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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
THE CHURCH MILITANT.
Phases Of Yesterdays Cam
paign Against the King
Of Darkness.
CONFIRMING GOOD CHRISTIANS.
Solemn Ceremony at st. Matthew's
Tabernacle and Old Foundry
Mission Work.

st. Matthews Protestant Episcopal, on
Sussex street. the Rev. Joseph A. Mock,
rector. was crowded to its doors last even
Matthews, and when q class of thirty
seven candidates stepped forward to re-
ceive the rite of confirmation at the
hands of Bishop Starkey, it did not look
much as though the church was in a
"moribund'' condition. This is said to
have been one of the largest classes of
candidates ever confirmed in the church.
Three other candidates \ were absent
through illness.
Of the thlrty-seven. twenty were adults
and six were heads of families. "A class
of thirteen candidates from st. Mary's
Church, Hoboken, the Rev. DIR. Warren,
rector, was also confirmed at the same
time, making in all sixty who received
the rite.
The services were more than ordinarily
impressive, even for such an occasion.
The altar decorations were beautiful in
their simplicity. The reredos was parti-
ally hidden by flowers and potted plants,
and centrally graced by q magnificent
cross OF Easter lilies, fuschias and
smilax. A white dove. emblematic of
the Holy Ghost, depended from the bril-
liantly lighted corona above; and the
church banners, with gilded notices and
emblems We're conspicuous points of the
decorations.
Every seat in the auditorium was occu-
pied, and the gallery was thronged whom
Organist Charles Baier began the pro-
cessional. A mems and boys choir of
twenty four voices advanced up the centre
AISLE closely followed by the Two clergy
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
CRUSHED IN THE ELEVATOR.
Two Blood Curdling Accidents st Trefz's
Brewery.
Special to the JERSEY Ctr Meas.


Special to the Jersey CitY Ne,cs
NEWARK, April IA, 1890.--A serious ac-
cident occurred yesterday III Trefz's
brewery, at No. Is Beacon street, at ten
o'clock. Christian Lutz, mason, forty
five years Of age. living at No. Al Niagara
street, was engaged in doing some work
about the brewery. He and his helper
were in the elevator when the engineer
asked if he could run the elevator up.
The helper shouted ''yes,' and before
Mr.. LuIz could countermand the order
the elevator shot up the shaft. Mr. Lutz,
becoming scared. attempted to jump out
as the elevator was passing an upper
story elevator door. He made the leap,
but was caught in the middle OF
his body between a beam and
the ascending car. His alb
domen was terribly squeezed, and it is
feared that a portion OF the pelvic bone
may be broken. Mr.. Lutz was taken to
the German Hospital, where he was rest
ing last night as comfortably as could be
expected. He has a wife and family
Mr.. Lutz said he jumped because he was
afraid that he would be crushed anyway
when the elevator reached the top of the
shaft. The helper remained quiet aud
escaped without a scratch.
A more serious accident occurred Sat
urday at the same place. The elevator
was heavily loaded. Adolph Hinderer.
one of the employees, was working it when
he caught his head between the frame
and floor and was Instantly killed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
AN OLD FOUNDRY JUBILEE.
The Second Anniversary Finds the
Mission SelfSustaining.

