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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29

operation for both freight and passenger
traffic By October l.
Local members OF the NJ. *. Z. En-
plOyes' Mutual Benefit Association are
now out selling tickets for their excur-
sion to Lake Hopaic ng on Friday. July
18th. Tie associations excursions are
always largely patronized aud prove very
Two express trains now run between
New York and Bernardsvilie. one leaving
Newark at 40 p. m-. aud the other ieav-
ing Bernardsville at SIS a. m They stop
at Newark, Summit. Murray Hill, Bask-
ing Ridge and Bernardsviiie. and make
the distance In fifty minutes.
The Morris & Essex paymaster did not
GO over the line with the pay until last
week
A new passenger engine. No. 151. was
put on the Morris & Essex road last
week
A committee from the House of Com
mons Will regulate the hours OF railway
hands.
The Lackawanna Is fitting steam
heaters to over three hundred and fifty
cars at the Dover shops. Two systems
are being put In the cara
As marx of the tendency toward rail-
way Developments ia China. It is au-
nounced that tenders are invited for 1900
tons Of rails.
Il Is said that the New York Central
Railway Company is trying to build an
engine which Will make ninety miles an
hour.
Conductor Joseph Heffernan, who for
merry ran the Easton express on the
Morris road, is back with the company
again.
Robert Morren, of Summit. has pat
ented a new rail joint which Is looked
upon with favor By some railroad en-
gineers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
RAILROAD NOTES.

This Is The kind of n item frequently
found floating around South Ameri-
can railroad engineers receive $500 DER
month. the firemen are paid from $3.50
TO s4OO per MONTH" North American en-
rineers and firemen who were lured TO
South America by this kind of bait found
out how far from the truth the above
statement is.
Three miles could easily be saved on
the trip between Newton and New York
If the line instead OF joining the Lacka-
wanna at Waterloo WAS 70 branch out
near Cranberry Reservoir. below And
over, and cut across country 10 Stanhope,
besides avoiding a stin grade between
Stanhope and Waterloo The fact is APP
parent that The cut off TO Stanhope could
nave beea constructed in the first place
at a less expense than the road 10 Water
loo. as there would have been no expen-
sfys rock cutting. The SUSSEX Register
SAYS that the Waterloo route was cuosen
because Cooper & Hewett wanted il TO
take ore TO Waterloo, where they owned
dock privileges on the canal.
Probably the liyeliest railway junction
in the world Is at Chaplain, in England.
where The London, Brightoa a. south
Coast and the Lon iou & Southwestern
railways cross. Between seven O'Clock in
the morning and len at night LOO traiDs
pass this junction. aa average OF one
The grand officers Of the Broth erhood
OF Railway Trainmen have received no
tiee from the. Swilchmen's Union OF the
iatter's withdrawal from the Supreme
Council OF Federated Railway Employees.
This secession is y result Of the refusal OF
the trsinmen to support the switchmen in
the recent Northwestern lockout.
Pittsonrg, Pa, now has nve electric
street railroads ia actual operation The
very latest. the Duquesne. has over
twenty-eight miles of track.
Agent Theodore Ayres. Of the Norris
town station, has resigned 10 90 into Mr..
Stewart HaTtshorn's employ, and mis-
place is taken by his brother Augustus.
There is now being built at the Thom-
SON Houston Works in Lynn an electric
freight locomotive which Is 10 weigh
ten tons and TO be of sixty horse power.
At San Francisco, Cal, the work OF
laying the underground telephone cable
has begun When the underground sys-
TEN is completed there will be 6.000 miles
of wire disposed Of
The first experiment In electric rail-
ways in Minnesota, outside OF city pas
senger srafic, IS TO be made between
saltwater and ST. Paul. Iweuty-four
miles. II is intended 70 have the road in
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
AN AGED MANS GREAT GRIEF.


His wife's Death So Unnerved Him That
He Attempted Suicide.
William Schintler. seventy-tbree years
old, and Mary Schintler. his wife, and
about the same age. lived in nicely fur
nished apartments at No e5 Park avenue.
Hoboken. The couple had son who
was married and lived in Brooklyn On
Saturday the old couple visited their son
and after spending pleasant afternoon
returned to Hoboken about eight O'Clock
in the evening.
While walking down Second street to-
ward their home, Mrs. SchintIer gasped
and fell to the sidewalk. A crowd
gathered, and Dr. Simon was soon on the
scene. but could do nothing for the
woman, and she died in a few minutes
The grief of the old man was terrible to
witness. He paced uD aud down the
floor Of his apartments al Saturday
night, and yesterday morning he at
tempted to buy some poison at a drug
gists' near by. The druggist noticing his
excitable condition, refused TO sell ft to
him
Then the old man attempted to borrow
a revolver from one OF the aef9hbors.
Word was sent 10 the station house and
the old man was locked up. he says he
will commit suicide the first chance he
gets, as he has nothing to live for.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
ALIMoNY FROM A CONVICT.

