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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
THE CHARTERS PROGRESS
Senator Thompson Won't Come to Talk
About the Feeney Gas Bill.

About the Feeney Gas Bill.
Especial to the Jersey City Ne,cs]
TRENTON, March 10, 1ss9-That the
Jersey City charter is to go to the Assem-
without amendment is indicated by its
passage to third reading In the Senate
totsay Senator Martin offered an amend
ment providing that the proclamation
submitting it to the vote of the people in
cities should be issued by the Common
Council or Board of Aldermen. This was
defeated by party vote. Another
amendment requiring the submission
to take place this year met with a like
fate. The Senate may finally dispose of
it today, after which its troubles in the
House will begin.
Senator Bogert today escaped altogether
making his daily report to The JERSEY
CITY NEWS correspondent that he had not
been able to summon Senator Thompson
to meeting of the Committee on Corpora
tions to consider the Feeney Gas bill, but
he did not say so to Mr. Feeney. In Mr..
Bogert's absence, Mr.. Pfeiffer assured the
correspondent that he had heard of no
meeting.
Mr.. Voorhees, introduced in the House
bill enabling the Hudson County Free
holders to appropriate 81, 800 to build @
pest house at Snake Hill 1t is claimed
tilib Jersey Nlly HTS no pidCe Wi1tHcl d
person suffering from contagious disease
other than smallpox can be taken.
The dawn of liberts is breaking for the
South Jersey farmers who are not allowed
to shoot on their own farms without q
license from Philadelphia society. Mr..
Harris presented q petition from 800
farmers in one district praying for the
passage of the bills which will make them
free and he has in his pocket certificate
from the three South Jersey Democratic
Senators stating that there is no politics
in the case The House Democratic eau
Gus will probably rescind its action against
the bills tomorrow morning and they may
pass in the afternoon.
The House bill appropriating about $500
for General William S. Truax's services
as superintendent of recruiting camp
during the war, was passed in the Senate.
Senator Neyins explained that General
Truax had never been paid, and that now
he was lying in this city i'll and in need.
The effort of passing the Werts bill tired
out the Assemblymen so that they were
unable to do anything in the afternoon
save pass the bill dividing West Hoboken
into three wards and transact some other
unimportant business.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
A Big New York Blaze.

This morning shortly before two o'clock
the rows of small frame houses, compris-
ing nearly the whole block between
Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth streets,
on the west side of Broadway,
New York, were almost entirely swept
away by fire. The fire was red hot one
for a time, and many of the colored peo-
pie living in the shanties had marrow
escapes, but so far no loss of life has been
reported.
Great excitement prevailed in the neigh
borhood, and the guests at the Hotel Nor
mandie and the other hotels nearby We're
for a time somewhat alarmed, and stood
eagerly watching the progress of the
flames from the hotel windows. The loss
will be about $4,000.
Fireman Dunn, of Engine No. 3, had a
leg broken The property was recently
purchased by Edward Harrigan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20

First Race-One and one sixteenth Of 3
mile.-Ten Booker, first; Satisfaction,
second; Effie Hardy, third; time, 1.5214.
Second Race Seven eighths of q mile
Steve Stillweu, first Monte Cristo, second;
Pilot, third. Time, $50
Third Race Seven eights Of mile. =
Biscuit, first; Belmont, second; Clontarf,
third. Time, 1.3194.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20

The Committee on Streets, composed of
Chief Engineer Ruggles and Commits
sioners Cannon, Van Keuren and Tum-
ulty, met this morning to inquire into the
condition of the new public school building
on Halladay street. They say everything
is in good condition save the foundation
wall around the coal vault where the
winter storms have eaten the mortar
away and made the bricks loose. The
wall will be rebuilt. The commissioners
say that the main foundation wall is in
perfectly sound condition.
| stepped from a beam on to it this
morning, and in so doing knocked a brick
out of it. AS it fell, a man standing near
exclaimed that the mortar was the worst
ever seen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20

the use of all this talking when you've
got the votes2'
Goble, of Ocean, made hit when he
said, "Give me all the women and you
may have the men" But he meant moth
ing else than to exalt the value of home
influence.
Feeney and O'Neill both made stirring
speeches for the bill
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
A HOT CAUCUS.
The Redistricting Bill Is at Last Slated
to Go Through.