The Second Anniversary Finds the
Mission SelfSustaining.
Yesterday was gala day for the Old
Foundry Mission. For two years it has
buffeted the sea OF criticism and contest
and yesterday it celebrated its second
anniversary. Numerous other missions
have sprung up around it. Some of these
are things OF the past
This mission was started by Thomas
Hill, stout rugged faced gentleman
with iron gray beard, a perseyering
gentleman with a will as strong as his
compact muscular body. Mr.. Hill is not
a man of means.
He is an iron truck and cart builder.
At the time he started his mission he
sorely needed what money he was earn
ing to conduct his business. But, as he
says himself, he owned the foundry
building near the northeast corner of
Henderson street and Railroad avenue,
and every time he walked up and down
Newark avenue and strolled about the
vicinity of the railroad yards, and recalled
the fact that he owned the building, God
seemed to say to him, i want mission
there"
Mr.. Hill began q mission. He borrowed
thousand dollars and built two rooms
over the rear shed of his foundry build
ing ana filled them up with opera chairs,
a pulpit and an organ.
Since then the mission has become self
sustaining. Mr.. Hill merely acts as presi-
dent, but gives a certain share of his busi-
ness profits to the support OF the mission.
1t is said two hundred souls have been
converted there during the past two years
the majority of whom have remained
steadfast.
The mission is unsectarian. Joseph
Carpenter is at present superintendent
and conducts meetings nightly. Some
times the mission room will not hold the
crowds that congregate. Its seating ca
pacity is between two and three hundred,
but four hundred can be crowded in.
Yesterdays services consisted of an ex-
perience and thanksgiving meeting in
the afternoon. Several short addresses
were made by the president and superin-
tendent and Messrs Charles Prettyman,
Pearsall and Thompson. Miss Decker
man presided at the organ and Major
Sage directed the singing. A collation.
was served and the exercises continued
until late in the evening. Many promi-
nent persons identified with New York
missions were present and addressed the
crowds last night.
Mr.. Hill is now endeavoring to enlarge
the mission rooms and effect an entrance
from Henderson sIreet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
THE "ARGUs" in TROUBLE.
Two Applications for Receiver Pend.
ing in Chancery.

Two Applications for a Receiver Pend-
ing in Chancery.
Messrs. Vredenburgh & Garretson made
application to Vice Chancellor Pitney
this morning for an order to show cause
why a receiver should not be appointed
for the Argus company. The application
was made in behalf of the ex-
ecutors of the estate of Noah
Furman, who was the father-in-law of
Charles S. Clarke, the alleged proprietor
of the ricketty concern. Mr., Furman
furnishes the bulk of the money with
which the plant was purchased from AS
senblyman Mullone, and held the first
mortgage on the concern, which, together
with interest, now amounts to about
$25, 900.
The rule was granted and made return
able on Wednesday morning before Vice
Chancellor Green in this city.
The application of Mr.. Frank Bergen,
OF Elizabeth, in behalf of the Potter
Press Company for q similar order, which
was returnable this morning also came
up before Vice Chancellor Pitney
The Vice Chancellor said that as the
other application would be heard by Vice
Chancellor Green on Wednesday, he
thought it would be better to hear both
applications at the same time, and he
would therefore lay Mr.. Bergen's motio&
over until that time,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
rkspite of the world.

The local elections held on Monday in
different parts of the country continue.
In the main, the record Of Democratic
the country saw the character and pur-
pose Of the Harrison Administration. -
N. Y. World.
For this gratifying fact, however, there
Is no credit due to the traitors or the
pirates oflthe press Too many papers
pretend to be Democrats while turning
their guns against the Democratic flag
every time fight is on.
In this very weeks critical contest in
Jersey City the New York World outdid
the Tribune itself in foul assaults upon
the standard bearer of the Democracy,
Orestes Cleveland, although he had been
proven over and over again a faithful.
aole, honest public official and the best
Mayor his great town ever had, -Shsser
I. RedulaT ~ q.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14

Fire Lightning, American Horse, Hard
to Kill and Spotted Tail. The beauty,
Mrs Stones-in-H Her Stomach, is with
them
Mr.. Davis took the Indians out to the
grounds. Broad and Dauphin streets, as
soon as they arrived here. They were
placed in temporary tent for the night.
Today they will pitch their regular camp
for the week. The braves are all fine
manly looking fellows. Just at present
suffering from having cinders in their
eyes. They would persist in sticking
their heads out of the cars on their seven
days trip here and now they are suffering
for their carelessness.
The doings of these Indians will be of
interest to Jersey City readers, for they
are to visit your city with Forepaugh's s
show, May 5, next.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
DAsHEs ABOUT TOWN.

