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Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-05
Beds for Everybody.


 A new industry has been started in Wash- ington during the past week. Atleast it is new in certain sense, for it is only every four years that it is carried on to any extent. It is a mattress manufactory, and is doing rushing business. Men, women. and child ren are making an entire mattress for i've cents.
 "I have now nearly 5000 mattresses on hand, ," said the proprietor, and I expect to make 20 900 more before the 4th Of Maro9: The demand is something enormous. It seems that everybody in Washington is got inc to accommodate dozen or more visitors and many of my orders are from private residences. The larger ones. however, come from people who have rented halls or oa0sa by the time the crowd commences to come this business will be all through with, and am going to fix the place up for lodgers.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-05
EDITORIAL rUTES.

London has an omnibus propelled by an electric motor. It has successfully trav- ersed some 200 miles of the thoroughfares of the metropolis, and it's inventor asserts that it is an institution capable of practical and general use.
 There are big fortunes outside of this country. A report presented to the Lsnd- tag on personal taxation for 1889 discloses the fact that Herr Krupps income last year was 4 ,3s0, 900 marks, or, say, nearly $1,- JOG, ,000, while Rothschild comes next, ads hitting an income of only few thousand dollars less.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-05
VOL. LVII.
9rg 6nnds.
Howe & StGtsOl
POPULAR PRICES THE PEOPLE.

Among our leaders for this week be sure and examine the following:
 I,2 cartons, pure silk crown edge Moire Ribbons, in 7 and 9, at LOG per yard; usual prices are I5 and 200; all desirable shades
 1oH dozen (small lot) 4 but ton Suede Gloves, 5oc per pair; never sold in any city for less than 75c. Examine these early in the week, as there are. only I26 pairs in this lot.
 Black Guinet Silks at soc per yard; would be very cheap at oec.
 Just received another lot (64 pieces) handmade Torchon La ces at sc, Sc, Ioc and I2Hc per yard; these faces are under price.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-05

A Maryland woman was suffering from what was supposed to be tumor. An oper- ation was decided on with the consent of her husband. The thing proved to be cancer, and the surgeons proceeded to extirpate it with the knife. Some months afterward the patient died. The husband thereupon sued the doctors for damages. He alleged that he had not consented to an operation in case of cancer, and claimed that without such con- sent the operation was without legal warrant and hence the operators were liable for dam- ages. The court does not accept this view, but holds that only the consent of the pa tient was necessary. Here is it's exposition of the law: If she consented to the operation the doctors were justified in performing it, if after consultation they deemed it necessary for the preservation and prolongation of the patients life. Surely the law does not au- thorize the husband to say to his wife, "You shall die of the cancer; you cannot be cured, and surgical operation, affording only tenn pory relief, will result in useless expense"
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-05

Thus far only one New Jersey county Cape May-has voted under the local option law to let the saloons go on selling liquor, ,and Cape May might have voted the other way, it is said, if the proprietors of the summer hotels hadn't threatened to ehut them up. Several other counties are soon to pass on the question, and the indications are that all of them are "going dry"
 Of all the book publishing and book sell- ing establishments in the country, that of the Methodist Book Concern, managed by and solely in the interests of the Methodist church, is perhaps the most profitable in pro- portion to the amount of business done. Last year the New York department did 6 business of about a million dollars and de. clared dividend of $100, ,000, besides adding to the surplus. The business done by the whole "Concern" amounted to about $3,- GOO, 900.
 There are smart boys in Massachusetts l Philip E. Dorman of Maiden, Massachu' sttts, only thirteen years of age, has become a proficient astrologer. In letter pulp lished in a Boston scientific journal thil 1 freak of nature says: "I can now maste I Horay, Nativical, Mundane. Medical ane Revolutionary Astrology, Primary and Sec ondary- Directions and Astrometeorology. have read and copied from Lilly's Introduc tion to Astrology,' Wilson's Dictionary Zadkiel's Grammar of Astrology' and Sim monite's Solar Figures"
 A novel scheme of commercial travslin
 has been started at Efboeuf by a number C
 small manufacturing firms to send out con
 mercial travellers to represent the who
 number in given countries. Thus one is
 be sent to Japan, and others to other coul
 tries. The first syndicate was formed
 twenty firms, but others containing simil
 numbers have been formed. As far as post
 ble each member of the syndicate has } own speciality, and the samples of no t' l members are alike. But even if two hrr
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
PERSONAL.

