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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-14
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-14

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-14
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
The Water Question.

To the Citizens of jersey City,
At a recent meeting of citizens to dis
cuss the water question the suggestion
was informally made by some gentlemen
present that Jersey City might advantage
ously make a contract in substance as fol-
lows:-
The Montclair Water Company to fur
nish new supply of pure water from the
upper Passaic watershed, and take as it's
pay the water revenues of the city, the
company guaranteeing Q) To pay the in
terest on the city water debt. (2) Not to
increase the water rates of consumers
(3) To furnish water to the public build
ings and the Fire Department without
charge. az To make all necessary extern
sions and renewals. (5) To give the city
the option to buy the works at cost plus q
fair commercial profit, within " time
named.
We believe this proposition to be worthy
of careful consideration, and meeting
will be held to discuss it with Mr. Bartlett,
of the Montclair Water Company, at the
City Hall, next Monday evening, June 3,
at eight O'Clock. You are earnestly re-
quested to be present.
L.J. GORDON,
FRANCIS S. EMMONS,
LOUIS V. BOORAEM,
JOHN McANERNY.
JOS. A. DEAR,
ID. G. MCNAUGHTON,
VIM. NJ. LAWS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
THE MYSTERY ABOUT @sMITH."
Rumors That He Died From the Result
of Foul Play.

Rumors That He Died From the Results
of Foul Play.
The mystery surrounding the body of
the man found dead in the Eagle Hotel,
Hoboken, increases rather than decreases.
Grave rumors are afioat that the man has
been foully dealt with. In support of the
rumors Policeman McAleer, who burst
open the door of the room in which the
man died, says that there were black
marks on the neck and arms
The body, he said, was drawn up in a
most unnatural position, with the left arm
drawn tightly over his neck. McAleer
made his statement before witnesses, and
said that if enquiries were made 1t would
be found that the body had been changed
from one room 10 another.
Captain Williams, of the Eagle Hotel,
afeer some hesitation produced his regis
ter John Smith, of Orange, the name by
which the man registered, was entered on
the book on the 26th. On the 29th John
Smith and wife, of New York, are regis
tered. The dead man arrived on the
Goth and was found dead on the
morning of Decoration Day. According
to the hotel register, John Smith and wife
were the only persons of that name in the
hotel on the night the man died. Besides
that, it is rumored in the neighborhood
that the man was seen to go into the
place with woman. What has become
of his companion nobody knows.
County Physician Converse was in the
city last night and examined the body.
He refused to give certificate of burial
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
FIRE Above THE FLOOD.
Seventy Persons Burned
Amid the Ruins of
Their Homes.

NEW FLORENCE, Pa, June 1, 1889. The
most appalling story of the calamity at
Johnstown is confirmed by w. N. Hays,
added to the horrors of the flood, and not
less than seventy persons have been
burned amid the ruins of their honest
Just below Johnstown there was O
strong stone bridge, SO firm that it resisted
the attack of the flood though houses and
trees were cast against it by the rush of
the water. This debris gradually accumu-
Lighthouses piling one upon another
and being cast up high on the heap by the
force of the torrent. The mass was full of
people screaming for help that could not
come to them and struggling against
death that every moment drew nearer.
Suddenly fire burst out in the mass.
The great heap, tossed above the rushing
waters, had been set alight and burned
fiercely. Then the shrieks rose higher,
and many, no doubt, preferring the more
merciful destruction, released their hold,
and, dropping into the flood, were in
in the wreckage of their homes, burned
with them. AS the night came down the
hideous pyre famed high towards heaven,
lighting up the country far around
From up the river came the floating
houses still, and those who had no refuge
but the river were hurled down upon the
fire if they had not the resolution to
drown.
When the flames subsidized, the most
careful estimate of the calamity showed
that not three score and ten had perished
by the fire burning over the flood.
Mr. Hays also says that twelve hundred
is as low an estimate of the total loss of
life as the facts will warrant. One hund-
red bodies have been taken from the river
at Nineyah.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
THE SCHOOLS WE'RE Non CLOSED.
Alleged Fresh" Principals Resent Being
Tdad Ala,,f

Alleged Fresh" Principals Resent Being
Lied About.
The Journal of last evening contained
a very undignifed attack upon gentlemen
whom it called "fresh" school principals,
and whom it charged with having
closed their schools on Friday in
violation of the orders, or
without the consent of the Board of Edu-
cation. Gentlemen who were gracefully
referred to as "Joslin of No 12 School, !"
and ''Wakeman of No. School, " are two
of the principals accused.
Several school principals called at The
JERSEY CITY NEWS office today to protest
against this, to sensitive and educated
gentlemen, brutal abuse of q class of hard
the attack as all the more ungentlemanly
because the city editor of the Journal is a
member of the Board of Education, and
consequently a part of the city school sys-
tenn himself.
Investigations made today by reporters
of this paper show that the attack, so far
as No. IL school is concerned, is as false
as it seems malicious.
That school-on Crescent avenue, and
of which Mr.. Joslin is principal-was
open yesterday, and all the classes were
in full attendance. An item in the
Journal, announcing that Bayonne
misled some pupils, who thought that
the item applied to the schools in this
city; but these were hunted up and
brought to the class rooms.
1t is a singular fact that among the
pupils in attendance at No 12 School yes
terday were the children of City Editor
and School Director Benson
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
Tomorrow In the Churehes.

