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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
I PRISON FOR LIFE?
A C4SE OF HARDSHIP THAT NO
STATE LAW SEEMS TO MEET.

Disseminating Experiences of a Camden
Insurance Agent Walking From
Connecticut to Washington for a
Small Pension-Other State News.
John Clement, an Englishman, with a
large family, is in the Camden County
Prison, and from present indications he
will spend the remainder of his days
there. He is a man of good education, an
excellent reputation, honest, but behind
the bars on account of his inability to pay
a fine imposed for the violation of q State
law. and for something that is being done
IN every city and county in the state
every day. Mr.. Clements crime con-
sisted in fnsuring a horse in an insurance
company that was not incorporated in the
State. Several months after the tranSac-
ton the man that had the horse insured
caused his arrest, n the courts of Bur
lfngton county adjudged him guilty and
imposed q fine which amounted to $500.
Being unable to pay, an attachment was
issued, and the Sheriff of Camden county
was compelled to lock him up in the
debtors department in the prison.
Yesterday morning his case came up pc
fore the United States Supreme Court for
a writ of mandamus, under which it was
sought to give Clement a rehearing and
secure his release. j. William Morgan,
of Camden, made the motion. The appli-
cation of the writ was dismissed, which
to all appearances means that Clement is
in Jail for life. The Board of Pardons has
jurisdiction over one-half of the judg-
ment only. They are willing to remit
this if Prosecutor Hendrickson, of Bur
lington county, will remit the remainder.
There is no law in the State prescribed
for such cases, and unless the money is
contributed Mr.. Clement can not be re-
leased. Those who are acquainted with
the R1cQ nnpcjdnr IL n h oP1Shin nG MIR
Clement was simply an agent for the
company.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
WINE IN CLUB ROOMS.
A Decision in Newark That Affects Club
Interests Here.

A Decision In Newark That Affects Club
Interests Here.
The decision rendered in Newark yes
terday by Judge Lippincott, Of the
County Court of this county, in relation
to the licensing of the Essex Clubs bar is
a matter of large interest to some of the
social clubs here. The Essex Club is to
Newark what the Palma, or Jersey City,
or Carteret, OF Berkeley is to this city,
and it is run on the same lines. I'm
ike some of these, however, the
Essex Club has a bar at which its mem
liquors. When the republican high
license bill was passed the Newark Excise
Board insisted that the social clubs OF
that city should pay q $3.50 license. Some
of the clubs did it, but the Essex Club re-
fused and was sued for the $50 penalty.
The suit went against it and the club
appealed to the Common Pleas. Judge
Kirkpatrick, who presides in that court.
is a member of the club, and he asked
Judge Lippincott to act, on the appeal.
Judge Lippincott held yesterday that
the Essex Club is as a private house, and
can take a drink, if it wants to, with
out paying the city for the privilege.
New Jersey clubs, of this city, have their
bullets for the accommodation Of thirsty
members, and when the High License
act was passed, THE SUNDAY MORNING
NEWS raised the question whether they
did not require a license. The Carteret
sought legal advice on the question, and
Counsellor William Brinkerhof decided
that a license was not necessary. The city
authorities conceded in his view, and
they have never been called to the front.
Judge Lippincotts decision of yesterday
disposes of all doubt On the subject.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
POPULAR WITH THE LADIES.
They Like eane' Big Store Because 1t
Is Cool This Hot Weather.

They Like Keane's Big Store Because 1t
Is Cool This Hot Weather.
The large, handsome dry goods store of
John j. Keane, at No. 66 Newark avenue,
S attracting much attention by it's fine
assortment of summer goods. Ladies are
particularly delighted to purchase here
during the warm weather, as the store is
large, airy and cool, and renders shopping
less tedious.
The dress goods are especially attract
i've, the assortment being unusually
large and skillfully arranged to display
their qualities. Challies, sateens, surahs,
b~rilliantines and cashmeres are on hand
in the prettiest designs and at remarkably
low prices. A large reduction has been
made in the prices of summer wraps and
jackets, a line of goods of which Mr..
Keane is making a speciality. Beautiful
cashmere shawls, so pretty for evening
wear, are found here in many colors and
of finest texture.
Many novelties in umbrellas and para
soils, embroidery and laces, lace curtains,
underwear and hosiery can always be
purchased here most reasonably. This
emporium is always a fayorite one with
shoppers, for it Is never difficult to find
here what n wants. The corps of en-
ployees also add much,to.makingthe store
an agreeable n to shop in, as customers
are sure to find them courteous and atten-
tive.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
BERGEN POINT TENNIS JOURNEYS.
Edwards o. Schuyler Again Captures the
Clubs Cup.

