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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-05-16


ming along and striking him between
the legs sent him spinning on the
road. No damage.
AT the Royal Scottish Academy
Exhibition held recently in Edin-
burgh, one of the finest portraits
shown was Il painting by Sir George
Reid, President of the Academy, of
Mrs. Macfie, Senior, of Dreg horn Cas-
tie, mother of Mr.. r. A. Mactie, Jr +,
late of Kilauea, Kauai.
THE dredge was taken out and
I commenced digging on the bar on
Saturday. Everything worked salts
factorily up to Sunday afternoon,
when slight mishap occurred, which
necessitated her being towed into
port, to effect repairs. She will be
taken out again to morrow
MR.. Mort Dat celebrated his -
birthday anniversary Saturday even
ing, number of friends participating
in the pleasant event. One of the
presents he received was n handsome
ly frosted cake, suitably inscribed
On being cut il was found to be filled
with oats.
The Scotch yacht had another trial
on Saturday, running to Diamond
Head, with Mr.. w. Luther Wilcox at
the tiller and Judge Dole on board
Her sails are getting into better trim
with use, and she will be given a run
once or twice a week. The Healani
out at the same time was distanced
by the Scottish m aid.
A COLLISION in which nobody wai
hurt occurred between King street
and Fort street tramcar Saturday
evening. Both drivers put on brakes
too late. The King street horses
saved humping their heads by break
ing away sidewise. Nobody TO blame
But the management should see tina
the drivers don't do it again,
JOHN Comancho, who has beer
chief cook at the Hotel 80 many years
has resigned his position, to take /;
much needed rest. He will be sue
ceeded tomorrow by high-clas
French cook, who Will arrive on tn
Australia, with special pastry cool
and baker, as his assistant, Tn
mouths OF the guests are beginning
to water already in anticipation of til
good things to eat.
The funeral of the late Charles 4
Quincy from St. Andrews Cathedrs
on Saturday afternoon was attende
by a large concourse. Rev. Ale,
Macintosh conducted the services
Floral offerings were many and heaut
full, including a pillow of white flower
with an" in scarlet in the mlddl
from the Myrtle Boat Club Member
of the club attended in body. I'll
pall-bearers were Messrs. f. +. Mos
man, l. Kenake, f. w. Wood, Gle
Harris, T.. o. White and w. ID. Ale
, ander Jr, Nuuanu cemetery was Il
place of burial.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-05-16

rides. sun md Moon.
BY G. j. LYONS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
NORTH HUDSON NOTES.

Friendship Hose of West Hoboken held
a ball at the Casino Saturday night. The
vast hall was crowded with couples who
danced until morning.
Mayor Chandless stationed Policeman
Mclaughlin on Palisade avenue yester-
day and he warned all drivers not to race.
HIS warming was so well complied with
that crossing the avenue was safe.
Louis OBrien and Peter Rev nolds,
residents of Weehawken. were fined So
each for fighting at the West Shore ferry
bv Recorder Ryer this morning.
The funeral of Louis Grossman, who
died rom injuries received on the Erie
Railroad at Secaucus, occurred yesterday
Services were held at his late residence,
Courtlandt street. West Hoboken. 'Dele-
gates were present from Samaritan
Lodge, K. of of H., and Schutzen Corps.
A fire of unknown origin broke out IN
the residence of Henry Fricke. Humbolt
street, Union Hill, last night and caused
$500 damage before it was eXtingulshed
Burglars tried to enter the clothing
store of Simon Isaacs, on Paterson ave-
me. West Hoboken, Saturday night.
Isaccs awoke and frightened the burglars
away.
The West Hoboken police surrounded
the warriors in Il pitched battle between
forces of Union Hill aud West Hoboken
boys Saturday night aud arrested Otto
Nienaber aud Harry Schroeder of Union
Hin and Amand Tourneer OF West Hono-
ken. All the boys were Iectureo and
6ned S5 each.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Number of Books Taken Out During the
Week and Month.

