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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
THE AXE DIDN'T WORK.
Only Routine Business Took Up the
Time of the Board of Works.

Only Routine Business Took Up the
Time of the Board of Works.
The Street and Water Commissioners
had quiet meeting this morning, and
the place holders are still in suspense.
No heads were, cut off and no appoint
ments were made, but as the Board will
meet again tomorrow morning the agony
is only intensified.
The Board accepted an invitation to go
out on Sunday with the Andrew j. Boyle
Association, and listened to the reading
of letter from j. Howard Brown. of
Fairmount avenue. Mr.. Brown COM
planned that someone had made sewer
connection by means of an eighteen-inch
sewer pipe which practically turns his
property into receiving basin. He wants
the city to give him relief, and in case
this is not done he threatens to have the
work done himself and then sue the city
for the cost
The City Fathers wrote to the Board
demanding that the tracks of the Pavonia
horse railway, on ST. Pauls avenue, west
of the Hill, be removed by the Board, the
horse railway people having ignored
notice of the Aldermen.
The Board of Aldermen wanted the
Street and Water Commissioners to repair
the walls and water closets of school No.
12. All three of these communications
were referred to committees with power
to act.
It was decided to spend s4O0 in recon
structing the sewer in Monmouth street,
between Railroad avenue and Second
street. and specifications were received
from Chief Engineer Ruggles for the re-
construction of Monticello avenue be-
tween Belmont and Paramount avenues,
at cost of somewhere near $6, ,S20; and
Grand street, from Woodward avenue to
within 100 feet of Fairmount avenue, at
an approximate cost of 81, $40 They were
referred to the Committee on Streets.
The Board ordered the improvement of
Cook street from Newark avenue to Ho-
boken avenue, and of Halliday street
from johnson avenue to Communipaw
avenue.
The Commissioners adopted resolu-
ton ordering their own salaries paid Tor
their claim for the time they were kept
out of office. Then they made Joseph fl.
Cutley licensed mason and adjourned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
SUNK BY A STEAMER.

Two Canal Boats at the Netherlands
Dock Suddenly Wrecked.
The steamship OLDHAM, of the Neither
lands line, while making her dock at the
foot of York street last evening ran into
two canal boats and sank them.
One of the boats, the California, Cap
tain Nelson, and owned by Beekman &
White, of No. So Broadway, New York,
was loaded with 800 tons of coal, and the
other, the Amazon, was in charge of its
owner, Captain Cole, and was loaded with
300 barrels of cement.
The two boats were moored at the upper
end of the dock some distance from the
berth of the steamship and apparently
out of all danger of collision with the
steamship. AS the vessel moved into the
dock, however, it was noticed that she did
not decrease her speed, but before any
warning could be given she struck the
California amidships, overturning it and
driving it against the Amazon, which lay
next to the shore.
The California Immediately began to
sink. Captain Nelson's wife and five
children were ON board, but they were res
cued by Special Policeman Jones before
the boat went down. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000 1t is said that the signal
in the engineers room was out of order,
in consequence of which he did not re-
ceive the order to slacken speed in time to
avert the accident.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
BILLY RITTER RESIGNS
And Stuhr, of Hoboken, Is Made
Chairman of the New
County Committee.

