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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17
FIGHTING FOR THECANAL
jersey Central and Lehigll
Valley at War
Again.
TO THE RESCUE.
The Coal and Freight Business Of
the Iron Works the Real
Bone Of Contention.

The Central and Lehigh Valley Rail
road Companies are again at war This
time the fight is for the pos
session Of a strip of land about
two feet in length which extends
slong the Morris Canal from the Quinn
Iron Works TO the Central's spur from
the Newark and New York branch to the
iron works.
Two days ago a large force
made their appearance st the
iron works, aud with little delay
erected q board fence eight feet high
the iron works and extending westerly TO
the Central Railroad spur No
notice was taken OF this move
until the men began digging holes
IN the centre OF the towpafh
and sinking immense oak posts This
enough room was allowed outside the
fence for the mules to pass
The LKHIGH VALLEY TEARS DOWN TIE
FEzCE-
A complaint was made to the Lehigh
Valley Railroad officials Of the condition
OF affairs, and last night at zen O'Clock
a large force Of Italians tore down the
newly erected fence IN sections. dug up
the posts and threw the whole thing into
the canal
This morning the LehiRh valIex
Railroad employees were put TO work
putting the tow path IN q passable con-
dlrion.
CAPTAIN M'KAIe TO THE RESCUE
Captain McKaig learned Of the trouble,
and fearing an attempt to replace
the fence would result In free
light among the laborers he detailed
half dozen officers to the
outbreak It was stated on good author
iiy this morning that the Central Rail-
road Company attempted TO grab tnis
strip Of land owing TO the fact that tne
Lehigh Valley Railroad has fled articles
OF corporation with the Secretary Of tho
State of company to build =
railroad along the canal towpath.
Such a line would compete SER
lously with the spur the company
fought so hard TO be allowed
today in the iron works, as the Lehigh
Valley would undoubtedly attsmpt to
secure the freight of the iron works and
its coal trade.
The Central Railroad officials claim to
own all the property within two feet
OF the water edge. and eccordingly
Valley BY placing fence on Me TOW
path.
The LehiRh Company In turn lay claim
not only to the bed OF the canal but 80
feet on the southeriy bank
lt Is on this thirty feet that the Lehiah
officials propose building the new road
Captain McXA1T' frseu<iB- -kj9-
men on the scene day and night 70 pre-
vent traffic on the canal being closed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17
MIND AND MUSCLE READING.
The Methods of Both CompArsd-sol
Instances.

The Methods of Both Comparsd-soms
Instances.
The methods of mind readers may be
shown to be those of the conjurer and the
mountebank- Muscle reading, on the
other hand, is subject worthy of serious
investigation. Muscle reading Is the per-
ceptiop by one person OF an extremely
slight, involuntary action of the muscles
of another with whom he is in contact
The contact is usually made by taking
the hand or wrist OF the subject, though
there are various other methods Con-
necrlon is made sometimes even BY
means of a copper wire The muscular
action that is felt by the principal Is so
slight as 10 be almost impercepEible In
fact, in many cases 1t is so delicate that.
while the principals own muscles are
a1ected Dy II, It is not made known 70
reader receives from his subject inteili-
gence in regard 10 only two things
den object he learns nothing OF It's na~
ture, OF its locality. or of whether il il ons
foot or one mile distant from his out
stretched hand The conditions
amount to tacit understanding between
principal and subject that the one Is 20
signal the other at the instant when he
names or points 20 the lett ter or ngure
that is the object Of inquiry. Involan-
tarily the subject carries out his part OF
the agreement. -. A statement Of
these facls Is a sufficient answer 10 those
who contend that. since there is nothing
IN a name. muscle reading may, after ali.
be mind reading An intelligent conpre-
hension of the subject viii establish the
TACT that muscle reading is Just what the
term implies But mind reading connor
be SO favorably considered. tits species
Of trickery in the performance of which
the ordinary committee viii, unwltting-
~. aid and abet the performer. More
over. the mind reader never permits him.
self TO be subjected TO test conditions, nor
does every one know how 10 impose theni-
Mr.. Bishop deceived the late Prof. VIII
liam B. Carpenter By simple taiek with
cards that three-card-monte mz<n would
have detected In an instant. An expert
should always be set to catch an expert
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17
ROD AND GUN.