An Unusual Application Made In the
Chancelior's Court.
Mr.. Paul Queen, a lawyer Of Fleming
ton, applied to Vice Chancellor Van Fleet
this morning for an order for aiimony in
a divorce case which is somewhat out OF
the run of cases OF that nature.
Some years ago Edward Anderson mar
ried Mary Smith, daughter Of Judge
Smith of Flemington. he deserted his
wife about TWO years ago and went
10 live with another woman in
New York. Last winter the wom-
ans brother came along and he
and Anderson had a quarrel, during
which Anderson shot the brother. For
this he was tried in the New YORK Court
of General Sessions; was found guilty
and sentenced to two years and six
months in Sing Sing prison. There Is a
small legacy coming to him, and his wife,
who declares she is destitute. with two
children to support. wants to secure the
legacy as alimony. The Vice Chancellor
gave Mr.. Queen an order to show cause
why the legacy should not be paid to tn .
wife and an order restraining the custo-
dians of the legacy from paying the
money to any one.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
THE POPCORN FOUR.
Tom Trotter and His Gang on Trial
for Ballot Box stuffing.

Tom Trotter. Joe Buckridge, Oscar L.
Friburg. alias ''Soder FRESH" and Henry
Spears, election officers of the Third pre-
cinct of the First District. better known
as the Popcorn" were in Court today to
answer for their share in the great cleo
tion rascality In the fall Of 1850
1t is not often that such a quartette as
this Is seen, even In the Court of General
Sessions, where thieves, burglars and all
other malefactors receive their deserts.
Tom Trotter is gin mill keeper, q note
shaver aud a time buyer, and profess
is. or was. the proprietor of the place
where it is alleged By Prosecutor VIM
field, the Joker ballots that played such an
important part In the conspiracy were
stamped as IL they had passed through
the ballot box.
Joseph Buckridge is well known to
police justices. Henry Spears is the at
tendent at the Lunatlc Asylum who was
charged with being unduly intimate with
Mrs Barry, a female attendant. 's5oder
Fresh" Friburg Is and has been an active
worker for General Ramsey In pot house
politics. Can anything worse be said OF
hims
When Tom Trotter and Friburg walked
into the prisoners pen and sat down they
appeared to be as comfortable as if the
place was home. Buckridge and Spears
were tardy 10 arriving. bu; they gcu there.
IL took Joe Buckridge until half past ten
O'Clock 10 do 1t, and 1t is needless 10 state
that his bondsman felt relieved when he
did put In an appearance.
Ex-Judge Garretson, Judge William
D. DAILY, Norman l. Rowe and Rober {
Hudspeth represented the prisoners, and
they interposed the same objections to
the progress OF the trial that were raised
In the other cases. The first juror selected
WAS Alfred Heritage. Corporation Attor-
ney Hudspeth occupied one hours time in
examining him. going over the same
grounds precisely that the court
has listened to so often.
The eleven others were:-Benjamin b.
Davis, George E. Rellamy. Harry b. Mo-
Clelland, Charles Il. Mattledge, James @.
Morgan, Edward w. Kingsland. Oliver
L. Vreeland. Hamilton B. Meeks. Ed
ward Fl. Davy, Henry Bishop and Orlando
II. Taylor.
When the last Juror was chosen Mr..
Hudspeth, Mr.. Rowe and Sheriff Davis
held short consultation and then Mr..
Hudspe.h challenged peremptorily Mr..
Alfred Heritage. the foreman. The juror
looked indignant at this proceeding rs he
vacated his seat. Benjamin B. Davis,
succeeded him as foreman. aud Frederick
NJ. Lockwood was selected as the twelfth
juror. The court adjourned at this point
until half past one o'clock.
Mr.. Winfield began his sreech to the
jury after lunch tie reviewed the case
as It has already been extensively des-
cribed In these columns. He said that he
charged the prisoner with false registry,
false record of returns. stuffing the ballot
boxes, illegal voting and the destruction
of the poll books.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
ROD AND GUN.