Number of Books Taken Out During the
Week and Month.
The following shows the bent of the
reading public of Jersey City, as illustra-
ted by the books taken from the Free Lii
brary for home reading:-General Works,
2;philosophy, 23; religion, SO; sociology, 60;
philology, 5; natural sciences, 103; useful
arts, S5; fine arts. IS; literature 212: fiction,
1884: juvenile fiction, 2282; history, IT'S;
biography, 139; travel, 202; total. 7406. OF
this number tt ere were circulated through
the delivery stations 3,415; number of
borrowers registered during the week, 1868;
total number of registered borrowers,
1913.
The circulation for January reached
high water mark as will be seen by the
following statistics General WORKS, 5;
philosophy, 70; religion. 165; sociology,
2SS; philology, 20; natural science, Ali;
useful arts. 294; Ane arts, 25l;
literature, 794; fiction (adult); 1906;
juvenile fiction, 9,O26; history. 633; biogra-
phy 511; travels, S1l; total. 1926.
Or this number there were circulated
through the delivery stations, 12.742
volumes; average daily use, 971; largest
daily use (30th), 81, ,539; smallest Qst). 1874;
delivered on teachers cards, So; number
of names registered. 751. Total number
of names registered, 1886. Number OF
volumes added to the library during the
month, SIT. Total number OF volumes in
the library, 20, 1856.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
NOT MUCH OF A FIGHT.
village blacksmith Mccarthy No Match
for Corbett.

village blacksmith Mccarthy NO Match
for COrbett.
The three-round scrap" between
James Corbett and John Mccarthy. the
latter Jersey City blacksmith, at the
Academy of Music Saturday night, at
tracted about one hundred local sports
and large audience of theatregoers who
went to see the play.
Mccarthy appeared in skin tight
white suit. He Is a powerfully built man
and it was thought that the scrap would
be lively one. The moment the men
shook hands Mccarthy made swinging
blow for Corbett's jaw. The latter
ducked his head and landed a
solid left handler on Mccarthy g
nose The boxing was all in
Corbett's favor. He landed blows on
Mccarthy when and where he chose.
Finally he landed one on McCarty's nose,
and the village blacksmith dropped in
a heap. The gallery gods Kissed and the
sports groaned. Considerable in fighting
ensued, ana the match, which was for
points only. would have degenerated into
a wrestling match had not the timekeeper
interfered and informed Mccarthy that
he was not in trough and tumble"
McCarthy's arms were of an enormous
size and he boasted of a corporation that
would make an overfortunate Alderman
envious. He was sized up, in the Ian
guage of the gallery goods, as a "big
stuff"
1t was reported that Mccarthy trav-
elled with the company, but Manager
Hyams cohtradicts the statement
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08

been assigned to him. No. 81. on the
fourth floor and facing ON Sixth avenue.
Il think it was about three O'clock"
said MIR. Noonan, last night, when | was
awakened by sense of suffocation, /
found the room full of smoke. Hastily
drawing on my trousers, | threw open
the window and looked out. There was
a crowd in the street, and l saw the
fire engines rattling up. Then l opened
the door, intending to run down stairs,
but was driven back by smoke and fame.
j ran back to the window and yelled
for ladder. Somebody below, l
think it was fireman, shouted
to me to wait a minute. waited, l sup
pose. about two minutes, although it
seemed to me about half an hour. Then
the flames burst through the door and
set the bed on fire. There was no sign of
a ladder coming, and / climbed out of
the window and clung to the
ledge. A burst of flame through the
window compelled me to let 90, and felt
myself falling. My feet struck some
thing, and the next instant l found my
self clinging to the ledge of the window
on The floor below. From there l
dropped to the next floor aud struck n
ladder, to which l clung with all the
strength / had left Somebody helped
Mr.. M. II. Malcolm's real estate office at
No. 101 West Fortieth street. From there
was conducted to Nichols drug store at
Fortieth street and Sixth avenue. 1t
gave me shock when | entered the drug
store to see several dead bodies there,
and | realized with additional force what
a narrow escape l had had. About eleven
O'Clock cab was summoned and l was
driven home"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
BROWN PLACE AGAIN.
Residents of Greenville Will Fight
in the Courts.