A defunct dog has lain at the corne for
Central and st. Paul's avenues since last
Friday. 1t is high time for his removal
by the dead animal contractor.
A Grand Army badge, found Saturday
night, awaits an owner at the Oakland
avenue police station.
Eagle Lodge No. 50, F. and A. NJ, will
confer the fellow craft degree on two
candidates at Pohlmann's this evening.
Members of the craft are invited to be
present.
Sections Nos. ] and of the New Jersey
ary concert to Joseph Eberle, the director
of either music, at HenkePs Casino this
evening. The Ehren Ritter Liederkranz
of Union Hill, and the New York Solo
Quartette will assist in the concert.
The Orpheus Amateur Orchestra of the
Heights will give fine instrumental and
vocal concert at Kessler's Hall on Thurs
Christ and st, Francis Hospitals. Excel
lent talent will aid the orchestra.
John Fischer, of Pavonia avenue, and
Annie Lane, OF No. 405 Westside avenue,
were in Justice Stilsing's court this
morning; They were arrested on the
streets Saturday night by Policeman
Murphy. Both held.
Hugh Henry and Michael Norton, both
of No. 3S2 Henderson street, were sur
prised by the police on Morgan street
Saturday night engaged in street fight
with some unknown parties, who made
their escape. The two men were arrested
and held by Justice Stilsing this morning
for hearing Wednesday,
Claremont Lodge No. 119, Order of the
Fraternal Circle, will give reception
and entertainment to members and
friends this evening at Orient Hall, cor
ner of Orient and jackson avenues. AL
persons interested in the order will be
welcome.
The ST. Joseph's Lyceum, connected
with St. Joseph's r. G. Church, will per-
form the four-act Irish drama, ''Peep o.
Day." Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings of this week. Mr. John j.
Cone win appear as Harry Kavanagh and
captain Peep o. Day and ne will be
sustained by u good cast.
conspiracy to defraud the Second National
Bank has been set down for tomorrow in
the Court of General Sessions.
James McGregor and William Coleman
pleaded not guilty to an Indictment for
assault and battery this morning in the
Court of Sessions, and Assemblyman
Murphy became their surety to await the
action of the Grand Jury.
Yesterday at noon horse attached ,to
HI. Eigenrauche's beer bOttle wagon ran
away on Franklin street, and collided
with Ernest Luhr's grocery wagon. Both
| vehicles were badly damaged
| A $40 fire occurred yesterday morning
! at No 222 Eye avenue in the two-story
brick house occupied by Mr.. Edward
Thorp.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
TO BOYCOTT KRUGER.
Vigorous Action of Newark's Central
Labor Union.
Special to the jersey city Mems.

vigorous ACCl0n OF G6Wafk'S central
Labor Union.
Special to the jersey City Mems.
NEWARK, April IA, 1s90.-The Central
Labor Union at its meeting yesterday
took determined stand against Gottfried
Kruger.
The committee appointed to see him
about the hiring of non-union men re-
ported that he would not discriminate be-
tween union and non-union men in hiring
help, and that he expressed himself as
unwilling to be dictated to by labor
unions. A motion was made and carried
to boycott Krueger's beer, and the secre-
tary was instructed TO notify ali societies
not to mee5 or hold entertainments where
his beer is sold. Whether other syndicate
breweries will adopt Mr.. Krueger's ruling
is question that may be answered this
week. A general strike, like that of two
years ago, may follow the Central Labor
Unions action.
Eleven organizations were represented
at yesterdays meeting.
A committee of three was elected to
seek hall where mass meeting may be
held on May l, or the Sunday previous, to
agitate for the eight-hour law. 1t was
resolved to organize ward branches of the
union in each ward of the city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
SCALDED ON HIS ENGINE.
Horrible Death of Locomotive Engin-
eer at Bordentown.

