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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
THE EDWARDS CHARTER.
Senator Martin Wants Delay, But 1t
VIII Come Up This Morning.
A Ia..ona. Aoa.a

Senator Martin Wants Delay, But 1t
VIII Come Up This Morning.
Especial to the Jersey city Neles.l
TRENTON, March 20, 1889. When the
Jersey City charter came up for third
reading today in the Senate Senator
Martin, of Newark, came up, too. He
asked further delay, for he thought that
there were many defects in the bill and
he objected to so important piece of
legislation going through so quickly.
Among other objections he said that it
gave the Mayor entirely too much power
Under it the Mayor would not only
appoint the heads of departments, but
he would be able to control the
departments. He doubted whether it
would be necessary to submit the charter
to vote of the people, as the words may
be submitted" were used He declared
that it would be found ten times worse
than Jersey City's present form of govern
ment. He wanted it laid over till Monday
night.
Senator Edwards assured Mr.. Martin
that his fears were not well founded. The
bill had been very carefully drawn, and
its provisions had been thoroughly studied.
He thought it would give Jersey City q
good government. The existing form of
government was admittedly failure. He
consented to let the bill go over till to-
t,1orrayv morning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
THEY WORE FINE CLOTHES.
Gay Masqueraders Danced at Kroebel's
Hall Last Night.

Gay Masqueraders Danced at Kroebel's
Hall Last Night.
The tenth annual invitation masquerade
bail, given by M. Oliphant, the Odgen
avenue costumer, was held last evening at
Kroebels. The hall was gaily decorated,
and the costumes were handsome. Mine
Host Kroebel, who has seen many mas
querades in his dancing hall, expressed
the opinion that the disguises worn last
night were the finest seen at any dance on
the Hill in long time.
Mr. S. Edmondson and his wife were
Prince and Princess Carnival. The floor
committee, Messrs. Anthony Roesser,
Chris Hedderich, L. Flachsenhaar, VIM.
Zerfass and B. Huerlander all wore hand
some court costumes. Mrs. M. Oliphant
appeared as Theodore, the Lion Queen, !"
and her daughter, Miss Hannah, was a
charming Scotch lassie. Mrs. Joseph
Maxwell also wore a pretty Scotch
costume. Mrs. Hembling attracted con-
siderable attention as Queen of Night, ;"
and Miss Minnie Hedderich, as ''Queen of
the Silver Mines" was much admired
Mr. Joseph Maxwell, William Ohlandt
and Mr.. Walk all wore French court cos
tunes, and Assistant Floor Manager
George Heck and his pretty wife were
magnificently apparelled.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
FRANCES PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.
Tho Revolutionary Congress VIII Nee
in Paris In October.

Tho Revolutionary Congress VIII Meet
in Paris in October.
by Gable to the United Pressl
PARIS, March 81, 1889. Notwithstanding
the measures taken by the French Gov
ment against the Patriotic League, it may
be accepted as tolerably certain that
the Revolutionary Congress will meet
at Paris. although there is a pressure to
have the date for its session delayed until
October Much depends upon the pro
ceedings of the proposed meeting of Ger
man, Swiss and Austrian Socialists at
Zurich the coming summer.
The talk of universal brotherhood and a
grand combination of the proletariat OF
every nation against tyranny will not
amount to much while race hatreds con-
tinue to be as yirulent as they are now. A
French Communist would be more likely
to cut German Socialists throat than
labor with him for the overthrow of the
common oppressor.
The Social Conference soon to convene
at the Hague will ask the German leaders
to take the decisive step of annulling the
Zurich meeting in order to give the Paris
Congress the more Importance, and avoid
giving any possible offence by such action
as may be taken there.
1t is well known that Bebel, Liebknecht
and their immediate followers have no
particular love for the dynamite and
petroleum faction of the Paris Commun-
lists, but there are many Swiss, South
Germans and Russians who are engaged
in the thankless and seemingly hopeless
task of reconciling national differences,
and these men have no small influence
over their fellows from their intelligence,
approved courage and the sacrifices
they have made for the common cause.
| BY their increasing labor large proper
| tion of the rank and file of the German
army have been won over to the Socialistic
movement, and they do not despair of al
| laying the French repugnance to affiliat-
ing with men of their own ideas from
across the Rhine.
The French Procurer General made a
bold coup by instituting proceedings
against the Patriotic League, and he has
been partially justified, as many of the
provincial circles have disbanded in
alarm. The Parisians, however, are made
| of sterner stuff, and the friends of Senator
Naquet, NJ. Laisant and the other indicted
deputies will fight bitterly against the
| application of the laws against secret
| political societies to their case.
The members of the League complain
| that the government acts upon informa-
| tion sent t0Nthe authorities by the spies OF
Bismarck who are popularly supposed to
know better what is going on in Paris
| than the French police themselves.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
HE WANTED TO KILL.
A Tennessee Desperate Blows Up Hous
and Frightens the Judge.

