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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
What Is Likely To Be a
Murder in West
Hoboken.
THE ASSAILANT AN OFFICER
While His Victim Was a Harness
maker Named Burger-A
Plea of Self Defence
Which Mrs. Burger
Denies.
Denies.

Policeman Thomas Quirk of West
Hoboken dubbed George Burger OF
Clinton and DeMotts streets so badly
early this morning that he will probably
die. Burger has harness-making shop
at the above address and lives there with
his wife. He is slightly built man and
has q fairly good disposition although
occasionally be drinks.
This morning at about one o'clock
Quirk was passing Burgers place. He
heard the noise Of a quarrel inside and
waited to listen. Presently the voices
grew louder and a woman's screams
arose on the night. Quirk forced his way
into the shop and found Burger, he says.
beating his wife. Burger gave him a
sharp answer when ne interfered, and
Quirk seized him TO take him 10 the police
station.
Burger made some show of resistance
and then QuirK's official instincts came
to the surface. He mad long, heavy
night stick with him and brought Burger
into subjection by bringing this club
down on mis- head, not once or twice, but
repeatedly, until Burgers head flowed
with blood and the red streams trfckled
down his face.
IN tniS nalL plinueu COndlJlOn Ruifk
hauled his man TO the police station.
Here he was locked mp on charge Of
disorderly conduct His skull was frac-
tured aud his face was frightful sight.
In the cell he soon lapsel into uncon-
sciousness and was sent to st. Mary's
Hospital. where ne now lies ia an uncon-
scious condition. with death expected at
any moment.
This morning when his name was
called he was, OF course, not present and
Recorder Rhinehardt was informed OF
the circumstances. Quirk is still on duty
as a policeman. He has a story of the
affair. He says that wnen be went into
the store Burger had a knife in mis- hand.
with which he was threatening his wife.
She was screaming in terror. When he
told Burger to stop Burger turned on him
with knife ami then he dubbed him 10
get the knife away. No knife has been
found in the place and Mrs. Burger gives
the lie direct to the policeman's state
ments.
This morning Thomas KentoD, a
prominen citizen of West Hoboken, see
ing that the town authorities did not pro-
pose to take any steps towards Quirk' 8
arrest, swore out warrant before JUS
tice of the Peace Aldridge for Quirk's
arrest for atrocious assault. When It IS
served, Quirk will probably be held to
await the result Of Burgers injuries.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
BELLlGBRENT FARMERS
Too Much Beer Makes Trouble at a Blu
collie Picnic.

TOO htucn Beer makes trouble at Bu-
collie Picnic
3 peciaI to the Jersey Cffy Neles.
PRENsyILLE, August II. 1891. South
Jersey farmers, their families and friends
TO the number of about i've thousand.
gathered here yesterday to holi their an
nual reunion. Salem, Vineland. Penn
Grove and other rival towns serc large ~
represented in the big crowd. Hundreds
of visitors from Philadelphia were in at
tendance. The exercises began at o
O'Clock, and for three liquid hours beer
flowed freely down farmers throats. The
dinner hour, with its abundance of good
things, was scarcely over, when the liq-
nor began to exert itself. and single
quarrel was enough to start d general
fight.
At one o'clock Salem youth had n
fight with a Pennsvihe youth. A mob
surged the boys and several fights were
started. In an hour three hundred men
and boys were lighting along the shore of
the Delaware River, on which this town
lies. They fought with their fists and
bruised each other badly. Tiring of this
the farmers armed themselves with their
carriage whips, and using the butts wor e
them out upon each other. In the hot
test of the riot one OF the ringleaders wa s
knocked down, and while defenceles s
was kicked in the head. He is in ctiti-
cal crndition, and his recovery is doubt
full
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
ALL GUILLOTINED.
General DecapitatiOn in the Water
Department This Morning.
The crash has come at last.