1Iae AseuIsITIcIiHg BIT Is at Ifst SI1Ve0l
to Go Through.
Especial to the Jersey City Ncacs.l
TRENTON, N. j., March 20, 1sS9.-The
Democratic caucus was very hot. The
Redistricting bill was adopted by
a vote of % to 16. Frank McDernit
bolted, declaring that he would
not vote for the bill, and that it could not
pass with present scheme of district for
Essex county. Farrell's bill for consoh-
dation of Kearney ana Harrison was
made o caucus measure by twenty-one
to seventeen. Pagan tried to have
the Hamilton County bill made a caucus
measure and threatened to bolt, but was
finally quieted, although his motion was
lost.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
Mass Meeting Of Carpenters.

The carpenters of this city will hold a
mass meeting at Cooper's Hall, this
evening, at eight O'Clock. Addresses will
be made by Samuel Gompers, president of
Mcclure, general secretary of the Car
penters' and Joiners' Brotherhood of
North America Mr.. Gompers is q forci-
BILE speaker, and well worth hearing. The
object of the meeting is the strengthening
of the local branch of the Carpenter s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
WHAT MR.. DALTON SAYS.
He Hopes He May Lose Only 500, But
Fears He May Lose $4,000.

He Hopes He May Lose Only 500, But
Fears He May Lose $4,000.
/ called at the Office of Leon Dalton in
the Weldon Building this morning, to
learn what light he could throw upon the
forged certificates He is one Of the sons
of Robert J. Dalton, into whose hands the
fraudulent certificates passed.
The late Mr.. Dalton frequently pur-
chased these improvement certificates, his
SOL. said. In purchasing those of the Ho-
boken contractors, he dealt only with Maui
sell. He and Mausell were on very friend
ly terms If Mausell ever wanted q dol
lar the father would give it to him, and
in return MauseH looked after
the old gentleman's interests in these
transactions. The certificates his son
fathers hands before his death, and they
were delivered to him, on behalf of the
contractor by Mausell The total amount
of those in Dalton's possession is about
So, 900. But he has hopes that the one for
$3.50, to which his fathers endorsement is
forged, is the only one that is irregular.
Il thought this thing all over after | had
gone to bed last night" he said to me,
"and thinks, says !, perhaps the only
forgery is that of my fathers name on this
$3.50 bond In that event, says | to myself,
/ can't lose more than 500. I'll tell you
how it was. Mausell said Plunkett
wanted an advance on the $3.50, and he
asked my father to make it. Well, you
see, the banks had kind O. shut down on
advancing on that kind of paper, and
father didn't want it. But then father
did make loan of $l00 on it. He
did not buy the certificate and he
could not take it with him; so he
left it with Mausell, on the under
standing that he was to keep it till it was
due, and repay father the 800 he had
loaned on it, Mausell made an ink memo
randum that that amount of money was
due out of the certificate to my father and
it was that ink memorandum that made
my fathers endorsement necessary.
hSomehow in Hoboken the suspicion
that the endorsement was not genuine
was aroused, and they sent for me. saw
at once that father had never written the
name, and SO the thing came out.
NOW, it's just this way, | thought, as
Ilay awake last night. This fellow may
have forged only this one Endorsement,
thinking, perhaps, as fathers dead that
no one would be able to say that it was
not regular.
ssYou don't believe that all the bonds
are forgeries throughout, do you? If the
names of the city officers are forged as
well as the endorsements, then all the
certificates hold are worth ess, and I'm
out So, ,000"
The mere suggestion that that was SO
sent Mr.. Dalton's teeth into a nervous
chatter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
Fred Grant for Austria-John G. New
for London.

