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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02
WEST BERGEN.


The Junior Society of Christian En-
deavor of the Reformed Church will
hold it's regular meeting at the church
parlors this afternoon at four o'clock.
A full and prompt attendance is re-
quested.
Mr.. Robert Gordon. of Brooklyn,
n. Y, is being entertained by Mr..
William NJ. King, of No. 107 West
Side avenue
Very little progress is being made
on the we'll which is being sunk by
the Central Railroad south of the rail-
road tracks. The work is still con-
tinued, water having been found a few
feet below the ground. This, with
other causes, has hindered the work.
Those in charge are confident of the
success of the undertaking. The we'll
which was sunk by the West Bergen
Steel Works is now in use, all the
water needed being secured. All of
the older residents have sunk wells on
their property from which wholesome
water has been drawn for years.
The regular meeting of the West
Bergen Athletic Association will be
held at the rooms, Clendenny and
Bergen avenues, next Monday evening.
New Years Day was observed in
the usual manner by West Bergeners.
The old-fashioned habit OF calling
was observed. Despite the inclement
weather a number of sportsmen spent
the day in shooting rabbits in the
woods.
Mr.. Edward Ramsberg, of Adams
town, Md, who has been visiting
friends in West Bergen, has returned
home.
The Bible class was held as usual in
the III. E. Church Wednesday even
ing. Mr.. William H. Beach led the
meeting. The meeting was well at
tended.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Re-
formed Church held their regular
meeting in the church parlors on
Wednesday afternoon. A committee
was appointed to make arrangements
for a sociable, at the church parlors
in the near future.
A large force of men was at work
yesterday in the cut of the Newark
and York Railroad, cleaning away the
huge snow drifts and dumping ear
loads of snow into the river.
Mr.. John Lyons, of No. 226 Eye
avenue, will leave today for PenniDg-
ton seminary to resume his studies.
The annual meeting and election 'oi
officers of the Y. p. s. G. Il. of the Re,
formed Church will be held on next
Monday evening in the church par
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02

prettily decorated with bunting and
flowers. The banqueting committee
was Messrs. Jesse Coney, George
Vreeland and Harry Goldorosky.
Among those present were j. Ban
eker, G. X. Dusel. Jesse Coney, &.
Wegman, G.. Vreeland, J. Filoramo,
J. Schultz, Frank Trested, f. Schultz,
V. Lembech, H.. Goldowsky, II. Tur.
ney, II. Gwandan and w. Campbell.
George johnson, of Jersey avenue,
while skating on the canal neal the
point of rocks, broke through the ice
and received a wetting. He was
pulled ashore by John Brown.
The annual meeting and election Of
officers of the Greenville Y. NJ. @. A.,
will be held at the rooms, No. 80 Lin
den avenue, nxet Tuesday evening.
An executive board will also be
elected. After the meeting a reception
| will be held. The Ladies' Auxiliary
have prepared a short programme at
ter which refreshments will be
served.
All the eve receiving bnsinsin this
| section are choked with refuse matter.
The thaw of yesterday has converted
| all the streets into miniature rivers.
The way trains of the Central Rail
road we're all from ten to twenty min
utes late this morning. Up to twelve
o'clock no accidents had been reported.
1t is not generally known that
Greeville has a colored Baptist
church. A large store on Greenville
avenue has been secured, and services
are held every Sunday morning and
evening. The church is supported by
the colored people in this section.
Mr.. John Smith, of Long Branch,
who has been staying with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Smith, of Ocean avenue, has
returned home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02
BAYONNE.

A public installation of the newly
elected and appointive officers of Bay
onne City Lodge No. 0, Ancient Order
of United Workmen, will be held this
evening in Odd Fellows Hall at Cen
treville.
A stereopticon exhibition of Biblical
views and temperance subjects will be
given this evening to the Bayonne
Band of Hope by Counsellor james
Benny in the lecture room Of the Ber-
gen Point Reformed Church.
The newly elected officers of Court
Winfield No. 1851, A. o. f. of A.,
will be installed this evening.
During the encampment to be held
this evening in Hendrickson's Assem-
bly, Rooms by Custer Post No. 6, Sons
of veterans, the newly elected and
appointive officers will be installed by
Chief Mastering and Installing Off
GER Andrew NJ. Van Buskirk, of the
Department of New Jersey.
The new systems of single ticket
passenger rates between the several
stations in this city and New York
city went into effect upon the New
Jersey Central Railroad yesterday.
Foreman William Connolly, of En-
terprise Hose Company No. l, has de-
cided that he will not run at the APP
preaching election for officers of the
city's Volunteer Fire Department as
an independent candidate for second
assistant chief engineer against Fore
man John Mellendick, of Americas
Engine Company No. 2, who received
the unanimous nomination for the
candidacy.
Principal Henry e. Harris, of Pub
lie School No. 1, was in attendance at
the annual session of the State
Teachers Association in Trenton dur
ing the present week. He declined a
reelection to the office of treasurer.
Principal Philip G.. Vroom, OF Pub,
lie School No. 2, is spending the holi'
day vacation at Somerville with Mrs.
Vroom.
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CITY NOTES.

