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The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27
FATAL MISTAKE AT MOLINE.
Explosion of Gasoline. sold by Mis-
take for Coal OIL. Results in
Fire and Death.

Moline. IL. Nov 25-Fire in a dwell
ling house here. TUESDAY morning
burned one child TO death and seriously
injured two persons.
The dead:
William Owens. aged -
Badly burned:
David Owens. Mrs Owens
The fire was caused by an explosion
of gasoline which had been sold by
mistake for kerosene.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27
The Nassachusetts Repatred

New York, Nov 25.-The battleship
Massachusetts has been foated from
dry dock in the Brooklyn navy yard.
Three months ago she was damaged by
running on the rocks of the New En-
gland coast II cost. according TO Con-
structor Capps. $4,000 TO put her in
renair
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27

Bishop Restarick. missionary bishop
of Honolulu. thus tells of his first sight
of volcano in the Hawaiian islands:
"A friend took me TO the foot of an
immense mountain and. lifting his
hand impressively. exclaimed: That
crater is 40.013 years old l didn't
mean TO doubt him. bur naturally |
asked: Why the 1872 Oh said my
friend. I've been here that long. II
was 40 900 when | came
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27
Dear Coal In New York

New York. Nov 25.-While the price
Of the domestic sizes of coal is now Sc
a ton, ii is reasonably certain that the
price will be advanced TO s625 a ton BY
the retailers about December l. This
will make the price of coal the highest
since the strike OF last year.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27
tnducted Into piiice.

Honolulu. Nov 25.-Goy. Carter took
th9 oath of office and was formally in
augurated, Monday al the capitol
mere was large assembly of federal
and territorial officials and members of
the army ard navy
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27

81 must congratulate You" said the
man with the cold gray eyes Your
paper is truly filing long-felt want. ="
Apparently YOU haven't heard" the
editor of the Weekly Wasp replied.
that We have suspended publication.
Yes. that's what / mean. '-Catho-
lie Standard and Times.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27

New York. Nov 25.-Four fremen
were seriously injured. Tuesday morn
Ing, by the fall of the wall of a tene-
ment house adjoining a livery stable
on West Fifty-third street Three of
the men were taken 10 Roosevelt hos
pital.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27
kentuC .....a> eight Fatal Duel.

Edmonton. Ky. Nov 25.-R. f Nc
Candless and George f. Price fought a
duel here, Monday both using pistols
at close range Price died instantly,
and McCandless was MORALLY wounded.
The cause is not known.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27
Victims of Nitro-GIycertu

Emporium. Pa. Nov PC. C
Cruikshank and Marvin Norris, both
married men. were blown TO pieces.
Monday, in an explosion of nitro-gly-
cerin in bulding owned by the Key
stone Powder Co. George Nicholson,
who was outside the building. lost a
leg
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27

New York. Nov. 25.-James King
Oracle. an uncle by marriage of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. is dead at his home
here as the result of an attack OF pneu-
monia. He .ad been i'll only few
days. Mr.. Oracle was a well-knowu
banker.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27

London. Nov 25.-There is no truth
in the rumor that the house of the late
duke Of Richmond. in Belgrade square,
will be purchased for the United States
Embassy.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27
Julian NaIbridge Rix.

New York. Nov 25.-Julian Wal
bridge Rix, the well-known painter of
Californian mountain scenery. died in
this city i tuesday,.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27
NEturallN 20.

Electric Company's Employe-M,
boss last order tonight left NE com
ple:ely in the dark
His Wife-What was the order?
Put out the lights. - Newark News
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27
4 shortage of Coal.

Another attempt was made. Tues
day, TO nun the State street cars Six
trains were started from Seventy
first street, but their progress was
slow. In spite of the police patrol.
spikes were found diven in the cable
Slot at intervals and the distractions
cleared away earlier in the day were
replaced by the strikers in numerous
instances.
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27
Blocked the TurnwheeI.

