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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
NOT DESIRABLE B0ARDERs.

The Sweeneys Raised Ructions at Mrs.
hTorgan's House.
The boarding house kept by Catherine
Morgan at No. 7s5 Garfield avenue must
be curious place to dwell In. That 1t
is extremely lively at times is bs>
yond doubt and particularly SO
after John S weeney and his wife
began boarding there The growler was
always in service, and rows and riots
were plentiful.
On the night of November 25. the
Sweeneys and Mrs. Morgan had livsly
set.to. and then Mrs. Sweeney
went through the rooms of
the other boarders and threw Ice
water over the beds. Mrs. Morgan
protested at this, and Mrs Sweeney
seized her by the hair. punched her and,
aided by John Sweeney. threw the board.
ing mistress downstairs. The Swesneys
were arrested. and today were convicted
of assault and battery In the Special
Sessions, In passing sentence. Judge
Hudspeth asked Mrs. Sweeney II she had
q family.
.Phat's that, your worshipr she in
CURED.
Have you any childrenf'
"Oi sur, pIn after loosipx wan an orm
expecting another" complarently replied
Mrs. Sweeney.
"The Court fines you aud your husband
each s. and costs. was Judge Hudspeth's
anaWar.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
THE SEA SERPENT ON DECK.

Ohacer Peters. of the American, Claims
To Have Seen 1t.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. 1898. The steamer
American. Captain VoRe, which arrived
this morning from Rotterdam, is the first
steamer fer long time to report the
sighting of a sea serpent.
On the morning of December 9
at seven O'Clock Firss Officer r. O.
Peters was on the bridge. The morning
was clear and not thing was to be seen
on the surface of the ocean as star as the
eye could reach. Suddenly, not q
half mile distant from the ship
the head of sea monster
gradually exposed its entire length to
view. The sea serpent appeared TO be
fully one hundred feet in lengt b
and swan along with an undulating
motion, thrashing The water with its
tail into foam like the propeller of an
ocean steamer. Its color was darkish
brown. The serpent WAS only in view
about five minutes. disappearing before
the officer could call attention of others
to the strange sight.
Officer Peters maintains tine truth OF
his story and asserts that it was impos-
sibIe for him to be deceived. The posi-
tion of the ship at the time was lat. 43 So,
lon Sc w.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
AFFAIRS In BRAZIL.
Peixoto Active In His Defense Against
Mello.

Peixoto Active In His Defense Against
Mello.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 1s93-The steamer
7 hetis (Br.) Captain Smith, which ar
rived this morning from Brazilian ports,
reports the loss of her former
Captain, Hogg. and two seamen,
by yellow fever at Santos. Captain
Hogg died on board while the We sse
was at the Santos wharf. where she lay
for three months. he was forty years
old and q pative of Blyth. England. The
two seamen died at the hospital, John
Nelson, aged twenty-five, on August 10.
and l. dc Lippe on August %. The
Thetis brings cargo Of sugar from
Pernambuco and Maceio.
Her officers re port all quiet at the lat.
ter place. At Pernambuce there are two
small Government gunboats, sailing
craft lying in the hnrbor, without pro-
visions or ammunition. IL is the impges-
sion that should the opportunity arise
they would join Mello's forces.
Tue Phetis brought as passengers from
Santos to Pernam Ouco. two colonies Of
the Brazilian army, VINO were ou their
way via PeInambuco and Lisbon 10 Ger
many to purchase Armament for
36 men Intended to man the new
intended to man the new
Torpedo Destroyer. is at Perna mbuco,
and at the time of the Thetis' departure
the Destroyer was daily expected to ar
rivs~ The crew comes from Santos and
was transported on the small fruiter
Eden. Great secrecy was maintained of
their mission as 1t was feared some OF
Mello's agents might tamper with them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
WEST SIDE BURGLARS SENTENCED.