The Rev. Thomas Houston, the blind
evangelist, will conduct the services in
the Scotch Presbyterian Church, Mercer
street, tomorrow forenoon and evening
There will be a service of song commenc-
ing quarter of an hour before the even
ing service.
At st. Pauls NJ E. Church, the Rev. d.
Halleron, pastor, there will be eommun-
ion and reception of members at half-past
ten a. M, and preaching by the Rev. d. r.
Lowrie at quarter to eight p. IN.
At the Grand street Reformed Church,
A. A. Zabriskie, pastor, services will be
held at half-past ten a. m. and half-past
seven p. m. At four p. m. Mr.. Louis
Hieber, of Rutgers College, will make an
address in the German language.
At the Tabernacle, corner of York and
Henderson streets, the Rev. John l..
Scudder will preach in the morning on
Observation-Disclosures" and in the evening
on Building" The Tabernacle orchestra
will provide the music.
At st. Mary's Episcopal Church, Jersey
City Heights, services will be held at
half. past ten O'Clock a. M, by the Rev.
Daniel +. Warren, ID. d., the rector.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
Is SMITH A BIGAMIST?
A Case Which the Lawyers Say Has a
Deep Laid Plot in 1t.

A Case Which the Lawyers Say Has q
Deep Laid Plot in 1t.
Justus J. Smith, a wealthy contractor
who lives in the vicinity of Madison ave
nue. and One Hundred and Seventeenth
street, New York, was indicted by the
present Grand Jury for bigamy The
complainant claims that her maiden
name was Jennie S. Sherwood, and that
she now lives at No. 364 East Twenty
sixth street. New York. The second wife
she AYERS is Catherine N. Ahern,
daughter of policeman.
Smith was arrested under a requisition
in New York eleven days ago and when
taken to the District Attorneys Office it
was learned that he was already under
arrest on civil warrant and under heavy
bonds. His bondsman surrendered him
when he heard of the charge of bigamy
and Smith was sent to the Tombs. He
remained there several days and was
again bailed out.
To-day he came to Jersey City and vol
UNFAIRLY surrendered himself His coun-
sci made application to have him bailed,
and offered Charles L. Cornish, million
aire, as security. The Court refused to
accept bail because Mr.. Cornish is non
resident, and Smith is incarcerated in the
County Jail, where he will remain until
Monday, when the necessary bail will
probably be produced.
His counsel told me that from what he
understands of the case, Mr.. Smith is a
much prosecuted man and the victim of a
plot. He said that his client, in 1885, met
Jennie S. Sherwood at the Grand Central
depot, and after filtration they went to
the Grand Union Hotel, and from there
to the country, where they remained for
several weeks.
He also declared that he had in his pos
sessession an affidavit made by her that
she has never been married, and also q
letter written by her to Smith, in which
she acknowledges that she has not been
married to any one. The letter is dated
December II, 1888, and the alleged second
marriage took place in Jersey City,
December %, of the same year.
The lawyer was very reticent about the
nase, but finally admitted that there was
much behind it that will be developed in
Court. He said that Smith was one of the
firm of Smith Il Mylan, contractors, and
that some time ago they made an assign
ment, and William X. H. Olcott was made
the assignee; that one piece of property
owned by them alone was valuable
enough to carry mortgage of $120,000,
held by the Equitable Life Insurance
Company, of New York.
He claimed that when the assignment
was made Smith and Mylan quarrelled,
and that the result of legal fight was
the arrest of Smith when he attempted
to enter one of the houses under
the control of the referee. 1t
was for this endeavor to take forcible
possession of premises he claimed to own
that he was arrested the counsellor said
He said further that Mylan had concocted
the plot to have him arrested for bigamy
trial to take place in New York ON this
charge The case will come nm Monday
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
MORE THAN THE YACHTS COULD STAND
Yesterdays Wind Squalls Make Havoc
Among the Craft or Communipaw.

