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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
CAN THEY BUILD ARMORIES?
The State Military Board Wants Its
Power Defined.

Special to the JERSEY City Nesus.
TRENTON, May IA, 1S90.-The State Mill
tary Board met yesterday in the Cover
nor's room to consider the matter OF
building armories at Paterson and Jersey
City.
AS they were not certain as to just
what they could do under the law which
recently passed, the Board adjourned un-
til an opinion can be had from the Attor-
ney General.
Charles f. Snowden yesterday received
his commission as Military Storekeeper
at the Arsenal with the rank of Captain.
Mr.. Snowden has been connected with
the Arsenal since 1861. He first served as
Post Quartermasuer and Post Commits
sary az different camps throughout the
State.
In 1884 he became Storekeeper at the
Arsenal. and has acted in that capacity at
all the camps at Sea Girt and Manasquan.
He has never had any commission. Guar
termaster General Donnelly thought such
long and faithful services should be
recognized and recommended that he be
commissioned, and the Governor signed
the commission yesterday.
Mr.. Usher tried hard yesterday in the
House to get through his bill providing
that certain percentage OF convict's
earnings shall be set aside for q fund with
which TO start him in life anew after his
release from prison. but could not sue
ceed.
Woolman's marriage license bill. which
was passed yesterday morning, requires
persons intending to marry to procure a
license from the Surrogate OF their
county, paying 81 fee. The parties must
testify to their ages and copy of the Ii
cense must be exhibited to minister be-
fore he can perform the ceremony, and
penalty of 500 is provided for any VIOLA
tion OF the law
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
THE KEEPERS REINsTATED.
But Warden Grimes is Censured for
Dugan's Escape.

The Committee on County Institutions
of the Board of Freeholders went to
Snake Hill yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of investigating the recent es-
cape from The Penitentiary of Frank
Dugan, prisoner who was serving one
year term.
Dugan bored Q hole in the wall of HE
tell and crawled through it at night and
made his escape. Neither James Mills,
the inside watchman, nor John Guion,
who patrolled the prison grounds, knew
of the escape until the next morning.
Miles and Guion were suspended pending
the Investigation.
Warden Grimes was examined yester-
day by the committee He testified that
Dugan had been employed in the shoe
shop repairing shoes. A few days before
his escape he was one of several convicts
who were put to work scraping and kalso-
mining the prison wall. The warden
thought it possible for Dugan take out
the bricks in his cell during the night and
replace them in the morning.
By kalsomining them suspicion would
be averted. A prisoner who occupied the
cell with Dugan the night he took his de-
parture. told the committee that Dugan
went to bed with his clothes on that
night. There was no evidence to show
collusion on the part of the suspended
keepers and the committee reinstated
them. Warden Grimes was censured for
allowing the prisoners TO go to their cells
from the workshop without first being
searched, also with allowing the doors OF
the shops to be open after working hours.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
A NEW REPUBLICAN CLUB.
''The Union Club of Hudson County, to
be Organized.

"TEe Union Club of Hudson County" to
be Organized.
A score of prominent Republicans in
terested in the formation of a Central
County Republican Club occupied the
lodge room at Franklin Hall last evening.
1t was an adjourned meeting. DR.. Pang-
born presided and Thomas McEwan, Jr.,
acted as scribe. The chairman explained
the object and plan of those who had de-
termined to organize the club, and the
minutes of the preceding meeting con-
firmed him in his statements.
The plan is to organize on the general
lines of the Union League Club of New
York, and the association is to be named
1.-THE Union League of Hudson County"
The initiation fee is fixed at SIS, and un-
less change is made in the amount each
member will pay $24 annually as dues.
OF course, the plan contemplates the es-
tablishment of club house, with acces-
sories, to be secured by stock, the shares
of which are fixed at $50 each.
Lists for the purpose of securing the
names of members and subscribers to the
stock had been circulated during the
week, and individual reports were made
by several, General John Ramsay, who
had enrolled twerty-seven names. and
had been promised that nearly all the
parties would take shares of the stock.
Before the meeting adjourned the sec
retary reported that more than fifty
shares had been subscribed for, and sixty
eight members were enrolled. Other
gentlemen gave the names of prominent
Republicans who would connect them
selves with the club and take shares of
the stock.
Numerous suggestions as to the organ
ization and incorporation of the club
were made, and some proposed an inn
mediate permanent organization. A gem
tleman, unknown to most of those pres
ent, said:--"This is the first time in my
experience that I have known club to
attempt to organize wrong end first"
He urged the sensible plan of adopting
constitution and laws for the club, the
election of officers and then the incorpora
tion.
James H. Love, Siegfried Hammer
schlag. General John Ramsay Lieuten-
ant Colonel Abernethy, DIR. Pangborn
and others took part in the suggestions
and general talk, and all agreed that
enough members had been enrolled and
sufficient number of shares had been
subscribed for, to insure the successful
organization.
A motion offered by General Ramsay
that Gilbert Collins, Flayel MCGEE, Sieg-
fried Hammerschlag, w. Z. Evans, DR..
Pierson Rector, Jacob Ringle, Thomas ID.
Jordan and ex-Judge John A. Blair be
appointed committee to prepare and
submit at the next meeting plan of or
ganization was adopted.
The secretary was directed to notify the
sixty-eight members and all who have
attended either of the meetings to attend
with their friends the final preliminary
meeting to be held at Franklin Hall
Thursday evening, May %, to which time
the leaQuerS adjourned
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
D'ARNAUD's FAIRY TALES.
he Is Brought Up Sharply by Vice
Chancellor Pitney.