The Ones Detected by the Young Girls
Severely Dealt With.
George Williams and William Watson
were arraigned In the Court of Sessions
recently on an indictment for breakA
ing and entering and having bur-
glars tools In their possession.
Williams pleaded guilty and Watson
not guilty. Watson was tried oday and
aud IL transpired that he and Williams
had entered the house of Lsxlie A. Brown,
on Duncan avenue, Neve absr 2s and
had stolen some iswslry- When thsv
left the place Policeman Higgins aud
Clemenson saw them aud gavs chase
The men ran to the West Side csmetery
and while running Watson threw away
an overcoat and some articles Ia his
pocket. The policemen captured the two
men kneeling at grave among group
of mourners.
In passing sentence Judge Hudsp eth
aaid that the Court intended TO impose
the extreme penalty in this case and In
all other similar cases for characters
such as Watson and Williams
had become too plentiful, Williams
WAS sentenced to seven years at State
Prison, six months being allowed him
fer pleading guilty. aud Watson was
sentenced TO a term OF seven and one
half years at the same institution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
PASSENGER TRAIN DERAlLED.

CONCORD, N. H.. Dec. 8. 1s93.-The ac-
commodstion train south over the Con-
cord & Montreal Railroad. consisting of
locomotive and baggage, smoking.
first class passenger car, which left
here at 5:25 e'clsck tnis morning
while ranning at good rate
of speed, was derailed by ths breaking of
an axle of the tender of the eugins about
a mile shis sido of Suacook. Tue lsco-
motive kept she iroa but ths cars left it.
The bagsa age car was cemplstely over
turned, the smoking ear was thrswa al
right angles with the track and the
passenger coach hurled down a STEEP
embankment. one ean resting In the
Merrimac River. Fortunately bus two
passengers were in she ear, aud. although
badly shaken up. neither was seriously
injured. Baggagemaster Charles L.
Brown Of this city was the only persoi
hurt. mis- injuries consisting of slight
bruises on the head. A wrecking gang
is now at WORK clearing the track
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
TROLLEY poles Fight
The Traction Company Ap-
pealed to Chancellor
MCGil1 This Morning.

Chancellor McGill this morning grant
ed au order to show cause why Patrick
Mcdonald should not be restrained from
interfering with the Consolidated Trac4
ton Company iu placing trolley poles in
front of his house. No. 2T Newark ave.
nue.. Counselor Max I. Rosenberg, req
resenting the Traction Company, made
the application. The order was made re-
turnable in Chan Gerry Chambers on Mon
day next
The action of the company is the OUT
come of a hot fight between it and GER
tain property owners on Newark avenue
between Coles and Bruns wick streets,
who insist that the Traction Company
has no right to plant poles on private
property without obtaining the consent
of the property owners on whose ground
the pole is TO be placed.
Two days ago gang of men engaged
on that operation had several share en-
counters with some of the householders
They are Thos. Greaves of No. 299 New
ark avenue, ex-Assemblyman F. Payne
and John and Hugh J. Reilly. all Of
whom have property on which the COM
pany attempted TO erect poles.
THREATENED TO SHOOT.
When. however, the Traction Com
pany's employees started To plant pole
In front OF Patrick McDonald's house
No. 217 Newark avenue. that individual
kicked. 1t was midnight, and Mr. Nc
DonAld was whore everyone should Ds at
that hour IN bed. Hearing the noise be-
low he put his head out of the window
and at once took In the situalio ion.
III shoot the first man who attempts
to place pole there" he cried.
The gang dropped their work and ske.
daddled down the avenue. No further
attempt was made that night, during
which Mr.. Mcdonald remained on guard
On the following day some work men in
the employ of the Jersey City Electri ric
Light Company halted in front of the
Mcdonald mansion aud began TO remove
a small pole aud substitute the bigger
one.
MRS. MDoNALD HELD THE FORT.
This was piliug iG too steep. thought
Mrs. Mcdonald, and she pranced out aud
ordered the men to stop. In vain did
they explsin to her that tha pole
was not for a trolley wire, but for
electric light wires. 1t didn't make bit
of difference. A pole was pole, whether
IL WAS used for trolley, electric light or
barber shop advertising aft air. aud on
no presense Whatever could it be placed
on the land of the Mcdonald estate
without permission from the Chief of the
Clan.
The men left. dragging the pole with
them. disappointed at their futile efforts,
but admiring the Dlucky Mrs. Mcdonald.
President Young of the Traction Com.
pany. not wishing that his men should
be targets for Mr.. McDonald's pistol
practice. thought the best way to sever
the Gordan Knot was to invoke the
powerful aid of the Court OF Equity with
the result already stated
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
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DIED.