The starting of the cable cars was
further delayed by damage 10 the big
underground "turnwheel' on which the
cable revolves at Sixty-third steet. Steel
rails had been slipped between the four
foot spokes, and when the power was
applied, twisted the wheel out OF shape
and came near putting the line out of
service for the day. The rails could
only be extrieated by saving them in
two sections
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27
supply Wires Cut.


When the first State street trains
reached Forty-third street. a crowd es-
timated al more than thousand men,
was following them. The trains kept
as close together as possible. and were
under heavier guard than Monday Pc
lice Inspector Hunt issued orders
which indicated that serious trouble
uac apffcinaraS
The Forrest City times., 1903-11-27

There is said 10 be a shortage Of
coal at the Twenty-frst street and
State street powerhouse Plenty or
nonunion coal transfers. however.
are declared to be in readiness to pro-
cure supply if the company does not
hear from the teamsers' organization
soon
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
IMPORTANT REAL
ESTATE PURCHASE.
M. w. NEWTON BUYS THE SIM
MER MAN LOT.

On Saturday last, through Harry A.
Fish, r A. S. Simmerman sold the fine
building lot on the corner of Cooper and
Euclid streets, this city, to Mr.. NJ. w.
Newton, for $1,000, also lot on Wood
street, for $500.
This sale will be welcome news to all
Woodbury.. For years the appearance Of
the city has been marred by the appear
ance Of this lot and now that it has passed
to the possessor of so progressive citizen
as Mr.. Newton the city is assured that it
will no longer remain in its present obnox-
ious condition.
What Mr.. Newton's plans may be we
are, not now able to say, but whatever they
are the city knows that srom source of
annoyance, if not real injury to the entire
city, the old Simmerman lot, under Mr..
Newton's ownership, will become beauty
spot, inviting to strangers and a source of
constant satisfaction to every Woodburian.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
THE FLOOD IN OUR COUNTY.

Owners of tide meadows in our county
are heavy losers by last weeks great storm.
To-day there is scarcely an unbreached
bank in all Gloucester county's twenty
four miles of river front, and up Mantua
and Raccoon creeks, and the loss is beyond
C mputation at this time. The opinion is
that many of the banks will never be re-
built as the cost will be greater than the
value of the land Between the county
bridge at Paulsboro and the railroad bridge
there are five breaches, and at Cadwaladers
Island there are no less than fifteen breaches
in the banks. All the way up Raccoon
creek to Swedesboro, banks are broken, and
same conditions exists on NIantna anu
Woodbury. creeks, though to a less extent.
At Westville there are large number of
boat houses, many of which are yet oc-
cupled On Saturday the people were
taken out of these in row boats as the
water reached above the first floor.
The Delaware River Railroad has been
blocked below Bridgeport since Saturday,
and is likely to remain so for long time,
as the extent of the breaks in the banks is
beyond anything ever known before Travel
was stopped at Paulsboro on Saturday by
damage to the bridge at Paulsboro, but this
was repaired and regular schedule es-
tablished to Bridgeport Sunday night.
This was interrunted on Monday evening
by train jumping the track at Gibbstown,
stopping all travel until wrtcker got
down to place the derailed car on the track
again.
Bridgeport people who wanted to come
to Woodbury. or other points, drove over to
Swedesboro Tuesday mo ming and came up
on that road. Miss Straughen, of Penns-
grove, teacher in Woodbury. schools,
crossed to Wilmington and came to Wood
bury via. Philadelphia.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
FLOODS OF THE PAST.