The new General County Democratic
Committee met last evening at Roche's
Hall. w. A. Ritter, who was elected
chairman of the committee at the last
meeting, rendered his resignation. In
doing so he made a neat little speech in
which he said that he was with the move
ment heart and hand and he thought he
could do the cause more good in the ranks
than in the chair.
He also urged the selection of gentle
man from Hoboken in his place. This
suggestion was acted upon, and William
H.. Stuhr, ex-Corporation Attorney OF Ho-
boken, was selected.
A vote of thanks was given to Mr.. Rit
ter, and that gentleman, together with
Judge Rankin and BOSS" Kern, were
appointed q committee to escort MI.
where he was in waiting.
Mr.. Stuhr was received with cheers and
made speech in which, after thanking
the committee for the honor conferred
upon him, he said that he would do all in
his power to see that their campaign
would be successful.
81 am pleased to see," he continued,
Gin the notice sent out for this meeting
that you call yourselves the County Gen
eral Democratic Committee, because we
are the only General Democratic Com
mittee in the county.
1.-THE difference between us and some
other gentlemen in the county is that we
believe in a government of the people, by
the people and for the people. This does
not mean government by a few, for q
few 1t means an honest government,
honest primaries and honest elections;
that every democrat shall have vote at
the primaries. shall have his vote counted
and that the delegates elected shall sit in
the convention"
MASS MEETING AND A MANIFESTO.
Judge Rankin reported that the COM
mittee to which the matter was entrusted
had determined to call mass meetings in
Jersey City, on the Heights in Bayonne,
Hoboken and Union HILL A manifesto
to be laid before the public was read by
Judge Rankin and adopted by the meet
ing. 1t begins after the manner of the
Declaration of Independence:-"Wh in
the course of political events it becomes
necessary" and arraigns the old COM
mittee for divers crimes against the mass
of the democratic voters of Hudson
county.
The committee appears to be about to
start a literary bureau, as it appointed
the following Committee on Printing
E. j. Mccartney, William Dougherty,
John H. Cronan, John j. O'Hara, viii
liam French, Harry Dilks, Mr.. Kildutf,
John Moran. Martin Stelges and Frank
Adriance.
THE FIRES OF AFFLICTIoN.
At this stage of the proceedings a portly
gentleman came from the body of the
Fourth district delegation and said
'There is a good democrat here whom you
all know, Mr.. w. f. Kern. You all know
that he's Just passed through the fires of
affiiction, and we want you all to stand by
him. We're going to have grand re-
union on July "a, and | invite you'se all
up"
This invitation was accepted with
thanks, and the meeting adjourned to
July 10.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
knocked her down and stabbed her in the
abdomen. His only defence was that he
STORIES THAT CRONIN is ALIVE.
They Are Preparing the Public for the
Line of the Defence on the Trials.

They Are Frepa ring the Public for the
Line of the Defence on the Trials.
OMAHA, Neb., June %, 1Ss0.-Editor o.
II. Rothacker, of the Republican, when
asked last night about the interview with
him in Kansas City in regard to the Gro
min case, said:-''The reporter misquoted
me. l didn't say Cronin was alive. l
said had no evidence that ne was dead.
When asked if he had any evidence that
Cronin was still alive Mr.. Rothacker
said, "If had shouldn't give it away"
A few days before Mr. Rothacker went
to Kansas City Thomas Brennan, of this
city formerly secretary of the Irish Ma
tional League, showed him the following
telegram which he had just received from
Chicago man
CHIcAGo-THonlds Brennan, Chamber
of COnlTperce-We have strong evidence
that DR.. p. H. CroniR is alive Do you
know any facts that would lead you to
believe he would be useful as a witness
for the British government? Please
answer as soon as possible.
Mr.. Brennan said Patrick Egan re-
ceived similar telegram and replied that
he knew of no evidence that Cronin was
alive. Mr.. Brenan says he himself knows
of no such evidence.
CHICAGO, June 2S, 1SS9 Referring to
the anonymous article, dispatches, etc,
that have appeared in the press for the
past few weeks, stating that this and
that person does not believe Dr. Cronin
dead, a prominent member of the Cronin
Committee said yesterday:-They are
inspired by the same source
as was the conspiracy to kill DIR. Cronin,
and they are circulated throughout the
country for the purpose of preparing the
public for one of the main points that the
defence will attempt to make at the trial.
''The defence will raise the point that
the death of DIR. Cronin has not been
proved; that the body was not positively
identified, and the fact that the doctors
clothes would have been discovered in
England just before the trial began
would, had not that part of the scheme
already been nipped in the bud by the
press, tend to give color to the theory"
Several members OF the Cronin Com
mittee and friends of the doctor were
spoken to ON this subject and each gave
it as his opinion that the above explana-
tion of the attempts to circulate a rumor
that DR.. Cronin is not dead was the
correct one.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
SHE BROKE UP TIE PARTY
by Chasing the Family's Maid All Ov,
the Lawn.

BY Chasing the Famiiy's Maid All Over
the Lawn.
A rather strange case of persecution
came before Judge Wanser this morning
Mrs. Mary Belger, an old woman who
lives with her husband on Bergen avenue,
near Fairmount avenue, was arrested yes
terday and arraigned this morning. The
complainant was Anna Lindoff, who was
until yesterday in the employ of eX-Judge
Newkirk, of No. 81 Church street.
1t seems that for some unknown reason
the old woman has q grudge against the
girl, and she paid her off yesterday after
noon. A number of friends of the New
kirk family were spending the afternoon
at the house and they were scattered
around the lawn. The old woman went
to the house about half drunk, and
pitched into the girl, and called her all
the vile names that she could think of,
and raced the girl around the outside of
the house at top speed a number Of
times.
The consequence was a commotion
among the guests, and the young woman
was discharged on the spot. She was
mad and secured the warrant as soon as
she could. The case was ventilated this
morning in all its vileness, and as a re-
suit the old girl will rest in the County
Jail for one month.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
At No. 13 School.