A Tennessee Desperate Blows Up House
and Frightens the Judge.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 81, 1850
There is great excitement in Roane
county, this State, over fiendish attempt
at murder. Last Monday evening Jim
Cooley, u noted desperate, Went
to the house of Mack Brown, in a remote
district, and told him that If he would
come out he would riddle him with bullets
and that if he did not come out he would
dynamite" him.
Brown did not come out, and Cooley
threw four or five dynamite cartridges on
the roof of the house. They exploded
with terrific force, nearly demolishing the
house and severely injuring Mrs. Brown.
Cooley was arrested on Tuesday, but he
swore he would kill the first man who
testified againstf m. When he was taken
before magistI he Immediately drew
a pistol on the fir itness on the stand.
He was then sh0z the head by a Dep
uty Sheriff, the buE cutting the scalp,
not injuring the SKI He was found
guilty, but was adnlit%ed to bail by the
terror stricken magistrate.
1t turned out to be a straw bond and he
finally escaped into North Carolina, A
reward is offered for his arrest and he
will probably be lynched If captured.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
THEY ARE NOT POLITICAL.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union in Conference Today.

The women's Christian Temperance
Union in Conference Today.
The semi-annual meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union of Hudson
County is being held in the North Baptist
Church today. The session this morning
was not crowded, owing no doubt to the
storm. Mrs. Downes, the State president,
was in the chair The exercises opened
with the hymn, "What Friend We
Have in Jesus" and the devotional
exercises were led by Mrs. Searles
Next in order was an address of welcome,
in a few well chosen words, by Mrs.
Cairns, president of the Jersey City
Union. The response was made by Mrs.
Page, of the West Hoboken Union.
Mrs. Cairns made report of the condi-
tion of the branch here, which shows it to
be prospecting in all respects. They hope
to soon secure meeting place.
The report from Hoboken was quite en-
couraging, but it seems hard work to
make any headway there.
The report from the Heights was very
encouraging. They have considerable
money ahead and are doing good work.
the people in that section are not red hot
in the temperance cause. A branch will
soon be organized in Union Hill.
The new branch in Bayonne is coming
on nicely.
At the close of the session Mrs. Downes
made few remarks in which she said
that the Union is not antagonistic to any
of the political parties and does not seek
to put out the politicians.
1.-THE Women's Christian Union is work
ing for the protection of the home" said
she, mot to bring dissension anywhere,
but to seek only the overthrow OF the
saloon, because we recognize it as our
greatest social enemy and the destroyer of
our youth.
"Home protection is our watchword.
Because our laws have failed to protect US
in our home relations, we have taken up
the weapons in our own defense.
The delegates present were Mrs. Wins
low, Hoboken; Mrs. Philip Ellsworth,
Bayonne; Mrs. James Cummings, Lafay-
ette; Mrs. Page and Mrs. Humphreys,
West Hoboken; Mrs. H. B. Anderson,
Newark and Mrs. S. Billings, Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
TN TRENTON TODAY.
Speaker Hudspeth Did Not calI ProhiI

Speaker Hudspeth Did Not Call Prohibi-
tionists ''Nasty''-The Bridge Bills.
TRENTON, March 81, 1SS9.--In view of
many pending appropriations and of the
fact that appropriations by former Legis-
Iatures cannot be paid for lack of funds,
the Senate today appointed committee
to prepare tabulated statement of the
expenses of the State institutions and of
the probable income of the State.
Donnelly was the only Democrat absent
from the House. He was severely criti-
cized, because his failure to attend to his
duties prevented taking up and passing
the Redistricting bill.
Hudspeth arose to a question of privi-
lege to deny that he spoke of Prohibitions
lists as NASTY"
The bill making it unlawful for employ
ers to accept pledges from employees to
withdraw from labor organizations met
with the opposition of Republicans and
from McDermit, who is suffering from
his defeat in the caucus After sharp
debate the bill was recommitted, so that
the workman affected. instead of the
Labor Inspector, shall be the complain
ant. The Staten Island Bridge bills were
then taken up.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
4 NEW CITY FOR HUDSON.
The Harrison and Kearney Bill Booked
for Passage.