Garrett Damon, employed at the
Red Star dock, was fined So In court
this morning for boisterous conduct
in Exchange place last night.
James Weighley, of No. % Ocean
avenue, a New York Herald compost
TOT, was arraigned in the First Dis
trict Police Court this morning
charged by Patrolman Nugent with
insulting a lady in Exchange place
last night. Weighley swore positively
that both the patrolman and the WON
an were mistaken. He was held for
further examination.
William Walker, Of No. Sc Sussex
street, and James Walker, of No. "a
Sussex street, were committed for
trial in the First District Police Court
this morning for assault and battery
on Patrolman Colohan.
James Fitzgerald, aged seventy
years, left his home in Thirteenth
street yesterday ostensibly to visit
Mrs. Kate O'Callahan. Of No. 14G
Essex street, this city. He did not
arrive, and his friends are yet looking
for him.
James Meade, forty years of age,
fell down stairs yesterday at one of
the IL" stations on Palisade avenue
and sustained serious injuries. He
was carried to the City Hospital.
William Beatty, No. 231 Thirteenth
street. fell on Barrow street Yesterday
and received a sewers cut yer his left
eye. DIR. Gray sewed up the wound.
A Christmas tree caught fire at No.
$50 Palisade avenue last night, and
Christian Hefners, in trying to
smother the flames, severely burned
both his hands, The damage to fur
niture was $2j.
James Mackin was committed for
trial by Justice Stilsing this morning
for the larceny of "a watch from the
vest pocket of Andrew Kilmurray, of
No. 1872 grand street.
A well known gentleman of Jersey
City gives a theatre party at the
Academy of Music tomorrow after
noon to twenty-five children from ST.
Francis Hospital.
Annie Dwyer, OF Grove street, was
picked up on the streets intoxicated
last night. She said she couldn't wait
until Ladies' Day, and too many calls
yesterday led to her arrest. The
Judge discharged her.
Andrew Sterling, a boarder at No.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02
GREENVILLE.

The third annual invitation mas
querade ball of the Schwablscher K.
g. Verein of Hudson county will be
held at Zeugner's Belvedere Hall, on
Monday February 2. Prof. Schlund
will furnish the music.
The Friendly Two Social Club will
give an invitation reception and ball
at Kachlee's New York Bay House;
Wilkinson and Ocean avenues, ON
Monday, January ~.
The inmates of the Rayinond-Roth
Altenheim, on Garfield avenue, en-
joyed a turkey dinner yesterday. The
dinner was provided by the members
of the German Pioneer Verein.
The Misses A. Edwards and NJ.
Hackney, of Fort Plains, N. Y, who
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. Schultz,
of Danforth avenue, will return home
today.
The Garfield Athletic Club gave a
banquet to its members on Wednes-
day evening. The club house was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02
LAFAYETTE.

The regular meeting of the Lafay-
cite Pleasure Club was held on We'd
nesday evening ut the residence of
Miss Annie Hartnett, on Pacific ave-
nue.. The following officers were
elected:-President, John Tyndal;
vice-president, Annie Hartnett; sec
rotary, James Grogan; corresponding
secretary, Jennie Hale; treasurer,
George Wilkinson. President Tyndal
appointed the following Committees
Finance committee, James Hartnett.
George Smith and Harry Brown;
reception committee, Jennie Hale,
Grace Tyndal and Gertrude Meyers
Miss Alice Elvin, of Pacific avenue,
is visiting friends at Albany, N. Y.
The regular meeting of the German
Maennerchor was held on Wednesday
evening at the residence of John
Schmidt. on Pine street. The cleo
ton of officers resulted as follows
President, John Schmidt; vice-presi-
dent, George Jacobs; secretary, Frank
Kundahl, and treasurer, jacob Lang.
Entertainment committee, Jacob
Lang, Henry Wohleben and Gustave
Jaeger. Arrangements were made
for the holding of an entertainment
in the near future at Bergen Hall.
Miss Annie Grau, of Pacific avenue,
is visiting friends at Schenectady,
N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wycke, Of
Communipaw avenue, will give a
sociable at their residence this even
ing.
A heavy truck belonging to a New
York firm collided with Lafayette jig
ger No. 205 yesterday afternoon. Five
windows were smashed and the dash
board bent out of shape.
Mrs. J. Gibson, of Pine street,
slipped upon the ice at the corner of
Pine street and Communipaw avenue,
and broke her right arm. She was
taken home and DIR. Clayton sum
moned, who resetthe injured member.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Casey, Of Hal
liday street, will leave today for Cali
~fornia. The failing health of Mrs.
Casey called for a change Of residence.
Miss Lottie Fischer, of Pacific ave-
nue., is entertaining Misses Lizzie and
Hattie Grosklaus, of Camden.
The basin on C~ommunipaw
venue, a few feet west of the canal
bridge, is choked with refuse matter.
The gas main which crosses the
Pacific avenue bridge is leaking.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02
HUDSON.

