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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
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DIED,

BRoWN-In this city. on December 25, 1S9S Jennie
A., wife of Fred Z. Brown and daughter OF
BENJAMIN and Mary 1. Mitchell, aged twenty-five
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend .the funeral services at
her late residence, No. "a West Hamilton Place on
Wednesday evening at fifteen minutes to eight
LoNG-on Sunday, December "a 1895. James Long,
beloved husband of Mary Murphy.
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited'to attend the funeral from his late
residence No. 10 Ninth street, on Wednesday, Det
Church, where mass OF requiem will be offered
for the happy repose of his soul.
BIGALKE-In this city on December 25 1893 Joseph
Bigalke. youngest son of Mrs. Gertrude Bigalke.
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
December 2T at $50 A M, from his late Residence
No. 25s Washington street.
BoILHAR RDT.on December 25 1898, Matilda, infant
daughter OF Marcus and Cetcevia Bollhardt, aged
ten months and twenty five days.
1nterment private.
TRqDEAAU-on 6 \ Tuesday morning. December 2e.
1893, Edward Trudeau in the forty-ninth year Of
Relatives and friends of the family also the mem
campment No. 5, l. o. o. F.. are respectfully Invited
tg attend the funeral from his late residence, No.
1911 Franklin avenue. near 16Sth street. New York
on Thursday, December Is, at 1850 A. NJ
Interment at Arlington Cemetery
beloved husband of Marion Reynolds, aged forty
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral from his late residence No se5 Grand street.
on Thursday, December Is, at two P. NJ.
RICHARDSoN-On Sunday, December a. 1898 Jane
beloved Wife or John Richardson, aged fifty -one
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral from Zion Church Monmonth
street, on Wednesday, December q, at two r NJ
MooEE.z-1n this city. Saturday, December 49,
lss5i Pss1rey s1y H. infant son Of BENJAMIN F. and
Funeral on Monday. December ..
NoRToN.-ln this city, on December 26, 1885, at No.
= Randolph avenue, Catherine, beloved wife OF
Michael Norton.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
M'KANE GRANTED A STAY.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Dec 26, 1S93-Justice
Cullen, in the Supreme Court this morning,
handed down his decision in the case of the
application of John Y. McKane and others
for stay of execution of their recent sem
tence pending an appeal.
Justice Cullen grants the stay.
Justice Cullen says
"There was ample evidence before Mr.
Justice Barnard to Justify the finding that
the defendants had wilfully offered resistance
to the mandate of the Court, apart from the
question whether they had disobeyed or
not.
''The affidavits and proofs tended to show
that all the defendants prevented by violence
the services of the order
sThat such conduct amounts to con-
tempt of Court has been directly held by the
Superior Court, Conover against Woods.
Even apart from authority. I think the
proposition too clear for debate, for the ex-
ecution of the mandate of the Court would
be as effectually resisted by forcibly pre-
venting its service on parties who, it may be,
if served, would have obeyed it as by dis
obedience by the persons on whom it was
served"
In conclusion, Judge Cullen said:-
s'The subject of validity is subject to
doubt, and the stay should be granted, the
defendants to renew their bonds on appeal. !"
Justice Cullen says that in his mind there
is no doubt about the validity of the injunc-
ton, and that the punishment meted out by
Justice Barnard was properly done, bat that
the decisions on the point are of such doubt
full nature that he thinks the defendants
should be given right of having the issue
based upon an appeal"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
THE COUSINS STOKES QUARREL.
vice-ChaneelIor Green VIII Hear the
Matter in Newark.

