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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
EMPEROR WILLIAMS HEALTH.
1t Is Good Enough to Enable Him to
Raise Cain in the Empire.

1t Is Good Enough to Enable Him TO
Raise Cain in the Empire.
LONDON, May IS, 1sS9.-Reports of the
i'll health of the Emperor of Germany are
again current. but are fatty contradicted
by dispatches from the most Trustworthy
sources at Berlin. The monarch is repre-
sented to be thinner than usual, and his
feveriSh restlessness knows no diminution,
but his mental and physical energy is un-
abated and the swelling i'll his ear
troubles him less
He certainly manages to attend to all
the affairs of the Empire, as his sub
ordinates know to their great discom-
future. AS an instance of his endeavors
to oversee matters which might hardly be
supposed to concern him, it appears that
King of Wurtembefg, who deems exiS-
tence uncomfortable without the company
of Mr.. Savage, his former intimate.
The American has led a not uncom-
Portable life during his practical Danish
ment from the Kings society, the purse
of the monarch having been open to him
as consolation for his exile from Stutt-
CART. The Wurtemberg Pooh Bah, Herr
Mittnacht, is much disliked by the people
of the little realm, he being gener-
ally considered as a mere mOuthpiece
of Prince Bismarck, who is not at all pop
ular there and his threatened withdrawal
from office if the reinstatement of Mr..
Savage takes place will greatly please the
populace, although it is doubtful If the
King will dare to disregard the intimation
received from Berlin.
1t is a significant indication of the fear
less nature of the German Emperor that
he paid no heed to the remonstrances OF
his most trusted counsellors against the
many changes he has made in the per
sonnel of the staff and line. The gen
eral officers suspended last year
on account of their age were
over eighty in number, eight of them
being corps commanders The 1ndlgna-
tion of these men, who had grown gray in
the service of their country, and that of
their families and friends was naturally
intense. Their fall meant the loss of dig
nifty and privileges, and in the case OF
those without private means the reduction
of pay that at any time hardly lifted the
recipient above the state of genteel pow
erty.
10 all protestations the Kaiser coolly,
but somewhat heartlessly replied that the
promotions would gain him as many
friends as the retirements would enemies
and of class more likely to live to show
their gratitude than the Others were to
give any practical demonstration OF the
Ill feelings they might entertain.
This proclaimed exhibit of his prefer
ence for young officers has increased the
spirit of junkerism, already too dominant
in the German army, and which has an
HohenlOhe as shown in his speech al
Metz, wherein he vaingloriously and
threateningly boasted that Alsace, won al
the cost of SO much blood, shall remain
the prize of the victor while there is g
German living to defend it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
HAD A TWELVE TO NOTHING TIME.
Aldermanic Committees Announced by
CITY Father Allen

Aldermanic Committees Announced by
City Father Allen.
Father Jewkes did not grace the delib-
erations of the Board of Aldermen last
evening, but all the other City Fathers
were there and had twelve to nothing
time.
The meeting was opened by Clerk Scott
beginning to read the minutes of the
meeting of May7
Father Prigge moved that the reading
OF the minutes be dispensed with, but
Father O'Rourke objected, and the min
utes We're read up to the point where
Father O'Rourke was recorded as having
objected to naming w. d. Edwards and
Robert S. Hudspeth as the city's legal ad-
viSer5.
Then Father O'Rourke withdrew his re-
quest to have the minutes read and the
Clerk was permitted to stop.
Father Allen then announced the COM
mittees as follows
AlmS-Hauck, Donnelly, O'Rourke.
Baths and Armories-Prigge, O'Rourke, Scher-
merhorn.
District Courts--Connolly, Hoos, Hauck.
Elections-Jordan O'Rourke Donnelly
Excise-Prigge, Donnelly, Van Horne.
Finance-Hoos, Connolly. Jewkes.
Laws and Ordinances -Keogh, Connolly and
Hoos
Printing, Stationery and Supplies Donnelly,
O'Neil and Prigge.
Public Grounds and Buildings-Jo Jewkes,
Keogh.
Streets-O'Neill, Prigge, Connolly
Trade LicenSes-O' 'Rourke Hauck, Keogh
Building Inspector James 1876 Clarke sub
mitted the following report of the number
of permits issued in the past eleven
months:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
A CONTEMPTIBLE SWINDLE.
A Mean Woman Makes Little Boy Wan
der the Streets All Night.