Especial to the Jersey CITY Neacs.l
WASHINGTON, March 20, 1889. The Presi-
dent today nominated Colonel Frederick
Dent Grant, of New York, for United
States Minister to Austria. He also
named John c. New, of Indiana, for Con
sui General to London.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
Frank stevens, Sale Tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the day and two.o'clock
the hour fixed for the great real estate
sale by Auctioneeg Frank Stevens 1t will
take place at the Real Estate Exchange,
No AZ Montgomery street. Some at
tractive lots are to be offered and the
attendance should be large.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20

county in city bonds bearing three per
cent. interest, and to run a number OF
years.
This plan is said to be the only alterna-
tive the city has, for Il the mandamus the
county obtained is enforced, it will place
the city in It position that will be very
embarrassing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
[Special q he Jerseu en- Neses.

Especial to the JERSEY city Nesrs.l
WASHINGTON, March 20, 1889. Weather
indications for twenty four hours For
New England States, Eastern New York,
Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, pela-
ware. Maryland, District of Columbia,
Virginia, Dakota and Nebraska, rains; for
all other States, fair.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20

PHILADELPHIA, March 20, 1889. Two
suits for damages We're instituted against
the Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday.
Mrs. Richard Harris seeks to recover S100,-
600 for the death of her husband at Parkes-
burg Station on January last, it being
claimed that he was thrown under
the car wheels by the breaking of the step
as he was boarding train. Miss Sarah j.
Stewart asks $4,000 for the killing Of her
mother at North Pennsylvania Junction
on February 10.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
! Hndson River Navigation,

The steamer Drew viii start on her first
trip to Albany this evening, leaving her
pier foot Of Canal street, North river, New
York, at six O'Clock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
Yesterdays registration.

The following is the result of yester-
days registration, so far as the returns
have been received at the City Clerks
Office up to this afternoon:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
Dalton Loses 81, 800.

When Mr.. Dalton reached Hoboken this
noon it was found that he held bogus inn
provement certificates to the extent of
81, 800
Mayor Timken's name was forged to one
of them, and Contractor Plunkett's to all.
They also bore Mausell's endorsement,
which is not claimed to be forgery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20

See Joseph Warren auctioneer's advertise
ments of important auction sales of real estate 70
take place on the days named and at p. M, on
the premises.Fss
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20
t.ladstone,s Brother Dead.

---- fD5
LONDON, March 20, 1SS9.-Sir Thomas
Gladstone. brother of the ex-Premier, is
dead
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-20

afternoon, when he will be sent to the
county Jail to await the action of the Grand
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31
Only n Tramp.

Taking a sun bath on q grassy plot
in Central Park, sparrow policeman
found specimen of the genus tramp
one day last week, says the New York
EUening World.
The outcast lay face downward, his
old hat pulled over his head and his
arms folded cross-wise for pillow
His coat was yellow with age and
exposure to wind and weather.
His shoes were broken in many
places.
See me hustle that fellow out OF
there" murmured the cop, making for
him.
He poked. the PROSTATE figure with
his club, exclaiming gruffiy:
Come. climb out of this now. Do
you hear? Get up, l say, or I'll fan
you"
1t was of no use. The tramp never
moved.
Then the copper bent down and
turned him over.
1t needed only one glance to see that
the man was dead.
Where he came from, or where he
was going, is not known.
A piece of hard bread was found liz
his clothes. That was all.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

Tough Experience of Castaways ON "a Car
ibbean Island.