There were a great number of call
ers abroad yesterday nothwithstand-
ing the bad weather.
The West Side AthleticClub Of Wee
hawkin will give a grand calico hop
at Sturken's Atlantic Garden on
January IA.
The following are the newly elected
officers of the Town of Union Build
ing and Loan Observation-Disclosures,
Otto Ortel; vice president, r. T.
King; secretary, F. c. Hansen; treas
urer, F. w. Hille; trustees, Michael
Moylan, Thomas Alcorn, Henry Sup.
Pile and Henry Schweiseguth.
Harry Harms, of No. 8 Bergenline
avenue, while intoxicated fell on
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,
NOTICE 10 ~cREDifoES

Estate Of George Duncan. deceased. George S.
Duncan and Joseph II. Hunt. executors OF George
Duncan, deceased. by order Of the Surrogate or
HUDSON county, dated October Z. lssJ. hereby gives
notice to the creditors of said decedent TO bring
In their debts. demands and claims against the
estate Of said decedent. under oath or affirmation
within nine months from the date o. said order. or
they VIII be forever barred Of any action therefor
GEORGE 8 DUNCAN,
JOSEPH T. HUNT
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02

ADVICE 10 MoTHERs-MRs. WNsLows, SooTH
nc SYRUP should always be used when children
are cutting teeth. IL relieves the little sufferer
at once; 1t produces natural quiet sleep by re-
ileving the chilli from pain, and the little cheruo
awakes as 'bright a. a button" IL Is very
pleasant TO taste. IL soothes the child, sofLens
The gums, aliays all pain, relieves wind, rsgu-
rates the bowels, and Is the est known remedy
for diarrnoea, whether arisin from testhing or
other causes. Twenty five cents a bottle.s.s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02

Union street, Union Hill, last night
and broke his leg. He was attended
by DIR. Luck and SEM home.
Every hall in this section was filed
with the merry devotees of Terpsic-
hore New Years Eve.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Hetty Bresiel. nee betty Sharp. de-
ceased. Thomas A. BrasieI. administra tor Of hetty
Deputy Surrogate OF Hudson county dated Octo
Der 3, 1890 hereby gives notice o the creditors OF
said decedent 10 bring in their debts, demands
and claims against the estate OF said d~ecedeut. I'M
der oatn or animation within nine months from
the date OF said order. or they VIII De forever
barred OF amy action therefor against said admin
~ THOMAS A. BRAsIEL.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02
NOTICE OF ~sErTLEMENr.

Notice is hereby given that the final account OF
the subscriber, Executor Of Mary McAvoy. de
ceased. will be audited and stated by the surro-
gate or the COUNT OF Hudson and reported for set
uement on satlfday. tho 18th day of December
next
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02

When Baby vas sick, we gave her castoris-
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to castoria
When she had Children, she gave them casboria
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02
&sE DR.. JEHL,

FRENCH DENTIST. No. Us Bowery. New York
CIV. be 4 tween Riving ton and Stanton streets. Sot4
Of teeth from $500 upward. All nliings ct one-half
the usual price. Plates repaired while WAITING
Old sets made over as good as new. FRENCH roF
man and English spoken
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-15

leave things to form Themselves natur
Ally, without impairment, sponlanc-
lusly.D
To this the interlocutor says. "rhen
you are Nihilist." This ia brief l.
hs history of the word. II was first
uttered In political sense about
twenty-five years ago.
Though Stepniak defends Nihillsm
- merely compromising ia It, de.
manis freedom Of speech, liberty Of
'he press, free exercise of opinion aud
religious equality, yet Il l. known by
students " Russian politics that It siill
clogs To its root Idea. Bakemen ssyt:
God Is a lie, aud all injustice Is hing.
ed ON that hlsehood! We must abolish
everything, aud leave the formation VI
the new order to the natural genera
ton u things" This shows that In
the new Interpretation there would be
little freedom Of opinion for God bc'
LEVERS.
That The movvmrn, has takou deep
hold Ia Russia there Is no gaiusaying.
Men, women, children, young aud
old, college students aud professors, all
alike have Joined In the movement.
The country l. honcycombed with
organizations, secret and political.
only a fcw year. ago young woman
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THE "yARIEIy- LICENSE.

