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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24
SL0AN'S BRUTAL CRIME.
He Is Convicted of Conspiracy to Eject
His Niece's Ruin.
Special to the JERSEY city Nelos.

Special to the jersey city Nelcs.
MT. HOLLY, April d. 189O.-In the trial
of William Sloan, for assaulting little
Bertha Haines, which was resumed this
morning, the State revealed yesterday
the plot which was conceived and carried
out by Sloan and his wife to ruin the
child.
Sloan's wife approached the girl and
told her that her husband was going to
Tattletown, down by the seashore, to
live, and wanted Bertha, who is his niece,
to go along and live with them, and
promised her fine clothes and nice
nome The girl was finally induced to
accept the offer, and arrangements were
made tor her departure. Sloan and his
wife, on the night of the 28th OF Decem-
Der, went to Bertha's home, and she
threw them bundle. of clothing from
her bedroom window, which they took
home and concealed between the beds.
Bertha then made her escape from the
house, and was soon on the way into the
pines with her uncle. The rest has all
been told.
Mrs. Sloan broke down completely in
giving her testimony, and her denial of
any participation in the conspiracy was
very feeble one. She carried with her to
the stand an innocent six months old
baby that cried and laughed as she told
her story.
The prisoners efforts to prove his inno-
cence of any crime resulted in failure,
and the story he told under the skillful
manipulation of the Prosecutor amounted
to practical confession of guilt. He en-
deavored to create an impression with
the jury that the girl was willing and
anxious to accompany him, but the jury
had not forgotten Bertha's story nor that
of her parents, or how she prayed for
their forgiveness and promised never to
go away again, no matter how much she
was tempted.
Sloan also confessed to having mar
ried his present wife in Camden three
years ago, when he knew she had an
other husband living named Charles
Curtis. Mrs. Sloan also acknowledged
this, but said she did not live with Curtis
because he abused her, and she married
Sloan because she wanted home
The case closed at noon, and after brief
arguments by the defendants counsel
and the States's officer the jury rendered
verdict of guilty without retiring.
The maximum punishment for the
crime for which Sloan has been found
guilty is fifteen years in State prison, and
sentiment seems strongly in favor of his
receiving the full measure of the law.
He will be sentenced on Saturday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24
RAILROAD NOTES

The Morris and Essex Employees Mu-
tual Benefit Association have COM
menced to make arrangements for their
cong on July II. Mr.. Henry Hoffman is
chairman of the Committee of Arrange
ments. Mr.. George H. Taylor has been
appointed on the committee for the
Passaic and Delaware Railroad and Mr..
j. j. Lane for Summit.
The Chancellor has, in behalf of Clin-
township, issued temporary order re-
straining the Lehlgh Valley Railroad
Company from continuing work on a
bridge over the lower Elizabeth road. 1t
appears that by law the railroan COM
pany must first obtain the approval of
the Township Committee to the plans,
and in this case it has not been done. The
committee want single span, while the
company want to put inter supports.
Argument will be heard in Jersey City on
Monday next.
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
and the Erie Railroads have made joint
traffic arrangement with the Northern
Steamship Company, controlled by the
Great Northern Railway, to carry all Of
the latter's traffic from Buffalo to Eastern
points. The Lackawanna officials claim
that the contract is not an exclusive
one.
Neafie & Levy have been awarded a
contract by the Erie Company for a
dtuble screw ferryboat swith a propeller
at each end, to run between New York
and Jersey City. She will be $50 feet
long, 8S feet beam. so feet wide over the
guards, and IS feet deep Of hold. The
engine will be of the compound type.
This will make the second boat OF the de-
sign yet built. the other being the Bergen,
of the Hoboken ferry, built at wburgh
by T. S. Marvel & Co.
The West Jersey Railroad Company
has decided TO lay new ties from Camden
to Cape May, distance of eighty-two
miles. New rails will also be laid over
nearly the whole route.
The Railway Clerks Association, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, will hold its an
nual meeting in this city on May II. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Athletic CLUB has
kindly rendered them the use of its club
house at Fifty second street station,
which has been accepted. Clerks from
all over the Pennsylvania system will be
in attendance.
1t Is rumored that an effort will be made
by west end citizens of Passaic to secure
better depot facilities and more convent
ent trains on the D., L. s. w. r. r.
Within the past few months that section
OF the city has developed rapidly and the
improvements would go happily on, If it
were not for the inaccessability of ample
railroad facilities to and from New YORK.
The opening of the Peapack extension
of the Rockaway Valley Railroad took
place last Saturday. The road is already
doing an extensive business on its old
division, from White House Station to
Pottersville, and with the additional
three miles to Peapack will benefit the
lime business.
1t is said that the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Company is seeking
an outlet for its coal in the direction Of
Philadelphia. To reach Philadelphia it
will be necessary for the road TO cross
the Delaware at Manunka Chunk. The
road would then 20 along the west side
OF the river to New Hope, where 1t would
son road.
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DAsHEs ABOUT TOWN.