Great fiocks of Canada geese are pass
ing over Cape May on their way north.
Baytide hshermen are landing fine
catches of rockfish.
Fish hawks have put in an appearance
at Point Pleasant, which betokens warm
weather, so old residents say.
Shad fishing at Gloucester has until
lately amounted to naught, the cold
weather keeping the fish from coming up
the bay. A few score of herring were
brought in. The gill fishermen have
commenced 'drifrs," but with no sue
cess The large shore net mas not yet
been put in the water.
Twelve hundred herrings were caught
with two hauls Of seine by three resi-
dents Of Long Branch one day last week.
A roekfish caught last week by Salem
county bay giller. on being dressed for
supper was found to have ensconced in
its nav six fish of different species, each
fish being nearly as large as the rock
itself.
A keen observer in Morris county says
that quail, grouse and RABBITS wintered
well and will be plentiful this fall. He
found a woodcock nesting along the
brook at Malapardis last week, and dis
covered two eggs in the nest when the
bird nu5tered away.
Trout fishing improved but little last
week owing to the continued cold
weather. Still the anglers were out in
force, and succeeded in catching few
fish each.
sucker spearing has begun, and light
may be seen at night along every sucker
stream in the county.
John Cashion OF Centre Market had one
day last week the finest lot of shad
shipped to this city this year. They
came from the lower Delawa and
twenty of them aggregated 1l2 pounds.
an average Of over nve and one-half
pounds each.
The cod fishing is attracting hundreds
of fishermen TO the banks every sunday.
and big catches are being mace; $50 fish
were taken On one OF the boats last sun
day.
The Sussex County Fish and Game Pro-
tective Association has warned of foreign
fishermen in the region OF Hamburg and
Vernon, but this does not effect Jersey
men who do happen to reside in the
An eel. the first of the season, was
speared in Third River on Tuesday night
by Lewis Babcock.
Weakfish may be expected within six
weeks.
Ouly eighteen days to pickerel time
and forty-eight to bass time.
The Neisseibach brothers have built up
an enormous business In the manufacture
Of fishing reels and angling specialties in
this city, and a New York wholesaler re-
marked on Monday that they had the
cream of the reel business Of this country.
They have enlarged their shop room ia
up with the orders.
That tired feeling is entirely oxercorne b.
Hoods Sarsaparilla which gives feeling 81
bucyancy and strength to tbs Whole system.
yVhv n~a we brssv IN, ..u- Has F,....--
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

street. William Flynn. Thomas Williams
snh John Malone, with no regular
homes, all boys ranging from ten 70 thir-
for ten days by Justice Davis this morn
ing as disorderiy persons. They were ar
rested last night for ringing peoples door
bells along Green street aud cutting high
old eapers. When arraigned. with an air
of jesse James in embryo one Of the
youths told the Justice they were "all on
a bust" and had been for several days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17
THE NEW P. Il. R. SIGNALS.

The change ia the system of signalling
and switching on the new elevated tracks
of the Pennsylvania Railway Company
from that in vogue on the old surface
tracks will necessitate considerable train
ing on the part OF the crews of the drill
engines A locomotive was yesterday
run up on the elevated tracks, and the
various crews have been taking turns in
efforts to master the system. All the
yard switches on the elevated tracks will
be thrown and signals manipulated from
towers by electricity and air. One of the
towers is already constructed ar Wash
ington street, and another is in course of
erection at Newark and Railroad avenues.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17
sHE KNEW THg JUSTICES GIRL

But She is Committed Just the Same
A well dressed woman walked along
the upper portion of Newark avenue last
night pulling her hair, laughing, sing
ing, screaming and praying A
large number of hoodlums
aud children gathered about her and be-
gan 10 bait her. Policeman E.
wards brought her 60 the Oak
land avenue police station,
where she gave the name of
Dorietta Fields aud her age as thirty
years When arraigned before Justice
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17
A BATCH OF NEW LAWS.
The Governor Approves of Large Mum
ber of Bills.

Special TO the Jersey City Neios.
TRENTON, April II. 1S9l.-The Govern or
sent large batch of approved bills to the
State House from Jersey City today.
Among them were Senate No. &c. which
is Wert's parole bill, providing that
the Court of Pardons may parole
convicts after serving certain part
OF their sentences; Senate IA, which ap-
proDriates S. 900 for stocking the waters
Of the State with fish; Senate 62 provides
that three or more persons may incorpor-
ate for the care OF infirm, deaf and damb;
Senate 107 3amends the borough act OF
1890, which reinstaLes the borough
act, repealed BY Senator Everitt
early in the session; Assembly 1i9,
authorizing street railway companies TO
consolidate their franchise; Assembly
1l9, authorizes aldermen or common
council to fix salary Of City Clerks: As
sembly 304, permitting Chief of Police in
cities to retire on half pay.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17
The Lamp ExpIodea-

