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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
NOW GET YOUR BOOKS.
The Free Public Library at Last
Opened for Circulation.

The Free Public Library was thrown
open to the public this morning for the
circulation OF books. A constant stream
Of persons holding cards entitliug them TO
the privileges OF the library poured in
and out all the morning. and the reading
room has been more extensively patron
lied, than at any time since its doors were
thrown open. A neat list Of WORKS OF &c
ton by title that has been prepared by
Librarian Cole with much labor is ready
for distribution at the nominal price Of
five cents.
Mrs. Kate Whelan and Mics Maria Gil
bert have charge OF the delivery depart
ment, and though assisted BY some half
dozen girl pages, thew have been kept as
busy as bees all day. The first book
called for was 1.-THE Pilgrims Progress.
Trustee Stephen Harvey has the honor OF
being the first person to call for q book
after the formal opening.
The trustees had at first decided 20
open the Library with appropriate exer-
cises, but the project collapsed The
weather they considered WAS too warm
and the expense unnecessary. Ii is prob
able that number of busts OF literary
geniuses VIII soon adorn the rooms.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

Miss Nora Scanlan. a well dressed mid
die aged woman. who gave her address as
Claremount avenue. Brooklyn, was a
prisoner in the First Police Corrt this
morning. Patrolman Murphy noticed
her acting strangely in York street
Yesterday, and after some hesi-
fation took her to the Gregory
street station house, where she was locked
up. This morning she told Justice
O'Donnell that she had but recently lost
one of her eyes through an operation;
that her mind was weak, aud when she
drank some liquor yesterday TO relieve
her of pain iG went to her head. She was
unable to give any account of how she
came to be meandering about York
street. She was instantly discharged
from custody.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
WAS TAKING CARE OF HIS HAT.
william connine's Defense to Charge
of Larceay.

william Connine's Defense to Charge
of Larceay.
Between one and two o'clock this
morning Patrolman Welsh from dis
tance saw a man lying asleep on the curb
stone on Washington street, and another
man STOPPING over him in suspicious
manner Welsh hurried to the scene.
and after questioning both men he ar
rested them. The man who lad
been sleeping was John Campbell of No.
81 Hudson street. The other was William
Counine. mate of the tugboat Bertha
Welsh asked Campbell II he had missed
anything, and Campbell, after feeling his
pockets, replied that ne had not. but sud
denly noticed that Connine had his
(CampbelPs) hat on Both men were
locked up
When tney were arraigned this morn
ing before Justice O'Donnell, Connine
said he was we'll acquainted with Camp
bell, and was merely taking care of his
NAT. Campbell said he had never seen
Connine before; but he refused TO press
the charge Police Justice ODonneu
nevertheless committed Connine for
trial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
COAL is GOING UP.


The Robbing Mine Barons Are Booming
Summer Prices.
The coal agents Of the railroad compan-
les running into New York have made
the second raise in prices this season. The
first raise was ordered on June l. when
crate coal was sent up ten cents per ton
and stove coal fifteen cents per ton. On
July / the second raise OF the same
amounts went into effect
These advances in price have thus far
affected only the retail dealers, who have
not yet changed their prices. Stove coal
is still at IS per ton and CRATE coal Is & IS
Unfortunately this will not SO continue
for a long time.
The local retail dealers will hold meet
ing within two weeks, and raise TO the
consumer will be ordered. IL will doubt
less be thirty cents per ton on stove and
twenty on the crate coal
asked a local dealer II he did not
think this was "a time little suited &c 80
advance in the price Of coal
"Oh, no, (" he answered, I'VE are begin
ming 70 receive our heaviest orders for
winter supplies. Many people are put
ting in large amount now"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
FIXING TIE COUNTY BUDGET.

