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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-08
Cruiser Boston at Navy Yard.

Washington, Sept. S-The navy de-
partment was informed of the arrival
of the cruiser Boston at Bremerton
navy yard, Washington.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-08

At Jersey Providence, 2; Jersey
City, II.
At Baltimore-Newark, 2; Baltimore, O.
AT ochester-Montreal, l.; Rochester, 8.
At Buffalo-Toronto, /; Buffalo, 6.
STANDING OF THE CIIJBS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-08
BASEBALL.
Results of Games Played In National,
American and Eastern Leagues.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AT Brooklyn-New York, 4; Brooklyn, 2.
Taylor, Bresnahan; Stricklett, Bergen.
AT Philadelphia : Boston, .; Philadel-
phia, 1. Lindeman, Needham; Sparks,
Donovan.
At Chicago-Pittsburg, 1 Chicago, 8.
Phillippi, Gibson; Reulbach, Moran.
At st. Cincinnati, Z; st. Louis, s.
Ewing, Schlei; Karger, Grady.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-08
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, August IS, 1906
Forecast for the thirty-six hours ending
PIP. M. Sunday-Fair and Warmer;
today and tomorrow; light variable
winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-08

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At New York = Philadelphia, 2; New
York, 8. Dygert, Waddell, Powers; Orth,
Kleinow.
At Boston-Washingto 1 Boston, 4.
Patten, Warner; Tannehill, Carrigan.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
TO PROBE RAILROADS.

The Administration threw not a
bombshcll but fire-extinguisher into
Wall Street last week by the announce
ala of the law against railroads engaged
In the transportation and sale of coal.
Charles T.. Hughes of New York, and
Alexander Simpson, Jr., of Philadel-
phia, were announced as the special
counsel to handle the cases. This &C.
ton was decided upon after the recent
decision of the Supreme Court in the
Hale VS.. Henkel case. where it was
held that the Federal Government has
the right, under legal proceedings, to
examine tho books and records of cor
porations engaged in Interstate COM
mercc. Much valuable information has
come to the Government through the
operation Of the Tillman-Gillespier eso-
luton directing the Interstate Com
merce Commission to make an inves-
tigation Of the relations between the
railroads and the coal and Oil business
This resolution has had success be-
yond the most sanguine hopes of it's
authors. 1t is believed that the action
OF the Administration will be of the
deepest interest, not to say 6isquieting,
to the PENNSYLVANIA, Reading, Lacka-
wanna, Lehfgh Valley, Erie. Delaware &
Hudson, Bntimore & Ohio. Chesapeake
& Ohio, Noqfoik & Western, and the
West Virgintaf Central, with possibly
other computations. 1t Is alleged that
evidence IS ,i;llfFfssady in the hands of the
Department Of Justice showing that the
railroads control the hard and soft-coal
situation. ana that their officials have
been violating The Interstate Commerce
law. the Sherman antitrust law and
the Elkinsi asti-rebate law. There is
more thaniiat suspicion that the inves-
legations wtf5ibe OF deep interest to the
stockholders in those corporations, as
they are Likely, to show how many big
officials have been side-tracking the le-
Ultimate profits OF the railroad into their
own pockets through their connection
with other enterprises. Mr.. Hughes has
made much reputation as an inquisitor
for the New York Legislative Commit
tee which investigated the insurance
conditions, and there is every possible
praise given him for his boldness and
skill i'll probing the matters to the bot
tom.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Immediately upon receipt OF the news
of the disaster the Secretary OF War
telegraphed Gen. Funston to render all
possible assistance. approved OF all that
he had done, and sent him wide orders
for the future. All the Government
stores on the Pacific Coast were hurried
forward to San Francisco, and three
express trains were started over the
Continent. with the track cleared all
the way. They made the trip i'm the
extraordinary time of 72 hours. These
carried 100000 rations. tents. blankets.
bedsacks. etc., for 100, 900 people. with
five carloads of medical supplies The
value of these was over $1,000, 600. and
the cost of transportation $1,42s,73I.
Congress. upon request of the President,
appropriated s3.5O0.000 to cover this.
and for other purposes OF relief.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Proud as this country may be of its
ready and generous relief i'm the past.
all records were broken by the sponta-
neous giving which followed the news
OF the San Francisco disaster. Cities,
individuals. corporations and societies
Wed with one another I'm the largeness
OF their gifts. New York contributed
$i5O0,O00 in a very short time; Chicago
came In with $1,000. 900. and other cities
have done proportionately as well John
u. Rockefeller put down his check for
100000, and there were other indivfd-
ual contributions approximating this
Corporations manufacturing canned
goods and food stuffs sent forward con-
tributions by the carload. SO prompt
were these gifts that as early as Satur-
day there was ample food I'm San Fran
cisco for everybody.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
devastation. to mitigate IL influence

