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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
THEY EXPOSE THE RUMBUG.
Prohibitionists Air Their Views on the
Ballot s'Reform'' Bill.

PrOhtbitiOnfsts Air Their views on the
Ballot .'Reformr' Bill.
specfal to the jersey city Ne,cs.
TRENTON, July 16, 1890. The Prohibit
ton State Committee met at Library Hall
yesterday. State Chairman Berger, of
Jersey City. presided, and other promii
nent Prohibitionists were present, INCLUDE
ing George Lamont, the last candidate
for Governor; Secretary W. Winans, of
Plainfield; Cortlandt Parker, of Amboy;
William Nicholson and the Rev DIR. j.
B. Graw, OF Camden. A recommendation
from the Executive Committee to raise
So, 500 for the State Committee in S125
subscriptions was adopted, as were reso-
lutionS of regret with respect TO the
death of General Clinton B. Fisk.
Then q long-haired member from the
pines moved to exclude reporters, and the
motion was agreed to. The secretary
came to the door as the reporters passed
out to apologize for the action of the COM
mittee, saying that in times past the re-
porters had misrepresented them and
given garbled accounts of the proceed
ings-
At the afternoon session the Committee
discussed the Ballot Reform law, and
came to the conclusion that it was a
grand scheme of the old parties to freeze
independent voters out. They believed
it to be unconstitutional and contrary to
the provisions of the Constitution, which
guaranteed the right of free citizens to
vote for every election officer They
criticized the features of the law which
provides that at least two hundred per-
sons must petition for the nomination OF
a candidate before he can be put in NOM
ination. A committee of seven were ap-
pointed to consider the new law, and re-
port at fuller meeting, with recon-
mepdations to the members of the party,
as to what action they should take under
it, They propose to hold conventions in
every Assembly District next fall.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
BOARD OF FREEHOLDERs.
An Unimportsnt Meeting of the Fathers
ON the Hin.

An UnirnpOrt9nt meeting Oh the Eatners
ON the Hill.
There was just quorum at the meet
ing of the Committee on County Institu-
tions, held at Snake Hilf yesterday, and
nothing but routine business was trans
acted. After auditing the usual claims a
communication from Storekeeper Man
ming was read. 1t stated that PIG yards
of winter prison cloth had been received
by him and asked what disposal should
to the Penitentiary COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Manning also requested the
Committee to furnish him with ten bar
rels of sal soda. This was referred to the
Board. The storekeeper also complained
that the telephone in his Office had been
out OF repair for three weeks. and that
the company would not fix it. He
thought The sooner it was removed from
the storehouse the better it would be for
the county, as it could not be used. On
motion of Freebooter Nelson, Clerk
Noonan was directed to notify the Tele-
phone Company to remove it.
At the last meeting of the Committee
Warden Ryan reported that Henry
Fricke pauper, had become insane, and
it was necessary to handcuff him to pre-
vent him from doing himself harm or
wandering away. The Warden wanted
him transferred to the asylum. The
committee asked County Physician Con-
verse to investigate the case.
DIR. Converse reported that he did not
favor the placing of any pauper in the
lunatic asylum without an order OF the
Court, but that an exception might be
made in this case, as DIR. King and him
self were both witnesses OF the mans in
sanity
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
BIGGEST HOTEL ON THE COAST.
The New E1beron Scheme of G. w.
Chiids and A. j. Drexel.
speciaL q the Iersen oitu Ne,cs.


LONG BRANCH, July 16, 1890. George
W. Childs and A. j. Drexel will now have
an opportunity to execute their long cher
ished plan of laying out the finest park
and building the biggest hotel on the
Jersey coast The plan Nigh nave been
executed long ago had these gentlemen
been able to purchase the land at Elberon
owned by the heirs of Judge John Hull.
The property includes more than one
hundred and thirty-fiye acres of the most
desirable land to be found along the
coast between Seabright and Point Pleas
ant. 1t is just south of the Elberon Hotel
Messrs. Childs and Drexel some time ago
entered into negotiations for the purchase
of the property, it being their desire to
obtain another tract which adjoins the
Hull property and lay out fine park,
erect a big hotel and number of pretty
cottages. One OF the heirs OF the estate
prevented the execution of the plans by
opposing the sale, and is said to have
been encouraged in his attitude by ex-
Judge Henry Hilton, who also desired to
purchase a portion of the land and build
big hotel.
The heir who blocked the sale has now
consented 70 dispose of the property.
1t will be sold at Elberon on August
Z, and it is believed that Childs and
Drexel win be the purchasers, Ii they
get possession of the property park
will be laid out and a big hotel that
will arouse the envy of all other hotel
proprietors on the Jersey coast will be
erected
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
TWELVE ARE DEAD.
Horrible Effects of the
Powder Explosion at
Kings Mills.