tbbean Island.
Nine shipwrecked sailors lived for
over three weeks, in April. 1899, on q
desert island only thirty miles from the
southeast corner of Jamaica. They
were entirely naked, for in their ter
rble struggle to get ashore after their
bark had foundered on a coral reef
they lost all their clothing. For two
days they were without drink, but they
finally obtained, by digging, small
supply of very brackish water. They
had no means of kindling fire, and
We're compelled to eat their food raw
They found few cocoanuts, caught a
few birds, and a number of sea crabs,
and eked out their meager diet with
some little roots like the common white
radish. Their story is all the more in
teresting because the adventure oc-
Cured in the West Indies, within a
short distance of the large town of
Kingston, Jamaica, where it would
hardly be believed that shipwrecked
sailors could suffer so long without
succcr. In fact, relief did not come
until after two of the crew had reached
Jamaica on raft.
The bark Gettysburg, of Aberdeen,
was on her way from Montevideo to
Pensacola, when, on a dark and stormy
night, she struck on a reef outside the
Morant Keys, and in few minutes
sank In deep water. Seven of the crew
were drowned, but Captain Stewart
and eight men, after clinging to the
wreckage until daylight, succeeded in
getting ashore. Half-starved, terribly
blistered and burned by the hot sun,
and some of them so weakened by
their struggles In the sea us to be al
most helpless, they were from first TO
last in most pitiable condition. There
Is no telling how long their sufferings
would have continued if they had not
at last succeeded in making n frail raft
that bore two of the men safely to Ja-
maica.
Out of an old piece of bagging, some
bits of blanket, land a mattress that had
washed ashore, they contrived TO rig
some sails for their raft. At was just
three weeks after they landed on the
island that Jones and Allen, two sail
ors, started for Jamaica. The pro-
visions they carried were all the
cocoanuts that were left on the island,
a piece of pork that had washed up on
the beach, and nine pints of water in
old bottles they had found on the
island The raft sunk eighteen inches
below the water in the center, but at
the ends it was slightly elevated above
the surface. The men were too weak to
stand and during the forty-eight hours
required to sail thirty miles to Jamai-
ca they were constantly in water ED to
their waists. Landing near Morant
Bay, they were picked up nearly dead
from exhaustion and taken to Kings
ton, where they were kindly cared for.
Relief was promptly sent to their COM
rades, and the whole party were land
ed In England.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

Us there any money made out of
soft drinks? Well, you had better be-
heve there Is.
The speaker was person who
seemed to know something about the
fixing soda, the seductive and health
full mineral water, the mysterious root
beer, and other carbonated beverages
with which the sweet summer girl will
regale herself during the coming few
months.
There is any amount of money made
III the manufacture of these mild bev-
erages," said the knowing one. Here
are the official figures as 60 the cost of
manufacturing some of them" he con-
tinued drawing a slip from his pocket
One glass of plain soda costs lilo of
cent.
One glass of soda water, with strip,
II cents.
One glass mineral water, cent.
One glass root beer, cent.
One glass ginger ale, II cents.
That is not dear, and a good many
young men, when they see these fig
ures, may swear off buying soda and
similar drinks at fancy prices. But
they won't keep their vows. When the
time comes, and when the best girl
smiles at gentle Harry and begins to
get in her fine work, you will step
right up to the rack, regardless of cost,
just as you have often done before.
And You will be poor stick if you
don't. That is why the purveyors of
carbonated drinks smile just at this
season of the year.-NeW York Mail.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31
She Was Bound to Save That Dress.

During the heaviest of the rain re-
Gently, two men, who were rushing
along Baltimore street, found them
selves behind woman who presented
a very odd appearance as the result OF
saving SO much of her outfit as posi-.
bic. She had turned her dress quite
up around her waist, exposing her
white petticoat from waist almost to
hem, and the rain had made it well
nigh transparent; and in this fix, with
a handkerchief over her bonnet, she
was rushing along, 10 the destruction
of her toilet. "Is not that charcter-
istic of a woman?" asked one of the
men. The other assented, and added
Now, suppose that to save my trousers
l should take them off and hurry up
street in my drawers, wouldn't the com
munity be shocked? Yet 1 should be
just as much dressed as her ladyship. y
Baltimore Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31
An Editors Experience,

Major Sidney Herbert n well-known Journalist An
agricultural circles. writes April 18th. 1899: Some
five years ago wrote o letter stating that swtft-s
Specific had cured me of severe rheumatism. Since
that time have had no return Of the rheumatic
troubles. although frequently exposed to the inn.
ences that produced former attacks Several Of my
friends had similar experience and are Arm In,
their conviction that S. g. 3. brought perm anent
cure. The searching power Of this medicine is
shown in the fact that il developed q scrofulous.
faint that was conspicuous in my blood thirty
years ago, and has removed the last trace Of a. I
have also tested 8. =. S. a tonic after sevsrs
attack Of mssrisl fever, which kept me In bed for
three months. and am convinced that It's curative
and strengthening properties insured my recovery
from that illness, in very low condition OF
health. SIDNEY HERBERT. Atlanta. Ga
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31
Slang and Its Origin.

