The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-08
HOBOKHN'S CONTEST.
Much Excitement in the
Second and Third
Wards.
TIMKEN AND KELLY'S FIGHT
Fears That Young Wife Has
Committed Suicide.

The election is passing Off quietly in
Hoboken. There has been little or no ex-
citement in the First and Fourth wards,
but In the Second and Third wards the
contest is very keen. In the Second ward
this morning Stegman's followers were
working like beavers, aud claim to be
able to beat Timken. Timken is sanguine,
however, and claims to have captured the
V vest-pocket vote
lnthe Third ward nothing is heard but
Kelly and Lawson. VIII Kelly win in
spite of all the opposition? This question
has been asked and no one ventures an
answer. A prominent politician told me
aJ Court Stevens ball last night that il
Kelly won it would be the greatest VIC
tory ever scored by him.
Why" said he, II know it to be fact
that there is at least So, 900 out against
MIN. Ii he wins it will be a somewhat
similar victory to that scored by the late
Freeholder Kenneyn
1t would be impossible to CLEAN any
thing about the result in the ward from
the voting this morning Kelly's follow
erS are numerous aud Lawson's men are
defiant and are willing to bet any sum on
the success of the regular ticket.
In the First ward Boncelet has walk
over and Snyder has waikover in the
Fourth.
The voters win probably decide to in
crease the pay of the police.
Pretty and Insane.
The Hoboken police were asked yester-
day to look for Mrs. Amelia Peer, pretty
young MARI led woman, who, it Is
thought, wander red from her home, No.
303 Willow auenue, while temporarily in
sane. The woman suffered excruciating
pain from cancer. and has repeatedly told
her husband that she intended to take
her life. On Sunday night she appeared
more melancholy than usual She
started to go to bed. but instead of going
upstairs she stole out the front door, That
was the last seen of her.
Her husband is almost distracted with
grief and fears the wort. The missing
woman is described as being of slight
build, dark complexion, dark hair and
hazel eyes. When last seen she wore
gray and black striped wrapper and black
shawl, blue turban and an old pair OF
shoes.
Court Stevens Ball.
The sixth grand annual ball Of Court
Stevens No. 7113, A. o. F. of A., was held
at Odd Fellows Hall last night. Being
the first event after Lent and the eve OF
election the court expected q large crowd
and they were not disappointed as when
the grand march struck up fully one hun
dred couples stepped ont upon the waxed
fioor The march was led BY Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dede.
Among the many guests were Free
holder Ceyyle and wife, Captain Mike
Boyle and wife, Chief Applegate, John f.
O,Mealia, M. J. Griffin and sisters, John
Hildermann and Miss Egan, Frank La
Pointe, delegation from the st. Joseph's
Lyceum and others The officers of the
court are James McKeever, Jr., 2. G.
r.; ID. j. Mahoney, c. R.; p. Null
yaney, S. G. r.; j. Wagner, financial sec
retary; j. Kemp, treasurer; w. G. Stan
ton, recording secretary; G. Voss, Sr. w;
w. Burke, Jr. W.; NJ. Ivory, Sr. B.; W.
Jaeger. Jr. B.; J: II. Finerty, N. D., medi-
trustees, J. j. Malley, J. Harmon and r.
T. mean