. of No. 12l Columbia avenue, who
was reported missing from his home late
last night, was found with his head com
pletely severed from the shoulders earlv
this morning on the embankment OF the
Erie railroad near Lundy's Lane. The
head was found a considerable distance
from the body. The remains were taken
to the morgue, where the parents idenu-
fed their boy this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-08
MANY LIVES JEoPARDIzED.
Discovery of the Thief of Brass Jour-
mails Prevents Serious Accident.

James McGowan, eighteen years old, of
No. 3Ss Henderson street, was arrested
yesterday on charge Of petit larceny and
held in $400 bail to await the action of the
Grand Jury this morning in the First
Criminal Court by Police Justice Hoos..
On Saturday night MCGOWAN, 1t is
charged entered the yards of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company and stole
four brass journals from the Grand
Trunk Express, which was due to leave
early Sunday morning The absence of
the journals was accidentally discovered
and what might have been a most ser
ious accident prevented.
Had the train left in the condition in
which it was placed through the loss. of
the Journals it would have gone few
miles and then broke down. This is the
opinion of the mechanics of the road.