The Lehigh Valley Railroad is pushing
the work at Brown place rapidly, and
in less than six weeks. SO one
of the engineers says. the arched
bridge will be completed. The
Sixth District Citizens Asso citation,
although beaten at every step it has
taken to restrain the company from
building the bridge, will continue the
fight and carry the matter to higher
court If necessary. A meeting or The
association will be held tomorrow even
Ing, when the matter will be discussed.
the West Side Rent and Taxpayers
Association Of Greenville has decided to
take hand in the fight, and at the last
meeting a committee was appointed TO
aid the Sixth District Committee.
WRIT OF CERTIoRART.
Mr.. Mungo Currie,. counsel for the
Sixth District Association, said this morn
ing that he had applied for writ
of certiorari, and that the case
would be heard Saturday morning be-
fore Judge Werts. The Citizens Asso-
citation is confident that it will win the
1--WE are satisfied" said President Har-
vey, that the Court will not allow the
railroad to steal property which was
bought and paid for by Greenville citi-
zens The citizens of Greenville bought
fifty feet of Brown place, and they are not
going to allow any railroad or other cor
poration to take over half of it without
paying for it. will will
ingly give $4,000 for the prop
erty that the railroad intends
to steal 1t Is the only street in Greenville
running from Newark Bay to the New
York Bay.
"The railroad company has had every
thing it's own way. 1t has stolen street
after street. and now they want to take
the only one we have Left"
LINDEN AVENUE CLOSED.
The railroad company has practically
closed Linden avenue to traffic. Two
large supports for the trestle have been
placed directly in the centre of the street.
and the residents on the shore front ex-
perience considerable difficulty in receiv-
ing their household supplies. Coal wood
and other articles must be carried from
the trestle, as wagons cannot pass be-
meath it.
The abutments for the bridge across
the canal have been erected and the
bridge will be swung into position this
week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
HALLINGER ALL RIGHT.
But the Papers Not Yet Served on
the Sheriff.

1t is conceded now in the office Of the
District Attorney that the appeal OBJ
tanned by Lawyer Charles j. Peshall in
the case of Edward w. Hallin-
ger, the negro murderer. acts as
stay of execution, as published
In THE JERSEY CITY. NEWS Saturday.
The proper papers in the case will be
served on sheriff McPhillips today, coun-
sellor Peshall says, and the services of
Hangman Van Hise will not be required
Wednesday.
Hallinger appears to be pleased at his
new lease of life although he is uncom-
municative. He sees no one but his
keepers, his spiritual adviser and Coun-
selor Peshall. Sheriff McPhillips said to
me today that unless he was served
with papers that acted as a stay OF execu-
tion, he would hang Hallinger very
soon after the Court House bell rings out
ten o'clock Wednesday.
II have not been served with the papers
yct," said the Sheriff, 'and unless l get
them today Hangnfan Van Hise will be-
gin the erection of a scaffold tomorrow
morning."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
FLORENCE BUSH'S STORY.
Her Statement About a Chinese
Laundry in Weehawken
Doubted.

Chang Sing and Ching Ling, two inno-
cent looking Chinese laundrymen who
have purified unclean linen at Hackensack
avenue, Weahawken, were before Re-
corder Ryer Saturday on the allegation
of fourteen-y Florence Bush. that
they had attempted to take advantage of
her simplicity. They were committed to
the County Jail in default OF 5000 bail.
Florence, who has the reputation of
being very sharp and what might be
termed "fiY" Young girl, went to the
celestials' wash-house Saturday night to
get some clothes. The Cinnamon, ac-
cording to her story. invited her
into rear room, offering her money
as an inducement. She was horror
stricken and shrieked for the police. No
one responded and she then Went In
search Of aid herself.
THE ARREST
Meeting Policeman Lynch, she related
to him her experience, and he accon1pan-
led her to the place and arrested the pro-
prietors.
Sing and Ling both claimed that it was
either q mistake or an attempt at black
mail. The girl asked for penny, they
said, on receiving her clothes, and as was
the custom of the firm, she received one.
She left the store and nothing uncommon
appeared in her visit until she returned
with policeman.
DOUBTED BY THE POLICE
The police are very unwilling to give
any credence to the girls story, saying it
is fishy and they are inclined to
doubt it, as she has the rep
utation of being tritie wild. The
Cinnamon have lived three yearsfn Wee
hawken, where they have enjoyed the
universal esteem of their neigh bors, being
regarded as quiet and orderly.
The girls parents would not permit me
to see her last night. They admitted
that the Cinnamon did not touch the girl,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
M'ILYAINE'S DOOM.
The First Electrical Execution in
the Presence Of Newspaper
Reporters.