CINCINNATI. O., July l6, 1890. Twelve
persons were killed and twenty in
jured by the terrible explosion at
Kings Mills station yesterday after
noon. Two empty freight cars were rolled
on to side track where car containing
506 kegs of gunpowder were standing.
AS the cars strnck there was terrific ex-
Dlosion, and another car, containing SOC
kegs of gunpowder. exploded, making
1900 kegs altogether.
William Franey, brakeman, was
blown to pieces and no trace fof his
body has been found. A number of
cottages occupied by workmen were
injured. Several girls at work in the
cartridge factory were crippled by the ex-
plosion. All the adjacent buildings were
burned, and the track and ties torn up.
Big trees were shattered and great
mass of earth was hurled into the Miami
River, damning up the stream until il
tore great gullies through adjoining
fields and cut new channel for miles.
ALI the glass was broken in the houses
within radius of a mile, and some were
shaken from their foundations by the con
cussion. The following is list of the
Killed.
Mrs. JAMES DEACONS.
HENRY REYNOLDS.
SAMUEL STEPHENS.
Mrs. JAMES MOSS and child
Mrs. FRED KELLER and child.
WILLIAM FRANEY, brakeman.
RALPH WILLIAMS.
RAY ELSTINE.
NICK SNYDER.
An unknown man.
The following were injured:
Mrs. E. E. Eighthisser. Cincinnati,
scalp cut, two ribs broken, hurt intern.
ally; Mrs. Ida Elstun, foot and hand
badly cut and torn; Trick Schneider,
badly cut about head and side; Charles
Collins, thought to be fatally in
jnred internally; Claudio Benn, arm torn
off; Frederick Keller. face badly burned
and scalp torn; Mrs. Barbara Schneider,
head badly cut; Katie Schneider, face bad
ly burned; Tode Benn, hips discolated.
left arm broken and scalp wound; John
Mag. face badly cut and burned; Mother
Dowdell, cut about face and body; Mrs
Joseph Dowdell cut about face and
body; Bena Snyder, hurt about the
head; Charles Moon, badly hurt about
body; Miss Moon, head. limbs and
body cut by flying timbers; James Dea
con, badly hurt by flying timbers; Mrs
John Snyder, hurt internally; Mrs. John
Flynn. arms and face cut by house; Char
les Thompson, ankle broken; Allie
Thompson, hurt internally.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
A BRAVE YOUNG SOLDIER.
Lieutenant Donaldson, q. s. A., Drowned
Trying to Save a Lady.

Lieutenant Donaldson, q. s. A, Drowned
Trying to Save Lady.
SANTA ANA, Cal, July 16, 1S9o.-Lieu-
tenant c. v. Donaldson, Company G.,
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry,
quartered at Fort Grant, Ariz., and
Miss Lottie Spurgeon. the daughter
of Chairman Spurgeon of the
County Board of Supervisors,
were drowned yesterday at New
port Beach, pleasure resort a short
distance from this place. Miss Spurgeon,
who was an expert swimmer, ventured
too far from the beach and was carried
out by the current. B. +. Hall and his
daughter went to her assistance, but their
strength soon gave out.
Lieutenant Donaldson then plunged
through the surf and succeeded in rescu-
ing Hall and his daughter. He then tried
to rescue Miss Spurgeon. but just as he
reached where she was both disappeared.
Their bodies have been recovered.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
WEST BERGEN RIPPLEs.

Arthur Bartlett had great luck hunt
ing on Sunday. He shot a rdrdnl GUem.
in height He will have it mounted.
The following are the officers of the
West Bergen Pleasure Club:-Preside
John E. Brennan; yice-president, John j.
Kenny; treasurer, John j. Colord; re-
cording secretary, Martin Doyle; fnan-
cial secretary, James ]. Lynch; sergeant
alarms, Michael O'Toole. The club does
much to make West Bergen lively in a
social way.
The Maggie B. takes parties out on the
Hackensack River and Newark Bay
every fine evening. Captain +. Cook
takes great pride in his trim craft.
The West Side Avenue NJ. Z. Church
will not close for the summer. DR.. At
kinson announced last Sunday that he
would be at his post all summer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16

