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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
THE sATCHEL ATTRACTED ATTENTION
And Then Its Wealth Began to Disappear
MYSterinuSlY.

And Then Its Wealth Began to Disappear
Mysteriously.
During April last Antonio Bissus and
his wife arrived in this city by the steamer
Leerdam, of the Rotterdam line They
were steerage passengers. On the same
vessel were Anton E. De Talmar and
Abram Ross also steerage passengers
Mr.. and Mrs. Bissus put up at Jacob
Wagner's Eagle Hotel ON Pavonia ave
nue., and the same night De Talmar and
Ross engaged rooms at the same place.
During the voyage number of pas
sengers noticed that either Mr.. or Mrs.
| Bissus always had satchel strapped over
their shoulder, and it was general talk
| that it must contain considerable money
or valuables, so careful of it were the
couple.
After having been at the Eagle Hotel a
few days they found they were being
robbed and that money was being taken
from the satchel. When Bissus landed
he had 500 in cash and draft for $1,000,
| which he had cash d, making 81 300 in
all.
Mr. Bissus first discovered that two $50
bills had been abstracted from the sat-
chel. He informed no one until he
learned couple of days later that 500
more had been stolen, and then he noti-
| fed the police.
/ 1ue FtSulb VI bIl6 pOllC6 iuNtSllEdllOll
was the arrest of De Talmar at the hotel,
and of Ross in beer garden in Hoboken.
When searched there was found on
| them $685. bunch of keys and two
canes, the heads of which were silver and
opened by q spring and revealed candle
| and several matches, just such as sneak
| thief would want to use at night
A revolver and long bladed knife were
| also found on them.
The men were tried in the Court of Gen
eral Sessions this morning aud the canes
and other articles were exhibited to the
jury. A key on the bunch fitted and un-
locked the satchel.
Policeman Rembrandt testified that the
accused told him that they had $3.50 when
they landed, all in IS and $40 bills.
1t was shown that when some goods
were purchased by them at HUI
shizers & LeBlanc's store a 800 bill
was offered in payment, and Miss
Annie Mack, chambermaid, swore she
had seen Ross come from the room occu-
pied by the Bissus', when they were out.
The defendants made general denial
as their defence and declared that they
were absolutely innocent of the theft of
the money. The Jury retired at about
twelve o'clock to consider the testimony
QiVen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
SHALL HE BE DISBARRED9
A Hearing in the Case of Lawyer Stout,
of Asbury.

"A nearing IN the Ease OF Lawyer STOUT,
of Asbury.
Supreme Court Commissioner VAIN
wright, of Point Pleasant, took testimony
this morning in the Court of Chancery on
a rule to show cause why r. Timbrook
Stout, lawyer, of Asbury Park, should
not be disbarred.
l.. w. Bennett alleges that, about
twenty years ago, he borrowed 800 from
Mrs. Van Nortwick for the purpose of
paying off a $500 mortgage on his prop
erty which was held by John H. Newton,
of New York.
He employed Stout to transact the bust
ness for him and considered that every
thing was all right until a year after
ward, when he received notice from Mr..
Newton saying that the interest was due
on the mortgage which he held against
Benefits property.
Bennett then asked Stout what the no.
tice meant and was told by Stout, he al
leges, that he had not paid Newton and
had said nothing to Bennett about it as
he thought Bennett would never find it
out.
In his defence Mr.. Stout says that he
and Newton could not agree upon the
amount due on the mortgage and so he
did not pay him. The 800, he says, he re-
turned to Mrs. Van Nortwick, and offers
in evidence papers to substantiate his
claim, The case is still on.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
IN FAVOR OF The AMERICAN BOARD.

