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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Regular Meeting of the Central BRANDT
in st. Johns Hall.

Regular Meeting of the Central Branch
in St. Johns Hall.
The regular meeting of the Central
Branch, Irish National League, was held
in ST. Johns Hall yesterday afternoon.
The vice president, Robert Blewitt, pre-
sided. MI. Louis Henicke sent IS, con
tributed by KERN Brothers, of Grand
street, to the Parnell defence fund. Luke
McNally, Asbury Park, also contribu-
ted SIS.
The secretary called attention to the ap-
preaching National Convention of the
League, which will assemble in Philadel-
phia July 9, and urged the members to be
prepared to send proper representatives
from the Central Branch. 1t was re-
solved to elect delegates at the next regu-
lar meeting, which will be held in st.
Johns Hall Sunday afternoon, May 26, at
half-past three o'clock. The secretary
was instructed to notify the members,
either through the press or by mail, and
request a full and prompt attendance at
the next meeting.
The Irish National League, to show its
loyalty to the free institutions OF the Re-
public, and to honor the memory OF
George Washington, is going to take part
in the great parade in New York on We'd
nesday. An invitation was extended to
the members of the Central Branch. The
invitation was accepted, and the members
are requested to report to he general
body in New York on the forenoon OF
Wednesday, when they will be furnished
with proper badges.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29

the Revolution is as imperishable as the
fame of it's chiefs, that the principles
of freedom and manhood are not of an
age, but for all time. Meanwhile, let
us enjoy the blessings of the hour, let
JUS share in the fine excitement
of the thronging crowds; let us, read
with exultation, the immortal mean
ing of the pageantry, and let us so dis
pose ourselves that the opening Of the
New Century of the Republic may be
no less glorious, no less suspicious OF
a happy close, than that which was
inaugurated with Washington and of
which we have witnessed the fortunate
termination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
The Rlenm Association.

The fourth annual picnic of the
John J. Bleum Association was held
Saturday night at Pohlmann's. The
storm crowded the immense hall with
dancers, and the large attendance in
Dictated the popularity of the organi-
zation.
The officers are G.. A. Pfngsten,
president; Charles Day, vice-president'
William Bette, secretary; j. Herten,
treasurer. w. Kunle was floor mana
ger, assisted by Mr.. John Granting
and President Pfngsten. The Floor
Committee were Messrs. P. Baetz,
Charles Day and J. Herten. Recep-
ton committee, Messrs. W. Bette, j.
Lyns, Charles Rhode, Charles Rose,
and George Rhode.
Among those who danced were Mr..
Charles Schmitt, Miss German, Mr..
George Ortner, Miss Jennie Ortner,
Miss Mamie Tindle, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Fecthmiller, Mr. and Mrs. F.
Spellmeyer, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Velte, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bates, Mr..
and Mrs. John Granting, Messrs.
Charles and George Rhode, Mr.. Anton
Girman, Miss Minnie Wolf, Mr.. John
Duff. Miss Mamie Peters, Mr. and Mrs.
G. Pfngsten, MI. John Wolf, Mr.. Cole,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Allen, Messrs. Fred
and William Stanton and many
others.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
PERSONALS.

Colonel wanser is a handsome officer in uni
form.
A good race is enjoyed by County Clerk Nc
Laughlin, especially if he backs the winner.
E~x-Assemblyman Frambach, of Union Hill, is a
keen lawyer and an eloquent speaker.
Mr.. Harry Schneider, the new Town Clerk of
West Hoboken, has made himself thoroughly
familiar with the duties of his office.
Mr. E. Mehl is the champion billiardist of the
Heights,
Pastor Freund, of Hoboken, is one of the hard
est working clergymen in the county.
Buchwheat cakes and honey are said to disap.
pear rapidly when Judge Dayton breakfasts.
Walter S. Nelson returned on Saturday from
a two months visit, for pleasure, to California.
Two gentlemen who were in the railroad wreck
at Hamilton, Ontario, submitted to ~tonsoria,
operations at Hammil's establishment, in Tay
or's Hotel, this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
THEY WILL SEE THE CIRCUS.
Contributors to the Fund for the Amuse
$500 &c H. nn-AnAn

