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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
A SHADY CONCERN.

Some Facts About the American Mer-
chants Mutual Protective Association.
The stories in some of the New York
papers of today concerning the American
Merchants Mutual Protective Associa-
peculiar methods adopted by the concern
in the collection of moneys. The assoc1a-
ton Is a collection agency that claims to
have headquarters in Newark and
branches in several of the cities in the
State. Its circulars announce that Henry
b. Marchbank is its general manager.
Marchbank is the man who, when Bald
win had wrecked the Mechanics Bank in
Newark, was found also to have stolen
some OF its funds, and who served a term
In State Prison for his crime.
The agency pretends to be an associa-
tion of merchants dubbed together for
Their own profession against frauds and
dead beats, who prey upon the cOmmun-
lty. WheBa tradesman places a bill for
collection in the hands of the manager,
notice is sent to the debtor to settle. II
he pays no heed to it he is served with
another notice that unless payment be
made within a given time he will be
blacklisted among tradesmen all over the
locality. If he still remains obdurate he
is apt to receive a third notice, with the
print, in dead black, of a horse and wagon
at the head. The notice assures him that
unless he settles at once, the dead wagon
will be sent to his house or his place OF
business frequently. The scheme is by
this process of bulldozing to frighten or
shame man into the payment of claim
without any regard whatever to its pro-
priety.
The scheme is so much beyond the pale
of tho law thof ha Initial of
ment will not even permit the association
TO send Its notices through the mail with
the name of the association on the out
side of the envelope. Several lawyers
who We're questioned about the matter
this morning say that the association has
no dead wagon" nor any other kind of q
wagon to send around on its mission; and
that ii it were employed to enforce the
payment of claim, not only the associa-
ton, but the tradeSman whose bill is thus
attempted to be collected would be liable
to suit, civil or criminal, for slander or
libel, and if the claim could be shown to
an unjust one, for blackmail as well.
The agency in this city has been in
charge of a man named William L.
Osmun and it's place of business is q little
room in the Fuller building. 1t is the
fact that s. check sent from that office
to- one Mr. Kirschner in payment of
money collected for him was sent back to
Kirschner when he deposited it decorated
with the legend mot good" that has
brought the association into very un-
enviable notoriety just now. 1t is claimed
that it was found difficult to induce the
payment Of the check and that the money
was handed over yesterday only after
threats of prosecution for embezzlement
had been indulged in. Meanwhile an
other man who left a claim of s. with the
agency for collection tells story of the
trouble he has had in endeavoring to get
the little amount out of the hands of the
association after it had been collected.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
MANY LARGE SALES.
Real Estate Transfers Negotiated by
Joseph Warren.

Real Estate Transfers Negotiated by
Joseph Warren.
Ex-Finance Commissioner Joseph War
rem has not been inactive this summer.
He reports large number of recent sales
of property effected by him. Here is the
list:-
House and lot, No 211 Newark avenue pro-
perty of Mrs. Kane for S9,750; lots fronting on
Leonard and Grace streets, belonging to Joseph
E. Miller, executor of estate of G. p. Dakin. de-
ceased, for Sc, 6,655; house and lot No. 552 Grove
street, property of John Masterson, for
S7,675; No. 206 Pacific avenue, property of
Joseph Wilkinson, for 81, $50; No. rs Cole street
to Mr.. DAILY, Newark avenue dry goods man, for
S4,950; four houses and two vacant lots on Web
ster avenue, Nos. 500, 81 37s and 375, property
of Gilbert Combs, for $11,265; house and lot, No.
346 Varick street, property of John j.
Cox for $4,000; house and two lots on Magnolia
avenue, 100 feet from Baldwin avenue. property
of Mr.. Allen President of the Board of Aldermen
of Jersey City, for $1,000; house and lot No 3615
Erie street property of Mr.. Moss, for S., 900;
house and lot on Seventh street, west
of Brunswick street, property of
other houses on the same street, one purchased
by Mrs c. Herbert, for $1,000, and the other for
So 100; by Mrs. Vaughan, house and lot No. 254
Hutton street, property of Mr. Frank, for 81, ,525;
house and lot No 1856 Fifth street, property of
First street, property of MIR. Mccarthy, for $3050
two vacant lots on Pacific avenue, west of Com
munipaw avenue, owned by Joseph wilkinson,
for $4,000; house and lot No. I'll Fourth
house and lot, Nos. 295 and 299 Newark avenue
property of Mr.. Henche, for IS, 200; house and
lot, No. $50 Second street, property of Mr.. Good
win, for 81, 675, making total of $685. Joseph
Warren, the auctioneer, says that all of the
above sales were well attended, and the prices
brought were satisfactory to owners.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
FOUR NEW LOCOMOTIVES.
The Funny Looking Machines the p. r.
II. Has Put in Service.