A lamp exploded in Taylor's res
taurant, No. Ga Newark avenue,
asst night and set fire TO
the nei ghboring furniture. Policeman
Perry who WAS passing extinguished the
flames. The damage suffered was $40
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

Kimmer,y this morning she laughed
hysterI ealiy and told the Judge she
knew the girl he was keeping company
with. She also told him she mad his pic
ture. she was committed for examina-
tion as to her sanity.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17
nigh sehool sclentIsts.

The June class of 'slof the High School
viii make trip TO the Zinc
Works on Grand street this
afternoon, under the direction
OF Professor Paddock. The trip is FOR the
Zinc Works
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

Why do our neighbors kickr Because
we sell clothing for less than they do and
sell on credit without any security. L
Slernherg. No. 81 Newark avenue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

If you want TO be dressed as nice as
your neighbors call on US. We sell on
Credit at Cash prices without security.
L. Sfernberg. No. So Newark avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

Where can you find Ladies' Sacques,
Wraps and Jackets as cheap as ut L.
Sternberg's. No. Sc Newark avenuef -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17
odd IeIIowa 70 Parade.

The will be a parade of Odd Fellows
next Monday night preceding the opening
of the fair and entertainment OF the
Myrtle Rebekah Degree Lodge. No. TO- at
Woods Hall. Fifteen hundred Odd Fel-
lows will participate. The local members
of the order viii meet the various cantons
from Brooklyn and New York at the
Ferry. Hoboken and Bay
onne cantons will participated
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

Why are we busy in our Ladies' Depart
mcnts Because we sell Ladies' Jackets,
Refers and Blazers at sl.75; worth 81
l. SteEnberg, No. 86 Newark avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

Five "Boys on a Bust
Edward Herman Of No. 3o1 Wayne
street, Peter German OF No. 6s York
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

Why should any one 60 without new
Spring Suit. when they can buy one ON
credit at L. Sternberg's. No. 81 Newark
ayenuei =.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

Whv are we busy in our Hat Depart
meHts Because we sell - 30 Hats for e5c.
l. Sternbsrg. No Sc Newark avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

The average normal Greek is a wide
awake, shrewd individual. They sre
proud of their ancestry, and this pride
finds expression in the naming of their
children 1t is q common custom tor
them to name them after the gods and
d emf gods of the heroic period. You hear
on the streets one ragged, dirty urchin
hailing another of kindred appearances
with "Hi, Themislocles. or "Oh.
Phfdias-" You behold Plato, Demos
themes and fheseus indulgiDg In noisy
ers come to their doors shouting at
youthful Socrates TO stop paIlinx
Aphrod1te's hair or for Athene to stop
making faces at Apollo PROF. D'0ogs
ff Pittsburgh Dispatch
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

That tired feeling Is entirely overcome bv
Hoods Sarsaparila which gives feeling 81
nuoyancy and strength to thr whole system.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

Hudson cireait Court.
Calendar Tuesday. April p. A. d. 1s2L
Supreme and Circuit Court cases Nos - -
Ey order OF tis Court,
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no mic2l.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-17

WASHINGTON; April 17.-Weather indi-
cations for twenty-four hours for Eastern
New York. New Jersey and Eastern Penu-
sylvania;-Fair, slightly cooler: easterly
winds, then warmer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-11
CHURCH NOTICES.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Grove street, near
Mercer street. the Rev. Theo- Hersig. pastor.
Services AZ 1890 q m. and As D. m. Preaching
By the pastor, the Rev. Heisig Morning
subject Lessons from the Eagle Evening
subject, Seeking and Saving the Lost"
SconcH PRESBYTERIAN CsURcH Mercer street
near Narick. Services tomorrow by the ReV-
David Mitchell at l0.30 a m Communion.
AT s:a0 D. m, subject, Religion the Best Saw
ings Bank Sunday School meets at noon till
September.
LrSpKs AVENUE II. T. CHURCH. the Rev. W. P.
George pastor. Morning subject The Secret
Of Christian Success Evening subject, "A
Sermon TO Working Men"
HEnDlHe n. E. CHURCH. the Rev. ". c. Snod-
grass pastor TIE pastor viii preach short
summer evening sermon on Young Peoples
Societies" Ali young people invited
ST. MARx's EPISCOPAL caVRcH. Hoboken ave
nue., Jersey City Heights the Rss. Dr.. Wares
rector. Services a. ESQ ard l0.59 g. m and 80
p N.
TABxnSAcIK. York and Henderson streets
Rev John T. Scudder, pastor. Rev ]. Lester
Wells assistant pester. Closing services OF the
season az lo.30 q. m and 7.s5 p m. The assist
ant pastor viii preach. Morning subject. The
Balwarks-r Evening snbjecz, Against Cog
and Ma@ogN
sr PArL's N. =. cEuHcH- Thizd street. near
Erie. the R-s- ID. Hallercn pastor Preaching
by the pastor at lo:s9 q m and !. q p N Topic
Of evening sermon. How Ought 1 70 b bsp-
tizedT'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-11
RICKETTS, EXPLAINS.
Justice Kimmerly Sends the Case 10
the Civil Courts.