An Important Decision Affecting the
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
A decision has just been rendered In the
Massachusetts Supreme Court in regard
to the Ancient Order of Hibernians which
will be of great interest to members Of
the organization in Jersey City. The
Court decided in favor of what is known
as the American Board,n of which
Maurice F.Wilhere is national delegate.
The case grew out of split in the An
cient Order of Hibernians, there being
two boards, one known as the American
Board following the Cleveland Conven-
ton of 1884, and the other, known as the
Board of Erin, following the Convention
i'll New York some time in 1884. Plaintiffs
claimed that the division in Fall River
had seeded from the order, inasmuch as
theyrefused to be bound by the rules pre-
pared by the Cleveland Convention.
Defendants claimed that they were fol-
lowing the parent body, which was the
Board of Erin, and that the Cleveland
Convention and those who recognized it
had seeded from the order and could not
be recognized.
Judge Thompson, among other things,
found that by the acts of the parties en-.
gagged, the division in that city had become
dissolved, and that the property and
funds belonged to all members of the
division pro rata. The full Bench decides
that the voluntary association, organized
rs Division No. / in 1872, has not been dis
solved, and that the plaintiffs and those
they represent now constitute that di-
vision.
The defendants had no right to approp-
riate the property of the division to their
new association; it remains the property
of the division, and plaintiffs are entitled
to possession of il. The decision has been
long watched for by members of the order
throughout the country.
About month ago some of the menu
bers of Division 10, which meets in St.
Michaels Institute, Jersey City, led by
Patrick Connolly, captain of the Hiber-
nian Rifles, seeded from the order, and
seized upon the property of the division,
and they claim to have the sole right to
meet in the hall occupied by the Organiza-
ton before the split.
The members who have remained faith
full to the State and national organization
have placed their case i'll the hands OF a
lawyer, but have not pushed the case In
the courts, as there has been conn
mittee appointed from the national
body of both organizations to
of all matters in dispute. Seeing that the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts has sus-
tained the body of which Maurice Wilhere
is National Delegate, it is likely that the
old members of Division No. 10 will test
the right of the secederS to seize upon
their property.
The State and county officers of this
State who recognize Maurice f. Wilhere
and obey the rules of the Cleveland Con-
yention are John Hart, of Newark, State
delegate; John j. Clancy, of Trenton,
State secretary; NJ. B. Holmes, of Jersey
City, treasurer, and Patrick LAWN, OK
Jersey City, county delegate.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
THEY WANT FREE PASSES.
The Methods of the American Alderman
Are Gaining Ground in London.
Bn Gable to the Unffed Press.

Are Gaining Ground in London.
By Gable to the United Press.
LONDON, June 20, 1888. 9.-For an entirely
new and inexperienced institution such
as the newly created County Council is, 1t
is developing remarkable knack for
legislation of a certain kind well known
to American municipalities.
With a very commendab1e zeal for the
safety of playgoers, they undertake to
provide for regular inspection of all the
theatres in the city. A committee was
recently appointed to investigate, and Mr..
Fardell, the chairman of this committee,
now brings in his report recommending
that thirty members of the Council be in
vested with the power to enter theatres
and music halls at any time day or night
for the purpose of inspection.
The speeches in support of the propo-
sition were somewhat amusing. None of
the honorable members cared anything
about the free passes to all the shows in
London. Oh, no; nothing but realizing
sense of the awful responsibility for the
lives of their constituents could induce
them to vote for this measure. This aw-
full responsibility it was that demanded
the personal attention of all members
Lord Roseberry, the President of the
Council, showed that such a motion
might be open to misconstruction, and
shamed the Council into defeating it by
small majority.
Quite curious case has just been de-
cided in Justice Denman's Court and the
Bank of England will have to pay. a thou
sand pounds for a Bank of Eng
land note of that denomination lost
ten years ago. A Lambeth bricklayer in
herited three thousand pounds ten years
ago, and this so turned his head that the
money rapidly melted away. He lost d
thousand pound note, and his heirs now
compel the Bank of England to make
good the loss.
The movement in London to have the
museums, art galleries and public
libraries opened to the public on Sundays
is rapidly gaining ground. Many petitions,
numerously signed, have been sent to
Parliament, and now the London County
Council has, by large majority, de-
cided to petition Parliament to this end.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
A. O. IF. omcers Elected.

The following officers were reelected at
the annual meeting of Court Ashley, A.
o. f., Monday night
Chief Ranger, George Crissey; S. C. R.,
Charles Hoffman; treasurer, George
Meyer; financial secretary, w. Brown
ing: senior woodward, w. Radigan
Junior woodward, William Havron; S. B.,
delegate to High Subsidiary Court, to be
held at Minneapolis in July, J. J. Nc
Hale, and alternate, William v. O'Con-
nell.
AT the first annual meeting of Court
Glenwood Monday, night, the following
officers were elected:-James i. Richards
W. c. r.; george W. Mcqueen, S. c. r..
Milton w. Smith, recording secretary
Thomas b. O'Neill, financial secretary
VIM. Kearney, S. W.; Michael Kayanagh
J. o.; John s. B.; ID. F. Coady, j. B.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
RED CLOUD FINALLY SIGNS.
He Tried to Bluff General Crook, but
Was brought to Terms.