The Funny Looking Machines the p. r.
Il. Has Put in Service.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has just turned out from the Altoona
shops four new locomotives which differ
somewhat from the engines now on the
road, both in appearance and construc-
tion
In appearance they call to mind the
English locomotive with which the COM
pany is now experimenting. They have q
large, clumsy boiler, which backs up
against the can like square box, while
the cab itself is ungainly in appearance.
They are built, however, on the same
plan as all the Pennsylvania locomotives,
only their boilers are much larger. and
they carry 100 pounds of steam, while the
largest of the old ones do not exceed 140
pounds.
The new engines are more powerful,
and capable of carrying extremely heavy
trains. Two are in use ON this division,
and two run out of Philadelphia.
They are said to do excellent work and
fulfill all expectations of their designer.
One which was drawing the noon New
Brunswick express to this city broke
down yesterday and the train was de-
layed an hour.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
HIS LIFE FOR ANOTHER.

An Erie FIagman ForgetfuI of His Own
Danger in Face of Danger to Others.
John Van Deuner, dagman employed
on the Erie Railroad. near the Jersey ave-
nue. crossing, was struck by an engine and
severely injured one night last week. He
was removed to st. Francis Hospital,
and the case was reported in the afternoon
newspapers next day.
The true story OF how the accident was
brought about was known only a day or
two ago, when the injured man recovered
sufficiently to realize and converse upon
what had happened.
He says the night was dark; lady and
and gentleman attempted to cross the
tracks just as the gates were about to be
lowered. The gateman did not see them.
He was near by. An East bound train
was coming in, and West bound train
was going out. In his frantic efforts to
save the bewildered couple by pushing
them in the back with the end of his flag
staff, he forgot his own danger. The
couple passed safely over, and probably
do not yet know that he was hurt in his
efforts to save them
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
GENERAL SHERMAN INSULTED.
G. A. r.. Men Refuse to Let Him Ride in
Their Car.

G. A. II. Men Refuse to Let Him Ride in
Their Car.
CHICAGO, August 81, 1Ss9.-Hoyt Sher-
man. of Des Moines, Iowa, brother of
General Sherman, alleges that the Gen
eral was shamefully treated by G. A. R.
men wearing Phil Sheridan Post badges
on his return yesterday from the Milwau-
kee Convention.
At the depot the General was shown
into car, but he had scarcely settled
himself when crowd of G.. A. r. mem
bers swooped down on the car and
claimed it, saying the seats were all
taken.
They wouldn't consent to the General
remaining in the car. and Mr.. Sherman
was compelled to find seat in a forward
car for his brother. The General was so
exercised over the occurrence that instead
of remaining over day in Chicago with
his brother, as he had originally intended,
he suddenly changed his mind and took q
New York train without even going to a
hotel.
General Alger, when told of the re-
ported rudeness, said it was almost beyond
belief and thought that either General
Sherman was mistaken or that the men
did not know him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
sherIfr Davis Complimented.

The Democratic County Committee
met last evening in the headquarters, No.
$40 Grove street. The primaries were
called for next Tuesday evening. The
places appear in our advertising columns
Sheriff Davis, Hugh Kelly, ofthe Board
of Education, Charles Esterbrook, George
Bowker and Mr.. Armstrong were made q
Finance Committee in place of the old
committee, which was too unwieldy.
Sheriff Davis, Henry Byrnes, James N.
Davis, Il. r. Mersheimer, G. T. Kelleher,
George Thompson, H. E. Quidore, NJ.
Carey, John Sturgis and George Bruce
We're made the Committee on Organiza-
ton.
The committee paid deserved compli-
ment to Sheriff Davis for the good work
accomplished by the party under his
leadership.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
No Flies on This Roy.