SING SING, Feb. 8. 1S92.-Charles E.
McElvaine was executed at fifteen min
utes past eleven o'clock today.
He went to his death calmly.
The witnesses summoned by Warden
Brown left the parlors of his house short
ly after eleven O'Clock and went to the
executive chamber by the covered way
built for the purpose.
Beside the chair in the execution room
stood Electrician Davis guarding the
voltmeter and the signal which COM
municated with the dynamo room.
A number of stools were scattered
about the room. Many of the witnesses
sat down Others who had not been in
the death chamber before gathered about
the chair to examine it.
Warden Brown did not wait long. The
current was tested and then ordered off.
The Warden gave the signal and Nc
Elvaine was brought in.
When McElvaine entered the room
looked quickly about and then fixed
his eyes on the chair. AT sign
from the chief keeper he walked over
TO it unflinchingly and sat down
Then he stared. straight ahead of him as
the deputies quickly adjusted the straps
and drew them tight.
DR.. Macdonald and Prof. Laudy
superintended this operation. Father
Creeden stood beside the chair. As
the face strap was adjusted the
electrician took hold of the switch
bar. A moment later. at a signal from
DR.. Mcdonald, he threw it over, turning
the current of 1,700 volts into the exc
cutioner's chamber.
A moment later the executioner turned
the switch within his little room.
McIlvaine's body gave quick,
the straps. 1t relaxed as the
current was turned off and stiffened once
more as the current was once more
turned on and foam ran from tine mouth.
After the shocks the current was turned
| off, and the doctors waited for minute
before making any examination. There
was no sign of animation. McElvaine's
body swung in the straps. When they
were unfastened it slid half forward
The doctors quickly pronounced him
dead, and the messenger was despatched
with ali haste to hoist the black flag over
the building.
Two shocks were administered.
One of the doctors said that the execu-
ton was most horrible thing.
DIR. Robertson, one of the physicians
who witnessed the execution, did not
agree with the other physicians that
death was instantaneous.
The flag was raised at fourteen min
| utes after eleven.
McIlvaines last words were:-"Good
| bye, all" ''Let her CO." he added, a
second later. As he entered the death
| chamber he kept repeating "God help
me-"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
LORILLARD LADIES' NIGHT.

A Pleasant Entertainment, and Many
Guests Enjoyed the Affair.
The Lorillard Athletic Club Rooms at
Grove street and Newark avenue were
filled with pretty women Saturday
night at the regular bimonthly ladies
night. A full orchestra furnished the
music and the members of the club were
good entertainers. Dancing continued
from eight until ten o'clock.
Among those present were Mr.. aud
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Beachers, Miss A. Saw.
yer, Mr. G. Mcdonald and Miss L.
Rooney, Mr.. J. F. Kingsbury and Miss
Conklin, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Brasil, Patrick
McMahcn and Miss Douglass, Miss Shee-
han, D. Kennedy and Mr.. G. Mccormack,
Miss A. Sawyer, William Newell. Daniel
Long and Miss Mccarthy, and Mr. d.
BoWery and Miss Smith.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
STOLE THE CHILD.
Mary Bogan's Revenge on John
Dugan. Her EX-Employer.

Shortley after seven o'clock last night
Policeman Patrick Hammond, who is
stationed at the Hoboken ferry, noticed
an elderly woman leading pretty seven
year-old child to the ferry entrance. The
child was crying ana the woman tried to
stifie her cries by thrusting handker-
chief in her mouth. The officer cues
toned the pair, and not receiving satis-
factory answers took them to the police sta
tion. There the woman said she was Mary
Began, thtrty-eight years old and born in
Paris. She acted like one half demented
and was locked up.
The child said she was Maud Dugan,
and that her father lived in Weehawken,
The police of that town were notified and
shortly after John Dugan claimed the
girl. 1t appears that the Began woman
was EMPLOYED by Dugan as housekeeper,
his wife being dead. About two months
ago he discharged her. Yesterday she
called during his absence and induced
Mamie to accompany her.
This morning Mrs. Began created a
scene in court. She said that the child
had been abused aud raved incessant,y.
The Court believing her demented COM
mitted her for examination as to her
sanity.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
How Man Sleeps.

Adult man is, believe. the only ami
NAL who ever elects to sleep upon his
back. Some of the lower savages seem to
sleep comfortably on occasion in a crouch
ing position, with the head bent down
upon the knees. just as well as he COM
mon tribes of monkeys do. Among the
quadrumana it is not until we come to
the platform building anthropoid types
that we find recumbent position habitu-
ally taken during sleep. The young
oraugs and chimpanzees that they have
had at the geological gardens slept with
the body semiprone and with the limbs,
or all except one arm, which was used as
q pillow, curled under them. This is ex-
actiy the position voluntarily adopted by
so per cent. of children between ten and
twenty months old which l have had
opportunities of watching. was told by
attendants at the geological gardens that
no ape will sleep fiat on mis- back as
adult man often does .-NinetGentb Gen.
turn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
A SUNDAY NIGHT FIRE.