A Mean Woman Makes a Little Boy Wan
der the Streets All Night.
George Openshaw is a bright little fell
low not quite twelve years old. He at
tends st. Lucy's parochial school on Six
teenth street, and lives with his widowed
mother at No. 7ss Jersey avenue.
About half-paSt eleven O'Clock Monday,
George ran home and said a woman, whom
he did not know, had offered him twenty
five cents to carry valise to the ferry and
he asked permission to do so. His mother
granted it. That was the last she saw of
her boy until eight O'Clock last night, when
he came home almost exhausted.
When George failed to return home
at noon to go to school his
mother became very uneasy, and at night
she sent her elder son to the school and
rectory to ascertain his whereabouts.
This could not be learned, and the nearly
frantic mother yesterday morning re-
ported the case to the police, and begged
their assistance to recover her boy.
The story the boy told when he fairly
staggered from fatigue into his home was
that when the valise had been taken to
the ferry, the unknown woman insisted
that he should go with her to the Grand
Central depot, and promised him addi-
tional remuneration. The boy went with
her, and after the woman bought her
ing room until she returned. and she
would pay him George waited. He is a
patient youngster, and he did not want to
lose his fee; SO he fingered about the wait
ing-room until it became dark, but the
woman never came back.
When he realized that it was night, he
started for home and discovered the fact
that he was lost, after wandering until
midnight about the city. The little fell
low was afraid to ask a policeman for
help, and when he saw one he made par
ticIilar efforts that the officer should not
see him. In this way he wandered about
the city all night, and it was not until
seven o'clock Tuesday afternoon that he
succeeded in finding the Desbrosses street
ferry.
His brother is employed on this ferry,
and when George related this fact and his
troubles the ferrymaster passed him
through the gates, and he arrived home
about an hour later.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15

The Committee on Rules recommended
the adoption of last years rules, and that
100 copies of the rules be printed in book
form and furnished to the members.
A few licenses were granted and two or
three were transferred. Some of them
were for taverns, most were for restau-
rants, and few allowed the grantees to
peddle fish, fruit and vegetables.
Several minor claims were ordered
paid, among them being a few bills fol-
rent of polling places, at $21 each.
Father O'Neifl's resolution was adopted
giving each of the several Grand Army
Posts of the city $50 for expenses or
Decoration Day. Fathers O'Neil, Prigge
and Van Horne were appointed commit
tee to arrange for the observance Of the
day.
Father O'Neill then offered, and his rev
erend confreres adopted, a resolution ask
ing the Police Department to raise Cain
with the telephone people for erecting
poles on the streets of Jersey City without
asking permission of the City Fathers.
The company had only asked Street Com
missioner Dumont
Father Jordan wanted the Sunday school
children to use Hamilton Square June g.
Children's Day-and his resolution to that
effect was adopted.
That was about all.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
THE FATAL ELECTRIC BOLT.
Testimony as to the Manner in Which
Young Maroney Met Death in the
River Tunnel.

Testimony as to the manner IN "nlch
Young Maroney Met Death in the
River Tunnel.
The jury of inquest empaneled by
Coroner Brackner, to investigate the
death of John Maroney the young Irish
man who was killed by shock from the
electric light wires in the Hudson River
Tunnel on Thursday night last, listened
to testimony at the Court House last
night, and rendered verdict to the effect
that the death was purely accidental, ana
exonerated the company from any blame
whatever in the matter
AN EYEWITNESS STORY.
Michael Ryan, of No. 2O7 Henderson
street, who had known Maroney from
childhood and who secured work for him
in the tunnel only two hours before the
accident occurred, testified that he was
the only one near when Maroney received
the fatal shock. He shut the lock door,
and turning round was surprised to see
Maroney lying down in the mud. he
went to him and tried to help him up, and
said:-"J Johnny, what's the matter with
your" There was no answer. he called
for assistance, and fellow laborer came,
by the name of Corrigan. In the mean
time the lights went out. AS soon as light
was procured Maroney's body was put on
car and brought up stairs" He did
not see him fall. All the men were
warned against touching the wires. He
himself had warned Maropey.
He did not see how Marony could have
fallen against the wires, owing to the
oval shape of the roof, and the position OF
the wires being such that both the tunnel
roof and big air pipe outside the wires
acted as barrier 1t must have been a
peculiar fall. The lights seldom went
out, but when they did there was no
special danger.
SUPERINTENDENT HAsKINs' OPINION.
Superintendent Charles Haskins was
informed at his home in HobOken that a
man been killed in the tunnel. He has
tened to the scene and inquired the cause
of the accident. After hearing Ryan's
story about the electric shock he went to
Undertaken Boylan's to see if there were
any marks on the body. Found one burn
on his right arm.
The tunnel, he testified, was sixteen feet
wide and seven feet high from the track
bed. The wires were run along the side
walls; in some places they were six or
eight inches from the walls and were
three feet from the floor of the tunnel.
Usually no shock could be experienced
from the wires. In some places the wires
were wet from water trickling down the
walls A man perspiring, or one whose
body was wet from the general dampness
of the place, was apt to receive the full
strength of the current if he came in con-
tact with the wires. 1t was utterly i'm
possible for q man to fall against the
wires unless he tried to climb over the air
pipe. He had men in his employ who
handled the wires night and day and had
never received a shock. He thought Ma
roney must have sat down on the air pipe
and reached his arm over the wire. The
wires were the best insulated that could
be procured in New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
THE OLD POLICE BOARD MEET.
President Davis is Absent, and Nothing
is Done.