Sucker Pond, back Of Swartswood. is
the scene OF a quarrel between two land
owners. who claim fishing rights in the
pond. From passive ill-will it mas grown
to the closing of a lane which made a
snort cut for one owner across the lands
of the other, and now he Is compelled to
90 IL mile further. Following this,
some one has exploded dynamite In the
water, and as a result the shore is lined
with dead fish of fabulous size and guam
tity, which, under a hot sun, send out a
stencil that cannot be described. The ex-
plosion of dynamite in pond is q serious
offence, and the Fish Warden OF this
county should make an effort to discover
the guilty parties. ald see that they are
properly punished. The penalty Is 8, 900
tne. two years imprisonment. or BOTH
SUSSEX Register.
Henry GottsIeben of Newark. and a
Mr. Lewis of jersey City. caught the first
weak fish of the season in Newark bar on
"Wednesday. The fish average two and
one-half pounds each, they say, aud were
tide runners.
White and yellow perch are being
canght in the same ground in the upper
Hackensack
Shedder craos are abundant, but there
does not seem to be anything TO use them
for Just at present
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
ROBRERIEs IN BAYONNE.
Saturday and Sunday Furnished n Great
Batch Of Cases for the Police.

Saturday and Sunday Furnished n Great
Batch of Cases for the Police.
According to the reports made to the
Bayonne police this morning. the custom
airy batch OF Sunday night sneak robber-
les. took place in that city last night.
At about midnight some miscreant eff
dow to the dwelling Of Henry Mannhardt,
OF No. IS West Twenty-fifth street. Cen
treville. After thoroughly ransacking
the premises he decamped with two
pocketbooks containing about 81 in small
change.
The dwelling of William p. Beach at
No. Is West Thirty y-second street was en-
tered through front window bv sneak
thief at three O'Clock this morning Mr..
Beach was awakened by the intruder,
who Immediately fled Mr.. Beach fired
couple Of pistol shots at the fellow and
thinks that he winged him.
Last night n miserable sneak thief rlded
one OF the poor boxes In Trinity Episco-
pal fChurch at Bergen Point. Of forty
cents in penny contributions.
The stores OF Lyman Lazarus, on East
Twenty-fourth street, Centreville. and
James Fitzsimmons. at No 504 Avenue ID.
were broked into on Friday evening by a
couple of sneak thieves. No booty was
seeured from Fitzsimmon's ss the rascals
were frightened away By woman whom
they had aroused BIZ breaking q window.
From the store of Lazarus half-a-dozen
boxes Of cigars were pilfered- Saturday
afternoon Patrolman Smith learned tn at
Jacob Hassmiiler, OF West Twenty-fourth
street, aud James Regan, Of West
1wenty-third street, had been trying to
peddle several boxes Of cigars at Con-
stable Hook and he took the pair into
custody. When arraigned in the police
court the youths confessed their guilt Of
the two escapades Recorder Besher ac-
cordingly committed them In default of
bail to the County jail to await the action
of the Grand Jury.
John Carey, aged thirty-one years. a
cooper. who says that he has been In Bay
onne only a week, found Thomas Down
ing, another cooper, in beastly state Of
drunkenness yesterday afternoon at Con-
stable Hook and led him away 10 sleep of
his intoxication. When Downing awoke
he missed his watch and chain and sus-
pected that Carey had robbed him. He
reported the matter to the Bayonne police
aud Pairolmen Yare and Smith pabhed
Carey while he was trying to sell Down
ing's property. This morning Recorder
Besher reinanded the prisoner 10 await an
examination on a charge Of larceny.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
Fourth OF July at cresson.

The second pleasure tour to Cresson
offered by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is set for Thursday, July 2.
This is a most propitious date. as the
Fourth falls on Saturday, ana even the
busiest person by combining the holiday
with Sunday may enjoy delightful rest.
There Is no place in the country where
the glorious Fourth may be passed in q
pleasanter manner.
Excursion tickets, including one days
board at the famous Mountain House,
will be sold from New York at 81 so,
Philadelphia $500, Washington $50,
Baltimore $500, and at proportionaJe
rates from intermediate stations. The
tickets will be valid for ten days, and a
special rate at the hotel will be granted
those who may stay longer than one day.
Special train. in charge of Tourist
Agent and Chaperon, will leave Phila-
delphia at 10 40 a. m. Tickets sold from
other stations may be used 10 Philadel-
phla on regular trains connecting with
the special
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
The r,rk and H,s Beard.