AS much may be said of slang words
and phrases as to their origin. Where
they all came from nobody can tell.
The word dude" is without admitted
parentage, but it has no synonym for
expressing the peculiarities of the class
of people to whom it was applied. The
word chestnut" as describing thread
bare joke, story, or trick, filled long
felt want" but no one can tell from
whence it came. The phrase, "in the
SOUP" has become chestnut" but as
conveying the idea of defeat, or fail
IRE, or collapse, it must remain with
us. The word "boodle," as describing
money improperly obtained or expend-
ed, is another case of slang in which
an old idea was clothed in a new garb.
And there is the word queer" which
has been transformed into a verb, to
"queer," which defines an unnatural
change, a misspoken name, phrase
tortured or a plan defeated, and con-
veys a meaning all by itself in its sig
nifcance. The word "hoodoo, " to bring
bad luck, is easily traced TO native
negro superstitions. But few, how
ever. of the words or phrases that make
up the slang of the day have the honor
of even such irregular parentage as the
word possesses.
The phrase, "in the SOUP" is said to
have originated on an excursion steam
er in New York harbor last year, when
q crowd of toughs went down the bay
to welcome the steamer on which John
l.. Sullivan was passenger, returning
after his tour of England and his farci.
cal fight with Mitchell. One of the
toughs fell overheard, and his compan-
ion raised an alarm by crying, Mikes
in de soup" with an inspiration of Mil.
tonic, or even Homeric, genius in
the rough, comparing New York Bay
to soup-tureen and his unfortunate
friend to fly that had fallen into il
and was in danger of drowning in its
contents.
1t is fact that the most of the slang
of the day has its origin with gamblers,
pugilists, other classes of sporting
men, and in minds generally to which
suggestions of disrepute or oddity, OF
that which is bizarre or grotesque
naturally come. Such is the opinion OF
J. H. Mcvicker. The phrase, "it goes,
which is used to signify that a state
ment or other matter is to be under
stood and accepted as its plain essence
requires, is an abbreviation of the
gambling phrase, 1T goes as it lies,
indicating that bet on a card is tc
stand until it is finally disposed of by
winning or losing. The congenial
phrase, "that's straight" has similar
origin. And this slang, so originating
has almost universally a wealth anG
abundance, an acuteness and poignancy
of meaning that dictionary words dc
not possess and cannot convey to the
mind.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

minister was short and understood,
but he got along all right until he
came TO Sis Cape. They waded out
into the water hand in hand until she
was up to her waist, while the parson
was up to his neck and almost floating
off his feet.
The minister went through the usual
formula, wound up with II baptize
YOU, Sister Cape, in the name of the
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" and
made an effort to duck the convert.
She stood like a rock, but the pastor
missed his footing and got mouthful
of water.
Again he essayed it.
SISTER Cape, when i say the word
you must let yourself fall back into
the water and not resist"
But the good woman glanced over
her shoulder and didn't like the looks
of the pond When the word came
she stood like telegraph-pole, while
the minister nearly drowned himself
in his endeavors to have her properly
immersed. The crowd on the bank
got considerably worked up.
Redding Cape was silent witness
of the contumely which his wife was
bringing upon his good name. At the
last failure he strobe violently into the
pond, plump. plump. plump. Ranging
alongside the couple, he caught his
wife by the neck and waist and growl-
ed out:
"Give the word when you are ready,
pastor. She's HI fur ter throw. -
Washington Post
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lie Wanted Three for a Quarter.

Sol Smith Russell tells of a dear,
pious lady residing in this city, who
has followed his career with great inter
est, though regretting that it was
within the confines of the stage. One
day she said:
won't you give us dime for our
mission, Mr.. Russell ?"
a dime Nonsense. said the come
dian. Here's five dollars.
But the old lady was firm.
I've only accept a dime from any
one, and prayer shall be said for
you"
"Well, that's a cheap investment,
replied Sol, as he handed her the ten
cents.
Shortly after, when writing from the
West to her, he said:
Il hope the mission is prospecting. j
haven't n dime about me, but please
accept the inclosed coin. 1 suppose it's
the usual eduction-three prayers for
a quarter. Nee York World.