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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
BAYONNE'S VICTORY.
The Supreme Court Decides the
City Can Construct Streets
Across the Central's Tracks.

Bayonne has at last established in the
Supreme Court her right to construct a
grade crossing at Twenty-second street
over the Central Railroad, which wal
vigorously contested by the railroad
company. The need Of the crossing has
long been felt by the city, and swher
they attempted to build it the railroad
company objected and claimed 800, ,0O0 fol
the damage which they alleged they
would sustain.
The Common Council, however, passed
an ordinance for the construction of the
crossing, which was promptly certiorar.
led by the railroad.
The city contested the suit with the re-
suit that the Supreme Court las just de.
cided that the city he's the right to estab-
lish the crossing.
In rendering its decision the Court
says
proceedings before us are defective be-
cause no award was made to it for the
value of the lands included IN the streets,
the streets over them"
On the part of the city 1t is insisted
that no award ought 20 have been made,
because the lands in question had been ia
fact dedicated TO pubic use as highway.
The insisbment of counssffor prosecutor
dedicate way for pu blic use across lands
occupied by it's railroad, and 90
that the conveyances relied on by the
city did not under the circumstances,
effect a dedication OF any OF it's lands
to public use as q highway. 1t is
further argued that the ordinance re-
quires these lands to be condemned; that
lands copdemred are, by the provisions
of the charter of Bayanne, taken in
fee simple, and that il these proceedings
are approved, a right will be acquired by
the c1Sy absolutely inconsistent with the
right of prosecutor to MAINTAIN and run
its railroad, and that without any COM
pensation being awarded. We believe
that municipal authorities may doubt
less accept the dedication of lands
for use as public highways, and the
Legislature may prescribe how such an
acceptance may be made and evidenced.
By section 90, of the charter Of Bayonne,
it is enacted that whenever any
street or avenue or any part OF
any street or avenue has been or shall be
dedicated by the property owner to the
public as public highway to be used as
such, the council may, by a simple reso-
luton and without further or other pro-
ceedings declare such street or avenue or
part thereof open to bhe public as such.
Under such authority mere resolution
Of council will effect an acceptance of
lands SO dedicated, and without notice to
the land owner and alleged dedicator.
But such provision, in my Judgment,
does not restrict council In accepting the
dedication of q highway to that form of
actlon ordinarily called resolution
The decision is regarded as an import
Aant one inasmuch as it effects the question
laof dedication of property TO public uses
for highways across railroad tracks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
young, pretty and Prisoners,

Chief of Police Murphy last evening re-
ceived a dispatch from Constable Soper,
of Perth Amboy, to watch out for two
Swedish girls who would arrive on an
early train, and to detain them at Police
Headquarters. They were wanted for the
larceny of 81 from the pocket of j. W.
Campbell, of Metouchen, with whom one
OF the girls lived as servant Detective
Morris and Patrolman Mcmahon appre-
hended the two girls, who gave their
names as Tillie Johnson, aged nineteen,
and Annie Nelson. aged eighteen. Both
are pretty young. women, were neatly
New York to attend the theatre. Com
stable Soper soon afterward arrived, and
after getting a warrant endorsed by JUS
tice Weed started with his fair prisoners
tor Metouchen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
HAYES ACCUSES KILLEEN.
He Says the Restaurant Keeper and Hi
Waiter Robbed Him.