From Trenton True Americanl.
The damage wrought by the present
freshet in the Delaware is incomparably
greater than of any other storm ON record,
and the records of such affairs date away
back to the seventeenth century. There
may be some question as to whether or not
the river has ever been as high as during
the last 48 hours, but There can be no dis
counting the havoc it has wrought
Some there are, among the old-timers,
who claim that the water rose to greater
height during the famous ice gorge of 1857,
when it is reported to have covered the bar
room floor Of Rawnsley, junction Of Lum-
berton and Warren streets, to a depth of
four or five inches. This altitude was
reached only in the immediate vicinity of
the gorge where the water was backed up,
and did MT indicate so great depth for
any considerable length.
To 60 still further back, it is narrated
that in 1843 all the bridges across the Della
ware were carried away by freshet. Even
this was not marker to the ravages of the
present flood, as there were then less than
half the number of bridges that until a
few days ago spanned the river But the
advent Of floods hereabouts dates back
much further even than this, for it is re-
corded that in 1892 there was great food
in the Delaware at this point.
FLOOD OF 1892.
The following description from Smiths
History Of New Jersey is interesting read
ing at this time:
AZ The first settlers Of the Yorkshire tenth
in West Jersey, had several Of them build
upon the lowlands, nigh the falls Of Della
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
LASI WEEKS FLOOD
GREAT DESTRUCTION THRoUH0UT
NEW JERSEY.

The rain storm of Thursday and Friday
last was probably the heaviest of which
there is any record in New Jersey though
flood records are obtainable as early as 1892.
The greatest destruction in New Jersey was
probably sustained at Paterson, where 5000
peope are homeless.
NINE BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY
Communities along the Delaware valley
now fully realize the extent says the Tren-
ton True Ameyicaa, of the tremendous dam
age wrought by the floods. Never has
there been 50 appalling d loss Of property
in this vicinity, never may there be agaiu
In hardly more than day the frelzied
waters have carried away more than
81, 000,o00 of property perhaps double
that amount leaving a path of des ,latlon
and destruction.
Ten bridges, each worth from $50, 600 to
100000 spanned the river between here
and Easton last Saturday afternoon. To
day but one remains, that of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Yaldley. One after anoth-
er they fell victims to the raging flood, and
in few hours the ties that for a distance
Of more than fifty miles bound the sister
States of New Jersey and Pennsylvania
were broken asunder.
The wholesale destruction of these old
time landmarks is but tithe of the dam
age wrought by the swollen waters of the
Delaware and its tributaries.
A telegraph operator named LeFevre, who
was attempting to cross the river at Raven
carried down the stream and drowned.
Railroad, trolley and canal traffic has been
handicapped and in many cases stopped
completely. Factories have been stopped,
mills shut down, farm buildings wrecked,
stock killed, homes flooded and swept away
families by the hur rdreds rendered home
less, and the whole course of the river
marked by scenes of destruction, the equal
Of Which have never been experienced.
NINE BRIDGES GONE. ass-. ss 2
Apart from the damage suffered by the
railroads the most marked feature of the
uDprecended rise of the river was the de-
struction of the nine bridges between here
and Easton. All but one of these struc-
lures were of the old wooden truss con-
struction, enclosed and rooted, that are
familiar to everyone who has tIaversed the
Delaware valley For years they have made
gallant battle against the elements, and
apart from the financial loss they will be
regretted by many as would the departure
of old friends.
The ten bridges 10 fall were situated at
Ritgelsville, Milford, Frenchtown, By
ram, Raven Rock, Stockton, Lambertville
Washington's Crossing and Wilburtha on
the Jersey shore, while the corresponding
points on the Pennsylvania shore are
Riegelsville, Upper Black Eddy, Uhlers-
town, Lumberville, Centre Bridge, New
Hope, Taylorsville, and Yardley.
1t is probable that most, if not all of the
bridges, will be replaced by steel struc-
lures of more modern type, though the
minimum of traffic on the bridge between
Washinton's Crossing and Taylorsyille
makes it matter Of doubt in that palticu-
lar instance.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
Harvest Home Service.

