THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 7,1902 ,
A Slonx Olty policeman ban
Kiualhlng ho has the smallpox.
I'tlnco Henry will find PO inimy of his
countrymen hero thnt ho mny dccldo to
locate in the United States.
The Kearney Hub tried yellow
journalism Thursday. Hut it couldn't
help it the pnjwr IIOUBO Inul blundered.
If a few inoro "fnlth lipnlorH11 wonld
I bo placed In the ImmlH of rocolvorH
< fiomu deluded followont would bo just n
v , troll off. _
t It congress will continue to favor the
8 boot migixr industry nnd do nomothliiK
tow iml irrigation the went will bollovo
thnt it is still n portion of the country.
b
1 Governor SHVMRO limy tlilnlc every
thing JH coming his nnd Hartley's way ,
but they should not bet their ontlro
Btwko on it until after the convention
incuts.
_ _ _ _ _ _
The Fremont Tribune thinks the cry.
ing need of the hour is for n self-shovel-
ing snow. Fremont would flnd n very
fuir substitute in nn onorgotlo street
oomuilfwiouor.
Some of the papers tlmt ridloulo the
idea of Atuorlcnns fawning nt the feet
of Kuroponn royalty nppcnr to give
Prlnoo Henry matter as much space i\ud
as good position ns ixny of them ,
( iovornor Snvngo might possibly" hnvo
"pull" enough to make him cnndldnto
for the position ho now fills , but enough
of the people Imvo been heard from to
wnirnnt the insertion thnt ho will not
bo the next governor.
Priuco Henry'n iteueniry inolndcB
quito n portion of the country nud if the
reception committees give him n chance
ho will probably bo pretty well informed
regarding the United States when ho
returns to the Fatherland.
Dun's report for the last week in Jan
nary la exceedingly bright for mnuufnc
turos especially those of rnilwny nnd
structural supplies which promise well
for tixtcn&iouB nud improvements on the
pint of the largo transportation compn
nies.
Governor Savage is evidently n bo-
Hover in miracles it would bo n mir-
nclo if the republican * > tnto convention
would choose to nominate him for gov
ernor nnd another nnd greater miracle
if the people should elect him after ho
is nominated.
Mr. Brynn doesn't like it assorted
thnt ho wns enabled to build n fiuo new
hotiso because of republican prosperity.
Well , perhaps the energy of ouo demo
crat had something to do with it , but
certainly that same man cannot claim
credit for the improvements being made
by other peoplo.
Even the Nebraska Independent is
recommending reforms lor the populist
party. It objects to conventions being
so hurried in the fntnre that nomina
tions and platforms cannot be made
with deliberation nnd care. It will cer
tainly require some kind of deliberation
to make thnt party again n factor in
Nebraska.
A St. Louis judge has fined n
"masher" of that city $1,000 , it having
been proven that there were two case *
of "mashing" against him. It is severe
treatment , bnt the judge is being
praised for the sentence he saw fit to
impose. A few such fines in other
citirs would tend to make the practice
unpopular.
The Omaha World-Herald has just
explained , to its satisfaction , the mean
ing of the declaration of independence.
It should now settle nt once and forever
the race question which is somehow in
terwoveu with that grand instrument of
our forefathers and in doing BO will con
tribute considerably to the peace of mind
of mankind.
The Year Book , pnlished by the Lon
don Daily Mail , says the United States
is the greatest nation on earth. Ameri
cans generally will readily subscribe to
that statement and are pleased to know
that their European cousins are acknowl
edging it. They have probably been
copnix&nt of the fact for some time bnt
h&ve bsen slow in telling what they
knew
A slight indication of what the beet
sugar industry is growing into is that
SO carloads of sngar beet seed are to bo
distributed from Omaha this spring.
