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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
CUBAN REVOLT CROWS
Three Engagements Between the
Government Forces and In
surgents Reported.
JOSE M. GOMEZ ARRESTED.

Man Who Ran Against Palma For
President Accused of Plotting to Lead
Revolution = Six Hundred and Ten
Political Prisoners Now In the Ha-
vana Jail.
Havana, Aug. 22.-The insurrection
is spreading Fighting continues in
widely separated districts. Three en-
gagements between rebels and gov
ernment troops have been reported
In spite of official assurances that
Havana province was cleared of reb-
els, body of them boldly took pos
session of Guines, a town of 1000 in
habitants They met with no resist
ance, and their presence so near the
capital has csNlsed great alarm here.
The most desperate fighting was near
Hoyo Colorado One hundred citizens,
having been informed that General
Banderas intended taking the town
Monday night, armed themselves and
joined forces with the rural guard.
Banderas made an attempt at dawn,
but was badly defeated, leaving two
dead on the ground There were no
casualties in the government forces.
General Gomez Arrested.
General Jose MIGUEL Gomez, who
ran against Palma for the presidency,
was arrested on his cattle ranch in
Santa Clara province. The govern
ment asserts it has evidence that he
was plotting to join the revolution.
This his friends vehemently deny.
The government had been positively
informed that General Gomez had left
Yaguajay, province of Santa Clara, ac-
companied by band of insurgents.
Previous to this definite information
there had been number of rumors.
hitherto authoritatively denied, that
General Gomez was planning to lead
revolution in Cuba. His visit to the
United States last winter is said to
have been to purchase arms. This also
was denied
The police are searching all houses
in Havana for arms and ammunition,
but with the police themselves involv-
ed with conspiracy there is no safety
felt. Captains Maso and Regueyra
were thrown into prison.
There are now 610 persons in Ha-
vana jails, arrested within the last
three days, charged with conspiracy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
aARvIN's PECULIAR ACCIDENT

James Garvin, sixty-fve years old, of
Hoboken, was the victim of a peculiar
accident at Grove and Fifth streets this
city, yesterday afternoon. The Second
precinct patrol wagon was being dashed
to the scene of an accident in the Har
sinus Cove yard of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. As the horse attached to the
wagon dived from Grove street into
Fifth street it swerved from its course
and with one of the shafts of the wagon
it pinned Garyin by the right arm to a
telegraph pole. The arm was badly
muta:eted below the elbow. After the
wound was dressed by surgeon Garsin
went home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
False Teeth Go un.

New York, Aug. 22.-Diamond jewel
ry, artificial teeth and a wide variety
of articles used in the Photographic,
chemical and electrical trades are be-
ing advanced in prices as a result of
the scarcity of platinum, the cost of
which has been going up rapidly as a
result of disturbances in Russia, from
which country practically all of the
supplies of that metal come Platinum
prices have gone up 10 per cent since
last week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
MURPHY FOR HEARST.
But Hearst Emphaticaily Declares He
Is Not For Murphy.


New York. Aug. %. Without saying
i am for Hearst for governor" Charles
f. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall,
practically declared for Hearst. Mr..
Murphy was asked If he had a candi-
date and said:
mo, | have no candidate"
''Will Tammany Hall support Hearst
If he is nominated?'
Certainly was the reply.
is there any sentiment in the organ
izatiOn for Jerome for governor?'
.None that have discovered" was
the answer.
rs there any Hearst sentiment
Plenty of it," said the boss of Tam
many, and he smiled as he said it.
isn't the leader of Tammany largely
guided by the sentiment in the organi-
zatiOn?''
Always" said Murphy.
When this interview was brought to
Mr. Hearst's attention he gave out the
following statement:
II have no interest whatever in the
factional disputes of Tammany Hail.
Those declaratic~s for or against me
are nothing mors han attempts to in
fuence votes in p nary contests.
"Over three months ago l gave an
interview to the Brooklyn Eagle defin-
ing my position, which have not al
tered.
Il repeat now that / am absolutely
and unalterably opposed to the Muir
phys and the McCarrens and also to
the Sullivans and the McClellans and
the kind of politics that they all repre-
sent.
Il am opposed to boss rule in poll
tics.
Il am opposed to corporation control
of parties through machines, and the
fact that boss or machine declares
for me does not alter my attitude in
any particular. l am also opposed to
the Ryans and Belmonts and their Je-
romes in politics, to the corrupt use of
wealth to debauch the ballot and to the
purchase Of puppets in Office
Mr.. Roosevelt says the people need
square deal / would add that to
have square deal they must have
new DEAL for nearly all the cards in
the old political packs are marked by
the corporations and dirty and dog
cared from the corrupt uses to which
they have been put"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
BREWERY itMPLoYEEs' FIcNIC