Waiter Robbed Him.
Thomas Killeen, proprietor of the res
taurant at No. GA Montgomery street. and
his waiter, John Redmond, were this
morning committed for trial on the
charge Of robbing John Hayes, Of No. 92
Montgomery street. of s1s0. Justice Still
sing subsequently said that he might
accept bail, in which case he would re-
determine the charge and make it larceny
from the person.
Hayes is 'longshoreman. He is in the
habit of saving his money unknown to
his wife. He earns between SIS and S18
q week. In court this morning he testi-
fed that he had thus saved up S140 which
he always carried in his pockets. He de-
ciared that he had not drank drop of in
toxicating liquors since Christmas, until
Monday night last, about ten o'clock,
when, feeling bad, he took glass Of rum
and afterward went into Killeenis res
taurant and called for a stew of oysters.
A woman, whom he supposed was the
wife Of the proprietor, and Waiter Red
mond We're in the restaurant when he
entered. Killeen shortly afterward made
his appearance. Mrs. Kiileen lett. a
young woman cane in and took a seat at
a table just behind him. She called for a
stew of oysters and was refused, for what
replied to the young woman, you've
played that game on US too many times =
Hayes said he offered to pay for the
young woman's stew. She was served
with beef stew. He could not remember
when the young woman went out. When
he exposed a roll of bills the waiter said
you've got plenty of money; you want
to send out and get pint of BEER
Hayes gave him So, and the waiter re-
turned with the beer and $4. so In change
Hayes wanted to know if the beer cost
fifty cents, and the waiter Immediately
handed him the deficit. The beer was
drank. Proprietor Kilieen came and sat
down alongside Of him. As he was about
to leave Killeen said. Hold UP, you want
to drink with me- and beer was again
sent for.
Hayes, who claims that he was drugged,
says he didn't notice any difference in the
taste OF the beer, but the last he drank
went immediately to his head. Shortly
afterward, he said, he found Killeen's s
hands in his pockets, and asked him what
he was doing. Killeen replied, Nothing.
Sit down" He removed his pocketbook
from his pocket and put it into his breast
beneath mis- undershirt A moment or
two later he was grabbed by the waiter
from behind and both arms pinioned,
while killeen came toward him, felt
about his chest and said, 'All right. Let
CO." Al that moment he lost conscious
ness and remembered nothing until he
awoke at his home the following morn
ing.
He told the story with every detail,
even to the amount of catsup he put on
his oysters. Justice Stilsing, although
realizing that Hayes might be mistaken
as to whether the robbery actually oc-
CURED in Killeen's saloon, was impressed
with his straightforward story, and
obliged him to repeat it three times with
all rhn dptailr ht1t xua mn ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
A BAYONNE BURGLAR.
He Makes a Systematic Raid on Yves
Eighth Street Houses.

He Makes a Systematic Raid on West
Eighth Street Houses.
Between the hours of one and three
O'Clock yesterday morning n sneak thief
made a systematic raid upon the villas
along West Eighth street. Bergen Point.
While trying to enter the home of Mr..
Hobson his movements attracted the at
tention of Mrs. Hobson, who had not re-
tired. She made noise that caused
the fellow to decamp. Later
he entered the home of Ralph g. Pack
ard, where ne secured two gold watches.
At the homes of Mrs. Mary MacFarland
and Charles Coleman he failed to effect
an entrance. Towards three o'clock,
while trying to enter the boarding house
Of Miss Jane Cooper, he awakened that
lady, who screamed and aroused the
neighborhood. The Bayonne police be-
lieve that the rascal was a notorious
Elizabethport youth named Thomas alias
Tramp" Barry, who some months ago
escaped from policeman while en- route
to the County Jail. and who was cap
tured while swimming across the Morris
canal by Mounted Policeman Mackey, of
the Fifth precinct, this city.
Barry escaped from Elizabeth on
Wednesday evening to Bayonne during
a raid the police of that city made upon
the gang of young hoodlums, of which he
is q leader. The description given by
Miss Cooper tallies with that of Barry.
Mrs. Mary Dee, wife of Michael Dee, of
No. 6S Evergreen street, Bayonne, died
suddenly on Thursday night. Coroner
Brackner will hold an inquest.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
THE KIDNAPPED GIRL DIVORCED.
Mary Hughes who Says She was Forced
to Marry Set Free.