Conrad Salz, a cigar maker, keeping a
store at No. 5S19 Cole street. this morning
made charge against eleyen-year- old
Harry McGrath, son of Joe McGrath, the
Grove street plumber, of stealing S14
from his money drawer.
The money was missed yesterday after
noon. 1t was in three different pocket
books. Salz claims that the boy came
into his store yesterday with a cigarette
butt and asked for light He drove him
out He knew the money was in the
drawer lust before the incident.
Shortly afterward he missed the pocket
books. Harry denied the charge when
arraigned. and hurled challenges at his
accuser to show proof Of his guilt with
consummate skill for one of his age. Cap
tain Christie Smith held him for further
examination
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
REMEMBERING REV. MR. CRONIN.
A Suggestion of Rev. MIR. Scudder THAI
Was Speedily Acted on.

A Suggestion of Rev. MIR. Scudder That
Was Speedily Acted on.
The Rev. Mr.. Scudder wrote from Shell
ter Island August 10 to committee in
charge of the Union services:--
II am glad to hear that the Rev. Mr..
Cronin is doing so well and is generally
liked. The thought has come to me that
It would be well for the people Of the
various churches to give him a pleasant
little reception at the conclusion of his
work and thus show him that he is ap-
preciated."
The committee heartily endorsed the
above suggestion and informed the Rev.
Mr. Cronin, who replied as follows:-
II am grateful for the kind appreciation
of my work in your city by all who have
gathered with US from Sunday to Sun
day, and should be very happy to meet
the friends in a social way before leaving
for my home.
"Allow me to suggest Tuesday, Septem-
Der 3, as the date, as / must be back in
Springfield, Mo-, to preach in one of our
churches on the next Sunday"
The informal reception will therefore
take place in the Tabernacle parlors next
Tuesday evening The people of the
churches united in these services are par
ticularly invited.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
THEY MUST MOVE ON.

The Boat Clubs That Line Hoboken's
River Walk Receive Notice.
All the Hoboken boat clubs received
notice last night from the Hoboken Land
and Improvement Company that they
must vacate their boat houses on the
river front within thirty days. or else
said houses will be torn down.
The company was obliged to do this be-
cause the boat houses are Instructions to
the improvements that are now in pro-
gress on the River Walk and above it.
The boat clubs on the Hoboken water
front are the Hillsides, Bohemians, Rose
dales, Actives, Valencias and Atlantics.
None of the clubs has as yet made any
arrangements for locating elsewhere, and
boating for the rest of the season will
probably have to be abandoned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
HEAVY WEIGHTS TO RACE.

Coroner Murrer and Frank Mcdonald
Are the Champions-Fun for the Boys.
Coroner Murrer and Undertaken Frank
Mcdonald, two heavy-weights, will settle
q dispute as to who is the fastest long
distance walker on Monday evening.
The Coroner tips the scale at 263 and
the undertaken at 265. They will start
from the corner of Palisade and Newark
avenues and walk to Freeholder Tierney's
saloon, in East Newark and return. The
stakes are $25, supper and a basket of
wine. The supper is to be eaten in East
Newark, the wine is to be drank at
home.
Mt. Peter Scanlan, from whose saloon
the big pedestrians will start, will act as
Judge and referee. He will follow in a
coach supplied by Undertaken Faherty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
WANT TO BE TEACHERS.

The County Superintendent Is Conducting
the Quarterly Examination Today.
The quarterly examination of the
teachers of Hudson county in grades 1,
2 and is in progress today at School
No. /, Hoboken.
County Superintendent of Schools
Houghton has charge of the examination.
Among the young ladies who are compet-
ing for places are Misses Annie Grogan,
Kate Gilligan and K. l.. Condor, all Of
Kearney; Misses Julia McKernan and
Marion Frost, of Weehawken; Miss
Sadie Gravatt, of West Hoboken;
Miss Annie Degross, of Gutenberg, Miss
Margaret Meyers, of Union Hill, and Miss
Carrie Bulkley, of Arlington. The teach
ers will not be required to solve any very
abstruse problems.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
FOUGHT FOR HER LOVER.
d N1MELESS D4UGBTER'S DEF
ANCE OF HER P4RENTS.
They Want Her to Encourage the Suit of
One Man; She Has Set Her Heart on
Another. The Police Take Her side