He Is Brought Up Sharply by Vice
Chancellor Pitney.
Another hearing in the case of Mary
A. Peet against Count Charles A.
d'Arnaud and his wife, Susan S. d'Ar-
maud, TO set aside title of property con-
sisting of twenty-six lots purchased from
plaintiff, was had this morning by Vice
Chancellor Pitney.
The details of the transaction by which,
according to plaintiff Is testimony, defend
ant, acting presumably as plaintiff IS
agent, sold the lots to himself at $45 each,
charging therefor commission of S. on
each lot, have already been made public.
The genuileness of the Counts claims
to military honors were seriously doubted
by CounsellorE Addison and w. H. H.
Ely, who appear for the plaintiff.
This morning the defendant was raked
fore and aft by w. II. II. Ely, and at
times by the Court.
After the last hearing pamphlet tell
ing of the counts military career and
signed by himself was circulated, and
one of them was received by the Vice
Chancellor, who dilated this morning
upon the gross impropriety of such at
tempts to influence the Court. The
count. when put upon the stand, ad-
mitted that he was the author of the
pamphlet.
He had sworn that since last July he
had paid to his counsel, one Lamen, OF
Washington, more than 81, 200 for fees.
This morning he was unable to tell for a
long time where Lamen's Office is located,
but finally he remembered it was some
where on .'F'' street, and the vigorous
cross examination brought out the fact
that. he is not lawyer, but is profes-
sional lobbyist, employed by the Count
in prosecuting the latter's claims against
the government
He said he was captain of the Fifth
Missouri Regiment of Volunteers for
about four months, when he became aide
de-camp to General Fremont, with the
rank of colonel. He denied that he had
ever gone under the name of Alfred Ar.
maud, but Mr.. Ely showed that Alfred
Armand was captain of the company
named and that he served during the
war.
The Count had also testified that Lieu
tenant Colonel Elliot had been promoted
TO the command of the Fifth Missouri
Regiment on the witness recommends
tion. Mr.. Ely offered to prove that nc
such person ever commanded the regi-
ment. These matters were presented to
shake the credibility Of the witness.
The latter became irritated and made Q
dlsparuging remark 5o &c Mr.. E, Ely The
Vice Chancellor opened on him in his
forcible and peculiar manner, and in
formed him that if he repeated the con-
tempt OF court that he would fine him,
and fine him heavily.
The Count had also testified that when
he purchased the lots his wife had $40. .00C
lying idle.
Mrs. Arnaud, when called to the stand,
testified, in reply to Mr.. Ely's question,
that after she paid $1,000 to her husband
for the lots in question she had 81, ,00C
left Some of this was in a New York
bank, but she was unable to give the
name or location of the.bank. The Count
denied that he had testified to her posses
sion $40, 900, but the minutes and stem
ographic notes agreed that he had SO
stated. The case Is still pending.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
TO ADVOCATE THE BILL.
The Citizens Committee of One Hundred
Resolve to Go to Trenton.