HENNEssEY-on Tuesday, December 5, 1sss Mary
E., beloved wife of Michael Hennessey and
youngest daughter of the late Peter and Eliza
beth Doyle.
Relatives and friends of the family are respect-
fully invited to attend the funeral from her late
residence, No. 145 Wayne street. Friday, Decem-
berS, at nine A. NJ; thence to St. Bridgets Roman
Catholic Church, where solemn high mass OF
reqaiein will be offered for the happy repose OF
her soul.
GOPSILI- suddenly in this city on Tuesday, Decen-
ber 5, 2s9S, Anna Ross, only child of John G..
and Isabella Ross Gopsill, aged ten years.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
DOWLINGS,-In this city on December 6, 1863 John
Dowling aged forty y-six years.
Relatives and frieads of the family are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral from the resi-
dence OF his sister Mrs. Hugh Dum No. lis Haladay
street, on Friday morning, December s at nine
o'clock thence to st. Patrick's Church, corner
Bramhall and Ocean avenues. where a solemn high
mass of requiem will be offered up for the happy
repose of his SOUL
EyERETT1In this city, Dec. 6. 1898 Carolina
Agusta Everett
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral services from her late residence, No. lh
Wilks street, on Friday, Dec s. at M.
SToRAiS-In New York on Dec. A, 1898 Fannie A.
Storms, aged ~ years.
Funeral services at her late residence No. 80 West
Fifteenth street. New York. on Thursday evening
ats O'clock
hterment at Port Jeryis, n. Y
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
noBoKEN LETTER CARRIERS FOUGHT.
Both Suspended by Postmaster Curran
Their Probable Successors.

Their Probable Successors.
Who will succeed the Two letter carriers
who were discharged from further duty
in HooOken Is an Interrogation. tha set
ting of which which remains with POST
master General Bissell. The names of the
expelled men are Henry Bagley anu John
Earl. Yesterday noon the meu engaged
in disgraceful row In the corridor of
the Ho9oken Postoff1ce building
and hurled, stingiug and vile epi-
thetS at each other. Clerks In
the building &C the time separated the
men. Past Master Curran was at dinner
and when he returned he was apprised
of the occurrence.
Immediately he cnused the men to
appear before him, and with no
hesitancy discharged them on the spot.
The men who are discharged have beeu
in the service of tha department about
three years and have not been known TO
be involved in any similar dispute be-
fore Their Successors will be
appointed by the Postmaster General
from the promotion list. On that list
there are now four names. The men who
are on thai li't;are at'present employed as
substitute carriers, ond have had their
names in for some time, One qualif1ca-
tion necessary to eligibility on the promo
tion list is that percentage of seventy
or over must have been attained in
the civil service examination as
concerns the department. The
men who are on the Hobokeu list now
with their percentages are:-DAvid +.
Herlihy, Sc z: Thomas A. Williams. SIS 6S:
Matthew Ii. Tavlor. so 81; Thomas B.
Cannon. 71.5S. The Postmaster General
appoints the man in most instances who
passes the highest examination. Mr..
Curran saws he cannot tell, however, VINO
the men will be, because sometim IS the
Postmaster General deviates from that
custom. when he Is convinced OF the
superior qualities OF one man over
another.
Mr.. Curran wRs asked il he is Ia favor
of the project of the new sub-station
which 10 being agisated up town by the
residents. Mr.. Curran answered:-"I
certainly am. The sub is necessary,
and the people want 1t. see that long
list of applicants for new su b. sta tiou
have been secured. and / have promised
to push he matter. will take the peri-
tion to Washington with me after the
holiday trade sIackens up, about the
middle OF January, and shall personally
present 1t to Postmaster Geu raj
Bissell. want to see the sub-statiou Their
as much as anybody does. for I
am convinced that the mail traffic de-
mandS 1t"
Postmaster Curran has made numerous
improvements In the Post Office since he
has had control. One of the changes is
the hour of morning mail delivery
Heretofore the first mail has bsen started
out as late as fifteen minutes past eight
O'Clock. and now the carriers are started
is pleasant to have the mail at break fast
TINA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
HOBoKEN NEWS NOTES