He Tried to Blun GeneraI CROOK DuG
Was Brought to Terms.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, Oak, June 20,
1Ss9.-The books were opened yesterday
morning for those Indians who desired to
register in favor of the Sioux bill.
A few did so, but the average was small
as compared with the second day at Rose
bud. Red Cloud and Little Wound
asked for a private council with Gen
eral Crook, at which the former
declared his unalterable opposition to the
bill. He grew impudent, and began to
order the Commission from the agency,
when General Crook quieted him by re-
minding the Chief of his many former
acts of duplcity.
Then Red Cloud threatened to take his
men on the warpath, and General Crook
ordered all the ponies taken away.
When they were told that all who wan
ted to sign could do so at the agents
office, four hundred redskins, headed
by Red Cloud himself, marched up and
registered their names.
The Commission also held a council
with the Northern Cheyennes, who are
braver and more Industrious The
speeches generally were in favor of the
bill
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
AwFULLY BAD SMELLS.
A "Kick" About Garbage and stagnani
Water.


Water.
There is considerable feeling among the
property owners and tenants on johnson
avenue in the vicinity of Van Horne
street, over the nuisance caused by the
stencil from the railroad dumps and from
the stagnant water lying about
One of the members of the Citizens AS
sociation says that the time will come
when there will be no more dumping
refuse on the banks OF the canal, ''but il
is hard to tell when.o
Henry Steffens, the real estate agent,
said:-"The dumps do not hurt us, for we
do not get the smell, but you people down
town ought to kick. just now am the
only kicker, and have reason to do it.
am not kicking at the Board of Works
either, but at Health Inspector Benjamin
and the wealthy men who own the prop
erty. went to Mr.. Benjamin the other
day and made another complaint about
the garbage that is being dumped
in the lots and in the stagnant
water, but he said that he would
rather have the water holes filled in with
garbage than left alone"
AT his invitation / went with him along
johnson avenue to the corner of Van
Horne street, where the property and the
nuisance both lie. The odors from green
coated water and the piles of garbage
were fully up to the description. On the
corner is a large piece of ground which is
owned by John r. Halliday, which is
filled with stagnant water, and next to it
is double fiat, owned by Buckhardt, the
builder, which is in fine order, but Mr..
Steffens says that the flats cannot be let
for any length of time.
Mr. Steffens has secured a promise from
Senator Edwards to look into the case.
The same kind of a nuisance exists on
Bright street, above Monmouth. The
people of the neighborhood are up in
arms, and intend to make combined
effort with the Board of Health
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
A Bows Iniudicious Freak.

about twelve years of age, whose appear
ance indicated he had been ''roughing it"
but short time, was found suspiciously
lettering about the Erie Depot this morn
ing. When questioned by an attache, he
said his name was Louis Robinson, of
Walton, Delaware county, New York. He
admitted that he stole Sl2 from his father,
who is employed at Barlow's Novelty
Works at the above-named place, ran off
to Hancock and took train to New York
Having seen the elephant and spent all
his money. he was trying to steal q ride
home Chief Detective Brown sent him
to Police Headquarters and telegraphed
his fnther
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
Will AHRHNS GET IN :?
The Latest Phase of the
Carteret Club Con-
troVersy.
! SUPPRESSED REPORT.
The Clubs Refusal to Receive 1t
Drives Mr.. Jones to Resign.