Thi i * imported from Europe , bnt the
friends of the industry hope that "it will
not Vx long nntil the seed required is
grown in America and that the industry
\rill be entirely independent of European
producers ,
Those who have been having fun con
cerning the political strength of Edward
Rosewater in Douglas connty and the
Second congressional district wonld per
haps be justified in waiting for their
lacph He laughs best who laughs last ,
If Mr Rosewaterhns decided that he
will oppose Mr , Mercer , the average
politician should not particularly envy
the Liiter gentleman's chances of re-
election.
lu ] s50 the aggregate of wealth in the
Uuaod SUtoi was $7,135,780.000. In
the fiO yoarH nliu-o , thin linn Inoronnod to
$1)1,1100,000,000 ) , nnd IB Mill growing.
With the opportunity for improvement ,
development nnd program ntlll open It Is
> erlmp8 not nn idle dream to anticipate
hut in the not distant future the wealth
[ if the United Stntos OB comp.irod with
the balance of the world will bo n mag-
illloont showing.
The Hoatrico Express Hays "No oiti7.cn
of NobrnHkn can ndvnnoo n good argn *
munt ngaiiiHt the cnndldaoy of Governor
Savngo. Ho has been in nil ronpcotH nn
admirable oillolnl. " Porhnps the Ex <
press has correctly flly.ml up the nltnn <
tion , Porhnpn the opponents of Oovtir
nor Savngo nro incnpablo of argument.
And porlmpH the KxproKH will llntl out
thnt , nrgumnnt or no nrgumnnt , Governor
nor Savage can never win out.
While Governor Savage is laying his
plann to secure n nomination nt the
hands of the state convention , Treasurer
Stoufor'fl friendtt doolnro thnt ho wil
not bo n candidate for ronomlnntioi
under any circumstances. If the Bontl-
mont of the people Is nny indication Mr ,
Stor for has today by fnr n larger num
ber of frlondB in the stnto thnn Gov
ernor Savage nnd they would bo con
sldernbly moro ploancd if the above con
dltions wore reversed.
RnilrondH nnd rumor * of rnilronda nro
quite common in Nebraska this winter
nnd it in confidently expected that more
milofl of rnilwny will bo laid in this
Rtato the coming Reason than for many
years past. This is to bo n year of im
provement nnd growth , undoubtedly ,
such ns has not boon experienced for n
eng timo. The building nnd oxtou-
slous of rnilronds is the ground work for
[ lovolopment nnd n wonderfully prosperous -
porous year is confidently anticipated.
The nnnonuccmcut thnt the Illinois
Central is planning to substitute tele
phones for the telegraph moans probably
the beginning of the end of ordinary
telegraphy. With the telephones on ouo
hand nud the wireless system on the
other it is not improbable tlmt Morse's
system has seen its best days. The
rnilrond8nlwnys domnnding the best nnd
most expeditious system of communi
cation , have boon the best supporters of
telegraphy for years and if they decide
thnt it shall be snpercodcd the days of
the operator are certainly numbered.
President Roosevelt 1ms put a stay on
the proceedings of government employes
who are endeavoring to eecnro on increase -
crease of salary , congressmen having
111 ado complaint thnt postofllco em
ployes , particularly route ngeuts and
general delivery letter carriers , wore
making every possible effort to secure
legislation fnvornblo to their interests.
The president has forbidden them to so
licit increased salaries under pounlty of
losing their positions. Those who as
pire to succeed nny of them nt the same
salary should not permit their hopes to
rise because of this order they will
probably subside.
Returns continue to como in , in sup
port of the assertion that it is a painful
experiment to try to escnpo a fate that
has been decreed by n court of justice.
The experience of the Diddle brothers nt
Pittsbnrg is the latest. These men -with
the aid of the wnrden's wife had planned
very cleverly to frustrate justice bnt
they were overtaken and punished in a
manner that could scarcely be equalled
by the sentence imposed. Instead of
> eneflting they have probably discour
aged any possible sentiment that might
nave resulted in clemency. It takes n
mnii of great cunning nowadays to break
jail bnt it requires exceedingly greater
shrewdness to get away from the offi
cers.