The annual entertainment of the
scholars of Public School No. 13 was held
this afternoon. The parents and many
friends of the pupils thronged the class
room The majority of the girls were
dressed in white. As usual with this
school the exercises were above the ordin-
ary in interest and merit
Miss Josie Lowell set the ball moving
with the we'll known ballad, "Annie Larl-
rie.n The opening address was delivered
by Miss Fannie Ungerers. A pretty exer-
else was the wand movement, performed
by twenty-fiv little girls. Master Harry
Roosell brought down the house with
''Leedle Yawcob Strauss" and "How
Kate Crossed the Bridge" was recited
equally well by Bessie Roberts. Miss May
Youngs won glory by reciting "The
Widow Spriggin's Daughter" An in
strumental duett was well played by the
Misses Jessie Fenner and Ada Curtis, and
Miss Belle Davenport sang "Magurite.
'sSingly Sims Trouble" by Miss
Iibbie Howes; ''Flo's Letter."
by Miss Hattie Weaver; "Va-
cation, from Mothers Standpoint" by
Miss Mamie LeMaire; LADY Gardley's
Guest,n by Miss Lillian Stanford; ''The
Bald Headed Man." by Master BERTHE
Klaproth, and the "Old School House,"
by Master John Kearney, were excellent.
A number of selections were sung by the
school
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
A BOY In CHAINS.
But Then, Tommy Birmingham Seems
to Be Very Bad Fellow.

to Be a Very Bad Fellow.
Neighbors of Michael Birmingham, who
lives on Newkirk street, near Summit
avenue, are gossiping as to the treatment
his twelye-year old son Tommy receives
at his hands. The boy is bright-eyed,
manly little fellow of twelve years, yet
with roguish cast of features. From the
dosrS and windows the neighbors look
upon the little fellow in the back yard
with large smoothing iron chained to
his wrist and fastened with paddock,
and want to know if this is Siberia.
When l called upon several of the
neighbors today they were very reticent,
not wishing to involve themselves in the
matter. They acknowledged, however,
having seen Tommy in chains. l called
at the house and asked to see the little
fellow. The countenance of his sister-a
young girl of perhaps twelve or fourteen
years-fell when asked to see her brother.
She invited me in and called Tommy into
my presence. He tucked the iron and
chain up under his arm and almost sue
ceeded in hiding it before entering the
room.
What is that under your arm,
Tommy?" asked.
He lowered his head and made no
answer.
''He's bad boy" broke in the sister,
without shade OF harShneSS in her voice,
and her words were reiterated by
Tommy's grandmother, an old, wrinkled
woman who came up the basement stairs.
HE had good mother" continued the
old lady, huskily, as the tears started to
her eyes.
Tommy's mother was buried only yes
terday. This probably accounts for the
neighbours active sympathy for the little
fellow in chains.
'Do you ever go to school, Tommy"
ventured.
Tommy lowered his head few degrees
and mumbled '"The teachers won't let me
come"
At School No. II I asked one of the
teachers what was Tommy Birmingham's
reputation. ''He's dangerous boy to
have in the school, she replied. ''His in
fiuence over the other pupils is more than
we can put up with. We have dismissed
him and taken him back time and again.
Tommy is guilty of things which are not
even excusable in a mischievous school
boy He will steal He broke into one
of the departments and stole a number
of things. / cannot say whether
his father is to blame for his training, but
1 am not surprised to hear that he is
obliged to resort to such stringent
measures in order to keep him at home,
for / understand he will run away and
stay several days at a time. There are
other things in conduct which rendered it
beyond question to have him in the school.
His language and actions in the presence
of the young girls were demoraliZing.
Tommy should be sent to reform
school -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
MORE SCHOOL CLOSINGS.
Interesting Exercises in Public and
Parochial Schools Today.