The Ahrens and Jones factions in the
Carteret Club each claims that the meet
ing of the club held on Tuesday night,
was a victory for its side in the con-
troversy over the admission of Mr..
Ahrens to membership.
The meeting was called to consider
changes in the constitution. Mr. George
Edwards, one of Mr.. Ahren's friends,
wanted TO have the Membership Commit
tees action reviewed by the Board Of
Governors. A motion to make such an
amendment was put and lost
Then an amendment was offered that
SIX black balls in the Membership Com
mittee shall be necessary to reject can
didate for admission. The amendment
was lost: Then it was proposed to make
it five black balls, and then four. Each
proposition was beaten in turn.
Then, for the sake of harmony" say
Mr.. Jones' friends, 'we consented to have
three blackballs necessary to rejection,
whatever proportion of the Membership
Committee. may, be in attendance, and
that amendment was made"
Before the amendment was made. one
adverse vote in six of the Membership
Committee was enough to reject. For in
stance, If twelve members ofthe committee
are present, two black balls will reject
Onuer une new rule q reJectI0n cannon De
made with less than three black balls, if
only bare quorum of the committee Is
present. &
''That rule" said one of the anti
Ahrens party this morning, twill keep
Ahrens out"
A SUPPRESSED REPORT.
"The resignation of John M. JONES',
said this same gentleman, twas not due
| to the triumph of the Ahrens party at the
meeting; for, as l have just said, they
were defeated.
1.-THE Committee on Membership had
been subjected to so much criticism by
the club members that it desired to vindi-
cate itself to the Board of Governors.
| With that end in view it had prepared a
report explaining its action and
the reasons therefor. 1t could not
make the facts known without the con-
sent of the club, and motion was made
that the communication be read. The
motion was not allowed to prevail, and
for that slight, Mr.. Jones resigned. What
was in that report? can't tell you. The
document was sealed and its seal was not
broken"
President Coffin, who is one of the Mem
bership Committee; Mr.. Lee Meyers and
| Mr.. Jones are said to be opposed
| to Ahrens' admission. Mr.. Cot
| fin is in Europe, and If Mr..
| Jones' resignation be accepted. Mr.. Lee
| Myers will stand alone in the committee
| in opposition to Mr. Ahrens.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
THE FIRE BOARD.
Preparing Estimates for n Full Paid De-
pnrtment.

preparing E6tlmateS 1Of Il = VII xAtQ De-
partment.
At the meeting of the Fire Board last
night the estimate of expenses for the
current year to be presented to the Board
of Finance was agreed to. The estimate
includes an amount sufficient to reorga-
nize the Department into full paid sys-
tenn. The estimate is for salaries, $124, 200;
for reorganization of telegraph system
into central system, $1,000; for one new
steamer. $4,000: for one new truck, s., 600;
for rebuilding chemical engine, 81, 600; for
new hose, 1850; for general account,
$780, making total of 1852, 700.
George Rathgurber was transferred
from hoseman-at-call of No. Engine to
hoseman-at call of Engine No. 8. Daniel
Dynes was appointed hoseman-at-can on
Engine No. Z.
The warrant for the payment of the late
foreman of No. Truck, James Young's
salary, for the quarter ending May 81 was
rescinded and the warrant made out in
favor of his wife for the same amount.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
coming school Commencements.

Commencement exercises will be held
at School No ID, Charles S. Haskell, prin-
cipal, on Wednesday, June 20, at half
past one O'Clock p. m.
No. 4 Primary School will hold it's com
mencement on Thursday, June 27, com
mencing at one O'Clock, and No. Gram
mar School will hold its on Friday,
June sS, commencing at one o'clock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
ue,s Chummy with Kalal,aua.

AUGUSTA, Me-, June 20, 1ss9.-Henry
w. Severance, who is visiting his old
home here, denies the story that his ap-
pointment as Consul General to the Ha-
waiian Island has given great offence to
King Kalakaua,
He says he has been on exceedingly
friendly terms with the King and the
officers of the government, and that Arch
bishop Cleghorn, kalakaua,s brother-in-
sured him that the King was greatly
pleased with the appointment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
The Class of Eight Turner's.

The German picnic. held at Kroebels
last night to raise funds for sending the
class of eight turner's from the Hudson
City Turn Verein to the National Turner'S
Union festival at Cincinnati, was a finan-
cial success. The class gave a very salts
do in Cincinnati. Julius Schinck, Charles
Lndner Charles Lichti, William Kapp-
meier. John Rhinehardt and Albert Hid
ali showed up in fine form and delighted
the German attendants as well as their
teacher, Magnus +. Winter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
I.ehigh yalley Tug burned.

A destructive fire broke out on board
the steam tug Isabella e. Wilbur, be-
longing to the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company, today. From some unknown
cause a fire started in her hold, and had
gained considerable headway when it was
discovered by Chanceman Thomas Ken
nedy. of Hoboken Box 76, at the Four
teenth Street Ferry, was rung, and when
the Department arrived they did excel
lent work and saved the boat from total
destruction.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
The Car window Crushed Her Arm.