Resolve to Go to Trenton.
Six members of the Committee of One
Hundred, interested in preserving and
protecting Jersey City's water franchise,
responded to the call for meeting at
Booraem Hail. last evening Mr.. William
Clark presided. Counsellor James Flem-
ing offered resolution endorsing Mr.
Mullone's Assembly bill No. 532. and the
resolution was unanimously adopted.
A motion by DR.. Quimby that the entire
Committee of One Hundred go in body
TO Trenton on Monday to attend the hear
ing at four p. M, and to urge the passage
of the bill. was adopted.
Mr.. L. s. Ward suggested that Counsel
lor James Fleming be appointed to pre-
sent arguments in favor of the bill to the
Legislative Committee. Mr. Fleming
said it would be impossible for him to 90
to Trenton on that day, and suggested
the names OF w. A. Lewis and Mr.. Jack
SON DR.. Quimby was deputized to wait
upon Mr.. Lewis and urge him to accept
the task.
Counsellor Fleming stated that Mr..
Frank Emmons, prior to his mysterious
disappearance, had expended about 800
for meeting held at the Tabernacle, and
moved that the sum of $50 be returned to
Mrs. Emmons in part payment of that
amount. The motion was adopted and
then the meeting adjourned subject to
the call of the chair.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
THE RECOUNT
Notice Of Application to Be
Served on the Mayor
Tomorrow.
ELECTION OFFICERS In COURT
Twenty Eight Give Bonds in $4,000
Each, and Are Released Pend
ing Indictment.

Messrs Blair and Grouse, the lawyers
employed by the Republican County Com
mittee, in accordance with the directions
Of Judge Dixon, will serve notice tomor-
row upon Mayor Cleveland Of their appli-
cation for rule to show cause why
writ Of quo warranto should not be issued
by the Supreme Court in connection with
the Mayoralty contest. The notice will
be accompanied with copies Of afiidavits
of alleged ballot box frauds. which the
lawyers have for the past few weeks been
industriously preparing. The renewal
Of the application will be made on Satur-
day next
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14

and See whether the public loved the
truth or not. Ii that did not pay, then
might do something else.' -
Speaker Pro Tenn Fred G. Marsh hu-
morously told how he became politica
Poo Bah, and Foster NJ. Voorhees,, the
leader of the minority. delivered an oral
opinion as to whether there is any law to
make correspondents tell the truth.
Larry Mott. who was introduced as the
king of the Fakirs,n told what he
would do If he were Governor
Charles Stahl told what he
would do If he were State Treasurer and
Assemblyman Kalisch dwelt upon the
frauds ~ which were discovered at At
iantie City. Everyone had to do some
thing and those who could not speak,
sung or told a story.
The Shakesperian correspondent, the
Oscar Wilde of the club, the baritone ro-
busts and the modest reporter" all held
forth to the delectation ii not the edifica-
ton Of the guests.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14

chase. But the man lodged around the
junction and was soon lost amid the
crowd just leaving Cooper Hall.
Suspicion rests upon an Italian boot
black who was discharged last Monday
and had bothered Mr.. Doyle considerably
to take him back as help to his barten-
ders. MIR. Doyle refused. and 'sToney"
threatened to "do upn Mr. Doyle before
his leaving for Chicago, ticket for
which city he had already purchased.
The Key to the cash drawer was hid just
above, beneath green cloth covering Of
bottom decanter had been placed as usual
over the key. Whoever committed the
theft was undoubtedly familiar with the
system of hiding
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
our 9 free institutions. But never trust
A sToRY TO II1IsrRATE.