Mary Hughes who Says She was Forced
to Marry Set Free.
Specia, to the JERSEY Citu Ne,cs
TRENTON, July 26, $780, "A decree of di.
vorce was yesterday granted by Vice
Chancellor Pitney TO Mary Hughes, the
New Brunswick girl who was kidnapped
last fall by John Fouratte. and was COM
pelled, according to her story, to marry
h3S son James.
Mary was only sixteen years old. and is
the daughter OF Richard W. Hughes. On
October 80 last, she started to so to
New York, not asking permission of
her parents. When she got to the rail
road station at Skeleton, finding she
had not enough money to go to New
York she thought she woNld walk to q
friends house, not far away, and stay
till morning. She turned the wrong way
and became lost in the woods. After
walking about for long time she finally
came to little hut, in which lived John
Fouratte and Ills wife. She remained
there all night. but they would not let
her depart the following morning, so she
said, but kept her a close prisoner for
two weeks. On the night of November
10, the old man compelled her to go with
him TO the Rarithn River and to embark
in a row boat. They drifted and rowed
down the stream until morning, when
they landed near Kreisonerville, Staten
Island, where James Fouratte, son of
the old man, lived alone in small hut.
There the girl was taken in spite Of her
proteStations.
After several days had passed. James
took her for walk one evening, she not
knowing where they were going. He
told her, after they had been walking
some distance, that they were going to a
minister's house to get married, and when
she protested he threatened her with q
revolver and made her promise that she
would say she was nineteen years of age.
They were married In the presence of
two women, whom the girl did not know,
and were given a certificate. Fouratte
was thirty-iive years Of age. Mary was
chen taken back to the cabin and was
forced to live with Fouratte until Decem-
Der O. when she was rescued by her father
and detective.
These facts are set forth In the bill of
complaint aud were given by the girl in
her testimony. She prayed for divorce
aud the decree has been issued. The cir
cumstance created great excitement at
New Brunswick at the time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
VAN HOUTEN POsps sTEAMER.
Chartered to Take a Big Crowd TO the
Boston G. A. II. Reunion.

Boston G. A. II. Reunion.
Van Houten Post No. 8, G. A. r., has
chartered the steamer Worcester and
completed it's arrangements for its trans
portauion and those who may accompan
The Post to Boston, August 10, to attend
the Twenty fourth National Grand Army
Encampment.
The steamer will leave New York Sum
day, August 10, at two a. M, and will ar
rive in Boston Monday morning. In
addition to the 200 members of the post,
it is anticipated, some i've hundred ex-
cursionists will avail themselves OF the
opportunity TO attend the great camp
Excursion tickets are being Issued at "a
apiece Governor Albeit and Mr.. Orestes
Cleveland have accepted invitations to
accompany the Post, which will be spe-
cially entertained by the G. Russell Low
ell Post No. z, Department of Massachu-
setts, in reciprocation of courtesies ex-
tended that Post while in this section to at
tend the recent Washington Centennial
inaugural celebration in New York. The
Headquarters of the Van Houten Post
will be at the Temple Hotel while in Bos-
ton.
Monday will be spent mainly in sight
seeing Tuesday the Post will partici-
pate IN the grand parade, headed by tha
Van Houten Flute and Drum CORPS. whlch
has been making extensive preparations
for the great. event. ON iuesany nigne
the C. Russell Lowell Post will give q
campfire and Banquet in honor of Van
Houten Posts visit. The National En-
campment will be in session Wednesday
The visitors will return Wednesday night,
reaching New York at $50 Thursday
morning The excursion tickets are goou
to return till August 90
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
wanted 70 BE . Coal baron.

James Hetferman, vagabond, engaged
to put away ten tons Of coal at fifty cents
per ton for Mrs. f. McEmmon, of No. 232
Eighth street, yesterday. At dinner
time Hefferman asked for an advance OF
McEmmon rave him a dollar
bill on account. His barrow
broke during the afternoon, and
Hefferman again appealed to Mrs Nc
Emmon for fifteen cents to get the BAR
row repaired She had no change less
than SO bill LET me have it, !" said
Hefferman, ppm an honest man, and
will return the change" Hefferman rot
the 50 bill, and that was the last seen OF
him till twelve O'Clock last night, when
he was picked up bowling drunk by
Patrolman Donovan, who had been in
search Of him. He was committed for
trisl.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
priests Home from Europe,

The Rev Father G. J. Kelly, Of st.
Mary's Church. returned from Europe
his parishioners. Father Murphy accom-
panied him. Father Kelly enjoyed also
the society of the Rev. Fathers Thomas
Stefannini, C. p, and Thomas O'Conpor,
C. p, OF St. Miohael's Monastery, West
Hoboken, who returned on the same
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
AOARNLKSS RRInEGRODM.
He Almost Snffocates Himself and Bride
by blowing Out the Gas.
snecfaE to the jersey Citg Mems.