Mr.. John Ricketts,. Of No. % Kearney
avenue. appeared in Justice Kimmerly's
Court early this morning fully prepared
to make a satisfactory explanation of bis
alleged crooked dealings with Mrs St
John Meyer, President Of the Boys
Progressive Society. Mr.. Ricketts, ex-
plains that he agreed with Mrs. Meyer to
get up programme for her to be used at
the festival held July l. 2 and 3. pay for
the printing Of the same, distribute them
and secure all the advertisements for 80
per cent. Of the money realized
The advertisements amounted to S64,
and OF this sum Ricketts, claims to have
paid $50 for printing and S21.32 was
charged for soliciting lads" and distribu-
ting the programmes. This left sl6.67 to
be divided, each taking 1888.
Mrs. Myers, however, collected from
Marshall & Ball Sc for the advertisement
they had inserted, aud neglected TO pay
this sum over to Ricketts,. The So was
just 67 cents more than her share Of the
profits. and, while Mrs. Meyers claims
that Mr.. Ricketts, owes her about $40, he
claims that she owes him 67 cents.
Justice Kimmerly informed Recketts
that his charges for distributing the pro-
grammes were exhorbitant, but refused
to have anything further to do with the
case. Clerk 0'Connell was directed to
notify Mrs. Meyers that IL she desired to
bring suit against Rockets for damages
she would have to do it in civil court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-11
HE WILL LIVE 10 DOWN BEN.
Secretary BIaine's Health Said to be
Improving Steadily

oecfcthf{ Atafnos Health said TO De
Improving Steadily.
BAR HARBoR, July IL, 1s91-Secretary
Blaine continues to improve steadily in
health. He says that he feels himself on
the high road TO complete recovery.
These are hopeful words, for, like all per-
sons suffering from nervous prostrat.on,
Mr.. Blaine has been extremely de-
pressed.
Mr.. Emmons Blame says that his father
Is better than he has been for seven or
eight months. There is absolutely no
truth in the sensational stateme nts as to
his very Ill health. He has no organic
disease, neither diabetes nor Bright's dis
ease. He has not been PLACED on milk
diet at any time, but, ON the contrary, he
eats freely and heartily meats. vegetables
and fruits. He has not been treated by q
natural doctor named Brown" His
physician is DIR. John Madison Taylor of
Philadelphia, who succeeded DR.. Frank
Frank Fremont Smith at the request of
Mrs. Emmons Blaine, who had known
DIR. TAYLOR for long time. DR.. Taylor Is
not q specialist in nervous diseases. but Is
a general practitioner.
DIR. Taylor has cottage on Mount
Desert street. He sees his distinguished
patient every day and is greatly pleased
bv his constant and now rapid progress
toward complete restoration.
Mr.. Blaine takes no medicine except
some simple draughts. His tonics are
fresh air and sunshine. His sedativss are
perfect quiet and freedom from care
Mr.. Dent, his private secretary. is here.
and important matters OF state will
doubtless receive needful attention. but
for the present Mr.. Blaine takes his
needed rest He drives usually twice a
day. sometimes accompanied by Mrs.
Damrosch or other members of the fam
lily. He is not propped up with pill ows
when driving out, but on the contrary
sits as erect as usual and wears tall silk
hat inslead of the more easy slouch hat in
which he appeared upon his arrival here
from New York.
Mr.. Blaine Is still an invalid but a con-
valescent one. Mrs. Blaine says that he
rises at the same hour with the rest of the
FAMILY. de reads good deal, and the
daily newspapers get large share of his
attention.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-11
REEKING GARBAGE.
West Bergen Has Not Seen an Ash
Collector in Four Months.