Yesterdays Hfnu SQuaIS MAKE Havoc
Among the Craft or Communipaw.
Considerable havoc was made by the
sweeping southeast wind during yesters
DAVIS storm among the yachts and small
craft anchored in New York Bay off the
Communipaw shore. At noon, when the
wind swept through the Narrows and up
the bay, hundreds of Yachts and boats
were riding at anchor In short time
the Naomi, of the Jersey City Yacht
Club, parted her cable and
drifted seaward. Before she was
badly damaged she was hauled off by
the same club, slipped her cable and
drifted into the Emma b., breaking her
gaff and getting other damage. The Bes-
Sic l.. lost her rudder by being washed
against the float of the club house. The
Three Sisters drifted upon the rocks and
hammered her hull until hauled off.
The big yacht, Mascot, belonging to
David Lowber, of New York city, went
ashore on the sand near the club house.
She beat the beach rather hard, but was
not seriously damaged. DR.. Marcos trim
craft, the Aunt Jennie, was carried
ashore, and she fouled another boat. She
broke her boom. and stove her sail.
Gerge Walters sixteen foot yawl was
wrecked and Norris float, under the sum-
merhouse, was carried away. The cutter
Liberty went adrift, and was tossed
against the cribbing. She lost her jib and
mainsail The Triad, of the Pavonia
Yacht Clubs feet, was capsized through
being dashed upon the reef of rocks be-
tween the club-houses Of the Jersey City
and Pavonia Yacht Clubs.
OF the Dauntless feet the Emma W.,
You Know Skip Jack, Swan, Irene and
Mitchell j. received damages by going
adrift Two of Niehoff's boats were car
ried away, and several filled and sank. A
sloop belonging to Pennsylvania Rail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
CIGAR DEALER MILLER IN COURT.
He is to Answer for Violating the Chan
cellor's Command.

He is to Answer for Violating the Chan
cellor's Command.
August Muller, cigar dealer, was be-
fore Chancellor McGill this morning to
answer for violating an injunction. Null
Ter sold cigars in this State for Landauer
& Co., wholesale cigar dealer in New
York. They alleged that he
was not accounting fully for the
goods intrusted to his care and he applied
to the Chancellor for the appointment of a
receiver. The receiver was appointed,
and Muller was ordered to turn his books
over to the receiver and refrain from col
lecting any of his outstanding debts.
The people who bought of Muller, it is
alleged, refused to recognize the receiver
and paid the money to Muller Muller
also failed to turn his books over to the
receiver, as ordered by the Court.
When these facts were brought to the
attention of the Chancellor he ordered
Muller to be taken into custody, and on
April 90 Deputy Sheriff McPhillips locked
him up in the County Jail.
Testimony was to have been taken in
the case this morning, but as the Messrs.
Landauer's counsel was not present the
matter went over.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
PROBABLY THE ELEVATOR.
Asking to Have an Adjusted Valuation
Sent Back for ReyieM.

Asking to Have an Adjusted Valuation
Sent Back for Review.
Ex-senator Brinkerhoff and Lawyer
Rosenberg made application this morning
to Judge Knapp to have part of the last
report of the Commissioners of Tax Ad-
justment sent back to them
The application was made on behalf of
the Commissioners, who said they had
made an error in estimating valuations of
certain properties.
Judge Knapp asked what the several
parcels of land were and who the owners
of it are, and ex-senator Brinkerhoff said
he had no memorandum of ownership
with him. The Court decided that it
wanted q week to consider the matter
because the owners of the property were
not represented; and inasmuch as it had
been confirmed and filed, a rule to show
cause why it should not be sent back in
part should be served on the defendants
The Court will render its decision Satur-
day next.
1t was subsequently learned from Mr..
Rosenberg that the greater portion Of the
lands referred to belong to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, and are located i'll the
First and Second districts, the bulk being
in Harsimus Cove.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
Tho Erie,s New Time Table.

A new time table goes into effect on the
Erie Railroad at noon tomorrow. A new
feature is that the Erie will control the
Orange branch independent of the Green
wood Lake trains. None of the Orange
trains will stop between Jersey City and
Orange Junction. Passengers going
from points along Greenwood Lake road
to Orange will change cars at Forest Hill
The trains will run solid from Jersey
City to Orange, instead of cars being
taken on at Orange Junction by Green
wood Lake trains All the trains are
of 'sMcAllister's 400"
Greenwood Lake specials will leave
Jersey City on week days at $3.50 a. m. and
440 D. M; Sundays 1913 a. m. Excepting
tomorrow's 9:12 a. m. express) Specials
leave Greenwood Lake at 1880 a, m. and
$40 p. m; Sundays, 500 p. m.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
THE STORM BLOCKS TRAVEL
Pennsylvania Trains Are Held Back b