The Finance Committee Of the Board of
Freeholders has been in session all the
afternoon. The items Of appropriation
for the ensuing fiscal year are being pre-
pared. This labor will require several
meetings and the committee will
not report to the Board IN
til July is. It was said today that the
appropriation would not vary more than
S. 600 from that of the present year, which
was s6Tl, 900. During the present year
the expenses of the county government
have not increased as much as the valua-
tions reported to the Board for the Equal
ization Of Taxes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
STATE TAX BOARD SESSIONS.

6pecsUt 70 me Jersey lily Aet0S.
TRENTON, July 6. lS91:-The State Board
of Taxation met this morning to hear APP
peals. Among the several filed was one
by Lucy H. Hart of New Brunswick.
owner of property at Livingston
and New streets which has been
assessed at SO, 900, and is said to
be only worth $4,000 She asks the State
Board to cut the assessment down. The
Board fixed September l as the time for
sitting in Jersey City 1t viii be at
Hoboken September 2, Newark s. Pater-
son 4, New Brunswick 10. Hackensack II
aud Elizabeth August 81. The Board
continues in session today and tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

A Defective Alarm Box Responsible for
a Disastrous Fire.


Flames were discovered in Clark s.
Leo's stable on Bramhal avenue early
Sunday morning. An attempt was mada
to send in an alarm from box
No. 90, but that box having besn
out Of order for Eve years. had TO be aban-
doned. Before an alarm conld be sens
in, fire was discovered in the apartments
house at No. 137 Pacific avenue, snd box
No. 6l was promptly pulled and the
flames exttnguished after so damage
had been done By the time
the engines were ready to so back 70
their res pective houses. messenger in
formed the chief OF the IRE on BiamhaH
avenue. Before the engines arrived
on the scene the building had been
completely gutted, and finally burned to
the ground. Damage 81 COO Partly cor-
cred by insurance. The cause Of the f1re
is not known.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

Michael Doyle of No. 276 Monmouth
street was this morning fined IS by Police
Justice O'Donnell. He was arrested by
Chancemnn Coyne for assaultipg watch
man at the gates OF the Red Star docks
with piece of iron pipe Doyle denied
that he had anything in his hand He
said the watchman wouldn't let him in
to 90 10 work. Coype swore positively
DOYLE lad piece of iron pipe In his
hands. aud Dosle was fined IS for lying.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

Yabsley-ssI have always had an idea
that after a couple had been married fer
some time, that even their thoughts be-
came, 10 a great degree, identical Am
right. Peck"
Mr.. n. Peck-"Gness ron are. About
now my wife Is thinking over what she Il
saw to me for coming horne iafe And %
am 49, -IndiaRGpell Journal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
DEATH OF A TATooED MAN.

Peter Morrison Drops Dead in Ceme-
tery-His Body Covered with Designs
Special to the JERSEY City yelos.
TRENTON, July 6. 1s91-Peter Morrison.
aged thirty-fve years. came to this city
from Philadelphia Saturday. and laid
down and died Ia Mercer Cemetery from
the effects Of hemorrhages. Before dying
he said that he had lived in Niagara
Falls. He was penntless.
An examination of his body shows him
to be a veritable ratoced man, his arms,
neck and body being covered with de-
vices
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

Precinct Police Court this morning
charged by Leonard Bender Of Bradford,
Conn, with stealing So and Il silver
watch. Bender said he was drunk when be
n ct Murphy on Saturday, and Murphy
persuaded him TO 90 home with him and
take Sleep When he awoke his watch
and money were gone. and so was Murphy.
Patrolman D0urherty arrested Murphy.
The watch and some money were found
in his pockets. There was no evidence
upon which to hold the boy, but the faith
er was committed for trial
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

SING SING. July 6. 1s9ls-Up TO noon
there had been no news of an execution
here today. The town is in an excite
meut of surprise aud is crowded with
strangers. The dead line around the
prison is strictly enforced and no one can
obtain any information of what is going
on behind the grim stone walls.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
m. Cook stole His rrousars.