There's lots doing at the Greenville
Schuetzen Park this afternoon and there
will be still more doing tonight. The
employees of the Lembeck & Betz
Brewing Company are holding an outing
Today. Almost every German organiza-
ton, including many of the leading sing
ing societies, are inattendance. II is the
nineteenth annual picnic of the organiza-
tion. Prize shooting and bowling is
going on this afternoon. Tonight dancing
will be the main feature, though the
dances will be interspersed with novel at
fractions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
PENNSYLvANIA'S INDUSTRIES.
Manufacturing Has Increased Thirty
Seven Per Cent In Five Years

Manufacturing Has Increased Thirty
Seven Per Cent In Five Years.
Washington, Aug 22.-The census
bureau issued a statement concerning
the manufacturing industries of Penn
sylvania for the past five years.
The manufacturing in R'stries in
creased from 23,462 to %, 495, with an
aggregate capitalization of 81 ,995, 1885,
9S8 an increase of 37.T per cent. The
number of salaried officials and clerks
employed by these establishments is
given as 66.0S1 and the number of
wage earners at 763, ,2S2, the former re-
ceiving $73, 3,269,00T and the latter $780,
960,S9 in wages.
The total product of the industries for
1905 was $1,955, ,551, 1892 an increase
over 1900 of 1875 per cent The prin-
cipal industries of the state are coke,
flour and grist, foundry and machine
shops, glass, iron and steel, leather,
petroleum refining and silk and silk
goods.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
NDING on THE CLUBS.
EASTERN LEAGuE
At Baltimore Buffalo. 2; Baltimore.
srANDING oF rHE- cIIrRs
corrunter ofIGirIs Gets Five Years

New York, Aug. 22.-Henry Afford
Short forty-seyen years old, broker,
clubman and son of a Columbia profess
or, pleaded guilty in part one, general
sessions, before Judge Rosalsky to two
indictments charging him with crimi-
nal assault and abduction and was
sentenced to not less than four years
and eleven months or more than five
years hard labor in Sing Sing prison.
In sentencing Short, Judge Rosalsky
called him "a human vulture"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Three Badly Hurt In Auto Wreck

Worcester, Mass. Aug. 22.-Mr. and
Mrs. Louis f. Chase of Cambridge, vic
Tins of an automobile aeci9 mt at East
Brookfield, are at the st. Vincent hos
pital in this city Mrs. Chase sustained
a fracture of the skull and is thought to
be fatally hurt. Her husband has a
fracture of the right thigh and other
injuries. Another victim of the acct
dent, Mrs. Irving H. Page of Chicopee
Falls, is at her home suffering from a
fractured rib and bruises. A Boston
and Albany railroad train hit their
automobile at crossing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Child Hit by Car Unhurt.

New York, Aug. 22.-Five-year-old
Grace Kaufman of 1852 Madison ave
nue., while crossing Madison avenue at
One Hundred and Tenth street, was
knocked down by swiftly moving
northbound car. She fell under the
front of the car and was dragged along
for several feet. The end of the car
had to be lifted up to get her out, and
everybody in the crowd thought she
must have been killed, for she made
no noise. The girl was, however, only
slightly bruised.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Revoked 500. 900 Reauest.

