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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
ARGUS MANAGEMENT DENOUNCED.

Chancellor McGil1 Says Some Plain
Things About Charles S. Clarke Jr.
Chancellor Nc Gill disposed of one phase
of the argus receivership this morning
and took occasion to denounce the ques-
tionable manner in which the affairs of
that concern had been mlsmanaged by
Charles Smiler Clarke, Jr. The Master
to whom the matter had been referred re-
ported that there were 1928 of assets above
the debts and he recommended that the
receivers be paid 5000 for their services
leaving s23 to be divided among the en-
ploYees whose claims amount to about
&, 800
Mr.. S. B. Ransom who appeared for the
employees, objected TO this, and said tn at
the receivers should be paid five per cent.
of the amount. and the remainder should
be divided among the employees.
The Chancellor said that the assets of
the concern had to be gathered in, aud
those who did the work should be paid.
The misfortune in this case. the Chancel-
lor continued, was that the concern had
been carried on by irresponsible and in
competent men.
Tam not here to classify them" he
said, "but have my opinion"
Mr.. Black said that the receivers did
not want to take a large sum for their ser
vices and wanted the employees to have as
large dividend as possible. They would
therefore leave the matter with the
Court.
The Chancellor in replying said that the
argus concern had been conducted in a
fraudulent manner aud that the whole
thing was a mass of frauds. The books
were kept in such a manner that
the receivers had hard work
to make anything out OF them
The services they rendered were well
worth 5000, but he would allow them 500
each, aud direct that the balance of 1923
be divided among the employees pro rata
within ten days from today.
This will pay the employees about one
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
SHE SPOKE IRISH.

Interpreter Pressler Tries Almost Every
Known Language Before He Finds 1t Out.
A woman was arraigned in the Court
Of General Sessions today charged with
assault and battery.
She was attired in garments that de-
noted no nationality in particular and all
In general Constable Wise, who had
. charge of the prisoners pen, sized
her up while the Prosecutor
read the indictment, aud he
beckoned Mr.. Pressler, the court inter
prefer, to make known to the woman the
offense she was charged with. The inter
prefer, in his most polite manner, ap-
preached the woman and politely said in
German -
"schuldig oder NIGHT schuldig'" Guilty
or not guiltyD
The woman looked straight before her.
but paid no more attention 10 the courtly
interpreter than If he had not spoken.
Surprised at this Mr.. Pressler said
politely as before
"Sprechen sic Deutschs"
Had the woman been dead she would
have evinced as much interest in the in
terpreter as she alive manifested.
Mr.. Pressier glanced closely at her
and then his face lighted uo. French"
he commented 10 himself and said in
that lang uage. after telling her what she
was indicte ed for:-
"Conpable on non conpabler
Not muscle of the woman's face
moved. Every eye in the court room
was fixed on her while her own
large orbs were fixed with a strong stare
ON the mustache of the interpreter.
iShe amt French" murmured that
Official, "that is certain she must be
Italian" Again ia the poetic tongue of
sons OF the sunny cline. Mr.. Pressler
went over the indictment and then con-
cluded by the customary question:
Colpevole non colpevole?"
The strong stare reIuaiked ia the eyes of
the woman, not an expression in her
.ce changed. Not a single indication
was given that the woman had heard a
word "Ah, have if,n soliloquised Mr.,
Az roR VxS HourxS,s cocoA-Taks no othar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
CHEAP COAL PROMISED.
The Lehigh Valley Railway to Open
Yard at Woodward Street.


Yard at Woodward Street.
The Lehlgh Valley Railroad Company
is filing In the meadows bounded by the
National Storage Company's trestle at
Grand and Woodward streets and the
canal. When the ground is levelled, coal
pockets will be located west of the trestle,
from which spur will run for the use OF
the Lehieh Valley coal trains. The Le-
high people will open a coal yard and
they promise to sell coal fifty cents ton
cheaper than it can be obtained anywhere
else in the city. The mill pond will not
be filled IN.
Mr.. Reon Barnes, the Lehigh Valleys
land agent, was seen by JERSEY CITY
NEWS reporter this morning. he said
"The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
does not propose to use the filed in prop
erty east of the National Storage Com
pany's trestle for railroad purposes. The
rumor that has been circulated that We
were going TO erect train she'd there is
entirely without foundation. The land
was bought on speculation and we will
sell it as soon as we get reasonable
offer. A factory will probably be 10 Gated
there, as several manufacturing compan-
les are now negotiating for the property" !"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
A Chinese Joke.