The blotter at Police Headquarters this
morning recorded an accident which hap
pened to Martin Debinsky, Of No. 145
Steuben street. last night. 1t was re-
corded that Debinsky, while asleep, fell
off stoop and received a severe scalp
wound.
An old colored woman, who does odd
jobs of scrubbing at Police Headquarters,
asked Captain Farrier this morning
where the ambulance took Debinsky to-.
The Captain asked:-sWho, the fellow
who fell off stoop?"
FELL off OBJ stoop?" reiterated the old
lady. why, bless de Lord, dat man
was 'saulIed in a saloon at dat place, He
was mos shamefully hammered by a
crowd o. toughs De floor OBJ de saloon
was cubbered wild blood"
The captain is making an investigation.
Debinsky was sent to st. Francis Hos
nital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
Hoboken Notes.

John Kellerman, aged twenty-five years,
a machinist of No. 73 Jefferson street.
was arrested yesterday, charged with dis
orderly conduct by Henry Schneider. He
is held.
William DwYer. aged nineteen years, of
No. 100 Clinton street, went into the res
taurant of Martin Handle on Frost street
last night, and ordered a stew which he
refused to pay for. William will spend
the next thirty days in the county jail.
Martin Harney, aged eighteen years, of
No. Sc Willow avenue, was arrested yes
terday on complaint Of William Fold, of
No. 1lS First street, charged with being
disorderly. Harvey was fined $5 this
morning.
Fred Herzog, aged twenty years, of No.
165 Willow avenue. is accused of using
threats to Annie Hinterman, of No. 107
Willow avenue. He was bailed to keep
the peace.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
STEAD'S DEFENCE.

He Did Not Know 1t Was Wrong to OBJ.
tain Money Under False Pretences.
Walter Stead, who was remanded by
Justice Stilsing yesterday morning on a
charge of obtaining by false pretences
against the United States Industrial In
surance Company from Mrs Fuller, of
Henderson street, was committed for
trial this morning. Stead stoutly main
tanned that he did not know he had no
right to collect money to put the policy
through, and that he left the policy in his
room at Mrs. Fuller's house.
Detective Clark informed the Judge
that he had searched Stead's room and
could not find the policy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
A Bold Fight for Freedom.

SDetIut TO tlt5 0eT5eD OftD Net0s.
BRIDGEToN, July 16, 1S90.-The eastern
part of this city was. thrown into state
OF excitement Monday afternoon by three
constables, a Jail warden and large posse
of citizens in pursuit of fugitive from
justice. Lorenzo, alias "Benzine" Wood
ruff, who some time ago escaped a con-
stable who was taking him to jail on a
charge of not supporting his wife. Wood
ruff gave the constables and citi-
zens a lively chase over fields, fences and
the like until he hid away in the honey
suckle of private yard When sur
rounded by the posse he tried to escape
by making bold dash, but was caught
by the sheriff's son, Harry Shaw, who
held him until the constables took him in
charge. Woodruff showed fight, but a
pair of twisters brought him TO terms,
and he was safely placed back of the bars
in iail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16

although there are seventeen above that
number there at present. BY law
passed last winter a new building will be
erected, which will be brick structure,
a counterpart of the present building, and
will cost about $25, 900 The building will
be heated with steam and lighted with
gas. AS the plans have first to be
adopted aud then the necessary funds be
in the treasury before the work is com
menced, it is not likely to be got under
way this summer, although the Governor
cessitY of enlarged Accommodations.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
DEATH FROM AN INSECT BITE
Miss Laura Egan Scratched the Wound
and Blood Poisoning Set In.

Miss Laura Egan Scratched the Wound
and Blood Poisoning Set In.
Mr.. Roderick Egan, of the Tax Boards
clerical staff. is sadly bereaved through
the death of his nineteen-year old daugh-
ter, Miss Laura Egan. Her death was
due primarily TO the bite of an insect on
Tuesday night of last week. The young
lady paid little head TO the bite at first.
II itched and she thoughtlessly scratched
it till the blood ran. Then the little
wound festered and blood poisoning set
in.
DR.. Varick's sugical skill was called
into requisition. An operation was per-
formed Monday night, but gangrene
spread fast and another operation was
necessary last night. The patient died
some hours later. She was a popular
Young lady
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
TO RESCUE ABUSED CHILDREN.
The First Case Under the New Law De-
cided in Newark.