Sunday, October 18th, proved to be very
interesting day at Mt. Zion Methodist
Protestant Church, the occasion being the
annual Harvest Home Service There was
large attendance both morning and even
ing despite the stormy weather.
The church was beautifully decorated
with all kinds of farm produce, the farm
ers vieing with each other in bringing the
largest and best of vegetables, fruit and
flowers.
At the evening service Rev. Charles Lee
Mar, of Bridgeton, New Jersey, preached
most excellent sermon from Psalms 31-19,
sOh how great is the goodness which
thou hast laid up for them that fear theen
The program for the evening was render
ed. AS follows -
Opening Chorus....... Bringing in the Sheaves
Scripture Reading
By the Pastor Rev. w. E. Pettet
Rev. Charles Lemar
Singing. By the Choir
..........By Walter Bowers
Recitation. Thereasa Hurff
Duett-........By Vernon Hurff and Louis Shultz
Gladys Pettet
Recitation......... ...............By Debert Hurf
Miss Emma Madara
Recitation. Vernon Hur
May Kincade
Singing. the Choir
Recitation. Louis Shultz
Recitation...... ...............By Bertha LantieN
Duett.........B Bv MayKincade and H. Prenderville
Recitation........... ........By Theodore W. Shaw
Recitation By Bertha Madars
Solo,. ...................By Miss Anneta Landers
heci6aslon..... N. Shaw
Duett.........By Vernon Hurff and Louis Shultz
Recitation ..... ............By Bertha Landel
Duet..By Mr. James Kincade and Miss johnson
Recitation. William Kincade
Miss Anna Shaw
Mrs. W. E. Pefte6
Closing Song. .By Choir '0ur Fathers Hand,'
Benediction.. Rev. J. G. Mcdowell
ONE WHO WAS THERE
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15

IL 0tS INIA slOIF lEEGFJ FAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
e. w. Groves signature is on each box 25e
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15
Beware of Oimtmemts for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell
and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F, J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, contains no mercury, and is taken
mucous surfaces of the system In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine
1t is taken internally, and made in Toledo
Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney & Co. Testimonials Free
Sold by Druggists, price, 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-15

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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-25
Personal NOTES.

Nicholas II, czar Of all the Russias, works
about six hours day in connection with
affairs, Of state. his salary for that time
being In the neighborhaod Of $50 a minute
Miss Helen Gould will defray the ex-
penses of DR.. William H. Tolmans trip
to Europe to study conditions in the prin-
cipal cities and collect material illustrative
Of economic progress in various munich
palities.
The Minneapolis district court has de-
cided that the bondsmen Of former Mayor
Ames Of that city must pay the entire
cost Of bringing the absconding oficial back
from his Maine retreat. This bill will
amount to over $1,000.
The beauties and versatility of court in
functions grow apace. An up-to-date Chi
cago Judge enjoined young wife from pull
ing her aged husbands whiskers. As the
wife is an orator Of the Morgan type, she
can SINCE the whiskers without mourning
the displeasure Of the court
J. B. Robinson has been a Justice of the
peace at Saladsburg. Pa, for Just a half
century and is believed to have been In
once longer than any other man in the
state. By far the larger number Of cases
which come before him are settled amic-
ably, the squire being a famous hand at
smoothing over all sorts OF disputes.
The city of Boston has asked Philadel-
phia to lend II the Liberty bell from Inde-
pendenoe hall for display upon the cele-
bration. on June II, OF the 12sth anniver-
sary OF the battle OF Bunker Hill. The
managers OF the st. Louis fair also desire
to have 1t on exhibition there. The Phila-
delphia custodians are loath to have the
bell go out Of their care.
What is said to be the most remarkable
instance Of leg-pulling occurred in a New
York hospital. short leg was stretched
four inches. Owing to meagre details II is
inAdvisable to make a comparison with
recent surgical operations at Jefferson
City. Mo-, but the fact that several legis-
lators changed $1,000 bills indicates ar
tistic work in leg-pulling around Missouri &
state house.
Marcus Braun of New York. president ol
the Hungarian Republican club and editor
OF the Hungarian-Austro Gazette. was ap-
| pointed special emigrant commissioner In
Europe by the president the other day
The salary is $1,000 a year, with expenses
paid. 1t is a position recently created re-
Quiring travel in Europe for the purpose
OF stopping on the other side the emigra-
tion of anarchists and undesirable persons
1t is reported in Boston that Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles will again make
that city his home upon his retirement
from active service in August next. He
was a clerk in a store in that city from
his seventeenth to his twenty-second year
and left there for the south as captain Of q
company in the Massachusetts, Twenty-sec
ond infantry under commission issued by
Governor Andrew lat the outbreak of the
war In 1861.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-25
A TEXAS sTALwART.
Proposed Memorial to Sam Houston
I'm Statuary Hall.