Contributors to the Fund for the Amuse-
ment of the Orphans.
Billy German and Poormaster Hewitt
have joined hands to make the Centennial
season q memorable one to the orphaHe in
the public institutions of this city.
They have completed their arrange
ments to take about 500 of them in stages
to the circus, through the circus and back
from it this afternoon.
There will be from st. Mary's Orphan
Asylum, 103 children; st. Michaels Asy-
lum, 103; Children's Home, 43; Almshouse
at Snake Hill, 100; Home for the Home
less, 43.
The children will all be given the
goodies they are to eat before they go into
the circus, and the quantity of peanut
shells that will be left on the ground will
be a terror for the men who are to clean
up the grounds. The orphans from Snake
Hill A1mshouse after the performance
this afternoon will be taken to the
Library Hall Police Station House and
there be given a good substantial lunch
before being conveyed to Snake Hill,
Transportation to n from the circus
will be in stages and wagons at an ex-
pense of $50. The money collected by Mr..
German for this purpose was from the fol
lowing PERSONS
Mullins 6 Co.. The B. o. P. c. H., Eugene
Hartnet, F. J. Hanly, Edward McGinness, John
Edelstein, Joseph Warren, Michael Doyle, ?. H.
O'Neil. Robert Davis, Dennis Mclaughlin, s.
each; Hoos s Schulz, William B. Cook, James E.
Kelly, Dennis Reardon, 50 each; james
Roche, BENJAMIN Murphy, Horace pn,l Il;
TumuIty. Philip E. Martin, S. W. stilsing,
John e. Scott, P. F. Wanser, z. X. Pangboon, j.
A. Dear; R. o. Babbitt, w S. Bacot, f. D. Jordan,
A. A. Newman, Charles H. O'Neil, 50 each; John
F. Madden, John Kenny. Hugh Kelly, J I, Kelly,
Charles Somers, J. J. Minihan, M, J., o'Donnell,
g. L. Record, Neil Campbell, B. McCarty,
+. s. Emmons, f. P. Budden, Fl. Wallis,
+. McDermott, D. D. Fowler, J. G. Payne, Walter
Dear, P. H. Hanly, ]. c. Clarke, F. W.. Pangborn,
G. w. Benson, w. D%aughlin, John Hart and
"Cash," 81 each; j. w. Wheelan, 50 cents;
Cash so cents; Stranger, 25 cents, and Cash, :
25 cents, making a total of $12S.50.
Bunting to decorate the stages was con-
tributed by c. P. Friend. The expendi-
lures are:-For stage hire, $40; for tickets
to the circus, $3.50.
Poormaster Hewitt's fund was collected
FROM
Benjamin Edge, Job Fl. Lippincott, Manning M.
Knapp, Charles H. Winfield, Lawrence Pagan,
Anerney, S. each; A. Hoffman,. John A. Nngent,
James H. O,Neill,G George B.. Fielder, Robert Davis,
Dennis Mclaughlin, James T. Cannon, John
Boyd, Charles Birdsall, John A. McGrath, Adam
G. Schultz, Charles Turner, E. Steger, John
Kilby, NJ. Hennessey, FIN. Kimmerly, james Roll
ston, John A. ,Totten, VIM. Pairson, DR.. Watson,
William J. Tierney, John T. Feeney, William D,
each; George A. Wood, $50; Patrick Kenny,
James Mccarthy. John Mccarthy, Cash, Ewald
Bothers. 81 each; Joseph NJ. Noonan and Z. A.
Dugan, So each, which makes a total of $110.50.
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termination

THE story of young Won Gaasbeck,
related in THE SUNDAY MORNING
NEWS, might have been taken out OF
a romance, although the facts in the
case are attested by legal documents.
He is heir to a small estate, and he
persists in living in a tenement house,
despite the efforts of his relatives to
compel him to remove to a o de-
sirable abode. 1t is probably the first
case on record wherein a suit has been
brought against a man to compel him
to better himself, and in which the
efforts of his friends in this respect
have been defeated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
THE NEWS OF BAYONNE.