1OT uSsdSos
Assenblyman Farrell, of East Newark,
looked more happy than robust when he
appeared in the State House lobbies after
the adjournment of the Democratic
caucus ut Trenton yesterday afternoon.
II came here from sick bed to attend
the caucus" he said, but I'm going home
feeling quite well. induced the caucus
to go TO the support of my bill consolidat-
ing Harrison and Kearney, and the sue
cess of that measure is now assured. But
had big fight, Iassure you"
Harrison and Kearney lie at the eX-
treme western border of Hudson county,
on the Passaic River. Great stretches of
marsh land separate them from the other
habitable sections of Hudson, and the
across her river boundary, long ago led to
a movement looking to their consolida-
ton with that city. This movement as
sumed definite shape and became quite
formidable when, at the opening of the
session, the Democrats OF Newark, con-
ceived the idea of making Newark as
suredly Democratic by adding the two
surburbs to her territory.
Mr.. Farrell had already set his heart
upon making the two towns into reput-
ably sized city; and when he saw them in
danger of absorption by the Newark peo-
pie he hustled about TO carry his scheme to
completion. He encountered at the outset
the antagonism of the Clark Thread Com
pany whose mills are in Kearney, and
who practically own the township. But
their antagonism was offset by the aid of
General John Watts Kearney, son of the
brave Phil. Kearney, whose homestead is
on the river front, and in whose honor
Kearney was given its name The arCor
with which the Clarks went into
the last campaign for Harrison, and the
disingenuous boom, they tried to give to
the monopolists' campaign by closing
their factory and pretending that it was
made necessary by the menace Of Cleye-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
COMEDY In REAL EARNEST.
The Successful Performance of Two
Variety Men Before Justice Stilsing.

1he SuCccSSlw 1GIkOTAhAAnC0 va AWo
Variety Men Before Justice Stilsing.
When Justice Stilsing called Michae
Bergen and Edward Chistophers to the
bar in his Court this morning two or
dinary looking men stepped out of the
pen. One was tall and dressed like u
'longshoreman, while the other, who was
considerably shorter than his companion,
on closer inspection was found to be
gotten up in a manner which would have
made Pat Rooney turn green with envy.
His clothes were of an antiquated style
and he had on his chin a stubby beard,
which was evidently false. Traces of cos
metic and powder fingered about his face
and eyes, and he looked as if he was made
up for the stage.
The two men faced the Justice with the
demeanor of the ordinary prisoner, and as
far as their actions were concerned mo one
would think they were other than what
they appeared to be.
Policeman Reen said that he arrested
them in the Pennsylvania Railroad sta
tion last evening, where they were so
drunk they could not take care of them
selves They said they came from Phila-
delphfa. Judge Stilsing gazed attentiyely
at the two men for some time, when he
suddenly said to the tall one;--
II have seen you on the stage in Ph1la-
delphia.
The man gave slight start at this, but
declared that the Justice was mistaken.
They went through the usual formula
about never having been arrested
before, and promised to do better if
released Finally Justice Stilsing
told them that they played so well
they deserved to be discharged. The
men went out of the room without chang
ing d muscle until just as they were
passing through the door the little man
dropped his eyelids and pulled down the
corner of his mouth in suggestive
manner.
Justice Stilsing afterward said that
the man who gave his name as Bergen
was celebrated Irish variety performer,
who, unfortunately. would go off on
sprees Immediately after a performance,
without taking off his stage costume.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
The Session at Trenton Is
Beginning to Hum.
FEENEY'S BILL IS ALIVE.
Hope for Lower Gas Bills, ToO---Ju-
dicial Appointments---Little Mac
Of Newark, Mad at the Redis-
tricting Bill.
[Special to tl.e Jerseu ca Mescs.l