President Davis is Absent, and Nothing
is Done.
The old Board of Police Commissioners
held a meeting in the office of Roderick
8. Seymour this afternoon.
Kelly, who is member of the new
Board, and Deacon Davis, president of the
old Board, were absent. The deacon is i'll
from rheumatism.
Early in the afternoon notice was
served by the old Board on
Clerk Robinson directing him to
appear before it and also to direct
all members of the force against whom
charges have been preferred to appear
also. The clerk and men failed to show up
When the Bard was called to order Mr.
Roberts was in the chair, and he appointed
Mr. Smith secretary. He called the roll,
and, on motion of Mr.. Nugent. trials were
postponed until next meeting.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Board then adjourned subject to
call of the chair.
Mr.. Roberts, in announcing the ad-
journment, said: "The Police Board of
Jersey City now stands adjourned
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
A DEAD HORSE AND A BAD NOTE.
John f. c. Barlow Bought Madge M

John f. G. Barlow Bought Madge Me-
dunn, but Hasn't Paid.
Complaint was made at Police Head
quarters today against John F. c. Barlow,
who is fitting up gorgeous saloon in
front of Police Headquarters. The build
ing was formerly occupied by Dick Cooper.
Barlow is accused of having purchased
from Austin A. Wright, Hightstown
farmer, the well known PAGER Madge Me-
dunn, representing his income to be 50, 500
year from the Merchants and Traders
Bank, and that he had household furni-
ture valued at S., 900, besides owning two
liquor stores in New York city. He gave
note for 600 for the horse which, under
these representations, was accepted.
Ten days after the purchase the horse
died, and when the note came due it was
protested. 1t has not been paid, and this
has led to the arrest. Barlow will be
taken to Hightstown this afternoon.
When he was arrested he was living in
good style at Taylor's Hotel.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
ALFRED WHITE MISSING.
He Has Not Been Seen by His Family
Since May s.

nc t1ab TNOL DCCh SC0h Wy AIS auAlA1
Since May 8.
Alfred S. White, aged twenty-three
years, is missing. He lived at No. 149
Bright street, and was teacher of stem
ography, and well known in Jersey
City. He is dark complexioned, has
brown hair, gray eyes, and is five feet nine
inches in height He has not been seen
by his parents since Wednesday, May 8,
and he was then dressed in dark cut
away cut and light striped pants.
He is married man and has a wife and
family. He was married eighteen months
ago to the daughter of Mr.. Kankowski, the
well known civil engineer employed by
Delevergne & Co., who went to South
America for them to build refrigerators.
He died there and the marriage of his
daughter took place soon afterward.
1t was not long after this that white be-
came, it is said, addicted to drink, and for
that reason his wife, three weeks ago, was
compelled to ask aid from Poormaster
Hewitt, which was granted.
Soon after that she found her husband
in bad condition in Grand street saloon
and took him home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
SAID NOTHING, BUT CHOPPED.
Daniel O'Connolrs Account of an AS
sault on Him.