A STORY TO ILLUSTRATE.
The Bishop then told story,--an an
clent chestnut, perhaps, yet 1t served TO
illustrate his point. He knew professor
OF anatomy, lean, lank and lantern,
lawed. He loved a skeleton. He looked
like skeleton himself He had skele-
ton strung on wires.
The skeleton stood just inside. the
closet near the front door of his laDora-
tory. and by touching spring the door
would fly open, and the skeleton. would
stalk forth. a boy came in and asked the
Professor if he wanted any oranges he
annoyed the Professor who spoke sharply.
The boy in fright leaned against the
spring of the closet door. Out stepped
the skeleton
The boys wits were frightened out of
his head. He dropped his basket OF or
anges and fed into the street. In vain
the lean. lank, lantarn jawed Professor
up his oranges.
The boy looked at the professor stand
ing outside on the stoop. no, no." he
said. You can't fool me even if you
have your clothes on. /" Il say to Cardinal
Gibbons" said the Bishop, you can't
fool me even with your clothes on.
The Methodist Church is the only one
that can reform the Church of Rome.
Said General Grant, Methodism is the
church Of England, with Chris
tianity thrown in.' After the
revision Of the Presbyterian Confession
of Faith, / imagine John Calvin sitting
up in his coffin and asking, What have
you doner John Wesley sits up in his cof-
fin and says to John Calvin:-'Lie down,
Brother John, and go to sleep. The
only difference between our sects
is that a Presbyterian breaches like a
Methodist and Methodist prays like a
Presbyterian. Empire is the fate Of Re-
publics. The only hope for this nation is
ALTAR
At the conclusion of the Bishops ad-
dress the biggest portion of the large au-
dience adjourned to the basement below
where q reception was held and refresh
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
BAYONNE NAuGHTINESs.
A Little Story in Which Betrayal and
Bigamy Figure.


A petition made returnable on Wednes-
day, June IL. has been presented to
Chancellor McGill by Attorney Peter
Stillwell, of Bayonne, in behalf of Silas
Fulda, who prays for the annulment Of
his marriage with Mrs. Isaac Nolan on
the ground that the ceremony was Illegal
Fulda is a good looking young man
about twenty-four years old, and is em-
ployed as driver by George Carragan, a
wealthy resident of Bayonne. The mar
riage was contracted on June 27 1899,
Justice of the Peace Sieney L. Carragan,
of Bayonne, officiating.
The woman is plain looking, auburn
haired young woman of about twenty
years.
Her maiden name was Tillie White
man, she being the eldest child of VIII
liam Whiteman, a huckster of Centre
vile, Bayonne. On February "A, 1886, she
was married by Justice of the Peace Pat
rick w. Connolly, of Bergen Point, to
Isaac Nolan, then an eighteen-year-old
youth, whose arrest she had caused upon
a charge of betrayal. She was then a girl
in short dresses and had been in the habit
of running about bareheaded and bare
footed
Nolan never hved with the girl, and his
mother, who had only consented to the
marriage in order to save him from inn
prisonment. sent him out of the State
After the birth of her child the girl lived
out at service. She is now sojourning in
Plaiuield, Fulda asserts in his petition
that his marriage to the young woman
was illegal because she has never been
divorced from her first husband, who is
still alive
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
DOYLE's SALOON ROBBED.
Who Ever Did the Job Was Familiar
with the Place.


with the Place.
Michael Doyles saloon, at the corner of
Montgomery street and Cooper Place,
was entered and the cash drawer robbed
OF between $50 and $50 last night.
"Patsey" Mahoney, who hosuperintends the
establishment, locked up at twelve
o'clock. He had scarcely left the saloon
when Policeman Heath observed through
the dimly lighted window q man
behind the bar Suspecting something
wrong, he planted himself near the side
entrance and watched for the man to
come out. Heath did not know that there
was trap door that led down to the cell
lar, exit from which is in front. After
waiting few moments and finding the
man did not make his appearance the
officer hurried around TO the front
and observed a man running down Mont
gomery street. He espied an open cellar
door. Acting Seargent Hopkins happened
along at the moment and both gave
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
pisorslerlies In pnrance.

John E. Kelly, Of New York, and
William Gilday, Of No. 459 Grove street,
were each committed for trial as disor-
derby persons by Justice Stilsing this
morning: James G. Mclaughlin, Of No.
526 Market street, Newark, N. j., was
fined $50 for being drunk and disorderly.
held yesterday on charges of assault and
battery, were bailed for trial. Bernard
Signal, No 48 Market street, New York,
was fined $40 for being drunk and disor-
derly
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
A 400 Pound Girl nead.

BoRDENTowN. May a. 1890. Minnie
Gurus, aged about thirty-six years, die d
suddenly yesterday Of heart disease Miss
Curds weighed 400 pounds, and was prob
ably the largest woman in the State. She
had refused many offers to exhibit her
self. She has been confined TO her room
for the past three years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14

" belonged to No Engine Company;
that it was lame in one OF its legs and he
wanted to put it where 1t could have
rest.
"The Chief" he said, ''had been sup
piled with seven horses during his (Mr.
Conway's) term of Office of four years, or
50, 100 worth of horsefieshn
{. But Mr.. Conway said the Chief per-
sonally was all right. He only wondered
who instigated the Journals story.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
A NEW SORT OF GAS BILL.
1t Is for $4,000 and Is Against the
Company This Time.