TINS Evening.
The Bayonne Boards of Education
and Councilmen for 18S9-90 will meet
to organize this evening. Nathaniel
w. Trask, a democratic School Trus-
tee from the First ward, will beyond
peradventure be reelected president
OF the Board of Education. School
Trustee Vedder Van Dyck, a Third
ward democrat, will be the opposition
candidate if any is put forward.
In the Board of Councilmen either
John w. Goddard, a First ward demo-
crat, will be reelected president, or
| the honor will be given to Elbert SEQ
field, a Second ward democrat. No
city officials will be chosen. Council
man Charles McQuillan, the Second
ward democrat, whose reelection by
a majority of three is shown by the re-
turns, will take his seat. Ex-Free-
holder Albert Post, his republican
opponent, will enter a protest ON the
| ground that the returns are incorrect
and should show a tie vote. The pro-
test is based upon the fact that the
Election Board in the First dis
trict of the Second ward threw
out four ballots containing shis name,
and one containing the name of Nc
Quillan, merely because they bore the
subcaption, Second district
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
Some Women Sing, Some
Paint, Some Walk; but
None Are Idle.
CORNERS IN SINGLE CoLoRs-
Old Point Lace--Personal and Other
Paragraphs for Ladies' Reading.

The Editor Of the JERSEY CITY
NEWS presents his compliments to the
ladies of Jersey city, and respectfully
inuiteS their cooperation an making
this column a feature Of general inter-
est and utility. Information and satg-
gestdons are earnestly solicited, and
assurance is gicen that all commsupi-
cations aoaU qece5ee Immediate and
careful attention, and aciU be regarded
as strictly confidential If the acaiteas so
desire.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
odd Corners.
IFfona the Evemina Sun.l


A pretty fancy in some fashionable
houses is to arrange corners or parts
of rooms in different colors. In a we'll
known drawing-room there are several
spaces so arranged, forming delightful
bits of color. In one corner is a little
hanging cabinet covered with Nile
green velvet and draped with India
silk curtains of the same shade. Upon
it are displayed various ornaments,
such as cups and small vases of carved
green jade. On the walls on either
side are costly plaques of mala-
chite sunk in frames of green velvet.
A large vase of green porcelain,
decorated with flowers and birds in
gold, the handles of gilded rams heads,
stands on the floor beneath the cab
met and holds plumes of peacock
feathers. A wide, low chair, cush-
Toned with green plush, with footstool
to match, and a tall standard lamp of
green bronze with parasol shade COM
posed of ivy leaves. finishes this taste
full grouping.
In another part of the room a SINH
lar effect is obtained by different
coloring. Beneath a rich wall
curtain of old pink plush embroidered
with shaded pink and yellow
chrysanthemums, stands q Louis Seize
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
Notes About Women.

Mrs. Rosana Beeman, of Yonkers, is
the guest of Mrs. John Sickles, of New
York avenue.
Miss Ella Day, of Montgomery
street, is taking a course of vocal in
struction. She possesses an excellent
voice.
Mrs. Door, of Church street, has
worked very earnestly to organize the
Merry Makers Club and make it a
social success.
Mrs. j. E. Cooper, of Grand street,
is spending several weeks at Lake
wood.
Miss Mary Riley, of Jersey avenue,
is a erayon artist of considerable
merit.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29

Young Lochinvar came in from the West
With fringe ON his trousers and fur on his vest;
His number ten brogans were chock full Of feet;
His girdle was horrent with pistols and things,
And he flourished a handful of aces on kings.
The fair Mariana safe watching a star,
When who should turn up but the young Lochin-
var!
Her pulchritude gave him a p~ectoral glow
And he refined up his boss with stentorian whoa,
Then turned on the maiden a rapturous grin
And modestly asked If he mightn't step IN.
With presence of mind that was marvellous quite,
The fair Mariana replied that he might;
SO in through the portal strobe young Lochnivar,
Pre-empted the claim and cleaned out the bar;
Though the justice allowed he want wholly to
blame,
He taxed him ten dollars and costs, just the
same. --Eatgene Field.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
The County Democracy's Fate.