Mrs. Joel's Startling Discovery on Her
Return Home.
The lower floor of the two-story and
basement frame house, No. 12S Coles
street. occupied by Henry Joel and
family. was Quilted by fire last night.
Mrs Joel, who keeps small candy store
opposite her home, was just entering tha
house when she noticed blaze in the
kitchen, where fire had been left burn
ing. The other members of the family
had retired, and the firemen had a job to
get them out on account of the dense
smoke. About $3.50 damage was done.
Tnsnred
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
KEARNY TOWNSHIP TAXES.

Counsel Noopan Files the Returns With
the Supreme Court
Joseph M. Noonan, counsel to the
Board for the Equalization Of Taxes, has
filed with the Supreme Court the returns
made by the Assessors in the last tax
levy in the Township of Kearny. This
proceeding was found necessary
because of the certiorari pro-
ceediugs brought by The Clark Thread
Company. The Mile End Company, Mar
shall & Company, and the Nairn Limo
leum Company. The last named COM
pany claims that it was assessed too high,
but the other companies only claim they
were assessed more than they were last
wear.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
UrTERING WORTHLESS CHECKS.

Alleged Actor Arthur Van Ruren AT
His Old Tricks.
Arthur Van Buren,, of No. 302 West
Thirty-fifth street, New York. was a
prisoner in Justice O'DonnePs Court
this morning accused of utteriug
worthless checks by Frank Van
Buen,' of No BOG Varick stree t
Van Buen rendered the complainant
a check for $50. and for it received the
cash. The check was found to be worth.
less. Van Buren claims to be an actor,
but Chief Murphy says that he is an old
offender in the matter of uttering worth
less checks He is held for hearin z
tomorrow morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
SUNDAY POOL PLAYERS.
Michael Cronin Held for Keeping a Dis
orderly House.

Michael Cronin Held for Keeping a Dis
orderly House.
Michael Cronin's saloon, with which Is
connected ool room, at No. 1873 Mont
gomery street, was raided yesterday by
Detectives Mcbride and Pearson. and
Policemen Higgins, Dougherty and
Smith. Cronin was doing a hourishing
business, and il game of pool was in full
blast.
Cronin was arrested and charged with
keeping a disorderly house. The raiders
also gathered in Stephen Vickory, of No.
19l Montgomery street, Robert Fielder,
of No. 145 MONTGOMERY street, John
Foley, of No. 1862 Steuben street, and
George Gibson, of No. las Montgomery
street. Cronin was held in $500 and the
pool players discharged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
MORE GUTENBERG FUN.

John Graham Captured Nine Men and
Lockwood Bailed Them.
Constable "Jack" Graham and his
assistants made another raid on the Gut
tenberg bookmakers on Saturday and
nine arrests were made. Justice Lock
wood, who had an office just outside the
track, accepted bail for che prisoners in
$500 each. They gave their names as j. j.
Carroll of the Virginia Club, j. j. Smith
of the Wall Street Club, August Stein,
Monitor Club; John Morris. Jersey Turf
Club; Joseph T. Warkey, Elizabeth Club;
Charles Curtis, Westchester Club; John
Ryan, Marion CLUB and William Bis
marck, Hoboken Turf Club.
Justice Lockwood states that more
arrests will probably be made today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
Tho FIoral Law of Color.

A florist who declares that a blue rose
is among the possibilities has had called
to his attention by a fellow florist a very
interesting law which appears to govern
the coloring of all flowers The law is
simply this:-"The three colors. red, blue
and yellow, never appear in the same
species of flowers; any two may exist, but
never the third. Thus we have the red
and yellow roses, be- no blue; red and
blue verbenas. but no yellow; yellow and
blue in the various members of the viola
family us pansles, for instance). but no
red; yellow and red gIadioli. but no blue,
and so on. Waterbury Comm Ameri-
ram
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-08
cities of Kefuge for rramps.

at the church at Erie and Sixth streets
this evening on the subject of 'Cites of
Refuge" The purpose is to raise q fund
of 81, 900, 900 to build homes which shall
provide for all tramps, men, women and
children, in the country. Mr.. Heller says
his idea is not borrowed from General
Booths because ne formed his plau the
day before General Booth made his an
nouncement. He did not make his plan
public, however. until after General
Booth had spoken, which has led to a
charge of plagiarism that Mr.. Heller in
dipnantlY denies