Mrs. Mary Flaherty, of No. 211 Railroad
avenue, had her arm broken yesterday
while coming home on a train from
Jamesburg She was resting her arm on
the window sill when the fastening gave
way and the sash descended with crash
upon her arm.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
Babylon Feil in Earnest.

PHILADELPHIA, June 20, 1SS9.-About
two hundred and fifty persons were wit
Messing the Fall of Babylon" last night
while standing on the roof OF q frame
structure on Somerset street, when the
roof fell in, throwing nearly half the
people to the ground and injuring many
of them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
A LUNATIC SCAREs HIS MOTHER.
Mrs. McManus Had to Call the Police t.
Restrain Her Son.

Restrain Her Son.
John McManus, twenty-five years old,
was brought to the Gregory street station
house last evening violently in
sane. He has been confined
for some time in an asylum
near Baltimore and was on his way to his
home in New York in company with his
mother. He became so violent in the
Pennsylvania Railroad station that his
mother was obliged to call upon the police
for protection.
AT the stationhouse the man conceived
the idea that he was in the Mercer street
station of New York He called Captain
Mckaig Captain Brogan, and threatened
to complain of him to Superintendent
Murray. He was taken to his home, No.
374 Hudson street, in a carriage.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20

There was no meeting of the County
Board of Health yesterday. DR.. Con
verse was the only member present, and
after waiting considerable time for Drs.
Gordon and Mcneil to arrive he adjourned
fha meeting
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20

Workingmen who wish to secure q home,
should not fan to attend the auction sale of the
six three-story and cellar houses on Seventh
street. to be sold to the highest bidders on Mon
day next, by Joseph Warren, auctioneer. See
advertisemente*a a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
rhe Weather Forecast.

WASHINGTON, D. G., june 20, 1855. For
Eastern New York and New Jersey,
showers, warmer, followed Friday by
slightly cooler; winds becoming westerly
For Western New York, light rain, sta
tionary temperature, variable winds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20
ANDREW GRIMES HANGED.
He Pays the Penalty for the Murder Of
John Martin.

MAYS LANDING. N. j., June s0 1889.
Andrew Grimes, convicted OF the murder
of Mate John Martin, was hanged at this
place at seven minutes past twelve o'clock
this afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20

lawyer Elijah 5. COwIes, who has Tor
wears been identified with the Law and
Order League, is not very strongly in fa-
yor of the agreement.
"Why,n said he, "this is outrageous.
The Excise Committee is supposed to look
into the application of each man who
wants o license and report upon it, favor
ably or adversely, as the circumstances
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-20

r. Edward Ferris followed with a
timely and well written eulogy of John
Ericsson, the Swede inventor, and Miss
Lawdham's essay on Right and Lett"
Mayor Cleveland made his appearance
u,pon the stage while the graduates, ac-
companied by the orchestra and High
school choir, were singing the High
school March"
I Miss X. Louisa Beck's essay on
nCustoms'' was carefully prepared
paper The essayist evinced considerable
Enoyledge of her subject and handled it
with admirable skill 'Piutocracy,n by
Barry w. Hurley, o youth with serious
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-22
THE GAZETTE.
FRIDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER %
A BATTLE BETWEEN TWO TUes.-There

a BATTLE BETWEEN TWO TUes-There
was tug of-war on the East River, New
York, yesterday that was witnessed by
hundreds OF delighted spectators. Fer fully
fifteen minutes two putting, suorting tug.
boats did their best to DO bodily damage 10
each other aud they succeeded quite we'll
They banged and smashed into each other
repeatedly, like two ba;teriDg rams. The
cause of the trouble wes thatan CID hulk OF
scow wanted tow, aud both the tugs re-
fsrred 10 answer the cali, meeting at the
show. Each captain insisted that be had re-
sponded first. Neither would give in and
both got mad, snd thea the battering match
began Finally, one of the Jugs fastened a
limo to one side of the scow and the other
tug promptly did the same On the other
side. Both yanked the scow out into the mid
die OF the river and then began pulling in
opposite directions, The contest was about
AID even ona for awhile, but suddenly the
biggest tugs hawsers broke, and the little
tug weut footing t5iumpbantly upethe river
with its prize in tow.