The closing exercises at Public School
No. 4 took place today. The order of ex-
ercises given in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
of Tuesday was followed. Miss Maggie
Won Berner was salutatorian and Miss
Nettie Lewis, valedictorian. There were
recitations by Annie McAyoy, Arthur
McGrath, Julia Drake, Edward McAvoy,
William J.. Boucher, Lulu Wedin, Alfred
K. Moe, Florence Roche, Lulu Rugge,
Frank Frazer and Minnie Brooks. Several
of the pupils sang sweetly for the throng
of visitors. The Dugan medal for highest
average in examination for admission to
the High School was awarded to Alfred
Moe. He was also awarded the Dennis
Mclaughlin medal for the best compost
tiOn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
The Single Takers.

An interesting meeting of the Standard
Single Tax Club was held at their rooms
in Cooper Hall last evening. Among the
gentlemen who entertained the members
and their friends was Mr.. T. l.. McCready,
of the Standard He referrd to the re-
ligious features of the single tax problem,
and also to the misery of the life of the
present. The club is always ready to
welcome visitors, and feel the greatest
pleasure in explaining the single tax to
all corners.
They hold public meetings every Sum
day at Salter's Woodbine Cottage, at
Pamrapo, at which eloquent speakers and
accomplished musicians provide enter
tainment for all.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
rrie Railwar Half-Holidax Trains.

Commencing last Saturday the Erie
Railway runs afternoon half-holiday
trains as follows
Erie Railway, main line, leave Twenty third
street l255 noon; Chambers street. 100 p. M.
Jersey City, l.12 p. m stopping at all stations
on main line, Eastern Division, as far as Port
Jervis
Erie Railway, Newark Branch, leave Twenty
third street 1e55 noon; Chambers street, 100 p.
M. Jersey City, LA 2. M, stopping at all
Erie Railway, Orange Branch, leave Twenty
third street 1S.25 noon Chambers street. 12. 40
noon; Jersey City, 1888 noon, stopping at all
stations and arriving at West Orange at .25 d. m.
Northern Railroad of New Jersey. feave
Twenty third street II IS noon; Chambers street,
100 p. M; Jersey City,, LA p. m, express to
Englewood. Stops at all stations west Of Engle-
wood, arriving at Nyack at 2. 10 p. m.
New York and Greenwood Lake Railway, leave
Twenty third street LAO p. m; Chambers street,
stations and running 70 Little Falls, arriving
there at 2b4 p. IN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
For the Murder of Annie weiss.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 2s, Wallace
Bolton, formerly guard in the peniten-
tiary at jefferson City, was arrested at
three O'Clock this morning for the murder
of Anna Weiss, whose body was found on
Union avenue yesterday morning.
Bolton is friend of the man who is
said to have ruined the girl, and it is
thought he had taken her out in a buggy
to take her to doctor and afterward he
changed his mind and took her to the
secluded spot where the body was found,
and murdered and robbed her.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
looks BAD FOR DIR. M'DOw.
1t Is Thought That the Jury Will
Convict Him.

1t Is Thought That the Jury VIII
Convict Him.
CHARLESTON, S. c., June 2S, 1ss9.-The
evidence is all in in the Mellow trial, and
the arguments will be finished and the
case given to the jury today. The jury
were locked up yesterday after the close
of testimony and will be held in the
court house until they arrive at verdict
or mistrial is ordered.
Since McDow's confession of his burial
and resurrection of the body of Captain
Dawson, public opinion has undergone a
change, and it begins to look as If the
jury. notwithstanding its complexion,
may bring in a verdict of guilty. Public
opinion is very general here that
1t Is about time to commence
hanging white murderers in South
Carolina. There is no difficulty in con-
victing and hanging negro murderers,
but although the criminal dockets are
filled with white murderers there has not
been an execution of white man in the
State for a quarter of century.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28