Edwards o. Schuyler Again Captures the
Clubs Cup.
On the clubs handsome courts at Ber-
gen Point the members of the Bergen
Point Lawn Tennis Club opened yester-
day afternoon their annual prize handicap
club tournament. The smart shower that
fell early in the afternoon drained Off well
and left the courts in fine condition for
use by the time play began. From well
shaded seats at the outskirts of the courts
a goodly crowd of society folk enjoyed
the sport.
AS the encounters at ladies' singles and
rixed doubles had been postponed, only
the meetings in the preliminary and first
rounds at gentlemen's singles were CON
tested. With an allowance of fifteen
points in each game Sydney Smith was
victorious over H. Wilbur Paret by 60,
GO in the preliminary round. The
matches played in the first rounds re-
suited as follows;-
Albert G. Stevens, (handicap, fifteen
points in odd or ever games,D was worsted
Hatch succumbed to Walter Paret,of the
same class by "a, 6-3. Thomas d. Day,
Jr., (handicap, thirty pointsin each game,)
was beaten by Robert H. Russell, .Jr., by
6-5, 6-3. S. Livingston Davis won by de-
fault from Charles J. Spencer and +. d.
McEowen won by default from Charles
c. Wheeler.
Until this afternoon the following en-
counters In the first rounds were post
poned:-Sydney Smith VS.. j. G. S. Hay
wood, Henry NJ. Popham VS.. Charles s..
Coleman and Frederick H. Hatch VS..
Henry Southland. Several meetings in
the secondary rounds will also be fought
this afternoon.
For ladies' singles and mixed doubles
the entries have been paired as annexed
Ladies' slngles-Miss Sarah E. Day vs..
Miss Adele Southland, Miss Aida D.
Voorhees, VS.. Mrs. Albert @. Stevens, Miss
Minnie Southart VS.. Miss Rachel f.. Noe,
Miss Anna w. Voorhees, VS.. Miss Llbbie
Brown; mixed doubles Miss Aida ID.
Voorhees, and Charles S. Coleman VS.. Miss
Hanna w. Voorhees, and Frederick H.
Hatch, Miss Adele Southland and Walter
Paret VS.. Miss Libbie Brown and Robert
H. Russell, Jr.
The postponed extra round OF last
weeks tournament for the clubs silver
challenge cup was contested by Frederick
H. Hatch, who won the Journeys final
round, and Edwards o. Schuyler, the
winner Of the trophy last year. Schuyler
was again successful, taking three sue
cessive sets by 6-3, 6-3, "a.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
CHRISTIAN W0ERNER CAMP.
The Seventh Annual Picnica at Pohlmann',
Was n Great Success.

IN Seventh Annual Picnic at Poh1mann's
Was n Great Success.
Pohlmann's, on the Heights, was filled
last evening with young people, the
men in uniforms that were well covered
with gold lace, and the young ladies in
handsome toilets.
1t was the seventh annual picnic of
Christian Woerner Camp, Sons of Vet
Grams, of Hoboken.
By ten o'clock there was a goodly COM
pany, and after an Introductory waltz the
grand march was led by Floor Manager
and Mrs. Charles N~uensinger.
The great success of the picnic was in
no small measure due to the eXertions of
the committee, G. f. Roster, chairman;
Henry j. Weaver, Jr., w. Schaefer, f.
Zeeb, Jr., l. J. Martie and R. Clausen.
Among the guests who were present
were William Shaeffer, Miss L~indenstrob,
Fred. Geayer and Miss I. Foster, j. E.
Neunsinger, Fred. Huelbig and Miss
Martin, George Weaver and lady, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles f. Dougherty, Drum
Major George DusteWilz, George Ranges,
Henry Oswald, Miss H. Hiener, w. Rae and
Miss l.. Drewis, Commander L. Conck-
berg and Miss A. Studer, William Often,
Mrs. w. Often, L. J. Haefele. Gus Ham
and Miss c. Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bray, L. Won Schondorf, Philip Heck, X.
Claussen and Miss P. Hasselmann, Henry
Hansen and Miss Hansen, Major Charles
F. Roster, of the Department staff, and
Miss Rosie Foster, r. Gretten and Miss <.
Anderson, MI. Sundstroh and sister, H.
Kuhne and Miss E. Kuhne.
There were representatives from Major
Woerner Post No. 81, Hoboken Veteran
Corps, Hoboken Drum and Fife Corps,
W. Couch Association, Ellsworth Post
No. 2, s. 0. v.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
AN ARMLESS HUSBAND.
lie PUT THE RING ON THE BRIDES
FINGER WITH HIS TEETH.
He Paid the Fees with His ~Toes-Sailors
Would Not Sail with a Bride, and the
Vessel Was Lost-Seven Is the Sacred
Nurahar
From the otncinnati Enauiter.