The County Democracy's Fate.
The fate of the County Democracy
of New York city should be a lesson to
political organizations which under
take municipal reform. The County
Democracy was the outgrowth of the
demand for a remedy of the evils
which the corrupt methods of Tam
many Hall had introduced into the
city government. 1t formed alliances
with the Republicans, good citizens
voted for its candidates, and it was
swept into power by the wave of
popular approval. 1t had most of the
Offices and Tammany Hall had scarcely
any.
Then the leaders ceased to look after
the interests of the public and began
attending to their own. The respecta-
BILE men who had been acting as
f~igureheads were showed aside and
bosses ruled. Men were appointed
and elected to office who were about
as bad as any put in power by Tam
many Hall.
What is the result? The people
ceased to put any faith in promises
made at election time by the County
Democracy. They thought they would
try the Tammany Hall candidates for
a change. Just now Tammany Hall
has most of the offices, and at Albany
the Legislature is carrying out a deal
between that organization and the Re-
publicans by which the County
Democracy shall be deprived of the
few offices which remain to it.
This is sad for the County Denoc-
racy, and nice for Tammany Hall and
the Republicans. The lesson to be
drawn from the situation is, of course,
that those organizations will be re-
warded from which better govern
ment may be expected.
Meanwhile, it looks as if the people
of New York city We're left out of the
new deal, except so far as mere APP
pearances require good men to be ap-
pointed to Office.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29

settee with back and arms of gilt
spindle work, and cushioned seat OF
brocade, showing yellow roses on Q
pink ground. In front of the sofa IS q
two shelved table of pink enamelled
wood, the shelves covered with pink
brocade holding a tray and tea service
OF pink Dresden, with gold rim and
handles. A gilded bamboo chair is
near, furnished with back and seat
cushions of pink plush, and in the
walls above are gold mirror sconces
holding pink candles.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
The Blind Evangelist.

The Rev. Thomas Houston had his larg-
est audience last night in the Scotch
Church. He had kept the best wine to the
last, as his sermon was most powerful and
his singing tender and sympathetic. The
Rev. ID. Mitchell presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Houston with two splendid bouquets
from the Missionary and Aid Society of
his church. In reply, Mr.. Houston said
the pastor had forgotten the gift of $3.50
which he had handed over for the five
weeks work, a sur greatly in excess of
anything he had before received. Many
testified. 1t was a fine sight to see many
hundreds saying good bye with the blind
preacher.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
17so--1ss9.

In the midst of the general rejoicing
over material things, let us not lose
sight OF the real spirit of our great
Centennial Anniversary.
1t is a fine thing for a nation to n
joy a land of overlooking plenty, to
have great cities thronged with vigor-
Gus millions. 1t is a fine thing to
have fields waving with grain, gardens
bright with the promise of summer,
fat prairie meadows with their
countless herds. 1t is a fine
thing to have costly fabrics issuing
from throbbing looms, and metal TAX
ing cunning shapes from glowing fur
naces, argosies of ships bearing the
commerce of the world to our ports,
and far reaching lines of railway
spreading prosperity to every corn
of the land. Material progress is a fine
thing, and let us all be duly thankful
for it.
But after all how paltry would our
wealth and happiness be if the spirit
of our people were degenerate at this
close of our first century of national
life. If we had nothing but our COM
merce and our wealth to place in the
balance against the courage and the
virtue of the Continental days, how
should we stand before the spirits of
those heroic fathers who sowed the
seed on bloody battle fields of our
present wealth and happiness.
There were giants in those days,
Washington, Jay, Hamilton, Living
stone, Green, Burr, Adams, Morris,
franklin and the rest, in truth,
the whole population was cast in a
titanic mold; and if we fall short of
the ideal of such a time perhaps it can
hardly be held up as a reproach to us.
1t takes great trials to make heroes.
MBut is the patriotic spirit wanting
among us, is the capability of sacrifice
and struggle lacking in this wealthy
and luxurious age? Are there no
heroes still alive to leaven the common
place indifference of average men?
Ask that old Sherman who will be
somewhere in the middle of the
throng tomorrow. Ask the commander
of the gay otilla-Porter-thats sweeps
across the waters of the bay. Ask at
the graves of Grant, Mcclellan, Sher-
idan, Hancock, Lee and Albert Sidney
johnson whether there are not giants
in our own days, too. Ask the veter-
ans who will march tomorrow with
enfeebled steps to honor the same flag
for which they fought. Ask the heroic
boys who cheered their country and
her ensign from the decks of sinking
ships at Apia.
No, the patriotic spirit is not dead,
and in the hour of need, the nation
will furnish new heroes to meet death
and tribulation that their country
may live on. Is not this the spirit
that rules over the festivities of the
hour, that glows in the decorations,
and speaks from the mouth of the
cannon2 Is not every shout that
rends the air a solemn pledge to
Heaven of undying loyaltya
Let us rest content that the soul of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29