Daniel O'Connelrs Account of an As
sault ON Him.
In the assault and battery case against
D. Clifford, before Judge Lippincott, this
morning, Daniel O'Connell, who in nc
way resembles his great namesake, swore
that he said to Mrs. Clifford:--
(Which would you sooner have, me OF
DAM"
Then, Daniel went on to say, Clifford,
with no preliminary talk, chopped him
with an axe.
Clifford and his wife swore that Daniel
was very drunk, and that he was ordered
out of the house early in the evening and
was not seen there again until he re-
turned with policeman at one O'Clock in
the morning, still drunk. Two police
men swore that Clifford was drunk and
that O'Connen was sober. The jury is
still out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
A phxsielan,s Remarkab1e Act.

B1RMINGHAM, Ala, May IS, 1ss9-Dr.
physician of this city, has been declared
insane owing to his having become vic
tim to the cocaine habit. While under
the influence of the drug, he, in December
last, performed upon himself the most
unique and most remarkable surgical
operation ever recorded. He had been O
sufferer for some time from tumor on his
liver. One night while alone, he took his
surgical instruments and deliberately cut
into the abdominal cavity and cut the
tumor from his liver, sewed the incision
up, showed the cut and tumor the next
morning to his brother physicians and
has since entirely recovered. His use OF
cocaine previous to this last operation be-
came habitual.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
South Dakota's Election.

SIOUX FALLS Oak, May 10, 1854
very light vote was polled yesterday in
ratification of the Sioux Falls constitution
of 1885 Throughout South Dakota the
certainty OF adoption has reduced interest
at hand from only small portion of the
Territory. They are sufficient to indicate
that at least eighty-five per cent of the
total favors ratification.
AS an instance Of affirmative sentiment
the vote in Sioux Falls may be cited
Out of 1907 votes on the constitution,
only twenty-three were in the negative.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
WENT TO THE WRONG NOONAN.
Peril of the Young Man Who Performed
Mock Marriage Ceremony,

Peril of the Young Man Who Performed
Mock Marriage Ceremony,
When John McDermott, who performed
the marriage ceremony for couple a
short time ago and charged So for doing
so, was arraigned before Judge Lippincott
on a charge of obtaining money under
false pretences, he pleaded non vult.
Afterward, when the Judge was about to
pronounce sentence, and asked what Nc
Dermott had to say, he answered.
"It was all joke"
"a serious joke for you," said the
Judge.
"If Your Honor please" interposed ex-
Assemblyman Thomas +. Noonan, MIR.
McDermott was advised to consult Mr..
Noonan. He went to the Assistant Prose
cutor, who advised him to plead non vult.
1t was not the Assistant Prosecutor of the
Pleas whom Mr.. McDermott was advised
to consult, but your humble servant"
The Judge allowed the plea to be
changed to one of not guilty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
Red Hot Glove Fight.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May Is, 1Ss9.-A red
hot glove fight of twenty-four rounds took
place at road house on Walden avenue
early this morning, between Billy WEIGH,
of this city, and Jack Smith, of Toronto,
both light weights. The fight was for
hundred people paid to see the mill
Welch had decided advantage all
through the fight, and scored several
knock downs. In the twenty y-fourth
round Smith quit and the battle was
given to Welch. The fight lasted one
hour and fortY-five minutes
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
Bull Dogs for the Standard OIL.

CAMDEN, May 15, 1s89-Howard Ire
land, manager of the Association of Dog
Fanciers' "dog farm" at Berlin, has re-
ceived an order from the Standard Oil
Company, of Pennsylvania, for two hun
dred bull dogs, to be purchased as quickly
as possible The dogs are all to be
blooded stock, of the most approved sort
They will be used by the company at its
many properties throughout the State as
a means Of protection.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
Mrs. sturres Begins SUITE.

Mrs. John Sturges, of Washington
street, Hoboken, has begun suit in the
Court of Chancery against John H. Tay-
lor. She was the adopted daughter of
Martha Robinson, who was twice married,
and she sues to recover from the estate of
Mrs. Robinson $4,000, which,. it is
claimed by her, the adopted mother in
tended to bequeath her. AS it is, the son
became the sole heir. Messrs. Collins g.
Corbin and Judge Abel l. Smith appeared
for the plaintiff, and James +. Minturn
for the defendant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
The Coal Miners Strike Ended.