Number.
From The Cincinnati Enquirer.
A very unique marriage was cele-
brated in Squire Hauser's Office yes
terday afternoon, the Squire offieiat
ing. The bride was Miss Jessie
Troeger, who lives at the corner OF
Main street and McMicken avenue.
She obtained some celebrity two
years ago by leading a strike OF the
mattresses in Rockwell's restaurant.
She is twenty years old. The groom
was Charles X. Adams, better known
in the dime museum world as the
Armless Wonder. He was born with
out those useful members of the body,
and in lieu of a better and more prof
liable means of livelihood, hired him
self out to dime museums. Adams IS
now about thirty years of age and,
barring the lack of arms, is a fine
specimen of physical beauty.
The absence of arms is little felt by
the Wonder, however, for he has be-
come very expert with his toes and
mouth. He can thread q needle or
write a neat letter with the former,
while with the latter he paints dainty
little pictures, decorates china-ware,
ETC., holding the brush between his
teeth.
When the couple entered the Squire's
office the other day and said they
wanted to be united in wedlock, that
official was perplexed for awhile.
How can you join hands?" he asked
blandly, pointing to Adams.
"Oh, that is easy enough" said the
pretty bride, who stood fully three
heads shorter than the groom, and she
reached up and grasped the stump OF
his undeveloped left arm with her
right hand.
E'See," she said, as she stood smiling
ly on her tiptoes.
But the ring. How can he put the
marriage ring on your finger?n
"In this way said Adams, and the
astonished officials in the Squire's
court We're thunderstruck to see the
circlet of gold between the armless
mans teeth. Bending his head he
deity slipped it over the girls finger.
Satisfied that the couple under
stood their business, the Squire went
ahead and performed the ceremony.
After being made nan and wife
Adams sat down, and slipping the
shoe off his right foot, disclosing q
stocking with the front of the foot cut
off, he reached into his vest pocket
with his toes and brought out a roll
of bills. Selecting a five-dollar note
he rendered it as a fee, and, putting
on his shoe, went away, his little wife
sticking close to him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
Seven Ii Sacred.

A writer in the agricultural IanpIe-
ment has been studying over the mys-
tical number seven, and concludes that
it is undoubtedly the sacred number.
There are even days of creation; after
seven days respite the flood came; the
years of famine and plenty were in
cycles Of seven; every seventh day was
q Sabbath, every seventh year is the
Sabbath of rest; after each seven times
seven years came the jubilee; the feasts
of unieavened bread and the taber-
nacles were observed seven days; the
golden candlestickha seven branches;
seven priests with seven trumpets
surrounded Jericho seven days
and V times the seventh
day; Jacob obtained his wives by
servitudes of seven years; Samson
kept his nuptials seven days,eand on
the seventh day he put a riddle to his
wife, and he was bound with seven
green withes, and eve locks of his
hair were shaved off; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
was seven years a beast; Shadrach and
his two companions were cast into q
furnance heated seven timesmoret than
it was wont. In the New Testament
nearly everything occurs by sevens,
and at the end of the sacred volume
we read of seven churches, seven can
dlesticks, seven trumpets, sever seals,
seven stars, seven thunders, seven
walls, seven plaques, seven angels, and
a seven-headed monster.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
SON

Captain Patrick Devine, of No. 243 Avenue D,
Bergen Point, has concluded a brief visit to Nor
folk and Richmond.
William D. Gordon, of No. 23S Avenue D, Der
gen Point, spent several days at Niagara Falls
lately.
Mr.. William Brock, of East Forty-third street.
Bayonne, has returned from Montana.
The Rev. J. D. Ellison is now on a trip to the
West. where he will remain a month.
Proprietor Bradley, of Asbury Park, with his
wife and daughter, sailed for Europe on Satur-
day.
Lawrence Pagan is a candidate for Mayor Of
Hoboken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
journalistic Courtesy.