Greenwich, Conn, Aug. 22.-The will
of Nathaniel Witherell was admitted to
probate BY the will as originally
made Mr.. Witherell gave his lands in
Greenwich and 100000 in money to
the town of Greenwich for a manual
training school subsequently, how
ever, by a codicil he revoked this gift
and left substantially his entire estate
to his widow, saying that the gift of
the school, if made at all, must come
from her.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
GRASSHOPPERS CAUSE PANIC
A Boy Turns Four Hundred Insects
Loose In a Dining Room.

Portland, Me-, Aug pa dozen
men in evening dress We're thrown in
to a ludicrous panic when Gregory Will
liams, fourteen-year-o Brooklyn boy
and son of Mrs Gregory Williams, let
loose 400 grasshoppers at dinner par
ty which his mother was giving at her
summer home in Oxford
Women grabbed frantically at their
hair, in which the insects lodged,
clutching the air to ward off the in
sects, and knocked dishes, vases and
expensive ornaments to the floor in
their wild fight around the dining
room Two of the women tainted, and
the party was broken up.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
New Adam Leads Naked Band.

Oklahoma City, 0. T., Aug. 22--
James f. Sharp, who says he is Adam,
and band of half clad followers num-
bering fifty marched through the
streets from their abandoned camp
outside this city They are on their
way to the Pacific coast. Sharp, as
will be remembered, led a parade Of
nude persons through the streets here
about year ago which resulted in
several arrests and one of the band
being sent to the asylum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
COL. STEVENS BOOM

The boom of Col E. A. Stevens, of
Hoboken, whom the regular Democratic
organization want to send to the United
States Senae is being pushed along by
he Stevens League. A big meeting held
under the auspices of the League will
will take place in this city on the even
ing Of September 6 ,or Z. Col. Stevens,
who by that time will have returned from
his trip abroad. will be present and will
address the meeting. Plans are under
way also for big meetings in Newark,
Paterson, Hackensack. Rutherford. Som
erville, Plainfeld. Passaic and Trenton.
All the meetings will be heidi before the
coming primaries.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Ten Heirs 10 s1oo. 600 600.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 22-Ten per-
sons of Waukesha, Wis, signed affida-
Wits as the heirs of the late Michael
Roup, rich brewer of Germany, who
left an estate of $1O0,OOO,0O0 Edward
Roup of Buffalo, cousin of Michael
Roup, was in Waukesha consulting
with the heirs to present the claims
The German ambassador in Washing
ton has communicated with the heirs
and says the estate is bona fide.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Cyclone In Michiuan,

Detroit, Aug PA special to the
News from jackson, Mich, says: A
fierce cyclone of short duration swept
through the eastern section of this
city yesterday, practically demolishing
the Jackson body works, in which
hundred workmen narrowly escaped
with their lives; damaged the plants of
the John Hutchinson Manufacturing
company, the National Wheel company,
nnroofing many buildings and uproot-
ing large number of trees.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Fort Brown to Be Given UP.

Washington, Aug 22.-The negro fed
eral troops which caused trouble at
&8rownsville, Tex, have been ordered
out Of Texas. instead Of going to Fort
Ringgold, which is about 100 miles up
the Rio Grande from Fort Brown, the
battalion of the Twenty-fifth infantry
has been ordered to Fort Reno, Okla.
This action is in accordance with the
direction of the president Fort Brown
Is to be abandoned
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Judge Can Drink Forty Pints.

New York, Aug. 22.-Justice Finn,
better known as Battery Dan" caused
spectators in the Westchester police
court to gasp in describing his capacity
for beer. A witness was trying to i'm
peach Woman's testimony by declar-
ing that she had called at a saloon sew
eral times one evening for ''pints OF
beer. That's nothing said Battery
Dan.' Il have thirty or forty some
times and think nothing of it."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
j. @. A. Ward Weds Again at 76.