The Omnhn News hns gone into
wenther history to determine the relia
bility of ground hog prognostications
in that locality and finds : The record
for 1897 was that the ground hog failed
to see his shadow nnd February temper
ature was S7 degrees above normal
while March wns 50 below normal an
even break for the hog. In 189S Febrn
ary 3 was clear and the month showed
on excess of temperature of 1S6 degrees
while March temperature was 116 above
normal a poor showing forhlshogship.
In 1900 he saw his shadow and February
wns 201 degrees below the average while
March was 1 below normal a very fair
showing for the hog. Last year the day
was cloudy and February was 63 degrees
below normal and but 45 above during
March. The paper finds thnt there are
no ground hogs in this part of the conn-
try and the figures wonld indicate that
those of other sections have no business
trying to regulate Nebraskn weather.
The farmers' institutes being held
throughout the state under the auspices
of the university , is another mark of
progress that is contributing n share to
ward bringing Nebraska to the front on
all lines. Formerly it was thought that
anyone who could hold a plough nnd
guide n team could farm nnd form suc
cessfully , bnt it has recently been dem
onstrated thnt farming , as well as any
other avocation , requires knowledge.
This knowledge rnny bo secured by a
life-time of experience full of failures
and set-backs or it may be acquired by
a ttudy of the experiences of others and
through n study of scientific investiga
tious. Even the former class , depend
ing solely on their experience or the tx
porlonoo of tholr nncoHtors will In tlmn
find that nllttlo of the Rolonoo jrlvon
freely nt tlicfio liif-lltuks would bo of
nmturlal aid In their work nnd unless
they avail thoniHulvoH of the opportunity
nITordod mny beheld their moro progres
sive neighbors advancing above nnd bo *
yond thorn in wcnlth nnd station. Lit-
lo time IB required to attain n correct
understanding of tholr work and snr-
rouiidlngfl and it IB to bo hoped that the
efforts of the university management
will bo moro largely appreciated this
year thnn over before and tlmt nil
farmers will avail themselves of the
privilege afforded of securing experience
without experiment nnd soioutifio points
without study.
Norfolk people generally will extend
congrntnlntioiiB to the business interests
of the city nn the determination to "got
together. " In unity thnro IB strength
nnd in order to have Norfolk maintain
the position ns the loading city of north
Nebraska it will bo necossnry for those
having the largest Interests to unite and
work together OH a man , laying aside
for the common good the llttlo jealousies
nnd the selfish competition that have
boon too prominent in the past. The
city has been practically dormant for n
number of yonrs OB for any pro
nounced public improvement and each
business man and citizen hns been striv
ing to keep np his own interests with
out nuy united effort to increnso busi-
dess or further the public interests of
the city. Cities have been built up
through united effort and others have
dragged along n weary existence through
lack of it. Norfolk has every advantage
for making n largo city but ouo or two
men cannot ndvnuro it to that position ,
nud Tun Nr.ws is glad to note thnt the
determination has boon reached to ad
vance. Kvory business man and every
largo property holder should bo present
at the muoting on the night of the 14th
to take hold and do his share. Norfolk
needs nnoh organization as never before
and the time to begin is now , so taat
good , nctivo work mny be in progress by
the time spring opens , thnt results mny
begin to show with next summer.
The month of February is full of an
nlvorsnries of especial importance to the
American people and a number of them
are holidays in the various states. The
first is the birthday of Abraham Liu
coin on the lUth , the year of his birth
being 1809 ; the 14th is St. Valentino's
day. On February 15 , ISPS , the battle
ship Maine was blown up in Havana
harbor , precipitating the war with
Spain ; George Washington was born
February 22 , 1723. Of memorable
battles , Grant fought nt Fort Donelsou
February 1 to 10 , 1SG3 , nnd the battle of
Bnonn Vista wns fought February 22
and 23 , 1847. The former wns the on
gngeiuent where Grant made his fa
mous reply to Buckner , who nsked for
terms : "No terms except unconditional
surrender will bo nccopted. I propose
to move immedintoly upon your works. "
Before night the fortjnud 8,000 prisoners
were surrendered. The latter mentioned
battle was fought during the Mexican
conflict against great odds. The Amer
icans under Taylor nnmbered .SOO men ,
while Santa Anna had 20,000 Mexicans
in his command. After the two days
of sharp fighting the Mexicans were de
feated with a loss of nearly 2000 , while
the Americans had lost bnt 746. The
result wns largely dne to the superior
effectiveness of General Taylor's artil
lery. These anniversaries should be re
membered , if not observed , and they
should be especially impressed on the
minds of the children.