This is from the Trenton Times
Theforeign editor of The JERSEY CITY NEWS,
than whom there is not a greater ignoramus
doing Journalistic work in New Jersey today
alludes to Hon. William Walter Phelps as "Wishy
Washy Phelps.'
IL would be wellfor the conceited n~incompoop
OF The News if some kind friend would endeayor
to impress upon his weak intellect the fact that
II he possessed an infinitesimal portion of the
brains carried under the hat of William Walter
Phelps he would be enabled to publish a paper
that would not be, as it now is, the laughing
stock of the newspaper men of the State.
1t seems to us Old Hebetudinous is
mildly enraged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
s~ayreville Town Accounts Muddled.

There IS great excitement at Sayreyille,
just beyond New Brunswick, in Middle
made Town Collector, and held the office
till a year ago, when William Albert, Jr.,
was made Collector. When bills were
sent out, it was found that many of them
had been paid, and Connors' books are
in such condition that it is impossible to
find out from them whether Connors
turned them into the town treasury or
not. The only thing positively known is
that while the town had plenty of money
before Connors' accession to office, its
treasury is in a condition of break now.
A careful investigation is about to be set
on foot,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
Big Walk for Little Money.

Joseph Cowperthwaite, an old veteran of
Meriden, Conn.,, passed through Trenton
yesterday morning. and to the police
authorities stated that he was walking to
the Pension Office at Washington, d. c.,
to see what had become of his pension of
s24 a month, which recently had ceased to
come to hand.
Joseph was a bright, polite old chap,
four weeks for him to walk from Meriden
to Trenton. He expects by keeping close to
the ties for the next four weeks he will
reach Corporal Tanners Department.
According to this story he formerly
drew 81 a month pension, and after sew
eral years of hard work he hadit advanced
to S24. Recently the pension ceased to
come at all, and he is now going to see
what the matter is.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
Tommy's Plea.
From the Jamesburg Advance.

FTUW tHe ouHteoVWTy AUUUTtCe'
Tommy was at boarding school, and
it had been decided that, for various
practical reasons, it would be better
for him to spend Thanksgiving with a
neighboring aunt, instead of taking
the longer journey home. This con
clusion was announced to him, with
as much g~entleness as possible, and in
a few days his father received the fol-
lowing note
DEAREST PAPA:-When the turkeys in the
oven, and the 'tatoes in the pot, when the cram
hot-when the nuts are cracked and waiting and
the raisins heap the plate, and you go on so awful
hungry that you'd rather die than ~wait-then
you'll remember mel o pa, mayn'tI go home?
Your miserable Tom"
They sent for him by the next mail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
Asthma Makes a Negro a Wife Beater.

go - 49,
Samuel ID. Land, a Burlington colored
man, who has been suffering from an ag-
gravated case of asthma, yesterday ex-
hibited symptoms of dementia, and dur
ing the evening became very violent, as
saulting his wife and beating her in a ter
rible manner.
Mrs. Land made her escape from the
house, n the mailman locked himself
in. Word was sent to the police station,
and when the officer attempted to enter
the crazy man hurled a lighted lamp at
his head, which the officer escaped by
suddenly closing the door.
The lunatic after q time threw himself
on a bed and was soon in sound slumber.
Entrance was then made through a win
dow and handouts slipped on the I'M
fortunate creature before he awoke. He
was moved to the City Hall and kept I'M
der guard. He was removed to an insane
asylum later in the day by the Overseer
of the Poor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
The Bride Was a Jonah.

FROM tue dtCWHttC GOFtotttutttOH'
In November last the Norwegian
bark Kate Carnie lay at the Bruins
wick wharf, taking naval stores for
Rotterdam. While there the COM
mander, Captain l.. Lowarson, vas
married to a Brunswick lady, Miss
marriage was that it caused the cap
tain to lose every member of his crew,
who deserted, saying it was bad luck
to bring a bride on shipboard.
Another crew was gotten and Captain
Lowarsen sailed to Rotterdam.
The ill-luck feared by the sailors
seemed, indeed, to follow them, for on
the voyage the vessel was wrecked
and abandoned. Her commander
and his bride, together with the crew,
were picked up and carried to New
York by a passenger vessel. Captain
Lowarsen now found himself without a
vessel and with a young bride to claim
his attention, and as the quickest way
to solve the dilemma Mis-. Lowarsen
returned to her fAther's house in
bruf.s s. wick, to await the smiling OF
fortune again uTon her hus b md.
Lowarsen crossed the water to has Old
home in Norway, believing that there
he would be able to secure ano. her
vessel.
His quest has been successful, and
news now comes that he is in com
mand of the Norwegian ircn ship
City of Agra, purchased by him re
Gently IN Glinsby, England. for $780,
600, her owners being Mr.. Olsen. of
Parsgrund, Nor way, and Others. This
YES sci is desc.iLei as being officially
rank, d A 1, of 1,U74 tens register, and
Captain Lowersan's good fortune will
be received with pleasure by many
RrunsWickianS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
Rocktrock Bound over.