soME indignation hAs been mani.
Tested by the variety theatre people
aud u certain circle Of aympaih!.nrs,
because Of some Of the remarks nude
by speakers at last Monday nights law
and order meeting regarding that un.
savory concern. II appears that some
OF the gentlemen who addressed the
gathering, notably Mr.. Libby aud Mr..
Wanlcs-, went 10 some extent beyond
the fhcts In advertlng TO the question
OF the liquor saloon In the basement Of
the variety show. There IL 40 doubt
however, that this was done unInten-
tionally. They hal not only been In.
formed that the saloon had been
opened aud conducted without u
liconsc after ouc had been denied by
the Council, bu, that the den was still
In full blast, while tho question was
pending In the courts.
Ills denlcd that the saloon 1. now Ina
operation, aud probably this IA correct.
and that Is, W. presume. where tho
gentlemen % whose remark. exception
has been taken were In error. There l.
no denial, however, u the fact that
after the refusal Of tho Council 10
grant license the saloon was opened
aud conducted, although It probably
has been closed slnso. The proprietor
was arrested on charge Of
violating the liquor law. Should
this point be proved on the trial, tho
action Of the Council will he shown 10
have leon euincntly proper. This
coniravenilon Of law would show that
the applicants DO not belong 10 the
class legally entitled 10 a license; or at
least II ought 10 show that slncu TINT
occurrence they have no right 10 such
u permit, having vitiatcd Whatever
claim they may have previously had. |
The speaker. of Monday evening wers
evidently right no far ~ an net Of viola |
ton VI law was concerned, although |
not correct Ia as'ertlng that the crlml. |
nal Offence was continued amer tue ar. |
rest Of the PARTIES concerned.
At the frst meeting o. ciu. |
Gems interested In bringing about AN
enforcement Of tho laws Ia this city
,nd the keeping down of the causes Of
vice 10 the lowest prictlcabls legal
lmit, Mt, winlcs. stated that con.
'ern which has been practically |
'omlled out Of Dsnycr had found
Dnlcial favor hero. Probably bic
knowledge Ia that regard reuicrs him
omewhal moro Intense In stating hi.
'asltiou than no would otherwise be.
lie Is, however remarkably clear aud
'isurous In bis cuunciations, aud gives
violence Of a deep interest Ia the sub.
Get In which he ia taking au active
art.
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RUSSIAN NInILlsM.

PUBLIC opinion In America I. being
attracted to the political condition OF
Russia. The pr,sonceof Stepnlak, the
much talked of Russian nlhlli.t, la
tho United states at present, adds To
the public Interest In the matter
George KEENAN,, the newspaper CORES.
pendent, has done a great deal by M.
writings pni lectures In illustrating
tic situation ia Russia. but hl. testi.
mony was entirely eN parte, because lac
has dwclt solely on the brutality Of
the ruling classes there. Judglup
nom his accounts the Russian people
arr governed ON the principle of vast
slave estate. but the Russian official.
In their treatment u the Jews are a.
brutal aud iutolgrant a. any du.potism
could be-.
S'epulak Is a pronounced nlhlll,t.
hu made hls escape from Russia by
almost -upcrhuman means. lie (. now
ON a lecuudng tour In the United
States. His object 1. to expound what
nihillsm Is and villa, II demands.
Eymolosicilly speaking the word
uihil means nothing, In IT, adoption
by Russian politicians II has history.
The Russian writer TuggeuieH wrote a
novel entitled "Father. and Sons. -
Blzar3n Is tue hero Of this uov,l.
And asrursenielr believed that every
positive principle before II eau conquer
an asCendancy for Itself must begin
with negatlon," he made Baliror The
OF his philosophy.
In the novel Baz,rol' Is made 10
deny everything, including love, law
heaven, earth and religion. Bazlron
Is asked by an interlocutor for a second |
denial ot religion. lie gives Il calmly |
and says "what we want now l. 10 |
nave everything abolished, aud then
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QUO coLoRApn INnR0aLIO.