Pennsylvania Trains Are Held Back by
the Many Washouts.
The gatemen at the Pennsylvania Rail
road Station in this city were notified this
morning to inform the passengers that
the road was not open west of Harrisburg
and south of Washington, This was due
to the many washouts and other damage
caused by the heavy storms of the past
few days
The other trains however, are all rum
ming on time with the exception of the
Chicago limited, which was not sent out
this morning The railroad wires are re-
ported to be down west of Harrisburg.
and 1t is difficult matter to obtain any
definite information as to the exact con
d1tlon OF affairs beyond that point.
The Atlantic express from the South,
which should have arrived at this CITY at
BIO O'Clock yesterday afternoon, is now at
Altoona unable to get any further North.
No Western train on the Pennsylvania
road has reached this city since 925
O'Clock yesterday morning.
This state of affairs has caused consider
able trouble among travellers The tide
of travel northward on the southern road
has just set in, and there is large num-
Der of tourists who are anxious to get
north before the weather begins. There
Is also considerable westward travel which
is greatly Inconvenience by the delay.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
Kilrain Is Home Again.

Jake Kilrain, the pugilist, passed
through this city today en- route for Balti-
more to attend his mothers funeral. He
arrived from Europe last evening on the
steamship Adriatic. Charlie Mitchell was
a fellow passenger. The vessel reached
her pier at seven o'clock this morning
and the pair were heartily greeted by
many members of the sporting fraternity.
Kilrain weighs 207 pounds now He will
meet Sullivan at between 1856 and 100. He
will go into active training in Baltimore
next week, with Charlie Mitchell and
Johnnie Murphy. the Boston bantam, as
his attendants.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
Showed His Money and missed IT,

Philip Hoehl, of No. 212 New York ave-
nue., and August Seehause. of No 1sS
New York avenue, were committed by JUS
tice Stilsing this morning for trial for lar
ceny of the person on charge made by
Michael Machin, of No. SO Humboldt
street. All these were drinking in a
saloon yesterday, when Machin displayed
a roll of bills. Shortly afterward he
missed his money and accused
Hoehl and Seehause of rob
bing him, and had them arrested. In the
pockets of one was found $40 bill, and
the other IS bill, which Machin said
belonged to him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01

and whole forests of trees, railroad
bridges, county bridges, RATS, inverted
skiffs, and driftwood by the acre are float
| ing down the river, from all of which i'm
| ploring hands are held out to those on the
banks, willing but impotent to help.
| Information received is meagre, but for
the most part accurate. The first great
rush of water reached here at seven
O'Clock last evening. This came down
from the bursted dam above Johnstown.
1t came like frenZied whirlpool, and be-
fore the people could realize it they were
swept into its grasp. Fortunately the
people living on the low lying ground es--
capped. At half-past seven O'Clock last
night great pile of drift wood was swept
along, and from it came cries of Help,
| help"
The Mortified spectators on the shore
| saw three women on q raft, to one OF
whom were clinging two children, neither
OF whom was apparently more than an
infant. The rapidity of the current and
the position of the raft on the stream, to-
| gether with the lack of facilities for rescu-
ing, precluded the possibility of action,
and the raft passed out of sight, the
! screams of the women and children blend
ing in their pleadings for aid long after
the raft passed around the bend.
| Tine stream then became thickly strewn
| with men, women and children clinging
to all sorts of temporary means of saliva
/ tion and two men and women clung
madly to the tops of huge trees, the men
emulating the females in their shrieks for
help that it was not possible to give. just
at dark lad was noticed clinging to q
| log.
| James Curry secured long line, and
ran to the river bank. The moose of the
lasso fell over the boys shoulders, and q
moment later the drenched little fellow
| baIrln6 fO 10 nh Ha rr-oc a
stored, and stated that his name was Ed
ward Harter, thirteen years of age.
He had lived with his father,
grandfather and mother in Cambria
City, part of Johnstown. At four
O'Clock their home had been caught in the
| flood. They had all climbed up on a mass
of driftwood and were carried along. The
| raft went to pieces against a bridge pier
and he had not seen his relatives since,
but thought that they were all drowned
A Little Boy Left Alone.
NEW FLORENCE, Pa, June 1, 1SS9.-The
water is higher here than it was ever
known before and still rising. Centre
vile, across the river. is half submerged,
but no lives were lost here. Two persons
were rescued from floating pieces of
wreck and forty-five others were seen
floating past besides many dead bodies
There Is probably not bridge standing
ON the Conemaugh or Kiskiminetas from
Johnstown to Leechburg. Another res
cued here, little boy, said his house had
fioated over the stone bridge. He was
asked how many there had been in his
family.
Father, mother and three sisters" he
replied
"Where are theysn
He pointed to the river and burst into
tears.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-01
The susquehanna Refitted.

The ferry boat Susquehanna has been
recently refitted and new boilers put in.
She will be put on the Chambers street
route Monday, adding another to the two
boats already on that route. From to Z
O'Clock a. m. boats win run every ten
minutes; from Z to II a. M, every seven
and half minutes: from II a. m. to 8 D.
M, every ten minutes; from to p. M,
every seven and half minutes.