The crash has come at last.
This morning Reassessors J. r. Bell.
William Whelan. John J. Ryan.
Director of the Board of Ed
ucation Moran, John Ia Sullivan.
Michael T. Quje1ey. William Herbert
Thomas Fitzsimmons, John Bender. Jonn
?. Smith and Pat Glennan were bounced
by Water Assessor Heller, acting under
instructions from President Somers, Of
the Board OF Street and Water Commits
sionsrs.
The force of reassessors consisted of elev-
en.mep. and every head was chopped of.
The reassessors received SIS per month
each, and this few minutes work of the
guillotine reduced the running expenses OF
the Water Department sS25 per monitor
$4,000 a year. Great excitement pre-
walls among the employees Of the Water
department., as it is stated on good au-
thority that many more heads are to be
chopped off
Laborers viii next be discharged
and then will follow wholesale
reduction In the clerical force,
and it is stated on good
authority that the payrolls will be
reduced at least 5000 per month If not
more
The wholesale disch arge Of the en-
ployes In this department. is the outcome OF
she fight between the Finance aud Water
Commissioners.
As was stated in the JERSEY CITY NEWS
several weeks ago. the Finance Commits
sloners refused TO allow the pay rolls
Of the Water Department 70
amount to $4,000 per month.
The Street and Water Commissioners
made hard fight but deemed it advis-
able to put the gnillotine to work rather
than murder certain other rights to the
Finance Commissioners.
The Water Department must be made
selr sustaining, said the Finance Com
missioners, and they demanded that 1t
should be made so by bouncing all super
huous help.
The Water Department has been get
ting deeper into debt and already the in
terest on water bonds exceeds half
the revenus derived from water rents.
The other half of the revenue was insult
ficient 10 run the department with such
heavy clerical force.
More dismissals, it is rumored, will
come tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
TIE POLAR CURRENT.
Little Doubt rhst 1t Exists and Can BE
Utilized.

Little Doubt That Ii Exists and Can Be
Utilized.
We may seem fully entitled to draw
the conclusion that a current is con-
stantly running across the polar region
from the sea north of the Siberian coast
and Behrlng Strait, and into the sea be-
tween Spitzbergen and Greenland Since
such a current exists, the most natural
way of reaching the North Pole, or point
quite near it, must be to enter the cur
rent on the side where il runs northward.
that is, somewhere near the New Siberian
Islands. and let It carry one straight
across those unknown regions which it
has prevented so many from reaching.
! shall build a wooden ship as
small and as strong as possible. it shall
be Just big enough 10 carry provisions
for twelve men for five years, besides
the necessary coal; vessel OF about 200
portant feature of the ship will be that
She will be built on such lines as viii give
her the greatest power OF resistance 20
the pressure of the foe ice. Her sides
must not be perpendicular. as those of
ships generally are, but must slope from
the hulwarks TO the keel; or, 70 use
sailors expression, her dead rise5
must be made great. so that the foes
shall get no hold Of her when they are
pressed together, but glide downward
along her sides and under her. thus tend
ing to lift her out of the water. :.
With this vessel. and crew OF ten or
twelve strong and well picked men,
besides an equipment for five years as
good in all respects as modern appliances
can afford, / think the enterprise has A
coed prospecr of success. s.-Dr. FrfdJdf
NdRseH, IN the August Forum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
A PHYSICAL PROBLEM.
Has immigration Affected Reproduction
of Species In America.

Has immigration Affected Reproduction
of speci In America.
Now, it is to be freely admitted that be-
tween 1850 and 1870 the rate of increase in
the pre-existing population of this coun-
try fell sharply off; aud that between
1870 and 1890 that decline has gone on at
an accelerated ratio. From the first ap-
pearance of foreigners in large numbers
in the United States the rate OF increase
among them has been greater than
among those whom they found here; and
this disproportion has tended continually.
ever since, 10 increase. But has this re-
suit been due to a decline in physical
vitality and reproductive vigor in that
comparison, American, or has
It been due to other causes,
perhaps to the appearance of the
Foreigners themselves? This is a question
which requires US TO 60 back to the be-
ginning of the nation. The population or
1890 may be considered TO have been, In
high sense, American. For forty years
the increase, substantially all out of the
loins of the four millions of our own
people living in 1890 amounted to almost
nine millions. or 227 per cent. such a
rate of increase was never known before
or since among any considerable popula-
tion over any extensive region But rs
foreigners began TO come in large num-
bers, the native population more and
more withheld their own increase. Popu-
lation showed no increase over the pro-
portions established before immigration
set in like food. Surely, if this CORE
suondence between the increase OF the
foreign element and the relative decline
of the native element Is mere coinci-
dence, it is one OF the most astonishing III
human history. General Francis a.
Walker IN the august Forum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
GREEN GOODS In TOWN
The Notorious Parm1ee Seen
in the Streets Of Jersey
City.
HE HAS A SIDE PARTNER.
Here is News for the Police if They
Do Not Know 1t
Already.