Saloonkeeper Dooley, of Warren street,
alleged that George Rocktrock, of No, S3l
Warren street, went into his saloon yes
terday and bought a pint of beer, for
which he asked credit. Dooley refused.
Rocktrock became abusive. Policeman
Findlay was called in. Rocktrock was
bound over to keep the peace in Justice
Stilsing's court this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
AN ANXIOUS VIGIL.
A Wife Spends All Night Waiting for
Her Missing Husband.

%A $3.50
The Rev. Mr.. Dunbeck, of Easton, Pa,
and his wife visited New York yesterday.
While Mrs. Dunbeck was making some
purchases in a Grand street store her hus-
band said he would smoke a cigar on the
sidewalk. Half an hour later his wife
left the store, but failed to
find him. After searching the streets
near the store she came to the Pennsyl-
vania depot in the vain hope of finding
him there. When assured that he had
not been to the depot she continued her
wait until nine O'Clock, and then reported
her husband as missing to the New York
police. She returned to the depot later,
and remained there in anxious expecta-
ton all night.
This morning without having heard
from her missing husband she returned
to Easton, but will come back again I'M
less she hears from the missing clergy
man
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
Took Her Out to XIII Her.

The Orange police are investigating the
facts of a cold-blooded attempts murder.
A colored man named Lee, and his wife
have been living apart. Last Saturday
night, she charged yesterday, he sought
her, induced her to walk with him to a
lonely spot. then threw her on the ground
and tried to choke her to death. She sue
ceeded in freeing herself only after she
had been terribly bruised and her cloth
ing had been torn almost entirely from
her body. The would be murderer is still
at large.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30

AN OLD NURSE FOR CHILpREN:--Dont fail to
procure MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
for children tecthing. No mother who has ever
tried it will consent to let her child pass through
this critical period without the aid of this invalu-
able preparation. Gives rest to the mother and
relief and health to the child. Cures wind colo
lillrhoa, ard regulates the bowels. Twenty
t>tttLts q lcttle. -**
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
THE NEWS OF BAYONNE.

Miss Roses Resignation as a Teachei
Accepted with Regret.
A brief special meeting of the Bayonne
Board of Education was held last even
ing. The resignation of Miss J. A. Rose'
as principal of the academic class in
School No. 2, was accepted with reluct-
ance. Miss Rose has taught for the past
seven years, and her work has given great
satisfaction. Every influence was used
to get her to stay. but she has made up
her mind to go out West with her friends.
The Committee On Examinations recon-
mended that the position vacated be filed
by Miss M. J.. Thomas, q young lady of
considerable experience, and it will be
done.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
Three Years for a YiIlain.

Marion j. Brian was convicted in the
Court of Special Sessions this morning of
an assault upon Joseph Lewis, a fifteen
year-old lad. Brian was sentenced to q
term of three years at State Prison.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30

economy it is said to RESORT 20 danger
Gus methods, eschewed by more
careful concerns.
These charges ought to be rigidly
enquired into, and if they are true
punishment should be meted out
promptly and severely, especially in
view of the disaster of Sunday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30

ply and distribution of electric light and
power. The principal part of the bust
ness in New Jersey win be carried on in
this city. The capital is 100000. John
M. Peters is president, James r.. Bowen
is secretary aud Charles A, Hussey Is
treasurer of this new concern.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
A stronc RenanoiaI ordsr.

Bayonne Council, No. sos, Royal Ar
canum, met last evening with Regent
John H. Huxley presiding. Despite the
warm night there was a large urn out of
the brothers. The applications of Joseph
Parker, of New York, and Assessor III. j.
Stilson, of Bergen Point. were received.
They will be introduced to the Royal
mysteries at the next meeting, August
6. The council will her have 2ls mem
bers in good standing, and is the largest
council in the state.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
Made Insane by the Assault.

Mrs. Mutter, who was assaulted by
Joseph Sulzman some time ago at Irving
ton, has been taken to the lunatic asylum
Her insanity does not have any violent
symptoms, and it was caused by the ter
rible blows delivered on her head by the
brutal Swiss.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30

1t m ust be borne in mind by all observers of
political movements that the Democratic party
has always been the steadfast opponent of Civil
Service Reform.-NeUark Daily Advertiser.
Not next year, Mr.. President, but
now."-NeD B1XnSaoick Fredoniaqs.