A rich man, living between the forges
OF two blacksmiths. was continually an
noyed by the noise of their hammers, and
was in despair at being unable to rest
either by day or by night. At first he
tried TO induce them to hammer more
quietly; then he made them all kinds OF
promises If they would only change their
abodes. The two blecksmiths at last fell
in with his proposals, and he. transported
with joy at the prospect Of their depar-
ture, entertained them regardless of ex-
pense at farewe banquet At the end
of the feast he asked them where they in
tended TO set M their smithies- well. =
said one of them. "he who lived on your
left will 20 to the sTnithy on your right,
and he VINO lived on your right viii so 70
that on your left From Chinese jest
Book, quoted in st. james Gazette
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27

Conjurer-''You see, ladies and gentle
men, the dollar has vanished We shall
soon find out where it has gone You.
honest eeuntr yman, over there. just put
your hand in your coat pocket bet you
will ind the dollar"
.Peasant-"No, I've only got two
marks and eight pfenaig."
impossible. You must have the doi-
larln
'sNo, / hayen'tl That was dollar y0a
nut IN nv pocket awhile ago, but I've
been out TO have drink since then"
Tableau. .-GcnerolanEcfger
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
A RUNAWAY CAR.
The First Cars Into the New Depot Al
most Cause a Serious Accident.

The First Cars Into the New Depot Al
most Cause a Serious Accident.
The Pennsylvania Railroad ran q num-
Der of drill trains intothe elevated station
today in order to trv the switches and
famiIiarize the train hands with the new
system OF signals. Many persons who
saw the cars standing under the shed
thought that the depot had been pat into
use.
About eight o.elock one of the drill en-
gines struck a car standing on the eleya-
tor at the head of the incllned track over
which freight cars are run through Had-
son street to the steamship wharyes and
the sugar house. Some bows had taken
the brakes off the car, and when the loco
motive struck IL, il went flying down the
grade. II stopped on the Hudson street
curve Just in time TO narrowly escape
smashing into a Hoboken horse car which
was coming through Hudson street on
the same track
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27

Pressler, "she is Polish" The story vas
told again, aud she was asked:-
"Winuy albo ME winnyg
The same result rewarded this effort
Some people in the court room Uttered,
and In sheer despair the amiable court in
terpreter exclaimed in English
Well. what language do you speak,
womanH
"frish, av coorse. Phat the divil dyer
ta-ake me fer-a haythen ChineeW
was the prompt and wholly
unexpected answer from the hitherto
voiceless woman while the Court was Sc
curing order Mr.. Pressler resumed his
seat and signed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
MUST PAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS.
Vice Chancellor Pitney's Decision in the
Basserman- Warren Case.


BassermanWarren Case.
Vice Chancellor Pitney listened to the
arguments in the case Of Basserman
against Warren this morning, and then
decided the case. In 1875 lot of land on
Union Hill was sold for taxes to man
named Slunders. who failed to put his
declaration of sale on record until the
time for its redemption had passed. Mr..
Warren. who held a mortgage on the lot
foreelosed and bought it in. Slunders
sold to Basserman. who filled in the
property and built a house upon it,
Warren claimed the property, and began
suit to eject Basserman, and the latter
obtained from the Chancellor an injunc-
tion restraining the suit.
The Vice Chancellor decreea that War
rem should have the property, but that he
should pay Basserman for the improve
ments he had made upon the property.
Basserman, however, is to give Mr.. War
rem credit for the 81 500 of rents which he
had collected from the property since he
had been in possession.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
Thrown From His Wagon.

William J. Bentley Of No. $50 West
Tenth street. New York, employed as a
driver for O'Neill's dry goods house,
was seriously injured about the
head and neck Saturday afternoon. by
being thrown from his wagon on Bergen
avenue. He was taken TO the City Hos
pital, and after having his wounds dressed
started for his home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
GREENvILLE's CHURCH TROUBLES.
Bishop starkey VIII Hear the Riva
Vestries on May 8.