Daniel Fernerdence, an intelligent Por-
tuguese cook, was committed for trial by
Police Justice O'Donnell this morning for
stealing pair of pantaloons from fei-
low boarder in York street Fernerdence
saws he was drunk when he packed his
clothes before the last voyage aud did not
notice he had got hold Of somebody else's
nants
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
c.rr.t &; yreelana,s Funeral.

The funeral Of Garret G. Vreeland..
who was found dead near Trenton juno
ton Saturday morning. will take place
from his late residence.No. 103 Monticello
a venue, tonight. VreelA nd was killed
while examining the car wheel boxes. He
leaves a wife and three children
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

sgainst John Could, whom he al
lexes comes to the house 70 call
on bis sister. stays all night.
and fires him out bodily IL be
demonstrates with him about his actions.
Gould IN his own behalf stated that he
went to the house on an invitation
extended 20 him BY Miss Jones aud fire.
quentiy ate and slept there. Gouid's
actions in the house were Of such ma
ture that Justice Kimmerly gave him the
option Of paying flne Of so or going 70
Suake Hill for thirty days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
A Receiver Wanted for a Car Spring
Company.

Ex-Judge Douglas and Assembiyman
Herbert Potts fought out the question of
the insolvency of the American Car
Chancellor. Mr.. Potts applied for re-
ceiyer claiming that the company was
bankrupt. while Judge Douglas on the
other hand claimed it was solvent aud
able to pay it's debts. The Chancellor re-
served his decision
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
TWO WESTERN TRAVELLERS DETAINED.
Their Mode of Procedure Objected to BY
the Jersey City Police.

the Jersey City Police.
Robert Burns. George Pierson and John
Jordan, three young men who have the
whole world as an abiding place but no
particular home. were summing them
selves in the Pennsylvania cut yesterday
afternoon. Their attire. or rather lack OF
it. was startlingly unconventional.
Young ladies on their way from Sunday
School were shocked
Policeman W ohlenben closed in on the
dozers and arrested them. They said
they had only made stop on west
bound journey. TO change their travelling
attire ana were unaware that they had
been observed.
They were held for examination this
morning by Justice Davis
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
neat Hls VIC wIthout PrereeatIen.

Bernard Mooney of No. l02 Central
avenue, was arrested Saturday night for
beating his wife. Mrs. Mooney said he
abused her without the slightest provoca-
tion. Justice Davis committed him for
the Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
sympathI.sa wlth nl. WIG.

PEMBERToN. July 6. 1S91.-An exciting
incident occurred here Saturday which
was not down on the programme. but
which caused considerable confusion. lt
was the hanging In effiRy of DR.. Wood
ruff, who recently commenced suit
against bis wife for divorce. The lady
resides here. and the cffigy was torn by
friends of the doctor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

Frank Benson of No. 122 York street.
employed by Sandford & Stillman driv-
ing spiles on Railroad avenue. was struck
on the bead by cross stick, weighing be-
tween ten and fifteen pounds, that fell
from the top of pile driver, distance Of
about forty feet Benson was knocked
seuseless. and received a terrible cash on
the back of his head His wound was
attended TO by DR.. Gray and he was sent
home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

Of Miss Josephine Kiuelly, who vas rob
bed on the Newark avenue hill, last
Thursday night, was this morning dis
charged by Justice Davis.
Neither Miss Kinelly nor DuDdes ap-
peared at the time set for the examina-
ton. Register Fielder, Henry Brinker-
hon and Colonel Toffey all ap-
peared In court 10 testify
10 Doran's good character. Justice Davis
said there was no evidence against Doran
and bis arrest seemed to be a lamentable
mistake.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
nlppolyrs sim Strengthening.