They Want Her to Encourage the Suit of
One Man; She Has Set Her Heart on
Another. The Police Take Her Side
Three well dressed ladies, nicely
dressed young man and a middle-aged
man who was thoroughly mad were es-
corted to the Gregory street police station
last evening by Policeman Stuckey. The
parties were engaged in wrangle
on Montgomery street. The middle
aged and enraged man was tugging at
the arm of the youngest woman OF the
group trying to drag her with him while
he uttered threats. against the young
man.. The youngest woman Is ms
daughter.
PRETTY DAUGHTER.
She is a pretty creature, fair, with dark
eyes and brown hair. Amiable, too, she
seems. Her father was endeavoring, to
force her to return home. She told her
story in way that convinced Captain
McKaig and Sergeant Cox that she was
not lodging the truth. She said she had
been a dutiful daughter; that from the
had always given her money to her mann.
ma. Her father disputed the delivery OF
the wages and she sweetly retorted
81 gave it to mamma, not to you, papa.
TWO YOUNG MEN IN THE CASE.
Her parents had actually driven her
from home by their fault finding, she de
clared. The indignant father interrupted
the story of the daughter by threatening
to exterminate the young man. Then the
secret of the estrangement leaked out.
The daughter had beau whom
the parents liked. The daughter pre-
ferred the young man who was in the
police station with her. The choice not
being that of her parents they made 1t
unpleasant for her. She stated that she
had done nothing wrong and was board
ing with an eminently respectable old
lady, the mother of the veteran letter
carrier, Tom Wakefield, No. 237 Mont
gonery street.
AS the daughter is twenty years old she
could not be detained or driven home
against her will She had the sympathy
of the officers. A moment after her de-
parture her mother arrived.
INFORMATION REFUSED.
Captain McKaig gave the parents some
excellent advice, which, IL they heed,
there will be reconciliation, and they
will not assume longer to dictate whom
their son-in-law must be. The names of
the interested persons were not learned
by the police.
When JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter
went to the house this afternoon to learn
the name of the young lady he was shown
unceremoniOuSly to the door.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
CHURCH NOTICES

UNION COMMUNION SERVICE The Second Pres
byterrian. Second Reformed Park Reformed,
Grand Street Reformed and Tabernacle Churches
will unite in Communion Services conducted by
the Rev. H c. Cronin, in the Tabernacle Church,
at half-pas ten, a. IN. Subject:-'The Two
Dispensations.
In TIE TABERNACLE, at forty-fve minutes after
seven d. M Preaching by the Rev. II. G..
Cronin. Subject = What Shall l Do with
Jesus?" The Union services for the summer
close with this service.
TRINrrY NJ. e. CHURCH York street, near
Warren Preaching at half-past ten a. m and
forty-fve minutes after seven p. M, by the pas
tor. the Rev John Crawford, In the morning,
the HOLY Communion, with "A Lesson from the
Pronhet Zechariah.n In the evening Some IL
Iustrations Of Bible Truth, Brought from the
South Sea islands,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
Much Ado About Nothing.

Mrs. Catharine Sinclair, of No. 2S5
Bloomfield street, Hoboken, has com
planned to the police of that city that two
vounr men. who live in the flat at No.
234, opposite her residence, have acted in
an indecent manner.
She says that the young. men walk
about their rooms in their nlghtrobes in
full view of her visitors.
The house where the young men board
is kept by Mrs. DR.. Herzog, who says that
it is all nonsense to suppose that tne
voune men would act in an indecent
manner. at is not necessary" she added.
s'for Mrs. Sinclair or anybody else to peep
through the blinds watching these young
men retiring"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
Murderous Nrormons.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, August 81,
1889. The people in Grid, a small settle
ment in Idaho, near the northern bound
airy of Utah, are excited over an alleged
murder that took place there few days
since. A woman died and the Coroners
jury composed OF Mormons found that
strychnine, the poison having been ad-
mfnistered by her own hands.
County Attorney Spencer caused further
investigation, and it is now believed the
woman was strangled to death. The hus-
pand, who is Mormon, and girl whom
he wanted for second wife, have been
committed to jail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
Engaging Duslsy Stars.

1.-TWO hundred colored men and women
wanted at the Academy of Music as
auxiliaries in Uncle Toms Cabin Call
at noon Saturday."
This notice was posted about those sec
tions of the city where the cullud folk
colonize. The wise darkey waiteth not
till the eleventh hour on an occasion of
this kind, but hustleth.
There has, for several days, been little
rest for the manager of the Academy, and
when the tardy darkies arrived at noon
they found the earlier birds HAD caught
ON and they were left. The constellation
of dusky stars had been engaged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
The Tanneries for England.