CCE 81 DoEAcAboWns
Special to the jersey City Ne,cs
TRENTON, April IA, 1890. George Kerr,
of No. S45 Monmouth street, the engineer
of the train that leaves this city for Cam
den at quarter of three p. m. met with a
horrible death at Bordentown on Satur-
day. Thomas Berrian, of No. 6s Wall
street, the fireman, was seriously in
jured, as was Asher Lovett, of Lincoln
avenue, the baggage master. A number
of passengers were badly bruised and
shaken up.
When the i'll fated train was within a
few yards OF the bridge over Crosswickss
creek the wheels OF the engine jumped
the wrong switch, tearing up the rails
and swaying the powerful machine from
side TO side, which left the track, and
after cutting through coal house and
plunging into q lumber car that was side
tracked, toppled over in shapeless
wreck.
Fireman Berrian called to Engineer
Kerr to jump, doing so himself rs the
engine toppled over, ,ibut he said he would
stay until the last. When the crash
came Kerr was pinned fast in the debris
and was slowly scalded to death by the
steam and hot water thai escaped from
the fractured boiler, all efforts to get him
out proving futile. He died in the
greatest agony.
Fireman Berrian did not jump soon
enough to avoid the wreck ana found
that his thighs were pinned under the
boiler near the engineer. He was nearly
smothered by steam. He tried to get
loose, but failed and was about to give
up when he discovered that his clothing
was on fire. He made another desperate
effort to free himself at this and sue
ceeded. He at once became unconscious.
and when he revived was in friend s
house in Bordentown. He is badly
scalded on all parts of his body. The
skin is entirely Oft his hands and arms.
He is injured internally, also.
When the engine went over the baggage
car was precipitated down the steep river
bank, and Baggagemaster Lovett was
hurled from one end of it to the other,
sustaining internal injuries.
-Four passengers in the smoking car
were more or less injured.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
MURDER EXTRAORDINARY.
Danish Assassin Ships His Victims
Body to America.

Body to America.
COPENHAGEN, April H. 1890. The story
of shocking murder has just come to
light here.
On Saturday, the 7th of January last,
an old factory messenger was sent out to
cash bills, but never returned.
After some time it was discovered that
he had been in the habit of visiting q
soapmaker named Philipsen, who was
suspected of setting fire to his factory,
and that the old man had been there on
the day he disappeared.
Philipsen was arrested at Hamburg
after he had embarked on the Capetown
steamer and brought back to this city.
He has now confessed that he strangled
the messenger, stole his money and
packed his bodh in a barrel of lime.
which he shipped on New York steamer
on January Is to some suppOsitious firm
at Racine, Wis. Philipsen is thirty-four
years old, and has been married a year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
A Girl,s serious Charge.

John Farrell. silk spinner from Pater-
son, secured employment recently in w.
H. MacFarland & Co.'s silk winding
mill on Avenue E. Bayonne. and found
board with Mrs. Higgins, of Avenue d
day Farrell put in considerable time at
the mill, ana during the afternoon Mrs.
Higgins sent her seventeen year-old
daughter Mollle there with his dinner
Several hours later the girl appeared at
Bayonne Police Headquarters. and
to assault her. Patrolman William
Schmidt arrested Farrell, who was ad-
mitted to $500 bail this morning by Re-
corder Besher
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
A NEW MISSION.
Mr.. HadleY Tells How He Was Re.
formed by Jerry McAuley.

A. new unsectarian mission was sue
cassf,,llv atartad vastar7av aftarnoon IN
-, =.
tne IapernHcie. ~ VIII DC unoer tne
charge of Brother Newman, who has SO
successfullv conducted the llnsectariau
,,,,ss;r, ~ u,,r,bo,dt nan d,,r,n ~
niisS1on ~ Aauioo.a' Aiaii uulink 'ne
the past year. Inc Duildlng, NO. "a
Morris street, which was occupied by the
Caruan Metbo1ist Cbnrcb FOR fiva vaars
A-,''- - Z. {,
mas peen secured Tor the use OF the
mission, which will be under the
control of BOARD of TINS
... a.. a.srs
tesS cnoseA AAoni VIC uihoi-
ent religious denominations of the
city. An election of the trustees took
place Yesterday afternoon and resulted ii
Crawford. Methodist: S. Vance. Congre.
rationalist: S. b. Beck. Episcopal: Walter
Hote. Baptist and a. Kamnman. presbv.
terian. These will have the power to add
IA their number until the hoard ia com.
nosed Of two gentlemen from each de.
nomination.
MR.. HADIEY's STORY
The Rev. Mr.. Mitchell. of the Scotch
Presbyterian Church, prayed. and the
larue Tabernacle choir sang several selec.
lions. :
Superintendent Hadley, of Jerry Nc
Auley's old Water Street Mission. ad
eight wears ago. on the twenty-third day
al this month. he was broken down
drunken bum. who had the delirium
treInons for four successive nights. or
the fifth NIGHT, while in d saloon. he deter.
mined to 90 to the cross. AS the
first step toward this he went to the sta
fion honse as he did not know Of anv
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
BERGEN NECK AWARDS.