The steamship Alvena from Jeremy
Havti. arrived this morning. She left
Havti on June Is. She reports that 200
persons were put to death just before the
vessel sailed by order Of Hippolyte at
Port-au-Prince.
dead, as was rumored-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

WASHINGTON. July 9. 1s9L-Weather
indications for twenty hours tor East
ern New York, New Jersey and Eastern
Fair. stationary temperx-
ture: west winds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

Charles P. Jones. of No 20 Kearny
avenue, appeared in Justice kimmeriy's
court this morning IS sompiai nant
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

from the teachings received at his
m Others knees, fell into vices and crimes
OF all sorts. aud was finally rescued by
the salvation Army. The audience joined
heartily in this ch0rus:-
I'm satisfied with Jesus here,
He's everything to me,
His lying love oeriiiis my heart
For now lie sets me free.
Captain Russ and Lieutenant Barrow,
two modest and rather pretty voting
women in command of the Jersey City
contingent, addressed tine audience also,
and told what sacrifices they had to make
work. Both made a splendid impression.
Colonel Evans closed the exhibition with
a lengthy address. He spoke OF the mag
nifiCeut growth Of the army, with It's
thousands of officers scattered all over the
world working In harmony, with General
Booth at its head, devoting their lives to
lift mp fallen men and women for the
mere pittance of So a week Six hundred
thousand copies Of the War. Cry, the ofiic-
ial organ or the army, he said.
were circulated every week, and the sale
OF these went toward the maintenance
of the Army. He pictured the band Of
women officers pacing the streets from
eleven o'clock at night until three in the
morning, talking. pleading with their
tallen sisters in efforts to drag them from
the mire OF degradation into which they
have fallen. ANGELS Of mercy" they
We're known as In the slums Of the great
metropolis. He called attention. to the
success of rescue homes the Army had
reared, told how men were provided with
employment and how poor children were
cared for aud fed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

The receipts for the sale of liquor
licenses had reached slo5.ooo at noon to-
day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

Patrick Murphy and his teD-year old
son John were prisoners in the First
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

Every tissue of the body, every bone, muscle
and organ, is made stronger and more heslthfal
By he use OF Hoods Sarsapariiia-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06

Morris Dorsn Of No les Wayne street,
the young man arrested as the assailant
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-13

The fashions for the summer season
are now fairly established. Color.
mode and style, each has received its
stamp OF approval or disapproval, and
the summer girl has only to make her
choice of the countless dainty and
beautiful things exhibited. As the sui
try days come upon us we look with
great comfort and relief upon the cool
dlaphanous summer textile, the ligh
batistes, Madras muslins, organdie
nets and tulles, which are all set fortl
In most tempting array. The Shanghai
and India silks, which have taken the
place of the old-style rafting summer
brands, have q constant sale, and with
good reason, for they are cool, stylish,
durable and astonishingly low in price.
One can now actually purchase two all
silk surah dress patterns for the price of
single pattern of but few years ago
not inferior goods, but genuine
~twhled, lustrous, wear-defying quail
ties, and In the prettiest Of summer
ints. or In black or white. It Is this
reduction In the price Of fancy silks that
has made it possible for woman of re.
hned taste but moderate means to cloths
herself IN silken gsrments Chicago
Post
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-13
OYER WAS HIS UNCLE.
He Had = Family justification for Being
Positive.

He Had = Family Justification for Being
Positive.
''He introduced himself to me bv
blandly contradicting = statement that
l made to my companion concerning a
matter in Chicago, about which I had
rather intimate knowledge. A little
later remarked that the law in New
York was so and 50. He observed that
1 was mistaken. OF course the CONVEX
sation did not concern him, but was
SO foolish as to reply. mentioned
case in the court of oyer and terminer.
He replied severely that l quoted It
incorrectly.
"Then-more foolishly-I got a little
nettled and offered to bet and show him
the report.
III the books hev it that way the
books is wrong he answered, blandly.
"lndeed, said I, you seem to have a
rather intimate acquaintance with oyer
and terminer:' thought that would
crush him.
'Huh-well. 1 should say he an
swered, triumphantly.
THAT staggered me a little. but I
ventured to ask him how he got it, and
what do You think he said? Without
changing q muscle he retorted:
"'Mr. Oyer is my uncle. '"-Chicaeo
News rs.s !: :
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-13
A Lost Locomotive.