The quarrel over the Hoffman House mat
ters between Ed Stokes, the murderer of
Fisk, and his cousin, w. E.. d. Stokes was
again in Chancery Chambers, before Vice
Chancellor Van Fleet, this morning on the
return of the order to show cause why re-
ceiver should not be appointed.
A few days ago Vice-C Chancellor Green
made an order directing Ed Stokes. now in
possession of the books of the Hoffman House
Corporation, to permit his cousin to examine
the books. When this order was shown to
the incorrigible Ned" whom his cousin
termed in his letters, murderer" !" gambler, y
and migrate, y that worthy said, in effect,
1.-The Vice-Chancellor be ID; [ won't
show the books to my cousin, I" whereupon
an application was at once made by Mr.. w.
E. ID. Stokes to appoint receiver, since the
corporation is a New Jersey concern.
Med" Stokes had an array of counsel sell
dom seen in legal suit. They comprise ex-
Congressman j. j. Adams, Counsellor Della
hunty of Madison Square Bank and Camp
field gamblers fame, ex-senator Brinker-
hoff, E. G. Cowen, Counsellor Choate, Dis
trict Attorney De Lancy Nicol, ex-Judge
Pitman and Guggenberg & Meyer, all Of
New York. Mr.. W E. D. Stokes was repre-
sented by A: 9. Keasby of Newark and G.
H. Adams of New York.
The proceedings this morning began with
a statement of the case by Mr.. Keasby, who
recited the above facts relative to the order
by Vice-Chancellor Green on Friday
Counsellor Fielder of counsel for Mr.. E. s.
Stokes explained that ex Senator Brinkerhoff
had this matter in charge, and, as he was
out of town, asked that the matter be con-
tinued
Mr.. Keasby's opposition to any continu-
ance was based on the fact of the urgency of
the case, to which the Vice-C Chancellor re-
piled that, as the order had been granted by
Vice Chancellor Green counsel ought to ap-
pear before that Judge, who sits in Newark
today; but if he could not hear it he Vice
Chancellor Van Fleet would hear the
matter.
Counsel left the Chambers to telegraph to
Newark, and in a few minutes received re-
ply from Vice-Chancellor Green that he
would hear the motion in Newark today at
two 2 M
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
sHEEHAN NOT A DEFAULTHR.

New YORK, Dec 26, 1898 Police Com
missioner Sheehan today denied the story
published in the New York Times to the
effect that he was a defaulter while Comp
troller of the city of Buffalo
The Commissioner said :-s'This is an old
story that was thoroughly exposed by an in
vestigation in 1888 T. j. Mahoney was City
Auditor of Buffalo when was Comptroller,
and helped him to get the nomination for
Comptroller
IA year or so after his election he stated
that there was shortage in the Comptrol-
leras office during my term
81 demanded an investigation, and in 1883,
when the Republicans were in charge of the
city government. an expert accountant went
over the books of the office and found that
during my term 500 worth of coupons had
been lost or mislaid in the office.
There was no money shortage and the
loss of the coupons was made good
THAT is all there is in the matter, and the
facts were all published at the time and
have been published several times since.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
THE FIREMAN DROWNED
Lost His Life by the Sinking Of
the Tugboat Brilliant
Today.

New YORK, December 20, 1S93.-The tug
boat Brilliant, owned by the Standard Oil
Company, was sunk off the foot of Fortieth
street, South Brooklyn, this morning. 1t is
supposed that the fireman, whose name is
unknown, was drowned.
Capt j. P. Applegate was in charge of
the tug On board were also j. A. Bid
dulph, engineer; j. Maxwell, steward, and
Thomas Bolan, a deckhand All these were
saved through the quick action of a number
of employees of Bush & Denwell, whose oil
works are at the foot of Fortieth street.
The tug had in tow barge No. 10, belonging
to the company for Bush & Denwell, and
was trying to effect a landing at their dock
at the foot of Fortieth street The wind,
which was blowing gale at the time, made
the work very difficult
The tug was about to enter the slip, and
swinging around attempted to go along side
the barge to force her up the dock.
THE CRASH.
As soon as the hawser was loosened the
barge became unmanageable, and before the
tug could again get out of the way the two
came together with a terrible crash.
The collision tore away the doors leading
into the engine room, and the waves, which
were very high, soon flooded the decks and
filled the engine room.
The crew made every effort to save the
tug, but the high winds tossed her about like
SHE'LL and it soon became evident that she
must go down.
By this time the tug had worked several
hundred feet from the dock. On account of
the wind and waves, it was impossible for
the small boats with which the tug is manned
to be launched.
Another heavy wave at that moment
broke over the tug, carrying away her pilot
house. All hands were thrown into the
water. Thoy chung to the wreckage floating
about and made for the shore with it.
William Heffernan, boss boiler maker, and
Frank Boyle, clerk in the employ of Bush
& Denwell, ran down to the dock from the
other end of the yard, and, although the
wind blew furiously and threatened to
swamp them dozen times, they went out in
small rowboat to the rescue of the strug-
Cling men, and threw rope which was fas-
tened to the pilot house. This was then
towed to the shore.
THE RESCUE.
The steward of the tug, who had clung to
the bow of the Brilliant, was rescued by the
crew of Barge No. TO- The fireman, how
ever, could not be found.
The fireman was a new man and had only
been taken on this morning to replace the
regular man, who was sick
Captain Applegate saw the fireman Just be-
fore the crew left the tug, and pulled him on
deck from the engine-room.
The Brilliant was considered one of the
best tugs in the company's service. She was
sixty-five feet long, with sixteen-foot beam
and seven-foot draught. She has been ahoat
several years.
The Astral, one of the largest tugs, origin
ally had orders to tow the barge this morn
ing, but for some reason the Brilliant was
substituted
The Brilliant was valued at $4,000. The
RI flah hoT. hn
As soon as the rescued men were pulled
ashore they were taken to the offices of Bush
&c Denwell, and after receiving dry clothes,
were sent to their homes
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
THE SPANISH GIRL,
She Enjoys Herself Before Marriage
I'm Her own Way,