Athletic Club will do battle Wednes-
day afternoon with the stevens IN
stitute nine.
The baseball team Of the Bayonne
Athletic Association will open It's
a tomorrow afternoon, by en-
countering the Tigers, of New YORK
City, on the clubs grounds at
BayOnne.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29

In honor of the great national holiday
and in order to give Its employees an OPP
portunity to witness the great parade in
New York, THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
will not be published Tomorrow. 1t
will make Its appearance as usual every
other day during the week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29

THE Centennial rain storm was only
intended to clean the streets. The
clerk of the weather evidently recog-
nized the fact that in NO other way
could New York's thoroughfares be
put in decent condition for the parade.
Nevertheless, you would do well to
take your umbrella with you to New
York today and tomorrow. The Clerk
of the Weather may think the streets
need a further securing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
Bayonettes.

The first match of the series for the
championship of the recently organ
lied Amateur Cricket Association will
be played tomorrow on the Avenue "a
grounds at Bergen Point. The ccn-
testing elevens will be from the Man
haitian Cricket Club and the rsyyew Jer-
sey Athletic Club.
On the Avenue A groun a. at Bergen
Point the team Of hf<New Jersey
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
Recent Patents for Jerseymen.

Mr.. James R. Bowen, the patent lawyer
of this city, says that during the present
week 377 patents were issued, of which
fifteen were to citizens of this State. Two
patents were issued to residents of this
county. No. 401, S24 was to Henry Fuchs,
of Jersey City, for a windlass for clothes
lines. No. 401, ST. was to Alexander Dali
las, of Bayonne, for q truss.
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NEWS OF NORTH HUDSON.
SUICIDE OF GEORGE sTEMMU, 4
HORSE CAR CONDUCTOR.

Drink Was the Cause of His Trouble
He Leaves a Wife and Two Children
Meeting of Union Hill Town Council
George Stemmer, of No. liz Cedar
street, West Hoboken, shot himself
through the heart at five O'Clock
yesterday morning.
Stemmer was a conductor on the
North Hudson County Railroad. He
had been drinking heavily on Friday
and was unable to report for duty on
Saturday morning. This conduct
lost him his car and he was trans
ferred to the ''tripper" list. Stemmer
was very much down hearted at this
and started out for q second time to
drown his sorrows in whiskey.
The car to which he had been as
signed was to leave the stable at BOO
yesterday morning, and at five O'Clock
his wife, who had risen some time pre-
viously, went up to his room to call
him. Receiving no answer, sheopened
the door and beheld her husband lying
stone dead in a barber chair. his
method of suicide had been carefully
prepared. Years ago Stemmer had
been a barber, and he had always kept
with him the old fashioned chair in
which he lay down to his death. He
had carefully composed himself, and
then, resting the butt of an old Prus-
sian army musket on a writing desk,
pressed the muzzle tightly against his
left breast. Then he applied a match
which he had tied to q stick to the
nipple of the gun. and in an instant
was dead.
The shirt of the suicide was burned,
and his body badly scorched. Police
man John Noe and Undertaken John
G. Schwind were Immediately sum-
moned, and the latter prepared the
body for the examination of County
Physician Converse, who arrived on
the scene late in the afternoon.
Stemmer has had drink to blame
for all his trouble. Years ago he was
ON the Jersey City police, but his bad
habits caused his discharge. He has
been a conductor for nine years. Three
or four months ago Stemmer received
q letter from the company saying that
he had been counted short, which
in railroad parlance ear embezzling
fares. This prayed on his mind, and
he has not been the same man since.
He would have nothing to do with
the two benevolent societies OF the
employees, but it is said he belongs to
a lodge in Cincinnati and that it will
bury him.
Stemmer leaves a wife and two chill
dren. They areNnot in the best of cir
cumstances and will have hard work
to make both ends meet since their
main support is gone.
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MEETINGS.

NrnTTcr
N ohiCE-THERE WILL BE Al MEET
Ami, ~. y 81 Jne a. 9, H. in st. Johns Hall on Sunday,
for the 2 ce 81 Snsee 2. n. sharp. to make Arrangements
IN NJ sSiepration Of the Centennial in New York
businesss !, less; A fun attendance Il requested, AS
honor as ~ n Importance Is to be transacted, and In
inifed sfeaL Republic and first President Of the
y STATES Of america. BY order or
OWEN c. D..
JAMES w. HURH. q. r. s.