cided in Newark.
Special to the Jersey City Mems.
NEWARK, July 16, 1s90.-The first case
under the new law regarding the posses
sion Of children whose parents are ad-
judged unfit to care for them was heard
before Justice Van Ness yester-
day. The Children's Aid and the
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children asked TO
be given possession of pretty five-year-
old child named Emma Winifred Cong
don, whose mother and stepfather, it was
alleged, are habitual drunkards. The
police records show that Robert Cameron
and his wife, the couple in question, have
been frequently arrested for drunken
ness.
Mrs. Williams, Of No. 427 Broad street,
from whom they rented the rooms. testi-
fled thatsshe had known them to remain
In bed for week at time, uttering foul
language in the presence of the little girl,
while the room and bed were in most
filthy condition. The Justice gave the
child into the care of the society.
A great deal of interest has been taken
in this case and many persons believe
that the law is an outrage, as it does not
allow the parents, even if they reform,
to regain possession of their offspring
The fifth section of the act runs as fol-
lows
when any minor child or children
shall have been abandoned, abused vio-
lated, assaulted or cruelty treated in any
manner whatsoever by parents. guard
ians or custodians and satisfactory and
legal proof of the same produced be-
fore a justice of the peace or nudge
of any court of record of said
State before whom such proof is taken
and received, it shall be lawful for any
| justice of the peace or judge or judges or
any court of record aforesaid to commit
such child or children to the care and Gus
tody of any society so incorporated, and
or children until eighteen or twenty years
of age with view to provide means suit
able for the mental, moral and physical
| Improvement of said child or children -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
SLOWLY STARVING IN THE MIRE.

A Newark Confectioner's Cruel Treat
ment of Faithful Old Horse.
The police were notified this morning
that an old horse was mired in che marshy
ground at the foot of Hoboken avenue
and that it had been there during the
past three days slowly starving to death.
The animal was said to belong to a con-
fectioner on Newark street, Hoboken,
and that, having become lame and use
less, the owner had turned it out to die
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals was notified, and
steps were taken to relieve the horses
SutferingS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
Pleasant Amusement.

Johana Harrison is in the County Jail.
It a case of too much daughter-in-law.
Johana is the wife of one of the tenants
at Caledonia Park and Mrs. Annie Kee-
gan is her mother-in-l law. Mrs Keegan
Complained today to Judge Aldridge that
her daughter-in-law's daily recreation
consisted in slapping her face, pulling
her hair and in many other equally anus
ing ways enjoying herself
The Judge issued a warrant for Mrs.
Harrison, and when she was arrested
locked her up in default Of bail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
A PRECIOUS VIRAG0.
Her Husband May Die---She Beat
Him With a Pitcher.

Mrs. Marion, OF st. Paurs avenue,
who on several occasions has beaten her
husband. gave him another and serious
dose this afternoon.
She beat him over the head with a
pitcher and SO seriously injured him that
his removal to the City Hospital was
deemed necessary. Patrolman Van
Beuren arrested her on charge of
atrocious assault and battery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
Ruilding and loan Associations.

The Montgomery Building and Loan
Association met at No. 467 Bergen ave
nue. last night. The dues paid in
amounted to $685. 30. This association
will hold sale of money on the first
Tuesday night in August.
The Highland Building and Loan AS
sociation received $42S76 in dues last
night at No 467 Bergen avenue.
Bergen Building and Loan No. 2 took
in S322, rs in dues last night at Garrison's
real estate office, Bergen avenue. near
Montgomery street.
Bergen Building and Loan No. met
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
Reading Pushing to Cape May.
Special to the Jersey CITY -Neios.

Specldt 70 Ue Jersey Cttg NeIOs.
Mays LANDING. July 16, 1890 The active
operations of young man in this county
during the past week has led to many
INQUIRIES, and it is now definitely learned
that he was here in the interest of
the Reading railroad, with view of
getting the ideas of the prominent citi-
zens on the line from Elwood to Somers
Point, as to the building of new road
between those points, From present in
formation the county is greatly exercised
over the prospect, and it IS understood will
come to the relief financially of anything
looking to an opposition line.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
FESTIVE RAILROADHRS.
Annual Picnic of the North
Hudson County Rail-
road Employees.