William S. Arnold. forty-six years of age, was
arrested in Hobokeu by Patrolman Feuton tais
morning on complaint OF William Corback OF
No. 101 PARK avenue, Hoboken. Arnold wss
charged with stealing tools from an emp y
building at Twelfth street and Park avenue. 1 .
was committed.
found sick in the doorway of No. 81 Grand
street. Sue was removed to St. Mary's dos
pital
The La Moneda Social Club will give grand
reception at Quartette Club Hall tonight.
DR.. Simon's wte's umbrella is still away from
home. The thief has not been found
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
COMPANY'S AGREEMENT
Correspondence Of the Arbitration
Board and President Wilbur

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Dec. 6. 1893. = The
correspondence which passed between
President Wilbur and the State Board of
Arbitration and which settled the strike
was given out this morning. IL is as
follows:-
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Dec. 5, 1893.
r.. p. Wilbur, Esq. President of the Lehigh
pdLtev Railroad Company.
DEAR SIR:-The State Boards of Arbitration Of
New York and New Jersey desire to know
whether, it the existing strike is declaredeff,
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company will agree
to take back as many of their old employees as
they have places for without any prejudice on
account of the fact that they struck or that they
are members of any LABOR organizations; that in
re-employiug men formerly In its service the
available time shall be divided among ths
men so re employed that they may feel they
are again in the service Of the company and
self-supportiug, that in making promotions
hereafter the company will make no distinction
as between men now in its employ and those so
re-employed on account Of seniority in
service or otherwise; that when in the employ
of the road committees from the various classes
of employees from the branch of service in
in which the aggreved party is employed, and
their grievances considered and justly treated,
and that in employing men in the future the
company will give the preference to former
employees, and the strike Is decided of.
henson. the Lshigh Valley Railroad Company
should confirm the rules posted by Mr. Voor
hees, August last as First Vice President of
the PHILADELPHIA and Reading Railroad Com
pany. We believe that these suggestions are
reasonable, and that if they are accepted by
your company. the present strike will be at
once terminated Respectfully yours,
of the New York State Board of Medist stion and
Arbitration.
J. P MCDoNALD
Chairman OF the State Board Of Mediation
and Arbitration of New Jersey.
Th0 reOlV WAS fOIl0wS.-
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY,
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.
SOUTH PENNINGTON. Pa, DC 5, 1898
MesSrs Gilbert Robertson. Jr., of tht
NelD York State Board of Mediation
and ArbitrGt on and j p. Mcdonald,
Chairman of the State Board of Medi.
tation Gnd Arbitration of NelU Jer-
seg-
GENTLEMEN:-I beg co acknowledge
your communication of this date.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
agrees to the suggestions contained here
in. aud In the event of the strike being
declared off. will abide by them. We
recognize and willingly respond 10 you-
modification of our former understand.
ing that the available time may be di-
vided SO that the men re~empioyed may
have some certain source of suD-
port. We further, of course, con-
firm the rules posted by Mr.
Voorhees, on August z last. The
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company re-
sumed possession os its lines on August
8, and the rules in question have not been
rescinded.
lam very truly yours,
E. P. WILBUR,
Drosiaanr
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
HOW HE TRIcKED THE MOTORMAN.
A Greenvi1le Citizen Got Tired of Seeing
Cars Pass Him BY.