The friends of Mr.. Win Jenkins persist in de-
claring that he is by far the handsomest man in
the Palma Club.
Chancellor McGil did everlastingly cut down
the allowances of the Receiver of the West Shore
Railroad.
In the space of four years Billy Reick devel-
oped from a reporter of the Newark E~Uening
Netcs to be news editor of the London edition of
the New York Herald.
Senator Bob Adrain is a great epicure and
his passion for game is phenomenal.
Mr.. Ernst Heppenheimer celebrated his twenty
first birthday last Saturday with a great din
ner party at the homestead, at which merry
making continued until the dawn of day.
Now that the Governor has signed the bin max
ing it an indictable m~isdemeanor for any person
to act as port warden who is not legally appointed
to fill that position, Mr.. Edward Stanton will
make it lively for export Warden Curtin.
Mr.. Joseph Noonan has recovered from his re-
cent very severe illness, and his flashes of wit and
sarcasm are again startling the habitues of the
District Attorneys Office.
Register Fielder will make a stiff fight for a re-
nomination.
Judge and Mrs. Dixon are breathing the pine
laden air of Lakewood.
Young schufeldt Negus is recuperating in
Southern California.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
A MELANCHOLY KAISER.
Francis Joseph of Austria Mourns His
Son-The New British Minister.

GAohSAS OOSOpAA "a $40
Son-The New British Minister.
[By Gable to the United Press.l
LoNDN, March 4, 1SS9.-Private letters
from Vienna represent the mental condi-
ton of Emperor Francis Joseph as being
much worse than that indicated by the
dispatches telling of his seclusion since
the death Of Grown Prince Rudolph. Al
ways q deyout Catholic, the Emperor has
hitherto observed strictly the rules of the
Church, but lately he has become almost
a religious maniac. 1t is said, too, that he
has frequently of late suffered from fits
of melancholia SO pronounce and pro-
longed as to excite fears for his sanity.
Whatever may be the truth OF these state
ments, it is known hat the Hapsburg
Kaiser has brooded over the death of his
son almost without cessation, and to q de-
gree rendering him incapable of giving
his former close attention to public bust
ness, and it was this fact that induced
Count Kalnoky to urge his master to
spend a few weeks in continental travel
in the capacity of a private gentleman.
1t is understood that the appointment of
Sir Julian Pauncefote as British Minister
to Washington was the result of a most
Ineligible longing for a change within
the Foreign Office, not only on the part of
Sir Julian himself, but on the part OF
others, perhaps more especially the latter.
M 81 llCt W III 1O OtAO ClLAlS o1SAAlJ1OA tAAN
dual position of Attorney General and
Acting Chief Justice of Hong, is just
sixty Years of age. He Of course has no
objection to exchanging his place in the
Foreign Office, which pays him only
e2,000'a year, and which, according to the
precedents of the service, it, would be
difficult for him to hold more
than five years longer, for the
position at Washington, the salary Of
which is three times as much, and his de-
sire is backed up by that OF Sir Philip Cur
RE, one of the Oldest attaches Of the
Foreign Office, who will undoubtedly be
promoted to Sir Julian's vacant place as
Permanent Under Secretary. The promo
ton of Sir Philip will, of course, make
some other aspirant to Advancement happy
by his appointment to the place OF Assist
ant Under Secretary, and these are some
of the reasons why Sir Julian's selection
is SO popular in the Foreign Office
There is, OF course, q cry of jealousy from
the ranks of the diplomatic hacks, but the
influence behind the selection OF Sir Julian
is more powerful than any they could
bring, and the cry will soon subside.
The Standard says that the suicide OF
Pigott cannot be regarded otherwise than
as a disaster to the Government, as there
is much that he alone could have explained
regarding the imputation of conspiracy
that must romain in obscurity. The re-
suit will be that the country will be
flooded with calumnies against the minis
try. The object of the commission, the
Standard thinks, has been attained, n
the judges could give q decision on the
evidence already taken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
PRESENTS GIVEN IN SCHOOL.
Director Pfngston and Principal Hoyt
Receive Gifts from the Scholars.