The residents in the West Bergen sec
tion are complaining loudly of the way
they are being treated by the city authori-
ties. The ashcart man has not been seen
In the vicinity tor over three months. The
street cleaners never come near the place,
and the streets are In disgraceful oondi-
tion.
/ visited West Bergen this morning and
called upon number of residents in re-
gard to the matter of the ashman. Every
resident visited denounced the city au-
thorities for not sending thesashcart man
to collect tie garbage.
One prominent resident, when asked II
he had seen the garbage collector during
the last three months, said:-
mo. sir; l have not seen him in over
four months and / am about sick and
tired of carting my rubbish to nearby
lots. ls IL any wonder that our children
are sickf All the rubbish is carted to the
empty lets, where it is strewp about and
on warm days the stencil arising from the
decaying vegetable matter is simply un-
bearsble. Then again, we have no sewers.
After each rain storm the water settles in
the lots and pond is the result. Dozens
OF these disease breeding ponds can be
found in this section today. l think that
the city authorities should see that the
ash cart man visits this section at least {
once week, as the rubbish piles in the
lots are growing larger and larger every
day"
This matter was brought up at the
meeting of the West Bergen Citizens Inn
provement Association several times,
but nothing further than to denounce the
city authorities was done. The Citizens
Association undoubtedly could remedy
the matter, but as one citizen puts it.
"They think something should be done
ia the matter. but ne one is willing to
call upon the CITY Fathers and ind out
who is to blame"
In the meantime the residents have to
suffer. The unsightly ponds on Yale
and Hatch avenues are doing their
work breeding diseases. In the pond on
Yale avenue / saw the body of a dead
dog floating around among the
other rubbish. The stencil was
sickening The big pond on Hatch ave-
nue. was not quite so bad as the Yale
avenue pond. There were no dead dogs
floating about. Other rubbish in abun-
dance was there. The residents on Hatch
avenue cart their ashes and rubbish
there, and to make matters worse TIE
garbage is also scattered about the street
in many places. The street cleaners
never in the recollection of the oldest
resident having visited this section, the
garbage is left on the street until the
stencil becoming unbearable, some resi-
dents carts IL away.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-11

the coward range, with ani eight inch
bull's-eye. No half polnt will be allowed,
and an additional tweuty-live points
must be made on the 200 aud 500yard
ranges In order to make a qualification.
Last year there were 500 first-ciass marks
men in both brigades, put this year It Is
expected that the number will not reach
over 500 New targets are being put up and
the telephone connections with the men
in the pit" can be had from the office of
the Inspector General OF Rife Practice,
which viii be located in room attached
to the end OF the pavilion.
A room for the surgeons In charge OF
the range has been built In the rear OF the
pavilion, aud will be provided with the
necessary surgical instruments. A man
Will be placed in charge of the ammuni-
tion house, which Is new and essential
addition.
All these improvements are due to
Quartermaster-Genera Donnelly. who has
given earnest personal attention to the
work for the past week. and to his zeal
Gus and efficient aids, Colonel FELTON, of
Camden aud Colonies Farley and Bam-
ford Of Trenton.
Although the camp does not officially
open until Monday, a number Of regi-
ments will move In today. These viii fu-
clude the First and Fifth regiments, OF
Newark; the Second. Of HobokeE; and
the Third battalion. of Orange. Alto
qetner. when the entire brigade is mere.
$500 men will be in camp.
Yesterday afternoon at three o'clock a
complimentary clambake was given to
Governor Albeit by his staff. It was held
in the grove near the new range, close By
the beach. The clans were mostly OF
the mountain variety, and the clam juice
was marked Extra dry although this
could not truthfully be said Of those who
partook- 1t was very jolly and pleasant
affair
Quite large number OF prominent peo-
pie visited the camp yesterday, including
Col. Kuser, Col Casey of the staff OF Gov.
Reynolds of Maryland, Major Hopper.
Major Beltwood. William Hancock, Wal
ter Lennox. Judge Woodruff. Mr.. Fred
Kuser, Joseph Rice, John Kuser, Senator
Barrett, Gen. Spencer. Lieut., Whitehead.
ex-Gov. Green, State Treasurer Gray,
Gen. Stryker and Col. snyder.
At the clam bake Col. A. r. Kuser was
the master Of ceremonies. Col. Adrain
concocted the punch, and a large number
of ladies enjoyed the entertainment