The suit of Mrs Harriet Schwab against
the United Gas and Improvement Com
pany for $4,000 damages is being tried by
Judge Dixon and Jury in the Circuit
Court. On the night of January 2, 1888,
while Mrs. Schwab was entertaining
some friends in her house, No l43 York
street, an explosion Of gas occurred. Mrs.
Schwab, who was in the basement at the
time, was badly burned, and her face is
now shockingly disfigured. The plaintiff
claims that the explosion was the result
of carelessness on the part Of the Gas
Company. The case will last couple of
davs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
PRESIDENT CONWAY DENIES.
Who Instiaated the Injurious Fakes Pub
1fshed About Him?

~ II8Heu ADOuG HlLus
President Conway, of the Fire Board,
denies that he is the short man. who
told Mrs. Thompson. of Central avenue,
that he was Commissioner, and that If
she did not order the contractor TO Quit
work on her new building on Palisade
avenue he would have all hands arrested.
In reference to the Journals story
about his taking Chief Farrier's horse
away, Mr.. Conway says the horse proper
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
speelal e ne Jersen oltv Nsscs.

SDetFuF y t'1e VVFSeE OstF 1Fet0s.
ELIZABETH, May IA, $780, Patrick Hig-
gins. aged one hundred years and nine
months, died last evening at his home,
No. sos Broad street He was born 10
Ireland in 1889 and emigrated to this
country in 1920 His wife, who IS eighty
four years old, survives him. He leaves
three sons and three daughters Une of
his daughters Is Mrs. Patrick McGann, OF
Baltimore, Md.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
BOYD AND DUGAN SOLID.

They are Reelected to Office by the
Board of Freehoiders.
The Board of Freeholders held their
annual meeting at two o'clock this after
noon and reelected John Boyd as clerk
and Hugh Dugan as County Collector.
The salary of Mr.. DuRan was fixed at
5000, which is an increase Of $1,000 over
that allowed him last year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14

WASHINGTON, May "A. 1890. Gather
indications for twenty-four hours, for
Eastern New York. New Jersey, and
Eastern Pennsylvania: Cloudy and FREE
uuent rains; winds generally westerly;
stationary temperature.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
Bay onne News Notes.

A third incendiary attempt to burn
down the old frame structure at the cor
ner of Cottage and Orient streets, Bergen
Point, known locally as the dead
House, was made last night. A bell
alarm called out the entire Fire Depart
ment. but the blaze was put out before
the firemen arrived
The Centreville Mutual Building and
Loan Association, of Bayonne, sold 81. 600
at premium of twenty-five cents per
share per month last evening. Forty
three new shares were subscribed for at
the rate of sl0.45 per share, the series
having been in existence ten months.
The receipts of the meeting aggregated
81, 1928. 1S, Of which amount 81, ,S73. 73 We're
collected for dues.
William Kenah, brakeman employed
by the New Jersey Central Railroad Com
pany. fell from a drilling train OH the
Constable Hook branch yesterday after
noon and was seriously hurt about the
herd. DR.. Fred McCorwin attended to
his injuries and sent him tn the Bayonne
Hospital and dispensary.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-18
AT THE FERRIES.
Changing the Termini of the Street. Car
Lines on the Water Front.

Changing the Termini of the Street-C Car
Lines on the Water Front.
At an informal session of the Harbor
Commissioners yesterday the alterations of
the terminal facilities at the ferry OF the va
riUus car lines was discussed.
Engineer Manson submitted plan for
arranging the different car teImini. 1t pro-
poses to place the turn-table Of the Omnibus
line near Mission street; the City line ter
minus will also be there: the Market-street
cable lines will remain as they are for the
present, and all the other lines will cross
the cable and end on the north side of the
way to the narrow-gauge depot. The pres
ent ferry buildings will be moved further
south, to where the sea-wall has already
been built.
Those representatives of the car companies
present expressed themselves as satisfied
with the proposed changes, and the board
approved the plans. which will be put into
operation shortly. The car companies will
be given thirty days notice in which to
commence the work Of removal
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