Bishop starkey VIII Hear the Rival
vestries on May ..
The new vestry OF the Grace Protestant
Episcopal Church of Greenville met on
Saturday evening, and elected Alonzo
Pendeston treasurer, and Joseph Hoff-
mann secretary. 1t was decided to sub
NIT all questions in controversy to the
Bishop. The new vestrymen say thar they
have the assurance that he wilt. act IL the
old vestry will agree to it. and present
their side Of the case James Fiemming,
the counsel for the old yestry, and James
Chapman. the counsel for the new, have
come to the conclusion that the best way
to settle the matter would be 70 submit
all questions 10 Bishop Starkey. The
Bishop will be at the church on Tuesday,
May 5. and they will then have chance
to present the case. The new vestry have
paid all bills against the church to date.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
Money Collected to Prosecute the Book
makers

The sermon yesterday morning at the
Tabernacle was preached by the Rev. 1
w. Gowen of Grove Church, Union Hill
The preacher at its conclusion asked the
congregation for special collection to
aid in defrayiDg the heexpenses of the effort
to proceed against bookmaking and pool
selling at Gutenberg.
After service Mr.. Gowen said TO re-
porter for The JERSEY CRY NEWS that
the Executive Committee appointed last
Monday at the Tabernacle would mold a
meeting tonight in the parlors OF that
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
All Quiet at the Seat Of the Railrosd
War.

Quietness ..reigns supreme at the Griff-
ing Iron Works today. The Lehigh
Valley Railway officials have withdrawn
their laborers from the scene having de-
cided to fight the matter in the courts.
Roadmaster Higgins of the central
Railway yesterday completed the work OF
raising the tracks TO the grade
of Communipaw avenue, and to-
day is engaged in grading the
roadway leading to the iron works,
Preparations are being made 70 erect a
freight depot as soon as the case Is set
tied by the courts.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27

On Saturday evening Democratic
club was formed in the hall at Newark
and Tonnelle avenues following
officers:-Henry Block, President
p. E. Rogers, Vice President;
William BRASIL, Recording Secretary;
Stephen Kelly, Financial Secretary;
Thomas Kenney. Treasurer; Fred Pfeif-
fenberg, Sergeant-at-Arms. One hun
dred aud twenty-nine members enrolled
their names. and the club was named the
Joseph Keogh Association. The next
meeting of the association will be held on
Monday May 4.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27

Old Gentleman TO little boy who is
playing soldierl;-"Ah. my little man,
you're son of Mars. ehf'
Little Boy dndignantiy)s-"Course Pm
a son of mas Didn't suppose was a son
Of auntie's, did yerf"-St. Joseph Ncars
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27
A New Montgomery street Motor.

A new motor, No. 326, was placed upon
the Montgomery street route yesterday
The new motor is one of the handsomest
on the line, and was built by the company
in its shops In this city. The four motors
were a great convenience, and were
greatly appreciated 0y the public
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27

church and determine on the course TO be
pursued IN prosecuting the race course
gam mhlers. He said the committee had
secured all the evidence necessary Of the
violations Of the law.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-27

WASHINGTON. April q. 1881. Weather
indications for twenty-four hours for
Eastern New York. New Jersey and
Eastern Pennsylvania:-Wa south
westerly winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-31

polling the boys to be at the post promptly. over
s4OO was collected in one season in $40 fines TO
Jockeys for being late at the post II used to take
from ten to twenty minutes to get field Of horses not
off, but ready 20 start the filming of riders for being
tardy promptly stopped all this and made 1t possible
TO run off meetings that used take up four hours In
two hOurs and half
Mr.. Mcdowell thinks there is no good reason why
three horses numbers should not be run up imme-
datey after each race bets, Of course to be paid
before the running up Of the red border confirming the
placing. lie says that Colonel Simmons and himself
each place the three horses that in first 1t Is
safe to make It. dead heat If there is disagreement
for If they disagree when right the line, no man
could tell which horse finished first. These judges
have never taken down a number once ordered up and
there Is no longer any mObbing Of judges stands.
Racegoers nowadays better Of the deceptive
angle which makes II utterly Impossible for any one
not exactly opposite the finish line 20 tell which
horse really did cross 1t first NJ. Mcdowell forcibly
Illustrates this point by calling attention 20 the fact
that the closing Of the right eye instead Of the left
eve after sighting across the line, makes difference
OF one horses lengths.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-31
MEETINGS AT OCEAN GROVE.