Director Pfngsten and Principal aoyt
Receive Gifts from the Scholars.
Apropos of the closing of the evening
schools in this city last Friday evening, a
pleasant incident occurred at school No.
8, at Franklin street and Sherman u
on the Heights that evening. Director OF
Education Pfngsten was the recipient of a
silver water pitcher, lined with gold, from
the pupils of that school, and a handsome
study lamp from the teachers.
Mr.. Pfingston has been untiring in his
efforts to secure a night school in that dis
trict, there not having been one there in
seventeen years. The residents of the dis
trict are largely young men employed
in the neighboring factories, and the es-
tablishment.of the school has been a great
boon to them, as they have shown by their
application to the school work.
Principal Hoyt, Of Eo. s, made the pres
entation speech, and Mr.. Pfngstere re-
sponded happily, He said the schools in
his district had long been in need of some
means of advancing the male residents
employed in the day, and after q good
deal Of argument he finally convinced his
colleagues of the necessity of establishing
night schools there. He further. said that
he had tried his best to have the schools
continued for at least q month longer, but
it was impossible to secure the necessary
appropriation ne CLOSED Dy tldukiuS bHe
scholars and teachers for their apprecia-
ton of his efforts, and sat down amid loud
applause.
But there was another surprise yet in
store. Principal Hoyt was called forward,
and Vice Principal Miss Lewis, on behalf
of the scholars, presented him with q
large box of fine silk handkerchiefs. Mr..
Hoyt was overcome, but managed to ex-,
press his thanks in q few feeling words.
M the school was then closed by Mr.
Pfngston until thu fall of 1880.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
The Feeney Water Bill.

The Senators of this State have a
serious responsibility to face this week
1t is quite probable that after the
hearing of tomorrow the Feeney bill
to submit water contracts to the peo-
pie at a general election win be re-
ported for passage by Senators Adrian,
Edwards and Gardner, constituting
the Committee on Riparian Rights.
There can be no doubt but the pnb-
lie opinion Of this city and Newark de-
Inand urgently ting enactment of this
law. The public feeling respecting
the water swindlecates surpasses the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
rhe Ludwig Concert Tonight.

Lovers of Irish melody will be found
in abundance at the grand concert of
Irish national music, which the great
baritone, Mr.. William Ludwig, and
his excellent company Of Irish artists
will give at the Tabernacle this even
ing. The programme is an interesting
collection Of selections from all classes
of Irish music, and the old melodies
sung by the members OF the
company have awakened great
enthusiasm in every city where
Mr.. Ludwig has given a concert.
During the evening Mr.. Ludwig, Nine.
Adelaide Muller, Miss Annie Layton,
Mr.. Henry Beaumont and Mr.. G. Ken
dali, Irwin, will render several old time
Irish national songs and bellads, This
will be the greatest festival of Irish
music ever held in the city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04

A ~ eN@
Jersey citizens were treated to a rare
bit of information in the SUNDAY
MORNING NEWS yesterday in the re-
port of the Commissioners of adjust
ment. The charitable veil of neglect
and ignorance was cruelty torn from
the face Of the list of delinquents, and
the city is aghast.
What Can it be possible that DR..
Quimby, of the Taxpayers Associa-
ton and the Citizens Association, has
not paid his taxes?
We fear SO.
And the property in question is that
very same property on Railroad avenue
that the good Doctor was so anxious
about when it was first proposed to
elevate the Pennsylvania tracks.
OH fie, Doctor!
And Mr.. Edward 7. Mclaughlin,
tool The champion taxpayer Of Jer-
sey Cityl
Ed, Ed, how did this happen? Was
it an oversightg And did that over
sight extend to such a lot of property?
Or did the commissioners make a
mistake?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04

These it must be daily
work to overcome and cast
out, but not to leave the void
empty. Gods grace, through the C
ramental system of the church must
feel the void with the talisman which
shall ward off all the fiery darts of the
evil one. Our work does not stop
herc-the value of our own soul, the
cleansing of u own breast and the
near their burdens. We mnst do orr
share toward making the world about
us happier and holier than we find it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
The Poet Freebooter.