The Turks esteem the beard as the most
notable ornament Of the male sex. and
consider it more infamous for anyone to
have his beard cut of than to be publicly
whipped, pilloried. or branded with q red
hot iron, says the Detroit Free
Press. Almost any orthodox Turk
would prefer being pat to death
rather than have his beard re-
moved from his face In that country
to pull or irreverently handle the beard is
an Insult which can only oe avenged by
taking the life of the person who is rash
enough to commit such a crime. or for
tine Turk 70 lose his own in making the
at iempt to cali the offender TO account.
Turkish wives kiss their husbands
boards. and children their fathers, as
often as they come for the customary
salute
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
HALlIsGER WAS WEAKENING.

The Murderer Signed Lawyer Peshalrs
Writ with Trembling Hand.
HalIinger will not be notified Of the
stay until official papers arrive. That be
will be glad OF the news is shown by his
demeanor today.
MIR. Peschall went to the jail this morn
ing tohave Hallinger sign the application
for the writ The doomed man was more
n eruous apparently that he has been any
day since he had been In the County Jail
He ws glad 10 see Mr.. Peschall and took
"A lively interest In the lawyers work.
he signed the papers with trembling
hand, bpt his signature was easily iegi-
BILE. Mr. Peschall bhen hurried TO the
Pennsylvania Railroad station, and took
the eleven o'clock train for Trenton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29

The Princeton Juniors have adopted
the mortar board and gown for the
senior year, says the PrincctontGgL This
result. securing for the dress fair trial
throughout the college year, and that by
a practically unanimous vote, was emil
nently desirable. In athletics those who
have obtained pre-eminence have their
appropriate insignia, which are greatly
coveted. Unuuestionaoly the wearing OF
University caps and blazers is regarded as
an honor, and adds zest to the strife for
position on the various teams. 1t is good
reason for judging that the proposed dis
tincfiOn of the senior class will also have
academic influence and va.ue. The dress
is not adapted TO the ordinary active life
Of the American student, but worn, as
contemplated, on Sundays and special oo-
casions, we regard IL as suitable, and be-
lieve that the custom will commend IT
self to succeeding classes aud become
permanent in Princeton University life.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
srABBED TwIcE " qnE BACK.
The storekeeper of an Oil steamer Dan
gsrcusly Wounded by "A Fireman.

The storsk~sper of an oil Steamer Dan
gsrcusiy Wounded by a Fireman.
A middle aged. seafarIDg man was
fonnd in an insensible condition in a va
cant lot on Avenue E, near East Fifteenth
street. Bayonne, early yesterday morning.
He had two deep knife wounds in his
back and was very W eak from loss OF
blood. The police had him removed to
the Bayonne Hospital aud Dispensary.
When he recovered Consciousness the
stranger said that he was John Walter
Erfma m, the storekeeper OF the German
nix oil steamship Oevelgonne, now lying
Al the wharves Of the Tide Water Oil
Company's establishment ar Constable
Hook. He told the police that he had
quarrelied at about midnight on Satur-
day night with John Johnke. a fireman
aboard the vessel. while they were re-
turning from carouse at Bergen Point,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
On Monmouth battlefield.

SJec1ds 10 Ne JeFstg Cstu Notes.
FREEHOLD. N. j., June 30 1Ss1.-The
18th anniversary of the battle of Mon
mouth was celebrated Saturday at the
battlefield at Tennent and at Freehold by
the New Jersey Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution and the Monmouth
Battle Monument Association. The
members of the two societies met at Free
hold and rode out to the old Tennent
Church, where they were greeted in a
short address by the Rev. Frank K
SYmmes, the pastor Of the church. The
grave OF the Rev. William Tennent. the
Revolutionary pastor of the church, was
visited and decorated with flowers and
flags.
Among those present were Frederick
Parker, Charles j. Parker, Paul Revere,
Judge Clarence Conover, Quartermaster
General Donnelly. Theodore W. Morris and
Major James S. Yard. Letters of regret
were read from Governor Albeit, State
Comptroller Heppenbeimer. Speaker Ber-
gen and others.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
STRIKE AT LORILLARD's.
It Can't DO Much Good. for There'il be
n shut Down Wednesday.