Edward Parmlee. alias Jones, the noto-
riOus "green goods" man, and his gang
are in town. conducting the same nefarI-
Gus operations that they pursued two
years ago.
Parmlee looks sleek and prosperous,
although his hair has grown nearly white.
Today he and a confederate were
followed from the ferry to saloon
on Washington street. If the police
are not aware of the arrival of
Parmlee in town, this announcement will
give them the information. 1t is to be
hoped that the police viii break up the
gang and drive them away at once.
There is no room for doubt as to the
identity of Parmlee. A person who
knows him well rode on horsecar with
him today. and watched his movements
for half an hour.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
me Genius OF Hauthorne.

Hawthorne's mastery of the prefer
natural seems to us the most chars cter-
istic feature in his genius. He foliowe
no predecessor; he left behind him no
succe ssor He stands so completely alone
that the ordinary methods OF compara-
tive criticism are baffied. He must be
Ia ken as what he is-an original genius
Yet. independent as he is, he cannot be
called a distinctiyely American novelist.
lie is net a novelist at ali. Fancy. inag-
ination, poetic vision, are his gifts
Romance Is his domain. Too intent up
on penetrating below the surface in both
men and things, he represented neither
as they passed before his eyes. He looks
through, rather than at life. Edinburgh
RPl,ie4r
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

All Souls Church, at Madison avenue
and Fifty-sixth street. New York, was
crowded this forenoon with a most dis
tiu1uished gathering assembled to pay
the last tribute OF respect to the remains
Editor George Jones Of the Times
The service OF the dead of the Protest
ant Episcopal ritual was conducted BY
the Rev. K. Eeber Newton. rector of the
parish OF which Mr.. Jones was SO long a
member.
Tie exercises began shortly after ten
o'clock, when the body. ID costly poll
ishei oak casket, was borne up the centre
aisle and placed upon a cararalQue at
the chanoel xaiiing. The pall-besrers
were Gsorge " Cnilds Of the PhiAdel-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

sDeciaf to the Jerseg CITY Nslrs-
ELIZABETH, August Is. 1s91.-The wifs
of James L. Leody. tina pugilist and
saloonkeeper here. has begun a suit
against him FOR divorce and alimony In
the Court of Chancery. The papers IN
the case were served on Leddy yesterday.
Mrs. sIeddy, who is an attractive looking
woman, says tkat she can no longer en-
dure the brutality OF her husband. who
nearly killed her brother some weeks ago
in q bar-room fight in Leddy's saloon oe-
cause he went there to demand that JUS
tice be done to his sister.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

Police Justice Davis this morning dis
missed the complaint against Percy G.
Jackson Of the commissary departm ent
Of the Pullman Palace Car Com pany,
whom William Polite, a colored porter.
accused some days ago of taking Mas
onic badge from his valise Politics
motives, it is believed, were simply actu-
ated by malice because Mr.. jackson de-
manded to inspect the contents of Po-
lIIte's vaiise while acting under instruc-
tions of the Superintendent. refusal on
the part of Polite resulting in his dis
charge from the company's service.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
DEAD IN A cEsSPooL
Two Men Suffocated by Sewer Gas
While at Work.

Two Men Suffoeated by Sewer Gas
While at Work.
Special to the Jersey Ctr Newa
NEWARK. August IA, 1S9l-JoseDh H.
Osborne and Marvin Owens. aged forty
five and twenty-five years respectively.
met terrible death at 435 Summer ave-
nue. last night. Osborne, who is unmar-
ried, recently purchased tine house for his
sister, who was to marry Owens next
week. This evening the two men began
10 clean out an old cesspool which Is
thirty feet deep. Osborne decended a
ladder, but when nalf way down was
overpowered by sewer gas. As he Jell
into the water at the bottom he cried TO
Owens. The latter went to his rescue
and ne too Was overcome. but not before
he gave an alarm.
Neighbors and others heard the men
cry, and several volunteered to 90 down
for the men. Ropes were attached to the
bodies and Osborne and Owens were soon
raised to the open air, but In ten minutes
they were dead.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
GENERAL GRUBB's ZEN.
His Old Regimens to Participate In ths