In another column we reproduce a
poem on ssHow the Girls Kiss" by
Freebooter Smith.
1t was printed in the Jersey city
Herald under Freebooter Smiths
name, and we have no reason to doubt
its a%uthenticy. 1t has been suggested
that the song was written by Hugh
Farrar McDermott, but this we de-
cline to believe.
In the first place, Mr.. McDermott is
too Jealous of his reputation as a poet
to do anything to build up the repu-
tation of anybody else.
And then, besides, we do not be-
lieve that Mr.. McDermott has that in
innate acquaintance with the oscula-
tory peculiarities Of the young ladies
of Hudson county that is so admirably
displayed in Mr.. Smiths poem.
1t must be apparent to anyone who
reads these tender verses that the
author has made an exhaustive study
of the subject. When, where or how
Mr.. Smith gained his experience we
are not prepared to say. There are
persons with whom Imagination tran
sends a~ctuality, and it is possible
that Mr.. Smith may have arrived at
his nice differentiation of kisses in
moments of internal communing.
However the material was acquired,
the words gush from the poetic pen
with the. bubbling freshness of a
mountain spring, carrying conviction
to every mind that they well from
a heart which is rich in the sparkling
treasures of youthful fancy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04

bounds of distrust. There is a positive
conviction abroad that they are organ
lied to rob the public.
The only apparent way of effectu-
ally battling their designs is to place
the ratification of contracts in the
hands of the people themselves. The
Senators are, to a man, aware of the
exact state of the case, and they will
have but little liberation to expect at
the hands of the voters, should they
fail to do their duty upon this question
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
The Jersey Boys Behaved Themselves.

The Jersey Boys Behaved Themselves.
Inebriety was plentiful enough at Washington,
yesterday, to draw scalding tears from Warner
Miller and Col. Shepard -. Many New York and
Brooklyn organizations arrived.-World
We are glad that so startling 6. state
ment as that quoted above is accom
panied by so full and satisfactory an
explanation. We know, now, not only
that Washington was the scene of
riotous dissipation, but we know why.
We are glad that the trouble arose
from the New York and Brooklyn
organizations. OF course, those from
Jersey City were quiet and orderly, as
becomes the citizens, of so fine a town.
If our suburbs across the harbor will
send such people to Washington, we
can't help it, and will not be held re-
sponsible for it. But look at the
Jersey City boys if you want to know
how to behave. We hope that the
organizations so frankly condemned
by the World will get over the riotous-
ness before they return. Otherwise,
they might call at the Office of that
newspaper; and we should be sorry to
500 q riot
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04

THE worst possible use for the great
mud flats, running from the Central
Railroad lands to Caven Point, is to
let them stay as they IRE Whether
the whole area is dredged out to make
a vast harbor, or a series of splendid
docks is constructed there; or they be
turned into a lot of grand ship yards,
makes but little difference.
Let the State of New Jersey permit
and give aid to utilization in some
direction that will attract to Jersey
City both capital and labor.
That is all the people want.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
Bad News for the Tories.

DUBLIN, March a, 1SS9.-The Express
says that Mr.. Gladstone is considering a
proposal to make a motion in the House
of Commons, when the debate on the Gov
ernment Supply bill comes up, refusing to
grant the supply demanded, This viii
be- says the paper, .'tantamount to an
impeachment of the Government"
among Pigott's documents have been
found letters addressed TO the forger from
Lord Salisbury, Lord Staibridge, the
Duke Of Argyle and the Earl Of Derby,
the latter sending money to help Pigott
s'unmask the Parnellites.W
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04

THERE seems to be but little doubt
that the northern part Of Hudson
county would like to be a little county
all by its lonesome self and have its own
sheriff and surrogate, freeholders and
county physician, county clerk and
judges, and all the rest of the para
p~hernalia of a decent and well mean
ing county.
Well, there seems to be no strong
argument against it and it would
make another Democratic Senator,
why not give the towns their wish.
Go ahead, Hamilton, have a good
time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
Union Hill,s German Church.