LATE dispatches ffJm Colorado give
agloomy picture Of the situation Ia the
State Legislature. The dispatch says:
"Evory man was loaded aud a fnlso
movement a word Or signal, aye
even the CULVER Of the llp viii cause an
explosion u the pent.up feeling aud a
bloody revolt"
The Capitol is In the hands ofhoclcr-,
rouslabouts, gamblers, hohos, buliics
and such Kind Of hIp.pocke;, collar.
and.olbow Statesmen. Shooting IL cx.
peclcd TO commence ut any moment.
This condition Of ailalrs Il disgrace.
fal, and augur, bally for the civilian.
ton VI Colorado. II Is such scenes Ms
these that give occasion FOR the sup.
poricr Of monarchy IN the Old world
TO curl their lips with scorn at rcpub-
llcan institutions. The people should
see to Il that men are elected 10 ropro.
sen, them who VIII have some respect
for order and some SENSE OF legislative
dignity.
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4 TRACED on A TRAIN.

WE fiNp In an exchange a thrilling
account u a fearful tragedy enacted a,
the beginning Of tho present month gu
a prssungef train on the Vlnila division
oftho Frisco Railway, not Ear from
Paris, Texas. II was an cast.bouui
train, and In charge Of Scott Glllls, an
old conductor on the road. AZ CRANKY
CITY. Mo, Ia Blouni, a noted charac.
ter In that section, got ON board and
went into the ladies' car. lie began
10 indulge Ia loud, profanc aud abusive
language. Gillls requested him to he
more civil or 70 Into the smoker. This
made him worse, and ellis told him
that ho must leave the car. After
some words they started 10 the smoker
ellis opened the door Of the car and
stepped out on the platform aud 10 one
side 10 lot Blount pass. At that
moment Jack Majors, tho brakeman
on the train, stepped out Of the door
of the smoker aud saw Blount throw
his hand back undur his coat, aud
shoutedt 70 ellis, "i.ook out Scotty, he's
gotta knife" by that time Blouu, had
a pistol almost Ia Gillls's face. GIN.
knocked It aside rs Blount pulled the
trigger, and the bullet wont into
MlJon' chin and camn out on the side
Of his neck, scvcring the Juelar vein.
lie stool a moment and fell dead.
ellis aud Blount grapplcd, and ter.
Tihlc struggled onsucd. Blount fired
again, but ellis knocked the pistol
aside and the ball entered the throat u
the dead brakeman. The men swaye,l
10 and fro on the narrow platform, with
tile train running twenty-five miles an
hour. More than once they came near
going OIL together. Gillis being the
morn powerful man, aud being nerved
by the fact that his life was Involved,
managed to get hold OF Blount's pistol
hand with his lcft, and dealt him a
powerful blow with his right. knock.
lug him Oh the platform. All this oc.
CURED In lcss time than It takes 10 toll
II. Tho train ran on 10 Richie, two or
three miles away, and an officer AMI
Poss" went back 10 the spot whore
Gillis had knocked Blount of the train
aud found Blount there, too badly hurt
% get away. MJOr.' body was
taken TO Monet, his home. lie
was M old railroad man, and had
been Ia the service Of the Frisco for
many years. Blount Is a man with a
hand reputation. II 1. said that Ma. |
lors I, the flth man he has killed. lie |
has been out Of the Missouri ponlten. /
tiary only about three months, where
ho had served sentence for horse.
stealing. Gillis know him well, aud |
knew that lac wa. dangerous man,
and could easily have killed him had
hc been armed. Thcplssengers hardly
realized what was going OH until It
was all oyos, anu then there wa.
scene Of the widest excitement.
When Majors was shot tho blood spurt.
ID all over Glllls, aud evoryonv thought
lo had been badly wounded.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-15

TnE bill introduced on the 9th inst
lnthe Senate by Mr.. STAFFORD embodie.
lhe plan for alteri q aud enlarging the
White House that was proposed by
Mrs. President Harrison. The main
features OF 1t are the retention Of the
present historic building ~ the cent raj
feature Of the new structure aud the
private house of the President, and con.
templates the building Of two wings,
east aud west, leaving sort Of court
surrounded ON three sides, Immediately
back OF the present building. In the
west wing are designed to DO the exec
cu1ivc aud official work rooms and re.
ceplion rooms, and In the east wing
public art gallery aud collection Of his.
torlc memorials. Accompanying the
OH arr number Of drawings. made
under Mrs. Harrison's direction, by
Mr.. +. II. Owen.