New York, Aug. 22-J. Q. A. Ward,
dean of American sculptors and for
more than half a century a leader in
art, was showered with congratulations
on his marriage. 1t was surprise to
his legion of friends to learn that the
noted sculptor, who has just passed the
seventy sixth milestone in life's jour-
ney, had taken his third helpmate,
many years his junior The name of
the bride is profound secret.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Steamship Manchuria Doomed.

Honolulu, Aug. 22-The steamer
Manchuria, stranded ON Rabbit island,
is suffering great damage, and those at
the scene of the wreck think the vessel
is doomed. The vessel is believed to
be about twelve feet farther in sflore
than when she struck, in spite of al
most constant tugging in the opposite
direction, and she is leaking amidships.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Suicide With Black Cat In Lap.

New York Aug. 22.-With black
cat seated in his lap and a newspaper
before him, Henry Krekel, we'll
known figure on Broadway, where he
was ticket speculator, ended his life
by shooting himself in the right temple
with revolver in the Office of his
friend, J. NJ vannett of 62S Eighth
avenue, after he had asked Vannett,
who is an undertaken, to take charge of
his funeral.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Wilson Surprises Omaha Packers.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 22.-Seeretary
Wilson of the department of agricul-
ture, unattended, arrived at local
hotel and without registering or dis
closing his identity drove alone to the
packing plants in South Omaha. After
a short inspection of several plants the
secretary returned to this city, saying:
and found them in good condition
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Two Killed. Five Hurt, In Mine

Mahaney City, Pa, Aug. 22.-By an
explosion of gas in the West Buck
mountain gangway in the fifth level of
the Vulcan colliery of the Mill Creek
Coal company two men were instantly
killed. five persons were probably fa-
tally injured and a dozen were over
come by afterdamp.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
PERSONAL

Frank Vallery, bright seventeen-year-
old lad. employed in the law offices Of
Messrs. Richard A. Doherty and Joseph
A. Smith, is preparing for college
course preparatory to entering law
school He is studying Latin and Greek
under Counsellor Smith, who is linguist
of no mean calibre.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
CANNON B00MED
illinois Republican Convention In.
dorses Him For President.

OOftVSTIIUH
dorses Him For President.
Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 22-The presi-
dental boom of Joseph G. Cannon for
1908 which was launched last week by
his own congressional district was
given an enthusiastic Endorsement by
the Republican state convention. The
mention of Cannons name brought the
convention to its feet, and there was
enthusiastic cheering.
Outside of the Endorsement of Speak
er Cannon for president and Senator
Cullom for reelection there was little
of general interest in the eonvention's
proceedings.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22

mantis for recognition by delegates and
the cheers of-the factions as the vote
was announced made the hall bed
lam. The final result showed for plac-
ing the motion on the table, 1893;
against the motion to table. $40; not
voting, 81. The convention then pass
ed the Bryan resolution and adjourned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Live Stock Markets.

CATTLE Receipts light; market steady;
choice, s.. 75a6; prime, S5.S0a5.65; veal
calves, $SaS. 25
HOGS = Receipts light; market active
and higher; prime heavies, $6.70a6.75 me-
diuns, $6.s0a7; heavy Workers, light York
ers and pigs, $7aT.05 roughs, $5a575
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Supply light;
market steady; prime wethers, S. 6Oa5. 7g !;
culis and common, $2,50aS.50; lambs, s5a2
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
JAMES BUTLER A SUICIDE

James Butler, forty-six years old, of
No. 446 Monmouth street, committed
suicide yesterday afternoon by drinking
a dose of carbolic acid. He died shortly
after being taken to the City Hospital
He was out of work and had become de-
. spondent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
COOK BADLY INJURED

Adolph We'll. ifts, years old, of No
1873 Hamburg avenue, while at work
about cooking range in the Central
Railroad restaurant at Communipaw yes
terday was overcome by heat and fell
against the range. He received scalp
wound and was severely burned about
the head. He was taken to the City
HosnitaJ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
HIS DANGEROUS MISTAKE

Henry Dohrn, fifty years old, of No.
POI Central avenue, while under the in
fiuence of liquor last night swallowed the
contents of a tea-cup half filled with a
weak solution of carbolic acid in mistake
for a cup of coffee. Though his condit
ion was somewhat critical, he refused to
90 to a hoSnital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
ASPHlxlATED BY GAS

William Miller. fifty-nine years old, of
No IS Hancock avenue, was found dead
in bed by his wife at five O'Clock this
morning. He had committed suicide by
attaching rubber tube TO gas burner
and inhaling the gas, which he had turn
ed on.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Labor Men Oppose Sunday Closing.