The recent fair held at the German
Evangelical Church on Columbia
street, Union Hill, was a pleasant
financial surprise. The amount cleared
was 81, 900-just double the amount
they expected to make. With the pro-
ceeds of the fair and other moneys col
lected it is intended to enlarge the
church, build q new organ loft and
put in a handsome new organ. The
work is to be completed by the early
part Of the summer in time for the
jubilee festivities over the celebration
of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Rev. John Justin'S Passionate.
To Mr.. Justin is due the present sue
cess of the church. When he took
hold Of the management twenty-five
years ago the present furnishing
church was a little mission conducted
under very unpretentious circum-
stances. 1t vas organized by Rev.
Leopold Moher, founder of the Ger
man Evangelical Church, Hoboken,
and was handed over to MI. Justin to
continue.
Rev. DR.. H%oughton's Lenton Sermon.
At Trinity Church yesterday morn
ing Rev. G.. G. Houghton preached a
sermon suitable for the last summer
before Lent. The attendance was
large. The choral service by the boy
choir, under the direction of organist
and choirmaster w. s. Ball, was very
fine and was exceptionally well reu-
dered. The TIE Deum and Common
service were Tours in f. The anthem
was Blessed are They That Dwell in
Thy House. DR.. Houghton preached
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
The Erie Ferry Deficiency.

superintendent Stearns, of the Erie
Depot, stated this morning that Cashier
Starts defalcation will not amount to
more than $500. The office of cashier of
ferry moneys has been abolished under
Superintendent Egbert's administration.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
Another DeIav for Hennessy.

Mr.. Allan McDermott withdrew his plea
in abatement to the indictment found by
the Grand Jury against Freebooter Hen
messy and moved to quash the indictment
on the ground that it was not legally sum
moned and returned. He offered the rec
ord of the court in evidence to show that
no Grand Jury for the present term had
been drawn. The court set Friday as the
time for the argument of the case.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04

No SUCH passenger traffic has ever
been known in the world as that from
Jersey City in the last two days.
The Pennsylvania Railroad should
congratulate itself heartily upon hav-
ing dispatched the vast number Of
heavy trains that started between Sat
urday morning and last night at mid
night without an accident.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04

Between Freebooter Smiths poetry
and FreeholderH ennessey's Indictment
the County Board seems bound to
come in for considerable notoriety. 1t is
a question whose offense as the most
serious.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
BRANCH OFFICES !:

Advertisements, Subscriptions and Newsdealers'
Orders received
HoBoKEN-No. 81 Newark Street G. H. Jackson.
UNION HILL-H. Fischer, No. 90 Palisade Avenue.
BERGEN PoINT-T. W.. Dobson, opposite Railway
Depot.
BAyoNYE-J II. Brewer, No. 4S1 Avenue D..
FIVE PoINTs-G. W. Pheiffer, No. G63 Newark
Avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04

THE Rev. DR.. Armitage told his con-
gregation in the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church, New York, yesterday, that
Mrs. Harrison had asked him to pray
for her husband. She had probably
seen the Cabinet slate and recognized
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04

Patrick Mclaughlin, of No. AS Hender-
son street, was arraAgned before Justice
Stilsing today, charged with assaulting
Officer Rowery, when the officer tried to
arrest him for beating bis wife last night:
He is held.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04

IT is a common thing for some one
to steal part of a street in Jersey City,
but no one has ever been accused OF
carrying away a section of a public
thoroughfare in carts. Somebody is
responsible for the removal and cogni-
zant of the present whereabouts of the
pavement that once reposed peacefully
where the Lehigh Valley Railroad
crosses Washington street.
Who is it9