devastation, 60 mitigate its influence
and to lessen the misery and wretched-
ness of the victims. the American SOL
der was prominent. The story of the
disaster of San Francisco is one long
continued panegyric OF the character,
organization and discipline of the
American soldier No other troops in
the world could have done what he did.
because. combined with the highest
discipline and a complete sense of re-
sponsibility, he added an intelligence
and character such as are not found in
any other armies in the world. Many
of the European soldiers, in the face OF
such a calamity, would have only been
an aggravation OF the panic and terror.
That is because they are made up of
dull, uncducatcd peasants, whose minds
have not been awakened as the Amer
lean soldiers has and who could have
done nothing except in obedience TO
their automatonlike drill. The Amer
lean soldier is wholly different man.
The soldiers had to be scattered through
the city, where they were confronted
by every form of emergency. and they
seemed. every one of them, to be equal
to it. The Sergeant, Corporal and pri-
vate did not wait for orders from his
commissioned officer. He knew what
should be done and he did it boldly,
decidedly and relentlessly, whether ii
was to blow up costly building or to
pass instant sentence Of death upon
some red-handed lootcr The things
that non-commissioned officers and pri-
Yates did on the instant might well have
taxed the judgment and discretion Of
their Majors and Colonies, but all re-
ports concur that they made few mis-
takes in doing hundreds Of the most
necessary things which required instant
action. The American people have
never been so proud of their Regular
soldier as they are this day.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
THE @. A. \. m CALIFORNIA.

The following are the G. A. U. Posts
in the earthquake districts OF CaIifor-
mia:
Lincoln, San Francisco.
George H. Thomas. San Francisco.
Farragut. Vallejo.
Bartlett-Logan, Los Angeles,
Sheridan-Dix. San Jose.
Lyon. Oakland.
Ellsworth, Santa Rosa
James A. Garfield. San Francisco.
Colonel Cass. San Francisco.
Gen. George G. Meade, San Francisco
Stanton. Los Angeles.
Lookout Mountain. Berkeley.
kenesaw. Los Angeles.
Hartfrant. Benicia.
Admiral ID. ID. Porter, Oakland.
We have no statistics as to member.
ship Of these. but the Adjutant- Gener-
ais report for 1905 showed that June
80 of that year there were $40 COM
rades in good standing In the 81 Posts
Of the Department OF California and
Nevada. A majority OF these must be
In the Posts in San Francisco and else
where I'm the earthquake district.
The Department Commander Is w,
w. Russell. Marysviiie: Senior Vice
Commander. A. +. Leavitt, San Francis
co; Junior Vice Commander, A. Il.
Needham. Oakland; Assistant Adjutant-
General, John III. Roberts, San Fran
cisco.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Lately the President talked in his
usual strenuous way about the evils Of
mixing City and State politics and the
need Of separating the two. This is not
an original idea with him by any means,
for the trainers of the Constitutions Of
Ohio. Indiana. and, we think. most Of
the Western States. felt the bad Unfit
cree Of the mixture very strongly, and
provided for a separation Of tho mu-
nicipal and general elections. They pro-
vided that tEe municipal elections
should take pace in the Spring at q
time when the interest in State and
National elections was at it's lowest.
The experiment has only succeeded par
TALLY. Party lines are kept up at the
municipal elections. which are regarded
as the preliminary skirmishes for the
general elections. There has been some
complaint that it made elections come
around too often. but the people have
not as get shown much disposition to
change the practice.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
GEN. aGol1AHON DEAn.