"A Greenvfuo CtC1Zen Got tired OF seeing
Cars Pass Him BY.
The Bayonne and Greenvil1e motors of
the Consolidated Traction Company were
unable to run on anything like schedule
time yesterday on account of the snow
storm. The sweeper hitched behind two
motors made three round trips from Ber-
gen Point to the Ferry during the day,
but in spite of this the tracks at times
were SO covered with snow that motormen
had to exercise great caution and run
very slow for fear that the cars would
jump off the rails. In the Bayonne sec
ton especially the motors met with much
trouble Large drifts at different points
along the road often blocked motors and
delays Of q quarter of an hour were of
frequent occurrence. Between the hours
of five snd six o'clock both tracks were
blocked and no motors ran in either direc-
tion, and Greenville residents who waited
for cars waited In vain. During the after.
noon nearly all the cars that left the
Greenville stables were crowded with
passengers. and few of the motormen that
were in charge of them stopped at the
points further east where passengers were
waiting for an opportunity to crowd on
the already crowded motors. At half
past two o'clock an amusing incident
occurred at Danforth and Ocean avenues
<AlhOiiE- ChS PoosOuEcAo ffiI0 WCAO
at the corner was Mr. E. Edinger, the
well known champion canoeist, OF Linden
avenue. Mr.. Edlnger had been waiting
for car for over q half hour, and during
this time mauy motormen glided by him
without needing his signals to stop SO
Mr.. Edingsr decided that he would have
to bring strategy into play in order to
reach the city. Mr.. Edinger secured two
large cobblestones and placed one on each
track When the Dex1 motor came along
he pointed to the distractions and it
stopped He, together with the other
people who had been patiently waiting so
long, jumped aboard, while the motorman
after rendering the air blue with excited
exclamations. left his post to remove the
cobblestones. 1t would probable not have
Jared well with Mr.. Edinger had he in
stones in position.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The New Jersey Mortgage Bank and Savings
Associations will hold meeting at No. II
jackson avenue. on December II? The associa-
tion, which was organized but recently in the
nature of a Building and Loan Association It's
officers are;-Wm, Calvin. President; Geo. E.
Wanner, Vice President: L. B. Foley, Secretary;
@. NJ. Fichu, Treasurer; Henry Puster, Attor-
nsy; Trustees. Msssrs George S. Fellows. j. F.
Gibbons, j. A. Resch, N s Long, D. Mul Inns
A. l.. Angle, N G. Vreelan3.
Principal Guilford, of Public School No. {,
will lecture at the High School this evening on
Methods of Teaching Physics.' The lecture is
the first of series. The others will be given on
the thirteenth iust., and on January 10 and IL
The people of the South Bergen Reformed
Church have Melted over $1,000 by their recent
far. held in their new church.
Tho ladies of the Epworth League of Emory
NJ. E Church will open fair this evening at
Crescent Hail. for the benefit OF the church, 1t
with tomorrow and close on Friday night
Senator DAILY and Judge Hudspeth start to-
night for Auburn, New York. They vii spend
the time In hunting and fishing. and will return
next week. Thev will be the guests OF George
II. Nye, brotuer-in-law of the Senators.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06

by your Board the elementary or TWO
years course Is now discontinued. Here
after all graduates from the school will
have taken the three vssrs' course.
"The graduates of 1898 receive an aver
age monthly SALARY of S43.l6, wnich
amount when compared with the salaries
paid throughout the State show that the
Normal School graduates are preferred
and their money value IL increasing.
This, OF course. 10 an Ii should be.
THE Trsasursr's rspors showed that
the school has lived within its income.
mountaineering its many improvements.
THE Farnum Preparatory School
last year. Ths income from tuition 1ees
was corrsspondiRgly increased. The
original endewmsnt fund of $2s.oo Is SO
invested that 1t ts intRet.
School for Deaf Mutes--Both the phys
fcal and educational conditions at this in-
stitution shsw marked improvement.
The action of the Legislature in comply
appropriation fer hospital purposes and
to extend the facilities for industrial
education is cause for congratulntion.
Cases of illness can now be properly
handled and treated, and the means at
our command for training deaf mute
children to become Intelligent, selt-sup-
porting citizens are greatly Increased.
THE SCHOOL EXHIBIT.
In references TO the schoal exhibit at the
Chicago Fair the report says
This sxhihit, SO gratifying to our
State pride, and so successful as an index
of our recent educational progress, will
be temporarily placed In the Normal
School for storage, and the COMMITTEES
await further Instructions at to its uti-
mate disposition.
1T would be unfortunate to break 1t
up. for by keeping It iutact in some CEN
trail and accessible place. it can be made
of great value to teachers throughout
the State"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
LET'S BEATS FAGAN.
Supreme Court Orders That the
Veterinary Surgeons Claims
Be Paid.

Mayor Fagan has signed the salary
warrants of Richard T. Letts, as Veterin-
ary Surgeon to the Hoooken Fire De-
partment. The dIapute has been
In litigation for some time. The Conn
mon Council passed the salary warrants,
but the Mayor each time vetoed the
claims. The warrants amount to nearly
$500. Mayor Pagan has agreed to sign all
of the warrants. but wants Mr.. Letts to
pay the expenses of the suit which was
instituted by Mr.. Letts against the city
to compel the payment of the salary
claim.
The case came up In the Hoboken
District Court two months ago and 1t
was decided that the city should pay.
The Mayor would not and made
an appeal to the Supreme Court.
which decided that the claims are valid
and must be paid. Mr.. Let's will not
consent to pay the expenses Of the suit.