His Old Regimens to Participate In the
Coming Reception.
The Association OF the Thirty-seEsnth
Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, held
meeting last evening At their head
quarters, No. 191 Market street. Newark.
To make arrangements for their annual
reunion, which will be held September
Il There was q large attendance OF MEN,
bers. Captain r B. Seymour OF tpls CITY
was chairman and Abrose Hastings OF
Newark, secretary. Among those pres
ent from this city were Comrades Decker,
Williams and Payne.
A committee was appointed 20 center
with the Twenty-third Regiment and
Kearny's Brigade in reference TO concert
of action upon the occasion OF the visit 10
Edgewater Park. A committee was also
appointed to meet General Grubb on his
arrival in the steamer from Europe and
extend to him the congratulations OF his
Old regiment. After the transaction OF
routine business. the association adjourned
to August n
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
OBsTRUcnoNIsTs AS USUAL.
why the North Hudson "L" Road Ex
tension Is Not Ready.

why the North Hudson "L" Road Ex-
tension Is Not Ready.
There has been some grumbling among
the residents Of the heights over the
tardiness of the North Hudson County
Railroad Company in completing the
elevated structure to the Court House.
/ called at the Offices of the railroad
company in Hoboken this morning and
saw President Bonn.
"The road would be in operation to-
DAY." said Mr.. Bonn in answer TO my
queries, "but for property owners along
the line We had the cable and the
stringers on the structure and
everything in readiness when / re-
ceiged a letter signed by several
hundred property owners along the
line asking me to run the road
by motor power instead of the cable. This
letter put stop TO the work for awhile,
and have the matter under considera-
tion. You can say in the NEWS. however,
that the road will be in operation very
soon."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
A FORTUNATE ESCAPE.

Two Mems Obstinacy Causes n Serious
Collision and an Upset.
Thomas Hermann of No. 341 seventh
street, driver for the Standard Oil Com
pany, yesterday afternoon ran into and
upset carriage on Grand street in which
were seated Mr. and Mrs. John Allen. the
lady having a seven-months-old baby in
her arms.
Hermann's truck was heavily loaded
and he called to Allen to get out of the
way. Allen refused to do this. and as a
resnlt the truck and carriage collided.
There were no arrests. Fortunately
neither of them was hurt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

Saturday will be recognized as Fores-
ter's Day in New York. All the Forestry
courts in New York and many from
BROOKLYN and Hudson county Will par
ticipate in a parade. Enterprise Conclave
No. IS. K. S. f., will assemble at Payonia
ferry at one p. NJ, where it will meet Cat
aract City Concla,e, Of Paterson, and
join the parade at Union Square, where
the line will form.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
Fleet Runaways.

A team of horses attached to two
seated wagon owned by Mr.. Graham. ran
away last evening. Mr.. Graham and his
family had Just got out of the vehicle.
The frightened horses dashed down Ocean
avenue to Union street. AT West Side
avenue and Clerk street the traces broke
and the horses continued towards
kearny avenue. where one fell thor
oughly exhausted but was dragged ten
feet before the other horse stopped. The
wagon was total wreck but the horses
were not hurt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
Merry-Co.Rounds Not Wanted.

FpecioI to he Jefaeu tltN Neloi-
BRIDGEToN. Aug. Il, 1891 The City
Council has passed an ordinance which
imposes license fee of SO per day upon
merry go-rounds, razzle-dazzle. skating
rinks and amusements of like eharac-
ter. Any person who violates the ordi-
nance is subject 10 fine OF $50, or i'm
prisonment III the County Jail Tor twenty
days. The ordinance is intended to be
prohibitory.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

A lively time took place yesterday
afternoon at the stables Of the Jersey City
and Bergen Railroad at Greenville- Con-
tractor Mullery. who is now laying sewer
pipes in front Of the car house, blocked
the entrance with trench. He was or
dered to stop by superintendent Sayre.
Hot words followed, but Mr.. Sayre came
out victorious. Then Mr.. Mullsry wanted
TO fill the hole without connecting ths
pipes with the sewer, and more words
ensued, butan understanding was alter
wards reached.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
NOT GREEN GOODS.
Because the Box Only Contained Old
Newspapers, You Know.