Gen. MARTIN T. Mcmahon, Judge OF
the Court Of General Sessions, New
York City. died 1T his home, 81 Fifth
Ave, New York. Saturday, April
FL. in his i. seth year This will
be sorrowfult. intelligence to all the
survivors OF the Army of the Po-
tomac, with which he was associated
from the beginning until the end of the
war. Gen. Mcmahon was born in Can
ada, and appYinted from California as
Captain and Assistant Abide Camp
Oct. 25. 1861. He was assigned to the
staff of Gen. Mcclellan, and later went
upon Gen. Frankiin's staff as Assistant
Acknowledgement of the Sixth Corps,
receiving promotion to the rank of
Major Oct. 20. 1852. Jan. 1, 1863. he
was promoted to observation-disclosures
and Assistant Acknowledgement and was
brevetted Colonel, Aug. /, 1864. for
gallant and distinguished conduct dur
ing the campaign before Richmond. and
more particularly In the battle on the
Vaughan Road. March Is. 1866. he
was brevctted Brigadier-General and
Major-General Of Volunteers for faith
full and meritorious service during the
war. He returned to New York, en-
tered upon the practice of law. held
several positions. and was appointed by
President Cleveland United States Mar
shall. He was also President Of the
Society Of the Army of the Potomac
and President of the Board "of Manag
ers for the National Home for Disabl
Volunteer Soldiers. He took a warm
interest in all that pertained to the
volunteer soldiers during his life, ana
had an extensive acquaintance among
them. He was gallant, faithful SOL
der and courteous. warm-hearted,
genial man. .g4
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES.

The first American earthquake in our
history was that of Nov. Is, 1855. and
simultaneous With the great Lisbon
earthquake. The disturbance was known
to extend to Iceland. In Massachusetts
the earth suddenly began to roll in
swelIs on Nov. 10, with a roaring noise
like that of thunder. There were sey-
eral shocks, but the greatest lasted
about two minutes, and was accompa-
MED with jerks and wrenches Many
chimneys in Boston were dislocated or
torted and fissured and the stone walls
on the FARMS frequently oyerthrown. a
tidal wave followed.
The next earthquake Of Importance
occurred in 1911, with its center around
the little town of New Madrid, on the
mississippi, some SO miles below the
Ohio River. Humboldt remarks that it
was one Of shef9ew examples of inces-
SAINT quaixing' of the ground for sue
cessive months far from any volcano
For months the country stretching
southwark from the Ohio River along
the MississiRpiJrOse and sank in great
waves. Atdoaeb time lakes would be
formed. and pc next CONFUSION they
would be drained. The earth was
opened in great assures. generally run
ming from the Northeast to the south
west. Some .of, these were more than
a half mile beng, and there was elected
from them ftrlBd and water thrown out
with Violence hat carried them above
the tops Of the trees. The terror
stricken peoplet'were unable to escape
from the Icoantry, but they protected
themselves by telling trees east and
west and forming platforms upon which
they could take refuge The disturb
ances continued until March rs, 1912,
when they ended with a great conyul-
sion, which was ceincident with the
earthquake that destroyed Caracas, the
capital Of Venezuela, and buried 1900
people beneath the ruins.
Oct 10, 1870. there was q shock ex-
tending throughout the Middle and
Eastern States. 1t was traced to the
volcanic region from SO to 100 miles
northeast Of Quebec.
Aug. 81, 1886, Charleston, s. c., was
visited by q severe earthquake, in which
about 1000 buildings were either de-
stroyed or seriously injured and several
lives were lost.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

So far as is known the banks carried
through their cash all right. In some
instances the vaults were not even
warmed through. and no great loss OF
money is reported. The United States
Mint, with it's $2oe. zoe. oee, has been
made a reserve fund upon which the
banks can draw. and Secretary Shaw
has given every facility for them to use
II to supplement their own currency.
This gives most substantial relief on
the financial side OF the situation, and
will help immensely to mitigate the
misery and restitution.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Wallace-Reynolds Post, SO, Santa Crus
Cal. adopted by rising vote preamble
and resolutions strongly opposing the
monument to the memory OF Capt wirz.
They say that his fame and distinction
was won by his cruel and inhuman
treatment of Union soldiers, and that
he left no other reputation whatever
The resolutions appeal to our late foes,
who were brave men, to discourage the
movement to honor Wirz., He was I'm
no sense a fair representative OF the
Confederate soldier. They should not
insult the loyal sentiment Of the North
nor cast reproach upon the thousands
of men that Wirz starved to death The
bitterness OF the days Of 1s61-s5 should
not be- revived. -.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The New York Assembly has unani-
mously passed the bill requiring the
publicity of all campaign contributions.
While this will undoubtedly work q
great deal Of benefit, 1t will do some
harm. 1t will probably bring money
more to the front than ever, as no man
will contribute money except that lie
is willing to have his name published
In connection with his contribution,
which will cOnfine the class of contrib
utors and those who take an interest
in party success to the men who are
willing TO advertise themselves and
their money in that way. A very large
number of men who are anxious for
their party TO succeed and arc wiiiicy
to contribute money to aid 1t along will
BE- deferred fron, doing SO by the pub
lication Of their names.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
The 9th N. y.