It Can't do Much Good. for There1l be
n shut Down Wednesday.
Twenty boys employed in the plug de-
partment OF Lorrillard & Co.'S went out
on strike Saturday afternoon. one
Thousand girls employed In the
dae-ent- department were laid Of seventy
i've men were compelled 10 stop work on
account Of the boys striking, and on July
the entire factory win be shut down for
weak at least, and perhaps longer.
A few weeks ago the men employed in
the factory asked TO be puG on piece work
aud their dernandf were coupled with.
Last week the boys employed in the
plug department. made the same demand,
but insisted upon having a half holiday
on Saturday with full pay.
The officials would not aecede to their
demands and on Saturday they left their
machines ana refused 10 work. This left
seventy five meu employed in the same
department without material and they
were forced to quit.
The one thousand girls who were laid
off on Saturday are very much dissstis-
fed and threaten to get all the employees
TO 60 out on strike today or tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
Won't Buy Beer For Her brothers.

Mrs. McDermott, about sixty-one years
old. of Laidlow avenue, was arraigned
before Justice Davis his morning for
shouting and calling names outside of
the house where hef single daughter,
Mary, twenty years old, lives.
Mrs. McDermott wishes her daughter
to live with her. but as the girl says, her
two brothers live with their mother and
do not work, but find their mission in
life to be to crush the can" The girl
does not like the idea Of working 10 sup
port two lazy men. and also feared that
her reputation would suffer il she lived
with her mother. She therefore prefers
to live with her married sister.
She caused the arrest Of her mother last
week for annoying her. and the Justice
discharged her with warning. This
morning Mrs. McDermott was In court
on complaint of Policeman Connors and
Justice Davis sent her away for thirty
daVs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29

special to the Jsr.es CITY se,ss.

fpcCt0f ~ tsS Sef Sc &et8 -fttss
CAMDEN. June 20, ls9l.-Petitions are
in circulation throughout the city which
will be presented to the County Excise
Board. asking that Board to fix the license
fee at $500 for this year The new County
Board has not organized vet. and 1t Is not
generally thought that their appointment
will benefit the saloon keeper to any great
extent. The licenses In the city will all
expire on Tuesday night and the City Ex-
else Board will not meet until Wednesday
night. IL now looks as though Camden
will 90 dry for day. unless point is
stretched by the city authorities and the
saloons allowed TO violate the law for that
day
a. The saloon. keeper caunot expect any
help from the County Board until after
its organization and adoption of ordi-
nances which they will work under. and
the printing or the same. as provided for
by law
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29
THEY FOUGHT LIKE FIESDs.
A Row at a Negro Picnic Ends In = Grim
inai Trial.

A Row at a Negro Picnic Ends In = Grim
inai Trial.
Thomas Ellsworth of No. ZIG Newark
avenue, burly negro. was before Justice
Davis this morning for cutting open the
head of John Mack. another negro. Els
worth was committed to await the result
of Mack's injuries.
On Thursday afternoon a psrty Of
negroes were at Goose's boat kouse on the
Hackensack River at the foot Of st. Pau's
avenue The gang bad been drinking,
and numerous small fights occurred.
About four O'Clock Mack Ellsworth be-
came involved in a dispute over some
trivial matter and the argument ended
with blows.
Mack was being worsted when he seized
a stove litter and struck Ellsworth on the
head. Ellsworth, who is la rye in stature,
seized Mack and dashed him against the
stove with great force. upsettiDg the stove
and cutting Mack so severely about the
head that he was rendered unconcious.
Mack was sent to the City Hospital aud
Ellsworth ran away. The police searched
for him until yesterday, when he was
picked up one OF Captain MeNulty's men.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-29

In the year 1915 the Federal Government
levied direct tax of s6,0o0.oo0 and the
share of New Jersey amounted to $685..
9693S This was an enormous sum in
those days, and it was raised by taxes; on
distilled liquors at % cents per gallon, on
sales az auction, licenses on carriages,
on retailers OF liquors ana for
eign merchandise. taxes on furniture,
horses and watches, hats. playing cards,
snuff aud tobacco, leather, iron. boots,
saddles and brides. The revenue from
spirits was estimated at 500. COO licenses
on carriages. So, ,54T 81; sales az auction.
S1l2l6.44; liquor licenses. SO. ia; postage.
So, 800; tax on furniture, horses and
watches, 81. coo. for hats, s.. SIS 10: play
ing cards. s.. 500 (S6 900 packs were manu-
factured in 1910, beer. 81 .033: snuff aud
tobacco, Sl6. 900; ieather.s .s14. a50 there were
PAS tanneries then, hardly one now); iron.
81. .S17 so; boots, $4,000. saddles. 3, loo.
These figures will be extremely iuferesE-
ing when compared with those Of ls9i-
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