Commissioners Give Good Prices and
Damages to the Curries.
The commissioners appointed to CON
denim right of way through lands in
Bayonne for the Kill Won KulI Railway,
a branch of the Bergen Neck Railroad,
made an award this morning.
They gave Currie & Hartshome $40, 500
for .6S7 OF an acre OF land and S420 dam
ages; James Currie $3.50 for .571 of an
acre and $3.50 damages; to the Van
Buskirk heirs 50, 125 for .76 of an acre and
$500 damages
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
MANY Persons narIea AIiye.

\ "Yhere are plenty OF people mouldering
under the sod, says Il physician, ''who
were buried before life became ex-
tinct, but they,were neverinade aware Of
the fact. Cofiins nowadays are hermesi-
caliy sealed, and there Is not enough air
in one Of them TO bring Il person TO life
a certain amount Of oxygen before the
heart Will begin 10 act, and one full in-
halation would exhaust all the oxygen in
modern casket, and the lungs would, of
course, De unable to take another. All
these stories of fearful sufferings endured
by persons buried alive are false; there's
nothing to them.
mo doubt bodies are frequently in
TERED while life is yet existent, but this
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14

The racing season of the New Jersey
Jockey Club will open tomorrow at Eliz-
abeth. and a fine programme win be pre-
sented for the initial meeting of the year.
They will run alternately with the Linz
den race course and continue until next
month, when the horses viii be seen at
Brooklyn. The meeting at the New Jels
sey tracks will bring the cracks east. and
some OF the best runners in the country
will be seen on the New Jersey Jockey
Clubs course The Dwyer Brothers in-
tend, ii it is possible, TO shut off the de-
spatches to the pool rooms. II they sue
ceed they would benefit themselves and
the community.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
Almost Under one wheels.

SpectuI 70 t7Ie JeTSsg OFEB 1VeIUy
NEWARK, April IA, 1890.
men Henry M. Doremus had a narrow
escape from being mangled under the
car wheels on Saturday morning. He
wanted to take the seven O'Clock train to
New York on the D., l.. & w. railroad,
and as the train was moving out of the
station just as he arrived, Mr.. Doremus
made an attempt T., jump on the steps Of
the car. He slipped, however, and would
have gone under the cars, but for the
quickness of the brakeman who caught
him by the coat collar and dragged him
on the steps Of the car
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14
A Thief from Hayers traw.

The police of the Second precinct were
notified at noon today that thief would
arrive on the Haverstraw express at the
Erie Depot at one o'clock. Sergeant
Reardon waited at the depot
with a good description of the fellow,
and. when the train arrived, had no
difficulty in Identifying and arresting
him. He had gold watch which he
stole from Haverstraw. He gave his
name as Morris Butler, and is held on q
charge of grand larceny
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14

would not be the case if everybody knew
of a certain infallibie and absolutely GER
tain test of death
''Ali you have to do is to apply match
to any part of the supposed corpse. II
life remains, however little, blister will
at once form. - Chicago Herald
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14

Erie and Second streets. The regular
poned from the 18th to the oath. This
promises to be an extremely interesting
meeting. The Rev. Father e. A. Farrell
and DR.. John Neim have promised to adj
dress the society, and Messrs. John Fitz-
simmons and Nathaniel Hicks, as soloists,
are among the other attractions. This
meeting will be free TO men.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-14

Extensive preparations have been made
BY the young ladies connected with the
Lady Magnolia Social Club for the grand
annual calico hop at the Avenue
House, Five Corners, this even
ing The officers ara Miss Nellie
German, president; Miss Mamie Man
nion, vice president; Miss Katie Hanly.
serretary; Miss Mamie Hi iggins, financial
secretary; Miss Nellie Manning, lreasur-
er; Miss Hannah Ryan, assistant treasur-
er; Miss Mary Lindsay, sergeant-at-arms.
Miss Mamie Connors will be floor direc-
tress. Prof. Dwyer will furnish the
music
VAN HouTES's cocoA-I.argest Sale in the
World.