TRENTON, March 81, 1889. Senator
Adrain said today that the Feeney Anti
Swindlecate Water Bill was still in good
health, and was in no danger of being
smothered by the Committee on Riparian
Rights, where it is now. He explained
that the delay in reporting the bill was
due to the fact that the committee was
waiting for Colonel Heppenheimer's bill
concerning the State Board of Water Sup
ply. When it is received it will be con-
sidered with the Feeney bill and another
bill on the same subject, and all three will
probably be reported to the Senate in a
bunch. Then the Senate will be able to
legislate on the subject as whole.
GAS.
Senator Bogert was slightly more
cheerful today when approached on the
subject of the Feeney Gas bill He gave
the not altogether unexpected news that
the Committee on Corporations had not
held meeting to consider it. The reason
of this was that the committee could not
be expected to sit in times so exciting.
This was in allusion to the Democratic
caucus.
A fair start for weather bureau in
New Jersey is made by bill introduced
by Senator Adrian and just passed by the
Senate. 1t appropriates $1,000 for the
purchase of Instruments for meteoro-
logical observatory to be established at
Prof Cook Stations are to be estab-
lished in various counties, but the only
expense to the State is to be the 81, ,O00
above mentioned.
NOMINATIONS.
The Senate received two communica-
tions from the Governor. One contained
the denomination of Judges Alfred Reed,
of Mercer, and Jonathan Dixon, OF Hud-
son, to the Supreme Court bench. Both
were confirmed without reference. The
other was veto of bill permitting a
Newark church to sell certain property
bequeathed by the late Chancellor Run
yon The Governor said that the bill was
Unconstitutional as invalidating con-
tract, and, further, was an attempt to dis
regard the time honored custom OF con-
sidering trusts as sacred and to be kept
free from interference by the Legislature
or the Judicial department
Naughright, of Morris, turned up in the
Assembly today with vote for the Werts
bill. He said he would have so voted yes
terday had he not been detained by
important business, not suppoS1ng that
the measure would be called up. He
asked to be recorded as voting in favor OF
it, The request was granted.
A ballot four feet long was exhibited in
the House as sample of what citizens in
North Bergen would have to graple with
on election day under the Australian
Election law 1t was claimed that the en-
thusiastic printer had put on entirely too
much for the moneys worth. Assembly
man Kane cut out the surplus, pasted the
pieces together, and the ballot was not
more than two feet six inches in length.
The House passed the bill authorizing
the Governor to purchase a trophy to be
competed for by rifle teams at Sea Girt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
AFTER THE CAUCUS.
Frank McDermit Is Very Mad, But Prob
ably VIII Not Bolt.
Especial to The Jersey city Nesos.l

Especial to the Jersey city Ne,os.l
TRENTON, March 20, 18e9.-Frank Nc
Dermit, with his overcoat buttoned up
over his diamond and his silk hat drawn
over his eyes, is being patted on the back
like sulky child by the Democratic
leaders tonight; Farrell has carried the
news to Harrison and Kearney, too; and
Pagan has gone to Hoboken 10 devise
some means of saving Hamilton county.
These are the results of the joint Demo-
cratic caucus held today.
AS the Democrats i'll the Assembly have
only one vote to spare, one kicker Is some
times able to stop partisan leglsiat@ion. Ion
Several members have discovered this,
and endeavor to help along pet measures
by threatening to bolt. Assemblyman
Norton openly charged this in a speech in
which he urged the necessity OF united
action.
really will bolt on the Redristricting bill,
as he said he would in caucus.
1t is remembered how he declared one
night that he would not vote for Hudspeth
for Speaker, and made the nominating
speech the next morning. In the caucus
he made a strong fight against the pro
posed districts in Essex county. He said
he did not care for himself, because he
i, could be elected in any event, but he
thought that the lines laid out should be
changed in the interest of the Democratic
party. Continuing, he charged that he
was being prosecuted by the Democratic
leaders in Essex county. The reason, he
said, was that he had voted for ex-Gover-
nor Albeit in the last Senatorial election,
and they had not forgiven him for doing
so. But he declared that he could take
care of himself and was ready to accept
the issue If they wanted to try to down
him.
Joe Schmelz, also of Essex county,
backed up McDermit. He declared that
what his colleague had said was true. He
himself was being prosecuted by the Essex
leaders, and now that the Werts bill was
out of the way he was ready for fight if
they were.
Senator Edwards, Speaker Hudspeth
and others tried to pour oil on the troubled
waters. Although he is inclined to kick
over the traces, McDermit's colleagues re-
gard him as q brilliant man, and they told
him so: but they stack to the bill as drawn.
1t was adopted by vote of 20 to 16, and
then McDermit left the room in huff.
In the afternoon he showed his resentment
by declining to vote on the Game Laws, a
caucus measure.
Assemblyman Farrell did not get his
Harrison -Kearney Consolidation bill ap-
proved without trouble. Senator Edwards,
Speaker Hudspeth, Assemblyman Feeney
and other leaders opposed it strenuousiy,
SAYING that 1t could not become q law.
The final vote was "a to IL. II Farrell
does get the bill through the House, he
will have earned the Office OF Cor
Doyatinp qappSAA " tbs new toNns
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
Governor Green Signed 1t
Yesterday Afternoon
Two Hours After
Getting 1t.
TRIALS BY TWELVE MEN NOW
What Prominent Clergymen Of All
Denominations Think About the
New Law and Its Provisions.
Especial to tie Jersey CITY Ne,cs.)