Manufactures In Nebraska.
A report of the census bureau on the
growth of manufacturing industries in
Nebraska during the decade from 1S90
to 1900 is n gratifying showing of prog
ress nnd development in this line and
one that promises well for the fntnre.
If some of the several proposed cheap
power schemes are realized it may be
expected thnt the growth during the en
suing ten years will be much larger
than during the past decade. It should
likewise be remembered thnt the past
decade included a serious general de
pression that was felt in Nebraska prob
ably to a greater extent than in other
states of the union. Nevertheless it is
shown that the state's importance in
manufacturing lines was almost doubled
during the decade.
The number of manufacturing estab
lishments in 1890 was given at 3.014 and
in 1900 they had increased to 6,414
The capital invested was $37,669,503 and
now is $71,933,127 , being almost doubled
in the ten years.
The number of wage earners employed
by these concerns was 20,460 in 1890
and in 1900 , 24,261 , while the wages
paid in the former year were $10.271-
473 , nnd in 1900 the amount paid was
$11,570,683. This showing is not as sat
isfactory ns others , nevertheless it repre
sents that manufacturing industries are
of much importance to the wage earners
and those dependent on them.
The value of manufactures in 1890
was given nt $03,037,894 nnd in 1900 it
was $143,900,103.
It will be s < * u from these figures that
Nebraska manufacturing industries are
still capable of development and that
the state has not yet attained to first
rank , but that it mny be carried on
profitably is undoubtedly proven and
that further development la expected is
conclusive.
sjatr
It wits onsy for Suvngo to pardon
Hartley to wlml.it will bo for Hartley
and hlfl friends to deliver the republican
nomination to Savngo.
The royal court of China hns departed
from custom nud is now keeping open
house occasionally. The emperor nnd
otnproiH downgcr will undoubtedly en
joy the change.
If Abdul Ilatnld succeeds in freeing
Mihfl Stone nud punishing her abductors
the Amoricnn people will retract con
siderable thnt they have said rcgnrdiug
the "Blck mnu of Europe , "
Morgan nnd Rockefeller nro about to
drop their "widow's mito" of n million
each into the Harvard treasury. Thus
Andrew Onrnegio is not to have nil the
credit as a promoter of education.
NobraFka'B contribution to the MoKin-
ley memorial fund is approaching the
sum of $3,000. If all other states do as
well comparatively n magnificent mou
nmont to the memory of the martyred
president can bo erected.
It would seem as though the amounts
contributed to American universities
and colleges by millionaires would soon
bring nn education in these institutions
within roach of almost nnyouo nnd that
it would be about as free as the public
schools.
While Nebraska has experienced the
discomforts of another cold wave , heavy
gales along the coast and throughout
Europe have resulted in the losa of lives
and much property. Nebrnskans are
not yet ready to exchange their cold
waves for the eastern article.
Governor Savage is endeavoring to
place himself right on n good many
questions of public interest. Ho will
find that it takes n good many rights to
undo a wrong and it will require bar
rels of white wash to cover up tbo Bart-
ley "incident" moro barrels , in fact ,
than nro at his command.
Miss Ella Murray of Missouri , weigh
ing more than 400 pounds nnd eight
feet one inch in height , is soon to bo
mnrried to Edward Beaupre of Butte ,
Montana , aged 21 , weighing 307 pounds
nud eight feet high. The officiating
minister will probably use n step ladder
and it will bo an affair in high society.