Among the passengers on the Umbria
for Europe today were Ferdinand A. Wy
man and Banker Walter Potter. who
practically carry away with them all the
tanneries in New York and New England.
They, in fact. take with them all the
plans and figures for surrendering the
tannery industries of these parts to an
English syndicate. The trust has been
formed, and these gentlemen are destined
to put the finishing touches ou it. In the
cabin of the Umbria are Sir Augustus
and Lady Alderly, Hon. William E.
Chandler, Lloyd Chandler and Edgar
FaWcett.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
The Policy knocked Out of 1t.

There came to the hands of Receiving
Teller J. A. Clark, of the First National
Bank, this morning, well battered relic
of the Johnstown floods, It was an in
surance policy, drawn by the Jersey City
Insurance Company, on some property in
Johnstown. 1t had been swept away in
the torrent and lay in the waters till they
subsidized, when it was recovered. 1t was
sent to the bank for the collection of re-
bate the insurance company allows upon
it. and is now in the hands of the insur-
ance company.
''It is the worst looking old soldier you
ever saw" said Mr.. Clark. in describing it
this morning sit is battered all to pieces.
The policy is all knocked out of it,"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
LONDON'S BIG STRIKE.
The Dock Companies Are Willing to
Hear Proposals from the Men.
RU CnTIe fo the Tinted Preee

Inc DOCK companies Are Wiling Co
Hear Proposals from the Men.
By Gable to the United Press.
LONDON, August 81, 18S9.--Negotiation
between the strikers committee and the
directors of the dock companies are still
in progress.
Mr.. Burns addressed a large meeting of
the strikers and their sympathizers this
morning, saying, in the course of his re-
marks, that victory was nearer than it
was deemed possible few hours ago.
The employees of the London docks
along the lower reaches of the Thames
and also the employees of the Shadwell
companies are joining their fortunes with
the strikers, and the general belief is that
the end of the struggle is near at hand.
1t is now conceded that no settlement
in the strike is possible today. The dock
companies have intimated that these are
willing to consider further authorized
proposals from the men, but if they are
made they cannot be formulated and ne
gotiated before the strike will have be-
come almost general.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
Insane: or a Kidnapper.

Nicholas Ryan, of No. 175 Seventh
street, was remanded by Justice Stilsing
this morning, to be examined by the
County Physician in regard to his sanity.
Policeman Cooper arrested him on
Grove street yesterday upon suspicion of
kidnapping child which he had in his
possession. His actions both at the police
Station and in the court raised consider
able doubt as to his sanity.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31

The name of David G. Cagney, it is said,
was used on the Kern ticket as one of the
delegates to the State Convention from
the Fourth district without Mr.. Cagney's
permission. That gentleman is at present
In Milwaukee, and will not return until
the latter part of September. just before
he departed he gave it out that he had
severed his connection with the new fac
tion. Martin Logan, who was also elected
q delegate, has resigned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
AN INTERRUPTED DRIVE.

Dutch Kate and French Annie on Night
Lark in Bayonne.
James J. Quinn, of No 800 Grand street.
Jersey City, was arrested last evening on
charge of reckless driving on Avenue
ID, and fined $40. In default of payment
he was locked up. The coach he was
driving contained two women and man.
The women were said to be Dutch Kate
and French Annie, both well known Jer-
sey City characters. Who the man was
could not be ascertained. He and the
two women returned to the city by rail,
and later on the owner came for his car
riage and horses. The driver was drunk
and had narrow escape from being
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
Dashes About the Town.

The Tabernacle Sunday school viii resume its
sessions at noon Sunday, September 1.
A fine chance TO lay in a stock of groceries was
offered by William Hansen, Wales avenue
grocer last night. He left his store door open
He was called after midnight, Nothing had
been disturbed.
Detective Gus Hottie is suffering from an in
famed right eye. Despite his suffering he is on
duty
The Third District Democratic Club viii meet
next Tuesday evening in Gernania Hall.
Thomas NJ. Dennison, of No. 382 Henderson
street, freight handler, was struck by heavy
Star docks yesterday and taken to St. Francis.
Hospital with compound fracture Of the thigh.