SDectut 70 He JeISeY CsW Ners.
TRENTON, July 26. 1s90-Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Yowger, of White House,
were married Yesterday and came to
Trenton on their wedding trip. They
registered at the American House, where
Yowger told The clerk that he quietly led
his wife away from the parental roof and
married her In opposition to her parents
wishes.
to retire, YowGer blew out the gas. This
morning waiter detected the odor of gas
and burst in the door. He found the
bride and groom in an unconscious state.
A physician was summoned and sue
ceeded in reviving the couple with some
difficulty. This afternoon they left for
the hills of Hunterdon, where candles are
still in Vogue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26

Captain Law is anxious to increase his
musical force. He has now band Of
twelve pieces and drum corps of thirty
five members. The captain would like to
hear from any young musician who Is
ambitious to furnish music for the gal
liant Toffeys to march TO-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
Hartnett,s Neather RECORD.
CHURCH NOTICES.


ScorcH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Mercer street,
near yarick. Services by the pastor, the Rev.
David Mitchell, at 10:30 a. m. and 1880 p, m.
Scorcu PRESBYTERIAN Mission, corner Grand
street and Manning avenue. Services at n. M.
and 3:45 and $50 p. IN. Evening sermon by the
Rev. Alex, McKelvey.
LINDEN AVENUE NJ e. CHURCH Rev W.
P George, pBstor Morning sermon: with
Jesus on the Mountain Top Evening: "The
Angry Prophet and the Rebuking ASS"
BEasEN CHRIsrADELPHIAN ECcLEsIA, Odd Eel
lows Hail, corner Bergen and Fairmounr ave
nues Services at 1880 a. NJ, and D. M After
noon subiect:-s'Au answer TO the Rev. w. d.
Grants sermon on the Apostles Creed"
ST. .PAUL's NJ. q. CHURCH Third street, The
Rev. D. Halleron, pastor Preaching by the pas
tor l0:30 D. m, and T:45 q. m. Evening topic,
Irrational Amusements.n y
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH, Bowers street, near
Summit avenue, the Rev r. II, johnson, pastor.
Preaching at 1e:45 a. IN. by the Rev. John Camp
bell Service Of Song at 7:45 p, M, conducted
by Brother Andrew McWhinney OF Orange.
Hoods Sarsaparilla Is in favor with all classes
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26

WASHINGTON, July e6, 1s90.-Weather
indications for twenty-four hours, for
Eastern New York, New Jersey and
Eastern Pennsylvania;-Show fol-
lowed by fair; winds shifting to north
westerly; warmer today, slightly cool
and fair on Sunday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
Hoboken Notes.

The door Of the Free Public Library in
the new bank building was found open
this morning. Nothing was missing.
Charles Clinton will again try to evicJ
James Doran from the promises, No. rs
Hudson street. He will Institute suit in
the District Court ON Monday.
Frank McGovern, aged tWenty-three
years. of No. 1888 Newark street, siirrend-
cred himself to the police last night
MoGovern is, we'll connected. He is an
habituai drunkard.
Chanceman John Davis of No. 1872
Adams street, was arrested by Policeman
Davis last night, charged with non-sup-
port of his wife Mary. He is held.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
St. Paul,s Church Excursion.

The Catholic Young Mems Literary
Association Of the Church of St Paul ot
the Cross will give an excursion July ~
to Mount Pleasant Grove on the Hudsons
The steamer Neptune and couple q
large barges will be provided for tina
guests. and every effort to make tho Qc-
casion one Of pleasure Is being made
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
That Is About the Increase
In Jersey City Property
Valuations.
THE GRAIN ELEVATOR LOSS
Figures Presented to the Board Of
Equalization The County Tax
Rate Goes Up.
HoBOKEN's SHABBY SHOWING.

All of the valuations for the county
We're placed by the assessors before the
County Commissioners for the Equaliza-
tion OF Taxes yesterday. OF this Board
there were present Chairman Van Reipen
and Messrs. Morgan and Hamilton. The
figures submitted were Theses
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
The Tofeys Want More Music.