At No. School the closing exercises
took place today. Those in the primary
department were especially interesting.
The programme was as follows:-
Reading of the Scripture. Mr.. G. H. Linsley
''Welcome H.. Eddie Derancy and Hattie Melville
''Who Was Shen Mamie Hofnayer, Minnie
Fowler Howard Mclaughlin James McCor
mack, Matte Kingsbury
Her Name. "......-........... Annie kaneSberg
''The Brides Ball. Twenty little girls
What the Rooster Says 49,. Five little boys
Little Blue Eyes. ............ Charlie McWilliams
"a Dreadful Mistake. .Madanne Bonner
Wand Drill Twenty boys Franz Kuhl, Captain
Cantata, the Garden of Singing Flowers, with
these living fiowers:-
Mamie Kilcauley, Lydia Mckinley and Bella
Stewart, sunfowers
Isabel Wilson, Martha Kuhl and Annie Muller,
lilies.
Nellie Rawls, Frances Mimo and Christine
Klnk pansies.
Lille Fellner Marian Kanesberg and Amelia
Kopf, buttercups
Alice Anderson, Grace Lippincott and Lille
Howes, roses
Florence Fowler, Mary Bender and Birdie Beck,
tulips.
Bessie Hanna, Nettie Mckenzie and Lucie
Montgomery, daisies.
Wilbur Fisk, gardener.
Willie Schirmer, man in the moon.
Address, Superintendent Poland.
Star Spangled Gamer, school,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
SULLIVAN, BEGGs AND COoNEY.
1t Is Said that the Grand Jury Will In
dict Them All.

CHICAGO, June ss, 1889. Special
Grand Jury will finish it's labors on the
Cronin case tomorrow, when it will prob
ably return at least three more indict-
ments. The parties in question are said
to be Alexander Sullivan, John F. Beggs
and Patrick Cooney. There has been
much talk about an omnibus Indictment
against Camp 20, but no such action will
be taken. The course of the Grand Jury
will be conservative as indictments go.
The report will be strong and will strike
at the Clan-nar Gael in vigorous fashion.
1t was feared some days ago that the
iurv would not be able to finish its labors
at this term on account of the failure to
procure stronger evidence connecting
Alexander Sullivan with the case. The
Grand Jurors are morally certain that he
is implicated, but the legal evidence is
lacking. 1t appears that such evidence
has been forthcoming during the last two
days and that 1t came from "squealer." !"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH GUILD.
A Successful Entertainment in the vestrY
of the Church.

A Successful Entertainment in the VestrY
of the Church.
A very successful gathering of the
young people connected with St Paul's
M, E. Church, Third street, was held in
the basement last night The affair was
under the management of the guild con-
nected with the church. Notwithstand-
ing the warmth of the weather there was
O large attendance.
In the early part of the evening short
entertainment was given. A beautiful
solo was sung by Miss Agnes Meeks, a
violin solo was played by Fred Rider and
an amusing recitation was given by Will
liam Mead. The committee in charge of
the flowers and ice cream were:-Flowers,
Miss Minnie Beebe, Miss Matte Atkinson,
Misses Nellie and Florence Ramsay, Miss
Ella Smith, Miss Emma Watson and Miss
Agnes Meeks. The Ice Cream Committee
were Charles Niblett and w. A. Atkinson.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
More money for ,Johnstown.

The following additional subscriptions
to the Johnstown sufferers fund are re-
ported today: Lafayette Methodist
Church, the Rev. P. G. Blight, pastor, adj
ditional, $50; Jersey City Fire
Department, additional, So; st.
Johns German Methodist Church,
f. A. Wolf, pastor, $14; Henry
Siewers, So; Maxwell Colosky, 81; Christie
pher Cords, 81; Teutonia Mannerchoir,
sos; George w. McMullen, $50; c. Page,
81; George Hoch, 81; Robert Hood, IS;
Cash, 81. Total to date, s14, 1926.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
Abused His Wife.

Mrs. Mary Norton, Of Bayonne, told
Judge Aldridge this morning that her
husband, NJ. T. Norton, has long been in
the habit of abusing the mother
and young daughter in the most shame
full manner The woman is small
and delicate, while the husband is great
of Chamberlain, the coal dealer. The
last beating which he administered to
his better half on Wednesday included
the child, and both were un-
able to get around until yes
terday afternoon. Special:P Policeman Nc
Creery arrested Norton. The justice held
him in $500 to await the action of the
Grand Jury. He was bailed by his en-
ployer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28

Dennis Long, one legged cripple, of
No. $40 Henderson street, and James Car
rol of No. 145 Ninth street, were held by
Justice Stilsing this morning for robbery.
Maurice Sorokin, Hebrew pedlar, of No.
204 Madison street, New York, the COM
plainant, testified to the story as told in
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-28
A Writ of Error for smoker.

William Smoker, the convicted saloon
keeper who was sentenced to three
months term at Snake Hill and to pay
fine of $3.50 made application for writ of
error today and it was granted. The de-
feudant was released on bail. The case
will be argued in November and a de-
cision handed down next February.