P1TTsBURG. Pa, May Is, 1ss9.-The
strike of the 5000 railroad coal miners is
ended and work in all the mines was
resumed this morning Concessions were
made by both operators and diggers and
the price agreed upon to rule for the
year is seventy-three cents per ton, which
was one cent less than was demanded.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
Frank stevens Sale.

The last spring sale of the monthly
sales that Frank Stevens has been having
at the Real Estate Exchange, No. AZ
Montgomery street, takes place tomor-
row at two O'Clock p. m. The sale in
cludes some first-class realty and other
good securities. Stock lists with book
map can be had on application at Mr..
Stevens Office or at the salesroom on the
day of sale.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
NotabIes on the Record Breaker.

Among the passengers on the steamship
City of Paris, which sailed for Liverpool
today, were Robert I. Lincoln, the new
United States Minister to the Court of ST.
James, his wife. his two daughters and
his son. Master Abraham. Other passen-
gers on the record breaker were Andrew
Carnegie, wife and son; General and Mrs.
Butterfie1d and Mrs. Frank Leslie. Min
lister to Russia Allan Thorndyke Rice was
but at the last moment was detained by
Illness
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15

TACOMA, w. T., May 10, lsS9.-The work Of
removing the debris of the ruins of the new
hotel. which was razed by the storm here
on Monday night, is being vigorously
pushed in the hopes of rescuing those still
in the ruins A new store in course OF
erection, between Eleventh and Thirteenth
streets, on E street, was also razed and o
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
ROBBED the Grocer to Pay the Landlady

GSODD6u tnS 0fOCeI W dy OuC AAUulAuy,
Diedrick Jachens, a grocer at the corner
of Bergen and Storm avenues, has been
missing small sums from the money
drawer and cigars from the case. A week
ago he began to suspect Joseph Sanderson
a young man who boarded with Mrs.
Lasell on the top floor of the house,
and he resolved to watch for the thief
This morning he saw Sanderson let him
some change from the money drawer.
Among the coins were three marked
quarters. Sanderson also took a handful
of cigars.
Mr.. Jachens pounced upon the thief and
gave him to Policeman Redy. Sanderson
confessed that his object in stealing the
money was to pay Mrs. Lasell some money
which he had taken from her without her
knowledge. Justice Wanser held him for
the Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
The prayor WIN Get His SALARY,

"Either Mr. Brinkerhoff has been mis-
quoted or he has not read the bill under
which the Mayors salary was advanced" ;"
said Private Secretary McAghon yester-
day. "Whatever may be the defects of
the other bills as to the provision for pay
ment, the Mayors salary bill expressly
makes it thet duty of the city to borrow
the money, if it be necessary, to pay him
his increase.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
He Was Partly to Blame.

Judge Knapp yesterday non-suited
Peter McConville on the ground of con-
tributing negligence. McConville was
suing to recover damages for injuries re-
ceived while running across the Erie Rail
way track in front of a moving train.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15

Judge Lippincott sent John H. Kruger
to Trenton for eighteen months this morn
ing. Kruger was the chemist at the sugar
house, convicted of larceny, and he would
have got worse sentence if his employers
had not begged for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15

workman employed thereon severely in
jured A building in the southern portion
of the city was levelled by the wind Re-
ports from points along Puget Sound say
that the storm was severe in that quarter.
No casualties among the shipping OF on
land are reported
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
Voting Down Free Passes.

HARTFORD, Conn, May Is, 1SS9.-The
House of Representatives yesterday voted
down resolution directing the State
Comptroller before the opening of each
legislative session, to obtain free passes
from the railroads and deliver them to the
members of the Legislature.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
Senator Hale Can't Be Much Hurt.

PORTLAND, Me-, May Is, 1SS9.-Mr. Clar-
ence Hale, the brother of Senator Hale,
was called on this morning by United
Press reporter with regard to the accident
which the Senator is reported to have met
with in California. He declared he knew
nothing more about the matter than was
published in the morning papers. 1t is
thought by the friends of Senator Hale
that the accident must be a slight one or
private information would have been re-
Ceiyed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-15
Buildinc Association News.

The directors of the Phoenix Building
and Loan Association met last night and
dishursed $1,000 in redeeming shares.
Some time ago the association foreclosed
a mortgage, and in addition to the tar
cost. which the counsel received, they
ordered him paid an addition fee OF Sl50.