The Grand Jury yesterday had all the
police captains before them investigating
the violations of the Excise law Sundays
and the policy business.
An invitation reception will be held at
Cooper Hall, Monday evening, April 2S,
by Jersey City Canton, No. 2, Pstriarchs
Militant, I. o. of O. +.
Finance Commissioner Penney and
Tax Commissioner O'Donnell, reap
pointed to their Boards by Mayor Cleve-
land. were both sworn in by City Clerk
Scott this morning.
The Holy Name Society of St. Mary's
Church gives an entertainment tonight
to it's members and their gentlemen
friends. The programme includes adj
dresses by the Rev. Father e. A. Farrell
and DR.. John Nevin.
Detective Kilcauley yesterday arrested
Ira Copley and had him arraigned in JUS
tice Stilsing's court this morning on
charge of maintaining lottery business
at No. 25S Washington street. Fred
Cooper. OF No. 3l6 Grove street, colored
assistant, was arraigned as a disorderly
person Both bailed
Paul kuhlbars. a seventeen-year- old
German lad, while working at Stones
Button Factory, on Summit avenue, yes
rerday morning, was caught in the shaft
ing aud hurled with terrible force against
the beams above. His head aud body
were seriously injured, and the fall re-
suited In q broken leg. He was taken to
the City Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24
FOOD ADULTHRATION.
The State Dairy Commits
sioner Makes Astound-
ing Revelations.
PAINT FOR BOLOGNA.
The sausages Are Stained and
Varnished---About Half All
You Eat is Doctored.
PAINT FOR BOLOGNA
Special to the Jerssy ctr Nelos.

TRENToN, April "a, 1890. State Dairy
Commissioner William K. Newton has
submitted his annual report to the Legis-
lature. His duties not only extend to
dairy products and their authorizations,
but as well to foods and drugs.
As to oleomargarfne the Commissioner
says that very large quantities are sold
throughout the State, though the sale
has been kept within the bounds Of the
law. Special taxes ale paid by ffty-four
persons in the State. There is large
increase in the number of licenses issued
in Jersey City and falling OF else
where.
FOODS.
n During the year 2,507 articles of food
W. analyzed. OF these ,405 were pure
or equal to the legal standard, and l02
were adulterated or below the standard
This shows that 5604 per cent. were pEl y
and 1886 per cent. adulterared.
The following table exhibits in det&
the names of the articles examined ant'
the results obtained:--
ARTICLES OF FOOD EXAMINED.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24
Stole Arass Journals.

Charles Donnelly, of No. 1S9 Newark
avenue, was arrested last night by Spec
ial Officer McGurk. of the Erie
from Pullman palace cars in the
Erie Railroad yards on March 25 On that
day Donnelly went from the yards tc the
ferry house with a bundle. McGrrk
asked what he had. Donnelly threw
down the bundle and started to run
The officer giving chas. The bundle
contained brass journals. Donnelly fired
a number of milk can tops at the officer
and finally escaped Yesterday McGurk
caught him at Newark avenue aud Erie
streets. This morning Justice committed
him for trial
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24