ocean Grove. July 80 tspecian.-Fourteen hundred
neonle attended the Young Peoples Meeting III the
Temple this morning. Mrs DR.. Botome' the pres
.,I, .n +be members Of that society. Ernest
Miller spoke on the desiraby of circulating scripture
literature for children. The Rev. George W. barher
IS succeeding finely with this meeting and IS eVdenuy
the right man for the place.
The second day of the eleventh National ,
campaigning was rainy and uncomfortable Inc
Pow nv Io6n 4 g. Wilson, of Delaware spoke on
the ruin wrought by the liquor traffic, Illustrating MS
remarks BY startling statistics. This afternoon inc
Rev G n Mead made an interesting address on the
missionary work OF the National Temperance oooi'S
in the south This evening the Rev. A. c. Dixon
rastor Of the Hanson Place Baptist Church of Brook
Ivn snake Professor A. w. Hawks is on hand al
every meeting with something amusing - ro,,
TomorrowSs addresses will be CehNcFed oN Wy ~
Dr ATer Isvrenn n,stor of the North Baptist Churchl
Camden. y. j. and by Professor \ A. hGpinnsc on
New York. The silver Lake Quartet VIII give con-
cert in the evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-31
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

- Partisan Romance" was reproduced at the Gar
Den Theatre last night by Richard Mansfield The
sooenoe which filed the house showed It's appreciation
" Npestedly calling Mr.. Mansfield before the curtain
saturday matinees will be resumed at the Broadway
Popularity.
Ex-senator Herman gave Dgby Bell, Of the " Tar
~aa tartar most remarkable dog yesterday
sa-o 70 be an otterhOund. The dog is about three
,eet iong aud Is less than foot high Mr.. Bell has
uItned the dog Sloppy Weather" Last night sloppy
rssther' made his trst appearance in the Tar and
its,tar" and made hits He has been placed resu-
~" on the payroll OF the company.
Last night wss symphony night at the Madison
square Garden Ampatheatre and large audience was
keseht 70 hear the excellent programme The Leider
lam lam eocty will give farewell dinner TO Theodore
inohas on August IL.
news was received In this city yesterday Of the death
~ halifax Of F. Regaux, actor who came 10 this
.vuhly with the London Gaiety Company and Joined
tsr hspdal Opera Company % play engagement I'm
HA4' lie leaves a family IN London.
~. Ardiu. the welLmown musical director, has been
. 70 accompany Adelins Patti in her American
'ef lext winter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-31
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The LoxGWOoD TOURXAMEyr.

Boston, July 80 Speelal-The semi-fnal round OF the
Iongwood tournament to-day resulted in victories for
E. l. Hall and =. 5. Sears and these viii play for
6et prize tomorrow afternoon. Tho chances are about
even and the certain be remarkably close and
exciting Hall to-day feated Hugh Taant Of Harvard
winning 1875 strokes the others 112. Taant played
strong game but Hall played the side lines too often and
too well 20 give Talant much Of chance 70 play MS
game The last set hard fought but Hall was the
steader critical points and finally won by 81 In
The Hall defeated L. Stevens easily In three
straight had meanwhile beaten young Philo
Mansfield after losing the first heat He seemed lated
first set and again lost the opening one to f. s.
Noon IN the afternoon but the three following ones
handny large crowd will witness to-morrow's contest
In hope that the Boston will win. Summary:
Mems singles, third round-P. s. Sears beat II. Mans
field $40. 60, ca, c.; +. 5. Noon beat NJ I.
Bogert by default f. L. Hall beat Hugh Talant GO
90 CO, e-7 L. Stevens beat w l.. Jennings e.
20. 6-1.
SenlGnal round-P. S. Sears beat F. S. Noon, &c,
Ell. ell e-S L. L. Han beat L. Stevens, G-li 6-3,
ca.
Consolation matches, first round-Scales beat f. James,
los. GO; II. Gray beat c. S. Warehouse, e. e.
r. W. Cones beat q. wheatland, Ga, ~, GO.
Second round-W r. Cones W. e soules. e.
els W. X. shaw beat Z. y. Chase BY default; IL Gray
beat A. S. Hill. ca. 0-3; Z. w. Cones beat L. L.
Arnold SC, 20, CO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-31