Editor National Tribune: Kindly pub
fish a short history of the. 9Th n. l.
James Vanbuskirk. Bayonne. n. J.
The 9Th \. J. was organized at Tren-
ton from Sept. Is. 1861. and mustered
out July Il. 1865. The first Colonel
was Joseph w. Allen, who was drowned
at Hatteras Inlet and succeeded by Col.
Charles A. Hickman. who was promot-
ed to Brigadier- General. Col. Abram
Iabriskie died. and Col. James Stewart,
Jr.. was in command when the regi-
ment was mustered out and brevetted
Acknowledgement. 1t belonged to
WeitzeFs Division of the Eighteenth
Corps. and lost S6 killed and 166 died
from characterization National Trihuoa
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
The Ath Ohio Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please pub
lish a short history Of the 4th Ohio
Cav. I WAS a member OF Co. CT. X.
Bowers, Haileyviiie. /. T.
The 4th Ohio Cav. was organized at
Cincinnati. Lima, st. Mary's and Camp
Dennison in November, 1861, and mus
tered out July s. 1855. The first Colonel
was John Kenneth. who resigned, and
was succeeded by Col. Eli Long. of the
Regular Army. who was promoted to
Brigadier-General Maj. Peter Mathews
was in command when the regiment
was mustered out. 1t belonged to
Crooks Division of the Cavalry of the
Army of the Cumberland, and lost SIS
killed and ITO died from diSease.-Ed-
itOr National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Editor National Tribune: am a con-
slant reader Of The National Tribune,
and should like very much to see q
short sketch OF the Seth Ill. I'm the pa
per.-John Brown. Mt Pleasant. Tenn.
The 50th Ill. was organized in the
State-at-large from Sept. II. 1861. and
mustered out July Is, 1855. Col. Moses
M. Bane resigned June IL, 1864, and
Lieut.-Col. William Hanna was i'm com.
mand when the regiment was mustered
out. 1t belonged to Corse's Division,
Corps. Army of the Tennes-
see. and lost SO killed and 129 died
from disease.-Editor National Tribune,
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Russia has at last succeeded in Dor
rowing s440.oo0.000. about one-half of
which was taken by France and Bel
GUM. Austria took the portion orig
inally assigned to Germany. and the
United States did not participate. Great
Britain took s66, 600. goo: Austria, $685.
100000. and Holland. s11 100000. AS
might have been expected, the money
lenders drove hard bargain. and the
loan draws five per cent for 40 years,
and is free from taxation. with the issue
price Of IS cents and bankers COM
mission Of three per cent.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

There is nothing that man will not
do for an office. Mr.. Fred Learch has
been appointed Health Commissioner Of
Sioux City. Iowa. The joy of his life was
magnificent suit of whiskers which
he started when in school i'm Holland
is years ago. The Medical Society has
determined strongly against whiskers,
and the Mayor I'm appointing Learch
said that he could not have the office
unless he cut his .whiskers, and Learcff
reluctantly complied, although he feels
that his personal appearance is vastly
deteriorated by the change.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
AID FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
HELP FOX OUR DISTRESSED COMRADES AND THEIR WIDOWS
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The National tribune., 1906-04-26

A country with which our trade is
about it is Mexico. Last year our trade
with that country aggregated $4,000
900, or almost exactly three times as
much as it was 10 years before 1t had
doubled in the previous decade 1t diff
fers from that with other counties in
being more nearly equal i'm the balance
between imports and exports. There
Is usually only about 1000, 900 differ
ence between the two. We are doing
more trade with Mexico than any other
foreign country. OF Mexico's imports
So per cent comes from the United
States and II per cent of her exports
are sent to the United States. Mexico
is next to Canada in the percentage Of
imports drawn from the United States
and next below Cuba in her imports
into the United States. While Mexico
buys So per cent Of her imports from
Us. Canada buys so per cent, and while
she sends Il per cent Of her goods to
the United States. Cuba sends SO per
cent. While Mexico's trade with us has
frebled, Canada's has more than dou-
bled. Mexico sends us sisal grass, cop
per. lead, hides. skins. coffee, vanilla
beans. sugar and chicle. a gum used in
the manufacture Of chewing gum and
OF which we took $4,000 worth. We
send back to her manufactures of iron
and steel. coal and coke, lumber and
manufactures Of wood, cars and car
riages, gunpowder and coal oil.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE RE.
PUBLIC.