Union Hill. met last night. Two new
members were initiated.
The Employees Association of the North
Hudson County Railway Company met
at Nolte's last night and transacted
routine business.
Mrs, August Sharp, of New Durham,
has been missing from her home since
Monday. She is an aged lady and subject
to epipleptic fits.
Herman Ahrens, bookkeeper for a
New York firm and living on Herman
avenue, Gutten berg, was taken suddenly
ill on Bergenline avenue, Union Hill, last
night. He was removed to his home in a
coach.
The Union Hill Board of Council met
last night. Only routine business was
transacted
Michael Williams, a colored hostler at
the Gutenberg race track, struck Will
lam Michaels, fellow employe, with a
beer bottle in saloon row in West New
York last night. Michaels is not seri-
ously hurt. Williams made his escape.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24

Extracted honey was found 10 pc pretty
freely adulterated with either glucose or
cane sugar syrup. EignJy-three samples
were adulterated out of Ill.
One-half of the samples of maple syrup
analyzed were adulterated with molasses
or cane sugar. MolasseS was found to be
largely adulterated, chiefly with glucose.
Some samples had been bleached by tho
use of sulphurous acid, and some con-
tanned tin.
Seven out of ten samples Of pickles con-
tanned copper.
Six samples of self-raising buckwheat
flour were analyzed by Prof. Cornwall for
the purpose of ascertaining the compost
tion. The analysis showed that this
preparation is made by adding a certain
quantity of the cheaper baking powder
mixtures, especially acid phosphate OF
lime, or alumina and bicarbonate OF
soda. OF those examined none contained
cream of tartar.
One sample of raspberry syrup was ex-
amined. 1t was composed OF cane sugar
syrup favored with one of the artificial
ethereal navOrlng essences and was coli
ored with eosine-an aniline dye. No
raspberry entered into it's composition.
A careful investigation has been made
as to the man ufacture of bologna and
smoked sausage, and the following facts
were revealed:-Ine analysis OF the
bologna and the skin in which the meat
was placed showed that some dye,f. .rf
ably one of the anilines, was uSF
color the material in order that e
defect might be hidden or the
made to appear better than no. "
was; also, that some substanc had
been applied to the exterior of the sau-
sage similar to varnish. Further analysis
revealed the presence of doazoben~
zine, or Bismark brown, one of the ami
line colors; this was in the meat. The
skin or casing was coated with YARN
ish containing shellac. This discovery
was the means Of arriving at all the de-
tails of the process employed. The sau-
sage in question was prepared in the fox
lowing way:-Afrer the meat was chopped
and the sausage meat thus prepared put
in the castings, the sausage was boiled in
bath containing a portion Of the follow
ing coloring agent:-Bismark brown, IA
parts; garnet red. 2 parts; water, l16
pints. This gave the sausage 8 brown
color. When this process was complete
the sausages were coated with varnlsh
composed of shellac, resin, oil and alco-
hoI. In order that the small manufac-
turers of sausage might engage IN the
practice of making dyed sausages, the
Compositions referred to above were Of
fered for sale through the State, and the
staining material was sold under tha
name Of ''smokine' or liquid smoks"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24
Baeked Against the Train.

William Meyers, of No. 391 Grove
street, driver of one of Michael Rear
don.s milk wagons, while driving across
the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at
Warren street at about half
past three this morning was struck
sent flying through the air. Meyers
landed some distance away with a
broken leg. The horse escaped injury.
DIR. Watson set the broken limb and
Myers was sent to st. Francis Hospital
in the patrol wagon
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24
WEEHAwKBN SALOONS.
The License Fee is an Unfair Advantage
to Low Groggeries.

Tn0 License rec IS an UNFAIR advantage
to Low Groggeries.
Several Weehawken saloon keepers are
up in arms at what tnev call unjust dis
crimination by the authorities. The
better class of saloon keepers are COM
PEELED to pay the regular license fee of S100
or they will not be allowed to sell liquors
while several low gin-mills are allowed
to openly violate the law.
Some Of the saloon keepers have large
sign on the door which states that tenn
perance drinks only can be had, but this
Is only blind, and beer, whiskey or any
other strong drink Is sold to those who
are known to be all right. There are
others, however, who violate the law with
impunity. They make no pretence of
selling temperance drinks, but conduct a
regular liquor saloon business.
Zone of the prominentsS tsSsaloonkeepers
said today that some steps would soon be
taken to make the others come to time,
or they would refuse to pay the license
fee "You see how it is"' said he, 'f
these low groggeries were COM
PEELED to pay 500 a year license fee
they would imme diately be obliged to
close their doors. AS it is now. they Jug
gle with the authorities and escape the
paving of the fee. The authorities are
cornizant of the existing state Of affairs,
but are auspiciously Inactive.
North Hudson Notes.
MYSTIC Tie No. 1913, T. and A. NJ, OF
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24
UNWED AND REWED.