Especial to the Jersey City Nescs.)
TRENTON, March go, 1883. 1.-THE Werts
Excise bill is now a law. 1t was signed
by Governor Green this afternoon, cou-
pie of hours after he had received it from
curly-haired Clerk Matthews of the
Assembly. The Governor filed the follow
ing memorandum with the bill:
/ approve this bill, recognizing the fact that
the court of last resort charged with the duty and
power of passing upon the constitutionality of
acts of the Legislature, have in the case of State
vs. Gloucester Circuit Court in substance decided
that had misapprehended the force and effect OF
the decision of The courts upon certain clauses of
the Constitution in my veto OF the act under con-
sideration in that case, and have in sustaining the
censttutionality of the same, settled the question
so far as the legislative and executive depart
nlants are concerned
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
prored His Rieht to Bear ARMS.

GREENvILLE, Texas, March 2l, 1852
John Giddens was shot and killed yester-
day by his son, McGangle Giddens, boy
of seventeen The boy had frequently
asked his father for pistol but had been
weapon, and while playing with it was
discovered by Mr.. Giddens, who asked for
an explanation, and this SO angered the
boy that he turned upon his father, shoot
ing him through the breast.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
Company A Wins.

The second bowling match between the
members of Company A, Fourth Regi-
ment, and Company G, Second Regiment,
resulted in victory for Company A. The
match was played on Colonel Mike
Browns alleys, and resulted as follows:--
Company A, $50; Company G, ,455 This
makes a tie On April the play of game
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21

1t was thought by some politicians that
the indicted members of the Board Of
Freeholders and Board of Works would
be arraigned today before Judge Lippin-
cott. They were disappointed. The ar
raignments will not take place before Sat
urday, and it may not be until some day
next week. The friends of the indicted
officeholders were on hand to give bail,
but their presence was unnecessary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21

Is opposition to the measure not
only among the citizens of Harrison and
Kearny, but at least one of the large cor
porations in the latter has lobby hear to
defeat it. AT present its property is
assessed for less than one-quarter its
value, and its fear of higher assessments is
its reason for opposing the bill.
Fagan's bill to cut Hamilton county off
Hudson county was referred again to the
Hudson county members as q committee.
They will probably meet tomorrow and
decorously inter the project for q year at
least
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
Circumstances Excused the Theft.

Charles Hubbard, who stole $50 worth
of clothes from William A. Gahagan, the
marble cutter, was sent to the peniten-
tiary for three months by Judge Lppin-
colt this morning. The Judge said the
Court believed that the story told by
Hubbard of the necessity to have med
icine for his sick wife was true and that
probably that was the cause OF the theft:
The circumstances were DULY considered
and the Court imposed the sentence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
Destroyine an Elephant.

John Afghan, small boy, was arraigned
before Justice Wanser this morning on
complaint Of Marshall s. Ball, the clothi-
ers, who have a large new sign In the
shape of revolving elephant in q vacant
lot. John and some of his friends tried to
get Il free ride on the elephant and broke
the urchin was remanded till tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-21
THE CITY CHARTER BIIL GOES OVER.

The Legislature Has Adjourned Until
Next Monday.
Especial to the Jersey city Netcsl
TRENTON, March 81, 1SS9.-The Jersey
City Charter bill has gone over until Mon
day night.
The Bridge bill debate is continued until
Tuesday.
The Jersey City Mayors Salary bill was
recommitted.
The Legislature has adjourned till Mon
day,