Newspapers, You Know.
Patrolman Reen yesterday afternoon
handed over to Police Captain Farrier
box about ten inches square and four
inches deep, which had been found lying
on a seat in the waiting room of the
Pennsylvania depot. The man to whom
the box was supposed to belong denied
ownership. A young man, who claimed
TO be newspaper reporter. called Reen's
attention to the box and the man, and said
that he had followed the msn from a sup
posed green goods joint IN NewYork. Reen
and the young man approached the
alleged owner of the box and told him he
had been swindled. But the man stoutly
denied any knowledge whatever of the
box. The reporter offered the man $50 to
90 over to New York with him to the
place where the reporter claimed he saw
him emerge with the box. Still the man
denied ownership of the box. The box
was then carried to Police Headquarters.
When opened by Chief OF Police Murphy
it was found to contain a lot Of old news
papers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

Box No. % was pulled by Acting Ser
geant Cannon from information received
from ]. II. Bennett, a carpenter, tnat
there was a fire at No 4S2 Grove street.
The me embers OF No. Truck, who hastily
respond ed, were mad when they found
dust from a falling interior partition
which workmen were pulling down had
been mistaken for smoke, as clouds swept
through the front windows.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

The funeral Of James c. Egbert, twen-
ty years old. who was drowned IN ths
Delaware river. last Wednesday. took
place from his late residence. No. 10 Ox-
den avenue, Yesterday afternoon Thc
Rev. ]. c. Egbert. OF the West Hoboken
Presbyterian Church. conducted the GER
emonies
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
JERSEY CITY, Friday AUGUST Z.

loss consisted of valuable gold watch
and diamond pin and ring, each worth
500. besides sl2 in money. He went down
to take bath in the morning and omitted
70 leave his jewels in the check room.
He had scarcely reached the waters edge
when he remembered that be b ad left
tn EN- in mis- bathroom. lie Immediately
returned, but they had disappeared.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
canrh, After SIX aIonth..

James Coleman of Fairmount avenue
and Factory street has been wanted by
the police for the past six months for as
saulting Harry O'Neill, son of Door
man O'Neill of the Fourth pre-
cincr. Coleman, who Is a notorious
tough, skipped out, but returned last
night. He was arrested and Justice him-
merly committed him for trial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

Kind gentleman-"What's the matter,
Bubby."
Bubby-- Boo, hooi They was picnic
yesriday. an' wouldn't 90. Gauss thort
they wouldn't have nutia' nice ter eat 4"
'DId they?"
yes. Boo, hool JUS heard they had
SO much ice cream an cake that they
was all sick boo. hool'-Good Netrs-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

phia Ledger, Robert Bonner. New York
Ledger. Augustine Smith, Thos. G. Acton,
Johu Scott BOYD. Henry A. Morgan Of
Aurora, n Y, Times shareholder;
Jacob Il. Thompson Of tue Times editorial
staff. The o1ore l. Pevereliy OF the Times
business department, and Editor-in-chlef
Charles X. Miller OF the Times
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
Garbage Dumping on Montgomery Street.

Garbage Dumping on Montgomery Street.
People who have occasion to pass up
and down Montgomery street. have been
complaining, the last few days,of the nui-
sance caused by the dumping Of garbage
In the neighborhood of the trestle cross
ing. This has been going on unchecked
for some weeks, and the smell, together
with the flies and mosquitns engendered
by it have msde tne place yeritable
F.fu NOT
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

Father = " 1t is the early bird that
catches the worm"
JOHNNY" That's so; but II is the l tile
bird tnst stays at home sleeping IN the
rests that gets the worm to eat. "-Hdr-
DeT'S Bdzdr.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

Mary said her mother. you'll have
to make that Mr.. GolosA leave earlier.
"it's not my fault, mammh."
s.Not YOU faults Didn't ! hear you
last night at the front door say;-s'Si0p,
Edward have dozen times; II he
wanted to 80, why did you want to stop
hlmfo
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14
Mourn. sleKee,s Absenes.

W. Beckman, livery stable keeper. of
No. go New York avenue. nourns the
loss of s73 IN McKee's disappearance. He
has two checks for this amount, signed
by Mckee, which were returned by the
bank as worthless
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

Michael Sullivan of No. I'll Newark
avenue took temperance pledge which
expired yesterday. He celebrated the ex-
piration aud was before Justice kim
merry this morning for raising row on
Newark avenue He WAS discharged
upon taking another pledge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-14

with some positiveness this morning that
rejected ex-senator Blair will succeed
Emory Smith as Minister to Russia It
Is not true that Senator Squire viii go 10
China. lie received the offer Of the mis-
sion two months ago and declined 1t.