Received His Decree of Divorce and
Marriage Certificate Together.
Special to the jersey Citg Neus.
ATco, April "a. 1890. Max Keyser, of
Chesilhurst, was married at that place
yesterday under peculiar circumstances.
Mr.. Keyser came to this section five
years ago, leaving his wife and children
in Philadelphia. Recently he sued for a
divorce, and yesterday Lawyer Fred Rex,
of Camden, went to Chesilhurst with the
decree. On the train with him were JUS
tice SchmitZ aud several other well known
gentlemen. Upon arriving the gentle
men were met by Max in broadcloth and
Miss Rosa Mehlon in bridal attite. The
parlors were full of guests. When Law
yer Rex presented the decree to Keyser a
shout rent the air, Max took the hand of
his buxom housekeeper and Justice
Schmitz, assisted by Justice Jewett, ex-
member of the Legislature, solemnized
the marriage
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24
il salem county as the raising Of we'll

in Salem county as the raising of we'll
bred horses
Discussions on the best plans Of grow
ing white potatoes, and whether or not
the use of commercial fertilizers paid
farmers followed. On the latter point
some contended that the continued use of
fertilizers injured the land, but the ma
jority expressed their faith in complete
fertilizers judiciously applied.
A resolution passed at a former meet
ing of the Board, approving the sub
treasury plan of the Farmers Alliance,
was ordered expunged from the minutes
of that Meeting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24
FANCY HORSE BREEDING.
Salem County Farmers Think There Is
Money in 1t.
Special to he Jersey city Neios.

Special to the Jersey city Neios
WooDsTowN. April "a, 1890. "A large
number of farmers attended the meeting
of the Salem County Board of Agricul-
ture here yesterday. The Executive
Committee announced that no combina-
ton stock sale would be held this spring.
Woodnut Petit, of Warrington. read an
excellent paper on the raising of fancy or
trdtting horses on the farm, which was
followed by discussion on the subject,
the general opinion being that the raising
of such stock was profitable to the farmer
IL sales were made at the right time, and
training lett to those who made that a
speciality.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24

chiefs report showed there had been
four alarms during the week ending
April %. Mahlon Speicher, telegraph
lineman, who had been on the sick list
for eight days, was reported as being on
deck again There is not sick man in
the Department.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
asked permission to erect a fire alarm
station at their new freight house, at the
corner of Grand street and Pacific ave-
nue., at their own expense. The matter
was referred to the proper committee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24
Excelsior b. and L.

Excelsior Building and Loan Associa-
ton is one of the oldest and most pros
porous organizations of the kind in this
county. At the meeting held last even
ing at the tho Avenue House 81 e61 s5 was re-
ceived for dues.
The association passed favorably on
loans, which were sold at the preceding
meeting, as follows:--Isoa Of three shares
at premium of $18 per share; one loan
Of forty shares, one of thirty-five share,
and another of twenty y-one shares, each
commanding d premium of $l6 per share.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24

canned foods m was - conner ~ which was
added to give green color to the vege-
tables.
A strange fact is that out of fifty sam
pies of ground coffee examined only ten
were pure and the other forty adulterat-
ed, while out Of eleven samples of tea
nothing impure was discovered. The cof-
fee aduIterants were peas, beans, rye,
wheat, bread and chicory.
Spices came IN Tor a large amount on
adtllterations. Out of $40 samples 343
were pure and BOG adulterated
The following table shows which spices
are most freely adulterated:-
Not Stand
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MUST BE REAPP0INTED.
A Surprise Party for John Boyd and
Hugh Dugan.