The Tofey Light Guald is making
preparations for the fall campaign. The
members will have new uniforms and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
Real Personal
Estate. Estate. Total

Total. $112 20s4, ,4l2 So, ,17o 900 S121 1876 02l
The tax rate for county purposes is 55695, Or
Soc per 300.
The tag rate for State school purposes is
So908 or S1c per $l00.
Total SIC. per Slo0.
The valuations for 1889 were:-Real Es-
tate, $107. .52O, ,6S4; personal estate, S, $685.
4s6, a total Of S116, ,os4, 15O. This shows a
total increase in valuation over last year
Of S., III ,871. The tax rate for county pur-
poses was .47.97O, or As cents per $780, and
for State school the rate was &c, ,525, or 81
cents per Sl00, or total rate of 20 cents
per 800, showing an increase in the tax
rate this year of 8 cents per 500.
The reports as furnished and the tax
rate made up from them are not final and
are subject to changes that may be made
by the commissioners.
The three members Of the Board of
Tax Commissioners were present yester-
day when President Nd. J. O'Donnell re-
ported Jersey City's valuations to the
Commissioners for che Equalization of
Taxes. He called of the figures III dis
Gricfa thI1r.-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26

WEST BERGEN NEWS.
All the land on Ege avenue, between
Bergen aYepue and Westside avenue, is
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26

Hoods Sarsaparilla is in favor with all classes
because it combines economy and strength.
100 Doses One Dollae
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-27
MANIFEST MALICE,
Misstatements Made Concerning Woman
SufIragei In Wyoming.

Misstatements Made Concerning Woman
sunragej In Wyoming.
Now that there is every prospect that
Wyoming will shortly be admitted as a
State, with its women exercising full
citizenship, the papers in New York and
other Eastern cities are beginning to
print letters, ostensibly from the Terri
tory, which contains statements going
to prove that woman suffrage is failure
there. The N. Y. Sun recently con-
tanned such an article. The first state
ment is that:
Notwithstanding her right to vote.
woman's influence is of little weight at
the polls. Men go to the primaries,
make up the tickets and furnish the
ballots to the women voters, who go to
the polls in cabs, deposit their votes,
and are quietly driven home again.
After the first excitement and novelty
were over, women manifested little in
terest in voting, and their disfranchise.
ment would be met with passivity and
little or no opposition on their part"
was in Wyoming only little over q
year ago, writes Lilly Devereaux Blake,
in Woman's journal, and met during my
stay in Laramie and Cheyenne many Of
the leading women of these places. ]
can, of my own personal knowledge, tes-
tify to the falsity of these allegations
That woman influence at the polls
should be less important than mans i:
not surprising when it is remembered
that the men outnumber the womer
seven to one. OF course, as men cas-
seven times as many votes as women
they are seven times as important in ef
fecting the results. Men naturally
form large proportion of the audiences
tsll public meetings: but 70 declar'
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-27
HARD ON THE FEET.
Washington Pavements Cripple Visitor
from tho Rural Districts.

Washington Pavements Cripple Visitors
from tho Rural Districts.
washington is rather peculiar city
in one respect" said DR. G. A. White,
chiropodist. ''Of all the cities in the
world perhaps not one is SO hard on the
feet especially Of visitors. The asphalt
pavements and brick sidewalks are very
nice, but it is not long before their COM
bined influence compel people to limp
from painful feet when they come here.
l have known thousands of people to
come to Washington from all parts of
the world and here it is that they have
the first trouble with their feet. People
who come here from the rural districts
can tramp over the streets of this city
but a few weeks before corns and bunions
begin to make themselves felt
'The members of the Chinese lega-
tion some time ago had very unpleas.
ant experience with American shoes
and Washington streets. Wishing to
conform to our customs to some extent,
the entire legation ordered shoes Of a
fashionable style and began wearing
them. They had never known what it
was to be bothered with painful feet,
but after they had made the change in
their footgear every one of them had
their first experience with corns and
bunions."
"Who are some of the prominent men
who have had troublesome feet?'
General Grant had to seek a chirop-
odist. So did Garfield and Colonel In
gersoll. The latter two were very
heavy men, which tended to cause foo t
troubles"
"What are the chief causes of tender
feet?'
Tight shoes, hard pavements and in
dustry. There is constant increase of
such troubles from the fact that this
city is becoming more and more fash
| ionable center, and small shoe is as
much necessity for some people, &C.
cording to their own ideas, as it is to
have their clothes cut in the latest
style. Then there is no city in the
world where so much walking is done as
in this Many people walk miles here
when they would not go square in any
other place on foot The attraction o.
our beautiful streets and city lure:
them out for exercise, when they would
take car or carriage in any Other
place. They might take all the exer
else they do now, and even more, with
out foot troubles, if they would bu
make themselves comfortable with
shoes that are large enough."-Wash
ington Post.