laos not choose to submit 10 this extortion has
LIFT town, the Postofice people keep the money
and say nothing, and the addressee never gets
h,s Telegram nor ever knows that it had been sent
M doubt Mr.. RaileS, who is Postmaster General
and Sir Arthur Blackwood, who is nominally Secre-
,arv and really head of the Postofice, and Mr.
psose, who is head of the teegraphs, or one head,
think these proceedings business-like and honest
and worthy Of great Department-great in the
volume not in the conduct of its business
will add line which has nothing to do with
ethics but much with this same Department.
,he authorities Of which have odd views on other
matters than ethics.
The Etruria arrived at Queenstown at o'clock
lost Saturday morning and landed all her mails,
those for Liverpool and Manchester excepted.
Her letters were delivered in London Monday
morning at o'clocll-juSt ffty-three hours from
Queenstown. The actual time required TO travel
from Queenstown 10 London is eighteen hours.
What was the Postolice doing with the mails the
other thirty-fve hours? A fortnight since, the
I'mbra's mails We're ffty-siX hours on the road
between the same two places. The mails from
southampton 10 London frequently take ten ana
twelve hours in delivery. The aotuaS journey oc-
cupies two-and one-half hours Such is the
punctual CELEBRITY with which this great Depart
ment habitually carries on its business
II YOU complain, You will be told that the
American mails are very heavy-as If that were
r grievance OF a surprise. The surprise occurs
twice or thrice week from years end to year 5
end. The grievance is that OF merchant doing
a heavy and enormously profitable business If
he neglected 10 provide a sufficient staff TO do his
heavy and profitable business with reasonable
rrornptness, and without unreasonable delay, 1t
would soon cease 70 he heavy or profitable. But
here as before the monopoly which the Postoftice
enjoys enables IFS chiefs TO he as lazy and sovenly
as they like. IT, w. >.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-31
SAYING GooDBY TO MR. ERHARDT
COLLECTOR FAssETT EXPECTED TO TAKE CHARGE
OF THE CU.TOM HOUSE TOMORROW

COLLECTOR FAssETT EXPECTED TO TAKE CHARGE
OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE TOMORROW
Joel B. Erhardt, who has been the Collector of the
Port since May, 1850, will move out Of the Office this
afternoon, and Tomorrow morning Collector J. Sloat
Fassett will take the place made vacant by Mr.. Err
hart's resignation. There great rush Of bust
ness politicians to the Custom House yesterday
to say goodby TO Mr. Erhardt as Collector. Most Of
his callers 10 what would be done with men
in whom they had a personal interest. Early among
them was sheridan Shook. Mr.. Shook had been out Of
town, it said but the moment he returned he went
to the Custom House to find out how it was that the
place Ct Assistant Superintendent custodian,
held by Edmund c. Lee. enc Of the XVIII Assem-
bis District leaders, had been abolished. What
Mr. Shook found out lie would not make pub
lie. Among the other callers were Pay Director
A. s Kenny. Of the Navy John Resemweber, the Re
publican leader OF the XlXth Assembly District;
George W. Wanmaker the leader of the XVlIth AS
sembly District; William Lcary. of the XXIst As
sembIy District; De Witt Clinton Wheeler the new
custodian Of the Custom House; the Rev. DR.. William
b. Derrick, Of the Republican State Committee. and
Donal McCord.
The Collector said that he had received no word
from the President that his resignation had been &C
cepted lie thought that word would come from Cape
May this morning telling him that his resignation had
been accepted, and also informing him officially as TO
whom his successor viii be. The Collector declared
that he would leave the Office tonight.
De Witt Clinton Wheeler. custodian Of the Custom
House. said that he would take the Office today so that
he could serve for few hours under Collector Erhardt
There was considerable speculation among certain
Custom House employees as TO what Collector tasset'
would do in regard to changes in his stall. Inc
deputy collectors all are personal appointments Of
tho Collector and they are supposed 70 De men
personally acquainted with the Collector. They oc-
cupy the same relations TO the Collector as the mem
beers Of the Cabinet do 70 the President The appoint
ment coming so suddenly on Mr.. Fassett, 1t Is not
supposed that he has made up his mind 70
maize any changes in the staff at least Tor
some time II was said, however, that Deputy Col
lcctnr Charles A. Burr. now the head Of the sixth
di,-ision woud he made the Special Deputy Collector
Mr. Burr is close personal and political friend %. OF
ollectOr Fassett Furthermore, Mr. Burr Is careiuI
mar and he has won much respect from the business
mon OF this city fIum the manner In which ne mas
rru the Public stores since he he's been there'