Hugh DuEan.
It has been discovered that the action
of the Board of Freeholders in appointing
John Boyd Clerk and Hugh Dugan
County Collector last December for the
term of one year was Illegal In con-
versation with member of the
Board today / was told that
the law provides that the term Of Office
of both Of these gentlemen expires May /,
and that they must be reappointed at the
first meeting Of the Board in May or their
successors appointed.
At the meeting of the Board as Com
mittee on County Institutions Tuesday
at Snake Hill the matter was thoroughly
discussed, and it is stated that Messrs.
Boyd and Dugan will succeed themselves.
At this meeting the only absentee
were Kimmerly, Coyle and Donnelly, ans
without their sanction nothing authorid
tative can be stated.
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a New Biock of Flats.

Frederick Linn, the book-binder it is
rumored. is contemplating the erection of
lot of apartment houses on Washington
street. running 100 feet back, directly
opposite the new bank buildings, along
side the park, on the northeast corner of
Grand and Washington. The improve
ment will be gigantic one.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24
The Big A-Pam show.

Arrangements were completed this
morning with the managers of the Jersey
City baseball club to exhibit the circus
on the baseball grounds, Oakland Park,
on Monday, May s. At Philadelphia
yesterday over twenty thousand people
attended the show.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24

The Fire Board met last evening and
passed the semi-monthly pay roll. Com
missioner Henderson was absent. The
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24

WASHINGTON, April "A, 1890. = Weather
indications for twenty-four hours for
Eastern New York. New Jersey and
Eastern Pennsylvania Rain; colder;
northwesterly winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-24

Hudson CircuIt Court.

Calendar. Monday April 25. 1890. Supreme
and Circuit Court cases Nos 104, 13S R- 4. ap
peals), 12. s.
BY order OF the Court,
DENNIS MCLAUGHLIN, Clerk
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VAN HourES's Cocoa The original, most
soluble.
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North Hudson Notes.
Mystic Tie No. 1913. +. and A. NJ, Of
Nevada County picayune., 1890-03-05
Is It Any Wonder

That Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery outsells all other blood and liver medicines, since It possesses such superior curative properties as to warrGnt it's manufacturers in sup plying it to the people Gas they are
 doing, through druggists) under con- ditions such as no other medicine is sold under, viz: That it must either benefit or cure the patient, or the money paid for it will be promptly returned. It cures all diseases aris. ing from q deranged liver, or from impure blood, as billiousness, liver complaint, all skin and scalp dis eases, salt-rheum, letter, scrofulous sores and swellings, fever sores, hip joint disease, and kindred ailments.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-03-05
About Friendship.

A blessed thing it IS for any man or woman to have friend one hu- man soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults; who will speak the honest truth to LIS while the world fatters us to our face and laughs at us behind our banks; who will give us counsel and reproof in the day of prosperity and self-conceit, but who, again, will comfort and encourage us in the day of difficulty and sorrow, when the world leaves us to fight our own bat ties as we can. If we have had the good fortune to win such friend, let us do anything rather than lose him. We must give and forgive, live and let live. If our friend has faults, we must bear with them. We must hope all things, believe all things, endure all things, rather than lose that most precious of all earthly possessions, trusty friend. And a friend, once won. need never be lost, if we will only be trusty and true ourselves.
 Friends may part, not merely y in body but in spirit, for awhile. In the hustle of business and the acci- dents of life, they may lose sight of each other for years and more, they may begin to differ in their success in life, in their opinions, in their habits, and there may be for time coldness and arrangement between them; but not forever, if they will be trusty and true. For then, ac- cording to the beautiful figure of the poet, they will be like two ships that set sail at evening from the same port, and ere nightfall lose sight of each other, and go each on its own course, and at it's own pace, for many days, through many storms and seas, and yet meet again, and find themselves lying side by side, In the same haven, when their long voyage is past. - Selected.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-03-05

for dividends on values that were never invested are merciessly wrested from the commerce of the country, the demand being enforced by the interstate commissioners and pooling associations, which find their full warrant in the law. Relief must come soon to all the States lying west of the Alleghaaies. The present trouble is continuation uf abuses, weaknesses and blunders which have been fostered in unwisdom and per mittcd to be carried on by the politi- cal blindness of years.