she Enjoys Herself Before Marriage
I'm Her own Way.
The fact that the Spanish woman enjoys
no social freedom until she marries or at
tains her majority has given rise to the sup
position, among those who know us only
through the fantastic tales of INSCRIPTIONS
travellers, than in Spain women live subject
to the most absolute of tyrannies, and that
we are the victims of the brutal selfishness of
man. Nothing could be further from the
truth or more calumnious
The Spanish woman yielding cheerfully
and willingly the obedience to paternal
authority enjoined by religioun receives,
with the nuptial benediction the liberty to
go about alone and to guard. unaided the
good name and respect with which in child
hood and youth she had seen herself sur
rounded.
But let it not therefore be imagined that
the Spanish girl leads the life of a recluse,
subjected to monastic rules So far from
this being the case, perhaps there is no
woman in the world who enjoys herself
more while she is unmarried, who is a
greater coquette, or who tyrannizes more
completely over her suitors; and when
long dresses give her the right to present
herself into society, a period of amuse-
ments and diversions begin for her which
terminates without regret on the part of
the good wife, as soon as the duties of
maternity come to fill her life and to com,
pletely occupy both her thoughts and her
time
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
CLEVELAND GONE DUCK SHOOTING.
He Is Accompanied by Secretaries
Gresham and Carlisle

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 26, 1S93-Presi-
dent Cleveland left Washington this morn
ing for trip of forty eight hours down the
Potomac, accompanied by Secretary Ores
ham, Secretary Carlisle and Captain Robley
ID. Evans, the Naval Secretary of the Light
house Board.
Secretaries Gresham and Carlisle and Cap
tain Evans met the President at the White
House about ten O'clock and at half past ten
they started for the Seventh street wharf,
the place of embarkation. The two cabinet
officers and Captain Evans left the Presi-
dents office and walked to the carriage en-
trance through the public part of the man
sion, while the President walked through the
private portion.
Secretary Carlisle's carriage was in wait
ing at the door, and the four were driven
away rapidly. At the wharf, lighthouse
tender, belonging to the Baltimore station,
was waiting for the party, and after they
had gone on board no time was lost in start
ing down the river. 1t is presumed that
the trip is primarily for the purpose of
duck shooting and recreation and Incl
dentally for a conference on public
matters. Today is cold and clustering, a
decided change from the Green Christmas
weather of yesterday, and the Potomac is
rough and choppy. It is ideal ducking
weather
Private Secretary Thurber told newspaper
men this morning that he would give out a
statement at four o'clock this afternoon.
about the Presidents trip.
Mr.. Thurber said the President was not
going to Lakewood, and had never even con-
templated going there during the holidays.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
FOUGHT OVER APPOINTMENTS.
Street and Water Commissioners Pre-
pairing to Get Out.