The regular patrons of the North Hud-
son County Railway Company noticed
strangers manning the cars in the north
ern part of the county yesterday. II they
were of an inquisitive. turn of mind they
soon learned that the annual picnic of the
employees of the road was being held at
the Union Hill Schuetzen Park.
The picnic was huge success. The
drivers and conductors, with their fami-
lies. and those who had not families,
with their best girls, journeyed to the
Schuetzen Park They forgoI all about
the brake and the indicator for the tune
being end were out for fun and they had
lots of it.
AT the time of the opening march the
monster platform was crowded. Floor
Manager Thomas Finneran, with his
dropping blonde mustache, carefully
waxed, stepped blithely on the polished
floor leading well known young lady Of
Union Hill He was followed by the
other members of the association and
their partners, and the third annual pic
mic of the North Hudson County Railway
Company Employees Association was
duly inaugurated.
The Messrs. Bonn looked on at the en-
ployes enjoying themselves and seemed
exceedingly pleased. George Goelz for
got all about the toll at the Hoboken
stables and was telling what a splendid
road the North Hudson was. j. Nc
Carthy made a mild protest to Hugo
Kroebel about the floor not being slip
perry enough to dance and sent out for q
pound of wax. Charley Haberman asked
Mccarthy to let him out at the Hacken-
sack Plank road, and SO the fun went
merrily on until midnight.
The floor was under the direction OF the
following:-Floor manager, Thomas Fin
neran; assistant floor managers, Charles
Haberman and Charles Beck; floor COM
mittee, J. Mccarthy, f. Scott. H. Bothie,
H. Duess, G. Durando and @. Case. the
Reception Committee were A. Bliss.
chairman; A. Wright, G. Goelz, j. Spill.
A. Segrell and H. Allen.
The following were the Committee of
ngements:-William Schoeneman n,
chairman; J. Dickman, treasurer, Thomas
Haberman, secretary; E. Scheid, j..
Fischer, A. Will, j. Topf. " Tribout, d.
Day, j. Sambach, w. Rephenberg, J..
Boman, w. Dietz, j. Klarman and H.
Maisal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
The Deadly Gasoline stove.
SpeciaI to the JERSEY Citv Necs.

TRENTON. N. j., July 16, 1890. The
wife of James Kearns, q saloonkeeper at
No. $40 Ferry street, was fatally burned
yesterday morning by the explosion of a
gasoline stove in the kitchen of her resi-
dence. She had discovered that the gaso-
line in the can was low and attempted to
fill it while one of the burners was
lighted The kitchen caught fire and
half dozen persons who assisted Mrs.
Kearns were more or less badly burned.
Jerry McGill, a fireman who threw the
stove into the street, also came near
losing his life. His clothing caught fire,
but he escaped without dangerous results.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
Prlncipal KirIey,s FuneraI.

Funeral services over the late Dennis
Kirley, principal of Public School No. %,
were held yesterday afternoon, at his late
home, No. 81 Washington street. Har-
rison.
A large number of the principals
friends were in attendance, among them
hart. The interment was in Evergreen
Cemetery
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
montgomery Street improvement.

Montgomery street is undergoing i'm
provements which make it one of the
most popular thoroughtares in the city.
1t is not long since it was paved from Jer-
sey avenue TO Brunswick street and men
are now paving the street with Belgian
blocks, from Brunswick street 2,000 feet
west. The contractors at this point will
lay macadamized road to the brow of
street in this locality on account of pass
ing over the meadow will not sustain an
even surface Of Belgian blocks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
The o'NeiIl's Outing,

A committee of the o'Neill Association
visited College Point yesterday and com
pleted arrangements for the O'Neills
outing at that place on September 5. A
programme of games is being arranged
by d committee and handsome prizes will
be contested for. A committee also in
spected the rooms recently vacated by
Photographer Gubelmen at the southeast
corner of Newark avenue and Henderson
street this morning. 1t is understood
that the O'Neills contemplate fitting up
these rooms for occupancy on August l.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
Caught by the knives.

Paul Iitz, aged nineteen, residing at
No. 10 Larch street, and employed at
Dodge's planning mill at the foot of St.
Paul's avenue, met with serious injury
yesterday afternoon at the mill. While
removing shavings from the planer his
right arm was caught and terribly cut by
the knives. He was sent to the City
HOsDital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-16
Her child Enticed Away.

Mrs. Lille Sleizker, of No. l62 Webster
avenue, complained to Judge Wanser to-
day that her fifteen-year. old daughter
had been enticed to house of ill-repute
in New York, and that she would not re-
turn home. Mrs. Sleizker did not know
where the house was located. She said
that she believed Mary Magee and Annie
Magee, of Central avenue, near Franklin
street, knew whore the child was. The
Court will inquire into the matter at