Commander-iA-Chief Tanner Makes m
Appeal for Help fer San Francisco.
Washington, D. c., April 81, 1905.
To all Posts Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic:
The awful disaster at San Francisco
calls for the immediate exhibition. OF
our brOadest fraternity and charity.
appeal to each Post in our Order to
assemble at once, and make such con-
tribution as they can. and send Quickly
to Edward Divine. Red Cross Repre-
sentative. Oakland, Cal.
James Tanner, Chief,
and Member OF National Executive
Committee Of Red Cross.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Secretary TAFT put it to Congress very
snug when he said that unless Congress
adopted type of a canal Chief En-
gineer Stevens would be placed in a
position where he will be compelled to
suspend work. Several thousand men
cannot go on forever digging dirt in a
miscellaneous way.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The Developments in regard to Maxim
Gorky, the Russian novelist. come as a
timely revelation to those who are in
clined to socialism and anarchy. The
true Socialists and Anarchists. who are
in rebellion again all human laws, also
hold that the marriage relation is one
that is as little to be observed as any
other Of the present regulations of So
ciety. Mr.. Gorky, as true representa-
tive OF that class of thinkers and agi-
tators, cared little for the marriage
some years ago. When he came to this
country he brought with him a woman
with whom he had taken up as his real
affinity" and was passing her off on
the people, who were feting him. as his
wife. The particulars of his desertion
of the woman who had borne his chill
dren are not at all pleasant. The Rus
sian agents in this country did not lose
any time in making the American peo-
pie acquainted with them. The result
Is q storm that Mr.. Gorky cannot UNI
derstand. A true Russian, he believes
that freedom means license, and he
cannot comprehend that as free a peo-
pie as the Americans should have re-
spect for obligations Of any kind He
il amazed that the doors of former ad-
mirers were shut against him and his
paramount. and that he Immediately was
dropped like a hot potato by a host of
men from whom he expected honor and
appreciation. He is taking revenge by
denouncing the American people AS a
vulgar, splitting crowd. and says that
Charles Dickens gave a true picture of
us. We can spare him.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The idea of Gov. johnson, of Mime
sofa, that no man is worth more than
$4,000 a year gets a rude shock I'm the
refusal by the New York Base Ball Club
OF $da,8o0 for their crack player,
MathewsOn of the Giants" This makes
the $4,000 beauties of the old days
Seem rather cheap. and is a price ON q
ieVel with the insurance officers.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The Ohio Supreme Court has sum-
mariiy ended the investigation Of the
public offices OF Cincinnati and Hamil.
ton County by the committee of Senate
Democrats. The Court pronounced the
method Of investigation unconstitution-
al. The two Republicans who had been
appointed to serve on the committee
declined, as they saw the Illegally or
the proposed inquiry.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

President Castro. of Venezuela has
an ali-around confidence In himself. He
shows contempt for his rivals by his
plan of turning oyer the Government
10 his head man. in order to come to
This country and study us. He would
have saved himself and Europe a good
deal OF trouble. or perhaps given both
much more. If he had done this several
years ago.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Judge Bethea, OF the United States
Circuit Court Of Chicago, has fined the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad
$4,000 and two of its officials sic, zoo
each for granting rebates in violation
Of law, and implied regret that the
law did not empower him to add i'm
prisonment. The fines were paid inn
mediately.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The earliness Of the great shock pre-
vented an immense loss Of life that
might otherwise have occurred. It's
force was mainly exhibited In the great
business district, which at that time had
but few people in it.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Coy Eardaman. of Mississippi. prick
ed up his ears at Judge Parker.s dec
laration that the Democratic candidate
should come from the South. but when
he was reminded that there are so, 900
negro votes in the pivotal State Of New
York. his cars had to resume their
customary flop
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

:: Lucky for Maxim Gerky that he wa.
found out in New York, and did Nc
get Into the pleasant interior, where
they have way of riding upon rail.
and tarring and feathering men who
abandon their wives and take up will
other mems.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

This was Senator jeff Davis's perora-
ton on Arkansas at the Southwest ban
quet at st. Louis:
1--WE have in Arkansas hills so high
that we can reach up and tickle the
feet of the Democratic angels, and val
leys so low that we can kick ice on the
heads Of Republicans below"
That probably passes for wit fin Ar
kansas