Street and Water Commissioners Pre-
pairing to Get Out.
The Street and Water Commissioners after
disposing of a batch of small business took a
recess today at about one O'Clock to decide
upon the making of one or two appointments
in the Water Department. One was
the appointment of successor to
John Farmer, who resigned the position of
Assistant Water Registrar, and the second a
successor to James Wiseman, clerk re-
signed.
Commissioner Cook, who is chairman of
the committee having in charge
the Water Department claimed that
both appointments were due him
He stuck to it that he had yery few appoint.
ments in the board, and insisted that the
two mentioned were rightfully his Com
mlssloners Dugan and Somers OBJ
Jected, and President Madden, who
Is looking for an appointment, took
sides against Mr.. Cook. For an hour the
recess lasted and at the expiration of that
Tune the fight was no nearer settled than
before. 1t was finally decided to lay the
matter over until a meeting of the Board to
be held next Thursday. A resolution author
lzing the Morris and Essex divisions of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail
road to replace anNsold set of tracks
across Nineteenth street at Jersey avenue
was passed, it being the opinion of the Cor
poration Counsel that the police had no
right to interfere at any time with the COM
pany in relaying its tracks. The tracks,
being replaced, have been operated
for the past thirty years. An amend
ment to an ordinance prohibiting John
Collins from allowing freight cars to stand
on a siding in Nineteenth street, was put on
its first reading.
Clerk Bouton filed the final maps of the
construction of sewer in Charles street and
the improvements of Ocean avenue and
Brunswick street. Payrolls for labor
ers in the reconstruction of sewers
for Octocer, Water Register and
assessors for December were passed.
The contract for the Improvement
of Paterson street was awarded to Denis
Burns: Martin Killeen, laborer on streets,
was dismissed, and 81 800 ordered paid to
Jeremiah w. Dwight for the lots selected
as the site for school No. Is in the Wood
lawn section.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
TROLLEY CARS IN COLLISION.
Fortunately Only One Passenger Was
Injured.

Another collision between trolley cars oc-
CURED at ten minutes past eleven o'clock last
evening. The accident took place at York
and Van Worst streets, and one woman was
so badly injured that she had to be token to
her home in coach. The cars that collided
We're Lafayette ear No. $50 and Court House
car No 1856. The former was on its way to
the Hill and was rolling along Van Worst
man, Michael Kennedy of No 779
Conmumpaw avenue, did not ring
the bell as he approached York
street, nor did he see car No. 356 COM
ing down that thoroughfare until it was too
late. Car No. 1856 was also going at a lively
rate OF speed, and when the motorman in
charge, William Davis saw the Lafayette
car about to cross the street, he tried hard TO
bring his car to a standstill. He turned off
the current and put on the brake, but he
could not check its speed. 1t went
right on and struck the Lafayette
car terrific blow. The latter
was struck at the front end and was turned
clear around until it was parallel with the
tracks on York street. The downtown car
was also thrown off the tracks. Both cars
were filled with passengers at the time and
they were thrown into a panic. The
broken glass flew in all direc-
tions, but fortunately no one was cut by it,
<1l1OItS tIO petSSoilS0IS Oh Oue uOWuuOWn CHI
were Mr.. and Mrs. McEntee of No IS Alb
ingdon square, New York, and their two
children, one an infant in Mrs. McEntee's
arms. The McEntees were returning home
from visit to Mrs McEntee's mother, Mrs.
Egan, of No Bright street, when the
collision took place. Mrs. McEntee was
thrown to the floor with such force that she
broke her right ankle. Doctors Petine and
Faison were summoned and they attended to
her injuries She was then taken home.
Had it not been for Fireman George Quinn
of No. l truck one of the cars might have
been set afire by one of the headlight lamps
which was thrown under the car and which
exploded. Quinn with considerable difficulty
pulled the burning lamp from under the car
Both cars were SO badly damaged that they
will have to spend a few weeks in the repair
shops. Motorman Kennedy and Davis were
arrested and this morning Justice O'Donnell
held them in $500 bail each to await the
action of the Grand jury
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
THE STATE ARMORIEs,
Trenton the Last City to Move For a
Site.