St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The proposition to erect a memorial to
Sam Houston as one OF Texas contribu-
tions to Statuary hall in the capitol at
Washington excItes some discussion. Every
body comedies the fitness of the selection,
but the design to represent him In the
costume OF an Indian calls out a strong
protest from Judge John H. Reagan. The
Judge recites some Of the posts which Hous-
ton held and the services which he rem
dered as congressman from Tennessee, gov
ernor Of that state, commander Of the rev.
olutionary armies which won Texas inde-
pehdence, president OF the Texas republic.
senator from Texas in the United States
congress and governor Of Texas, and pro-
tests vigorously against having him stand
In Statuary hall in the garb Of a Cherokee,
in which tribe he lived for several years
just before removing to Texas in the days
when that locality was part Of Mexico.
Judge Reagan is right In his protest
against this proposed travesty on the mem
ory Of this distinguished Texan. But Hous-
ton rendered other services to his country
than those which Judge Reagan mentions.
AS governor Of Texas in 1s6O-61 he did
good work for the union cause, but he was
eventually overthrow by the extremists,
Judge Reagan and others, who hurried the
state into secession. Attempting, at the
opening OF 1861, to prevent the calling OF a
convention which was to pass an ordinance
of secession, and then. after the ordinance
had been passed, refusing to take the re-
quired oath OF allegiance to the eonfed-
crate government. he aroused the hostility
of the madmen who were carrying Texas
in to the coalition with South Carolina and
the rest OF the states which had gone
through the form Of getting out OF the
union, was deposed by the secesslonists,
forced into private life and died in the
| middle of the war which he yainly tried 10
avert and which he predicted would bring
| ruin on his section.
A few years before that time Sam Hous-
/ ton rendered another service to his state
4 and country which Judge Reagan neglects
1 to mention. As a senator he voted against
4 the repeal of the Missouri compromise II
1 1854, and he was the only democrat in his
chamber who did this One southern whig
Bell OF Tennessee Joined him in opposing
this folly. In the house two democrats
Benton OF Missouri and Millson OF Virgins
also fought this political crime. Thes'
three democrats. who stood out against the
predominant sentiment Of their party and
section and vainly tried TO save their party
and the country from long train OF calam
tiles which this wiekedness brought. de-
serve TO be held in grateful remem
branee by all genuine Americans. Judg'
Reagan forgets to call the attention Of hi'
countrymen TO these two instances OF copr
age, public spirit and foresight which wer'
displayed by the man whose memory b
champions. statuAry hall will contain M
worthleF figure than that sane, patriots
| and Staiwart American. Sam Houston.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-25
OrsnniEinE the Army stan.


Secretary Root has taken the first step
toward the organization Of a general stan
by the issue Of an order convening a mil
itary board, which is to detail forty-two
officers from the army at large to serve
in the new corps. A significant paragraph
Of the order is that which declares that
mo applications, recommendations or let
ters except those submitted through the
proper military channels Of communica-
tion" shall be considered by the board.
This means that members Of congress need
not apply and that sons OF their fathers
are under interdict, or does 1t mean that
applications must be made to the adjutant
general. the political chief of the army?