Says locomotive engineer: II once
had an interesting experience with .
quicksand. My engine ran off low 4
bridge near River Bend, about one him.
dred miles east Ct Denver, and fell into
asmall creek filled with quicksands. A
wrecking train came up in a few hours.
but the engine had entirely disap-
peared. The railroad officials ordered
it raised, but it could not be found. WE
sounded with rods to depth of over
sixty feet but not a trace did we dis
cover OF the engine, which had vanished
as completely as if It had never existed.
Four years afterward it was found at a
depth of over ono hundred feet, and
was raised. We then ascertained that
there was scarcely bit of rust on il.
the breaks were few and after a little
tinkering it was put upon the road
again. The sand had kept out the air
and prevented the iron from oxidizino ,,
IN. Y. Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-13

The Anchor line steamer Utopia,
which was sunk at Gibraltar March II
last by running upon the spur of the
British iron-clad Arson, as result of
which accident nearly six hundred Ital-
ian emigrants lost their lives, was raised
the other day by means of coffer-dams
on to a superstructure of timber built
from the ships sides to the surface and
forming an immense tank. The tank
was lined with small canvas and was
$40 feet in length. Six powerful CEN
trifugal pumps exhausted the water in
the tank, which, with the vessel as
ccnding inside of it, was dragged shore
ward.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-13

MRS. c. l.. kNowLroN, professional
nurse IN Boston, says it's two years now
since the grip was III BOSTON and it has
passed away. Most people have forgot
ten about it, and few think it did very
much damage. True. it didn't kill SO
many people as a great epidemic might
have done. Int the grip did great
deal that everybody doesn't know
about It amt at all cxtravagant to
say that the grip left behind it when it
got ont of Boston hundreds of invalids
who will remain idvalids for life. For
tho next few years the doctors will
have an their hands I'LL manner of
malatiies superirduccd by the grip.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-13

DR. HENRY T. HELMBoLD. the lannon's
brchu man, who was credited with hav-
ing piled up a fortune of 10000, 900 BY
the sale of his patent medicines, is once
more in q madhouse Chained at the
wrists and with shackles on his ankles,
he was taken from his home at Long
Branch last Friday and conveyed to the
insane asylum at Trenton, N. j. He is
now in strait-jacket, raving
maniac. 1t is the fourth time within
the last twenty years that the doctors
family has hecn compelled to place
him nndcr restraint This will prob
ably be tho last, the physicians having
pronounced his case hopeless.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-13

The Boston Herald says that the fact
that the present occupant of the vice
presidency of the republic is the only
living man who has ever held that office
is remarkable. The few American pres
idents that remain three in numbcr) is
in itself singular, but that of the seven
vice presidents of the last twenty
eight years (that being the period for
which those have been elected who
succeeded Hannibal Hamlin) there is
but one survivor, and that is the man
latest chosen, is almost appalling.
There is something like a fatal
ity following the men who have filed
the Office.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-13
One on the Lawyer,

An old man was on the witness stand
and was being cross-examined by the
lawyer.
You say you are doctor, sir?"
Eyes, sir; yes, SIR"
what kind of a doctor?"
IL make intments, sir. make int
ments."
what's your ointment good for?"
Its good to rub on the head tn
strengthen the mind"
what effect would it have if Won
We're to rub some of it on my head?"
None at all, sir; none 1T all We
must have something to start ": -
Gainesville Eagle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-13
SCRAPS OF INFORMATION.

A POUND of phosphorus is sufficient
to tip 1000, 600 Matches, 80
AN expert says that the average car
pet is about one-fifth dust. -. =.
Our Indian wars from 1910 to 1885
cost the government Se06, 1886, 200. ~ ::
: The largest bay in the world is Hud-
son bay, which measures $50 miles
north and south by 600 miles in width.
A FARM In Pithole, Pa, which was
bought some years ago, during the oil
excitement, BY Chicago Spectators, for
81, 500, 900, was sold recently at tax
sale for 500. "a i. , he $3.50 rs