The laying of the corner stone of the
Armory in this city last week begins an i'm
portant epoch in military circles in this
State. 1t is the first of a series of armories
to be erected, and was move made by the
military authorities to supply the want and
save the reputation of the State, for there
was not decent armory in the whole State
of New Jersey. The one in this city will be
rushed through as fast as the State funds
will allow it, and will cost upwards of $780,
900 when finished. An armory will be erect
ed in Paterson. The Freeholders of Passaic
We're the second to acquire grounds accord
ing to the Arnory act. The military men
of Paterson are quite anxious to get the
armory, but at present the outlook is that
they have several years to wait. The third
on the list is Newark, where valuable site
has been secured covering a whole block
The fourth is Camden, where they are sadly
in need of an armory, and recently
the Board of Officers of the Sixth Regi-
ment were forced to send ammunition
and arms back TO the State Arsenal 1t
will, however, be at least six years be-
fore Camden will be liable to get a new
armory. Trenton comes last on the list,
but it is probable that new State Arsenal
and Armory will be combined, and Trenton
may get one sooner than the others. If,
however, New Jersey secures the five new
armories within the next ten years, it will
have accomplished much and will be ahead
of many States i'll the Union
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
MITCHELL GOES TO JAOKsoNvILLR
Says He VIII Give Champion CorbetG
a SsGOod Rum,


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26, 1S93.-Charley
Mitchell is on his way to Jacksonville Ac-
companied by Harry Darrin and Jack
Fogerty he left the Broad street station OF
Pennsylvania Railroad at 1920 o'clock
this morning. large crowd witnessed
his departure and they cheered Justify as the
train drew out. The party will reach jack
sonville tomorrow, and while en- route the
English pugilist will go through course of
gynnastic exercises Mitchell and his train
ers occupy the drawing room apartment of a
sleeping car, and this has been transformed
into miniature ymRasiHIaa.
Mitchell arose at half-past five o'clock, in
order, as he said. to have plenty of time in
which to catch the train. Just before leav-
ing Mitchell declared that he felt fit to fight
for his life
Il will enter the ring at ITS pounds he
continued. 'and within few days will be
at this weight. The three weeks in which I
will have to train will be ample time for me
to get in the best possible condition"
The English pugihst was inclined to be re-
ticent when asked about his chances of win-
ming. He said:
!. 81 will give Corbett a good run for the
money, and if he whips me he will know he
has been in fight. l would like to wager
some of the money which the Corbett people
say they will offer at odds of two to one and
three to one, but cannot find any of it.o
Mitchell will be Joined next week by Jim
Hall and Steve O'Donnell, the Australian
pugilists, and Bat Masterson the well-known
Western sporting man, will be with him in a
few days The latter will act as Mitchelrs
timekeeper at the fight The EnglshInan
has not yet chosen his seconds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-26
RECEIVER FOR THE SANTA FE.
Troubles Due to the Depression in
Business.

Business.
CHICAGO, Dec 26, 1S93.-George R. Peck,
General Solicitor for the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad Company, returned
yesterday from Little Rock, where he had
been engaged in the proceedings of securing
the appointment of receivers for the
road. In an interview last night Mr. Peck
gave a statement of the company's condition,
the causes leading to its financial trouble,
and its probable policy in the immediate
future He said:
1.-The immediate cause of the receivership
was the inability of the company to provide
for the January interest but the underlying
cause is the panic, or depression in business
or hard times, and the sharp reduction of
the earnings of the Santa Fe lines.
''The result of the Trust Company's fore
closure will be the reorganization of the
company as to the different mortgages, and
perhaps reorganization of the company as
to its stock. OF course the reorganization is
not in the hands of the company, but in the
hands of its creditors.
Mr.. Peck said that the expenses of the road
had been cut down materially under the
management of President Reinhart, and the
operating department is in better shape
than he had ever known it. He
thought the road under the control of
of the receivers would go on earning a
revenue at least as large as it is earning now,
and better in some respects, because it will
not be haraSSed daily by money matters