The Nebraska State Record is the
nanio of n now publication at Lincoln by
F.A. Harrison , well known in the news
paper circles of the state. The publica
tion is to bo issued weekly nud will bo
devoted largely to state politics. The
first issue is largely anti-Savnge which
is an indication thnt it means well by
the "common people. "
The Osceola Republican is right when
it says that the man who gets the nomi
nation for lieutenant governor from n
republican convention hereafter will
have to show a mighty good certificate
of character and thnt republican dele
gates will be "from Missouri" after this.
The people want no more Savages on
the ticket from this time on.
The dying laird of Scotland , immortal
ized by Sir "Walter Scott , said to the son
who was to succeed to his estate : "Plant
trees , Jock ; they will be growin' when
yon are dyin' I" It is a sentiment
which every Nebraskan should instill
into the minds of his sons and heed
himself. Trees will be speaking for
the works of many a man after he is
gone.
The Minnesota board of pardons has
taken under advisement an application
for the complete pardon of the Younger
brothers. If Governor Savage had
been a member of that board and could
have decided the question the Yonngers
wonld have been freed long ago. The
Yonngers were big enough rascals in
their day to have appealed directly to
the governor's heart.
The noble red man is to be still fnr
ther disgraced , the commissioner of In
dian affairs having ordered that all
braves snbmit to the barber's shears and
have their historical scalp locks and all
other locks removed. It is not an
nounced that the civilizing order will
be applied to the "Bills" who have made
it a business of posing as cowboys and
exhibiting the noble reds.
Figures are to the effect that the South
Carolina plan has not stopped the drink
ing of liquors , bnt the state is receiving
a considerable income , the consumers
are being furnished with unadulterated
goods and some of the saloon features
that prove attractive to young men ore
done away with. The profits last year
were $545,845 with gross sales amount
ing to $2,82SCS1 , exclusive of beer.
The NORFOLK NEWS declares that Gov
ernor Savage will need the support of
Joe Hartley and all bis friends if he suc
ceeds in getting his name before the
next republican convention. He cer
tainly will. The stir among republicans
is but a breeze compared with a cyclone
that will tear things up in a few months
from now as the next state and the
county conventions approach. Kearney
Hub.
The sugar trust has not uncondition
ally surrendered , bnt is endeavoring to
swing the ways and means committee
away from ita determination not to en
gage in nuy tariff tinkering. The posi
tion of the committee is , however , n
good indication of how such a move
would bo treated by congress and tlu
trust is not yet safely ncroH ) witli its
Rohomo , oven though the committee re
tracts. "
The Marquis Ito of Japan is evidently
not yet fully civilized , according to the
American standard , \Vhouhowaa of
fered n palace car and free passes for
his company from St. Paul to the east
by the Milwaukee road ho is quoted ns
saying : "I have no claim upon your
esteemed company. I should not feel
right in traveling over your most ex
cellent road without paying for the
great pleasure. " Hnd the Milwaukee
ollloials mot with such a refusal from
nn American statesman they would
probably have boon in condition to turn
over to the undertaker. The meanest
of them would have considered such nu
offer merely his duo and accepted
promptly. The marquis should not
linger long in America. Ho is too good
and innocent.
The business men's associations in
various parts of the state are making
things interesting for peddlers and solic
itors for grocery houses nnd depart
ment stores. These gentlemen have
boon entering the legitimate territory
of local merchants for eonio time and by
attractive inducements that do not gen
erally "pnn out" na represented , have
been able to secure numerous orders.
They have had things their own way
and merchants have felt powerless to
stop the traffic , bnt through organiza
tion they nro beginning to assert nn in
fluence thnt will result in benefit to
themselves nnd no great injury to any
one unless it be these houses that have
not n particle of interest in the country
or state except to secure the money of
innocent purchasers.