Trenton, N. j., Aug. 22.-The New
Jersey State Federation of Labor
adopted resolution favoring the prop
osition of the American Federation of
Labor for the formation Of an indepen-
dent political labor party and another
resolution denouncing the Bishops law,
which requires the closing of saloons
on Sundays, on the ground that it Is
detrimental to the interest of the labor
ing man.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
RuFFALO.

Two-base hits-Mullen, Murray, Hall,
Byers. Sacrifice hits-Hearne. Kelley,
White Brockett, McAllister. Double
plays--Mowrey (unossisted); Mason.
McDonell and Hunter, 2. Bases on
balls-Off Tozer, 2; off Mason 4; off
Milligan, l. Struck out-By Mason 4:
by Milligan 3. Wild pitch-Milligan.
Left on bases-Baltimore, 6; Buffalo. Z.
First base on errors-Baltimore 1 Buff
falo, 2. Time of game hour Sand so
minutes. Umpires-Messrs. Kelly and
Conahan. Attendance, 2,170.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Prominent Nyack Citizen Dead.

Nyack, N. Y, Aug. 22-J. Eckerson
Demarest one of the most prominent
real estate men and civil engineers in
Rockland county, died suddenly of
heart disease here, aged seventy one
years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Student Killed Playinu Ball.

Allentown, Pa, Aug. 22-Casper
Musselman, the Lehigh university
catcher for the Chautauqua baseball
team, was killed during the game by
pitched ball.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
BARRIERS lndorse Hearst.

Albany, Aug. 22.-Resolutions indors-
ing William Randolph Hearst and the
Independence league were adopted by
the State Association of Journeymen
BARRIERS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
sixty Thousand chileans AomeI,

London Aug. pa cable dispatch
from Chile says that the conservative
estimate places the number of homeless
people at 10000 and adds that the dis
tress, which is already great, is in
creasing
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Root sails For VALPARAISO.

Washington. Aug. 22.-The state de-
partment received a cablegram from
Secretary Root saying that he was
about to sail from Buenos Ayres for
Valparaiso.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22

Dan Patch PAGES Mile In 1:57 3-4.
Galesburg, ILL.,, Aug. % Dan Patch
proke the pacing record for Illinois,
making an exhibition mile in 1:57A.
He went the third quarter in 2s1a sec
Onds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
AT Boston-Detroit 2; Boston, 5. Siever,
Payne; Dineen, Corrigan.
AT ashington-Cleveland, 2; Washing
ton, 0. Rhoades, Bemis; Hughes. War
ner.
Second game-Cleveland, /; Washing
ton, 2. Hess. Buelow; Patten. Wake
field
At Philadelphia-St. Louis, 1; Philadel-
phia, l. Powell, Spencer; Bender. Powers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
Weather Forecast.

Local rains and thunderstorms; cool
er; fresh south, shifting to north,
winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-08-22
BASEBALL.
Results of Games Played In National,
American and Eastern LEAGUES.

American and Eastern Leagues.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Chicago-New York, 2; Chicago, A.
Ames, BowermanA Brown, Killing.
AT Pittsburg- Brooklyn, Z; Pittsburg, g.
Stricklett Bergen; Leif1eld, Phelps.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
W. L. PC. W.. L. PC
Chicago. 81 81 723 Cincinnati 40 63s .4S7
New York 70 80 .64S Brooklyn. Al 66 1888
Pittsburg. 70 40 .636 st. Louis. 40 72 .S57
Phila'phia 50 5S .473 Boston :. 80 IA 345