J. Sterling Morton has a local in the
Nebraska City Tribune advertising for
men to cut four-foot cordwood nt Arbor
Lodge. Is the father of Arbor day , the
sturdy advocate of tree planting and
earnest protestor against , the spoliation
of the young forests to furnish Christ
mas trees , going to cut down trees ?
Has ho encountered the coal combine
and finds retrenchment necessary , or is
he merely cleaning out the dead trees or
making room foryonng growth ? Many
people would rather believe that George
Washington told n lie about the cherry
tree business than thnt Mr. Morton has
begun n wnrfare on his friends the trees ,
and Tun NEWS will venture to assert
that whatever happens he means no per
manent harm to the tree growth of
Arbor Lodge.
It is said that 'not a single horse fit
for driving or farm work can be bought
on the St. Paul and Minneapolis horse
markets for less thnn $140 and that the
prices are tending higher. This is the
result of a scarcity of desirable animals
When horses were so cheap , breeding
was stopped to a large extent and now
that the prices are better it will take
some tune for the supply to again equal
the demand. Horses that could scarcely
bo given away several years ago are now
worth money and the farmer or ranch
man with a good bunch of horses is
practically independent and able to dic
tate the prices. It is asserted by an ex
change that one firm had twelve men
buying for them in Iowa , Nebraska ,
Montana and South Dakota and could
scarcely find a horse for sale that would
fill the bill for the eastern trade. With
this kind of a situation the farmers of
Nebraska will undoubtedly find it profit
able to give renewed attention to raising
horses for the market and will not bo
blow to improve the opportunity.
The Valentino Republican is very em
phatically opposed to the bill introduced
in congress contemplating a lease of
government lands to large stock owners
or ranchmen at a small rental believing
that the plan is against the interests of
stockman nnd farmer. The Republican
alleges that under the present law these
lands ore being placed upon the tax
rolls of the state at the rate of more
than 200,000 acres a year. The records
show that there ore 8,600,000 acres of
government land in Nebraska and it is
claimed thnt they will nil be patented
in n few years with more benefit to the
stnte and government than though the
the present homestead laws were inter
fered with in the interest of the wealthy
stockmen. The Republican quotes the
following figures in support of its con
tention ; " At the Valentine land office
in 1899 , 600 homestead entries were
made , covering 73,873 acres ; in 1900the
nnmber of homestead filings wns 753 ,
cbvering 114,821 acres j and in 1901 the
nnmber of homestead filings made was
1,049 , covering 157,332 acres. This ratio
holds good at all the other laud offices
in the state. During the fiscal year endIng -
Ing June 30 , 1899 , final proof was made
upon 267,000 acres of government land
in Nebraska. In Cherry connty alone
40,000 acres are being proved up on
every year nnd thereby ndded to the
tax rolls. Of the Innd which it is pro
posed the government lease there is yet
two and a half million acres in Cherry
subject to homestead
county entry or
nearly one-fourth of nil vacant govern
ment land in the stnte , and when
proved np on readily sells for from three
to fire dollars an acre.
Wreckage and Bodies Washed.
Ashore on Long Island.
MANY SHIPS ARE IN DISTRESS-
Crews of Two Tugo Rescued Just In
Time Both Vessels Go to the Bottom
tom After They Are Taken Off.
Several Ships Ashore.
Now York , Feb. 4. The gale which
has been sweeping the coasts of Long
Island and Now Jersey for more than
24 hours , and Is still continuing ,
though with abated force , has brought
death and disaster to sailors and tholr
craft. Reports of loss of life arc con-
flned to the eastern end of Long Isl
and , whence comes news that several I
bodies have been washed ashore. It p
is not known what vessels the men
who lost their lives como from. They
might have been on either th barges
towed by the tug Richmond , reportea
as passing Block Island , or the tug
Cuba , which passed Block Island two *
hours later. When leaving port the
had three barges and the
Cuba two. Wreckage strews the shore
In the vicinity of the Bellport ( L. I. )
life saving station , and one body came
ashore , east of this station. The Una-
Ing of two other bodies was reported
later from the same port. The largest
piece of wreckage Is the after-quarter
and a portion of the stern of a barge.
On this last were the letters "O. P. B. "
Big Merchantman Stranded.
The crew of the American merchant
man Schepp , a full-rigged ship which ,
went ashore on Long Beach ( L. I. )
ihoals early Sunday , were In peril all
Jay. Late reports say they are still
on the stranded vessel , though the
danger of death has been lessened ,
twlng to the slight abatement of the
jtonn. A westerly gale was blowing
at the rate of 70 miles an hour when
the Schepp struck at 3:30 : a. m. The
men from Captain Rhoades' life saving
Elation , a mile to the east , dragged
their mortar to the scene of the wreck ,
reaching the Schepp about daybreak ,
and found the seas breaking over nor
bow and stern. She was about 1,000
: eet from the shore and tossing heav
ily with every thrust of the huge
breakers. Nearly every spar In her
was twisted or broken. Several of the
crew could be seen on deck , running to
and fro in apparent efforts to keep
from freezing to death. The life sav
ers made several attempts to shoot the
life lines over the ship , but their ef
forts were not successful. They then
tried to launch the life boat , but thls-
proved Impossible , owing to the high ,
seas.
seas.The crews of the tugs John Atwood
and E. S. Berwlnd had a very narrow
escape from going to the bottom with
their craft yesterday. Nothing was
known of their plight until the arrival
of the German steamer Barcelona , the
crew of which rescued the tug men.
The tugs had been delivering provis
ions to the stranded steamer Savour ,
ashore at Long Beach , and were pro
ceeding back to this point , when the
gale struck them. The waves not only
swept off everything moveable , but
flooded their holds and got into the
fire boxes. The seven men on each
tug were In Imminent danger of death
for over two hours. The tugs were-
absolutely helpless and gradually sinkIng -
Ing when the Barcelona hove In sight
nnd took the half-frozen crews aboard.
Within half nn hour after this the two
tugs went to the bottom.
ASHORE IN DELAWARE BAY.
Two Ships Are Fast Aground on Brig-
antlne Shoal.
Philadelphia , Feb. 4. The wind-
Btorni which began Sunday afternoon
end reached a velocity of 50 miles
along the southern New Jersey coast
and In the vicinity of the Delaware
breakwater has greatly diminished.
Reports from the south Jersey coast
nnd Delaware river points indicate
that vessels that were exposed to the
gale weathered the storm fairly welL
Two vessels are ashore on Brlgontlne
shoal , a short distance north of At
lantic City , and two steamers are
aground In Delaware bay , about 60
miles below this city. The British
Bteamer Claverdale , from Asiatic ports
for New York , which grounded on
Brlgantine shoal , is still fast. The
wind and sea are favorable , and dur
ing the last 24 hours she has been
swung around by the elements until
now she lies broadside on , deep In the
sand. The wrecking tugs are with
her.
her.The
The schooner Edith L. Allen , which
went ashore during the night on the
same shoal within a short distance of
the Claverdale. Is still fast In the sand.
Advices to the Maritime exchange
Bays the British steamer Europe Is
aground In Delaware bay , six miles
below Reedy island , and the British
Bteamer Drummond , Philadelphia for
St Thomas , Is reported fast In the
mud In Delaware bay. The schooner
R. D. Rlbbar , from Mobile for New
York , was blown ashore in the Dela-
avrer breakwater harbor , but was soon
afterward floated and sailed for her
destination. She was not injured.
Explosion on Fifth Avenue.
New York , Feb. 4. Two men were
severely wounded yesterday afternoon
by a heavy blast of dynamite on the
site of the old A. T. Stewart mansion.
Thirty-fourth street and Fifth avenue.
The men hurt are Morris Harnett.a
watchman employed by a firm of builders -
ers , whose skull was fractured , and
Ferdinand Holly , a furniture designer ,
who was painfully cut In the thigh by
a piece of flying rock. A building fore
man , -who had charge of the blast , was
arrested.